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Community & Economic Development Office director Noelle MacKay, Burlington Electric Department general manager Neale Lunderville and city planner David White — also live outside the city limits.

That doesn’t sit right with everybody.

Councilors Sharon Bushor (I-Ward 1), Joan Shannon (D-South District) and Max Tracy (P-Ward 2) voted against the measure. Tracy said that living in Burlington should be considered “a privilege,” not a hardship.

“I think there’s something to be said for feeling our pleasure and our pain,” he said.

When the city hired Obeng, then-school board chair Mark Porter assured councilors that the super eventually planned to move to the Queen City. Shannon cited that as a reason for her vote. Obeng told the council he was unaware of that letter.

“I beg your forgiveness around the order of operations,” he said.

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he demolition of a Winooski home has unleashed a torrent of rats on an unsuspecting neighborhood and sparked a heated discussion online about how to handle the infestation.

It began March 31 when contractors razed a Lafountain Street residence, said Martha Chadwick, whose backyard is near the site.

The next day, rats were everywhere, swarming her chicken coop and other outbuildings.

“They would just come right out! They were not afraid,” said

Chadwick. “I saw one of them go right past a chicken, and the chicken pecked it on the head …

They were coexisting — but that’s not what I want.”

Her cat has killed some of the vermin. She’s found that snap and glue traps can hardly contain the horde. So last Friday, she posted about the problem on Front Porch Forum. Several people encouraged her to use poison, a suggestion to which Jennifer Perrault took exception.

“Anyone using torture and death to other living beings as ‘go-to’ methods to rid yourselves of their presence is cruel, lazy and uncreative,” she replied, describing the extermination as a “witch hunt.”

Perrault, a vegan, told Seven Days that she doesn’t believe in exploiting animals. “I don’t even use honey,” she said. She said she once stopped during a 5K road race to “save a snake from being trampled” and that she has rescued mice from the jaws of neighborhood cats.

“If you just spend time with [animals], you realize that they are capable of feeling, suffering and all

that stuff,” Perrault said, “so why would you want to cause any of that when you can avoid it?”

Chadwick said she understands Perrault’s call for compassion, but she said she has no choice but to kill the rodents. She’s counted more than 30 running around her yard — and on Monday night, another neighbor about a block away said the rats had infested her area, too.

“You don’t realize how scary it is until it’s your property,” Chadwick said. “It’s a struggle. I’ve gotta get rid of them. If I can’t get rid of them any other way, where does that leave me?”

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A South Burlington murder victim had filed for restraining orders against the man police believe eventually killed her. Leroy Headley, 36, is still on the run.

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2. “Montpeculiar: A Message of ‘Anal Sex’ in Front of the Statehouse” by Taylor Dobbs.

Standing on a Montpelier sidewalk, Alia MacKenzie said her sign was a celebration of the First Amendment.

3. “Montpeculiar: Rodgers Resurrects Gun Debate in Vermont Senate” by Alicia Freese. The Democratic senator revived a contentious gun debate by floating an amendment that would loosen firearm restrictions.

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5. “Vermont Senate Approves Paid Family Leave Bill” by Alicia Freese. Gov. Phil Scott opposes the legislation because it would impose a new tax.

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he Burlington City Council on Monday agreed to give Burlington School District Superintendent Yaw Obeng another pass on a requirement that he live in the city in which he works.

The council voted 9-3 to extend the residency exemption for Obeng, who first got one when he moved to South Burlington in 2015 after he was hired from a school district in Toronto. The measure will be in effect “as long as Dr. Obeng holds the position of superintendent,” the council’s resolution states.

Some residents opposed the exemption, both in 2015 and again on Monday.

“Any decision he makes should affect his children as well as ours,” Mayumi Cornell, the mother of a Burlington student, told the council. “I don’t think that’s fair.”

While 16 Queen City department heads are required to live in the city, they sometimes receive a get-out-ofBurlington-free card. Councilor Brian Pine (P-Ward 3) said that other department heads — including outgoing

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[Re “Coming and Going: Vermont Struggles to Grow Its Workforce,” February 8]: I have followed Gov. Phil Scott’s plans to get people to move to Vermont. We seemingly fit the desired profile as younger professionals. We drive an electric car and are very environmentally responsible. We love nature, local foods and animals.

Our blockades pertain to employment and pay — and that is with me keeping my current job. The average offer my wife — a physical therapist with 10-plus years of experience and specialty certifications — has been given is 10 percent less than her current salary, increases health insurance costs and reduces her existing benefits. Simultaneously, utilities, housing, taxes and transportation are all higher in Vermont — some substantially. While we’ll accept some trade-offs, none of the aforementioned scenarios works in our favor or serves as incentive.

Now consider that we do not live in an inexpensive smaller town and suffer from sticker shock. We reside in Chicago in a quiet, in-demand neighborhood where we have a mortgage on a nice home that has appreciated. Even with those gains, the numbers prove a major challenge. Plus, we do not seek to live in Burlington, but rather in a surrounding, cheaper area.

We have paid out of pocket for travel and expenses for interviews on two occasions — and for house inspection and water fees on a deal on which the seller reneged.

We adore Vermont and would relish the opportunity to join your community as engaged citizens. We do not need to be persuaded to move by a government program. We do, however, need a job in my wife’s field that pays what it should.

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[Re Off Message: “Development Opponents Go Back to Court Over Burlington Mall,” March 30]: What city officials call the “base concept” for Bank and Cherry streets contradicts at least three of their four stated “primary goals” for these streets: that they be walkable, bikeable, functional and sustainable. To be faithful to these goals, the base concept has to go.

The central error of the base concept is to allow parking on both sides of Bank and Cherry.

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that we should all have the right to bear arms — to protect our lives and property in case of government or police oppression, etc., or to ward off intruders in our homes or on the street.

If this ever happens, all will be lost anyway, no?

We have people in society — mad in both senses of the word — who have hurt themselves or have been hurt by others and have an undeniable urge to cause as much hurt as possible. An assault rifle is the most efficient means to do so.

Recently, I saw in a newspaper a photo of the inside of a gun shop. On the wall behind the counter were some rifles. The majority were assault rifles.

You do not need such a gun to hunt whichever game you want to kill. You do not need such a gun for target practice. You do not need any gun that fires a great number of bullets in very little time, unless you want to maim and kill as many as you can.

Anything that can deter the availability of the kind of guns I saw in that photo must be done. The answer is there on that wall.

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A new development — properly designed — should not negatively impact our streets or compromise the tens of millions in tax dollars we are investing in them. How architects and planners could miss this is hard to fathom. CityPlace Burlington should provide necessary parking internally.

For Bank and Cherry to be bikeable, a safe, dedicated bike lane is an absolute necessity, just as sidewalks are an absolute necessity if streets are to be walkable.

Streets intended to serve pedestrians, cyclists and motorists must be designed to serve them all safely and equitably.

Frankly, cars are not especially suited or good for a city. Walking and cycling are the most suitable modes of transport in our downtown; motor vehicles can be competently managed and accommodated, but they don’t really fit in.

The bottom line is that if we’re honest and serious about Bank and Cherry being walkable, bikeable, functional and sustainable, we must at a minimum either remove parking and loading from one side of each or from both sides of one. Anything less is a betrayal of the stated and laudable primary goals for these streets.

witness to these events when the Muslim Girls Making Change arrived to perform at our annual banquet.

1. Decelles said that the girls were distracting the meeting. Untrue. One attendee reported seeing the girls pass; there was not one distraction complaint.

2. Decelles claimed that he had been told the expected speaker was to be the wife of the president of the University of Vermont and so wasn’t expecting four young girls. Untrue again. Only our board members knew she would be present.

All members had known for weeks that MGMC would be our guest speakers.

3. Decelles stated that they “just went into a rage, all four of them,” not telling him they were our guests. According to MGMC, his first words to the girls were to tell them he had called the police because they were doing drugs. Once the girls were inside, he realized his mistake, saying, “I’m sorry, I didn’t know,” but he denied accusing them of doing drugs. This denial, now admitted several times in his Seven Days interview, infuriated our guests and requires an apology, at the minimum.

We are hopeful that the Elks and MGMC will reach a satisfactory resolution to this unfortunate incident. We hope the Elks will join us in supporting the MGMC message of inclusion and tolerance.

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The two female main characters in David Mamet’s wickedly funny comedy Boston Marriage share a home as well as plenty of fast-paced banter, double entendre and vernacular expressions. The Middlebury Community Players Company Be presents a fully staged reading of this sidesplitting story of Victorian-era love, scandal, seduction and a comically mistreated maid.

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Rest in Peace In honor of the fifth anniversary of Vermont’s Patient Choice at End of Life Law, Patient Choices Vermont presents A Finished Heart, a one-act play by actor Eliott Cherry. Staged in Norwich, Shelburne and Randolph, the play lets viewers in on the meaningful conversations Cherry had with his late husband, Chris, during the final weeks of Chris’ life.

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Titillating Talent Burlesque pioneers such as April March, the First Lady of Burlesque, have left some big stilettos for future generations to fill. The 14 stars of Legendary: A Tribute to the Legends of Burlesque pay homage with acts inspired by groundbreaking artists such as March. This steamy spectacular hosted by VIVA Vermont Burlesque takes place at deMena’s restaurant in Montpelier.

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Singer-songwriter Séan McCann comes to the ArtisTree Community Arts Center & Gallery in South Pomfret bearing music and a message. Known as a founding member of the folk group Great Big Sea, the musician and mental health advocate performs selections from his 2017 album, There’s a Place, which documents his recovery from alcohol addiction.

“Optimist Prime,” a current exhibition at the New City Galerie in Burlington, encourages viewers to look on the bright side. Guest-curated by Michael Shoudt, this collection of paintings by Liv Aanrud, Peter Gallo and others radiates positive vibes through color, form and theme. Rachel Elizabeth Jones reviews the show.

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by Wednesday — before he even receives the bills.

It’s almost as if he’s been spoiling for a fight all along.

The two must-pass money bills attracted significant tri-partisan support.

The budget was approved unanimously in the Senate and passed the House on a 117-14 vote. The tax bill cleared the Senate on a 26-3 vote and the House 89-43.

That’s a lot of Republicans voting in favor.

Sen. RANDY BROCK (R-Franklin), a noted fiscal conservative who ran for lieutenant governor alongside Scott in 2016, voted for the spending bill on Saturday night and called it “a responsible budget.” He observed that the spending increase is less than 1 percent, which more than meets Scott’s benchmark of keeping budget growth below the rate Cash Check Visa Mastercard of economic expansion. “It’s a very, very tiny increase percentagewise in the overall budget,” Brock said. “I think that’s ... A Vermont company since 1991 important.”

He pointed to the budget’s investment of more than $30 million into state pension funds, which would save three times

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that much in interest costs. “That’s really big,” he said. And it’s about to be vetoed by the governor.

Brock served on the conference committee that reconciled differences between House and Senate versions of the tax bill and voted in favor of it. “I, like the governor, would love to have seen [the property tax rate hike] be zero,” he said. “But the increase was 1.7 percent, which is the increase in education spending passed by the voters this year. So it matches.”

Senate Minority Leader JOE BENNING (R-Caledonia), another fiscal hawk, voted against the tax bill — but acknowledged that lawmakers “did the best with what we’ve got.”

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BUT ON THE CORE ELEMENTS, IT’S ALL OR NOTHING.

And yet, the governor stands firm.

Which might be a surprise, based on his history as a politician willing to find the middle ground. But he refuses to compromise on his strategy in the session’s closing days. According to top Democratic lawmakers, Scott and his staff did not engage in the legislative proceedings.

“I think the unusual part is that they weren’t actively involved in the conference committee discussions,” said House Speaker MITZI JOHNSON (D-South Hero).

“The best way to run government is when the branches are communicating and working together.” Instead, during this session, she said it often felt like Scott was “governing by sound bite.”

“All year there’s been disengagement,” said Senate President Pro Tempore TIM ASHE (D/P-Chittenden) at a briefing last Friday with reporters. “We have an administration that’s using veto threats as their primary engagement on major pieces of legislation.”

Noting the unanimous Senate vote for the budget and the unanimous conference committee support for the tax bill, Ashe said, “The odd party out here has been the administration.”

It would be convenient to dismiss Ashe

and Johnson’s words as pure partisan sniping, but it’s clear from the legislature’s record that they were honestly trying to find common ground with the governor.

The tax bill brought the homestead rate from an initial increase of 9 cents to 2.6 cents. (The nonresidential tax rate would go up by 5.5 cents.) The budget, as Brock indicated, grew by less than 1 percent.

In the closing days, lawmakers scotched several bills that would have raised taxes or fees. The final version of S.260, the waterways cleanup bill, not only eliminated any proposed taxes or fees, it even killed a proposed study of funding mechanisms. The last-day casualties also included proposed taxes on electronic cigarettes and prescription opiates.

In his Monday speech, Scott indirectly acknowledged the Democrats’ move in his direction by reducing his $83 million estimate of their alleged fiscal sins. “The legislature voted to take the easy route and raise property taxes by $34 million,” he said. “And they also voted for a budget and policy bills, which require another $16 million in higher taxes.”

Taking “the easy route” means, as Brock put it, providing the money to cover school budgets that were overwhelmingly approved by voters on Town Meeting Day. The other $16 million, according to Scott spokesperson REBECCA KELLEY, is a result of H.196, which would establish a paid family leave program through a tax on employees.

And that’s just about it. The legislature passed only two other bills that raise revenue, and both are minuscule. S.85 would create a user-friendly online portal for small businesses interacting with the state. It would be funded by a $2 per year increase in business registration fees.

Then there’s the “data broker bill,” H.764, which would regulate companies that collect and market consumer information and charge them a $100 annual registration fee. The Secretary of State’s Office estimates that the fee would apply to roughly 200 large corporations. The annual bite: $20,000. “It also removes [consumer] fees for freezing or unfreezing credit,” Johnson asserted. “That could save Vermonters $7 to $8 million.”

Talk about boosting affordability.

The political rhetoric from Team Scott got hotter in the final days, as administration officials lambasted the Democratic majority. The Twitter traffic got to be a bit ridiculous at times, as chief of staff JASON GIBBS and other top aides

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In the middle of an afternoon tweetstorm on May 15, Gibbs wrote, “Legislative leaders have expressed no desire, publicly or privately, to move forward. None.” In the ensuing days, those leaders substantially trimmed spending and tax increases and killed a number of tax bills entirely. Somebody was moving forward, and it wasn’t Gibbs’ boss.

At his weekly press conference last Thursday, Scott insisted that the legislature adopt his entire school funding plan, which would use $58 million in onetime money to keep property tax rates level and establish a long-term plan to cut school costs. “We need the whole plan together,” he said. When asked where there was room for compromise, he said, “Within the plan.”

He’s now taken the same stance on the tax and budget bills: He’s willing to compromise on the details — but on the core elements, it’s all or nothing.

Candidate Scott promised no new taxes or fees. Gov. Scott has argued that he has a mandate to fulfill his pledge.

True. But the legislature’s sizable Democratic majorities have mandates of their own. Scott risked alienating his base by signing gun legislation; the Democratic majority has risked alienating its base by gutting the waterways bill, shelving other progressive initiatives and taking a strict green-eyeshade approach to the budget.

Scott has won political success as a centrist, a conciliator who can work with all parties. That figure was on display earlier in the session, when he signed a marijuana legalization bill and worked with the legislature to pass the gun bills.

Not anymore.

He closed his Monday speech to the fuel dealers with: “If we — outside the Statehouse — work together, we can have a more prosperous and affordable Vermont.”

“Outside the Statehouse.”

In other words, no more working together inside the Statehouse?

Game on.

to the state or start a business here. The ideas in the bill tread well-worn but unproven paths to economic growth.

Let’s take them in order. The tax credit is a pot-sweetener for people who relocate to Vermont and work remotely for out-of-state employers.

Remote workers could get tax credits of up to $10,000. That’s a very generous incentive and will likely be used by people in upper-income classes; there aren’t many mechanics or factory workers who work from home for an out-ofstate employer.

“We’re trying to figure out how we can accommodate this growing sector while also trying to attract more people to Vermont,” explained Sen. BECCA BALINT (D-Windham), a member of the Senate committee that wrote the bill. But, she acknowledged, “There’s a lot we don’t know about how successful it would be.”

And there’s the rub.

“Attraction and retention are notoriously difficult to prove,” said state Auditor DOUG HOFFER. “Where is the evidence that this tax credit will return at least as much to the state [in economic growth]?”

S.94 only designates $125,000 to the tax credit program. But that’s $125,000 in lost tax revenue, with no proof that it will accomplish anything. And new tax credits or deductions, once established, are almost impossible to kill because each develops its own constituency.

Hoffer also raises a number of red flags about the ThinkVermont initiative, which he referred to as “this so-called program.” The bill allows the Agency of Commerce to fast-track business grants and establishes extremely flexible eligibility criteria. (One provision refers to workforce training applications “not eligible for funding through another state or federal program” — which could mean absolutely anything.) In the past, the legislature has been much more specific in setting standards and measures for such programs.

“The amount of discretion given to the agency is staggering,” Hoffer concludes.

As with the remote worker tax credit, the actual dollar amount for the grant program is minimal, a mere $150,000.

But the camel’s nose is under the tent, and there’s a new precedent for giving the Agency of Commerce free rein over incentive programs that already suffer from a lack of provable results. m

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rades are in for the University of Vermont provost David Rosowsky. On April 17, liberal arts faculty members voted to express “no confidence” in the university’s No. 2 official and chief budgeting officer.

“I didn’t take it personally,” Rosowsky explained genially during an interview in his spacious, book-lined office. He carefully defended what set off the profs: UVM’s 3-year-old “incentive-based budgeting” model, which allots funding to the university’s seven colleges based on enrollment.

It’s been a boon for growing programs such as business, health sciences, computing and engineering, but not so great for English literature, history and foreign languages. Increasingly, the humanities are losing in the Hunger Games of higher education.

From his office overlooking Burlington’s church spires and slate rooftops, the campus looks bucolic.

But in fact, the simmering controversy is roiling arts and sciences faculty and, some say, signals fundamental and painful shifts at UVM. Still, Rosowsky insists that IBB, the acronym by which the new budgeting model is known, will not, as his critics insist, mean the humanities get shortchanged — or worse.

“The word is ‘eviscerate,’” said associate French professor Meaghan Emery.

She helped push the no-confidence vote that dinged Rosowsky, the primary overseer of IBB. Its detractors contend that the model has led to cuts in courses, lecturers and tenured faculty slots, jeopardizing UVM’s reputation for promoting a breadth of learning that has defined the institution since its founding in 1791.

Emery asks, “How we can say we are truly offering a well-rounded program when our academic programs are being sapped of their integrity?”

Rosowsky and other UVM leaders point to ominous enrollment numbers that mirror a decline in the popularity of liberal arts across the country. UVM must respond to protect and position itself to thrive for another 200 years, say Rosowsky and his higher-ups, UVM president Tom Sullivan and board of trustees chair David Daigle.

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Enrollment in the university’s College of Arts and Sciences dropped 17 percent between 2009 and 2017 without a corresponding cut in teaching jobs. The student-faculty ratio fell from roughly 17-1 to 14-1 over the same period, which Rosowsky warns is unaffordable for a state university and unfair to other UVM departments in which ratios have ballooned to 30-1.

More sobering statistics: The College of Arts and Sciences incurred a $4 million budget shortfall this year. Despite a $2 million infusion from the central university coffers, the university plans to “pink-slip” some nontenure-track faculty. Four full-time positions are being cut July 1 in Asian languages and literature; art and art history; classics; and English. Part-time reductions are planned in Romance languages and linguistics, as well as theater.

In total, 11 positions will be cut — the equivalent of five full-time jobs. As many as 14 additional nontenure, full-time equivalent positions will be eliminated over the next five years, according to a February memo from College of Arts and Sciences dean Bill Falls to faculty and staff.

Decisions on whether to replace retiring tenured professors will depend on the college’s “progress toward meeting revenue and cost targets,” Falls wrote.

The shrinking might be more bearable if it were happening universitywide. But that’s not the case. Enrollment is shifting but stable overall at about 10,500 undergraduate students.

The changing preferences of those young learners are directing construction cranes, too.

The new $104 million Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Complex, the largest capital project in UVM’s history, is partially open this year and will be complete in 2019. Even on a campus sprinkled with grand buildings, it stands out and makes a clear statement about UVM’s direction.

First-year student Matt Hill noticed.

He was impressed with the STEM Complex when he visited UVM as a prospective student, and now that he’s enrolled, he loves the building. “It definitely helped me decide I wanted to come here for biomedical engineering; it tells me they care about the major,” he said on May 8, during finals week.

Hill, who is from Exton, Pa., chose the biomedical engineering major, a new one at UVM, partly because it’s got “really high job growth” in a field that “pays really well,” he said. Advice from his father — who is an engineer — to pick a major that would provide a return on the tuition investment also influenced his decision.

Out-of-state tuition and board at UVM is $53,000 this year, meaning the sticker price for a bachelor’s degree is $212,000. The annual in-state price tag is $30,000 — still a hefty investment.

Granted, many students qualify for aid. Hill plays on UVM’s Division I lacrosse team and receives a partial athletic scholarship, as well as academic merit money. But his parents are still on the hook for $25,000 to $30,000 a year, and Hill said he’d have to take out some loans to chip in.

Given the enormous tab, does it make sense to major in something such as …

French?

Not to very many students. About 10 French majors graduated from UVM last year, and at this year’s undergraduate commencement on Sunday, the total is expected to be similar.

Those who opt for the major are passionate, though. Chris Melby finds French a “million times” more interesting than business, his initial major at UVM. Still, the 21-year-old from Harvard, Mass., concedes that his parents “were a bit apprehensive” when he switched majors from biz to français, but they are happy to see his increased motivation.

“I’m working harder now. It’s just that I don’t hate every single second of what I’m doing,” said Melby. “Now I’m taking classes that are really cool and make me think.”

Emery, one of Melby’s professors, noted that many French majors end up working for companies that value reading, writing and cultural fluency.

Melby believes the IBB model at UVM is “really dumb” and said the university’s long-term reputation is at stake over what could be a short-term interest in majors that, in his view, don’t offer the cerebral, big-picture thinking that defines the humanities.

“If you only invest in STEM, everything else is going to atrophy,” said Melby.

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At a faculty union demonstration on May 9, some professors sounded a similar theme as they lobbied in front of Bailey-Howe Library for a new union contract. The IBB, which is not unique to UVM, pits departments against each other, said United Academics union president Tom Streeter.

Streeter and other faculty spent 90 minutes handing out flyers that questioned the logic of spending on construction, a rebranding campaign and new deans and urged students to “tell President Sullivan to fund the faculty,

A compact man with a carefully trimmed beard, Rosowsky is himself an engineering grad but said he could just as easily have majored in music. He played classical violin and viola growing up in Boston, where his father was an associate professor at Harvard Medical School. Rosowsky earned his bachelor’s at Tufts University and along the way sang tenor in an a cappella group, the Beezlebubs.

He embodies the sweep of interests that he said a good university should nourish.

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Only a few students stopped to find out what the activism was about.

Rosowsky and other defenders of IBB contend that the approach is breaking down some of the bureaucratic silos in academia that worked against innovation. The model has helped create new majors that respond to student interest and spur cross-disciplinary collaboration, Rosowsky said.

“What we’ve seen is a tremendous introduction of new academic programs at a rate we’ve never seen before,” he said.

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Rosowsky said he understands that humanities faculty might feel “under siege” — and not just at UVM — given the decline in the popularity of their disciplines. But he insists that he is committed to the idea that the humanities should play a central role at UVM going forward, as they have since its inception.

Although IBB is a permanent budget model, the intention all along was that a steering committee would review the process at the three-year mark. That review began in January. Some of the concerns of the faculty are being examined, Rosowsky said, including competition between UVM colleges for students.

But there’s been no immediate change to IBB, and Rosowsky tends to flip criticism back onto the leaders of individual colleges and their faculty.

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un control, marijuana legalization and school spending got most of the attention during Vermont’s 2018 legislative session, but lawmakers did plenty of other work before they adjourned in the wee hours of Sunday morning.

As the clock ticked toward midnight, bills volleyed between the two chambers at a dizzying speed. The legislature passed 136 measures in total — including 67 during the final week and 20 on the final day.

Hundreds of other proposals perished, including a tax on opioid manufacturers, a ban on corporate campaign contributions, a revamp of the education funding system, and a tax increase at restaurants and hotels to pay for clean water. A handful — including a higher minimum wage and paid family leave — are stuck in legislative purgatory, awaiting potential vetoes by Gov. Phil Scott.

Along the way, lawmakers grappled with issues that received less notice but will nevertheless affect the lives or pocketbooks of many Vermonters. Lest they get lost in the shuffle, here’s a look at the fate of seven such initiatives.

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PASSED Workplace Harassment Protection Motivated by the #MeToo movement, Rep. Sarah CopelandHanzas (D-Bradford) arrived at the Statehouse in January determined to strengthen the law dealing with sexual harassment in the workplace.

Her bill, H. 707 — which passed unanimously in both chambers and which Scott is expected to sign — extends legal protections against workplace harassment to independent contractors, volunteers, freelancers and interns.

“That’s probably the biggest game changer in terms of the number of Vermonters that it will impact,” Copeland-Hanzas said.

The bill also directs the Attorney General’s Office to set up a harassment hotline, affording victims an easy way to report complaints. And it makes it illegal for employers to force workers to sign away certain rights in preemployment

contracts and sexual harassment settlements. Employers will no longer be able to include so-called “don’t darken my door” provisions, which permanently forbid the complainant from working for the employer.

Copeland-Hanzas said she’s just getting started. For instance, she still wants the state to collect data about sexual harassment settlements in the public and private sectors — a provision that was stripped from this year’s bill.

Gathering that information is key to understanding the scope of the problem, she argued.

“We know there is fundamental culture change that has to happen … so there will be a Round 2 to this,” she said.

Social Security Tax Break Vermont is one of only four states that tax Social Security benefits, according to AARP, an interest group representing people age 50 and older.

In his budget address, Scott proposed phasing out that tax over three years for individuals making $45,000 or less a year and couples making $60,000 or less.

(People making $25,000 or less and couples making $32,000 or less are already exempt.)

AARP Vermont state director Greg Marchildon said the change would bring relief to nearly 50,000 people who “really are living on the margins.” The cost to the state in foregone tax revenue would be $6 million.

Lawmakers decided to eliminate the tax right away, rather than phase it out.

There is one caveat: The change is part of a broader tax bill, H.911, which Scott has pledged to veto because it doesn’t prevent an increase in property tax rates. Given the broad support it enjoys, the Social Security proposal is almost certain to be salvaged in whatever compromise is reached on H.911.

AARP hopes that the state will eventually eliminate the levy for Vermonters of all income levels. “We think it’s an inherently unfair tax,” Marchildon said.

“This is money you and I and everybody else put into a system, and it’s already taxed at the federal level, so it’s like getting hit twice.”

Cheap(er) Canadian Drugs American drug companies have a well-documented practice of tweaking formulas slightly so they can hike prices on the same old drugs in order to boost profits. This year, Vermont lawmakers finally got sick of looking longingly at Canada’s government-regulated drug prices and decided to bring those lower charges to Vermonters.

“Why do this? Because prescription drugs are about the fastest-growing part of health care right now,” said Senate Health and Welfare Committee chair Claire Ayer (D-Addison). “It is crazy in terms of spending.”

In response, lawmakers passed S.175.

The bill directs Vermont’s Agency of Human Services to work with a Canadian wholesaler to identify drugs Vermonters spend the most money on, then buy them on the Canadian market, where profits are capped by the federal government. The lower-cost drugs would be available through Vermont pharmacies that choose to participate in the program.

Vermont’s plan requires a green light from the federal government before meds start coming over the border. If the feds approve and the importation plan works, lawmakers think it will save Vermonters millions of dollars.

Gov. Scott said he has some concerns about how the plan is carried out, but he likes the legislature’s push toward affordability.

“I think that we should try it and see if we can get approval from the FDA and move forward,” Scott said. “Anything we can do to reduce our costs in that regard I think is a good idea.”

Fighting for Free Tuition Adj. Gen. Steven Cray said it’s becoming increasingly difficult to recruit members to the Vermont National Guard. Nearly 400 of 3,500 positions are unfilled.

“The No. 1 reason, by far, for young men and women

to join the military today is for educational benefits,” he said. But Vermont is the only state in the Northeast that doesn’t provide tuition assistance to its National Guard members.

To remove that disadvantage, Scott proposed giving free tuition to National Guard members.

The House included this benefit in its budget, H.924, but the Senate then removed it. The program became one of the final sticking points as the two chambers negotiated a budget compromise last week.

In the end, lawmakers agreed to provide National Guard members free tuition at any state college or at the University of Vermont. Members could also choose to use a voucher, equivalent to state college tuition rates, to attend a private college in Vermont. For each year of free school, guard members would owe two years of service to the National Guard.

The catch: Scott has pledged to veto the budget, which means the program will remain in limbo until the governor and legislature come to a compromise.

Protecting Voters’ Data Secretary of State Jim Condos said his office was inundated with calls and emails last summer after President Donald Trump’s Advisory Commission on Election Integrity asked the state for sensitive voter information. Virtually all of those who called or wrote asked Condos not to release the data.

The commission’s stated mandate was to investigate Trump’s unsubstantiated claim that millions of illegal votes were cast in the 2016 election.

Vermont’s publicly available voter list contains relatively little information: the voter’s name and address, their party preference in presidential primaries, and a note of the elections in which they cast a ballot. The federal commission sought much more.

“The original request for data included nonpublic information: full dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers. Those are things that we just don’t give out,” Condos said.

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refused to provide the data for fear that the federal commission’s real motive was voter suppression. The situation spurred Condos to ask the legislature for specific protections that make it illegal for his office to release data to any government agency seeking to cross-check its own data with voter information. That legislation, H.624, passed the House and Senate, and a spokesperson for Scott said the governor expects to sign it.

background checks for drivers working at transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft. This measure was hardly draconian; many states already have these requirements, and the major companies already meet them.

But the committee of senators and reps tasked with reconciling the two versions of H.143 made a seemingly small decision that appears to have sunk the whole thing.

Over Uber’s objections, it added a requirement that drivers must have at least $5,000 of medical payment coverage — insurance that covers expenses for drivers and passengers in the event of an accident. The Senate passed the final version on May 11, but it never came up for a vote in the House.

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The bill also would make it illegal for any person or private group, including political parties, to share voter data that was legally acquired from the Secretary of State’s Office. In other words, if you want the data, you have to get it from the secretary of state.

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The Green Mountain State made history this year as the first state to legalize pot by legislative action, but lawmakers failed to act on two other bills designed to address some of the implications of legal weed.

For one: the smell. Anticipating dank clouds floating on the summer breeze, Rep. Scott Beck (R-St. Johnsbury) introduced H.819, a bill that would allow local governments to fine residents for “any significant odor that emanates from a person’s property due to marijuana consumption on the property.”

But the legislature’s mellow would not be harshed, and the bill died in the House Government Operations Committee.

Legalizing weed also presented the question of what to do about past convictions for possessing small amounts of marijuana, which the state has decided will not be a crime as of July 1. House Judiciary Committee chair Maxine Grad (D-Moretown) introduced H.865, which would have made it easier for a person to have a marijuana conviction expunged. The bill died in her committee.

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Lawmakers failed yet again this year to regulate the so-called sharing economy, despite pleas from innkeepers, cabdrivers and others.

The Senate passed S.204, a bill that would have required all shortterm rental hosts to register with the Department of Health, pay a $130 fee, and certify that their houses met safety and health codes. But the House stripped those requirements from the bill, and an attempt to reach a compromise between the two chambers failed on the last day of the session.

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wo dozen heads bowed in prayer at the Immaculate Conception Church in downtown Burlington last week.

Overwhelmingly white-haired or balding, the small, dedicated group of elderly parishioners who attend the noontime mass may soon have to find another place to pray.

Last week, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington announced that the Vatican had approved a change in designation that would make Immaculate Conception a church rather than a parish cathedral.

That change grants Vermont Bishop Christopher Coyne the authority to sell the property, which sits between Pearl and Cherry streets.

Rumors are flying among parishioners and city officials about who might snatch up the plot. The Boves and the Pomerleaus — both Burlington Catholic families with deep pockets — and mall developer Don Sinex have all been mentioned as potential buyers. None confirmed with Seven Days, but in an interview, Father Lance Harlow suggested that “all the players downtown are interested.”

In Vermont and across the U.S., aging congregants and an exodus of practicing Catholics amount to fewer people in pews and less cash in the coffers.

That trend is exacerbated in the Green Mountain State, the least religious in the nation. According to a 2017 Gallup poll, just 21 percent of residents said they are “very religious.”

About 118,000 Vermonters claim to be Catholic, according to Vicar General John McDermott, a priest who also serves as deputy to Coyne. Between 24,000 and 28,000 people attend services regularly — down from about 40,000 two decades ago, McDermott said.

“Obviously, there are challenges for the church today in Vermont,” said Father Brian O’Donnell, who serves as a church administrator and conducts Latin mass in Burlington. “The direction of the numbers is not encouraging.”

In response, the diocese, which includes 73 parishes across the state, is doing some soul-searching. It’s midway through a yearlong synod — the first since 1962 — to gather input from congregants and establish priorities for the future.

And in Burlington, a city with four Catholic parishes, local church leaders have already taken steps to consolidate and revitalize.

Christ the King-St. Anthony parish is renovating its church on Flynn Avenue, while St. Mark Parish recently upgraded its youth center in the New North End. Dwindling attendance last year prompted the Immaculate Conception parish to discontinue Sunday services at its church.

Instead, weekend masses are held three blocks north at St. Joseph parish’s cathedral on Allen Street.

That parish also off-loaded the former St. Joseph School to Champlain Housing Trust in 2017 for $2.15 million. The building now serves as the Old North End Community Center.

When church leaders decide to sell Immaculate Conception, it should generate plenty of interest. The 2.2-acre,

tree-lined lot is right beside the newly renovated city bus terminal and just steps away from Church Street.

Developer Sinex, who owns several surrounding buildings including the under-construction mall property, said that he had “had conversations” earlier this year about the property with the diocese but hadn’t heard anything recently.

The diocese isn’t ready to engage in negotiations, said Harlow, but the land could go on the market as soon as this fall. The property would be sold publicly through a real estate agent and, per canon law, as “sacred ground” that can be used for “profane but not sordid use,” Harlow said. That means it could be used for a commercial or housing development but not to promote immoral behavior, such as a brothel.

Time is not on the church’s side.

The Immaculate Conception parish has

enough money in its savings account to cover just 16 months’ worth of operating expenses before going bankrupt, according to Harlow.

When Harlow started on the job in 2016, he found the building was operating at a loss of $3,000 per week and gave his congregation an ultimatum: If they wanted to keep the building, each person would need to pay $25 weekly. “That didn’t happen,” he said. So, at a May 1 meeting, the nine voting parishioners who showed up — of 270 total — voted unanimously to move forward with a sale. The vote also enabled Immaculate Conception parish to merge with St. Joseph.

It “doesn’t take a genius to see that it’s on the radar screen to be closed and sold,” said Father O’Donnell.

A sale wouldn’t put much of a dent in the Catholic church’s empire of landholdings in Burlington. All told, it owns more than $27 million worth of land and buildings, including four cemeteries, four churches, St. Joseph’s House on Elmwood Avenue and the Catholic Center at the University of Vermont.

But it would mark the end of an era: St. Joseph parish was founded in 1850 as a place of worship for French Canadians — the first of its kind in New England.

Immaculate Conception was built downtown in 1867.

An influx of immigrants formed a strong Catholic presence in Burlington during the next century; St. Joseph’s become known as the French Canadian church, while Immaculate Conception drew the Irish and Italian crowd, said 76-year-old Ann Leddy Charron, a lifelong Burlington Catholic.

As a child, she attended mass with her family at Immaculate Conception, one of about seven services offered there each Sunday, she recalled. Charron was baptized and married in city Catholic churches as well. Growing up, Immaculate Conception “was a very integral part of Burlington,” she said.

When an arsonist burned down the cathedral in 1972, the diocese debated rebuilding. Attendance was already dropping, and St. Joseph’s was just three blocks away.

Nonetheless, “a community outcry” persuaded church leadership to resurrect the cathedral, and the organization constructed the modern brick

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building in 1977, said Ellen Kane, a diocese spokesperson.

Renowned landscape architect Dan Kiley planted rows of honey locusts around it.

In recent years, financial woes have dictated church decisions. In 2010, the diocese sold its former headquarters along North Avenue to Burlington College for $10 million to help pay settlements to former altar boys who alleged they were sexually abused by priests. Two years later, it gave up a 26-acre camp on Malletts Bay in Colchester for $4 million.

In 2014, the diocese considered selling St. Anthony’s — a 1.75-acre lot on Flynn Avenue that includes a rectory, parish and church building — to the development company Pizzagalli Properties, which planned to build a 52unit apartment complex.

Peeved parishioners pushed back and have since agreed to help raise the money to renovate the church.

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Religious sentiment runs deep, observed Tom Little, a leader in the Episcopal Church who grew up in Burlington and has witnessed the evolution of the Catholic Church. Again and again, “people tend to be very loyal of and protective of the church they’ve always gone to, because they don’t want to see it go,” he said. “Even if they see the logic of selling it.”

Immaculate Conception parishioners are sad, but they understand, according to Charron. “The numbers don’t lie,” she said.

Selling the building would free up time and resources to do the work of the church, Harlow said — preaching, teaching and healing. “You can’t operate a business or a church on sentimentality,” he added matter-of-factly.

Pushing the issue has been Bishop Coyne, a Massachusetts native who was installed in Burlington in 2015. The 59-year-old, who did not respond to Seven Days’ interview requests, has embraced social media and maintains active Twitter and Facebook accounts. He has a website — devoted to himself — where he occasionally blogs and posts videos.

According to Little, Coyne is “more open to doing things differently” than his “straight-by-the-book” predecessors.

Coyne has spent his tenure visiting churches across the state, Harlow said, and has been proactive getting the word

out about Catholic goings-on. “He’s not an office bishop,” Harlow said. “He doesn’t stay behind a desk.”

It was in that spirit that Coyne initiated the synod in 2017 — to host conversation and collect input from Catholics and non-Catholics alike across the state, according to McDermott, who’s assisted in the process.

At least 64 preliminary listening sessions have focused on evangelism, engaging youth, and empowering and teaching church members to reach out to those around them, he said. It’ll wrap up with three sessions in October.

Robert Thiefels, a Hinesburg resident who taught for several years as an adjunct professor of theology at Saint Michael’s College, praised the synod as a positive step forward but suggested the need for it signals that the Catholic Church is in trouble.

“Those in charge are often protective of the traditions, the old ways of doing things, and even of their own best interests,” Thiefels said in a letter submitted for the synod. He urged a more inclusionary vision and broader ecumenical outreach.

His comments, Thiefels told Seven Days, were meant to “challenge the institution to move beyond its need to preserve itself.”

What does the future hold for the Catholic diocese in Burlington? A first communion ceremony on May 6 at St. Joseph provided a clue.

Ten first and second graders sat, in frilly dresses and button-down shirts, near the front of the high-ceilinged cathedral. Seven were African or Vietnamese, Harlow pointed out later — typical for a Catholic church in Burlington’s Old North End. The children had studied the prayers and catechisms for nearly two years in anticipation of that moment, Harlow said, but their work was not done. He urged them to guard their faith against the temptations of “the things of this world.”

If they didn’t, Harlow warned, their belief would fail. “There’s a huge dropout rate of Catholics today. They leave Jesus,” he told the congregation.

Charron offered a more tempered assessment.

“Over the centuries … you’re going to find the ups and downs of the Catholic Church,” she said, ticking off the injustices and turmoil, including King Henry VIII, who broke from the Church to get a divorce, and the Spanish inquisition, in which Catholics executed Jews, Muslims and Protestants as heretics.

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With muted enthusiasm, the Vermont House and Senate passed the state budget and tax bills late Saturday and adjourned just after midnight.

In a repeat of last year’s legislative finale, Gov. Phil Scott indicated he’d veto both the budget, which received significant Republican support, and the tax bill. His main objection this time: Lawmakers declined to back his proposal to use $58 million in onetime money to buy down property tax rates.

In speeches to the House and Senate at the close of the session, the governor didn’t utter the word “veto,” but he did restate his hard-line stance against any tax or fee increase, saying, “I acknowledge a fundamental disagreement remains, as I simply can’t support adding to the tax burden of Vermonters.”

Scott has called lawmakers back to the Statehouse next week to hash out a deal in a special session. He has significant leverage because the 53 Republicans in the House can sustain his vetoes. If the two branches of government fail to reach a compromise by June 30, state government would shut down.

At several points in his speech to the Senate, the governor unsuccessfully tried to lighten the mood. “Admittedly, we’ve struggled a bit with this new reality and relationship,” he said, referring to the dynamic between his Republican administration and the Democrat-led legislature.

Lawmakers have criticized Scott for waiting until the final two weeks of the session to unveil a plan to lower property rates and reduce spending over a fiveyear period. They’ve also questioned the soundness of the plan itself, suggesting it’s unwise to rely on onetime money and uncertain whether the plan would achieve savings. Relations have been strained since Scott made a similar late-in-thesession gambit last year, when he tried to get the legislature to adopt a statewide teachers’ health insurance contract.

At the end of his six-minute speech,

Scott’s staff clapped loudly in the balcony, compensating for senators’ tepid applause below.

Theatrics aside, lawmakers touted what they said was a prudent, restrained spending bill. It passed unanimously in the Senate and on a vote of 117-14 in the House.

Rep. Kitty Toll (D-Danville), who chairs the House Appropriations Committee, stressed that the $5.8 billion budget would increase all state funds by only 0.5 percent.

Despite Scott’s opposition, the tax bill earned support from some Republicans in both chambers. It passed on a vote of 89-43 in the House, and it appeared to pass on a unanimous voice vote in the Senate, although afterward at least two senators, Joe Benning (R-Caledonia) and Brian Collamore (R-Rutland), said they voted no.

“Remember that with school taxes, the people who are in control are the local voters in the communities,” said Sen. Carolyn Branagan (R-Franklin). Asked about the governor’s conflicting position, she said, “I think he’s a good man and I really respect him, but the people who know best … are local voters, not us.”

Taylor Dobbs contributed reporting.

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In a highly unusual move, the Vermont Senate voted Saturday against the confirmation of a gubernatorial appointee.

With a voice vote, senators rejected Gov. Phil Scott’s appointment of retired lawyer Karen O’Neill to the Vermont Labor Relations Board. Rejections are so rare that lawmakers said they weren’t sure how much weight they have. It’s possible the governor could install O’Neill on the board without the Senate’s consent. Calling the decision “incredibly disappointing,” Scott communications director Rebecca Kelley said, “we’re considering all of our options.”

Scott chose O’Neill, who worked as an attorney at Vermont Electric Power Company, the Burlington law firm Gravel & Shea, and Green Mountain Power, to fill one of two neutral seats on the board. The remaining four seats are divided between those with management experience and those with labor backgrounds.

The vote came during a rare Saturday session, as lawmakers sought to wrap up business and adjourn for the year.

Making the case against O’Neill, Sen. Michael Sirotkin (D-Chittenden) described her as “eminently qualified” to serve in one of the management positions. But he argued that she didn’t qualify for a neutral one, given her extensive background working in management. Sirotkin pointed to state law, which stipulates that neutral board members can’t be connected with any labor organization or management position.

“We did not hear of any experience representing labor that might have balanced out this consistent management experience she had for 30 years,” he told the Senate.

The governor still considers O’Neill highly qualified to serve in an impartial role, according to Kelley, who added, “It’s difficult to see how politics didn’t play into the decision.”

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Chittenden and Windsor counties will both hold expungement clinics next month to help wipe clean the records of people who have been convicted of misdemeanor marijuana possession.

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amounts of marijuana becomes legal in Vermont. Volunteers with the Center for Justice Reform at the Vermont Law School will help attendees fill out an expungement petition, which both Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George and Windsor County State’s Attorney David Cahill have vowed to support.

“This does not apply to felony-level offenses, convictions for sale of marijuana, or any offenses that took place outside of Windsor or Chittenden County,” Vermont Law School spokesperson Ben Jervey said in a press release.

In Vermont, an expungement means that “a person may lawfully claim that he or she was never arrested, convicted or sentenced for the marijuana possession offense,” Jervey wrote. He cautioned that “other states and the federal government may treat the effect of the expungement differently.”

For more information, email justicereform@ vermontlaw.edu.

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He loved the outdoors and bought all the latest gear, primarily for its light weight or compact size, only to sell it on Craigslist to get the next best thing. He meticulously planned his trips, taking into account the time of year, the weather, the busy season and the black fly situation. He preferred the off-season and loved the subtle changes of March and April (trillium!) and October and November (bugfree!). He loved to travel and

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even Days writers can’t possibly read, much less review, all the books that arrive in a steady stream by post, email and, in one memorable case, a colony of cottontails. So this monthly feature is our way of introducing you to a handful of books by Vermont authors. To do that, we contextualize each book just a little and quote a single representative sentence from, yes, page 32.

Inclusion here implies neither approval nor derision on our part, but simply: Here are a bunch of books, arranged alphabetically by authors’ names, that Seven Days readers might like to know about.

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The Highs & Lows of Shape-Shift Ma and Big-Little Frank Frances Cannon, Gold Wake Press, 158 pages. $15.95.

She knows the stiff linen pulled painfully tight around the mattress, the hay-tinted polyester throw blanket that inevitably slips onto the floor in the middle of the night, the pillow that collapses into two dimensions upon impact, the hum of the radiator by the window that lulls her into a daze, the forced intimacy of limited space.

Crashing the Party: From the Bernie Sanders Campaign to a Progressive Movement Heather Gautney, Verso, 208 pages. $16.95.

Bernie’s antagonism to Democrats was manifest not just in rhetoric but also in legislative substance.

The Pole Vault Championship of the Entire Universe

Conor Lastowka, CreateSpace, 314 pages. $13 paperback, $4.99 e-book.

memoir is as jagged as it is soft: The hybrid volume gathers straight biography, pen-and-ink illustrations and fictions into one rolling narrative that is as high, low and in between as the mother-daughter duo it depicts. Frances, as she appears in the book, is a high-strung twentysomething working through — or into — her relationship to her mother, their tumultuous history and their mutual mental illnesses, mostly of the manic sort. The exploration is indulgent, luxurious and a little bit dirty. Cannon puts it best when she writes, “Frank is on a journey to battle her shadow demons, but she also craves her own interior darkness, and relishes her own fucked-up-edness. She is fascinated by illness. And Ma is more than the mother archetype of Frank’s heroic journey, Ma is also the hero. They are both tricksters, both mothers, both children.”

In her introduction to this book, HEATHER GAUTNEY states that it is by no means a comprehensive overview of Sen. BERNIE SANDERS’ (I-Vt.) 2016 presidential campaign. But, if we’re going to see his run through anyone’s eyes, hers are a good pair.

The Ferrisburgh-based activist, writer and associate professor of sociology at Fordham University served as Sanders’ campaign organizer and legislative fellow in Washington, D.C. She offers observations on subjects ranging from Sanders’ appreciation for spaghetti and meatballs to reasons for the Democratic Party’s struggle to define itself to the nature of Bernie’s campaign as a progressive movement. The volume might be especially useful for people interested in the continuation of that trend. “For movement builders, there are many critical lessons [in Gautney’s book] about striking the balance between candidates, issues and deeper organizing,” writes Larry Cohen of Our Revolution in a blurb.

A senior writer-producer at RiffTrax, which creates satirical audio commentaries for movies, Burlington’s CONOR LASTOWKA shows his comedy background in this riff-heavy selfpublished novel. Occasionally reminiscent of Douglas Adams, it’s a wild and wacky ride through American pop culture, with a hefty dose of sci-fi parody thrown in. How exactly does teenage athletic underachiever Kara Everglades get roped into a pole-vault championship held in a hideous micronation known as HAWAll (no, not Hawaii), in which her chief rival is a tentacled alien with a fixation on proving himself? How exactly do a space barge called the Stupid Butt and an evil mascot costume figure in? You’ll have to read this oddball odyssey to find out.

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Death no longer appeared imminent for the family dog, but the threat of more barf loomed large, and Kara’s petting was halfhearted, mostly due to the awkward posture she was maintaining in the event she needed to make a quick escape.

Estate Stone Walls Free-Standing Stack Walls Walkways/Patios Retaining/Ha-ha Walls Plantings The Way of Jesus: Living a Spiritual and Ethical Life

Jay Parini, Beacon Press, 208 pages. $24.95.

I believe in you, the ways you went, your hands that lifted me along the hills, that pointed out (in case I didn’t notice) many sudden turns I should have seen but almost didn’t.

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Paul Richardson & Nadya Grebennikova, photographer Mikhail Mordasov, Russian Life Books, 256 pages. $40.

But it is not merely the broken arm that Tatyana thinks is at the root of her mother’s memory loss.

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Montpelier-based RUSSIAN LIFE has produced more than 100 fiction and nonfiction books, maps and guides; since 1995, it has published the bimonthly Russian Life magazine. Yet, in a letter to Seven Days, publisher and author PAUL RICHARDSON called Resilience “the most important thing we have ever published.” The book is the culmination of a sweeping twoyear project called “The Children of 1917,” for which its collaborators traveled through Russia and its former empire to find, interview and photograph their subjects. They created portraits in words and pictures of 22 Russians — nearly all women — who were born in the year of the Bolshevik Revolution and lived through a turbulent century.

The first remarkable thing is that any of the subjects survived, given the succession of wars, sieges, famines, influenza epidemics, purges and other cataclysms that wracked their homeland. In 1917, the authors note, the average life expectancy was 35 years. Resilience is about just that.

By assembling these intimate memories of “ordinary” people, the book offers a glimpse into “Russianness” and a collective history of this often-troubled nation.

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The bulk of the volume, however, is prose; the prolific Middlebury College professor has followed up his Jesus: The Human Face of God (2013) with an account of his own faith journey. Raised in the Baptist church, with a “fierce born-again” father, Parini embraced a philosophical approach to religion in college, studying other faiths for deeper insight into his own. Drawing on sources as diverse as T.S. Eliot and Taoism, he argues here against literal interpretations of the Bible and for a broader understanding he calls “Resurrection Thinking.”

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hen ANDREA ROSEN started her job as curator at the University of Vermont’s FLEMING MUSEUM OF ART in July 2015, she noticed something right away. The Fleming and BCA CENTER — two major art venues in Burlington — had scheduled openings for the same evening.

“I was struck by the fact that there wasn’t enough communication happening [between curators],” recalled Rosen, now 30. In response, she invited several curators she met during her first six months on the job — from MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART, CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE GALLERY in Burlington, SHELBURNE MUSEUM and HELEN DAY ART CENTER in Stowe — to meet informally for information sharing.

That first meeting, in February 2016, turned out to be the debut of the VERMONT CURATORS GROUP. Rosen, who calls herself the VCG’s founder-organizer, maintains an email list that now includes 70 curators representing 46 institutions of art, culture, history and science. Meetings take place three or four times a year at whichever institution offers to host, attended by whoever can make it.

“We think of new people to invite each time,” Rosen said, adding that anyone the group hasn’t yet identified can simply email her.

For the curator, statewide communication among her peers is de rigueur.

After Rosen earned a master’s in art history and museum studies at Tufts University, she took her first job — her only full-time one prior to the Fleming — as curatorial assistant at Bowdoin College Museum of Art in Brunswick, Maine. During her three years there, Rosen was one of the museum’s representatives at the Maine Curators’ Forum, which has existed since 1997.

The forum has organized a number of statewide exhibition initiatives, including the Maine Print Project (2006) and the Maine Drawing Project (2011).

Rosen was involved in 2015’s Maine Photo Project, which featured shows mounted by 31 participating nonprofit cultural institutions. A rack brochure, which folded out to a map, cross-marketed the institutions, helping visitors picture the scope of the project and sample its offerings wherever they were in the state. The endeavor drew 460,000 visitors, according to a follow-up report.

Shortly after the Vermont curators began meeting, Rosen floated the idea of organizing a similar project here.

The ensemble agreed and settled on an ambitious theme for its first statewide exhibition initiative. Envisioned for two years from now, it would be called “2020 Vision: Seeing the World Through Technology.”

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a shorthand for a distant, high-tech facility — home to a permanent exhibit future,” as Rosen’s project proposal about the area’s textile mills and workreads, “2020 Vision” would allow cura- ers — would host a special exhibit of tors considerable latitude to show how Lewis Hine’s photographs, Rosen told technology has changed life in the past her about the Fleming’s collection of or present, or might in the future. Art Hine images. museums and galleries could explore “That happens a lot at our meetings,” contemporary or earlier artists’ uses Rosen said. “‘Oh, you’re doing a show of or responses to technology, history about that? I’m doing a show about this. museums could highlight Maybe we can connect them agricultural patents won in in some way.’ Or ‘Oh, we have the Green Mountain State, stuff you could use for that.’” science institutions could With its mix of non- and explain how certain techfor-profit members, the VCG nologies work, and so on. resembles less the Maine “2020 Vision” is still Curators’ Forum — which inin the big-idea stage, and cludes only nonprofits — than roughly 20 curators who the now-defunct Vermont have so far expressed interMuseum and Gallery Alliance. est are only beginning to ANDREA ROSEN The latter was a consortium consider how they would of institutions that shared approach the theme. KATHERINE FRENCH, expertise on collections care and invengallery director at CATAMOUNT ARTS in St. tory through mentoring programs and Johnsbury, said she’s thinking about workshops. It lasted from 1984 to 2009.

According to the VMGA’s first excertain artists’ work that “focuses on the visual articulation of scientific — ecutive director, CHRIS HADSEL, the orgaastrological, ecological, meteorological nization was modeled on other states’ — data.” museum alliances but was more incluThe statewide exhibition initiative sive in its reach. was just one topic at the VCG’s most “The innovation that set VMGA recent meeting. The informal gather- apart [at national meetings] was that it ing took place on Thursday, May 10, at included everybody who collected — BIGTOWN GALLERY in Rochester, where slate museums, doll collectors, galleries owner-director ANNI MACKAY cooked — and anyone who handled artifacts, lunch for 13 members and this reporter. whether they were artworks or stuffed Held outside in the gallery’s roofed birds,” she said.

Hadsel estimated that the group had pagoda, the meeting got under way as soon as attendees had moved to salad 150 members at its height and included and grapes. Rosen started by describ- a curators’ group and a directors’ group. ing the Fleming’s upcoming shows, and EILEEN CORCORAN, executive director during the VMGA’s final three and a half each curator followed suit.

The attendees represented a wide years, explained that the organization range of institutions. From the larger ended when discontinued collectionsart venues came Rosen; CAROLYN BAUER, care funding led to insurmountable assistant curator at Shelburne Museum; financial difficulties.

The VCG is less formal — for exJASON VROOMAN, curator of education and academic outreach at Middlebury ample, it doesn’t have a board — and more focused on collaboration through College Museum of Art; French of exhibitions. While “2020 Vision” is Catamount Arts; RACHEL MOORE, execudrawing members into discussions that tive director and director of exhibitions at the are generally not within the purview Helen Day Art Center; and COLIN STORRS, of curators — including marketing and gallery coordinator and curatorial as- fundraising — the group is undeniably sistant at BCA. New deputy director AMY energized by the prospects for creative CUNNINGHAM represented the VERMONT cross-fertilization.

ARTS COUNCIL. Hadsel cheers on Rosen’s efforts.

Other attendees came from com- “The VMGA was about cooperation and mercial galleries: Mackay of BigTown; getting more done by working together,” SOPHIE BRÉCHU-WEST of 571 PROJECTS in she said. “I’m glad Andrea’s doing what Stowe; KELLY HOLT, curator and creative she’s doing. I like to think it’s part of a director at EDGEWATER GALLERY in Stowe; Vermont tradition. It’s a new generaand KATHY STARK, artistic director of the tion; it’s a new day.” m G.R.A.C.E. GALLERY in Hardwick. The group also included artist and independent cu- Contact: lilly@sevendaysvt.com rator ELIZABETH NELSON and MIRIAM BLOCK, who directs the HERITAGE WINOOSKI MILL INFO MUSEUM. For more information on the Vermont CuraWhen Block mentioned that her tors Group, email andrea.rosen@uvm.edu.

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ow did any word ever come by a new meaning? It’s not like Noah Webster just announced it in the newsletter one week. No, someone tried using an existing word in some novel way, and it stuck. That’s how language evolves, much as it may bug those weirdos who insist that “decimate” can only mean “kill a tenth of.” In the long centuries of the pretext-message era, of course, new slang typically made its debut in speech rather than in writing, so some developments surely took some time to turn up in the historical record. But from what we can tell, people have been using “nuts” to mean “crazy” since the mid-19th century; “bananas” seems to have shown up maybe 100 years later.

The word “nut” has been in circulation since the very dawn of the English language — the Oxford English Dictionary’s earliest sighting of it dates back to around the year 875. And it’s been acquiring meanings other

entirely unsurprising that the OED shows its first citation for “nuts” meaning “out of one’s mind” in 1846 from a volume titled The Swell’s Night Guide Through the Metropolis, a kind of risqué handbook to seamy urban life.

The story of “bananas” is a lot shorter and more mysterious. Here the OED can reliably get us back only to 1968, when a University of South Dakota publication called Current Slang reported that Kentucky college students (of “both sexes”) were using “bananas” to mean “excited and upset; ‘wild.’” Dan Koeppel, author of the 2008 book Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World, suggests that “going bananas” might have arisen from the contemporaneous and very collegiate myth that a hallucinogenic effect could be obtained by smoking banana peels (which has, needless to say, been debunked in this column and elsewhere).

“Banana” in the OED does include two other citations

was heavy on food references, from “seafood” (meaning “attractive sailors”) to “meat and two veg” (hardly needs spelling out), so “fruit” fit right in.

Certainly “fruit” has, over time, been both flung as an insult and embraced as an in-group badge of honor. On the one hand, you may recall that last November Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau issued a formal apology for a government effort over some 40 years to root out homosexuals from the country’s civil service, law enforcement and military; in the 1960s, a lie-detector-style test known as the “fruit machine” was used as a pretext to fire thousands. On the other hand, see the 1970s gay-rights slogan “Squeeze a fruit for Anita,” a dig at the onetime Florida orange juice spokesperson and high-profile anti-gay campaigner Anita Bryant. Bryant’s career was scuttled at least in part by her hard-line stance against homosexuality, but as of a 2011 newspaper profile she remained unrepentant, insisting she’d done the right thing.

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than “shell-encased fruit” since then: the thing a bolt screws into (first spotted in 1611), a question that’s difficult to answer (1545), the part of a musical instrument’s neck that the strings rest on (1698). One can’t know exactly how such shifts went down, but in the case of “nuts,” a relevant stop on the road may have been a bit of late-1700s British slang, wherein a person who was enthusiastically fond of something (or someone) was said to be “nuts upon” it, just like we’d say “crazy about.”

And, in fact, at the time, Britons were using “crazy for” and (still earlier) “mad for” in roughly this same way, the evident notion being that the subject was so fascinated, infatuated, distracted, etc., that they were effectively insane. Meanwhile, in what may have been an unrelated trend, by the 1850s or so another slang meaning for “nut” was “a person’s head” (no real stretch there), and “off one’s nut” meant “crazy.”

With these locutions kicking around the zeitgeist, then, it’s

that might be pertinent: In the 1920s, “banana oil” was a slang term meaning “nonsense,” which at least looks to be in the ballpark. And in a 1935 glossary of criminals’ patois called The Underworld Speaks, “He’s bananas” is said to mean “He’s sexually perverted; a degenerate.” Here the connection to “crazy” is all too plausible, considering that, at the time, homosexuality was still widely understood to be a mental disorder.

To students of historical slang or many others of a certain age, the use of “bananas” as a homophobic slur may recall a similar but broader 20th-century term that’s now vanished: “fruit.” The OED says that “fruit” for “male homosexual” first turned up in the U.S. in the 1930s, possibly as prison slang, but it seems to have then been appropriated by the British gay community via the linguistic phenomenon called Polari — an elaborate and obscure coded language used among gay men in the UK during the decades before homosexuality was finally decriminalized there in 1967. Polari vocabulary

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There were individual rooms devoted to painting, arts and crafts, even model trains, and I explored them all. Often, I lingered in the Jean Conner Library, named after a resident who had been the top library administrator for New York State and had later in life become a published poet of some renown.

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A GREAT ADDITION TO THE REPUBLIC OF VERMONT. There was a meeting room large enough for full community gatherings, which was also used for classes, lectures and occasional performances. (They once hosted a reading by a certain cabdriver/writer.) The Wake Robin population, though obviously elderly, was far from crotchety fuddyduddies. The place seemed to attract folks with active lives and minds, including many retired teachers, artists and the like.

It was a fun place to hang out.

Outside the meeting room was a wide hallway or anteroom featuring alcoves, comfy seats and an attached bathroom.

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Cool beans, I thought, and skipped randomly to the middle.

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At the time, I photocopied and kept these pages, so the quotes that follow are verbatim. Irving describes Allen as “well fitted for the enterprise in question, by his experience as a frontier champion, his robustness of mind and body, and his fearless spirit. His style, says one who knew him personally, ‘was a singular compound of local barbarisms, scriptural phrases and oriental wildness.’” Then, quoting George Washington: “there was an original something in him, which commanded admiration.”

Yup, that’s our boy, I thought: an original something. Irving then goes on to describe that moment when Allen, having seized Fort Ticonderoga by surprise in a predawn raid, “thundered” at the door of the English commanding officer, Captain Delaplace, who was “yet in bed.”

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Dr. Leslie Falk, a regular taxi customer of mine, was a resident of Wake Robin; indeed, he was among the Vermonters who had helped to found the community a few years earlier. When he came into my life, “Les” had long since given up practicing medicine. For most of the time I knew him, he was in assisted living.

Les was an amazing guy whose remarkable professional life is worthy of a biography. But beyond any worldly accomplishment, he was a mentor and father figure to me. Primarily by example, Les taught me a number of critical life lessons that have stayed with me to this day.

Having lost his wife, Les had a girlfriend named Helen; she lived first in Montpelier, where they had met, and later in a different senior community in Northfield. Les was a man of means, and I was hired to transport Helen back and forth to Wake Robin once or twice a week. Because Helen was herself quite frail (which apparently gave rise to issues of legal liability for Wake Robin), I was also paid to remain on the premises during these visits in case she needed assistance or immediate transport back to Northfield.

All of this explains — granted, via the “long way around the barn,” as Vermonters say — my intimate connection with Wake Robin. In good weather, I’d wander the extensive grounds, but mostly I’d spend my time in the gigantic community building. (All the security personnel knew me, so I had free rein.)

over his shoulder. He gazed at Allen in bewildered astonishment. “‘By whose authority do you act?’” exclaimed he. “‘In the name of the great Jehovah, and the Continental Congress!’” replied Allen, with a flourish of his sword, and an oath which we do not care to subjoin.”

Oh, by all means, subjoin, I thought, chuckling to myself.

Here’s the best part. Having secured the fort, Arnold and Allen — two men of formidable egos — fought over who now was in charge. “Allen claimed command on the authority from the Connecticut Assembly, which had originated the enterprise. Arnold claimed it on the strength of his instructions from the Massachusetts committee of safety.”

In a letter pleading his case, Arnold writes, “Colonel Allen is a proper man to head his own wild people, but entirely unacquainted with military service, and as I am the only person who has been legally authorized to take possession of this place, I am determined to insist on my right.”

You smug, friggin’ traitor-in-waiting, I thought, my ire inflamed two centuries after the fact. Ultimately, the Continental Congress decided to abandon the fort, thereby making moot the two men’s rivalry.

Allen ended up spending the rest of the war imprisoned by the British after an ill-advised attempt to seize Montréal. But, speaking as one of Allen’s own wild people, circa 2018, I applaud the effort. Montréal would have made a great addition to the Republic of Vermont. Two people, united in their love of hockey and maple syrup. m

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The Colchester man kept more than 150 yard signs at his home and distributed them at the Scott campaign’s request. He even tacked them onto his excavation company’s dump trucks.

Now Mazza feels betrayed.

“The sellout bastard,” he said of the first-term Republican governor. “I will never forgive him.”

Since Scott dropped his long-held opposition to new gun laws in February and called for an array of firearm regulations, he has faced a revolt from some of his most fervent supporters. The backlash threatens to fracture the Vermont Republican Party and divide Scott’s base of moderates and conservatives — just as the governor prepares for his first reelection race.

“I think Scott and the Democrats have kicked the bear one too many times,” said Ed Gallo, a retired engineer from Richmond. “In Vermont, you don’t mess with the deer herd, and you don’t mess with guns.”

In the weeks since Scott signed a trio of gun-control bills into law, activists have picketed his public appearances in Newport and Brattleboro and staged rallies in St. Johnsbury and Montpelier.

One called Scott a traitor as the governor stood in line at a St. Albans convenience store.

“I said, ‘If you want to talk about the specifics, I’d be happy to talk to you about that,’” Scott recalled. “He just turned away and walked out.”

Gun-rights activists plan to keep up the fight. They are seeking no-confidence votes against Scott at town and county GOP meetings, and they are beating the bushes for a credible opponent in the August primary and November general elections.

“He thinks it’s going to blow over, but Vermonters can’t stand liars, and he is a bald-faced liar,” Gallo said. “He’s gonna see protests in his face all summer long.”

The intensity of the opposition calls to mind the Take Back Vermont movement, which roiled the state after the legalization of civil unions in April 2000.

That fall, 13 of 14 House Republicans who voted for same-sex unions lost

reelection races — and Democrats lost the House for the first time in 14 years.

Dick Wobby, one of Scott’s closest friends and political advisers, recognizes the similarities and concedes that if conservatives revolt and moderates stay home, the governor could lose a primary challenge. But he’s skeptical that gun-rights activists, whom he characterizes as “a bunch of radical, gun-toting individuals,” are as potent a political force as they appear.

“They’ve got a base of what? One hundred people? One hundred fifty people?” Wobby said. “When you really look at it, their rallies and groups are not growing. They’re diminishing rapidly.”

In the general election, Wobby argues, Scott could win new support from independents and Democrats who favor gun regulations — particularly if the Vermont Democratic Party fails to field a well-known, well-funded challenger. In one ironic scenario, the governor’s hand could even be strengthened if energized Republican legislative candidates defeat the very Democrats who supported Scott’s gun proposals.

What nobody knows is whether the anger he has faced in recent weeks will build or subside as November approaches. Equally unclear is whether Vermont’s grassroots gun activists can organize around a strategic approach to make electoral gains.

“Most of the people I’m hearing from are really pissed,” said Sen. John Rodgers (D-Essex/Orleans), a conservative Democrat from the Northeast Kingdom who opposed the gun legislation and has toyed with a run for governor. “The question is, are they pissed and they get out to vote? Or are they pissed and stay home?”

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Tribal Warfare When Scott arrived at a bill-signing ceremony last month on the steps of the Statehouse, a mob of protesters wearing blaze orange greeted him with jeers and epithets.

The governor was there to sign three bills into law — the first major gun restrictions in Vermont history. One mandated criminal background checks prior to most firearm sales, raised the state purchasing age from 16 to 21, and banned high-capacity magazines and bump stocks. The other two gave authorities the power to seize guns from those cited for domestic violence or deemed an imminent threat to themselves or others.

Scott tried to tell the crowd that a threatened school shooting in Fair Haven two months earlier — and an actual shooting in Parkland, Fla., days before that — had prompted him to reconsider his long-held opposition to gun restrictions. But his voice was drowned out by protesters calling him a “liar,” “traitor” and “backstabber.”

and background. A blue-collar boy from Barre, he grew up hunting and racing cars — and spent his adult life in the construction industry. He is a “traitor,” in their eyes, because he sided with others over his own.

Of course, plenty of native Vermonters — and gun owners — support certain firearm restrictions. Though no public polling on the issue has been conducted in the state within the past two years, the now-defunct Castleton Polling Institute found in February 2016 that 89 percent of Vermonters supported universal background checks. Nearly 82 percent of gun owners did.

Round and Round One by one last week, Mazza grabbed several firearms from the cab of his Ford F-150 FX4 and placed them on a plastic folding table he’d erected in a Colchester gravel pit. Operated by his company, All Seasons Excavating, the vast industrial space was populated by piles of rock and sand, sheds, trucks, and junked cars.

First came the Ruger 10/22, a featherlight rifle with a mounted scope. “This is probably one of the most famous little guns every kid in the world has,” said

longer be allowed to sell magazines with a capacity of greater than 10 rounds for long guns or 15 rounds for handguns.

Shooters may continue to use equipment they already own.

The new rules will inconvenience marksmen, Mazza believes, but won’t prevent mass shootings.

Balancing the AR on the table with his right hand, he inserted a 20-round magazine with his left. “That’s in, ready to shoot. So if you want to stop this guy with this clip—” he said, deftly removing one magazine and replacing it with the other in no more than a second, “that’s how long it takes to reload. So

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Ross Sneyd, a former Statehouse reporter for the Associated Press, was struck by the spectacle.

“I have to tell you, it was eerily familiar,” said Sneyd, who covered the Take Back Vermont movement. “That level of emotion took me right back to 2000.”

Much like the fight over gay rights, the gun-control debate is a cultural one — pitting neighbors against one another over what it means to be a Vermonter.

Opponents of both initiatives see an erosion of “traditional” Vermont values, foisted upon them by “flatlanders” who haven’t taken the time to understand their adopted state.

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you’re gonna limit him to a 10-round clip? If he’s out there to cause carnage, who’s gonna stop him? That’s my point.”

John Nagle, a friend of Mazza’s who had joined him for the shoot, jumped in.

“You should get a picture of that,” he said, pointing to the safety selector on the side of the gun. “Fire and safety,” he said, reading the two settings. “There’s no auto.”

According to Nagle, those opposed to gun rights routinely doctor photographs of the switch to make it appear as if semiautomatic AR-15s also have an automatic setting. “There’s just this constant lie,” he said.

The two men see plenty of dark forces at work. “Maybe [Michael] Bloomberg paid [Scott] a lot of money,” Mazza suggested, referring to the billionaire former New York City mayor, who has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to gun-control efforts. It’s a common claim among gun-rights activists, though none has offered a shred of proof.

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Mazza, a stout man with a stern visage.

Then came the Colt AR-15, with a fixed stock and a pair of 20-round magazines that will soon be illegal to purchase. “Here it is!” he said with effect.

“The dreaded black rifle!”

Finally, Mazza pulled out a 12-gauge Remington 1100 shotgun and set it down on the table.

“This is what everybody is afraid of,” he growled, pointing to the AR. “This is what they should be afraid of,” he said, gesturing toward the shotgun. “The carnage that can be caused with that 12-gauge shotgun versus that AR — it’s fivefold.”

In Mazza’s view, the only thing worse than gun laws are poorly crafted gun laws. Because those who advocate for the former rarely understand how firearms work, they often wind up with the latter, he argues.

Of all Vermont’s new gun restrictions, Mazza takes particular exception to the limits on ammunition magazines.

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Days after Scott signed the gun bills into law, Vermont nativism reared its head at a Statehouse rally. Speaking to a crowd of gun-rights activists, Vermont Republican Party chair Deb Billado called for the ouster of Rep. Martin LaLonde (D-South Burlington), who authored the high-capacity magazine ban and advocated for even tougher restrictions.

“He’s a California scoundrel to boot!” one audience member yelled.

LaLonde was born in California, but he was raised in Michigan, where he learned to hunt from his father and grandfather. He is a fourth-generation hunting camp member and the owner of eight firearms. Last year, he said, he bagged a buck with a bolt-action 7mm Remington Magnum rifle.

“I do reject this concept that I’m a flatlander trying to change the culture in Vermont,” he said. “I’m a gun owner who thinks we can have some reasonable regulations to address some of the behavior we’re seeing.”

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“It’s like people moving from Boston next to a farm because it’s a beautiful place and then complaining because it smells like cow crap,” said Ramel Kuney, who owns the Old Fishing Hole, a gun and tackle shop in Morrisville.

As he restocked shelves this month in the back of his store, Kuney noted that many Vermont legislators “aren’t from here.” He said he’d recently heard that Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman “was currently living in Massachusetts.” (In fact, Zuckerman has lived in Vermont since 1989.)

The way Sen. Rodgers sees it, native Vermonters “are now the only people it’s acceptable to discriminate against.”

They have bent over backward to accommodate newcomers, he argues, but now have their own rights taken away.

“I’m not a nativist,” Rodgers said.

“It’s just that if you want to come to my house, don’t take my shit.”

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Brien Lemois confronting Gov. Phil Scott at the East Side Restaurant & Pub in Newport

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A Broken Promise A handful of protesters, some armed with bullhorns, lined the road outside Newport’s East Side Restaurant & Pub last month as the governor arrived for a North Country Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Jeff Dunn, who owns a local construction company, stood with his two young daughters and held up a sign featuring photographs of Adolf Hitler, Mao Zedong and Phil Scott.

“The experts agree,” it read. “Gun control works.”

Once Scott had taken a seat inside the restaurant, Brien Lemois approached the governor to press him on the new gun laws. “I’m not here to give you more crap, but your actions have caused 45 percent of my business to go away,” he recalled saying.

The Irasburg man, who runs Green Mountain Sporting Goods with his

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“I think [Scott] has been bought off, bribed or blackmailed by Bloomberg,” said Eddie Garcia, a St. Johnsbury resident and founder of the Vermont Citizens Defense League. “You don’t have that kind of change of heart overnight. It just doesn’t happen.”

In Mazza’s view, conservatives are an oppressed class, while “liberals can yell and scream and spit in your face” with no consequences.

“The left continues to get what they want by wrecking storefronts, burning cars on highways,” he said. “Look at the stuff they got away with in Ferguson, Mo.!”

Like many gun-rights activists, Mazza was friendly with Scott for years, though he now refers to the governor as “Ding Dong.” His uncle, Sen. Dick Mazza (D-Grand Isle), is one of Scott’s closest allies in the legislature. While the senator opposed the governor’s gun laws, he continues to support Scott — and called his nephew’s remarks “unfortunate” and “upsetting.”

At the gravel pit, Robby Mazza set a hand-drawn bull’s-eye on a nearby sand pile and then took turns with a reporter firing the .22. “Like I said, Fish & Wildlife supplies those guns to teach kids,” he said. “But you take that gun and change the stock and put a long clip on it and, oh my God, there’s an assault weapon!”

“It’s all perception,” said Nagle, who plans to run this year for a Colchester seat in the Vermont House — inspired, in part, by the gun debate.

After firing the AR, Mazza inspected the target. “See, just noisier and a tiny bit bigger hole because there’s more powder. That’s all,” he said. “So the same little gun that the kids are brought up on, painted black and given a name.”

“Just a lot more velocity,” Nagle added.

Mazza’s demonstration concluded with a single blast of the 12-gauge shotgun. Though slow to reload, it packed plenty of punch. “That’s the absolute carnage you just caused,” he said, surveying the spray of pellets around the bull’s-eye. “Look at what one round can cause. But [the shotgun is] not black, so nobody’s afraid of it.”

As Mazza packed up his guns, he gestured toward the AR. “You saw how quick it takes to load, so trying to cut somebody down to a 10-round clip isn’t gonna do jack crap,” he snapped. “Nothing! If a guy’s intention is to cause harm and to kill people, no one’s gonna stop him anyways.”

He paused.

“It’s just a sad thing.”

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wife, Trish Jones, told the governor that some wholesalers had halted gun shipments to Vermont as they adjusted to the state’s new regulations.

Others refused to ship firearms that remained legal but came standard with magazines that did not. According to Lemois, 80 such guns are no longer available to Vermont retailers. The couple’s online sales have also taken a dive as customers seek out dealers in states with fewer restrictions.

“Why did you do this?” Lemois said he demanded of Scott. Photos of the confrontation, which show the tall, beefy gunsmith looming over the comparatively slight governor, appeared in several Northeast Kingdom newspapers the next week.

Scott has grown accustomed to such encounters. While he continues to hold public events, he told Seven Days last month that he would scale back his parade and fair appearances this summer — and perhaps even sit out the season at Barre’s Thunder Road SpeedBowl — to avoid provoking protests.

When he does venture out these days, the governor brings copies of a doublesided fact sheet wherever he goes. It explains what the new gun laws do and, more importantly, what they don’t do.

“S.55 DOES NOT require anyone to turn over any type of firearm or magazine,” it reads. “S.55 DOES NOT ban, or make illegal, any specific type of firearm.”

When confronted, Scott often hands out the fact sheet — and a copy of an affidavit describing the threatened Fair Haven school shooting. “I believe a lot of their concerns are based on misinformation,” he said of his critics. “I want them to see it in black and white.”

At the East Side Restaurant, according to Scott, he promised Lemois that a

staffer would assist him. “I want to be sure that, again, we can be helpful in any way we can,” he recalled saying.

That’s not enough for Lemois.

“As my wholesalers say, the only thing that’s going to fix it is to repeal S.55,” he said, referring to the legislation that included the most far-reaching gun restrictions.

Standing behind the counter the following week at Green Mountain Sporting Goods, Lemois and Jones patiently explained to customers why the new laws were holding up orders.

The store, which doubles as Nancy’s Video, features racks of rifles and rows of DVDs, along with seven deer heads mounted above the new release section. Movie posters advertising Captain Underpants and Boss Baby cover a storefront window, right above a smaller sign that reads, “BIG GAME REPORTING STATION.” Early that afternoon, Irasburg’s three town listers dropped by the store on government business. When they had completed their work, town lister Bill Roya changed the subject.

“Smith & Wesson 15 sporter: Can you get ’em?” he asked Lemois. “Because I can’t.” Roya was referring to an AR-style rifle that comes standard with a 30round magazine.

“Hit and miss,” Lemois told Roya.

“We’ve had a lot of issues since S.55 passed.” Lemois explained that he had recently pressed the governor on the matter, but to no avail.

“It is so ridiculous, Brien,” the lister responded. “It is just complete stupidity, as far as I’m concerned. How are they gonna enforce it?”

“I don’t think they can,” Lemois said.

“I understand why they wanted to do something. The Fair Haven incident scared them. But don’t do it on emotion.

We’ve got to slow down.”

After the listers left, Lemois said that he had always “tried to stay out of politics.” But since lawmakers had threatened his livelihood, he had given new consideration to running for the legislature, or even lieutenant governor.

If he did run, he said, he would put a premium on being honest and consistent.

Lemois recalled meeting Scott two years earlier during a campaign stop at a Newport auction house. The future governor told him then that he would oppose any new gun legislation. When Scott reversed course in February, Lemois said, “I was disappointed and outraged.”

Others recounted similar experiences. Kuney, the owner of the Old Fishing Hole, recalled hearing the same pledge during a 2016 fundraiser at the

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Bert Saldi looking on as Gov. Phil Scott signs a gun-rights letter in February 2017

to the right on fiscal issues — provoking a budget standoff during the closing weeks of this year’s legislative session, perhaps in order to get his base back on board.

It’s unclear how the party will navigate an election season in which its down-ballot candidates are most exercised about the actions of the man at the top of the ticket. Billado and the party’s newly hired executive director, Jack Moulton, refused repeated requests to discuss the question.

Vermont’s gun groups, at least, appear to have their message straight — as far as Scott’s concerned.

“There’s no way in hell we’re going to support Gov. Scott,” said Gun Owners of Vermont president Ed Cutler. “We stand by the people who stand with us.”

But the state’s gun lobby is hardly a monolith. In addition to Cutler’s group, there’s the Vermont Federation

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Conor Casey, the executive director of the Vermont Democratic Party, hopes that this fall’s elections look less like the aftermath of the 2000 vote for civil unions and more like the election following Vermont’s 2009 legalization of gay marriage. Having learned a lesson from the Take Back Vermont movement, gay marriage advocates did a better job in the 2010 election of protecting their allies in the legislature.

“Not one incumbent who voted for that lost as a result,” Casey noted.

He said it’s anybody’s guess how gun rights will play in November, particularly in rural districts where incumbent Democrats supported Scott’s legislation.

“I don’t know that I have a great assessment of how organized the opposition is,” Casey said. “They’re very loud.

But, electorally, I don’t think we’ve ever seen this issue put to the test.”

One House district to watch is Caledonia-2, which includes Hardwick, Stannard and Walden. In the past two elections, Lawrence Hamel, a Merlinbearded hunter safety instructor, has come within a few dozen votes of unseating Rep. Chip Troiano (D-Stannard).

Hamel is apoplectic about Vermont’s new gun laws. “My honest opinion: It was a knee-jerk reaction to something

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of Sportsmen’s Clubs, the Vermont Traditions Coalition, the Vermont Citizens Defense League, the Hunters Anglers Trappers Association of Vermont, and dozens of local hunting and fishing clubs.

Each of these groups has a different mission and political bent — and few of them have the resources or bandwidth to invest in political campaigns. Those that do may have unrealistic expectations of what they can accomplish.

In addition to Scott, Cutler hopes to take on House Speaker Mitzi Johnson (D-South Hero), Senate President Pro Tempore Tim Ashe (D/P-Chittenden), Sen. Phil Baruth (D/P-Chittenden), Rep. Maxine Grad (D-Moretown) and Rep. LaLonde. “You know, the usual players,” he said, acknowledging that

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away” at least one “right and freedom.”

At the rally in Montpelier days later, an audience member shouted, “We’re not supporting Phil Scott!” Billado, the party chair, responded, “It’s everyone’s choice to take that to the polls. I don’t pick winners or losers. I work for the Republican Party. I work for you.”

Brady Toensing, the GOP vice chair, has been more explicit. Even before Scott signed the bills into law, he wrote on Twitter, “A sad day in Vermont.

Repub Gov breaks repeated pledge; will sign bill taking rights from lawabiding citizens with no increase in safety.” A week after the signing, the Charlotte attorney sued to overturn the new laws on behalf of several gun clubs and stores.

According to Toensing, who chaired Trump’s 2016 Vermont campaign, Scott has chosen a “fully calculated, purely political path.”

“He is pursuing a tactical gambit of triangulation,” Toensing said. “He has gone out of his way to criticize President Trump. He supported legalization of recreational marijuana. And he supported the symbolic, ineffective magazine ban.”

At the same time, Scott has tacked

many of his targets live in liberal districts, whose voters may be disinclined to oust their incumbents.

Cutler and his allies don’t have much time to recruit candidates. The filing deadline to appear on the primary election ballot is May 31.

Former governor Howard Dean, who signed the civil unions bill into law 18 years ago, is skeptical that Scott will face the consequences gun groups are promising.

“Oh, I think he’s going to endure a lot of protest, but I don’t think it’s going to affect his vote very much,” Dean said, noting that even at the height of the Take Back Vermont movement, he had defeated its putative leader, Republican nominee Ruth Dwyer, by more than 12 percentage points. “I really think there’s a silent majority in the Republican Party that is kind of on board with moderate gun reform.”

Sneyd, the former AP reporter, agrees, but he cautions that the gun movement “is the sort of thing that can build on itself.”

“There’s a lot of time between here and November for this to get pretty juiced up,” he said.

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Jay Shepard sees at least some upside to the turmoil Scott has generated within his own party.

“It’s really activated the Republican base,” said the Essex Junction consultant and Republican National Committee member. “We’re seeing more interest in running for office than we’ve seen in my time being involved.”

But that base — and even the Vermont Republican Party leadership — appears ambivalent about its sole statewide officeholder. State Republicans seem torn between being the party of Scott and the party of President Donald Trump.

On the very day Scott signed the gun bills into law, the state GOP sent a fundraising solicitation to its email list with the Trumpian slogan “Make Vermont Great Again” written in blaze orange. “In recent years, our state has been co-opted by the liberal elite,” the email read. “Out-of-touch politicians have been hell bent on stripping away every right and freedom that Vermonters hold dear.” No matter that Scott was one of the biggest Trump critics in the state and, arguably, one of the politicians “hell bent on stripping

Ramel Kuney at the Old Fishing Hole in Morrisville

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Welch Farm Round Barn in Morrisville.

“He stood in my grandfather’s barn and lied to my face,” Kuney said of the future governor.

One event in particular has assumed mythic proportions among gun-rights activists. During the Barre Fish & Game Club’s February 2017 gun show, Bert Saldi of the Vermont Traditions Coalition was collecting signatures for a form letter addressed to state legislators.

When he saw the governor making his way through the booths, Saldi asked him to sign a copy.

“As a citizen of the state of Vermont, I ask you to oppose all legislation that in any way restricts my lawful firearms rights as affirmed in Vermont’s Constitution under Article 16,” it begins.

The signed letter, which was retained by gun-rights activists, features Scott’s signature and Berlin address.

“I shook his hand. I voted for him and supported him,” Saldi said. “But not anymore.”

Scott does not dispute that he broke his promise, but he rejects the premise that he intentionally deceived voters.

“To get into a debate about whether I lied or not doesn’t change the facts. The fact is that my position changed,” he said. “I regret disappointing so many, but I still feel it was the right decision to make.”

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that obviously wasn’t even a crime,” he said, referring to the foiled Fair Haven plot. Lawmakers, he added, “just needed to do something. That’s all they did: something.”

Troiano voted for each of the gun bills and the amendments that strengthened them, including universal background checks and the ban on high-capacity magazines. “He votes 100 percent party line,” Hamel scoffed.

Leading up to the March vote, according to Troiano, constituents who contacted him were roughly split on the matter. Ultimately, he made up his mind based on his own experience.

From November 1966 to November 1967, Troiano served as an infantry rifleman and then a helicopter door gunner in Vietnam. “This debate triggered some PTSD issues for me, as far as death by firearms. It really sent me into a tailspin,” he said.

“When you see people die from gunshot wounds — when you are put in a position where you have to take someone else’s life and view the pile of bodies lying where they fell and knowing that they fell at the end of your machine gun fire — it’s just burned into your memory forever,” he said, choking up as he spoke.

Driving home to Hardwick each night, Troiano couldn’t shake visions of high school students running for their lives from semiautomatic rifle fire.

“The vote came from the heart,” Troiano said. “It was the right thing to do. It wasn’t an option for me to vote to save my seat.”

Hamel, who hasn’t yet decided whether he’ll mount a third challenge to Troiano, said one obstacle remains for the gun-rights movement: “The problem is, and the problem always has been, getting conservatives off their asses and out to vote,” he said.

‘The Lesser of Two Evils’ Keith Stern looked nervous as Kix 105.5 FM morning host Shawn Knight introduced him to listeners of the St. Johnsbury country music station.

“How we doing today, Keith?” the gregarious radio personality asked.

“Good,” Stern said, holding a microphone near his chest.

Knight grabbed the mic and shoved it in the Republican gubernatorial candidate’s face. “Oop, put that right up to your mouth there,” he instructed.

“Ooh-kay,” Stern said.

The two men were standing side by side in a mobile radio booth outside St. Michael’s Defense, a St. Johnsbury gun

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Keith Stern (left) talking with Thomas Hood at St. Michael’s Defense in St. Johnsbury

Keith Stern campaign manager Rebecca Bailey’s truck in St. Johnsbury

shop on the banks of the Passumpsic River. The store was celebrating its second anniversary, and Stern was hoping to meet its clientele. The smell of moose burgers wafted across the parking lot. Customers milled about, inspecting a collection of taxidermied bears, foxes and deer arrayed on the lawn.

“Tell me, what is your platform?”

Knight asked. “What are we running for, and why is it that being here today at St. Michael’s Defense is important?”

The candidate, whose green Keith Stern for Governor T-shirt was tucked into a pair of blue jeans, contemplated the question as if he were about to deliver a book report.

“Uh, OK. I’m running for governor,” he began. “Um. First of all, I support the Constitution — both the U.S. and Vermont. And I believe we gotta make sure all our rights are protected.”

Knight, himself an avowed gun-rights supporter, tried another softball. “And

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so, Phil Scott, because of him turning, is that something you wanted to talk about for a moment?” he asked. “Is that why you’re so adamant now about running for governor?”

“No, I was running before that,” Stern replied. “When I first started, gun rights, or our constitutional rights, were not even an issue. It just became an issue well after I announced.”

Realizing he wasn’t getting anywhere, Knight thanked the candidate for showing up and changed the subject to the moose burgers.

Stern, a grocer from North Springfield, has found himself in the right place at the right time. In his three runs for Congress, the Tea Party veteran cracked the double digits just once, when he came in third in the 2010 Republican primary for the U.S. House.

But these days, he’s the only conservative alternative to Scott.

“He’s lost his base — his entire base,” Stern said in an interview. “How do you vote for somebody that intentionally lies to you?”

Stern is not the most studied of candidates. Asked what he thought of each of the three gun bills Scott had signed, Stern confessed that he wasn’t “up to speed” on two of them.

“I just haven’t had an opportunity to really look at those others,” he said.

Many gun-rights activists hope they’ll coax another candidate into the ring, but their options are limited. Rodgers, the Democratic Northeast Kingdom senator, says he’s still considering the prospect, though his interest has waned. “I’m not going to run to be a sacrificial lamb,” he said.

Former lieutenant governor Brian Dubie said he has “no plans to run for governor,” while 2016 Republican candidate Bruce Lisman declined to comment.

Scott Milne, who won the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2014 and nearly defeated Democratic incumbent Peter Shumlin, wouldn’t say whether he’s pondering a challenge. But he criticized Scott’s reversal and said “the jury’s out as to whether I’ll be supporting him next time around.

“Phil’s got a problem, because you shouldn’t make promises you can’t keep,” Milne added.

At the St. Michael’s Defense party, gun-rights activists sounded deflated about their options. Arthur Wood, the president of the Caledonia Forest and Stream Club, said he’d “lost a lot of respect for [Scott], especially for going against his word.” But he was equally uninterested in voting for Christine Hallquist, a Democratic candidate who has called for an assault weapons ban.

“It’s a tough situation being a gun owner,” Wood said. “I mean, you gotta take the lesser of two evils. But, boy, does that sum up our election.” m Disclosure: Tim Ashe is the domestic partner of Seven Days publisher and coeditor Paula Routly.

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he product launch party for Lykos Designs, a new Shelburne-based menswear brand, was no fashion industry gala. The event, held in early May at Outdoor Gear Exchange in Burlington, didn’t feature metrosexual runway models with steely stares and $1,000 haircuts. Modeling Lykos’ cargo pants was Matt Looft, who helped the company’s founders design them. His were grass-stained from months of product testing on his family farm in Charlotte.

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“Welcome to the official launch of the Lykos brand!” announced company cofounder Trevor Marcy to a crowd of about 50 people. What followed was a short promotional video featuring Marcy in the backcountry — building a fire, forging a river, hiking in a thunderstorm — all while sporting a Tymber Top technical shirt and technical trousers, or the Dyre Pant, the latter of which is Lykos’ flagship product.

Branding a line of menswear with the aesthetic of the rugged American outdoorsman might seem cliché, except that these designers are cut from a different cloth than most. Marcy is a former Navy sailor and U.S. Army Special Forces combat medic; he left the military in 2014 to pursue a civilian career in emergency medicine.

Cofounder Zach Johnson is a former Green Beret engineer and demolitions expert. Looft, their third partner, is a former wilderness instructor at the National Outdoor Leadership School in Lander, Wyo. He spent 16 years working in outdoor retail before becoming an emergency room charge nurse at the University of Vermont Medical Center.

What motivated two special-forces veterans and an ER nurse to start their

From left: Matt Looft, Zach Johnson and Trevor Marcy

own line of men’s clothing as a side project? Necessity.

“My entire life, I’d had pants that were either too short for me or too big for me,” explained Johnson, who’s six foot five and now works as a corporate headhunter in Washington, D.C. “Even when I was deployed in the Sahara desert, I was wearing shorts” cut from Army-issued fatigues.

Johnson’s garment woes weren’t unique. It was almost comical, he recalled, seeing his fellow Green Berets, guys six foot two and taller, lining up to check a building for enemy combatants.

“It looked like they were all wearing capris, because their pants went halfway up their calves,” he said.

Indeed, one lesson that Marcy took from his six years in the service was how not to design clothing.

“The military has some good concepts [for its uniforms] but shitty executions,” he said. “That you can make something to be worn every day is a great idea, but made out of thin fabric? Not a good choice.”

Actually, the whole notion of Lykos Designs began as a lark. In August 2017, shortly after Johnson’s honorable discharge, he visited Marcy at his cabin in the Northeast Kingdom. Over beers one night, they started talking about what the ideal outdoor clothing would look like. The next day, Marcy drew up some sketches.

He was no neophyte to tailoring. At 20, Marcy became fascinated with the idea of self-sufficiency, which included knowing how to make his own clothing.

He spent the next eight years teaching himself to sew and tailor.

“The first shirt I ever made was a complete disaster,” recalled Marcy, now 29. “I put the arms on backwards and the collar upside down. It was a horror show.”

Still, he kept at it. In his down time, Marcy studied an old German method of tailoring called the Rundschau System for cutting, then bought a pattern book that high-end tailors still use today.

“It used to be the case that if a man bought a suit, it was expected to last him for the rest of his life,” he explained.

To that end, tailors would sew inlays of extra fabric into the suit, allowing it to be altered as the wearer aged, stooped in posture, and gained or lost weight.

“That idea, for me, was really inspirational,” added Marcy, who’s since incorporated the concept into Lykos’ products. “It got me away from viewing clothing as this disposable commodity and started me thinking about it as another tool that you could have for the rest of your life.”

After leaving the military in 2014, Marcy enrolled at UVM to complete his bachelor’s degree in psychology.

He graduates this month and will take his MCATs this summer, with plans to attend medical school in 2019.

During his time at UVM, Marcy met Martin Thaler, professor and resident costume designer in the Department of Theatre. For an independent study project, Marcy designed and made a customfitted suit jacket from scratch.

“That was the first time I said to myself, Maybe I can do this,” he said.

After last summer’s productive conversation with Johnson, Marcy had dinner with Looft, whom he’d befriended while they worked together in the UVM Medical Center’s emergency department. Marcy shared their ideas about the clothing, and Looft, a self-described gear head who gives his dimensions as “six-two and eighth of a ton,” offered his own suggestions. From there, Marcy immediately got to work making patterns.

Then, with help from Johnson’s father-in-law, who owns a clothing factory in the Dominican Republic, the Lykos team had its first prototypes in hand.

The clothes went from initial concept to fall-delivery preorders in eight months.

“What started as a joke,” Johnson said, “isn’t a joke anymore.”

Into the Wild The name Lykos, from the Greek word for wolf, was chosen to reflect both the company’s marketing slogan and its founders’ credo: “Find your inner wolf.”

“If we’re in a city or urban environment,” Marcy explained, “we’re only comfortable there for a very short amount of time, and then we feel this pull to get outside. We call that our inner wolf.”

The goal of the Lykos team sounds as hard-core as their backgrounds: to market menswear that’s durable, multifunctional and hand-tailored to each customer’s measurements, yet affordable.

“Other people do this, but they charge $600 for a complete, customized pair of outdoor pants that’ll survive a large variety of environments,” Johnson explained. “There’s no need for that. We make clothes for ourselves that we want to sell to other people. That’s what this is all about.”

The Dyre Pant technical trousers, which start at $80, encapsulate the philosophy of clothing as wilderness tool.

The cargo pockets are designed to transfer their contents’ weight backward and off the thighs for more comfortable walking. They include an internal cellphone pouch and nylon reinforcements to minimize wear from carrying a knife clip or other tools.

ACTIVELY PURCHASING As Marcy explained to the launchparty attendees, most men’s clothes are designed for someone standing perfectly straight, not for a body in motion.

He incorporated shaped pant legs and an articulated seat. Why? “Because your ass bends,” he said.

Another structural deficiency with many men’s pants: stress points at the crotch — what Marcy called “the dreaded four-way seam of failure.” His solution was a gusseted, or diamondshaped, crotch, which offers greater freedom of movement while minimizing the likelihood of seam failures.

Lykos also sells an interesting accessory inspired by the founders’ military careers: the Tagelmagh ($20), a 40-by40-inch piece of linen/cotton fabric with multiple uses, including sling, scarf or tote. The name, Marcy explained, is

short story of the same name and covers fire-building techniques and backcountry anecdotes. A forthcoming episode features an interview with Mike Lauria, a former Air Force pararescueman who’s now a flight paramedic with the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Advanced Response Team in Lebanon, N.H. Lauria spoke to Looft and Marcy for nearly an hour about how to perform well in acutely stressful situations.

As the Lykos launch party wound down, several guests expressed interest in placing orders. Among them was Tyler Stinson, an emergency medical technician in Burlington. Standing six foot eight, with a 38-inch waist and 38-inch inseam, he exemplified the anecdote Johnson told earlier: Stinson was wearing his own military pants cut off at the knees. Why was he interested in Lykos’ clothing?

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“Look at me,” he said. “I have to custom order everything online.”

But it wasn’t just big and tall men lining up to place orders. Bryan Willette, a smaller, leaner man clad in a Green Mountain Rock Climbing Club jacket, said he was “definitely getting something.” Willette noted that he’d seen Marcy wearing his technical pants around OGE and had assumed they were a Fjällräven product.

Some female attendees expressed disappointment that Lykos doesn’t plan to sell women’s garments, at least for now. But, as Marcy explained, he lacks that expertise. And, like a true specialforces operator, his attitude is: Do it right or not at all.

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a contraction of shemagh (aka keffiyeh), the checkered scarf worn by “serious operators” in the military, and tagelmust, the headscarf worn by Bedouins in sub-Saharan Africa.

“They dye it with indigo,” Marcy said of the latter scarf, “and we dyed it the same color, to honor that [tradition].”

Lykos products won’t be sold in stores but are tailored for each order.

Accordingly, company creators take a unique approach to building community: Each week they release podcasts, posted on iTunes and lykosdesigns.com, derived from conversations Marcy and Looft have while hiking with their dogs.

The podcasts aren’t infomercials.

As Looft put it, they’re “a place to start a conversation” about how one moves deftly through the outdoors with the right tools, skills and mind-set.

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hen Kimberly Harrington walks into Burlington’s Citizen Cider for a chat with Seven Days — sporting red lipstick, a stylish shag haircut and a gray motorcycle jacket draped over her shoulders — she looks more like the front woman of an indie band than the writer of essays about motherhood.

Harrington is a rock star in her own right. The South Burlington mother of two is a copywriter and creative director who’s worked for high-profile clients such as Nike, Planned Parenthood and Seventh Generation. She recently added author to her résumé with the May 1 release of her first book, Amateur Hour: Motherhood in Essays and Swear Words, published by Harper Perennial.

About three years ago, after more than two decades of working in advertising and design, including six years at Burlington’s JDK Design (now Solidarity of Unbridled Labour), Harrington rediscovered her childhood love of writing.

She began posting personal pieces about the nitty-gritty realities of motherhood on the online platform Medium and getting her work published by humor site McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. “Once I started writing, then I felt like I had a whole lifetime of ideas,” she said.

Harrington’s frank, offbeat style struck a chord with readers: Her 2016 piece “Please Don’t Get Murdered at School Today” — a dark, satirical response to school shootings written from the point of view of a parent talking to her child — has been shared more than 327,000 times on Facebook.

In 2015, she cofounded the parenting humor site RAZED with longtime friend Eric Olsen.

Now, Harrington, who has an 11-yearold daughter and a 13-year-old son with her husband, Jon Hughes, has put both reworked and brand-new personal essays and conceptual humor pieces into print in her first book. Some are heartwrenching meditations on topics such as family-leave policy and the passage of time, and others are just plain funny — like a selection entitled “Job Description for the Dumbest Job Ever.” (The job title? Mother.)

Harrington recently spoke with Seven Days about her work.

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SEVEN DAYS: You’re the cofounder and editor of the parenting humor site RAZED, and now you’ve written a book about your experiences as a mom, but I wouldn’t call you a mommy blogger. How do you describe what you do?

KIMBERLY HARRINGTON: When this book was first announced, [the fact] that it was under “parenting” was laugh-out-loud funny, and not because it’s theoretically a humor book. Anyone who knows me, anyone who has been around me and my children, would not be like, “She should probably write a parenting book.” It might be, “She should definitely be a person who doesn’t write a parenting book.

Please don’t write a parenting book.”

I think it ends up being that it’s just this intersection of when I decided to write personal pieces, write humor pieces, and I happen to be in it with parenting … They happen to intersect, so all of my jerky behaviors that I

would be inflicting on other things, instead I’m inflicting on parenting.

SD: In your essay “I Am the One Woman Who Has It All,” you write that, in your family, you have breadwinner status and lead parent status. Asking as the working mother of a toddler, I wonder how you sustain those roles over time without burning out?

KH: When my kids were little and I was working full time, I was not even keeping my head above water, honestly. Being freelance was a complete game changer for everything. My husband is really, really involved. So, even when I was full time — he works for a great company, Catamount North Construction — they gave him Fridays off until both of my kids were in kindergarten. They’ve always been really flexible, and they’ve let him be really flexible, which is huge.

But once I was freelance, that was a game changer because, first of all, I

have more time, I’m physically at home, but I can also be there for the school stuff, be the one who’s taking them to appointments.

SD: When writing the book, how did you decide how much to share about your kids? Did you run things by them?

KH: I didn’t run anything by them. So I’m sure that won’t backfire … The whole reason the book was bought is that it’s through this thread of motherhood, so I have to write about them, but I’m very protective of them … The feedback that I got [from early readers] was that there were a couple pieces that ... were just so specific to my kids. And those actually contained much more intimate, personal This story first appeared in the May issue of Kids VT, Seven Days’ free monthly parenting publication.

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SD: What do you see as the benefits of raising kids in Vermont?

KH: I think the fact that they have so much access to so much natural beauty.

We’re not big outdoors people — I’m not even going to pretend we are — but the fact that [we have] Shelburne Farms, the lake, things that are right there. Every time we go for a walk at Shelburne Farms or grab some snacks and go down to the lake and hang out there all day, it’s like, “This is just ridiculous that we can do this.” And it’s not that hard; it’s not the slog you have in the city … It’s certainly a bit of a bubble, for sure.

I think it’s delightful when we travel with them where it’s really obvious how much of a bubble they are being raised in.

We went to Florida three years ago. We went out to dinner at the worst pizza place I’ve ever been to in my life. They used a hot-dog warmer or something to warm up frozen pizza. It was grim. My daughter was like, “So is this wood-fired pizza, or…?”

I said, “Whatever the opposite is of woodfired pizza, that’s what we’re getting for dinner.” It was adorable.

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Drink

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ardi Gras beads hang from chandeliers. Peach-colored walls are painted with palm fronds. The décor encourages visitors to Montréal’s Agrikol to feel that they’ve exited the city and landed in the Caribbean. An island environment is exactly what chef Paul Toussaint intends for his Haitian restaurant in the Gay Village neighborhood.

“We want [customers] to have a voyage,” said Toussaint, pronouncing the word the French way. “What we offer here is not only the food; it’s more like a destination. When you come to Agrikol, it’s like you are in Haiti.”

Toussaint, 30, grew up in Jacmel, in the southern part of the island, and has spent the past 11 years in both his home country and Canada. He moved to Ottawa with his father when he was 19, then attended college in Montréal. After Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake, Toussaint returned to help his community. After about a year, he came back to Montréal and worked at restaurants Laïka (now closed) and Kitchen Galerie; then moved back to Haiti in 2014.

Last year, when Toussaint was working as executive chef at Karibe Hotel in a suburb of Port-au-Prince, then-Agrikol co-owner Roland Jean asked if he’d be interested in becoming Agrikol’s next chef. Toussaint agreed, and he started in August 2017.

The restaurant had opened to acclaim in February 2016, in part because it filled a previously empty niche in the Montréal dining scene. Other Haitian restaurants exist in the city, but most are casual, order-at-the-counter places, while Agrikol is hip and slightly upscale.

No doubt the restaurant’s rock-star connection has helped attract attention: Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, the married cofounders of Montréalbased indie-rock band Arcade Fire, have co-owned Agrikol since its beginning and are now the sole owners.

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musicians procured Agrikol’s art collection and decorations from Haiti and New Orleans.

Chassagne, whose parents emigrated from Haiti, manages the décor. (She also cofounded the KANPE Foundation, which benefits vulnerable Haitian families.) In an interview at Agrikol, Toussaint described Butler as “in love with Haitian culture and Haitian food” and said the singer focuses on the music at Agrikol’s sister bar next door, Ti-Agrikol.

Connected to the restaurant by an outdoor patio, Ti-Agrikol plays a variety of music from the Caribbean and Africa and regularly features live DJs. Agrikol doesn’t accept reservations, but patrons can wait at Ti-Agrikol or on the patio if the restaurant bar is full. (The patio reopens for the season on May 23.)

On a recent Friday just before 7 p.m., Agrikol’s bar did have seats free. Two friends and I began there with cocktails while we waited for a table and took in the lush décor. The restaurant’s namesake is rhum agricol — a style of rum, white or dark, that’s distilled from cane juice. Each of the 13 drinks listed on the cocktail menu is made with agricol or another type of Caribbean rum.

Ti Ponch ($12) is a traditional Haitian drink made with agricol, fresh-pressed cane juice and lime. It can be made with white agricol, but I followed the host’s suggestion and tried the cocktail with Barbancourt 3 Star, a dark Haitian agricol. The cane juice made it refreshing, almost vegetal, and the agricol was fort.

My friend’s Damballa ($14), made with the same Barbancourt, Aperol and Chartreuse, tasted herbaceous.

Agrikol, the restaurant, looks very different in daylight than at night.

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Sweet Onion SWEET BABU TO OPEN WINOOSKI DESSERT BAR

The space at 25 Winooski Falls Way has been many things in the past five years: bake shop, pop-up restaurant incubator space and catering kitchen. Soon, the storefront will add “dessert bar” to its list of occupants. Starting June 1, SWEET BABU owner SHANA GOLDBERGER plans to open for evening sweets and drinks Thursday through Saturday.

Fans of the take-out lunches and suppers at BLOSSOM WHOLE FOOD KITCHEN

AND CATERING, fear not: Sweet Babu is sharing the space with Blossom owner TESSA HOLMES, Goldberger said, and both businesses will remain active.

Local foodies may recall tasting Goldberger’s sweets at her 2016 pop-up events when the space was home to

the Incubator. “I’ve always loved this space,” she said.

“I’ve always wanted to have my biz in it.” Blossom’s catering operations and Babu’s baking happen at different times of day, so sharing the rent made sense.

Since her pop-up days, Goldberger has expanded her wholesale business; her cookies, cakes and other treats are now available at CITY MARKET, ONION RIVER CO-OP; HEALTHY LIVING MARKET & CAFÉ; and NATURAL PROVISIONS MARKET. During dessert-bar service in Winooski, visitors can expect plated desserts such as New York-style cheesecake topped with seasonal fruit compotes, ever-changing cakes by the slice, and blood-orange walnut upside-down cake with buttermilk ice cream. A couple of savory items, such as matzoh ball soup and a hummus-muhammara plate, hint at the cook’s Jewish

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roots. “This is loosely inspired by a New York Jewish deli,” said Goldberger, who plans to serve Dr. Brown’s kosher sodas and rotate through Jewish American comfort desserts around major holidays.

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Calling all chowder makers: Registration is open until May 20 for Lake Champlain International’s third annual FISH CHOWDER CHAMPIONSHIP. All fish must come from the Champlain Basin for chowder entered in this competition, which features two categories: home cooks and chefs. Prizes include $500 for first place and special recognition for cooks who make chowder with fish they caught themselves.

Tasting and judging will be held on May 26 on the Winooski River Walk. For information and registration, go to mychamplain.net.

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$234,000 the total that the car dealership on Shelburne Road has donated to the local food shelf over the past five years, said general sales manager Steve Kelson.

The fundraising initiative lo ca l, f re s h , o rig in a l is part of Share the Love, a national campaign by Subaru of America, which donates $250 from the sale of each new car during the last six 1076 Williston Road, S. Burlington weeks of the year to a charity.

The buyer picks from among 862.6585 a handful of national chariwww.windjammerrestaurant.com ties and a local nonprofit, according to Kelson.

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Caribbean Soul « P.44 musical instruments and gourds line the bar back, and fabulous glass chandeliers — offering only faint illumination at night — hang from the ceiling.

Colorful, original paintings and sculptures decorate the walls, and a mural of a zydeco accordionist, painted by Jean, graces the stairwell.

Once our meals began, our two starters complemented — and buffered — the drinks. A quintessential Haitian dish, the griot ($13) consisted of cubes of local fried pork accompanied by small plantain pancakes. Toussaint said that while griot in Haiti tends to be on the dryer side, he’s adapted his version to

accommodate the palates of Montréalers, who are accustomed to more tender meat. He marinates the pork with hot Scotch bonnet peppers for 48 hours before cooking it with bitter orange and then frying it crisp.

nicely with the spicy pickles, a fermented, sauerkraut-like condiment.

As we ate, darkness settled into the restaurant like nightfall on a beach, with strings of lights and candles glowing faintly.

ONCE WE’D FINISHED THE LIQUOR,

WE SCRAPED OUT THE REST OF THE FROTHY COCONUT WITH SPOONS. The deep-fried accras ($7) were fritters made from Haitian malanga root and fresh herbs, with a side of mild mayo.

Tender on the inside, the accras paired

“Haitians don’t like the light,” Toussaint explained. “It’s the Caribbean.

During the day, the light’s OK, but when it’s night, they want dark.”

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Tea lights on the tables illuminated the faces around us, as nearly everyone leaned in to talk to their dinner dates over the somewhat loud, mid-tempo Caribbean music. The feel of nighttime encouraged a sense of ease and coziness, balanced by the subtly energizing soundtrack.

Toussaint said his food is about “Caribbean soul” and that he plays with the texture, flavor and spice of Haitian cuisine. Such an approach was evident in the queue de boeuf ($20), a braised local oxtail with rice and sauce pois, made from black beans and pepper.

With limited visibility at our table, it took careful maneuvering to cut the meat off the bone, but it was worth the effort. Savory and gelatinous, the beef was stick-to-your-ribs satisfying. Even its accompanying white rice was decadent, because it was cooked Jacmel style with coconut milk.

Pleasantly lighter was the lambi ($23), or braised conch. Imported from Haiti and a bit clam-like in texture, the mollusk was simmered in a briny broth with red peppers, peas, vinegar and herbs. It came with a side of dirty rice, spiced with a hint of clove.

The meal didn’t seem finished without dessert and a fruity cocktail, so we split the large Zanana pour deux ($20), made with Appleton rum, Chartreuse, and fresh coconut and pineapple. Once we’d finished the liquor, we scraped out the rest of the frothy coconut with spoons, the rich cream doubling as lip moisturizer. The pain patate ($9) was a slice of gooey sweet potato cake, baked with cinnamon and nutmeg, drenched in a sugar sauce, and topped with whipped cream. Speckled with raisins, it was light in texture but deep in flavor.

Agrikol’s service throughout the night was top-notch. Attentive but never intrusive, our waitress was a champ at refilling water glasses. We ate and drank for three hours, and other customers appeared to dine at their leisure, as well.

In our trio of women, it was perhaps no surprise that talk turned to the topics of gender and relationship politics. One friend remarked that now is probably the best time in history to be a single woman, at least in North America. A hundred years ago, our group of white divorcées and single ladies dining and drinking at a restaurant — one run by a black immigrant, no less — might have been scandalous. Relaxed in the candlelight, we raised our glasses to the present, and the future. m

INFO Agrikol, 1844 rue Amherst, Montréal, 514-9036707. agrikol.ca

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WILLISTON GARAGE SALE Golf Links Neighborhood Sale. May 19, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., and May 20, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Multifamily. Tamarack / Fairway Drive. Signs will be posted.

NEW HOME FOR FOSTER PUP Seeking new home/ foster family for a sweet pitbull/bull terrier mix. 1.5 years old, 35 pounds. Full of love, playful energy and cuddles. Please email mendelson.stella@ gmail.com.

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ANTIQUES Furniture, postcards, pottery, cameras, toys, medical tools, lab glass, photographs, slide rules, license plates & silver. Anything unusual or unique. Cash paid.

Dave, 859-8966.

OLD PHOTOGRAPHS WANTED Cash for your old tintypes, postcards, daguerreotypes, stereoview cards, snapshots albums, etc. Contact dealer/ collector Brian Bittner, VADA president, 3rd generation dealer at 802-272-7527, bittnerantiques@gmail. com, bittnerantiques. com.

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BANDS/ MUSICIANS JAZZ/DIXIE BAND WANTED I am looking for a jazz/ Dixieland or swing band to play Jul. 14. Please get in touch if avail!

Lucy Lane, thelazerlass@gmail.com.

FOR SALE 1968 CHROMAHARP AUTOHARP Like-new Autoharp w/ case & instruction book. $75. Call 802-985-2996.

INSTRUCTION ANDY’S MOUNTAIN MUSIC Affordable, accessible, no-stress instruction in banjo, mandolin, guitar, more. All ages/ skill levels/interests welcome! Dedicated teacher offering references, results, convenience. Andy Greene, 802-658-2462, guitboy75@hotmail. com, andysmountainmusic.com.

BASS LESSONS W/ ARAM For all ages, levels & styles. Beginners welcome! Learn songs, theory, technique & more on Pine St. Years of pro performing, recording & teaching experience. First lesson half off! 598-8861, arambedrosian.com, lessons@arambedrosian.com.

BASS, GUITAR, DRUMS, VOICE LESSONS & MORE! Learn bass, guitar, drums, voice, flute, sax, trumpet, production and beyond with some of Vermont’s best players and independent instructors in beautiful, spacious lesson studios at the Burlington Music Dojo on Pine St. All levels and styles are welcome, including absolute beginners! Gift certificates available.

Come share in the music! burlingtonmusicdojo.com, info@ burlingtonmusicdojo. com, 540-0321.

GUITAR INSTRUCTION Berklee graduate w/ 30 years’ teaching experience offers lessons in guitar, music theory, music technology, ear training. Individualized, step-by-step approach.

All ages, styles, levels.

Rick Belford, 864-7195, rickb@rickbelford.com.

GUITAR INSTRUCTION All styles/levels.

Emphasis on developing strong technique, thorough musicianship, personal style. Paul Asbell (Unknown Blues Band, Kilimanjaro, UVM

& Middlebury College faculty). 233-7731, pasbell@paulasbell. com.

/ Sweet love passed me bye, / I am so sad I think I Might cry. Peter Ballard, 802-748-0515.

HARMONICA LESSONS W/ ARI Lessons in Montpelier & on Skype. First lesson just $20! All ages & skill levels welcome.

Avail. for workshops, too. pocketmusic. musicteachershelper. com, 201-565-4793, ari. erlbaum@gmail.com.

ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #4C0335-6 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093

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On April 26, 2018, Bullrock Corporation and Charlotte Ferry Properties, LLC filed application #4C0335-6 for a project generally described as the demolition of a 7,910 square foot building and intallation of a 2,280 square foot temporary storage structure with a ballast block foundation and fabric canopy roof.

The project is located 735 Ferry Road in Charlotte, Vermont.

The District #4 Environmental Commission is reviewing this application under Act 250 Rule 51- Minor Applications.

A copy of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the office listed below.

The application and a draft permit may also be viewed on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (http://nrb.vermont. gov) by clicking on “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “4C0335-6”.

No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before May 31, 2018, a person notifies the Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the Commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion. Any hearing request must be in writing to the address below, must state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised.

Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law will not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.

If you feel that any of the District Commission members listed on the attached Certificate of Service under “For Your Information” may have a conflict of interest, or if there is any other reason a member should be disqualified from sitting on this case, please contact the district coordinator as soon as possible, no later than prior to the response date listed above.

SEVENDAYSVT.COM/CLASSIFIEDS Should a hearing be held on this project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by May 31, 2018.

Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, affected state agencies, and adjoining property owners and other persons to the extent they have a particularized interest that may be affected by the proposed project under the 10 criteria. Non-party participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. Section 6085(c)(5).

Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 11th day of May 2018.

By: /s/ Rachel Lomonaco Rachel Lomonaco District #4 Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 802-879-5658 rachel.lomonao@vermont.gov

ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #4C0608-30C 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093 On May 1, 2018, BlackRock c/o Ben Avery, 68 Randall Street, South Burlington, VT 05403, and Essex Inn Partners, Ltd., P.O. Box 8567, Essex, VT 05451 filed application #4C0608-30C for a project generally described as a boundary line adjustment between the parcels at 6 Freeman Woods and 70 Essex Way, along with construction of a 27-unit residential building at 70 Essex Way. The Project is located in Essex, Vermont.

The District #4 Environmental Commission is reviewing this application under Act 250 Rule 51 — Minor Applications. A copy of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the office listed below.

The application and a draft permit may also be viewed on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (http:// nrb.vermont.gov) by clicking on “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “4C0608-30C”.

No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before May 29, 2018, a person notifies the Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the Commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion. Any hearing request must be in writing to the address below, must state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information.

Prior to convening a hearing, the Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law will not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.

If you feel that any of the District Commission members listed on the

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Should a hearing be held on this project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by May 29, 2018.

Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, affected state agencies, and adjoining property owners and other persons to the extent they have a particularized interest that may be affected by the proposed project under the 10 criteria.

Non-party participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. Section 6085(c)(5).

Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 10th day of May, 2018.

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By: Stephanie H. Monaghan District #4 Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 802/879-5662 stephanie.monaghan@ vermont.gov BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD TUESDAY JUNE 5TH , 2018, 5:00 PM PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Burlington Development Review Board will hold a meeting on Tuesday June 5th, 2018 at 5:00pm in Contois Auditorium, City Hall.

1. 15-0868CU; 404 College St (RH, Ward 1E) Dunlap Riehle Request for Time Extension: Change of use from duplex to single residential unit and boarding house.

2. 18-0834CA/MA; 298 College Street (RH, Ward 8E) Greater Burlington YMCA Foundation Inc. Demolish Ethan Allen Club; Construct YMCA facility at 298 College Street with child care, two stories, approximately 50,000SF. 3. 18-0683CA; 600 South Willard Street (RL,

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Plans may be viewed in the Planning and Zoning Office, (City Hall, 149 Church Street, Burlington), between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Participation in the DRB proceeding is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal. Please note that ANYTHING submitted to the Planning and Zoning office is considered public and cannot be kept confidential.

This may not be the final order in which items will be heard. Please view final Agenda, at www.burlingtonvt.gov/ pz/drb/agendas or the office notice board, one week before the hearing for the order in which items will be heard.

NOTICE OF SELF STORAGE LIEN SALE EXIT 16 SELF STORAGE 295 RATHE RD., COLCHESTER, VT. 05446 Notice is hereby given that the contents of the

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mortgage given by Ann M. Russo and David H. Russo to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated May 1, 2012 and recorded in Book 187 Page 127 of the land records of the Town of Randolph, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 16 Dudley Street, Randolph, Vermont on CASTING MALE & June 6, 2018 at 10:00 FEMALE AM all and singular the 1 female movement perTermsLESSONS of sale: Said premises described in BASS W/ former. 2 male actors.

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MORTGAGEE’S clark, father ofNOTICE alyssa, of one thousand four the said mortgage above and/or anyone claiming OF FORECLOSURE SALE hundred feet (1,400’), described. said Petition will be parental/paternal OF REAL PROPERTY more or less, to an iron on June 24, 2010, UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 heard pin; thence turning at TEN THOUSAND et seq. an angle and proceeding ($10,000.00) Dollars of S 25° 20’ W a distance the purchase price must In accordance with the of two hundred eighty fRom PAgE c-3 be paid by a certified Judgment Order and De- feet (280’), more or less, check, bank treasurer’s cree of Foreclosure ento an iron pin; thence or cashier’s check at the tered August 8, 2017, in turning at an angle and time and place of the the above captioned acproceeding N 66° 40’ W a sale by the purchaser. tion brought to foreclose distance of four hundred The balance of the purthat certain mortgage fifty-three feet (453’), chase price shall be paid given by Rodney Burns more or less, to an iron by a certified check, bank and Jennifer Burns to pin; thence turning at treasurer’s or cashier’s Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., an angle and proceeding check within sixty (60) dated December 29, N 71° 37’ W a distance of days after the date of 2006 and recorded in four hundred forty-one sale.

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In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered June 28, 2017, in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Marguerite Munro to MetLife Home Loans, a Division of Metlife Bank, N.A., dated July 20, 2009 and recorded in Book 135 Page 455 of the land records of the Town of Waitsfield, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of a Corrective Assignment of Mortgage from MetLife Home Loans, a Division of Metlife Bank, N.A to Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage dated December 14, 2012 and recorded in Book 149 Page 380 of the land records of the Town of Waitsfield for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 384 River Ridge Road, Waitsfield, Vermont on May 31, 2018 at 10:00AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage,

Date: 5/10/2018 /s/ James H. Ouimette Signature of Fiduciary James H. Ouimette Executor/Administrator: 257 Main Street Vergennes, VT 05491 office@orlaw-vt.com 802-877-3372 Name of publication Seven Days Publication Dates: 5/16/2018

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 224-2-18 CNPR In re estate of Veronica C. Richel.

Name and Address of Court: Vermont Superior Court Chittenden Unit Probate Division PO Box 511 Burlington, VT 05402

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STATE OF VERMONT WASHINGTON UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 370-6-15 WNCV NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE v.

MARGUERITE MUNRO OCCUPANTS OF: 384 River Ridge Road, Waitsfield VT

To the creditors of Veronica C. Richel late of Burlington, VT.

UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

I have been appointed to administer this estate.

All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE the address listed below OF FORECLOSURE SALE with a copy sentenclosed to the OFmath REAL PROPERTY Using the operations court. The claim may be

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including the costs and expenses of the sale.

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DATED: April 3, 2018

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By: /S/Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser.

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“BEING LOT #3049 CONTAINING 35,700 SQUARE FEET OF LAND, WITH HOUSE LOCATED THEREON, AS SAID LOT IS SHOWN ON A PLAN OF LOTS ENTITLED “QUECHEE LAKES CORP., LOTS #3038 & 3049, CHITTENDEN DRIVEWAY, QUECHEE, VERMONT,” DATED JANUARY 12, 1978, K.A. LECLAIR ASSOC., INC., CIVIL ENGINEERS, HANOVER, NH, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE IN QUECHEE LAKES BOOK 2, PAGE 48 OF THE HARTFORD LAND RECORDS. Being that parcel of land conveyed to Peter C. Frattini and Susan S. Frattini, husband and wife from Charles R. Berking and Patricia A. Berking, husband and wife by that deed dated 04/01/2000 and recorded 05/01/2000 in Deed Book 285, at Page 430 of the Hartford Town, VT Public Registry.

Tax Map Reference: 07-3049 Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

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all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

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The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED: May 1, 2018 By: /S/Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 THE CONTENTS OF STORAGE UNIT 0104417 LOCATED AT 28 ADAMS DRIVE WILL BE SOLD ON OR ABOUT MAY 31ST, 2018 TO SATISFY THE DEBT OF WILLIAM MATSON. Any person claiming a right to the goods may pay the amount claimed due and reasonable expenses before the sale, in which case the sale may not occur.

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We meet to support each other and to learn more about issues and concerns. Our sessions are supportive, informal, and confidential. Meetings are held at 5:30 PM, the second Thursday of each month at Pride Center of VT, 255 South Champlain St., Suite 12, in Burlington. Not

sure if you’re ready for a meeting? We also offer one-on-one support. For more information, email rex@ pridecentervt.org or call 802-238-3801.

FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THOSE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS This support group is a dedicated meeting for family, friends and community members who are supporting a loved one through a mental health crisis. Mental health crisis might include extreme states, psychosis, depression, anxiety and other types of distress. The group is a confidential space where family and friends can discuss shared experiences and receive support in an environment free of judgment and stigma with a trained facilitator. Weekly on Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. Downtown Burlington. Info: Jess Horner, LICSW, 866-218-8586.

FCA FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP Families coping with addiction (FCA) is an open community peer support group for adults 18 & over struggling with the drug or alcohol addiction of a loved one.

FCA is not 12-step based but provides a forum for those living this experience to develop personal coping skills & draw strength from one another. Weekly on Wed., 5:30-6:30 p.m. Turning Point Center, corner of Bank St., Burlington. (Across from parking garage, above bookstore). thdaub1@gmail.com.

G.R.A.S.P. (GRIEF RECOVERY AFTER A SUBSTANCE PASSING) Are you a family member who has lost a loved one to addiction?

Find support, peer-led support group. Meets once a month on Mondays in Burlington.

Please call for date and location. RSVP mkeasler3@gmail.com or call 310-3301 (message says Optimum Health, but this is a private number).

G.Y.S.T. (GET YOUR STUFF TOGETHER) GYST creates a safe & empowering community for young men & youth in transition to come together with one commonality: learning to live life on life’s terms.

Every Tue. & Thu., 4 p.m. G.Y.S.T. PYNK (for young women) meets weekly on Wed., 4 p.m.

Location: North Central

Vermont Recovery Center, 275 Brooklyn St., Morrisville. Info: Lisa, 851-8120.

GRIEF & RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP 1st & 3rd Wed. of every mo., 7-8 p.m., Franklin County Home Health Agency (FCHHA), 3 Home Health Cir., St. Albans. 527-7531.

LGBTQ VETERANS GROUP This veterans group is a safe place for veterans to gather and discuss ways to help the community, have dinners, send packages and help the families of LGBTQ service people. Ideas on being helpful encouraged. Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 6-8:30 p.m., at Christ Episcopal Church (The Little Red Door), 64 State Street, Montpelier. RSVP, 802-825-2045.

HEARING VOICES SUPPORT GROUP This Hearing Voices Group seeks to find understanding of voice hearing experiences as real lived experiences which may happen to anyone at anytime. We choose to share experiences, support, and empathy. We validate anyone’s experience and stories about their experience as their own, as being an honest and accurate representation of their experience, and as being acceptable exactly as they are.

Weekly on Tuesday, 2-3 p.m. Pathways Vermont Community Center, 279 North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 802-777-8602, abby@ pathwaysvermont.org.

HEARTBEAT VERMONT Have you lost a friend, colleague or loved one by suicide? Some who call have experienced a recent loss and some are still struggling w/ a loss from long ago.

Call us at 446-3577 to meet with our clinician, Jonathan Gilmore, at Maple Leaf Clinic, 167 North Main St. All are welcome.

HELLENBACH CANCER SUPPORT Call to verify meeting place. Info, 388-6107.

People living with cancer & their caretakers convene for support.

INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS/PAINFUL BLADDER SUPPORT GROUP Interstitial cystitis (IC) and painful bladder syndrome can result in recurring pelvic pain, pressure or discomfort in the bladder/pelvic region

& urinary frequency/ urgency. These are often misdiagnosed & mistreated as a chronic bladder infection. If you have been diagnosed or have these symptoms, you are not alone. For Vermont-based support group, email bladderpainvt@gmail.com or call 899-4151 for more information.

KINDRED CONNECTIONS PROGRAM OFFERED FOR CHITTENDEN COUNTY CANCER SURVIVORS The Kindred Connections program provides peer support for all those touched by cancer. Cancer patients as well as caregivers are provided with a mentor who has been through the cancer experience & knows what it’s like to go through it. In addition to sensitive listening, Kindred Connections provides practical help such as rides to doctors’ offices & meal deliveries. The program has people who have experienced a wide variety of cancers.

For further info, please contact info@vcsn.net.

LGBTQ SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE SafeSpace offers peer-led support groups for survivors of relationship, dating, emotional &/or hate violence. These groups give survivors a safe & supportive environment to tell their stories, share information, & offer & receive support.

Support groups also provide survivors an opportunity to gain information on how to better cope with feelings & experiences that surface because of the trauma they have experienced. Please call SafeSpace 863-0003 if you are interested in joining.

MALE SURVIVOR OF VIOLENCE GROUP A monthly, closed group for male identified survivors of violence including relationship, sexual assault, and discrimination. Open to all sexual orientations.

Contact 863-0003 for more information or safespace@pridecentervt.org.

MARIJUANA ANONYMOUS Do you have a problem with marijuana? MA is a free 12-step program where addicts help other addicts to get & stay clean. Ongoing Tue. at 6:30 p.m. and Sat. at 2 p.m. at Turning Point Center, 191 Bank St., suite 200, Burlington.

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OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS Do you promise you’ll only have one more but then you eat the whole bag? Have you tried every diet possible and nothing works? There is hope. Come to an Overeaters Anonymous meeting and find out about a 12 step program of recovery. There is a solution! Turning Point Center, 191 Bank Street, Suite 200,

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (OA) Meetings in Barre Tue. 5:30-6:30 p.m. and Sat. 8:30-9:30 a.m., at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 39 Washington St. Info, Valerie 279-0385. Meetings in Burlington Thurs.

7:30-8:30 a.m., at the First United Church, 21 Buell St. Info, Geraldine, 730-4273. Meetings in Johnson occur every Sun., 5:30-6:30 p.m., at the Johnson Municipal Building, Rte. 15 (just west of the bridge). Info, Debbie Y., 888-5958. Meetings in Montpelier occur every Mon., 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Bethany Church, 115 Main St. Info, Joan, 2233079. Steps to Food Freedom Meetings in Morrisville occur every Sat., 10-11 a.m., at the First Congregational Church, 85 Upper Main St. Contacts: Anne, 888-2356. Big Book Meetings in Morrisville occur every Tue., 6 p.m. at the North Central Recovery Center

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OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS 12-step. Sat., 9-10 a.m. Turning Point Center, 182 Lake St., St. Albans. Is what you’re eating, eating you? We can help. Call Valerie, 825-5481.

PEER ACCESS LINE Isolated? Irritable?

Anxious? Lonely?

Excited? Bored?

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POTATO INTOLERANCE SUPPORT GROUP Anyone coping with potato intolerance and interested in joining a support group, contact Jerry Fox, 48 Saybrook Rd., Essex Junction, VT 05452.

QUEEN CITY MEMORY CAFÉ The Queen City Memory Café offers a social time & place for people with memory impairment & their fiends & family to laugh, learn & share concerns & celebrate feeling understood & connected. Enjoy coffee, tea & baked goods with entertainment & conversation. QCMC meets the 3rd Sat. of each mo., 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Thayer Building, 1197 North Ave., Burlington. 316-3839.

QUEER CARE GROUP This support group is for adult family members and caregivers of queer, and/or questioning youth. It is held on the 2nd Monday of each month from 6:30-8 p.m. at Outright Vermont, 241 North Winooski Ave. This group is for adults only. For more information, email info@outrightvt.org.

SEX & LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS 12-step recovery group.

Do you have a problem w/ sex or relationships?

We can help. Ralph, 658-2657. Visit slaafws. org or saa-recovery.org for meetings near you.

SEXUAL VIOLENCE SUPPORT HOPE Works offers free support groups to women, men & teens who are survivors of sexual violence.

Groups are available for survivors at any stage of the healing process.

Intake for all support groups is ongoing. If you are interested in learning more or would like to schedule an intake to become a group member, please call our office at 864-0555, ext.

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STUTTERING SUPPORT GROUPS If you’re a person who stutters, you are not alone! Adults, teens & school-age kids who stutter & their families are welcome to join one of our three free National Stuttering Association (NSA) stuttering support groups at UVM. Adults: 5:30-6:30, 1st & 3rd Tue. monthly; teens (ages 13-17): 5:30-6:30, 1st Thu. monthly; school-age children (ages 8-12) & parents (meeting separately): 4:15-5:15, 2nd Thu. monthly. Pomeroy Hall (489 Main St., UVM campus. Info: burlingtonstutters.org, burlingtonstutters@ gmail.com, 656-0250.

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SUICIDE SURVIVORS SUPPORT GROUP For those who have lost a friend or loved one through suicide.

Maple Leaf Clinic, 167 N. Main St., Wallingford, 446-3577. 6:30-8 p.m. the 3rd Tue. of ea. mo.

SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN who have experienced intimate partner abuse, facilitated by Circle (Washington Co. only).

Please call 877-5439498 for more info.

SURVIVORSHIP NOW Welcome, cancer survivors. Survivorship NOW has free wellness programs to empower cancer survivors to move beyond cancer & live life well. Regain your strength & balance. Renew your spirit. Learn to nourish your body with exercise & nutritious foods. Tap in to your creative side.

Connect with others who understand the challenges you face. Go to survivorshipnowvt. org today to sign up.

Info, 802-777-1126, info@ survivorshipnowvt.org.

SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE — BURLINGTON Who: Persons experiencing the impact of a loved one’s suicide. When: 1st Wed. of each mo., 6-7:30 p.m.

Location: Comfort Inn, 5 Dorset St., Burlington.

Facilitators: Myra Handy, 951-5156 or Liz Mahoney, 879-7109.

Request: We find it important to connect with people before their first meeting. If you can, please call one of the facilitators before you come. Thank you!

SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE If you have lost someone to suicide and wish to have a safe place to talk, share and spend a little time with others who have had a similar experience, join us the 3rd Thu. at the Faith Lighthouse Church, Rte. 105, Newport (105 Alderbrook), 7-9 p.m. Please call before attending. Info: Mary Butler, 744-6284.

THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP The Compassionate Friends international support group for parents, siblings and families grieving the loss of a child meets every third Tuesday of the month, 7-9 p.m., at Kismet Place, 363 Blair Park Rd., Williston. Call/email Jay at 802-373-1263, compassionatefriendsvt@ gmail.com.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) chapter meeting. Hedding United Methodist Church, Washington St., Barre. Wed., 5:15-6:15 p.m. For info, call David at 371-8929.

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QUIT TOBACCO GROUPS Are you ready to be tobacco free? Join our FREE five-week group classes facilitated by our Tobacco Treatment Specialists. We meet in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. You may qualify for a FREE 8-week supply of nicotine replacement therapy. Contact us at (802)-847-7333 or QuitTobaccoClass@ UVMHealth.org.

SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION NEW ENGLAND Support group meeting held 4th Tue. of the mo., 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Williston Police Station.

Info, Blythe Leonard, 878-0732.

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NORTHWEST VERMONT CANCER PRAYER & SUPPORT NETWORK A meeting of cancer patients, survivors & family members intended to comfort & support those who are currently suffering

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS 12-step fellowship for people who identify as overeaters, compulsive eaters, food addicts, anorexics, bulimics, etc.

Tue., 7 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 4 St. James Place, Essex Jct. All are welcome; meeting is open. Info: Felicia, 777-7718.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS Do you worry about the way you eat? Overeaters Anonymous may have the answer for you. No weigh-ins, dues or fees.

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NAR-ANON BURLINGTON GROUP Group meets every Monday at 7 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (small room), 191 Bank St., Burlington. The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of addiction in a relative or friend. Info: Amanda H. 338-8106.

OPEN EARS, OPEN MINDS A mutual support circle that focuses on connection and selfexploration. Fridays at 1 p.m., Pathways Vermont Community Center, 279 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Abby Levinsohn, 777-8602.

Burlington. Weekly on Thursdays, 7 p.m. Info: Elise, 302-528-6672. OA Big|Book Solution Group of Burlington.

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NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS is a group of recovering addicts who live w/ out the use of drugs. It costs nothing to join.

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using. Info, 862-4516 or cvana.org. Held in Burlington, Barre and St. Johnsbury.

from the disease. 2nd Thu. of every mo., 6-7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 11 Church St., St. Albans.

Info: stpaulum@myfairpoint.net. 2nd Wed. of every mo., 6-7:30 p.m. Winooski United Methodist Church, 24 W. Allen St., Winooski. Info: hovermann4@comcast. net.

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NAMI CONNECTION PEER SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS Bennington, every Tue., 1-2:30 p.m., CRT Center, United Counseling Service, 316 Dewey St.; Burlington, every Thu., 3-4:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Cathedral, 2 Cherry St. (enter from parking lot); Berlin, second Thu. of the month, 4-5:30 p.m., CVMC Board Room, 130 Fisher Rd.; Rutland,

NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP Brattleboro, 1st Wed. of every mo., 6:30 p.m., 1st Congregational Church, 880 Western Ave., West Brattleboro; Burlington, 3rd Wed. of every mo., 6 p.m., Community Health Center, Riverside Ave., Mansfield Conference Room; Burlington, 2nd & 4th Tue. of every mo., 7 p.m., HowardCenter, corner of Pine & Flynn Ave.; Berlin, 4th Mon. of every mo., 7 p.m.

Central Vermont Medical Center, Room 3; Georgia, 1st Tue. of every mo., 6 p.m., Georgia Public Library, 1697 Ethan Allen Highway (Exit 18, I-89); Manchester, 4th Wed. of every mo., 6:30 p.m., Equinox Village, 2nd floor; Rutland, 3rd Mon. of every mo., 6 p.m., Rutland Regional Medical Center, Leahy Conference Ctr., room D; Springfield, 3rd Wed. of every mo., 6:30 p.m., HCRS (café on right far

side), 390 River St.; St. Johnsbury, 4th Wed. of every mo., 5:30 p.m., Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital Library, 1315 Hospital Dr. If you have questions about a group in your area, please contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont, info@namivt. org or 800-639-6480.

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MYELOMA SUPPORT GROUP Area Myeloma Survivors, Families and Caregivers have come together to form a Multiple Myeloma Support Group. We provide emotional support, resources about treatment options, coping strategies and a support network by participating in the group experience with people that have been though similar situations. Third Tuesday of the month, 5-6 p.m. at the New Hope Lodge on East Avenue in Burlington. Info: Kay Cromie, 655-9136, kgcromey@aol.com.

every Sun., 4:30-6 p.m., Rutland Mental Health Wellness Center, 78 S. Main St.; St. Johnsbury, every Thu., 6:30-8 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 47 Cherry St. If you have questions about a group in your area, please contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont, program@ namivt.org or 800639-6480. Connection groups are peer recovery support group programs for adults living with mental health challenges.

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THE MEMORY CAFÉ The Memory Café is where people with memory loss disorders and their care partners can come together to connect and support one another. Second Saturday of each month, 10-11:30 a.m.

Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre St., Montpelier.

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Green Mountain Painters is looking for talented individuals to join our growing team. Earn excellent pay working a great summer job. Plenty of room to grow and advance your career.

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HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER Full time housekeeping positions available immediately.

Weekends/Holidays a must. Very competitive starting wage. Apply in person, 3229 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT 05482 or email daysinnshelburnevt@gmail.com

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Communications Associate We’re looking for a full-time communications professional to help tell our story to members, landowners, the media, and the public. Qualifications for this key communicator of our work protecting farms and forests, and connecting people to the land are: excellent writing and computer skills, desire to work in communications, professionalism, attention to detail, confidence to take initiative, and an interest in land conservation, combined with a Bachelor’s in communications, marketing, journalism, English or related field, and 3+ years of relevant experience. To learn more and apply, visit vlt.org/jobs.

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United States Probation in Burlington, Vermont, is seeking an energetic individual to provide receptionist duties, clerical and procurement support to our office. High school diploma, two years of general experience, proficiency with WORD, data entry, report generation and strong interpersonal skills are required. A background investigation and fingerprinting are mandatory before appointment.

For further information and application instructions visit www.vtp.uscourts.gov/career-opportunities.

Deadline for complete applications is the close of business, May 25, 2018.

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We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join our R&D team in the development of embedded systems for use in augmented and virtual reality systems. You will be responsible for porting and integration of NDI signal and data processing modules into the OEM systems, as well as development of multiple software solutions as required for our OEM partners. This role requires someone with a proven record of implementing and troubleshooting real-time embedded applications. The successful candidate will be highly organized, results-driven and effective at software design, implementation and testing.

The successful candidate will be remotely stationed at our partner OEM locations (Florida and California) for a minimum of 75% of the time, with the remainder spent at our R&D facility in Shelburne, Vermont.

Manufacturing Manager, NDS The Manufacturing Manager, NDS is responsible for the direction and supervision of employees engaged in sensor manufacturing activities at the NDI regional office located in Shelburne, Vermont. As a member of the NDS management team, this individual develops and implements strategies to continually evolve and improve the long-term vision of NDS Manufacturing. The responsibilities of this role include the organization, monitoring, and execution of all production functions and strategies, including cost reduction initiatives, inventory goals, production processes and efficiencies, and capacity planning.

Hardware Design Engineer We are looking for an experienced Hardware Designer to join our R&D team in the development of embedded systems for use in medical devices and simulations. You will be responsible for detailed design and development of DSP and ARM based systems, FPGA and low level wireless communication interfaces, and will work as part of a cross-functional R&D team building solutions for our OEM partners. This role requires someone with a proven record of implementing embedded hardware systems. The successful candidate will be highly organized, results-driven and effective at hardware design, implementation and testing. The successful candidate will be joining our team of professionals at the Northern Digital Inc. office located in Shelburne, Vermont.

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Caledonia Spirits, Inc is searching for a part to full time Human Resources Manager. We are a growing distiller of spirits focused on our customers and dedicated to our employees. Visit caledoniaspirits.com/jobs for more. To apply, email your resume and cover letter to: minty@caledoniaspirits.com.

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Champlain Community Services is a growing developmental services provider agency with a strong emphasis on selfdetermination values and employee and consumer satisfaction.

Case Management CCS is seeking a Service Coordinator with strong clinical and organizational skills to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will enjoy working in a fast-paced, team-oriented position and have demonstrated leadership.

This is a rare opportunity to join a distinguished developmental service provider agency during a time of growth. Please send your cover letter and application to Elizabeth Sightler, esightler@ccs-vt.org.

Direct Support Professional

CCS is offering direct support professional positions and per diem shifts. Starting wage is $14.35 per hour, with mileage reimbursement and a comprehensive benefit package. This is an excellent job for applicants entering human services or for those looking to continue their work in this field. Send your cover letter and application to Karen Ciechanowicz, staff@ccs-vt.org.

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Full-Time Wake Robin, Vermont’s premier continuing care retirement community, is a great place to begin your career in the culinary arts. Wake Robin provides a fine dining experience with a focus on farm to plate freshness, and a work environment that is hard to find in the restaurant industry. Successful candidates should demonstrate experience with a variety of services in the kitchen area such as dishwashing, basic food prep, linen prep, food storage, general kitchen cleaning as assigned, and pay attention to the quality of food consistency quality and delivery.

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We work from scratch, not from a box 40% of our produce is local/organic Innovative on-site protein butchering and smoking Manageable schedule ending in early evening, Superb kitchen facilities with excellent benefits

Interested candidates please email hr@wakerobin.com or complete an application online at www.wakerobin.com.

Wake Robin is an equal opportunity employer.

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Personal Care and companionship for a young man. Need assistance in all aspects of personal care, preparing meals, and companionship.

Come join our team if you are ready to make a difference in this young man’s life. Three and a half day work week. Full time.

Competitive wages.

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Land Protection and Stewardship Coordinator The Lake Champlain Land Trust is a growing regional land conservation organization saving the islands, shorelands, and natural areas, and protecting the Lake's water quality, since 1978.

Competitive salary & benefits package.

Burlington office. Resumes reviewed beginning May 21st. EOE. To apply, see full job description on our website.

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The Town of Colchester is seeking a highly motivated, organized, and engaging individual for the position of Town Clerk/Treasurer/Delinquent Tax Collector. This position oversees the billing and collection of Town and School [State Education] taxes; delinquent tax collection; issuance of licenses; receipt and recording of land records and other documents; and management of all aspects of the election process. This positon reports to the Town Manager.

Qualifications include a post high-school associate’s degree in accounting, finance, paralegal, or a related field, supplemented by experience in local government at a supervisory level preferred; financial knowledge, computer knowledge, excellent written and verbal skills, and good public relations skills required. Salary range: $64,700 - $67,010.

Visit vt-colchester.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/ View/3367/townclerktreasurerfinal for a complete job description.

To apply please submit cover letter, resume, and Employment Application to Sherry LaBarge, Human Resources Director at slabarge@colchestervt.gov Deadline: May 30, 2018.

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SUMMER CAMP NURSE POSITION We’re looking for a Great Nurse who enjoys working with kids, being in the outdoors and living simply. Join us at Songadeewin of Keewaydin for girls.

The work-life balance here is great.

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Meet and work with friendly people and make a difference in the lives of children. RN or LPN from July 18-August 18. This is a residential position. Competitive salary and 100% tuition for camper-age children, boy or girl.

For more information, please contact Ellen Flight at 802-352-9860 or ellen@keewaydin.org.

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LANDSCAPER Chittenden County Landscaping business looking for full and part-time workers.

Leadership Gifts Coordinator Middlebury College seeks a coordinator to provide operational and administrative support to the Director of Leadership Gifts and the leadership gifts officers. Some responsibilities include tracking and documenting contact information, making travel arrangements, generating reports, and managing schedules. The successful candidate will have advanced computer skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple tasks and projects. Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills are a must. Seven years of administrative support experience in a fast-paced office environment needed. High school diploma or equivalent required. Associate’s degree or higher preferred.

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We are hiring in multiple locations!

To view the complete job description and apply online, visit: http://apptrkr.com/1214545

Middlebury College employees enjoy a high quality of life with excellent compensation; competitive health, dental, retirement, and vision benefi ts; and educational assistance programs.

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The Commercial and Industrial Energy Services Engineer position is responsible for presenting and delivering energy services and demand-side management (DSM) programs to Burlington’s largest commercial and industrial customers in conjunction with the energy professional community. Serves as primary point of contact for these largest customers to assist them with various requests within B.E.D. The objective is to initiate and maintain positive working relationships with these largest customers to encourage consistent contact with B.E.D. on all energy improvement projects. Perform field inspections and audits, Review construction plans for compliance with energy efficiency guidelines, Perform project financial analysis and much more.

The position is considered Regular Full Time.

For a complete description, or to apply online, visit www.governmentjobs.com/careers/burlingtonvt.

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Full time position to provide direct services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence & outreach to underserved populations. Strong advocacy & organizational skills required. Bilingual (Spanish/ English) skills desired. Letter of interest and resume to: cg@womensafe.net or Hiring Committee, WomenSafe, PO Box 67, Middlebury, VT 05753. People of all genders and diverse communities encouraged to apply. WomenSafe is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Occupational Therapist, Full Time • Weekend Community Health Nurse, Full Time Now Hiring: Certified Pharmacy Technician BURLINGTON, VT

Requirements:

Licensed Pharmacy Tech in the State of Vermont Prior Pharmacy Experience

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• Hospice Nurse • Quality Assurance Nurse • Personal Care Attendant • Evening Custodian, Part Time Submit Resume and Cover Letter to: Liz Gregorek, Director of Human Resources P.O. Box 754, Middlebury, VT 05753 Or email: hr@achhh.org Call (802) 388-7259 for more information

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Mill Production Specialist

Summer Seasonal Laborer Public Works

Seeking summer seasonal laborers for our Public Works Department. Job duties include by not limited to caring for the Downtown gardens and flower posts and other grounds and general labor. Must be 18 years of age and have a valid driver’s license. $12.00 - $14.00 per hour based on experience.

Visit www.winooskivt.org for City of Winooski application.

Business to Business Sales Representatives

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WowToyz, a successful and established manufacturer of high-quality, educational toys for over 25 years, is seeking enthusiastic individuals to join our sales team in Vergennes!

Sales representatives are responsible for building and maintaining relationships with both new and established customers and for providing expertise and top-quality service. Successful candidates will be confident and self-motivated and will exhibit a professional, customer-focused attitude.

Qualifications and Skills: • Must be self-directed and motivated while also working within a team • Possess excellent listening, communication skills and telephone manner • Be a proactive sales driven individual who thrives on success and meeting/exceeding targets • Able to identify opportunities to close sales and generate new business • Have the ability to engage with decision makers and build relationships • Have prospecting skills and cold-calling experience and be able to bounce back from customer negatives • 2 years’ sales experience required Compensation includes competitive base salary plus commission and excellent health and retirement benefits.

Send cover letter and resume to resumes@wowtoyz.com.

Need Companion

Do you enjoy learning new and challenging skills for our 24-year-old in an active production environment? Would daughter. She is you like to be part of a dynamic team for a developmentally delayed. company that is a leader in its industry? If so, She takes full care of we want you to join our team. Phoenix Feeds & Nutrition, herself, just needs a Inc. is a manufacturer of conventional, organic, and non-GMO little companionship and livestock feed in New Haven, Vermont. company. Must have Our ideal candidate must be able to lift 50+ lbs, work 10-hour driver’s license and car. shifts, be active for extended periods of time, have attention 6 to 8 hours a day for 2 to detail, be able to function independently and as a member days a week. Other times of the team, have good organizational and basic computer flexible. $20 per hour. skills. Forklif/tractor/front end loader experience a plus.

Compensation and Benefits: Please call or email with questions or for interview.

• Competitive hourly compensation based on experience.

• Health care.

Morton Bostock, • Vacation, sick, and personal days, with most major 802-862-7602, holidays off.

North Ave., Burlington • 401K plan. morton.bostock@gmail.com • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

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Orton Family Foundation Senior Associate, Programs

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Join our effort to help develop stronger and healthier towns across America! As a new member of the Programs team, you will help deliver the Foundation’s four-phase Community Heart & Soul® model and expand its adoption 2v-HealthcareServices031616.indd 1 3/14/16 by training partner organizations via remote and in-person training workshops and seminars. The Foundation is EVENT BAR MANAGER interested in candidates who have experience working with Seasonal - Full time individuals from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated Supervises: Seasonal Bar Staff commitment to improving lives for all, regardless of background. As we are looking to fill this position as soon Position Objective: Support as possible, qualified applicants will be considered and general operations of the Farm and Event team with a focus on interviewed on a rolling basis.

The Orton Family Foundation empowers people to shape the future of their communities by improving local decision-making, creating a shared sense of belonging, and ultimately strengthening the social, cultural, and economic vibrancy of small towns across the country.

To learn more about our work and review the full job description, or to apply, please go to www.orton.org/about-us/careers/.

Orton is an EOE.

overseeing event bar service.

Visit our website for information on how to apply! www.shelburnefarms.org/ about/join-our-team You may also send a cover letter and resume to

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Administrative Assistant Full time housekeeping positions available immediately.

Weekends/Holidays a must.

Very competitive starting wage.

Apply in person: 1016 Shelburne Rd., South Burlington, VT 05403 or email: travelodgeburlingtonvt@gmail.com

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AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM SITE COORDINATOR Seeking creative, energetic, caring, motivated individual to serve as daytime school support and to lead licensed afterschool program. Full-time, year-round, excellent benefits. Visit www.ejrp.org/employment for full job description and to apply.

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King Street Center seeks a personable, detail-oriented Administrative Assistant to support our team. Looking for strong systems management, public interaction. Details at

EXECUTIVE CO-DIRECTOR Executive Co-Director

The Addison County Parent/Child Center (ACPCC) is seeking a new CoAddison County (ACPCC) is seeking a new Director to lead Parent/Child this well-knownCenter and highly respected non-profit located Co-Director to lead this well-known and highly respected non-profi in Middlebury, Vermont.

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The successful candidate strong working with human services and state agencies, experience in all skills, a team-oriented work style, a passion for working with aspects of human resource and personnel management and experience families and children, and a dedication to social justice issues. The in managing and overseeing data collections and analysis. Candidates candidate will have experience working with human services and must also demonstrate understanding of financial management of state agencies, experience in all aspects of human resource and multiple funding streams and fund development. personnel management and experience in managing and overseeing Preference willand be given to candidates withmust a graduate degree in social data collections analysis.

Candidates also demonstrate work, nonprofit management, education, or a related field. understanding of fi nancial management of multiple funding streams For more information, including a full job description, please contact and fund development.

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Interested applicants are expected to submit their letter of interest, resume, and contact information by June 1st, 2018, sent by regular mail to: ACPCC Search Committee, P.O. Box 646 Middlebury, VT 05753 or by email to: dbailey@addisoncountypcc.org.

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ADJUNCT FACULTY – MODERN LANGUAGES Educators needed for undergraduate teaching assignments for the fall 2018 semester. These are in-person positions on the Norwich University campus, in Northfield, Vermont. Adjuncts teach parttime on a course by course basis. Assignments are dependent on pending student enrollment.

SPANISH Seeking a generalist to teach beginning/intermediate level Spanish language. 15-credit teaching load for the fall 2018 semester, with option to teach in spring 2019 subject to need and enrollment.

Experience teaching composition and/or Spanish-American studies a plus. Required: experience teaching Spanish language at the college level; native or near-native proficiency in both Spanish and 11:03 AM English; demonstrated teaching excellence.

FRENCH Responsibilities include teaching beginning, intermediate, and upper-division courses in language and literature. Must demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching; native or near-native fluency in French, teaching experience of French as a second/foreign language (college-level experience preferred), evidence of excellence in teaching, expertise in current methodologies and culture-based instruction, including integration of technology in the classroom.

Minimum of a related Master’s degree and evidence of teaching experience are required. All candidates must be a US Citizen/ Permanent Resident legally eligible to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future. A post offer, pre-employment background check will be required of the successful candidate.

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Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, three recent letters of reference including e-mail addresses and telephone numbers, and a Norwich application:

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Colchester Parks & Recreation is seeking a Full-Time Administrative Assistant (40 hrs) to join the Parks & Recreation Team.

Recording Secretary

This position provides the necessary office support services to the department to include programs, special events and facilities. This position interacts with the general public, multiple organizations and agencies. Must have computer knowledge, strong communication and organizational skills and the ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.

The Town of Jericho, VT is seeking the services of a Recording Secretary for the Jericho Selectboard.

Services required include attending Selectboard meetings (1st & 3rd Thursday of each month starting at 7pm) and furnishing written minutes of each meeting to town staff within five days of each meeting.

The expected hourly rate range is $12.00-$15.00.

For a full job description and essential functions of the position log onto the Town of Colchester’s Website at colchestervt.gov/Jobs.aspx.

Position is Open Until Filled with first review of applications on May 22, 2018.

Please send a cover letter, resume, and 3 references to jturmel@colchestervt.gov.

To ensure we receive your application please submit all requested materials by Monday, May 21, 2018 at Noon. EOE. Competitive wages and benefits package.

For further questions call Colchester Parks & Recreation at 802-264-5640.

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When you work for the State of Vermont, you and your work matter. A career with the State puts you on a rich and rewarding professional path. You’ll find jobs in dozens of fields – not to mention an outstanding total compensation package.

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POTENTIAL TO EARN OVER $50,000 AFTER JUST ONE YEAR! Over the past eighteen years, Vermont HITEC educated and employed over 1,500 individuals in the healthcare, information technology, advanced manufacturing, and business services fields. We are accepting applications for our newest business services program.

The program offers eight weeks of training at no cost, and immediate full-time employment and apprenticeship as a Client Advisor with DealerPolicy (up to 20 full-time positions) upon successful completion.

• Potential to earn college credit LEARN MORE • Enrollment in a Registered Apprenticeship APPLY ONLINE • Salaried positions with generous base pay, plus uncapped commission!

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Give a new shape and focus to an important program while promoting a collaborative relationship with our regions concrete industry partners. This engineering manager will be responsible for administering the Agency’s Quality Assurance Program, while leading the advancement of our material specifications.

Will serve as the immediate point of contact for the Agency regarding concrete materials. Must have the ability to find and define objectives, remove obstacles, and facilitate problem solving. Note: This position is being recruited at multiple levels.

If you would like to be considered for more than one level, you must apply to the specific Job Opening: LEVEL VII: #623271, LEVEL VIII: #623286. If you would like more information about this position, please contact Nick Van Den Berg at (802) 828-6930 or nick.vandenberg@vermont.gov. Department: Transportation Agency.

Status: Full Time. Application Deadline: May 27, 2018.

SUBS TANCE ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM MAN AGER (SCHOOL GRANTS) – BURLINGTON The Vermont Department of Health is seeking candidates with knowledge and experience in applying Strategic Prevention Framework, grant monitoring, statewide system development, program planning and evaluation to serve as a Substance Abuse Prevention Program Manager. This is an excellent opportunity for health professionals excited about substance abuse prevention to play an important part in prevention programming at the state level. For more information, contact Lori Uerz at Lori.Uerz@vermont. gov. Job ID: 622968. Status: Full Time. Application Deadline: June 4, 2018.

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Pretrial Services Coordinator: The Pretrial Services Coordinator position is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in the criminal justice structure in Franklin County.

Partnering with state’s attorneys, public defenders, courts, and human service agencies to provide support, monitoring and screening services to participants referred to our program from the court for pretrial intervention.

This is a unique position that includes work in the correctional facility, court and community.

The Pretrial Services Coordinator will work primarily with people who are cited or arrested for whom the underlying cause of criminal behavior is substance use or mental health problems, rapidly connecting them to treatment providers and other community-based services. This is a growing program and we are looking for someone experienced and committed to this work.

The position is 20 hours a week, $16 - $18/hr. Send Cover letter, Resume and 3 References

by Wednesday, May 30th to Harmony Bourgeois/Grand Isle and Operations Coordinator: Harmony@fgirjc.org. Full job description available at the City of St. Albans website under employment opportunities: www.stalbansvt.com/jobs.

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Executive Director Small manufacturing company seeking a fulltime office support person.

Responsibilities include phone answering, filing, organizing & scheduling appointments, data entry, a variety of light warehouse responsibilities, and other office duties as necessary.

Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail required. Experience preferred but willing to train the right candidate. Many growth opportunities possible. 40 hours/week, 8:30 - 5, Monday through Friday. Hourly pay plus full benefits. Send resumes to natalie@staticworx.com

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We are Grassroots Vermont – a medical marijuana dispensary in Vermont. Grassroots Vermont is growing, and we are looking to hire.

Candidates should have personal, lived experience of mental health issues/ diagnosis and an understanding of the resulting losses and marginalization. Political advocacy, administrative, management, financial and budgeting experience and understanding of peer values and peer organizations are crucial. An ability to integrate conflicting perspectives, foster collaboration and inspire participation across diverse viewpoints and stakeholder interest is also essential. This is a fulltime, exempt position with a salary between $50,000 and $60,000, plus benefits.

Some travel required.

Full Time Dispensing Agent Full Time Dispensing Agent for an entry-level customer service position. Dispensing Agents serve patients medical marijuana products in compliance with state regulations. The ideal candidate should be passionate about the medical marijuana field, have strong organizational skills, as well as communication skills and attention to detail. Must pass background check.

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Responsibilities and Duties • Welcome and serve patients while ensuring state compliance through the entire process.

• Answering phones and scheduling • Support the patient services team with all clinical and operational functions • Job Type: Full-time

To apply, send a cover letter, resume and references to vpsexecutivesearch@gmail.com by May 31, 2018.

For a complete job description, go to https://www.vermontpsychiatricsurvivors.org/about/employment-opportunities/

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Production Agents work to process and package medical marijuana products in compliance with state regulations.

The ideal candidate should be passionate about the medical marijuana field, have strong organizational skills, as well as communication skills and attention to detail. Applicants must also be able to lift up to 50 lbs and push/pull up to 75 lbs. Must pass background check.

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• Year round, full time employment • Good wages & benefits • Pay negotiable with experience

Responsibilities and Duties • Engaging in daily production work, which includes trimming, processing, and packaging.

• Responsible for tracking daily production work in compliance with company policy and state regulations.

• Maintain cleanliness of work space and all production areas.

• Must be able to pass a background check.

• Job Type: Full-time

EOE/M/F/VET/Disability Employer

General Description: The construction office/field assistant is responsible for assisting project managers and/ or foreman with all on-going daily tasks not limited to: scheduling, document control, permitting, building maintenance, and assist with interior commercial fit-ups as needed. The ability to maintain focus on multiple tasks at the same time will be crucial.

Duties include but not limited to • General office work • Assisting on-site as needed

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SEASONAL POSITIONS AVAILABLE Seasonal positions available for Tent Installers and Warehouse Crew Members starting April 30 running through the end of October. Full time and part time positions available, weekend availability a must.

Complete an application online at vttent.com/application/ or visit vttent.com/employment/ to see more about our current openings.

OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE:

• Event Crew Members • Wash Bay

• High School Diploma

• Tent Installers

• Construction Experience

• Loading (2nd shift)

• Valid Driver’s License

• Linen Assistant

• Must be able to lift up to 45 lbs • Basic Knowledge of blueprints

Apply in person at: A.C. Hathorne Co. 252 Avenue C Williston, VT 05495

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Local construction company looking for an entry-level construction administrator to assist construction manager.

Send resumes to: appointments@grassrootsvermont.com EOE employer

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Construction Office/ Field Assistant

Full Time Production Agent

Bevo is looking for seasonal help in the kitchen & on events.

Full & part time positions available. Good pay & a fun environment.

Please email bevostaff@gmail.com for more information.

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Vermont Psychiatric Survivors, Inc. (VPS) seeks a dynamic, visionary Executive Director with proven experience in advocacy, financial management, and inspiring staff. The Executive Director is responsible for managing day-to-day operations to fulfill VPS’s mission. The organization has an annual budget of approximately $550,000, and 10 employees. The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors.

Investors Corporation of Vermont 30 Main Street Ste 401 Burlington, VT 05401 Mel@icvvt.com

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• Machine Shop Assistant Email jobs@vttent.com for more information, or check out the website, vttent.com/employment.

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Executive Director We seek a professional, energetic, and enthusiastic Executive Director to lead our innovative nonprofit based in Central Vermont. Home Share Now (HSN) is at the forefront of the home sharing movement and seeks a leader passionate about housing to direct, manage, and grow our organization. Relevant experience in program or large project management and/ or team leadership strongly preferred. Qualified candidates will demonstrate strong organizational skills, experience implementing programs, clear fiscal management, effective communications and influencing skills along with public speaking and writing; plus ability to exercise good and timely judgment in complex situations, build and sustain relationships/partnerships, develop and implement fundraising strategies, and have great computer skills. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced or director track professionals. EOE. For more information about Home Share Now and a full job posting with application requirements visit www.HomeShareNow.org.

DAY SHIFT CUSTODIAN (TUESDAY - SATURDAY) Saint Michael’s College is seeking applications from dependable, efficient workers to fill a day shift custodial position. The shift is: Tuesday through Saturday (Tuesday - Friday: 5:00am - 1:30pm; Saturday: 6:00am - 2:30pm).

Successful candidates will join a team that cleans College buildings including dormitories, restrooms, offices and classrooms. Training will be provided for the right candidate.

Benefits include health, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k), generous paid time off, employee and dependent tuition benefits, and discounted gym membership.

For full job description and to apply online go to: smcvt.interviewexchange.com/.

Apply now! Join our team to make a real difference every day.

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Lund offers hope and opportunity to families through education, treatment, family support and adoption.

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Residential Counselor – multiple positions available About the Position:

• Awake Overnight Counselor position available immediately. Position hours are late evening through early morning.

Wake Robin is adding new members to its team!

• Potential daytime and evening positions open in near future.

Housekeeper

• Counselor will have the opportunity to provide parent education and life skill support to pregnant and parenting women and their children in residential treatment setting.

FULL-TIME DAYS

• Starting rate $15.50/hour.

Vermont’s premier continuing Care Retirement Community seeks a member to join our housekeeping team. Housekeepers work collaboratively to support residents who live independently as well as those who live in residential care. Housekeepers are critical to the well being of residents and the quality of the Wake Robin environment. Candidates must have housekeeping or industrial cleaning experience. This shift will be Tuesday-Saturday.

• Shift differential offered for 12am-7am hours.

SUBSTITUTE POSITIONS ALSO AVAILABLE! Sub rate $15/hour.

What We Look For: • Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in human services related field.

• Experience providing care to young children.

• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment; flexibility, adaptability, and openmindedness necessary.

Utility/Custodial

• Experience working in residential treatment setting preferred.

• Valid driver’s license required.

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Why Join Our Team at Lund:

This service position performs a variety of custodial, floor maintenance, light maintenance and repair duties under general supervision throughout the Wake Robin campus, common areas, independent living units, and health center. A minimum of one year of hands-on experience as custodian/housekeeper or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

• Knowledge of adoption services.

• Ongoing training opportunities available.

• Lund is a multi-service nonprofit that has served families and children throughout Vermont for 125 years.

• Our mission is to help children thrive by empowering families to break cycles of poverty, addiction and abuse.

• Commitment surrounding diversity and cultural competence.

Wake Robin offers an excellent compensation and benefits package and an opportunity to build strong relationships with staff and residents in a dynamic community setting.

• Lund offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time positions including health, dental, life insurance, disability, retirement, extensive time off accrual (24-29 days annually) and holiday pay (11 days annually).

• Excellent opportunity to join strengths-based team of multi-disciplinary professionals.

Interested candidates can send their resumes to hr@wakerobin.com or fill out an application at www.wakerobin.com. Wake Robin is an EOE.

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Human Resources Generalist Resonance is seeking a Human Resources (HR) Generalist to join our dynamic and entrepreneurial global development team in our Burlington headquarters. S/he will facilitate the company’s benefits plan, serve as the primary point of contact for employees and benefit vendors, and contribute to the overall HR strategy and corporate culture, including employee engagement, performance management, recruitment, onboarding, payroll support and employment law compliance. Apply today at www.resonanceglobal.com/careers.

We are Expanding!

Staff Nurse (LPN or RN) Full/Part Time Evenings and Nights Vermont’s premier continuing care retirement community seeks a dedicated nursing professional with a strong desire to work within a community of seniors. Wake Robin provides high quality nursing care in a fast paced residential and long-term care environment, while maintaining a strong sense of “home”. Wake Robin offers an opportunity to build strong relationships with staff and residents in a dynamic community setting.

We continue to offer generous shift differentials: Evening’s $2.50/hour, Nights $4.50/hour, and weekends $1.55.

Interested candidates please email a cover letter and resume to hr@wakerobin.com or complete an application online at www.wakerobin.com. Wake Robin is an EOE.

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Communications Director Building Bright Futures (BBF) is seeking a dynamic and talented Communications Director. This is a great opportunity to join a vibrant nonprofit organization that serves as a statewide publicprivate partnership with the mission of improving the wellbeing of young children and families by improving the system that serves them.

The Communications Director is responsible for ensuring that all external and internal communications are developed and executed in a manner that is timely and consistent with Building Bright Futures (BBF) communications goals, mission, messaging and brand standards.

The Communications Director will develop and implement BBF’s communications plan in collaboration with the Executive Director, Leadership Team, Regional Coordinators and in partnership with key stakeholders and lead several key special projects, publications and public events. BBF communications include paid, earned, social and owned media and advertising.

The Communications Director reports directly to the Executive Director.

Successful applicants will share our organizational values of teamwork and collaboration and a dedication to our mission to improve the well-being of children and families in Vermont.

Agri-Mark/Cabot Creamery is seeking a full-time Cost Accountant III to join our team in Cabot, VT. This individual is responsible for maintaining accurate production and inventory and plant accounting transactions within the systems, to allow for accurate and timely financial results. Will work closely with operations on process flow, spending and cost analysis, variances, reconciliation, and financial efficiency opportunities.

We are seeking an individual who possesses strong research, problemsolving and critical thinking skills, as well as the ability to multi-task, communicate and report information effectively. Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Excel are essential. Experience in food manufacturing and automated inventory with a sound understanding of Accounting concepts and operations flow process highly desired. Qualified candidates must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field, or an Associate’s Degree in Accounting or related field plus 4 years of experience in dairy or other food manufacturing setting.

This position qualifies for our generous paid time off program, comprehensive benefits package, and competitive salary. If you are looking to join a well-respected employer, we encourage you to apply in person at our Cabot Administration building, online at jobs@cabotcheese.com, or send your resume and cover letter to:

Cabot Creamery Attn: Human Resources 193 Home Farm Way Waitsfield, VT 05647 EOE

The Communications Director position is 40 hours a week with a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits and generous vacation package.

To apply please submit your resume, cover letter and three references by May 29th at 5:00 pm to kmobbs@buildingbrightfutures.org.

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For more information about employment opportunities at Agri-Mark/Cabot Creamery, please visit our website at www.cabotcheese.com.

Position is open until filled. For more information please visit: buildingbrightfutures.org/job-opportunities/.

BUILDING BRIGHT FUTURES IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

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VERMONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

seeks a motivated, team-oriented individual to join our staff.

Digital Marketing Specialist

Ophthalmic Assistant

VEDA is in need of a half-time Digital Marketing Specialist who will curate, enhance and reinforce VEDA’s brand through internet, digital and social media marketing. The Digital Marketing Specialist is an expert in executing and supporting all VEDA’s online/ digital marketing efforts, providing maintenance and continuous improvement of the Authority’s website, intranet, online marketing analytics, social media strategies and digital marketing assets and campaigns. The Digital Marketing Specialist maximizes the Authority’s various digital marketing assets, working to develop additional digital marketing channels that align with VEDA’s overall marketing and strategic plans.

Retina Center of Vermont is seeking an Ophthalmic Assistant for a full-time position in our South Burlington office. RCV offers state-of-the-art retinal care in a comfortable environment.

Qualifying Ophthalmic Assistants are responsible for patient intake and screening, retinal diagnostic imaging, and assisting with office and operating room procedures.

Retina Center of Vermont is willing to train outstanding candidates, and will provide them with everything they need to become professionally certified. After certification, Ophthalmic Assistants must be able to rotate on emergency call due to the nature of the specialty. Send resumes to:

VEDA’s goals for this position are to raise awareness about the Authority’s public role as Vermont’s economic development financing organization; drive traffic to the Authority’s website; and effectively communicate through digital media channels with Vermont businesses, farms and the general public about financing opportunities available through the Authority.

Among the position’s required duties, VEDA’s Digital Marketing Specialist will implement VEDA’s Website Content Management; Social Media Outreach; Email Outreach; Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Program; and Analytics Reporting. In addition, the Digital Marketing Specialist will assist in digitizing VEDA’s creative assets; keep abreast of new web technologies and digital marketing trends, and implement, as appropriate; present ideas for new promotions and projects; perform special projects, and assists other employees, as assigned.

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Minimum Qualifications: Strong written, verbal and visual communication skills; high level of accuracy and attention to detail; proactive and self-motivated; ability to multitask, prioritize, and perform under tight deadlines; Facebook Business Manager, Twitter for Business, and other social media platforms; advanced computer skills, particularly Microsoft Office and Creative Cloud suite of products, especially Photoshop; hands-on expertise in SEO best practices; understanding of HTML, CSS and SEO techniques; knowledge of analytics and reporting platforms; team mentality; professional presentation, timeliness, discipline and behavior.

Strong familiarity preferred: • HubSpot; • Sharepoint; • Google and/or HubSpot-certified a plus; • Video editing capabilities a plus.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree; BS in Digital/Internet Marketing preferred; Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in web design/management and online marketing; Applicable course work in digital marketing, including SEO, display and social media channels.

Visit www.veda.org to see a complete job description.

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ACADEMIC CASE MANAGER/DIRECTOR

This position requires excellent teaching, organization, planning, written and oral communication skills. The ability to multitask and collaborate with our academic partners in the collegiate community is important. Having a commitment to the success of all students and ability to understand and teach to various learning styles is required.

Master’s degree in special education or a related field preferred.

LIFE SKILLS COACH

This position requires excellent coaching and mentoring skills. The ideal candidate will possess a bachelor’s degree in a related field, have residential program and life skills teaching experience, a background in mental health and/or educational programing, and the ability to build strong positive relationships with young adults.

This position supports our students to achieve their educational goals. They provide direct tutoring and instruction with an emphasis on math and writing skills. A bachelor’s degree in education or related discipline and experience is preferred. Full and part-time positions are available.

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Mansfield Hall is a private, innovative residential college support program for students with diverse learning needs. We are looking for dynamic individuals to fill the following positions:

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The ideal candidate will possess a bachelor’s degree in a related field and have a background in mental health and/or educational programming. Applicants should be able to have some flexibility in their schedule. Full and part-time positions are available.

Applicant information is available at www.mansfieldhall.org.

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SALESPERSON - BERLIN & WILLISTON Ashley Homestore is seeking a couple motivated self-starter’s to join our sales team.

The successful candidate’s will be goal oriented team player’s striving for a great customer experience that builds relationships with customers and will generate years of future business and referrals. This is a full time commission position with a full benefits package offering health insurance, 401k and paid vacation time.

Weekends are a must. Please send a resume to nsavoie@furniturevt.com.

Part Time Office Administration & Bookkeeping Optimal Energy Inc., a small energy consulting firm located in Hinesburg, is looking for a part-time administrative assistant for administrative tasks and simple accounting functions.

Office tasks include but are not limited to booking travel, ordering supplies, filing, maintaining state registrations, and proposal production support. Accounting functions include data entry, A/P, and A/R. The ideal candidate will be organized, detail orientated, have good written and verbal communication skills, and intermediate knowledge of Outlook, Word and Excel. Position includes some flexibility in schedule and on-the-job training.

To apply send cover letter and resume to: info@optenergy.com.

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Chittenden and Franklin Counties Are you committed to working with the local business community?

Do you have a strong desire to help businesses grow and thrive?

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE If so, we want to hear from you!

LOAN ASSISTANT

We are seeking an experienced Commercial Loan Officer with knowledge of the are seeking full time Residential Mortgage Loanlending Chittenden andWe Franklin County amarkets to join a leading commercial Assistant for our growing South Burlington Loan Offi ce. and community bank. Our advantage is that Union Bank is able to be nimble This individual will be responsible for performing a varesponsive to credit requests, where decisions are made with a knowledge of the local market. riety of administrative duties to provide loan origination and documentation support for our Mortgage Loan

ResponsibilitiesOffi forcers. our Commercial Lenders include developing new commercial Other responsibilities include overseeing the relationships, evaluating the credit worthiness of prospective borrowers, structuring completion and accuracy of loan documents, processand pricing loan proposals, and successfully closing the loan. We take great pride in ing loans and ensuring proper loan documentation inproviding outstanding customer service and take a long term perspective with our cluding input of information and preparing all related commercial credit relationships. loan documents, follow up on verifications and credit

Curious about Therapeutic Foster Care?

Howard Center is looking for a compassionate, reliable and adaptable family or couple to Curious about Therapeutic Foster Care? provide full time therapeutic foster care. This family would reside in afor Howard Center reliable ownedand Howard Center is looking a compassionate, home located property shared with one of foster adaptable family oron couple to provide full time therapeutic our inwould the South of Burlington.

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As a locally based bank preparation in existence of since 1891 with fifteenasVermont offices, reports, loans for and underwriting, well Union Bank offers challenging and rewarding career opportunities.

We are committed as commitment letters, notes, and other loan documento excellence and providing youup, with the tools and support be successful. tation and set assisting customers withto advances on home construction lines is and providing other loan The A Bachelor’s degree in business or finance desirable butallnot required. support needed. include writ- lending successful candidate must have aRequirements minimum of five yearsexcellent of commercial ten and oral communication, a minimum 2 years development experience. Critical for success is the ability and to generate newofbusiness of prior residential loan experience a familiarity of a selfand deliver outstanding customer service.

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Attention detail, strong of organizawith technology, to develop andtocall on centers influence and referral tional andexplain the ability multi-task are essential. sources, an ability to skills, educate, and to inform, and possess traits such as being detail oriented, deliver prompt follow-up, organized, and efficient. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are critical for success, as is the ability to interface with any level of the Bank or the public.

Union Bank offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits program.

Union Bank offers competitive wages, a comprehensive To be considered for this position, please submit a cover letter, resume, references benefits to: package, training for professional developand salary requirements ment, strong advancement potential, stable hours and Human Resources a supportive work environment.

Qualified applications Union may apply with a cover letter,Bank resume, professional refBox 667 erences and salary P.O. requirements to:

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Director of Finance

DIRECTOR OF NURSING

The Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP) seeks a dedicated and engaging professional to lead its accounting and finance function. This newly created position will provide strategic and analytical leadership in the development of a cohesive, results-oriented, grant compliance and financial monitoring function, with focus on upgrading current tools, platforms, and practices with view towards scaling. For more information and a full position description, please visit www.cureblindness.org/careers. To apply, please submit resume and cover letter to: jobs@cureblindness.org.

$5,000 Sign On Bonus offered!

Centurion, a partnership between MHM Services and Centene Corporation, is a leading provider of healthcare services to correctional facilities nationwide. Centurion of Vermont is proud to be the provider of healthcare services to the Vermont Department of Corrections.

WE INVITE YOU TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT THAT IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS “NURSING’S BEST KEPT SECRET”…CORRECTIONAL NURSING. We are currently seeking a full time Director of Nursing at our Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility in South Burlington, VT. The Director of Nursing provides clinical, educational and professional supervision for nursing and support staff. Collaborates with site healthcare leadership, facility leadership and other multidisciplinary team members to maintain and improve healthcare programs and services provided to incarcerated population.

REQUIREMENTS: • Completion of an accredited registered nursing program. BSN preferred

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• Must hold a valid Vermont RN license • Progressive nursing experience in nursing care with a minimum of 3 years’ supervisory experience • Experience in acute care, ambulatory care or correctional environment preferred

COORDINATOR OF DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES

• Must be able to pass the Vermont Department of Corrections background investigation and obtain security clearance

Coordinate all Academic Achievement Center activities to support residential students with disability at Norwich. Determine student eligibility for services and facilitates reasonable accommodations for on-campus students with learning disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, medical conditions, temporary injuries, and/or other types of disabilities. This is an 11-month, benefits-eligible, exempt staff position and evening hours may be required.

WE OFFER COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION AND A COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE INCLUDING: • Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance • Health savings account with matching employer contributions • 20 paid days off plus 8 paid holidays

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT & LIBERAL ARTS SPECIALIST

• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match

Provide academic support for campus-based students through study skill instruction including time management, active reading and note taking techniques, study methods, test-taking techniques.

Provide case management, mentoring, and academic support to students on Academic Probation. The Specialist assesses, mentors, and advises assigned students during regular meetings. This is a fulltime, 10-month exempt staff position and some evening hours may be required.

To apply for these and other great jobs:

• Career development benefit • Flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care • Wellness activity subsidy • Access to corporate discount programs Interested candidates, please email resumes to KELLI@MHMCAREERS.COM or fax 888-317-1741; WWW.MHM-SERVICES.COM

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All candidates must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer. A post offer, pre-employment background check will be required of the successful candidate.

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Norwich University offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, group life and long term disability insurance, flexible-spending accounts for health and dependent care, 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, employee assistance program, paid time off including parental leave, and tuition scholarships for eligible employees and their family members.

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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty has an opening for a 30 hour a week Administrative Assistant to the CEO in our South Burlington location. This independent, organized person will provide high-level, confidential administrative support that will range from organizing and assisting with various Company, Board and personal events and meetings, personal and business related book-keeping to preparing business communications along with other tasks that facilitate the CEO’s ability to effectively lead the company. For more information and to apply go to www.fourseasonssir.com/careers.php.

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Seeking a Stellar Program and Grants Specialist Are you a data ninja? Are pivot tables your friend? Is project management your middle name? Here’s your opportunity to use your superpowers to do good in Vermont.

We’re looking for a multi-talented Program and Grants Specialist who can take information from our databases and transform it into reporting and programmatic insight that guides our thinking and makes our communities stronger.

You’ll need to be extremely well-organized because you’ll also be managing lots of grant rounds, ensuring compliance with grant making rules and standards, and making sure all the numbers add up.

Oh, and you’ll need superb people skills, because you’ll be working closely with your colleagues on projects and talking with nonprofit organizations regularly about grant-related inquiries, technical issues, and more.

If this sounds like a good fit for you, visit www.vermontcf.org/jobs for a complete job description.

Position will be open until filled.

Please send cover letter and resume to: humanresource@vermontcf.org.

Or mail to: The Vermont Community Foundation, 3 Court Street, Middlebury, VT 05753.

The Vermont Community Foundation is an equal employment opportunity employer and offers a competitive salary and benefits.

The Vermont Commissioner of Labor, on behalf of the Labor Relations Board Review Panel, will be accepting nominations from persons interested in serving on the Vermont Labor Relations Board. Qualified candidates’ names will be submitted by the Panel to the Governor for review and appointment.

The Vermont Labor Relations Board determines appropriate bargaining units, conducts union representation elections, adjudicates unfair labor practice charges and hears grievances in cases involving relations between employers and employees of the State of Vermont, Vermont State Colleges, University of Vermont, municipalities, school districts, and small private operations.

The term of the appointment is six (6) years, and the Board members must be available to serve at hearings which are conducted in Montpelier, as well as assist in special projects as determined by the Labor Board Chair or Executive Director. Labor Board members are not considered state employees and have no compensation or benefits other than receiving a minimal stipend for their work and expense reimbursement (mileage and meal reimbursement) for travel to hearings or other assignments.

The current vacancy is for two (2) positions, with a specifically-designated background and meeting the following qualifications: • One vacancy is for a candidate with a labor background. The other vacancy is for a candidate with a “neutral” background. Nominees with neutral backgrounds mean individuals in high standing not connected with any labor organization or management position, and who can be reasonably considered to be able to serve as an impartial individual.

• A candidate must possess “experience, knowledge, character, integrity, judgment and ability to act in a fair and impartial manner.” 3 V.S.A. 921(a)(1) (B).

• A candidate must be a US citizen and a resident of the state of Vermont for at least one year immediately preceding appointment.

• A member of the Board may not hold any other state office.

• The Review Panel shall consider the skills, perspectives, and experience of candidates to serve on the Labor Board. Interested candidates should send the following information to the Commissioner of Labor by the deadline of May 25, 2018: Information: 1. A brief (not to exceed one page) letter of interest, specifically identifying that you are applying as either a labor or a neutral representative to the Board, and outlining your credentials to serve in that capacity 2. Up-to-date resume (not to exceed 2 pages) 3. A separate list of not more than 5 references with contact information Mail or email all information to: Labor Commissioner Lindsay Kurrle, 5 Green Mountain Drive, P.O. Box 488, Montpelier, Vermont 05601-0488, Lindsay.kurrle@vermont.gov. Information received after 4:30 PM on May 25, 2018 will not be considered. If you are chosen for an interview, you will be asked to come to Montpelier to meet with the Review Panel on a date determined by the Panel.

For more information on the role of the Vermont Labor Relations Board, you can review Vermont statutes, 3 VSA Sec 921, et al., or visit their website at vlrb.vermont.gov/about_us.

If you have questions regarding the vacancies or the process to apply, contact the Vermont Department of Labor at 802-828-4301 or email the Commissioner at Lindsay.Kurrle@vermont.gov.

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Chef/Cook Full Time

We have an opening for a Full-Time Chef/Cook for our Dining Services Department. The individual selected for this position will cook/prepare meals for 14+/- residents. Meals are cooked from scratch using local Vermont products. Candidate must all maintain the cleanliness and preparedness of the kitchen, will utilize the dishwasher, and will perform cleaning assignments.

Clean background check required.

Education and Training Resources will be assuming the management and NORTHLANDS JOB CORPS CENTER in Vergennes Vermont on June 1, 2018 for all following positions: • Career Services Manager – Oversees Academics/CTT/Counseling/CPP

You can download an application at www.thegaryresidence.com, or stop by The Gary Residence 149 Main Street Montpelier VT 05602.

• Academics – Academics Supervisor, Academic Teachers (VT Teaching Cert. Required), Testing/Scheduling Coordinator, Career Services Admin.

Assistant.

Through the hard work of our staff, our community has achieved the highest standards of excellence for resident care.

• Career Technical Training – CTT Supervisor/WBL, Vocational Instructors (Carpentry, Certified Medical Assistant, Culinary, Automotive, Office Administration, Welding and Advanced Welding) • Security and Safety – Safety/Security Manager, Security Officers/Student Transportation

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• Career Preparation – CPP/Counseling Supervisor, Counselors, CPP Specialist,

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• Outreach/Career Transition Services – OA/CTS Manager, Outreach/ Admissions Services Specialist, Job Readiness Specialist • Residential – Sr. Residential Counselor and Residential Counselors. (Must have of social service classwork. Evening, Overnights, & Weekends) • Recreation – Recreation Supervisor and Recreation Specialist (F/T and P/T) • Student HR Officer/SGA Leadership – (Incentive and Disciplinary duties) • Data Integrity - Compliance Manager and Data Integrity Specialist (Student Records) • Food Services – Food Services Supervisor, Sr. Cook, Cook, Cook’s Assistant • Administrative Assistant – Admin. Support Manager, Property Specialist, Purchasing Agent (Assists in Finance/Purchasing/Property), Finance Specialist, Finance Assistant • Human Resources - HR Manager, Employee Admin Specialist and IT Specialist • Maintenance – Supervisor, Maintenance Specialist, Maintenance Assistant • Health/Wellness – Manager, LPN, Clerk, P/T Dental Assistant, P/T Dental Hygienist • P/T TEAP Specialist - this position is responsible for providing education on drugs and requires a CADC certification.

• Sr. Administrative Assistant

Please email njccemployment@etrky.com or visit the Transition Office for details, positions and to request an employment application.

Please include your full name, your phone number, your email, the position you are interested in, highest grade completed and/or Degree attained.

If you are chosen for an interview, it will take place on site between May 14th and May 31st and you will be contacted to schedule a specific time.

Employment will be at a Federal Department of Labor facility. All applicants will be subject to drug testing and a full background check.

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The Stowe Free Library is seeking a customer service and detail oriented individual to fill the position of Circulation Librarian and to assist in fulfilling our mission: “To Welcome, To Inspire, To Enrich the Mind.”

Our cherished municipal library is located within the historic Helen Day Memorial Building in the village of Stowe, a premier four-season resort community with a population of 4,500. The library houses a collection of 35,000 volumes and receives 140,000 annual visits.

A Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required, and an MLS from an ALA accredited school or a Vermont Department of Libraries Certification is preferred. Working knowledge and experience with computers, Integrated Library Systems (ILS), data base management, and current technologies are desired. Good verbal and written communication, customer service, organizational, and supervisory skills are required. Candidates must be able to perform detailed work and to lift and shelve books. This position includes evenings and Saturday hours, comes with excellent benefits and a starting salary range of $16.76 - $17.68 per hour, contingent upon qualifications and experience.

A job description and employment application can be obtained on the Town of Stowe website: www.townofstowevt.org. Send employment application, letter of interest and resume to:

Town of Stowe, Attn: Recruiter, PO Box 730, Stowe, VT 05672 or email recruit@stowevt.gov. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

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Lund’s mission is to help children thrive by empowering families to break cycles of poverty, addiction and abuse. Lund offers hope and opportunity to families through education, treatment, family support and adoption.

Full-Time Executive Coordinator If you can juggle multiple projects, exercise tact, professionalism and good judgment in dealing with a variety of people, have social media savvy and a proven ability to pull off polished, high-energy events – as well as a drive to serve the community – we want to talk to you!

CSAC is a non-profit, mission-driven community mental health agency. We offer a flexible work environment, competitive benefit package, all the bad jokes you care to listen to, and the satisfaction of knowing your work makes a difference in the lives of individuals and families in Addison County. Visit ww.csac-vt.org for more information.

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TECHNICAL SERVICES LIBRARIAN

STOWE FREE LIBRARY - STOWE, VERMONT The Stowe Free Library is seeking an enthusiastic, detail-oriented librarian to fill the position of Technical Services Librarian and to assist in fulfilling our mission: “To Welcome, To Inspire, To Enrich the Mind.” This cherished community institution has a collection of 35,000 volumes with annual visits of 140,000. It is located within the historic Helen Day Memorial Building in the center of Stowe, a premier four-season resort community with a population of 4,300.

A Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required, and an MLS from an ALA accredited school or a Vermont Department of Libraries Certification is preferred. Working knowledge and experience with computers, including Integrated Library Systems (ILS) like the open source system Koha, cataloging procedures and MARC databases, and current technologies are desired. Good verbal communication skills and ability to interact with the public, excellent organizational skills and ability to perform detailed work, and the physical ability to lift and shelve books are required.

This position includes some evenings and Saturdays.

The winning candidate will receive excellent benefits and a starting salary range of $16.76 – $17.68 per hour, contingent upon qualifications and experience.

A job description and employment application can be obtained at the Akeley Memorial Building or at www.townofstowevt.org. Send the required documents including employment application, cover letter, and resume to: Town of Stowe, Attn: Recruit, PO Box 730, Stowe, VT 05672 or email all documents to recruit@stowevt.gov. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

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DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT About the Position:

• Full-time position overseeing all aspects of philanthropic development and communications, including marketing strategies and communications, fundraising, private giving, grant writing, and public relations activities working with a team of three talented professionals to raise $1.5 million in annualized revenue by FY 2019.

• Responsible for the cultivation and securing of funds for Lund programs; will develop and lead comprehensive strategic vision and planning for both annual and longer-term development goals.

• Serve as primary relationship manager for major prospects and donors and increase giving annually. Solicits contributions on behalf of Lund and helps board members, the Executive Director and other staff and volunteers cultivate and solicit charitable gifts. Develops cultivation strategies to build new funder relationships and supporters with a particular focus on individual and major donor giving; facilitates donor introductions, cultivates new high potential donors, and works with board and ED to maximize their fundraising efforts.

• Oversees development team ensuring their growth and success.

What We Look for:

• Innovative strategic, entrepreneurial, collaborative team player who can give and take advice and support, is flexible and adaptable, persistent, resilient, and thrives in a synergistic environment.

• Exceptional written communication skills, and verbal interpersonal communication and presentation skills with the ability to serve as a key spokesperson for Lund; significant experience pitching, presenting, and engaging audiences.

• Experience managing organizational communications.

• Proven track record of cultivating, nurturing, closing, sustaining, and managing a high-level portfolio of principal 5-7 figure gifts from donors and prospects, culminating in major gift success, including planned giving.

• Excels in relationship building; is a good listener, patient, tolerant, tactful, able to switch gears quickly and easily and work well with a diverse group of people and constituencies.

• Demonstrated ability to work successfully with board and other volunteers, as well as civic and business leaders, in a collaborative and respectful manner, and comfortable interacting with a diverse network of supporters.

• Goal-oriented individual with sound judgment and integrity, as well as a high level of energy, enthusiasm, and dedication to the mission and goals of the organization.

• Willing to try new approaches and take appropriate risks.

• Meticulous attention to detail and demonstrated critical and strategic thinking skills.

Why Join Our Team at Lund:

• We honor and celebrate the distinctive strengths and talents of our clients and staff.

• Our work encompasses collaboration with a strong team of professionals and a strengthsbased approach to providing services to families.

• Lund’s adoption program provides life-long services to families brought together through adoption.

• Lund’s residential and community treatment programs are distinctive as our work focuses on both treatment and parenting.

• Lund’s educators believe in laughter, the importance of fun, community-oriented activities, and non-stop learning.

• Ongoing training opportunities are available.

• Lund offers competitive pay and paid training, as well as a comprehensive and very generous benefit package including health, dental, life, disability, retirement, extensive time off accrual, 11 paid holidays, and wellness reimbursement. EEO/AA Please send resume and cover letter to: Human Resources, PO Box 4009, Burlington, VT 05406-4009 fax (802) 864-1619 email: employment@lundvt.org

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Coffee & Tea Technologist (full-time, non-exempt)

HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST

Hinesburg, VT based Coffee Enterprises seeks a qualified person to join our laboratory team to conduct quality control analysis for coffee & tea products.

Are you looking to become part of a company with a unique culture? Our employees consider BioTek not just a workplace but a community built on respect and trust.

Responsibilities include: laboratory operations, maintenance of testing & brewing equipment, physical evaluations, sensory analysis (tasting & cupping), and report generation.

Q Graders and Tea Specialists are encouraged to apply.

Applicant must be familiar with laboratory operations, detail oriented, well organized, open minded, computer literate and dependable. Experience with coffee & tea quality control or production and enjoying coffee & tea beverages is required.

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am – 5pm, weekends and overnight travel may be required per business needs.

BioTek is a market leader in detection and imaging instrumentation for life science and drug discovery research. We are recognized globally for our innovative product line and excellent customer service. Our global customers include academic, government, and biotech/pharmaceutical companies.

Because of our continual growth, we are currently seeking to expand our Human Resources Department with an enthusiastic, energetic individual who demonstrates great empathy and a strong desire to help others.

The primary focus for this position will be to research, recommend and implement systems to improve and increase HR automation.

Additional responsibilities will include: • Providing support in the administration of BioTek’s health and welfare plans.

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• Assisting employees with online benefit tools and helping them to resolve claim issues.

• Coordinating and assisting with compliance reporting.

• Assisting with organizing and tracking candidates in accordance with Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer requirements.

• Completing e-verify submissions.

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• Assisting with potential new hire background checks as well as help to coordinate physical requirement assessments for potential new hires.

2nd & 3rd Shift Environmental Services Technicians Wanted

• Assisting with developing, maintaining and improving onboarding materials.

• Maintaining employees’ personnel files.

An EVS Technician is similar to a housekeeper, but with the added expertise to prevent the spread of infection.

• This position requires an extremely perceptive person who is capable of relating to individuals at all levels within the organization as well as the following requirements for education and experience:

Starting base pay:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business or related field and/or equivalent experience.

$13.70 per hour for 2nd shift • $15.70 per hour for 3rd shift Earn an extra $2.55 per hour for weekends.

• In depth knowledge and experience with ADP payroll and/or other HRIS systems.

Full-time positions with:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

Our dedicated employees are our greatest asset contributing to our success.

We offer a flexible and casual work environment where individuals are respected and valued. If you want to join a dynamic team that appreciates collaboration and hard work we would love to hear from you!

EXCELLENT BENEFITS

To learn more, please visit our website at www.biotek.com. Please apply by submitting resumes to hrresumes@biotek.com or by mail to:

CAREER LADDER offers opportunities to grow

2nd and 3rd shift Team Lead position available.

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Assistant Director, MFA in Writing

AccountAnt WhistlePig is growing and needs an accountant with good analytical skills. Experience with SAP Business One or similar ERP software and/or manufacturing process/COGS/inventory experience preferred.

Would also help with GL reconciliations, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and expense account audits and general office tasks.

Please send resume and three professional references to info@whistlpigrye.com with the subject line “Accounts Position.”

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Vermont College of Fine Arts welcomes applications for the Assistant Director of the MFA in Writing Program. The Assistant Director reports to the Program Director of the MFA in Writing Program.

The Assistant Director has shared responsibility, with the Program Director, for the day-to-day routine functioning of the program and residency. Duties include, but are not limited to: providing general support for Program Director in daily activities and program correspondence; coordinating with VCFA offices to provide student and faculty records and information; coordinating with the Admissions Office and Program Director on Admissions duties; supporting Program Director with residency planning; overseeing, with Program Director, day-to-day residency events; and overseeing regular semester work of students and faculty.

Additionally, this position supervises the work of the MFA in Writing Program Assistant.

Successful candidates will have at least two years’ experience in higher education administration; a demonstrated aptitude for working collaboratively with others; familiarity with complex organizational systems; and knowledge and skills at a level typically achieved through the completion of a bachelor’s degree. The position demands flexibility, attention to detail, and an ability to work independently, along with exemplary written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.

Candidates are encouraged to consult VCFA’s website to acquaint themselves with our distinctive academic schedule, learning processes, and educational philosophy. Please see full job description HERE. Send resume and cover letter to Betsy Barnett at Betsy.Barnett@vcfa.edu.

ABOUT THE LOW-RESIDENCY MFA IN WRITING PROGRAM Our Master of Fine Arts in Writing Program, established in 1981, was one of the first of its kind and has served as a model for low-residency programs across the U.S. and internationally. Program graduates have published over 1,000 books and garnered many national honors and awards. With an acclaimed and dedicated faculty, the program offers study in creative nonfiction, fiction and poetry, as well as a concentration in translation and post-graduate semesters. While VCFA honors our legacy, we are committed to continued innovation in non-traditional education for writers.

Associate Director, MFA in Writing & Publishing Vermont College of Fine Arts welcomes applications for the Associate Director of the MFA in Writing & Publishing Program. The Associate Director reports to the Director of the program. Duties include, but are not limited to: supervising program staff and program office; developing and managing program budgets; managing daily program activities and communications; overseeing student admissions, enrollment, and retention efforts; and coordinating with VCFA offices on program records, information and services.

Successful candidates will have at least two years’ experience in higher education administration and will have a demonstrated aptitude for working collaboratively and familiarity with complex organizational systems. The position demands flexibility, attention to detail, and an ability to work independently, along with exemplary written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills. An MFA in writing and/or publishing is desirable but not required.

Candidates are encouraged to consult VCFA’s website to acquaint themselves with our distinctive academic schedule, learning processes, and educational philosophy. Please see full job description at vcfa.edu/about-vcfa/ careers. Send resume and cover letter to Betsy Barnett at Betsy.Barnett@vcfa.edu.

ABOUT THE RESIDENTIAL MFA IN WRITING & PUBLISHING PROGRAM The Masters of Fine Arts in Writing & Publishing Program celebrates cross-genre and multi-disciplinary coursework in an innovative pedagogical structure involving semester-long courses and 3-week intensive modular classes.

Established in 2015 as VCFA’s first, and so far only, residential program, Writing & Publishing offers concentrations in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, with possible studies in stage & screen and young adult literature. Classes are mixed-genre, and students can opt for a hybrid-genre thesis.

ABOUT VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS Vermont College of Fine Arts, located in Montpelier, Vermont’s vibrant and scenic state capital, is a national center for graduate arts education fostering the excellence of established and emerging artists. With a unique practicebased learning model, VCFA is the only college devoted exclusively to graduate fine arts education. Our programs incorporate a rigorous pedagogical model based on individualized study with nationally recognized faculty. VCFA offers artists and writers a transformative and progressive educational experience through its nine acclaimed graduate programs.

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Lund’s mission is to help children thrive by empowering families to break cycles of poverty, addiction and abuse. Lund offers hope and opportunity to families through education, treatment, family support and adoption.

MKI Artists is a leading artist management firm that represents and manages internationally renowned classical musicians. We are seeking a capable, experienced, and detailoriented Travel and Logistics Coordinator to provide impeccable service to our exacting clients and customers. This full-time position involves coordinating tour arrangements for musicians and ensembles with presenting organizations and orchestras around North America. It is an ideal position for someone excited about working behind the scenes to help some of the world’s best classical musicians perform on the most important stages around North America. Apply here: mkiartists.com/about/ opportunities.

• Full-time position provides administrative support and reports to the Executive Director of multi-faceted nonprofit agency.

• Acts as liaison between Executive Director, Board, Leadership Team and internal departments.

• Responsible for providing a broad variety of administrative support in the form of special projects, calendar management, scheduling, drafting and sending communications, meeting and event planning, preparation, coordination, and execution, file management, reporting, and stewardship.

• Researches, prioritizes, and follows up on incoming issues and concerns addressed to the ED, including those of a sensitive or confidential nature. Determines appropriate course of action, referral, or response.

• Highly visible position requiring interaction with a broad range of internal and external constituents.

• Plans, coordinates, and manages ED’s schedule. Makes certain that processes are standardized to ensure that all who are involved in these activities are kept informed, that Outlook calendar invites are sent, RSVP lists are prepared and kept current, preparatory meetings are scheduled and checklists completed.

• Responsible for maintaining all corporate and board information, including legal matters, items of historical importance, and corporate bylaws. Manages corporate board-level policies, updating as needed and helping to ensure compliance.

• Provides administrative support to the Board of Trustees, including the organization and planning of meetings, Board orientation and Board events, preparation of Board meeting materials, and serves as minute taker at meetings.

• Schedules internal and external meetings, provides relevant materials and ensures appropriate follow up.

• Ensures executive offices and meeting rooms are organized and presentable.

• Ensures a hospitality-based culture in the executive office.

• Provide front desk coverage as needed.

What We Look For: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Associate’s degree required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Warmth, friendliness, and flexibility to adapt to changing needs and priorities are essential.

Positive attitude, self-motivated, and adept problem-solver.

Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to cultivate and maintain effective working relationships with staff and external constituents, including management, Board members, donors, volunteers, governmental agency representatives, and the general public.

Ability to anticipate executives and board members’ needs and communicate with others on behalf of the ED. Experience working under pressure and managing multiple, competing tasks and priorities, and ability to manage and handle ambiguity.

Ability to work collaboratively, exercising good judgment and decision-making skills to achieve shared goals.

Demonstrated ability to successfully manage projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Team player but also extremely effective independently.

Demonstrated professionalism and high degree of personal and professional integrity and the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.

Superior written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail, and exceptional writing, editing, proofreading, and formatting skills required.

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point), Google Suite (Gmail, Google Calendar, Docs, etc.), Adobe Acrobat, and social media platforms.

Strong organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail.

2 years’ experience supporting boards and committees preferred.

Thrives on advancing skills and knowledge and seeks out opportunities for self-learning.

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• Valid Vermont Driver’s license.

Why Join Our Team at Lund: • • • • • • •

We honor and celebrate the distinctive strengths and talents of our clients and staff.

Our work encompasses collaboration with a strong team of professionals and a strengths-based approach to providing services to families.

Lund’s adoption program provides life-long services to families brought together through adoption.

Lund’s residential and community treatment programs are distinctive as our work focuses on both treatment and parenting.

Lund’s educators believe in laughter, the importance of fun, community-oriented activities, and non-stop learning.

Ongoing training opportunities are available.

Lund offers competitive pay and paid training, as well as a comprehensive and very generous benefit package including health, dental, life, disability, retirement, extensive time off accrual, 11 paid holidays, and wellness reimbursement. EEO/AA

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Sales Associate One of the oldest familyoperated jewelers in Vermont is hiring in our Stowe, VT location! We are seeking a dynamic commission-based sales and customer service-oriented team player with 1-3 years of sales experience (jewelry experience is a plus, but not a must) and a strong attention to detail. If you are able to handle a fastpaced work environment, are responsible and selfmotivated, able to multi-task and handle problem solving on the fly, we would love to hear from you! Position is part time, with potential to grow into full time. Please, no phone calls. Applications to be submitted through https://bit.ly/2IfQ187 or via email BryanFerro@gmail.com.

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Now Hiring for the Following Positions: Community Support Worker The Community Support Team is looking for a strong team player to provide case management services to adults with severe mental illness. You would be responsible for delivering services in a variety of community-based settings related to supportive counseling, symptom management, activities of daily living, social and interpersonal skills development, money management and advocacy. Positive attitude, team-oriented and organization are key skills! Case management with mental health experience is a plus; however we will train the right individual. You must have reliable transportation with the ability to transport clients. Bachelor’s Degree preferred, however an Associate’s Degree in the Human Services field and/or relevant experience will be considered.

Intensive Case Manager The Community Rehabilitation and Treatment Team is looking for the right team member to provide intensive case management and medication management and/or medication deliveries to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Responsibilities include providing assistance with activities of daily living, money management, social and interpersonal skill development, advocacy and linkage to community resources, including making home visits. Position requires the ability to work flexible schedule, including evenings and weekend rotation. Must have reliable transportation and a clean driving record with the ability to transport clients. Good attitude and moderate computer skills are a must! Case management experience is a plus, but willing to train the right individual.

Bachelor’s Degree preferred, however an Associate’s Degree in the Human Service field and/or relevant experience will be considered.

Crisis Bed Support Staff Seeking Mental Health Crisis Support Staff for a 24/7 Crisis Bed Program designed to meet the needs of adults in crisis. Be part of a team committed to an exciting initiative to prevent psychiatric hospitalizations. We successfully work directly with adults in crisis in a warm, protective environment with clinical support designed to help individuals stay in their communities without hospitalization. Current job openings for a full time Overnight Shift position (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and every other Saturday, 6:00pm-6:00am) and Substitute positions to fill in for all shifts; including overnight and weekends. Looking for individuals with a strong clinical skill set. We are offering a pay rate differential for substitute staff meeting this description. Our ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with clinical experience or individual’s pursuing their Master’s degree looking to gain valuable experience in the field of crisis intervention. If you are interested in becoming a member of this rewarding work environment that requires flexibility and teamwork, please send your resume and cover letter. Our program is located close to Interstate 89 and is an easy commute from Burlington and surrounding areas.

Residential Subs NCSS is seeking individuals with a passion for working with individuals with mental illness to join our residential programs as a sub. Responsibilities include providing a supportive environment in a residential setting, assisting with problem solving, behavioral interventions, and providing strength based education.

Ideal candidates are compassionate and energetic individuals with flexible schedules that can work varying shifts including but not limited to weekdays, awake overnights, and weekends. Some knowledge or experience in a residential program or working with individuals with mental illness population preferred but not required.

Residential Support Worker NCSS is seeking self-motivated and energetic individuals with a passion for working with individuals with mental illness to join our supportive residential team. Working 3 to 4 days/12 hour shifts in our 2 bed Support Independent Living Program for individuals with mental illness who are working toward a goal of recovery. This is a full time position with the potential to have flexible shifts. A bachelor’s degree in Human Services or relevant experience working with individuals with mental illness or a residential program is preferred, although we will train the right individual. A valid driver’s license and the ability to transport clients in your vehicle is required. NCSS offers competitive wages, has excellent benefits & is a 30 minute commute from Burlington.

Therapeutic Community Residence Overnight Shift Are you a night owl or would you like to get paid to do your coursework at night? This shift is perfect for mature college students! NCSS is seeking an AWAKE OVERNIGHT position to work 3 to 4 nights/week in 12 hour shifts in our 5 bed therapeutic community home for individuals with mental illness. NCSS is looking for a caring and motivated individual to join our supportive team environment working with adults with severe mental illness who are working toward a goal of recovery. This is a full time position with the potential to have flexible shifts. Some knowledge or experience in a residential program or working with individuals with mental illness population preferred but not required. NCSS has excellent benefits & a SIGN ON BONUS available for this position.

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DINNER & A MOVIE: ‘MODIFIED’ Visitors gather for a home-cooked organic supper, then stay for a documentary screening on GMO labeling and a panel discussion with filmmaker Aube Giroux and Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman. Saturday, May 19 5:30-10 p.m., Fable Farm, Barnard. $25 for dinner. Info, fablefarm.org.

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ROSÉ RELEASE PARTY Oenophiles think pink as they sample more than 20 fresh, summery wines in a curated tasting.

Friday, May 18, 5-8 p.m., Cork Wine Bar & Market, Waterbury. $20. Info, corkvt.com.

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The Vermont Brewers Association kicked off its inaugural Green Mountain Beer Week on Monday. On Wednesday, May 16, brewers and drinkers can don bowling shoes at Stowe Bowl to throw strikes, spares or gutter balls. Then on Thursday, May 17, hop on a tour — with sips from a cask of sour-cherry imperial stout — at Lawson’s Finest Liquids’ work-in-progress brewery in Waitsfield.

Also on tap: a weeklong Catamount Brewing pale-ale revival at Windsor’s Harpoon Brewery; beer and cheese pairings at 14th Star Brewing and Brockelbank Craft Brewing; special dinner menus at Brattleboro’s Whetstone Station Restaurant and Brewery; and a doggy dress-up party at Switchback Brewing, with pints of limitedrelease California Common ale.

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is first truck-stop gig of the season was a few hours away, and George Lambertson, in chef ’s whites, was prepping for the event. In the alley behind ArtsRiot on Burlington’s Pine Street, under the noon sun, Lambertson painted a fresh black stripe across the midsection of his truck.

That evening at the waterfront, where Lambertson’s truck was parked at Foam Brewers, the U.S. flag flew from the front of the rig. At the window, Lambertson, chef and co-owner of ArtsRiot, took orders and served burgers, gyros and bowls of broccoli and tofu.

“Three minutes,” he told one customer, who’d asked about the wait for the broccoli dish.

The pace was reasonable at Foam: a kind of slow-motion warm-up for the

high-energy ArtsRiot Truck Stop, which kicks off its sixth season on May 18. Every Friday, in the parking lot off Pine Street, 15 to 20 mobile eateries serve tacos, burgers, barbecue, fried chicken, veggie bowls and more — drawing about 1,600 people a week, according to Felix Wai, a founder and co-owner of ArtsRiot.

The Truck Stop, which started with three vendors on a rainy Friday, predates the opening of ArtsRiot by a few months.

It was founded to make money for construction costs so that ArtsRiot — a restaurant, bar and music club — could open for the 2013 South End Art Hop. “Creativity bred by necessity,” Wai said.

“Truck Stop was one of the events we came up with to get people excited about what we could do.”

Early on, Lambertson was part of the Kitchen Collective, a rotating group

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of chefs who took turns cooking in the ArtsRiot kitchen. After about a year, he became sole chef of the restaurant; he runs the food truck seasonally.

Last week, in the hours before his truck made its 2018 debut at the waterfront, Lambertson had another activity to manage: coaching the Edmunds Middle School baseball team. The game against Milton’s middle school team, a victory for EMS, was held at Calahan Park in Burlington’s South End — the field and the neighborhood of Lambertson’s childhood games.

In a break from painting his truck, coaching kids and serving customers, Lambertson, 37, took time to talk with Seven Days.

SEVEN DAYS: In five years, the ArtsRiot Truck Stop has become a

defining feature and prized activity of summer in Burlington. How’d that happen?

GEORGE LAMBERTSON: I think the timing. The opening of Truck Stop — in parallel with the emergence of Pine Street, combined with the neighborhood — really is what gave birth to it. And I think the rest of the city fell in line. It’s the South End. It’s summer: beautiful people, delicious food, cold drinks, live music. I think it’s a true celebration of summer in Vermont.

SD: You grew up in the South End; this is your home turf. What was Pine Street like when you were a kid?

GL: When I was a kid, Pine Street was a shithole. The only place to eat was the Cumberland Farms. And those hot dogs are probably still spinning on the

food+drink rotisserie today. We played a lot of baseball at South Park [now called Calahan], but that was it. Pine Street was a way to get to downtown. But if you wanted to get there via bike, you took the bike path.

Pine Street was essentially to be avoided.

SD: You play shortstop for the Burlington Cardinals, a star-studded baseball team with a roster that includes Mayor Miro Weinberger and Bill Lee, a leftie who pitched for the Red Sox and the Expos. Who has a better arm, Miro or Lee — and who’s a better cook?

GL: Bill definitely has a better arm. Bill is the pitcher; Miro’s the backstop. No shame to Miro — love you, buddy. Bill loves to talk about cooking. Bill runs the conversation. He’s a man of many passions.

floor, they always get overlooked, and they are the least compensated. And, in terms of carrots and onions, we can tell a story about them, and that gives people something to hold on to. The cook’s story is not told. They are not heard from or seen. As an owner, that balance is one of the hardest things to manage.

SD: You have the prime parking spot in Burlington — center stage at the Truck Stop, looking out over the action. What would you trade it for?

GL: I would trade it for the Expos to return to Montréal, and nothing else.

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SD: ArtsRiot is its own combination of music club, community gathering space, barroom, art gallery and restaurant. How did you construct the kitchen — and SD: Have you ever menu — so the food seen Bill shake off becomes its own destination and the mayor?

GEORGE L AMBERTSON draw?

GL: Absolutely.

GL: One day at a time.

I write a menu every day, and I draw on SD: Can you describe skills or strategies that you use on the ball field past experience to put together today’s offerings. I’m trying to create a legacy for that come into play in the kitchen, the neighborhood: just to have the cooland vice versa?

GL: The ability to think on the fly, est place to come to. creativity and looking good — always.

Talking shit. There’s a lotta trash talk SD: How do you manage the flow of on the ball field and in the kitchen. They people on a busy night at the Truck both tap into the most competitive part Stop? of my spirit. In baseball, it’s not as subjec- GL: Fiercely. It requires a certain cadence tive: You win or you lose. In cooking, or tone of voice to command that situathere isn’t a win-loss record at the end of tion. I have two sides coming at me pretty the day. But we try to put together more hard. I have cooks cooking as fast as they successful services. possibly can, and a line of 100 people that are yelling and screaming at me to get a SD: How’d you get into cooking? burger. And the trap music [in the truck] GL: I was a very young age — 5, 6 years blasting on 11. old. It was the only thing I ever wanted to do. I just loved dining out when I was SD: You said you liked to eat out a kid, and I took my first dishwashing gig starting at an early age. Where’d when I was 15 at Vermont Pub & Brew- you go? ery. It was 1995, the summer, and I never GL: I think of Mary’s when it was in the looked back. I was good at it. I was a good downtown space in Bristol. Restaurants dishwasher. I wish I could hire myself. in Middlebury, like Mister Up’s or Fire & Ice. I have really good summer memories SD: There’s a lot of concern about, at Beansie’s. Another good throwback is and interest in, how the carrots and the burger stand at the Bristol rec field, onions we eat are raised. But there under the stands. It was awesome. That seems to be less discussion about was really lit. It was a covered stand, a whether a line cook makes enough little snack shack [with] burgers, dogs, money to pay rent. Why is that? fries, Coke. ’Merica. m GL: I think that, throughout time, manufacturers always get the shit end of the Contact: sally@sevendaysvt.com stick. The people on the manufacturing

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Info, 863-2345.

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COFFEE & TEA WITH VERMONT WOMENPRENEURS: Members of the business community share resources and feedback over hot beverages. Bring your business cards. Uncommon Grounds Coffee and Tea, Burlington, 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Free. Info, info@vtwomenpreneurs.com.

KELLEY MARKETING GROUP BREAKFAST MEETING: Professionals in marketing, advertising, communications and social media brainstorm ideas for nonprofit organizations. Room 217, Ireland Building, Champlain College, Burlington, 7:45-9 a.m. Free.

Info, 864-4067.

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GREENER DRINKS: Supporters of commonsense cannabis reform sip beverages and discuss the culture, industry and politics of the agricultural product. Zenbarn, Waterbury, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, info@ vtcannabisbrands.com.

community

BURLINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY BBQ & BLOCK PARTY: Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, hot dogs,

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a bouncy house, K9 demos and trucks delight adults and kids alike. Pomeroy Park, Burlington, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 540-2107.

PLANBTV NORTH END WORKSHOP: Locals learn about Burlington’s comprehensive development plan and offer up input.

Robert Miller Community & Recreation Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, mtuttle@ burlingtonvt.gov.

conferences

NAMI VERMONT PATHWAYS TO WELLNESS CONFERENCE: Advocates, family members and mental health providers network during a full day of innovative workshops and keynote speeches. Champlain College, Burlington, 8:30 a.m.4:30 p.m. Prices vary; preregister. Info, 800-639-6480.

crafts

FIBER RIOT!: Crafters get hooked on knitting, crocheting, spinning and more at an informal weekly gathering.

Mad River Fiber Arts & Mill, Waitsfield, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 496-7746.

dance

COLLEGIATE SHAG BONANZA: Wannabe dancers go from zero to the dance floor with a fun and energetic introductory class focused on fast music.

Champlain Club, Burlington, intro lesson, 7-8 p.m.; learn new moves, 8-9 p.m. $8-10; $15 for both classes. Info, contact@vermontswings.com.

CONTACT IMPROV: Movers engage in weight-sharing, play and meditation when exploring this style influenced by aikido and other somatic practices. The Everything

LIST YOUR UPCOMING EVENT HERE FOR FREE! ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THURSDAY AT NOON FOR CONSIDERATION IN THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY’S NEWSPAPER. FIND OUR CONVENIENT SUBMISSION FORM AND GUIDELINES AT SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POSTEVENT. LISTINGS AND SPOTLIGHTS ARE WRITTEN BY KRISTEN RAVIN AND SADIE WILLIAMS. SEVEN DAYS EDITS FOR SPACE AND STYLE. DEPENDING ON COST AND OTHER FACTORS, CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS MAY BE LISTED IN EITHER THE CALENDAR OR THE CLASSES SECTION. WHEN APPROPRIATE, CLASS ORGANIZERS MAY BE ASKED TO PURCHASE A CLASS LISTING.

Space, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 232-3618.

DROP-IN HIP-HOP DANCE: Beginners are welcome at a groove session inspired by infectious beats. Swan Dojo, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $15.

Info, 540-8300.

HIP-HOP DANCE: A high-energy class mixes urban styles of dance. Women’s Room, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $16. Info, beth@prenatalmethod.com.

environment

EMERALD ASH BORER UPDATE: Forestry staff provide the latest information related to the woodland pest.

Northwoods Stewardship Center, East Charleston, 6:307:30 p.m. Free. Info, 723-6551.

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Standup-comedy superstar Gallagher has performed more than 3,500 live shows worldwide over the past 45 years. Now, the comedian known for his watermelonsmashing antics prepares to put down his signature Sledge-O-Matic after his current farewell tour with fellow comedian Artie Fletcher. From appearing on “The Merv Griffin Show” and “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” to headlining 14 Showtime specials, the zany prop comic has had audiences in stitches for decades. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and fans should be sure to arrive early to meet the funnyman, take selfies and snag autographs.

GALLAGHER Thursday, May 17, 7:30 p.m., at Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph. $30-45. Info, 728-6464, chandler-arts.org.

A COURSE IN MIRACLES STUDY GROUP: Participants engage in a study of spiritual transformation. Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 7-8 p.m.

Free. Info, 279-1495.

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film

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

‘JULES ET JIM’: Two friends and an impulsive woman form a love triangle in a Frenchlanguage flick. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

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

Call for details. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

Sing Into Spring Sweet music carries through the air in Stowe and Colchester when the Bella Voce Women’s Chorus of Vermont serves up two spring concerts. Members of this Essex Junction-based ensemble lift their voices in “Sing Creation’s Music,” a harmonious celebration of the season. Listeners revel in selections from around the globe, including a Gaelic carol, a tune by Scottish poet Robert Burns, and works by composers from Cuba, Italy and Spain. The ensemble also highlights Vermont artists with pieces by Gwyneth Walker and Richard Stoehr and performances by guests Laura Markowitz on violin and John Dunlop on cello.

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Saturday, May 19, 7:30 p.m., at Stowe Community Church; and Sunday, May 20, 3 p.m., at McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael’s College, in Colchester. $15-18.

Info, vikki@bellavocevt.org, bellavocevt.org.

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

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

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n Saturday, the Young Novelists perform a concert in Brandon, a small Vermont town with a population that, according to the town’s website, “hovers around 4,000 residents.”

The following week, the folk band plays in Toronto, a Canadian city with a population of nearly 3 million. This change in scenery makes perfect sense for a tour supporting In City & Country, the group’s new full-length album inspired by the similarities and differences between urban and small-town life. Fronted by husband and wife Graydon James and Laura Spink, the Canadian Folk Music Award winners take listeners on a musical journey at Brandon Music.

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Saturday, May 19, 7:30 p.m., at Brandon Music. $20; $45 includes dinner; preregister; BYOB. Info, 247-4295, brandon-music.net.

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Three new theater works in three different stages of development written by three awardwinning women are in the spotlight during the Weston Playhouse New Works Festival. Over two weekends, this first annual fest offers multiple opportunities to hear and respond to works in progress. Presented as a fully staged workshop production, Molly Regan’s (pictured) The Accidental Curator addresses the challenges that come with inheriting family keepsakes.

Theater, poetry and music meld in Judith Sloan’s Yo Miss!, a humorous and heart-wrenching show about immigrant and refugee teens. In its first-ever reading, Kait Kerrigan’s Father/ Daughter examines how the relationships WESTON PLAYHOUSE people inherit impact the relationships NEW WORKS FESTIVAL they choose. Visit westonplayhouse.org Friday, May 18, 7 p.m.; Saturday, May 19, 3 & 7 p.m.; for the full schedule. and Sunday, May 20, 1 & 4:30 p.m., at Weston Playhouse at Walker Farm. See website for additional dates. $10-35; $45 for three-show pass.

Info, 824-5288, westonplayhouse.org.

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MOVIE NIGHT: Film buffs point their eyes toward the screen for a popular picture. Call for title. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

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‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS 3D’: An out-of-thisworld film brings audience members closer than ever to far-off planets and galaxies.

Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, noon & 2:30 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 with GUEST ARTISTS

Laura Markowitz, violin and John Dunlop, cello

7:30 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

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SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2018

Stowe Community Church

McCarthy Arts Center Recital Hall

137 Main st.

Stowe, Vermont

18 Campus Rd. - Saint Michael’s College Colchester, Vermont

Tickets at the door: $18 General seating, $15 Seniors and Students Advance tickets available at www.flynntix.org, 802-86-FLYNN

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‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: Viewers plunge into fantastic places and meet amazing creatures with water as their guide. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11 a.m., 1 & 3:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $13.50-16.50; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

food & drink

BREAD-BAKING 101: WHOLE GRAINS, SPROUTED GRAINS & ALTERNATIVE GRAINS: What is gluten? How does it affect bread-baking? Brotbakery’s Heike Meyer tackles these and other questions. Community Teaching Kitchen, City Market, Onion River Co-op, Burlington South End, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $5-10.

Info, 861-9700.

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.

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VERMONT FARMERS MARKET: Local products — veggies, breads, pastries, cheeses, wines, syrups, jewelry, crafts and beauty supplies — draw shoppers to a diversified bazaar.

Depot Park, Rutland, 3-6 p.m.

Free. Info, 342-4727.

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

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health & fitness

ALL-LEVELS HATHA YOGA: With a focus on connecting breath to movement, this class offers yoga for everybody. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 6-7 a.m. $12. Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

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FREE DELIVERY IN CHITTENDEN COUNTY WE BEAT INTERNET PRICING. PERIOD.

BONE BUILDERS EXERCISE CLASSES: Folks of all ages ward off osteoporosis in an exercise and prevention class.

Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 7:30-8:30, 9:15-10:15 & 10:40-11:40 a.m. Free. Info, 223-3322.

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BUTI YOGA: A fusion of vinyasa yoga, plyometrics and dance is set to upbeat music. Bring water

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and a towel. Women’s Room, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $16. Info, beth@prenatalmethod.com.

CHAIR TAI CHI: Age and ability level are no obstacles to learning this slow, easy exercise routine. Champlain Senior Center, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 316-1510.

EMPOWERED YOGA FLOW: A rejuvenating practice for all levels weaves together movement, breath and mental focus.

Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 9-10 a.m. $12. Info, studio@ zenbarnvt.com.

GENTLE YOGA IN RICHMOND: A gong savasana closes out an all-levels class benefiting the Williston Community Food Shelf.

Partial proceeds are donated.

Balance Yoga, Richmond, 11 a.m.-noon. $10; preregister. Info, balanceyogavt@gmail.com.

GENTLE YOGA IN WATERBURY: Practitioners with limitations and seasoned students alike hit the mat for an all-levels class.

Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 9-10 a.m. $12. Info, studio@ zenbarnvt.com.

GINGER’S EXTREME BOOT CAMP: Triathletes, Spartan racers and other fitness fanatics challenge themselves to complete Navy Seal exercises during an intense workout. Come in good shape. Private residence, Middlebury, 7-8 a.m. $8-12; for ages 16 and up. Info, 343-7160.

NIA WITH LINDA: Eclectic music and movements drawn from healing, martial and dance arts propel an animated barefoot workout. South End Studio, Burlington, 8:30-9:30 a.m. $14; free for first-timers. Info, 372-1721.

PILATES: Students are put through the paces in a strengthand mobility-boosting workout.

Women’s Room, Burlington, 4:30 p.m. $16. Info, beth@prenatalmethod.com.

PRENATAL YOGA: Moms-to-be prepare their bodies for labor and delivery. Women’s Room, Burlington, 12:15 p.m. $16. Info, beth@prenatalmethod.com.

REPLENISH: SEXUAL TRAUMA RECOVERY USING PLANT MEDICINE & TAROT: Individuals of all genders and sexual orientations learn to use tools such as plants, herbs and traditional Chinese medicine for healing and empowerment. Railyard Apothecary, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $20. Info, 540-0595.

RESTORATIVE YOGA: Props support the body, leaving participants free to truly relax into long-held poses. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $12.

Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

TOMGIRL WALKING CLUB: Pups and pals in tow, pedestrians make strides toward health.

Tomgirl Juice Co., Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0337.

WEDNESDAY GUIDED MEDITATION: Individuals learn to relax and let go. Burlington Friends Meeting House, 5:306:30 p.m. Free. Info, 318-8605.

language

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.

FRENCH WEDNESDAY SOCIAL HOUR: Francophones fine-tune their French-language conversation skills over cocktails. Bleu Northeast Seafood, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, info@aflcr.org.

GERMAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Community members practice conversing auf Deutsch. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free.

Info, 863-3403.

INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: Pupils improve their speaking and grammar mastery.

Private residence, Burlington, 6 p.m. $20. Info, 324-1757.

LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: SPANISH: ¡Hola!

Language lovers perfect their fluency. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m.

Free. Info, 223-3338.

music

Find club dates in the music section.

ARLO GUTHRIE: The son of Woody Guthrie and his children, Sarah Lee Guthrie and Abe Guthrie, hit the road as a family for the Re:Generation Tour.

Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $49.50-69.50. Info, 603-448-0400.

THE MERSEY BEATLES: The Liverpool-based tribute band pays homage to the Fab Four.

Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7 p.m. $29-49. Info, 775-0903.

NOON MUSIC IN MAY: CHRISTOPHER HOULIHAN: Presented by Stowe Performing Arts, the organist serves up selections by Bach and Schumann.

Stowe Community Church, noon-1 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.

SUN RAY ORCHESTRA: More than two dozen local musicians join forces to support keyboardist Ray Paczkowski as he recovers from surgery. Mihali Savoulidis of Twiddle opens.

Essex Cinemas & T-Rex Theater, 7-11 p.m. $30-35. Info, 878-7231.

TURNMUSIC OPEN REHEARSAL: Known for putting a contemporary spin on classical music, the Vermont-based ensemble lets listeners in on their process as they prepare for a performance at the New Music Gathering. Axel’s Gallery & Frame Shop, Waterbury, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7801.

outdoors

SPRING WILDFLOWER WORKSHOP: Floral fans search the Waterbury-Stowe valley for Vermont’s first spring colors.

Kirchner Woods, Stowe, 5:30-8 p.m. $25; preregister. Info, 244-7037.

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seminars

MINING THE SPIRITUAL GOLD OF ADVERSITY: Eckankar representatives reveal spiritual keys that can unlock the secrets of effective problem solving.

Rutland Free Library, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 800-772-9390.

TAKING UP ARCHERY: Murphy Robinson of Mountainsong Expeditions leads a hands-on discussion of the bow-and-arrow sport. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister.

Info, info@hungermountain. coop.

sports

WOMEN’S PICKUP BASKETBALL: Players dribble up and down the court during an evening of friendly competition. Lyman C. Hunt Middle School, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $3; preregister at meetup.com. Info, 540-1089.

talks

BOB NIEMI: In “Classic War Films and History,” the Saint Michael’s College professor examines the historical accuracy of popular war films such as Braveheart and Patton. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 878-6955.

CURRENT EVENTS CONVERSATION: Newsworthy subjects take the spotlight in this informal discussion.

Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free.

Info, 878-4918.

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

film

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

‘SITTING PRETTY’ AUDITIONS: Adult actors vie for parts in Girls Nite Out Productions’ rendition of Amy Rosenthal’s play about a shy woman’s journey toward self-discovery. KnowledgeWave, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 448-0086.

‘ZACK’S PLACE IN THE WONDERFUL LAND OF ZOZ’: There’s no place like home!

Zack’s Place Theater Guild performers sing and dance through a musical adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz. Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 5:30 p.m. Donations.

Info, 457-5868.

words

GET STARTED AS A FREELANCE BOOK EDITOR: With guidance from Nancy Marriott and Susannah Noel of the Editorial Arts Academy, lit lovers learn to turn their gift for words into a rewarding career. Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, info@editorialartsacademy.com.

PETER SHEA: Anglers get hooked on the geographer’s new book, The New Atlas of Vermont Trout Ponds: A GPS-Compatible Guide. Phoenix Books Essex, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111.

STANLEY SLOAN: The Middlebury College visiting scholar delves into his latest book, Transatlantic Traumas: Has Illiberalism Brought the West to the Brink of Collapse?

Richmond Free Library, 7 p.m.

Free. Info, 503-8155.

WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP: Burlington Writers Workshop members focus on elements of craft when responding to works in progress. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

WRITING CIRCLE: Words flow when participants explore creative expression in a lowpressure environment. The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, 4-5 p.m. Free.

Info, 888-492-8218.

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FRANKLIN COUNTY REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MAY MIXER: Friends and colleagues catch up in a relaxed environment. The Village at Franklin Park, St. Albans, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $5-8; preregister. Info, 524-2444.

Plus tax. Pick-up or delivery only. Expires 5/31/18.

Limit: 1 offer per customer per day.

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LAUNCHVT 2018 PITCH COMPETITION: Entrepreneurial teams vie for cash prizes and resources by presenting business ideas. Film House, Main Street 12v-threebros050218.indd 1 Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. Free; cash bar. Info, 863-3489.

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comedy

GALLAGHER: Known for his watermelon-smashing antics, the comedic superstar has audience members in stitches. See calendar spotlight. Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $30-45. Info, 728-6464.

presents

Delicious & Healthy Mediterranean Cuisine

crafts

CRAFTING OVER COFFEE: Propelled by a light supper, creative types learn card-making techniques from demonstrator Lucia White. New Moon Café, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. $15; preregister. Info, lwhite.home@ gmail.com.

Our goal is to take you to Istanbul and back with every bite!

MOUNT MANSFIELD SCALE MODELERS: Hobbyists break out the superglue and sweat the small stuff at a miniature construction skill swap. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 879-0765.

dance

Burlington’s only

FOR REAL WOMEN SERIES WITH BELINDA: GIT UR FREAK ON: R&B and calypso-dancehall music is the soundtrack to an empowering sensual dance session aimed at confronting body shaming. Swan Dojo, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $15.

Info, bestirredfitness@gmail. com.

RooEop Dining

AT BURLINGTON May THU 17 7PM

JAMES SEXTON: IF YOU’RE IN MY OFFICE, IT’S ALREADY TOO LATE

A divorce lawyer’s guide to staying together.

TUE 22 7PM

MOOREVILLE BOOK LAUNCH

The story of Anne Commire’s family during Prohibition and the Depression. Free.

THU 24 7PM

THEA LEWIS: WICKED VERMONT

THU 31 7PM

MATTHYS LEVY: BUILDING EDEN

Book launch celebration!

Book launch event!

June TUE 5 7PM

Book launch!

SAT 9 11AM

STORY TIME WITH CITY MARKET

MARIA HUMMEL: STILL LIVES

Featuring The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Free.

Phoenix Books Burlington events are ticketed unless otherwise indicated. Your $3 ticket comes with a coupon for $5 off the featured book.

Proceeds go to Vermont Foodbank.

environment

JESS RUBIN: The talk “Effects of Exotic Earthworms on Maple Forests in Northeastern States” addresses unanswered questions and identifies trends to watch. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6-7:45 p.m. Free.

Info, 223-3338.

AT ESSEX May WED 16 PETER SHEA: THE NEW ATLAS 7PM OF VERMONT TROUT PONDS TUE 29 7PM

activism

POC IN VT AFFINITY GROUP: People of color come together in the name of sharing stories and building community in a

SPEED DATING

FEARN LICKFIELD: THE BARDIC BOOK OF BECOMING

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theater

HOUSE & FORMAL GARDENS TOUR: Explorations of the inn and its grounds culminate in afternoon tea with sweets and savories. Shelburne Farms, 2:304 p.m. $20; preregister. Info, 985-8686.

SEVEN DAYS

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

TECH HELP WITH CLIF: Electronics novices develop skill sets applicable to smartphones, tablets and other gadgets.

Brownell Library, Essex Junction, noon, 1, 6 & 7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6955.

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Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 863-2345, ext. 6.

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IDEAS ON TAP: ‘BUSTING OUT OF THE IVORY TOWER: JOURNEY FROM ACADEMIC TO ARTIST’: Using examples from her books and recent art installations, Dana Walrath shows how creative writing and art can promote healing. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0406.

JESS ROBINSON: The state archaeologist digs into precontact Native American archaeology.

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Woodstock, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 457-3368, ext. 222.

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JOB HUNT HELP: Community College of Vermont interns assist employment seekers with everything from résumé-writing to online applications. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 745-1393.

film

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

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS 3D’: See WED.16.

‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: See WED.16.

food & drink

COMMUNITY LUNCH: Farm-fresh 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.

health & fitness

BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE SUNSTYLE TAI CHI, LONG-FORM: Improved mood, greater muscle strength and increased energy are a few of the benefits of this gentle exercise. Winooski Senior Center, 6:45-8 p.m. Free. Info, 735-5467.

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BEGINNERS TAI CHI CLASS: Students get a feel for the ancient Chinese practice. Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 223-3322.

BUDDHIST BABES GENTLE YOGA: Lessons for peaceful living pave the way for a moderate flow-style practice set to music.

Women’s Room, Burlington, 5 p.m. $16. Info, beth@prenatalmethod.com.

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.

FORZA: THE SAMURAI SWORD WORKOUT: Students sculpt lean muscles and gain mental focus when using wooden replicas of the weapon. North End Studio A, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $10. Info, 578-9243.

GENTLE FLOW YOGA: Individuals with injuries or other challenges feel the benefits of a relaxing and nourishing practice. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 9-10 a.m. $12.

Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

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NORTHERN VERMONT SONGWRITERS: Melody makers meet to share ideas and maximize their creativity. Call for details. Catamount Outback Artspace, St. Johnsbury, 6:45 p.m. Free. Info, 467-9859.

MEDICINE-MAKING SERIES: OIL: Herbalists take notes on preserving and preparing plants for the purpose of healing in a class focused on infusions, salves and lotions. Railyard Apothecary, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $20. Info, 540-0595.

SÉAN MCCANN: Known as a founding member of the group Great Big Sea, the singer and guitarist finds eager ears with his folk-rock tunes. ArtisTree Community Arts Center & Gallery, South Pomfret, 7:309:30 p.m. $20. Info, 457-3500.

REMEDIES FOR DIGESTION & ENERGY: Acupuncturist Baylen Slote pinpoints methods for balancing the body and boosting well-being in a holistic healing workshop. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, info@hungermountain.coop.

SLOW FLOW YOGA: Tailored to meet students’ needs, this foundational class facilitates overall wellness. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 7:30-8:30 a.m. $12.

Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

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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VERMONT EBIRD WEEKLY SPRING BIRD MONITORING WALK: Break out the binoculars!

Birders trek through diverse habitats and report their findings to an online avian database. Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Woodstock, 7:30-10:30 a.m.

Free. Info, 457-3368, ext. 222.

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tablet or laptop to a weekly help session. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291, ext. 302.

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‘ARCADIA’: Tom Stoppard’s play, staged by the St. Johnsbury Academy Theatre, is a compelling blend of science, mathematics, literature and landscape architecture. Fuller Hall, St. Johnsbury Academy, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $5-10. Info, 748-4002.

‘A FINISHED HEART’: Actor Eliott Cherry presents a deeply personal story of love, life and dying. A discussion and an information session follow about Vermont’s Patient Choice at End of Life Law. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Upper Valley, Norwich, 7-9 p.m. Donations. Info, 391-9911.

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FRENCH CONVERSATION: Speakers improve their linguistic dexterity in the Romantic tongue. Bradford Public Library, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 222-4536.

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ALEXIS CHARTRAND & NICOLAS BABINEAU: Toes tap to traditional Québécois tunes played on fiddle and guitar. Cabot Town Hall, 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 563-2486.

FLYNN SHOW CHOIRS: More than 80 of Vermont’s top singers, actors and dancers ages 9 through 18 perform Broadway favorites and pop hits with live accompaniment. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 6 & 8 p.m. $12-16.

Info, 863-5966.

CLEAN-UP-ELM-STREET GARAGE SALE: Bargain hunters bag gently used items. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh, N.Y., 4-7 p.m. Free.

Info, 518-561-6920.

RUMMAGE SALE: Bargain shoppers browse a wide array of secondhand treasures. Fletcher Farm School for the Arts & Crafts, Ludlow, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Free. Info, 228-3663.

CYCLES OF LIFE CAFÉ: Community members come together to listen, talk and share their experiences in the ever-changing world. Lunch is available and conversations are confidential. Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3322.

CRAFTY CRAP NIGHT: Participants bring supplies or ongoing projects and an adventurous attitude to share creative time with other people in recovery. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

BEGINNER-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: Basic communication skills are on the agenda at a guided lesson. Private residence, Burlington, 6 p.m. $20. Info, 324-1757.

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‘RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE’ VIEWING PARTY: Fans of the televised drag competition stay up-todate on Season 10 with Marjorie Mayhem, Emoji Nightmare and Nikki Champagne. Drink, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Free; for ages 18 and up. Info, 730-2383.

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FEAST TOGETHER OR FEAST TO GO: Senior citizens and their guests catch up over a shared meal. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, noon-1 p.m. $7-9; preregister. Info, 262-6288.

YOGA CORE FOR BABES: An empowering practice focuses on the abs and the pelvic floor. Women’s Room, Burlington, 12:15 p.m. $16.

Info, beth@prenatalmethod. com.

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REEVE LINDBERGH: In her latest page-turner, Two Lives, the daughter of aviator Charles reflects on her role as the public face of her family and her desire to lead a quiet existence in rural Vermont. Phoenix Books Rutland, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 855-8078.

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PENNYWISE PANTRY: On a tour of the store, shoppers create a custom template for keeping the kitchen stocked with affordable, nutritious eats. City Market, Onion River Co-op, Burlington South End, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 861-9700.

“Integrative Approaches for Addiction and Recovery.” Davis Auditorium, Medical Education Center Pavilion, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 656-9266.

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KEVIN J. MCKENNA: The University of Vermont professor sheds light on Russian author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and his time living and writing in Vermont. Vermont History Museum, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 479-8500.

LUNCH & LEARN: Professor Howard Ball discusses the differences and similarities among totalitarian systems in a talk titled “Eternal Fascism.”

Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, noon. $6. Info, 863-4214.

ONE WORLD LIBRARY PROJECT: Julia Kitonis and Don PetitHomme share “Vermont’s Deaf Culture: Building Bridges Through Theater.” Holley Hall, Bristol, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 453-2366.

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TECH SUPPORT: Need an email account? Want to enjoy ebooks? Bring your phone,

HAZEN UNION HIGH SCHOOL SHORT PLAY SHOWCASE: Tenminute theater works written and directed by students take center stage. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 7:309:30 p.m. Free. Info, 533-9075.

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: ‘MACBETH’: Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff star in a broadcast production of Shakespeare’s tragedy about a corrupt general’s quest to become King of Scotland. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $1625. Info, 748-2600.

‘SITTING PRETTY’ AUDITIONS: See WED.16.

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JAMES SEXTON: Drawing on two decades of experience with highconflict divorces, the trial lawyer discusses his new book, If You’re In My Office, It’s Already Too Late: A Divorce Lawyer’s Guide to Staying Together. Phoenix Books Burlington, 7 p.m. $3. Info, 448-3350.

BALLROOM & LATIN DANCING: Learn new moves with Ballroom Nights, then join others in a dance social featuring the waltz, tango and more. Singles, couples and beginners are welcome.

Williston Jazzercise Fitness Center, lesson, 7-8 p.m.; dance social, 8-9:30 p.m. $10-14; $8 for dance only. Info, 862-2269.

CONTEMPORARY DANCE & FITNESS STUDIO PERFORMANCES 2018: Movers of all ages twist and twirl through a variety of forms in this annual showcase. Barre Opera House, 7 p.m. $12-15. Info, 229-4676.

ECSTATIC DANCE VERMONT: Jubilant motions with the Green Mountain Druid Order inspire divine connections. Christ Episcopal Church, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. $10. Info, 505-8011.

NIA WITH SUZY — MOVE. SWEAT. BREATHE.: Drawing from martial, dance and healing arts, sensory-based movements push participants to their full potential. North End Studio A, Burlington, 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Donations. Info, suzy@loveyourbodyvt.com.

SWING DANCE WITH SWEET MEGG & THE WAYFARERS: Twinkle-toed attendees move to live music. Bring clean shoes.

Champlain Club, Burlington, beginner lesson, 7:30 p.m.; dance, 8-10:30 p.m. $10-20; cash bar.

Info, 864-8382.

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BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BURLINGTON CAR WASH: Vehicles that cruise to this benefit for youth programs leave sparkling clean. Boys & Girls Club, Burlington, 4-6 p.m. $5.

Info, 865-8128.

‘CELEBRATING THE BENCH AND BAR AND THEIR ROLE IN PRESERVING THE RULE OF LAW’: A reenactment of a 1918 oral argument follows a ceremony on the steps commemorating the Vermont Supreme Court building’s 100th anniversary. Vermont Supreme Court, Montpelier, 3 p.m. Free.

Info, info@vtbar.org.

TAROT READINGS: A spiritual mentor consults her cards to offer guidance and clarity. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 5:30-8:30 p.m. $1 per minute; preregister.

Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

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

ANIMÉ NIGHT: Enthusiasts view and chat about the latest animated shows from Japan.

Laboratory B, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 777-9012.

‘EX LIBRIS: THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY’: Academy Award-winning director Frederick Wiseman’s 2017 documentary takes viewers inside the New York Public Library. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 6 p.m. $9-11; preregister. Info, 457-2355.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS 3D’: See WED.16.

‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: See WED.16.

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CHAMPLAIN VALLEY DINNER TRAIN: Passengers feast on a three-course meal while riding the Green Mountain Railroad from Burlington to Middlebury and back. Union Station, Burlington, 5:30-8:30 p.m. $85100; preregister for Gold Class tickets and parties of eight or more. Info, 800-707-3530.

ROSÉ RELEASE PARTY: Oenophiles drink pink at an industry-style tasting of 20-plus varieties. Wear pink for discounts on purchases. Cork Wine Bar & Market, Waterbury, 5-8 p.m. $20. Info, 882-8227.

SUN TO CHEESE TOUR: Fromage fanatics go behind the scenes and follow award-winning farmhouse cheddar from raw milk to finished product.

Shelburne Farms, 1:45-3:45 p.m. $20 includes a block of cheddar; preregister. Info, 985-8686.

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TRUCK STOP: Mobile kitchens dish out mouthwatering meals and libations. Live music and cold beer add to the fun.

ArtsRiot, Burlington, 5-10 p.m.

Cost of food and drink. Info, 540-0406.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.16, 9:15 a.m.

health & fitness

ACUDETOX: Attendees in recovery undergo acupuncture to the ear to propel detoxification. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

ADVANCED TAI CHI CLASS: 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.16, 7:30-8:30 & 10:40-11:40 a.m.

BUTI YOGA: See WED.16.

FELDENKRAIS AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT: Aches and pains, be gone! The physically challenged to the physically fit increase flexibility and body awareness with this form of somatic education. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 12:30-1:30 p.m. $10. Info, 560-0186.

FUNKY FLOW: Yogis get into the groove in a class set to a smile-inducing playlist. Balance Yoga, Richmond, 6-7 p.m. $15 or class pass. Info, balanceyogavt@ gmail.com.

YOGA NIDRA: Students lie still as a teacher guides them into a state of deep relaxation.

Balance Yoga, Richmond, 7:158:15 p.m. $15 or class pass. Info, balanceyogavt@gmail.com.

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FLYNN SHOW CHOIRS: See THU.17.

STELLARIA TRIO: The Burlington-based classical ensemble delights listeners with the program “Dark Horses.” The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $5-20. Info, 879-5360.

sports

RUTLAND REGION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GOLF CLASSIC: Players hit the links and take a swing at a friendly competition. Prizes, an awards dinner and networking sweeten the deal. Rutland Country Club, 1 p.m. $500 per team of 5. Info, 773-2747.

agriculture

HAVE A HEART, PULL A WEED: Helping hands remove invasive species, then replant areas with native trees and shrubs.

Intervale Center, Burlington, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 660-0440.

NEW NORTH END PLANT SALE: Horticulturalists consult with Red Wagon Plants staff members, who offer gardening advice and assist in the selection of new greenery. Bibens Ace Hardware Store, Burlington, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 482-4060.

WHAT’S THE HISTORY OF FRENCH-CANADIAN IMMIGRATION INTO VERMONT? People-powered journalism.

Listen at bravelittlestate.org, or wherever you get your podcasts.

WAKE UP THE GARDEN: RECONSTRUCTING MORRILL’S HISTORIC LANDSCAPE: Green thumbs work with the homestead’s gardener to cultivate the plots and beds surrounding the historical home. Justin Morrill Homestead, Strafford, 9 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 765-4288.

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BOOK & COOKIE SALE: Homemade treats sustain bibliophiles as they leaf through bargain-priced publications.

Ainsworth Public Library, Williamstown, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free.

Info, 433-5887.

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‘ARCADIA’: See THU.17.

‘A FINISHED HEART’: See THU.17, Shelburne Town Hall.

THE MAGIC OF BILL BLAGG LIVE!: An action-packed show full of jaw-dropping illusions enchants audience members. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $25-35. Info, 603-448-0400.

‘SITTING PRETTY’ AUDITIONS: See WED.16.

WESTON PLAYHOUSE NEW WORKS FESTIVAL: A showcase of plays-in-progress features readings and workshop productions of scripts by Molly Regan, Kait Kerrigan and Judith Sloan.

See calendar spotlight. Weston Playhouse at Walker Farm, 7 p.m. $10-35; $45 for three-show pass.

Info, 824-5288.

Traditional Foods & Health Gathering Friday, June 1 & Saturday, June 2 Coach Barn, Shelburne Farms

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‘BOSTON MARRIAGE’: The close relationship between two women in 20th-century Boston is the focus of David Mamet’s play, presented as a fully staged reading by Middlebury Community Players Company Be. Vermont Coffee Company Playhouse, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 735-8041.

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Nora is a widely recognized expert on what is popularly referred to as the “Paleo diet” & is the author of the international best-selling book, Primal Body, Primal Mind: Beyond the Paleo Diet for Total Health and A Longer Life.

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Nourish Vermont is funded by The Forrest C. & Frances H. Lattner Foundation

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COLIN MCCAFFREY: The native Vermonter lends his smooth voice and string wizardry to folk songs performed solo.

Moretown United Methodist Church, 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 839-0560.

SONGWRITER SESSIONS: CHARLOTTE: Area songsters Joe Delaney, Janice Russotti, Shane Bowley and Kip de Moll make their music heard. Charlotte Library, 7-9 p.m. Donations. Info, 425-3864.

WORLD FAIR TRADE DAY: Live entertainment, good eats and interactive activities promote socially conscious consumerism. Burlington City Hall Park, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345.

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SCRAG MOUNTAIN MUSIC: Upright bassist Evan Premo and soprano Mary Bonhag lead the chamber music program “Trapeze.” Green Mountain Girls Farm, Northfield, 7:30 p.m.

Donations. Info, 426-4024.

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LGBTQA COMMUNITY CELEBRATION AUCTION & AWARDS: Culinary delights by Vermont chefs and a lively bidding war with auctioneer Eileen Blackwood get folks amped to dance to music spun by DJ Craig Mitchell. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 6-9 p.m. $19.99-98.

Info, 860-7812.

THE NEXT GENERATION: Classical instrumental and vocal training shines in this showcase for talented young musicians.

Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $10-16. Info, 728-6464.

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REFUGE RECOVERY: A LOVE SUPREME: Buddhist philosophy is the foundation of this mindfulness-based addictionrecovery community. Turning Point Center, Burlington, noon.

Free. Info, 861-3150.

MIDDLEBURY SONG FEST: Classical musicians and singers explore the theme “Wild and Wonderful” during a weekend featuring three concerts and a masterclass. See middleburysongfest.org for details. Various Middlebury locations, 7:30 p.m.

Prices vary. Info, 338-2884.

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CLEAN-UP-ELM-STREET GARAGE SALE: See FRI.18, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

MAGGIE’S BRIGHT SIDE SPRING BAZAAR & RAFFLE: More than 40 crafters and vendors tout their wares. Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School, South Burlington, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 881-8557.

MONKTON TOWN-WIDE YARD SALE: Shoppers peruse various vendors around town. Maps are available at the Monkton Volunteer Fire Department and the Monkton General Store.

Various Monkton locations, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 338-6731.

Introducing Anytime Dining for Independent Living residents! Enjoy a full menu of chef-prepared specialties at our on-site restaurant – now open all day! With Anytime Dining, you can order what you want, when you want.

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QUEEN CITY MEMORY CAFÉ: People with memory loss accompany their caregivers for coffee, conversation and entertainment. Thayer House, Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. Free.

Info, 656-4220.

BIG YELLOW BARN DANCE: Fueled by local fare and craft beer and cocktails, revelers move and shake to live honky-tonk tunes by the Starline Rhythm Boys. 42 Whetstone Brook Rd., East Craftsbury, 6-10 p.m. $10; free for kids 12 and under. Info, 586-9683.

CONTEMPORARY DANCE & FITNESS STUDIO PERFORMANCES 2018: See FRI.18.

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SINGLE ADULTS’ VOLLEYBALL/ GAME/POTLUCK DINNER NIGHT: Social butterflies enjoy a little friendly competition while making new acquaintances. Essex Alliance Church, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $2; preregister. Info, 238-2820.

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FARMAGANZA: Merrymakers get their fill of vendors, food, beer, live music and a kids’ fishing derby. The Den at Harry’s Hardware, Cabot, noon-9 p.m.

Free. Info, 563-2291.

SPRING CARNIVAL: Games, face painting, a photo booth and more mean fun for the whole family. Vermont Day School, Shelburne, 1-3:30 p.m. Free; $5 per child. Info, 495-5150.

film

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

‘EX LIBRIS: THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY’: See FRI.18.

QUEEN CITY TANGO MILONGA: Participants put their best feet forward in a lively social dance.

Champlain Club, Burlington, Argentine tango lesson, 7-7:45 p.m.; milonga, 7:45-10:30 p.m. $510. Info, qct@queencitytango.org.

‘SAMSON’: Billy Zane stars in the biblical tale of a champion chosen by God to deliver Israel. The Baptist Fellowship of Randolph, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 565-8013.

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‘TAKING ROOT: THE VISION OF WANGARI MAATHAI’: Filmmaker Lisa Merton introduces a screening of her 2008 documentary about a Nobel Peace Prizewinning Kenyan environmental activist. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 4 & 7:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 734-4550.

DARTMOUTH DANCE ENSEMBLE & DARTMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Music and dance meet in an innovative collaboration between two ensembles in two different auditoriums.

Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $10-15. Info, 603-646-2422.

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PANCAKE BREAKFAST & BALLOON LAUNCH: Families start the day with stacks of flapjacks drenched in maple syrup, then watch as airborne carriers go up, up and away. Post Mills Airport, breakfast, 5:30-10:30 a.m.; launch, 6 a.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 866-556-3083.

‘HIGH RISK’: Shown on 16mm film, this 1981 action flick follows four cash-strapped Americans as they attempt to raid the safe of a Colombian drug lord. Newman Center, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7 p.m.

Donations. Info, serious_61@ yahoo.com.

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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.

CONTRA DANCE: A traditional social dance comes complete with calls by Jacqui Grennan and music by the Dam Beavers.

Capital City Grange, Berlin, instruction session, 7:35 p.m.; dance, 8-11 p.m. $5-15. Info, 249-7454.

JOHNSON STATE COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT: Gov. Phil Scott addresses the graduating class of 2018. South Lawn.

Johnson State College, 11 a.m.

Free. Info, 635-1257.

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SPRING FLING FLEA MARKET: Antiques, crafts, collectibles, baked goods and other takehome treasures catch shoppers’ eyes. The Old Village Church, Newbury, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free.

Info, 866-5343.

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RUMMAGE SALE: See FRI.18.

INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY MEETING PLACE: Anything goes in an in-person networking group where attendees can share hobbies, play music and discuss current events — without using online social sites. Presto Music Store, South Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. Free.

Info, 658-0030.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS 3D’: See WED.16.

‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: See WED.16.

‘THE WIZARD OF OZ’: Pianist Jeff Rapsis provides live accompaniment for the 1925 silent film starring Dorothy Dwan as Dorothy and Oliver Hardy as the Tin Man. Brandon Town Hall, 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 603-236-9237.

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AMONG THE ALCOVES: An elegant dinner from the mind of chef David Hale benefits the Athenaeum. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 6:30 p.m. $100; preregister; limited space. Info, 745-1393.

CAPITAL CITY FARMERS MARKET: Meats and cheeses join farm-fresh produce, baked goods, locally made arts and crafts, and live music. 60 State Street, Montpelier, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Free. Info, 793-8347.

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY DINNER TRAIN: See FRI.18.

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.

DOGGY DAMPF PUNK PARTY: Humans dress their pooches as their favorite musical artists to fête the release of Switchback Brewing’s Dampf Punk beer. A photo booth, costume contests and a raffle round out the fun.

The Tap Room at Switchback Brewing, Burlington, 4-8 p.m.

Cost of drinks. Info, 651-4114.

VERGENNES FARMERS MARKET: Local food and crafts, live music, and hot eats spice up Saturday mornings. Kennedy Brothers Building, Vergennes, 9 a.m.noon. Free. Info, 233-9180.

VERMONT FARMERS MARKET: See WED.16, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

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BUTI FLOW: Yogis benefit from power yoga and deep abdominal toning. Women’s Room, Burlington, 9 a.m. $16. Info, beth@prenatalmethod.com.

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

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

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CAPOEIRA: A blend of martial arts, music and dancing challenges adults and kids. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 1-2 p.m. $12.

Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

Box, Craftsbury, 8-10 p.m. $10; free for kids under 16. Info, 586-7533.

DINACHARYA: DAILY ROUTINE & AYURVEDIC LIFE HACKS: Both newbies and well-versed students alike explore the energetic rhythm of the 24-hour cycle to improve wellbeing. Railyard Apothecary, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. $20. Info, 540-0595.

MONTPELIER COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR: Central Vermont singers entertain with soulful sounds. The Old Meeting House, East Montpelier, 7-8 p.m.

Donations. Info, 249-0404.

NEWBIE NOON INTRO TO HOT YOGA: First-timers in loosefitting clothing get their stretch on in a comfortably warm environment. Hot Yoga Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 999-9963.

POUND ROCKOUT WORKOUT: Fitness fanatics sweat it out in a full-body cardio session combining light resistance with constant simulated drumming.

Colchester Health & Fitness, 10:15-11 a.m. $15. Info, 860-1010.

R.I.P.P.E.D.: Resistance, intervals, power, plyometrics, endurance and diet define this high-intensity physical-fitness program.

North End Studio A, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. $10. Info, 578-9243.

YIN YOGA: Students hold poses for several minutes to give connective tissues a good stretch.

Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 8-9:30 a.m. $12. Info, studio@ zenbarnvt.com.

language

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

music

Find club dates in the music section.

MICHELE FAY BAND: Elements of folk, swing and bluegrass blend in understated originals and traditional covers. Music

SOOVIN KIM & GLORIA CHIEN: The dynamic duo hits all the right notes on violin and piano.

FlynnSpace, Burlington, 8 p.m. $35. Info, 863-5966.

SOUTH BURLINGTON COMMUNITY CHORUS: Songs of love, life and longing fill the program “And So It Goes.” McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7:30-9 p.m. $10; free for kids under 18. Info, 846-4108.

UNDER THE STREETLAMP: Recent cast members from the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys come together for an evening of tight harmonies and slick dance moves. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $39-59. Info, 603-448-0400.

outdoors

CITY OF WINOOSKI NATIONAL KIDS TO PARKS DAY: Parents and caregivers learn about program offerings and other opportunities for summer fun — and play some lawn games.

Landry Park, Winooski, 10 a.m.noon. Free. Info, 777-1621.

FOREST BATHING: Folks unplug, slow down and experience nature through a guided mindfulness practice. Intervale Center, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. $25; preregister; limited space. Info, 660-0440.

SPRING TRAIL WORK: Volunteers ready the Long Trail for the hiking season. Contact trip leader for details. Free; preregister. Info, 879-1457.

SWEET BIRD WALK IN THE SUGARBUSH: Winged spring travelers treat trekkers to bright colors and beautiful songs. Jed’s Maple Products, Derby, 7-9 a.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 766-2700.

WORK HIKE WITH GMC MONTPELIER: Nature lovers in work clothes and sturdy boots give back to the community by tending to Stowe-area trails with the Green Mountain Club.

Contact leader for alternate meeting place. Montpelier High School, 8 a.m. Free. Info, 223-3550.

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seminars

VCAM ORIENTATION: Videoproduction hounds master basic concepts and nomenclature at an overview of VCAM facilities, policies and procedures. VCAM Studio, Burlington, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 651-9692.

sports

5K COLOR SPLASH: Runners and walkers take steps to raise awareness of mental health and addiction recovery services.

Thetford Academy, registration, 8:30-10 a.m.; 5K, 10:30 a.m. $35.

Info, 728-4466, ext. 221.

FRIENDCHIPS 5K: FUN RUN FOR MENTORING: Runners pound the pavement at a fundraiser for the FriendCHIPS Mentoring Program.

Founders Memorial School, Essex Junction, 9:30-10:30 a.m. $10-25.

Info, 878-6982.

GIRLS ON THE RUN VT 5K: Program participants and their families pound the pavement in the culmination of the 10-week, confidence-boosting curriculum.

Castleton University, 10 a.m.noon. $10. Info, 246-1476.

GRAND ISLE SCHOOL PTA 5K: Folks of all ages and athletic abilities run or walk in this funfilled outing complete with medals and a barbecue. Grand Isle Recreation Park, sign-in, 10 a.m.; 5K, 11 a.m.; barbecue, 11:45 a.m. $15-40. Info, amy@ surfglobal.net.

HEARTS FOR HUNGER 5K FUN RUN/WALK: Athletes break a sweat for the Vermont Foodbank’s Backpack Program.

Champlain Valley Union High School, Hinesburg, 9 a.m.-noon. $12-16. Info, 482-3352.

talks

MARYL WALTERS: The longtime Christian Science practitioner mines her experiences in public ministry for “Better Government: What’s Love Got To Do With It?” Ethan Allen Room, Capitol Plaza Hotel & Conference Center, Montpelier, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 223-2477.

tech

TECH HELP: Electronics novices bring their questions and devices to a hands-on help session with a trained troubleshooter.

Fairfax Community Library, 9-11 a.m. Free. Info, 849-2420.

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HANDEL SOCIETY OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE: Directed by Robert Duff, the 100-voice choral group delivers a powerful retelling of the final days of Christ’s life. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $10-20.

Info, 603-646-2422.

SING & PLAY 50K: Supporters of music education perform 50,000 seconds of notes. See uvmusic. org for details. Various Upper Valley locations, 7:04 a.m.-9 p.m. $35 to perform; free for spectators. Info, 603-448-1642.

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BERNARD ROSE: The pianist tickles the ivories to Bach’s “Goldberg Variations” in a concert honoring the memory of Robert Gensburg. United Community Church South Building, St. Johnsbury, 7:309:45 p.m. Free. Info, 748-7135.

SCRAG MOUNTAIN MUSIC: See FRI.18, Unitarian Church of Montpelier.

WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY CELEBRATION: Avian enthusiasts spread their wings during a day of guided bird walks, an educational talk and a wildlife art show. Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge, Swanton, 5:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 868-4781.

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BELLA VOCE WOMEN’S CHORUS OF VERMONT: The women’s vocal ensemble celebrates spring in “Sing Creation’s Music.”

See calendar spotlight. Stowe Community Church, 7:30 p.m. $15-18. Info, vikki@bellavocevt. org.

THE OAK RIDGE BOYS: The longtime touring group delivers country tunes in ear-pleasing four-part harmony. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 8 p.m. $42-72.

Info, 775-0903.

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Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, bheeks@ yahoo.com.

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WORKING WOODLANDS WORKSHOP: MEET THE MIGRANTS: Nature lovers learn bird identification by sight and sound on an easy walk with ecologist Kyle Jones. MarshBillings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Woodstock, 8-11 a.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 457-3368, ext. 222.

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‘ARCADIA’: See THU.17, 2 p.m.

‘BOSTON MARRIAGE’: See FRI.18.

‘A FINISHED HEART’: See THU.17, Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph.

‘STOMP’: Using anything but traditional drums, this troupe of eight percussionists keeps the beat with unconventional items such as brooms and hubcaps.

Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 2 & 8 p.m. $25-60. Info, 863-5966.

WESTON PLAYHOUSE NEW WORKS FESTIVAL: See FRI.18, 3 & 7 p.m.

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PODCAST LITERARY CONVERSATION & WORKSHOP: Avid readers reflect upon a recorded interview with an author. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

THE RUMPUS!: AN EVENING OF STORYTELLING: Raconteurs from around the state spin true, first-person tales on the theme of “Going Toward the Light.” Brick Box, Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. $20. Info, 775-0903.

STORY WALK KICKOFF PARTY: To celebrate a series of picture books to be displayed along the the bike path, lit lovers converge for a bounce house, games and healthy treats. Fairfax Community Park, 10 a.m.-noon.

Free. Info, 849-2420.

THE YOUNG NOVELISTS: Fronted by husband and wife Graydon James and Laura Spink, the Toronto-based band performs as part of a national tour for their latest album, In City & Country. See calendar spotlight.

Brandon Music, 7:30 p.m. $20; $45 includes dinner; preregister; BYOB. Info, 247-4295.

SUN.20 activism

TOXIC WHITENESS DISCUSSION GROUP: See WED.16.

bazaars

RUMMAGE SALE: See FRI.18.

community

COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS PRACTICE WITH NEW LEAF SANGHA: 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.

COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS WITH THE CENTER FOR MINDFUL LEARNING: Peaceful people gather for guided meditation and interactive discussions. Burlington Friends Meeting House, 5-7 p.m. $10. Info, assistant@centerfor mindfullearning.org.

SPIRIT OF BEING SANCTUARY: Through sharing, reflecting and

meditating with facilitators Ryan McCardle and Savitri Devi Dasi, participants remember who and what they truly are. Railyard Apothecary, Burlington, 10-11:30 a.m. $5-15. Info, 540-0595.

traditional African dishes.

ArtsRiot, Burlington, 4:30-8 p.m.

Cost of food and drink; preregister. Info, 540-0406.

conferences

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.

NERDCAMPVT: Educators create the day’s schedule and address current topics at a learner-driven “unconference” focused on literacy. Burlington High School, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, vermont councilonreading@gmail.com.

dance

CONTEMPORARY DANCE & FITNESS STUDIO PERFORMANCES 2018: See FRI.18, 1 p.m.

‘GISELLE’: A doomed love affair ends in tragedy in a broadcast Bolshoi Ballet performance.

Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort, 2 p.m. $10-17. Info, 760-4634.

NIA WITH SUZY — MOVE. SWEAT. BREATHE.: See FRI.18.

education

LYNDON STATE COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT: Students receive their diplomas following a speech by Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Catore. Soccer field, Lyndon State College, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 626-6406.

UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY: Wise words from Stanford University’s Alexander Nemerov set the stage for the university’s graduation proceedings.

University Green, University of Vermont, Burlington, 8:20-11 a.m. Free. Info, 656-3272.

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COME TO LIFE ACTION DAY: Like-minded individuals get their hands dirty during a celebration of permaculture, herbalism, acoustic music and community building. Willow Crossing Farm, Johnson, noon-9 p.m.

Free. Info, cometolifeevents@ guayaki.com.

HU CHANT: SOUND OF SOUL: People of all faiths lift their voices in a spiritual exercise followed by contemplation and conversation. Eckankar Center, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 800-772-9390.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST & BALLOON LAUNCH: See SAT.19.

film

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

‘SAMSON’: See SAT.19, United Church of South Royalton, 4:306:30 p.m.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS 3D’: See WED.16.

‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: See WED.16.

food & drink

AUTHENTIC ETHIOPIAN NIGHT: Alganesh Michael and Mulu Tewelde serve up

CHOCOLATE TASTING IN BURLINGTON: See SAT.19.

COMFORT FOOD FOR A CAUSE: Diners get their fill of familiar fare, plus music and a silent auction. All proceeds benefit Dinners With Love. Campus Center, Castleton University, 4-7 p.m. $30. Info, 465-1027.

PATIO OPENING PARTY: Revelers welcome the season with local eats by the Barbecutioners and live tunes by Faux in Love. There will be creemees! SILO Distillery, Windsor, noon-5 p.m. Free. Info, 674-4220.

games

GAMES PARLOUR: Strategic thinkers bring favorite tabletop competitions to play with others. Champlain Club, Burlington, 2-8 p.m. $5. Info, orsonbradford@gmail.com.

health & fitness

BUDDHIST HEALING CHOD WITH PEMA YUDRON: An ancient Tibetan meditation practice leaves folks feeling refreshed and renewed. Old King Farm Healing & Retreat Center, Benson, 7-9 p.m. Donations. Info, 537-3460.

CLEAR THE SUBCONSCIOUS: Students cast off negativity and fear in favor of renewal, love and clarity in this class complete with guided meditation and gong healing. Chai Space, Dobra Tea, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $18.

Info, 318-6050.

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masks and embark on a sonic journey of relaxing and restorative vibrations. BYO eye mask. Sacred Mountain Studio, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. $10-20; preregister for a futon pad. Info, stevescuderi@gmail.com.

KARMA YOGA: Attendees practice poses while supporting the Richmond Food Shelf. Balance Yoga, Richmond, 10:30-11:30 a.m. $10; $5 with a food donation.

Info, balanceyogavt@gmail.com.

TRADITIONAL YOGA FLOW: Breath accompanies each transition during a vinyasa flow focused on body awareness and self-acceptance. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 9-10:15 a.m. $12. Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

YOGA FOR FOLKS WITH LYME & RECOVERY GROUP: A restorative yoga practice paves the way for an open discussion focused on the path to wellness. Laughing River Yoga, Burlington, 2-3:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 343-8119.

holidays

SHAVUOT FAMILY FAIR: The young and the young at heart celebrate the Jewish holiday with fair booths, a reading of the ten commandments and an ice cream party. Chabad of Vermont, Burlington, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 6585770, ext. 5.

outdoors

PEASE MOUNTAIN & MOUNT PHILO HIKE: A picnic rewards participants on a 5-mile hike and bike. Contact trip leader for details. Free; preregister. Info, theheckle123@gmail.com.

SPRING BIRD WALK: Outdoor adventurers keep their eyes peeled for feathered fliers. Rain date: May 26. Stranahan Town Forest, Marshfield, 7:30-10 a.m.

Free. Info, 426-3581.

sports

RACE AROUND THE LAKE: Lunch, live music and an awards ceremony await athletes who break a sweat on 5- and 10-K routes to raise funds for BarnArts. Silver Lake State Park, Barnard, 10:30 a.m. $15-40. Info, 234-1645.

WALK FOR EPILEPSY: A lakeside stroll paves the way for a barbecue with DJ’ed music, a silent auction, a raffle and the chance to meet Champ of the Vermont Lake Monsters. Oakledge Park, | ‘THE WIZARD | FILM OF O T.19 Z’ SA

‘DIMANCHES’ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Parlezvous français? Speakers practice the tongue at a casual drop-in chat. Local History Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, stevenorman@ fastmail.fm.

music

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ROLAND PIGEON MEMORIAL CONCERT: Friends, family and players share their talents in memory of the Westford musician who passed away last year.

United Church of Westford, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-4028.

SOOVIN KIM & GLORIA CHIEN: See SAT.19, 2 p.m.

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CONTACT IMPROV: See WED.16, Aikido of Champlain Valley, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $4.

Info, 864-7306.

SALSA MONDAYS: Dancers learn the techniques and patterns of salsa, merengue, bachata and cha-cha. North End Studio A, Burlington, fundamentals, 7 p.m.; intermediate, 8 p.m. $12.

Info, 227-2572.

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talks

JILL BAKER & PAT HASLAM: “The Greensboro Blockhouse Project: The Preliminary Results” outlines research findings on the Revolutionary War historic site. Ethan Allen Homestead Museum, Burlington, 2-3 p.m.

Free. Info, 865-4556.

SUSAN OUELLETTE: To mark the museum opening for the season, the professor speaks about her recently published book, An Extraordinary Ordinary Woman: The Journal of Phebe Orvis, 1820-1830. Rokeby Museum, Ferrisburgh, 3 p.m. $5 or regular admission, $8-10; free for kids under 5. Info, 877-3406.

theater

‘BOSTON MARRIAGE’: See FRI.18, 2 p.m.

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA LIVE IN HD: ‘COSÌ FAN TUTTE’: Shown on-screen, Mozart’s comic masterpiece focuses on a pair of friends who test their fiancées’ fidelity. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 12:55 p.m. $1023. Info, 775-0903.

THEATRE MIXER: Performers and fans alike geek out and learn about volunteer opportunities at

JOB HUNT HELP: See THU.17, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

film

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

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS 3D’: See WED.16.

‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: See WED.16.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.16, 6:30 p.m.

CHESS CLUB: Checkmate! Players make strategic moves and vie for the opposing king. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:304:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

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.

TRIVIA NIGHT: Rounds of popculture and academic questions raise funds for a Burlington High School Scholars’ Bowl team trip.

Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Donations. Info, kcommo@ scholarsbowl.org.

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SCRAG MOUNTAIN MUSIC: See FRI.18, Warren United Church of Christ, 4 p.m.

AUTHORS IN THE AFTERNOON: Bookworms visit with more than 25 children’s and young adult writers and illustrators.

Burlington High School, 4-6 p.m.

Free. Info, 652-7329.

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INDIGO GIRLS: SOLD OUT. The harmonious duo doles out its perennially popular tunes. Michelle Malone opens.

Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $39.50-64.50. Info, 603-448-0400.

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PIKNIC ÉLECTRONIK MONTRÉAL: DJ sets and beatdriven music propel a dance party of epic proportions. See piknicelectronik.com for details.

Plaine des jeux, Montréal, 2-10 p.m. $14.50-119; free for kids 12 and under. Info, 514-904-1247.

WESTON PLAYHOUSE NEW WORKS FESTIVAL: See FRI.18, 1 & 4:30 p.m.

NORTHERN VERMONT UNIVERSITY — JOHNSON TRANSFER STUDENT DAY: Students considering making the switch to NVUJohnson visit campus for lunch, a tour and the chance to chat with staff. On-thespot admission is available for those who apply in advance. Johnson State College, 9 a.m.-noon & noon-3 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 635-1219.

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ADVANCED SUN-STYLE TAI CHI, LONG-FORM: Elements of qigong thread through the youngest version of the Chinese martial art. Winooski Senior Center, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 735-5467.

ADVANCED TAI CHI CLASS: See FRI.18.

ALL-LEVELS HATHA YOGA: See WED.16.

BONE BUILDERS EXERCISE CLASSES: See WED.16.

PIKNIC ÉLECTRONIK MONTRÉAL: See SUN.20, 2-9:30 p.m.

music

Find club dates in the music section.

YOUNG AT HEART SINGERS: A midday meal gives way to a lively concert by vocalists from the Barre Area Senior Center.

Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, lunch, 12:15 p.m.; concert, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3322.

BUTI YOGA: See WED.16.

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POWER YOGA: Yogis move, sweat and rock out to fun music. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 6-7 p.m. $12. Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

Locals learn the medicinal and edible uses of Burlington’s so-called weeds.

Railyard Apothecary, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 540-0595.

SEATED TAI CHI: Movements are modified for those with arthritis and other chronic conditions.

Winooski Senior Center, 11 a.m.noon. Free. Info, 735-5467.

UVM MEDICAL CENTER PLANT SALE: Queen City cultivators snap up fresh flora. University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 482-4060.

TIBETAN YOGA: A cleansing practice leads to greater clarity off the mat. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, noon-1:15 p.m. $12.

Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

YIN YOGA: See SAT.19, 12-1:15 p.m.

YOGA FOR DIABETES: Over the course of a four-week series, students investigate breath and bodywork as tools for self care. Sangha Studio — North, Burlington, 7-8:15 p.m. $10-15; free for members. Info, info@ sanghstudio.org.

language

ADVANCED-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: Language learners perfect their pronunciation with guest speakers. Private residence, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. $20. Info, 324-1757.

LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE: Bring a bag lunch to practice the system of communication using visual gestures.

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m. Free.

Info, 223-3338.

SPANISH GROUP CLASSES: Speakers brush up on their language skills en español. New Moon Café, Burlington, 5-6:30 p.m. $25. Info, maigomez1@ hotmail.com.

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VOICES OF COLOR SHOWCASE: People of color exercise their artistry when sharing stories and poetry. Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 8-10:30 p.m. $1. Info, 660-9346.

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‘TALK OF THE PORCH’: A ‘NEW YORKER’ FICTION DISCUSSION GROUP: Local writers Stark Biddle and Julia Shipley direct a dialogue on a new or classic short story. Craftsbury Public Library, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 586-9683.

seminars

BASIC MAINTENANCE & DIY FLAT FIX: Riders get their gears turning during a lesson on bicycle anatomy, vocabulary, functions and fixes. Wear closed-toe shoes. Old Spokes Home Community Workshop, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, info@oldspokeshome.com.

tech

TECH HELP WITH CLIF: See WED.16, noon & 1 p.m.

TECH TUTOR: Techies answer questions about computers and devices during one-on-one help sessions. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 4-6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918.

words

MEMOIR CLASS FOR SENIORS 65+: Writing prompts get creative juices flowing in a sixweek program. Call for details.

Cathedral Square, Burlington, 1-2:30 p.m. Free; limited space.

Info, 859-8849.

MONTHLY BOOK GROUP FOR ADULTS: News of the World by Paulette Jiles sparks conversation. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

READING THROUGH THE BIBLE: Participants gather near the fireplace to peruse the Scriptures. Panera Bread, South Burlington, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 893-6266.

bazaars

RESIDENCE HALL RUMMAGE SALE: Castaway clothing, appliances, books, school supplies and household items find new homes. Algonquin Dining Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., open to folks with valid college ID, 11 a.m.; open to the public, 1 p.m.

Free. Info, 518-564-4830.

UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT SURPLUS SALE: Office chairs, desks, tables and filing cabinets find new homes. Wheelock Barn, South Burlington, noon-2 p.m.

Free. Info, 656-5731.

community

DINNER & DISCUSSION: PLANNING FOR THE CO-OP’S FUTURE: A community meal gives way to a conversation about Hunger Mountain Co-op’s goals and objectives. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, dinner, 5:30 p.m.; program, 6:15 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 262-3242.

FEAST TOGETHER OR FEAST TO GO: See FRI.18.

PLANBTV EAST END & HILL SECTION WORKSHOP: Locals learn about Burlington’s comprehensive development plan and offer up input. Morgan Room, Aiken Hall, Champlain College, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, mtuttle@burlingtonvt.gov.

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conferences

OPIATES: SCIENTIFIC, POLITICAL & SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Presentations touch on various aspects of the opiate crisis, including neurological effects and obstacles to treatment. DoubleTree by Hilton, South Burlington, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. $159. Info, 488-6912.

crafts

COMMUNITY CRAFT NIGHT: Makers stitch, spin, knit and crochet their way through projects while enjoying each other’s company. Local History Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

dance

BEGINNER WEST COAST SWING & FUSION DANCING: Pupils get schooled in the fundamentals of partner dance. North End Studio B, Burlington, 8-9 p.m. $11-16. Info, burlingtonwestie@ gmail.com.

INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED WEST COAST SWING: Fun-loving folks learn the smooth, sexy stylings of modern swing dance.

North End Studio A, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $11-16. Info, burlingtonwestie@gmail.com.

SWING DANCING: Quick-footed participants experiment with different forms, including the Lindy hop, Charleston and balboa. Beginners are welcome.

Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 448-2930.

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‘A BIRDER’S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING’: A group of teens embarks on an epic road trip to cement their place in birding history in this 2013 adventure.

Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

‘GODSPEED: THE RACE ACROSS AMERICA’: A 2016 documentary focuses on an unlikely pair of cyclists who pedal more than 3,000 miles nonstop. Palace 9 Cinemas, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $14. Info, 660-9300.

‘MILK’: The Woodstock Union High School Queer/Straight Alliance hosts a screening of this 2008 film about America’s first openly gay man voted into public office. Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 7:30-9:40 p.m.

Free. Info, 457-3981.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS 3D’: See WED.16. ‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: See WED.16.

food & drink

THE NO-FUSS KITCHEN: GLUTEN-FREE MADE EASY: Home cooks concoct savory, flaky buttermilk biscuits and butternut squash with chorizo gravy in a hands-on culinary class. Community Teaching Kitchen, City Market, Onion River Co-op, Burlington South End, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 861-9700.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.16, 7 p.m.

health & fitness

BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE SUNSTYLE TAI CHI, LONG-FORM: See THU.17, South Burlington Recreation & Parks Department, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 735-5467.

BEGINNERS TAI CHI CLASS: See THU.17.

BRANDON FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Hop to it! Get fit with strength, endurance, agility and coordination exercises. Otter Valley North Campus Gym, Brandon, 5-6 p.m. $12. Info, 343-7160.

CHRONIC CONDITION? STRESS MANAGEMENT CAN HELP!: Individuals with a medically diagnosed stable chronic condition participate in eight weeks of Stress Management and Resiliency Training. University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 847-1089.

GENTLE FLOW YOGA: See THU.17.

GENTLE YOGA WITH TIBETAN BOWLS & GONG BATH: Breath, movement and sound combine for deep relaxation and self-healing. Balance Yoga, Richmond, 10:15-11:30 a.m. $15.

Info, balanceyogavt@gmail.com.

HATHA YOGA FLOW: This practice provides a great stretch and strengthens the body through a combination of sustained and flowing poses. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 5:30-6:45 p.m. $12.

Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

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HEALTH EDUCATION: HOW TO MANAGE CHRONIC CONDITIONS: Support and Services at Home representatives offer blood-pressure checks and health management education. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

KITCHEN MEDICINE: SPRING REJUVENATION: Lisa Masé of Harmonized Cookery presents time-tested tonics that help renew the liver and gallbladder.

Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, Montpelier, 6:30-8 p.m. $19-22; preregister. Info, 224-7100.

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LOW-IMPACT FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Strength, agility, coordination and heart-healthy exercises are modified for folks of all ability levels. Charlotte Senior Center, 9:15-10 a.m. $10.

Info, 343-7160.

PEACEFUL WARRIOR KARATE: Martial-arts training promotes healthy living for those in recovery. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

PILATES: See WED.16, Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 7:30-8:30 a.m. $12. Info, studio@zen barnvt.com.

REIKI CLINIC: Thirty-minute treatments promote physical, emotional and spiritual wellness. JourneyWorks, Burlington, 3-5:30 p.m. $10-30; preregister.

Info, 860-6203.

R.I.P.P.E.D.: See SAT.19, 6-7 p.m.

YOGA AT THE WINOOSKI VFW: Certified instructors guide veterans and their families through a series of poses. Arrive five to 10 minutes early. Second floor, Winooski VFW Hall, 6-7 p.m.

Donations. Info, 655-9832.

YOGA CORE FOR BABES: See THU.17.

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‘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.

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IT TAKES A VILLAGE: DJ Cr8 emcees an evening of raffles, small bites from Southern Smoke and music by Japhy Ryder to help a local couple build their family through adoption. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 7-10 p.m. $25. Info, 540-0406.

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DE-STRESS YOGA: A relaxing and challenging class lets healthy bodies unplug and unwind. Balance Yoga, Richmond, 5:45-7 p.m. $14. Info, 434-8401.

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DANCE, PAINT, WRITE!: Creative people end their day with an energetic meditation, music, movement, intuitive painting, free writing and de-stressing.

Expressive Arts Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $15; preregister.

Info, 343-8172.

from Rhys Chalmers propel an open-to-the-public party. SILO Distillery, Windsor, 3-8 p.m. Free.

Info, 674-4220.

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calendar LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ITALIAN: Speakers hone their skills in the Romance language over a bag lunch.

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m. Free.

Info, 223-3338.

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Central Vermont Council on Aging, Barre, 3-5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 479-0531.

DROP-IN HIP-HOP DANCE: See WED.16.

HIP-HOP DANCE: See WED.16.

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PAUSE-CAFÉ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Frenchlanguage fanatics meet pour parler la belle langue. Meet in the back room. ¡Duino! (Duende), Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 430-4652.

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LEBANON HIGH SCHOOL SPRING CHORUS CONCERT: Student singers lift their voices. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 603-448-0400.

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MORNING BIRD WALK: Naturalist Matt Kolan leads explorers through varied habitats in search of winged species.

Shelburne Farms, 7-9 a.m. $6; preregister. Info, registration@ shelburnefarms.org.

seminars

LAUGHING MATTERS: WHAT LAUGHTER TEACHES US ABOUT LIVING & DYING: Students stretch their imaginations beyond conventional views of joy and suffering in a class with Jennifer Mathews. No sense of humor required. All Souls Interfaith Gathering, Shelburne, 6:30-9 p.m. $22-25. Info, 318-6901.

MEDICARE & YOU: AN INTRODUCTION TO MEDICARE: Members of the Central Vermont Council on Aging clear up

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BOOK LAUNCH: Bookworms mark the posthumous publication of Mooreville, the story of author Anne Commire’s family during Prohibition and the Great Depression. Phoenix Books Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 448-3350.

BURLINGTON POETRY GROUP: Writers of verse ages 18 through 30 field constructive feedback on original works. Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, btvpoetry@ gmail.com.

SPRING LITERATURE READING SERIES: Ambitious readers cover selected sections of Jesus’ Son

by Denis Johnson. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 6:30 p.m.

Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

environment

ELECTRIC VEHICLES SHOWCASE: Vermont Clean Cities Coalition invites representatives from fleets and workplaces to check out electric vehicles. Miller Center, Lakeside Campus, Champlain College, Burlington, 9 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, vtccc@uvm.edu.

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PLANBTV SOUTH END PRESENTATION: Locals learn about Burlington’s comprehensive development plan and offer up input. Burton Flagship Store, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, mtuttle@burlingtonvt.gov.

crafts

FIBER RIOT!: See WED.16.

MAKE A BATH BOMB: DIYers whip up relaxing treats for the tub. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

dance

COLLEGIATE SHAG BONANZA: See WED.16.

CONTACT IMPROV: See WED.16.

PILATES: See WED.16.

PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.16.

RESTORATIVE YOGA: See WED.16.

TOMGIRL WALKING CLUB: See WED.16.

WEDNESDAY GUIDED MEDITATION: See WED.16.

language

BEGINNER & INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES: See WED.16.

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

‘BLADE RUNNER 2049’: A police officer uncovers a secret that leads him on an epic quest in this 2017 drama starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 6 p.m. $5. Info, 533-9075.

‘IT’S CRIMINAL’: A hard-hitting 2017 documentary looks at who is in prison and why. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m.

Free. Info, 748-2600.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS 3D’: See WED.16.

‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: See WED.16.

seminars

HOMESHARING INFO SESSION: Locals learn to make the most of spare space in their homes by hosting compatible housemates. HomeShare Vermont, South Burlington, 4-4:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-5625.

HOW TO TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT SEXUAL HEALTH & PREGNANCY PREVENTION: Parents pick up tips for starting important conversations with their tweens and teens. Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free.

Info, 861-2072.

sports

INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: See WED.16.

WOMEN’S PICKUP BASKETBALL: See WED.16.

LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: SPANISH: See WED.16.

talks

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FESTIVAL TRANSAMÉRIQUES: Artists from across generations and continents converge in Montréal for 16 days of dance and theater shows. Various Montréal locations. Prices vary.

Info, 514-844-3822.

‘GOLDA’S BALCONY’: See TUE.22, 1 & 8 p.m.

BRENNAN GAUTHIER: Pulling from his collection of photos and stories, the speaker looks at local history in “World War I in Essex.”

Essex Memorial Hall, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 878-4088.

JESS ROBINSON: The Vermont State Archeologist digs into the archaeological history of the Northeast Kingdom. Lowell Graded School, 6:30-8 p.m. Free.

Info, 744-6859.

tech

TECH HELP WITH CLIF: See WED.16.

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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.

GREENER DRINKS: See WED.16.

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VERMONT FARMERS MARKET: See WED.16.

NIA WITH LINDA: See WED.16.

A COURSE IN MIRACLES STUDY GROUP: See WED.16.

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.

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HOMEMADE PIEROGIS: Luiza Bloomberg of Luiza’s Homemade With Love guides participants through the making of classic and vegetable varieties of the Polish dumpling.

Community Teaching Kitchen, City Market, Onion River Co-op, Burlington South End, 5:307:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 861-9700.

GINGER’S EXTREME BOOT CAMP: See WED.16.

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WILLIAM TORTOLANO: The Saint Michael’s College professor emeritus hits all the right notes on the chapel’s 16-stop pipe organ. Chapel of Saint Michael the Archangel, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 654-2000.

COOK THE BOOK: Foodies bring a dish from The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Cookbook to a palatepleasing potluck. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m.12:45 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

GENTLE YOGA IN WATERBURY: See WED.16.

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STANLEY SLOAN: See WED.16, Phoenix Books Rutland, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 855-8078.

COMMUNITY SUPPER: See WED.16.

GENTLE YOGA IN RICHMOND: See WED.16.

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OPEN JAM: Instrumentalists band together for a free-flowing musical hour. Borrow an instrument or bring your own. The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, 3-4 p.m. Free.

Info, 888-492-8218, ext. 300.

COMMUNITY MEAL: Diners dig into a hot lunch. United Church of Johnson, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 635-1247.

DINING IN THE QUEEN CITY: Two talks about local cuisine, “Eating In and Dining Out, 1840-1940” and “Evolution of the Burlington Restaurant Scene, 1960s-Present,” are on the menu. Light refreshments are served. Champlain Room & Terrace at Champlain College, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 865-5705.

SOCIAL GATHERING: Those who are deaf or hard of hearing or want to learn American Sign Language get together to break down communication barriers. The North Branch Café, Montpelier, 4-6 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 595-4001.

‘GOLDA’S BALCONY’: Tovah Feldshuh treats theater lovers to her award-winning performance as the first female prime minister of Israel, Golda Meir.

Segal Centre for Performing Arts, Montréal, 8 p.m. $66. Info, 514-739-7944.

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PROSE MASTER CLASS: Setting is the focus of this Burlington Writers Workshop seminar with author Sean Prentiss. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

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games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.16.

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

health & fitness

ALL-LEVELS HATHA YOGA: See WED.16.

BONE BUILDERS EXERCISE CLASSES: See WED.16.

BUTI YOGA: See WED.16.

CHAIR TAI CHI: See WED.16.

EMPOWERED YOGA FLOW: See WED.16.

music

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NOON MUSIC IN MAY: INTERMETZ-O: Presented by Stowe Performing Arts, Cameron and Allison Steinmetz employ their vocal artistry in classical, musical theater, jazz and contemporary music. Stowe Community Church, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 253-7792.

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art AUDIO RECORDING: ORAL HISTORY: A thorough introduction to the fundamentals of digital audio, types of field-recording microphones and using digital audio recorders. The workshop includes hands-on practice with equipment in an interview setting. Intended for students; community members; staff of nonprofit cultural, community and social-service agencies; and researchers interested in learning about audio recording. Fri., May 18. Cost: $95/6-hour workshop.

Location: Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St., Middlebury. Info: Mary Rizos, 388-4964, mrizos@ vermontfolklifecenter.org, vermontfolklifecenter.org.

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EXPRESSIONS IN PAINT W/ CLAIRE DESJARDINS: Deepen your understanding of the acrylic medium as you learn innovative mark-making techniques and explore color theory on a large format. Material list provided.

Sat., Jun. 9, & Sun., Jun. 10, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $250/person; $225/members. Location: Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe.

Info: 253-8358, education@ helenday.com, helenday.com.

LESLIE FRY’S SUMMER WORKSHOPS: Weekend workshops taught by artist Leslie Fry in her Winooski studio: Embellished Monotypes, June 9 & 10; Collage, Drawing and Painting on Paper, June 23 & 24; Get Plastered!, July 14 & 15; Almost Instant Gratification Casting, July 21 & 22; Sculpture Casting and MoldMaking Smorgasbord, August 4 & 5. All details at lesliefry.com/ price-lists/ Jun. 9 & 10; Jun. 23 & 24; Jul. 14 & 15; Jul. 21 & 22; Aug. 4 & 5; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily.

Cost: $350/two full days, plus materials fee. Location: Leslie Fry Studio, 48 Elm St., Winooski. Info: Leslie Fry, 999-5313, lfry@lesliefry, com.lesliefry.com.

ORAL HISTORY: AN INTRODUCTION: This workshop combines discussion of the theories and methods of oral history research with hands-on training in interview techniques. Attendees will observe a demonstration interview and will work as teams to conduct interviews using digital audio recording equipment. The day concludes with reflection and discussion of project ideas.

Fri., June 1. Cost: $95/6-hour workshop. Location: Saint Albans Museum, 9 Church St., Saint Albans. Info: Vermont Folklife Center, Mary Rizos, 388-4964,

mrizos@vermontfolklifecenter.org, vermontfolklifecenter.org.

PAINT & SIP: ALL THAT GLITTERS: Add a little sparkle to your summer evening and paint with the color gold, inspired by the artist Gustav Klimt. Step by step, each artist will be guided through the process of creating a unique acrylic painting on a stretched canvas.

Experienced and novice painters are welcome to participate.

Fri., Jun. 15. Cost: $40/2-hour class. Location: Davis Studio, 916 Shelburne Rd., South Burlington.

Info: University of Vermont, OLLI, 656-2085, uvmolli@uvm.edu, learn.uvm.edu/olli.

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times. Cost: $15/class; free for beginners. Location: Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington.

Info: Elizabeth Seyler, 399-9834, elizabethmseyler@gmail.com, queencitytango.org.

instructor-led exercises and projects. Learn more about classes at generatorvt.com/classes.

Mon., Jun. 11-25, 6-8:30 p.m.

Location: Generator, 40 Sears Ln., Burlington. Info: 540-0761.

DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Salsa classes, nightclub-style, group and private, four levels. Beginner walkin 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.

HANDCRAFT WOOD FRAMES: A picture frame is a simple but comprehensive woodworking project. Building a frame can teach the user many aspects of the shop as well as attention to details and safety. The end result will be a keepsake frame and full training of the woodshop. Learn more about classes at generatorvt.com/ classes. Mon., Jun. 11-18, 6-8:30 p.m. Location: Generator, 40 Sears Ln., Burlington. Info: 540-0761.

DSANTOS VT DANCE CLASSES: New classes, new location! Come join the fun. Weekly classes in salsa, bachata, kizomba, kuduro.

No partner or experience needed.

Beginner drop-in classes. Salsa, Mon., 7-8 p.m.; Kizomba, Wed., 8-9 p.m.; Bachata, Thu., 6-7 p.m. Cost: $15/1-hour class. Location: Dsantos VT Dance Studio, 294 N. Winooski Ave., Unit 112A, Burlington. Info: Jon Bacon, 227-2572.dsantosvt. com.

drumming TAIKO AND DJEMBE CLASSES IN BURLINGTON!: New drumming sessions begin weeks of Mar. 3 and May 1. Taiko for Adults: Tue., 5:30-6:20 p.m.; Wed., 6:30-8:20 p.m.; Djembe for Adults: Wed., 5:30-6:20 p.m.; Taiko for Kids and Parents: Tue., 4:30-5:20 p.m.; Djembe for Kids and Parents: Wed., 4:30-5:20 p.m.; Drums provided. Conga classes, too! Online schedule, registration. Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3G, Burlington. Info: 999-4255. burlingtontaiko.org.

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ADULT: MIXED-LEVEL WHEEL: Instructor: Rik Rolla. Develop the fundamentals of wheel-throwing.

Explore techniques through demonstrations and hands-on assistance. You set the pace and gain experience through guided, individualized practice. Gas reduction kiln and electric oxidation kiln are available for firing, including an option to explore other firing methods. Tue., 10 a.m.-noon, Jun. 5-Jul. 10. Cost: $265/person for six classes; member discount avail.

Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburne craftschool.org.

R.I.P.P.E.D.: This total body program, utilizing free weights and body weight, combines Resistance, Intervals, Power, Plyometrics, Endurance and core. With motivating music, participants jam through R.I.P.P.E.D. with smiles, determination and strength. For all levels, R.I.P.P.E.D. is effective and tough yet doable; R.I.P.P.E.D. will absolutely challenge your levels of fitness and endurance!

Tue, 6-7 -, & Sat., 910 a.m. Cost: $10/1-hour class. Location: North End Studio A, 294 North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Tweak Your Physique, Stephanie Shohet, 578-9243, steph.shohet@gmail. com.rippedplanet.com/instructor/ stephanie_shohet.

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ARGENTINE TANGO CLASSES: Argentine tango is intimate, elegant and passionate! Classes for three levels each Saturday.

Beginners: step into the basics.

Advanced beginners: explore moves in crossed and parallel.

Intermediates: spring into play with feet, legs and the embrace.

No partner required. Instructor Elizabeth Seyler PhDance leads captivating classes. Queen City Tango hosts. Sat., May 19 & Jun. 2 & 16; visit tangowise.com for

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR: Adobe Illustrator is a design program that is ideal for creating vector graphics for laser cutting, vinyl cutting and design. Learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator including the pen tool, pathfinder, image trace and more. This class will include

OPERATING A FORGE: Learn metal shaping and safe operation of a two-burner gas forge. In this class, you will use naturally aspirated burners and basic forge construction, work with propane, and gain an introduction to metal shaping and blacksmithing techniques.

Learn more about classes at generatorvt.com/classes.

Sun., Jun. 3, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Location: Generator, 40 Sears Ln., Burlington. Info: 540-0761.

VR 3D PRINTING: Virtual Reality makes it possible to create something from literally nothing! Using Virtual Reality (HTC vive) you will create your own 3D sculptures and bring them to life! Learn more about classes at generatorvt.com/ classes. Thu., May 31, 6-9 p.m.

Location: Generator, 40 Sears Ln., Burlington. Info: 540-0761.

healing arts LEARN ABOUT MEDICAL MARIJUANA: Champlain Valley Dispensary (one of Vermont’s legal medical marijuana dispensaries) will present information on multiple aspects of this issue.

Learn about the state’s requirements for participation, the types of products patients can purchase, the success of the program, and the history and science of cannabinoid medical use in the U.S. Tue., Jun.12, noon-1:30 p.m. Cost: $15/1.5-hour class. Location: Cerer National Remedies, 190 College St., Burlington. Info: University of Vermont, OLLI, 656-2085, uvm olli@uvm.edu.learn.uvm.edu/olli.

herbs WISDOM OF THE HERBS 2018: Learn to identify herbaceous plants, trees and shrubs in wetlands, edges, woodlands and “weeds” of the garden. Prepare wild edibles and herbal home remedies with intention. Join a nurturing circle of fellow plant-lovers. Check out our one-on-one In-Person and Home Tutorials. On-site camping.

All skill-levels welcome. May 19 & 20, Jun. 16 & 17, Jul. 14 & 15, Aug. 11 & 12, Sep. 8 & 9, Oct.6 & 7, Nov. 3 & 4; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: $2,750/96 hours; payment plan avail. Location: Wisdom of the Herbs School, 1005 County Rd., Woodbury, Vermont. Info: W, Annie McCleary, 456-8122, annie.mccleary@gmail.com.wisdomoftheherbsschool.com.

language ANNOUNCING SPANISH CLASSES: Spanish classes start in June.

Learn from a native speaker via small classes or personal instruction. You’ll always be participating and speaking. Lesson packages for travelers; lessons for young children; they love it! English as Second Language instruction online. Our 12th year. See our website or contact us for details. Beginning week of June 11; 10 weeks. Cost: $225/10 classes of 90+ min. each, 1/week. Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Center. Info: 585-1025, spanish paravos@gmail.com.spanish waterburycenter.com.

martial arts MARTIAL WAY: Colchester and Milton locations. Classes in selfdefense, karate, kung fu, jiu jitsu and tai chi. We have 14 different age and experience levels, so the training is always age- and skill-appropriate. Beginner or experienced, fit or not yet, young or not anymore, we have a class for you! Days and evenings; see website for schedule and fees.

Location: Martial Way Self Defense Center, 73 Prim Rd., Colchester, Colchester. Info: David Quinlan, 893-8893, info@martialwayvt. com.martialwayvt.com.

VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: Brazilian jiujitsu is a martial arts combat style based entirely on leverage and technique. Brazilian jiujitsu self-defense curriculum is taught to Navy SEALs, CIA, FBI, military police and special forces.

No training experience required.

Easy-to-learn techniques that could save your life! Classes for men, women and children.

Students will learn realistic bully-proofing and self-defense life skills to avoid 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 & 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.

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, 100 hours of Western anatomy and physiology are taught. VSAC non-degree grants are available. NCBTMBassigned school. elementsofhealing.net. Starts Sep. 2018. Cost: $5,000/600-hour program.

Location: Elements of Healing, 21 Essex Way, Suite 109, Essex Jct..

Info: Scott Moylan, 288-8160, scott@elementsofhealing.net. elementsofhealing.net.

meditation LEARN TO MEDITATE: Through the practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out and dissolves, you are connecting with your heart. By simply letting yourself be, as you are, you develop genuine sympathy toward yourself.

The Burlington Shambhala Center offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom. Shambhala Café (meditation and discussions) meets the first Saturday of each month, 9 a.m.-noon. An open house (intro to the center, short dharma talk and socializing) is held on the third Sunday of each month, noon-2 p.m. Instruction: Sun. mornings, 9 a.m.-noon, or by appt. Sessions: Tue. & Thu., noon-1 -, & Mon.-Thu., 6-7 p.m. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 658-6795. burlingtonshambhalactr.org.

nature EMBODY EARTH ENERGY: Explore the vastness and magic of the forest using the senses as a gateway to reveal a sacred world. Unplug your busy mind and awaken with sensory practices, mindfulness meditation and outdoor play.

Come as you are, curious to find what grounding in nature might reveal. Register at karmecholing. org/programs. Jul. 6-8. Cost: $375/ person; includes meals. Location: Karme Choling Meditation Retreat Center, 369 Patneaude Ln., Barnet.

Info: Guest Services, 633-2384, marketing@karmecholing.org. karmecholing.org/programs.

EXPLORING SHELBURNE FARMS: Join us on an open-air, truckpulled wagon as we head into the 1,400-acre National Historic Landmark to learn about its past history and current life as a nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate for sustainability by teaching and demonstrating wise use of our natural, agricultural and historical resources. Thu. Jun. 14.

Cost: $25/2.5-hour class. Location: Shelburne Farms, 611 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: University of Vermont, OLLI, 656-2085, uvm olli@uvm.edy.uvmolli@uvm.edu.

shamanism FLOW INTO YOUR POWER RETREAT: Awaken the power of your soul self by dissolving that which blocks you, connecting with water’s wisdom and clarifying your destiny’s mythic map. Shaman Anita Ancel will be your guide.

Join her and receive the Bands of Power and the Rite of the Womb.

Jun. 22-24. Cost: $325/women’ts weekend retreat. Location: Lake Memphremagog, 95 Lake Park Rd., Derby. Info: Water’s Wisdom Energy Medicine, Anita Ancel, 793-1682, anita@waterswisdom.com. waterswisdom.com.

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tai chi ACTIVATE INNER PEACE: Change your life with Tai Chi, Qigong, and Taoist meditation and philosophy.

Join our group with other friendly adults to learn quickly and well in a lighthearted, encouraging environment. We teach ancient arts in a modern manner. Our teachers are traditionally trained and authentically qualified to teach. Fri., 6-7 p.m. & 7-8 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.-noon & noon-1 p.m.; Tue., 6-7:30 p.m.

Cost: $12/1-hour class; $40/mo. (incl. all classes offered); first class free. Location: 303 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: Wu Xing Chinese Martial Arts, 355-1301, info@ wxcma.com.wxcma.com.

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: 864-7902.ipfamilytaichi.org.

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GET TO KNOW OSMO, A 4K STABLE-CAMERA SYSTEM: “Who is Osmo?” you ask. Osmo is a 4K stable-camera system that’s one of the coolest things on the block. “I’d like to get to know Osmo!” you say.

Good news. You can take the new Osmo workshop at VCAM. Please call to reserve your spot. Mon., May 21, noon. Free. Location: Media Factory, 208 Flynn Ave., #2G, Burlington. Info: 651-9692.

VCAM ORIENTATION: This is step one! This free class will certify you to borrow VCAM video and audio production equipment, use our fully-equipped TV production studio digital filmmaking packages, start a show, and take all our other free and low-cost media education workshops! Please call to reserve your spot. Sat., May 19, 11 a.m.

Free. Location: Media Factory, 208 Flynn Ave., #2G, Burlington. Info: 651-9692.

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SHELBURNE MUSEUM, SPECIAL EXHIBITION: Come to Shelburne Museum’s special exhibition “In the Garden.” Followed by a Q&A session and exhibit tour, explore the lush display of historical pieces from the museum’s collection and contemporary art that look at the many ways in which flowers and insects have captivated the imaginations of artists. Sat., Jun. 2, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: $20/2hour class. Location: Shelburne Museum, 6000 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne. Info: University of Vermont, OLLI Osher Life Long Leaning Institute, 656-2085, uvmolli@uvm.edu.learn.uvm. edu/olli.

BECOME A FREELANCE BOOK EDITOR: Would you like to turn your gift for words and love of books into a rewarding career?

Two professional freelance editors, each with 20+ years of experience, share how you can get the training and support you need to get started and have a successful at-home business. Wed., May 16, 6-8 p.m.

Free 2-hour talk. Location: Fletcher Free Library, Fletcher Room, 2nd floor, 235 College St., Burlington.

Info: Editorial Arts Academy, Nancy Marriott, 805-895-8428, Info@EditorialArtsAcademy.com.

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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, including $5 community classes, Yoga Wall and Yoga Therapeutics classes led by physical therapists. Join our Yoga for Life Program to dive deeper into your practice, or register for our Yoga Teacher Training for Health and Wellness Professionals.

We offer specialty workshops, series and trainings, rooted in the art and science of yoga as a healing practice for body, mind and spirit. $5-$15/class; $140/10-class card; $5-10/community class. Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn St., Burlington. Info: 864-9642. evolutionvt.com.

well-being INTUITIVE AWARENESS, ENERGY WORK, E.F.T. & EXPRESSIVE ARTS: Open to joy! Tune into your body, mind and spirit. Learn tools to clear and reset your energy; develop clarity, awareness and compassion; and live from a place of well-being, truth and joy. Taught

by Naomi Mitsuda, Intuitive Coach and Energy Healer. Offered at Spirit Dancer, Sacred Mountain Studio, Great Tree Therapy and in the South End of Burlington..

Location: Various locations around, Burlington. Info: Naomi Mitsuda, 658-5815, naomimitsuda@gmail. com.

BECOME A FREELANCE BOOK EDITOR: Have fun and learn the craft and business of freelance book editing from two professionals with over 40 years of combined experience editing popular books. You’ll discover your editing strengths and preferences, get practice and feedback through exercises, learn important business tips, and receive a Resource Guide for starting out. Sat., Jun. 16, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $149/1-day workshop; see website for registration.

Location: Hampton Inn Burlington, 42 Lower Mountain Dr., Colchester.

Info: Editorial Arts Academy, Nancy Marriott, 805-895-8428, Nancy@ EditorialArtsAcademy.com.

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HONEST YOGA: Honest yoga offers heated yoga for all levels.

We hold yoga teacher trainings at the 200- and 500-hour levels, as well as children and dance teacher courses. (YTT includes FREE unlimited membership) Yoga and dance classes for ages 2 and up in our two beautiful practice spaces! Your children can practice in one room while you practice in the other. No need for childcare.

Brand-new beginners’ course: This includes two specialty classes per week for four weeks plus unlimited access to all classes. We have daily

heated and alignment classes, and kids classes in yoga and dance.

Check our our website for dance classes and yoga Summer Camps.

Daily classes & workshops. $50/ new student (1 month unlimited); $18/class; $145/10-class card; or $110/10-class punch student/ senior/military card; $135/mo. adult memberships; $99/mo. kid memberships. Location: Honest Yoga Center, 150 Dorset St., Blue Mall, next to Eco Bean, South Burlington. Info: 497-0136, honestyogastudio@gmail.com. honestyogacenter.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.

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hose who’ve followed Brattleboro’s music scene over the past decade or so might remember some of King Tuff ’s earlier incarnations and associations.

Born Kyle Thomas, the artist played in the freak-folk collective Feathers, a metal outfit called Witch that featured Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis on drums, and the garage-pop band Happy Birthday.

That last project’s self-titled album landed Thomas a spot on the roster of hallowed indie label Sub Pop. Now based in Los Angeles’ wild Mount Washington neighborhood, Thomas just released his fifth album as King Tuff, The Other. Conceptually speaking, the title relates to a psychospiritual abstraction — which Thomas defines vaguely at best. Essentially, “the other” is an ethereal homing beacon, a guiding, benevolent force that permeates his existence.

On The Other, Thomas’ dramatic glam-rock anthems and psychedelic freak-outs are more refined than ever.

Fuzzed-out, gelatinous guitars and nasally vocals elicit frequent T. Rex comparisons.

King Tuff performs on Tuesday, May 22, at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge in South Burlington, with support from Cut Worms and Sasami.

Seven Days caught up with Thomas by phone.

SD: I really like your new song “Psycho Star.” It’s one of the funkiest songs on The Other, but I feel like the lyrics are just utterly bleak.

KT: That song stemmed from another song where I was kind of talking about how people are always talking about space travel and moving to another planet — which is ridiculous, because this planet is perfect for us. But we don’t care about it. So that’s where a lot of those lyrics came from.

And I just started thinking a lot about how humans are the aliens here. We’re the only creatures on this planet that do the things that we do. And some of those things are great, but others are just so alien-seeming. Humankind definitely seems like a disease on the planet. On a daily basis, I experience people being weird and fucked up to me.

SEVEN DAYS: I get the sense that The Other might be your proudest accomplishment as King Tuff.

KYLE THOMAS: I mean, I don’t know if I’d say that. I’m proud of it. I don’t think I have a proudest accomplishment. It feels good that I did it all myself. Those are usually the projects that I feel most proud of: the ones I feel like I really put everything into.

SD: And that’s a shift from your last record, which you wrote as a band, correct?

KT: It was more of a band effort with a producer, which is cool, too. But I don’t feel as fulfilled by that.

SD: So, The Other gets back to your roots a bit.

KT: Yeah, it was more like my first record, Was Dead, in that way. I did most of it myself.

SD: And this concept of “the other” — it’s this enigmatic force in your life. Do you see any parallels in the way you define it with other spiritual or religious concepts or practices?

KT: Yeah, sure. You could consider [“the other” as] God, or any kind of god. It’s something that you can’t really see, but you believe in it and you know it’s there and you can talk to it. There’s some kind of communication happening that’s on some higher plane. Where do ideas come from? It’s a very amorphous thing.

I’m a visual artist, too. Sometimes I just sit down with a piece of paper and not know what I’m gonna draw. And then I just start drawing, and something comes out that I never could have imagined. And it’s shocking to me.

[It’s] the same thing with music. A lot of times I’ll just start something, and if I’m really free and open with it, something will come out that I didn’t know was inside me. Maybe it wasn’t inside me. Maybe it just came through me.

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SD: Do you tend to take people’s actions with a grain of salt, or do you hold people accountable?

KT: I’m a pretty patient person. If somebody’s in the wrong, doing something fucked up, I’m not gonna let it go on. I’m not a very confrontational person. I don’t like fighting.

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JUNGLE, “House in LA” THE PATTERN FORMS, “A Simple Walk” TOBIAS JESSO JR., “Without You” MASSIVE ATTACK, “Lately” KING TUFF, “Psycho Star”

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the flood of kick-ass music happenings, indoors and out. Last year, ArtsRiot flirted with free, live indoor music as a kind of Truck Stop after-party. This year, that’s happening every single week. And every show is free.

A mix of local, regional and national artists will grace its stage, starting this Friday, May 18, with gritty Americana band the NATIONAL RESERVE. If you missed the Brooklyn-based five-piece in any of its local performances in the past year or so — such as 2017’s Waking Windows — you can right that wrong without dropping a dime.

Subsequent acts jumping on board to entertain the food-coma crowds are local surf studs the HIGH BREAKS (May 25), local honky-tonk impresario BRETT HUGHES (June 1) and New York-based retro-rock/Americana group the RAD TRADS (June 8). Truly, these “trads” are the raddest I’ve encountered in quite some time, so you probably don’t want to sleep on that show.

As anyone who’s been to Truck Stop can attest, the main stage shows are only half of the story when it comes to entertainment. As you cram one of ArtsRiot’s signature 400 Burgers down your maw on Friday, the toe-tapping strains of DJ DISCO PHANTOM will help you burn off a few of the hundreds — OK, thousands — of calories you ingest.

Hardly background music, the food fest’s earlier, outside entertainment gets a new home in the loading window of nearby neighbors AO Glass.

Prominently placing artists in the elevated location will not only draw more attention to them, but I imagine the new vantage will help spread the sound more evenly across the courtyard.

Party starter DJ CRE8 heads up the following Friday. New Hampshire indie-folk band PARTY OF THE SUN take the next slot and, in honor of Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, KHALIF NEVILLE joins the fun on June 8. The keyboardist

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I got my first sunburn of the year last week. It was basically nothing — just a day or two of minor facial discomfort.

An annual wake-up call, it reminded me to a) see if I even have sunscreen in my house; b) check the expiration date on said sunscreen; and c) generously apply that shit to my poor, desiccated visage before spending long periods of time under our solar system’s blazing star.

After all, the outdoor music season is upon us, and personal health and safety are no joke.

Now that I’ve properly set up a segue into outdoorsy summer fun: If Waking Windows is the precursor to the official start of summery music hijinks, then the arrival of ArtsRiot’s weekly Food Trap — er, I mean Truck Stop — kicks it into high gear.

If you don’t know what the Truck Stop is, flip back to page 48 to read an enlightening conversation between Seven Days food writer SALLY POLLAK and ArtsRiot chef GEORGE LAMBERTSON. They cover all the basics you need to know before diving into the food-stravaganza.

Now, I jokingly call it the Food Trap because — let’s be real — it can get a bit claustrophobic in the courtyard behind ArtsRiot. Thousands of people visit the gastronomic gathering in Burlington every week to get a jump on the weekend. And, like an epicurean virus spreading its deliciousness across the South End, this year’s Truck Stop is growing and changing to accommodate its increasing popularity.

First, no longer will the Shark Week-level feeding frenzy be confined to the rear lot. Use of the shared

parking area that serves ArtsRiot, Green State Gardener, and Dedalus Wine Shop, Market & Wine Bar will expand the party’s square footage by quite a bit. And a reconfigured layout in the main noshing area will eliminate the serpentine path between vendors.

(Hooray for personal space!)

Speaking of Dedalus, its patio will be open, and the vino and oysters will be a-flowin’. But you won’t be able to bring your tacos, pulled pork, kimchi or anything procured at one of the food trucks with you. I assume it’s a question that many folks will be asking, so I thought I’d quash your dream of simultaneously pounding some ribs while kicking back an oaky vintage.

Sorry, but them’s the rules!

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FOAM BREWERS: Comedy Night (standup), 7 p.m., free.

the Tip of the Problem,” an online essay written during the peak of

HALF LOUNGE: DJ Craig Mitchell (house), 10 p.m., free.

the 2017 #MeToo reckoning, comedian ELIZA SKINNER looked beyond

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

Hollywood horror stories involving powerful men. Her incisive

JUNIPER: Ray Vega Quartet (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

missive pointed out that harassment and degradation lurk around

LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ: Mike Martin and Geoff Kim (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

every corner for women in entertainment — whether from a “famous penis” or not. The Los Angeles-based comic is also an accomplished

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Irish Sessions (traditional), 7 p.m., free. Four Piece Suit (eclectic instrumental), 9:30 p.m., free.

television writer, serving on staff for “Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell,” “The Late Late Show With James Corden” and “Drop the Mic.” Catch Skinner Thursday through Saturday, May 17 through 19, at

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

NECTAR’S: Django Soulo (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free.

Live Karaoke Band with Guano Loco, 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

RADIO BEAN: Tristan Leggett (folk, rock), 7 p.m., free. Erik Sievert (acoustic), 8:30 p.m., free. The Get Messy (funk, rock-fusion), 10:30 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Tiny Montgomery (Bob Dylan tribute), 7 p.m., free.

DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Hotel Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Kelly Ravin and Lowell Thompson (country), 7 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Indie Rumble (improv), 8:30 p.m., $5.

chittenden county CITY SPORTS GRILLE: Interactive Video Trivia with Top Hat Entertainment, 7:30 p.m., free.

the Vermont Comedy Club in Burlington. During her three-day run, THU.17-SAT.19 // ELIZA SKINNER [STANDUP]

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Matthew Logan Vasquez, Mail the Horse (rock), 8:30 p.m., $12/14.

MONKEY HOUSE: Downtown Winooski Get Down with DJs Luis Calderin and Abby Shaw (eclectic), 6 p.m., $5.

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CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: All Request Video, 9 p.m., free.

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

John Lackard Blues Jam, 7:30 p.m., free.

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IDLETYME BREWING COMPANY: The Idletyme Band (blues, rock), 8 p.m., free.

mad river valley/ waterbury ZENBARN: Zach Nugent’s Acoustic Dead (Grateful Dead tribute), 7 p.m., free.

middlebury area CITY LIMITS NIGHT CLUB: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free. Open Mic Night, 9 p.m., free.

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

outside vermont MONOPOLE: Open Mic with Lucid, 10 p.m., free.

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Dream Weaver « P.66 SD: I feel like you put a lot of stock in dreams. Have you ever had a dream that directly inspired a specific song?

KT: I do have music in my dreams sometimes. It’s incredible. But usually when I wake up I can’t remember it.

“Sun Medallion” [from Was Dead] was definitely inspired by a dream, lyrically. I take cues from dreams, and I like to give dreams more credit than most people do. I kind of think of it as not just something our brain is making up, but actually another place that we go.

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SD: Have you ever had lucid dreams?

KT: I have. But the second I become lucid, I can only hold on to it for a few seconds.

SD: What about sleep paralysis?

KT: I’ve definitely had that a lot, and it’s terrifying. I’ve seen shadow

gnomes beside my bed and felt like I was possessed, [and I get] weird audio hallucinations. That shit is spooky.

SD: Has anything been blowing your mind lately?

KT: I’m stopped at a Buc-ee’s right now.

Do you know Buc-ee’s?

SD: Uh, I don’t think so.

KT: Buc-ee’s blows my mind. It’s the Texas equivalent of a gas station — but it’s the size of a Walmart. It’s the Holy Grail of gas stations when you’re out on the road, because you can get whatever you need here, including these delicious treats called Beaver Nuggets.

SD: Excuse me?

KT: Buc-ee’s logo is a beaver.

SD: What constitutes a Beaver Nugget?

KT: Well, it’s sort of a caramelized, kind of puffed — I don’t know what it is. It’s like a puffed-corn, caramelized nugget.

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ARTSRIOT: Magic Giant (alternative), 8 p.m., $15.

CLUB METRONOME: Kudu Stooge (psych-rock, jazz-funk), 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

DRINK: ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Viewing Party with Nikki Champagne, Emoji Nightmare and Marjorie Mayhem, 7:30 p.m., free. Downstairs Comedy Open Mic, 8 p.m., free.

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

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Randal Pierce (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

Shane Hardiman Trio (jazz), 8:30 p.m., $5-10. Dan Ryan Express (jazz), 10:30 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free. Culture featuring Kenyatta Hill with DJs Big Dog and Jahson (reggae), 9:30 p.m., $12/15.

RADIO BEAN: Steve Volkman (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free.

Alberta (gothic blues), 8:30 p.m., free. Lyon’s Disciple (reggae), 10 p.m., free. CHEW (psychedelic), 11:30 p.m., free.

FOAM BREWERS: Maple Street Six (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Gneiss (rock), 7 p.m., free. D Jay Baron (mashup, hip-hop), 11 p.m., free.

HALF LOUNGE: SVPPLY & Bankz (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

SD: Have you tried Bamba?

KT: No. SD: They’re these Israeli snacks.

They’re the size and shape of a cheese puff, but they’re peanut butter flavored.

KT: Mmm, that sounds great.

SD: I was watching one of those ASMR [autonomous sensory meridian response] videos — have you seen any of those?

KT: Love ’em.

SIDEBAR: Papas Porch, the Tenderbellies (bluegrass), 9 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Eliza Skinner (standup), 7:30 p.m., $15. The Mainstage Show (improv), 9 p.m., $5.

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BACKSTAGE PUB & RESTAURANT: Trivia, 9:30 p.m., free.

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Margaret Glaspy and Julian Lage, Liza Anne (indie folk), 8:30 p.m., $20/23.

JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Irish Session, 7 p.m., free.

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SD: Do you experience the physical ASMR sensation everyone talks about?

KT: I don’t know. They have some [kinetic sand videos] where they slice it with a knife. And it really just makes your brain feel fizzy. So I got some [kinetic sand], and I slice my own.

SD: What’s something you could never live without?

KT: I’d have to say coffee. I am a — can I say the word “whore”?

SD: I was watching one with Gal Gadot, and she was whispering and eating Bamba. Then I was at Trader Joe’s and was like, “Hey! There’s that peanut butter snack Wonder Woman was talking about.”

KT: I’ll have to try those.

SD: You can say whatever the fuck you want.

KT: I am a whore for coffee. m

SD: They’re great.

KT: I don’t get into the whispering ASMR videos. I’m much more into the kinetic sand [ones].

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Visit artsriot.com for a full list of performers. Truck Stop season spans Friday, May 18, through Friday, September 28.

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Reggae fans are swimming in it this week. From Thursday, May 17, through the entire weekend, you can drop into some dub, dancehall and all-around Afro-Caribbean sounds at six different Chittenden County events.

On Thursday, Jamaican vocal trio CULTURE featuring KENYATTA HILL descend on Nectar’s for a night of throwback,

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passed away in 2006. The band is going head-to-head with local reggae-infused cover band LYON’S DISCIPLE up the street at Radio Bean.

On Friday, DJs BIG DOG and JAHSON throw down an extra-special edition of their popular Mi Yard Reggae Night at Club Metronome. That’s in addition to the irie dance party’s regularly scheduled programming on Sunday at Nectar’s.

Higher Ground brings three acts to the Showcase Lounge on Saturday: THIRD WORLD, SOULSTICE and GREEN LION CREW. Meanwhile, over at Foam Brewers, the VAN MARTIN TRIO, which features members of Boston’s JOHN BROWN’S BODY, serve up some righteous jammy-jams.

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Aside from live music, DJs and comedy, Burlington’s Half Lounge also features rotating art exhibitions. Famed principal photographer for Burton Snowboards DEAN “BLOTTO” GRAY displays a collection of his works in a new show at the pint-size club beginning Saturday, May 19. Titled “Skateboarding in Vermont,” the photog’s dynamic shots of Green Mountain skater bois and grrls are on display until Friday, June 15.

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ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Jenni and the Jazz Junketeers, 7 p.m., free.

ONE RADISH EATERY: Art Herttua and Ray Carroll (jazz), 6 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

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

WHAMMY BAR: Willa Mamet and Paul Miller (folk), 7 p.m., free.

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

ZENBARN: Joe Moore Duo (blues), 8 p.m., free.

middlebury area

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: DJ Da.Root (hits), 10 p.m., free.

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

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

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (HANOVER): Out in the Valley Happy Hour, 6:30 p.m., free.

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ARTSRIOT: The National Reserve (Americana), 9 p.m., free.

BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD: Anthony Santor (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

CLUB METRONOME: Mi Yard Reggae Night with DJs Big Dog and Jahson, 10 p.m., $5.

FOAM BREWERS: Wise Old Moon (folk), 9 p.m., free.

HALF LOUNGE: J’Beau (R&B, electropop), 8 p.m., free. Dakota (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: REDadmiral (rock), 7 p.m., free. Toney Rocks (Americana, blues), 9 p.m., $5.

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NECTAR’S: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., free. Blues for Breakfast, 9 p.m., $7.

RADIO BEAN: Friday Morning Sing-Along with Linda Bassick & Friends (kids’ music), 11 a.m., free.

Derek Fimbal (indie folk), 7 p.m., free.

Andrew Biagiarelli (acoustic funk, blues), 8:30 p.m., free. Sisterhood of Sound: Annie Sumi and the Lifers (folk), 10 p.m., $5. Sweet Megg (jazz, blues), 11:30 p.m., $5.

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new album, Sunshiner. Two of the Woodstock, N.Y., folk-rock band’s founding members — married couple Ruth Ungar and Mike Merenda — spent that nearly 10-year gap cranking out records as the rootsy duo Mike + Ruthy. In resurrecting their original project, Merenda and Ungar return to a hearty blend of Americana sounds: blues, rockin’ alt-country, breezy jazz and all manner of country stylings. The couple is also known for kick-starting the biannual Hoot! festival in New York’s Hudson Valley, which showcases similarly twangy artists in both summer and winter. Check out the Mammals on Friday, May 18, at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge in South Burlington.

RED SQUARE: Sweet William and Sugar Cone Rose (jazz, blues), 4 p.m., free. The Starline Rhythm Boys (rockabilly), 7 p.m., free. DJ Craig Mitchell (open format), 11 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ KermiTT (eclectic), 10 p.m., $5.

SIDEBAR: Crusty Cuts (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Bow Thayer (folk), 8 p.m., $3.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Eliza Skinner (standup), 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $20/27.

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BACKSTAGE PUB & RESTAURANT: Karaoke with Jenny Red, 9 p.m., free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Rising Appalachia, Peia (folk), 7 p.m., $25/30.

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: The Mammals (folk-rock), 8 p.m., $15/20.

JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Chasing 440 (bluegrass), 6 p.m., free.

MONKEY HOUSE: 68, Ghastly Sound, Phantom Suns, Secret Family (rock), 8 p.m., $12/15.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Bethany Conner and Troy Millette (folk-rock), 5 p.m., free. The Hitmen (rock), 9 p.m., free.

WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK: DJ Fattie B (open format), 9 p.m., free.

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BAGITOS BAGEL AND BURRITO CAFÉ: Dave Loughran (acoustic), 6 p.m., free.

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Dan Zura (country, folk), 6 p.m., free. Ryan Ober, the Dingbats (rock), 9 p.m., free.

DEMENA’S: Legendary: A Tribute to the Legends of Burlesque, 7:30 p.m., $20.

GUSTO’S: Joe Sabourin (singer-songwriter), 5 p.m., free. Supernatural (rock covers), 9 p.m., $5.

POSITIVE PIE (MONTPELIER): DJ Gagu, the Harder They Come, KOMORO (EDM), 10 p.m., $5.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Honky Tonk Happy Hour with Mark LeGrand, 5:30 p.m., free.

WHAMMY BAR: Brian Clark and Angela Paladino (folk), 7:30 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs

EL TORO: Erin Cassels-Brown (indie folk), 7 p.m., free.

MOOGS PLACE: Chris Lyon (solo acoustic, Americana), 6 p.m., free.

Christine Malcolm Band (folk), 9 p.m., free.

mad river valley/ waterbury

ZENBARN: Maple Street Six (jazz, funk), 9 p.m., $5.

middlebury area

CITY LIMITS NIGHT CLUB: DJ Ryan (hits), 9:30 p.m., free.

champlain islands/ northwest

TWIGGS — AN AMERICAN GASTROPUB: Tim Brick (country), 7 p.m., free.

upper valley

THE ENGINE ROOM: Small Change (Tom Waits tribute), 8 p.m., free.

northeast kingdom

HIGHLAND LODGE: Michael Hahn and Sid Gulick (acoustic), 7 p.m., free.

outside vermont

MONOPOLE: Hunter (alt-rock), 10 p.m., free.

MONOPOLE DOWNSTAIRS: Happy Hour Tunes & Trivia with Gary Peacock, 5 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (HANOVER): Zach Nugent’s Acoustic Dead (Grateful Dead tribute), 8 p.m., free.

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Guts: Literally, we all have them. But whether someone figuratively has guts is not so universal. For example, it’s easy to be selfdeprecating when you’re trying to make people laugh. But when you pair that with darkly intimate and candid expressions of your innermost thoughts and desires, well, that’s gutsy. Burlington singersongwriter Xenia Dunford demonstrates as much on her new EP, Flesh and Bone (& Everything Within) Side A. If “Side A” in that title has you thinking sequel, you’re on to something.

Instead of crafting a cohesive fulllength LP, Dunford simultaneously created material with two different sets of personnel across two New England states — one for each “side.” A, released in early April, was conceived at Burlington’s

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Though “country” is not one of the 14 tags Dunford uses on Bandcamp to describe and classify her initial four-song effort, it’s hard not to categorize some of what she does here as such. Perhaps it’s the reflective wisps of pedal steel on opening track “Coming Home” or the way she breaks her voice for emphasis that recalls the more homogenized (and least twangy) works of Kacey Musgraves or Brandi Carlile. Not exactly jazz or soul or R&B (as the tags indicate), Dunford skirts categorization by existing in fractured stylistic spaces.

Under gauzy guitar accents and fizzy snares, “Coming Home” is a glistening ode to acceptance. The song’s up-front placement on the EP primes the listener for a hopeful journey.

In another dulcet slow jam, “Friday Night,” Dunford finds solace in a fleeting romantic connection. Cascades of reverbsoaked guitar envelop the songwriter in a hazy din.

Galloping, rat-a-tat hi-hats propel smoldering, wavering organ chords on “It’s Not Too Late,” a song about drowning your sorrows in a bath of toxic thoughts and alcohol. She sings, “Well I’ll go crazy / And you’ll get married / And you’ll think of me /NEXT And hopeWEEK I’m not too damaged.”

Clearly in the bargaining stage of grief, she desperately yearns: “It’s not too late for you to love me.”

“Happy,” the EP’s closer, glows with ’70s soft-rock organ, brazen guitar licks and a foundation of radiant synth. Dunford pleads with a lover to move on to someone else, because, “She will love you good / Give you all that I never could.” But the song’s unbridled, freewheeling beat signals release as opposed to loss.

Dunford’s all-star team of players lavishly supports her core foundation of soulful songwriting. Her ruminations on love, doubt, loneliness and forbearance are relatable, poignant and evergreen.

Flesh and Bone (& Everything Within) Side A is available at xeniadunford. bandcamp.com.

Americana records. While elements of folk and country streak throughout, Smyth admirably expands his sonic palette. He dabbles in various strains of rock, blues and jazz, even importing some Tex-Mex and Latin influences. The result is a record rooted in more than just mountain clay.

“My Baby Drives Too Fast” opens the album with rumbling rock and roll. It’s an album highlight, an old-fashioned drag race of a song that revs high off the line and doesn’t slow down. Key to its success is a quality that later eludes Smyth: efficiency. While cheeky, his writing here is lean and focused, a finely tuned engine that doesn’t waste a drop of fuel.

That’s not always the case throughout the record. On the murder ballad “Got Away With Murder,” for example, Smyth is guilty of overwriting — a case closed when he whispers the title line: “She got away … with murder.” The ill-advised dramatic device is presumably meant for chilling effect but instead comes off as hokey.

Fortunately, such instances are

exceptions, as Smyth generally writes with purpose and personality. Those qualities are aided by his pleasantly husky, plainspoken vocal delivery.

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CLUB METRONOME: (Sandy) Alex G, Trace Mountains (indie), 7 p.m., $15/18.

FOAM BREWERS: The Van Martin Trio (featuring members of John Brown’s Body) (reggae), 9 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Long Gone John (Americana), 7:30 p.m., free. Louis Apollon (folk, jazz), 9 p.m., free. DJ Taka (eclectic vinyl), 11 p.m., $5.

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rock that thrived in the ’90s. Prior to 2017, the artist was simply known as Alex G. But under somewhat mysterious circumstances, he added (Sandy) to his moniker.

After quietly releasing a number of albums on Bandcamp, the Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter gained attention when he signed with chic record label Domino.

NECTAR’S: Ian Morris Greenman with Andrew Myers (acoustic), 7 p.m., free. Juke Joint featuring members of Dopapod, Nth Power, Dub Apocalypse, Soulive and more, AXATSE (jam), 9 p.m., $7.

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RADIO BEAN: Sean Kehoe (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free. Todd Lewis Kramer (singer-songwriter), 8:30 p.m., free. The Vaughns (indie rock), 10 p.m., $5.

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releases, Endless and Blonde, further helped to raise the critical darling’s profile and showcase his versatility. (Sandy) Alex G performs on Saturday, May 19, at Club

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ARTSRIOT: It Takes a Village featuring Japhy Ryder and DJ Cre8 (funk, jazz), 8 p.m., $25.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Rising Appalachia, Arouna Diarra, Rosemary Gladstar (folk), 7 p.m., $25/30.

DRINK: Comedy Open Mic, 9 p.m., free.

FOAM BREWERS: Local Dork (eclectic vinyl), 6 p.m., free.

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Third World, Soulstice, Green Lion Crew (reggae), 8:30 p.m., $22/25.

HALF LOUNGE: DJ Taka (eclectic), 10 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Stephen Callahan Trio (jazz), 7 p.m., free. Andric Severance Art Ensemble (experimental), 9:30 p.m., free.

JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: AmerikanaBlue (bluegrass), 6 p.m., free.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Uncle Jimmy (rock), 5 p.m., free. Last Kid Picked (rock), 9 p.m., free.

LINCOLNS: Laugh Shack (standup), 8:30 p.m., $5.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Gyasi Garcia (singersongwriter), 9:30 p.m., free.

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ZENBARN: Billy Wylder (folk, rock), 9 p.m., $5.

middlebury area

CITY LIMITS NIGHT CLUB: DJ Earl (open format), 9:30 p.m., free.

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RED SQUARE: Four-D (house, hip-hop), 7 p.m., free.

DJ A-RA$ (open format), 10 p.m., free.

DEMENA’S: Legendary: A Tribute to the Legends of Burlesque, 7:30 p.m., $20.

MOOGS PLACE: Lesley Grant Band (Americana), 9 p.m., free.

THE ENGINE ROOM: Moxley Union, the Pilgrims (rock), 8 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Open Mic, 7 p.m., free. Family Night (open jam), 9 p.m., free.

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EL TORO: Mark LeGrand (honky-tonk), 7 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: DJ KermiTT (eclectic), 7 p.m., free.

MOOGS PLACE: Seth Yacovone (blues), 7 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Eliza Skinner (standup), 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $20/27.

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RADIO BEAN: Kaomi Kingsley (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free. Peabo & Smarts (eclectic), 8:30 p.m., free. Finkle & Einhorn (rock, funk), 10:30 p.m., free.

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THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): The Green Mountain Boys (bluegrass), 8 p.m., free.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Billy Price with the Dave Keller Band (soul), 9 p.m., $10.

NECTAR’S: Game Night!, 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Nerd Trivia, 7:30 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Avery Cooper Quartet (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

SVPPLY (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

THE PUB: Heartless (Heart and Led Zeppelin tribute), 9 p.m., free.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., free.

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RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Raul (salsa, reggaeton), 6 p.m., free. DJ Reign One (EDM), 11 p.m., $5.

GUSTO’S: DJ Guy Miller (hits), 9:30 p.m., $3.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Lamp Shop Lit Club (open reading), 8 p.m., free. Will Bradford (of SeaspeopleS) & Joel Thetford (singer-songwriter), 9:30 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Comedy & Crêpes (standup), 8 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Left Eye Jump (blues), 3 p.m., free.

Dave Grippo’s Funktet, 7 p.m., free. DJ Cre8 (open format), 11 p.m., $5.

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Abby Jenne & Her Dark Advisors (soul-rock), 9 p.m., free.

HALF LOUNGE: DJ Maglico and Friends (eclectic), 10 p.m., free.

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KINGDOM TAPROOM: Carol Hausner, Jonathan “Doc” Kaplan and Donovan Delabruere (Grateful Dead tribute, Americana), 7:30 p.m., free.

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MONOPOLE: Seismic Pulse (metal), 10 p.m., free.

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FOAM BREWERS: Adam Wolf (country, slowcore), noon, free.

HALF LOUNGE: Church Street DJs’ Technology Workshop, 6 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Off Center for the Dramatic Arts Theater Mixer (networking), 7 p.m., free. Game Night, 8 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Mi Yard Reggae Night with DJs Big Dog and Jahson, 9 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: Pete Sutherland and Tim Stickle’s Old Time Session (traditional), 1 p.m., free. Lady Mondegreen (witch-lounge), 6:30 p.m., free. The Rhyme and Unreason Show (comedy, hip-hop), 8 p.m., free. Modern Crowds (indie rock), 10:30 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Sean Kehoe (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free. Ron Stoppable (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Joe Moore Blues Band, 7 p.m., free.

DJ Max Jade (open format), 11 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Ukulele Kids with Joe Baird (sing-along), 9:30 a.m., free.

SIDEBAR: The Vaughns, Jessica Rabbit Syndrome (indie), 8 p.m., free.

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

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: King Tuff, Cut Worms, Sasami (rock), 8 p.m., $18/20.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: RaeRoest (improv), 7 p.m., $5. Longfellow (improv), 8 p.m., free.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Trivia with Top Hat Entertainment, 7 p.m., free.

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

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Danielle Nicole (blues), 8 p.m., $10/12.

MONKEY HOUSE: Emo Night BTV, 8 p.m., free.

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BAGITOS BAGEL AND BURRITO CAFÉ: Eric Friedman (folk), 11 a.m., free.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m., donation.

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

SWEET MELISSA’S: Blue Fox’s Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.

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EL TORO: The AccaFella (a cappella), 7 p.m., free.

THE DEN AT HARRY’S HARDWARE: Olde Time Jam Session (traditional), noon, free.

MOOGS PLACE: Sean Ashby (solo acoustic), 7:30 p.m., free.

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ROUGH CUT: Kelly Ravin (country), 5 p.m., free.

HATCH 31: Erin Cassels-Brown (indie folk), 6 p.m., free. Kelly Ravin and Lowell Thompson (country), 7 p.m., free.

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TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: Karaoke with DJ Chauncey, 9 p.m., free.

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

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ARTSRIOT: Melvin Seals & JGB, Zach Nugent (rock), 9 p.m., $22/25.

FOAM BREWERS: Familiar Faces (jam, eclectic), 6:30 p.m., free.

HALF LOUNGE: Open Decks, 9 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

JUNIPER: Ray Vega Latin Jazz Tribute to Miles Davis, 8:30 p.m., free.

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

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Irish Sessions (traditional), 7 p.m., free. Porterfield (indie fusion), 9:30 p.m., free.

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

NECTAR’S: Django Soulo (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free. Live Karaoke Band with Guano Loco, 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

RADIO BEAN: Art Herttua and Ray Caroll (jazz), 6:30 p.m., free. Lauren Galant Duo (Americana), 8:30 p.m., free. Augustus (psych-rock), 10:30 p.m., free. Greed Island (post-punk), midnight, free.

RED SQUARE: Small Change (Tom Waits tribute), 7 p.m., free. DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Hotel Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Kelly Ravin and Lowell Thompson (country), 7 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Laughter for Learning (improv), 7 & 8:30 p.m., $10/25.

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CITY SPORTS GRILLE: Interactive Video Trivia with Top Hat Entertainment, 7:30 p.m., free.

JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Bluegrass Session, 7 p.m., free.

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CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: All Request Video, 9 p.m., free.

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IDLETYME BREWING COMPANY: The Idletyme Band (blues, rock), 8 p.m., free.

MOOGS PLACE: Jim Charanko (Americana), 8:30 p.m., free.

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ZENBARN: Zach Nugent’s Acoustic Dead (Grateful Dead tribute), 7 p.m., free.

CITY LIMITS NIGHT CLUB: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free. Open Mic Night, 9 p.m., free.

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MONKEY HOUSE: The Backseat Bullets, Scotchka, Mr. Doubtfire, Cemetery Show (punk), 8:30 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

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he saying “The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too” originates in a speech that labor union leader Rose Schneiderman gave at a 1912 textile strike. Plucked from history, the phrase invites broad reflection on the tangled ideas of beauty and resistance. For one thing, optimism — and insisting on pleasure — is not a crime.

Now on view at Burlington’s New City Galerie, “Optimist Prime” emerges like a twinkling, winking constellation, a tiny but potent counter to the sludgy exhaustion of our global shit show. Guestcurated by artist and Magic Hat Brewing Company head brewer Michael Shoudt, the group exhibition includes eight artists connected through Shoudt and, in most cases, by time spent at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts.

Described by Shoudt as “a room buzzing and humming with positivity,” the sunlit second-floor gallery indeed radiates a sort of primal springtime warmth.

Think May Day. Forms are fluid, right angles are sparse, and references to the revelry — and hopes — of paganism are delightfully plentiful.

“First Date,” a hanging impressionistic fiber work by Los Angeles-based Liv Aanrud, explicitly conflates Christian mythology and witchcraft. Male and female nude figures consort in an Edenic garden amid red fruits and a pool that reflects their pink flesh. Instead of being a human Adam to the cherubic

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woman’s Eve, however, the male figure bears the head of a goat — presumably a reference to Baphomet, the ram-headed embodiment of the devil and his natural proclivities. Temptation abounds, and it looks pretty good.

Smaller in scale but just as vibrant is Aanrud’s “Myth Moth,” a ragged-edged, vaguely symmetrical fiber work with glowing purplish circles for the moth’s so-called “eyespots.”

evokes the oddity of contemporary black-mirror existence. An amorphous blob of pink and blue smears (is it a fish?) partially obscures a reflective, orb-like circle beneath it; just about anything, from gleeful paint smears to truly dark forays, could come from that glassy void.

Tamara Gonzales, also based in Brooklyn, smartly complements Hector’s internet-inspired constructions with “Pallene.” The perfectly spherical

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PLAYFUL WORKS BY SERIOUS ARTISTS. Like Aanrud, New Jersey-born Steven Mayer uses palpable texture, seasonal turns and basic magical symbols to evoke the otherworldly. “Down in the Vale,” a garden stone-esque round of plaster, clay, acrylic and resin, offers a frozen tableau of icons: a flipper-footed figure in a pointed red witch’s hat, a hand with fingers made to look wiggly, a sperm-like shooting star, and a fourpointed yellow star.

Works by Brooklyn-based Katie Hector reflect both the show’s themes and the 21st-century phenomenon of internet-fueled feminist magic and moon worship. Her three abstractions — titled “Double Tapping Moon Vibes,” “Clickbait” and “Tumblr Grl II” — layer painted wood in pleasant, graphic compositions. “Clickbait,” in particular,

canvas seems to vibrate with electricity, represented by chain-link-shaped patterns of color against a black background. “Pallene” is the name of both a small moon of Saturn and a mythological consort of Dionysus.

Gonzales’ “untitled (kook)” is a series of three totem-like paintings of acrylic and spray paint on the kind of corrugated plastic used for, say, postal mail-carrying bins. Cheerful and unprecious affairs, these are fragmented hieroglyphics of kitty faces, spray-painted Día de los Muertos skull motifs, infinity signs and dice.

Hyde Park, Vt.-based Peter Gallo, dubbed a “neoslacker” and “alert scavenger” by Artforum magazine, presents five sculptural paintings — all untitled — that align well with Gonzales’ visual

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language. His two larger pieces have a utilitarian bent, with canvases stretched precariously over skewed frames of kindling. Both structures suggest life rafts or primitive battlefield stretchers. With a cynical nod to humanity’s perpetual warfare, one of these announces in soft pink, “War is over!”

The show’s remaining artists contribute works in pairs. Chicago-based Grant Newman’s larger gestural abstraction, “Indian Weed Head Dolphin,” includes a tiny sibling, positioned just below the right corner of its larger counterpart.

This two-part work is accompanied by the artist’s brighter, bolder canvas “being hit by a car saved my life.”

Los Angeles-based Dustin Metz shows two monochromatic oil landscapes: the punny “Mountain Views,” with four all-seeing eyes surrounding a watery pink, nondescript mountain; and the almost all-black “Night Mountain 2.”

Brooklyn’s Catherine Haggarty presents the bright, irreverent spray-paint figuration “Boy in Pot,” as well as “For St. Chamas,” a map-like semi-abstraction named for a French commune.

Shoudt’s description of “Optimist Prime” as a “painting show” is slightly confounding. While artists such as Aanrud acknowledge the influence of the language of painting, her work is appealing in large part because of its nonpainting qualities: its gesture toward the folk thrift of rug hooking and its dimensions of “feminine” domesticity.

Similarly, Hector’s layered surfaces of painted wood deny the defining element

ART SHOWS of traditional painting and screen culture: confinement to a flat plane. Gallo’s works are just as much outsider-artinflected assemblage as painting.

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CALL TO ARTISTS ‘ABUNDANCE: CELEBRATING CREATIVITY IN MENTAL HEALTH, WELLNESS AND RECOVERY’: The Clara Martin Center invites artists and friends of mental health to submit poetry and artworks to be considered for a fall exhibition. Applicants must be Vermont residents, and preference will be given to artists/writers in the White River and Upper valleys. Works must be ready to hang. For details and to submit, visit claramartin.org.

Deadline: July 31. Chandler Gallery, Randolph.

Info, dlittlepage@claramartin.org.

ANNUAL MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION: Current members of the center are invited to submit works to this upcoming exhibition.

For details and to submit, visit carvingstudio. org. Deadline: June 1. The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center, West Rutland. Info, 438-2097.

ART IN THE PARK NORWICH ARTS FESTIVAL: Artists and artisans are invited to apply to participate in this first annual community event and juried showcase taking place June 23 and 24. Artists wishing to apply for a booth should send two photos of their work and one of their display to hacc@hanoverchamber.org or apply online through hanoverchamber.org.

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ART JAM: Artists of all disciplines are invited to submit their digital portfolio, including statement, bio, CV and photos, to be considered for upcoming interdisciplinary arts events. Submissions are accepted by email to grangehallcc@gmail.com with “ART JAM Submission (your discipline)” in the subject line. Deadline is rolling. Grange Hall Cultural Center, Waterbury Center.

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‘MORRISVILLE — FAVORITE PLACES’: Photographers are invited to submit images of the town for a two-part exhibition opening in September. For details and to submit, visit riverartsvt.org. Deadline: July 20. River Arts, Morrisville. Info, 888-1261.

‘ROCK SOLID’: For the 18th year, area artists are invited to share their most compelling stone sculptures and assemblages, as well as paintings and etchings that depict the beautiful qualities of stone. For details and to submit, visit studioplacearts.com. Deadline: August 10. Studio Place Arts, Barre. $10; free for SPA members. Info, 479-7069.

‘SCORCHED’: This 2018 group show involves work in which the effects of heat and fire can be easily seen and experienced, including encaustic media, singed paper and other ephemeral materials, charred wood, pit-fired vessels, and hammered-metal and blown-glass objects. Deadline: May 18. For more info and submission guidelines, see studioplacearts. com. Studio Place Arts, Barre. $10; free for SPA members. Info, 479-7069.

SCULPTFEST: Artists working in sculpture are invited to submit proposals for this fall’s interdependence-themed exhibition. For details and to submit, visit carvingstudio. org. Deadline: June 22. The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center, West Rutland. Info, info@ carvingstudio.org.

SOLO & SMALL GROUP SHOWS: Artists and artist groups are invited to submit proposals for 2019 exhibitions in the community art space’s second- and third-floor galleries. To submit, send a brief written artist statement that includes show objectives and a CD or DVD with eight to 12 images of representative work, labeled with name, media, size, price and date. Send to submissions.studioplacearts@ gmail.com. Deadline: June 15. Studio Place Arts, Barre. $10; free for SPA members. Info, 479-7069.

THE STONE BENCH PROJECT: Local teens ages 13 to 19 are invited to apply for the opportunity to carve and build a stone bench to be installed in Rutland County. Interested students should send a one-page essay explaining how they will benefit from the experience to info@ carvingstudio.org or CSSC Bench Project, P.O. Box 495, West Rutland, VT 05777. Deadline: May 25. The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center, West Rutland.

SUMMER JURIED SHOW: Artists and community members are invited to submit artwork in all mediums created in the last five years to this open show. For details and to apply, visit twwoodgallery.org. Deadline: May 28. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier. Info, 262-6035.

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‘ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAITS’: Photographers are invited to submit images that capture subjects in their natural setting for an upcoming exhibition to be juried by Elizabeth Avedon. For details and to submit, visit photoplacegallery.

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CREATION GRANT: Vermont artists and artist groups seeking Creation Grants are invited to apply for funding to support the development of new work, including time, materials and space rental. For details and to apply, visit vermontartscouncil.org. Deadline: June 28.

Vermont Arts Council, Montpelier. Info, 828-5425.

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CENTER FOR CARTOON STUDIES CORNISH RESIDENCY: Cartoonists, illustrators and graphic storytellers are invited to apply for this October 16 to November 16 residency in a remote cabin in Cornish, N.H. The selected resident will receive access to CCS resources as well as a $3,000 honorarium. For further details and to apply, visit cartoonstudies. org. Deadline: August 15. Center for Cartoon Studies, White River Junction. Info, 295-3319.

JERICHO PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL: Artists and community members are invited to register for the eighth annual festival, taking place on Saturday, July 21. For details and to register, email Barbara at blgreene@myfairpoint.net.

Deadline: May 19. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery, Jericho.

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‘ART ON THE REFUGE’: Artists are invited to help raise funds for the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge by participating in this annual exhibit running May 18 to July 20. Accepted artists will be asked to pay a $15 hanging fee, which includes a one-year Friends of the Refuge membership. No commissions will be taken on sales. For details and to submit two-dimensional works, contact Carol Yarnell at artshow@friendsofmissisquoi.org. Deadline is rolling. Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge, Swanton. $15 hanging fee. Info, 324-6939.

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BLOTTO GRAY: “Skateboarding in Vermont,” photographs. Reception: Saturday, May 19, 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. May 19-June 15. Info, 2kdeep@gmail.com.

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MATTHEW THORSEN: “Thorever,” a celebration

of the life and work of the Burlington photojournalist and Seven Days staff photographer. Reception: Saturday, May 19, 6-9 p.m. May 19-July 25. Info, 865-7166. BCA Center in Burlington.

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‘BEYOND WORDS’: Artworks by members of the Book Arts Guild of Vermont. ‘JACK ROWELL: CULTURAL DOCUMENTARIAN’: Photographs from the fifth-generation Vermonter’s 30-plus-year career. ‘TELL ME’: Artwork by 19 local artists that explores language and communication. Reception: Thursday, May 24, 5:30-7:30 p.m. May 22-June 30.

Info, 479-7069. Studio Place Arts in Barre.

‘SOLZHENITSYN IN VERMONT’: A celebration of the Russian novelist, historian and Nobel Prize winner turned Vermont resident, in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth. Opening reception: Saturday, May 19, 1-4 p.m. May 17-October 27. Info, 828-2291. Vermont History Museum in Montpelier.

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‘FISH & FEATHER’: Wildlife paintings by Nick Mayer and bird carvings by Gary M. Starr.

Reception: Friday, May 18, 5-7 p.m. May 18-July 1.

Info, 238-6607. Art on Main in Bristol.

KILEIGH HANNAH: “Halcyon Days,” natureinspired abstract paintings by the Colchester artist, whose preferred media include traditional acrylic, graphite, table salt and homegrown sodium borate crystals. Reception: Saturday, May 19, 5-7 p.m.

Steven Jupiter Gallery, Middlebury, May 19-July 29.

Info, 917-686-1292.

RICHARD W. BROWN: “The Last of the Hill Farms: Echoes of Vermont’s Past,” black-and-white photographs documenting the state’s fading way of rural life. Reception and artist talk: Friday, May 18, 5-7 p.m. May 18-June 23. Info, 388-4964. Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury.

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‘TRIO’: Ceramics by Fiona Davis, Deborah Goodwin and Amanda Ann Palmer. Reception: Friday, May 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m. May 18-June 9. Info, 457-3500. ArtisTree Gallery in South Pomfret.

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EDWARD KOREN: “Bearing Witness,” lithographs

from the celebrated New Yorker cartoonist’s “Thinking About Extinction” series. Reception and artist talk: Sunday, June 3, 4-5 p.m. May 16-June 16.

Info, 767-9670. BigTown Gallery in Rochester.

ART EVENTS ARTIST TALK: GOWRI SAVOOR: The Vermont artist discusses her current installation, “We Walk in Their Shadows.” Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Thursday, May 17, 7 p.m. Info, 257-0124.

BIG & MESSY ART SPACE: A weekly child-led, process-based open art space featuring mural painting, light and shadow play, and more. River Arts, Morrisville, Sunday, May 20, 10 a.m.-noon. $5 suggested donation. Info, 888-1261.

COMMUNITY ARTS OPEN STUDIO: A weekly workshop in which children with caregivers are invited to make their own self-directed art projects using a diverse assortment of art supplies. AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon N.H., Saturday, May 19, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Info, 603-448-3117.

CURATOR’S TALK: JIM BLAIR: The award-winning former National Geographic staff photographer discusses images from the museum’s archives now included in the current exhibition. RSVP required.

Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury, Wednesday, May 23, noon. Info, 388-2117.

FAMILY ART SATURDAY: Families are invited to drop in and enjoy an art activity inspired by current exhibitions. Burlington City Arts, Saturday, May 19, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Info, 865-7166.

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OPEN STUDIO & CERAMIC SALE: The new ceramic art studio and venue celebrates its opening by showcasing works from its three artists in residence: Dust & Form, Clear Moon Ceramics

PHOTO CO-OP: Lens lovers gather to share their experience and knowledge of their craft. Gallery at River Arts, Morrisville, Thursday, May 17, 6-8 p.m. $5. Info, 888-1261.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP: THE ARTIST PROPOSAL: Meara McGinniss guides participants in preparing the materials needed for a successful artist proposal. Artists should bring their artist statement, CV, images of work and a website link, if applicable, to discuss in the workshop. BCA Center, Burlington, Wednesday, May 16, 6-8 p.m. $25; $22.50 for BCA members. Info, 865-7166.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP: THE ARTIST RESIDENCY: Meara McGinniss guides participants in understanding artist residencies, their value and the application process. BCA Center, Burlington, Wednesday, May 23, 6-8 p.m. $25; $22.50 for BCA members. Info, 865-7166.

STITCH & BITCH!: Hang out and stitch/work on your fiber arts in good company. BYO materials and projects. Words & Pictures, Essex Junction, Wednesday, May 16, 6-8 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, wordsandpicturesvt@gmail.com.

STUCK ON YOU: CREATIVE COLLAGE: Cristina Clarimon-Alinde leads this weekly course in the expressive and spontaneous style of art-making.

Williston Central School, Thursday, May 17, 6-7:30 p.m. $8 per class. Info, 876-1160.

VAC ARTS IMPACT GRANTSEEKER WORKSHOP: Arts organizations planning to apply for a Vermont Arts Council grant are encouraged to learn about the application process and best practices in this workshop designed for both new and experienced grant writers. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, Wednesday, May 16, 1-2:30 p.m. Info, 828-3291.

VAC CREATION & DEVELOPMENT GRANTSEEKER WORKSHOP: Individual artists planning to apply for a Vermont Arts Council grant are encouraged to learn about the application process and best practices in this workshop designed for both new and experienced grant writers. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, Wednesday, May 16, 3-4:30 p.m. Info, 828-3291.

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PECHAKUCHA NIGHT: The 27th and final installment of this rapid-fire presentation format featuring a range of contributions from creative community members. Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, Burlington, Thursday, May 17, 6 p.m. $6 suggested donation. Info, 656-0750.

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Michèle Pearson Clarke, Eddy Firmin, Chantal Gibson, Sylvia D. Esmaa Mohamoud, Gordon Shadrach and Shanna Strauss.

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installation by Hamilton, an artist and filmmaker from Nova Scotia, the exhibition seeks to counter and complicate that mainstream narrative. Through September 16. Pictured: “Untitled (No Fields),” digital print by Mohamoud.

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CHITTENDEN COUNTY SENIOR ART SHOW: An annual exhibition of works by graduating local high school seniors. Closing reception: Wednesday, May 30, 6-7 p.m. Through May 30. Info, 859-9222. Art’s Alive Gallery @ Main Street Landing’s Union Station in Burlington.

CRAIG LINE: “Reflections,” photographs printed on aluminum. Through May 31. Info, 229-5621.

Mirabelles Café & Bakery in Burlington.

‘FLOURISH’: Thirty-one works by Vermont artists with disabilities, featuring painting, drawing, photography, ceramics, textiles and mixed-media sculpture and assemblage. Through June 30. Info, 652-4500. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery in Burlington.

‘FROM ACROSS THE DISTANCE: SELECT VIDEO WORKS FROM THE BARJEEL ART FOUNDATION’: Video works by London-based Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour, Iraqi-Finnish artist Adel Abidin and Jordanian-born artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan. Each shares a portrait of urban capitals imagined during a past, present or future moment of political and social instability. ‘VOX POPULI’: Portraiture that aims to capture the character and inner psyche of people who, despite sharing divergent perspectives and voices, find commonality through our shared image. The exhibition features recent painting and sculpture by Vermont-based artists Catherine Hall, Misoo Filan, Harlan Mack, Nathaniel Moody, Ross Sheehan and Susan Wilson. Through June 10. Info, 865-7166. BCA Center in Burlington.

GEEBO CHURCH: “Small Landscapes,” oil paintings.

Through July 31. Info, 860-4972. Black Horse Gallery in Burlington.

THE GOLD BROTHERS: Works in multiple media by siblings Robert, Steve and Dennis Gold. Through May 31. Info, 651-9692. VCAM Studio in Burlington.

‘HEART & HOME’: Fair Housing Month exhibition featuring works by local artists, collage by local New American teenagers and paintings from elementary schoolers. Featured artists include Iraqi American painter Sabah Abbas and Haitian American Pievy Polyte. Through May 31. Info, mellisa.cain@gmail.com. ONE Arts Center in Burlington.

HONORÉ DAUMIER’S ‘BLUESTOCKINGS’: ‘Les Bas Bleus,’ a series of 40 lithographs by the French caricaturist, satirizing groups of upper-class women who sought intellectual stimulation in defiance of their narrowly proscribed roles in society. ‘SELF-CONFESSED! THE INAPPROPRIATELY INTIMATE COMICS OF ALISON BECHDEL’: Works by the renowned Bolton cartoonist and graphic memoirist that span her decades-long career.

Through May 20. Info, 656-0750. Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, in Burlington.

‘I’M WITH YOU’: Works by students of the Iskra Print Collective screenprinting class, including Lee Anderson, Bonnie Brennan, Lauren Costello, Alex Gadway, Brian Hunter, Kirsten Hurley, James Keenan, Grant Nickle, Mitchell Parrish, Reid Parsons, Jacob Rist, Courtney Scott, Casey Thomas and Michael Tonn. Through June 22. Info, hello@ iskraprint.com. Karma Bird House in Burlington.

JAMES VALASTRO: Fowl-centric “HenArt” cartoons by the local cartoonist, photographer and videographer. Through June 30. TERESA CELEMIN: Drawings by the Burlington artist and illustrator.

Through May 31. Info, 658-6016. Speeder & Earl’s Coffee in Burlington.

JOHN ROVNAK: “Speedy Delivery,” street photography taken by the Burlington artist and USPS postman. Through May 31. Info, johnrovnak. wordpress.com. Vermont Comedy Club in Burlington.

JULIE MONTERA: The teacher and Goddard College graduate student presents the “Gender & Identity Project,” photographs that show the gendered messages of children’s clothing. Through May 31.

Info, 863-3403. Fletcher Free Library in Burlington.

KARA TORRES: “Queer-vangelical,” works that emerge from the artist’s evangelical upbringing and their subsequent reexamination of sexuality, sexual

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orientation and gender. Half of all proceeds benefit the Pride Center. Through May 31. Info, 860-7812.

Pride Center of Vermont in Burlington.

KATHARINE MONTSTREAM: “Swimming Holes,” new paintings in oil and watercolor of northern Vermont’s favorite spots, including Warren Falls, Bingham Falls, the Potholes and hidden river bends. Through June 18. Info, 862-8752.

Montstream Studio in Burlington.

LYNNE REED: Paintings by the Burlington artist.

Through May 31. Info, lynnereed23@gmail.com.

Indigo in Burlington.

MEMBERSHIP EXHIBITION: The first annual exhibition of works by artist-members of the South End gallery and studio space. Through May 31. Info, spacegalleryvt@gmail.com. The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington.

(MICHAEL SMITH): Drawings made on black paper with correction fluid and other white mark-making implements by the self-taught Underhill artist.

Through June 30. Info, 859-9222. SEABA Center in Burlington.

‘OPTIMIST PRIME’: An exhibition guest-curated

by Michael Shoudt, featuring work by Liv Aanrud, Peter Gallo, Tamara Gonzales, Catherine Haggarty, Katie Hector, Steven Mayer, Dustin Metz and Grant Newman. Through June 24. Info, joseph@ newcitygalerie.org. New City Galerie in Burlington.

‘SEEDS’: Posters and drawings by the University of Vermont art and food justice student Ella Halpine.

Through May 31. Info, 656-9511. Center for Cultural Pluralism, University of Vermont, in Burlington.

TATIANA E. ZELAZO: “UnderCurrent,” the first solo show of works by the Vermont painter and photographer. Through June 30. Info, 859-9222.

The Gallery at Main Street Landing in Burlington.

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BERNHARD WUNDER & THOMAS VOGELSANG: “Vermont and Beyond: Landscapes, Macros and Abstracts,” photographs taken in the Green Mountain State. Through June 3. Info, 899-3211.

Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho.

CAROL DULA: “Avoid the Crowd,” landscape photographs. Through May 31. Info, avoidthecrowd@ gmail.com. Charlotte Congregational Church.

DONNA BOURNE: Plein air landscape paintings.

Through June 30. Info, 985-8222. Shelburne Vineyard.

PHILIP HAGOPIAN: “Anecdotes,” rural landscapes by the Lamoille County artist. Through May 29. Info, 985-3848. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne.

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‘IMAGINING HOME’: Home designs born of collaboration between prominent local architects and community members dealing with homelessness. Through May 31. Info, 828-0749. Vermont Statehouse Cafeteria in Montpelier.

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KUMARI PATRICIA: Self-reflective, narrative acrylic paintings. Through May 31. Info, 595-4866. The Hive in Middlesex.

LIZ LE SERVIGET & SUSAN GOLDSTEIN: Original oil paintings by Le Serviget and hand-crafted terrariums and mini-ecosystems by Goldstein. Through May 31.

Info, 223-1981. The Cheshire Cat in Montpelier.

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‘MATERIAL FLOWS: RHYTHM IN COLLAGE AND SCULPTURE’: Collage works by Rob Hitzig, Louise LaPlante and Brian Walters. Through June 7.

Info, 322-1604. Goddard Art Gallery, Pratt Center, Goddard College, in Plainfield.

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‘ON THE BRINK: ARTISTS TAKE ACTION’: Works by 10 artists depicting endangered or threatened species, with sales benefiting wildlife conservation.

Through May 31. Info, 223-5507. Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin.

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f ORAH MOORE: “Stewards of the Land,” handprinted silverprint photographs of Montana ranchers. Reception: Thursday, May 24, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Through August 10. Info, 479-7069. Morse Block Deli in Barre.

RONALD SLAYTON: “Master of Watercolor,” paintings from the private collection of Billi and Bobby Gosh, including 12 of the WPA-era artist’s later watercolors. Through June 29. Info, 262-6035.

T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier.

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‘SHOW 25’: The latest works by the gallery’s roster of Vermont-based contemporary artists, as well as works by guest artist Mary Admasian. Through June 16. Info, 552-0877. The Front in Montpelier.

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STANLEY FOLSOM: “Vermont Trains and Stations,” detailed drawings. Through July 5. Info, 426-3581.

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TOM MERWIN: “The Effects of Bird Song on Shifting Strata,” abstract oil paintings. Through June 28.

Info, 828-0749. Vermont Supreme Court Gallery in Montpelier.

VSC & VCFA ALUMNX EXHIBITION: “It went like this: the skyline was beautiful on fire,” works by 24 alumnx created in response to contemporary political upheaval, juried by Meg Onli. Through June 1. Info, 635-2727. Alumni Hall Gallery, Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier.

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‘A REVERENT EYE’: Two Vermont-based artists, plein air painter Charlie Hunter and landscape and architectural photographer Jim Westphalen, capture the vanishing icons of Vermont’s rich industrial and agricultural past. ‘DEEP INTO NATURE’: Paintings by watercolorist Susan Wahlrab and works by fiber artist Dianne Shullenberger explore often-overlooked flora and fauna. Through May 20. Info, 253-8943. West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park in Stowe.

‘CURIOUS & COOL’: Unusual and seldom-seen artifacts of ski culture from the museum’s archives.

Through October 31. Info, 253-9911. Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum in Stowe.

JAMES PETERSON: “Dreamcatcher,” an immersive installation by the artist-in-residence from Los Angeles. Through September 30. Info, 253-8358.

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‘ANYTHING FOR SPEED: AUTOMOBILE RACING IN VERMONT’: The center celebrates the opening of its yearlong exhibition exploring more than a century of the history and evolution of racing in Vermont through the objects, photographs and recollections that comprise this unique story.

Through March 30, 2019. Free from 9 a.m.-noon; $5-7 per person after. Info, 479-8500. Vermont History Center in Barre.

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‘RECYCLE ART’: More than 70 artworks of repurposed litter made by students from eight Vermont schools. Through June 1. Info, 863-5956.

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‘EXPLORERS OF NORWICH’: An exhibition exploring the lives of Norwich University alumni who shaped and changed the U.S. during the mid-19th and early 20th centuries. Through June 30. Info, 4852183. Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University, in Northfield.

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NEIL BERGER: Oil landscapes made with quick, intuitive brushwork. Through May 30. Info, 985-3648. Shelburne Craft School.

CAROLYN EGELI: “For the Love of Vermont,” oil paintings by the Braintree artist. Through June 28.

Info, 828-0749. Governor’s Gallery in Montpelier.

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‘IN THE GARDEN’: An exhibition of fine art, textiles, sculpture, furniture, actual insects and more that explores how flowers and bugs have inspired artists’ imaginations over the centuries. Through August 25. ‘PUPPETS: WORLD ON A STRING’: An introductory survey of the art of puppets, presenting a range of historical to contemporary works in a variety of mediums and forms, from 19th-century marionettes to digital installations. Through June 3. Info, 985-3346. Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education, Shelburne Museum.

‘ARTISTS TO WATCH PART II’: Ric Kasini Kadour and six guest curators showcase Vermont artists of note. Through June 29. Info, 828-3291. Spotlight Gallery in Montpelier.

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KINDER ARTS END-OF-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE: Works in a variety of mediums by the program’s young artists, ages 3 to 5. Through May 24. Info, 888-1261. TIM BROOKES: “The Enigmatic Art of Endangered Alphabets,” woodcarvings that straddle the intersections of fine art and woodwork, painting and typography, linguistics and anthropology, creative design and cultural preservation and ethnography and spirituality. Through June 19. Info, gallery@riverartsvt.org. River Arts in Morrisville.

RACHEL MOORE: “Traces,” selections of works by the multidisciplinary artist and Helen Day Art Center director, who uses mixed-media sculpture, installation, drawing and social practice to address themes including climate change and global migration patterns. Through June 29. Info, 760-6785.

Edgewater Gallery in Stowe.

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f TOM CONDON: “Homomorphism,” camera-less photographs influenced by the artist’s experience with optical blind spots. Closing reception: Saturday, June 2, 7-9 p.m. Through June 6. Info, tara@vermontstudiocenter.org. Red Mill Gallery in Johnson.

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‘VERMONT LANDSCAPES’: An exhibition featuring 38 landscape paintings by 19 Vermont artists.

Through June 30. Info, 644-5100. Lamoille County Courthouse in Hyde Park.

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‘THE RUSSIANS AND FRIENDS’: A selection of paintings by four Russian visiting artists and American friends, who recently painted together in Jeffersonville. Through May 24. Info, 644-5100.

Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville.

mad river valley/waterbury JOYCE KAHN: Landscape and still life paintings by the Montpelier artist. Through May 31. Info, 244-7036. Waterbury Public Library.

SANDE FRENCH-STOCKWELL: Sculpture and works on paper. Through May 19. Info, 244-7801. Axel’s 5/14/18 12:17 PMGallery & Frame Shop in Waterbury.

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SPRING SHOW: Paintings by members of the Vermont Watercolor Society. Through June 2. Info, 496-6682. Festival Gallery in Waitsfield.

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BONNIE BAIRD: “Where to Land,” oil paintings of the Vermont landscape. Through June 10. Info, 877-2173. Northern Daughters in Vergennes.

DARYL STORRS: “Impressions,” block prints of the Vermont landscape by the Huntington artist.

Through May 31. Info, 458-0098. Edgewater Gallery at Middlebury Falls.

‘OUR TOWN: LOVE, JOY, SADNESS AND BASEBALL’: Thirty-six historic photographs from the museum’s archives, curated by retired National Geographic photographer James P. Blair and Sheldon archivist Eva Garcelon-Hart. JOHN CROSS: “American Wood Sculptor John Cross: A Contemporary Figurative Folk Artist,” whimsical wood carvings by the Middlebury College alum. Through July 8. Info, 388-2117. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury.

LIZ HOAG: “Tranquility,” landscape paintings of the Maine outdoors. Through May 31. Info, 989-7419.

Edgewater Gallery on the Green in Middlebury.

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‘OUR LIVING PLANET’: An exhibition designed to raise awareness for environmental protection and care of our living planet. Through June 3. Info, info@creativespacegallery.org. Creative Space Gallery in Vergennes.

PAT LAFFIN: “SOLO unaccompanied,” altered artworks and assemblage by the prodigious collector of 18th- and 19th-century ephemera and antique papers. Through June 8. Info, 453-6309.

Tourterelle in New Haven.

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‘BARN ART’: A collection of works from 31 artists in celebration of the functional architectural gems.

Through June 16. Info, 247-4295.

Compass Music and Arts Center in Brandon.

DAVID FIFIELD: “Head in the Clouds,” recent abstract paintings. Through June 29. Info, 247-4956. Brandon Artists Guild.

NINA DUBOIS: “Hold Me, Pet Me, I’m Crying About Something,” recent works that combine flash poetry, paint and reclaimed materials. Through June 9. Info, 468-1013. Castleton University Bank Gallery in Rutland.

STUDENT ART EXHIBIT: Works by more than 300 area students, from preschool through 12th grade. Through June 2. Info, 775-0356. Chaffee Art Center in Rutland.

champlain islands/ northwest ‘SPIRIT OF PLACE’: An exhibition featuring Nori Pepe’s “Carving Out Place” series of prints and Kate Pond’s “Flying Kites.”

Through June 3. Info, 355-2150.

GreenTARA Space in North Hero.

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‘AIR WORKS’: An exhibit that explores the properties of air and the science behind its everyday use, and includes a 3D air maze, hover table, chain-reaction machine, paper airplane launcher and air-operated bottle organ.

Through September 3. Free with museum admission. Info, 649-2200. Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich.

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22, the 48th international celebration of Earth Day,

“Trouble in Paradise” presents 17 paintings that grapple with environmental shifts and suffering due to climate change. Somerville, Mass.-based Blatman considers her mixed-media works of paint, assemblage and laser cuts to be “an elegiac and seductive visual feast with hints of surrender — surrender of the self, surrender of the natural world, surrender of the things we cannot control.” The exhibition is on view at Catamount Arts in St. Johnsbury through June 8. Pictured: “Heed.”

LAURA DI PIAZZA: “Vox Somnium,” mixed-media works exploring irregular spaces, complicated positions and meditative interactions. Through May 23. Info, 296-7000. Barrette Center for the Arts in White River Junction.

‘MOMENTA IV’ JURIED PRINT EXHIBITION: Recent prints by artists working in Vermont, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, selected by printer and publisher James Stroud. Through May 31. Info, 295-5901. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction.

NATELI BOZE & BECKY COOK: “Miss Match: Pixels to Paint, Photos Re-Imagined,” a collaboration of the photographer Boze and painter Cook. Through June 30. Info, 649-1047. Norwich Public Library.

STACY HOPKINS: “Rebirth,” a solo exhibition of nonjewelry works by the artist and jewelry designer.

Through June 30. Info, scavenger.gallery@gmail. com. Scavenger Gallery in White River Junction.

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f ANNE SARGENT WALKER: Paintings that respond to the effects of climate change. Reception: Thursday, May 31, 5-7 p.m. RESA BLATMAN: “Trouble in Paradise,” paintings that explore the effects of climate change. Through June 8. Info, 748-2600.

Catamount Arts in St. Johnsbury.

‘A COMMON THREAD: STITCHES AND STORIES FROM FIBER ARTISTS NEAR AND FAR’: Fiber works

by Northeast Kingdom artists. Through July 28.

Info, 334-1966. MAC Center for the Arts Gallery in Newport.

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ELIZABETH NELSON: “Symbolic Landscapes from The Book of Changes,” oil paintings based on the Chinese oracular text. Through June 18. Info, 525-3366. Parker Pie Co. in West Glover.

‘MUSE’: Vermont artists Jess Polanshek, Kristin Richland and Amanda Weisenfeld reflect on spirit guides, journeying, introspection and winter’s quiet.

‘POST-APOCALYPTIC WOODCUTS FOR 3/4 EMPIRE’: Albrecht Durer-inspired woodcuts by Bread and Puppet Theater founder Peter Schumann.

Reception, talk and performance: Sunday, May 20, 3 p.m. Through May 28. Info, 535-8995. Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro.

NORTHERN VERMONT UNIVERSITY-LYNDON SENIOR VISUAL ARTS SHOW: An annual exhibition of works in a variety of mediums by graduating students. Through May 20. Info, sylvia.plumb@ northernvermont.edu. Quimby Gallery, Northern Vermont University-Lyndon, in Lyndonville.

RICHARD BROWN: Black-and-white photographs of nostalgic Vermont landscapes and people. Through December 31. Info, 748-2372. Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium in St. Johnsbury.

ROBERT MANNING: “12 x 12,” a series of 35 drawings from the Danville artist’s life and memory. Through June 2. Info, 748-0158. Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury.

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ALFRED LESLIE: “100 Views Along the Road,” black-and-white watercolors of Americana made between 1981 and 1983. Through June 17. GLORIA

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GARFINKEL: Interactive sculpture that invites viewers to explore the relationships between colors. Through June 17. GOWRI SAVOOR: “We Walk in Their Shadows,” sculptures and drawings depicting a journey across boundaries. Through June 17. RICHARD KLEIN: “Bottle in the River,” sculpture made from found and salvaged glass.

Through June 17. STEVE GERBERICH: “Best of ‘Springs, Sprockets & Pulleys,’” kinetic sculptures by the artist, inventor and packrat. Through October 8. SUSAN VON GLAHN CALABRIA: “Hereandafter,” still life paintings by the former BMAC education curator. Through June 17. Info, 257-0124. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

‘HOPE AND HAZARD: A COMEDY OF EROS’: A group exhibition curated by American artist Eric Fischl featuring approximately 65 artists and more than 80 paintings, photographs, works on paper and sculptures selected from the Hall and Hall Art Foundation collections. ‘MADE IN VERMONT’: A group exhibition of new and recently completed paintings, works on paper and sculpture by Vermont artists. Through November 25. $10. ‘THE SOLACE OF AMNESIA’: More than 30 paintings, photographs, works on paper and sculpture by some 25 artists that address human alienation from the natural environment, curated by artist Alexis Rockman and Katherine Gass Stowe. Through November 25. $10. Info, 952-1056.

Hall Art Foundation in Reading.

NATALIE BLAKE & RANDI SOLIN: Works by ceramicist Blake and glass artist Solin. Through May 27. Info, 869-2960. Main Street Arts in Saxtons River.

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‘ART FROM THE SCHOOLS’: Works by students in more than 20 area schools. Through May 28. Info, info@svac.org. TIMOTHY GREENFIELD-SANDERS: “Identity: The Women’s List,” large-format portraiture exploring the concept of identity in contemporary American culture. Through June 24. Info, 362-1405. Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester.

‘BRIGHT IDEAS’: An exhibition exploring collaboration, innovation and legacy, featuring works

by Seline Skoug, Barbara Sarvis, Melissa Richard, Nate Massari, Patty Smith, Michael Smoot and Misa Chappell. Through July 13. Info, 442-0713.

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BETSEY GARAND: “Petroglyphs, Flora and Frenzied Encounters,” hand-pulled prints that combine a variety of techniques to represent the continuous balance and growth of physical and psychological life. Through June 15. Info, 498-8438. White River Gallery @ BALE in South Royalton.

f JAN FOWLER: “Reverence,” landscape paintings of Vermont, New England, Europe, Florida and the American Southwest by the Randolph artist.

Reception: Sunday, May 20, 2-4 p.m. Through June 28. Info, 889-9404. Tunbridge Public Library in Tunbridge Village.

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‘PASSAGES’: A community-sourced exhibition of works relating to change in a range of mediums.

Through June 16. Info, 728-9878. Chandler Gallery in Randolph. m

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f ‘DARTMOUTH INFLUENCE’: Works by 11 Dartmouth College-affiliated women artists: Virginia Beahan, Jennifer Caine, Kari Cholnoky, Louise Hamlin, Karolina Kawiaka, Stina Köhnke, Hannah Olivia Nelson, Colleen Randall, Christina Seely, Esmé Thompson and Zenovia Toloudi.

Reception: Saturday, May 19, 5-7 p.m. Through June 30. Info, 767-9670. BigTown Gallery in Rochester.

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CARRIE CAOUETTE-DE LALLO: “Common Objects & Uncommon Places,” a selection of acrylics on paper and landscapes from the artist’s travels through the United States, Portugal and Spain.

Through June 30. Info, 685-2188. Chelsea Public Library.

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s Melissa McCarthy’s latest laughdelivery apparatus blurped, sputtered and otherwise malfunctioned, the words of another remarkable female artist wafted across my consciousness. In “Liability,” Lorde sings, “The truth is I am a toy that people enjoy / ’Til all of the tricks don’t work anymore / And then they are bored of me.”

If Life of the Party succeeds at anything, it’s at making clear the comic dynamo’s tricks don’t work anymore. Since Bridesmaids launched McCarthy into the show-biz stratosphere in 2011, nobody’s blazed more brightly. But things have steadily dimmed for this star. From the turning point that was Tammy (2014) to The Boss (2016), she’s been on a downward trajectory.

That deafening thud you heard over Mother’s Day weekend? McCarthy’s career crashing and cratering. Life of the Party is almost unwatchably awful. Never before has a film starring her opened to less than $20 million at the box office. It’s official: I’m bored of her.

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jammed into your eyes. A torpid genderswapping rip-off of Rodney Dangerfield’s 1986 smash Back to School, the film offers the super-sappy saga of Deanna Miles, a goodhearted, if empty-headed, fortysomething whose husband (a wasted Matt Walsh) has ditched her for an “upgrade” (a wasted Julie Bowen).

Luckily for the middle-aged mom, the problems caused by the breakup are quickly fixed by returning to Decatur U to finish work on the degree she didn’t complete the first time around. An even bigger break: Her daughter, Maddie (Molly Gordon), a senior there, is pleased as punch to have her around after maybe five awkward minutes. It gets less credible, folks.

Maddie’s friends can’t get enough of Deanna, either. In the entire student body, there are exactly two mean girls. They mock her mom perm and her tacky sweaters. Then (spoiler alert) they decide “Dee-Rock,” as her new BFFs have nicknamed her, is kinda cool after all.

I’m not sure which is sadder, the random ’80s-themed dance-off during which Dee-Rock does the Worm, or the mandatory scene in which she accidentally gets stoned.

Or perhaps it’s the oral presentation during which her body inexplicably creaks, cracks

PARTY’S OVER McCarthy needs to return to the role of supporting improv ninja or risk finding herself out of the funny business.

and collapses, or her tasteless carnal cavortathon with a hunky undergrad. Imagine for a second the outrage that would greet a male actor McCarthy’s age making like Caligula with a coed.

Then there’s the sad fact that every tedious, unbelievable minute of the movie originated in the imaginations of McCarthy and her husband, Ben Falcone. The couple wrote the screenplay; he directed (as with Tammy and The Boss). They literally have no one to blame but themselves.

Nonetheless, there’s hope. McCarthy’s background is in improv. She was so fabulous in Bridesmaids because director Paul Feig let her rip. I’ve seen outtakes from Judd Apatow’s This Is 40 that are as rapid-fire in-

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reaking In feels like an entire movie constructed around a couple of lines of dialogue that someone fervently hoped would become memes. The bare-bones plot concerns a mom of two, Shaun (Gabrielle Union), tasked with saving her kids from a quartet of home invaders. The lead baddie (Billy Burke) warns her to comply, purring, “You’re a woman alone, at the mercy of strangers.” About an hour later, when Shaun has amply proved her mama-bear mettle, he changes his tune and declares himself impressed. Shaun demurs with a perfect humblebrag: “I’m just a mom.”

If Mother’s Day audiences all over America didn’t jump to their feet and cheer for that line, motherhood and apple pie clearly don’t mean what they once did. And when Shaun lets loose the line “Get the fuck away from my family!” — using up her PG13 allowance of F-words — it’s clear that the entire film has been building to this GIFworthy affirmation of badass mom-ness.

Too bad nothing more interesting happened along the way.

The problem is that, aside from those two crowd-pleasing zingers, Breaking In is so generic it fades immediately from memory, destined to resurface for years of rotation on Lifetime. This is a movie in which a resourceful black woman uses her wits and her will to save her entire family; it ought to be notable for that alone. But the thin script by Ryan Engle (Non-Stop) and the

LIGHT IT UP Union’s performance as a protective mom never catches fire in this tepid home-invasion thriller.

bland direction of James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) ensure otherwise.

When I say “thin,” I mean Engle doesn’t seem to have bothered with backstory or characterization. Shaun and her kids, teenage Jasmine (Ajiona Alexus) and tech-savvy Glover (Seth Carr), have come to the palatial, isolated country home of Shaun’s late father to prepare it for sale. Shaun’s dad was

involved in an unspecified form of crime; she sighs mournfully as she looks at family photos, and that’s pretty much all we learn about her.

If Shaun had to draw on skills, cunning and ruthlessness that she learned from her estranged dad to fight off the lowlifes, the movie might have had something resembling a character arc. Instead, she’s presented as a

spired as anything in her films. But improv and screenwriting use different parts of the brain, or that was my theory.

I checked in with noted neuroscientist David Låg Tomasi, PhD, EdD-PhD, MA, MCS, AAT, who concurred and referred me to a paper titled (honest) “The Neuroscience of Improvisation.”

It’s simple. All a return to greatness requires is a return to the sorts of supporting roles that permitted McCarthy to access the part of her brain that made her a comic phenomenon. She’s neither a screenwriter nor a lead actress. She’s an improv ninja.

You can’t argue with science.

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mom simply doing what moms do, and while Union makes a convincing action hero, she doesn’t convey much in the way of desperate intensity.

Dad’s unsavory past appears to be a mere plot device to bring the four bad guys to the house, searching for a safe, on the same night the family arrives there. Besides being terrible planners, the antagonists are so blank or one-note that I immediately forgot their names and mentally nicknamed them Williamsburg Wannabe (Mark Furze), Poor Man’s Jesse Pinkman (Levi Meaden) and Full-On Psycho (Richard Cabral).

Viewers have to amuse themselves somehow, because McTeigue never succeeds in jacking up the suspense. Shooting a cat-andmouse scenario in a confined space demands painstaking attention to shadows and framing, to feeding the viewer information and withholding it. The script gives the filmmaker cool toys to play with — the house has a state-of-the-art security system; the kid has a drone — but his approach is just too prosaic to make us hold our breath.

Breaking In is the kind of movie about which there’s nothing to hate or to love; like its interchangeable title, it gets the job done and no more. While those two big applausecourting lines may have the raw energy of pulp, we never get close enough to Shaun to feel the brutal urgency of her mission. This is a meme in search of a movie.

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NEW IN THEATERS BOOK CLUB: Reading 50 Shades of Grey somehow revolutionizes the lives of four friends in this comedy from first-time director Bill Holderman, starring Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen. (So … they never heard of Fear of Flying or Anaïs Nin?) (104 min, PG-13.

Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace) DEADPOOL 2: Ryan Reynolds returns as the “merc with a mouth” in the sequel to the spoofy Marvel hit, in which Deadpool must assemble a gang of mutants to protect a young boy with supernatural powers. With Josh Brolin as the heavy, Morena Baccarin and Zazie Beetz. David Leitch (Atomic Blonde) directed. (119 min, R. Big Picture, Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Roxy, Stowe, Sunset, Welden) DISOBEDIENCE: Rachel Weisz plays a photographer who returns to the tight-knit Orthodox Jewish community where she was raised and rediscovers a forbidden passion in the first English-language drama from director Sebastián Lelio (A Fantastic Woman). With Rachel McAdams and Alessandro Nivola. (114 min, R. Roxy) RBG: This documentary from directors Julie Cohen (American Veteran) and Betsy West explores the life and work of 84-year-old U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (98 min, PG. Roxy, Savoy) SHOW DOGS: Miss Congeniality … with talking dogs? A police Rottweiler (voiced by Ludacris) goes undercover as a show dog in this family comedy directed by Raja Gosnell (The Smurfs). With Will Arnett, Alan Cumming, Stanley Tucci and Natasha Lyonne. (92 min, PG. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Sunset)

NOW PLAYING AVENGERS: INFINITY WARHHH1/2 Marvel’s master-narrative comes to a head as the Avengers join forces with the Guardians of the Galaxy to protect the Infinity Stones from villainous Thanos (Josh Brolin). Starring Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Pratt and the rest of the usual gang. Anthony and Joe Russo (Captain America: Civil War) directed. (149 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 5/2)

BECOMING WHO I WASHHH1/2 A young Buddhist in India goes on a journey to learn about the longdead Tibetan monk of whom he’s been told he’s the reincarnation in this documentary from directors Moon Chang-Yong and Jeon Jin. (95 min, NR)

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ISLE OF DOGSHHHH In this stop-motion animation from writer-director Wes Anderson, set in a futuristic Japan, a boy seeks his lost pet on an island where the nation’s dogs have been quarantined after an epidemic of “Dog Flu.” With the voices of Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton, Bob Balaban and Bill Murray. (101 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 4/18)

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LEAN ON PETEHHHH A lonely teenager (Charlie Plummer) with a bleak home life bonds with an aging racehorse in this Golden Lion-nominated drama from writer-director Andrew Haigh (45 Years), also starring Steve Buscemi and Chloë Sevigny. (121 min, R)

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LIFE OF THE PARTYH1/2 Melissa McCarthy plays a long-time homemaker who goes back to college alongside her own daughter in this comedy that the star cowrote with her husband, Ben Falcone, who also directed. Gillian Jacobs, Debby Ryan and Julie Bowen costar. (105 min, PG-13; reviewed by R.K. 5/16) OVERBOARDHH In this gender-swapped remake of the 1987 comedy, a long-suffering employee (Anna Faris) turns the tables on her wealthy boss (Eugenio Derbez) after a yacht voyage goes wrong.

With Eva Longoria and John Hannah. Bob Fisher and Rob Greenberg make their feature directorial debut. (112 min, PG-13) A QUIET PLACEHHHHH John Krasinski and Emily Blunt play a couple trying to raise their family in a world where the slightest sound could summon monsters in this horror thriller, which Krasinski also directed. With Noah Jupe and Millicent Simmonds. (90 min, PG-13; reviewed by R.K. 4/11) SUPER TROOPERS 2HH The inept Vermont cops of the stoner comedy cult classic return after 17 years, and this time they’re engaged in a border dispute with our northern neighbor. With Jay Chandrasekhar (who also directed), Kevin Heffernan, Brian Cox, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, and celebrity guests Rob Lowe and Lynda Carter. (100 min, R) TULLYHHHH An overworked mother (Charlize Theron) forms an unusual bond with her new nanny (Mackenzie Davis) in this comedy-drama from writer Diablo Cody (Juno) and director Jason Reitman (Young Adult). (96 min, R; reviewed by M.H. 5/9) A WRINKLE IN TIMEHH1/2 A young girl (Storm Reid) must travel the space-time continuum to find her missing scientist dad (Chris Pine) in this Disney adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s kids’ classic from director Ava DuVernay (Selma). With Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon. (109 min, PG)

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BLACK PANTHERHHHH Endowed with superhuman powers, the young king (Chadwick Boseman) of African nation Wakanda grapples with the threat of civil war in this Marvel production, which takes place after Captain America: Civil War. With Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira. Ryan Coogler (Creed) directed. (134 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 2/21)

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Kerry Condon and David Tennant star. (110 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 5/9)

BLOCKERSHHH Three parents are so not down with their daughters’ plans to have sex on prom night in this comedy directed by Pitch Perfect screenwriter Kay Cannon, starring Leslie Mann, John Cena, Kathryn Newton and Gina Gershon.

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TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20)

A chemist named Marcellus Gilmore Edson got a patent on peanut butter in 1894. A businessperson named George Bayle started selling peanut butter as a snack in 1894. In 1901, a genius named Julia David Chandler published the first recipe for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. In 1922, another pioneer came up with a new process for producing peanut butter that made it taste better and last longer. In 1928, two trailblazers invented loaves of sliced bread, setting the stage for the ascension of the peanut butter and jelly sandwich to its full glory. According to my analysis, Taurus, you’re partway through your own process of generating a very practical marvel.

I suspect you’re now at a phase equivalent to Julia David Chandler’s original recipe. Onward! Keep going!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): According to my assessment of the astrological omens, your duty right now is to be a brave observer and fair-minded intermediary and honest storyteller. Your people need you to help them do the right thing. They require your influence in order to make good decisions. So if you encounter lazy communication, dispel it with your clear and concise speech. If you find that foggy thinking has started to infect important discussions, inject your clear and concise insights.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): One of the most

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In my vision of your life in the coming weeks, you’re hunting for the intimate power that you lost a while back. After many twists and trials, you find it almost by accident in a seemingly unimportant location, a place you have paid little attention to for a long time. When you recognize it and realize you can reclaim it, your demeanor transforms. Your eyes brighten, your skin glows, your body language galvanizes. A vivid hope arises in your imagination: how to make that once-lost, now-rediscovered power come alive again and be of use to you in the present time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The etymological dictionary says that the English slang word “cool” meant “calmly audacious” as far back as 1825. The term “groovy” was first used by jazz musicians in the 1930s to signify “performing well without grandstanding.” “Hip,” which was originally “hep,” was also popularized by the jazz community. It meant “informed, aware, up-to-date.” I’m bringing these words to your attention because I regard them as your words of power in the coming weeks. You can be and should be as hip, cool and groovy as you have been in a long time.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I hope you will seek out influences that give you grinning power over your worries. I hope you’ll be daring enough to risk a breakthrough in service to your most demanding dream. I hope you will make an effort to understand yourself as your best teacher might understand you.

I hope you will find out how to summon more faith in yourself — a faith not rooted in lazy wishes but in a rigorous self-assessment.

Now here’s my prediction: You will fulfill at least one of my hopes, and probably more.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The Polish pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski once performed for England’s Queen Victoria. Since she possessed that bygone era’s equivalent of a backstage pass, she was able to converse with him after the show. “You’re a genius,” she told him, having been impressed with his artistry.

“Perhaps, Your Majesty,” Paderewski said. “But before that, I was a drudge.” He meant that he had labored long and hard before reaching the mastery the Queen attributed to him.

According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you Libras are currently in an extended “drudge” phase of your own. That’s a good thing! Take maximum advantage of this opportunity to slowly and surely improve your skills.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The ancient Greek poet Simonides was among the first of his profession to charge a fee for his services.

He made money by composing verses on demand. On one occasion, he was asked to write a stirring tribute to the victor of a mule race.

He declined, declaring that his sensibilities were too fine to create art for such a vulgar activity. In response, his potential patron dramatically boosted the proposed price. Soon thereafter, Simonides produced a rousing ode that included the phrase “wind-swift steeds.”

I offer the poet as a role model for you in the coming weeks, Scorpio. Be more flexible than usual about what you’ll do to get the reward you’d like.

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(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Here’s the operative metaphor for you these days: You’re like a painter who has had a vision of an interesting work of art you could create — but who lacks some of the paint colors you would require to actualize this art. You may also need new types of brushes you haven’t used before. So here’s how I suggest you proceed: Be aggressive in tracking down the missing ingredients or tools that will enable you to accomplish your as-yet-imaginary masterpiece.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Useful revelations and provocative epiphanies are

headed your way. But they probably won’t arrive sheathed in sweetness and light, accompanied by tinkling swells of celestial music. It’s more likely they’ll come barging in with a clatter, bringing bristly marvels and rough hope. In a related matter: At least one breakthrough is in your imminent future.

But this blessing is more likely to resemble a wrestle in the mud than a dance on a mountaintop. None of this should be a problem, however! I suggest you enjoy the rugged but interesting fun.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): One of the saddest aspects of our lives as humans is the disparity between love and romance. Real love is hard work. It’s unselfish, unwavering and rooted in generous empathy. Romance, on the other hand, tends to be capricious and inconstant, often dependent on the fluctuations of mood and chemistry. Is there anything you could do about this crazy-making problem, Aquarius? Like could you maybe arrange for your romantic experiences to be more thoroughly suffused with the primal power of unconditional love? I think this is a realistic request, especially in the coming weeks. You will have exceptional potential to bring more compassion and spiritual affection into your practice of intimacy.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to dream up new rituals. The traditional observances and ceremonies bequeathed to you by your family and culture may satisfy your need for comfort and nostalgia but not your need for renewal and reinvention. Imagine celebrating homemade rites of passage designed not for who you once were but for the new person you’ve become. You may be delighted to discover how much power they provide you to shape your life’s long-term cycles. Ready to conjure up a new ritual right now? Take a piece of paper and write down two fears that inhibit your drive to create a totally interesting kind of success for yourself. Then burn that paper and those fears in the kitchen sink while chanting, “I am a swashbuckling incinerator of fears!”

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ished products were blobs, not globes. They tasted good, though. Workers jokingly suggested that the new confection’s name include “dud,” a word meaning “failure” or “flop.”

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IN PLEIN AIR You’ve saved me more than once. I didn’t see you until it hit me all at once, and now you’re stuck in my brain. I feel like forgetting myself to live in a parallel reality; I’ve dreamed of your hands. I’d climb on top of that table and let you cut right through me. When: Saturday, May 12, 2018. Where: Pine St. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914359 RITE AID REALNESS We chatted about our allergies. You described your sneezing and nose blowing. I was hurried and not giving the greatest eye contact, but I noticed your wink when I went to leave. You seem like a pretty cool cat (though I’m allergic). Let’s go for a walk sometime when you’re not working — if the pollen’s not too bad, that is. When: Thursday, May 10, 2018. Where: Rite Aid, Cherry St. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914358

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PHILADELPHIA! I was having a hell of a time trying to find a spot, and I pulled over to ask you if you knew of anywhere that was OK to park. You weren’t from around here, but our exchange (twice) was the high point of what had become a stressful afternoon. Thanks for that! :) When: Friday, May 11, 2018. Where: North End?. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914357 BAREFOOT BEAUTY

BY THE WATERFRONT I walked by you while taking my dog on a walk. I assume you were headed to watch the sunset out by the lake.

You’re beautiful from head to toe, and I’d love to watch the sunset on the water with you sometime, if you’d like. When: Thursday, May 10, 2018. Where: downtown Burlington.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914356 GARDENER’S SUPPLY GUY, KALEIDOSCOPE EYES We locked eyes across the ferns, and for a moment time stopped. Maybe you were just smiling at my LBD (little black dog), but my heart skipped a beat when you stopped to pet him.

You left with what you thought you needed, — two rectangular saucers — but you forgot my number. When: Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Where: Williston.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #914355 NEW MEXO Party? I picked you up and, as usual, I was shy. What started out as a random idea for a girl I had a crush on flourished through my darkest days.

I will never forget the moment you scooted up behind me and wrapped your arms around me while I played guitar on the couch. When: Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Where: Montpelier.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914354 BACON Talked about bacon. You single?

Let’s met up and share a BLT? Let’s have a drink? When: Friday, May 4, 2018. Where: Shaw’s. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914347

GORGEOUS REDHEAD TELLER AT BANK Our eyes meet, we both smirk and we both read each other’s minds every time.

We’re both taken, but the heat is real.

“There’s never enough time in a day!” was the last thing I said to you today, so please find my cell number and text me FWB yes or no. Let’s turn the heat up and lock those smirks. Hope you see this.

When: Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Where: North Ave. bank (you know which one). You: Woman. Me: Man. #914353 DAMN, BRITTY, YOU’RE PRETTY Of course we met in anatomy! Those blue eyes, glasses and curly hair sure caught my eye! Strangers at first, a friendship that’s a blast. You said yes and became my girl pretty fast, but here’s the best for last: I love you, boo. We’re going to make it last! When: Thursday, May 3, 2018. Where: on the corner. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #914351 THANKS, MOTORCYCLE GUY! My son and I were having a really rough day after a really rough night and still needed to run errands. It ended with me dragging my screaming kid out of the bank. You yelled words of encouragement from your motorcycle while smoking a cig. We really needed that. Thank you! When: Monday, May 7, 2018. Where: NEFCU. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914350 ESSEX ANTIQUE SHOW You bought a beautiful salt-glazed jug from me at the show and said that it’s going to sit next to your woodstove in Stowe. I think we should hang out. Let me know if you agree. Thanks! When: Sunday, May 6, 2018. Where: Essex Antique Show.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914348 WOMAN WITH SON, BARRE HANNAFORD’S We both arrived at the same time.

You were wearing black jeans and a white shirt. You had blondish-colored hair, and you were with your son, who was wearing glasses. We made eye contact several times while inside the store. I let you back out of your parking spot. You were driving a Ford Fusion. When: Thursday, May 3, 2018. Where: Hannaford, Barre.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914346 FUTURE ARCHITECT You are a future architect. The most beautiful woman of all to give interview and application. I should have inquired! When: Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Where: Muddy Waters.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914345 FIRE IN THE FROZEN AISLE You were in the freezer section near the bread. I walked toward you, and we looked at each other twice. I walked past you in a pink hoodie. I regret that our paths didn’t cross again as I hoped they would, but that was it. Thanks for the moment, whoever you are. Here’s hoping for second chances. When: Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Where: Costco.

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NOT LOONS RUNNING BIKE PATH They weren’t loons, but I sure was crazy not to ask you to run with me sometime. When: Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Where: Burlington waterfront.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914343 KALEIDOSCOPE OF BUTTERFLIES When we walk in nature, the animals show themselves to us. I feel in love with the moss before you. Now it has grown thick, dripping with pleasure.

You are a treat in the morning when the sun hits your body. A dream to wrap myself around in the evening.

The days are rich when we share them together. XO. When: Friday, January 19, 2018. Where: in everything.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #914342 KATE AT WALMART, ST. ALBANS We had a great conversation about the emptiness of some people’s heads.

Introduced myself (Arthur); got your name. I must be incredibly slow, because I didn’t ask for your number or offer mine. I would like to continue our conversation over coffee, dinner...?

Kate’s friends: Please tell Kate that she should shoot me a hello. When: Sunday, April 22, 2018. Where: Walmart, St. Albans. You: Woman. Me: Man. #914341 MY GANJA GODDESS CAME BACK! You look just like you did eight years ago. A smile that could cut glass and a personality to match. You were always the one that got away. Just knowing you’re doing good and you’re happy is plenty for me. However, if you ever did want to hang out, I’d love to see you again for more than five minutes. When: Saturday, April 21, 2018. Where: Rite Aid, Essex.

You: Man. Me: Man. #914340 TINY 4WD It was beautiful out here today, folks!

There I was, walking my dog after avoiding eye contact with someone working on a tiny 4WD truck. You popped up! Gorgeously bearded, amazing smile. I was too flabbergasted to chat, but it was glorious: Avoid eye contact with random guy, and then, boom — dreamy, dream man.

Let’s smile again? When: Monday, April 23, 2018. Where: Pine St. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914339 SANDWICH WARRIOR We’re just a coupla islanders, on the border of this veggie mania we call life.

You’re super — primo, even! I know I’m a lightweight who can be a real sloppy joe sometimes, but if you take my heart off the back burner and be my buff chick, I think you’ll find I’m a stallion, a real contender for your love. When: Thursday, April 19, 2018. Where: Wally’s Bagels. You: Woman. Me: Man. #914338 AFTERNOON CHOCOLATE MILK & SANDWICH You’re the really cute blonde who often makes me a sandwich in the afternoon that I always wash down with a chocolate milk, which you usually comment on. You’re gorgeous, but I don’t know how to approach you. When: Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Where: Shelburne Rd. You: Woman. Me: Man. #914337 BACON Talked about bacon. You single?

Let’s met up and share a BLT? Let’s have a drink? When: Friday, May 4, 2018. Where: Shaw’s. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914347

SCARLETTLETTERS Dear Scarlett,

My boyfriend and I have been dating for a few years. When we first met, he told me he had a porn addiction that he was actively working on quitting. I didn’t mind, but now it’s been four years and he still hasn’t stopped. I never minded my significant other watching porn before, but with him it makes me feel inferior. To make matters worse, I have expressed on numerous occasions that his habit hurts me and that I wish he’d stop, but he still does it. Am I asking too much? Should his disregard for my feelings be a deal breaker?

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There’s a difference between watching porn and being addicted to it.

Since your partner admitted that he’s addicted, you should treat it as such. Addiction is a serious condition.

A lot of people think that controlling addiction is a matter of willpower. It’s not. Addiction removes one’s ability to control one’s behavior and its consequences. Your boyfriend is not behind the wheel right now. His addiction is driving his behavior, and it’s more powerful than he is.

Addiction is a progressive illness, which means that it can get worse without treatment. The good news is that sex and porn addicts can recover and repair their lives — if they are willing to accept help.

The best outcome is that your boyfriend seeks recovery. Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous is a 12step program for “anyone who suffers from an addictive compulsion to engage in or avoid sex, love or emotional attachment.” S-Anon is for family and friends of sex/porn addicts. Both programs are free and offer online and in-person meetings. There are also licensed therapists in the area who specialize in sex addiction.

Your boyfriend may resist, but that shouldn’t stop you. Addiction not only affects the addict, it affects loved ones, too. You said his behavior hurts you and makes you feel inferior. Attending an SLAA or S-Anon meeting can help relieve some of that burden and give you the skills to help him seek recovery and follow through.

Bottom line: You are not alone, and you are not asking too much. Need Support, you do need support. This is your life, too.

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When we published the first issue of Seven Days in 1995, we didn’t need a digital team. We didn’t even have a website! Today, a handful of employees create and manage our online-only content, including Andrea Suozzo. Stationed at a standing desk in the newsroom, Andrea works on two screens — or three or four. If you read our email newsletters, follow us on social media or use interactive features on our website, you’re familiar with her work.

On any given day, the 30-year-old Winooski resident might be researching trends in email design, teaching an editor to schedule Facebook posts, collaborating with the design team on an infographic or weighing whether to delete an off-topic online comment. She also runs website analytics reports to support the sales team.

Increasingly, Andrea works alongside reporters on data-driven stories. She recently combed through IRS filings to identify local recipients of National Rifle Association Foundation funds, and she pinpointed the Vermont towns with the most Airbnb listings. In March, she ran a workshop on some of these skills at a national computer-assisted reporting conference.

Manhattan-born Andrea couldn’t have predicted she’d be instructing others on “data cleaning and visualization” when she earned a bachelor’s at Middlebury College with a degree in English literature.

Or a master’s from the University of Vermont in food systems.

While covering local news and agriculture for the Addison County Independent, she started doing web work for that community paper. She was good at it, and the timing was perfect. Nationwide, editors who can apply new technology to old-fashioned storytelling are in great demand.

Andrea is almost entirely self-taught. “It’s an exciting time to be working in digital journalism — every day there are more tools for finding stories and telling them in unexpected ways,” she says. “I love that I get to spend my time experimenting with things we’ve never done before, and I love being surrounded by incredibly creative people who can help make big ideas happen.”

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