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Fermented food and beverages have recently risen in popularity, but the ancient technique has been around since the Stone Age. Traditionally used as a means to preserve food, the technology has evolved to encompass a broad range of flavors and products while shaking up the culinary landscape. From bread to beer, kombucha to kimchi, fermentation plays a role in much of the food and drink we consume each day. Join us for a special Restaurant Week edition of the Dish to explore the wild world of fermentation. We’ll hear from brewers, farmers, chefs and business owners about their experiences with fermented products while exploring claimed health benefits, opportunities to preserve local food, and whether this food trend is here to stay. Special thanks to City Market, Onion River Co-op and the Intervale Center. $5 suggested donation (benefits the Vermont Foodbank). Register at vermontrestaurantweek.com.

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Dale Boca Argentinean Café Dedalus Wine Shop, Market & Wine Bar Doc Ponds ¡Duino! (Duende) duo Restaurant East West Café Echo Restaurant & Lounge El Cortijo Taqueria y Cantina The Farmhouse Tap & Grill Fire & Ice Restaurant The Friendly Toast Grazers The Great Northern Guild Tavern Hazel Hen of the Wood (Burlington, Waterbury) Hinesburgh Public House Hired Hand Brewing Co. Hourglass Lounge J. Morgan’s Steakhouse Joyce’s Noodle House Junction at the Essex Culinary Resort & Spa Juniper

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Kismet The Kitchen Table Bistro La Casa Burrito The Lighthouse Restaurant & Lounge The Mad Taco at the Double E Performance Center (Essex) The Mad Taco (Montpelier, Waitsfield) Magic Hat Artifactory Mandarin The Marina McGillicuddy’s Five Corners (Essex Junction) McGillicuddy’s Irish Ale House (Williston) McGillicuddy’s on the Green (Colchester) Michael’s on the Hill Misery Loves Co. Morgan’s Tavern at the Middlebury Inn Mulligan’s Irish Pub New Moon Café Noonie’s Deli The Old Foundry

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Feed your brain with foodie trivia and compete for delicious prizes at this rowdy event emceed by Top Hat Entertainment. Grand prize: $500 gift card to Hen of the Wood! Suggested $5 donation at the door (benefits Vermont Foodbank). Team registration required at vermontrestaurantweek.com.

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his was no ordinary moo-ving violation. Cops responding to a parking complaint on Barre Street in Montpelier last Friday found two animals left unattended in a car. And it wasn’t just Fido waiting for his owner to come back: A calf was splayed on the back seat. “I’ve been around 22 years, and I’ve not seen a cow in a car,” Montpelier Police Sgt. Eric Nordenson said. “I’ve seen goats — but never a cow.”

A bunny was keeping the cow company. The responding officers “were able to locate the owner, and it looks like they gave him a decent little talking-to about leaving your pets in the vehicle unattended,” added Nordenson, who wasn’t there himself. “At no time were the animals in distress.” In fact, the calf and the rabbit both look quite content in a photo snapped by one of the officers. But, while funny, Nordenson said the incident could have had graver consequences. High temperatures reached 70 degrees in Montpelier on April 19, plenty warm enough to fatally overheat an animal trapped in an enclosed space. Nordenson said

that’s especially important to remember as the days grow warmer. To make the point, the cops posted a photo of the cow in the car on Facebook with a message urging drivers to “leave your dogs (or cows or bunnies) at home so these beloved furry family members are not put at risk of heat related health issues or worse.” The post went viral, reaching 157,000 people and garnering 1,500 shares and 280 comments, according to Nordenson. “If that’s what it takes to save a couple of animals, then so be it,” he said. “We’ll deal with the cows in the cars.” SASHA GOLDSTEIN SEVEN DAYS APRIL 24-MAY 1, 2019

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[Re “Trafficked: How the Opioid Epidemic Drives Sexual Exploitation in Vermont,” April 10]: While Seven Days published an excellent report on the state of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation as a part of the opioid crisis, not a word was written about the men who are paying for sex. The women are not just victims of pimps and drugs; they are victims of a culture that still gives a pass to the men who are raping these women. I sincerely hope that this series will take a deep and rigorous look at what motivates men to pay money to rape a woman, and a society that allows this sort of thing to persist. Rabbi Jan Salzman

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The “Trey Can Pay” piece [Off Message: “Trey Pecor Made Millions on Burlington Telecom. Now He’s Giving Back,” April 8] opens up a can of worms. Burlington Telecom was financed through bridge loans with payouts to the financiers upon sale of BT. Terry Dorman, who advised the BT advisory board and consulted with city council members on all bids, was due a nice payout — about $5 million, according to documents I saw. This leaves my mouth wide open. Mayor Miro Weinberger’s spin is that his administration has helped to take the financial benefits from the sale to Schurz Communications to invest in snowplows or encourage nice donations to city projects. The fact is, BT was owned by the residents in part, but we won’t be seeing any of the payout. As chief adviser to the city council, Dorman did have a piece of the deal, giving him reason not to favor a Keep BT Local bid, the most prominent effort to keep BT in the hands of local residents. Nearly all his observations were negative, according to most sources and my own observations. He opposed the local ownership bid and sought to characterize it as debt-laden. This was proven to be inaccurate, but the damage was done. What a shame, as donations from wealthy beneficiaries of the Schurz deal cannot repair the residents’ loss of control and equity in the future of

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BERNIE NEEDS BLACK VOTERS

[Re “Bernin’ Rubber,” April 17]: By going after working-class white voters in the Rust Belt during the presidential primary race, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) runs a serious risk of making the same mistake he made in 2016: alienating the Democrats’ most important primary voting constituency — people of color, particularly African Americans. Time and again in 2016, the crowds at Sanders’ campaign rallies were as overwhelmingly white as Donald Trump’s. And, so far, the crowds at his rallies this year are just as overwhelmingly white. Sanders brags about his 2016 victory over Hillary Clinton in the Michigan primary but omits the fact that Clinton trounced Sanders in predominantly black Detroit. When the campaign moved south, the “Bernie Express” ran smack into Clinton’s “black firewall,” especially in South Carolina, where African Americans are a 65 percent majority of Democratic voters. A 2016 Sanders campaign rally in Seattle was disrupted by Black Lives Matter protesters. While the senator said nothing, his annoyance was visible. Indeed, Bernie has yet to address racialjustice issues in Vermont, remaining the only statewide elected official who has said nothing about the racist harassment of former state rep Kiah Morris.

As an African American Vermonter, I’ve lost confidence in Sanders and will not vote for him in the Vermont primary next March. Bernie can chase after Trump voters all he wants, but it won’t do him a damn bit of good if he can’t draw support from people of color in the primaries. Skeeter Sanders

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FIGHT FOR PROP 5

In John Walters’ column [Fair Game: “Means to Amend,” April 3], Sen. Becca Balint noted the lack of noisy opposition from Vermonters to Proposition 5, the constitutional amendment being considered by the legislature. I still largely believe that Vermonters generally try to keep the discourse and dialogue civil, particularly on issues where we have even the Republican Senate Minority Leader Joe Benning voicing his support. As Prop 5 moves forward, the country will be watching and waiting to mobilize. Our work begins now to safeguard what we all recognize as basic principles of fundamental human autonomy. National organizations with deep pockets and a seemingly endless supply of people who would rather force a child into the world than allow a person to exercise basic, fundamental human dignity and autonomy are organizing to commandeer the narrative on Prop 5 and throw Vermont into the national spotlight. The process for amending the Vermont Constitution, explained well

Kudos to Seven Days’ powerful exposé cover story [“Trafficked: How the Opioid Epidemic Drives Sexual Exploitation in Vermont,” April 10] and to Ralph Young from Castleton for his fair pen-prick letter to author Bill McKibben [Feedback, April 10]! McKibben needs to pick up a copy of the first “The Sky Is Falling” cover story edition in Newsweek in the 1980s, when expert scientists were certain the climate was doomed and we were on the verge of another ice age! Both the in-depth cover story and the poke-at-McKibben letter would have never been published in what remains of what I now call the Burlington Three Press (little page content and coverage of its former self )! Robert Devost

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Last week’s Fair Game column misidentified the Senate committee considering H.513, the broadband expansion bill. The bill is pending before the Senate Finance Committee.

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Man Who Died After Fight With Cop Had Broken Jaw, Eye Socket

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Will the Revolution Be Monetized? Bernie Sanders’ ‘Dark Money’ Org BY PAUL HEINTZ

Super Trooper: Time on ‘the Road’ Shapes Rep. Nader Hashim’s Views

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Food: How much food are you throwing away? BY DAVID HOLUB

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Closing the Loop

Environment: UVM Medical Center buys supplies made form its own recylced plastics

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Food: Recipes for success from seven long-lived Vermont restaurants BY HANNAH PALMER EGAN, MELISSA PASANEN & SALLY POLLAK

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Stuck in Vermont: In 2012, woodworker Steve Hadeka started his business, Pleasant Ranch — and built his first midcentury modern birdhouse. Hadeka’s distinctive avian architecture is on display at Burlington’s Penny Cluse Café in May.

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That’s noble, but at some point — very soon — the pace will have to pick up. Many steps remain. Last week, members of the Gov Ops committee conducted a painstaking review of the 68-page bill. Chair SARAH COPELAND HANZAS (D-Bradford) plans to vote it out by the end of this week. Since the bill contains tax and spending plans, it must go through the House Ways & Means and Appropriations committees. Then, in the remaining three weeks of the session, it would face a House vote, after which the House and Senate would have to iron out any differences before it landed on Scott’s desk. It’s doable, given a healthy dose of active propulsion. But if there are any delays, the clock may well run out. On the other hand, a lot of hard work is being done. Top lawmakers have been meeting regularly with administration officials to craft a version of tax-andregulate acceptable to Scott. If a deal can be struck, the bill could advance quickly with tri-partisan support. The governor has set four conditions. First, and most contentious, is roadside testing for THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis. Scott favors a saliva test. Some legalization advocates see privacy issues in a test that provides DNA information to police. Others point out that saliva testing reveals the presence of THC but does not measure impairment.

“If we want to boost roadside enforcement, drug recognition experts are more effective,” said Copeland Hanzas. DREs are police officers trained in recognizing impairment from a variety of substances, not just alcohol or THC. Scott is cool to the idea. “I’m not sure DREs alone would do it,” he said at a press conference last Thursday. “I think we need some sort of saliva test.” The governor also wants to designate a portion of cannabis taxes to drug education and prevention and allow local communities to stay out of the cannabis market. Scott and his chief counsel, JAYE PERSHING JOHNSON, have also raised a separation-of-powers issue: The legislature wants the Cannabis Control Board to be independent. Scott insists that the governor must have authority over the board. Neither the legislature’s legal staff nor Attorney General T.J. DONOVAN share that view, but Scott is sticking with it. “We need to protect our turf,” he said last Thursday. Democrats are amenable to boosting education and prevention funding. Differences remain on saliva testing and the other two points. And different issues create divisions along unexpected lines, which makes coalition-building a tougher task. For example, some rural lawmakers are strongly vested in local control. Some are dead set on roadside saliva testing, while others see it as an infringement on personal liberty. A possible compromise is to allow saliva testing only with a warrant — but others believe that defeats the purpose of roadside testing. It’s not just a matter of threading a needle; it’s threading multiple needles. But all parties are engaged in the process. And the longer they engage, the more invested they become. That’s a positive marker. There is plenty of reason for doubt. And in the first year of a biennium, punting the bill to the next year is always an option. But it’s clear that nobody likes the status quo. “There is a robust illicit market right now,” said LAURA SUBIN, director of the Vermont Coalition to Regulate Marijuana. “There is no testing for potency, there are no ID checks, and no one can be certain exactly what they’re buying.” Since most everyone seems to agree about that, it makes complete sense to adopt tax-and-regulate, which would take two years to fully implement. But politics and sense don’t always coexist.

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Vermont’s three members of Congress were scattered to the winds last week when the redacted version of special counsel ROBERT MUELLER’s report became public. Sen. BERNIE SANDERS (I-Vt.) was on the campaign trail; Rep. PETER WELCH (D-Vt.) and Sen. PATRICK LEAHY (D-Vt.) were out of the country on official trips. Their initial reactions came in written statements. As of this writing, Leahy was on his way home from a visit to South Korea and Vietnam. Sanders has been focused on campaigning for president. But we did manage to get Welch on the phone Monday after he returned from the Colombia-Venezuela border. He has repeatedly stated that he would wait for Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election before taking a stand on whether to seek the impeachment of President DONALD TRUMP or pursue some other congressional action. Now that the report, substantially redacted by Attorney General WILLIAM BARR, is here? “It’s totally appalling,” Welch said. “Mueller lays out in detail a consistent pattern of Trump trying to derail the investigation.” On the issue of collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign, Welch said that Russian President VLADIMIR PUTIN “had his own reasons to interfere, and Trump was quite willing to be the beneficiary of that. I don’t think there’s another example in U.S. history where a foreign power interfered in an American election. The notion that a candidate welcomed it instead of reporting it is appalling.” Welch is determined that Congress has “got to follow up” by obtaining the unredacted Mueller report, interviewing Mueller and other key figures under oath, and pursuing the investigation wherever it leads. Is he ready to call for an impeachment inquiry? Not quite. “The guardrails of our democracy are down,” Welch said. “To get them back up, we need more than Congress. We need repudiation by the voters.” In that case, doesn’t Congress have a responsibility to fully investigate Trump, his campaign and his administration? Yes, said Welch: “Our duty is to get as much information as possible so everyone can form their own conclusions.” Still, there’s that pesky U.S. Constitution, which grants Congress the sole

authority to judge a president through the impeachment process. So far, Leahy’s only reaction has been outlined in a written statement issued last Thursday, the same day that Barr released the Mueller report. Leahy said the report “went beyond everything that we had known” about Trump’s misdeeds. “Now it’s time for Congress to do our job.” Leahy did not offer specifics beyond demanding the full, unredacted report and Mueller’s testimony under oath. Sanders’ office declined our requests for an interview, citing the senator’s tight schedule. But he did address the issue in a Monday town hall staged by CNN. When asked about the Mueller report and impeachment, Sanders made a case similar to Welch’s — with a crucial difference. “Congress has to take a hard look, hard investigation, get to the truth,” Sanders said on CNN. But it should not pursue impeachment. “The most important thing to me is to see Donald Trump not reelected,” Sanders said. “If we’re going into the election, and all Congress is talking about is Trump, Trump, Trump, Mueller, Mueller, Mueller, we’re not talking about … all of the issues that concern ordinary Americans.” Couple things. First, Sanders is punching a straw man. There’s a middle ground between abandoning impeachment and “Trump, Trump, Trump, Mueller, Mueller, Mueller.” And second, congressional duty is not optional. “There is no ‘political inconvenience’ exception to the United States Constitution,” said Sanders’ fellow presidential hopeful Sen. ELIZABETH WARREN (D-Mass.) in a CNN town hall immediately preceding the Sanders event. Welch, to his credit, sees the need for congressional inquiry as well as election results. Sanders’ sole expressed priority is the 2020 election. As Warren pointed out, each member of Congress swore an oath to protect the Constitution, Sanders included. Mueller stopped short of indicting Trump or even directly accusing him of breaking the law — not because he lacked evidence, but because he deferred to Congress on prosecuting a sitting president. Judging by Sanders’ Monday statement, Vermont’s junior senator would prefer not to discharge his constitutional obligation. He’s satisfied to continue his campaign for the presidency. m

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urlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo has depicted Douglas Kilburn as an irate man who picked a fistfight with an officer outside the University of Vermont Medical Center and received “a few” punches in return. The cop, Cory Campbell, handcuffed Kilburn within seconds and took him into the emergency room, where he was treated overnight for what del Pozo described as “small, nondisplaced” skull fractures. Kilburn’s sister, Lisa Webber, took a cellphone photo of her 54-year-old brother in a hospital bed about an hour after the altercation. Kilburn’s right eye looks like bruised fruit; his nose is swollen, and there’s dried blood along his brow. His jaw was broken in several places, and his eye socket was fractured, according to his sister. She wants the world to see that photo. In her mind, Kilburn’s battered face shows that police haven’t been entirely forthcoming about what happened on March 11. “I don’t understand why they had to beat him so bad,” she said. Kilburn died two days later, on March 14. It was the day before he was scheduled to return to the hospital for surgery to stabilize his eye socket with a titanium plate, his sister said. Police found him dead in bed at home in Burlington’s Northgate Apartments. The television was still on. Del Pozo placed Campbell on administrative duty and asked the Vermont State Police to independently investigate circumstances around the death. But the chief has not stayed out of their way. On April 10, the state’s chief medical examiner, Steven Shapiro, officially linked Kilburn’s death to Campbell’s fist by ruling his manner of death a homicide. Shapiro’s determination was not a simple one: He was unable to identify the immediate cause of death but attributed it to several underlying factors, including hypertension, obesity, diabetes, vascular disease and skull fractures due to blunt-force trauma. Shapiro explained the findings to del Pozo by phone before releasing them publicly, but the chief was not satisfied. Emails obtained by Seven Days revealed that del Pozo contacted Shapiro’s boss, Vermont Health Commissioner Mark Levine, to say he and Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger believed the medical examiner’s homicide finding was wrong. When that didn’t work, Weinberger tried to convince the governor’s office to delay public release of the autopsy results until the city could press its argument. Those efforts backfired, instead raising questions about why a chief with a reputation for progressive policing would try to flex political muscle over an independent investigation. “The more that we hear about how much the chief has tried to intervene in the investigation, the more uncomfortable we have become,” said Jason Gibbs, chief of staff to Gov. Phil Scott. “It’s just not appropriate for the representative of an organization that is the subject of an investigation to influence it. This is something that is

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instilled in law enforcement officers at the introductory level.” Gibbs continued: “It really, at our level, seems to be a poor choice, and as I indicated in my response to the mayor’s office, we have concerns that this type of activity borders on unethical.” Del Pozo insisted that he was not trying to strongarm the state, just to ensure that it hadn’t screwed up. He intervened, he said, because news of the “homicide” classification, while not a criminal finding, threatened to negatively affect public perception. “The allegation that we were seeking to influence the manner of death says that we were merely acting out of self-interest or to protect our liability,” del Pozo told Seven Days. “It’s to offer a clear and correct picture to our community that we serve.” Del Pozo’s version of events begins with Campbell responding to a call about a disorderly man. Kilburn was at the emergency room arguing with hospital security staff about visiting a family member who was a patient. Campbell successfully negotiated Kilburn’s entrance before moving on to another matter. While arranging transportation for another person to a wet shelter, Campbell encountered Kilburn in the parking lot, again arguing with hospital security. Kilburn’s car was parked in the ambulance bay. Kilburn punched Campbell in the face, and Campbell threw a few punches back, del Pozo said. He quickly

subdued the man, cuffed him and took him inside for treatment. Campbell cited Kilburn for disorderly conduct, trespassing and assaulting an officer. Campbell was uninjured. Webber said she struggles to understand how her brother, a tall, heavyset man whom she called “Boog,” could have been an attacker who had to be subdued violently. She knew Kilburn not as a hulking threat but as a bighearted former softball star physically compromised by health issues. Kilburn’s occupation was listed on his death certificate as pipe fitter, but he’d been out of work and on disability for years. Diabetes had forced the amputation of three toes on his right foot. A stroke about 18 months ago had left him with limited use of his left side and a noticeable limp. He had seizures. He could be inappropriately loud. Webber said Kilburn went to the hospital on March 11 for two reasons: to see his wife, who was in the hospital, and to intercept her brother, who would likely be visiting. The brother-in-law owed Kilburn money. Webber was concerned about a potential conflict, so she followed Kilburn there in a separate car. She said Kilburn found the relative smoking outside the emergency room and confronted him. They argued loudly, drawing a security guard’s attention. Eventually Kilburn calmed down enough that Webber decided she could keep a dinner date with her daughter. She left as Kilburn walked inside to visit his wife. She never saw Campbell. About an hour later, Webber got a call from Kilburn. Through tears, he told her to come to the ER. She almost couldn’t recognize his swollen face. “He said, ‘That cop punched me, and the cop told me to shut my fat effing mouth,’” she recalled. “That’s the thing that stuck in Doug’s mind.” Del Pozo’s summary was based on evidence that isn’t publicly available while the incident is under investigation. The detail about the size of Kilburn’s skull fractures — small — was culled from the medical examiner’s autopsy report, which has not been released. The description of the number of punches Campbell threw — a few — was based on unreleased bodycam and surveillance footage. As investigators, state police control what evidence gets released and when. They tend to reveal very little in the process. By contrast, del Pozo’s general inclination is “to say as much as we can to the public” without harming the case, the chief said. So while del Pozo is quick to call state police to investigate cases involving his officers, he hasn’t fully recused himself from shaping the narrative that emerges — even when the state asks him not to talk. “The state police would prefer that we just not make any comments at all about anything. We just don’t think that’s appropriate to our community,” del Pozo said. “To say somebody has died as the result of police activity [without] even saying anything about what happened and why? I think that tips the balance a little too far, to say we’re going to be silent for the sake of an investigation.”

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In this case, del Pozo took a step further, seeking to maintain control over what facts to release while also challenging an unflattering medical conclusion. Del Pozo appears to have conducted his own mini-investigation into the autopsy findings, even soliciting second opinions from medical examiners in New York and California, whom he declined to identify. In an email to Levine, del Pozo said both backed his view that Shapiro’s homicide finding was in error. However, del Pozo was mistaken in a key piece of his argument to the health commissioner, a COURTESY OF BURLINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT

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national expert told Seven Days last week. The chief said medical examiners must be certain “beyond a reasonable doubt” when classifying a death as a homicide. “‘Beyond a reasonable doubt’ shouldn’t be brought into this,” said Dr. Jonathan Arden, president of the National Association of Medical Examiners, a private accrediting body. Vermont’s medical examiner office has been fully accredited by NAME since 1978. Levine said he has “complete faith” in the office, which Shapiro has led since 2006. The Vermont Department of Health said Shapiro would not comment, but he’s been quoted rather bluntly in the past on the topic of cops’ understanding of his profession. “Police make terrible death investigators,” Shapiro told the Charlotte Observer in 2014 for that newspaper’s series about flaws in North Carolina’s coroner system. Thomas Anderson, Vermont’s public safety commissioner, saw the city’s autopsy meddling as merely the latest in a “very troubling” pattern of del Pozo “inserting himself ” into the Kilburn

investigation, according to his April 10 email to the governor’s staff. Through a spokesperson, Anderson declined to elaborate. Del Pozo said Anderson might have been referring to a disagreement over whether Campbell should be allowed to view police bodycam video of the incident before giving a statement to investigators. State police instructed the chief not to hand it over, and del Pozo complied, denying last Friday a public records request by Campbell’s attorney, Rich Cassidy, to provide the video. On Monday, the Burlington Police Officers Association sued in state court to force release of the bodycam footage and other video, presumably the hospital’s, that captured the incident. “I cannot recommend that Officer Campbell voluntarily submit to an interview unless I first have an opportunity to review the video camera recording, in the presence of a qualified use of force instructor,” Cassidy wrote to the city attorney’s office in an April 3 email filed with the court record. Cassidy did not return a call for comment. Critics say the practice of allowing police to review video evidence can taint officer testimony, though some departments, including Burlington’s, allow it. Vermont State Police policy does not. The bodycam footage and autopsy dispute underscore how friction can arise when an investigation involves law enforcement agencies with differing policies and practices. State police don’t have written policies that govern the handover of cases from local police departments, nor does the agency communicate expectations to the investigated agency. “We conduct investigations of law enforcement officers as we would any other criminal investigation,” public information officer Adam Silverman told Seven Days in an email. Vermont State Police’s major crimes unit is handling the Kilburn investigation, he said. But cases involving police officers aren’t like most others, said American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont staff attorney Lia Ernst. “Almost by definition, when an independent investigation is taking LAW ENFORCEMENT

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t a rally last week in Pittsburgh, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) lampooned those who said during the 2016 presidential campaign that politicians must depend on “super PACs funded by billionaires” to win public office. “We were told, ‘Hey, Bernie, that’s the way it’s always been!’” he recalled to a chorus of boos. “‘Don’t you know that rich people are the people who control politics?’” Sanders has decried the role of money in politics for much of his career — and, unlike his colleagues in Vermont’s congressional delegation, he has mostly refused direct contributions from specialinterest political action committees. But as he ramps up his second bid for the presidency, Sanders is drawing support from a “dark money” nonprofit run by close associates and funded, in part, by anonymous six-figure contributions. The organization, Our Revolution, led an effort earlier this year to draft the senator into the presidential race. After it succeeded, most of the group’s staffers left to join the Sanders campaign. Its board is now considering whether to use its considerable resources to further bolster his candidacy. “I think there’s a certain amount of irony when a candidate who’s said he’s vehemently opposed to dark money then creates a dark money group,” said Michael Beckel, a researcher and investigator for the campaign finance advocacy group Issue One. Founded in the wake of Sanders’ first presidential campaign, Our Revolution’s mandate was to “carry the political revolution forward,” the senator said at its August 2016 launch in Burlington’s Old North End. Armed with the campaign’s 5 million-person email list, the organization has raised millions of dollars since, largely in small contributions. It’s used the money to support more than 500 progressive candidates and causes across the country, including Vermont Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman, Senate President Pro Tempore Tim Ashe (D/P-Chittenden) and even Sanders’ own stepdaughter, Carina Driscoll, in her unsuccessful 2018 run for mayor of Burlington. But thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision, Our Revolution doesn’t have to play by the traditional rules of politics. As a 501c4 “social welfare organization,” it can raise unlimited sums

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of money from individuals, corporations and other nonprofits — and can spend up to half its budget on direct support of a political candidate. Unlike PACs, which must regularly disclose donations and expenditures to the Federal Election Commission, 501c4s are required only to file annual reports to the Internal Revenue Service, often a year or two after the fact — and they never have to publicly disclose their donors. The only way to identify them, Beckel said, is to follow “bread crumbs” left in other official documents. According to Our Revolution’s 2016 and 2017 IRS filings — the only ones the group has made available — it accepted four fivefigure donations in its first two years from unnamed donors, including contributions worth $300,000 and $100,000 apiece. Both years, the organization raised about $3.4 million in total. A spokesperson for Our Revolution, Diane May, refused to say who gave the big bucks. But when Beckel followed the bread crumbs to related FEC filings, he discovered that a super PAC operated by National Nurses United was responsible for the $300,000 donation. The union, which did not respond to a request for comment, had previously spent nearly $4.8 million on pro-Sanders advertisements during the 2016 election, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. The $100,000 donation, as Politico first reported last fall, came from the Sixteen

Thirty Fund — itself a shadowy 501c4 used by liberal donors to quietly move money to progressive causes. Beth Kanter, a spokesperson for the fund, confirmed that it gave the money in order “to focus on consumer protection, financial regulation and defending the Affordable Care Act.” She declined to identify the original source of the money. A Seven Days analysis of FEC data found that, in 2018, the nurses union contributed an additional $118,000 to Our Revolution’s Maryland affiliate, while the Amalgamated Transit Union donated $100,000. That money helped fund more than half a million dollars’ worth of super PAC ads on behalf of failed Maryland gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous, a close Sanders ally and a former Our Revolution board member. According to Our Revolution’s 2017 IRS filing, the Washington, D.C., organization cut checks to several regional affiliates, including a $12,500 grant to Burlingtonbased Rights & Democracy, a progressive advocacy group that works in Vermont and New Hampshire. Though Sanders orchestrated the launch of Our Revolution in 2016 and raised early money for it, he formally separated himself from it after critics raised concerns about the propriety of a sitting senator working so closely with a 501c4. According to Sanders spokesperson Arianna Jones, “the senator and his presidential campaign are not involved or

coordinating” with it. She refused to say whether he found it appropriate for Our Revolution to accept undisclosed contributions and use them on his behalf. Even if Sanders himself is walled off from the organization, its leaders are surely acquainted with his plans and goals. Its board consists entirely of 2016 supporters, surrogates and advisers, including Arab American Institute cofounder Jim Zogby, Texas political commentator Jim Hightower, the actress Shailene Woodley and former Sanders chief of staff Huck Gutman, one of the senator’s best friends. In between Sanders’ two presidential campaigns, Our Revolution served as a temporary employment agency for his political staffers. Its first president was 2016 campaign manager Jeff Weaver, now a senior adviser to Sanders’ 2020 bid. Its first executive director, Shannon Jackson, went on to run his 2018 Senate reelection. The group’s most recent leaders, president Nina Turner and executive director Heather Gautney, decamped in February for Sanders’ presidential campaign. They brought with them 13 other Our Revolution staffers, leaving just two behind, according to May, the organization’s spokesperson. Turner, a former Ohio state senator, hasn’t moved on entirely. She remains on the board of Our Revolution, even as she serves as a cochair of Sanders’ presidential campaign. According to May, Turner has notified fellow board members that she will recuse herself from any decisions involving the campaign. The extent of that overlap remains to be seen. According to Gutman, Our Revolution is in a period of transition now that Sanders has reentered presidential politics. Its board plans to reconsider its role at a meeting next weekend in D.C. “We live in a new reality, which is that, up until a couple months ago, we were trying to organize a progressive left in America at the grassroots level — a populist, progressive left,” said Gutman, a retired professor of poetry at the University of Vermont. “Now we have to reconsider how we move forward, given that a lot of the energy of the progressive left will go into the Sanders campaign and, perhaps, other campaigns.” Another politically active nonprofit in the senator’s orbit, the Burlington-based Sanders Institute, opted to suspend its operations in March after its namesake joined the presidential race. Cofounder

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Jane O’Meara Sanders, the senator’s wife, acknowledged at the time that it had done so to avoid any appearance of impropriety — particularly when it came to fundraising for the 501c3. The Sanders Institute had faced criticism for producing little original work and for paying O’Meara Sanders’ son, David Driscoll, a $100,000 salary as executive director. Our Revolution itself is no stranger to scandal. On the eve of its 2016 launch, a majority of its staff quit in protest of Weaver’s installation as president. Later that year, the organization lost $242,000 to an email scam. It faced criticism during the 2018 midterms for failing to elect many of its endorsed candidates, though three of its picks have become stars in the U.S. House: Reps. Alexandria OcasioCortez (D-N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Talib (D-Mich.).

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In the lead-up to the 2020 presidential race, Our Revolution jumped on the Bernie bandwagon early. Last December, its members and leaders voted to support a Run, Bernie, Run campaign, according to board chair Larry Cohen. That, he said, constituted a de facto endorsement, even though it would be months before Sanders entered the race. In a January email to its list, Our Revolution characterized itself as a “grassroots army to help Bernie win the nomination if he decides to run.” The next month, after Sanders declared his candidacy, the group celebrated his decision and asked for support to “help us begin deploying training materials to volunteers across the country.” May explained that, because it would take time for the campaign to staff up in most states, Our Revolution would be doing “the organizing work that it takes to elect Bernie president” in the interim. According to Cohen, a former president of the Communications Workers of

America, the group could help turn out attendees to official Sanders campaign events — or, he said, it could hold its own events and invite the candidate to attend. That’s what happened last October, when Sanders appeared at a Medicare for All Rally in Columbia, S.C., organized by Our Revolution and hosted by Turner. But Jones, Sanders’ spokesperson, said that her boss “will not appear at such events during the presidential campaign.” Though Our Revolution can’t spend more than half its budget on electoral efforts, May argued that its Run, Bernie, Run campaign didn’t count as such because Sanders wasn’t yet a candidate. Similarly, its recent promotion of Sanders’ Medicare-for-all legislation could be counted as “educational” work. According to Beckel, 501c4s often serve as a vehicle for wealthy donors to skirt contribution caps and quietly bankroll television ad campaigns. Our Revolution appears to have done some of that soon after it was founded. According to an FEC filing, it spent $240,000 in 2016 on ads backing failed U.S. Senate candidates Russ Feingold and Deborah Ross. According to Cohen, that sort of work is in Our Revolution’s past. “We are not going to be doing ad campaigns,” he said. “This is not going to be some super PAC. Not gonna happen.” Cohen recoiled at the notion that his is a “dark money” group. He noted that Our Revolution voluntarily lists the names of those who donate more than $250 on its website (though it does not disclose how much money each gave) and requires its board to vote on whether to accept donations over $5,000. Not everybody on the board appears comfortable with the six-figure contributions Our Revolution has received. “I’d prefer small donations,” Gutman said. But Cohen said he wouldn’t necessarily turn down another big check. “It would depend on who it was from and how exactly it was going to be spent,” the board chair said. “In any case, it’s not like anyone’s ringing up with those kinds of contributions.”

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ader Hashim opened a folder and presented a pair of documents to members of the House Government Operations Committee last week. The 30-year-old Vermont State Police trooper explained how cops certified as “drug recognition experts” sniff out drug-impaired drivers. But instead of his olive green uniform, stiff-brimmed hat, gun and badge, Hashim was dressed in a checkered dark gray suit and flashy red-striped tie. He’s a first year Democratic member of the House representing Dummerston and is on unpaid leave from “the road,” as he calls police work, to serve as the first active state trooper in the Vermont legislature. He’s quickly developed a reputation as a deep thinker who uses his law enforcement experience to inform his work in Montpelier. His fellow legislators readily call on him to discuss the realities of policing. When House Gov Ops chair Sarah Copeland Hanzas (D-Bradford) kicked off the April 16 hearing on S.54, which would legalize cannabis sales, she called on Hashim to discuss related highway safety issues. 20

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“I figured … we could have you explain to us what is the specialized training that a [drug recognition expert] goes through and what would a roadside test for impairment look like,” Copeland Hanzas told Hashim. He testified about the process and answered questions with ease. When committee members asked him about roadside saliva testing for drug impairment, Hashim readily admitted that he doesn’t have the answers because state police don’t use such tests. When he’s not in the hot seat, Hashim is a quiet presence in the Statehouse. He attends virtually every meeting of the House Judiciary Committee, which he serves on, but he doesn’t often speak up. When he does, he tends to share ideas that are far more liberal than — and at odds with — many of his superiors at the state police. He identifies with what he says is a new generation of cops who are more interested in transparency and community than in being part of the proverbial “blue wall of silence.” Rep. Selene Colburn (P/D-Burlington) serves on the Judiciary Committee with Hashim and said his background and

straightforward approach make him an ally to progressive causes. “It’s an asset, because he has real experience in the field that’s really pragmatic,” Colburn said. “He’s seen the best and the worst of the system, and he’s willing to talk about both.” But does Hashim’s law enforcement job also present a conflict of interest? The Judiciary Committee regularly deals with legislation governing the state police. Hashim says his record in the Statehouse proves he’s there to represent his constituents. He sponsored bills that would limit phone fees for inmates, create a grace period for expired vehicle registrations, require a waiting period for gun sales and ban the use of private prison contractors to incarcerate Vermont inmates. He also cosponsored a bill that would decriminalize unauthorized possession of buprenorphine — a drug prescribed to treat opioid addiction. “We had a member of command staff come in and testify that the state police is opposed to the decriminalization of buprenorphine,” Hashim said. “I am a cosigner of that bill because I believe that

bill would save lives, and it’s the right step to take because people can’t get rehabilitation when they’re dead.” Colburn said Hashim impressed her early in the session with his willingness to take the lead on complex issues such as fair and impartial policing, a state law that requires police departments to create policies to protect people of color from discrimination. “Within a month of being in committee with him, I was like, This is someone who’s going to be a really good legislator,” she said. “Really smart, really cares about the issues.” Always sporting snappy suits, perfectly combed black hair and thick-framed glasses, Hashim carries his athletic fivefoot, seven-inch frame through the Statehouse with a confident air, chatting with anyone who stops him with a question or to pitch an idea. “He’s very thoughtful and introspective,” said Rep. Sara Coffey (D-Guilford). She and Hashim both live in Windham County, a few hours’ drive from Montpelier, and they’re sharing a rental house during the session. Hashim stands out in a legislature where bald white men outnumber people of color by a wide margin. He was born in Boston in 1988 to an Iranian mother and Sudanese father, both immigrants. They met at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where his father was a PhD candidate and his mom a kitchen worker. “It’s kind of a funny cross-class interaction that happened,” Hashim said. “My dad was pretty conservative; my mom was super liberal and very upset about the American intervention in Iranian politics. And despite all that, and despite their backgrounds, they somehow managed to kick it off.” Hashim’s father joined the U.S. Army, and the family moved around a lot. He attended middle school in suburban Washington, D.C., where one of his best friends was Vietnamese and another was African American. Race wasn’t a big deal, he said. Then came September 11, 2001. Hashim was in seventh grade. “For me and my family, a lot of things changed after that,” he said. Schoolkids started to call him a “terrorist,” taunted that he knew Osama bin Laden and spouted “typical racist nonsense,” he recalled. Hashim went to high school in Barrington, R.I., after his father got a job at the U.S. Naval War College in nearby Newport. There, he got into punk — spiked-leather-jacket-and-dyed-Mohawk into punk — and found a sense of community in the mosh pits of Providence. “There’s some weird-looking people

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WHITE MEN OUTNUMBER PEOPLE OF COLOR BY A WIDE MARGIN. Hashim studied political science and international relations at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. During a visit to Vermont, Hashim said, he felt an instant connection to the Green Mountain State. “I was just in awe of what the state looked like,” Hashim said. “And then visiting Burlington and visiting Brattleboro, I can’t really explain it, but something captured me, and I knew that this was the place where I had envisioned living as a kid.” As a junior in college, Hashim said, he developed an interest in racial justice issues and righting the disparities in the criminal justice system. “I felt that maybe I can make a difference by thinking outside the box and actually going into the system itself to learn about it and find out how it really works, and — not to be cliché and quote Mahatma Ghandi, but, you know — ‘Be the change you want to see,’” he said.

His daughter was born his junior year. Hashim and her mother, Jill Johnson, moved in with his mom in Rhode Island and commuted to Worcester to finish their degrees. Less than two months after he graduated in 2011, Hashim began training at the Vermont Police Academy to become a trooper. Johnson, who took a job teaching in Grafton, Mass., said she and Hashim weren’t romantically involved at that point but were committed to co-parenting their daughter. Hashim would drive down to visit the girl every time he had a couple of days off. “It was pretty taxing, and he felt like he didn’t have the relationship with her that he wanted,” Johnson said. In 2014, Johnson moved with their daughter to Vermont. She now lives not far from Hashim, and they are friends. As Hashim hit the road as a trooper, he encountered the struggles that many Vermonters face as a result of poverty, mental illness and addiction. But he also encountered a strong sense of community that, after moving from place to place in a military family, he valued. When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, Hashim decided to run for office, he said, “to push back against the vitriol and the draconian policies” of Trump’s administration. On the campaign trail last year, some of Hashim’s volunteers were asked, “‘How can you give a voice to a Muslim candidate?’” said Hashim, who is an atheist. He said he’s encountered similar sentiments before but declined to elaborate. “I have experienced racism and harassment in Vermont,” Hashim said. “It’s something that I tried addressing, and it’s something that I’ve moved on from, as it happened a few years back.” SUPER TROOPER

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Middlebury College Cancels Forum Featuring Conservative Polish Leader Middlebury College officials canceled a forum April 17 that would have featured conservative Polish politician and academic Ryszard Legutko, saying they were concerned that they could not guarantee people’s safety as protesters organized. But Legutko still spoke informally to students in a Middlebury classroom at the Robert A. Jones House later that same afternoon. The Middlebury Campus newspaper livestreamed part of the talk. The coverage ended abruptly after political science professor Matt Dickinson approached the camera and told a student to stop streaming. “That wasn’t allowed,” he said. The class was Dickinson’s American Presidency Seminar, according to the Campus. The episode added to the drama of a tumultuous day. Reaction to the cancellation was mixed.

Super Trooper « P.19 He sought a position on the Judiciary Committee in order to work on issues at the intersection of criminal justice and race. But Hashim’s colleagues say he’s wary of becoming the poster child for racial justice. “He wants to be seen as a legislator who cares deeply about all issues related to access to justice, and he wants all of us to be helping to lift the load on these critically important issues,” said Senate Majority Leader Becca Balint (D-Windham). She’s known Hashim for years because their daughters are about the same age. “As a person of color, it shouldn’t just fall to him.” Hashim has not decided whether he’ll return to the state police after the session. 22

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He said his daughter, now 9, worries he’ll get hurt on the job. Her fears have eased while he has served in the legislature, he said, and his new schedule has made it easier to visit her. “The fact that I get to see her more and seeing her stress levels come down because I’m safe, that kind of changed my perspective,” he said. “Family is No. 1.” Hashim said he’s considering offers from a law firm and from the Town of Brattleboro. Whatever he does for work, he said, he won’t forget the road. “Seven years of driving on these back roads and seeing what people are going through, it’s burned in my memory,” he said. “It’s not going anywhere.” m Contact: taylor@sevendaysvt.com

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Organizers of a potentially large protest that had been promoted on Facebook at a page called “Ryszard Legutko is a f*ucking homophobe” emphasized that they were not trying to prevent the event from happening. “In light of the recent announcement by the Middlebury College administration to cancel the Legutko event this afternoon, we are reiterating that it was never our intention to shut this event down, nor prevent the speaker from speaking,” Taite Shomo wrote. Jason Duquette-Hoffman, assistant director of the Center for Community Engagement at Middlebury College, agreed. “I think [protesters] were very clear that that was not their intent,” he said. Others, including former Republican Vermont governor Jim Douglas, said the administration’s decision to cancel was disappointing. Douglas teaches at the school, and he is on the steering committee of the Alexander Hamilton Forum at Middlebury, which sponsored the talk. He said he was not involved in choosing Legutko to speak, but he had planned to attend the lecture. Canceling was a mistake, Douglas told Seven Days. “I understand that some folks on campus are unhappy with the [speaker], but that’s exactly the point,” Douglas said. “We have to be willing to invite and hear people who have views that we may not agree with. I don’t think an academic institution can be successful in its mission of learning without that.” Other colleges have bolstered security to accommodate controversial speakers, and Middlebury should have been able to do the same, Douglas said. He said he had been “cautiously optimistic” that, after dozens of student protesters shut down an appearance by conservative author Charles Murray in March 2017, the college was moving toward “a time of greater acceptance and tolerance of points of view.” The college administration talks about free speech but on April 17 did not “walk the walk,” Douglas said.

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Four to Be Charged With Murder in Burlington Shooting Four people will be charged with murder for the April 16 fatal shooting of Benzel Hampton in Burlington’s Old North End, police announced last Thursday. Lesine Woodson, 32; James Felix, 36; Brandon Sanders, 18; and Johnny Ford, 32, are all in custody, according to Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo. Cops say Felix, Sanders and Ford attacked Hampton just before 3 p.m. on April 16 at 235 North Willard Street, where Hampton was completing a drug deal. Hampton and his attackers exchanged gunfire, and Hampton was fatally shot in the head, authorities said. The attackers fled in a vehicle driven by Woodson. Felix sustained numerous gunshot wounds and was being treated at the University of Vermont Medical Center. Woodson was arrested shortly after the shooting, on Colchester Avenue.

Law Enforcement « P.17 place, it’s a high visibility or politically controversial subject,” she said. “That’s where real guidance and restrictions and protocols are needed most.” Explicit policies that clarify expectations could help prevent the appearance or actual exercise of undue influence by an investigated agency. What is particularly harmful, Ernst said, is to selectively release information that supports one side of the story. That’s how it feels to Webber, who is frustrated that the accounts of the incident she sees in the news haven’t explained — or fully described — the injuries to Kilburn’s face.

Sanders fled to Connecticut with Ford, police said. A Connecticut SWAT team apprehended Ford at a Motel 6 in Enfield, where police recovered $16,000 in cash and more than 100 grams of crack cocaine. Hampton had a “quantity” of crack cocaine when he was killed, police said. Police learned Ford had gone to the MGM Springfield Casino in Springfield, Mass., and played poker after the murder. He has previous arrests in Florida for robbery, aggravated battery, carrying a concealed weapon and various drug charges. Sanders also has a record for robbery and larceny, police said. On Monday, police arrested two women who allegedly helped Sanders and Ford after the shooting. Del Pozo said the altercation sprayed bullets around a residential neighborhood just as school was letting out and that it was fortunate no bystanders were shot. Hampton, the victim, is also from Florida. In January, he led troopers on a 30-mile pursuit at speeds over 100 mph. He was eventually apprehended by an off-duty sheriff’s deputy in Essex.

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“I want justice for him,” she said. The police union supports how del Pozo has challenged the medical examiner’s office. Its president, Dan Gilligan, was the first to publicly challenge the autopsy findings that del Pozo disputed behind the scenes. And even if Kilburn did die as a result of Campbell’s punches, Gilligan wrote in an April 10 press release, it’s a “sad but unfortunate consequence of Kilburn’s own conduct.” “I think it is reasonable and prudent to be asking questions this way,” he said, referring to the chief. “It’s appreciated by our members.” m Contact: derek@sevendaysvt.com

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Thomas Nelson ST. GEORGE, VT. 1941-2019

Thomas (Tom) Nelson, 77, of St. George passed away peacefully on April 5, 2019, at the University of Vermont Medical Center after suffering a brief illness. Tom was born in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on August 5, 1941, to Thomas Nelson Jr. and Delpha Nelson. He spent his childhood growing up in Missouri and Kentucky before his family moved to the Chicago suburbs. Tom attended Kentucky Military Institute for his last year of high school. After military school, he joined the Air Force and served for four years, spending time in Korea following the war. After being discharged, he moved back to Illinois, where he owned and successfully operated a service center franchise. Eventually he made his way to Florida, where he spent many years living in

Pompano Beach. It was there that he found his love for carpentry through working in the construction field. He also became an expert scuba diver, enjoyed deep sea fishing and played a lot of tennis while living in the Sunshine State. One day the northern winds came calling, and he found himself living in Burlington, Vt. It was here he continued to work construction and started his own carpentry business. Although his company did new construction, renovation of older homes was always Tom’s passion. He thrived on always having something to do and continued to do small projects in the Burlington area until just months before his death. He loved being useful to others in any way that he could. Tom’s service to the community included being a Hospice volunteer for a number of years. When Burlington formed a sister city relationship with Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, Tom traveled to Puerto Cabezas with a Burlington Sister City Coalition of carpenters, and together they built a playground for the city. During his time in Vermont, Tom always had a very special relationship with plants and gardening. He was happiest while working in his garden and tending his many houseplants. He also taught himself to sail on Lake Champlain and spent

long hours sailing out on the water. His passion for fishing continued in Vermont, where he and his youngest son, Daniel, took joy in countless fishing trips. Tom and Dan also shared a love of baseball and basketball, both being devoted Red Sox and Celtics fans, and rarely missing a game. Volunteering as an umpire and coach for the Williston teams Dan played on was a great source of enjoyment for him. Toward the end of his life, he was an avid reader; when he wasn’t working on a project, you could often find him at the Williston library checking out his weekly books. Tom leaves behind four children: Joel Nelson of Lakewood, Calif.; Terri Berkheimer of Manassas, Va.; Scot Nelson of Deland, Fla.; and Daniel Nelson of St. George, Vt. He is also survived by his sister Barbara Deldin of Largo, Fla.; his brother Joseph Nelson of Coon Rapids, Minn.; his former wife and dear friend Mary-Ellen Giroux of Williston, Vt.; and four grandchildren, Mariah, Brandon, Luke and Morgan. Last but not least, Tom is survived by three beloved cats, Timi-Nu, Tucky and Walter. During the last days of his life, Tom was full of many profound thoughts, one of which being, “I am ready to set my sails and sail off into a sea of bliss ... to see what I will find.” We’ll look forward to finding him out there someday.

Mary Genevieve “Jimmy” Hagedorn WORCESTER, VT. 1921-2019

Mary Genevieve “Jimmy” Hagedorn died by choice on April 16, 2019, at the Worcester home of her daughter Francette Cerulli and son-in-law Mick Eckart. They were by her side. Born February 26, 1921, as the daughter of Odetta Schettig and William Gerald Buck in Wilkinsburg, Pa., Mary was the eighth of 11 children. After graduating from Wilkinsburg High School during the Great Depression, Mary earned a full scholarship to either college or secretarial school. She chose to attend Grace Martin’s Secretarial School in Pittsburgh so she could help support her family. She married Nicholas Francis Cerulli before the age of 20 and later moved to Caldwell, N.J. They had five children. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1976. Mary later married Henry G. Hagedorn and moved to Morristown. Their marriage ended in divorce when he sought to curtail her beloved outdoor activities. Mary’s happiest years were as a single woman when she lived in a garden apartment

for 25 years in Lake Hiawatha, N.J. In September 2018, at the age of 97, she chose to move in with her Vermont family and stop driving. When her youngest child began kindergarten, Mary discovered the joy of the outdoors and began a long career introducing others to the wilderness. In New Jersey, starting in the late 1960s, Mary scouted and helped lead hikes for the Essex County Department of Parks. She was later employed by the Frost Valley YMCA of New York to lead hikes, bike rides and cross-country ski trips, and to organize canoeing expeditions ranging from La Verendrye Provincial Park in Canada to Okefenokee Swamp and the Suwanee River in Georgia. Mary loved to travel. She visited most of the 50 states in her lifetime, as well as Scandinavia and Alaska through Elderhostel. With her daughter Toni-Lee, she spent six weeks in Europe, one of the highlights of her long life. Mary was pleased to know that part of her would continue to travel on after her death: Her pacemaker will be refurbished and sent to a third-world country. In her later years, Mary ushered at theaters in the Morristown area, near her home. She drove safely until she was almost 98 and would often drive “the youngsters” in their seventies home after dark. Though Mary never got a formal college degree, she earned advanced standing in College Level Examination Program tests worth 30 college credits. She read voraciously her entire life. An avid student, she earned Red Cross certificates in first aid, basic canoeing and CPR, and she took introductory and advanced courses in ecology at the Somerset County Nature Center.

Besides her daughter and son-in-law, Mary leaves her sons Mark Cerulli and former wife Frances Moore Cerulli of Cape Cod, Mass., and Kurt Cerulli and wife Mary of Boston; daughter Lynn Phillips and husband Joseph of Marrero, La.; honorary daughter Debbie Cerulli and husband Ray Saulino of Potomac Falls, Va.; son-inlaw Ronald Sudol of Boston; grandsons Domenic, Carmine, Christopher, Tovar and Adam; granddaughters Celia, Andrea, Zephyr, Paige, Mary Lindsay, Nicola and Rossella; and great-grandchildren Dylan, Francesca, Antonia, Avery, Gabriel, Ari, Grace, Laura, Benji, Emily, Lily and Thorin. She also leaves her adventure partner Cherryll Short of Montville, N.J., and Cherryll’s daughters Debra Seftel and Terri Short Lyons. Mary was pre-deceased by all of her siblings and by her daughter Toni-Lee Capossela, in November of 2017. Mary’s family wishes to thank Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice for their excellent and reassuring palliative support during Mary’s final journey, and especially Emily Byrne, DNP, FNP-BC, for believing and supporting Mary’s lucid explanation of why she wanted to exit life when she did. There are no calling hours. Mary does not want a service for herself, but she regretted that programs at her small neighborhood branch library in New Jersey were being slowly reduced over the years for lack of funding. So she requests that any donations in her memory be sent specifically to the Lake Hiawatha Public Library branch at 68 Nokomis Ave., Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034. Those wishing to express online condolences may visit guareandsons.com.

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Worshipping the World’s Tallest Filing Cabinet

he sculpture “File Under So. Co., Waiting For...” — better known as the World’s Tallest Filing Cabinet — has towered over Burlington’s Flynn Avenue for more than 15 years. Across the street from the South End’s City Market, Onion River Co-op, the 40-foot-tall piece of public art, created by local architect BREN ALVAREZ, is just what it sounds like: a bunch of metal filing cabinets stacked on top of each other. It’s a spectacle, to say the least. The stack is known to attract visitors, but most snap a few pics or shoot an Instagram story and move on. It rarely pulls a crowd. Last Friday, however, a newly created local organization called VERY COOL hosted an event that brought about 40 people to the tower. The purpose? To “worship” the World’s Tallest Filing Cabinet. Very Cool is the brainchild of MARIEL DIMIDIO, a senior at the University of Vermont; and GRIFFIN JONES, a recent UVM grad, both of whom organized Burlington events with now-defunct DIY production company Friends + Family. Just as their former org was interested in fringe music, Very Cool is interested in fringe spaces — particularly public locations that can accommodate large gatherings but rarely do. DiMidio and Jones created Very Cool in an anarchic spirit. On a whim, they recalled, they decided to post events on Facebook simply to see if they could gain traction. Initially not wanting their names associated with those events, they created Very Cool as a sort of shell company. Retroactively, they decided the letters of the name would stand for “Volunteer Events Reterritorializing Your Community’s Oft Overlooked Locations.” “We wanted to make [events] that might not be real to see if we could get people to think [they are] real,” DiMidio explained. This event’s description read: “The World’s Tallest Filing Cabinet is the obvious center of our community. Various religious groups come here to worship; Burlington’s biggest events are held here.” None of those claims is true, of course. It continued, “It’s time we finally pay our respects to this crucial landmark.” Within hours of the post appearing on Facebook in late March, hundreds of people had engaged with it. By last Friday morning, more than 1,300 people had clicked “interested,” while more than 250 claimed they would attend. Given 24

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THE GROUP WILLINGLY ENGAGED WITH THIS NEW,

FILING-CENTRIC RELIGION. After 10 or so more people arrived, Jones took his place at the shelf, which turned out to be a makeshift pulpit. He welcomed everyone and began reading selections from a financial-auditing textbook with an air of holy reverence. “But what about the many third parties who rely upon audited financial statements?” he read without a hint of irony. “How many of these parties may recover their losses from auditors who have performed an improper audit?” “How many?” a voice in the crowd shouted back.

Mariel DiMidio (left) and Griffin Jones of Very Cool

“Five! Five be the number of auditors who can recover losses from improper audits. Praise be!” Jones shouted. The crowd echoed, “Praise be!” More and more people trickled in, about 40 at the crowd’s largest point. “Are you here to worship?” folks from the crowd asked new arrivals. “Have you brought any offerings?” Surprisingly, people did have offerings for the cabinet. Some placed produce and other foodstuffs at the base of the pulpit. As Jones continued, a call-andresponse dynamic akin to that of a preacher and congregation took shape. He referred to the sculpture as the pinnacle of orderly goodness in the community. Soon, others took to the pulpit to confess their “sins of disorganization.” Some had come prepared, but several seemed genuinely moved by the spirit and gave impromptu confessions. The group willingly engaged with this new, filing-centric religion. Whether they knew it or not, onlookers were following the first rule of improv comedy: Always say, “Yes, and…” Jones addressed the crowd again as it grew, his speeches combining religious rhetoric with the kind of motivational buzzwords you might hear in a predatory pyramid-scheme pitch. He claimed that

the cabinet monument wants everyone to “get some ‘me time,’ take it easy and become insanely rich.” Jones then anointed people’s foreheads with correction fluid and distributed flat rectangular magnets. Whoever placed their magnet the highest on the filing cabinet would receive its blessings. After about 90 minutes, Jones declared the event complete. The folks at Very Cool had created more than a public spectacle; this was a fully interactive performance-art piece. If the event’s purpose was to bring an eclectic group together to have silly fun, it was a rousing success. Now Very Cool’s Facebook feed is inviting locals to “commemorate the one year anniversary of the construction of the Burlington community pit” on Wednesday, May 1. Will anyone show up? What will happen? Like the CityPlace Burlington construction pit, perhaps, the possibilities are wide open. m Contact: jordan@sevendaysvt.com

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Main Street Landing Presents Georges Méliès Silent Films — With Live Music B Y L UK E B AY N ES

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t’s among the most iconic sequences in movie history: A space capsule shaped like an oversize bullet is loaded into a long-barreled cannon and fired into space. As the distant moon rapidly approaches the camera, the bemused face of the pareidolic “man in the moon” comes into focus. Suddenly, the capsule crashes into his right eye, and a gooey substance resembling sealing wax drips down his face. For decades, this scene from French film pioneer Georges Méliès’ 1902 fantasy “A Trip to the Moon” was viewable only in faded black and white — not the exquisite hand-painted color of his original prints, which rendered the orange goo in stark contrast to the white moon surrounded by blue-black clouds. On Saturday, April 27, local audiences will have the opportunity to see “A Trip to the Moon” and eight other Méliès silent shorts in restored color, with live music accompaniment, at MAIN STREET LANDING PERFORMING ARTS CENTER in Burlington.

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it’s very approachable for people,” says Main Street Landing director MARIAH RIGGS. “It’s a real good entry point for people to get involved with silent films, just because they’re so incredible to look at.” While most motion pictures made before the turn of the 20th century were “actualities” that documented scenes of everyday life, Méliès was one of the first filmmakers to explore the narrative possibilities of the nascent art form. A trained magician, he innovated special effects such as lap dissolves and stop-motion photography to perform cinematic sleights of hand in folkloric narratives that anticipated the science fiction and fantasy film genres. All of the more than 500 shorts Méliès made between 1896 and 1913 were shot in black and white. But for some popular titles — including “A Trip to the Moon,” “The Impossible Voyage” and “The Kingdom of Fairies” — he commissioned the workshop of Elisabeth Thuillier, whose all-female team of colorists hand-painted the films with aniline dyes one frame at a time. GEORGES MÉLIÈS

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Burlington’s PechaKucha Night Returns B Y PA M EL A PO LSTO N

echaKucha Night is coming back! If you missed it the first seven years, when it was held at the University of Vermont’s FLEMING MUSEUM OF ART — or if you miss it, period — perhaps you’ll be glad to know that the event has an invigorated team of organizers, a fresh focus and a new home. Next month, after a year’s hiatus, PechaKucha will begin again at the FLYNNSPACE. Not everyone who attended it before knew how to say it. PechaKucha, which is Japanese for “chitchat,” is pronounced peh-chak-chah. When PechaKucha Night, or PKN, launched in 2010 at the Fleming, it was an immediate hit, with crowds coming to see 10 or 12 people give presentations about their work. If that sounds kind of ho-hum, making such talks more dynamic is exactly why PechaKucha was invented. At PKN, presenters talk about a project, a body of artwork, a cause or some other passion while projecting 20 images for 20 seconds each. So, in less than seven minutes, they’re done. A pair of architects in Tokyo came up with the “20-by-20” idea in 2003. Why? “Because architects talk too much!” they explain on pechakucha.com.

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at REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION NETWORK, as well as to new ones including MICHAEL JAGER, chief creative officer of brand-design studio SOLIDARITY OF UNBRIDLED LABOUR . “We realized that we wanted to take [PKN] to the next level,” said Dissinger, “to find a permanent home well suited to the event.” After looking at a few locations, he said, “We finally realized the FlynnSpace would be ideal. [Then] we went out to look for sponsorship to help us pay for it.” Solidarity client Mascoma Bank, which maintains a community fund, signed on. “We then signed a contract with the Flynn for four events this year,” Dissinger continued. “We’re trying to make it more about the presenters; we thought that by really promoting and celebrating [them] and having the events in the FlynnSpace, it would be Photograph from “Pavement From the 4th Floor” series by Michael Wisniewski easier” to attract participants. While future PKNs will be As a presentation format for creatives public relations, marketing and design open call, the organizers decided to “seed” of all kinds, the idea spread like virtual at the museum and was recently named the May 22 session. “In no time, we got wildfire. PKN now takes place in more assistant director. The Fleming hosted 12 presenters ready to go,” Dissinger said. than 1,000 cities worldwide, according quarterly PechaKucha Nights in its Marble They are RYAN MILLER, HANNA SATTERLEE, PAUL to SUSAN WEEKS. Cofounder of Burlington- Court, with Weeks as MC. (Disclosure: BUDNITZ, LUIS CALDERIN, BRIAN PERKINS, SHAKUNbased branding and design studio RUTH- Seven Days was the media sponsor.) TALA RAO, STEPHEN STINEHOUR, TRISHA SHRUM, LESS & WELLINGTON, she’s credited with After four years, seeking to broaden ALI DIENG, SCOTT CAMPITELLI, EMILY STONEKING bringing PKN to Burlington after the potential field of presenters and audi- and MICHAEL WISNIEWSKI. attending one in Portland, Ore. The ences, the original team behind Burlingidea was enthusiastically embraced ton’s PKN partnered on events with the by Fleming director JANIE COHEN and SHELBURNE MUSEUM, ECHO LEAHY CENTER FOR CHRIS DISSINGER, who handles LAKE CHAMPLAIN and BCA CENTER. But, while attendance remained strong, the group found it challenging to muster a sufficient number of presenters. M I C HA EL JA G ER The May 2018 PKN at the Fleming was billed as the last. Dissinger added that the other three “Immediately afterward, people events are almost completely booked came up to me and said, ‘How do we already. keep this going?’” recalled Dissinger. Why bring back PechaKucha? “PKN is “I said I’d be happy to continue, kind of an escape,” Dissinger suggested, “a but we needed a new organizing reminder that we can create change. It’s committee.” As often happens with really about creating community through volunteer endeavors, Dissinger found these exchanges.” that “everything had fallen on my Jager, who has been donating his time shoulders.” to rebrand PKN in Burlington, considers AIGA VERMONT — the state chapter it “a catalyst for community and cultural of the American Institute of Graphic curiosity. It’s a genius mashup of people Arts — was among those “keen to keep shaping their passion.” it up,” he noted. So Dissinger reached A presenter himself on multiple occaAlien diss out to previous collaborators Weeks and sions — including last May’s PKN — Jager ection

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them roles of what their instruments are doing at particular times, but the “Each frame is almost like a piece actual musical material, the content, is of art, because each frame was hand- up to them, just because I really trust painted by somebody,” Riggs observes. them as improvisers.” The color version of “A Trip to Five of the nine films will feature the Moon” was once considered a live narration by local actors CHRIS lost film. In 1993, a badly damaged CASWELL and JORY RAPHAEL. Pierce print was discovered in Spain, but it condensed the scripts from Lobster wasn’t until 2010 that advancements Films’ adaptations of original texts in digital technology made possible a written by Méliès himself. He notes restoration of all 13,375 frames. The that the narration functions similarly other shorts screening on to explanatory title cards Saturday were recently while providing verbal restored by Paris-based cues to guide the musical Lobster Films, which used improvisations. techniques developed by “I find it really exciting the Louvre Museum to to have things happen in identify specific color the moment,” Pierce says. pigments on extant film “I think it can work and prints. be effective with the right The addition of color musicians and the right greatly enhances certain structure.” films. In “The Infernal If the Méliès event Cauldron” (1903), Satan’s proves successful, Riggs victims are tossed in a and Pierce hope to parlay boiling pot, which spews it into a series of silentbright-orange flames. In cinema collaborations. “Joan of Arc” (1900), the High on their wish list: martyred heroine’s ascenan orchestrated version MARIAH RIGGS sion to heaven is depicted of Fritz Lang’s 1927 sci-fi with ethereal yellow light masterpiece Metropolis, piercing a proscenium of clouds. tentatively planned for this fall. “We’re trying to use this [event] to The band accompanying the screening this Saturday is led by try and hopefully start a conversation,” RANDAL PIERCE, a pianist and composer Riggs says, “and maybe develop somewho teaches music at his Burlington thing where we can do a screening like studio. Instrumentation will include this once a quarter throughout the trumpet, clarinet, vibraphone, viola, year, and see how it goes.” m upright bass and percussion. Rather than compose formal scores, Pierce gave the musicians plot summaries Contact: baynes@sevendaysvt.com and suggested specific textures or moods to convey at key points in the films. INFO “Essentially, the music that we’re “Georges Méliès: The Godfather of Sci-fi coming up with is mostly improvised and Fantasy Film,” Saturday, April 27, 7 ideas over those basic plots in the p.m., at Main Street Landing Performing narrative,” Pierce explains. “There’s Arts Center Film House in Burlington. Free, a lot of structure in terms of assigning with a $5-10 suggested donation.

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said PechaKucha is “brilliantly concise, and to succeed demands editing — something very hard for most humans to do well.” He thinks the format should be taught in school. Whether that ever happens or not, locals on either side of the microphone may find inspiration in upcoming “genius mashups” at FlynnSpace. “It’s a really great space,” Weeks said. “It’s got intimacy, but also a theatrical/ performance side.”

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isitors to the historic Marble Works District in downtown Middlebury may have noticed an unusual partnership. Tucked in the southeastern corner of the business complex, amid other retail outlets such as Noonie’s Deli, Costello’s Market and Otter Creek Used Books, is the Round Robin Upscale Resale thrift shop. Wander inside to browse its secondhand apparel and housewares, and it’s hard to miss the large wooden sign behind the counter informing shoppers that all proceeds benefit nearby Porter Medical Center. Say what? Many Americans are aware that hospital costs have been climbing at dizzying rates in recent years. Of the $3.5 trillion the U.S. spent on health care in 2017, the single largest chunk — $1.1 trillion, or about 33 percent — went to hospital care, according to data from the American Medical Association. It’s also no secret that many Vermont hospitals have had trouble stanching the flow of hemorrhaging money. According to a recent analysis by the Green Mountain Care Board, more than half of the state’s 14 hospitals, including Porter, operated in the red last year. Still, considering the enormous financial pressures facing Vermont’s hospitals, can the sale of $6 T-shirts and $12 summer dresses really make a difference — especially for a medical center that, according to a hospital spokesperson, has an annual operating budget of $100 million? In a word, yes. If you or a loved one has been to Porter in recent years to give birth, undergo surgery, recover from a heart attack or receive rehab, you can thank Round Robin for helping to keep the hospital equipped with the latest medical technology. Ronald Hallman is vice president of development and public relations at Porter Medical Center, which is now part of the University of Vermont Health Network. He’s also the official liaison for the Porter Medical Center Auxiliary, a nonprofit organization founded in 1934. For decades, the auxiliary organized fundraisers to augment hospital revenues. In 1975 it opened Round Robin, which operated at two previous locations before moving to Marble Works. The secondhand store is now the auxiliary’s largest moneymaker. Robin Huestis, who manages Round Robin — no, she’s not the Robin in the name — has worked there for 24 years.

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As the store’s only paid employee, Huestis wears many hats: She manages the finances, arranges advertising, provides customer service and schedules the store’s 40 volunteers. Huestis also washes and mends all of the donated clothes and decides which are salable and which she should donate to local churches; old blankets and frayed towels go to Homeward Bound, Addison County’s Humane Society. “It’s not like we have an inventory we’re buying,” she explained. “Pretty much everything comes from the community. But everyone who donates also comes in and shops. So it’s a win-win.” “Robin has this pretty magical skill to be able to say, ‘Oh, yes! I remember there’s this dress around the corner that’ll be just perfect with those shoes,’” Hallman noted.

Indeed, during a midday interview in the shop last week, three women stopped to chat while browsing a dress rack. “We’re from Rutland,” said Alice Choiniere. “We like thrift shops, and we always stop here.” She doesn’t shop there expressly to support the Porter Medical Center, but “because we can find good things here,” Choiniere said, noting that her granddaughter was born at Porter five years ago. “But supporting the hospital is a nice benefit, too,” her friend chimed in. After 24 years, Huestis seems to know what her customers want. In 2017, Round Robin did nearly $160,000 in annual sales, up from $135,000 in 2012. That’s an impressive haul, considering that many of the shop’s items are priced below $10. After operating expenses, the net profits

go to the Porter Hospital Auxiliary, whose board of trustees decides how to spend the money. As Hallman explained, each spring he goes before the board to present a “menu of needs” — four or five capital projects that Porter would like to see funded, which tend to be patient oriented. As he put it, “They don’t want to renovate a lobby.” For example, the auxiliary is about to make its second $75,000 payment on a pledge it made last year to renovate Helen Porter Rehabilitation & Nursing, part of Porter’s medical complex. That donation will fund two end-of-life suites for patients receiving hospice care at the nursing home. It will also cover renovations to Helen Porter facilities that serve patients in short-term rehab. Two years ago, the auxiliary donated $131,000 to replace all of Porter’s outdated heart monitors. Several years before that, it gave $150,000 to fund the hospital’s new birthing center. “You look at all these items marked $3, $4, $10, and then you look at $150,000 in revenue. That’s a lot of items,” Hallman added. “It’s amazing. I don’t know how Robin and her volunteers do it.” Those volunteers include Agnes James, now in her eighties, who started with Round Robin in 1975 when the store first opened. “Her sons bring her, and she comes with her oxygen tank. She just loves being here,” Huestis added. “You’ll find that our volunteers are very, very dedicated.” If thrifting to fund heart monitors and birthing centers sounds uniquely Vermonty, it’s not. Dozens of medical facilities around the country, from Stony Brook Southampton Hospital on Long Island to Seattle Children’s Hospital in Washington, also rely on revenues from secondhand stores. Closer to home, Replays Resale Shop, in the Blue Mall in South Burlington, has funded various projects at the University of Vermont Medical Center, including cardiac rehab equipment, construction of a newborn nursery, infant transport warmers and support for breast cancer patients. Perhaps the real question is where that $1.1 trillion in U.S. hospital care spending is going. m Contact: ken@sevendaysvt.com

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n his 1980 novel Still Life With Woodpecker, Tom Robbins pondered the question “What makes love stay?” The answer: Lasting love is actually a crapshoot, but working hard at loving seems to improve the chances of success. The same question could be asked about restaurants: What makes them last? We’ve all seen great ones fizzle fast, while seemingly mediocre ones linger on for years. With Seven Days’ Vermont Restaurant Week starting at more than 100 eateries statewide this Friday, April 26, the food team checked in with some of Vermont’s most enduring restaurants to see if they had lessons on achieving longevity. In Bennington, Sonny’s Blue Benn Diner has been a North Street mainstay since 1948, bucking dining trends with a menu that blends deference to classics (head there for the stellar liver and onions) with crafty originals such as “crunchberry” pancakes. In Winooski, Sneakers Bistro began delivering flawless eggs Benedict and tuna melts in 1980, long before Winooski was “cool.” And in Waitsfield, George Schenk launched American Flatbread — Vermont’s original farm-to-table restaurant — in a field in 1987. The seven restaurants featured here by no means represent an exhaustive list. From Burlington to Brattleboro, familyowned restaurants have been community hubs for decades. In Montpelier, the Wayside Restaurant, Bakery & Creamery has been dishing fried perch and eggs for a century; in Burlington, Leunig’s Bistro & Café and Sweetwaters have been Church Street fixtures for nearly four decades. What can we learn from our selection of long-lived restaurants? What do they tell us about ourselves as humans who gather to celebrate milestones, or mull over everyday life, with dinner and drinks? Spoiler alert: As in Robbins’ love story, there’s no magic formula. Consistent hard work and tireless dedication seem to be key ingredients. Plus, customers like to eat good food and be taken care of. The rest? It’s all in the details, and you’ll know it when you feel it.

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Anyone who’s driven the Barre-Montpelier Road since the mid-1970s is likely to be familiar with Steak House Restaurant. Its sign — taller than a monster truck and emblazoned with red letters and a beefy black steer — was for years accompanied by a life-size wooden bull. That animal finally succumbed to the weather and decades of winter road salt, but the spot remains an unmistakable local landmark. Dinner at the restaurant feels a little like culinary time travel. The Blooming onion main dining room, with its darkwood wainscoting and chunky wooden armchairs, hasn’t changed much since the place opened in 1972. While the menu has grown to include pastas and vegetarian and gluten-free options, meals begin — as they always have — with a trip to the salad “corral” for crisp lettuce and fresh veggies, big black olives and bacon-flavored crunchies. Diners might finish with a DIY brownie sundae piled with hot fudge, cherry-pie filling, Froot Loops and flaked coconut. In between salad and dessert, of course, there are fried appetizers and steaks. The latter arrive grilled to specifications with a baked potato or fries, ketchup, and A.1. sauce. Drinks include bottled beers, inexpensive wines, frozen piña coladas and fruit margaritas. “If we did any major changes, I think we’d have a big uproar,” co-owner Toni Palmisano said. “Our customers like us because we’re not all bells and whistles.” Toni Palmisano But if the restaurant lacks fancy flourishes, it delivers personal service. “I know the names of 90 percent of our regulars,” said Palmisano, who runs Steak House with her brother, Tom. Their father opened the place when they were teenagers. A few of the older regulars still remember the carhops and rooftop concerts at Sam’s Hot Shoppe, which Palmisano’s grandfather opened on the same site in 1950. After spending her entire adult life working at the restaurant, Palmisano has a long memory, too. “I have seen a lot of families come full circle,” she said. “I did their wedding reception and their children’s christenings and sweet-16 birthday parties. And then I’ve done their funeral luncheons.” H.P.E .

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A pair of red Converse All Stars hangs like a beacon over the front door of Sneakers Bistro in Winooski: the place for breakfast, lunch and crazy-busy weekend brunch. The food and feel at Sneakers are comfortable and familiar with a splash of delight, just like artist Abby Manock’s red sneaks. Sneakers opened in 1980 at 36 Main Street, founded by the same businesspeople who two years later would open the Daily Planet in downtown Burlington. The skinny storefront bistro turned out fat omelettes, strong Bloodies, perfect eggs Benedict and hot jazz. As the city changed around it, bringing more restaurants and a dominating traffic circle, Sneakers kept its cool, its customers and its menu. “People know that they can come and get the same thing that they had in college,” said co-owner Jean Dysinger. She and her husband, Marc, discovered Sneakers as college students in the early 1990s. He was a chef there for a few years before they purchased the restaurant in 2002. The staff, too, has been consistent: The kitchen manager and a dishwasher have worked at Sneakers for more than a dozen years. “We’re like a family,” said server-bartender Kristy Lanza. “It’s really close-knit here.” In 2010, Sneakers doubled in size — from 25 to 50 seats — when the Dysingers moved their restaurant a few doors

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Sonny’s Blue Benn Diner

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Diners never go out of style, but it still takes a lot of work to ensure the coffee is fresh and hot, the hash browns are crisp, and the booths turn over smoothly. Lisa LaFlamme knows that all too well. She was 10 when her parents, Sonny and Marylou Monroe, bought the Blue Benn Diner on Christmas Eve 1973. Her dad retired about a decade ago; her mother still does the books. And LaFlamme, an only child, is the diner’s on-site owner-manager. “I’m it,” she said with a mixture of pride and resignation. The original 1940s-era Silk City Diner car has operated on Bennington’s main thoroughfare since 1948; LaFlamme believes her family is only its third owner.

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Sonny, a self-taught cook, was working there when the manager abruptly left, and he and his wife decided to buy the diner. Though they officially renamed it Sonny’s Blue Benn Diner, most people still call it the Blue Benn. The kitchen amply delivers on diner classics. A hearty plate of liver and onions comes smothered in pepper-flecked gravy. Freshly baked chocolate or coconut cream pies tremble under waves of whipped cream. The sturdy meatloaf received an enthusiastic review from Americana food authorities Jane and Michael Stern, authors of the Roadfood series, who endorsed the Blue Benn as “a true-blue hash house.” But Sonny also loved to experiment and create. Prompted in part by local college students, he added not one but three vegetarian burgers over the years, including a cumin-scented falafel burger. The

south on Main Street. They packed up their leased space after service on a Sunday and reopened in a building they purchased that Wednesday. “I felt like owning our own space preserved our potential,” Marc said. “We were protecting the legacy by moving it.” This spring, Sneakers is set to expand again — into a second-floor space featuring lounge seating, dining tables and a walnut bar that Marc built himself. The crazy-busy part never changes, though: Every Sunday, Sneakers serves about 450 people. The work in the kitchen — churning out eggs Benny and home fries, chicken and waffles, tuna melts — is hot, fast and focused. Cooks on the line, including Marc, sub on and off owing to the intensity of the effort. “It’s like Apollo 13,” Marc said. “The place goes completely sideways on you, but somehow you manage to land it.” S .P.

diner’s “crunchberry” pancakes (the secret is rumored to be granola in the batter) are legendary. So is its efficiently delicious use of day-old cake doughnuts, which are sliced and grilled until toasty and served with optional ice cream. Pies and doughnuts are made in-house, and whole turkeys are roasted almost daily for hot turkey sandwiches and hash. LaFlamme gives credit to her longserving team, including head cook Brian Carpenter. “A new salesman tried to sell us premade gravy,” she recalled. “We don’t take shortcuts.” Generous portions for a good price keep longtime customers happy, LaFlamme believes. Longevity is about sticking with what you know, she said: “We’re not trendy at all.” M.P.

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Colatina Exit

164 Main Street, Bradford, 222-9008, colatinaexit.com

From the mid-1980s to the mid-2000s, Thursday nights in Bradford were given to karaoke. Behind the upstairs bar at the Colatina Exit, longtime barman Tom Hall mixed screwdrivers, fuzzy navels and tequila sunrises as regular performers took the stage. Shortly before retiring a few years back, Hall calculated that he had presided over more than 1,000 packed karaoke nights. “Karaoke was huge for us,” Colatina owner Vin Wendell said, sitting in the restaurant’s third-floor office earlier this month. “Particularly during the winters when times were lean. It was about losing your inhibitions so you could get up there and sing.”

paying attention to that stuff and incorporating it into what we do.” Any decent restaurant worker knows that hospitality means taking care of people. And savvy business owners can attest that happy, long-term workers take better care of customers. Chef Dave Litchfield has worked the Colatina line for 20 years. Assistant kitchen manager and sous chef James Perry has worked alongside him for 10, as has assistant front-of-house manager and bar manager Garrett Cook. In recent years, Angela said, “We decided to focus on reaching out and pulling up the people who have gotten us here. It’s a little more purpose-driven.” Six of the restaurant’s managers will soon become partners in the business, Vin said, and the restaurant regularly gives goods, services and volunteer hours to local nonprofits and community groups. The new mind-set has worked well for everyone, Vin said: “When we started focusing on giving back instead of profit, [the restaurant] became more profitable than it’s ever been.” H.P.E .

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The Colatina has been a village hub since 1971; Wendell bought the place in 1981 and runs it with his wife and business partner, Angela. The boozy sing-alongs ended a decade ago, but the bar’s weekend bands still draw a lively crowd. And the restaurant’s candlelit dining room is the go-to place for date nights and graduation dinners. Pizzas and pastas anchor the menu. Some things seemingly never change: “As an Italian restaurant, you can’t just get rid of spaghetti and meatballs,” Vin said. But plates have been added, updated and caressed, both to stay relevant and to make use of the Upper Valley’s bountiful produce, meats and cheeses. “It’s crazy how much we can get locally now,” Vin said. “Years ago, you could get lettuce for maybe two weeks during the summer.” While the crust of the New York-style pizza is basically unchanged since 1972, a newish wood-fired oven now turns out superthin, blistery 12-inch pies — and housemade cauliflower crust for the gluten-free crowd. “People are committed to vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free,” Vin said. “Part of our success is

Copey Houghton

When Kate Hays moved from Boston in 1986 to become head chef at the Daily Planet, she recalled, the Burlington food scene was at least five years behind the larger metropolitan area. “It was easy to do fun stuff and make it seem incredible,” she said. The Planet had been founded four years earlier by a group of Burlington entrepreneurs — Priscilla and Jack Hurley, Kathy and Clem Nilan, and Janice and Ken Russack (the same original team behind Sneakers). The restaurant space with its unusual glass-windowed, plant-filled greenhouse room was striking and unique, Hays said, and she was given free rein to create an equally distinctive menu. In Hays’ six years at the restaurant before she moved on to cofound a catering business with fellow Planet chef Sandy Morris, the two established a beachhead of new American cuisine in Burlington. The eclectic mixture of globally influenced dishes included “a shameless rip-off ” of Wolfgang Puck’s smoked-salmon pizza, Hays recalled, and an invention called the Korean pancake: soaked, ground mung beans and shredded vegetables fried into a disc, cut into crispy triangles and served with a sesame-soy sauce. “That was one of my all-time favorite recipes,” she said. In 1991, Copey Houghton started looking for a restaurant to buy. Then 30, he had been in the industry since age 32

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more upscale back dining room. Twenty-seven years after Houghton bought the Planet, new American is no longer new, and Burlington has several vegetarian and vegan destinations. But the Planet’s multicultural menu, solid bar program and trio of settings continue to serve it well. In a downtown food scene that Houghton described as “a little on the saturated side,” the place continues to appeal to college students, businesspeople and parents out for a date night. The Korean pancake is long gone, but classics such as the alwayssatisfying Planet Burger and the ’90s-era Maura’s Salad, with blistered grapes and updated blue cheese croutons, still deliver. The Korean pancake

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12 and knew what he wanted. “The Daily Planet had a very good reputation and, back in those days, it was unique,” he said, citing the restaurant’s strong vegetarian options and three distinct spaces: the bar, the greenhouse and the

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Eddie Lee (left) and Ting Ng

46 Lareau Road, Waitsfield, 496-8856, americanflatbread.com

On summer evenings at Lareau Farm in Waitsfield, home of American Flatbread, grown-ups hang out drinking beer and kids run around a field. It’s a pictureperfect way to wait for pizza. The dough is made with organic flour; for a while, in the mid-1990s, it was mixed with hand-fetched spring water. Toppings are grown in the restaurant’s garden. The wood-fired oven was built by Flatbread founder and owner George Schenk from clay and alder saplings gathered at or near the farm.

moved to Lareau Farm; on opening night there, Flatbread served 105 people, more than double the crowd at a busy night at Tucker Hill. “People were sitting out on the lawn,” Schenk recalled. “It was transformative in many ways.” Soon he was selling flatbreads at Mehuron’s Market in Waitsfield and other local stores, an aspect of the business that, after 20 years of production in Vermont, grew into a frozen-pizza licensing deal with a national company. Schenk’s restaurant business expanded, too, through a restaurant development company he owned until 2013. Flatbread Company in Hampton, N.H., today owns

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For 32 years, Flatbread has been perhaps the most Vermonty of Vermont brands, shaping its identity organically and innovatively before branding was de rigueur. With practices put in place in the 1980s and an ethos expressed in his menu “dedications,” Schenk has helped set the course of Vermont dining. He grew, cooked and served “farm-totable” cuisine before that was a phrase. He started Flatbread in 1987 as a pop-up at Tucker Hill Inn when “pop-up” wasn’t part of the parlance, either — much less in vogue. Weekly pizza at Tucker Hill lasted until the spring of 1992, when Schenk’s outdoor oven fell down the hill. He rebuilt it and

and operates nine restaurants and has franchise arrangements with nine more, according to Schenk. The latter group includes American Flatbread restaurants in Middlebury and Burlington, and the original one in Waitsfield that Schenk owns with his wife. “I was all in, and so in a lot of ways failure wasn’t an option,” Schenk said of his restaurant’s longevity. “I come in to work every day and put my head down and try to do the very best work that I can.” These days, Schenk’s micro-local focus is on building biodiverse soil for healthier food. He’s got his head down and his hands in the dirt, just like in the old days. S . P.

1216 Williston Road, South Burlington, 864-0125, silverpalaceofvt.com

Ting Ng, chef/co-owner of Silver Palace, stood in the dining room of his South Burlington restaurant one recent night and reminisced about his career. “I was kind of young when I was first here,” he said. “Now I’m a senior citizen.” Ng, 60, and his business partners, Eddie Lee and Ken Wong, Shrimp Gwin Jin opened Silver Palace, a Chinese restaurant on Williston Road, in 1986. They’d moved to Chittenden County from New Jersey, where Ng and Lee worked together at Hey Birds, a Lakewood restaurant owned by Lee’s father. “We shared the same interest, the same idea about restaurants, and we decided to go on our own,” Lee said. Opening Silver Palace was an opportunity to bring Chinese food from an area with an abundance of the cuisine to one where it was lacking, the restaurateurs said. They found a space to rent, a former steakhouse and dinner theater that seats 90 people, and set up business. “Initially, it’s tough,” Lee said. “We’re not used to it. But we got used to it: living the quiet life in Vermont.” Ng, who learned to cook at Hey Birds, worked in the kitchen and became head chef. Lee ran the front of the house; Wong did a bit of everything. A newspaper article about Silver Palace, published shortly after the restaurant opened, helped generate business. “In Vermont, anything new will get a crowd,” Lee said. The trick is to keep people coming back. Silver Palace offers a full range of Chinese fare, including staples such as orange beef, crispy pork Grand Marnier and Kung Pao chicken. In addition, Ng prepares specials such as softshell crab cooked in fish sauce with lime juice and herbs; and crispy T-bone steak with garlic, ginger, rice wine and soy. “I still love cooking,” he said. “And I’m pretty intense.” In the three-plus decades since Silver Palace opened, restaurants representing a wide range of Asian cuisines have opened in Chittenden County. Not only has competition increased, it’s become harder to find reliable employees, Lee said. His four children, who worked at Silver Palace in high school, aren’t interested in the restaurant business — instead, they’re pursuing engineering and game design. “They’re smart,” he said. “It’s too hard,” said Lee, who is semiretired. “It’s tough work; it’s long hours.” Ng, who wants to keep Silver Palace in business, said he’s open to finding new and energetic restaurant partners.

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Closing the Loop UVM Medical Center buys supplies made from its own recycled plastics B Y K E N PI CA RD

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n a typical afternoon in the University of Vermont Medical Center’s operating room 21, surgical staff were prepping for an imminent hip-replacement surgery. This process of “opening the room” involves unpacking and laying out all of the instruments and supplies that may be needed during the operation. Many of those sterile instruments were rolled in on a metal cart, like the kind used in bakeries. Because operating room 21 is a “total joint room” where orthopedic surgeons perform complete replacements of hips, knees and shoulders, those surgical supplies included a tray of metal ball joints of various sizes. During the operation, the surgeon inserts different balls into the patient’s hip socket to determine which fits best. All surgeries require a sterile environment. But as Dr. Douglas Campbell, a UVM Medical Center orthopedic surgeon, explained, any break in sterility can be especially problematic for joint replacements because it can cause an infection within the joint itself. For this reason, virtually anything that may get used during the surgery arrives in sterile blue plastic wrap. Once opened, the fabric-like material gets bagged in its own separate trash bin and whisked out of the OR before the patient arrives. This prevents it from inadvertently getting contaminated by infectious waste, such as used gauze pads, sponges, masks and gloves. Opening an OR, which can take from 10 minutes to half an hour, isn’t the messiest part of the surgery, but it creates the most trash. The UVM Medical Center doesn’t track exactly how much waste its 22 operating rooms generate. But based on national studies, ORs account for as much as 40 percent of a hospital’s total waste stream, much of which is plastic. For years, all of that nonbiodegradable material ended up in a Vermont landfill or a hazardous waste incinerator. But about a decade ago, Monique “Mo” Citro, now an operating room communications specialist and sustainability coordinator, decided to change all that. Due in large part to her efforts, tons of plastic waste are now getting recycled — not only by the UVM Medical Center but also by hundreds of other hospitals nationwide. Just recently, the Burlington medical center began “closing the loop”

on its recycling efforts by buying patient care products that are made from its own recycled materials. For Citro, the genesis of the blue-wrap recycling program originated with an environmental mess thousands of miles away. About a decade ago, the Underhill native worked as an OR equipment specialist at the UVM Medical Center. She’d be paged whenever a piece of surgical equipment wasn’t working properly or the surgical staff needed help with it. At the time, none of the blue wrap in operating rooms was salvaged. But with 65 to 90 surgeries performed at the hospital each day, Citro saw mountains of blue-wrap trash piling up. Citro’s idea to recycle it coincided with reading a story in Rolling Stone magazine about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, that massive whorl of debris in the central Pacific Ocean that contains an estimated 80,000 metric tons of plastic. “It so affected me,” she recalled. “I was like, Well, I can’t do anything about that, but I can do something in my community. And this just happened to be it. This was my garbage patch.”

At the time, the UVM Medical Center was buying about 16 to 18 tons of blue wrap annually, which it turned into some 22,000 trash bags of waste. It’s difficult to visualize such a vast quantity, she noted, as the wrap is extremely light; to demonstrate, she lifted a full trash bag of it with one finger. “That’s a lot of blue wrap — and a lot of space that isn’t in the landfill anymore,” she added. Unlike many large hospitals and medical institutions around the country, the UVM Medical Center has no sustainability director to oversee its environmental efforts. So Citro had to implement the recycling program at the grassroots level. To do so, she first had to educate the surgical staff about why it’s important — and to make the process as easy for them as possible. “Change is tough, and this is a tough environment,” she explained, noting that surgical teams work long hours and are on call nights and weekends. “Sometimes it’s just too much [for them] to be thinking about sustainability.” Nevertheless, Citro soon discovered

that the vast majority of her colleagues supported her efforts to make their workplace more eco-friendly. At the time, no other hospital in the country was recycling its blue wrap, and an estimated 255 million pounds of it were ending up in landfills. But because it’s made from a spun No. 5 polypropylene, Citro eventually determined that it could be repurposed. The big question was, who would accept it? “No one knew what to do with it. You can only recycle stuff if you’ve got a vendor,” she said. “But I had it in my head that I was going to find somebody. So I started making phone calls.” By July 2011, Citro had secured a deal with Canusa Hershman Recycling in St. Albans to accept it; the recaptured blue plastic was then shipped to Canada, where it was made into products such as car bumpers and doghouses. But Citro had to ensure that none of the OR recycle bins contained biohazards or other nonrecyclable materials. “Back then, we used to have these tapeand label-removing parties in one corner

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REPURPOSED INTO HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS. Georgia-based Halyard Health, maker of the sterile blue wrap. A few years ago, Constant explained, the UVM Medical Center expressed concern that its recycled blue wrap was being shipped to China, which created an enormous ecological footprint. “We made a decision at the time that the only way this material could stay in the U.S. was if we created a circular economy for the material,” Constant said. That helped kick off Blue Renew, Halyard Health’s blue-wrap recycling program, in which the plastic is melted into resin pellets, called BlueCON. Those in turn are used to make patient products such as hospital washbasins, bedpans and totes, which the UVM Medical Center now buys — and in considerable number: about 38,000 washbasins and 7,500 bedpans annually. Sustainable Solutions is also helping more than 400 other hospitals around the U.S. divert more than 5 million pounds of blue wrap from landfills each year — and adding about 100 new hospitals to the program annually. Vermonters, Constant noted, “were really the pioneers to do it.”

But those efforts aren’t cheap. As he pointed out, the recycling commodities market is really depressed right now, which puts a strain on programs like this one. As a result, hospitals that recycle blue wrap pay a premium to do so, which they must offset with savings elsewhere. Still, as landfill space fills up, especially in the Northeast, Constant said that the cost of hospital waste disposal will continue to rise, making recycling efforts more attractive. “I’m proud of UVM [Medical Center],” he added. “They’re starting the journey now.” Citro’s grassroots efforts have gained national recognition. Last year Practice Greenhealth, a nonprofit organization that encourages environmental stewardship and eco-friendly best practices within the health care industry, ranked the UVM Medical Center among the top 25 most sustainable hospitals in the U.S. The blue-wrap recycling program may be the UVM Medical Center’s “shining star,” but Citro isn’t resting on her laurels. She’s helped to implement the recycling of other clinical items, too, including singleuse medical devices such as surgical staple guns and tourniquet cuffs, which the hospital ships off to be sterilized and repurchased — at a third of their original price. Other materials are also being kept out of the landfill, Citro noted. ORs open plenty of surgical supplies, such as gauze and sponges, whose inner seals are never broken and thus are still considered sterile. However, because the U.S. Food & Drug Administration doesn’t allow hospitals to reuse those supplies, Citro now collects and donates them to the nonprofit group Partners for World Health, based in Portland, Maine, which ships them overseas to hospitals and clinics in developing countries. She believes this is only the beginning. As the cost of waste disposal continues to rise, and the domestic recycling market recognizes the value of these recaptured materials, Citro envisions many other hospital materials being repurposed into health care products, such as hospital scrubs and operating room drapes. She even envisions a day when medically contaminated blue wrap can be sterilized and recycled, too. As she put it, “American ingenuity is going to catch up to our vision.” m Contact: ken@sevendaysvt.com

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The Legend of Georgia McBride, Vermont Stage B Y A L E X BROW N COURTESY OF LINDSAY RAYMONDJACK PHOTOGRAPHY

From left: Bob Bolyard, Larry Connolly, Irving Green and Britt Michael Gordon

atthew Lopez fills The Legend of Georgia McBride with drag spectacle, but it’s the script’s warm, wonderful humor that makes the characters so engaging. All of them are down on their luck. And except for drag queen Miss Tracy Mills, all have some big discoveries to make about who they are. In the Vermont Stage production, strong comic acting and a rainbow of costumes add up to thoroughly entertaining showmanship. Viewers unfamiliar with the world of drag will get a loving, funny introduction. Those who know it well will see it treated with respect and impressively performed. The play doesn’t stint on the sheer, glittery fun of drag. But it also shows what’s underneath such over-the-top routines. Drag, as these characters prove, is liberating. This production embodies the comic side while honoring one character’s observation that “Drag is a raised fist inside a sequined glove.” In a hardscrabble town in the Florida panhandle, Jo and Casey are living off her waitressing income and his meager earnings as an Elvis impersonator. He performs at a run-down club, and even though his lip-sync act has a few nice moves, he lacks the King’s smoldering presence. With the box office dwindling, club owner Eddie replaces Casey’s act with a pair of drag queens. Sidelined to bartending, Casey’s performing days are over — until a classic show-must-go-on moment finds him donning a dress. But drag is a commitment, not just dressing up, as Miss Tracy shows him. With an attitude

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lifted straight from Joan Crawford, Miss Tracy is not in the business of saving people, but her confidence radiates like a lighthouse beacon — and her voice has the depth of a foghorn — so Casey becomes her pupil. The two drag queens, Miss Tracy and Rexy, have built an act that keeps them on the road and enables them to ignore their personal sorrows. Rexy drinks and Miss Tracy sees the world through a cynical lens, but both of them know their way around a pair of false eyelashes. And in different ways, they’ve found themselves by developing a drag persona to make public. That’s just what Casey needs, too. Director Gregory Ramos has focused each actor on expressing character through physicality. His emphasis on movement captures the story’s exuberance and unleashes jubilant performances by the actors. Costume and makeup changes happen on the fly, and there are more physical transformations than viewers can count. As Casey, Britt Michael Gordon conveys sweet sincerity, even dusting his Elvis snarl with a teaspoon of sugar. Gordon uses a soft Florida accent and bright, innocent eyes to make his character more lovable than loser. His optimism shines when he cheers up his wife and only briefly flags when, under Miss Tracy’s tutelage, he faces the challenge of learning who he is as a performer. Gordon doesn’t showboat about the physical tests of the role. He’s subtle. At first, he tilts forward in heels and walks with a slight clunk, but he quietly marks the passage of time with steady improvements. First, his balance settles; the next time he’s onstage, his posture straightens; and finally he’s loose enough for the music to move him. Many actors — and directors — would try to show his transformation as an ordeal, belittling and

exaggerating female stereotypes along the way. Gordon simply blossoms. Lia-Shea Tillett plays Jo, and her scenes with Casey brim with the unselfconscious affection true lovers only show in private. Tillett also lets the character train a gimlet eye on Casey’s shortcomings, and her performance is compelling enough that viewers see her side as clearly as his. Irving Green plays Rexy with a streak of pride and a dangerous weakness for dissipation. Green makes a spin on roller skates hilarious and a sermon on drag both revelatory and revolutionary. As Eddie, Bob Bolyard is the picture of a sad-sack club owner who knows that bankruptcy is waiting in the wings. Bolyard exudes wised-up despair, but he, too, transforms. Larry Connolly plays Miss Tracy with withering disdain that masks bottomless sensitivity. In lip-sync performances, Miss Tracy channels icons such as Judy Garland, and Connolly soars as he lets those legends lift him. In this show, stage presence means shimmering spangles, and costume designer Mira Veikley and assistant designer Glenna Ryer succeed at dazzling the eye. Better still, they surprise. Even Eddie’s taste in clothes evolves dramatically, and this show never gets tired of making things shiny. Veikley stages a one-two punch with outfits that delight viewers and make the performers look spectacular. Vermont Stage replaces the first few rows of seats with cabaret tables and chairs. Never has a lobby bar been more appropriate, because patrons can carry drinks to their tables for a real nightclub experience. Scenic designer Jeff Modereger’s set is a wide playing space that forms the club’s stage, with two recessed areas visible when the stage’s shimmery back curtains slide open. These two spaces aren’t much deeper than department store windows, but the blocking and set decoration bring them to life as the club’s dumpy dressing room and the kitchen of Casey and Jo’s small apartment. Ramos uses the limited space boldly by sending the characters to and from the club’s stage so briskly that the viewer enjoys a revolving door of perspective. In this show, what’s hidden backstage or at home parallels what each character is concealing or just learning to reveal. When Casey enters the club stage backward, with a spangled back to the audience, the gesture is both a burlesque peekaboo and a declaration of emancipation. In drag, performers transform externally, but it takes internal perception to inhabit a woman’s body and mind. The enchantment of this joyous production is the depth these actors plumb in order to show a glittering surface. m Contact: alex@sevendaysvt.com

INFO The Legend of Georgia McBride, by Matthew Lopez, directed by Gregory Ramos, produced by Vermont Stage. Wednesday through Saturday, April 24 through 27, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 28, 2 p.m., Black Box Theatre, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, in Burlington. See website for additional dates. $29.70-38.50. vermontstage.org SEVEN DAYS APRIL 24-MAY 1, 2019

Touch Sensitive A cynic cozies up to the Burlington Cuddle Collective B Y J O R D AN A D AMS

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’ve been told that I’m a good cuddler. What can I say? I know how to wrap someone in a hug, and my spooning skills are tops. But as a single person, I don’t find many opportunities for cuddling in my daily life. That might be true of many people. The Burlington Cuddle Collective wants to change that. Founded in late 2018, the group presents a safe forum for consenting adults to explore platonic touch and engage in playful, full-body contact as a sort-of therapy. The collective’s Facebook page recently noted, “Physical touch is one of the most nurturing, grounding and uplifting medicines. And a lot of people aren’t accessing it.” The group further posits that, through guided and free-form corporeal exploration, participants can “cultivate emotional awareness, confidence in oneself, and trust in one another,” not to mention “explore the intricacies of consent, intuition, belonging and intimacy.” I should clarify that I enjoy the proximity of a warm body in certain circumstances, but I’m also a cynic and standoffish with new people. My first thoughts after discovering this collective were: How can cuddling be satisfying without sex, or at least without the implication of sex in the near future? Isn’t sexual or romantic intimacy what makes cuddling so gratifying? And is true intimacy something you can order à la carte? There was only one way to find out. The three-hour cuddling session I attended was held in a private home. The house itself was pure Burlington: Fringe art, tropical plants and two large fish tanks — one of which housed African clawed frogs — adorned softly lit, multicolored rooms. But what struck me most were the thick foam pads covering the entire openfloor areas of the main rooms. Welcome to the cuddle dome. The collective’s facilitator, Olivia Frank, greeted me with a warm hug. A residential counselor with the Northeastern Family Institute of Vermont, Frank, 25, founded the group after experiencing similar events in Montréal. The Skidmore College grad has spent most of her adult life studying and training in the realms of restorative justice, conflict resolution and sociology. As compensation for the

research and effort put into fostering the collective, she asks for donations on a sliding scale. Not including myself and Frank, 15 others showed up to cuddle, some bearing snacks to share. Attendees ranged from early twentysomethings to middleaged folks and were similarly varied by gender and body type. As I scanned the room, I felt my invisible armor lock into place; the thought of getting intimate with a bunch of strangers gave me the … what’s the opposite of warm fuzzies? I excused myself to the bathroom to collect myself. “Get it together,” I whispered to the mirror. “Get out there and cuddle the shit out of some people.” After we removed our shoes, Frank called everyone into the main room to welcome us. Then we all introduced

ourselves and said what we hoped to get out of the evening. Answers ranged from the general, such as simply wanting to cuddle with someone, to more specific requests such as getting a back massage. As we sat cross-legged on the floor, Frank went over the session’s guidelines. Touch only occurs when both parties have agreed, she said, and introduced a red-light/yellow-light/green-light system for responding to someone’s touch. And touch is not transactional, Frank clarified; if you give someone a back rub, they are not obligated to reciprocate. She also talked about taking ownership of your own self and feelings. And, while sexual arousal is totally natural and valid, Frank acknowledged, this was not the space to pursue those feelings.

The night would have two parts: First, cuddlers would form pairs to explore hand, arm and shoulder touching utilizing the traffic-light system. I extended myself to my partner, allowing them to massage my hands and fingers. Then I returned the favor. Green lights all around — though I can’t say I felt much of anything during this exercise. Next, we broke into triads. Taking turns, one group member would ask the others for a specific type of touch. One of my partners asked for one of us to rub their shoulders while the other told them a story. I volunteered to be the talker — my family just sold our home of 40 years, and I had a lot to say about that — while our other groupie began carving into their shoulders.

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Then, my partners switched. The first massager asked to lay their head in the other’s lap while receiving a face massage. They asked that I tell a story about riding a ferry — an odd request, but one I could accommodate. Wanting to “get into it” a little bit more, I lay down next to them and described in vivid detail what it’s like to cross the lake on the Charlotte-Essex ferry in cold weather. It reminded me of the exercises we used to do in high school theater classes, so it felt natural. Then came my turn to ask for what I wanted done to my body. To keep things simple, I asked for each partner to massage one of my shoulders while they talked about their day. We continued chatting for a few minutes after the exercise was over. It was a nice moment, but I still wasn’t particularly moved. Frank announced that we’d come to the free exploration part of the evening. I changed rooms, found a nice spot on a couch and just kind of posted up. I hoped my body language read, “Open for cuddling.” And indeed it did. A cuddler asked if they could join me. They sat next to me and pulled their legs across mine. “Is that OK?” they asked. “Sure,” I said. “Would you like to put your arm around me?” they asked. I obliged. So there I sat with my arm around a complete stranger, gently caressing their hip (they asked) as they put their head on my shoulder. My partner continued to change positions. I wondered if I was doing something wrong. But then I remembered the guidelines. I was OK with what was happening, so it was incumbent on the other person to mind their own needs. After a few minutes, my partner got up to explore with someone else. I don’t think we were cuddle compatible. Other participants were exploring more intently. About seven folks were spooning together on the floor. Some people sat in others’ laps, being cradled like babies. Two people sat back-toback, then stood, using the pressure between them to hold them upright.

Eventually, everyone gravitated to the main room. More people sat on the couch with me, leaning against me, resting on my chest, draping their limbs over mine. Admittedly, it felt kind of nice. I felt my armor loosen a bit. The seven-person spoon fest became a puppy pile. Arms and bodies intertwined. Though conversation was frequent throughout the evening — ranging from small talk to deep discussions of feelings and identity — by now chatter had pretty much subsided. The only sounds left were humans breathing, fish tank filters gurgling and a placid alt-Americana playlist. I thought about throwing myself into the cuddle puddle. Though I was content on the couch, I wondered if I might feel more connected if I were, well, literally more connected. But then a cover of John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” began to play. Without being cued, the puddle began murmuring the words, then launched into a full-fledged sing-along. That’s when, as a musically inclined person, I felt something akin to connection. We ended the evening with deep breathing and a vocal chant. Frank asked if anyone had closing remarks. “Every time I come here, I feel like my gas tank expands, and I need more and more to fill it up,” one person said. Though they sounded pleased, I couldn’t help but think of that statement as the definition of addiction. Perhaps they meant something else. On my walk home, I thought about whether I would return. I wondered how the other cuddlers — particularly those in the thick of it — were feeling. Were they sad to head home? Would they bottom out after the contact high subsided? Therein lies the conundrum. Lack of touch can make one feel isolated. But is scheduled touch the answer?

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Brews and ’Cue D Otter Creek Brewing pub pairs suds with smoke riving home up Route 7 from southern Vermont several weeks ago, my husband and I became a little peckish right around Middlebury. But where to go for a bite — and, possibly, a sip — on a Sunday afternoon at around three? One of us is a food writer and the other is not, but the latter gets full credit for remembering the offthe-beaten-path Otter Creek Brewing pub deep in the town’s industrial park.

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Things started to smell very promising as we pulled into the parking lot in front of the 120-barrel brewhouse. Just to the right of the pub and store entrance, a smoker exuded the mouthwatering aromas of slow-cooked barbecue. It turns out that Kevin Archambeault, hired as the retail and pub manager last June, brought serious ’cue expertise to Otter Creek. When I called to chat with him a few weeks after our visit, the person LISTEN IN ON LOCAL FOODIES...

who answered the phone said, “Kevin’s currently outside manning the smoker. He’s got pork belly and turkey breast on there today.” A New York State native, Archambeault grew up just across the Vermont border in Washington County. He spent eight years working in the wine business in California, where he also ran a barbecue catering operation, before returning to the Northeast with his family.

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Much of the pub menu is infused with the compelling scent of that smoker, from smoked chicken wings to a chopped-pork sandwich with a mustardy Carolina gold sauce. The pork belly Archambeault was smoking goes on a potato roll with tomato jam and lemon-pepper mayo — all made in-house, including the roll. Smoked turkey from Stonewood Farm in Orwell is sandwiched with Cabot cheddar, sliced apple and bacon. On the specials menu, guests might find a central Texas-style beef brisket simply seasoned with salt and pepper and cozied up with pimento cheese on a brioche roll. But visitors to Otter Creek’s pub aren’t likely to come ( just) for the barbecue, so BREWS AND ’CUE

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Fans of Dolce VT’s truffle fries and fried chicken sandwich no longer have to eat outside the Maltex Building on Pine Street in Burlington, where the popular food truck parked in warmer months. The business has a new name, POCO, and a permanent location: 55 Main Street in Burlington. Chef STEFANO CICIRELLO, who owns Poco with his sister, SUSIE ELY, opened the restaurant on April 11 in the space that most recently housed Doughnut Dilemma. In addition to its chicken sandwich with pickled veggies, Sriracha, herb aioli and chipotle honey, Poco serves pork belly tucked into a warm pita and dressed with housemade kimchi, cucumber, scallions, mint and more. The menu will rotate weekly; among the opening-week offerings was Thai grilled chicken with rice noodles, red cabbage, carrots, herbs and sesame dressing, sprinkled with fried almonds. The menu on Saturday included duck-egg quiche and butterscotch pudding with smoked whipped cream. Cicirello worked with his brother-inlaw, MATT ELY, to renovate the space. They built an open kitchen and an L-shaped dining bar topped with Vermont marble, with a jag for ordering food. The base of

the bar and a set of wooden tables were constructed from repurposed materials. “It’s new-old,” Ely said, describing the aesthetic. Cicirello operated Dolce VT for five years before selling the truck to chef JEAN-LUC MATECAT and LINDSAY TAYLOR. The couple launched PIONEER FOOD TRUCK & CATERING in the rig last spring. Poco is open for lunch Tuesday through Saturday starting at 11 a.m. Later this spring it will add dinner service, specializing in tapas plates and offering beer and wine.

In recent history, the stately brick building at 5615 Route 14 in South Royalton has housed a revamp of the historic Fox Stand Tavern and Wild Roots, which closed abruptly last year. This May, the building will again house a restaurant: chef-restaurateur ERIC HARTLING’s the FOX & HARROW. Hartling spent the past four years running the café and catering kitchens at KING ARTHUR FLOUR in Norwich. Before that, he was chef-owner at White River Junction’s Tip Top Café (now called THYME) and TUCKERBOX CAFÉ. As at Hartling’s previous establishments, food at the Fox & Harrow will be approachable but polished enough for occasion dinners, the chef said: “There are a lot of casual places to go around here, and the food is good, but people seem to be looking for a place to go and have a nice date.” Still working on his opening menu, the chef said he plans to offer spins on classic New England dishes while making room for global influences. “New England includes people from all over the world,”

Hartling said. “When I was working in Boston, I was side by side with people from Cambodia, Guatemala, Ireland and Portugal ... Never mind the French Canadian influence you get up north.” While the Fox & Harrow will make ample use of local ingredients, Hartling said his menu won’t change daily, as do those at many farm-to-table dinner spots. Bar offerings will include specialty cocktails and spirit-free mocktails, along with a few draft beers and a modest but versatile wine list. Hartling acknowledges that his new restaurant has a “challenging location,” but he believes he can overcome the outof-town handicap by providing excellent hospitality in a comfortable setting. “I hope to be able to establish a restaurant that stays in this location for years to come,” he said. When it opens in mid-May, the Fox & Harrow will serve dinner Wednesday through Saturday. Hannah Palmer Egan

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One Radish Eatery, which opened at 39 Esplanade in Richmond in December 2016, closed last week, according to a post on the restaurant’s Facebook page. Owned by wife-and-husband team JESSICA and RYAN BUNCE, who also own BARRIO BAKERY in Burlington’s Old North End, One Radish served breakfast and lunch in the red building that previously housed On the Rise Bakery and Parkside Kitchen. The post, dated April 18, reads in part: “It’s with a heavy heart that we must let you know One Radish Eatery is indefinitely closed as of yesterday afternoon. We tried our best to make it successful but fell behind and can no longer run our establishment.” The note is signed “Ryan & Jessica.” Seven Days’ attempts to reach the owners were unsuccessful on Monday. Sally Pollak SEVEN DAYS APRIL 24-MAY 1, 2019

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let’s talk beer for a minute. Otter Creek is nearly a grandfatherly figure in the world of Vermont beer, founded way back in 1991, long before the state could claim the most breweries per capita or the crowds of beer tourists rivaled those of leaf peepers. The brewery’s now-discontinued flagship Copper Ale was the kind of balanced, easy-drinking, well-made beer that everyone could enjoy; it didn’t demand your attention, unlike many contemporary high-profile styles. These days, though, it takes more to stand out in the crowd, and Otter Creek’s line runs the gamut from hazy IPAs to an amber lager brewed with locally grown corn that has been nixtamalized (processed with lime) into hominy by All Souls Tortilleria in Burlington. Along with Otter Creek’s own core and seasonal offerings, the 16-tap draft list includes Shed Brewery Ales, its acquired brand, and a couple of beers from Long Trail Brewing, Otter Creek’s parent company since 2009. There’s also always a Woodchuck hard cider from the brewery’s neighbor in the industrial park, Vermont Cider. One of the draws to a brewery tasting room is the chance to sample new or special releases that may or may not get broader distribution. At Otter Creek, the list always features a few side projects, pilot brews or test batches, Archambeault said. All Souls lager, for example, was originally available only at the Middlebury pub and tasting room. When we visited, pub-only releases included Windswept wheat ale, Shed Mountain ale nitro and an intriguingsounding Super Brut IPA brewed with local La Crescent grape skins and German Hallertau Blanc hops. Soon, Archambeault said, visitors can expect a passion fruit saison available both on draft and in limited four-packs at the adjoining retail store. For people who have trouble choosing, a taster of four five-ounce pours is an appealing and affordable $8 (pricing may change this summer). My husband picked four very different options, ranging from Head Charge (a bitter-edged double IPA) to the dark and toasty Drip Drop coffee stout made with beans from another industrial-park neighbor, Vermont Coffee. I snuck sips between focusing on my own 12-ounce glass of All Souls lager ($4), refreshingly clean and crisp with whispers of sweetness and malt. In the airy, industrial-chic pub space, we had installed ourselves at a high-top table against the windowed wall with a view of the bottling line. Tendrils of

The pub and tasting room at Otter Creek Brewing

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barbecue smoke still in our nostrils, we ordered the smoked-pork nachos ($12) and the VT Blues & Bacon salad ($12) to share. Both were generously sized, boldly flavored and satisfyingly filled with multiple forms of crunch.

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The nachos not only showcased the in-house smoked chopped pork, but also demonstrated what Archambeault called the pub’s “full-circle approach” with the use of All Souls tortilla chips and rich, All Souls lager-infused cheese sauce. That approach shows up again in the brewery’s signature cheddar-ale soup and the meat brines deploying different beers. Archambeault expects to keep increasing the barbecue offerings as he works with the rest of the kitchen team to build their expertise. “Smoked meats and beer go back at least 100 years in America. They just go really well together,” he said, noting that the malty, caramel character of stouts and porters makes them “meld” especially well with barbecue. The pub menu isn’t all about meat, though. Warmer temperatures will bring more fresh salads, Archambeault said, including some with citrus that pair well with IPAs. Beers with “bigger floral and citrus aromas and lots of dry hops at the end,” he explained, are an excellent match for salads featuring grapefruit and tangerine. “You take a bite and take a sip,” he said, and “it brings out more of those characteristics in both.” Late spring and summer will also bring the year-round Friday night concerts back out to the patio in front of the pub. This year, the patio will expand, and Archambeault plans to provide lawn games for the enjoyment of guests of every age. Just one more reason to take a detour into an industrial park in Middlebury. m Contact: pasanen@sevendaysvt.com

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magine you’re at the grocery store buying food for the week. As the checker scans your groceries, you notice that, shockingly, she tosses every third or fourth item straight into a trash can. You’re outraged, sure, but it’s probably what would happen to that food anyway. Food waste: It’s an issue even the wokest among us take part in, and it has huge environmental and economic implications. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates, 30 to 40 percent of all food is wasted in the United States, costing an average of $1,800 per year for a family of four. A 2018 study found that Americans waste about a pound of food per day per person. Food waste is the single largest contributor to landfills. But it’s not only a landfill problem; resources used to produce food that is ultimately thrown away are staggering: 30 million acres of cropland (about five times the size of Vermont), 4.2 trillion gallons of water and nearly 2 billion pounds of fertilizer every year. Yet even for the most environmentally conscious among us, throwing food away can be all too easy. “I think when we all just scrape a little bit of extra something into the garbage every day, over the course of the day, we don’t realize how much that can add up,” said Meredith Niles. An assistant professor in the Food Systems Program and the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences at the University of Vermont, she was one of the authors of that 2018 study, along with researchers from the USDA and the University of New Hampshire. “We have to think about the cumulative impact of all these small actions that we all take every day that ultimately can add up to quite a large impact.” If you’re thinking that you don’t waste food, you’re not alone. A 2016 Ohio State University study found that 87 percent of Americans believe they waste less food than everyone else. “If all of us think we’re doing OK, or all of us think we’re better than average, well, statistically that’s not possible,” Niles pointed out. “And it really highlights that people need to look [deeper].” How? Minimizing food waste starts with meal planning — before you go out 44

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to buy the groceries. “The first thing you should do … is take inventory of what you already have — and what you can make with what you already have, without shopping,” said Brigitte Harton, a registered dietitian who works with Hannaford Supermarkets in South Burlington. “If you get your meals planned, and you get the ingredients, you’re less likely to [say], ‘What’s for dinner tonight? Uh, let’s just order pizza.’ It’s a win-win for all situations.” Having a plan for your leftovers is also key. Harton likes to call these “plannedovers.” If you’re roasting a chicken, set some aside to use on a salad later in the week. While cleaning up after a meal, divvy out single servings for lunches, or put portions in the freezer. Putting leftovers in clear containers can help, as we’re more likely to eat food we can see. And don’t shove them to the back of the fridge. Once you’re at the grocery store, there are plenty of ways to preempt food waste. Since fresh produce is the most likely to be wasted, consider longer-lasting frozen or canned fruits and vegetables, especially those without added sugar or salt.

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“The thinking that it has to be fresh is the wrong thinking,” Harton said. “Because the frozen items and the canned items are just as nutritious.” Shoppers can also look for blemished fruits and vegetables, those “ugly” options many people avoid, such as bruised or overripe bananas. Some stores, including City Market, Onion River Co-op, sell them at a discount. “Maybe you come into the store, and you always check the reduced-price produce bin, and you’re deciding what you’re going to make based on what’s in there,” said Mae Quilty, City Market’s

outreach and education manager. She also suggested using the bulk bins to buy the exact amount you need of an ingredient and looking for bargains such as cheese remnants packaged together. After you’ve bought your food, understanding those tricky expiration dates can also prevent perfectly edible food from going into the garbage. Whatever the terminology — best by, use by, sell by — there are no federal standards for what they mean. Manufacturers stamp dates on food items for what they think will be peak quality, Niles said: “It’s not necessarily an indicator, for example, that the product has gone bad or that it’s spoiled. “It’s a misperception I think a lot of people have,” she continued. “They think, Oh, I haven’t opened this container of yogurt, and it says it’s best by yesterday. Well, in a lot of cases, that yogurt could still be perfectly fine.” Instead of just tossing that yogurt, try a bite. Tasting or smelling are better indicators than an arbitrary expiration date. Some foods might look spoiled but aren’t, such as moldy cheese — the mold can simply be cut off. Other foods are more of a judgment call, especially if they’ve been stored at appropriate temperatures. Leftovers generally should be kept for no more than three or four days, refrigerated. According to Harton, prepared foods shouldn’t sit at room temperature for more than two hours. Simply knowing where in your refrigerator to store certain foods can prolong their lives. On its website, Chittenden Solid Waste District offers tips, such as storing meats and cheeses on the bottom shelves, which have the coldest temperatures, and keeping fruits and vegetables in humidity-controlled drawers. It advises separating longer-lasting produce such as apples from those that wilt or spoil more quickly, such as leafy greens. What about composting? Yes, composting your food scraps saves them from the landfill, but it might not be the end-all

solution you would think. That Ohio State study found that people were more likely to waste food when they knew it was going to be composted. “The reality is that all of the resources and effort that it took to get the food to your plate are lost if [it’s] just going to be composted,” Niles said. “Compost can be a great option for things that truly have gone bad, or food scraps, but not using compost as a crutch.” If there were a recipe to solve the food waste problem, consumer awareness and action would be crucial ingredients. And there are apps for that! Niles recommends apps such as KitchenPal, which helps users plan grocery lists, menus and quantities to purchase and can also generate recipes using ingredients already in your fridge or pantry. Based on user input like bar codes and pictures, food-tracking apps such as Fridgely and Fridge Pal send reminders when something should be used. Plenty of cookbooks address repurposing leftovers and minimizing waste. And typing “leftover recipes” into your web browser will yield countless options. The alarming statistics on food waste can make the problem seem almost abstract, like someone else’s problem or a distant environmental issue to be addressed later. Maybe a striking visual image will bring it back home — say, a grocery clerk throwing out a third of your food purchases after you’ve paid for them. As Harton said, “When you throw food away, you’re throwing money away.” m

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PARTY LIKE IT’S 1999! The winemakers at Shelburne Vineyard invite visitors to “party like it’s 1999” — with Nintendo 64 video games, Creed singalongs and food from the Taco Truck All Stars — as the winery celebrates 21 years in business. Saturday, April 27, 6-9 p.m., Shelburne Vineyard. Cost of food and drink. Info, 985-8222, shelburnevineyard.com.

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NURSING BEYOND A YEAR MEET-UP: Breastfeeding parents connect over toddler topics such as weaning and healthy eating habits. Aikido of Champlain Valley, Burlington, 9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 985-8228.

EDIBLE WELLNESS: A Q&A demystifies the benefits of consuming cannabidiol. Attendees treat themselves to sweet CBD delights. Nutty Steph’s Granola & Chocolate Factory, Middlesex, 5-6 p.m. Free. Info, 229-2090.

FIBER RIOT!: Creative types get hooked on knitting, crocheting, spinning and more at an informal weekly gathering. Mad River Fiber Arts & Mill, Waitsfield, 5-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 496-7746. KNITTER’S GROUP: Needles in tow, crafters share their latest projects and get help with challenging patterns. All skill levels are welcome. South Burlington Community Library, University Mall, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

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APRIL STOOLS DAY: Community members team up with the Lake Champlain Committee and Magic Hat Brewing to scoop up dog droppings and litter at Burlington and South Burlington recreation areas. Lunch follows at the Magic Hat Artifactory. Red Rocks Park, South Burlington, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, lcc@ lakechamplaincommittee.org. ‘THE SOIL SERIES: GRASSROOTS FOR THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY’: Judith Schwartz, Jan Lambert and Henry Swayze investigate “A Soil Sponge to Cool the Planet” as part of a six-installment series. Bethany United Church of Christ, Randolph, social, 6:30 p.m.; presentation, 7 p.m.; discussion, 7:45 p.m. Free. Info, info@vermont healthysoilscoalition.org.

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Theater fans looking to see some fresh works get their fill during the Spring Open Artist Showcase, presented by the Off Center for the Dramatic Arts. For the third year, new pieces by local playwrights grace the Burlington stage over two extended weekends. Weekend 1 kicks off with Let Me Tell You Something…(Perseverations), a solo storytelling performance by local theater veteran Dennis McSorley (pictured). Audience members also see Gravitations: Into the Black Sun. Created by Jocelyn Woods, this combination of video projections and live performance offers trance chanting, Sufi-esque poetry and nude male dancers in whirling-dervish intuitive choreography. Visit offcentervt.com for the Weekend 2 lineup.

DEATH CAFÉ: Folks meet for a thought-provoking and respectful conversation about death, aimed at accessing a fuller life. Pyramid Holistic Wellness Center, Rutland, 7-9 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, 353-6991.

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See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section. ‘COMING HOME’: A 2018 documentary by Bess O’Brien turns the lens toward former inmates as they reintegrate into their communities. A Q&A with some of the film’s subjects follows. Room 207, Bentley Hall, Northern Vermont UniversityJohnson, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1408. ‘DINOSAURS ALIVE 3D’: Audience members embark on a virtual hunt for fossilized clues revealing the behavior and world of extinct reptiles. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11 a.m., 1 & 3 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $11.50-14.50; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

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music + nightlife Find club dates at local venues in the music + nightlife section and at sevendaysvt.com/music. All family-oriented events are now published in Kids VT, our free parenting monthly. Look for it on newsstands and check out the online calendar at kidsvt.com.

SPRING OPEN ARTIST SHOWCASE WEEKEND 1 Wednesday, April 24, through Saturday, April 27, 7:30 p.m., at the Off Center for the Dramatic Arts in Burlington. See website for additional dates. $15; donations for Wednesday. Info, theoffcenter@gmail.com, offcentervt.com.

MAY.1 | ETC. Work Party The Barre Historical Society pulls out all the stops to celebrate Primo Maggio, also known as May Day, an international day honoring workers. Three nights of festivities fill the former Socialist Labor Party Hall, starting with a talk by John Newbery Medal-winning children’s author and Vermont resident Katherine Paterson (pictured). Inspired by a photo of the sons and daughters of 20th-century textile workers on the party hall steps, Paterson wrote her 2008 young adult novel Bread and Roses, Too about a 1912 textile strike in Lawrence, Mass., told from the perspective of two children. A social hour and a traditional Italian dinner precede Paterson’s talk. Proceeds benefit the Socialist Labor Party Hall National Historic Landmark.

PRIMO MAGGIO Wednesday, May 1, 5 p.m., at the Old Labor Hall in Barre. See website for additional dates. $25; cash bar. Info, 479-5600, oldlaborhall.org.

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HANNAH SANDERS & BEN SAVAGE Friday, April 26, preshow talk, 6:30 p.m.; show, 7:30 p.m., at the University of Vermont Recital Hall in Burlington. $5-25. Info, 656-4455, uvm.edu/laneseries. Saturday, April 27, 7 p.m., at the Performance Studio, Highland Center for the Arts, in Greensboro. $10-20. Info, 533-2000, highlandartsvt.org.

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Building Understanding Aiming to inspire people to create a more sustainable world through design and craft, Yestermorrow Design/Build School offers nearly 100 classes on topics such as woodworking and land and community planning. The Waitsfield center’s 2019 Speaker Series gives members of the public a chance to hear about related topics straight from experts. The latest installment features timber framer Seth Kelley and historic preservationist Jamie Duggan sharing their knowledge of New England architecture, as well as how materials, tools and culture have influenced both the creation and preservation of historic structures.

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AN EVENING WITH LUIS GUZMÁN: Known for his parts in the TV series “Narcos” and the movie Traffic, the actor shows and discusses clips from some of his favorite roles. The Savoy Theater, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 828-8600. ‘INTO THE ARMS OF STRANGERS: STORIES OF THE KINDERTRANSPORT’: Writer and Kindertransport participant Lore Segal fields audience questions after a screening of this Academy Award-winning documentary about the British rescue operation that moved Jewish children from Nazi Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia to England. Axinn Center, Starr Library, Middlebury College, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5937. ‘KLIMT & SCHIELE: EROS AND PSYCHE’: Works by artists Gustav Klimt and and his protégé Egon Schiele are the focal point of a 2018 documentary recounting the start of the Vienna Secession of the late 1890s. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $616. Info, 748-2600. ‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: An awe-inspiring picture reveals phenomena that can’t be seen with the naked eye. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, noon, 2 & 4 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $11.50-14.50; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848. ‘OCEANS: OUR BLUE PLANET 3D’: Actor Kate Winslet narrates a virtual odyssey into the largest and least-explored habitat on Earth. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11 a.m., 1 & 3 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $11.50-14.50; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848. POEMCITY: ‘CHARM CITY’: Filmed during three years of unprecedented violence in Baltimore, Md., this 2018 documentary provides a powerful portrait of the police officers, citizens and community leaders trying to reclaim their city. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. ‘RIFFTRAX LIVE: OCTAMAN’: Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett offer wisecracking commentary on a 1971 sci-fi flick about a strange creature who terrorizes a research team. Palace 9 Cinemas, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $12.50. Info, 660-9300. ‘A STAR IS BORN’: Lady Gaga portrays a struggling singer whose career explodes after she meets a seasoned — and troubled — musician. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 6 p.m. $5. Info, 533-2000.

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‘ONCE’: A street musician and a Czech immigrant fall in love in this modern musical set in the streets of Dublin and presented by Northern Stage. Barrette Center for the Arts, White River Junction, 10 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. $1959. Info, 296-7000.

KETTLY MARS: Hailing from Haiti, the poet and novelist who penned Je suis vivant gives an Englishlanguage lecture followed by an audience Q&A. Farrell Room, St. Edmund’s Hall, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000.

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SPRING OPEN ARTIST SHOWCASE WEEKEND 1: A double bill of new works by area theater artists spotlights Dennis McSorley’s Let Me Tell You Something...(Perseverations) and Jocelyn Woods’ Gravitations: Into the Black Sun. See calendar spotlight. Off Center for the Dramatic Arts, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $15; donations for Wednesday. Info, theoffcenter@gmail.com.

MATT W. MILLER: Lit lovers lend their ears for a reading by the poet who penned the 2018 collection The Wounded for the Water, presented as part of the Painted Word Poetry Series. Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, Burlington, 6 p.m. Regular admission; $3-10; free for members and for faculty, staff and students. Info, 656-0750.

COMMUNITY SUPPER: A scrumptious spread connects friends and neighbors. The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 888-492-8218, ext. 300.

BRIDGE CLUB: Players have fun with the popular card game. Burlington Bridge Club, Williston, 9:15 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. $6. Info, 872-5722. CARD GAMES, CRIBBAGE & PINOCHLE: Card sharks engage in friendly competition. Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 223-3322.

ALLISON LEVIN: An open discussion of eating imperfect sustenance, reducing waste and getting to know local farms follows “Gleaning and Our View of Food.” Community Room, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, info@ hungermountain.coop.

MAH JONGG: Participants of all levels enjoy friendly bouts of this tile-based game. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 1-3:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918.

CHARLES FISH: History buffs lose themselves in a presentation on the early development of the Green Mountain State. Ira Town Hall, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, jerrihoffman@vermontel.net.

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DEBORAH FELMETH: The Addison County author and photographer behind the photo essay Syria: Remember Me recounts her recent trip to Damascus. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

ACROYOGA CLASS: The mindfulness and breath of yoga meet the playful aspects of acrobatics in a partner practice. No partners or experience required. Sangha Studio — Pine, Burlington, 7-8:15 p.m. Donations. Info, 448-4262. BONE BUILDERS EXERCISE CLASSES: Folks of all ages ward off osteoporosis in an exercise and prevention class. Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 7:30, 9 & 10:40 a.m. Free. Info, 223-3322. CHAIR YOGA: Comfortable clothing is recommended for this class focused on balance, breath, flexibility and meditation. Barre Area Senior Center, 11 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 479-9512.

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BEGINNER & INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES: Learners take communication to the next level. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: SPANISH: ¡Hola! Language lovers perfect their fluency. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

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Find club dates in the music section. CHROMATICATS & JAZZ VOCAL ENSEMBLE: Music written and inspired by Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell shines in a concert directed by Amber deLaurentis and Tom Cleary. University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040. OLD NORTH END NEIGHBORHOOD BAND TEEN MUSIC JAM: Be they accomplished musicians or just starting out, young players find harmony in the traditional music of Burlington’s past and present immigrant groups. Boys & Girls Club, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 881-8500. UKULELE CLUB: Instrumentalists of all abilities meet to practice and play. Hartland Public Library, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 436-2473.

LIFE AFTER DEATH: All are welcome to discuss what lies beyond the veil in an open conversation hosted by Eckankar. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:307:30 p.m. Free. Info, 800-772-9390.

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GILBERT KING: The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys and the Dawn of a New America recounts his experience writing about institutional racism in the U.S. judicial system. Senate Chamber, Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 828-3806.

ELIZABETH KENNEDY, ETHAN MERRILL & JOHN HART: Listeners nosh on a light lunch as three panelists participate in “A Collectors Roundtable,” a chat on how collections begin, grow and pass from one person to another. Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University, Northfield, noon. Free. Info, 485-2183.

GILBERT KING: The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys and the Dawn of a New America recounts his experience writing about institutional racism in the U.S. judicial system. Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building, University of Vermont, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 828-3806.

GREAT DECISIONS: ‘CYBER CONFLICT AND GEOPOLITICS’: Is the U.S. prepared to respond to digital warfare? Participants examine this and other questions during a discussion of world affairs. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

JESSE LOVASCO: Following a 2018 fellowship in medicinal plant conservation at Ohio’s United Plant Savers, the writer, artist and herbalist shares poetry and sketches inspired by the sanctuary. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-6206.

SENIOR SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS: Students unveil the culmination of their schooling in journalism, media studies and digital arts. Roy Event Center, Dion Family Student Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 3:306:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000.

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INTRODUCTION TO POWERPOINT: Those new to the program practice making slide shows, charts, footers and animation. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 865-7217. TECH HELP WITH CLIF: Electronics novices develop skill sets applicable to smartphones, tablets and other gadgets. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, noon & 1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6955.

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‘THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE’: When a drag act joins the bill at Casey’s club, the unemployed Elvis impersonator has the chance to trade one sequined outfit for another in this musical comedy presented by Vermont Stage. Black Box Theater, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $29.70-38.50. Info, 862-1497.

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

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

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

music + comedy Find club dates at local venues in the music + nighlife section and at sevendaysvt.com/music. All family-oriented events are now published in Kids VT, our free parenting monthly. Look for it on newsstands and check out the online calendar at kidsvt.com.

POEMTOWN: NOONTIME POETRY READINGS: OPEN MIC: National Poetry Month is in full swing as area residents read original and favorite verse. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 745-1393. WRITING CIRCLE: Words pour out when participants explore creative expression in a low-pressure environment. The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 888-492-8218, ext. 303.

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BUSINESS AFTER HOURS RECEPTION: Friends and colleagues broaden their professional networks. Union Bank, Berlin, 5-7 p.m. $10-15; preregister. Info, 229-5711. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR NEW BUSINESS OWNERS: An overview of legal matters helps entrepreneurs avoid common mistakes. Center for Women & Enterprise, Burlington, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 391-4870. WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS NETWORK SPRING CONFERENCE: Area professionals join Leslee MacKenzie of Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty, who presents “Creating Value and Results Through Collaboration.” Hampton Inn, Colchester, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. $55-180. Info, 503-0219.

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BURLINGTON WALK/BIKE COUNCIL MONTHLY MEETING: Two-wheeled travelers get in gear to discuss ways to improve conditions for cyclists and pedestrians. Room 12, Burlington City Hall, 5:307 p.m. Free. Info, 430-4652. CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SERVICES AWARDS LUNCH: Main Street Landing CEO Melinda Moulton keynotes an annual celebration of folks supporting Vermonters with autism and intellectual disabilities. DoubleTree by Hilton, South Burlington, noon. $30. Info, 865-0511, ext. 125.

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AKOMA DRUMMING ENSEMBLE: Pupils celebrate Ghanaian music and dance. International Commons, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2896.

environment

JUDITH D. SCHWARTZ: In “Cows, Health and Climate,” the Vermont author zeros in on the role of animals in thriving ecological systems. Davis Auditorium, Medical Education Center Pavilion, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington. 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 847-7222.

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MEMORY CAFÉ: People experiencing memory loss and their caregivers connect in a relaxed atmosphere. American Legion Post 20, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 1-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-564-3369.

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CAREER & INTERNSHIP FAIR: Students and members of the public discover a wide range of professional opportunities while networking with area employers. SHAPE Fitness Center, Northern Vermont University-Johnson, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, beth.walsh@ northernvermont.edu. SPRINGFEST: Famed comedian and actor Marlon Wayons gets big laughs on Thursday. Brooklyn-born rapper Jay Critch takes the stage on Friday. SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 8 p.m. $9-20. Info, snart001@ plattsburgh.edu.

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See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section. ‘DINOSAURS ALIVE 3D’: See WED.24. ‘GRIT’: A Q&A with codirector Cynthia Wade accompanies a screening of a 2018 documentary chronicling a young woman’s emerging activism against a drilling company. The Savoy Theater, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-8600. ‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: See WED.24. ‘OCEANS: OUR BLUE PLANET 3D’: See WED.24. PADDLING FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR: Water-based adventures from around the world captivate viewers during this cinematic celebration of paddle sports. Outdoor Gear Exchange, Burlington, 7:45 p.m. $10-15. Info, 496-2285. ‘STYX’: While on a solo yachting trip, a self-assured doctor encounters a refugee-packed vessel that’s rapidly taking on water. This 2019 film is shown in English and German with English subtitles. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5-8; free for Vermont International Film Festival members. Info, 660-2600. ‘SYLVIA’: Gwyneth Paltrow portrays The Bell Jar author Sylvia Plath in a 2003 biopic. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

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COMMUNITY LUNCH: Gardengrown fare makes for a delicious and nutritious midday meal. The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, 888-492-8218, ext. 309.

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CHITTENDEN COUNTY CHESS CLUB: Checkmate! Strategic thinkers make calculated moves as they vie for their opponents’ kings. Shaw’s, Shelburne Rd., South Burlington, 7-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-5403. WII BOWLING: Players vie for strikes in a virtual tour of the lanes. Hartland Public Library, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 436-2473.

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BEGINNERS TAI CHI: Students get a feel for the ancient Chinese practice. Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 223-1772. BONE BUILDERS: Seniors rise and shine with an exercise program meant to increase bone density and muscle strength. Barre Area Senior Center, 8:309:30 a.m. Free. Info, 479-9512. CHAIR YOGA WITH SANGHA STUDIO: Supported poses promote health and wellbeing. Champlain Senior Center, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 448-4262. COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS: A 20-minute guided practice with Andrea O’Connor alleviates stress and tension. Tea and a discussion follow. Winooski Senior Center, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 233-1161. FALLS PREVENTION TAI CHI: Students improve their ability to stay steady on their feet. Barre Area Senior Center, 3:45-4:45 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 479-9512. YANG 24 TAI CHI: Slow, graceful, expansive movements promote wide-ranging health and fitness benefits. Great Room, Wright House, Harrington Village, Shelburne, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 735-5467. YOGA: A Sangha Studio instructor guides students who are in recovery toward achieving inner tranquility. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 5-6 p.m. Free. Info, 448-4262.

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Find club dates in the music section. ACABELLAS: An all-women ensemble serves up a lively a cappella performance. McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000.

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GREEN MOUNTAIN HORN CLUB’S SPRING FLING: French horn players pucker up to perform a variety of sacred and secular selections. Bag lunches are welcome. Christ Episcopal Church, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m. Donations. Info, 498-8367. STUDENT PERFORMANCE RECITALS: Pupils perform a varied program of classical and jazz pieces. University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040.

seminars

WOOF! WHAT’S THE DOG SAYING?: A canine communication and safety lecture demystifies Fido’s body language. For humans only. Essex Free Library, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0313.

sports

BIKE RIDE: Pedal pushers roll from the library to a tree farm and back. Wear sunscreen and a helmet. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

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BARBARA A. LEAF: The former U.S. ambassador to the United Arab Emirates imparts her knowledge of Middle East policy. Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Middlebury, 4:306 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5652. BARRY GENZLINGER: The rescuer sings the praises of one of the state’s winged species in “Vermont’s Bats: Why We Should Care.” Vermont Institute of Natural Science Nature Center, Quechee, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $10. Info, 359-5000, ext. 245. DEATH CAFÉ: Individuals meet for a thought-provoking and respectful conversation about the end of life. There will be cake! St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 748-7473. LUNCH & LEARN: History Buff Wayne Senville presents “How the 1903 Kishinev Pogrom Shocked the World: The Roles Played by a Rabid Moldavian Anti-Semite, a Radical Russian Zionist, a Renowned Hebrew Poet, a Prominent Irish Nationalist and America’s Most Celebrated Newspaper Tycoon.” Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, noon. $6. Info, 863-4214.

ONE WORLD LIBRARY PROJECT: Performers Mike Walker, Wayne Lauden and Casey Burger outline the cultural history of England’s Northrumbria region through songs, slides, stories and shadow puppets. Lawrence Memorial Library, Bristol, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 453-2366. SETH KELLEY & JAMIE DUGGAN: A timber framer and a historic preservationist, respectively, the speakers share lessons learned from craftspeople of longstanding building traditions in “Historic New England Architecture.” See calendar spotlight. Yestermorrow Design/Build School, Waitsfield, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 496-5545.

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GROW WITH GOOGLE: Free digital skills workshops and one-on-one coaching endow community members with the tools to boost their careers or businesses. Rutland Free Library, 10:30 a.m.5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 773-1860.

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‘THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE’: Six quirky competitors face off in a fictional spelling bee in this musical comedy presented by the Middlebury Community Players. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $15-23. Info, 382-9222.

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Exclusive merchandise! Special deals on Phoenix Books goodies!

BOOK SIGNING WITH MEGAN PRICE, AUTHOR OF THE VERMONT WILD SERIES A portion of proceeds from Vermont Wild sales will benefit orphaned bear cubs at Kilham Bear Center.

‘THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE’: See WED.24. ‘THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD’: Northern Vermont University-Lyndon’s Twilight Players have audience members in stitches with a raucous musical comedy based on Charles Dickens’ unfinished novel. Alexander Twilight Theatre, Northern Vermont UniversityLyndon, 7:30-10 p.m. Donations. Info, 626-3663.

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‘ONCE’: See WED.24, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

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‘THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE’: An NVU-Johnson Performing Arts production explores the highseas adventures of a young man who apprentices with a band of pirates and faces increasingly bizarre scenarios. Dibden Center for the Arts, Northern Vermont University-Johnson, 7 p.m. $10. Info, 635-1476.

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‘THE RIVER’: A man and a woman embark on a fly fishing trip, beginning a bewitching exploration of intimacy and ephemerality. For mature audiences. Hepburn Zoo, Hepburn Hall, Middlebury College, 7:30 p.m. $6. Info, 443-3168. SPRING OPEN ARTIST SHOWCASE WEEKEND 1: See WED.24. ‘THE TURN OF THE SCREW’: Lost Nation Theater raises the curtain on a theatrical rendition of Henry James’ psychological thriller about a young governess who encounters the ghosts of teachers past. Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier City Hall, 7:30 p.m. $10-30. Info, 229-0492.

words

‘DARE AND TRUTH: TRUE STORIES DIRECTED BY THE AUDIENCE’: In a unique twist on first-person storytelling, this series allows audience members to suggest the theme. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 863-5966. EVENING BOOK DISCUSSION: Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan inspires conversation. South Burlington Community Library, University Mall, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140. GARRET KEIZER: Personal, lyrical poems from the pages of The World Pushes Back please listeners. Phoenix Books, Burlington, 7 p.m. $3. Info, 448-3350. ‘HEADWATERS’ MAGAZINE: Ice cream, charcuterie, pizza, chalk art and more attract readers to a launch party for the spring 2019 issue of UVM’s student-run environmental publication. Davis Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, uvmheadwaters@gmail.com. POEMCITY: THE POETRY SOCIETY OF VERMONT READING: Local bards honor National Poetry Month with selected verse. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. RICK WINSTON & DAVID HOLMES: Forgotten history comes to the fore in a discussion of Red Scare in the Green Mountains: The McCarthy Era in Vermont 1946-1960. The first 20 attendees receive a free copy. Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 877-2211. ROBIN MACARTHUR: Fiction fans hear from the Vermont author of the 2018 novel Heart Spring Mountain. Chaplin Hall Gallery, Northfield, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 485-2000. WILLISTON LIBRARY’S WRITING SERIES: Aspiring authors join educator Steven Shepard for “Session Five: The Power of Storytelling.” Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 1-2:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918.

FRI.26 business

RUTLAND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS GALA: A lively bash featuring music, dancing, drinks and dinner honors local business leaders. The Mountain Top Inn & Resort, Chittenden, 6:30-11 p.m. $80. Info, 775-4321.

community

JOB HUNT HELPER: Employment seekers get assistance with everything from writing a résumé to completing online applications. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 865-7217.

dance

BALLET HISPÁNICO: Known for its musicality and technical prowess, the New York City dance company presents a bold repertory exploring the diversity of Latino cultures. Lyndon Institute, 7 p.m. $15-48. Info, 748-2600. BALLROOM & LATIN DANCING: Singles, couples and beginners are welcome to join in a dance social featuring waltz, tango and more. Williston Jazzercise Fitness Center, 8-9:30 p.m. $10. Info, 862-2269. ECSTATIC DANCE VERMONT: Inspired by the 5Rhythms dance practice, attendees move, groove, release and open their hearts to life in a safe and sacred space. Christ Episcopal Church, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. $10. Info, fearnessence@gmail.com. NOVA CONTEMPORARY DANCE COLLECTIVE: Boundary-pushing choreography in “Horizon” captivates onlookers. Partial proceeds benefit the Lund Family Center. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 7 p.m. $8. Info, 540-0406.

education

OPEN HOUSE: Prospective pupils tour the campus, meet current students, faculty and staff, and learn about financial aid and academic programs. Northern Vermont University-Lyndon, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 626-6413.

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HOT BROWN HONEY: Six performers slap back at the male gaze and tackle issues of gender, sexism, colonialism and race in a raucous music, dance and comedy revue. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15-42. Info, 863-5966. STARGAZING: Clear skies at night mean viewers’ delight when telescope users set their sights on celestial happenings. Call to confirm. Mittelman Observatory, McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Middlebury College, 9-10:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-2266.

fairs & festivals

SPRINGFEST: See THU.25, 6:30 p.m.

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TAI CHI STUDIO: Beginners and experienced practitioners alike perfect their steps with limited guidance. Barre Area Senior Center, 11:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 479-9512.

passages from her memoir, Coming of Age: My Journey to the Eighties. Green Mountain Technology & Career Center, Hyde Park, 6-8 p.m. Donations. Info, 585-1233.

TAI CHI YANG 24: Students get an introduction to a gentle form of exercise said to benefit internal organs. Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3322.

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music

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Find club dates in the music section. VERMONT MAPLE FESTIVAL: Bring on the syrup! Vermont’s liquid gold takes center stage with sugarhouse tours, a pancake breakfast, an antiques show, a giant parade and much more. Various St. Albans locations, Prices vary. Info, 524-5800.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section. ‘DINOSAURS ALIVE 3D’: See WED.24. FAMILY-FRIENDLY FILM SCREENING: Adults and kids alike take in an uplifting picture that encourages viewers to believe in themselves. Proceeds benefit the senior center’s Savoy Archive collection. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 3:30-5:30 p.m. $1-5. Info, 225-8694. ‘HEART, BABY!’: Inmate and boxer George shocks his best friend by turning down the chance to fight in the 1984 Olympic Games. Strand Center Theatre, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 8 p.m. $15. Info, 518-563-1604, ext. 105. ‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: See WED.24. ‘OCEANS: OUR BLUE PLANET 3D’: See WED.24. ‘REAR WINDOW’: Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 thriller follows a photographer who becomes convinced that one of his neighbors is a murderer. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 745-1393. ‘THE STRANGE LOOPERS’ & ‘ARMING SISTERS’: Vermont College of Fine Arts students Nadya Kadrevis and Brad Heck are on hand for Q&As following screenings of their respective films. The Savoy Theater, Montpelier, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-8600.

food & drink

4-6 p.m. $11; preregister. Info, 244-8089. VERMONT RESTAURANT WEEK: Foodies, take note! Mouthwatering prix-fixe menus and themed events celebrate local fare. See vermontrestaurantweek.com for details. Various locations statewide. Prices vary. Info, 864-5684.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.24, 9:15 a.m. CARD GAMES, CRIBBAGE & PINOCHLE: See WED.24.

health & fitness

ADVANCED SUN TAI CHI 73: Participants keep active with a sequence of slow, controlled movements. Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3322. BONE BUILDERS EXERCISE CLASSES: See WED.24, 7:30 & 10:40 a.m. CARDIO CHI MOVEMENT SERIES: A light cardio workout with music paves the way for qigong variations for all levels and ages. Waterbury Public Library, 11 a.m.noon. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 244-7036. GONG MEDITATION: Sonic vibrations lead to healing and deep relaxation. Yoga Roots, Williston, 7:30-8:30 p.m. $18. Info, 318-6050.

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IAPETUS PET NAT PARTY: Oenophiles sip sparkling wines amid music and snacks. Shelburne Vineyard, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 985-8222.

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

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TURKEY TAKEOUT DINNER: Diners snatch up a Thanksgiving feast to enjoy at home. Waterbury Center Community Church,

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BRENTANO STRING QUARTET: Five-time Grammy Awardwinning soprano Dawn Upshaw lends her powerful pipes to a concert by the acclaimed American ensemble. Robison Hall, Mahaney Arts Center, Middlebury College, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $6-30. Info, 443-3168. HANNAH SANDERS & BEN SAVAGE: Gathered around a single microphone, the members of this English duo dole out warm and timeless folk tunes. See calendar spotlight. University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, preshow talk, 6:30 p.m.; concert, 7:30 p.m. $5-25. Info, 656-4455. LOW LILY: Traditional influences and modern inspiration meld in the band’s acoustic folk music. Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $19-22. Info, 728-6464. PATTY LARKIN: With her inventive guitar wizardry and uncompromising lyrics, the singer-songwriter pushes the boundaries of the folk-pop sound. Williston Old Brick Church, 7-9 p.m. $15. Info, 764-1141. RED BRICK COFFEE HOUSE: Hot beverages are provided at an open mic and jam session where community members connect over music, cards and board games. Red Brick Meeting House, Westford, 7-10 p.m. Donations. Info, mpk802vt@gmail.com. RISE UP: A BENEFIT EVENING FOR MEG COSSABOOM: Friends and fellow performers come together for a night of song, dance and entertainment to support a local woman battling GuillainBarré Syndrome. BFA Middle School, Fairfax, 7:30 p.m. $10. Info, 229-0112.

talks

‘BEYOND INTERSECTIONALITY: RACE, CLASS AND FEMINIST FUTURES’: Speakers consider the definition of intersectionality and how the concept might support — or limit — the creation of antiracist feminisms. Robert A. Jones House, Middlebury College, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5785. EDUCATION & ENRICHMENT FOR EVERYONE: Vermont Granite Museum executive director Scott McLaughlin shares his expertise in “The Chase: Lake Champlain’s Rum Runners and Boat Patrol.” Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2-3 p.m. $5. Info, 658-6554. MADELEINE KUNIN: The former Vermont governor presents

‘THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE’: See THU.25. ‘DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID’: Vermont Family Theatre interprets the classic tale of the undersea adventures of Ariel, who longs to live above water. Orleans Municipal Building, 7-9 p.m. $8-12. Info, 754-2187. ‘THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE’: See WED.24. ‘THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD’: See THU.25. ‘ONCE’: See WED.24, 7:30 p.m. ‘OUR TOWN’: Small-town drama plays out in Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work, staged by Hazen Union High School students. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 533-2000. ‘THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE’: See THU.25. ‘THE RIVER’: See THU.25, 7:30 & 10 p.m. SPRING OPEN ARTIST SHOWCASE WEEKEND 1: See WED.24. ‘THE TURN OF THE SCREW’ OPENING NIGHT GALA: Bestselling author Chris Bohjalian offers remarks at a catered preshow reception. The fun continues with a postshow party with the entire Lost Nation Theater production ensemble. Montpelier City Hall, 6:30 p.m. $60; $100 for two; preregister. Info, 229-0492. ‘THE TURN OF THE SCREW’: See THU.25.

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JON STEINMAN: Foodies and nonfiction fans find common ground in a discussion of Grocery Story: The Promise of Food Co-ops in the Age of Grocery Giants. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5-7 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, info@ hungermountain.coop. POEMCITY: WHAT INSPIRES: Green Mountain State versifiers such as Megan Buchanan and Major Jackson share new writings as well as their thoughts on inspiration. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. SPACE PROM: Imaginations run wild at a soirée inspired by Once & Future, Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy’s gender-bending take on the story of King Arthur. Cosplay, cake and prizes are among the festivities. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 8-10 p.m. $5. Info, 229-0774. WOMEN VETERANS BOOK GROUP: Those who have served in the U.S. military connect over reading materials and lunch. Burlington Lakeside Clinic, 12:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 657-7092. WRITER’S BLOCK: Scribes bring essays, short stories, one-act plays and poems to be critiqued by a

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supportive audience. Barre Area Senior Center, 10-11:30 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 479-9512.

SAT.27 activism

BANANA INDUSTRY PRESENTATION: When we buy bananas, are we supporting injustice? An educational discussion puts forth tangible action steps. Stick around after to learn about PJC volunteer opportunities. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345. CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY MEETING: Activists gather with the goal of advancing human rights. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, champvalleyai@gmail.com.

agriculture

BACKYARD COMPOSTING: Those tired of trashing banana peels and apple cores learn how, where and why to convert organic material into fertilizer. Waterbury Public Library, 10-11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, malterport@ aol.com. COMPOST BASICS: Central Vermont Solid Wasted Management District outreach manager Cassandra Hemenway reviews strategies for repurposing food scraps. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 11 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, info@hungermountain.coop. DAY IN THE DIRT: Green thumbs prep community plots for spring planting. See vcgn.org for details. Various locations statewide. Free; preregister. Info, 861-4769.

bazaars

GLASS HALF FULL VINTAGE POP-UP: Local sellers offer up throwback threads and ephemera. The Soda Plant, Burlington, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, theglasshalffullvt@gmail. com.

community

OPEN HOUSE: Citizens celebrate National Cohousing Day in style with guided tours, a potluck dinner and an open mic session. Burlington Cohousing East Village, 4-8 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5793. RENTERS RIGHTS FORUM: How do I get my deposit back? Is my landlord responsible for shoveling snow? Lawyer Sandy Baird addresses these and other queries during an informal Q&A. An optional workshop aimed at creating a tenants’ union follows. St. Joseph School, Burlington, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, forburlingtonvt@gmail.com.

conferences

CAN/AM CON: Hobbyists display miniature replicas of everything from aircraft and ships to armor and science fiction figures. Williston National Guard

Armory, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $1. Info, cgrae49006@aol.com.

education

JUNIOR PREVIEW DAY: High school juniors embarking on their college search scope out residence halls, academic buildings and dining facilities. Krinovitz Recital Hall, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 518-564-2040. OPEN HOUSE: See FRI.26, Northern Vermont UniversityJohnson. Info, 635-1219.

environment

EARTH DAY EXPO: Vendors, workshops and more make for an afternoon of good, green fun for the whole family. Organized by 350 Rutland County. Vermont Farmers Food Center, Rutland, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, powsnerj@ gmail.com. HOME ENERGY TOUR: Members of the public explore a former train depot that has been transformed into an energy efficient abode. Private residence, 1066 Main St., Greensboro Bend, 10 a.m. Free. Info, craftsburyenergycommittee@ gmail.com. RECYCLE RIGHT: FROM BLUE BIN TO BEYOND: Eco-conscious community members receive an overview of topics such as Vermont’s recycling laws and what can and can’t go in one’s recycling bin. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Coop, Montpelier, 1-2 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, info@hungermountain.coop. SUSTAINABILITY SATURDAY: Cell phone and battery recycling, clothing and book swaps, environmental workshops, and expert advice on shopping bulk put Earth first. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, info@ hungermountain.coop.

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BIKE SWAP: Cycling enthusiasts browse models ranging from classic road bikes to carbon triathlon bikes and everything in between. Funds raised support Passion 4 Paws. North Star Sports, Burlington, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3832. COFFEE HOUSE: Carrier Roasting java provides a jolt during live readings and musical performances by artists from across genres. United Church of Northfield, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $10. Info, 485-3770. LEGAL CLINIC: Attorneys offer complimentary consultations on a first-come, first-served basis. 274 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 383-2118. LIVE AUCTION: Fine antiques, handmade furniture and other treasures inspire a lively bidding war benefiting St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. VFW Post 7823, Middlebury, preview, 3 p.m.; auction, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, 803-381-8747.

MAKE THE MAGIC: Cocktails, dinner and speeches from campers and counselors round out a fundraiser for Camp Kesem at University of Vermont. The Old Lantern Inn & Barn, Charlotte, 6 p.m. $65. Info, vermont@ campkesem.org. OPEN HOUSE: Pizza and smoothies fuel families for kids’ activities and learning about community resources. Vermont Achievement Center, Rutland, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 775-2395. PARTY LIKE IT’S 1999: The vineyard celebrates its 21st birthday in a big way with a ’90s-themed bash featuring Creed singalongs, a Super Smash Bros. tournament and eats by Taco Truck All Stars. Shelburne Vineyard, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 985-8222. SILENT AUCTION & CONCERT: Treasure hunters bid on gifts and services from area businesses. First Congregational Church, St. Albans, silent auction, 1-4 p.m.; concert, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 524-4555. STUNT KITE FLIERS & ARCHERY HOBBYISTS MEETING: Open to beginning and experienced hobbyists alike, a weekly gathering allows folks to share information and suggestions for equipment, sporting locations and more. Presto Music Store, South Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 658-0030.

fairs & festivals

VERMONT MAPLE FESTIVAL: See FRI.26. VERMONT MAPLE FESTIVAL ANTIQUES SHOW: Sap-savvy shoppers browse attic treasures and collectibles. St. Albans Town Educational Center, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 893-6277. VERMONT SCI-FI & FANTASY EXPO: Fans of the genres geek out over two days of authors, artists, games, cosplayers and more. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $5-25; free for kids under 6. Info, info@vtgatherings.com.

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See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section. ‘CHANGE THE SUBJECT’: An eyeopening documentary focuses on the Dartmouth College students who challenged a divisive library cataloging term. A moderated discussion follows. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘DANCING WITH THE CANNIBAL GIANT: FIVE NEW STORIES FOR THE GREAT TRANSITION’: Narrated by Penobscot elder Sherri Mitchell, this documentary film portrays remarkable accounts of people and places transforming the world. Attendees also hear from local speakers. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 4-5:45 p.m. Donations. Info, 457-2911. ‘DINOSAURS ALIVE 3D’: See WED.24. SAT.27

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‘GEORGES MÉLIÈS: THE GODFATHER OF SCI-FI AND FANTASY FILMS’: Original music played by a live orchestra accompanies nine silent short films restored to original hand-painted color. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. $10; cash bar. Info, 540-3018. ‘AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER’: Al Gore appears in this hard-hitting documentary about the perils of climate change. Strand Center Theatre, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 518-563-1604, ext. 105. ‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: See WED.24. ‘OCEANS: OUR BLUE PLANET 3D’: See WED.24. ‘TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG’: Childhood neighbors Sofía, Lucas and Clara struggle with fears, first loves and parents as they prepare for a big New Year’s Eve party. Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, Middlebury College, 3 & 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168. ‘WASTE LAND’: Artist Vik Muniz travels to the world’s largest dump in Brazil, where he creates large-scale mosaics from trash in the 2010 documentary. ArtisTree Community Arts Center & Gallery, South Pomfret, 4-6 & 7-9 p.m. $7. Info, 457-3500.

food & drink

11TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Beer in hand, suds lovers recognize the brewery’s birthday by getting down to the live sounds of Rob Williams, Barbacoa and Lyon’s Disciple. Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Waitsfield, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Free. Info, 496-4677. CHOCOLATE TASTING IN BURLINGTON: Let’s go bar hopping! With the help of a tasting guide, chocoholics discover the flavor profiles of varieties such as toffee almond crunch and salted caramel latte. Lake Champlain Chocolates Factory Store & Café, Burlington, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 864-1807. CHOCOLATE TASTING IN MIDDLESEX: Candy fanatics get an education on a variety of sweets made on-site. Nutty Steph’s Granola & Chocolate Factory, Middlesex, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 229-2090. VERMONT RESTAURANT WEEK: See FRI.26.

health & fitness

NEWBIE NOON CLASS: Firsttimers feel the heat as they get their stretch on. Hot Yoga Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 999-9963. WORLD TAI CHI & QIGONG DAY: Folks come together to practice the Chinese exercise systems as part of a global event. Breeding Barn, Shelburne Farms, 10 a.m.noon. Free. Info, 735-5467.

language

ARMENIAN LANGUAGE: Singing, dancing, drama and games promote proficiency. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

music

Find club dates in the music section. CLARE BYRNE: The folk troubadour unleashes her new double LP, Celestials. Rose Street Artists’ Cooperative and Gallery, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5-10. Info, clare@clarebyrnemusic.com. DANIEL HSU: The 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition bronze medalist makes the ivory keys dance in a program of works by Bach, Beethoven and others. South Church Hall, St. Johnsbury, 7:30 p.m. $6-18. Info, 748-2600. GOSPELFEST: The Plattsburgh State Gospel Choir hosts an evening of a cappella, concert spirituals, contemporary gospel, traditional gospel and inspirational ballads. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 6 p.m. $8-20; free for kids under 5 sharing a seat with an adult. Info, 518-564-2704. HANNAH SANDERS & BEN SAVAGE: See FRI.26, Performance Studio, Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 7-9 p.m. $10-20. Info, 533-2000. LIP SYNC BATTLE: Local teams mime popular songs to support Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 6 p.m. $22.50-30. Info, 775-0903. MILES DONAHUE: Special guests such as guitarist Rick Peckham join the affiliate artist and saxophonist for an evening of jazz with electronic bebop twist. Robison Hall, Mahaney Arts Center, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168. SEAN ASHBY: This singer, songwriter and guitarist has played with the likes of Sarah McLachlan, Holly McNarland and Todd Fancey of the New Pornographers. Brandon Music, 7:30 p.m. $20; $45 includes dinner; preregister; BYOB. Info, 247-4295. VERMONT PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: Lou Kosma conducts the community ensemble in a spring concert. Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $5-20. Info, 728-6464. VERMONT SPRING RING: More than 200 English handbell ringers from Canada, Vermont and nearby states play pleasing music. Champlain Valley Union High School, Hinesburg, 4-5 p.m. Donations. Info, 578-6915. VSO MASTERWORKS: Vermont Symphony Orchestra musicians win over classical connoisseurs with a concert of Bruch, Ravel and Rachmaninoff selections. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $10-60. Info, 863-5966. ZEICHNER TRIO: Three central Vermont siblings command attention with renditions of traditional Irish and Appalachian tunes. Seven Stars Arts Center, Sharon, 7 p.m. $8-20. Info, 763-2334.

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outdoors

RESOURCE EARTH DAY WALK: Clad in green garb, nature lovers embark on a seasonal stroll on a storybook trail featuring Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner. Red Rocks Park, South Burlington, 9 a.m.-noon. $5. Info, 857-4371.

sports

DISASTOUR VIII: Athletes bike, paddle and run in a familyfriendly triathlon benefiting the Rochester/Randolph Area Sports Trail Alliance. Rochester Park, registration, 8:30 a.m.; event, 10 a.m. $40-110. Info, 770-4328. THE GREAT GRAVELO: Spectacular scenery rewards cyclists on 20- and 40-mile gravel-road rides. Cambridge Community Center, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. $45; preregister. Info, 760-7371. LAMOILLE VALLEY RAIL TRAIL BICYCLE: Cyclists keep a moderate pace on a round-trip ride from Johnson to Morrisville. Contact trip leader for details. Free; preregister. Info, kfarone@ yahoo.com.

tech

WORDPRESS: A seminar gives participants the tools to create their own websites without design or coding skills. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 865-7217.

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: “ALL ABOUT EVE’: An ingenue maneuvers to usurp power from an established actress in this drama broadcast from London’s West End. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $1323. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘ONCE’: See WED.24, 2 & 7:30 p.m. ‘THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE’: See THU.25. ‘THE RIVER’: See THU.25. SPRING OPEN ARTIST SHOWCASE WEEKEND 1: See WED.24. ‘THE TURN OF THE SCREW’: See THU.25.

words

IN TRANSLATION BOOK DISCUSSION: Fiction fans read into The Teeth of the Comb & Other Stories by Osama Alomar. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY: As part of a nationwide event, bibliophiles celebrate the written word with exclusive merchandise and merriment. Phoenix Books, Rutland, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Info, 8558078. Phoenix Books, Misty Valley, Chester, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Info, 8753400. Phoenix Books, Burlington, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Info, 448-3350. Phoenix Books, Essex, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111.

SUN.28 activism

‘THE BYSTANDER MOMENT: TRANSFORMING RAPE CULTURE AT ITS ROOTS’: Featuring activist Jackson Katz, this video examines the role of friends, teammates and coworkers in perpetuating gender violence. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

community

COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS PRACTICE: Sessions in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh include sitting and walking meditation, a short reading, and open sharing. Evolution Physical Therapy & Yoga, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, newleafsangha@gmail.com. NEWCOMER DROP-IN SESSION: Locals learn about all that the UUFP has to offer. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh, N.Y., 11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 518-561-6920. TINY TWILIGHT CAFÉ: Families refuel for the week with a light supper and the chance to connect with other parents and caregivers of kids ages 3 and under. Older siblings are welcome. Downstreet Housing & Community Development, Barre, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 595-7953.

MEGAN PRICE: The author of the Vermont Wild: Adventures of Fish & Game Wardens series meets readers. Partial book sales support the Kilham Bear Center. Phoenix Books, Burlington, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Info, 448-3350. Phoenix Books, Essex, 2-5 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111.

BALKAN FOLK DANCING: Louise Brill and friends organize participants into lines and circles set to complex rhythms. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 3:30-6:30 p.m. $6; free for first-timers; bring snacks to share. Info, 540-1020.

‘THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD’: See THU.25.

POEMCITY: MAKING SENSE WORKSHOP: Essential oils prompt written responses from writers and nonwriters alike. AroMed Aromatherapy, Montpelier, 6:30-8 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 505-1405.

ISRAELI FOLK DANCING: No partner is required for a beginnerfriendly session of circle and line dances. Call to confirm if the weather is questionable. Social Hall, Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $2. Info, 864-0218.

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POEMCITY: ‘WHAT IF YOU COULD ONLY SAY THINGS ONCE?’: Participants of a poetry workshop series led by Laurie McMillan reveal their creations. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 223-3338.

theater

‘THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE’: See THU.25. ‘DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID’: See FRI.26. ‘THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE’: See WED.24.

Find even more local events in this newspaper and online:

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

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

THE RUMPUS: AN EVENING OF LIVE STORYTELLING: Raconteurs from around the state spin true, first-person tales on the theme of “The Show Must Go On!” Tuttle Hall Theater, College of St. Joseph, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. $20; limited space. Info, producer@ actorsrepvt.org. ‘VOICING ART’: An inclusive bimonthly reading spotlights original poetry and prose inspired by the current exhibit at Burlington’s Flynndog Gallery. Visit poetryart.org to submit work. Nomad Coffee — South End Station, Burlington, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, poartryproject@gmail.com.

dance

GRAND OPENING: Locals admire the building’s newly renovated lower level, which now features additional seating, an open floor plan and improvements to the kitchen. Colchester Meeting House, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

fairs & festivals

VERMONT MAPLE FESTIVAL: See FRI.26. VERMONT MAPLE FESTIVAL ANTIQUES SHOW: See SAT.27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. VERMONT SCI-FI & FANTASY EXPO: See SAT.27.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section. ‘DINOSAURS ALIVE 3D’: See WED.24. ‘KILL YOUR DARLINGS’: Literature and murder are intertwined in this 1944 biographical drama starring Daniel Radcliffe as a young Allen Ginsberg. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: See WED.24. ‘OCEANS: OUR BLUE PLANET 3D’: See WED.24. ‘STEAMBOAT BILL, JR.’: The Silent Film Series continues with this 1928 comedy starring Buster Keaton as the refined son of a riverboat captain. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 2 p.m. $8-10. Info, 533-2000. ‘THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD’: Filled with never-before-seen footage, a 2018 documentary directed by Peter Jackson commemorates the centennial of the end of World War I. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

food & drink

CHOCOLATE TASTING IN BURLINGTON: See SAT.27. CHOCOLATE TASTING IN MIDDLESEX: See SAT.27. VERMONT RESTAURANT WEEK: See FRI.26. VERMONT RESTAURANT WEEK: PINTS & POSES YOGA: An hourlong Vinyasa-style class focuses on digestion, detoxification and mindful eating and is followed by pints and flights of beer. All proceeds benefit the Vermont Foodbank. BYO mat. Burlington Beer Company, Williston, 11 a.m. $20. Info, 865-1020, ext. 36. WORLD DISCO SOUP DAY: Booty shaking and veggie chopping ensue at a global food wasteawareness dance party. ArtsRiot, Burlington, noon. Free. Info, 540-0406.

health & fitness

PARK RX: FOREST THERAPY WALK: Health care providers and others engage with the great outdoors. Charlotte Park & Wildlife Refuge, 2-4:30 p.m. $25; free for health care practitioners. Info, natureconnectionguide@ gmail.com.

language

‘DIMANCHES’ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Native speakers and learners alike chat en français. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, stevenorman@fastmail.fm.

lgbtq

LGBTQ FIBER ARTS GROUP: A knitting, crocheting and weaving session welcomes all ages, gender identities, sexual orientations and skill levels. Pride Center of Vermont, Burlington, noon-2 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7812.

music

Find club dates in the music section. CATAMOUNT SINGERS: Audience members are seated on stage for a salon-style concert conducted by David Neiweem. University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040.

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COMMUNITY-WIDE PLAYALONG: Students, adults, amateurs and professionals play through Dvořák’s “New World Symphony” alongside the Vermont Youth Orchestra. Elley-Long Music Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 2:30-3:30 p.m. $7; preregister. Info, 655-5030. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE GOSPEL CHOIR: Student singers give voice to uplifting numbers with messages of faith, love and inspiration. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 2 p.m. $10-15. Info, 603-646-2422. MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE CHOIR: Audience members are treated to a preview of the group’s program for its upcoming New York tour. Mead Memorial Chapel, Middlebury College, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168. MONTEVERDI MUSIC SCHOOL FACULTY RECITAL: Professional musicians, including Vermont vocal ensemble Counterpoint, show their chops in “Music for an April Afternoon.” Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 3 p.m. $15-20; free for kids 10 and under. Info, 229-9000. OLD NORTH END NEIGHBORHOOD BAND TEEN MUSIC JAM: See WED.24, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 12:15-1:30 p.m. OLEO ROMEOS: Twangy folk, blues and rock tunes that challenge the borders of good taste get toes tapping. United Church of Westford, 4-5 p.m. Donations. Info, 879-4028. SÕ PERCUSSION: A modern ensemble employs conventional and unconventional instruments such as flower pots in a rhythm-driven program. Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., preconcert talk, 7 p.m.; concert, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2422. SAINT MICHAEL’S COLLEGE CHORALE: Student singers hit all the right notes in a semi-staged version of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan’s one-act operetta “Trial by Jury.” McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000. SAINT MICHAEL’S COLLEGE STRING ORCHESTRA: Works by Grieg, Rossini and others ring out under the direction of Fran Pepperman Taylor. McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000. STUDENT JAZZ COMPOSITIONS: Students from Patricia Julien’s Advanced Jazz Composition class present new, original works. University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040. UKULELE MÊLÉE: Fingers fly at a group lesson on the fourstringed Hawaiian instrument. BYO uke. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

VERMONT PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: See SAT.27, Barre Opera House, 2 p.m. Info, 476-8188.

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WILL PATTON ENSEMBLE: Gypsy-jazz, sultry swing and breezy Brazilian music intersect onstage courtesy of the seasoned quintet. Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, 4-6 p.m. $5-15. Info, 498-3173.

PROSPECTIVE FACILITATOR GATHERING: Communityminded folks learn the ABCs of leading the activism center’s educational programs. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 5:306:45 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345.

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community

HOYT LOOKOUT ON EAGLE MOUNTAIN HIKE: Wildflowers and incredible views await walkers on this short, easy trek. Contact trip leader for detals. Free; preregister. Info, mbruskai@gmail.com. SPRING WILDFLOWER WALK: Expert Amy Olmsted leads horticultural fanatics on a stroll in search of seasonal blossoms. Meet in front of the museum. Mount Independence State Historic Site, Orwell, 1-3 p.m. $5; free for kids under 15. Info, 759-2412.

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JOB HUNT HELPER: See FRI.26, 3-6 p.m.

crafts

HANDWORK CIRCLE: Friends and neighbors make progress on works of knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch and other creative endeavors. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

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theater

film

‘DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID’: See FRI.26, 2:30-4:30 p.m.

‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: See WED.24.

‘A QUIET PASSION’: Cynthia Nixon graces the screen as 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

SHEN YUN: Versatile performers weave music and dance into a visual and sonic tapestry influenced by 5,000 years of Chinese culture. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 6 p.m. $83-123. Info, 863-5966. ‘THE TURN OF THE SCREW’: See THU.25, 2 p.m.

words

DELICIOUS WORDS: Sweets by dessert chef Susan Adams complement readings by writers Scudder H. Parker and Margaret Grant. Dianne Shullenberger Gallery, Jericho, 4 p.m. $25; preregister. Info, 899-4993.

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‘DINOSAURS ALIVE 3D’: See WED.24.

‘MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL’: Classic tunes from the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s have audience members dancing in their seats as four women navigate the end of menstruation. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 1 & 4 p.m. $39.50; limited space. Info, 775-0903.

‘THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE’: See THU.25, 2 p.m.

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‘OCEANS: OUR BLUE PLANET 3D’: See WED.24.

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‘THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE’: See WED.24, 2 p.m.

‘THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD’: See THU.25, 2-4:30 p.m.

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ROBERT GRANDCHAMP: Curious minds convene for “Burgoyne’s Invasion as Seen by His Majesty’s 24th Regiment of Foot,” a living history presentation. Ethan Allen Homestead Museum, Burlington, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, 863-5403.

‘THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE’: See THU.25, 2 p.m.

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YOUNG TRADITION FESTIVAL: Nightly concerts complement a 12v-review-heart.indd 1 musical tribute to community organizer Martha Pellerin, as well as the Young Tradition Contest and Showcase, featuring youth performers from Vermont and beyond. See youngtraditionvermont.org for details. Various Burlington locations, 6 & 8 p.m. Prices vary. Info, yazbozz@gmail. com.

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food & drink

FORGET-ME-NOTS BROWN BAG LUNCHEON: Women ages 65 and up meet for a midday meal. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh, N.Y., noon. Free. Info, 518-561-6920.

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games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.24, 6:30 p.m.

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CARD GAMES, CRIBBAGE & PINOCHLE: See WED.24. MAGIC: THE GATHERING — MONDAY NIGHT MODERN: Tarmogoyf-slinging madness ensues when competitors battle for prizes in a weekly game. Brap’s Magic, Burlington, 6:30-10 p.m. $8. Info, 540-0498. PITCH: Players compete in a trick-taking card game. Barre Area Senior Center, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 479-9512.

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health & fitness

BONE BUILDERS EXERCISE CLASSES: See WED.24. CHAIR YOGA WITH SANGHA STUDIO: Supported poses promote health and wellbeing. Heineberg Senior Center, Burlington, 10:45-11:45 a.m. Free. Info, 448-4262. COMMUNITY HERBAL CLINIC: Supervised clinical interns offer guidance and support to those looking to care for themselves using natural remedies. Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, Montpelier, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $10-30; additional cost for herbs. Info, 224-7100. GUIDED GROUP MEDITATION: In keeping with the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, folks practice mindfulness through sitting, walking, reading and discussion. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 7:15-8 p.m. Free. Info, 505-1688.

language

ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUP: Language learners make strides — and new friends — in an ongoing discussion group. South Burlington Community Library, University Mall, noon-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

music

Find club dates in the music section. CHAMBER ENSEMBLES: Compositions by Mozart, Beethoven, Shostakovich and Schubert shine. University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040. JOINT MUSIC STUDENT RECITAL: Emerging vocalists and instrumentalists show their stuff in a varied concert. McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000. UKULELE JAM: Beginners start strumming with music teacher Karla Kennedy. For adults and kids ages 8 and up. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6:307:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. YOUNG TRADITION FESTIVAL: BEATON-PLASSE: Bows in hand, fiddlers Andrea Beaton and Véronique Plasse find eager ears with their acoustic folk stylings. BCA Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $20-25. Info, mark.sustic@gmail. com.

seminars

talks

TIMOTHY CUNNINGHAM: Hailing from UVA, the assistant professor of nursing delivers “A Decade of Resilience: The Development of the Compassionate Care Initiative at the University of Virginia.” Davis Auditorium, Medical Education Center Pavilion, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, 8-9 a.m. Free. Info, 656-9266.

tech

GOOGLE DRIVE WORKSHOP PART 1: Folks who are familiar with using the internet get dialed in to the basics of Google Chrome, Gmail and Google Docs. South Burlington Community Library, University Mall, 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 846-4140.

dance

SWING DANCING: Quick-footed participants experiment with different forms, including the Lindy Hop, Charleston and balboa. Beginners are welcome. Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 448-2930.

fairs & festivals

YOUNG TRADITION FESTIVAL: See MON.29.

film

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

TECH HELP WITH CLIF: See WED.24.

‘BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S’: Audrey Hepburn and Mickey Rooney star in the 1961 adaptation of Truman Capote’s tale of a charming but lonely socialite. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 540-3018.

theater

‘DINOSAURS ALIVE 3D’: See WED.24.

SHEN YUN: See SUN.28, 7:30 p.m.

words

JON STEINMAN: See FRI.26. Visit the Morrisville Food Co-op between 3:30 and 5 p.m. for a meet and greet before the presentation. River Arts, Morrisville, 5:306:30 p.m. Free. Info, 888-2255. POEMCITY: HUNGER MOUNTAIN: Contributors read poems from the latest issue of the arts journal Hunger Mountain. Cafe Anna, Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. Free; cash bar. Info, 223-3338.

TUE.30 activism

POSTCARDS TO VOTERS: Engaged citizens get creative while crafting friendly reminders to send to Democratic voters. E1 Studio Collective, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Donations. Info, e1studiocollective@gmail.com.

agriculture

‘A GROWING THREAT: INVASIVE PLANTS & WHAT YOU CAN DO’: A presentation by Vermont Land Trust’s Pieter Van Loon and Caitlin Cusack gets to the root of Vermont’s nonnative vegetation. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:15-6:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, info@ hungermountain.coop.

community

‘LOUDER THAN A BOMB’: Lit lovers lose themselves in a 2010 documentary about Chicago high school students preparing for the world’s largest youth poetry slam. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600. ‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: See WED.24. ‘OCEANS: OUR BLUE PLANET 3D’: See WED.24. TUESDAY MOVIE: Folks watch a film while munching on popcorn and sipping drinks. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 2:45 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

food & drink

VERMONT RESTAURANT WEEK: See FRI.26. VERMONT RESTAURANT WEEK: THE SENSORY SOCIAL: Cider and cheese? Yes, please! Foodies join Shacksbury and Vermont Creamery for a guided tasting sure to make senses sing. CO Cellars, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. $15. Info, 865-1020, ext. 36.

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

BONE BUILDERS: See THU.25. COMMUNITY HERBAL CLINIC: See MON.29, 4-8 p.m. INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED TAI CHI: Time for individual questions and mentoring augments an hour of instruction. South Burlington Recreation & Parks Department, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 735-5467. REIKI CLINIC: Thirty-minute treatments foster physical, emotional and spiritual wellness. JourneyWorks, Burlington, 3-5:30 p.m. $10-30; preregister. Info, 860-6203. TAI CHI TUESDAYS: Friends old and new share a healthy pastime. Barre Area Senior Center, advanced, 1 p.m.; intermediate, 2 p.m.; beginner, 3 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 479-9512. TUESDAY GUIDED MEDITATION: Participants learn to relax and let go. Stillpoint Center, Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 318-8605.

language

BUSINESS ENGLISH: Non-native speakers with intermediate-toadvanced proficiency broaden their vocabulary with industry jargon and idioms. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403. ITALIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Parla Italiano? Language learners practice pronunciation and more in an informal training. Hartland Public Library, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 436-2473. ‘LA CAUSERIE’ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Native speakers and learners are welcome to pipe up at an unstructured conversational practice. El Gato Cantina, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0195. LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ITALIAN: Speakers hone their skills in the Romance language over a bag lunch. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

music

sports

crafts

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BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE TAI CHI: Whether they’re new to Sunstyle practice or wish to review core moves, students join Elizabeth Wirls for some gentle exercise. South Burlington Recreation & Parks Department, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 735-5467.

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film

health & fitness

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

COMMUNITY DROP-IN CENTER HOURS: Wi-Fi, games and art materials are on hand at an open meeting space where folks forge social connections. GRACE, Hardwick, 9 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 472-6857.

COMMUNITY CRAFT NIGHT: Makers stitch, spin, knit and crochet their way through projects while enjoying each other’s company. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.24, 7 p.m.

PAUSE-CAFÉ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Frenchlanguage fanatics meet pour parler la belle langue. Burlington Bay Market & Café, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 430-4652.

SPRING CLEANING: Those looking to clean house pick up tips and tricks for decluttering and organizing their belongings. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

CORN HOLE LEAGUE: Partners vie for cash prizes in a popular lawn game. Barre Elks Lodge, 6:30-10 p.m. $10. Info, 279-5776.

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

Find club dates in the music section. ‘GOTTA PLAY SCHUBERT — AGAIN!’: Musicians from the Craftsbury Chamber Players, Scrag Mountain Music, Vermont Symphony Orchestra and TurnMusic combine their efforts to play Schubert’s “Octet in F Major.” The Cathedral Church of

St. Paul, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 879-5360. SAINT MICHAEL’S COLLEGE WIND ENSEMBLE & JAZZ ENSEMBLE: Student musicians band together for an end-of-semester concert. McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000. SUNY PLATTSBURGH SYMPHONIC BAND: Under the director of Daniel Gordon, the ensemble serves up kooky works such as David Lovrien’s “Minor Alterations: Christmas Through the Looking Glass,” a medley of carols transposed to a minor key. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y. 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-564-2243. TUESDAY EVENING JAZZ WORKSHOP & POST BOP ENSEMBLE: Ray Vega directs UVM student performers in an evening of genre classics. University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040. YOUNG TRADITION FESTIVAL: ALLISON DE GROOT & TATIANA HARGREAVES: With banjo, fiddle and voice, this traditional twosome pushes the boundaries of Appalachian stringband music. BCA Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $20-25. Info, mark.sustic@gmail.com.

outdoors

BIRDING: Break out the binoculars! Avian enthusiasts keep their eyes peeled for gray catbirds, yellow warblers and more on an easy walk along Stone Cutters Way. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 8-9:30 a.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, info@ hungermountain.coop.

sports

FREE AIKIDO CLASS: A one-time complimentary introduction to the Japanese martial art focuses on centering and finding freedom while under attack. Aikido of Champlain Valley, Burlington, 6:15-7:15 p.m. Free. Info, 951-8900.

talks

DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE: Featured speaker and rabbi David Kominsky commemorates the Holocaust. Benjamin F. Feinberg Library, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 5 p.m. Free. Info, 518-564-2284. ‘REAL TALK: YOUNG PEOPLE & HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS’: Experts offer insight into topics such as sexual and genderbased violence and starting conversations about difficult topics. Contois Auditorium at City Hall, Burlington, noon-1:30 p.m. Donations. Info, leaders@ btvwomen.org. SEAN CLUTE: Speaking as part of the campus Faculty Lecture Series, the assistant professor of fine arts discusses interactive media arts in Shanghai. Stearns Cinema, Northern Vermont University-Johnson, 11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 635-1219.

words

JENNIFER MCMAHON: Bibliophiles bring their appetites for cake and refreshments to a book launch for the local author’s latest page-turner, The Invited. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0774. POEMCITY: 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OPEN MIC: Montpelier’s citywide celebration of poetry turns 10 with a public reading, birthday cake and a cash bar. Three-minute time limit for readers. Down Home Kitchen, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. SEARCH FOR MEANING: Attendees in this informal reading and discussion group engage in a quest for truth. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-561-6920.

WED.1 cannabis

MEDICAL CANNABIS 101: Vermont Patients Alliance herbalists help attendees grow their understanding of cannabis as treatment for chronic pain and other ailments. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

crafts

FIBER RIOT!: See WED.24. KNITTER’S GROUP: See WED.24.

dance

SQUARE DANCING: Swing your partner! Dancers foster friendships while exercising their minds and bodies. Barre Area Senior Center, 1-3 p.m. Donations; preregister. Info, 479-9512.

environment

BURLINGTON 2030 DISTRICT CELEBRATION: Those committed to energy efficiency fête a private/ public partnership supporting ongoing local efforts to mitigate climate change. Complimentary appetizers and remarks from Mayor Miro Weinberger are on the agenda. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 735-2192. MAYDAY! ALL HANDS ON DECK! WORKSHOP: What would a Green New Deal look like for Montpelier? Community members explore the idea with moderator Elizabeth Courtney and others. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Coop, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, info@ hungermountain.coop.

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ABENAKI RECOGNITION & CULTURAL CELEBRATION: Reading a proclamation on behalf of Gov. Phil Scott, Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman honors the new permanent exhibition “The Road to Recognition: The Abenakis and the State of Vermont,” kicking off Abenaki Recognition and Culture Week. Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, 828-5657.

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ANYTHING GOES! SLAM: From poets to musicians to magicians, performers share works up to five minutes long. Lobby, Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier City Hall, 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 229-0492. CHITTENDEN COUNTY STAMP CLUB MEETING: First-class collectibles provide a glimpse into the postal past at this monthly gathering. Williston Fire Station, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 660-4817. JOHN EDWARD: Let’s get metaphysical! Seen on the Syfy program “Crossing Over With John Edward,” the psychic medium communicates with those who have passed. DoubleTree by Hilton, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $100-175. Info, 800-514-3849. PRIMO MAGGIO: Locals carry on the traditions of the Socialist Labor Party Hall founders with a hearty Italian meal followed by author Katherine Paterson’s discussion of her historical novel, Bread and Roses, Too. See calendar spotlight. Old Labor Hall, Barre, 5-9:30 p.m. $25. Info, 479-5600.

fairs & festivals

YOUNG TRADITION FESTIVAL: See MON.29.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section. ‘THE BAKER’S WIFE’: When a baker’s wife leaves him for a young shepherd, the townspeople, not wanting to lose his bread, attempt to persuade her to return. Shown in French with subtitles. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 6-8:30 p.m. $5. Info, 533-2000. ‘DINOSAURS ALIVE 3D’: See WED.24. ‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: See WED.24. ‘OCEANS: OUR BLUE PLANET 3D’: See WED.24.

food & drink

COMMUNITY SUPPER: See WED.24. VERMONT RESTAURANT WEEK: See FRI.26.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.24. CARD GAMES, CRIBBAGE & PINOCHLE: See WED.24.

health & fitness

ACROYOGA CLASS: See WED.24. BONE BUILDERS EXERCISE CLASSES: See WED.24. CHAIR YOGA: See WED.24. DEMYSTIFYING ACUPUNCTURE: Licensed acupuncturist Travis Beto pinpoints the process — and perks — of the ancient Chinese practice. Waterbury Public Library, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

language

BEGINNER & INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES: See WED.24. GERMAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Community members

practice conversing auf Deutsch. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: SPANISH: See WED.24.

music

Find club dates in the music section. ‘IN C’: Music students and faculty members gather for a group performance of Terry Riley’s classic minimalist participatory work. Players of melody instruments may join in. McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000. JAZZ ENSEMBLE & FUNK/ FUSION ENSEMBLE: Selections by Duek Ellington, Stevie Wonder, Amy Winehouse and Bill Withers carry through the air, courtesy of the two student groups. Dibden Center for the Arts, Northern Vermont University-Johnson, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1219. LES 7 DOIGTS DE LA MAIN: Operating at the intersection of circus, theater, comedy and poetry, Québec’s Patrick Léonard presents the solo performance Patinoire. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $12-25. Info, 603-646-2422. OLD NORTH END NEIGHBORHOOD BAND TEEN MUSIC JAM: See WED.24. THE REVENANTS: Bluegrass Gospel Project alums Taylor Armerding, Andy Greene and Kirk Lord join forces to present original, time-honored and contemporary Americana numbers. Stowe Community Church, noon1 p.m. Free. Info, 253-7792. SONG CIRCLE: Singers and musicians congregate for an acoustic session of popular folk tunes. Godnick Adult Center, Rutland, 7:15-9:15 p.m. Donations. Info, 775-1182.

talks

‘COURAGE AND COMPASSION AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER: SOLIDARITY WITH THE CENTRAL AMERICAN EXODUS’: Panelists Joan Javier-Duval, Abby Colihan, Jo Romano, Sally DeCicco and members of Migrant Justice delve into issues related to U.S. immigration policy. Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 7 p.m. Donations. Info, cvran910@gmail.com. DAVID SCHÜTZ: The Vermont State Curator offers a view of the Capital City in “The Architecture of Montpelier.” Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. EMILY BAZELON: “Prosecutors and the Battle to End Mass Incarceration,” delivered by the Yale Law School lecturer, considers the current movement to elect a new breed of prosecutor. Norwich Congregational Church, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 649-1184. GRAZIELLA PARATI: “The Roots of Fascism” identifies similarities and differences in the regimes of Adolf Hitler and Francisco Franco. Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 334-7902. JAMES DAVIS: In “Civility and Its Discontents,” the Middlebury College professor explains why civility is an essential element of a well-ordered democracy. Rutland Free Library, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 773-1860. JOHN ROGERS: Fans of feathered friends flock to a discussion of bluebirds by the New York State Bluebird Society cofounder. Colchester Meeting House, 6:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 264-5660. MARK A. STOLER: History buffs broaden their perspective on two world leaders with “Churchill and Roosevelt: The Personal Element in Their Partnership.” Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

YOUNG TRADITION FESTIVAL: LA VENT DU NORD: Traditional music with a cosmopolitan edge delights listeners of this Québécois quintet. BCA Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $30-35. Info, mark.sustic@gmail.com.

VERMONT RESTAURANT WEEK: THE DISH: WILD WORLD OF FERMENTATION: Brewers, farmers and chefs weigh in on the health benefits and trends attached to the culinary technique traditionally used as a means to preserve food. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. $5. Info, 540-0406.

seminars

theater

REAL ESTATE INVESTING WORKSHOPS: Local professionals provide resources and up-to-date information when sharing their experiences with investment properties. Preferred Properties, Williston, 6-7:15 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9106. VERMONT BUILDING ENERGY CODE TRAINING: The Building Safety Association of Vermont, in partnership with the Vermont Department of Public Service and Efficiency Vermont, schools participants on the proposed 2019 Vermont Commercial and Residential Building Energy Standards. Noble Hall, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, 8 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, info@buildsafevt.org.

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MAY 9, 2019 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm MAIN STREET LANDING FILM HOUSE, 60 LAKE ST., BURLINGTON

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‘ONCE’: See WED.24. SPRING OPEN ARTIST SHOWCASE WEEKEND 2: A double bill of new works by area theater artists spotlights Margot Lasher’s Other Minds and Martin Gil’s Out Loud She Wondered. Off Center for the Dramatic Arts, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $15; donations for Wednesday. Info, theoffcenter@gmail.com.

words

MARY DINGEE FILLMORE: Bookworms come face to face with the author of the novel An Address in Amsterdam. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 745-1393. WRITING CIRCLE: See WED.24. m

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1 PLANTER, 3 SEASONS, 3 PARTS: A three-part series to help you design, plant and maintain a diversified jumbo container that transitions from spring to fall. In part one, the design foundation is laid to ensure a successful planted container, and participants will go home with a completed container (pot not included). Parts two and three will focus on maintenance, fertilization, pest management, free seasonal plant replacements and design review. Sat., Apr. 27, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Jun. 22, 10-11:30 a.m.; Sep. 7, 10-11:30 a.m. Cost: $175/person; incl. 3 workshops, soil for a large planter, plants and refreshments. Location: Red Wagon Plants, 2408 Shelburne Falls Rd., Hinesburg. Info: Julie Rubaud, 482-4060, julie@redwagonplants.com, redwagonplants.com/events.

MAKE AND TAKE SPRING PLANTERS: Enjoy a lovely evening after hours in Red Wagon Plant’s greenhouse creating fun and creative spring planters. Get expert tips for planting and care from owner Julie Rubaud. Workshop includes a large pot, soil and a choice of plants. Light refreshments and BYOB. Tue., May 7, 6-7:30 p.m. Cost: $50/1.5hour workshop, large planter w/ soil & plants, refreshments. Location: Red Wagon Plants, 2408 Shelburne Falls Rd., Hinesburg. Info: Julie Rubaud, 482-4060, julie@redwagonplants. com, redwagonplants.com/ events.

fitness

DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Salsa classes: nightclub-style, group and private, four levels. Beginner walk-in classes, Wed., 6 p.m. $15/person for one-hour class. No dance experience, partner or preregistration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in anytime and prepare for an enjoyable workout. Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 598-1077, info@salsalina.com.

TRY THE Y!: Cardio and weight equipment. Spin, yoga, zumba and more group exercise classes. Lap pool, 88-degree Fahrenheit program pool, swim lessons and aquatic classes. All in a supportive community where everyone is welcome. Try us for a day for free! Ongoing. Location: Greater Burlington YMCA, 266 College St., Burlington. Info: 862-9622, gbymca.org.

INTRODUCTORY SWING DANCE: Learn the basics of swing dance with Vermont’s premier swing dance teacher, Terry Bouricius. You will learn the fundamentals, including a six-count basic footwork, techniques for leading and following, and several cool moves — enough to have fun on the dance floor. No Partner necessary. Preregister at vermontswings. com/classes.php. Tue., May 7, 14, 21 & 28. Cost: $40/person for series. Location: Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington. Info: Vermont Swings, Terry Bouricius, 864-8382, terrybour@gmail.com, vermontswings.com/classes.php.

agriculture

COLD-WEATHER HANGING BASKETS: Enjoy a lovely evening after hours in Red Wagon Plants’ greenhouse creating hanging baskets with a wide variety of cold-hardy plants. Get expert tips for planting and care from owner Julie Rubaud. Workshop includes a hanging basket, soil and a choice of plants. Light refreshments and BYOB. Tue., Apr. 30, 6-7:30 p.m. Cost: $50/1.5hour workshop, finished planter and refreshments. Location: Red Wagon Plants, 2408 Shelburne Falls Rd., Hinesburg. Info: Julie Rubaud, 482-4060, julie@redwagonplants.com, redwagonplants.com/events.

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PLANNING A FOUR-SEASON GARDEN: Create custom plant lists and design concepts for every garden that will bring interest and beauty year-round. Attract birds in the winter, ensure that plants chosen will be successful, and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere of Red Wagon Greenhouses with our in-house experts. Includes a custom planting plan and light refreshments. Sat., May 4, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $30/2-hour workshop and custom plans. Location: Red Wagon Plants, 2408 Shelburne Falls Rd., Hinesburg. Info: Julie Rubaud, 482-4060, julie@redwagonplants. com, redwagonplants.com/ events.

Ayurveda WOMEN’S HEALTH & HORMONES WEEKEND WORKSHOP AND CLINICAL DAY: AN AYURVEDIC PERSPECTIVE: Instructor: Dr. Claudia Welch, DOM. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. & 2:30-4:30 p.m., Sat. & Sun. May 18-19. Optional clinical day for practitioners who would like to go deeper on Mon., May 20. Cost: $275/both days; $108 for Mon. add-on clinic day. Location: Burlington, Vermont. Info: The Ayurvedic Center of Vermont, 8728898, ayurvedavermont. com/classes/#claudia.

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TAIKO AND DJEMBE CLASSES IN BURLINGTON!: Open classes in September. New drumming sessions begin the weeks of 10/8, 11/26, 1/7, 2/4, 3/11, 5/6. Intermediate Taiko: Mon., 6-8:20 p.m. Taiko for Adults: Tue., 5:306:20 p.m., & Wed., 6:30-7:50 p.m. Djembe for Adults: Wed., 5:30-6:20 p.m. Taiko for Kids and Parents: Tue., 4:30-5:20 p.m. World Drumming for Kids and Parents: Wed., 4:30-5:20 p.m. Drums provided. Conga classes, too! Visit schedule and register online. Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3G, Burlington. Info: 999-4255, burlingtontaiko.org.

Flynn Arts

BALLET LEVEL I & II: Teens & Adults. Instructor: Elizabeth Brody. Drop-ins welcome. Mon., Jun. 3-Jul. 23. Level I: 5:30-6:30 p.m; Level II: 6:35-7:35 p.m. Cost: $110/8 weeks; $15/hour to drop in. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4543, flynnarts.org. BROADWAY KIDS: Ages 8-10. Instructor: Elisa Van Duyne & David Nacmanie. Our shining stars learn kid-friendly showstoppers, gaining confidence and onstage skills. We even discover some cool behind-the-scenes secrets when we tour the backstage areas of the Flynn MainStage theater. A special Broadwaystyle performance for family and friends ends the week. Mon.-Fri., Jul. 8-12, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Cost: $225/person. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4543, flynnarts.org. BROADWAY SHOWSTOPPERS DANCE INTENSIVE: Instructor: Karen Amirault. Perfect for students in or interested in the Flynn Show Choirs, this dance intensive explores a variety of styles from Broadway and movie musicals. Structured to benefit beginning dancers as well as those with some training, the intensive teaches how to feel the music and express it through dance. Students build new skills as we create and rehearse in a supportive environment. At week’s end, we’ll perform several show-stoppers for family and friends. Mon.-Fri., Jul. 22-26. Ages 6-8: 8:30-11:30 a.m. Ages 9-14: noon-3 p.m. Cost: $225/person. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4543, flynnarts.org. BURLESQUE: Ages 18+. Instructor: Doctor Vu. Drop-ins welcome. Mon., Jun. 10-Aug. 5 (no class Jul. 22), 6:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $110/8 weeks; $15/hour to drop in. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4543, flynnarts.org.

BURLESQUE: ACT DEVELOPMENT: Ages 18+. Instructor: Doctor Vu. Mon., Jun. 10-Aug. 5 (no class Jul 22), 7:35-8:35 p.m. Cost: $110/8 weeks. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4543, flynnarts.org. FROZEN: DO YOU WANNA BUILD A SNOWDANCE? MINI-CAMP: Ages 6-8. Come cool off from the summer heat at our Frozen summer dance camp! Join Olaf, Elsa, Anna and Kristoff for a week of chilly fun — dancing, choreographing and making “frozen” inspired crafts. Campers will also learn about the importance of acceptance, courage and love and how we can use these qualities to improve our friendships. “Let it go” on the dance floor as we awaken Arendelle from its icy sleep! Instructor: Elizabeth Brody. Mon.-Wed., Jul. 1-3, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Cost: $135/person. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4543, flynnarts.org. INTRO TO CONTEMPORARY DANCE: Teens and adults. Instructor: Rose Bedard. Drop-ins welcome. Tue., Jun. 4-Jul. 23, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Cost: $110/8 weeks; $15/hour to drop in. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4543, flynnarts.org. LATIN JAZZ INTENSIVE: Ages 13+. A team of instructors joins camp director and founder Alex Stewart to inspire students to reach new heights of creativity and proficiency, with rich opportunities to hone individual skills and master the cooperative team effort of live performance. Students work with jazz trumpet and luminary Ray Vega and a variety of other artisteducators. Take a clinic specific to your instrument and place into one of three combos, where you’ll work on applying the principles and nuances of improvisation, investigating chord structure and developing melodic creativity. Mon.-Fri., Aug. 5-9, 12:30-5 p.m. Cost: $365/person, incl. jazz performance ticket. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4543, flynnarts.org. RADIO PLAYS: YOU’RE ON THE AIR!: Ages 11-16. Instructor: Jon Gailmor. Participants re-create an old, classic radio play along the lines of the Great Gildersleeve, Philip Marlowe, Detective, the Shadow, and the Jack Benny Comedy Hour and then compose and perform a totally original one from scratch, learning the history of radio, designing and building sound effects from everyday objects, and writing an original script. Students also create original commercials for brand-new products. Kids will re-acquaint themselves with the beauty of imagination unencumbered by technology, culminating in a live performance at VPR on Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. Mon.-Fri., Jul. 22-26, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $350/person. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4543, flynnarts.org.

SILENT FILMMAKING: Ages 11-14. Instructor: Elisa Van Duyne & Ross Ransom. Calling all budding filmmakers! Learn the elements of silent moviemaking, including performing, storyboarding, scripting, filming with iPads and editing with iMovie. Work as a team to produce your own short silent film! Mon.-Fri., Jul. 22-26, 8:30 am.-3 p.m. Cost: $350/person. Location: RETN, 208 Flynn Ave., 2K, Burlington. Info: 652-4543, flynnarts.org. SONGWRITERS BOOTCAMP: Teens and adults. Instructor: Myra Flynn. Jun. 1-8, 5-6 p.m. No class Jun. 7. Final performance at Lamp Shop on Jun. 9. Cost: $280/8 days. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4543, flynnarts.org. SUMMER DANCE MASH-UP: Teens and adults. Instructor: Rose Bedard. Drop-ins welcome. Tue., Jun. 4-Jul. 23, 6:35-7:35 p.m. Cost: $110/8 weeks; $15/hour to drop in. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4543, flynnarts.org. TAP DANCE INTENSIVE MINICAMP: Ages 8-10. Instructor: Elisa Van Duyne. This intensive, designed for both beginning dancers and those with some experience under their belt, will catapult young tappers into the world of tap dancing. Various tap styles will be explored as students hone their rhythmic ear and toes, one shuffle-ball-step at a time! Mon.-Wed., Jul. 1-3, 12-3 p.m. Cost: $135/person. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4543, flynnarts.org. TAP LEVEL I & II: Teens and adults. Instructor: Mia Fishkin. Drop-ins welcome. Wed., Jun. 5-Jul. 31 (No class Jun. 12). Level I: 5:30-6:30 p.m; Level II: 6:357:35 p.m. Cost: $110/8 weeks; $15/ hour to drop in. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4543, flynnarts.org. UNDER THE BIG TOP: Ages 6-8. Instructor: Tracy Martin. Run away with the circus! Campers create clown costumes and characters to design their own circus experience in this theatrical exploration of adventures that await audiences and performers under the big top. Mesmerize family and friends at week’s end when they join us in the center ring (the Flynn’s Mainstage) for our spectacular show. Mon.-Fri., Jul. 15-19, 1-3:30 p.m. Cost: $185/ person. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4543, flynnarts.org.

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GROWING HERBS FOR HEALTH: Since ancient times, herbs have been used as the primary source for health and healing. Join our herbalist as we learn, plan and create individual healing container seed gardens while discovering the properties of herbs to support relief of common ailments, prevent illness and boost happiness. Sat., Apr. 27, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $65/5-hour class, lunch and seed garden. Location: Maya Retreat Center, 2755 West Shore Rd., Isle La Motte. Info: Jeanette O’Conor, 370-5075, joconor@mayactr.org, mayacenter.org/programs.

VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: Brazilian jiujitsu is a martial arts combat style based entirely on leverage and technique. Brazilian jiujitsu self-defense curriculum is taught to Navy SEALs, CIA, FBI, military police and special forces. No training experience required. Easy-tolearn techniques that could save your life! Classes for men, women and children. Students will learn realistic bully-proofing and self-defense life skills to avoid them becoming victims and help them feel safe and secure. Our sole purpose is to help empower people by giving them realistic martial arts training practices they can carry with them throughout life. IBJJF and CBJJ certified black belt sixth-degree instructor under Carlson Gracie Sr.: teaching in Vermont, born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. A five-time Brazilian National Champion; International World Masters Champion and IBJJF World Masters Champion. Accept no Iimitations! Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Rd., Williston. Info: 598-2839, julio@ bjjusa.com, vermontbjj.com.

SPRING IN VERMONT WORKSHOP: Spring in Vermont is one of the most magical times to be outdoors exploring the landscape with a camera. The streams are full, leaves are bursting, and the fields are exploding with green. During this intensive weekend photography workshop, we’ll explore and photograph some of the most stunning Vermont landscapes. Thu., May 30, 6:30-Sun., Jun. 2, 10:30 a.m. Cost: $995/weekend intensive photography workshop. Location: Comfort Inn & Suites, Montpelier. Info: Green Mountain Photographic Workshops, Kurt Budliger, 272-5328, info@ kurtbudligerphotography.com, greenmtnphotoworkshops.com.

WISDOM OF THE HERBS PROGRAMS: Wisdom of the Herbs School offers unique experiential programs embracing local herbaceous plants, trees and shrubs, hands-on wild harvesting, and preparation of wild edibles and herbal home remedies with intention and gratitude. Two certification programs offer April and July start dates. On-site camping available. All skill levels are welcome! Apr. 27-28, May 25-26, Jun. 22-23, Jul. 20-21, Aug. 17-18, Sep. 14-15, Oct. 12-13. Cost: $2,500/84 hours or 50 hours. Location: Wisdom of the Herbs School, 1005 County Rd., East Calais. Info: Annie McCleary, 4568122, annie.mccleary@gmail.com, wisdomoftheherbsschool.com.

language GERMAN CLASSES VIA SKYPE: Fun and entertaining. Study with Eva Schuster, Goethe Institutaccredited teacher. Online lessons via Skype with audio, video, news and games, vocabulary, grammar explanations, and exercises. Cost: $45/unit. Location: Skype, online, Lenox. Info: Creative Language Learning, Eva Schuster, 413-4220701, eschuster2003@yahoo.com, learn-german-by-skype.com. LEARN SPANISH & OPEN NEW DOORS: We provide highquality affordable instruction in the Spanish language for adults, students and children. Travelers lesson package. Our 13th year. Small classes, private lessons and online instruction with a native speaker. Also live, engaging face-to-face, online English classes. See our website for complete information or contact us for details. Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Center. Info: 585-1025, spanishparavos@gmail.com, spanishwaterburycenter.com.

massage ASIAN BODYWORK THERAPY PROGRAM: This program teaches two forms of massage: amma and shiatsu. We will explore oriental medicine theory and diagnosis, as well as the body’s meridian system, acupressure points, and yin-yang and five-element theory. Additionally, Western anatomy and physiology are taught. VSAC nondegree grants are available. FSMTB-approved program. Starts Sep. Cost: $6,000/625-hour program. Location: Elements of Healing, 21 Essex Way, Suite 109, Essex Jct. Info: Scott Moylan, 2888160, scott@elementsofhealing. net, elementsofhealing.net.

Media Factory

EDITING MASTER CLASS: FINAL CUT PRO X: This workshop unlocks powerful editing features to let you enhance your video programs. Topics include: fine-tuning edits, re-timing clips, multi-camera editing, advanced audio mixing, color correction, transitions and effects. Editing experience with the software required (or completion of the Final Cut Pro X workshop at the Media Factory). Call or register online. Wed., Apr. 24, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $25/suggested donation. Location: The Media Factory, 208 Flynn Ave., #2G, Burlington. Info: 651-9692, bit.ly/ btvmediafactory.

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MAKING MAGIC WITH COMPOSITION AND LIGHTING: Move beyond basics with this workshop that makes your videos “pop!” You will learn how to frame your shot, light your subject and incorporate camera movements to tell your story. Completion of a camera workshop or previous experience using video cameras is required for this workshop. Call or register online. Fri., Apr. 26, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $25/suggested donation. Location: The Media Factory, 208 Flynn Ave., #2G, Burlington. Info: 651-9692, bit.ly/ btvmediafactory.

meditation LEARN TO MEDITATE: Taught by qualified meditation instructors at the Burlington Shambhala Meditation Center: Wed., 6-7 p.m.; Sun., 9 a.m.-noon. Free and open to anyone. Free public meditation: weeknights, 6-7 p.m.; Tue. and Thu., noon-1 p.m.; Sun., 9 a.m.-noon. Classes and retreats also offered. See our website at burlington.shambhala.org. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 658-6795. THE FUTURE IS OPEN, BOOK GROUP: Karma is associated with rebirth, reincarnation, morality, guilt, instant feedback. In “The Future Is Open,” meditation master Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche presents karma as good news, where the future is never predetermined. Explore these Buddhist teachings of an insightful view of karma, its cause, effects, and cutting the root of karma. Five Thu. starting May 2, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $40/2-hour discussion group w/ refreshments. Location: St. Johnsbury Shambhala Center, 17 Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury. Info: Vicki Giella, 595-3005, vgiella@gmail.com, https://bit. ly/2IzWRVA.

NEW BEGINNER TAI CHI CLASS IN BURLINGTON: We practice Cheng Man-ching’s “simplified” 37-posture Yang-style form. The course will be taught by Patrick Cavanaugh, longtime student and assistant to Wolfe Lowenthal, student of Cheng Man-ching and founder of Long River Tai Chi Circle. Patrick is a senior instructor at LRTCC in Vermont and New Hampshire. Starts May 1, 9-10 a.m., open registration through May 29. Cost: $65/month. Location: North End Studios, 294 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Long River Tai Chi Circle, Patrick Cavanaugh, 490-6405, patrick@longrivertaichi.org, longrivertaichi.org. SNAKE-STYLE TAI CHI CHUAN: The Yang Snake Style is a dynamic tai chi method that mobilizes the spine while stretching and strengthening the core body muscles. Practicing this ancient martial art increases strength, flexibility, vitality, peace of mind and martial skill. Beginner classes Sat. mornings & Wed. evenings. Call to view a class. Location: Bao Tak Fai Tai Chi Institute, 100 Church St., Burlington. Info: 3636890, snake-style.com.

well-being 200-HOUR AYURVEDA INTEGRATION PROGRAM: Join us in learning and immerse yourself in the oldest surviving preventative health care system. This program is ideal for yoga teachers, counselors, therapists, bodyworkers, nurses, doctors, wellness coaches, herbalists, etc. VSAC approved and payment plans available. Can transfer hours to Kripalu’s Ayurveda Health Counselor program. More information at ayurvedavermont.com/ classes/. 2020 schedule: Feb. 8-9, Mar. 7-8, Apr. 4-5, May 2-3, Jun. 6-7, Jul. 11-12, Aug. 15-16, Sep. 12-13, Oct. 17-18, Nov. 14-15. Cost: $2,795/. Location: The Ayurvedic Center of Vermont, 34 Oak Hill Rd., Williston. Info: Allison Morse, 872-8898, ayurvedavt@ comcast.net.

CLARIFY YOUR PURPOSE TO CREATE CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE AND IN THE WORLD: In this workshop, you’ll meet like-minded women who want to create meaningful change in their lives and in the world. You’ll leave with clarity around the question “What do I want my life to be about?” and develop a roadmap for integrating your insights into your work and daily life. Fri., Apr. 26, 7:30-9 p.m. Cost: $25/1.5-hour class. Location: Laughing River Yoga, 1 Mill St., Burlington. Info: Krissy Leonard, 343-8119, info@krissyleonard. com, laughingriveryoga.com/ workshop/clarifyyourpurpose/.

women MAKING SPACE FOR WOMEN: AN EXPRESSIVE ARTS GROUP: We invite women to come to a unique three-month group for femaleidentified people. We will create and hold space for ourselves as women and as people with other intersecting identities. Many of us carry complex and often marginalized identities, which can make living challenging. In this group, we will come together to celebrate our uniqueness and create community using expressive arts as the base. May’s group will is Circle of Strength. We will explore our individual and collective strengths that we may give ourselves and others. May 8, 6:30-9 p.m. Cost: $25/session. Location: JourneyWorks, 1206 North Ave., Burlington. Info: 8606203, journeyworksvt.com.

yoga DHARMA YOGA WHEEL TRAINING: Become a certified DYW teacher in our two-day immersion with the yoga wheel founders themselves. They will guide you through multiplelevel classes, giving you an inside look at how we structure our classes. Anatomy and how to use the wheel. Open to anyone; no teaching background required. Sat., Jun. 1, & Sun., Jun. 2, time TBA. 2-day class. Location: Honest Yoga, 150 Dorset St., South Burlington. Info: Danielle Vardakas, 488-0272, honestyogastudio@gmail.com, honestyogacenter.com.

EVOLUTION YOGA: Practice yoga in a down-to-earth atmosphere with some of the most experienced teachers and therapeutic professionals in Burlington. Daily drop-in classes include $5 Community, Vinyasa, Kripalu, Yin, Meditation, Yoga Wall and Yoga Therapeutics led by physical therapists. Dive deeper into your practice with Yoga for Life, a semesterbased program of unlimited yoga, weekend workshops and mentorship. Transform your career with our Yoga Teacher Training rooted in anatomy and physiology and taught by a faculty of healthcare providers who integrate yoga into their practices. $15/class; $140/10-class card; $5-10/community class. Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn St., Burlington. Info: 864-9642, evolutionvt.com. NOON VINYASA IN WILLISTON: Join us on the “beach” in Williston for Noon Vinyasa! From Vinyasa to Core, we have a class to beat the midday slump, five days a week! Mon.-Fri., noon-1 p.m. Location: Yoga Roots Williston, 373 Blair Park Rd., Suite 205, Williston. Info: 985-0090, Info@yogarootsvt. com, yogarootsvt.com. SANGHA STUDIO | NONPROFIT, DONATION-BASED YOGA: Sangha Studio builds an empowered community through the shared practice of yoga. Free yoga service initiatives and outreach programs are offered at 17 local organizations working with all ages. Join Sangha in both downtown Burlington and the Old North End for one of their roughly 60 weekly classes and workshops. Become a Sustaining Member for $60/ month and practice as often as you like! Daily. Location: Sangha Studio, 120 Pine St. and 237 North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 448-4262, Info@sanghastudio. org, sanghastudio.org. YOGA ROOTS: SHELBURNE, WILLISTON: Join us in our lightfilled, heart-centered studios in Shelburne and Williston. We love what we do and aim to spread and share the gifts of yoga with people of all ages, attitudes and abilities. We offer all types of classes, seven days a week! Workshops, series, sound healing and teacher trainings, including 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training “Journey to the Heart,” September 2019. Informational meeting, May 9 at 7 p.m. in Shelburne. VSAC scholarships accepted. We look forward to welcoming you to Yoga Roots! Daily. Location: Yoga Roots, 20 Graham Way, Suite 140, Shelburne; Yoga Roots, 373 Blair Park, Suite 205, Williston. Info: 985-0090, Info@yogarootsvt. com, yogarootsvt.com.

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Generating Buzz Australian cabaret Hot Brown Honey create space for women of color B Y JORD A N AD AMS

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really go in there and go, “What are the skills that we have as a crew? What is the message we want to portray? What do we want to get across to the audience?” We have such an amazing, eclectic, talented group of women, from soul singers to circus artists to beatboxers. So we’re really using those skills to get the story across. And music. We use so much music. SD: How is music used in the show? Is there original music? KBBB: We cross over a whole heap of places and spaces with music. We’ve got original tracks. We’ve got a track called “Don’t Touch My Hair” [and] a new track called “Trap Queen.” We also touch on a whole heap of remixes. Because we’re from such varying cultural backgrounds — but we all live in Australia — it’s kind of what our influences as women of color have been. We really draw from the world. Especially being here in the States, to be in a place that birthed so many forms — we’re all big hip-hop [and] soul fans. Music that soundtracks revolution, that’s sort of our basis. We really go there with different ways of telling the story in different forms of music.

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ince its origins as a fringe nightclub performance piece in 2012, Australian cabaret Hot Brown Honey has become a full-blown theatrical experience. Its creators, Lisa Fa’alafi and Kim “Busty Beatz” Bowers, conceived of the production as a way to create space for women of color in overwhelmingly white artistic environments. In 2015, their troupe, also called Hot Brown Honey, first began touring the show in its present, spectacular form. Through burlesque, circus arts, beatboxing, contemporary dance, song and a recurring bee motif, Hot Brown Honey (the show) presents a narrative in which an angry Mother Earth dispatches a colony of emissaries — the Honeys, as they call themselves — to speak some deep, personal truths about how they relate to universal contemporary issues. Conceptually, the performance is all about stripping away figurative layers of oppression to examine

the sticky issues that plague black and brown women. Hot Brown Honey bring their riveting act to the Flynn MainStage in Burlington on Friday, April 26. Seven Days caught up with Bowers by phone. SEVEN DAYS: I understand that Hot Brown Honey is a response to the lack of inclusion of women of color on stages and screens. Beyond that, what specific issues are examined and untangled in the show? KIM “BUSTY BEATZ” BOWERS: We have a number of really specific issues, which is amazing because we’ve gotten to travel around the world and found that they’re quite universal. We’ve tried to really unpack the ideas around exoticism [and] colonialism, how that’s affected us and how we decolonialize, as well. And we’ve also looked at issues around hair, body, what affects us in the world, especially

around violence against women. [We look] at sexuality and how to be free in a world that’s put a whole heap of stereotypes upon us. We really love talking about the show and the fact that we like to smash stereotypes. And we really push that, as well. Because what we need to do is untangle ourselves in an artistic way and also give people a real understanding [that] these are our stories, voices and bodies. We want to celebrate that. Hot Brown Honey is a vehicle to celebrate that, center stage. SD: In a YouTube clip from 2018, Lisa said, referring to your various forms of performance art, “Whatever serves each message correctly, then we’re gonna use that form.” What’s a specific example of that? KBBB: People have a really hard time categorizing what we do, because we do use a lot of forms. But with each piece, we

SD: From the various trailers I’ve seen, it seems like the show is somewhat showcase-y, with each of your members taking center stage at one point or another. How much of those individual moments are created collaboratively, and how much comes directly from the individual? KBBB: Well, Lisa and I went out with a really clear aim to find Honeys with skill sets that were really diverse. So being able to know that they were really frigging talented in their skill set made it a really interesting collaborative process. Because this is a show, there’s a bit of a narrative happening here. So how do we incorporate that wonderful skill set into a bigger picture? So it is quite collaborative, and it has been from the start. Crystal [Stacey], who is an aerial artist and a Hula-Hooper — we knew that she could do these things. But it was like, “OK, what’s the message we GENERATING BUZZ

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Howdy, folks! This week, I want to turn your attention to a show happening on Thursday, April 25, at the Monkey House in Winooski. Eclectic Portland, Maine, art-pop band SEEPEOPLES headline. I’m specifically pointing this out because the group stands as a cautionary tale to anyone who operates a Facebook page. I’m not talking about private profiles — though it’s possible that what happened to SeepeopleS could happen to personal accounts, as well. Anyone who’s used Facebook to promote their band, product, business or other organization knows that the social media monolith doesn’t make things easy. For instance, if you want to ensure that followers see your posts, you have to throw down some cash. But beyond that, working within Facebook’s community standards can be a whole other can of worms. SeepeopleS front person and songwriter WILL BRADFORD found out how punishing it can be when Facebook began blocking the band’s posts. It all started after he uploaded the music video for the group’s 2017 pop-punk track “New American Dream.” The

satirical animated clip, which “Celebrity Deathmatch” animator PETE LIST created, contains severe, outlandish depictions of world leaders such as President DONALD TRUMP, VLADIMIR PUTIN and KIM JONG-UN mashed up with images of drone strikes, executions and nuclear war. The phantasmagorical, pop-art-style renderings lampoon pretty much all of the world’s major political players. Meanwhile, Bradford sings, “I wanna be the president / And kill everyone / I wanna be the president / Who fires all our guns.” Anyone with half a brain can tell that the song isn’t serious and that the video actually takes no political stance. Rather, it’s pure anarchy. But according to Facebook, the clip violated the site’s community standards and was removed. The YouTube link itself is radioactive. According to Bradford, anyone who tries to post the vid will find it removed within days. I’d say try it for yourself and see, but you might not want to after you hear what happened next. Bradford thinks it’s no coincidence that the video was flagged just a few weeks after Facebook cofounder MARK ZUCKERBERG’s infamous 2018 congressional hearing. Members of Congress questioned the Silicon Valley

superstar about his site’s involvement in the Cambridge Analytica data breach scandal, in which data mined from Facebook profiles were used for political purposes — including potentially influencing the 2016 presidential election. With Facebook under so much scrutiny from users, the government and the media, Bradford thinks it’s possible that large quantities of questionable material were purged in the wake of Zuckerberg’s appearance. But the fact that the video was taken down was only the beginning of Bradford’s problem. For the better part of the ensuing year, every post he tried to make from the SeepeopleS account was blocked. “It didn’t matter what we tried to [post],” Bradford told Seven Days by phone. “It kept coming back with [a message that read], ‘You are not authorized to post political content.’” This was especially frustrating because none of his subsequent posts was political in nature. Yet there he sat in Facebook jail. After lengthy communications with Facebook — some of which had to be done through freaking snail mail — Bradford was able to regain some autonomy, though he was told that his account was “in poor health.” This refers to negative flags or reports from users. Apparently, if enough users deem your post offensive, Facebook will determine your post a violation. SeepeopleS can now create event posts. But for a while, the only workSOUNDBITES

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Sweet Start Smackdown

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Animal Years

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99 Neighbors

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First Friday: Flower Power

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Mister Chris & Friends

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Chris Pureka

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Johnny Marr

Hippo Campus Samia

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In the wake of

nearly every terror incident, politicians offer the requisite

ARTSRIOT: Mikaela Davis, Nicole Nelson (indie), 8:30 p.m., $10.

“thoughts and prayers” sound bite. Riffing on that empty

DELI 126: Bluegrass Jam, fourth Wednesday of every month, 8 p.m., free.

sentiment, St. Paul, Minn., indie rockers Hippo Campus created a line of “thoughts and prayers” T-shirts, donating

HALF LOUNGE: Chromatic (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

the proceeds to advocacy nonprofit Everytown for Gun

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

Safety. Such boldness is the group’s norm, given the sharp

JUNIPER: Gua Gua (psychotropical jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

turn from sun-dappled indie rock heard on its debut, Landmark, to the sleek, synth-tinged pop of 2018 follow-

LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ: Shane Hardiman Trio (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

up Bambi. Catch Hippo Campus on Monday, April 29, at

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Irish Sessions (traditional), 7 p.m., free. Green Kettle Band (bluegrass), 9:30 p.m., free.

the Higher Ground Ballroom in South Burlington. Singersongwriter SAMIA opens.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Open Mic with Andy Lugo, 9 p.m., free.

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NECTAR’S: The Theorist featuring Learic and SkySpillterInk (Album Release) (hip-hop), 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

MOOGS PLACE: Open Mic Night, 8:30 p.m., free. TAP 25: Seth Yacovone (blues), 7 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: Glenn Echo (art folk), 7 p.m., free. Thayer Naples, Little Lawnmowers (acoustic), 8:30 p.m., free. Midweek Mosaic (jam), 10 p.m., $5.

mad river valley/ waterbury

RED SQUARE: DJ KermiTT (eclectic), 9 p.m., free. DJ Cre8 (open format), 11 p.m., free. SIDEBAR: Godfather Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

randolph/royalton

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: John Craigie, Raina Rose (Americana), 8 p.m., $12/15.

BABES BAR: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

outside vermont

MON.29 // HIPPO CAMPUS [INDIE ROCK]

OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Karaoke with DJ Jon Berry & DJ Coco, 9 p.m., free.

THE OLD POST: Karaoke with D Jay Baron, 8 p.m., free.

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SWEET MELISSA’S: D. Davis (acoustic), 5:30 p.m., donation. Jennifer Lord & the Riders of the Apocalypse (jazz), 8:30 p.m., $10.

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EL TORO: Open Mic, 7 p.m., free. MOOGS PLACE: Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m., free. Chris Lyon (singersongwriter), 8 p.m., free.

mad river valley/ waterbury

ZENBARN: Wednesday Night Dead (Grateful Dead tribute), 7 p.m., free.

middlebury area

CITY LIMITS NIGHT CLUB: Karaoke with DJ Amanda Rock, 9 p.m., free.

northeast kingdom PARKER PIE CO.: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: Friday Morning Sing-Along with Linda Bassick & Friends (kids’ music), 11 a.m., free. Ben Shaw (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free. Jesse Taylor (singersongwriter), 8:30 p.m., free. Dirty Blanket (bluegrass), 10 p.m., $5. PIZZR (improvisational, world), 11:30 p.m., $5.

PARKER PIE CO.: Dave Dersham (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free.

THE DOUBLE E LOUNGE AT ESSEX EXPERIENCE: Greg Brown (singersongwriter), 7:30 p.m., $30.

STONE CORRAL BREWERY: Open Mic Night, 8 p.m., free.

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HIGHLAND LODGE: Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m., free.

CITY SPORTS GRILLE: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

MONKEY HOUSE: Zombii, Doom Service, Why Nona (punk), 8 p.m., $3.

ORLANDO’S BAR & LOUNGE: Super Stash Bros (jam), 9 p.m., free.

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outside vermont

MONOPOLE: Open Mic with Lucid, 10 p.m., free. OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Completely Stranded (improv), 7:30 p.m., free.

THU.25 burlington

ARTSRIOT: Delicate Steve, Fascinator (indie), 8:30 p.m., $12. CLUB METRONOME: Slumber Party: A Benefit for Slumber Mag featuring Clever Girls, Father Figuer, Shlee, DJ La Rime (indie), 8 p.m., $5-10.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Shane Hardiman Trio (jazz), 8:30 p.m., $5. Light Club Jazz Sessions and Showcase, 10:30 p.m., free. MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Moochie (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free. NECTAR’S: Trivia Mania, 7 p.m., free. Mi Yard Reggae Night with DJs Big Dog and Jahson, 9:30 p.m., $5. RADIO BEAN: Andrew Richards (jazz), 7 p.m., free. These Trees (rock), 8:30 p.m., free. Alpacka, Harrison Hsiang (roots), 10:30 p.m., free. RED SQUARE: John Lackard Blues Band, 7 p.m., free. D Jay Baron (mashup, hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

DRINK: Downstairs Comedy Open Mic, 8 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Electrolads (live electronica), 10 p.m., $3.

FINNIGAN’S PUB: DJ Craig Mitchell (open format), 10 p.m., free.

SWEETWATERS: Dan Ryan Express (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

HALF LOUNGE: DJ SVPPLY & Bankz (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free. JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

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VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Ivan Decker (standup), 7 p.m., $15. The Mainstage Show (improv), 9 p.m., $5.

chittenden county

BRISTOL BAKERY & CAFÉ (HINESBURG): The Bluesburghers featuring Jody Albright, Dan Silverman and Dennis Willmott (blues), 7-9 p.m., $10.

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ARTSRIOT: Nova Contemporary Dance Collective featuring Reid Parsons and Moochie (dance, singer-songwriter), 6:30 p.m., $8.

THE DOUBLE E LOUNGE AT ESSEX EXPERIENCE: Jam Nation (open jam), 7:30 p.m., free.

BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD: Chris Peterman (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Sweet Start Smackdown (dessert competition), 7 p.m., $20/25.

BURLINGTON ST. JOHN’S CLUB: Karaoke, 8:30 p.m., free.

MONKEY HOUSE: SeepeopleS, the Vee Yous (indie), 8:45 p.m., $7/10. THE OLD POST: Salsa Night with DJ JP, 7 p.m., free.

CLUB METRONOME: This Must Be the Place: A Talking Heads Dance Party featuring Moochie, 11 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

FOAM BREWERS: Another Trip Around the Sun featuring Willverine, Full Walrus, Nicomo, Toebow, Kingsley Ibeneche (eclectic), 6 p.m., free.

GUSTO’S: DJ Bay 6 (hits), 8 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Duncan MacLeod Blues Band, 7 p.m., free.

BAGITOS BAGEL AND BURRITO CAFÉ: Italian Session (traditional), 6 p.m., free.

WHAMMY BAR: Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., free. Justin Panigutti presents A Mighty Rad Gumbo (funk), 9 p.m., $6.

LOCALFOLK SMOKEHOUSE: Open Mic with Alex Budney, 8:30 p.m., free.

CITY LIMITS NIGHT CLUB: Mike Brinkman’s Open Mic, 8:30 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Open Mic, 7 p.m., free. Improv Class Show, 8:30 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Phil Cohen (folk-rock), 7:30 p.m., $5. The Sea the Sea, Blackmer (indie folk), 9 p.m., $10. DJ Taka (eclectic vinyl), 11 p.m., $5.

HALF LOUNGE: Trash Mag Issue Six Launch Party featuring Iman and Blackout Barbie (hip-hop), 7 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Cope, Page and Fox (folk), 3 p.m., free. Crosswalk Anarchy (R&B, rock), 6 p.m., free. DJ Craig Mitchell (open format), 10 p.m., $5. RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ KermiTT (eclectic), 9 p.m., $5. REVELRY THEATER: Insult & Injury: A Roast Battle (standup), 9:30 p.m., $7. RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB & WHISKEY ROOM: DJ SVPPLY (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free. SIDEBAR: DJ Cre8 (open format), 10 p.m., free. THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Joe Percy (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free. VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Ivan Decker, Katie Hodges (standup), 7 & 9:30 p.m., $20/27.

chittenden county

THE DOUBLE E LOUNGE AT ESSEX EXPERIENCE: Mitch & Devon (rock), 7 p.m., free. HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Purple: A Tribute to Prince featuring Craig Mitchell, Miku Daza, 9 p.m., $15/20. HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Animal Years, Cole Davidson (rock), 8 p.m., $10/12. JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: The Brevity Thing (folk-rock), 6 p.m., free. MAGIC HAT ARTIFACTORY: Django Soulo (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free. FRI.26

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Burlington expat and former senior lecturer in dance at the University of Vermont CLARE BYRNE returns to the Queen City to present her latest album, Celestials. The folk singer-songwriter’s performance and listening party takes place on Saturday at the Rose Street Artists’ Cooperative and Gallery. UVM’s Springfest may be sold out, but tickets are still available for SUNY Plattsburgh’s Springfest. Brooklynbased rapper JAY CRITCH is set to appear at the college’s Field House on Friday, while actor/comedian MARLON WAYONS performs on Thursday at the E. Glenn Glitz Auditorium. If you go, maybe you can get the latter to finally answer for White Chicks.

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around was to have the clubs they played create event pages for them. “Facebook is an instrument of selfcensorship,” Bradford declared. “It’s not a safe space as far as free speech goes. It’s sort of a dangerous precedent: If [a post] ruffles feathers, it needs to be removed.” Bradford raises a good point. We all like to think we have ownership of what we share on social media, but the reality is, we don’t.

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New band alert: PIZZR. The improvisational group features JESSE ROSENFIELD (SABOUYOUMA), GRAHAM LAMBERT (SABOUYOUMA, MAL MAÏZ), JOHN THOMPSONMarlon Wayons FIGUROA (MAIL MAÏZ) and Northampton, Mass., expat RO FREEMAN. Rosenfield told Seven Days via email that the new band will allow the drummer to experiment with some different West African and Afro-Cuban rhythms not utilized in his current band. Catch PIZZR on Friday at Radio Bean.

It’s become a yearly tradition: Foam Brewers is throwing a mini music festival to celebrate its birthday. To commemorate its third trip around the sun, the craft brewery presents two free days of primarily local artists on Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27. Over the last three years, the Waterfront Park suds factory has become an important part of Burlington’s music scene, for locals and touring acts alike. Friday’s lineup includes electro-pop wizard WILLVERINE, indie-rock outfit FULL WALRUS, folk group NICOMO (featuring pop-jazz ensemble SMALLTALKER’s NICO OSBORNE), Brooklyn-based art-pop band TOEBOW, and Philadelphia alt-R&B singer-songwriter KINGSLEY IBENECHE. Saturday’s lineup is slightly bigger, with PHISH tribute band JAZZ IS PHSH in the headlining slot. Support acts include folk singer-songwriter ZACK DUPONT, smalltalker and JUPTR keyboardist DANNY J., indie folk artist BLACKMER (aka SAM DUPONT), garage-punk “trash kittens” the FOBS, and jam bands KINGFISHER and Cape

Listening In If I were a superhero, my superpower would be the ability to get songs stuck in other people’s heads. Here are five songs that have been stuck in my head this week. May they also get stuck in yours. Follow sevendaysvt on Spotify for weekly playlists with tunes by artists featured in the music section. PHILOSOFIE, “Jammin” MADE IN HEIGHTS, “Ghosts” SUNGLASSES, “Whiplash” PEPE DELUXE, “Lying Peacefully” SAM., “Crash Course”

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MONKEY HOUSE: Dark Star Project (Grateful Dead tribute), every third Friday, 5 p.m., free. DJ Disco Phantom (open format), 9:30 p.m., free. THE OLD POST: Sticks and Stones (rock), 9 p.m.-1 a.m., free. ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Shane’s Apothecary (folk-rock), 5 p.m., free. A House on Fire (rock), 9 p.m., free. STONE CORRAL BREWERY: Wylie Shipman (singer-songwriter), 8:30 p.m., free. WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK: B-Town (covers), 9:30 p.m., $5.

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BAGITOS BAGEL AND BURRITO CAFÉ: Latin Dance Party, 7 p.m., free. CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Scott Graves (singer-songwriter), 6 p.m., free. Hell Priest, Castle (metal), 9:30 p.m., free. ESPRESSO BUENO: Abby Jenne (rock), 7:30 p.m., free. Kathleen Kanz Comedy Hour (standup), 8:30 p.m., free. GUSTO’S: Elizabeth Renaud (singer-songwriter), 5 p.m., free. Dirty Looks (covers), 9 p.m., $5.

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BABES BAR: Live Local Hip-Hop, 8 p.m., $5.

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MONOPOLE: Hunter (rock), 10 p.m., free. MONOPOLE DOWNSTAIRS: Happy Hour Tunes & Trivia with Gary Peacock, 5 p.m., free. OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Rock Against Rape featuring Nina’s Brew, Amanda Martin, Power Ballad, Taylor LaValley, the Intentions, Instant Narwhal, DJ Matt Mero (eclectic), 6 p.m., $5. THE SKINNY PANCAKE (HANOVER): Bow Thayer (folk), 7 p.m., free.

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BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD: George Petit (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free. CLUB METRONOME: Cocoa Tea with the Step-By-Step Band, DJs Big Dog and Jahson (reggae), 9 p.m., $25.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Honky Tonk Happy Hour with Mark LeGrand, 5:30 p.m., free. WHAMMY BAR: The Revenants (bluegrass), 7 p.m., free.

HALF LOUNGE: OD3 and Friends (house), 10 p.m., free.

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JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

MOOGS PLACE: Gary Wade (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free. TAP 25: George Petit’s Groovy Trio (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

middlebury area

CITY LIMITS NIGHT CLUB: DJ Ryan Donnely (hits), 9 p.m., free.

champlain islands/ northwest TWIGGS — AN AMERICAN GASTROPUB: Christine Malcolm Trio (folk), 7 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Serena Jost (avant-folk), 7:30 p.m., free. Katie Trautz (Album Release) (Americana), 9 p.m., $10. DJ Taka (eclectic vinyl), 11 p.m., $5. NECTAR’S: Bad Accent (folk-rock), 7 p.m., free. Sophistafunk, Adam & the Flood, Lee Ross (funk, hip-hop), 9 p.m., $10. RADIO BEAN: Hadassah Edith and Tuck Ryan (Americana), noon, free. Hunter (rock), 7 p.m., free. SnugHouse (indie folk), 8:30 p.m., free. Armies (electro-pop), 10 p.m., $5. Hamjob! (funk, rock), 11:30 p.m., $5. RED SQUARE: Left Eye Jump (blues), 2 p.m., free. Bandwich (jazz), 6 p.m., free. DJ ATAK

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(house), 10 p.m., $5. Mashtodon (open format), 11 p.m., $5. RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Raul (salsa, reggaeton), 5 p.m., free. REVELRY THEATER: Butterfly (improv, storytelling), 8 p.m., $7. Sex w/Jenna (improv), 9:30 p.m., $7. RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB & WHISKEY ROOM: Rekkon (hits), 10 p.m., free. SIDEBAR: DJ SVPPLY (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free. THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Honey & Soul (jazz, soul), 8 p.m., free.

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title of his first mixtape. The MC’s second outing, The Importance of Self Belief, continues themes of introspection and self-assuredness. Through a combination of old-school, sample-heavy production and live instrumentation, the artist’s work simultaneously evokes ’90s hip-hop vibes and a contemporary, jazz-infused aesthetic. Unafraid to tackle serious issues — such as police violence and systemic racism — his music delves into topics without sacrificing groove. McKinley performs on Tuesday, April 30, at the Monkey House in Winooski. Local R&B artist PRINCESS NOSTALGIA adds support.

SMITTY’S PUB: J&M Boutique (rock), 8 p.m., free. VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Ivan Decker, Katie Hodges (standup), 7 & 9:30 p.m., $20/27.

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FOAM BREWERS: Another Trip Around the Sun featuring JAZZ is Phish, Moochie, the New Motif, Kingfisher, the Fobs, Local Dork, Blackmer, Danny J. Whitney, Zack DuPont (eclectic), 11 a.m., free.

EL TORO: Rebecca Padula (folk), 6 p.m., free. The Hubcats (folk, blues), 8:30 p.m., free.

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HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Tyler Ramsey. Matthew Fowler (rock, folk), 8:30 p.m., $15/17. JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Nina’s Brew (blues, roots), 6 p.m., free. MONKEY HOUSE: Slut Magic, Preece, Def.GRLS (rock), 9:15 p.m., $3/8. 18+. THE OLD POST: Saturday Night Mega Mix featuring DJ Colby Stiltz (open format), 9 p.m., free. ON TAP BAR & GRILL: The Fabulous Wrecks (rock), 5 p.m., free. Better Angels (rock), 9 p.m., free. PARK PLACE TAVERN: Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., free. STONE CORRAL BREWERY: The Owl Stars (Americana), 8 p.m., free. WISHBONE COLLECTIVE: Wishbone Comedy Night (standup), 8 p.m., $5. Wishbone Comedy Night (standup), 8:30 p.m., $5.

barre/montpelier

BAGITOS BAGEL AND BURRITO CAFÉ: Irish Session, 2 p.m., donation. Bob Devins (singersongwriter), 6 p.m., free. BUCH SPIELER RECORDS: Community DJ Series (vinyl DJs), 3 p.m., free.

SD: Given that you’re coming from Australia, do you have to tweak the show’s content for American audiences? KBBB: Not that often, actually. We’ve found that we’ve been cutting through any sort of cultural barriers, because there are some really interesting moments when we get to make fun of ourselves and culture. You wouldn’t know our prime minister over here. But we do know your president. SD: I’m so sorry about that. KBBB: They kind of come from the same stance, actually. The similarities are so easily contextualized.

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CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Osage Orange (rock), 9:30 p.m., free. GUSTO’S: Papa Greybeard (blues), 6 p.m., free. DJ Kaos (hits), 9:30 p.m., free. THE DEN AT HARRY’S HARDWARE: Two Cents in the Till (Americana), 7 p.m., free.

WHAMMY BAR: The Laddies (covers), 7 p.m., donation.

TAP 25: Kind Bud’s Kind Dubs (acoustic), 7 p.m., free.

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EL TORO: Tim Brick (country), 7 p.m., free. MOOGS PLACE: Eames Brothers Band (mountain blues), 9 p.m., free.

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SD: I think a lot of people, myself included, may not fully understand burlesque. How does the art form extend beyond sex appeal? KBBB: Burlesque in its truest form is satire and actually making fun of the political and social structures around us. Burlesque is something that’s really interesting because it’s all about body empowerment. There’s a veneer — a shiny burlesque world — but then, that’s where it’s come from. One of the most famous burlesque artists, Josephine Baker, [did] a lot of funny stuff — taking the piss, as we say in Australia, or making fun of what was

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happening during her time. She was so political and involved in the civil rights movement [that] she was asked to lead the civil rights movement after Dr. [Martin Luther] King [Jr.] was assassinated. It’s really interesting. The politics that connect with burlesque are quite massive. m Contact: jordan@sevendaysvt.com

INFO Hot Brown Honey perform on Friday, April 26, 8 p.m., at the Flynn MainStage in Burlington. Recommended for 18+. $15-42. flynntix.com

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At their best, solo albums can serve to spotlight underutilized resources in the bands from which they stem. Conversely, a solo effort might also highlight how one element in a larger group can depend strongly on the creative forces that surround it. Good or bad, solo albums can be significant markers in band histories — and they can often divide fan bases. Fortunately, that’s unlikely to happen in the case of Meg Rice and her new solo EP Now or Then. Rice, a guitarist with Burlington-based femme-rock outfit Julia Caesar, has put out a predictably solid debut. It’s a stripped-down affair, a record of acoustic guitars and gentle banjos, whistles and fiddles — a sort of early-morning post-breakup snapshot.

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It’s a potent emotional space for Rice as a songwriter, and she wastes no time hitting her marks. Now or Then opens with the title track, a country-tinged lament of heartache, booze, drugs and grilled cheese. “’Cause if I feel it now or I feel it then, it’s still gonna hurt the same,” she sings with the wounded knowledge that chemical means aren’t going to make her pain disappear. Rice is particularly skilled at harnessing the power of a bittersweet tune. Fittingly, all five tracks on the EP dwell largely in that moody domain. “New Decibels” evokes a raw sort of pain for the songwriter as she conducts a postmortem on a failed romance. Though the song’s barometer registers those terrible lows people can bring out in one another when love goes sour, Rice isn’t having a pity party. In a delicate yet defiant melody, she both regrets mistakes made and forgives herself for making them. It’s an honest reflection of emotional complexity, and

when songwriters can tap into that, good things tend to happen. Rice is aided ably by singersongwriter/producer/local-scene stalwart Eric George. He puts her vocals right up front: clear, lovely and clean. Sure, it isn’t rocket science — Rice has a gorgeous voice. But there is sophistication in the art of keeping production simple, and George knows exactly how to record these songs. He treats Rice’s acoustic guitar tracks as the bones of the beast but also allows them to color in all the space she has left in her melancholy compositions. He also throws down bass, banjo, mandolin and drums throughout the EP. Fans of Julia Caesar might be waiting for a rocker, but Rice just isn’t feeling that this time. She wants to sit down and tell a sad tale, to unburden herself of pain kept secret. That she does so in such an interesting, nakedly confessional way shows both bravery and confidence, two traits that stand out on Now or Then. Download the album (and its killer cover art) at megrice.bandcamp.com. CHRIS FARNSWORTH

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Comrade Nixon are a punk act that emerged from the scrappy music scene of Plattsburgh, N.Y. Since 2014, the center of the band’s sound has been the bedroom studio explorations of guitarist and singer Andrew Wilson. He initially linked up with drummer “Antwon Levee” — a pseudonym for tireless Lake City scenester Matthew Hall. On recent projects, multiinstrumentalist Sam Egan has taken over on the kit. Comrade Nixon’s latest effort, The Hades Trip, offers much broader horizons than previous projects. Several songs here are complete departures from the guitarand-drums thrash fests that characterized the band’s early work. Some of that sonic expansion might be due to the presence of bassist Philly Joe Hagen. The new songs are noticeably longer, too. (One track, “Tabula Rasa,” actually breaks the fiveminute mark.) Album opener “Ex Nihilo” fades

into a wash of jangly guitars and … Jesus Christ, is that piano? Yes, yes, it is. Confounding expectations even further, the song opens up into a genuinely nice little ballad. The album closes on a surprising note, too, with the demented organ-vamp storytelling of “Wrong Turn Into Grotto” and the polished shoegaze experiment “How We Became the Omega.” Despite those innovative bookends, the bulk of the album’s 12 tracks are rooted in Comrade Nixon’s typical approach: a meaty wall of impenetrable thrash noise. Sometimes that sound is infused with psychobilly swing (“Questions Answered With Beatings”), and sometimes the band showcases absolutely frantic guitar solos (“Action Jackson”). Mostly, though, The Hades Trip is about three lunatics bashing away as fast as their chops will allow. Which is not to peg the record as some kind of mindless punk-rock atavism. Indeed, like so many aesthetic terrorists before him, front person Wilson is far smarter than his shtick. Comrade Nixon’s songwriting has always been archly literate, sarcastic and smart.

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CITY LIMITS NIGHT CLUB: DJ Earl (hits), 9 p.m., free.

BAGITOS BAGEL AND BURRITO CAFÉ: Southern Old Time Music Jam (traditional), 10 a.m., free. SWEET MELISSA’S: Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m., donation.

champlain islands/ mad river valley/ northwest waterbury 14TH STAR BREWING CO.: Sweet on Nashville with Jay Taylor and Morgan Myles (country), 1:30 p.m., free. TWIGGS — AN AMERICAN GASTROPUB: Bethany Conner (Americana), 7 p.m., free.

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ZENBARN: VT Jazz Ensemble (jazz), 4:30 p.m., $7/10.

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SIDEBAR: Seth Yacovone (blues), 7 p.m., free. Ron Stoppable (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free. THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Ukulele Kids with Joe Beaird (sing-along), 9:30 a.m., free.

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THE DOUBLE E LOUNGE AT ESSEX EXPERIENCE: Collaborators Music Series with Rebecca Padula (eclectic), 6:30-8 p.m., free. MONKEY HOUSE: McKinley Dixon, Princess Nostalgia (hip-hop), 8:30 p.m., $6/8.

northeast kingdom

WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

randolph/royalton

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Lamp Shop Lit Club (open reading), 7 p.m., free. Open Circuit: BTV Star Search (talent show), 8 p.m., free. MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., free.

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Karaoke with DJ Vociferous, 9:30 p.m., free.

DERBY ELKS LODGE: The Logger (standup), 7 p.m., $20/25.

BABES BAR: Jennings and McComber (Album Release) (indie folk), 7 p.m., free.

outside vermont

MONOPOLE: I, Conqueror, Epicenter, Mr. Tickles and the Flailers, Executive Disorder (metal), 10 p.m., free. THE SKINNY PANCAKE (HANOVER): Boys Night Out (bluegrass), 7:30 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: Andrew Kasab (folk), 7 p.m., free. Jesse Agan (pop-rock), 8:30 p.m., free. 3rd Hand (indie pop), 10:30 p.m., free. SIDEBAR: Open Mic, 7 p.m., free. Family Night (open jam), 9 p.m., free. THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Comedy & Crêpes (standup), 7 p.m., free.

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HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Hippo Campus, Samia (indie rock), 8 p.m., $25/27/99.

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HALF LOUNGE: Open Decks, 10 p.m., free. LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Micah Resney, Mark Fredson, Maxwell Putnam (folk), 7 p.m., free. RADIO BEAN: JC Sutton & Sons (bluegrass), 1 p.m., free. Traditional Pub Sing-Along, fourth Sunday of every month, 3:30 p.m., free. Old Sky and Friends (Americana), 6 p.m., free. Cup of Comedy: A Standup Showcase, 9 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs

MOOGS PLACE: Seth Yacovone, 7 p.m.

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HALF LOUNGE: Pete’s Posse and Friends (old-time, folk), 8 p.m., free.

RUBEN JAMES: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ: Cody Sargent Trio (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Bluegrass Brunch, noon, free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Henry Finch & the Capacity Ensemble (soul, rock), 7:30 p.m., free. Ryan Ober & the Romans (folk-rock), 9:30 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: The Transcendental Comedy Experience with John Lyons (variety), 7 p.m., free.

LINCOLNS: Laugh Shack (standup), 8:30 p.m., free.

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MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Joey & John (acoustic), 9:30 p.m., free.

MONKEY HOUSE: Smokestack Lightning, Phantom Suns, Earthquake Voyage (metal), 8 p.m., $3/8. 18+.

RADIO BEAN: King Arthur Junior (jam), 7 p.m., free. Kaomi Kingsley (singer-songwriter), 8:30 p.m., free. Honky Tonk Tuesday with Ponyhustle, 10 p.m., $5.

MISERY LOVES CO.: Disco Brunch with DJ Craig Mitchell, 11 a.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Dead Set (Grateful Dead tribute), 9 p.m., $5.

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RED SQUARE: DJ A-RA$ (trap, house), 8 p.m., free.

HALF LOUNGE: Pete’s Posse and Friends (old-time, folk), 8 p.m., free. Partners in Grime: Saint Nick and Jack Bandit (house, EDM), 10 p.m., free.

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MOOGS PLACE: Hayley Jane (singer-songwriter), 7:30 p.m., free.

middlebury area

HATCH 31: Kelly Ravin and Friends (country), 7 p.m., free.

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HARDWICK STREET CAFÉ AT THE HIGHLAND CENTER FOR THE ARTS: Trivia Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., free.

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THE SKINNY PANCAKE (HANOVER): Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

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HALF LOUNGE: Pete’s Posse and Friends (old-time, folk), 8 p.m., free. JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free. LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Irish Sessions (traditional), 7 p.m., free. MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Open Mic with Andy Lugo, 9 p.m., free. NECTAR’S: Allman Brothers Band Tribute featuring members of the Tenderbellies, Ryan Clausen and Mike Fried, the Red Newts, 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+. ORLANDO’S BAR & LOUNGE: Hayley Jane (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free. RADIO BEAN: John Fealy (folk), 5:30 p.m., free. Ensemble V (jazz), 7 p.m., free. Flagship Romance (indie folk), 8:30 p.m., free. Midweek Mosaic (jam), 10 p.m., $5.

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RED SQUARE: DJ KermiTT (eclectic), 9 p.m., free. SIDEBAR: Godfather Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

CITY SPORTS GRILLE: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Bluegrass Session, 7 p.m., free. MONKEY HOUSE: Black Mass, Hell Priest, Old North End, Callous (metal), 8 p.m., $5/10. THE OLD POST: Karaoke with D Jay Baron, 8 p.m., free. STONE CORRAL BREWERY: Trivia Night, 7:30 p.m., free.

middlebury area

SWEET MELISSA’S: D. Davis (acoustic), 5:30 p.m., donation.

northeast kingdom

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: John Lackard Blues Jam, 6 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs

MOOGS PLACE: Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m., free.

mad river valley/ waterbury

ZENBARN: Wednesday Night Dead (Grateful Dead tribute), 7 p.m., free.

CITY LIMITS NIGHT CLUB: Karaoke with DJ Amanda Rock, 9 p.m., free.

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PARKER PIE CO.: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

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OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Adirondack Jazz Orchestra, 7 p.m., free.

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alking in the front door, visitors to Studio Place Arts in Barre generally discover multimedia group shows with works hanging on walls or from the ceiling, or perched on pedestals and plinths. Current case in point: “Deep Blue,” featuring works inspired by water and oceanic life. But viewers should not overlook the second- and third-floor galleries. The upstairs at SPA is a different world, each floor typically featuring a single artist Detail from “The Book of Half Women” in its narrow hallway. Burlington-based Teresa Celemin’s “Works on Paper” Masturbate.” Both are long horizontal currently fills the third-floor space. Seeing graphite drawings on paper, created in this exhibit is akin to taking a studio visit. 2018. The titles reflect Celemin’s commenDozens of small drawings on notepads tary on pop culture and politics, particuand Post-its hang from gold clips on a wire larly as related to women. strung along both sides of the hall. Though The 72-by-13-inch “Front Row Fashinteresting in their own right, these are ionistas” portrays 13 women seated perhaps most useful for the glimpse they provide into the artist’s process. Celemin’s sketches summon the imaginary worlds of Lewis Carroll or a sci-fi cartoonist. Eight large, meticulous graphite drawings are the counterpoints to these sketches. The largest, the 73-by-36-inch “Holes in My Childhood,” covers the better part of one wall. Celemin’s sketches are not studies for these larger works, but one can see a progression from them to her more fully realized images, as well as the emergence of themes. The third-floor gallery consists of a long hallway “Holes in My Childhood” and a stairway s u r ro u n d ye t (though no chairs are somehow seems visible) and facing forward, to encompass as if waiting to be seen on more. Perhaps camera. The proportions that’s because one are cartoonlike: Their must walk around bodies consist of about 50 the stairwell to see percent head, 50 percent one of Celemin’s legs, with arms and hands drawings from a squeezed in and no torso whatsoever. The overdistance, and then “A Post-it shirt label” back to view the size heads and large eyes are details up close. Or almost comical. perhaps it’s because the narrow spaces Celemin takes care to make the women almost demand that the viewer engage appear poised, relaxed and casual, yet closely with each work. The gallery is both completely self-aware of how they look. intimate and claustrophobic, creating a She seats them in pretzel-like gyrations forced reckoning with each piece of art. (legs crossed or tucked to one side, or That reckoning is particularly fraught squeezed tightly together from the thigh in the case of two works: “Front Row up). These women might be the editors, Fashionistas” and “Watching Louis CK celebrities and tastemakers who sit in 66

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the front row at runway fashion shows. The figures are disquieting and riveting, powerful and casual, sexy and untouchable. Celemin’s pencil is pointed in its execution. About that graphite pencil: It may well be the only artist’s tool that all viewers have held and used. Pencils are used in grade school for making letters, in high

While the women’s expressions are unreadable, they hint at rage, scorn, bemusement, pity and horror. Celemin writes in her artist statement that she had seen comedian Louis CK’s act in person four times and was a big fan. When she heard the news of his acts of masturbation in front of female writers, she thought, Really? Et tu, Brute? There aren’t enough

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WOMEN APPEAR POISED, RELAXED AND CASUAL, YET COMPLETELY SELFAWARE OF HOW THEY LOOK. school for doodling in notebooks. Adults might use them to scribble on cocktail napkins or Post-its, to take notes, make lists or sketch ideas. All of us are familiar with a pencil’s function and its limitations. Celemin knows no such boundaries. Hers is a world to be sketched and erased, enlarged and built obsessively, line by line — and, in some works, word by word. The resulting artworks are revealing. In the 65-by-9-inch drawing “Watching Louis CK Masturbate,” nine women appear in head-and-shoulder portraits, side by side as in a lineup. There is no caricature here; these are real women of various ages, looks, hairstyles and fashion sense, neither beautiful nor extraordinary, yet not ordinary, either. Each is simply unique.

women in her drawing for a jury, but they seem to sit in judgment nonetheless. Celemin was born in the Philippines and grew up outside Syracuse, N.Y. She writes that, at age 8 or 9, she taught herself to draw fashion illustrations from an old correspondence course her grandmother had taken. Later, she drew the models from Seventeen and Glamour magazines. At 17, she won a blue ribbon in the national competition now known as the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, and her work was exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Celemin received a BFA in illustration from Parsons School of Design and an MFA from the New York Academy of Art. Her drawing skills are masterful, but the fashion influence of her younger years shows through. Her faces also bear a resemblance,

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intentional or not, to Margaret Keane’s “Big Eyes” drawings from the 1960s. Much of Celemin’s work draws on her own struggle, as a woman and an artist, to combat her inner critic. For artists particularly, that voice can be deafening to the point of inhibiting creation. Some use their art to break through and beyond the critic. In Celemin’s case, her pencil works like a pole to vault her to the other side, producing a completed drawing that provides a sense of accomplishment. At times she is less successful in this endeavor, going too far into a confessional mode. The most disturbing example may be “Sometimes I Really Can’t Stand Myself,” in which Celemin portrays herself punching herself in the face. Behind her is a vast field with a low horizon and sky full of cumulus clouds. A nearby chicken looks on as if reacting to the idiocy of her act. Celemin describes the tug of war with her inner critic and how it plays out in her accompanying artist statement. Cramped handwriting is the most prominent part of “Holes in My Childhood.” Long lines of text cover the full 73-inch width, from top to bottom. Thirteen blank white circles of different sizes break up the text. These negative spaces are strewn across the drawing seemingly randomly, creating a strong composition. Some of these written lines are song lyrics in boldface; others are autobiographical statements. Celemin’s writing provides a voluminous backdrop, perhaps ripe with its own references. But more interesting to the viewer is how the words create a wondrous ripple of undulating graphite. At one end of the stairway rail, a table holds a small black notebook, which Celemin calls “The Book of Half Women” on her website. Each page contains one half of a woman’s face, with the other half on the flip side. The notebook offers an intriguing look at the two sides of a face, and the many faces of women. It’s also an opportunity to hold and closely observe the detail of each drawing, seeing how a pencil in the hands of an artist can bring life to mere lines. And that, after all, is the point. m

INFO “Teresa Celemin: Works on Paper,” on view through May 4 at Studio Place Arts in Barre. Closing reception and artist talk, Saturday, May 4, 2:30-3:30 p.m. studioplacearts.com

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GARY BARRON: “Revered Vermont Libraries,” drawings in Prismacolor pencil. May 1-June 30. Info, 685-2188. Chelsea Public Library.

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‘ARTISTS AS INNOVATORS’: A group exhibition of works by artists who have received fellowships from the New York State Council on the Arts/New York Foundation for the Arts over three decades. See artmuseum@plattsburgh.edu for schedule of artist talks and workshops. April 25-August 9. Info, 518-564-2474. Myers Fine Arts Building, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y.

‘THE ROAD TO RECOGNITION: THE ABENAKIS AND THE STATE OF VERMONT’: Gov. Phil Scott and the Vermont General Assembly proclaim Abenaki Recognition and Culture Week with a new Statehouse exhibit. Ceremony in Statehouse lobby, followed by drumming, dancing and singing on the Statehouse lawn. Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, Wednesday, May 1, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, 828-0749. TALK: P. BRIAN MACHANIC: The Charlotte author, photographer and lecturer presents “The Art in Birding.” Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, Thursday, April 25, 1:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, 434-2167. TALK: ‘THE ART IN BIRDING’: Wildlife photographer P. Brian Machanic gives a presentation, followed by a one-hour bird walk in the new Bonsawino Wildlife Management Area. Limited participation; registration required: alison.thomas@vermont.gov. Edward F. Kehoe Green Mountain Conservation Camp, Castleton, Sunday, April 28, 10 a.m. Info, 971-9975.

EDUARDO O. ALVAREZ: Painting and multimedia works in a solo exhibition. Through May 1. Free. Info, radiobeanbooking@gmail.com. Radio Bean in Burlington. EMILY MITCHELL: “What Brings Me Joy,” acrylic paintings that celebrate love, nature and relationships. Through April 30. Info, 859-9222. The Gallery at Main Street Landing in Burlington. ‘FORM/FUNCTION’: The Collective at the Vermont Woodworking School showcases contemporary pieces by emerging fine furniture makers. Through April 27. Info, christyjmitchell@gmail.com. The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington. ‘FROM NATURAL TO ABSTRACTION’: A group show that represents beauty as seen in the eyes of a variety of Vermont artists. Curated by SEABA. Through May 31. Info, 859-9222. RETN & VCAM Media Factory in Burlington.

‘A SAMPLE OF JAZZ RECORDS’: Archival photographs and posters and commissioned prints from artist Felix Sockwell. Photographs contributed by Luke Awtry and Michael Worthington. Through June 30. Info, 652-4500. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery in Burlington.

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‘BEYOND MUD SEASON’: A harbinger of spring, the exhibition features watercolors by Monique Dewyea, Adrienne Fisher and Susan Bull Riley; textile marbling by Linda and Dean Moran; photography by Luci Wilcox; and “painterly” digital photographic images by Roarke Sharlow. Through May 26. Info, 899-3211. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho.

Hannah Sessions It’s no surprise to learn that Hannah Sessions is a farmer (Blue Ledge Farm goat dairy in Addison County) as

well as a painter. She lives, as she puts it on her website, “surrounded by my muses.” That would explain why her current exhibition at Northern Daughters in Vergennes, “Keep It Simple,” is filled with appealing, slightly impressionistic paintings of goats, cows, chickens and other creatures. With thick oils and uncluttered backdrops, Sessions expresses the personalities of the animals without anthropomorphizing, and her affection for them without sentimentality. “We are witness to these wonders every day,” she writes in an artist statement. Through May 31. Pictured: “Big Picture Farm Moment” (left) and “Kid Goats Running.”

ART EVENTS ‘A COLLECTOR’S ROUNDTABLE’: Panelists Elizabeth Kennedy, Ethan Merrill and John Hart discuss the passion of collecting objects. Includes light lunch. Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University, Northfield, Wednesday, April 24, noon. Info, 485-2183. FIGURE DRAWING: Live model. Bring your own supplies; all skill levels welcome. Wishbone Collective, Winooski, Wednesday, April 24, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 603-398-8206. ‘HIDDEN GEMS’: A Winooski High School student art show featuring paintings based on photographs of their favorite places in Winooski. Heritage Winooski Mill Museum, Wednesday, May 1, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Info, info@themillmuseum.org. ‘NATURAL ICONS AND NATIONAL IDENTITY: FREDERIC CHURCH’S LANDSCAPES’: Church painted landscapes of distinctive American features, including Natural Bridge in Virginia and Niagara Falls in New York. Eleanor Jones Harvey, senior curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, explores how and why we used these American landscapes to distinguish the scale and scope of our cultural ambitions. A Vermont Humanities Council program. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, Wednesday, May 1, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095. OPEN STUDIO PAINT FOR FUN: Spend two hours painting, drawing or collaging. No experience needed. Many materials provided. Closed during school holidays. Expressive Arts Burlington, Thursday, April 25, 12:30-2:30 p.m., and Tuesday, April 30, 9-11 a.m. Donations. Info, 343-8172. PAINT AND SIP NIGHT: Abstract geo shapes is the theme of this event, at which you can design and craft your own piece of art. City Sports Grille, Colchester, Thursday, April 25, 6-8 p.m. $35. Info, 503-1050.

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‘AGE OF DINOSAURS’: Visitors of all ages can travel back to the Mesozoic Era and experience life-size animatronic dinosaurs in immersive habitats. Through May 12. Info, 864-1848. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain in Burlington.

‘GLOBAL MINIATURES’: Tiny objects from the permanent collection that explore the seemingly universal fascination with the familiar writ small. ‘SMALL WORLDS: MINIATURES IN CONTEMPORARY ART’: A group exhibition in which artists variously use tiny creations to inspire awe, create a sense of dread, or address real-world traumas including violence, displacement and environmental disaster. Through May 10. Info, 656-2090. Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, in Burlington.

ALM@ PÉREZ: “Robopoems: Quadruped@s,” robotic sculptures, large-scale photographs and bilingual poetry that explore the intersection of robotics and humanity. Through June 9. BARBARA ZUCKER: “Adorned (Hairstyles of an Ancient Dynasty),” black-and-white paintings and acrylic abstractions that examine how hair has been used to signify cultural meanings worldwide. Through June 9. ELIZABETH BUNSEN: “Pivankarose,” vibrant prints and installations inspired by nature created by the 2018 Barbara Smail Award recipient. Through May 4. ‘IMPERFECT SOCIETIES’: Film and photography by Kiluanji Kia Henda and Tuan Andrew Nguyen that addresses history, trauma and nationhood within the trope of science fiction. Through June 9. REBECCA WEISMAN: “Skin Ego,” a large-scale, immersive installation including video, sound, sculpture and photography that examines “subconscious and psychological spaces of identity.” Through June 9. Info, 865-7166. BCA Center in Burlington.

GROUP SHOW OF VERMONT ARTISTS: Works by Dennis McCarthy, Evan Greenwald, Frank DeAngelis, Janet Bonneau, Janie McKenzie, Jordan Holstein, Kara Torres, Lynne Reed, Marilyn Barry, Mike Reilly, Rae Harrell, Robert Gold, Stephen Beattie, Tatiana Zelazo, Terry Mercy and Travis Alford on a rotating basis. Curated by SEABA. Through May 31. Info, 859-9222. The Innovation Center of Vermont in Burlington.

THE ART SHOW NO. 17: Works in a variety of mediums by local artists who respond to an open call. Visitors vote on people’s choice for cash prize to winning artist. $10 for artists to enter one piece. Through April 30. RL Photo Studio in Burlington.

KRISTIN RICHLAND: Paintings and drawings of animals both whimsical and dark, evoking halfremembered dreams and untold stories. Through April 30. Info, 338-7441. Thirty-odd in Burlington.

‘CREATIVE COMMUNITY’: An exhibit on the topic of home, community, diversity and inclusion from a range of local artists. Part of April Fair Housing Month, coordinated by the Fair Housing Project of the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity and ONE Arts. Through April 30. Info, fhp@cvoeo.org. Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf in Burlington.

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JAMES BENOIT: “The Sun Returns to the Northern Sky,” color photographs featuring the light of early spring and midsummer. Through April 30. Info, 238-8516. Mirabelles Café & Bakery in Burlington. KRISTEN M. WATSON: Installation and mixed-media works based on manipulating and fabricating digital designs and internet-based ephemera and collecting discarded personal effects. Through April 30. Info, 859-9222. Art’s Alive Gallery in Burlington.

MISHA KORCH: Botanical illustrations in ink and watercolor. Curated by SEABA. Through May 31. Info, 859-9222. Speeder & Earl’s Coffee in Burlington. PETER CURTIS AND ROGER COLEMAN: “Intervals,” photographs of Cuba; and “Shadows on the Moon Pool,” abstracted nature paintings, respectively. Through April 30. Info, 371-7158. Flynndog Gallery in Burlington.

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CAMERON DAVIS: Paintings that emerge at the intersection of ecology and social justice by the University of Vermont professor and environmental humanities fellow. Through May 10. Info, 877-2173. Northern Daughters Annex Gallery in Shelburne.

f EMILY JOYCE: “Adderall,” paintings by the SMC senior. Reception: Thursday, April 25, 6-8 p.m. Through May 10. Info, 654-2795. McCarthy Art Gallery, Saint Michael’s College, in Colchester. HAROLD WESTON: Works by the modernist painter and social activist (1894-1972) dubbed “the Thoreau of the Adirondacks.” Through August 25. ‘JOHNNY SWING: DESIGN SENSE’: The first in a series exploring the processes of innovative regional artists, this exhibition provides a glimpse into the philosophy and practice of the Vermont lighting and furniture maker, whose works are based on welded coins. Curated by Kory Rogers. Through June 2. Info, 985-3346. Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education, Shelburne Museum. PETER RILEY: Natural photography by the local artist. Through April 30. Info, 878-6955. Brownell Library in Essex Junction. ‘THE PORTRAIT’: An exhibition of images that range from traditional portraiture to those that push the boundaries of the genre. Through May 12. Info, 777-3686. Darkroom Gallery in Essex Junction.

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‘200 YEARS—200 OBJECTS’: In the final celebratory year of the university’s bicentennial, the museum exhibits a curated selection of artifacts, documents and images from the school’s collections. Through December 21. Info, 485-2886. Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University, in Northfield. ‘ART, ILLNESS & BEAUTY’: Paintings by Northfield artist Alexis Kyriak that express a personal account of recovery. Through April 30. Info, 229-1399. Barre Opera House.

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JANET VAN FLEET: “Vanishment,” new work by the Vermont artist exploring the fraught relationship between humans and the natural world, and using, in part, materials repurposed from previous bodies of work. Through June 28. Info, 272-5956. Vermont Supreme Court Gallery in Montpelier. ‘LOOKING NORTH: CATAMOUNT ARTISTS CONNECT’: Works by 19 Northeast Kingdom artists who are members of Catamount Arts in St. Johnsbury. Through April 26. Info, 828-3291. Spotlight Gallery in Montpelier. LYNA LOU NORDSTROM: “Obsessed With Color,” 16 selected works by the Vermont printmaker that span 1996 to 2017. Through June 22. Info, 479-7069. Morse Block Deli & Taps in Barre.

SHOW 31: Recent works by members of the collective art gallery. Through April 28. Info, 552-0877. The Front in Montpelier. SUSAN BULL RILEY: “Illuminating Wonder,” watercolor landscapes by the East Montpelier artist. Through April 26. Info, moetown52@comcast.net. Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin.

‘2019 ART ON THE REFUGE’: Artists are invited to submit 2D work (including textiles that can be hung) for this annual exhibition, May 18 to July 19. No commission taken. Entry fee includes one year membership in Friends of the Missisquoi. Art must be delivered between May 11 and 14. Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge, Swanton. $15. Info, artshow@friendsofmissisquoi.org, friendsofmissisquoi.org. CALL TO ARTISTS: GALLERY COOPERATIVE: Seeking local artists to display their work in monthlong shows. The new rotation schedule begins June 2019. Deadline: June 1. Strand Center for the Arts, Plattsburgh N.Y. Info, 518-563-1604, strandcenter.org. CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK FUNDRAISER ART SHOW: Seeking art pieces to be donated to benefit Children’s Miracle Network. Organized by Miss Vermont 2019 contestant Cassie Greene and Green Door Studio director and artist-inresidence Nicole Christman. All proceeds go to UVM Children’s Hospital and Miss Vermont Scholarship Organization. Deadline: April 28. The Green Door Studio, Burlington. Info, 318-0963, nicolechristmanart@gmail.com. ‘EYE SPY!’: This show invites artists to share work that focuses on eyes, whether human, animal or imaginary creature, and one or multiple sets of eyes, for an exhibition July 9 through August 23. Deadline: May 24. Studio Place Arts, Barre. $10; free for SPA members. Info, 479-7069, studioplacearts.com. ‘INTENTIONAL SPACES’: Humans create spaces to serve many purposes: to make us feel safe, comforted, fearful, humbled, awestruck or inspired. For this exhibition, we seek images of spaces that evoke a range of emotions. All capture methods and processes are welcome. Deadline: April 29. PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury. $39 for up to 5 images; $6 for each additional image. Info, photos@ photoplacegallery.com, photoplacegallery.com.

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‘JOY’: Works by contemporary artists Carol O’Malia, Kim Radochia, John Joseph Hanright, Claire Kelly and Leslie Graff express the theme. Through April 27. Info, 253-8943. West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park in Stowe.

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NVU STUDENT EXHIBIT: Two-dimensional animation, a comic book and other pieces by Jeremy Daigle; digital art by Alexis Mayfield; prints, paintings and drawings by Tamara Peel; and drypoint etchings by Faith Thibault. Through April 26. Info, 635-1469. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Northern Vermont University, in Johnson.

MAY MEMBERS EXHIBITION: Join or renew your artist membership to the gallery to participate in this annual exhibition. Artists may showcase up to three pieces of artwork and will be included in events throughout the year. Deadline: May 1. The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery, Burlington. Info, spacegalleryvt@gmail.com, spacegalleryvt.com.

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‘THE WAR OF IDEAS’: Propaganda posters from the collections, spanning the Civil War to World War II and illustrating everything from recruitment to support on the home front. Through October 25. Info, 479-8500. Vermont History Center in Barre.

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‘DEEP BLUE’: A group show of 26 artists featuring 2D and 3D artworks, real and imagined, that are inspired by oceanic life forms. TERESA CELEMIN: Works on paper combining figure drawing, abstract marks, words, symbols and fantastical creatures. Through May 4. Info, 479-7069. Studio Place Arts in Barre.

‘SEEDS OF RENEWAL’: An exploration of Abenaki agricultural history, cuisine and ceremony. Through April 30. Info, 828-2291. ‘VERMONT MUSIC FAR AND WIDE’: An interactive exhibit of artifacts that tell the story of Vermont popular music history in recent decades, including band photographs 1990-2000 by Matthew Thorsen, compiled by Big Heavy World. Through July 27. Info, 479-8500. Vermont History Museum in Montpelier.

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CENTRAL/NORTHEAST KINGDOM WATERCOLOR SOCIETY: Artworks by Janice Avery, Lisa Beach, Joann DiNicola, Gary Eckhart, Terry Hodgdon, Susan Bull Riley, Michael Ridge and others. Through April 26. RAY BROWN AND TOBY BARTLES: “Steps on a Journey: An Exhibit of Two Vermont Painters,” works in oil and mixed media, informed by abstract expressionism. Through April 26. THOMAS WATERMAN WOOD: THE MASTER COPIES: The 19th-century Vermont painter and gallery namesake copied paintings seen on European trips to learn from masters such as Rembrandt and Turner and brought the paintings back to Montpelier. Through June 1. Info, 262-6035. T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier.

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‘PROMISE HEARTS: Just as our heart beats to support our lives, so must we beat on to support and heal our nation, environment, society and world. Use your artistic side to create a promise in 2D or 3D that helps to set our world back on the right beat. Silent auction proceeds benefit artist-chosen nonprofits. Deadline: June 10. Grand Isle Art Works. $15. Info, 378-4591, grandisleartworks.com.

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‘ROCK SOLID XIX’: This annual exhibit showcases stone sculptures and assemblages by area artists, September 17 through November 2. We are also looking for 2D works that display the qualities of stone. Deadline: August 2. Studio Place Arts, Barre. $10; free for SPA members. Info, 479-7069, studioplacearts.com.

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SOLO & SMALL GROUP SHOWS: SPA uses its second- and third-floor spaces for solo and small group shows. Artists are encouraged to submit a proposal for consideration of such a show in 2020. Deadline: June 28. Studio Place Arts, Barre. $10; free for SPA members. Info, 479-7069, studioplacearts.com.

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‘PAINT VERMONT’: Landscape works by Lisa Forster Beach and John Clarke Olson. Through April 30. Info, 253-1818. Green Mountain Fine Art Gallery in Stowe. ‘PEAK TO PEAK: 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION THEN AND NOW’: An exhibition of photographs and artifacts to highlight the evolution of the division’s equipment and training since its beginning in 1943. Through October 31. Info, 253-9911. Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum in Stowe.

‘STORYLINES’: “Works on Paper by Sally Gil and Jimmie James,” featuring Gil’s intricate, colorful collages and James’ contemplative acrylic and graphite works on watercolor paper. Through May 24. Info, 881-0418. 571 Projects in Stowe.

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MAD RIVER RUG HOOKERS: The statewide artists’ group shows rugs in numerous styles and techniques. Demonstrations on Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. Through April 27. Info, 496-6682. Festival Gallery in Waitsfield.

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f MATT LARSON: “Terroir,” a solo exhibition of abstract paintings and collage. Closing reception: Friday, May 17, 6-8 p.m., featuring an artist demonstration, raffle of two pieces, and reveal of the competition theme of the 2019 Photography Shoot-Out. Through May 25. Info, 244-7801. Axel’s Gallery & Frame Shop in Waterbury.

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CAROL COLLINS: The owner of Singing Spindle Spinnery displays a montage of poems and photography that depict her life growing up on Vermont farms. Through April 30. Info, 244-7036. Waterbury Public Library.

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‘ON THE FLY’: Across Roads Center for the Arts hosts work by 18 regional artists in celebration of Northeast fly fishing. Viewing hours most weeknights, by chance or appointment. Proceeds to benefit Across Roads school scholarship programs. Through May 17. Info, 244-4168. Grange Hall Cultural Center in Waterbury Center.

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‘50 X 50: COLLECTING FOR THE MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART’: An exhibit that marks 50 years of acquiring art by bringing together one work from each year. Included are paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings and photography, from antiquity to the present and from diverse cultures. Through August 11. ‘SCRATCHING THE SURFACE: INTAGLIO PRINTS’: Student works in the printmaking medium, created in professor Hedya Klein’s class. Through April 25. Info, 443-3168. Johnson Memorial Building, Middlebury College. ERIC NELSON: Color photographs of Vermont landscapes and patterns in nature by the Middlebury artist Through May 5. Info, 388-1436. Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, in Middlebury. HANNAH SESSIONS: “Keep It Simple,” new paintings by the Vermont artist. Through May 31. Info, 877-2173. Northern Daughters in Vergennes.

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‘ICE SHANTIES: FISHING, PEOPLE & CULTURE’: An exhibition of large-format photographs featuring the structures, people and culture of ice fishing by Vermont-based Colombian photographer Federico Pardo. Includes audio reflections from shanty owners drawn from interviews by VFC. Through August 31. Info, 388-4964. Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury.

‘NATURE IN FLIGHT’: A group exhibition that considers the birds and bees, as well as acknowledges those working to save Vermont’s species from environmental damage. Through May 11. Info, 877-3850. Creative Space Gallery in Vergennes.

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‘70+: GERO-TRANSCENDENCE’: More than 300 works of art by artists who are 70 or older, curated by Bill Ramage. Through May 17. Info, info.77art@ gmail.com. 77 Gallery in Rutland.

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‘ART OF THE EARTH’: The first of a series of themed exhibits honoring our planet and celebrating the gallery’s 20th anniversary, featuring artwork by members. Through April 30. Info, 247-4956. Brandon Artists Guild.

f AUDUBON MEMBER PHOTO SHOW: Avian pictures taken by the Rutland County Audubon Society members. Reception: Monday, April 29, 6-8 p.m. Through July 31. Info, 775-7119. Maclure Library in Pittsford.

‘DREAM MACHINE II’: Classic retro arcades collected by Nick Grandchamp. Through June 30. Info, 603-732-8606. West Street Gallery in Rutland. MATTHEW J. PEAKE: “Just a Matter of Perspective,” featuring three contiguous bodies of work: the Pastel Overlooks, the RoFrame Overlooks, and newest work, Outside the Box, the artist’s sculptural photography collaboration with Boston photographer David Lee Black. Through May 4. Castleton University Bank Gallery in Rutland. ‘A NEW AMERICAN FAMILY’: Photographs by Michelle Saffran and interviews and text by David French of Bhutanese couple Prem and Mana Bhattarai and their family, who now live in Winooski. Through May 4. Info, 999-7342. B&G Gallery in Rutland. ‘PIECES OF THE PAST’: Visual art, clothing and accessories, baskets, musical instruments and more by past and current members of the Abenaki and Mohawk tribes. Through April 26. Info, 775-0356. Chaffee Art Center in Rutland.

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AMY FORTIER AND CHRIS PEIRCE: Mandalainspired works in colored pencil; and photography that explores the interplay of light, texture and shape, respectively. Through May 26. Info, 296-7000. Barrette Center for the Arts in White River Junction. ‘DESTINATION: SPACE!’: A series of exhibitions that highlights the art and science of space exploration and celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission’s moon landing. Through August 4. ‘MAKING MUSIC: THE SCIENCE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS’: An exhibition exploring the science behind the instruments used to create music, from well-known classics to infectious pop tunes. Through May 13. Info, 649-2200. Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich. FEATURED ARTISTS: Wooden jewelry by T. Breeze Verdant, naturally dyed fiber works by Jennifer Johnson, and sculptural glass and ceramic works by Alissa Faber. Through June 30. Info, 457-1298. Collective — the Art of Craft in Woodstock. ‘MUD’: A group exhibition in a variety of mediums that celebrates Vermont’s most cautiously optimistic season. Through May 4. Info, 457-3500. ArtisTree Community Arts Center & Gallery in South Pomfret. SUE LAWRENCE: “Flower Portraits,” large-format paintings in oil by the Claremont, N.H., artist. Through May 31. Scavenger Gallery in White River Junction.

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ABBI MARCHESANI: Linocuts by the Vermont artist. Through May 7. Info, 525-3366. Parker Pie Co. in West Glover. ‘THE DIALECTS OF LINE, COLOR AND TEXTURE’: A “visual discussion” with artists Elizabeth Billings, Frank Woods and Elizabeth Fram. Through May 26. Info, 533-9075. Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro. ‘FIBER: NO BOUNDARIES’: Innovative cloth artistry in quilts by Judy B. Dales, braid by Delsie Hoyt, and felt by Amanda Weisenfeld. Through June 1. Info, 748-0158. Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury. LINDA BRYAN: “Deeper than Blue: Cyanotypes and Printmaking,” works by the artist and owner of Red House Studio in Newbury. Through April 24. Info, barclay.tucker@northernvermont.edu. Quimby Gallery, Northern Vermont University-Lyndon, in Lyndonville.

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Guild in St. Johnsbury is an official Vermont State Craft Center and, as such, shows an impressive variety of works by area artists. Currently the Guild’s Backroom Gallery is spotlighting three artisans whose tactile works beg to be touched, if not cuddled, slept with or walked on: playful hand-felted pieces by Amanda Weisenfeld; extraordinary contemporary quilts by Judy B. Dales; and picturesque braided rugs and wall hangings by Delsie Hoyt. Through June 1. Pictured: “Opossum on the Run” by Weisenfeld. ‘LOCKED DOWN! KEYED IN! LOCKED OUT! KEYED UP!’: An exhibition examining the long human relationship to the lock and key, its elegant design and philosophies and practices of securing, safeguarding, imprisoning, escaping and safecracking throughout the ages. Through April 30. Info, claredol@sover.net. The Museum of Everyday Life in Glover. ‘PET SHOW!’: Artworks from an open call that honor pets past or present, hosted in the co-op café. Through April 30. Info, art@bmfc.coop. Buffalo Mountain Food Co-op & Café in Hardwick.

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AMY BENNETT: “Nuclear Family,” small paintings about large issues, including marriage, child rearing and female identity. SANDY SOKOLOFF: “Emanations,” mystical, Kabbalah-inspired paintings by the Grand Isle artist, who is showing his work for the first time in 30 years. Through June 16. Info, 257-0124. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

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PAUL KATZ: “The Mind’s Eye,” paintings, sculptures and books. Through May 27. ‘WORKS ON PAPER: A DECADE OF COLLECTING’: A variety of works from the museum’s permanent collection, historic to contemporary, self-taught to modernist artists. Artists include Gayleen Aiken, Milton Avery, Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley, Paul Feeley, Luigi Lucioni, Duane Michals and Norman Rockwell. Through May 5. Info, 447-1571. Bennington Museum.

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JOAN CURTIS: “Eyes That Watch,” paintings, collage and drawings that depict creatures on this Earth as magical, ephemeral beings. Through May 22. Info, 728-1418. Hartness Gallery, Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center. MARCIA HAMMOND: “Promises of Spring,” watercolors by the local artist. Through April 30. Info, 685-2188. Chelsea Public Library.

f PETER CUNNINGHAM: “All You See Is Glory; Big Stars and Maritime Moments,” images by the longtime, internationally exhibited photographer. Curated by Dian Parker. Reception: Saturday, May 11, 4-6 p.m., with artist talk. Through June 15. Info, dianparker9@gmail.com. White River Gallery in South Royalton.

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PETER FRIED: “Figure in the Landscape,” paintings by the Vermont artist. RICK SKOGSBERG: Works on paper, ceramics and painted shoes by the visionary artist and poet. Through May 4. Info, 767-9670. BigTown Gallery in Rochester.

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‘WOOD BURNING’: A solo show of paintings and wood-burned art by Tom Ball, an owner of Tatunka Tattoo in South Royalton. Through May 3. Info, 889-9404. Tunbridge Public Library.

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‘THE 99 FACES PROJECT’: A nationally traveling exhibit designed, by Boston-based visual artist Lynda Michaud Cutrell, to reduce the stigma of mental illness. Photographs, videos, paintings and sculptures present true-to-life images to challenge assumptions about what living with mental illness looks like. Through September 30. Info, 603-4942179. Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Lebanon, N.H.

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f you aren’t convinced that reality television is a cultural cancer, you might want to turn on the news. This country has been so dumbed down by mindless entertainment malignancies, it elected a reality show host to its highest office. Alternatively, you might turn on a radio. What’s that sound? The processed tonal pap that’s steadily usurped the place of authentic musical creation since 2002, when “American Idol” premiered. An entire generation has zero memory of the time before contestants like Carrie Underwood and Clay Aiken were confused with bona fide superstars; when musicians perfected their craft, worked their way from dives to stadiums, and performed their own compositions. “The most impactful show in the history of television,” Jeff Zucker called “Idol” in 2007. The onetime NBC Universal CEO would know, what with being chair of WarnerMedia News & Sports and president of CNN Worldwide. “American Idol,” its spin-offs and its spawn have largely impacted popular music into auto-tuned vacuity. Someone who grasps this situation avidly is writer-director Max Minghella, whose fea-

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ture debut concerns a fictional British “Idol” knockoff called “Teen Spirit.” The son of director Anthony Minghella (The English Patient), the first-timer displays a preternaturally refined skill set with his deceptively by-the-numbers saga of rags to music-biz riches. The numbers are performed by a shy Isle of Wight teen named Violet, played by a luminous, electric Elle Fanning. Who does her own singing. I say deceptively because the movie appears structured as standard wish-fulfillment fare. A small-town high schooler works in a pub, dreams of being a singer, then wins the reality TV lottery and makes it to the finals in London. There she’ll perform for a global viewership — and, more importantly, for stokers of the star-maker machine. Look closely, though, and a subtext comes into focus. I don’t want to spoil it, just let you know it’s there. The heart of the film is the unlikely alliance between 17-year-old Violet and a potbellied sixtysomething Croatian former opera star. Zlatko Buric’s Vlad is the movie’s secret weapon. The disheveled dude catches Violet’s act one night and offers to manage her. The odd coupling provides Minghella with fodder for any number of offbeat, often touching scenarios, such as Vlad’s introduction to Violet’s mother (Agnieszka Grochowska). She

FOR THE ELLE OF IT Minghella’s must-view debut leaves the competition behind, thanks to its take on the state of pop and Fanning’s revelatory performance.

opens with “What are your intentions with my daughter?” and ends with a death threat. Minghella knows his music history. He sees the absurdity in the situation when Violet and the other aspiring vocalists discover the first order of business is dancing: mastering those Paula Abdul-style moves that Janet Jackson, Madonna and all those annoying boy bands employed in the ’80s to distract from their inability to play an instrument. It’s no coincidence that Violet never uses those moves when she competes. I suspect the filmmaker had Lorde in mind when creating the character. She’s quiet, inward. But something in her leaps to life when

The Curse of La Llorona ★

suspect every fright fan has had the experience of dozing off streaming a crappy horror movie. All the beats are so soothingly predictable: If the soundtrack goes quiet, expect a jump scare in approximately 10 seconds. (When it’s not time for anything scary to happen yet, the sound mixer will simply turn an innocent Foley effect — in The Curse of La Llorona, the clatter of a bead curtain — up to 11.) If there’s a reflective surface, expect the Scary Thing to appear there. If a main character is alone, framed for several beats in shallow focus, look for the Scary Thing in the background. Rinse, repeat. The Conjuring movies turned these formulas into a science, at their best milking them for genuine shudders. But the tricks are growing tired. Witness The Curse of La Llorona, which is linked to the hit series by a reference to the evil doll Annabelle, a production team and director Michael Chaves (who helmed forthcoming The Conjuring 3). If you’re on the couch at home, this movie is fine to doze off to, and that’s about it. “La Llorona” (“the weeping woman”) is a figure in Mexican and Latin American folklore who, according to the film, killed her own children to punish a cheating husband, then was “cursed” to walk the Earth as a child-snatching phantom. The screenplay, by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis (Five Feet Apart), doesn’t specify who signed off on this form of damnation. But, since God and the devil most defi72 SEVEN DAYS APRIL 24-MAY 1, 2019

WEEPERS CREEPERS A child-stealing spirit terrorizes families, but not audiences, in Chaves’ boilerplate horror flick.

nitely exist in the Conjuring universe, perhaps we can assume the Almighty was A-OK with sending La Llorona to test the parental mettle of Anna Tate-Garcia (Linda Cardellini), a widowed social worker in 1973 Los Angeles. When a distraught client (Patricia Velasquez) blames her sons’ drownings on the phantom, Anna assumes the woman is an abuser in deni-

al. Then La Llorona (Marisol Ramirez) starts stalking Anna’s own kids (Roman Christou and Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen), and, in desperation, the mom turns to a priest-recommended faith healer. Played by Raymond Cruz, aka Tuco on “Breaking Bad,” the curandero camps things up pleasantly. But he is overstating the case

she grabs a mic. Her body jerks in response to emotional voltage, not robotic choreography. Also, Violet ends up collaborating with Jack Antonoff, so there’s that. Teen Spirit is a far smarter movie than most reviewers are grasping. It’s beautifully written and masterfully acted, with a savvily curated soundtrack and performance segments gorgeously imagined by cinematographer Autumn Durald. It’s the oddest sort of love story, but a love story nonetheless, without a single boyfriend in sight. You’ll see. And if you aren’t already misty by the final scenes, you’re a vampire. RI C K KI S O N AK

when he intones, “We are facing an evil that has no bounds!” Aside from her signature waterworks, La Llorona does very little that The Nun or the demons in those other movies didn’t do before her — mainly, creep around the family’s Victorian home playing peekaboo. Chaves does a passable job with the scare formulas described above, but the characters are such poorly drawn placeholders that it’s impossible to feel invested in their survival. The kids are no more than pint-size plot devices: Initially, they don’t tell their mom about the phantom who’s been leaving hideous burns on their wrists, not because they’re traumatized or under La Llorona’s spell, but (apparently) because the filmmakers want to keep Anna in the dark. When she asks, the kids readily spill all. A movie that’s supposedly about safeguarding the innocents owes at least a bit more respect and agency to its younger characters. For a better film that uses demon mythology to highlight a caregiver’s anxieties, see Paco Plaza’s Verónica — which you can stream, but which is less likely to let you doze than La Llorona. Artistically speaking, it’s well past time for The Conjuring universe to stop expanding. Commercially speaking, however, let’s just say La Llorona led the box office this weekend, beating out the more traditional Easter offering Breakthrough. So expect to see a lot more soporific scare flicks. MARGO T HARRI S O N

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NEW IN THEATERS AMAZING GRACE: Sydney Pollack’s concert film, derailed by technical difficulties and later reassembled by Alan Elliott, captures Aretha Franklin performing at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Los Angeles in 1972. (89 min, G. Savoy) AVENGERS: ENDGAME: It takes all Marvel’s effects wizards, a huge cast and a three-hour runtime to put the Avengers back together again in the second half of this high-stakes two-parter, and if you missed the first half, expect to be lost. With Brie Larson, Scarlett Johansson, Karen Gillan, Paul Rudd, Robert Downey Jr., etc., etc. Anthony and Joe Russo (Avengers: Infinity War) directed. (181 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Playhouse, Roxy, Stowe, Sunset, Welden) FAMILY: Taylor Schilling plays a stressed-out professional who bonds with her tween niece in this comedy from first-time director Laura Steinel, also starring Kate McKinnon and Brian Tyree Henry. (85 min, R. Roxy) THE PUBLICHHHH Emilio Estevez returns to directing with this drama in which homeless people take over the Cincinnati public library, starring Estevez, Alec Baldwin and Taylor Schilling. (119 min, PG-13; reviewed by R.K. 4/17. Savoy)

NOW PLAYING AFTERH1/2 An innocent college freshman (Josephine Langford) falls for a damaged bad boy (Hero Fiennes Tiffin) in this romance based on Anna Todd’s mega-popular book series, which started as One Direction fan fiction. Jenny Gage (All This Panic) directed. (106 min, PG-13) BREAKTHROUGHHH1/2 This Christian inspirational drama tells the fact-based story of a devout teen who was revived after 15 minutes in an icy lake. With Chrissy Metz, Topher Grace and Josh Lucas. Roxann Dawson directed. (116 min, PG) CAPTAIN MARVELHHH Fighter pilot Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe in this superhero outing written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (Half Nelson). With Gemma Chan, Samuel L. Jackson and Lee Pace. (124 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 3/13)

HELLBOYH1/2 This reboot of the comic-book-based series pits the half-human, half-demon hero (David Harbour) against a sorceress from Arthurian legend (Milla Jovovich). With Ian McShane. Neil Marshall (The Descent) directed. (120 min, R)

LITTLEHH1/2 Regina Hall plays a stressed-out power player who finds herself transformed into a much younger version of herself (Marsai Martin) in this comedy from cowriter-director Tina Gordon (Peeples). Issa Rae also stars. (109 min, PG-13) MARY MAGDALENEHHHHH Rooney Mara plays the companion of Jesus (Joaquin Phoenix) in this woke rendition of the Gospels from director Garth Davis (Lion). With Chiwetel Ejiofor and Tahar Rahim. (120 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 4/10) MISSING LINKHHH1/2 A bigfoot (voiced by Zach Galifianakis) recruits an explorer (Hugh Jackman) to help him find more of his kind in this stop-motion animated adventure from Laika and writer-director Chris Butler (ParaNorman). (95 min, PG; reviewed by M.H. 4/17) THE MUSTANGHHHH Matthias Schoenaerts plays a violent convict who trains wild mustangs as part of a rehabilitation program in this fact-based drama from director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre. With Jason Mitchell and Bruce Dern. (96 min, R) PENGUINSHHH1/2 An Adélie penguin seeks a mate while facing the perils of life in the Antarctic in this Disneynature documentary directed by Alistair Fothergill (Monkey Kingdom) and Jeff Wilson. Ed Helms narrates. (76 min, G) PET SEMATARYHHH After they discover a creepy rural burial ground, a family learns that “Sometimes dead is better” in this new adaptation of the Stephen King novel. With Jason Clarke, John Lithgow and Amy Seimetz. Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer (Starry Eyes) directed. (101 min, R; reviewed by M.H. 4/10) SATAN & ADAM: V. Scott Balcerek’s documentary traces the musical partnership of bluesman Sterling “Mr. Satan” Magee and harmonica player Adam Gussow. (80 min, NR) SHAZAM!HHH1/2 Fourteen-year-old foster kid Billy Batson discovers his inner superhero (Zachary Levi) in the latest addition to the DC Comics cinematic universe. David F. Sandberg (Annabelle: Creation) directed. With Djimon Hounsou and Michelle Borth. (132 min, PG-13)

DUMBOHH1/2 Disney remakes its classic animated saga of a flying circus elephant with live actors and a creepily winsome CG pachyderm. With Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton and Danny DeVito. Tim Burton directed. (112 min, PG; reviewed by M.H. 4/3)

TEEN SPIRITHHHHH Elle Fanning plays a small-town teen with pop-star dreams who enters a singing competition in this directorial debut from actor Max Minghella, who also scripted. With Agnieszka Grochowska and Archie Madekwe. (92 min, PG-13; reviewed by R.K. 4/24)

GLORIA BELLHHHH Julianne Moore plays a fiftysomething woman seeking love in Sebastián Lelio’s remake of his own film Gloria. With Alanna Ubach, Jeanne Tripplehorn and John Turturro. (102 min, R)

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HOTEL MUMBAIHHH This drama recreates the events of the 2008 Taj Hotel terrorist attack in Mumbai, India. Dev Patel, Armie Hammer and Nazinin Boniadi star. Anthony Maras makes his directorial debut. (123 min, R)

THE CURSE OF LA LLORONAH1/2 The child-stealing “Weeping Woman” of southwestern legend gets her own horror movie. Linda Cardellini, Raymond Cruz and Patricia Velasquez star. Michael Chaves makes his feature directorial debut. (93 min, R; reviewed by M.H. 4/24)

FIVE FEET APARTHH1/2 Two teens (Haley Lu Richardson and Cole Sprouse) who have cystic fibrosis fall in love in the hospital in this romantic drama from director Justin Baldoni, making his narrative feature debut. (116 min, PG-13)

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TRANSITHHHH Fleeing Nazi-occupied France, a man assumes the identity of a dead writer only to run into his widow, who doesn’t know her husband’s fate, in this World War II drama from director Christian Petzold (Phoenix). Franz Rogowski and Paula Beer star. (101 min, R) USHHHH1/2 Writer-director Jordan Peele (Get Out) brings us the creepy tale of a family terrorized by their own doppelgängers during a beach getaway. Lupita Nyong’o, Elisabeth Moss and Winston Duke star. (116 min, R; reviewed by M.H. 3/27) WOMAN AT WARHHHH An environmental activist (Halldóra Geirhardsdóttir) prepares to adopt an orphan in this unclassifiable Icelandic film from director Benedikt Erlingsson (Of Horses and Men). (101 min, NR)

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY BY ROB BREZSNY REAL APRIL 25-MAY 1 known as Indonesia. It flung gas and ash all over the planet, causing weird weather for three years. Sunlight dimmed, temperatures plummeted, skies were tumultuous and intense storms proliferated. Yet these conditions ignited the imagination of author Mary Shelley, inspiring her to write what was to become her most notable work, Frankenstein. I suspect that you, too, will ultimately generate at least one productive marvel in response to the unusual events of the coming weeks.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20)

Whether or not you believe in magic, magic believes in you right now. Will you take advantage of the fancy gifts it has to offer? I guess it’s possible that you’re not interested in seeing deeper into the secret hearts of those you care for. Maybe you’ll go “ho-hum” when shown how to recognize a half-hidden opportunity that could bring vitalizing changes. And you may think it’s not very practical to romance the fire and the water at the same time. But if you’re interested, all that good stuff will be available for you. P.S. To maximize the effects of the magic, believe in it.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the U.S., the

day after Thanksgiving typically features a spectacular shopping orgy. On Black Friday, stores sell their products at steep discounts, and consumers spend their money extravagantly. But the creators of the game Cards Against Humanity have consistently satirized the tradition. In 2013, for example, they staged a Black Friday “anti-sale,” for which they raised their prices. The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to try something similar. Is it possible that you’re undercharging for your products and services and skills? If so, consider asking for more. Reassess your true worth and seek appropriate rewards.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In 1815, the most ferocious volcanic eruption in human history exploded from Mount Tambora in what’s now

CANCER (June 21-July 22): For more than 40 years, Cancerian musician Carlos Santana has made music that blends rock and roll with Latin and African rhythms. In the early years, his creations sold well, but by the mid1980s his commercial success declined. For a decade, he floundered. His fortunes began to improve after a spectacular meditation session. Santana says he was contacted by the archangel Metatron, who told him how to generate material for a new album. The result was Supernatural, which sold 30 million copies and won nine Grammy Awards. I mention this, Cancerian, because I suspect that you could soon experience a more modest but still rousing variation of Santana’s visitation. Are you interested? If so, the next seven weeks will be a good time to seek it out — and be very receptive to its possibility. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Expergefactor” is an old English word that has fallen out of use. In its original sense, it meant something that wakes you up, like an alarm clock or thunderstorm or your partner’s snoring. But I want to revive “expergefactor” and expand its meaning. In its new version, it will refer to an exciting possibility or beloved goal that consistently motivates you to spring out of bed in the morning and get your day started. Your expergefactor could be an adventure you’re planning or a masterpiece you’re working on or a relationship that fills you with curiosity and enchantment. In my astrological opinion, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to identify and fine-tune an expergefactor that will serve you well for a long time. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): We live in a cul-

tural moment when satire, sarcasm, cynicism

and irony are prized as supreme emblems of intelligence. If you say that you value sincerity and earnestness, you risk being considered naïve and unsophisticated. Nevertheless, the current astrological omens suggest that you will generate good fortune for yourself in the coming weeks by making liberal use of sincerity and earnestness. So please try not to fall into the easy trap of relying on satire, sarcasm, cynicism and irony to express yourself. As much as is practical, be kindly frank and compassionately truthful and empathetically genuine. (P.S. It’s a strategy that will serve your selfish aims quite well.)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Most people don’t find their creativity,” mourned Libran author Truman Capote. “There are more unsung geniuses that don’t even know they have great talent.” If that describes you even a little bit, I’m happy to let you know that you’re close to stumbling upon events and insights that could change that. If you respond to the prompts of these unexpected openings, you will rouse a partially dormant aspect of your genius, as well as a half-inert stash of creativity and a semi-latent cache of imaginativity. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Do you know the word “sfumato”? Its literal meaning in Italian is “smoked.” When used to describe a painting, it refers to blurred borders between objects or fuzzy transitions between areas of different colors. All the forms are soft and hazy. I bring this to your attention because I suspect that the coming weeks will be a sfumato-like time for you. You may find it a challenge to make precise distinctions. Future and past may overlap, as well as beginnings and endings. That doesn’t have to be a problem as long as you’re willing to go with the amorphous flow. In fact, it could even be pleasurable and useful. You might be able to connect with influences from which you’ve previously been shut off. You could blend your energies together better with people who’ve been unavailable. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “You

have a right to experiment with your life,” declared author Anaïs Nin. I agree. You don’t necessarily have to be what you started out

to be. You can change your mind about goals that you may at one time have thought were permanent. I suspect you could be at one of these pivot points right now, Sagittarius. Are there any experiments you’d like to try? If so, keep in mind this further counsel from Nin. It’s possible that “you will make mistakes. And they are right, too.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You have one main task to accomplish in the coming weeks, Capricorn. It’ll be simple and natural if you devote yourself to it wholeheartedly. The only way it could possibly become complicated and challenging would be if you allowed your focus to be diffused by less important matters. Ready for your assignment? It’s articulated in this poem by Rupi Kaur: “bloom beautifully / dangerously / loudly / bloom softly / however you need / just bloom.” AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When the

forces of the Roman empire occupied the British Isles from the years 43 to 410, they built 2,000 miles of roads. Their methods were sophisticated. That’s why few new roads were built in England until the 18th century, and many of the same paths are still visible and available today. In this spirit, and in accordance with astrological omens, I recommend that you make good use of an old system or network in the coming weeks. This is one time when the past has blessings to offer the future.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I’m not enigmatic and intriguing enough,” writes a Piscean blogger named RiddleMaster. “I really must work harder. Maybe I’ll start wearing ankle-length black leather coats, billowing silk scarves imprinted with alchemical symbols, and wide-brimmed hats. I’ll listen to Cambodian folk songs and read rare books in ancient Sanskrit. When someone dares to speak to me, I’ll utter cryptic declarations like, ‘The prophecies will be fulfilled soon enough.’” I understand RiddleMaster’s feelings. You Pisceans need mystery almost as much as you need food. But I believe you should set aside that drive for a few weeks. The time has come for you to show the world who you are with crisp candor.

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