Seven Days, February 15, 2023

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WEEK IN REVIEW

FEBRUARY 8-15, 2023

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THIN COVER

After a string of tragedies on Lake Champlain, o cials are warning people to stay o the unstable bay ice. Be safe!

SENEGAL BOUND

Vermont National Guard members are heading to the West African nation this week for a medical training exercise. Getting a break from winter, too.

BERNIE’S BILL

$12.6 million

That’s how much Vermont will spend to upgrade water infrastructure at 36 mobile home parks.

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1. “New Owners for McKee’s Pub & Grill in Winooski” by Jordan Barry. Ryan Johnston and his aunt Jamie Lacourse bought the bar at the top of the traffic circle.

2. “Earth + Salt Brings Sex Toys and Positivity to Burlington” by Carolyn Shapiro. is brick-andmortar erotica emporium is a unique retail entry in the Queen City.

3. “Hoax School Shooting Calls Target 21 Vermont Campuses” by Alison Novak. Authorities categorized the false reports as “terrorism.”

4. “Middlesex’s Red Hen Baking Raises Prices, Eliminates Electronic Tipping” by Sally Pollak. e owner wants customers to know: “Tips” are being donated to nonprofits.

e University of Vermont Medical Center has asked state regulators for permission to break ground on a $130 million outpatient surgery facility that would enable it to perform at least 3,000 more procedures each year.

e 85,000-square-foot facility, to be located at the Tilley Drive complex in South Burlington, would allow the medical center to shift outpatient procedures away from the aging Fanny Allen campus, which hospital leaders say has long been overbooked and under-maintained.

Last Friday, the UVM Health Network submitted a certificate-of-need application to the Green Mountain Care Board, whose approval is required for any large hospital expenditures. Network leaders told reporters that the expansion would reduce surgical backlogs and better prepare the hospital to serve an aging population.

“Our surgery volume at both the main campus and the Fanny Allen campus is full most of the time,” said Dr. Stephen Leffler, the Burlington hospital’s president and chief operating officer.

UVM Health Network leaders first pitched the surgical center proposal in fall 2021, asking the Green Mountain Care Board for permission to begin a $5 million planning process. Regulators approved the request despite concerns from the nurses’ union, which argued that the expansion

ROADKILL RECRUITS

State officials are gathering information to help them build better roadway crossings for wild animals — and they need your help. All it takes is a smartphone, an app and a strong stomach to snap a photo of roadkill.

“We really need folks to be doing this from all different corners [of the state] for it to work,” explained Chris Slesar, environmental resources coordinator for the Vermont Agency of Transportation.

Slesar and his colleagues teamed up with the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department to develop the app, which collects data to determine where roads are acting as a barrier to animal migration. VTrans typically uses geospatial modeling to predict where wildlife is likely to migrate, but the strategy has shortcomings.

would exacerbate the workforce crisis and jeopardize the quality of care.

A large budget deficit prevented the hospital from moving forward with the project last year, Leffler said. But after a “careful review,” network leaders have decided that now’s the time.

“We really can’t afford to wait,” said Sunny Eappen, the network’s president and CEO.

Demand for outpatient surgeries is growing nationally, and by 2030 the hospital will need to perform 5,000 more operations than it can currently handle, which could lengthen wait times, according to Eappen.

Outpatient surgeries also tend to be lucrative, and the network’s plan to return to solid financial footing relies in part on its ability to get patients in and out the door more quickly.

e new center would be able to accommodate a dozen operating rooms, though only eight would be built out initially. Upon opening, it would be able to perform 8,000 surgeries per year, far more than the 5,000 now performed at Fanny Allen. Network leaders said the plan is to shift more outpatient surgeries away from the main hospital campus so that rooms there can be used for more complex cases.

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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced a measure that would increase Social Security payments and fully fund the program for 75 years.

OPEN AND SHUT?

A Vermont judge has ordered Daniel Banyai, owner of unpermitted shooting facility Slate Ridge, to remove structures from his West Pawlet property or go to prison. Decisions, decisions.

5. “Vermont-Made Fantasy Film ‘ e Butterfly Queen’ Premieres in Brattleboro” by Sally Pollak. e fantasy-adventure film recently screened at the Latchis eatre.

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“ e missing piece has been wildlife collision data,” Slesar said.

e National Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University developed the app in 2019. Slesar used open-source data to create a Vermont version that includes local wildlife.

Aside from killing animals, busy roads can also genetically isolate wildlife populations, causing inbreeding and, in some cases, even wiping them out. With a better understanding of where animals are attempting to cross the road, officials can make

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changes — such as enlarging bridges or culverts to allow for under-the-road movement — to aid animals in their annual migrations.

e data can also help the state save money by providing information about where infrastructure changes aren’t needed.

e app, ArcGIS Survey123, is free. Participants can scan a QR code on the state Agency of Natural Resources website to access the Vermont form. e app allows participants to select the roadkill they’ve spotted and also upload a picture. Responses are anonymously displayed on the VTrans website and analyzed by the Agency of Natural Resources.

e app already has a few entries, although it could take up to five years before there’s enough data to form conclusions. Slesar encouraged people to participate, though he had one piece of advice: “Please, don’t get out of your car on the interstate to take a picture of a dead animal.”

University of Vermont Medical Center

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SPEND WISELY

[Re “Who Cares?” January 11]: Once again, the Democratic Party supermajority in Montpelier has another grand plan that amounts to the same old message: Overregulate, overtax and overspend!

Much like former governor Howard Dean’s Commuter Rail to Nowhere and former governor Peter Shumlin’s Vermont Health Care for All, we now have Democrats’ Childcare for All and, worse, the so-called Affordable Heat Act. No question, we need more daycare for struggling families. But the catch is that if you have more children in the game, you own up, out of pocket or in tax dollars, to face the financial burden.

Single, no children? Pay less in social service taxes!

At the same time, many seniors, already paying education and other taxes, now find themselves overtaxed on Social Security income or military and other pensions.

If you help struggling families with daycare, help seniors to eliminate or reduce their taxes, or you risk more social government-run programs.

Next, we face the shame known as the misleading Affordable Heat Act that allows the legislature to bypass direct responsibility in allowing the Climate Council — from behind the curtain — to force its misguided agenda on us.

My crude math, in measuring Vermont’s emissions compared with China’s, is that Vermont cranks out one100th of 1 percent emissions compared to China!

Vermonters want to make their own decisions and choices — not to be directed by Montpelier’s governmental overreach.

Robert “Bob” Devost JERICHO

THE CHURCH FORGETS

I read with interest the letters from Dan DeWalt and Gwen Shervington [Feedback, January 25], regarding what the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington calls “sacred” property.

DeWalt and Shervington were correct in pointing out the diocese’s hypocrisy in its concern that the property might be used in the future for activities the church doesn’t condone. According to Bishop Christopher Coyne’s own list of priests credibly accused of sexual abuse, no fewer than 10 abusive priests worked at

the former Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Burlington. I call them the “Cathedral 10.” It’s doubtful that anything much worse than that will happen on the property once it is o cially sold to secret buyers. That would be hard to do.

Since the Cathedral 10 likely caused much hurt and heartache to abuse victims, I recommend that proceeds from the sale be used to assist those who were abused. But, since Bishop Coyne, or Bishop COIN, as I call him, only cares about money, I doubt that will happen, and that’s unfortunate.

Maura Labelle COLCHESTER

PROTECT THE CHILDREN

[Re “Lawmakers Approve New Pesticide Rules for Vermont,” January 19, online]: Regarding Vermont lawmakers protecting farmers by allowing the legal use of pesticides and pesticide-treated seeds, this is bad news for many. Children exposed to these chemicals over their lifetime are more likely to develop cancer later in life or early puberty resulting from unwanted changes in their hormones.

Why didn’t our lawmakers consider this research? Don’t they and the farmers care about cancer prevention?

Also, have we forgotten Rachel Carson? Believe it or not, it was president Richard Nixon who banned DDT.

Anne C. Sullivan, M.Ed. HINESBURG

Sullivan is a retired childdevelopment specialist.

INVEST IN RECOVERY

The article [“An Ounce of Prevention?” January 11] is about the drug settlement funds that Vermont is receiving and the ideas for distributing them. The Vermont legislature has formed an advisory committee to make recommendations. Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine chairs the committee.

The article talks about many important ideas for the funding: prevention, Narcan distribution, treatment, harm reduction, hub-and-spoke clinics. These are all very important things to fund.

to have and maintain appropriate o ce and meeting spaces.

Bob Donnis BRISTOL

Donnis is a board member for the Turning Point Center of Addison County.

MASKS WORK

Why did Seven Days even print [Feedback: “Breath Is Life,” January 25] from letter writer Amy Hornblas? I get the “Blah, blah, both sides, we must be fair,” etc., thing. But some people don’t deserve the benefit of the doubt or to have their halfbaked ramblings printed in a newspaper. Printing it, even as a letter, gives validity to nonsense and is flagrantly irresponsible.

The suggestion that masks could be causing long COVID is depraved. Across Asia for decades now, people have worn masks for many reasons, medical and otherwise. If masking caused ill health e ects, we would have known by now.

Health care workers are tired, fatigued and headache-y and have di culty concentrating after long shifts? Quelle surprise!

I can speak from personal, albeit anecdotal, experience to the e cacy of masks. I have allergies to common airborne irritants, as well as asthma. Mask wearing prevents many of those pollutants and allergens from being breathed in.

It’s also worth noting that, due to climate change, allergy seasons have been getting longer, with much more pollen every year. We can only expect this to get worse. Air pollution/quality will worsen, too. People will die because of it.

If you think mask wearing is bad, you have no clue what’s coming. Without revolutionary action on climate change, we’re all going to have to wear masks every time we go outside, to avoid choking to death on the air.

Breath is life, Amy? You don’t know how right you are.

SAY SOMETHING!

What is equally important, but not mentioned at all, is helping people in recovery stay in recovery and lead healthy lives. This work is so important. There are 13 Turning Point centers in Vermont that employ certified recovery coaches. They are all members of Recovery Partners of Vermont. They all need more funding support. The grants received from the health department are important but not enough to hire coaches, pay them appropriate salaries, and provide health care and other benefits. They also need help

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From the Publisher Northern Exposure

Illegal crossings on the VermontCanadian border are soaring Serve, Protect ... and Inflame?

Northfield’s police chief takes flak for his provocative public stances

Religious Conversion

Vermont’s old churches offer potential for new enterprises

FEATURES 28

New Blood Matt Rogers is in at the Flynn as the new director of programming. What does that mean for Burlington’s premier performing arts venue?

ARTS+CULTURE 42

A World of Cinema e Global Roots Film Festival screens international submissions to the Academy Awards

Lights, Camera, Ryegate Vermont filmmaker presents a new movie about friendship and rural life

In Search of Smelt Fishing after dark with three anglers on a frozen lake in Plymouth Skiing the Sights Highland Center for the Arts’ Open Air Gallery welcomes hardy art lovers for a third season

FOOD+ DRINK 36 Kitchen Assist

Just Cut program helps Vermont institutions serve more local produce Bartender’s Spirit ree questions for Matt Grant of Linchpin Amari

Meals in Hand

Portapies delivers the flavors of Jamaica and Britain

Find your best self this year when you unwind at The Spa at Topnotch. Truly relax with a massage, facial, salon service and simply sitting poolside. Or get in shape with fitness classes or a round of tennis.

Either way, you deserve nothing less than Topnotch.

MAGNIFICENT

Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno makes an appearance at Willey Memorial Hall in Cabot this weekend. e pair’s hard-picking tunes and old-time originality, steeped in the Appalachian string-band tradition thanks to both artists’ family heritages, get feet stomping and audiences hollering along.

THURSDAY 16-SUNDAY 19

Born to Be Wilde

e Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde’s vicious social satire of Victorian England, comes to life at Middlebury’s Town Hall eater courtesy of the Middlebury Community Players. e biting comedy takes aim at the English upper crust as two friends adopt false identities in order to escape their obligations and the circumstances of their births.

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FRIDAY 17

Frankenstein of the Times

Manual Cinema, an interdisciplinary performance collective that combines shadow puppetry and innovative sound techniques, presents Frankenstein at the Flynn in Burlington. e film combines Mary Shelley’s classic horror story with scenes from the life of the author herself for a thrilling meditation on what it means to create.

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FRIDAY 17

Ice ings Up

Québécois ice dancing company Le Patin Libre puts a contemporary spin on the art form at Nelson Withington Skating Facility in Brattleboro. With a no-frills vibe and Olympic-level virtuosity on display, the figure skating troupe presents a program celebrating the joy and freedom of hitting the ice.

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SATURDAY 18

Making History

Rabble-Rouser Chocolate & Craft’s Black History Celebration in Montpelier is an all-afternoon, all-evening event highlighting Black art, creativity and resilience. Attendees witness music by Khalilah Rose, poetry from Rajnii Eddins, Colombian Caribbean bites, a showcase by Black-owned jewelry company Soul Simone and a reflective photo story titled “I Am Vermont Too.”

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SATURDAY 18

ONGOING

Ain’t Zine Nothing Yet

Randolph’s Chandler Center for the Arts celebrates the past, present and future of the punk DIY movement with “Femmezine,” an exhibit featuring cut-and-pasted zines by feminine-leaning makers from all over Vermont and beyond. Works are both on display and for sale at this art show-cum-craft fair.

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String of Beauty

Internationally acclaimed Japanese guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto visits York Street Meeting House in Lyndon for an intimate show. He displays delicate, detailed fingerpicking skills and an earthy, expressive musicality as he weaves impressionistic soundscapes from his newest album, Little River Canyon.

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Road Trip

No one keeps track of how many Vermonters spend the winter in warmer climes, and the absence of that data is likely intentional. The snowbirds I know, who tend to be older and more affluent, have a way of discreetly departing so as not to inspire envy. They take wing before the deep freeze of January and alight in some ice-free, often undisclosed location. It’s a neat migratory trick, facilitated by modern air travel.

My partner, Tim, and I recently took a more leisurely route south. Lured by an invitation from my late mother’s oldest friend to spend a few days with her in Cape Coral, Fla., we hit the road on the last Wednesday in January. Having our own wheels allowed us to see old friends and long-lost relatives along the way, in Washington, D.C.; Bluffton, S.C.; and the Sunshine State cities of Venice and Sarasota. The list included my two best friends from childhood and no fewer than four nonagenarians — one of whom, my Aunt Julie, I hadn’t seen in more than 20 years.

sign or voicemail message of explanation. We ended up at a Microtel Inn & Suites on Route 10.

On the bright side: The homogenization of America makes discovering a cool spot that much sweeter. We lucked out with lodging and food in Florence, S.C., and Wilmington, N.C. — although some episodes in the histories of both burgs are pretty unsavory. On the Outer Banks, which we reached by car ferry, only one motel and a sole restaurant were open on the island of Ocracoke.

We were grateful to get a warm room at the Pony Island Inn and a rare glimpse of the off-season population at Jason’s Restaurant, over plates of drumfish, coleslaw and hush puppies.

NOTHING CLEARS THE MIND LIKE A CHANGE OF SCENERY.

We walked along deserted beaches, swam in the Gulf of Mexico when everybody else thought it was too cold, marveled at the Confederate trenches on a Civil War battlefield, and listened to two amazing podcasts — “Bone Valley” and “Dead End” — set in the regions we were driving through.

Reconnecting with loved ones was just what the doctor ordered. Welcome, too, was the long drive in Tim’s secondhand Prius. Nothing clears the mind like a change of scenery. Watching the world go by — even if it’s dotted with Amazon warehouses and billboards advertising personal injury lawyers — puts things into perspective. So does being one car among many. In these divisive times, it’s heartening that drivers of all ages, races and political persuasions still pretty much follow the rules of the road.

The truth is: Even off Interstate 95, much of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard looks like the same commercial strip. You have to make an effort to find the beautiful, the authentic, the independently owned. On the days Tim and I weren’t visiting someone, we’d settle on a destination city that seemed interesting and reachable before dark. My job was to bone up on the history of the place and find a unique hotel and restaurant downtown. That’s easier said than done, it turns out, when national chain brands dominate every urban artery, and the internet, too.

We went to extremes to try to book a room at a bedand-breakfast in Dover, Del. When no one answered the phone there, we drove to the place and peered in the front windows. It was all lit up but locked, with no

The car never broke down. We didn’t get sick or make anyone else ill. And, best of all, after two weeks and one day, I was happy to return to the quiet, chilly north. Driving back along Route 22A, flanked by sun-drenched, snow-capped mountains, reminded me why I adopted this state more than 40 years ago. The last miles of 3,500 felt like what they are: the home stretch.

Paula Routly

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Northern Exposure

Illegal crossings on the Vermont-Canadian border are soaring

BY ANNE WALLACE ALLEN • anne@sevendaysvt.com

As dangerously bitter cold settled over the Northeast on February

3, Robert Garcia, who heads the Swanton-based U.S. Border Patrol sector, posted a photo of people trudging through the woods carrying two small kids over the border from Canada into Vermont.

Garcia has been taking to Twitter to caution people against attempting to cross the border illegally in winter conditions.

Fritznel Richard, a 44-year-old Haitian man who’d been living in Montréal, died of hypothermia near the border in Canada while trying to reach the U.S. in early January. Another would-be crosser was rescued by a Québec EMS team just north of Troy, Vt., on January 28. He was su ering from severe hypothermia.

“Undeterred by arctic chill,” Garcia warned in a February 7 post, accompanied by a photo of several people in snow-covered sneakers and jeans who he said were apprehended near Champlain, N.Y. Garcia said 105 migrants from eight countries were stopped trying to cross illegally one week in February when

temperatures dropped as low as minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit.

“Don’t risk it!” Garcia tweeted.

The increase in illicit crossings has been dramatic. In the Swanton Sector, a 295-mile swath of the border that includes all of New Hampshire and Vermont and

PCB Manufacturer Asks Court to Dismiss Burlington School District’s Lawsuit

BY ALISON NOVAK • alison@sevendaysvt.com

PCB manufacturer Monsanto asked a court last ursday to dismiss the Burlington School District’s lawsuit over contamination, citing the statute of limitations.

e suit, filed in December, alleges that Monsanto encouraged customers to use construction materials “despite knowing that this would directly introduce PCBs into surrounding air and other construction materials, and onto nearby interior surfaces.”

e district shuttered the high school in fall 2020 due to elevated levels of airborne PCBs. Students have been attending classes at a temporary school in a former Macy’s store.

Monsanto’s filing notes that civil actions in Vermont must be filed within six years after “discovery of facts constituting the basis of the cause of action.”

part of New York, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported 1,513 encounters and apprehensions between October 1 and the end of January, compared with 160 during the same period the year before.

By comparison, about 1,000 people were apprehended in the sector after trying to cross illegally during the entire year of 2019.

Border-crossing attempts dropped nationwide in 2020, when pandemic-related travel restrictions took hold, but started climbing the following year and have been rising steadily ever since. Since October 1, the number of encounters and apprehensions in the Swanton Sector has surpassed the totals in 2021 and 2022 combined, Border Patrol said.

Nobody knows how many people are making it through to the U.S. But it’s clear that the surge is putting migrants’ lives at risk. It’s also placing a burden on agents in the Swanton Sector, Garcia said. The sector — which includes 78 miles in Vermont — leads the U.S. northern border in illicit crossings, he said.

Worldwide economic and political instability is fueling the highest levels of migration since World War II, according

e company points to letters from state agencies and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency written between 2013 and 2015 that made clear that schools built or renovated between 1950 and 1979 potentially contain PCBs.

Despite knowing about the letters, “BSD nevertheless waited five years after receiving guidance from the Department of Health to test BHS for PCBs and three years after that to sue [the company],” the motion states.

In late December, Monsanto’s parent company, Bayer, filed a motion in response to a different lawsuit filed by two former Burlington High School teachers who claim workplace exposure to PCBs caused them to suffer serious health problems. Bayer asked to postpone the demolition of the high school — which was supposed to begin in January — to give the company’s consultants more time to inspect it. e two parties agreed to delay the demolition’s start until February 18.

District officials have said they hope to finish the construction of a new high school by August 2025, and Burlington voters overwhelmingly approved a $165 million bond in November to support the project. ➆

SINCE OCTOBER 1, THE NUMBER OF ENCOUNTERS AND APPREHENSIONS IN THE SWANTON SECTOR HAS SURPASSED THE TOTALS IN 2021 AND 2022 COMBINED.

Border patrol agents stopping smugglers and migrants in October near Champlain, N.Y.

COURTESY OF ROBERT GARCIA

Serve, Protect … and Inflame?

Northfield’s police chief takes flak for his provocative public stances

BY ALISON NOVAK • alison@sevendaysvt.com

John Helfant is one of the most vocal parents in the Orange Southwest School District. At a school board meeting last year, the father of three accused the school district of promoting “leftism” and “subtle critical race theory” for canceling a Chick-fil-A fundraiser because of the company’s support of anti-LGBTQ groups. He criticized Randolph Union High School for reprimanding students who chanted the anti-Biden slogan “Let’s Go, Brandon” at a basketball game. And he called for taking down the Black Lives Matter flag flying outside the high school.

In October, Helfant waded into the public controversy involving a 14-year-old transgender girl who used a female locker room at Randolph Union. In a letter to the school district published on the conservative website Vermont Daily Chronicle, he argued that the teen was guilty of “voyeurism” — and school district officials were “accessories” to a crime.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Helfant, according to public records obtained by Seven Days. They wrote that Helfant’s conduct — in particular, the piece he published on Vermont Daily Chronicle — was “unbecoming of a Vermont law enforcement official” and asked Northfield to investigate and “take appropriate action.”

Town manager Jeff Schulz said Northfield has looked into complaints about its police chief and will continue to do so. Schulz declined to say whether the town would take any action, calling the situation a personnel issue.

Helfant, meanwhile, said his personal views as a parent have no bearing on his ability to carry out his duties in a professional, unbiased manner. He said he plans to stay in his job until at least May, when he’ll become eligible to collect retirement benefits.

“People speak out all the time: Plumbers, doctors, lawyers even, advocate for their kids at school board meetings,” Helfant said in a phone interview last week. “So why don’t I get to?”

Some argue that Helfant’s pattern of behavior goes beyond simply advocating for his own children.

Helfant lives in East Roxbury in the Orange Southwest school district, but his opinions have stirred controversy in Northfield, the Washington County town where he has served as police chief for the past four years.

Helfant argues that he should be free to speak his mind, just like anybody else. Critics contend he’s demonstrated intolerance of transgender people and that his comments have fostered mistrust of law enforcement. Some have called for him to be fired from his $86,000-a-year job.

Orange Southwest school officials have lodged their own complaint about

A coalition that includes Northfield Middle & High School’s Gender & Sexuality Alliance, United Church of Northfield, statewide advocacy groups including Outright Vermont and Rights & Democracy Vermont, and a group of “concerned parents, educators, and students of Northfield” filed a formal complaint to the town in January. The authors cited Helfant’s comments and called for the town to “turn over the office of police chief to someone capable of interpreting the laws faithfully.”

Peter Evans, moderator of the United Church of Northfield’s governing body, voted with fellow church leaders to sign the complaint. He served as principal of Montpelier High School from 2002 to 2012 and said he’s become increasingly troubled by Helfant’s public comments.

BOOKS

Viral TikTok Post Brings Author Delayed Fame

BY SALLY POLLAK sally@sevendaysvt.com

A TikTok video promoting a Vermont author’s 2012 book has gotten 42 million views (and counting) in a week — and catapulted Lloyd Devereux Richards’ Stone Maidens to Amazon’s No. 1 selling printed volume.

“It’s hard to fathom,” Richards, 74, said. “I don’t have an account. I don’t understand it.”

The Montpelier man’s daughter, Marguerite Richards, created the TikTok account @stonemaidens on February 7 to alert viewers to her father’s book. He’s a retired attorney who spent 14 years writing the crime thriller, juggling it with his professional life and raising a family. Lloyd was a lawyer for National Life Group for 28 years.

“I wrote on weekends and at night,” he told Seven Days. “I was younger, in my forties, and had a desire always to write a book.”

“I wanted to get my dad’s book back out there,” Marguerite, an ESL teacher who lives in Montpelier, said. “Of course, I didn’t know it was going to get this out there.

“There was an emotional piece, growing up watching him write the book,” she continued. “I did the video from that perspective: little places in the room [where] I watched him type.”

The video shows Lloyd in his attic, where he started work on the book. A cover version of John Lennon’s “Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)” plays as the text informs viewers that “my dad spent 14 years writing a book / he worked full time and his kids came first. But made time for his book.”

The text goes on: “I’d love for him to get some sales. He doesn’t even know what TikTok is.”

The response, Lloyd said, feels “like lightning.”

Stone Maidens was published by Thomas & Mercer, an imprint of Amazon Publishing. The novel is about a serial killer who strangles young women and leaves a stone figurine with each corpse.

The delayed response to Stone Maidens is heating up: At least two movie studios have expressed interest in adapting the book for the big screen, Lloyd said. “My agent is dealing with them in New York,” he added. ➆

to the Department of Homeland Security. The reasons for the increase are complex, but U.S. policies for improving border security and aiding people who are fleeing crisis have been the target of fierce political battles.

In a December letter, nine U.S. senators from several states along the northern border asked President Joe Biden’s administration to improve border staffing. Signed by Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and some Republican colleagues, the letter noted that resources had been diverted to the southwestern border in recent years.

Documents filed in federal court suggest that some of the migrants crossing from Canada are receiving help from organized smuggling groups. In a federal complaint filed on October 17, agent Steve R. Marchessault, a supervisor at the Swanton Border Patrol station, wrote that he caught Patricia Ruano-Murcia — a legal U.S. resident from El Salvador who has a pending asylum claim — at the wheel of an SUV near Highgate Springs. She had allegedly picked up six undocumented migrants from Mexico and Guatemala who had walked into Vermont.

Ruano-Murcia told agents she expected to be paid $300 and was taking the six to Massachusetts, Marchessault wrote.

In another complaint, agent Jamie Montoya outlined how a U.S. agent watched a silver SUV with Texas plates near Highgate drive toward the Canadian border and return about 10 minutes later with five passengers. When stopped, all the occupants acknowledged that they weren’t authorized to be in the U.S., Montoya wrote in court papers. The migrants told authorities they paid thousands of dollars to guides they had met in Canada who promised to help them reach U.S. destinations such as New York City.

When it comes to the U.S. and Canada, the migration goes both ways. New York City, which has received thousands of migrants who crossed the southwestern border, has been buying bus tickets for Canada-bound migrants for months, the New York Times reported last week. Most disembark in Plattsburgh, N.Y., then board vans to Roxham Road in nearby Champlain, which has become an unofficial crossing spot for those entering Canada to request asylum. A woman who recently arrived in the U.S. from Venezuela told the newspaper that she was attracted to Canada because it grants work permits to asylum seekers more quickly than the U.S. does.

Most of the national attention is focused on the southwestern border with Mexico, where new arrivals from Central and South America arrive on foot and in

vehicles. While migrant traffic slowed in 2020 to just 16,000 — the lowest number in 20 years — it has soared since then, with U.S. Customs and Border Protection reporting 717,000 encounters between September and December 2022.

and work in border towns say they haven’t seen any signs of an influx, or even heard conversations about it. Leaders at half a dozen nonprofit groups that work in Vermont with asylum seekers, refugees and other new arrivals said they weren’t aware of the increase at the border; all declined to speak on the record about the rise in border crossings.

“Everyone agrees that we are operating within a fundamentally broken immigration system,” the Department of Homeland Security said in a lengthy press release that repeatedly referred to immigration on the country’s southwestern border, not the northern one.

“The surge in global migration is testing many nations’ immigration systems, including that of the United States,” the department said.

So far, though, the impact on Vermont seems minimal. Many people who live

Pablo Bose, a migration studies and urban geography professor at the University of Vermont, said illegal border crossing attempts between the U.S. and Canada constantly ebb and flow, both southbound and northbound. Bose added that the nonprofit groups he works with to aid newcomers have noticed an uptick in asylum claims lately. Kate Paarlberg-Kvam, executive director of Community Asylum Seekers Project in Brattleboro, concurred.

“The number of people served by our seven organizations is growing rapidly,” Paarlberg-Kvam said in an email. Her organization works with people all over Vermont. She said the seven allied organizations offer direct support to 116 people, three times more than two years ago.

IT IS POLITICALLY VERY SENSITIVE.

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Lloyd Devereux Richards and Marguerite Richards

Images of people illegally crossing into the U.S. from Canada

Bose doesn’t know if that increase is connected to the spike in border activity in northern Vermont. But he said he understands why the groups are unwilling to discuss their work.

“It is politically very sensitive,” he said. “One of the biggest pitfalls of working in this area is, if you receive federal funds or state funds to support legal immigrants here and you talk about providing services for undocumented workers, you could lose your funding.”

Nobody expects the border traffic to ease anytime soon. The likely termination of Title 42, a public health policy that allows asylum seekers to be expelled without a hearing, could lead to an increase in the number of people trying to get into the country, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, a data research organization at Syracuse University.

“If the current pace continues, the asylum backlog … would jump by a record-breaking number during FY 2023,” the organization said in a report, referring to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Some of the migrants from the south who have the means to buy a plane ticket might be betting on the northern border as an easier route into the U.S. Border Patrol statistics show that the number of Mexicans who attempted to enter at the Swanton Sector was 518 last year — nine times the number from the previous year.

A few Vermonters say they have noticed the spike in activity. Attorney George Spear of Swanton wrote to Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) office to describe a group he saw on the Saturday after Thanksgiving when he was hunting with his sons on land he owns in New York. Spear and his two sons watched about 15 people in black walk through their property from the Canadian side. The walkers ignored the three hunters, to Spear’s surprise.

“These men — I presume they were all men — even though they were confronted with three angry, armed men, they just kept going,” Spear said.

There are plans to beef up security in the Swanton Sector, including nearly $169 million for a new port of entry at Highgate Springs, the busiest crossing between Vermont and Canada.

The Biden administration also proposed last year to increase security at rural border crossings, including Alburg Springs, Beebe Plain, Norton and Richford. And in December, U.S. Customs and Border Protection started soliciting bids to build 296 surveillance towers along the southwestern and northern borders and to upgrade 190 existing towers, according to Defense Daily, a publication that covers the military industry. ➆

House Passes Shield Law for Abortion Providers

BY KEVIN MCCALLUM kevin@sevendaysvt.com

Vermont health workers who provide reproductive and gender-affirming care to patients would be shielded from legal threats that originate in other states under a bill lawmakers advanced last week.

The House of Representatives approved H.89 by a wide margin, sending the bill to the Senate.

Rep. Martin LaLonde (D-South Burlington) noted that since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, several states have passed laws that not only restrict abortions but also put health care workers who provide them elsewhere in legal jeopardy.

The bill would protect providers and recipients of reproductive and gender-affirming care from potential civil or criminal legal challenges that individuals or prosecutors in other states might try to bring.

For instance, if a person in Texas sought to sue a Vermonter who provided care to a Texas resident — whether in Vermont or remotely — that provider would have protection, LaLonde explained.

The bill would block Vermont courts from honoring out-of-state subpoenas, prohibit state employees from cooperating in investigations, and allow providers to countersue and recover damages and fees.

While the bill “will raise new and interesting legal questions,” experts who testified said the law would be constitutional, LaLonde said.

Rep. Taylor Small (P/D-Winooski), the state’s first transgender lawmaker, applauded Vermont for its passage of last year’s constitutional amendment protecting reproductive liberty and its support for “life-saving, genderaffirming care.”

She noted that there have been 88 bills introduced in 25 state legislatures recently that seek to restrict such care and said Vermont must do what it can to prevent those efforts from succeeding.

“Together, we can work toward a world where everyone can live their most fulfilling life without interference or discrimination,” Small said. ➆

Abortion rights march in Burlington

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Religious Conversion

Vermont’s old churches offer potential for new enterprises — if they’re not demolished first

BY RACHEL HELLMAN • rhellman@sevendaysvt.com

St. Stephen Catholic Church, constructed from marble quarried in Rutland County, is an eye-catching Winooski landmark. With its Gothic Revival touches, the 95-year-old church is one of four designed by the Boston ecclesiastical architectural firm Maginnis & Walsh, and it commands a block not far from downtown.

The question is: for how much longer? Plans to demolish the structure this spring have forced church o cials to explain to upset residents why they would rather swing the wrecking ball than convert the building for nonreligious use.

The church, which closed in 2020 due to a priest shortage, has sat idle for the past two years. Its assets were transferred to St. Francis Xavier Parish half a mile away, and a sale contract is pending with Sisters and Brothers Investment Group, which plans to build housing on the old church’s site. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington has since filed an application with the city to demolish the church, out of concern that the building might otherwise be used for unholy purposes someday.

“The parish council voted to raze the church building as the best way to honor its sacred character,” Rev. Yvon Royer, pastor of St. Francis Xavier, explained in the church’s demolition application. He warned against “future litigation” should the building be used for anything “unbecoming, immoral, or even o ensive to Catholics.”

Some Winooski residents, in online comments, took sharp aim at the church’s reasoning. “God does not live there,” one snapped on Front Porch Forum. “It is simply a building now — NOT a church,” another chimed in.

“The loss is sort of like a gut punch,” said Britta Fenniman Tonn, a Winooski resident and architectural historian. Tonn helped write a letter in opposition to the demolition permit that received over 80 signatures from community members. A public hearing on the appeal is scheduled for Thursday, February 16.

Church closings are hardly new in Vermont, which is regularly ranked as the least religious state in the country. Church attendance, already sagging, fell further as houses of worship went remote during the pandemic. A 30 to 50 percent nationwide decline in attendance has continued even after church doors were flung open again.

That trend has added urgency to the question of what to do with underutilized

church spaces, a delicate calculation that can inject themes of spiritual significance and sacredness into the earthly decision making around whether — and how — to repurpose a brick-and-mortar building.

Ben Doyle, president of the Preservation Trust of Vermont, has noticed an uptick in churches for sale across Vermont during the past decade. He said the buildings, which often feature large, open spaces, are ideal candidates for new uses. But Doyle said the diocese, which owns many churches in the state, has been inconsistent in how it approaches whether to transfer buildings to secular use — a process known as deconsecration — or to demolish them. “I think it’s often related to the value of the real estate under consideration,” Doyle said.

Monsignor John McDermott, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, said it’s up to each parish to decide what to do with the assets when it closes. In some cases, he explained, demolishing a building is simply more cost-e ective than selling it.

Deconsecration mostly involves the removal of things: the objects used in communion, relics of the saints and the

altar stone. Beyond that, there’s not much guidance. Erica Andrus, senior lecturer in the University of Vermont’s religion department, noted the di erence between the Protestant and Catholic conceptions of sacrality and their influence on

deconsecration. For Protestants, she said, things are not so much imbued with holiness as are people. In Catholicism, though, items, such as the bread and wine employed in the Eucharist, are made holy through prayer.

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These differences can produce varied results when it comes to finding new purposes for old churches. Last month, the diocese received permission to demolish the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, which closed in 2018 and occupies a prime piece of real estate in downtown Burlington. The decision was a blow to preservationists, who say the site is one of few in Vermont that employs a modernist style in both building design and landscaping.

But Monsignor Peter Routhier, rector of the Cathedral of St. Joseph, defended the decision as a way to prevent a “problematic” repurposing of the building. “Especially if it was an art venue, because the art world, the plays that could be put

Catholic churches are housing a wide variety of enterprises. In Websterville, a mixed martial arts studio operates in an old church. In Eden, a church has been repurposed to be a hardware store. And in Saxtons River, the former St. Edmund of Canterbury is now a live-and-work space.

“We’re onto our third church,” Clark Hinsdale, vice chair of the Ferrisburgh Selectboard, said with a chuckle. The town hall and grange hall are both former churches, one Catholic and the other Unitarian. In January, the North Ferrisburgh United Methodist Church, citing dwindling congregation numbers, donated its building to the town. Hinsdale said it has worked well to have a town hall that was once a church, because it accommodates crowds.

Former churches can be ideal spaces for addressing pressing needs in rural towns: Hinsdale said one idea for the old Methodist church is to turn it into a childcare center.

“When a church closes, it leaves so much that needs to be filled,” said Bebe Bullock, vice president of the board of directors for the Arlington Common, a nonprofit enterprise that is housed in the former St. Margaret Mary Church, which sits in the center of Arlington. The board purchased the property in 2021, with terms of agreement specifying that “nothing lewd” take place in the building.

on, the things that would be said, would be so abhorrent to Catholic faith and tradition that it would be appalling,” he said last month.

Nonetheless, plenty of Catholic churches across the state have been converted for new uses, including as art venues. GreenTARA, an art gallery, coffee shop and studio space in North Hero, was once a Catholic church. Before that, it was a general store.

Owner and architect Diane Elliott Gayer fell in love with the building when she first saw it 10 years ago. It took her more than three years to convince St. Benedict Labre Church to sell. Church officials were worried about what art she might show and what it might say about the Catholic religion. “They’re worried about today’s art?” Elliott Gayer asked. “They should look at their own heritage.”

Elliott Gayer’s only concession to matters spiritual was to hire a geomancer, someone who claims to use divination to interpret patterns on the ground. (“To clear the energy spirits,” she said.) The geomancer’s verdict? Spiritually sound.

Elliott Gayer said the building works well as a gallery. The huge space is configured in a way that forces viewers to focus on the art in front of them.

Elsewhere around the state, former

The church and surrounding buildings are being transformed into a concert hall, fitness facility, café and educational center — all things townspeople had identified as missing in the community.

In the meantime, since its soft opening in 2021, the Arlington Common has hosted yoga classes, concert series and even fly-fishing festivals. “All of a sudden, it became everybody’s place,” Bullock said.

Bullock told Seven Days that a number of former members of St. Margaret Mary Church have told her that it has been healing to continue using the space, even if for a new purpose.

David Mangan has had a similar experience. He recently purchased a retired Roman Catholic church in Marshfield to expand his family’s piemaking enterprise, known as Red Door Bakery.

“The first time in the building was sad,” Mangan remembered. “It’s like going to an old house and you see the old dreams and loves of who lived there, and now it’s just sitting there.” But former members of the church expressed gratitude for finding a use for the building, Mangan said. He likes having so much

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“How could he both exercise his freedom of speech in a neighboring community against a protected class of people and then come here and swear that he will do whatever he has to to protect those same people?” Evans said. “There’s something really twisted about that logic.”

A mother of a transgender Northfield Elementary School student who asked to remain anonymous to protect the identity of her child signed the letter. Because Helfant believes that a transgender student using a locker room that aligns with their gender identity is committing a crime, she said she’s worried about how he would treat her child in a similar situation.

(Vermont Agency of Education guidance states that transgender students should not be required to use a locker room or restroom that conflicts with the student’s gender identity. The state’s Public Accommodations Act prohibits schools from withholding accommodations based on a person’s gender identity.)

“My fear is that it’s only going to take one parent to cause a real problem for my child,” the mother said, “and now I am fully aware the local law enforcement is not going to back me, is not going to back my child, and doesn’t even believe in the actual statutes and laws which are put out there, which is his job.”

Merry Kay Shernock, a grandparent of Northfield students, went a step further.

“These kind of remarks have a chilling effect on all children — not just LGBTQ, not just the kids who don’t subscribe to the gender binary … any kid who feels like he or she or they might be different from the rest,” Shernock said.

Helfant — who specified in a phone interview that he was speaking as a parent, not as a police officer — said he firmly believes that transgender students should not use a bathroom or locker room with people who have different genitalia.

“We, as a society, have given consent to use those facilities in front of people with the same genitalia. We don’t, as a society, give approval of people with the opposite genitalia to be standing in there next to us showering; otherwise they would say it’s a unisex shower,” he said. “And that’s just the norms of society … So, for people to say it’s just normal, it’s not.”

Helfant said he understands that the Public Accommodations Act doesn’t allow for discrimination based on gender identity. But he believes that having singleoccupancy changing rooms for everyone, or specific times during which a transgender student could use the changing room apart from others, would enable schools to

comply with the statute while maintaining what he calls “women’s privacy rights.”

Vermont’s top law enforcement official, Attorney General Charity Clark, took issue with Helfant’s interpretation of the voyeurism statute.

“A student used a locker room for its intended purpose and chose the locker room with the sign on the door that aligned with their gender identity,” Clark wrote in a statement. “I find a suggestion that the

Helfant noted that his arrest records, when broken down by racial demographics, show no discrimination — including toward people of color.

But the way he handled two traffic stops — one involving a Hispanic man; the other, an African American — led thenWashington County state’s attorney Rory Thibault to issue a so-called Brady-Giglio letter about Helfant in 2020.

Such letters put a police officer and the officer’s employer — and defense attorneys — on notice that the officer’s credibility has been called into question. In both cases, white women were driving the vehicles Helfant stopped. Thibault cited his “disparate treatment” of the two male passengers compared with his treatment of the women.

of concerns about Helfant but hasn’t yet formed a working relationship with him.

Colchester Police Chief Douglas Allen, president of the Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police, declined to comment on Helfant’s conduct, calling it “an issue between the chief and his community.”

“However, I wish to make clear that statements that harm, or isolate portions of the public that we serve and protect are not representative of our Association,” Allen wrote in an email. “Our association believes strongly in professional regulation and public accountability.”

Vermont Law School assistant professor Jared Carter, who specializes in First Amendment law, said the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Garcetti v. Ceballos laid out three criteria for determining whether a government employee has crossed the line by speaking out: Is the employee speaking on a matter of public concern? And is the person speaking as a private citizen? If the answers to those first two questions are yes, as appears to be the case for Helfant, the final question is whether the employee’s interest in speaking out outweighs their employer’s need to accomplish its mission. Applied to Helfant, the question could be whether the police chief’s public speech hinders the ability of the Northfield Police Department to carry out its mission.

State should somehow criminalize and punish that student — and the school as an accessory — deeply offensive and harmful. All children, including transgender youth, deserve to live in a state that promotes acceptance, not hate and bullying.”

But Helfant said he never called for the transgender student to be arrested; he simply told school district officials “they needed to change what they were doing in the school because this statute exists … As a parent, I was just making them aware that they had this conundrum.”

Helfant said his record of 30-plus years in law enforcement — 28 as a Vermont state trooper — speaks for itself.

“Find a time when I was in uniform, as a chief or a trooper … where there’s a single complaint that I was biased against somebody because of their gender identity or their sexual orientation,” Helfant said. “Quite honestly, we don’t care about that. We’re literally just looking at the law.”

In one instance, Helfant did not mention in his affidavit that the suspect revoked consent for a body search, though it was recorded by another officer’s bodycam. In the other case, Thibault concluded that Helfant exceeded the scope of a consent-to-search by examining the man’s cellphone.

Thibault’s letter said he would presumptively decline to prosecute Helfant’s cases that involved nonviolent offenses. Helfant maintains that there are several untrue assertions in Thibault’s letter; Thibault stands by it.

“There’s never been any sort of introspection of Maybe I should have done better or In the future, I would like to do this,” Thibault said of Helfant’s response to the letter. “It’s just defiance.”

The new Washington County state’s attorney, Michelle Donnelly, said prosecutors in her office will continue to consider the letter when determining whether to go to trial with cases from the Northfield Police Department. She said she’s aware

If the town fired Helfant and its lawyers weren’t able to prove that his off-duty conduct hampered the department, that could be problematic, Carter said. He sees parallels to a recent case in Windsor, in which school principal Tiffany Riley was fired after posting comments about the Black Lives Matter movement on Facebook. Riley later sued the Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union for wrongful termination and agreed to a $650,000 settlement.

Falko Schilling, advocacy director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont, said Helfant has the right to voice his personal opinions when he’s not on duty. However, he characterized Helfant’s views as “both wrong as a matter of law and deeply offensive to Vermonters who care about the rights and dignity of trans students.”

“Community members concerned by Helfant’s damaging and irresponsible rhetoric can and should speak out and advocate for change in Northfield and beyond,” Schilling said.

That’s what town residents such as Shernock intend to do.

Shernock, who is running for the Northfield Selectboard, said she believes that the town’s young people are paying attention to Helfant’s behavior and people’s reaction to it.

No doubt they’ll notice, Shernock said: “Does anyone stand up to this guy?” ➆

THESE KIND OF REMARKS HAVE A CHILLING EFFECT ON ALL CHILDREN.

MERRY KAY SHERNOCK

John Helfant (right) at a school board meeting at Randolph Union High School

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space for his commercial cooking equipment.

Some churches have been repurposed for uses that might seem less pious. Take Dirt Church in East Haven, a brewery and art gallery in a historic Methodist church. Owners Bruce Lindsay and Anna Cronin purchased the property in 2019 to make good on their “10-year plan” to open a brewery. That became a “10-month plan” when the pandemic hit.

“Dirt Church is like the antichurch,” Cronin said, laughing. In a sense, though, the space serves much the same purpose it did a century ago, as a gathering place for a small commu nity. “What really spoke to us was the timelessness of the fact that the church was a cultural and social center for every town in New England,” Cronin said. Now, patrons of Dirt Church raise pints instead of the Bible.

The Preservation Trust of Vermont holds “sacred space” retreats each summer to help steer spiritual leaders in the complex, and often sensitive, work of transforming their religious spaces into secular ones. “I think so many people care about these build ings, even if it’s not a building that was historically aligned with their individual faith,” Doyle said.

That’s one argument that Winooski residents are presenting to the zoning commission tasked with hearing their appeal against demolishing St. Stephen. Dozens of residents have expressed their support for the building, which they say is central to Winooski’s character.

“If we could go forward 50 years from now, no one is going to regret saving that building,” Doyle said. “We only regret losing them.” ➆

Rachel Hellman covers Vermont’s small towns for Seven Days . She is a corps member of Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms. Find out more at reportforamerica.org.

PLENTY OF CATHOLIC CHURCHES ACROSS THE STATE HAVE BEEN CONVERTED INTO NEW USES, INCLUDING AS ART VENUES.

THE TRUTH ABOUT MASKS

[Re Feedback: “Breath Is Life,” January 25]: The letter writer is correct that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that health care workers who wear respirators such as N95 masks during extended shifts may exhibit symptoms similar to those of long COVID. But does that mean that wearing masks increases the odds of getting long COVID?

Let’s start with a simple and obvious fact: To suffer from long COVID, one must first come down with COVID-19. No COVID-19, no long COVID. So, the way to avoid long COVID is to not get COVID19 in the first place. What can be done to avoid getting COVID-19?

According to a report from the American Medical Association, people who said they always wore some type of face mask indoors in public were less likely to test positive for COVID-19 compared to those who did not wear a mask. Those who wore surgical masks reduced their odds of testing positive for COVID-19 by 66 percent. Those who wore N95 respirators reduced their odds by 83 percent.

To reduce long COVID, one must reduce the incidents of COVID-19, and the way to do that is to wear masks, especially N95 respirators.

James omas SOUTH BURLINGTON

BECCA BOOST

Reading [“Ms. Balint Goes to Washington,” January 25] lifted my spirits and a rmed why we Vermonters sent U.S. Rep. Becca Balint to Washington, D.C.

There’s the old adage that one person can e ect change and another adage dispensing advice on attracting bees. In this age of vulgarity, depravity, violence and hostility, Balint shows another way. She’s an exemplar of another adage, “When they go low, we go high.” I say, beam on, Becca. Show them the Vermont way — be the change.

Donna Constantineau NEWPORT

THE PRICE OF TIF

[Re “State Audit Finds Burlington’s Waterfront District Finances ‘Rife With Errors,’” January 23, online]: Burlington’s mayor and his department heads and councilors have had great success selling tax increment fi nancing to voters over and over.

But once the millions are in hand, the city has failed to track or allocate the dollars responsibly. The state auditor fi nds in a report issued on January 20 that the general fund must shell out $1.2 million to the Waterfront TIF District to make up for unauthorized expenditures. It concludes that the city’s errors in the management of the waterfront TIF “were so numerous and of so many di erent types” that “a new process is required.”

To paraphrase: The city’s TIF management is a mess.

The auditor’s report enumerates “49 separate mistakes ranging from $457 to $250,000,” concluding that the city’s TIF program is “plagued by millions of dollars in financial mistakes.”

Burlington paid $1 million more for projects than voters authorized and spent $178,098 “without the approval of the city council.” It spent “$173,056 on projects not eligible for TIF funding” and “shortchanged the education fund by $197,510.”

The mayor admits to “major errors” and promises corrections, but instead of owning up that the buck stops in the mayor’s office, the four-term mayor faults the previous administration for its financial disarray and trumpets the city’s improved credit rating.

Vermont’s auditor states bluntly: TIF “isn’t a cheap way to pay for infrastructure” and estimates that “Burlington will pay more than $11 million in interest for

$32.6 million borrowed” — not cheap and not what the voters were sold.

Michael Long BURLINGTON

COP WATCH

Thanks to Seven Days for the most recent eye-opening exposé of the Burlington Police Department [“Crime Pays,” January 25].

I hope letter writer Jack Scully of Colchester read the article. Scully states in Feedback [January 25] that “it’s no wonder the Queen City now looks like Crime City” and goes on to articulate the tired, ill-informed and oft-mentioned blame game, pointing fingers at Burlington’s city council and Chittenden County’s state’s attorney for the increase in crime. Perhaps it has more to do with Burlington police o cers lining their pockets by patrolling private neighborhoods instead of remediating the “sta ng emergency” in Burlington?

Kudos to the Burlington City Council Progressives and Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George, who advocate for evidence-based practices and policies that promote safe, healthy and strong communities.

Laura Hill BURLINGTON

BREAKS FOR WHOM?

Amid a housing crisis that is affecting nearly every person I know, housed and no longer housed, in and around Burlington, I’d like to know more about the 40 percent reduction in the property taxes for the Burlington Country Club in 2021 referred to only in passing by Derek Brouwer in

an otherwise thorough piece [“Greens Houses,” January 25].

Seems like that would add to other properties’ tax burden, thereby a ecting rents, thereby a ecting a ordability, which is one driver of the housing crisis the article was about. Am I right in not being happy about that?

Aaron Fiore WINOOSKI

Editor’s note: In “Tax Burdened,” a cover story published on August 18, 2021, Seven Days detailed the results of Burlington’s pandemic-era property tax reassessment. Many commercial entities, including the Burlington Country Club and hotels, had assessments lowered while homeowners’ assessments, driven by the spike in housing prices, tended to rise.

BACK THE BLUE

[Re “Crime Pays,” January 25]: I believe it’s wonderful that o -duty Burlington police o cers are willing to help out a community that is in need of protection.

The crime rate is out of control! How can you chastise qualified o cers?

The city council is looking at this situation the wrong way. Please let them continue doing what is very necessary. Everyone in that neighborhood should come together and support these o cers!

Rosanne Gray MONTPELIER

TRIGGER WARNING

I had to chuckle after reading “True 802” in the January 25 edition of Seven Days . While these four women were in Montpelier for lunch, they noticed a “nice-looking car” that apparently caught their ire.

The vehicle license plate showed pride in not taking the vaccine, and the owner apparently was proud of being white and, lastly, had the audacity to question authority.

They were so triggered by this vehicle and its apparent messages that I suspect they couldn’t even eat lunch. Perhaps they should consider moving to Montpelier. They would fit right in.

Dave Spaulding MONTPELIER

‘WORTH A SHOT’

[Re “‘Bigger Than Basketball’: Black High School Student Athletes Speak Out About Racism in Vermont Sports,” February 1]: Anyier Manyok’s friend’s mother has a great idea: The Vermont Principals’

Association should put together a board of student athletes from around the state to make decisions about discipline relating to high school sports. Let the student athletes govern themselves. It’s worth a shot.

Tom Simon BURLINGTON

ENOUGH ALREADY

[Re “‘Bigger Than Basketball’: Black High School Student Athletes Speak Out About Racism in Vermont Sports,” February 1]: This letter is calling for the resignation of Jay Nichols as the head of the Vermont Principal’s Association.

There have been far too many incidents this year in Vermont school sports that Nichols should have stepped down months ago. The latest tragedy in Alburgh [“Alburgh Man Dies After Brawl at Middle School Basketball Game,” February 1] should be evidence enough that new leadership is needed.

Fagnant is a school counselor at St. Albans Town School.

BURLINGTON IS FINE

I sincerely appreciated Seven Days’ rebuke of the November 12 article that characterized Burlington as a violent and desperate place [“‘Violence and Despair’: The New York Times on Burlington’s Bike Thefts,” November 14, 2022, online]. I generally enjoy the Times and was disappointed in its tabloid-esque reporting on the state of affairs here. In my opinion, sensationalizing a successful community’s struggles in an exposé-style piece is lazy and unconstructive — in short, bad journalism — and I was pleased to see that my local newspaper agreed.

However, I have been displeased with a few of the recent offerings from Seven Days publisher Paula Routly, including “Summer of Strife” [From the Publisher, September 7] and “‘Wellness’ Check: Burlington” [From the Publisher, January 18] that strike the same tone as that initial Times article.

Routly goes to remarkable lengths to center herself as the victim in these pieces, lamenting the three health club memberships she has had to purchase after the Greater Burlington YMCA’s relocation and complaining of slumber disturbed by the distant cries of an unhoused woman in crisis. She concludes these pieces by assuming that her experiences are universal and adding to the chorus of alarmists and doomsayers purporting Burlington’s downfall.

My experience does not align with this narrative. I find that Burlington continues to be a creative and dynamic city full of caring, inspiring people who prioritize building community and creating joy. I hope that, going forward, the weekly publisher’s note can be a space that recognizes, honors and supports the people and organizations that work hard to cultivate hope and resilience in our city, even in the face of struggle and uncertainty.

Marty Gillies BURLINGTON

2) How much are BPD officers paid per hour in overtime?

3) How much weekly overtime are BPD officers allowed?

4) What was the hourly rate Burlington paid Vermont State Police troopers “to battle crime downtown”?

And if “the city is currently farming out to the Vermont State Police to battle crime downtown” — i.e., a selected neighborhood — then it is not contracting “for oneoff events, such as fundraisers, parades, bike or running races, and construction projects.”

This would be a nonissue if the BPD had its full complement of adequately

sailing school in 2018 and have been able to become more accomplished sailors with the expert teaching we received.

We feel the closing of the school will be a great loss for Malletts Bay and surrounding businesses. We have been driving from Albany, N.Y., to be part of the sailing club since our first sailing class in August 2018. At the club, we have met people from all over the United States, Canada and various other countries. It has truly been a unique experience.

Thank you again for a well-written article about this special place.

Mary Lou Nolan-Gillham ALBANY, N.Y.

SUPPORT VERMONT YOUTH

Many thanks to Colin Flanders for highlighting the essential need for youth mentoring in Vermont [“A Friend in Need,” February 1]. We all can play a part in ensuring that young people have the supportive relationships they need to thrive. While it is important to focus on interventions to address issues like mental health and substance abuse, more investment is needed in prevention, and more investment is critical to expanding mentoring opportunities.

GOOD CATCH

Your January 25 article points out the poorly located batteries in the Statehouse basement [“Short Circuit: A $400,000 Battery Pack Promised Greener Emergency Power for the Statehouse. Then Insurers Called It a Fire Risk”].

I think it was good that the insurance company, Continental Casualty, made the state move them to a safer location. I also question why the state electrical inspectors did nothing about their location.

Bill Werfelman WILDER

QUESTIONS FOR COPS

Some questions and observations related to [“Burlington Police Chief in Spotlight After Revelation of Private Patrols,” February 1], which would put the issue in fuller perspective:

1) How much are Burlington Police Department officers paid per hour?

compensated officers. Joseph de Maistre said over 200 years ago, “Every nation [people] gets the government it deserves.”

A final note: It seems much more than a little hypocritical that Burlington City Councilor Zoraya Hightower (who was in favor of defunding the police) complained about the extra security she was afforded at River Watch after the article appeared and not while she was benefiting from it.

Robert Wood DERBY LINE

LOWERING THE SAIL

Thanks for covering the heartbreaking news about International Sailing Center [“Longtime Sailing Center Is a Casualty of the Lake Champlain Real Estate Boom,” January 27]. I am hoping your article made more locals realize what a mistake the loss of the lease will be.

My husband and I discovered the

As a board member at MENTOR Vermont, I often see people think of mentoring as a free resource. While mentors are typically volunteers, and youth mentoring is an incredibly costeffective tool, mentoring programs require sustainable funding in order to meet community needs. The work of youth mentoring agencies includes recruitment, screening, training, onboarding and continued match support to ensure successful mentee-mentor matches. Our community members who staff these organizations work tirelessly with limited resources, oftentimes as the sole staff member, to initiate and maintain these powerful relationships. Additional funding is needed to increase staff hours and ramp up recruitment. Our goal should not be just recovering numbers to prepandemic levels but also ensuring that every youth seeking a mentor in Vermont has the supportive relationships they need to thrive.

The responsibility of supporting Vermont youth falls to all of us. Tell your local lawmakers that funding mentoring is a short- and long-term investment we need in our communities. Utilize MENTOR Vermont resources to find a program in your area and commit to developing a mentoring mindset anytime you interact with young people.

Beth V. Perlongo BURLINGTON

Don Fagnant JERICHO

Boats on Lake Champlain

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Carol Hinson

APRIL 10, 1950-FEBRUARY 13, 2023 BURLINGTON, VT.

Carol Dawn Hinson died at her home on the morning of Monday, February 13, 2023.

Being born in Los Angeles in April 1950 would forever imprint Carol as a Southern California girl, irrespective of her physical location on our planet. While the California school system provided a formal education, Huntington Beach lifeguard tower No. 3 was her favorite place to hang.

Carol’s travel bug was kindled on an impulsive, six-month trip to Hawai’i immediately after high school. is was followed by a cross-country-andback trip to Boston in a 1960s-era VW bug (with her dog Hotshot, a spirited dalmatian-Lab mix), followed by a trip to Germany a short time later. Having sewed from a young age, Carol confidently talked her way into a job at a German tailor shop on a U.S. military base. It was in Germany where Carol met Bill, who was temporarily working for his rich uncle, Sam.

In 1974, Carol returned with Bill to Burlington, where she again leveraged her sewing prowess (“Hello? I worked in a German tailor shop.”) to land a job making leather vests and jackets at the Company Store on lower Church Street, and later for Sundance Leather. After creating literally thousands of leather garments, Carol decided to attend Champlain College. With a degree in accounting in hand, Carol pivoted again and determined her next profession would be as a Realtor. For the next 39 years, Carol was in her element, mentally crunching projected mortgage payments, meeting countless new people and assisting them with the largest purchase they were ever going to make.

Carol was so much more than real estate. She was a past member of Zonta, an international women’s organization, and also served as the local chapter’s president.

Carol was the engine behind the Sunday Soup Kitchen run out of the Sarah Holbrook Center from 1984 to 1989.

Carol was involved from the

beginning in establishing the Ronald McDonald House in Burlington and served that organization for 39 years in various capacities, from board and committee member to ursday afternoon volunteer to making Christmas dinner for many years to washing mountains of dirty dishes. If it needed doing, Carol was there doing it.

More recently, while Carol continued as a Realtor, she branched into coaching other Realtors to perform at their best. With Carol, sometimes her real estate coaching swelled to involve life coaching.

In whatever endeavor she chose, Carol left numerous new friendships in her wake. Carol had her opinions, was confident in them and was not timid in sharing hers if she thought you lacked one of your own.

From almost the time Carol moved to Vermont, Starr Farm Beach became Carol’s special summer place. After she and Bill bought a camp there in 1985, Starr Farm became another of Carol’s passions.

From spearheading the organizing of an event to the in-the-trenches execution, whether it was a bocce or tennis tournament, a Fourth of July parade, or a community dinner, Carol was involved. Delegation was never Carol’s strong suit.

Fate broke Carol’s stride on August 13, 2022, when she was diagnosed with glioblastoma. e last six months were mostly painless and a time of reflection of a life well lived, albeit for too short a time, even at 72. ere were always things yet to do.

Carol is survived by her husband, Bill Parkhill, of Burlington; a sister, Laurie McGrath, also of Burlington; a brother, Bill, and his wife, Jeannie, of Nampa, Idaho; and a brother, Cliff, and his wife, Margie, of Colorado.

ough she had no children of her own, Carol never met a child she didn’t love. She accumulated godchildren like some people collect knickknacks. Carol leaves eight godchildren, some official, some not.

Carol was predeceased by her parents, Reid and Bernice Hinson, of Southern California.

A celebration of Carol’s life is planned for late spring or early summer 2023.

Jean Williams Trahan

DECEMBER 19, 1931FEBRUARY 6, 2023 BURLINGTON, VT.

It is with great sorrow but infinite love that we share that Jean Williams Trahan passed away quite suddenly on Monday, February 6, 2023, at 7:10 p.m. Her loving husband of 67 years, Jacques C. Trahan, was holding her hand and calling her “beautiful, beautiful woman” as she passed. She was also surrounded by loving family and good friends at the time of her passing.

Jean was predeceased by her parents, George and Madeline (Griffin) Williams; sisters Muriel Williams Horne and Teresa Williams Beatty; brother Robert Williams; sisters-in-law Dorothy and Marjorie Trahan; brothersin-law Russell Horne and John “Jack” Beatty Sr.; her neverforgotten daughter “Baby Jean”; and grandson “Baby Mark” Trahan.

Mom attended Mount St. Mary’s school for girls, mentored by her aunt, Sister Bourgeois, learning music and art. Jean graduated from Trinity College in 1948. After beginning her adult career working in the Pentagon outside of Washington, D.C., she moved on to her dream job — that of a loving wife and embracing mother of a large family, having 10 children. She worked with Catholic Charities in her early life and was an active member of TOPS, a healthy living organization, for 40 years, and a member of the Red Hat Society and the Nazareth/St. Joseph’s School Association. She volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House and with Special Olympics.

Jean fulfilled a lifelong goal of being a mom, a loving and supportive wife, and a friend to all. All who met Jean would soon realize that a lifelong friendship had begun, and all were taken by her infectious laughter; genuine, honest smile; and deep empathy and kindness for all around her.

She is survived by Jacques C. Trahan, her loving husband of 67 years — they renewed their vows the day before her passing

Rev. Jason Harrison, and Capt. Gregory Trahan; great-grandchild Makayla Grace Harrison; and great-grandpuppy Minnie.

Son Daniel James and his wife, Holly Trahan; grandchildren Dr. William (Ann) Trahan, Christopher (Aviana) Trahan, and Jacob Trahan and his partner, Hannah O’Connell; great-grandchildren Nora, Alex, Emma and Miles Trahan.

Son Mark Trahan and his partner, Mary Desautels; grandchildren Megan Trahan and her fi ancé, Ben Powell, Kathryn Trahan and her partner, Joseph Payea, and Jason Trahan.

Son Timothy and his wife, Cynthia Trahan; grandchildren Adeline Trahan and Julian Trahan; and grandpuppy Bowie.

— and by brothers-in-law Normand and Bruno Trahan, her children, and extended family. ese include her son, Claude Trahan, and his wife, Victoria Mahilum Trahan; grandchild Maria Trahan Olson and her husband, Houston Olson; and great-grandchildren Henrik and Ollie.

Daughter Anne-Marie and her husband, Douglas Horne; granddaughter Nicole LaRoche and her partner, Antonio Bowen; and great-grandson Justus Bowen; grandson Austin LaRoche and his partner, Gwen Lamoureux; step-granddaughter Lisa Horne-Reste and her husband, Michael Reste; and great-grandchildren Cameron and Asher; step-granddaughter Rachael Horne-Alling and her husband, Mort Alling; and step-great-grandchildren Eva and Mo.

Daughter Jacqueline Trahan; grandchild Adam Trahan and his partner, Chelsea Roberts; and great-grandchildren Kameron, Jaiden, Olivia and Liam.

Son Lawrence Trahan and his wife, Cynthia Lawrence-Trahan; grandchildren Jessica TrahanHarrison and her husband,

Daughter Elizabeth Trahan and her partner, Harold Ryan; grandchildren Luke Kranz and his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Cozart, Shelby Barwin and her husband, Jack Barwin, Gabrielle Kranz and her partner, Dustin Reinauer, Isaac Kranz and his partner, Astin Altenburg; grandpuppies Prismo, Zoey, Percy, Hugo and Evie; and grandkitty Indus.

Daughter (the baby!) Michelle Trahan Jones and her husband, Michael R. Jones; and grandchildren Noah and Emrys Jones.

Jean leaves many good friends from a lifetime of caring relationships, notably Anne Lorrain and Lana Long. She was predeceased by her friend Janice Hamlin.

e family invites you to join them to celebrate Jean’s life. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated for Jean on Tuesday, February 14, at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, 29 Allen St., Burlington, VT. Burial followed in New Mount Calvary Cemetery, Plattsburgh Ave., Burlington.

Visiting hours were held on Monday, February 13, at Boucher & Pritchard Funeral Home, 85 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington.

Arrangements were entrusted to the care of Boucher and Pritchard Funeral Home, a division of the Ready Family. To send online condolences to the family, please visit boucherand pritchard.com.

Neil Stout

AUGUST 12, 1932FEBRUARY 3, 2023 HARDWICK, VT.

Neil R. Stout, a professor of history at the University of Vermont for nearly 40 years, died at his home in Hardwick, Vt., on February 3, 2023, six months after his 90th birthday.

He was a beloved father, grandfather, husband and life partner; a warm neighbor, colleague and friend whose upbeat spirit continued through his final days.

He was born on August 12, 1932, in Lowell, Ohio, and grew up on a small family farm that had no electricity or indoor plumbing through much of his childhood and no telephone until 1963. His father, Ralph, was a farmer; his mother, Carrie, a schoolteacher. He learned to drive a tractor at the age of 9 and seldom wore shoes in spring and summer. As the big brother of only sisters, he felt all he really lacked in his happy childhood were boys to play with. Consequently, he believed, he was never as good at sports as a lean farm boy who would grow to be six foot three might have been. There was a benefit, though: He became a lifelong bookworm.

He excelled in school and won both academic awards and farming prizes through 4-H. It was widely expected that he would go to an agricultural college, but with his mother’s encouragement, he applied to Harvard University and was accepted with a full-tuition scholarship. At a freshman mixer his first week there, he met Marilyn (Mainey) Blumenstiel, a Simmons College student also from Ohio. By senior year, they were engaged.

After graduating with a degree in history in 1954, he enlisted in the Army and had the good fortune of being sent to France in peacetime. He returned to America in 1956 to marry Mainey and

Diplomatic Crisis That Didn’t Happen.”

begin graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin, earning a PhD in 1961.

His first faculty position was at Texas A&M, but, eager to leave the segregated South, he accepted an offer in 1964 from the University of Vermont. He remained on the UVM history faculty until 2001, and he and Mainey built a happy life in Burlington, raising two children and giving them the same love and support that his parents had given him.

Though he specialized in colonial America, he ranged widely in his academic work, helping to found UVM’s historic preservation program, directing the university’s program in cultural history and museology, and teaching interdisciplinary courses, such as a class on autobiographies. At the time of his death, he was still in regular contact with students from the 1970s.

His writings include two books, The Perfect Crisis: The Beginning of the Revolutionary War and The Royal Navy in America, 1760-1775. A guide he wrote for his students, Getting the Most Out of Your U.S. History Course: The History Student’s Vade Mecum, became so popular that a large textbook company bought it and sold it with its history textbooks. His final published article appeared in November 2022 in the journal Commonplace, “The Curious Affair of the Horsewhipped Senator: A

Over his long life, Neil had many interests and passions. He was a devoted member of an early morning Bible study group. He was an avid amateur photographer for a time, setting up a darkroom in his basement. Feeling out of shape in his late forties, he began running — initially, a labored lap around his block. Within a year, he completed a marathon. He took up yoga in his seventies and was young at heart ’til his final days.

His life took a sad turn when his son, Peter, died suddenly in 2014 and Mainey died three years later, after 61 years of happy marriage. But he found new, unexpected love at age 85. Elizabeth “Wiz” Dow, a former graduate student who had lost her husband three years earlier, offered him condolences and advice. Soon they were talking on the phone for hours and finding excuses to meet for meals. In 2019, he moved to her home in Hardwick, where they lived joyfully with two cats, a vegetable garden and a porch swing. In August, he celebrated his 90th birthday with a party on their lawn, attended by people from many chapters of his life.

Neil is survived by his daughter, Hilary, and son-inlaw, Peter Truell, of New York City; three grandchildren, Clare, Michael and John Truell; two sisters, Sarah Stout of Chevy Chase, Md., and Nancy Stout of New York City; and his partner, Wiz, who held his hand as he took his last breath. Besides Mainey and Peter, he lost a sister, Mary Carol, who died in infancy in 1942.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his honor may be made to the Jeudevine Library Expansion Project in Hardwick.

A memorial service will be held in Burlington in the spring, at a date to be announced.

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Margaret Briggs Lonergan

FEBRUARY 4, 1933-FEBRUARY 6, 2023

BURLINGTON, VT.

Peg died peacefully on February 6, 2023, at her Burlington home after a brief illness, two days into her 91st trip around the sun. e week prior to her death was filled with visits, phone calls and FaceTimes with her amazing friends and family.

Peg is survived by her daughter, Katie Brandeis; her son-in-law, Charlie; her beloved grandkids, Hank and Emma Brandeis and Rosie omas; her cherished niece, Sue Briggs-Lopane, her husband, Nick Lopane, and their kids, Cassandra and Nicholas; and her cousin, Diane Mittelstaedt, who played Louise to Peg’s elma on many fun trips. She also leaves many, many wonderful friends near and far, including Mary Bosley and Maura Mead, whose love and support sustained her. She is also survived by a daughter, Elizabeth. Peg was predeceased in 2004 by her husband, John, and in 2021 by her brother, Dan Briggs.

Born in Kingston, N.Y., on February 4, 1933, to Marian and Paul Briggs, Peg lived in Albany and Glens Falls and spent her happy summers at the family cottage on Lake Ontario. e Lonergans moved to Burlington in 1969 when John accepted a position with Vermont Railway, landing happily in Lakewood Estates, where Peg remained until her death. (Shout-out to all the Lakewood friends, past and present!) She accompanied John on many semiannual railroad business trips, where hilarity ensued with their Canadian friends.

Peg was an awesome mom, a dedicated volunteer, a Church Street business owner and for 17 “best years” the hostess at Waterworks in Winooski. (You know who you are, Waterworks peeps!)

To honor her countless four-legged pals, Peg asked that, in lieu of flowers, you consider a donation to the Humane Society of Chittenden County or to Dana’s Dawgs (Dana Venable, 46 Win Meadow La., Greenbrier, AR 72058, or on Venmo @Dana-Venable-4).

e family wishes to thank the wonderful, caring staff of Bayada Hospice, who were a key component in providing our Dowager Duchess of Lakewood Estates her promised “Best Death Ever.”

ere will be no funeral, but we will have a proper send-off at Peg’s home on Saturday, February 25. Please contact the family for more details.

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William Van Duyn

JULY 3, 1956-FEBRUARY 6, 2023 PORTLAND, TEXAS

William David “Dave” Van Duyn, 66, passed away peacefully at his residence in Portland, Texas, on Monday, February 6, 2023, with his husband, Keith Ribnick, and several family members at his side. David was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and proudly graduated from Flour Bluff High School in 1974.

In his early youth, David could be found most days at his grandfather’s home on the waterfront, playing all day. In his teens and later years, David could be found at any time on the waterfront, fishing, netting and running trout lines. He enjoyed these activities with his beloved brother, Ernie. David often said his youth was perfect, as it allowed him to be on the water almost every day.

After graduating from high school, he often helped his dad set nets and deliver his fish for income. David most enjoyed being on the water doing what he loved best, and he had many good friends and family members to fish and enjoy life with. He also worked at Snoopy’s restaurant and bar on Padre Island, which kept him close to the water that he loved so much.

After visiting Belle Chasse, La., David began working at the Bayou Barriere Golf Club. While there, he often visited friends across the river in New Orleans. In May 1985, he met a young man named Keith Ribnick. It was love at first sight for David, and he and Keith became inseparable almost immediately. Love must be blind, as David fell for someone so different than he was. Keith had no use for fishing and the outdoors; David had little tolerance for shopping and the New Orleans nightlife. David and Keith focused on their immense love and respected their differences. It was a successful recipe that worked for 37 years.

In May 1986, David and Keith moved to South Burlington, Vt. David agreed to make the move for Keith, as his family had relocated to Cape Cod, Mass. is was indicative of what David did for the remainder of his life: focused solely on taking care of his man.

David and Keith spent 20 years in Vermont. David worked for Arbortech as a landscape supervisor for many years.

One of his responsibilities was to provide snow removal for several local properties, an odd occupation for someone born and raised on the Gulf Coast. Later, David went to work in management for Aerus/Electrolux, where he met and worked with his lifelong friend, Marcy. When Keith’s father, Frank, needed special care late in life, Dave opened his home to Frank. ey took care of Frank during the last four years of his life, until 1998.

In late 1999, the Vermont Supreme Court made a landmark decision that gay individuals should receive the same rights and responsibilities to marry that other people had. To David, this was a no-brainer. In early 2000, David often accompanied Keith to the Vermont Statehouse to listen to testimony and debate about what the state would do. When Keith was selected to testify, David helped him with his notes and was nearby as Keith explained the value of family to society. He talked of David’s unconditional love and how he had accepted Frank into their family. If that was not family, what was? Vermont’s civil-union law was eventually enacted, and David and Keith entered into their civil union on February 2, 2001. For several years after, David and Keith did volunteer work explaining the value of their civil union to other Vermonters. After gay marriage was legalized nationally, David married Keith in Ventura, Calif., in 2016.

David briefly moved to South Florida in 2007 while Keith took a federal job in Washington, D.C. David lived with his sister Patty in Florida. He returned to his coastal roots by doing a lot of fishing, and he was very happy there. David reunited with Keith in their home state of Texas in 2009. ey initially lived in Plano and Waxahachie.

In 2018, David was diagnosed with uncurable, treatable cancer. Later that year, MD Anderson Cancer Center accepted David as a patient, and he started a relentless series of difficult chemotherapies. rough them all, David stayed focused on remaining alive for the love of his life, Keith. He endured many treatment side effects and kept battling on, amazing his family and all health care providers. David was a difficult patient, not fond of doctors prodding him, but he showed great respect to his health care teams, and they all became good friends.

David and Keith moved to Portland, Texas, in 2020. David was thrilled to return to his home and to his beloved family. David cherished living close to his brother and sister, Ernie and Rena. He especially loved being able to wade fish again. As his cancer progressed, David showed amazing courage and tenacity for life. He fought cancer to the end of his life, craving and achieving relative normalcy at home until just days before his passing.

e measure of a man is the difference he makes in others’ lives. David focused his sole attention later in life on his spouse, Keith. eir love astounded all who knew them. Even as David struggled with pain and fatigue, he always made sure Keith was safe and well. eir love will transcend time.

David was predeceased by his parents, Ernest Eugene Van Duyn and Dorothy Nell Van Duyn; his sister Linda Fay Rivera; his brother, Ernest Eugene Van Duyn; his stepbrother, Ralph “Tiny” Van Duyn; and his niece Tiffany Gagliano. David is survived by his husband and life partner of 37 years, Keith Philip Ribnick; his beloved sisters Rena Mae (Bob) Davis of Portland, Texas, and Patricia Schoggins of Homestead, Fla.; his stepsister, Shirley Ballard; his sister-in-law, Linda Van Duyn; and four nieces and nephews whom he loved and cherished.

A celebration of life for David was held on Friday, February 10, 2023, at his home in Portland. Donations may be made to David’s two favorite charities: MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and the Gulf Coast Humane Society in Corpus Christi.

Fish on, David! We’ll be together again soon.

Richard Hong

JANUARY 10, 1929FEBRUARY 4, 2023

SHELBURNE, VT.

Richard Hong, loving father, husband, physician, teacher and passionate tennis player, died peacefully on February 4, 2023, at Wake Robin Life Plan Retirement Community in Shelburne, Vt. He was 94 years old. Dick was greatly loved by his many family members, colleagues and friends, and his unique sparkle will be missed.

Dick was born on January 10, 1929, the youngest of six children. His parents, William Hong and Louise See, along with Dick’s three oldest siblings, emigrated from a small village near Guangzhou, China. They settled in Danville, Ill., where Dick was born and where they founded and operated Danville’s only Chinese restaurant. Dick’s parents died when he was young, and he was raised by his older brothers, whose belief in hard work, excellence, assimilation and the importance of education guided his upbringing.

Dick’s natural curiosity and intellect were encouraged in school, where he found confidence and success in a small, white, homogeneous community. He often noted the critical importance of all of his teachers to the course of his life. He followed his brothers to the University of Illinois for his undergraduate degree and achieved his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. While in medical school, he met Marion Taylor, a nursing student at Northwestern School of Nursing. They were married in May 1952 and, a year later, started their family of four children.

After a rotating internship at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Dick was a Captain in the U.S. Air Force and for two years served as Chief of the Surgical Services Section and Chief of the Outpatient Clinic at the 2793rd USAF Hospital, McClellan AFB, in California.

Following a desire for specialty training, Dick moved on to a residency position in pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s

of their children and Marion’s family in New Hampshire. Dick joined the faculty in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Vermont, and he continued his research at the UVM Cancer Center until retiring in 2008.

years as a medical school faculty member, his clinical practice, his desire to be proficient in tennis and to all of his pursuits as he shared knowledge with others.

Jackson Downey-Teachout

SEPTEMBER 24, 1990-FEBRUARY 8, 2023

CORNWALL, VT.

Jackson Downey-Teachout passed away at home unexpectedly on February 8, 2023.

Hospital. During his residency, Dick became interested in the fledgling field of immunology and completed a fellowship in immunology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He then took a position as a new faculty member in the Department of Pediatrics and the Division of Immunology at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. It was here that he had the privilege of being a member of the team directed by Dr. Robert A. Good that performed the first-ever successful bone marrow transplant in a human.

In 1968, Dick joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin as professor of pediatrics, pathology and medical microbiology. He established the Immunology Section of the UW Clinical Laboratories, which served as a regional diagnostic facility for the diagnosis and characterization of primary immunodeficiency disorders and autoimmune diseases. His major career research interest involved the characterization and treatment of immune deficiency disorders in both children and adults. Dick developed a method for transplanting the thymus gland into children who are born without that organ, overcoming the particular challenges of thymus rejection. He spent the later years of his research career perfecting the technique. It was his hope that thymic transplantation would be able to cure AIDS, although this did not prove to be the case.

In 1993, at the age of 64, Dick and Marion relocated to Charlotte, Vt., to be near two

Marion and Dick moved to Wake Robin in 2007, where he found a stimulating community and many new friends, and he continued teaching, mentoring and learning. He especially loved tennis, which he had taken up at the tender age of 40 and pursued passionately. At Wake Robin, he was fondly known as “Coach” by many residents and staff for organizing and managing an enthusiastic group for tennis instruction and play. He helped residents with their computer problems and for years taught Photoshop skills at CVU Access. Always artistic, he found outlets in fine woodworking, drawing, cartooning and creating elaborate, humorous awards for his tennis cohort. Dick’s enthusiasm, impish sense of humor and unfailing ability never to take himself too seriously brought laughter and brightness to all who knew him, especially to children. Dick — or Deek, as he was fondly known by family — was never afraid to be silly, and his own children and grandchildren were the special beneficiaries of his delightful sense of play.

Marion died in 2012, after 60 years of marriage and adventures with Dick. He was fortunate to find new love and companionship with Linda Thompson at Wake Robin for the last nine years.

Throughout his fascinating and storied life, Dick was a giver and a gifted teacher. His greatest delight was not only stirred by the accolades of a stellar medical career but also by the many “aha!” moments he witnessed as a conduit for knowledge and heightened curiosity in others. He loved when an analogy brought clarity or when discussions sparked questions and motivation for compassion and excellence. He brought his teaching gifts to his parenting, his many

He expressed his philosophy of life in this way: “Each of us occupies X number of cubic feet of space in this world. As our population expands, that X number gets smaller and smaller. I have to look into the mirror each day when I shave. My goal was to never feel guilty about taking up my X number of cubic feet.”

Richard Hong was vibrant, buoyant, generous and kind. He had an enormous influence on many people throughout his entire life. At a huge family celebration of his 90th birthday, Dick was overwhelmed and humbled by the testimony not only of his children and grandchildren but also of the many, many students he had mentored and inspired. He will surely rest easy, knowing that he filled his allotted X cubic feet with love and laughter. The world is a better place for all who knew him, and he is deeply missed.

Dick is survived by his four children, Susan (James Barker) of Charlotte, Vt., Steven, of Boulder, Colo., Andrew (Christine) of Glen Head, N.Y., and Laura (Tom Kovach) of Cleveland Heights, Ohio; his nine grandchildren, Kate MacShane, Sarah Barker, Ben Barker, Alex Hong, Matty Hong, Stephen Hong, Adam Hong, Camille Kovach and Lucy Kovach; his two greatgrandchildren, Eve and Galen MacShane; and his partner, Linda Thompson.

The family is grateful to the Wake Robin staff for providing such excellent and compassionate care to Dick, particularly in the last year of his life. A memorial service at Wake Robin Life Plan Retirement Community in Shelburne is planned for the future. Memorial gifts may be made to Community Health Centers of Burlington (chcb.org) or Kids on the Ball youth tennis (kidsontheball.com).

Please visit awrfh.com to express condolences and sign the guest book.

Jackson is survived by his beloved children, Jocelyn and Sawyer Downey; his parents, Jack Downey and Rachel Teachout; Rachel’s partner, Bill Lyons; his sister Christa Teachout and Christa’s partner, Min Brown; his sister Harley and Harley’s husband, Tyler Bridge; nieces and nephews Liora Brown and Stella and Henry Bridge; and his maternal grandparents, Mahlon and Gena Teachout. His brother, Austin, predeceased him.

Many only knew Jackson through the eyes of the addiction that he battled for years. Those fortunate enough to have known the true Jackson would say he wore his heart on his sleeve, was generous to a fault and was far too smart for his own good. He could debate even the best lawyer out of the room. He was a hopeless optimist, never to be caught without a huge smile and an even larger laugh. His laughter was contagious, and his energy was infectious. He never passed up the chance to say “Love you” and give you a giant bear hug.

Jackson wanted nothing more than to be a good father to his children. They were his beacon, a shining light in his times of darkness. He was fighting to right his wrongs and make a life that his children would be proud of. He loved his children with every piece of his heart and more if he could. Being a father was his biggest joy in life and what propelled him forward.

Jackson loved snowboarding, sharing music, expensive food (such as pomegranates, all the time, even when they weren’t in season!), airplanes and his four-legged best friend, Billy.

Jackson was supported by so many and could never entirely understand the few who chose otherwise. His family never stopped believing that he would one day beat the odds and kick the horrid drugs to the curb. He came so very close. Jackson would have wanted to thank those who advocated for his struggle right up to the very end. He was grateful for his doctors; his attorney, Will Vasiliou; Brenda Murphy; Emily; Michael Findlay; and the neverending, never-wavering, unconditional love from his father. In a world so blind to addicts, these people showed constant support, love and advocacy despite Jackson’s circumstances. Thank you all for never giving up the fight.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you send a letter for the children with your memories, advice, thoughts or stories that can be opened at a future date or milestone in their lives. Please send the letters in care of Rachel Teachout, 193 Harbor Rd., Shelburne, VT 05482.

If walls really could talk, artist Scott Lenhardt’s childhood bedroom in West Rupert would not shut up. The stories seem to lie in wait. In a huge flat file, drawings and paintings peek from folders and raggedy manila envelopes. Artwork made over four decades is stacked on every surface, evidence of Lenhardt’s nonstop creativity — and his habit of saving everything

There’s a self-portrait he made his first year in art school and cartoons he drew at age 7. There are colorful crayoned posters — prizewinners! — for Rupert’s game suppers. In the window hangs an old jean jacket decorated with a painting of angsty-looking Jane’s Addiction front man Perry Farrell.

Even the room’s ceiling is painted — with a deep purple sky, thick tree trunks and wavy grasses. Lenhardt, 46, said he created the jungle-ish theme Sistine Chapel-style when he was in high school, lying on scaffolding his dad built. The paint is flaking now, ceding to gravity. On the floor, in place of a bed, more than a dozen snowboards huddle inside a corral of cardboard boxes.

None of these items ended up in Lenhardt’s current exhibition at the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum in Stowe: “Scott Lenhardt: Artistic Contributions to Burton Snowboards, 1994-Present.” But plenty of other artworks did.

This is more than a snowboard showroom. Lenhardt’s doodles, preliminary drawings, illustrations for posters and magazine spreads, and framed pages of handwritten feedback from art directors provide connective tissue — and glimpses into the artist’s brain.

The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum show was curated by Dave Schmidt, who was Burton’s vice president of global sales for 17 years and serves on the museum’s board. He conceived of the solo show while working with Lenhardt on a previous exhibit of ski and snowboard art at the museum called “The Art of the Graphic.”

“During that,” Schmidt said, “he told me he saved everything, and I figured that would be another exhibit.”

Lenhardt said he was excited when he read Schmidt’s emailed proposal. “I thought, This is the right time to do this. I’d been holding on to all this stu for so long.”

He rifled through his bedroom-cumstorage room, pulling out items and arranging them in his dad’s garage for consideration. “Then we whittled it down to what had to be shown,” Schmidt said.

Lenhardt’s work spans other formats and mediums, from oil portraits to murals to cartoons, all of them defining an artistic career that has included immersion in the New York City cultural scene and travels around the world.

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The Stowe museum illustrates why Lenhardt’s designs for Vermont-based Burton Snowboards are legendary — defining strands of the brand’s aesthetic DNA.

“I don’t think there’s ever been an exhibit like this, about one artist and every scrap of paper he’s ever scribbled on,” Schmidt continued. “I can’t think of anyone who has contributed as much to the sport as Scott has.”

‘The Sco ness’

At Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum, Lenhardt’s exhibition is arranged in roughly chronological order. Circumnavigating the first-floor room clockwise, visitors can witness the evolution of his snowboard designs over more than 25 years. On the earliest one, a 1994 Vew-Do Balance Board, a portrait of Perry Farrell turns up again, screaming silently into a microphone.

Lenhardt said he painted the prototype board “to sort of show o — it was my calling card for the industry.” He was riding for Burton that year but was more interested in pursuing the art of the board.

It caught Shannon Dunn’s eye. The Olympic medalist (now Dunn-Downing) liked Lenhardt’s painting, as well as an angel tattoo he had drawn for a friend, and asked him to design a board for her.

The 1995 Shannon Dunn Pro Model became Lenhardt’s first Burton board, and visitors can see its design in a framed illustration right beside the Vew-Do. It features a winged angel dropping flowers, her long hair becoming a cascade of ribbons interspersed with petals. Those graceful lines would be a signature of Lenhardt’s artwork, even in a fearsome series of later boards inspired by ’80s pulp horror.

In a statement for the exhibition, Michael Jager, cofounder of the Burlington

firm Jager Di Paola Kemp Design (and now chief creative o cer of Solidarity of Unbridled Labour), calls Lenhardt’s work “the perfect metaphor for riding.” He’s not the only observer to remark on the fluidity of Lenhardt’s style, but he’s uniquely positioned to speak about the heyday of snowboard design and branding.

Jager met company founder Jake Burton Carpenter in 1989, before Burton relocated from Manchester to Burlington. Burton and JDK collaborated “as snowboard culture was emerging,” Jager said in an interview. “We weren’t engineering, but we were deeply involved in everything else.” That included hiring artists to create original work for snowboards.

Jager considers snowboarding the punk to skiing’s glam rock. “Burton was coming in and destroying and leveling the playing field,” he said. “Everything we were doing with snowboard graphics was designed to do that. We looked at snowboards as more like album covers. It was about communicating what you wanted to convey to the world.”

Lenhardt grew up with Burton, first as a rider and then as an artist. “He’s a part of the soul of snowboarding, genuinely at the start of it at a very young age,” Jager said.

All of Lenhardt’s snowboards are striking works of art. While their variety is remarkable, they have in common an ineffable coherence that former JDK art director Jared Eberhardt dubbed “the Scottness.”

In Lenhardt’s early 2000s designs for professional rider Ross Powers, the line work variously manifests as smoke, licks of fire, tendrils of hair or clouds. The images also incorporate fierce warrior fantasies. Like every board in the exhibition, these show an exacting attention to detail and composition.

In 2002, Vermont-born Powers won Olympic gold in the half-pipe riding his third Lenhardt-designed board. It depicts a robot charging with unstoppable force through his previous boards.

Lenhardt’s more recent Thinker series, in collaboration with pro rider Danny Davis, pairs clean, geometric shapes in vivid colors with black-and-white cartoonish images such as a loose-limbed rider or a giant eyeball. The latter might remind older viewers of R. Crumb comics from the 1960s. Lenhardt’s wavy fonts are equally reminiscent of the psychedelic era, even sans color.

Former Burton senior designer Jackson Tupper worked with Lenhardt and Davis on the Thinker series for two seasons — 2020 and 2021. In his written statement for the exhibition, Tupper claims his primary role was “serving as a soundingboard for Scott trying to translate Danny’s crazy ideas into drawings.”

Lenhardt always exceeded expectations, Tupper writes, meeting the vision of a project while maintaining his unique style. “He’s

A Burton Snowboards exhibit spotlights artist Scott Lenhardt’s rad skills

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Lenhardt’s designs for Burton Snowboards are legendary — defining strands of the brand’s aesthetic DNA.

just too good at what he does,” Tupper concludes.

While the snowboards are the main attraction, the wealth of sketches, notes and other illustrations in the exhibition offer a window into Lenhardt’s process.

“The cool little pieces in the exhibit are these sketches where he’s trying to work

show the progression of Lenhardt’s skill, the growing confidence in his hand. To wit: an angular colored-marker sketch called “Skater Dude,” made when he was 10; and an illustration in acrylic, ink and watercolor titled “Sunday River Meditation,” created 25 years later.

The latter was part of a trio of snowboard-related artworks Lenhardt made for Burlington’s South End Art Hop “in maybe 2010,” he said. “I was thinking about New Yorker covers when I did that.”

In “Sunday River Meditation,” a male figure sits in a lotus position, eyes closed, on the floor of what looks like a hotel room. His boots, gloves and snow pants are scattered about; a snowboard leans against the wall. Outside a glass door, snow is piled on a deck and railing. Rendered in muted hues, the image appears serene, yet it fairly crackles with underlying vitality. Thousands of tiny lines and crosshatches transmute ink into volume, light, shadow and the undulations of a blanket on an unmade bed.

West Rupert

Andrea and George Lenhardt decamped from the New York City borough of Queens in 1974 and settled in the tiny rural outpost of West Rupert, Vt. Two years later, on June 14, they and daughters Mandy and Karrie welcomed baby Scott to the family.

Andrea had graduated from New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology with a degree in apparel design. “I laugh, because look at me now,” she said. She found that the business of fashion “just wasn’t my thing.” Since 1998, she’s been the town clerk of Rupert — and, for the past decade, its treasurer.

early influence. There was a lot of hands-on creativity here in the Lenhardt crew.”

Mandy (now Mayer), just 16 months older than her brother, remembers entering a contest for local kids to make posters for the annual Rupert game supper. “Scott won every single year,” she said with a laugh.

Now a nurse at the Mettawee Community School in West Pawlet and a mother of two, Mandy said she enjoyed art projects growing up, “but not as much as Scott did.

“He would draw every single day, even on family vacations,” she said. “For Scott, the most fun was sitting and drawing with his friend for hours — cartoons, action figures, things like that. There’s something to be said for daily practice. In fact,” Mandy added, “he gets mad when people say he’s talented and think it comes easily to him. It’s really a lot of practice.”

out an idea,” Schmidt said. “It’s all done by hand,” he added. “None are done digitally at all.”

Lenhardt turns a preliminary sketch into a finished painting and hands it in for production. “Leo Listi is the guy,” he said, citing Burton’s senior manager in graphic production. “First they take a high-resolution photo, and then he goes to town separating the colors so they can put it all back together.” Over the years, Lenhardt noted, the technology and color reproduction have gotten a lot better.

A few drawings in the exhibition quietly

The illustration could be a segue to Lenhardt’s work that is not included in the museum’s snowboardfocused exhibition, such as oil portraits of Jerry Garcia playing his guitar, Michael Jordan going in for a layup in front of a packed auditorium, and a spot-on Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Missing from the exhibition, too, are Lenhardt’s adorable, rotund creatures, which wouldn’t be out of place in a J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy; his album covers; his poignant pet portraits; and his sassy cartoon heroine, Twenty Four Hour Woman.

Taken together, all these artworks help tell a story about Lenhardt growing up, drawing and riding in southern Vermont; living, working and dating in New York City; painting and playing music internationally; and making his way home again.

Andrea continued her creative pursuits with painting and other art projects, and her children happily followed suit. “Anything from snow sculptures outside to building Legos, crayons, anything like that,” she said. “They all just liked to do it; I didn’t have to make them.”

Her son was 4 years old, Andrea said, when she recognized his precocious drawing skill. “We went to see Star Wars. When we came home, he drew not only the [movie] screen but the seats going down the aisle — in perspective,” she recalled. “And when they were doing drawings of outer space in kindergarten, he knew how to draw the rings around Saturn. It just continued as he grew up.”

George has an artist’s eye, as well. “My dad was a body shop manager for years, and he has a shop at the house,” Lenhardt said. “He painted cars on weekends, flames on helmets, stu like that. He would take me to custom car shows — that was an

The young artist relished positive feedback, though. “At that age, people would say, ‘You’re good at this,’ and it felt good,” Lenhardt recalled.

In their sparsely populated corner of Vermont, the children attended tiny elementary schools. “First and second grades were in a one-room schoolhouse in Rupert,” Lenhardt said. “In third grade, you moved to a two-room schoolhouse in West Rupert. There were six kids in my class. The older kids helped the younger kids; everyone in the school heard you reading.”

He was in sixth grade when he learned about snowboarding, Lenhardt said. “I saw a Burton video … and I thought, You could do that here.” He also liked that the art culture around boarding “was right up my alley — monsters and stu .”

The following year, artist Brian Sweetland and his wife moved to West Rupert and befriended Lenhardt’s parents. “He played with my dad’s softball team, and he was a plein air painter,”

From left: boards for Shannon Dunn, Ross Powers and Republik; “Sunday River Meditation”

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Lenhardt said. “He became my idol. I would go and watch him paint.”

In time, Lenhardt asked Sweetland to teach him. “He’d say, ‘Meet me tomorrow at 10.’ And then he’d say, ‘Sit on that rock and just draw cows.’ It was like a six-hour day. I got so sunburned,” Lenhardt said. “But I was like, I’m not going to move; I want to show this guy that I’m serious.”

Lenhardt learned how to draw cows. And slowly, he learned how to look, he said. “Brian didn’t just paint trees or whatever; he painted the air! He would just become one with everything out there — very Buddhist.”

Lenhardt also learned that making really good art is really hard. “You just have to put the time in,” he said.

Visitors to Lenhardt’s exhibition might not associate him with pristine landscapes such as Sweetland’s. But in a virtual talk (now on YouTube) that was part of the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum’s Red Bench speaker series, Lenhardt demonstrated his mentor’s influence on him by sharing two images side by side for host Chris Copley and the audience. One was a painting of, yes, cows and trees by Sweetland; the other was a detail from a Ross Powers snowboard. Though the styles are dramatically di erent, the compositions are identical. Even Lenhardt seemed pleasantly surprised to realize it.

“Every time I do anything, Brian is my high-water mark,” he said. Sweetland, who died in a freak accident in 2013, would surely have been pleased.

Lenhardt attended high school in Salem, N.Y., which was closer to West Rupert than any Vermont high schools. “I think I was a pretty quiet kid,” he mused. “There wasn’t a lot to do around here, so I’d just go up to my room and draw. Sometimes kids would ask me to airbrush T-shirts for them.”

He was a lot less quiet when playing bass in his band, Butt Pie — a name Lenhardt chalks up to eighth-grade male humor. But the group survived middle school. (“We’re technically still a band even though we don’t play,” Lenhardt quipped.) Butt Pie would later be invited to perform — twice — at the U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships in Stratton.

But first, there was Bromley Mountain.

Bromley Buds

“Bromley was my second home,” Lenhardt said. “With Burton right over the mountain in Manchester, that was huge … having something cool in our zone.”

Lenhardt grew up skiing in a junior program, but he switched to snowboarding in seventh or eighth grade. “I didn’t like ski boots because my feet would fall

would go up together, and we met these other local guys who were really good.”

Some of those boys had been riding at Magic Mountain but switched to Bromley when the former resort closed in 1991. Dubbed Glebelands after nearby Glebe Mountain, the crew earned a reputation for spirited, not-quite-kosher antics. Lenhardt said he would hijack his family’s video camera every weekend to capture them mid-shred.

“At the end of the day, we’d go down to Burton, and the store manager would let us put our tape in so we could review our day,” he said.

The name Glebelands lives on in snowboarding lore in part because some of the crew, including Randy Gaetano, became pro riders.

“It was a really amazing thing,” Gaetano said. “Half of us were in high school; a couple were a little older. We’d be up there as much as possible.”

A top rider in the mid- to late ’90s, Gaetano attended Saint Michael’s College in Colchester and pursued an art career of his own — including snowboard design. Now living in Maine, he returned to Vermont in December for the opening of Lenhardt’s exhibit, which he called “a monument.”

“It was so great to see a bunch of my favorite people,” Gaetano said. “The Glebelands crew is still very close. We still text each other daily.”

Vince LaVecchia was one of three brothers from New Jersey who also rode at Bromley. At the time, he was attending college at St. Mike’s and busing south on the weekends to teach snowboarding to kids. “I would take the kids and link up with Scotty and Randy and the others and rampage the mountain,” LaVecchia reminisced in a phone call from his home in Oregon. “So those kids got a lesson in how to ride at a pretty high level!”

LaVecchia later joined the Burton marketing department and then became a team manager; a highlight was signing future champion Shaun White as an 11-year-old. Today, he works as a consultant. “I’m constantly calling him for advice about what to charge or whatever,” Lenhardt said. “He’s a management

asleep,” he said. Ironically, he worked in Bromley’s ski boot rental department during high school, but his heart was on the slopes.

“I met my crew up there,” he said. “My best friend Jesse Loomis and I

Nearly all eight Bromley buds “went on to do something in the snowboarding industry,” Lenhardt noted. One of them, Shem Roose, worked for Burton in Burlington, then moved to the West Coast to become the photo editor for Transworld Snowboarding. Now a freelance photographer and videographer in Vermont, Roose shot the pictures for this story.

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Scott Lenhardt with Danny Davis inker boards at the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum

Lenhardt’s entry into the snowboard biz came early. At 17 or 18, he recalled, he did a drawing for a Burton newspaper ad. “And I was a sponsored rider my senior year in high school,” he said.

Lenhardt had no interest in competing on snowboards, though; he preferred to paint them.

Learning Curves

In 1994, when Lenhardt was preparing for college, he said, “one of the guys at Burton questioned why I was going to art school. He said, ‘I could teach you everything you need to know.’ He went on to become creative director of Adidas.”

Although Lenhardt would soon design his first official board for Burton, he rejected that corporate path. Instead, he enrolled at Portland School of Art (now Maine College of Art & Design) “because I could snowboard there and they gave me a half-tuition scholarship.” At the time, the school had only about 300 students, Lenhardt said. Lacking an actual campus, it held classes in locations around the city, including a drafty former factory.

“I always felt sorry for the nude models — it was so cold in those buildings,” he said.

He enjoyed his classes, the grassroots vibe and the camaraderie with other students. But before Lenhardt’s junior year, Gaetano successfully pitched him on a semester abroad in Florence at Studio Arts College International.

“It’s a tiny international school for art students, just three or four blocks from the Duomo,” Gaetano described. “We lived in an apartment with two guys from Boston and a fifth guy who was a prince or something from Kuwait.”

He and Lenhardt would go to classes during the week and spend weekends riding trains around Italy or elsewhere in Europe, absorbing as much as they could.

“I have reels of Super 8 of our adventures,” Gaetano said. “It’s probably one of the greatest memories of my life, being with your best friend in Florence just looking at and breathing art.”

Yet the exposure to ubiquitous Renaissance masterpieces was intimidating. “I’ll never be this good — why am I bothering?” Lenhardt remembered thinking. “Coming from being ‘the art guy’ in high school — and then you go there, and it’s so humbling.”

Back in the U.S., Lenhardt took the next semester off, living in Burlington and “trying to figure out what I wanted to do.” His girlfriend at the time, who lived in New York

City, persuaded him to try Parsons School of Design. Lenhardt gave it a year.

“It was great, but it wasn’t for me,” he said. “I skipped classes and just went around the city with an easel. When things were tough, I thought of Brian. I envisioned him standing by a stream.”

Lenhardt was also devastated by the death of a friend, pro rider Jamil Khan, who was killed in an avalanche in the California Sierras in 1998 at age 22. “That had a huge impact on me,” Lenhardt said. He left New York and returned to Maine, where the school had changed its name

and renovated an old department store for classes, Lenhardt said. He settled on a printmaking major and finally graduated in 1999.

During his college years, Lenhardt continued to design snowboards for Burton. “That was my summer job,” he said. The company also hired him to paint a mural at the entrance of its Burlington headquarters, where it remained for 21 years.

“It just got Sheetrocked over last year,” Lenhardt said.

Bridging Brooklyn

In 1999, while much of the world was fretting over the potential apocalypse of Y2K, Lenhardt decided to give New York City another try. Again, the instigator was Gaetano, who had moved to the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn and invited Lenhardt to live with him.

Over the next two decades, Lenhardt would move in and out of the city, working

She can do everything, anything, and makes the most menial tasks fun.

Clockwise from left: Dragon Tree painting for Burton Snowboards; portrait of Sen. Bernie Sanders; Twenty Four Hour Woman

for Burton in New York, Vermont and around the world and wheeling through various jobs, apartments, roommates and romances.

Through his then-girlfriend, Lenhardt connected with Simon Doonan, who was head of window dressing at Barneys (he now calls himself a “creative ambassador at-large”). In June 2001, Lenhardt was given his own window for a month, then joined the decorating team.

On the morning of September 11, he was working on a Barneys window display when planes flew into the World Trade Center. “I think that was my last day on the job,” Lenhardt said.

After 9/11, New York City was just too strange, he said. He returned to Vermont and lived in a Winooski apartment with musician Brett Hughes for nearly three years. “All of Brett’s bands rehearsed in that apartment, so I got a crash course in the Burlington music scene,” Lenhardt said.

In addition to his Burton work, other art gigs came his way — among them an album cover for Trey Anastasio, freelance design for JDK and several illustrations for this newspaper. Lenhardt, Gaetano and other friends worked on epic art installations at Phish festivals — including Coventry, meant to be the band’s finale, in August 2004.

“And now there’s another girlfriend, who also lives in New York, so I thought, I gotta move down there again,” Lenhardt related.

Another impetus was his first solo art exhibit in Manhattan, at Taxter & Spengemann.

“It was Scott’s glass light boxes, kind of dioramas,” explained Pascal Spengemann, who cofounded the gallery in 2003 after six years as curator of Burlington’s Firehouse Gallery (now BCA Center). Spengemann, who had previously shown this older work of Lenhardt’s at the Firehouse, arrived in New York for what he called an “exciting moment” in the gallery scene.

“People were interested in taking a chance on young artists,” Spengemann said. “Scott really stood out, though — there weren’t a lot of people doing what he does.”

In September 2005, Burton Snowboards opened a store in SoHo, and Lenhardt snagged the job of window dresser. “I convinced Burton to give me a decent salary and rent me a studio in Brooklyn,” he said. “It was a huge responsibility; I had to get my shit together.”

That job ended six months later, when Lenhardt needed time to prepare for his second solo show at Taxter & Spengemann. The exhibit included such a mix of work and mediums that “it looked like a group show,” he said. His Michael Jordan

painting was in it. So was a life-size, airbrushed fiberglass horse. Both sold.

In no time at all, Lenhardt found himself in the New York scene. He met and began to play music with Miguel Mendez — “kind of an Elliott Smith/Beck vibe,” he said. Over the next couple of years, the band played local clubs, had a residency at the Knitting Factory nightclub and performed at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas.

One of Lenhardt’s girlfriends was Lesley Arfin, then a writer for Vice. “She knew everybody; hanging with her, that’s when New York really opened up for me,” he said.

murals — in New Zealand, Killington and Austria — and played with the Brooklyn/ Burlington band Heloise and the Savoir Faire on a two-week European tour. He was part of a group exhibit at Taxter & Spengemann. And he began a relationship with actor Parker Posey, known for her iconic grunge-era roles in films such as Dazed and Confused and Party Girl.

“Parker came to the art show opening,” Lenhardt said. The first thing she said to him, he recalled, was “I saw your painting. You must have a very small brush.”

For their first date, Lenhardt picked up Posey in his 1989 Honda Accord. “She loved it, so I thought she was cool,” he said. “She was creative, funny and knew all these famous people. I tried to be normal — I think that’s what I brought to the relationship: the calm, country vibe.”

Posey had purchased an old house in the Hudson Valley, and Lenhardt began to spend most of his time there. “She’d go to the city, and I mainly stayed up there,” he said. “I turned this little barn into an art studio.”

Posey loved Lenhardt’s doodles of a funny, naked, potato-shaped lady with weird hair and urged him to do something with them.

“The 24 Hour Woman idea came from an Enjoli perfume co ee mug,” she explained in an email. “I’d gotten it from a Salvation Army or a Goodwill — it was a white mug, with pink cursive writing on it that said ‘24 Hour Woman.’

Arfin later headed to LA and became a comedy writer and producer for television; she now has a podcast called “Filling the Void.” In a phone call from her car, Arfin praised both her “super-cute” friend — he seems to remain friends with all of his exes — and the portrait he painted of her late, beloved goldendoodle, Judy. “It’s museum-worthy,” Arfin declared.

In 2007, Lenhardt was busy “playing in the band, working, doing some album covers and a lot of illustrations,” he said, when Burton came calling to whisk him away. The company had just opened its first Stash snowboard park, at the Northstar California Resort.

“They wanted me to do the murals inside the cabin,” Lenhardt said. “They flew me out to Tahoe. I’d drive up the mountain, turn on the generator and paint all day.”

That mural was a memorial for pro rider Craig Kelly, the first snowboarder to have a signature snowboard. The fourtime world champion, known as “the godfather of freeriding,” died in 2003 in an avalanche in British Columbia.

The following year was even busier: Lenhardt painted three more Stash

“I’m sorry I don’t have a picture of it, because the 24 hour woman is … well, the proof is there, in all those drawings!” Posey added. “She can do everything, anything, and makes the most menial tasks fun.”

“Parker and I would sit around and come up with ideas — it became a woman caught in the act of doing something,” Lenhardt said. Those ideas turned into the concept of a day calendar with a naked lady doing something mundane, or preposterous, on each page.

“And that’s when we split up,” Lenhardt said.

Suddenly, he was back in Brooklyn, crashing in a friend’s art studio before moving in with Joe Shepard, a friend from Burlington and a member of the Savoir Faire. Lenhardt threw himself into producing and selling the Twenty Four Hour Woman calendar. He handled every aspect, from drawing to shipping. “This is about a woman who does everything, so I felt that I should, too,” he joked.

Lenhardt made more than 2,000 new drawings over seven years of producing the calendar. “The 2020 calendar was greatest hits, all my favorites,” he said. And it was the last one. Now the naked lady appears daily on Instagram and occasionally in tattoos.

When I do the work, there is nowhere I’d rather be than here.

SCOTT LENHARDT

U.S. Open poster

When COVID-19 arrived in New York City, Lenhardt had just sent Burton sketches for his second Danny Davis snowboard. “They approved it March 13 and wanted me to send them [paintings] in two weeks,” he said. Working intensely in his studio, he said, “all I heard was ambulances and birds all day. Then this banging of pots and pans at 7 p.m. for the medical sta .”

The connection to snowboarding in those early days of lockdown was a psychological life preserver for Lenhardt. “It’s so important to me,” he said. “I’ve met many of my closest friends through that.”

That summer, Lenhardt and a girlfriend left the city to work on a 60-acre farm owned by friends in Rhinebeck, N.Y. “We learned how to process chickens,” he said. “The way things were, it felt like it could be the end of the world.”

By the end of summer, Lenhardt knew he needed to return to Vermont.

His New York years now seem like “kind of a blur,” he said. He recalled an incident that, for him, sums up life in the city.

“I was sitting in bumper-to-bumper tra c on the Brooklyn Bridge, and this guy [in another car] gestured that I roll down the window,” he said. In a distinct New York accent, the man yelled to him, “What are we doing here?”

Taking it as an existential query, Lenhardt gave him a Lewis Carroll-worthy response: “Because we don’t know what’s going to happen on the other side of this bridge.” Seemingly satisfied with that answer, the man rolled up his window.

Home Again

Now Lenhardt is settled in what he calls “Lenore’s house,” right next door to his parents in West Rupert. Lenore Johnson, now deceased, was once like a grandmother to him and his sisters. He’s renting the place from her out-of-state son and would like to buy it someday.

“Lenore was this eccentric, creative Italian woman from Queens,” Lenhardt explained. “The house is kind of like a

time capsule.” It’s still filled with her many collections; tchotchkes adorn every surface and wall. Some of the floors are covered in motley carpet samples from the 1960s. Lenhardt kind of digs it, though he admitted to removing a few gingham curtains.

In a corner of an upstairs bedroom, Lenhardt has set up an easel. He’s currently working on a large commissioned portrait of the fiancée of his friend Homer Murray, son of actor Bill Murray.

Lenhardt described oil painting as a slow, painstaking process, but once he’s in it, “I can’t think of anything else,” he said. “The first thing I do in the morning is go fix something. Then I spend the rest of the day thinking, Why did I do that? I have to overwork it to death before bringing it back to life.”

He reiterates Brian Sweetland’s mantra: “Just keep your brush moving.”

Lenhardt has installed a second small workspace in what used to be Lenore’s husband’s gun room, he explained. The shelves are lined with leopard-print fabric.

Other art jobs for Lenhardt are waiting in the wings, including beer-can labels for his friends at Slow Fox Farm Brewery in Rhinebeck. The pet portraits “just keep coming,” he said. And he’s eager to finish up a film he wrote that he made with Roose. Titled Shadow Self , it’s about a father and son trying to start over after a car accident in which the mother and a sibling are killed.

Lenhardt does not anticipate designing for Burton this year, though. “That’s just the nature of the work,” he said.

During a tour of Lenore’s house, as well as his parents’ house across the drive, Lenhardt showed off paintings by Sweetland and his own work from decades past. Asked if he finds it easier to work in Vermont or New York, he replied, “The city is exciting, and you can feed off the energy, but when I do the work, there is nowhere I’d rather be

Lenhardt’s friends variously describe him as mellow, genuine, kind, funny, soulful, humble. The word “homebody” would

“I think it’s important, as an adult,” Lenhardt said, “to work on and attend to the bridge that connects you to your childhood.”

He’s comfortable where he is, he said, and happy that an old friend from the New York music scene is moving to Rupert. Best of all, his family and Bromley Mountain are still close by. ➆

INFO

“Scott Lenhardt: Artistic Contributions to Burton Snowboards, 1994-Present,” on view through October 31 at Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum in Stowe. vtssm.org, slenhardt.com

Scott Lenhardt at home in West Rupert

SHEM ROOSE

New Blood

Matt Rogers is in at the Flynn as the new director of programming. What does that mean for Burlington’s premier performing arts venue?

BY CHRIS FARNSWORTH • farnsworth@sevendaysvt.com

It was one of those “It’s right under your nose” moments for Jay Wahl.

The executive director of the Flynn was talking with new hire Matt Rogers about the recent mass shooting at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub when he realized how valuable his new director of programming’s voice would be at the nonprofit arts organization.

“We were talking about what communities the Flynn does and doesn’t always serve,” said Wahl, who took the reins of the Burlington performing arts center in 2021. “After something like the murders in Colorado, I wanted to seek out my community. But there aren’t any gay bars in Burlington.”

To Wahl’s surprise, the solution came easily to Rogers.

“Why don’t we just make one?” he posited to Wahl.

“And he was exactly right,” Wahl recalled. “It’s our job to bring community together. It’s not about juggling different art forms or curating things; it’s us thinking about how can we meaningfully and authentically serve the community.”

So Wahl and Rogers decided to turn the center’s underground black box theater, the Flynn Space, into a gay bar for a night. They called the February 11 event Hot Butter and brought in local DJ Craig Mitchell.

It was an early example for Wahl of just what Rogers, with his deep roots in the community and the local indie music scene, can bring to the Flynn. And the two men’s shared, expansive view of the kind of events the state’s largest performing arts organization can offer may explain why Rogers’ title is director of programming, rather than artistic director, as his predecessors were known.

For Rogers, joining the Flynn represents a new chapter in a career that until now has been focused in a very different performance world. The 37-year-old Monkton resident cut his teeth as an independent promoter booking music shows at local venues such as Club Metronome and the Monkey House and later worked for Higher Ground booking large off-site shows. He joined some likeminded friends and fellow bookers to form Waking Windows, organizer of the popular Winooski indie music festival of the same name. As part of that collective, he helped bring the likes of indie rock darling Japanese Breakfast and grunge-era heroes Dinosaur Jr. to town.

Wahl’s hiring of Rogers in September raised some eyebrows. Though he is an experienced booker, Rogers lacks the background in the sorts of performances that traditionally make up the Flynn’s season — classical and modern dance, world music, theater, children’s shows.

“When you’ve been doing a job long enough and staying in the same lane, you’re ready to push yourself out of that comfort zone,” Rogers said, waving his hand to indicate his new downtown office.

“Coming here and talking to agents who represent circuses and dance troupes, coming more in contact with the performing arts world, it’s been really incredible.”

Wahl doesn’t have any doubts about Rogers’ ability to make the transition: “I feel incredibly grateful to have him here now,” he said. “Matt is going to be central to what the Flynn is and will become.”

Though he’s now a father of two who has been working in the music industry for almost 20 years, Rogers still comes across

like a younger man working in the world of adults — like seeing pro skater Tony Hawk at a PTA meeting. As he traced the roots of his career, he leaned back in his office chair with a cool, casual ease.

“I was always attracted to that world — I love live music,” said Rogers, who grew up in southern New Jersey and came to Vermont to attend Saint Michael’s College in Colchester.

While he was there, Rogers landed an internship at South Burlington music venue Higher Ground. It was low-level stuff, but the gig offered his first taste of a world he knew he wanted to be a part of. It also helped him to land a dream job in 2007, when the career office at St. Mike’s posted an opportunity to be a production assistant on James Taylor’s tour.

“It was the first time I saw how the whole thing really works,” Rogers said of his six years on the road with the legendary “Fire and Rain” singer-songwriter. While traipsing around the globe, Rogers

PERFORMING ARTS

saw it all, from the work of setting up the stage and lighting to how the accountant settled up after the show. Learning how the sausage is made often scares off initiates in the music business; for Rogers, it was like getting a road map to his preferred destination.

Buoyed by his apprenticeship, he decided to try his hand at booking his first show. It was 2009, and he had just caught the indie rock band Here We Go Magic play in Montréal. Rogers emailed the band afterward, asking to book it to play in Burlington.

“I had no idea what I was doing,” Rogers said, laughing as he recalled the experience. “I rented out Club Metronome and sent the contract to the band, but I couldn’t actually go to the show. I had to go out on tour with James Taylor.”

Rogers’ then-girlfriend, Whitney Leighton, now his wife, stepped in to cover for him by cutting the check and making the band dinner. Soon Rogers was booking

Matt Rogers

LUKE AWTRY

acts ranging from indie rock up-andcomer Kurt Vile to former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Fred Armisen. He established his own booking agency, MSR Presents, and met like-minded local bookers. Those included Nick Mavodones and Paddy Reagan, who ran their own outfit, Angioplasty Media.

“We all have similar tastes, but back then, Matt seemed a little more bold than Nick and I,” Reagan said. He recalled when Rogers booked folk-rock band Dawes at the Monkey House in Winooski, “which seemed like such a big swing,” he said. The band was beginning to break out and seemed an unlikely target to land for the rookie bookers. “Nick and I would have been more nervous about that, I think.”

risks with what you book,” he explained. “If the show tanks, you’re done.”

The mission of a nonprofit such as the Flynn, however, includes a commitment to varied, sometimes risky, programming — something Rogers said is both exciting and daunting.

“There are so many more moving parts here,” he said. “We have an education department, so I need to book stuff to engage busloads of kids, most of whom are about to have their first theater experience. There’s just so much more I need to be aware of when booking, like what purpose will this show serve for our audience?”

Though they both acknowledge the new challenges Rogers is facing, Wahl and Reagan are confident in his ability to adjust and thrive.

In 2011, MSR Presents and Angioplasty merged to form Waking Windows, along with the Monkey House’s Brian and Ali Nagle. The collective brings cuttingedge, underground indie acts to the area throughout the year, but its calling card is the annual music festival, which draws nearly 200 acts, and thousands of fans, to Winooski each May. Though this year, owing to a variety of life changes for its founders — including Rogers’ new gig — the festival will be significantly pared down. (For more on the future of Waking Windows, turn to Soundbites on page 54.)

After a three-year stint in Philadelphia at the nonprofit independent venue World Café Live, Rogers took a job in 2013 with Higher Ground Presents, the off-site arm of the South Burlington nightclub, which produces festivals such as Grace Potter’s Grand Point North in Burlington and Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival in North Adams, Mass. It was organizing those events, and Rogers’ work with Waking Windows in particular, that brought him to mind when Wahl sought a successor to Flynn artistic director Steve MacQueen, who resigned in February 2022.

“Matt is someone who helped build a partnership with the town of Winooski in order to hold a music festival,” Wahl stated. “I don’t think people realize the kind of work that takes. Someone who thinks through those kind of processes — we knew we needed that at the Flynn.”

For Rogers, the diverse nature of the shows the Flynn brings to Burlington is the real draw.

“When you work at a place like Higher Ground, you can’t really take too many big

“No one at the Flynn is expected to be an expert in every art form,” Wahl pointed out. “That would be unrealistic. What I want to know about here is: Does he care about the artists? Does he care about the audiences? Is there honesty, authenticity and gravity? Does he understand how to build relationships? And yes, Matt does all of those things.”

Reagan, who is now the technical director at the University of Vermont Lane Series, is happy his Waking Windows partner is stepping into such a high-profile position.

“Oftentimes, it can be a whole generation until positions like this turn over,” he said. “I’m really excited to see Matt get this chance and to see what he does.”

Wahl noted that Rogers’ influence as director of programming won’t be fully felt until the shows for the 2023-24 season are announced. More immediately, Rogers will have a chance to show the community what he can do when the Flynn kicks off the 2023 Burlington Discover Jazz Festival this summer. Though he and Wahl were tight-lipped on the identity of this year’s guest curator and the lineup, their excitement for the annual 10-day music festival was clear.

“Getting my hands on jazz fest is going to be so cool,” Rogers enthused. “It’s the 40th anniversary too, so that’s huge right there. I’ve worked on basically every other local music festival in the last 15 years, so it feels like … finally.”

The late winter sun was setting outside Rogers’ office window as he stood up, giving a quick glance to the city outside.

“The fact that the Flynn were willing to bring someone like me on was really reassuring,” Rogers said. “It speaks a lot to where the Flynn wants to go — not necessarily cutting off from the past but developing and progressing.” ➆

MATT IS GOING TO BE CENTRAL TO WHAT THE FLYNN IS AND WILL BECOME.

Kitchen Assist

Just Cut program helps Vermont institutions serve more local produce

BY MELISSA PASANEN • pasanen@sevendaysvt.com

It was peak lunch in the University of Vermont’s Central Campus Dining hall on a recent Friday around noon.

Students lined up for grilled cheese sandwiches, while a few chose Vermont Bean Crafters bean burgers to go with their fries. Nearby, a rustic-style wooden cart held crates of apples. A sign with the logo “Vermont First” indicated their source: Champlain Orchards in Shoreham.

vegetables to sell to institutional markets like UVM,” the sign detailed. “Each week, they wash, peel and dice thousands of pounds of local vegetables like potatoes, carrots and beets.”

AGRICULTURE

Deeper in the dining hall, past pizzas and a station o ering honey-balsamic pork with caramelized onions, zucchini and polenta, students served themselves from pans of blackened tofu, lemon-garlic broccoli, baked catfish and Cajun-roasted potatoes.

Another Vermont First sign noted the potatoes came from a program called Just Cut, run by the nonprofit Center for an Agricultural Economy in Hardwick. The program makes “fresh-cut and frozen local

UVM’s largest dining hall serves 4,000 to 5,000 meals a day, executive chef Armand Lundie said. Run by the international company Sodexo, along with the rest of UVM’s campus dining, the Central Campus operation currently has a lean full-time kitchen crew of 25.

“We could use double that — easily,” Lundie said. “I just don’t have anyone to cut potatoes or peel carrots or peel beets.”

Unlike whole Vermont apples or premade local bean burgers, locally sourced root vegetables require a lot of hands-on prep before they reach hungry students. Sodexo, like many employers, is shortsta ed coming out of the pandemic, and that’s where Just Cut enters the picture.

“It’s a solution for schools and hospitals

to buy local product in a form they can use that’s nutrient-dense and high-quality,” said Just Cut program manager Lotty Roozekrans. “We’ve done the middleperson work of processing it.”

In 2022, the Just Cut team purchased and processed about 155,000 pounds of produce from 19 farms, most in Vermont.

A UVM student eating home fries made with local potatoes

Harvesting Sparrow Arc Farm potatoes for the Just Cut program

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Red Hen Doubles Down on Tip-Free Policy

RED HEN BAKING in Middlesex changed its electronic point-of-sale system this week to get rid of the tipping option.

Red Hen has always had a no-tipping policy, but that hasn’t stopped customers from dropping money in a jar — placed on the counter for charitable contributions — or adding it to their electronic payment. Instead of divvying up the money among staffers, the business donates it to a nonprofit, as signs inform customers. Last year, the bakery-café received $240,000 in non-tip “tips,” according to owner

RANDY GEORGE

The elimination of the tip option coincides with a 5 percent price increase at the bakery that funds a 7.5 percent raise for its roughly 60 employees, George said. Wages start at a minimum of $16 an hour and increase more than 30 percent — to $21 an hour — when an employee becomes “proficient” at their job, usually in four to six months, George continued. The business provides health benefits to employees who work at least 30 hours a week.

“We believe in compensating [employees] and giving people benefits,” George said. “We’re not relying on customers to kick in the extra bit.”

A physical jar will remain on the counter for customers who choose

to make a donation to the charitable organization. Despite the signs, many patrons still don’t get the message, according to George.

“Even the tip jar is not a tip jar,” he said. “The perception, of course, is that it is.”

The jar has brought in about 10 percent of customers’ “tip” contributions; 90 percent have come through the computerized system.

“There’s all this money coming in that people don’t even know what they’re doing with it,” George said.

On Tuesday, Red Hen shut off that flow of money. Its price increase represents about half the amount that customers have been adding to their bills through electronic payments, George said.

Red Hen started as a bread bakery 23 years ago. It opened its counter-service café, which serves soups, sandwiches, baked goods and more, as a tip-free business in 2008.

“In our mind, everybody here is doing an essential job,” George said, “whether they’re washing dishes, driving a truck, baking bread or ringing you up at the cash register. They’re all part of the same team.”

A person who serves a customer one day could do a different job the next, George explained. Compensation shouldn’t depend on

Collection jar at Red Hen Baking

Bartender’s Spirit ree questions for Matt Grant of Linchpin Amari

BY JORDAN BARRY • jbarry@sevendaysvt.com

When Matt Grant was choosing a name for his amaro brand, he was drawn to the symbolism of a simple linchpin.

“It goes into an axle and keeps the wheels on, but it also means something that’s vital to an organization,” Grant, 42, said. “ is is the thing that’s going to keep your cocktail from falling apart.”

Grant knows all about being vital to an organization. He’s bartended at Burlington’s Leunig’s Bistro & Café for 14 years and has seen significant changes in the craft cocktail scene in that time. Snobby mixologists are a thing of the past, he said, and “there are so many more bottles to reach for now.”

Many of those bottles are bittersweet liqueurs packed with herbs and botanicals. Originating in Italy, amaro — and apéritifs, such as Campari and Aperol — has turned global. Few local versions exist in Vermont, but Grant hopes to change that with Linchpin Amari.

Linchpin’s first product, Aperitivo, is a low-proof, citrus-forward sipper with “the mere suspicion of bitterness,” he said. It makes an easy swap for Aperol in a spritz but can also be sipped over ice or mixed into a perfect mezcal negroni.

In an arrangement known as “contract distilling,” Grant makes his products at Shelburne’s Wild Hart Distillery, under the mentorship of owner Craig Stevens. (Rectified Bourbon and Arcana Botanica Spirits also operate out of Wild Hart.)

Aperitivo hit the shelves at 20 802 Spirits stores and several local restaurants — including Leunig’s — in mid-January.

Seven Days sat down with Grant to learn about contract distilling, nerd out about amaro, and get a cocktail recipe or two (see online story). Cin cin!

SEVEN DAYS: Why did you decide to develop an amaro brand?

MATT GRANT: Bartending, I definitely saw that amaro was a trend. Before that, I had an interest in sweet vermouth. e first time I made one, I knew I wanted to have it on a shelf one day. But it’s fortified wine, and the laws are convoluted. So that made it tough.

e base was just spirit, sugar and herbs. I tasted it and was like, “Man, this is good.” And it’s essentially amaro.

SD: How does your relationship with Wild Hart work?

MG: It costs a lot of money to start a distillery. Craig [Stevens] has been fostering an incubator space for folks like myself. We start doing our own thing — with his guidance [on] using the tools, dealing with the paperwork

and everything else that goes along with bringing this to bottle.

I have 20 years of bartending knowledge — it’s not distillery knowledge, but we collaborate and bounce ideas back and forth. I don’t know how lucrative this is for Craig, but it’s priceless for me. I hope more distillers see that this is a cool, reciprocal relationship and follow the formula.

SD: What’s the best way to drink Aperitivo?

MG: It’s got grapefruit peel, rhubarb and a gentian back to it. Most people are going to drink it in a spritz. But it’s the middle of winter, so I’ve been working on a hot toddy. You could even sub it for triple sec in a cosmopolitan — I made that for my mom. Start with familiar stuff, then broaden your horizons.

As a bartender, I have that option to play. My home bar is

pretty extensive; I like picking out different cocktails and flavor profiles. I fail all the time, but not every time.

is interview was edited and condensed for clarity and length.

INFO

Learn more at linchpinamari.com.

While the program launched a decade ago, the current labor crisis and the recent reminders of national supply chain fragility bring home its importance to the local food system.

By purchasing fresh produce from farms and lightly processing it, Just Cut helps UVM and other labor-pinched institutions, such as hospitals and school districts, serve more locally and regionally grown food. As for farmers, the program o ers them a reliable revenue stream and access to new markets.

That appeals to Eli Hersh and Valerie Woodhouse, who started Honey Field Farm in Norwich in late 2019. They have no interest in processing their own vegetables for institutional buyers, Hersh said: “It involves more food safety [protocols] and sharp blades than we have kicking around.”

From its 2022 harvest, Honey Field Farm sold about 1,200 pounds each of red and green cabbage to Just Cut — “not a huge amount, but a good baseline,” Hersh said.

Beyond the income, working with Just Cut meets an overarching goal for the couple. “We really like having more ways to get our food into local kitchens,” Hersh said. “It’s about putting as much Vermont food as we can into the local food system.”

Many of the potatoes in the UVM dining hall come from Sparrow Arc Farm in Guildhall. Matt Linehan, its farmerowner, expects to sell about 60,000 pounds of potatoes to Just Cut from his 2022 harvest.

“We love them,” Linehan said of the program. “What they do is amazing. They sell chopped-up potatoes to UVM. No muss, no fuss on my end.”

Though Just Cut isn’t his largest or most profitable account, Linehan said he appreciates its clear communication, up-front commitment and prompt payment. And he likes having access to the kind of large institutional account that usually requires a long relationship-building process and stacks of paperwork. To feed the student appetite for home fries alone, the kitchen at UVM’s Central Campus cafeteria goes through 180 pounds of diced Just Cut potatoes daily — most grown at Sparrow Arc or Chappelle’s Vermont Potatoes in Williamstown.

It would be easier and cheaper to serve nationally sourced, preprocessed potatoes, executive chef Lundie acknowledged. But UVM and Sodexo are approaching the decade anniversary of the Vermont First e ort, which prioritizes purchasing local food as a way to support the state’s economy and agricultural landscape.

“Local is great. I live here. I grew up here,” Lundie said. He estimated that local food can cost as much as three times more than nationally sourced equivalents, but

Biglietto made with Linchpin Aperitivo

Matt Grant with a bottle of Linchpin Aperitivo

COURTESY OF KATIE PALATUCCI

Pallino made with Linchpin Aperitivo

COURTESY OF KATIE PALATUCCI

“the quality’s better with local. The university wants local. It’s a dance,” he said.

UVM has standing weekly Just Cut orders for 1,620 pounds of diced potatoes, 634 pounds of whole peeled or diced carrots, and 140 pounds of whole peeled beets during the academic year. Beyond home fries, the vegetables go into soups, such as carrot-ginger and Spanish chorizo and potato; a roasted beet and orange salad; and main courses, such as potatokale hash with vegan cheese sauce and pot roast with roasted vegetables.

Asked whether students notice or care about local ingredients, Lundie said he wasn’t sure. But during the recent Friday lunch, Jamie Kaplan, a sophomore from Long Island, N.Y., affirmed that some do.

Holding a plate of Cajun-roasted potatoes and broccoli, Kaplan recalled that “When I applied [to UVM], local was advertised. It was something I did look for.” As an environmental studies major, she added, “I like to know where my food is coming from.”

UVM Medical Center in Burlington is another long-standing Just Cut customer and its most consistent year-round account. That continuity is important, because school orders tend to be seasonal, Roozekrans noted.

At the hospital, a kitchen team of 60 makes about 1,000 patient meals a day, as well as food for the on-site cafés, said nutrition services buyer Scott Young.

Especially in a tight labor market, Young said, Just Cut “saves our staff time when they’re not taking on [for example] a whole head of cabbage.”

The shredded cabbage that he used to source from a national food-service distributor was cheaper, Young acknowledged, but “Who knows where that comes from?” He said the hospital has long struck a balance between the desire to maximize local sourcing and concerns about availability, efficiency and cost. “We’re all about impacting the local economy as much as we can,” Young said.

The cost gap between local and national produce has shrunk over the past 18 months or so, Young noted, as national

prices have jumped. He likes the fact that price increases at Just Cut are always preceded by a conversation. “They just don’t leap unexpectedly that way,” he said.

Currently, Young has standing weekly orders for 40 pounds of shredded cabbage, 80 pounds of shredded carrots, 20 pounds of diced red beets and 30 pounds of frozen, diced carrots. The hospital deploys most of the vegetables in salads, slaws and soups, such as a perennial patient favorite: housemade chicken noodle. Shredded carrots star in a popular walnut-studded carrot cake.

But someone still needs to cut up all those carrots. One afternoon last week, in a 550-square-foot processing room at the Center for an Agricultural Economy’s

Vermont Food Venture Center, a threeperson Just Cut production team was finishing up a batch of 150 pounds of carrots from West Farm in Jeffersonville. The carrots had been hand-trimmed, peeled in an abrasion washer, julienned in a machine and sealed by hand into five-pound bags.

Earlier that day, the team had diced potatoes from Sparrow Arc Farm and beets from Shetler Family Farm in Brownington, as well as shredded cabbage from Bear Roots Farm in Williamstown.

In her office, Roozekrans noted that a recent $125,000 Henry P. Kendall Foundation New England Food Vision Prize has reinvigorated Just Cut’s work with K-12 schools in the Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union and Caledonia Central Supervisory Union, as well as increased its sales to Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. The grant does not pay for the produce, but it will help schools purchase cooking equipment to use it efficiently.

Roozekranz said she recently received an inquiry from the Boston school system, expressing interest in buying several thousand pounds of produce weekly. Just Cut lacks the capacity to expand to that level of production. But the interest underscores the fact that “There aren’t too many other models like Just Cut out there,” Roozekrans said.

Economics may account for that. Just Cut revenue covers only about 75 percent of the program’s costs, which include production labor, raw ingredients, packaging and renting the processing kitchen, Roozekrans explained. The Center for an Agricultural Economy subsidizes the gap.

“Buying from local farms and selling to institutional markets, which have a price threshold, is not a break-even model,” Roozekrans acknowledged.

Angus Baldwin, farmer-owner of Just Cut supplier West Farm, observed that the program’s value goes beyond what a financial spreadsheet can measure. For instance, Just Cut helps him reduce waste by providing a market for carrots that have grown too big for retail sale.

In the bigger picture, Baldwin believes we should support programs such as Just Cut “if we are all committed to a more resilient, locally based food economy.” While the global food system is “all about consolidation and scale,” Baldwin feels a system built on community relationships promises more security. Compared with anonymous commodity carrots grown in California, there are fewer miles and more personal connections between West Farm’s carrots and the UVM dining hall.

“That should be on our mind after the last three years,” Baldwin said. ➆

Learn more at justcutcae.org.

Melissa Mayo prepping home fries at UVM’s Central Campus Dining hall LUKE AWTRY

Bagging processed carrots for the Just Cut program

COURTESY OF ELIZABETH ROSSANO

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the shift a person works or be at the discretion of the customer, he believes.

“When people are relying on the tip, they’re working for the tip,” George said. “They encourage people to spend more money on something they don’t want or need.”

The decision to eliminate the electronic tipping option is “definitely swimming upstream,” George said. “We’ve all discussed it, and we feel pretty strongly about wanting to do it this way.”

Sally Pollak

Maverick Market at 110 Offers Local Goods in Burlington

GLOBAL EATS

Meals in Hand

Portapies delivers the flavors of Jamaica and Britain

BY MELISSA PASANEN • pasanen@sevendaysvt.com

Since August 2020, LOCAL MAVERICK has sold products from more than 150 small Vermont food, drink, craft and wellness businesses through its online and pop-up markets. Now, the team behind the sales and marketing platform will offer those products at a brick-andmortar shop in Burlington.

MAVERICK MARKET AT 110 held its soft opening at 110 Main Street, Suite 1C, on Saturday. The shelves and fridge are stocked with products such as BEE HAPPY VERMONT honey, NU CHOCOLAT sweets, STONY POND FARM cheese and Gosia Meyer Jewelry. The 750-square-foot, multipurpose space is also home to a small tasting room for Shelburne’s WILD HART DISTILLERY

“We went back to our roots,” Local Maverick founder and CEO RYAN NAKHLEH said. Local Maverick has an office space in the building, which faces the Hilton Garden Inn Burlington Downtown, and customers used to pick up their orders in its courtyard.

Initially, the retail store will be open Friday through Sunday. Nakhleh hopes to extend hours in April and eventually to bring back local delivery.

Also an event space, Maverick Market at 110 will host everything from networking meetups to financial literacy

programs to demonstrations to pop-up dinners. March events include a demo with BRIDGE ROAD SUGARWORKS and pop-ups with ONLY CANNOLI, HARMONY’S KITCHEN and FROG HOLLOW FARMSTEAD. In April, Local Maverick and city-run small business initiative Love Burlington will collaborate on a weekly speaker series.

Nakhleh spent the past year working to open a nonprofit commercial kitchen space for emerging food businesses in the Essex Experience, but Local Maverick was unable to secure 501c3 status, and construction costs rose to an unrealistic level, he said. He sees the Burlington store as a way to start small, test the concept and demonstrate the level of demand.

“The end goal is still to build out that full kitchen incubator,” Nakhleh said.

“But this is a really exciting step in the right direction.”

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Jamal Johnson-Anderson grew up in the north London neighborhood of Hackney learning to cook from his Jamaican grandmother. Every Sunday after church, he recalled, she’d cook up a storm, moving fluidly between British and Jamaican recipes and ingredients, singing along to the BBC’s “Songs of Praise” while her grandson peeled potatoes or whipped cake batter.

“Grandma put curry powder in the mash for shepherd’s pie. She would go from making an English fry-up to cooking ackee and saltfish,” Johnson-Anderson said, referring to the classic Jamaican dish combining the starchy, savory fruit with dried, salted white fish. She loved to see people enjoying her food and often declared: “Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, put down the fork and use your hand!”

Johnson-Anderson’s grandmother has passed away, but her influence endures at Portapies, the Shelburne-based food business he launched last October with his wife, Sakile. On the delivery-only menu, Jamaican patties share billing with English pasties (all $7), flanked by fried sweet plantains ($2.50), chunky Brit-style chips (aka fries; $5) and Jamaican fried dumplings ($2.50).

Patties and pasties belong to the large international family of handheld, dough-encased, portable meals. Under Portapies’ current model, the business name is doubly relevant because the Johnson-Andersons ferry each order to customers throughout Chittenden County at no charge.

I received a heads-up text about 10 minutes before the couple arrived at the door with my order, which included two patties (beef and curry chicken), two

pasties (chicken-and-mushroom and cheese-and-onion) plus one peach hand pie. The pastries were still warm in their wax paper bags.

The half-moon-shaped patties boasted imperfectly perfect, tender, mustardyellow crusts and richly spiced fillings with a satisfying (but not intimidating) punch of heat. The rectangular pasties were crafted with homemade puff pastry holding mild and creamy fillings reminiscent of classic New England pot pies. The pasties and the round, icing-drenched fruit pie were good, but the patties were standout craveable and unusual around here.

The couple works in the commercially licensed Shelburne home kitchen of Sakile’s parents, Marcelle BunburyWhitcomb and Robert Whitcomb, who previously used it to prep for their mobile Caribbean food business called Bunbury EAT.

Sakile, 29, grew up in Vermont and London. She and Jamal, 30, met in university in London. The pair married in Vermont in 2015, returned to England to live in a town called Colchester, and now reside, coincidentally, in Colchester, Vt. They came back in 2017 seeking a quieter and more peaceful place “to settle down and have a family,” Jamal said.

Both were working for Howard Center, but as Jamal approached his 30th birthday, he felt compelled to follow his passion. Thanks in large part to his late grandmother, Jamal loves to cook. “He’s always showing me up in the kitchen,” his wife joked. The couple hopes to eventually open a small corner bakery.

Jamal has invested a lot of time in perfecting his recipes with traditional and nontraditional ingredients. On a

Maverick Market at 110’s soft opening

Portapies’ fried sweet plantains and Jamaican patty

well-floured surface in the Shelburne kitchen, he demonstrated the method that yields his flaky curryand turmeric-infused patty crust.

“There’s a lot of thought to it,” he said.

Some of Jamal’s touches are top secret, including the magic twist in the beef patty beyond the usual allspice, clove, Scotch bonnet chiles and tomato paste. The ingredient

is so nontraditional, in fact, that it must remain confidential “for his own safety,” Sakile confided with a chuckle.

Purists, stand down: The result is an irresistible patty you should get your hands on. ➆

INFO

Learn more at portapiesbakery.com.

Jamal Johnson-Anderson demonstrating pastry technique

Portapies beef patty

Chicken-andmushroom pasty

Jamal and Sakile Johnson-Anderson

A World of Cinema

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BY COLLEEN GOODHUE

As winter trudges on, Vermonters may crave an exotic getaway. The Global Roots Film Festival o ers a more a ordable escape, bringing filmgoers to the far reaches of the planet through outstanding cinema this weekend.

Global Roots, which runs from Thursday, February 16, through Sunday, February 19, at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center’s Film House in Burlington, is one of three annual festivals presented by the Vermont International Film Foundation. Founded in 2013 by VTIFF executive director Orly Yadin, Global Roots screens films selected to fit

a theme, such as food, disability or Indigenous cultures.

This year’s theme is international submissions to the 2023 Academy Awards. Yadin believes that a country’s submission to the Oscars o ers a fascinating look at how its people perceive themselves.

“Some countries just choose what they think has the best chance to win, but others want to say, ‘Look, you don’t know much about us. This is who we are,’” Yadin said.

For instance, this is the first year Uganda has submitted a film for consideration for Best International Feature Film (previously called Best Foreign Language Film). The country’s selection, Tembele,

is about a garbageman experiencing grief after the loss of a child.

According to director Morris Mugisha, the film rejects a common cultural narrative in Africa that men must never show weakness. As the Hollywood Reporter notes, Mugisha wrote in a statement accompanying the film submission that the drama suggests “it is OK for a man to cry and vulnerability is no crime especially if you’re hurting. This is a film of hope, love and brotherhood.”

Yadin noted that countries often choose films set beyond their own borders. For instance, Holy Spider (Les nuits de Mashhad), the Danish submission, was filmed in Jordan and set in the Iranian holy city

of Mashhad. This crime thriller is based on the true story of serial killer Saeed Hanaei, who murdered sex workers out of a perceived moral obligation.

“I found it interesting [that], two years running, the Danish submission is about human rights issues in other countries,” Yadin said. “What does it mean about Denmark? It’s obviously trying to say something about who the Danes are.”

Muffie Milens of Burlington has “adopted” a film for Global Roots for the past five years, donating money to sponsor a film of her choice. Milens, who works part time in the VTIFF box o ce, said ticket sales don’t cover nearly enough of the cost of putting on the festival. Adopting a film, which starts at $300, “is a way to support the festival and ... a way to get incredible enjoyment,” she said.

This year Milens adopted The Blue Caftan (Le bleu du caftan), a Moroccan drama about a woman and her husband, a closeted gay man, who run a caftan store. Same-sex relations are illegal in that country and can be punished with prison time. Yet the film is not a tragedy but a tale of warmth and love. “The Blue Caftan dares to imagine a world where there’s room for both appreciation of the old ways and room to evolve,” Variety writes.

Jennifer Rangnow of Burlington has also been sponsoring films for years and loves that Global Roots’ selections o er viewers something unexpected. “Hollywood films do something really well, but you can kind of guess the plot,” she said. “You know what you’re getting into.”

Yadin, who announced earlier this month that she’ll step down as VTIFF’s executive director in June, said this model of funding is not only about finding new sources of financial support for films but also about helping bring new audiences to the festival.

Rangnow, for example, adopted a film she knew her sister would like to see with her: The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin). The submission from Ireland has since been nominated for an Oscar. Adapted from Claire Keegan’s novella Foster, the drama

Global Roots Film Festival screens international submissions to the Academy Awards

Joyland

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relates the coming of age of a young girl sent to live with her cousin for a summer in 1980s rural Ireland.

“I wouldn’t pick some crazy experimental thing for my sister,” Rangnow said. “This is an old-fashioned good story with a lot of heart.” She also appreciated that the film is in Gaelic, a first for the Academy Awards. “I’m a big supporter of Indigenous languages and people holding on to their language.”

While Oscar submissions allow countries to place their cinematic arts on the international stage, not all these films are as well regarded back home. For instance, religious groups pressured government officials in Pakistan to ban Joyland from director Saim Sadiq’s home state of Punjab, where it is set. The story of a trans love affair was seen as “against Pakistani values,” the Guardian reported. Malala Yousafzai, an education activist and 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, served as executive producer of the film.

Chinese state television station by Falun Gong, a religious group with which he was affiliated. In the fallout, Daxiong fled China for France and eventually for Canada. Through mixed media, he shares his personal journey and sheds light on Chinese history and culture. A Q&A with director Jason Loftus will follow the screening on Saturday afternoon.

JENNIFER RANGNOW

The festival finishes on Sunday night with Finland’s Girl Picture (Tytöt tytöt tytöt), which won the Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The film follows a set of friends over three consecutive Fridays. While Vermonters are familiar with dark winters, Girl Picture transports viewers to Finland, where they can experience that season with three girls on the cusp of womanhood.

Canada’s Eternal Spring is sure to be a crowd favorite at Global Roots. The documentary won the Audience Award at Hot Docs 2022 and features animation inspired by the art of Chinese comic book illustrator Daxiong (Justice League, Star Wars ). The story follows protagonist Daxiong after the 2002 hijacking of a

“This is a great way to do international travel,” Rangnow said. For $12 per ticket, “[these films] take you to parts of the world that you might want to visit — or you might want to visit for a couple hours.”

INFO

Global Roots Film Festival, Thursday, February 16, through Sunday, February 19, at the Film House at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center in Burlington. $6-12 for individual tickets; $20-45 for a festival pass. vtiff.org

THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO DO INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL.

Holy Spider

Lights, Camera, Ryegate

Vermont filmmaker presents a new movie about friendship and rural life

BY SALLY POLLAK • sally@sevendaysvt.com

Liam O’Connor-Genereaux was born 27 years ago in a former Presbyterian church in South Ryegate. His family moved from there to a sheep farm in the same town when he was a young boy. But Liam and his brother, Caleb, would sometimes go back to their old home to play. They’d swing from the rope that hung from the bell tower, ringing the church bell with their games. No one ever knew what time it was.

O’Connor-Genereaux, an independent filmmaker, returned to his hometown to make The Butterfly Queen, a fantasy-adventure feature film that made its Vermont premiere on Saturday at the Latchis Theatre in Brattleboro. Like O’ConnorGenereaux’s childhood ringing of the bell, The Butterfly Queen plays with time (and memory) in a story that centers on the journey of two friends who are trying to retrieve a sketchbook.

The art-filled book holds a certain promise and could ultimately lead the friends back home. But their quest is derailed and threatened by a fantasy being — the film’s title character — who also wants the book. To complicate matters, the Butterfly Queen changes the rules of the search as it unfolds through a magical (and sometimes freaky) forest. The trip through the woods, complete with lavish costumes and marvelous

sets, is an exploration of friendship and making art.

The friends find themselves in this strange world after they enter a rusty oil drum from which a herd of sheep has just

exited, as if the livestock were rabbits spilling from a magician’s hat. The two emerge from the oil drum/magic portal into a beat-up pickup truck in a farm field.

In O’Connor-Genereaux’s film, which he

produced, wrote and directed, the imagery is rooted in the place he grew up.

“There’s a lot of autobiographical elements in the film,” O’Connor-Genereaux said. “And certainly in the production.” He spoke to Seven Days by telephone from a cabin in Worcester where he lives with his partner, Seana Testa, the film’s art director and coproducer.

O’Connor-Genereaux shot the movie in five weeks in summer 2021, mainly at his parents’ farm. Family members, neighbors, local businesses and his parents’ herd of sheep were instrumental in making the movie, which was produced on a $90,000 budget, O’Connor-Genereaux said.

Tuttle’s Family Diner in Wells River catered the set. A local mechanic, Tim Spooner, built the pickup truck from a couple of vehicles and drove it in the stunt scenes. Groton Timberworks donated lumber for building sets. Folks opened their homes to cast and crew to live in temporarily.

“There are so many people of my community who helped and supported [the project],” O’Connor-Genereaux said. “The film itself is a really exciting film for Vermonters. It’s a story about rural living.

“The texture of the film itself is so very Vermont: It has bits of corrugated metal, and it’s out in the woods,” he went on.

O’Connor-Genereaux, who was homeschooled, has always been fascinated by storytelling. He’s a voracious reader who started writing his own stories when he was young. His parents gave him a little camcorder when he was 8, and O’ConnorGenereaux started shooting and editing videos. The first one was about a homemade sled with skis bolted to the bottom; a car tows the sled through a snowy winter hayfield. His filmmaking with friends “snowballed” from this initial effort and grew more elaborate over time, O’Connor-Genereaux said.

After high school — during which he supplemented homeschooling with classes at Blue Mountain Union School in Wells River — O’Connor-Genereaux spent a year as a ski bum in Utah. Then he studied film at Emerson College in Boston for a year before leaving because city life didn’t appeal to him.

“I didn’t like that I had to go inside to be alone,” O’Connor-Genereaux explained.

But at Emerson, he met a lot of “really cool artists,” including Kade Pintado, who has a starring role in The Butterfly Queen Pintado, who is nonbinary, O’ConnorGenereaux said, plays the nonbinary character Casey, a cartoonist-farmer who is one of the two friends at the center of the film. Pintado also had a role in Zephyr, the 2016 movie O’Connor-Genereaux made after dropping out of Emerson. That film, which he described as a kind of rock opera, was also shot at his parents’ farm.

Liam O’Connor-Genereaux, (right) directing actors Sophia Anthony and Kade Pintado

Actors Kade Pintado and Sophia Anthony

Actor Despoina

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After Zephyr , O’Connor-Genereaux spent a couple of years hitchhiking and backpacking around North America and Europe. During this time, he was working on the screenplay for The Butterfly Queen . He remembers revising the script while riding on a bus in Estonia in summer 2018.

Back in the states, O’Connor-Genereaux enrolled at the University of Vermont, from which he graduated with a degree in English in 2021. He said classes in the theater department, with an emphasis on storytelling, were a particularly valuable part of his UVM education.

With a crew of about 20 people and broad community support, he shot The Butterfly Queen the summer after he graduated from UVM.

O’Connor-Genereaux and Testa completed postproduction work last summer. In fall 2022, the two traveled by van to show the film at a few festivals. The Butterfly Queen won best feature film at the 2022 Chicago International Indie Film Festival.

O’Connor-Genereaux is excited to present the film to Vermont audiences. At the Brattleboro premiere, he, Testa and other members of the project were on hand for a Q&A after the

movie. The Butterfly Queen will now tour the state through the end of March, with screenings and Q&As in Randolph, St. Johnsbury, Burlington, Montpelier and other towns.

“I think there’s an expectation that you have to leave Vermont in order to pursue your dreams,” O’Connor-Genereaux said. “Something that I think is powerful about this film, and the creation process, is that it’s possible to create something that is meaningful to you as an artist without having to leave the place where you find that meaning.”

INFO

For more on e Butterfly Queen, including the full schedule of upcoming screenings, visit walrusdice.com.

Vermont’s rainbow smelt are small forage fish that can be used for bait — or breaded and pan-fried into a delicious dinner. Zachary McNaughton knows where to find them. He publishes educational fishing videos on his YouTube channel, Vermont Master Anglers, including a few videos featuring smelt fishing and how to cook smelt. McNaughton’s father taught him how to fish at a young age, and he is passing that tradition on to his 6-year-old son, Fisher. Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger met up with father, son and Shawn Good, a fish biologist from the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, on a frozen lake in Plymouth for a nighttime ice fishing adventure.

Unstuck: Episode Extras

With Eva

SEVEN DAYS: Why did you decide to make this video?

EVA SOLLBERGER: I have covered ice fishing a few times over the past 16 years — on the Waterbury Reservoir with some chefs from Hen of the Wood and during a derby on Lake Memphremagog. Joshua Morse, public information o cer with Vermont Fish & Wildlife, contacted me about a smelt clinic at the Waterbury Reservoir. But then Josh worried it might be too disruptive for the anglers to have me there filming with a light. So he put me in touch with Shawn and Zachary, who agreed to take me out for an adventure on the ice. It was extra fun having Fisher along and, yes, his name was well chosen. That kid can catch fish!

SD: What was the temperature?

ES: It was about 22 degrees when we started o at 3:30 p.m. I filmed this with my iPhone, and it worked for a bit before shutting down due to the cold. I also got some artifacts — blemishes, basically — in a few of the interviews, which I had to edit around. Luckily, Zachary brought a propane heater, which made the tent super toasty and made my iPhone happy. The only things that I couldn’t get warm were my toes. But Zachary saved the day with some disposable foot warmers. I

In Search of Smelt

ordered a pack when I got home and will wear them for future winter adventures.

SD: at tent looked cozy.

ES: Zachary was a great host and brought all the gear along in a sled. He even included snacks for Fisher and extra lights so I could film. There was just enough room for three holes in the ice and four of us. The ice was wet and slippery, and my fingers were clumsy. I was worried about dropping my phone or body mics into the lake.

I kept popping outside to film the light as it changed and night fell. It was so peaceful, and we were the only ones on the ice. There are a few lakes in Plymouth, and Zachary asked me not to specify which one we were on to protect it from overfishing. This spot has a ton of smelt! Zachary had a video monitor that uses sonar to let you see what is swimming beneath the surface. As you can see in the video, the water was thick with thousands of smelt. I wish I had brought along the gear to lower my GoPro into the lake,

because when the green light was on, I may have been able to get underwater video of the smelt party.

SD: I love how Zachary talked about fishing being good for mental health. ES: Yes, I am glad more people are talking about mental health and prioritizing it, too. Just being outdoors in the winter was exciting to me, as I am someone who often gets stuck inside during the colder months. And it was really beautiful being out on the open water, surrounded by woods and rolling hills as the sun went down. Walking back to my car by the moonlight was a magical experience. It was definitely worth the two-hour drive from Burlington — even the ride home in the dark.

SD: e photos of kids with fish were so cute!

ES: I asked Zachary if he had photos of Fisher fishing over the years. Oh, boy, did he deliver. The images tell a story of a family that loves to fish together. I especially

love the snap with three generations of McNaughtons, including Zachary, his son and his father, George T. McNaughton. I also asked Shawn to share photos of his son, Aiden, learning how to fish. Like Zachary, Shawn learned how to fish from his father and passed it on to his only child. These family traditions are so important, and it was a pleasure to document them.

SD: Did you smell the smelt?

ES: Zachary and Shawn told me that smelt smell like watermelon candy, not the normal fishy smell that you would expect. So, of course I had to give them a sni for myself. Holding a wiggling fish is not easy, but they were right: It smelled sweet, like spring. Go figure!

SD: Did you fish?

ES: I did take a turn toward the end of the night. I wasn’t getting any bites, so Zachary advised me to slowly reel up. As I was doing so, a smelt hopped onto my maggot bait for the ride! That was the first fish I ever caught, and it was a total accident. Fisher, aka the Fish Manager, sprang into action to extract the hook and return the smelt to the lake. None of this was caught on film, so you will just have to take my word for it!

SD: It’s lucky the ice was thick enough for your excursion.

ES: Yes, that was something I was worried about. But Shawn assured me it was safe and even measured the ice thickness, which was about 15 inches. We filmed this back on February 1, before the recent warmer temperatures. Sadly, an angler in Grand Isle died last Thursday after falling through the ice on Lake Champlain. Two other anglers died after breaking through the ice in South Hero on Saturday. Fish & Wildlife is advising everyone to stay off Lake Champlain and to be careful on all bodies of water before walking on them. Shawn said that in previous winters the ice is often thick enough to walk on by Christmas. That was not the case this year, and everyone should be very careful out there.

SMELT SMELL LIKE WATERMELON CANDY, NOT THE NORMAL FISHY SMELL THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT.

Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger has been making her award-winning video series, “Stuck in Vermont,” since 2007. New episodes appear on the Seven Days website every other ursday and air the following night on the WCAX evening news. Sign up at sevendaysvt.com to receive an email alert each time a new one drops. And check these pages every other week for insights on the episodes.

Stuck in Vermont: Episode 683: Ice Fishing for Smelt

Zachary McNaughton and his 6-year-old son, Fisher, getting ready to ice fish in Plymouth

EVA SOLLBERGER

Skiing the Sights

Highland Center for the Arts’ Open Air Gallery welcomes hardy art lovers for a third season

STORY & PHOTOS BY AMY LILLY • lilly@sevendaysvt.com

During the first pandemic winter, Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro came up with a novel way to draw visitors: place outdoor sculptures on the property and adjacent farm fields and connect them with a ski-and-snowshoe trail. The center even opened a weekend takeout window at its café and built outdoor firepits ringed with tree stumps for seating, giving art adventurers a place to congregate and warm up.

The pandemic may have fizzled into an endemic, but Highland has revived its Open Air Gallery and open-air HCA Café for a third season. This year, 38 sculptures by 17 artists are sited along a 1.8-mile trail that has remained roughly the same for the past three years.

Some works are arresting sights against the snow; others, integrated into woodland borders, must be discovered along the trail. One branching trail appeals to children, with colorful plywood bunnies hiding in the bushes and arches to pass under. Many of the sculptures are worth lingering over — when temperatures and wind levels allow.

As they arrive, visitors pass the festive installation “For a Spoon Full of…” by Sharon artist Ria Blaas. The giant, yellow-painted wooden spoons hang by their handles from trees, creating welcome spots of color against the gray and white landscape that this skier encountered on a recent visit. Blaas also contributed the show’s most strikingly sited work: three thin, 20-foothigh figures reminiscent of the work of Alberto Giacometti that are positioned at the trail’s highest point. Titled “The Incurious Seekers,” the trio towers against the sky, each made from a tree trunk with a crackled, burnt surface. Though the figures are not quite united in purpose, their attitudes and angles suggest awareness of one another.

Many of the sculptures are made of wood, a durable outdoor material. Sophia DiLibero, a recent graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design who lives in Burlington, created “Splinter,” a massive hand resting palm-up at a trail intersection. Although it was carved from pine with a chain saw, the work is realistic and

expressive, its index finger extended as if to reveal the splinter’s location.

Thirteen carved cedar figures, in two groups, greet skiers not far from the trail’s start. The interest of these totem-like carvings lies in their wildly diverse heads and faces, which range from blank modernist masks to horned chimeras. Barton artist Ann Young, better known for her skillfully executed realistic paintings, created the figures 25 years ago and stored them in a barn until this show, according to Highland executive director Keisha Luce.

Luce cocurated the Open Air Gallery with Maureen O’Connor Burgess, the center’s interior gallery curator. The two invited only a handful of artists from previous years, Luce said; the rest are all new, discovered at other sculpture events or by word of mouth. Luce first spotted “Splinter,” for instance, at the Franconia ArtWalk in New Hampshire, she said during a phone call.

Luce met Blaze Konefal, a New Hampshire artist, at the Sculpturefest in Woodstock, Vt. Konefal contributed two fun bouquets made from golf balls secured

at the ends of wires — “Flower Bed” and “Dandelion Seed” — and a wind-activated sculpture of small, square mirrors strung together over a metal table frame. “Mirror, Mirror” manages to turn the biting winter wind into a shimmering visual delight.

Among the returning artists, Peter Schumann, the cofounder and director of Glover’s Bread and Puppet Theater, contributed several printed bedsheets in his “Screaming Tree Series.” Most likely environmentalist and political in intent, the

“Directional Knot” by Kevin Donegan

“Soar” by Tina Grier

banners were twisted and wrapped around trees when Seven Days visited, due to recent storms.

This year’s extreme weather caused widespread harm to the exhibit for the first time, Luce said. Samantha Eckert’s “Celestial Ribbons,” made from metal flashing, was damaged beyond repair. Forty- to 50-mile-per-hour winds took out “Border Crossing,” a suspended sign made from individual letters strung together by Burlington found-metal artist Kevin Donegan. “We didn’t actually recover all of it,” Luce said.

Donegan’s other pieces survived and add a droll note to the skiing experience. “Directional Knot” acts as a signpost beside the trail, but its arrow, painted on a baking sheet, is twisted in a knot. “Yield to Change” consists of two triangular black signs sited on either side of the trail, their punched-out words (“Yield” and “Change”) suggesting directives in conversation with each other. “The Elevation of Manual Labor,” a shovel head atop a dramatically tall sapling, literalizes its subject.

Much of the work is for sale. Donegan, who uses bed-frame rails and other repurposed items, lists his work as “free” but encourages interested collectors to donate what they feel is an appropriate price, part of which will go to Highland.

All along the trail, creative touches abound: vintage cross-country skis stuck in the snow as trail markers; a series of cheery signal flags called “Soar,” designed by Luce’s mother, Trina Grier; five birdcages filled with miniature scenes hanging from woodstick tripods. The latter series, “Bird Song,” was made by the HCA Scene Shop, a collective of artists that includes Luce.

Highland continues to cook up more interesting ways to attract winter visitors, including a “Curds & Curling” event on Saturday, February 25, on the skating pond beside Blaas’ hanging yellow spoons. The curling stone will be a giant cheese wheel donated by Jasper Hill Farm in Greensboro Bend.

And this year the interior gallery has optional seating for those who want to munch on their café takeout in a heated space. Soups, lemon-glazed berry scones and other treats will be provided by Highland’s new chef, Charlotte Greene of Craftsbury Common, formerly the baker at Flour Bottom Bread.

It’s a rewarding way to end a session of art skiing that challenges participants to endure the elements almost as much as the sculptures do.

“Outdoor artwork in Vermont is not easy,” Luce said. “We’re really lucky that artists are willing to take the risk.”

by Ria Blaas

by Sophia DiLibero

NEW THIS WEEK

chittenden county

CHRISTINE SELIN & ALISON SAUNDERS: Sculptures in wood and clay and acrylic landscape paintings, respectively. Reception: Sunday, February 19, 1-4 p.m. February 19-March 26. Info, 899-3211. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho.

stowe/smuggs

MARY ZOMPETTI: “Time and Again: Psychogeographic Meditations on Place,” new photographs. Closing reception and artist talk: ursday, March 16, 3 p.m. February 21-March 16. Info, 635-1469. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Northern Vermont University, in Johnson.

middlebury area

LYNN JOHNSON: “ e Way I See It,” large-scale still life works on canvas and paper. February 21-March 22. Info, 989-7419. Edgewater Gallery on the Green in Middlebury.

brattleboro/okemo valley

ARTFUL ICE SHANTIES: Brattleboro Museum & Art Center and Retreat Farm present the third annual exhibition of artist-designed shanties on the ice at Retreat Meadows. Awards ceremony: Saturday, February 25, 2 p.m. February 18-26. Free. Info, 257-0124. Retreat Farm in Brattleboro.

KEITH HARING: SUBWAY DRAWINGS: Samples from the more than 5,000 chalk drawings the New York City artist made from 1980 to 1985 in subway stations. Reception: Saturday, February 18, 5 p.m. February 18-April 16. Info, 257-0124. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

outside vermont

‘CHIAROSCURO’: A group exhibition featuring artwork in a range of mediums depicting light and shadow, both formally and allegorically, by Janet Van Fleet, Leslie Fry, Henry Isaacs, and other artists from New Hampshire and Vermont. February 17-April 1. Info, 603-448-3117. AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H.

ART EVENTS

OPEN STUDIO: Make art alongside other artists, socialize, get feedback and try out new mediums. No experience required; art supplies provided. Hosted by the Howard Center Arts Collective, whose members have experience with mental health and/ or substance-use challenges. ONE Arts Center, Burlington, Monday, February 20, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, artscollective@howardcenter.org.

ONGOING SHOWS

burlington

‘ALL THE FEELS’: A group exhibition of works that project joy, angst and/or humor by local artists. rough March 25. Info, 578-2512. e S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington.

‘ART / TEXT / CONTEXT’: An exhibition of art objects that prominently feature words, images, symbols and gestural or abstract marks, and that considers their power to prompt critical reflection or spur social action. JOSEF ALBERS: “Formulation: Articulation,” featuring studies by the late German American artist (1888-1976) that show how perception of color is affected by the environments in which it is viewed.

SHANTA LEE: “Dark Goddess: An Exploration of the Sacred Feminine,” large-scale black-and-white photographs that encouraging inquiry beyond the limited roles to which society assigns women. rough May 20. Info, 656-0750. Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, in Burlington.

Susan Calza

In her eponymous Montpelier gallery, artist Susan Calza has installed a new selection of old works. “Our Demons Are Translucent” consists of large, ink drawings and mixed-media assemblages unearthed from a studio in Barre that she’s just vacated. “I hadn’t been using it,” she said. “I’m doing video more now.”

e drawings are just a fraction of the works she made over about a decade, following a 2013 sabbatical in Nepal.

ree of Calza’s drawings hang in the front windows of the gallery and can be seen from the outside in reverse — the Mylar, too, is translucent. e central drawing, the largest at 96 by 36 inches, is titled “Bye Bye BdG.” It’s an homage to Chicago-based artist Barbara DeGenevieve, a dear friend who died at age 67, Calza explained. Her body is blue; her head is loosely gestural and not at all anatomically correct.

Calza made this image

and all the others with her nondominant hand, she said. She likes how drawing that way requires her to stay “in the moment, present.”

Flanking Barbara are what Calza called “self-portrait pieces” — skeleton-like studies with embedded faces. “I ended up doing a series of skeletons and nudes” after living in Kathmandu, Calza said. “Life and death are so close there.”

All these years later, she added, gesturing around the gallery, “I finally know what all this is about. It’s different from my previous work, which was more personal. is is the crux of where the work started to get more political.”

Elements of Calza’s psyche certainly present themselves here, in pieces such as the large-scale “Mother was home but every room is empty.” In it, faces and house motifs, drawn with sumi and walnut inks, float in a sea of white space. “Images of home always come up for me,” Calza commented.

Across the room, a drawing of parted lips

“Mother was home but every room is empty”

“Bye Bye BdG”

PHOTOS: PAMELA POLSTON

perhaps three feet wide is drawn with red lipstick — a reference to dental issues, Calza said. “I’ve always had crooked teeth and a space,” she said. “But now I don’t care.” Sprinkled all over the image, including on individual teeth, are iterations of the word “fuck.”

Asked for the title, Calza smiled and said, “‘Fuck, Fuck…’ — at least eight of them.” It’s a visceral, relatable drawing that can speak to all manner of angst.

One of the assemblages, cryptically titled “Don’t You ink I’m Sexy,” is a tangle of film strips suspended from the ceiling. “We tend to project things on people,” Calza explained.

On a rectangle of maizecolored Nepali lokta paper, Calza drew a grid and adorned some of the squares with little faces, again using sumi ink. Other, seemingly random squares are filled with 23-carat gold, she said. Lit from behind, the piece is a lovely, luminous checkerboard.

To the artist, the piece is about “trying to understand grief and transition.” So, really, is the entire exhibition.

“It’s so weird seeing your past,” Calza mused.

“Our Demons Are Translucent” is on view through March 25 at Susan Calza Gallery in Montpelier, with a reception on Friday, February 17, 5 to 7 p.m. susancalza.com

HOSPITAL: Acrylic paintings by Matt Larson and Julio Desmont (Main Street Connector, ACC 3); photographic giclées by Jeffrey Pascoe (McClure 4 & EP2 Healing Garden); photographs by Sharon Radtke (EP2); and oil paintings by Judy Hawkins (BCC). Curated by Burlington City Arts. rough May 31. Info, 865-7296. University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington.

ART AT THE MALTEX: Paintings by Pievy Polyte, Shannon O’Connell, Nancy Chapman and Ashley MacWalters and photography by Brian Drourr and Robert Fahey. rough April 8. Info, 865-7296. e Maltex Building in Burlington.

‘BLACK FREEDOM, BLACK MADONNA & THE BLACK CHILD OF HOPE’: Designed by Raphaella Brice and created by Brice and Josie Bunnell, this mural installed for Burlington’s 2022 Juneteenth celebration features a Haitian-inspired image of liberation. rough June 18. Info, 865-7166. ‘VOICES OF ST. JOSEPH’S ORPHANAGE’: An exhibition that tells the stories of former residents of the Catholic-run institution (1854-1974) and their accomplishments. A project of the St. Joseph’s Orphanage Restorative Inquiry and Vermont Folklife Center. rough February 18. Info, 863-3403. Fletcher Free Library in Burlington.

‘CO-CREATED: THE ARTIST IN THE AGE OF INTELLIGENT MACHINES’: Interactive projects that examine how artists are engaging with the rapidly changing field of artificial intelligence and its uniquely collaborative character. JULIA PURINTON: Nature-inspired abstract oil paintings, in the LBG Room. SARAH STEFANA SMITH: “Willful Matters,” photographic and sculptural black-and-white abstractions that explore ideas of Blackness and boundlessness by the contemporary artist and scholar. rough May 6. Info, 865-7166. BCA Center in Burlington.

‘CONNECTIONS’: Howard Center Arts Collective presents an art installation of painted mailboxes and mosaics, inviting viewers to reflect on the benefits of old-fashioned mail delivery and to consider whether mailboxes have become relics of the past. rough July 31. Info, artscollective@ howardcenter.org. Howard Center in Burlington.

‘LARGE WORKS’: A group exhibition of works measuring between two and six feet by artists of all ages working in all mediums. rough March 10. Info, spacegalleryvt@gmail.com. e Soda Plant in Burlington.

‘RIP: RELATIONSHIPS IN PROGRESS’: An exhibit in a variety of mediums by 14 area artists. rough March 26. Info, hello@thekarmabirdhouse.com.

Karma Bird House Gallery in Burlington.

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‘ABENAKI CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE VERMONT COMMUNITY’: A series of murals designed by Scott Silverstein in consultation with Abenaki artists Lisa Ainsworth Plourde and Vera Longtoe Sheehan and members of Richmond Racial Equity; the 10 panels celebrate the Abenaki origins of practices still important to Vermont culture. rough May 31. Info, radiate.art.space@gmail.com. Richmond Town Hall.

ART AT THE AIRPORT: Oil paintings of cows by Stephanie Bush and hand-cut paper scenes from the natural world by Adrienne Ginter. Skywalk corridor. rough March 15. Info, 865-7296. Burlington International Airport in South Burlington.

ERICKSON RICHARD: “Markings,” original and edited photographs by the SMC art student. rough February 15. Info, bcollier@smcvt.edu. McCarthy Art Gallery, Saint Michael’s College, in Colchester.

JC WAYNE: “Oracle of Future Beauty,” eco-friendly palette-knife paintings and other mediums that express stories of unseen and seen energies in the natural world. rough February 28. Info, poartryproject@gmail.com. Pierson Library in Shelburne.

MARVIN FISHMAN: A retrospective of 2D and 3D work by the Charlotte artist. rough March 14. Info, gallery@southburlingtonvt.gov. South Burlington Public Art Gallery.

CALL TO ARTISTS

2023 CORNISH CCS RESIDENCY FELLOWSHIP: Applications are now open for the fall residency in Cornish, N.H., and the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction. Dates are October 17 to November 17. For details and application, visit cartoonstudies. org. Online. Through April 1. Info, 295-3319.

2024 SOLO EXHIBITION PROPOSALS: AVA’s exhibition committee of artists, art curators and art professionals seek proposals for solo shows from artists with strong connections to New Hampshire, Vermont and the greater New England region. Details at avagallery. org. Deadline: March 31. AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon, N.H., $50. Info, 603-448-3117.

ART IN THE PARK: The Chaffee Art Center in Rutland invites applications for the 2023 festivals featuring fine artists, craft persons and specialty foods. Show dates are August 12 and 13 and October 7 and 8 in Main Street Park. Application at chaffeeartcenter. org. Online. Through April 1. Info, artinthepark@chaffeeartcenter.org.

ARTISTS NEEDED: Musical and visual artists are invited to perform and exhibit at the University Mall space. Email for details. Arts So Wonderful Gallery, South Burlington. Through March 31. Info, artssowonderful2@gmail.com.

ARTS FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS: The Chittenden Asylum Seekers Assistance Network is looking for creatives (artists, poets, writers, sculptors, musicians, photographers, etc.) to join us for our April fundraising event. CASAN and artists will recruit sponsors, who will donate in exchange for receiving daily content. Funds will be used to help asylum seekers with housing, living expenses and other support. Details and sign-up at casanvermont.org. Deadline: March 8. Online. Info, artsforasylumseekers@gmail.com.

CELEBRATING THE MISSISQUOI WATERSHED: The Missisquoi River Basin Association’s 2023 art contest theme is: what the river means to you or the community and the importance of water quality, stream-side tree plantings and a healthy watershed. All mediums accepted. Entry groups: grades 1-3, grades 4-6, grades 8-12 and adult. Details and application at mrbavt.com. Deadline: March 10. Online. Info, corrina@mrbavt.com.

CREATION GRANTS AVAILABLE: The Vermont Arts Council is accepting applications for this annual grant, which supports artists in creating new work. Grant funds may be used to compensate artists for time spent creating new work, to purchase materials, or to rent equipment or space for the process. New this year: the People’s Choice Creation Grant. Find info and application form for both at vermontartscouncil.org. Deadline: April 3. Online. Info, 402-4614.

‘WELCOME BLANKET’: A collection of quilted, crocheted and knitted blankets handmade by community members to be gifted to new American neighbors. Immigration stories and welcoming messages from the makers are also on display. Through February 26. Info, 355-9937. Heritage Winooski Mill Museum.

barre/montpelier

CAMERON DAVIS: “Poetic Ecologies,” paintings based on an ecological, scientific and spiritual narrative to reveal relationships that transform life. Through March 31. Info, 279-5558. Vermont Supreme Court Gallery in Montpelier.

DARCIE L. TREDWELL: “Cherries, Roses and Other Loves,” paintings and mixed media by the Barre artist and author of a book by the same title. Through February 25. Info, 249-5228. Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier.

JAY HUDSON: “Winter in the Northeast Kingdom,” oil and acrylic paintings of landscapes and inhabitants of the region by the Glover artist. Through March 31. Info, 223-2328. Vermont Natural Resources Council in Montpelier.

‘WHIR, CLANK, BEEP’: Artworks and assemblages by more than 30 artists that explore simple, complex and fantastic machines. KENNY HARRIS: “Envisivivarium,” a site-specific installation that presents the universality of mythology through illustrative, sculptural and theatrical experiences. VERMONT SURFACE DESIGN ASSOCIATION: “Transformation: Material, Environment, Us,” fiber artwork by Sarah Ashe, Cari Clement, Judy Dales, Rosalind Daniels, Jennifer Davey, Elizabeth Fram, Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, Marya Lowe, Kris McDermet, Jane Quimby, Heather Ritchie, Leslie Roth, Dianne Shullenberger, Fern Strong, Sharon Webster and Betsy

CREATIVE SECTOR GRANTS, ROUND 2: Awards of up to $200,000 are available to creative sector organizations and businesses, including sole proprietors that can demonstrate economic harm caused by or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding amounts are based on 2019 operating revenue and can be used for any regular operating expenses, such as payroll and benefits, utilities, rent and insurance. Details and application at vermontartscouncil.org.

Deadline: February 28. Online. Info, 402-4409.

CVRAN 2023 MARCH ARTS MARATHON: The Central Vermont Refugee Action Network invites artists to commit to a daily creative practice making paintings, sculptures, photographs, drawings, fabric art or other art. The artists’ sponsors receive daily copies of the artwork. Funds raised helps CVRAN assist 19 asylum seekers and nine Afghan refugees with housing, living expenses and legal fees. Sign up at cvvran.org. Online. Through February 28. Free. Info, nicolamorris@mac.com.

DIANE GABRIEL VISUAL ARTIST AWARD: Burlington City Arts announces the opening of the application period for this annual award provided by the family of the late Burlington artist (1947-2017). The awardee receives a prize valued at $2,500, with their work showcased via BCA promotion and social media. Details and application at burlingtoncityarts.org. Deadline: March 17. Online. Info, jobrien@burlingtoncityarts.org.

‘HOW YOU SEE IT’: The gallery is hosting a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club of Vergennes and are accepting submissions for an exhibit of work from artists under the age of 18. Each artist can submit up to three pieces of either 8 by 10 inches or 12 by 16 inches in size. Rolling submission through February 17; drop off at the gallery. Northern Daughters, Vergennes. Free. Info, 877-2173.

‘ONE + ONE IS MORE THAN TWO’: This show is about multiple artworks by an artist that relate to each other as a group, in some cases using repetition of pattern, form, shape, color and comparative imagery. Show dates: May 10 to June 24. Deadline: March 25. Details at studioplacearts.com. Studio Place Arts, Barre. $10; free for SPA members. Info, submissions.studioplacearts@gmail.com.

PAINT-BY-NUMBER COW: Purchase a paint-by-number cow kit and submit your version to the museum for an upcoming exhibition. Instructions at mainstreetmuseum.org. Deadline: April 15. Main Street Museum, White River Junction. Info, info@mainstreetmuseum.org.

RFQ FOR STOWE STREET ALLEY: Revitalizing Waterbury and a host of volunteers have been working for more than a year to reclaim and transform an alley that is central to Waterbury’s historic downtown district. The committee is looking for artists to create a medallion and a gateway to the alley; deadlines are April 1 and March

Wing . Through March 4. Info, 479-7069. Studio Place Arts in Barre.

‘LET’S COLLAGE ABOUT IT!’: An exhibition of works in varied mediums by Kris Bierfelt, Liz Buchanan, Anne Cummings, Holly Hauser and Cariah Rosberg. Through April 8. Info, 207-373-8099. Center for Arts and Learning in Montpelier.

NITYA BRIGHENTI: “Side Streams in Art,” portraits, landscapes and cityscapes by the Italian painter living in Barre. Through March 27. Info, 479-0896. Espresso Bueno in Barre.

PATTY CORCORAN & MASON YOUNG: “Shared Spaces,” multimedia landscape paintings and abstract wood sculptures, respectively. Through March 24. Info, 262-6035. T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier.

PHILLIP ROBERTSON & ED EPSTEIN: Relief prints and charcoal drawings, respectively, by the Vermont artists. Through February 28. Info, 229-6206. North Branch Nature Center in Montpelier.

SHOW 53: An exhibition of artworks by gallery members Elizabeth Nelson, James Secor, Ned Richardson, Diane Sophrin, Kate Fetherston. Glen Coburn Hutcheson, Cheryl Betz, Sam Thurston, Marjorie Kramer, Kathy Stark, Melora Kennedy, Anne Cogbill Rose, Hasso Ewing, Richard Moore, Delia Robinson and Chip Haggerty. Through February 26. Info, 552-0877. The Front in Montpelier.

SUSAN CALZA: “Our Demons Are Translucent,” large-scale, mixed-media drawings created over 10 years, influenced by the artist’s travels in Nepal, and assemblages. Reception: Friday, February 17, 5-7 p.m., with gallery talk at 6 p.m. Through March 25. Info, 224-6827. Susan Calza Gallery in Montpelier.

stowe/smuggs

ESPERANZA CORTÉS: Sculptures, paintings and installations by the Colombian-born artist, whose

15, respectively. Details at revitalizingwaterbury.org. Online. Free. Info, karen@revitalizingwaterbury.org.

SAPPY ART SHOW: An exhibition with the theme “Maple, the Heart of Vermont” is open to Vermont artists working in any 2D or 3D medium and will be displayed during the Vermont Maple Festival. More info and instructions for application at vtframeshop.com/sappy. Village Frame Shoppe & Gallery, St. Albans. Through April 15. Info, 524-3699.

SEEKING NEW ARTIST MEMBERS: Become an exhibiting member of the Brandon Artists Guild; show at the gallery year-round, and participate in group and solo exhibitions. Judging criteria include originality, impact, clarity, craftsmanship, consistency of style and quality, presentation and marketability. Apply at brandonartistsguild.org. Deadline: February 26. Online. Free. Info, 247-4956.

‘SPARK!’: The Birds of Vermont Museum’s 2023 art show seeks works that tell the story of your spark as it relates to birds, birding, conservation, science, art, love or something else. Up to three works of art in almost any media, by new or returning artists of any age, may be submitted. Details at birdsofvermont.org. Deadline: March 20. Online. Info, museum@birdsofvermont.org.

VERMONT STUDENT WILDLIFE ART CONTEST: The second annual contest and exhibition is open to all Vermont students in grades 7-12. The top 40 entries will be exhibited at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro; 10 of those will be awarded cash prizes. Details and application at vtwildlifeeducationfund.org.

Deadline: March 17. Online.

VERMONT WATERCOLOR SOCIETY: Members are invited to submit works on the theme of “Emergence” for a juried spring exhibition at the Emile A. Gruppe Gallery. Nonmembers may join the association and submit, as well. Details and entry form at vtwatercolor.org. Deadline: February 28. Online. Info, 673-8087.

WRIF EMERGING FILMMAKERS: In March, the 18th White River Indie Film festival will precede feature films with selected shorts. All self-identifying emerging filmmakers who are residents of Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine or Québec are eligible to submit. Those selected will be notified of screening date/time prior to the festival. Three will be awarded cash prizes. Details and submission form at uvjam.org. Deadline: March 4. Online. Free. Info, 295-6688.

work considers social and historical narratives, colonialism and the politics of erasure and exclusion. Through April 8. Info, 253-8358. The Current in Stowe.

‘HOME AND HOW WE MAKE IT’: An exhibition of 30 miniature rooms, as well as woodworking, textiles and paintings that define visually and conceptually what home means. Reception: Thursday, February 23, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Through June 1. Info, 888-1261. River Arts in Morrisville.

KATHY BLACK: “Expanding Universe, Collapsing Time,” paintings that incorporate landscape, still life, maps and writing to explore our changing understanding of the universe. Through March 8. Info, 635-2727. Red Mill Gallery, Vermont Studio Center, in Johnson.

MEG MCDEVITT: “Iterations,” a solo show of drawings, sculptures and textiles by the Vermont artist and educator. Artist talk: Sunday, February 19, 11 a.m.noon. Through March 11. Info, 646-519-1781. Minema Gallery in Johnson.

SCOTT LENHARDT: An exhibition of graphic designs for Burton Snowboards created since 1994 by the Vermont native. Through October 31. Info, 253-9911. Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum in Stowe.

mad river valley/waterbury

KIMBERLY HARGIS: “Close to Home: Photography From a 30-Mile Radius,” images from the natural world and human community around Thetford. Through March 31. Info, 244-7801. Axel’s Frame Shop & Gallery in Waterbury.

MIREILLE CLAPP: A retrospective of artworks by the late artist and mechanical/industrial engineer, featuring mixed-media wall sculptures and freestanding abstract pieces of welded metals. Through March 25. Info, 496-6682. Mad River Valley Arts Gallery in Waitsfield.

middlebury area

FROBERTAN (FRAN BULL AND ROBERT BLACK): “We’re All at a Party Called Life on Earth,” a carnivalesque art installation of painted sculptures that celebrates humanity, harmony and diversity. Through February 18. Info, 382-9222. Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater in Middlebury.

KATIE RUNDE: Oil portraits of musicians by the Vermont artist. Through February 15. Info, 989-7419. Edgewater Gallery on the Green in Middlebury. ‘MAGENTA’: More than 50 local artists contribute works in this vibrant hue in a variety of mediums. Through March 11. Info, 989-7225. Sparrow Art Supply in Middlebury.

‘PORTALS’: Photographs that feature an architectural element — a gate, doorway, window, mirror or tunnel — that frames, isolates or adds a new dimension to the image. Through February 24. Info, photos@photoplacegallery.com. PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury.

SARA KATZ: “Inner Landscapes,” new abstract paintings that explore botanical forms. Through February 28. Info, 458-0098. Edgewater Gallery at the Falls in Middlebury.

rutland/killington

MEMBERS’ EXHIBIT: Works in a variety of mediums fill the mansion in themed galleries: “Resolutions,” “Frozen” and “Breathe Deep.” Through March 3. Info, 775-0356. Chaffee Art Center in Rutland.

TOMÁSIO: “Abstractions of a Metaphorical World,” energetic acrylic paintings by the Vermont artist also known as Thomas Hacker. Through March 11. Info, 800-639-8521. Castleton University Bank Gallery in Rutland.

upper valley

ABRAHAM DUNNE: “Finds on a Hartland Farm,” relics compiled by the Sharon Academy first-year student. Through March 31. Info, info@mainstreetmuseum. org. Main Street Museum in White River Junction.

JOHN R. KILLACKY: “Flux/Flow/Elegies,” an intermedia installation featuring three video pieces: a premiere of one inspired by the Fluxus movement of the 1960s; a collaboration with choreographer Eiko Otake speaking to the artists’ dead mothers; and an abstract work with tears. Through February 28. Info, 295-6688. Junction Arts & Media in White River Junction.

JUNE GUTMAN: “(Un)reality on Five Milligrams,” paintings by the Montréal-born artist that address her psychiatric treatment. Through February 25. Info, 347-264-4808. Kishka Gallery & Library in White River Junction.

KATIE ROBERTS: Artworks in a variety of mediums by the nature artist, who is inspired by plants, animals and weather. Through February 28. Info, 359-5000. Vermont Institute of Natural Science in Quechee.

northeast kingdom

‘COMING CLEAN’: An exhibition that considers bathing practices throughout time and across cultures, including religious immersion and ritual purification, bathing as health cure, methods of washing in extreme environments, and much more. All kinds of bathing and scrubbing implements are on display. Through April 30. Info, 626-4409. The Museum of Everyday Life in Glover.

OPEN AIR GALLERY: Outdoor sculptures by 14 area artists line a 1.8-mile trail open to cross-country skiers and snowshoers. Through March 26. Free. Info, 5332000. Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro.

VICTORIA MATHEISEN: Recent landscape paintings in oil. Through March 8. Info, 525-3366. Parker Pie in West Glover.

‘WINTER BLOSSOMS’: Floral art by Benjamin Barnes, Sachiko Yashida Zahler and Robert Chapla. Through February 25. Info, 748-0158. Northeast Kingdom

Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury.

‘WONDER OF LIGHT’: A group exhibit of works depicting the use of light by 25 artists. Through March 1. Info, melmelts@yahoo.com. The Satellite Gallery in Lyndonville.

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‘HEROES & VILLAINS’: Artwork by Clare Adams, Thomasin Alyxander, Debi A. Barton, Jean Cannon, Len Emery, Mindy Fisher, Corinne Greenhalgh, Gregory Damien Grinnell, Su Lin Mangan, Charles Norris-Brown, Gretchen Seifert and Linda Udd. Through March 4. Info, 289-0104. Canal Street Art Gallery in Bellows Falls.

JAMES MULLEN: “Luminous Edge,” 72 vignette paintings from the artist’s “Pilgrim” series that investigate iconic sites of the 19th-century American landscape. Through March 3. Info, 387-6249. Michael S. Currier Center, Putney School.

JUDITH KLAUSNER: “(De)composed,” sculptures of objects usually considered ruined, meticulously crafted from a child’s modeling medium, expressing a reevaluation of the under-appreciated. Through March 4. Info, 257-0124. OASA DUVERNEY: “Black Power Wave,” a window installation of drawings by the Brooklyn artist, inspired by images of Chinese Fu dogs, the cross and the Yoruba deity Èsù. Through May 6. Info, 257-0124. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

‘SNOW SHOW’: Paintings in a winter theme by eight artists in the Hall collection. Through February 26. Info, info@hallartfoundation.org. Hall Art Foundation in Reading.

manchester/bennington

GAIL WINBURY: “The Girl Who Drew Memories,” large-scale abstract paintings and collage. Through February 25. Info, 367-1311. SPRING SOLO EXHIBITIONS: Artworks by Domenica Brockman, Janet Cathey, Priscilla Heine, Rose Klebes, Lorna Ritz, Elise Robinson, Angela Sillars, Courtney Stock, Gregg Wapner, Susan Wilson and Chloe Wilwerding. Through May 7. Info, 362-1405. Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester.

randolph/royalton

‘CREATIVE COLLABORATION: THE ART OF DEBORAH AND MICHAEL SACKS’: Printmaking and photography by the married artists. Artists’ talk: Sunday, February 19, 2 p.m. Through March 19. Info, 889-9404. Tunbridge Public Library.

‘FEMMEZINE’: An exhibition of zines celebrating femme identity and DIY spirit by artists near and far. Through March 4. Info, 728-9878. Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph.

online

‘ACTION FIGURES: OBJECTS IN MOTION’: A virtual exhibition from the Shelburne Museum that explores the theme of movement and action in art. Through April 30. ‘RIGHT UNDER YOUR NOSE’: The Shelburne Museum presents children’s printed textiles from the collection of J.J. Murphy and Nancy Mladenoff, featuring 21 playful, colorful handkerchiefs with motifs including insects, alphabets, circus clowns, shadow puppets, the solar system and a lumberjack beaver. Through May 13. Info, 985-3346. Online.

outside vermont

NELSON HENRICKS: Immersive video installations by the Montréal artist in which visual and sound

editing create a musical dynamic, and which explore subjects from the history of art and culture. Through April 10. Info, 514-847-6226. Montréal Museum of Contemporary Art.

‘¡PRINTING THE REVOLUTION! THE RISE AND IMPACT OF CHICANO GRAPHICS, 1965 TO NOW’:

A Smithsonian American Art Museum traveling exhibition featuring 119 artworks by more than 74 artists of Mexican descent and allied artists active in Chicanx networks. Reception: Thursday, February 16, 6:15-7:15 p.m. Through June 11. Info, 603-646-2808.

PARK DAE SUNG: “Ink Reimagined,” 23 ink paintings, some on view for the first time in the U.S., by the renowned Korean artist; curated by Sunglim Kim, Dartmouth College associate professor of art history. Through March 19. Info, 603-646-3661. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H.

‘SEEING LOUD: BASQUIAT AND MUSIC’: The first large-scale multimedia exhibition devoted to the role of music in the work of the innovative American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, organized in collaboration with the Philharmonie de Paris museum. Through February 19. Info, 514-285-2000. ‘VIEWS OF WITHIN: PICTURING THE SPACES WE INHABIT’: More than 60 paintings, photographs, prints, installations and textile works from the museum’s collection that present one or more evocations of interior space. Through June 30. Info, 514-235-2044. Montréal Museum of Fine Arts. ➆

SUNDbites

News and views on the local music + nightlife scene

BY CHRIS FARNSWORTH

Napping Windows

When you spend enough time in a music scene, you start to notice shifts, passages from one era to another. They’re subtle and, to the casual observer, probably unrecognizable. But those immersed in the scene can see and feel changes as they happen — and we might have witnessed the end of an era last week.

On Wednesday, the team over at WAKING WINDOWS announced that the popular annual indie rock and arts festival in Winooski will not happen this year, at least not on its usual scale. While the organizers promised a party of some kind in May, it won’t be the three-day, 200-act, Onion City-consuming blowout that thousands of fans have come to know and love.

Since it kicked o more than a decade ago, Waking Windows has grown in size and reputation. It became the jewel of the scene, an event where

you could catch iconic acts such as DINOSAUR JR. and FUTURE ISLANDS while also seeing the best of what our local musicians have to o er. It’s been one of the first weekends I circle on my calendar every year — two pandemic

cancellations aside — and I know I wasn’t alone in that.

If you haven’t read the team’s announcement, the gist is basically the following: “Hey, putting on this beast is a nightmare, we pretty much never make any money, and we’ve all got some adult stu happening now — that is, new jobs and babies.” All very understandable reasons for putting aside a gargantuan annual task.

I got the early heads-up while interviewing one of Waking Windows’ founders, MATT ROGERS, who’s the newly

minted director of programming at the Flynn in Burlington. (You can check out our conversation on page 34.)

As Rogers explained why a fullscale fest couldn’t happen this year, a revelation emerged. For all the incredible work that Rogers, PADDY REAGAN, ALI and BRIAN NAGLE, and NICK MAVODONES have done over the years in bringing top-shelf independent music to the scene, the crew has rarely contemplated its influence on the state of local music.

“We were a group of people who didn’t have a scene, per se,” Rogers told me. “We just wanted those shows to happen. But after a few years, we started to see the reactions. The local submissions for the festival really started to get good.”

Waking Windows has had a massive e ect on the local scene since launching in 2011. On top of giving artists a yearly showcase, the fest saturated the scene with sounds we most likely wouldn’t have heard otherwise and bands that other venues wouldn’t have booked.

I don’t have any hard data in front of me, but I have to believe there is a direct through line from having a world-class indie music fest in our backyard to the robustness of our own indie scene in recent years. Local acts such as THUS LOVE and ROUGH FRANCIS, as well as bands with strong Vermont DNA such as GUERILLA TOSS, appeared at Waking Windows (sometimes in multiple years) before going on to greater success.

While the festival is drastically downsizing this year, Waking Windows isn’t going anywhere as a creative booking force. It’s still lining up great shows at the Monkey House and other small venues. Who knows, maybe next year the team will have the bandwidth to stage the festival again. Hope springs eternal.

Still, it’s hard not to feel as if an era is coming to a close. The young, hotshot bookers who challenged the status quo in the area have moved up to jobs at more established local arts institutions — Rogers at the Flynn, Reagan at the University of Vermont’s Lane Series. It’s a natural progression that is both deserved and sensible.

“It’s interesting as we reach our late thirties and forties,” Reagan mused. “We’re shifting into new positions, and it’s cool to see the scene shift like this. I hope we do well with the reins given us.”

Waking Windows changed everything in the local music scene. As it makes the transition into a new phase, I wonder: Will the next generation step up to fill that void? If so, what might it create?

FILE: LUKE AWTRY

From left: Nick Mavodones, Matt Rogers, Ali Fogel, Paddy Reagan and Brian Nagle in 2019

Kikagaku Moyo at the 2019 Waking Windows

On the Beat

The FEVER DOLLS are back with a new single. “Hate Myself (for Loving You)” — no relation to the similarly named JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS song — drops on February 17, for anyone with a Valentine’s Day hangover. The indie rockers go juuust a little bit country on the tune, with acoustic guitar, harmonica and lockstep harmonies from EVAN ALLIS and RENN MULLOY. It’s a nice, bitter anthem for those looking back at a relationship and thinking, Yeah, that wasn’t my best work. The single is an early drop from a forthcoming LP, due later this year.

The folks at CABOT ARTS will soon debut a new series called the Cabot Folk Club. Happening in the listening room of the Willey Building Auditorium, the series aims to combine the sedate vibe of a co eehouse gig with the English tradition of folk pub music. Some of Vermont’s best folk acts will swing through to play, starting with CRICKET BLUE on Thursday, February 23. Others booked for the series include Rutlandbased PHIL HENRY, Montpelier’s SARA GRACE and Burlington-via-Madagascar singersongwriter MIKAHELY

Montpelier’s RABBLE-ROUSER CHOCOLATE & CRAFT celebrates Black History Month

Listening In

(Spotify mix of local jams)

1. “Milkman,” CRICKET BLUE

2. “Trouble,” CHAZZY LAKE, FUZZY BONES

3. “All In,” DANIEL JAMES, ES-K

4. “My Baby,” THE WORMDOGS

on February 18 with an all-day function. The worker-owned business, which describes “tasteful social change” as part of its core mission, begins the event with the photo exhibition “I Am Vermont Too,” a long-running project that highlights the experiences of Vermonters of color. Performances from reggae artist KHALILAH ROSE, jazz group the FREEDOM SEEDS and poet RAJNII

EDDINS will follow. Along with co ee and chocolate, look for a selection of Colombian food served with Caribbean flair, according to a press release.

Middlebury historian Bill Hart and saxophonist and composer RAS MOSHE BURNETT will help celebrate one of Vermont’s most famous legislators on Wednesday, February 22, at the Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier.

“The Enigmatic and Charismatic Alexander Twilight: A Celebration of America’s First Legislator of African Descent” will shine a light on Twilight, who was the first Black graduate of an American college (Middlebury College), the first Black state legislator and the first Black headmaster of a grammar school in Vermont. Twilight, who was elected to the state legislature in 1836, will also be the subject of a new Statehouse portrait by Middlebury artist Katie Runde. Soundtracking the festivities will be Burnett, who has composed a new piece for the occasion, called “Alexander Twilight.”

The event is part of the Farmers Night Concert Series, presented by the Vermont legislature on the floor of the House chamber. The long-standing tradition, free and open to the public, goes back more than a century and has featured music ranging from bluegrass to classical. ➆

On the Air

Where to tune in to Vermont music this week:

“WAVE CAVE RADIO SHOW,” Wednesday, February 15, 2 p.m., on 105.9 the Radiator: DJS FLYWLKR and GINGERVITUS spin the best of local (and nonlocal) hip-hop.

“EXPOSURE,” Wednesday, February 15, 6 p.m., on 90.1 FM WRUV: Reggaepunk act TIGER STRIKE play live in studio.

“ROCKET SHOP RADIO HOUR,” Wednesday, February 15, 8 p.m., on 105.9 the Radiator: e CONSTABLES play live in studio.

“THE SOUNDS OF BURLINGTON,”

Eye on the Scene

Last week’s live music highlights from photographer Luke Awtry

MATT HAGEN AND ANDRIANA CHOBOT AT DESPACITO IN BURLINGTON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11: Over the past week, the scene provided ample opportunity to indulge in the best things in life: familiar faces, great music and delicious food. I strayed off the beaten path and headed to Burlington’s Old North End to visit new vegan restaurant Despacito. Local Dork MATT HAGEN’S original compositions on classical guitar paired seamlessly with improvised vocals from ANDRIANA CHOBOT. Combined with vegan junk food, it made for an incredible experience. It’s good to leave the flock sometimes!

ursday, February 16, 9 p.m., at wbkm.org: Host TIM LEWIS plays the best of local music.

“CULTURAL BUNKER,” Friday, February 17, 6 p.m., on 90.1 FM WRUV: Host MELO GRANT plays local hip-hop selections.

“ALL THE TRADITIONS,” Sunday, February 19, 7 p.m., on Vermont Public: Host ROBERT RESNIK plays an assortment of folk music with a focus on Vermont artists.

5. “I’m With You,” SAVING VICE

6. “My Death,” THE DEAD SHAKERS, LILY SEABIRD

7. “Darker Now,” EASTERN MOUNTAIN TIME Scan to listen sevendaysvt. com/playlist

CLUB DATES music+nightlife

live music

WED.15

Bluegrass & BBQ (bluegrass) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Blues Night with Nobby Reed (blues) at Twiggs — An American Gastropub, St. Albans, 6 p.m. Free.

Fresh Pressed Wednesday with Spiders for Breakfast, Will Paquin, Small Talk (indie) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9 p.m.

$5/$10.

Jazz Night with Ray Vega (jazz) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Jazz Sessions with Randal Pierce (jazz open mic) at the 126, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Les Dead Ringers (bluegrass) at Bent Nails Bistro, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

Live Jazz (jazz) at Leunig’s Bistro & Café, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

PEAK (jam) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

Troy Millette Presents: Sample Sets (singer-songwriter) at 14th Star Brewing, St. Albans, 6 p.m. Free.

Wednesday Night Dead (Grateful Dead covers) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7 p.m. $5.

THU.16

Alex Kauffman (jazz) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Alex Stewart Quartet and Special Guests (jazz) at the 126, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

Blue Fox Trio (blues) at Bent Nails Bistro, Montpelier, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Brett Hughes (country) at Filling Station, Middlesex, 6 p.m. Free.

Chadwick Stokes & the Pintos (singer-songwriter) at Pickle Barrel Nightclub, Killington, 8 p.m. $28.50/$36.

D Davis, Cookie, Marc Gwinn (jazz) at Hugo’s Bar and Grill, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

Darling (piano) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Freeway Clyde (jazz) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9 p.m. $10/$15.

Lincoln Sprague (jazz) at the Venetian Soda Lounge, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free.

Local Tone Collective (rock) at Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling, Essex, 6 p.m. Free.

Mitch T (singer-songwriter) at 1st Republic Brewing, Essex Junction, 6 p.m. Free.

Paper Castles, Addie Herbert, LACES (indie) at Monkey House, Winooski, 7:30 p.m. $5/$10.

Robin Gottfried Band (blues, rock) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 6 p.m. Free.

The Thunder Lillies (rock, pop) at Alfie’s Wild Ride, Stowe, 7 p.m. Free.

Call the Dogs

Not many bands have their own hotlines, but Burlington’s the WORMDOGS are all about connecting. The bluegrass group proudly displays a phone number on its web page to let fans know when the next show is — or in case anyone wants “to tell your favorite Wormdog how great they are.” Hopefully they received some nice messages in September after releasing Sunny Side Up, a rollicking, rock-leaning record showcasing the band’s near-telepathic interplay. The Wormdogs play Radio Bean in Burlington on Friday, February 17, and then swing through Montpelier on Saturday, February 18, for a performance at Charlie O’s World Famous.

FRI.17

90 Proof (country, rock) at the Depot, St. Albans, 9 p.m. $5.

Amber deLaurentis and Tom Cleary (jazz) at the Venetian Soda Lounge, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Bob Hannan (folk) at Whammy Bar, Calais, 7 p.m. Free.

Dan Parks, Mark Steffenhagen (folk) at the Old Post, South Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

Duncan MacLeod (jazz) at Bleu Northeast Kitchen, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers (blues) at Red Square, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Felix Brown (covers) at Pickle Barrel Nightclub, Killington, 8 p.m. Free.

Jon Wagar & Friends (folk) at Monopole, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 p.m. Free.

Jonny Mop (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 9 p.m. Free.

Karl Lucas (singer-songwriter) at the Tap Room at Switchback Brewing, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free.

Lake Waves, Will Keeper (folk) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Mitch & Devon (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 5 p.m. Free.

Moondogs (rock) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

The Plumb Bobs (folk) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 6 p.m. Free.

Reid Parsons (singer-songwriter) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free.

Ryan Zimmerman, Abby Jenne (singer-songwriter) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 6 p.m. Free.

Shane Murley (singer-songwriter) at Stone Corral, Richmond, 7 p.m. Free.

The Silks (rock) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 9 p.m. $15. Songs & Stringstruments (folk) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 6 p.m. $5/$10.

Tiny Montgomery (bluegrass) at 1st Republic Brewing, Essex Junction, 6 p.m. Free.

Troy Millette and the Fire Below, Sean Tobin & the Boardwalk Fire (Americana) at Monkey House, Winooski, 7 p.m. $7/$12. The Wormdogs (bluegrass) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9 p.m. $10/$15.

SAT.18

90 Proof (country, rock) at Gusto’s, Barre, 9 p.m. Free.

All Night Boogie Band, Midnight Breakfast, Wayside Sound (blues) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9:30 p.m. $10/$15.

A Band of Killers (jam) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15. Broken String, Sarah Bell (folk) at Whammy Bar, Calais, 7 p.m. Free. Club d’Elf 25th Anniversary with Rob Compa (jam) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 7 p.m. $10.

Danny & the Parts, Osage Orange, H3adgear, Vehicle (indie) at Monkey House, Winooski, 7:30 p.m. $5/$10.

Dark Star Project (Grateful Dead tribute) at Moogs Joint, Johnson, 9 p.m. $10.

David Karl Roberts (singersongwriter) at Stone Corral, Richmond, 7 p.m. Free.

Drunk Off Diesel (metal) at Monopole, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 p.m. Free.

Felix Brown (covers) at Pickle Barrel Nightclub, Killington, 9 p.m. Free.

Jack Hanson (jazz) at the Venetian Soda Lounge, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free.

John Lackard Blues Band (blues) at Alfie’s Wild Ride, Stowe, 4 p.m. Free.

Josh & Andriana (piano duo) at 1st Republic Brewing, Essex Junction, 6 p.m. Free.

Left Eye Jump (blues) at Red Square, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Lovewhip (funk) at Red Square, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

McMaple (folk) at 14th Star Brewing, St. Albans, 6 p.m. Free. She Was Right (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 5 p.m. Free.

Something Reckless (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 9 p.m. Free.

Soul Porpoise (funk) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7 p.m. $5.

Tiger Strike (alt-rock) at the Den at Harry’s Hardware, Cabot, 6 p.m. Free.

Tim Sullivan, the Apollos (singer-songwriter, rock) at Bent Nails Bistro, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free.

Please contact event organizers about vaccination and mask requirements.

Tom Gershwin Quartet (jazz) at Hugo’s Bar and Grill, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

Tracie and Paul Cassarino (jazz) at Bleu Northeast Kitchen, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. The Wormdogs (bluegrass) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 9:30 p.m. Free.

SUN.19

G Rockwell Band (bluegrass) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7 p.m. $10.

Glen David Andrews, All Night Boogie Band (blues, rock) at Alfie’s Wild Ride, Stowe, 4 p.m. Free.

Good Gravy (bluegrass) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free. Stephen Sanchez, Kings Elliot (folk) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $17/$20. Sunday Brunch Tunes (singersongwriter) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 10 a.m.

TUE.21

Barbacoa (Duo) (surf rock) at Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Waitsfield, 5 p.m. Free. Bluegrass Jam (bluegrass) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 7 p.m. Free. Grateful Tuesdays (tribute) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $20.

Greg & Liam Bauman (singersongwriter) at Bent Nails Bistro, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free.

Honky Tonk Tuesday with Wild Leek River (country) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9 p.m. $10/$15. Ratland, Vega (indie) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5/$10. Soulfly, Bodybox, Skinflint, Dead Solace (metal) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $25/$28.

WED.22

Bluegrass & BBQ (bluegrass) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6:30 p.m. Free.

The Dip, Stephen Day (r&b, soul) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $20/$25. Gallison Hill Band (blues) at Bent Nails Bistro, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free.

Grace Palmer and Socializing for Introverts (rock) at Red Square, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Honey and Soul, Two Cattle & the Moon (folk) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9 p.m. $10/$15.

Jazz Night with Ray Vega (jazz) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Jazz Sessions with Randal Pierce (jazz open mic) at the 126, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

FRI. 17 & SAT.18 // THE WORMDOGS [BLUEGRASS]

Live Jazz (jazz) at Leunig’s Bistro & Café, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

The Most Wanted (jazz fusion) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

Singer Songwriter Sessions with Bert, Charlie Clark, Meg (singer-songwriters) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 6:30 p.m.

$5/$10.

Wednesday Night Dead (Grateful Dead covers) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7 p.m. $5.

djs

THU.16

DJ Chaston (DJ) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, 11 p.m.

Free.

DJ Two Sev (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, midnight. Free.

Mi Yard Reggae Night with DJ Big Dog (reggae and dancehall) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 9:30 p.m.

Free.

Soul Food with Briidj, Ronstappable (DJ) at Club Metronome, Burlington, 9 p.m.

Free.

Vinyl Night with Ken (DJ) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 6 p.m. Free.

FRI.17

Aquatic Underground (DJ) at T. Rugg’s Tavern, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

DJ Craig Mitchell (DJ) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, 9:30 p.m. Free.

DJ CRE8 (DJ) at Paradiso Hi-Fi, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

DJ Kata (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

DJ Taka (DJ) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 11 p.m. $10/$15.

Drag Show & Dance Party (drag) at Bent Nails Bistro, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free.

SAT.18

’80s Dance Party (DJ) at Alfie’s Wild Ride, Stowe, 9 p.m. Free.

Blue Dance Party with DJ Kanganade (DJ) at Babes Bar, Bethel, 8 p.m. $5.

DJ Kaos (DJ) at Gusto’s, Barre, 9 p.m. Free.

DJ Taka (DJ) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 11 p.m. $10/$15. Molokai, headnod (DJ) at Club Metronome, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

Winter Is a Drag Ball (drag) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $32/$37.

SUN.19

Ryan Miller (DJ) at Paradiso Hi-Fi, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

MON.20

DJ Tad Cautious (DJ) at Monkey House, Winooski, 9 p.m. Free.

TUE.21

DJ Bay 6 (DJ) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 9:30 p.m. Free.

Local Dork (DJ) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

WED.22

Molly Mood (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

open mics & jams

WED.15

Irish Sessions (Celtic, open mic) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Lit Club (poetry open mic) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Open Mic (open mic) at Monopole, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 p.m. Free.

Open Mic with JD Tolstoi (open mic) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 7 p.m. Free.

THU.16

Open Mic (open mic) at Whammy Bar, Calais, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Open Mic (open mic) at Orlando’s Bar & Lounge, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Open Mic Night (open mic) at Parker Pie, West Glover, 6:30 p.m. Free.

SUN.19

Open Mic Night with Justin at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m.

TUE.21

Venetian Soda Open Mic (open mic) at the Venetian Soda Lounge, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

WED.22

Irish Sessions (Celtic, open mic) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Open Mic (open mic) at Monopole, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 p.m. Free.

Open Mic with JD Tolstoi (open mic) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 7 p.m. Free.

Poetry Reading with Kerrin McCadden and Open Mic (poetry open mic) at Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling, Essex, 6 p.m. Free.

comedy

WED.15

Standup Comedy Open Mic (comedy open mic) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 8:30 p.m.

THU.16

American Werewolf: Comedy Showcase (comedy) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5.

Ashley Gavin (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 & 9 p.m. $30.

Comedy Night (comedy) at Bent Nails Bistro, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

FRI.17

NYC/VT Comedy Throwdown (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 9 p.m. $10.

VT Is Phenomenal (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. $20.

SAT.18

NYC/VT Comedy Throwdown (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 9 p.m. $10.

VT Is Phenomenal (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. $20.

SUN.19

Comedy Night (comedy) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6 p.m. Free.

TUE.21

Comedy Open Mic (comedy) at the 126, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

WED.22

Standup Class Performance (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Standup Comedy Open Mic (comedy open mic) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 8:30 p.m.

Whales Tales (comedy) at Club Metronome, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

trivia, karaoke, etc.

WED.15

Barrel Room Trivia (trivia) at Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling, Essex, 5:30 p.m. Free.

Nerd Nite Trivia (trivia) at Citizen Cider, Burlington, 6:30-9 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night (trivia) at Stone Corral, Richmond, 7 p.m. Free.

THU.16

Karaoke Night (karaoke) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7 p.m. Free.

Trivia & Nachos (trivia) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night (trivia) at McGillicuddy’s Five Corners, Essex Junction, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Trivia Thursday (trivia) at Spanked Puppy Pub, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free.

FRI.17

Tits & Bits Present: Most Eligible Singles (burlesque) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 11 p.m. $20.

SUN.19

Venetian Karaoke (karaoke) at the Venetian Soda Lounge, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

MON.20

Trivia with Craig Mitchell (trivia) at Monkey House, Winooski, 7 p.m. Free.

TUE.21

Trivia Night (trivia) at the Depot, St. Albans, 7 p.m. Free. Tuesday Night Trivia (trivia) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

WED.22

Nerd Nite Trivia (trivia) at Citizen Cider, Burlington, 6:30-9 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night (trivia) at Stone Corral, Richmond, 7 p.m.

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Freeway Clyde is an odd but fitting name for Michael Chorney’s latest ensemble, because this is a strange project indeed. In theory, it’s an improv band devoted to soundtracking imaginary films. In practice, Freeway Clyde are a telepathic extension of Chorney’s brain and body, as their debut LP, Sunflower, demonstrates.

If I exaggerate, it’s only by an inch or two. In the album’s liner notes, Chorney states that he sought out “intuitive players,” and few artists around these parts have a more extensive Rolodex. From leading the seminal 1990s

Ethan WL, The Pink House

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Last year, while walking through a flea market in Fairlee, guitarist and composer Ethan WL happened upon an acoustic guitar. Despite being more attuned to the electric six-string in his solo work and with his Massachusetts-based noise-rock outfit the Big Nest, Ethan was somehow inspired to purchase the instrument.

“From there I dove deep into a world of music that had long interested me,” he wrote in an email. “Blues, folk, bluegrass, the playing of John Fahey, Jack Rose and Robbie Basho just to name a few.”

His sudden fascination with so-called

Vermont fusion band viperHouse to the Tony Award he and Todd Sickafoose won for best orchestrations for Anaïs Mitchell’s breakout Broadway musical, Hadestown, Chorney has been a constant presence in Green Mountain music, a prolific creator and collaborator.

Sunflower features an ensemble cast made up of some the area’s headiest players: Jeremy Fredrick (drums), Taylor Haskins (EVI, trumpet), Zack Dupont (guitar), Pat Ormiston (bass), Matt LaRocca (viola) and Will Andrews (trumpet, samples, synthesizer). Perhaps just as important to the album’s cinematic soundscapes is the work of Ben Collette of Tank Recording Studio, who engineered these ambitious sessions and later mastered the album.

Once assembled, the crew built its connections, along with the songs themselves, in front of live audiences over the course of a residency at Burlington’s Radio Bean. This unique approach paid huge dividends. While the beating heart of every track is Chorney’s guitar, the harmony, dissonance and sheer space his coconspirators provide make for a truly singular sound.

“Ephrata” kicks things o with a distinctly European flavor, opening with a light, sunny melody that evolves into a disorienting wall of psychedelia and washes out into a lovely reprise. It’s a real journey, and that’s only the first song.

“Wyoming” couldn’t be more di erent. It’s a Western theme for infinite horizons, always pushing the melody in new directions without losing that serene pocket. “New York” is all jazzy movement, evoking the city that never sleeps with angular ri s and horn swells, with support from special guest Brian Drye on trombone.

It would be a perfect fit for a dirty, ’70s-style action noir.

The immense atmosphere and mystery of “La Prairie” makes for one of the album’s most compelling tracks. Thanks to the slow tempo and careful restraint, it is easy to hear how the players exchange ideas in real time.

The record’s climax is clearly “Athens,” an explosive and dynamic workout that clocks in at over 10 minutes. Drye returns on trombone to great e ect. Despite the long run time, every moment is urgent and new, and the song gives the fullest sense of what’s possible from this distinctive lineup.

Over the playful, e ects-pedal weirdness of closing track “Invocation 15,” I have to admit, I was already thinking about the sequel. Freeway Clyde are an exciting project because there is really no limit to where they can go from here.

Sunflower is available on all major streaming services. Freeway Clyde return to Radio Bean this Thursday, February 16.

“primitive guitar” coincided with a stint living on a goat farm in Tunbridge, as he composed music for his friend Je erson Everest Crawford’s film The Pink House, or Inventor Crazybrains and the Girl Called Bird. The otherwise silent film, released in December, is set in rural Vermont. Ethan’s score reflects that, combining evocative, earthy acoustic guitar work with flashes of ambient noise and field recordings.

“I Will Arise” begins the soundtrack, released as The Pink House, with an uplifting acoustic guitar figure that evokes the feeling of sunlight coming through an ice-encrusted window. Ethan is a talented player, buoyed by the excitement of finding a new outlet for his music. It’s clear on this record how enamored he is of the older, British,

folk-leaning tones he conjures from his flea market acoustic. His deft, fingerpicked guitar work goes from tranquil to unnerving at a moment’s notice, as he moves in and out of Western and Eastern modes.

The folk elements on The Pink House often come refracted through several lenses. The avant-folk on “White River Rag” features Pelt’s Mike Ganglo playing a traditional Indian instrument called the tanpura. “Indian Love Call,” with its cascading notes and ethereal tones, sounds like a cross between Pentangle and French Algerian guitarist Pierre Bensusan.

The album moves away from folk often, usually to sonically jarring pieces of field recordings, such as on “Bird” and “Nora’s House.” The former exists in a kind of stasis, with the sound of air rushing by the microphone and the gentle lap of a brook moving over rocks and mud creating a snapshot. In contrast, “Nora’s House” features a cacophonous

upheaval of violently loud noises, from the distant wail of a train whistle to the angry roar of a plane overhead.

Ethan describes the record as a sonic love letter to Vermont, with many of the track titles referencing local geography (“Appalachian Gap,” “Nulhegan River Blues,” “Mad River Lament”).

“This album is a reflection on my time living there and the wonder, surprises, and sadness that came with it,” Ethan wrote of his time in Tunbridge. The now Boston-based composer is also a filmmaker. He has worked with Vermont filmmaker Nora Jacobson, and he worked closely with Crawford filming The Pink House.

The hands-on approach worked. Even without seeing the film, one listen to the album evokes images of rolling green hills, dirt roads and old farms in the woods. The Pink House is a record made in and made of Vermont. Listen to it at lifebrut.bandcamp.com.

CHRIS FARNSWORTH

JUSTIN BOLAND

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The Quiet Girl ★★★★★

The slate of nominees for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards o ers some glaring omissions, but it’s hard to fault the presence of The Quiet Girl on the list. This quiet but mighty drama from director Colm Bairéad, adapted from Claire Keegan’s 2010 novella Foster, has already won numerous honors and is the top-grossing Irish-language film ever.

The Quiet Girl will screen at the Vermont International Film Foundation’s Global Roots Film Festival (see “A World of Cinema,” page 42) on Saturday, February 18, 2:30 p.m., at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center’s Film House in Burlington. After that, look for it in theaters or streaming.

The deal

Nine-year-old Cáit (Catherine Clinch) is one of several daughters on a struggling Irish farmstead. At home, she cowers in the shadow of her louder older sisters, who mock her for wetting the bed. At school, she avoids other children and struggles to read.

Overwhelmed by the burden of a new baby and another pregnancy, Cáit’s mother (Kate Nic Chonaonaigh) sends the girl to spend the summer at the home of her childless cousin Eibhlín (Carrie Crowley), who runs a dairy farm with her husband, Seán (Andrew Bennett). While Eibhlín welcomes Cáit without reserve, giving her the sort of steady attention and acceptance she lacks at home, the taciturn Seán initially treats her with gru indi erence. As he and Cáit come to trust and care about each other, we discover that even this seemingly peaceful household is riven by currents of tension and grief.

Will you like it?

Perhaps no story line pulls at our heartstrings more reliably than that of the abandoned and unwanted child, whether it’s the plucky orphan heroine of Anne of Green Gables, Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, or the abused and despised young Jane Eyre. We root for these kids to win over their adult caretakers and put the lie to everyone who underestimated them.

So many sentimental clichés have accreted around this type of story that it’s di cult to describe The Quiet Girl, a film that eschews sentimentality and cliché, without creating false impressions. Yes,

Seán is crusty and grumpy and needs to be won over, and Cáit eventually succeeds in that. But she’s no ray of sunshine, and she gains his a ection not with precocious wit or charm but by grabbing a broom and working in the barn beside him — in utter silence.

While Bennett and Crowley give excellent performances, the movie wouldn’t work if young Clinch weren’t so painfully credible in her first professional role. Cáit displays all the body language of someone for whom shyness is an unbearable weight. When she eventually begins to speak more freely — even, fleetingly, to smile — we feel as if that weight has been lifted from our shoulders, too.

The screenplay doesn’t pathologize shyness or attribute it to a specific trauma. We see just enough of Cáit’s home life — her father consorting with another woman, while her mother buckles under the weight of a chaotic household — to get a sense of why she needs the calm, healing routine that Eibhlín and Seán provide. Cáit doesn’t blossom into a prodigy in their care, and she doesn’t need to. For the audience, seeing her happy and comfortable is already miraculous.

This isn’t just a film about a quiet girl but a film that explores the power of quietness,

the layers of unspoken meaning hidden in the mundane moments of our lives. Bairéad and cinematographer Kate McCullough use techniques reminiscent of Terrence Malick’s to evoke a child’s view of the world. Trees are a persistent motif, whether they’re seen from Cáit’s angle as she gazes from the window of a moving car or form a backdrop to scenes inside the farmhouse, a sort of wind-blown wallpaper.

When hazy sunlight catches in the branches, the e ect isn’t idyllic so much as nostalgic. We know these are the moments that an older Cáit will remember, even as she also remembers that certain aspects of her summer with the couple were sad and jarring, too.

The Quiet Girl unfolds like a fine short story in the literary vein — I was reminded of Alice Munro’s work — and it ends the same way, o ering us emotional catharsis with no reassurance that Cáit’s problems have been solved. To some viewers, that open-endedness may be frustrating, combined as it is with the relative uneventfulness of the plot. But, days after seeing the movie, I found myself still worrying about Cáit as if she were real. That’s a testimony to the power of this quiet girl.

MARGOT HARRISON margot@sevendaysvt.com

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PETITE MAMAN (2021; Hulu, Kanopy, rentable): French director Céline Sciamma also has a knack for exploring the inner worlds of children. In this quiet yet deeply affecting film, an 8-year-old grieving her grandmother finds solace from an unexpected source.

THE FLORIDA PROJECT (2017; Kanopy, Paramount+, Showtime, rentable): While the 6-year-old heroine of Sean Baker’s drama is far from quiet, his film sensitively depicts kids showing their resilience in an inhospitable environment — in this case, a seedy motel near Disney World.

THE WONDER (2022; Netflix): Another recent movie set in a far from idealized Ireland is Sebastián Lelio’s period piece about a nurse called in to verify the claims of a fasting child who insists that God alone can nourish her. Florence Pugh and young Kíla Lord Cassidy are equally compelling as the protagonists of this battle of wills.

Newcomer Clinch gives an intensely affecting performance in Bairéad’s Oscar-nominated film about a neglected child. COURTESY OF NEON

NEW IN THEATERS

2023 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS: Three separate programs — Live Action, Animation and Documentary — offer everything from “My Year of Dicks” to “The Elephant Whisperers.” Check online for run times, ratings and program dates. (Savoy)

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA: The lives of the titular Marvel superheroes (Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly) get complicated as they face off against Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors) in the Quantum Realm. Peyton Reed directed. (125 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Star, Welden)

MARLOWE: Liam Neeson plays a private detective in this mystery based on Benjamin Black’s The Black-Eyed Blonde: A Philip Marlowe Novel, starring Diane Kruger, Jessica Lange and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. Neil Jordan directed. (110 min, R. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace)

CURRENTLY PLAYING

80 FOR BRADYHH1/2 Sally Field, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and Lily Tomlin play four friends determined to meet Tom Brady at the Super Bowl in this sports comedy. (98 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Roxy, Star, Welden)

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONTHHHH Nine Oscar nominations went to this new adaptation of the classic German anti-war novel from director Edward Berger. (148 min, R. Savoy [ends Thu])

ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHEDHHHH1/2

Laura Poitras’ acclaimed documentary profiles artist Nan Goldin, from her underground beginnings to her recent activism against major art donors the Sackler family. (122 min, NR. Savoy)

THE AMAZING MAURICEHH1/2 A clever cat (voice of Hugh Laurie), a young piper (Himesh Patel) and a band of rats plot to scam an unsuspecting town in this animation. (93 min, PG. Majestic, Marquis, Star [ends Thu])

AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATERHHH1/2 Director James Cameron returns to Pandora for this sequel in which Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and his family face a new threat. (192 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic, Stowe)

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCEHHHHH

Michelle Yeoh plays a woman who travels the multiverse to save the world in this surreal adventure comedy. (139 min, R. Palace, Roxy; reviewed 4/13/22)

THE FABELMANSHHHH A teen in midcentury Arizona sets out to become a filmmaker in Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed autobiographical drama, starring Michelle Williams and Gabriel LaBelle. (151 min, PG-13. Big Picture; reviewed 12/14/22)

INFINITY POOLHHH1/2 A couple’s seaside vacation turns into a surreal nightmare in the latest horror flick from Brandon Cronenberg, starring Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth and Cleopatra Coleman. (117 min, R. Roxy; reviewed 2/1)

KNOCK AT THE CABINHHH M. Night Shyamalan directed this adaptation of Paul Tremblay’s horror novel about a vacationing family who encounter an apocalypse cult. (100 min, R. Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Roxy, Stowe, Welden)

LIVINGHHHH Bill Nighy received an Oscar nomination for his performance as a civil servant in 1950s England who changes his life after receiving disturbing news. (102 min, PG-13. Catamount, Roxy)

MAGIC MIKE’S LAST DANCEHH1/2 Channing Tatum reprises his role as a stripper in the final film of Steven Soderbergh’s comedy-drama trilogy, with Salma Hayek as a socialite who brings Mike to London for a job. (112 min, R. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Star)

A MAN CALLED OTTOHH1/2 In the American adaptation of Fredrik Backman’s bestseller, Tom Hanks plays a widower in need of a new lease on life. (126 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic, Palace, Stowe, Welden)

M3GANHHH1/2 A robotics engineer (Allison Williams) makes the bad decision to introduce her young niece to her new life-like creation in this viral horror flick. (102 min, PG-13. Majestic, Star [ends Thu])

MISSINGHHH1/2 Storm Reid plays a girl who must use digital sleuthing to find her mom (Nia Long) in this thriller. (111 min, PG-13. Big Picture)

PATHAAN: An Indian spy (Shah Rukh Khan) defends his homeland in this action thriller from director Siddharth Anand. (146 min, NR. Majestic)

PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISHHHHH Antonio Banderas again voices the titular cool cat in this animated adventure in which Puss seeks to restore his nine lives. (100 min, PG. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Paramount, Star [ends Thu])

WOMEN TALKINGHHHH In Sarah Polley’s Oscarnominated adaptation of Miriam Toews’ novel, a group of isolated Mennonite women decides how to react to a pattern of assaults. The stellar ensemble includes Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley and Rooney Mara. (104 min, PG-13. Roxy, Savoy; reviewed 2/8)

OLDER FILMS AND SPECIAL SCREENINGS

DEVOTION (Playhouse)

JESUS REVOLUTION (EARLY ACCESS)

(Essex, Star, Wed 22 only)

RED TAILS (Catamount, Wed 15 only)

TITANIC 25TH ANNIVERSARY (3D)

(Essex, Palace, Roxy, Star)

TRIANGLE OF SADNESS (Palace)

WHO IS DAYANI CRISTAL?

(Catamount, Wed 22 only)

WINNIE-THE-POOH: BLOOD AND HONEY

(Essex, Thu-Sun only)

OPEN THEATERS

(* = upcoming schedule for theater was not available at press time)

*BIG PICTURE THEATER: 48 Carroll Rd., Waitsfield, 496-8994, bigpicturetheater.info

BIJOU CINEPLEX 4: 107 Portland St., Morrisville, 888-3293, bijou4.com

CAPITOL SHOWPLACE: 93 State St., Montpelier, 229-0343, fgbtheaters.com

CATAMOUNT ARTS: 115 Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury, 748-2600, catamountarts.org

ESSEX CINEMAS & T-REX THEATER: 21 Essex Way, Suite 300, Essex, 879-6543, essexcinemas.com

*MAJESTIC 10: 190 Boxwood St., Williston, 878-2010, majestic10.com

MARQUIS THEATER: 65 Main St., Middlebury, 388-4841, middleburymarquis.com

*MERRILL’S ROXY CINEMAS: 222 College St., Burlington, 864-3456, merrilltheatres.net

*PALACE 9 CINEMAS: 10 Fayette Dr., South Burlington, 864-5610, palace9.com

PARAMOUNT TWIN CINEMA: 241 N. Main St., Barre, 479-9621, fgbtheaters.com

PLAYHOUSE MOVIE THEATRE: 11 S. Main St., Randolph, 728-4012, playhouseflicks.com

SAVOY THEATER: 26 Main St., Montpelier, 2290598, savoytheater.com

STAR THEATRE: 17 Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury, 748-9511, stjaytheatre.com

*STOWE CINEMA 3PLEX: 454 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4678, stowecinema.com

WELDEN THEATRE: 104 N. Main St., St. Albans, 527-7888, weldentheatre.com

Note: These capsule descriptions are not intended as reviews. Star ratings come from Metacritic unless we reviewed the film (noted at the end of the description). Find reviews written by Seven Days critic Margot Harrison at sevendaysvt.com/ onscreen-reviews.

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FEBRUARY 15-22, 2023

WED.15 business

QUEEN CITY BUSINESS

NETWORKING

INTERNATIONAL GROUP: Local professionals make crucial contacts at a weekly chapter meeting. Burlington City Arts, 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 829-5066.

UNDERSTANDING SEARCH ENGINE

OPTIMIZATION: Business owners learn how to track and improve their rankings on Google. Presented by Mercy Connections. Noon-1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 846-7081.

film

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

360º VIDEOMAKING: Student cinematographers learn how to shoot wraparound footage and edit using an iPad. RETN & VCAM Media Factory, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Free; donations accepted; preregister. Info, 651-9692.

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: Viewers experience 19thcentury explorer Henry Bates’ journey through the Amazon rainforest. 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, $14.50-18; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN

FILM SERIES: ‘DAVID HOCKNEY AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS’: The renowned nonagenarian artist puts together two new

exhibits in London in this bold, intimate documentary. Virtual option available. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: Sparkling graphics take viewers on a mindbending journey into phenomena that are too slow, too fast or too small to be seen by the naked eye. 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, $14.50-18; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

‘RED TAILS’: The true story of the Tuskegee Airmen becomes an action-packed adventure in this drama starring Cuba Gooding Jr. Discussion follows. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: An adventurous dolichorhynchops travels through the most dangerous oceans in history, encountering plesiosaurs, giant turtles and the deadly mosasaur along the way. 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, $14.50-18; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

‘WINGS OVER WATER 3D’: Sandhill cranes, yellow warblers and mallard ducks make their lives along rivers, lakes and wetlands. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy

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Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10:30 a.m., 12:30, 2:30 & 4:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $14.50-18; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

food & drink

COOK THE BOOK: Home chefs make a recipe from Soup Club: 80 Cozy Recipes for Creative Plant-Based Soups and Stews to Share by Caroline Wright and share the dish at a potluck. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

games

PUZZLE SWAP: Folks of all ages looking for a new challenge trade their old puzzles. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 2:30-5 p.m. Info, 846-4140.

health & fitness

CHAIR YOGA: Waterbury Public Library instructor Diana Whitney leads at-home participants in gentle stretches supported by seats. 10 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

COMMUNITY YOGA CLASS — ALL LEVELS: Yogis of all abilities find peace and community in a cozy, candlelit scene. Wise Pines, Woodstock, 5:30-6:45 p.m. Free; donations accepted; preregister; limited space. Info, 432-3126.

language

IRISH LANGUAGE CLASS: Celtic-curious students learn to speak an Ghaeilge in a supportive group. Fletcher Free

FIND MORE LOCAL EVENTS IN THIS ISSUE AND ONLINE:

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

film

See what’s playing at theaters in the On Screen section.

music + nightlife

Library, Burlington, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

SPANISH CONVERSATION:

Fluent and beginner speakers brush up on their español with a discussion led by a Spanish teacher. Presented by Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. 5-6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, programs@damlvt.org.

lgbtq

THRIVE QTPOC MOVIE

NIGHT: Each month, Pride Center of Vermont virtually screens a movie centered on queer and trans people of color. 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, thrive@pridecentervt.org.

music

FARMERS NIGHT: BARN OPERA: Vermont vocalists perform a program of favorite numbers from opera and musical theater. House Chamber, Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2228.

KEB’ MO’: The Grammy Awardwinning roots musician draws on country, soul and blues to craft his tapestry of tunes. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. $4070. Info, 775-0903.

ZACH NUGENT UNCORKED: The sought-after guitarist plays a weekly loft show featuring live music, storytelling and special guests. Shelburne Vineyard, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 985-8222.

outdoors

NATURALIST JOURNEYS 2023:

LUCAS PRICE: A Dartmouth College researcher chews on the causes and consequences of the spread of deer ticks throughout North America. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 6:308 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 229-6206.

SMUGGS 55+ SKI CLUB: Seniors who love to ski, snowboard and snowshoe hit the slopes after coffee and pastries. Smugglers’ Notch Resort, Jeffersonville, 9 a.m.-noon. $30 for annual membership. Info, president@ smuggs55plus.com.

sports

GREEN MOUNTAIN TABLE

TENNIS CLUB: Ping-Pong players swing their paddles in singles and doubles matches. Rutland Area Christian School, 7-9 p.m. Free for first two sessions; $30 annual membership. Info, 247-5913.

MICHELOB ULTRA SKI BUM RACE

SERIES: Teams of amateur skiers and snowboarders test their skills and speed at one of 10 downhill bouts. Killington Resort, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $60; $250 per team. Info, events@killington.com.

talks

words

NATHAN MCCLAIN: A poet and Hampshire College instructor reads from his collections

Previously Owned and Scale Red Mill Gallery, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 635-2727.

SHANTA LEE GANDER: The local writer introduces listeners to Lucy Terry Prince, Vermont activist and author of the oldest known poem written by an enslaved Black American. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6:307:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

THU.16 business

2023 BBA WINTER SOCIAL: Burlington Business Association members and friends make connections over drinks and light appetizers provided by Café Mamajuana. J Skis, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. $30-45; preregister; cash bar. Info, 863-1175.

BUSINESS TAX PLANNING

TIPS: Small business owners learn how to get the best deal come April 15. Presented by SCORE Vermont. 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 764-5899.

FEBRUARY MIXER: Franklin County Regional Chamber of Commerce members eat culinary student-made treats while learning about the value of technical training. Northwest Technical Center, St. Albans, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $5-8; preregister. Info, 524-2444.

HIRING2DAYVT VIRTUAL

JOB FAIR: The Vermont Department of Labor gives job seekers a chance to meet with employers from around the state. 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 828-4000.

community

WHEELHOUSE: A FREE PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP: The Soul Room offers aspiring psychics a space in which to attempt extrasensory exercises. BYO journal. Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, megan@ thesoulroom.place.

conferences

LAKE CHAMPLAIN

VIRTUAL ARCHAEOLOGY

CONFERENCE: Lake Champlain Maritime Museum researchers unveil their underwater findings from Revolutionary War battlefields. 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 475-2022.

crafts

film

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

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: See WED.15.

GLOBAL ROOTS FILM FESTIVAL:

Four days of screenings highlight this year’s international submissions to the Academy Awards. See vtiff.org for full schedule. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 6:15 & 7 p.m. $6-12; $40 for festival pass. Info, 660-2600.

‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: See WED.15. ‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: See WED.15. ‘WINGS OVER WATER 3D’: See WED.15.

food & drink

MEET THE MAKERS DINNER & TOUR: An inside look at a Queen City cidery pairs perfectly with a five-course gourmet tasting menu. Citizen Cider, Burlington, 6-9 p.m. $75; preregister; limited space. Info, 497-1987.

games

PUZZLE SWAP: See WED.15, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

UNPLUGGED GAME NIGHT: Players nosh on pizza and play one of the library’s many board games (or one of their own). Latham Library, Thetford, 5-7 p.m. Free; preregister for pizza. Info, librarian@thetfordlibrary.org.

language

JANE WHITMORE: The history educator explains how Vermonters can start researching their French Canadian family trees. Presented by Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region. Noon-1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, info@aflcr. org.

outdoors

ADAM AND RUTHIE

LAROCHE: The trail trekking pair answer questions about hiking and overnighting in the deep wilderness. Presented by Green Mountain Club. 7-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, gmc@ greenmountainclub.org.

politics

THOUGHT CLUB: Artists and activists convene to engage with Burlington‘s rich tradition of radical thought and envision its future. Democracy Creative, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, tevan@democracycreative.com.

seminars

WINTER SPEAKER SERIES:

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JANE WILLIAMSON: The former executive director of the Rokeby Museum takes listeners on a deep dive into the history of Black Vermonters. Presented by the Vermont Historical Society. Noon-1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 479-8500.

KNIT FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS: Yarnsmiths create hats and scarves to be donated to the South Burlington Food Shelf. All supplies provided. ADA accessible. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

KNITTING GROUP: Knitters of all experience levels get together to spin yarns. Latham Library, Thetford, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 785-4361.

BUILDING RESILIENCY THROUGH ADVERSITY: Students learn how to manage stress and enhance their resiliency after traumatic events. Presented by New England Federal Credit Union. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 764-6940.

FAMI LY FU N

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WED.15

HIREABILITY VT’S SUMMER CAREER EXPLORATION

PROGRAM: Young people with disabilities and their parents learn about available career development opportunities. Presented by Vermont Family Network. 10-11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 876-5315.

burlington

BABYTIME: Librarians bring out books, rhymes and songs specially selected for young ones. Pre-walkers and younger. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

CRAFTERNOON: Crafts take over the Teen Space, from origami to stickers to fireworks in a jar. Ages 11 through 18. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 540-2546.

POKÉDEX SCAVENGER HUNT: roughout the month of February, Pokémon catchers of all ages search for the creatures hiding throughout the library. Winners, announced in March, receive prizes. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington. Free. Info, 540-2546.

STEAM SPACE: Kids explore science, technology, engineering, art and math activities. Ages 5 through 11. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

chittenden county

AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITY: STEAM FUN: Little engineers and artists gather for some afternoon excitement. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

ART LAB: LET THE MUSIC MOVE YOU: Artists of all ages pick up a listening device at the youth desk and paint along to the music. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

BABYTIME: Teeny-tiny library patrons enjoy a gentle, slow story time featuring songs, rhymes and lap play. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

COMICS CLUB!: Graphic novel and manga fans in third through sixth grades meet to discuss current reads and do fun activities together. Hosted by Brownell Library. Essex Teen Center, Essex Junction, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

LEGO BUILDERS: Elementary-age imagineers explore, create and participate in challenges. Ages 8 and up, or ages 6 and up with an adult helper. ADA accessible. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

PLAY TIME: Little ones build with blocks and read together. Ages 1 through 4. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 1010:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

Drawing Inspiration

While cartoons are often referred to as “the funnies,” the visual medium can be used to tell powerful tales, too. e 2022 Vermont Reads book, e Most Costly Journey: Stories of Migrant Farmworkers in Vermont, Drawn by New England Cartoonists, uses a variety of cartooning styles to illustrate the true personal journeys of the state’s migrant farmworkers. In a hands-on demo inspired by the book, coeditor Marek Bennett invites older children, teens and adults to take up pencil and paper and draw their own stories — about family, community and the wider world.

VERMONT READS COMIC WORKSHOP

Friday, February 17, 4:30-5:30 p.m., at Dorothy Alling Memorial Library in Williston. See website for future dates; virtual option available. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918, damlvt.org.

barre/montpelier

CHESS CLUB: Kids of all skill levels get one-on-one lessons and play each other in between. Ages 6 and up. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

mad river valley/ waterbury

TEEN ART CLUB: Crafty young’uns ages 12 through 18 construct paper jellyfish lanterns to bring underwater ambience to their bedrooms. Waterbury Public Library, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

upper valley

PEABODY AFTERSCHOOL FUN FOR

GRADES 1-4: Students make friends over crafts and story time. George Peabody Library, Post Mills, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 333-9724.

THU.16 burlington

POKÉDEX SCAVENGER HUNT: See WED.15.

PRESCHOOL YOGA: Colleen from Grow Prenatal and Family Yoga leads little ones in songs, movement and other fun activities. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

chittenden county

ART LAB: LET THE MUSIC MOVE YOU: See WED.15, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

CASUAL CRAFTING FOR KIDS: Imaginative kiddos get creative after class. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

KIDS’ BOOK CLUB FOR KIDS K-2 AND THEIR PARENTS: Little bookworms and their caregivers learn to love reading together through sharing, crafts and writing activities. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, nliuzzi@southburlingtonvt.gov.

PRESCHOOL MUSIC WITH LINDA BASSICK: e singer and storyteller extraordinaire leads little ones in indoor music and movement. Birth through age 5. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

PRESCHOOL PLAYTIME: Pre-K patrons play and socialize after music time. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

barre/montpelier

FUSE BEAD CRAFTERNOONS: Youngsters make pictures out of colorful, meltable doodads. Ages 8 and up. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Energetic youngsters join Miss Meliss for stories, songs and lots of silliness. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

stowe/smuggs

WEE ONES PLAY TIME: Caregivers bring kiddos 3 and younger to a new

upper valley

STORY TIME: Preschoolers take part in stories, songs and silliness. Latham Library, etford, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 785-4361.

northeast kingdom

ACORN CLUB STORY TIME: Kids 5 and under play, sing, hear stories and take home a fun activity. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10-11 a.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 745-1391.

SAT.18 burlington

FAMILY PLAYSHOP: Kids from birth through age 5 learn and play at this school readiness program. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

LEGO TIME AT THE NNE: Creative kids ages 4 through 11 construct their very own creations. Fletcher Free Library New North End Branch, Burlington, 11 a.m.noon. Free. Info, 863-3403.

POKÉDEX SCAVENGER HUNT: See WED.15.

chittenden county

KIDS’ CHESS CLUB: Little grand masters build their skills. ADA accessible. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 846-4140.

LEGO FUN: Wee builders of all ages construct creations to be displayed in the library. Children under 8 must bring a caregiver. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

barre/montpelier

sensory learning experience each week. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

mad river valley/ waterbury

PRESCHOOL PLAY & READ: Outdoor activities, stories and songs get 3- and 4-year-olds engaged. Waterbury Public Library, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

FRI.17

burlington

POKÉDEX SCAVENGER HUNT: See WED.15.

chittenden county

ART LAB: LET THE MUSIC MOVE YOU: See WED.15.

VERMONT READS COMIC WORKSHOP: Using e Most Costly Journey: Stories of Migrant Farmworkers in Vermont, Drawn by New England Cartoonists as an example, Marek Bennett shows older kids and teens how to draw their own comics. Adults also welcome. See calendar spotlight. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918.

barre/montpelier

WINTER STORY TIME & PLAYGROUP: Participants ages 6 and under hear stories, sing songs and eat tasty treats between outdoor activities. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

WINTER FESTIVAL: Free soup, snow sculptures, sing-alongs and stories around the fire make for a stupendous Saturday. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, noon-3 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

stowe/smuggs

MUSICAL STORY TIME: Song, dance and other tuneful activities supplement picture books for kids 2 through 5. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

mad river valley/ waterbury

MONTHLY PLAYGROUP: Parents and caregivers connect while their young kids explore collaborative play. Waterbury Public Library, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

northeast kingdom

SATURDAY CREATIVE FAMILIES

INITIATIVE: ‘TIME OUT’: e Rural Arts

Collaborative leads artsy activities for creative kids ages 6 through 12 while parents socialize over tea and coffee on the second floor. Grass Roots Art and Community Effort, Hardwick, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, info@ruralartsvt.org.

talks

ELISE GUYETTE: A historian presents the story of Loudon Langley, a Black Vermonter who advocated for the rights of freed people during Reconstruction. ADA accessible. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

tech

TECH SKILLS: FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERNET PRIVACY:

Technology for Tomorrow teaches students all about staying safe on social media, search engines and insecure connections. ADA accessible. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 2-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

TECH TUTOR: Techies answer questions about computers and devices during one-on-one help sessions. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 4-6 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 878-4918.

theater

‘THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING

EARNEST’: Oscar Wilde’s vicious social satire of Victorian England comes to life courtesy of the Middlebury Community Players. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $14-19. Info, 382-9222.

words

BOOK DISCUSSION

GROUP: Kellogg-Hubbard

Library patrons unpack The Engineer’s Wife by Tracey Enerson Wood. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-3338.

INQUISITIVE READERS BOOK

CLUB: Bookworms discuss a new horizon-expanding tome each month. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 6-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, henningsmh@ yahoo.com.

A VISITING WRITER CRAFT TALK

WITH NATHAN MCCLAIN: The poet and professor talks shop with listeners interested in the art of writing. Mason House Library, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 635-2727.

FRI.17

dance

LE PATIN LIBRE: Québécois ice dancers bring a joyful, no-frills vibe to the art form. Nelson Withington Skating Facility, Brattleboro, 7:15-8:30 p.m. $20. Info, 387-0102.

fairs & festivals

RUTLAND WINTER FEST 2023: The 20th annual community congregation features sledding down Center Street, the Great Bigfoot Chase, a cornhole tournament and giant foosball. See rutlandrec. com for full schedule. See calendar spotlight. Downtown Rutland, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Prices vary. Info, aprilc@rutlandrec.com.

As It Snow Happens

Rutland Winter Fest, a snowy extravaganza of family fun and glacial gaiety, takes over the Marble City for the 20th year running. Revelers partake in more than a week of icy activities, from snow sports to yeti hunts and everything in between. Townsfolk join in games of cornhole, giant foosball, sledding down Center Street, Real Rutland Feud and ice skating with Bigfoot himself. Little ones especially enjoy a storytelling stroll through Pine Hill Park, a pajama-clad movie screening and the Wonderfeet Winter Dance at ONE Church Rutland.

RUTLAND WINTER FEST 2023

Starts Friday, February 17, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., in downtown Rutland. See website for full schedule and additional dates. Prices vary. Info, aprilc@rutlandrec.com, rutlandrec.com.

OPENS FEB. 17 | FAIRS & FESTIVALS

film

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

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: See WED.15.

BANFF CENTRE MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR: Lovers of adrenaline and the outdoors experience a slate of adventure films packed with highclimbing thrills. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7 p.m. $20-29. Info, 603-448-0400.

GLOBAL ROOTS FILM FESTIVAL: See THU.16, 4:15, 6:15 & 7 p.m.

MANUAL CINEMA’S

‘FRANKENSTEIN’: An interdisciplinary performance collective stitches together Mary Shelley’s life with her classic horror story for a visually inventive spectacle. The Flynn, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $25-45. Info, 863-5966.

‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: See WED.15.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: See WED.15. ‘WINGS OVER WATER 3D’: See WED.15.

games MAH-JONGG: Tile traders of all experience levels gather for a game session. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

PUZZLE SWAP: See WED.15.

health & fitness

ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION

EXERCISE PROGRAM: Those in need of an easy-on-the-joints workout experience an hour of calming, low-impact movement.

Waterbury Public Library, 10:3011:30 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 244-7036.

GUIDED MEDITATION

ONLINE: Dorothy Alling Memorial Library invites attendees to relax on their lunch breaks and reconnect with their bodies. Noon-12:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, programs@ damlvt.org.

music

ALAN DOYLE: The Newfoundland folk rock legend plays jams from

his new EP Rough Side Out. Barre Opera House, 8 p.m. $28-32.50. Info, 476-8188.

outdoors

GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT: Rutland County Audubon, the Vermont Institute of Natural Science and other local organizations invite locals to join birdwatchers around the world in logging all the feathered friends they can find in their yards or favorite nearby park. Various locations statewide, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, birding@ rutlandcountyaudubon.org.

politics

EEE LECTURES: JARED CARTER: The Education & Enrichment for Everyone series begins with the law professor’s address, “The United States Supreme Court, the Constitution and Democracy.” Virtual option available. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, info@eeevermont.org.

sports

HARRIS HILL SKI JUMPING: Skiers from around the world compete to soar more than 300 feet off the only Olympic-grade ski jump in New England. Harris Hill Ski Jump, Brattleboro, 6-8 p.m. $10-20. Info, 254-4565.

theater

‘THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST’: See THU.16. ‘RED, WHITE AND BLACKLISTED’: Donny Osman stars in this drama based on the life and letters of Dalton Trumbo, a screenwriter who was renowned until his banishment from Hollywood during the Red Scare. Grange Hall Cultural Center, Waterbury Center, 7:30 p.m. $20 suggested donation. Info, 244-4168.

SAT.18 agriculture

NOFA-VT WINTER CONFERENCE: BACK TO THE ROOTS: Featured speakers, socials, and more than 40 workshops, panels and kids’

activities give food and farm enthusiasts three weeks of fabulous fun. Virtual options available. See nofavt.org for full schedule. Davis Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. $50300; free for POC, farmers and farmworkers; preregister. Info, winterconference@nofavt.org.

community

BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION: Community members honor Black History Month with a day of music, poetry, art and Colombian food. Rabble-Rouser Chocolate & Craft, Montpelier, 3-10 p.m. Donations; free for POC. Info, culture@rabblerouser.net.

dance

MONTPELIER CONTRA DANCE: To live tunes and gender-neutral calling, dancers balance, shadow and do-si-do the night away. N95, KN94, KN95 or 3-ply surgical masks required. Capital City Grange, Berlin, beginners’ lesson, 7:40 p.m.; dance, 8-11 p.m. $5-20. Info, 225-8921.

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art

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film

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music + nightlife

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ICE CUTTING 2023: Volunteers help hack and haul ice blocks for F&W’s primitive camp. Lunch and hot cocoa provided. Farm & Wilderness, Plymouth, 8:45 a.m.4 p.m. Free. Info, 422-3761.

fairs & festivals

RUTLAND WINTER FEST 2023:

See FRI.17, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

WESTFORD WINTER FESTIVAL & CONCERT: Live music, snow sports, a chili-cooking contest, a beer garden and horse-drawn trolley rides turn Westford into a winter wonderland for all ages. Westford Common, noon-4 p.m. Free. Info, westfordwinterfest@ gmail.com.

film

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

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: See WED.15.

GLOBAL ROOTS FILM FESTIVAL: See THU.16, noon, 2:30, 4:30, 6:15 & 7 p.m.

‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: See WED.15.

‘THE QUARRY PROJECT’: A 40-minute film captures last summer’s sold-out, site-specific dance theater performance at Wells Lamson quarry. Q&A follows. GreenTARA Space, North Hero, 4-6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, 355-2150.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: See WED.15.

‘WINGS OVER WATER 3D’: See WED.15.

food & drink

CAPITAL CITY WINTER FARMERS

MARKET: Root veggies, honey, maple syrup and more change hands at an off-season celebration of locally grown food. Caledonia Spirits, Montpelier, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, manager@ montpelierfarmersmarket.com.

JERICHO-UNDERHILL LIONS

CLUB ANNUAL BENEFIT PANCAKE

BREAKFAST: Hungry locals pile their plates with regular and gluten-free flapjacks, bacon, sausage and Vermont maple syrup. Proceeds benefit scholarships for Mount Mansfield Union High School seniors. United Church of Underhill, 8-11 a.m. Donations.

‘THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS’: A vegetarian, truffle-inflected three-course meal is served alongside this 2020 documentary about an endangered community of gatherers in Northern Italy. Epsilon Spires, Brattleboro, 6-9 p.m. $5-45. Info, 401-261-6271.

games

BEGINNER DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Waterbury Public Library game master Evan Hoffman gathers novices and veterans alike for an afternoon of virtual adventuring. Teens and adults welcome. Noon-4 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

CHESS CLUB: Players of all ages and abilities face off and learn new strategies. ADA accessible. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

FABULOUS FEBRUARY BINGO FUNDRAISER: Players compete for prizes, with proceeds going toward the Reading Historical Society’s building maintenance fund. Reading Town Hall, 6:30-9 p.m. $20 for 10 games; limited space. Info, 384-2100.

PUZZLE SWAP: See WED.15, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

holidays

JAZZ FEST: A MUSIC, FILM & FOOD SOIRÉE: After a screening of Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story the Mardi Gras festivities continue with live music, specialty cocktails and a Cajun feast. See calendar spotlight. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 3-7:30 p.m. $65-85. Info, 457-2355.

lgbtq

PRIDE HIKES: ETHAN ALLEN HOMESTEAD: All ages, orientations and identities are welcome to experience a snowy adventure along the Winooski River. Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, sarah. hooghuis@audubon.org.

music

BRETT HUGHES: The local honkytonk legend delivers infectious energy and affecting lyricism. Shelburne Vineyard, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-8222.

BRIAN MCCARTHY JAZZ

ORCHESTRA: The saxophonist

and composer directs a 17-piece ensemble, featuring special guest Ray Vega. University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040.

G ROCKWELL: The awardwinning bluegrass band leader performs a house concert sure to bring the roof down. 246 Blackbird Swale Drive, Huntington, 8-9:30 p.m. $20. Info, 434-4563.

GMCMF ARTIST FACULTY

RECITAL SERIES: VIOLAINE

MELANÇON & MEAGAN MILATZ: Sonatas for violin and piano make for an exciting off-season show from Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival. College Street Congregational Church, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. $25; free for students. Info, 503-1220.

HIROYA TSUKAMOTO: The internationally acclaimed guitarist displays delicate fingerpicking skills as he weaves peaceful, impressionistic soundscapes. York Street Meeting House, Lyndon, 7 p.m. $15-20; free for students. Info, 748-2600.

IN THE ROUGH: A local vocal trio sings traditional tunes, contemporary folk songs and original ditties. Old Parish Church, Weston, 7-8:30 p.m. $10 suggested donation. Info, 824-4452.

NATALIE MACMASTER:

CANCELED. The Celtic fiddle superstar gives an electrifying live performance. Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 7 p.m. $30-65. Info, 728-9878.

VERMONT MANDOLIN TRIO: RESCHEDULED. Three of Vermont’s finest mandolinists pick their way through a plethora of genres. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 7-9:30 p.m. $20. Info, 533-2000.

VIVIAN LEVA AND RILEY

CALCAGNO: The veteran Appalachian roots duo displays soul and stunning originality. Willey Memorial Hall, Cabot, 7-9 p.m. $17-20. Info, 793-3016.

YALE CARILLON GUILD: Yale University students play a heavenly program of classical and contemporary works on the historic bell organ. Mead Memorial Chapel, Middlebury College, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 443-5815.

outdoors

AUDUBON WEST RUTLAND

MARSH BIRD WALK: Enthusiastic ornithologists go on a gentle hike and help out with the monthly marsh monitoring. Meet at the boardwalk on Marble Street. West Rutland Marsh, 8-11 a.m. Free. Info, birding@rutlandcountyaudubon. org.

GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT: See FRI.17.

WILDLIFE TRACKING CLUB: Naturalists teach trackers of all ages how to distinguish the snowy paw prints of coyotes, foxes, minks and more. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 10-11:30 a.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, 229-6206.

seminars

DEPOLARIZING WITHIN: A BRAVER ANGELS WORKSHOP: Attendees build skills for addressing communication breakdowns with loved ones over politics. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

sports

HARRIS HILL SKI JUMPING: See FRI.17, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

ICE FISHING DERBY: Anglers of all ages catch and release on icy Missisquoi Bay to raise funds for the Friends of Northern Lake Champlain. Tyler Place Family Resort, Swanton, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. $25; free for kids 10 and under. Info, 582-4182.

MOVEMENT MAGNITUDES: A daylong seminar teaches attendees techniques for training more efficiently for their sports or fitness routines. Combat Fitness MMA, Winooski, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, antonio@ truewarriortraining.com.

RALLY AGAINST CANCER: UVM’s hockey and basketball teams play to raise funds for the Cancer Center. Fans are encouraged to wear lavender. University of Vermont, Burlington, 2 & 7 p.m. $5. Info, 656-4410.

theater

‘THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST’: See THU.16.

‘RED, WHITE AND BLACKLISTED’: See FRI.17.

words

WRITE TIME WITH MARY ANN FULLER YOUNG: A trained instructor leads a supportive workshop for anyone looking to explore the craft of writing. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

WRITERS’ WERTFREI: Authors both fledgling and published gather to share their work in a judgment-free environment. Virtual option available. Waterbury Public Library, 10 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, judi@waterburypubliclibrary. com.

SUN.19 agriculture

NOFA-VT WINTER CONFERENCE: BACK TO THE ROOTS: See SAT.18, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

fairs & festivals

RUTLAND WINTER FEST 2023: See FRI.17, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

film

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

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: See WED.15.

GLOBAL ROOTS FILM FESTIVAL: See THU.16, 11:45 a.m., 1:45, 4:15, 6:15 & 7 p.m.

‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: See WED.15.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: See WED.15.

‘THE SUMMER OF WALTER HACKS’: Faced with a tragedy, an 11-year-old boy must grow up fast in George Woodward and Gerianne Smart’s 1950s comingof-age drama. Proceeds benefit the All Access Project. Vergennes Opera House, 2 p.m. $7. Info, 877-6737.

‘WINGS OVER WATER 3D’: See WED.15.

food & drink

WINTER FARMERS MARKET: Shoppers sip a local beer while browsing local bites at this wintertime hub for local growers, bakers and crafters. Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, noon-3 p.m. Free. Info, 391-9120.

health & fitness

KARUNA COMMUNITY

MEDITATION: A YEAR TO LIVE (FULLY): Participants practice keeping joy, generosity and gratitude at the forefront of their minds. Jenna’s House, Johnson, 10-11:15 a.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, mollyzapp@live. com.

holidays

ANNUAL PHPG VALENTINE’S BRUNCH AND SILENT AUCTION: A breakfast buffet and auction, soundtracked by the Smokey Newfield Project, benefit People Helping People Global’s economic development projects in Nicaragua. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Jericho, noon-2 p.m. $5-50; free for kids under 3. Info, isabel@phpgmicrolending. org.

lgbtq

QUEER CRAFTERNOON: Glow welcomes queer women and nonbinary crafters to work on their knitting, drawing and sewing in a cozy greenhouse. Red Wagon Plants, Hinesburg, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, glow@ pridecentervt.org.

music

NATALIE MACMASTER AND DONNELL LEAHY: CANCELED. The Celtic music power couple plays foot-tapping reels and heartrending ballads on the fiddle, piano, bagpipes and guitar. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7 p.m. $40-50. Info, 775-0903.

‘PROJECT ENCORE VOL. 1’: Saxophonist Timothy McAllister and pianist Liz Ames weave a wide array of influences into an innovative program. Dance Theatre, Mahaney Arts Center, Middlebury College, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5221.

THE STOCKWELL BROTHERS AND FELLOW PYNINS: The Vermont family bluegrass band and award-winning Oregon folk duo, respectively, let loose their keen harmonies. Next Stage Arts Project, Putney, 7:30 p.m. $2024. Info, 387-0102.

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outdoors

GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT: See FRI.17.

sports

HARRIS HILL SKI JUMPING: See FRI.17, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

talks

ZACHARY BENNETT: A Norwich University professor explains how New England’s nature helped fuel the transition to capitalism in the 18th century. Virtual option available. Ethan Allen Homestead Museum, Burlington, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, 865-4556.

theater

ALWAYS ON SUNDAY: DESIGNING FOR THE ROUND: Opera North general director Evans Haile talks to scenic designer Nate Bertone about his work. 2 p.m. $20; preregister. Info, 603-448-4141.

‘THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING

EARNEST’: See THU.16, 2 p.m.

‘RED, WHITE AND BLACKLISTED’: See FRI.17.

MON.20

crafts

FIBER ARTS FREE-FOR-ALL: Makers make friends while working on their knitting, sewing, felting and beyond. Artistree Community Arts Center Theatre

& Gallery, South Pomfret, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, theknittinkittenvt@ gmail.com.

HAND-STITCHING GROUP:

Embroiderers, cross-stitchers and other needlework aficionados chat over their latest projects.

Waterbury Public Library, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 720-984-3083.

fairs & festivals

RUTLAND WINTER FEST 2023: See FRI.17, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

film

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

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: See WED.15.

‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: See WED.15.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: See WED.15.

‘WINGS OVER WATER 3D’: See WED.15.

health & fitness

ADVANCED TAI CHI: Experienced movers build strength, improve balance and reduce stress. Holley Hall, Bristol, 11 a.m.-noon. Free; donations accepted. Info, jerry@ skyrivertaichi.com.

LONG-FORM SUN 73: Beginners and experienced practitioners learn how tai chi can help with arthritis, mental clarity and range of motion. Holley Hall, Bristol, 11 a.m.-noon. Free; donations accepted. Info, wirlselizabeth@ gmail.com.

YANG 24: This simplified tai chi method is perfect for beginners

MON.20

burlington

brattleboro/okemo valley

WINTER SUNSHINE SERIES: One-ofa-kind family puppet shows let the sunshine in at each of these weekly performances. Sandglass Theater, Putney, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. $7.50-9; $30 for series pass. Info, info@sandglasstheater.org.

SUN.19

burlington

DIY PET TOYS: Teens celebrate National Love Your Pet Day by crafting playthings for their dogs, cats, rabbits and guinea pigs. Ages 11 through 18. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 540-2546.

MUSIC WITH MIKAHELY: The Malagasy musician plays family-friendly tunes on the guitar and the bamboo valiha. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:30-4 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

POKÉDEX SCAVENGER HUNT: See WED.15.

Party On

Vermonters channel their inner New Orleanians and don their best beads and boas for a swanky Mardi Gras-style shindig sure to close out the Woodstock Vermont Film Series with a bang. After a screening of Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story, a 2021 documentary capturing the magical 50th anniversary of an iconic music festival, party people filter into a historic barn for a reception to remember. There’s live jazz by Michael Zsoldos and Ben Kogan, classic Louisiana cocktails such as the French 75 and the Sazerac, and a Cajun feast featuring gumbo, muffuletta and bananas foster monkey bread.

JAZZ FEST: A MUSIC, FILM & FOOD SOIRÉE

Saturday, February 18, 3-7:30 p.m., at Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock. $65-85. Info, 457-2355, billingsfarm.org.

POKÉDEX SCAVENGER HUNT: See WED.15.

northeast kingdom

ACORN CLUB STORY TIME: See FRI.17, 2-2:30 p.m.

TUE.21

ADVOCACY AND POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING: Vermont Family Network illuminates important policy issues for caregivers of special needs kids. 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 876-5315.

burlington

POKÉDEX SCAVENGER HUNT: See WED.15.

SING-ALONG WITH LINDA BASSICK: Babies, toddlers and preschoolers sing, dance and wiggle along with Linda. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

chittenden county

CRAFTYTOWN!: From painting and printmaking to collage and sculpture, creative kids explore different projects and mediums. Ages 8 and up, or ages 6 and up with an adult helper. ADA accessible. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

GMBA BOOK GROUP: High school-age readers discuss

thoughts and themes regarding The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6956.

GOLDEN DOME BOOK AWARD GROUP: Readers in grades 4 through 8 discuss Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt together. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6956.

LEGO ROBOTICS: BOAT TRIP: Lego lovers explore the world of coding in a four-part series. Attendance at all four sessions is highly encouraged. Grades 1 through 4. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:15-4:45 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 878-6956.

PLAYGROUP & FAMILY SUPPORT: Families with children under age 5 play and connect with others in the community. Winooski Memorial Library, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 655-6424.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Little ones enjoy a cozy session of reading, rhyming and singing. Birth through age 5. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:3011 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

READ TO A DOG: Little ones get a 10-minute time slot to tell stories to Lola the pup. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 4-5 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 878-4918.

RED CLOVER AWARD BOOK GROUP: A book club for grades K through 4 reads The Capybaras by Alfredo Soderguit and Stacey’s Extraordinary Words by Stacey Abrams and Kitt Thomas. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6956.

looking to build strength and balance. Congregational Church of Middlebury, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, wirlselizabeth@gmail.com.

outdoors

GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT: See FRI.17.

words

ADDISON COUNTY WRITERS COMPANY: Poets, playwrights, novelists and memoirists of every experience level meet weekly for an MFA-style workshop. Swift House Inn, Middlebury, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, jay@zigzaglitmag.org.

TUE.21 community

CURRENT EVENTS

DISCUSSION GROUP: Brownell Library hosts a virtual roundtable for neighbors to pause and reflect on the news cycle. 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

dance

SWING DANCING: Local Lindy hoppers and jitterbuggers convene at Vermont Swings’ weekly boogie-down. Bring clean shoes. Beginner lessons, 6:30 p.m. Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:309 p.m. $5. Info, 864-8382.

fairs & festivals

RUTLAND WINTER FEST 2023: See FRI.17, 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m.

TODDLERTIME: Kids ages 1 through 3 and their caregivers join Miss Alyssa for a lively session of stories, singing and wiggling. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 9:15 & 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

barre/montpelier

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: See THU.16.

mad river valley/ waterbury

POKÉMON CLUB: I choose you, Pikachu! Fans of the franchise discuss their favorite cards, games and TV episodes in this monthly activity group. Ages 6 and up. Waterbury Public Library, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 244-7036.

northeast kingdom

RED CLOVER BOOK CLUB: Readers ages 6 through 10 discuss a book and do an art activity each week. Siblings welcome. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 745-1391.

WED.22 burlington

BABYTIME: See WED.15.

CRAFTERNOON: See WED.15.

POKÉDEX SCAVENGER HUNT: See WED.15.

STEAM SPACE: See WED.15.

chittenden county

BABYTIME: See WED.15.

GET YOUR GAME ON: Countless board games are on the menu at this drop-in meetup for players in grades 6 through 12. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 2:30-4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

LEGO BUILDERS: See WED.15. PLAY TIME: See WED.15.

barre/montpelier

CHESS CLUB: See WED.15.

mad river valley/ waterbury

LEGO CHALLENGE CLUB: Kids engage in a fun-filled hour of building, then leave their creations on display in the library all month long. Ages 9 through 11. Waterbury Public Library, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 244-7036.

middlebury area

YOUTH ICE FISHING CLINIC: CANCELED. Tween anglers learn all about ice drilling, rods and jigs, winter safety, and fish identification. Grade 5 through 8. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 475-2022.

upper valley

PEABODY AFTERSCHOOL FUN FOR GRADES 1-4: See WED.15.

northeast kingdom

TWEEN BOOK CLUB: Book lovers ages 10 through 14 share their favorite recent reads at this monthly meeting. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 745-1391. K

film

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

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: See WED.15.

‘THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU’: Bill Murray stars as an eccentric oceanographer on a quest for revenge against a shark in this 2004 Wes Anderson comedy adventure. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, mariah@mainstreetlanding. com.

‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: See WED.15.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: See WED.15.

‘WATSON’: Sustainable Woodstock virtually screens this documentary about one man willing to put his life at risk to protect the oceans. Free. Info, 457-2911.

‘WINGS OVER WATER 3D’: See WED.15.

holidays

MARDI GRAS FUNDRAISER FOR

TOM SUSTIC FUND: Yankee Chank and Point Noir Cajun Band get guests dancing with a full night of waltzes and two-steps. Proceeds benefit bone marrow transplants for those in need. Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 7-10 p.m. Donations. Info, 388-4964.

language

FRENCH CONVERSATION

GROUP: Francophones and French-language learners meet pour parler la belle langue Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

music

NATALIE MACMASTER AND DONNELL LEAHY: See SUN.19. CANCELED. Fuller Hall, St. Johnsbury Academy, 7-9 p.m. $15-52; free for students under 18. Info, 748-2600.

seminars

PROTECTING YOUR ONLINE FINANCIAL

ACCOUNTS: New England Federal Credit Union experts explain how to keep accounts safe from identity theft. Noon-12:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 764-6940.

TENANT SKILLS: Renters learn everything they need to know about tenant rights, fair housing law, eviction prevention and beyond. Presented by Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity. 10-11:30 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 660-3455, ext. 205.

talks

JON HAVEMAN: An economist discusses the history of explicit and implicit bigotry in U.S. policy. Presented by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. 11 a.m.-noon. $10; preregister. Info, 656-5817.

tech

DROP-IN TECH HELP: Experts answer questions about phones,

laptops, e-readers and more in one-on-one sessions. ADA accessible. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

words

BOOK CLUB BUFFET

ONLINE: Readers dig into Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale over lunch. Presented by Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, programs@damlvt.org.

INTRODUCING: THE PALACE PROJECT APP: Waterbury Public Library patrons learn how to use the library’s new e-reader. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

VIRGINIA WOOLF BOOK

DISCUSSION: The Burlington Literature Group reads and analyzes the foundational author’s novels Mrs. Dalloway, To The Lighthouse and The Waves over nine weeks.

6:30-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, info@nereadersandwriters. com.

WINE & STORY: Lovers of libations and tellers of tales gather for an evening of good company. Shelburne Vineyard, 7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 863-1754.

WED.22 business

QUEEN CITY BUSINESS

NETWORKING INTERNATIONAL GROUP: See WED.15.

community

CURRENT EVENTS: Neighbors have an informal discussion about what’s in the news.

Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 878-4918. etc.

LIFE STORIES WE LOVE

TO TELL: Prompts from group leader Maryellen Crangle inspire true tales, told either off the cuff or read from prewritten scripts. Presented by Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. 2-3:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 878-4918.

fairs & festivals

RUTLAND WINTER FEST 2023: See FRI.17, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. film

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

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: See WED.15.

BOOK FLICKS: Bibliophiles enjoy the Oscar-winning 2013 adaptation of 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: See WED.15.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: See WED.15.

‘WATSON’: See TUE.21.

‘WHO IS DAYANI CRISTAL?’: The quest to identify a body found

in the Arizona desert raises questions about the way the U.S. treats undocumented immigrants in this 2014 documentary. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

‘WINGS OVER WATER 3D’: See WED.15.

health & fitness

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING

WORKSHOP: Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice experts explain why it’s never too early to start planning for future medical care. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

CHAIR YOGA: See WED.15.

COMMUNITY YOGA CLASS — ALL

LEVELS: See WED.15.

language

IRISH LANGUAGE CLASS: See WED.15.

music

MUSIC OF ANOTHER WORLD: MUSIC IN THE CAMPS: This second in a series of presentations on the music made under the constraints of the Third Reich focuses on pieces composed by the Austrian inmates at the Terezin concentration camp. ADA accessible. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 1:15-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

ZACH NUGENT UNCORKED: See WED.15.

outdoors

NATURALIST JOURNEYS 2023: KY AND LISA KOITZSCH: A Fayston couple describe their time studying wolves and moose in Isle Royale National Park. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 6:30-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 229-6206.

SMUGGS 55+ SKI CLUB: See WED.15.

seminars

INFLATION, INTEREST RATES AND THE ECONOMY: Webinar attendees learn how to weather skyrocketing prices. Presented by New England Federal Credit Union. Noon-1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 764-6940.

sports

GREEN MOUNTAIN TABLE

TENNIS CLUB: See WED.15.

MICHELOB ULTRA SKI BUM

RACE SERIES: See WED.15.

RALLY AGAINST CANCER: See SAT.18, 7 p.m.

talks

FARMERS NIGHT: THE ENIGMATIC AND CHARISMATIC

ALEXANDER TWILIGHT:

Middlebury Historian Bill Hart and others celebrate the groundbreaking life of America’s first Black legislator. House Chamber, Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2228. ➆

Need Help?

Are you a senior who could use some extra help with cooking, cleaning, or other daily tasks? At Seniors Helping Seniors VT, our mature in-home caregivers can help you maintain your independence by providing compassionate care in the comfort of your home.

To find out how we can help you or someone you love, visit our website at shsvermont.com

THE FOLLOWING CLASS LISTINGS ARE PAID ADVERTISEMENTS. ANNOUNCE YOUR CLASS FOR AS LITTLE AS $16.75/WEEK (INCLUDES SIX PHOTOS AND UNLIMITED DESCRIPTION ONLINE). SUBMIT YOUR CLASS AD AT SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POSTCLASS.

art

DAVIS STUDIO ART CLASSES:

Discover your happy place in one of our weekly classes. Making art boosts emotional well-being and brings joy to your life, especially when you connect with other art enthusiasts. Select the ongoing program that’s right for you. Now enrolling youths and adults for classes in drawing, painting and fused glass. Location: Davis Studio, 916 Shelburne Rd., S. Burlington. Info: 425-2700, davisstudiovt.com.

LIFE DRAWING: Two-hour drawing class with a clothed model. Instruction is self-led. We focus on shorter poses ranging from one to 20 minutes. Super fun, very casual. Beginners encouraged to join. Every Tue., 6-8 p.m. Cost: $10/2-hour class. Location: Karma Birdhouse Gallery, 47 Maple St., Burlington. Info: Kirsten Hurley, 503-8773, kirsten.hurley@gmail. com, kirstenhurley.com.

business

HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILDING

COURSE: e Sustainable Energy Outreach Network (SEON) will deliver its acclaimed course Basics of High-Performance Building, taught by Chris West, one of Vermont’s thought leaders on high-performance building. is is a foundation course on the science of how a building performs. For years our builders have worked hard to follow best practices and energy code requirements in new construction and renovation, but they were all too rarely exposed to the science of how a building performs. Building Science is now considered essential learning in workforce development in the residential building industry. Mar. 8 & 15, 3:45-7:45 p.m. Location: Center for Technology Essex, 2 Educational Dr. Info: Guy Payne, 376-9262, guy@buildingscience. org, buildingscience.org/buildingscience-winter-spring-2023class-schedule.

craft

CHAIR MAKING, SPOONS, BASKETS!: Learn the fundamentals of Windsor or ladder-back chair making in a weeklong workshop! A variety of workshops are on the schedule from Mar. to Oct., many featuring guest instructors coming in to teach related skills such as spoon carving and basket weaving. Open to all skill levels. All tools & materials provided. Location: Chairmaker’s Workshop, Charlotte. Info: Eric Cannizzaro, 360-5281952, ericcannizzaro.com.

events/#!event/2023/2/25/markmaking-with-metal-marriage-ofmetals-workshop.

OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT & CLOTHING REPAIR WORKSHOP:

We’ll help you patch a hole, fix a finicky zipper, replace a busted buckle and more! Bring some gear that needs a little TLC and we’ll help you breathe new life into it. We can’t guarantee everything is fixable, but we’ll help you learn to give it your best shot! Sun., Feb. 26, 1-3 p.m. Cost: $75 incl. materials. Location: Generator, 40 Sears Ln., Burlington. Info: 540-0761, education@generatorvt.com, generatorvt.com/classesevents/#!event/2023/2/26/ outdoor-equipment-clothing-repair-workshop.

culinary

‘THE BASICS’ CAKE DECORATING CLASS: In this workshop, learn the basics of filling and crumbcoating a cake, getting nice smooth edges, and some rosette piping. You’ll go home with some great new techniques and a sixinch cake that serves 12. You can select your flavor in the questionnaire section. u., Mar. 9, 6 p.m.

Cost: $85. Location: Red Poppy Cakery, Waterbury. Info: 203-4000700, sevendaystickets.com.

Generator GENERATOR is a combination of artist studios, classroom, and business incubator at the intersection of art, science, and technology. We provide tools, expertise, education, and opportunity – to enable all members of our community to create, collaborate, and make their ideas a reality.

MARK MAKING WITH METAL:

Marriage of Metals workshop: Create a pair of earrings out of sterling silver sheet and brass wire using a mark-making exercise to find lines and shapes to use in your design, then use the marriage of metals: the process of soldering contrasting metals together and hammering until two metals become one. Sat., Feb. 25-Sun., Feb. 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $165 incl. materials.

Location: Generator, 40 Sears Ln., Burlington. Info: 540-0761, education@generatorvt.com, generatorvt.com/classes-

PIERCE, SIFT, FIRE: ENAMELED PENDANT WORKSHOP: Learn the process of fusing powdered glass to metal using torchfiring. First, we will design and saw a copper pendant, then apply several layers of enamel on both sides of the pendant to add color. e result is a smooth, colored surface. e pendant can be worn using cotton cord. Sat., Mar. 4-Sun., Mar. 5, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $175 incl. materials.

Location: Generator, 40 Sears Ln., Burlington. Info: 540-0761, education@generatorvt.com, generatorvt.com/classesevents/#!event/2023/3/4/piercesift-fire-enameled-pendantworkshop.

language

FRENCH CLASSES: Join us for online and in-person adult French classes this spring. Our 12-week session starts on Mar. 6 and offers classes for participants at all levels. Please go to the website or email us for more information.

Location: Alliance Française, Burlington. Info: education@aflcr. org, aflcr.org.

#3, Burlington. Info: 316-8896, info@greenmountainmartial arts.com, greenmountainmartial arts.com.

VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: We offer a legitimate Brazilian jiu-jitsu training program for men, women and children in a friendly, safe and positive environment. Julio Cesar “Foca” Fernandez Nunes; CBJJP and IBJJF seventh-degree Carlson Gracie Sr. Coral Belt-certified instructor; teaching in Vermont, born and raised in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! A two-time world masters champion, fivetime Brazilian jiu-jitsu national champion, three-time Rio de Janeiro state champion and Gracie Challenge champion. Accept no limitations! 1st class is free. Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Rd., Williston. Info: 598-2839, julio@bjjusa.com, vermontbjj.com.

music

DJEMBE & TAIKO DRUMMING:

Info: Jon Cone, 439-5751, jcone@ cone-editions.com, cone-editions. com/event.

SPANISH CLASSES FOR ALL

AGES: Premier native-speaking Spanish professor Maigualida Rak is giving fun, interactive online lessons to improve comprehension and pronunciation and to achieve fluency. Audiovisual material is used. “I feel proud to say that my students have significantly improved their Spanish with my teaching approach.”

—Maigualida Rak. Info: 881-0931, spanishtutor.vtfla@gmail.com, facebook.com/spanishonlinevt.

martial arts

AIKIDO: THE POWER OF

HARMONY: Discover the dynamic, flowing martial art of aikido. Learn how to relax under pressure and cultivate core power, aerobic fitness and resiliency. Aikido techniques emphasize throws, pinning techniques and the growth of internal power. e circular movements emphasize blending rather than blocking. Visitors should watch a class before joining. Beginners’ classes 5 days/week. Membership rates incl. unlimited classes. Contact us for info about membership rates for adults, youths & families.

Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Benjamin Pincus, 951-8900, bpincus@burlingtonaikido.org, burlingtonaikido.org.

GMMAC INCLUSIVE MARTIAL

ARTS: Green Mountain Martial Arts Collaborative offers martial arts that will strengthen your body and your mind. We foster a collaborative community for a diverse range of individuals. Our practices include Muay ai, Brazilian jiu jitsu, Filipino and ai combat arts. First class is always free! Membership, drop-in or private training available. See our website for rates. Location: Green Mountain Martial Arts Collaborative, 274 N. Winooski Ave.

JOIN US!: New classes (outdoors mask optional/masks indoors).

Taiko Tue. and Wed.; Djembe Wed.; Kids & Parents Tue. and Wed. Conga classes by request! Schedule/register online.

Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3G, Burlington. Info: 999-4255, spaton55@gmail.com, burlingtontaiko.org.

photography

SUMMER PRINTMAKING WORKSHOPS: Summer workshops cover a wide range of techniques, including platinum print, photopolymer photogravure, carbon inkjet, hybrid digital analog techniques and digital negative. Workshops at Cone Editions Press in Topsham offer an excellent opportunity to learn proven workflow in a fully equipped analog/digital printmaking studio. You will be printing a lot. Mon.- u., noon-5 p.m. Cost: $1,750/4 days of hands-on training. Location: Cone Editions Press studio workshops, 17 Powder Spring Rd., Topsham.

yoga

AYURVEDIC INTEGRATION

PROGRAM: Learn to integrate Ayurveda as lifestyle medicine that can prevent or reverse chronic disease; increase energy; reduce stress, anxiety, and depression; and promote longevity. Specialized seasonal and daily Ayurvedic routines, holistic nutrition, stress-reduction techniques, and self-care will be taught. Sat. & Sun., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 2023: Oct. 14-15, Nov. 4-5, Dec. 2-3; 2024: Jan. 6-7, Feb. 3-4, Mar. 9-10, Apr. 6-7, May 4-5, Jun. 8-9, Jul. 13-14. Cost: $2,895/200-hour program. Location: e Ayurvedic Center of Vermont, 34 Oak Hill Rd., Williston. Info: Allison Morse, 8728898, info@ayurvedavermont. com, ayurvedavermont.com.

POSTPARTUM DOULA TRAINING: Serve women and families in your community during a time of huge transition and growth by becoming an Ayurveda postpartum doula. You will learn about pregnancy, birth and postpartum through the lens and language of Ayurveda, while receiving training in traditional postpartum care practices, balanced with practical understanding for modern women. Apr. 3-7, 2023, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $995/weeklong workshop with VSAC grants available. Location: e Ayurvedic Center of Vermont, 34 Oak Hill Rd., Williston. Info: Allison Morse, 8728898, info@ayurvedavermont. com, ayurvedavermont.com.

Sammy

AGE/SEX: 1-year-old spayed female

ARRIVAL DATE: September 22, 2022

SUMMARY: It’s about time we introduced you to our sweet girl Sammy! Sammy is probably one of the most affectionate and loving cats we’ve ever known. She’s a lap cuddler, a shoulder climber, a lover of pets, and she is just so social and happy! It’s hard not to adore her. Sammy suffers from severe allergies, and it’s absolutely vital that her new family maintains her strict diet with daily medication to keep her healthy. If you’ve been waiting for the right time to adopt a most deserving and loving kitty, stop by the shelter to meet her today!

CATS/DOGS/KIDS: Sammy has the potential to live with other animals and kids, but she needs to be fed separately.

Visit the Humane Society of Chittenden County at 142 Kindness Court, South Burlington, Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. or Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 862-0135 or visit hsccvt.org for more info.

DID YOU KNOW?

Cats can have food allergies just like people! And just like people, the solution is often to keep them from eating things that can cause allergic reactions (which often show up as itchy, irritated skin). That’s why limited ingredient diets and prescription foods are best to keep cats with food allergies happy and healthy.

Sponsored by:

Humane Society of Chittenden County

CLASSIFIEDS

on the road

CARS/TRUCKS

2019 VW ALLTRACK

AWD, blue, manual transmission. 52K miles. Very good condition. In Rutland. $26,500/OBO. Info, 802-558-3245.

DONATE YOUR CAR FOR KIDS

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housing HOUSEMATES

MUST LOVE SPORTS IN SOBU

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SHARE HOME, PLAY PING-PONG

Mountain views to enjoy in this rural Shelburne home shared w/ active senior who loves PingPong & the arts. $400/ mo. + cooking 3 times/ week, giving reminders & sharing conversation. Private BA. Familiarity w/ memory loss is a plus. Info, 802-863-5625,

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OFFICE/ COMMERCIAL

OFFICE IN THE SOUTH END

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SPACE AVAIL. AT CAMP

MEADE

2 lovely renovated spaces avail. 1,635 sq.ft. w/ new display windows, $2,730/mo. 647-sq. ft. space is $1,294/ mo. Both are great for the next artist, creative, maker or shop owner looking to grow & contribute to the vibrant community of Middlesex. Contact info@campmeade.today or call 802-496-2108.

ser vices

EDUCATION

BILLING TRAINING FROM HOME

Career training: medical billing. CTI Career Training allows students to earn a degree from home & be ready to work in mos. Call 866-2435931. (AAN CAN)

services: $12 (25 words) fsbos: $45 (2 weeks, 30 words, photo) jobs: michelle@sevendaysvt.com, 865-1020 x121

COMPUTER CAREER TRAINING

Career training: computer IT. CTI Career Training allows students to earn a degree from home & be ready to work in mos. Call 888-2811442. (AAN CAN)

HEALTH/ WELLNESS

CASH FOR CANCER

PATIENTS

Diagnosed w/ lung cancer? You may qualify for a substantial cash award, even w/ smoking history. Call 1-888-3760595. (AAN CAN)

PSYCHIC COUNSELING

Psychic counseling, channeling w/ Bernice Kelman, Underhill. 40+ years’ experience. Also energy healing, chakra balancing, Reiki, rebirthing, other lives, classes & more. 802-899-3542, kelman.b@juno.com.

HOME/GARDEN

BATH & SHOWER UPDATES

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BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME

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BUY A PORTABLE BUILDING

Buy your portable building direct from the manufacturer. Custom storage buildings to cabins to greenhouses. 10x16’ storage building is $4,646. Call Adirondack Backyards for more information, 518-481-4195.

COVERED HOME REPAIRS

Don’t pay for covered home repairs again!

again! Affordable, professionally installed gutter guards protect your gutters & home from debris & leaves forever. For a quote, call 844-499-0277. (AAN CAN)

INTERIOR PAINTING SERVICE

South Burlington-based painter seeking interior projects. Quality work, insured w/ solid refs. On

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MOVING/HAULING

LONG-DISTANCE MOVING

Licensed & insured, full-service nationwide movers. Call now to get a free, instant price quote on your next

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APPLIANCES/ TOOLS/PARTS

BCI WALK-IN TUBS

BCI walk-in tubs are now on sale. Be 1 of the 1st 50 callers & save $1,500. Call 844-514-0123 for a free in-home consultation. (AAN CAN)

MISCELLANEOUS

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MALE ENHANCEMENT

PILLS

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SWITCH TO DIRECTV

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PETS

LABRADOR PUPS

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EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 and similar Vermont statutes which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitations, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, handicap, presence of minor children in the family or receipt of public assistance, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or a discrimination. The newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate, which is in violation of the law. Our

readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. Any home seeker who feels he or she has encountered discrimination should contact:

HUD Office of Fair Housing 10 Causeway St., Boston, MA 02222-1092 (617) 565-5309

— OR —

Vermont Human Rights Commission 14-16 Baldwin St. Montpelier, VT 05633-0633

1-800-416-2010 hrc@vermont.gov

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Legal Notices

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS: TOWN OF COLCHESTER PIPE LINING 2023

e Town of Colchester is requesting separate sealed BIDS for pipe lining, spot repair or initial investigation of 15 stormwater pipe segments at various locations around Town. e scope of work includes pipe lining of a total of 1,052 linear feet of pipe. e Town strongly recommends interested bidders review the “Frequently Asked Questions” in the “Information for Bidders” section of the Contract & Bidding Documents. e specifi c locations of the pipe and images from the inspection videos are included in Appendix A of the Contract & Bidding Documents. Videos taken from inside the pipe are available for download here: https:// colchestervt.gov/3256/File Transfer.

Bids will be received by: Brett McCreary, Environmental Engineering Technician, Town of Colchester, 781 Blakely Road, Colchester, VT 05446 until 11:00am on Friday, March 10th, 2023, and then at said offi ce publicly opened and read aloud. A bid tabulation will be prepared and distributed upon request by interested parties.

Each BID must be accompanied by a certifi ed check payable to the OWNER for fi ve percent (5%) of the total amount of the BID. A BID bond may be used in lieu of a certifi ed check. e CONTRACT DOCUMENTS are available in electronic format upon request. Please contact Brett McCreary at BmcCreary@colchestervt.gov or 802-264-5515.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference for prospective bidders will be held via Zoom Meeting/ Conference Call on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 at 2:00pm. Please contact Brett McCreary for information on how to participate. Questions regarding the Bid are due by ursday, March 2nd, 2023 at 3:00pm. Responses to questions received will be provided to all interested bidders by Monday, March 6, 2023 at 5:00pm. All bidders must notify Brett McCreary of their intent to bid so they can be placed on a Bidders List to receive any issued addenda or other pertinent information. Please notify the Town if email is not an acceptable method for receiving information and provide alternate means of contact.

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BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2023, 5:00 PM

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

In Person (at 645 Pine Street) Meeting

1. ZP-22-640; 294-296 North Winooski Avenue (NMU, Ward 2C) Irene Hinsdale / Samuel Nelis Change of use from mixed-use restaurant to bar.

2. ZP-23-15; 176 South Winooski Avenue (FD5, Ward 6S) VFW Howard Plant Post 782 / Taryn Barrett Demolition of existing building to construct a new mixed-use 38-unit commercial/residential building.

3. ZP-23-24; 371 Main Street (I, Ward 6S) Champlain College, Inc. / Nic Anderson Expand occupancy of existing residence hall from 30 beds to 36 beds.

Plans may be viewed upon request by contacting the Department of Permitting & Inspections 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 offi ce is considered public and cannot be kept confi dential. is may not be the fi nal order in which items will be heard. Please view fi nal Agenda, at www.burlingtonvt.gov/dpi/ drb/agendas or the offi ce notice board, one week before the hearing for the order in which items will be heard.

CITY OF ESSEX JUNCTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED FY24 BUDGET

FEBRUARY 22, 2023, 6:35 PM

A public hearing on the FY24 Budget and Capital Program for the City of Essex Junction will be held in person at 2 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction, VT, and online via Zoom on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at 6:35 pm. Join Zoom Meeting or by telephone at 1(888) 788-0099. Enter meeting code 944 6429 7825, passcode 635787. e meeting will also be live-streamed on Town Meeting

TV. Visit www.essexjunction.org for meeting connection information.

e public is invited to attend and offer comments regarding the proposed FY24 Budget and Capital Program. Complete details and information to connect to the meetings can be found at www. essexjunction.org.

MOUNT MANSFIELD UNIFIED UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT (MMUUSD) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSSUMMER EDUCATION CAMP

Your company/program is invited to submit a competitive proposal for a Summer Education Camp to serve students who require COVID Recovery Learning Services.

Issue Date: February 3rd, 2023

Responses Due By: March 3rd, 2023

Response must be submitted electronically, you can fi nd the full RFP at https://www.mmuusd.org/ district_home/rfps

Please confirm our receipt of your submission immediately through the contact shown below:

Proposals, Correspondence and Questions should be sent to:

Andrew Jones, MMUUSD Assistant Superintendent andrew.jones@mmuusd.org

802-434-2938

PROPOSED STATE RULES

By law, public notice of proposed rules must be given by publication in newspapers of record. e purpose of these notices is to give the public a chance to respond to the proposals. e public notices for administrative rules are now also available online at https://secure.vermont.gov/ SOS/rules/ . e law requires an agency to hold a public hearing on a proposed rule, if requested to do so in writing by 25 persons or an association having at least 25 members.

To make special arrangements for individuals with disabilities or special needs please call or write the contact person listed below as soon as possible. To obtain further information concerning any scheduled hearing(s), obtain copies of proposed rule(s) or submit comments regarding proposed rule(s), please call or write the contact person listed below. You may also submit comments in writing to the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, State House, Montpelier, Vermont 05602 (802-828-2231).

Rules Governing Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder.

Vermont Proposed Rule: 23-E01

AGENCY: Agency of Human Services, Department of Health

CONCISE SUMMARY: On December 29, 2022, Congress eliminated the federal requirement for healthcare providers who dispense medication for substance use disorder to obtain an “X Waiver” prior to dispensing buprenorphine and ended the program that issued those waivers. However, the legislation does not impact current state regulations; the current Vermont Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) regulations still require providers to obtain this X Waiver (which is no longer obtainable) in order to dispense buprenorphine to treat substance use disorder. is emergency rule eliminates the X Waiver requirements. Doing so will ensure Vermont’s MAT regulations do not inhibit access to MAT providers by those in need.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Brendan Atwood, Vermont Department of Health, 108 Cherry Street, Burlington, VT 05402 Tel: 802-8637280 Fax: 802-951-1275 Email: ahs.vdhrules@ vermont.gov URL: https://www.healthvermont. gov/laws-regulations/laws/public-comment.

FOR COPIES: David Englander, Vermont Department of Health, 108 Cherry Street, Burlington, VT 05401 Tel: 802-863-7280 Fax: 802-951-1275 Email: ahs.vdhrules@vermont.gov.

Home Visiting Rule.

Vermont Proposed Rule: 23P003

AGENCY: Agency of Human Services, Department of Health

CONCISE SUMMARY: is rulemaking does the

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following: 1) Updates the rule to reflect current practices and program management. 2) Clarifies the services regulated under this rule. 3) Consolidates and moves recommendations from the existing rule, into The Manual of Vermont Home Visiting Program Standards, a supplemental resource for home visiting service providers. 4) Simplifies the required documentation and program plan process for home visiting service providers. 5) Updates employee and volunteer hiring standards by requiring comprehensive orientation to new home visiting providers within the first six months of the date of hire. 6) Ensures all screening tools used by home visiting providers are evidence-based. 7) Reorganizes the requirements of home visiting providers for clarity.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Natalie Weill, Vermont Department of Health, 108 Cherry Street, Burlington, VT 05402 Tel: 802-863-7280 Fax: 802-951-1275 Email: ahs.vdhrules@vermont.gov URL: https://www.healthvermont.gov/laws-regulations/ laws/public-comment.

FOR COPIES: David Englander, Vermont Department of Health, 108 Cherry Street, Burlington, VT 05401 Tel: 802-863-7280 Fax: 802-951-1275 Email: ahs. vdhrules@vermont.gov.

PUBLIC HEARING COLCHESTER DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD

Pursuant to Title 24 VSA, Chapter 117, the Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on March 8, 2023 at 7:00pm to hear the following requests under the Development Regulations. Meeting is open to the public and will be held at 781 Blakely Road.

a) CU-23-06: CAMERON & HEATHER FELDMAN: Conditional Use application as required under §2.09A(7)(b) of the Colchester Development Regulations to construct a second accessory structure in the front yard of a property in the Residential One (R1) District. Subject property is located at 109 Cliff Road, Account #74-003000-0000000.

b) CU-23-07 BR3 LLC & SCOTT BREVELERI: Conditional Use application to amend a previous site plan approval for the establishment of a 3,000 sf Large day care facility (Use 7.800) with four employees and spaces for up to 20 children within an existing General Office building located in the Industrial (IND) District. Subject property is located at 2209 Main Street, Account #22-179013-0010000.

February 15, 2023

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION CHITTENDEN UNIT DOCKET NO.: 22-PR-07182

In re ESTATE of Georgina Carrera

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To the creditors of: Georgina Carrera, late of Essex, Vermont

I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the date 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.

Dated: January 31, 2023

Signature of Fiduciary: /s/ Nicholas Carrera-Skorstad

Executor/Administrator: Nicholas Carrera-Skorstad, c/o Law Office of Colleen Conti 8 Valleys Edge, Jericho, Vermont 05465, cococonti@aol.com, (802) 660-3173

Name of Publication: Seven Days

Publication Date: 2/8/2023

Name of Probate Court: Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Unit, Probate Division

Address of Probate Court: 175 Main Street, Burlington VT 05401

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION CHITTENDEN UNIT DOCKET NO.22-PR-03909

In re ESTATE of Suzanne C. Evanchuk

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To the creditors of: Suzanne C. Evanchuk, late of South Burlington, Vermont

I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the date 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.

Dated: June 10, 2022

Signature of Fiduciary: /s/ Deborah Torrey

Executor/Administrator: Deborah Torrey

C/O Julie Hoyt, Jarrett & Hoyt; 1795 Williston Road, Suite 125, South Burlington, VT 05403 (802)864-5951; julie@vtelaw.com

Name of Publication: Seven Days

Publication Date: 2/8/2023

Name of Probate Court: Chittenden County Probate

Address of Probate Court: PO Box 511 Burlington, VT 05401

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION ORLEANS UNIT DOCKET NO.: 22-PR-07767

In re ESTATE of Douglas Parker

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To the creditors of: Douglas Parker, late of Newport Center, Vermont

I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the date 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.

Dated: January 30, 2023

Signature of Fiduciary: /s/ Kathryn Huckett

Executor/Administrator: Kathryn Huckett, 2534 Upper Road Plainfield, VT 05667, huckettk@gmail.com, (571) 205-1847

Name of Publication: Seven Days

Publication Date: 2/8/2023

Name of Probate Court: Vermont Superior Court Orleans Unit

Address of Probate Court: 247 Main Street, Newport VT 05855

SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN COCHISE COUNTY

In the matter of:

Aaliyah Heather Gaboriault

Riley Spencer Gaboriault

Case #: SV202300002

NOTICE OF INITIAL HEARING ON PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP

Notice is hereby given that the Petitioner: Gentilissa

L Thibodeau has filed a Petition for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship with the Juvenile Department of the Superior Court in Cochise County regarding the above-named child or children and: Matthew Thomas Gaboriault.

An initial hearing has been set to consider the petition:

Date: May 10, 2023

Time 11:00

Before: Hon. Terry Bannon

At the Cochise County Superior Court (Juvenile Department) located at: 100 Colonia De Salud, Division Six, Sierra Vista AZ 85635

NOTICE OF BOND SALE

The City of Winooski, Vermont gives notice that it intends to issue general obligation bonds or notes in an aggregate amount of up to $9,700,000. The City expects to sell such bonds or notes to a qualified financial institution as selected by the City. The Maturity shall be approximately 30 years from issuance. The City expects such sale to occur in March 2023. The improvements to be financed are for a parking garage as approved by the voters at the annual meeting of the city held March 5, 2019. For further information, contact Ms. Angela Aldieri, Finance Director, City of Winooski, City Hall, 27 West Allen Street, Winooski, VT 05405.

Support Groups

A CIRCLE OF PARENTS FOR MOTHERS OF

COLOR

Please join our parent-led online support group designed to share our questions, concerns & struggles, as well as our resources & successes! Contribute to our discussion of the unique but shared experience of parenting. We will be meeting weekly on Wed., 10-11 a.m. For more info or to register, please contact Heather at hniquette@pcavt.org, 802-4980607, pcavt.org/family-support-programs.

A CIRCLE OF PARENTS FOR SINGLE MOTHERS

Please join our parent-led online support group designed to share our questions, concerns & struggles, as well as our resources & successes! Contribute to our discussion of the unique but shared experience of parenting. We will be meeting weekly on Fri., 10-11 a.m. For more info or to register, please contact Heather at hniquette@pcavt.org, 802-4980607, pcavt.org/family-support-programs.

A CIRCLE OF PARENTS W/ LGBTQ+ CHILDREN

Please join our parent-led online support group designed to share our questions, concerns & struggles, as well as our resources & successes! Contribute to our discussion of the unique but shared experience of parenting. We will be meeting weekly on Mon., 10-11 a.m. For more info or to register, please contact Heather at hniquette@pcavt.org, 802-4980607, pcavt.org/family-support-programs.

AL-ANON

For families & friends of alcoholics. Phone meetings, electronic meetings (Zoom) & an Al-Anon blog are avail. online at the Al-Anon website. For meeting info, go to vermontalanonalateen.org or call 866-972-5266.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Do you have a drinking problem? AA meeting sites are now open, & online meetings are also available. Call our hotline at 802-864-1212 or check for in-person or online meetings at burlingtonaa.org.

ALL ARTISTS SUPPORT GROUP

Are you a frustrated artist? Have you longed for a space to “play” & work? Let’s get together & see what we can do about this! Text anytime or call 802-777-6100.

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION SUPPORT GROUPS

Support groups meet to provide assistance & info on Alzheimer’s disease & related dementias. They emphasize shared experiences, emotional support & coping techniques in care for a person living w/ Alzheimer’s or a related dementia. Meetings are free & open to the public. Families, caregivers & friends may attend. Please call in advance to confirm the date & time. The Williston Caregiver Support Group meets in person on the 2nd Tue. of every mo., 5-6:30 p.m., at the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library in Williston; this meeting also has a virtual option at the same time; contact support group facilitators Molly at dugan@ cathedralsquare.org or Mindy at moondog@ burlingtontelecom.net. The Middlebury Support Group for Individuals w/ Early Stage Dementia meets the 4th Tue. of each mo., 3 p.m., at the Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd., Middlebury; contact Daniel Hamilton, dhamilton@residenceottercreek.com or 802989-0097. The Shelburne Support Group for Individuals w/ Early Stage Dementia meets the 1st Mon. of every mo., 2-3 p.m., at the Residence at Shelburne Bay, 185 Pine Haven Shores, Shelburne; contact support group facilitator Lydia Raymond, lraymond@residenceshelburnebay.com. The Telephone Support Group meets the 2nd Tue. monthly, 4-5:30 p.m. Prereg. is req. (to receive dial-in codes for toll-free call). Please dial the Alzheimer’s Association’s 24-7 Helpline, 800-272-3900, for more info. For questions or additional support group listings, call 800-272-3900.

ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS W/ DEBT?

Do you spend more than you earn? Get help at Debtor’s Anonymous & Business Debtor’s Anonymous. Wed., 6:30-7:30 p.m., Methodist Church in the Rainbow Room at Buell & S. Winooski, Burlington. Contact Jennifer, 917-568-6390.

BABY BUMPS SUPPORT GROUP FOR MOTHERS & PREGNANT WOMEN

Pregnancy can be a wonderful time of your life. But it can also be a time of stress often compounded by hormonal swings. If you are a pregnant woman, or have recently given birth & feel you need some help w/ managing emotional bumps in the road that can come w/ motherhood, please come to this free support group led by an experienced pediatric registered nurse. Held on the 2nd & 4th Tue. of every mo., 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 w/ breathing issues, their loved ones or caregivers. Meets on the 1st Mon. of every mo., 11 a.m.-noon at the Godnick Center, 1 Deer St., Rutland. For more info call 802-776-5508.

BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP

Vermont Center for Independent Living offers virtual monthly meetings, held on the 3rd Wed. of every mo., 1-2:30 p.m. 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. To join, email Linda Meleady at lindam@vcil. org & ask to be put on the TBI mailing list. Info: 800-639-1522.

BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT

Montpelier daytime support group meets on the 3rd Thu. of every mo., at the Unitarian Church ramp entrance, 1:30-2:30 p.m. St. Johnsbury support group meets on the 3rd Wed. of every mo., at the Grace United Methodist Church, 36 Central St., 1-2:30 p.m. Colchester evening support group meets on the 1st Wed. of every mo., at the Fanny Allen Hospital in the Board Room Conference Room, 5:30-7:30 p.m. White River Jct. meets on the 2nd Fri. of every mo., at Bugbee Senior Center from 3-4:30 p.m. Call our helpline at 877-856-1772.

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

The Champlain Valley Prostate Cancer Support Group will be held every 2nd Tue. of the mo., 6-7:45 p.m. via conference call. Newly diagnosed? Prostate cancer reoccurrence? General discussion & sharing among survivors & 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 hang-up in your life w/ this confidential 12-step, Christcentered recovery program. We offer multiple support groups for both men & women, such as chemical dependency, codependency, sexual addiction & pornography, food issues, & 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 struggling w/ hurt, habits & hang-ups, which include everyone in some way. We welcome everyone at Cornerstone Church in Milton, which meets every Fri. from 7-9 p.m. We’d love to have you join us & discover how your life can start to change. Info: 893-0530, julie@ mccartycreations.com.

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CENTRAL VERMONT CELIAC SUPPORT GROUP

Last Thu. of every mo., 7:30 p.m. in Montpelier. Please contact Lisa Mase for location: lisa@ harmonizecookery.com.

CEREBRAL PALSY GUIDANCE

Cerebral Palsy Guidance is a very comprehensive informational website broadly covering the topic of cerebral palsy & associated medical conditions. Its mission is to provide the best possible info to parents of children living w/ the complex condition of cerebral palsy. cerebralpalsyguidance.com/ cerebral-palsy.

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 Sun. at noon at the Turning Point Center, 179 S. Winooski Ave., Suite 301, Burlington. Tom, 238-3587, coda.org.

DECLUTTERERS’ SUPPORT GROUP

Are you ready to make improvements but find it overwhelming? Maybe 2 or 3 of us can get together to help each other simplify. 989-3234, 425-3612.

DISCOVER THE POWER OF CHOICE!

SMART Recovery welcomes anyone, including family & 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. Sun. at 5 p.m. The meeting has moved to Zoom: smartrecovery.zoom.us/j/92925275515. Volunteer facilitator: Bert, 399-8754. 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 w/ others, to heal & to recover. In support group, participants talk through their experiences & 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 remaining in their current relationship. Tue., 6:30-8 p.m. Childcare is provided. Info: 658-1996.

EMPLOYMENT-SEEKERS SUPPORT GROUP

Frustrated w/ the job search or w/ your job?

You are not alone. Come check out this supportive circle. Wed. at 3 p.m., Pathways Vermont Community Center, 279 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Abby Levinsohn, 777-8602.

FAMILY & FRIENDS OF THOSE EXPERIENCING

MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS

This support group is a dedicated meeting for family, friends & community members who are supporting a loved one through a mental health crisis. Mental health crisis might include extreme states, psychosis, depression, anxiety & other types of distress. The group is a confidential space where family & friends can discuss shared experiences & receive support in an environment free of judgment & stigma w/ a trained facilitator. Wed., 7-8:30 p.m. Downtown Burlington. Info: Jess Horner, LICSW, 866-218-8586.

FAMILY RESTORED: SUPPORT GROUP FOR FRIENDS & FAMILIES OF ADDICTS & ALCOHOLICS

Wed., 6:30-8 p.m., Holy Family/St. Lawrence Parish, 4 Prospect St., Essex Junction. For further info, please visit thefamilyrestored.org or contact Lindsay Duford at 781-960-3965 or 12lindsaymarie@gmail.com.

FCA FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP

Families Coping w/ Addiction (FCA) is an open community peer support group for adults (18+) struggling w/ the drug or alcohol addiction of a

loved one. FCA is not 12-step-based but provides a forum for those living the family experience, in which to develop personal coping skills & to draw strength from one another. Our group meets every Wed., 5:30-6:30 p.m., live in person in the conference room at the Turning Point Center of Chittenden County (179 S. Winooski Avenue, Burlington), &/or via our parallel Zoom session to accommodate those who cannot attend in person. The Zoom link can be found on the Turning Point Center website (turningpointcentervt.org) using the “Family Support” tab (click on “What We Offer”). Any questions, please send by email to thdaub1@ gmail.com.

FIERCELY FLAT VT

A breast cancer support group for those who’ve had mastectomies. We are a casual online meeting group found on Facebook at Fiercely Flat VT. Info: stacy.m.burnett@gmail.com.

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 bulimia. Local meetings are held twice a wk.: Mon., 4-5:30 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Norwich, Vt.; & Wed., 6:30-8 p.m., at Hanover Friends Meeting House, Hanover, N.H. For more info & a list of additional meetings throughout the U.S. & the world, call 603-6301495 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 mo. on Mon. in Burlington. Please call for date & location. RSVP mkeasler3@ gmail.com or call 310-3301 (message says Optimum Health, but this is a private number).

GRIEF & LOSS SUPPORT GROUP

Sharing your sadness, finding your joy. Please join us as we learn more about our own grief & explore the things that can help us to heal. There is great power in sharing our experiences w/ others who know the pain of the loss of a loved one & healing is possible through the sharing. BAYADA Hospice’s local bereavement support coordinator will facilitate our weekly group through discussion & activities. Everyone from the community is welcome. 1st & last Wed. of every mo. at 4 p.m. via Zoom. To register, please contact bereavement program coordinator Max Crystal, mcrystal@ bayada.com or 802-448-1610.

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS

Meet every 2nd Mon., 6-7:30 p.m., & every 3rd Wed. from 10-11:30 a.m., at Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice in Berlin. The group is open to the public & free of charge. More info: Diana Moore, 224-2241.

HEARING VOICES SUPPORT GROUP

This Hearing Voices Group seeks to find understanding of voice-hearing experiences as real lived experiences that may happen to anyone at anytime. We choose to share experiences, support & empathy. We validate anyone’s experience & stories about their experience as their own, as being an honest & accurate representation of their experience, & as being acceptable exactly as they are. Tue., 2-3 p.m. Pathways Vermont Community Center, 279 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 802-777-8602, abby@pathwaysvermont.org.

HELLENBACH CANCER SUPPORT

Call to verify meeting place. Info, 388-6107. People living w/ cancer & their caretakers convene for support.

INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS/PAINFUL BLADDER SUPPORT GROUP

Interstitial cystitis (IC) & 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 Vermontbased support group, email bladderpainvt@gmail. com or call 899-4151 for more info.

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 w/ 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 & facilitator. Meets on the 2nd Tue. of every mo., 6:30-7:45 p.m., at Milton Public Library. Free. For more info, call 802-893-4644 or email library@miltonvt.gov. Facebook.com/ events/561452568022928.

LGBTQ SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE

The SafeSpace Anti-Violence Program at Pride Center of Vermont 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 info, & offer & receive support. Support groups also provide survivors an opportunity to gain info on how to better cope w/ feelings & experiences that surface because of the trauma they have experienced. Please call SafeSpace at 863-0003 if you are interested in joining.

LIVING THROUGH LOSS

Gifford Medical Center is announcing the restart of its grief support group, Living Through Loss. The program is sponsored by the Gifford Volunteer Chaplaincy Program & will meet weekly on Fri., 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., in Gifford’s Chun Chapel. Meetings will be facilitated by the Rev. Timothy Eberhardt, spiritual care coordinator, & Emily Pizzale MSW, LICSW, a Gifford social worker. Anyone who has experienced a significant loss over the last year or so is warmly invited to attend & should enter through the hospital’s main entrance wearing a mask on the way to the chapel. Meetings will be based on the belief that, while each of us is on a unique journey in life, we all need a safe place to pause, to tell our stories &, especially as we grieve, to receive the support & strength we need to continue along the way.

MARIJUANA ANONYMOUS

Do you have a problem w/ marijuana? MA is a free 12-step program where addicts help other addicts get & stay clean. Ongoing Wed., 7 p.m., at Turning Point Center, 179 S. Winooski, Suite 301, Burlington. Info: 861-3150.

MYELOMA SUPPORT GROUP

Area Myeloma Survivors, Families & Caregivers have come together to form a Multiple Myeloma Support Group. We provide emotional support, resources about treatment options, coping strategies & a support network by participating in the group experience w/ people who have been through similar situations. 3rd Tue. of every mo., 5-6 p.m., at the New Hope Lodge on East Ave. in Burlington. Info: Kay Cromie, 655-9136, kgcromey@aol.com.

NAMI CONNECTION PEER SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS

Weekly virtual meetings. If you have questions about a group in your area, please contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont, program@namivt.org or 800-639-6480. Connection groups are peer recovery support group programs for adults living w/ mental health challenges.

NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP

Weekly virtual & in-person meetings. ASL interpreters available upon request. Family Support Group meetings are for family & friends of individuals living w/ mental illness. 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.

NARCONON SUNCOAST DRUG & ALCOHOL REHABILITATION & EDUCATION

Narconon reminds families that overdoses due to an elephant tranquilizer known as Carfentanil have been on the rise in nearly every community nationwide. Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid painkiller 100 times more powerful than fentanyl & 1,000 times stronger than heroin. A tiny grain

of it is enough to be fatal. To learn more about carfentanil abuse & how to help your loved one, visit narconon-suncoast.org/drug-abuse/ parents-get-help.html. 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.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS

is a group of recovering addicts who live without the use of drugs. It costs nothing to join. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using. Info, 862-4516 or cvana.org. Held in Burlington, Barre & St. Johnsbury.

NARCANON BURLINGTON GROUP

Group meets every Mon. at 7 p.m., at the Turning Point Center, 179 S. 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 (& EXPECTING) MAMAS & PAPAS! EVERY PRIMARY CAREGIVER TO A BABY!

The Children’s Room invites you to join our weekly drop-in support group. Come unwind & discuss your experiences & questions around infant care & development, self-care & postpartum healing, & community resources for families w/ babies. Tea & snacks provided. Thu., 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Bring your babies! (Newborn through crawling stage.) Located in Thatcher Brook Primary School, 47 Stowe St., childrensroomonline.org. Contact childrensroom@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 Church, 24 W. Allen St., Winooski. Info: hovermann4@comcast.net.

OPEN EARS, OPEN MINDS

A mutual support circle that focuses on connection & self-exploration. Fri. at 1 p.m., Pathways Vermont Community Center, 279 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Abby Levinsohn, 777-8602.

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 w/ food, we have a solution! All are welcome, meetings are open, & there are no dues or fees. See oavermont.org/meeting-list for the current meeting list, meeting format & more; or call 802-863-2655 anytime!

PONDERING GENDER & SEXUALITY

Pondering Gender & Sexuality is a twice-monthly facilitated mutual support group for folks of any identity (whether fully formed or a work in progress) who want to engage in meaningful conversations about gender, sexuality & sexual orientation, &/or the coming-out process. Discussions can range from the personal to the philosophical & beyond as we work together to create a compassionate, safe & courageous space to explore our experiences. The group will be held on the 2nd Sun. & 4th Tue. of every mo., 1-2:30 p.m., either virtually or at Pride Center of Vermont. Email pgs@pridecentervt.org for more info or w/ questions!

POTATO INTOLERANCE SUPPORT GROUP

Anyone coping w/ potato intolerance & interested in joining a support group, contact Jerry Fox, 48 Saybrook Rd., Essex Junction, VT 05452.

QUEER CARE GROUP

This support group is for adult family members & caregivers of queer &/or questioning youth. It is held on the 2nd Mon. of every mo., 6:30-8 p.m., at Outright Vermont, 241 N. Winooski Ave. This group is for adults only. For more info, email info@ outrightvt.org.

READY TO BE TOBACCO-FREE GROUPS

Join a free 4-5-week group workshop facilitated by our coaches, who are certified in tobacco treatment. We meet in a friendly, relaxed & virtual atmosphere. You may qualify for a free limited supply of nicotine replacement therapy. Info: call 802-847-7333 or email quittobaccoclass@uvmhealth.org to get signed up, or visit myhealthyvt.org to learn more about upcoming workshops!

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VT Public Health Association

Hiring Part-time ED. See website at vtpha.org/VtPHA-Executive-Director for more details.

Apply

Cra Beer Delivery Driver (F/T)

Ensure the timely delivery of goods to predetermined customers on specific routes, review orders prior to delivery, load and unload trucks, & provide exceptional customer service. Driving experience preferred.

Packaging Line Operator (F/T)

Round out our Packaging Team by kegging and canning fresh beer.

Looking for a career?

Ellis Music is a family-owned music store located in central Vermont that serves over 400 schools and thousands of individuals throughout Vermont, New Hampshire, and beyond with instrument sales and rentals, repair services, supplies & sheet music. Current job opportunities include:

Recreation Coordinator

$49,227, with an excellent benefits package.

We have several exciting opportunities available!

• Instrument Repair Technician

• Educational Sales Representative

• Instrument Polisher

Drop-In Center Youth Coach

St Albans, Part Time

Family Preservation Specialist

Development O cer Development Coordinator

Multicultural Youth Program Coordinator

Drop-In Center Youth Coach

spectrumvt.org/ job-opportunities

Employees are paid a competitive hourly wage and have access to benefits, including paid holidays and vacation time, companysponsored health insurance, and a SEP-IRA retirement plan. Full-time and part-time employment opportunities are posted on the Ellis Music website along with job descriptions and instructions for applying. Scan the QR code or visit ellismusic.link/jobs for more information.

Seeking an energetic and active self-starter. Develops, maintains and oversees operations of before & afterschool programs, assist w/ dept. programs and special events. Develops & implements curriculum, supervises and assists sta in administering lesson plans. Collaborates with dept. leadership to develop long-term vision for programs.

Excellent comm. skills, associate’s degree and two years of exp. teaching, oversight of childcare programming, or equiv. combination of education and exp. required. Bachelor’s degree pref. If you’re looking for a positive, fun and rewarding work environment, with a collaborative team, we want to hear from you!

To view a full job description and apply online visit: colchestervt.gov/321/Human-Resources

The Town of Colchester is an E.O.E. Position open until filled.

Accounting Manager

DEMAND RESPONSE PROGRAM MANAGER

As the Demand Response Program Manager, you’ll be responsible for the management of the three programs: Paratransit, Non-Emergency Medical Transportation [NEMT], and Elderly & Disabled [E&D]. This includes aiding in the management of the volunteer driver program, in accordance with the NEMT contract with the Vermont Department of Health Access (DVHA)

Requirements include an Associate’s degree in Accounting or Finance, or other relevant fields of study; equivalent experience may be substituted; at least three (3) years in a managementlevel position is required.

Apply online today at RideGMT.com/careers

Goddard College in bucolic Plainfield, Vermont seeks a diligent and resourceful

Accounting Manager to collaborate with our Chief Finance and Administration

O cer, Business O ce, Human Resources and Academic A airs teams in support of our low residency learning communities and auxiliary operations.  The Accounting Manager must feel comfortable working independently, and in support of our team. The ideal candidate will hold knowledge in non-profit, higher education, or public sector accounting. Experience with or interest and ability to learn ADP WorkforceNow payroll software, Netsuite accounting software, Google platforms & the Microsoft O ce Suite or similar software is desired.

Goddard College o ers a generous paid leave package. Our benefits package includes Blue Cross, Blue Shield of Vermont health insurance and other employee insurances and tuition remission.

To learn more and to apply for the position, please visit: goddard.edu/about-goddard/employment-opportunities/

ATTENTION RECRUITERS:

PARK MAINTENANCE

Seasonal Positions

• Work in beautiful locationssome positions include housing!

Homeless Services Coordinator

HOPE seeks a team member to work with persons experiencing homelessness, particularly those with high housing barriers. Work with individuals, according to their own wishes, to identify housing barriers, obtain needed resources, and to support them while they remain unhoused. Must be patient, non-judgmental, familiar with area resources, have reliable transportation and experience in working with the target clientele.

Full or part-time. HOPE provides a supportive, team-oriented work environment. Compensation includes competitive salary, platinum medical and dental insurance (30 hour week threshold), life insurance, paid holidays and combined time off, and matched retirement savings.

Send resumes to receptionist@hope-vt.org or mail to: Personnel, HOPE, 282 Boardman Street, Suite 1A, Middlebury, Vermont 05753.

CONSTITUENT ADVOCATE

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) seeks an organized, civic-minded individual to serve as a Constituent Advocate on his Vermont staff.  Constituent Advocates are responsible for managing a portfolio of casework on a variety of issues, such as health care, Social Security, veterans’ benefits, tax, immigration, and other federal issues.

The position is responsible for assisting Vermonters in communicating with federal agencies to help ensure they receive the benefits and services to which they are entitled.  Responsibilities include providing direct assistance to constituents with federal agencies, communicating with state and local agencies, and collaborating with colleagues in state and DC offices. Strong writing, communication, and organizational skills are required, and familiarity with federal programs and agencies is preferred. Successful candidates will have previous advocacy, legal, or social work experience or training, along with a desire for helping others, a keen knowledge of Vermont, and a strong ability to problem solve, identify systemic challenges, and develop creative solutions.

The Senator’s office is an equal opportunity employer. The office does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or uniformed service. The office is committed to inclusion and encourages all individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

To apply please submit a resume, cover letter, and brief writing sample to jake_cernak@sanders.senate.gov indicating “CONSTITUENT ADVOCATE” in the subject line by February 17, 2023.

Work outdoors in beautiful parks! General maintenance of parks, beaches, athletic fields and other municipal grounds including, mowing, trimming, pruning, leaf and trash removal.

Seasonal positions available from March - November 7am - 3pm, 40 hrs./week, $18.50/hr.

Visit: colchestervt.gov/321/ Human-Resources for job description and application. E.O.E.

4th/5th grade Elementary Educator

Do you...

... value deep thinking?

... welcome creativity?

... advocate for social and environmental justice?

Join a growing team at an innovative, nationally-recognized organization charged with creating affordable housing, building community, preserving historic assets, and conserving our lands.

Housing Stewardship Coordinator

Evaluate, monitor, and support the long-term sustainability of housing developments across the state. Bring your excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills and assist the network of non-profit organizations creating housing for Vermonters and revitalizing our communities.

FOOD SERVICE WORKER

Learn More & Apply: uvmhealthnetworkcareers.org/ food-service_sevendays

Clean Water Program Director

Are you knowledgeable and passionate about clean water, agriculture and land conservation? The Clean Water Program Director works with state and local partners on water quality projects in the Memphremagog Basin to achieve Vermont's clean water goals.

VHCB offers an excellent benefit package and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. To read position descriptions and apply, visit vhcb.org/about-us/jobs. Positions will remain open until filled.

The Schoolhouse Learning Center in S. Burlington has an opening for a teacher in our 4th-5th grade multiage classroom. The ideal candidate enjoys teaching children to be independent, understands child development and is passionate about student-centered education. You should have experience with or a willingness to learn progressive approaches to learning and teaching, and embrace our interdisciplinary, nature-based philosophy. This is an unusual and exciting opportunity to join a team of creative, skilled educators in a progressive school with a 50-year track record of success.

Find out more and apply: www.theschoolhousevt.org/ employment

802-658-4164

CAMP COUNSELOR

Camp Counselors have one of the most eclectic job descriptions— everything involved with getting campers through the day-to-day routine of camp. In any given day you could be a song leader, a bedtime storyteller, a shoulder to cry on, a mediator, or a lawn game player. Counselors are the foundation in creating a sense of community with a small group of campers. They also work in a specific activity area, planning (with help from the Activity Area Head) and leading adventurous, experiential, and often silly activities. Most counselors also go out on a wilderness trip during the summer. Applicants need to be responsible, able to balance being a friend and an adult, be a good listener and love the idea of spending a summer in the woods hanging out with kids.

Apply online: bit.ly/ FandWFcampcounselor

ELMORE STORE OPERATOR

The Elmore Community Trust (ECT) is seeking motivated and committed individuals to operate the historic Elmore Store in beautiful Elmore, Vermont starting May 1st, 2023.

Perched on the shores of Lake Elmore, the store is one of the only commercial businesses and the primary central meeting place in town. The Elmore Store is a beloved and vital part of the community, housing the Post O ce, a pizza maker, two residential rental units, and providing a variety of goods and services to residents and travelers alike. In recent years it has also hosted numerous successful community and music events which have contributed tremendously to our rural town.

For more details about this opportunity, please visit: elmorecommunitytrust.org/ operator.

STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTANT

Hybrid/Remote Opportunity - Some in person work required

The University of Vermont Medical Center is seeking a Strategic Planning Consultant to join their team in Burlington, VT. The Strategic Planning Consultant is a high-level independent thinker who leads business planning efforts for major capital projects across the UVM Health Network, & develops the project’s business plan document.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred, in Statistics, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field

• Five years of progressive, successful experience in health care analyses, strategic planning, business planning, facilities and/or operational planning including financial modeling; budgeting and forecasting.

uvmhealthnetworkcareers.org/spc_sevendays E.O.E.

Case Administrator/ Intake Clerk

U.S. District Court

The United States District Court is seeking a qualified individual with excellent analytical, clerical, operational and computer skills capable of functioning in a dynamic, team-oriented environment. The duty station is Burlington, Vermont. Full federal benefits apply.

Complete job description and formal application requirements are found in the official Position Announcement available from court locations in Burlington and Rutland and the court’s website:

www.vtd.uscourts.gov

E.O.E.

Human Resources Manager

Seeking experienced HR professional to support over 100 employees

i n an engaged workplace culture w hile elevating diversity, equity & inclusion.

APPLY ONLINE AT MIDDLEBURY.COOP

EXPERIENCED COOK

Experienced Cook needed for Shrine on Lake Champlain in beautiful northwestern Vermont.

Saint Anne’s Shrine in Isle La Motte, Vermont is seeking a creative individual to prepare meals for retreat groups of varying sizes with an average of 30-40 guests, as well as a few special events per year.

Compensation is competitive and includes health and dental insurance, 403b retirement plan, life insurance and paid time off.

Candidate will collaborate with the Administrator to create and execute menus for our retreat guests and the public. This position is responsible for ordering and shopping for food and supplies; tracking inventory; running a cost-effective and clean kitchen; following all state health regulations and maintaining all required sanitation and equipment logs.

Apply via QR code or contact Sandy at 802-928-3362 or skinney@sse.org for more information or an application.

SERVICE COORDINATOR

Join our team of professionals providing case management for individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism. In this position you will work with individuals to create and realize goals while supporting them in maintaining a safe and healthy lifestyle.

Compensation package is $47k annually plus mileage, on call stipend and $1500 sign on. Position includes affordable health insurance, 20 paid days off plus 12 paid holidays, retirement match, dental plan and so much more. In addition, CCS has been voted as one of the Best Places to Work in Vermont for five years in a row!

Continue your career in human services in a compassionate & fun environment. Join us today and make a career making a difference.

Send resume to Karen Ciechanowicz at staff@ccs-vt.org

ccs-vt.org

FULL-TIME BAKER

We’re looking for an individual who enjoys work that exercises both body and mind and is interested in pursuing the craft of baking at our bakery in Middlesex. Professional food experience is required.

We are well-known for our traditional breads and pastries. We are passionate about responsibly sourcing the best ingredients and creating a workplace culture that enables you to be the best baker you can be.

We offer great pay and a benefits package that is virtually unheard of in the food business.

If you are interested, please contact Sabrina Ripley: sabrina@redhenbaking.com.

We Did It Again!

We Did It Again!

We Did It Again!

Camp Nurse

CANADA/USA MATHCAMP is a residential academic summer camp for talented high school students. We are looking to hire a RN or LPN as our Camp Nurse.

Dates & Location: June 29 to August 5, 2023, at Champlain College in Burlington, VT. The on-campus hours are typically 8am - 10am, Monday to Saturday, but we can be flexible. We also ask that you are available for phone consultations during the day.

The Camp Nurse is the healthcare professional for our population of 120 students (ages 13 - 18) and 30 staff (adults of all ages, 18+). Responsibilities include: review records before camp; organize and supervise the regular administration of daily medications; assess and treat minor illnesses and injuries that come up during the program; refer issues to urgent care / ER if needed, and then monitor progress and after-care regime.

Compensation: $40/hour for an LPN and $50/hour for an RN.

More info: For the full position description, visit mathcamp.org/jobs/ camp_nurse/. Contact Ania Łeń, Program Coordinator, with any questions at rn-hiring23@mathcamp.org

Communication & Volunteer Coordinator

Our free health clinic seeks motivated self-starter to spearhead ODC communications and volunteer program @ 20 hours/week. Responsibilities include internal and external communications including website, social media and newsletter management; ability to work with volunteers, volunteer outreach and onboarding, and coordination of special events. Excellent communication, computer and organization skills required. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and Spanish language skills desired. The ODC offers competitive pay and great work environment.

Please submit resume, cover letter & 3 references by 2/28/23 to ODC’s Executive Director, Heidi Sulis: hsulis@opendoormidd.org. www.opendoormidd.org

Office Manager

Senator Peter Welch

CCS is thrilled to be voted as one of the “Best Places to Work in Vermont” for the fifth year in a row and we would love to have you as part of our team.

CCS is thrilled to be voted as one of the “Best Places to Work in Vermont” for the fifth year in a row and we would love to have you as part of our team.

Join Us!

Senator Peter Welch seeks a highly-motivated, detailoriented individual to serve as Office Manager for his Vermont office. This position manages the administrative functions of the office, administrative staff, and is responsible for compliance with Senate policies and procedures.

Work at CCS and support our mission to build a community where everyone participates and belongs.

Join Us!

CCS is thrilled to be voted as one of the “Best Places to Work in Vermont” for the fifth year in a row and we would love to have you as part of our team.

PATIENT ACCESS/ REGISTRATION JOB FAIR

Apply today at www.ccs-vt.org

Join Us!

Work at CCS and support our mission to build a community where everyone participates and belongs.

Work at CCS and support our mission to build a community where everyone participates and belongs. Apply today at www.ccs-vt.org

Apply today at www.ccs-vt.org

Champlain Community Services, Inc.

Champlain Community Services, Inc.

February 21, 2023 • 10am-4pm 40 IDX Dr., South Burlington, VT

The University of Vermont Medical Center is hosting a job fair for Patient Access/Registration opportunities.

Positions available at several locations, join us and learn more!

SIGN-ON

events.uvmhealthnetworkcareers.org/ ?utm_source=sevendays

Applicants should be able to work in a fast-paced environment, possess strong written and oral communication skills, and work effectively on a collaborative team. Apply online: bit.ly/ PeterWelchOfficeMgr

This office is an equal opportunity employer & does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.

Senior Care Manager/ Community Liaison

Established non-medical Homecare company is seeking a proven leader to support continued growth in the region. Ideal candidate will be experienced in recruiting and team building as well as building relationships with referral sources and clients. Must possess excellent communication and customer service skills along with a desire to improve the life of our Seniors. BS or equivalent required and 3-5 years experience in homecare or related field preferred. Full-time position with benefits. Salary $4570k depending upon experience.

Email resume to: homecarepa12@gmail.com

PROJECT MANAGER

Affordable Housing Design/Construction

Evernorth is a nonprofit organization that provides affordable housing and community investments in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. We have an exciting opportunity for a construction Project Manager to join our real estate development team in Vermont. This position manages all aspects of design development and construction for our affordable housing projects from predevelopment through construction completion. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, team builder and problem solver with strong experience in construction project management & commitment to our mission. We believe in equal access to affordable housing and economic opportunities; the power of partnerships based on integrity, respect, and teamwork; and a collaborative workplace with professional, skilled, and dedicated staff.

To apply, go to bit.ly/EvernorthPM

Evernorth is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Dental Hygienist Part

Sign on bonus of $2,500

Right People. Right Business. RIGHT JOB FOR YOU!

Rhino is hiring like crazy to meet the summer demand for all our delicious products and we need you to join us! If you are hired in an hourly role for our Production, Distribution, Maintenance and Sanitation Teams, Rhino will pay YOU $2,000 on your 6-month anniversary! Check out our website for all our job listings, which include:

Production 3rd shift, $18.50/hr.

Sanitation 2nd shift, $18/hr.

Maintenance Techs 1st & 3rd shifts, $20-$35/hr DOE

Earn some “Dough” at Rhino Foods!

Please see more on these openings on our career page at rhinofoods.com/about-rhino-foods/jobs-and-careers

*Rhino Foods does run sex offender checks on all employees

OPERATIONS SUPPORT

True North Wilderness Program is seeking Operations Support people. The ideal candidate is an adaptable team player with a positive attitude who is willing to work both indoors and outdoors performing a variety of tasks associated with the logistics of running our program. Tasks including food packing and rationing, gear outfitting, transportation and facilities maintenance. Candidates must be willing to work weekends and occasional evenings.

A clean and valid driver’s license is required. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits offered. Benefits include health, dental, vision and accident insurance, an employee assistance program, a Wellness Fund, student loan repayment reimbursement, and a SIMPLE IRA.

Please apply at: truenorthwilderness.com

Time

The Dental Hygienist will provide dental hygiene services to the organization’s Dental patients and preventive services in education to our patients of record. Responsible for working with residents and staff dentists in detailing treatment plans in patient charts and working with the dentists in coaching the patients in Oral Health while undergoing treatment in our clinic.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of a US or Canadian dental hygiene program with Associate or Bachelor degree in Dental Hygiene.

• CPR certification and Vermont licensure is a prerequisite for employment.

Experience: Experience working in a dental office is necessary but will accept a new graduate from an accredited Dental Hygiene School with the appropriate documentation.

CASEWORK ASSISTANT

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) seeks an enthusiastic, organized individual to serve as a Casework Assistant on his Vermont staff.  The Casework Assistant supports the work of the casework staff as they assist Vermonters to solve issues with federal agencies, and maintains a casework portfolio of their own.

ADMINISTRATOR

Saint Anne’s Shrine in Isle La Motte is seeking an Administrator to oversee operations of this historic attraction situated on the shores of Lake Champlain.

The Administrator is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Shrine, with a year-round staff of seven. The Administrator coordinates all mission-based programming in support of the Shrine’s Spiritual Director. The Administrator plays a key role in fundraising and donor development with the Shrine Spiritual Director, as well as financial and strategic business planning.

A bachelor’s degree is preferred and experience in fundraising, organizational planning or hospitality would be beneficial. This position is full-time year-round.

Occasional weekend work is required. A competitive salary and generous benefits package supplement the beautiful surroundings and meaningful work.

Please send your resume and letter of interest to: Steve Karcher, Society of Saint Edmund, One Winooski Park, Colchester, VT 05439 or to skarcher@sse.org

Applications will be accepted until a new administrator is selected.

The position also provides direct assistance to constituents experiencing issues with federal agencies and connects constituents to state agencies as appropriate. Strong writing, communication, and organizational skills are required, and familiarity with federal programs and agencies is a plus. Successful candidates will demonstrate an eagerness to learn federal systems, a desire for helping others, comfort in a dynamic mission-driven work environment, and a love of Vermont. This position is designed to create opportunities for an individual interested in gaining or furthering their experience in direct service, care coordination, social work, or law.

The Senator’s office is an equal opportunity employer. The office does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or uniformed service. The office is committed to inclusion and encourages all individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

To apply please submit a resume, cover letter, and brief writing sample to jake_cernak@sanders.senate.gov indicating “CASEWORK ASSISTANT” in the subject line by February 17, 2023.

ATTENTION RECRUITERS:

BUILDERS | MAKERS | DOERS

Join Our Auto Auction Team

There is no better time to join our Team! Northfield Savings Bank, founded in 1867, is the largest banking institution headquartered in Vermont. We are committed to providing a welcoming work environment for all. Are you looking to start or continue a career in the finance industry? Consider joining our team as a Community Banker! To see all our available positions, please visit www.NSBVT. com/careers/open-positions.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES & REQUIREMENTS

This frontline position is crucial in creating a positive, welcoming and inclusive experience for NSB customers. The successful candidate will have exceptional customer service and communication skills.

The Community Banker will be responsible for receiving and processing customers’ financial transactions as well as opening and maintaining customer accounts and services. We are looking for someone who can develop and maintain relationships with our valued customers, protect bank and customer information, and uphold customer confidentiality. A high school diploma, general education degree (GED), or equivalent is required.

If you have customer service, previous cash handling, or banking experience we encourage you to apply!

OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH

NSB has training opportunities to engage employees and assist with professional development within our company. The average years of service for an NSB employee is 9! If you’re looking for a career in an environment that promotes growth, join our team!

WHAT NSB CAN OFFER YOU

Competitive compensation based on experience. Well-rounded benefits package. Profit-Sharing opportunity. Excellent 401(k) matching retirement program. Commitment to professional development. Opportunities to volunteer and support our communities. Work-Life balance! We understand the importance of having evenings and weekends with our friends, families, and the communities we serve!

Please send an NSB Application & your resume in confidence to: Careers@nsbvt.com or Northfield Savings Bank | Human Resources PO Box 7180, Barre, VT 05641 Equal Opportunity Employer/Member FDIC

Community Connections Coordinator

The Town of Essex Community Justice Center (ECJC) is recruiting for a full time Community Connections Coordinator.

The person in this position works with individuals who have been incarcerated and are returning to their community, or who are living in the community and are at risk of re-offending or re-incarceration. The primary responsibilities of this position include:

• Providing support to people reentering their communities from incarceration

• Co-coordination & staffing of the Circles of Support & Accountability Program (CoSA) in Chittenden County

• Recruiting, training, and supporting volunteers for the CoSA program

• Possible involvement in community conflict assistance as well as outreach to victims of crime

The Community Connections Coordinator position requires a flexible schedule allowing for some evening/weekend hours. Training, education, course work and/or lived experience in the areas of substance abuse, mental health, domestic and sexual violence, trauma, poverty, crime, and other challenges is desirable as well as knowledge of local resources. The ideal candidate will be passionate about social/racial/economic justice and restorative approaches to crime and conflict. Strong computer, data tracking, communication, and phone skills are desired.

The Essex Community Justice Center is committed to equity, and inclusion, recognizing and respecting that diverse perspectives and experiences are valuable to our team and essential to our public service. BIPOC, individuals with disabilities, LGBTQ+ applicants, and people from other underrepresented groups, are encouraged to apply. Applicants with a criminal record need to be at least one year past the completion of their supervision/ sentence in order to be considered.

The minimum starting salary for this position will be $22 per hour. This position is open until filled and applications can be submitted online at: essexvt.bamboohr.com/careers. An application will not be considered unless it is accompanied by a cover letter and three references.

Full job description: docs.google.com/document/d/1e4E-VWU7rRB5jzjM37gAwKQALddqq5eo/edit

The Town of Essex is an equal opportunity employer.

General Assembly

Human Resources Assistant

The Legislative support

offices are currently hiring. The nonpartisan offices are an interesting, challenging, and exciting place to work. You will be part of a highly professional and collegial team that is proud of, and enthusiastic about, the mission of the state legislature.

To apply, please go to 'Career Opportunities' at legislature.vermont.gov.

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF

We are looking for a DYNAMIC INDIVIDUAL to keep our Williston Auto Auction running.

OPEN POSITION:

Auto Auction Yard Crew

Full time yard manager needed. This position is responsible for vehicle intake, lot organization, customer service, & auction day help. Tasks include parking cars, jumping dead batteries, filling flat tires, receiving customer cars, uploading vehicle info onto computer & auction website, assisting customers with questions, & more. Looking for people who are self starters and take pride in their work!

Thomas Hirchak Company is an at will employer. See details at: THCAuction.com

WANT TO APPLY?

Email Us: Eric@THCAuction.com

or drop by our auto office today at 298 James Brown Dr., Williston 802-878-9200 or 800-474-6132

Vermont Legal Aid seeks a highly organized individual who enjoys working as part of a team, with a desire to further our mission. We have two full-time positions available: one in Burlington and one in Montpelier, VT. We encourage applicants from a broad range of backgrounds, and welcome information about how your experience can contribute to serving our diverse client communities. Applicants are encouraged to share in their cover letter how they can further our goals of social justice and individual rights. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a discrimination-and-harassment-free workplace. Please read our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: vtlegalaid.org/commitment-diversity-inclusion

Responsibilities include general office management and front desk duties (answering phones, client contact, data entry, typing, file/document/database management), as well as providing administrative support to multiple attorneys and paralegals. Experience in an administrative support role is preferable. Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite required. Fluency in French, Spanish, Swahili, Kirundi, Somali, Arabic, Nepali, or Burmese is a plus. See job description and more details at vtlegalaid.org/work-at-vla

Base salary is $38,480 with salary credit given for relevant prior work experience. Benefits include 4 weeks paid vacation, retirement, & excellent health benefits; possibility for law office study. Application deadline is March 7, 2023. Send cover letter (indicating which office you prefer), resume & contact information for 3 references as a single PDF file with the subject line “Support Staff -Burlington or Montpelier - March 2023” to hiring@ vtlegalaid.org. Please tell us how you heard about the position.

Administrative & Finance Assistant

This part-time position focuses on keeping NBNC’s financial, employee, and corporate records and files accurate and up-to-date and assists with related projects, such as researching new benefit options, insurance, and regulatory requirements, as needed. Depending on the background and skills of the Administrative and Finance Assistant, the position can focus more heavily on bookkeeping or on supporting NBNC’s HR functions and other administrative tasks, by mutual agreement. northbranchnaturecenter.org/ employment/

Join Our Team!

One of Vermont’s Best Places to Work in 2022, Champlain Housing Trust is a socially responsible employer offering an inclusive, friendly work environment and competitive pay commensurate with experience. Our excellent benefit package includes a generous health insurance plan, three weeks of paid vacation, 14 paid holidays, sick leave, 403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution after one year, disability and life insurance and more.

We are currently looking for talented people to fill the following roles:

PROPERTY MANAGER

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF LENDING

CUSTODIAN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/FRONT DESK

For additional details regarding these positions and to apply, please visit our career page: getahome.org/about/careers

VERMONT PUBLIC IS HIRING!

We are Vermont’s unified public media organization (formerly VPR and Vermont PBS), serving the community with trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and diverse educational programming.

Current openings include:

• Data Journalist

• Digital Producer

• Event Producer

• Production Technician

• Controller

We believe a strong organization includes employees from a range of backgrounds with different skills, experience, and passions.

To see more openings & apply: vermontpublic.org/careers

Must be able to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination.

Vermont Public is a proud equal opportunity employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer - CHT is committed to a diverse workplace and highly encourages women, persons with disabilities, Section 3 low income residents, and people from diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds to apply.

Project Director

Perform duties in support of various programs/projects and/or the individuals associated with the mission of Prevention Works! VT, a statewide substance misuse prevention organization. Position is full time, at least 32 hours per week, up to 40.

Wage: $28 - $35. This is a fully remote position

Work Duties:

• Grants Management

• Strategic and Sustainability planning

• Workforce Development

• Prevention Specialist project

• Statewide and Organizational Support

• Other duties as assigned by the PW team or by the Executive Director

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Grant management skills

• General management and time management skills

• Technologically savvy

• Team player, independent worker

• Experience effectively communicating key data and information, including presentations to funders, Steering Committee or other outside partners/influencers/clients

• Success seeing beyond the numbers, identifying trends and new possibilities

Send resumes to: alice@thecollaborative.us

is seeking

Registered Nurses

Seeking Registered Nurses for a variety of departments and shifts! NVRH RNs enjoy shared governance, a competitive salary and numerous opportunities for growth. Come be part of a healthcare team offering excellent services within your community. New grads welcome!

NVRH offers excellent benefits, including student loan repayment, generous paid time off, health/ dental/vision, 401k with company match, and more!

3E Thermal, a statewide program of Capstone Community Action, Inc. partnering with Low-Income Weatherization program operators, efficiency programs, and housing agencies is seeking select professionals to join our growing team:

3E Thermal Project Services Manager

(Barre, VT) – An experienced professional who provides closesupport of energy efficiency improvements in retrofit projects

3E Thermal Associate Project Services Manager

(Barre, VT) – An up-and-coming professional supporting and learning the job of the Project Services Manager

3EThermal Operations Manager

(Barre, VT) – Supports and coordinates operational details among 3E Thermal Staff.

For more detailed information and to apply go to: capstonevt.org/careers

3E Thermal advances energy efficiency and better building practices for owners of affordable apartment housing, the designers and contractors who serve them, and ultimately for the tenants who live in their buildings.

3E acts as consultants to owners and developers to maximize energy savings, safety, comfort and efficiency. We bring our experience, insights, knowledge and technical support to customize solutions for each project and can provide cash incentives based on energy savings.

Capstone Community Action, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider. Applications from women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and people from diverse cultural backgrounds are encouraged.

WHERE YOU AND YOUR WORK MATTER

When you work for the State of Vermont, you and your work matter. A career with the State puts you on a rich and rewarding professional path. You’ll find jobs in dozens of fields – not to mention an outstanding total compensation package.

DIGITAL PRINTING TECHNICIAN I – MIDDLESEX

The State of Vermont Print Shop is currently seeking a Digital Printing Technician for our legislative printing season, which typically runs January through mid-May. Position will receive, process, and print legislative bills, calendars, and journals, use finishing equipment, coordinate with legislative liaisons, and perform minor equipment maintenance. Hours are 4pm to Midnight, with on-site training and a shift differential. For more information, contact Jon Davis at jonathan.davis@vermont.gov. Department: Buildings & General Services. Location: Middlesex. Status: Part-Time, Temporary. Job Id #44801. Application Deadline: March 1, 2023.

Learn more at: careers.vermont.gov

Vermont Truth and Reconciliation Commissioners

The State of Vermont will hire three Commissioners who are charged with achieving the goals of Act 128. Act 128 is a Vermont law that establishes the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. This Commission will implement a plan for listening to and documenting the stories of Vermonters who have been discriminated against by State laws and policies. This discrimination can be historical or present today.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Selection Panel will hire three Commissioners. Act 128 requires Commissioners to meet the following criteria:

 They live in Vermont.

 They are not members of the Selection Panel.

They have knowledge of the problems and challenges facing the people and communities identified in Act 128. These include:

 Those who are Native American or Indigenous.

 Those or family members of those with a physical, psychiatric, or mental condition or disability.

 Those who are Black or other people of color.

 Those with French Canadian, French-Indian, or other mixed ethnic or racial heritage.

 Other people and communities that have experienced institutional, structural, and systemic discrimination.

Three Commissioners will be hired and start working on April 1, 2023, or as soon as possible. The Commissioners will be State employees with paid time off, benefits, and an annual salary of $80,000. The Commissioner position ends on June 30, 2026.

People who are interested in applying should send a description of their qualifications and interest using any combination of a resume, cover letter, or recording. People should send their application packages to TRCVT@vtnetwork.org. The deadline is March 3, 2023.

For information or requests regarding accessibility, contact: Karen Tronsgard-Scott or Vanessa Santos Eugenio at TRCVT@vtnetwork.org.

People from marginalized communities, especially those named in Act 128, are encouraged to apply.

Deputy State’s Attorney Positions

The Vermont Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs is hiring full-time Deputy State’s Attorneys in Orleans County (Newport), Rutland County (Rutland) and Washington County (Barre), plus limited-service Deputy State’s Attorneys positions in locations around Vermont. A DSA represents the State’s Attorney’s Office in prosecuting criminal and certain civil offenses.

Minimum Qualifications: J.D. degree and admission to the Vermont Bar, or a candidate who has passed the VT bar exam by reading the law. A candidate pending bar results or admission to the Vermont bar may be considered.

For a complete list of openings and full job descriptions, go to prosecutors.vermont.gov/job-opportunities. Positions open until filled. Inquiries can be made by emailing sas.jobs@vermont.gov

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Vermont College of Fine Arts welcomes applications for the Senior Accountant position. The Senior Accountant is an administrative position reporting to the Controller.

The Senior Accountant will be comfortable working in a fast-paced setting. They will work closely with the Controller to perform monthly bank reconciliations, monthly & year-end closing activities, quarterly account reconciliations, and annual audit preparation. Additional duties include assisting with month end close entries, review and maintenance of the general ledger; assist with reporting to federal and other entities; preparing analysis with Controller for the CFO and college leadership among other duties.

Successful candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting; five years’ accounting experience including performing financial analyses; advanced knowledge of Excel; preference given to candidates with Higher Education experience, knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics GP, and PowerCampus.

VCFA Administrative offices are in Montpelier, VT. This position can be performed in-person, hybrid, or remotely.

Candidates are encouraged to consult VCFA’s website to acquaint themselves with our distinctive academic schedule, learning processes, and educational philosophy. Please see full job description here.

To apply, please send the following to vcfajobs@vcfa. edu with “Senior Accountant” in the subject line: Cover Letter, CV/Resume, Statement on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, outlining your professional skills, accomplishments, experience, and willingness to engage in activities to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The State of Vermont

LOOKING FOR A COOLER OPPORTUNITY?

VERMONT STATE COURTS DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL

The Vermont Judiciary has an immediate full-time career opening for the position of Disciplinary Counsel. Disciplinary Counsel is responsible for investigating and litigating disciplinary and disability matters. Located in Burlington or Montpelier, the position requires an active member in good standing of the Vermont bar and 5 to 8 years’ litigation experience, as well as strong research, writing and analytical skills. Disciplinary Counsel works closely with the Professional Responsibility Board and serves at the pleasure of the State Court Administrator. Job code # 23005. This position is open until filled with a salary equivalent of $98,000 or higher depending upon experience. Excellent benefits including generous leave, group life and health and retirement plans. Further information and how to apply see vermontjudiciary.exacthire.com/job/106292 E.O.E.

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OFFICE MANAGER / PARALEGAL CANNABIS LAW FIRM

Vermont’s premiere cannabis law firm is seeking an office manager / paralegal to support our 3 attorney firm.  Prior law firm experience preferred, but not required. We will train the right person. This is an in-person position at our office in Williston.

Please reply with resume and cover-letter: andrew@ vermontcannabissolutions. com

TREE CLIMBERS & GROUNDS CREW

Join our team!

We are a small, family-run company and we’ve been doing business in the Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire for over 40 years. Timber Tender is a great place to start your career and learn an excellent trade.

We offer on the job training and pathways to professional certification in the arboriculture industry. All experience levels are welcome. Starting wage $20/hour and up depending on experience. Must have a valid driver’s license and a love of the outdoors.

Email resumes to: info@timbertender.com or call 802-234-5441

CLINICAL NURSE SUPERVISOR

Are you an experienced RN seeking career advancement? Are you motivated by missionminded work supporting quality healthcare for all?

Community Health Centers is seeking a Clinical Nurse Supervisor to join our team at CHC – Essex, our newly renovated location in Essex Junction, VT! This role is a clinical and administrative blend, offering direct support to patients within our Family Practice clinic, as well as supervision of a small but mighty team of RN’s and Medical Assistants. This role works in partnership with a triad leadership team at the Essex site including the site Practice Supervisor and the site Medical Director.

Learn more and apply online at:

chcb.org/careers

We are an equal employment opportunity employer, and are especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the organization.

Registrar Staff Assistant

Museum Collections Manager

Community Director (3 Positions)

Student Health & Counseling Center Administrator

Assistant Professor, Human Development & Family Relations

For position details and application process, visit jobs.plattsburgh.edu and select “View Current Openings”

SUNY College at Plattsburgh is a fully compliant employer committed to excellence through diversity.

Paralegal

ATTENTION RECRUITERS:

FISCAL COORDINATOR

South Burlington School District is seeking a self-motivated, creative individual to join our Business Office as the Fiscal Coordinator. This position will assist the Business Office with reporting and accounting functions, and provide backup support to the payroll department.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. Two years of experience in accounting functions is preferred.

Please apply through SchoolSpring.com, Job ID #: 412551, or contact Elissa Galvez, HR Employment Specialist at 802-652-7247 or egalvez@sbschools.net

Vermont Legal Aid seeks a full-time paralegal located in any of its five offices: Burlington, Montpelier, Rutland, Springfield or St. Johnsbury. Responsibilities may include interviewing, advising, and advocating for clients, including written and oral communications, and assisting project attorneys with cases. Initially, paralegal will assist with two projects trying to keep people housed; over time, paralegal may work in other projects with different job responsibilities.

We encourage applicants from a broad range of backgrounds, and welcome information about how your experience can contribute to serving our diverse client communities. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a discrimination- and harassment-free workplace. Please see our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: vtlegalaid.org/commitment-diversity-inclusion

Prior advocacy experience desirable. Knowledge of database software a plus. Bachelor’s degree or four years’ professional work experience required, or a comparable mix of education and experience; some weekend work and in-state travel necessary. See vtlegalaid.org/work-at-vla for additional information and job description.

Base salary is $44,200, with starting salary determined by a candidate’s relevant skills and experience. Generous benefits package including four weeks paid vacation, retirement, and excellent health benefits. Opportunity for law firm study. Application deadline is March 7, 2023 Your application should include a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and 3 references, all combined into one pdf, sent by e-mail to hiring@vtlegalaid.org with “Paralegal – March 2023” in the subject line. Please let us know how you heard about this position.

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.

Administrative Assistant - CALS Dean’s Office - #S4131PO - The University of Vermont (UVM) seeks an Administrative Assistant for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Food Systems Research Center (FSRC) at UVM. The FSRC is building a team of investigators who will conduct local and regional food systems research, with an integrated approach that uses data to assess economic, environmental, and social sustainability outcomes. The research focuses on small and medium farms and processing systems and their relationship to consumer food choices, nutrition, and health outcomes. Established in 2019 through the work of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the FSRC is a collaborative partnership between UVM, and the USDA focused on local and regional food systems. The selection of UVM for this prestigious collaboration signifies UVM’s status as a leader in food systems, sustainable agriculture, and nutrition. For more information about the FSRC visit: https://www.uvm.edu/cals/food-systems-research

The Administrative Assistant will provide administrative support for the primary (five and growing) staff of the FSRC, including scheduling and coordinating of meetings, managing shared documents and files, tracking reporting deadlines, and managing general inquiries from faculty, staff, students, and external parties. They will also assist members of the FSRC team in planning events, expanding outreach and communications, and managing financial information. Travel to and from worksites and some non-standard work hours required. Associate’s degree plus one to three years of related office experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience) required. Experience working with agricultural communities of color and/or other marginalized populations or broadly in local and regional food systems is highly desirable. This is a 12-month, full-time position, eligible for University benefits. Position is in Burlington on the UVM campus.

The University is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the institution. Applicants are encouraged to include in their cover letter information about how they will further this goal. Applicant reviews will begin on February15, 2023, and continue until the position is filled. The ideal start date for the position is March/April 2023.

Treasury Specialist - Treasury Services - #S4121PO - This is an exciting time to join our team! Come work in Treasury Services at the University of Vermont.

If you enjoy receiving, verifying, processing, balancing, and reconciling funds while assisting faculty, staff, students and external customers, this job is for you! Treasury Services is a compact, dynamic, and pivotal team of five. We are team-based and work with many individuals throughout the UVM community. Our vision and goals are to provide comprehensive expertise and support in a professional, efficient, and customer-oriented manner while also providing Treasury Service employees opportunities for advancement and tuition remission, ability to increase their skills, while sharing their knowledge and innovations.

Position Overview: The University of Vermont’s Treasury Services Office is seeking a self-motivated and highly detailoriented individual to perform a variety of functions in support of the cash receipt operations of the University. Responsibilities include receiving, verifying, and processing all cash receipts collected by the University of Vermont. Assist faculty, staff, students, and external customers with all financial transactions involving receipt of funds. Answer routine to complex questions, using analytical analysis to problem solve discrepancies with deposits, chartstrings, system errors, etc. Maintain both accounting and physical controls, balancing, safeguarding, and settlement over cash, checks, and other negotiable instruments. Process multiple bank reconciliations, prepare and/or process daily bank deposits, and reconcile funds received through the banking and financial systems. Prepare petty cash and travel advances in conjunction with requests from departments. Have the ability to multitask and prioritize work to meet deadlines and stay on task with other assigned duties and responsibilities, while maintaining a high level of attention to detail and accuracy. Uphold the University’s values of accessibility, inclusiveness, and academic excellence. Reports to the Director of Treasury Services with functional supervision from Team lead.

Qualifications: Associate’s degree in accounting or related field and one to four years of related experience that includes knowledge of data entry programs and spreadsheet applications. Proficiency with Banner and PeopleSoft applications is preferred. Must have advanced computer skills to perform duties and responsibilities using Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and Google Chrome. Must possess strong organizational skills and the ability to work efficiently under timedriven deadlines. Must be able to work independently, exercise good judgment and discretion in facilitating UVM’s operations and services and establish/maintain effective working relationships with other colleagues and the campus community. Show a strong understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion to be able to uphold the University’s Common Ground values ensuring everyone feels welcome at UVM.

Salary Range: $46,000.00 - $52,000.00

For further information on these positions 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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Assistant Dean of Community Life

Goddard College seeks an Assistant Dean of Community Life to oversee and provide strategic direction for Community Life and Student Services. This position provides a unique and exciting opportunity to rethink how learning communities are built both on campus and in virtual spaces and develop and implement systems to support student success. The Assistant Dean for Community Life works closely with the Academic Affairs team and faculty to support the learning objectives of our students and leads the Community Life team in providing services to students in our low residency model. The Assistant Dean for Community Life also serves as the college’s Title IX officer and works to educate and support the students, faculty, and staff regarding their rights and responsibilities under Title IX. This position is based on our beautiful main campus in Plainfield, VT-a fi een minute drive from Montpelier, a one hour drive from Burlington, a 2.5 hour drive from Montreal, Quebec, 3 hours from Boston, MA, and 5 hours from Quebec or New York cities.

Key qualifications include a master’s degree in counseling, education, higher education administration, legal or paralegal studies, conflict management, student affairs, sociology, or a related field. Ability to engage with those of other cultures and backgrounds and commitment to the principles of social justice which are at the center of Goddard’s pedagogy and curriculum are required for this position.

To review the position description and apply for the position, please go to the college website: goddard.edu/about-goddard/ employment-opportunities/

PCC is hiring for multiple positions:

Business Analyst, eRx Application Specialist, Client Advocate, & two System Administrators

For more details regarding each position: pcc.com/careers/.

We offer unique benefits such as AAA, cellphone, internet, 401(k), low-cost health insurance premiums, and more.

Please email a cover letter & resume to jobs@pcc.com with specific job title in the subject line.

Vice President of Communications Vice President of Business Development

www.CommunityHeartandSoul.org

Now that you know who we are, what we do, and our passion for small cities and towns across America, read on if this stirs you. Founded by Lyman Orton, who built his family’s business, The Vermont Country Store, into an enduring retail organization, Community Heart and Soul is a resident-driven process that engages the entire population of a town in identifying what they love most about their community, what future they want for it, and how to achieve it. Practiced in over 100 towns across America, we are expanding our program to include hundreds of new communities.

If you are a strong leader with business experience, an entrepreneurial hands-on approach, and have a passion to expand Community Heart and Soul across America, write to our President, Mark Sherman, with your background and what you can do to bring Heart & Soul to vastly more small cities and towns. Needless to say, you must be a convincing public speaker, writer, effective manager, and have the desire and ability to evangelize Community Heart & Soul effectively to small cities and towns so they will want to invest in it for their own benefit.

Both VP positions will be based at our office in Shelburne, Vermont. To learn more about each position and submit your cover letter and resume, visit communityheartandsoul.org/careers/

ATTENTION RECRUITERS:

FEBRUARY 15-22, 2023

Development Director

Help us grow! Are you a non-profit fundraising leader looking for your next adventure? Do you have a passion for Vermont and strengthening ties between land & lives?

We are seeking a Development Director with demonstrated expertise in non-profit fundraising who can:

• Lead and implement a coordinated fundraising strategy across multiple programs and funding sources

• Create effective approaches to engaging supporters and growing revenue

• Collaborate up, down, and sideways to advance fundraising goals

Learn more and apply at vlt.org/employment. The position will remain open until filled. The annual starting salary is $76,500 and includes a generous benefits package.

The Vermont Land Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We honor and invite people of all backgrounds and life experiences to apply.

Law Office

Finance & Operations Manager

Gravel & Shea PC, a law firm in downtown Burlington, Vermont is seeking a Finance and Operations Manager to join our firm. The Finance and Operations Manager will be responsible for the overall administrative management of the firm, overseeing human resources, finance, operations and related tasks. The ideal candidate is someone who is a strategic, analytic thinker who will enthusiastically build upon our tremendous culture of providing excellent client service in a respectful, collegial work environment.

The qualified applicant will have the following experience and education:

• Management and leadership experience, combined with proven success in human resources, law firm finances and general office administration

• Self-driven

• An excellent communicator

• Proven previous experience with accurately preparing, interpreting, and communicating financial data/statements

• A bachelor’s degree in business management, finance or related field, plus at least 5 years of progressive experience, preferably in a legal or professional services environment; OR a combination of education and related working experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired

• Computer proficiency, technical aptitude and on-the-job experience, using Microsoft products as well as bookkeeping, timekeeping, and billing systems. Prior experience working with NetDocs document management and Juris billing system a plus

• A desire to work with a growing team of legal professionals

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), paid parental leave, and profitsharing. Interested applicants can see the complete job posting at: gravelshea.com/careers. If you are interested please e-mail your cover letter and résumé to ajg@gfc.com

Gravel & Shea PC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. www.gravelshea.com

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Building Bright Futures PARTNERSHIP COORDINATOR

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Partnership Coordinator will focus on systems improvement and policy development utilizing BBF’s data, research, and network of regional, state, public and private stakeholders. They will support the planning, convening, and communication at all levels of the 450+ person BBF Network. The Partnership Coordinator will bring organization and a creative use of technology and virtual convening tools to support BBF’s ability to monitor and respond to emerging statewide needs using data and evidence to inform decision-making.

Key responsibilities will be to:

• Support the development and implementation of a functional, manageable tech system that promotes communication and utilization across the BBF Network

• Developing communications that increase awareness of BBF’s mission, impact, and key issues

• Support leadership in the planning, implementation, and reporting for the Preschool Development Grant.

• The Partnership Coordinator position is full-time with a competitive salary and flexible work schedule. This is a grantfunded limited service position through 12/31/25.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Salary range of $40,000-$43,500 annually. Benefits include generous paid time off, healthcare insurance, dental insurance, and retirement.

Desired Expertise:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Experience with technology that supports collaborative and virtual work, including Wordpress, Facebook, Constant Contact, Google Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, Slack, and Zoom

• Experience communicating to/with diverse stakeholders

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, information technology, business, community development, public policy, or a related field preferred (or 5 years’ equivalent experience)

• Candidates should be very flexible and self-motivated, and be able to work independently, take initiative, and exercise selfdirected problem-solving.

Candidates are encouraged to consult the Building Bright Futures website to acquaint themselves with our organization, please also see the full job description at buildingbrightfutures.org

Server/Bartender

Seeking 1 full time and 1 part time server for Blue Cat, a fine dining restaurant in Burlington. Some service experience is necessary and bartending experience is helpful but not necessary. Please bring a resume and references to Blue Cat at 1 Lawson Lane between 5:30 and 9:30pm on Monday or Thursday and ask for Mariasha. Bluecatvt@gmail.com

RAPID REHOUSING SPECIALIST

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Currently, we’re looking for a full time (40 hours per week) Rapid Rehousing Specialist in our Housing Retention and Services department. This position provides assistance to community members who are without housing and have barriers to locating and securing housing in the community. This grant funded position works closely with our Rental Assistance department and Chittenden County Coordinated Entry and is a part of a skilled team that focuses on assessment, intervention, and service coordination of at-risk households.

Bachelor’s degree in Human Services or related field and three years of experience working with home-based service provision to diverse populations is required. The ideal candidate should be highly organized with strong written and verbal communication skills and positively contribute to a collaborative team. A valid driver’s license and reliable transportation is preferred.

BHA serves a diverse population of tenants and partners with a variety of community agencies. To most effectively carry out our vision of delivering safe and affordable housing to all, we are committed to cultivating a staff that reflects varied lived experiences, viewpoints, and educational histories. Therefore, we strongly encourage candidates from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ individuals, and women to apply. Multilingualism is a plus!

BHA offers a competitive salary, commensurate with qualifications and experience, and a sign on bonus of $2,000!

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AQUARIUS

(JAN. 20-FEB. 18)

Some people I respect regard the Bible as a great work of literature.

I don’t share that view. Like psychologist Valerie Tarico, I believe the so-called good book is filled with “repetition, awkward constructions, inconsistent voice, weak character development, boring tangents, and passages where nobody can tell what the writer meant to convey.” I bring this to your attention, Aquarius, because I believe now is a good time to rebel against conventional wisdom, escape from experts’ opinions and formulate your own unique perspectives about pretty much everything.

Be like Valerie Tarico and me.

ARIES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Aries director Francis Ford Coppola was asked to name the year’s worst movie. The question didn’t interest him, he said. He listed his favorite films, then declared, “Movies are hard to make, so I’d say, all the other ones were fine!” Coppola’s comments remind me of author Dave Eggers’: “Do not dismiss a book until you have written one, and do not dismiss a movie until you have made one, and do not dismiss a person until you have met them.” In accordance with astrological omens, Aries, your assignment is to explore and embody these perspectives. Refrain from judging efforts about which you have no personal knowledge. Be as open-

minded and generous as you can. Doing so will give you fuller access to half-dormant aspects of your own potentials.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Artist Andy Warhol said, only half in jest, “Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art, and working is art, and good business is the best art.” More than any other sign, Tauruses embody this attitude with flare. When you are at your best, you’re not a greedy materialist who places a higher value on money than everything else. Instead, you approach the gathering of necessary resources, including money, as a fun art project that you perform with love and creativity. I invite you to ascend to an even higher octave of this talent.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun. 20): You are gliding into the Season of Maximum Volition, Autonomy and Liberty. Now is a favorable time to explore and expand the pleasures of personal sovereignty. You will be at the peak of your power to declare your independence from influences that hinder and limit you. To prepare, try two experiments. 1) Act as if free will is an illusion. It doesn’t exist. There’s no such thing. Then visualize what your destiny would be like. 2) Act as if free will is real. Imagine that in the coming months you can have more of it at your disposal than ever before. What will your destiny be like?

CANCER (Jun. 21-Jul. 22): The ethereal, dreamy side of your nature must continually find ways to express itself beautifully and playfully. And I do mean “continually.” If you’re not always allowing your imagination to roam and romp around in Wonderland, your imagination may lapse into spinning out crabby delusions. Luckily, I don’t think you will have any problems attending to this necessary luxury in the coming weeks. From what I can tell, you will be highly motivated to generate fluidic fun by rambling through fantasy realms. Bonus! I suspect this will generate practical benefits.

LEO (Jul. 23-Aug. 22): Don’t treat your allies or yourself with neglect and insensitivity. For the sake of your mental and physical health, you need to do the exact opposite. I’m not

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exaggerating! To enhance your well-being, be almost ridiculously positive. Be vigorously nice and rigorously kind. Bestow blessings and dole out compliments, both to others and yourself. See the best and expect the best in both others and yourself.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sep. 22): Is there a bug in the sanctuary of love? A parasite or saboteur? If so, banish it. Is there a cranky monster grumbling in the basement or attic or closet? Feed that creature chunks of raw cookie dough imbued with a crushed-up Valium pill. Do you have a stuffed animal or holy statue to whom you can spill your deep, dark, delicious secrets? If not, get one. Have you been spending quality time rumbling around in your fantasy world in quest of spectacular healings? If not, get busy. Those healings are ready for you to pluck them.

LIBRA (Sep. 23-Oct. 22): There’s a weird magic operating in your vicinity these days — a curious, uncanny kind of luck. So, while my counsel here might sound counterintuitive, I think it’s true. Here are four affirmations to chant regularly: 1) “I will attract and acquire what I want by acting as if I don’t care if I get what I want.” 2) “I will become grounded and relaxed with the help of beautiful messes and rowdy fun.” 3) “My worries and fears will subside as I make fun of them and joke about them.” 4) “I will activate my deeper ambition by giving myself permission to be lazy.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): How many people would fight for their country? Below I list the countries where my horoscopes are published and the percentages of their populations ready and willing to take up arms against their nations’ enemies: 11 percent in Japan; Netherlands, 15 percent; Italy, 20 percent; France, 29 percent; Canada, 30 percent; U.S., 44 percent. So, I surmise that Japanese readers are most likely to welcome my advice here, which is threefold: 1) The coming months will be a good time to cultivate your love for your country’s land, people and culture but not for your country’s government and armed forces. 2) Minimize your aggressiveness unless you invoke it to improve your personal life — in which case, pump it up and harness it. 3) Don’t get riled up about vague abstractions

and fear-based fantasies. But do wield your constructive militancy on behalf of intimate, practical improvements.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): By the time she was 33, Sagittarian actor Jane Fonda was famous and popular. She had already won many awards, including an Oscar. Then she became an outspoken opponent of America’s war in Vietnam. Some of her less-liberal fans were outraged. For a few years, her success in films waned. Offers didn’t come easily to her. She later explained that, while the industry had not completely blacklisted her, she had been “greylisted.” Despite the setback, she kept working — and never diluted her political activism. By the time she was in her forties, her career and reputation had fully recovered. Today, at age 85, she is busy with creative projects. In accordance with astrological rhythms, I propose we make her your role model in the coming months. May she inspire you to be true to your principles even if some people disapprove. Be loyal to what you know is right.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Charles V (1500-1558) had more than 20 titles, including Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain, Archduke of Austria and Lord of the Netherlands. He was also a patron of the arts and architecture. Once, while visiting the renowned Italian painter Titian to have his portrait done, he did something no monarch had ever done. When Titian dropped his paintbrush on the floor, Charles humbly picked it up and gave it to him. I foresee a different but equally interesting switcheroo in your vicinity during the coming weeks. Maybe you will be aided by a big shot or get a blessing from someone you consider out of your league. Perhaps you will earn a status boost or will benefit from a shift in a hierarchy.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): I suspect that arrivederci and au revoir and sayonara will overlap with birth cries and welcomes and initiations in the coming days. Are you beginning or ending? Leaving or arriving? Letting go or hanging on? Here’s what I think: You will be beginning and ending, leaving and arriving, letting go and hanging on. That could be confusing, but it could also be fun. The mix of emotions will be rich and soulful.

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NEK, ADVENTUROUS, INTELLIGENT, WELL-ROUNDED

Looking for a kind, self-confident guy with whom to explore our worlds. A nice mix of homebody and adventurous spirit would be ideal. Travel near and far, time spent on the water, a social life. Traveling into Québec is always interesting. French speakers welcome. Call now for a free set of Ginsu knives! Stemtostern, 74, seeking: M, l

TRAVEL PARTNER

I would like to have a partner to do fun things with outdoors and indoors. I enjoy exploring, good food, travel, talking, laughing.

Rendeveuz, 54, seeking: M, NC, l

HAPPILY MARRIED, HAVING SOME FUN

I’m just looking for low-drama physical fun, and my husband is delighted to watch, participate or just know that I’m out having a good time. The_Lemon_ Song, 41, seeking: M, TM, Q, NC, NBP, l

FIRST, LET’S TALK

A devoted VPR listener. Love gardening, almost all music, museums, movies, theater, flea markets, trips to nowhere and travel. I don’t need someone to “complete” me or support me, just someone to talk to, hold hands, share adventures. I am short and round — not sloppy fat, but definitely plump. I love to laugh and sing, preferably with others — hence this endeavor.

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EYE-TO-EYE IN ALL

Love to cook, garden, travel, write, photograph, cross-country ski, hike, bike, watch movies, read, walk my dogs. Wish to share all that with a kind, grounded, warm and self-reflective man who can communicate — key to a strong relationship. I’m still working part time in private practice. I’m looking for a healthy, long-term, monogamous relationship. RumiLove, 73, seeking: M, l

FIRST-TIMER HERE

I am outgoing, inquisitive and independent. I am a lover of good conversation, good drinks and long walks on the beach. Laughter is a priority. My humor is some mix of nerdy and sarcastic. I enjoy downtime at home but also have a healthy sense of adventure that extends to my interests in food, travel and the outdoors. PrincessDi, 44, seeking: M, l

FUN, FUNNY AND FIT

Attractive, athletic woman interested in casual dating/connections. Kids are getting older, and work is winding down. Looking for new adventures. Love to travel, see new places, experience new things. Never bored or boring. I enjoy music, dancing, yoga, weight lifting and soccer. Not a fan of drama. If you are healthy, fit, nice, funny and easy on the eyes, reach out. Yolo50 50, seeking: M

HONEST, RESPECTFUL, PLANNER, CARING, THOUGHTFUL

I am a worker, a giver of my time, sincere, honest. I hide nothing. Very up-front and open. I like going places, traveling, beaches. I haven’t biked in a couple of years but enjoy biking. I like to eat healthy, but everything in moderation. I get tired of just staying at home! Give me an email. Would like to email/message. Respect2020, 47 seeking: M, l

CREATIVE, 64, CURIOUS AND FUNNY

I’d like to meet an active, friendly man, ages 60 to 68, who’d join me for outdoor adventures. I want to make friends first. I enjoy music, good food, movies, conversation, my home, my garden, simple things. I am fit: I snowshoe, cross-country ski, hike, cycle. If you write, I’ll respond and can then send a photo. Let’s get outside! nicensimple, 64, seeking: M, l

FUN, KIND AND LOVING

Recently I relocated to Vermont and am looking for someone to enjoy Vermont life with. I’ve been divorced/single long enough to know myself and enjoy my own company. I would like to be in a longterm, healthy, monogamous relationship. So let’s be friends first and see where it goes! CoachKaty7 53 seeking: M, l

ARTSY NATURE LOVER

Looking for a man who loves Vermont, is grounded and enjoys meaningful conversations. Youthful, educated, community-minded, endlessly curious, I love to dance, make music, watch indie and foreign films, attend live performances of all kinds, and laugh with friends. I’m in the woods daily to walk the dog, hike, snowshoe, ski, meditate. You?

NEKdancerdrummer 61, seeking: M, l

MONTRÉAL WIFE IN OPEN RELATIONSHIP

Longtime married, very attractive, in open relationship. Desire playmate in Burlington area. I like confident, experienced, athletic, smart, welleducated, charming men. I am not looking to develop a relationship. Would like a regular playmate who is very discreet. My wonderful husband may be around for first meet, so need to be comfortable with that. He does not participate. MontrealWife, 54, seeking: M, l

I NEED LOVE

I am proud of myself, honestly. I treat others the way I want to be treated, and I need a man who is going to love me and give me joy. elizabethlove 28 seeking: M, l

MELLOW, CREATIVE OLD HIPPIE

I love myself. Happy with my own company and in a crowd of people. I have many good friends and hobbies. The last time I remember being bored, I was 9! I consider it a really good day when I have learned something new and had a good laugh. Full-blown Libran. Prefer cultured, educated company. Versatility is a must. Zenbabe 61, seeking: M, l

INTUITIVE, CARING, LOVE BEING OUTSIDE

I am a passionate, fit, caring, down-toearth woman looking to share adventures. I love to be active — hiking, skiing, running, yoga. I love to travel, as I am fascinated by the different ways people live their lives. I hope to have honest, interesting, authentic conversations where we really get to know each other. Let’s meet for coffee or a drink! lovemountains 57, seeking: M, l

ENERGETIC, CREATIVE, HONEST, INDEPENDENT

I am a combination of outdoorswoman, ballroom dancer and retired application developer. Hardworking, honest, funloving, romantic. Family is important to me. I have a log cabin in the NEK that I love. Hoping to find someone to laugh, learn and explore with. Friends first. College grad, Caucasian. Cabingirl 67, seeking: M, l

MEN seeking...

RENAISSANCE LONE WOLF IN NEK

You are talented, driven or grounded. Conversations, adventures, maybe more. You have a life, as I work PT, home projects. Events, exploring, sharing meals or time works. Sensuality if we become more than friends. I’ve traveled the U.S. and world. Still much to see. I’m right- and left-brained. Good times, also hard times; builds character. Neither rich nor poor. Happy. SoundofLight, 63 seeking: W, l

LOOKING FOR RESPECTFUL, CASUAL FUN

Healthy, happy and horny! Looking for a regular FWB for mutually satisfying sweaty encounters.

A1Sparky 46, seeking: W, l

ADVENTUROUS SPONTANEOUS/DOM

Looking for someone fun and adventurous who isn’t afraid to try new things. claballero, 42, seeking: W

NEW GENT

Hi, I’m newish to Vermont and seeking interesting and open-minded folks to connect with. I have a lot of interests and plenty of things I want to do, but not interested in drugs, drinking or games. Euphemystic 45, seeking: W

JUST STAYING BUSY

Active, hardworking, but like to take a moment and enjoy some of the finer things in life. Hemlock, 55, seeking: W, l

HOPE

I am seeking someone who wants companionship. I enjoy face-to-face conversations. ICY, 54, seeking: W, l

LIFE LOVER, ADVENTUROUS, GENTLEMAN, DANCER, POSITIVE

I embrace life and love as one thing and truly enjoy the presence of positive, passionate people. I’ve lived globally, sailed the world, adventured in many ways on many paths in this life. Love to dance, make music, cook, travel and experience cultures. Open and welcoming, warm and real. Seeking a fun connection that exquisitely moves us and vibes just right.

FunMerman 49, seeking: W, l

LOW-KEY, QUIET, SHY GUY

Endless cloudy days are getting me a bit down. I hope to meet somebody who could likewise use some companionship, romantic or not, to help spark some new light, energy, excitement. Ideally you love getting outside in nature and are easygoing, open-hearted and -minded. I’m willing to get out of my comfort zone or happy to kick back with a movie. Let’s give it a try. EatRideSleep, 46, seeking: W, l

RELAXED, ACTIVE BACKWOODS GENTLEMAN

I like to hike, bike, canoe, cross-country ski, etc. I meditate, do yoga, hunt and fish. I enjoy the backwoods. I’ve got a couple young kids. We float down the mighty Winooski and go skating in Montréal. Looking for a lady with a good laugh who is comfortable with herself. Let’s meet for tea or coffee. canoeman 57, seeking: W, l

LOOKING FOR A FRIEND

I would like to find a female friend. I would like to make her dinner. If she hikes, that would fine. I hope she enjoys movies and going out for a drink. alphaboy50 52, seeking: W

MAINER LOVES BURLINGTON

I live in a gorgeous section of Maine, but I would like having someone with whom to explore Burlington. I can reciprocate, offering hospitality here if we click. First filter: being articulate and interested in others. Second, a sense of humor. Just had a major life loss. Don’t know my direction yet, but I do crave a lady’s companionship again. rumavephil, 70, seeking: W, l

KIND, AUTHENTIC LOVER OF LIFE!

I am looking for a partner who has done the work required to be in a healthy and loving relationship. I now know what I want and what I don’t in my next relationship. I am a blast to hang out with. I am positive, fit, energetic, authentic, romantic, loving! I am looking for someone with similar attributes!

Unexpecteddeviant, 50, seeking: W, l

FRIENDLY, CARING, SILLY, ACTIVE

I love running, camping, music and animals. I’m passionate about exploring the outdoors, vegetarian cooking and building community. Interested in making friends or going on a date.

veggielover9 23, seeking: W, l

INTUITIVE, MUSICIAN, GARDENER

Lifetime lover of ice hockey. I love all the creatures of the Earth, but cats especially. Seeking someone who is kind and healthy. Guitarboy, 63, seeking: W, l

HEART AND SOUL CONNECTION

I am a professional in private practice for many years who also loves music (listening and performing) and spiritual growth. I am looking for someone who is warm, is self-reflective, has a passion for life and has her own interests that are important to her. Someone who wants to know me and wants to be known. 1992 70, seeking: W, l

WILL YOU HELP SHOVEL SNOW?

Just joking. Because of global warming, there’s probably not going to be a whole lot more snow. However, I am looking for honesty, communication, integrity, good times and a woman willing to put forth the effort. TV addicts need not apply. dswlino, 67, seeking: W, l

NONBINARY PEOPLE seeking...

REALIST WHO IS OPEN-MINDED

I’m an honest, down-to-earth person who has been through a lot in life and is looking for companionship since I’m new to the area. I’m not like most people in that I feel people are afraid to talk to me. I don’t go out of my way to make friends. I wait for them to come to me.

BreBri2022, 37 seeking: M, W, Cp

COUPLES seeking...

SNOW AND SUN EQUAL FUN

Borders and boundaries are sexy. We’re pretty cute. We like to have fun, and we bet you do, too. Happily married couple (W, 35; M, 45), open-minded and looking to explore. Love playing outdoors. Looking to meet a couple, man or woman for fun and adventure. Ideal meetup is a cottage in the mountains with great food and lots of great wine. SnownSun 46, seeking: Cp, l

LOVERS OF LIFE

We are a 40s couple, M/F, looking for adventurous encounters with openminded, respectful M/F or couples. Looking to enjoy sexy encounters, FWBs, short term or long term. sunshines, 42, seeking: M, W, Q, Cp

I’M YOUR PERSON

Welcome, everyone. Looking for some good people. Love to make some new friends. Looking for the right woman to share my fantasies with. Lovetohavefunnn 41, seeking: W, l

LOOKING FOR OUR MAN!

Ideally hoping for a throuple/FWB situation. Us: established M/F couple. DD-free. (She: 44, straight BBW; he: 46, bi MWM). Drinks, 420-friendly, fires, get outside, music, Netflix and chill, always horny. You: DD-free, clean, masculine bi male (30ish to 50ish) who works and knows how to enjoy life! A little rough/hard (top, real man, etc.) with a compassionate heart and a bit of a snuggler. Connection is key. Let’s chat and get to know each other, then play! ginganddaddy 46, seeking: M

EXPLORING THREESOMES AND FOURSOMES

We are an older and wiser couple discovering that our sexuality is amazingly hot! Our interest is another male for threesomes or a couple. We’d like to go slowly, massage you with a happy ending. She’d love to be massaged with a happy ending or a dozen. Would you be interested in exploring sexuality with a hot older couple? DandNformen, 66 seeking: M, TM, NC, Cp, l

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RE: MISSING MY TWINFLAME

I needed time and space to become the best version of myself and to attend to matters I could never explain. Where I went, you could not follow. I tried to tell you tête-à-tête, but it wasn’t in the cards. I still keep that Jack close, and I keep warm with the thought of being in your arms. Soon. When: Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Where: the astral plane.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915711

VTHOMESTEADER

ank you for the iSpy! I’m still interested in checking out the paradise you have created in Hardwick, and I would like it if we can finish our novel we have started. If all goes well, perhaps I can be your Papa Ganoush! When: Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Where: un-Hinge.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915710

LIFE DRAWING AT KARMA BIRD HOUSE

You were drawing, super focused. IDK if you even noticed me, but I love how seriously you take your craft, and you’re sooooo cute! You: blue hair and septum piercing. Me: 30-y/o woman, overalls, backward cap. Sometime in the beginning of January on a Tuesday night. Come back to class! I go most weeks. We could draw each other. When: Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Where: Karma Bird House. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915709

UNTAPPED, TOO NERVOUS TO SPEAK

Hi! I was too shy surrounded by my friends at Friday’s Untapped show to strike up a conversation. You kept checking people into the show, and my friends hung out at the bar. But you seemed like a lovely person and also someone who may possibly enjoy grabbing a beverage and conversation sometime? When: Saturday, February 11, 2023. Where: Winooski circle. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915708

REDHEADED WONDER, TAKE TWO

I saw you having lunch with two other women. I think I also saw you at Shanty on the Shore a few weeks earlier. If you are the same woman from the airport a few months ago with the white Mercedes, maybe we could have lunch together sometime. You name the place, and I’ll be there. When: Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Where: Grazers.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915707

BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES

Dear woman, I miss you. ough you are just three houses down the street, it seems you are 1,000 miles away. I miss you and would love to move beyond the past to a brighter future with you. Always! When: 2014 to present. When: Monday, January 30, 2023. Where: central Vermont.

You: Woman. Me: Woman. #915706

MUDDY WATERS SMILE

I saw you when I walked in around 4:30. You were sitting by the window in a multicolored crocheted hat. I had my hair in two pigtails, and you smiled at me on your way to the bathroom. You look really thoughtful and introspective.

I’d love to get to know you more. When: Friday, February 3, 2023. Where: Muddy Waters. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915705

OLD POST BLONDE, BAD BAND

We spoke briefly as you and your friend were about to leave. I asked you about talking in a place more conducive to conversation. Here’s another invite to talk. Interested? I could try and catch up with you again at Old Post but would rather see you elsewhere — dinner or drinks? I know your name; it starts with an M. When: Monday, January 30, 2023. Where: e Old Post. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915704

REVEREND Ask

De Rev end, I had some pretty wild sex the other day. It was great, but now my penis really hurts. Could I have broken it? More importantly, will it ever get better?

Bust D. Johnson (MAN, 24)

TOMGIRL EMPLOYEE

You were working the register. You had a really warm and beautiful energy. I ordered a half avocado toast, but you gave me a full. ank you! If you’re interested in connecting further, I’d love to. Either way, thank you for the extra food and good vibes. When: Monday, January 30, 2023. Where: Tomgirl Kitchen. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915703

BRIGHT-EYED, ENERGETIC SUNFLOWER

You give me the goosebumps. Your eyes are light like water, but your mind is strong and driven — like a freight train. I can’t see myself anywhere else but with you. Why don’t we share some red grenadine? Down by the black, muddy river, perhaps. I hope you see me here, and I hope you see me today. When: Saturday, January 28, 2023. Where: close by, but I’d love to say “in my arms.” You: Woman. Me: Man. #915702

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIER IN HUBBARD PARK

We crossed paths while skiing and chatted for a bit while I was waiting for my friend to catch up to me. I enjoyed talking with you! Care to meet up for a ski together? When: Friday, January 27, 2023. Where: Hubbard Park. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915701

BEAUTIFUL SERVER AT DENNY’S

You waited on us today. You said to enjoy a pancake bite for you, and when I offered you one, you said, “No, thank you, I’m watching my figure.” You don’t need to. We made eye contact several times and smiled. When I left, I handed you the tip personally. Message me. I’d love to share next time. When: Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Where: Denny’s, South Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915699

TRADER JOE’S CASHIER QUEER

You: working at Trader Joe’s, shaggy haircut with brown, blond and purple. Me: buying almond butter, pink hair, wearing post-dance class sweats. You rang up my groceries and asked about my pink dye. I tried to play it cool, but when you said I had a nice laugh, I couldn’t meet your eye. Let’s bleach each other’s hair sometime? When: Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Where: Trader Joe’s. You: Genderqueer. Me: Woman. #915698

De Bust D. Johnson,

ere are no bones in the penis, but you can indeed fracture one. at’s the term used when the corpora cavernosa — spongy tissues in the penis that fill with blood during an erection — are damaged due to a sudden blow (not that kind) or bend.

Penile fracture is fairly rare, but it can occur anytime trauma happens to an erect penis. is could be during particularly enthusiastic masturbation or aggressive thrusting — or when the penis slips out of a partner and hits a pelvis or other body part. e riskiest sexual positions for this are doggy-style and regular or reverse cowgirl/boy. Studies show that fractures often occur in rushed or stressful situations. Word to the wise: Slow down!

BELLA’S BARTOK

AT ZENBARN

You wore a jean jacket. I wore a derby and the eye. We chatted after the show around the fire, and on our way to leave you told me your name. I regret not giving you my phone number. I’d love to reconnect sometime.

When: ursday, December 29, 2022. Where: Zenbarn, Waterbury.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915697

A COURAGEOUS WOMEN

I spy a beautiful lady with a terrible partner. I didn’t ask for help; we stopped talking. My heart is broken, but I’m proud of you for leaving a relationship you weren’t happy in. I wish I communicated my pain with you. Could we try counseling? I’m so sorry for the pain I caused you! I threw it all away! When: Friday, January 20, 2023. Where: our home. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915696

COSTCO TEDDY BEAR

I think you’re adorable, and I wish I had said something! We only got to smile twice but made eye contact several times. Put on your blinker to turn right! If this is you, please reply. I am a 5’4 woman, black beanie and black jacket. You are my type of man. Gray hair, blue jeans. Noon. When: Sunday, January 22, 2023. Where: Costco, Colchester. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915695

BEST-DRESSED WOMAN AT TRADER JOE’S

You: black nylons, black miniskirt, white faux fox, raven black hair, dog-bone barrettes, goth willowy beauty. Me: starstruck professor. I said you win the award for best dressed at Trader Joe’s, and we laughed. In a word: stunning. Another word: ravenous. I will exhaust the thesaurus with you. Let’s get a drink. We will discuss your wardrobe. When: Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Where: Trader Joe’s. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915692

NORTH CAROLINA TO NORTH COUNTRY

I ran into you on South Union Street, and you commented on my North Carolina plates. It was so nice meeting you! I thought you were so friendly! I wished I would’ve asked you for your number at the time, but I was too shy. Would you like to get coffee sometime? When: Monday, January 9, 2023. Where: South Union. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915691

BLUE EYES AND BEANIE

Cutie I met in the bathroom. You followed me and my friends to the next bar. I hesitated in the kitchen and deeply regret it. Meet me back at Ruggs for tequila and Fernet on me? When: Tuesday, December 27, 2022. Where: T. Rugg’s. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #915693

RE: I WISH...

He left that phone dangling off the hook / en slowly turned around and gave it one last look / en he just walked away. / He aimed his truck toward that Wyoming line / With a little luck he could still get there in time / And in that Cheyenne wind he could still hear her... When: Monday, January 9, 2023. Where: on the road. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915690

PRESTON POND TRAIL

BEFORE SUNSET

You: hiking a race against the sunset with your dog, some kind of husky mix? You have beautiful blue eyes. Me: wearing a yellow coat and pink neck warmer, hiking with my grumpy dog. Yours wouldn’t come when you called, so I just picked mine up to avoid the encounter. I’d love to look into those eyes again. When: Sunday, January 8, 2023. Where: Preston Pond Trail.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #915689

MARGARITA CUTIE

AT OLIVE GARDEN

I was eating lunch and playing the trivia game. You walked up and ordered a margarita and joined in on my game and had a good convo. Wanted to give you my number but missed my chance. Trivia night sometime? You said your name is Hannah. When: ursday, December 29, 2022. Where: Olive Garden.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915688

MUBIKSSKI, I’D LIKE TO CHAT

I enjoyed reading your profile and would really like to connect with you. I haven’t used Seven Days for a long time, so my profile has been deleted. So I thought I’d try this. Take a chance on connecting with this 57-year-old artsy, even-keeled and also eclectic BTV gal. When: Friday, January 6, 2023. Where: Seven Days Personals. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915687

If you actually fractured your penis, you likely would have known right away because it’s immediately very painful. You may have heard a pop or a crack and experienced a rapid loss of erection, followed by swelling and bruising. You can google images, but trust me, it’s not pretty.

I don’t want to be an alarmist, but if that sounds like what happened, seek medical attention right away. If you wait, symptoms could get worse. You could wind up with sexual or urinary dysfunction, scar tissue, or a permanently bent penis. If you really did a job on your member, you might require surgery, but don’t let that scare you. Get checked out to make sure your little buddy can get back into tip-top shape. My advice to anyone with a penis: Be careful out there. Or there. Whichever.

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