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An ax-wielding burglar damaged a Bristol sugarhouse and spilled hundreds of gallons of maple syrup, the Freeps reported.

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I’LL BE DRONED FOR CHRISTMAS He didn’t notice that high above him, a dark object with a glowing green light was circling the tree.

Moments later, there were cries from the crowd as the four-legged thing careened into a building and plummeted from the sky.

“All of sudden, something whammed me at the top of my neck,” Hattin said. “I was looking around thinking, Wow, what the heck hit me?”

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, it was not.

Marketplace executive director Ron Redmond did not return requests for comment, nor did Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo.

“If I had been hurt more, I would definitely be suing him, because, in my opinion, it was really irresponsible,” said Hattin, who noted that on Monday his neck still felt tender.

He wants to know whether the drone operator had a license, required by the Federal Aviation Administration for commercial drone pilots. Even if he did, the pilot violated two other rules on the FAA’s website — flying in the dark and over people are both prohibited.

Gotta love Christmas in the digital age.

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n a blustery evening last Friday, Scott Hattin and his family joined the bundled masses at the top of Burlington’s Church Street Marketplace to witness the annual tree-lighting ceremony. Standing with his son, his son’s fiancée and his two granddaughters, Hattin was reveling in the splendor of the 50-foot spruce tree, which had suddenly lit up with thousands of tiny red, blue, yellow and green bulbs.

“I was assaulted by a drone,” the 57-year-old Burlingtonian later explained to a reporter, chuckling at the absurdity of it. But it was no joke — “It felt like someone had dropped a potted plant,” Hattin said.

Luckily, he had donned a thick down jacket with a hood, which cushioned the blow. “It could have been a lot worse,” he noted.

The indignant grandfather called over a Burlington cop, handed her the drone and lodged a formal complaint.

A little later, the officer returned with the pilot, who delivered what Hattin considered a “half-hearted” apology, explaining that he had lost control of the drone while shooting footage for the Church Street Marketplace.

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“I feel incredibly uncomfortable with this,” said Tracy, calling it “unfair” to other bidders and the public. “I think this is a slap in the face to the public process that’s happened here,” he added, to applause from KBTL supporters.

Schurz CEO Todd Schurz said his Indiana company would pay cash for BT, retain existing staff and allow the city to maintain at least 20 percent ownership. He also promised not to increase broadband costs for five years.

But other details of the bid weren’t so clear; Schurz said he was not sure who would manage the company day-today. He said the company’s first offer, which took four days to put together, wasn’t all sorted out because of the time constraint. “This one was 15 minutes,” he told the councilors as he struggled to answer their questions.

ZRF Partners is a minority owner in the deal. Led by Faisal Nisar, it is responsible for delivering the community benefits offered in the bid, including funds for tech startups and job training.

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1. “How a Vermont High School Ended Up With Only Two Students” by Molly Walsh.

This could be the last year for Rochester’s middle-high school.

2. “Forgotten Victims? Sentencing Reveals Herring Family’s Pain” by Mark Davis. Social worker Lara Sobel’s August 2015 death grabbed headlines — but Jody Herring also killed three of her own family members that day.

3. “Capitol Offense: Women Speak Out About Harassment in the Statehouse” by Alicia Freese. Female lawmakers and lobbyists are joining the #MeToo chorus.

4. “Québec Unveils Marijuana Legalization Plan” by Mark Davis. Vermont’s neighbor to the north prepares for a federal deadline of July 1 to legalize marijuana.

5. “Movie Review: ‘Wonder’ Promotes Kindness With Schmaltz” by Rick Kisonak.

Kisonak says this adaptation of R.J. Palacio’s best-selling novel fails to hit the mark.

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he Burlington City Council voted 8-2 in the dead of night to allow Schurz Communications and ZRF Partners to purchase Burlington Telecom, ending a lengthy and testy meeting and months of public wrangling related to the sale of the municipal telecommunications company.

“The winning bidders negotiated their last-minute offer in a hallway in city hall,” Katie Jickling reported after the session ended at 1:45 a.m. Tuesday. Just a few hours earlier, Schurz and ZRF had bid $30.8 million — the same amount Schurz bid in a solo offer earlier this year.

The council said no to $32.3 million from Toronto-based Tucows and up to $18 million from the co-op Keep BT Local.

Eight councilors voted in favor of the Schurz-ZRF proposal. Max Tracy (P-Ward 2) and Ali Dieng (D/P-Ward 7) voted for KBTL. Councilors Richard Deane (D-East District) and Joan Shannon (D-South District) declined to support either of those options after their first choice, Tucows, was eliminated in an earlier round of voting.

“I have never seen a less transparent offer than bringing in a completely new offer when everybody’s asleep,”

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[Re “’Til Death Do Us Part”]: I still have a copy of the October 11 Seven Days on my table: It features the sweet photo of Molly McLain, who, one learns upon reading Mark Davis’ excellent article, was camouflaging the bruises around her left eye that she received from a punch by her husband some weeks before he killed her and himself.

I’d like to give a paean of praise to mothers-in-law, especially the mother-inlaw in this case. A woman’s mother is often her best friend and protector when a marriage turns sour. For some reason, many men feel a need to control their wives, and, in the process, they become hostile toward their mothers-in-laws. Check out the more than 20,000,000 nasty jokes on the internet about mothers-in-laws that mostly men enjoy.

The amount of rage Molly’s husband felt toward his mother-in-law — blaming her for his murder of her daughter and his own suicide — is an example of misogynist mania in the extreme.

I offer my deep sympathies to Amy Benoit and hope that, in recovering from this tragedy, she will know that she did the best she could for the daughter she loved.

Robin Lloyd

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QUESTIONS ABOUT BT

[Re Off Message: “City Council to Decide Burlington Telecom Process — Again,” November 13]: Could someone in the know please answer these questions: How much money does BT owe, and to whom? If BT owes $14 million to, say, Citibank, and we sell it to the Canadians for $30.5 million, does that mean we will get the difference of $16.5 million?

If BT owes, say, $30 million, and we sell it to Keep BT Local for $12, will we, the city, be on the hook for $18 million?

The original deal was that Burlington taxpayers would not have to shoulder any BT cost. Then we had to cough up $17 million, which has yet to be paid back. Why, oh, why should we do anything but get that financial hole filled and leave the digitizing to the people who do it for a living?

If we municipalize internet servitude, should we not also liberate other providers of goods and services such as bakeries, auto parts stores and pharmacies? Why should we stop with web access providers?

It seems like the logic of “Don’t trust those darned capitalists with our internet access” should apply to all for-profit activities.

People’s Republic Q-Tips, anyone?

Eric Johnson

BURLINGTON

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CORRECTION

Holly Mugford is a music teacher at Rochester School. Her name was misspelled in last week’s story, “Last Gasp? How a Vermont High School Ended Up With Just Two Students.”

EXPOSE ABUSERS

[Re Fair Game: “Capitol Offense,” November 22]: Thank you for persisting in this story when no other news organization would. I’m sure there is still more to be told. Whether it will be or not is the question. Many thanks to the women who did speak up; it’s way past time for this behavior to be exposed and called out. Kudos on the excellent reporting.

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[Re Fair Game: “Capitol Offense,” November 22]: Names. We need names.

Powerful men in the legislature? As far as I can see, they are not powerful; they are pitiful if they abuse women. Give the public names, and the voters will drain that swamp. As long as we have no transparency, this will go on and on. There are more than a few who think that they are anointed and privileged. They aren’t.

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When we give thanks for our blessings this week, a special thanks to Peter, his staff and the many volunteers who have been feeding body and soul these many years with heart and, yes, efficiency, too.

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[Re “Cannabis Calling,” November 8]: For all the folks leery of Dr. Bob Melamede’s “claims,” I’d suggest they read/google “U.S. Patent 6630507,” granted by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and also the research at the very end of the application. See for yourself. There’s none so blind as one who will not see — or look.

I emailed the same to many Vermont legislators who apparently thought it too long and/or complicated to bother, but yes, it’s all there, yet the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration doesn’t seem to read government publications from other governmental departments. Go figure!

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[Re 802Much: “Frankly Speaking,” November 22]: I worked very closely with Al Franken on “Saturday Night Live” for five seasons. He is a wonderfully smart and creative comic force. He was always great to work with in the wee hours as we created show openings like his Stuart Smalley segment. I have to assume from what I have witnessed recently that he brings the same tireless work ethic that he had at “SNL” to his exciting work as a U.S. senator. This recent attempt to take him down is careless and stinks of selfpromotion. Perhaps Al should call up Stuart Smalley’s famous quote: “I’m good enough. I’m smart enough. And doggone it, people like me!” Stay strong, Al!

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What better way to embrace the Christmas season than with several days of yuletide revelry? A craft show, breakfast with Santa, a Vermont Choral Union concert and more make spirits bright during the St. Albans Festival of Trees. Be sure to bid on community-decorated conifers at Friday’s Festival of Trees Gala and Holiday Tree Auction at City Hall.

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Searching for that perfect bottle of wine for your holiday table? Look no further than Pride Center of Vermont’s Uncorked for a Cause: Bring-a-Bottle Wine Auction.

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At his November 16 press conference, Scott was asked about Holcombe’s refusal to deliver. He immediately pivoted to the broader issue of mandated studies and reports.

“We’ve submitted about 200 reports this year,” he said. “We believe there could be as many as over 500 reports that will be due this biennium … The fact is, many reports don’t see the light of day. They are never read.”

Those numbers are stunning but somewhat misleading. Most of the reports are annual mandates created by past legislatures and don’t require much staff time.

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But Scott is pressing the issue. “The administration is now undertaking a review of all active reports required,” his spokesperson, REBECCA KELLEY, wrote in an email. “We think this is the start of an important discussion about how many reports are required … and where we might be able to eliminate or reprioritize some of these requirements.”

Sounds reasonable, but many lawmakers believe Scott’s true intention is to limit their access to information.

“We’re part time, trying to do oversight of a year-round executive branch,” says Senate Majority Leader BECCA BALINT (D-Windham). “We don’t have staff. The only way for us to get information is to require the executive branch to provide it.”

Which is not to say that all studies are equally vital. Rep. DYLAN GIAMBATISTA (D-Essex Junction), who served as aide to former House speaker SHAP SMITH, acknowledges that reports can sometimes fall through the cracks. But he believes the solution is not to cut the number of reports, but to ensure that each one is put to use. “When the legislature commissions a report, we should honor the work by giving it a full hearing in committee,” he says. “I plan to introduce a rules change to that effect.”

Lingering conflicts from the 2017 session muddy the waters. Many legislators saw a detached administration, failing to take part in the give-and-take of lawmaking — and then complaining about the final result.

“His people can testify before any committee and talk with the House speaker and [Senate president] pro tem anytime,” says Rep. DAVE SHARPE (D-Bristol), chair of the House Education Committee. And, ultimately, he says, “The governor could have vetoed any bill and sent a message saying he agreed with all of it except the study.”

That would have sparked a quick round of negotiations — as we saw with the two bills that Scott vetoed — resulting in compromise.

In the case of the education weighting study, Holcombe warned the House and Senate Education Committees that her agency was incapable of doing the research. “We asked the administration if they needed more resources,” says Balint, a member of the Senate education panel. “They said they didn’t want more money or staff.”

Sharpe says the same exchange took place in his House committee: The administration was more concerned with keeping spending down than fulfilling the mandate of a bill signed into law by the governor himself.

Baruth sees a hidden agenda at work.

“I think Phil Scott is a very happy face on something not too different from the Tea Party idea,” he says. “Cut and cut, and when the system fails, it’s proof that government doesn’t work.”

Baruth contends that the governor signed off on study after study during the legislative session and is now engaged in retroactive blame-shifting. “He’s trying to make it seem like the problem is the legislature,” the senator observes.

Sounds like somebody is itching for a fight.

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An undistinguished passage in the annals of Vermont jurisprudence came to an end just before Thanksgiving, when Attorney General T.J. DONOVAN reached a settlement in the state’s prosecution of DEAN CORREN for alleged violations of the state’s campaign financing law.

Corren ran for lieutenant governor in 2014 on the Democratic and Progressive tickets. His campaign qualified for public financing, which meant he was barred from all other fundraising activities. But late in the campaign, the Vermont Democratic Party sent an email blast touting his candidacy and listing a series of his upcoming rallies.

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A son of Vergennes who went west to pursue his dreams has returned to his hometown and is taking on a challenge that seems completely contrarian.

At a time when newspapers are an endangered species, he’s trying to resurrect a local paper that died more than three decades ago.

MATT LAZARUS is the new owner of the Vergennes Citizen, which hasn’t been published since the early 1980s — when his father, DOUG, was its co-owner. The elder Lazarus is an artist, and he filled the Citizen’s pages with hand-drawn illustrations in the style of 19th-century newspapers. “His vision never quite worked,” Matt acknowledges. “By 1984, it was defunct. It died one month before I was born.”

Matt was born halfway around the world, in South Korea. At the age of 1, he was adopted by two Vermonters and grew up in Vergennes — just your average everyday “Asian kid raised by two Jews in Vermont,” he notes with pride.

He spent his early adulthood as a screenwriter in the Los Angeles area; he returned to Vermont after the 2016 election, sunk in a “malaise” both personal and political. At his father’s home, he says, “I found these old newspapers, and thought, Why not?”

Besides, he adds, he’s got “a good name for resurrections.”

With the help of Doug’s former business partner, EDWARD WILLIAMS, Matt tracked down the owner of the paper’s name, made an offer and, just like that, became a publisher.

So far, the Citizen exists only online in beta form. Its three “stories” are entitled “We’re Back,” “Stock Photo Used to Produce Filler Content for Beta Site” and “First Attempt at Front Page Image Mocked by Publisher’s Artist Father.”

Matt says he’s “halfway done with the first print edition,” which he hopes to publish by the end of December. He says it will be a “small city paper” — 8.5 inches by 5.5 inches — reflecting Vergennes’ self-proclaimed status as America’s smallest city.

Lazarus hopes to create a lively forum for all things Vergennes. “This place is the greatest city in Addison County,” he claims. “I look forward to chronicling the coming Vergennessance.” !

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campaign assistance and decided to throw the book at Corren, seeking fines and restitution totaling $72,000 for an email whose value has been estimated at $255. Donovan inherited this absurdity upon taking office in January and finally reached a settlement last week.

The state dropped the case, and Corren agreed to pay $255.

So Corren’s long legal nightmare is finally over. But what’s next for the system that turned him into a juniorgrade JEAN VALJEAN? “Secretary of State [JIM] CONDOS and I are working on a campaign finance task force,” says Donovan. “We’ll have recommendations within a couple of weeks, including public financing.”

Donovan acknowledges the public financing system has fundamental problems. The law lays many traps for the unwary candidate. It sets tough restrictions on candidates’ activities, and, in an age of rapidly escalating political spending, it offers too little money to run an effective campaign.

Example: A gubernatorial candidate who eschews fundraising would receive $600,000 in public funds — but, in 2016, Scott spent more than $1.6 million and Democratic challenger SUE MINTER topped the $2 million mark.

It’s hard to compete with a fraction of the resources.

“The famous GEORGE AIKEN days are gone,” says Donovan, referring to Vermont’s legendary U.S. senator, who spent only $17.09 to run for reelection in 1968. “We need a conversation about the reality of campaigning in the 21st century.”

That includes the seemingly unknowable. “How do you value an email?” posits Donovan. “How do you value a tweet? A retweet?”

It may be hard to quantify — but Donovan suggests it’s definitely higher than zero. When then-representative CHRIS PEARSON ran for state Senate in 2016, Sen. BERNIE SANDERS (I-Vt.) sent an email blast to his millions of backers, suggesting that they donate to Pearson and other like-minded candidates across the country. Within three days, Pearson had taken in more than $60,000 in campaign cash — far more than any of his competitors raised in the entire campaign cycle. Now, if Pearson had been a publicly financed candidate, he couldn’t have collected donations. But Sanders’ endorsement helped to elevate Pearson in a crowded Democratic primary. An email can clearly be of great value.

Donovan says he and Condos are likely to call for a less restrictive and more generous public financing system.

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he modest yellow farmhouse off Route 2 in Waterbury looks more like a residence than a research facility. But inside the unmarked two-story building is a state-of-the-art laboratory. It’s HQ for PhytoScience Institute, a four-person operation whose founders hope to help transform today’s haphazardly evolving cannabis industry into a results-producing, science-driven one.

“You walk into this farmhouse and … into the 22nd century,” said Willy Cats-Baril, the company’s chief executive officer.

Cats-Baril, 62, hopes studies conducted on the premises will one day allow him to patent cannabis products that effectively treat ailments such as sleeplessness, anxiety and pain. Medical cannabis is advancing by leaps and bounds, but scientific specificity is lacking, he said. He launched PhytoScience three years ago to provide rigorous testing of medical marijuana products.

“Our dream here is to come up with a formula that is like Advil, that is like Tylenol,” he said. “You know every pill has what the bottle says it has. You know whether to take one or two or three Advil.”

Now Cats-Baril will have a better chance to research, grow and sell his own products, created to his specifications. In September, PhytoScience won the state’s fifth medical marijuana dispensary license, beating out four other applicants for permission to operate two outlets, in Bennington and St. Albans.

The company is one of two major labs in the state that cannabis growers use to test the potency of their marijuana and cannabidiol, aka CBD, products. The other, Champlain Valley Dispensary, recently invested in new equipment to process hemp and make CBD oil, said executive director Shayne Lynn.

But Lynn, whose company operates medical marijuana dispensaries and CBD shops in Burlington and Brattleboro, said he doesn’t view PhytoScience as a competitor. Instead, Lynn applauded Cats-Baril for bringing scientific expertise to the field, saying that there is plenty of need for it in the medical marijuana business.

Cats-Baril doesn’t wake up every day and put on a lab coat. An associate professor at the University of Vermont Grossman School of Business since 1982, he has decades of experience teaching business management practices, including in the health care industry.

He also conducted research — on suicide among hospital patients — and founded a company that developed systems for diagnosing back pain.

Now with PhytoScience, Cats-Baril has tapped into a growing business of verifying tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, and CBD levels in hemp cultivated by registered producers in Vermont. PhytoScience charges $64 to test each sample for a variety of compounds.

While medical marijuana in Vermont has some testing requirements, hemp-based products currently don’t. Creating such standards is one of Cats-Baril’s main goals.

Joel Bedard, chief executive officer of the Vermont Hemp Company, does some testing in his own lab.

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But he uses both PhytoScience and Champlain Valley Dispensary for third-party verification. Because of federal restrictions, Vermont medical marijuana and hemp producers can’t ship their products out of state for testing.

That means both PhytoScience and Champlain Valley Dispensary play a vital legitimizing role, Bedard said.

He anticipates using the new lab’s seal of approval on upcoming CBD products bearing the Vermont Hemp Company label.

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Bedard said PhytoScience’s scientific approach could put the lab in a strong position to compete nationally as legal marijuana spreads to more states — by setting up satellite operations or subcontracting to local operations.

“They’re going into full-on clinical research,” Bedard said. “I see much more expansion opportunity for Phyto.”

During a tour of the business last month, PhytoScience laboratory operations director Eric Kawka pointed to a chart on the wall in the kitchen of the company’s farmhouse facility. It revealed the results of a study to determine the accuracy of labels on CBD

products. PhytoScience tested 24 commercially available products from Vermont and national companies.

Of the 15 national brands of capsules, tinctures, cartridges and concentrates tested, 11 were labeled accurately for potency, the tests showed. Three products had fewer milligrams of CBD than the label promised; one had more.

In contrast, of the nine Vermont products tested, only one was accurately labeled. Five had less CBD than promised, and three offered no information at all. The results indicate that producers in Vermont’s relatively new CBD industry are still working out the kinks — and that testing is needed.

Kawka, a ponytailed 28-year-old chemist who wore a plaid flannel shirt under his white lab coat, said the potency of CBD oils is highly variable. “What we’re trying to kind of encourage people [to realize] is, you need a test,” he said. “Maybe people think there’s a master recipe. There’s never a master recipe.”

Because marijuana is illegal under federal and state law, Cats-Baril has partnered for the last four years with the Vermont Patients Alliance, which operates one of Vermont’s medical marijuana dispensaries. By working with the alliance, PhytoScience has been able to legally test the drug under Vermont law. Even as Cats-Baril prepares to open his own dispensary, he said that Vermont Patients Alliance would continue to use the PhytoScience lab for testing.

While many others involved in the medical cannabis field have their eyes on eventual legalization, Cats-Baril said he doesn’t give the bigger business of

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recreational pot much thought. “We believe in the mission of the medical cannabis program,” he said. “A lot of investors are positioning for legalization.

That’s not our mission. Our mission is medical.”

Cats-Baril is convinced that cannabis can replace some harsher drugs, a hypothesis he wants to prove scientifically.

“My interest is driven by the social problem of opioid use and abuse. It is a social problem of major proportions,” he said. “We should be scandalized by what’s going on in this country.”

Cats-Baril said PhytoScience, funded to date by friends and family, is looking for more investors. But he insisted he wouldn’t take just anybody’s money.

“We want to keep it among Vermonters,” he said. “We believe the Vermont brand is going to give whatever product we generate an aura of purity. We would like to have investors who share that value.”

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“What we think we’re going to do is spend a lot of time matching symptoms to product,” he said. “The emphasis is going to be on the outcome.”

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PhytoScience will operate as a forprofit dispensary, a first in the state after lawmakers this year removed a requirement that licensees register as nonprofits. The company plans to open a dispensary in downtown Bennington in February and another in St. Albans shortly thereafter, Cats-Baril said. To get those operations up and running as quickly as possible, he plans to work with existing ones.

Cats-Baril has an agreement to buy a variety of marijuana products from Vermont Patients Alliance and Champlain Valley Dispensary until the spring, by which time he expects PhytoScience to be growing its own plants and producing its own tinctures, capsules and other products. He said he might also turn to those operators

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Eight hundred miles north in Randolph, where his past crimes had already made him notorious, his mother is waiting to learn whether her son will face the death penalty.

Most days, Tina Brady, 44, tends to a little consignment shop she opened in August off Main Street in Randolph. She keeps her mind off her son’s predicament by straightening shirts on the racks and adjusting plastic Santas on a Christmas display.

“I can focus on the good,” she Tina Brady at her said one day last month as she consignment store rocked her niece’s baby in one arm and tidied counters with the other.

But positive thinking has been more difficult since October 13, the day she turned on the 10 p.m. news and heard of the failed escape attempt at North Carolina’s Pasquotank Correctional Institution, where Mikel, 28, was serving time for an earlier crime. Tina eventually learned that her son and three other inmates had allegedly set fire to the T I N A BRAD Y prison sewing shop and attacked guards with scissors and hammers, killing four.

It was the deadliest escape attempt in But a mother grieves for her son, no North Carolina history.

Vermont has no death penalty, so matter how terrible his crime. “There’s it’s rare for a Vermonter to potentially no excuse for what he did, but I’ll always face execution. Another Vermont man, love him,” she told a reporter last month.

On a November day, Tina came to Donald Fell, could get the death penalty work in jeans, her brown hair pulled into under federal law for allegedly kidnapa tight bun. She’s soft-spoken and smiles ping and killing Terri King, 53, in 2000.

In the central Vermont town of 4,800 easily but seems encased in a shell of people where Mikel has a highly publi- weariness. She spends five days a week cized history of burglaries and assault, at her one-woman shop, staying as late Tina said she feels both isolated and as 10 p.m. to take inventory. On weekexposed, subject to cold shoulders and ends, she works at a local nursing home and provides home care for elderly and cruel Facebook comments.

“Fry his ass,” she recalled reading in disabled patients. She also tries to stay in one comment posted alongside articles touch with her son’s public defender in about the escape. “Worthless crap like North Carolina.

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Mikel’s sister, Elizabeth Bingham, recalled that their mother was not much of a disciplinarian; Tina rarely raised her voice and never spanked the children.

In 2002, when Mikel was 12, Tina said, his father and uncle were stabbed to death defending a relative in Connecticut.

Young Mikel took the loss especially hard, his mother said. He began acting out, mouthing off to teachers and fighting, according to his sister. He had his first run-in with the law at age 14 when he stole fishing gear from a garage.

When his mother arrived at a police station to pick him up, he was in a manic phase, she said, and he was sent to Brattleboro Retreat for three weeks of treatment.

Around the same time, Mikel’s behavioral and mental health problems led the state Department for Children and Families to temporarily place him in foster care with relatives, his mother said.

As a single mother, Tina struggled financially. She worked as a gas station cashier before landing a job at an office-supply store, then later worked as an inventory specialist at Gifford Medical Center. A kind neighbor occasionally bought the family groceries.

One December, the Bradys didn’t have money for a Christmas tree.

When a teenage Mikel brought home cash for groceries or helped with rent, his mother took his word that he was hauling scrap metal for a local salvage yard. Later, she learned her son was part of a drug and burglary ring responsible for 100 break-ins.

Mikel didn’t seem like a criminal, Tina said. He tried to act as a father figure in the household. Mikel would cook omelettes for the family on weekends. At 18, he bought two pigs and raised them on pastries discarded from Dunkin’ Donuts to help feed the family one winter.

But, in 2008, he was arrested on federal charges for stealing 209 sticks of dynamite from a rock quarry in Bethel.

In 2009, he took part in a home invasion in South Royalton in which the victim suffered a severe brain injury.

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“That’s the Mikel I know,” she said.

Tina Hicks gave birth to Mikel Edward Brady II when she was 16, a sophomore at Whitcomb High School in Bethel. She had dated Mikel Brady Sr. since she was 14 and he was 21.

By the time she graduated in 1991, she had married Mikel Sr. and was expecting her second child, Elizabeth. Their third, Ryan, arrived four years later.

Tina said she saw early warning signs in her eldest son. He started counseling at 7 after he told a teacher that he knew how to end his life. At 10, he struck his 8-year-old sister with a knife during a game and blinded her left eye. He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Tina said, and resisted taking his medication.

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Darden were among the four prison employees killed. Mikel scaled a prison fence before eventually “surrender[ing] to staff,” according to the report.

Mikel’s latest charges brought his mother a new round of hell. She knew the drill: the grief over his actions, social media comments, alienation from some coworkers and calls from local news media.

After her initial shock, she thought, “Oh, my God, I have to deal with this frickin’ shit again?”

She initially declined to allow a reporter to visit her shop when it was open, wanting to keep talk about her son far from the business. She later agreed but lowered her voice whenever a customer walked by.

“I want to be careful with this one,” she said quietly, as a man entered the store. The crimes are Mikel’s, but in his hometown, his family “bears the brunt,” she said. Last time around, when Mikel shot the North Carolina trooper, Tina withdrew, leaving her house as little as possible.

Tina has support from a few close friends and from family members who keep her company in the store. Mikel’s predicament has taken a toll on her.

She’s gained weight — she eats when she’s stressed. She goes to counseling and takes antidepressants, she said, but sometimes she still cries herself to sleep.

One moment, she wondered about the extent of her son’s involvement in the escape attempt; in the next, she said she fears her new shop could fail “because I’m related to a murderer.”

Sometimes, she thinks she’d be spared anguish if he were condemned to death. Then she remembers the “good Mikel,” the kid who was a second father to his brother and who took pity on so many stray dogs that they once had 18.

“I know she feels alone,” said Tina’s friend Raylene Barkley. “A mom’s job is to protect her baby. She’s scared for him.”

In early December, a North Carolina district attorney is expected to announce whether he will seek the death penalty for Mikel and his codefendants.

“I’m grieving as if he died, but he’s really not dead,” Tina said. “When you carry a baby for nine months, teach them to walk and talk, teach them to cook eggs and toast, and go on camping trips—” she trailed off. “Then you look at those things and think your son might die, because somehow or another you could never save him.” !

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He was charged with more than 30 crimes over several years, including assault, burglary and possession of explosives. He fled to Mexico before being captured, extradited and sent to prison in 2009.

There’s little anonymity in a small town such as Randolph, and Mikel’s teenage reputation as a troublemaker reflected on his family. His sister, Elizabeth, remembers that her friends’ parents wouldn’t let them sleep over at her house because of her brother. Some considered the whole family “a bad influence,” she said.

Elizabeth moved out of state after high school, partly to escape that association with her brother, she said. She lives in Massachusetts.

Tina’s lack of knowledge about Mikel’s crimes may have been a combination of real and willful ignorance, according to her friend Shelly Pearce. “As a mother, you try to pretend it’s not your kid that’s doing that,” Pearce said. When Tina did know the real story, Pearce added, “She didn’t do a lot about it.”

Mikel was released in 2012 not long after serving his minimum sentence; a judge cited his good behavior in prison.

For a bit, his life in Randolph seemed to have turned around. He worked at a butcher shop, played in a softball league and took his medications. His girlfriend became pregnant with his son. The photo his mother showed off was taken during this happy interlude.

The good times didn’t last. Mikel was caught attempting to poach deer.

He fled Vermont, camped in the woods of Maine and then moved to North Carolina. When a state trooper there pulled him over for a seat-belt violation in February 2013, he shot the officer four times and left him for dead.

The trooper survived, but in 2014 Mikel was sentenced to 24 years for attempted murder and other charges.

Three years later, on October 12, Mikel and fellow Pasquotank Correctional Institution inmate Seth Frazier waited in a corridor until prison employee Veronica Darden entered, and they assaulted her, according to Mikel’s disciplinary report, which was obtained

by North Carolina TV station WBTV. Mikel started a fire in a storage room, passed a hammer to a fellow inmate who used it as a weapon, and was “observed … dragging officer [George] Midgett back into the corridor area where Officer [Wendy] Shannon and maintenance man [Geoffrey] Howe were assaulted.” Shannon, Howe and

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oaches who are running tryouts for winter sports at South Burlington High School this week are themselves being coached on how to respond if student athletes decide to “take a knee” during the national anthem before games. As the protests against racial injustice spread from the National Football League to local sporting events, high school and college officials are preparing for trickle-down.

The First Amendment protects the protesters, and there should be no effort to suppress them, SBHS principal Patrick Burke and student activities director Michael Jabour wrote in an email Monday to coaches, officials and athletes.

They also spelled out when school officials can cry foul: “Fans who do not follow our school’s expectations regarding appropriate conduct will be confronted and may face ejection from our events.”

Burke said the reminder was necessary because of the reaction when several black members of the Saint Michael’s College men’s basketball team and their three white coaches got down on one knee during the anthem before an exhibition game against the University of Vermont on November 4.

Some of the mostly white fans at UVM’s Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium booed and jeered at the players to “stand up.” Others in the crowd defended the athletes and their right to protest, but they were in the minority, video footage of the event showed.

After Seven Days posted the video on its website, some St. Michael’s alumni vowed to stop donating money to their alma mater, calling the protest deeply unpatriotic and insensitive to veterans.

Other alumni praised the protesters for their bravery and said they would donate more.

Nearly a month later, the issue hasn’t gone away — in Vermont or elsewhere.

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players on high-profile sports teams have since followed the biracial quarterback’s lead, often generating outrage from fans. President Donald Trump has repeatedly urged the NFL to fire players who fail to stand during “The StarSpangled Banner.”

On Monday, the St. Michael’s basketball team defended its actions. While its 14 members and their head coach, Josh Meyer, declined to be interviewed, the group issued a written statement about what motivated their protest.

“We took a knee to draw attention to the daily injustices that African Americans face due to the color of our skin,” it read. “Among our areas of concern are encounters with police and other citizens, failures of the educational system, negative imaging in mass media, and lack of employment opportunities.

We want to make it clear that the kneeling has nothing to do with the flag or the military.”

The statement went on: “We are American citizens with a desire to improve our country. We want to ensure that we are included when we speak of ‘Liberty & Justice for All!’ We

understand that some people disagree with our method of protest, and we welcome conversation to work towards a solution. We are saddened by the hateful remarks directed at us, such as ‘Go back to Africa’ and other hostile comments during and since our peaceful protest.”

The team’s full-throated explanation contrasts with the silence from the Middlebury College football players who took a knee before at least one of their games this fall. They didn’t return phone calls or other messages seeking explanation. Sarah Ray, Middlebury’s director of media relations, declined to comment on the reaction to the protest.

“It’s an individual matter,” she said. “We support all our student athletes.”

At the high school level, the Vermont Principals’ Association is offering guidance, saying the protests are a form of free speech and, as long as they are not disruptive, should be allowed. While pro athletes may be subject to contracts or other private-sector considerations that limit free speech, athletes in public schools are not, according to Jay Nichols, VPA executive director.

Burke and Jabour, who have been communicating with officials in other districts, shared their memo with athletic directors at schools including Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg and Jericho’s Mount Mansfield Union High School.

Burke said he doesn’t know of any SBHS athletes who have taken a knee this year.

The conversation started “because of what happened at St. Mike’s and UVM,” Burke said, and what some would view as “verbal abuse” of St. Michael’s players by people who were in the stands. “My concern there is that, whether it’s a kid on my team or a kid on another team, when they are at events that are school activities, they are free from verbal abuse from the fans. That’s our policy straight up.”

Federal law is on their side, too — specifically, a 1969 Supreme Court ruling known as the Tinker decision that upheld the right of three Iowa teenagers to wear black armbands to school in protest of the Vietnam War. It shaped the policies that continue to protect free speech in public schools.

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But exercising those rights isn’t athlete-protesters and assuaging the always easy — or comfortable. feelings of those who were offended, “It’s such a touchy situation, such especially veterans. a hot topic right now, but we also unNeuhauser wrote that he did not derstand and recognize, along with the believe the protests were meant to show VPA, that every student has the right to disrespect to the flag or to veterans, but he recognized that others might see it protest,” said Jabour.

Both he and Burke are urging differently. “We cannot and will not encoaches to ally themselves with stu- dorse disrespect for the flag or for those dents so everyone knows whether and who serve all of us and, in previous genwhen a protest is planned. The idea is to erations, actually sustained the college better prepare athletes for the spotlight, in difficult times,” he wrote.

He declined to be interviewed and they said, and the media attention that said through a spokesperson that none comes with it.

After the dramatic exhibition game of the coaches were sanctioned for parwith St. Michael’s, UVM men’s bas- ticipating in the protest, nor were stuketball guard Skyler Nash, a freshman dents. Some donations might be lost in from Chicago, tweeted that he was the short run, according to St. Michael’s unhappy about how the crowd treated director of marketing and communicathe protesters. He warned that there tions Alessandro Bertoni.

Opinions run strong, too, among might be a response from his team at its next home game, which was against students on St. Michael’s Colchester University of Maine at Fort Kent on campus.

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Sure enough, all the players on the to take a knee,” said first-year student Sophia Robinson-Yari UVM team linked arms as she sat in the coland bowed their heads lege dining hall on during the anthem.

November 21. The “We came together as protests are an effeca team and decided tive reminder that to lock our arms and not everyone enjoys bow heads as a sign of equal rights in this support not just to St. country and there’s Mike’s but the larger SOPHIA ROBINSON-YARI work to do, said the protest as a whole,” 19-year-old from New Nash explained in a direct message on Twitter to Seven Days Durham, N.H. “I support it personally,” Robinson-Yari said. “I think it’s a few days after the game.

There was no visible reaction from very brave of them.”

Charles Thompson, a St. Michael’s the crowd at UVM, in contrast to the sophomore from Baltimore, observed jeering and shouts that broke out on the riots that broke out in his home November 4.

Administrators at both colleges have city following the death of 25-year-old weighed in since that divisive display. Freddie Gray, an African American who UVM athletic director Jeff Schulman died of a broken neck in 2015 after being emailed season ticket holders to say ath- taken into police custody. Gray’s death letes deserve to play in an environment become a symbol of institutionalized free from threats and harassment. UVM racism and helped build momentum for president Tom Sullivan echoed the the Black Lives Matter movement.

Players are using their public pressentiment in a campus email, calling for ence to keep an important issue alive, respectful and civil behavior at Patrick Thompson said, and it’s working: He Gymnasium.

At St. Michael’s, president John said students and professors have dis“Jack” Neuhauser posted a conciliatory cussed the issue in classrooms.

“It’s provoking attention,” Thompson statement on the college website on November 10, six days after the game. said. “And that’s the goal, I believe.” !

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Developers Withdraw Swanton Wind Project Proposal Developers have withdrawn a controversial proposal to place seven wind turbines on a Swanton ridgeline. Swanton Wind, which is run by the Belisle family, announced Monday that it was “pausing development work” because of anti-wind sentiment among state officials and uncertainty about potential changes to the federal tax code.

In a press release, Swanton Wind spokesman Nick Charyk, a former Vermont Democratic Party operative, said that “the project currently faces a hostile environment from an administration opposed to wind energy, regulators and monopoly utilities who import a majority of Vermont’s power while opposing many independent local power projects.”

Although Swanton Wind withdrew its application from the Vermont Public Utility Commission, Charyk said the project will resume at “a more predictable time.”

Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, has called for halting large-scale mountaintop wind projects. Earlier this year, he appointed Tony Roisman, who’s also expressed concern about ridgeline wind turbines, to chair the Public Utility Commission.

The Swanton project has faced resistance from residents living nearby, including former Republican lieutenant governor Brian Dubie.

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Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George is throwing her weight behind an effort to create supervised injection facilities for street drug users.

“I am confident this will save people’s lives,” George said during an interview Monday, ahead of a planned public announcement Wednesday morning. “That’s good enough for me.”

These facilities, George suggested, will help Vermont address its opioid epidemic, which caused an unprecedented number of overdose fatalities in the state last year. Safe injection facilities provide users with clean needles and medical supervision. Users arrive with their own drugs, without risking arrest.

The endorsement from Chittenden County’s top prosecutor could help a legislative effort to establish such facilities in Vermont. Lawmakers introduced bills in both the House and Senate in January, but the legislation languished.

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Chittenden State’s Attorney Calls for Safe Injection Sites George said she was initially skeptical when a deputy told her about the concept in February. “I had never heard of them before, [and] frankly, I was pretty turned off by the idea,” George recalled.

Despite her qualms, the new state’s attorney assembled a commission of medical professionals, law enforcement and other stakeholders to study the idea. Following the commission’s recommendation, George said she believes the state should legalize safe injection sites.

What changed her mind? George said that the commission presented her with an “overwhelming amount of research” demonstrating that these facilities reduce overdose deaths and needle-related infections, encourage users to seek treatment, and reduce public drug use. Studies have also refuted concerns that the facilities encourage drug use and increase crime.

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The federal government of Canada has mandated nationwide marijuana legalization by July 1, leaving details to the country’s provinces. Like Vermont, Québec already has legal medical marijuana and is struggling to develop a framework for broader legalization.

Québec lawmakers recently unveiled a set of proposed rules that are generally seen as restrictive.

While the federal Canadian legislation would let people grow small amounts of marijuana at home, Québec wouldn’t allow it, under draft legislation written by the province’s

ruling Liberal Party. Instead, the Québec government would retain total control of recreational marijuana sales, much like it controls alcohol sales in its ubiquitous SAQ stores. The province aims to have 15 marijuana stores open by July and as many as 150 open within two years. It will also sell marijuana online. The province has not set prices.

Under the draft provincial legislation, police would be allowed to take saliva samples from drivers. Anyone found to have a trace of THC in their system could face license suspension for 90 days.

“The message we want to send is: If you consume cannabis, don’t drive,” said Québec Transport Minister André Fortin, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Individuals 18 and older would be allowed to transport 30 grams of pot and to possess 150 grams at a time.

“The proposed measures aim to limit risk and mischief linked to abuse of this substance and to fight the trivialization of this product,” Québec Health Minister Lucie Charlebois told the Globe and Mail. “We will be prudent and restrictive from the start.”

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It is our hope that we can continue his fine traditions of planting trees in random places, skinning copper for money, counting nearly everything in life, sharing garden vegetables and delivering fresh baked bread to family. Perhaps we’ll strive to avoid his less admirable qualities like licking our dinner plates or taking unpaid sausages from supermarkets. We can only imagine he is having a fine conversation on the other side about the health benefits of the mighty black walnut. If you would like to do something

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Leonard was born in Buffalo to Stanley and Josephine Klima on June 11, 1924.

He leaves behind his loving wife of 68 years, Adeline Klima; five children: Paul Klima, Sandy Klima and Rob Dansker, Mark and Sharon Klima, Judy Klima and Anna Thelemarck, and Tim Klima; seven grandchildren: Jessica and Scott Sattler, Kaitlyn and Dave Mariano, Jamie and AJ Aponas, Morgan and Mitchell Klima, and Anders and Jakob Leonard Thelemarck; and two great-granddaughters: Adalyn Sattler and Zoe Aponas.

Leonard was a black walnut enthusiast, random tree planter, plant whisperer, lover of all things family, rule breaker, joyful trickster, mighty electrician, storyteller extraordinaire, and devoted father and grandfather. He grew up during the Depression in a Polish American family and attended Polish Parochial school, where he had a bilingual education learning both Polish and English. At 16, he started working in a Buffalo Steel Mill to support his family. He was a veteran of World War II and served in the Army Transportation Corps. After the army, he finished college and went on to open his own business, the Klima Electric Corporation, which he ran for more than 50 years. He handed the family business down to his sons, Mark and Tim Klima. He proudly built his own home, as well as a

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hen they were dreaming up their latest play as a parable on global warming, HOTBALL cowriters DAVID SCHEIN and GEOF HEWITT concocted what Al Gore might call an inconvenient conceit. “We figured, if it’s about climate change, let’s make the next 100 years happen in four days,” explains Schein at a recent rehearsal at the OFF CENTER FOR THE DRAMATIC ARTS in Burlington. And so they did.

HOTBALL, which opens a premiere two-week run this Friday, December 1, at the Off Center, is a morality play — or, perhaps more accurately, an immorality play — about global warming. The show’s central premise is that Earth’s climate has gone irrevocably haywire to the point where the unlucky denizens of Mulard, Vt., experience all manner of wacky weather — from a blizzard in June to a hellish heat wave — in roughly half a week.

“It’s a director’s nightmare to get the scene shifts, from cold and no power to amazingly hot moments later,” says Hewitt.

But HOTBALL is far from a humorless screed on reducing carbon footprints and fossil fuel consumption. Aside from cataclysmic weather, the outlandish, satirical plot involves aging Vermont hippies, a really lousy rock band, and a decades-old mystery concerning the unsolved, and maybe unsavory, disappearance of a young woman.

And horny, confused squirrels … played by puppets.

“It requires a little bit of suspension of disbelief,” says Hewitt with a wink, summing up aspects of the farcical play’s story arc.

Oh, and did we mention that it’s a musical?

Hewitt and Schein, the latter of whom directs, have been friends and collaborators since meeting at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop in the 1960s. The two have been working on HOTBALL for close to a decade. As they workshopped the story, they began writing songs alongside increasingly zany dialogue. Before long, they had enough material to produce a full-fledged musical.

“Originally, it was written for a rock band that could act,” says Schein. In addition to the seven-member cast, the

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show features a full band, which performs its 12 songs.

“It’s a bit of Kurt Weill meets the Holy Modal Rounders meets the Beach Boys,” says Schein, explaining the origins of the music in HOTBALL. The score has “a bit of twang, too.” Presumably, that’s to justify the “apocalyptic jug band” designation in the production’s press release — which, tellingly, bills the play as a “muSICKal.” “The song choices are really varied,” says longtime local actor DONNY OSMAN, a cast member who is also a classically trained circus performer and mime.

“There’s a waltz, a tango, a blues, country-western. I’m really impressed by the music.”

Osman and other cast members, all local stage veterans, say they’re equally impressed by the comedy’s fanciful and freewheeling nature.

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“It’s so much fun to create a character that doesn’t exist in a world that doesn’t exist,” says JEFF TOLBERT. “It’s great to delve into that fantastical world and see what happens,” adds actor DANA BLOCK. “This isn’t a story that’s prescribed on any level, so it’s a raw experience for me as an actor to not know,” she continues. “It’s just so out there, you have no choice but to say yes to every choice.”

“In some ways, it’s very reflective of what’s going on today, but it’s extremely satirical,” says Schein when asked about the play’s seemingly unwieldy thematic threads. “It’s having a really good time with a terrible situation, which is a way of commenting on the real world.”

He adds that, while the statement on global warming is obviously, well, global, a good deal of the play hits closer to home.

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“There’s also the backdrop of the aging hippies, the old Rainbow Tribe who moved up here from the city in the 1970s,” says Schein. The play’s protagonists, such as they are, are a trio of sixtysomething back-to-the-landers. In a certain light, the play could be read as a commentary on that generation’s legacy in the state’s most rural corners.

“We’re continually alluding to that culture up in northern Vermont,” Schein continues, noting that the trio’s individual roles in the aforementioned legacy are murky. He gets serious for a moment, musing on the timeliness of certain themes in the play, from male guilt to climate change. “The themes are, in a way, all too current,” he says.

Schein pauses. “And then there are the squirrels who kind of narrate the process,” he says with a chuckle. The puppets serve as a sort of Greek chorus in the play. “And they’re horny as hell and just don’t know when to do it anymore.” !

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But first, the VPF needs to line up performers — aside, that is, from original cast member Bianca Leigh, who will travel to Vermont to reprise her role as Tatiana. Local actors of all ages and ethnicities are invited to read for the remaining roles in one of three auditions December 8 through 10.

No experience is needed, but VPF makes it clear that “preference will be given to transgender actors, for authenticity.”

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Auditions will be held Friday, December 8, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the Unitarian Church of Montpelier; Saturday, December 9, 1-3:30 p.m. at the Pride Center in Burlington; and Sunday, December 10, 2-4:30 p.m., at Bethany United Church of Christ in Randolph. pridecentervt.org, transscripts.org

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From these interviews, he distilled seven characters who range in age, socioeconomic status, ethnicity and other demographic factors — as well as their status in the transitioning process. The result is the aptly named Trans Scripts, Part I: The Women, a play based on true stories.

The world premiere, in 2015, took place at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe; American Repertory Theater produced the U.S. premiere early this year. Among its many critical accolades was this one, from Slate: “An electric, vicious, hilarious 90 minutes.”

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any of us are taught that staring is rude. The belief is that acknowledging interest — and often difference — in other people is inappropriate social behavior. New York choreographer Heidi Latsky, however, has long been using her performances to prod at this social norm, particularly as it relates to people with physical disabilities.

On Sunday, December 3, at Burlington’s Fletcher Free Library, community members are invited to stare. In conjunction with the UN International Day of Persons With Disabilities, Burlington choreographer TOBY MACNUTT will present a local iteration of the Latsky initiative “ON DISPLAY.” For one hour, local performers — with and without physical disabilities — will transform themselves into living sculptures by wearing white costumes and moving slowly in improvisational dance.

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MacNutt said that the aim of the work is “owning how you are seen and challenging the idea that you’re not supposed to stare.”

place all weekend, from Montréal to Buenos Aires.

At a recent rehearsal at South Burlington’s SPOTLIGHT VERMONT studio,

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he PARISH PLAYERS have spent the past year commemorating 50 years of creating theater in Thetford. Their activities include launching a capital campaign, throwing a festive gala, and producing Steel Magnolias, Jerry Finnegan’s Sister and their annual 10-minute-play festival. In addition, board members wanted to mount a final show to celebrate the volunteer-run community theater’s success. To this end, they decided to return to their roots and revive

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The Parish Players Celebrate 50 Years With Revival Theater Production Scooter Thomas Makes It to the Top of the World, written by Peter Parnell.

Scooter Thomas had its world premiere with the Parish Players in 1979, and it marked the start of Parnell’s writing career. He would go on to create Broadway and off-Broadway plays, to work for television — including “The West Wing” — and to produce some notable children’s literature. (Remember the controversial And Tango Makes Three, the true story of a bonded pair of male penguins living in the Central Park Zoo that hatched a chick together?)

As Parish Players board member HENRY HIGGS put it, “This guy got his start right here!”

Charged with digitally archiving the theater’s history, Higgs came across records of Scooter Thomas. Parnell, now 64, had been a “frequent performer” with the Parish Players, and Scooter Thomas was his senior project at Dartmouth College in 1975, said Higgs.

After the play premiered (outside of

According to the Heidi Latsky Dance website, the performance is a “commentary on the body as spectacle and society’s obsession with body image. It turns a cast of diverse and extreme bodies into a sculpture court where the performers are the sculptures.”

MacNutt, who identifies as nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, first encountered Latsky at a workshop offered at Burlington’s FLYNNSPACE. They went on to tour with the company’s “GIMP” project from 2009 to ’11. MacNutt lives with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a connective-tissue disorder that has meant a progression from living with an invisible disability to using crutches, then a wheelchair.

MacNutt is currently training a muchloved service dog.

“Disabled doesn’t have to mean broken,” says MacNutt in the 2010 GIMP documentary. “It’s just different.”

As a choreographer, they explained that each “ON DISPLAY” performance

an educational setting) with the Parish Players, it was presented at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center National Playwrights Conference and published

by Dramatists Play Service.

Parish Players director KAY MORTON saw the show 38 years ago and remembers it as “funny, sad, poignant and illuminating.” She added, “It always stuck with me.”

Scooter Thomas is a two-man play that takes place largely in the memory of Dennis Wright following the death of his childhood friend, Arthur “Scooter” Thomas. In the wake of his loss, Dennis is left to reminisce about the great times they had together; to retroactively pinpoint where their friendship drifted apart; and to consider, now that he’s an adult, how much he really knew of his friend.

Although no definitive conclusion is reached, Parnell also raises the question of whether Scooter took his own life. He ostensibly died in a hiking accident, falling from a cliff. The question of suicide hangs over the play — and over Dennis’ memories.

Morton conceded that her perception of the original production colors her staging of the revival, but she’s happy to delve deeper into the play. “Back then, I was just

is organized around a movement score — a set of ideas, rules and prompts that guide the action. Sunday’s performance is focused on a theme of “morphing and stillness.”

“I’ll do better if I say, ‘think about floating,’ instead of saying, ‘lift your arm,’” said MacNutt.

The focus on descriptive or quality-focused words resonates with “ON DISPLAY” dancer JILL ALLEN, a Burlington resident born with cerebral palsy. “Sometimes I don’t know all of the things that could work for me,” she said, “but having that open-ended phrase is really inclusive and makes me feel really good about myself.”

At rehearsal, the atmosphere of exchange with other dancers was also exciting to Allen. During improvisational exercises, she noted that another dancer was inspired to change her pace after seeing Allen zoom across the floor in her chair. And such dialogues in motion were reciprocal: “Even though I can’t get on the floor and contort like these two able-bodied-appearing women,” Allen said, “I could look at them and then say, ‘Aha! My chair can move like this.’”

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an audience member,” she said. “Since then, I’ve had my own experiences with friends and family who’ve battled depression. I think it touches all of us.”

This time around, Scooter Thomas is carried by actors WILL MOORE (Dennis) and ERIK GAETZ (Scooter). Morton described the original actors as “rubber bands” and emphasized that Moore and Gaetz bring a similar energy to this highly physical show.

“The play is a full-length one-act, and Dennis never leaves the stage,” she said. “He delivers multiple monologues and plays at least 10 different characters.”

Though lighting shifts convey mood or location, there are no costume changes to denote a new character.

Instead, the actors “move in and out of the various vignettes of Dennis’ memories with subtle changes in their voices, gait, posture and expressions,” Morton explained. She said it’s been “wonderful to watch” the characters abruptly transition from age 10 to 30 in rehearsals.

Morton also noted that, while Scooter Thomas is far from a holiday play, mounting a show that grapples with depression, grief and loss hits a poignant note during the supposedly feel-good season.

Helping others to redefine dance has been an important part of Allen’s journey within the medium. She recalled disappointing experiences in her past in which viewers didn’t recognize her movement as dance.

“They’d say something like, ‘Well, I could see you flailing around,’” she said, “[but] that is me dancing! Everything that’s in your ability is dance.”

Cerebral palsy, Allen explained, is inherited, and her symptoms can change over time. “Here,” she said, folding her right hand and touching her fingers, “figure out how to describe this in the newspaper.” The motion is one she taught herself through practice.

“My favorite experience,” MacNutt said, “is when someone comes up after a performance and asks, ‘Does this mean I could do dance?’ That look on the face of a kid with crutches is so good.” !

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the needs of the bartender with whom he or she is paired and is essential to the smooth delivery of service. I had the feeling that Tommy was a good one.

We took a right onto Pearl Street. The streets were teeming with students on this weekend night. “You don’t wanna run over one of these UVMers,” I noted, “because there’s a $50 fine.”

“Fifty bucks?” Tommy repeated, chuckling. “You don’t say. ”

“So, could I ask you the circumstances of the criminal charge? I mean, if you don’t want to talk about it, that’s totally cool. I guess I’m just nosy by nature.”

“No, I don’t mind. I decked a guy, knocked him clean out. And I’d do it again if I had the chance.”

“Holy smokes!” I said. “I’ve never punched a guy in the head, or been hit myself that way. I was knocked unconscious by a baseball bat when I was a

I WOULDN’T CALL MYSELF A PACIFIST, BECAUSE I RECOGNIZE THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS.

It’s mean, but I’m not above getting a laugh from my townie customers at the expense of the college students. Plus, sometimes one of them will think I’m being serious about the $50 business, and that’s funnier still. Oh, there’s no end to the antics I’ll pull to keep myself amused.

“So, how’s the community service going?” I asked. Tommy had shared that he was assigned 60 hours of service as a condition of probation for an assault charge.

“That’s almost done with,” he replied. “They got me bagging up leaves this week, which ain’t too bad.”

My curiosity getting the better of me (newsflash: not a rare occurrence), I formulated the question that had been on my mind.

kid, but that was purely a schoolyard accident. What were you in — a bar fight?”

“No, I was on a job working for my mother. She runs a small catering business. We were at this office celebration with a crew of about five of us. As we were setting up, one of the guys started getting mouthy with my mother. Now, my mom’s no pushover — far from it.

But this guy was being a total dick. I really don’t know where she found him.

Finally, he calls her a ‘bitch,’ and that’s when I decked him.”

“My God, what a mess. Did somebody have to call an ambulance?”

“No, he came to pretty quickly and stumbled out. The next day the police were at my door. Obviously, he pressed charges.”

“I’ll tell you, Tommy — I can sympathize with your loyalty to your mom, but I just don’t know if violence is ever a good choice.”

“Well, you don’t know my mom. I’m her only kid, and she had me when she was a teenager. My dad walked out on us when I was a toddler, and the childsupport checks eventually dwindled to nothing. So it was all on my mom. And she figured out how to support us both, working two jobs — whatever it took.

She’s like a warrior princess. No way am I going to stand by while some asshole is giving her abuse.”

We swung around the Winooski circle and over to Tommy’s place on West Street. I thought about the admonition against violence that I’d laid on him. I meant it sincerely and try in my own life to live by it. But I wouldn’t call myself a pacifist, because I recognize there are exceptions. And defense of the warrior princess may just be one of them.

“So, what’s your mom’s feeling about all of this?” I asked Tommy as he paid the fare.

“She wasn’t too happy,” he replied, chuckling. “In fact, she fired me. But the thing is, she did it with a smile.” !

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hat a night,” Tommy, a regular customer, said to me as I drove him to his apartment in Winooski. “You’d think things’ll slow down when the foliage season ends, but it really stays busy straight through New Year’s.”

Tommy’s a local guy, dark haired and rangy, in his mid-twenties. His arms are well muscled, I imagined, from the work he does.

“Yeah, that’s also my experience,” I said. “The stretch from Thanksgiving to January 1st is, like, one long, extended party. There are concerts, shows, office parties and, of course, the holiday shopping craziness. Hey, if it’s busy for you guys, it’s busy for us cabbies.”

Tommy works as a barback at a popular Burlington watering hole. As he’s explained to me, the job entails keeping the bartender well stocked with all the beer, alcohol, garnishes and the like required to keep the drinks flowing and the customers happy.

Word person that I am, I looked up “barback” to find there’s some dispute as to its derivation. I had always assumed it came from the physically demanding nature of the work — working with your back — but apparently that’s not it. Some etymologists believe it refers to servicing the back of the bar, behind the barkeep who serves the actual drinks. Others point to the supportive function of “having the bartender’s back.”

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Dear Cecil,

How did Minnesota diverge linguistically from “duck duck goose” to “duck duck gray duck”? This mystifies me. My wife, a native Minnesotan, told me about this years ago, much to my puzzlement.

— SlackerInc, via the Straight Dope Message Board this game and its close relatives enjoy a diverse roster of appellations. In the Indian rumaal chor, for instance, one player, the “thief,” runs around a seated circle of fellow participants, who extend their arms behind them; when the thief drops a handkerchief somewhere along the way, whoever grabs it becomes the thief’s pursuer. The South African game of vroteier (“rotten egg”) is similar.

When we talk about duckduck-goose, really we’re talking about a glorified version of tag — a word from the Middle English tek, meaning “touch” or “tap,” having perhaps made its way to modern usage via the Scottish tig. In some parts of the British Isles the game is still called “tig,” in others “tag,” though it’s “tip” in North Wales, “tuggy” in Newcastle and “dobby” in Nottingham.

See where I’m going? It’s not that upper Midwesterners have their own occult version of a popular American game; it’s that children everywhere use different names for some

variation on the very same thing, an activity entailing one person — “it” — pursuing some other or others.

Kids have been doing this since antiquity, too, and over the centuries they’ve found ways to put their own whimsical little spins on it, as the Encyclopaedia Britannica notes: “In some variants, the children pretend that the touch carries some form of contagion — e.g., plague (Italy), leprosy (Madagascar), fleas (Spain) or ‘lurgy fever’ (Great Britain).” That last ailment’s fictitious, at least, but still, a grim kind of game.

I suspect it’d make sense, though, to the German philosopher Karl Groos, who, back around the turn of the 20th century, wondered what it was that made young mammals — including young human mammals — engage in play.

Play doesn’t quite make sense, after all, from an evolutionary perspective: You’re expending energy that’s not going toward some big-ticket goal like finding food, defending your young

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game” — they need the practice outrunning predators; he places humans in this category, too — whereas dogs like to chase cars because they’re more evolutionarily inclined to be the predators.

(You’ll be forgiven for thinking it’s because they’re idiots.)

Researchers are only beginning to come to terms with how widespread play is in the animal kingdom. It was once thought that only certain mammals and birds wanna have fun, but we’ve more recently observed playlike behavior in fish, reptiles and even invertebrates like wasps and octopuses. Accordingly, we’re diversifying our understanding of why animals play.

Simple survival instinct may be the beginning, but it may also be, for instance, that animals play in order to learn boundaries in their communities — how hard they can bite, for instance, without pissing off their pals.

What with the torrent of discouraging stories that’ve come pouring out since the Harvey Weinstein news broke, one might argue there’s a lot of male humans out there who could stand to play another million rounds of Simon Says.

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s great mysteries go, it’s not quite up there with the lost colony of Roanoke, I’ve gotta say. You may have heard it mentioned, by your wife or Garrison Keillor or someone, that a bunch of Scandinavian settlers put down stakes in Minnesota over the years. Well, they and their progeny called the familiar kids’ game duck-duckgray-duck because that’s what people called it back in the old country — in Swedish, it’s ankaanka-grå-anka. It’s just one of those immigrant contributions that stick to the culture. The Irish and Scots brought fiddle music; Hungarians brought goulash; Swedes brought duckduck-gray-duck, which endures in the upper Midwest. There is, as it happens, a Swedish variant exactly equivalent to the standard American name, called anka-anka-gås. But the gray duck’s the one that made it across the ocean.

In departing from duckduck orthodoxy, the Swedes are hardly alone. Worldwide,

or procreating. And burning energy needlessly is the best case; in the worst, you’re exposing yourself to physical harm, from broken bones to concussions, for what would appear to be no good reason.

Groos’ answer was that play is common in young mammals because it’s a form of practice for behaviors that will be important throughout an animal’s life. Escaping someone in a game of tag? That’ll get you into shape to outrun some future real-life predator who wants to have you for a meal — or, I suppose, help you evade those bubonic pathogens.

In a significantly more recent article, the evolutionary psychologist Peter Gray tries to make the case that all formal team sports are variations of tag. A threeyear-old playing tag and an NFL wide receiver are both outrunning a pursuer, Gray points out, though admittedly one’s got better endorsement opportunities. Gray thinks that where an animal sits on the food chain may influence whether it has more fun chasing or being chased: For monkeys or squirrels, he writes, “the animal being chased shows the greatest pleasure in the

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When he signed his executive order of January 27, restricting entry to the U.S. for nationals of seven predominantly Muslim countries, the South Burlington resident was alarmed.

Hinkle is a native of South Africa — not a country named in the order, but she’s a Muslim from a region with a sizable population of that faith. “Maybe it’s just a matter of time [before] he bans people from Cape Town,” she thought.

Hinkle had been living in America since marrying a U.S. citizen in 2003, but the task of applying for her permanent resident card, or green card, was so arduous that she put off taking the next step, she said.

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On September 18, Hinkle joined 17 other people from 14 countries to take the oath of allegiance aboard the steamboat Ticonderoga at Shelburne Museum, while about 100 family members, friends and representatives of Vermont’s congressional delegation looked on. The naturalization ceremony was part of a weeklong celebration of Constitution

Week, when 30,000 new citizens were welcomed at more than 200 ceremonies across the U.S., according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Some of them shared Hinkle’s motivation. The Trump administration’s measures to restrict immigration have had an unintended consequence: Green card holders such as Hinkle are now taking steps to ensure that their future is secured through naturalization.

“Since Trump’s election, more people have felt generally anxious and uncertain, and they’ve been propelled to become citizens,” said Michele Jenness, the legal services coordinator at the Association of Africans Living in Vermont.

To be eligible for citizenship, a green card holder must typically have been in the U.S. for at least five years. About 13.2 million permanent green-card-holding residents lived in the U.S. in 2014, and 8.9 million of them were eligible for naturalization, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In 2015, about 1.05 million people became lawful permanent residents of the U.S. Data from USCIS show an 8 percent increase in naturalization applications in the three quarters that ended June 30, 2017, compared with the same period the previous year. Still, for the majority of America’s 11 million undocumented

immigrants, including migrant farmworkers in Vermont, the pathway to citizenship is still elusive.

Since entering office, Trump has made good on his campaign promise to adopt a tough stance on immigration.

He rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, slashed the refugee-arrivals cap from 110,000 last year to a historic low of 45,000 and repeatedly pledged to build a wall along the border with Mexico to prevent undocumented people from entering the U.S. Earlier this month, the administration ended the Central American Minors refugee program, designed to help young people in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras rejoin their families in the U.S. Recent events could compromise yet another pathway to citizenship. On October 31, Sayfullo Saipov, who had emigrated from Uzbekistan, killed eight people in Manhattan in a terrorist attack with a pickup truck. When it came to light that Saipov had won his green card through the diversity immigrant visa lottery, Trump called on Congress to kill the program.

Winning the green card lottery is one of the fastest and easiest routes to permanent residency — for a lucky few.

In 2015, more than 14 million people applied for the 50,000 diversity visas issued annually. Applicants need only a high

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• Faridar Ko of Burma (now Myanmar), p. 36 • Ahmed Alsaeedi of Iraq, p. 34 • Issouf Ouattara of Burkina Faso, p. 36 • Marta Ceroni of Italy, p. 35 • Hameda Hinkle of South Africa, p. 34 school education or two years of work experience.

The program was introduced in 1995 to diversify the U.S. immigrant population by granting legal permanent residency to people from countries with historically low migration rates to the U.S. Whether it still fulfills that aim is debatable, Burlington immigration lawyer Leslie Holman suggested, now that applications must be submitted online: “Many of the underrepresented countries are the developing countries without [that] technology,” she said.

While the diversity visa lottery is a long shot, prospective immigrants can take several other paths to obtain legal permanent residency and then — if they’re eligible — apply for citizenship.

Family-sponsored immigrants, such as Hinkle, made up the largest group

NATURALIZATION OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely, Judge William K. Sessions III congratulating a newly naturalized American aboard the Ticonderoga steamboat at Shelburne Museum in September

without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God. (Source: uscis.gov)

worked directly with U.S. armed forces or at the U.S. embassies in Kabul and Baghdad.

While several other pathways to citizenship exist, family- or employmentbased routes and refugee and asylee status together accounted for 92.8 percent of the new permanent residents in 2015.

In Vermont, 589 individuals were naturalized in 2016, according to the

of all other countries and all other governments.

“If there is true reluctance in any of you,” he continued, “then you should withdraw your application and give it due consideration.”

While most naturalization ceremonies are festive occasions, some new citizens find them bittersweet, said Jenness of AALV. Though it may seem incongruent with the oath of allegiance, U.S. law

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said. “Giving all that up is like closing a door to your past.”

For Hinkle, the ceremony was a less fraught occasion. USCIS commemorated her experience when it tweeted a photo of her and her two young children.

A week after the ceremony, Hinkle’s colleagues at Keurig Green Mountain gave her a cake that had layers colored red, white and blue, decorated with a South African flag made from marzipan on top.

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of those who became legal permanent residents in 2015. The second-largest consisted of refugees and asylees, people who fear persecution in their home country.

The third-largest group consists of people who came to the U.S. on employment-based immigrant visas. Five categories of workers include outstanding researchers and immigrant investors who, through the EB-5 program, offer

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RIGHT: A celebratory cake from Hinkle’s coworkers at Keurig Green Mountain

doesn’t require an individual to choose one nationality over another. Some other countries don’t recognize dual citizenship, however. Most of Jenness’ clients — asylum seekers and refugees — never wanted to renounce their foreign citizenship, she said.

“A lot of these people never decided to leave their country. They were expelled; they were forced to flee for their lives, the safety of their children,” she

While the official pathways to American citizenship are finite, the emotional pathways are not; there are as many stories of becoming a citizen as there are individuals. Seven Days talked with four Vermonters and a woman from New Hampshire, representing a range of routes to the green card, about why and how they sought to become American.

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development funds for projects such as the ones at Jay Peak Resort.

No more than 50 visas are granted annually under the Special Immigrant Visa program. This special, tiny program recognizes the contributions of Afghan and Iraqi translators or interpreters who

Department of Homeland Security.

The top three countries of origin were Bhutan, Canada and China.

Before administering the oath of allegiance (see sidebar above) at Hinkle’s September naturalization ceremony, U.S. District Court Judge William K. Sessions III acknowledged that “there may be sadness” in the new citizens as they pledged their “complete allegiance to the United States, to the exclusion

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“I’m glad I’m here.”

“I just wanted [to be] somewhere that’s different.”

HAMEDA HINKLE, SOUTH AFRICA

AHMED ALSAEEDI, IRAQ

Two American flags hang on a wall in Hameda Hinkle’s house in South Burlington.

One was a gift from her sister, while the other is a souvenir from her naturalization ceremony two months ago.

Now that she’s a citizen, she has more protection and rights, Hinkle said: “I can vote. I’m not going to get kicked out of the country.”

Hinkle traveled to Virginia from South Africa in late 2002 to visit her sister on a visitor visa. A couple of months into her stay, she met her future husband at a campfire. In April of the following year, they got married, and she moved to New York City, where he lived.

While some people might hire an immigration lawyer, Hinkle did the paperwork for her green card on her own. “I worked in a bank for seven years in South Africa,” she said. “Forms aren’t foreign to me.”

Because she was applying for permanent residency based on her marriage to a U.S. citizen, Hinkle had to supply extensive documentation to prove that the marriage was the real deal. To establish that she and her husband really lived together, she made copies of their pay slips, junk mail, telephone bills, car loan statements, joint homeowner’s policy and life insurance policies with each other as beneficiaries.

She included their wedding photos, holiday itineraries and notarized affidavits from friends to attest to their relationship and marriage.

The couple also had an interview with USCIS at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in downtown Manhattan. Hinkle described the experience as “nerve-racking,” because her interviewer “could just decide no” and reject her application.

When Hinkle got her green card in 2003, it was a conditional one, because she had married less than two years after she entered the country. She applied to remove the conditions on her residence two years later and received her green card in 2006.

When it was time to renew her green card in 2016, Hinkle and her family were living in Vermont. She and her husband had drifted apart in the interim, she said, and Hinkle began to think seriously about applying for citizenship to secure her future. Trump’s travel ban spurred her to act.

To prepare for her naturalization interview, Hinkle downloaded the civics test app on her phone. During the test, an interviewer asks up to 10 out of 100 possible questions. The applicant needs to answer six correctly. (See mock U.S. Citizenship Test on page 35.)

Today, Hinkle has dual nationalities. Though she’s in divorce proceedings, she plans to stay in the U.S. so that her kids can be close to their father. South Africa has “changed so much” since she left, Hinkle added, noting that her hometown is facing a severe water shortage.

“They have it tough; I’m glad I’m here.”

Ahmed Alsaeedi had always planned to leave Iraq as soon as he got his visa to immigrate to the U.S. But when it finally happened, he found himself waiting for two months.

“Once you really think about it, there are stuff you have to do,” he said. That included making sure his college transcripts were translated and notarized.

He also had mixed emotions. “It all hits you at the same moment,” Alsaeedi recalled, “leaving family and friends, going to a new life.”

Alsaeedi grew up in the 1990s, when his country was under economic sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council. “Iraq was very isolated,” Alsaeedi said. “I just wanted [to be] somewhere that’s different.”

In 2007, four years after the Iraq War broke out, Alsaeedi began working as an interpreter for the U.S. Army. He was stationed in the western part of the country, where he worked for the U.S. military police. He lived in Iraqi police stations and went patrolling with both Iraqi and U.S. forces. Later, in 2010 and 2011, he was deployed with a U.S. field artillery advisory team.

Many Iraqis saw interpreters as traitors, he said: Consequently, “a lot of them were shot, killed and kidnapped.” He was willing to take those risks because the job offered him the possibility of immigrating to the U.S. Alsaeedi applied for the visa in 2010, gathering required documentation such as a certificate to prove he had never committed a crime, and another to establish that his parents were Iraqi nationals.

After submitting his paperwork and being interviewed, Alsaeedi waited more than a year for an outcome. For six months, he continued to work for the U.S. Army, but “You don’t know if you want to commit to something long-term in Iraq ... It’s like your life is hanging,” he said.

In November 2012, Alsaeedi left his hometown of Baghdad to start a new life in Vermont. A Bhutanese family hosted him for two weeks after his arrival. His brother, who had also worked as an interpreter, joined him in Vermont last year through the same visa program.

Trump’s executive order of January 27 originally applied to holders of the Special Immigrant Visa, barring them from entering the U.S., but it was amended in February on the Pentagon’s recommendation.

That same month, U.S. Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vt.) brought Alsaeedi as

his plus-one to Trump’s first congressional address. Welch’s aim was to protest the executive order, which included a temporary suspension of the refugee resettlement program. For Alsaeedi, that restriction hit close to home. His parents and sister left Iraq in 2014 for Turkey, where they’ve been granted refugee status by the United Nations high commissioner for refugees.

Now that Alsaeedi has been in the U.S. for five years, he’s eligible for naturalization.

“When I get my citizenship, I’d be able to travel to more places,” he said. “I want more opportunities.”

He’d also be able to petition for his parents and sister to join him in Vermont.

But that option presents the family with a dilemma: Only Alsaeedi’s parents could be admitted under the “immediate relatives of U.S. citizens” category. As a sibling, his sister would have to wait at least 10 years for a “family-sponsored preference” visa.

To avoid that separation, Alsaeedi said, the family has decided to try their luck in the refugee resettlement program instead.

Alsaeedi’s family’s quest illustrates the tricky choices that selecting a path to citizenship can entail. “They’d have more chances coming as a group, all three of them, through the United Nations’ refugee process than me applying for them as a citizen,” said Alsaeedi.

HOW WELL WOULD YOU DO ON THE U.S. CITIZENSHIP TEST? The U.S. citizenship test is administered orally by a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officer.

The test is comprised of 10 questions selected randomly from a pool of 100 possible questions.

Applicants must correctly answer six out of 10 to pass.

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Name a branch of the U.S. government.

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2. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

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3. How many voting members does the House of Representatives have?

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4. Who is the current speaker of the House of Representatives?

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5. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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6. For how many years does a U.S. senator serve once elected?

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7. Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?

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8. What is the longest river in the United States?

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9. What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

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10. Who is one of Vermont’s current U.S. senators?

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Answers on page 36. Source: United States Citizenship and Immigration Service. Some questions have been edited for clarity.

“The land belongs to Native Americans.”

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energy and protest new fossil fuel infrastructure; being a citizen would make it safer to participate in rallies, she said.

“There’s a lingering fear when you’re not secured in your immigration status,” she explained. And she wanted to vote in the November presidential election.

But there was also a part of her that resisted becoming a “citizen of a country that does so many things wrong, that I totally disagree with, starting with the death penalty,” Ceroni said.

Though she’s now a naturalized U.S. citizen, Ceroni said she’ll never be fully integrated and doesn’t have strong connections to any particular country.

But one thing she’s keen on pursuing is getting “permission” from Native Americans to inhabit their land. She described herself as looking into their traditions and “timidly getting close” to their culture. “Naïvely, I was hoping for a blessing,” she said of her interactions with Native Americans, who were wary of her overtures.

She realized that her desire to feel a sense of belonging was “self-serving and self-centered,” she said, acknowledging that Native Americans’ wounds of dispossession and betrayal are deeper than hers.

Indeed, in Ceroni’s view, mindfulness of indigenous Americans is what’s missing from the U.S. naturalization ceremony. “When we immigrants come to this country, there should be some recognition … of the views of the native population,” she said.

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got his green card in 2005, as his family member, she got one, too.

Ceroni went on to start the Vermont Immigrant Voting Alliance to advocate for voting rights for noncitizen residents. The group disbanded after press coverage of a mock election it staged in 2007 generated vitriolic reactions, Ceroni said.

As a result of the 2008 financial crisis, she left her research position at UVM’s Gund Institute for Environment after funding ran out. In 2009, she separated from her husband.

Though she was eligible for citizenship in 2010, Ceroni waited six more years to apply. In the interim, she moved to New Hampshire, where she found a community of activists who shared her passion, she said. When 2016 rolled around, she wanted to raise her voice in support of renewable

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Since Milan-born Marta Ceroni became a naturalized U.S. citizen in April 2016, she’s been thinking deeply about what her new status means.

“Am I more of an owner of this country than I was before becoming a citizen?” she recalled asking herself a day after her naturalization ceremony, while walking her dog in Norwich, where she works at the nonprofit Academy for Systems Change.

The answer was clear, she said: “No, the land belongs to Native Americans.”

Ceroni, 48, described her immigration story as part of the “brain drain” from Italy more than 20 years ago. Her journey is interwoven with bureaucratic red tape and personal relationships, she said.

After getting her PhD in forest ecology from the University of Parma, Ceroni came to the U.S. in April 1997 to join her then-husband. He had left Italy the previous year to work at the University of Maryland on a J-1 nonimmigrant visa, which is issued to individuals who take part in work- and study-based visitorexchange programs.

Moving to the rural Chesapeake Bay area gave her culture shock, Ceroni recalled. She had few friends and missed the social life that she had enjoyed in Parma. Tensions arose in her marriage, too, she said, when she had trouble finding a job. When she eventually got

a position as an assistant research scientist at the University of Maryland, in 1998, Ceroni began contributing toward the household income, she recalled.

But she had to relinquish that job just a few months later, when her spouse received the opportunity to apply for an H-1B visa, a nonimmigrant visa for foreign employees in a specialty occupation. As his immediate family member, Ceroni, too, got a new visa, the H-4. At that time, holders of that particular visa weren’t allowed to work.

Ceroni continued to volunteer and apply for grant funding until, two years later, she was able to get her own H-1B visa through the University of Maryland.

The school handled the paperwork, she said. But she had to prepare a dossier of documents and letters of support from her colleagues and supervisors in Italy and the U.S. As with the diversity visa, demand for the H-1B visa exceeds supply.

In April, USCIS said it had received 199,000 H-1B petitions; the cap is 85,000.

Getting her own H-1B visa changed her life, Ceroni said. With double income, the couple was able to buy a car and a small house. It was “sort of a mini American dream,” she continued.

In 2002, they moved to Vermont, where UVM sponsored Ceroni’s husband for a green card. As part of the application, he had to prove that he was making unique contributions to his field and that a U.S. citizen couldn’t fill his position. When he

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For Issouf Ouattara, the third time was the charm when he applied for the diversity visa — the program that Trump now wants to kill. In the spring of 2009, the Burkina Faso man learned that his application had been selected for green card processing.

Ouattara had first applied for the visa in 2006, when he was 29, and again in 2007. But he was motivated to keep trying. “The dream of every African from Burkina Faso, at some point, was to look for opportunities, and we talked about ways to get better education and jobs,” he recalled.

A legal adviser for a bank in his native country, Ouattara said he felt stressed because his employment contract was subject to renewal every six months. “It was never stable,” he said.

“You have to know somebody to get a job.” Watching the education system in Burkina Faso decline, he worried about his children’s prospects.

So, in the fall of 2008, together with a group of friends, Ouattara tried his luck for the third time. Applying for the diversity visa was relatively straightforward, he recalled; the trickiest part was uploading a photograph with the requisite dimensions.

Ouattara was the only successful applicant among his friends. After completing interviews, background checks and medical exams, he immigrated to the U.S alone in October 2010, determined to build a new life for himself before bringing his wife and two children over.

Ouattara had initial difficulties adjusting to life in the U.S., he admitted.

“When I was in Burkina Faso, I was kind of a boss there. I had a big car with a driver,” he said. He also had undergraduate and graduate degrees in business law. In Vermont — where he moved after getting a tip about a fellow countryman who would help him find housing — his first job was machine operation for Winooski soap manufacturer Twincraft Skincare.

Ouattara didn’t spend time feeling sorry for himself or regretting

and help with regional development efforts, using the knowledge he’s gained from his U.S. education. “I will always be able to forgive myself if I happen to go back home with empty pockets,” he said. “But I will never forgive myself if I have to go with an empty head.”

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his decision to immigrate. “I was so focused,” he recalled. “I had to find a place to stay. I had to be able to [rise] through the ranks so that my income will allow me to bring my family here.”

Ouattara worked for a number of companies before he found a job with the University of Vermont’s custodial services, where he’s now a senior supervisor. He gained U.S. citizenship in 2015; a year later, his wife and two sons joined him in Vermont.

With a tinge of pride, Ouattara said that one of his sons has taken to correcting his English pronunciation.

“I can see a bright future for him,” he said, beaming.

While he’s confident that his sons will acculturate and thrive, Ouattara said he’ll always feel like a stranger in the U.S. “If you take a stone or a piece of wood and put it in water, it will never become a fish,” he said.

Having brought his family to Vermont, Ouattara now has new goals.

“I also want to go back to law school,” he said. He’s currently a master’s of public administration candidate at UVM. Eventually, Ouattara wants to return to Burkina Faso, open his own business

“Now I feel safe.”

FARIDAR KO, BURMA (NOW MYANMAR) When Faridar Ko arrived in Vermont as a teenager, she wasn’t expecting her new neighbors to be friendly.

During a pre-resettlement cultural orientation course, Ko learned that, in the U.S., it isn’t considered polite to pick flowers in someone else’s yard. “I was amazed by that,” she recalled. Born in Burma, Ko grew up in a refugee camp in Thailand where, she continued, it wasn’t unusual for neighbors to share such things.

Ko learned a lot about Americans by the time she and her family left the camp in June 2008.

She also got a new name.

Burmese people don’t have first or last names in the Western sense, so when her family went through the resettlement process, officials changed their names to conform to Western nomenclature. Her father, originally Sako, became Sa Ko, and Faridar Be became Faridar Ko. Ko has few memories of her native country. It wasn’t until she was in high school, she said, that she learned more about the history of her Burmese Muslim family.

That history was one of genocide and racism, she said, decades before the recent exodus of the Rohingya Muslims from Rakhine State in Myanmar gained international attention. “The Burmese army came and kicked us out of the village,” Ko said, recounting what her elders have told her.

In the mid-2000s, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees offered Ko and her family the opportunity to be resettled in the U.S. They went through two rounds of interviews, each of which lasted close to three hours. They were asked the same questions several times, she added.

Looking back, Ko believes the interviewers were checking for the consistency of the family’s answers. Applicants who said they had worked for any army, she continued, were rejected.

Once they had completed their medical examination, Ko and her family waited to learn of their resettlement date. Worried about missing their window to depart, they seldom left their refugee camp, even for necessities. “Sometimes we didn’t have any food,” she said.

In 2008, Ko and her parents and four siblings were among the 60,191 refugees resettled in the U.S. While obtaining refugee status is a timeworn path to citizenship, numbers and national origins fluctuate with U.S. policy and conflicts around the world. In that year, Burma was the top country of national origin for refugees. In the 2017 fiscal year, it was the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Ko graduated from Winooski High School in 2012. Now 24, she has been working at her alma mater as a home-school liaison for two years.

While Ko and her family didn’t have a say in deciding where in the U.S. they’d be resettled, they’ve made Vermont their home. Some others who were resettled in Vermont have chosen to move on. In the past year, she said, five Burmese Muslim families have moved to Utica, N.Y., where there’s a larger community and an Islamic school.

Though Ko was undecided about becoming a citizen for many years, Trump’s election motivated her to take steps toward naturalization. Her son, Samin O Lar, is already American because he was born in the U.S. In July, Ko and her husband submitted their applications. Next, they had to provide their fingerprints, photographs and signatures at an application support center in St. Albans, where they got a study booklet to help them prepare for the English and civics test. The couple passed their naturalization interview in October.

On December 5, Ko and her husband will take the oath of allegiance at the Vermont Supreme Court in Montpelier. “Now I feel safe,” said Ko. !

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ontréal’s latest official commemoration of its 375th anniversary could have been subtitled “Happy birthday, music lovers!” The Musée d’art contemporain has assembled the city’s tribute to one of its most famous singersongwriters, titled “Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything.” The multimedia exhibition consists of visual art, installations, music, writing and performance and features 20 works by 40 artists from 10 countries. A related painting exhibition at the MAC, “That’s How the Light Gets In,” opens on December 15.

MAC director and chief curator John Zeppetelli explains that he and other museum staff “were actively seeking something special” for the city’s anniversary, something that “was very Montréal and also very global, and Leonard Cohen came to mind.”

Before his death in November 2016, Zeppetelli and co-curator Victor Shiffman had contacted Cohen to ask if he would object to an exhibition about him. Cohen consented, granting the museum and the participating artists access to his considerable oeuvre. A longtime Cohen fan, Zeppetelli adds that the show was “a leap of faith, because

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Leonard is a poet and singer, and we’re a museum.”

The exhibitions’ titles come from a line in Cohen’s moody song “Anthem”: “There is a crack, a crack in everything / That’s how the light gets in.” The lyrics conjure an image of something powerful breaking, of a positive force shining through the darkness — apt metaphorical guidance for these fraught political times.

SOME FANS SILENTLY MOUTHED THE LYRICS.

Cohen died of cancer at age 82 in the same week as the U.S. presidential election. Grimly, Zeppetelli wears a button on his black sweater that reads, “Trump Killed Leonard Cohen.” A mixed-media piece in the exhibition, titled “The New York Times, Friday, November 11, 2016”

by American artist Taryn Simon focuses on a copy of the newspaper. Its front page features Cohen’s obituary and Donald Trump’s first meeting with president

Barack Obama. Simon presents the paper simply, suspended in a clear box as a snapshot of a time of upheaval.

Like Cohen’s music, the exhibition locates the emotionally heavy, keenly perceptive and beautifully poignant in close quarters.

Cohen grew up in Westmount, a primarily Anglophone suburb of Montréal.

According to David Remnick of the New Yorker, Cohen referred to the men in his family as the “Dons” of Jewish Montréal.

His grandfather was influential in helping Russian Jewish refugees resettle in Canada during Russia’s pogroms.

Much of Cohen’s music has a spiritual feel. The deeply evocative “Hallelujah,” probably his best-known and mostcovered song, took him five years to write, Remnick noted. (Kate McKinnon, dressed as Hillary Clinton, sang it as the opener for “Saturday Night Live” the weekend after the election.) While the iconic song and artist responses to it are present here, “Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything” wisely avoids overkill.

One notable response is “I Heard There Was a Secret Chord,” created by Montréal-based design studio Daily tous les jours. Described as a “participatory humming experience,” it is a sound hut

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that visitors can enter in which they may listen to a hummed version of “Hallelujah” and hum it back into a microphone. Their hums are blended with real-time computer-generated sounds representing individuals around the world also listening to the hummed song on asecretchord.com. These sounds are further transformed into low-frequency vibrations that resonate through the structure.

The number of current listeners worldwide is displayed in the hut.

This virtual choir encourages a feeling of connectedness to a song that has become a cultural touchstone.

“Listening to Leonard” consists of 18 Cohen covers by commissioned musicians, including Feist, Moby, the National with Sufjan Stevens, Richard Reed Parry and Ragnar Kjartansson (who had his own exhibition at the MAC last year). The recorded songs are played in their entirety in a large room with comfy couches and space to spread out. Subtle light projections timed to the music appear on each of the four walls.

During a recent visit, couples and individuals lounged on the couches and sprawled on the floor, as if in the living room of a well-to-do friend with great taste in music. It was a publicly shared album experience; some fans silently mouthed the lyrics. Rarely do works of art (other than film) hold people’s attention for more than a few minutes; here, many lingered for the duration of four or more songs.

Film installations are prominent in the exhibition. Montréal filmmaker Kara Blake’s “The Offerings” combines archival material of Cohen musing aloud and giving interviews.

“Legendary Reality” by Montréal-based Jon Rafman is a 20-minute film with an

intense fictional narrator and nonlinear structure. He creates a seeming postapocalyptic world using glitch animation, Blade Runner-esque imagery and Cohen’s music.

Iraqi American artist Michael Rakowitz’s piece “I’m Good at Love, I’m Good at Hate, It’s in Between I Freeze” includes a short film that explores both his and Cohen’s Jewish identities and complicated views of Israel, Palestine and the greater Middle East.

British Columbia couple Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller contributed “The Poetry Machine.”

It consists of vintage speakers, Gramophone horns and a Wurlitzer organ programmed to play Cohen reciting lines of his poetry, instead of musical notes, when visitors press the keys. “The Poetry Machine” allows museumgoers the opportunity to call up multiple recordings of Cohen’s voice and combine them at will, which is a lot of agency to give to the public.

The force of Cohen’s spoken words is even more intense than his singing, particularly when lines of different poems are played simultaneously to cacophanous effect.

Zeppetelli says he wants those who visit the exhibition “to come away moved or troubled or otherwise transformed.” He adds, “What I love about artists is, they objectify reality and consequently transform it.”

It is a mark of the exhibition’s success that a visitor need not be deeply acquainted with Cohen’s music to appreciate it. The multisensory, multidisciplinary approach has broad appeal.

But dedicated Cohen lovers will find much to appreciate.

Case in point: South African-born, Berlin-based artist Candice Breitz created a 19-channel video installation of 19 male Cohen fans singing his entire 1988 album I’m Your Man. They do not appear to be professional singers. Each video was recorded separately but all are played in sync. When the men sing “Everybody Knows,” their breaths are audible, which conveys a feeling of intimacy. The album’s backing vocals were recorded by the all-male Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue Choir, of which Cohen was a lifelong member.

This installation is a suitable place to end a visit. The combination of choral harmonies and singing fans’ unabashed enthusiasm feels, indeed, like light penetrating the darkness. !

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s musical superstars go, solo pianist George Winston is a rather improbable one. Or, as the Chicago Tribune put it in a 1986 concert review, “Take a generous helping of Barry Manilow, add a touch of Frédéric Chopin, throw in a dash of Philip Glass and top it off with a sprinkle of Fats Waller, and you’ll come up with one of the more unlikely piano phenomenons [sic] of the ’80s: George Winston.”

Journalist Howard Reich had it almost exactly right. And it’s hard to fault him for the one minor misstep in that assessment, because how was he to know at the time? Winston is one of the more unlikely phenomena not just of the ’80s but of the last 40 years.

The pianist exploded into the popular consciousness in 1980 with his landmark album Autumn. The record also

established the label on which it was released: Will Ackerman’s Windham Hill Records. Subsequent releases, including Winter Into Spring and Winston’s most famous album, December, would catapult him — along with Ackerman and his label — to global fame as the biggest names in so-called new age music.

Winston, however, has long dissociated himself from that loaded genre term (Ackerman openly hates it, too).

Instead, the pianist — who performs in his socks and often a flannel shirt — refers to his flowing, impressionistic style as “folk piano.” And he’s far more inspired by the seasons than any of the wishy-washy spirituality often (incorrectly) ascribed to his music.

Take his latest album, Spring Carousel, for example. Winston composed it while recovering from a bonemarrow transplant for myelodysplastic

syndrome in 2013. But he makes no allusions to any higher power or grand purpose throughout the album’s 15 tracks. Instead, these bright, circular compositions suggest something much smaller: a humble man pondering his mortality and hoping for the best — to see another spring.

Ahead of Winston’s performance on Friday, December 1, at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater, Seven Days caught up with the composer by phone as he drove to a gig in Richmond, Va. SEVEN DAYS: You drive to nearly all of your gigs. Do you have a fear of flying?

GEORGE WINSTON: I haven’t flown in years. I prefer driving. I don’t mind flying, but driving, you get the scenery, the seasons. And driving, the minute one concert ends the other begins. You begin thinking about the next concert

while traveling to the next place. It’s all part of it; it all adds in.

SD: And it’s a great way to see the country.

GW: I think I’ve been on more roads than anybody in the history of the country.

I’d love to work with the secretary of transportation. I would have some advice.

SD: Such as?

GW: Check all the bridges, don’t make any roundabouts and only do one-way streets if it’s a narrow alley.

SD: You’re not a fan of roundabouts, huh? We have a rather infamous one here that no one seems to know how to use.

GW: Well, if there’s a bunch of cars and no stop signs, you can’t get on it. Nobody wants them in their neighborhoods.

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That’s the way things are a lot. Like one-way streets — sometimes you’ve got to go 19 blocks to get lunch. So those are my three things: Check the bridges regularly, no more roundabouts or oneway streets. Two-way is good.

SD: You could run for office on that platform.

GW: Oh, no. I just want to give some free advice.

SD: Do you keep in touch with Will Ackerman?

GW: Oh, occasionally. He’s real busy with the record company, and I’m swamped.

But I send him new recordings when I’ve got ’em, and he sends me his.

SD: Did you send him Spring Carousel?

GW: I did, but I haven’t heard back from him. But having a record company is like having a kennel of cats or a bunch of kids. It’s a lot of work.

SD: So is doing it all yourself, I imagine.

GW: That’s true. It takes a lot to keep yourself going. And then the medium is always changing. So, there’s a constant [need to be] keeping track of everything.

SD: What? Really?

GW: It’s like maybe some listeners don’t hear chords. I have a very specific way of listening. You know, I’ve never danced in my life?

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SD: When did you realize you could play solo?

GW: When I heard Fats Waller in 1971.

I always need a mentor to get me going.

First it was the Doors, then Fats Waller.

Then later it was Professor Longhair, James Booker and Henry Butler, New Orleans rhythm-and-blues pianists.

That became my main focus on piano.

SD: Where did folk piano come from?

GW: Back in 1971, it was stride piano that Fats Waller did, and I came up with folk piano at the same time as a melodic style. The piano led itself toward simple melodies, so I called it folk as opposed to stride.

SD: How did Professor Longhair influence you?

GW: When I heard Professor Longhair in 1979, it took me until 2014 to come to terms with everything.

SD: Why is that?

GW: Well, if I tried to sound like him, it wasn’t right. If I tried not to sound like him, it wasn’t right, either. But I wanted to play his songs. So, it takes as long as it takes. It’s about practice. It’s about getting away from it. It’s about life experiences. Apples are gonna bloom on

SD: A cat?

GW: I used to have a very old cat.

And once in a while I’d put my head up to her chest and go, “Are you still breathing?” But, yeah, I guess that’s a little off topic.

SD: Are you looking forward to coming back to Vermont?

GW: It will be good to be back in that part of the world. Everybody loves Vermont.

Is it still part of the Union?

SD: Barely.

GW: Someday there will be 50 little countries, kind of like the old Soviet Union. Things change all the time.

I keep having to get a new globe. But that’s the way existence is. Change is hard, but consider if it wasn’t. I think that would be even worse. It’s like cats: They don’t live as long as we do, so you get to have a lot of them over the decades. !

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SD: Because it’s a fun, natural response to music?

GW: I’ve never even thought of such a thing. I’ve played solo piano dances.

But then I realized I have no concept of what’s danceable. So, I have my own way

THE PIANO IS LIKE 12 INSTRUMENTS.

SD: There’s nothing like a good key change.

GW: I’m glad there’s 12 keys. To me, the piano is like 12 instruments. Each key is its own thing, its own shape or color. So, it’s good to have 12 options.

And I like to have the option of guitar or harmonica, too. Because some songs just come to life on a different instrument. It doesn’t work on guitar, but you play it on harmonica, and it comes to life, and you know it when it does. It’s like if you’re giving artificial respiration to someone or a cat or something, you know when it comes alive.

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SD: Oh, come on. I feel like you’re putting me on now.

GW: Why would I move my body when I’m listening to chords?

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SD: When you’re interpreting the likes of the Doors or Vince Guaraldi, how do you know how much of yourself to impart and how much of the original to leave intact?

GW: When I’m interpreting a song, I’m, of course, loving what the original composer did, but I’m also converting it into a solo piano piece. So, what does the piano want? What do I want? All three things have to come together.

Composing is similar sometimes — it’s a good idea, I have a picture of it in my mind, sometimes I’ll switch keys.

Lowering the key can fatten up a song a certain amount, or raising it up can bring more lightness.

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SD: Hang on. You don’t notice sound quality?

GW: I grew up listening to scratchy 78s.

But I never heard the scratches, I just listened to the notes. The notes grab all my attention. I never even listened to lyrics until the Doors. To this day I don’t hear lyrics.

SD: Why are the Doors so important to you?

GW: They’re the reason I started playing.

I played along with record players until I heard the Doors. Then I decided I had to get an organ and join a band. But that didn’t work real well because I can’t play and listen to anybody else. I didn’t hear a thing anybody else was playing; I just knew how the song went. And I didn’t think that was abnormal, which, for me, it wasn’t. So I’m not good at playing with others. But that’s all there was in 1967. Nobody played solo, unless it was classical piano or something.

the tree when the tree wants them to, not when I do.

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SD: Has technology changed the way you approach your work?

GW: Not at all. I rely on my engineer, Howard Johnston, for all that. I’ve worked with him since 1982. He takes care of everything, even tone quality.

I’m so focused on notes that I have no concept of sound quality, whether I’m hearing myself or anybody else.

of listening. But really, everybody does. I don’t even really listen to melody much.

And I certainly never listen to lyrics — unless it’s the Doors.

They were just like one person with eight hands. The guitars, the drums, the organs, the lyrics — it was all one thing to me, for some reason.

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To Tim Brookes, saving endangered alphabets might be child’s play B Y PAMEL A POL STON

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he board game is Glagolitic Abbey. The players choose an avatar: the Assassin, the Inquisitor, the Spy or the Scholar. Their task is to solve the murder of the abbot and then to find the “legendary treasure reportedly hidden by King Boris I of Bulgaria” in the abbey and escape with it. Oh, and to do all that, players must decipher clues in Glagolitic.

That’s a language that flourished in a number of Eastern European countries from roughly 800 to 1400, explains Tim Brookes, inventor of Glagolitic Abbey.

He describes the game as a hybrid of historical murder-mystery novel (and film) The Name of the Rose with Clue and other games.

Glagolitic is one of hundreds of tongues that have nearly perished from the face of the earth. With the help of this board game — and people to play it — Brookes hopes to reverse that trend.

He invites word and game lovers to join him on Wednesday, December 13, at Burlington’s Fletcher Free Library, to test and improve on Glagolitic Abbey — in prototype form — and other games.

Participants can even try their hands at inventing their own card games.

The aim is to translate such games into at-risk languages and provide them to children around the world. “If you want to revive a language, you have to start with kids, and if you want to engage kids, you need games,” Brookes wrote in an announcement for the event.

Brookes is the founder of the Endangered Alphabets Project, which he admits began as something of a whim. Six years ago, finding himself with insufficient funds to buy Christmas presents for friends and family, he decided “to carve everyone signs to hang outside the front door, in the office, even outside my teenage daughter’s bedroom door,” he explains on his website. He was equally surprised to find that he enjoyed doing it and that his recipients liked the unusual gifts.

Those first woodcarvings were name signs in English; next, Brookes moved on to Chinese characters. Realizing that scripts look like art to those who can’t read them, he searched for other character-based languages to serve as inspiration. When he encountered the

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website omniglot.com — “the online encyclopedia of writing systems and languages” — Brookes was stunned to find a huge number of tongues he’d never heard of. That’s to say nothing of the exotic alphabets.

“Some languages seemed more like elaborate decorations than meaningful symbols; some looked more like thickets of thorn bushes; some seemed utterly alien, as if the hand of man had had nothing to do with their creation at all,” he writes.

To say “the rest is history” is putting it mildly. Brookes, a writer and associate professor in the Division of Communication and Creative Media at

Champlain College, dived into an endeavor that quickly evolved from hobby to mission. He went from merely documenting to, as he puts it, a “more activist” role. Endangered Alphabets became a nonprofit last year.

During this reporter’s visit to his Burlington condo, Brookes sits at a table whose top he carved with a Balinese blessing. Wall-hung pieces around the room display curvaceous, utterly foreign letters in black on natural maple or walnut. Brookes has covered the table with hand-drawn mock-ups of Glagolitic Abbey and a hexagonal honeycomb design for a complex word game akin to Chinese checkers.

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His laptop and iPhone offer more visual aids, including a colorful matrix filled with the inscrutable letters of Marma — one of the indigenous languages of Bangladesh. “I have possibly created the first word search in an endangered alphabet,” he says, with a look that mixes pride and disbelief.

In half a dozen years, Brookes has carved another hundred signs, had exhibitions at “probably 70 places,” given presentations on the project, and established connections — usually via Facebook — with language-rights advocates from Europe to Southeast Asia to the Republic of Congo.

Brookes has developed working relationships closer to home as well as internationally. This spring, students in his publishing class at Champlain collaborated with translators and illustrators elsewhere in the world to produce the Children’s Picture Dictionary of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, referencing indigenous peoples in a forested region of Bangladesh. Through a serendipitous partnership with a native of the area, Brookes says, the books, featuring indigenous languages, are being distributed to children in the Hill Tracts as a pilot project.

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Burlington-based font designer Alec Julien is digitizing Glagolitic Abbey, fine-tuning Brookes’ handmade version in Adobe Illustrator. The game board and card files will be sent to a colleague in Bulgaria, who will test them with players there.

Once the game is ready, Brookes says, that partner will manage translation and look into manufacturing.

After making a connection with the woman in charge of publishing UNESCO’s Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, Brookes once again enlisted Champlain students, this time to design the website for the International Year of Indigenous Languages — the year 2019, as proclaimed by UNESCO. (“They’ve had to do a lot of learning about how to work with a client,” he notes.)

A relatively new enterprise for Endangered Alphabets, creating games has the potential to take Brookes’ languagereviving quest to a more visible level. One international translation company has expressed “strong interest” in sponsoring and publishing decks of playing cards in various languages, Brookes says. A prototype set of those cards — in English — will be available for play at the Fletcher Free event.

“We want people to make up games,” Brookes says. “Most, if not all, of the games are transferable to other alphabets.”

Brookes notes that, so far, he’s obtained intellectual rights only to Glagolitic Abbey. “The games are initially intended to help language-rights advocates,” he says. “If we get to the point where people are interested in licensing the rights to these games, that will be great.”

Meantime, those carvings still make unique holiday gifts. !

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very partnership begins with a meeting. In the case of Matt Lombard, 33, and Nick Laurendeau, 21, that meeting took place at Twin Farms, an exclusive inn in Barnard. How exclusive? Last summer, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner allegedly flew in by helicopter.

Guests at the resort are invited to borrow from its fleet of BMWs. The least expensive room is about $1,400 per night.

Lombard spent five years at Twin Farms, working as part of the team that managed all aspects of the front of the house, from helping curate the wine and cocktail lists to handling customer service in the dining room.

Just shy of two years ago, fresh out of New England Culinary Institute and with a few prestigious internships under his belt, Laurendeau scored a job in the inn’s kitchen.

The two men frequently worked together, making sure that service went smoothly for their well-to-do guests.

And they shared a desire to bring exceptional food and hospitality to a wider audience. At the end of September this year, they opened their own restaurant, Mangalitsa, in Woodstock. It’s in the former Central Street quarters of the much-loved Osteria Pane e Salute, which closed in April.

The 26-seat space is cozy, and the owners have combined spare, modern décor elements with rustic touches. The dishware and tile floor are contemporary white and black; that pairing is repeated on the walls, alongside some pale-gray accents. In contrast, one window is lined with jars of homemade pickles, one wall is covered in barn board and a pair of pitchforks hangs near the bathroom door. The menu is printed on creamcolored paper with a font more playful than refined.

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Farm-y elements are just for show at some restaurants, but Mangalitsa has agricultural cred. Lombard, whose firstever job was cooking at Pane e Salute in 1998, has a background in dairy farming and raises many of the animals for his new restaurant. They include the hairy Hungarian swine for which Mangalitsa is named. Other ingredients come from nearby farms.

The vision statement on the restaurant’s website sets a simple standard: local. Other standards become evident as one dines. Cocktails are intriguing, using ingredients such as local Concord grape. The service is warm and well paced: Courses arrive exactly when you begin thinking that you’re ready for another bite. Each plate is carefully constructed to showcase color, shape and texture.

Laurendeau puts his spin on seasonal ingredients, producing dishes that are elegant but not fussy. On a recent night, the menu offered broccoli soup with aged cheddar and black garlic, and a multi-squash risotto with kale and pine nuts.

But it was the seafood, delivered by Wood Mountain Fish, that first caught my eye. That night, the ever-changing selection of small plates included whole smelts ($14). A half-dozen silver fish, headless and gutted but with tails intact, were fried crisp and stacked on top of scallion mayo, with slices of Meyer lemon on the side and sprigs of fried herbs on top. My dining companion and I crunched through the fish, delighting in the crisp outsides and tender centers and at the way the mayo and lemon garnishes hinted at classic fish and chips.

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The women took over the space in June and spent the summer renovating. In 197 North Winooski Avenue mid-September, they began 863-8278 • BarrioBakeryVt.com selling fresh and frozen meals Monday through Friday.

On any given day, said 12v-barrio112917.indd 1 11/21/17 10:40 AM Gifford, the freezers are bursting with comfort foods such as chicken pot pie, stromboli, a wide variety of soups, and casseroles such as lasagna. “We always have something paleo, gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian,” she noted. “It’s not meant to be super-fussy food. Just whole foods, cooked from scratch with really good ingredients.”

Now that it’s up and running, the RCK is ready to share its space, Gifford said.

In addition to renting the kitchen and event spaces for parties and gatherings, the duo has launched a series of get-togethers and cooking classes. December will see lessons for kids, sessions on cooking from a farm share, and a class on pierogimaking with LUIZA BLOOMBERG of LUIZA’S HOMEMADE WITH LOVE. The last one sold out in two days, Gifford said.

“We’re trying to be really responsive to what the community wants,” Gifford added. For her, that means offering “a spectrum of services that help people feed their families and Breakfast themselves the way that they Lunch want to eat.”

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For two years, AMY GIFFORD and SUSAN WHITMAN of the RICHMOND COMMUNITY KITCHEN prepared meals in Gifford’s home and sold them, CSA-style, to folks who wanted a break from cooking. But the friends had always hoped to expand their business, and when they learned Richmond restaurant

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BILLTOWN BARBECUE is named for the central Vermont town, Williamstown, where it opened recently at 154 Depot Street. That’s also the hometown of owner and executive chef MICHAEL FLIES. Flies, who owns the restaurant with his wife, DONNA, has taught culinary arts at Randolph Technical Career Center and is a former purchasing agent for the NEW ENGLAND CULINARY INSTITUTE.

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His father, Richard Flies, was an interim president of NECI. Billtown, which specializes in meat that is smoked in-house, is the first restaurant Flies has owned. “We chose barbecue for a couple of reasons,” he said. “One is that there’s nothing else in the surrounding area like it. The other thing is, growing up on a farm [in Williamstown], we always smoked our meat. It’s something that I’ve done my whole life and I enjoy doing.”

A touch of farm life has made its way to the restaurant: Flies raises and processes the chicken on the menu himself.

Beef, pork or chicken, all the meat is dry-rubbed and smoked. Diners at Billtown can choose from seven sauces to spice up their meals. The house sauce is a “well-rounded” barbecue sauce with a tomato-maple base and no heat, Flies said; his spectrum of sauces maxes out at “extreme heat.”

Side dishes are housemade and include potato salad, cole slaw, cornbread and smoked baked beans made with bacon. Diners can also get hamburgers, pizza and chili, with beer and wine to wash it all down.

Business has been “very good” since Billtown opened in late September, Flies said. The ’cue is on offer Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Northeast Kingdom distiller DUNC’S MILL doesn’t belong to Dunc (DUNCAN HOLADAY) anymore, but bottles of rum will continue to bear his name along with that of the Dunc’s Mill’s new manufacturer, ST. JOHNSBURY DISTILLERY. The brand’s ownership is staying local, thanks to a father-son partnership.

When BRENDAN HUGHES finished his entrepreneurship degree at the University of Notre Dame and returned to his hometown of St. J., he and his father, DAN HUGHES, decided they wanted to go into business together. “He’d been brewing beer, but the specialty beer industry is kinda saturated,” Dan recalled.

The pair decided they’d try their hand at the hard stuff instead. With visions of creating a local gin, they started reaching out to area distillers.

One of the people the Hugheses contacted was Holaday of Dunc’s Mill, which had its headquarters in St. Johnsbury and its distillery in nearby Barnet. “One thing led to another,” Dan said, “and we came to terms on buying Dunc’s Mill.”

For the first year, the St. Johnsbury Distillery will continue making Dunc’s Mill rum at Holaday’s home, with the booze expert acting as a consultant. Thereafter, the Hugheses plan to move the distillery to St. Johnsbury proper and to begin adding

new products, including their as-yet-untried gin.

“We can build on the four products he’s already established,” Dan said. “[Holaday] is so knowledgeable … we wouldn’t be able to do it without him. We want to preserve his legacy.”

Dan, who will run the distillery’s sales arm, is a veteran of the biz. He owns a specialty and natural foods broker called CELTIC MARKETING FOOD BROKERS, also based in St. J., which represents Texmati Rice, Bob’s Red Mill flours and Cholula Hot Sauce. Brendan is the company’s president, and BRIAN GARVEY, Dan’s son-in-law, is also a partner.

For now, the team is focused on learning the trade, building their brand on Facebook and Instagram, and trying to figure out what’s going to be in their signature cocktail, the “Slam Dunc.”

“We have a name for it, but we don’t have a recipe yet,” said Dan.

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pulls away from the shell; then it’s dismantled and the flesh is finished in simmering butter.

Our lobster was just cooked through and was so tender that it quivered at a touch. It was beautifully plated with quenelles of butternut squash “pudding;” whole, bright-green Brussels sprout leaves; and a garnish of shredded horseradish and foam that approximated sea spray. All of the elements in the dish melded perfectly: the sweet salinity of the lobster, the tang of the horseradish, the crunch of the sprouts.

Mangalitsa’s menu offers housemade pastas as a separate course between the small plates and entrées; we chose one called “gnochetti” ($20). The ridged, shell-shaped pasta is dense and stands up to hearty toppings. Ours came bathed in a spicy tomato sauce, which gathered in the pasta’s curves and striations.

On top was artfully seasoned sausage made with Lombard’s pork and flavored with garlic and fennel, along with some micro basil and shreds of ParmigianoReggiano. Nearly any diner would enjoy such a homey and flavorful dish, but knowing that the sausage was made inhouse from the owner’s pork made the dish even better.

Our final savory course was a rack of lamb ($36), rare, with celeriac purée, rings of delicata squash and a bit of arugula. Again, the food was ideally seasoned and prepared; it looked like a still life on the plate.

When my dinner date and I failed to finish our lamb entrée — we were saving

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room for dessert — Lombard asked if we’d found it improperly cooked. We assured him that it was perfect and asked if we could get it wrapped up.

At the end of our meal, the lamb failed to reappear. Lombard had been so concerned about whether we were pleased that he hadn’t registered my “to-go” request. When I mentioned it, he offered to replace the lost portion with a whole new rack — marinated, vacuum-sealed and ready to be cooked at home. It was a

gracious response to an understandable mistake, and we accepted.

The flourless chocolate cake ($12), which consisted of cake “coins” rather than a single slab, didn’t quite do it for me, mostly because of the ratio of ingredients on the plate. I wished for more decadent chocolate to complement the refreshing cranberry sorbet.

When the apple tarte tatin ($12) arrived, with a dollop of browned-butter ice cream and a web of miso caramel

(which reminded me of sea creatures in Japanese anime), we were glad we’d saved room. The crust and the fruit, slathered with melting ice cream, were just the right end to the meal. We washed it down with a small French press of Vermont Coffee brew, fortifying ourselves for the long drive back to Burlington.

In September, when Mangalitsa was still under construction, I walked in to check it out and found Laurendeau sitting at the counter. A few weeks later, I called at about 9 a.m., intending to leave a voicemail requesting a reservation.

Laurendeau picked up and took the reservation. When I dined at the restaurant recently, Lombard was working frontof-house, and chef Laurendeau came out of the kitchen to serve some of the food.

Working all hours isn’t unusual for new restaurant owners, but the chef’s youth makes his dedication seem even more striking. Laurendeau is not about swagger; when complimented, his face lights up with pleasure.

Both business partners seem genuinely concerned with how their patrons are enjoying the fare and service. The environment they’ve created is upscale enough that it matches the food’s quality, but casual enough that anyone can feel comfortable in the dining room.

Knowing that Laurendeau and Lombard previously worked at a place that caters to wealthy patrons’ every whim — which is a testament to their skills — the restaurateurs’ quiet humility is notable. Mangalitsa, with its petite menu, dedication to local farms and precise culinary technique, is earning a place as one of Vermont’s best. !

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VERMONT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL For 25 years running, the team behind the Vermont International Festival has been bringing together cooks, artisans and performers to celebrate cultures from around the globe. Visitors can shop for hand-embroidered cashmere scarves, listen to traditional Tibetan singing and snack on Polish pierogi, South Indian dosa, Argentinian empanadas and more.

Friday through Sunday, December 1 to 3, hours vary, Essex Junction. $5-7 individual, $20 per family, free for kids under 6. Info, 863-6713, vermontinter nationalfestival.com.

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ARTWALK: THE VEGAN AND THE VERMONTER Eddie McNamara, a former New York City cop turned cookbook author, wants to help people get a little wild in the kitchen.

His new book, Toss Your Own Salad: The Meatless Cookbook With Burgers, Bolognese, and Balls, is a guide to creative vegan fare. For this event, McNamara teams up with local author Tracey Medeiros, who recently released The Vermont Non-GMO Cookbook: 125 Organic and Farm-toFork Recipes From the Green Mountain State.

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Avocado or canola? With so many options on store shelves, it can be hard to know which oil to put in the frying pan and which is best to drizzle on a salad. During this class, dietician Kerri-Ann Jennings aims to demystify the fluid fats. Samples will be provided. Wednesday, November 29, 6-7 p.m., City Market/Onion River Co-op in downtown Burlington. $5-10. Info: 861-9700, citymarket.coop.

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n 2005, Martin Philip moved with his family from New York City to Vermont to work as an entry-level baker at King Arthur Flour in Norwich. Before that, he was a professional opera singer, studied drawing and worked in corporate finance. Notably, Philip had no professional baking experience, apart from a summer job during college at a wood-fired pizzeria in Cleveland.

To balance the stress and lack of creativity in his New York day job, Philip had become a serious home baker and had traveled to King Arthur to take a bread class. He was hooked instantly, he explains in his new book, Breaking Bread: A Baker’s Journey Home in 75 Recipes. “I saw the mastery,” Philip writes. “I saw passion, work, experience and craft.”

The experience of 9/11, he said in a phone interview, had also profoundly impacted his priorities. “Life is short,” he said.

Philip applied three times for a King Arthur baking job before he was hired.

Since then, he has risen to the position of head baker.

Physically, the “home” in his book’s title refers to Vermont, where his father’s ancestors landed in the late 1800s.

Conceptually, it symbolizes how moving to Vermont himself helped root Philip in the world.

His Oberlin Conservatory of Music opera training, he said, taught him to persevere and also, eventually, to land on a career he is passionate about. “Music gave me this idea that you can connect what you do with your heart,” explained Philip. “I also learned how to work every damn day without fail.” Improvement in music, as in baking and writing, he continued, “is definitely not a straight line.”

Readers of his new book will quickly realize that when Philip has a goal, he sets high standards and works tirelessly

to meet them. This is a guy who began trail running and passed over shortdistance competitions to go straight for ultramarathons. “I am not casual,” he admits in the book. “I don’t do things half-interested or part-time.”

Luckily, Philip is not quite so demanding of readers. His cookbook memoir offers a range of recipes interwoven with life stories told through baking. He starts with butter biscuits and molasses pie from his Arkansas Ozarks childhood, winds on to the birthday-worthy yeasted cinnamon rolls preferred by his middle child, and concludes with ambitious, naturally leavened loaves he designed to compete in the prestigious Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie.

You can feel Philip’s disappointment when, after earning a coveted finalist spot, he is not ultimately selected to represent the U.S. in Paris. He finds solace in the sugarhouse of friends, playing

music with his family, “the air filled with sticky sweetness, the vapor rising and encircling us in maple syrup clouds.”

Breaking Bread is both for reading by the fire and for spattering with melted butter in the kitchen. During the writing process, Philip was awarded a fellowship at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, N.H. His prose is lucid and appealing, the recipes precise but soulful and brought into visual focus by his own drawings and gorgeous photography by King Arthur colleague Julia Reed. Sprinkled among the baked goods are simple, satisfying recipes for corn hoecakes, spiced lentils and pears poached in red wine.

Philip said that the narrative arc of his life guided which recipes he chose for the book. Echoing his own growth as a baker, he hopes that their progression can “meet people where they are.”

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In an era when so many buy prepared meals for dinner or cook from meal-kit boxes of premeasured and chopped ingredients, does Philip really think that many home cooks will roll up their sleeves and get into serious baking? â&#x20AC;&#x153;My hope is that people are getting back to making bread and other things. I do believe that making has value. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I dedicated my book to hands,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is something so intrinsically satisfying about making â&#x20AC;Ś For me, when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m inside that transformational process, the lights begin to get a little bit brighter; [I] hear a little better. I think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not the only one. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to be as awestruck as possible,â&#x20AC;? Philip concluded. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that kind of the point of all this?â&#x20AC;? !

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Philipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife, Julie Ness, whom he described as â&#x20AC;&#x153;not a seasoned baker,â&#x20AC;? was one of his recipe testers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She made a lot of gorgeous bread, although she did text me a lot [with questions],â&#x20AC;? he said.

For those who do not have a master baker in their contacts list and are ready to try yeasted doughs, Philip suggested starting with Mamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bread or the pain de mie. He urged bakers to carefully measure all ingredients by weight, manage temperatures, follow directions precisely and look for support resources online. Above all, he advised patience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is craft,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just like the first rocking chair you build is not going to be perfect, [and] like, when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re making pots, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to throw some ugly ones. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to take work.â&#x20AC;?

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Around the World The Vermont International Festival has been celebrating cultures from around the world for a quarter century. Presented by the Vermont Performing Arts League, the event marks its 25th anniversary with a rich array of new activities. In addition to the annual marketplace of handicrafts, ethnic eats, music and dance, this year’s fest features an international fashion show presented in partnership with the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program.

It also spotlights the International Artisan Invitational, in which 10 crafters from Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and South VERMONT INTERNATIONAL America exhibit their wares.

FESTIVAL Homecoming performances Friday, December 1, 5-8 p.m.; Saturday, December 2, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Sunday, by past entertainers, including December 3, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Champlain Bulgarian singer Vlada Tomova, Valley Exposition in Essex Junction. $5-7; round out the revelry. $20 per family; free for kids under 6. Info,

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bazaars

BARGAIN HALL: An indoor yard sale features antique furniture, china, household and garden items, and more. Compass Music and Arts Center, Brandon, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 247-4295.

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FEMALE FOUNDERS SPEAKER SERIES: ‘BUILDING A GLOBAL BRAND’: Donna Carpenter, Anne Marie Dacyshyn, Elysa Walk, Josee Larocque and Beth Steele of Burton Snowboards share their experiences in business. A Q&A, networking, appetizers and a cash bar round out the evening. Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $15; preregister; limited space. Info, 651-0080.

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GREENER DRINKS: Supporters of commonsense cannabis reform sip beverages and discuss the culture, industry and politics of the agricultural product. Zenbarn, Waterbury, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, info@vtcannabisbrands.com.

dance

CONTACT IMPROV: Movers engage in weight sharing, play and meditation when exploring this style influenced by aikido and other somatic practices.

The Everything Space, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. $510. Info, 232-3618.

‘THE TAMING OF THE SHREW’: Set to music by Dmitri Shostakovich, William Shakespeare’s comedy comes to life in this Bolshoi Ballet production, broadcast to the silver screen. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6-18. Info, 748-2600.

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‘AWAKE: A DREAM FROM STANDING ROCK’: A hardhitting documentary brings the 2016 #NODAPL resistance movement at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation into focus. A panel discussion follows.

Rowell Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-0180.

‘EXTREME WEATHER 3D’: A National Geographic film takes viewers to the front lines of powerful storms, widespread fires and rising waters.

Northfield Savings Bank Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, noon & 2:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $11.50-14.50; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

‘HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE’: A young woman teams up with a self-indulgent wizard to break a witch’s curse in this 2004 Japanese animated adventure.

Shown with English dubbing. Palace 9 Cinemas, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $12.50. Info, 660-9300.

‘THE TERMINATOR’: The 1984 blockbuster stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as a soldier sent from the future to protect an unborn boy who just might be humanity’s only hope. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 6-8:30 p.m. $5. Info, 533-9075.

WARREN MILLER’S ‘LINE OF DESCENT’: Big names in skiing and snowboarding tackle daunting peaks around the globe in this tribute to all things snow sports. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $18. Info, 382-9222.

‘WONDER OF THE ARCTIC 3D’: Pioneering scientists seek to answer questions about the impact of human activities on this fragile frontier. Northfield Savings Bank Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11 a.m., 1 & 3:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $11.50-14.50; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

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History Lesson If you’ve tuned in to the news in recent months, you’ve likely heard the word “antifa,” short for the anti-fascist movement. In the aftermath of the August Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., where white nationalists clashed with counterprotesters, historian Mark Bray has become known as an expert on antifa philosophy and strategy. A visiting scholar at Dartmouth College, the former Occupy Wall Street organizer has offered commentary on NBC and Vermont Public Radio’s “Vermont Edition.” At Phoenix Books Burlington, Bray leads a discussion of his new title Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, which outlines the long history of this movement.

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COMMUNITY POTLUCK DINNER: The venue provides the main dish while locals bring sides — and smiles — to share. Elfs Farm Winery & Cider House, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 518-563-2750.

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

COOKING OILS: HOW TO CHOOSE & USE THE HEALTHIEST OILS: Dietitian Kerri-Ann Jennings dishes out tips for culinary success in a demonstration-style class complete with samples. City Market/Onion River Co-op, Downtown Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $5-10. Info, 861-9700.

VERMONT FARMERS MARKET: Local products — think veggies, breads, pastries, cheeses, wines, syrups, jewelry, crafts and beauty supplies — draw shoppers to a diversified bazaar. Vermont Farmers Food Center, Rutland, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 342-4727.

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DROP-IN HIP-HOP DANCE: Beginners are welcome at a groove session inspired by infectious beats.

Swan Dojo, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 540-8300.

‘C.H.U.D.’: Cinema Casualties presents a screening of a 1984 horror flick about a sewer-dwelling villain.

ArtsRiot, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0406.

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Singing Through Centuries As the Thetford Chamber Singers enter their 40th year of sharing sacred and secular music with Upper Valley audiences, it seems appropriate that 40 vocalists should breathe life into the concert “Remember.” This spirited program includes selections spanning the 16th through the 21st centuries, spotlighting composers from Johannes Brahms to 37-year-old American songsmith Abbie Betinis. Vermont composer Roger Grow is among choral music heavy hitters as his TCS-commissioned work, “Ghost of the Past,” debuts in concerts in Strafford, Woodstock and Thetford. Kevin Quigley directs the powerhouse singers with piano accompaniment by Matthew Wiencke.

THETFORD CHAMBER SINGERS Wednesday, November 29, 7:30 p.m., at United Church of Strafford; Friday, December 1, 7:30 p.m., at First Congregational Church in Woodstock; and Sunday, December 3, 4:30 & 7:30 p.m., at First Congregational Church in Thetford, $8-15. Info, 870-6362, thetfordchambersingers.org.

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The members of woodwind quintet Imani Winds select their works with clear intention. Aiming to bring new music and expression to the modern classical idiom, they bridge American, European, African and Latin American traditions. Since its formation in 1997, the group has made its mark through commissioning numerous new works and performing pieces by diverse composers — think Paquito D’Rivera, Astor Piazzolla, Wayne Shorter and Igor Stravinsky.

The Grammy Award-nominated ensemble, which includes two member composers, hits all the right notes in a concert at Middlebury College, presented as part of the Nelson Chamber Music Series.

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BRIDGE CLUB: Strategic players have fun with the popular card game. Burlington Bridge Club, Williston, 9:15 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. $6. Info, 872-5722.

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BUTI YOGA: A fusion of vinyasa yoga, plyometrics and dance is set to upbeat music. Bring water and a towel. Women’s Room, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $10.

Info, 829-0211.

STEM CLUB: Inquisitive kids embark on challenges in science, technology, engineering and math.

Fairfax Community Library, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

STORY TIME: Children are introduced to the wonderful world of reading. Richmond Free Library, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 434-3036.

STORY TIME FOR PRESCHOOLERS: Picture books, songs, rhymes and early math tasks work youngsters’ mental muscles. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

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REINDEER QUEST: Shoppers in pursuit of prizes explore various stores, restaurants and activities, collecting snowflake stamps as they go. See gostowe.com for details. Various Stowe locations, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Free. Info, 253-7321.

ST. ALBANS FESTIVAL OF TREES: Movies, crafts, live entertainment and more set the holiday season in motion. See vtfestivaloftrees.com for details. Various St. Albans locations, 6:30 p.m. Prices vary; most events are free. Info, vtfestivaloftrees@gmail.com.

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THANKSGIVING CHAUTAUQUA: A vaudevillian variety show enlivens an intimate stage. Four Corners Schoolhouse, East Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. $5-10. Info, 223-9103.

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RESILIENCE FLOW: Individuals affected by a trauINTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE matic brain injury drop in for a specialized stretchCLASS: Learners take communication to the next ing session. Sangha Studio — Pine, Burlington, level. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m.

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SUNRISE YOGA: Participants of all levels enjoy LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: SPANISH: ¡Hola! slowing down, moving mindfully and breathing Language lovers perfect their fluency. Kelloggdeeply while building strength and stamina on Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, the mat. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 6-7 a.m.

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WEDNESDAY GUIDED MEDITATION: Individuals learn to relax and let go. Burlington Friends Meeting House, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 318-8605.

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GINGER’S EXTREME BOOT CAMP: Triathletes, Spartan racers and other fitness fanatics challenge themselves to complete Navy Seal exercises during an intense workout. Come in good shape. Private residence, Middlebury, 7-8 a.m. $8-12; for ages 16 and up. Info, 343-7160.

SCIENCE & STORIES: HIBERNATION: Animal lovers examine winter survival strategies for various species. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Regular admission, $11.5014.50; free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 877-324-6386.

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GENTLE YOGA: Individuals with injuries or other challenges feel the benefits of a relaxing and nourishing practice. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Donations. Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

READ TO DAISY: Budding bookworms join a friendly canine for ear-catching narratives.

Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-4 p.m. Free.

Info, 878-6956.

HERBALISM CLASS SERIES FOR TEENS: Young adults deepen their awareness of global natural medicine traditions. Wild Faith Herb Farm, South Burlington, 3:30-5:30 p.m. $15; preregister. Info, wildfaithherbfarm@gmail.com.

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FREE ENERGY DRUMMERS OPEN REHEARSAL: The percussion group seeks alternate players to contribute to renditions of West and North African and Brazilian rhythms. Extra drums available. 83 Nottingham Lane, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 862-5017.

JAZZ VOCAL ENSEMBLE & TUESDAY COMBO: Amber deLaurentis and Tom Cleary direct a toetapping tribute to Sarah Vaughan. University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 656-3040.

MIDDLEBURY AFRICAN MUSIC & DANCE ENSEMBLE: Elements such as structured improvisation, recurrent patterns and tonal variations shine in a performance directed by Damascus Kafumbe. Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168.

THETFORD CHAMBER SINGERS: The vocal ensemble kicks off its 40th year with “Remember,” a winter concert drawing on many musical eras, moods and styles. See calendar spotlight. United Church of Strafford, 7:30 p.m. $8-15. Info, 870-6362.

WINTER CHOIR: Members of the SUNY Plattsburgh Concert Choir showcase their vocal prowess. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-564-2180.

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seminars

CBD 101: A workshop demystifies the history, medicinal properties and legal status of a cannabinoid found in hemp plants. AroMed Aromatherapy, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, lauren@aromedofvt.com.

HAVE YOU HAD A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE?: Spiritual seekers engage in dialogue to explore past-life recall, out-of-body encounters, dreams and more. Upper Valley Food Co-op, White River Junction, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 800-772-9390.

HERB TASTING GROUP: HONING OUR SENSES & INTUITION: Blind taste tests prompt herbalists to note flavors, physical reactions and natural impressions of various medicinal plants. Railyard Apothecary, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Donations. Info, 540-0595.

HERBS FOR DECISION MAKING: Ambivalent individuals learn how certain plants and flower essences can aid in making choices. Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. $5.

Info, 224-7100.

PLANNING YOUR ADVANCE-CARE: Participants pick up tips for talking with their families about their wishes for end-of-life care. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5-6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, info@hungermountain.coop.

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WOMEN’S PICKUP BASKETBALL: Players dribble up and down the court during an evening of friendly competition. Lyman C. Hunt Middle School, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $3; preregister at meetup. com. Info, 540-1089.

talks

JOHN O’MEARA: The Saint Michael’s College Physics Department chair tackles the atomic history of the universe. Room 207, Bentley Hall, Johnson State College, 4-5:15 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1327.

MARC LAW: Money meets public policy in “The Role of Government Regulation in a Modern Economy: Lessons From the Past.” Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building, University of Vermont, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3166.

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WRITING CIRCLE: Words flow when participants explore creative expression in a lowpressure environment. The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 888-492-8218.

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CRAFTING OVER COFFEE: Propelled by a light supper, creative types learn card-making techniques from demonstrator Lucia White. New Moon Café, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. $15; preregister; limited space. Info, lwhite.home@gmail.com.

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FOR REAL WOMEN SERIES WITH BELINDA: GIT UR FREAK ON: R&B and calypso-dancehall music is the soundtrack to an empowering sensual dance session aimed at confronting body shaming. Swan Dojo, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $15. Info, bestirredfitness@gmail.com.

‘THE OPULENCE OF INTEGRITY’: Christal Brown’s choreography packs a punch in this multimedia ensemble work inspired by boxing superstar Muhammad Ali and performed by INSPIRIT. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 8 p.m.

Free. Info, 635-1469.

TECH HELP WITH CLIF: Electronics novices develop skill sets applicable to smartphones, tablets and other gadgets. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, noon & 1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6955.

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VERMONT MAIN STREET ALLIANCE YEAR-END CELEBRATION: An organization aimed at elevating the voices of small business owners plays host at an evening of brews, tunes and Bluebird Barbecue bites. Union Station, Burlington, 6 p.m. $45-95.

Info, 489-6728.

PETER MILLER: Thoughts from Green Mountain State residents fill the pages of the author and photographer’s volume Vanishing Vermonters: Loss of a Rural Culture. Waterbury Public Library, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

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SLAM! SPOKEN WORD POETRY: An open mic paves the way for a juried set at this word fest featuring Hannah Dahlin, Brandon Johansen and Nasteha

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CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP: Wordsmiths focus on elements of craft while discussing works-inprogress penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

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BILL MCKIBBEN: Lit lovers lend their ears for the author and environmentalist’s talk on his debut novel, Radio Free Vermont. Phoenix Books, Burlington, 7 p.m. $3. Info, 448-3350.

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JOB HUNT HELP: Community College of Vermont interns assist employment seekers with everything from résumé writing to online applications.

St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 745-1393.

RESEARCH FORUM: Members of SUNY Plattsburgh’s Gender and Women’s Studies Program present a report from student research on local women’s suffrage history. Alumni Conference Room, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 12:30-1:45 p.m. Free. Info, 518-564-3003.

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BURLINGTON BUSINESS ASSOCIATION WINTER SOCIAL: Guests honor Flynn Center for the Performing Arts executive director John Killacky and rub elbows with members of the Queen City’s business community. Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington, 5-7:30 p.m. $30-45; cash bar. Info, 863-1175.

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BAKED BEADS JEWELRY & SCARF SALE: Fashionistas scoop up baubles and more at low prices. Holiday Inn, South Burlington, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Free. Info, 496-2440.

TECHNIQUE, IMPROVISATION & COMPOSITION MASTERCLASS: Classic contemporary technique fuses with improvisation, composition and play. A potluck and Vermont Dance Alliance info session follow. River Arts, Morrisville, 5-6:30 p.m. $8-18; preregister. Info, 888-1261.

‘DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID’: Northern Stage presents a musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale about the under-the-sea adventures of Ariel, who longs to live above water.

Barrette Center for the Arts, White River Junction, 11 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. $15-69. Info, 296-7000.

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INTERMEDIATE EXCEL: Formula entry, formatting, freeze pane and simple plotting become second nature at a tutorial on electronic spreadsheets.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 865-7217.

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‘EXTREME WEATHER 3D’: See WED.29.

‘FÉLICITÉ’: Shown in French with English subtitles, this 2017 drama follows a free-willed singer as she races to save her son, who has been injured in a motorcycle accident. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5-8. Info, 660-2600.

‘FORKS OVER KNIVES’: Viewers of this 2011 documentary digest the negative effects of animalbased and processed foods. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

WARREN MILLER’S ‘LINE OF DESCENT’: See WED.29.

‘WONDER OF THE ARCTIC 3D’: See WED.29.

food & drink

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

UVM MEDICAL CENTER FARMERS MARKET: Locally sourced meats, vegetables, bakery items, breads and maple syrup give hospital employees and visitors the option to eat healthfully. Davis Concourse, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, 2:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 847-5823.

VA LOVES VT BEER LOVERS: Green Mountain State imbibers sip suds on tap from Virginia breweries.

Call for details. Various locations statewide. Cost of drinks. Info, 595-3217.

games

POKÉMON LEAGUE: I choose you, Pikachu! Players of the trading-card game earn weekly and monthly prizes in a fun, friendly environment where newbies can be coached by league leaders. Brap’s Magic, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0498.

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BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE SUN-STYLE TAI CHI, LONG-FORM: Improved mood, greater muscle strength and increased energy are a few of the benefits of this gentle exercise. Winooski Senior Center, 6:45-8 p.m. Free. Info, 735-5467.

BEGINNERS TAI CHI CLASS: Students get a feel for the ancient Chinese practice. Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 223-3322.

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CHAIR YOGA: Individuals with physical limitations limber up with modified poses. Sangha Studio — North, Burlington, 2-3:15 p.m. Donations. Info, 448-4262.

COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS: A 20-minute guided practice with Andrea O’Connor alleviates stress and tension. Tea and a discussion follow. Winooski Senior Center, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 233-1161.

CORNWALL FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Interval training helps participants improve strength, agility, endurance and cardiovascular fitness. Cornwall Town Hall, 9-10 a.m. $12. Info, 343-7160.

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FORZA: THE SAMURAI SWORD WORKOUT: Students sculpt lean muscles and gain mental focus when using wooden replicas of the weapon.

North End Studio A, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $10. Info, 578-9243.

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HEALING THROUGH YOGA: Anyone with a history of cancer and their care providers are welcome in this stretching session focused on maintaining energy, strength and flexibility. Sangha Studio — North, Burlington, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 448-4262.

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION: A peaceful, guided meditation helps participants achieve a sense of stability and calm. The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free.

Info, 777-8602.

VINYASA FLOW: A well-balanced flow pairs movement with breath to create a stronger mind-body connection. Kismet Place, Williston, noon-1 p.m. $12. Info, 343-5084.

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WINTER WELLNESS: HERBS FOR THE COLD SEASON: Students get schooled on teas, tinctures and syrups that support immunity. Railyard

Apothecary, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $20-25. Info, 540-0595.

YOGA: A Sangha Studio instructor guides students who are in recovery toward achieving inner tranquility. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 5-6 p.m.

Free. Info, 448-4262.

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CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING: Locals join Gov. Phil Scott to fête the holiday season in the capital city. A reception follows. Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-3519.

CLAY ORNAMENTS: Adult and teen participants unleash their inner child while crafting decorations for the tree. Milton Art Center & Gallery, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $15-17; preregister. Info, castlegarden_vt@ yahoo.com.

NATALIE MACMASTER & DONNELL LEAHY: The master fiddlers celebrate long-standing musical traditions in a Celtic-style Christmas concert. Fuller Hall, St. Johnsbury Academy, 7 p.m. $15-57; free for students. Info, 748-2600.

REINDEER QUEST: See WED.29.

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BABY TIME: Books, rhymes and songs entertain tiny tots. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:1510:45 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

FALL HOMESCHOOLERS’ DAY: THE SCIENCE OF TOYS: Hands-on activities give tots the opportunity to explore, experiment and build. Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Regular admission, $3-15; free for members and kids under 2. Info, 649-2200.

MUSIC WITH PETER: Songs for children and families fill the air. Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, Jericho, 11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 899-4962.

PRE-K ART PLAY: Children let their imaginations run wild during a free-form paint-and-canvas session. Caregivers must stick around. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 10-11:30 a.m. $5. Info, 253-8358.

PRESCHOOL MUSIC: Tykes up to age 5 have fun with song and dance. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

READ TO A DOG: Tots share stories with a lovable pooch. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918.

READ TO ARCHIE: Budding bookworms join a friendly therapy dog for entertaining tails — er, tales. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:15-4:15 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

THURSDAY PLAY TIME: Kiddos from birth to age 5 and their caregivers convene for casual fun.

Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m.noon. Free. Info, 878-4918.

UKULELE KIDS: Musical munchkins play instruments and dance to favorite children’s songs.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30-11:15 a.m.

Free. Info, 865-7216.

language

BEGINNER-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: Basic communication skills are on the agenda at a guided lesson. Private residence, Burlington, 6 p.m. $20.

Info, 324-1757.

music

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JUST JAMMIN’: Music lovers dance, listen or join in with a group of local instrumentalists. Light supper items are available for purchase. VFW Post 309, Peru, N.Y., 6 p.m. Free. Info, 518-643-2309.

MUSIC AT NOON: Organist Lynette Combs spans centuries in “900 Years of Organ Music in 45 Minutes.” Christ Episcopal Church, Montpelier, noon-12:45 p.m. Free; nonperishable food donations accepted. Info, 223-3631.

NOONDAY CONCERT: Vocalist Jack DesBois brings his powerful pipes to arias from Handel’s “Messiah” and selections from his own epic, “The Western Star.” St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church on the Green, Middlebury, 12:15-12:45 p.m. Free. Info, 388-7200.

STUDENT PERFORMANCE RECITAL IV: Music students perform works by Pergolesi, Jobim, Coltrane,

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Parker, Rogers and others on their various instruments. University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040.

Jazzercise Fitness Center, lesson, 7-8 p.m.; dance social, 8-9:30 p.m. $10-14; $8 for dance only. Info, 862-2269.

talks

ECSTATIC DANCE VERMONT: Jubilant motions with the Green Mountain Druid Order inspire divine connections. Christ Episcopal Church, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. $10. Info, 505-8011.

MELODY BROOK: The Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs chair is part of a panel discussion titled “The Abenaki: History and Culture.” Fairfax Community Library, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2420.

FALL 2017 DANCE CONCERT: Middlebury College dance pupils show the fruits of their labor. Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8-10 p.m. $6-15. Info, 443-3168.

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‘MIDDLETOWN’: Presented by the Middlebury College Department of Theatre, this play by Will Eno shines a light on the strange beauty and sometimes unbearable weight of life. Wright Memorial Theatre, Middlebury College, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $6-15. Info, 443-3168.

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JEFF PRATT: Excerpts from the author’s novel The Cradle of Stone captivate attendees at this reading and signing. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7-8 p.m.

Free. Info, 745-1393.

PAINTED WORD POETRY SERIES: The celebrated author of TwERK showcases her gift for verse.

Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, Burlington, 6 p.m. Regular admission; $3-10; free for members and for faculty, staff and students.

Info, english@uvm.edu.

WRITING YOUR POEMCITY POEM: GROWING A POEM FROM IDEA TO LITERARY ART: Aspiring wordsmiths explore the musicality of language in the third of a three-part series. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

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bazaars

BAKED BEADS JEWELRY & SCARF SALE: See THU.30.

NEWBERRY POP-UP MARKET: Vendors purvey a variety of Vermont-made products. Newberry Market, White River Junction, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, newberrymarketwrj@gmail.com.

FEAST TOGETHER OR FEAST TO GO: Senior citizens and their guests catch up over a shared meal.

Montpelier Senior Activity Center, noon-1 p.m. $7-9; preregister. Info, 262-6288.

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TAROT READINGS WITH RACHEL: The truth is in the cards as an experienced reader offers divination services. Phoenix Books, Burlington, noon-1:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 448-3350.

fairs & festivals

VERMONT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL: A showcase of arts, crafts, food, dance and musical performances celebrates cultures from around the world. See calendar spotlight. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 5-8 p.m. $5-7; $20 per family; free for kids under 6. Info, 863-6713.

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HOWARD FRANK MOSHER TRIBUTE TOUR: Filmmaker Jay Craven reflects on his collaborations with the late Vermont writer before showing his 1993 movie, Where the Rivers Flow North.

Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 7:308:30 p.m. $12. Info, 357-4616.

MICHAEL STROGOFF: Cinephiles catch this 1937 adventure flick about a Russian courier struggling to deliver a message. The movie is shown on reelto-reel 16mm film. Newman Center, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7 p.m. Donations. Info, serious_61@yahoo.com.

‘THOR: RAGNAROK’ IN 3D: Chris Hemsworth stars as an almighty warrior who fights for the survival of his home and civilization. Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 7:30-9:45 p.m. $10-11. Info, 457-3981.

‘WONDER OF THE ARCTIC 3D’: See WED.29.

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VA LOVES VT BEER LOVERS: See THU.30.

THE VEGAN & THE VERMONTER: Cookbook authors Eddie McNamara and Tracey Medeiros team up to serve samples and share recipes. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0774.

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BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.29, 9:15 a.m.

health & fitness

ACUDETOX: Attendees in recovery undergo acupuncture to the ear to propel detoxification.

Turning Point Center, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

ADVANCED TAI CHI CLASS: Participants keep active with a sequence of slow, controlled movements. Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3322.

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SIT & KNIT: Adult crafters share projects, patterns and conversation. Main Reading Room, Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 6maggie2@myfairpoint.net.

BALLROOM & LATIN DANCING: Learn new moves with Ballroom Nights, then join others in a dance social featuring the waltz, tango and more. Singles, couples and beginners are welcome. Williston

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CRAFTY CRAP NIGHT: Participants bring supplies or ongoing projects and an adventurous attitude to share creative time with other people in recovery. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free.

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DEATH CAFÉ: Folks meet for a thought-provoking and respectful conversation about death, aimed at accessing a fuller life. Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3322.

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Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $3-5. Info, 223-2518.

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RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.29.

REFUGE RECOVERY: A LOVE SUPREME: Buddhist philosophy is the foundation of this mindfulnessbased addiction-recovery community. Turning Point Center, Burlington, noon. Free. Info, 861-3150.

TAI CHI AT ZENBARN STUDIO: Instructor Shaina shares the fundamentals of Yang style, including standing and moving postures. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 9-10 a.m. Donations. Info, studio@ zenbarnvt.com.

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HOLIDAY FAIR: ARTISAN MARKET: Handcrafted gifts for purchase range from whimsical to practical. Lake Champlain Waldorf School, Shelburne, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2827.

HOLIDAY MARKET: Bristol-area residents shop, sip and nosh at a gathering of local food producers and crafters. Tandem, Bristol, 5-9 p.m. Free. Info, 734-4236.

NATALIE MACMASTER & DONNELL LEAHY: See THU.30, Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $1552. Info, 863-5966.

REINDEER QUEST: See WED.29.

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ST. ALBANS FESTIVAL OF TREES: See WED.29, 7 p.m.-midnight.

STAR OF WONDER CHRISTMAS MARKETPLACE: Dolls, jewelry, crafts, baked goods and attic treasures tempt shoppers. Bristol St. Ambrose Parish, 1-5 p.m. Free. Info, 453-2488.

TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS IN STOWE: Santa and Mrs. Claus join in the fun during two days of preholiday festivities including wagon rides, a lantern parade and live music. Various Stowe locations, 2 p.m.

Prices vary. Info, emckenna@hpdpconsulting.com.

VERMONT PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA & CHORUS: A spirited performance of Handel’s Messiah transports audience members to the height of the baroque period. Montpelier St. Augustine’s Catholic Church, 7:30 p.m. $5-20. Info, 496-2922.

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ACORN CLUB STORY TIME: Little ones up to age 4 gather for read-aloud tales. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 748-8291.

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‘HOTBALL: A NEW VERMONT MUSICKAL’: Seven actors share the stage with 12 squirrel puppets for this apocalyptic musical written and composed by Geof Hewitt and GE David Schein. Off Center for the TEEN ADVISORY BOARD: High OR TR GE SH Dramatic Arts, Burlington, 7:30-10 school students put their heads R IC CA Y HAR N p.m. $8-15. Info, dafschein@gmail.com.

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FELTED ORNAMENTS: Kiddos ages 8 and up manipulate wool into festive shapes. Milton Art Center & Gallery, 6-7:30 p.m. $15-19. Info, castlegarden_vt@ yahoo.com.

‘DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID’: See WED.29, 7:30 p.m.

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‘EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD (AND THEN SOME!)’: Stowe Theatre Guild takes audience members on a madcap romp through holiday tales, traditions and tunes. Stowe Town Hall Theatre, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $10-20. Info, tickets@stowetheatre.com.

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MUSIC WITH RAPH: Youngsters sing and play the morning away.

Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

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ESSEX COMMUNITY PLAYERS’ ‘IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: THE RADIO PLAY’: A guardian angel saves a hopeless man from despair in Frank Capra’s 1946 Christmas classic. Essex Memorial Hall, 7:30-10 p.m. $16-18. Info, 881-7116.

MONTSHIRE MAKERS: Tinkerers in grades 6 through 9 let their imaginations run wild when designing and building assigned items. Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, 6:30-8 p.m. $8-15.

Info, 649-2200.

SURVIVING THE FUTURE: Panelists at this symposium consider the days ahead in a conversation based on the book Surviving the Future: Culture, Carnival and Capital in the Aftermath of the Market Economy by David Fleming. Simpson Hall, Sterling College, Craftsbury Common, 7:15 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 800-648-3591.

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COLCHESTER COMMUNITY CHORUS: Voices soar in the program “Christmastide.” Colchester High School, 7:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 862-3910.

MAGIC: THE GATHERING: Decks of cards determine the arsenal with which participants, or “planeswalkers,” fight others for glory, knowledge and conquest.

Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6-8 p.m. Free.

Info, 878-6956.

PETER OZOLINS: The architect helps to build understanding of sustainable design in response to local cultures and climates. Norwich University, Northfield, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 485-2886.

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CHOCOLATE WALK: Main Street businesses tempt shoppers with complimentary cacao-based treats.

Downtown Bristol, 5-9 p.m. Free. Info, 760-6076.

JOHN & JENNIFER CHURCHMAN: Budding bookworms meet the authors of the Sweet Pea & Friends series. Stowe Free Library, 3:45-4:45 p.m.

Free. Info, 253-6145.

EDUCATION & ENRICHMENT FOR EVERYONE: Former Burlington mayor Peter Clavelle sounds off in “Sustainable Economies.” Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2-3 p.m. $5.

Info, 864-3516.

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FRIDAY NIGHT POWER YOGA: Practitioners get their sweat on during a full-body, flow-style mindful workout. Kismet Place, Williston, 5:15-6:15 p.m. $12.

Info, 343-5084.

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FELDENKRAIS AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT: Aches and pains, be gone! The physically challenged to the physically fit increase flexibility and body awareness with this form of somatic education. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 12:30-1:30 p.m. $10. Info, 560-0186.

EARLY-BIRD MATH: Books, songs and games put a creative twist on mathematics for tots ages 2 through 5. Richmond Free Library, 11-11:45 a.m.

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Vineyard, South Hero, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 372-9463.

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music

Find club dates in the music section.

FACULTY RECITAL: EMILY TAUBL: Bow in hand, the cellist charms classical connoisseurs alongside pianist David Kaplan. University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040.

FRIDAY NIGHT WINE DOWN: Locals welcome the weekend with the musical stylings of John Dobridge. Elfs Farm Winery & Cider House, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 518-563-2750.

GEORGE WINSTON: The prolific pianist tickles the ivories. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $55. Info, 382-9222.

IMANI WINDS: Known for their culturally poignant programming, the premier wind quintet brings big sound to works by Piazzolla and Rimsky-Korsakov.

See calendar spotlight. Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8-10 p.m. $6-28. Info, 443-3168.

MIRO SPRAGUE QUARTET: Original jazz numbers get fingers snapping. Brandon Music, 7:30 p.m. $20; $45 includes dinner; preregister; BYOB. Info, 247-4295.

PALMER STREET COFFEEHOUSE: CELIA EVANS: Simple yet heartfelt acoustic tunes find eager ears.

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. $10. Info, 518-561-6920.

PUERTO RICO BENEFIT: Howie Cantor, Christine Malcolm and other area musicians use their talents to raise money for Fondo de Resiliencia Puerto Rico and the theater group Auga, Sol y Sereno. Music Box, Craftsbury, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 586-7533.

SCRAG MOUNTAIN MUSIC: Soprano Mary Bonhag and double bassist Evan Premo welcome harpist Mélanie Genin and flutist Catherine Gregory in “Toward the Sea.” Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 426-4024.

THETFORD CHAMBER SINGERS: See WED.29, First Congregational Church of Woodstock.

WINTER JAZZFEST: Mambo Combo comes through with Latin and Caribbean rhythms. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-564-2180.

WINTER WINE DOWN MUSIC SERIES: Oenophiles let loose with live music by the Hubcats, awardwinning wine and mouthwatering eats. Snow Farm

‘MIDDLETOWN’: See THU.30.

‘SHREK, THE MUSICAL’ AUDITIONS: Actors vie for spots in Chazy Music Theatre and Adirondack Regional Theatre’s take on the hilarious adventures of a lovable ogre and his cast of misfits. Chazy Central Rural School, N.Y., 4-9 p.m. Free. Info, cmt@ chazymusictheatre.org.

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FRIDAY MORNING WORKSHOP: Wordsmiths offer constructive criticism on works in progress by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

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HIGH SCHOOL LEADERS CONFERENCE: Student social justice groups converge to address community issues. University of Vermont, Burlington, noon-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-2345.

art

Find visual art exhibits and events in the art section.

bazaars

BAKED BEADS JEWELRY & SCARF SALE: See THU.30, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

INTERNATIONAL BOUTIQUE: Goods from Greece, India, Nepal and beyond make for unique holiday gifts. Waitsfield Masonic Lodge, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Free.

Info, info@amurtel.org.

community

THE HUMAN LIBRARY: Participants exchange ideas with individuals who have volunteered for candid conversations about their own lives. Topics include homelessness, addiction, combat service and more.

Former Randolph Depot, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 728-5073.

VERMONT WORKERS’ CENTER COFFEE HOUR: Homelessness advocate Stephen Marshall outlines two proposed city ordinances over java and pastries. Vermont Workers’ Center, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 861-4892.

crafts

SEASONAL WREATHS: Four mead samples fuel crafters embellishing decorative vine formations.

Arrive at 1:45 p.m. to purchase tickets on-site.

Colchester’s Mead Hall, 2-3 p.m. $25; limited space.

Info, bmeeartdesign@gmail.com.

dance

BURLINGTON WESTIE FIRST SATURDAY DANCE: Hoofers hit the dance floor for a themed evening of blues and West Coast swing. North End Studio A, Burlington, introductory lesson, 6:30 p.m.; workshop, 7 p.m.; dance, 8-11 p.m. $8-12; free for first-timers. Info, burlingtonwestie@gmail.com.

CONTRA DANCE: Angela Decarlis calls the steps at a spirited social dance with music by Nova. Capital City Grange, Berlin, instruction session, 7:35 p.m.; dance, 8-11 p.m. $5-9. Info, 249-7454.

FALL DANCE CONCERT: See FRI.1.

QUEEN CITY TANGO HOLIDAY MILONGA: Participants clad in festive garb put their best feet forward in a lively social dance. Shelburne Town Hall, 7:30-11:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, qct@queencitytango.org.

education

NORTHERN VERMONT UNIVERSITY — JOHNSON BADGER INFORMATION SESSION: Prospective pupils visit campus for lunch, a tour and the chance to chat with staff. Johnson State College, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 635-1219.

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AN EVENING AT THE LIBRARY — A FUNDRAISING GALA: Patrons of the library fête poet Ellen Bryant Voigt at a soirée complete with food, drink and live music. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:309:30 p.m. $60. Info, 223-3338.

INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY MEETING PLACE: Brainstorming leads to forming activity groups for hobbies such as flying stunt kites and playing music. Presto Music Store, South Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 658-0030.

LEGAL CLINIC: Attorneys offer complimentary consultations on a first-come, first-served basis. 274 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 383-2118.

SHARING PARANORMAL STORIES: Folks reveal their mystical experiences in a supportive atmosphere. Private residence, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Free.

Info, jafapgh@yahoo.com.

WINOOSKI TRAIN SHOW: Locomotive lovers feast their eyes on model displays, books, videos and more at this fundraiser for the Winooski Dollars for Scholars program. Winooski High School, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $1-5; $10 per family; free for kids under 6. Info, cvcnrhsweb@gmail.com.

fairs & festivals

VERMONT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL: See FRI.1, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

film

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

‘EXTREME WEATHER 3D’: See WED.29.

‘THOR: RAGNAROK’ IN 3D: See FRI.1, 3-5:15 & 7:309:45 p.m.

WARREN MILLER’S ‘LINE OF DESCENT’: See WED.29, Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 6-8:30 & 9-11:30 p.m. $19.27. Info, 863-5966.

‘WONDER OF THE ARCTIC 3D’: See WED.29.

food & drink

CALEDONIA WINTER FARMERS MARKET: Fresh baked goods, veggies, beef and maple syrup encourage foodies to shop locally. St. Johnsbury Welcome Center, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, cfmamanager@gmail.com.

CAPITAL CITY WINTER FARMERS MARKET: Root veggies, honey, maple syrup and more change hands at an off-season celebration of locally grown food. City Center, Montpelier, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free.

Info, 793-8347.

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DECK THE HALLS: Families tap into the holiday spirit with decorated trees, themed crafts, live music and more. Shelburne Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Regular admission, $5-10; free for kids under 5 and active military. Info, 985-3346.

CHOCOLATE TASTING: With the help of a tasting guide, chocoholics of all ages discover the flavor profiles of four different confections. Lake Champlain Chocolates Factory Store & Café, Burlington, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 864-1807.

ESSEX COMMUNITY PLAYERS’ ‘IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: THE RADIO PLAY’: See FRI.1, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

HARRY POTTER GREAT WINTER BALL: Mary’s Restaurant joins forces with Stonecutter Spirits to serve five courses and cocktails pulled from the pages of J.K. Rowling’s best-selling series.

Costumes are encouraged. Mary’s Restaurant, Bristol, 6-8 p.m. $50-75. Info, 453-2432.

MIDDLEBURY WINTER FARMERS MARKET: Crafts, cheeses, breads, veggies and more vie for spots in shoppers’ totes. VFW Post 7823, Middlebury, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, mosefarm@gmail.com.

VA LOVES VT BEER LOVERS: See THU.30.

VERGENNES FARMERS MARKET: Local food and crafts, live music, and hot eats spice up Saturday mornings. Kennedy Brothers Building, Vergennes, 9 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 233-9180.

VERMONT FARMERS MARKET: See WED.29, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

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CORN HOLE TOURNAMENT: Teams toss beanbags in a double-elimination contest benefiting Barre Elks Club charities. Barre Elks Club, registration, 5 p.m.; games, 6 p.m. $10 per player. Info, 479-9522.

health & fitness

DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS YOGA: Teachers Taylor Downs and Lea Gundrum work spells, songs and quotes into a Harry Potterthemed flow class. Sangha Studio — North, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $12-15. Info, 448-4262.

FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Ma’am, yes, ma’am! Exercise expert Ginger Lambert guides active bodies in an interval-style workout to build strength and cardiovascular fitness. Middlebury Recreation Facility, 8-9 a.m. $12. Info, 343-7160.

HERBAL MEDICINE SWAP: Homemade wellness products change hands as local herbalists mix and mingle. Package products individually and label them with ingredients and instructions. Railyard Apothecary, Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 540-0595.

YIN YOGA: Students hold poses for several minutes to give connective tissues a good stretch.

Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 8-9:30 a.m. Donations.

Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

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FESTIVAL OF TREES: As bids rise, so do holiday spirits at this annual auction led by Bob Prozzo, who presents vacation getaways, gift certificates, home furnishings and more. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, cash bar, 5:30 p.m.; auction, 6:45 p.m. $10. Info, 775-0903.

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HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR IN BURLINGTON: Festive folks feast their eyes on products from more than 20 Vermont crafters and vendors. Burlington Elks Club, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 922-5759.

HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR IN GRAND ISLE: A Scholastic Book Fair offers new titles for avid readers alongside handcrafted wares and food concessions. Grand Isle School, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, grandislecraftfair@gmail.com.

HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR IN MORRISVILLE: Gift givers get their hands on jewelry, baked goods, white elephant items and more. The Manor, Morrisville, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 888-8700.

HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR IN UNDERHILL: Homemade soups and baked goods buoy browsers of quality handicrafts. Underhill Central School, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, team.ucs@cesuvt.org.

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HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: Carols played on an 1831 piano set a festive mood for a raffle, art viewing, an electric train and other activities. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Donations. Info, 388-2117.

HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR: The Twilight Players present an evening of seasonal music, dance and humor. Alexander Twilight Theatre, Lyndon State College, 7:30 p.m. Donations of new toys or nonperishable food items. Info, 626-3663.

CHRISTMAS AT THE FARM: Families celebrate the holidays 19th-century-style with ornament making and baked treats. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $4-15; free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 457-2355.

‘THE POLAR EXPRESS’ EVENT: All aboard! A family hayride paves the way for a reading of Chris Van Allsburg’s beloved book. Highgate Public Library, 5-6:30 p.m. $5-10; preregister. Info, 868-3970.

CHRISTMAS IN WESTON: A bucolic holiday gathering features horse-drawn wagon rides, a gingerbread-house competition, a petting zoo and visits from Santa. Various Weston locations, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 824-5288.

RICHMOND HOLIDAY MARKET: Santa makes an appearance as folks take horse-drawn wagon rides through town and check out specialty items from more than 60 artisans. Various Richmond locations, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 434-4483.

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ISLANDS HOLIDAY HOP: Local schools, churches and libraries serve up special events to support good causes. Call for details. Various Champlain Islands locations, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 999-5862.

REINDEER QUEST: See WED.29.

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SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN: Tots tell Saint Nick all about their Christmas wishes. Adults can soothe frayed nerves with samples of hard cider.

Cold Hollow Cider Mill, Waterbury Center, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 244-8771.

ST. ALBANS FESTIVAL OF TREES: See WED.29, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.

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COOLIDGE HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: Stepping back in time to the 1870s, folks explore the birthplace of America’s 30th president. Crafts, sleigh rides and kids’ activities round out the festivities. President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, Plymouth, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 672-3773.

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HOLIDAY FAIR: FAMILY FAIR & MARKET: Kids and caregivers encounter an artisan market, a bonfire, performances, crafts and the Crystal Cave of the Snow Queen. Lake Champlain Waldorf School, Shelburne, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2827.

BELLA VOCE: Members of this women’s chorus hit all the right notes in “Merry and Bright.” McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7:30 p.m. $15-18. Info, 863-5966.

CHRISTMAS TREE SALE: Animal lovers throw furry friends a bone by purchasing conifers at this benefit for All Breed Rescue. All Breed Rescue, Williston, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 658-0809.

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HOLIDAY FAIR: A display of holiday décor, tasty treats, plants, jewelry, toys and more offers something for everyone on your list. Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 225-6373.

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R.I.P.P.E.D.: Resistance, intervals, power, plyometrics, endurance and diet define this high-intensity physical-fitness program. North End Studio A, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. $10. Info, 578-9243.

‘EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD (AND THEN SOME!)’: See FRI.1, 2-4 & 7:30-9:30 p.m.

STAR OF WONDER CHRISTMAS MARKETPLACE: See FRI.1, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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VERGENNES HOLIDAY STROLL: The Little City celebrates the season in a big way with a craft fair, breakfast with Santa, library activities and more.

Various Vergennes locations, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Free.

Info, vergennespartnership@gmail.com.

VERY MERRY WATERBURY HOLIDAY STROLL: Music, refreshments, book signings, carolers and cookies spice up visits to local shops, restaurants and breweries. Downtown Waterbury, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Prices vary; most events are free. Info, 793-6029.

WINTER HOLIDAYS PARTY: Tots get hands-on with gingerbread while adults help decorate the library.

Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free; preregister for kids. Info, 878-4918.

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‘SWEET PEA AND FRIENDS: A FARM FOR MAISIE’ SIGNING & PAW PRINTING: Author John Churchman and his furry friend give out autographs at a children’s book reading. Bridgeside Books, Waterbury, 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 244-1441.

FRENCH STORY TIME FOR KIDS: From beginners to bilinguals, children ages 2 through 10 experience language immersion with seasoned teacher Caroline Juneau. Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. $5; free for Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region members. Info, info@aflcr.org.

HARRY POTTER CLUB: Wizards, witches and Muggles mingle over discussions, trivia, crafts and games inspired by J.K. Rowling’s best-selling series.

Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 878-6956.

DUTCH LANGUAGE CLASSES: See WED.29.

music

Find club dates in the music section.

BRIAN MCCARTHY QUARTET: Past events influence new works in selections from the saxophonist’s fresh album, Codex. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 8 p.m. $25. Info, 863-5966.

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DADDY LONG LEGS: Rick Ceballos, David Gusakov and Matt Witten combine talents with lively and innovative folk tunes. Ripton Community House, 7:30 p.m. $3-15. Info, 388-9782.

GEORGE RICHARD AND THE JOHNNY CASH TRIBUTE SHOW BAND: Musicians channel the Man in Black through renditions of his iconic songs.

Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $17-20. Info, 728-6464.

HOLIDAY CONCERT: Hark! The GMC choirs and chamber ensemble put on a powerful performance complete with opportunities for audience participation. Ackley Hall, Green Mountain College, Poultney, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 287-8249.

THE HORSE TRADERS: The classic-rock, soul, country and cover band jams out while concertgoers sip craft suds from Hired Hand Brewing. Vergennes Opera House, 8-10 p.m. $10. Info, 877-6737.

JERICHO ROAD CREW: Themes of hope, love and faith thread through Christian-based country, Celtic and rock songs. Funds raised benefit children and families in Haiti. Holy Family Parish Hall, Essex Junction, 7-9 p.m. $10. Info, richard.jesse@comcast.net.

MONTPELIER COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR: An uplifting program titled “Encourage Yourself!” honors the African American choral tradition. First Presbyterian Church, Barre, 7-9 p.m. $10-25. Info, info@vtgospel.com.

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PETER MAYHEW BAND: Fans revel in original rock, reggae and roots music at a CD release party for Full Moon Hometown. Plainfield Community Center, 8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 595-5633.

RUPERT WATES: Melodic and haunting folk songs are in the British singer-songwriter’s wheelhouse.

Brandon Music, 7:30 p.m. $20; $45 includes preshow dinner; preregister; BYOB. Info, 247-4295.

SCRAG MOUNTAIN MUSIC: See FRI.1, Green Mountain Girls Farm, Northfield, soup supper, 5:30 p.m.; concert, 7:30 p.m. Donations; preregister.

Info, farmers@eatstayfarm.com.

SOUND INVESTMENT JAZZ ENSEMBLE: Middlebury College’s big band transports listeners to the early days of bop with compositions by Thelonious Monk and Dizzy Gillespie. Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

VERMONT FIDDLE ORCHESTRA WINTER CONCERT: Bows in tow, the ensemble doles out traditional tunes. Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 7 p.m. $1215; free for kids 12 and under. Info, 229-4191.

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ADIRONDACK SURPRISE HIKE: Outdoor adventurers with lots of experience tackle a difficult all-day excursion followed by eats, drinks and a post-hike fire. Contact trip leader for details. Free; preregister. Info, robynnalbert@hotmail.com.

opera. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 1 p.m. $10-24.

Info, 382-9222.

‘MIDDLETOWN’: See THU.30.

‘SHREK, THE MUSICAL’ AUDITIONS: See FRI.1, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

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THRIFTY TREATS BOOK & MEDIA SALE: Reading, viewing and listening materials catch shoppers’ eyes. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095.

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FLEA MARKET: Bargain hunters browse gently used goods.

Funds raised benefit veterans and their families.

Burlington VFW Post, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 578-5995.

INTERNATIONAL BOUTIQUE: See SAT.2, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

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House, 5-7 p.m. $10. Info, assistant@centerforInfo, 651-9692. mindfullearning.org.

sports

LEARN TO CURL CLINIC: Competitors get acquainted with the on-ice sport. Wendell A. Barwood Arena, White River Junction, 5:45-8 p.m. $25; preregister. Info, uppervalleycurling.org.

talks

GREG BENNICK: An inspiring talk titled “Changing the World Without Having a Clue” enlivens an evening of activism and insight. Black Box Theater, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $10. Info, scrispe@gmail.com.

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‘AIR PLAY’: A husband-and-wife duo of clown acrobats defies gravity in a high-flying display of wind, currents and the objects that they move. Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 3 & 7 p.m. $13-40. Info, 603-646-2422.

‘BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS’ AUDITIONS: Adults and teens throw their hats into the ring for roles in BarnArts’ production of Neil Simon’s pre-World War II comedy about a baseball-loving Brooklyn boy.

The Grange Theatre, South Pomfret, 2-4 p.m. Free.

Info, info@barnarts.org.

‘BROADWAY NEAT, WITH A TWIST’: Theater lovers clink glasses while reveling in favorite show tunes in a relaxed cabaret setting. Partial proceeds support the Junior League of Champlain Valley.

ArtsRiot, Burlington, 3-5 & 8-10 p.m. $15. Info, 540-0406.

‘DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID’: See WED.29, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

‘HOTBALL: A NEW VERMONT MUSICKAL’: See FRI.1.

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA LIVE IN HD: ‘DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE’: An on-screen production captures the comedy and mysticism of Mozart’s fairy-tale

VA LOVES VT BEER LOVERS: See THU.30.

games

health & fitness

FULL MOON FLOW: Hip openers, a restorative pose and guided meditation are on the agenda in this lunar-inspired yoga class. Sangha Studio — Pine, Burlington, 8-9:15 p.m. $5-10. Info, 448-4262.

TRADITIONAL YOGA FLOW: Breath accompanies each transition during a vinyasa flow focused on body awareness and self-acceptance. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 9-10:15 a.m. Donations. Info, 244-8134.

BELLA VOCE: See SAT.2, 3 p.m.

Find visual art exhibits and events in the art section.

QUÉBEC CORONERS INQUESTS: A UNIQUE GENEALOGICAL RESOURCE: Family-tree fact-finders learn to glean clues from historical documents. Vermont Genealogy Library, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester, 10:30 a.m.-noon. $10. Info, 310-9285.

CHOCOLATE TASTING: See SAT.2.

holidays

art

seminars

food & drink

POKÉMON LEAGUE: See THU.30, noon-5 p.m.

POETRY EXPERIENCE: Rajnii Eddins facilitates a poetry and spoken-word workshop aimed at building confidence and developing a love of writing.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

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language

SAINT MICHAEL’S COLLEGE STRING ORCHESTRA: Fran Pepperman Taylor directs the ensemble in a recital including works from its current repertory. Chapel of Saint Michael the Archangel, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000.

dance

DANCE, SING & JUMP AROUND: Traditional music enlivens an afternoon of intergenerational dancing taught and called by Liz Benjamin and Ethan Guiles. Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, 3-4:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation; free for kids. Info, 223-1509.

WOMEN’S RITUAL CIRCLE DANCES: Attendees learn ancient and modern choreography for beautiful meditative dances. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:45-6 p.m. Free. Info, 777-4701.

fairs & festivals

VERMONT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL: See FRI.1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

film

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

‘EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: MICHELANGELO: LOVE AND DEATH’: Viewers get a glimpse at the Florentine sculptor and painter’s tempestuous life.

Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 4 p.m. $15. Info, 603-646-2422.

‘EXTREME WEATHER 3D’: See WED.29.

HOWARD FRANK MOSHER TRIBUTE TOUR: See FRI.1, Latchis Hotel & Theater, Brattleboro, 1 p.m. $12. Info, jcraven@marlboro.edu.

‘MENASHE’: A widower in Brooklyn’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community battles for custody of his son in a 2017 drama shown with subtitles as part of the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Winter Screening Series. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 2 p.m. $12. Info, 382-9222.

‘WONDER OF THE ARCTIC 3D’: See WED.29.

CHRISTMAS AT THE FARM: See SAT.2.

CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING & CAROLING: ’Tis the season for crafts, carols, cocoa, cookies and boughs ablaze with tiny lights. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

CHRISTMAS TREE SALE: See SAT.2.

DECK THE HALLS: See SAT.2.

ERIC MINTEL QUARTET: The pianist puts a fresh twist on holiday classics played alongside music from A Charlie Brown Christmas. First Congregational Church, Lebanon, N.H., 4 p.m. $1020. Info, 603-448-0400.

ESSEX COMMUNITY PLAYERS’ ‘IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: THE RADIO PLAY’: See FRI.1, 2 p.m.

HANDEL’S ‘MESSIAH’ IN CHARLOTTE: Vermont Symphony Orchestra and Burlington Chamber Orchestra musicians join vocalists for a rousing rendition of this seasonal favorite. Charlotte Congregational Church, 4 p.m. $15; $50 for four.

Info, 425-3176.

HANDEL’S ‘MESSIAH’ IN RUTLAND: Alastair Stout directs the Rutland Area Chorus, soloists and orchestra in this joyful work from the baroque period.

Grace Congregational Church, Rutland, 3:30-5 & 7-8:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 775-4301.

HANDMADE FOR THE HOLIDAYS: A THREE-HOUR CREATE-ATHON: DIYers select a project from options including juggling balls, birdseed pinecones, luggage tags, cloth bracelets, paper chains and wrapping paper. Kismet Place, Williston, 1-4 p.m.

Free. Info, transitionwilliston@gmail.com.

MELISSA ETHERIDGE: The Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter lifts spirits with selections from her 2008 album, A New Thought for Christmas.

Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $57.75-85. Info, 863-5966.

‘MUSIC IN A GREAT SPACE’: William Tortolano conducts as Gregorian chants, organ solos and seasonal carols carry through the chapel in this 58th annual Christmas concert. Chapel of Saint Michael the Archangel, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 3-4:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 654-2000.

‘NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION’: Chevy Chase stars in this 1989 comedy about a family’s disastrous yuletide trip. The Sparkle Barn, Wallingford, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, 446-2044.

‘THE POLAR EXPRESS’ EVENT: See SAT.2.

REINDEER QUEST: See WED.29.

ST. ALBANS FESTIVAL OF TREES: See WED.29, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

SUNY PLATTSBURGH GOSPEL CHOIR: Selections such as “Joy to the World,” “A Christmas Wish” and “Go Tell It on the Mountain” send spirits soaring.

E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 4-6:15 p.m. $5-18; free for kids under 5 in laps. Info, 518-564-2704.

UNIVERSITY CONCERT CHOIR & CATAMOUNT SINGERS: Professor David Neiweem directs student vocalists in “Winter’s Warm Music: A Celebration of Yuletide.” Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040.

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VERMONT PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA & CHORUS: See FRI.1, Barre Opera House, 2 p.m. $520. Info, 476-8188.

exercises. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, writelife1@hotmail.com.

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PEER-LED MINDFULNESS MEET-UP FOR TEENS: South Burlington High School junior Mika Holtz guides adolescents toward increased awareness through music, movement and other techniques. Stillpoint Center, Burlington, 9-10:30 a.m.

Donations. Info, 720-427-9340.

language

DIMANCHES FRENCH CONVERSATION: Parlezvous français? Native speakers and students alike practice the tongue at a casual drop-in chat.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 363-2431.

SPANISH GROUP CLASSES: Students roll their Rs while practicing en español. New Moon Café, Burlington, 2:45-4:30 p.m. $20. Info, maigomez1@ hotmail.com.

lgbtq

QTPOC BOWLING: LGBTQ people of color hit the lanes to topple pins. Carpooling is available from the Pride Center of Vermont at 9:30 a.m. Spare Time Family Fun Center, Colchester, 10 a.m.-noon. $7. Info, sunshine@pridecentervt.org.

music

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COMMUNITY SONG CIRCLE: Singers of all ages and abilities lift their voices in selections from the Rise Up Singing and Rise Again songbooks. Center for Arts and Learning, Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 595-5252.

MONTPELIER COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR: See SAT.2, Bethany United Church of Christ, Montpelier, 4-6 p.m.

SCRAG MOUNTAIN MUSIC: See FRI.1, Warren United Church of Christ, 4 p.m SUNDAY OPEN MIC BRUNCH: Listeners whet their whistles from a build-your-own-Bloody Mary bar while aspiring musicians test their talents onstage. Elfs Farm Winery & Cider House, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-563-2750.

THETFORD CHAMBER SINGERS: See WED.29, First Congregational Church of Thetford, 4:30 & 7:30 p.m.

VERMONT FIDDLE ORCHESTRA BENEFIT CONCERT: A bow-and-string extravaganza supports the Moretown United Methodist Church. Harwood Union High School, South Duxbury, 2-4 p.m. $8-10; $30 per family; free for kids 11 and under. Info, 461-5054.

WOMEN’S PICKUP SOCCER: Swift females shoot for the goal. Robert Miller Community & Recreation Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $3; $50 for unlimited drop-in pass. Info, 864-0123.

theater

‘DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID’: See WED.29, 2 p.m.

‘HOTBALL: A NEW VERMONT MUSICKAL’: See FRI.1, 2 p.m.

words

WRITING AS A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY: Wordsmiths of all genres and experience levels sharpen their storytelling skills with the help of creative

crafts

INTRO TO ORIGAMI WORKSHOP: Adults and teens ages 15 and up transform paper into three-dimensional creations. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 223-2518.

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12/10 SU Vermont Youth Orchestra

ORCHESTRACHORUSPALOOZA

A Celtic Family Christmas Flynn MainStage

dance

CONTACT IMPROV: See WED.29, Aikido of Champlain Valley, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $4.

Info, 864-7306.

NATALIE MACMASTER & DONNELL LEAHY

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SALSA MONDAYS: Dancers learn the techniques and patterns of salsa, merengue, bachata and chacha. North End Studio A, Burlington, fundamentals, 7 p.m.; intermediate, 8 p.m. $12. Info, 227-2572.

BRIAN MCCARTHY QUARTET

Codex Release FlynnSpace

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FLYNN SHOW CHOIRS

FlynnSpace (12/14-15)

12/15 FR Solaris Vocal Ensemble

HOLIDAY LIGHTS

WEST AFRICAN DANCE: Live djembe and dundun drumming drive a family-friendly class with teacher Seny Daffe of Guinea. Drop-ins are welcome.

Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 5:30-7 p.m. $10-16.

Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

WARREN MILLER’S LINE OF DESCENT

Waterbury Congregational

Flynn MainStage

education

BELLA VOCE

UVM Recital Hall

CAMPUS TOUR: Potential students ages 16 through 24 check out a facility offering free housing, meals, career technical training, high school diplomas, driver’s licenses and job placement.

Northlands Job Corps Center, Vergennes, 9:45 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 877-0121.

NORTHERN VERMONT UNIVERSITY — JOHNSON TRANSFER STUDENT DAY: Students considering making the switch to NVU-Johnson visit campus for lunch, a tour and the chance to chat with staff.

On-the-spot admission is available for those who apply in advance. Johnson State College, 9 a.m.-noon & noon-3 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 635-1219.

environment

INTRO TO SOLAR PV: Students in this 40-hour training learn the fundamentals of solar photovoltaic systems and installations. Vermont Technical College, Randolph, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 535-5315.

etc.

Merry and Bright McCarthy Arts Center (12/2-3)

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VERMONT ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY: FAST RADIO TELESCOPE IN CHINA: Stargazers meet to discuss celestial subjects. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

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MELISSA ETHERIDGE

VERMONT’S OWN NUTCRACKER

Flynn MainStage

Flynn MainStage (12/16-17)

KINKY BOOTS

Flynn MainStage (12/5-6)

Solaris Vocal Ensemble

HOLIDAY LIGHTS

12/6 WE Vermont Stage Company

College Street Congregational

WINTER TALES

FlynnSpace (12/6-10)

12/17 SU Solaris Vocal Ensemble

HOLIDAY LIGHTS

12/7 TH National Theatre Live

South Hero Congregational

Palace 9 Cinemas

‘EXTREME WEATHER 3D’: See WED.29.

UVM Recital Hall

CANTUS

12/9 SA Vermont Symphony Orchestra

HOLIDAY POPS

Flynn MainStage

‘WONDER OF THE ARCTIC 3D’: See WED.29.

ON SALE & COMING SOON

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.29, 6:30 p.m.

MAGIC: THE GATHERING — MONDAY NIGHT MODERN: Tarmogoyf-slinging madness ensues when competitors battle for prizes in a weekly

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‘THE PATHOLOGICAL OPTIMIST’: Andrew Wakefield, a doctor known for his study suggesting a link between the MMR vaccine and autism, is at the center of this 2017 documentary. The Savoy Theater, Montpelier, 7:30-9:45 p.m. $12.50. Info, 917-3230.

BCO: A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

12/8 FR Nebraska Theatre Caravan

film

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

ROBINSON MORSE’S SOUND OF MIND

IYAZ LIVE

Social Club and Lounge

YOUNG MARX

JOB HUNT HELP: See THU.30, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

MON.4

LÚNASA AND ASHLEY DAVIS

Old Dominion | VT Burlesque Festival Straight No Chaser

12/20 WE

VLAM! PERFORMING ART EVENT

Flynn MainStage Lobby 12/21 TH 12/22 FR

BARBARA KANAM Hampton Inn, Colchester

SHEN YUN

Flynn MainStage (12/22-23)

BARBARA KANAM

Edmunds Middle School Gym (12/22-23)

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BURLINGTON WOMEN’S POETRY GROUP: Female writers seek feedback from fellow rhyme-andmeter mavens. Email for details. Private residence, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, jcpoet@bellsouth.net.

INTERNATIONAL BOUTIQUE: See SAT.2, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

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‘AIR PLAY’: See SAT.2, 2 p.m.

arts

bazaars

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THE VERMONT CHORAL UNION: “What Cheer!” features seasonal pieces spanning the centuries.

The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Burlington, 3 p.m. $15-20; free for kids 14 and under. Info, info@ cathedralarts.org.

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health & fitness

ADVANCED SUN-STYLE TAI CHI, LONG-FORM: Elements of qigong thread through the youngest version of the Chinese martial art. Winooski Senior Center, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 735-5467.

ADVANCED TAI CHI CLASS: See FRI.1.

BUTI YOGA: See WED.29.

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RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.29.

SEATED TAI CHI: Movements are modified for those with arthritis and other chronic conditions.

Winooski Senior Center, 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 735-5467.

YIN YOGA: See SAT.2, noon-1:15 p.m. $10.

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holidays

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AMARYLLIS: VERMONT’S EARLY VOICE: Susanne Peck directs the local ensemble in “Alleluya: Christmas Hymns and Motets.” St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church on the Green, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $13. Info, 453-3513.

WED 29 BILL MCKIBBEN: 7PM RADIO FREE VERMONT

HOLIDAY STORY TIME: Traditional tales and contemporary narratives set the tone for music, rhymes and a snack. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

The renowned environmentalist’s debut novel playfully entertains the idea of Vermont secessionism.

REINDEER QUEST: See WED.29.

kids

December

BOOKS AND BEYOND! SCIENCE FOR PRESCHOOLERS: This program combines children’s literature and hands-on activities for scientific learning. Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, 10:15 & 11:30 a.m. Regular admission, $3-15. Info, 649-2200.

TUE 5 MARK BRAY: ANTIFA 7PM Join the historian and Occupy Wall Street organizer to discover the origins of this movement.

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SAT 16 FULL CIRCLE: MUSIC 1-3PM FOR WINTER HOLIDAYS

Browse for gifts while you enjoy live holiday music from many countries and times. Free.

Phoenix Books Burlington author events are ticketed unless otherwise indicated. Your $3 ticket comes with a coupon for $5 off the featured book.

Proceeds go to Vermont Foodbank.

SAT 9 MEGAN PRICE: 1-4PM VERMONT WILD VOL. 5

Meet and greet and book signing

SUN 10 TRACEY MEDEIROS: 1-2:30 THE VERMONT NON-GMO PM COOKBOOK

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Book signing, featuring free samples of treats from the book.

SUN 17 FULL CIRCLE: MUSIC FOR 1-3PM WINTER HOLIDAYS Phoenix Books Essex events are free and open to all.

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KNITTING FOR KIDS: Fiber fanatics use needles and looms to create hats and scarves. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:15-4:15 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

PRESCHOOL MUSIC: Tykes up to age 5 have fun with song and dance. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

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. Donations.

Info, 229-6206.

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GO CLUB: Strategy comes into play during a 4,000-year-old game suitable for players in grades 1 and up. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

STORIES WITH MEGAN: Lit lovers ages 2 through 5 open their ears for exciting tales. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

language

ADVANCED-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: Language learners perfect their pronunciation with guest speakers. Private residence, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. $20. Info, 324-1757.

LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE: Bring a bag lunch to practice the system of communication using visual gestures.

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m.

Free. Info, 223-3338.

lgbtq

11/20/17 5:11 PMUNCORKED FOR A CAUSE: Red or white? Revelers

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take their pick at an elegant Pride Center of Vermont benefit featuring tasty fare and a wide variety of vinos for auction. Burlington City Arts, 6-8:30 p.m. $20 or a bottle of wine. Info, 860-7812.

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seminars

INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED WEST COAST SWING: Funloving folks learn the smooth, sexy stylings of modern swing dance. North End Studio A, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $11-16. Info, burlingtonwestie@gmail.com.

TAKING THE STAGE WITH JOY & CONFIDENCE: A WORKSHOP FOR ARTISTS, SPEAKERS, M E US MUSICIANS & OTHER CREATIVE EN SWING DANCING: Quick-footed IC |V AB PROFESSIONALS: Three quick and ERM TR S participants experiment with different E O NT F I D D LE O R C H easy tips help performers transform lastforms, including the Lindy hop, Charleston minute panic attacks. Holistic School of Business, and balboa. Beginners are welcome. Champlain Montpelier, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 225-5960.

Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 448-2930. |

Studio, Waterbury, 9-10 a.m. $10. Info, 505-1688.

BEGINNER WEST COAST SWING & FUSION DANCING: Pupils get schooled in the fundamentals of partner dance.

North End Studio B, Burlington, 8-9 p.m. $11-16. Info, burlingtonwestie@gmail.com.

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11/18/15 11:22 AMbreathing principles engage participants. Zenbarn

SAMBATUCADA! OPEN REHEARSAL: Burlington’s samba street band welcomes new drummers. Neither experience nor instruments are required. 8 Space Studio Collective, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-5017.

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CHAMBER ENSEMBLES: Evelyn Read directs UVM students in trios and quartets by Haydn, Mozart, Dvořák and Kodály. University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040.

moving bikes and tackling other projects. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Bike Recycle Vermont, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 264-9687.

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MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS FOR SENIORS: Attendees choose the topics for group-driven discussions offering accurate information and helpful resources. Champlain Senior Center, McClure Multigenerational Center, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 316-1510.

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Info, 540-0498.

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LOTTE DYRBYE: The professor of medicine looks at causes and consequences of physician fatigue in “Burnout: Why It Matters to Patients and Heath Care Organizations.” Davis Auditorium, Medical Education Center Pavilion, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, 8-9 a.m. Free. Info, 656-9266.

TIMOTHY MIHUC: Curious minds dive into “LongTerm Patterns in Lake Champlain Plankton: The Role of Invasive Species and Climate Change.” 30 City Place, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-564-5279.

tech

TECH HELP WITH CLIF: See WED.29.

theater

‘BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS’ AUDITIONS: See SAT.2, 7-9 p.m.

words

MONDAY NIGHT POETRY WORKSHOP: Wordsmiths analyze creative works-in-progress penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

SHAPE & SHARE LIFE STORIES: Prompts from Recille Hamrell trigger recollections of specific experiences, which participants craft into narratives. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

‘TALK OF THE PORCH 2.0’: A ‘NEW YORKER’ FICTION DISCUSSION GROUP: Local writers Stark Biddle and Julia Shipley direct a dialogue on the short story “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” by J.D. Salinger. Craftsbury Public Library, 7 p.m . Free. Info, 586-9683.

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bazaars

INTERNATIONAL BOUTIQUE: See SAT.2, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

business

RENTAL INCOME SEMINAR: Those seeking financial freedom and security get wise to the ways of real estate investment. Preferred Properties, South Burlington, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 318-7654.

education

VISITING MORNING: Class observations and faculty meet and greets give parents a taste of the learning community. High School Campus, Lake Champlain Waldorf School, Shelburne, 8:30-10 a.m.

Free. Info, 985-2827.

environment

INTRO TO SOLAR PV: See MON.4.

etc.

DANCE, PAINT, WRITE: DROP-IN: Creative people end their day with an energetic meditation, music, movement, intuitive painting, free writing and destressing. Expressive Arts Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $15.

Info, 343-8172.

film

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

‘EXTREME WEATHER 3D’: See WED.29.

‘I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO’: James Baldwin’s unfinished novel Remember This House informs a 2016 documentary about race in modern America.

Sterling College, Craftsbury Common, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 533-9370.

KNIGHTS OF THE MYSTIC MOVIE CLUB: Cinema hounds view campy features at this ode to offbeat productions. Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 356-2776.

‘WONDER OF THE ARCTIC 3D’: See WED.29.

food & drink

TIKI TUESDAYS: Imbibers sip tropical cocktails mixed with Stonecutter Spirits liquor and topped with tiny umbrellas. Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 4-11 p.m. Free. Info, sas@stonecutterspirits.com.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.29, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY NIGHT BINGO: Participants cover squares and dip into refreshments. Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3322.

health & fitness

50/50 POWER/YIN YOGA: Physical therapist Kyle McGregor designed this class to address the needs of cyclists and those with a sedentary lifestyle through a strengthening warm-up and restorative poses. Kismet Place, Williston, 4-5 p.m. $12. Info, 343-5084.

FEAST TOGETHER OR FEAST TO GO: See FRI.1.

AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT LESSON: From reducing pain to improving mobility, this physical practice reveals new ways to live with the body. Come with comfy clothes and an open mind.

The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $10. Info, 504-0846.

TUESDAY VOLUNTEER NIGHTS: Helping hands pitch in around the shop by organizing parts,

BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE SUN-STYLE TAI CHI, LONG-FORM: Improved mood, greater muscle

community

strength and increased energy are a few of the benefits of this gentle exercise. South Burlington Recreation & Parks Department, 10:30 a.m.-noon.

Free. Info, 735-5467.

BEGINNERS TAI CHI CLASS: See THU.30.

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BRANDON FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Hop to it! Get fit with strength, endurance, agility and coordination exercises. Otter Valley North Campus Gym, Brandon, 5-6 p.m. $12. Info, 343-7160.

DE-STRESS YOGA: A relaxing and challenging class lets healthy bodies unplug and unwind. Balance Yoga, Richmond, 5:45-7 p.m. $14. Info, 434-8401.

PEACEFUL WARRIOR KARATE: Martial-arts training promotes healthy living for those in recovery.

Turning Point Center, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

PRENATAL YOGA: Moms-to-be prepare their bodies for labor and delivery. Women’s Room, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $15. Info, 829-0211.

REIKI CLINIC: Thirty-minute treatments promote physical, emotional and spiritual wellness.

JourneyWorks, Burlington, 3-5:30 p.m. $10-30; preregister. Info, 860-6203.

R.I.P.P.E.D.: See SAT.2, 6-7 p.m.

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VINYASA FLOW: See THU.30.

SOLD OUT! FEMALE FOUNDERS SPEAKER SERIES SEASON TWO: EVENT #1:

Building a Global Brand in Vermont WED., NOV 29 HOTEL VERMONT, BURLINGTON

REINDEER QUEST: See WED.29.

kids

CREATIVE TUESDAYS: Artists exercise their imaginations with craft materials. Kids under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:15-4:45 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

LIBRARY ELEMENTARY EVENT PLANNERS: Middle schoolers in grades six through eight brainstorm fun activities for younger students.

Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 878-6956.

PRESCHOOL STORY HOUR: HATS & MITTENS: Imaginations blossom when kids up to age 6 engage in themed tales and activities. Fairfax Community Library, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 849-2420.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Books and creative projects help tykes gain early literacy skills.

Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

SEWING CLUB: Needle-and-thread neophytes stitch together new skills in a two-part class.

Fairfax Community Library, 3-4:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 849-2420.

STORY TIME FOR BABIES & TODDLERS: Picture books, songs, rhymes and puppets arrest the attention of children and their caregivers. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 9:10-9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

Farm-Scale Decision Making Workshop THURS., NOV 30 VYCC MONITOR BARN, RICHMOND

You are Wise to Ask: Reflecting on What Your Subconscious Wants You to Know THURS., NOV 30 NECTAR & ROOT, WINOOSKI

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‘LA CAUSERIE’ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Native speakers and learners are welcome to pipe up at an unstructured conversational practice. El Gato Cantina, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0195.

PAUSE-CAFÉ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Frenchlanguage fanatics meet pour parler la belle langue. Meet in the back room, ¡Duino! (Duende), Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 430-4652.

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LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ITALIAN: Speakers hone their skills in the Romance language over a bag lunch. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

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hand yoga postures to strengthen and open the lungs. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $10-12; preregister. Info, info@hungermountain.coop.

Find visual art exhibits and events in the art section.

RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.29.

bazaars

WEDNESDAY GUIDED MEDITATION: See WED.29.

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INTERNATIONAL BOUTIQUE: See SAT.2, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

NONET & POST-BOP ORCHESTRA: Music lovers get their fix with a varied program conducted by Ray Vega.

University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 656-3040.

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GREENER DRINKS: See WED.29.

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IT TAKES A VILLAGE: Helping hands use card stock to construct a town for the library’s train table. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

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DALLAS GOLDTOOTH: In Champlain College’s signature Native American History Month event, the activist and comedian serves up “Resistance, 11/27/17 10:27 AM Renewal and Laughter: Our Fight to Protect Mother Earth.” Champlain Room & Terrace at Champlain College, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, diversity@champlain.edu.

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‘KINKY BOOTS’: SOLD OUT. A failing factory owner and a fabulous drag queen join forces to create a line of sturdy stilettos in this Tony-Award winning musical with songs by Cyndi Lauper. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $25-90. Info, 863-5966.

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BOOKS ABOUT LIVING & DYING WELL: Outreach coordinator Heather Kralik covers various volumes that address the end of life. Author videos and a discussion follow. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

MARK BRAY: The historian surveys the antifascism movement from its origins to the present day in Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook. See calendar spotlight. Phoenix Books, Burlington, 7 p.m. $3.

Info, 448-3350.

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THE HEALING PROPERTIES OF D.6 T | HO KINK & SEXUAL ENERGETICS: Kenzie LIDAYS | OLIDAY EVEN DROP-IN HIP-HOP DANCE: See WED.29.

H McDonald highlights sexual play as a gateway to herbs, self-love and self-care. Railyard education Apothecary, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $18-20. Info, WALK-THROUGH WEDNESDAY: Attendees learn 540-0595. the ABCs of the independent educational instituINTRODUCTION TO FACEBOOK FOR SENIORS: tion through a campus tour and a Q&A. Orchard Folks ages 50 and up who are comfortable using Valley Waldorf School, East Montpelier, 8:30-10:30 the keyboard and mouse and have an email ada.m. Free; preregister. Info, 456-7400. dress learn the ABCs of the social-networking tool.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free; environment preregister. Info, 865-7217.

INTRO TO SOLAR PV: See MON.4.

MONTPELIER SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER MEMBER POETRY READING: Penmen and -women share original works aloud. Light refreshments are served. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-2518.

THE MOTH: DIRT: Wordsmiths have five minutes to tell true tales inspired by a shared theme. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $10. Info, 540-0406.

STORYTELLING VT: Locals tell true tales before a live audience. Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, deenastories@gmail.com.

VEGAN VERSES II: Vermont poets Alison Prine and Lizzy Fox share original stanzas. An open mic follows. Pingala Café, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0110.

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CHITTENDEN COUNTY STAMP CLUB MEETING: First-class collectibles provide a glimpse into the postal past at this monthly gathering. GE Healthcare Building, South Burlington, 6:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 660-4817.

NEWS & BREWS: Citizens chat up Vermont businesspeople and policy makers over cups of joe.

Generator, Burlington, 8-9 a.m. Free. Info, 540-0761.

film

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

‘DIOR AND I’: Shown as part of the Architecture + Design Film Series, this 2014 documentary focuses on the Christian Dior fashion house. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 6 p.m. Free. Info, adfilmseries@ gmail.com.

‘EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: CANALETTO & THE ART OF VENICE’: Art hounds embark on a journey into the life and work of view painter Giovanni Antonio Canal. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 11 a.m. $8-13.

Info, 382-9222.

SUNRISE YOGA: See WED.29.

ZUMBA EXPRESS: See WED.29.

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DECORATING FOR THE HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: Locals lend a hand with adorning the Milton Historical Society in preparation for a community event. Milton Historical Society, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 363-2598.

HOLIDAY EVENT: Revelers browse for gifts, gaze at art and dine from chef Vicky Regia’s special menu.

Compass Music and Arts Center, Brandon, 2-8 p.m.

Free. Info, 247-4295.

LOST NATION THEATER’S ‘IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY’: A guardian angel saves a hopeless man from despair in Frank Capra’s 1946 Christmas classic, which comes to life before a live studio audience. Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier City Hall, 7 p.m. $10-15; free for kids 11 and under with a paying adult. Info, 229-0492.

MAKE A HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENT: Festive floral designs take shape with help from Sharon Niquette of Buds & Roses. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space.

Info, 878-4918.

REINDEER QUEST: See WED.29.

‘SCROOGE: A CHRISTMAS CAROL’: Large-scale puppets star in No Strings Marionette’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ timeless tale about Ebenezer Scrooge and a trio of ghosts. Fuller Hall, St. Johnsbury Academy, 10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m. $4. Info, 748-2600.

‘WINTER TALES’: Folk singers Patti Casey and Pete Sutherland join members of the Young Writers Project in Vermont Stage’s annual seasonal celebration of stories and songs. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $28.80-37.50; $55 for Sunday night gala.

Info, 863-5966.

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HOUR OF CODE: Tech-savvy tots ages 8 and up hone their skills as part of a worldwide event.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 865-7216.

READ TO DAISY: Budding bookworms join a friendly canine for ear-catching narratives. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6956.

STORY TIME: See WED.29.

STORY TIME & PLAYGROUP: Engrossing plots unfold into fun activities for tots ages 6 and younger.

Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 10-11:30 a.m.

Free. Info, 426-3581.

STORY TIME FOR PRESCHOOLERS: See TUE.5.

‘WONDER OF THE ARCTIC 3D’: See WED.29.

YOGA FOR KIDS: Yogis ages 2 through 5 strike a pose to explore breathing exercises and relaxation techniques. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1111:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

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‘EXTREME WEATHER 3D’: See WED.29.

BURGER & BEER: See WED.29.

COMMUNITY SUPPER: See WED.29.

BEGINNER ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: See WED.29.

VERMONT FARMERS MARKET: See WED.29.

DUTCH LANGUAGE CLASSES: See WED.29.

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GERMAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Community members practice conversing auf Deutsch. Local History Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.29.

health & fitness BUTI YOGA: See WED.29.

GENTLE CHAIR YOGA: Yogis limber up with modified poses. Waterbury Public Library, 11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 244-7036.

GENTLE YOGA: See WED.29.

GINGER’S EXTREME BOOT CAMP: See WED.29.

NIA WITH LINDA: See WED.29.

THE POWER IS IN YOUR HANDS: Reflexologist and yoga instructor Frances McManus demonstrates

INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: See WED.29.

INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: See WED.29.

LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: SPANISH: See WED.29.

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music

Find club dates in the music section.

FREE ENERGY DRUMMERS OPEN REHEARSAL: See WED.29.

SONG CIRCLE: Singers and musicians congregate for an acoustic session of popular folk tunes.

Godnick Adult Center, Rutland, 7:15-9:15 p.m.

Donations. Info, 775-1182.

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WOMEN’S PICKUP BASKETBALL: See WED.29.

talks

AMY HUNGERFORD: Hailing from Yale University, the First Wednesdays series speaker explores the voices and themes at the heart of the Franny and Zooey author’s work in “J.D. Salinger’s Family Dramas.” Norwich Congregational Church, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 649-1184.

BARRY DIETZ: Lit lovers lend their ears for “Charles Dickens and the Writing of A Christmas Carol,” delivered as part of the First Wednesdays series. Trinity Episcopal Church, Rutland, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 773-1860.

Vermont Snowflake Pendants are Custom Made in White Gold and Diamonds Starting at $275

CARRIE ANDERSON: In the First Wednesdays series lecture “Rembrandt and Vermeer in their Place and Time,” the Middlebury College professor explores 17th-century Amsterdam and Delft. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291.

JANE CARROLL: The Dartmouth College professor shares her expertise in “Reformation and Response: What Luther Did to Art,” a First Wednesdays series lecture. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

JERRY SCHNEIDER: Old stereotypes give way to a new understanding of bats and their role in the environment. Attendees decorate T-shirts with dyes and bat cutouts. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 6:45 p.m. Free; $4 for a T-shirt. Info, 426-3581.

KENT MCFARLAND: Coming from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, the speaker spreads his wings in a discussion on the natural history and conservation of the state’s butterflies. Bentley Hall, Johnson State College, 4-5:15 p.m. Free. Info, 800-635-2356.

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MARCELO GLEISER: The Dartmouth College professor shares his knowledge in the First Wednesdays series talk “Physicists’ Dream of a Theory of Everything.” Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095.

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WILLARD STERNE RANDALL: Part romance and part tragedy, Alexander Hamilton’s life takes center stage in “Hamilton: The Man and the Musical.”

Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Free.

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TECH HELP WITH CLIF: See WED.29.

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ADULT WHEEL DROP-IN: Curious about the pottery wheel? Spend a Friday night with our pottery instructors learning the basics of wheel throwing with clay. This is a great introduction to our studio for those who don’t have time for an eight-week class or who just want to have fun with other beginner potters. There is a $5 additional fee per clay piece to be kept, fired and glazed.

No registration necessary, but space is limited. First come, first served. Groups larger than six people are encouraged to set up a private workshop. Fri., Jan. 26-May 18 (no class Mar. 6), 7:30-9 p.m. Cost: $10/person; $9/members. Purchase a drop-in card and get the 6th visit free.

Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7157.

FAMILY WHEEL DROP-IN: Explore BCA’s clay studio while hanging out with the family.

Try the pottery wheel or create fantastic clay sculptures while

our staff gives demonstrations.

There is a $5 additional fee per clay piece to be kept, fired and glazed. No registration necessary, but access to wheels is limited. Groups larger than six people are encouraged to set up a private workshop. All ages.

Fri., Jan. 26-May 18, 5-7 p.m.

Cost: $10/person; $9/members.

Purchase a drop-in card and get the 6th visit free. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7157.

ABSTRACT PAINTING: Explore the many exciting possibilities of abstract painting through a variety of fun demonstrations and exercises designed to help you open up and work intuitively.

Experiment with paint of your choice (water-soluble oils, acrylics or watercolor) and a variety of other mixed media.

Learn from fellow students and discuss techniques and ideas in a supportive setting. Beginners are welcome. Thu., Jan. 25-Mar. 1, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $225/person; $202.50/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

ADOBE LIGHTROOM: Learn how to easily upload, organize, edit and print your digital photographs using Adobe Lightroom.

RAW file management, exposure/white balance corrections and printing high-quality archival inkjet prints on our Epson printers will be covered.

Students will leave with the skills and confidence to join the digital lab as a member. Bring a Mac-compatible portable drive with your images to the first class. No experience necessary.

Mon., Mar. 19-Apr. 23, 6-9 p.m.

Cost: $275/person; $247.50/ members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

BANGLES: Come check out the jewelry and fine metals studio by making your silver, copper or brass bangle. Open to all skill levels. All materials included.

Thu., Feb. 15, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Cost: $37/person; $33.30/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington.

Info: 865-7166.

COLOR FILM PROJECTS: Learn how to scan, edit and print your color film and receive feedback on your work in this introduction to working with color film in a digital workflow. Film scanning basics, editing techniques and printing on our large format Epson archival color printers will be covered. This class will also explore ideas in contemporary photography through special

readings, and we will discuss the technical, aesthetic and conceptual aspects of your work in supportive critique sessions.

Thu., Mar. 29-May 17, 6-9 p.m.

Cost: $360/person; $324/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington.

Info: 865-7166.

CONTEMPORARY FIGURE PAINTING: Intermediate and advanced painters, revitalize your painting practices with a contemporary approach to the figure. Use fresh color and dynamic composition to strengthen your personal expression. Work from live models each week, explore a variety of contemporary techniques with non-toxic water soluble oils and get supportive feedback in a small group environment. Figure drawing experience is recommended. Wed., Mar. 21-May 2, (no class Apr. 25), 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Cost: $270/person; $243/BCA members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405, Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

CRAZY CREATURES: Create awe-inspiring creatures out of the pages of your favorite book, from your favorite movie or your imagination. Will your creature have two or four heads? Will it be an animal or vegetable?

You get to decide in this fun one-day camp that lets you get creative, through drawing, painting and craft. Ages 6-8.

Wed., Apr. 25, 8-3 p.m. Cost: $70/ person; $63/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

DARKROOM CRASH COURSE: Explore the traditional, analog black-and-white darkroom!

Learn how to properly expose black-and-white film, process film into negatives, and make silver gelatin prints. Students will leave with the skills and confidence to join the darkroom as a member. All film, paper and darkroom supplies included.

Bring your manual 35mm or medium format film camera to the first class. No experience necessary. Mon., Mar. 19-Apr. 9, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $180/person; $162.50/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

DARKROOM PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECTS: Refine your blackand-white darkroom skills and receive feedback on your work in this supportive, project-based class open to all levels of experience. Guided sessions to help you improve your printing and film processing techniques and discussion of the technical, aesthetic and conceptual aspects of your work will be included. Bring a selection of recent darkroom prints to the first class. Thu., Jan. 25-Mar. 15, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $360/person; $324/members.

Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

DIGITAL PRINTING CRASH COURSE: Are you comfortable with organizing, editing and sizing your digital photographs in Photoshop or Lightroom but have never printed your work?

Are you curious about testing paper surfaces or printing large?

This intensive workshop will go through all of the basics of printing to the large format, archival inkjet Epson printers at the BCA Photo Labs. Bring a selection of digital files prepped and ready to print on a Mac-compatible external hard drive. Option 1: Wed., Jan. 31, 6-9 p.m.; Option 2: Fri., Mar. 30, 10-1 p.m. Cost: $45/person; $40.50/members.

Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

DIGITAL SLR CAMERA: Explore the basic workings of the digital SLR camera and learn how to take the photographs you envision. Demystify f-stops, shutter speeds, sensitivity ratings and exposure, and analyze the basics of composition. Bring your camera and owner’s manual to the first class. Pair with Adobe Lightroom to learn how to edit and print your images. Option 1: Mon., Jan. 22-Mar. 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (no class Feb. 19); Option 2: Thu., Feb. 8-Mar. 15, 3:30-5:30 p.m.; Option 3: Tue., Apr. 3-May 15, 10-noon (no class Apr. 24).

Cost: $180/person; $162/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington.

Info: 865-7166.

DIY DESIGN: MINI SUCCULENT GARDEN: Whether you are a master gardener or think you have a black thumb, you can design and grow your succulent garden. Using easy-to-care-for succulent plants and a variety of fun containers, you will come away with a fully planted mini garden of your own and plant care instructions. All materials provided. Registration required.

Mon., Feb. 12, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $30/ person; $27/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

DIY DESIGN: SCREENPRINTED TOTE BAGS: Learn to pull a print from an existing silk screen and decorate your tote bag! We’ll discuss the process of creating silk screening from start to finish, and, using one of four designs, you will use fabric ink to create your washable tote bag that will be ready to take home and use at the end of the workshop. All materials provided. Registration required. Mon., Mar. 12, 6-8 p.m.

Cost: $30/person; $27/members.

Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

DIY DESIGN: SUNPRINTS: Create unique prints using photo-sensitive paper and everyday objects.

Local artist Laura Hale will lead you through this simple way to create beautiful artwork and will show you how to frame the results. All participants will leave with one framed sun print. All materials provided. Registration required. Mon., Apr. 30, 6-8 p.m.

Cost: $30/person; $27/members.

Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

DIY DESIGN: TERRARIUMS: Join artist Laura Hale and create your custom-designed terrarium.

You’ll learn how to choose the

right plants and create the right soil conditions for them to thrive. You’ll leave with your custom creation and care instructions for keeping it healthy and vibrant. All materials provided.

Registration is required. Mon., May 14, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $30/ person; $27/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

DOCUMENTARY STORYTELLING: Learn how to tell a compelling story with your photographs!

This six-week class will introduce participants to the process of documentary storytelling and include discussions of subject matter, composition, editing and story structure. Group discussion and critiques as well as shooting assignments, readings and writing exercises will give participants the opportunity to begin a new photographic project or refine works in progress. Film or digital photography acceptable. Thu., Feb. 8-Mar. 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $180/person; $162/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

DRAWING: Learn a variety of drawing techniques including basic perspective, compositional layout and use of dramatic light and shadow. Students will work mostly from observation and will be encouraged to work with a variety of media including pencil, pen and ink, ink wash, and charcoal in this small group setting.

All levels of experience, including beginners, are welcome. Wed., Jan. 24-Mar. 7 (no class on Feb. 14), 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $255/ person; $229.50/members.

Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

EXPERIMENTAL DRAWING: Expand on your drawing skills, while discovering the possibilities of abstract drawing styles and compositions. A variety of drawing mediums, sizes and techniques will be explored, with plenty of flexibility to incorporate individual visions. Benefit from constructive feedback and gentle coaching in this supportive environment. Class price includes basic drawing materials. Prerequisite: Some drawing experience is recommended. Thu., Jan. 25-Feb. 15, 9:30-12:30 p.m. Cost: $180/person; $162/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

GLAZE CHEMISTRY: For ceramics artists, glazing can be a daunting and mysterious process: part alchemy, part magic and part pure luck. During this two-hour lecture, we will pull back the curtain to reveal the science behind this mysterious process.

We will cover families or types of glazes, the breakdown of components in a glaze, common and less-common raw materials, and the basics of what you can do to start making and troubleshooting your glazes. Mon., Apr. 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $25/person; $22.50/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

GRAPHIC NOVEL: Learn the art of visual storytelling through this immersive class in the comics discipline. Students will learn a broad range of techniques for communicating with both words and pictures, with an emphasis on using pen and ink. The class will also review the work of a variety of cartoonists as inspiration for student work. Some basic drawing experience is encouraged; students should be comfortable with and enjoy doodling. BCA will provide all basic materials. Wed., Mar. 21-Apr. 25, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $255/person; $229.50/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

HIGH SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHY: Tell your story with photographs in this six-week session for high school students! You will explore your ideas, go on group photo shoots, process and print digital photos and zines in our digital lab, experiment with film photography in our darkroom, and participate in supportive discussions and critiques. All supplies and cameras provided.

Scholarships are available. Ages 14-18. No experience required.

Fri., Feb. 2-Mar. 16 (no class Mar. 2), 4:30-6:30 p.m. Cost: $150/ person; $135/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

JEWELRY: Learn the basics of creating metal jewelry.

Techniques covered will include sawing, piercing, filing, annealing, soldering, texturing, cold connections, basic hollow construction, ring sizing and more, so that students can create at least two completed pieces. The class includes copper and brass and use of all basic tools, as well as studio access during the weeks of your class. Tue., Jan. 23-Feb. 27, 5:30-8 p.m. Cost: $255/person; $229.50/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington.

Info: 865-7166.

LIFE DRAWING DROP-IN: Spend the evening with other local artists drawing from one of our experienced models. Please bring your drawing materials and paper. No preregistration is necessary. Ages 18 and up. Fri., Jan. 26-May 18, 7:30-9 p.m. Cost: $10/ person; $9/members. Purchase a drop-in card and get the 6th visit free. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington.

Info: 865-7166.

MINI WORLDS: Shrink down with us and create small beautiful worlds. Campers will be encouraged to explore a variety of craft media to develop tiny, intricate terrariums, doll houses or fairy worlds. Ages 6-11. Thu., Apr. 26, 8-3 p.m. Cost: $70/ person; $63/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

MIXED-LEVEL JEWELRY: This is a less-structured fine metals jewelry class for students who would like to work on a specific project, brush up on their techniques or learn some new techniques with the aid of an instructor there to coach them. Open to all skill

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Tue., Mar. 13-Apr. 17, 5:30-8 p.m.

Cost: $255/person; $229.50/ members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington.

Info: 865-7166.

MIXED-LEVEL WHEEL THROWING: Mixed-Level Wheel supports students across a range of skill and experience levels who have thrown on the wheel. This eight-week course is rooted in fundamentals and encourages individual projects.

Demonstrations and instruction will cover centering, throwing, trimming and glazing, as well as forms and techniques determined by students. Prerequisite: wheel-throwing experience required. Option 1: Wed., Jan. 24-Mar. 21 (no class Feb. 14), 1:30-4 p.m.; Option 2: Wed., Mar. 28-May 16, 9:30-noon; Option 3: Wed., Apr. 4-May 23, 1:30-4 p.m.; Option 4: Thu., Mar. 29-May 17, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $340/person; $306/members. Class includes first bag of clay; additional bags can be purchased separately.

Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

OIL PAINTING: Learn how to paint with non-toxic, watersoluble oils. With an emphasis on studio work, this class will begin with fun exercises. Using direct observational skills, we’ll

work on still life and referencing photographs, and we’ll explore the landscape. Discover a variety of painting techniques and learn how to apply composition, linear aspects, form and color theory to your work. Beginners are welcome. Tue., Jan. 23-Mar. 20, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $340/person; $306/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

PAINTING: This one-day camp is designed for the young painter who wants to go beyond the typical tempera. Join us at BCA’s painting studio to experiment with watercolors and acrylic on paper or canvas, large or small.

Have fun while learning new techniques that will help you make even better paintings.

Ages 6-11. Tue., Apr. 24, 8-3 p.m.

Cost: $70/person; $63/members.

Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

PAINTING SEMINAR: COLOR HARMONY: Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of color in this one-day, hands-on seminar.

Focus on the vital role of color harmony and how to achieve it.

Guided exercises will stimulate awareness of color changes and temperatures and will show how to mix colors simply and accurately. Also, learn how various application techniques affect the appearance of color. Sat.,

PHOTOGRAPHY: Explore photography in our black-andwhite darkroom and digital lab!

Campers will go on guided photo shoots and will create prints in this fun, hands-on day. Ages 9-11.

Wed., Apr. 25, 8-3 p.m. Cost: $70/ person; $63/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

May 5, 9:30-4 p.m. Cost: $100/ person; $90/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

PHOTOGRAPHING PAINTINGS & PRINTS: Learn how to take professional-quality digital images of your paintings or prints in this hands-on workshop in our lighting studio. Whether you’re applying to art school, submitting work for an exhibition or putting together a website, you’ll leave this workshop with techniques that improve your images and enhance your presentations.

Bring up to five 2-D pieces no larger than 40 x 60 inches. Wed., Apr. 11, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $45/person; $40.50/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

PHOTOGRAPHING POTTERY & CERAMIC ART: Learn how to take professional-quality digital images of your ceramic work in this hands-on workshop in our lighting studio. Whether you’re applying to art school, submitting work for an exhibition or putting together a website, you’ll leave this workshop with techniques that will improve your images and enhance your presentations.

Bring a selection of pieces. Wed., Apr. 18, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $45/person; $40.50/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

PHOTOSHOP CRASH COURSE: Learn the basics of photo editing and printing using Adobe Photoshop in this three-evening intensive workshop. You’ll learn to upload and save images for print and the web, navigate the workspace and adjustment layers, and use basic editing tools. Bring images on a Maccompatible portable drive to class. No experience necessary.

Mon., May 7-21, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $135/person; $121.50/members.

Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

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Students will have all day to get their hands-on clay, spinning it into small bowls or cups to be fired and glazed by the studio. All items will be dishwasher safe and lead-free. Ages 6-11. Mon., Apr. 23, 8-3 p.m.

Cost: $70/person; $63/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington.

Info: 865-7166.

PRINTMAKING: This introductory class will show you a whole range of printing techniques that can be used on their own or in combination to create unique artwork. Over six weeks, you’ll be introduced to the studio’s equipment and materials and learn techniques such as block printing with linoleum, collograph (a low-relief intaglio technique) and monoprinting. Thu., Jan. 25-Mar. 1, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $255/person; $229.50/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

POTTERY WHEEL: This day is all about learning the basics of the ever-popular pottery wheel.

RINGS: Come check out the Students will have all day to get jewelry and fine metals studio their hands into clay, spinning by making your silver ring. Open it into small bowls or cups to be to all skill levels. All materials fired and glazed by the studio.

Valid May 5/1/18 - 12/21/18.are included. Thu., May 3, 5:30All items will be dishwasher safe and lead-free.

Ages Limited number of6-11. passes 8:30 p.m. Cost: $37/person; $33.30/members. Location: Fri., Apr. 27, 8-3 p.m. Cost: $70/ available at this rate.

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SILKSCREENING: Expert screen printer Aaron David will introduce you to silkscreening and show you how to design and print t-shirts, posters, fine art and more! Students will learn a variety of techniques for transferring and printing images using hand-drawn, photographic or borrowed imagery. Students will learn how to apply photo emulsion, how to use a silkscreen exposure unit and how to print on a variety of surfaces. No experience necessary. Option 1: Wed., Jan. 24-Mar. 21, (no class Feb. 14), 6-8:30 p.m.; Option 2: Thu., Mar. 29-May 17, 6-8:30 p.m.

Cost: $340/person; $306/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington.

Info: 865-7166.

WATERCOLOR: Learn how to paint with watercolor. This class will focus on observational painting from still life, figure, landscape and photos. Students will paint on watercolor paper and gain experience with composition, color theory, layering, light and shade. The class may move outdoors to paint en plein air on nice days! No experience necessary. Thu., Mar. 29-May 3, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $225/person; $202.50/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

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WHEEL THROWING: This class is an introduction to clay, pottery and the ceramics studio.

Students will work primarily on the potter’s wheel, learning basic throwing and forming techniques, while creating functional pieces such as mugs, cups and bowls. Students will also be guided through the various finishing techniques using the studio’s house slips and glazes.

No previous experience needed.

Option 1: Wed., Jan. 24-Mar. 14, 9:30-noon; Option 2: Wed., Jan. 24-Mar. 21 (no class Feb. 14), 6-8:30 p.m.; Option 3: Thu., Jan. 25-Mar. 15, 6-8:30 p.m.; Option 4: Wed., Apr. 4-May 23, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $340/person; $306/ members. Class includes first bag of clay; additional bags can be purchased separately.

Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

WOODCUT: Discover the unique process of woodblock printing with local artist Ashley Stagner.

Students will focus on fundamental relief printing techniques and will be able to transform their designs into unique prints.

The class will then progress to more sophisticated processes, including multi-color printing and 2-3 color reduction block printing. Wed., Apr. 4-May 9, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $225/person; $202.50/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

VERMONT MAKER’S SERIES: Vermont Crafted Goods announces the second and third classes in our ongoing Maker’s Series: Wild Crafted Wreaths with Nina Foster of Trillium Finch, and Intro to Cured Meats with Andrew Plotsky of Stitchdown Farm. Sat. & Sun., Dec. 2 & 3, 2-4 p.m. Cost: $55/2-hour class & materials.

Location: Vermont Crafted Goods Co., Woodstock. Info: Elizabeth Daniels, 619-572-2704, studio@ vermontcrafted.com, vermontcrafted.com.

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WINTER WREATH WORKSHOPS: StrayCat Flower Farm and guest designer Jayson Munn invite you to our studio to create your own traditional moss-based wreath with seasonal foliages, foraged botanicals and dried flowers from our farm. We’ll work with red-twig dogwood, ilex berries, silver dusty miller, sumac, sweet annie artemisia and more! Call to register. Sat. & Sun., Dec. 2 & 3, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. & 2-5 p.m.

Cost: $75/person; nibbles & libations included! Participants receive a Gardeners Supply Co. store coupon, valid thru Dec. 2017. Location: StrayCat Flower Farm, 60 Intervale Rd. at the old train depot, Burlington. Info: 578-5558.

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ADULT: BEGINNER CLAY: Instructor: Rik Rolla. Learn how to throw clay on the wheel.

Explore centering, throwing, trimming and glazing. Gain confidence with hands-on demonstrations and one-on-one time with the instructor. Leave with several finished pieces.

Gas reduction kiln and electric oxidation kiln are available for firing. Fri., Jan. 12-Mar. 9 (no class Mar. 2), 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $335/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School , 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: CLAY ALTERNATIVE FIRING: Instructor: Rik Rolla.

Explore clay on the wheel in a creative, mixed-level, supportive environment. Examine properties of form function, color and glazes. Fire finished pieces in

the primitive pit, the Raku Kiln with the option to explore other firing techniques. Gas reduction kiln and electric kilns are also available. Mon., Jan. 8-Mar. 5, (no class Feb. 26), 6-8 p.m. Cost: $335/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd, Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: DRAWING FOUNDATIONS: Instructor: Neil Berger. Learn the fundamental skills of observational drawing.

Explore the technical and conceptual foundation of drawing using a variety of drawing materials such as graphite, charcoal, pen and ink. Develop personal goals while examining creative concepts through demonstrations. Materials not included.

Mon., Jan. 8-Mar. 5 (no class Feb. 26), 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $248/ person; member discount avail.

Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: MIXED-LEVEL WHEEL: Instructor: Rik Rolla. Further develop the fundamentals of wheel-throwing. Explore techniques through demonstrations and hands-on assistance. You set the pace and gain experience through guided individualized practice. Gas reduction kiln and electric oxidation kiln are available for firing, including an option to explore other firing methods. Wed., Jan. 10-Mar.7 (no class on Feb. 28), 6-8 p.m. Cost: $335/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: PAINTING PRACTICE: Instructor: Neil Berger. Together we will explore painting as performance: a series of gestures more like a dance than a marathon. We will look at pictures as holistic arrangements of shapes and colors instead of “subject matter” and learn to trust the intimate, awkward and natural encounter with paint.

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ADULT: SHAKER HALL TABLE: Instructor: Ryan Cocina. Learn a comprehensive introduction to woodworking. This course explores basic principles of lumber selection, hand-tool and machinery usage, milling, joinery, and finishing. You will build a Shaker-style hall table, taking the project from blueprint through completion, while gaining familiarity with the woodshop environment.

Wed., Jan. 10-Mar. 21 (no class Feb. 28), 6-9 p.m. Cost: $565/ person; member discount avail.

Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

WORKSHOP: BRANCH TO SPOON: Instructor: Rob Palmer.

Learn to carve spoons from locally sourced green wood using hand tools you keep and traditional Swedish carving methods. Learn to identify appropriate species of wood for carving spoons and other utensils. Learn about the anatomy of a spoon and carving safety and techniques. Sat., Feb. 24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $175/workshop; incl. materials & a set of carving tools to take home. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

WORKSHOP: METALS: Instructor: Sarah Sprague. In this two-day workshop, students will learn the basics of metalsmithing. You will learn how to saw, file and solder and make a small sculpture or pendant. All materials will be supplied for this workshop. Bring a brown bag lunch. Sat. & Sun., Jan. 13 & 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $355/ person, member discount avail.

Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

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WORKSHOP: WATERCOLOR STILL LIFE: Instructor: Frances Cannon. New to watercolor?

Learn how to translate a threedimensional object onto a twodimensional surface through basic drawing techniques, how to set up a color palette and how to apply basic color theory. We will also explore various approaches to texture and composition. Sat., Jan. 20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $100/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

dance DSANTOS VT SALSA: Experience the fun and excitement of Burlington’s eclectic dance community by learning salsa. Trained by world famous dancer Manuel Dos Santos, we teach you how to dance to the music and how to have a great time on the dance floor! There is no better time to start than now. Mon. evenings: beginner class, 7-8 p.m.; intermediate, 8:15-9:15 p.m. Cost: $12/1-hour class. Location: North End Studios, 294 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Jon Bacon, 355-1818, crandalltyler@hotmail. com, dsantosvt.com.

DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Salsa classes, nightclub-style, group and private, four levels.

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

LEARN TO DANCE W/ A PARTNER!: Come alone or come with friends, but come out and learn to dance! Beginning classes repeat each month, but intermediate classes vary from month to month. As with all of our programs, everyone is encouraged to attend, and no partner is necessary. Private lessons also available. Cost: $50/4week class. Location: Champlain

Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington.

Info: First Step Dance, 598-6757, kevin@firststepdance.com, firststepdance.com.

BELLY DANCE CLASSES: Belly dance expresses the beauty, grace, power and sensuality of the Divine Feminine through movement. The class provides a space for femme empowerment and encourages inhabiting our bodies with love and creativity.

Students will learn the art of group improvisation by learning the language of combos and cues. Starts Nov. 20, Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m. Cost: $15/1.5-hour class. Location: Sacred Mountain Studio, 215 College St., 3rd floor, Burlington. Info: Valerie Kis, 8553027, BellyDanceWithValerie@ gmail.com.

drumming DJEMBE & TAIKO: Classes in Burlington, Hyde Park and Montpelier. Drums provided.

Classes for adults (also for kids with parents) Mon., Tue. & Wed. in Burlington. Wed. a.m. or Friday a.m. in Hyde Park. Thu. in Montpelier. Most classes are in the evenings or after school.

Conga classes, too! Visit our schedule and register online.

Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3G, Burlington; Capital City Grange, 6612 Rte. 12, Berlin; Moonlight Studios, 1670 Cleveland Corners Rd., Hyde Park. Info: 9994255, burlingtontaiko.org.

embodiment THE EVERYTHING SPACE: Skillful and accessible somatic education curated by Abbi Jaffe and Amanda Franz. Join us for Re-Embodiment Training, Being Trauma-Informed Training, Contact-Improv Foundations Series, Mindful-Eating, PlaybackTheater, Contact-Improv Jams, Bodies-in-Wild Retreat, CoMotionDance for Families, SomaticMovement Series, Dance-Connect, Shake-It-Off, Monthly Community Practices of Resilience with Potluck, private sessions and more. Trauma-Informed.

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family FAMILY DAY: Join the Helen Day Art Center for an afternoon full of sweet treats and seasonal art activities in conjunction with the Festival of Trees and Light exhibit. We’ll create holiday decorations and build gingerbread houses. It’s an afternoon not to be missed! Sat., Dec. 9, 1-4 p.m.; drop-in anytime. Free. Location: Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe. Info: programs@ helenday.com.

fitness LEVEL 1 NIA: Nia is a transformational, joyful and expressive dance fitness practice that combines martial arts, dance arts and healing arts. Level 1 Nia is a great class for beginners or those looking to move at a less vigorous pace with fewer step combinations. Come experience the joy of movement with Nia. Wed., 11 a.m.-noon. Cost: $14/1-hour class. Location: South End Studio, Burlington. Info: 540-0044.

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RAISE YOUR VOLTAGE: Understand your body’s electromagnetic system to increase energy, feel healthier and overcome physical, mental and emotional limitations. An empowering oneday workshop with Burlington’s pioneering researcher and international thought leader in the frontier fields of Biofield Science and therapeutic sound, Eileen Day McKusick. Sun., Dec. 10, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Cost: $75/ early registration until Dec. 1; $90/regular registration/door.

Location: Black Box Theatre at Main Street Landing, (above the Skinny Pancake), Burlington.

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language ADULT FRENCH CLASSES: Oh la la! Early Winter French classes in a beautiful, cozy studio. Warm up your brain and learn French wth interactive and supportive exercises. Experienced instructor, has lived/worked in West Africa and Paris. Hands on, brains on, fun. Contact Maggie to reserve your spot and to learn more. Wed., Nov. 29-Jan. 10.

Beginner: 5-6:30 p.m.; Advanced Beginner/Intermediate: 6:30-8 p.m. No class Dec. 27. Cost: $180.

Location: Wingspan Studio, 4A Howard St., Burlington. Info: 233-7676, maggiestandley@ gmail.com.

LEARN SPANISH & OPEN NEW DOORS: Connect with a new world. We provide high-quality, affordable instruction in the Spanish language for adults, students and children. Traveler’s lesson package. Our 11th year.

Personal instruction from a native speaker. Small classes, private lessons and online instruction. See our website for complete information, or contact us for details. Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Center. Info: 585-1025, spanishparavos@gmail.com, spanishwaterburycenter.com.

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martial arts ACHIEVE YOUR POTENTIAL: Change your life at Wu Xing Chinese Martial Arts. Join other thoughtful, friendly adults to learn traditional arts taught in a contemporary manner. We teach tai chi, kung fu, meditation, dynamic physical exercises and effective self-defense techniques to maximize your mental tranquility and clarity, physical health and fitness, and selfconfidence. Fri., 6-7 p.m. & 7-8 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.-noon & noon-1 p.m. Cost: $12/1-hour class; $40/ mo. (incl. all classes offered); $5/ trial class. Location: 303 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: 355-1301, info@wxcma.com, wxcma.com.

VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU: Brazilian jiujitsu is a martial arts combat style based entirely on leverage and technique. Brazilian jiujitsu self-defense curriculum is taught to Navy SEALs, CIA, FBI, military police and special forces. No training experience required.

Easy-to-learn techniques that could save your life! Classes for men, women and children.

Students will learn realistic bully-proofing and self-defense life skills to avoid them becoming victims and help them feel safe and secure. Our sole purpose is to help empower people by giving them realistic martial arts training practices they can carry with them throughout life.

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Iimitations! Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Rd., Williston. Info: 598-2839, julio@ bjjusa.com, vermontbjj.com.

MARTIAL WAY: Colchester and Milton locations. Classes in self-defense, Karate, Kung Fu, Jiu Jitsu and Tai Chi. We have 14 different age and experience levels, so the training is always age – and skill-appropriate. Beginner or experienced, fit or not yet, young or not anymore, we have a class for you! Days and evenings; see website for schedule and fees. Location: Martial Way Self Defense Center, 73 Prim Rd., Colchester, Colchester. Info: David Quinlan, 893-8893, info@martialwayvt.com, martialwayvt.com.

meditation LEARN TO MEDITATE: Through the practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out and dissolves, you are connecting with your heart. By simply letting yourself be, as you are, you develop genuine sympathy toward yourself.

The Burlington Shambhala Center offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom. Shambhala Cafe (meditation and discussions) meets the first Saturday of each month, 9 a.m.-noon. An open house (intro to the center, short dharma talk and socializing) is held on the third Sunday of each month, noon-2 p.m. Instruction: Sun. mornings, 9 a.m.-noon, or by appt. Sessions: Tue. & Thu., noon-1 p.m., & Mon.-Thu., 6-7 p.m. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 658-6795, burlingtonshambhalactr.org.

tai chi SNAKE-STYLE TAI CHI CHUAN: The Yang Snake Style is a dynamic tai chi method that mobilizes the spine while stretching and strengthening the core body muscles. Practicing this ancient martial art increases strength, flexibility, vitality, peace of mind and martial skill.

Beginner classes Sat. mornings & Wed. evenings. Call to view

a class. Location: Bao Tak Fai Tai Chi Institute, 100 Church St., Burlington. Info: 864-7902, ipfamilytaichi.org.

well-being RAISE YOUR VOLTAGE: Understand your body’s electromagnetic system to increase energy, feel healthier and overcome physical, mental and emotional limitations. An empowering oneday workshop with Burlington’s pioneering researcher and international thought leader in the frontier fields of Biofield Science and therapeutic sound, Eileen Day McKusick. Sun., Dec. 10, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Cost: $75/ early registration until Dec. 1; $90/regular registration/door.

Location: Black Box Theatre at Main Street Landing, (above the Skinny Pancake), Burlington. Info: raiseyourvoltage.eventbrite.com.

yoga SANGHA STUDIO | NONPROFIT, DONATION-BASED YOGA: Sangha Studio builds an empowered community through the shared practice of yoga. Free yoga service initiatives and outreach programs are offered at 17 local organizations working with all ages. Join Sangha in both downtown Burlington and the Old North End for one of their roughly 60 weekly classes and workshops. Become a Sustaining Member for $60/month and practice as often as you like! Daily.

Location: Sangha Studio, 120 Pine St. and 237 North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 448-4262, Info@ sanghastudio.org.

HONEST YOGA: Honest yoga offers practices for all levels.

We just expanded to have two practice spaces! Your children can practice in one room while you practice in the other. No need for childcare. Yoga and dance classes ages 3 and up. Brand-new beginners’ course: This includes two specialty classes per week for four weeks plus unlimited access to all classes. We have daily heated and alignment classes kids classes in yoga and dance.

We hold yoga teacher trainings at the 200- and 500-hour levels,

as well as children and dance teacher training courses. Check our our website for dance classes and yoga summer camps! Daily classes & workshops. $50/new student (1 month unlimited); $18/ class; $140/10-class card; $15/ class for student or senior; or $110/10-class punch card; $135/ mo. adult memberships; $99/ mo. kid memberships. Location: Honest Yoga Center, 150 Dorset St., Blue Mall, next to Hana, South Burlington. Info: 497-0136, honestyogastudio@gmail.com, honestyogacenter.com.

EVOLUTION YOGA: Practice yoga in a down-to-earth atmosphere with some of the most experienced teachers and therapeutic professionals in Burlington. Daily drop-in classes including $5 community classes, Yoga Wall and Yoga Therapeutics classes led by physical therapists. Join our Yoga for Life Program to dive deeper into your practice or register for our Yoga Teacher Training for Healthcare Providers. We offer specialty workshops, series and trainings, rooted in the art and science of yoga as a healing practice for body, mind, and spirit. Cost: $15/ class; $140/10-class card; $5-10/ community classes. Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn St., Burlington. Info: 864-9642, evolutionvt.com.

BALANCE YOGA CLASSES/ WORKSHOPS: Offering a variety of yoga classes and wellness workshops to meet individual needs, from beginners to experienced yogis seeking to deepen their practice. Our welcoming community offers support to experience and explore yoga, meditation, sound therapy and bodywork. First class free for Vermonters! Schedule private and group sessions at balanceyogavt.com. See website for daily class schedule. Cost: $15/ drop-in class; $130/10-class card; $70/5-class card; $120/monthly unlimited. Workshop cost will vary. Location: Balance Yoga, 840 W. Main (1 minute from exit 11), Richmond. Info: Lynn Clauer, 922-0516, balanceyogavt@gmail. com, balanceyogavt.com.

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The one-day workshop covers basic techniques for creating dry-laid walls using stone native to Vermont. Workshops are held in warm greenhouses in Hinesburg. Space is limited; gift certificates available. Sat., Jan. 20, Feb. 10, & Mar. 3 & 17, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $100/oneday class. Location: Red Wagon Plants, 2408 Shelburne Falls Rd., Hinesburg. Info: Queen City Soil & Stone, Charley MacMartin, 318-2411, macmartin@igc.org, queencitysoilandstone.com.

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ow that we’ve officially moved into the holiday season, there’s something I need to get off my chest: I hate Christmas. I don’t know how I got this way. I certainly wasn’t born hating mistletoe, tinsel and eggnog. But I’ve made up my mind, and there’s nothing anyone can do to change it.

To wit: An X-ray of my chest reveals that my heart is not only three sizes too small, but also that it’s made of coal. I actively root for the burglars in Home Alone. My personal “director’s cut” of “Frosty the Snowman” ends with little Karen crying over the melted remains of her beloved magical friend. If Ebenezer Scrooge were running for state senate, he’d have my vote. And the Grinch is basically the man of my dreams — but only in the first part of the movie, before he gets brainwashed by those insufferable Whos down in Whoville.

Am I making myself clear?

Yuletide cheer makes me want to vomit.

The most frustrating part of the holidays is that I seem to be the only curmudgeon in town. Imagine my displeasure when I discovered how many Vermont-based musicians are so full of Christmas spirit that they feel compelled to make seasonally appropriate albums. My cold, dead heart tells me that most of these releases are nothing more than cynical cash grabs — even the ones that are free to download or raise money for charity.

At the behest of my friends and family (and editors), I’m going to give snow, Santa Claus and figgy pudding one more chance by investigating some locally sourced wintry works. Not that I think it’ll do any good. !

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“THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY”

A curmudgeon’s guide to local holiday music

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“I (DON’T) HATE CHRISTMAS”

Physics Club, A Very Special Time Together

OK, I feel personally trolled by this one. Composed of Swale’s Amanda Gustafson and Jeremy Frederick, plus Adam Cooper Wood, Physics Club completely miss the mark on the piano-driven “I (Don’t) Hate Christmas.” Gustafson willingly succumbs to the worst things December 25 has to offer, despite early hints that she might be on my side. Candy canes, popcorn strings, inflatable Santas — she digs all that crap, apparently, despite an admitted predisposition similar to mine. I imagine that those whose hearts are filled with cheer will find the Billy Joelinspired cut quite endearing.

Not me, though. Because I do hate Christmas.

“SNOW ANGEL”

Swale, Kiss Mess

Speaking of Swale, don’t even get me started on “Snow Angel” from their 2015 Christmas EP, Kiss Mess.

You’d think that anyone who hates the holiday’s cloying conventions would appreciate a haunting, minor-key, postbluegrass ditty about a lost love. Wrong! The revelatory composition only strengthens my resolve. swale.bandcamp.com/album/kiss-mess

“GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER” Beard & Glasses, Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer

Lane Gibson Jr. and Lane Gibson Sr., Christmas With the Gibsons

Ugh. This father-and-son duo, the elder of whom owns one of the highest-quality recording studios in the state, celebrate holiday joy and family togetherness through eight traditional Christmas carols on 2016’s Christmas With the Gibsons. In other words: Gag me.

I can imagine most listeners smiling and bobbing their heads to the pair’s modern reinvention of “The Little Drummer Boy” — but it only makes me roll my eyes. I’m sure you’ll disagree, but I find the Gibson’s

up-tempo, folk-rock rendition, which creatively circumvents cliché by excluding percussion, to be an unwelcome update on the overplayed classic.

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IF EBENEZER SCROOGE WERE RUNNING FOR STATE SENATE,

HE’D HAVE MY VOTE.

Did this southern Vermont duo really think it could get away with reinventing a novelty song like Elmo & Patsy’s “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer” as a foreboding, mariachi-infused piece of outlaw country?

As if. Is there anything worse than a smartly reimagined take on a worn-out piece of Americana? Yes: Christmas is the worst. beardandglasses.bandcamp.com/track/grandma-got-runover-by-a-reindeer

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sonic remapping in certain ways,” said Sam, noting that the initial discussion of stirring things up began almost two years ago.

“We love the folk thing, [and] we got really into how to make a duo show cool,” said Zack. “But then we started getting a lot of outside influence coming in: rock bands, indie-rock bands, jazz musicians, improvisational musicians — whatever.”

As those influences gradually trickled into the duo’s songwriting, changes — such as the occasional use of electric guitar and effects pedals — began to augment their docile sound.

“I think we’re just trying to evolve,” Zack mused. “Not even trying — it’s just happening. It makes a lot of sense.

[We’ll] keep all those lovely elements we’ve developed over the years — [like] the tight harmony singing — but definitely incorporate more rhythm.”

Morse and drummer DAN DAVINE round out the new project’s rhythm section.

The fate of the DuPont Brothers — the band — is not exactly clear at this time.

“In live settings [and] longer sets, we’ll probably play some DuPont Brothers stuff,” said Sam. “It’s not about destroying that band. That music isn’t dead. We’ll dive back into it if a song

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Quick show of hands: Who’s excited for New Year’s Eve? Despite my disdain for arbitrary edicts regarding when to party hearty — that is, most major holidays — I’m uncharacteristically jazzed about it this year. It’s probably because of the high volume of kick-ass music happening that week. I don’t want to get ahead of myself, because I’m planning a full rundown of yearend shenanigans in a few weeks. But there’s something in particular that demands your immediate attention: SOUNDBROTHER. You’re probably aware that KAT WRIGHT will close out 2017 with backto-back hometown shows on Saturday and Sunday, December 30 and 31, at the Higher Ground Ballroom in South Burlington. Wright and her INDOMITABLE SOUL BAND, are more than capable of getting a party started without any openings acts. But, of course, the burden is not solely on the soulsters.

Higher Ground recently announced the local support acts for the twonight extravaganza. Opening duties on December 30 fall to Vermont veterans of blues the EAMES BROTHERS BAND. And, on the big night, NYE, it’s indie-rock newcomers JULIA CAESAR and SoundBrother, the rockin’ new incarnation of the DUPONT BROTHERS.

Back in June, ZACK DUPONT told Seven Days that the fraternal duo’s next record would be a “game changer” and that he and brother SAM DUPONT planned to release it under a new name. Now that their first show as SoundBrother is little more than a month away, I decided to catch up with the brothers to find out what to expect from the new project.

As we sat in a busy Burlington coffee shop, a few mundane, icebreaker questions elicited a fun non sequitur: The brothers love scrapple, a meat product composed of questionable ingredients that’s extremely popular in the mid-Atlantic states.

“It’s this weird pork loaf, and you cut slices of it off and fry it,” said Sam. “People love it in [our home state of ] Delaware. It’s all about the scrapple sandwich.”

“It’s a dirty, dirty treat,” said Zack. (I might add that both brothers can do a pitch-perfect Delaware accent. If you’re not sure what that sounds like, google it — or ask a DuPont to demonstrate it for you.)

Given that the two have been performing as an acoustic folk duo for almost five years — and sometimes a trio with bassist ROB MORSE, a longtime collaborator — it makes sense that they might be itching for a change.

“We’ve been playing around with the idea of doing a name change and a

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“WINTER WEATHER”

Taryn Noelle and Friends, Feels Like Home

There’s nothing like the magic of a group of friends coming together at the holidays — to make me wretch, that is. It’s especially true when they’re all extremely talented jazz musicians collaborating on a seasonal album fronted by the award-winning, multitalented Taryn Noelle — one of the most celebrated and beloved arts educators in Vermont. I’m sure Noelle and company’s equatorial, bossa-nova take on the classic Benny Goodman/ Peggy Lee swing tune will warm you up on a frosty December eve — but not me.

I’m still ice cold. Lukewarm at best.

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Don’t try to win me over with wordplay and the cross-pollination of Christmas music with tropical genres. It didn’t work on me when Noelle and company tried it, and a darling, reggae-infused rendition of “Deck the Halls” won’t, either. The skilled musicians of this Vermont-based collective — which includes Kat Wright band members Josh Weinstein and Bob Wagner, among others — think they’re soooo clever. Do they honestly believe people want to hear a highly nuanced, cheeky version of a beloved tune that plays with our preconceived notions of what a holiday classic can be? I’m nonplussed. averyvermontholiday.bandcamp.com

“I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS”

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The Crumbs, Christmas 2013

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I have nothing in common with this acoustic, Christmas-loving duo. Featuring two members of the defunct old-time band the Burlington Bread Boys, the Crumbs freakin’ love holiday merriment.

They’re so enamored of Jack Frost,

chestnuts and silver bells that they’ve served up jingle-iscious EPs three of the last four years. My thoughts on the duo’s stripped-down version of Bing Crosby’s dreamy and romantic classic: Hard pass.

Do the Crumbs expect me to swoon over their evocative, thoughtful version of a cherished song synonymous with 20th-century nostalgia? I mean, I guess I did swoon a little. But that had more to do with the singer’s velvety voice and nothing to do with Christmas, I swear! theburlingtonbreadboys.bandcamp.com/ album/a-bread-boy-christmas

“O HOLY NIGHT” (FEAT. CAIT HOFFMAN)

Joshua Glass, Merry Christmas from Burlington

Wait a minute. Something happens to me when I listen to Cait Hoffman’s reverbdrenched, a cappella performance of the classic carol. It’s a weird, unfamiliar feeling — kind of like hunger, but not localized to my stomach. I feel it everywhere. The singer’s emotional resonance makes me suddenly aware of the emptiness inside me. jglassmusic.bandcamp.com/album/merrychristmas-from-burlington

“SILENT NIGHT”

Carol Ann Jones, Christmas in Vermont

OK, I know I’m supposed to hate this. But somehow Carol Ann Jones’ rendition of “Silent Night” engenders a strange emotion in the foul chasm that is my soul. It feels like … the opposite of hate? Do we have a word for that in the English language?

The track’s folksy three-part harmonies, interplay between guitar and mandolin, and all-around gleaming production kind of makes me want to wrap presents, make mulled cider, and curl up in front of the fireplace with family and friends. Whatever it is, I’m going to chase this peculiar feeling. Maybe I’ll be able to define it before Christmas Day. store.cdbaby.com/cd/carolannjones4

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Attention, passengers. The train is leaving the station — the NAVYTRAIN, that is. (I apologize for making such a corny joke. It was low-hanging fruit, and I’m better than that.) The acoustic folkrock trio will strum its last chord on Thursday, November 30, at Nectar’s in Burlington.

Navytrain burst onto the local scene in fall 2016. Their gorgeous song “Runaway” and its accompanying live video signaled that they were a noteworthy new band.

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Davidson says to expect more singles before a solo album surfaces. He’s confident that it’s the right decision to permanently park Navytrain in the metaphorical rail yard.

“Pushing on in a disingenuous way feels wrong — almost exploitative,” he writes. “There’s no bad blood or anything. It’s just the next step.” !

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Navytrain’s founding members — guitarist COLE DAVIDSON, percussionist RAY BELANGER and bassist ZEBULON CARNEY — were seniors at the University of Vermont when they formed the group.

As graduation approached at the end of the 2016-17 school year, the band’s life expectancy was a looming question — particularly when Belanger left it after graduation.

“Drummers have come and gone since he left,” Davidson writes in an email. “Naturally, the dynamic shifts with each newcomer. We were searching for the band’s original feel, but, of course, that’s impossible.”

“Everyone is so different, so you have to adapt,” he continues. “If adapting means changing the musical dynamic, then you’re somewhere else entirely — especially if it’s a three-piece band.”

Now that the group is ending, Davidson is embarking on a solo career. He just released his first single, “Phenomena,” along with a brooding music video.

“I wrote [the song] just around the time I started to see Navytrain’s and my own future start to come into focus,” he writes. “It’s [about] how it’s usually in your best interest to learn to accept change. A pretty generic theme, I know.

But it was cathartic at the time.”

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fits into a set. It’s really about having a really strong batch of songs and a polished sound in a band format.”

The brothers say they boast a catalog of nearly 30 brand-new SoundBrother songs. They plan to start recording their new album in December.

“We’ve been playing the old batch [of songs] for almost five years,” Zack said.

“Hate ’em all,” Sam chuckled sarcastically.

Jokes aside, a high-profile show like their upcoming NYE gig is a perfect time to unleash this new iteration.

And, memo to Higher Ground: On the night of SoundBrother’s debut, y’all should probably stock the green room with plenty of scrapple sandwiches.

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COLIN QUINN became a household name after anchoring Weekend Update on “Saturday Night Live”

for a brief stint in the late ’90s. He returned to television a few years later with Comedy Central’s panel discussion

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series “Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn.” The New York City-based comedian went on to write and perform several

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one-man shows and, on a few occasions, tapped the legendary Jerry Seinfeld as director. Quinn’s latest work, “One

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guide to toxic people, he dissects and discusses all kinds of terrible human behaviors. Quinn performs on Saturday,

JUNIPER: The Marty Fogel Quartet (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

in Every Crowd,” chronicles the jokester’s fascination with a particular kind of person: the asshole. A sort of field December 2, at the Higher Ground Ballroom in South Burlington.

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

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Irish Sessions (traditional), 7 p.m., free. Native Harrow (indie folk, ambient), 9:30 p.m., free.

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GUSTO’S: Scott Graves and Chris Martin (acoustic), 5 p.m., free. Chad Hollister (rock), 9 p.m., $10.

RED SQUARE: DJ KermiTT (eclectic), 7 p.m., free. DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m., free.

POSITIVE PIE (MONTPELIER): Hurricane Relief Benefit with Bossman and Satta Sound (reggae), 10:30 p.m., donation.

SIDEBAR: Hotel Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

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

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UPPER ROOST AT KARMA BIRD HOUSE: Clever Girls, the Big Sip, Full Walrus, Harrison Hsiang (indie), 8 p.m., free.

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

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: The Deathly Shallows: A Harry Potter Roast, 7 & 9 p.m., $10-20.

FOAM BREWERS: Matt the Gnat and the Gators (narrative-noir), 7 p.m., free.

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

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LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Aaron Lucci Quintet (jazz), 7:30 p.m., free. Bryan John Appleby (folk), 9:30 p.m., $5.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Nina’s Brew (blues, soul), 10 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free. Navytrain, Starbird (folk-rock), 9:30 p.m., $10.

RADIO BEAN: DJ Chia (house), 4 p.m., free. Jesse Taylor (singersongwriter), 7 p.m., free. Shane Hardiman Trio (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free. Mycelium MC and Friends present ‘Music for the Stick Season’ (eclectic), 11 p.m., $5.

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

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Phil Abair Band (rock), 9 p.m., free.

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Ween Wednesday featuring members of Tar Iguana, Swimmer and Grundlefunk (Ween tribute), 9 p.m., free.

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VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: The Deathly Shallows: A Harry Potter Roast, 7 & 9 p.m., $10-20.

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

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Standup Open Mic and Improv Jam, 7 p.m., free. Songs in the Key of Slink (improv), 9 p.m., $5.

THE TAP ROOM AT SWITCHBACK BREWING: Bob Cotton (rock), 6 p.m., free.

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MONKEY HOUSE: Funny Girl Comedy Night (standup), 7 p.m., $3.

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JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

JUNIPER: John Abair and Collin Cope (folk), 9 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Linda Oats and Jody Albright with Michael Hartigan, Clyde Stats and Steve Wienert (jazz), 6:30 p.m., free. NoMad Stories (tribal, jazz), 9 p.m., free. DJ Taka (eclectic vinyl), 11 p.m., $5.

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Swimmer, Grundlefunk (rock fusion), 9 p.m., $5.

RÍ RÁ THE IRISH LOCAL & WHISKEY ROOM: DJ Supersounds (hits), 10 p.m., free.

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studio, producer Linda Little, formerly the director of the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival “Elder Lion” and “Miller Time” are remembrances of James Williams and Mulgrew Miller, respectively. Both men served as director of jazz studies at WPU, and both passed away earlier this century.

The swingin’ “Elder Lion” has McCarthy doing sonic cartwheels as his nimble fingers traverse nearly every key on his alto. Similarly, pianist Justin Kauflin balances his right hand’s flights

of fancy while his left keeps things anchored with syncopated chords.

Slimming his band down to a quartet from the nonet on Better Angels, McCarthy takes on even more of a starring role. That choice makes sense, given the album’s expository essence.

He delivers soprano and alto sax solos with staggering intimacy, often coming so close to the microphone that you can almost feel his breath make contact with the reed as his vibrato pushes out the faintest of notes.

“Miller Time,” for example, has subdued, modern energy. Here, McCarthy trades instrumental acrobatics for an emphasis on tonality and emotive resonance in his solos.

The song is heavily punctuated with arresting, syncopated chords and is front-loaded with a lilting bass solo from Evan Gregor.

The most freewheeling track on the album, “Acoustic Shadows,” plays with a mysterious sonic phenomenon of the same name, in which topography and other factors can suppress and redirect sound waves. (The anomaly has been

noted in reference to certain Civil War skirmishes.) Each instrumentalist seems to wander in a dreamlike daze across a smoky battlefield, peaking to spine-tingling trills just before the sixminute mark.

McCarthy notes in an accompanying press release for the album that trumpeter Clark Terry, composer of “One Foot in the Gutter,” taught him that jazz is a linguistic discipline. The saxophonist’s retread is probably the most accessible cut on the record, favoring traditional, downto-earth jazz chords and structure over highfalutin expressionism.

McCarthy’s pointillism of personal influence results in a hefty, satisfying record that offers new perspective on the composer as a person. McCarthy’s densely packed arrangements will likely serve hungry audiences new aural morsels with every listen.

CODEX is available at brianmccarthyjazz.com. The Brian McCarthy Quartet performs on Saturday, December 2, at the FlynnSpace in Burlington.

reaching for an as-yet-unrealized picture. His virtuosity, as both guitarist and songwriter, carried him through the question marks.

That searching hand grasps the wheel tighter on Engine. “Little Girl” opens the record with a sun-drenched guitar lick, a first-leg pacesetter of sorts.

Ravin plays firmly in the aesthetic he’s established over the years: Picture having a nice smoke on a country drive and nodding your head to a steady beat.

Jer Coons (Madaila) and Ravin’s friend and frequent duo partner Lowell Thompson make appearances on keys and guitars, respectively. But Engine is a solo record in more ways than one. Ravin plays the lion’s share of the instruments. And his songwriting pulls the listener into his life with vivid permanence.

The title track is a heartfelt paean to his young daughter, Virginia. “By the time you turn 7, I’m gonna need a brandnew engine,” he sings over a gorgeous pedal steel and piano swirl, as Halle Jade Toulis joins in on harmonies.

Ravin’s voice is given top billing in the mix throughout. The drums are big when they need to be, and the guitars sound nothing short of fantastic.

According to Ravin, he and Thompson both “dimed” their amplifiers; that is, they cranked the hell out of them, all the way to 10. The results are suitably massive.

From “Pennies and Pine” on, the latter half of Engine flashes a snarl.

Ravin tells Seven Days he’s been listening to a lot of stoner rock lately, and you can tell. The country twang of his last few records is beginning to cede to an urge to stomp and shred.

“One for the Road” and “You’ll Fall,” for example, are hard-charging rockers that allow Ravin to gnash his teeth, both vocally and with whip-tight riffs. The aggressive turn from softer, alt-country tracks doesn’t upend the record’s balance.

Rather, the progression lends a tonal narrative, a mood that goes from lonely contemplation to a full-throated testimonial. As a result, Engine is Ravin’s most cohesive work yet, mercurial and nakedly confessional, and a record firmly of its own time.

Ravin plays a pair of release shows for Engine: Tuesday, December 5, at Hatch 31 in Bristol, and Friday, December 8, at ArtsRiot in Burlington. The album is available at kellyravinmusic.com.

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Five months after the release of his epic, high-concept masterwork The Better Angels of Our Nature, Vermont saxophonist Brian McCarthy returns with a revealing new album, CODEX. Better Angels placed the composer at the intersection of academia and selfexpression through thoughtful modern jazz interpretations and reinventions of Civil War-era music. On his latest effort, McCarthy looks inward for inspiration, attempting to unmask himself as both a composer and a person.

Through a mix of originals and reinterpreted covers, McCarthy pays homage to his most influential mentors.

These include educators from his alma mater, William Paterson University (“Elder Lion,” “Miller Time”), as well as both personal idols (“Serenity”) and those of his colleagues (“El Manisero”).

On “Causeway” he nods — or perhaps winks — to his partner in and out of the

Kelly Ravin, Engine (SELF-RELEASED, CD, DIGITAL DOWNLOAD)

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As Andy Warhol said, “They always say time changes things.” His observation came with a caveat: “But you actually have to change them yourself.”

Considering his relationship to Lou Reed, maybe Andy knew it was hard to find a better bellwether of change than a troubadour. The world may be moving on around you, but sometimes you need someone to sing the change to you for it to hit.

Engine, the newest release from Vermont’s Kelly Ravin, is a record in flux, a snapshot of an artist in a natural evolution. Since his days in Lucy Vincent and, more recently, Waylon Speed, Ravin has been an ever-shifting musician. He’s never been short of killer chops and a clear, distinctive voice. But he has seemed to be searching for his sound.

Ravin’s previous LP, 2016’s Bonneville, was a strong, confident offering but conveyed a sense of Ravin

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TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free. Open Mic Night, 9 p.m., free.

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Comic Bookings The Ladybroad Ledger founder Stephanie Zuppo ups the funny business B Y S A D I E W I LLI A M S

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Junction, works in a studio in Generator maker space in Burlington. Seven Days caught up with them to hear more about their work, successes and challenges.

SEVEN DAYS: As an internet-based small businessperson, how does the conversation around net neutrality affect you?

STEPHANIE ZUPPO: Oh, it’s so scary.

It does limit startup companies based entirely on the web pretty heavily.

The possible restrictions — selling the internet as packages; not having the visibility we have right now, where we are free to view by anyone. That could change, and it would ruin everything.

People are pretty nervous in the cartoonist community right now about [the artist patronage platform] Patreon, because a lot of people make their livings off of [it].

SD: Apart from Ladybroad and Conosaurus, are there other

Philadelphia. I’ve always wanted to start something in that format: a free newspaper that promotes comics and gets people [who are] interested in comic art [but] wouldn’t typically go to a comic book shop.

I wanted to do that especially for all femme-identifying people, because I feel like we needed to all come together and meet each other and work together.

I wanted to promote those voices, and that was just a good way to do it. Since starting it, I’ve met so many people that I wouldn’t have otherwise met, so I feel like we’re building a community of artists — we just didn’t know the others existed.

milestones from 2017 that you are particularly proud of?

SZ: We started The Ladybroad Ledger Drink and Draws. We’ve done one so far, at the Mule Bar [in Winooski]. It was really, really great. I was surprised, because it was the first one and I [thought] we might not get that many people. But we ended up taking over the entire space, which was amazing.

We packed it, and [the bar managers] were really happy we were doing it there, because I guess Sundays are really slow. Even people at the bar started getting into it and grabbing paper and crayons. One of the bartenders hung out after her shift because she’s an artist. It was amazing.

SD: You have a booth at Generator.

I think there’s still a misconception that maker spaces are just for machines. What do you get out of the space?

SZ: They’re just cheap studio spaces, basically. And there are plenty of independent artists and makers and people in tech, people doing all sorts of things like sewing and jewelry making.

Of course, you have the woodworkers, but we also have someone who is into fabric arts and is a weaver and does incredible illustrations. It’s pretty much whatever you make out of it.

I needed a place to work, so I looked for the cheapest place I could find. And I just fell in love with the space. If you’re a studio member, you get access to all the resources that you would as a regular member, so I’m growing an interest in all these different areas I didn’t think I would. I remember when I took my tour and walked through the electronics room, I thought, I’m never going to use this. But I made light-up buttons with my friend, using LEDs and soldering them onto a press-on button. That was so cool! Everyone should learn how to solder.

SD: You founded The Ladybroad Ledger almost a year ago. Why did you do it, and what has changed since it started?

SZ: I was a fan of a free comics newspaper called Secret Prison from

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he business of art making isn’t about just, well, making art.

It’s no different in the world of comics. If you create a comic book, for instance, where should you publish it? Which comics convention should you attend to market it? Is the whole endeavor worth your time?

Vermont cartoonist Stephanie Zuppo, 27, seeks to answer these questions and others. (The artist goes by gender-neutral they/them pronouns.) In February, they launched The Ladybroad Ledger, the first all-femme and nonbinary newsprint comic, and distributed the free publication at sites around Vermont.

With their husband, Zuppo also created a website called Conosaurus as a resource for cartoonists, other creatives and fans to manage convention schedules. It provides access to a database of information on comics events throughout the United States and Canada.

Zuppo, an MFA graduate of the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River

SD: So there’s a lot more to it than just having your studio space.

SZ: You’re also paying for the cool community, everybody collaborating with each other and learning from each other.

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SD: How has that changed your practice, your business and the opportunities presented to you?

SZ: The community has been really motivating. Being around all these people who are constantly working and thinking of all these cool ideas, it just made me want to develop all these fun projects. Which is what I’ve been doing for the past year and a half. It’s given me a place to run workshops and events.

We had the launch of Ladybroad Ledger in Generator. I’ve run a bunch of little [cartooning] workshops in there, and I’m doing some more soon. Every time they have an event, people come in and ask me about my work. I’ve gotten a lot of jobs through there and really

good opportunities from people wandering into the space, seeing my studio and my stuff. A lot of teaching gigs, some art stuff, design stuff.

SD: In terms of your own projects and cartooning, are you focusing on certain themes in your work?

SZ: At the moment I’m not creating as many comics as I used to, but for a reason.

I love making comics, but what I’m more interested in right now is developing resources for other cartoonists, ways to make their lives easier, give them more opportunities. Which is why I started Ladybroad Ledger and Conosaurus and various other small projects in the

works. I always say that I didn’t go to comics school to make comics; I went there to learn the industry. To learn all the practical stuff so I could help other cartoonists make their stuff. !

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COMMON SPIRIT CELEBRATION: This old-fashioned outdoor market seeks artists and artisans to vend wares at the holiday event, held in conjunction with the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. Interested vendors can email northfieldfarmersmarketvt@gmail.com for an application. Deadline: November 30. Northfield Town Common. $30 vendor fee.

‘GOLDEN’: Submissions relating to aging, broadly conceived, are invited for a January exhibition. Traditional and nontraditional media, 2D and 3D works, and small installations are welcome. Deadline: December 9. For details and to submit, see studioplacearts.com. Studio Place Arts, Barre. Free for members; $10 for nonmembers. Info, 479-7069.

‘PLEASED TO MEET YOU!’: This 2018 show will bring to life fantastical, imaginative creatures and beings of the nonhuman variety, whether based on folklore, ancient myths, wild imagination or a memorable dream. Any medium welcome. Deadline: February 2. For more info and submission guidelines, see studioplacearts.com. Studio Place Arts, Barre. Free for members; $10 for nonmembers. Info, 479-7069.

RIVER ARTS PHOTO CO-OP PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST: Welcoming photography submissions from all photo enthusiasts involved with the River Arts Photo Co-op. Contest participants must attend at least one Photo Co-op meeting to qualify. Each photographer may enter up to three digital photographs. For details and to submit, visit riverartsvt.org. Deadline: December 17. River Arts, Morrisville. Info, 888-1261.

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SCHOLASTIC ART & WRITING AWARDS: Vermont students in grades seven through 12 are invited to submit art and writing entries to this prestigious national recognition initiative for teenagers with exceptional artistic and literary talent. There are dozens of categories, including ceramics, digital art, painting, photography, poetry, humor, science fiction, personal essay/ memoir and more. For details, visit brattleboromuseum.org or email sarah@ brattleboromuseum.org. Deadline: December 14. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

‘SMALL WORKS’: Artists are invited to show work in any medium in this upcoming exhibition at Burlington’s S.P.A.C.E. Gallery. All works must be 12 inches or smaller on all sides, prior to framing or mounting. Artists may drop off up to 10 works, accompanied by an inventory list and entry fee, before November 30. The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery, Burlington. $5 per artwork. Info, christyjmitchell@gmail.com.

WINTER DANCE GALA: The Vermont Dance Alliance welcomes proposals for performances of all genres for this second annual event (March 18).

Applicants must be alliance members. Send proposals to info@vermontdance.org, and include choreographer and performers’ full names, a short choreographer bio, work title, length, description and a link, plus one dance photo and a statement of participation. Deadline: December 30, 11:59 p.m.

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‘MY FAVORITE THINGS’: Established and emerging artists are invited to submit one or two pieces of 2D artwork in any medium for an exhibition January through April. The work must depict one or more identifiable

‘NOURISHMENT’: The gallery welcomes submissions for this upcoming show, to be juried by Cindy Griffith, Nathan Suter and Adelaide Tyrol. For details and to submit, visit twwoodgallery.org. Deadline: January 7. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier. $30 for one to three submissions. Info, 262-6035.

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‘THE DECISIVE MOMENT’: Welcoming submissions of photography that reflect Cartier-Bresson’s concept that there is both truth and beauty in the image that eloquently and decisively captures life’s fleeting moments.

National Geographic photographer Sam Abell will jury submissions. For details and to submit, visit photoplacegallery.com. Deadline: December 11.

PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury. $35 for one to five photographs; $6 for each additional. Info, 388-4500.

people, objects and/or places, and be able to hang on a wall. For info and to register, email catherinemcmains@gmail.com. Deadline: December 15.

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Champlain Valley region residents are eligible and guaranteed to have at least one photo exhibited. For details and to submit, visit darkroomgallery.com.

Deadline: December 19, 11:59 p.m. Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction. $25 for up to five images; $15 for students and folks under 18. Info, 777-3686.

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‘TELL ME’: There are currently 6,909 living languages. What do the connected sounds and symbols of words suggest for the visual arts? Studio Place Arts is seeking diverse languages and letterforms (real or invented), new communication technologies, censorship, graffiti, collage and urgent messages to create a Tower of Babel in the center of the gallery. Proposals for this structure in whole or part are welcomed. Deadline: April 6. For info and submission guidelines, see studioplacearts.com. Studio Place Arts, Barre. Free for members; $10 for nonmembers. Info, 479-7069.

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CALL TO ARTISTS ‘THE ART SHOW’: Artists are invited to submit one work of any size and medium to “The Art Show,” a monthly public competition and exhibition at the gallery at RLPhoto. Artists may drop off their work and $10 cash entry fee on Friday, December 1, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. A public reception featuring people’s choice voting and “mini-grant” cash prize will take place that evening, 6 to 9 p.m. Show will remain on view through December 21. RLPhoto, Burlington.

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! ‘3/4 EMPIRE’ BANNERS: A selection of Bread

and Puppet Theater banners that previously hung in the barns of the radical puppet circus’ campus.

Reception: Friday, December 1, 5-8 p.m. December 1-January 13. Info, 860-4972. Black Horse Gallery in Burlington.

! ‘THE ART SHOW’: Local artists exhibit one work

each and compete for a people’s choice “minigrant” cash prize. Reception, voting and prizes: Friday, December 1, 6-9 p.m. December 1-21. Info, publicartschool@gmail.com. RLPhoto in Burlington.

! ‘CHIMERA’: A student-curated exhibition

of works by Champlain College Creative Media students, including Sketchy Pete, Ren Golis, m.decapua, Sam Kimball-Sperberg, Ali Usuloglu and Juliana Skelly. Reception: Friday, December 1, 2-5 p.m. December 1-15. Info, margaret.decapua@ mymail.champlain.edu. Emergent Media Center, Champlain College, in Burlington.

! ‘ON THE FLIPSIDE’: Artwork by DJ Fattie B. printed on vinyl records. Reception: Friday, December 1, 7-9:30 p.m. December 1-31. Info, 2kdeep@gmail.com. Half Lounge in Burlington.

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esoterica; he creates ordinary representational works but uses exclusively primitive methods.

Calling himself “The Organic Artist,” Neddo crafts both his own tools and materials, using foraged plant

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beeswax, mud, sticks and stones.

! SOUTH END HOLIDAY SHOP: The 10th annual

of Neddo’s particular and intensive labor. “[My] process is a meditation on what it means

! ‘MASH-UP: REALISM, ABSTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS’: Works by featured artist Julie Y Baker Albright as well as Elizabeth Allen, Matt Brown, Sam Colt, Diane Fitch, Janet Fredericks, Kerry O. Furlani, Philip Hagopian, Stephen Lloyd, Virginia McNeice, Kimo Minton, Garrett Sadler, Alexis Serio, Dianne Shullenberger, Barbara Wagner and Frank Woods. Reception: Friday, December 1, 5:30-7:30 p.m. December 1-January 31. Info, 985-3848.

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‘SMALL WORKS’: An annual seasonal exhibition featuring works measuring not more than 12 inches by local artists. Reception: Friday, December 1, 5-9 p.m. December 1-January 20. Info, christyjmitchell@ gmail.com. S.P.A.C.E Gallery in Burlington. holiday shopping event features local artists and artisans and turns the South End into a marketplace of open studios and artist shops. Reception: Friday, December 1, 5-8 p.m. December 1-24. Info, 859-9222. South End Arts District in Burlington.

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! MAGGIE MORRIS: Crazy-quilt-style inspirational wall hangings made from reused fabric remnants, yarn and other embellishments. Reception: Friday, December 1, 4-8 p.m. December 1-31. Info, 223-1981.

The Cheshire Cat in Montpelier. ! MATTHEW MONK: “Painting as Language,” 50 recent works by the artist and academic dean of the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Reception: Friday, December 1, 4-8 p.m. November 28-January 20.

Info, 828-8556. College Hall Gallery at Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier. ! ‘SHOW 22’: An exhibition featuring works by guest artist Dana Wigdor, as well as the latest works by the gallery’s member artists. Reception: Friday, December 1, 4-8 p.m. December 1-January 6.

Info, 552-0877. The Front in Montpelier.

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! ‘CURIOUS & COOL’: Unusual and seldom-seen artifacts of ski culture from the museum’s archives.

Reception: Friday, December 1, 7-9 p.m. December 1-October 31. Info, 253-9911. Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum in Stowe. ! MEMBERS’ ART SHOW AND FESTIVAL OF TREES & LIGHT: A community celebration of the season featuring decorated evergreens, a Hanukkah display and more than 100 artworks by center members in an exhibition curated by Chiyomi McKibbin and Amanda Marquis. Reception: Friday, December 1, 5-7 p.m. December 1-30. Info, 253-8358. Helen Day Art Center in Stowe.

view at the Governor’s Gallery in Montpelier, showcases the fruits to be a participant with ecology, rather than just a visitor,” he says. Through December 29. Pictured: “Apprentice.”

! ‘THE PLACE JUST RIGHT’: The gallery’s inaugural exhibition features works by Joe Bolger, Matt Brown, T.J. Cunningham, Kate Gridley, Gary Hall, Jonathan Ebinger, Rory Jackson, Kathryn Milillo, Jay Lagemann and Homer Wells. Gallery grand opening and reception: Friday, December 8, 5-7 p.m. December 1-31. Info, 760-6785. Edgewater Gallery in Stowe.

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! ‘MORE LIGHT’: Small works by Molly Bosley, Anne Cady, Edward Holland, Julia Jensen, Pamela Smith and Sobelman Cortapega. Reception: Friday, December 8, 5-8 p.m. December 1-January 28. Info, 877-2173. Northern Daughters in Vergennes.

upper valley

! HELEN SHULMAN: “Art of Place,” an exhibition

of abstract oil and cold wax paintings. Reception: Friday, December 1, 5:30-7:30 p.m. December 1-February 1. Info, scavenger.gallery@gmail.com.

Info, 295-0808. Scavenger Gallery in White River Junction.

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! ‘ARTS CONNECT AT CATAMOUNT ARTS’: An exhibition juried by Hood Museum of Art director John R. Stomberg, featuring outstanding work submitted by emerging and established artists from across the country. Reception: Saturday, December 2, 5-7 p.m. December 2-February 16. Info, 748-2600. Catamount Arts Center in St. Johnsbury. ! ELIZABETH NELSON: “The Book of Changes: Symbolic Landscapes of the I Ching,” paintings by the Vermont artist depicting the 64 hexagrams of the Chinese religious text. Reception: Tuesday, December 5, 4-6 p.m. December 2-January 6.

Info, 533-2045. Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro.

ART EVENTS 60+ ART GROUP: A free meet-up for folks 60 or older who’d like to be creative and make art in a social environment. River Arts, Morrisville, Thursday, November 30, 10 a.m.-noon. Info, 888-1261.

‘ALTERNATE ENDINGS, RADICAL BEGINNINGS’: Annual Visual AIDS Day With(out) Art Video Series, offering seven video works that each run seven minutes long, highlighting the ongoing HIV/ AIDS crisis. This year’s program places particular emphasis on those marginalized within broader black communities nationwide, including queer and trans populations. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, Friday, December 1, 12:30 p.m.

Info, 443-5258.

ART BREAK FOR MOM & MOMS WITH BABES: Join other mothers in creating guided eclectic art projects each week, or use the studio materials to make the art of your choice. Babies welcome.

Expressive Arts Burlington, Friday, December 1, 10:30 a.m.-noon. $15. Info, 343-8172.

ARTIST TALK: HEIDI BRONER & AUGUST BURNS: The Vermont artists speak about their work in conjunction with their exhibition “New American Realism.” T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, Friday, December 1, 6 p.m. Info, 262-6035.

BLOCK PRINTING WORKSHOP: Learn the craft of linoleum-block printing and make a custom set of four kitchen towels using your design. Call to reserve a space. Axel’s Gallery & Frame Shop, Waterbury, Sunday, December 3, 2-5 p.m. $25. Info, 244-7801.

art to specialty foods to photography and fine art prints. Cotton Mill Main Studio, Brattleboro, Friday, December 1, 4-8 p.m. Info, 206-898-7090.

FIRST FRIDAY ART: Dozens of galleries and other venues around the city open their doors to pedestrian art viewers in this monthly event.

See Art Map Burlington at participating locations.

Friday, December 1, 5-8 p.m. Info, 264-4839.

HOLIDAY EXHIBITION & OPEN HOUSE: Celebrate the season with handmade gifts by member artists and artisans, new exhibitions, and artist demonstrations. AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon N.H., Saturday, December 2, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Info, 603-448-3117.

HOLIDAY PAINT AND SIP: Work with instructor Mellisa to create your own holiday painting.

Ticket price includes all supplies and one glass of wine or beer. ONE Arts Center, Burlington, Friday, December 1, 7-9 p.m. $25; $40 for two people. Info, 518-649-6464.

HOLIDAY SAMPLE SALE: A curated selection of handcrafted gear, clothing and jewelry from Mana Threads, We Norweigans and Nest Pretty Things.

Karma Bird House, Burlington, Thursday, November 30, and Friday, December 1, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Info, 373-2321.

‘INTERSECTION 2.0’: A holiday pop-up art showcase and sale displaying diverse works by nine Vermont artists, including ceramics, sculpture, illustration and painting. New Moon Café, Burlington, Saturday, December 2, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Info, intersectionartshow@gmail.com.

‘LOST AND FOUND’: An “art treasure hunt” instigated by Vermont artist DJ Barry, in which he places stenciled woodcuts in various locations, free to those who find them in exchange for paying it forward. Find the artist on Facebook for clues.

Various Vermont locations, Wednesdays, November 29 and December 6. Info, djbarryart@gmail.com.

CONVERSATION WITH CREATIVES: Join Vermont’s AIGA chapter for an evening of storytelling, information sharing and conversation, as well as a tour of the Generator space. Generator, Burlington, Tuesday, December 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $5 for AIGA members; $10 for nonmembers. Info, communications@nhvt. aiga.org.

POTTERY BENEFIT SALE: Handmade ceramics at affordable prices by local potters Kathy Clarke, Ken Martin and Su Shannon, as well as studio assistants and students. Cards, jewelry, paintings and more will also be available. Proceeds benefit the Middlebury Studio School. Middlebury Studio School, Saturday, December 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Info, ewaldewald@aol.com.

COTTON MILL OPEN STUDIO & HOLIDAY SALE: More than 65 local artists and artisans gather to offer wares for the holidays, from fiber and wood

RIVER OF LIGHT PARADE: The eighth annual parade featuring handmade bamboo-and-paper lanterns lit with LED lights, as well as marching

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bands, begins at Thatcher Brook Primary School on Stowe Street and ends at Dac Rowe Park on Main Street near the roundabout. Theme: Ripples and Rhythms: Waves of Sound and Light. Bonfire, hot chocolate and fire dancers at the finale. Spectators invited to join in with a lantern or illuminated object from home. Batteries and lights available at the start. Thatcher Brook Primary School, Waterbury, Saturday, December 2, 5-6 p.m. Free.

Info, mmonley@wwsu.org.

RUG-HOOKING DEMONSTRATIONS: Local rug hookers demonstrate their craft and make themselves available for questions and conversation, in conjunction with “Hooked on Patty Yoder.”

Shelburne Museum, Monday, December 4, through Wednesday, December 6, 1-3 p.m. Included with museum admission. Info, 985-3346.

‘SHRED’: Driven Studio presents this pop-up art show celebrating the winter season, featuring MTN Local Snowboards and photographs by Peter Cirilli. Guests will have the opportunity to win a limited-edition snowboard, with 15 custom designs to choose from. ArtsRiot, Burlington, Thursday, November 30, 6 p.m.-midnight. Info, 339-499-8083.

SOOTS ART: Handmade wooden art pieces and spray-painted stencils on display and for sale.

Salaam Boutique, Montpelier, Friday, December 1, 4-8 p.m. Free. Info, 223-4300, salaamboutique@ comcast.net.

TALK: ‘ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY IN THE DIGITAL SPACE: REFLECTIONS FROM THE ARTS & HUMANITIES’: Vermont Arts Council executive director Karen Mittelman leads this discussion with Vermont Humanities Council director Peter Gilbert and Emergent Media program director Robin Perlah on the impact of digital technology on the arts and humanities. Morgan Room, Aiken Hall, Champlain College, Burlington, Wednesday, November 29, 7 p.m. Info, kbacon@vermontartscouncil.org.

TALK: ‘IN-SIGHT EXPOSED’: Curator Rachel Portesi and In-Sight cofounder John Willis discuss the history of the In-Sight Photography Project, in conjunction with a current exhibit. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Thursday, November 30, 7 p.m. Info, 257-0124.

‘TEN ON MAIN’: The Memphremagog Arts Collaborative celebrates its 10th anniversary with music, ceremony and an exhibition of the organization’s history. MAC Center for the Arts, Newport, Saturday, December 2, 5-7 p.m. $10. Info, 334-1966.

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‘BOUNDARIES’: The Vermont Watercolor Society presents this group exhibition showcasing the medium’s possibilities. Curated by SEABA. Through November 30. Info, 859-9222. Art’s Alive Gallery @ Main Street Landing’s Union Station in Burlington.

FROM OUR MINDS AND HEARTS GROUP ART EXHIBIT: Oil and pastel paintings by members of the local artists’ group. Through November 30.

Info, 862-7757. New Moon Café in Burlington.

‘HERBERT BARNETT: VERMONT LIFE AND LANDSCAPE, 1940-1948’: An exhibition that reexamines the contribution of this midcentury modernist painter through the subject matter and time period in which his distinctive style found its greatest expression: Vermont landscapes of the 1940s. Through December 15. ‘SPIRITED THINGS: SACRED ARTS OF THE BLACK ATLANTIC’: An exhibition featuring objects from the Yoruba religion of West Africa, as well as Haitian Vodou, Cuban Santería, Brazilian Candomblé and Caribbean Spiritism. These faiths emerged from the practices of enslaved Africans who blended their ancestral cultures with that of their captors. Through December 16. Info, 656-0750. Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, in Burlington.

HUNTER HEDENBERG: Installations of metal and light, made in partnership with the Soda Plant and SEABA for the South End Holiday Shop. Through January 3. Info, 658-4482. Conant Metal & Light in Burlington.

INNOVATION PLAYGROUND EXHIBIT: An exhibit celebrating lifelong play and its role in sparking technological, social and artistic innovation in our community. Features giant blue blocks, virtual galaxies, a cardboard spaceship and a fully equipped maker space. In partnership with Champlain College Emergent Media Center and Generator.

Through January 15. Free with admission or ECHO membership. Info, 864-1848. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain in Burlington.

JAMES MERRILL: Works by the abstract digital artist.

Through November 29. Info, 2kdeep@gmail.com. Half Lounge in Burlington.

KARA TORRES: “Girlhood,” a narrative autobiographical series spanning 20 years of the artist’s life, exploring coming of age and coming out within an evangelical church in rural Vermont. Through November 30. Info, 865-6223. Battery Street Jeans in Burlington.

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KIRSTEN HURLEY: Paintings by the Burlington artist. Through December 10. Info, kirsten.hurley@ gmail.com. Info, 865-6223. Cavendish Gallery & Collective in Burlington.

‘MAPPING EXPERIENCE’: Art Shape Mammoth presents this group exhibition featuring nine artists who consider self-exploration and the documentation of experience through manipulating materials. Through December 9. Info, 656-4200. Living/Learning Center, University of Vermont, in Burlington.

PETER PEREZ: Paintings by the Mexican American artist and founding member of Burlington’s annual South End Art Hop. Through November 30. Info, 656-9511. Center for Cultural Pluralism, University of Vermont, in Burlington.

‘PHISH IN THE NORTH COUNTRY’: An exhibition of posters and show flyers to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the WaterWheel Foundation, the charitable partnership of Phish and their fan community. Through December 30. Info, 652-4500.

Amy E. Tarrant Gallery in Burlington.

ROSS SHEEHAN & RUEBEN VIDRIO: Abstract paintings and expressionistic pop sculptures, respectively, by the Vermont artists. Through December 31. Info, 363-4746. Flynndog in Burlington.

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SEB SWEATMAN: Abstract paintings by the Vermont artist. Through December 15. Info, seb@ sebart.tv. Karma Bird House in Burlington.

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‘IMAGINING HOME’: Original home designs created through the collaboration of socially engaged architects and seven community members who have experienced homelessness. Info, 863-3403.

CORRINE YONCE: “Voices of Home,” an initiative of the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition pairing audio stories of individuals who live in affordable housing with painted portraits. Through

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ART HOP GROUP SHOW: An exhibition of works by more than 35 area artists. Through November 30.

Info, 859-9222. VCAM Studio in Burlington.

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‘FRAME, FOCUS, CLICK’: Photographs by participants of VSA Vermont’s course in digital photography, taught by Alexandra Turner in the spring of 2017. Through November 30. Info, 238-5170. Penny Cluse Café in Burlington.

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TOUR: ‘TOUCHSTONES, TOTEMS, TALISMANS: ANIMALS IN CONTEMPORARY ART’: Curator Mara Williams and several exhibition artists offer a tour of the show. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Sunday, December 3, 1 p.m. Info, 257-0124.

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TALK: ‘UNLAWNING AMERICA: A CALL TO INACTION’: The artist and Saint Michael’s College professor discusses his project designed to shift people away from harmful landscaping practices, in conjunction with the exhibit “Of Land & Local: Watershed.” BCA Center, Burlington, Thursday, November 30, 6 p.m. Info, 865-7166.

December 31. Info, 865-7211. Fletcher Free Library in Burlington.

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SOUTH END ART HOP ORIGINAL JURIED WINNERS CIRCLE SHOW: Works by winners of the South End Art Hop juried show, selected by New York gallerist Asya Geisberg: Jeffrey Robbins, Eleanor Lanahan and Teresa Celemin, with people’s choice winner Patrick Krok Horton. Through November 30. Info, 859-9222. SEABA Center in Burlington.

continue to capture the pop-cultural imagination as Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, first published in 1865. Layered with metaphor and madness, the tale has since been rehashed every which way, from board books

VERMONT COMIC CREATORS GROUP SHOW: Works by members of this statewide comic arts organization. Through December 31. Info, 859-9222. The Gallery at Main Street Landing in Burlington.

to a camp-tastic 1970s porno. Currently at the Royalton

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Memorial Library in South Royalton, 20 paintings and a bas-relief pay tribute to Alice and her adventures. Fairlee to put the show together after seeing City Center Ballet’s 2014

‘EL YUMA: CONTEMPORARY CUBAN ART’: An exhibition of work by contemporary Cuban artists examining images, histories and fantasies about the United States. Curated by Sachie Hernández and A.D. Guerra. Through December 15. Info, 654-2536. McCarthy Art Gallery, Saint Michael’s College, in Colchester.

production marking the story’s 150th anniversary. In addition to works by Rae, New Hampshire artists Valery Mahuchy, Jon Stroker and Trissa Tilson exhibit works as well. “When people ask how I got involved,” Rae said, “I like to say

‘IMPRESSIONS OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN & BEYOND’: New paintings by Helen Nagel, Ken Russack, Athenia Schinto and Carolyn Walton. Through December 30. Info, 985-8223. Luxton-Jones Gallery in Shelburne.

I fell into it!” On Thursday, November 30, the library will host a special teatime story hour for toddlers and preschoolers from 10 to 11 a.m., followed by a free

JOHN D. MOYERS: “The Art of Giving and Taking and Giving,” an exhibition in which guests are invited to take one fine art print off the wall, in exchange for something of their choosing: a spontaneous poem or sketch, cash, a piece of their own art or an explanation of why they selected a particular image. Through December 30. Info, 989-3996. Living Room: Center of Positivity in Essex Junction.

PHIL HERBISON: Assemblages of wood created intuitively by the Stowe artist. Through January 28.

Info, 985-9511. Rustic Roots in Shelburne.

‘SWEET TOOTH: THE ART OF DESSERT’: An exploration of the American appetite for sweets and its impact on modern visual culture. Through February 18. Info, 985-3346. Shelburne Museum.

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‘CELEBRATE!’: Annual local arts celebration featuring a wide variety of art and crafts created by SPA member artists. Through December 28. Info, 479-7069. Studio Place Arts in Barre.

CRAIG MOONEY: “Green Mountain State of Mind,” paintings of pastures, cities and seascapes.

Through December 29. Info, 828-0749. Vermont Supreme Court Gallery in Montpelier.

afternoon screening of Disney’s Alice in Wonderland at 3 p.m. Through December 31. Pictured: “Wonderland Forever.”

NICK NEDDO: “Primeval Pigments,” works created using primitive skills from tools and materials including fibers, furs, berries, beeswax, mud, sticks and stones. Through December 29. Info, 828-0749.

Governor’s Gallery in Montpelier.

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RENÉ SCHALL: “New England Stone Portraits,” paintings of rocks by the Vermont artist. Through December 15. Info, 476-2131. Morse Block Deli in Barre.

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STEVE SHARON: Vermont Contemporary Art Space presents large, abstract color paintings by the Burlington mixed-media artist and musician.

Through December 15. Info, 468-4888. Goddard Art Gallery, Pratt Center, Goddard College, in Plainfield.

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‘EXPLORERS OF NORWICH’: An exhibition exploring the lives of Norwich University alumni who shaped and changed the U.S. during the mid-19th and early 20th centuries. Through June 30. Info, 485-2183.

Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University, in Northfield.

CINDY GRIFFITH: “Magic in the Landscape,” paintings by the Vermont artist. LIZ NELSON: “ĺsland í Maí: Iceland in May,” paintings inspired by the country’s raw and dramatic landscape.

Through December 29. Info, 888-1261. River Arts in Morrisville.

‘FAMILY TRAITS: ART, HUMOR & EVERYDAY LIFE’: An exhibition originating from the Vermont Folklife Center that tells the story of Stanley Lyndes, a Calais-born teacher, craftsman, storyteller, artist, hunter and grandfather. Through January 26. Info, 479-8519. Vermont History Museum in Montpelier.

‘FANTASTICAL LANDSCAPES AND IMAGINARY PLACES’: A juried group exhibition featuring 100 works by 53 artists who were asked to depict places that exist only in their minds. ‘LEGACY COLLECTION 2017’: Works by 19 living and 14 deceased artists whose art continues the legacy of Alden and Mary Bryan. Through December 23. Info, 644-5100. Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville.

‘FREAKS, RADICALS & HIPPIES: COUNTERCULTURE IN 1970S VERMONT’: An exhibition that explores the influx of people and countercultural ideas to the state, from communes to organic agriculture, progressive politics to health care reform, alternative energy to women’s and gay rights. Through December 31. Info, 479-8500. Vermont Heritage Galleries in Barre.

! INTEGRATED ARTS ACADEMY FAMILY PORTRAIT PROJECT: Portraits of IAA families taken by photographer Michelle Saffran, accompanied by stories written by students. Closing reception: Friday, December 1, 4-7 p.m. Through December 1.

Info, 828-3291. Spotlight Gallery in Montpelier.

‘NEW AMERICAN REALISM’: Paintings by Heidi Broner and August Burns. Through December 22.

Info, 262-6035. T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier.

JIM WESTPHALEN: The Vermont photographer uses an adapted vintage camera to capture dynamic winter landscapes, blurring the line between photography and painting. Through January 14. Info, 253-8943. West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park in Stowe.

! THREE ARTIST THESIS EXHIBITION: Bachelor of fine arts candidates Kris Brown, Dusty Gonyea and Lucas Sisko show culminating works from their programs of study. Reception and artists’ talk: Thursday, December 7, 3-5 p.m. Through December VISUAL ART IN SEVEN DAYS:

‘VERMONT LANDSCAPES’: A group exhibition featuring 38 paintings by 18 artists, curated by Bryan Memorial Gallery. Through December 30. Info, 644-5100. Lamoille County Courthouse in Hyde Park.

! GROUP HOLIDAY EXHIBITION: An eclectic mix of illustration, watercolors, sculpture and paintings by artists Chris Sageman, Rich Gombar, Frankie Gardiner, Hugo Mesa and Roger Weingarten.

Reception: Friday, December 8, 6-8 p.m. Through December 23. Info, 244-7801. Axel’s Gallery & Frame Shop in Waterbury.

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‘THE ART OF WORD’: Mixed media, collage, installation and paintings by six Bristol artists: Rachel Baird, Reagh Greenleaf Jr., Lily Hinrichsen, Basha Miles, Annie Perkins and Karla Van Vliet. Through November 30. Info, kvanvlie@middlebury.edu.

ARTSight Studios & Galleries in Bristol.

‘DRAW ME A STORY, TELL ME A TALE’: Paintings, illustrations, photographs and completed books by 18 contemporary Vermont children’s book authors and artists. Through January 13. Info, 388-2117.

Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury.

ETHAN HUBBARD: “Driving the Back Roads: In Search of Old-Time Vermonters,” a retrospective of the photographer’s work in Vermont. Through January 6. Info, 388-4964. Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury.

HOLIDAY SHOW: An exhibition featuring 22 regional artists who work in a wide variety of mediums and styles. Through December 31. Info, 382-9222. Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, in Middlebury.

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Organized by assistant professor of art history Carrie Anderson and her students, this eclectic selection of drawings, photographs, paintings and sculpture tells a story of artistic production from its conception to its afterlife. ‘LAND AND LENS: PHOTOGRAPHERS ENVISION THE ENVIRONMENT’: A comprehensive survey of photographs drawn primarily from the museum’s collection, featuring some 70 images that address environmental appreciation, concern or activism. Through December 10. Info, 443-3168. Middlebury College Museum of Art. PAUL BOWEN: “Bridge Wharf Raft” the Vermont sculptor’s first solo exhibition with BigTown.

Through December 2. Info, 767-9670. BigTown Gallery Vergennes.

‘SMALL WORKS HOLIDAY GROUP SHOW’: A group exhibition of small-scale works by many of the gallery’s artists, including Joe Bolger, Matt Brown, Jane Davies and Sage Tucker-Ketcham. Through November 30. Info, 458-0098. Edgewater Gallery at Middlebury Falls.

‘THE SOVIET CENTURY: 100 YEARS OF THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION’: Highlights from the museum’s holdings of Russian art, including photographs, luxury items by Fabergé and a recently acquired Soviet poster. Through December 10. Info, 443-5258. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College.

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‘ART OF RUTLAND COUNTY’: Inaugural gallery show featuring works by 34 area artists, including Bonnie Baird, Joan Curtis, Kerry O. Furlani, Warren Kimble, Grace Mellow and Erika Lawlor Schmidt.

Through March 30. Info, the77gallery@gmail.com.

The 77 Gallery in Rutland.

THE GUILD OF VERMONT FURNITURE MAKERS: An exhibit of handcrafted works including tables, chairs, mirrors, bowls, chests, desks and more.

Through December 9. Info, 287-8398. Feick Arts Center, Green Mountain College, in Poultney.

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JOAN CURTIS: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Living With the Earth,â&#x20AC;? three collections of paintings by the Brandon artist.

Through March 31. Info, galleries@castleton.edu.

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EMILY MASON: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Explorations,â&#x20AC;? a survey of the New York-based abstract painterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s explorations in prints from 1985 to 2016. Through January 7. Info, 2518290. Mitchell Giddings Fine Arts in Brattleboro.

RICHARD WEIS: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Figure,â&#x20AC;? drawings by the Vermont artist. Through December 15. Info, vtalleygallery@gmail.com. The Alley Gallery in Rutland.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;WILDLANDSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Works by 10 artists that celebrate public lands, national parks and wilderness.

Through March 30. Info, 885-3061. The Great Hall in Springfield.

STEPHANIE STOUFFER: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Holiday Legacy,â&#x20AC;? an exhibition of seasonal commercial artworks from the artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 35-year career. Through December 31.

Info, 247-4295. Compass Music and Arts Center in Brandon.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;WINTER IN VERMONTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: A festive holiday show featuring works by more than 40 artists and artisans, including painting, photography, ceramics, jewelry and more. Through January 29.

Info, 247-4956. Brandon Artists Guild.

champlain islands/northwest MIMI MAGYAR: Hand-created graphic artwork by the Vermont artist. Through December 31. Info, 326-3269. The Black Lantern Inn & Brewpub in Montgomery.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;THE LIGHT AROUND USâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: An interactive, educational exhibition exploring the physics of light and how we see it. Through May 2. Free with museum admission. Info, 649-2200. Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich.

LOIS MASOR BEATTY & MAUREEN Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;CONNOR BURGESS: Prints by the local artists. Through November 30. Info, 295-5901. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;BELLS & WHISTLESâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: An exhibition exploring the myriad forms and associations connected to these ordinary objects. Through May 1. Info, 626-4409.

The Museum of Everyday Life in Glover.

CECELIA KANE: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Year of Forgetting,â&#x20AC;? a selection of new paintings mapping a year of daily mental lapses. Through December 1. Info, 592-3216.

Peacham Town Library.

HOLIDAY FAIR: Artworks and crafts by more than 100 local and regional artists. Through January 6.

Info, 748-0158. Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury.

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HOLIDAY ARTISANS MARKET: A seasonal exhibition of fine art, craft and specialty food, including jewelry, fabric art, handmade stationery, pottery, holiday ornaments, dolls, soaps and more. Through December 24. Info, 355-5557. Chandler Gallery in Randolph.

! JOAN WALTERMIRE: Natural history illustrations by the former curator of exhibits at the Montshire Museum of Science. Reception: Friday, December 1, 6 p.m. Through December 31. Info, 685-2188. Chelsea Public Library.

JOHN F. PARKER: Sculptural assemblage works by the veteran designer and home builder. Through December 31. Info, 498-8438. White River Gallery @ BALE in South Royalton.

! PAUL BOWEN IN ROCHESTER: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bridge Wharf Raft,â&#x20AC;? the first solo exhibition of the Vermont sculptor. Closing reception: Saturday, December 2, 5-7 p.m. Through December 2. Info, 767-9670.

BigTown Gallery in Rochester. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;WONDERLAND FOREVERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: A group exhibition of works inspired by the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carrollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Aliceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adventures in Wonderland.

Featured artists include Valery Mahuchy, Robert Rae, Jon Stroker and Trissa Tilson. Through December 31. Info, 763-7094. Royalton Memorial Library in South Royalton.

Get in the holiday spirit at HCA! Saturday, December 9, 2:30 pm

The Nutcracker Suite, performed by Ballet Wolcott

Ballet Wolcottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Youth Company, students, and community members dance to Tchaikovskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic score.

Tickets: $20 Adults / $15 Seniors / $8 Students

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;LEONARD COHEN: A CRACK IN EVERYTHINGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: A collection of brand-new works commissioned from and created by local and international artists who have been inspired by Leonard Cohenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s style and recurring themes, in honor of the late poet and musician. Through April 9. Info, 514-847-6226.

MontrĂŠal Museum of Contemporary Art. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;MNEMOSYNEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: An exhibition pairing ancient and modern European works with contemporary art

by Canadian artists. Through May 20. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ONCE UPON A TIME ... THE WESTERN â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;: A multidisciplinary exhibition offers a new interpretation of the Western film genre by examining its links to the visual arts from the mid-19th century to today. Through February 4. MERYL MCMASTER: â&#x20AC;&#x153;In-Between Worlds,â&#x20AC;? photographic self-portraits that explore the combination and transmutation of bicultural identities and cultural histories. Through December 3. NADIA MYRE: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scattered Remains,â&#x20AC;? the first survey exhibition of the indigenous QuĂŠbec artist. Through May 27. Info, 514-285-1600.

MontrĂŠal Museum of Fine Arts. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;RESONANT SPACES: SOUND ART AT DARTMOUTHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Seven sound commissions by internationally recognized artists Terry Adkins, Bill Fontana, Christine Sun Kim, Jacob Kirkegaard, Alvin Lucier, Laura Maes, Jess Rowland and Julianne Swartz. Through December 10. Info, 603-646-3661. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. !

Elisabeth Von Trapp continues an annual Trapp Family Singers tradition, and is accompanied by cellist Erich Kory and the Hazen Union High School Chorus.

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DENISE BEAUDET: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roots to Resistance,â&#x20AC;? a public art installation of 12 eight-foot portraits of women activists from across the globe, intended to make a connection for the viewer to the pathways of social change. Through January 31. Info, 257-4777. Gallery in the Woods in Brattleboro.

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n the late 1990s, Martin McDonagh happened to glance out the window of a Greyhound zooming through the southern U.S. Raised in London, the playwright-filmmaker was curious about the country and wanted to examine it up close, so he traveled by bus or train when stateside.

What he saw that day was also curious: Alone in a field, one after another, stood a series of billboards. They didn’t advertise a product but asked a question: Why hadn’t a particular case been solved?

Had he looked up from his book a second later, McDonagh might never have had that image seared into his consciousness. He’d never have found himself wondering what sort of person would rent space for such messages and what manner of offense could provoke such anger. He certainly wouldn’t have answered those questions in a screenplay for a movie that stood an excellent chance of never getting made.

Which sounds preposterous, now that Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has received some of the year’s most glowing reviews, earned awards on the festival circuit and established its star as a Best Actress front-runner. But it’s the truth.

The role of Mildred Hayes was written for Frances McDormand, and for various reasons she initially wasn’t inclined to play

it. But her husband — Joel Coen — read the script and advised her she’d be nuts not to.

Luckily for audiences, McDormand listened. The result is the Oscar winner’s finest work since Fargo. This time she doesn’t play a police officer, but a mother in mourning who goes to war with the local police.

Seven months have passed since Mildred’s daughter was found raped and murdered, yet no arrest has been made. Her patience exhausted, she rents a series of roadside signs asking the chief of police why the case hasn’t been solved. Chief Willoughby (Woody Harrelson) is understandably chagrined. Other officers, in particular a hothead racist named Dixon (Sam Rockwell), go ballistic.

Now, Hollywood knows us almost as well as Facebook does. It understands what sort of movie we’d expect after watching this film’s trailer. The cool thing is, the movie McDonagh made couldn’t be less like that picture. It’s like nothing you’re likely ever to have seen.

Mildred Hayes isn’t Norma Rae bucking the cracker establishment or Karen Silkwood exposing corporate corruption. She’s a woman who’s mad as hell, but she’s also heartbroken, guilt-riddled and profoundly imperfect.

For his part, Willoughby is anything but callous or incompetent. When he knocks on her door after seeing the billboards and tells her, “I’d do anything to catch the guy,” he means

SEEING RED As a mother who’s mad as hell, McDormand delivers perhaps the most complex and finely calibrated performance of her career.

every word. The character is a startling creation, one of the writer-director’s most moving and memorable.

Even Dixon, familiar from a hundred films inhabited by stunted men who use the uniform as a disguise, isn’t what we’re conditioned to expect. And that is all I really should tell you about the story, except perhaps that few of the people we meet in Ebbing make it to the end credits. Some die.

Some simply become different people.

To get the most from this movie, I suggest going in knowing as little as possible. Just be assured that the entire cast is in unforgettable form, and the writing is as barbed and brilliant as any you’ll encounter this year.

Rarely does a film defy both expectation and convention to such powerful, borderline-poetic effect. Take my word for it: You’ll be glad you didn’t miss it. And that McDonagh didn’t miss that bus.

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ehind every real-life “manic pixie dream girl,” there’s a world of doubts. Critic Nathan Rabin coined that phrase to refer to film characters such as Natalie Portman’s in Garden State, who use their magical quirkiness to convince a depressed male protagonist that life is worth living.

Rabin has since disowned the MPDG concept, citing its rampant, often sexist, overuse. He has a point, yet the effervescent free spirit is a powerful persona; for some young women, adopting it is a declaration of independence. The thing is, a persona is never the whole truth, as Greta Gerwig — who, in her acting career, has embodied pieces of the archetype — demonstrates in Lady Bird, her solo debut as a writer-director.

Set in Sacramento — the “Midwest of California” — in 2002, this is the coming-of-age story of a teen (Saoirse Ronan) who personifies self-aware quirk. She’s renamed herself Lady Bird, finding her birth name — Christine — a bit pedestrian. Running for office at her Catholic school, Lady Bird posters the halls with collages of her head on an avian body, boldly (and unwittingly) anticipating the “put a bird on it” meme. When a nun objects, the young woman suggests breezily that the crafty campaign is performance art.

If Gerwig hadn’t made the film with a healthy self-awareness of her own, her heroine might have been insufferable. But, like Wes Anderson’s Rushmore, Lady Bird juxta-

SKIRTING TROUBLE Ronan and Feldstein play Catholic schoolgirls with a creative wild side in Gerwig’s solo directorial debut.

poses its young protagonist’s precious posturing with the rough-edged truths behind the curtain.

For instance: Even for free spirits, class is a thing. Lady Bird’s family still lives in their “starter home.” Her dad (Tracy Letts) has been fired from his white-collar job. Her mom, Marion (Laurie Metcalf ), wants Lady Bird to “be the best version of herself,” which means going to a state school. There’s fierce

love in Marion’s efforts to rein in her daughter’s dreams of a fancy East Coast college, and we can’t help seeing both sides of their running debate.

Not much happens in the movie. A rambling chronicle of Lady Bird’s senior year, it’s still consistently entertaining, sometimes laugh-out-loud funny. While the film pivots around Lady Bird’s dynamism, Gerwig gives the supporting characters their

own lives; no one is on-screen just to be the butt of a cheap joke.

Like many attention seekers, Lady Bird has a quieter best friend and foil, Julie (Beanie Feldstein), whose silent reactions are often the best parts of their scenes. The nun referenced earlier (Lois Smith) isn’t a gorgon-ish authority figure but a person of good sense and humor. The cool guy in a band on whom Lady Bird sets her romantic sights (Timothée Chalamet) is a lot less cool when we get to know him. Like Lady Bird herself, he’s a confused kid trying to construct an identity from a collection of poses.

We already know Lady Bird well: She’s Holly Golightly; she’s Gerwig’s character in Frances Ha; she’s every small-town girl who ever dreamed of remaking herself into a glittering creature of the metropolis. Taking things lightly is part of her shtick, the part that makes MPDGs so attractive to people who feel bogged down in the muck of reality.

But all that birdlike flitting and soaring takes energy, and sacrifice. By extending the story beyond the seeming resolution of its conflict, beyond the point where Boyhood (which covered similar territory) ended, Gerwig reminds us that “coming of age” is a convenient conceit like the MPDG. Just as carefreeness requires effort, so “growing up” never ends.

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COCO In this Disney-Pixar family animation, a boy must explore the Land of the Dead to find out why his family opposes his musical aspirations.

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ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. Denzel Washington plays an idealistic defense attorney facing a moral conflict in this legal thriller from director Dan Gilroy (Nightcrawler). With Colin Farrell and Carmen Ejogo. (129 min, PG-13)

THE FLORIDA PROJECT 1/2 A 6-year-old (Brooklynn Prince) and her friends enjoy lives of minimal supervision in a down-market, Disney World-adjacent motel in this acclaimed drama from director Sean Baker (Tangerine). With Willem Dafoe and Valeria Cotto. (111 min, R)

JUSTICE LEAGUE 1/2 Batman (Ben Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) and various other DC superheroes team up, while the survival of humankind hangs in the balance. With Jason Momoa and Henry Cavill. Zack Snyder (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) directed. (121 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 11/22)

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DESPICABLE ME 3 1/2 Gru (voice of Steve Carell) is tempted to return to his supervillain ways after meeting his long-lost twin brother in the continuation of the hit family animation series.

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“Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” —George Bernard Shaw.

2. “Like all weak men, he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one’s mind.” —W. Somerset Maugham. 3. “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson. 4. “The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.” —Friedrich Nietzsche.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): I suggest that you take a piece of paper and write down a list of your biggest fears. Then call on the magical force within you that is bigger and smarter than your fears. Ask your deep sources of wisdom for the poised courage you need to keep those scary fantasies in their proper place.

And what is their proper place? Not as the masters of your destiny, not as controlling agents that prevent you from living lustily, but rather as helpful guides that keep you from taking foolish risks.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In his book Life: The Odds, Gregory Baer says that the odds you will marry a millionaire are not good: 215 to 1. They’re 60,000 to 1 that you’ll wed royalty and 88,000 to 1 that you’ll date a model. After analyzing your astrological omens for the coming months, I suspect your chances of

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): What might you do to take better care of yourself in 2018, Virgo?

According to my reading of the astrological omens, this will be a fertile meditation for you to keep revisiting. Here’s a good place to start: Consider the possibility that you have a lot to learn about what makes your body operate at peak efficiency and what keeps your soul humming along with the sense that your life is interesting. Here’s another crucial task: Intensify your love for yourself. With that as a driving force, you’ll be led to discover the actions necessary to supercharge your health. PS: Now is an ideal time to get this project under way.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Here are themes I suggest you specialize in during the coming weeks. 1. How to gossip in ways that don’t diminish and damage your social network but rather foster and enhance it. 2. How to be in three places at once without committing the mistake of being nowhere at all. 3. How to express precisely what you mean without losing your attractive mysteriousness. 4. How to be nosy and brash for fun and profit. 5. How to unite and harmonize the parts of yourself and your life that have been at odds with each other.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I predict that in the coming months you won’t feel compulsions to set your adversaries’ hair on fire. You won’t fantasize about robbing banks to raise the funds you need, nor will you be tempted to worship the devil. And the news just gets better. I expect that the amount of self-sabotage you commit will be close to zero. The monsters under your bed will go on a long sabbatical.

Any lame excuses you have used in the past to justify bad behavior will melt away. And you’ll mostly avoid indulging in bouts of irra-

tional and unwarranted anger. In conclusion, Scorpio, your life should be pretty evil-free for quite some time. What will you do with this prolonged outburst of grace? Use it wisely!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You know that unfinished task you have half-avoided, allowing it to stagnate? Soon you’ll be able to summon the gritty determination required to complete it. I suspect you’ll also be able to carry out the glorious rebirth you’ve been shy about climaxing. To gather the energy you need, reframe your perspective so that you can feel gratitude for the failure or demise that has made your glorious rebirth necessary and inevitable.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In an ideal

world, your work and your character would speak for themselves. You’d receive exactly the amount of recognition and appreciation you deserve. You wouldn’t have to devote as much intelligence to selling yourself as you did to developing your skills in the first place.

But now, forget everything I just said. During the next 10 months, I predict that packaging and promoting yourself won’t be so #$@&%*! important. Your work and character will speak for themselves with more vigor and clarity than they have before.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): There used to be a booth at a Santa Cruz flea market called “Joseph Campbell’s Love Child.” It was named after the mythological scholar who wrote the book The Hero With a Thousand Faces. The booth’s proprietor sold items that spurred one’s “heroic journey,” like talismans made to order and herbs that stimulated courage and mini-books with personalized advice based on one’s horoscope. “Chaos-Tamers” were also for sale. They were magic spells designed to help people manage the messes that crop up in one’s everyday routine while pursuing a heroic quest. Given the current astrological omens, Pisces, you would benefit from a place that sold items like these. Since none exists, do the next best thing: Aggressively drum up all the help and inspiration you need. You can and should be well-supported as you follow your dreams on your hero’s journey.

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When: Friday, November 24, 2017. Where: Five Guys, Church Street, Burlington.

You: Woman. Me: Woman. #914191 TALL MAN AT YIN YOGA I quoted my yoga teacher — “Our issues are in our tissues.” “Gin rhymes with yin,” you said. I should have asked you out. Grab tea/coffee? When: Saturday, November 25, 2017. Where: Sukha Yoga. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914190

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THE GIRL AT STARBUCKS We looked at each other a few times while waiting for our coffee. You were with your friend, and I was alone.

You had black hair and white nails, if I remember right. Think you were heading toward your car — a reddish CRV — and I was driving a black car.

Would like to see you again and say hi this time. When: Tuesday, November 21, 2017. Where: Starbucks, Williston.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914189 CROSSED PATHS, BURNT ROCK MOUNTAIN We crossed paths for a little while a few weekends ago at the trail in Waitsfield.

You had a black dog named Jasper. We hiked the whole way down, chatting about homelessness and Halloween and general life topics. You seemed really cool! Looking to have a dog playdate sometime soon. Wish I grabbed your number! When: Saturday, November 4, 2017. Where: Burnt Rock Mountain.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914188 RIVERSIDE GAS STATION, BATHROOM KEY I was leaving the restroom. You came in and needed to take that terrible, ugly bathroom key from me to access the restroom. Our conversation was, “Can I take that?” and “Sure, here you go,” but I got such a good vibe from you I decided to post — something I would never normally do. Want to go snowboarding sometime? When: Thursday, November 16, 2017. Where: Riverside Ave. gas station. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914186 VERMONT LAW SCHOOL ELECTION VIBES We kept catching eyes and exchanged a quick hello in the hallway after the lunch presentation at VLS’ How to Run for Office event. I was wearing green pants and a blue blazer. You were with a group at a table by the back. Message me if you’re looking for either a fun date or a campaign manager! When: Saturday, November 11, 2017. Where: Vermont Law School.

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STEADY AT THE STEADY 45S I got to dance with you at Higher Ground and later in the kitchen. Loving our sweet getaways in the shadow of silos, under brilliant November stars, in the presence of tender serenades, coaxing in the light. When: Monday, October 23, 2017. Where: Higher Ground.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #914183 WE TALKED ABOUT COWS You were visiting the farm, and we chatted in the barn. I was too shy to give you my number, but you told me your name was Claire and that you lived in Strafford. You had straight blond hair, wire-rim glasses and the sweetest smile. I don’t know if you’re interested in women. If not, then let’s be friends.

When: Saturday, November 11, 2017.

Where: Billings Farm, Woodstock.

You: Woman. Me: Woman. #914182 SMILE LIKE A LIGHTNING BOLT We were filling our tanks at the Maplefields on a cold and windy morning, and I went in for coffee. When I came out, you gave me a smile — kapow! You are super cute, have curly brown hair and drive a silver Audi sedan. Hi! When: Friday, November 10, 2017. Where: Middlebury gas station.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914181 WINDOW SEAT AT THE THREE PENNY You were working away on your Mac, while I was doing something similar, in the opposite window seat, on my PC. When you left, you smiled sweetly at me. Are you single? If so, would you like to have a drink sometime, without our computers? When: Wednesday, November 8, 2017. Where: Three Penny Taproom, Montpelier.

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Where: Shaw’s, Colchester. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914178 ROCK CHALK CHICK A couple of weeks ago, I was walking down the street. You came out of a shop wearing a Jayhawks T-shirt. I said “Rock Chalk,” and we shared a smile.

KU hosts Kentucky November 14 at 9:30. Meet at the OP for basketball and beers? When: Wednesday, October 25, 2017. Where: Church Street.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914177 HANNAFORD, YOU KNOW WHERE We made eye contact in one aisle, then a few more, and it was getting hot! If I didn’t need to go back to work right off, I would have loved to have fun in the parking lot. Nothing hotter than a woman telling a man what she thinks and being spontaneous and forward! Wish more women said what they were thinking. When: Monday, November 6, 2017. Where: Hannaford.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914176 EYE CANDY! It was the second time I ate here, but the first time I saw you. All the right curves in all the right places. See you next week, gorgeous! When: Sunday, November 5, 2017. Where: the Hungry Bear. You: Woman. Me: Man. #914175 DOWNTOWN MONTPELIER SHY GUY We keep seeing each other (police station, street, stores), and you look so familiar, but I can’t figure out if we’ve met before. The big question is, why don’t I just ask? Well, I am now. If you are not connected and committed, maybe we can get past the shy smiles and have a conversation.

When: Saturday, November 4, 2017. Where: Shaw’s, Montpelier.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #914174 SOUTH END LAMB CHOP Daydreaming up excuses to fill my growlette with the amazing beer that you make. We occupy the same circle, but I see you on the other side just out of reach. Whenever our paths have overlapped, I am drawn to your quick smile and my heart does a floppy cartwheel. When: Wednesday, November 1, 2017. Where: Zero Gravity.

You: Woman. Me: Woman. #914171 SLIPSHODS BAND PRACTICE, TUESDAY NIGHT I think it’s a perfect four-way: Greg, Laura, Cindy and moi. You: three endearingly bashful musicians who are actually rock stars. Me: amateur but enthusiastic and uninhibited.

Stick with your day jobs for now, but keep working on your solos!

“Whatever we deny or embrace for worse or for better ... We belong, we belong together!” When: Wednesday, November 1, 2017. Where: Middlebury.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914170 SEXY SPANISH LOVER Dear sexy Hispanic man at the gym: I love watching those squats and dead lifts. You brighten my day when you walk through the door, and I love the winks that you give me when you catch me taking a peek. Would love to give those buns a squeeze sometime.

When: Wednesday, November 1, 2017. Where: new North End gym.

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I’ve been married for more than 35 years. I shop for all the family needs. I cook. I clean. I have three jobs outside of the home. My husband seems only interested in sex. If I give him some, he’s OK for a few days, but it’s a continuous cycle. He doesn’t even initiate the sex; he only makes verbal and physical hints about doing it. He doesn’t have a romantic bone in his body. I see other men wooing their women, buying them clothes and jewelry, and taking them out for dates. We sit at home 98 percent of the time. We’re like two ships passing in the night. But I trudge on, hoping one day things will take a new turn. He reads your column, but it doesn’t sink in. But I truly love him. I’ve always thought this “syndrome” was a man thing. But I know that if they’re not taught this as a boy/young man, they don’t know how to be a partner.

Signed,

Dear Lessons,

Lessons in Marriage

If only getting your marriage back on track were as easy as handing your husband instructions to memorize. But this is not an overnight fix. This is a total rewiring job — for both of you — and it’s going to take some serious work.

You’ve pointed out some real problems here — namely, that you do all the work of running your household and family, and that instead of enjoying a sexual relationship with your husband, you “give it to him.” A lot can go down in three and half decades of marriage: Expectations, situations and priorities shift. Relationships either evolve with these changes, or they’re doomed to suffer.

It takes more than wishful thinking to make change; it takes effort and open communication.

It’s time to talk to him about how unhappy and unsatisfied you are. Call it a “man thing” if you want — though that’s sexist and suggests you have little faith in his ability to change — but he’s not a mind reader. I agree that helping around the house, participating in family life, planning romantic dates and showing affection should be par for the course.

But why would he initiate any of that if you’ve shown him you’ll take care of everything?

I strongly suggest couples counseling to help you reset expectations. Resentment grows when you don’t get the appreciation, respect or affection you need. With professional counseling, you two can figure out what those things look like. After all these years, you two are clearly committed to sharing a life together. Go make it a better one.

Need advice?

Yours,

Athena

You can send your own question to her at askathena@sevendaysvt.com.

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