Seven Days, October 5, 2022

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PARTY ON Three Vermonters who took part in the Boston Tea Party in 1773 received commemorative markers on their graves. Wicked cool.

164That’s how many acres the Vermont Nature Conservancy is giving to Alburgh Dunes State Park.

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1. “Richmond Learns a Town Official Lowered the Fluoride Level in Its Water for Years” by Kevin McCallum. A town official quietly cut the amount of fluoride in Richmond’s water to less than half the recommended amount.

2. “Two Dead in Shootings in Burlington, South Burlington” by Derek Brouwer & Courtney Lamdin. Police arrested a man who they say was responsible for both incidents.

Police have arrested a suspect who they say gunned down two men in separate incidents on Sunday night in Burlington and South Burlington.

Denroy Dasent, 52, was charged with second-degree murder in the killing of 40-year-old Sheikhnoor Osman in an apartment at 185 Pine Street in Burlington around 8:15 p.m. Three hours after Osman was shot, police say, Dasent traveled to the Swiss Host Motel & Village on Williston Road in South Burlington and fatally shot 37-year-old Brian K. Billings.

Around 11:30 p.m. — 20 minutes after Billings was killed — Burlington officers noticed an SUV traveling slowly by the Pine Street apartment complex, court re cords state. Lt. Michael Henry pulled over the vehicle. Dasent got out and allegedly said, “You’re going to have to shoot me.” He then got back in the car and sped away, leading to a minute-long, high-speed chase into a Lake Champlain waterfront parking lot.

Officers surrounded Dasent at the Spot on the Dock restaurant, tried to tase him and struck him with non lethal beanbag rounds, acting Burlington Police Chief Jon Murad said. Police allege that Dasent laughed during his arrest and alluded to shooting Osman and Billings.

Murad said they were still investigating possible motives. Witnesses told police Dasent pushed his way into the Pine Street apartment, entered a bedroom where Osman was with a woman and shot him several

times. The tenant of the apartment told police Dasent “had beef” with Osman and had been there before.

The relationship between Dasent and Billings was unclear.

Dasent is also suspected of shooting at a third person in Burlington’s City Hall Park last week, police said, and they had recently served a search warrant at his South Burlington residence.

“This was an all-hands-on-deck effort across two different municipalities and two pretty intense crimes,” Murad said at a press conference on Monday.

Dasent has lived in the area for the last year, accord ing to Murad. He co-owns Caribbean restaurant Island Passion in the University Mall, according to a state busi ness registration filing. The registration lists the restau rant’s mailing address as the Swiss Host Motel.

Billings’ slaying was the first murder in South Burlington since 2018. Osman’s killing was the fourth ho micide in Burlington this year — and the latest in a series of gunfire incidents that have put the city on edge.

Standing alongside Murad on Monday, Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger pledged that the city “will con tinue to relentlessly deploy new resources” to end gun violence, including the newly formed Chittenden County Gun Violence Task Force. Members of the regional task force responded to the scenes on Sunday evening.

Read Derek Brouwer and Courtney Lamdin’s full report and keep up with developments at sevendaysvt.com.

ACT OF SERVICE

To mark Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, more than two dozen Vermont resi dents got together in Burlington on Sunday to remove trash from the Pine Street Barge Canal, a Superfund site on the shore of Lake Champlain.

Burlington resident Lynda Siegel helped organize the cleanup after learning of a new tradition called Reverse Tashlich.

With Tashlich, Jewish people perform an ancient ritual of casting off the past year’s sins, often by throwing bread crumbs or pebbles into a body of water. Tashlich has been rein terpreted as an opportunity to clean polluted bodies of water; Jewish people in nearly 250

IN A BIND Vermont has only 97 beds for juveniles accused of crimes, so some are held in adult prisons. Lawmakers say the situation is at a crisis point.

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Vergennes physical education teacher Robyn Newton was named Vermont’s 2023 teacher of the year. She’s been keeping kids moving for 27 years.

3. “Where to Buy Legal Weed in Vermont on October 1” by Sasha Goldstein. With only four retail licenses issued, Saturday’s opening was limited to a few stores in the state.

4. “Vermonters Celebrate the First Day of Legal Cannabis Sales” by Sasha Goldstein, Derek Brouwer & Chelsea Edgar. Crowds formed at the first stores to open.

5. “Cannabis Cornucopia: The Bounty of Vermont’s Legal Weed Industry Is Coming — Slowly — to a Store Near You” by Sasha Goldstein & Derek Brouwer. In the intro to a theme issue devoted to Vermont’s emerging cannabis market, Seven Days surveyed the landscape.

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communities around the world are taking part, Siegel said.

Siegel recently got on her bike to search for waterways that needed cleaning.

“I’m always looking for social action and social justice things I can do through the Jewish community,” said Siegel, a retired teacher.

She was amazed to see how clean Burlington’s beaches were, she said. But she knew there was plenty of work to be done at the Barge Canal, which was once home to a coal gasification plant. Workers dumped coal tar, cyanide and other contaminated residue there for years. More recently, residents of homeless encampments left trash on the land.

On Sunday, members of Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Temple Sinai and Congregation

Ruach haMaqom — and some volunteers who aren’t Jewish — picked up tents, tarps, an upholstered chair, clothing and personal items. One volunteer was designated to pick up discarded needles. The group filled between 40 and 50 garbage bags that the Burlington Department of Public Works agreed to remove, Siegel said.

“For me, and for many of the Jewish people I know, social justice is a huge element of what it means to be Jewish,” Siegel said. “Doing projects that make the world better is how I choose to experience my Judaism.”

The Barge Canal has been the site of many cleanups over the years. The next — organized by the Friends of the Barge Canal — is sched uled for October 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Volunteers Esther Halden (left) and Catherine Bock at the Pine Street Barge Canal cleanup

Vermont State Police at the Swiss Host Motel & Village in South Burlington, the scene of a shooting on Sunday

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If the merger is approved by VSECU members, the continuing credit union’s Field of Membership will NOT be based on geography or residency It will be focused on numerous employer groups and organizations located in Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut Michigan and even groups headquartered in San Diego and San Francisco California.

If the proposed VSECU merger is approved by VSECU members, our statewide cooperative built by Vermonters, for Vermonters will be gone forever

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WHAT, NO RUTLAND?

You had three writers on [“Vermonters Celebrate the First Day of Legal Cannabis Sales,” October 1, online], and still no one could make it to Rutland? Pity. Rutland is often, if not always, shortchanged.

Sharon Nimtz WALLINGFORD

Editor’s note: We didn’t deploy any reporters to Rutland for Saturday’s opening day story because culture coeditor Dan Bolles wrote a full-length feature on a Rutland store in last week’s issue, titled “Inside Rutland’s Mountain Girl Cannabis, One of Vermont’s First Adult-Use Dispensaries.”

MYSTERY ON WHEELS

I was horrified to read about the death of Suleiman Kangangi in a recent gravel bike race [“Tragedy at the Overland,” September 21]. I raced bicycles in the ’70s and recently took up gravel biking, so I’m very aware of the risks inherent in the sport. I was once in a crash similar to Kangangi’s when I was descending rapidly on a smooth straightaway with no other cyclists around and a dog ran out suddenly and got in front of my bike. In that crash, I suffered nothing more seri ous than a broken clavicle, so Kangangi’s death seems very surprising.

Over the last year or so, I have been reading other news reports of unexpected and sudden deaths of young, fit athletes, so it occurred to me that perhaps Kangangi had a medical emergency that led to his accident. My hope is that the medical establishment will look more closely into the causes of these deaths so that we can prevent future tragedies of this kind.

Mark Alexander ROCHESTER

PROG PARTY POOPER

Seven Days described the Progressives as a major political party in Vermont [2022 Election Guide, September 28], but are they really? Vermont printed approxi mately 330,000 ballots for the Progres sive Party for the primary election held on August 9, 2022. Voters who identified as Democrats cast well over 100,000 ballots; Republicans, 30,000-plus; and the Progs, just 610. The Prog primary ballot I received listed just seven candidates.

Interestingly, none of those candidates appears on my general election ballot, and none of the candidates sporting Prog endorsements on my general election ballot was on the Prog primary ballot — they all appeared on the Democratic ballot. The Prog endorsements you see on the general election ballot were not selected by voters identifying as Progs and who selected their candidates in that primary election, but by a small elite cadre of Prog kingmakers — their “Politburo,” or party executive committee.

It appears that the Progs have adopted the adage, “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.” As such, it’s more accurate to identify the Progs as a caucus of the Democratic Party, like the Women’s Caucus or the Black Caucus. Caucuses are important sources of power within a political party, but they are not their own major political party. Maybe the thousands of dollars spent on printing, distributing and counting the Prog primary ballots could have been better spent extending benefits to those who need real financial assistance — instead of blowing the money to stroke the egos of Vermont’s Prog Politburo.

Alan Bjerke BURLINGTON

THANKS FROM THE BORDER

[Re “A Library Director Helps Elderly Francophones Cross the Canadian Border,” May 2, online]: Anne Wallace Allen’s article highlighting our library, thrust into the role of de facto ArriveCAN expert assisting hundreds of locals and stranded visitors, started a groundswell!

Anne’s work showing how we live, trade and transit in the most rural, sparse, remote and elderly (per capita) part of

Vermont on the Québec border kicked up some celebrity for us. The news went on to La Presse, CBC Television and Radio, CTV, CJAD 800 radio, “The Elias Makos Show,” “Rosemary Barton Live,” local newspapers, and more. It was an exciting time. When the lifting of restrictions was announced, there was celebration.

Readers, listeners and travelers continent-wide called and wrote to us with gratitude. Local residents humbled us with their meaningful thanks: a jar of green tomato relish, handmade sewn cozies, cookies, one milkshake and two books of postage stamps from a retired postal worker from Fall River, Mass. We were very touched by a personal letter of gratitude from the national president of the Canadian Customs and Immigration Union, as well as one from Gov. Phil Scott.

This library is ready to pivot to the next trend at our door, which we will do in the “aggressively welcoming” way of all Vermont public libraries. There is no doubt this press and advocacy were a catalyst for the policy change that allows us to resume critical cross-border personal business and commerce with equity and ease.

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White is the director of the Alice M. Ward Memorial Library in Canaan.

INVESTIGATE TEEN CHALLENGE

The article on Naomi Wood and Teen Challenge [“Trust Fail,” September 7] was great, and I feel it is about time.

I am the Johnson resident the article mentions who came upon a young man kicked out of Teen Challenge on a

CORRECTION

The Vermont legislative candidate listings in last week’s 2022 Elec tion Guide failed to note that in the two-seat Chittenden-14 district, Rep. Barbara Rachelson (D/P) is an incumbent; she currently represents the one-seat Chittenden 6-6 district, which was reconfigured in the 2022 legislative redistricting process.

30-degree November day, wearing shorts and a T-shirt. He was abandoned and at risk of injury and maybe death from exposure.

Numerous attempts by me and my neighbors to effect some level of regula tion to protect the program participants as well as our community have fallen on deaf ears, at the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, Department of Public Safety, Department for Children and Families, legislature, and local sheriff’s office. All seem to be sympathetic, but there’s been no traction or action taken to assert regulation on the facility, which the public believes is a Christian rehab facility for drug, alcohol and behavior issues.

Meanwhile, its speeding vans threaten people walking on our back roads. Plus, Teen Challenge makes money on those participants who do work in the commu nity, for which the program gets paid. That income is nontaxable.

In my opinion, it’s a center for exploi tation, abuse, neglect and abandonment and a violator of public safety — unless Teen Challenge can prove otherwise, and with regulatory proof.

Paul Langevin JOHNSON

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The daringly experimental British ensemble Manchester Collective brings its electrifying show Sirocco to Spaulding Auditorium at Dartmouth College’s Hopkins Center for the Arts in Hanover, N.H. Rising South African cello star Abel Selaocoe (pictured) and his Chesaba trio join the program, which features works by Igor Stravinsky and Franz Joseph Haydn, African and Danish folk songs, and Selaocoe’s original compositions.

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The Vermont International Film Festival screens Cinema’s First Nasty Women: Queens of Destruction at the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center Film House in Burlington. The collection of short films features rarely seen and lovingly restored silent movies about women engaging in feminist protests, slapstick, labor strikes, anti-police action and gender play.

FRIDAY 7 Owl Play

The northern saw-whet owl is one of the smallest (and cutest!) owls in North America, but its migratory patterns are little understood. Locals join North Branch Nature Center biologists in capturing, tagging and releasing these elusive avian neighbors at a Public Owl Banding Demonstration in Montpelier. Space is limited, but if you don’t get into this one, don’t fret: There are more banding events later this fall, including a youth overnight and an evening reserved for LGBTQ ornithology enthusiasts.

SATURDAY 8 Food of Love

The Filipino American Community in Vermont throws a scrumptious Fall Food Festival in South Hero. At this fundraising yard sale, find homemade delights such as dumplings, pork adobo, peanut stew and lumpia — a type of deep-fried spring roll that can have sweet or savory fillings — alongside products straight from the Philippines and other goods.

SATURDAY 8 Picture This

Massachusetts Institute of Technology educator Sajan Saini closes out the How We Make Things speaker series at Cold Hollow Sculpture Park in Enosburg Falls with his address “Science in Words and Pictures: To See the Fantastic With Everyday Eyes.” Using comic books, animation and other visual media as sources, he investigates the ways in which we can communicate complex scientific ideas via language and art.

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We’ve got a simple mission here at Seven Days: to keep you informed about all things Vermont. But it’s a two-way street. A knowledgeable citizenry reads and votes and holds government and institutions accountable. Without media scrutiny, and public interest and engagement, democracy goes to hell.

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On a lighter note, there’s another reason to stay on top of the local news: better performance on the Vermont News Quiz, one of three dopamine-driven digital games we’ve recently rolled out for readers.

Following the lead of media outlets like the New York Times, Seven Days now offers a weekly test of news literacy in the form of a fun, compelling collection of eight questions. Last week’s quiz asked: “The level of what substance was reduced in Richmond’s drinking water for years without the public’s knowledge?”

If you paid attention to the news, you’d know the answer: fluoride.

Another question, the week before: “On Wednesday, the Burlington Police Department said they’re partnering with _____ to crack down on gun violence in the region.”

The correct answer: B) federal and local state agencies — not C) Batman and Robin.

Right or wrong, you get a one-sentence summary of the story and a link to the article. About half of ours are sourced from other local outlets.

Up to speed on all the big stories? You’ll earn a good score — and permission to feel virtuous. Behind on the week’s news? This is an easy, entertaining way to catch up.

The company that creates the quizzes, News Games, was founded by two tech guys. Kevin McCurdy and Bill Miles met in Silicon Valley, Calif., but now live in Hanover, N.H. Both are “big believers in the importance of local news,” as well as fans of the New York Times News Quiz, according to McCurdy. “We just really liked that interaction paradigm,” he said. They noticed no local news organizations doing anything similar.

The reason soon became apparent: Very few local media companies have the bandwidth to innovate at that level. So McCurdy and Miles, who are now brothers-in-law, built a customizable platform drawing from their collective experience in digital media. It’s designed to give readers a playful way to engage with local news online — and to keep them coming back for more.

To better understand the product, McCurdy launched the Upper Valley News Quiz and learned how to write it. “There’s more to it than meets the eye,” he noted. A month or two in, Norwich-based writer and publisher Rob Gurwitt noticed it and started promoting the game on his weekday online newsletter, Daybreak.

Last year the company landed its first big customer, Boston’s public radio station, WBUR. Other NPR affiliates, including NHPR, have since signed on, and newspapers are inquiring.

“It’s a little bit too early to call it a trend,” McCurdy said modestly.

I’m not so sure. As soon as we saw the product and met with the team, we knew it was right for Seven Days. The Vermont News Quiz launched — softly — two weeks ago. You can find it every week in our Friday Daily 7 and Sunday Best email newsletters and online at sevendaysvt.com/ quiz.

This week come two more innovations from News Games: a daily word puzzle we’re calling Daysle and a weekly News Crossword that feature words inspired by and links to our stories.

Between the two of them, McCurdy and Miles have five kids — all of whom were teens when they were developing the News Games products. Like the rest of their generation, they’re used to getting information in entertaining, bite-size chunks, McCurdy noted. “When they liked the prototypes,” he said, “we knew we were on to something.”

Check out the new games, and let us know what you think. And don’t worry; we’re keeping our beloved print crossword inside the classified section and downloadable online.

Paula Routly

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BY ANNE WALLACE ALLEN anne@sevendaysvt.com

The Journal Opinion, a weekly newspa per that covers about 15 Connecticut River towns from its base in Bradford, has been purchased by a longtime employee.

On October 1, Michelle Sherburne and her husband, Rodney, bought the paper from owner Connie Sanville, herself a former employee who had purchased the paper from former owner Robert Huminski.

Sherburne started working at the paper in the early 1980s, when she was fresh out of high school. Although she moved to other local papers over the years, she returned to the Journal Opinion in 2000 and has worked as part of a four-person team since then in editorial, sales, production and any other job that needed doing.

Sherburne said she and her family plan to keep the 155-year-old paper as an asset that connects and informs the community.

“Connie and our boss before that, Robert Huminski, always felt they were just stewards of the newspaper,” Sherburne said. “And that’s what Rodney and I are thinking, too.”

Something in the Water

Richmond seeks to restore public confidence after an employee slashed fluoride levels

BY KEVIN MCCALLUM • kevin@sevendaysvt.com

For the past four years, Richmond’s only dentist, Howard Novak, believed his patients were drinking water with the recommended levels of fluoride in it. Novak knew that Richmond had been adding fluoride to its water supply for decades — since 1983, in fact — as a way to strengthen the enamel on teeth and make it harder for cavities to form.

He strongly supports the practice and knows the nation’s efforts to fluoridate water ranks as one of the top 10 public health achievements of the 20th century, right up there with the eradication of smallpox, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

So it was a shock when Novak learned last month that the town’s longtime water superintendent, Kendall Chamberlin, had taken it upon himself to lower the fluoride level in the town’s water supply nearly four years ago.

“What’s really the rub is that he did it without telling anybody,” Novak told

The CDC and the Vermont Department of Health recommend fluoridation at the level of 0.7 parts per million. Chamberlin decided to reduce that by more than half.

Had Novak known, he said, he would have advised patients — especially the parents of young children — to take extra steps to ensure they were getting the fluo ride they need.

He might have recommended that, in addition to brushing twice a day with fluoride toothpaste, they also use fluoride mouthwashes, gels or dietary supple ments to make their teeth — and those still forming in their gums — more resistant to decay.

Chamberlin effectively made a medical decision for everyone else in town with out their knowledge, Novak said. So what would town leaders do about it?

On Monday night, Novak and the rest of Richmond got the answer. The town’s five-member Water and Sewer Commis sion voted unanimously to instruct

The Journal Opinion has a print circulation of just 2,500. About 550 people pay to read its online version. The paper covers the happenings around the Bradford area in sparsely populated towns in New Hampshire and Vermont. It steers clear of national — and even statewide — stories.

The Journal Opinion updates read ers on the activities of the selectboard — which holds its meetings just down the hall from the Journal Opinion’s rented offices — and on fires, local crime and business openings.

“Our readers like feature articles,” Sherburne said. “They like to read about the 100-year-old woman who is still quilting and is still involved with different organizations.”

Sherburne and managing editor Alex Nuti-de Biasi said they think their bare-bones operation has the ingredi ents it needs to survive. That includes staff and family members who take photos, call in news events, deliver papers and make sales calls outside of their regular jobs.

When Sanville put the paper up for sale this year, Sherburne said, a pair of brothers showed interest in running it remotely from Massachusetts and Tennessee. That’s when she and her husband decided to buy it.

They are determined to keep it exactly the same.

“If you’re going to have a local paper, you have to have local people running it,” she said. “Otherwise it’s a newsletter full of canned copy.” m

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BY RACHEL HELLMAN • rhellman@sevendaysvt.com

The village of White River Junction shows what smart growth can look like. Close to 250 units of multifamily housing have been added to the downtown district in the past decade, said Lori Hirshfield, director of the Department of Planning and Development for the Town of Hartford, which includes the Junction.

The additions were created as a result of updates to the rules that restrict and shape development: zoning.

Over the course of two decades, small shifts in Hartford’s land-use regulations have had an outsize impact. They have included easing parking requirements, building size limits and downtown growth caps. As a result, Hartford has been able to permit more lower-cost housing projects.

“The one thing about zoning is that it should never be stagnant,” Hirshfield said. “Every community should, at least once every 10 years or so, look at their zoning and say: ‘Does this still make sense to us?’”

Most small towns across Vermont, however, have not revamped their codes in decades. Some bylaws date back to the 1960s and ’70s and favor sprawling, suburban-style development. That led the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development to issue bylaw modernization grants totaling $500,000 to 41 municipalities this year.

Those communities are now taking steps to allow more compact development in town centers, easing the process for approving duplexes, triplexes and accessory dwelling units, or ADUs. In tradition-minded Vermont, towns and their residents are showing a high level of interest in making some changes. The urgency of the housing crisis is fueling the momentum.

Preston Bristow, Chester’s zoning administrator, said he was surprised by the level of support for the updates. At one community workshop, he recalled, “Everyone was saying our town is going to die if people can’t a ord to live here.” That’s a sea change from past years. “Forty

years ago,” he said, “everyone was worried about Vermont being overdeveloped.”

Many other town administrators said the same: Their constituents are desperate for more housing, and antidevelopment attitudes are softening.

In Wilmington, near southern Vermont’s ski resorts, housing for workers is in short supply — a concern echoed in many of the state’s most popular tourism destinations, which rely on those workers. Matthew Bachler, a senior planner with the Windham Regional Commission, which advises multiple towns that got the grant, said community members have been asking how they can help ease the crisis.

Wilmington has formed a steering committee that is comparing its existing zoning with what its changing demographics require. The committee plans to propose small shifts, such as allowing larger buildings with more tenants.

Similarly, West Rutland is removing certain requirements for parking spaces, encouraging developers to use more of their lots for housing — a move that’s proven to be better for pedestrians and the environment. Town planners are also introducing some new concepts to the community, such as permitting homes to be built closer to roads. The goal is to revitalize the downtown and increase the amount of housing possible on a given property. The shift, town manager Mary Ann Goulette said, allows West Rutland to grow without the constraints of a midcentury ideal of suburbia.

The Town of Essex, meanwhile, is working to remove some of the barriers to building three- and four-unit dwellings. Now, instead of being subjected to a separate approval process, such proposals will be treated the same as single-unit dwellings. “We’re just sort of trying to make it a little simpler for the ‘missing-middle’ housing to be approved,” city planner Darren Schibler said. The term refers to

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Chamberlin to immediately return to the recommended levels.

The commission also held a closeddoor executive session, suggesting that Chamberlin, who has worked for the town for 37 years, might face disciplinary action. He told Seven Days before the meeting that he expected the commission might take such action against him.

Chamberlin, who had attempted to explain his decision during a previous meeting, appeared remotely in Richmond Town Hall, turning on his video camera just long enough to deliver a short mea culpa.

“Words cannot express how sorry I am for causing this controversy,” he said. “I offer my sincerest apology to the resi dents of Richmond, especially to the town manager, and Water and Sewer Commis sion, and the selectboard.”

It’s unclear whether Chamberlin will be disciplined. Town Manager Josh Arne son said such decisions are not public.

Chamberlin’s professional fate aside, the issue appears far from resolved. The commission sidestepped a wider discus sion about whether the town should even be fluoridating its water. Commissioners vowed to make sure the public is involved in any future decision, possibly including more public hearings or a referendum, which Chamberlin has publicly advocated.

Whichever path the town ulti mately chooses, Richmond’s experience underscores how divisive public health measures can become when they involve governmental decisions or directives about what goes into people’s bodies. Yet in this instance, there was no public debate, or awareness, of his action.

“It’s the fact that we didn’t have the opportunity to give our informed consent that gets to me,” resident Katie Mather said at Monday’s meeting.

Only about 34 percent of the state’s resi dents drink fluoridated water, compared with 63 percent nationwide. That’s due largely to the state’s rural nature; many people use private well water.

Still, of those on a public supply, only 56 percent of users get fluoridated water, compared with 73 percent nationwide. By that measure, Vermont is 41st in the nation.

That figure can be attributed in part to the high number of towns with small water systems that lack the equipment, money or staff needed to fluoridate. But even some larger communities, includ ing Bennington, Brattleboro and Manches ter, have opted not to fluoridate, often after contentious public debates.

Annette Smith, founder of Vermonters for a Clean Environment, said the fluoride debate still flourishes in Vermont because residents can think for themselves.

“It’s about choice. That’s what it boils down to for me,” said Smith, who worked against fluoridating water in Bennington.

There are plenty ways for people to use fluoride without forcing an entire popula tion to ingest the stuff, she said.

In 2015, Smith and other Bennington voters blocked efforts to add fluoride. The following year, voters in Rutland rejected an effort to remove it. Bradford quietly cut fluoride from its system in 2012 but was forced to restore it the following year after local dentists protested.

Even Burlington, which in 1953 was the first community in Vermont to fluoridate, faced a campaign to remove it in 2006. Voters overwhelmingly chose to keep it.

The Vermont Department of Health supports fluoridation, but a patchwork of communities make their own decisions, sometimes in less than transparent ways.

That certainly seems to have been the case in Richmond.

Chamberlin, who has worked for the town water and sewer department since 1985, said he opted to lower the fluoride level to around 0.3 parts per million for several reasons. Most sodium fluoride is sourced from China. He noted that ques tions have been raised about the safety of items produced in China, including contaminated dog food.

Chamberlin also told sewer and water commissioners at their September 18 meeting that he made the decision because “a couple” of water customers told him they were against fluoridation, and he

Ripton Votes to Return to Addison Central School District

BY RACHEL HELLMAN rachel@sevendaysvt.com

Ripton residents voted resoundingly last Thursday to return to the Addison Central School District, nearly two years after residents voted to leave the district in an effort to save their elementary school.

Despite the 148-89 vote, the tiny school’s fate remains unclear. The school has been in an ongoing battle with the State Board of Education that is emblematic of the debate surround ing the future of small schools in the wake of the 2015 school-merger law known as Act 46.

Molly Witters, one of five members of the Ripton School District Board, ultimately voted to rejoin Addison Central.

“We stand at a crossroads where I don’t want our belief in justice and self-determination to get in the way of community and kids,” she said in a letter to friends about her decision.

“Our community is Ripton and Addison County.”

In 2021, Ripton voted to secede from Addison Central in an effort to protect itself from near-certain closure. But no neighboring supervisory union was open to having Ripton join them. In January, the State Board of Education made Ripton its own supervisory district, an unprecedented — and highly contested — move.

Ripton tried to comply and came up with plans to become its own district. But, after reviewing the plans, the State Board voted unanimously that there was an “overwhelming risk” if Ripton moved ahead. That led the state leg islature to pass a law that would allow Ripton to vote to undo its decision to secede and rejoin Addison Central.

Residents faced two less-than-ideal choices at the ballot box: They could either vote yes and return to a district that once appeared poised to shutter their school — or vote no, potentially paving the way for a lengthy legal fight over whether the town, with 739 residents, is too small to serve as its own supervisory school district, as the state claims.

Whether or not Addison Central will make changes to its policy surrounding school closures, thus ensuring Ripton Elementary can stay open, remains uncertain. Because of that, Ripton board member Wendy Harlin said she’s not happy with the outcome.

“I feel like we’ve disincentivized Addison Central School District from making any changes to the charter,” Harlin said after the vote. m

Pennie Rand at the Richmond Water and Sewer Commission meeting

less expensive housing such as duplexes that have largely not been constructed in recent years.

The Town of Chester, which received a grant, is also trying to make it easier for duplexes, triplexes and ADUs to be constructed on preexisting sewer lines rather than on new ones. The hope is that such projects will keep building costs down and discourage sprawl.

Chester’s Bristow cautions, though, that residents don’t want rampant devel opment, either: “It’s something that, politically, we have to be really careful about. They don’t want too much change too fast.”

Today, large single-family homes domi nate Vermont’s housing market. They’re not ideal for either older Vermonters who are looking to downsize or young families seeking affordable housing.

That’s why state officials are advising towns across Vermont to build up their downtowns rather than build out into suburbs or rural areas. That strategy lines up with the broader conversation across the country about the importance of communities where people can walk to stores and services. Building up a preex isting downtown area also allows develop ers to connect to established water and sewage lines.

A vibrant downtown boosts curb appeal, as well. Duplexes and triplexes were the building blocks of many quint essential Vermont towns. Back then, development happened largely without restriction.

“The fact that communities are want ing to have these conversations and getting it, it’s heartwarming,” said Chris

Cochran, director of community planning and revitalization for the state.

The first set of grants was successful enough to warrant a second round, with up to $650,000 in funding. Applications close in November, and Cochran said there’s already been a steady flow of applications.

Jacob Hemmerick, the planning and policy manager for the Vermont Depart ment of Housing and Community Devel opment, acknowledged that successful bylaw reform takes a great deal of public outreach, consensus building and debate. But the need for more housing has led to a tipping point. “Deliberation and incrementalism is an important part of Vermont’s tradition,” Hemmerick said. “But it can, I think, become exclusionary at times.”

That tension has certainly been at play throughout the zoning modernization process. Town planners emphasize the importance of public hearing sessions and a full exploration of options.

Planners hope that as these changes become law, small-town Vermont becomes more open to housing opportunities. And that may just be the ticket for widespread change. The energy certainly seems to be in the air. Said Hemmerick: “If every little town does a little, there’s not a need for one little town to do everything.” m

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

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Mother of Trans Student Says Her Daughter Was Bullied at School

BY ALISON NOVAK • alison@sevendaysvt.com

On September 28, a mother in Randolph received a message from a friend with a link to a story on WCAX-TV’s website.

The station reported that the Randolph Union High School girls’ volleyball team had been banned from its locker room while school officials investigated a conflict involving an unnamed transgender athlete on the team. The friend asked the mother whether the piece was about her daughter, an openly transgender first-year student. (The mother asked not to be named because of privacy and safety concerns.)

The news report featured an interview with just one person — a girl on the team who said a transgender teammate made an “inappropriate comment” while other girls were getting changed for practice. The girl told the WCAX reporter that “biological boys” should never be allowed in a girls’ locker room and that other teammates and parents had similar concerns.

The story cited a Vermont Agency of Education memo that says a student should not be made to use a locker room that conflicts with their gender identity.

The news report made the Randolph mother feel sick, she said, because it flew in the face of what her daughter told her had actually happened: that other players had harassed her. In the days that followed, right-wing news outlets including Fox News and the New York Post parroted the WCAX report and turned it into viral clickbait.

Now, the transgender student is being openly bullied in school, the mother said. The school district was forced to disable its website over the weekend after it was hacked and inundated with “hate speech, symbols and photographs targeting transgender individu als,” according to Orange Southwest School District superintendent Layne Millington.

On Monday, the Randolph mother gave her account of what happened to Seven Days

One week before the WCAX report aired, she said, her daughter was changing in the girls’ locker room before volleyball practice when three teammates started yelling at her to get out and to stop looking at them. The girl had previously changed in the same room as her teammates.

When the transgender student walked into the gym after getting changed, she encountered the volleyball coach, who told the girl that she had overheard what had happened and was planning to report the incident to the school administration.

Two days later, an administrator called the mother to tell her that three people reported that her daughter had been bullied and harassed. As a result, the school was launching an investigation.

Superintendent Millington, who said he was unable to comment about the details of the investigation because of federal law protecting student information, confirmed part of the mother’s account in an email to Seven Days. The locker room was shut down “to ensure student safety while the investigation is conducted, and the shutdown applies equally to the entire team,” Millington wrote.

Throughout the saga, school administrators, teachers and counselors have been extremely supportive of her daughter, the mother said. However, she’s received unwel come messages from community members on Facebook. In one, a man who identified himself as the father of the student interviewed on WCAX wrote: “the truth is your son watched my daughter and multiple other girls change in the locker room. While he got a free show they got violated. you think this is fine and dandy, I wonder how you would feel if I watched you undress?”

Outright Vermont executive director Dana Kaplan consults frequently with adminis trators, educators, LGBTQ+ youth and their families about issues such as this one.

“In 2022, it’s not that unfamiliar that this kind of thing is happening, especially amidst the current hostile climate,” Kaplan said. “Ultimately, kids are trying to be kids ... They’re going about their lives, and it’s the discomfort of outer circles of people — oftentimes politically motivated — that ultimately gets in the way and turns this into something ... much bigger than any young person should have to navigate in their day-to-day life.” m

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preferred to be “ahead of the curve” when it comes to removing chemicals from the water supply.

“I think to err on the side of caution is not a bad position to be in,” Chamberlin told the commission.

Some of the concerns about fluoride he expressed to the commission, however, appear misguided. He said one reason for reducing fluoride levels was that it was “part of the PFAS issue that we are deal ing with right now.”

PFAS refers to a class of man-made chemicals used to make carpets stainresistant, clothing waterproof and cookware nonstick. These chemicals are a significant health concern, and water systems are testing for them, but they “have nothing to do with the fluoride that is used in drink ing water,” according to the American Fluoridation Society, a group focused on expanding fluoridation in community water systems and debunking myths by opponents.

Those are compiled into annual reports available to the public on the town’s website.

Over a decade, those “consumer confi dence” reports show the fluoride range had been up to 1.1 to 1.3 parts per million between 2012 and 2018. Then, in 2019, that range sank to between 0.1 to 0.4 parts per million, where it has remained.

For years, Richmond’s fluoride levels have been more volatile and consistently lower than surrounding communities, said Robin Miller, oral health director for the health depart ment. Richmond’s levels fell as low as 0.1 or 0.2 parts per million multiple times, according to a chart she shared with the commission.

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“We’ve been trying to work with Kendall for a while now,” Miller said.

There seems to be enough blame to go around, however. Commissioner Bard Hill acknowledged that he didn’t keep a close eye on the town’s own reports.

Those chemicals include a fluorine atom, not the fluoride ion, according to the group.

“People who try to connect PFOS/ PFAS to water fluoridation are either illinformed of the scientific nature of these compounds or they are deliberately seek ing to mislead the public,” the organiza tion asserts.

When asked about his statement, Chamberlin said he misspoke.

“I don’t know enough about the science of it,” he said. “I know fluorine is a big problem with a lot of things.”

Chamberlin, who holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from the former Johnson State College, also told Seven Days that he regarded the 0.7 parts per million guidance from the state as a limit not to be exceeded. While the state refers to that figure as optimal, it also makes clear that it considers levels between 0.6 to 1.0 to be acceptable.

Since fluoridation is a voluntary program, Chamberlin said, he figured it was within his authority as the superin tendent to change the levels as he saw fit, pointing out that the town continued to fluoridate the water at some level.

He denied that he had done anything in secret, noting that the town makes monthly water quality reports to the state that tally the levels of various chemicals, including chloride, lead and copper.

And Erik Bailey, the manager of the Village of Johnson, attended the commission meeting on Monday night and said the idea that Chamberlin had somehow gone rogue was just not accurate. Monthly reports by the town showing the lower fluoride levels were signed by the town manager and sent to two different state departments every month for years.

“Either the state doesn’t think it’s a big deal or they’re asleep at the switch,” he said.

Miller, the state health official, admit ted the health department’s own 2021 report erroneously lists 0.7 parts per million for Richmond. Miller said the 0.7 was a “default” figure meant to distin guish the town’s water system as one of the 29 in the state that add fluoride — not a precise accounting of the systems’ fluoride levels.

All the other participating systems in the state keep their fluoride levels within the appropriate range. Richmond was an outlier, despite repeated warnings from the state, as well as a reduction in its fluoridation program status from good to fair to poor in 2020, Miller said. After a new fluoride program manager brought the issue to her attention in March, she arranged for a contractor to visit the plant and, after little progress, ultimately contacted the Richmond town manager in June.

“Perhaps I should have brought this to Josh’s attention sooner,” she told Seven Days m

IT’S THE FACT THAT WE DIDN’T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE OUR INFORMED CONSENT THAT GETS TO ME.

Up in the Air

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the K-12 school, Tucker contacted the Agency of Education. The legislature has reserved millions for follow-up testing and remediation of the chemicals, and the superintendent figured he could tap into those funds.

Instead, Tucker hit a wall: State officials said there was no process yet for releasing the money to schools. Until one is devel oped, his district will have to foot the bill.

“This entire process has been an enormous time-sink for the school prin cipal and my office,” Tucker wrote to state legislators in an appeal for help last week. “Resolving this problem is beyond the financial capacity of the Cabot School District and I respectfully ask for your earliest attention to this need.”

added that the program appears to be “hitting real operational problems on the front end.”

Lawmakers were spurred to create the program after Burlington found high levels of PCBs in the air at its high school in 2020 ahead of a major renovation. In 2021, the legislature allocated $4.5 million to test all school buildings that were built before 1980, when the chemicals were banned. Initially given a July 1, 2024, deadline, state officials later asked for and were granted a two-year extension.

After months of delays, the testing has finally begun. Cabot, which was screened over the summer, is one of just six schools for which the state has test results.

BY ALISON NOVAK alison@sevendaysvt.com

The week before school started this fall, Caledonia Central Supervi sory Union superintendent Mark Tucker got a call from the Department of Environmental Conservation. As part of a statewide mandate, the department had tested Cabot School for airborne PCBs, a class of chemicals considered a probable carcinogen. The test found high levels of PCBs around the stage in the school’s gymnasium, so Tucker and Cabot’s princi pal, Rebecca Tatistcheff, decided to close the gym.

Since the district would need more testing to find the source of the PCBs in

Vermont has only just begun its firstin-the-nation program to test for PCBs in nearly 350 schools. But some school leaders fear the situation in Cabot, where a slow-moving state bureaucratic machine has left the school district in the lurch, is an ominous start to an ambitious testing program that must be completed in the next three and a half years. Questions remain about who pays for the follow-up testing — and the chemical cleanup, if necessary — even as schools have started getting their results.

“We’ve got a major initiative that is under way … and yet there’s a tremen dous lack of clarity with respect to how that initiative is going to be carried out,” Vermont Superintendents Association executive director Jeff Francis said. He

For the time being, gym class in Cabot is taking place outside, but that won’t be a reliable option when the temperatures drop next month. The gym is also used year-round by the community for social gatherings, sporting events and voting on Town Meeting Day.

Meanwhile, in Burlington, the district closed its contaminated high school, moved its students to a former Macy’s department store in downtown Burling ton and is asking voters in November to approve a $165 million bond to build a new school.

The state hopes no other district will require such drastic measures, but it’s a possibility. Most school buildings in the state were built in the 1960s and ’70s, when PCBs were part of such construction materials as caulking and tile glue.

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For now, the state has allocated $32 million to pay for further testing, reme diation and removal of PCBs, but it’s still unclear how that money will be distributed and what would happen if it ran out. That’s left school officials on edge.

“From a school district’s perspective, they should not be charged with trying to find money to [remediate PCBs] when it truly is circumstances unforeseen,” Fran cis said.

The slow start to the PCB testing is sharply different from a similar statewide testing initiative for lead in school drink ing water. The Vermont Department of Health recently called that program a “success” after the state tested more than 15,000 taps and drinkable water sources in schools and childcare centers between June 2019 and December 2021. Faucets with high levels of lead — roughly one of every five tested — were replaced, at a cost of less than $500 per fixture.

The logistical and financial parameters for the lead testing program were welldefined by the legislature through multiple weeks of deliberation, Francis said. The PCB testing initiative, he added, “is not well-defined in any regard.”

Some of that may have to do with the nature of the testing programs. Dozens of states have done school-based lead testing and mitigation, while Vermont is the first in the country to attempt a similarly largescale search for PCBs.

While the $32 million for the PCB program resides in the state’s education fund, the legislature gave the Agency of Natural Resources, the Agency of Educa tion and the Department of Health joint responsibility for carrying out the work. They have until January 15, 2023, to submit a plan to the general assembly for how the money will be distributed. But the legislation also says that “in the event of a significant health threat” due to PCBs, the Vermont Emergency Board is autho rized to release $2.5 million of that money between July 1, 2022, and January 15, 2023. The governor and the chairs of the legis lature’s four money committees sit on the body, which is known as the E-Board.

Sen. Jane Kitchel (D-Caledonia), an E-Board member, said Tucker reached out to her directly to ask for help, and the

Superintendent Mark Tucker and principal Rebecca Tatistcheff in the Cabot School gymnasium

panel discussed whether it should allow Cabot to use some of the $2.5 million.

However, she said, her reading of the law requires all three state agencies — natural resources, education and health — to agree that the PCB contamination constitutes a significant health risk. Only then can they ask the governor to call a meeting of the E-Board to authorize release of the money.

Kitchel said the $2.5 million was meant to address “extreme conditions,” and she’s not convinced that Cabot’s problem fits that definition. She worries that by giving Cabot the money, legislators would risk setting a precedent of funding every request that comes to them, without any criteria to go by.

The lack of a clear process for distrib uting the money provides little solace to educators, who fear being disrupted by a state-mandated program, without any backup from state officials.

“This is not a research project, which I think the legislature thought they were doing here,” Tucker said. “It’s impacted the operation of my school.”

Patricia Coppolino, senior

environmental program manager for the Department of Environmental Conserva tion, acknowledged that the PCB testing has gotten off to a slow start. But she said the state will use what it has learned from the first batch of schools to refine its process.

So far, the state has begun preliminary work at 30 schools, but results are back from just six, with some still being analyzed.

Consultants have also identified elevated levels of PCBs that will require

In Cabot, for instance, the school’s air handling system wasn’t running when testing was done over the summer, mean ing the stagnant air might have inflated the PCB readings. That’s led the district to bring back consultants this week to retest the air.

she said, she didn’t believe they required immediate attention.

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more testing in two classrooms at Oak Grove School in Brattleboro, though students can still use those rooms. That school district, Windham Southeast Supervisory Union, is working with consultants to create a follow-up testing plan but does not have a cost estimate yet.

“I think, at the start of any new program, you’re going to expect there to be some learning [that] happens,” Coppolino said.

Cabot’s rocky experience might lead to a smoother one for other schools. On September 20, Natural Resources Secre tary Julie Moore and Education Secre tary Dan French sent a letter to the Joint Fiscal Committee — a group of 10 legislators, including the E-Board members — stat ing that they will “soon” request access to the $2.5 million set aside for PCB mitigation. The officials said they’d like to control the money so they can “provide flexible funding to schools to allow them to move quickly to identify sources of PCBs and develop and implement mitigation strategies,” while minimizing disruptions.

In an interview last Thursday, Moore said it’s unclear when they’ll make a formal request. While there are some “pressing situations” in Cabot and Brattleboro,

In the meantime, engineers will come to Cabot this week to start PCB testing of building materials such as caulking and paint, work that consultants say will cost around $32,000. Any materials contain ing PCBs will need to be remediated or removed, which will add to the bill.

Cabot did get some potentially good news recently. New guidance from the Department of Environmental Conserva tion suggests that the district could reopen its gym, as long as mitigation measures are under way. Originally, guidance from the state indicated it would only be OK to use that space if remediation were completed within six weeks, which Coppolino said the state reevaluated after receiving feed back from schools.

But the advice has left Tucker more perplexed than reassured — and uncer tain about how to explain it to his school community without confusing them, too.

“I think as this unfolds, [state officials] are realizing that the original guidance was too strict, and they’re trying to back off a little,” Tucker said. “But that cat’s already out of the bag as far as Cabot is concerned.” m

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Robert James Niemi, PhD

APRIL 17, 1955SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

ESSEX JUNCTION, VT.

Emeritus professor Robert “Bob” Niemi died on September 17, 2022, at the age of 67 after a long, valiant struggle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on April 17, 1955, in Fitchburg, Mass., to Alfred and Anita Niemi.

A graduate of Fitchburg High School, Bob earned a BA in English from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1977. He earned an MS degree in library science from Columbia University in 1978, an MS in English literature from the University of Massachusetts in 1988 and a doctorate in English in 1990 from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Bob was director of technical services of the Leominster Massachusetts Public Library and the Western Massachusetts Regional Library System from 1979 to 1983.

Bob was a tenured, full professor at Saint Michael’s

College in Colchester, Vt., teaching American literature, film and American studies. Bob served as the English Department chair for several years and earned the 2012 Scholarship and Artistic Achievement Award. In 2022, at the academic convocation, Bob was recognized for his academic contribution to the college. In

his 32 years at St. Michael’s, Bob taught over 4,000 students and enriched the lives of inmates, teaching film courses through the Vermont Department of Corrections.

Bob was an active member of the Center for Working Class Studies in Youngstown, Ohio. A student

of American popular culture, Bob presented numerous papers at the Northeast Popular Culture Association conferences, hosting two at St. Michael’s and serving twice as NEPCA’s president. Bob presented at over 60 literature and film conferences throughout the world.

Bob was a prolific writer, publishing seven acclaimed nonfiction books on film and popular culture topics and dozens of critical biographical essays.

An avid book collector, reader and talented artist, Bob enjoyed hiking, photography, oil painting and linocut artwork. Bob married Connie Dufour, the love of his life and a devoted and loving caregiver. Bob and Connie enjoyed spending time together and taking memorable trips to New Orleans, Mexico, Edinburgh, Lisbon and Paris.

Bob was predeceased by his parents and sister, Karen.

He regretfully leaves behind Connie; his son, Alex, and his partner, Cora; two brothers, Tom (Anne) and Al (Jane) Niemi; nieces; relatives in Finland; and many friends.

A celebration of Bob’s life is planned for a future date.

Michael Joseph MansfieldMarcoux

APRIL 6, 1955AUGUST 28, 2022 ESSEX, VT.

Michael Joseph MansfieldMarcoux, 67, of Essex, Vt., passed away on August 28, 2022, due to cancer. He will be sadly missed and will always hold a place in our hearts.

After graduating from Lamoille Union High School, Michael enlisted and proudly served in the U.S. Navy for 35 years, including 10 years of active duty and 25 years in the Navy Reserve. He retired with the rank of lieutenant commander.

He also held bachelor’s and master’s degrees in

electrical engineering from the University of Vermont. Before retiring in 2019, Michael worked for 12 years at the Events Center at Champlain College, leading teams of work-study students to set up and break down spaces for events.

Michael was a lifelong lover

of music and had a talent for guitar and vocals.

He is predeceased by his mother, Alice Rita (Valcour) Marcoux; father, Raymond Joseph Marcoux; and sister Andrea Marcoux. He leaves behind his daughters, Danielle Mansfield-Marcoux and Jacquelyn MansfieldMarcoux; and siblings Gabrielle Marcoux, Marie Marcoux and Paul Marcoux.

A celebration of Michael’s life will take place in the Morgan Room at Champlain College’s Aiken Hall in Burlington, Vt., on Sunday, October 16, 2022, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Michael’s name to the Wounded Warrior Project at woundedwarrior project.org.

Frank Spatafora

NOVEMBER 2, 1953SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

MIDDLEBURY, VT.

Frank Spatafora passed away on September 29, 2022, at the Helen Porter Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Middlebury, Vt., with his loving wife and sister by his side.

Frank was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on November 2, 1953, to G. Robert Spatafora and Vera Rizzo Spatafora. He grew up in Sands Point on the north shore of Long Island and graduated in 1971 from Paul D. Schreiber High School in Port Washington. Frank graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pa., in 1974, and enlisted in the United States Navy soon thereafter, where he attended Field Medical Service School and became a member of the dental detachment. Frank was proud of his military service, which included many months on the West Coast and a year in Okinawa, Japan.

Playing the drums was Frank’s talent and passion. He was most at home when seated behind one of his many drum sets. He played along with his big band/swing albums or as lead drummer of the Little City Jazz Band for

many years. He was an avid collector of vintage drums and took special pride in his marine pearl Slingerland set, which he restored himself.

Frank was also a history and nostalgia buff. He could spend hours talking about military history and putting together models of military tanks, ships and airplanes, all with the finest of craftsmanship. His collection of old movies, TV shows and military memorabilia could rival anyone’s.

Frank and his wife, Pamela (White), formerly of Barre, Vt., met in 2006 and were married in Middlebury in 2008. ey enjoyed trips to Maine, where they would spend time on the beach, visit antique shops and dine out. ey enjoyed riding bikes, going for long walks,

and spending time with family and friends.

Frank was a laboratory manager in the biology department at Middlebury College from 2004 until his retirement in 2019. He was a member of the Middlebury Congregational Church, where he served as a deacon for a short time. He was also a proud member of the American Legion in Middlebury and Vergennes.

Frank is survived by his wife, Pamela (White) Spatafora; his sister, Grace Spatafora, and her husband, Douglas Rooney; his niece, Olivia Grace Rooney; cousins Frances Tucci and Michael Rizzo, among others; and best friend, John Guercio.

His family is grateful to the staff at Porter Hospital, Helen Porter Healthcare, University of Vermont Medical Center, and Addison County Home Health and Hospice for the care they provided Frank over the years.

Funeral services will take place at the Middlebury Congregational Church on Saturday, October 8, at 11 a.m. Committal will follow at a later date at the Randolph Veterans Cemetery.

Donations can be made in Frank’s memory to Addison County Home Health and Hospice or to the Middlebury or Vergennes American Legion.

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Stuart “Stu” Edward Jacobs

JUNE 26, 1931SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 SHELBURNE, VT.

Stuart “Stu” Edward Jacobs, 91, passed away quietly in the early morning of September 4, 2022, his final four days with 24-hour care at McClure Miller Respite House. is summer at home, he had compassionate care from Bayada Hospice and Silver Leaf In-Home Care, and loving assistance from daughter, Sheila, and wife, Anzi. Happily, frequent phone calls and visits from family and close friends lifted Stu’s mood, helping him tolerate the late stages of prostate cancer.

Stu was born in White River Junction, Vt., son of Leon Floyd Jacobs Sr. and Edith (Cole) Jacobs. At home, he enjoyed growing up with

two brothers and a sister.

For years, he kept up with many of his classmates from the Hartford High School graduating class of 1949.

e U.S. Army drafted Stu to Korea from 1952 to 1954. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service.

After Korea, Stu studied full time at the University of Vermont and, at the same time, worked full time as

bookkeeper at a dairy supply company. He graduated with a bachelor’s in technology (1957) and a master’s in economics (1964).

In 1968, Stu, age 37, married Anzi Maclean Sinclair, a widow, age 28, with a 3-yearold daughter. Stu and Anzi honeymooned in Jamaica. In 1969, Stu adopted Sheila at age 4. In 1973, they moved to Lake Champlain on Shelburne Bay, where they enjoyed 46 years.

Stu became a certified public accountant, then moved to partnership in several CPA firms. He started his own firm as senior partner in 1981, initially Jacobs, Morrissette and Marchand, CPAs, later called JMM & Associates, CPAs.

Overall, Stu worked 40 years in accounting, retiring in 1997. At the same time, Stu enjoyed investing in real estate. He liked to say apartments were

the best investment he had made for the family “bar none.”

Stu belonged to First Congregational Church in Burlington for 53 years and was treasurer for 10 years. Stu volunteered for the Red Cross, donating 140 pints of blood, including many as an apheresis donor. He biked for years in the multiple sclerosis bike-a-thon. He belonged to the Ethan Allen Club for 30 years. Stu was treasurer for 24 years at the Green Mountain Porsche Club and enjoyed touring Vermont with the group.

Stu was an outdoors guy and a member of many environmental groups. He served as treasurer for 20 years for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. He believed that all wildlife depends on conservation. Stu’s heart soared with the exotic beauty of Africa — an experience with

two guided hunting trips in South Africa and Tanzania and another guided four-day canoe trip on the Zambezi River. However, best of all was deer hunting and companionship every fall with longtime friends at camp in Spencer, N.Y., for 30 years.

Stu was also a travel guy, with 18 ski trips to Europe, 17 ski trips to South America and 40 ski trips in the United States. Traveling with Anzi, he most loved his trips to Northern Italy, Ireland and Vancouver Island in western Canada. With Sheila, it was annual trips to Mount Washington’s Tuckerman’s Ravine, N.H., that were so fulfilling — 60 years for Stu and 40 years for Sheila. Meeting friends there yearly was icing on the cake!

Stu is survived by his wife, Anzi; daughter, Sheila Jacobs, and her partner, Kimberley

Coon; brother Leon Jacobs Jr.; sisters-in-law Doris Jacobs and Jacqueline Jacobs, along with Anzi’s sister and brother-in-law, Eileen and George Vermilyea; members of the Sinclair side of the family from Anzi’s first marriage; and several generations of nieces and nephews. Stu was predeceased by his brother Leonard Jacobs and sister, Pauline Foley.

Visiting hours will be on ursday, October 13, 2022, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Ready Funeral Home’s Mountain View Chapel, located at 68 Pinecrest Dr., Essex Junction, VT 05452. Memorial donations can be made locally to American Red Cross of Vermont, 32 N. Prospect St., Burlington, VT 05401, or nationally to the Nature Conservancy, 4245 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203.

Melvin Ira Kaplan

AUGUST 29, 1929SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 RANDOLPH CENTER, VT.

Melvin Ira Kaplan, 93, of Randolph Center, Vt., died peacefully at home on September 25, 2022. He was born on August 29, 1929, to Barnet and Edna (Levine) Kaplan in New York City.

He grew up in the Bronx and went to the New York High School of Music and Art, followed by the Juilliard School of Music in New York City, which he entered at the age of 16. He attended Juilliard from 1946 to 1951, earning both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music, playing the oboe. While at Juilliard, he became principal oboe and librarian of Dean Dixon’s American Youth Symphony.

Upon graduating from Juilliard, he became a member of the faculty and taught oboe and chamber music from 1952 to 1982.

His intense passion for contemporary music led to

the formation of the New Art Wind Quintet, followed by the formation of the New York Chamber Soloists in 1957. e NYCS remain a professional classical music group, and Melvin played with them until 2015. In addition, he organized, contracted and performed with the Musica Aeterna Orchestra in a regular yearly series of concerts sponsored by the Metropolitan Museum of Art between 1965 and 1982. Later efforts included the formation of the Mozart Orchestra of New York and

dreaming up interesting and diverse programs for them to play. Melvin was a consummate creator with an unmatched mind for musical programming. His extensive musical contacts led him to form Melvin Kaplan Inc., a music management company, in 1961. He managed this business while continuing as a performing musician. He continued to develop ambitious ideas long after selling his management business, in 2014. e business maintains an office in Burlington, Vt. under a new name.

Melvin is survived by his wife of 65 years, Ynez Lynch Kaplan. ey met while playing together in an orchestra in Connecticut and continued to play music together for the remainder of both their careers.

In 1976, he moved his family from New York City to Charlotte, Vt., where his musical ambitions continued. In 1974, he and a friend from Burlington, Vt., came up with the idea for the Vermont Mozart Festival, which provided classical

music to thousands over its 37-year run in and around Burlington. Melvin was the artistic director of the festival throughout its history. In all of these endeavors, Melvin’s encyclopedic knowledge of classical music and music history aided him in creating imaginative programs for the multitude of concerts he produced.

After spending most of his life in and around New York City, Melvin transitioned easily to country life in Vermont. He would readily go from wearing a black tuxedo to grungy jeans, work shirt and worn L.L.Bean boots to go spend time pulling weeds in one of his vegetable gardens. He didn’t hesitate to drive tractors during haying or sugaring season and stacked hay in the barns alongside the rest of his family. He had a passion for plants and had a year-round greenhouse, where he took great pride in the tomatoes he could eat in the middle of the winter and the fresh-cut flowers that adorned the table year-round.

He and Ynez traveled extensively, and two of their favorite trips each year were to France and Hawaii. ey both loved good food and good wine and maintained a well-stocked wine cellar at home. Melvin and Ynez hosted many dinner parties at their home in Charlotte, with Melvin serving as the sommelier and Ynez as the chef.

He was an avid reader, with a focus on mysteries such as those authored by Dick Francis or Daniel Silva. One of his favorite books was Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, from which he could quote long passages by memory. He could recite the entire poem “Jabberwocky,” from Carroll’s rough the Looking-Glass

One of the hallmarks of his character was his passion for

jokes, which he could pull one after the other from memory.

As in music, his timing was impeccable. He had an infectious laugh and a mischievous twinkle in his eye when he was reminded of a joke. Melvin was predeceased by his brother Harvey.

He is survived by his wife, Ynez Lynch Kaplan, of Randolph Center, Vt.; his brother Burton Kaplan and his wife, Sally, of Morris, N.Y.; his son Jonathan Kaplan and his wife, Anne, of Randolph, Vt.; his daughter Christina Kaplan Rohan of Montpelier, Vt.; his son Eric Kaplan and his wife, Jerri, of Portland, Ore.; his daughter Karen Kaplan Chambers and her husband, Ben, of Franklin Lakes, N.J.; and 11 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

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Joan Lamere

AUGUST 15, 1944OCTOBER 2, 2022 WATERBURY CENTER, VT.

Joan Lamere, 78, of Waterbury Center, Vt., died on October 2, 2022, at her home surrounded by several relatives and friends. She was born in St. Albans, Vt., to G. Wayne Cross and Madeline (Ouimet) Cross.

She graduated as vale dictorian from Swanton High School, class of 1962, and was its class president for all four years. In 1966, she graduated from the University of Vermont, where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority and met her husband, Richard “Skip” Lamere. She subsequently taught at the elementary school level for several years before going to work for the State of Vermont’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.

Joan later earned a master’s degree in counseling and guidance from UVM and was the casework supervisor of the DVR Barre Region, which included St. Johnsbury, Newport and Morrisville.

Joan also coordinated ser vices for people who are deaf and worked in the Agency of Human Services Training Unit.

After retiring from state government, she opened her own employee assistance service and had contracts

with several major compa nies in central Vermont. She later joined Skip in his retire ment business, Vermont Strings (producer of strings for folk harps), where she did everything except make the strings until she became ill. Among other community activities, she served on the board of directors of Project Independence in Barre and was its chair for several years, seeing it through a tough time. She also served on the board of directors of Washington County Mental Health and was its chair for several years.

Joan enjoyed all animals, cooking, being with grandnephews and -nieces, travel, painting in oil, photography, and spending time with family and friends, espe cially at the camper on Lake Champlain.

Joan is survived by her husband, Skip Lamere, of Waterbury Center; sister, Jean (Michael) LaMoy, of Menifee, Calif.; brother, Mark

(Gloria) Cross; son-in-law, Eric Stallings, of Manchester-bythe-Sea, Mass.; brother-in-law, Walter Lamere, of West Burke, Vt.; sisters-in-law, Phyllis Robinson of Mount Laguna, Calif., and Jeannine Kneeland of Burlington, Vt.; and dear nephews and nieces, Brent LaMoy, Jason Kneeland, Torrey Gallagher and Jared Lamere, and their families.

Joan was predeceased by her parents and her beloved daughter, Kelly Stallings.

Services will be held on Friday, October 7, 2022, 11 a.m., at the St. Andrews Catholic Church, 109 S. Main St., Waterbury, VT, with a reception following at the Parish Hall, under the ar rangement of Perkins-Parker Funeral Home. Interment will follow at the Maple Street Cemetery in Waterbury Center.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the fol lowing fund established for small animal care and adop tion needs in memory of Joan Lamere, Kelly’s mother: The Kelly Rae Stallings Fund (nhspca.org/special-giving), New Hampshire SPCA, 104 Portsmouth Ave., Stratham, NH 03885, 603-772-2921, or the Kelly Stallings Special Medical Needs Fund (secure. northeastanimalshelter. org/donations/kelly_fund), Northeast Animal Shelter, 347 Highland Ave., Salem, MA 01970, 978-745-9888.

John Patnode Ketcham

1962-2022

RUTLAND, VT.

John Patnode Ketcham, 60, of Rutland, Vt., died unex pectedly in July from health complications. He was born in the snowy month of March in Newport, Vt., in 1962.

John graduated from Essex High School in 1980 and spent time exploring North America before settling in Austin, Texas. He made his home there for 25 years, re turning to Vermont in 2017.

John was a skilled cabi netmaker and took pride in the custom cabinetry and woodworking projects he crafted over the years. His creative side really shined at Halloween, when his intricate costumes and deco rations delighted friends and neighbors and won first prize at costume competitions.

John was an enthusiastic

alpine skier, despite living in Texas, and he loved the times skiing in Colorado with friends and in Utah with his siblings. He enjoyed a round of golf, often using his trusted but rusted 3-iron as a driver. He was a lifelong jazz enthusiast and had a worthy collection of jazz standards.

John was a voracious read er, and reading served him well; he never encountered a crossword puzzle he couldn’t solve and was a formidable Scrabble player. His wry, sometimes ironic wit (his first

Vermont license plate read “SMIRK”) was complemented by his gentle nature and easy smile. He was an engaging conversationalist, enjoying a lively discussion on any topic, especially when sitting around a fire enjoying the night sky. He lived an unhur ried but purposeful life, from plying his trade to preparing a good meal.

John is survived by his mother, Priscilla Ketcham, of Essex Junction, Vt.; his brothers, Thomas of Rutland, Vt., Joseph of Colchester, Vt., and David of Campton, N.H.; and his sister, Suzanne, of Winooski, Vt.; and their spouses and families. John was predeceased by his father, Thomas Ketcham.

Funeral services will be with immediate family, but a celebration of life is planned for Memorial Day weekend at the Coolidge State Park pavilion and group camping area in Plymouth, Vt., May 27 to 30, 2023.

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Antisemitism on Campus,” September 16, online] is all too typical: An irresponsible watchdog tries to stamp out alleged discrimination but, in fact, creates victims and tramples on the First Amendment. But part is not typical: The victim, the University of Vermont’s courageous president, Suresh Garimella, fought back.

Of course, the secret of what occurred can only be understood against the syndrome where enemies of free speech have come to think that even the most ridiculous claims of discrimination will always trump even the strongest cases for free speech, particularly if the free speech is apparently that of critics of Israel.

The facts speak for themselves. The overheated imagination of people in the civil rights section of the federal Department of Education, based on complaints from Jewish on Campus and the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, led them to launch an investigation into the alleged discrimination at UVM. But president Garimella has shown the extent to which the accusers have egg on their face.

First, the accusers said some stones were thrown at a window at Hillel. But Garimella discovered that the stones were thrown by friends trying to reach a sick

Second, the accusers said a teaching assistant had made comments on social media. Garimella’s apparent refusal to punish that shows his understanding of the First Amendment, as does his refusal to punish for the third accusation: that two unofficial student groups barred Zionists from membership.

Norman Arthur Fischer BURLINGTON

HIRE LOCAL ARCHITECT — FOR STARTERS

[Re “The $165,000,000 Question,” September 21]: I read with interest the article concerning the proposed new Burlington High School, as I am a graduate of BHS and the local college community. Obviously, there is a great need for an institute of higher learning here in the state of Vermont, as everyone who has graduated from the old facility is inept

and uneducated. I can think of no other reason that we had to hire an out-of-state architect and an out-of-state contractor, who will undoubtedly hire out-of-state subcontractors, who will order their materials from out-of-state suppliers. I am saddened that the taxpayers of Burlington are being asked to support the population of Massachusetts with their tax dollars. Perhaps the voters should consider where their tax dollars are being spent when at the polls.

Byron Gokey SOUTH HERO

‘UTOPIAN DREAMS’

Thank you for the well-written article [“The $165,000,000 Question,” September 21]. A few concerns: It appears there has been significant fiscal stewardship mismanagement by the Burlington School District. With a school budget of $95 million, in a district that has passed 90 percent of its budgets over the last 20 years, how do you not address simple items like window seals, dr ipping pipes and broken ceiling tiles? How quickly will this fiscal irresponsibility be applied to the new $190 million building? If approved, how will voters react if there are cost overruns on the project, either in the PCB cleanup or in general construction delays due to supply chain issues? What are the estimated operating costs of the new building? Heating costs will be lower, but what about the costs of maintaining new technology and the building?

The State of Vermont should not assist in the financing of the school. Burlington has the largest and most diverse tax base in the state. As noted, there may be more than a handful of other schools in a similar situation that certainly don’t have the means to fund a new school. If the state has to assist, let it be for our poorer neighbors, who will most likely develop a more frugal building design.

The richest should not be looking to their poorer neighbors to finance their utopian dreams.

Dan Carver

From flying saucers to Starlink, Vermont has a long history of strange things in the sky

BY CHRIS FARNSWORTH • farnsworth@sevendaysvt.com

t

he first shout went up from a group of friends who were standing in a dark field and gesturing wildly upward. “Look! Do you see it? My God!” someone yelled. “No way that’s a plane!”

I followed my friends’ gazes up to the summer sky. With minimal light pollution this far north in the Champlain Islands, the stars wheeled above us like a road map to the cosmos, thick with constellations and pulsing with light.

Then I saw it.

A glowing line, like an iridescent caterpillar crawling across the sky, moved through the cloudless firmament, inexorable and brilliant. I blinked and rubbed my eyes like some rube in a blackand-white film seeing a flying saucer.

The lights weren’t gone when I opened my eyes again; they shone even more brightly against the blackness of space. I found myself breathing deeply, my stomach knotting and my mouth dry as I watched the line of golden lights unspool farther and farther. After a life of fascination with UFOs, was I finally seeing something unexplainable in the skies?

My phone beeped with an incoming text, followed shortly by another.

“Are you seeing this up there?” read the first message, from a friend in the southern reaches of Vermont. “You’re looking for UFOs, right? What are the odds?”

I looked up from my phone to find the light in the sky fading, disappearing back into the ether. People were still shouting nearby, some laughing in disbelief.

“C’mon, that has to be aliens!” someone exclaimed.

I wasn’t so sure. But my friend was certainly not the first Vermonter to think they’d had a close encounter.

It might come as a shock to learn that Vermont is a hotbed of UFO activity, with a long history of the inexplicable and uncanny in its skies. The Green Mountain State placed second in a recent stacker.com list of the most sightings per capita in the country. Those rankings derive from the National UFO Reporting Center, or NUFORC.

Vermont ranks high on other, similar lists as well — though one survey

slagged the state’s UFO-hunting turf as the fourth worst in the country. While the methodology behind all such lists deserves scrutiny, for such a small and sparsely populated place, Vermont does seem to o er more than its share of strange sights in the sky.

Are Vermont’s UFOs really visitors from other worlds, though? Or are there more earthly explanations for these airborne anomalies?

Farlice-Rubio, a monthly contributor to WCAX’s “Star Struck” TV news segment, noted another factor: Vermonters tend to be independent minded.

“It doesn’t actually surprise me to see Vermont ranked so high for sightings,” he said. “There’s a sort of intrinsic Vermont characteristic that transcends some of the stigma around talking about UFOs that has historically existed.”

While Breen and Farlice-Rubio have

Mark Breen is the senior meteorologist and educator at the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium in St. Johnsbury and host of Vermont Public’s “Eye on the Night Sky” radio segment. His life’s work is to study the skies and know what he’s seeing there — expertise that has helped him explain the vast majority of cosmic mysteries he’s encountered.

“I’ve been looking up for a long, long time,” Breen said in a phone interview. “And, in all that time, I haven’t seen anything that I couldn’t explain. Sometimes it just takes me a bit to do it.”

The combination of dark rural skies and outdoorsy residents could help explain the high rate of UFO sightings in Vermont, Breen suggested. Bobby

debunked plenty of local sightings, they don’t discount the possibility that UFOs exist.

“I’m still open to the idea that there’s things out there I just can’t explain,” Breen said.

He’s not alone. Documented UFO sightings in Vermont date back to the early 1900s. Reports of mysterious lights in the skies and objects moving at impossible speeds have continued through the years; there’s even been one famous case of alien abduction. Just last week, Vermont social media feeds exploded with eyewitness accounts of weird, unnatural lights trailing over the Green

JEB

I’M STILL OPEN TO THE IDEA THAT THERE’S THINGS OUT THERE I JUST CAN’T EXPLAIN.

BREEN

Mountains — lights very similar to those my friends and I had seen in Grand Isle only a month before.

UFOs recently made national headlines, as well. In 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense released three videos taken by Navy pilots in 2004 and 2015 that appear to show evidence of the activity of UFOs — or, as the government now o cially labels them, UAPs: unidentified aerial phenomena.

Earlier this year, the Pentagon created the All-domain Anomaly Resolution O ce, whose stated mission is “to detect, identify and attribute objects of interest” in the sky and “mitigate any associated threats to safety of operations and national security.” Those objects of interest include “anomalous, unidentified space, airborne, submerged and transmedium objects.”

In May, the U.S. House Intelligence

subcommittee held its first public hearing on UFOs in more than half a century. U.S. Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) was among the lawmakers interviewing top Pentagon officials. For sitting U.S. legislators and high-ranking military officials to converse openly and candidly on a subject historically derided as akin to the search for Bigfoot suggests that the field of UFO study is no longer solely the province of tinfoil hat-wearing conspiracy theorists. While there’s no shortage of those, of course, UFOs have become an area of legitimate scientific and governmental interest.

“No one knows whether there’s extraterrestrial life,” Welch told Ronald Moultrie, the under secretary of defense for intelligence and security. “It’s a big universe … People think there must be extraterrestrial life, and it’s not at all beyond the pale that there would be a visit here.”

First Contact

Welch is not the first Vermont politician to think so. Early in the evening of July 2, 1907, former Vermont governor Urban Woodbury, Roman Catholic bishop John S. Michaud, and lumber and shipping magnate A.A. Buell stepped outside after a dinner in downtown Burlington. What the three men claimed to see, and later reported to the Burlington Free Press, could have sprung from the pages of a Jules Verne novel.

Standing on the corner of Church and College streets, the men were startled by a “terrific explosion” and looked up. Floating some 300 feet above them was what Michaud described as a torpedoshaped craft, hovering over the city’s buildings.

“In size it was about 6 feet long by 8 inches in diameter,” Michaud said of the UFO. “The shell, or covering, having a dark appearance, with here and there

tongues of fire issuing from spots on the surface, resembling red-hot, burnished copper.”

Michaud said the craft eventually moved away, disappearing over the old Dolan Brothers’ store, which once sat near the corner of College Street. Other eyewitnesses claimed the ship careened into a horse and stunned the beast before flying away.

“That incident really started what I call the era of aerial mystery in the state,” Joe Citro said in a video call from his home in Windsor.

An author and folklorist, Citro has written more than a dozen fiction and nonfiction books on the paranormal. Dubbed the “Bard of the Bizarre” by the Boston Globe, he has spent most of his adult life documenting Vermont’s wealth of strange tales and lore. While UFOs don’t captivate him as much as hauntings and cryptozoology do — “I’m just never going to get the answers I want with UFOs,” he said — he acknowledges the long history of aerial phenomena above Vermont.

Citro believes there are three eras of Vermont UFO sightings. The first began with the Burlington encounter in 1907. The second turning point — not just for Vermont, but nationally — was the summer of 1947, when Kenneth Arnold, a businessman from Boise, Idaho, observed the first-known occurrence of a “flying saucer” while flying his private plane near Washington’s Cascade Mountains.

The sighting sparked a nationwide craze. Within weeks, Americans reported more than 800 similar sightings, as the postatomic world grappled with a new paradigm: Perhaps we’re not alone after all. At a juncture some historians later called “the birth of a modern myth,” America was suddenly obsessed with UFOs.

That obsession reached Vermont just 13 days after Arnold saw a

of UFOs over Mount Rainier. At 2:05 a.m. on July 7, 1947, Mrs. Albert Steele of Rutland, as she was identified by the Rutland Daily Herald, reportedly witnessed the state’s first flying saucer. Steele observed the object hovering over the Central Vermont Public Service Corporation building from her bedroom window during a rainstorm. She described it to the Herald as an oval with jagged, multicolored edges.

Other sightings occurred over the following few decades, including one in 1965 that involved 25 people witnessing a UFO over Burlington’s South End. But, Citro said, the encounter that really captured the attention (and imagination) of Vermonters happened on Route 12 between Bethel and Randolph and featured some pretty credible witnesses.

Vermont’s chief medical examiner and University of Vermont faculty member Dr. Richard Woodru was driving back to Burlington on the night of January 4, 1965, accompanied by a high-ranking state trooper. As they sped down the road, an object glowing red-orange emerged from behind the tree line and flew across their view at an incredible speed.

“My God, did you see that?” the trooper asked Woodru , according to the Burlington Free Press.

Before the doctor could respond, two more objects appeared, joined in formation with the first and then zipped away into the night. The whole encounter lasted maybe 30 seconds, but it left Woodru flabbergasted. He reported the incident not only to the Free Press but to Edward Knapp, who was then head of the state’s Civil Aeronautics Board.

“I am not … overly imaginative and neither is the trooper,” Woodru told the Free Press.

Nonetheless, according to Citro’s

A truncated timeline of notable UFO sightings in Vermont

Bishop John S. Michaud, former governor Urban Woodbury and A.A. Buell report seeing a strange object above the skies of Burlington.

Mrs. Albert Steele reports seeing a “flying saucer” in Rutland.

Robert Martin reports observing an object in the sky like “a big oil drum lit on fire” near the Bennington Battle Monument.

Linda Kingsbury and Lucy Slothower observe a “star that seemed to be moving” in Windsor.

Farmer Lemond Bovat sees a light in the woods near his home in East Fairfield. The “Lost Nation” area near the Bakersfield line has seen multiple reports of unknown aerial activity.

Dr. Richard Woodru and a Vermont state trooper report seeing an object in the sky on Route 12.

Two teenagers report being abducted by a UFO at the Bu Ledge summer camp in Colchester.

A UFO is witnessed at Burlington International Airport by air tra c controller Donald Kernan.

Three Enosburg Falls High School students report seeing an “eggplant-shaped” object on Route 36.

For a detailed list of recent sightings, refer to NUFORC’s database at nuforc.org.

research, the Pentagon seemed thoroughly uninterested. Its public information o cer waved o Dr. Woodru and the o cer’s sighting as “meteors.”

“I am amazed that the major could not come up with a better solution,” Woodru was quoted as saying in response to what he deemed government gaslighting. “If I had thought there was a possibility that the three objects we saw were meteors, I never would have mentioned the matter … while I make no speculation as to what the objects might be, I do feel most definitely that they were not meteors.”

years as a senior lecturer and operations manager of the Charles Hayden Planetarium in Boston. He studied both Lapp and Cornell more than a decade after the Bu Ledge occurrence and used their under-hypnosis recollections to pen the 1993 book Encounter at Bu Ledge: A UFO Case History

According to that book, Lapp described the sound of the ship in motion as “like a thousand tuning forks.” As it drew nearer, Lapp said, he could make out a glass dome atop the craft, from which several beings stared out at him and Cornell. In an account that is now familiar enough to be a cliché, Lapp and Cornell described

to abduction. Which I find misleading, because there’s nothing neat about studying the UFO thing.”

Despite his interest in strange Vermont phenomena of all kinds, Citro said he’s “honestly always dismissed the UFO and alien stu . Not because I didn’t believe it, but it just felt like a giant mess. But it seems like things are sort of changing on that end,” he added, “and the study is becoming more legitimized.”

The Outer Limits

According to NUFORC research, which goes back to 1958, Vermont has been known to log more than 600 UFO sightings just in June and July, typically the state’s busiest months for UFO activity. Those figures suggest Vermonters are just as likely to see things in the sky today as they were during the heyday of the flying saucer craze, if not even likelier.

Winooski resident Derek Barrows claims he encountered a UFO in 2016 while on a hunting trip with his father in Duxbury. It was the end of the hunting day, Barrows recalled by phone, and there was fresh snow on the ground. Looking east to the White Mountains from a friend’s cabin, father and son saw another hunter emerge from the woods, wildly gesticulating at the skies.

“I thought he must have seen a bird or something,” Barrows said. “My dad and I follow where he’s pointing, and we see a red light moving towards us.”

Thinking the light might be fireworks or flares coming from nearby Sugarbush Resort, Barrows and his father brushed o the experience and went inside the cabin for dinner.

After their meal, however, the men went outside and found that the light had returned and was almost directly above them, high in the sky. It didn’t blink or pulse but moved inexorably closer.

Close Encounters

Vermont’s third era of UFO history began two years later, according to Citro, not with a reported sighting but with an alien abduction.

In 1967, Michael Lapp, a 16-year-old maintenance worker at the Bu Ledge summer camp for girls, and Janet Cornell, a 19-year-old water-skiing instructor, were sunbathing on a boat deck in Colchester. They later claimed that they saw three craft descend toward Lake Champlain, with one ship splitting o to hover above the two teenagers.

Their tale of what happened next would attract the attention of astronomer Walter N. Webb, who spent 32

being doused in a narcotizing light before waking up aboard an unknown craft.

The Bu Ledge incident was reported six years after the first publicized story of an alien abduction in the U.S. — that of Barney and Betty Hill in Portsmouth, N.H., which Webb also investigated. Years later and under hypnosis, according to Webb’s book, Lapp recalled seeing creatures similar to the aliens that the Hills described in their abduction: small bodies, big eyes, no ears — the prototype for the “gray aliens” popularized in pop culture and science fiction.

“You can sort of see the morphing of the movement, the progression,” Citro said. “It goes from sighting to saucer

Barrows and his father watched, perplexed, as two more lights swooped over the ridge and formed a triangle pattern with the first. The lights darted away in formation, moving swiftly against the backdrop of stars.

“As I process it now, they were relatively low and moving at a decent pace,” Barrows recounted. “But there was no sound.” Given the silence, he thinks “they would have had to have been really, really high in the atmosphere and moving in a huge formation.”

After doing some research, Barrows found that what he saw was consistent with many other reports, from the steady red light to the triangle patterns the crafts formed.

“I’m a pretty pragmatic guy,” he said.

But he’s “never seen anything like what I saw that night, before or since.”

Nicole Nelson has had more than a few such moments. One half of the popular blues and soul duo Dwight + Nicole, the musician spent much of her youth staring up at the stars.

“My dad is an amateur astronomer,” she explained, who worked for Kodak building lenses, including one for his own telescope. “So, naturally, I spent a lot of my childhood looking up. We lived in upstate New York near West Point, and there were always weird lights moving outside that place in the sky.”

But it wasn’t until Nelson moved to Burlington in 2016 that she saw “some crazy, crazy stu ,” in her words.

Nelson and her partner, Dwight Ritcher, moved into an apartment on the waterfront, just across from the train yard. One night, she and some friends, including a cousin visiting from out of town, took a late-night jaunt into the lake to watch a lunar eclipse.

“It hadn’t rained in a while, so the lake was really shallow, and you can wade out forever,” Nelson recalled.

The evening was overcast, so they stared up at the thick, dark clouds, hoping for a breakthrough glimpse of the moon. What emerged wasn’t what they expected — though, to this day, Nelson has no clue what it actually was.

“This thing came out of the sky like a cross between an old train and a giant insect,” she recounted. “It was hard to make out the details, because it was so dark. But we all saw it — my friends and I and my cousin, all of us. It came down towards us, then veered away. I’m not too easily scared, but I was like, ‘Hey, screw this. We’re leaving.’”

Curiosity beat out the fear, though, and the group lingered in the lake, wondering what they had just witnessed.

“No matter how science-minded you are, when you experience a thing like that, it reinforces the concept that we are really only seeing the tiniest tip of the iceberg,” Nelson said.

“Think about how little light in the

spectrum our eyes actually pick up,” she continued. “Or all the frequencies our ears can’t hear — our senses are limited. You have to think there’s so much happening outside of our range.”

Eyes in the Skies

A few years ago, Breen, the Fairbanks Museum meteorologist, saw something that shook him to his core. Which is no mean feat, considering his experience.

None of Breen’s 30-plus years of stargazing prepared him for the pulsing, multicolored light that trailed him home from the planetarium one night. He observed flashing colors that seemed to follow him as he drove. Seized by anxiety and curiosity, he pulled his car over.

“I’m just too much of a scientist to let the whole thing go,” Breen said. “I had to know. So I stopped the car and got out, looking directly at the light.”

The sky darkened as evening fell, and he realized he was simply seeing a star.

“There are almost always logical explanations for what we see,” Breen said. “Certain stars flash di erent colors during dusk, when the light is perfect.”

He cited Capella, which always rises in the northeast and stays low. When its light passes through Earth’s atmosphere, it wavers “as if it were entering a prism.”

“Once I realized it was just a star, I thought to myself, Of course!” Breen said of his nonencounter. He added that identifying anything through a screen or window is a gamble. “There’s a lot of optical distortion that happens when you see light through glass,” he said. “Screens, as well — that fine mesh will bend the light.”

So will the windshields and camera lenses of Navy fighter jets flying at 1,500 miles per hour.

“I hate to be the guy who ruins it for people, but that was my job for a long time,” Farlice-Rubio said. Besides contributing to “Star Struck,” he’s a former science educator at the Fairbanks Museum and current assistant park manager at Stillwater State Park in Groton.

“With so, so many of the sightings, they really are explainable,” FarliceRubio said. “It’s just that not a lot of people have experience studying the skies, so very regular occurrences, like satellites being visible and meteors, will convince them they’ve seen something out of this world.”

When he appeared on WCAX after the House subcommittee

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UFOs in May, Farlice-Rubio felt like he needed to “throw some cold water around,” particularly about the Navy’s UFO videos.

“I wanted to come out and counterbalance the mania before folks started to freak out,” he said. To that end, FarliceRubio explained to viewers how the speed of the Navy jets that captured the footage could make the object the pilots observed seem to move incredibly fast, as well.

He reconsidered his skepticism later. “When the full report came through, and the Navy acknowledged that they didn’t just have video but they had radar and all sorts of other data sources that could corroborate what was happening in the video,” Farlice-Rubio said, “then I thought to myself, OK, hold up, this is way more interesting now.”

As Farlice-Rubio noted, the grainy, black-and-white Navy videos don’t make for especially impressive initial viewing. The UFOs resemble little more than spinning tops.

However, later testimony by some of the pilots, including former Navy o cers Alex Dietrich and David Fravor, indicated that the UFOs accelerated at one point to a speed near 3,600 miles per hour. No known terrestrial-made aircraft can achieve that speed; the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, currently the fastest jet on the planet, has a maximum speed of 2,200 miles per hour.

Farlice-Rubio wonders why we “just assume the strange things we see above us automatically come from space.” He’s quick to point out that Navy pilots shot all of the videos and that all of the incidents happened at sea.

“Obviously, this is all hypothetical,” he said, a mischievous note in his voice, “but it would be way more feasible for me to believe that there could be intelligent life in the ocean.

“Life on Earth began in the ocean billions of years before it eventually colonized land,” he continued. “I try to remind my students of this all the time, that the sharks have been around longer than trees on the planet.”

Wherever these alleged visitors come from, Farlice-Rubio believes he’s seen at least one of them. It didn’t happen during his time at the planetarium, but when he was a teenager living with his family near Miami, Fla.

He was at a New Year’s Eve party at a family friend’s house, and the adults were all downstairs drinking to the first hours of 1992. Farlice-Rubio and his friend were standing on a deck when they saw an object emerge from low

cloud cover. From below, it appeared to be a circle of purest obsidian. Yet the clouds around the ship reflected what looked to a young Farlice-Rubio like bonfire light. After hovering for a moment, the object moved o , slipping between the clouds.

“I’ve learned so much about science and about rockets in general since then,”

Farlice-Rubio said. “But even to this day, I’ve never seen anything that matches what I saw that night.”

The Truth Is Out There … Right?

Back in Grand Isle, we prepared to leave the islands and drive back to Burlington, where the “big city” lights obscure so much of the cosmos above. I wondered how I would report my UFO sighting. My research for this story had taught me about organizations such as NUFORC and the Mutual UFO Network, both of

which keep tabs on sightings. (MUFON has chapters in every state; Vermont’s is in Middlebury and declined interview requests for this story.)

I began crafting my UFO description, adding flourishes as I went: A sentientseeming beam of light that emerged from the blackness of space and unspooled like the body of a great dragon. Yeah, not bad.

“You guys see it?” a seemingly disembodied voice asked.

It was so dark that I could barely make out the outline of the friend who owned the house in Grand Isle, even when he stepped closer.

“Goddamn Elon Musk, right?” he said with a laugh.

“Come again?” I asked, sure I must have missed a segue at some point.

Our friend pointed to the sky where the trail of light had been. “The first time I saw those things, I absolutely freaked the hell out,” he said. “How was I supposed to know they were satellites?”

That was how I learned that the glowing “great dragon” about which I’d

been ready to write poems was actually the SpaceX satellite internet constellation known as Starlink. I had gone from Fox Mulder to Geraldo Rivera in a matter of seconds, a living justification for the skepticism of observers such as Breen and Farlice-Rubio.

What made it worse was that FarliceRubio had told me just days earlier about a friend who had called him with a UFO sighting. That was Starlink, too.

“The Starlink chain can be tricky if you see it at the right angle,” he explained to me. “If it lines up right, instead of looking like a straight line of dots to us, it can appear to be a continuous line of light.”

Farlice-Rubio reckons that UFO sightings will rise exponentially with thousands of satellites in orbit these days — not to mention drones, which are increasingly prevalent.

“Even outside of Vermont, I think that stigma [on reporting sightings] is vanishing,” said Farlice-Rubio, who is currently running for the Vermont House to represent the Caledonia-1 district. “People are more willing to report things they would have once kept to themselves.”

But both he and Breen believe there’s more to Vermont’s UFO hotbed status than increased sky tra c.

Breen pointed out that Vermonters spend a lot of time outdoors, particularly in the summer. According to MUFON, June and July are the best times of year to see UFOs. Hungry to get as much out of a short summer as possible, Vermonters may be out and about more than the average American — hence the high number of sightings.

The state’s rural character is also a factor. “You can’t underestimate the e ect of having clear, dark skies, which Vermont certainly has,” Breen said. “Especially around twilight, where the quality of light is so di erent. That’s when you’ll see satellites and other strange stu start to show up.

“All that being said,” he went on, “I think maybe Vermonters are a little more accepting of the fact that, yeah, maybe something is up there.”

Back home in Burlington, I took a late stroll into my backyard and stared up at the night. The light from nearby downtown and the glowing, yellow waning crescent moon gave the star field an ethereal look. One star, pulsing indigo to white and back, seemed to detach itself from a constellation and float away like a firefly across a meadow.

I didn’t bother wondering what, if anything, I was seeing. With a grin, I just watched the rogue light. It blinked twice more, then was gone.

I THINK VERMONTERS ARE A LITTLE MORE ACCEPTING OF THE FACT THAT MAYBE SOMETHING IS UP THERE. MARK BREEN

TOURISM

Haven’t a Clue

A journalist is felled by the Waterbury Adventure Challenge

BY SALLY POLLAK • sally@sevendaysvt.com

Iwas stuck in my own personal Water bury roundabout — endlessly circling the town offices inside and out — when a public servant extraordinaire came to my rescue. William Shepeluk, Water bury’s municipal manager, led me to the second clue of the Waterbury Adventure Challenge.

The game, which costs $50 to play, is organized by Discover Waterbury, the tour ism branch of the nonprofit Revitalizing Waterbury. This is the second year of the challenge, which is a fundraiser for the organization. The game involves solving clues that are hidden in various spots in and around town, and learning about the region and its history as you play. A central figure in the challenge is Henry Janes, a Waterbury native and physician who served as a surgeon in the Civil War. I was snooping around Janes’ erstwhile medical office last week, in service of the challenge, when Shepeluk rescued me.

I’m not sure how he knew I was in dire straits. Maybe he saw me walking in the

hallway past his office countless times or spied me through the window, casing the building as I searched for a sign. He could’ve overheard me asking various people — a librarian, a volunteer with the

historical society — if they knew anything about the Waterbury Adventure Challenge.

But something compelled Shepeluk to emerge from his office and offer assistance. When I explained my dilemma — that I

was pretty sure I was in the right place but couldn’t locate a clue —he pointed me in the direction of the next one.

I was grateful beyond words and felt extra blessed when I learned that Shepeluk is retiring at the end of the year, after 34 and a half years of service. I caught him — or he caught me — in the nick of time. I deciphered the clue, which was presented in symbols, and followed it to a church. Never in my life have I been so pleased to arrive at a house of worship. I found the next clue, read it and was starting to feel some momentum. I was certain I knew just where this clue led.

But soon, I was trapped in another Waterbury walkabout — this time, without a living soul in sight. I wandered around a peaceful part of town for about an hour, searching for the next clue. I learned the genealogy of several Waterbury families, including Janes’, but came up empty in my hunt.

I reread the clue (for the 100th time) and reconsidered its key words and names: grave, quiet, plot, Moody, Watt. I thought about my father, who was a patient person with a fondness for cemeteries and walk ing. Even he might’ve grown weary of the loop-walk I found myself on.

I prowled a few more places in town. No luck. Finally, as the rules allow, I went to Bridgeside Books on Stowe Street and asked for a hint. A game official who co-owns the store told me the clue that stumped me was mostly a “red herring.”

I drove home to Burlington dejected — even moody — and thought about the Waterbury mystery all night. Sleepless, I returned the next day and picked up the challenge where I’d left off. By now, I was on a “Hey, how ya doin’?” basis with the bench-hangers at the train station and the loafers in the park. I started asking for help, targeting the kind of people who know everything in a small town: a baker, a bartender, a mailman and a shop owner.

The baker at La Strada Bakery sold me two cookies for $1 and told me to come back later for an eggplant Parmesan calzone. (But later, I would need whiskey.) The mailman advised me to look out for the white dog on Moody Court. The proprietor of the Tiny Acorn told me she’d heard the challenge was hard. The bartender helped me read the mystery’s map during lunch rush at the Blackback Pub, studying the graphic by the light of the window in the packed barroom. He assured me nothing was wrong with my eyesight.

Yep, bartender Tristan Baribeau confirmed, the key to the map is “definitely not very visible.”

With another hint from the bookshop — this one major — I finally overcame the

Plaque for Dr. Henry Janes, a central figure in the Waterbury Adventure Challenge

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red herring and retrieved the next clue. I read it with great enthusiasm and even a little confidence: “Noth ing could have prepared Waterbury for this task,” it began. I could relate: Nothing could’ve prepared me for mine.

“Only a few will be chosen to ensure the safety and healing of those who committed the gravest sin of devotion against their own to ensure the survival of our union,” it went on. There’s more. Much more.

I called a friend, a history buff from Philadelphia, for help. He did some quick Civil War research and a little deep thinking and decided the clue was about fish spawning. I had already taken a detour to the Waterbury Reservoir and wasn’t about to go back. I texted the clue to a knowledgeable Vermont friend.

He read it and called me: “What the fuck?”

I went back to Blackback and told Baribeau I quit. He poured me a whiskey and recommended the jerk chicken sandwich. “I had it for breakfast,” he said.

The lunch rush had subsided; I took a seat outside. The challenge was meant to take me back to the past, but, for the moment, I was pretty satisfied with the present.

I took another walk around town — including an

interesting but fruitless jaunt to the Civil War monu ment — and got in my car to drive home. On the way, I pulled into a weigh station on Interstate 89 and called Chris Costello, a fourth-grade teacher at Brookside Primary School in Waterbury.

In June, he led a group of third and fourth graders on a Waterbury Adventure Chal lenge field trip. I wanted to know how a few dozen 9- and 10-year-olds fared on an adventure that felled me.

Costello, who’s taught at the school for 32 years, told me the students did an abridged version of the challenge, customized for schoolkids.

“They really did enjoy the whole process,” he said. “It sparked a curi osity about the town and [its] history. It made them realize there’s more going on here, and [they learned] interesting stories about the people before them.”

Costello said several families of kids in his class planned to do the full Waterbury Adventure Challenge over the summer. He’s not sure if they completed it, but the game runs through October 11. It’s not too late to start or to keep trying.

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food+drink Déjà New

FIRST BITE

Filling a venerable Montpelier spot, Hugo’s Bar & Grill appeals to a diverse clientele

BY SUZANNE PODHAIZER

Before my first visit to Hugo’s Bar & Grill in Montpelier, I experi enced culinary déjà vu. Perus ing the menu online, I noticed an appetizer of gazpacho with a side of shrimp, a salad using greens from Small Axe Farm in Barnet, and an intriguing take on nachos constructed of wonton chips with tuna tartare, spicy mayo and seaweed. In May, I’d eaten those very dishes at the Inn at Burklyn in the Northeast Kingdom town of Burke.

It wasn’t simply synchronicity. Hugo’s went through a few rough months after its Valentine’s Day opening, owner Thomas Christopher Greene told me. But the restau rant turned a corner in June, when he hired John Hessler, formerly of the Inn at Burklyn, as his third executive chef.

Now, even as food and beverage busi nesses continue to feel the pandemic fallout, the 160-seat restaurant is thriving. It offers dual menus: a written one with familiar bistro dishes (plus some interesting fusion) and a list of daily specials recited by the serv ers. Both allow diners to take the road less traveled or retread familiar paths, noting the small tweaks that come with seasonal changes.

The combination works well for Greene, who dines at the restaurant every night when he’s in town. A novelist and former president of Vermont College of Fine Arts, he gener ally leaves managerial tasks to Hugo’s team of industry professionals. He simply enjoys working on his upcoming novel at the bar and taking breaks to visit with friends in the dining room.

Twenty or 30 minutes before service, Greene said, he strolls through the kitchen to experience “the sauces bubbling, the smells, the sounds and the labor” that turn ingredi ents from fine farms and one excellent fish monger into dishes such as slow-roasted chicken with whipped potato and truffle and summer vegetable pad Thai.

In 2019, when Greene announced his resignation as founding president of VCFA, he didn’t know opening a restaurant would be his next step, but it wasn’t much of a stretch. Greene worked at a pizzeria in his youth and spent his college years shucking oysters on Block Island. His 2006 novel I’ll Never Be Long Gone centers on a Vermont restaurant. In Montpelier, he was known

as a frequent restaurant patron who sent students and faculty to his favorite spots.

“Restaurant people have always been my favorite people,” he told Seven Days. “They have the best stories and are the most fun.”

Greene initially decided to open two small restaurants in downtown Montpelier, one serving bistro fare under the Hugo’s name and the other focusing on street food. The lockdown scuttled those plans, but soon he cast his eye on the three-story building that had housed NECI on Main.

“There’s been a restaurant there since the 1880s,” he noted, “and now it was closed.” Bringing the historic building back to life

also reminded him of how VCFA repurposed the Victorian campus of the former Vermont College.

The Main Street spot’s expansive seat ing and robust kitchen allowed Greene to combine his two concepts into one: a gath ering place that would serve “great wine and cocktails” and “unfussy, unpretentious” food that is delicious, seasonal and local — with out striving to “win a James Beard Award,” he said. Some of the dishes would be afford able; others would be elegant enough to satisfy the special-occasion crowd.

Penny-less Burlington’s Penny Cluse Café to close permanently

BY MELISSA PASANEN pasanen@sevendaysvt.com

After almost a quarter of a century, the buckets-o-spuds, tofu scrams, biscuits and gravy, and chiles rellenos will cease flow ing at downtown Burlington breakfastand-lunch landmark Penny Cluse Café.

Husband-and-wife co-owners Charles Reeves and Holly Cluse told their staff on Monday and then sent an email to about 100 friends and family members announc ing that they plan to close the restaurant toward the end of the year.

In a phone conversation on Tuesday, Reeves said that date will likely fall between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The two weeks after Thanksgiving are typically relatively slow because no college students’ parents or tourists are dining, he explained. “We really mostly see our people,” Reeves said, referring to the restaurant’s devoted regulars. “It’d be nice to close at that time.”

Reeves, 56, a Johnson & Wales University culinary arts graduate, and Cluse, 55, opened their low-key restaurant in 1998 in a former Ben & Jerry’s scoop shop on the corner of Cherry Street and South Winooski Avenue.

“I always wanted to have a communitybased restaurant,” Reeves said. “I always wanted to serve breakfast and lunch, because I wanted to see our regulars all the time. With a dinner restaurant, you see your regulars occasionally, but at breakfast there are some people who come in every day.”

Penny Cluse has since carved out a niche as Burlington’s go-to daytime dining destination for locals and visitors. Among the 450 diners Penny Cluse sees on an average day, it has hosted President Joe Biden (then vice president), U.S. Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and, just this past Saturday, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen.

“She had avocado toast with salmon and tomato,” Reeves said of Yellen. “It was great. Not that disruptive, surprisingly.”

Reeves listed other memorable guests over the years, including composer Philip Glass, musician Suzanne Vega, and actors Mike Myers and Jake Gyllenhaal.

But, Reeves said, he and Cluse will most treasure memories of their regulars and their team, which includes longtime kitchen manager Maura O’Sullivan and floor manager Anastasia Evans. O’Sullivan, previously the chef at Burlington farm-totable leader Smokejacks, has worked at Penny Cluse since 2006, and Evans since 2000.

Between the restaurant’s staff and regular customers, Reeves said, “It’s been such a living restaurant, you know ... all these things have happened: weddings, funerals, births.

The Secret History cocktail, tuna nachos, bluefish and pork dumplings at Hugo’s Bar and Grill

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“Young kids who worked for us are now, like, in their forties with houses and kids, and their kids now come in,” he continued.

Reeves said the couple has no plans to sell the Penny Cluse business. The eatery was named for his wife and her childhood dog, Penny. “Penny Cluse was unique in all the world,” Reeves said. “This was our restaurant.”

They own the building, which they will put on the market. The couple also owns 163 Cherry Street, in which they opened

Lucky Next Door in September 2013. It offered a light menu of sandwiches, salads and small plates and had evening hours; it hasn’t reopened to the public since the pandemic shutdown.

Reeves said the couple will keep that building, which includes housing on the upper floor. They are in discussions with several prospective tenants, but it will most likely become a coffee shop.

Reeves said that, after a break of a few months, he will probably look for another food service job — but one that is less con suming than owning a restaurant. “Since the pandemic, I’ve been in the kitchen,” he said, “and then, like, trying to run the restaurant in my spare time.”

He said the pandemic definitely made the restaurant business more challenging, but that was not the reason he and Cluse decided to close.

“The ultimate decision to move on was more of a personal one, to spend more time with my family,” Reeves said.

“We’re making the decision because we’re ready to do it,” he said. “We had a 25-year run. It was great. We’re so proud of it, and we feel so much gratitude toward Burlington for letting us do this.” m

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The exterior of Penny Cluse

Huevos Verdes at Penny Cluse Café

From left: Line cook Elizabeth Goddette, kitchen manager Maura O'Sullivan and chef/co-owner

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I’ll Have What She’s Having Smoking hot sandwiches at Addison Four Corners Store

BY JORDAN BARRY • jbarry@sevendaysvt.com

Last week’s autumn chill triggered my annual rewatch of When Harry Met Sally… As usual, Nora Ephron’s 1989 film had me itching to don a chunky turtleneck sweater and cause a scene at Katz’s Delicatessen.

But I didn’t have time for a New York City road trip, nor did I feel like spending $26, the current price of the Lower East Side deli’s legendary pastrami sandwich. Instead, I stuck close to home and headed to Addison Four Corners Store for lunch. The 10-minute drive from Vergennes to the intersec tion of Routes 22A and 17 in Addison is a much quicker — and more affordable — way to embrace the phenomenon now known as “Meg Ryan fall.”

Owners Herb and Terry Glidden bought Addison Four Corners Store in 2001, and they’ve made sure the nearly 200-year-old shop has everything a general store should: groceries, greeting cards, good beer, clothes and coffee. They’ve got a candy counter full of chocolates crafted in-house by Chelsea Kennett, analog gas pumps and maple syrup-infused breakfast sandwiches that sell out by 9 a.m. most days.

The store also has a top-notch deli, where made-to-order sandwiches are stuffed with piles of meat smoked on-site. Most go for just $9.99.

Herb started cold-smoking pepperoni and Vermont cheddar in the store’s parking lot 20 years ago, using a wooden structure easily confused with an outhouse. For the past decade, he’s churned out weekly batches of barbecue — including brisket, pork and chicken — smoked with a blend of hickory and cherrywood in a rotisserie-style Cadillac Cooker, as long as the outdoor temperature’s above freezing.

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“We just wanted to do something different, to offer something not offered around here,” Herb said.

Herb’s son Joe Glidden said his dad has spent years traveling around New England scoping out other shops and finding ideas to incorporate into the family’s business. Joe recently moved back to Vermont after 18 years in Chicago, San Diego and San Francisco. He’s saving up to buy Addison Four Corners Store from his parents.

“We try to keep it really honest for all the locals but also cater to the tourists driving over the bridge from New York,” Joe said.

If I hadn’t already been on my way to the store for lunch, the smell of smoke sneaking through my cracked car windows would have lured me in, just as it did the first time I stopped, this summer. Since that visit, my go-to order at Addison Four Corners Store has been the same one I get at Katz’s: chicken salad on rye. In both places, the chicken salad is a sleeper hit compared to its more popular brisket-based brethren.

The Addison store’s classic Americano chicken salad sandwich balances its tender, smoke-infused meat with crunchy chunks of red onion and celery, using just enough mayo to hold it all together between slices of soft, delistyle rye.

I wanted to dive into it right there in the parking lot, smokers in full view. But it’s a substantial, sit-at-a-table kind of sandwich. I drove home, snacking on one of Herb’s outstanding miniature cider doughnuts ($9 per pound) and blaring Harry Connick Jr. It doesn’t get much more Meg Ryan fall than that. m

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Lee’s Asian Mart Opens in South Burlington

A large Asian grocery store opened on September 18 in the Blue Mall at 150 Dorset Street in South Burlington. LEE’S ASIAN MART occupies the reno vated, 7,000-square-foot space that was most recently Vermont’s sole Outback Steakhouse, which closed in May 2020.

Open daily from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., the market offers produce such as fresh (not dried) dates and lychees; frozen prepared foods and ingredients, from fish balls to boneless chicken feet; refrigerated items such as kimchi and salted duck eggs; and packaged goods and snacks, includ ing rice, bottled sauces, and KitKats flavored with strawberry or green tea.

The new store is named for its owners, the Li family, said MICHAEL LI, 32. For non-Chinese speakers, he said, “Lee is easier to pronounce.”

Li was born in the province of Fujian on the southeastern coast of China, but his family moved to the

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U.S. when he was very young. He said his father, DEYONG LI, has run Chinese restaurants in New Hampshire and Vermont for more than two decades. The family has lived in Vermont for 14 years and owned restaurants in Derby, Morrisville and St. Albans, where they still own LUCKY BUFFET

The specialty grocery business is a new sector for the family, Li said: “We have seen that sometimes people want to learn how to cook on their own.”

Having cooked in the family’s restau rants since he was a teenager, Li said, “I know most of the stuff and how it works. I try to be here and spend time to explain.”

The family is working with seven or eight distributors to stock shelves, freezers and coolers. “We don’t want to do a small Asian grocery store,” Li said.

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Two Randolph Restaurants Merge Into Kuya’s at One Main

Kuya’s Sandwiches + Kitchen made a splash with its stellar sandwiches and Filipino flavors when it opened in Randolph in late February 2021. Now, owners PATTY and TRAVIS BURNS have moved their growing business down the block to take over the former One Main Tap & Grill space.

KUYA’S AT ONE MAIN opened on

Michael Li of Lee’s Asian Mart

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HUGO’S GREATEST STRENGTH LIES IN COMBINING PLEASANT, CROWD-FRIENDLY DISHES WITH A STRONG SHOWING OF SPECIALS.

too spicy, complex, unfamiliar or edgy. (One upcoming exception: Hessler plans to have calf-liver butter on the autumn menu.) Serv ing a cup of spicy sauce on the side could have improved the wings without alienating spice-averse patrons.

That dish was an anomaly, though. Hugo’s greatest strength lies in combining pleasant, crowd-friendly dishes — cheddar fondue ($16.50), smoked salmon pizzette ($16), a Cobb salad ($17), a burger ($16) — with a strong showing of specials.

a dietary restriction, she remembered it later when I ordered dessert.

The drinks are another Hugo’s highlight. Its beer menu, short but deft, hits all the right notes for food pairings or simply imbibing at affordable prices. Currently, each beer on the menu comes from a different brewery and showcases a different style, from gose to sour to stout.

How Hessler transforms that concept into menus is “entirely up to him,” Greene said. “I’ve never said: ‘Don’t do that!’”

He’s particularly taken with Hessler’s specials, of which there are as many as eight per day. These evanescent offerings might be inspired by a delivery from Massachusettsbased Wood Mountain Fish, which brings seafood from Boston’s docks to Vermont; by a newly available autumnal vegetable; or by dishes from around the world.

“I trust him implicitly. His food is incredibly well executed,” Greene said of the chef.

For my first Hugo’s meal, I revisited the tuna tartare nachos ($15) that I’d enjoyed in Burke. Just like the first time, each chip sported its own pile of raw tuna, laced with strands of wakame and dotted with scallion. The dish is a brilliant, upscale version of the classic; even the second time around, it left me wanting more.

Another highlight was a full rack of saucy ribs served with crisp, well-seasoned fries

and slaw with cabbage, red onion and multi colored carrots ($29).

Some other dishes I tried that evening were good, but less memorable. Oysters ($3 each) came with classic mignonette and cocktail sauce on a silver platter; summer rolls ($12) featured tender rice noodles and basil with a spicy-sweet-tangy dipping sauce. A s’mores dessert with mini marsh mallows ($10) was cute but a touch too sweet for my taste.

The piri piri chicken wings ($14), however, were literally forgettable. I ordered them on my second visit, dreaming of the spicy, tangy and sometimes smoky piri piri chicken I’d eaten several times in Portugal. Hugo’s wings were nicely cooked and came with crunchy cucumber and onion in lieu of carrots and celery, but they were barely sauced and had little flavor. My camera roll confirmed that I’d eaten them before and forgotten all about it.

Herein lies the downside of trying to run a restaurant for everybody. The dishes on the regular menu need to have oodles of crowd appeal, which means they can’t be

On my second visit, those specials were my focus. Cajun-spiced bluefish ($16) was perfectly seared and broke into thick flakes under my fork. Beneath it was an elegant chickpea salad speckled with shallot. Pork dumplings ($15) were nestled in a bed of kale, red bell pepper and lightly cooked onion, all doused in a tangy, saline, slightly spicy soy-based sauce. I ate half of them and woke the next morning wondering how long I had to wait to eat the final three. Answer: dumplings for breakfast.

Having once owned a restaurant in Mont pelier (where Greene was an occasional visi tor) and having run a café during the Delta and Omicron waves of COVID-19, I’m partic ularly sensitive to the trials of a new busi ness. When you take into account current sourcing and staffing challenges and diverse customer needs, Hugo’s is killing it, even if a few of the regular-menu dishes struck me as good but not exceptional.

One of the best parts of my second visit was the service. Shawn Naramore, one of the waitstaff that evening, was particularly thoughtful and conscientious. She put in my takeout order after my main course had arrived so that my absent partner’s curried red lentil burger ($16) would be hot when I got home. She separated my hot and cold items into different bags. When I mentioned

I’ll always choose a cocktail over a brew, though, especially when it features ingre dients such as velvet falernum — a Barba dian rum-based liqueur infused with lime, almond and clove. That one appears in a drink called The Secret History, named for the Vermont-based Donna Tartt thriller that happens to be one of my favorite novels.

Greene christened the cocktails in high style, naming them after The Catcher in the Rye, an operetta by Johann Strauss II, Napo leon Dynamite, and, in a cheeky move, two of his own novels: The Perfect Liar and Envi ous Moon

“Envious Moon is one of my favorite novels,” Greene said. Its namesake cocktail — a blend of Barr Hill gin, St. Elder liqueur, lemon and pomegranate — is a runaway hit.

“We’ve easily sold more Envious Moon drinks than copies of the book,” Greene said. “It’s like a fantasy game, having the cocktails be bestsellers when the books might not be.”

Greene keeps the topic of his next book close to the vest, though he did say it’s not about the restaurant industry. But he has no problem waxing poetic about Hugo’s: “It’s a love letter to this town I’ve been in for a very long time.”

It’s a love letter worth revisiting again and again. m

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Thursday, September 29, at 2 Merchants Row. The restaurant will follow a soft opening schedule over the next few weeks and open for lunch and dinner Tuesday through Saturday starting on October 18.

One Main Tap & Grill owners SHANE NILES and JOSH NIEBLING closed their restaurant earlier this month after an eight-plus-year run.

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the new lunch menu, though they’ll be in wrap form to accommodate quick grab-and-go service, Patty said.

“Our dream has always been to have a full restaurant,” Patty said. “The sandwich shop was the perfect place for us to get our feet wet and practice and prepare.”

At night, the new spot will build on chef Travis’ dinner specials from the original Kuya’s, using local ingredients to create small plates full of Filipino and Southeast Asian flavors. The restaurant will also offer salads, a kids’ menu, gluten-free and vegetarian options, and global dishes such as Italian pastas and Baja-style fish tacos.

Kuya’s best-selling Filipino bánh mì will be on the menu, along with an entrée version of the grilled pork belly found in the sandwich — called liempo in the Philippines — served with rice and tomatocucumber salad.

Thanks to One Main’s well-equipped kitchen, the couple will finally be able to offer much-requested Filipino spring rolls, Patty said.

“We didn’t have a fryer before, and I always had to let people down when they asked for lumpia,” she explained. “So I’m really happy about that.”

Expanded bar offerings will include cocktails made with Vermont spirits and fresh juices, such as Harvest Moon, a martini riff with Barr Hill gin, lime and cucumber juice finished with Tajín on the rim. A rotating selection of local beers will fill the 24 taps.

“[Niles and Niebling] are active community members and creative, business-minded people, and they gave us this beautiful opportunity when we’re just starting to be suc cessful,” Patty said. “It was an offer we couldn’t turn down, and we made the decision immediately.”

At the original shop, Kuya’s sandwiches included classic Italian, veggie, Reuben and French dip, as well as specialties from Patty’s native Philippines, such as pork belly marinated in pineapple barbecue sauce and roasted chicken with yellow curry and bananas.

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Kuya’s at One Main will continue the Burnses’ efforts to showcase work from local artists. The larger space — which seats roughly 60, 46 more than the previous location — will allow them to feature multiple artists at once, Patty said. The restaurant also has a built-in stage and will host weekly open mic nights on Wednesdays.

“It’s a community space that has a built-in clientele; people already love coming here,” Patty said. “And we all have the same goal, which is to provide something good for our town.”

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Nicole Eustace

Justice Revisited

Talking with Pulitzer Prize winner Nicole Eustace before her reading at the Brattleboro Literary Festival

BY JIM SCHLEY • schley@sevendaysvt.com

Nicole Eustace is a historian who is “always interested in human beings in their messy multi-dimensionality,” she told Seven Days by email. “I think the greatest respect I can pay to my historical subjects is to engage with them as full people, and that means neither vilifying nor canonizing them but rather recognizing their humanity in all its complexity.”

Eustace’s third and most recent book, Covered With Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America, is a winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in history and was a finalist for the 2021 National Book Award. She will read at the Brattleboro Literary Festival on Saturday, October 15.

At New York University, where she is a professor of history, Eustace specializes in 18th-century North America, gender, culture, politics and the history of emotion — a growing field that combines historical analysis with psychology and the study of individual and mass behavior, power relations, and community formation.

She also researches and teaches the history of laws, which she called “a

culture’s best attempts to codify the norms of conduct through which the members of society are to be governed.” In Eustace’s view, laws reveal “ideas, attitudes and values and are a great starting place to understand the spirit of a people.”

Covered With Night brings to the fore an obscure incident from 1722 and its repercussions, which Eustace believes are still felt today.

A native Seneca hunter named Sawantaeny was killed in a drunken argument with two brothers, the white traders John and Edmund Cartlidge. Colonial officials in Pennsylvania feared that the murder might set o a war with the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) federation, whose power at that time rivaled or exceeded the influence and military might of the English to their south and the French to their north. Therefore, the Cartlidge brothers were imprisoned, with the expectation that they’d be executed to appease their victim’s people.

But the Indigenous people in the region took a completely di erent approach to

justice in the case, as Eustace learned by poring over detailed contemporary accounts, including newspaper articles, minutes of government hearings, letters, diaries and records of treaty negotiations.

She tells the story of three intermediaries, speaking three di erent languages,

who e ectively coordinated a diplomatic breakthrough: the Iroquoian speaker Satcheechoe; the Susquehannock speaker Taquatarensaly, also known as Captain Civility; and Alice Kirk, an Anglo woman who could translate the Native language Delaware into English. Their method was an early example of what today we’d call “restorative justice,” a technique that replaces punishment with an apology, reparations and reconciliation.

The hundreds of citations in the back of Covered With Night confirm the breadth and depth of Eustace’s investigative skills, but immersive scholarship alone can’t account for the vigor and vividness of her storytelling. Eustace is a marvelous chronicler, and her book has the narrative power of a novel.

In an email exchange with Seven Days, Eustace shared how she discovered the 1722 incident and o ered observations on the di erences between European and Indigenous views of justice and the lasting significance of 18th-century treaties.

SEVEN DAYS: Covered With Night pivots on an incident from 300 years ago that few remembered. When in your research did you realize how important the year 1722 was?

NICOLE EUSTACE: I set out to investigate how Enlightenment ideas about civilization and savagery impacted cross-cultural relationships between Anglo-American settler colonists in Pennsylvania and the Indigenous peoples of the Susquehanna River Valley. I began reading the Minutes of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania, knowing they contained extensive records of what were then called “Indian treaties,” and that these could convey a great deal of information about Native perspectives on the encounter with Europeans. I discovered that the year 1718 marked a major turning point in Pennsylvania’s criminal law codes, which were made much more severe after colony founder William Penn’s death that year. I then stumbled on a 1722 murder case that tested those laws. Colonial fur traders brutally attacked a Seneca hunter, but Native people sought reconciliation rather than revenge. The detailed notes of their arguments drew me in, and I knew I’d lucked into a story that deserved to be told.

SD: Where did you first encounter the Susquehannock interpreter and diplomat Taquatarensaly, known as Captain Civility?

NE: The Native man known as Captain Civility took a central role in trying to explain Indigenous principles of justice to incredulous and uncomprehending settler colonists. He tutored colonists

on Indigenous methods of conflict resolution, showing them that even a murder crisis could provide an occasion to strengthen ties of community.

Because I was interested from the start in thinking critically about settler colonists’ claims to so-called civilization, coming across an Indigenous man called Captain Civility seemed extraordinarily significant. I found in my research that this was an Indigenous job title used by generations of Susque hannock diplomats tasked with bridging divides between differ ent Native nations, tying disparate peoples together in civil soci ety. Taquatarensaly’s name incorporates the Susquehannock word “attaqua,” meaning “shoes,” which conveyed his role of walking between peoples, join ing them in community.

of community consensus. In Covered With Night I draw on treaty council records as a primary source for 18th-century Indigenous history and for Indigenous theories of justice specifically.

SD: In the story you tell, Native negotiators demonstrate tremen dous ambassadorial skill, subtle philosophical reasoning and sophis ticated political understanding. Yet you never idealize the Haudenosaunee people nor villainize their Anglo-Ameri can counterparts.

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NE: As a historian, I am not interested in straw men or cardboard cutouts of characters.

SD: Which writers — historians and literary artists — have been your models for creating prose that’s so engaging, both informative and exciting?

NE: I’ve long admired the historical method known as microhistory — small stories with big implications — first introduced by the historian Natalie Zemon Davis. Building on the research of my fellow scholars, especially Indigenous historians such as Alyssa Mt. Pleasant, Jean O’Brien, Michael Witgen and others whose work informed and enriched my analysis, I wanted to experiment with using techniques of creative nonfiction. The phenomenal writing of Hilary Mantel, an incomparable novelist with an intense commitment to history, helped me see the drama in history in a new way.

SD: You call the Great Treaty of 1722, which resolved the murder crisis, “the oldest continuously recognized Indigenous treaty in Anglo-American law.” What is the lasting significance of those treaties negotiated and ratified between colonial and then federal governments and tribal nations?

NE: Treaties set out tribal rights of Native nations that remain key elements of their legal claims to national sovereignty and land tenure to this day. They are an essential aspect of Indigenous rights. They are also a repository of Native culture, intellectual history and political philosophy, containing intricate speeches delivered by Native speakers on the basis

No matter who or what I’m writing about, I’m always interested in human beings in all their messy multidimensionality. Particularly in portrayals of Native people, polarizing stereotypes of cruelty versus nobility have been pernicious for centuries, to the point that Indigenous lives and experiences have been flattened almost beyond recognition. So, I think there’s an extra ethical responsibility to try to portray Native people in three dimensions.

SD: The example of a historical “truth and reconciliation” process described by Covered With Night must be very relevant to those now questioning our reliance on incarceration and punishment, including the death penalty. Have you heard from read ers who find this story especially meaningful in showing an alterna tive to punitive justice?

NE: Yes, I have heard from Native activists and advocates of criminal justice reform, as well as people working on racial reconciliation projects at every level, from local to national. This response has been absolutely the most rewarding aspect of writing the book. History can sometimes seem abstract; to know that my work is helping to inspire and support those taking active roles in progressive causes has made me feel that all the hours spent alone at the keyboard can have an impact out in the world. m

Covered With Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America by Nicole Eustace, Liveright, 464 pages. $20. Eustace reads with author Julian Sancton at the Brattleboro Literary Festival on Saturday, October 15, at 10 a.m., at 118 Elliot St. in Brattleboro. brattleborolitfest.org

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Book review: e Storyteller’s Death, Ann Dávila Cardinal

BY JORDAN ADAMS

The truth doesn’t want to stay buried. Try as we might to keep them hidden, long-held secrets have a knack for bubbling up through the muck. Ann Dávila Cardinal’s novel The Storyteller’s Death explores what happens to a large Puerto Rican family as pieces of its forgotten past begin to surface. A story steeped in magic realism, teen angst and cultural disorientation, it shows the cost of disconnection from one’s roots and family history.

Set mostly in San Juan, Puerto Rico, The Storyteller’s Death centers on Isla Larsen Sanchez, who lives in Newark, N.J., and spends summers in the care of her extended Caribbean family. Through smooth linear narrative, it follows her from ages 8 through 18 as she experiences personal tragedy and discovers a quasi-magical skill that emerges organically from her family’s tradition of storytelling.

In 1970, when Isla is 8, her mother, Elena, leaves her in Puerto Rico with her tía Alma at the end of her annual summer vacation. Back home in the States, Isla’s father is dying in a hospital bed, too sick to join the family for the yearly tradition. When Isla comes home several weeks later, expecting to be reunited with her father, her mother takes her to see his fresh grave. “I just thought it would be easier on you this way,” Elena says.

Isla is devastated and, understandably, incredibly resentful that her mother chose to break the news in such a harsh way. Whether this trauma creates a rift between mother and daughter or exposes one that was already there, their relationship is damaged, perhaps irrevocably. Isla’s growing awareness of her mother’s raging alcoholism doesn’t help.

From then on, Isla feels discarded every summer when her mother deposits her in Puerto Rico, even though her life in San Juan is a much-needed respite from her strained relationship with Elena. She gets along well with most of her extended family, which she describes as “boundless, [with] tendrils of the family tree reaching to all corners of the island.”

Her primary caretaker, great-aunt Alma, is a toughlove kind of lady. The first summer Isla spends alone in Puerto Rico, Alma scolds her for befriending a boy, José, whose father works for the Sanchez family. “We do not socialize with people like that,” Alma snaps, revealing a classist streak.

Thus, Isla gets her first inkling that her PR family is better o than she and her single mother are in New Jersey, a realization that becomes clearer over time. The Sanchezes are conservative, too, and a bit racist; Alma likes to tout their “pure” Spanish bloodline. As Isla gets older and reconnects with hunky, grown-up José, she

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FROM THE STORYTELLER’S DEATH

When my abuela settled in a chair and the words “I remember the time…” escaped her lips, anyone nearby would stop and gather around her. She held court from her cane rocking chair, the smallest of her yappy dogs scattered over the expensive but severe dress that stretched across her breasts. I would sit at her feet, next to her support-hose-varnished leg, mesmerized by her ability to ensorcell with tales about the family, long-dead relatives and their lives on the island. What I loved best was that her stories always had a hint of magic woven through them, like a silver thread that glinted now and again. My abuela was never particularly kind to me, always criticizing and pointing out where I fell short compared to my cousins, but her tales were funny and nostalgic, and it was never clear if they were true. And, as I would come to learn, it didn’t really matter.

becomes aware of the social stratification and political divides that define the nation.

Spinning yarns is a big part of the Sanchez clan’s culture: Isla’s abuela, Marisol, is a cuentista, a teller of captivating stories. Just before her death, she recounts a family favorite about some escaped zoo monkeys that once ran amok on the family property.

After Marisol’s funeral, Isla, now 18, begins to have visions. She sees and hears the monkey story play out in front of her in real time, but things unfold di erently than they did in Marisol’s recounting, with important pieces missing. The vision returns daily until, after verifying a few things, Isla writes down the true version of events. This act stops the vision from returning.

As Isla begins to understand her gift, it exacerbates her feelings of being caught between worlds — white and Latinx, American and Puerto Rican, poor and rich,

mundane and magically enhanced. But it also gives her a new responsibility that puts her on the path of coming of age.

When a family member suddenly dies, a new vision cycle begins — one that doesn’t go away as easily as the first. Over and over, Isla witnesses a fatal encounter between her besabuelo (great-grandfather, Alma and Marisol’s father) and a mysterious man. The o cial story is that her besabuelo shot himself. But she’s seeing what looks like his murder.

The Sanchez clan has big “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” energy, unwilling to unearth and rehash what really happened to Isla’s besabuelo. Unable to ignore her vision, which becomes more real and violent with each repetition, Isla goes full detective to uncover what really happened. The mystery’s solution will tie together numerous strands and themes that the author has dangled throughout the novel.

Cardinal, like Isla, spent her childhood summers in Puerto Rico. She presents it as a world full of vivid sensory experiences: brilliant flamboyan trees; squeaky coquí frogs; salty and saturated bacalaitos fritters; sweet nightblooming jasmine; sweating glasses of passion fruit juice. The tantalizing, heady mixture of sights, sounds, smells and tastes is practically an advertisement from the Puerto Rico board of tourism. The reader, like Isla, is constantly enthralled by Cardinal’s enchanting world.

The Storyteller’s Death is a story about selfexploration, personal inquiry and fi nding a place to belong. No matter where she goes, Isla feels like an outsider, even when people like her sophisticated cousin Maria insist she is one of the gang or part of the family. Though her visions are bewildering and sometimes dangerous, they ultimately help Isla feel more connected to her ancestry, especially when she realizes how deep the cuentista tradition runs in her family.

The Storyteller’s Death is Cardinal’s first work of adult fiction after two young adult horror novels. Usually, a story with a teenage protagonist solving mysteries about her origin and identity while simultaneously craving and fearing adult independence would be classified as YA, especially when she’s constantly swooning over a boy who’s a perfect gentleman and cute enough to be in Menudo. Isla’s consternation at José’s obvious interest feels a bit tame, especially because the climax of her pent-up feelings is a G-rated Disney kiss.

That’s not to say adults only want to read graphic sexuality. But some older readers might grow weary of Isla’s awkward stammers every time José flashes her a smile.

On the other hand, Cardinal’s depiction of Isla’s feelings coming in colossal waves undeniably rings true to the teen experience. (“I stood there in the parlor, rage building in my belly, my fingers so tight on the phone’s receiver, I wondered if it would shatter.”) A lack of life experience through which to objectively process the world is what makes young characters so much fun for adults to live through vicariously.

And a magical world like the one the Sanchezes inhabit is just as enticing.

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e Storyteller’s Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal, Sourcebooks Landmark, 336 pages. $16.99.

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e Flynn Hires Matt Rogers as New Programming Director BY DAN BOLLES • dan@sevendaysvt.com

e Flynn announced last ursday that it has filled a pair of high-level leadership positions.

Matt Rogers, formerly of Higher Ground Presents, will become the programming director of the nonprofit performing arts center in Burlington. e Flynn also announced the hiring of a new marketing director, Kevin Sweeney, formerly of Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, N.Y.

As programming director, Rogers will assume many of the duties previously handled by former Flynn artistic director Steve MacQueen, who resigned in February.

e Flynn has been without a marketing director for even longer: Sweeney’s predecessor, Kevin Titterton, left in 2021. For most of this year, the Flynn’s programming and marketing have been largely outsourced to companies in Pennsylvania and North Carolina.

Rogers, 37, is a Saint Michael’s College graduate with experience as a music promoter, producer and talent buyer in Burlington.

In 2008, he founded the indie booking company MSR Presents, which merged with Angioplasty Media in 2014 to form Waking Windows Presents, the organization behind the annual Waking Windows music festival in Winooski. At Higher Ground Presents, he booked and produced off-site concerts and festivals throughout New England — including about 20 shows per year at the Flynn.

“To start out as a DIY promoter, putting on shows at the Monkey House, Nectar’s, Club Metronome and wherever, it’s a nice, validating feeling to be offered this position at the largest venue in Vermont,” Rogers said in an interview.

“ ey’ve got a good, long-term vision of expanding outside the theater that aligns with what I’ve been doing, both [at] Higher Ground and with Waking Windows,” he continued. “It seems like a good fit.”

“ is is someone who cares deeply about the performing arts in Vermont,” said Flynn executive director Jay Wahl, who has made producing off-site shows a priority since joining the Flynn in January 2021. “What a great addition to the team, in terms of what he cares about, what he

has expertise in, his relationships in this community, his passion for music in all forms. It’s just awesome.”

Rogers will be responsible for booking the Flynn Main Stage and Flynn Space theaters, as well as for programming events such as the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival.

Rogers has a strong background booking music and comedy. But the Flynn’s programming encompasses a variety of performing arts disciplines.

“It’s an exciting challenge,” Rogers said. “Look, I have zero experience booking plays or dance troupes. But I think the fact that they’re OK with that, willing to take that risk with me, is nice, but it’s also something new.”

“I’m focused on the deep complement of skills he does bring,” Wahl said. “We’re always thinking about how to expand our audiences here at the Flynn, and he’s thought about that work a lot in his portfolio.”

Rogers hopes to continue his involvement with Waking Windows, noting that the festival was part of what caught the attention of Wahl and the Flynn.

“Who knows,” he said, “maybe there’s a cool way to integrate the Flynn and Waking Windows?”

Sweeney comes to the Flynn from the Shea. Before that, he was marketing director at the Geva eatre Center in Rochester, N.Y.

According to Wahl, Sweeney has been part of organizations “that have the kind of diverse lineups we have: rock and roll one night, a Broadway musical the next.” Sweeney, Wahl said, “has deep experience in how to maintain that breadth of scale and clarity.

“For the first time since I got here, the entire senior leadership of the Flynn is here,” he continued. “I’m really excited to have such a diverse and talented team to really think through how the Flynn continues to grow and serve this community.”

Learn more at flynnvt.org.

STOWE FOLIAGE FESTIVAL ARTS

Stowe, Vermont, is the place to experience the classic New England Autumn, and the Stowe Foliage Arts Festival is the perfect destination. Enjoy exquisite Art and fine Craftwork from over 150 juried Fine Artists and Artisans, live music and other entertainment, great food, draft beer, wine, and demonstrations of traditional craftwork. Make time to enjoy the great outdoors this Autumn, and visit the Stowe Foliage Arts Festival. At Topnotch Field, 3420 Mountain Road, Stowe, VT. Fri, Sat & Sun 10am - 5pm.

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Tunnel Visions

eater review: e Pitmen Painters, Vermont Stage

BY ERIK ESCKILSEN • esckilsen@sevendaysvt.com

Art “infects any man whatever his plane of development,” wrote Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy in his 1897 philosophical treatise What Is Art? This bold claim challenged status-quo beliefs among European highculture elites in the twilight of the 19th century. Just a few decades later, some groundbreaking modern art movements — cubism, Dadaism, expressionism, surrealism — had defined art even more radically than Tolstoy.

In The Pitmen Painters , the Vermont Stage production running at Burlington’s Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, thorny questions about art emerge in 1934 northern England when three coal miners (aka pitmen), one so-called “dental mechanic,” an unemployed man and a teacher meet in an adult-education class on art appreciation. Appreciating art turns out to be more complicated than the men anticipate, especially for their teacher, a sort-of-but-not-quite art professor named

Robert Lyon, played with sensitivity and fussy ferocity by Jordan Gullikson. Although Lyon’s pupils are open to learning, they’re impatient with the elusive nature of art’s meaning.

So, in an epiphany that brings to mind another turn-of-the-century philosopher, John Dewey, Lyon directs his students to appreciate art by making it. The men begin producing paintings and showing them during class. Before long, word of their artwork reaches the wider community, including the wealthy socialite and art collector Helen Sutherland, played with captivating poise by Chloë Fidler, who joins Lyon in promoting the group.

The Pitmen Painters was inspired by contemporary author and art critic William Feaver’s 1988 book Pitmen Painters: The Ashington Group, 1934-1984 ; the characters and general premise are nonfiction. The play debuted in England in 2007. Playwright Lee Hall is perhaps better known for writing the screenplay

THEATER

and book and lyrics for the musical theater rendition of Billy Elliot, also set in English coal country (in the 1980s). Billy Elliot and The Pitmen Painters share a thematic interest in unearthing ordinary folks’ hidden creativity.

In the Vermont Stage production, directed deftly by Cristina Alicea, creativity surfaces readily through energetic performances. The central ensemble portrays men who are alike in many respects but who embody distinct artistic sensibilities. Not every character develops in great depth, but Alicea steers this troupe clear of didacticism. The play hits a few Big Ideas About Art a touch too squarely, but the cast is adept at sincerely blending them into the conversation.

Most impressive, The Pitmen Painters avoids a clichéd take on the social dynamics into which the working-class students have stepped. The play sets up as a familiar tale of uncultured brutes redeemed by a kind, erudite savior. But class divisions yield to a fresher commentary on individuality, solidarity and art’s purpose in the sooty, dangerous, industrialized world.

Cora Fauser’s costume designs do

quietly important work in conveying the pitmen’s dignity. Dressed in jackets, ties, trousers and clean shoes, they invite respect for having shown up for cultural enrichment after the day’s di cult labors. They’re neither besmudged nor bedraggled. And if they’re perplexed by the first images their teacher shows them, it’s not because their time underground has impaired their perception but because they just don’t get out much.

Scenic designer Je Modereger’s stage implies that the mine is never far from body or mind. Wooden beams (or what looks like wood) frame the stage like tunnel supports. A dozen or so soft lights hang down around them. The stage is mostly empty of props and furniture. Occasionally, a character will pull a chair to center stage to mount a piece of artwork that will then be projected onto the upstage wall. The projections are helpful in following the characters’ appraisal of each other’s work, even if the images are sometimes partially obscured by the tunnel timbers.

Over a roughly eight-year span, the play chronicles art’s life-altering impact on the pitmen painters through their work and their debates, which raise penetrating questions: What makes art good? What is the relationship between art’s quality and its value? What is art’s social purpose? What is an artist, anyway?

These heady topics find engaging form in a versatile cast. Roya Millard, playing the group’s leader, George, manages his peers with a presence that’s comically blustery but also warmly avuncular despite his bouts of bombast.

Tyler Rackliffe’s Jimmy starts out as class clown but soon catalyzes a critical conversation about how to evaluate nonrepresentational art, revealing a burgeoning and convincing intellectual curiosity.

Dental technician Harry has been drawn as a Marxist pedant, but Scott Renzoni’s acting compels sympathy and maintains a bond with the group through his own earthly travails: He still feels the ill e ects of being gassed in the trenches of World War I. It falls to Harry to grouse most pointedly about the low quality of life in their mining town: “Beauty? You’ve got to be joking. There’s nothing beautiful about living around here.”

Ryan Poulin’s unemployed Young Lad contributes the least to the group’s social mix, but Poulin brims with confidence — and a flourish of unctuous egotism — in his other role as painter Ben Nicholson, one of Helen’s favorites. While paying a social call to his patron, Ben encounters miner-artist Oliver, with whom he shares some rough truths about the rarified art scene.

Playing Oliver, the group member most temperamentally inclined toward art, Quinn Rol performs the miner’s artistic

COURTESY OF LINDSAY RAYMONDJACK PHOTOGRAPHY

From left: Scott Renzoni, Tyler Rackliffe, Roya Millard, Quinn Rol and Ryan Poulin

awakening as a deeply personal experi ence, one fraught with difficult ethical considerations. While the play moves quickly through the pitmen’s fleeting art-historical vogue, Rol plays Oliver with notable patience, allowing his character to grow.

That growth hits a critical turning point when Oliver considers leaving the mines for the artist’s life, an opportunity that Helen extends in some of the play’s deepest and most nuanced exchanges. Rol wears anguish like an ill-fitting suit that life has given him scarce occasion to wear. Fidler plays the socialite in full dimension — capable of empathy even for this man well below her station. Oliver may be her pet project, but he is not her pet.

The question of exploitation surrounds the group’s acclaim as Lyon’s profile gets a boost by association. The culmination of this tutelage — some details of which would be spoilers — produces two scenes in which Gullikson shows the guilt that lies beyond Lyon’s support for the group. Gullikson offers glimpses of Lyon’s own unrealized artis tic potential — flickers of vulnerability that, while well-earned through skillful acting, do not chip attention away from the ensemble at the story’s core.

The appearance of art student Susan, played by Clarise Fearn, throws light into the beginning and end of the play. She arrives to an early scene ready to model nude for the painters — at a time when they know little about art-making prac tices and some of them even less about a woman’s body. When she reappears later in the play, the nation is girding for World War II, and she has made pivotal life decisions that foreshadow the pitmen painters’ need to yield to more powerful forces than art.

This would not be the end of the line for some of the pitmen painters, but the wider context brings this idealistic story back to earth. Art history, labor history and world history collide like coal cars in a vast tunnel network. When the dust settles in this lively, thought-provoking staging of The Pitmen Painters, we’re left with an illumination useful in any time: Art’s most transformative effect is not in producing artists but in awakening a broader appreciation for our common humanity. m

INFO

The Pitmen Painters, written by Lee Hall, directed by Christina Alicea, presented by Vermont Stage. Through October 16: Wednesday through Saturday, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, 2 p.m., at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center in Burlington. $31.05-38.50. vermontstage.org

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Stormin’ Hormones

review: Spring Awakening, Northern Stage

BY ALEX BROWN • alex@sevendaysvt.com

The schoolboy knickers and doll-like dresses are from 1891. The vigorous indie rock music is from 2006. The story is timeless, repeated again and again whenever teenagers confront their first sexual urges. The musical Spring Awakening shoves modern norms against 19th-century repression to sharpen the portrayal of adolescent longing and anxiety. In the Northern Stage production, the exuberance of musical comedy prevails, though the subject matter includes dark coming-of-age stories.

Duncan Sheik’s propulsive music and Steven Sater’s blunt book and lyrics present growing up as teenagers feel it. An immediate critical hit, the musical won eight Tony Awards in 2007, including best musical, best book and best score.

Spring Awakening is based on a late 19th-century German play by Frank Wedekind, and the decision to keep that setting for a modern audience sets up an instructive tension between old and new. A teenager swamped with sexual desire sees only the extremes of firm prohibition or pure indulgence. The musical echoes that split by showing kids in formal collars stomping out a backbeat.

Six boys and five girls have individual struggles, told as overlapping stories. The mother of Wendla (Lily Talevski) withholds even rudimentary sex education, leaving her daughter an ignorant and innocent partner for Melchior (César Carlos Carreño), a promising student

smart enough to consider every form of rebellion.

Moritz (Noah Ruebeck), a sincere but mediocre scholar, is preoccupied by sexual fantasies and can’t keep up with his studies. The strict headmaster wants to winnow the class to bu the school’s prestige, and Moritz looks like this semester’s easy sacrifice. When Moritz’s father thinks only of the damage to his own reputation, the boy sees no path forward but suicide.

The characters stagger under the weight of their own innocence, craving experience yet fearing it, too. Georg (Tony Moreno) can’t make it through his piano lesson without being hijacked by erotic feelings for his teacher. Ernst (Thani Brant) and Hanschen (Derek Dubrae Jackson) explore their homosexual attraction, and Martha (Amaya Braganza) finally tells her friends what her father does to her each night.

The moral of all of the stories is that the kids can cope by trusting each other and learning they’re not alone. They certainly won’t receive any help from adults.

Two actors play all of the adults, with simple costume changes. These parents, teachers and other authority figures fail the kids at every turn due to their ineptitude, ignorance or cruelty. Ashton Heyl and Paul West play the roles with elegant

Teutonic rigidity, applying just enough caricature to look as otherworldly as teens would see them.

Director Sarah Elizabeth Wansley stages the show playfully. Characters casually draw childish or naughty pictures in chalk on the platforms and framework of an open, multilevel set. One boy’s sex fantasy is acted out with a comedically ripped bodice, suddenly an easy joke instead of a torment.

Wansley tells the story with a sure hand, clarifying the musical’s multiple tales even as they’re presented through ambiguous interior reflection. The characters themselves know too little about what they’re feeling and why, so Wansley uses big movement and bigger lighting to express ideas.

The e ect is excellent musical theater, but Wansley is ultimately telling a happier story than the characters are feeling. The audience can lean back and watch with detachment the first fumblings of sexual awareness. The darkest material is treated respectfully but briefly, as if in anticipation of a flinch. This production takes the cleareyed vantage point of an older person looking back, rather than directly conveying the teenager’s tumultuous experience of navigating the raw and unknown.

The music’s irresistible rhythm is the soundtrack of defiance, and the lyrics are

brutally direct. The song “Totally Fucked” hits that nail so squarely on the head that last Thursday’s preview audience had to laugh and gasp at once. The song shows Melchior at his lowest point, underscored by the clever choreographic decision to launch him o a platform in a trust fall. He’s fucked, all right, with nothing but youthful energy to sustain him.

The story calls for bold, thrilling staging, as in an early number introducing the six boys in a dull Latin class. They struggle along with the Aeneid, but as the recitations drone like a percussion line, Melchior pulls out an anachronistic microphone and belts out the fury his studies force him to suppress. As the others join him, all stay in tight orbits around their chairs, pounding out the beat in “The Bitch of Living.”

The stories are dark, but the entire creative team works to keep the tone of this production light. Musical director Kevin A. Smith orchestrates the mournful “The Word of Your Body” with sweet violin and a bright little glockenspiel to banish some of the sorrow. Choreographer Ashleigh King gives the dancers big, synchronized gestures that are just short of boy band moves. Lighting designer Travis McHale punches out each mood, and at one point Moritz changes direction and seems to collide with light itself when a bright beam hits him.

As Melchior, Carreño has the breathless drive of a hero and the reflective ease of a romantic. Talevski plays Wendla with sweet curiosity and a dash more inner strength than the little doll her parents are trying to raise. As Moritz, Ruebeck is earnest and a ecting, and he smashes through “Don’t Do Sadness,” an anthem of despair.

A polished five-member band is positioned onstage, wearing schoolboy neckties like the characters. The music is the centerpiece, delivered by a cast of especially accomplished singers. Aching harmonies ring with clarity, and no matter how much sorrow lies in the stories, hope and beauty chime through. The lush finale is uplifting, as if to suggest that all of the struggle will be worth it.

The stories place kids in the turbulent transition between believing what they’re told and choosing for themselves. This production makes that threshold exhilarating, no matter how much terror lies underneath.

INFO

Spring Awakening, music by Duncan Sheik, book and lyrics by Steven Sater, directed by Sarah Elizabeth Wansley, produced by Northern Stage. rough October 23: Tuesday through Saturday, 7:30 p.m. (except Tuesday, October 18); ursday and Saturday, 2 p.m.; and Sunday, 5 p.m., at Barrette Center for the Arts in White River Junction. $19-69. northernstage.org

THE CHARACTERS STAGGER UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THEIR OWN INNOCENCE, CRAVING EXPERIENCE YET FEARING IT, TOO.

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BY SHAY TOTTEN

Remember those early days of the pandemic when the world seemed to screech to a stand still? The world was … quiet. You could hear yourself think.

If you had the privilege, what did you do with that quiet time? Make bread? Go for long walks? Take up a new hobby or craft? Meditate? Question your existence? Question capitalism? All of the above?

Vermont-made film The Birth of Inno cence is aimed directly at the people who, like U2, still haven’t found what they’re looking for. As the documentary points out, that’s most likely because they’re looking in the wrong places — such as U2 song lyrics — and end up going through the motions of what society expects of them. That means lining up, sitting in rows at school and work (and movie theaters), and, when they die, being buried in rows.

Close to two decades after it was conceived, The Birth of Innocence is currently on a limited run of movie theaters throughout the state. Available on multiple streaming services, it’s won awards at 11 film festivals around the globe, including a nod for best director and top honors as an experimental film.

The Birth of Innocence , directed by Malcolm H. “Mac” Parker and produced by Horace Williams, is not your typical movie.

The experimental film opens with a black screen and ends with one. In between, the viewer experiences an hour of meditative musings, affirmations and beautiful imagery from nature: nebulae and other parts of our vast universe (thanks, NASA!), sweeping views of various Vermont lakes and mountains, the requisite butterfly hatching from a chrysalis (because metaphor), and more. The narration at times verges on clichéd affirmations and saccharine language masquerading as spiritual prompts. I said verges

The film is partially narrated by Don Miguel Ruiz, author of The Four Agree ments: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom and a spiritual teacher who’s been featured on “Super Soul Sunday” with Oprah Winfrey. Ruiz is the voice of “human experience,” while Vanya Vermani is the childlike “voice of stillness,” which is heard early in the film and again toward the end.

Ruiz leads filmgoers through a series of

questions and challenges centered on how we’ve lost touch with our inner creative spirit, our “source” and our desire to keep learning throughout life. “We have grown arrogant,” he observes. “We insist we know all there is to know.”

The film doesn’t pretend to know the answers. Thankfully, it doesn’t espouse any single spiritual denomination, nor does it try to sell the viewer on a medita tive practice or wellness product. It also doesn’t appropriate other cultures’ approaches to enlightenment or meaning ful spiritual connection and repackage them for white audiences.

Rather, The Birth of Innocence is about learning to unlearn that which holds us back and keeps us from embracing an inner self that has always been there and always will be. It’s been with us since birth, the film tells us.

That’s perhaps why another “Super Soul Sunday” featured guest, Brother David SteindlRast, a world-renowned author, scholar and Benedictine monk, is one of the film’s many fans. His blurb of support was read aloud ahead of the film’s recent screening at Essex Cinemas.

“We live in a time when everything seems to fall apart because the center will not hold,” the statement reads, echoing the famous line from William Butler Yeats’ poem “The Second Coming.”

“But the film has exactly the opposite message. The film shows us how in nature everything is connected,” Steindl-Rast continues. “Just allow the quiet impact to

lead you to that deep inner quiet and peace that unites all of us.”

As someone who has studied and appreciates poetry, has used meditation and long walks in nature to quiet my brain as part of my sobriety, and is open to the spiritual journey of others, I did my best to heed Steindl-Rast’s advice.

But while the film urges you, if not compels you, to slow down, I found my mind racing to spot the meaning in the ever-changing images — it’s a chrysalis! It’s snow! It’s a star-birthing nebula! We’re back on Earth with someone standing in a field! — and connect them to a syrupy script that includes such borderline clichéd lines as “Are you looking for me? … I’ve always been here … Find me.”

The film doesn’t always hold together, in terms of a visual or narrative arc. But I think people will see The Birth of Innocence more for its experience and tone than for some giftwrapped, soul-searching aha moment.

Don’t get me wrong: The core message of the film is welcome in a world that is both on fire and drowning thanks to everpresent late-stage capitalism. In these inhospitable conditions, many of us still yearn for a life with purpose, joy and connection.

The film speaks strongly to that desire, as was evident from the comments of several of the roughly dozen folks at the showing I attended.

A friend of Williams’, Tony Federico, greeted the audience before the screening,

shared Steindl-Rast’s praise and held an impromptu discussion session afterward. Some of the audience members identified themselves as investors in the film, of which there have been many over the years. Attend ees praised The Birth of Innocence for its photography and message and for bringing to life, as Federico put it, “the deep sense of quiet that connects us all.”

Its name aside, the film’s provenance is anything but innocent. The Birth of Innocence has been the subject of lawsuits and media scrutiny — largely centered on the $28 million investment fraud scheme perpetrated by Parker and a Connecticutbased chiropractor-cum-spiritual-guru named Lou Soteriou. Both were charged in 2012; Parker received a four-plus-year prison sentence, while Soteriou received a seven-year sentence.

Despite the baggage his name carries, Parker is still listed as the film’s director, even though Williams said he has not seen this final version. The force behind the movie in its final cut appears to be Williams, whom Parker hired in the early 2000s to help bring the original idea to fruition. After legal tussles with Parker and others, Williams secured the sole copyright to what would become the finished film.

By Williams’ own account, he was never part of Parker and Soteriou’s schemes and was, at times, the sole person working on finding legal ways to complete the film. He describes himself as having toiled for more than a decade, with support from a handful of the film’s original investors — all of whom are thanked in the closing credits — to keep alive a project that they believe contains an important spiritual message for our time. (The film was also a means for the group to recoup some of its investments.)

As Williams told Seven Days in an inter view before the Essex screening, “All of us need a reminder occasionally that we are mystical and have a reason to be here. That’s a valuable experience to bring to the public.”

It’s also a difficult experience to create in a film. m

INFO

The Birth of Innocence, Wednesday, October 5, 6:30 p.m., at Springfield Cinemas 3; and Wednesday and Thursday, October 5 and 6, 6:30 p.m., at Bijou Cineplex 4 in Morrisville.

PROFILE

Curating a Life

After 31 years at the Fleming Museum, Janie Cohen embraces what lies ahead

BY PAMELA POLSTON • ppolston@sevendaysvt.com

The term “inflection point” is used so often in the media lately that listeners might think it connotes a political event. In fact, it comes from mathematics and refers to the place where a curved line changes direction. But never mind punditry; inflection is also a useful concept for a recent retiree — as is its more philosophical cousin, reflection.

Janie Cohen has reached this transformative place. Last month she retired from the University of Vermont’s Fleming Museum of Art, where she had spent 11 years as curator and 20 as director. At a reception on September 14 in her honor, speakers including UVM provost and senior vice president Patricia Prelock lauded Cohen’s accomplishments.

Over her time at the museum, Cohen mounted significant exhibitions, some featuring international artists and collaborations with major institutions; distinguished herself and the Fleming with her ongoing scholarship on Pablo Picasso; nurtured a devoted and capable staff; built a broad network of professional colleagues, board members and museum supporters; and made lifelong friends in a community she loves.

Did she imagine, when she came to the

Fleming in 1991, that she would stay for the rest of her career?

“I didn’t really think about it,” Cohen said. “My style was to just go with it and see what evolved.”

She had opportunities to move on, Cohen acknowledged, but “I remained engaged at the Fleming, and my roots grew ever deeper in Vermont,” she said. “I made the decision to stay several times, and I never regretted it.”

Chris Dissinger has grown in his role at the Fleming, too. Cohen initially hired him in 2005; in 2017, she named him assistant director. “I’m forever grateful to Janie for taking a chance on a [former] newspaper publisher to come in and handle design and public relations with no experience in museums,” he said. “I realized with Janie there was an opportunity to make connections between people and artwork [and] to learn from her the unseen capabilities of art as a change agent.”

Dissinger is serving as interim director before the arrival of Cohen’s successor, Sonja Lunde, later this month. Change may be inevitable with new staff — the Fleming also recently hired a curator, Kristan Hanson — but Dissinger has reason to hope a few things stay the same.

“I’ve loved my job, loved coming in

here because of Janie’s passion,” he said. “She was an extraordinary leader because she let people try new things without the certainty that they [were] going to play out. And if they didn’t, it was a learning experience, so we’d know how to succeed in the future.”

Cohen, in turn, has nothing but praise for her team. “It was a process for me to switch from the creative side to administration,” she said. “I tried to bring creativity to it. But I found there were aspects I loved, and the main one was creating a strong, innovative staff who are not afraid to try things.”

The entire staff, and the museum, were challenged by the advent of COVID-19, though the initial mandatory shutdown proved to have a silver lining. As previously reported, the Fleming team used the time to reckon with the museum’s colonialist past and to cement its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion going forward.

As the Fleming leans into this significant and global cultural shift, Cohen is pursuing a more personal goal: making her own art.

In conversation with Seven Days, she reflected on the past and anticipated her future.

Let’s start by going back a few decades. You earned a BA at the University of Michigan and then a master’s at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University. In between, you had an internship at the Rijksmuseum. How did that come about?

My family has close friends in Amsterdam, and they invited me to live with them if I could find a project for the year. With their help, I learned that the Rijksmuseum took on college interns for the academic year. I applied and was accepted. I worked in the history department and had the privilege of working in the print and drawing department, where Rembrandt’s prints were kept.

Was that also when you developed a relationship with the Rembrandt House Museum?

That happened later, but because of the contacts I established that year. I published on Picasso’s creative use of Rembrandt’s art in graduate school. I was invited to help curate an exhibition on that topic and write the catalog at the Rembrandt House in 1990, and then again on a larger scale with a Spanish Goya scholar in 2000.

I had another internship, at the Brooklyn

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Museum, during graduate school. I realized I wanted to be a generalist, though I ended up focusing on Picasso.

What does it mean to be a generalist as a curator?

A generalist is someone with a broad base of knowledge in art history who is interested in using that knowledge in curating across a diverse collection and identifying scholars in specific areas when needed.

What came next?

I had a number of jobs in New York [City] during grad school. My first job was working part time for [art dealer] Serge Sabarsky. His collection went to the Neue Galerie. I also worked in Cambridge [Mass.] for the New England Foundation for the Arts. I worked on traveling exhibits that went all over New England.

In 1995 I did the Picasso print show [“Picasso: Inside the Image, Prints From the Ludwig Museum”]. The Fleming had an unusual and fruitful connection with the collector Peter Ludwig. I had done two Picasso shows at the Rembrandt House for my master’s. So, I was able to curate a show of prints from throughout Picasso’s life that were in Peter’s collection. Over the years, I had the opportunity to curate five exhibits from his collection.

Clearly your interest and scholarship in Picasso resulted in some noteworthy shows for the Fleming. This is leaping ahead, but do you want to say something about “Staring Back”?

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I knew I wanted to curate. It was the ’80s; the economy was booming. I tried freelance curating for four years. It was a really exciting time, bringing European artists to Boston.

But then … Burlington, Vt.?

I felt like I wanted a community, a place to be embedded in. A friend told me about the Fleming job listing. It was very appealing — an interesting, quirky collection, a smaller city than I’d lived in before.

Had you been to Vermont previously?

Once, to ski. And my then-husband and I camped at Lake Bomoseen a couple weeks before the Fleming interview. I loved it!

So, you were hired in 1991. Ann Porter was the director.

Ann had been the assistant director/ curator; I was hired for that position when she became director.

What did you like about it?

I love history and art history. Being the only curator with a collection of 25,000 objects was overwhelming. I just dove in. I did a number of exhibits that used objects from the collection. I had two goals: to get to know the community and the collection.

What were some of the most significant exhibitions for you?

One I had done as a freelancer I brought to the Fleming: photo-based contemporary work by artists doing groundbreaking work at the time. It included Christian Boltanski — he did photography installations on the Holocaust — and [Chilean artist] Alfredo Jaar.

“Staring Back: The Creation and Legacy of Picasso’s Demoiselles d’Avignon” was an exhibition we organized in 2015, based in part on an article I had just published on the painting. The show took advantage of the fact that Picasso’s landmark 1907 painting “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” never leaves the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. We used a range of technology, visual art, film and sound art to present the evolution of the painting, including two iPads that held all 800-plus of the artist’s studies for the work.

We had so many wonderful partners in this project: Michael Jager and [Jager Di Paola Kemp Design], Jenn Karson, Coby Brownell, artists across the country, and members of the Burlington arts community who provided the voices for the scathing commentary of Picasso’s peers [about the painting]. The catalog we produced included a number of essays on the work and the exhibition.

I remember an excellent exhibit of works by Bill Traylor, the African American self-taught artist born into slavery.

This was an exhibition [in 1999] that was organized in Europe of Traylor works in U.S. collections, mostly from the East Coast. I contacted the organizers and asked if it might be possible for the Fleming to present [it] when it returned to the U.S. It was so fortunate to be able to share this exhibition of one of the world’s leading visionary artists [1854-1949]. We added to it several Traylor works in the collection of Joan and Eugene Kalkin, longtime UVM and Fleming Museum supporters. We were also able to publish an English version of the catalog through Yale University Press.

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NEW THIS WEEK

burlington

f CLARK RUSSELL: “Riddleville,” an alternate universe featuring thousands of still-life scenes constructed of metal structures and found objects, from family heirlooms to dumpster discards.

Reception: Friday, October 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m. October 7-November 19. Info, 652-4500. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery in Burlington.

f ‘DARK MATTER’: An exhibition of artworks in multiple mediums that interpret the known and unknown, the dark and the difficult to talk about.

Reception: Friday, October 7, 5-8 p.m. Costumes encouraged. October 7-28. Info, spacegalleryvt@ gmail.com. The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington.

OBADIAH HUNTER: Plein air paintings by the California-based artist, including a large-scale work painted on Church Street in Burlington. October 8-15. Info, 707-630-3188. Three Needs Taproom & Pizza Cube in Burlington.

chittenden county

f MARILYN JAMES: “Old and New Paintings,” landscapes and more by the cofounder of the Essex Art League. Reception: Sunday, October 9, 1-3 p.m. October 9-November 6. Info, 899-3211. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho.

barre/montpelier

f CRYSTAL STOKES: “Pieces of You,” portraiture in light and dark acrylic paint by the central Vermont artist. Reception: Friday, October 7, 5-7 p.m. October 7-November 15. Info, 595-5252. Center for Arts and Learning in Montpelier.

f LESLIE ROTH & JOHN F. PARKER: Knitted creature sculptures and mixed-media works, respectively. Art Walk reception: Friday, October 7, 4-8 p.m. October 7-31. Info, 613-3182. J. Langdon Antiques & Art in Montpelier.

f SHOW 51: Gallery members exhibit one or two works not shown before: Kate Fetherston, Anne Cogbill-Rose, Kimberly Malloy Backus, Earl Henry Fox, Delia Robinson, Diane Sophrin, Ned Richardson, Glen Coburn Hutcheson, Richard Moore, Monica DiGiovanni, Sam Thurston, Marjorie Kramer, Elizabeth Nelson, James Secor, Kathy Stark and Melora Kennedy. Art Walk reception: October 7, 4-8 p.m. October 7-30. Info, info@thefrontvt.com. The Front in Montpelier.

f ‘STORIES FROM RED OCULUS’: In-process video of stories collected from visitors to Calza’s “Red Oculus” installation in 2021 and 2022, plus a new video by Kelly Holt. Art Walk reception: Friday, October 7, 5-8 p.m. October 7-November 19. Info, 224-6827. Susan Calza Gallery in Montpelier.

upper valley

‘I NEVER SAW IT THAT WAY: EXPLORING SCIENCE THROUGH ART’: This self-curated exhibition of mixed-media works by artists, sculptors, photogra phers and crafters on the museum staff considers science from fresh perspectives. October 7-January 31. Info, 649-2200. Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich.

manchester/bennington

f ‘THE UNCIVIL WAR AT HOME’: A photographic exhibition that addresses women’s rights and the fight for abortion rights, Black Lives Matter, gay rights and other human rights issues in the U.S. Reception: Friday, October 14, 5:30-7:30 p.m. October 11-November 11. Info, rhondaratray@gmail.com. The Left Bank in North Bennington. randolph/royalton

f ‘GHOST SHOW’: A collection of artists explore what the word “ghost” means to them. Opening and Artist Mingle: Friday, October 7, 5:30-8 p.m. October

CALL TO ARTISTS

2022 PHOTOGRAPHY

SHOOT-OUT: The theme for this year’s competition is “Reflections.” First-place winner gets a solo show at Axel’s in 2023. Two entries per photographer. Rules and details at axelsgallery.com/news. Axel’s Frame Shop & Gallery, Waterbury. Through October 8. $20. Info, 244-7801.

ARTS CONNECT AT CATAMOUNT ARTS JURIED SHOW: Artists are invited to submit up to five works in any medium created within the last five years. Accepted work will be displayed December 14 through March 12 at Catamount Arts in St. Johnsbury. Submission details at catamountarts. org. October 7-November 13. $35. Info, mstone@catamountarts.org.

BCA ELEVATION GRANT:

Burlington City Arts announces a one-year pilot funding opportunity designed to support regional artists and artist groups with grants between $500 and $5,000. The goal is to help address the basic challenges of art making at any stage of the creative process. Find details and application at burlingtoncityarts. org. Deadline: November 15. Info, cstorrs@burlingtoncityarts.org.

CALL FOR EXHIBITORS: Enter your group show, traveling exhibit or new body of work for the 2022-23 season in our community gallery. We seek thought-provoking exhibits that examine the human experience. CAL is an interdisciplinary art center that celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion in all forms. Submit artwork at cal-vt.org. Deadline: December 31. Center for Arts and Learning, Montpelier. Info, 595-5252.

CALL FOR MEMBERS: Become

part of a thriving hub for music and art education. CAL is committed to enhancing the cultural life of central Vermont through its founding member organizations, as well as embracing individual artists, musicians and other nonprofits in a collaborative and welcoming community. Register at cal-vt.org. Center for Arts and Learning, Montpelier. Through December 31. $36 annually. Info, 595-5252.

‘CELEBRATE’: Studio Place Arts members can sign up to participate in a gift and art show (November 9 to December 29) that includes ceramics, wearables and fiber, cards, bin art, ornaments, paintings and other 2D work, jewelry, and glassware. Deadline: October 8. Studio Place Arts, Barre. $20-35. Info, 479-7069, studioplacearts.com.

COZY NOOK CRAFT FAIR: Seeking crafters of handmade items and makers of specialty foods (not baked goods) for November 5 event. Deadline: October 10. Essex Memorial Hall. $35-45 per table. Info, essexfreefriends@gmail.com.

CREATIVE AGING GRANTS:

The Vermont Arts Council is offering grants up to $4,000 for organizations to provide skill-based arts instruction and social engagement led by experienced teaching artists for older adults aged 60-plus. Info and application at vermontartscouncil.org. Through November 1.

CREATIVE FUTURES GRANTS:

With $9 million in funding from Vermont’s last legislative session, the Vermont Arts Council is

7-November 1. Info, 377-7098. Black Meadow Gallery and Tattoo in Randolph.

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f ‘FROM LIFE: THE CLASSICAL ART OF FIGURE DRAWING’: An interactive exhibit by 15 members of the Strand Life Drawing Group, cocurated by artists Shaun O’Connell and Cynthia Root. Free life-drawing workshops, October 14, 21 and 28, 5-7 p.m. Reception: Friday, October 7, 5-8 p.m. October 7-31. Info, 518-563-1604. Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh, N.Y.

‘THE RESILIENCE OF TRAVELERS’: A juried selection of images from the annual Global Rescue photo contest. October 7-November 5. Info, 603-448-3117. AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H.

ART EVENTS

2022 CARVE-IN: Members of the Green Mountain Wood Carvers demonstrate a variety of projects and answer visitors’ questions. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, Saturday, October 8, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Info, 434-2167.

ANNUAL ARMCHAIR AUCTION: The Henry Sheldon Museum offers an array of art, services, gift cards and more to benefit the museum. Registration required. Through October 10. Info, 388-2117.

ART AND ARCHITECTURE: DESIGNING THE TANG SCIENCE ANNEX: The William Eddy Lecture Series

VISUAL ART IN SEVEN DAYS:

SPOTLIGHTS

offering up to $200,000 grants to creative sector nonprofits and for-profit entities, including sole proprietors, that have sustained substantial losses from the pandemic. Find details, application and info about applicant workshops at vermontartscouncil.org. First deadline: November 1. Info, ccrawley@vermontartscouncil.org.

‘TIME OF CHANGE’: All artists and makers in all mediums are invited to create work focusing on the entry into the transitional month of November. Work will be displayed at the gallery. For details and to request an entry form, email melmelts@ yahoo.com. Deadline: October 27. The Satellite Gallery, Lyndonville. $20.

VERMONT STUDENT WILDLIFE ART CONTEST:

The Vermont Wildlife Coalition’s Education Fund and Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro invite Vermont students in grades 7 to 12 to submit wildlife art in oil, acrylic, watercolor, pencil, ink or pastel. The top 40 will be exhibited in February; prizes awarded. Details and application at vtwildlifeeducationfund.org. Deadline: December 9. Free. Info, 434-3135.

VIRTUAL GRANT SEEKER

WORKSHOP: The Vermont Arts Council invites artists interested in applying for a Creative Futures grant to an information session via Zoom. It will be recorded and made available on the VAC’s website afterward. Register at vermontartscouncil.org. Friday, October 7, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, 828-3291.

presents the design team from Vermont Integrated Architecture for a stroll-and-talk through the new building construction. Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium, St. Johnsbury, Friday, October 7, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2372.

ART CAFÉ WITH MUSIC: Explore this year’s contemporary art exhibition, “Interplay,” with fresh baked goods, tea and live piano music. Kents’ Corner State Historic Site, Calais, Friday, October 7, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Info, 828-0749.

ART IN THE PARK FALL FOLIAGE FESTIVAL: The 61st annual outdoor event features juried fine artists, craftspeople and specialty food producers, as well as food vendors, live music, kid’s activities and demonstrations. Volunteers needed. Main Street Park, Rutland, Saturday, October 8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, October 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Info, 775-0356.

ART WALK: Pedestrian visitors experience art; meet local artists; and explore downtown shops, restaurants and galleries. Various Montpelier loca tions, Friday, August 5, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-9604.

ART WALK AT CAL: The center presents “Pieces of You,” family portraits by Crystal Stokes, and Off the Wall Pop-Up Market. Center for Arts and Learning, Montpelier, Friday, October 7, 4-8 p.m. Info, 522-3973.

ARTIST TALK: SHANTA LEE: The poet and photog rapher presents an interactive talk titled “Imagining Within and Outside of the Self: Johari’s Window & the Endless Possibilities to Selves Through Making,” in conjunction with her current exhibit. Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, Burlington,

WELCOME BLANKET

PROJECT: The public is invited to submit handmade blankets and welcome notes to gift to refugees and new Americans. Both will be displayed in an upcoming exhibition before distribution. Welcome Blanket was created by Jayna Zweiman, cofounder of the Pussyhat Project. Instructions and drop-off locations at themillmuseum. org. Heritage Winooski Mill Museum. Through November 30. Info, info@ themillmuseum.org.

‘WHAT MAKES A LAKE?’: Another Earth is seeking submissions from Vermont artists and current or former residents of photography, cyanotypes, drawings, writing, video stills, field recordings and historical images that are in some way connected to Lake Champlain. Those accepted will be included in a visual guide to what makes a lake, published in spring 2023. Details and submission instructions at anotherearth.com. Through January 31. Info, anotherearthsubmissions@gmail. com.

‘WHIR, CLANK, BEEP’: An upcoming show is about machines: simple levers and pulleys, farm equipment, robots, computers and AI. Kinetic sculpture, working machines, 2D and 3D depictions of real and invented machines, and sculptures made from machine parts are all welcome. Deadline: December 10. Info at studioplacearts.com. Studio Place Arts, Barre. $10; free for SPA members. Info, 479-7069.

Wednesday, October 12, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-0750.

ARTIST TALK: WYLIE GARCIA: The painter talks about her current exhibition, “Tending Constellations,” moderated by fellow Soapbox artist Vanessa Compton. Please RSVP, as space is limited. Soapbox Arts, Burlington, Wednesday, October 5, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 324-0014.

BIWEEKLY FIGURE DRAWING SOCIAL: Tickets are limited to 20 seats and are first come, first serve. Live model; bring your own beverages and supplies; curated playlist. RSVP at wishbonecol lectivevt.com. Wishbone Collective, Winooski, Wednesday, October 5, 6-8 p.m. $15. Info, hello@ wishbonecollectivevt.com.

BOOK DESIGN EXHIBITIONS: “The Most Beautiful Swiss Books,” featuring the winning entries of an annual competition held by the Federal Office of Culture of Switzerland; and “50 Books | 50 Covers,” design winners culled from an American Institute of Graphic Arts competition. Gary Library, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, Tuesday, October 11, 2-8 p.m. Info, 595-9011.

‘COLLECTIONS IN FOCUS: WOMEN & GENDER EQUITY’: The museum’s Learning Center presents archives, artworks and other objects from the perma nent collection, curated in collaboration with UVM’s Women & Gender Equity Center. Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, Burlington, Friday, October 7, noon-4 p.m. Free. Info, 656-0750.

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MONTPELIER VIDEO SALON: The Susan Calza Gallery, Montpelier Public Art Commission and Montpelier Alive Art Walk present video projections, each approximately five minutes long, on the exterior side of 22 Main Street (the Drawing Board), curated by Calza and Kelly Holt. Featured filmmak ers: Calza, Arthur Bell and Katherine Montstream, Molly Davies, Tatiana Florival, Monica Frisell and Peter Franceschetti, Lukas Huffman and Erika Senft Miller, John Killacky and Arthur Bell, Gregory Scheckler, Semiliminal Research Group (Sean Clute and Leif Hunneman), Dayton J. Shafer, Andrea Wasserman, and Christopher Wiersema. Downtown Montpelier, Thursday, October 6, through Saturday, October 8, 7-9 p.m. Info, 224-6827.

OCTOBER ART SOCIAL: A reception for major exhibi tions “Rock Solid XXII” and “Transformative Moves: Ray Brown,” with live music by the Sally Fox Jazz Trio. Face masks required. Studio Place Arts, Barre, Saturday, October 8, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, 479-7069.

ROLLERBLADE DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS: Jean Cherouny offers paintings on wood, canvas and paper for sale and talks about her project called “traveling painting on a wooden court,” which highlights the athlete’s past and future self in paint. Jean Cherouny Fine Art and Design, Winooski, Sunday, October 9, 2-5 p.m. Free. Info, 349-9491.

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ARTIST TOUR: LA-based live arts entertainment brand Secret Walls and Burlington’s Superplastic present an event in which artists compete to transform white walls into the best mural in 90 minutes. Featured artists include Will Kasso Condry, Will Gebhard, Brett Crawford and L’Amour Supreme, with appearances by Paul Budnitz and Matt Gondek. Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, Monday, October 10, 7-11:30 p.m. $25-29. Info, 652-0777.

TALK: SILAS MUNRO & SEREINA ROTHENBERGER:

The VCFA faculty members, judges for the “50 Books | 50 Covers” competition, discuss the process, in conjunction with a current design exhibition. Gary Library, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, Sunday, October 9, 7 p.m. Info, 595-9011.

TOURS OF ‘ROCKWELL KENT: PRINTS FROM THE RALF C. NEMEC COLLECTION’: Alice Boone, curator of education and public programs, guides visitors through the exhibition during UVM Alumni Weekend. Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, Burlington, Saturday, October 8, 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-0750.

VISITING ARTIST TALK: RUBENS GHENOV: The Brazil-born artist, who immigrated to the U.S. in 1989, talks about his paintings. Red Mill Gallery, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Wednesday, October 12, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, info@vermontstudiocenter.org.

‘WINDOWS’ CELEBRATION: The arts organization honors the acquisition of an outdoor sculpture by Stowe artist Chris Curtis. Mad River Valley Arts Gallery, Waitsfield, Thursday, October 6, 5-7 p.m. Info, 496-6682.

ONGOING SHOWS

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‘ANYWHERE FROM ANYWHERE’: A collection of drawings by more than 20 artists. Through December 1. Info, hello@thekarmabirdhouse.com. Karma Bird House Gallery in Burlington.

ART AT THE HOSPITAL: Photographs by Greg Nicolai and Caleb Kenna (Main Street Connector, ACC 3); relief monotypes by Erika Lawlor Schmidt (Main Street Connector); acrylic paintings by Sandra Berbeco (McClure 4 and EP2); oil and mixed-media paintings by James Vogler (EP2); and oil paintings by

Julia Purinton (BCC). Curated by Burlington City Arts. Through January 23. Info, 865-7296. University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington.

ART HOP JURIED SHOW: Artwork by more than 70 artists submitted for competition in the 30th annual South End Art Hop; juried by David Griffin. Through December 10. Info, 859-9222. The Vaults in Burlington.

‘BLACK FREEDOM, BLACK MADONNA & THE BLACK

CHILD OF HOPE’: “Black Freedom, Black Madonna, and the Black Child of Hope,” designed by Raphaella Brice and created by Brice and Josie Bunnell, a mural installed for Burlington’s 2022 Juneteenth celebration, featuring a Haitian-inspired image of liberation. Through June 18. Info, 865-7166. ‘WITHIN THIS FOREST’: Photography by the late artist Catrin Rhiannon Steward. Through October 31. Info, 863-3403. Fletcher Free Library in Burlington.

‘CALL AND RESPONSE’: Artworks by 16 members of the Howard Arts Collective, each inspired by a piece in the museum’s collections. ‘DARK GODDESS: AN EXPLORATION OF THE SACRED FEMININE’: Largescale black-and-white photographs by Shanta Lee, based on the inquiry, “Who or what is the Goddess when she is allowed to misbehave?” ROCKWELL KENT: Prints by the iconic American artist (18821971) from the Ralf C. Nemec collection. Through December 9. Info, 656-0750. Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, in Burlington.

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

‘GUARDIANS OF THE GREAT OUTDOORS’: An exhibi tion in which young explorers can roam forests,

navigate streams and become backyard adventurers while learning to become thoughtful stewards of the land. Through January 15. Info, 864-1848. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain in Burlington.

KELLY O’NEAL: Painterly photographs focused on the beauty of place. Curated by Burlington City Arts. Through October 31. Info, 865-7296. Mascoma Bank in Burlington.

‘MORE THAN AN OBJECT: THE CONTEMPORARY

STILL LIFE’: A group exhibition that presents multiple innovative variations on an age-old format in mediums including painting, photography, animation and sculpture. Through October 8. LOUISE ARNOLD: Landscape paintings. Lorraine B. Good Room. Through October 7. SKY HOPINKA: “Fainting Spells,” two experimental films that explore themes of culture and homeland as the artist reflects on the complexity of his Indigenous identity. Through October 8. Info, 865-7166. BCA Center in Burlington.

‘MORE THAN A MARKET’: An exhibit celebrating local, immigrant-owned markets in Burlington, South Burlington and Winooski, featuring an installation that re-creates the feel of a busy market, as well as wall panels with archival and contemporary photographs. Third floor. Through December 23. Info, 989-4723, cbarrett@historicnewengland.org. O.N.E. Community Center in Burlington.

PEG HARRIGAN: Digital photographs and objects from the artist’s landscape and social landscape portfolios. Through October 10. Info, 495-6068. PHarrigan Fine Arts in Burlington.

‘VOICES OF ST. JOSEPH’S ORPHANAGE’: Photographs and stories of abuse and recovery from the Catholic-run Burlington orphanage, which was home to more than 13,000 children from 1854 to

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To what extent did you bring in Vermont artists?

Art’s Alive was the big thing when I was first around, in ’91 and ’92. We had an exhibition of Art’s Alive winners [from juried shows]. We also did one-person shows of student and faculty members, including Barbara Zucker and Kathleen Schneider.

Much later, we had Alison Bechdel [“Self-Confessed! The Inappropriately Intimate Comics of Alison Bechdel,” 2018] — curated by Andrea Rosen and Margaret Tamulonis — and Ed Koren

[“The Capricious Line,” 2011]. The Koren show was so much fun to do.

What were markers along the way of the museum’s evolution?

The question that’s critical as a curator is what is meaningful to the community, and how do you create those opportunities?

A benchmark moment for me was [“Buddha in Paradise: Tibetan Art From the Rubin Museum,” 2008] and also the contemporary Tibetan art [“Anonymous,” 2014]. [Both times,] we brought in monks from Ithaca who did sand mandalas. It was packed. I don’t know if we ever had more people in the museum.

There’s a large Tibetan community in Vermont and a lot of Buddhists; they were doing the ceremony and chanting. I realized that we had brought them in in terms of art, but that was a religious ceremony. It was not just observation; it was participatory.

It was a threshold for me to feel the difference between a performative artistic act versus being part of a religious ceremony.

The participatory aspect didn’t really manifest again until the past few years. I think everyone at the Fleming is struggling with ideas of how can the museum be a part of life — even beyond the “reckoning” work.

When you’re putting cultures on display, it’s uncomfortable. It didn’t used to be.

Can you elaborate on that latter point?

It didn’t used to be for museum professionals and scholars who had studied those cultures, but it has often been uncomfortable for members of those cultures viewing them on display — unless the knowledge, aesthetics and nuances of those cultural traditions shaped the display through members’ leadership or involvement from the start. The “nothing about us without us” practice of cultural display is understood as better serving all audiences.

Let’s talk about your transition from curator to director. I became the director in the fall of 2002.

1974. Presented by the St. Joseph’s Orphanage Restorative Inquiry and the Vermont Folklife Center. Through December 16. Info, 656-2138. Billings Library, University of Vermont, in Burlington.

WYLIE GARCIA: “Tending Constellations,” a solo exhibition of recent paintings that emerged from the emotional spaces between grief and joy, uncertainty and hope. Through October 8. Info, 324-0014. Soapbox Arts in Burlington.

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‘ABENAKI CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE VERMONT COMMUNITY’: A series of murals designed by Scott Silverstein in consultation with Abenaki artists Lisa Ainsworth Plourde and Vera Longtoe Sheehan and members of Richmond Racial Equity; the 10 panels celebrate the Abenaki origins of practices still important to Vermont culture. Through May 31. Info, radiate.art.space@ gmail.com. Richmond Town Hall.

THE QUESTION THAT’S CRITICAL AS A CURATOR IS WHAT IS MEANINGFUL TO THE COMMUNITY.

JANIE COHEN

It was a bonanza year. We had the Andy Warhol show [“Andy Warhol: Work and Play”]. I did the Rembrandt print show [“Prints From the Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam”]. But I really didn’t curate anymore after that. I hired curator Evelyn Hankins, who’s now at the Hirshhorn [Museum in Washington, D.C.].

I want to ask about the museum’s reckoning process. Our type of collection is really at the heart of a lot of the issues that have come up. In addition to the necessity of diversifying staffing and opening our doors to those community members [of diverse cultures], we have objects in our collection that were acquired during the era of colonialism. It’s impossible to rectify, but [we need] to find ways to deal with it that heal and don’t create further harm.

For example, the first director of the Fleming, Henry Perkins, was a eugenicist. That was the lens through which the Fleming was first established. The challenge is to address this and be transparent without spending more time on it than would allow you to move beyond it.

It’s not enough to put the objects away? No, we need to use these objects to teach. In post-colonialism, you can deaccession or repatriate objects. But at the same time, you want to factor in where you want to go as a museum.

Where do you want to go as an artist?

I’m really looking forward to spending more time in my studio! Years ago, I started collecting cloth — small pieces as well as large. Decades ago, I started to hand sew

with that collection of material. I’ll probably call it cloth collage rather than textile art. Some of the work has to do with the history of cloth itself; others are more formalist.

What inspires you?

I have a lot of sources for inspiration for what I make. The composition and layout process is so completely engaging to me. It’s finding things out. I have strange training: I’ve been making art since high school, but my eye has been trained by years of looking at art.

Where have you exhibited your work so far?

The Art at the Kent show, the Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, the Vermont Supreme Court Lobby [and others]. I’ve had six shows within six years.

Some of your work has an Asian sensibility.

I have been interested in Japanese textiles from high school on and have collected them since the mid-1980s.

I like your description of cloth on your website: “Cloth carries associations of comfort, security, warmth, not just for me but historically. I am drawn to its histories and humanity, its evocative traces of age and use.”

It is such a pleasure to look for cloth, from the streets to fabric shops. m

This interview was edited and condensed for clarity and length.

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Learn more about Janie Cohen’s artwork at roguestitcher.com.

BRIAN DROURR & STEPHANIE BUSH: Nature photographs and paintings of cows, respectively.

Curated by Burlington City Arts. Through October 18. Info, 865-7296. Pierson Library in Shelburne.

‘EYESIGHT & INSIGHT: LENS ON AMERICAN ART’: An exhibition of artworks that illuminates creative responses to perceptions of vision; four sections explore themes ranging from 18th-century optical technologies to the social and historical connotations of eyeglasses in portraiture from the 19th century to the present. Through October 16.

‘IN PLAIN SIGHT: REDISCOVERING CHARLES SUMNER BUNN’S DECOYS’:

An online exhibition of shorebird decoys carved by the member of the ShinnecockMontauk Tribes, based on extensive research and resolving historic controversy. Through October 5.

‘OUR COLLECTION: ELECTRA HAVEMEYER WEBB, EDITH HALPERT AND FOLK ART’:

A virtual exhibition that celebrates the friendship between the museum founder and her longtime art dealer, featuring archival photographs and ephemera, a voice recording from Halpert, and quotations pulled from the women’s extensive correspondences. Through February 9. LUIGI LUCIONI: “Modern Light,” more than 50 landscape paintings, still-life works, portraiture and etchings by the prolific artist (1900-88) and a comprehensive examination of his career. Through October 16. MARIA SHELL:

“Off the Grid,” 14 contemporary quilts that push the boundaries of the traditional gridded format by the Alaska-based quilter. Through October 16.

NANCY WINSHIP MILLIKEN: “Varied and Alive,” four monumental outdoor sculptures set in a pollinator meadow that embody the museum’s commitment to environmental stewardship and feature natural materials intrinsic to the region. Through October 16. Info, 985-3346. Shelburne Museum.

‘FINE FEATHERS’: Works by more than 60 artists and poets inspired by birds and feather colors, shapes, patterns and functions. Through October 31. Info, 434-2167. Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington.

JESSICA SCRIVER: “Growth Patterns,” new paintings in mixed media that explore shape, pattern, texture and color. Through October 29. Info, 985-3848. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne.

MICHELE BRODY: “Papers of Place,” an exhibition of artwork incorporating paper created from local plants, presented in partnership with ecoartspace. Through October 28. Info, bcollier@ smcvt.edu. McCarthy Art Gallery, Saint Michael’s College, in Colchester.

ROB HITZIG & BEAR CIERI: Abstract geometric paintings on birch panels (Skyway), and photographs from the artist’s Quarry Survey (Gates 1-8). Through December 6. Info, 865-7296. Burlington International Airport in South Burlington.

Janie Cohen (left) and Patricia Prelock unveiling “Head Study” by John Wilson, purchased by the Fleming Museum and presented to Cohen at her retirement party

SOUTH BURLINGTON SHOWCASE: An exhibition of more than 60 paintings, photographs and mixedmedia works by local artists Gin Ferrara, Jeffrey Pascoe and Michael Strauss. Through December 13. Info, gallery@southburlingtonvt.gov. South Burlington Public Art Gallery.

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f AXEL STOHLBERG: “House,” collages and sculptures that consider the concepts of dwelling and place. Art Walk reception: Friday, October 7, 4:30-7 p.m. Through December 30. Info, 279-5558. Vermont Supreme Court Gallery in Montpelier.

BOW THAYER: Vibrant paintings by the Vermont musician and visual artist. Through October 11. Info, 225-6232. Filling Station in Middlesex.

f EVE JACOBS-CARNAHAN: “Knit Democracy

Together,” a five-foot-long sculpture of the Vermont Statehouse constructed from the knitted works of more than 50 crafters. Also on view are the artist’s mixed-media allegorical sculptures of knitted chickens encountering voting challenges. Art Walk reception: Friday, October 7, 4:30-7 p.m. Through October 31. Info, 279-5558. Vermont Statehouse, Card Room, in Montpelier.

paintings, drawings, prints and more by the late local artist. Curated by NNEMoCA on the second and third floors and in the Quick Change Gallery, as well as annex locations at AR Market and Morse Block. Through October 29. Info, 479-7069. Studio Place Arts in Barre.

REGIS CUMMINGS: “Retrospect,” paintings in response to the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, by the Montpelier artist. Through October 28. Info, 2795558. Vermont Statehouse Cafeteria in Montpelier.

‘THE WORLD THROUGH THEIR EYES’: Watercolors and drawings by 19th-century Norwich alumni William Brenton Boggs and Truman Seymour depict ing scenes in North and South America, Asia, Europe and Africa. Through December 16. Info, 485-2886. Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University, in Northfield.

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‘THE ART OF THE GRAPHIC’: Eight displays of snowboards that let viewers see the design process from initial conception to final product; featuring artists Scott Lenhardt, Mark Gonzalez, Mikey Welsh, Mishel Schwartz and more. Through October 9. Info, 253-9911. Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum in Stowe.

‘EXPOSED’: The annual outdoor sculpture show featuring works by nine Vermont artists sited on the Current lawn and downtown. Through October 22. Info, 253-8358. Various Stowe locations.

‘GRACE: 45 YEARS OF CREATIVITY’: An exhibition of works by participants in the Hardwick-based Grassroots Arts and Community Effort, which facilitates art making with seniors and people with disabilities. Through October 21. Info, 635-1469. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Northern Vermont University, in Johnson.

madrivervalleyarts.org. Red Barn Galleries at Lareau Farm in Waitsfield.

KATE SMITH & ELIZABETH NELSON: Abstract paintings drawn from memories of special places. Through October 9. Info, 244-7801. Axel’s Frame Shop & Gallery in Waterbury.

‘REACT! AN ECOART CALL TO ACTION’: Works that address social and ecological issues in collage, book art, sculpture, fiber, clay and found-object assem blage by Pamela Wilson, Jennifer Volansky, Dorsey Hogg, Kevin Donegan and Anne Cummings. Through October 15. Info, info.acrossroads@gmail.com. Grange Hall Cultural Center in Waterbury Center.

‘TO MARKET’: Large-scale black-and-white paintings by Shelley Reed and elaborate cut-paper installations by Randal Thurston. By appointment. Through October 9. Info, 777-2713. The Bundy Modern in Waitsfield.

f TARANEH MOSADEGH: Paintings by the IranianAmerican artist based in Halifax, Vt., and Brooklyn, N.Y. Reception and artist talk: Wednesday, October 5, 7-9 p.m. Through November 30. Info, 635-2727. Vermont Studio Center in Johnson.

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‘INTERPLAY’: Works in a variety of mediums by 20 Vermont artists fill the historic house and grounds in this annual exhibition and illuminate time, memory and personal story; also, a recognition of staff artists at the Vermont Studio Center and an installation honoring late Burlington artist Maggie Sherman. Closing celebration: Sunday, October 9, 3-5 p.m. Through October 9. Info, david.schutz@vermont.gov. Kents’ Corner State Historic Site in Calais.

‘ROCK SOLID XXII’: The annual celebration of stone includes sculptures, assemblages and other works in the main gallery and plaza. RAY BROWN: “Transformative Moves,” a lifetime retrospective of the

‘LAND & LIGHT & WATER & AIR’: An annual exhibition featuring more than 95 works by local and regional artists who paint the Vermont countryside. Through October 30. ‘LET US INTRODUCE YOU’: Paintings by five artists who have not previ ously exhibited in the gallery: Robin Reynolds, Ellen Hopkins Fountain, Kate Follett, Ella Delyanis and Caroline Loftus. Through October 30. 2022 LEGACY COLLECTION: An exhibit of works by 16 distinguished New England landscape artists plus a selection of works by Alden Bryan and Mary Bryan. Through December 24. Info, 644-5100. Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville.

ALTERNATIVE TAKES GALLERY: An exhibition by Misoo Bang, Richard Britell and Mary Reilly featuring three different perspectives on the world, from the architecture of Western civilization to the natural world, to the individuals navigating both, accom plished with paint, collage and graphite. Through October 31. Info, 760-4634. Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort.

‘WHEN THE WELL IS DRY: An exhibition featuring 11 artists who explore the interconnection of environ ment, climate change, culture and community. In partnership with Visura. Through December 10. Info, 253-8358. The Current in Stowe.

mad river valley/waterbury

‘EARTH & FIRE’: A group exhibition of artworks in glass and ceramic by local artists. Through October 14. Info, 224-6878. Mad River Valley Arts Gallery in Waitsfield.

GREEN MOUNTAIN PHOTO SHOW: An annual un juried exhibition open to professional and amateur photographers in a variety of styles, formats and subject matter. Through October 9. Info, info@

middlebury area

‘THE ORWELL ARTISTS’: Works by 11 artists including pottery, collage, painting and more. Through October 15. 6X6: A MINI EXHIBITION: An exhibition of 2D art work with dimensions of six inches square by more than 50 local artists. The theme commemorates the store turning 6 months old. Through October 29. Info, 989-7225. Sparrow Art Supply in Middlebury.

2022 PICNIC BASKET RAFFLE:

An annual fundraiser for the museum featuring baskets hand-painted by Nancie Dunn, Gary Starr, Gayl Braisted, Warren Kimble, Danielle Rougeau and Fran Bull. Bidding is at henrysheldonmuseum.org. Through October 10.

CAMPUS THEATER MOVIE POSTERS: A virtual exhibit of archival posters and other ephemera from Middlebury’s former movie theater, which opened in 1936. It was later converted to the current Marquis Theater. Through January 7.

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art

‘ADDISON COUNTY COLLECTS’: An eclectic exhibition of objects and personal stories from 36 area collectors, celebrating the local and global community. Through January 7. ‘ADDISON COUNTY KIDS COLLECT’: A continually growing exhibition of photos of Addison County children with their personal collections. Through January 7. ‘ARTISTS IN THE ARCHIVES: COMMUNITY, HISTORY & COLLAGE’: Collage prints by 23 artists from seven countries that reflect upon the idea of community in the 21st-century world. Curated by Kolaj Institute director Ric Kasini Kadour. Through January 7. ‘THE ELEPHANT IN THE ARCHIVES’: An experimental exhibit reexamining the museum’s Stewart-Swift Research Center archival collections with a critical eye toward silences, erasures and contemporary relevance. Through January 7. CHUCK HERRMANN: “Sculptures of Perseverance,” eight poignant works by the Shoreham wood carver created in response to the ongoing Ukrainian tragedy. Through January 7. Info, 388-2117. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury.

f BONNIE BAIRD: “Tethered,” new landscape paintings by the Vermont artist. Reception: Friday, October 7, 5-7 p.m. Through November 30. Info, 877-2173. Northern Daughters in Vergennes.

‘DISSENT! ABOLITION & ADVOCACY IN PRINT’: An exhibition of 19th-century print materials used as a platform to expose the horrors of enslavement and spread calls for emancipation in the United States. Through October 23. Info, 877-3406. Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh.

f ELLEN GRANTER: “Tidal,” new paintings explor ing the New England coast and the wildlife that inhabits it. Reception: Friday, October 7, 5-6:30 p.m. Through November 15. Info, 989-7419. Edgewater Gallery at the Falls in Middlebury.

f KATHLEEN KOLB: “Fragile/Familiar,” contempo rary realist paintings that explore light, a sense of place and community, and the artist’s relationship with the landscape of working Vermont. Reception: Friday, October 7, 5-6:30 p.m. Through November 8. Info, 989-7419. Edgewater Gallery on the Green in Middlebury.

‘THE LIFE OF WATER’: An international juried exhibition of photographs of water in all its forms and sources. Through October 21. Info, photos@ photoplacegallery.com. PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury.

f ‘NO OCEAN BETWEEN US: ART OF ASIAN DIASPORAS IN LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN, 1945-PRESENT’: Some 70 important works in a va riety of mediums by Latin American and Caribbean artists of Asian heritage that demonstrate how the work emerged from cross-directional global dialogues between artists, their cultural identities and interaction with artistic movements. Exhibition celebration: Tuesday, October 18, 5 p.m. Through December 11. Info, 443-5007. Middlebury College Museum of Art.

rutland/killington

ALTHEA BILODEAU LAMB & JUDITH REILLY: “Common Threads,” fabric and fiber art. Through November 6. Info, 247-4956. Brandon Artists Guild.

‘THE ART OF HALVES HALF KNOTS’: A group exhibition of textile arts in quilting, felting, sewing, crocheting, knitting, embroidery and mixed media. Through October 22. Info, 775-0356. Chaffee Art Center in Rutland.

BILL RAMAGE: “A Lamentation for a Lost Lexicon, Phase Two,” variations on Jasper Johns’ “Three Flags” paintings by the Rutland artist. Through October 8. Info, bramage93@gmail.com. B&G Gallery in Rutland.

‘NEW DATA/NEW DADA’: An open-call exhibition of 40 collage and 3D assemblages that explore, echo, translate or reinvent Dada, by artists from the U.S. and Canada. ‘THE STORY’: An open-call exhibition of contemporary photographs whose visual narratives evoke a response in the viewer, by artists from Vermont, New York, California and Texas. Through

November 20. Info, 325-2603. Stone Valley Arts at Fox Hill in Poultney.

SCULPTFEST22: An annual outdoor exhibition of sculptural installations in a variety of mediums. Through October 23. Info, 438-2097. The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center in West Rutland.

champlain islands/northwest

DAVID STROMEYER: The artist’s outdoor venue featuring 70 large-scale contemporary sculptures. Through October 10. Info, 512-333-2119. Cold Hollow Sculpture Park in Enosburg Falls.

upper valley

‘BEYOND WORDS’: A group exhibition of bookinspired art by invited artists in the Connecticut River Valley region. Through November 30. Info, 295-4567. Long River Gallery in White River Junction.

JENNIFER MAHARRY: Fine art wildlife photography by the Woodstock, N.Y., artist in celebration of VINS’ 50-year anniversary. Through November 30. Info, 359-5000. Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) in Quechee.

‘LOCAL COLOR’: The 11th annual group exhibition showcasing the pleasures and colors of autumn with painting, photography, mixed-media, sculpture and ceramics. Through November 6. Info, 457-3500. ArtisTree Community Arts Center & Gallery in South Pomfret.

‘MENDING THE SPACES BETWEEN: REFLECTIONS AND CONTEMPLATIONS’: Prompted by a vandalized Bible, 22 artists and poets respond to questions about how we can mend our world, find ways to listen and work together. Through November 30. Info, 649-0124. Norwich Historical Society and Community Center.

‘MOVING IN STILLNESS, STILLNESS IN MOVING’: A video and photo installation by photographer, dancer and emerging filmmaker Carla Kimball that projects images and films on fabric panels and explores the idea of being on a journey. Through October 22. Free. Info, info@uvjam.org. Junction Arts & Media in White River Junction.

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‘MULTIPLE AVENUES: ARTISTS EXPLORE PRINTMAKING’: A faculty exhibition featuring a variety of works by Michael Smoot, Susan Smereka, Jes Raymond, Lynn Newcomb, Mary Mead, Patty Hudak, Rachel Gross and Janet Cathey. Reception: Friday, October 7, 5-7 p.m. Through October 31. Info, tworiversprintmakingstudio@gmail.com. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction.

ROBERT BURCHESS: “Faces and Figures,” drawings by the Vermont-based artist. Through October 31. Info, 457-2295. Norman Williams Public Library in Woodstock.

northeast kingdom

‘1,111 COPPER NAILS’: A 36-year retrospective of the Bread and Puppet calendar. Through December 31. Info, breadandpuppetcuratrix@gmail.com. Hardwick Inn.

ANN CREAVEN: New photographs of the Northeast Kingdom. Through November 13. Info, 525-3366. The Parker Pie Company in West Glover.

ANN YOUNG: “In a Dangerous Time,” paintings that focus on people in troubling times and abstracted images of magnified natural objects. Included are three commissioned paintings concerning the West Saharan human rights activist Sultana Khayya. CHUCK TROTSKY: “Slightly Irregular,” large acrylic paintings and smaller mixed-media works drawn from pop culture. Through October 30. Info, 748-2600. Catamount Arts Center in St. Johnsbury.

‘CASPIAN ARTS AT MAC! WELCOME!’: Works in a variety of mediums by members of the Greensborobased artist organization. Through October 29. Info, 334-1966. MAC Center for the Arts Gallery in Newport.

‘COMING CLEAN’: An exhibition that considers bathing practices throughout time and across cultures, including religious immersion and ritual

purification, bathing as health cure, methods of washing in extreme environments, and much more. All kinds of bathing and scrubbing implements are on display. Through April 30. Info, 626-4409. The Museum of Everyday Life in Glover.

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EMILIA OLSON: “Painting With the Past,” oil on canvas paintings incorporating objects from the artist’s childhood. Reception: Sunday, October 9, 4-6 p.m. Through November 27. Info, 533-2000. Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro.

RACHEL LAUNDON: “Metamorphosis,” a solo exhibi tion of creations using found materials. Through October 8. Info, 748-0158. Northeast Kingdom

Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury.

brattleboro/okemo valley

ALISSA BUFFUM: The mixed-media painter and sculptor is the first recipient of the gallery’s Working Artist Program, which provides studio and exhibi tion space. Visitors are welcome to experience her art-making process during gallery hours. Through November 28. Info, 289-0104. Canal Street Art Gallery in Bellows Falls.

BARBARA CAMPMAN: “In Passage,” painting, assemblage and mixed media by the Vermont artist. Through November 6. Info, 387-0102. Next Stage Arts Project in Putney.

‘FELT EXPERIENCE’: Works by five artists who use the medium of felt in diverse and novel ways: Marjolein Dallinga, Ruth Jeyaveeran, Melissa Joseph, Liam Lee and Stephanie Metz; curated by Sarah Freeman and Katherine Gass Stowe.

Through October 10. ‘NEBIZUN: WATER IS LIFE’: Artwork by Abenaki artists of the Champlain Valley and Connecticut River Valley, including protest art created in support of the Native American Water Protectors; curated by Vera Longtoe Sheehan.

Through October 10. BETH GALSTON: “Unraveling Oculus,” an immersive sculptural installation using natural elements and video recorded in a silo.

Through October 10. FRANK JACKSON: “There/ There,” abstract landscape fresco paintings that ad dress questions of place, memory and experience. Through October 10. MIE YIM: “Fluid Boundaries,” vivid paintings of unsettling hybrid creatures by the New York City-based artist; curated by Sarah Freeman. Through October 10. OASA DUVERNEY: “Black Power Wave,” a window installation of drawings by the Brooklyn artist, inspired by images of Chinese Fu dogs, the cross and the Yoruba deity Èsù. Through May 6. ROBERLEY BELL: “The Landscape Stares Back,” outdoor sculpture on the museum lawn. Through October 10. Info, 257-0124. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

KRISTOFFER ORUM: “Mundane Monsters,” a multime dia exhibit by the Danish artist that offers humorous, inventive takes on the modern relationship of nature and culture. Through October 7. Info, jamie.mohr78@ gmail.com. Epsilon Spires in Brattleboro.

LEON GOLUB: Nearly 70 expressive figurative paintings that explore man’s relationship with the dynamics of power, spanning the American artist’s career from 1947 to 2002. LOIS DODD: A survey of some 50 paintings by the American artist from the late 1950s through last year that depict places she lives and works, from rural Maine to New York City. Through November 27. Info, vermont@hallartfoundation.org. Hall Art Foundation in Reading.

‘MASKED’: A juried exhibition of visual artworks by 22 artists with disabilities, organized by Inclusive Arts Vermont. Through October 15. Info, 404-1597. Main Street Arts in Saxtons River.

manchester/bennington

‘MANY AMERICAS: ART MEETS HISTORY’: More than a dozen artworks and installations that use divergent histories as a point of departure to address present-day issues. Curated by Ric Kasini Kadour. Through November 27. Info, 362-1405. Elizabeth de C. Wilson Museum, Southern Vermont Arts Center, in Manchester.

‘PARKS & RECREATION’: An exhibition of paint ings past and present that explores the history

and artistic depictions of Vermont’s state parks and other formally designated natural areas. Contemporary works on loan from the Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville. Through November 6. ‘PERSPECTIVES: THE STORY OF BENNINGTON THROUGH MAPS’: A collection that shows the changing roles of maps, from those made by European colonists showcasing American conquests to later versions that celebrate civic progress and historic events. Through December 31. ‘THE WALLOOMSAC EXHIBITION’: Objects from the historic former inn and the museum’s permanent collection. Through December 31. NORTH BENNINGTON OUTDOOR SCULPTURE SHOW: The 25th annual outdoor sculpture show at locations around town, as well as more works by regional artists inside the museum. Through November 12. Info, 447-1571. Bennington Museum.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS: Ten artists exhibit their work in a variety of mediums: Barbara Ackerman, Justin Kenney, Arnela Mahmutović, Evan McGlinn, Julie Merwin, Heather Palecek, Robert Ressler, Ron Vallario, Katrin Waite and Ann Young. Through November 6. Info, 362-1405. Yester House Galleries, Southern Vermont Arts Center, in Manchester.

randolph/royalton

‘VERMONT VISTAS’: Seasonal views by six regional printmakers: Jeanne Amato, Matt Brown, Janet Cathey, Carol MacDonald, Maureen O’Connor Burgess and Jeannie Podolak. Through November 5. Info, 728-9878. Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph.

outside vermont

‘DIANE ARBUS: PHOTOGRAPHS, 1956-1971’: Nearly 100 black-and-white prints shot by the late American photographer primarily around New York City. Through January 29. ‘VIEWS OF WITHIN: PICTURING THE SPACES WE INHABIT’: More than 60 paintings, photographs, prints, installations and textile works from the museum’s collection that present one or more evocations of interior space. Through June 30. NICOLAS PARTY: “L’heure mauve” (“Mauve Twilight”), a dreamlike exhibition of paintings, sculptures and installation in the Swiss-born artist’s signature saturated colors. Online reservations required. Through October 16. SABRINA RATTÉ: “Contre-espace,” digital artwork by the Montréal artist that creates an interaction between architecture and landscape, projected onto the façade of the Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion from dusk to 11 p.m. Through November 27. SHARY BOYLE: “Outside the Palace of Me,” a multisensory exhibition that explores how identity and personality are constructed in the age of social media. Through January 15. Info, 514-285-2000. Montréal Museum of Fine Arts.

‘MADAYIN: EIGHT DECADES OF ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN BARK PAINTING FROM YIRRKALA’:

The first major exhibition of Aboriginal Australian bark paintings to tour the U.S., a contemporary interpretation of an ancient tradition of Indigenous knowledge expression. Through December 4. f PARK DAE SUNG: “Ink Reimagined,” 23 large-scale ink paintings, some on view for the first time in the U.S., by the renowned Korean artist; curated by Sunglim Kim, Dartmouth College associate professor of art history. Artist talk: Thursday, November 3, 5-6 p.m., for the annual Dr. Allen W. Root Contemporary Distinguished Art Lectureship. Through March 19. Info, 603-646-3661. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H.

VICTORIA SHALVAH HERZBERG: “Native Plants and Invited Immigrants,” figurative works in mixed media by the Vermont-based artist. Through October 20. Info, 603-448-3117. AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H. m

“Life is not all love and light. Life is visceral, it’s ugly, beautiful. It’s terrifying. It’s fucking frustrating. Sometimes, you’re really goddamn angry. Dark goddess is, “I’m about hex everything around me within a 600 block radius,” know? Sometimes, you need to embody the chaos, you to be able to sit with the chaos. There are some things that happen in this place where you should be mad. should be scared for the future. You should also be hopeful for the future, and accepting that humanity has both and dark. And running away from your dark is dangerous. You can’t really see you, right? It’s like stepping away a mirror and forgetting what your face looks like. And dangerous. Goddesses make noise, that take up space. Be amazing selves. Be unapologetic and hold me to the same.

music+nightlife

Hakim XOXO, BABYNEO

(SELF-RELEASED, DIGITAL)

Hakim XOXO has been a key player in the same Burlington scene from which North Ave Jax exploded. Alongside prolific MC Real Ricky and genre chameleon KAMi OK!, he’s built a dedicated fan base through Soundcloud singles and raucous house party shows. The crew’s output is still a work in progress, but its ascension to bigger things feels kind of inevitable. There’s just too much momentum.

Hakim XOXO’s most recent o ering, the four-song EP BABYNEO, is dominated by booming bass and psychedelic production. His subject matter is classic rap braggadocio, and his lyrics are simple and e ective. But what really makes the EP work is Hakim XOXO’s nonchalant charisma: Dude knows he’s got the goods. Once he finds a strong executive producer to focus and hone that talent, he’s going to be a real threat.

KEY TRACK: “ASTROBOY” WHY: His chemistry with KAMi OK! is always on point, and these two make this glitchy club (shooting) anthem sound like a future classic. WHERE: Apple Music, Soundcloud, Spotify

Bilé, Kids Need Guidance

(SELF-RELEASED, DIGITAL)

Burlington artist Bilé’s quality control is impeccable. As Atlanta rapper and philosopher 2 Chainz once observed, “Every song is a single,” and Bilé takes that ethos very seriously. Even a boom bap-purist senior citizen like myself had to concede that his 2021 EP INSULT TO INJURY was an unusually professional piece of work in a crowded field. His new album, Kids Need Guidance, cements his place at the forefront.

Heavy on thumping percussion and flamenco guitars, the seven-song set is an impressively consistent listen. No matter the vibe, Bilé takes a calculated approach, finding the perfect angle and making the most of his voice as an instrument. If I had to bet on who will be “getting signed” next here in Vermont? It would be him. The catalog is just too strong.

KEY TRACK: “mad 4 it” WHY: A head-banging beat with earthquaking bass lines are 100 percent overshadowed by Bilé’s vocals. A master at work. WHERE: Apple Music, Soundcloud, Spotify

Quick Hits

e scoop on six standout records from young Vermont hip-hop artists

BY JUSTIN BOLAND

Inspired by the stratospheric success stories of 99 Neighbors and North Ave Jax, the 802 has a record crop of young rappers with big dreams. So this installment of Seven Days’ occasional “Quick Hits” feature focuses entirely on Vermont’s new wave of hip-hop artists. Read on for six exciting e orts.

FOZ., Building Blocks

(SELF-RELEASED, DIGITAL)

Rapper/producer FOZ. has been a growing force in the Burlington scene over the past year. His easygoing style and bedroom-studio aesthetics are a striking contrast to the precision of his razor-sharp lyricism. His 2021 EP, Stepping Stones, was a too-short blast of raw potential. But his new release, Building Blocks, is a proper debut album.

Much like his frequent collaborator Robscure, who shows up on two tracks here, FOZ. is a precocious talent, wise beyond his years. That is both blessing and curse — and there is still much room for growth — but this is a knockout LP for an artist so young. His reach seldom exceeds his grasp in this album, even as he veers from philosophy to soul-searching to storytelling. As FOZ. continues to sharpen his songwriting — and hone his production chops — he will keep attracting new fans. Like me.

KEY TRACK: “a little more light” WHY: Even on a project with some potent guest features, FOZ. carries the album’s best cut entirely by himself. WHERE: Apple Music, Soundcloud, Spotify

SYIERR, 19

(SELF-RELEASED, DIGITAL)

SYIERR is one of the most unique artists in Vermont’s new wave, crafting claustrophobic soundscapes that refuse to conform to current trends. His latest project, 19, features menacing, bassheavy production reminiscent of early Tricky or the glory days of London-based Ninja Tune records, which mashed up EDM, reggae and hip-hop.

Yet SYIERR is emphatically a rapper focused on status, power and violence. His delivery is urgent, nearly whispered, and his lyrics are mantralike, repetitious but powerful. 19 is a raw, fast-moving project, but it will also come to haunt you.

KEY TRACK: “DIFFERENT” WHY: It’s a woozy, creepy and compelling ride, even at two short minutes.

WHERE: Soundcloud

Moose got tha Juice, More Than Moose (SELF-RELEASED, DIGITAL)

In addition to sporting one of the most memorable names in years, Moose got tha Juice is also an example of truth in advertising. The kid is absurdly talented, blessed with an elastic vocal range and a gift for innovative earworms. His 2020 EP, System Overload, established him as a visionary artist in his own right. On his latest offering, More Than Moose, he is expanding his style in a dozen directions at once. There are many surprises here but precisely zero failed experiments.

Moose is still repping the Hella Fader crew, and, sure enough, his partners Juni the Wiccan and KISH4WN bring some killer guest features here. But this album is a distinctly solo artistic statement, a testament to his ambition — not to mention his sheer love of music.

KEY TRACK: “M A L I B U” WHY: A standout cut on a standout project, and few cosigns carry more weight than Yung Breeze. WHERE: Apple Music, Soundcloud, Spotify

Cam Barnes, don’t boil the ocean

(SELF-RELEASED, DIGITAL)

Finally, this short tour would be incomplete without mentioning University of Vermont dorm cypher champion Cam Barnes, who has been putting in work locally for years now. Early on, that work was very DIY, lo-fi and occasionally clumsy, but his potential was obvious. As Barnes has branched out into the bigger scene and refined his own gifts, he’s grown as an artist. No surprise, then, that his latest album is a huge step up. don’t boil the ocean is a remarkably polished piece: laid-back, smoked out and packed with his best verses to date. His writing is leaner than ever, a whirlwind of vivid visuals and sly jokes. That’s only half the story, though: He’s also an increasingly discerning executive producer. The album unfolds at a leisurely pace, and the tone never wavers. This is art, properly framed, and Barnes clearly has a bright future in the genre.

KEY TRACK: “mantra” WHY: Right from the start, Barnes sets the tone and grabs your attention over a beautiful minimalist beat.

WHERE: Soundcloud, Spotify

CLUB DATES

live music

WED.5

Bluegrass & BBQ (bluegrass) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Courtyard Music Series (blues, jazz, rock) at Halvorson’s, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Familiar Faces (jam) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 8 p.m. $5.

Get Up With It (funk) at Bent Nails Bistro, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

Irish Sessions (Celtic folk) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Jazz Night with Ray Vega (jazz) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Jazz Sessions with Randal Pierce (jazz open mic) at the 126, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Langhorne Slim with Charlotte Rose Benjamin (singersongwriter) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $25/$30.

Live Jazz (jazz) at Leunig’s Bistro & Café, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Singer Songwriter Sessions featuring Marcie Hernandez, No Fun Haus, Jess Clemons and Riddle M (singer-songwriter) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 8:45 p.m. Free.

Wednesday Night Dead (Grateful Dead covers) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7 p.m. $5.

THU.6

Alex Stewart Quartet and Special Guests (jazz) at the 126, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

AliT (singer-songwriter) at Filling Station, Middlesex, 6 p.m. Free.

Bob Recupero (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 6 p.m. Free.

Dan Ryan Express (jazz) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Friends From Work (rock) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $5/$10.

Grace Palmer (singer-songwriter) at Red Square, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Guy Ferrari, Greaseface and Television Overdose (indie rock) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 8 p.m. $10.

John Lackard Blues Jam (blues) at Bent Nails Bistro, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

June Star (Americana) at CharlieO’s World Famous, Montpelier, 8 p.m. Free.

Milton Busker & the Grim Work (Americana) at Black Flannel, Essex Junction, 6 p.m. Free. Rangus and Burly Girlies (punk) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 11:30 p.m. $5/$10.

How Do You Like Them Apples?

Citizen Cider celebrates the return of fall and the apple harvest season with a rock and roll throwdown: Ciderfest. Complete with food trucks, games and an artists’ market, this year’s iteration features a double-headliner bill of rockers MATTHEW MERCURY and energetic garage punks the BUBS (pictured). Kicking off the high-octane show are the APOLLOS, winners of the 2022 Citizen Cider Battle of the Bands. Drink it all in this Saturday, October 8, at the Citizen Press House on Flynn Avenue in Burlington.

Troy Millette and the Fire Below with the Ryan Sweezey Band, Chris & Erica (Americana) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $15/$18.

FRI.7

AmerikanaBlue (Americana) at Jericho Café & Tavern, 6 p.m. Free.

The Commonheart with Melanie & Ida Mae (rock) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $15/$17.

Dave Mitchell’s Blues Revue (blues) at Red Square, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free.

Dead Shakers with Overhand Sam, Lily Seabird and Nina Szenasi (psych rock) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $10/$15.

Five Feet (indie rock) at CharlieO’s World Famous, Montpelier, 9:30 p.m. Free.

The Full Cleveland (yacht rock) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 9 p.m. $10.

Jack Hanson Jazz Duet (jazz) at the Venetian Soda Lounge, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

Mark Legrand, Sarah Munro, No Lemon (singer-songwriter) at Bent Nails Bistro, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

McCaffrey, Coane & Rowell (country) at Whammy Bar, Calais, 7 p.m. free.

Mean Waltons (bluegrass) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 6 p.m. Free.

Phil Abair Band (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 9 p.m. Free.

Preston Murphy (jazz) at Bleu Northeast Kitchen, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free.

Seth Yacovone Band (rock) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

Shane’s Apothecary (rock) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 5 p.m. Free.

Start Making Sense with Ruby Dear (Talking Heads tribute) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $20/$23.

Surf Battle: The Fall Brawl: Tsunamibots vs. High Breaks (surf rock) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6 p.m. Free.

Trinity Park Radio (rock) at Monopole, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 p.m. Free.

Zack Dupont (singer-songwriter) at Stone’s Throw Pizza, Richmond, 6 p.m. Free.

SAT.8

Bad Horsey (rock) at the Depot, St. Albans, 9 p.m. $5.

Chris Powers (singer-songwriter) at Gusto’s, Barre, 6 p.m. Free.

Ciderfest: Matthew Mercury, the Bubs, the Apollos (rock) at Citizen Cider Press House, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free.

David Karl Roberts (singersongwriter) at the Den at Harry’s Hardware, Cabot, 6 p.m. Free.

The Dirk Quinn Band (jam) at Red Square, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

The Dog Catchers (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 9 p.m. Free.

Felicia Cruz, Ill by Instinct (hiphop) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 9:30 p.m. Free.

Grace Palmer (singer-songwriter) at the Venetian Soda Lounge, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Hayfitz with Couchsleepers (folk, indie rock) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 7 p.m. $10.

John Daly Trio (singersongwriter) at Jericho Café & Tavern, 6 p.m. Free. Joyer, Pulsr, Vehicle (indie rock) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $10/$15.

Kick the Cat featuring Kris Myers with Px3 and Rob Compa (prog) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 8 p.m. $18/$20.

Lee Ross (funk, reggae) at Orlando’s Bar & Lounge, Burlington, midnight. Free.

Left Eye Jump (blues) at Red Square, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free.

Maddy O’Neal (funk, soul) at Club Metronome, Burlington, 9 p.m. $20/$23.

Mal Maiz (Latin) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

Mike Schwaner (singersongwriter) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 6 p.m. Free.

Minced Oats (Americana, folk) at Stone Corral, Richmond, 7 p.m. Free.

Nancy Smith with Cookie and Wheelz o’ Steel (rock, jam) at Bent Nails Bistro, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

NightHawk (rock) at 14th Star Brewing, St. Albans, 6 p.m. Free.

Oktoberfest with Rebecca Padula & Ukulele Clare (folk) at Stone’s Throw Pizza, Richmond, 4 p.m. Free.

Please contact event organizers about vaccination and mask requirements.

Plattsburgh Metal Show (metal) at Monopole, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 p.m. Free.

Rick Carnell Looper Guy (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 5 p.m. Free.

The Wormdogs (bluegrass) at Moogs Joint, Johnson, 6 p.m. Free.

SUN.9

Agent Orange (punk) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $18/$20.

Dirty Birds (singer-songwriter) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free.

Eamon Callahan Quartet (jazz, funk) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

Sunday Brunch Tunes (singersongwriter) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 10 a.m.

Sunday Tunes featuring Dylan Fitzsimmons (singer-song writer) at Switchback Brewing, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free.

Tiffany Williams, Sara Trunzo and Bethanie Yeakle (Americana, folk) at Stage 33 Live, Bellows Falls, 7 p.m. $12/$15.

Tim Brick (country) at 14th Star Brewing, St. Albans, 11 a.m. Free.

MON.10

Matt Hagen’s Murder Ballad Mondays (folk) at the 126, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

TUE.11

Activity (post rock) at Monkey House, Winooski, 8 p.m. $10.

Dead Set (Grateful Dead tribute) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 7 p.m. $10.

Honky Tonk Tuesday featuring Pony Hustle (country) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9 p.m. $10.

Jeremy Gilchrist (singer-song writer) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Who & I (rock) at Bent Nails Bistro, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

Zach Bryson with Sequoia (singer-songwriter) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5/$10.

WED.12

Bluegrass & BBQ (bluegrass) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Courtyard Music Series (blues, jazz, rock) at Halvorson’s, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Irish Sessions (Celtic folk) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Jazz Night with Ray Vega (jazz) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

SAT.8 // CIDERFEST [ROCK]

music+nightlife

live music

Jazz Sessions with Randal Pierce (jazz open mic) at the 126, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Live Jazz (jazz) at Leunig’s Bistro & Café, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Marcus Rezak’s Shred Is Dead (Grateful Dead tribute) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7 p.m. $12/$15.

Victor Toman (singersongwriter) at Bent Nails Bistro, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

Ween Wednesday: Knights of the Brown Table (tribute) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 9 p.m. $5.

djs

THU.6

DJ Chaston (DJ) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, noon. Free.

DJ CRE8 (DJ) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, 11 p.m. Free.

DJ Two Sev (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 11 p.m. Free.

Mi Yard Reggae Night with DJ Big Dog (reggae and dancehall) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 9:30 p.m. Free.

Molly Mood (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

Vinyl Thursdays (DJ) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free.

FRI.7

ATAK (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

Ben Blanchard (DJ) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

DJ Craig Mitchell (DJ) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, 11 p.m. Free.

DJ LaFountaine (DJ) at Gusto’s, Barre, 9 p.m. Free.

DJ Taka (DJ) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 11 p.m. $10.

Just Another House Party: A Night with DJ Cre8 (DJ) at Club Metronome, Burlington, 10 p.m. $5.

No Fun Intended (DJ) at Monkey House, Winooski, 9 p.m. Free.

SAT.8

DJ A-Ra$ (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, midnight. Free.

DJ Matt Payne (DJ) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

DJ Raul (DJ) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

DJ Taka (DJ) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 11 p.m. $10.

Hyper Glow and This Is College (DJ) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $30/$35/$40.

Molly Mood (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

MON.10

Secret Walls with Craig Mitchell (art battle, DJ) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $25/$29.

TUE.11

DJ Bays (DJ) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 9:30 p.m. Free.

Local Dork (DJ) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

WED.12

Queer Bar Takeover (DJ) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

open mics & jams

WED.5

Lit Club (poetry open mic) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Open Mic (open mic) at Monopole, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 p.m. Free.

Open Mic Night (open mic) at the Venetian Soda Lounge, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Open Mic with Danny Lang (open mic) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 7 p.m. Free.

THU.6

Open Mic (open mic) at Whammy Bar, Calais, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Open Mic (open mic) at Orlando’s Bar & Lounge, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Open Mic Night (open mic) at the Parker Pie, West Glover, 6:30 p.m. Free.

FRI.7

Red Brick Coffee House (open mic) at Red Brick Meeting House, Westford, 7 p.m. Free.

SUN.9

Open Mic Night with Justin at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m.

TUE.11

Bluegrass Jam (bluegrass) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 7 p.m. Free.

Open Mic with D Davis (open mic) at Bent Nails Bistro, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

WED.12

Open Mic (open mic) at Monopole, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 p.m. Free.

Open Mic Night (open mic) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Open Mic with Danny Lang (open mic) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 7 p.m. Free.

comedy

WED.5

Standup Comedy Open Mic (comedy open mic) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Weird & Niche (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 6 p.m. $5.

THU.6 Mothra! A Storytelling/ Improv Comedy Show (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 8:45 p.m. Free.

Todd Glass (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. $25.

FRI.7

Comedy Night (comedy) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 8 p.m. $5.

Todd Glass (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 & 9 p.m. $25.

SAT.8

The Ivy League of Comedy (comedy) at Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 7 p.m. $10 - $45.

Todd Glass (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 & 9 p.m. $25.

Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Co. (comedy) at Strand Center Theatre, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7 p.m. $30/$40.

TUE.11

Comedy Open Mic (comedy) at the 126, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

WED.12

Katie Compa & Friends (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $10.

Second Wednesday Comedy Jam (comedy) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Standup Comedy Open Mic (comedy open mic) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

trivia, karaoke, etc.

THU.6

Karaoke Night (karaoke) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7 p.m. Free.

Trivia & Nachos (trivia) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night (trivia) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Trivia Thursday (trivia) at Spanked Puppy Pub, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free.

FRI.7

Karaoke Night (karaoke) at Babes Bar, Bethel, 7 p.m. Free.

MON.10

Trivia with Brian (trivia) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 8 p.m. Free.

TUE.11

Karaoke with DJ Party Bear (karaoke) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 9:30 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night (trivia) at the Depot, St. Albans, 7 p.m. Free.

Tuesday Night Trivia (trivia) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. m

Lake Waves, Tricky Friends

(SELF-RELEASED, DIGITAL)

I love the origin story of Burlington’s Lake Waves. Like many bands in the area, the group’s members met on the University of Vermont campus. The quartet of Amaal Abdelrahman, Elise Albertini, Allie Krasner and Max Mashrick came together at the Living/ Learning Center, which has a more residential vibe than some of UVM’s more traditional dormitories. In shared suites, students cluster with others who have similar interests and study in the same programs.

Mashrick explained by email that they each would perform individually at “under-the-radar” open mics hosted by art-themed “houses” in L/L. (I love the thought of students viewing their dorms

as homes in which they create cultural space for artsy compatriots. That’s much better than a place to party, crash, party, crash, ad infinitum.)

Lake Waves didn’t o cially form until after its members graduated a couple of years ago. Tricky Friends, the group’s debut album, is full of “familiar melancholy,” as Mashrick put it. Drawing on a plethora of influences, such as folk, new wave, punk, country and shoegaze, the result is a wide-ranging, organic rock sound that teeters on the edge of ’90s nostalgia. Even the font choice on the album cover hints at an iconic NBC sitcom.

The nine-track LP is full of savagely honest lyrics about the darker side of

young love. Its descriptive language captures the feeling of being wrung dry and scraped out emotionally.

Compositionally, the album pivots between sounds that mirror the pain heard in the lyrics and sounds that contradict it. The album’s primary propellant is its clanging guitar ri s, which blare and bang as Abdelrahman and Krasner switch back and forth on lead vocals from track to track.

“If there’s an answer / I’d tell a mirror / Crush the shards into another beer,” Abdelrahman sings on “Underpass.” The song’s depressed gait and chugging ri s match the mood.

But on the subsequent cut, “Interfaith Center,” the musical vibe is brighter

and bouncier, wobbling through several tempo shifts. Its guitars are more versatile, too, switching from lightly choppy to heavily severe.

Perhaps it’s meant to mirror the song’s emotional whiplash. What starts as an auspicious evening turns to terror. At the song’s central pain point, Abdelrahman sings, “I locked myself inside that bathroom / And I sent him shots of my holy body … Oh I wish I talk more / About all the horror / That makes up that precious night.”

Tricky Friends is a promising start for Lake Waves. Produced by Rough Francis’ Urian Hackney and mastered by Robot Dog Studio’s Ryan Cohen, the album was in some of the best local hands to highlight and heighten the group’s natural talents.

Tricky Friends is available on all major streaming platforms.

JORDAN ADAMS

Frankie White, Short Fuse

(SELF-RELEASED, DIGITAL)

Musicians establish relationships with their fans in various ways: live performances, a social media presence, newsletters and, most importantly, music itself. An artist’s first record is not just a collection of songs but an introduction. Frankie White sets a tone of vulnerability and openness with her debut EP, Short Fuse. And that’s a solid foundation from which to grow a relationship.

The four-song EP is raw. Strippeddown instrumentation, honest lyrics and spare production quality make for

an intimate listening experience, as if White were singing these songs to you in her living room. Each song features some combination of soft piano melodies, simple acoustic guitar chord progressions, light drums and ambient noise. White, originally from Colchester but now based in New Orleans, has a playlist on her artist Spotify page called “anxious attachment” with tracks from Phoebe Bridgers, Clairo, Noah Cyrus and fellow New England artist Genevieve Stokes. You can hear those influences in Short Fuse — this is airy, tender pop music.

If the songs are light in instrumentation, they are heavy in their messages.

“How can I be more than a college dropout? Am I too far gone to make my mama proud?” White sings on “college dropout.” The EP maintains this melancholic vibe throughout.

“Now that you’re not around / I thought I’d miss what we had / But if I think too much about it / now I know it was all just sad,” White sings on “if we stayed together.” Her despondent openness is relatable and should facilitate making connections with her listeners. Short Fuse is an

album that people can turn to for comfort.

White is a young artist and certainly has room to grow. Short Fuse is selfproduced, which merits respect, but the production quality leaves something to be desired. It feels like each track has space that needs to be filled. For example, “Crab” has a great bridge and buildup that don’t necessarily live up to their potential. Still, it’s White’s first record, and she has the tools to make great music: a talent for writing songs and a willingness to share.

Short Fuse is an authentic debut from an up-and-coming artist. Listen to it on all major streaming platforms.

ANNIE CUTLER

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God’s Country ★★★★ REVIEW

New Hampshire native Julian Higgins is a filmmaker who’s going places. The shooting of his first feature, God’s Country, was interrupted by the pandemic, but after he finished it in 2021, it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

God’s Country is loosely based on James Lee Burke’s 1992 story “Winter Light,” which Higgins had already adapted into a short film of the same name. The new film is an adaptation with significant differences: The protagonist, a retired white male professor in the story, is now a middle-aged Black female professor (Thandiwe Newton).

In press notes, Higgins and cowriter Shaye Ogbonna say they wrote the film partly in response to the 2016 presidential election. On Friday, October 7, Higgins returns to his hometown of Hanover, N.H., to discuss God’s Country following a 7 p.m. screening at the Spaulding Auditorium of the Hopkins Center for the Arts. The film can also be bought or rented on demand.

The deal

Sandra Guidry (Newton) is warm and friendly to her students at a small Montana college. Outside the classroom, however, she keeps to herself and quietly grieves the recent death of her mother, who lived with her in an isolated A-frame at the mouth of a canyon.

One day, two hunters in a red pickup park in Sandra’s driveway and head into the woods. She leaves a note on their windshield asking them to stay o her property. Soon she finds a dead bird in the snow, her bloody note beside it.

Step by step, the conflict escalates. The hunters (Joris Jarsky and Je erson White) take it amiss when Sandra reports their trespassing to the acting sheri (Jeremy Bobb), who warns her she’s disobeying an unspoken rural code. Who’s being hurt here, after all? No one — yet.

Will you like it?

Normally when I write reviews, I have no trouble finding similar films to put in the “If you like this, try…” section. God’s Country is an exception. Oh, sure, the movie has precedents: It’s a modern western noir like Wind River; a think piece about middle America like Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri; and a revenge thriller centered on a culture clash like

Straw Dogs or Death Wish or even I Spit on Your Grave. Yet, while God’s Country evokes all of those films and more, it feels wrong to draw a direct comparison with any of them, because Newton’s character changes the equation.

First of all, it’s original just to tell this story from a Black woman’s perspective. The cowriters don’t make racial di erence the overt focus of Sandra’s stando with the hunters — ironically, that issue comes up explicitly only in her struggle with the head of her department (Kai Lennox), who presents himself as an enlightened liberal. Rather, the focus is on the divide between urban expat and rural natives, between individual choice and collective custom. And it’s no simple division: Almost everyone is a complex character who bears some responsibility for the evolving conflict, including Sandra herself.

Newton has always had a remote, slightly icy vibe; in her role as an android on “Westworld,” she embodied fine-tuned menace, killing with the sweetest of smiles. That veiled intensity serves her well in God’s Country. We rarely know precisely what Sandra’s thinking, but we feel her determination, and that keeps us invested

even as the script reveals her motivations in frustratingly small doses.

When we finally learn Sandra’s backstory, it feels a bit more programmatic than organic, as do some of the key scenes in which she finally opens up to another person. In hitching her story to collective historical traumas, the cowriters sometimes strain for a reach that exceeds their grasp. But Newton makes Sandra so vivid, in all of her moral ambiguities, that we follow her breathlessly to the bloody end of the tale.

The stark majesty of Montana is practically a character in the film, just as it was in Burke’s story. Andrew Wheeler’s cinematography does full justice to the landscape, making us feel Sandra’s powerful ties to her adopted home.

Higgins’ visual storytelling is austere and attention-grabbing at once. A stunning parallel structures the film: Both its first shot and its last shot are long, slow push-ins that bring us closer and closer to a central image. In the opening shot, that focus is a classroom slideshow of archival images that places the whole story in the context of America’s problematic past. In the last shot … well, I won’t spoil it, but this is an ending no one is likely to forget.

That’s true of God’s Country as a whole. While the script droops when it tries to spell out its themes, the movie shows enough ambition and originality to keep viewers hooked. This is a film you’ll want to see in a group and discuss afterward, teasing out painful questions that have no easy answers.

MARGOT HARRISON margot@sevendaysvt.com

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HELL OR HIGH WATER (2016; Netflix): Neo-Western noirs like this one dissect the flaws of angry white men who feel dispossessed, yet they always seem to tell the story from those men’s points of view — unlike God’s Country

THE POWER OF THE DOG (2021; Netflix): Jane Campion’s literary adaptation is yet another angry-white-guy neoWestern. Like God’s Country, though, it’s also a study of profound and willful solitude.

“WINTER LIGHT” Burke has posted the original story on his website. Give it a read for a fascinating exercise in comparison and contrast.

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Newton gives an award-worthy performance in a tense, ambitious drama from North Country native Higgins.

NEW IN THEATERS

AMSTERDAM: Director David O. Russell returns with a fact-inspired mystery about three friends (Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and John David Washington) caught up in a politically motivated murder plot in the 1930s. (134 min, R. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Roxy, Star)

GOD’S CREATURES: A mother’s lie to protect her son divides the residents of an Irish fishing village in this psychological drama starring Emily Watson, directed by Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer. (100 min, R. Savoy)

LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE: New to New York City, a lonely kid befriends a singing crocodile in this family comedy based on the children’s book, starring Constance Wu and Javier Bardem. Josh Gordon and Will Speck directed. (106 min, PG. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Paramount, Star, Sunset, Welden)

RIOTSVILLE, U.S.A.: Sierra Pettengill’s documentary about police militarization takes us to a fake town that the U.S. military built in the 1960s to train officers for civil unrest. (91 min, NR. Savoy)

THE STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY: A grieving bookstore owner (Kunal Nayyar) gets an unexpected second chance in this comedy-drama from Hans Canosa, also starring Christina Hendricks. (105 min, PG-13. Capitol)

CURRENTLY PLAYING

BARBARIANHHHH An accidental double booking turns out to be the least of an Airbnb guest’s problems in this horror thriller from Zach Cregger. Georgina Campbell and Bill Skårsgard star. (102 min, R. Essex, Majestic)

THE BIRTH OF INNOCENCE: About a decade ago, Vermont storyteller and director Malcolm D. Parker was convicted of defrauding investors in his new age documentary. At long last, the finished film hits local screens. (74 min, NR. Bijou)

BROSHHHH A museum curator finds love in this gay rom-com from Nicholas Stoller (Neighbors), starring Luke Marfarlane and Billy Eichner. (115 min, R. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Roxy, Sunset, Welden)

BULLET TRAINHH1/2 In this action flick, a bullet train leaves Tokyo carrying five assassins. With Brad Pitt, Joey King and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. (126 min, R. Palace)

DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETSHHH Krypto the Super-Dog assembles a band of crime-fighting critters in this animated adventure. (106 min, PG. Majestic, Palace)

DON’T WORRY DARLINGHH1/2 A 1950s homemaker (Florence Pugh) begins to suspect there’s something wrong with her utopian lifestyle in this thriller from director Olivia Wilde. (122 min, R. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Roxy, Stowe)

THE GOOD HOUSEHHH Sigourney Weaver plays a real estate agent reuniting with an old flame in this comedy-drama, also starring Kevin Kline. (114 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Savoy)

MOONAGE DAYDREAMHHHH This documentary from Brett Morgen (The Kid Stays in the Picture) traces the career of David Bowie with cooperation from his estate. (135 min, PG-13. Playhouse, Roxy, Savoy)

PEARLHHHHH In 1918, a young woman (Mia Goth) dreams of escaping her isolated farmstead in this horror prequel to last year’s X. (102 min, R. Palace, Roxy, Stowe, Sunset; reviewed 9/21)

PONNIYIN SELVAN: PART ONE: This epic adventure based on a novel follows South Indian court intrigue in the 10th century. (167 min, NR. Majestic: showings in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi)

SEE HOW THEY RUNHHH Saoirse Ronan, Sam Rockwell and Ruth Wilson star in this murder mystery set in the 1950s among London theater folk. (98 min, PG-13. Big Picture, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Roxy, Savoy)

SMILEHHH1/2 A doctor (Sosie Bacon) is plagued by terrifying visions in this horror debut from writer-director Parker Finn. (115 min, R. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Paramount, Roxy, Star, Sunset, Welden)

THE TERRITORYHHHH An indigenous leader organizes against Brazilian farmers who have ap propriated a protected part of the Amazon rainforest in Alex Pritz’s documentary. (85 min, PG. Savoy)

THE WOMAN KINGHHHH Viola Davis plays the gen eral of an all-female protective force in this action epic set in 1823. Gina Prince-Bythewood directed. (135 min, PG-13. Big Picture, Majestic, Palace)

OLDER FILMS AND SPECIAL SCREENINGS

AVATAR (2009, 3D) (Essex, Majestic, Star)

BEETLEJUICE (Sunset)

GREMLINS (Sunset)

JACK LONDON’S MARTIN EDEN (Playhouse)

MAGIC HOUR (TETON GRAVITY RESEARCH) (Sunset, Thu only)

SCREAM 2 — 25TH ANNIVERSARY (Essex, Sun & Mon only)

TOP GUN: MAVERICKHHHH (Majestic, Palace, Stowe)

TREMORS (Sunset)

WHERE THE CRAWDADS SINGHH1/2 (Palace, Sunset; reviewed 7/20)

OPEN THEATERS

(* = upcoming schedule for theater was not available at press time)

BIG PICTURE THEATER: 48 Carroll Rd., Waitsfield, 496-8994, bigpicturetheater.info

*BIJOU CINEPLEX 4: 107 Portland St., Morrisville, 888-3293, bijou4.com

CAPITOL SHOWPLACE: 93 State St., Montpelier, 229-0343, fgbtheaters.com

ESSEX CINEMAS & T-REX THEATER: 21 Essex Way, Suite 300, Essex, 879-6543, essexcinemas.com

*MAJESTIC 10: 190 Boxwood St., Williston, 878-2010, majestic10.com

MARQUIS THEATER: 65 Main St., Middlebury, 388-4841, middleburymarquis.com

*MERRILL’S ROXY CINEMAS: 222 College St., Burlington, 864-3456, merrilltheatres.net

*PALACE 9 CINEMAS: 10 Fayette Dr., South Burlington, 864-5610, palace9.com

PARAMOUNT TWIN CINEMA: 241 N. Main St., Barre, 479-9621, fgbtheaters.com

PLAYHOUSE MOVIE THEATRE: 11 S. Main St., Randolph, 728-4012, playhouseflicks.com

SAVOY THEATER: 26 Main St., Montpelier, 229-0598, savoytheater.com

STAR THEATRE: 17 Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury, 748-9511, stjaytheatre.com

*STOWE CINEMA 3PLEX: 454 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4678, stowecinema.com

SUNSET DRIVE-IN: 155 Porters Point Rd., Colchester, 862-1800, sunsetdrivein.com

WELDEN THEATRE: 104 N. Main St., St. Albans, 527-7888, weldentheatre.com

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WED.5 agriculture

FIRST WEDNESDAYS: DAMIAN COSTELLO: The theologist and author of Black Elk: Colonialism and Lakota Catholicism discusses how maple sugaring connects Vermonters to the land and Indigenous history. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291.

WHERE WE LAND FALL FESTIVAL: AGRARIAN STORYTELLING & MORE: Local farmers share tales about food sovereignty, resil ience and staying connected to the land. Corinth Town Hall, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-7222.

business

BIZ BUZZ ZOOM: Vermont Womenpreneurs hosts a virtual networking space for women business owners to meet and connect. 10-11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, info@ vtwomenpreneurs.com.

film

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

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: Viewers experience 19thcentury explorer Henry Bates’ journey through the Amazon rainforest. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11 a.m., 1 & 3 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $14.50-18; admis sion free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: Cameras positioned in nests,

underwater and along the forest floor capture a year’s worth of critters coming and going. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11:30 a.m., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $14.50-18; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

‘LEONARD COHEN: I’M YOUR MAN’: This documentary tribute to the legendary song writer features interviews with the man himself and ap pearances by other luminaries like U2 and Rufus Wainwright. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: An adventurous dolichorhyn chops travels through the most dangerous oceans in history, encountering plesiosaurs, giant turtles and the deadly mosasaur along the way. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10:30 a.m., 12:30, 2:30 & 4:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $14.50-18; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: Sparkling graphics take viewers on a mind-bending journey from the beginning of time through the mysteries of the universe. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, noon, 2 & 4 p.m. $3-5 plus regular ad mission, $14.50-18; admission

free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

food & drink

ADVENTURE DINNER: KILLEEN CROSSROADS FARM TAKEOVER DINNER: Chefs James Kitchens and Breana Lai Killeen cook up a fourcourse ode to their Chinese and Filipino heritage, featuring farm-fresh ingredients and paired cocktails. Killeen Crossroads Farm, Shelburne, 5:30-8:30 p.m. $167; pre register; limited space. Info, 248-224-7539.

DANVILLE FARMERS MARKET: Villagers shop local from various vendors handing out fruits, veggies, prepared foods and more. Danville Village Green, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, cfmamanager@gmail.com.

FEAST FARM STAND: Farmfresh veggies and other delights go on sale at this market featuring weekly activ ities such as yoga and cooking demonstrations. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 223-2518.

THE MAPLE 100: Vermonters fill out bingo cards with a month of maple-themed activities for a chance to win prizes from local vendors. See agriculture.vermont.gov for all events and locations. Various locations statewide. Free. Info, 828-2430.

MONTPELIER PLACE: HARVEST MEAL: Local volunteer farmers serve up a fresh-picked meal to celebrate the harvest and another year of working to increase food access. FEAST Farm, Montpelier, 4-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 229-6206.

health & fitness

ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION

EXERCISE PROGRAM: Those in need of an easy-on-the-joints workout experience an hour of calming, low-impact movement. Waterbury Public Library, 10:3011:45 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 244-7036.

BONE BUILDERS/ARTHRITIS

FOUNDATION EXERCISE

PROGRAM: Folks of all ages ward off osteoporosis in an exercise and prevention class. Online, 7:30 a.m.; Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 9 a.m. Free. Info, 223-3322.

CHAIR YOGA: Waterbury Public Library instructor Diana Whitney leads at-home participants in gentle stretches supported by seats. 10 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

COMMUNITY HOOP CLASSES: Hula hoopers of all ages get loopy at this weekly class. Champlain Elementary School, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. Donations. Info, 355-8457.

LONG-FORM SUN 73: Beginners and experienced practitioners learn how tai chi can help with arthritis, mental clarity and range of motion. Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes, 10-11:30 a.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, beverlyblakeney@gmail.com.

YANG 24: This simplified tai chi method is perfect for beginners looking to build strength and balance. Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes, 1-2:30 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, beverlyblakeney@gmail.com.

language

CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH CLASS FOR BEGINNERS: New students and those looking to brush up learn from a local native speaker. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

ELL CLASSES: ENGLISH FOR BEGINNERS & INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS: Learners of all abilities practice written and spoken English with trained instructors. Presented by Fletcher Free Library. 6:30-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, bshatara@ burlingtonvt.gov.

IRISH LANGUAGE CLASS: Celticcurious students learn to speak an Ghaeilge in a supportive group. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

SPANISH CONVERSATION:

music

LUNCHTIME PIPE ORGAN SERIES:

CARSON COOMAN: The composer goes hard on the historic Estey organ, playing a program of works from around the world. Epsilon Spires, Brattleboro, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, foreverxv@gmail.com.

THE MEATPACKERS: The beloved local band serves up its signature brand of contagious bluegrass. Shelburne Orchards, 12:30-2 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2753.

WILD WOODS SONG CIRCLE: Singers and acoustic instrumen talists gather for an evening of music making. Zoom option available. Godnick Adult Center, Rutland, 7:15-9:15 p.m. Free. Info, 775-1182.

politics

ANNE DONAHUE & MATTHEW

STRONG: The Republican state representative and the ex ecutive director of anti-abortion organization Vermonters for Good Government discuss the proposed Reproductive Liberty Amendment. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 985-8545.

FIRST WEDNESDAYS: MEG MOTT: A professor of political theory asks whether free speech must endure hate speech and dives into the history of speechrestricting laws. Norwich Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 649-1184.

talks

FIRST WEDNESDAYS: JOSEPH AND JESSE BRUCHAC: Father and son storytellers describe the Abenaki connection to Ndakinna, the land currently known as Vermont. Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 754-6660.

WHERE WE LAND FALL FESTIVAL:

CHERYL MORSE: A University of Vermont professor digs into Vermonters’ varying relationships to the land we live on. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

tech

COMPUTER WORKSHOPS:

GMAIL: Email newbies learn how to set up and use an account. Virtual option available. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-3403.

theater

words

FIRST WEDNESDAYS: JASON

CHIN: The Caldecott Medalwinning South Burlington chil dren’s book writer and illustrator reflects on his career. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

WHERE WE LAND FALL FESTIVAL: RACHEL LINDSAY: The author and cartoonist behind “Rachel Lives Here Now” and RX: A Graphic Memoir dives into themes of mental health and pharmaceuti cal ethics. Rutland Free Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 773-1860.

THU.6 activism

FIRST ANNUAL SOCIAL JUSTICE SYMPOSIUM: SEEING AND DISRUPTING RACISM: The Peace & Justice Center leads a 101 workshop on recognizing racism in many contexts, from individual to systemic. The Soda Plant, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Pay what you can; preregister. Info, 863-2345.

agriculture

ALL ABOUT VACCINES: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR YOUR HERD: Dairy farmers learn how to keep their cows hale and healthy. Presented by University of Vermont Extension. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, kelsie.meehan@ uvm.edu.

business

CHITTENDEN COUNTY VERMONT WOMENPRENEURS BIZ BUZZ:

Local female business owners meet and chat over coffee. Kestrel Coffee Roasters, Burlington, 10-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, info@ vtwomenpreneurs.com.

HIRING2DAYVT VIRTUAL

JOB FAIR: The Vermont Department of Labor gives job seekers a chance to meet with employers from around the state. 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 828-4000.

community

LIST YOUR UPCOMING EVENT HERE FOR FREE!

All submissions must be received by Thursday at noon for consideration in the following Wednesday’s newspaper. Find our convenient form and guidelines at sevendaysvt.com/postevent

FIND MORE LOCAL EVENTS IN THIS ISSUE AND ONLINE: art

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

Fluent and beginner speakers brush up on their español with a discussion led by a Spanish teacher. Presented by Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. 6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, programs@damlvt.org.

‘THE PITMEN PAINTERS’: A group of miners in 1930s England take a painting class in this Vermont Stage production based on the true story of the Ashington Group. Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $31.05-38.50. Info, 862-1497.

MENTOR TRAINING FALL 2022: New volunteers who want to help support women healing from prison and other encounters with the criminal justice system learn the ropes. Mercy Connections, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 846-7164.

crafts

KNITTING GROUP: Knitters of all experience levels get together to spin yarns. Latham Library, Thetford, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 785-4361.

See what’s playing at theaters in the On Screen section.

music + nightlife

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lgbtq

THRIVE QTPOC MOVIE NIGHT: Each month, Pride Center of Vermont virtually screens a movie centered on queer and trans people of color. 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, thrive@pridecentervt.org.

‘SPRING AWAKENING’: The road from adolescence to adulthood is marred by more than a few pot holes in this Tony Award-winning rock musical set in 19th-century Germany. Byrne Theater, Barrette Center for the Arts, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $19-69. Info, 296-7000.

etc.

NIGHT OWL CLUB: Astronomers and space exploration experts discuss the latest in extraterrestrial news with curious attendees.

Presented by Fairbanks Museum

FAMI LY

FU N

Check out these family-friendly events for parents, caregivers and kids of all ages.

Plan ahead at sevendaysvt.com/family-fun

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WED.5

chittenden county

BABYTIME: Teeny-tiny library patrons enjoy a gentle, slow story time featur ing songs, rhymes and lap play. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

CRAFTERNOON: CASTLE BUILDING: Little knights and royals build fairy tale palaces from scratch. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 2:30-4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

LEGO BUILDERS: Elementary-age imagi neers explore, create and participate in challenges. Ages 8 and up, or ages 6 and up with an adult helper. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

PLAY TIME: Little ones build with blocks and read together. Ages 1 through 4. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 1010:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

mad river valley/ waterbury

QUEER READS: LGBTQIA+ and allied youth get together each month to read and discuss ideas around gender, sexual ity and identity. Waterbury Public Library, 6-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 244-7036.

upper valley

PEABODY AFTERSCHOOL FUN FOR

GRADES 1-4: Students make friends over crafts and story time. George Peabody Library, Post Mills, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 333-9724.

SCIENCE YOGA: This full-body, playful program combines body awareness with an introduction to early science topics ranging from dinosaurs to planets. Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Regular admission, $15-18; free for members and kids under 2. Info, 649-2200.

STORY TIME!: Songs and stories are shared in the garden, or in the commu nity room in inclement weather. Norwich Public Library, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 649-1184.

THU.6 burlington

PRESCHOOL YOGA: Colleen from Grow Prenatal and Family Yoga leads little ones in songs, movement and other fun activi ties. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

chittenden county

LEGO CLUB: Children of all ages get crafty with Legos. Adult supervision is required for kids under 10. Winooski Memorial Library, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-6424.

OCT. 8 & 9 | FAMILY FUN

MUSIC AND MOVEMENT WITH MISS EMMA: The star of “Music for Sprouts” and “Mr. Chris and Friends” leads little ones 5 and younger in singing, scarf play and movement. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

PRESCHOOL MUSIC WITH LINDA BASSICK: The singer and storyteller extraordinaire leads little ones in indoor music and movement. Birth through age 5. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30-11 a.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 878-4918.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Books, songs, rhymes, sign language lessons and math activities make for well-educated young sters. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

READ TO A CAT: Young readers of all ages get a 10-minute time slot to tell stories to Oscar the therapy cat. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 878-4918.

barre/montpelier

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Energetic youngsters join Miss Meliss for stories, songs and lots of silliness. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

mad river valley/ waterbury

PRESCHOOL PLAY & READ: Outdoor activities, stories and songs get 3- and 4-year-olds engaged. Waterbury Public Library, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

FRI.7 chittenden county

MOVIE ON THE GREEN: ‘GHOSTBUSTERS:

AFTERLIFE’: Families munch popcorn and take in this recent sequel to the classic paranormal comedy. Williston Town Green, 6:15-8:15 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918.

RICHMOND FARMERS MARKET: An openair marketplace featuring live music connects cultivators and fresh-food

browsers. Volunteers Green, Richmond, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 881-1249.

TEEN FRIGHT NIGHT: Kids 13 through 18 hang out, eat popcorn and watch a freaky flick. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

upper valley

SCIENCE YOGA: See WED.5.

STORY TIME: Preschoolers take part in stories, songs and silliness. Latham Library, Thetford, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 785-4361.

northeast kingdom

ACORN CLUB STORY TIME: Kids 5 and under play, sing, hear stories and take home a fun activity. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10-11 a.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 745-1391.

FIRST FRIDAY STORY TIMES: Kids of all ages enjoy original and traditional music from Ed “The Music Man” Morgan. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 745-1391.

MARSHMALLOW ROAST: Sweet-toothed visitors get their toasting sticks ready for a sunset s’more fest. First package of marshmallows is free; additional packs available for purchase. Lavender Essentials of Vermont, Derby, 6-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 323-3590.

SAT.8 burlington

FLYNNZONE KIDS HOUR: BROADWAY

BABIES WITH MEG CLARY: The actor and teacher leads little thespians ages 3 through 5 in musical theater tunes, stage directions and improv games. The Flynn, Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 863-5966.

chittenden county

AMY HUNTINGTON: Budding bookworms hear from the author and illustrator of How to Make a Mountain in Just 9 Simple Steps and Only 100 Million Years! South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 846-4140.

HALLOWEEN COSTUME SWAP: Kids bring their getups that they’ve outgrown to trade and give to those in need. Brownell

That’s Fall, Folks

Visitors do-si-do straight into autumn at Billings Farm & Museum’s Harvest Celebration, where there are activities for all ages and inclinations. Square dancers swing their partners every hour to live music in the barn; aspiring agriculturalists shuck corn, harvest sunflower seeds and press their own cider; history buffs watch demonstrations of vintage techniques like drying apples, pickling, and cooking apple butter; and rambunctious revelers enjoy pumpkin bowling and tractor-drawn hayrides. Plus, the taste of fall comes in the form of mulled cider, doughnuts, barbecue and local liquors for the grown-ups.

HARVEST CELEBRATION

Saturday, October 8, and Sunday, October 9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock. Regular admission, $8-17; free for members and kids 3 and under. Info, 457-2355, billingsfarm.org.

Library, Essex Junction, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

KARMA KIDZ YOGA OPEN STUDIO

SATURDAYS: Young yogis of all ages and their caregivers drop in for some fun breathing and movement activities. Kamalika-K, Essex Junction, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Donations. Info, 871-5085.

SATURDAY STORIES: Kiddos start the weekend off right with stories and songs. Ages 3 through 7. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

mad river valley/ waterbury

JUNIOR RANGER ROUNDUP & SERVICE

PROJECT: Adults remove invasive plant species while kiddos lend a hand to finish their Junior Ranger requirements. Call to confirm. Nature Center. Little River State Park, Waterbury, 4:30 p.m. $2-4; free for children ages 3 and under. Info, 244-7103.

THE HONEYBEE STEELBAND: A steel drum ensemble plays pollinator-themed numbers. Q&A and refreshments follow.

Waterbury Public Library, noon-2 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

upper valley

HARVEST CELEBRATION: Old-timey farm fun is all around with attractions includ ing pumpkin bowling, corn husking and square dancing. See calendar spotlight. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission, $8-17; free for members and kids 3 and under. Info, 457-2355.

northeast kingdom

ATHENAEUM LIBRARY CARD SIGN

UP & STEPHEN HUNECK BIRTHDAY

CELEBRATION: St. Johnsbury residents get their library passes, meet Sally the dog and listen to stories in celebration of the late Dog Mountain founder. Bring ID and proof of address. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 745-1391.

brattleboro/okemo valley

FARM & WILDERNESS FALL OPEN

HOUSE: Families enjoy autumnal

activities while learning about outdoorsy summer camps and teen programs. Farm & Wilderness, Plymouth, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Free; donations accepted; preregister. Info, 422-3761.

MARIO THE MAKER MAGICIAN: A technowizard and his robot assistants inspire kids of all ages. Jackson Gore Inn, Okemo Mountain Resort, Ludlow, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 228-1600.

SUN.9

burlington

DAD GUILD: Fathers (and parents of all genders) and their kids ages 5 and under drop in for playtime and connection. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

GENDER CREATIVE KIDS: Trans and gender nonconforming kiddos under 13 enjoy fun, supportive group activities while their parents and caregivers chat. Outright Vermont, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 865-9677.

upper valley

HARVEST CELEBRATION: See SAT.8. brattleboro/okemo valley

FARM & WILDERNESS FALL OPEN HOUSE: See SAT.8, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

MON.10

mad river valley/ waterbury

TINY TOTS: Tiny tykes have fun, hear stories and meet new friends with Ms. Cynthia. Waterbury Public Library, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

northeast kingdom

ACORN CLUB STORY TIME: See FRI.7, 2-2:30 p.m.

calendar

& Planetarium. 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2372.

film

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

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: See WED.5.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See WED.5.

CINEMA’S FIRST NASTY WOMEN: QUEENS OF DESTRUCTION:

Ladies organize labor strikes, fight the police and play with gender in this selection of rarely screened, lovingly restored silent shorts. Film House, Main Street

Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free; do nations accepted. Info, 660-2600.

‘FROM CAIRO’: Director Hala Galal presents her 2021 documen tary following two Egyptian women who break from norms by pursuing artistic careers. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-10. Info, 603-646-2422.

‘MAGIC HOUR’: Teton Gravity Research premieres its new skiing and snowboarding film, filmed on location in some of North America’s most stunning locales.

Sunset Drive-in, Colchester, 7:3010 p.m. $15-90. Info, filmtour@ tetongravity.com.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: See WED.5. ‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See WED.5.

food & drink

THE MAPLE 100: See WED.5.

ROYALTON FARMERS MARKET: Local farmers sell their produce, bread and eggs to villagers. South Royalton Town Green, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 763-8302.

VERGENNES FARMERS MARKET:

Local foods and crafts, live music, and hot eats spice up Thursday afternoons. Vergennes City Park, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 233-9180.

health & fitness

FALL PREVENTION TAI CHI:

Humans boost their strength and balance through gentle, flowing movements. St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Vergennes, Levels 1 and 2, 9-10 a.m.; Level 3, 10-11 a.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, lhfrancis839@gmail.com.

lgbtq

POP-UP HAPPY HOUR: Locals connect over drinks at a speak easy-style bar. Hosted by OUT in the 802. Lincolns, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7812.

music

FIRST THURSDAY CONCERT

SERIES: ANTARA AND CHRIS CHENEY: The duo delivers live music while the New Deal food cart serves up nosh. 10 percent of bar sales benefit Common Roots. Shelburne Vineyard, 6-8:30 p.m. Free; cash bar. Info, 985-8222.

‘SIROCCO’: Experimental ensem ble Manchester Collective teams up with South African cellist Abel

Spread Your Wings

Cocoon, Middlebury College’s Moth-inspired storytelling slam, celebrates its 10th anniversary with an unscripted shindig like no other. Middlebury students, staff and community members share true tales from their lives, all centered on the theme “Lost and Found.” Hosted by student leaders Elissa Asch and Kristen Morgenstern, it’s a format that recalls slam poetry, standup comedy and campfire gatherings — all at once. Mahaney Arts Center technical director Mark Christensen provides musical interludes. A reception follows; proof of vaccination and boosters required.

COCOON

Friday, October 7, 8-9:45 p.m., at Robison Hall, Mahaney Arts Center, Middlebury College. $5-15. Info, 443-3169, middlebury.edu.

Selaocoe and his Chesaba trio for a night of electrifyingly diverse music. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $20-35. Info, 603-646-2422.

‘SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM’: Vermont artists honor the late Broadway legend with perfor mances of songs from Company, Follies, West Side Story and more. Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier City Hall, 7:30 p.m. $10-35. Info, 229-0492.

VERMONT CONTEMPORARY CHAMBER PLAYERS: A new en semble shows off its chops during a live rehearsal program including the original, rarely performed version of Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” and a new song cycle by award-winning composer Caroline Shaw. Elley-Long Music Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-10 p.m. Free; dona tions accepted. Info, 373-8688.

WESTERN VERMONT CHORAL LAB: Led by Moira Smiley and other local musicians, the Queen City’s newest community choir welcomes singers of all abilities and performs songs in diverse languages. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 7-8 p.m. $120 for 10 weeks; preregister. Info, info@ moirasmiley.com.

politics

THOUGHT CLUB: Artists and activists convene to engage with Burlington‘s rich tradition

of radical thought and envision its future. Democracy Creative, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, tevan@democracycreative.com.

seminars

NAMI VERMONT FAMILY-TO-FAMILY CLASS: An eight-week class for family members of folks with mental illnesses kicks off.

Presented by National Alliance on Mental Illness Vermont. 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 876-7949.

talks

FORD RISLEY: A communications professor explores how abolition ist newspapers helped grow the movement in advance of the Civil War. Axinn Center, Starr Library, Middlebury College, 7-8:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 877-3406.

theater

‘CHICAGO: THE MUSICAL’: The Flynn’s Broadway season kicks off with vaudeville, murder and all that jazz. The Flynn, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $36-98. Info, 863-5966.

‘A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC’: An actress, her lovers and their wives gather for a drama-filled weekend in the country in this Stephen Sondheim musical set in turn-ofthe-century Sweden. Stowe Town Hall Theatre, 7:30 p.m. $15-20. Info, 253-3961.

‘THE PITMEN PAINTERS’: See WED.5.

‘SPRING AWAKENING’: See WED.5, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

‘WOODY SEZ: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF WOODY GUTHRIE’: Four Weston Theater performers, playing more than 20 instru ments, paint a portrait of the troubadour whose songs brought inspiration and understanding to generations of Americans. Walker Farm, Weston, 7 p.m. $22.50-74. Info, 824-5288.

words

ARCHER MAYOR: The author launches his latest mystery, Fall Guy, in which a Vermont detective discovers that three separate cases are actually woven together in complex, deadly ways. Ticket includes $3 off any of the author’s books. Phoenix Books, Burlington, 7 p.m. $3; preregister. Info, 448-3350.

GEORGE D. AIKEN LECTURE SERIES: MARGARET ATWOOD: CANCELED. The legendary author of The Handmaid’s Tale discusses politics, poetry and the power of language in times of crisis. Ira Allen Chapel, University of Vermont, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2085.

MADELYN HOLMES: The author of Hiroshima and its Six Sister Cities discusses how diplomacy can build peace. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-5124.

MYSTERY READERS BOOK CLUB: True crime buffs and amateur sleuths gather to discuss their

favorite mystery books. Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 3 p.m. Free; preregis ter. Info, 223-6954.

SALLY KEITH: The award-winning poet, Guggenheim Foundation Fellow and author of River House reads from her work. Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 635-2727.

FRI.7 activism

FIRST ANNUAL SOCIAL JUSTICE SYMPOSIUM: ED EVERTS AWARD

CEREMONY: The Peace & Justice Center honors some of the com munity’s most dedicated activists with food, drink and celebration. Schmanska Park, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345.

bazaars

RUMMAGE SALE: Sales of books, toys, clothes and gifts benefit the United Church of Fairfax’s mission work. Fairfax Community Center, 1-7 p.m. Free. Info, 849-6313.

business

ALEX ARNOLD AND KELLY

KLEIN: The climate coach and Vermont Climate Council representative, respectively, discuss how the state is supporting small businesses in making eco-friendly choices. Presented by Women Business Owners Network Vermont.

8:30-10 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 503-0219.

dance

ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE: Locals get their Jane Austen on at a British ball where all the dances are run through beforehand. Wear casual, comfortable clothes. Newcomers’ lesson, 6:30 p.m. Elley-Long Music Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-9:30 p.m. $10-15; preregister. Info, val.medve@gmail.com.

education

OPEN HOUSE: Students and their parents visit a small, supportive boarding high school. Rock Point School, Burlington, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, 863-1104.

fairs & festivals

BOP BY THE BARN AND AUCTION: Museum patrons enjoy an autumn gala featuring dinner, live music and live bidding. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury, 5-7:30 p.m. $50; preregister; limited space. Info, 388-2117.

STOWE FOLIAGE ARTS FESTIVAL: 150 artists and artisans display and sell their work, accompa nied by specialty food, craft demonstrations and live music. Topnotch Field, Topnotch Resort, Stowe, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $10; free for kids. Info, 316-5019.

film

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

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: See WED.5.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See WED.5.

‘GOD’S COUNTRY’: Thandiwe Newton stars in this new thriller set in a remote college town. Director and Hanover native Julian Higgins makes an appear ance. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-10. Info, 603-646-2422.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: See WED.5.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See WED.5.

food & drink

THE MAPLE 100: See WED.5. games

MAH-JONGG: Tile traders of all experience levels gather for a game session. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

health & fitness

BONE BUILDERS/ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE PROGRAM: See WED.5.

LAURA MANN INTEGRATIVE HEALTHCARE LECTURE SERIES: ANTHONY P. BOSSIS: The psy chologist reveals how psychedel ics could be useful in end-of-life care. Virtual option available. Davis Auditorium, Medical Education Center Pavilion, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, 10:30-11:45

a.m. Free; preregister. Info, cara. feldman-hunt@med.uvm.edu.

ONLINE GUIDED

MEDITATION: Dorothy Alling Memorial Library invites attendees to relax on their lunch breaks and reconnect with their bodies. Noon-12:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, programs@ damlvt.org.

SUN-STYLE TAI CHI: A sequence of slow, controlled motions aids in strength and balance. Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 229-1549.

language

ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE

ITALIAN CONVERSATION: Semifluent speakers practice their skills during a slow conversazi one about the news. Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, noon-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

music

BRASS & REEDS - CHAMBER

MUSIC: The opera house kicks off its season with a joint show by the Champlain Brass Quintet and the Dead Creek Reeds. Vergennes Opera House, 7:30 p.m. $10; cash bar. Info, 877-6737.

FREE OUTDOOR HIP-HOP SHOW: North Ave Jax and 99 Neighbors headline this gathering of local musicians, featuring food by South End Sliders. Burlington City Hall Park, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Free. Info, kellybuttspirito@ gmail.com.

MUSIC JAM: Local instru mentalists of all ability levels gather to make sweet music.

BALE Community Space, South Royalton, 7-10 p.m. Free. Info, 498-8438.

PLAY EVERY TOWN: Prolific pianist David Feurzeig continues a four-year, statewide series of shows in protest of high-pollu tion worldwide concert tours.

Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 7 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, playeverytown@ gmail.com.

‘SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM’: See THU.6.

THE WAILERS: Fans new and old move and groove to timeless reggae tunes. Barre Opera House, 8 p.m. $25-42. Info, 476-8188.

THE WOOD BROTHERS: The soulful folk masters are joined onstage by local luminary Kat Wright. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $34-54. Info, 603-448-0400.

outdoors

PUBLIC OWL BANDING

DEMONSTRATION: Biologists capture, tag and release northern saw-whet owls to better understand their migra tion. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 8-9:30 p.m. Donations; preregister; limited space. Info, 229-6206.

politics

EEE LECTURES: MATTHEW DICKINSON: The Education & Enrichment for Everyone series continues with this Middlebury

professor’s address, “Forecasting the 2022 Midterms: The End of the Democrats’ Majority?” Virtual option available. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2-3 p.m. $8; $55 for season pass. Info, 363-6937.

tech

TECH HELP: Experts answer questions about phones, laptops, e-readers and more in one-onone sessions. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 846-4140.

theater

‘ALMOST, MAINE’: The Shelburne Players present John Cariani’s witty, romantic comedy set in a fictional Maine town in the dead of winter. Shelburne Town Center, 7-9 p.m. $20. Info, 343-2602.

‘BLUE WINDOW’: The inhabitants of five apartments in 1984 New York City get ready for a dinner party. Presented by the Lamoille County Players. Hyde Park Opera House, 7 p.m. $15-20. Info, 888-4507.

‘ADMISSIONS’: Two white board ing school administrators throw a selfish wrench in their own diversity initiatives in this biting satire from Middlebury Acting Company. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $15-30. Info, 382-9222.

FIRST FRIDAY TOURS: Enthusiastic patrons learn about the company’s history and sneak a peek backstage. Weston Theater at Walker Farm, 4-5 p.m. $20. Info, 824-5288.

‘LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR’: The host of a 1950s comedy-variety TV show battles with executives who want to dumb it down for the Midwest market in this Essex Players production. Essex Memorial Hall, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $18. Info, ecpadmin@essexplayers.com.

‘A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC’: See THU.6.

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‘THE PITMEN PAINTERS’: See WED.5.

‘SPRING AWAKENING’: See WED.5.

‘WOODY SEZ: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF WOODY GUTHRIE’: See THU.6.

words

COCOON: Inspired by the Moth, Middlebury students, staff and community members share unscripted stories on the theme of “Lost and Found.” See calendar spotlight. Robison Hall, Mahaney Arts Center, Middlebury College, 8-9:45 p.m. $5-15. Info, 443-3169.

VISITING WRITER WRITING

CRAFT TALK: SALLY KEITH: The poet talks shop with listeners interested in the art of writing. Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, 7-8 p.m. Free; preregister; lim ited space. Info, 635-2727.

SAT.8 agriculture

FALL MAPLE OPEN HOUSE: Visitors are in for a sweet week end packed with tours, demon strations and delicious treats. See vermontmaple.org for all participating locations. Various locations statewide, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 777-2667.

bazaars

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ECSTATIC BUTTERFLY: Drum music, intuitive dance and wa tercolor painting spur a healing journey. Railyard Apothecary, Burlington, 1-4 p.m. $40-60; limited space; preregister. Info, maria.firebirdhealing@gmail. com.

fairs & festivals

CIDER DAYS: A historic village overflows with live music, food, vendors, a petting zoo, a book sale and cider pressing. Belmont Village Green, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, mchavt@gmail.com.

CELEBRATING FALL FOLIAGE: Coffee, donuts and live music by Woodbury Broad Band make for a family-friendly foliage fiesta. East Calais Rec Field, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 272-8688.

FALL FLAIR FAIR: A craft fair ben efits humane society Homeward Bound. Granville Town Hall, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free; donations ac cepted. Info, gbgmail@comcast. net.

STOWE FOLIAGE ARTS FESTIVAL: See FRI.7.

VERMONT APPLE FESTIVAL AND CRAFT SHOW: Vendors offer handmade goods amid mouthwatering fare, the Fastest Kid in Town race and a pie-baking

contest. Riverside Middle School, Springfield, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 885-2779.

film

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

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: See WED.5.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See WED.5.

BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL FILM SERIES: ‘BLACK ART IN THE ABSENCE OF LIGHT’: Rajnii Eddins hosts a screening of this 2021 documentary about some of today’s foremost Black American artists, including Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold and Amy Sherald. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: See WED.5.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See WED.5.

‘TOP GUN: MAVERICK’: Tom Cruise returns to the cockpit and one of his most iconic roles in this blockbuster that blew up the box office this past spring. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-8. Info, 603-646-2422.

food & drink

BURLINGTON FARMERS MARKET:

Dozens of stands overflow with seasonal produce, flowers, arti sanal wares and prepared foods. Burlington Farmers Market, 345 Pine St., 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 560-5904.

CAPITAL CITY FARMERS

MARKET: Meats and cheeses join farm-fresh produce, baked goods, locally made arts and crafts, and live music. 133 State St., Montpelier, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, montpelierfarmersmarket@ gmail.com.

FALL FOOD FESTIVAL: The Filipino American Community in Vermont fundraises with a yard sale and a feast of siopao and lumpia. 549 Route 2, South Hero, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 489-6479.

FREE SATURDAY CHOCOLATE TASTINGS: A sommelier of sweet stuff leads drop-in guests through a tasting platter. Lake Champlain Chocolates Factory Store & Café, Burlington, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 864-1807. THE MAPLE 100: See WED.5.

PIE BREAKFAST: Ticket holders get access to all the savory and sweet pies they can eat. Vegetarian and gluten-free op tions available. Takeout available for $2.50 per slice. Proceeds ben efit the senior center. Heineberg Senior Center, Burlington, 9-11

a.m. $5-10; free for kids under 4. Info, 863-3982.

ST. JOHNSBURY FARMERS

MARKET: Growers and crafters gather weekly at booths centered on local eats. Pearl St. & Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, cfmamanager@gmail. com.

SUMMER SAMPLING SERIES:

Local makers and growers serve up bites for tasting. Mad River Taste Place, Waitsfield, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 496-3165.

health & fitness

BROOKFIELD OKTOBERFEST 5K: In

lieu of an indoor Oktoberfest, racers take in the autumn views around Sunset Lake, followed by a feast. Brookfield Old Town Hall, 10-11:30 a.m. $28. Info, brookfieldoth@ gmail.com.

SUPPORTING FAMILIES IMPACTED BY SUBSTANCE USE/MENTAL

ILLNESS: Addiction psychiatrist

Libby Stuyt teaches medical pro viders how to assist those coping with a loved one’s substance-use disorder. Jenna’s House, Johnson, 1:30-3 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 343-8741.

holidays

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY

ROCKS!: Abenaki Chief Don Stevens blesses a day of music, storytelling and education, fol lowed by a rock concert featuring

Blues Hall of Famer Joe Louis Walker. Donations benefit local tribes. Mayo Events Field, Stowe, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. & 3:30-6:30 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, 503-5771.

language

FRENCH CONVERSATION FOR ALL: Native French speaker

Romain Feuillette leads an infor mal discussion group. All ages and abilities welcome. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 878-4918.

music

ANNIE AND THE HEDONISTS: The four-piece band gives an outdoor performance rooted in acous tic blues, jazz and Americana. Meeting House on the Green, East Fairfield, 5-7 p.m. $10. Info, 827-3275.

CLAYTON STEPHENSON: An award-winning young virtuoso plays an opulent piano program, including works by Beethoven and Mussorgsky. Virtual option available. Robison Hall, Mahaney Arts Center, Middlebury College, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5-25. Info, 443-6433.

EMALOU AND THE BEAT: An acoustic trio plays its trademark funky folk for apple pickers. Shelburne Orchards, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2753.

FACING THE SUNRISE BLACK

PERFORMING ARTS SERIES: MIKAHELY: The Malagasy musi cian astounds on the guitar and the valiha during an appearance at this collaboration between Clemmons Family Farm and Catamount Arts. Catamount ArtPort, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

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HOMECOMING CONCERT: The University of Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Concert Band and Concert Choir celebrate the start of a new term. University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040.

‘SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM’: See THU.6.

THE TENDERBELLIES: Bluegrass tunes get toes a-tappin’ among the apple trees. Food, hard cider and donuts top off the fun. BYO chair. Happy Valley Orchard, Middlebury, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, 388-2411.

THE TWANGTOWN PARAMOURS:

A hybrid of the Nashville and Austin music scenes, the acoustic duo crafts catchy Americana sounds. Whallonsburg Grange Hall, N.Y., 7:30-9:45 p.m. $5-15. Info, 518-963-7777.

outdoors

AQUADVENTURE PADDLE:

Stunning scenery welcomes boat ers, who explore the Waterbury Reservoir in search of crepuscular wildlife. Contact Station, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 10:30 a.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under; preregister; limited space. Info, 244-7103.

F&W BIO BLITZ HIKE: Folks cel ebrate biodiversity with an obser vatory hike, keeping track of the wildlife they see along the way. Farm & Wilderness, Plymouth, 2-4

p.m. Free; preregister. Info, kelly@ farmandwilderness.org.

FEAST FROM THE FARMS:

Foodies take a car or bike tour around the past and present farmsteads of Norwich. Farmfresh picnic lunches available for purchase. Norwich Historical Society and Community Center, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $25. Info, 649-0124.

MUSHROOMS DEMYSTIFIED:

Fungi fanatics learn about differ ent varieties — fabulous and fear some alike — found throughout the park. Call to confirm. History Hike Picnic Area, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 2 p.m. $2-4; free for kids ages 3 and under. Info, 244-7103.

OWL PROWL & NIGHT GHOST HIKE: Flashlight holders spy deni zens of dusk on a journey to 19thcentury settlement ruins, where spooky Vermont tales await. Call to confirm. History Hike lot, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 6 p.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under. Info, 244-7103.

talks

HOW WE MAKE THINGS: SAJAN

SAINI: An MIT educator draws on the worlds of comic books and animation to investigate how we communicate complex ideas. Cold Hollow Sculpture Park, Enosburg Falls, 2-3:30 p.m. Free. Info,

cvogt@coldhollowsculpturepark. com.

tech

MODEL ENGINEERING SHOW:

The American Precision Museum hosts some of the region’s fin est model engineers, artists, machinists and STEM educators for a day of vintage whirligigs and futuristic doodads. See calendar spotlight. Windsor Recreation Department, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $5-10; free for members and volunteers; preregister. Info, 674-5781.

theater

‘ALMOST, MAINE’: See FRI.7.

‘BLUE WINDOW’: See FRI.7.

‘ADMISSIONS’: See FRI.7. ‘LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR’: See FRI.7.

‘A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC’: See THU.6, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

‘THE PITMEN PAINTERS’: See WED.5.

‘THE SHARD OF THE SILVER SPECTRE’: Two teen YouTubers investigate a séance gone wrong in this outdoor performance. QuarryWorks Theater, Adamant, 2-3 & 5-6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 229-6978.

‘SPRING AWAKENING’: See WED.5, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

‘WOODY SEZ: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF WOODY GUTHRIE’: See THU.6, 2 & 7 p.m.

words

ANNUAL FALL BOOK SALE:

Friends of the Cobleigh Library offer special deals on a huge selection of tomes, from picture books to mysteries and more.

Lyndonville Municipal Building, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 626-5475.

HISTORY BOOK DISCUSSION

GROUP: The Marshfield Historical Society and Jaquith Public Library lead a conversation about American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham. Old Schoolhouse Common, Marshfield, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 454-1680.

POETRY EXPERIENCE: Local wordsmith Rajnii Eddins hosts a supportive writing and shar ing circle for poets of all ages. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

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activism

SOCIAL JUSTICE FAIR: Local organizations offer volunteer opportunities and locals meet neighbors also interested in activism. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, noon-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0218.

agriculture

FALL MAPLE OPEN HOUSE: See SAT.8. community

MUSEUM OPEN HOUSE: Visitors enjoy behind-the-scenes tours and an address from archivist Orson Kingsley. Middletown Springs Historical Society, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, montvert@vermontel.net.

VETS TOWN HALL: Veterans share stories about their time in service, while community mem bers listen. Godnick Adult Center, Rutland, 1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, vermont@vetstownhall.org.

fairs & festivals

CIDER DAYS: See SAT.8, noon-4 p.m.

HEIRLOOM APPLE DAY: The or chard’s Apple Barn opens its doors for an exhibition of more than 130 apple varieties. Food, cider and activities for all ages abound. Scott Farm, Dummerston, 10 a.m.6 p.m. Free. Info, 254-6868.

STOWE FOLIAGE ARTS FESTIVAL: See FRI.7. film

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

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: See WED.5.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See WED.5.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: See WED.5.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See WED.5.

food & drink

FOOD FOR TALK COOKBOOK

BOOK CLUB: Home chefs make a recipe from The Arabesque Table: Contemporary Recipes From the Arab World by Reem Kassis and meet to compare results. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, bshatara@ burlingtonvt.gov.

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PANCAKE BREAKFAST: Hungry locals pile their plates with flapjacks, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage and Vermont maple syrup. Cathedral of St. Joseph, Burlington, 9-11:30 a.m. $10-25. Info, 862-5109.

THE MAPLE 100: See WED.5.

WINOOSKI FARMERS MARKET:

Families shop for fresh produce, honey, meats, coffee and pre pared foods from more seasonal vendors at an outdoor market place. Champlain Mill Green, Winooski, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, farmersmarket@downtown winooski.org.

calendar

SUNDAY MORNING MEDITATION:

health & fitness

COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS

PRACTICE: New and experienced meditators are always welcome to join this weekly practice in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hahn.

Sangha Studio — Pine, Burlington, 6:30-8:15 p.m. Free. Info, newleaf sangha@gmail.com.

MAD DASH 5K RUN OR WALK: Mad River Path’s beloved tradition is back with a kids’ fun run and 5K options available, followed by food, music and a silent auction. Harwood Union High School, South Duxbury, 10 a.m.-noon. $5-30; preregister. Info, 496-7284.

Mindful folks experience sitting and walking meditation in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

Shambhala Meditation Center, Burlington, 9 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, lungta108@gmail.com.

SUPPORTING FAMILIES

IMPACTED BY SUBSTANCE USE/ MENTAL ILLNESS: See SAT.8.

Rock Point Center, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Info, 658-6233.

music

THE BIG PICK: Orchard goers en joy the improvisational strains of this Bristol bluegrass jam band. Shelburne Orchards, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2753.

CHURCH STREET SOUNDS OF THE SEASON: THE CHAMPLAIN

TRIO: The chamber group performs pieces composed by Vermont students. First Congregational Church, St. Albans, 3-4 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, 524-4555.

FLAME: This New York band made up of disabled musi cians raises funds for Visions for Creative Housing Solutions. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 4 p.m. $5-10 suggested donation. Info, 603-448-0400.

LUETTE SAUL & MATTHEW

ODELL: The soprano and pianist, respectively, present an allAmerican recital featuring works by John Jacob Niles, Florence

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‘SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM’: See THU.6, 2 p.m.

THE TWANGTOWN PARAMOURS:

See SAT.8. Westford Common Hall, 4-5 p.m. Donations. Info, 363-0930.

outdoors

THE BIG SIT: Confined to a 17-foot diameter circle, birders try to beat last year’s record and identify as many feathered friends as possible. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, 434-2167.

F&W BIO BLITZ HIKE: See SAT.8, 2-5 p.m.

TOUR OF WATERBURY DAM: Visitors explore a reforested encampment and discover how the Civilian Conservation Corps saved the Winooski Valley from flooded ruin. Call to confirm. Meet at the top of the dam. Little River State Park, Waterbury, 11 a.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under. Info, 244-7103.

TRACKS, SKINS & SKULLS: Outdoorsy types search for signs of fur-bearing animals and make plaster-of-paris track casts to take home. Nature Center, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 9 a.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and un der; preregister; call to confirm. Info, 244-7103.

sports

THE GRINDSTONE: A gravel grinder like no other takes cy clists through the Granite Center of the World. Barre Town Middle & Elementary School, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. $65-85. Info, gravel@ grindstonegravel.com.

theater

‘ALMOST, MAINE’: See FRI.7, 2-4 p.m.

‘BLUE WINDOW’: See FRI.7, 2 p.m. ‘ADMISSIONS’: See FRI.7, 2 p.m.

FOMO?

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

film

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music + nightlife

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Learn more about highlighted listings in the Magnificent 7 on page 11.

EVENT

‘LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR’: See FRI.7, 2-4 p.m.

‘THE PITMEN PAINTERS’: See WED.5, 2 p.m.

‘THE SHARD OF THE SILVER SPECTRE’: See SAT.8, 2-3 p.m.

‘SPRING AWAKENING’: See WED.5, 5 p.m.

‘WOODY SEZ: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF WOODY GUTHRIE’: See THU.6, 3 p.m.

words

ANNUAL FALL BOOK SALE: See SAT.8, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

MON.10 film

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

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: See WED.5.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See WED.5.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: See WED.5.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See WED.5. food & drink

THE MAPLE 100: See WED.5. health & fitness

ADVANCED TAI CHI: Experienced movers build strength, improve balance and reduce stress.

Holley Hall, Bristol, 11 a.m.-noon. Free; donations accepted. Info, jerry@skyrivertaichi.com.

BONE BUILDERS/ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE

PROGRAM: See WED.5.

LONG-FORM SUN 73: Beginners and experienced practitioners learn how tai chi can help with arthritis, mental clarity and range of motion.

Holley Hall, Bristol, noon-1 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, wirlselizabeth@gmail.com.

WEEKLY CHAIR YOGA: Those with mobility challenges or who are new to yoga practice balance and build strength through gentle, supported movements.

Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 3 p.m. Free; prereg ister; donations accepted. Info, 223-3322.

YANG 24: This simplified tai chi method is perfect for begin ners looking to build strength and balance. Congregational Church of Middlebury, 4-6 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, wirlselizabeth@gmail.com.

language

ENGLISH CONVERSATION

CIRCLE: Locals learning English as a second language gather in the Digital Lab to build vocabulary and make friends.

South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

politics

DOWNTOWN CELEBRATION WITH SEN. PATRICK LEAHY: Local lead ers mark the senator’s decades of commitment to community revitalization with drinks and live

music. Rusty Parker Memorial Park, Waterbury, 1-5 p.m. Free; cash bar. Info, 229-9111.

sports

KOMEN VERMONT RIDE FOR

THE CURE: Horseback riders and their equine sidekicks trot along a scenic trail to raise funds for breast cancer research. Virtual option available. $75-150 minimum fundraising commit ment. Green Mountain Horse Association, South Woodstock, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 877-465-6696.

words

ADDISON COUNTY WRITERS COMPANY: Poets, playwrights, novelists and memoirists of ev ery experience level meet weekly for an MFA-style workshop. Swift House Inn, Middlebury, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, jay@zigzaglitmag.org.

TUE.11 community

CURRENT EVENTS DISCUSSION GROUP: Brownell Library hosts a virtual roundtable for neighbors to pause and reflect on the news cycle. 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

dance

SWING DANCING: Local Lindy hoppers and jitterbuggers convene at Vermont Swings’ weekly boogie-down. Bring clean shoes. Beginner lessons, 6:30 p.m. Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9 p.m. $5. Info, 864-8382.

film

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

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: See WED.5.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See WED.5.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: See WED.5.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See WED.5.

food & drink

THE MAPLE 100: See WED.5.

games

BRIDGE FOR BEGINNERS: Expert player Grace Sweet teaches novices how to play a classic card game. Waterbury Public Library, 6-8 p.m. Free; preregister; lim ited space. Info, 244-7036.

health & fitness

FALL PREVENTION TAI CHI:

See THU.6. St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Vergennes, Levels 1 and 2, 9-10 a.m.; Level 3, 10-11 a.m. Congregational Church of Middlebury, 10-11 a.m. Free; dona tions accepted. Info, lindsayhart09@gmail.com.

SUN-STYLE TAI CHI: See FRI.7.

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and French-language learners meet pour parler la belle langue Burlington Bay Market & Café, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, pause-cafe+owner@groups.io.

music

‘LEGENDS ALIVE II’: Multiinstrumentalist Bill Cole and percussionist Warren Smith pool their decades of experience and bring together an all-star crew of other musicians of color. South Royalton Town Green, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 369-5631.

outdoors

BIRD WALK: Joel Tilley of the Rutland County Audubon Society leads ornithology enthusiasts on a search for fall warblers and other migrating birds. Castleton University Trails, 7:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, jptilley50@gmail.com.

TUESDAY NIGHT GRAVEL BIKE

RIDES: Pedal heads explore their local trails at this weekly meet up. Three Rivers Path Trailhead Pavilion, Lamoille Valley Rail Trail, St. Johnsbury, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, landanimal adventures@gmail.com.

talks

BOB ZAINO: The state lands ecologist takes listeners on a tour of Vermont’s 97 distinct eco systems. Grace Congregational Church, Rutland, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 747-4466.

DISTINGUISHED

SPEAKER SERIES: FARLA TERNIKAR: The gender studies professor explores Muslim and South Asian American women’s lives through the lens of social media and pop culture. Presented by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Vermont. 11 a.m.-noon. $10; $25 for series pass; preregister. Info, 656-5817. tech

COMPUTER WORKSHOPS: PASSWORDS: Students learn how to create secure passcodes and avoid scams. Virtual option available. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, noon-1:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-3403.

theater

‘SPRING AWAKENING’: See WED.5.

words

ANDY BOROWITZ: The critically acclaimed satirist breaks down his newest bestseller, Profiles in Ignorance: How America’s Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $25-45. Info, 603-646-2422.

DAVID SEDARIS: The preeminent humor writer displays his trade mark sardonic wit on tour for his newest book, Happy-Go-Lucky The Flynn, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $51.75-62.25. Info, 863-5966.

THE MOTH STORYSLAM: Local tellers of tales recount

true stories in the hopes of winning an appearance on NPR. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $15; preregister. Info, susanne@ themoth.org.

WED.12 community

CURRENT EVENTS: Neighbors have an informal discussion about what’s in the news. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 878-4918.

THE WORKING COMMUNITIES

CHALLENGE IN YOUR TOWN: Local community, business and nonprofit leaders come together to discuss solutions to shared challenges. Presented by Vermont Council on Rural Development. 10-11:30 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-6091.

conferences

MILITARY WRITERS’

SYMPOSIUM: Authors and researchers gather to discuss artificial intelligence and the future of robots in combat. See norwich.edu for full schedule. Norwich University, Northfield, 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 485-2000. etc.

‘WALKING: PERFORMANCE

RUMINATIONS IN AMBULATORY PROCESS’: An original University of Vermont performance event combines dance, visual art and multimedia theater to explore the physical, mental and relational aspects of mov ing through space. Royall Tyler Theatre, University of Vermont, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $10-22. Info, rtttickets@uvm.edu. film

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

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: See WED.5.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See WED.5.

‘PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE’: Set in 1770 France, this 2019 lesbian drama follows a painter as she produces a portrait of a reluctant bride — without the bride knowing. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: See WED.5. ‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See WED.5.

food & drink

ADVENTURE DINNER: LEAF PEEPS

& JAPANESE EATS: Kitsune chefs serve a four course, riverside feast featuring Japanese dishes, local produce and paired sake pours. Tälta Lodge, Stowe, 5:30-8:30 p.m. $175; preregister; limited space. Info, 248-224-7539.

DANVILLE FARMERS MARKET: See WED.5.

FEAST FARM STAND: See WED.5.

THE MAPLE 100: See WED.5.

games

BOARD GAME NIGHT: Lovers of tabletop fun play classic games and new designer offerings.

Waterbury Public Library, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

health & fitness

ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION

EXERCISE PROGRAM: See WED.5. BONE BUILDERS/ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE

PROGRAM: See WED.5.

CHAIR YOGA: See WED.5.

COMMUNITY HOOP CLASSES: See WED.5.

LONG-FORM SUN 73: See WED.5. WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY: Alice T. Chen, MD, and All Heart Inspirations founder Ferene Paris Meyer speak about burnout and how to address it. Presented by Howard Center. 6-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, bweinstein@howardcenter.org. YANG 24: See WED.5.

language

CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH CLASS FOR BEGINNERS: See WED.5.

ELL CLASSES: ENGLISH FOR BEGINNERS & INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS: See WED.5.

IRISH LANGUAGE CLASS: See WED.5.

music

‘SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM’: See THU.6.

tech

COMPUTER WORKSHOPS: GOOGLE DOCS: Newbies learn how to write and edit in Google’s word processor. Virtual option available. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-3403.

theater

‘THE PITMEN PAINTERS’: See WED.5.

‘SPRING AWAKENING’: See WED.5.

words

AFTER HOURS BOOK CLUB: Patrons discuss Eight Perfect Murders, a twisty murder mystery by Peter Swanson. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6:307:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

ARCHER MAYOR: See THU.6. Norwich Bookstore. Free. Info, 649-1114.

FFL BOOK CLUB: ‘THE LIVING

SEA OF WAKING DREAMS’: Fletcher Free Library patrons break down Richard Flanagan’s mother-daughter story about ag ing, love and family. Preregister for location. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free; pre register. Info, 863-3403.

POETRY POTLUCK: Wordsmiths and readers bring a dish and a poem (their own or others’) to share. Whirligig Brewing, St. Johnsbury, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, acampbell@catamountarts.org. m

FAMI LY FU N

Check out these family-friendly events for parents, caregivers and kids of all ages.

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TUE.11 burlington

SING-ALONG WITH LINDA BASSICK:

Babies, toddlers and preschoolers sing, dance and wiggle along with Linda. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1111:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

chittenden county

PLAYGROUP & FAMILY SUPPORT: Families with children under age 5 play and connect with others in the commu nity. Winooski Memorial Library, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 655-6424.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME ON THE GREEN: Dorothy Alling Memorial Library leads half an hour of stories, rhymes and songs. Williston Town Green, 1010:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

TODDLERTIME: Kids ages 1 through 3 and their caregivers join Miss Kelly and her puppets Bainbow and La-La for story time. South Burlington Public

Library & City Hall, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

barre/montpelier

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: See THU.6.

ROBIN’S NEST NATURE PLAYGROUP: Outdoor pursuits through fields and forests captivate little ones up to age 5 and their parents. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 10 a.m.-noon. Free; donations accepted. Info, 229-6206.

northeast kingdom

HOMESCHOOL GEOGRAPHY CLUB: Home learners ages 6 through 10 learn about a new continent and get stamps on their library passports each week. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 745-1391.

randolph/royalton

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT & ACTION: Activists ages 14 through 18 discuss community service, climate action, LGBTQ rights and social justice. BALE Community Space, South Royalton, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 498-8438.

WED.12

chittenden county

BABYTIME: See WED.5.

LEGO BUILDERS: See WED.5.

MOVIE MATINEE: Film lovers have a family-friendly fright at this screening of an animated Halloween favorite. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

PLAY TIME: See WED.5.

mad river valley/ waterbury

SOUND ON: Mini musicians dance, play and try their hands at various instru ments. Ages 6 through 9. Waterbury Public Library, 3-3:45 p.m. Free; prereg ister. Info, 244-7036.

upper valley

PEABODY AFTERSCHOOL FUN FOR GRADES 1-4: See WED.5.

SCIENCE YOGA: See WED.5.

STORY TIME!: See WED.5. K

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FOLLOWING CLASS LISTINGS

classes art

DAVIS STUDIO ART CLASSES:

Discover your happy place in one of our weekly classes. Making art boosts emotional well-being and brings joy to your life, especially when you connect with other art enthusiasts. Select the ongoing program that’s right for you. Now enrolling youth and adults for classes in drawing, painting and fused glass. Location: Davis Studio, 916 Shelburne Rd., South Burlington. Info: 425-2700, davisstudiovt.com.

design/build

TINY HOUSE WORKSHOP: A crew of beginners will help instruc tor Peter King frame and sheath a 14-by-20-foot tiny house in Starksboro. Plenty of hands-on experience. Tools provided; safety glasses required. On-site camping avail. Oct. 8-9. Cost: $300/work shop. Info: Peter King, 933-6103, vermonttinyhouses.com.

empowerment

THE LITERARY CIRCLE: FINDING STRENGTH AND INSPIRATION

IN DIVERSE BOOKS: This course explores the transformative power of stories, drawing on Jungian concepts of the shadow and the collective unconscious, inviting participants to go on personal journeys where diverse literature takes center stage for strength and inspiration. Led by Maria Manteo, a professor of English and specialist in children’s literacy. Oct. 20 & 27, 7-8:30 p.m. Cost: $30. Location: Zoom. Info: mmanteo@supportlearning. com.ar.

kids

CHILD NUTRITION WEBINAR: Are your kids picky eaters? Are you a short-order cook? Do you deal with a food fight or “I don’t like that” even before a first bite? Do your kids’ food preferences change day-to-day, and you can’t keep up? Oct. 13, 7-7:50 p.m. Cost: $39/person. Recording will also be sent after live webinar. Location: Zoom. Info: KK Wellness Consulting LLC, Yoanna Vaughan, 818-540-5128, yoanna@kkwellnessconsulting. com, kkwellnessconsulting.com/ childnutritionmasterclass.

language

SPANISH CLASSES FOR ALL AGES: Premier native-speaking Spanish professor Maigualida Rak is giving fun, interactive online lessons to improve com prehension and pronuncia tion and to achieve fluency. Audiovisual material is used. “I feel proud to say that my students have significantly improved their Spanish with my teach ing approach.” —Maigualida Rak. Read reviews on Facebook at Spanishcoursesvt. Info: Spanish Courses VT, 8810931, spanishtutor.vtfla@ gmail.com, facebook.com/ spanishonlinevt.

martial arts

VERMONT BRAZILIAN

JIU-JITSU: We offer a legitimate Brazilian jiu-jitsu training program for men, women and children in a friendly, safe and positive environment. Julio Cesar “Foca” Fernandez Nunes; CBJJP and IBJJF seventhdegree Carlson Gracie Sr. Coral Belt-certified instructor; teaching in Vermont, born and raised in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! A two-time world masters champion, five-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu national champion, three-time Rio de Janeiro state champion and Gracie Challenge champion. Accept no limita tions! 1st class is free. Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Rd., Williston. Info: 598-2839, julio@bjjusa.com, vermontbjj.com.

music

DJEMBE & TAIKO DRUMMING:

JOIN US!: New classes (outdoor mask optional/ masks indoors).

Taiko Tue. and Wed.; Djembe Wed.; Kids & Parents Tue. and Wed. Conga classes by request! Schedule/register online.

Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3G, Burlington. Info: 999-4255, spaton55@gmail.com, burlingtontaiko.org.

pets

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION

WORKSHOP: This workshop is an opportunity to connect telepathi cally with our animal friends. This will open hearts and awareness of intuitive gifts and sensitivities. Please be prepared to provide four photos of one animal that is currently in your life that will be participating in class with you. Oct. 16, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $125 by personal check. Location: Zoom. Info: Julia Soquet, projectalchemyhealing@gmail. com, juliesoquet.com.

spirituality

REIKI ATTUNEMENTS &

TRAINING: The Reiki School at the Lightheart Sanctuary offers attunements and training in Usui Reiki, levels 1, 2 and Reiki Master. Reiki is an ancient healing modality, channeling the power of the Universal Reiki Lovelight, offering peace and well-being on every level, releasing blocks and bringing greater harmony and flow. Ongoing. Reiki Level 1, $175; Level 2, $250; Reiki Master $325.

Location: Lightheart Sanctuary, 236 Wild Apple Rd., New Haven. Info: Maureen Short, 453-4433, maureen@lightheart.net, lightheart.net.

tai chi

NEW BEGINNER TAI CHI CLASS:

We practice Cheng Man-ch’ing’s “simplified” 37-posture Yang-style form. The course will be taught by Patrick Cavanaugh, a longtime student and assistant to Wolfe Lowenthal; Wolfe is a direct student of Cheng Man-ch’ing and founder of Long River Tai Chi Circle. Opportunities for learning online also available! COVID-19 vaccination is required to attend in person. Masks are recommend ed. (Subject to change based on circumstance.)

Starts Oct. 5, 9-10 a.m.; open registration until Oct. 26. Cost: $65/mo. Location: St. Anthony’s Church (Gym), 305 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: Long

River Tai Chi Circle, 490-6405, patrick@longrivertaichi.org, longrivertaichi.org.

well-being

THE LITTLE GUIDE TO FINDING OUR LOST SOULS’ WORKSHOP:

Together we will navigate the practices from the book “The little Guide to Finding Our Lost Soul,” using accountability, questioning, and self-reflection in a supportive environment. Newfound spiritual practices will unfold and guide you to a more soulful life. Led by Julie Roick, BCC, a personal trainer and life coach who has a heart for women who feel spiritu ally lost. Understanding what it is like to question one’s spirituality, July draws on her personal jour ney of enlightenment and insider knowledge to teach the practices in her book. Oct. 11, 18, 25 or Nov. 1, 8, 15, 7-9 p.m. Cost: $75 via Venmo, PayPal or U.S. check. Location: Zoom. Info: Julie Roick, juliefarrayroick@gmail.com.

Reginald

SEX/AGE: 5-year-old neutered male

REASON HERE: He was not a good fit in his previous home.

ARRIVAL DATE: August 19

ENERGY LEVEL: Medium

DOGS/CATS/KIDS: He has lived with another dog and may do well with another mellow dog. He needs a home without cats or small animals. He has no known experience with kids

HOUSE TRAINED: Still working on it. CRATE TRAINED: Yes

SUMMARY: He’s a sensitive, affectionate little guy looking for a new home to call his own. He would prefer a relatively quiet home, where he can get plenty of rest and relaxation and build his confidence. Reginald originally came to HSCC as a stray, so much of his past is a mystery to us, but during his time here we’ve learned that he loves getting out for walks, enjoys sniffing out treats and will hop right up on the lap of his favorite people. If you think Reginald would be a good fit for your low-key home, come meet and learn more about him!

Visit the Humane Society of Chittenden County at 142 Kindness Court, South Burlington, Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. or Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 862-0135 or visit hsccvt.org for more info.

DID YOU KNOW?

You can sign up for educational webinars right on the HSCC website! The Helyn Kerr Humane Education Series offers free seminars on various humane education topics that are geared toward anyone interested in knowing more about their companion animals. Past seminars have focused on how dogs think and perceive the world, the latest in feline nutrition, our work in humane investigations, Vermont’s animal cruelty laws, first aid for pets, and much more!

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PETS

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music

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EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 and similar Vermont statutes which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitations, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, handicap, presence of minor children in the family or receipt of public assistance, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or a discrimination. The newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate, which is in violation of the law. Our

readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. Any home seeker who feels he or she has encountered discrimination should contact:

HUD Office of Fair Housing 10 Causeway St., Boston, MA 02222-1092 (617) 565-5309

— OR —

Vermont Human Rights Commission 14-16 Baldwin St. Montpelier, VT 05633-0633 1-800-416-2010 hrc@vermont.gov

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CALCOKU BY JOSH REYNOLDS

DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK:

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combine to produce the target number in the top corner, using the mathematical operation indicated. A onebox cage should be filled in with the target number in the top corner. A number can be repeated within a cage as long as it is not the same row or column.

SUDOKU

BY JOSH REYNOLDS

DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK:

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What’s

Legal Notices

By: /s/ Kaitlin Hayes Kaitlin Hayes District Coordinator

111 West Street

Essex Junction, VT 05452 (802) 622-4084 kaitlin.hayes@vermont.gov

PLACE AN AFFORDABLE NOTICE AT: SEVENDAYSVT.COM/LEGAL-NOTICES OR CALL 802-865-1020, EXT. 142.

vermont.gov/documents/party-status petitionform, and email it to the District 4 Office at: NRB. Act250Essex@vermont.gov. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law may not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.

For more information contact Stephanie H. Monaghan at the address or telephone number below.

That Appendix C, Rule and Regulations of the Traffic Commission, Section 11-1, Thirty-minute parking designated, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington is hereby amended as follows:

Section 11-1 Thirty-minute parking.

No person shall park any vehicle, at any time, longer than thirty (30) minutes at the following locations:

(1)-(3) As written.

(4) On the east side of South Champlain Street in the two (2) spaces in front of 202 South Champlain Street first space north of the driveway for 74 Maple Street.

250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION 4C032915C-1 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6111

September 15, 2022 , HJL Building LLC, Attn: Hector LeClair, 84 Pine Street FL5, PO Box 728, Burlington, VT 05402-0728 filed application num ber 4C0329-15C-1 for a project generally described as an after the fact addition to an approved 6,000 SF warehouse to 7,200 SF warehouse, and a 1,200 SF driveway area expansion. The project is located at 6 Oliver Wight Drive in Essex, Town of, Vermont. This application can be viewed online by visiting the Act 250 Database: (https://anrweb.vt.gov/ ANR/Act250/Details.aspx?Num=4C0329-15C-1).

No hearing will be held, and a permit will be issued unless, on or before October 20, 2022, a party noti fies the District 4 Commission in writing of an issue requiring a hearing, or the Commission sets the matter for a hearing on its own motion. Any person as defined in 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1) may request a hearing. Any hearing request must be in writing, must state the criteria or sub-criteria at issue, why a hearing is required, and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other person eligible for party status under 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1)(E) must include a petition for party status under the Act 250 Rules. To request party status and a hearing, fill out the Party Status Petition Form on the Board’s website: https://nrb. vermont.gov/documents/party-status-petitionform, and email it to the District 4 Office at: NRB. Act250Essex@vermont.gov. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law may not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.

For more information contact Kaitlin Hayes at the address or telephone number below.

Dated this September 30, 2022.

ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION 4C1224-6 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6111

On August 12, 2022, MACTAW VT Realty, LLC, 4016 Williston Road, South Burlington, VT 05403 filed application number 4C1224-6 for a project gener ally described as construction of an approximately 4,500 square foot RV retail office building with municipal connections to water and sewer, and gravel surfaced customer/employee parking. The project includes construction of approximately 80 linear feet of paved travel lanes from the signalized intersection on Route 7, construction of gravel travel lanes within the existing right-of-way between Lots 1 and 2, and construction of an infiltrating dry swale stormwater treatment area on Lot 2. Lots 1, 3, and 4 will be used for sales lots to store and display RV units. No structures or surfacing are proposed on Lots 1, 3, and 4. The project is located at 400 Marketplace South in Milton, Vermont. The application was deemed complete on September 28, 2022. This application can be viewed online by visiting the Act 250 Database: (https://anrweb.vt.gov/ANR/Act250/ Details.aspx?Num=4C1224-6).

No hearing will be held, and a permit will be issued unless, on or before October 18, 2022, a party notifies the District 4 Commission in writing of an issue requiring a hearing, or the Commission sets the matter for a hearing on its own motion. Any person as defined in 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1) may request a hearing. Any hearing request must be in writing, must state the criteria or sub-criteria at is sue, why a hearing is required, and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other person eligible for party status under 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1)(E) must include a petition for party status under the Act 250 Rules. To request party status and a hearing, fill out the Party Status Petition Form on the Board’s website: https://nrb.

Dated this September 29, 2022.

By: Stephanie H. Monaghan

District Coordinator

111 West Street

Essex Junction, VT 05452 802-879-5614

ANNUAL MEETING

The Community Health Centers (CHC) will hold its Annual Meeting on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, from 5:30-7pm at 617 Riverside Avenue in Burlington. The evening will include remarks from CHC leader ship regarding the past years’ accomplishments, as well as a special presentation from Tinotenda “Tino” Rutanhira. Tino will discuss his perspective regarding diversity and equity issues, especially throughout the health care industry. RSVP is appreciated to Maggie Stevens at mstevens@chcb. org or (802) 264-8184.

CITY OF BURLINGTON IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO

A REGULATION IN RELATION TO RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION— SECTION 11-1. THIRTY-MINUTE PARKING.

Sponsor(s): Department of Public Works Action: Approved Date: 09/21/2022

Attestation of adoption

Phillip Peterson, EI Public Works Engineer, Technical Services Published: 10/5/22 Effective: 10/26/22

It is hereby Ordained by the Public Works Commission of the City of Burlington as follows:

(5)-(17) As written.

** Material stricken out deleted.

*** Material underlined added.

TD: BCO Appx.C, Section 11-1

CITY OF BURLINGTON IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO

A REGULATION IN RELATION TO RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION—

SECTION 7A. ACCESSIBLE SPACES DESIGNATED.

Sponsor(s): Department of Public Works

Action: Approved Date: 09/21/2022

Attestation of adoption

Phillip Peterson, EI Public Works Engineer, Technical Services Published: 10/5/22

Effective: 10/26/22

It is hereby Ordained by the Public Works Commission of the City of Burlington as follows:

That Appendix C, Rule and Regulations of the Traffic Commission, Section 7A, Accessible spaces designated, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington is hereby amended as follows:

Section 7A Accessible spaces designated. No person shall park any vehicle at any time in the following locations, except automobiles displaying special handicapped license plates issued pursuant to 18 V.S.A. § 1325, or any amendment or renumber ing thereof:

(1)-(89) As written.

(90) Reserved In the space in front of 412 North Street.

(91)-(173) As written.

** Material stricken out deleted.

*** Material underlined added.

TD: BCO Appx.C, Section 7A

CITY OF BURLINGTON IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO

A REGULATION IN RELATION TO RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION—

SECTION 18. PARKING FACILITY DESIGNATIONS.

Sponsor(s): Department of Public Works

Action: Approved Date: 9/21/22

Attestation of Adoption:

Phillip Peterson, EI Public Works Engineer, Technical Services

Published: 10/05/22

Effective: 10/26/22

It is hereby Ordained by the Public Works Commission of the City of Burlington as follows:

That Appendix C, Rules and Regulations of the Traffic Commission, Section 18, Parking facility designations, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington is hereby amended as follows:

Section 18. Parking facility designations.

(a) – (b) As written.

(c) Parking structure locations: (1) – (2) As written.

(3) The city-owned parking garage located at 45 Cherry Street, known as Lakeview Parking Garage. 3 (d) As written.

3 The designated use of 11 spaces for parking located on the southeast corner of the roof deck, south of the stair tower are suspended until June 30, 2025, at which time such suspension will cease to exist.

deleted.

** Material stricken

*** Material

LJ/hm: BCO Appx.C, Sec. 18 9/21/22

CITY OF BURLINGTON IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO

A REGULATION IN RELATION TO RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION—

SECTION 7 NO-PARKING AREAS.

SECTION 8 NO PARKING 7:30 A.M. TO 4:30P.M. WEEKDAYS.

Sponsor(s): Department of Public Works

Action: Approved Date: 12/15/2021

Attestation of Adoption:

Phillip Peterson EI

Public Works Engineer, Technical Services

Published: 10/05/22

Effective: 10/26/22

It is hereby Ordained by the Public Works Commission of the City of Burlington as follows:

That Appendix C, Rule and Regulations of the Traffic Commission, Section 7 No-parking areas and Section 8 No parking 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington is hereby amended as follows:

Section 7 No-parking areas.

No person shall park any vehicle at any time in the following locations:

(1) – (580) As written.

(581) Locust Street beginning at Shelburne Street and extending west 150 feet.

Section 8 No parking 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.

No person shall park any vehicle between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays inclusive, in any of the following locations:

(1) – (5) As written.

(6) On the north side of Locust Street from Shelburne Street to Caroline Street. Reserved.

(7) – (19) As written.

** Material stricken out delete.

*** Material underlined added.

TD: BCO Appx.C, Section 7 & Section 8 12/15/21

NOTICE OF SELF STORAGE LIEN SALE EXIT 16 SELF STORAGE 295 RATHE RD COLCHESTER, VT. 05446

Notice is hereby given that the contents of the self storage units listed below will be sold at auction

Jacob Macdonald 10 X 10

Travis Salls 10 X 20

10 X 10

10 X 15

10 X 25

Auction will take place: Saturday October 22,2022

At 9:00 Am

At Exit 16 Self Storage 295 Rathe Rd Colchester, Vt. 05446.

Units will be opened for viewing immediately prior to the auction. Sale shall be by live auction to the highest bidder. Contents of the entire storage unit will be sold as one lot.

All winning bidders will be required to pay a $50.00 deposit which will be refunded once unit is left empty and broom swept clean.

The winning bid must remove all contents from the facility within 72 hours of bid acceptance at no cost to exit 16 self storage.

Exit 16 Self Storage reserves the right to reject any bid lower than the amount owed by the occupant.

Exit 16 Self Storage reserves the right to remove any unit from the auction should current tenant bring his or her account current with full payment prior to the start of the auction.

NOTICE OF SELF-STORAGE LIEN SALE: SAXON

HILL MINI STORAGE

Notice is hereby given that the contents of the self-storage units listed below will be sold at public

auction by sealed bid at the Saxon Hill Storage facility at 13 Corporate Drive in Essex Junction, VT.

This sale is being held to collect unpaid storage unit occupancy fees, charges and expenses of the sale.

The entire contents of each self-storage unit listed below will be sold, with the proceeds to be distributed to Saxon Hill Mini Storage for all accrued occupancy fees (rent charges), attorney’s fees, sale expenses, and all other expenses in relation to the unit and its sale.

Contents of each unit may be viewed on 10/08/2022, commencing at 3:00 p.m. Sealed bids are to be submitted on the entire contents of each self-storage unit. Bids will be opened one-quarter of an hour after the last unit has been viewed on 10/08/2022. The highest bidder on the storage unit must remove the entire contents of the unit within 48 hours after notification of their successful bid.

Purchase must be made in cash and paid in advance of the removal of the contents of the unit. A $50.00 cash deposit shall be made and will be refunded if the unit is broom cleaned. Saxon Hill Mini Storage reserves the right to accept or reject bids.

Unit H2 – Ben Manning 323 Autumn Way, Essex Junction, VT 05452

Unit C17 - Vijay Kanagala 22 Indigo Lane, Essex Junction, VT 05452

Unit B2 – Christian Kasner 20 Greenfield Road, Essex Junction, VT 05452

Unit C4 – Peter Katz 930 Iron Gate Road, Cambridge, VT 05444

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE PROPOSED STATE RULES

By law, public notice of proposed rules must be given by publication in newspapers of record. The purpose of these notices is to give the public a chance to respond to the proposals. The public notices for administrative rules are now also available online at https://secure.vermont.gov/ SOS/rules/ . The law requires an agency to hold a public hearing on a proposed rule, if requested to do so in writing by 25 persons or an association having at least 25 members.

To make special arrangements for individuals with disabilities or special needs please call or write the contact person listed below as soon as possible.

To obtain further information concerning any scheduled hearing(s), obtain copies of proposed rule(s) or submit comments regarding proposed rule(s), please call or write the contact person listed below. You may also submit comments in writing to the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, State House, Montpelier, Vermont 05602 (802-828-2231).

Vermont Wetland Rules. Vermont Proposed Rule: 22P024

AGENCY: Agency of Natural Resources, Environmental Conservation

CONCISE SUMMARY: The proposed amendments are intended to clarify the Agency’s authority to reclassify wetlands in general and clarify the Agency’s jurisdiction over certain significant wetland types. The proposed amendments rearticulate the Agency’s statutory authority to reclassify categories of wetlands in general, and list wetland types that have been categorically determined to be Class II based on an evaluation of their functions and values. Proposed amendments to Section 8 clarify how public notice is provided for categorical wetland determinations. Appendix A is also amended to reclassify Ward’s Marsh and Eshqua Bog as Class I wetlands.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Laura Lapierre, DEC Wetlands Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources, 1 National Life Drive, Davis 2, Montpelier, VT 05620-3522, Tel: 802-461-8187 Fax: 802-828-1544 E-Mail:laura.lapierre@vermont. gov URL: https://dec.vermont.gov/watershed/ wetlands/rulemaking.

FOR COPIES: Hannah Smith, DEC Associate General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources 1 National Life Drive, Davis 2, Montpelier, VT 05620-3522 Tel: 802-461-8187 Fax: 802-828-1544 E-Mail: hannah. smith@vermont.gov

Simulcast Friday, Oct. 7 @ 9AM

Public Auto Auction, Williston, VT

Thurs., Oct. 13 @ 11AM

3BR/2BA Farmhouse, Morristown, VT

Simulcast Saturday, Oct. 15 @ 9AM

Public Auto Auction, Williston, VT

Liberty Head Post & Beam Bid Online or In Person

Saturday, Oct. 15 @ 12PM 2855 Main Rd., Huntington, VT

Register from 11AM. 300+ lots of tools, timber, antiques & barn finds!

Online Closes Mon., Oct. 20

10AM

CNC Machine Shop, Randolph, VT

Preview: Wed., Oct. 12 from 11AM-1PM

Thurs., Oct. 20 @ 11AM

Foreclosure: 6± Acres w/ 3BR Home, Rochester, VT

Simulcast Friday, Oct. 21 @ 9AM

Public Auto Auction, Williston, VT

Online Closes Mon., Oct. 24 @ 10AM

Office Furniture & Equip, Williston, VT

Preview: Tues., Oct. 18 from 11AM-1PM

Online Closes Thurs., Oct. 27 @ 10AM

1800s Italianate Church, Enosburg, VT

Preview: Fri., Oct. 21 from 11AM-1PM

Simulcast Friday, Oct. 28 @ 9AM

Public Auto Auction, Williston, VT

Thurs., Nov. 3 @ 11AM

Foreclosure: 3BR/2BA Condo, Plymouth, VT

Open House: Wed., Oct. 19 from 11AM-1PM

Simulcast Friday, Nov. 4 @ 9AM

Online Closes Mon., Oct. 17 @ 10AM

Citroen, Tools & Household, Barnet, VT

Preview: Tues., Oct. 11 from 11AM-1PM

Tues., Oct. 18 @ 11AM

Foreclosure: 56± Acres, Berkshire, VT

Open House: Wed., Oct. 5, from 11AM-1PM

Online Closes Wed., Oct. 19 @ 10AM

Antiques & Household, Randolph, VT

Preview: Wed., Oct. 12 from 11AM-1PM

Public Auto Auction, Williston, VT

Simulcast Sat., Nov. 5 @ 9AM

Firearms & Sporting Goods, Williston, VT

Thurs., Nov. 10 @ 11AM

USDA Foreclosure: 5BR/3BA Home, Hyde Park, VT

Open House: Fri., Oct. 21 from 3PM-5PM

Autos,

Legal

OPENINGS: BURLINGTON CITY COMMISSIONS/ BOARDS

Airport Commission

Term Expires 6/30/23

One Opening

Chittenden Solid Waste District Board – alternate Term Expires 5/31/24

One Opening

Development Review Board - alternate Term Expires 6/30/24

One Opening

Fence Viewers Term Expires 6/30/23

Two Openings

Vehicle for Hire Licensing Board Term Expires 6/30/24

Two Openings

Vehicle for Hire Licensing Board Term Expires 6/30/25

Two Openings

Board of Registration of Voters Term Expires 6/30/25

One Opening

Winooski Valley Park District Term Expires 6/30/24

One Opening

Applications may be submitted to the Clerk/ Treasurer’s Office, 149 Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401 Attn: Lori NO later than Wednesday, October 12, 2022, by 4:30 pm. If you have any questions, please contact Lori at (802) 865-7136 or via email lolberg@burlingtonvt.gov.

City Council President Paul will plan for appoint ments to take place at the October 17, 2022 City Council Meeting/City Council With Mayor Presiding Meeting.

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF VERMONT.

The 2019-2020 General Assembly proposed two amendments to the Constitution of the State of Vermont, and the 2021-2022 General Assembly concurred with each proposed amendment. The proposals will be submitted to the voters for final approval on the 2022 General Election Ballot. The proposed amendments are described as follows:

Proposal 2 would amend the Vermont Constitution to clarify that slavery and indentured servitude in any form are prohibited.

Article 1 of Chapter I of the Vermont Constitution would be amended to read:

Article 1. [All persons born free; their natural rights; slavery and indentured servitude prohibited ]

That all persons are born equally free and independent, and have certain natural, inherent, and unalienable rights, amongst which are the enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety; therefore no person born in this country, or brought from over sea, ought to be holden by law, to serve any person as a servant, slave or apprentice, after arriving to the age of twenty-one years, unless bound by the person’s own consent, after arriving to such age, or bound by law for the payment of debts, damages, fines, costs, or the like slavery and indentured servitude in any form are prohibited.

Proposal 5 would amend the Vermont Constitution to ensure that every Vermonter is afforded personal reproductive liberty.

Article 22 of Chapter I of the Vermont Constitution would be added to read:

Article 22. [Personal reproductive liberty]

That an individual’s right to personal reproductive autonomy is central to the liberty and dignity to determine one’s own life course and shall not be denied or infringed unless justified by a compelling State interest achieved by the least restrictive means.

STATE OF VERMONT VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CALEDONIA UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO: 212-9-19 CACV

PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION

v. JILLIAN M. DARGIE A/K/A JILLIAN MARIE DARGIE

OCCUPANTS OF: 944 McDowell Road, Danville 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 10, 2022, in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Jillian M. Dargie a/k/a Jillian Marie Dargie and the late Michael Dargie to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for GMAC Mortgage Corporation, dated June 28, 2004 and recorded in Book 114 Page 372 of the land records of the Town of Danville, 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 GMAC Mortgage Corporation to Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC dated July 25, 2013 and recorded in Book 149 Page 709 and (2) Assignment of Mortgage from Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC to PHH Mortgage Corporation dated April 24, 2019 and recorded in Book 165 Page 332, both of the land records of the Town of Danville, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 944 McDowell Road, Danville, Vermont on October 19, 2022 at 10:30 AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage,

To wit:

Being certain premises consisting of 3.1 acres, more or less, together with the improvements thereon, located on 944 McDowell Road, Danville, Vermont, and being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Jillian M. Dargie by Warranty Deed of even or near date and to be recorded in the Danville Land Records; being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Jeffrey A. Hale and Bethany A. Peak by Warranty Deed of William E. Wright and Karen J. Wright dated August 25, 2000 and recorded in Book 98 at Page 438 of the Danville 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 instru ments 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 bank wire, certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within sixty (60) days after the date the Confirmation Order is entered by the Court. All checks should be made payable to “Bendett & McHugh, PC, as Trustee”.

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 : August 22, 2022

By: /s/ Rachel K. Ljunggren

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

TOWN OF BRISTOL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: MUNICIPAL PROJECT MANAGER - BASIN STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

The Town of Bristol is requesting proposals for project management services for engineering, design, bidding, and construction for a steep street slope realignment, retaining wall repair or replacement, bank stabilization, sidewalk replacement, and stormwater improvement project. It is funded in part by the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) through the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) Municipal Assistance Section (MAS) Transportation Alternatives Program grant, through the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development Downtown Transportation Fund grant and Clean Water Initiatives grant, and the Town of Bristol.

A detailed scope of work can be downloaded from Bristol’s Web site at: http://bristolvt.org/ employment-bid-and-for-sale-opportunities/. Proposals will be accepted until 12:00pm, Friday, October 28, 2022 by e-mail to townadmin@ bristolvt.org or by mail or hand delivery with “Basin Street MPM” in the subject line or on the envelope to: Town of Bristol, 1 South Street, P.O. Box 249, Bristol, VT 05443.

Questions? Contact Town Administrator Valerie Capels at (802) 453-2410 or townadmin@bristolvt. org.

The Town of Bristol is an equal opportunity provider and employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, religion, gender, or familial status.

TOWN OF COLCHESTER SELECTBOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Pursuant to Title 24 VSA, Chapter 117, the Colchester Select Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 25, at 6:35 P.M. at the Colchester Town Offices, 781 Blakely Road, for the purpose of considering amendments of the Colchester Development Regulations. The proposed amendments are as follows:

a. Create new residential zoning districts Lakeshore 3 (LS3) and Lakeshore 4 (LS4) [Chapters 3.06 and 3.07, Table A-1, Table A-2];

b. Reorganization of statutory references to Municipal Plan, Permitted Uses and Conditional uses to reduce redundancy [Chapter 1.07 and throughout];

c. Updates to process for zone change requests to align with PC policy adopted February 2022 [2.03D];

d. Clarifications and minor substantive adjust ments related to dimensional standards of accessory structures, including height and placement. [2.09 and Table A-2];

e. Minor changes to language related to accessory dwelling units: change from use of “apartment” and “residential unit”; clarity with respect to obtaining a wastewater permit prior to issuance of a zoning permit [2.09B and definitions, 12.02];

f. Clarify how heights of fences are measured [2.10B];

g. Changes to status of non-conforming use status to provide for limited extension [2.12];

h. Explicitly connect wastewater requirements of Chapter 4 of the Code of Ordinances to the Development Regulations [2.15];

i. Update reference to Building Code subsection to reflect changes in Chapter 4 of the Code of Ordinances [2.17];

j. Clarify that the Severance Corners Form Based District is the General Development 3 (GD3) District [4.03];

k. Updates to Water Protection District to include exemptions permitted under state

statute for stormwater management systems [7.04C];

l. Consider regulations related to electric vehicle charging stations [10.01 C (7-9)];

m. Extend expiration period for major subdivisions and clarify rights associated with 24 VSA 4463 for subdivision plats [9.04H];

n. Updates related to bicycle parking [10.01K];

o. Updates to commercial vehicle definitions and parking standards [10.01M];

p. Updates to Photovoltaic Systems (solar collec tors) to be consistent with statute and Chapter 4 of the Code of Ordinances [10.08];

q. Updates related to non-net-metered Photovoltaic systems to provide for increased height and reduced screening requirements of ground-mounted systems [10.08B3];

r. Updates to fence and setback requirements for Wind-Turbines [10.09];

s. Clarifications related to requirements for water and wastewater permits [11.03B];

t. Extend expiration period for zoning, sign, water, and wastewater permits [11.04 &11.05];

u. Amend definition of “Inn” to reduce number of allowed rooms and length of stay [Chapter 12];

v. Amend definition of “Excavation” to exclude work exempt from or authorized under State permitting [Chapter 12];

w. Various, non-substantive grammatical and organizational adjustments [text and Table A-1];

x. Zoning Map; includes changes to R2, creation of LS3 and LS4 districts.

The meeting is currently scheduled to take place at the Town of Colchester Town Offices, 781 Blakely Road, Colchester, Vermont, in the Outer Bay Conference Room on the third floor.

Alternatively, you can email a note, up to 1,000 words, to TownManager@colchestervt.gov with “Proposed Edits to Colchester Development Regulations” in the Subject and include your name. As with in-person Citizens to be Heard, we ask that you SHARE YOUR ADDRESS. The email will be shared with the entire Selectboard prior to the meeting and included in the information packet at the next meeting. You may watch the Selectboard meeting on live stream TV: http://lcatv.org/live-stream-2.

This is a summary of the proposed changes. Copies of the adopted and proposed regulations can be viewed at the Town Offices at 781 Blakely Road and may also be reviewed online at http://www.colchestervt.gov. If you have ques tions regarding these amendments, please contact Colchester Planning and Zoning Director, Cathyann LaRose at 802-264-5602.

NORTHSTAR SELF STORAGE WILL BE HAVING A PUBLIC AND ONLINE SALE/AUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING STORAGE UNITS ON OCTOBER 19, 2022 AT 9:00 AM

Self Storage will be having a public and online sale/auction on October 19, 2022 681 Rockingham Road, Rockingham, VT 05101 (Unit R04, R36) and at 1124 Charlestown Road, Springfield, VT 05156 (Units CC-29, S22, S53, S56, S57, S94, S112, S128) and online at www.storagetreasures.com at

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Commerce

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Storage Units 3905.

Open 24/7/365.

Support Groups

A CIRCLE OF PARENTS FOR MOTHERS OF COLOR

Please join our parent-led online support group designed to share our questions, concerns & struggles, as well as our re sources & successes! Contribute to our discussion of the unique but shared experience of parenting. We will be meeting weekly on Wed., 10-11 a.m. For more info or to register, please contact Heather at hniquette@ pcavt.org, 802-498-0607, pcavt. org/family-support-programs.

A CIRCLE OF PARENTS FOR SINGLE MOTHERS

Please join our parent-led online support group designed to share our questions, concerns & struggles, as well as our re sources & successes! Contribute to our discussion of the unique but shared experience of parenting. We will be meeting weekly on Fri., 10-11 a.m. For more info or to register, please contact Heather at hniquette@ pcavt.org, 802-498-0607, pcavt. org/family-support-programs.

A CIRCLE OF PARENTS W/ LGBTQ+ CHILDREN

Please join our parent-led online support group designed to share our questions, concerns & struggles, as well as our re sources & successes! Contribute to our discussion of the unique but shared experience of parenting. We will be meeting weekly on Mon., 10-11 a.m. For more info or to register, please contact Heather at hniquette@ pcavt.org, 802-498-0607, pcavt. org/family-support-programs.

AL-ANON

For families & friends of alcohol ics. Phone meetings, electronic meetings (Zoom), & an Al-Anon blog are avail. online at the AlAnon website. For meeting info, go to vermontalanonalateen.org or call 866-972-5266.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Daily meetings in various locations. Free. Info, 864-1212. Want to overcome a drinking problem? Take the 1st step of 12 & join a group in your area.

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUPS

Support groups meet to provide assistance & info on Alzheimer’s disease & related dementias. They emphasize shared experiences, emotional support & coping techniques in care for a person living w/ Alzheimer’s or a related dementia. Meetings are free & open to the public. Families, caregivers & friends may attend. Please call in advance to confirm date & time. 4 options: 1st Mon. of every mo., 2-3 p.m., at the Residence at Shelburne Bay, 185 Pine Haven Shores, Shelburne; 4th Tue. of every mo., 10-11 a.m., at the Residence at Quarry Hill, 465 Quarry Hill Rd., South Burlington; 2nd Tue. of

every mo., 5-6:30 p.m., at the Alzheimer’s Association Main Office, 300 Cornerstone Dr., Suite 130, Williston; 2nd Mon. of every mo., 6-7:30 p.m., at Milton Public Library, 39 Bombardier Rd., Milton. For questions or ad ditional support group listings, call 800-272-3900.

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION TELEPHONE SUPPORT GROUP

2nd Tue. monthly, 4-5:30 p.m. Preregistration is req. (to receive dial-in codes for toll-free call).

Please dial the Alzheimer’s Association’s 24-7 Helpline, 800-272-3900, for more info.

ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS W/ DEBT?

Do you spend more than you earn? Get help at Debtor’s Anonymous + Business Debtor’s Anonymous. Wed., 6:30-7:30 p.m., Methodist Church in the Rainbow Room at Buell & S. Winooski, Burlington. Contact Jennifer, 917-568-6390.

BABY BUMPS SUPPORT GROUP FOR MOTHERS & PREGNANT WOMEN

Pregnancy can be a wonderful time of your life. But it can also be a time of stress often compounded by hormonal swings. If you are a pregnant woman, or have recently given birth & feel you need some help w/ managing emotional bumps in the road that can come w/ motherhood, please come to this free support group led by an experienced pediatric registered nurse. Held on the 2nd & 4th Tue. of every mo., 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Birthing Center, Northwestern Medical Center, St. Albans. Info: Rhonda Desrochers, Franklin County Home Health Agency, 527-7531.

BETTER BREATHERS CLUB American Lung Association support group for people w/ breathing issues, their loved ones or caregivers. Meets on the 1st Mon. of every mo., 11 a.m.-noon at the Godnick Center, 1 Deer St., Rutland. For more info call 802-776-5508.

BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP

Vermont Center for Independent Living offers virtual monthly meetings, held on the 3rd Wed. of every mo., 1-2:30 p.m. The support group will offer valuable resources & info about brain injury. It will be a place to share experiences in a safe, secure & confidential environment. To join, email Linda Meleady at lindam@vcil.org & ask to be put on the TBI mailing list. Info: 800-639-1522.

BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT

Montpelier daytime support group meets on the 3rd Thu. of every mo., at the Unitarian Church ramp entrance, 1:30-2:30 p.m. St. Johnsbury support group meets on the 3rd Wed. of

every mo., at the Grace United Methodist Church, 36 Central St., 1-2:30 p.m. Colchester evening support group meets on the 1st Wed. of every mo., at the Fanny Allen Hospital in the Board Room Conference Room, 5:30-7:30 p.m. White River Jct. meets on the 2nd Fri. of every mo., at Bugbee Sr. Ctr. from 3-4:30 p.m. Call our helpline at 877-856-1772.

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

The Champlain Valley Prostate Cancer Support Group will be held every 2nd Tue. of the mo., 6-7:45 p.m. via conference call. Newly diagnosed? Prostate cancer reoccurrence? General discussion & sharing among survivors & those beginning or rejoining the battle. Info, Mary L. Guyette RN, MS, ACNS-BC, 274-4990, vmary@aol.com.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY

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

CELEBRATE RECOVERY

Celebrate Recovery meetings are for anyone struggling w/ hurt, habits & hang-ups, which include everyone in some way. We welcome everyone at Cornerstone Church in Milton, which meets every Fri. from 7-9 p.m. We’d love to have you join us & discover how your life can start to change. Info: 893-0530, julie@mccartycreations.com.

CENTRAL VERMONT CELIAC SUPPORT GROUP

Last Thu. of every mo., 7:30 p.m. in Montpelier. Please contact Lisa Mase for location: lisa@ harmonizecookery.com.

CEREBRAL PALSY GUIDANCE

Cerebral Palsy Guidance is a very comprehensive informational website broadly covering the topic of cerebral palsy & associated medical conditions. Its mission is to provide the best possible info to parents of children living w/ the complex condition of cerebral palsy. cerebralpalsyguidance.com/ cerebral-palsy.

CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS

CoDA is a 12-step fellowship for people whose common purpose is to develop healthy & fulfilling relationships. By actively working the program of Codependents Anonymous, we can realize a new joy, acceptance & serenity in our lives. Meets Sun. at noon at the Turning Point Center, 179 S. Winooski

Ave., Suite 301, Burlington. Tom, 238-3587, coda.org.

DECLUTTERERS’ SUPPORT GROUP

Are you ready to make improve ments but find it overwhelming?

Maybe 2 or 3 of us can get together to help each other simplify. 989-3234, 425-3612.

DISCOVER THE POWER OF CHOICE!

SMART Recovery welcomes anyone, including family & friends, affected by any kind of substance or activity addiction.

It is a science-based program that encourages abstinence. Specially trained volunteer facilitators provide leadership. Sun. at 5 p.m. The meeting has moved to Zoom: smartrecovery. zoom.us/j/92925275515.

Volunteer facilitator: Bert, 399-8754. You can learn more at smartrecovery.org.

DIVORCE CARE SUPPORT GROUP

Divorce is a tough road. Feelings of separation, betrayal, confusion, anger & self-doubt are common. But there is life after divorce. Led by people who have already walked down that road, we’d like to share w/ you a safe place & a process that can help make the journey easier. This free 13-week group for men & women will be offered on Sun., 5:30-7:30 p.m., Sep. 8-Dec. 1, at the North Avenue Alliance Church, 901 North Ave., Burlington. Register for class at essexalliance.churchcenter. com. For more info, call Sandy 802-425-7053.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT Steps to End Domestic Violence offers a weekly drop-in support group for female-identified survivors of intimate partner violence, including individuals who are experiencing or have been affected by domestic violence. The support group offers a safe, confidential place for survivors to connect w/ others, to heal & to recover. In support group, participants talk through their experiences & hear stories from others who have experienced abuse in their relationships. Support group is also a resource for those who are unsure of their next step, even if it involves remaining in their current relationship. Tue., 6:30-8 p.m. Childcare is provided. Info: 658-1996.

EMPLOYMENT-SEEKERS

SUPPORT GROUP

Frustrated w/ the job search or w/ your job? You are not alone. Come check out this supportive circle. Wed. at 3 p.m., Pathways Vermont Community Center, 279 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Abby Levinsohn, 777-8602.

FAMILIES COPING W/ ADDICTIONS (FCA) GROUP (ADDICTION SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES)

Families Coping w/ Addiction (FCA) is an open-community peer support group for adults 18+ struggling w/ the drug or alcohol addiction of a loved one.

FCA is not 12-step based but provides a welcoming & stigmafree forum for those living this experience, in which to develop personal coping skills & to draw strength & insight from one another. Group meets weekly on Wed., 5:30-6:30 p.m., on  Zoom. Check Turning Point Center website (turningpointcentervt. org) for Zoom link, listed under “Family Support” (click on “What We Offer” dropdown).

FAMILY & FRIENDS OF THOSE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS

This support group is a dedicated meeting for family, friends & community members who are supporting a loved one through a mental health crisis. Mental health crisis might include extreme states, psychosis, depression, anxiety & other types of distress. The group is a confidential space where family & friends can discuss shared experiences & receive support in an environment free of judgment & stigma w/ a trained facilitator. Wed., 7-8:30 p.m. Downtown Burlington. Info: Jess Horner, LICSW, 866-218-8586.

FAMILY RESTORED: SUPPORT GROUP FOR FRIENDS & FAMILIES OF ADDICTS & ALCOHOLICS

Wed., 6:30-8 p.m., Holy Family/St. Lawrence Parish, 4 Prospect St., Essex Junction. For further info, please visit thefamilyrestored. org or contact Lindsay Duford at 781-960-3965 or 12lindsay marie@gmail.com.

FIERCELY FLAT VT

A breast cancer support group for those who’ve had mastectomies. We are a casual online meeting group found on Facebook at Fiercely Flat VT. Info: stacy.m.burnett@gmail.com.

FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS (FA)

Are you having trouble controlling the way you eat?

FA is a free 12-step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating or bulimia. Local meetings are held twice a wk.: Mon., 4-5:30 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Norwich, Vt.; & Wed., 6:30-8 p.m., at Hanover Friends Meeting House, Hanover, N.H. For more info & a list of additional meetings throughout the U.S. & the world, call 603-630-1495 or visit foodaddicts.org.

Extra! Extra!

G.R.A.S.P. (GRIEF RECOVERY AFTER A SUBSTANCE PASSING)

Are you a family member who has lost a loved one to addiction?

Find support, peer-led support group. Meets once a mo. on Mon. in Burlington. Please call for date & location. RSVP mkeasler3@ gmail.com or call 310-3301 (message says Optimum Health, but this is a private number).

GRIEF & LOSS SUPPORT GROUP

Sharing your sadness, finding your joy. Please join us as we learn more about our own grief & explore the things that can help us to heal. There is great power in sharing our experiences w/ others who know the pain of the loss of a loved one & healing is possible through the sharing.

BAYADA Hospice’s local bereave ment support coordinator will facilitate our weekly group through discussion & activities. Everyone from the community is welcome. 1st & last Wed. of every mo. at 4 p.m. via Zoom. To register, please contact bereave ment program coordinator Max Crystal, mcrystal@bayada.com or 802-448-1610.

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS

Meet every 2nd Mon., 6-7:30 p.m., & every 3rd Wed. from 10-11:30 a.m., at Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice in Berlin. The group is open to the public & free of charge. More info: Diana Moore, 224-2241.

HEARING VOICES SUPPORT GROUP

This Hearing Voices Group seeks to find understanding of voicehearing experiences as real lived experiences that may happen to anyone at anytime. We choose to share experiences, support & empathy. We validate anyone’s experience & stories about their experience as their own, as being an honest & accurate repre sentation of their experience, & as being acceptable exactly as they are. Tue., 2-3 p.m. Pathways Vermont Community Center, 279 North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 802-777-8602, abby@ pathwaysvermont.org.

HELLENBACH CANCER SUPPORT

Call to verify meeting place. Info, 388-6107. People living w/ cancer & their caretakers convene for support.

INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS/ PAINFUL BLADDER SUPPORT GROUP

Interstitial cystitis (IC) & painful bladder syndrome can result in recurring pelvic pain, pressure or discomfort in the bladder/pelvic region & urinary frequency/urgency. These are often misdiagnosed & mistreated as a chronic bladder infection. If you have been diagnosed or have these symptoms, you are not alone. For Vermont-based support group, email bladderpainvt@gmail.com or call 899-4151 for more info.

ATTENTION RECRUITERS:

POST YOUR JOBS AT: JOBS.SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POST-A-JOB

PRINT DEADLINE: NOON ON MONDAYS (INCLUDING HOLIDAYS)

FOR RATES & INFO: MICHELLE BROWN, 802-865-1020 X121, MICHELLE@SEVENDAYSVT.COM

CALL & FULFILLMENT CENTER OPERATOR

Individual wanted to promote Vermont receiving incoming calls and emails (no sales) for contracted small Burlington firm.

Full-time, permanent position with much remote work possible.

Need quality phone and high-level computer skills. Detail-oriented, flexible and independence a must. Excellent attendance and ability to lift 25 pounds required.

Contact Bill@ppdbrochure.com for more information.

Membership Coordinator

Do you have experience or interest in arts administration and fundraising? Check out the Membership Coordinator position at Spruce Peak Arts!

Perfect for someone with an interest in managing a dynamic membership program with lots of opportunity for growth and learning. Many perks, including remote work and access to an incredible array of performances!

For more information visit: sprucepeakarts.org/jobopportunities

ASSET MANAGER - Affordable Housing

Evernorth is hiring an Asset Manager, Affordable Housing for our outstanding Asset Management team. This position is responsible for the long-term operational health of a designated portion of the Evernorth portfolio of properties while contributing to corporate oversight of portfolio performance and investment return. The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree or three years’ experience in property management, low-income housing tax credits, rural development, commercial leases, and property insurance. Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 is required.

At Evernorth, we believe in equal access to affordable housing and economic opportunities; the power of partnerships based on integrity, respect, and teamwork; and a collaborative workplace with professional, skilled and dedicated staff and we are an equal opportunity employer.

For a full job description, please visit evernorthus.org

To apply, send cover letter & resume to Rewa Worthington: hr@evernorthus.org

FIREFIGHTER / EMT

The Williston Fire Department has an immediate opening for a full-time Career Firefighter / EMT position.

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Minimum requirements are EMT certification at the time of application, and current Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) certification prior to employment (dated within the last two years of the hire date). Paramedics are strongly encouraged to apply.

Visit willistonfire.com to view the full job posting and to obtain an application. Resume, cover letter and application may be emailed to Williston Fire Department at applications@willistonfire.com, Attn: Chief Collette, 645 Talcott Road, Williston, Vermont, 05495.

Williston Fire is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

HIRING IN ALL DEPARTMENTS!

Full Time Year Round - Summer & Winter Operations

*Competitive Pay, Seasonal Pass and Resort Wide Discounts!

401K, Medical, Dental & Life Insurance

For more information: boltonvalley.com/the-resort/employment

Inclusive Hiring Program Manager

Help VWW develop a pilot program for re-entry employment services and inclusive hiring pathways with wraparound supports for women reintegrating into the community from incarceration. As the pilot grows, the manager will also build relationships with employers across Vermont to expand open hiring. The job will require weekly on-site work in Middlebury, as well as from the VWW Winooski office and other locations in the state. This is a full-time grant-funded position through 9/30/2025 paying $27.27/hour with full benefits.

To see the full job description and detail on how to apply, visit bit.ly/3Cjm8Pk.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to apply, please contact us at: jobs@vtworksforwomen.org, or 802-655-8900 x 100.

Coordinator of Children & Family Ministries

The Congregational Church of Vergennes, United Church of Christ, is an Open and Affirming congregation of 135 members seeking a Coordinator of Children and Family Ministries. We are a vibrant, Christian community—full of life, music, and laughter. We have a long history of deeply appreciating the gifts of our staff in supporting an inclusive, loving, and compassionate ministry in the heart of our little city.

This position carries an expectation (on average) of 12-15 hours/week and pays $22/hour. We seek a person of faith with experience working with children and/or youth, who will direct a program of stimulating and nourishing faith formational opportunity. If this sounds like the way you want to make a big impact in our community, please contact Rev. Elliott Munn at elliott@vergennesucc.org

For more information, including the Job Description, please go to the church's website: vergennesucc.org/ccfmsearch

Massage Therapists

You’re more than a massage therapist. You’re an artist, healer, and professional. Join the brand that sees you that way at Massage Envy in Williston.

We are looking for full or part-time massage therapists that are looking for the following:

Flexible hours, consistent clientele, ongoing CEs. Not responsible for laundry or scheduling. Simply focused on providing the community with professional, therapeutic, customized massage sessions.

Send resumes to: clinic0779@massageenvy.com

LINE COOK

Bar Manager

We are looking for a committed, full time bar manager to join our team in a fast paced environment.

The bar manager is responsible for managing inventory and maximizing resources, creating weekly schedules for staff, facilitating menu changes, maintaining an effective costing system, maintaining and growing vendor relationships, planning and overseeing trainings, encouraging continued education, managing day-to-day operations, & proactively overseeing operational needs.

The bar manager should be a skilled communicator, have excellent problem-solving skills, be able to think critically and efficiently, have strong leadership skills, and have a strong understanding of the beverage and hospitality industries.

Email resume & cover letter to info@waterworksvt.com

MULTIPLE

STAFF RN II - CHILD PSYCHIATRY

Part Time

The Vermont Center for Children, Youth & Families (VCCYF), which is the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division at UVM Medical Center, is seeking a part time Sta RN to join their team in Burlington. Job duties may include education, direct care, care coordination & administration. Qualifications:

• State of Vermont Registered Nurse (RN) license required.

• Experience with mental healthcare and/or pediatric healthcare, and commitment to working with pediatric patients and families.

• Skill and humility in working with diverse patients.

Learn more and apply: bit.ly/UVMMedCtrSTAFFRN

Embark on a journey of possibilities and improve the future for Vermont youth.

VT Youth Development Corps (VYDC) places full and part-time AmeriCorps members at youth-focused organizations across Vermont to foster positive youth development and build resilience. Use your ingenuity and skills to make a lasting impact in the lives of youth in Southern Vermont

At All-4-One’s The Space (Peer and Community Engagement Youth Center) in Springfield, the AmeriCorps members lend their talents to building creative and enriching opportunities at a new teen center, ensuring that local youth thrive.

At the Bennington Museum in Bennington, the AmeriCorps member awakens curiosity and imagination in youth and transforms individuals by connecting them to the region’s diverse arts, rich history, landscape, and culture.

At In-Sight Photography Project in Brattleboro, the AmeriCorps member empowers youth to communicate their unique personal visions through inclusive afterschool arts programming and community initiatives.

VYDC AmeriCorps members’ service benefits include: approx. $12.85/hr. (living allowance); a $6,495 education award; employee assistance plan; health care coverage, school loan forbearance, and child care assistance (if eligible); and professional development, training, networking, and experience in youth-related fields.

For more information, visit the Vermont Youth AmeriCorps website: vermontyouthamericorps.org. Phone: 802-229-9151. Email: vydc.recruitment@wcysb.org

Interested applicants can apply directly at my.americorps. gov/mp/listing/publicRequestSearch.do. In State box, choose Vermont. In Program box, type VYDC. Click Search. All VYDC positions will appear.

Apply by October 10th, 2022.

VYDC is a program of the Washington County Youth Service Bureau.

E.O.E. Background check required.

Join Our Auction Team

OUTREACH MANAGER

Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Waitsfield seeks an Outreach Manager to craft the outward face of the School through written, visual, and digital communication. This position recruits students, increases enrollment through multimedia marketing, and collaborates on donor communication. Our marketing plan includes a website, social media, e-newsletter, advertisements, catalogs, posters and mailings, all overseen by this position. This person will increase our presence in the local community, and communicate to current and potential students and alumni. Generous benefit package including paid time o , retirement plan, health care. Salary starts at $23/hour, based on experience.

To learn more and apply, visit yestermorrow.org/jobs

Direct Support Professionals Needed

Part-time long-term positions available. Looking for two personable, responsible, athletic Direct Support Professionals to assist, have fun, learn with an incredible young adult autistic man.

Centrally located in Burlington, you will be out in the community and home. A plus if you like to sing and enjoy music. You will grow as he grows. Let’s meet!

Excellent training provided.

$30/hr. Please send a resume, three references and a cover letter to nbgteamvt@gmail

Overnight Respite and Community Work

Hiring two staff for an ongoing weekly schedule for an autistic young adult in his home. The position is one overnight/two days (33 hours) professional job at $33/hour. You will be working in the home and out in the community.

The characteristics we are looking for, compassionate, friendly, punctual, athletic, and responsible human beings. A great opportunity!

College degree preferred. Send cover letter, resume and three references to nbgteamvt@gmail.com

We offer competitive wages & a full benefits package for full time employees. No auction experience necessary.

OPEN POSITIONS:

• Auto Auction Yard Crew:

Full time position working Mon–Fri 8-5 & 1 Sat. a month. The position is fast-paced, requires computer skills, working in all types of weather & working with customers.

Tasks include; filling out forms when customers bring in cars, jump starting cars, driving auto & manual cars, taking pictures, assigning lot numbers, uploading to online auction platform, & more.

Thomas Hirchak Company is an at will employer. See details at: THCAuction.com

resumes to: Eric@THCAuction.com.

ROAD CREW MEMBER

The Town of Westford is seeking qualified applicants for a full time Road Crew position with benefits. This position involves skilled and unskilled labor tasks and the knowledge and operation of highway equipment for maintenance and repair of town roads. Requirements: valid Vermont CDL Class B license; good driving record; experience operating various highway equipment; willingness to work long hours; participate in random drug/alcohol testing. Must pass pre-employment physical exam and drug test. A full job description can be viewed at westfordvt.us/administration/ highway-department

For consideration, please submit resume, references, and employment application to:

Town of Westford - Nanette Rogers 1713 VT Route 128, Westford, VT 05494 or email to: townadmin@westfordvt.us

Position open until filled.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bookkeeper/ Financial Administrator

Local Motion, Vermont’s statewide non-profit organization whose mission is to make it safe, accessible, and fun for everyone to bike, walk, and roll in Vermont, is seeking a bookkeeper who will be mainly responsible for processing AR, AP, and payroll and who will be an integral part of the finance team. Room for growth within the team. Flexible work schedule around regularly scheduled tasks.

Come join our team!

Visit our website for full job description and how to apply: localmotion.org/ join_our_team

PHYSICAL SERVICES Member – Grounds

Saint Michael’s College is seeking applications from dependable and efficient workers to fill a full-time grounds member position. This position will have a set schedule on Saturdays and Sundays, from 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM, and three (3) other weekdays of their choosing, from 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM. Successful candidates will join a team that maintains campus grounds throughout the year. Overtime is expected and required throughout the year during large campus events and especially in the winter months for forecasted snowstorms.

For a complete job description, benefits information, and to apply online, please visit: https://bit.ly/SMCPSMG

OUR ENGINEERING TEAM IS GROWING!

Do you have design, development, and implementation experience in a food production environment? If so, we would love to speak with you! We are seeking experienced candidates, 3-5 years and a bachelor’s degree preferred. Candidates should have exposure to the best and brightest in R & D, production, and distribution internal clients.

3rd Shift Production is Hiring--Shift Premium Pay

Make delicious dough, work with cool people! This shift takes place from 10:40PM-7AM and you’ll learn the various steps to make delicious products, including mixing, depositing, baking, assembling, and packaging. Join us today and start your career at one of the fastest growing companies in Vermont.

Sanitation Team

This important team helps Rhino to shine! This is a 2nd shift position; shift hours are 2:30PM-10:30PM. In this role, you’ll be trained on following established sanitation standards and procedures including use of chemicals, hot water, heavy equipment and equipment assembly.

Please see more on these openings on our career page at rhinofoods.com/about-rhino-foods/jobs-and-careers

FULL-TIME DISPATCH SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR

General

The Public Safety/Fire & Rescue Departments at Saint Michael’s College are inviting applications for a Full-Time Dispatch Switchboard Operator to dispatch radio calls and operate the College switchboard. The successful candidate will be responsible for answering all incoming calls and directing calls to the appropriate party quickly, accurately, and professionally. This role receives all emergency calls for SMC campus and the surrounding community. Dispatch, switchboard, emergency services experience desirable, but we will provide training for a motivated and dependable person with demonstrated aptitude. This position will work 40 hours a week in 8 hour shifts, with a focus on evening shifts, but with the flexibility to work regular hours, as well as weekend and holiday times.

For a complete job description, benefits information, and to apply online, please visit: bit.ly/SMCFTDSO

TREASURER/BUSINESS MANAGER

POSITION STATUS: REGULAR, FULL-TIME FLSA STATUS:  EXEMPT  COMPENSATION:  SALARIED REPORTS TO:  SELECTBOARD

The Town of Calais is seeking an organized and motivated individual to serve as our Town Treasurer/Business Manager. This is a full-time position; pay is commensurate with knowledge and experience; generous benefit package. Town residency is not required.

The Legislative support offices are currently hiring. The nonpartisan offices are an interesting, challenging, and exciting place to work.

You will be part of a highly professional and collegial team that is proud of, and enthusiastic about, the mission of the state legislature.

'Career Opportunities' at legislature.vermont.gov.

Assistant Professor of Special Education

The Education Department of Saint Michael’s College is seeking an active scholar and skilled instructor for an Assistant Professor of Special Education beginning August 2023. This is a tenure-track position. This faculty member will be an integral part of a collaborative Education Department that has an excellent reputation for guiding undergraduate and graduate students to become teachers and educational leaders. In addition, this faculty member will join a college community dedicated to academic excellence, service, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Job Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in special education, coordinating the special education concentration in the graduate program, and supervising student teaching internships & special education practica at the M.Ed. level.

For a complete job description, benefits information, and to apply online, please visit: bit.ly/SMCAPSE

The Treasurer/Business Manager is responsible for all fiscal functions in connection with maintaining the town’s accounts, ensuring compliance with accepted accounting principles and standards, and collecting taxes. In addition, the Treasurer/Business Manager performs a broad range of functions to coordinate the activity of the Selectboard and support the Selectboard in administering human resources activities.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration or accounting, or equivalent experience. At least two years’ experience in a municipal environment and/ or business accounting preferred. Experience with NEMRC Fund Account System software preferred.

For a full copy of the job description, visit: calaisvermont.gov

Please submit a cover letter, resume detailing work experience, and names and contact information of three professional references to Denise Wheeler at calaissbdenise@gmail.com. Position is open until filled. Calais is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Municipal Manager

The Town and Village of Woodstock, VT (pop. 3,500) are recruiting for a new Municipal Manager. Woodstock seeks a collaborative leader who can inspire confidence from the public, department heads and employees, and other governmental leaders. The Manager should be able to articulate a vision and build consensus for that vision across the community. Woodstock anticipates applicants with public sector management experience, preferably in New England town government, though the Boards are open to non-traditional candidates as well. A detailed position description and application instructions are available at townofwoodstock.org

The anticipated starting salary is between $110,000 and $130,000 depending on qualifications and experience and includes a significant benefits package. Initial review of resumes is planned for October 7, 2022.

To apply, please send a PDF formatted resume via email to dominiccloud@comcast.net

Questions may be posed via phone or text at (802) 309 – 1775. This position is open until filled. Woodstock is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and individuals from under represented groups are encouraged to apply.

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Keens Crossing – Winooski, VT 05404

Full Time, 40 Hours, Pay Rate $24.72

Are you looking to learn new skills or to start a career? Are you looking to join a supportive team and a dynamic company? We are so sure you will love it at HallKeen Management that we are offering a $1,000 hiring bonus for the right candidate. All bonuses to be paid per company policy. Will entertain employees looking to relocate to Vermont.

Responsibilities of Maintenance Technician are quite diverse including but not limited to Apartment turnovers, grounds keeping, various janitorial duties, painting, appliance, electrical, heating, plumbing and safety equipment repair & replacement & provide assistance at other company properties when needed. The qualified candidate must have reliable transportation and have the ability to assist in carrying appliances and climb ladders as needed.

Please e-mail resumes to dfinnigan@hallkeen.com

Embark on a journey of possibilities and improve the future for Vermont youth.

LEGAL COUNSEL

Vermont-NEA seeks a full-time legal counsel to promote public education.

BROAD RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Direct client representation of educators statewide.

• Involvement in overall advocacy program, including conducting trainings.

• Strong emphasis on litigation, especially in grievance and interest arbitration and other administrative forums.

• Working in concert with highly professional staff.

• A background in labor law is strongly preferred and a background in education law is helpful, as well an affinity for representing labor unions and educators is required.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Union experience at the local, state, or national level.

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize work activities, monitor progress, and coach other leaders toward success.

• Leadership and collaboration skills, including the ability to think and plan strategically with others.

• Commitment to racial justice, social justice, and eliminating economic inequality.

This position is based in Montpelier, Vermont.

* Compensation and benefits are collectively bargained but include generous salary, health insurance, dental, leave time, and retirement benefits.

Please send applications to Jeff Fannon, Vermont-NEA Executive Director, attention kferguson@vtnea.org. Include cover letter & resume with reference to litigation experience, training background, representation of unions and working people, three writing samples, with contact information for three references. References will be contacted only if an applicant is selected for further consideration.

Position will remain open until it’s filled. Inquiries may be directed to Kristie Ferguson at kferguson@vtnea.org or (800) 649-6375

VT Youth Development Corps (VYDC) places full and part-time AmeriCorps members at youth-focused organizations across Vermont to foster positive youth development and build resilience. Use your ingenuity and skills to make a lasting impact in the lives of youth in Central Vermont

At the Basement Teen Center in Montpelier, the AmeriCorps member creates a safe drop-in space for all youth ages 12-18 who are seeking a place to connect with peers and participate in activities which promote a healthy and active lifestyle.

At Maplehill School and Farm in Plainfield, the AmeriCorps members develop educational, community service, and farm-based opportunities for youth whose lives have been impacted by trauma and/or disabilities.

At the Twinfield Together Mentoring Project in Plainfield, the AmeriCorps member nurtures strong relationships and meaningful connections through mentoring, youth leadership, and a 7th-12th grade afterschool program, while valuing student voice and leadership.

VYDC AmeriCorps members’ service benefits include: approx. $12.85/hr. (living allowance); a $6,495 education award; employee assistance plan; health care coverage, school loan forbearance, and child care assistance (if eligible); and professional development, training, networking, and experience in youth-related fields.

For more information, visit: vermontyouthamericorps.org Phone: 802-229-9151. Email: vydc.recruitment@wcysb.org

Interested applicants can apply directly at my.americorps. gov/mp/listing/publicRequestSearch.do. In State box, choose Vermont. In Program box, type VYDC. Click Search. All VYDC positions will appear.

Apply by October 10, 2022. VYDC is a program of the Washington County Youth Service Bureau.

E.O.E. Background check required.

RETREAT SERVICES

WILD TRAILS FARM

is seeking therapeutic practitioners in multiple areas for personal retreats, beginning in Spring 2023. Some examples of anticipated services include massages, psychotherapy and other forms of counseling, life coaching, spiritual guidance, reiki, sound therapy and guided nature walks. Ideal candidates have a flexible schedule and are available on weekends and occasional weekdays in Springfield VT. No scheduling or other administrative tasks required. Work in wellappointed spaces in our solar and geothermal-powered inn, with views of the surrounding mountains and forest.

Join our gathering of retreat practitioners in blazing a new trail in Southern Vermont! Contact retreats@wildtrailsfarm.com for details.

PSYCHOTHERAPIST

OPENING

The Vermont Center for Anxiety Care, a private psychotherapy practice on Burlington’s waterfront, has an opening for a psychotherapist. Therapy experience with any age group including children. Can be licensed or post-master’s degree intern. Collaborative group with holistic approach and multiple specialties. Clinical supervision towards licensure provided as needed. Visit web site: vtcenterforanxietycare.com

resume and cover letter describing professional interests and goals to Paul Foxman, Ph.D., 86 Lake Street, Burlington, VT 05401 or email: paulfoxman@aol.com

MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATE

Performs routine maintenance and repair of residence, maintaining physical appearance of the grounds and building as well as ensuring that the building is physically sound and safe. Works with outside contractors as needed.

Responsible for cleaning residents’ rooms and residence common areas including vacuuming, sweeping, dusting, polishing, mopping, disinfecting, etc. Discards waste into proper containers, replaces light bulbs and assists with any general housekeeping/laundry duties as necessary.

HOUSEKEEPER

Responsible for cleaning residents’ rooms and residence common areas including vacuuming, sweeping, dusting, polishing, mopping, disinfecting, etc. Discards waste into proper containers, and assists with any general housekeeping duties necessary.

sign on bonus for each position.

JUSTICE CENTER DIRECTOR

are conveniently located

Community Engagement Coordinator

North Branch Nature Center is hiring for a Community Engagement Coordinator. This position will play a central role in expanding NBNC’s relationships with the wide range of diverse communities that make up Central Vermont. Historically, NBNC has underengaged Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, rural, immigrant, disabled, LGBTQIA+, and other communities and organizations. The ideal candidate for this position has existing relationships with the communities above and is excited to build new ones with other communities. Visit NorthBranchNatureCenter. org/Employment for the full job description.

The Orleans County Restorative Justice Center in Newport, VT seeks an Executive Director for its small, dynamic nonprofit, ready to grow. The E.D. is responsible for overall management,  community outreach, and leadership of an experienced, passionate team of dedicated staff and volunteers.  This work makes a proven difference in the lives of Vermonters. The Center is part of a statewide network, with supportive, knowledgeable directors. Newport is a four-season outdoor haven; biking, hiking, skiing. Advise applicants request a full job description before applying.

A letter of application and resume are required via email (execdirector@kingdomjustice.org); must pass a background check before hire. Open until filled. E.O.E.

Email applications are preferred.

Assistant Cannabis Cultivation Manager

The Assistant Cultivation Manager is responsible for assisting with the oversight of the cultivation facility. This hands-on position will be responsible for assisting with daily operations in cultivation including processes and procedures within the propagation, vegetation, and flowering phases.

Experience with No Till/Living Organic Soil is preferred, but will teach anyone that has a passion for growing organic cannabis. It is not required that you have held a professional growing role before. This is a new industry and it’s expected that your resume is not catered to the legal cannabis market. A desire to grow the finest organic cannabis in Vermont is all you need.

Gas Factory is currently in the construction phase and buildout of a 5000 sq ft Tier3 facility in Williston. There is never a better time to get in. Learn the system from the ground up, assisting in the buildout all the way to first harvest.

Great pay, fun environment and team.

Send your resume and interest in the position to travis@gasfactory.com

NOW

Senior Payroll & Accounting Specialist

position is responsible for all activities necessary to oversee and process the organization’s payroll functions

and accurately ensuring that pay is processed on time and in compliance with government regulations. This position supports the Finance & Grants Departments, accounts receivable functions, and program billing/financial monitoring.

include an Associate’s degree in Accounting or in a related field; a minimum of three years of experience processing payroll. A Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation is preferred. Years of experience in the Payroll and/or Accounting field may be substituted for education.

Grants Coordinator

This position is responsible for processing and tracking the organization’s internal purchasing policy and ensuring that all departments understand the purchasing policy. This includes grant billing and capital projects. Requirements include an Associate’s degree in Accounting or in a related field; two years of experience in the Accounting field may be substituted for education.

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

To apply for either position or to see the full job description, please visit: RideGMT.com/careers

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, VT

The ECHO, Leahy Center of Lake Champlain seeks a bold and visionary Executive Director to lead all sta in fulfilling the museum’s mission to inspire and engage families in the joy of scientific discovery, wonder of nature, and care of Lake Champlain.

Building on the museum’s strengths and successful evolution, the ideal candidate will be energized by the opportunity to work collaboratively with both the board and sta on four priority areas: designing and implementing a new strategic plan, building additional financial capacity, developing and empowering the internal team, and engaging with external partners and community members.

The successful candidate will demonstrate ability to meaningfully engage all constituencies in the development of a compelling strategic plan that propels the museum into its next chapter and beyond. A demonstrated track record of aligning resources to simultaneously address both current operational needs and progress on strategic priorities is equally important. Evidence of innovative thinking coupled with knowledge of best practices and data-informed decision-making is strongly desired.

Top candidates will have a penchant for action while also consistently demonstrating a transparent and consultative style of decision-making. They will be an exceptional communicator and possess the ability to inspire and motivate sta at all levels of the organization. The ideal candidate will demonstrate evidence of inclusive and equitable leadership in previous work experiences. They will view leadership through a growth mindset and will relish the opportunity to support and develop sta and teams to drive maximum operational e ectiveness while fostering a positive work culture.

The Executive Director will provide overall leadership and management of the day-to-day operations of the museum and its sta . As such, strong candidates will be able to provide leadership, through and in collaboration with Senior Sta , on exhibit and educational planning, financial and risk management, human resources, marketing/communications, retail and event management, facility maintenance, and animal care.

Candidates must be able to develop meaningful relationships that expand the museum’s relevance and relevance within the community. Direct experience in fundraising, and the ability to cultivate funds through both individual solicitations and grant or foundation-sourced contributions, is required. The ability to leverage professional networks and relationships to develop new partnerships and funding sources is viewed as a valuable asset.

The successful candidate will possess, through a combination of academic experience and professional achievement, a strong science-related background. The ideal candidate will also hold a heartfelt passion for ECHO’s mission and a deep love of science education, native wildlife, and environmental stewardship.

Review of candidates will begin immediately, with a preferred application date of October 21, 2022 and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, please email a cover letter, resume, and the names of three references to ECHOED@hawleyconsultingservices.com. All correspondence will be treated as confidential and references will not be contacted without prior permission.

ECHO is an E.O.E. and welcomes candidates for employment who will contribute to our diversity.

ECHO requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

To learn more about ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, visit: echovermont.org

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Receptionist/ Office Assistant

Gravel & Shea PC, a Burlington, VT law firm seeks an experienced, professional receptionist/office assistant.

This position requires extensive communication with our clients, staff and the legal community; a strong work ethic; excellent organizational skills; and experience using a variety of software applications including Microsoft Office. Prior legal and/or law firm experience a plus.

We offer a competitive salary, health insurance, 401(k) and Profit Sharing, and other benefits. For more information about Gravel & Shea PC, please visit gravelshea.com

Qualified candidates e-mail cover letter, résumé and references to: fmiller@gravelshea.com

Gravel & Shea PC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The Children’s Literacy Foundation Seeks EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Executive Director will have the opportunity to lead an innovative, wellrespected, award-winning, mission-driven literacy program that has inspired children throughout New Hampshire and Vermont to fall in love with books, reading, and writing.

Desired Credentials/Profile of the Ideal Candidate:

• A minimum of five years of senior leadership, or equivalent experience, preferably at an organization of comparable size and scale.

• Experience with nonprofits, either as a staff member or active Board member.

• Knowledge of and passion for books, reading, writing, and literacy.

• Understanding of the educational landscape and how schools operate, particularly in VT and NH.

• Knowledge of the character of the rural communities and children served by CLiF.

Compensation and Benefits:

• This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position with a starting salary range of $80,000 to $90,000 commensurate with experience and qualifications plus benefits.

Application Process:

Candidate must include a resume and a cover letter that describes how your qualifications & experience match the needs and mission of CLiF. Applications accepted until the position is filled. Upload required documents to: eostransitions.applicantpool.com/jobs

This executive search is being conducted by Eos Transition Partners consultant, John Tarvin. All submissions will be acknowledged and are confidential, and any questions can be submitted to John at: jtarvin@eostransitions.com

Director of Finance & Administration

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum seeks a Director of Finance and Administration to join the senior team and help fulfil the mission of the Museum. Reporting directly to the Executive Director, this position works closely with staff and board to manage all financial, administrative, and human resources matters. The position oversees the financial health of the organization, including the annual budget, grant finances, bookkeeping, and reporting. Key responsibilities include collaboration and communication with all departments and administrative management of HR, benefits, insurance, and payroll. This position plays a critical role in ensuring that our internal systems and management reflect our commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. The ideal candidate should have financial management experience (non-profit experience preferred); knowledge of federal, state, and foundation grant accounting and compliance; understanding of GAAP standards and accrual accounting; proficiency with QuickBooks and Excel; a commitment to collaboration and an enthusiasm for Lake Champlain.

SALARY: $26-29/hour based on experience and benefits.

Go to lcmm.org/careers for full details. Applications due November 1, 2022.

UNDERWRITING & RMS ASSISTANT

VERMONT LEAGUE OF CITIES & TOWNS

The Vermont League of Cities and Towns seeks an organized, efficient, and computer-savvy administrative assistant who has demonstrated multi-tasking skills. This part time (23.5 hours per week) position performs a wide range of technical and administrative duties in support of underwriting, claims, and general administrative operations for the VLCT Property and Casualty Intermunicipal Fund (“VLCT PACIF” or “PACIF”) within the Risk Management Services (RMS) Department. This position reports to the Deputy Director, Underwriting and Loss Control or equivalent managerial/supervisory position within the Underwriting Division. This position has some remote work flexibility but will require time in the VLCT office.

Responsibilities include:

• Assisting the underwriting division with processing a wide range of transactions within the policy system.

• Serving as the backup person for certain claims data entry and related tasks.

• Providing clerical support to RMS managers and assist with clerical tasks related to the PACIF Board of Directors

Requirements:

• High school diploma

• General administrative support training and/or experience required

• Experience using Microsoft 365 applications including Outlook, Word, and Excel

• Knowledge of insurance principles and insurance work experience or training, particularly in underwriting, preferred

• Knowledge of local government operations desired

The Vermont League of Cities and Towns offers a competitive wage, a convenient downtown Montpelier location, a trusted reputation, and great colleagues! To review the full job description and apply, please visit vlct.org/careers

The application deadline is Friday, October 21. Resumes will be reviewed as they are received. Position open until filled. E.O.E.

Why not have a job you love?

Positions include a sign on bonus, strong benefits package and the opportunity to work at one of the “Best Places to Work in Vermont”

Service Coordinator: Continue your career in human services in a supportive environment

for our Adult Family Care program

our

have strong clinical, organizational

position.

annual salary.

Residential Program Manager: Coordinate staffed residential and community supports for an individual

their home. The ideal candidate will enjoy working in a team-oriented position, have strong clinical

and demonstrated leadership. $45,900 annual salary.

Direct Support Professional: Provide 1:1 supports to help individuals reach their goals in a variety of settings. This is a great position to start or continue your career in human services. Full and part time positions available starting at $19/hr.

Residential Direct Support Professional: Provide supports to an individual in their home and in the community in 24h shifts including asleep overnights in a private, furnished bedroom. You can work two days, receive full benefits and have five days off each week! Other flexible schedules available, starting wage is $20/hr.

Shared Living Provider: Open your home to someone with an intellectual disability or autism and open a whole world to them, and to you. There are a variety of opportunities available that could be the perfect match for you and your household. Salary varies dependent on individual care requirements.

Join our dedicated team and together we’ll build a community where everyone participates and belongs: ccs-vt.org/current-openings.

WHERE YOU AND YOUR WORK MATTER

When you work for the State of Vermont, you and your work matter. A career with the State puts you on a rich and rewarding professional path. You’ll find jobs in dozens of fields – not to mention an outstanding total compensation package.

EXECUTIVE S TAFF ASSIS T AN T - B ARRE

The Vermont Department of Libraries is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented Executive Assistant for a full-time exempt position. This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic team in a fast-paced environment. The EA supports the Commissioner of Libraries, the Board of Libraries, and manages the department’s administrative office. For more information, contact Janette Shaffer at janette.shaffer@ vermont.gov. Department: Libraries. Location: Barre. Status: Full Time. Job Id #40584.

9, 2022.

VERMONT LEGAL AID SEEKS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Vermont Legal Aid (VLA), one of the state’s largest law firms, is where Vermonters turn when they face a civil legal problem that threatens their rights, shelter, income, health, or well-being. VLA strives to advance fairness and justice in the civil legal system, address the social and economic barriers faced by our clients, and confront the underlying causes of poverty, discrimination, and inequality. VLA services are free.

OWN YOUR CAREER. OWN YOUR FUTURE. OWN YOUR COMPANY.

OWN YOUR CAREER. OWN YOUR FUTURE. OWN YOUR COMPANY.

Hypertherm is more than a place to work; it’s a place to call your own. And right now, we’re hiring 2nd and 3rd shift Machine to join our 100% Associate-owned team. Own your future with a $2,000 sign-on bonus, great pay and benefits. Become an Associate and you’ll earn exceptional incentives that include:

OWN YOUR CAREER. OWN YOUR FUTURE. OWN YOUR COMPANY.

Hypertherm is more than a place to work; it’s a place to call your own. And right now, we’re hiring 2nd and 3rd shift Machine Operators to join our 100% Associate-owned team. Own your future with a $2,000 sign-on bonus, great pay and benefits. Become an Associate and you’ll earn exceptional incentives that include:

Great pay and benefits – including reduced medical premiums starting on Day 1

VLA seeks an Executive Director to lead this nationally recognized, statewide civil legal aid organization, and engage in the exciting process of envisioning the future of VLA, with the support and commitment of Board and staff. VLA is a strong, successful organization that is well-regarded, with a staff of 89, offices in Burlington, Montpelier, Rutland, Springfield, and St. Johnsbury, and an annual budget of $9.5 million.

An annual profit-sharing bonus with a target of 20%

Great pay and benefits – including reduced medical premiums starting on Day 1

Hypertherm is more than a place to work; it’s a place to call your own. And right now, we’re hiring 2nd and 3rd shift Machine Operators to join our 100% Associate-owned team. Own your future with a $2,000 sign-on bonus, great pay and benefits. Become an Associate and you’ll earn exceptional incentives that include:

The security of an over 50-year history with no layoffs

An annual profit-sharing bonus with a target of 20%

The security of an over 50-year history with no layoffs

Great pay and benefits – including reduced medical premiums starting on Day 1

An annual profit-sharing bonus with a target of 20%

The next Executive Director will be a visionary leader with a demonstrated passion for advocating on behalf of low-income and other vulnerable populations, including families with young children, people with disabilities, New American communities, veterans, seniors, and other individuals impacted by poverty or marginalized by other factors.

Apply now at HYPERTHERM.COM/OWNIT and own your future!

The security of an over 50-year history with no layoffs

Apply now at HYPERTHERM.COM/OWNIT and own your future!

Hypertherm Associates is proud to be an equal opportunity employer

Hypertherm Associates is proud to be an equal opportunity employer

The successful Executive Director candidate will be a licensed attorney with significant legal experience; demonstrate a passion for social and racial justice; possess exceptional leadership skills; have substantial management experience; have grant writing or fundraising experience; and understand financial matters, including development of budgets, compliance with grant and contract requirements, and financial oversight.

VLA’s Administrative Unit has historically been in Burlington, but the agency is open to your proposal on a remote work or a hybrid arrangement.

Hypertherm

Apply now at HYPERTHERM.COM/OWNIT and own your future!

Hypertherm Associates is proud to be an equal opportunity employer

Hypertherm

VLA believes everyone in Vermont should have equal access to legal services regardless of their race, ethnicity, language, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexuality, ability, mental health, income status, age, or education. We are committed, through our practices and policies, to fostering cultural competence, inclusiveness, understanding, acceptance and respect in order to more effectively fight poverty, discrimination, and inequality.

All employment decisions are based on business need, job

our

race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national

protected by federal, state, or local laws.

For more information about this position and how to apply, visit www.vtlegalaid.org Screening of applicants begins immediately. To receive full consideration, submit your application materials by October 14, 2022

100% EMPLOYEE-OWNED

Counselor/Social Worker

Invest EAP/Centers for Wellbeing is seeking a skilled licensed Master’s level counselor or social worker. We are a growing and dynamic team with diverse and engaging responsibilities. Our clients represent a broad cross-section of mostly adults throughout Vermont, and our dedicated counselors work collaboratively to provide short-term solution-focused counseling, resources, and support.

Centers for Wellbeing

This position will be engaged in development of new programming to support Vermonters who are recovering from opioid use as they find employment, start a career, and overcome barriers to self-sufficiency.

This position will join our team to provide a high-touch and individualized response to each Vermonter to assist them in finding a path to health and success. Experience and training in recovery and substance use treatment a plus.

Cover letter and resume to Marc Adams, marca@investeap.org by October 14th, 2022. Steady salary with high-end health and retirement benefits. E.O.E.

Embark on a journey of possibilities and improve the future for Vermont youth and families.

The Vermont Youth Tomorrow AmeriCorps VISTA Program (VYT) supports initiatives across Vermont that create opportunities for individuals who are low-income to rise above poverty and flourish.

100% EMPLOYEE-OWNED

100% EMPLOYEE-OWNED

100% EMPLOYEE-OWNED

Join the team at Gardener’s Supply!

ADDISON COUNTY

At the Willowell Foundation in Bristol and Monkton, the VISTA develops the infrastructure to connect individuals to the arts, education, the environment, resources, and each other through land-based programs and activities.

CHITTENDEN COUNTY

We have immediate openings in our Call Center!

Join the team at Gardener’s Supply!

Join the team at Gardener’s Supply!

REMOTE WORK OPTION AVAILABLE!

At the City of Winooski Community Services Department, the VISTA develops volunteer systems, programs, and funding for youth afterschool and summer activities and other programs in a vibrant and culturally diverse community.

We have immediate openings in our Call Center!

We have immediate openings in our Call Center!

We have immediate openings in our Call Center!

We are looking for part-time and full-time, seasonal SALES & SERVICE SPECIALISTS to provide exceptional customer service to our customers over the phone.

We are seeking reliable & quick learners who are enthusiastic, outgoing, upbeat, flexible, computer savvy, team-oriented and who will thrive in a busy contact center. Not a plant expert? Not a problem!

• 30%-40% employee discount on plants and product

• REMOTE WORK OPTION AVAILABLE

• Flexible Scheduling

• Part-time and Full-time positions available

• Fun company culture and the best co-workers!

Come join the team at Gardener's Supply!

We are 100% employee-owned and Certified B Corporation. Please go to our careers page at gardeners.com/careers and apply online.

FRANKLIN & GRAND ISLE COUNTIES

At the Franklin Grand Isle Bookmobile (FGIB), the VISTA builds systems to implement the Bookmobile’s mission to promote literacy and positive youth development in 2 rural Northern VT counties.

ORANGE COUNTY

At the Randolph Area Community Development Corporation (RACDC), the VISTA expands and creates initiatives, such as affordable housing, community health and resiliency, and sustainable job opportunities.

WASHINGTON COUNTY

At the Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF), the VISTA enhances literacy programs that inspire a love of reading and writing among low-income, at-risk, and rural youth.

VYT AmeriCorps members service benefits include a living allowance set by the federal program, a $6,895 education award or an $1,800 end-of-service stipend; employee assistance plan; health care coverage, school loan forbearance, and child care assistance (if eligible); and professional development, training, networking, and hands on professional experience. Positions can start in October, November, or December 2022.

For more information, visit the Vermont Youth AmeriCorps Website: vermontyouthamericorps.org. Phone: 802.229.9151

Interested applicants can apply directly at: my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/ publicRequestSearch.do. In State box, choose Vermont. In Program box, type VYT. Click Search. All VYT positions will appear.

Apply by October 12, 2022.

VYDC is a program of the Washington County Youth Service Bureau. Equal Opportunity Employer. Background check required.

Vermont College of Fine Arts welcomes applications for 3 positions: DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The Director of IT is a leadership and operational managerial position, developing IT strategic initiatives with college leadership supporting the continued growth and transformation of the institution, and overseeing planning, organizing, and execution of all IT functions at VCFA (directing all IT operations to meet staff, student and faculty requirements as well as the support and maintenance of new and existing applications.)

Successful candidates will have a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience; minimum 5-8 years’ experience within Information Technology, preferably in higher education; supervisory experience; some experience in the following technologies/products: Enterprise Data Management MSSQL, PowerCampus, Slate, Learning Management Software (LMS), VMWare, Networking, Microsoft Technologies, Apple Technologies, Google Apps for Education; demonstrated aptitude for working on multiple projects; exemplary interpersonal and communication skills; high level organizational skills and capacity for attention to detail; ability to think creatively, entrepreneurially, and strategically as part of a collaborative team setting.

VCFA Administrative offices are in Montpelier, VT. Position can be in-person or hybrid (on campus @ 2 x/week), with full-time attendance on campus during residencies.

Full job description of the IT Director position at bit.ly/VCFAitDirector. To apply, please send materials (see list below) to vcfajobs@vcfa.edu with “Director of IT” in the subject line. For full consideration, submit an application by 10/19/22.

PROGRAM DIRECTOR, MFA IN WRITING & PROGRAM DIRECTOR, MFA IN FILM

The Program Directors provide administrative leadership for the program, working closely with the Faculty Chair(s), who provide academic leadership through a system of faculty governance. The Program Director role is characterized by administrative experience; a commitment to creating and fostering equity, inclusion, and belonging; entrepreneurial, managerial, and team-building abilities; attention to detail; demonstrated budget management experience; excellent writing and interpersonal communication skills; and ability to collaborate.

These managerial, administrative positions report to the Academic Dean. They are not faculty appointments, nor do they include teaching duties, but general knowledge of and interest in the culture of writing and literature (for Writing position) or film (for Film position) is preferred.

VCFA Administrative offices are in Montpelier, VT. These positions can be performed in-person, hybrid, or remotely. Travel to residencies is required.

Full job description of the Writing position at bit.ly/VCFAprogdirMFAWriting. To apply, please send materials (see list below) to vcfajobs@vcfa.edu with “Program Director, MFA in Writing” in the subject line. For full consideration, submit an application by 10/20/22.

Full job description of the Film position at bit.ly/VCFAprogdirMFAfilm. To apply, please send materials (see list below) to vcfajobs@vcfa.edu, with “Program Director, MFA in Film” in the subject line. For full consideration, submit an application by 11/1/22.

Candidates

To apply, please send the following to vcfajobs@vcfa.edu and specify the position applied for in the subject line:

OFFICE MANAGER

Seeking a part-time manager for Malletts Bay Self Storage. Hours are 9-3 Monday-Friday. Duties include: Process applications for customers moving in and out, process monthly payments, billing inquiries, send delinquent notices, overlock units, host auctions, bank deposits and security camera monitoring. Send resume to: manager@ mallettsbaystorage.net, or call 802 864-0899

Do You LOVE Chocolate?

We are looking for a motivated, hard working, responsible, friendly, positive individual to manage our South Burlington store. Interested? For more information contact Sharon at 802-899-3373 or email sharon@ snowflakechocolate.com. Work, have fun, eat chocolate...

TOWN TREASURER / GRANT ADMINISTRATOR

The Town of Waitsfield is looking for an organized and motivated candidate to serve as its Town Treasurer / Grant Administrator. The position is responsible for keeping all of the Town’s funds, keeping a record of taxes voted, billed, and collected; collecting other funds receivable by the Town, and paying orders drawn on Town accounts. Additionally, the job includes grant administration tasks including assistance preparing grant applications, reviewing grant agreements, and managing awarded grants. The position also serves as the Assistant Town Clerk and the Water Clerk for the Town’s water system.

A bachelor’s degree in accounting, public administration, business administration, finance, or equivalent subjects is preferred. Qualified candidates should have at least three years of experience in the areas of accounting, governmental budgeting, municipal operations, and/ or finance in either the public or private sector (including experience managing payroll, employee benefits, and accounts payable and receivable). A combination of the above qualifications may be acceptable. The position is full time, 5-days, 40 hours a week & eligible for employee benefits. There is flexibility in scheduling for the right candidate. Salary range: $26.00 – $30.00/hr, depending on experience.

Applications will be reviewed starting on Monday, October 24th. This position is open until fi lled. A detailed job description can be found on the town's website.

To apply please submit a cover letter and resume including contact information for three professional references via email to townadmin@gmavt.net or mailed to:

Town of Waitsfield, c/o Town Administrator

Main Street, Waitsfield, VT 05673

• Cover Letter, CV/Resume • Statement

Diversity,

Inclusion, outlining your professional skills, accomplishments, experience, and willingness to engage in activities to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Please contact Annie Decker-Dell’Isola, Town Administrator with any questions at townadmin@gmavt.net or (802) 496-2218 ext. 5.

The Town of Waitsfield is an equal opportunity provider and employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, religion, gender, or familial status.

Snowflake Chocolates, South Burlington STORE MANAGER

Housing Analyst and Senior Housing Analyst

Join the staff of the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board, an innovative funding organization supporting the development and preservation of affordable housing and the conservation of agricul tural land, natural areas, recreational land, forest land, and historic public properties. To solve the unprecedented housing crisis, our collaborative and diligent housing team is seeking talented indi viduals to help create more affordable homes for Vermonters. If you have experience and passion for affordable housing, this position could be right for you. We are advertising for both the Housing Analyst role, and for the role of Senior Housing Analyst. Learn more and read the job descriptions at www.vhcb.org/about-us/jobs. VHCB is an Equal Opportunity Employer and candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. Positions will remain open until filled.

FLORAL MERCHANDISER

Milton

mornings per week, approximately 15-20

Fun and flexible job perfect for a creative

who likes to work independently

contact Cindy at the number below:

Seeking Clinician

BONUS

The primary function of this role is to install residential glazing which includes: insulated units, glass shower enclosures, screens, storm windows, storm doors, putty reglazing, windows & doors. This is a great opportunity for someone looking for a career in a growing industry. A successful candidate is punctual, reliable, professional in their appearance and communication, and able to work with multiple people.

We respect confidentiality and you're encouraged to apply or inquire about this role if you would like to hear more about how you can be a part of the growth at Acme Glass!

In addition to growth opportunities, we offer highly competitive pay, insurance, time off, company tools, company take-home vehicle for some lead technicians, bonuses throughout the year, overtime pay, and a sign-on bonus (bonus amount will be based on your experience).

JOB

Engaging minds that change the world

Seeking a position with a quality employer? Consider The University of Vermont, a stimulating and diverse workplace. We offer a comprehensive benefit package including tuition remission for on-going, full-time positions.

High Performance Computing Linux Systems Engineer - Systems Architecture & Admin. - #S3905PO - The University of Vermont (UVM) is looking for an experienced Linux systems administrator to help build state-of-the-art high performance computing (HPC) solutions of our researchers. The Vermont Advanced Computing Center’s (VACC) has three advanced clusters, with thousands of compute cores and a large-scale GPU cluster. We are planning the addition of a largescale, in-memory sharded database cluster.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in technology-related field such as Computer Science plus at least four years of systems experience in a large-scale server environment, or equivalent level of knowledge, training, and experience.

• Thorough knowledge of Linux operating systems, network architecture and Linux shell scripting.

• Effective customer service ethic, communication skills and collaborative teamwork with peer sysadmins required.

Any of the following qualifications would strengthen your candidacy:

• Experience with HPC technologies such as Slurm, parallel computing, MPI programming, and CUDA. Infiniband. Open OnDemand, Jupyter Notebook, Spack, Clustered filesystem expertise (e.g., GPFS).

• Experience with MongoDB in a sharded architecture.

• Expertise with at least one systems programming language (C, Python, Perl, Rust, etc.).

We may hire at either a senior-level position or a mid-level position.

Senior Systems Security Engineer - Systems Architecture & Admin. - #S3832PO - Are you a Systems Security Engineer with deep intrusion detection and prevention system (IDPS) experience? The University of Vermont (UVM) is looking for such an Engineer to help us improve and maintain our enterprise IDPS. In this Systems Engineering role, you will also contribute to other operational security efforts (vulnerability management and scanning, system and network logging and analysis). And you will manage information security projects of significant impact, developing a deep understanding of UVM’s information ecosystem, and designing both systems and workflows to detect and prevent intrusion.

Scholars Program Director - Center for Academic Success - #S3920PO - The Scholars Program Director provides leadership for the TRIO/Upward Bound Program and the First Scholars Program which promote college access and success for students from historically underserved and under represented communities. Supervises two full-time professional staff. Manages budgets, oversees programming, and directly serves Upward Bound project participants on campus and in high schools. Oversees day-to-day program operations, and authors new grant proposals. Identifies program outcomes, assessment measures and strategies, and reports regularly on program impact. Serves on the departmental leadership team and shares responsibility for creating and upholding the mission of Center for Academic Success (CFAS), which features a strong commitment to equity and inclusion. Supervised by the CFAS Director.

Minimum Qualifications: Master’s Degree with three years’ experience or its equivalent working in higher education and/ or secondary school environment is required. Some combination of the following required: experience working with TRIO programs; experience in curriculum design and/or program evaluation; experience working with Federal grants. Familiarity with the needs of first-generation and limited income students required. Strong interpersonal and communication skills required. Demonstrated ability to develop, manage, and evaluate complex programs, including budgeting and technology proficiencies. Ability to travel locally and nationally required. Ability to develop inclusive and equitable work environments. Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Office Manager - Student Affairs - #S3934PO - The University of Vermont Division of Student Affairs is looking for an Office Manager who will bring curiosity, compassion, creativity, and a passion for keeping things organized for our team. This position is full-time, year-round, with an annual salary in the 40’s, and is benefits-eligible for health, dental, vision, retirement, free tuition at any Vermont State College, and more.

The Office Manager is responsible for the day-to-day functions of the Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Office, with principal focus on customer care and smooth operations.

Main responsibilities will include:

• Serve as first point of contact for the office for students, employees, and the general public, operating with sensitivity, inclusivity, and professionalism.

• Manage customer service and office operations.

• Hire, train, and supervise student employees.

• Support the mission, philosophies, and priorities of DOSA and UVM, including the promotion of an inclusive environment and experience for students and staff of all races, ethnicities, religions, national origins, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and ages.

Embark on a journey of possibilities and improve the future for Vermont youth.

VT Youth Development Corps (VYDC) places full and part-time AmeriCorps members at youth-focused organizations across Vermont to foster positive youth development and build resilience. Use your ingenuity and skills to make a lasting impact in the lives of youth in Northwest Vermont

At the Governor’s Institutes of Vermont based in Winooski, the AmeriCorps member inspires hundreds of Vermont high schoolers from across the state to create the future, helping youth think deeper and dream bigger through intensive summer programs with a mission of equity and accessibility.

At Old Spokes Home in Burlington, the AmeriCorps member builds community and opportunity through access to bicycles with a variety of engaging programs to make bikes and biking more accessible to all.

At Spectrum Youth & Family Services in Burlington or St. Albans, the AmeriCorps members enhance the lives of homeless and at-risk youth by providing a safe space, food, basic needs, life skills, and emotional support.

At the Willowell Foundation in Bristol and Monkton, the AmeriCorps members connect people to the arts, education, the environment, and each other through landbased programs and activities. Members serve at a naturebased pre-school in Bristol and an outdoor, alternative public education program in Monkton.

At the City of Winooski Community Services Department, the AmeriCorps members lead engaging afterschool and summer activities for a vibrant & culturally diverse community.

VYDC AmeriCorps members’ service benefits include: approx. $12.85/hr. (living allowance); a $6,495 education award; employee assistance plan; health care coverage, school loan forbearance, and child care assistance (if eligible); and professional development, training, networking, and experience in youth-related fields.

For more information, visit the Vermont Youth AmeriCorps website: vermontyouthamericorps.org. Phone: 802-229-9151 Email: vydc.recruitment@wcysb.org

Interested applicants can apply directly at my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/publicRequestSearch.do In State box, choose Vermont. In Program box, type VYDC. Click Search. All VYDC positions will appear.

Apply by October 10th, 2022.

VYDC is a program of the Washington County Youth Service Bureau.

Equal Opportunity Employer. Background check required.

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PROGRAM DIRECTOR

CCV is looking for a Program Director to lead the administration of the Correctional Post-Secondary Education Initiative (CPSEI). CPSEI is opening access to college programs for corrections personnel and providing opportunities for incarcerated Vermonters to earn a degree or credential in pursuit of their successful re-entry to the workforce.

The CPSEI Program Director serves as a resource, fostering an understanding of the intersection of justice and higher education and the challenges associated with justice-involved individuals accessing College programs. The Program Director is responsible for program development, implementation, and management of day-to-day operations, planning, and supervision and evaluation of programs and program staff. They will ensure that the grant’s goals and objectives are accomplished in compliance with federal guidelines and College policies. This is a 3-year, grant funded position.

Benefits for full-time staff include 14 paid holidays, plus vacation, medical, and personal time, automatic retirement contribution, and tuition waiver at any Vermont State College for staff and their dependents (eligible dependents may apply waiver to UVM). Visit ccv.edu/about/employment/ staff-positions/ to learn more.

CCV values individual differences that can be engaged in the service of learning. Diverse experiences from people of varied backgrounds inform and enrich our community. CCV strongly encourages applications from historically marginalized and underrepresented populations. CCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer, in compliance with ADA requirements, and will make reasonable accommodations for the known disability of an otherwise qualified applicant.

Shared Living Providers

who loves video games and Magic the Gathering. He requires all day supervision but can be alone in his room or left at home for up to an hour. This position will require daily supervision and helping the client with meal preparation, some transportation, and emotional support. The ideal placement would be a person or couple without children in the home, but pets are fine. Compensation: $40,000 tax-free annual stipend plus room and board and contracted supports. Contact wmanley@howardcenter.org or 802-488-6581

Seeking afterschool respite support for an active 11-year-old boy in Essex Junction who is on the Autism Spectrum. He enjoys music, sensory type activities, swimming, and much more. Be prepared to laugh a lot with a silly kid who loves to make jokes and explore his community. The support is 2:1 and the starting pay rate is $20.54/hr. and based on experience up to $25.00/hr. Currently we are looking for afternoons 2:45-5pm on weekdays, weekend supports 8:30-1 and 1-5 and asleep overnights. If interested contact Eric at 802-922-5752 or langevinvt@gmail.com.

Seeking a Shared Living Provider for a 50-year-old male that loves movies, sports, and hiking. This position can be part-time or full-time as the current provider is flexible about transition date. This client would need to be supervised at home and in the community but can be alone in his bedroom or in the bathroom. He is high energy and curious about his surroundings. He will require some emotional supports and help with personal care. The ideal provider would be a female or couple living without children in the home. Pets are ok. Compensation includes a yearly tax-free stipend of $30,385 plus monthly room and board payments. Please contact Autumn Rakowitz at arakowitz@howardcenter.org or 802-307-2705.

MILTON TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT

FY23 JOB OPENINGS

TEACHERS – FY23 ONLY

High School

1- English or Math Interventionist Teacher

1- Long-term Library Media (Starting Mid February 2023 through to November 2023)

Elementary School

1 - Special Educator

1 -SLP

2 – Short-term Elementary Teacher Substitute (Starting November)

1- Short-term Special Educator Substitute (Starting October 13)

SUPPORT STAFF POSITIONS

Special Needs Programming Specialists – FY23 Only

Min. Hourly Rate with no experience, more dependent on experience

No Degree - $18.35, Associates =$21.85, BA=$23.85, MA=$24.85

2- High School Level

1- Middle Level

5 - Elementary Level

Behavior Interventionist FY23 Only: Min. Hourly Rate with no experience, more dependent on experience

No Degree - $19.85, Associates =$22.85, BA=$24.35, MA=$25.35

2 - Middle School Level

3 - Elementary Level

Paraprofessionals – FY23 Only: Min. Hourly Rate with no experience, more dependent on experience

No Degree - $16.85, Associates =$17.35, BA=$17.85, MA=$18.35

2 – Middle School

1 – Lead Custodian: Min. Hourly Rate with no experience, more dependent on experience

No Degree - $16.15, Associates =$19.50

1- Maintenance/Grounds Keeper: Min. Hourly Rate with no experience, more dependent on experience

No Degree - $15.65, Associates =$16.15

Submit all application materials that include your cover letter, resume, and three letters of reference electronically via SchoolSpring.com for teaching positions; all support sta positions may submit via Schoolspring.com or mail/ fax to the address below.

Milton Town School District, Terry Mazza,

Bradley St., Milton, VT 05468

Director of Communications & Business Development

Join a dynamic team committed to creating economic opportunity in Vermont. The Director of Communications and Business Development serves as one of the primary contacts for the Chamber in the community and works closely with member organizations, builds strong partner relationships, creatively communicates the Chamber’s work, and assists with the development of new business. View the full job description at lccvermont.org/job/lcc/

TO APPLY: Please email a resume and cover letter to Vermont@vermont.org and include “Director of Communications & Business Development” in subject line.

Hello Burlington Social Media & Content Manager

Hello Burlington is a destination marketing initiative of the Lake Champlain Chamber that promotes the greater Burlington area as a great place for leisure travel, meetings, and events. We are actively seeking a social media and content manager to help us strengthen our social media presence and to strategize and execute on content creation. View the full job description at helloburlingtonvt.com/work

TO APPLY: If this sounds like you, please email a resumé, cover letter and content portfolio if available to info@ helloburlingtonvt.com. Include the phrase “social media and content manager” in subject line.

The Lake Champlain Chamber is an E.O.E. that welcomes diversity in the workplace. We strongly encourage all qualified persons to apply. LCC is a non-profit organization that is in the business of seeking and supporting economic opportunity for all Vermonters.

Accountant/Bookkeeper

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GOT

The Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA), the largest captive trade association in the world, seeks a motivated, proactive individual to join our tight-knit team. This position supports the Director of Finance with accounting (such as processing invoices/receipts), quarterly reporting, dashboards for management and special projects.

The VCIA offers a competitive salary and benefits, a fully remote working environment and the opportunity for personal and career development in a growing industry.

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline

• 3 years of accounting/bookkeeping experience

• Knowledge of accounting software, Business Works and/or QuickBooks

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Strong analytical and communication skills, with great attention to detail.

• Excellent computer skills including database/spreadsheet skills, accounting software, MS Office.

• Must be well organized, with ability to create and maintain processes and policies.

• Knowledge of the member/organizational dynamics.

• Professional self-starter, with good time management skills.

• Ability to work independently in a remote environment, while working collaboratively with others.

TO APPLY:

Provide minimum salary requirement in cover letter.

Send cover letter, resume and any other relevant information to: Kevin Mead, VCIA President, kmead@vcia.com.

Deadline to apply: End of Business Wednesday, October 19th, 2022.

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LEAP AmeriCorps PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Funded annually by a federal grant.

time, salaried position with excellent benefits.

• Develop and carry out program goals of the AmeriCorps grant to meet the needs of the tri-county region in the Community for National Services’ (CNCS) priority areas.

• Write annual grant proposal, oversee and manage federal grant requirements and budget.

• Recruit and manage AmeriCorps service members.

• Work with area non-profit host site supervisors.

• Maintain federal grant compliance and submit grant reports.

• Facilitate meetings, trainings, and orientations.

• Complete compliant incoming member background checks.

• This position supervises the Program Coordinator of LEAP.

• Bachelor’s degree in education, counseling, human services, or related field, plus experience, or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge & skills are acquired.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Excellent organizational and analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy.

• Federal grant writing and budget management experience.

• Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite.

• Experience working with diverse populations.

• Prior participation in a national service program preferred.

• Valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle required.

Seasonal Positions & Flexible Schedule

need to pick up a few shifts? Want to earn some extra cash?

We are hiring staff to make, sell, and ship the The World’s Finest Ham, Bacon and Smoked Meat and have flexible shifts to meet most all schedules, paid training, a fun work environment.

Apply in person: 210 East Main St, Richmond (Just 15 minutes from Burlington or Waterbury)

BURLINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY (BHA)

Located in Burlington, VT, BHA is seeking candidates to continue BHA’s success in promoting innovative solutions that address housing instability challenges facing our diverse population of extremely low-income families and individuals. Join us and make a difference in our community!

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Serves as first point of contact for our customers in the Property Management office. This role answers the telephone and greets applicants and the general public at the main office, collects rent payments, provides administrative support to the Leasing and Eligibility Specialist, the Property Managers, and the Director of Property Management.

RAPID REHOUSING SPECIALIST

Provides assistance to community members who are without housing and have barriers to locating and securing housing in the community. This grant funded position works closely with our Rental Assistance department and Chittenden County Coordinated Entry and is a part of a skilled team that focuses on assessment, intervention, and service coordination of at-risk households.

RECEPTIONIST

Manages the main office lobby and answers phones while providing great customer service, processes office mailings, and provides administrative support.

SENIOR STAFF ACCOUNTANT

Manages the accounting operations of the Authority. The responsibilities for this position include preparing timely and accurate accounting records and financial reports; managing operating budgets; and maintaining a comprehensive and effective system ofinternal controls.

***To learn more about these career opportunities, please visit: burlingtonhousing.org

BHA serves a diverse population of tenants and partners with a variety of community agencies. To most effectively carry out our vision of delivering safe and affordable housing to all, we are committed to cultivating a staff that reflects varied lived experiences, viewpoints, and educational histories. Therefore, we strongly encourage candidates from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and women to apply. Multilingualism is a plus!

BHA offers a competitive salary, commensurate with qualifications and experience. We offer a premium benefit package at a low cost to employees. Benefits include medical insurance with a health reimbursement account, dental, vision, short and long term disability, 10% employer funded retirement plan, 457 retirement plan, accident insurance, life insurance, cancer and critical illness insurance and access to reduced cost continuing education. We also offer a generous time off policy including paid time off, sick, and 13 paid holidays. And sign on bonus of up to $2,000.

If interested in these career opportunities, please submit your resume and cover letter to: humanresources@burlingtonhousing.org Burlington Housing Authority is an E.O.E.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

The Center for an Agricultural Economy seeks a Deputy Director with organizational leadership skills. Working within our wide breadth of services, community programs and food hub enterprises, this position is crucial to facilitating a supportive workplace for staff and teamwork across CAE departments, programs, & initiatives.

Responsibilities include fostering a learning culture to inform strategic thinking, representing CAE in statewide and regional conversations, and deepening partnerships and elevating critical priorities in values-based food system development.

Minimum salary is $75,000/year full time with generous benefits.

Learn more at hardwickagriculture.org/jobs

NET ZERO ENERGY SERVICES ENGINEER POSITION

Burlington Electric Department (BED), the City of Burlington’s 100% renewably sourced powered electric utility, is seeking a Net Zero Energy (NZE) Services Engineer to advance Burlington’s NZE goals by helping customers identify opportunities to further energy efficiency and fossil fuel reductions in buildings. This position works with Burlington’s residential and small commercial customers, and with the energy professional community, in delivering NZE programs including energy efficiency, beneficial electrification of space heating and domestic hot water systems, energy codes and City ordinances that help to advance NZE goals. The position requires effective collaboration with community members, external partners, and stakeholders. Our ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related degree and 3-years of relevant experience, and familiarity with energy efficiency techniques, heat pump technology, hybrid heat systems in homes and small businesses, load management and load control, and performing cost/benefit analysis.

The City of Burlington is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applicants who can contribute to our growing diversity.

Apply at governmentjobs.com/careers/burlingtonvt

We are an equal opportunity employer and we encourage applicants who can contribute to our growing diversity.

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HIRE.

HR Coordinator

VSAC is seeking a HR Coordinator to serve as our database administrator. The HR coordinator will provide high level support to the HR function by maintaining accurate employee database records. Additionally, they will prepare reports and baseline statistics and support recruitment and hiring. The Coordinator will also provide administrative support to the HR department. Bachelor's degree OR 5-7 years of relevant experience required.

Apply online: asp1. humanic.com/pls/ vsac/hapss_index. apss

Operations Administrator

US Aircraft Finance & Insurance has an employment opportunity for an individual who would like to enjoy the flexibility of part time.

Our small but growing company is seeking a motivated Operations Administrator with a balanced skillset that can perform job duties that are part customer service representative and part recordkeeper. We can train the right person!

Work hours are flexible within the business day and week, Monday through Friday. We estimate 20 +/- hours per week.

US Aircraft Finance & Insurance has been in business for 24+ years. We provide aircraft financing and insurance for both new and used aircraft. We work with customers all over the country helping them finance and insure their aircraft.

One of our strengths, as a company, is providing excellent customer service. We communicate with our customers primarily via email and telephone in a timely manner.

We are located in a professional office building in the village of Richmond, VT. Check out our website: usaircraftfinance.com

Our compensation package includes benefits and pay commensurate with experience.

If you are interested in joining our team, call or email Dave Savoie: 802.434.4100 or dave@usaircraftfinance.com

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DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Montpelier, the capital city of Vermont, is seeking a Director of Finance. The Director of Finance reports to the City Manager and has primary responsibility for financial management and information technology for the City of Montpelier. This position directly supervises 6 employees, oversees financial services contracts, and has responsibility for the complete budget. The City of Montpelier employees 121.2 FTEs and has a general fund budget of $16.1M.

BA/BS in Finance, Public Administration, or related fields is required. MA preferred. Significant experience in key administrative position within a public/non-profit agency with responsibility for budget. Direct experience in municipal government is preferred. Familiarity with human resources management and employee benefit programs are preferred. Familiarity with Vermont municipal regulations/ policies a plus.

The salary range is $98,675 annually based on qualifications. This is an exempt salaried position with benefits offered per City’s Personnel Plan. This position is open until filled with resume review beginning November 1, 2022. Please submit a cover letter and resume to tchambers@ montpelier-vt.org. Montpelier is an equal opportunity employer. A full job description is available at montpelier-vt. org/Financedirector

Line Cook, Server and Bartender

Wicked Wings in Winooski is seeking a line cook, bartender and/or server. We have part time and full time available. Day shifts and night shifts available. We have a full bar, deep menu, rip tickets, live music and so much more. Fun laid back but professional environment.

Flexible scheduling. Good shifts available. Sidework is limited and we don’t over hire. Competitive pay, free meals and bonuses.

Apply at sourhallfoods@gmail.com.

TOWN OF JERICHO HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER

The Town of Jericho is accepting applications for a Highway Maintenance Worker

Level 2. This is a full-time position requiring a CDL and the ability to respond to emergencies, snow removal and other conditions arising outside of standard work hours. This may include occasional calls on weekends, evenings, and holidays. The ideal candidate will have at least two years of experience in highway maintenance, construction, and methods. Experience operating large trucks and heavy road equipment, at the municipal level, is a plus. Applicants must be able to perform strenuous physical labor, be self-motivated, maintain a positive attitude and be a team player.

The starting hourly wage is dependent on qualifications and experience. The Town of Jericho offers excellent benefits, including health and dental insurance, vacation and personal time and a retirement plan. The successful applicant will be subject to pre-employment drug test, medical examination, and a driving background check.

Interested applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, and 3 reference to the Jericho Town Hall, at 67 VT 15 Jericho, M-F 8:30am to 2:30pm. Application materials may also be submitted to Asst. Town Administrator, Paula Carrier at pcarrier@jerichovt.gov

Please include Attention: Highway Maintenance Position in header. Questions? Contact Highway Supervisor, Adam Magee at 802.899.3180. Position open until filled.

Mans eld Hall is a private, innovative residential college support program for students with diverse learning needs. We are looking for dynamic individuals to ll the following positions:

ACADEMIC COACH (Full Time)

Essential Functions:

• Provide direct service academic coaching, tutoring, and support to students with diverse learning needs.

• Support students during daily Structured Study Time.

Minimum Quali cations:

• A bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences or related elds, or equivalent experience

• One or more years of working with diverse learners

CONNECTIONS COACH (Part Time)

e Connections Coach serves as both an Academic Coach and a Life Skills Coach for students in our post-residential transition program (Connections Program).

e Connections Coach builds fun and engaging relationships with Mans eld Hall students living as college students within the community while supporting both their academic and life skills success. Like all Mans eld Hall employees, the Connection Coach should embody the mission, values, philosophy, and approach of the organization.

Minimum Quali cations:

• A bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences or related elds, or equivalent

• Two or more years of experience working with diverse learners and stakeholders, preferably in a higher education setting

• Experience supporting students and stakeholders around academic/ social growth and development in a higher education environment

For full job descriptions and to apply: mans eldhall.org/employment 289 College Street, Burlington, VT 05401 (802) 440-0532 | mans eldhall.org

Mans eld Hall is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workplace. People from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, women, and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.

100% EMPLOYEE-OWNED

Join the team at Gardener’s Supply Company!

We are a 100% employee-owned company and an award winning and nationally recognized socially responsible business. We work hard AND o er a fun place to work including BBQs, sta parties, employee garden plots and much more! We also o er strong cultural values, competitive wages and outstanding bene ts!

Director of Logistics and Distribution Center

This individual will be responsible for e ciently leading and running all parts of our Distribution Center(s) while hitting service level goals. This person will create a strong employee culture and implement best practices through systems, processes and employee involvement. Our ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills; 10+ years of experience in ERP functionality, Warehouse Management Systems, payroll processing and MS O ce Suite; 3-5 years of Direct/Ecommerce business distribution experience in a $75+ million company; and excellent problem-solving and management skills equivalent to those usually acquired in achieving a bachelor’s level of study with 10 years of warehousing experience preferably in the Direct/Ecommerce/Retail environment.

Interested? Please go to our careers page at www.gardeners.com/careers and apply online!

Sabah’s House Pop-Up and Take-Out

WED., OCT. 5

TINY COMMUNITY KITCHEN, BURLINGTON

Eco-resiliency Gathering

WED., OCT. 5 ONLINE

Living with Loss: A Gathering for the Grieving

WED., OCT. 5 ONLINE

Queen City Ghostwalk Ghosts & Legends of Lake Champlain Tour

WED., OCT. 5

UNION STATION, BURLINGTON

True Crime Burlington Tour

THU., OCT. 6

COURTHOUSE PLAZA, BURLINGTON

Queen City Ghostwalk

Darkness Falls Tour

FRI., OCT 7

COURTHOUSE PLAZA, BURLINGTON Community Cider Pressing

SAT., OCT. 8 HORSFORD GARDENS & NURSERY, CHARLOTTE

Congee Workshop with Cameron

SAT., OCT. 8

RICHMOND COMMUNITY KITCHEN, RICHMOND

Queen City Ghostwalk

Darkness Falls Tour

SAT., OCT. 8

COURTHOUSE PLAZA, BURLINGTON

Queen City Ghostwalk Lakeview Cemetery Tour

SUN., OC.T 9

LAKEVIEW CEMETERY, BURLINGTON

Meza Bosnian Cuisine Takeout

WED., OCT. 12

TINY COMMUNITY KITCHEN, BURLINGTON

Queen City Ghostwalk Grateful Ghosts & Legends of Lake Champlain Tour

WED., OCT. 12

UNION STATION, BURLINGTON

Cheese & Charcuterie Pairing Class

THU., OCT. 13

RICHMOND COMMUNITY KITCHEN

Night Protocol Live from The Underground

THU., OCT. 13

THE UNDERGROUND, RANDOLPH

True Crime Burlington Tour

THU., OCT. 13 COURTHOUSE PLAZA, BURLINGTON

Octoberfest:

Full Barrel Pop-Up Beer Garden

FRI., OCT., 14 12-22 NORTH ST, BURLINGTON

Queen City Ghostwalk Darkness Falls Tour

FRI., OCT., 14 COURTHOUSE PLAZA, BURLINGTON

Halloween Cookie Decorating Class

SAT., OCT. 15 YOGASIX, SO. BURLINGTON

Sweater Weather Cookie Class

SAT., OCT. 15 YOGASIX, SO. BURLINGTON

Ethiopian and Eritrean Cuisine Takeout

SAT., OCT. 15

COMMUNITY CENTER, BURLINGTON

fun stuff

JEN SORENSEN

HARRY BLISS

“Honestly, I get my best ideas when I’m in the shower appropriating”

KRISTEN

LIBRA

(SEP. 23-OCT.22)

The Libran approach to fighting for what’s right shouldn’t involve getting into loud arguments or trying to manipulate people into seeing things your way. If you’re doing what you were born to do, you rely on gentler styles of persuasion. Are you doing what you were born to do? Have you become skilled at using clear, elegant language to say what you mean? Do you work on behalf of the best out come rather than merely serving your ego? Do you try to understand why others feel the way they do, even if you disagree with their conclusions? I hope you call on these superpowers in the coming weeks. We all need you to be at the height of your potency.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): When you Aries folks are at your best, you are drawn to people who tell you exactly what they think, who aren’t intimidated by your high energy and who dare to be as vigorous as you. I hope you have an array of allies like that in your sphere right now. In my astrological opinion, you especially need their kind of stimulation. It’s an excellent time to invite influences that will nudge you out of your status quo and help you glide into a new groove. Are you willing to be challenged and changed?

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Author Toni

Morrison thought that beauty was “an abso lute necessity” and not “a privilege or an indul gence.” She said that “finding, incorporating, and then representing beauty is what humans do.” In her view, we can’t live without beauty “any more than we can do without dreams or oxygen.” All she said is even truer for Tauruses and Libras than the other signs. And you Bulls have an extra wrinkle: It’s optimal if at least some of the beauty in your life is useful. Your mandate is summed up well by author Anne Michaels: “Find a way to make beauty neces sary; find a way to make necessity beautiful.” I hope you’ll do a lot of that in the coming weeks.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun. 20): Philosopher Al fred North Whitehead said, “It requires a very unusual mind to make an analysis of the obvi ous.” I nominate you to perform that service in the coming days, both for yourself and your allies. No one will be better able than you to discern the complexities of seemingly simple situations. You will also have extraordinary power to help people appreciate and even em brace paradox. So be a crafty master of candor and transparency, Gemini. Demonstrate the benefits of being loyal to the objective evidence rather than to the easy and popular delusions. Tell the interesting truths.

CANCER (Jun. 21-Jul. 22): Cancerian poet Lucille Clifton sent us all an invitation: “Won’t you celebrate with me what i have shaped into a kind of life? i had no model. i made it up here on this bridge between starshine and clay, my one hand holding tight my other hand.” During October, fellow Cancerian, I propose you draw inspiration from her heroic efforts to create herself. The coming weeks will be a time when you can achieve small miracles as you bolster your roots, nourish your soulful confidence and ripen your uniqueness.

LEO (Jul. 23-Aug. 22): “Dear Rob the Astrolo ger: This morning I put extra mousse on my hair and blow-dried the hell out of it, so now it is huge and curly and impossibly irresistible. I’m wearing bright orange shoes so everyone will stare at my feet and a blue silk blouse that is much too high-fashion to wear to work. It has princess seams and matches my eyes.

I look fantastic. How could anyone of any gender resist drinking in my magnificence? I realize you’re a spiritual type and may not ap prove of my showmanship, but I wanted you to know that what I’m doing is a totally valid way to be a Leo. —Your Leo teacher Brooke.” Dear Brooke: Thank you for your helpful instruc tion! It’s true that I periodically need to loosen my tight grip on my high principles. I must be more open to appreciating life’s raw feed. I hope you will perform a similar service for everyone you encounter in the coming weeks.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sep. 22): How to be the best Virgo you can be during the coming weeks: 1) You must relish, not apologize for, your precise obsessions. 2) Be as nosy as you need to be to discover the core truths hidden beneath the surface. Risk asking almost too many questions in your subtle drive to know everything. 3) Help loved ones and allies shrink and heal their insecurities. 4) Generate beauty and truth through your skill at know ing what needs to be purged and shed. 5) Always have your Bullshit Detector with you. Use it liberally. 6) Keep in close touch with the conversations between your mind and body.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “One bad apple spoils the rest” is an idiom in the English language. It refers to the idea that if one apple rots as it rests in a pile of apples, the rest will quickly rot, too. It’s based on a scientific fact: As an apple decays, it emanates the gas ethyl ene, which speeds up decay in nearby apples. A variant of this idiom has recently evolved in relation to police misconduct, however. When law enforcement officials respond to such allegations, they say that a few “bad apples” in the police force aren’t representative of all the other cops. So I’m wondering which side of the metaphor is at work for you right now, Scorpio. Should you immediately expunge the bad apple in your life? Or should you critique and tolerate it? Should you worry about the possibility of contamination, or can you suc cessfully enforce damage control? Only you know the correct answer.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Of all the signs in the zodiac, you Sagittarians know best how to have fun even when life sucks. Your daily rhythm may temporarily become a

tangle of boring or annoying tasks, yet you can still summon a knack for enjoying yourself. But let me ask you this: How are your instincts for drumming up amusement when life doesn’t suck? Are you as talented at whipping up glee and inspiration when the daily rhythm is smooth and groovy? I suspect we will gather evidence to answer those questions in the coming weeks. Here’s my prediction: The good times will spur you to new heights of creating even more good times.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): More than you might realize, people look to you for lead ership and regard you as a role model. This will be extra true in the coming weeks. Your state ments and actions will have an even bigger impact than usual. Your influence will ripple out far beyond your sphere. In light of these developments, which may sometimes be subtle, I encourage you to upgrade your sense of responsibility. Make sure your integrity is impeccable. Another piece of advice, too: Be an inspiring example to people without mak ing them feel like they owe you anything.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Rappersongwriter Nicki Minaj said, “You should never feel afraid to become a piece of art. It’s exhilarating.” I will go further, Aquarius. I in vite you to summon ingenuity and joy in your efforts to be a work of art. The coming weeks will be an ideal time for you to tease out more of your inner beauty so that more people can benefit from it. I hope you will be dramatic and expressive about showing the world the full array of your interesting qualities. PS: Please call on the entertainment value of surprise and unpredictability.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Author Rob ertson Davies declared, “One learns one’s mystery at the price of one’s innocence.” It sounds poetic, but it doesn’t apply to most of you Pisceans—especially now. Here’s what I’ve concluded: The more you learn your mystery, the more innocent you become. Please note I’m using the word “innocence” in the sense defined by author Clarissa Pinkola Estés. She wrote: “Ignorance is not knowing anything and being attracted to the good. Innocence is knowing everything and still being attracted to the good.”

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WOMEN seeking...

MATURE, INDEPENDENT AND LOYAL

I have a variety of interests and am always open to learning about what others do for fun. I’m not really a couch potato, but I’m not a regular at the gym either. I’m completely comfortable in my own space, keeping myself happily occupied most of the time. That being said, a special someone would be a welcomed diversion. SJ065 57, seeking: M, l

CREATIVE, WARMHEARTED OUTDOORSWOMAN

I’m taking the risk of “putting myself out there” with hopes of connecting with a man who enjoys getting his hands in the dirt, canoeing, kayaking, walking and hiking. I like carefully prepared whole-food meals, am an avid reader and appreciate lively discussions. I live a quiet, nature-connected life and value spending time with others who enjoy the same. turningleaf 67, seeking: M, l

INDEPENDENT COUNTRY GIRL LOOKING FOR LOVE

Online dating was a flop, so a friend suggested trying this! While I’m very independent, I want to share this wonderful world with someone! I own my own home, work hard, and love my rescue dogs and horse with all my heart. My dream would be to run a farm and/ or animal rescue alongside my person! SweetasCandie29 29, seeking: M, l

WANT TO

ENERGETIC, CREATIVE, HONEST, INDEPENDENT

I am a combination of outdoorswoman, ballroom dancer and retired application developer. Hardworking, honest, funloving, romantic. Family is important to to me. I have a log cabin in NEK that I love. Hoping to find someone to laugh, learn and explore with. Friends first. College grad, Caucasian. Cabingirl, 66, seeking: M, l

ENJOY LIFE BEFORE I’M DEAD

Looking for someone to share time with. Traveling is one of my passions. I enjoy the outdoors, camping, hiking, walking, snowshoeing, music, dancing and playing cards. I love spending time with family and friends and my little dog. ladyinvt 65, seeking: M, l

GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOAT

I’m definitely a country-city girl who appreciates someone who understands “both worlds.” I definitely tend to be a ride-or-die girl. I’ve lived life’s high highs and low lows — most compatible with the same. Really “get” this song? “Welcome to My House” by Nu Breed featuring Jesse Howard (YouTube/official video). Yes, we’re on same wavelength. No, well, we’ll see. MVIslandDreamin 50, seeking: M, l

LOVER OF GOD SEEKS SAME

Tall and slender, athletic, active and fun, pretty enough and youthful, mother of adult kids, Swiss German American. I’m passionate and singleminded, vulnerable yet capable. I would love to rest in the arms of a kindred spirit. Love to travel, hate to pack. Ivy League education. Have always asked the big questions of life. Hope you do, too. Govinda 66, seeking: M, l

UNCANNY INTELLIGENCE, INTENSE WIT, SENSITIVE I’m an engaged listener. Love to share honestly and laugh a lot. A lot of spontaneous ceremony and joy in communing with nature, as well as people in the most easeful states possible. Unconventional views on just about everything. Disengaged from most news and social media. ISO LTR. femininepersuasion 50, seeking: M

HAPPY, OUTGOING, CREATIVE Worked and traveled in many countries as a teacher but still can find adventures closer to home. I have a warm heart and an inquisitive mind. I enjoy painting and sculpture. I know how to relax and enjoy good conversation. The Champlain Islands, especially North Hero, are very close to perfect for a bike ride or canoe outing. Northgirl, 75, seeking: M, l

GOOD RELATIONSHIPS

START WITH FRIENDSHIP

Easygoing and loyal woman looking for friends first, casual dating and seeing what the future holds. Love everything about nature and being outdoors. Avid reader. Road trips. Art. Music. Wildlife. Open to trying almost anything! New experiences help us learn and open our minds. Vaccinated, boosted and masked as appropriate. Happy to share photos privately. Artfully_Outdoors, 57, seeking: M

NATURE-LOVING ARTIST

Looking for a friend for local hikes, dining, concerts, etc. Possible travel partner, and if love grows, that would be awesome. It’s fall 2022, and I just created this account. Will write more soon. Will send photos. If you have a drug or alcohol dependency, please do not contact me. Artfulllife, 65, seeking: M, W, l

NEW TO VERMONT

Just moved to Vermont this year. I have a great sense of humor and like to laugh. I love music and like to take long drives to nowhere discovering new areas of Vermont. For fun, I like golf and bowling, and I am not good at either but have a great time. KelBelle, 53, seeking: M, l

PLAYFUL, WORLD TRAVELER,

NATURE GIRL

Adventurous! Joined the circus at 17, lived in India, Spain and Italy, and speak four Romance languages. Worked for UN, as a language professor, now volunteer as an interpreter for immigrants. Spend free time at my camp on a quiet lake and write fiction in my tree house. Light, flowers, beauty, fire, music, dancing, singing, wildlife, colorful textiles — all my jam. Treewalker 68, seeking: M, l

GOOFY BOOKWORM

SEEKING LIFE PARTNER

I giggle a lot and have a tendency to talk fast. I love to read, write, explore new towns, travel, grow flowers, dance and spend time with my dogs. I am looking for a man who will appreciate me, make me feel safe, be patient and kind — someone not afraid of honesty and who can communicate his feelings well; someone who knows himself. _bluesky_kindofday, 36, seeking: M, l

MEN seeking...

HARDWORKING, HONEST DIESEL MECHANIC

I’m just a normal middle-aged guy who works hard and is kind, honest, faithful and not so hot. I’ve got a great little dog whom I’d die for. I own my own home — not much, but it’s home. I enjoy the outdoors! Love hiking, camping, snowshoeing, fly-fishing and RC airplanes! I’m open and honest! Ask me anything! DieselDoc 42 seeking: W, l

ISFJ, WORK IN PROGRESS, KIND, SIMPLE

I value honesty, commitment, compassion. Trying to lead a kinder, gentler life and be a source of goodness. IGotAName, 43, seeking: W

FRIENDLY, GRACIOUS, SENSUAL, FUNNY

Good guy seeking good woman. I’m a bit of a sapiophile; I enjoy informed, intelligent conversation. If you’re good to me and kind, I’ll return the favor and then some. Healthy, not wealthy, but self-sufficient and definitely fun to be around. I can be quite sensual and open-minded for the right person and situation. Feel free to contact me. NY7CA7VT, 67, seeking: W, l

LAID-BACK LOVE LIFE

I am a trustworthy gentleman. Very sincere. Love conversation. Love watching old movies. Love the simple things in life. Mikegates 69 seeking: W

PRESENT MOMENTS

Seeking intelligent woman with a great sense of humor, and one who cherishes spontaneity. Likes to dress elegantly with makeup and perfume! In addition, she enjoys outdoor activities along with cooking, cuddling and discussions/emotional connection over ordinary experiences. EnglishProfessor12, 71, seeking: W, l

EASYGOING WITH THE FLOW

Looking for a couple to do with me as they please. Willing to learn and try new things. Willing to keep all people satisfied to the best of my abilities. imnu2u802, 56, seeking: Cp, l

LAID-BACK, RESPECTFUL, FUNNY

I’m complex: Buddhist but ADDish, very well educated, laid-back, quiet, calm, funny, smart. Love to just have a gentle dinner, cook together, play with pets, go to a comedy show, take a walk. Interested in almost anything and love my alone time. Except when I don’t and want to snuggle with another human. Palhaco 66 seeking: W, l

EASYGOING GUY

LOOKING FOR COUPLE

Middle-aged guy, easy on the eyes, in good shape. Looking for discreet relationship with a couple to sexually explore. Would like to start slow and see how things progress. I am thoughtful, considerate, nonjudgmental. Looking for the same. bill123, 58, seeking: Cp

A GOOD OLD CATHOLIC BOY

Hi there, my name is Josh, and I’m looking for a long-term relationship that could lead to marriage. I’m a practicing Catholic, and I intend on raising a family in the church someday. I can be on the quiet side at first, but once I get comfortable with someone, I can’t shut up. jpaquette36, 25, seeking: W, l

SPIRITUAL SEEKER, ADVENTURER, PLAYFUL PARTNER

Healthy, fit, adventurous, grounded, playful guy seeking a woman who understands and believes in herself — who is healthy and wants to build a deep, fun, playful, adventurous partnership that is expanding. If we don’t feel connected with our first kiss, well… I am passionate and creative in many ways and want to share that part of me. Much to share. Deeg, 59, seeking: W, l

INTIMATE ENCOUNTERS DESIRED

I am looking for a discreet FWB situation. Appearance and age do not matter to me. In fact, I actually have a thing for older, more mature and/or shapely women. I have little experience with men or others, but I am open to new experiences. I am a good-looking guy, or so I have been told, LOL! 0470 46 seeking: M, W, TM, TW, Q, NC, NBP, Cp

LOADS OF FUN FOR YOU

If you like nice guys who are lots of fun, look no further. I will put a smile on your face. Truly, I am very nice. Life is too short. Let’s get together and enjoy one another. Contact me. I assure you, I am loads of fun and a very sweet guy. VtPassionateGuy, 46, seeking: W, Cp, Gp, l

COUNTRY SINGER

I am a hardworking, loyal, funny person who loves to go out and have fun. I am a guitar player and country singer with a deep voice (think of Josh Turner or Johnny Cash). I love to go to karaoke nights and have a few beers and just have a good time! Looking for something genuine. Be my singing partner?

guitarman328, 22, seeking: W, l

TIME TO ENJOY LIFE NOW

I’m healthy, financially secure and live in a beautiful spot in central Vermont. Retired to spend more time with my dog, hiking, cooking good food, traveling, fishing and playing music — all much more fun with someone to share the enjoyment with! If you have some mutual interests, let’s meet over coffee, lunch or a short hike and discuss the future.

forestman2 68 seeking: W, l

NONBINARY PEOPLE seeking...

REALIST WHO IS OPEN-MINDED

I’m an honest, down-to-earth person who has been through a lot in life and is looking for companionship since I’m new to the area. I’m not like most people in that I feel people are afraid to talk to me. I don’t go out of my way to make friends. I wait for them to come to me. BreBri2022, 37 seeking: M, W, Cp

TRANS WOMEN seeking...

T GIRL LIVE IN VT

I’m a feminine trans woman with a good sense of humor. I want a special someone. I like dinner and a movie or a baseball game, ride the bike path and see shows at Higher Ground. I love my record collection and taking care of my house. I’m looking for some companionship and love, building a good relationship. Luv2BaGurl 62, seeking: M, W, TM, TW, Q, NC, NBP, l

COUPLES seeking...

EXPLORING THREESOMES AND FOURSOMES

We are an older and wiser couple discovering that our sexuality is amazingly hot! Our interest is another male for threesomes or a couple. We’d like to go slowly, massage you with a happy ending. She’d love to be massaged with a happy ending or a dozen. Would you be interested in exploring sexuality with a hot older couple? DandNformen 62, seeking: M, TM, NC, Cp, l

VT COUPLE SEEKING A FEMALE/COUPLE

Fun married couple in their 30s looking for a female or couples for casual dates. We like the outdoors. 3inthevt 36, seeking: W, Cp, Gp

SPICING UP OUR LIVES

Married for two wonderful years and known each other for 12. We are honest people. We are looking for another couple to go have drinks with, go on an adventure with. We are very discreet with our lives and enjoy privacy. Good hygiene is a must, and no drugs, please, If you’re out there, we would love to meet you. kjgray8784 38, seeking: W, Cp, l

LOOKING FOR FUN

We are looking for a man to have sex with my wife as I watch or join in. I want no interaction with the man. Just fun. No STDs, but bareback. Can be more than one man with my wife. tracker17, 66 seeking: M, l

COUPLE LOOKING FOR SOME FUN

My husband and I are looking for some fun with a woman or a couple to join us for some drinks and a good time. Let us know if you are interested. Torshamayo, 39, seeking: M, W, Cp

GREEN MOUNTAIN FUNTOWN

Adventurous, educated, attractive couple married 14 years interested in meeting others for some wine, conversation, potential exploration and safe fun. She is 42 y/o, 5’11, dirty blond hair. He is 43 y/o, 5’10, brown hair. Seeking Cp or W. ViridisMontis, 45, seeking: Cp

PARKING LOT, NNE HANNAFORD

Around 1 p.m. Windy! My door made contact with the door of a parked Nissan black SUV. Saw no dent, moved on. Ten minutes later, I realized there’s a dent in my door, and I should have looked more closely at the other car. Went back, but the car was gone. If this was you, contact me with photo of car/ damage. When: Sunday, October 2, 2022. Where: NNE Hannaford parking lot. You: Group. Me: Man. #915644

LATE-NIGHT FLIGHT

You: black hair, black leather jacket, black pants, white shirt, a beautiful siren. Me: one row behind diagonally on your left, listening to music, struck by you and trying not to stare but mostly failing there. I felt mutual interest and a potential spark. HMU, let’s find out. When: Sunday, October 2, 2022. Where: airplane. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915642

RIVER DIPPING

You jumped in for a quick dip, and I wish I had said something more than hi. e guy I was with I am not actually with. I’m still trying to hit the river as long as I can; I would love to run into you again! When: ursday, September 1, 2022. Where: Richmond. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915641

LIFEISANADVENTURE

You have been spied, young lady! We should talk! When: ursday, September 29, 2022. Where: here. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915639

GIRL, CHOCOLATE AISLE, CITY MARKET

I was wearing dark colors and carrying macaroons. You were wearing gray leggings and a T-shirt and checking out the chocolate bar options. I’ll just say you’re beautiful. When: Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Where: City Market. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915638

BEAUTY WAITING OUTSIDE POCO

You were sitting on the bench outside, right by the door, waiting with a couple of friends. I’m the guy in the jean jacket. We had an eye contact that was electric. Please tell me you are single. If not, my apologies, and your partner is lucky.

When: ursday, September 29, 2022. Where: Poco restaurant in Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915640

GARMIN WATCH DEEP IN A CHICKEN

I first laid eyes upon you in the ER. Since then, you’ve utilized the same deft skill you use to eviscerate chickens to grab ahold of my heart. Your kindness, laugh and joie de vivre brighten every room you’re in. Your strength, wit and determination make you an invaluable teammate. And you never waste a Ziploc. Let’s do this together. When: Saturday, August 13, 2022. Where: ER. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915637

SHELBURNE FARMERS MARKET HOTTIE

You make beautiful jewelry. I’ve loved seeing you this summer at the market! I’m the one who is always smiling at you when we lock eyes. Is that your boyfriend who’s always around? If not, I’d love to get to know you. Maybe we could polish our planishing hammers sometime. When: Saturday, September 17, 2022. Where: Shelburne market. You: Woman. Me: Gender non-conformist. #915635

SEXY SUNDAY BARRIO BOY

Where have you gone? I’ve missed your beautiful face every Sunday. What happened? You know who I am. I miss your killer tunes and beautiful smile. Coffee sometime? Maybe a jam sesh? When: Sunday, June 5, 2022. Where: Barrio bakery. You: Man. Me: Gender non-conformist. #915634

THANK YOU FOR DOG TREATS

You left some dog treats for Ruby at my car at Shelburne trails. Can I thank you with a drink? When: Saturday, September 24, 2022. Where: Shelburne Bay Park. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915636

BOOKSTORE ENCOUNTER

To the guy who asked me to catch some live music: I’m sorry my response was so awful and awkward. I have a boyfriend, and I should have just said that. You seem like a nice person, so I didn’t want you to think it had anything to do with you. Hope you were able to find some good tunes. When: Friday, September 16, 2022. Where: Burlington. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915633

GIRL AT THE THRIFT SHOP

We chatted and shared a few laughs. You are the cute brunette with the Tigger shirt. I’m the man who’s gray around the edges and told you a joke. ought maybe we had a moment. Would you like to grab a coffee and chat? When: Saturday, September 17, 2022. Where: Replays. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915632

ON CAMEL’S HUMP SUMMIT

We talked about the trails on the mountain and about your work as a traveling nurse — up here until December. Afterward, I was sorry we weren’t going down the same way. If you’d like to get together for a hike or a coffee, that would be cool. When: Saturday, September 17, 2022. Where: the summit of Camel’s Hump. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915631

BRUNETTE BEAUTY, RDH

I spied you over some apple crisp and a stack of Breton crackers while you sat at the bar. Your eyes locked with mine more than once in a playful manner, but you may have been reacting to my flatulence. Care to meet up again at the same place?

I’ll bring some Bean-o. When: Wednesday, September 14, 2022. Where: Winooski. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915630

TRASH TALKINGS

Saw you dropping off my trash and recycling at CSWD. You were in scrubs. I was questioning my parking abilities. Your smile made my day, and your encouragement for better parking days ahead felt right. Coffee? Talk trash?

When: Wednesday, September 14, 2022. Where: CSWD drop-off center. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915629

De Delia Doe,

De Rev end,

I’m an older, single woman and, like many people, have a small collection of sex toys in the drawer of my bedside table. I’m not ashamed of it in the least, but I can’t help but worry about what would happen if I died and one of my kids found my stash. ey’re all grown adults, but it still makes me a little uncomfortable. What should I do?

PUPPY PLAYDATE?

We met at Petco, and you showed me a picture of your dog, Riley, while making her a new tag. Does she want to meet for a puppy playdate? Let us know! When: Monday, September 12, 2022. Where: Petco. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915628

CUTIE WITH A DEAD PHONE

I was sitting on my porch. You were walking by and asked to borrow a phone charger. I think you could tell I was into you. You said you hoped to see me again. Maybe responding to my iSpy is easier than catching me on the porch. When: Monday, September 12, 2022. Where: down the hill from UVM. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915627

IF TWO BY SEA

You were spending a lovely day at the beach, as was I. If I had it to do over again, I wouldn’t have changed a thing but maybe would have tried to have been more engaging with you. Just was respecting your and your friend’s space. Perhaps another time, another place. When: Sunday, September 11, 2022. Where: Lake Caspian, Greensboro. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915626

SANDBAR

Chatting with you. Should have gotten your number. I think we should chat. When: Saturday, September 10, 2022. Where: Sandbar. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915625

LOVE OF MY LIFE

To the love of my life: I see you in my dreams. I see you during my waking moments. I’ve watched you grow into the most beautiful woman, mother and best friend I could ever ask for. I look forward to the many more years to come. Your Papa Bear. When: Friday, September 9, 2022. Where: dreamland. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915624

I’M SO PROUD OF YOU!

You: a trans woman who stopped in at my place of work to discuss a mutual project. Me: cis woman. I see you. I saw how comfortable you seemed in your own skin. I don’t know you or know your path, but I’m so proud of you for being you and being true to yourself. Keep on being you! When: Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Where: around town. You: Trans woman. Me: Woman. #915623

HEY CULLIGAN WOMAN!

To the brunette woman who drives for Culligan (I can’t remember your name): I just wanted to say I think you are totally sexy! Would love to get to know you sometime when you aren’t lugging jugs of water! When: ursday, August 25, 2022. Where: carrying lots of water. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915622

SANG ALONG TO DAVID GRAY

I sang “Babylon,” and your entire table sang along to “ e Freshmen” by the Verve Pipe during my gig in Jeffersonville. I loved your enthusiasm and your silvery hair. Care to meet up for a drink? When: ursday, September 8, 2022. Where: the Village Tavern. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915621

SHELBURNE FARMS

I really hate to resort to this because it never works, and, quite honestly, if someone iSpied me, I would probably freak out. You had long, curly blond hair, were wearing black shorts/black top, and were taking a picture of Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks. I walked by and said hello, and we ended up walking the same way. When: Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Where: Shelburne Farms. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915620

BIKES PASSING IN THE MORNING

We were at the bottom of the Intervale hill around 7 a.m.; you were coming down while I was starting up. We smiled, and I said “Mornin’” as you zoomed past. When: Monday, September 5, 2022. Where: Intervale Rd. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915619

GROCERY AISLE CROSSINGS

Labor Day afternoon. You: in a green hoodie. Me: in a raincoat and mask. We kept crossing paths in the aisles. At the checkout line, you said it was the last time we’d do that — I hope not. Next time, let’s just go shopping together! When: Monday, September 5, 2022. Where: Montpelier Shaw’s. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915618

FAMOUS FEET

You were leaving the store with your motorcycle helmet in tow and said something about forgetting something. I was wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses and managed a sheepish smile. Safe travels, and if you read this and want to connect, please drop me a line. When: Sunday, August 28, 2022. Where: outside Famous Footwear. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915615

My mother was 86 when she passed. If I had come across a vibrator when going through her things, I would have been more mystified than mortified, but I can understand your concern.

People make all sorts of preparations for when they die, planning organ donations, wills and music for the memorial, just to name a few. So it’s not wrong to make an arrangement for the unmentionables you don’t want your kids to see.

You could keep the toys in a box or a pouch with a note on it that says: “Just throw this out. Trust me.”

However, human nature almost guarantees that curiosity will get the best of whoever finds that.

I suggest you ask a trusted friend to be “the fixer.” Make sure they have a house key, and give them instructions to go there as soon as they hear the news to clean out the drawer — and any other things you want to disappear. You could even let your kids know you want your friend to be the first person at your place after you pass. ey don’t need a reason, but you could say you want to make sure the house is tidy when they get there.

Whatever you do, you should really stop worrying about what your kids might think. I can’t say exactly what happens after death, but I’m pretty certain embarrassment isn’t a thing anymore. If your kids do find the toys, at least they’ll know you were having a good time while you were living.

Good luck and God bless,

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41-y/o male, formerly moderately handsome, now world-weary, depressed and socially isolated, looking for 30- to 50-y/o female to share time with. I’m über friendly and considerate, but years of depression and self-doubt have rendered me something of a self-hating loner. Interested to hear about you and your story. #1609

I’m a male, 78, seeking a female, 50-plus, to come live with me and do cooking and house cleaning. I have two dogs to take care of. I like outdoor work and hunting. I need someone to be with me to love. #1611

I’m a female seeking the person who waved at me (almost two months ago) by the liquor warehouse in Winooski. You were interested in me, but I told you I had someone else. Now I realize I’m interested in you. You drove a newer-model gray truck. #1610

I’m a SWM seeking a SBF. Kinkier the better. Love women’s clothes, high heels and stockings. Very clean. Phone. #1605

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