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A Vermont Superior Court decision means Costco Wholesale can eventually open its long-awaited gas station. Critics say the project is bad news for the environment.

BODY ARMOR

A Vermont group against the state’s new firearm laws has hired attorneys known for representing the National Rifle Association.

Bringing in the big guns.

1. “What’s New This Summer at 16 Burlington Waterfront Spots?” by Molly Walsh. New sailing center. Marina construction. Paid parking. What’s popping up along Lake Champlain this summer.

2. “Media Note: Free Press Lays Off Veteran Photog Glenn Russell” by Paul Heintz.

Russell had spent 25 years shooting for the Burlington daily newspaper before he was let go.

3. “An Heirloom Tomato Salad With Mystery Tomatoes” by Sally Pollak. A salad on the Rí Rá Irish Pub menu advertises tomatoes from a Burlington farm — but tomatoes aren’t in season yet, and the farm has never delivered to the Church Street eatery.

4. “UVM Medical Center Nurses to Hold Official Strike Vote” by Sara Tabin. As contract negotiations continue, union members voted nearly unanimously to hold a strike vote.

5. “Study Suggests Burlington’s Union Station for Overnight Train Storage” by Sara Tabin. Three years before Amtrak passenger trains are expected in Burlington, residents are arguing about where they’ll spend the night.

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for by U.S. Department of Homeland Security grants, cost about $3,000 before training, according to Gelder. The dogs generally do not work longer than eight years. After retirement, their handlers have the option of adopting them.

Although her formal training has yet to begin, Maple has been riding in Gelder’s police cruiser and making appearances at public events such as the Vermont City Marathon & Relay in Burlington. Those activities help her get comfortable with the car and large crowds, said Gelder.

Maple will train on her own for a month before Gelder joins her for two additional months. Here’s hoping her schooling won’t prove too ruff.

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sweet new K-9 trooper is headed to the Rutland barracks of the Vermont State Police.

Maple, a 2-year-old yellow Labrador retriever, will begin training in Connecticut this fall as an explosives sniffer. The pooch will then start working with her handler, Trooper Steven Gelder, when his current bomb dog, Nacoma, retires in January.

Maple was Marjorie when Gelder picked her up in late May. She’d dropped out of a program for potential Seeing Eye pups and ended up with the Connecticut State Police, which finds the dogs and tests them for

promise as bomb sniffers at a facility in New York.

Once Gelder got his hands on her, he decided to crowdsource a more fitting name.

Maple was the clear winner in the ensuing naming contest on the Vermont State Police Facebook page. Dynamite and Boomer were the next runners-up, but some Vermonters pointed out in the comments section that such names might cause confusion for police when searching for explosives.

The Vermont State Police currently has three certified explosive sniffers, according to Gelder, in addition to a few dogs working for the Transportation Security Administration at the Burlington International Airport.

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After years of living with misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions, they’d begun the process of getting those legal transgressions erased, courtesy of the county’s top prosecutor.

Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George helped organize Expungement Day, during which local residents with pot possession convictions attended a tutorial on how to fill out and file the required paperwork. As of July 1, it will be legal for adults age 21 and over to possess, grow or consume marijuana in Vermont.

About a dozen people were on-site for the 9 a.m. start, and a dozen more trickled in over the next two hours, Seven Days’ Sara Tabin reported.

Once inside, clients entered a classroom where lawyers and legal assistants sat behind laptops, waiting to help attendees complete their petitions.

George then signed off on the forms and passed them to Vermont Legal Aid attorneys, who filed the petitions with the court.

The whole process took less than half an hour per client. The Pennywise Foundation, a Richmondbased nonprofit, covered the $90 filing fee for each petitioner.

Patrick Jackson, 28, walked out looking pleased.

He wants to be a pharmacy technician but found his marijuana possession convictions — one in 2012 and another in 2013 — were holding him back. Some potential employers checked his criminal background, and he said they did not hire him as a result. Jackson has been working as a cook to pay his bills.

Now he was looking forward to having “a fully clean record, back to where I started when I was born,” the grinning Jackson told Tabin.

Glyn Wilkinson had shouldered a similar burden for 50 years. The seventysomething, who ran for Vermont Senate as a Libertarian in 2014, told Tabin he’d been unable to buy a gun because of his criminal record: pot convictions in 1968 and 1974. God created cannabis, he said, and its use does not make a person a danger to society.

“I’m really appreciative of the state’s attorney and her people who are doing this,” Wilkinson said. “It almost brings me to tears.”

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That’s the rate of suicide per 100,000 people in Vermont between 2014 and 2016, according to a recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.

Vermont’s rate remains significantly higher than the national average of 15.4 per 100,000 people.

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FRAUDULENT FRUIT?

In response to your blog post titled “An Heirloom Tomato Salad With Mystery Tomatoes” [Bite Club, June 6], we felt it important to respond, clarify some inaccuracies and provide some additional information.

When this menu item was created, we were using tomatoes from Half Pint Farm sourced through the Burlington Farmers Market. When the tomatoes became unavailable, in hindsight, we should have made an adjustment to our menu and respected the seasonality of the product, but we did not.

It was never our intention to mislead our customers and, in fact, the journalist was told during an interview with new chef Brady Patterson that a new menu was going to be released on the coming Wednesday that did not have the tomato salad on it.

Patterson has worked hard on sourcing the best local products he can through local vendors like Black River Produce, Shadow Cross Farm, Cabot Creamery and many more for use in his daily specials and in this new menu release.

At Rí Rá, we are enormously proud of the fact that we have been an integral part of the Burlington community since 1999 and support as many local food and beverage suppliers as we can. That commitment to our community is reflected not only in our product selection but also through the numerous initiatives and charities we support that make our city as great as it is.

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ALSO ON THE WATERFRONT…

We enjoyed the current edition of Seven Days highlighting the Burlington waterfront [“On the Waterfront,” June 6]. One important component was missed, however: diving in Lake Champlain!

The Waterfront Diving Center at 214 Battery Street hosts many local and traveling divers year-round on the lake. WDC is a small, privately owned business that has an active dive club and, in its 30 years of business, has taught thousands of nondivers how to dive and has led thousands of local dive trips as well as trips abroad.

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It’s time for a change. I urge the community to insist that UVM Medical Center begin investing in its workers and patients, rather than increasing top executive pay by 20 to 30 percent a year.

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June 6], but just a couple of thoughts. It is because area codes no longer need a 0 or 1 in the middle that phone exchanges no longer know your intentions when dialing the first seven digits? For instance when dialing 352, do you mean the area code or Salisbury? Should the computer wait for three more digits or ring a phone here in Vermont? Do you want to wait while the computer guesses? Four seconds? Ten? Regarding the local area, why doesn’t the stupid computer just complete the call if I put a “1” in front? Billing systems can

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Observing recent negotiations between the University of Vermont Medical Center’s nurses’ union and hospital management is yet another depressing example of how corporate America is undermining its workers [Off Message: “Nurses, UVM Medical Center Remain at Odds Over Contract,” June 1].

The problems seem endless. UVM Medical Center is a chronically understaffed facility with poor nursing wages that have seen little to no growth in more than a decade. The real picture of what understaffing looks like in a hospital is grim.

Nurses are left working for hours without breaks. In the operating room, scheduled cases have had to be canceled, delaying patient care. UVM Medical Center’s emergency department is currently being staffed by 31 traveling nurses, temporary out-of-state RNs who are paid at higher wages to perform the same functions as staff nurses.

Over the course of this past year, the union conducted an extensive market analysis and identified that nurses at UVM Medical Center are paid 25 percent below

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Editor’s note: Molly Walsh’s story was not about what to do on the Burlington waterfront. It highlighted new and proposed buildings and businesses, policy changes, and other news about the lakeside stretch.

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Mahoney is an RN at UVM Medical Center.

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Al Fresco Footwork The Queen City is a stage for Traces: A Public Dance Happening, presented by the Vermont Dance Alliance.

This outdoor day of dance features 15 moving performances by Green Mountain State artists at sites such as Burlington City Hall Park and the waterfront.

Visit vermontdance.org or stop by the Church Street Marketplace that morning for an event map.

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Back to the Land In defiance of the 1950s status quo, young transplants left cities and suburbs for a new life in rural Vermont. Author Yvonne Daley examines this period and its lasting effects on the state in her new book, Going Up the Country: When the Hippies, Dreamers, Freaks and Radicals Moved to Vermont.

Daley appears for readings and discussions in Burlington and Montpelier.

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Evening Excursion Nature lovers hit the Clyde River for NorthWoods Stewardship Center’s first Sunset Paddle of the season. Novice and expert paddlers alike join staff for an evening exploration of the wetlands, keeping their eyes peeled for wildlife. No boat? No worries.

Canoes and gear are provided.

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Listen and Learn Many of the state’s newest residents can face fear, isolation and discrimination. A panel of informed representatives aims to boost awareness of conditions for new Vermonters in “Borders and Walls: A Forum on Current Challenges for Refugees, Immigrants and Migrant Workers in Vermont,” a discussion sponsored by the Central Vermont Refugee Action Network.

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Devoted Seven Days readers probably know that Matthew Thorsen is the publication’s longtime staff photographer. Approximately 30 of his images are on display at the BCA Center in Burlington, showcasing his gift for capturing the spirit of his subjects. Meg Brazill reviews “Thorever: The Photography of Matthew Thorsen.”

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What better way to spend a Saturday than by exercising, connecting with friends and supporting clean-water efforts? Pedal pushers in the annual Bike for the Lake cycling event spin their wheels on 30-, 60-, 80- or 100-mile excursions through the Champlain Islands and along the New York shore to raise funds for Friends of Northern Lake Champlain.

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f Vermont had an ethics enforcement process with any power, Gov. PHIL SCOTT might be facing an official investigation. But it doesn’t, so he won’t.

Before he became governor, Scott owned half of DuBois Construction, a business that frequently bids on state La Mer contracts. His share was worth an estimated $2.5 million. When Scott took Natura Bissé office in January 2017, he announced Bobbi Brown that he would sell his half-interest back Trish McEvoy to the company. But the firm lacked the Laura Mercier cash for a straight purchase. Instead, the governor loaned the $2.5 million to SkinCeuticals DuBois on very friendly terms: a 20-year note at 3 percent interest with no money down and, at least initially, interest-only payments.

Virtually all of Scott’s net worth is tied up in the loan, which also provides him a Corner of Main & Battery Streets, steady income. According to Scott’s 2017 Burlington, VT • 802-861-7500 tax return, which he released last week www.mirrormirrorvt.com when filing to run for a second term, he received $75,000 in interest payments last year from DuBois Construction.

Since Scott took office, the company has continued to bid on projects and win 8v-MirrorMirror081915.indd 1 8/17/15 10:18 AM contracts. In 2017 it landed one, worth $250,000, to perform earthwork for the Department of Buildings and General Services, according to the state’s Open Data portal. Between 2001 and 2016, when Scott was a state senator and lieutenant governor, DuBois earned more than $4 million from state contracts.

Political opponents, good-government organizations and reporters have questioned Scott’s relationship with DuBois in the past, but there’s a new development. Last week, the State Ethics Commission formally approved a code of ethics, and Scott’s arrangement seems to violate it. th The key passage: “A public official shall avoid any actions that create a potential or actual conflict of interest with their official duties … A public official should avoid the appearance of a potential or actual conflict of interest.” (Italics are mine.)

“We have a governor whose adminJoin us in the Pub istration has given large contracts to a 12:00pm – 10:00pm business that gives the governor large amounts of money,” said PAUL BURNS, exlo c a l, fre sh, or i gina l ecutive director of the Vermont Public Interest Research Group. “By its very nature, it’s a conflict of interest.”

Scott’s chief counsel, JAYE PERSHING JOHNSON, defended the arrangement. The governor has no management control of 1076 Williston Road, S. Burlington DuBois Construction, she argued. “He’s 862.6585 not a stakeholder. He’s a creditor. He www.windjammerrestaurant.com stands in the shoes of any other creditor.

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If the company goes under, there are laws on how creditors are paid.”

True, but creditors might have to settle for a fraction of what they’re owed.

A successful DuBois is better for Scott’s financial well-being.

Johnson also pointed to the code’s definition of conflict, which refers to matters “pending before the official or before the agency or public body in which the official holds office or is employed.”

She asserted that no state contracts are “pending before” Scott. “The governor is removed from the contracting process,” she said.

VIRTUALLY ALL OF SCOTT’S NET WORTH IS TIED UP IN THE LOAN,

WHICH ALSO PROVIDES HIM A STEADY REVENUE STREAM. Sure, but his appointees are involved and could be tempted to tip the scales.

There’s no evidence of that, but there’s “potential” and “appearance.”

In any case, the ethics commission can’t do much about it. “It’s underfunded, understaffed and lacks authority,” said Secretary of State JIM CONDOS, who lobbied the legislature for a much stronger panel.

“It’s great to have a resource where people can air their concerns, but it needs authority,” echoed ERIC LAMONTAGNE, interim executive director of Campaign for Vermont, a nonprofit advocacy group that lobbies on ethics and transparency issues.

The commission is nothing more than a funnel — taking in complaints and routing them to other authorities, such as the Department of Human Resources or the attorney general.

State lawmakers have long been reluctant to adopt strictures that could apply to themselves. Many resent the implication that they need to be regulated and feel that disclosure is an unwarranted intrusion on their privacy. Which seems to lose sight of the fact that they are public servants with special obligations to the electorate. The 2017 passage of the bill creating the ethics commission was an exercise in watering down at every stop along the way, ending with a body lacking in power and resources.

One thing the commission can do,

now that it has an ethics code to guide its work, is issue advisory opinions. From now on, if an inquiry is made, “we will do an advisory opinion on it,” said Stowe attorney and corporate ethics consultant MADELINE MOTTA, chair of the five-member commission. “It will be judged on the new state ethics code.”

She shouldn’t have to wait long.

VPIRG’s BURNS vows to file an inquiry posthaste.

The commission has no authority to investigate or punish, but it does wield the intangible power of public embarrassment. Scott may soon find himself facing questions about DuBois all over again, but this time with a sharper edge.

And legislative Democrats, if they ever think purely political thoughts, may be kicking themselves for creating a toothless commission. “Governor Under Investigation” would make a hell of a campaign season headline, would it not?

Slim Disclosures

The May 31 filing deadline for candidates in Vermont’s August primary was also the due date for financial disclosures required for the first time this year under the same law that created the ethics commission.

But in most cases, the disclosures are so meager they’re barely worth reading.

For which we can thank, once again, the legislature, which uses the gentlest of touches when setting rules for politicos.

Candidates are required to report any source of income totaling more than $5,000, including salaries and investments. But the actual amount isn’t disclosed, and non-salary income is described in very broad terms, such as “investments” or “rental income.”

A few random examples to illustrate what’s missing: Senate President Pro Tempore TIM ASHE (D/P-Chittenden) reports selfemployment in “development consulting.” Consulting for whom? And for how much?

Take his colleague, Sen. CHRIS PEARSON (P/D-Chittenden). He, too, has a consulting business. Who are his clients? Can’t tell from this form. But when he was a state representative, he consulted for Vermont Leads, an advocacy group fighting for single-payer health care — while he served on the House Health Care Committee, no less.

Crossing the aisle, let’s take a look at Sen. RANDY BROCK (R-Franklin), the principal at Rockledge Risk Advisors.

Who gets his advice, and how much is it

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worth? Apparently quite a bit, given his investments in stocks, mutual funds and real estate, and his wife’s “investments in fine art.” Each is worth somewhere above $5,000. How far above? We don’t know.

“This is about where your money is coming from and where it’s spent, and how it might affect you,” said Condos, who advocates for more complete financial disclosure.

The situation’s somewhat better for statewide candidates. They file the same weak disclosure — but they also have to include their most recent federal tax return. That’s how we know that the governor earned $75,000 from DuBois Construction last year. (Though he wasn’t required to, Scott alluded to the interest income in a handwritten note in the margins of his disclosure.)

To add insult to injury, the legislation included no penalties for failure to disclose. As the Burlington Free Press first reported, Republican gubernatorial candidate KEITH STERN has so far refused to turn in his 1040 and Democrat JAMES EHLERS has yet to submit his. Condos has no recourse. “This is the law. You’re supposed to obey it,” he said.

His verbal finger-wag is the least, and the most, he can do.

weaknesses. There’s potential for any one of these candidates to be fabulous or to be a disaster. It’s too early for us to decide.”

The debate was followed by a secret ballot; the final tally was 29-16 in favor of waiting.

The Progs did endorse two statewide officeholders who run as Prog/Dems: Lt. Gov. DAVID ZUCKERMAN and Auditor DOUG HOFFER. They declined to endorse anyone in the race for U.S. Congress in spite of the appearance of DAN FREILICH, who’s challenging incumbent Democrat PETER WELCH on a platform of campaign finance reform. Welch relies heavily on corporate and political action committee dollars, while Freilich has pledged not to accept any such funds. The Progressives required gubernatorial candidates to forswear corporate money; the same standard was not invoked for the congressional race.

And what do you know, on Monday night there was Welch at Zuckerman’s campaign kickoff in Burlington, giving a rousing speech on behalf of the Progs’ top officeholder.

That corporate money thing seems not to be set in stone after all. But hey, sometimes it’s better to be pragmatic than Progmatic.

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It’s not quite comparable to Lady Liberty shaking loose and walking away, but the departure of SUSAN SMALLHEER from the Rutland Herald is a noteworthy occasion.

She worked at the paper for nearly 40 years, earning deep respect in journalistic circles. Last Friday was her final day at the Herald; she began Monday at its onetime southern Vermont rival, the Brattleboro Reformer.

“She’s one of those reporters who can do anything,” said ROB MITCHELL, general manager of the Herald. “Crime, politics, features. She’s the model daily reporter.”

He attributes her departure to geography. Smallheer lives in Springfield; she used to cover southern Vermont for the Herald. But the paper’s increasing focus on its home county meant that she was commuting to Rutland every day.

When asked for comment, Smallheer deferred to her new employer, New England Newspapers.

“Susan will have an immediate and positive impact in boosting the Reformer’s news coverage in the region,” KEVIN MORAN, executive editor of the Reformer and its sister newspaper, wrote in an email. “And it’ll be nice not to have to compete against her — for once.” m

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At a Sunday meeting in Barre, members of the Vermont Progressive Party considered endorsing candidates for statewide office. But in the race for governor, they decided not to decide.

This means the party is unlikely to weigh in until after the Democratic primary on August 14.

Three of the four Dem contenders were on hand to try to convince Progressives of their lefty bona fides: environmental advocate Ehlers, former utility executive CHRISTINE HALLQUIST and anti-poverty advocate BRENDA SIEGEL. Only 14-year-old ETHAN SONNEBORN was absent.

When it came time for endorsements, a motion was made to postpone action.

Those who opposed the motion clearly favored Ehlers, although they didn’t mention his name.

“We need to start working on behalf of a candidate,” said JILL CHARBONNEAU, president of the Vermont State Labor Council, AFL-CIO. Her union endorsed Ehlers after a process that didn’t give the other three candidates a chance to participate.

“This is a moment of truth for us as a party,” said STEVE MAY of Richmond, a Progressive who’s running for the state Senate as a Democrat. “Are we a party or just a faction?”

But most speakers advocated caution. “We have four good candidates for governor,” said party treasurer MARTHA ABBOTT. “Each has strengths, but each has

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Leffler, who is the chief population health and quality officer for the UVM Health Network.

“They usually hate staying that long ... We typically try to refer them into therapy, but … when we tell them, ‘We think you can probably start therapy within two weeks,’ that’s just a complete nonstarter.”

Beginning in August, the UVM Medical Center will become the first hospital in Vermont to offer buprenorphine in its emergency room and one of a small number of hospitals doing so nationally.

Those who overdose will be able to leave the hospital with a three-day buprenorphine prescription and a guarantee that they can get ongoing treatment, or a refill, after the last dose. The medication is meant to act as a bridge, keeping patients off heroin while the hospital works with the Howard Center to line up a permanent treatment plan.

Six emergency room doctors have already been through an eight-hour tutorial to better understand the pharmacology of the drug and the regulations around it. The hospital is planning to train six more, which would allow it to have a prescriber on-hand 24-7.

“It’s a philosophical change,” Leffler said. “We’re going to manage this as a chronic illness like diabetes and hypertension. We don’t send people home without medicines.”

The Howard Center is also preparing to provide buprenorphine prescriptions at Safe Recovery, Vermont’s largest syringe exchange and the only one in the state that’s open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Located in a modest house in the city’s Old North End, the exchange last year served 1,338 clients from every county in the state and got 228 of them into treatment.

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Grace Keller said the facility is looking to hire a medical professional who can prescribe buprenorphine. The strategy mirrors the hospital’s: Give people a short-term prescription and then get them into longer-term treatment in a clinic or a doctor’s office.

“We really need to meet these clients where they are and make treatment as easily available to them as possible,” Keller said. “We find the hardest thing for people is that first step. It’s making that first step easier.”

The cost of the program will be minimal — just $150,000 in the first year, according to Weinberger, who said the city expects to seek funds from state and local sources.

The mayor and his partners aren’t concerned about people trying to game the new system. “There would be no reason ever to withhold these pills from somebody, because we know taking

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regory Shaw was spending $40 “This strategy,” the mayor said, “is a day to buy addiction meds very focused on keeping people from on the street as he waited to dying.” start opioid treatment at While Vermont has done more than Rutland’s West Ridge Center. When a most states to address the opioid crisis, dealer offered him cocaine instead, the it hasn’t managed to bring down its 35-year-old, who had been out on proba- death toll. According to the Vermont tion, took it — a decision that ultimately Department of Health, 107 people died landed him back in prison. of opioid-related overdoses in 2017, one Shaw was told he’d remain behind more than in the previous year; 75 people bars for an entire year, dashing his hopes died in 2015. The department estimates of rebuilding a normal life. that fewer than 8,000 of the “So instead here I sit … with estimated 20,000 to 30,000 no treatment or help of any people addicted to opioids kind,” he wrote in an email are receiving treatment. to Seven Days.

Part of the problem was Stories like Shaw’s are a years-long waiting list for driving a new effort in medication-assisted treatBurlington that will give ment. But in September users same-day access to 2017, Vermont officials tribuprenorphine, the opioid umphantly announced that addiction medication that the state had eliminated all Shaw was buying on the waiting lists at its regional street. Officials have detreatment clinics (known cided it’s too risky to make as “hubs” of the system) by people who are addicted to training more doctors (the a deadly drug wait even a “spokes”) to treat addiction.

MAYOR MIRO WEINBERGER few days for treatment.

But, as Weinberger clariAs part of the program’s fied last week, “The fact unveiling, Chittenden County State’s that there is no waiting list does not Attorney Sarah George is announcing mean that there is no wait.” that her office won’t prosecute anyone When someone seeks treatment, it for possessing the prescription drug often takes two weeks to get the first illegally. Her conclusion: It’s safer for dose of medication. The clinics have someone to self-medicate than not to the capacity to take on new clients but take the medication at all. can’t always do so immediately because “That is a huge, huge step,” said Tom of scheduling challenges, explained Dalton, executive director of Vermonters Bob Bick, chief executive officer of for Criminal Justice Reform. “It’s a para- the Howard Center, Vermont’s largest digm shift.” substance abuse treatment provider.

Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, the director of Incoming patients must complete an Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg initial screening and an in-person asAmerican Health Initiative, said the sessment before getting a prescription. effort would make Burlington “one of In the meantime, they’ll likely inject a handful of cities really trying to get heroin — or the vastly more potent fentreatment right to the point of impact.” tanyl — every six to eight hours. Some of Last week, George, Burlington Mayor these users overdose and end up at the Miro Weinberger, Police Chief Brandon University of Vermont Medical Center del Pozo, emergency room physician emergency room.

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cases. That decision should discourage police from arresting and charging people in the first place.

Del Pozo is on board. “Buprenorphine out there being ingested by someone who would otherwise be addicted to heroin is a plus, even if it’s a result of diversion,” said the police chief. “We’re not gonna charge it. We’re not gonna ask where they got it from.”

The new policy will have a profound impact, according to Dalton of Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform. Opioid users will be more inclined to choose buprenorphine over heroin when they know with certainty that taking the former won’t land them in prison, he reasoned.

Ironically, while top law enforcement officials are willing to overlook criminal activity in the interest of public health, the Vermont Department of Health appears reluctant to embrace their approach.

Tony Folland, manager of clinical services for the department’s Division of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Programs, said he wasn’t familiar with the details of the Burlington initiative, but he suggested it’s still important to discourage the misuse of medications.

While buprenorphine is a highly effective medication for people battling addiction, Folland asserted that “there is another subset of people who are using this, as they would any other narcotic, to get high.” He also noted that the state has rules for prescribing buprenorphine, which require that doctors take steps to minimize the possibility that the drug is diverted.

Weinberger acknowledged that the effort to make buprenorphine widely available could make it more likely that nonusers encounter the medication and develop an addiction. But, he added, “We think that is going to be a very rare circumstance.”

There’s a simple metric by which Vermont can measure whether the new approach is working, according to del Pozo, who said matter-of-factly: “Fewer people dying.”

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buprenorphine is much safer than using heroin or fentanyl,” Leffler said.

Approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration in 2002, buprenorphine, also known by the commercial name Suboxone, is an opioid that mitigates heroin withdrawal symptoms and cravings. It comes as a pill or dissolvable strip, and any doctor who completes the federally required eight-hour training can prescribe it — unlike methadone, an older opioid addiction medication that must be dispensed at a clinic.

Buprenorphine is considered very safe, and overdoses on it are extremely rare. But the medication isn’t universally embraced. It’s a mild opioid and can be abused, leading skeptics to conclude that the medication simply supplants one drug for another.

Addiction specialists have worked hard to dispel that notion, pointing to the many studies that show that both buprenorphine and methadone are the most effective treatments for opioid addiction. People taking the medications are less likely to relapse than those who stop taking opioids altogether.

“We don’t want to purport that this strategy will solve the opioid crisis,” said del Pozo, the police chief. Comparing the approach to the distribution of condoms during the AIDS crisis or bottled water during a cholera outbreak, he made the case that it “isn’t the lasting solution, but it stops the spread of infection and keeps people alive.”

Unlike water or condoms, though, buprenorphine is a drug that’s illegal without a prescription, making this particular effort a bit more complicated. The drug is sometimes “diverted,” meaning that someone with a prescription sells or gives it to someone without one.

Crucially, both del Pozo and George have decided to embrace the fact that there’s an active black market for buprenorphine. Because the prescription drug is more expensive than heroin and because it generally won’t get an opioid addict high, they suggested that most street buyers are trying to stay clean.

“I believe we need to be encouraging diversion,” George said. In other words, she won’t prosecute buprenorphine

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the number and volume of discharges to “natural variability” in weather and conditions. Three of the five spills have had unique causes, she noted.

In January, the city reported an overflow of tens of thousands of gallons into the Pine Street barge canal because of snowmelt and a heavy rainstorm.

When a valve broke on April 16, more than 7 million gallons of partially disinfected wastewater spilled into the lake.

Not long after, debris clogged a pipe near Oakledge Park while a contractor was doing roadwork on May 21. The water backed up, releasing up to 500 gallons of raw sewage.

Two spills in June — during which a combined 1.8 million gallons of partially disinfected water gushed into the lake — can be blamed at least in part on the city’s wastewater infrastructure. Burlington has a combined sewer system, designed to collect both sewage and some stormwater runoff from the street in one pipe.

Heavy rains can overwhelm the system, leaving the treatment plants unable to store or fully treat the torrent.

When water reaches a certain level, it receives partial purification or, in the most extreme cases, bypasses the treatment plant and flows directly into the nearest body of water.

But rain wasn’t the only culprit in the most recent incidents, wastewater facilities manager Matt Dow told a group of reporters on a tour of the Burlington treatment plant by Perkins Pier last Thursday. The microorganisms that break down the carbon, phosphorous and nitrogen haven’t been fully digesting waste, causing more bacteria to be released into the lake, he explained.

“The plant has a bellyache,” Dow translated as he led the media entourage by 12 foaming, coffee-colored pools.

The problem with the “bugs,” as Dow affectionately called the microorganisms, may have been caused by a growing number of breweries and food distributors that wash their food scraps or hops and yeast down the drain. That can upset the balance of nutrients that feed the microorganisms, disrupting the system.

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en. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) declared at a press conference in Burlington last week that he’d secured $8.4 million in federal dollars to help clean up Lake Champlain — an “amazing achievement,” he said, that included $1.3 million for sewer upgrades in shoreline municipalities.

As Vermont’s senior senator spoke on June 4 at the ECHO aquarium and science center that bears his name, 1.1 million gallons of sewage and wastewater were spewing into the lake from the city’s main treatment plant, less than a mile south. It was the third overflow in two weeks and the fifth incident this year, according to city reports submitted to the state’s Agency of Natural Resources.

Burlington has released 8 million gallons of dirty water since the start of 2018 — more than triple the total from last year.

Before 2016, Vermont didn’t require municipalities to report their spills into what Leahy dubbed the “jewel of New England.” A law passed that year now obligates them to notify the state and to alert residents online and by posting warning signs on public beaches.

Burlington also gets the word out via social media.

“WTF — our poor Lake!” one commenter wrote on the Facebook page for Burlington’s Parks, Recreation & Waterfront department following the most recent discharge.

Another posted: “This is becoming the norm, and it’s despicable,” while someone called for the firing of the “unqualified losers” who work at the wastewater facility.

Leahy’s environmental program aide was more diplomatic. Confirming that his boss did not know about Burlington’s latest ill-timed spill, Tom Berry told Seven Days: “We’re aware that these things have been happening with a frequency that we need to dig into.” The money secured by Vermont’s senior senator may help, Berry added.

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On June 1, Dow placed a warning sign at the U.S. Coast Guard boat launch that read, “There was a less than fully treated sewage discharge … Avoid swimming, wading, boating or fishing while this sign is posted!” Similar notices went up at Oakledge Park, Perkins Pier and the public beach alongside the Burlington Surf Club, formerly Blodgett Oven property.

It would be safe to swim again in 48 hours, the signs noted.

That didn’t comfort Andrea Todd, an Old North End resident who weighed in on the Department of Public Works’ Facebook page. She reached out to Seven Days, too, to express her concern about Burlington’s myriad new development projects and how they might further tax the city’s inadequate plumbing infrastructure. She wondered how leaders of a “growing city” would manage not only water in the Queen City “but lake health.”

Surprisingly, some of the city’s biggest building projects, such as CityPlace Burlington and Cambrian Rise, are expected to improve the problem, according to Moir. They are installing their own stormwater systems, which

will reduce the water funneled into the treatment plant during heavy rains. She said the city’s sewage system has capacity for the extra toilets.

Another revelation: The overflows have minimal impact on the lake’s ecology and algae blooms, said Jessica Bulova, supervisor of the wastewater program for the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The water released contains a very small amount of phosphorous, which is the target of the Lake Champlain cleanup efforts. “The real concern is human health,” Bulova said, referring to E. coli bacteria.

“Municipalities recognize this as a great concern, but it is an expensive and slow process,” Bulova said.

Even James Ehlers, the executive director of Lake Champlain International who’s running for governor, contended that the central issue is about the bacteria — though he added that regulators should be taking the issue more seriously.

“This is about human pathogens and viruses being knowingly, and in some cases intentionally, being put out into public waters without any advance notice to the public downstream,”

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MANY MODELS TO CHOOSE FROM! Ehlers said. “We are exposing people to disease, and basically with an ‘Eh, so-itgoes’ attitude.”

Moir assured that the E. coli levels measured at the closed beaches in Burlington were still well below the levels allowed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

It’s not ambivalence but the scope of the challenge that has held up cleanup efforts, according to Chapin Spencer, director of Burlington’s Department of Public Works.

He estimated that wastewater and stormwater improvement would require between $60 million and $70 million over the next 20 years. But the price of separating the systems would be exponentially higher, according to Spencer.

The city invested $52 million between the late 1980s and 1994 in that approach, though that investment wasn’t enough to make much of a dent; wastewater and

According to Spencer, a separated system, which allows stormwater to flow directly into the lake, would decrease sewage spills but would actually be worse for water quality.

“You’re trading an acute problem for a chronic problem,” Spencer said.

His proposed solution? A long-term, incremental approach to improving the efficiency of the current system, which consists of about 130 miles of pipe and three treatment plants across the city.

Improvements are slow, but costs add up quickly. Between 2010 and 2012, the city spent $1.2 million in federal grants on reducing the number of locations where wastewater spills into the Winooski River, wetlands or the lake.

Previously, the city had 14 such “outfalls”; now there are five.

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that imagines a future Burlington with 35 potential system upgrades, including runoff collection tanks, permeable pavement and grassy areas. Spencer said that he expects to put a bond before the taxpayers to pay for some of the improvements, but he didn’t know how much he would ask for or when.

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sewage still flow together in roughly 60 percent of the city’s pipes. To fully separate the systems would easily cost $100 million — probably even more, Spencer said.

Combined systems, such as Burlington’s, overflow during storms but have the advantage of purifying most of the rainwater that picks up toxins or debris as it flows off roofs and streets.

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The two states won’t be doing business together much longer. On April 9, Pennsylvania told Vermont that it would no longer host the out-of-state inmates, who will have to be relocated by October.

Private prison companies in Rhode Island and Mississippi have submitted bids to house the Vermont prisoners.

Tom Dalton, the executive director of Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform, said the May 1 incident suggests Vermont should pursue a third option: reducing the inmate population so that

another inmate because he cannot read or write.

He described how Mathews followed Doyle on the walk and challenged him to a fight. “Mathews said Doile was afraid to fight,” read his misspelled account. “Doile said: Your not worth me getting new charges. C.O. Mathews was following behind myself and Doile.”

After the trio reached the cellblock, Betit said he heard Mathews say to Doyle: “I want to talk to you in the back hallway.”

When Doyle said no, the inmate wrote, Mathews asked him if he was refusing a direct order. Doyle gave in and followed the guard to the hallway, which is out of reach of the facility’s surveillance cameras, according to the inmates.

“I heard screaming and was curious,” wrote the unnamed inmate. “I then brought my trash to the bin to see what was happening. I saw C.O. Mathews striking Doile 3-4 times.”

Hadcock’s complaint continued the story. “At first he began choking Mr. Doyle,” he wrote, “but then after slamming him, with the inmate’s hands trying to block his face, began punching him causing blood to leak from his face.”

Other inmates described what they say happened next: Stricken, Doyle fell to the ground and was handcuffed, but Mathews continued his attack, kicking the Vermont prisoner as he lay.

Then, the Vermont inmates alleged, other prison guards tried to hide what had happened.

“Doyle beaten by … Mathews in corridor to yard,” Kai Freeman wrote in his prison diary, which he shared with Seven Days. “Skinny tall black C.O. quickley [sic] sprayed pink cleaner on wall and glass to get rid of blood before backup was called for.”

Freeman wrote that Doyle was falsely blamed for starting the fight by attacking Mathews, “yet Doyle was all bloody and beaten and Mathews was physically unharmed.”

In letters, inmates say guards put restrictions on the cellblock for days after the incident.

“They locked the whole building down and would not allow us to use the phone or mail out letters,” wrote inmate Roy Johnson. “My cell the toilet did not work and I asked to have it fixed and C.O.

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n the year since 269 Vermont inmates were moved from a privately operated prison in Michigan to a state-run one in Pennsylvania, they have repeatedly complained about threats of violence by guards. Seven Days reported in February that Vermont officials visiting Camp Hill prison witnessed a correctional officer verbally threatening Vermont inmates.

Last month came the first allegation that a Pennsylvania guard physically attacked one of the Vermont prisoners.

Inmate Casey Hadcock filed a formal grievance about what he saw when he returned to his cellblock after lunch on May 1.

“I witnessed a staff member named C.O. Mathews call inmate Kyle Doyle into the back hallway … where he then body slammed him, held his legs with one arm and progressed to punch the inmate in the face,” Hadcock recounted.

Six other inmates corroborated Hadcock’s story in letters to Seven Days that describe Mathews beating Doyle and another guard cleaning up the scene before calling for backup. Doyle was bleeding from his head when he

was taken away, the Vermont prisoners allege.

Neither Pennsylvania nor Vermont officials would provide a detailed account of what occurred.

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections spokesperson Amy Worden acknowledged “an incident involving an officer and two inmates” but nothing more. Her department rejected Hadcock’s formal complaint because prisoners are not allowed to file grievances on behalf of other inmates. It is investigating the alleged assault by the guard as a matter of policy “because there is an allegation of abuse,” she said.

Vermont’s Department of Corrections denied Seven Days’ request seeking the incident report filed by the Pennsylvania officers, noting that it’s an inmate record and therefore exempt from Vermont’s public records law. Vermont Deputy Corrections Commissioner Mike Touchette did say the report conflicts with the account provided by Vermont prisoners. He also noted that Vermont asked Pennsylvania to conduct the internal investigation of the incident that is under way.

inmates don’t have to be sent out of state for lack of space. Dalton said he doesn’t hear allegations of mistreatment nearly as much from Vermont state prisons.

“Bad things keep happening to Vermonters out of state,” he said, “and we should try to stop that and bring them home where we have a better sense that we can ensure their safety.”

The incident in Camp Hill started with a chicken patty.

“Inmate Doyle had said something to a female staff in the chow hall about the chicken patty that was being served, and C.O. Mathews confronted him about it outside the chow hall,” inmate Timothy Wiley wrote.

“C.O. Mathews took Doyle by the outside of the mess hall, yelling in his face that he was a ‘bitch’ and he was going to ‘kick his fucking ass,’” wrote a second inmate who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation by correctional officers.

He added that other prison staff members were present “and said nothing.”

Inmate Shawn Betit, who left the eating area around the same time as Doyle, dictated his observations to

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The city has also invested in a digital map of the underground pipes in order to visualize and measure which upgrades would be the most cost-effective.

“There’s no silver bullet, but there is silver buckshot,” Spencer said of the bit-by-bit approach.

Meanwhile, in April the Department of Public Works hired a wastewater treatment consultant to analyze the current flawed system. The department is also working with businesses to create pretreatment plans, to dispose of food waste elsewhere or to purify the water before it enters wastewater system.

“Trust me, we stay up at night thinking how we can make it better,” Spencer said.

In fact, the state has made significant progress, said Jeff Wennberg, a former Rutland mayor and erstwhile head of the Department of Environmental Conservation who is now commissioner of Rutland Public Works. After Burlington, the Marble City is the second largest municipal abuser of Vermont waterways; it has dumped 3.8 million gallons of untreated wastewater into East and Otter creeks so far this year.

Vermont towns have only been treating wastewater since the mid20th century — 1953 in Burlington.

For centuries before, Wennberg pointed out, plumbing merely served to direct dirty water into the nearest river. Until a few years ago, municipalities only notified residents of a spill days later — or sometimes not at all, Wennberg said.

The 2016 law mandates that towns alert citizens after a discharge, though some still have no way to measure exactly how much sewage is released during a rain. “In recognizing we’re many years and many millions of dollars away from achieving our goals on this, we have to be aggressive in notifying the public,” Wennberg said.

Old North End resident Todd has come to her own conclusion: She’s “way less interested in getting in the water,” especially after a big storm. Rather than wait for a Facebook warning, she said, “I assume when it’s raining, I don’t want to go in the lake.” m

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Mathews said it sucks being you, suck it up, and shut up. I have been three days without the use of my toilet.”

The Vermont inmates say they don’t trust Pennsylvania to investigate its own staff, and they fault Vermont’s Department of Corrections for failing to protect them.

When they were allowed to use the phones again, inmate Kirk Wool called Seven Days. He did not personally witness the incident, but he said Vermont inmates fear for their safety in Pennsylvania. Wool said Mathews continued to work in the Vermonters’ unit for days after the assault. The inmates still see the officer in communal areas.

“They’re letting him not only be around us but continue to taunt people.

It’s just mind-boggling,” he said.

Wool, who has repeatedly sued the Vermont Department of Corrections over prison conditions, wrote a letter to Commissioner Lisa Menard urging her to “not continue to act with indifference to abuses and now physical assault on Vermont inmates at the hands of PA-DOC.” Dalton said he’s been talking with state officials about the concept of a review panel with subpoena power tasked with investigating inmate deaths and allegations of abuse. He said civilian involvement and published reports could help increase transparency and trust in the corrections system.

“Incarcerated people are vulnerable,” he said, “and it is our responsibility to make sure that they are kept safe, and there are indications that the state is failing at that in some cases.”

Citing privacy laws, Deputy Commissioner Touchette refused to comment on any injuries Doyle sustained. It’s unclear if he received medical treatment. Vermont officials have confirmed that Doyle recently was returned to Vermont’s Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield because Camp Hill officials planned to put him in solitary confinement for more than 30 days, a practice that is legal in Pennsylvania but not in Vermont.

Doyle could not be reached for comment.

Worden, the Pennsylvania corrections spokesperson, said no Camp Hill staff members have been fired over the incident. She refused to identify the corrections officer referred to as Mathews, nor would she say whether he has been placed on leave during the investigation.

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A fire at a housing complex in Burlington on Saturday and a fatal car crash about two hours later have shocked the local Somali and Somali Bantu communities.

The tragedies, both involving refugees from the African nation and occurring just blocks away from each other, took place less than a week before the Islamic holiday of Eid, which Muslims celebrate to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

Lul Ali Gure, 29, was killed in a car crash around 1 p.m. on Saturday near the Burlington-South Burlington line.

“We’re in so much pain,” her husband, Said Elmi, said in Somali. The couple’s seven children range in age from 1 to 12; his wife was still breastfeeding the youngest.

Elmi is hoping Vermont’s congressional delegation can help bring his mother from a refugee camp in Uganda to care for the kids.

Elmi, who works at Peerless Clothing in St. Albans, said

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A preplanned fight on Saturday night between two young men ended when one of the men fell 60 feet to his death off a railroad bridge that spans the Winooski River, Burlington police said on Monday.

The surviving combatant, 20-year-old Joshua Granger of Winooski, is now charged with second-degree murder.

He pleaded not guilty Monday morning in Vermont Superior Court and remains held in custody without bail.

Granger told police that he’d arranged to fistfight Jared Streeter, 20, at what’s known as the Blue Bridge, a span off Joshua Granger Intervale Road. The two men had “an ongoing dispute ... regarding a girl they were both interested in,” Granger told detectives, according to an arrest affidavit.

Several witnesses said they looked on as Granger hit Streeter, who fell down and appeared to hit his head on a metal rail. A “groggy” Streeter got back up and continued to fight, despite onlookers’ attempts to break it up. Granger again punched Streeter, who “fell down, rolled over and then off of the side of the Blue Bridge,” according to the affidavit.

Granger told cops “it was the hardest he had ever punched someone and stated he hoped [Streeter] was OK.” Granger went on to say that “he did not intend for Streeter to fall off of the bridge,” according to the affidavit.

Streeter, of Milton, died at the scene.

At a press conference Monday, Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo called the incident “senseless.”

“I’m sure if everybody could turn back the clock, they would,” del Pozo said.

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David Mears to Leave Vermont Law School Former state environmental conservation commissioner David Mears is leaving his post as director of the Vermont Law School’s Environmental Law Center effective at the end of June. Mears said he wants to pursue other options in environmental advocacy, but his rather sudden departure comes shortly after school president Thomas McHenry announced an unspecified number of layoffs and cutbacks.

Mears was a faculty member at Vermont Law School from 2005 to 2011, when then-governor Peter Shumlin named him commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation. In 2015, Mears left state government and returned to the school. Last August he was named head of the Environmental Law Center, which is a key part of the school’s mission and appeal.

Mears dwelled on the positive for himself and the school but hinted that the cuts played a part in his decision. The latest round of layoffs was announced on May 30. political columnist

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he doesn’t have any close relatives in Vermont. Natives of Somalia, he and his family were resettled from a refugee camp in Kenya in early December 2016, about two months before President Donald Trump signed an executive order that closed the U.S. to refugees and nationals of seven predominantly Muslim countries, including Somalia.

“Someone has to stay with the kids,” said Abdirashid Hussein, a staffer at the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program and owner of Brixton Halaal market in Burlington’s Old North End, where a handful of men gathered on Monday afternoon to discuss Gure’s funeral arrangements scheduled for the next morning.

Two hours before the Lul Ali Gure and crash, and six of her children roughly twotenths of a mile away, a fire broke out in the South Meadow Apartments in Burlington.

The blaze damaged about eight units in the Champlain Housing Trust-owned complex, displacing 30 people.

Among those displaced were Aden Haji’s Somali Bantu family. The University of Vermont student said his mother, Asha Abdille, was injured when she and his 16-year-old brother jumped off of their three-bedroom apartment’s balcony. “She hurt her back,” said Haji, “[but] she’s recovering.” He was on campus when the fire broke out, though his mother mistakenly thought that he was trapped in the apartment.

Despite the family’s material loss, Haji said it was a “miracle” that his family survived the fire. “We have all of our family together,” Haji said.

“I wasn’t planning on this,” he said. “It was a decision I reached in the last month.”

When asked if it was a coincidence that he began considering a change just as the college was preparing cutbacks, Mears simply said, “No.” He would not elaborate.

Vermont Law School has been cash-strapped for years.

Sustained low enrollment led to drastic cuts in 2013. But Mears believes the school is in a position to be successful.

“There are many young people who want to be engaged in environmental policy and law,” Mears said.

“We’ve seen a significant uptick in enrollment. There’s a real need for the law school’s programs.”

School representatives did not immediately return a request for comment.

Mears is less than three weeks away from his departure date but has no specific plans for what’s next. He’s confident that his skills and experience will make him an attractive candidate for environmental advocacy in some arena, in Vermont or elsewhere. “I want to be in a place where I can help drive change,” he said.

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Everywhere Man: Yellow Submarine Animator Surfaces in Burlington B Y RI CK K I SO N A K

t was twenty years ago today Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play,” begins the tune introducing the 1967 Beatles album that music scholars by and large consider the apotheosis of pop. At the time of its release, 20 years probably sounded like an eternity to young Beatles fans. How surreal it is, then, to fast approach the 50th anniversary of Yellow Submarine, the animated film featuring that record’s fictional Lonely Hearts Club foursome. Half a century flies when you’re having fun.

That’s certainly the way Ron Campbell sees it. Over a five-decade career, the Australian-born animator, now 78, brought a mindboggling array of iconic cartoon characters to life — and not just on the big screen.

For television shows, including “The Jetsons,” “The Flintstones,” “Scooby Doo” and “Rugrats,” Campbell has done everything from storyboarding to directing. His work has earned Peabody and Emmy awards along the way.

The characters to which Campbell’s name is most famously linked, however, are John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

That’s because Campbell is the only person on the planet who worked on both the Beatles’ phenomenally popular Saturday-morning cartoon series and on the film Yellow Submarine. Celebrating the latter’s golden anniversary, the legendary animator appears this Friday, June 15, through Sunday, June 17, at the

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RON CAMPBELL: Al Brodax, producer of the TV show and film Yellow Submarine, telephoned me in Australia one night and said, “We’ve got this show we want you to direct.” I’d worked with him before. When he said it was about “beetles,” I thought, Ugh, they’re scary. Kids won’t like them.

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Since retiring, Campbell has traveled here, there and everywhere, putting on what he calls a Beatles Cartoon Art Show. At these informal affairs, he holds forth on his adventures in animation, answers audience questions and creates on-the-spot art, drawing inspiration from the cartoon multitudes he’s inked.

The events also include an exhibition of original paintings — available for purchase — of the Beatles in both their TV and movie incarnations. Word has it that Starr has one hanging in his studio.

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SD: I grew up watching that and recall a slight discrepancy between the quality of the music and that of the artwork. Was money an object?

RC: Oh, yes. You had to cut corners and use all kinds of tricks, like a body that didn’t move but had a head bobbing up and down. The budget was just $7,000 per episode.

SD: I know the Beatles were ripped off early on by people like music publisher Dick James. Were they compensated fairly for the series?

RC: Certainly. They had a very good agent by then named…

SD: Brian Epstein.

RC: Right. He told King Features what they should get, and they got it.

SD: And, over time, you became a fan?

RC: The further away they got from “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” the more they grew on me.

SD: You can’t get much further away than the music on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. And, for the most part, that’s the music Yellow Submarine was built around. How’d you come to work on that?

RC: Al Brodax again. I was in Hollywood working on other projects, and he asked my colleague, Duane Crowther, and me to animate material to connect the songs. We did the Chief Blue Meanie and his sidekick, Max, Jeremy the Boob, the Nowhere Man, all that.

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SD: I’m guessing the movie work was more intensive than the TV shows.

RC: Much more. Duane and I created 12 minutes of Yellow Submarine. It took us eight months. Of course, I was also doing “George of the Jungle” at night and helping to develop a new show called “Scooby Doo.” SD: Slacker. I remember taking my junior high girlfriend to see Yellow Submarine when it came out — and finding it odd that the Beatles didn’t do their own voices. Were they burned out?

RC: They had a four-picture deal. By 1968, they realized making movies is hard work. They didn’t want to make another. Al said to them, “Look, just give us seven songs. We’ll make the movie for you — with animation!”

SD: The look of the film is so distinctive, so inseparable from the ’60s. The designer was a German named Heinz Edelmann, though most people seem to believe it was American painter Peter Max. RC: Oh, Peter Max. Lots of people were creating psychedelic art. He was good but believed the style belonged to him. So, he claimed he designed Yellow Submarine. The studio talked with him.

He stopped.

SD: Was Edelmann miffed?

RC: Heinz was every bit as good as Max. He was a frail man, though, and working on Yellow Submarine almost killed

him. When he went back to Germany afterward, he never did work like that again. He didn’t want to be typecast with a fading style.

SD: And yet, here we are, about to celebrate the film’s 50th anniversary with a theatrical revival on July 8.

That says something about what you all achieved. Any thoughts?

RC: You know, it’s something we did in our youth. If you’d ever told me then that the animation you’re doing now is something you’ll be talking about in 50 years, I wouldn’t have believed you.

SD: Three of the Fab Four have dabbled in art. Do you have a favorite Beatle artist?

RC: Yeah, I like Ringo’s paintings. He gives the money to charity.

SD: He does paintings of the peace symbol and signs them like they’re his creation. Everywhere he goes, he’s always flashing the peace sign.

It’s like he’s got exclusive rights to peace or something. What’s the deal?

RC: I know — he’s really run with it!

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about Lewis and Thompson, scheduled for release in 2019.

Zagar says he hadn’t read any of Lewis’ work before Donald Trump won the presidency. “It was striking to me,” he comments. “It seemed like there were a lot of similarities between then and now in terms of the populist messages.

There were echoes of Bernie [Sanders] and Trump … It seems like Western democracy is under constant threat from would-be dictators and fascists and lazy liberals who don’t do enough.”

The novel recounts journalist Doremus Jessup’s struggle against the totalitarian regime of Berzelius “Buzz” BARNARTS CENTER FOR T EO ZAGAR Windrip, a politician who THE ARTS is staging a play rose to power by promisbased on Lewis’ book from June 16 through July 1 as part ing economic and social reform, as of the Feast & Field Market celebra- well as a return to traditional values. tion. Slovenian-born, Barnard-based It condemns fascists and liberals alike filmmaker TEO ZAGAR of LONGSHOT — at least those who fail to grasp the implications of unfolding events.

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fter the 2016 elections, Sinclair Lewis’ 1935 novel, It Can’t Happen Here, along with other dystopian, anti-fascist writings, sold out on Amazon. While readers nationwide were diving back into the disturbing story, Vermonters in Barnard were recognizing their own connection to the book.

It Can’t Happen Here was written in Barnard, where Lewis and his wife, acclaimed journalist Dorothy Thompson, spent their summers. Their history in the town has prompted two new and interconnected projects about the novel and the couple.

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That collaboration is one of many in this tightly knit community of less than 2,000 souls. Colt moved with his family from New York City to Calais — his wife, SAM COLT, is a native — in 2008. In New York, he had written, directed and acted with various institutions, then taught at the performing-arts-focused Talent Unlimited High School “for his thirties and half of his forties,” Whitcomb says.

In Calais, Colt’s property includes the locally famous 19th-century Blue Barn, a former dairy barn, landmark

tale of an earlier owner of the Blue Barn. Though still recovering from the stroke, he was able to introduce the show.

Whitcomb, who also moved to Vermont in 2008, is a theater artist with an arm’s-length résumé of directing, development, education and administrative credits on both coasts, including a former position as associate artistic director of the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. She says she had heard of Colt and his theatrical background well before KIM BENT, cofounder of LOST NATION THEATER in Montpelier, introduced them.

Whitcomb has established herself in the Vermont theater community, working with Lost Nation, VERMONT STAGE, the CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS and, for a production this fall, the VERMONT SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL. She calls Mad as the Wind & Sea an “original Vermont musical and a miraculous comeback for a beloved member of the arts and broader community.”

Another second-chance story is represented by the venue. The former Calais Town Hall, also called Gospel Hollow Town Hall, was built in 1866. Though the twostory structure boasts a spectacular chandelier on the upper level, the historic building had fallen into disrepair. At Town Meeting last spring, Calais residents unanimously supported borrowing up to $200,000 to pay for its revival. The work, temporarily halted for Colt’s play, is scheduled to finish up in Chris Colt the late fall, according to zoning administrator JOHN MCCULLOUGH. And the third comeback? It and community center. He proceeded to might be a bit of a stretch to call stage theatrical productions there until a the afterlife a second chance. But Mad fire marshal put a stop to it. as the Wind & Sea contains characters In 2012, Colt directed and performed called People Fish, human beings who in a raucous stage adaptation of The have been lost at sea and whose spirits Blues Brothers at the BARRE OPERA HOUSE live on with, apparently, the ability to and other venues. It was a benefit show breathe underwater. for the Blue Barn in which Colt and That motif is no more preposterneighbor/sculptor CHRIS MILLER played ous than setting a show featuring ships Elwood and Jake Blues, respectively.

— with rollicking buccaneers! — and Colt has also penned several other an ocean in a 19th-century clapboard plays, including 2016’s Elgin Mann, the relic in the middle of rural Vermont.

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iterature, stage and screen are filled with comeback stories. In fact, the United States of America is the land of second chances — or was before the current administration’s immigration policies. Next week in Vermont, an intimate theatrical production in a very small town will pack in no fewer than three startingover stories. Mad as the Wind & Sea: A Buccaneers’ Fantabulous Rollicking Tragic Opera, written by CHRIS COLT and directed by MARGO WHITCOMB, will be staged Wednesday through Sunday, June 20 to 24, at the Gospel Hollow Town Hall in Calais.

The most dramatic comeback is that of Colt himself. Five years ago in May, he suffered a stroke on the very day he and Whitcomb had planned to meet and discuss producing another of his plays. Instead, Colt was rushed to the hospital; he spent a month and a half there, fighting first for life and then, in rehab, for a return to functionality.

Today Colt, 57, remains essentially paralyzed on his right side — he walks with the help of a cane and a leg brace — and experiences aphasia when he speaks. In conversation, he is lucid; a word sometimes gets stuck, but then a sentence will burst through.

Colt’s creativity is completely intact. He wrote this musical, which Whitcomb calls “enchanting and slapstick,” using only his left hand and the composing platform Garage Band. He also sings in Vermont’s APHASIA CHOIR, whose members are stroke victims; the group recently performed at Saint Michael’s College.

“It’s so uncanny how music affects people,” observes Whitcomb in an interview at the Calais Town Hallcum-performance space. She notes that friends came and played music for Colt in his hospital room.

“It’s been slow, but I’ve come a long way in five years,” Colt says.

His neighbor BOB HANNAN “wrote the music for five or six of the songs; I wrote lyrics, and he composed and tweaked,” Colt says. Hannan also plays the Windman, a sort of MC, in Mad as the Wind & Sea.

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Does the afterlife theme relate to Colt’s own brush with death? “Yes,” he says. “It’s pretty impressive that I came back.”

“It’s really kind of amazing,” adds Whitcomb. “He wrote the music, the lyrics, the story. The world of the afterlife is playful, benevolent, bizarre and absurd. It’s high comedy.” m

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a seven-piece band and a few rows of wooden folding chairs for the audience.

This hall has never seen the likes of Mad as the Wind & Sea, despite many decades of spirited town meetings.

“There’s a lot of movement,” Whitcomb relates. “Sailors fall overboard and float around for some time before they meet the [underwater] creatures.”

She enlisted choreographer NOAH WITKE-MELE, a U-32 High School senior, to train the actors playing these creatures to simulate being in water. The cast members — locals that include some stage veterans — span ages 12 to 75.

Colt points out that Mad as the Wind & Sea is, at heart, a love story. Without spoiling too much, let’s say there’s a buccaneer and a maiden/girlfriend who becomes a People Fish and sings to him.

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partner on the film and became Zagar’s fiscal sponsor, providing a nonprofit umbrella to accept donations for the project. Zagar’s work prompted the group’s interest in and decision to stage the play It Can’t Happen

Here, adapted from the book in 2016 by Tony Taccone and Lisa Peterson of Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

Rather than present the 1936 play written by Lewis and John C. Moffitt, BarnArts executive director LINDA TREASH opted for the contemporary version because it’s somewhat nimbler — as a result of fresh eyes.

“Sometimes you need a new playwright to come in and not get bogged down in the details,” she says.

The BarnArts production featuring regional actors will be staged outdoors at the Feast & Field Market in Barnard — just a mile from the farm where Lewis wrote the book.

Treash says that, though the production will be al fresco, it will also be cozy. “We will have chairs for people. We’re going to set them in tight with the stage.”

The actors won’t have microphones — they’ll employ the power of projection — and some will be situated in the audience. There will definitely be action offstage, Treash notes.

And even though the play isn’t very hopeful, she remains optimistic about the current political climate.

“What we’re seeing now is our constitution and our courts [being] tested,” Treash says. “At this point, they’re still holding tight. This book shows what happens when they don’t.”

Zagar places particular significance on the show’s

location in Barnard. “I think people have a vague understanding of [Lewis’ connection to the town] but confuse him with Upton Sinclair,” he says. “It’s a good opportunity to bring his legacy back to a place where he should be.”

The filmmaker is also interested in highlighting Thompson’s story. She was among the first American journalists expelled from Nazi Germany after decrying Hitler in her writing. Thompson’s experience was in part the inspiration for It Can’t Happen Here.

“She wasn’t just writing about fascism,” Zagar says.

“She was writing about nuclear disarmament. She predicted the Middle East was going to be a problem area. She was interested in elevating women to a higher place in terms of governance and running society. I think her words still feel fresh, even though they were written in the ’40s and ’50s.”

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The outside shape of mammals is symmetrical: limbs, eyes, ears and nostrils arranged on either side of a central axis. Why are the contents of the abdomen arranged asymmetrically?

— Emy Amstein to self-defense (symmetrical placement of the eyes means that a prey animal doesn’t have a blind side).

Once within the abdominal cavity, however, aerodynamics and attractiveness count for zilch. It makes for a more efficient body to have the inner workings crammed in as compactly as possible, symmetry be damned, and in fact that’s how they evolved. Again, it’s the same as with cars: On the outside it’s about interfacing with the environment; inside, it’s about optimized use of space.

But there’s another question here: What causes the organs to actually grow asymmetrically in the developing body? Bilateral symmetry is the default condition for most organisms, the state we all start out in. The nascent human embryo is symmetrical and remains so until ... something happens: First the heart makes its way to the left and develops asymmetrical features of its own; the liver and stomach rotate into place on the right and left, respectively; and so forth.

This process, known as left-right symmetry breaking, is directly observable in the viscera at around six weeks, but how it all gets going was something that had been bugging scientists for ages. As one developmental biologist put it to the New York Times regarding the difference between left and right, “I know what it is, you know what it is, but how does the embryo learn what it is?” Only in the last couple of decades has anyone been able to zero in on an answer.

Symmetry breaking seems to originate in an embryonic region called the node; in mice (subjects of the key research on this topic), the node is a notch on the embryo’s outer surface where the cell walls are lined with hairlike structures called cilia. Typical cilia just wave or whip back and forth, but as reported

by Japanese scientists circa 2005, these nodal cilia twirl around clockwise, and they’re attached to the cell wall at a slight tilt, and together that’s enough to direct the fluid

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ake a look at a car sometime, Emy. As seen from the sidewalk, nearly all the elements are laid out symmetrically, but pop the hood and it’s a free-for-all in there. And to an overwhelming degree, animal physiology has shaken out the same way. Natural selection doesn’t work from blueprints, of course. In effect, though, the operating principle for human and most other animal bodies seems to be that symmetry prevails where it’s useful, but no further.

In creatures as in Chryslers, external bilateral symmetry — a trait shared by 99 percent of the world’s animal species — just makes sense. Most obviously, it’s good for locomotion: It helps us walk, run, swim or fly in a straight line, pivot quickly and reliably, etc. But there are plenty of further theories about the adaptive nature of the external body plan, as it’s called: Some relate to partner selection (a more symmetrical appearance could imply better genetic well-being), others

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human congenital afflictions like heterotaxy syndrome, in which left-right troubles result in organs being doubled, misshapen or nonexistent. This condition can manifest as any of various malformations of the heart, in conjunction with other defects like asplenia (no spleen, which is supposed to be on the left side) or polysplenia (spleens on both sides); misaligned intestines; or annular pancreas, where the pancreas wraps around the small intestine and chokes off the passage of food.

The symmetry-breaking problem you’d want, if you had to have one, is what’s called situs inversus totalis, in which organs develop in the chest and abdomen in a perfect mirrorimage configuration. Here, because everything is correctly formed and positioned relative to everything else, it’s really no big deal in terms of down-theroad complications. In fact, it can go undetected until a doctor does a stethoscope exam, at which point the double-takes ensue. If you’ve always figured that at least your heart’s in the right place, it can be a real shocker to find out it’s not.

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It’s still unclear exactly what happens next: It may be that some unidentified molecule in the fluid acts as a chemical trigger that’s distributed unevenly over the embryo, or the embryo may react to the directional force of the flow itself. But either way, certain key genes are then expressed on the embryo’s left side but not the right, and the organs begin their asymmetric growth.

Anything going haywire with symmetry breaking, therefore, can result in abnormal development, as demonstrated in experiments from 2002: Embryonic mice with nonfunctioning cilia grew organs situated at random; when other mouse embryos were exposed to fluid pumped in the wrong direction, their left-side-specific genes wound up expressed on the right side of their bodies.

These are, as you might guess, serious medical issues, making this all a fairly important line of inquiry. Figuring out the mechanics underlying the symmetry-breaking process will help doctors understand

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The Wind on Her Face “The whole thing sounds utterly delightful,” I said, “especially when you add in the Italian food and wines you’ll undoubtedly be enjoying nightly.”

The last traveler showed up, dropped off by a friendly neighbor. I helped everyone get comfortably situated in the minivan and loaded the luggage into the back, and we were off. Two of the other women were, like Pamela, of retirement age, and the third was a sophomore at the University of Vermont majoring in art education.

“We were together 11 years before we got married. He actually proposed five separate times during those years. I would tell him that I already felt married in my heart and had no need to make it official.”

“What was your hesitation?”

“I had been engaged in college to my high school sweetheart. He was a great guy, but I broke it off. I realized that I was young and didn’t really know who I was yet. I just felt that marriage would stifle my process of growth and self-discovery.”

“Pamela, I got to say, that showed

I JUST LOOKED AROUND AND DIDN’T SEE ANY MARRIAGES WHERE BOTH PARTNERS WERE SELF-ACTUALIZED, AND THAT SCARED ME. As commander of this mission, Pamela sat in the front with me, while the others chatted in the back. As we made our way toward Route 7, I remarked on the beauty of her property. “Was the house already up when you bought it?” I asked.

“It was, but we did major renovations.

My husband was an architect.”

“What a great combination for home design — an art professor and an architect. He’s retired as well?”

“No, Reece passed away quite a few years ago.”

“Oh, I’m sorry,” I said.

“Don’t be,” she said. “We had many terrific years together. He was a beautiful man.”

“How did you meet?”

“The usual — a friend of a friend.” She paused, smiling in remembrance. “The week after we met, he proposed to me.”

“Dude was one fast worker,” I said with a laugh.

remarkable self-awareness for a young person. At that age, I was convinced I knew everything about life. Your thinking at the time brings to mind a quote from Cher: ‘Marriage is a great institution, but who wants to live in an institution?’”

“Well, I just looked around and didn’t see any marriages where both partners were self-actualized, and that scared me. I distinctly remember when I was a little girl, my mother had friends over for tea. One of the ladies said to me, ‘You see, Pamela? When you grow up, all your friends will be the wives of your husband’s business partners.’ And I thought, No they won’t. My friends will be people I like!”

“That’s great. You were a little feminist from the word go! So, what changed your mind about marriage?”

“One winter day, Reece simply said to me, ‘Honey, today is the day,’ and I just knew he was right. He had proven himself to me as a genuinely supportive

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t was a quarter to one, 15 minutes ahead of schedule, when I rolled up the driveway of Pamela McVie’s Charlotte home, came to a stop and cut the engine. Stepping out of my taxi, I faced west under the azure sky.

Extending my arms outward, I bent forward into a full-body stretch, my idiosyncratic version of sun salutation.

The view, when I looked up, was classically lovely, reminiscent of a Bob Ross landscape composition. Pamela’s modestfor-the-neighborhood house sat at the border of a sweeping meadow. Beyond the grassy field was a copse of newly leafed trees, and further in the distance, the shimmering, midnight blue lake. As the far-off backdrop to this verdant scenery, the mighty Adirondacks rose, first cousins to Vermont’s Green Mountains.

From the house emerged “retired art professor” Pamela — a description she had shared when she booked the fare.

As she strode toward me, I was struck by her appearance: tall, lithesome, her face framed by softly layered red hair, naturally tempered by streaks of gray. She looked, I thought, too young to be retired.

Shaking my hand, she said, “Two of the women are here already, and we’re waiting for one more.”

“That’s cool. I was early, and we built in plenty of leeway time, so no rush. So, you’re leading a sightseeing tour to — where did you tell me? — northern Italy?”

“Yup, that’s right — painting and sightseeing. We’re going to paint the sights we see,” she clarified, chuckling. “We’ll rendezvous with a few others at Trudeau Airport for the flight over. They’re getting up there on their own. And a couple of people will hook up with us in Milan.”

partner. And he had prepared everything — invited a few close friends, chosen some poems for the ceremony. It was all so very sweet. We got married that same afternoon outside in the snow.”

“That’s a beautiful story, Pamela,” I said. “I’m touched you shared it.”

We reached the border in no time and breezed through the checkpoint with the minimum of questions. Cruising along Québec roads, I asked Pamela about her career. Beyond teaching about art, had she also painted, herself?

“Oh, yes. I paint in mostly watercolor and acrylic. I’m allergic to oil.”

“Not to box you in, but could you categorize the genre of your stuff?”

“Sure, I guess you could say landscape, impressionistic. Except for fruit.

For some reason, I’m driven to paint fruit quite realistically.”

“Do you ever have shows of your work?”

“Yes, occasionally.”

(Pamela was being modest. When I got home later that day, a Google search revealed the brilliance of her career: winner of numerous awards, exhibitions around the world, her work held in many private and corporate collections, and on and on.)

“So, is there a thing you strive to capture in your paintings?”

“Good question, Jernigan. And the answer is ‘yes.’ I focus on capturing the feeling of movement. Like the wind on your face.”

I looked over at Pamela and smiled.

Her life, I could see, embodied her vision — that feeling of movement, the wind on her face. m

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eather River John lazily strummed his guitar in the back of a speeding Ford Ranchero, hat slung low to shield his eyes from the brilliant northern California sun. Beside him in the bed of the coupe-truck, Hot Shot Timer plucked away on a battered old banjo. When they weren’t singing — mostly out of tune, according to Hot Shot Timer — the two shot the breeze about nothing and everything, as kids in their early twenties do.

It was 1962, just outside Yuba City. The two were young, footloose and foolish, with the vast expanse of the American West laid out before them.

Adventure awaited.

As they traded old country and western tunes, the friends’ idyll was interrupted. The car came to a stop, and the two young men heard shouting voices and barking dogs. They turned to see two policemen running their way, guns drawn.

“We’ve got ’em!” yelled one.

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The car belonged to neither Feather River John nor Hot Shot Timer. Even if it had, it wouldn’t have gotten them far on its own.

The gleaming new Ford sat some 25 feet up on the third deck of a car carrier attached to a string of train cars bound for an auto dealership.

As the cops closed the distance, bounding over the tops of boxcars, Hot Shot Timer turned to his friend. “John,” he said, “I do believe we’ve been got.” Sure enough, the two ended up at the police station.

These days, Feather River John is better known by his given name: John McClaughry.

He’s a key player in Vermont political circles, a conservative thought leader who for decades has been a thorn in the side of the left — and, on occasion, the right.

Now 80, McClaughry has been a prominent state legislator and a candidate for governor. He founded a Libertarian think tank, the Ethan Allen Institute. He served briefly as a senior policy adviser in the Reagan White House. For the past 50-odd years, he’s been the Town Meeting Day moderator in his Northeast Kingdom home of Kirby, population 490.

And, for several years in the ’60s, he was a hobo.

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In addition to McClaughry, the Green Mountain State has been occasional home to another notable hobo: folk singer Utah Phillips.

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to New York City, where they had jobs lined up.

Adventures were had along the way, sure. But the trip had a purpose.

That day, the police were sweeping for hobos. At the station, they were processed by the cops and a railroad bull — hobo slang for FILE: NANCY PIETTE

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From 1962 to ’65, McClaughry made a habit of hopping trains. He estimates that he logged some 5,000 miles in boxcars over those years.

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McClaughry caught his first train when he was about 12 or 13, he thinks. It was a hot summer day, and he felt like a swim.

“So I hopped a train and rode seven or eight miles to a swimming hole,” he recalls.

McClaughry is a train buff who grew up in Paris, Ill., surrounded by railroads. The main line of the “Big Four,” aka the Central Pacific Railroad, sat about 100 yards from his front door. The shortline Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railway was about 200 yards to the west.

“I was suitably immersed in rail issues early on,” says McClaughry, whose great-uncles worked on railways.

He got his first taste of hoboing several years later. Feeling restless on a long weekend at Berkeley, McClaughry drove his Plymouth to the Western Pacific rail yards in Stockton, Calif., and asked about trains heading east.

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For almost as long as there have been trains in America, there have been hobos — wanderers who ride the rails without paying, looking for work, never settling in one place for too long.

From the late 1800s to the mid-1970s, hobos were a common sight all over the country.

During the Great Depression, hundreds of thousands of men and women rode the rails seeking jobs. Hobo encampments — commonly called “jungles” — could be found along rail lines from sea to shining sea.

While they may be easy to confuse with bums, the ranks of hobos have included famous

railroad security. When the officials got to McClaughry and Vogel, the two pleaded their case.

“We told them we were students at [the University of California, Berkeley], which we were,” recalls McClaughry, who was between his first and second years of postgraduate studies at the time, “and that we had jobs in New York.”

He adds that it was obvious from their decidedly less shabby appearance that they were not typical hobos. When asked why they were hopping freight trains, McClaughry reiterated, “Because we’re students, and we’re broke.”

“They were puzzled by us,” says Vogel by phone from his current home in California. The police told the railroad bull they didn’t want to keep the young hobos. The bull responded that he had no use for the pair, either.

“John,” Vogel recalls saying sarcastically, “I’m starting to get the feeling that we’re not wanted.”

And with that, they were kicked out into the street.

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about hobos, McClaughry notes. First and foremost: Though itinerant, true hobos are not vagrants.

“A hobo works and wanders,” says McClaughry in the darkened great room of his Kirby log cabin. A faint tinge of woodsmoke hangs in the air as he sits beside a large picture window overlooking the front yard of his mostly wooded 23-acre spread. Beyond his property, beneath a sodden spring sky, stretches a panorama of rolling green pastures and forested mountains.

“That is, a hobo will work to make some pocket money,” McClaughry continues, “but he’ll leave even if there’s more work, because he has a footloose tendency to just keep moving.”

He’s dressed in worn jeans and a heavy, redchecked flannel shirt with a gaping hole in the elbow — “to suit the hobo tales,” he says with a wry chuckle.

Hobos’ search for work is a key factor distinguishing them from, say, tramps — who are essentially hitchhikers, according to McClaughry — and bums. “Bums are too drunk to do anyone any good,” he explains.

The late Phillips would agree, though he put it slightly more lyrically, according to his friend Rik Palieri.

“Utah would always say that a hobo works and wanders, a tramp dreams and wanders, and a bum drinks and wanders,” says the Hinesburg folk singer, who has spent years researching hobos. Much of his work can be found at the Library of Congress.

“You never call a working hobo a tramp,” Palieri adds. “That would be very disrespectful.”

There may be no honor among thieves, but among hobos it is paramount. In 1889, the Tourist Union ’63, a labor union organized for and by hobos — yes, really — outlined a code of ethics. Among the 16 tenets of ethical hoboing are general guidelines for good behavior: Don’t get drunk in public, respect the law, act like a gentleman. There is also this: “Always try to find work, even if temporary, and always seek out jobs nobody wants.”

When Feather River John and Hot Shot Timer — real name Barry Vogel — were pulled from the train in 1962, they were on their way

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While that revelation may come as a surprise to many, McClaughry hasn’t entirely kept it a secret — at least, not from his closest colleagues.

“I wasn’t particularly surprised to learn he was a hobo,” says Rob Roper, now the president of the Ethan Allen Institute. McClaughry served as president from the think tank’s founding in 1993 until Roper took over in 2009. Over the years, he’s regaled Roper and others with occasional tales from his days riding the rails.

“Look at the way he came to Vermont,” Roper observes. “He showed up with a backpack and built a log cabin.”

That cabin, built in 1963, still stands on McClaughry’s property. McClaughry didn’t construct the larger cabin he now lives in, but he did design it.

McClaughry is quick to note that his hoboing was inspired by the financial destitution and wanderlust of youth, not by the desire to adopt a permanent transient lifestyle. He was, in essence, a step or two above a tourist in the hobo kingdom. (And, yes, there are hobo kings.

Queens, too.)

“To say I was a hobo might be a bit of an inflation, because I had a place to go back to and enough money in my pocket to eat,” he says.

While he may demur on the term, for a time McClaughry was by most definitions a bona fide hobo — he even has the hobo name to prove it.

And Feather River John has stories to tell.

“I found myself in a boxcar heading up the Sierras,” he says. “That was just a weekend trip, a couple of days and back.”

With no destination in mind, McClaughry ended up in Portola, about 200 miles northeast of Stockton. His return took him through the Feather River Canyon, hence “Feather River John.”

“You chose your own moniker,” McClaughry says of hobos. “That one seemed to fit.”

grab the back and can’t hang on, you’ll get amputated, thrown between the cars.”

Once you’re on the train, getting comfortable is key, he says. McClaughry typically traveled with a bedroll, backpack and guitar. He never carried or saw anyone else with a bindle — the long stick with a bandana tied at the end that most people associate with hobos.

Another guideline: Stay safe. “You always want to be wary of your surroundings,” McClaughry says. “It’s sort of a running safety check.”

He likens the gathering of hobo intel-

walking around the yard with billy clubs and pistols.”

In addition to staying safe on the train, it’s important to know where it’s headed.

“It’s not always clear where the train is going, if you’re in an unfamiliar place,” says McClaughry. “Hobos are always recalculating. GPS has kind of redefined that verb, but hobos have been doing it forever.”

One day, Feather River John was in need of some recalculation in a rail yard outside St. Louis, Mo. And he learned firsthand that the relationship between hobos and bulls isn’t always adversarial.

He was essentially self-taught in the art of hoboing, though he learned some tricks from veteran hobos along the way.

For example, how to get on the train.

“The best way is to secrete yourself in the back of a gloomy boxcar until you hear those two whistles,” McClaughry says. Two whistles, he explains, mean that the conductor is calling for air hoses in preparation for departure. They’re eventually followed by one long whistle, which means the train is rolling out.

Hiding in a boxcar is the easiest and safest way to hop a train. But it’s not always the most practical.

“If it’s a hot yard and the bulls are looking for prey, you don’t want to go where they’re patrolling,” says McClaughry, easily slipping into hobo slang more than 50 years after his last ride. In this situation, a hobo needs a more athletic means of getting aboard: running alongside and jumping on while the train is motion. “It’s a much more risky business,” he cautions.

Catching a train on the fly isn’t as simple as it looks in the movies, McClaughry continues. For one thing, you can’t do it safely unless the train is going very slowly — five to 10 miles an hour, tops. It’s also crucial to grab the front ladder of a car, rather than the back one.

“If you grab the front and have to let go, you’ll get bounced around but thrown clear,” McClaughry explains. “But if you

ligence to his later stint as an intelligence officer in the Marine Reserve. “All your sensory organs are working: Who are these people? Where is there danger? Is there a bull out there that wants to put me in jail?”

Off the train, further intel comes from hobo symbols, glyphs drawn on water towers or buildings. Two shovels means work is available. A cat on the side of a house indicates a “nice lady.” A flattened smiley face means a hobo can sleep in the barn. A crucifix alerts hobos to a source of food handouts — as long as they’re willing to talk religion.

Hoboing can be dangerous, but McClaughry says he never encountered any trouble on the rails.

“I was young and strong,” he says.

“If I’d been 70 and hurting for my years, I might have been a little more careful about who I fell in with.”

Then again, there’s not much point in stealing from a hobo.

“What are they gonna take from you?”

McClaughry asks rhetorically. “If you’re gonna commit a crime, you’re not going to rob somebody with nothing to steal.”

Generally, he says, hobos on the trains he rode maintained a loose collegiality.

“You get in a car, sort of nod and look like you belong, and it was all right. It was sort of a ‘We’re all in this together’ thing,” he says. “There’s us and them, and them is

“I got so fed up with the lack of intelligence I could gather that I walked right up to the dispatching office of the railyard,” McClaughry says. “I asked a couple of railroad workers which train was going down the road to Rose Lake.”

The dispatcher turned from his desk, startled, then directed McClaughry to a nearby caboose.

“He said, ‘I’ll tell ya, kid, that caboose is gonna be on the next train to Rose Lake,’” recalls McClaughry. “‘You just go over and sit in that caboose, and pretty soon you’ll be where you want to go.’”

McClaughry went and sat in the caboose, fiddling around on his guitar. After an hour or two, he heard the train back into the couplet. Just then, the brakeman swung himself on board. McClaughry assumed he’d be booted.

“He looked at me, seemingly not surprised at all, and said, ‘You know any minstrel songs?’” says McClaughry. He did. As it turned out, the brakeman was a member of a minstrel club in St. Louis.

Minstrel clubs have since faded out of existence for their offensive portrayal of black musicians. But at the time, they were still popular in parts of the country.

“I’m flogging away trying to remember the chords, and he’s down on one knee wailing, ‘Mammy! Dear old mammy!’”

McClaughry remembers. “We’re rolling along through the tunnel, and he’s singing

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away. We got to the other side and bid farewell; then I caught the next train to Columbus, Ohio. End of story.”

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McClaughry didn’t ride the rails to the White House to serve in Ronald Reagan’s administration. Well, he may have taken a subway — but if so, he paid the fare. By then, he’d long since given up hoboing.

As he neared the end of grad school at Berkeley, McClaughry had narrowed his choice of places to settle to Alaska, east

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Tennessee and Vermont. The first was too far away and too cold. East Tennessee, he notes, was next to west Tennessee, then part of the segregationist South.

“That didn’t sit well with me,” he says.

So he bought 200 acres in Kirby for $12 an acre in 1962, after visiting the Green Mountains one weekend with his then-girlfriend. (He’s since sold all but 23 acres.)

McClaughry built his first log cabin in 1963, as “a place to put down roots,” and then went to Washington, D.C., to find work at a moderate Republican magazine called Advance. He moved to Vermont for good in 1970 and served in the Vermont House of Representatives for several years in the 1970s, before Reagan came calling in 1980. But he has never really laid Feather River John to rest.

The hobo lived on vividly in others’ memories, too. In April 1983, True West ran an article called “A Hobo in the White House,” authored by Hood River Blackie, one of McClaughry’s closest hobo friends.

(Hood River Blackie was also a mentor to Phillips, who penned a song about him, “Hood River, Roll On.”)

The hobo briefly chronicled, with various degrees of accuracy, both McClaughry’s political accomplishments to that point and highlights of his hobo days. Among the former were working on Richard Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign, serving under Vermont senator Winston Prouty and Illinois senator Charles Percy, being named to presidential commissions by both Nixon and Jimmy Carter, and being a speech writer and policy adviser to Reagan. Among the latter, the time Feather River John and Hot Shot Timer jumped from a moving freight train and the latter busted up his nose.

“The ‘Hobo in the White House’ piece is not a trustworthy source for anything,” McClaughry cautions.

Blackie the VP and Feather River John its secretary. Hot Shot Timer, aka Vogel, was the foundation’s lawyer.

“The best part is, I’ve never had to do anything; they’ve never had any trouble,” says Vogel. “Which is good, because I’m not licensed in Vermont, let alone Iowa.”

While opening the museum may be the Hobo Foundation’s most visible accomplishment, that wasn’t its primary mission, at least not to start.

“Hood River Blackie was really concerned about the ultimate fate of old hobos,” McClaughry explains.

Hobos, by and large, don’t have retirement plans. So the Hobo Foundation was created to help house elderly hobos.

One project was raising funds to lease government land for a hobo retirement

important for all views to be heard. And I have great respect for his willingness to continue to speak out.”

Roper, president of the Ethan Allen Institute, calls McClaughry “the conscience of the Libertarian wing of the Republican Party. He’s an extremely principled person who doesn’t play politics with his ideology at all.”

Roper cites a June 4 op-ed McClaughry penned for VTDigger.org titled “The school property tax deadlock.”

As Roper puts it, McClaughry “basically sides with the Democrats over [Gov. Phil Scott]” on education funding.

McClaughry declines to delve too deeply into his politics with Seven Days — he’s more interested in talking about hoboing. But, asked if he sees a connection

YOU SEE A DIFFERENT PART OF AMERICA THAN YOU DO WHEN YOU’RE BARRELING DOWN A HIGHWAY PLAGUED WITH BILLBOARDS. H O T S H OT T I M ER/ BARRY VOGEL

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There’s another way to hop on a train besides absconding in a boxcar or hooking a ladder on the fly. But it’s best saved for a last resort.

“You can swing into a moving boxcar, if you’re sufficiently athletic,” advises McClaughry. Boxcar doors have a lever, he explains. When they’re open, you can grab

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between his hobo days and his political life, he is clear: “There is no connection whatsoever.”

That may be true. As Palieri, Moylan and Vogel all note, for many modern, post-steam-train-era hobos, hoboing was more a passing era of their lives than an enduring vocation.

But those looking to square Feather River John with John McClaughry might do so by considering the namesake of his Libertarian-minded think tank, the Ethan Allen Institute. McClaughry notes that, in his frequent letters to the editor of the Hartford Courant, the Green Mountain Boys leader typically signed off as “Ethan Allen, lover of liberty and property.”

While hobos may not be known for their acquisition of property, few people live as freely as they do, with as few regulations and restraints.

“The IRS had a lot of questions,” McClaughry recalls of incorporating the Hobo Foundation. “So I sent them a letter saying they needed to tell me why providing a safe, comfortable resting place for elderly Americans is not a social purpose.

And I guess that did the trick.”

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camp. According to McClaughry, it never amounted to much, and the land was already in use, albeit informally, as a hobo jungle.

“Hobos are big on informality,” he notes.

The altruistic intentions of that project might surprise Vermonters familiar with McClaughry’s conservative politics. But former Vermont governor Jim Douglas says they’re not out of character.

“John has always served the interests and needs of his constituents well,” says the Republican who held the state’s top post from 2003 to 2011. Douglas has known McClaughry for years in various political capacities. Most notably, both were on the Republican ticket in 1992, when McClaughry ran for governor against Howard Dean, who won the election. Douglas sought and won reelection for secretary of state.

If one views hobos as McClaughry’s constituency, then it makes sense he would work for their interests, just as he’s long taken up the causes of economically struggling farmers in Kirby.

“It was a charitable cause,” says McClaughry of the Hobo Foundation.

“And there’s crazier things that have been incorporated.”

“John is very principled, very articulate, and is someone who has the courage of his convictions and is not afraid to express them,” says Douglas.

“John’s views may be less and less in the mainstream as Vermont becomes bluer and bluer,” the former governor continues, referring to McClaughry’s farright Jeffersonian politics. “But I think it’s

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Hood River Blackie did get at least one thing right: McClaughry’s role in the formation of the Hobo Foundation in the mid-’70s. Along with Hood River Blackie and a hobo king named Steam Train Maury Graham, he established the organization as a nonprofit and registered it in Vermont as a 501(c)(3) in the late 1970s. Though McClaughry was no longer involved by this point, in 1989 the foundation was responsible for starting the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

Britt, also the site of the National Hobo Cemetery, has long been the center of hobo culture in the U.S. It hosts an annual celebration, Hobo Days, that draws thousands of hobos from around the country to see the annual crowning of a hobo king and queen. The title carries little responsibility; it’s more of an honorific.

Compared with the other two founders of the Hobo Foundation, “John was more educated — not necessarily smarter, but more educated,” says hobo queen Connecticut Shorty, aka Betty Moylan.

Moylan, a 75-year-old former insurance worker from Hartford, Conn., rode the rails in the 1990s as a retiree, logging 5,000 miles. She never hoboed with McClaughry, though he did once meet her father, Connecticut Slim, who hoboed for more than 40 years. And she and her sister, New York Maggie — also a hobo queen — visited McClaughry once in Kirby.

“He had the skills to get the Hobo Foundation incorporated as a nonprofit,” Moylan observes.

Steam Train Maury Graham was the foundation’s first president, Hood River

the lever and swing your feet up into the car. “There’s a risk of ending up on your butt on the side of the tracks, but it can be done,” he continues. “I’ve done it.”

After they left the police station in 1962, Feather River John and Hot Shot Timer began hoofing it north in the direction of the railyard in Oroville, Calif.

Thumbs out, they tried hitchhiking.

The first car to pull up alongside them belonged to the railroad agent.

“You guys are going back to try and catch that train, aren’t you?” he asked through the window.

“Well, it did cross our minds, yes,” Feather River John responded.

“All right, climb in. I’ll get you up there,” said the agent, checking his watch.

With Feather River John and Hot Shot Timer in the back, the car took off.

“I know what train you boys want, and I wanna get you there,” the agent said, hitting the accelerator.

When they reached the yard, the train had already pulled out toward the main rail line. So the agent pulled onto a dirt road that ran alongside the track, racing the train to get ahead of an empty boxcar.

When he had enough of a lead on the boxcar, the agent slowed. The hobos bailed out of the moving car, flung their bags into the also-moving boxcar, grabbed the handle and swung in. Safely aboard, they waved goodbye to the railroad agent.

Inside the car, a couple of other hobos had been watching the scene unfold, bewildered.

“This was beyond anybody’s experience,” recalls McClaughry, “that a railroad agent would deliver a couple of hobos to a moving freight train. There were naturally some questions.” He remembers the other hobos’ expressions of wary skepticism.

Neither McClaughry nor Vogel is quite sure why the agent picked them up.

“I guess he just took a liking to a couple of young hobos,” suggests Vogel.

Or maybe he knew something that only a few daring individuals have experienced: There’s no adventure quite like riding the rails.

“It’s a different way of seeing the world,” says Vogel. “You see a different part of America than you do when you’re barreling down a highway plagued with billboards.”

“It’s a sense of independence and freedom that you can’t really replace in a structured life,” says Moylan.

Then again, maybe Feather River John and Hot Shot Timer were simply in the right place at the right time.

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arlier this year, when David Cross announced that he would be returning to perform in Burlington, he appeared to take a shot at Mayor Miro Weinberger.

“Well, Burlington, you asked for it, you got it,” he wrote on Facebook. “Despite Miro Weinberger doing his best to keep me out, I’m coming.”

The post went viral-ish, at least in Queen City circles, shared many times by bewildered fans puzzled by the actor-comedian’s apparent rift with the city’s Democratic mayor. Had the outspoken Cross run afoul of city officials when he visited in 2016? Had he made some damning remark about the Burlington Telecom fiasco? Was the mayor, like Cross’ character Tobias Fünke on “Arrested Development,” secretly a “never nude”? Inquiring minds wanted to know.

Ahead of his performance on Wednesday, June 20, at the Flynn MainStage, Seven Days spoke with Cross on these and other topics, including a past beef with Larry the Cable Guy, the fate of net neutrality, and his new TV series, “Bliss” — a comedy featuring a bigamist who struggles to juggle two families.

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DAVID CROSS: Oh, I did that for every single mayor of every town I’m going to. It was one of those things that I assumed people would understand was a joke. But there have been a surprising number of people who don’t know that it’s a joke; that a comedian who’s coming in made something up about how the mayor is trying to keep him out of the city.

SD: Sorry, are you new to how the internet works?

DC: [Laughs] Yeah. You’re right, I should have anticipated it. They all went out at the same time, and I got a lot of comments on Twitter and Facebook: “I can’t believe that fill-in-the-blank mayor of Fort Collins is keeping you out! What happened? I like her so much!

That’s crazy!”

Calm down. I’m just making a joke.

SD: I just assumed you were pissed off about the mall development downtown.

DC: Oh, I am.

SD: Your last tour was titled “Make America Great Again!” I gotta tell you: It didn’t work. What happened?

DC: We need to go back in time. I’ll retitle it, and we’ll take it from there.

SD: Speaking of going back in time: Several years ago, you took Larry the Cable Guy to task. A lot of the things you said then about the anti-intellectualism of his act seem to resonate with the political climate today. Did you think those comments would be so predictive?

DC: No. That was basically a response to stuff I had read that he had written about me in his book. So I saw it and thought, Well, this is a load of bullshit. And that was that. I never really thought about it again. But who knows with today’s kids? I blame the millennials.

SD: Everyone does! You’ve been very vocal in support of net neutrality.

Do you think we’ll see net neutrality again any time soon?

DC: I don’t know. Part of me thinks that when people understand what the results of the FCC’s actions might be, they would get upset and there would be this outrage. But then the other part of me thinks there would be so many people who think, Huh? What’s going on? Well, that sucks, I gotta pay more and

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SD: What can you tell me about the new tour?

DC: I’m trying to follow the same calculus I’ve done before, where roughly a third is silly jokes anyone can like, another third is anecdotal stories and the last third is political/religious stuff. And it roughly shakes out that way.

SD: You’ve been personally invested in internet technology for a long time. I’m thinking specifically of your 2014 movie Hits, which you distributed through BitTorrent. Why SD: Let’s talk about “Bliss.” What indid you go that route, and how did it spired the idea of a bigamy comedy? work out?

DC: I knew it was the kind of movie DC: I was at home going down the rabbit that would only end up playing in a hole of the internet, and I saw some story about some bigamist handful of places for a somewhere and how he got week. It would be in maybe KI LLI NGTON R E SORT, J U N E 15 TH -17 TH 2018 caught, and I kind of lazily 10 different cities at the artB R EWFE ST DOWN H I LL CR ITICAL MASS R I DE PON D CROSS S KI N NY thought, Man, how the fuck house cinema, and then it B R I DG E CHALLE NG E WH I P-OFF COM PETITION DE MOS do you do that? would be gone. It was just B EAST OF A B I KE SWAP ON-S ITE CAM PI NG LIVE M US IC And then I stopped and that kind of movie. So, I just FU N FOR TH E WHOLE FAM I LY truly thought about it: How wanted to do something do you do that? So I did some different.

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SD: Netflix has become a clearingSo I started thinking about, how would house for comedy content. How do you do that, what would the psychologiyou feel about how it’s taken hold of cal makeup of that person be, what would the comedy marketplace? it do to you — and your families? I started DC: I think any additional venue to fleshing out the story, and I realized I had access and be able to do standup for is to make the guy likeable on some level — a good thing. The only negative aspect he couldn’t just be some awful person. So is that it feels like stuff disappears there. that was the path that it took.

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FROM MEM: Dolores Extract No. 2 was what a Mem is meant to be. She was my first real encounter with what I should have been. There was something missing from her eyes, some light or focus, so that even when she was looking at someone it was clear they weren’t the true object of her gaze. She could walk and rest and eat — or not — and could be trained to do so at a certain time or to a certain distance or in a certain place, depending on instruction. That was one of two ways in which Mems before me amused society, by having routines imprinted on them despite being otherwise disengaged and unaware of the world around them. The other was the way they could be prompted to recall the memories they housed. Outside responding to that prompting, it was customary that Extract No. 2 spoke infrequently and then only according to the script of that August day in 1907.

marginalization. From her liminal standpoint, she is a female without rights yet exalted by her culture; she exists between the human and inhuman, between subsidiary fragment and whole entity. Elsie becomes a

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am a memory. Now I suppose I’ll live like one.” So opens MEM, the slim debut novel by Bethany C. Morrow, which lures readers into the shimmering and complicated world of an alternate Montréal, circa 1925. In this bustling, quasiEuropean city in the throes of industrial advances — trains, planes and automobiles, as well as cinema and the prelude to cults of celebrity — we meet our narrator. She is the product of an entirely different kind of technological revolution: memory extraction.

Dolores Extract No. 1 is a fresh-faced, inquisitive 19-year-old. Early in the novel, she reveals that her selfgiven name is Elsie, after a character in the 1922 silent film The Toll of the Sea. In many ways, Elsie fits the character type of the “shopgirl” common in fiction of her era. She’s an individuating young woman excitedly absorbing what the city has to offer — clothes, movies, a flat to call her own.

Instead of having blown in from the countryside or across the ocean, however, Elsie has been created through the marvels of science. Within an asylumesque research facility called the Vault, scientists known as Bankers have developed a technique for removing unwanted memories from human minds.

These pesky extracts are embodied as “Mems”: specific memories uncannily given living human form, (partial) stories with literal legs. Each is legally the property of their “Source.”

How, then, do memories live? As personified memories, can Mems lead any sort of independent existence?

The struggle to answer this question propels Morrow’s narrative, which launches at the moment when Elsie is recalled to the Vault for potential “reprinting” — that is, erasure and replacement with another memory.

With this speculative scene set, Morrow, who lives near Plattsburgh, N.Y., uses her 175 pages to mine dense philosophical quandaries and offer layered social critiques with impressive economy.

Readers soon learn that Elsie enjoys an initial measure of autonomy not typical of Mems. Her life as “a real girl” results from her status as a scientific anomaly: Unlike other Mems, Elsie can create her own memories and, arguably, has consciousness.

What sometimes feels like a relentless onslaught of exposition becomes more tolerable as Elsie’s character is fleshed out as someone who constantly finds new understanding. Aware of herself and the societal limitations that threaten her freedom, she becomes a scientist of both herself and Memhood at large.

This evolution echoes the decolonizing impulse of auto-ethnography.

Ultimately, Morrow frames Elsie as her own most important discovery — or “epiphany,” to use the language of the novel.

Though the author has created Elsie’s Montréal as devoid of color-based racial hierarchy, one of MEM’s most salient successes is its swift encapsulation of intersectionality, or the embodiment in one person of different identities and interrelated forms of social

vehicle for pointed and sometimes scathing social criticisms of ownership and control.

As a ward of the state, Elsie has keepers: the doting, fatherly “Professor” — the inventor of memory extraction and Elsie’s creator — and his son, Harvey, for whom she develops romantic feelings. Morrow infuses these patriarchal relationships with a heartbreakingly real mixture of love and anger, though at times they come across as cloying.

“It was the first time I’d been lied to by a man,” Elsie reflects after a conversation with Harvey. “What surprised me most was that while he was the one being dishonest, I somehow was the one made to feel small and uncertain.”

While a degree of ferocity emanates from Morrow’s narrative, she smartly resists a cookie-cutter plot of good-versus-bad. The sometimes-hapless scientists are, as in real life, entangled in their own battles with both wealthy patrons and the law, and the novel offers a smooth critique of new technology as a rich person’s plaything.

The patrons — the “Sources” — are not presented as heartless monsters, however. Instead, they are achingly flawed humans doing what humans so often do: pursuing happiness for themselves and those around them, sometimes with tragic disregard for consequences.

The traumas that these Sources seek to extract from their brains are a mixed bag, only referenced in the briefest terms. They range from an adolescent’s first realization of death to a mother’s loss of a child to prolonged emotional abuse from an overbearing father.

Not every extracted memory is a traumatic one. One elderly patroness gives life to a set of Mem triplets, the giggling, girlish “Keepsakes” meant for her grandchildren to inherit.

As Elsie grapples with her own fragile and unprecedented existence, she watches both Mems and Sources face various forms of death. Mems expire by literally fading in color and vibrancy. Sources become “fractured” by repeated memory extractions, losing their minds and becoming more and more like the Mems created in their image.

In giving memories human form, Morrow continues in the speculative tradition of works such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Blade Runner and Never Let Me Go. Her successful transposition of internet-age anxieties onto the then-jarring technological boom of the previous century is just one of the novel’s many charms. With quick grace and rage, MEM offers a powerful argument that what makes us human is not just our memories — for better and for worse — but also our powers of self-determination. m Contact: rachel@sevendaysvt.com

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im Chase is an atheist, but she considers Franco-American music sacred. In her first year teaching at Lyman C. Hunt Middle School in Burlington, when she tried to lead the class in French folk songs, a student began singing “Kumbaya,” Chase recalled. Incensed at the mockery, she immediately returned her guitar to its case and ended the lesson.

Chase, who’s of French Canadian descent, went on to teach middle schoolers for 20 years, but she never attempted to share French folk songs with her students again.

“I’m not taking something that’s very dear to me,” she said, “and sharing it with people who’re at a developmental stage where they’re just going to mock it.”

It’s been difficult finding people who share her passion for Franco-American music, said Chase, 56. But soon she may have a more receptive audience.

Since last winter, Chase has been part of an educational outreach project called “Revitalizing Franco-American Song in the Champlain Valley of Vermont.”

Led by the Vermont Folklife Center and Young Tradition Vermont, it aims to record and facilitate the sharing of French-language songs. The organizations received a grant of $5,000 from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership to provide materials for a series of singing classes that will begin in the fall, open to middle schoolers, older students and adults.

From roughly 1840 to 1930, Frenchspeaking Québécois migrated across the border to farm and to work in the mills and stone quarries of central Vermont.

Towns known as p’tits Canadas include Barre, Burlington and Winooski. Chase’s maternal grandmother moved from CapSanté, Qué., between 1905 and 1910 to Winooski, where her mother was born.

Growing up in Massachusetts, Chase

spent every summer with her grandparents in Winooski, and her family moved permanently to Vermont in 1970.

Like other immigrant groups, later generations of Franco-Americans assimilated into the dominant culture of the English-speaking Yankees. The repertoire of Franco-American songs hasn’t been considered part of the corpus of folk music in Vermont in the way that English-language songs are, said Andy Kolovos, director of archives and research at the Vermont Folklife Center, because, for many families of French Canadian extraction, “that strong connection isn’t there.”

For such descendants, “that ‘Frenchness’ is a last name and a grandmother,” added Kolovos. He hopes the project will rekindle these people’s interest in their background.

Mark Sustic of Young Tradition Vermont, a nonprofit devoted to teaching traditional music and dance, agrees

with Kolovos’ assessment. Musicians may be familiar with the works of Québec-based groups that perform in Vermont, he noted, but they’re “not so aware of the existing French community that’s here and the songs and music that come from them.”

Chase, who’s working on a book about Franco-Americans and French Canadians in Vermont, said the contributions of her community are often “ignored.” But, at the same time, “we were an insular people,” she noted.

“We have not done a great job of trying to assert our culture,” said Chase. For decades, she and her late mother, Claire Bouffard Chase, worked to raise public awareness of the presence of Franco-Americans in New England; Bouffard Chase received an honorary doctorate from the University of Maine for her historical work in that area.

Kolovos, who knew about Chase and her mother through their work with the Vermont Folklife Center, reached out to Chase about “Revitalizing FrancoAmerican Song.” Until she joined the project, Chase said, she had felt something was missing from her life. The collaboration, the Essex Junction resident continued, is “an opportunity to celebrate and to immerse myself in an aspect of the culture … I haven’t found a lot of other people who still have that love.”

For several weeks, Chase worked with Carmen Beaudoin Bombardier, a Burlington-based Franco-American singer, to select songs that they will first record, then upload to a website and publish in a songbook.

Like Chase, Beaudoin Bombardier has classroom experience. She and her sister have taught middle school students French songs and culture in Lyndonville, Sutton and Woodstock.

And her musical experience goes back further. Beaudoin Bombardier, 69, started singing when she was 4. Her mother, Julie, was born in Princeville, Qué., and moved with her family to Burlington’s Lakeside neighborhood at age 2. Beaudoin Bombardier’s paternal great-grandparents were from the village of Sainte-Émélie-de-l’Énergie in

Last Week of Toyo Rebate! the Lanaudière region of Québec. They spoons, wanting to focus on the lyrics of later moved to Lowell, Mass., where songs that were new to her. Generally, Beaudoin Bombardier’s father, Louis, she said later, she can tap her feet, play was born in 1920. When he was 17, the the spoons and sing at once. family relocated to Burlington.

“Let’s remind each other of our Louis Beaudoin was a fiddler, the patri- motto,” said Chase to her partner at arch of the La Famille Beaudoin band and one point. “We’re not professionals, but a board member of the Northeast Fiddlers we’re not hicks.”

Association until his premature death in “We’re both learning new songs, and 1980. The family spoke mainly French it’s not easy,” said Beaudoin Bombardier. until they found themselves switching to “But we’re having fun,” Chase added.

English to accommodate friends and cusThe women were careful in their song tomers of their family radiator business, selection. They avoided those that were said Beaudoin Bombardier. bawdy or about drinking, opting instead The Beaudoins played for their for nursery rhymes and songs that have Franco-American community in the cultural or personal significance.

Lakeside neighborhood and at public For instance, Beaudoin Bombardier festivals, and they appeared on television. used to sing “Ventr’ de son” (“Empty Beaudoin increased his Belly”) to her children stature by making two and grandchildren. “La recordings in the 1970s Bénédiction d’un père” for the Philo Records (“A Father’s Blessing”) label, said Lisa Ornstein, describes a custom that a fiddler based in Beaudoin Bombardier’s Olympia, Wash. family observed on New Ornstein, who Year’s Day. First thing first met Beaudoin in in the morning, she and MARK SU STIC 1973 at a folk festival her sisters would kneel in Alexandria, Va., before their father, who likened his family to the von Trapps. would put his hand on their heads and She’s been working with Kolovos on bless them. several archival projects related to Chase chose “La Destinée, la rose au the Franco-American song and music bois” (“Destiny, the Woodland Rose”), collections at the Vermont Folklife which describes a time when women’s Center; for the “Revitalizing Franco- primary role was to tend the home.

American Song” project, she’s creatIt’s Sustic’s job to book a location for ing a phonetic guide to the songs. the singing classes, which he hopes will Last Thursday, Chase and Beaudoin take place in the Lakeside neighborBombardier recorded four songs at the hood. Many French-speaking families center’s studio in Middlebury. While settled there, he explained. “In terms of Kolovos set up the microphones, the the music and dance that was held on to, women practiced singing. presented and thrived, that South End Beaudoin Bombardier was pleased of Burlington has been an important at how well their voices blended; she’s place,” said Sustic. a tenor, Chase a contralto. Singing toThe classes will welcome everyone, gether took some getting used to, but whether or not they speak French or it helped that both came from musical have French ancestry or musical experifamilies, said Beaudoin Bombardier. ence, Sustic and Kolovos said. The only The recording session wasn’t just criterion: “You have to be open to learnabout work; the women also shared ing things,” said Sustic. family anecdotes. Chase made Beaudoin “My parents would be very pleased Bombardier chuckle when she said her to see that it’s continuing,” Beaudoin mother used to refer to the latter’s “rock Bombardier said, “because it was very star” family. important to my family to be proud of Traditionally sung at social gather- our heritage.” m ings, Franco-American songs are participatory in nature. The women took Contact: kymelya@sevendaysvt.com turns wearing Beaudoin Bombardier’s two-inch heels so they could tap their INFO feet on a wooden board while singing Learn more at vermontfolklifecenter.org lively tunes. Chase strummed her guitar and youngtraditionvermont.org. Contact along to a few songs, but Beaudoin Mark Sustic at mark.sustic@gmail.com for Bombardier gave up on playing the information on the classes.

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Cheesemakers Marjorie Susman (left) and Marian Pollack with a photo of themselves from the early days of Orb Weaver Farm

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n a sunny morning in early May, Marjorie Susman walked by bright tulips and daffodils, past the greenhouse, and down the stone stairway to the Orb Weaver Farm cheese room to start the season’s penultimate Monday batch.

It is normal for the Monkton dairy to wind down its annual cheesemaking routine in May. But this year was different: The Monday batch was one of the last three that Susman, 63, and her life partner, Marian Pollack, 70, would make before handing the reins over to Kate Turcotte and her husband, Zack Munzer, both 31.

By the end of June, after more than two years of relationship building and business planning, the four expect to

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Under the agreement, Turcotte and Munzer will establish Orb Weaver Creamery, distinct from Orb Weaver Farm. At the end of the lease, they aim to buy the conserved farm at its agricultural value. Susman and Pollack will continue to live in the cozy butter-yellow farmhouse with slate blue trim and run their small organic market garden for as long as they want.

The transition marks an opportunity for both couples, but it’s been a big shift for Susman and Pollack, who have devoted decades to building a life and a living on the Addison County farm.

“We had decided we were going to keep going until we died,” Susman said.

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It was more than 37 years ago that they landed as young women at the run-down old dairy, after responding to an ad for a farm manager. “We came here to a falling-down farm: house falling in, barn falling down,” recalled Susman.

Susman and Pollack have since beaten their own path to success as micro-scale dairy farmers and as a women-owned and -run agricultural enterprise. One of the state’s first on-farm cheesemakers, Orb Weaver has led the way for dozens of others.

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“Orb Weaver is an iconic cheese in Vermont,” said Tom Bivins, a chef who moved here 30 years ago and is executive

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“Marjorie and Marian proved that you could operate a farm and a cheese business, do it your own way, and be successful at it.”

“They were there at the beginning of the farm women movement,” said writer/photographer Peter Miller, who featured the couple in his 2002 book, Vermont Farm Women. “These were not wives of farmers or women farming with their husbands or [male] partners. These women took over the farm, and they were the boss.”

Susman and Pollack, added Miller, were also among the “apostles” of the back-to-the-land movement. “They had no money, and they did a hell of a good job.”

Orb Weaver is once again trailblazing with its farm transition. The successful execution of Susman and Pollack’s agreement, Bivins believes, will make it the first of its kind within the state’s farmstead cheese community. That community now includes nearly 40 farms that make cheese from the milk of their own animals.

“We’re about to see a number of these transitions,” Bivins said. “Generationally, many of those who started making cheese in the ’80s and early ’90s are getting ready to retire. This is the beginning.”

Bivins has high hopes for Orb Weaver, partly because he knows Turcotte well as a respected member of the local and national cheesemaking community. Until recently, Turcotte ran the cheese operation at Shelburne Farms. She is a highly valued member of the Vermont Cheese Council board, Bivins noted.

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“We had reached a point where it was the next logical step,” said CHARLIE SIZEMORE, owner of Taco Gordo. “We weren’t going to build a third cart; we didn’t want to expand on this temporary mobile business. [So] we started looking for spaces.”

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the future of Vermont agriculture is in flux. An aging farmer population, as well as the instability of the fluid milk sector, overshadow promising pockets of agricultural innovation. The latter have yet to prove widely replicable, transferrable or economically viable over time.

“I think we’re at a really critical stage in our state with the dairy crisis that I’m not sure the public quite understands,” said Sam Smith, a farm business consultant with the Intervale Center. He works on about a dozen transition plans a year and has advised Orb Weaver.

For more than a century, dairies that ship fluid milk have provided the critical mass that has supported rural communities, agricultural infrastructure, and the landscape of open fields valued by Vermonters and visitors alike.

As the numbers of such dairies continue to decline, “We’re going to see a really significant percent of Vermont’s land base transition,” Smith said. “We need a new agricultural model that will generate enough year-round income [to replace that], and we don’t necessarily have the answer yet.”

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At Orb Weaver, where four out of the five Jersey calves born to the herd last December were female future milkers, the signs are promising.

“Today, I had a lot of good omens,” said Susman as she cut the curds in the cheese vat on May 7. “There was a bluebird sitting on the rose of Sharon [shrub], and it watched me as I came out of the house. Then, walking up for breakfast, there were two herons flying overhead, wing by wing.”

Susman, who wears her hair in two long braids, has an easy smile. Pollack is more reserved, with a dry sense of humor. The women met at an Equal Rights Amendment event in Greenfield, Mass., in the winter of 1976. “Our eyes locked across a crowded room, and that was that,” Susman recalled.

The couple shared a dream of back-tothe-land self-sufficiency, which brought them to Morrisville as hired farmhands in 1980. The learning curve was steep. “We didn’t know anything,” Pollack admitted.

“We didn’t know water would freeze.”

After six months, Susman and Pollack moved to the run-down former dairy in Monkton. They built up a small herd of about 30 Jerseys, shipped milk and raised vegetables to sell. With the help of a loan from Susman’s alma mater, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, they bought

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the ramshackle farmhouse and first six acres of land for $45,000. The women named their farm after a spider whose delicate, symmetrical webs they admired.

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In the farmhouse kitchen, Susman and Pollack started experimenting with cheese recipes. Their goal was to create a cheese they could sell to their neighbors. “We wanted to be subsistence farmers. We just wanted to pay our bills,” said Susman.

“We hadn’t seen those bills yet,” Pollack noted wryly.

They had no examples or teachers and couldn’t afford to travel to Europe to see how it was done. Luckily, Susman said, “We’re really seat-of-the-pants kind of people.”

Ultimately, they settled on a mellow, meltable, Colby-style cheese made with their rich, unpasteurized Jersey milk.

The wheels were dipped in wax before aging for six months in a cooler.

Their cheese vat cost $150 at auction, and they had to order a small-scale press from Holland. When they began selling their product in 1983, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets had no inspection protocols for an on-farm cheesemaker.

For more than a decade, Susman and Pollack juggled fluid milk shipments, vegetables and cheese. In 1995, worn out, they sold all but five cows and pioneered a different approach.

They decided to milk and make cheese only half the year, from deep winter into spring, before turning the cows out onto pasture. While the cows grazed and nurtured the next generation of calves growing within them, the farmers focused on their four-acre organic vegetable operation.

“A lot of the dairy conventions, they turned them upside down,” said their friend and fellow micro-dairy farmer Diane St. Clair of Animal Farm in Orwell.

“When you tell your neighbor you’re going to milk five or six cows for six months of the year, they think you’re just playing … And they really stuck their neck out on the whole raw-milk thing.”

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Today, the 20th generation of the original herd is in the heifer pasture, the cheese recipe has hardly changed, and Orb Weaver makes roughly the same 7,000 pounds it has every year since 1995.

In 2000, the couple commissioned a local artisan to build a small cheese cave between the cheese room and the barn. It looks like a Hobbit home with its grassy roof and red door. Inside its cool walls, some cheese spends about 12 months maturing into cave-aged, natural-rind wheels with a deeper, nuttier flavor and firmer texture than the waxed version.

The 2005 book Cheese: A Connoisseur’s Guide to the World’s Best described cave-aged Orb Weaver as an “excellent farmhouse cheese.” American Cheeses: The Best Regional, Artisan, and Farmhouse Cheeses called it “a humble giant” in 2008.

Despite the accolades, Susman and Pollack have always kept a low profile and sold their cheese mostly close to home.

After winning several ribbons at the prestigious American Cheese Society awards, they stopped entering.

“We weren’t looking to expand our markets and don’t really like to compete,” explained Susman.

Coverage from the Food Network, the Boston Globe and the New York Times, while flattering, simply created demand the women could not meet.

“What we make in a year, we sell,” said Pollack. “We never wanted to get bigger than what we could handle ourselves.”

Orb Weaver cheese is sold almost exclusively within Addison and Chittenden counties to co-ops, specialty markets and restaurants; the couple delivers it all and has personal relationships with each account.

“I don’t remember a time when I didn’t buy cheese from them,” said Maura O’Sullivan, a chef for more than two decades in Burlington. At Penny Cluse Café, where she now works, the cheesemaker is the only supplier with an eponymous menu item: the Orb Weaver Vermont Farmhouse Cheese Sandwich.

“They are just totally unique,” O’Sullivan said. “They wanted to be an everyday product. They figured out how to support themselves in a way that gave them joy.”

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Susman and Pollack would have been happy to just keep working through the seasons with their beloved Jerseys, Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs and beautifully trellised tomato plants. They paid off their mortgage long ago and live frugally, growing most of what they eat.

But close to four decades of farming and cheesemaking day in and day out has worn on their bodies. Between them, the women have had a pair of hips replaced, which has enabled them to plug on but was also a wake-up call.

“What’s depressing to me is not the fact that we’re not making cheese anymore, it’s that we can’t,” Pollack said, after joining her partner in the cheese room for the curd-draining step. “Really, age made the decision.”

Every year, the women said, physical limitations have become harder to ignore. Square bales have gotten bigger and heavier, newborn calves more difficult to lift.

“All the times shoveling our way through shoulder-high drifts to the barn in winter, we won’t miss that,” Pollack said.

Still, it was not a given that Orb Weaver would continue to a new generation — though not for lack of interest.

“We’ve had a lot of people over the years wanting to be us,” Susman said, “but we were never ready, and we didn’t think we cared if it was a one-generation thing.”

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ESSEX APT. FOR RENT 2-BR upstairs apt. for rent. $900/mo. + utils. & sec. dep. Call Carol at 802-878-4982.

HOUSE FOR RENT IN WESTFORD Small cape on farmland on Cambridge Rd. New floors, paint, W/D. $1,700/mo. + utils. Avail.

Jun. 1. 802-878-7405.

KEEN’S CROSSING IS NOW LEASING! 2010 KAWASAKI Keen’s Crossing is now VULCAN 900 accepting applications Windscreen, mustang for our Affordable seat, leather cv saddleWaitlist! 1-BR: bags, custom pipes, BURLINGTON $1,054. 2-Bd: $1,266.

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FOR RENT BURLINGTON 1-BR APT. $900/mo. Bright.

Close to colleges, fully furnished, lg. deck. New North End neighborhood near bike path & lake, 3 miles from downtown.

Electric incl. No pets.

Avail. now. Contact thomasbusinessagency@comcast.net for online application.

Paula, 864-0838.

BURLINGTON 1-BR APT. Second floor. $1,200/ mo. + sec. dep. Monroe St., close to Battery Park. Porch, heated, parking. One pet. Call Ruby 802-233-9916.

BURLINGTON CLEAN SPACIOIUS HOUSE Downtown 4-BR. Near UVM & downtown. 2 lg. living rooms, entrance way, storage, full basement. Parking. No pets. Avail. 6/1. $2,800/ mo. Ray, 233-2991, mbenway@sunrayvt. com.

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PINECREST AT ESSEX 7 Joshua Way, independent senior living. 2-BR, 2-BA avail. Jul 1. $1,455/ mo. incl. utils. & parking garage. Very desirable corner unit, 1,058 sq.ft.

Must be 55+ years. NS/ pets. 802-872-9197 or rrappold@coburnfeeley. com.

ROUSES POINT TOWNHOMES 2-BR’s, 1.5-BA, renovated, W/D hookups, no stairs. Cheap on electricity. Only $820/ mo. + utils. Avail. now.

No dogs. 518-578-0027.

TAFT FARM SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY 10 Tyler Way, Williston, independent senior living. Newly remodeled 2-BR unit on second floor avail., $1,330/ mo. incl. utils. & cable.

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TAFT FARM SENIOR LIVING COMMUNTY 10 Tyler Way, Williston, independent senior living. Newly remodeled 1-BR unit on main floor avail., $1,135/mo. incl. utils. & cable. NS/ pets. Must be 55+ years of age. cburns@ coburnfeeley.com or 802-879-3333.

TAYLOR PARK RESIDENCES St Albans. 8 modern, new construction 1-BR, 2-BR, 1-BR w/ den, and 2-BR w/ den apts., located in the heart of downtown in a beautiful historic building. Easy access to I-89, Route 7 & Route 105. Overlooks Taylor Park. Elevator onsite & W/D in each apt.

Landlord pays trash/ recycling & HW. Tenant pays electric. Electric heat & A/C. Rent ranges from $1,250-$1,975/ mo. Showings begin mid Jun. Leasing for Aug. 1, 2018. Contact Christine for a showing! cgolden@neddere. com, 802-373-5893.

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WINOOSKI: COURTYARD APTS. A 100-unit, affordable senior-housing facility is accepting applications. These units are income eligible, bright & freshly renovated, & offer 24-hour, on-call maintenance. Off-street parking, on-site laundry, heat & utils. incl. in rent.

For info & application, call 802-655-2360.

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HOUSEMATES BURLINGTON Seeking female housemate to share home w/ upbeat, musical woman in her 30s. $250/mo. all incl., + cooking twice/week, sharing companionship & occasional transportation. Shared BA. No pets. No sec. dep.

863-5625, homesharevermont.org for application. Interview, refs., background checks req. EHO ROOM FOR RENT, AVAIL. NOW Monkton farmhouse on 20 acres, all amenities incl., garden space, 13.5 miles to I-89. Start $400/mo. 453-3457.

SHELBURNE Share condo w/ woman in her 50s who enjoys yoga, kayaking, hiking. $550/mo. plus utils.

Shared BA. Must be cat friendly! No sec. dep.

863-5625, homesharevermont.org for application. Interview, refs., background checks req. EHO

OFFICE/ COMMERCIAL BURLINGTON ST. PAUL ST. New to market, former TOMGIRL location, turnkey, approved for retail café. Approx. 800 sq.ft. Lease, sec. dep., credit check. Avail. 8/1.

233-0359.

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OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT Spacious, well-maintained office space for rent in a quiet setting in the Fort Ethan Allen Colchester. The space has 4 distinct offices & 2 conference rooms that can also be used as workplaces. Parking & utils. incl. $1,880/ mo. Contact Elizabeth Sightler at 655-0511, ext. 120, or esightler@ ccs-vt.org.

OFFICE/RETAIL SPACE AT MAIN STREET LANDING on Burlington’s Waterfront. Beautiful, healthy, affordable spaces for your business. Visit mainstreetlanding.com & click on space avail.

Melinda, 864-7999.

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BIZ OPPS CHITTENDEN COUNTY FLOWER SHOP FOR SALE Well-located, profi table & highly respected business. Motivated seller but willing to train before retiring.

Revenues of $450,000.

Owner draws $75,000.

Contact broker: John Stimets; jstimets@ countrybusiness.net; 802-879-0108.

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Renovated twelve room 3039 square foot farmhouse close to Curtis Pond.

Large eat-in kitchen with cherry cabinetry, cork flooring, stainless appliances, screened porch. Family room with gas fireplace, six upstairs rooms with closets. “Snowflake barn” is two car garage with workshop space, finished second floor, Rinnai heater, cathedral ceiling. $375,000

Still time to buy it and enjoy the rest of your summer. Situated on 10 private acres, offering 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, a full basement, 2 car garage, fieldstone fireplace and loft, plus 225’ of owned (non-contiguous) lakeshore on Carry Bay. Priced well below town assessment at $329,000.

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ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #4C0877-8B 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093 On June 5, 2018, Larkin Milot Partnership, LLP, 410 Shelburne Road, Burlington, VT 05401 and John Larkin, Inc., 410 Shelburne Road, Burlington, VT 05401 filed application #4C0877-8B for a project generally described as repair and upgrade of the exterior of an existing 36,000 square foot commercial building. The Project is located at 57 Fayette Road in South Burlington, Vermont.

The District #4 Environmental Commission is reviewing this applica-

tion 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 “4C0877-8B”.

No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before June 28, 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.

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 June 28, 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 6th day of June, 2018.

By: Stephanie H. Monaghan District #4 Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 802/879-5662 stephanie.monaghan@ vermont.gov ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #4C1284-4 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093 On June 1, 2018, Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden & Grand Isle Counties, Inc., 1110 Prim Road, Colchester, VT 05446 filed application #4C1284-4 for a project generally described as construction of a parking lot expansion (20 new vehicle spaces) with associated lighting and stormwater improvements. The Project is located at 3113 Roosevelt Highway in Colchester, 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

SEVENDAYSVT.COM/CLASSIFIEDS 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 “4C1284-4”.

No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before June 28, 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.

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 June 28, 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 6th day of June, 2018.

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 THURSDAY JULY 5TH , 2018, 5:00 PM PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Burlington Development Review Board will hold a meeting on Thursday July 5th, 2018 at 5:00pm in Contois Auditorium, City Hall.

1. 18-1044CA/CU; 92 Cherry Lane (RL, Ward 5S) Foley Living Trust Construction of a 675 s.f. detached accessory dwelling unit at rear of property.

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.

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REQUEST FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER QUALIFICATIONS RENOVATIONS TO THE HARWOOD UNION MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL Notice is hereby given that the Harwood Unified Union School District is soliciting qualifications from construction managers interested in providing pre-construction and construction services for a renovation project at the Harwood Union Middle/High School in Duxbury, Vermont. This is step one of a twopart selection process.

Qualified applicants will

be invited to submit a proposal and interview at a later date.

The goal of the project is to modernize the facility by addressing deferred maintenance as well as education and operational issues. Based on a 2015 Facility Evaluation, the budget for the project is between $20 million and $30 million.

A bond vote for the project is tentatively slated for May 2019. The school will remain in operation during the multi-phased construction period.

Interested Construction Managers may obtain information packets containing submission requirements by contacting Michelle Baker, Director of Finance & Operations, mbaker@ wwsu.org. The due date for receipt of the qualification package is June 19, 2018. Qualified firms will be notified by June 27, 2018. Proposals will be due July 12, 2018.

Interviews for invited firms will be on July 19, 2018.

Email questions only concerning the RFQ may be directed to David Epstein at depstein@ truexcullins.com.

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TAFFY STE MARIE AKA TAFFY A. WHITE AND PAUL J. STE MARIE OCCUPANTS OF: 80 Duke Street, St. Johnsbury VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Amended Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered July 11, 2017 in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given

by Taffy Ste Marie aka Taffy A. White and Paul J. Ste Marie to Union Bank, dated February 15, 2013 and recorded in Book 367 Page 119 of the land records of the Town of St. Johnsbury, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage from Union Bank to U.S. Bank National Association dated February 15, 2013 and recorded in

Book 367 Page 188 of the land records of the Town of St. Johnsbury for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 80 Duke Street, St. Johnsbury, Vermont on July 18, 2018 at 10:00 AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Being a parcel of land, together with a dwelling and other improvements thereon, known and numbered as 80 Duke Street, in the Town of St. Johnsbury, Vermont; and being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Paul Ste. Marie and Taffy Ste. Marie by Warranty Deed of Dana Emery, dated of even or near date and recorded prior to or simultaneously herewith in the St. Johnsbury Land Records.

And being further described as all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Dana Emery by Warranty Deed of William Hartranft, dated March 11, 2010, and recorded in Book 346 at Page 10 of the St. Johnsbury Land Records; and being all and the same

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lands and premises conveyed to William Hartranft by Executor’s Deed of Julius M. Proia, Jr., Executor of the Elena Proia Estate, dated June 5, 2002, and recorded in Book 269 at Page 280 of the St. Johnsbury Land Records.

Reference may be had to the aforementioned deeds and the records thereof and to all prior deeds and their records for a further and more complete description of the land and premises hereby conveyed.

Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

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

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s

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The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within sixty (60) days after the date of sale.

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

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

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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 STATE OF VERMONT LAMOILLE UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION LAMOILLE UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO: 50-3-17 LECV U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION v.

CHRISTOPHER LEE RONDEAU, AMANDA MARIE RONDEAU AND NORTHCOUNTRY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION OCCUPANTS OF: 21 Wild Apple Lane, Village of Jeffersonville, Town of Cambridge VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered February 13, 2018, in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Christopher Lee Rondeau and Amanda Marie Rondeau to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for U.S. Bank, N.A., dated May 22, 2009 and recorded in Book 344 Page 208 of the land records of the Town of Cambridge, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage

from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for U.S. Bank, N.A. to U.S. Bank National Association dated August 15, 2014 and recorded in Book 402 Page 172 of the land records of the Town of Cambridge for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 21 Wild Apple Lane, Village of Jeffersonville, Town of Cambridge, Vermont on July 24, 2018 at 10:00AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Christopher Lee Rondeau and Amanda Marie Rondeau by the Warranty Deed of Alan F. Giguere and Julie A. Giguere dated May 22, 2009 and being recorded in the Cambridge Land Records and being a portion of and the same land and premises conveyed to Alan F. Giguere and Julie A. Giguere by the Warranty Deed of 3965121 Canada, Inc. dated December 14, 2006 and of record in Book 239, Pages 93-95 of the Cambridge Land Records and being all and the same land and premises conveyd to Alan F. Giguere and Julie A. Giguere by the Quit Claim Deed of Brian M. Kaplan dated March 19, 2009 and received for recording on May 11, 2009 at 1:30 PM in the Cambridge Land Records and being further described as being a portion of all and the same lands and premises conveyed to 3965121 Canada, Inc. by Warranty Deed of Solguy Vermont, Inc. which deed is dated December 28, 2001 and recorded in Book 234, Pages 117-119 of the Cambridge Land Records.

The property is more particularly described as being a parcel of land containing 0.273 aces, more or less, and depicted Lot 5 on a survey entitled “Brewster Place Subdivision Property of 3965121 Canada, Inc. Wild Apple Lane, Cambridge, Vermont” dated May 18, 2006 and prepared by and bearing the seal and signature of William H. Hannon, Registered Land Surveyor, and recorded on Map Slide203D in the Plat/Survey Cabinet in the Cambridge Land Records and depicted as #21 on the plan entitled” Boundary Line Adjustment Giguere & Kaplan 21 & 53 Wild Apple Land, Jeffersonville,

Vermont”dated February 10, 2009 and prepared

by Ridge Consulting Engineers. 434 Shelburne Road, Burlington, Vermont 05406, bearing the seal and signature of David W. Fuqua, Class B Licensed Designer, Project Number 08611 and received for recording on May 11, 2009 at 1:30 PM in the Cambridge Land Records which survey and plan shall govern this description in the event of any question or ambiguity.

Reference is made to the above noted deeds, plan, survey and their records and to all former deeds and their records for a more particular description of the land and premises being described herein.

Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

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

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

The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within sixty (60) days after the date of sale.

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

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED: June 8, 2018 By: /S/Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 STATE OF VERMONT LAMOILLE UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 167-8-15 LECV U.S BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9

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JAMES D. SHEPHERD, MARTHA W. SHEPHERD, STERLING WOODS COMMUNITY OWNERS ASSOCIATION AND DANIEL W. BURGESS OCCUPANTS OF: 117 Sterling Woods, Stowe VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered July 12, 2017, in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by James D. Shepherd and Martha W. Shepherd to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for IndyMac Bank, F.S.B., dated December 22, 2006 and recorded in Book 670 Page 171 of the land records of the Town of Stowe, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of the following Assignments of Mortgage: (1) Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. to Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC dated June 30, 2014 and recorded in Book 891 Page 23 and (2) Assignment of Mortgage from Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC to U.S Bank Trust, N.A., As Trustee For LSF9 Master Participation Trust dated April 27, 2016 and recorded in Book 959 Page 318, both of the land records of the Town of Stowe for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 117 Sterling Woods, Stowe, Vermont on July 10, 2018 at 1:00 PM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: All that certain parcel of land being situated in the Town of Stowe, County of Lamoille, State of Vermont, being known and designated as a part of all and the same land and premises conveyed to Nelson S. Riley, III, by Sterling Valley, a Limited Partnership, by its Warranty Deed dated August 7, 1981, and of record in Book 103 at Pages 137138 of the Town of Stowe Land Records.

Being Lot No. 8 as shown on a survey plan titled “Sterling Woods Community” by Paul C. Harrington dated September, 1983, as

recorded in Map Book 4 at Pages 114-115 of the Town of Stowe Land Records.

Excepting and reserving unto Grantor, his heirs, successors and assigns as a right appurtenant to Lot 12, at all points within a 100 foot radius of the pin marking the common corner of Lots 8 and 9 and which is in the sideline of Lot 12, the right to conduct all surface activities including, without limitation, the right to landscape, plant or remove vegetation and to alter the surface of the area excepted and reserved unto Grantor provided however, that the right to conduct surface activities excepted

and reserved shall not include the right to erect any building or structure on any part of the land and premises excepted and reserved. As to all points more than 100 feet but less than 175 feet from the above-referenced pin, no cutting of live trees or fencing activities shall occur except with the mutual consent of Grantor and Grantee and their heirs, successors and assigns.

Tax/Parcel ID: 19067-110 Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

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

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

The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within sixty (60)

days after the date of sale.

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

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED: June 1, 2018 By: /S/Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032

MEMBERS SOUGHT TO REPRESENT RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC CONSUMERS, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC CONSUMERS, TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INTERESTS ON ELECTRIC SYSTEM PLANNING COMMITTEE The Vermont Public Utility Commission seeks eight members to serve on the Vermont System Planning Committee – one primary member and an alternate representing each of the following four interests: residential electric consumers, commercial and industrial electric consumers, town and regional planning organizations, and environmental protection. The alternates will attend VPSC meetings when the primary member is not available.

The VSPC plays a key role in the planning process for Vermont’s electric transmission system. This planning process is designed to facilitate the full, fair, and timely consideration of cost-effective non-transmission alternatives to new transmission projects. The VSPC: (1) facilitates and supports such consideration of non-transmission alternatives; (2) encourages and facilitates public involvement in Vermont transmission planning in general and in the consideration of specific projects; and (3) provides transparency and accountability to the Vermont transmission-planning process.

Members of the VSPC include representatives of: (1) each Vermont electric distribution, transmission, and electric energy efficiency utility; (2) five members, each representing the interests of one of the following groups: electric residential consumers, electric commercial and industrial consumers, town and regional planning commissions, environmental protection, and electric supply resources; and (3) two non-voting participants, one each appointed by the Standard-Offer Facilitator and by the Vermont Department of Public Service.

Primary members are expected to attend quarterly VSPC meetings (day-long) at rotating locations and may also serve on one or more subcommittees. Members are eligible for per diem and travel reimbursement consistent with that provided to members of state boards pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 1010(b). Additional information about the VSPC and its role in the transmission-planning process is available on the VSPC’s website at: http://www.vermontspc.com/default.aspx The Commission strongly encourages interested persons to review these materials.

Please send letters of interest to Business Manager, Vermont Public Utility Commission, 4th Floor, 112 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05620-2701 by June 28, 2018.

Letters of interest should describe the applicant’s qualifications to represent that group and explain the applicant’s reasons for wanting to serve on the VSPC.

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SEVENDAYSVT.COM/CLASSIFIEDS STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 332-3-17 CNPR In re estate of Steven C. Depelteau.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of Steven C. Depelteau late of Burlington, VT. 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 the address listed below with a copy sent to the court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Date: 6/11/2018 /s/ C. Dennis Hill Signature of Fiduciary C. Dennis Hill Executor/Administrator: 333 Dorset Street South Burlington, VT 05403 dennishilllaw@gmail. com 802-497-0079 Name of publication Seven Days

Mark Gauthier Executor/Administrator: 31 Oakcrest Drive Burlington, VT 05408 dwarfstar7@gmail.com

Publication Dates: 6/13/2018 Name and Address of Court: Chittenden Superior Court Probate Division PO Box 511 Burlington, VT 054020511

Name of publication Seven Days Publication Dates: 6/13/2018 Name and Address of Court: Chittenden Unit Probate Division PO Box 511 Burlington, VT 05402

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 366-3-18 CNPR In re estate of Scott K. Gauthier.

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT RUTLAND UNIT CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET # 118-2-18 RDCV MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P. Plaintiff v.

WILLIAM CRAIG RUSSELL, ROBINSON ENTERPRISES, INC. AND CITIBANK, N.A.OCCUPANTS OF: 560 Round Robin Road f/k/a 541 Round Robin Road, Killington VT Defendants

NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of Scott K. Gauthier late of Colchester, VT. 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 the address listed below with a copy sent to the court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

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SUMMONS & ORDER FOR PUBLICATION THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO: William Craig Russell 1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. as a guide, fill s A copy of the Plaintiff’

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4. YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiff’s Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint.

If you believe the Plaintiff should not be given everything asked for in the Complaint, you must say so in your Answer.

5. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT GIVE YOUR WRITTEN ANSWER TO THE COURT. If you do not Answer within 4-days after the date on which this Summons was first published and file it with the Court, you will lose this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiff everything asked for in the complaint.

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If you do not make your Counterclaims in writing in your answer you may not be able to bring them up at all.

Even if you have insurance and the insurance company will defend you, you must still file any Counterclaims you may have.

7. LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer.

If you cannot afford a lawyer, you should ask the court clerk for information about places where you can get free legal help. Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still give the court a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case.

ORDER The Affidavit duly filed in this action shows that service cannot be made with due diligence by any of the method provided in Rules 4(d)-(f), (k), or (1) of the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that service of the Summons set forth above shall be made upon the defendant, William Craig Russell, by publication as provided

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This order shall be published once a week for 3 weeks beginning on May 30, 2018 in the Seven Days, a newspaper of the general circulation in Orleans County, and a copy of this summons and order as published shall be mailed to the defendant William Craig Russell, at 541 Round Robin Road, Killington, VT 05751.

Dated at Rutland, Vermont this 16th day of May, 2018. /s/ Samuel Hoar, Jr. Presiding Judge Rutland Unit, Civil Division THE CONTENTS OF STORAGE UNIT 0103469 LOCATED AT 28 ADAMS DRIVE WILL BE SOLD ON OR ABOUT JUNE 28TH, 2018 TO SATISFY THE DEBT OF EARL KATON. 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.

THE CONTENTS OF STORAGE UNIT 0104265 LOCATED AT 28 ADAMS DRIVE WILL BE SOLD ON OR ABOUT JUNE 28TH, 2018 TO SATISFY THE DEBT OF AMY THIBUALT. 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.

TOWN OF BOLTON, VERMONT NOTICE TO VENDORS INVITATION TO BID: FIRE TRUCK The Town of Bolton Vermont, requests sealed bids from qualified manufacturers for a fire truck that meets town specifications.

Bids are due by 4 p.m. on June 28, 2018 at the Bolton Town Office, and will be opened by the Select Board at its regular meeting on July 2, 2018. The bid will be awarded at a later date, to be announced at this meeting. The full bid notice and attached specifications are available on the town website www.boltonvt.com, or by contacting the Town Clerk at 802-434-5075 x 222. The Town of Bolton reserves the right to reject any and all bids, in whole or in part.

TOWN OF JERICHO – PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 4444, the Jericho Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, July 3 at 7pm in the Jericho Town Hall, 67 VT Route 15, Jericho, Vermont, to hear public comment regarding proposed amendments to the Jericho Land Use and Development Regulations.

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The primary purposes of the proposed amendments are to clarify the existing development review and land use regulations, to meet the requirements of state planning laws (24 VSA, Chapter 117), and to comply with the 2016 Jericho Comprehensive Town Plan.

LIST OF SECTION HEADINGS: The amendments include changes to Section 2: Definitions; Section 6: Overlay Districts, specifically Section 6.7: Natural Resource Overlay District; Section 10: Permit Review and Procedures, and Section 11, General Development Standards.

GEOGRAPHIC AREA AFFECTED: These amendments have the potential to affect all geographical areas of the Town.

PLACE WHERE FULL TEXT MAY BE EXAMINED: The complete text of the amended regulations may be found at www. jerichoVT.gov under Documents and Forms > Planning and Zoning Documents. Alternatively, a full-text copy may be examined in the Planning and Zoning office, Jericho Town Hall, 67 VT Route 15, Jericho, Vermont.

PERSON TO CONTACT: Additional information pertaining to these proposed amendments may be obtained by contacting Katherine Sonnick, Planning & Development Coordinator, at the Jericho Town Hall by calling (802) 899-2287 x 103 during regular office hours.

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the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff’s attorney, Loraine L. Hite, Esq. of Bendett and McHugh, PC, located at 270 Farmington Avenue, Ste. 151, Farmington, CT 06032. You must also give or mail your Answer to the Court located at 83 Center Street, Rutland, Vermont.

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BURLINGTON AREA PARKINSON’S DISEASE OUTREACH GROUP People with Parkinson’s disease & their caregivers gather together to gain support & learn about living with

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BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP IN ST. JOHNSBURY Monthly meetings will be held on the 3rd Wed. of every mo.,

BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT Montpelier daytime support group meets the 3rd Thu. of the mo. at the Unitarian Church ramp entrance, 1:30-2:30 p.m. St. Johnsbury support group meets the 3rd Wed. monthly at the Grace United Methodist Church, 36 Central St., 1:00-2:30 p.m. Colchester Evening support group meets the 1st Wed. monthly at the Fanny Allen Hospital in the Board Room Conference Room, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Brattleboro meets at Brooks Memorial Library on the 1st Thu. monthly from 1:15-3:15 p.m. and the 3rd Mon. monthly from 4:15-6:15 p.m.

White River Jct. meets the 2nd Fri. monthly at Bugbee Sr. Ctr. from 3-4:30 p.m. Call our helpline at 877-856-1772.

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BABY BUMPS SUPPORT GROUP FOR MOTHERS AND PREGNANT WOMEN Pregnancy can be a wonderful time of your life. But, it can also be a time of stress that is often compounded by hormonal swings.

If you are a pregnant woman, or have recently

BETTER BREATHERS CLUB American Lung Association support group for people with breathing issues, their loved ones or caregivers.

Meets first Monday of the month, 11 a.m.-noon at the Godnick Center, 1 Deer St., Rutland. For more information call 802-776-5508.

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AL-ANON For families & friends of alcoholics. For meeting

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION SUPPORT GROUP This caregivers support group meets on the 3rd Wed. of every mo. from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Alzheimer’s Association Main Office, 300 Cornerstone Dr., Suite 128, Williston.

Support groups meet to provide assistance and information on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

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ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS W/ DEBT? Do you spend more than you earn? Get help at Debtor’s Anonymous plus Business Debtor’s Anonymous. Wed., 6:30-7:30 p.m., Methodist Church in the Rainbow Room at Buell & S. Winooski, Burlington.

Contact Jennifer, 917-568-6390.

BEREAVEMENT/GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP Meets every other Mon. night, 6-7:30 p.m., & every other Wed., 10-11:30 a.m., in the Conference Center at Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice in Berlin. The group is open to anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one. There is no fee. Info, Ginny Fry or Jean Semprebon, 223-1878.

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ALL CANCER SURVIVORS Join the wellness classes at Survivorship NOW, created by cancer survivors for survivors of all cancers.

Benefits from lively programs designed to engage and empower cancer survivors in our community. Email: info@ survivorshipnowvt.org.

Call Chantal, 777-1126, survivorshipnowvt.org.

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION TELEPHONE SUPPORT GROUP 1st Monday monthly, 3-4:30 p.m.

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Call Penni or Linda at 999-5478, info@ dragonheartvermont. org, dragonheartvermont.org.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Daily meetings in various locations. Free.

Info, 864-1212. Want to overcome a drinking problem? Take the first step of 12 & join a group in your area.

1-2:30 p.m., at the Grace United Methodist Church, 36 Central St., St. Johnsbury. The support group will offer valuable resources & info about brain injury.

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given birth and feel you need some help with managing emotional bumps in the road that can come with motherhood, please come to this free support group lead by an experienced pediatric Registered Nurse. Held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Birthing Center, Northwestern Medical Center, St. Albans. Info: Rhonda Desrochers, Franklin County Home Health Agency, 527-7531.

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ALATEEN GROUP New Alateen group in Burlington on Sundays from 5-6 p.m. at the UU building at the top of Church St. For more information please call Carol, 324-4457.

experiences, emotional support, and coping techniques in care for a person living with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia. Meetings are free and open to the public. Families, caregivers, and friends may attend. Please call in advance to confirm date and time. For questions or additional support group listings, call 800-272-3900.

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info, go to vermontalanonalateen.org or call 866-972-5266.

Parkinson’s disease.

Group meets 2nd Wed. of every mo., 1-2 p.m., continuing through Nov. 18, 2015.

Shelburne Bay Senior Living Community, 185 Pine Haven Shores Rd., Shelburne. Info: 888-763-3366, parkinsoninfo@uvmhealth.org, parkinsonsvt.org.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY Overcome any hurt, habit or hangup in your life with this confidential 12-Step, Christ-centered recovery program. We offer multiple support groups for both men and women, such as chemical dependency, codependency, sexual addiction and pornography, food issues, and overcoming abuse. All 18+ are welcome; sorry, no childcare. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; we begin at 7 p.m. Essex Alliance Church, 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex Junction. Info: recovery@essexalliance. org, 878-8213.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY Celebrate Recovery meetings are for anyone with struggles with hurt, habits and hang ups, which includes everyone in some way.

We welcome everyone at Cornerstone Church in Milton which meets every Friday night at 7-9 p.m. We’d love to have you join us and discover how your life can start to change. Info: 893-0530, Julie@mccartycreations. com.

CELIAC & GLUTEN-FREE GROUP Last Wed. of every month, 4:30-6 p.m., at Tulsi Tea Room, 34 Elm St., Montpelier. Free & open to the public! To learn more, contact Lisa at 598-9206 or lisamase@gmail.com.

CEREBRAL PALSY GUIDANCE Cerebral Palsy Guidance is a very comprehensive informational website broadly covering the topic of cerebral palsy and associated medical conditions. It’s mission it to provide the best possible information to parents of children living with the complex condition of cerebral palsy. cerebralpalsyguidance.com/ cerebral-palsy/ PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Held every 2nd Tue. of the mo., 6-8 p.m. at the Hope Lodge, 237 East Ave., Burlington. Newly diagnosed? Prostate cancer reoccurrence?

General discussion and sharing among survivors and those beginning or rejoining the battle. Info,

Mary L. Guyette RN, MS, ACNS-BC, 274-4990, vmary@aol.com.

CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS CoDA is a 12-step fellowship for people whose common purpose is to develop healthy & fulfilling relationships.

By actively working the program of Codependents Anonymous, we can realize a new joy, acceptance & serenity in our lives. Meets Sunday at noon at the Turning Point Center, 191 Bank Street, Burlington. Tom, 238-3587, coda.org.

DECLUTTERERS’ SUPPORT GROUP Are you ready to make improvements but find it overwhelming?

Maybe two or three of us can get together to help each other simplify.

989-3234, 425-3612.

DISCOVER THE POWER OF CHOICE! SMART Recovery welcomes anyone, including family and friends, affected by any kind of substance or activity addiction. It is a science-based program that encourages abstinence. Specially trained volunteer facilitators provide leadership. Sundays at 5 p.m. at the 1st Unitarian Universalist Society, 152 Pearl St., Burlington. Volunteer facilitator: Bert, 399-8754. You can learn more at smartrecovery. org.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT Steps to End Domestic Violence offers a weekly drop-in support group for female identified survivors of intimate partner violence, including individuals who are experiencing or have been affected by domestic violence. The support group offers a safe, confidential place for survivors to connect with others, to heal, and to recover. In support group, participants talk through their experiences and hear stories from others who have experienced abuse in their relationships.

Support group is also a resource for those who are unsure of their next step, even if it involves remaining in their current relationship.

Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m.

Childcare is provided.

Info: 658-1996.

EMPLOYMENTSEEKERS SUPPORT GROUP Frustrated with the job search or with your job? You are not alone. Come check out this supportive circle.

Wednesdays at 3 p.m., Pathways Vermont Community Center, 279 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Abby Levinsohn, 777-8602.

FAMILIES, PARTNERS, FRIENDS AND ALLIES OF TRANSGENDER ADULTS We are people with adult loved ones who are transgender or gender-nonconforming.

We meet to support each other and to learn more about issues and concerns. Our sessions are supportive, informal, and confidential. Meetings are held at 5:30 PM, the second Thursday of each month at Pride Center of VT, 255 South Champlain St., Suite 12, in Burlington. Not sure if you’re ready for a meeting? We also offer one-on-one support. For more information, email rex@ pridecentervt.org or call 802-238-3801.

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.

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ATTENTION RECRUITERS: POST YOUR JOBS AT: PRINT DEADLINE: FOR RATES & INFO:

SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POSTMYJOB NOON ON MONDAYS (INCLUDING HOLIDAYS) MICHELLE BROWN, 802-865-1020 X21, MICHELLE@SEVENDAYSVT.COM

YOUR TRUSTED LOCAL SOURCE. JOBS.SEVENDAYSVT.COM Carpenters Wanted.

Needed Immediately!

Pinnacle Search Professionals, LLC a nationwide search firm located in Burlington is growing and looking for a Recruiter. We are looking for somebody who lives life with passion, who looks to exceed expectations, and works hard and plays hard. Is that you?

Please email resume to

WISE IS HIRING! Join our Crisis and Advocacy Team and help us end gender-based violence.

Finish Carpenters, Carpenters and Carpenters Helpers. Good Pay, Full Time and Long Term! Chittenden County.

· WISE Campus Advocate · Program Advocate: Housing and Shelter Coordinator · Youth Advocacy Coordinator

Call Mike at 802-343-0089 or Morton at 802-862-7602.

Info@PinnacleSearchPros.com

To learn more: wiseuv.org/join-us.html. To apply, submit cover letter with resume to peggy.oneil@wiseuv.org.

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• Year round, full time employment

Vermont Adult Learning provides adults 16 years and older with necessary skills to successfully transition to employment and post-secondary education.

• Good wages & benefits • Pay negotiable with experience

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EOE/M/F/VET/Disability Employer Apply in person at: A.C. Hathorne Co. 252 Avenue C Williston, VT 05495

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Carpenters Wanted

Start Immediately. Requirements: • Ability to read a tape measure • Climb a ladder • Show up on time If you are a hard worker, enjoy the trades, and enjoy working outside in the summer, A&M Construction is the right fit for you. To view our recent work go to: www.amconstruction.website.

Send resume, work experience, availability, and salary requirements to tgravelin.amconstruction@ comcast.net.

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We’’ re Hiring!

Named one of the Best Places to Work in Vermont, Fuse is a marketing agency that creates authentic brand 2:43 PM engagement for teens and young adults. We offer an exceptional work environment, amazing benefits, and a team of talented professionals. Fuse has the following openings: • Accounting Assistant • Junior Designer Learn more and apply online at www.fusemarketing.com/jobs

VPIRG is HIRING! SEEKING SUMMER CANVASSERS! Looking for a summer job? VPIRG is hiring for our annual summer canvass! From now through August, join our team going door to door, talking to Vermonters about important political issues, fundraising, and building our membership base. This is your opportunity to fight back against the big-money interests dominating our political system, lead Vermont in a different direction and get paid doing it!

Position is based in Burlington.

Learn more and apply online at:

www.vpirg.org/canvassjob.

Our vision is that all Vermonters are literate and have skills to successfully participate in family, community and workplace. At Vermont Adult Learning, individuals transform their lives through the integration of education, life and work skills. Vermont Adult Learning is a recognized essential partner in an integrated fabric of services assuring that every Vermonter has access to opportunities for advancement.

Oversee all financial and personnel management functions for Vermont Adult Learning, a nonprofit organization with a 5+ million budget and 90 staff.

Responsibilities include: accounting systems and controls, payroll, benefits, purchasing, budgets, grant management, reporting, monitoring, audits, fiscal analysis and projection, staff and board training, board and funding source liaison, etc. Largely funded by federal/state grants and contracts.

Requires a minimum of 5 years relevant experience, including accounting/financial management, supervision, computer accounting and spreadsheet software, and strong communication skills, and Bachelors degree in Accounting, or Business Administration with concentration in Accounting, CPA or MBA a plus. Strong preference for extensive background in grant and fund accounting, experience with, or working knowledge of state and other federal grant requirements, human resource management.

Knowledge of MIP Abila software or similar program a plus. Full time, competitive salary, excellent benefits.

Send resume, cover letter and salary requirements to: Hal Cohen, Executive Director, Vermont Adult Learning, 60 South Main Street, Waterbury, VT 05676 rcampbell@vtadultlearning.org

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06.13.18-06.20.18 ST. ALBANS COOPERATIVE CREAMERY, INC.

St. Albans Cooperative Creamery, Inc. has various temporary and permanent manufacturing employment opportunities available on all shifts.

Duties will include but are not limited to climbing ladders, driving a forklift, some janitorial duties and assisting operators.

For permanent positions, The St. Albans Co-op offers an excellent benefit package including health, dental, vision, fully funded pension and more.

Champlain Community Services is a growing developmental services provider with a strong emphasis on self-determination values and employee and consumer satisfaction.

Direct Support Professionals We are currently offering benefitted direct support positions and per diem shifts. This is an excellent job for applicants entering human services or for those looking to continue their work in this field. This is a great opportunity to join a distinguished developmental service provider agency during a time of growth. Send your cover letter and application to Karen Ciechanowicz, staff@ccs-vt.org.

Please apply online at ccs-vt.org. stalbanscooperative.com, mail resume to address below or stop by our Administrative office for an4t-ChamplainCommServices061318.indd application.

Attn: HR 138 Federal St. St. Albans, VT 05478

Controller/Office Manager

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Applicants must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services or a combination of background and experience working with the elderly or adults with disabilities. Outstanding organizational and communication skills are required.

A team oriented, friendly work environment and mission-driven work make this an exciting opportunity.

2:25 PM Interested applicants should email a cover letter and resume to:

ARE YOU A RN, LPN OR LNA LOOKING FOR FULL TIME/PART TIME OR PER DIEM HOURS?

Debbie Hergenrother, Human Resources

IF SO, PLEASE JOIN US ON THURSDAY JUNE 21ST BETWEEN 11AM AND 6PM OR SATURDAY JUNE 30TH BETWEEN 12PM AND 5PM AT

WHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

BIRCHWOOD TERRACE 43 STARR FARM RD BURLINGTON, VT 05408 802-863-6384

dhergenrother@winooskihousing.org 83 Barlow Street, Winooski, VT 05404

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Shelburne Limestone • COME EXPLORE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. Corporation is looking • WE WILL BE PROVIDING ON SPOT INTERVIEWS, to hire a full-time skilled TOURS OF OUR FACILITY, REVIEW OF BENEFITS Controller/Office Manager.

AND SIGN ON BONUSES. The individual must have • THERE WILL BE REFRESHMENTS AND GIVEAWAYS! at least five years of experience, as they will oversee a three-person 4t-BirchwoodTerrace061318.indd 1 6/11/18 office for this multiLibrary Director Aldrich Public Library – Barre, Vermont location business, and will be reporting to the owner.

Aldrich Public Library is seeking a dynamic, Among the responsibilities visionary leader to fill the position of Library will be the reconciliation Director for the Aldrich Public Library. The of the General Ledger, library seeks a progressive, collaborative team-builder who processing of Financial is an experienced and committed professional with proven Statements, Business management and administrative skills. The successful candidate will be knowledgeable about current and emerging Insurance, Cash Flow and trends and best practices in public library services and Human Resource Benefits embrace the rapid technological changes occurring in today’s for the 50-employee public libraries. company. We require this person to be detailThis is a Full Time Position. The position requires a minimum oriented, accurate, and of an MLS degree from an ALA accredited program or proficient in Microsoft equivalent education; five years of library experience, of which two years should be in a supervisory capacity preferred.

Excel and Word. Please email resume and cover A detailed job description and application process can be letter to found at the Aldrich website, www.aldrichpubliclibrary.org/ postmaster@bwc-cpas.com.

The Winooski Housing Authority is seeking a full-time SASH Coordinator. The primary role of the Coordinator is to conduct outreach and provide referral and support to residents so that they are able to successfully age in place. The ideal candidate will have the ability to work effectively as part of a team of community providers and the ability to build trusting relationships with a diverse group of residents and community members.

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St. Albans Cooperative Creamery, Inc.

Support and Services at Home (SASH) Coordinator

employment/. Applications must be received by July 6, 2018.

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Administrative Assistant Marketing 3:07 PM

Wake Robin, Vermont’s premiere continuing care retirement community seeks an administrative assistant to join our Marketing/Resident Services team. The assistant serves as a primary point of contact for new and current members of our community. Duties include correspondence with new and prospective residents, coordination of our move-in process, marketing projects including large mailings, community outreach, and public relations, data management, and daily clerical support. Our new team member will have a minimum of 2 years of related administrative experience in an office setting requiring strong attention to detail and a high degree of public interaction.

Wake Robin offers excellent benefits, a supportive work environment, an opportunity to build strong relationships with staff and residents in a dynamic community setting. Please send your cover letter and resume via email to: HR@wakerobin.com.

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PRACTICE MANAGER

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:

ACADEMIC COACH Our Academic Coaches use their expertise to assist our students with diverse learning needs in achieving their educational goals. They provide direct tutoring and instruction while collaborating very closely with the Academic Director to ensure appropriate and timely delivery of academic support. A bachelor’s degree in education or related discipline and experience is 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.

Now Hiring: Director of Home Health Services

STUDENT LIFE COACH

VNA is looking for a Director to provide leadership and management of our Medicare-certified Adult and Family/Children home visiting programs.

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.

Apply Online: bit.ly/VNA-Director

Applicant information is available at www.mansfieldhall.org.

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RICC/PRETRIAL SERVICES is hiring!

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RICC/Pretrial Services Coordinators

Based in Burlington, Vermont, the position requires strong case management skills, a clear sense of boundaries, an interest in criminal justice reform and the ability to support participants while holding them accountable.

The position is housed in the Chittenden County State’s Attorney’s office. Time is spent in the office, in the court room, in the Chittenden County Correctional Facility and in the community. Responsibilities include conducting evidence-based substance use and mental health screenings, addressing participants’ risks and needs, and collaborating with partner agencies and professionals in the criminal justice system.

A bachelor’s degree and experience in a related field is required. Reliable transportation is required. Interested individuals can apply by sending a cover letter and resume to Lamoille Restorative Center at www.lrcvt.org.

Applications accepted until positions are filled.

LRC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

Busy specialty medical practice is currently seeking an experienced, compassionate professional to fill the position of Practice Manager. This person will be responsible for overseeing the general overall operations of our practice, including daily patient EMR registration, billing/receivables, and administrative staff management, in addition to performing payroll computation and reporting, retirement benefits plan administration, accounts payable, and HIPAA/ OSHA training/reporting.

If you have experience in a medical practice management role, we encourage you to apply for this position.

SEND RESUMES TO: tlallergy@tlaaa.com

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We have a great benefit package! Norwich University offers 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.

PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS

Ensure the safety and security of University students, employees and visitors. Duties include patrolling campus on foot and by vehicle to maintain good order and discipline. Some nights and weekends may be required.

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Nurse Manager Vergennes, VT

CUSTODIANS

A Registered Nurse is needed at our women’s residential substance abuse treatment facility to oversee the nursing department and staff.

Interested?

For further information and to apply for these and other great jobs, please visit: norwich.interviewexchange.com

Learn more at vvista.net or call 802.222.5201 and ask to speak with Valerie.

ASSISTANT CUSTODIAL SUPERVISOR

Experienced and motivated person needed to perform routine and project based office, classroom, and dormitory cleaning as well as other duties. Supervise custodians as assigned to ensure standards of cleanliness are met in an efficient and timely manner. Organize and oversee teams for periodic thorough cleaning and special needs as required. This is a working supervisor position.

Accepting applications for workers to perform office, classroom, dormitory cleaning, and other duties in assigned work locations. Some overtime and weekend work may be required. Positions are available for the daytime and third shift - midnight to 8:00 a.m. Starting rate: $13.00.

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Roofer/ Carpenter Crew Leader Full-time job Specifically looking for someone with construction experience, or experience being a leader in rebuilding (siding, roofing, flooring etc.). This would be a well paid position with incentive to lead a team of roughly 3-5 laborers and may include a company vehicle.

Anyone interested must apply through the office and can call 777-7535 or Email NextGenerationTrades@ Gmail.com for more information.

A resume with a cover letter would be a benefit in this situation, as we are looking for a long term commitment. Only serious applicants should inquire.

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Director of Public Works ROOM ATTENDANT For some, traveling and being away is fun; however, many travelers miss being home. Our Housekeeping team makes our hotels feel like home. As a Room Attendant, your contribution helps ensure guests an enjoyable and comfortable stay.

As a Room Attendant, you will: • Clean, dust, polish and vacuum to make sure guest rooms and bathrooms meet hotel standards.

• Change linens, make beds, and leave the bathroom sparkling.

• Restock all guest room supplies, like soap and shampoo.

• Organize your linen closet, restock your cart, and get ready for the next day, before your shift ends each day.

• Greet guests that you encounter during your shift with a friendly smile.

Fundamentals To be successful in this role, you need basic English communication skills. This job requires continuous movement, regularly bending, lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying, and moving up to 25-30 pounds. You will also lift or move up to 50 pounds occasionally. You must also be able to stand and walk for an entire shift and perform repetitive motions.

brenda.gardner@interstatehotels.com

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The City of St. Albans seeks a Director of Public Works. Over the last five years, the City has invested over $40 million in public improvement projects. The Director is critical to the successful completion and maintenance of these high profile public projects and must continue to inspire public confidence in the City’s public improvement projects. Current initiatives include a $5 million neighborhood sidewalk project; an $18 million wastewater treatment upgrade; and launch of a stormwater utility on July 1.

The Director is responsible for a wastewater treatment facility with average daily flows of 2.5 million gpd; two water plants with average daily production of 1.8 million gpd; and 24 miles of road and 35 miles of sidewalks. The Director must have strong credentials in project management, personnel management, and capital planning. The Director must also be able to direct the repair and maintenance of water and wastewater lines and develop institutional knowledge of all the City’s above and below grade infrastructure.

The ideal candidate has a blend of professional skills, broad knowledge of road and utility construction techniques and associated equipment, and the ability to lead and inspire a work force that often works in inclement conditions. The anticipated hiring range is between $75,000 and $95,000 annualized. For a full job description and to apply, visit www.stalbansvt.com.

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INTERIM ZONING ADMINISTRATOR CITY OF VERGENNES

PLANNING TECHNICIAN

Come join a team of planners addressing land use, sustainability, and design in the Town of Williston. Applicants who are beginning a career in planning and looking for valuable onthe-ground experience are encouraged to apply.

This is a 40 hour/week Monday-Friday position with a hiring range of $17.55 to $19.25/hour.

Preferred deadline for applications is Friday, June 29 at 12:00PM. For details & to apply, visit the Planning & Zoning page on the website: town.williston.vt.us.

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The City of Vergennes seeks a part-time (up to 12 hours weekly) public service professional to carry out duties related to zoning and planning.

• Answer applicant and/or citizen questions regarding City zoning and subdivision regulations • Process, rule, and monitor compliance on permit requests • Provide administrative support for the Planning Commission and for the Development Review Board • Investigate reported and potential zoning violations and take appropriate action • Complete position description may be found at www.vergennes.org.

Minimum Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in relevant field with experience working with State or federal programs, or an equivalent combination of education and experience • Thorough knowledge of the Vermont Planning and Development Act, 24 V.S.A., Chapter 117 and related provisions • Computer and data base competence • Independent means of transportation.

Apply with detailed cover letter and resume to pgaron3@comcast.net, subject title Vergennes ZA. Search Committee will begin processing applications on June 25, 2018.

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Vermont

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

The person in this key position will plan, implement, promote and evaluate events and other fundraising strategies conducted by and for our Vermont programs. Responsibilities will include fundraising for the Agency through various strategies, meeting annual budget goals, and managing a portfolio of top donors meeting specific goals for prospecting contacts and completing solicitations.

This position requires a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of two (2) years of experience in events planning and management, volunteer management and/or fundraising.

To submit a resume and complete an online application please go to: Careers at Easter Seals page on our website and select “Assistant Director of Development.”

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The Aldrich Public Library in beautiful downtown Barre, VT seeks a friendly and innovative individual to serve the technology needs of the library staff and community of Barre.

EARLY EDUCATION TEACHERS

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SEASONAL POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Seasonal positions available for Tent Installers and Warehouse Crew Members starting April 30 running through the A full job description end of October. Full time can be found at www. and part time positions aldrichpubliclibrary.org/ available, weekend get-involved/. availability a must.

Hours are flexible but Complete an application include possible evening online at and weekend work.

We are also looking for substitute teachers. vttent.com/application/ Anticipated start date is or visit cscc1@sover.net early July. vttent.com/employment/ to see more about our current openings.

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Junior Controller

Experienced entrepreneur in the Burlington, VT area is seeking a Junior Controller to serve in an executive leadership role for an 8 year old company in the digital marketing space and a 3 time member of Inc 5000 list. The Junior Controller is a new role and is designed to be a growth position that is responsible for the entire financial and accounting function of the organization, currently with 40 employees growing to 50 within next 3 years.

Email to set up a confidential interview. burlingtonvt@email.com.

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Licensed Nursing Assistants

OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE:

• Event Crew Members

E4H Environments for Health is looking for a high energy architect or designer with a passion for healthcare to join our Williston location.

• Five to eight years of experience; some or all in healthcare architecture.

• Licensure preferred or recent demonstrated effort on the path to licensure.

• Proficiency in Revit Send resume, cover letter, work samples/link to portfolio and targeted salary range to Janet Tatten, HR Director,

jtatten@e4harchitecture.com.

• Wash Bay • Tent Installers • Loading (2nd shift) • Linen Assistant • Machine Shop Assistant Email jobs@vttent.com for more information, or check out the website, vttent.com/employment.

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FOR FULL TIME RN AND LPN

$2500 SIGN ON BONUS!!

FOR FULL TIME LNAS

Full-Time Days or Evenings

Interested in working with a great team and making a difference in someone’s life?

Wake Robin seeks a dedicated nursing assistant with a strong desire to work within a community of seniors. Wake Robin seeks LNA’s licensed in Vermont to provide high quality care in a fast paced residential and long-term care environment, while maintaining a strong sense of “home”. We offer higher than average pay including shift differentials, great benefits, a pristine working environment, and an opportunity to build strong relationships with staff and residents in a dynamic community setting.

If so, call or send a resume to Amanda St.Cyr, RN, DNS. Birchwood Terrace 43 Starr Farm Rd Burlington, Vt 05408

We continue to offer generous shift differentials;

802-863-6384

Evenings $2.50/hour, Nights $4.50/hour, and weekends $1.55/hour.

Amanda.st.cyr@ kindred.com

Interested candidates please email hr@wakerobin.com or complete an application online at www.wakerobin.com. Wake Robin is an EOE. 5h-WakeRobinLNA061318.indd 1

HEALTHCARE ARCHITECT/ DESIGNER

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Director of Development

Vermont Adult Learning provides adults 16 years and older with necessary skills to successfully transition to employment and postsecondary education.

Our vision is that all Vermonters are literate and have skills to successfully participate in family, community and workplace.

At Vermont Adult Learning, individuals transform their lives through the integration of education, life and work skills.

Vermont Adult Learning is a recognized essential partner in an integrated fabric of services assuring that every Vermonter has access to opportunities for advancement.

This position is primarily a grant writer, fundraiser and overall communications person for Vermont Adult Learning, a nonprofit organization with a $5+ million budget.

Responsibilities include significant grant writing, fund raising campaign planning, donor cultivation and solicitation with Executive Director, collaborating on program development, coordinating mailings and events, public relations, website / social media work, strategic planning, needs assessments, volunteer recruitment.

Requires: 5+ years related experience, especially grant writing, knowledge of fund raising and public relations; excellent writing skills as well as strong communication, organizational and computer skills. Prefer: BA/BS in relevant field or equivalent experience. MA/MS a plus.

Full time, competitive salary, excellent benefits.

Send resume, cover letter and salary requirements to: Hal Cohen, Executive Director, Vermont Adult Learning, 60 South Main Street, Waterbury, VT 05676 rcampbell@vtadultlearning.org

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Facility Manager

United States

Camp Ta-KumTa’s Facility Manager is an organized leader responsible for overseeing the regular maintenance of Camp TaKum-Ta’s facility to ensure its preparedness and safety for campers and guests.

This position is full-time and includes some evening and weekend hours. EOE. Please send resume and cover letter by June 22 to hattie@takumta.org.

Administrative/Legal Assistant Busy, general practice law firm is seeking qualified applicants for a full-time administrative/legal assistant position. Duties include: • Interacting with clients and professionals in person, by phone and in writing; • Daily trips to bank, post office and Court; • Document delivery; • Ordering supplies; • General administrative support.

Experience is preferred, but we are willing to train the right candidate.

Applicants must have strong work ethic, be friendly, courteous and able to be professional in a fast-paced setting. Must also be proficient with computers; particularly knowledgeable using the Microsoft Suite.

Maintaining confidentiality is a must.

Salaried position (dependent upon experience) with benefits (health, 401k, paid vacation, etc.).

For full job description visit: www.takumta.org/ about-us/career-andinternship-opportunities/.

Interested parties are invited to submit letter of interest and resume to: kcarr@lynchandfoley.com

Administrative Assistant

City Manager

Full-Time

Vergennes, VT is seeking a city manager. Vergennes is Vermont’s oldest city and has a city charter and councilmanager form of government. The manager oversees 17 FT employees and an annual operating of budget of $2,138,942.

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Busy real estate management firm seeks full-time Administrative Assistant. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years’ administrative assistant experience. Duties include (but are not limited to): • Assist accountant in daily tasks.

• Serve as a receptionist.

• Assist in filing duties.

• Open, sort and route incoming mail and prepare outgoing mail.

• Greet and welcome each visitor in a friendly, warm and professional manner.

(CL-27/28) $48,170 to $93,831

U.S. Probation Officers work for the federal court, conduct bail and pre-sentence investigations, and supervise federal defendants released to community supervision. The minimum requirement is a bachelor’s degree in an approved major. The position is hazardous duty law enforcement with a maximum age of 37 at appointment.

Prior to appointment, applicants considered for this position will undergo a full background investigation, as well as undergo a medical examination and drug screening. Starting salary range is from $48,170 to $93,831 (CL 27 to CL 28), depending on qualifications. For further information and application instructions visit www.vtp.uscourts.gov/career-opportunities.

Deadline for complete applications is the close of business July 13, 2018. EOE

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B.A./B.S. in a relevant field required; Master’s preferred; and 5-10 years of municipal management experience or equivalent.

This is a full-time position with some nonstandard work hours required. Salary is $70,000 to $85,000 DOQ/E. 100% employer-paid benefits package. For full advertisement and job description, visit www.vergennes.org.

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Public Assets seeks to hire a Policy Analyst to produce timely,seeks comprehensible, and reliable Public Assets to hire a Policy Analyst to research timely, on a range of Vermont tax, and produce comprehensible andbudget, reliable research a range of Vermont budget economicon policy issues, especiallytax, those affecting and policy issues, especially those low-economic and moderate-income families and individuals, affecting low- health and moderate-income families and and including care finance, education individuals, including health careThe finance, finance, andand family economic security. position education finance and family economic security. is full time and based in Montpelier, VT.

The position is full time and based in Montpelier.

Complete job description descriptionand andapplication application Complete job requirerequirements at publicassets.org/events/. ments at publicassets.org/about/job/

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• Ensure that Administrative Office and Reception area are organized and clean.

The ideal candidate will work well in small office environment, is willing to take on new challenges, and problem solve in a fast-paced work environment.

Interested individuals should email cover letter and resume to

patrick@ appletreebay.com.

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AmeriCorps Coordinator

InnovativeViability funding agency supporting land conservation and the developProgram Assistant ment of affordable housing is seeking a highly capable, self-motivated individual to coordinate program activities. Responsibilities include supporting 35 AmeriCorps members, maintaining member files, managing administrative systems, recruiting members, event planning, designing group activities and community service day projects, and making field visits.

Prior AmeriCorps service preferred. Attention to detail and organizational skills required. The ideal candidate will work well independently as well as on a team. Personable, flexible, and a sense of humor important.

This is a full-time position with comprehensive benefits. EOE. See the job description at www.vhcb.org/employment.html. Please send resume and cover letter by June 21 by email to: laurie@vhcb.org VHCB is celebrating 30 years supporting affordable housing and the conservation of agricultural and recreational land, forestland, natural areas and historic properties.

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Facilities Technician NCSS is seeking a qualified individual to fill the position of Facilities Technician. This position will be responsible for repair and maintenance of various agency locations, ensuring functionality of the equipment within those facilities as well as performing various construction projects. The successful candidate must be self-directed, and will be expected to proactively handle various aspects of building maintenance, ADA, and OSHA compliance. Valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle a must. Minimum of 5 years’ experience in similar position required, experience with general contracting preferred. This position is 40 hours per week with rotating on-call responsibility. Employer offers a competitive benefits package and retirement plan. Wages will be based upon experience.

To apply for this position please visit our website at www.ncssinc.org/careers or email your resume and cover letter to careers@ncssinc.org.

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TOWN OF BOLTON

Koffee Kup Bakery is hiring!

Financial Services Job Fair

Production, Administrative, Warehouse, Sales, Accounting and more!

Entry Level – Manager Wednesday & Thursday June 27 & 28, 4:00 – 7:00 pm National Life Building One National Life Drive Montpelier, VT For more information visit www.nationallife.com/careers

Join us at our job fair on Thursday, 06/21/2018 from 11am-3pm.

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Search Engine Marketing Manager iMarket Solutions’ paid search department needs a leader!

We’re seeking an experienced and detail oriented Search Engine Marketing Manager with a thorough understanding of Pay Per Click strategies, processes, and best practices to drive qualified service leads to our clients in the plumbing and HVAC industry.

In the highly competitive contractor vertical, optimizing for the lowest cost per lead is key, so the ideal candidate will approach all of their online advertising campaigns with a client ROI focused mindset.

Visit this page to apply and set up an interview: www.imarketsolutions.com/contact/careers.

Planning & Zoning Administrator

The Town of Bolton seeks a part-time Planning and Zoning Administrator to administer and enforce the town’s land use and development regulations, and to provide professional, technical support to the Planning Commission and Development Review Board. This position has been budgeted for up to 20 hours per week. Good communication skills, attendance at night meetings, and knowledge of Vermont planning laws are important.

A degree in planning or a related field is preferred; relevant work experience may be substituted. For a detailed job description, visit www.boltonvt.com. Please submit a cover letter, resume and references to: Town of Bolton, Attn: Amy Grover, Town Clerk, 3045 Theodore Roosevelt Hwy, Waterbury, VT 05676, or via email to: clerkbolton@gmavt.net

Position open until filled. The review of applications will begin on June 11, 2018. EOE.

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homecare There is no place like home for care

Now Hiring Nurses Seasonal, Triage, Pediatric Nurses and more

TLC offers the BEST Pay, Amazing Benefits, Paid Time-Off and Flexible Work Schedules to fit your lifestyle.

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North American Beverages

South Burlington has immediate full-time openings

From print catalogs to email design to magazine advertisements and more – April Cornell provides a dynamic, entrepreneurial work environment that will challenge your design capabilities! We are looking for someone who is proficient with 3+ years’ experience in Photoshop, InDesign, and Adobe Creative Suite.

We are seeking someone with desire and ability to drive marketing results.

View full post here: www.aprilcornell.com/prod_detail_list/jobs Email resumes to careers@aprilcornell.net www.aprilcornell.com

Driver – Relief Schedule Interested candidates should apply at www.pepsijobs.com.

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SchoolHack Solutions, an emerging leader helping transform schools through personalized learning technology, seeks talented individuals to join our fast growing team. If you have skills and experiences in one or more of the follow areas, we want to hear from you!

• Sales Representative • Marketing Lead • Client Success/ Implementation Specialist Send resumes to:

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City Manager Posting

Assistant City Attorney

The City of South Burlington, Vermont seeks a collaborative, energetic, and professional

COMMUNITY LIFE DIRECTOR The Converse Home, an Assisted Living Community located in the heart of Burlington, is searching for a Community Life Director to oversee Community Life programming for our residents. The right person will be responsible for planning, organizing and directing the life enhancement activities for the community.

Responsibilities Include: • Oversee the Community Life team.

• Design and implement programs for our residents that encourage socialization, provide entertainment and education, and otherwise improve daily life.

• Able to utilize the Best Friends™ philosophy in programming development.

• Conduct life story interviews with residents and families.

Zoning Administrative Deadline to submit application is August 1,Officer 2013. To apply, please send a confidential cover letter, resume, and three references to:

• Initiate family conferences.

• Produce a monthly calendar of events and contribute to the home’s newsletter.

• Schedule and coordinate training for staff that enhances understanding of dementia.

Full-Time Supported Housing Positions We currently have 2 evening and 1 overnight positions available. Please visit Spectrumvt.org for full details and to apply.

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• Incorporate students and volunteers into activity programming.

Qualifications • Degree in Social Services, Therapeutic Recreation, or equivalent experience working with elders in a community setting.

Serve as the City’s lead staff person in the review, issuance, South Burlington City Manager Search administration, and enforcement of zoning, signs, and related c/o Human Resources permitting.

Skills Dept. needed include excellent customer service, 575 Dorset Street effective communication, exceptional organization skills, South Burlington, VT 05403 accuracy, problem-solving, ability to work in digital and Applications also accepted via email to: jladd@sburl.com with South Burlington in the regulatory environments.

Qualifications: A degree in construction subject line. management, planning, engineering, landscape architecture, architecture, orSouth a related field and two years ofemployer. field experience The law, City of Burlington is an equal opportunity are required. Two years of additional field experience may be substituted for the degree.

Immediate need. Review begins June 18.

Highway Mechanic

• Positive, upbeat personality.

Seeking a skilled mechanic to work on the maintenance and repair of heavy equipment, trucks and other city vehicles and equipment.

Immediate need. Review begins June 18.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Clean driving record.

Please visit www.conversehome.com to learn more about our amazing community! Apply online or send your resume to kellie@conversehome.com.

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Provide assistance to the City Attorney in isgeneral legal services to City Manager.

South Burlington (population 17,900) a growing, dynamic community with City a strong tradition of Located adjacent to Lake Champlain the including tocivic theengagement. city manager, city council, and variousand the University of Vermont, the city includes a nationally recognized school system, thriving city department heads in multiple areas of municipal law. Work retail and hospitality sectors, hospital and world class recreational opportunities. In 2008, will focus land use planning zoning, drafting, review and for Family Circleon magazine recognized Southand Burlington as one of the “Ten Best Towns Families.” enforcement of city ordinances and land use regulations, and representing the City in civil litigation cases in the environmental The manager reports to a five-member City Council in a traditional council-manager division (50%). Property acquisition, agreements, regulatory form of government.

The manager supervises 127 full-time employees and 50+ part-time compliance, and related processes incident Cityoperating stormwater and seasonal employees, develops and administers a $13 to million budget, and oversees all personnel, financial, departmental, labor-relations matters.

A detailed and highway projects (30%).

HR/laborandand employment matters, job description is available at www.sburl.com under “Employment Opportunities.” including collective bargaining with the City’s three labor unions (20%).

Qualifications: JD or toequivalent Must beand admitted The Council will select a manager be an active required. partner in community governing discussions and to leadership in the policy formulation and implementation. and licensed toprovide practice law in State of Vermont.

Admitted South to Burlington’s next manager face standing the challenge of assisting the Council in balancing practice before and inwill good with the Vermont Supreme the growth that comes from being a desirable community with the community’s wish to Court U.S. District Court or if not yet admitted, eligible for preserveand openthe space. admission. A minimum of 3 years’ experience, with preference of The salary in range is $95,000-$115,000 and isand commensurate with experience, andand includes practice land use and planning zoning and/or hr/labor an excellent benefits package. A Bachelor’s degree is required; a Master’s in public employment and/or state or municipal highway projects. Immediate administration, business administration or other relevant field is desirable. Five years need. begins June 22. previousReview experience in municipal government is preferred.

To view job descriptions, visit sbvt.gov/departments/humanresources. Submit application materials to SBcityjobs@SouthBurlingtonVT.gov.

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Vermont’s leading anti-hunger advocacy and education organization, with the mission to end the injustice of hunger and malnutrition for all Vermonters, seeks passionate individuals to fill the following positions: Child Nutrition Initiatives Specialist: Provide customized technical assistance and training to start and expand federal nutrition programs to improve kids’ health and learning in schools and communities throughout Vermont.

WE ARE HIRING!!!! Education and Training Resources (ETR) is seeking to fill the following positions:

Food Security Specialist: Provide integrated outreach and training for the programs that feed food insecure Vermonters, with an emphasis on 3SquaresVT (known nationally as SNAP).

• Security and Safety – Campus Monitors starting at $14.50/hour. High School Diploma required.

• Residential – Residential Counselors starting at $50,000/year. (Must have a Bachelor’s degree and 15 credits of social service/social science classwork.

Evening, Overnights, & Weekends)

AmeriCorps VISTA: Build robust online resource hubs across all of Hunger Free Vermont’s program areas, and develop outreach materials to promote nutrition programs.

• Logistic Assistants – Starting at $14.50/hour. High School Diploma required.

• Food Services – Cook’s Assistants • P/T TEAP Specialist - This position is responsible for providing education on drugs and requires a CADC (Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor) certification.

Please email njccemployment@etrky.com for more details on the positions and to request an employment application.

Apply here: www.hungerfreevt.org/employment/.

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If you are chosen for an interview, 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.

NORTHLANDS JOB CORPS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER FEMALE/MINORITY 100 A MacDonough Drive • Vergennes, VT 05491 • 802-877-0159

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Assistant Director, Center for Community Engagement (Privilege & Poverty)

HALLKEEN MANAGEMENT

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Leasing Consultant/ Administrative Assistant K EENS CROS SI N G - WI N O OSK I, V T 05404

Massachusetts based Real Estate Management Company is seeking a qualified, motivated and experienced leasing and administrative profession for a part-time position. The responsibilities of the Leasing Consultant/Administrative Assistant are wide-ranging and quite diverse. Position is 25 hours a week. This opportunity offers new and interesting challenges on a daily basis.

If you are interested in applying or know someone to refer for the position please fax or e-mail resume to Diane Finnigan at dfinnigan@hallkeen.com or (802) 655-1810.

Middlebury College seeks an Assistant Director, Center for Community Engagement (Privilege & Poverty) to provide operational and technical support for the implementation of programs and outreach efforts to support poverty-focused initiatives within the Center for Community 5/31/18 11:12 AM Engagement. The Assistant Director will evolve to serve as the primary institutional contact for4t-Hallkeen060618.indd 1 Privilege & Poverty and will be responsible for overseeing local and national internship programs.

Engaging minds that change the world This position will work with related community partners and national consortium relations, Seeking a position with a quality employer? Consider The University of recruitment operations, assistance with website maintenance, social media strategy, and provide Vermont, a stimulating and diverse workplace. We offer a comprehensive benefit package including tuition remission for on-going, full-time positions. This opening and general administrative support for all programs. others are updated daily.

Minimum Bachelor’s degree; Master’s degree or equivalent experience desired. 2 - 5 years of previous experience in poverty-related community work in an academic and/or NFP or governmental setting.

Demonstration of both academic and experiential understanding of issues related to economic inequality and social justice. Strong interpersonal, organizational, and marketing skills; highly motivated and goal-oriented; and excellent computer skills.

To view the complete job description and apply online, visit: http://apptrkr.com/1236720 Middlebury College employees enjoy a high quality of life with excellent compensation; competitive health, dental, retirement, and vision benefits; and educational assistance programs.

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Senior Business Analyst - Office of Operational Excellence - #S1611PO UVM’s Office of Operational Excellence is seeking a senior business analyst to support the use, development, and improvement of the University’s financial business processes. This position will work with functional offices, technical staff, management, end-users, and vendors to design and implement business processes within PeopleSoft Financials & Supply Chain Management. Other responsibilities include testing and configuration for system upgrades, supporting fiscal year-end closing, and providing production and security support to end-users. Prior functional experience in finance or accounting, large ERP support and configuration experience, business process analysis skills, and effective communication and interpersonal skills are required.

For further information on this position and others currently available, or to apply online, please visit our website at: www.uvmjobs.com; Job Hotline #802-656-2248; telephone #802-656-3494. Applicants must apply for position electronically. Paper resumes are not accepted. Job positions are updated daily.

The University of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category legally protected by federal or state law. The University encourages applications from all individuals who will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the institution.

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Fairfield Community Center seeks an executive director to oversee all administration, day-to-day operations and programs.

Candidates should enjoy working with people, have non-profit management experience, proven success in writing and securing grants, and an ability to interact effectively with an engaged board and a diverse group of volunteers and clients. For a full job description go to our website: fairfieldcommunitycenter.org. Applicants should email or send a cover letter and resume to: fccvt.info@gmail.com or FCCA, Box 16, East Fairfield, VT 05448.

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Philo Ridge Farm

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in Charlotte, Vermont is hiring for our new farm market! Current openings include: Prep Cooks and Dishwashers. $15-$16/hour with FULL BENEFITS. Please visit us at philoridgefarm.com for more information.

Assistant General Managers & Chefs

Located on Church Street in Burlington, we are an authentic Japanese ramen restaurant serving college students and the greater Burlington area. Have fun and make money while working with a talented and exciting team of people!

We are a rapidly growing company with our second location opening in Boulder, Colorado and are looking for qualified managers and chefs to join our team both in Burlington and out west!

Qualified candidates must be proficient in the following: • Full-service, high-volume restaurant experience • Great organizational & multitasking skills • Proficiency in POS systems & Microsoft Office • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Loves people and service of hospitality • Previous Experience Preferred.

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DIRECTOR OF EXPANDED LEARNING As the field of afterschool and summer learning has grown in extent and expectations over the past few years, Vermont Afterschool is hiring a Director of Expanded Learning to oversee our statewide quality efforts and ensure we are supporting the field in a comprehensive and interconnected way.

I F YOU LO VE WH AT YOU D O, IT MATT E R S W HERE YOU W ORK. JOIN OU R TEA M! Hospice RN Case Manager–Full-time, part-time, or per diem Hospice RN Clinical Manager–Full-time Hospice Medical Social Worker–Full-time or part-time Hospice Bereavement Coordinator–Full-time or part-time Hospice Licensed Nursing Assistant–Full-time, part-time, or per diem

Why BAYADA Hospice?

• Mission over profits; guided by compassion, excellence, and reliability • More than 40 years of national home care leadership • Easily navigated electronic documentation • Recognition programs, scholarships, and tuition reimbursement • We love what we do!

With BAYADA Hospice, you can enjoy: • Meaningful one-on-one patient care • Autonomy with expert clinical support • Flexible schedules to fit your lifestyle • Exceptional interdisciplinary care team

Working closely with the entire team at Vermont Afterschool, this position is primarily responsible for providing leadership and direction around statewide professional development efforts, program quality, and key education initiatives.

Vermont Afterschool is a statewide nonprofit organization that supports organizations in providing quality afterschool, summer, and expanded learning opportunities so that Vermont’s children and youth have the experiences, skills, and resources they need to become healthy, productive members of society. Vermont Afterschool staff work statewide and this position requires access to reliable transportation; significant training and experience in education, youth work, and/or afterschool programming; demonstrated organizational and project leadership skills; and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The position is full time.

Key responsibilities of the Director of Expanded Learning are to: • Oversee and coordinate Vermont Afterschool’s professional development offerings; • Build connections for out-of-school time programs to the formal education system, particularly around Vermont’s flexible pathways initiatives (e.g., personalized learning plans, proficiency based graduation requirements, and work-based learning); • Develop new strategies and professional development opportunities to improve the quality of out-of-school time programming and supports, particularly for older youth in Vermont; • Partner with higher education and regional tech centers to promote career pathways in youth work and afterschool;

We offer great earning potential, various growth opportunities, and a talented and dedicated team. Call us today! Contact Maryellen Corliss at 802-448-1610 or mcorliss@bayada.com.

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• Collaborate with key partners across the state; and • Work closely with the Executive Director on grant writing and reporting, partnership development, policy connections, and project evaluation.

We offer a competitive compensation package, including prorated benefits and the opportunity to play a role in growing an organization that is dedicated to bringing quality afterschool, summer, and expanded learning programs to all. For more information on this position and how to apply, please visit our website at vermontafterschool.org/about/jobs/.

Applications are due by June 25, 2018, and must be submitted electronically. Vermont Afterschool is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from individuals who will contribute to our diversity.

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Director of Development

LEGAL ASSISTANT

Stern Center for Language and Learning is seeking a full-time experienced Director of Development to oversee all aspects of fundraising for our nonprofit organization. S/he will aggressively advance our development budget and lead the department in executing strategies to increase funding, expand grant support, and foster productive relationships with the donors, board, clients, and staff.

To learn more about us and the position, visit www.sterncenter.org. To apply, email your resume to Emily Dawson, HR Manager at edawson@sterncenter.org.

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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.

Gravel & Shea PC, a prominent law firm in downtown Burlington, Vermont, has an opening for a legal assistant.

The ideal candidate will have law firm experience in real estate and corporate practice areas, and a comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office software. In addition, this position requires a strong work ethic, an eagerness to learn and excellent writing, communication and typing skills.

Minimum of three years’ law firm experience preferred.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including market-leading paid parental leave and a generous retirement package.

Please email cover letter, résumé and references to: fmiller@gravelshea.com.

CLINICAL PROGRAM SUPERVISOR

www.gravelshea.com Gravel & Shea PC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

– Burlington and Newport Family Services Districts About the Position: • Clinical supervisor will assist with implementation and provide oversight of innovative program that bridges child welfare and family treatment in an effort to provide immediate, holistic, family-centered services and increase the collaborative capacity of the community to respond effectively to support family systems impacted by substance use.

• This position supervises clinicians and family engagement specialist staff co-located in Burlington and Newport Family Services (FSD) district offices and works collaboratively with the FSD staff.

• Primary responsibilities include supervision of staff that are providing clinical and family support services to families working with FSD, as well as program and grant management.

• $5000 sign-on bonus offered with half to be paid upon start and half paid after 6 months of employment.

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• Minimum of Master’s degree in human services related field with mental health treatment licensure.

• Substance abuse treatment licensure preferred.

• Experience delivering family centered care preferred.

• Two years supervisory experience preferred.

• Strong desire and ability to work with the identified population and effectively communicate and collaborate with interagency programs and community partners required.

• Experience working with family services/child welfare preferred.

Why Join Our Team at Lund:

Esthetician

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Medical Spa in St Albans looking for Estheticians, full and part time, who possess strong customer service and retail skills. Motivated and passionate about skin health, tools and services, available to help clients achieve their desired outcomes. Be knowledgeable regarding new trends in medical spa treatments. Have well-rounded training and experience and/or the desire to learn multiple treatment modalities, including facials, permanent make-up, lash and brow care, facials, body waxing, electrolysis, Hydrafacial and chemical peels. Ability to advise clients regarding optimal home care regimens, and the desire to be part of a truly professional team that delivers the very best service and care. Salary $25,000 - $40,000/year. Send resumes to:

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• 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

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Alpine Ski Racing Coach Green Mountain Valley School (GMVS), a premier ski racing academy with a robust weekend and holiday Club program in Fayston, Vermont is seeking alpine race coaches for the 2018-19 season.

GMVS is seeking passionate coaches who possess strong technical backgrounds and effective coaching styles. Positions are available in U10-U16 age groups. Must love skiing and working with children!

MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER VERMONT FOODBANK is currently hiring a Major Gifts Officer – This position will secure funds for the Vermont Foodbank by fulfilling the interests and passions of donors by giving them opportunities and encouraging them to give. They will assure that as many as possible are retained as continuing donors and are upgraded in their giving and involvement.

A complete job description is available upon request. Please submit application on-line at: www.vtfoodbank.org/employment; be sure to include a cover letter & resume. Attention: Human Resources Department, Francine Chittenden.

The Vermont Foodbank is an EEO.

Positions will be a minimum of 2 days/week, with the possibility for up to 7 days/week. Pay will reflect experience.

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WHERE YOU AND 6/11/18 YOUR WORK MATTER...

When you work for the State of Vermont, you and your work matter. A career with the State puts you on a rich and rewarding professional path. You’ll find jobs in dozens of fields – not to mention an outstanding total compensation package.

VOCATION AL REHABILITATION TRANSITION COUNSELOR I & II- NEWPORT

The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation is seeking an experienced human service professional to support high school students with physical, psychological or cognitive disabilities. The VR counselor position assists students in preparing for employment through surveying their interests and skills, and facilitates career exploration activities and work experiences. The position requires the ability to build and maintain close working relationships with youth, special education staff, and Youth Employment Specialists. The ideal candidate will have experience in working with adolescents and a background in employment services.

Job duties include assessment, vocational guidance and counseling, partnering to connect youth with employment and work experiences, case management, documentation, and collaboration with many community providers. Some travel will be required. Candidates must have a Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Counseling, Social Work, Psychology or Special Education, or other Human Services related field. NOTE: This position is being recruited at two levels (Counselor I and II), so applicants must apply on the State of Vermont website for each of the levels for which they qualify and wish to be considered. For additional information contact: Hib Doe, Hiring Manager, via e-mail: hibbard. doe@vermont.gov or via phone at 802-498-4935. Department: Aging and Independent Living. Reference job posting #619499 for level I and #619562 for level II. Status: Full Time, Classified Permanent position. Location: Newport. Application Deadline: June 25, 2018.

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Buildings & General Services is seeking a self-starter for the Design and Construction Division to lead cross-functional project teams that manage design and construction projects of varying degrees and complexity. The incumbent will be responsible for design, permitting, and construction phases serving as the point of contact for project management activities.

Candidates must have the ability to establish effective working relationships and thrive in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of independence. For more information, contact Joe Aja at (802) 828-5694 or joe.aja@vermont.gov. Status: Full Time. Job ID #622765. Application Deadline: Open Until Filled.

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Maintenance Technician/Custodian You will be responsible for the general maintenance of a 336 unit family housing in Burlington, VT. The work hours for this position are 8:30am to 4:30pm. Duties include completing work orders, unit turnovers, preventative maintenance, building system maintenance, snow removal, and on-call duties.

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Basic knowledge of painting, plumbing, electrical, appliance repair, carpentry, and HVAC is required. Must have excellent communication skills and have a strong customer service philosophy. Previous apartment maintenance experience is required. The ability to work independently is required. A valid Driver’s License with your own vehicle is required. Must be available for emergency on-call service and snow removal.

Resident Services Coordinator You will provide resident support for a large, diverse, family based community in Burlington, VT. The community consists of 336 units. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the initial assessment of services needs for all residents including primary contact with provider agencies, development of programs, services and activities.

The goal of the Resident Service Coordinator (RSC) is to enhance the ability of residents to uphold their lease obligations, such as paying rent on time, taking proper care of the unit, and ensuring quiet enjoyment of the property for all residents and surrounding neighbors. The RSC also promotes programs and efforts that enhances a resident’s quality of life and help build healthy communities. This position also ensures the provision of program support and/or intervention for individuals and families through the coordination of community resources.

Your Qualifications

Previous experience as a Resident Service Coordinator is preferred. A BA or higher in Social Work, Psychology, Gerontology, Counseling or related specialty or significant work experience relevant to the position is required. Strong MS Office skills are also required. Must have a valid driver’s license and a vehicle.

Compensation & Benefits:

MPI offers a family friendly workplace and healthy work-life balance. In addition to a competitive salary and benefits package we also offer the following: • Training programs and opportunities that lead to employee advancement and promotions.

• A flexible work schedule and the ability in many cases to work remotely.

• A generous Employee Referral Program with a bonus of up to $1,000 per hire.

• Volunteer and fundraising opportunities for annual causes such as the AIDS Walk and Stand Against Racism, just to name a few.

Maloney Properties is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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WINEMAKERS DINNER Chef Jevgenija Saromova and host Mara Mehlman team up with Vermont’s Snow Farm Vineyard for an elegant five-course tasting supper. Saturday, June 16, 7 p.m., the Lincoln Inn & Restaurant at the Covered Bridge, Woodstock. $85.

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Sunday, June 17, 10 a.m.3 p.m., Brot Bakehouse School and Kitchen, Fairfax. $125. Info, 3704077, brotbakery.com.

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Saturday, June 16, 10 a.m.-noon, Shelburne Farms. $20.

Info, 985-8686, shelburnefarms.org.

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women could not quite imagine handing over Orb Weaver. It had become not only their home and lifework but also their identity.

“I feel like it’s part of my DNA,” Susman said. “Every fall before I start making cheese, I come in here and stand and just let it flow into me. If I’m not an Orb Weaver, then what am I?” “People call us the Orbs,” added Pollack.

As the years went by, however, it was harder to imagine staying on the farm without farming, or allowing the fields to be developed or absorbed by a neighboring farm. “Barns fall down if you don’t use them,” Pollack said, “and I’m still attached to having animals around.”

In 2013, the couple conserved all but two acres through the Vermont Land Trust with support from the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board and the Monkton open space fund.

With proceeds from the sale of development rights, they invested in muchneeded barn renovations and other infrastructure improvements. They also created a small nest egg. “We had equity in the farm but no savings,” Pollack said.

“You can’t eat equity.”

Conserving the land ensures that it will not be developed. At the time, the couple wasn’t sure if they would use the other aspect of farm conservation, which is designed to enable a new generation of farmers to purchase the property for its value as a farm rather than for the unrestricted fair market value.

“The goal is to facilitate farmer-tofarmer transitions at a more affordable price,” explained Tyler Miller, stewardship director of the Vermont Land Trust.

“Part of it is to keep Vermont’s agricultural heritage — and the land base that supports agriculture — intact.”

“But then Kate and Zack came into our lives,” said Susman.

“They have a lot to do with making things easier,” Pollack agreed.

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The weather was cool and gray the morning of June 4 when Turcotte and Munzer strolled up the knoll beyond the Orb Weaver farmhouse past Susman and Pollack’s fastidiously neat beds of vegetables, berries and flowers.

Turcotte recalled her first visit to the farm in 2007, when she was a student of sustainable agriculture at the University of Vermont and was also making cheese at Shelburne Farms. She had heard about Orb Weaver and wanted to see the place in person.

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While she loves the tangible result of producing good food and describes herself proudly as a “total cheese dork,” Turcotte said, “I was kind of struggling [with] being inside all the time.

“I just showed up and knocked on the door,” she admitted with a slightly embarrassed smile. “I think I said I was writing a paper for school.”

Turcotte is originally from a logging town in northwestern Maine: “moose meat, not lobster,” she said with a grin.

After graduating from UVM, she went to work full time at Shelburne Farms and then headed to Pawlet for a couple of years to make cheese at Consider Bardwell Farm. That’s where she met Munzer.

A Connecticut native who had come to Vermont to work ski patrol, he had found a summer job on a dairy farm that delivered milk to Consider Bardwell.

“We talked every morning while unloading 100-pound milk cans,” Turcotte said.

The pair returned together to northern Vermont, where both worked at Shelburne Farms: Munzer with the dairy herd and Turcotte as manager of the whole cheese operation. They married in 2016.

Turcotte’s friend and mentor Julie Rubaud of Red Wagon Plants in Hinesburg, who is also good friends with Susman and Pollack, started bringing them all together for informal gatherings.

Although she denies a matchmaking scheme, Rubaud knew that Orb Weaver’s future was in play; she had even briefly worked for the farm as a business consultant. She also knew that Turcotte was interested in owning a farmstead dairy and believed the young couple had the depth of experience to do so successfully.

“They are all just such meticulous,

food+drink thoughtful people,” Rubaud said. “The puzzle pieces started fitting together.”

Susman recalled, “Julie said, ‘You have got to get to know Kate; she is who you want to take over your business.’”

After Susman and Pollack were injured in a barn accident in early 2016, Turcotte helped with cheesemaking and decided it was time to be direct. She wrote the women a letter saying that she and Munzer would be honored to be considered to continue the Orb Weaver legacy.

Susman and Pollack were intrigued but cautious. “I loved the letter,” Susman said.

“It was a beautiful letter, but I let [Marjorie] do the oohing and aahing,” Pollack commented.

The foursome decided to start by getting to know each other, what they refer to as their “dating” period. They shared many meals at the farmhouse, sitting around the table under beams hung with dried flowers. “We’d just hang out. Talking about everything except for [the transition],” Turcotte said.

Each couple started working with a farm business consultant through the Intervale Center to identify their goals and plans. Eventually, lawyers got involved.

Throughout it all, the four kept enjoying meals together, which now sometimes involve details of the transition.

“We’ve grown really close to them.

We call them ‘the kids,’” Susman said.

“We try not to talk to our lawyers too much. We talk to each other.”

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Back up on the knoll at the top of the market garden, Turcotte and Munzer pointed to the road ribboning away from the farm to their rental house about a quarter-mile away.

Susman and Pollack reserved two acres out of the conservation deal right about where the younger couple was standing. They vaguely thought they might build a retirement home there so potential new farmers could live in the farmhouse.

“But last spring,” Susman said, “we were sitting looking at the beautiful daffodils [down by the house] and Marian said, ‘All I see is sorrow.’ And we realized we couldn’t move.” They also realized that they were not ready to give up the garden acreage after decades of building the soil.

They hoped it would simply be a matter of swapping the two nonconserved acres for another two acres on the farm, but they learned that federal regulations preclude it.

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The result is that Turcotte and Munzer are going into the deal without a guaranteed future home on the farm.

Their rental house works for now but doesn’t provide long-term security.

The younger couple understands and figures something will work out.

The opportunity far outweighs the challenges. Building a similar operation from scratch was not an option for them.

“You’d need half a million dollars or more just to start,” Turcotte said.

“It would be a lot easier if it were just a business transaction,” she said. “The emotional side — there’s no checklist for that.”

“You’ve got to be adaptable,” her husband said.

Turcotte and Munzer come down every afternoon to feed the heifers and are refining their plan for making Orb Weaver Creamery into a viable business that can support them as its new caretakers, building on what Susman and Pollack created.

They face a very different world than the Orb Weaver founders did. “Just to be thirtysomethings is very expensive, comparatively,” Turcotte said, noting the cost of health care and possible future childcare needs. There is much more competition and regulation but also Untitled-38 1 more support.

“We want to continue being a community cheese,” she explained, “but we know we’ll need to milk and produce cheese year-round.”

The couple will hold down outside jobs for the foreseeable future but anticipate adding a few more milkers over time and developing a line of fresh cheeses for both cash flow and “more immediate gratification” than the months-long aging process provides.

Taking over a beloved local brand is a little “intimidating and challenging,” acknowledged Turcotte. “But also really comforting,” her husband added. “It’s nice to have a template, to have their acumen to bounce off.”

Gesturing to the quilt of fields and woods below the market garden and farmhouse, Munzer noted that Orb Weaver is surrounded by much larger dairy farms. Without a farm transition plan, “This little 100 acres would be instantly [swallowed up],” he said, Free tea, snacks, pressing his hands together and making music, and more a sucking sound.

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VERMONT WOMENPRENEURS SPRING SHOWCASE: Budding entrepreneurs find inspiration in 20 women-owned businesses from a mix of industries, services and products.

Appetizers, food samples and a cash bar keep spirits high. A portion of proceeds go toward scholarships supporting aspiring women entrepreneurs. Study Hall Collective, Burlington, 6-9 p.m. $10. Info, mieko@radiancestudiosllc.com.

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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.

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COFFEE TALK: Friends, neighbors and AARP Vermont volunteers catch up on upcoming activities and issues facing older Vermonters. Maglianero, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. Free.

Info, vt@aarp.org.

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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.

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CONTACT IMPROV: Movers engage in weight-sharing, play and meditation when exploring this style influenced by aikido and other somatic practices. The Everything Space, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 232-3618.

‘COPPÉLIA’: Bolshoi Ballet dancers leap and twirl across the screen in a broadcast production of the story of a beautiful woman who is not what she seems. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6-18. Info, 748-2600.

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.

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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.

GUIDED TOURS: A historic Gothic Revival house opens its doors for hourly excursions. Self-guided explorations of the gardens, exhibits and walking trails are also available. Justin Morrill Homestead, Strafford, 10 a.m.5 p.m. $6; free for kids 14 and under. Info, 765-4484.

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PARENT-IN MEETUP: Caregivers aim to be their best by tapping into a variety of skills, styles and activities. Childcare is available upon request. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5:45-6:45 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 652-0997.

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UNITED WAY OF NORTHWEST VERMONT EMERGING LEADERS KICKOFF: Young professionals interested in service and leadership forge connections over food and drinks. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0406.

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

‘BLACK PANTHER’: A king must defend his claim to a technologically advanced African nation in this 2018 blockbuster. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 7 p.m. $5. Info, 533-9075.

‘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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hile some see retirement as an opportunity for rest and relaxation, Hank Kaestner has remained a man on a mission. After more than three decades as a spice buyer for McCormick & Company, the Vermont resident has kept his eyes on the sky as a serious world birder, having successfully identified nearly 7,400 species. In his talk “The Jewels of Ecuador,” the ornithology enthusiast retraces his steps from a 10-day trip over the Andes Mountains, during which he and his brother spotted almost 400 avian varieties, including stunning hummingbirds. Fellow fans of feathered friends flock to the Birds of Vermont Museum for this high-flying presentation.

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Thursday, June 14, 6:30 p.m., at the Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington. $10 suggested donation. Info, 434-2167, birdsofvermont.org.

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

Comics aren’t just for telling superhero stories and fictional fantasies. The colorful, outside-the-box pages on display at the Vermont Folklife Center’s second Nonfiction Comics Mini-Fest paint a broader picture. This daylong show of artistry gives fans face time with a diverse group of exhibiting Vermont and New Hampshire cartoonists whose work touches on topics such as science, medicine, history and cooking. Three presentations and panel discussions, including one by Vermont cartoonist Jason Lutes on his historical comic book series Berlin, offer an in-depth look at developments in the genre.

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

Saturday, June 16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury.

Free. Info, 388-4964, vermontfolklifecenter.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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“O, how wonderful is the human voice! It is indeed the organ of the soul!” wrote author Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his 1839 novel Hyperion: A Romance. Virtuosic voices take center stage in the narrated on-screen program Higher! Faster! Louder! at Lost Nation Theater in Montpelier.

Created and hosted by opera aficionado Tim Tavcar, this benefit for LNT and WordStage Literary Concerts features film clips showcasing some of the genre’s brightest stars — think Catherine Malfitano, Bryn Terfel and Maria Callas — sharing their gifts on stages and in studios. Snacks and sparkling refreshments help the evening hit a high note.

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‘HIGHER! FASTER! LOUDER!’ Wednesday, June 20, 7:30 p.m., at Lost Nation Theater in Montpelier City Hall. $25. Info, 229-0492, lostnationtheater.org.

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Wednesday, June 13, noon, at Burlington City Hall Park. Free. Info, 865-7166, burlingtoncityarts.org.

Thursday, June 14, 7 p.m., at Vergennes Opera House. Free. Info, 877-6737, vergennesoperahouse.org

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Aiming to boost morale, inspire patriotism and connect with the public, the U.S. Air Force Bands reach more than six million listeners annually through star-spangled live and televised performances. The American Clarinet Quartet, a USAF ensemble, treats Vermont music lovers to rousing — and free — concerts this week in Burlington and Vergennes. Reed instruments in hand, these four accomplished players present selections from a repertoire ranging from traditional classical compositions to patriotic marches and Broadway favorites.

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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.

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COMMUNITY SUPPER: A scrumptious spread connects friends and neighbors. The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, 5-6:30 p.m.

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COOK THE BOOK: Foodies bring a dish from the Diabetes and Heart Healthy Cookbook to a palate-pleasing potluck.

Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Free.

Info, 878-4918.

FIVE CORNERS FARMERS MARKET: Conscious consumers shop local produce, premade treats and crafts. 3 Main St., Essex Junction, 4-7:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 5cornersfarmersmarket@ gmail.com.

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.

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

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.

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 & 10:4011:40 a.m. Free. Info, 223-3322.

BURLINGTON CITY HALL BLOOD DRIVE: Healthy humans part with life-sustaining pints.

Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free; preregister.

Info, 800-733-2767.

BUTI YOGA: A fusion of vinyasa yoga, plyometrics and dance is set to upbeat music. Bring water 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 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.

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.

performances and everything in between. See montrealfringe. ca for details. Various Montréal locations. Prices vary. Info, 514-849-3378.

WEDNESDAY GUIDED MEDITATION: Individuals learn to relax and let go. Burlington Friends Meeting House, 5:306:30 p.m. Free. Info, 318-8605.

music

WOMB CARE: From preparing for pregnancy to post-birth care, the full arc of gestation is covered in this class on supportive herbal and nutritional practices.

Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. $12-15. Info, 224-7100.

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.

QIGONG: Gentle movements promote strength, balance and well-being. Waterbury Public Library, 11-11:45 a.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 244-7036.

RESILIENCE FLOW: FOR THOSE WITH A HISTORY OF TBI OR BRAIN INJURY: Individuals affected by a traumatic brain injury practice breath work, slow grounded movement and guided meditation. Sangha Studio — Pine, Burlington, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 448-4262.

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.

TAI CHI: A gentle outdoor lesson promoting strength, balance and active relaxation incorporates fall prevention and mindful walking. Waterbury Public Library, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

BURLINGTON CITY ARTS SUMMER CONCERTS: AMERICAN CLARINET QUARTET: Drawing on years of professional experience, four accomplished musicians present a polished program for all ages. See calendar spotlight. Burlington City Hall Park, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

CAPITAL CITY BAND: The community ensemble hits all the right notes at a weekly gig on the green. Vermont Statehouse lawn, Montpelier, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 456-7054.

JOHN PRINE: The songwriter behind “In Spite of Ourselves” takes the stage.

Valerie June opens. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $71.50113.50. Info, 863-5966.

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 firsttimers. 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@prenatal method.com.

Find club dates in the music section.

seminars

WED. 13 | THEATER | ‘GYPSY’

Y12SR: YOGA OF 12-STEP RECOVERY: Folks in addiction recovery and those affected by the addictive behavior of others are welcome to take part in a sharing circle and themed yoga class. Sangha Studio — Pine, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Free. Info, 448-4262.

YOGA ON THE LAKE: Yogis greet the day with a waterfront practice. Community Waterfront Campus & Sailing Education Center, Burlington, 7-8 a.m. $15; free for members. Info, 864-9642.

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.

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.

montréal

ST-AMBROISE MONTRÉAL FRINGE FESTIVAL: The world’s most offbeat performers convene for live music, theater

ASTROLOGY RISE UP: Students expand their horizons in a class covering the basics of astrology as a practical life tool.

Expressive Arts Burlington, 7:157:45 p.m. $10. Info, theastrologyoffice@gmail.com.

DREAMS & SOUL TRAVEL — KEYS TO INNER TRUTH: An open discussion with Eckankar offers spiritual insight. Upper Valley Food Co-op, White River Junction, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 800-772-9390.

HOW TO MAKE AN HERBARIUM: Adults and older children learn to craft a collection of pressed and dried plants in a handson class. Railyard Apothecary, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $15. Info, 540-0595.

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

DAVID BRIGGS: Local history takes center stage in “Growing Up in White River Junction.”

Greater Hartford United Church of Christ, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 296-3132.

tech

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.

TECHNOLOGY NIGHT: E-readers and audiobook apps become second nature during a class with Vermont Technical College’s Ken Bernard. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 5:306:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

theater

‘ANNE OF GREEN GABLES’: A spunky orphan wins over her new family, school and neighbors in an adaptation of L.M. Montgomery’s novel, brought to life by Weston Playhouse.

Weston Playhouse Second Stage at Walker Farm, 4 p.m. $10-20.

Info, 824-5288.

THE BAKE OFF: Noël Coward’s Private Lives gets divided into thirds when three directors each lead separate casts in a portion of the production. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $28.8037.50. Info, 863-5966.

‘GYPSY’: A Stowe Theatre Guild musical production tells the story of vaudeville star Gypsy Rose Lee. Stowe Town Hall Theatre, 7:30 p.m. $14-20. Info, tickets@stowetheatre.com.

words

AUTHORS AT THE ALDRICH: Mark Mikolas demystifies the region’s arboreal varieties in A Beginner’s Guide To Recognizing Trees of the Northeast. Aldrich Public Library, Barre, 6-8 p.m.

Free. Info, 476-7550.

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: Fans of the written word delve into American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America by Colin Woodard. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 865-7211.

CLEARING THE HURDLES: OVERCOME THE 15 STUMBLING BLOCKS THAT THREATEN WRITING CAREERS: Aspiring authors learn to navigate common obstacles to a writing career.

Bring writing materials. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

HISTORY AT THE HEART OF THE VILLAGE: STORYTELLING: Longtime Essex Junction residents share memories of the Five Corners and Brownell Library to be recorded for a new online archive. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7-9 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6955.

NORA PALEY: In the first installment of the Crow Cohen Speaker Series, Nora Paley reads selected works by her mother, published in A Grace Paley Reader: Stories Essays and Poetry. Ruach Hamaqom, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5-15. Info, 356-1668.

RECOVERY WRITE NOW: Wordsmiths in recovery let their creativity flow in a lively and supportive setting. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 6-7:15 p.m. Free. Info, writelife1@ hotmail.com.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT WORKSHOP: Burlington Writers

Workshop members focus on elements of craft when responding to works in progress. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space.

Info, 383-8104.

WOODY TASCH: The founder of Slow Money, a nonprofit dedicated to catalyzing the flow of capital to local food systems, discusses his 2017 title, SOIL: Notes Towards the Theory and Practice of Nurture Capital. Shelburne Farms, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 985-8686.

WRITING CIRCLE: Words flow when participants explore creative expression in a low-pressure environment. The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 888-492-8218.

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UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN 2018 CONFERENCE REPORT: Marguerite Adelman of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom shares her observations and findings from the March 2018 gathering in New York City. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m.

Free. Info, madel51353@aol.com.

WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE & FREEDOM MEETING: Socially conscious ladies convene to discuss upcoming programs and communityrelated topics. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 5:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 862-4929.

agriculture

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.

comedy

COMEDY NIGHT FOR RECOVERY: Yuksters elicit laughs along with support for the Turning Point Center. Snacks and a silent auction seal the deal.

Black Box Theater, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $15. Info, 861-3150.

dance

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, bestirred fitness@gmail.com.

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ANNUAL MEETING: Birthday cake honoring the museum’s 30th anniversary and a screening of the ski film Rivals sweeten a gathering for members and non-members alike. Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum, Stowe, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 253-9911.

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FEAST & FIELD MARKET: Locally grown produce and the Afrobeat stylings of Barika are on the menu at a pastoral party. Fable Farm, Barnard, market, 4:307:30 p.m.; concert, 5:30-8 p.m.

Donations. Info, feastandfield@ gmail.com.

GARDEN PARTY AT THE BRICK HOUSE: Tea, lemonade and tasty nibbles complement lawn games, cocktails and guided house and garden tours. Shelburne Museum, 4-6 p.m. $40-55; cash bar. Info, 985-3346.

GUIDED TOURS: See WED.13.

JOB HUNT HELP: Community College of Vermont interns assist employment seekers with everything from résumé-writing to online applications. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 2:305:30 p.m. Free. Info, 745-1393.

TROPICAL FISH CLUB MONTHLY MEETING: Speakers ranging from local hobbyists to nationally known aquarium aficionados share their expertise. Essex Junction VFW Post, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 372-8716.

film

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

‘BEING THERE’: Hal Ashby directs Peter Sellers and Shirley MacLaine in the story of a sheltered gardener who becomes an unlikely advisor to a powerful businessman. Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Donations. Info, 457-3981.

WORCESTER COMMUNITY MARKET: Local produce, live bands and kids’ activities bring neighbors together. 52 Elmore Rd., Worcester, 5-8 p.m. Free.

Info, 272-3309.

games

GAME NIGHT: From Monopoly to Bananagrams, players participate in tabletop pastimes. Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 6 p.m. Donations. Info, 356-2776.

health & fitness

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: FOR THOSE WITH LIMITED MOBILITY: Props and modifications complement elements of a traditional flow class. Sangha Studio — North, Burlington, 2-3:15 p.m. Free. Info, 448-4262.

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.

‘RIFFTRAX LIVE: SPACE MUTINY’: Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett offer wisecracking commentary on an out-of-this-world 1988 action movie. Palace 9 Cinemas, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $12.50.

Info, 660-9300.

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.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS 3D’: See WED.13.

FOMO?

‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: See WED.13.

food & drink

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

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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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.

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@prenatal method.com.

presents AT BURLINGTON June

YOGA ON THE LAKE: See WED.13.

holidays

FLAG DAY: Community members honor Old Glory with an observance in the park with music by the Barretones. Barre City Hall Park, 5-6 p.m. Free. Info, 479-9522.

language

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.

lgbtq

‘RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE’ VIEWING PARTY: Fans of the televised drag competition stay up-to-date 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.

montréal

FOLK FEST SUR LE CANAL OPENING PARTY: El Son Sono kick off a weekend showcase of folk, roots and bluegrass music with lively Latin beats. Bar de Courcelle, Montréal, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, montrealfolkfest.com.

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OFFSITE at Main Street Landing’s Black Box. Free.

TUE 19 7PM

ROBIN MACARTHUR: HEART SPRING MOUNTAIN

THU 21 7PM

ROADS TAKEN: AN EVENING OF POETRY

TUE 26 7PM

K. HANNAH CATERINO: A PRESENTATION ON CONSCIOUS UNCOUPLING

July TUE 24 7PM SAT 28 6-8PM

Find club dates in the music section.

AMERICAN CLARINET QUARTET: See WED.13, Vergennes Opera House, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 877-6737.

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SARAH WARD: AESOP LAKE

Launch celebration! Free.

NASH PATEL & LEDA SCHEINTAUB: DOSA KITCHEN

Book signing and delicious samples! Free.

Our goal is to take you to Istanbul and back with every bite!

Burlington’s only

RooEop Dining

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.

AT ESSEX July

ST-AMBROISE MONTRÉAL FRINGE FESTIVAL: See WED.13.

music

YVONNE DALEY: GOING UP THE COUNTRY

Delicious & Healthy Mediterranean Cuisine

TUE 10 6PM

ALPACA LUNCH LAUNCH PARTY

Join John and Jennifer Churchman to celebrate the release of the newest Sweet Pea & Friends book!

Phoenix Books Essex events are free and open to all.

191 Bank Street, Downtown Burlington • 802.448.3350 2 Carmichael Street, Essex • 802.872.7111 www.phoenixbooks.biz

Open 7 Days Lunch, Dinner, Take Out

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FERMENTATION 2.0 WITH STERLING COLLEGE: Home cooks learn the time-honored tradition of transforming veggies into nutrient-rich living foods. Community Teaching Kitchen, City Market, Onion River Co-op, Burlington South End, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 861-9700.

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

SUNSET YOGA ON THE LAKE: Views of Lake Champlain reward participants in an all-levels vinyasa class. BYO mat. Community Waterfront Campus & Sailing Education Center, Burlington, 7:15-8:15 p.m. $15; free for members. Info, 864-9642.

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COMMUNITY LUNCH: Farmfresh 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.

art

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.

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BURLINGTON EDIBLE HISTORY TOURS: Foodies sample farmfresh eats on a scrumptious stroll dedicated to the Queen City’s culinary past. Awning behind ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 1-4 p.m. $55. Info, 238-8828.

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KARMA KLASS: DONATIONBASED YOGA FOR A CAUSE: Active bodies hit the mat to support local nonprofits. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. Donations. Info, 540-0186.

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‘THE KITE RUNNER’: Amir leaves California to return to his homeland of Afghanistan to help an old friend in this Academy Awardnominated drama. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m.

Free. Info, 748-2600.

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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BURLINGTON CONCERT BAND REHEARSALS: Enthusiastic players of brass, woodwind and percussion instruments find perfect harmony. Burlington High School, 6:45-8:45 p.m. Free. Info, joelatherton8@gmail.com.

MICHELE FAY BAND: Elements of folk, swing and bluegrass blend in understated originals and traditional covers. Rusty Parker Memorial Park, Waterbury, 6 p.m.

Free. Info, 388-6863.

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

Info, 383-8104.

outdoors

BANDING & BIRDING: Avian enthusiasts drop in for an education on the banding process, from mist nets to data sheets.

Call to confirm. Green Mountain Audubon Center, Huntington, 8-11 a.m. Donations. Info, 434-3068.

seminars

HOMESHARING INFO SESSION: Locals learn to make the most of spare space in their homes by hosting compatible housemates.

HomeShare Vermont, South Burlington, 10-10:30 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-5625.

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WHAT IS AN END-OF-LIFE DOULA?: Francesca Arnoldy of the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine offers information about supporting aging seniors. Allenwood: A Pillsbury Senior Center, South Burlington, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, 863-7897.

WOOF! WHAT’S THE DOG SAYING?: A canine communication and safety lecture demystifies Fido’s body language. For humans only. Essex Memorial Hall, 6:30-8 p.m. $10-13; preregister.

Info, deb@goldstardog.com.

sports

CASELLA WASTE MANAGEMENT NIGHT: Start your engines!

Drivers keep fans on the edge of their seats with laps around the track. Thunder Road Speed Bowl, Barre, 7-10 p.m. $3-25. Info, 244-6963.

talks

‘FIRST AMENDMENT SERIES: THE RIGHT TO PETITION THE GOVERNMENT FOR A REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES’: The Vermont Commission on Women’s Cary Brown moderates a discussion between professor Peter Teachout and attorneys Paul Gillies and John Franco. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

HANK KAESTNER: Birding enthusiasts flock to “The Jewels of Ecuador,” a detailed account of the speaker’s avian adventures.

See calendar spotlight. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 6:30-8 p.m. $10. Info, 434-2167.

HOT TOPICS SUMMER LECTURE SERIES: Hailing from Santa Clara University Law School, Tseming Yang delivers “The Globalization of Environmental Law.” Room 012, Oakes Hall, Vermont Law School, South Royalton, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 831-1371.

tech

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

Bring your phone, tablet or laptop to a weekly help session. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 5-7 p.m.

Free. Info, 748-8291, ext. 302.

theater

‘ANNE OF GREEN GABLES’: See WED.13.

THE BAKE OFF: See WED.13.

‘GYPSY’: See WED.13.

‘URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL’: Lost Nation Theater stages the dystopian Tony Award-winning satire that tackles everything from capitalism to Broadway shows. Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier City Hall, 7:30 p.m. $10-35. Info, 229-0492.

words

EXTEMPO: Local raconteurs tell first-person true stories before a live audience. Dog River Brewery, Berlin, 8-10 p.m. $5.

Info, 505-4053.

FAIRFAX READS BOOK GROUP: Literature meets agriculture in Kristin Kimball’s The Dirty Life: On Farming, Food and Love.

Fairfax Community Library, 6:308 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2420.

YVONNE DALEY: The author’s new book, Going Up the Country: When the Hippies, Dreamers, Freaks and Radicals Moved to Vermont, enters the world with a reading and a panel discussion.

Black Box Theater, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 448-3350.

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agriculture

A BERRY ADVENTUROUS FARM TOUR: THE FARM BETWEEN & LEWIS CREEK FARM: Locavores explore two City Market vendors.

Bring a brown-bag lunch, Meet at 9:45 a.m. City Market, Onion River Co-op, downtown Burlington, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $5-10.

Info, 861-9700.

community

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.

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.

crafts

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.

dance

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.

venue to venue for music, art exhibits and specials from participating businesses. Various Newport locations, 5-8:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 988-2611.

GUIDED TOURS: See WED.13.

SUMMER KICKOFF PARTY: Library lovers get psyched for a summer full of happenings such as STEAM activities, communitybuilding events and movies.

Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

education

SUN TO CHEESE TOUR: Fromage fanatics go behind the scenes and follow awardwinning 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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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.

TRANSFER ADMISSIONS DAY: Prospective students learn the ABCs of transferring credits and financial aid. On-the-spot admission is available for students who bring a completed application. Lyndon State College, 3-6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 800-225-1998.

film

etc.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS 3D’: See WED.13.

BELLOWS FREE ACADEMY FAIRFAX ALUMNI BANQUET: Former students catch up during a social hour and a dinner of roast turkey and vegetable pasta primavera. Bellows Free Academy, Fairfax, 5 p.m. $20.

Info, georgiaauto16@yahoo.com.

CCTV 34TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY: Folks fête more than three decades of Chittenden County’s public access television station with food, fun and friends along the shores of Lake Champlain. Upper shelter, Oakledge Park, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, kathleen@cctv.org.

FOOD & ART FRIDAYS: Woodfired pizza, farm-fresh produce, visual art, story telling and live performance make for a memorable evening. The Sable Project, Stockbridge, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Free; $5-10 for pizza. Info, info@ thesableproject.

FRIDAY NIGHT SHUFFLE: A summer celebration of community spirit invites visitors to hop from

FOODWAYS FRIDAYS: Foodies use heirloom herbs and veggies to revive historic recipes in the farmhouse kitchen. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission, $4-16; free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 457-2355.

RICHMOND FARMERS MARKET: An open-air marketplace featuring live music connects cultivators and fresh-food browsers. Volunteers Green, Richmond, 3-7 p.m. Free. Info, info@ richmondfarmersmarketvt.org.

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.

TOP OF THE BLOCK SWING DANCE: Music from the roaring ’20s through the rockabilly ’50s fuels an al fresco stepping session. Weather permitting. Top of Church St., Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, seetherhythm@ yahoo.com.

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.

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.

‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: See WED.13.

food & drink

BACK DECK OPENING PARTY: Customers celebrate the start of summer with festive cocktails, lawn games and Lu Lu ice cream.

Stonecutter Spirits, Middlebury, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 388-3000.

BRANDON FARMERS MARKET: Local farmers, artisans and specialty food producers offer up their goods. Estabrook Park, Brandon, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 273-2655.

BURLINGTON EDIBLE HISTORY TOURS: See THU.14.

CASUAL FRIDAYS: Patrons start the weekend in style with snacks from a diverse menu and a full bar with drink specials and local beers. The Woods Lodge, Northfield, 5:30-10 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 778-0205.

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY DINNER TRAIN: Passengers feast on a three-course meal while riding the Green Mountain Railroad

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.13, 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.13, 7:30-8:30 & 10:40-11:40 a.m.

BUTI YOGA: See WED.13.

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.

LIVING RECOVERY: FOR THOSE IN ADDICTION RECOVERY OR AFFECTED BY THE ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR OF OTHERS: A moderately paced flow class serves folks overcoming substance use. Sangha Studio — North, Burlington, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 448-4262.

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.

YOGA ON THE LAKE: See WED.13.

montréal

FOLK FEST SUR LE CANAL: Plants and Animals, Josh Ritter, and Mandolin Orange headline a weekend showcase of folk, roots and bluegrass music. Esplanade du centenaire, Montréal, 5 p.m.

Donations; $50-100 for VIP passes. Info, montrealfolkfest.com.

ST-AMBROISE MONTRÉAL FRINGE FESTIVAL: See WED.13.

music

Find club dates in the music section.

BURLINGTON CITY ARTS SUMMER CONCERTS: PAPPY: Banjo in hand, the member of bluegrass band Cabinet shows off his picking prowess during an outdoor gig. Burlington City Hall Park, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

KIND BUD: The skillful guitarist finds eager ears with a mixture of original and well-known groovy tunes. The Double E Lounge, Essex Cinemas & T-Rex Theater, 7-10 p.m. Free. Info, kitty@thekindbuds.com.

outdoors

SUNSET PADDLE: Stunning scenery welcomes boaters who explore the Clyde River in search of crepuscular beings.

Bring a headlamp and warm clothing. Weather permitting.

Northwoods Stewardship Center, East Charleston, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $10. Info, 723-6551.

talks

‘BORDERS AND WALLS: A FORUM ON CURRENT CHALLENGES FOR REFUGEES, IMMIGRANTS AND MIGRANT WORKERS IN VERMONT’: A panel discussion fosters a broader understanding of new Vermonters and the obstacles they face. Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, diane.fitch@wright.edu.

HOT TOPICS SUMMER LECTURE SERIES: Vermont Law School’s David Mears provokes thought with “Toxics Regulation and Public Health: The Death of the Last, Best Hope for Bipartisanship in Environmental Policy?” Vermont History Museum, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 831-1371.

tech

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.

UX BURLINGTON: More than 200 web developers, designers, researchers and marketers converge to concentrate on creating an intuitive and joyous user experience. Dana Chisnell from the Center for Civic Design keynotes. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 8:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $200. Info, 391-4147.

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theater

‘ANNE OF GREEN GABLES’: See WED.13.

community

‘URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL’: See THU.14.

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.

words

dance

THE BAKE OFF: See WED.13.

‘GYPSY’: See WED.13.

FRIDAY MORNING WORKSHOP: Wordsmiths offer constructive criticism on works in progress

by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

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ARTISTS IMPERATIVE: ‘LIME, PEACH, MINT: HIGH CRIMES, MISDEMEANORS, BOUNTIFUL PERFORMANCES’: A themed demonstration of creative resistance includes a series of performances by Paul Besaw, Heliand, Dr. Tango and the Muck Abouts, and others. Proceeds donated to the Intervale Center.

Maglianero, Burlington, 7:30-9 p.m. Donations. Info, 249-0397.

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY MEETING: Activists gather with the goal of advancing human rights. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10 a.m.-noon. Free.

Info, champvalleyai@gmail.com.

comedy

ANTHONY JESELNIK: Seen on his 2013 TV show “The Jeselnik Offensive,” the standup comic slings jokes as part of his Funny Games world tour. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $28.25-47.25. Info, 863-5966.

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.

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.

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.

PRAYER FLAG DAY: All are welcome to hang flags, enjoy snacks and tea, and learn more about the Tibetan Buddhist retreat center. Milarepa Center, Barnet, 1-5 p.m. Free. Info, 633-4136.

RHUBARBECUE BUFFET DINNER & VERMONT HISTORY TRIVA GAME NIGHT: Diners show their knowledge of the Green Mountain State over a spread of chicken, pork, salads, farmbaked beans, rhubarb switchel and desserts. Lower Waterford Congregational Church, 5:308:30 p.m. $25. Info, 748-0180.

fairs & festivals

CAROLAN FESTIVAL: Devotees of Turlough O’Caloran salute the historical Irish composer with concerts, workshops and participatory dancing. No dogs, please.

Mallery Farm, Worcester, 10 a.m.9 p.m. $10-20. Info, 229-9468.

CLASSIC AUTO FESTIVAL: Eyecatching rides transform the museum grounds into a carnival of cars. Shelburne Museum, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission, $8-65; free for members, active military and kids under 5. Info, 985-3346.

film

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

‘FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE’: The devilish James Bond, played by Sean Connery, gets twisted up with a riveting Russian lady in this thrilling 1963 adventure flick shown on 16mm film.

Newman Center, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7 p.m. Donations. Info, serious_61@yahoo.com.

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‘MAMA AFRICA’: Shown as part of the Black Is Beautiful Film Series, this 2011 documentary highlights South African singer Miriam Makeba. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

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‘THE NIGHTINGALE CHRONICLES’: Filmed in the Green Mountain State and Montréal, a new film follows a jaded fashion photographer who accepts an unusual assignment in rural Vermont. Meeting House on the Green, East Fairfield, 7 p.m. $10. Info, harryllama@ yahoo.com.

‘OUR HOSPITALITY’: A feuding family is the focus of this 1923 silent comedy starring Buster Keaton, shown with live piano accompaniment. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 7:30 p.m. $10. Info, 533-9075.

‘REDEMPTION WAY’: After a choice tears apart best friends Jenny and Autumn, the main characters of this 2017 drama, it will take an unthinkable sacrifice to reunite them. The Baptist Fellowship of Randolph, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, faithandfamilyfilms2012@yahoo.com.

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Quilt Exhibits

Contest Quilts  Antique Quilts  Special Exhibits  Vendor Mall Appraisals SewBatik Challenge  Free Gallery Talks and Demonstrations Evening Lectures Friday & Saturday

Classes

Kelly Ashton  Karen Eckmeier  Kimberly Einmo Lynn Harris  Michelle Renee Hiatt  Joyce Hughes Jackie Kunkel  Cindy Lohbeck  Nancy Mahoney Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill  Sue Nickel  Sue Pelland Timna Tarr  David Taylor  Lynn Wheatley

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS 3D’: See WED.13.

‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: See WED.13.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 21

BREWHOP: Bottoms up!

Imbibers board a spacious bus for a flavorful excursion to five craft breweries. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, noon-6 p.m. $49.

Info, info@bestinvt.com.

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RATTLING BROOK BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: Acts such as the VT Bluegrass Pioneers; Two Cents in the Till; and Beg, Steal or Borrow pick and strum at this annual family-friendly affair.

Belvidere Recreational Field, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. $15; free for kids under 12. Info, 644-2498.

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‘TRACES: A PUBLIC DANCE HAPPENING’: Burlingtonians feast their eyes on moving performances taking place around the city. An afterparty at the Skinny Pancake follows. Visit vermontdance.org for a map.

Downtown Burlington, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, info@vermontdance.org.

POCOCK ROCKS MUSIC FESTIVAL & STREET FAIR: Performances by regional acts enliven this celebration of artisanal crafts and specialty food and drink. The fun continues during an afterparty at Hatch 31.

Downtown Bristol, 3-8 p.m. Free.

Info, 760-6076.

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CONTRA DANCE: Nils Fredland calls the steps at a traditional social dance with music by Maivish. Capital City Grange, Berlin, instruction session, 7:35 p.m.; dance, 8-11 p.m. $5-15. Info, 249-7454.

NONFICTION COMICS MINIFEST: Vermont and regional cartoonists display panels related to science, politics, history and healthcare. Artist discussions round out this colorful exhibition. See calendar spotlight.

Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.

Info, 388-4964.

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BURLINGTON EDIBLE HISTORY TOURS: See THU.14.

BURLINGTON FARMERS MARKET: Dozens of stands overflow with seasonal produce, flowers, artisan wares and prepared foods.

Burlington City Hall Park, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, burlingtonfarmersmarket.org@gmail.com.

CALEDONIA SPIRITS BARR-B-Q: Foodies go hog wild over barbecue fare, a gin-and-tonic cocktail bar, lawn games, and a distillery tour. Caledonia Spirits, Hardwick, noon-5 p.m. Free. Info, 472-8000.

CELEBRATION PARTY: In honor of its 15th anniversary, the tea house gives back to the community by offering free beverages and bites. Dobrá Tea, Burlington, 8-11 p.m. Free. Info, 355-0841.

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY DINNER TRAIN: See FRI.15.

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CHEESE & DAIRY CELEBRATION: Fromage fans get a taste of Vermont’s rural heritage with educational programs, familyfriendly activities and artisanal cheese samples. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-5

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.

EXPLORING INVERSIONS: Active individuals tap into the spirit of adventure to explore prep poses, strength|M U ening exercises and US DO safe techniques for flipVERGENNES FARMERS N IC A |N RD ping upside down. Sangha OR MARKET: Local foods and JO TH OF ERN Studio — North, Burlington, crafts, live music, and hot eats ESY T THIR R D PIANO QUARTET | COU 1-3 p.m. $15-20. Info, 448-4262. spice up Saturday mornings.

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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.

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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.

p.m. $4-16; free for kids under 3. Info, 457-2355.

Kennedy Brothers Building, Vergennes, 9 a.m.-noon. Free.

Info, 233-9180.

VERMONT FARMERS MARKET: See WED.13, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

WEED WALK & NETTLE PESTOMAKING WITH SPOONFUL HERBALS: Folks learn how to sustainably harvest nettles and then process them into a nutrient-dense take-home sauce.

Shelburne Farms, 10 a.m.-noon. $20; preregister. Info, 985-8686.

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health & fitness

BACKYARD BOOT CAMP: Exercise enthusiasts prepare for summer with pushups, burpees, tire flips and other fun yet challenging activities. Private residence, Middlebury, 8-9 a.m. $12. Info, 343-7160.

BUTI FLOW: Yogis benefit from power yoga and deep abdominal toning. Women’s Room, Burlington, 9 a.m. $16. Info, beth@prenatalmethod.com.

GONGS & SOUND IMMERSION FOR STRESS RELIEF, HEALING & DEEP RELAXATION: Beginning with a cacao ceremony, participants embark on a sonic journey of restorative vibrations. Balance Yoga, Richmond, 7-8:30 p.m. $20.

Info, balanceyogavt@gmail.com.

MRV WELLNESS EXPO: Attendees explore services such as body work, psychotherapy, yoga, herbalism and aromatherapy. The Skinner Barn, Waitsfield, 1-5 p.m. Free. Info, 496-4198.

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.

DUTCH LANGUAGE CLASS: Planning a trip to Amsterdam?

Learn vocabulary and grammar basics from a native speaker.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, bheeks@ yahoo.com.

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.

lgbtq

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.

holidays

FATHERS DAY CAR SHOW: Hot wheels! Gearheads cruise in for a showcase of awe-inspiring autos.

Rain date: June 17. Vermont Veterans’ Home, Bennington, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 447-6510.

language

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

DRAG BALL: Proceeds from a dance party and dazzling performances benefit Vermont Cares. Old Labor Hall, Barre, 6 p.m. $10. Info, jessemanysteps@ gmail.com.

PRIDE HIKES: SNAKE MOUNTAIN: Clad in weatherappropriate clothing, LGBTQA+ hikers carpool to their destination for a 5-mile trek. A private, body-positive pool party follows.

Shaw’s, Shelburne Rd., South Burlington, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free.

Info, rebeccaswem@yahoo.com.

PRIDE YOGA: FOR LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE & ALLIES: Participants hit the mat for a stretching session suited for all levels. Sangha Studio — Pine, Burlington, 5-5:15 p.m. Free. Info, 448-4262.

montréal

FOLK FEST SUR LE CANAL: See FRI.15, noon.

ST-AMBROISE MONTRÉAL FRINGE FESTIVAL: See WED.13.

Rocks the Ridge Golf Tournament Presented by

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 • ROCKY RIDGE GOLF CLUB • ST. GEORGE, VT 11AM SHOTGUN START • BEST BALL SCRAMBLE TO BENEFIT

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music

Find club dates in the music section.

GRETCHEN CRYER & NANCY FORD: Performed on the set of Anne of Green Gables, a special concert spotlights songs and stories from the musical theater writing duo’s 63-year collaboration. Weston Playhouse Second Stage at Walker Farm, 7:30-8:30 p.m. $25. Info, 824-5288.

NORTHERN THIRD PIANO QUARTET: Elegant and emotive, the ensemble interprets works

by Schubert, Shostakovich and others. Brandon Music, 7:30 p.m. $20; preregister; BYOB. Info, 247-4295.

POJAZZ: A band led by local poet and trombonist Tony Whedon delivers a heady mix of poetry and music. Montgomery Center for the Arts, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, montgomerycenterarts@gmail.com.

outdoors

CAMELS HUMP LOOP HIKE: DEAN/MONROE TRAILS: A difficult trek takes outdoor adventurers over 7.5 miles of ground. Contact trip leader for details. Free; preregister. Info, ted@ted-albers.net.

SOLAR & LUNAR ASTRONOMY NIGHT: Curious minds uncover the mysteries of the universe in a star-gazing session with the Green Mountain Astronomers.

Call to confirm. Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site, 7:30-11 p.m. Donations. Info, 273-2282.

sports

BIKE FOR THE LAKE: Pedal pushers travel distances of 30, 60, 80 or 100 miles at this benefit for Friends of Northern Lake Champlain, presented by Switchback Brewing. Knight Point State Park, North Hero, 7 a.m.4:30 p.m. $70-75. Info, 651-4114.

MAD RIVER VALLEY GOLF TOURNAMENT: Teams of four tee off to benefit the Mad River Valley Ambulance Service.

Sugarbush Resort Golf Club, Warren, 10 a.m. $95-125. Info, 496-9514.

tech

TECHTALK: Topics such as scams, telehealth and digital citizenship are on the agenda at a quarterly seminar hosted

by Technology for Tomorrow.

Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School, South Burlington, 9-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 448-0595.

theater

‘ANNE OF GREEN GABLES’: See WED.13, 1 & 4 p.m.

THE BAKE OFF: See WED.13.

‘GYPSY’: See WED.13.

‘IT CAN’T HAPPEN HERE’: BarnArts Center for the Arts

presents Sinclair Lewis’ cautionary satire about the fragility of democracy. Fable Farm, Barnard, 7-9 p.m. $15-20. Info, 803-234-1645.

‘URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL’: See THU.14, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

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agriculture

CARBON-CONSCIOUS FARMING: Ideas take root in a workshop on soil-rebuilding practices. Bring a lunch dish to share. Wildroots Farmstead, Bristol, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $20. Info, 377-1214.

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@centerformindfullearning.org.

dance

ISRAELI FOLK DANCING: No partner is required for a beginner-friendly session of circle dances. Social Hall, Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $2; free for firsttimers. Info, 864-0218.

MILONGA: Live music by Tango Norte propels a spirited social dance. Lessons, 3 p.m.; dance, 4-7 p.m. ArtisTree Community Arts Center & Gallery, South Pomfret, 3-7 p.m. $10-22; BYOB. Info, 457-3500.

etc.

BOSTON TEA PARTY: In recognition of tea in American culture and of the unfair tax system, Dobrá Tea representatives march to Lake Champlain for a waterfront ceremony. Dobrá Tea, Burlington, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 355-0841.

GUIDED TOURS: See WED.13.

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.

fairs & festivals

CLASSIC AUTO FESTIVAL: See SAT.16. film See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS 3D’: See WED.13.

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

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

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

music 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.

‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: See WED.13.

food & drink

CHEESE & DAIRY CELEBRATION: See SAT.16.

CHOCOLATE TASTING IN BURLINGTON: See SAT.16.

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.

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

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.

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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

FATHER’S DAY RAIL & SAIL: Dads and their families ride the rails on a scenic adventure from Burlington to Middlebury before boarding the Spirit of Ethan Allen III for a 90-minute cruise. Union Station, Burlington, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $75-80. Info, 800-707-3530.

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‘GRASSHOPPER REVOLUTION’: A spirited Bread and Puppet Theater production pulls advice from several prominent revolutions in human history. Bread and Puppet Theater, Glover, 3 p.m. $10. Info, 525-3031.

‘URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL’: See THU.14, 2 p.m.

ST-AMBROISE MONTRÉAL FRINGE FESTIVAL: See WED.13.

CONTACT IMPROV: See WED.13, Aikido of Champlain Valley, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $4.

Info, 864-7306.

music

Find club dates in the music section.

BURLINGTON CONCERT BAND: Local musicians present a varied program of show tunes, marches and other classics. BYO blanket or lawn char. Battery Park, Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, band@burlingtonconcert band.org.

SHELBURNE BAY HIKE/ LAPLATTE RIVER PADDLE: Anglers are welcome on an easy excursion on land and water. Contact trip leader for details. Free; preregister. Info, theheckle123@gmail.com.

A WALK IN THE WOODS: WILDLIFE TRACKING: Nature lovers learn to decode the museum’s diverse landscape with expert tracker Mike Kessler.

Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 1-3 p.m. Regular admission, $3.50-7; free for members. Info, 434-2167.

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THE BAKE OFF: See WED.13, 2 p.m.

PIKNIC ÉLECTRONIK MONTRÉAL: DJ sets and beatdriven music propel a dance party of epic proportions. See piknicelectronik.com for details.

Plaine des jeux, Montréal, 2-9:30 p.m. $14.50-119; free for kids 12 and under. Info, 514-904-1247.

EARLY BIRDERS MORNING WALK: Adults and older children don binoculars and keep an eye out for winged wonders. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 7-9 a.m.

Donations. Info, 434-2167.

talks

MICH KABAY: The Norwich University professor of computer information systems weighs in on net neutrality as part of a lecture series titled “The Politics of Cyberspace.” Jewish Community of Greater Stowe, 4 p.m. Free.

Info, 253-1800.

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‘ANNE OF GREEN GABLES’: See WED.13, 4 p.m.

‘IT CAN’T HAPPEN HERE’: See SAT.16, 4-6 p.m.

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FOLK FEST SUR LE CANAL: See FRI.15, noon.

STEADY BETTY: The Parkapalooza music series features live tunes by Steady Betty, a giant slip ’n’ slide, and a community barbecue trailer where folks can grill their own eats. Hubbard Park, Montpelier, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 225-8694.

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WILLARD STERNE RANDALL: Part romance and part tragedy, Alexander Hamilton’s life takes center stage in “Hamilton: The Man and the Musical.” Ethan Allen Homestead Museum, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Donations.

Info, 865-4556.

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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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FOOD SHELF YOGA: An all-levels class culminates in a relaxing gong savasana. Partial proceeds benefit the Williston Food Shelf.

Balance Yoga, Richmond, 10:3011:45 a.m. $10. Info, balanceyogavt@gmail.com.

GENTLE HONEY FLOW: A slowmoving yoga class awakens the body for the week ahead.

Women’s Room, Burlington, 12:15 p.m. $16. Info, beth@prenatalmethod.com.

MEDITATION: A group practice including sitting, walking, reading and discussion promotes mindfulness. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

POWER YOGA: Yogis move, sweat and rock out to fun music.

Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 6-7 p.m. $12. Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

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.

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.

VETERANS YOGA: FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED: Seasoned practitioners and neophytes alike engage in postures of strength and physicality.

Participants may bring a friend or other support person. Sangha Studio — North, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 448-4262.

JOB HUNT HELP: See THU.14, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

YIN YOGA: See SAT.16, noon-1:15 p.m.

film

YOGA ON THE LAKE: See WED.13.

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

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS 3D’: See WED.13.

‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: See WED.13.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.13, 6:30 p.m.

MAGIC: THE GATHERING — MONDAY NIGHT MODERN: Tarmogoyf-slinging madness ensues when competitors battle for prizes in a weekly game.

Brap’s Magic, Burlington, 6:30-10 p.m. $8. Info, 540-0498.

health & fitness

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.15.

ALL-LEVELS HATHA YOGA: See WED.13.

BONE BUILDERS EXERCISE CLASSES: See WED.13.

BUTI YOGA: See WED.13.

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.

music

Find club dates in the music section.

SAMBATUCADA OPEN REHEARSAL: Newbies are invited to help keep the beat as Burlington’s samba streetpercussion band sharpens its sound. Instruments are not required. 8 Space Studio Collective, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-5017.

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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.

HOW TO MARKET A SUCCESSFUL EVENT: A workshop with Insights Marketing Solutions delves into the art of promotion. Waterbury Public Library, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 244-7036.

tech

TECH HELP WITH CLIF: See WED.13, noon & 1 p.m.

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.

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.

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.

FOMO?

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.

FEAST TOGETHER OR FEAST TO GO: See FRI.15.

crafts

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

dance

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.

LINDY HOP 2: Hoofers elevate their swing-dance skills in a four-week workshop. Champlain Club, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $10. Info, contact@vermontswings.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.

education

PARENT UNIVERSITY GRADUATION: Moms and dads celebrate the skills they’ve learned with the Burlington School District organization.

Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington, 3:30-5 p.m.

Free. Info, 865-5332.

environment

CLEAN WATER CAFÉ: Ecoconscious individuals join teams from Lake Champlain International and the Conservation Law Foundation for an informal chat about threats to Lake Champlain. Onyx Tonics Specialty Coffee, Burlington, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 879-3466.

etc.

film

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

‘KISS ME, KATE’: A pair of divorced actors reunites in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew in this 1953 comedy.

Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 1:30 & 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 748-2600.

‘RIFFTRAX LIVE: SPACE MUTINY’: See THU.14, 7:30 p.m.

Vermont Womenpreneurs Spring Showcase

Burlington Edible History Tours

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Tiny House Fest Vermont 2018

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The Nightshade Festival II

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Zach Nugent’s Dead All Stars Band

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THU.-SAT., JUN. 21-23 OUTSIDE AT THE BACK OF THE ECHO CENTER, BURLINGTON

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS 3D’: See WED.13.

‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: See WED.13.

food & drink

OLD NORTH END FARMERS MARKET: Locavores score breads, juices, ethnic foods and more from neighborhood vendors. Dewey Park, Burlington, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, oldnorthendfarmersmarket@gmail.com.

TRAINING YOUR PALATE: SENSORY EVALUATION OF CHARCUTERIE: Gourmands get familiar with the vocabulary used to describe cold cooked meats during a sensory evaluation using elementary tastes, flavors, aromas and textures.

Sterling College, Craftsbury Common, 6:30-8 p.m. $10; preregister. Info, 586-7711, ext. 163.

VERMONT COUNCIL OF WORLD AFFAIRS ANNUAL DINNER: Diners honor former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean over a shared meal. Dion Family Student Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, reception, 6 p.m.; dinner, 7 p.m. $35-100; preregister. Info, 861-2342, ext. 4.

games

THU.-SAT., JUN. 14-16 OUTSIDE AT THE BACK OF THE ECHO CENTER, BURLINGTON

Getting Started as a Freelance Book Editor: A One-Day Workshop SAT., JUN. 16 HAMPTON INN, COLCHESTER

health & fitness

BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE SUN-STYLE TAI CHI, LONGFORM: Improved mood, greater muscle strength and increased energy are a few of the benefits of this gentle exercise. South Burlington Recreation & Parks Department, 10:30 a.m.-noon.

Free. Info, 735-5467.

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fairs & festivals

GENTLE FLOW YOGA: See THU.14.

FELDENKRAIS AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT: See FRI.15, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

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SAT.-SUN., JUN. 23-24 RED BARN GARDENS, WILLISTON

SAT., JUN. 16 PICKUP AT THE ECHO CENTER, BURLINGTON

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A Day of Disc Golf!

Drunken Noodle Cooking Class MON., JUN. 18 RICHMOND COMMUNITY KITCHEN

SUN., JUN. 24 PICKUP AT RICHMOND PARK & RIDE

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VT ROCKS Music Festival and BBQ SUN., JUN. 24 BOLTON VALLEY RESORT

BEGINNERS TAI CHI CLASS: See THU.14.

DE-STRESS YOGA: A relaxing and challenging class lets healthy bodies unplug and unwind. Balance Yoga, Richmond, 5:45-7 p.m. $15. Info, 434-8401.

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SAT., JUN. 23 RUSTY NAIL STAGE, STOWE

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.13, 7 p.m.

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.

EARLY CHILDHOOD JOB FAIR: Job seekers interested in working with youngsters become familiar with area organizations.

Community College of Vermont,

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

community

NIGHT ON THE CRESCENT: Exhibitors, vendors, local sips and snacks, live music, and lawn games make for family-friendly fun. The Crescent, Northfield, 3-7 p.m. Free. Info, 485-6448.

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HOUSE & FORMAL GARDENS TOUR: See THU.14.

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agriculture

Upper Valley, White River Junction, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 376-1014.

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WRITING POWER: A WRITING WORKSHOP TO UNLEASH THE WRITER WITHIN: Whether they’re interested in poetry, memoir or fiction, aspiring authors learn practical methods for overcoming obstacles to creativity. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6-7:45 p.m.

Free. Info, 223-3338.

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GENTLE YOGA WITH TIBETAN BOWLS & CACAO: Breath, movement, sound and a cacao ceremony combine for deep relaxation and self-healing.

Balance Yoga, Richmond, 1011:30 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.

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.13, Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 7:30-8:30 a.m. $12. Info, studio@zenbarnvt. 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.16, 6-7 p.m.

SUNSET YOGA ON THE LAKE: See THU.14.

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.

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YOGA CORE FOR BABES: See THU.14.

language

‘LA CAUSERIE’ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Native speakers and learners are welcome to pipe up at an unstructured conversational practice. El Gato Cantina, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m.

Free. Info, 540-0195.

LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ITALIAN: Speakers hone their skills in the Romance language over a bag lunch.

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m. Free.

Info, 223-3338.

music

Find club dates in the music section.

CASTLETON SUMMER CONCERTS: Traditional Irish band Extra Stout entertain onlookers with raucous jigs and heartfelt ballads. Pavilion, Castleton University, 7-9 p.m.

Free. Info, 468-6039.

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.

seminars

CPR CERTIFICATION: Folks learn a lifesaving emergency procedure. Highgate Elementary School, 6 p.m. $15; preregister; limited space. Info, 868-3970.

sports

LEARN TO CURL: Competitors get acquainted with the on-ice sport.

University of Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse, South Burlington, 7-9:30 p.m. $20. Info, 448-0630.

talks

HOT TOPICS SUMMER LECTURE SERIES: Blake Hudson of the University of Houston Law Center sounds off in “The Most Wicked Environmental Problem of Our Time: Land Development.”

Room 012, Oakes Hall, Vermont Law School, South Royalton, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 831-1371.

TIM BROOKES: The writer considers the fate of orthography in “Endangered Alphabets, Cultural Erosion and the Future of the Written Word.” River Arts, Morrisville, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 888-1261.

VINH GIANG: “The Psychology of Illusion, the Power of Perspective,” delivered as part of the Todd Lecture Series, dazzles listeners. Plumley Armory, Norwich University, Northfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 485-2633.

theater

‘ANNE OF GREEN GABLES’: See WED.13.

words

BURLINGTON POETRY GROUP: Writers of verse ages 18 through 30 field constructive feedback on original works. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free.

Info, btvpoetry@gmail.com.

PAUSE-CAFÉ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Frenchlanguage fanatics meet pour parler la belle langue. The Spot on the Dock, Burlington, 6:308:30 p.m. Free. Info, 430-4652.

ROBIN MACARTHUR: The Vermont writer regales readers with a discussion of her debut novel, Heart Spring Mountain.

Phoenix Books Burlington, 7 p.m. $3. Info, 448-3350.

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.

SUMMER LITERATURE READING SERIES: Ambitious readers cover selected pages of Don Quixote

by Miguel de Cervantes. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 6:308:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

WINE & STORY OPEN MIC: Prompts trigger first-person narratives told to a live audience.

Shelburne Vineyard, 7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 863-1754.

YVONNE DALEY: A talk and a reading mark the launch of the author’s new book, Going Up the Country: When the Hippies, Dreamers, Freaks and Radicals Moved to Vermont. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 7-8 p.m. Free.

Info, 229-0774.

VERMONT FARMERS MARKET: See WED.13.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.13.

health & fitness

ALL-LEVELS HATHA YOGA: See WED.13.

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.

‘THE HOBBIT’: Bilbo Baggins embarks on a perilous journey in search of hidden treasures in a Rutland High School production.

Rutland High School, 7 p.m. $5.

Info, 770-1134.

seminars

‘MAD AS THE WIND AND THE SEA: A BUCCANEER’S FANTABULOUS ROLLICKING TRAGIC OPERA’: Created by Vermonter Chris Colt, a new musical tells the tale of life and afterlife for seafarers and those lost at sea. Gospel Hollow Town Hall, Calais, 7:30 p.m. $10-15.

Info, 223-1873.

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA LIVE IN HD: ‘MADAMA BUTTERFLY’: Puccini’s popular opera, broadcast to the big screen, tells of the epic romance between a young Japanese geisha and an American lieutenant. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6-15. Info, 748-2600.

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EMPOWERED YOGA FLOW: See WED.13.

HERBS FOR STRESSFUL TIMES: Tension, be gone! Herbalist Ember Peters describes natural remedies for symptoms such as insomnia, anxiety and fatigue.

Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. $12-15. Info, 224-7100.

GENTLE YOGA IN WATERBURY: See WED.13.

sports

MOVING MIXER: Professionals board a bus, then ride in style to Capitol Grounds Café for refreshments and networking.

Bear Naked Growler, Montpelier, 5-7 p.m. $10-15; preregister. Info, 229-5711.

GINGER’S EXTREME BOOT CAMP: See WED.13.

cannabis

GREENER DRINKS: See WED.13.

RESILIENCE FLOW: FOR THOSE WITH A HISTORY OF TBI OR BRAIN INJURY: See WED.13.

comedy

RESTORATIVE YOGA: See WED.13.

BONE BUILDERS EXERCISE CLASSES: See WED.13.

BUTI YOGA: See WED.13.

CHAIR TAI CHI: See WED.13.

business

DAVID CROSS: Winner of both Emmy and Grammy Awards, the funnyman takes the stage with his standup comedy show, “Oh Come On.” Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $37.75. Info, 863-5966.

crafts

FIBER RIOT!: See WED.13.

MAKE YOUR OWN WIND CHIMES: DIYers craft decorative arrangements that make a jingling sound in the breeze.

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

dance

CONTACT IMPROV: See WED.13.

DROP-IN HIP-HOP DANCE: See WED.13.

HIP-HOP DANCE: See WED.13.

etc.

A COURSE IN MIRACLES STUDY GROUP: See WED.13.

GUIDED TOURS: See WED.13.

HU CHANT: SOUND OF SOUL: See SUN.17, Rutland Free Library, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 800-772-9390.

film

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

‘PHANTOM THREAD’: Set in 1950s London, this acclaimed drama follows a fastidious dressmaker who falls for a strongwilled woman. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 7 p.m. $5. Info, 533-9075.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS 3D’: See WED.13.

‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: See WED.13.

food & drink

COMMUNITY SUPPER: See WED.13.

FIVE CORNERS FARMERS MARKET: See WED.13.

NIA WITH LINDA: See WED.13.

PILATES: See WED.13.

PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.13.

QIGONG: See WED.13.

TAI CHI: See WED.13.

TOMGIRL WALKING CLUB: See WED.13.

WEDNESDAY GUIDED MEDITATION: See WED.13.

Y12SR: YOGA OF 12-STEP RECOVERY: See WED.13.

YOGA ON THE LAKE: See WED.13.

language

BEGINNER & INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES: See WED.13.

GERMAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Community members practice conversing auf Deutsch.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

TITLEIST DEMO DAY: Golfers get their hands on the brand’s latest line of products. Sugarbush Resort Golf Club, Warren, 1-5 p.m.

Free; cost of club fitting sessions. Info, 583-6300.

WOMEN’S PICKUP BASKETBALL: See WED.13.

talks

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.

ED MCMAHON: Sense of place is central to the former Scenic America president’s lecture “Where Am I? The Power of Uniqueness.” Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 223-3338.

tech

TECH HELP WITH CLIF: See WED.13.

LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: SPANISH: See WED.13.

TECH LEADERS NETWORKING EVENT: Members of the state’s tech business sector rub elbows at an informal gathering hosted by the Vermont Technology Alliance.

Green Mountain Power Energy Innovation Center, Rutland, 5:30-8 p.m. $10-20. Info, 735-0840.

music

theater

BURLINGTON CITY ARTS SUMMER CONCERTS: JACOB GREEN: Music lovers meet up with friends and coworkers for a lunchtime performance by the bluesy one-man band.

Burlington City Hall Park, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

‘GYPSY’: See WED.13.

INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: See WED.13.

Find club dates in the music section.

CAPITAL CITY BAND: See WED.13.

‘HIGHER! FASTER! LOUDER!’: Opera fanatic Tim Tavcar offers colorful commentary on film clips showcasing the vocal virtuosity of singers such as Rockwell Blake and Maria Callas. See calendar spotlight. Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier City Hall, 7:30 p.m. $25. Info, 229-0492.

MUSIC IN THE ALLEY: RAY VEGA & FRIENDS: Compositions from the Great American Songbook carry through the air. Axel’s Gallery & Frame Shop, Waterbury, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7801.

‘ANNE OF GREEN GABLES’: See WED.13.

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‘AMATEUR HOUR’: END OF THE TOUR BOOK PARTY: The South Burlington author of Amateur Hour: Motherhood in Essays and Swear Words tops off her book tour with a discussion, sets by local standup comics and live music by Swale. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 8 p.m. $5; for ages 18 and up. Info, 540-0406.

AUTHOR VISIT: MEG LITTLE REILLY: The Vermont author signs copies of her latest novel, Everything That Follows.

Carpenter-Carse Library, Hinesburg, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 482-2878.

AUTHORS AT THE ALDRICH: Interest rises during Martin Philip’s discussion of his book Breaking Bread: A Baker’s Journey Home in 75 Recipes.

Aldrich Public Library, Barre, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 476-7550.

RECOVERY WRITE NOW: See WED.13.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT WORKSHOP: Burlington Writers Workshop members focus on elements of craft when responding to works in progress. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space.

Info, 383-8104.

WRITING CIRCLE: See WED.13. m

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

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

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

music 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.

CLASS PHOTOS + MORE INFO ONLINE SEVENDAYSVT.COM/CLASSES

classes THE FOLLOWING CLASS LISTINGS ARE PAID ADVERTISEMENTS. ANNOUNCE YOUR CLASS FOR AS LITTLE AS $16.75/WEEK (INCLUDES SIX PHOTOS AND UNLIMITED DESCRIPTION ONLINE). SUBMIT YOUR CLASS AD AT SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POSTCLASS.

art ART & POTTERY IN MIDDLEBURY: Adults: Afternoon Clay, Mon & Wed Wheel, Int Wheel, Raku, Pastels, AM Painting, Watercolors, Block Printing with Ashley Wolff, Plein Air Painting with George Van Hook. Children: Clay Hand Building & Wheel. Art Camps: Tree Houses, Birds on the Wing, Whirligigs, Rainbow Paper, Dragons, Wacky Art, Fairies, Art of Thailand. Location: Middlebury Studio School, 2377 Rte. 7, Middlebury. Info: Barbara Nelson, 247-3702, ewaldewald@ aol.com, middleburystudio school.org.

Call 865-7166 for info or register online at burlingtoncityarts.org.

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HIGH SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHY INSTITUTE: Immerse yourself in the photographic process and develop your artistic vision in

MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY: Learn how to use your digital camera to see and share the wonder found in small and often unnoticed details in the natural world! In this four-week class, participants will learn how to train their eyes to see tiny subjects out in nature, to figure out the macro capabilities of their cameras, and to compose a visually compelling photograph.

Classes will be a mix of outdoor photo shoots and in-class group discussions. Point and shoot and DSLR cameras are both welcome. No experience necessary.

Instructor: Laura Hale. Thu., Jul. 12-Aug. 2, 4-6 p.m. Cost: $120/ person; $108/BCA members.

Location: BCA Studios, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166, burlingtoncityarts.org.

PASTEL WORKSHOP: Spend an evening in our drawing and painting studio with versatile and colorful pastels. In this fun, one-night class you’ll discover basic drawing and blending techniques to create an abstract or realistic piece of paper that you’ll be excited to bring home.

All basic materials included. No experience necessary. Instructor:

SCREEN PRINTING: Expert printer, Aaron David, will introduce you to screen printing and show you how to design and print T-shirts, posters, fine art and more! Students will learn a variety of techniques for transferring and printing images using handdrawn, photographic or borrowed imagery. Students will learn how to apply photo emulsion, how to use an exposure unit and how to print on a variety of surfaces.

No experience necessary. Thu., Jul. 12-Aug. 16, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $255/person; $229.50/BCA members. Location: BCA Studios, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166, burlingtoncityarts.org.

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ADULT: INTRO TO WATERCOLOR: Instructor: Frances Cannon.

Learn how to translate three-dimensional objects into two-dimensional surfaces in watercolor through basic drawing techniques, how to set up a color palette and how to apply basic color theory. We will also explore various approaches to texture and composition using seasonal inspiration and still life setups. Thu., 6-8 p.m., Jun. 28-Aug. 23; no class Jul. 5.

Cost: $248/person for 8 classes.

Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@the shelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: SHAKER HALL TABLE: Instructor: Ryan Cocina. Learn a comprehensive introduction to woodworking. This course explores basic principles of lumber selection, hand-tool and machinery usage, milling, joinery, and finishing. You will build a Shaker-style hall table, taking the project from blueprint through completion, while gaining familiarity with the woodshop environment. Mon., 6-9 p.m., Jun. 25-Aug. 27. Cost: $565/person for 10 classes; member discount avail.

Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@the shelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

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WATERCOLOR: Learn to paint with watercolor. This class focuses on observational painting from still life, figure, landscape and photos. Students will paint on watercolor paper and will gain experience with composition, color theory, layering, light and shade. The class may move outdoors to paint en plein air on beautiful days.

No experience necessary. Price includes all basic materials.

Instructor: Janet Armentano.

Thu., Jul. 12-Aug. 2, 6-8:30 p.m.

Cost: $150/person; $135 BCA members. Location: BCA Studios, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166, burlingtoncityarts.org.

DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Salsa classes, nightclub-style, group and private, four levels.

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

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CLAY WHEEL THROWING: This class is an introduction to clay, pottery and the ceramics studio.

Working primarily on the potter’s wheel, students will learn basic throwing and forming techniques, while creating functional pieces such as mugs, vases and bowls. Students will also be guided through various finishing techniques using the studio’s house slips and glazes. The class includes one bag of clay and access to the Clay Studio’s open studio hours during the weeks of the class. Additional clay is sold separately at $25/25-pound bag. All glazes and firings are included. No previous experience needed. Option 2: Thu., Jul. 12-Aug. 23 (no class Jul. 26), 6-8:30 p.m.; instructor, Sarah Camille Wilson. Cost: $255/ person; $229.50/BCA members.

Location: BCA Studios, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166, burlingtoncityarts.org.

DOCUMENTARY STORYTELLING: Learn how to tell a compelling story with your photographs!

This six-week class will introduce participants to the process of documentary storytelling and include discussions of subject matter, composition, editing and story structure. Group discussions and critiques as well as shooting assignments and writing exercises will give participants the opportunity to begin a new photographic project or refine works in progress. Film or digital photography acceptable. Prerequisite: DSLR camera or equivalent knowledge.

Instructor: Liza Semler. Mon., Jul. 9-Aug. 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Cost: $180/person; $162/BCA members. Location: BCA Studios, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166, burlingtoncityarts.org.

LIFE DRAWING DROP-IN: Spend the evening with other local artists drawing one of our experienced models. Please bring your drawing materials and paper. All materials must be water soluble and solvent free. No registration required. Instructor: Carolyn Zuaro. Fri., Jul. 13-Aug. 17, 7:30-9 p.m. Cost: $10/person; $9/BCA members. Purchase a drop-in card and get the sixth visit free! Location: BCA Studios, 405 Pine St., Burlington.

Info: 865-7166, burlingtoncityarts.org.

PRINTMAKING: Create unique, painterly images using a variety of tools and materials in this fun four-week monoprint class.

Students will learn about the studio’s equipment, printing press and materials while practicing proper techniques.

Experimentation with layering colors and textures will also help create genuinely one-ofa-kind prints. Students can work from reference images or try out different materials. The class includes all basic supplies.

Instructor: Katie Loesel. Wed., Jul. 11-Aug. 1, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $150/person; $135 BCA members. Location: BCA Studios, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 8657166, burlingtoncityarts.org.

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NONFICTION COMICS WORKSHOP: Join New Hampshire teaching artist Marek Bennett of Marek Bennett’s Comics Workshop for this handson nonfiction comics lab featuring materials from the Vermont Folklife Center and Vermont Historical Society, or materials

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DIGITAL SLR CAMERA: Explore the basic workings of the digital SLR camera and learn how to take the photographs you envision. Demystify f-stops, shutter speeds, sensitivity ratings and exposure, and analyze the basics of composition. Bring your camera and owner’s manual to the first class. Prerequisite: No experience necessary. Instructor: Liza Semler. Thu., Jul. 12-Aug. 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $180/ person; $162/BCA members.

Location: BCA Studios, 405 Pine Street, Burlington. Info: 8657166, burlingtoncityarts.org.

JEWELRY: Learn the basics of creating metal jewelry.

Techniques covered will include sawing, piercing, filing, annealing, soldering, texturing, cold connections, basic hollow construction, ring sizing and more, so that students can create at least two completed pieces. The class includes copper and brass and use of all basic tools, as well as studio access during the weeks of your class. Instructor: Sarah Sprague. Tue., Jul. 17Aug. 7, 5:30-8 p.m. Cost: $170/ person; $153/BCA members.

Location: BCA Studios, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166, burlingtoncityarts.org.

Janet Armentano. Jul. 25, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $25/person; $22.50/ BCA members. Location: BCA Studios, 405 Pine St., Burlington.

Info: 865-7166, burlington cityarts.org.

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LESLIE FRY’S SUMMER WORKSHOPS: Weekend workshops taught by artist Leslie Fry in her Winooski studio and sculpture garden: Collage, Drawing and Painting on Paper, June 23 & 24; Get Plastered!, July 14 & 15; Almost Instant Gratification Casting, July 21 & 22; Sculpture Casting and Mold-Making Smorgasbord, August 4 & 5.

Registration dates and all details at lesliefry.com/price-lists/ 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 and Sculpture Garden, 48 Elm St., Winooski.

Info: Leslie Fry, 999-5313, lfry@ lesliefry.com, lesliefry.com.

TJ CUNNINGHAM PAINTING CLASS: Join TJ Cunningham for a three-day plein air intensive workshop. Attendees will spend one day painting at the river, one in the open fields of Addison and the final day in the picturesque town of Middlebury. Each day, TJ will demonstrate his unique approach to the varied subject matter of the Vermont landscape. This class is limited to 12 students and will include lunch on the final day. Fri.-Sun., Jun. 21-24. Cost: $395/3-day class. Location: Edgewater Gallery, 1 Mill St., Middlebury.

Info: Dalton Hartye, 989-7419, dalton@edgewatergallery-vt. com, edge watergallery.co.

this dynamic one-week program!

Students will use both the traditional darkroom and the digital lab to create a portfolio of quality images. Instruction in film and digital shooting methods, darkroom printing, image processing in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, group photo shoots, and more will be covered throughout the week. Experience in photography is not required to participate. Scholarships available. Option 1: Jul. 9-12, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Option 2: Aug. 13-17, 8 a.m.

-3 p.m. Ages: 15-18. Cost: $360/ person; $324/BCA members.

Location: BCA Studios, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166, burlingtoncityarts.org.

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DANCE WITH FIRE W/ MONICA D.: Ignite your creative spark through yogic and artistic practices! We’ll go deep into body and mind to explore and uncover the unlimited potential of your innate creativity. Break blocks; find your voice; discover new modes of action. For artists and nonartists alike. No previous experience required. Teaching artist Monica DiGiovanni. Seven week series on Monday nights, starting Jun. 18 (no class Jul. 16). Cost: $295/7-week series of 3-hour sessions; $315 on day of registration; $45 per drop-in class. Location: Grange Hall Cultural Center, 317 Howard Avenue, Waterbury Center. Info: Across Roads Center for the Arts, Monica DiGiovanni, 244-4168, info@mywildbeat.com, mywild beat.com.

you bring along. No experience required. Everyone can draw comics! Fri., Jun. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $95/6-hour workshop.

Location: Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St., Middlebury.

Info: Bob Hooker, 388-4964, info@vermontfolklifecenter.org, vermontfolklifecenter.org.

DARKROOM CRASH COURSE: Explore the traditional, analog black-and-white darkroom!

Learn how to properly expose black-and-white film, process film into negatives, and make silver gelatin prints. Students will leave with the skills and confidence to join the darkroom as a member. All film, paper and darkroom supplies included.

Bring your manual 35mm or medium-format-film camera to the first class. Instructor: Rebecca Babbitt. No experience necessary. Mon., Jul. 23-Aug. 13, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $180/person; $162/BCA members. Location: BCA Studios, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166, burlingtoncityarts.org.

classes THE FOLLOWING CLASS LISTINGS ARE PAID ADVERTISEMENTS. ANNOUNCE YOUR CLASS FOR AS LITTLE AS $16.75/WEEK (INCLUDES SIX PHOTOS AND UNLIMITED DESCRIPTION ONLINE). SUBMIT YOUR CLASS AD AT SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POSTCLASS.

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POLE DANCE FITNESS: Come try pole dancing at Bohemienne Fitness in Burlington! Absolute beginners are welcome to join our fun-loving dance community.

Gain strength and flexibility with this mesmerizing form of dance fitness. We know you’ve always wanted to try it! Buy a pass and register online at POLEFITVT. com. Fri, 6:45-7:45 p.m. Cost: $15/class. Special: 2 Intro to Pole classes for $30. Location: North End Studio B, 294 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Bohemienne Fitness, 321-4392275, POLEFITVT.com.

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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.

fitness 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 p.m. & Sat., 9-10 a.m. Cost: $10/1hour class. Location: North End Studio A, 294 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Tweak Your Physique, Stephanie Shohet, 578-9243, steph.shohet@ gmail.com, rippedplanet.com/ instructor/stephanie_shohet.

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ACTIVIST THEATER: FOOD & SOCIAL JUSTICE THEATER CAMP: Ages 11-14. Instructors: Allison Talis & Chelsea Frisbee.

Experience food justice firsthand at the Intervale Center, “Burlington’s Central Park.”

Campers learn about farms, gardens, and Intervale Gleaning and Food Rescue, one of Vermont’s fast-growing food-access projects. The week culminates with a performance created by students based on their learning throughout the camp. In partnership with Intervale. Mon.-Fri., Jul. 23-27, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $325. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4537, flynncenter.org.

DISNEY’S FROZEN KIDS THEATER CAMP: Ages 9-13.

Instructor: Tim Maynes. Come act, sing and dance with us as we mount a workshop production of Disney’s Frozen Kids, a 30-minute musical adapted and developed exclusively for elementary and middle school students.

This musical theater camp culminates in one of the first select pilot productions of this new show in the country. Mon.-Fri., Aug. 6-10, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $350/person. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4537, flynncenter.org.

JAZZ IMPROV. FOR BEGINNERS: Ages 8-12 (recommended for students who have played for a minimum of one year).

Instructor: George Voland. Want to join your school’s jazz band or play in a jazz combo? Work on your improvisational and ensemble skills with acclaimed trombonist George Voland.

Campers perform for friends and family in FlynnSpace at week’s end. Mon.-Fri., Aug. 6-10, 8:3011:30 a.m. Cost: $200/person; incl. jazz performance ticket.

Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4537, flynncenter.org.

BURLESQUE LEVEL I & II: For ages 18+. Instructor: Doctor Vu. Mon., Jun. 4-Jul. 23, Level I: 7-8 p.m. Cost: $110/8-week series; drop-ins welcome, $15/1-hour class. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4537, flynncenter.org.

CABARET JAZZ EXTRAVAGANZA: For teens and adults. Instructors: Isaac Euler & Hanna Satterlee. Tue., Jun. 5-Jul. 17 (no class Jul. 3), 6-7 p.m. Cost: $80/6-week series; drop-ins welcome, $15/1-hour class. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington.

Info: 652-4537, flynncenter.org.

design and build kinetic sculptures in a fun group environment. Learn more about classes at generatorvt.com/classes. Sat., Jul. 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Location: Generator, 40 Sears Ln., Burlington. Info: 540-0761.

STREET JAZZ AND HIP-HOP FUSION: For teens and adults.

Instructor: Rose Bedard. Thu., Jun. 14-Jul. 26, 5:30-7 p.m. Cost: $140/7-week series; drop-ins welcome, $22.50/1.5-hour class.

Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4537, flynncenter.org.

TAP LEVEL I & II: For teens and adults. Instructor: Kate Whalen.

Wed., Jun. 13-Aug. 1 (no class Jul. 4). Level I: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Level II: 6:35-7:35 p.m. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4537, flynncenter.org.

UNDER THE BIG TOP THEATER CAMP: Ages 6-8. Instructor: Tracy Martin. Run away with the circus! Campers create clown costumes and characters to design their own circus experience in this theatrical exploration of adventures that await audiences and performers under the big top. Mesmerize family and friends at week’s end when they join us in the center ring (the Flynn’s MainStage) for our spectacular show. Mon.Fri., Jun. 25-29, 12-3 p.m. Cost: $200/person. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4537, flynncenter.org.

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MORTISE-TENON JOINERY WOOD WORKSHOP: Prerequisite: Wood 1 required.

Mortise and tenon joinery is a strong, classical joining method that has been used for centuries.

It is used in a variety of constructions, from table making to roofing. This class will cover two types of mortise and tenon joinery. Learn more about classes at generatorvt.com/classes. Mon., Jul. 9-16, 6-8:30 p.m. Location: Generator, 40 Sears Ln., Burlington. Info: 540-0761.

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BALLET LEVEL I & II: For teens and adults. Instructor: Elizabeth Brody. Mon., Jun. 4-Jul. 23.

Level I: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Level II: 6:45-7:45 p.m. Cost: $110/8-week series; drop-ins welcome, $15/1hour class. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington.

Info: 652-4537, flynncenter. org.

BOLLYWOOD AND INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE: For teens and adults. Instructor: Reshma Sinu. Thu., Jun. 28, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $30/person. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington.

Info: 652-4537, flynncenter.org.

environment to explore, discover, interact, connect and play. Mon.Fri., Jul. 16-20, 12-3 p.m. Cost: $200/person. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4537, flynncenter.org.

LATIN JAZZ INTENSIVE: Ages 13+. Instructors: Ray Vega & Alex Stewart. A team of instructors joins camp director and founder Alex Stewart to inspire students to reach new heights of creativity and proficiency, with rich opportunities to hone individual skills and master the cooperative team effort of live performance.

Students work with jazz trumpet luminary and program founder Ray Vega and a variety of other artist-educators. Mon.-Fri., Aug. 6-10, 12:30-5 p.m. Cost: $315/ person; incl. jazz performance ticket. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main Street, Burlington. Info: 6524537, flynncenter.org.

SENSORY ADVENTURES CAMP: Ages 5-18. Instructor: Kat Redniss. Designed for young people on the autism spectrum and with sensory sensitivities in mind, Sensory Adventures provides a safe and creative

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 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.

JEWELRY MAKING TOOL TRAINING: Generator is open from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Take this training and have access to the jewelry studio as a member, seven days a week. This tool training class provides the fundamental skills and materials knowledge you’ll need for future projects.

Learn more about classes at generatorvt.com/classes. Mon., Jun. 25, noon-5 p.m. Location: Generator, 40 Sears Ln., Burlington. Info: 540-0761.

KINETIC SCULPTURE WORKSHOP: Kinetic workshop for hands-on learners. You will be exploring natural, electronic and mechanical ways to create movement. We will experiment,

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, spanishparavos@gmail.com, spanishwaterburycenter.com.

PRACTICE YOUR FRENCH THIS SUMMER!: Alliance Française is offering two summer mini sessions: an early summer session (starting the week of June 18) and a late summer one (starting the week of July 30). These five- or six-week sessions will include courses for ALL language levels, including French for Travelers, Phonetics, Cinema, Sip & Games, Literature Classics, Magazine Club, and many more. We are also offering an Advanced Conversation course in Montpelier. Visit aflcr. org to discover our offerings and locations. Location: See, website.

Info: Micheline Tremblay, michelineatremblay@gmail.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 skillappropriate. 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 JIUJITSU: 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.

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ADOBE PREMIERE INTRO: This workshop provides an overview of the most-used features of Adobe Premiere. You will learn how to import and organize media, make edits, and finetune them to create a finished program. Also learn how to add music and adjust audio levels, add titles, and export your finished project. Please call to reserve your spot. Mon., Jun. 18, noon Free. Location: Media Factory, 208 Flynn Ave., #2G, Burlington. Info: 651-9692.

AUDIO LISTENING LAB: WBTVLP 99.3 FM, the community radio station at the Media Factory, hosts this fun workshop where you will be encouraged to share your own work and get feedback!

This is a unique opportunity to share your podcast or other audio work with a supportive group of fellow audiomakers and learn about making community radio.

CLASS PHOTOS + MORE INFO ONLINE SEVENDAYSVT.COM/CLASSES

Please call to reserve your spot.

Thu., Jun. 14, 6 p.m. Location: Media Factory, 208 Flynn Ave., #2G, Burlington. Info: 651-9692.

LAKE EFFECT FILM SCREENING & TALK: Amidst the rising threat of cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae blooms in the water bodies of Vermont and New Hampshire, this thought-provoking documentary investigates the possible link between exposure to neurotoxins found in cyanobacteria and the onset of sporadic cases of the terminal disease, ALS. Produced by Jackie and Jim Heltz. Register online. Wed., Jun. 20, 6 p.m. Free. Location: Media Factory, 208 Flynn Ave., #2G, Burlington. Info: Bit.ly/ btvmediafactory.

VCAM ORIENTATION: This is step one! The VCAM Orientation is the place to start. It is free to attend and will certify you to borrow VCAM’s media production equipment, use our fully-equipped TV production studio and digital filmmaking packages, start a show, and take all our other free and low-cost media education workshops! Sat., Jun. 16, 11 a.m.

Free. Location: Media Factory, 208 Flynn Ave., #2G, Burlington.

Info: 651-9692.

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LEARN TO MEDITATE: Taught by qualified meditation instructors at the Burlington Shambhala Meditation Center: Wed., 6-7 p.m.; Sun., 9 a.m.-noon. Free and open to anyone. Free public meditation weeknights 6-7 p.m.; Tue. and Thu. noon-1 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m.-noon. Classes and retreats also offered. See our website at burlington.shambhala.org.

Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 658-6795.

FSS: THE WAY OF THE SHAMAN: Originated by Michael Harner, this is the basic workshop of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies and is the prerequisite for all foundation workshops and training courses. Taught by longtime FSS faculty member Nan Moss, this workshop is a comprehensive introduction to core shamanism. Shamanic cosmology, helping spirits, journeys, divination, healing! Sat. & Sun., Jun. 23 & 24, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Cost: $240/2-day workshop.

Location: Shaman’s Flame workshop space, 644 Log Town Rd., Woodbury. Info: Peter Clark, 456-8735, peterclark13@gmail. com, shamansflame.com.

BECOME A FREELANCE BOOK EDITOR: Have fun and learn the craft and business of freelance book editing from Nancy Marriott of New Paradigm Writing and Editing Services and Susannah Noel of Noel Editorial, two local professionals with over 40 years of combined entrepreneurial experience editing popular trade books. Register at editorialartsacademy.com.

Sat., Jun. 16, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Cost: $149/1-day workshop.

Location: Hampton Inn, 42 Lower Mountain View Dr., Colchester.

Info: Eidtorial Arts Academy, Nancy Marriott, 805-895-8428, nancy@editorialartsacademy. com, editorialartsacademy.com.

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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.

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

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.

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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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The Vermont Public Utility Commission will hold hearings to gather public input on the Investigation into Green Mountain Power Corporation’s tariff filing requesting a base rate increase in the amount of 5.45%, to take effect January 1, 2019.

Hearing locations: The public hearing on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, will be conducted at the Rutland Free Library, Fox Room, at 10 Court Street, Rutland, Vermont.

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.

PSYCHOLOGY AND ANATOMY YTT: Mindful Psychology and Functional Anatomy Yoga Teacher Training, with four teachers (including a physical therapist and two counselors).

This YTT will dive into the depths of philosophy, postures and practice, as well as invoke enriching insights in what it means to be human. VSAC grant eligible! Monthly on Sat. & Sun., Oct-May, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Cost: $3,000/200-hour training.

Location: Moonlight Studios, Hyde Park. Info: Kali Brgant, 585-6203, kbrgant@gmail.com, wisdomwithinyou.com.

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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.

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Four new albums from formerly local artists B Y J OR D AN A D AMS

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n addition to the scores of albums Seven Days receives from the myriad bands and artists currently living in Vermont, we also see a fair number of submissions from formerly local folks. And since we love keeping tabs on old friends, every now and then we take a brief look at their most recent projects.

To that end, here are four new albums from once-Vermont-based artists who’ve since moved to pastures they apparently find even greener.

KATE LORENZ

SAM MOSS

ANDREW OF THE NORTH

JAMIE LEE THURSTON

Sing When Lonely

Neon

Ursa Verde

The Window

(Self-released, CD, digital download)

(Lost Honey Records, LP, CD, digital download)

The liner notes of Kate Lorenz’s debut album, Sing When Lonely, contain a photograph of a very young Lorenz dressed in a cowboy hat with a bandana tied around her neck. Though it’s unclear to which side of the law this young buckaroo belonged, the gnarly outlaw countryrock on the record implies a devilish streak.

Now based in western Massachusetts, Lorenz, a preschool teacher, regularly performs with her band, the Constellations, as well as with the southern Vermont honky-tonk group the Rear Defrosters. Originally from south-central Vermont, Lorenz comes from a talented family.

Her brother, Matt, is well known for his grizzled one-man band the Suitcase Junket. He plays here alongside his sister and also produced the record.

A fuzzed-up, sinister bass line and rippling guitars add surf-rock vibes to the feisty “Slidetackle Into Your Heart.” Childhood references — monkey bars, cartwheels and kiddie pools — make the love of which she sings feel untempered by the weight of the world.

Standout cut “Dive Bars” has Lorenz pining for authenticity. Over jabs of gritty bass and a shuffling drumbeat, she urgently sings of the good old days before gentrification invented the concept of “faux dive.” She sings: “We’ll crank the tunes up high / Keep the standards low / Tell me where did all the good dive bars go / Cuz if they’re all cleaned up we don’t go there no more.”

In Lorenz’s opinion, dirty is a good thing.

Her premiere is a triumph. Punchy kits, vibrant guitar work and excellent vocal production showcase Lorenz’s exceptional skills as both songwriter and composer.

Sing When Lonely is available on iTunes.

When a person’s surname describes or relates to their occupation or some other personal quality, it’s called an aptronym. Neon, the latest album from prolific folk singer-songwriter Sam Moss, sounds like the artist conjured it from deep within a misty forest full of fallen trees decomposing in a sea of peat and covered in lichen. Sam Moss, indeed.

Formerly based in Brattleboro, Moss is now settled in Boston. He recorded Neon with a new cast of area players at Warrior Camp in Somerville, Mass., though he returned to Guilford Sound in Guilford, Vt. — where he recorded his last record, Fable — for mixing.

As a fingerstyle guitarist, Moss’ picking skills add fine, spindly texture to his solemn tunes.

He plucks with effortless grace. His acoustic axe mostly takes center stage, while subtle accents of Wurlitzer and synthesizers smolder beneath.

Airy background vocals hover over blazes of electric guitar as Moss reveals trembling ruminations on “Flowers.” The dreamlike waltz flows on softly brushed percussion.

On “Rust,” Moss picks with fluid haste, and it sounds like spring raindrops clattering on a skylight. Faint, meandering harmonies accompany his haunting vocals.

“Shoulder” is an amorphous, free-associative fever dream. Without drums or other percussion, waves of atmospheric synths and hushed humming surround the singer’s reflections.

With Neon, Moss continues a streak of gorgeous albums that spotlight his top-notch musicianship. His lyrics and silken compositions are both stunning.

Neon is available at sammoss.bandcamp.com.

(Self-released, digital download) Locals may know New Hampshire-based pianist Andrew Grosvenor from his frequent appearances in Burlington, including the weekly Family Night jam sessions at SideBar and his own monthly residency at Radio Bean.

Additionally, he played in the long-defunct Burlington group Woodshed. His mythic current moniker, Andrew of the North, aligns with the grandiose tunes of his latest album, Ursa Verde.

Recorded for the 2018 RPM Challenge — a yearly feat of endurance that tasks participants with crafting a 10-song album in 28 days — Ursa Verde has an energized, urgent sound. Grosvenor played every instrument and tracked all of the parts in his basement. Smartly, he enlisted Burlington’s Tank Recording Studio for mixing and mastering assistance; the final product is both scrappy and solid.

Grosvenor’s vocals are crisp and clear throughout. His enunciation and vocal timbre recall that of a certain ultra-phamous jam band’s front man. In fact, his jangly, soul- and bluesinjected keyboard-rock is generally reminiscent of Phish.

Vaguely tropical beats and rounded bass open “Aditi.” Multitracked vintage keys and piano gurgle beneath Grosvenor’s imposing, occasionally faltering vocals.

With only handclaps and the tinny chirp of a coffee cup struck with a wedding ring, “Holler” stands out from the other keyboard-driven cuts.

With references to the Maccabees on every refrain, it’s like an obscure folk song you’d hear in an elementary school music class. But what’s it doing in the middle of a rock record?

A blown-out Rhodes anchors the bouncy “Tell Me.” The narrative ballad draws a connection between life’s mundaneness and the anxiety that comes with it.

Grosvenor’s tunes have a humble sincerity that makes Ursa Verde a valiant effort.

Ursa Verde is available on Friday, June 15, at CD Baby. Grosvenor celebrates its release on Saturday, June 16, at Radio Bean.

(Thurston for Entertainment, CD, digital download) It’s been almost 20 years since Jamie Lee Thurston left Vermont to pursue his dream of country music stardom. Currently based in industry mecca Nashville, Tenn., he’s still inching toward that dream in a crowded genre full of musical (and physical) doppelgängers.

Some songs on Thurston’s latest album, The Window, admirably describe the pains of true love, such as the opening track “Givin’ Up Breathing.” In his signature butch-AF baritone and dubious Southern accent, the singer details a breakup over sharply picked electric guitar. He sings, “I could swear off nicotine / Say goodbye to caffeine / No more alcohol / I could live without it all” before declaring, “Giving you up is like givin’ up breathing.” He’s undoubtedly a romantic.

However, it’s hard to look past certain flaws.

Though hardly the first contemporary country artist to do so, Thurston idealizes women in a tone-deaf way — primarily on “Real Man’s Woman.” Over a basic bar beat and a backdrop of whirling organ and sparking electric guitar, the mid-tempo tune glamorizes fabled women who like football and cars and who can get “down and dirty” with the boys.

Of course, mechanically minded ladies who love professional sports do exist — as do the guys who love them. But to explicitly elevate the “real man’s woman” and shame their “high maintenance” counterparts is not only misogynistic, it implies that men who don’t share his vision of the “real man’s woman” aren’t, in fact, real men themselves.

In a time when gender roles — and attitudes — are being called into question and American values are evolving past the 20th century, Thurston seems oblivious to that reckoning.

The Window is available on iTunes.

Contact: jordan@sevendaysvt.com

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Hometown folk heroes the DUPONT BROTHERS take the stage on July 19.

If we’re lucky, perhaps we’ll get a preview of the DuPonts’ forthcoming SOUNDBROTHER album.

Philadelphia piano-soul rockers LOW CUT CONNIE close out the series with their always-outrageous antics on July 26.

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After 10 solid days of nonstop action at the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, you might be itching for your next free outdoor music fix. And even if you’re prone to mosquito bites like I am, don’t let the threat of airborne pests stop you from basking in the glorious — and free — sounds of summer. For example…

Every Wednesday and Friday from now through the end of August, Burlington City Arts puts on a free lunchtime concert in City Hall Park.

This week’s entries are the USAF AMERICAN CLARINET QUARTET on Wednesday, June 13; boisterous bluegrass dude PAPPY (CABINET) on Friday, June 15; and singersongwriter JACOB GREEN on Wednesday, June 20. Later on this summer, the eclectic lineup includes FRANCESCA BLANCHARD, HANA ZARA, the HOKUM BROTHERS, DANZA DEL FUEGO and more than a dozen other locals.

Moving on, last week, local independent radio station the Point WNCS-FM announced its annual summer concert series. The station puts on a free show every Thursday in July at Burlington’s Battery Park, and this year’s lineup is probably the best it’s curated in years.

Formerly local indie dance orchestra RUBBLEBUCKET return to their hometown on July 5. The group dropped a new single, the chilled-out “Fruity,” in May. On July 12, acclaimed singersongwriter NATALIE PRASS touches down.

The almighty critics over at Pitchfork just gave her new album, The Future and the Past, fairly decent marks. Reviewer OLIV IA HORN notes a progression in the Virginian songwriter’s work: “Prass stands behind the more-is-more philosophy that guided her debut, adding layers of synth, bass and percussion to fill the spaces where she’s pulled back the woodwinds and strings.” She also notes, “Prass has a sharp sensitivity to everyday cruelty.”

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While inputting this week’s club listings, I came upon a relatively new local band that instantly appealed to the ’90s kid in me. Known as LAZER DAD, the six-piece ’90s cover band takes over Winooski’s Last Stop Sports Bar on Friday.

The band’s mission of reviving classic cuts by artists ranging from NIRVANA to THIRD EYE BLIND to the BACKSTREET BOYS certainly spoke to me.

But what really caught my eye was the website’s kitschy 8-bit video game aesthetic and the band’s running “dad” theme — though none of the fellas in the group is currently a dad. Each member has a defined persona, à la the SPICE GIRLS: Lead guitarist ANDY KUZMIN is the “cool” dad; bassist AXEL HANDY is the “smooth” dad; drummer TANNER ACEBO is the “bad” dad; lead vocalist ALEX KOCH is the “weird” dad; rhythm guitarist DANTE ROSSI is the “mystery” dad; and keyboardist ERICK LATTRELL is the “electric” dad, rounding out the group.

Read their hilarious full bios on the band’s Facebook page. Hi-C Ecto Coolers, Beanie Babies and BLUES TRAVELER all receive shout-outs.

In an email to Seven Days, Kuzmin notes his group’s goal is to amass enough material to host an evening of exclusively ’90s live-band karaoke.

But until then, fans of “the last great decade” — as the National Geographic channel called the ’90s in a 2014 docuseries — should be stoked to simply pump up the jams and get jiggy. Also, you get bonus point for dressing in Hypercolor, Z. Cavaricci jeans, Umbro

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From the Top Geographically speaking, twin peaks Mount Joy and Mount Misery lie at the edge of

DELI 126: Jazz Jam, 8 p.m., free.

Valley Forge, Pa. Folk-rockers MT. JOY — who take their name from the more jubilantly named mountain — thread

HALF LOUNGE: DJ Craig Mitchell (house), 10 p.m., free.

a similar duality throughout their debut, self-titled album. The group’s blithe, streamlined Americana songs touch

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

on some heart-wrenching concepts: isolation, depression, addiction and regret. Ultimately, the countrified rockers

JUNIPER: Marty Fogel Quartet (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

have a sense of intrepid wonderment as they boldly explore the cavernous wasteland known as young adulthood.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Irish Sessions (traditional), 7 p.m., free. Mark Daly (pop), 9:30 p.m., $5.

Check out Mt. Joy on Thursday, June 14, at ArtsRiot in Burlington. Locals FEVER DOLLS open.

chittenden county BACKSTAGE PUB & RESTAURANT: Karaoke with Jenny Red, 9 p.m., free.

THE DOUBLE E LOUNGE AT ESSEX CINEMAS & T-REX THEATER: Kind Bud’s Kind Dubs (acoustic), 7 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Fungkshui (psychedelic funk-fusion), 7 p.m., free. DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m., free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Back to Back to Black: A Tribute to Amy Winehouse, 8:30 p.m., $15/20.

THU.14 // MT. JOY [ALTERNATIVE, FOLK-ROCK]

SIDEBAR: Hotel Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

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CITY SPORTS GRILLE: Interactive Video Trivia with Top Hat Entertainment, 7:30 p.m., free.

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: The Stone Foxes, Mal Maiz (rock), 8 p.m., $10/12.

STONE CORRAL BREWERY: Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: All Request Video, 9 p.m., free.

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

Cookie’s Hot Club (gypsy jazz), 8 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs

IDLETYME BREWING COMPANY: The Idletyme Band (blues, rock), 8 p.m., free.

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MOOGS PLACE: Jim Charanko (Americana), 7:30 p.m., free.

mad river valley/ waterbury ZENBARN: Zach Nugent’s Acoustic Dead (Grateful Dead tribute), 7 p.m., free.

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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.

RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB & WHISKEY ROOM: DJ Supersounds (hits), 10 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Robert Kelly (standup), 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $15-27.

RADIO BEAN: Ryan Fauber (singer-songwriter), 5:30 p.m., free. John Powell (folk, reggae), 7 p.m., free. Seth Doud (singersongwriter), 8 p.m., free. Lena Rich, Ben Thompson (indie rock), 9 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Open Mic, 7 p.m., free. Indie Rumble (improv), 8:30 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ KermiTT (eclectic), 10 p.m., $5.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Brightbird, the Tenderbellies (indie folk), 7 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Hayley Jane (acoustic), 6:30 p.m., free. The Melting Nomads (rock, funk), 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): High Summer (soul, pop), 8 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Pete, Riley and Roy (rock), 4 p.m., free. Maple Street Six (jazz), 7 p.m., free. DJ Craig Mitchell (open format), 11 p.m., $5.

SIDEBAR: Devon McGarry (folk-rock), 7 p.m., free. DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

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

RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB & WHISKEY ROOM: Gypsy Reel (traditional Irish), 7:30 p.m., free.

(rock), 10 p.m., $5. The Phyrgg (progressive funk), 11:30 p.m., $5.

JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Rushmore (rock), 7 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.

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

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ARTSRIOT: Mt. Joy, Fever Dolls (alternative, folk-rock), 8 p.m., $12/15.

CLUB METRONOME: Big Mean Sound Machine, DIGGS (Afrobeat, funk), 8 p.m., $10/12.

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.

FOAM BREWERS: Ali McGuirk & Dharmasoul (R&B, soul), 10 p.m., free.

HALF LOUNGE: Jack Schroeder (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., free.

SVPPLY & Bankz (hip-hop), 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. James Harvey Group (jazz), 10:30 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free. The Jauntee (jam), 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

RADIO BEAN: Zachary Mills (Celtic, folk), 5:30 p.m., free.

Bill and Eli Perras (Americana), 7 p.m., free. James Margolis (alternative, soul), 8:30 p.m., free. Ryan Ober & the Romans (folk, rock), 10:30 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: The Growlers (rock), 7 p.m., free. D Jay Baron (mashup, hip-hop), 11 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Knights of the Brown Table (Ween tribute), 9 p.m., $3.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Hailey Ward (indie pop), 7 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Robert Kelly (standup), 7:30 p.m., $15-27. The Mainstage Show (improv), 9 p.m., $5.

chittenden county

BACKSTAGE PUB & RESTAURANT: Trivia, 9:30 p.m., free.

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Exmag, Swimmer (electronic), 8:30 p.m., $12/15.

MONKEY HOUSE: Selector Sets with Paper Castles (vinyl DJs), 8 p.m., free.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Bob McKenzie Blues Band, 7 p.m., free.

STONE CORRAL BREWERY: Jeff Shelley (singer-songwriter), 7:30 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier DEMENA’S: Danza Del Fuego (gypsy-infused world music), 7 p.m., $5.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Dave Langevin (piano), 6 p.m., free.

WHAMMY BAR: Myra Flynn and Paul Boffa (neo-soul), 7 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs

MOOGS PLACE: Open Mic with Allen Church, 8:30 p.m., free.

mad river valley/ waterbury LOCALFOLK SMOKEHOUSE: Open Mic with Alex Budney, 8:30 p.m., free.

middlebury area

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

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: DJ Da.Root (hits), 10 p.m., free.

champlain islands/northwest TWIGGS — AN AMERICAN GASTROPUB: Joe Sabourin (folk), 7 p.m., free.

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

PARKER PIE CO.: Can-Am Jazz Band, 7:30 p.m., free.

outside vermont

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

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ARTSRIOT: Holy Hand Gernade (Afro-funk, soul-jazz), 9 p.m., free.

BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD: Sam Whitesell (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

CLUB METRONOME: Out of the Attice featuring Bella’s Bartok and DJ Craig Mitchell (circus punk), 8 p.m., $10.

DELI 126: Warm Water (jazz, soul), 9:30 p.m., free.

FINNIGAN’S PUB: Lord Silky, Abaddon, Ex-Boil the Whore (hardcore), 9 p.m., free.

FOAM BREWERS: Barbacoa (surf), 9 p.m., free.

HALF LOUNGE: J’Beau (R&B, electro-pop), 8 p.m., free. Dakota (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

JUNIPER: DuPont & Deluca (folk), 9 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Django Soulo, Hannah Fair, Dan Zura (singer-songwriter), 7:30 p.m., free.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Moochie (hip-hop, pop), 10 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., free. Tar Iguana, Skyfoot (jam), 9 p.m., $5.

RADIO BEAN: Friday Morning Sing-Along with Linda Bassick & Friends (kids’ music), 11 a.m., free. Happy Hour with DJ Ryan Kick (eclectic), 4 p.m., free. Ben Balivey with John Summa (rock, folk), 7 p.m., free. Julia Mark (singer-songwriter), 8:30 p.m., free. The Kenny Brothers Band

LAST STOP SPORTS BAR: Lazer Dad (’90s covers), 9 p.m., free.

MONKEY HOUSE: Dark Star Project (Grateful Dead tribute), 5 p.m., free. Wolfhand, A Deer A Horse, Father Figeur, Greaseface (metal), 8 p.m., $3/8. 18+.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Leno, Young & Cheney (rock), 5 p.m., free. Shane Murley Band (Americana), 9 p.m., free.

STONE CORRAL BREWERY: Buckshot (rock, blues), 7:30 p.m., free.

WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK: DJ Disco Phantom (eclectic dance), 9 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

BAGITOS BAGEL AND BURRITO CAFÉ: Dave Loughran (acoustic), 6 p.m., free.

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Christine Malcolm (folk), 6 p.m., free. The Jeff Salisbury Band (blues), 9 p.m., free.

GUSTO’S: Elizabeth Renaud (acoustic), 5 p.m., free. MIRAGE (rock covers), 9 p.m., $5.

MINGLE NIGHTCLUB: DJ Kaos (hits), 9 p.m., $5.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Honky Tonk Happy Hour with Mark LeGrand, 5:30 p.m., free. Guano Loco (rock), 9:30 p.m., $5.

WHAMMY BAR: Kelly Ravin and Halle Jade (country), 7 p.m., free.

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EL TORO: Tim Brick (country), 7 p.m., free.

MOOGS PLACE: Chris Lyon (solo acoustic, Americana), 6 p.m., free. John Lackard Blues Band, 9 p.m., free.

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Unless you’ve been living in a mountain cave, you’ve surely heard that on July 1 Vermont will become one of nine states — plus Washington, D.C. — to legalize recreational cannabis. Ever since the new legislation was finalized earlier this year, I’ve been secretly hoping a local musician would pen a celebratory anthem. Last week, my wish came true.

On Tuesday, June 5, Franklin singersongwriter JOSH WORMAN unveiled “Legal Weed,” his tribute to, well, you get it.

A collaboration of Worman and the MOUNTAIN SAYS NO’s BEN MADDOX, the song begins as a placid campfire ballad but quickly becomes a wacky tune full of hilariously off-time percussive crashes and bong-rip samples.

Preceding the easily repeated chorus — a joyous exclamation of “Legal weed!”

— Worman has some thoughts on the state of the world and how to deal with them: “Self-driving cars and porno stars / And social media freak-outs / Real fake news / And winners lose / And all the info will leak out / And when the news has got you down / And all that you can do is frown / Well now there’s something that’ll turn that frown around.”

Not just a celebration of ganja, the track is also staunchly anti-Trump. Here are some choice lyrics that take the Orange One down a couple of notches: “Nuclear war could happen next door / ’Cause a fool’s short finger’s on the button / And he leaves no doubt that all he cares about / Is poontang, Putin and puttin’.” Damn! Gotta love some alliteration, especially when it’s part of a good put-down.

If you’re planning to celebrate Legalization Day at one of the numerous semipublic events on July 1 — to the best of my knowledge, they’re all happening on private property, since smoking weed in public will remain illegal — check in with whoever’s running the sound system and get them to blast Worman’s song.

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ZENBARN: Milton Busker & the Grim Work (rock, folk), 9 p.m., free.

middlebury area

CITY LIMITS NIGHT CLUB: DJ Ryan Donnely (hits), 9:30 p.m., free.

rutland/killington RICK & KAT’S HOWLIN’ MOUSE: Soul Shove, Drew Smith, Nick Ryder, Heavy Gaze (singersongwriter, storytelling), 7 p.m., free.

champlain islands/northwest TWIGGS — AN AMERICAN GASTROPUB: Third Shift (rock), 7 p.m., free.

northeast kingdom HIGHLAND LODGE: Jeanne & Jim (Americana, folk), 7 p.m., free.

outside vermont MONOPOLE: The Bayrats (funk-rock), 10 p.m., free.

MONOPOLE DOWNSTAIRS: Happy Hour Tunes & Trivia with Gary Peacock, 5 p.m., free.

NAKED TURTLE: Double Shot (rock), 6 p.m., free.

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BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD: Bob Gagnon (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

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CLUB METRONOME: Blac Rabbit, the DuPont Brothers (psychrock), 7 p.m., $7/10.

DELI 126: Silver Bridget (folk), 9:30 p.m., free.

HALF LOUNGE: Parks, Gunn, D-Lav (house), 10 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

JUNIPER: Erik Urch (jazz), 9 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: DYADO, Izaak Opatz (dreamcountry), 7:30 p.m., free. DJ Taka (eclectic vinyl), 11 p.m., $5.

NECTAR’S: Tom Pearo (ambient, jazz), 7 p.m., free. Adventure Dog (Album Release), Be-er, the Red Newts (rock, funk), 9 p.m., $5.

RADIO BEAN: Andy Lightening (jazz), 7 p.m., free. Andrew of the North (Album Release) (piano rock), 8:30 p.m., free. The Wormdogs (bluegrass), 10 p.m., $5. Holy Hand Gernade (Afrofunk, soul-jazz), 11:30 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE: Left Eye Jump (blues), 3 p.m., free. Funky Knuckles (funk), 7 p.m., free.

Mashtodon (hip-hop), 11 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Raul (salsa, reggaeton), 6 p.m., free. DJ Reign One (EDM), 11 p.m., $5.

RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB & WHISKEY ROOM: Church Street DJs (eclectic), 10 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Ian Steinberg (folk), 7 p.m., free. Dakota and Friends (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Shane Murley Band (Americana), 7 p.m., free.

SMITTY’S PUB: Jacob Green (blues, rock), 8 p.m., free.

SOCIAL CLUB & LOUNGE: Summer Bash featuring All Star Team, High Honor Roll, DJ Cole B (hits), 10 p.m., $3.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Robert Kelly (standup), 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $15-27.

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buskers eagerly awaiting a big break. Unfortunately, most aren’t as lucky as twin brothers Amiri and Rahiem Taylor. The fraternal duo gained notoriety nearly overnight when footage of their uncanny renditions of Beatles covers went viral. Soon after, their psychrock quartet,

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between nostalgic and futuristic, the group’s fuzzed-out sound lands closer to that of Aussie rockers Tame Impala than the works of the Fab Four. Blac Rabbit perform on Saturday, June 16, at Club Metronome in Burlington. Locals the DUPONT BROTHERS open.

chittenden county THE DOUBLE E LOUNGE AT ESSEX CINEMAS & T-REX THEATER: Dave Keller Band (blues, soul), 7 p.m., free.

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SWEET MELISSA’S: Carter Glass (acoustic rock), 9:30 p.m., free.

THE DEN AT HARRY’S HARDWARE: Fifth Business (Celtic, Americana), 7 p.m., free.

WHAMMY BAR: Anachronist (rock), 7:30 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs

EL TORO: Jim Charanko (Americana), 7 p.m., free.

MOOGS PLACE: Gold Tooth Gator (blues, rock), 9 p.m., free.

mad river valley/ waterbury

CORK WINE BAR & MARKET (WATERBURY): Helen Hummel (singer-songwriter), 6 p.m., free.

middlebury area

CITY LIMITS NIGHT CLUB: DJ Earl (open format), 9:30 p.m., free.

champlain islands/northwest TWIGGS — AN AMERICAN GASTROPUB: Lesley Grant and Ralph Eames (country), 7 p.m., free.

FOAM BREWERS: Local Dork (eclectic vinyl), 6 p.m., free.

HALF LOUNGE: Sean Kehoe (singer-songwriter), 7:30 p.m., free. DJ Taka (eclectic), 10 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: Jessica Amelia (folk-punk), 7:30 p.m., free. Grup Anwar (classical Arabic), 8:30 p.m., free. Honky Tonk Tuesday with Ponyhustle, 10 p.m., $5.

STONE CORRAL BREWERY: The Hubcats (rock), 7:30 p.m., free.

MINGLE NIGHTCLUB: Ron Stoppable (hip-hop), 9 p.m., $5.

DRINK: Comedy Open Mic, 9 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Tuesday Bluesday Blues Jam with Collin Craig and Friends, 6 p.m., free. Dead Set (Grateful Dead tribute), 9:30 p.m., $5. 18+.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Mitch & Devon (rock), 5 p.m., free. Roy & the Wrecks (country), 9 p.m., free.

GUSTO’S: DJ Loud (hits), 9:30 p.m., free.

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MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Gyasi Garcia (singer-songwriter), 9:30 p.m., free.

MONKEY HOUSE: Dusk (country, rock), 8:30 p.m., $3/8. 18+.

DEMENA’S: Alex Smith (folk), 8 p.m., $5.

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HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Triathalon, Father Figuer (R&B, soul), 8:30 p.m., $10/12.

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Mad Mountain Scramblers (bluegrass), 9 p.m., free.

MOOGS PLACE: Seth Yacovone (blues), 7 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Danza Del Fuego (gypsy-infused world music), 7:30 p.m., free. Eamon Callahan Quartet (jazz), 9:30 p.m., free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: NRBQ (rock), 8 p.m., $23/25.

BAGITOS BAGEL AND BURRITO CAFÉ: Irish Session, 2 p.m., donation. Keiti Botula (singersongwriter), 6 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.

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THE PUBLIC HOUSE: Kind Bud’s Kind Dubs (acoustic), 7 p.m., free.

northeast kingdom PARKER PIE CO.: A Slice of This presents: Comedy Night, 7 p.m., free.

outside vermont MONOPOLE: Threatpoint (metal), 10 p.m., free.

NAKED TURTLE: Supernatural (rock), 10 p.m., free.

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HALF LOUNGE: Comedy Showcase, 8 p.m., free.

STRYTLLR (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Game Night, 7 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.

Jon Fuller (singer-songwriter), 6 p.m., free. Audrey Harrer, Anjimile (indie folk, champerpop), 8 p.m., free. People Like You (freak-folk), 10:30 p.m., free. Tommy the Animal (rock), midnight, free.

SIDEBAR: Ron Stoppable (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Zach Rhoads Trio (rock), 7 p.m., free. Mashtodon (hip-hop), 11 p.m., free.

MON.18

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

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

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Improv Class Show, 7 p.m., $8.

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LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Lamp Shop Lit Club (open reading), 8 p.m., free. Honeysuckle (progressive folk), 9:30 p.m., $5.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Ukulele Kids with Joe Baird (sing-along), 9:30 a.m., free.

chittenden county

MONKEY HOUSE: TEEN, Miles Francis, HNRY FLWR, DJ Disco Phantom (indie-pop), 8:30 p.m., $10.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Trivia with Top Hat Entertainment, 7 p.m., free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Awolnation, lovelytheband, Irontom (alternative), 7:30 p.m., $29-149.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: The Get Messy (funk), 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

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

MONKEY HOUSE: Emo Night BTV, 8 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: Katie Lyon (Americana), 5:30 p.m., free.

Uncle Knuckle (experimental, folk), 7 p.m., free. Rafa’s One Man Band (groove), 8:30 p.m., free.

The Tins (indie), 10:30 p.m., free.

Big Bill (punk), midnight, free.

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BAGITOS BAGEL AND BURRITO CAFÉ: Eric Friedman (folk), 11 a.m., free.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Lilly Smith (singer-songwriter), 6 p.m., free. Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m., donation.

middlebury area ROUGH CUT: Kelly Ravin (country), 5 p.m., free.

northeast kingdom

HARDWICK STREET CAFÉ AT THE HIGHLAND CENTER FOR THE ARTS: Fishhead (eclectic), 11 a.m., free.

outside vermont

NAKED TURTLE: Supernatural (rock), 10 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: DJ KermiTT (eclectic), 7 p.m., free. SVPPLY (hip-hop), 11 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.

Family Night (open jam), 9 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Comedy & Crêpes (standup), 8 p.m., free.

chittenden county

MONKEY HOUSE: Erin CasselsBrown (indie folk), 6 p.m., free.

Hit Bargain, Osaba, Jonny Wanser (indie), 8 p.m., $5-8.

barre/montpelier

BAGITOS BAGEL AND BURRITO CAFÉ: Old Time Music Session (bluegrass), 6 p.m., free.

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

SWEET MELISSA’S: Gold Tooth Gator (blues), 5 p.m., free. Blue Fox’s Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs

EL TORO: Jason Baker (folk, Americana), 7 p.m., free.

MOOGS PLACE: Cal Stanton (acoustic), 7:30 p.m., free.

middlebury area

HATCH 31: Erin Cassels-Brown (indie folk), 6 p.m., free. Kelly Ravin and Lowell Thompson (country), 7 p.m., free.

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Nerd Trivia, 7:30 p.m., free.

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When last we heard from former opera student Alex Vitzthum in early 2017, he was making synthforward electronic music strangely partnered with a smattering of Gregorian chanting under the name Sonnendruck.

His unexpected pairing of styles resulted in a charming yet esoteric record called Clam.

Shortly after releasing it, the Vermont native began cowriting as Homeboy Aurelio with guitarist/bassist Gabe Allen. The pair’s tunes veer drastically from Vitzthum’s mix-and-match Sonnendruck project into streamlined, sun-dappled indie rock.

Occasionally reminiscent of West Coast outfits such as the Neighbourhood and Cayucas, the duo adorns its summery sounds with woozy harmonies, jazzinformed chord progressions and percussive patterns, and nods to ’90s alternative. Still a bit on the bookish side,

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the new tunes are much more digestible than Sonnendruck’s challenging fare.

After “Intro Song (Mood),” a brief, sketch-like opener, “DWB” establishes one of the album’s best qualities: In many ways, Homeboy Aurelio’s tunes are all hook. The songs largely shrug off traditional verse-chorusverse-chorus patterns, yet structurally they feel more customary than experimental or avantgarde. They seem to move through a series of peppy, engagingly melodic and highly memorable sections — some of which do repeat, as is expected in pop-rock music. But when you examine the tracks more closely, they’re anything but typical.

“DWB” stays lively with guest drummer Lucas Hamilton’s meticulously crafted work. Occasionally doubling the time and changing emphasis, he provides contrast to Allen’s lilting, drawn-out syllables. Working in tandem, acoustic and electric guitars propel the song to its late-arriving hook. When the chantlike refrain arrives (“Dirty white boy / Singing his own anthem / Dirty white

boy / Dirty, dirty white boy”), it feels like a snarky meta-commentary on the song itself.

Tinny rat-a-tat beats and serpentine licks introduce “Winter Skin,” a relatable song about surviving a Vermont winter.

Wobbly vocal harmonies woven through a precarious melody arrive at a cymbalheavy, syncopated middle eight.

Seemingly a song about looking back on a relationship’s end, “Indian Summer” is a lust-filled fever dream that subtly devolves into uncertainty. Its balmy, soulful verses arrive at rough-hewn climaxes.

“Growing Pains” recalls late ’90s alt-rock with brash, arpeggiated riffs and blasé vocals. Unwieldy bar chords punctuate the song’s puerile chorus. The pain and poor choices of youth are aptly captured as the pair repeatedly yowls, “Where has the time gone?” and “Naked on the lawn!”

As Homeboy Aurelio, Vitzthum and Allen prove a winning combination. On their first joint venture, their outside-thebox indie rock is fresh and memorable and rarely disappoints.

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instrumental passages and less-thanstellar lyrics.

“Impossible Engineer,” the record’s third track, is perhaps the most egregious example. For 12 and a half minutes of deep emulation, Swimmer hit all the requisite tropes. Prog-rock guitar figures, white-boy funk interludes and limp lyrics — “Give me a minute with my left ear / I’ll stay until I’ve heard what I have to hear” — leave no doubt what the band is going for.

Then again, maybe reaching for the jam-band scepter isn’t such a bad idea for Swimmer. The group has built up a fan base in that scene, which is ready-made for a record like Throw It Out. On tracks such as “Turko” and “Superbomb,” one can practically see the droves of dancing heads nodding to trancelike beats and melodies that lean toward mantra.

Like Raq before them — Burlington’s “next Phish” from a decade or so ago — Swimmer exist in a scene yearning for someone to re-create the Phab Four’s

magic. And they try mightily to do just that.

The band has mastered the hairpin turns, the sudden time-signature shifts, and the dynamic rise and fall of the long jam — all the arts of their craft. None of that makes for a great record, however. There’s too much skill to call it a copy, but in the worst moments of Throw It Out, Swimmer flirt with the tone of a tribute record.

However, there is potential across the board. Swimmer have serious chops, which is particularly evident when they break free from confining influences.

“Hyperbole” is refreshingly weird and features some delicious yacht-rock saxophone breaks. If it’s a picture of what the group might evolve into, things could indeed get interesting. But until Swimmer find their own path, they’ll remain in danger of being a band trying to fill shoes that don’t necessarily need to be filled.

Throw It Out is available at swimmermmusic.bandcamp.com. As with their heroes before them, it’s probably best to catch them live. Swimmer play Thursday, June 14, at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge in South Burlington, with electro-funk outfit Exmag.

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When it comes to figuring out their musical DNA, Swimmer aren’t a tough nut to crack. The Burlington quintet describes its sound as “experimental rock-fusion,” which is jam-band speak for “We’re a jam band.” A more nuanced description of Swimmer’s artistic parentage is possible, but the short answer is this: They sound a lot like Phish.

Particularly from a young band, some degree of mimicry and hero worship is to be expected.

But on Throw It Out, Swimmer’s debut album, they take away all the wrong lessons. Even in the moments when the band is locked in and displaying inspired bursts of ability, its members too often give in to the worst traits of the jam genre. In such instances, the grooves meander aimlessly, filled with torpid

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JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

JUNIPER: The Ray Vega Quartet (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Irish Sessions (traditional), 7 p.m., free. Mark Daly (pop), 9:30 p.m., $5.

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NECTAR’S: Hayley Jane (acoustic), 6:30 p.m., free.

Mungo’s List (blues, funk), 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

RADIO BEAN: Tom ‘The Suit’ Forst (blues), 7 p.m., free.

Grassfed (bluegrass), 8:30 p.m., free. Deaf Poets, Smokestack

Lightning (garage, alternative), 10:30 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Walter Parks, Rick Reddington and Blake Gowan (jazz), 7 p.m., free. DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m., free.

RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB & WHISKEY ROOM: Gypsy Reel (traditional Irish), 7:30 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Red Hen Records Showcase (punk), 7 p.m., free.

Hotel Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): High Summer (soul, pop), 8 p.m., free.

THE SPOT ON THE DOCK: DJ Disco Phantom (eclectic dance), 5 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Open Mic, 7 p.m., free. Indie Rumble (improv), 8:30 p.m., $5.

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MOOGS PLACE: Jim Charanko (Americana), 7:30 p.m., free.

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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.

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CITY SPORTS GRILLE: Interactive Video Trivia with Top Hat Entertainment, 7:30 p.m., free.

NORTH HERO HOUSE INN & RESTAURANT: Bob Gagnon and Tony Pietricola (jazz), 5:30 p.m., free.

STONE CORRAL BREWERY: Bluegrass Jam Session, 7:30 p.m., free.

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is surname, Thorsen, means “son of Thor,” the hammerwielding Norse god of thunder and lightning and protector of mankind. So how do you live up to that? If you’re Matthew Thorsen, you go a lot of places and take pictures.

In “Thorever: The Photography of Matthew Thorsen,” currently on view at the BCA Center in Burlington, some of his many haunts are on exhibit.

Thorsen’s work as a photographer is laid bare in approximately 30 images: bright, bold, poster-size color portraits and smaller, framed photos of musicians, politicians, family, friends and scene makers — plus a few selfies for good measure.

“Thorever” occupies two of BCA’s galleries and the walls of the stairwells that connect them. As one walks downstairs from the main floor, Thorsen’s black-and-white photographs of local bands line the corridor, fueling the sense of heading into a nightclub. Can the sound of a crash cymbal or the ring of guitars be just around the corner?

Bands such as Rocketsled and Wide Wail stare dark-eyed from their framed photos as if the 1990s club scene were only three power chords away. Photos of father and son Jimmy T. and Jamie Lee Thurston, Troy Pudvah, Yolanda, James Kochalka Superstar, and Craig Mitchell continue the visual trip through genres ranging from country to pop to indie-punk.

This photo grouping is on loan from Big Heavy World, a music-oriented Burlington nonprofit that helped produce and tour Thorsen’s “Sound Proof ” exhibit in 2011. Thorsen chronicled the Burlington music and art scene of the 1990s in multitudes of portraits, captured on film before the digital age ramped up. These images, as well as photos from Seven Days — where Thorsen is staff photographer — ensure the era lives on in more than memories.

As visitors continue along the hallway to BCA’s basement gallery, they’re greeted by larger-scale color photos, including a macabre but compelling photo of Thorsen’s father, George Thorsen Sr. In “Dad’s Send Off (2013),” the elder Thorsen is deceased, lying in state, surrounded by leaves, roses and plastic grass. His chest is crisscrossed with barbed wire; he holds a handgun.

The image encapsulates a few qualities of Thorsen’s work: a strong

Thunder and Lightning Matthew Thorsen, BCA Center

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sense of humor and the absurd, a lifeaffirming curiosity, and a comfort with risk taking.

In an artist statement for Big Heavy World, Thorsen notes that he was raised working in a family business where his

duties included photographing procedures and inventory. “What I learned in the lab, I applied in the field,” he writes.

Thorsen adds that he formed a photo club at his high school and served as its president for four years. After three

art years of college photography classes at the University of Vermont, he decided to ply his trade in the real world. Shortly afterward, he notes, he won second place in Kodak’s largest photo contest and used the money to travel extensively across Asia.

“I crossed China twice — once to Mount Everest and second through the Gobi Desert — photographing endlessly,” Thorsen recalls. “I spent months in Pakistan, Tibet, Nepal and India, where I began to understand what light was saying to me and what I could say with light.”

Thorsen ended his foreign travels in the French Alps, but not his learning. According to that same artist statement, while in France, he trained in mountaineering photography and climbed many of the highest peaks and passes. Thorsen also maintained a darkroom there, took photos for a hockey magazine and studied French at the University of Lyon.

When he returned to the U.S., Thorsen teamed up with friends who were publishing a local music zine, Good Citizen. That’s when he began photographing every band that came across his radar, including music legends such as Big Joe Burrell.

Thorsen later worked with grassroots and community organizations. He began shooting for this publication shortly after its inception in 1995.

The exhibition selectively samples Thorsen’s years of shooting arts and news stories. “DJ Melo Grant, ‘Cultural Bunker’ on WRUV 90.1 F, 2017” — from a cover story about the longtime hiphop radio host — positions Grant amid rows of CDs in the station’s music vault.

Light radiates behind her like a halo in colors associated with neon signs, offering a visual nod to the nightlife.

In “Hiroka Nakahira, 2016,” Thorsen’s subject poses between two mannequins in the window of the Old Gold clothing store in downtown Burlington.

The window frames her like a portrait within a portrait. Below it, two young men appear to be sharing a doobie. Were they in on the photo shoot, or was it serendipity? Thorsen carefully curates his tableaux, so even seeming happenstance is likely to have been planned.

The images in this section of the show are large, printed on paper approximately 36 by 60 inches, and affixed to the gallery walls with round magnets. They continue up the stairs to the

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second floor, where a variety of framed diptychs pair strange bedfellows. Case in point: singer Kat Wright and politician Richard Kemp.

Then again, in a world viewed and captured by Thorsen, nothing is strange; it is simply a wonder. He participates in it by photographing people of all ages, races, genders — all, seemingly, to be celebrated.

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.

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.

‘METAMORPHOSIS’: Photographers are invited to submit images that address the transient,

‘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.

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RESIDENCY FELLOWSHIPS: Artists and writers applying for a residency with the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson will automatically be considered for one of 25 fellowships if they apply before June 15. For details and to apply, visit vermontstudiocenter.org. Vermont Studio Center, Johnson. $25. Info, 635-2727.

‘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.

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.

SPA STUDIO RESIDENCY PROGRAM: Emerging artists from the greater Barre/Montpelier area are invited to apply for an 11-month residency to take place from November 15, 2018, to October 31, 2019. A small private studio on the second floor of the visual arts center will be provided, with an exhibition at the end of the program.

For details and to submit, visit studioplacearts. com. Deadline: Friday, August 10. Studio Place Arts, Barre. Info, 479-7069.

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‘FROM THE GARDEN’: Established and emerging artists are invited to submit one or two wallhung works in any medium for this upcoming garden-themed exhibition. For info and registration materials, contact Catherine McMains at catherine.mcmains@gmail.com. Deadline: June 15. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery, Jericho.

the ephemeral and the transition from one stage of being to another for an upcoming exhibition to be juried by Wendi Schneider. For details and to submit, visit darkroomgallery. com. Deadline: June 20, 11:45 p.m. Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction. $29 for five photos; $6 for each additional. Info, 777-3686.

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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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COMMON DEER ART COMPETITION: The Burlington store invites submissions of prints by community members. Selected artists will receive monetary compensation and be entered into the business’s partnership program. For details and to submit, visit commondeer.com.

Deadline: June 25. Common Deer, Burlington.

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‘THE ART SHOW VII’: Community-sourced exhibition featuring works in a variety of mediums, with voting for a People’s Choice “mini-grant” at the opening reception. Through June 22. Info, clarkderbes@ gmail.com. RLPhoto Studio in Burlington.

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BLOTTO GRAY: “Skateboarding in Vermont,” photographs. Through June 15. STEVE SHARON: Abstract paintings by the Burlington artist and musician. Through July 10. Info, 2kdeep@gmail. com. Half Lounge in Burlington.

f NICOLE CZAPINSKI: “Forever, a Little Ghost,”

sculptural “drawings” in thread, which the artist will activate and alter over the course of the show.

Reception: Friday, June 29, 6-8 p.m. June 15-August 5. Info, 865-7166. BCA Center in Burlington.

FESTIVAL OF FINE ART: An annual juried exhibition of Vermont visual artists. Through June 30.

Info, 859-9222. Art’s Alive Gallery @ Main Street Landing’s Union Station in Burlington.

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f ‘\ re-kl -m a -sh n \’: Portraits of women painted by nationally acclaimed, contemporary women artists. Curated by August Burns, Diane Feissel and Rachel Moore. Reception: Friday, June 15, 5-7 p.m. June 15-September 8. Info, 253-8358.

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‘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.

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GEEBO CHURCH: “Small Landscapes,” oil paintings.

Through July 31. Info, 860-4972. Black Horse Gallery in Burlington.

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‘HOW PEOPLE MAKE THINGS’: An interactive exhibit that reveals how familiar childhood objects are manufactured and tells the story of the people, ideas and technologies used to transform raw materials into finished products. Through September 3. Info, 864-1848. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain in Burlington.

Cady, Julia Jensen and Jessica Smith, whose works use landscape as an entry point but differ stylistically. Reception: Friday, June 22, 5-8 p.m.

June 14-July 29. Info, 877-2173. Northern Daughters in Vergennes.

f ‘FIREMAN SQUARED’: Sculptures spanning

the creative output of Mark Burnett and Glenn Campbell, made with materials including plaster, marble, wood, glass, bronze and steel. Reception: Saturday, June 16, 6-8 p.m. June 16-July 31. Info, 282-2396. Castleton University Bank Gallery in Rutland.

f ‘MY FIRST STREET HE(ART): NYC’: Works by 45

national and international street artists, curated by Alison Wallis, founder of Bushwick’s Ad Hoc Gallery.

Reception: Saturday, June 16, 5-8 p.m. June 14-July 28. Info, vtalleygallery@gmail.com. The Alley Gallery in Rutland.

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f ‘REBEL, REBEL’: Paintings on broken snowboards, skateboards, wood and canvas by Trevor Corp, Ian Hutchings and Drew Lalonde. ​Reception and Bowie Dance Party: Friday, June 15, 7:30-9 p.m.

June 15-July 10. Info, montgomerycenterarts@ gmail.com. Montgomery Center for the Arts.

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JEAN-MICHEL OTHONIEL: “Motion – Emotion,” works by the French artist that center on the violence of the elements. June 20-November 11. Info, 514-2851600. Montréal Museum of Contemporary Art.

ART EVENTS ‘ART IN NATURE’: Inspired by Andy Goldsworthy, this outdoor project facilitates an opportunity for community members to create art by incorporating mindfulness, a renewed sense of excitement, inspiration and peace of mind. Casavant Nature Area, Winooski, Saturday, June 16, 1-3 p.m.

Donations accepted. Info, 777-1621.

ARTIST TALK: TIM BROOKES: The writer and artist considers the fate of orthography in “Endangered Alphabets, Cultural Erosion and the Future of the Written Word.” River Arts, Morrisville, Tuesday, June 19, 3-4 p.m. Info, 888-1261.

ARTIST TALK: TOM LEYTHAM: The artist and architect speaks about his work in conjunction with the exhibition “Hiding in Plain Sight.” AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon N.H., Thursday, June 14, 5 p.m. Info, 603-448-3117.

ARTISTS’ IMPERATIVE: ‘LIME, PEACH, MINT: HIGH CRIMES, MISDEMEANORS, ECLECTIC PERFORMANCES’: Five Vermont artists and performers share their stories and crafts as creative resistance to the Trump phenomenon.

Artists include Paul Besaw with Chong Ho Kim and Clare Byrne, Dr. Tango, Heliand, Avi Waring and Dave and Nora Jacobson. Maglianero, Burlington, Saturday, June 16, 7:30-9 p.m. Info, 249-0397.

‘The Portal’ Summer Light Party “Ornithology crosses into poetry at some point,” wrote Burlington artist Bruce R. MacDonald in a

March blog post, filed under “BRM Current Thinking.” The sweet, meandering letter that follows is a reflection on birds, bones (his weigh approximately 24 pounds), the coming of warmer days, and humans’ “invisible wings” — which MacDonald identifies as having to do with art. Unlike some writers, MacDonald is just as captivating in conversation as in text. Any and all comers will have the chance to meet him in person and absorb his captivating light sculptures at his seasonal party this Thursday, June 14, from 5 to 10 p.m. at MacDonald’s studio/HAVOC Gallery. In addition to new works and the final member of his periodic-table-inspired series “The Visible Indivisibles,” guests can see paintings by Burlington newcomer Stoney. As MacDonald noted in his March missive, “To truly ‘see’ my art requires your presence. It’s a curse that I accept.”

Pictured: detail of “The Portal.”

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, June 20, noon. Info, 388-2117.

FAMILY ART SATURDAY: Families are invited to drop in to make artworks inspired by current exhibitions. BCA Center, Burlington, Saturday, June 16, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Info, 865-7166.

JACOB GRAHAM ‘CREATURES OF YES’: The Brooklyn-based artist and musician presents live performances of his original puppet show. Aidron Duckworth Museum, Meriden N.H., Thursday, June 14, 8 p.m. Info, 603-469-3444.

OPEN STUDIO FIGURE DRAWING: An all-levels drop-in workshop featuring a live model. River Arts, Morrisville, Tuesday, June 19, 3-5:30 p.m. $10.

‘THE PORTAL’ SUMMER LIGHT PARTY: Metal artist Bruce R. MacDonald opens his studio to share new light sculptures and works from “The Visible Indivisibles” project, accompanied by paintings from Burlington artist Stoney. Bruce MacDonald Gallery, Burlington, Thursday, June 14, 5-10 p.m.

Info, 863-9553.

RON CAMPBELL’S BEATLES CARTOON ART SHOW: The famed animator exhibits and talks about his cartoon pop art for Yellow Submarine, “Scooby Doo,” “The Jetsons,” “Rugrats,” “The Flintstones” and more.

All artwork available for purchase. SEABA Center,

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Burlington, Friday, June 15, 4-8 p.m., Saturday, June 16, noon-6 p.m., and Sunday, June 17, noon-4 p.m.

Free. Info, 859-9222.

SCREENING: JON BEACHAM: An intimate showing of 16mm films by the New York artist and publisher at a private location. The public is welcome but must purchase tickets in advance. For details, visit overnightprojects.com. Various Shelburne locations, Thursday, June 14, 7 p.m. $12. Info, abbey@ overnightprojects.com.

STITCH & BITCH!: Hang out and stitch/work on your fiber arts in good company. BYO materials and projects. Words & Pictures, Essex Junction, Wednesday, June 13, 6-8 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, wordsandpicturesvt@gmail.com.

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AMANDA AMEND: Watercolors by the Vermont artist. Through July 6. Info, amanda.amend@gmail. com. The Daily Planet in Burlington.

‘THE ART OF THE BOOK’: An exhibition of handmade artists’ books by members of the Book Arts Guild of Vermont. Through June 30. Info, 863-6458.

Frog Hollow Vermont Craft Gallery in Burlington.

ART LISTINGS AND SPOTLIGHTS ARE WRITTEN BY RACHEL ELIZABETH JONES. LISTINGS ARE RESTRICTED TO ART SHOWS IN TRULY PUBLIC PLACES.

‘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. Info, 658-6016.

Speeder & Earl’s Coffee in Burlington.

‘JAZZ TRIO’: Artworks inspired by musicians by Sam Handler, Brooke Monte and Lynne Reed.

Through June 30. Info, 233-6811. Box Art Studio in Burlington.

JOHN DOUGLAS: A video installation by the Burlington artist. Info, sarah@seaba.com. 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.

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.

MARY LUNDQUIST: “In No Time,” a series of works on paper by the Burlington artist. Through June 30. Info, maryclundquist@gmail.com. The Hive Collective in Burlington.

MATTHEW THORSEN: “Thorever,” a celebration of the life and work of the Burlington photojournalist and Seven Days staff photographer. Through July 25. Info, 865-7166. BCA Center in Burlington.

MEMBERS ONLY ART EXHIBIT: Works in a variety of mediums by members of the South End Arts and Business Association. Through August 31. Info, 651-9692. VCAM Studio 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.

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‘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.

‘SUMMER READING AT FFL: A RETROSPECTIVE’: Archival materials and ephemera, including posters, banners and T-shirts, from more than 30 years of the program started to engage young readers during the summer. Through August 31.

Info, 863-3403. Fletcher Free Library in Burlington.

‘YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?’: A group exhibition of abstractions by Ashley Roark, Blake Larsen, Dan Siegel, Longina Smolinksi and Steve Sharon.

Through June 30. Info, 578-2512. The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington.

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DONNA BOURNE: Plein air landscape paintings.

Through June 30. Info, 985-8222. Shelburne Vineyard.

‘HISTORY AT THE HEART OF THE VILLAGE’: Documentary photographs from the dedication of the Brownell Library on July 20, 1926. Through June 30. Info, 878-6955. Brownell Library in Essex Junction.

‘IN THE GARDEN’: An exhibit featuring fine art, textiles, sculpture, furniture, actual insects and more explores how flowers and bugs have captivated artists’ imaginations over the centuries.

Through August 25. Info, 985-3346. Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education, Shelburne Museum.

‘INTO THE LIGHT’: A group exhibition featuring the works of Castleton artist Dick Weis and 15 others. Through July 17. Info, 985-3848. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne.

‘LUMINOUS LANDSCAPES OF VERMONT’: Vermont landscape photographs by Mary Claire Carroll and paintings by Julie J. McGowan, both of Richmond.

Through July 15. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho.

SHELBURNE CRAFT SCHOOL GROUP SHOW: Works by artists from the school’s advanced oil painting class, including Jane Guyette, Diane Lavallee, Sid Miller, Fred Morgan, Deborah Boutilier Paolantonio, Suzie Quinn and instructor Sage Tucker-Ketcham.

Through July 7. Info, 425-6345. Charlotte Senior Center.

‘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. Info, 479-8500. Vermont History Center in Barre.

CAROLYN EGELI: “For the Love of Vermont,” oil paintings by the Braintree artist. Through June 28.

Info, 828-0749. Governor’s Gallery in Montpelier.

‘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.

‘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.

‘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. Through October 27. Info, 828-2291. Vermont History Museum in Montpelier.

STANLEY FOLSOM: “Vermont Trains and Stations,” detailed drawings. Through July 5. Info, 426-3581.

Jaquith Public Library in Marshfield.

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.

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‘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.

‘EXPLORING AIR’: A group exhibition including works of painting, photography and sculpture that address the element of air, curated by Kelly Holt.

Through August 30. Info, 760-6785. Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort.

f GEORGE PEARLMAN: “Plastic Expression,” paintings. Closing reception: Wednesday, July 4, 6-8 p.m. Through July 5. Info, 635-2727. Vermont Studio Center in Johnson.

JAMES PETERSON: “Dreamcatcher,” an immersive installation by the artist-in-residence from Los Angeles. Through September 30. Info, 253-8358.

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NORTHERN VERMONT ARTISTS ASSOCIATION JUNE JURIED SHOW: The 87th annual exhibition of works by artist association members. Through July 7. Info, 644-8183. Visions of Vermont Art Galleries in Jeffersonville.

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.

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. YOUNG ARTISTS MENTORING PROGRAM GROUP EXHIBIT: Works by teen artists who participated in a six-week program led by Juliet O’Neil. Artists include Shawna Beattie, Mallory Bourdeau, Linden Griffiths, Abrie Howe, Rylin Hubbell, Chloe Koch and Kylie Patch. Through June 24. Info, 888-1261. River Arts in Morrisville.

‘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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JENNIFER PALKOWSKI JACQUES: Original watercolor and mixed-media paintings including ghost portraits and skyscapes. Through September 1. Info, 595-4866. The Hive in Middlesex.

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‘BEYOND WORDS’: Artworks by members of the Book Arts Guild of Vermont. ‘JACK ROWELL, CULTURAL DOCUMENTARIAN: PORTRAITS OF VERMONT PEOPLE AND OTHER WILDLIFE’: Photographs from the fifth-generation Vermonter’s 30-plus-year career. ‘TELL ME’: Artwork by 19 local artists that explores language and communication. Through June 30. Info, 479-7069. Studio Place Arts in Barre.

‘PALETTEERS OF VERMONT MEMBER SHOW’: Members of the central Vermont artists group show works in oil, watercolor, pastel, pen and ink, colored pencil, and photography. 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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‘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.

ORAH MOORE: “Stewards of the Land,” handprinted silverprint photographs of Montana ranchers. Through August 10. Info, 479-7069.

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JOAN MARIE DAVIDSON: Recent acrylic paintings, collaged handmade paper and mixed-media compositions. Through June 30. Info, joani@tds.net.

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MAIYA KECK: Gestural oil and acrylic paintings by the Rhode Island School of Design graduate.

Through June 30. Info, 244-7801. Axel’s Gallery & Frame Shop in Waterbury.

‘THE SAFETY OF OBJECTS: A VISUAL DISCOURSE BETWEEN FATHER AND DAUGHTER’: A juxtaposition of Royal Academy of Art member Michael Craig-Martin and his daughter, Vanity Fair photographer Jessica Craig-Martin. Also see 12 original 1960s modern sculptures returned to the grounds after 25 years away. Through September 3.

Info, 583-5832. Bundy Modern in Waitsfield.

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‘1968: THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING’: Prints, photographs, videos, paintings and sculpture from the mid-1960s through the early 1970s that reflect some of the more visible divisions within the art world of the turbulent era. ‘JUST KIDS: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE NICHOLAS GIFT’: Photographs of children drawn from every corner of the globe and representing a broad spectrum of social and economic circumstances. Through August 12. Info, 443-5007.

Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College.

‘BIRDS, BEES AND BUTTERFLIES IN THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY’: A group exhibition of art and poetry organized by artist and avid gardener Klara Calitri. Through July 8. Info, 382-9222. Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, in Middlebury.

‘FISH & FEATHER’: Wildlife paintings by Nick Mayer and bird carvings by Gary M. Starr. Through July 1.

Info, 238-6607. Art on Main in Bristol.

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JOHN CROSS: “American Wood Sculptor John Cross: A Contemporary Figurative Folk Artist,” whimsical wood carvings by the Middlebury College alum. ‘OUR TOWN: LOVE, JOY, SADNESS AND BASEBALL’: Thirtysix historic photographs from the museum’s archives, curated by retired National Geographic photographer James P. Blair and Sheldon archivist Eva GarcelonHart. Through July 8. Info, 388-2117. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury.

KILEIGH HANNAH: “Halcyon Days,” nature-inspired abstract paintings by the Colchester artist, whose preferred media include traditional acrylic, graphite, table salt and homegrown sodium borate crystals. Through July 29. Info, 917-686-1292.

Steven Jupiter Gallery in Middlebury.

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. Through June 23. Info, 388-4964.

Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury.

‘THE WAY WE SEE IT’: Abstract, mixed-media works

by Jane Davies and dreamlike landscapes by Alexis Serio. Through June 30. Info, 458-0098. Edgewater Gallery at Middlebury Falls.

‘THE WAY WE SEE IT’: Floral photographic studies

by Kirsten Hoving and paintings on wooden sheets

by Michele Kishita. Through June 30. Info, 989-7419.

Edgewater Gallery on the Green in Middlebury.

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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. Info, 649-2200.

Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich.

CAROL LIPPMAN: “Seen/Unseen,” prints by the artist who splits her time between West Newbury and Syosset, N.Y. Through June 30. 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.

‘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.

STEPHANIE GORDON: Encaustic paintings by the Piermont, N.H., artist. Through August 31. Info, 295-4567. Long River Gallery & Gifts in White River Junction.

DARRYL LAUSTER: “For the Time Being,” recent works in marble and bronze by the Texas artist.

Through June 30. Info, 438-2097. The Carving Studio in West Rutland.

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DAVID FIFIELD: “Head in the Clouds,” recent abstract paintings. Through June 29. Info, 247-4956. Brandon Artists Guild.

MARY FRAN LLOYD: “Life in the Abstract,” 31 paintings using acrylic paint and collaged paper.

Through August 9. Info, maryfranart@aol.com.

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f ‘ABSTRACT CONSTRUCTIONS: SOLID & LIGHT’: Mixed-media “Landscape Constructions” by Edwin Owre and glass “Abstract Landscapes” by Holly Rae Taylor. Reception: Friday, June 15, 5-8 p.m.

Artist talk: 6 p.m. Through July 15. Info, 355-2150.

GreenTARA Space in North Hero.

‘CELEBRATION OF VERMONT ARTS’: A group exhibition featuring works by more than 80 Vermont artisans, with a focus on those from the Northeast Kingdom. Through July 8. Info, 533-2045. Miller’s Thumb Gallery in Greensboro.

‘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.

‘EARTH LIKE’: Works by Jake Harnish and Brittany Miracle. Through July 15. Info, 563-2037. White Water Gallery in East Hardwick.

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.

‘LOCKED DOWN! KEYED IN! LOCKED OUT! KEYED UP!’: An exhibition examining the long human relationship to the lock and key, its elegant design and philosophies and practices of securing, safeguarding, imprisoning, escaping and safecracking throughout the ages. Through April 30, 2019.

Donations. Info, claredol@sover. net. The Museum of Everyday Life in Glover.

RICHARD BROWN: Black-and-white photographs of nostalgic Vermont landscapes and people. Through December 31. Info, 748-2372. Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium in St. Johnsbury.

SUSAN ABBOTT: “One Way, Many Paths: An Artist Walks the Camino,” paintings inspired by the artist’s journey along the historic pilgrimage El Camino de Santiago. Through July 8. Info, info@highlandartsvt. org. Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro.

f ‘WATER IS LIFE’: Works celebrating water by Northeast Kingdom artists. Reception: Friday, June 15, 4-6 p.m. Through July 28. Info, 748-0158.

Northeast Kingdom Artists Guild 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 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.

BRUCE CAMPBELL: “Thinking the Cosmos: Kinetic Sculpture,” intricate wire sculpture inspired by Alexander Calder. Through June 24. Info, 251-8290.

Mitchell Giddings Fine Arts in Brattleboro.

‘GIVE & TAKE’: Collaborative collages of images and words by poet Gordon Korstange and painter Matt Peake. Through June 29. Info, 869-2960. Main Street Arts in Saxtons River.

‘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. ‘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. Info, 952-1056.

Hall Art Foundation in Reading.

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‘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. The Lightning Jar in Bennington.

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.

Edward Koren Celebrated for his original

style and heartwarming, hairy characters, the Brookfieldbased New Yorker cartoonist currently exhibits more sobering works in the Projects Gallery of Rochester’s

BigTown Gallery. “Bearing Witness” features a series of the artist’s haunting lithographs contemplating history, demise and extinction. Here, Koren’s scraggly-faced critters are 74 ART

anguished skeletons roaming about landfills, architectural ruins and the bony graveyards of their kin. Through June 16.

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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.

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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.

‘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.

Through June 30. EDWARD KOREN: “Bearing Witness,” lithographs from the celebrated New Yorker cartoonist’s “Thinking About Extinction” series. Through June 16. Info, 767-9670. BigTown Gallery in Rochester.

JAN FOWLER: “Reverence,” landscape paintings of Vermont, New England, Europe, Florida and the American Southwest by the Randolph artist.

Through June 28. Info, 889-9404. Tunbridge Public Library in Tunbridge Village.

‘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.

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‘FROM AFRICA TO THE AMERICAS: FACE-TO-FACE PICASSO, PAST AND PRESENT’: An exhibition using milestones in the life of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) and in history to explore the close relationship between the Spanish master and the arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, with a focus on the trajectory of changing attitudes. ‘HERE WE ARE HERE: BLACK CANADIAN CONTEMPORARY ART’: Works by 11 contemporary artists who use a variety of disciplines to challenge preconceived notions of blackness in Canada. Through September 16. Info, 514-2852000. Montréal Museum of Fine Arts.

‘O THIS VERDANT VALLEY’: Summer landscapes featuring area views interpreted by local artists in several mediums. Through June 30. Info, 603-643-4120. Howe Library in Hanover, N.H.

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RAFAEL LOZANO-HEMMER: “Unstable Presence,” a major survey of the Montréal-based artist’s work over the past 18 years that brings together 21 pieces, including several large-scale immersive installations. Through September 9. Info, 514-8476232. Montréal Museum of Contemporary Art.

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PENNIE BRANTLEY: “Roads Taken,” paintings by the Boston and New York artist. SCOTT GORDON: “Unintended Objects,” abstract sculpture from salvaged metal. TOM LEYTHAM: “Hiding in Plain Sight,” watercolor paintings of Vermont’s built landscape by the artist and architect. Through July 6. Info, 603-448-3117. AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H.

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JOHN MCKENNA: “Column II,” a geometric public sculpture made from aluminum, acrylic and wood.

Through October 28. SHERI HANCOCK-TOMEK: ‘Strata Series,’ a collection of recent abstract prints. Through July 22. Info, 603-469-3444.

Aidron Duckworth Museum in Meriden, N.H.

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f TOYIN OJIH ODUTOLA: “The Firmament,” drawings that ask viewers to consider how conceptions of race are established and promulgated.

Artist talk and reception: Saturday, June 23, 4-7 p.m. Through September 2. Info, 603-646-2426.

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ave you seen the new John Wick?

It’s called Hotel Artemis. Just kidding. The film is actually connected to the smash action franchise only in the sense that virtually anything halfway interesting in it has been purloined from the Wickiverse.

Halfway interesting, I should note, is a bar this bomb reaches fleetingly and infrequently over the course of its 93 minutes. It marks the directorial debut of Brit screenwriter Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3). And association with it may well leave a mark — “stain” is perhaps a better word — on the reputations of several A-listers.

Jodie Foster, for example. The Oscar winner returns from a five-year break to slum big-time in this frivolous futurist train wreck. She plays a woman in her mid-sixties called the Nurse. The movie is set in 2028, so, logically, you’d expect the character to look more or less the way the actress is likely to look 10 years from now (she’s 56).

For some inexplicable reason, though, Pearce elected to blow much of his shoestring budget on makeup and facial prosthetics. Foster looks more like she’s closing in

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on 80 while struggling to rebound from the heartbreak of psoriasis.

But I digress. The Nurse runs Hotel Artemis, which isn’t a regular hotel but a hospital-cum-hideout for Los Angeles' criminal element. So long as they pay their membership dues and obey the house rules (no guns, no cops, no whacking the other guests), the worst of the worst are welcome to state-ofthe-art medical care and a place to lie low during recovery.

You know, like the Continental, the villains-only auberge made famous by the Wick pictures. Bit of a blatant borrow. Yet the filmmaker has responded to allegations of copycatting as disingenuously as if he’d just graduated from the Trump Institute of Chicanery and Prevarication with an advanced degree in Whoppers.

Pearce protested too much to the Wrap that he “literally never thought” about John Wick. His inspiration was — wait for it — “Casablanca.”

Well, that explains the nanotechnology the Nurse employs to keep criminals like those played by Charlie Day, Brian Tyree Henry and Sterling K. Brown from death’s door. Along with the 3D printer she uses to whip up a new liver for one patient. (As it turns out, crime does pay.) Not to mention

PANIC ROOMS Foster stars and Goldblum briefly appears in this story set in a getaway where all the guests dread one man’s arrival.

the acrobatic hand-to-hand combat technique of Sofia Boutella’s French assassin. It’s so Ingrid Bergman.

Another problem with Hotel Artemis is that it’s overbooked. The citizens of LA are rioting in the streets, protesting the privatization of water and setting mandatory angry mob fires. The Nurse nurses drink after drink to forget the tragedy of her son’s longago overdose death. The characters played

by Brown and Boutella were once an item.

Jenny Slate pops up as a bleeding cop who wants in. Against house rules, of course, but — wouldn’t you know — she was a childhood friend of the Nurse’s son, and the old woman has a soft spot for her.

These and other story lines are largely left as loose ends, are dropped mid-movie or raise questions that go unanswered. Pearce’s script is less a coherent narrative than a point-free collection of noir clichés and halfbaked concepts.

Most inexcusably, the entire film builds to the entrance of the Wolf King, a crime boss played by Jeff Goldblum, then does precisely nothing of interest with him once he finally checks in. Do we need a better reason than that to rate Hotel Artemis not worth checking out?

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ereditary, the feature debut of writer-director Ari Aster, is one of those films for which I recommend using a flow chart of caveats. Do you like horror movies? What about horror movies that are emotionally grueling and taboo breaking? Do you enjoy the experience of sitting in a theater after a film ends trying to catch your breath and asking yourself, “What the hell was that?”

If you belong to the small portion of the moviegoing populace that answers “yes” to all these questions, prepare for a ride. Hereditary plays masterfully with your head, starting with its stunning opening shot, which introduces us to the mountainside home of the ill-fated Graham family.

That shot also introduces us to the portent-laden art of Annie Graham (Toni Collette), a painstaking creator of tiny dioramas.

The camera pans slowly from a window to one of her miniature rooms — which, as we pull in, seamlessly becomes the actual room in which her teenage son, Peter (Alex Wolff ), is sleeping.

Are the events we’re seeing real or constructed? Are the characters acting freely, or are they dollhouse occupants, manipulated by unseen hands? Encapsulated by that opening now-you-see-it, these questions only grow more urgent as the film progresses.

The Grahams are mourning the death of Ellen, Annie’s mother — although “mourn-

KITH AND SIN Collette plays a mom who discovers distressing branches on her family tree in Aster’s psychological horror flick.

ing” is perhaps the wrong word. Ellen was mentally ill, as we learn during Annie’s tormented eulogy and subsequent session at a grief support group. She was also a practitioner of spiritualism. While Dad (Gabriel Byrne) serves as the family’s rock, only 13-yearold Charlie (Milly Shapiro), a budding artist with a distinct interest in the grotesque, appears to miss the dearly departed.

Soon Annie begins seeing apparitions in

dark rooms. The simmering tension between Peter and his mom boils over into a series of bad decisions, and … things happen.

Any more plot summary would be a disservice, because Hereditary throws us for several loops, playing with and on our expectations. While genre-savvy viewers will guess where the story is ultimately going, the genius of Aster’s film is how skillfully it forces us to care about the people trapped in

this sadist’s dollhouse. Not since Rosemary’s Baby, perhaps, has a film been so nasty and so tender at once.

Much of the credit for that emotional punch goes to the actors. Shapiro is peerlessly creepy, Wolff sells some incredibly difficult character turns, and if horror performances got the big awards, Collette would be a shoe-in. Brittle, neurotic and volcanically angry, her Annie comes this close to the line between classic and camp. Sometimes we feel tempted to laugh at her, but we can never ignore her.

As a horror film, Hereditary delivers the goods, with crack pacing and a third act of sheer gothic madness. But viewers who come solely for scares may leave distressed, because the movie also has psychodrama written in its DNA. While most horror flicks permit us to watch from the safe perspective of the diorama artist, here we’re all too likely to empathize as Annie flails in the snares of what may or may not be her destiny.

Like last year’s The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Hereditary is rife with Greek tragedy references. But while that film is an arch joke that never lands, this one is a ride on the back of a Fury. Come for the spookiness, stay for the drama (and trauma) — and revel in the power of cinema to make us tremble for the poor souls stuck in the dollhouse.

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NEW IN THEATERS BOOM FOR REAL: THE LATE TEENAGE YEARS OF JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT: Sara Driver’s documentary explores how the art and street cultures of New York in the late ’70s helped shape the celebrated artist. (78 min, NR. Savoy) FIRST REFORMED: Ethan Hawke plays a smalltown priest questioning his faith in the midst of personal turmoil in this Golden Lion nominee from writer-director Paul Schrader (Light Sleeper, American Gigolo, Hardcore). With Amanda Seyfried and Cedric the Entertainer. (113 min, R. Roxy) INCREDIBLES 2: Pixar’s super-family returns in this animation in which Mr. Incredible (voice of Craig T. Nelson) finds himself at home tending the baby while Mom (Holly Hunter) is busy saving the world.

With the voices of Sarah Vowell, Bob Odenkirk and Samuel L. Jackson. Brad Bird is back as writer and director. (118 min, PG. Big Picture, Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Stowe, Sunset, Welden) ON CHESIL BEACH: Saoirse Ronan and Billy Howle play a young couple who weather an awkward wedding night in 1962 England in this adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novel, with Emily Watson. Dominic Cooke (“The Hollow Crown”) directed. (110 min, R. Roxy, Savoy) THE SEAGULL: Elisabeth Moss, Saoirse Ronan, Corey Stoll and Annette Bening star in this screen version of Anton Chekhov’s play in which a famous actress pays a visit to her less-successful relations, and drama ensues. Michael Mayer (A Home at the End of the World) directed. (98 min, PG-13. Roxy) SUPERFLY: In this action-oriented remake of the 1972 “blaxploitation” flick, Trevor Jackson plays Youngblood Priest, an Atlanta drug dealer who needs to pull off one last score. With Jason Mitchell and Jennifer Morrison. Music-video veteran Director X. directed. (116 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Palace) TAG: Former classmates gather from all over the country for an elaborate annual game of tag in this comedy from director Jeff Tomsic (“Idiotsitter”), starring Isla Fisher, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Jon Hamm and Jeremy Renner. (100 min, R. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Sunset)

ACTION POINTHH Johnny Knoxville plays a daredevil who starts his own theme park in this comedy from prolific TV director Tim Kirkby (“Brockmire,” “Fleabag”). With Brigitte Lundy-Paine and Johnny Pemberton. (85 min, R)

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HOTEL ARTEMISH In this futuristic action drama set in LA, Jodie Foster plays a mysterious Nurse who runs a special ER just for criminals. With Sofia Boutella, Dave Bautista and Jeff Goldblum. Drew Pearce makes his feature debut as writer-director.

(97 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 6/13) 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) OCEAN’S 8HHH Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock) leads an all-female crew on a bold heist of the Met Gala in this crime caper directed and cowritten

by Gary Jones (The Hunger Games). Among her cohorts are Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Rihanna and Mindy Kaling. (110 min, PG-13) POPE FRANCIS: A MAN OF HIS WORDHHH Wim Wenders’ documentary follows the pope around the world, exploring his vision of the Church and the messages he brings to the needy. (96 min, PG) RBGHHHH 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; reviewed by M.H. 6/6) THE RIDERHHHH1/2 A young rodeo cowboy (Brady Jandreau) must reevaluate his life after being seriously injured in this acclaimed drama from writer-director Chloé Zhao (Songs My Brothers Taught Me), in which non-professional actors recreate events that happened to them. With Jim Jandreau and Lily Jandreau. (104 min, R)

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ORDER OF NOTICE Case No. 18-1502-PET

PETITION OF THE CITY OF BURLINGTON, VERMONT FOR A DECLARATORY RULING THAT THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION LACKS JURISDICTION OVER THE CITY’S PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE DISTRICT HEATING SERVICE WITHIN ITS MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES WHEREAS, on May 23, 2018, pursuant to 3 V.S.A. Section 808 and Public Utility Commission Rule 2.403, the City of Burlington, Vermont (the “City” or “Petitioner”), has petitioned the Vermont Public Utility Commission (“Commission”) for a declaratory ruling that the Commission does not have jurisdiction over the City’s proposal to provide district heating service within its municipal boundaries.

Now, THEREFORE, IT Is HEREBY ORDERED, in accordance with 3 V.S.A. Section 808, 30 V.S.A. Sections 8 and 10, and Commission Rule 2.403, that a Prehearing Conference be had upon said petition before a Hearing Officer of the Commission, John J. Cotter, Esq., Deputy General Counsel, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, commencing at 1:30 P.M., at the Susan M. Hudson Hearing Room located on the 3rd floor of the People’s United Bank Building, 112 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont.

The above hearing location is handicapped accessible. Any person with a disability who wishes to attend and will need special accommodation should contact the Public Utility Commission (802-828-2358) by no later than June 22, 2018, if they will need that accommodation.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, in accordance with 3 V.S.A. Section 808 and Commission Rule 2.403, that notice of said Petition be given by one publication of this Order in Seven Days, a weekly newspaper published in Burlington, Vermont, on June 13, 2018.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall file with the Public Utility Commission a copy of the newspaper in which this Order appears. Said newspaper filing shall be submitted not later than June 25, 2018.

DATED at Montpelier, Vermont, this 4th Day of June 2018.

SOLO: A STAR WARS STORYHHH Disney’s stand-alone Star Wars movies continue with this blast from the past, in which a young Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) explores the galaxy’s criminal underworld and meets his buddies Chewbacca (Joonas Suotano) and Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover). Ron Howard directed. (135 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 5/30) 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)

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egy. You’re on the verge of forever escaping a temptation that’s no good for you. Or you’re close to vanquishing an influence that has undermined you. Or both.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20)

“Whether you love what you love or live in divided ceaseless revolt against it, what you love is your fate,” wrote Gemini poet Frank Bidart in his poem “Guilty of Dust.”

And now I offer it to you. Why? Because it’s an excellent time to be honest with yourself as you identify whom and what you love. It’s also a favorable phase to assess whether you are in any sense at odds with whom and what you love — and if you find you are, to figure out how to be in more harmonic alignment with whom and what you love. Finally, dear Gemini, now is a key moment to vividly register the fact that the story of your life in the coming years will pivot around your relationship with whom and what you love.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Congratulations on the work you’ve done to cleanse the psychic toxins from your soul, Cancerian. I love how brave you’ve been as you’ve jettisoned outworn shticks, inadequate theories and irrelevant worries. It makes my heart sing to have seen you summon the self-respect necessary to stick up for your dreams in the face of so many confusing signals. I do feel a tinge of sadness that your heroism hasn’t been better appreciated by those around you.

Is there anything you can do to compensate?

Like maybe intensify the appreciation you give yourself?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I hope you’re reaching the final stages of your yearlong project to make yourself as solid and steady as possible.

I trust you have been building a stable foundation that will serve you well for at least the next five years. I pray you have been creating a rich sense of community and establishing vital new traditions and surrounding yourself with environments that bring out the best in you. If there’s any more work to be done in these sacred tasks, intensify your efforts in the coming weeks. If you’re behind schedule, please make up for lost time.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Necessity is the mother of invention,” says an old proverb. In other words, when your need for some correction or improvement becomes overwhelming, you may be driven to get creative. Engineer

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Would you have turned out wiser and wealthier if you had dropped out of school in third grade? Would it have been better to apprentice yourself to a family of wolves or coyotes rather than trust your educational fate to institutions whose job it was to acclimate you to society’s madness? I’m happy to let you know that you’re entering a phase when you’ll find it easier than usual to unlearn any old conditioning that might be suppressing your ability to fulfill your rich potentials. I urge you to seek out opportunities to unleash your skills and enhance your intelligence.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The temptation to overdramatize is strong. Going through with a splashy but messy conclusion may have a perverse appeal. But why not wrap things up with an elegant whisper instead of a garish bang? Rather than impressing everyone with how amazingly complicated your crazy life is, why not quietly lay the foundations for a low-key resolution that will set the stage for a productive sequel? Taking the latter route will be much easier on your karma and, in my opinion, will make for just as interesting a story.

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(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Each of us harbors rough, vulnerable, controversial or unhoned facets of our identity. And every one of us periodically reaches turning points when it becomes problematic to keep those qualities buried or immature. We need to make them more visible and develop their potential. I suspect you have arrived at such

a turning point. So on behalf of the cosmos, I hereby invite you to enjoy a period of ripening and self-revelation. And I do mean “enjoy.”

Find a way to have fun.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): For the next two-plus weeks, an unusual rule will be in effect: The more you lose, the more you gain. That means you will have an aptitude for eliminating hassles, banishing stress and shedding defense mechanisms. You’ll be able to purge emotional congestion that has been preventing clarity. You’ll have good intuitions about how to separate yourself from influences that have made you weak or angry. I’m excited for you, Capricorn! A load of old, moldy karma could dissolve and disperse in what seems like a twinkling. If all goes well, you’ll be traveling much lighter by July 1.

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(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I suggest you avoid starting a flirtatious correspondence with a convict who’ll be in jail for another 28 years. OK? And don’t snack on fugu, the Japanese delicacy that can poison you if the cook isn’t careful about preparing it.

Please? And don’t participate in a séance in which the medium summons the spirits of psychotic ancestors or diabolical celebrities with whom you imagine it might be interesting to converse. Got that? I understand that you might be in the mood for high adventure and out-of-the-ordinary escapades. And that will be fine and healthy as long as you also exert a modicum of caution and discernment.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I suggest that you pat yourself on the back with both hands as you sing your own praises and admire your own willful beauty in three mirrors simultaneously. You have won stirring victories over not just your own personal version of the devil but also over your own inertia and sadness.

From what I can determine, you have corralled what remains of the forces of darkness into a comfy holding cell, sealing off those forces from your future. They won’t bother you for a very long time, maybe never again. Right now you would benefit from a sabbatical — a vacation from all this high-powered character building. May I suggest you pay a restorative visit to the Land of Sweet Nonsense?

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You have caressed and finessed the Problem. You have tickled and teased and tinkered with it. Now I suggest you let it alone for a while. Give it breathing room. Allow it to evolve under the influence of the tweaks you have instigated.

Although you may need to return and do further work in a few weeks, my guess is that the Problem’s knots are now destined to metamorphose into seeds. The awkwardness you massaged with your love and care will eventually yield a useful magic.

Allen Dale put a different spin on the issue.

He said that “if necessity is the mother of invention, then laziness is the father.” Sci-fi writer Robert Heinlein agreed, asserting that “progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.” I’m not sure if necessity or laziness will be your motivation, Virgo, but I suspect that the coming weeks could be a golden age of invention for you. What practical innovations might you launch? What useful improvements can you finagle? (P.S. Philosopher Alfred North Whitehead attributed the primary drive for innovative ideas and gizmos to “pleasurable intellectual curiosity.”)

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LOOKING FOR A LITTLE SPICE Married couple seeking female to spice up the mix. New to this but hoping to explore. Let’s meet up for a drink and go from there. vtcouple802, 40 CHILL, COMPASSIONATE GAL LIKES COOKING Hey there! I’m a crafty, witty, friendly, music- and animal-loving gal. I’m looking for friendly folks to perhaps build a bond to last for years to come.

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THE TABLE FINE, BED BETTER I’ve been away for a while, but I’m coming home soon. There’s no hurry, if you’re the one. We’ll see plenty of each other again. I’m looking forward to it as much as you. When: Saturday, May 26, 2018. Where: Pine St. and sometimes elsewhere.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914386

LANTMAN’S 5/29 Saw you in the aisles and in line at the 14 or less checkout. You had a tattoo on your left inner wrist and a Coke in your right hand. Eye contact was made a couple of times, and it felt nice. When: Tuesday, May 29, 2018.

Where: Lantman’s IGA, Hinesburg.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #914379

BRUNETTE FARMER CHICK AT CM Afternoon. You: tall, sexy farmer chick in brown Carhartt coveralls, covered in dirt (but somehow still super cute) with a variety pack of Citizen Cider cans. At first sight of you, my heart skipped a beet. See you again some thyme soon? When: Sunday, June 3, 2018. Where: South End City Market.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914385

SAND TIME You’re a catdog, and I’m a man. We touched hooves, and it was magical.

Happy anniversary! When: Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Where: Oakledge.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914378

ON THE TABLE (OR ELSEWHERE) Sober yet inexplicably intoxicated. Is it you...? Everything I know is about to change, but I can’t stop imagining what it would be to be nearer. I don’t see you often, but there you are.

Trying to be bold, but there is so much gray in the black and white. It’s not exactly business as usual. When: Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Where: Pine St. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914384

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SWIMMING IN THE MRV Saw you come to a swimming hole in the late afternoon. Went for a dip and didn’t stay long. As you were leaving, I waved and you waved back with a nice smile. Maybe lunch sometime?

When: Sunday, June 3, 2018. Where: Mad River Valley swimming hole.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914383 6/3 JAZZ FEST CHURCH STREET You: tall, pretty blonde in a magenta floral tank top and glasses, walking your friendly little brown dog and enjoying the 6 p.m. set of music on the stage by Halvorson’s. Me: in the band playing that music. We exchanged many looks and smiles. Sadly, you left just before the show ended. Care to meet and talk sometime? When: Sunday, June 3, 2018. Where: Jazz Festival top block stage, Church St., Burlington,.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914382 PRICKLY PEAR AT MIDDLEBURY HANNAFORD You ran out of the store after me today to ask me where you could find prickly pears. I can’t help but think that you had another question to ask me as well. I hope you found your prickly pears, and I hope to see you again someday. When: Sunday, June 3, 2018. Where: Hannaford, Middlebury.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #914381 SUNDAY NIGHT CO-OP YOGA LADY 9 p.m.ish. You: just from yoga on Church Street. Saw you at the hot bar, checkout line and parking lot; we visited briefly. Parked next to each other. You (in a white Honda SUV) said, “It was a beautiful evening!”

Yes, it was! Can we get a late dinner together soon? When: Sunday, June 3, 2018. Where: City Market.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914380

SHINING, HARDWORKING BEAUTY I was running when you waved to me.

You were carrying long boxes, had red hair tied up and a tattoo on you left upper arm/shoulder. You waved to me. I waved back to you. You looked back, then I looked back, and when I looked back again, you were gone.

I’ll now start running on your side of the street! When: Thursday, May 31, 2018. Where: N. Winooski Ave. You: Woman. Me: Man. #914377 SUP AT WRIGHTSVILLE, MAY 30 You: black bikini under black shorts, loading your board on to your black Subie. I asked if you’d been to the falls. You said you hadn’t. I was eager to get on the water, then realized I missed an opportunity. Me: gray shorts, tan shirt and a white boat.

Perhaps next time we can paddle together. When: Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Where: Wrightsville Reservoir.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914376 OCHA THAI, MAY 4 I spy a very good-looking divorced (??) dad with son and daughter. I was on the bench waiting for takeout. Your salacious smile is stuck in my head.

Spectacular. I would love to see it again and get to know you better. When: Friday, May 4, 2018. Where: Ocha Thai.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #914375 PERSISTENT, RESILIENT SKATER AT PARK You’re an amazing skater and were pushing yourself despite a gnarly fall!

You were mostly shirtless, orange shades, short dirty-blond hair and Carhartts? I didn’t want to mess up your flow by introducing myself. I was sitting and watching. I have long dirty-blond hair and was wearing a black baseball cap and space leggings, enjoying the scenery. Let me know if you wanna hang! When: Monday, May 28, 2018. Where: skate park.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #914374 REDHEAD WITH DACHSHUND ON BICYCLE Waiting at a crosswalk. You had a little dachshund dog that I patted. I asked if he could keep up with the bike, and you said the point was to tire him out. I couldn’t stop thinking about you all day. Had to write this. I want to meet you for a coffee or a drink.

When: Tuesday, May 29, 2018. Where: corner of State and Main, Montpelier.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914373

SAME BIRTHDAY AND CAR SOLD You and I had a business transaction in Montpelier and discovered we had the same birthday. You happen to be a lady I can’t stop thinking about. We discussed Doc Martens. Your eyes are so striking, I feel like I could stare into them for a day. Anyway, how about we start with a coffee in Stowe? When: Sunday, May 20, 2018. Where: Berlin.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914372 CITY MARKET WIT We worked on a play together a couple years back and ran into each other a few days ago. Would you have any interest in getting tea? When: Saturday, May 19, 2018. Where: City Market.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914371 INCONVENIENCED BUS RIDERS We met walking from Shelburne Road to Pine Street because the bus driver detoured due to roadwork. I believe you said your name is Charley and that you record music. A cup of coffee?

A cup of tea? When: Monday, April 30, 2018. Where: Pine Street bus.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #914370 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS We encounter one another almost daily, and we seem to have quite a bit in common. The attraction I feel for you is quite intense, and I cannot stop thinking about you. This could very well be a one-way thing. If you figure this out, and you do feel it, please find a way to let me know. When: Thursday, May 24, 2018. Where: around. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914368 AT THE BAR AFTER WORK We both had a drink after our shift.

I reminded you to clock out. I have wanted to get to know you for a year now. Hoping we can connect soon. When: Friday, May 25, 2018.

Where: the place we both work at.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #914367 KNEAD TO KNOW You ordered two drinks and takeout.

Conor Oberst was playing on the stereo.

I made extremely awkward eye contact.

I liked your style: tattoo on elbow, dark and mysterious, cute. I knead to know your name! When: Thursday, May 24, 2018. Where: Knead Bakery.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914366 TATTOOS IN CITY MARKET First I saw you by the prepared foods.

I was staring, lost in thought, at the pastries and cookies. You were tattooed (and so am I) with a black shirt on (I think. I didn’t commit that to memory because I was distracted by your wry smile and handsomeness). Then, voilà, there you were again in line. Were you really noticing me? When: Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Where: City Market.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #914365 NORTH AVE. AND BEYOND You looked at my apartment for rent, and we briefly chatted in the driveway.

Then you were gone! Are you new to the area? Coffee or drinks on me. :) When: Saturday, May 19, 2018. Where: North Ave. You: Woman. Me: Man. #914364 SWIMMER ALBUM RELEASE PARTY You were a groovy, brown-bearded hottie tottie, and I was a blond dancing queen in the front row. We connected. And it was magic. Who the hell are you? When: Friday, May 11, 2018. Where: Nectar’s. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914363

SCARLETTLETTERS Dear Scarlett,

My boyfriend and I have been together for four years and living together for two of them. He has smoked pot every day since I met him. I never minded, but for the last six months he hasn’t been interested in having sex with me. He gets high, eats dinner in front of the TV (we used to eat together) and plays video games all night by himself. The few times we’ve had sex, he couldn’t stay hard. Could his pot habit be ruining our sex life?

Signed,

Fed Up in Smoke (female, 30)

Dear Fed Up in Smoke,

Men experience erectile dysfunction for various reasons. It could be stress, depression or fatigue — or a combination of all three. Side effects from prescription drugs also could be the culprit, as could an illness like diabetes or heart disease. The only way to know for sure is for your boyfriend to consult with his doctor.

Regarding the pot, when some guys smoke, they get a “stoner boner.” That is, they get hard for no apparent reason, stay hard and can’t climax. Others can’t get turned on at all. Cannabis can be a mood enhancer and help a person relax and wind down.

But it can also have a numbing effect, making one tired and emotionally unavailable. Some people get high as a way of self-medicating, to blanket their emotions and separate themselves from the world.

Zoning out with video games can be isolating, too.

Four years is a long time to be getting stoned on a daily basis. It’s possible that he has formed an addiction or is coping with some emotional issues or avoiding them altogether. Seek the advice of a professional or recovery group to educate yourself on the warning signs, and get advice on how you can support him and care for yourself.

There is also the possibility that he’s experiencing a four-year itch. After a few years, sex can become humdrum and predictable. Talk to him about your concerns and desires when he is not under the influence. Let him know that you want him. Don’t put forth an ultimatum — “It’s me or the weed” — just let him know that you feel left out.

Discuss how you might spice things up — so that rather than lighting up a joint, you’ll be lighting a fire together.

Love,

Scarlett

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