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RUFF JOURNEY

A year and a half after a car crash left him disoriented, Murphy the golden retriever has been captured and returned to his Morrisville home. Now he’s acting like his old self again. Good boy!

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here was plenty of big news last week in Vermont: Trumpapalooza, Norm McAllister’s suspension from the state Senate and Gov. Peter Shumlin’s final State of the State address. Maybe that’s why a long-anticipated decision at the 11th hour on Friday landed softly: State regulators decided not to reconsider approval of the 41-mile Colchester-Middlebury pipeline that Vermont Gas Systems is building.

The controversial pipeline has inspired raucous protests. Activists from Rising Tide Vermont, concerned that it will make more Vermonters dependent on fossil fuels, have locked themselves to pipes, doors and excavators. Demonstrators took over part of Montpelier’s State Street for a weekend of highly publicized protests in October. Some protesters have been arrested.

The Public Service Board had green-lighted the project in 2013. Then the pipeline’s price tag ballooned from $87 million to $154 million, prompting the board to consider revisiting the certificate of public good it had previously issued — and the CPG is a prerequisite for construction.

But in the end, the board decided that the project

still qualifies, Terri Hallenbeck reported on our Off Message blog.

Vermont Gas has agreed to limit the pipeline cost it recoups from customers to $134 million — and to absorb the remaining $20 million.

Company officials, of course, were delighted by the decision. “Our focus remains on completing this project on time and on budget at the end of 2016,” Vermont Gas said in a statement.

Two groups that oppose the project, Just Power and the Toxics Action Center, blasted the state. “We have little confidence that VGS’ pledged rate cap will hold,” they said in a statement. “Ratepayers will not be able to enforce the agreement, and we have yet to see [the Department of Public Service] do anything but VGS’ bidding since review of this pipeline began four years ago.”

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There won’t be an ice rink on the Statehouse lawn this season, according to the group that had pushed for it — but they plan to try again next year. And, of course, Mother Nature still has to sign on...

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1. “Trump Issues Nearly 20,000 Tickets to Flynn Event” by Terri Hallenbeck.

In advance of Donald Trump’s visit to Burlington, his campaign gave out almost 20,000 tickets for the 1,400-seat Flynn Center.

2. “Trump Storms Burlington, Dispensing Insults and Drawing Protests” by Paul Heintz. Protesters interrupted Donald Trump’s Thursday evening speech at least nine times.

3. “Burlington Braces for Trump; Line Begins at 4:30 a.m.” by Mark Davis and Alicia Freese. The line to get into the Donald’s event began forming well before sunrise on the day of his scheduled 7 p.m. appearance.

4. “Opinion: The Donald Brings a Wild Trumpus to Burlington” by Ken Picard.

Trump’s announcement that he’d be stumping in Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) hometown sent Vermont liberals into a collective frenzy.

5. “Protesters and Trump Supporters Square Off in Burlington” by Molly Walsh and Mark Davis. Marches, vigils and silent demonstrations enlivened Donald Trump’s visit to the Queen City.

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A story in the December 30 issue entitled “Sabra Field On-Screen: A New Doc Celebrates Vermont Printmaker” misstated Sabra Field’s town of residence.

She lives in East Barnard.

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WHAT WE MISSED

I was waiting for some notice of the killing of Kenneth Stephens to appear in your pages, but I have not seen any mention at all. I was hoping to comment — did I miss it? I have been in Mexico and so have not seen your print edition, but I have scanned your electronic version. I cannot believe that you would ignore an event of such importance, or, if you have, understand what would motivate you to do so. Since your paper is the best place for a letter to the editor to reach the audience I would like to address, I am both puzzled and disappointed. Please let me know if you have, or if you intend to refer to this event or the demonstration that followed, since I would very much like to express my opinion in your pages.

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Editor’s note: Seven Days shuts down over the holidays to give our hard-working crew some down time, and this year’s annual break ran from December 23 to January 4 — the double issue that came out on December 30 was produced in advance. As a result, we didn’t cover either of the two Burlington shootings that happened during that time period.

However, there’s a follow-up story in this issue — the first of 2016 — in which crime reporter Mark Davis examines law enforcement’s use of no-knock warrants.

SCHOOL WELCOMES ALL

Thank you, Molly Walsh, for the article “In Burlington, a New School Spending Limit Is Already Under Fire” [December 16], describing the impact of Act 46 on school budgets. As the Ward 4 school commissioner, I know the school board is working hard to limit spending while doing its best to provide the services our children need.

My statement in paragraph 18 of the article, “This week we had 12 new kids.

Last week there were over 10 new kids.

It doesn’t stop,” read as if I were blaming the New American children for increasing our school taxes. Not so! Increases are coming from a 7.9 percent health insurance increase, a decrease in federal and state grants, and more. The purpose of my statement was threefold: to welcome all new students; to indicate we need funds to support all students’ needs; and to express appreciation for the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program that welcomes 350 people annually.

As gubernatorial candidates Phil Scott and Matt Dunne have suggested, Vermont needs to increase its population from 627,000 to at least 700,000 people in order to grow the economy. The spirit of my statement was meant to welcome people from inside and outside the United States so we can grow the economy and not have to rely on state and federal educational resources as much as we have in the past.

Anne Judson

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The Fair Game column in that same issue listed the wrong year when describing the 2015 legislative session.

It also misidentified the legislative body scheduled to vote on Sen. Norm McAllister’s suspension: It was the Vermont Senate.

‘MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL’

I applaud the vision of significant development in the downtown core and encourage the developer to develop in a style that connects the area’s past with its future [Off Message: “Overflowing Crowd Attends Burlington Mall Presentation,” January 6].

Please, for the love of God, make it beautiful. Develop the space to a human scale and integrate some interesting space for outdoor dining on the roofs of the places.

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[Re “Life Stories: Vermonters We Lost This Year,” December 30]: Regarding the story about my father, Donald Hovey Hill, and his affiliation with Route 7, I thought folks would like to know that his death occurred on New Year’s Day 2015 in a house in Swanton, on Route 7, that he and his wife, Pixley, had owned since 2008. So, Dad was born at home on Route 7 in 1927 and died at home on Route 7, almost 88 years later. Such is the synchronicity that was the story of my father’s life. I would like to thank Ken Picard for his kind words about Dad and everyone else. It was a wellwritten, thoughtful group of stories.

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HOLD THE BACON

Seven Days’ obsession with meat is embarrassing [Bite Club: “Farmers Market Kitchen: Guanciale,” January 5]. Not to me, or the many other vegetarians in Vermont, but to you and the dwindling meat-and-potatoes lifestyle.

By continuing to publish this content, you are dating yourself. Plant-based foods are on the rise. As you referenced yourself in this article, “bacon fatigue” is ubiquitous. There is no one, in Vermont or elsewhere, who doesn’t know how to find a tasty piece of meat. However, people are constantly asking me how to cook with any of the myriad new and interesting plant-based foods on the market: quinoa, coconut oil, seitan. Compared to meat, that is actually news.

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Our reporters and photographers were out in force covering Donald Trump’s Vermont visit [Off Message: “Trump Storms Burlington, Dispensing Insults and Drawing Protests,” “Protesters and Trump Supporters Square Off in Burlington,” “Burlington Braces For Trump; Line Begins at 4:30 a.m.,” “Vermont Trump Backers: There Are More of Us Than You Think,” January 7] and in the days before it, too [Off Message: “Opinion: The Donald Brings a Wild Trumpus to Burlington,” “Trump Issues Nearly 20,000 Tickets to Flynn Event,” January 6; “Controversy Arrives Well Ahead of Trump’s Burlington Visit,” January 4]. As always, Seven Days readers had their own views of the show.

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I’m a native Vermonter who has lived in Burlington for 20 years. I attended the Trump rally, and I can confirm that the behavior of many anti-Trump protesters was distasteful at best. After leaving the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, a male protester from behind the barricade screamed at me, “Hey, guy with the Trump sign! I’m gonna remember your face if I ever see you downtown.” Ha. I was also called a “racist” at least 10 times.

A young woman with a Trump placard over her head was repeatedly called a “bitch.” Peace and tolerance, BTV-style?

attacks, as has already happened in Houston and elsewhere? Jackbooted mobs breaking shop windows of Muslim-owned businesses? Rounding up people of color? This is all starting to look and feel too much like the early years of the Nazis’ rise in Germany, circa 1933. Some of my relatives were exterminated in the Holocaust.

This is the ugly face of hatred and nascent fascism, American-style. It must be called out and confronted before it consumes us.

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However you feel about Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger, chief Brandon del Pozo and the police department, credit must be given where credit is due.

During Trump’s visit, with very little notice, they orchestrated the event flawlessly. Professionalism and restraint prevailed during what could have devolved into an ugly and potentially volatile scene.

Though a Bernie supporter, I’m grateful that the Trump supporters and Bernie supporters carried themselves with temperance and showed the nation how we do things here in Vermont. Friends of mine from all over the country were impressed even as they were on the edge of their seats with fingers crossed while I attended the event with my young daughter. In the end, I felt safe and was glad she got to see the event. I’m glad that the police let the people ejected from the event keep their jackets because, after all, according to Trump, it was -10 degrees out. Kudos to the staff and volunteers of the Flynn for enduring a drawn-out and most likely stressful night.

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Organizers of Donald Trump’s speech in Burlington deliberately made thousands more tickets available than the Flynn could accommodate, creating scarcity and conflict for no apparent reason. Many people who had tickets, who stood in line for hours for a chance to hear him, were turned away at the door if they didn’t swear loyalty to him.

Then, several people who exercised their free speech rights during Trump’s rambling remarks were forcibly ejected from the Flynn by his goons. So much for respecting the First Amendment.

But the low point of the evening was actually outside, where the pro-Trump crowd waiting to get into the Flynn started chanting “Kill them all, kill them all.” It wasn’t clear if they were referring to the demonstrators across the street or the immigrants, feminists and LGBTQ community whom Trump routinely targets with his hateful rhetoric.

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Mushrooming Medicaid Costs Create a State Budget Crisis

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Dick Mazza isn’t a cigar-chomping political party boss. And, while he does have a “back room,” it isn’t smoke filled. The 71-year-old state senator holds court in the rear of his general store in Colchester, in a modest office plastered with photographs and campaign memorabilia spanning his three decades in Vermont politics. Guests are welcomed like family, usually with offers of food and drink, by a guy who looks like a wise and benevolent grandfather.

But make no mistake: Dick Mazza is a power broker. In fact, to hear some Vermont political heavyweights tell it, he’s the most politically influential person in the state.

“There’s a popular misconception that Vermont is run out of the fifth-floor governor’s office in Montpelier,” says Congressman Peter Welch, a Democrat, “when in reality, it’s run out of the deli section of Mazza’s store.”

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As the Middlebury College Performing Arts Series’ first-ever quartet-in-residence, Heath Quartet (pictured) are happy to string along chamber music lovers. Bows in hand, the awardwinning British ensemble celebrates Hungarian composer Béla Bartók with three of his high-impact pieces. Keep your ears open for two more concerts in the coming weeks.

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Life Story During a December episode of “Vermont Edition,” former Vermont attorney general Jeffrey Amestoy described 19th-century lawyer Richard Henry Dana Jr. as “someone whom you cannot help but admire.”

Amestoy honors the man remembered as an advocate for the underprivileged with the biography Slavish Shore: The Odyssey of Richard Henry Dana Jr. History buffs can hear excerpts at Phoenix Books’ Burlington and Rutland stores.

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Movies for the Mind He Named Me Malala and Racing Extinction are just two of the thought-provoking pictures set to hit the big screen at this year’s Mountaintop Film Festival.

Billed as “Seven Days of Film for Thought,” this celluloid series features 11 human-rights documentaries and dramas in acknowledgment of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.

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A leaf of paper is anything but a blank page in Catherine Hall’s hands. Pulling techniques from textile dyeing, print making and painting, the Burlington artist transforms ordinary wood pulp sheets into stunning works of art. Her exhibition “Paper Pieces and Works on Paper” is currently on view at the SEABA Center.

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n one of the few surprises of his final State of the State address last Thursday, Gov. PETER SHUMLIN revealed the name of a Canadian company establishing a beachhead in St. Johnsbury.

Thanks, in part, to a $200,000 award from the Vermont Enterprise Fund, he said, Composites BHS would create 75 new manufacturing jobs in the hard-pressed Northeast Kingdom community.

Left unsaid: The next morning, Shumlin and leading legislators would award $1 million from that same fund to GlobalFoundries, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi-owned corporation which last year acquired IBM’s chip-making business — and its massive plant in Essex Junction.

The helping handout prompted rankand-file legislators from all three parties to revolt, and more than 50 of them signed a letter questioning its wisdom. Given the state’s budget crunch, they wrote, “We respectfully request that you table any decision to spend the remaining Enterprise Fund dollars at this time.”

“The idea that we have to give $1 million to GlobalFoundries to keep these jobs online — I just don’t get it,” says Rep. CHRIS PEARSON (P-Burlington), who authored the letter, noting that IBM paid the Emirati company $1.5 billion to take the chip biz off its hands. “This is the modern corporate model: to take as much money out of local governments as possible.”

The Emergency Board, which includes four top legislators and is chaired by the governor, didn’t buy that argument. It voted 3-1 Friday morning to cut GlobalFoundries two $500,000 checks. The sole nay came from Rep. MITZI JOHNSON (D-South Hero), the House Appropriations Committee chair, who said that the secretive process “didn’t feel right” and the money could have been better spent.

Shumlin appeared to relish the dustup.

Speaking at a Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce breakfast Monday morning, the gov balked at his critics’ concerns, saying that state government “better do everything we can” to keep the Essex Junction plant competitive.

“You know, I got a letter from I don’t know how many legislators saying, ‘Nah, you know, don’t do this. It’s a bad idea.

You know, we’ve got budget problems,’” Shumlin told the audience, his voice dripping with sarcasm. “I’m like, ‘Really?’”

Noting the fiscal impact GlobalFoundries’ departure would have on the state, Shumlin said, “You think a million bucks is a budget challenge? You know, get your head out of the sand!”

The business leaders clapped in approval.

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No doubt Shummy enjoyed framing himself as the great business savior — standing up to a foolish legislature out to sabotage economic development. But the episode may threaten the very existence of the enterprise fund, which was created two years ago as rumors swirled that IBM might exit the chip business or even shutter its Vermont operation. And that could hurt smaller businesses, such as Composites BHS or GW Plastics, the latter of which received $500,000 from the fund and plans to create 73 new jobs in Royalton.

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“It’s been helpful to have a spotlight on it, given that I don’t think it should be continued,” says Rep. JANET ANCEL (D-Calais), who chairs the House Ways and Means Committee and serves on the Emergency Board. The fund is set to expire at the end of this fiscal year, but Shumlin vowed in his State of the State to “enhance and extend it.”

Though she’s long opposed the enterprise fund, Ancel voted to dole out the money to GlobalFoundries last Friday because, she says, it was clear from the start that it was created primarily to support IBM or its successor.

“It felt to me that we’d made a commitment to do this, and we needed to honor it,” she says. “That said, I think the enterprise fund is a mistake, and I very strongly oppose expanding and extending it.”

State Auditor DOUG HOFFER, a Democrat and Progressive, agrees.

“If you choose to spend a million dollars on this, you are by definition not spending it on something else,” he says. “Is it creating new jobs? The answer is no.”

GlobalFoundries says as much.

According to spokesman JIM KELLER, the company invested $55 million in its Essex Junction plant last year and plans to put up another $17 million this year. Together, he says, those improvements will result in 100 temporary jobs becoming permanent.

How many jobs will Vermont’s $1 million handout create?

“I don’t think you can directly relate it to new jobs,” he says. “I can’t quantify it that way.”

Sen. TIM ASHE (D/P-Chittenden), ever the contrarian, says the legislators who

signed the letter shouldn’t pat themselves on the back too much.

“It was a shiny object for the legislature to take a swing at,” the Senate Finance Committee chair and Emergency Board member said, arguing that the fund is just the tip of the iceberg of corporate handouts. “My request to all the people who signed it is to take a look at all those programs and give them a rigorous look.”

Graff Track Former Politico Magazine editor GARRETT says he’ll make up his mind later this month about seeking the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.

Meanwhile, the chair of the Senate Committee on Government Operations says she’s hoping to pass legislation making clear that Graff ’s not eligible to run.

Sen. JEANETTE WHITE (D-Windham) says she drafted a bill clarifying the state’s constitutional residency requirements following a “big brouhaha” last November over Graff ’s eligibility. The 34-year-old Montpelier native returned to Vermont that month to explore a run for public office, after 11 years in Washington, D.C. According to the Vermont Constitution, candidates for governor and lieutenant governor “shall have resided in this State four years next preceding the day of the election.” Graff has argued that he meets that definition, having maintained his Vermont voter registration, car registration and driver’s license.

Neither Secretary of State JIM CONDOS nor Attorney General BILL SORRELL has formally weighed in on Graff ’s eligibility, but both of their offices have said they think the Constitution is clear that, as Condos puts it, “You have to live here.”

That doesn’t mean a potential candidate “may never spend the night beyond physical confines of the borders of the state,” says Assistant Attorney General MICHAEL DUANE. But, he adds, “We believe the framers wanted to ensure that the person holding those high offices resided in Vermont in the common-sense use of that term for four years before being eligible.”

White agrees but would like to clarify the matter in statute. Her bill would require such candidates to certify that they’d actually lived in Vermont for four years.

Graff has also been seeking clarification.

In a December 14 letter to Condos, Graff attorney PAUL GILLIES requested “a formal, written decision” clarifying whether his client was eligible. Included in the request was an affidavit from Graff attesting to his residency and a three-page legal argument from Gillies.

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Just in time for the start of the legislative session, the Burlington Free Press has hired a second reporter to cover the Statehouse.

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who received a master’s in journalism last year from Emerson College, replaces PARIS ACHEN, who left last September after seven months on the beat.

Aloe joins reporter APRIL BURBANK on the paper’s three-member “accountability” team, which also lost veteran reporter MIKE DONOGHUE to retirement last October.

According to publisher AL GETLER, the Freeps does intend to fill the third position, but not until it names a new executive editor to replace MIKE TOWNSEND, who also retired last October.

Realistically, Getler says, that delays the new reporter hire until March or April.

Turning to the cops and courts beat, newly named Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times Argus publisher CATHERINE NELSON pleaded no contest Monday in Rutland criminal court to driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident.

According to a Rutland City Police affidavit, the day after Christmas Nelson crashed her company-owned Nissan SUV into the porch of a downtown Rutland home, a guardrail and, finally, the Westminster Cracker Company. She ditched the vehicle and returned to her nearby apartment, according to the affidavit, and later lied to police about her involvement in the incident.

Nelson finally admitted that she had been drinking with a man named HENRY HANCE, a habitual offender who, according to the Herald, has been convicted of more than a dozen DUI and drug charges, along with assault, arson and grand larceny. An hour and a half after her own DUI, Nelson blew twice the legal limit.

Two days after her arrest, Herald and TA owner JOHN MITCHELL named her to succeed him as publisher of the two papers.

He later said he was aware of the incident when he announced her promotion from vice president and CEO. “Catherine has a long track record of service and leadership to the Rutland and Barre-Montpelier communities, and feels badly about this,” he tells Seven Days. “She is showing us all the kind of person she is by taking responsibility for her actions.”

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In a written response, Condos said it was up to the courts — not him or Sorrell — to settle the matter, should anyone challenge Graff’s residency.

How serious Graff is about running remains unclear. On December 23, he filed a candidate registration statement required of those who raise or spend more than $500 on electoral activities, but he wrote “I don’t know” next to the question, “Running in this election?”

“I honestly have not made a decision whether I’m going to run,” he told Seven Days Monday. “I am trying to figure out what the best way that I can serve and make a difference in the state of Vermont is.”

But in the sworn affidavit he sent Condos last month, Graff sounded a little more certain.

“I am a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor,” he wrote. “I intend to file my nomination petitions at the end of April with the Vermont Secretary of State’s Office.”

Graff would face Sen. DAVID ZUCKERMAN (P/D-Chittenden), Rep. KESHA RAM (D-Burlington) and Marlboro businessman BRANDON RIKER in the Democratic primary. Republican RANDY BROCK and independent LOUIS MEYERS have also entered the race.

Even if he’s deemed eligible, Graff may have trouble explaining his spotty voting record as he asks for support.

Though he cites his Vermont registration as evidence of his residency, the longtime political operative, reporter and editor has rarely cast a ballot in recent years.

According to Montpelier City Clerk JOHN ODUM, Graff hasn’t voted in a state primary election since 2002, on Town Meeting Day since 2004 and in a general election since 2010. Graff certified in his affidavit that he’s never voted outside of Montpelier.

“Look, when I’ve been out talking to Vermonters and to Democratic Party leaders, nobody is asking me about my voting record or my driver’s license,” the would-be candidate says. “They know I’m a Vermonter. They know I know how many teats a cow has. And the thing they really care about is talking about the future of Vermont and how we tackle the really monumental challenges the state faces ahead.”

Evidently, Graff has not been chatting with White.

“I think it’s a little bit ballsy,” she says.

“I mean, come on! The guy hasn’t lived here for, I don’t know, 10 years!”

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Despite Mandate, Traffic-Stop Race Data Remain Elusive in Vermont B Y H I L A RY N I LES

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hen they stop motorists in Vermont, cops don’t just collect licenses and registrations.

As of September 1, 2014, all police officers in the state must record the race of every driver they pull over.

The new mandate for “roadside stop” data collection is just one step in a national movement to halt discriminatory law enforcement. “Throughout the country, there’s a crisis of legitimacy in policing,” said Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo. “Part of that crisis stems from a belief that the police are biased in the way they use their discretion. And traffic stops are something that police have immense discretion over.”

Vermonters are still waiting to see what the new statewide data collection reveals.

That’s because while technically public, the information remains largely inaccessible.

In 16 months, no one has compiled the raw data — a necessary first step before analysis. In fact, no one even knows if all of law enforcement is complying with the mandate to collect the data in the first place.

And as for merging the information from incompatible databases to allow a statewide look? Nobody is in charge of that.

The Vermont legislature mandated roadside stop data collection in 2014, as a result of prodding from the human-rights group Migrant Justice, among others.

That was six years after a handful of police departments in Chittenden County began gathering it voluntarily, four years after the Vermont State Police started keeping track and two years after the legislature “encouraged” collection. Before Act 193, Vermont was one of only two U.S. states that did not collect race data associated with all traffic stops within its borders, according to del Pozo.

“It was alone with Mississippi in that regard,” del Pozo said. “And given Mississippi’s legacy, I don’t think that’s good company to be in.”

Champlain Area NAACP president Mary Brown-Guillory said she doesn’t need numbers to know there’s bias in Vermont policing. Brown-Guillory, who is black, said she’s been pulled over many times for no reason. Two local investigations support her claim: Vermont State Police data from 2010 and 2011 showed that black and Hispanic drivers are stopped, ticketed, searched and arrested significantly more than whites when they’re pulled over — even though the rate at which minorities are found to have contraband is lower than the rate for whites. A 2012 report revealed

similar discrepancies in the Burlington area.

Act 193 was supposed to make such data analyzable statewide, exposing police behavior in even the tiniest of Vermont’s towns. “If we can’t measure it, we can’t manage it,” said Mark Hughes, who is black and a cofounder of a Montpelierbased group, Justice For All, which

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aims to identify and dismantle institutionalized racism.

Hughes wants to determine where bias exists so appropriate training can be directed at police within those departments.

Del Pozo said he agrees that citizens should not be singled out for their race.

Data transparency cultivates trust, he said, and that’s a crucial component of good policing. “When we need citizen cooperation for more serious crimes, part of the way we get it is by treating citizens well when we investigate them for little things like [traffic stops],” del Pozo said. In fact, the new chief just released data from 2014 on the Burlington Police Department website; by February, he plans to add prior years.

Preliminary assessment by Seven Days shows that white drivers made up 83 percent of the Burlington police stops in 2014, black drivers 7 percent, Asian drivers almost 4 percent and all other minorities less than 1 percent. Vermont driver’s licenses do not include information about race or ethnicity, so officers are expected to make their own determinations. Not surprisingly, in nearly 5 percent of the stops, police record the race of the motorist as “unknown.”

Census data from 2010, the most recent available, count the city’s driving-age population as 91 percent white, 2.8 percent black and 3.2 percent Asian, among residents claiming only one race. The separate measure of ethnicity, which may overlap

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with race, counts 2.5 percent Hispanic residents.

Del Pozo said the apparently disproportionate stop rate for black drivers “definitely bears further investigation.”

That said, he approaches the discrepancy with caution: “When many of our social and economic problems unfairly fall along racial lines, it isn’t reasonable to think that car stops by the police will be one of the few places where demographics match outcomes,” he said by email. But widespread social inequities “can’t just become a lazy excuse to just start stopping ‘the usual suspects,’” he said in an interview.

“That’s when it becomes bias.”

One other finding also caught del Pozo’s attention: When stopped, white and black drivers received tickets and warnings at nearly the same rates — about 27 to 28 percent, respectively — while Asian drivers were 3 to 5 percent more likely to drive away with just a warning.

However, among drivers of unknown race, a whopping 38 percent got tickets.

Del Pozo said he can’t account for that discrepancy, which reflects activity before he joined the Burlington police force as chief. “We would have to do a case-bycase review of those stops in order to see if there was anything meaningful lurking beneath those unknowns,” he said, adding that he doesn’t suspect that the

“unknown” category was used disingenuously to “soften” the stop data.

Because his department’s analytical resources are limited, del Pozo said he’s publishing the data with the hope that others with the time and interest will dissect it. His focus now is to lower the sheer number of “unknowns” recorded. “I’d like to ensure that every car stop has a race ascribed to [the driver],” he said.

That can be tricky in a short, often tense interaction outdoors under variable lighting. Plus, officers approach the public with varying degrees of exposure to diversity, and race can be complex to decipher, del Pozo said. He pointed out that most people would not identify him as Hispanic, for example, although with a Cuban father and Jewish mother, that’s part of how he identifies himself.

“Since the state requires the collection of race data for car stops, it would be helpful for the state to facilitate this process by providing a person’s self-declared race on his or her driver’s license,” he said. That prospect may be a lightning-rod issue, he acknowledged, but so is the correlation of race and car stops, “and the state has made the commitment to get to the bottom of [it],” he said.

Other departments may already be posting data they’ve collected. But absent a central clearinghouse for it, there’s no way of knowing without reaching out to more than 100 individual agencies, departments, offices and constables. Some say time and technical hurdles prevent them from posting information about their roadside stops. Winooski Police Chief Richard Hebert said he’s willing to share the raw data, but he feels it would be meaningless without analysis.

Allen Gilbert, executive director of the Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, said many assumed that Act 193 would play out differently — that once the data were collected, they would be compiled and crunched. He’s since realized that the wording in the law is too vague. The legislature directed police to work with the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council “with the goals of collecting uniform data, adopting uniform storage methods and periods, and ensuring that data can be analyzed. Roadside stop data, as well as reports and analysis of roadside stop data, shall be public.”

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removing duplicative or erroneous records, consolidating multiple violations from a single traffic stop into one record.

Smaller departments, he noted, may not have the personnel to manage the work.

Yet another hurdle to aggregating the data statewide: Departments use one of two different database systems to record incidents. Once each agency’s data are ready, the fields will have to be aligned in order to collect them in one place — basically, a single spreadsheet for the tens of thousands of roadside stops that occur every year. Clearing that technical hurdle without statewide oversight will be a challenge, and Gauthier said law-enforcement officials are concerned about the price of ongoing data analysis.

Hughes said that shouldn’t be a factor.

“I found myself somewhat incensed when I was thinking about the fact that there is a cost associated with my safety,” he said.

“It seemed to me there might be a few line items that might be a little less important.”

Finally, Act 193 failed to place a deadline on the data’s statewide aggregation or publication. Law-enforcement agencies can collect it, but they never have to furnish anything until they’re asked.

Suzi Wizowaty, a former House representative who now heads the nonprofit Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform, said her organization has been working with Rep. Bill Lippert (D-Hinesburg) to introduce a bill that would add a deadline for data reporting and put someone in charge of meeting it.

“What we are asking is to make the data available on a public website so that anybody can analyze it,” Wizowaty said.

Calling cost concerns a “red herring,” she recommended putting “dis-identified data” out there to “let people who have the skills analyze it.” That’s exactly what del Pozo is doing in Burlington.

Sen. Dick Sears (D-Bennington), who sponsored Act 193, also said he expected to be looking at the whole state’s data by now. He anticipates tightening up the law’s language in the 2016 legislative session to make sure it’s compiled.

Traffic stops are just a small part of the criminal-justice system, but Hughes and del Pozo agree that they represent a crucial step toward repairing public trust in law enforcement.

Still, Hughes is anxious to move on.

The narrow focus on this one piece of the problem serves as a distraction from the broader, more fundamental issues, he said.

“We have to get past this discussion of whether or not [racism is] there,” Hughes said. “And get past all the accusations and all the denials and the delays and the requests for empirical data and delays of release thereof. And have a discussion in Vermont that black lives matter.” m

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director of the VCJTC, which operates the Vermont Police Academy and oversees training of law-enforcement officers statewide. “Absent every agency reporting to some central location, there isn’t any way to ensure that every agency is in compliance,” Gauthier said.

He said the board of the Vermont Incident-Based Reporting System, which collects criminal justice data for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, recommended that departments submit quarterly reports to the council. But that advice isn’t binding. Gauthier said he also offered to post a collection of links to web pages where departments publish their own data, but so far none has taken him up on that.

Some question whether the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council is the right entity to compile the data. Hughes feels it’s too close to law enforcement.

“By a long stretch, they are not the most impartial organization to aggregate this information and make it available,” he said.

Brown-Guillory believes the information is flawed to begin with because police officers themselves are providing it. “You can put that the person had a broken headlight or didn’t have their license,” she said. “You can skew the data.”

“There are a lot of different ways to analyze … a set of data,” del Pozo said. “And the worry is that the methods you choose and the way you present it and the conclusions you draw, rather than being dispassionate, will be colored by your own bias about police work, positive or negative.”

Differing reports on the same data demonstrate del Pozo’s point. In 2011, the Vermont State Police asked Jack McDevitt and Chad Posick of the Institute on Race and Justice at Northeastern University to analyze their stop data. The researchers found “few areas in which racial and ethnic disparities exist.” Three years later, University of Vermont professor Stephanie Seguino reanalyzed the same data, and took McDevitt and Posick to task.

“By grouping all minorities together, [McDevitt and Posick] miss the differences in outcomes of Asians as compared to blacks and Hispanics, thus diluting their ability to identify racial disparities,” she wrote. In other words, by analyzing each race separately, Seguino found “wide disparities” in the treatment of black and Hispanic drivers compared with whites, while Asians are actually stopped and searched less.

And then there’s context. Before releasing Burlington’s data, del Pozo is trying to add a note when external circumstances, such as probable cause or reasonable suspicion, prompted a stop. Del Pozo said it’s consuming staff hours to prepare the data for release — adding those notes,

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Mushrooming Medicaid Costs Create a State Budget Crisis B Y NA N CY R EMSEN

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edicaid, a 50-year-old government health insurance program for the poor and disabled, is in the crosshairs of some state policy makers because of its skyrocketing cost. In the past five years, total spending for all the services tucked under Vermont’s Medicaid umbrella rose $366 million. The state and federal governments share the annual cost, which came to $1.7 billion last year. Of that, Vermont paid $738 million.

That’s more than the state allocates for public safety, courts, higher education, natural resource protection, commerce and community development — combined.

Since last spring, expenses are up by $51 million. The state’s share of that increase is $22.9 million. That has many lawmakers crying, “Budget crisis!”

“It is unsustainable,” said House Minority Leader Don Turner (R-Milton).

Democrats and Progressives are also worried about the program’s cost.

“We have so many questions,” said Senate Appropriations Committee chair Jane Kitchel (D-Caledonia), adding that she isn’t sure the Shumlin administration has the data to answer all of them.

“Without the data, it is really hard to pick a course of action.”

The legislature’s money and healthpolicy committees scheduled Medicaid briefings during the first week of the 2016 legislative session. “It is high time that we fully digested all the details of the program,” said House Health Care Committee vice chair Chris Pearson (P-Burlington). “We need to understand what the options are.”

The biggest driver of the Medicaid cost increase is Obamacare. The 2010 federal health care law forced Vermont to dismantle two of its own insurance initiatives — the Vermont Health Access Program and Catamount Health. People covered by those programs moved to either Medicaid or private insurance offered through Vermont Health Connect, the online insurance marketplace mandated by federal law. Obamacare also changed Medicaid eligibility requirements and fined people who remained uninsured.

Years ago, the Shumlin administration and the legislature’s financial advisers worked together to predict the consequences of the health reform law and came close to pegging the total number of people who would become insured. But they miscalculated how many of those would be on Medicaid versus subsidized private insurance. Instead of having 47,000 Vermonters privately insured with state aid to help them

pay premiums, the number turned out to be closer to 17,000. Adult enrollees in Medicaid didn’t number 46,000, as projected, but a whopping 70,000. As a result of the increased caseload, the legislature’s financial advisers predict Medicaid will cost an additional $90 million next year, of which about $30 million would be state dollars.

Most individuals on Medicaid pay no monthly premium for health coverage and tiny co-payments for outpatient visits and prescriptions.

That amounted to a better deal for Walter Carpenter of Montpelier. The 60-year-old had private insurance through an employer until he became ill in 2006. “I had liver disease caused by gallstones in a bile duct,” he said. “I was two steps away from the grave when an MRI found out what was wrong.”

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He lost his job and his health insurance as a result of his lengthy recovery, he said.

“I was uninsured maybe a year.” After surgery to reopen a bile duct, he faced a $20,000 bill but negotiated with the hospital for a reduction to $9,000. Still, he said, “I was in debt for years.”

The staff at the People’s Health & Wellness Clinic in Barre, which offers free care to the uninsured, suggested that Carpenter apply for coverage under Catamount or VHAP. He bounced between those two programs depending on how much he earned from his two seasonal jobs. He works summers at Waterbury Center State Park and winters at the ski lodge at Mad River Glen.

In 2014, when Catamount and VHAP ended, Carpenter said, he received a notice that he now had coverage under Medicaid.

It meant that last year, when his doctor advised hernia surgery, he could have the

procedure. He now gets annual blood tests to monitor his liver health.

“I don’t abuse the program,” said Carpenter, who has a thick cap of graying hair and a bushy mustache. “It allows me to have a doctor without worrying about going into medical debt.”

Carpenter is not alone. A change in the income rules opened Medicaid’s door to uninsured farmers, small-business owners and others the state had tried for decades to reach through programs such as Dr. Dynasaur, VHAP and Catamount Health. Now, thanks to Obamacare, said House Appropriations Committee chair Mitzi Johnson (D-South Hero), “We have brought down the uninsured rate.

We have virtually everyone in the state covered. That is a big story.”

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from surgery to repair a tendon she tore a few weeks ago while bowling. If she hadn’t been covered by Medicaid, she said, she couldn’t have afforded the surgery and would have lost 60 percent of her arm strength. With that kind of disability, Frost predicted, her employer “probably would let me go.”

Increased enrollment and utilization aren’t the only factors driving up costs under the Medicaid umbrella.

Steven Costantino, commissioner of the Department of Vermont Health Access, testified about the increasing cost of drugs, especially several specialty medications. A new drug for patients with cystic fibrosis that became available last summer costs $250,000 a year per person. Costantino said that medication alone was expected to increase Medicaid expenses by $3 million this year.

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Kitchel noted that substance abuse treatment costs have increased 40 percent since 2012 — and more Medicaid recipients are getting it. In light of the state’s opiate crisis, she said, “Who is going to say an increase in substance abuse treatment isn’t a good thing?”

A one-time accounting error cost the state, too. Every six or seven years, the payment date for Medicaid vendors comes up 53 times in a fiscal year rather than 52. Forgetting to budget for that extra payment resulted in a $10 million shortfall.

Also a negative contributor: The dysfunction at Vermont Health Connect, the two-year-old health insurance marketplace, prompted the state to postpone its annual reevaluation of eligibility for everyone on Medicaid. While some lawmakers wonder aloud how many ineligible people are being covered at taxpayer expense, the state has estimated only $422,890 in savings this budget year based on the reevaluations under way.

Officials say it will take until next October to scrutinize all 186,000 Medicaid recipients. That lapse in examining eligibility has prompted Bruce Lisman, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, to call for a full-scale Medicaid audit.

The Shumlin administration used some one-time funding to make

Medicaid whole. But increased enrollment requires ongoing revenue. Shumlin is expected to propose a longer-term solution in his budget address on January 21. It is unclear whether he will propose new taxes.

“The governor has told us that yet again he will starve other departments to pay for health care,” said Sen. Diane Snelling (R-Chittenden) who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee. She’s not advocating for new revenues, she said.

Rather, the administration needs to provide data about the outcomes for various aspects of the health coverage. She asks, “Is insurance really helping people?”

“I don’t know what the solution will be,” Snelling continued. “I don’t want to take anything back from people, but we certainly should avoid expanding further until we have outcomes.” She’s referring to proposals that would grow government-financed health coverage: One would give every Vermonter preventive care; the other would extend the program known as Dr. Dynasaur to young adults.

Turner would consider changes to eligibility or a reduction in benefits. Vermont’s Medicaid program includes mandated and optional benefits. Optional coverage includes drugs, physical therapy, prosthetic devices and dental care.

“We have a Cadillac,” Turner said.

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“We’re not looking to slash and burn,” he said. “We can be the best in the country without doing what we do now.”

Consumer advocates get nervous when they hear talk of shrinking eligibility and benefits. “I’m pretty worried about any of the alternatives other than finding another revenue source,” said Trinka Kerr, the state health advocate.

“They would hurt people. If you reduce some benefit, that has a downstream impact on people’s health.”

“We are pushing for a revenue solution to the Medicaid budget gap,” said Karen Lafayette, lobbyist for the Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council. “The other ways of dealing with the Medicaid gap are unacceptable.” She added, “The whole idea of health care reform was to get more people covered.”

Carpenter, the Montpelier Medicaid recipient, drops by the Statehouse to catch discussions on health care issues when he isn’t working. He sat through several Medicaid briefings in legislative committees last week. With the hint of a limp caused by an arthritic knee, he acknowledged that he has a personal stake in the Medicaid debate.

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uthorities have been tight-lipped in the three weeks since members of a Drug Enforcement Administration task force fatally shot a suspected heroin dealer in Burlington’s Old North End. Two separate investigations are under way to determine whether officers were legally justified in opening fire on Kenneth Stephens after forcibly entering his apartment and if they bear any responsibility for stray bullets that entered a neighboring dwelling.

In addition, experts say the deadly police encounter raises a larger question: Should police have conducted the high-risk raid using a controversial “no-knock” search warrant? In contrast to standard “knock-and-announce” warrants, during which police announce their presence, the no-knock approach allows officers to enter without warning, typically by breaking down doors. The nationwide practice has led to the unintentional deaths of cops, their targets and innocent civilians.

“They’re probably overused,” Dennis Kenney, a professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said of no-knocks, adding that they should be employed “only in major cases.”

Local enforcement officials stress that while they rarely use no-knocks, Stephens, who had a violent history, posed an immediate danger to the police and the public.

“We can’t forget every indication so far is, the suspect was pointing a .50-caliber rifle at the police,” Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo said.

Intel from a DEA informant triggered the raid at 101 Elmwood Avenue. The individual bought heroin from Stephens on four occasions and told police that the dealer kept a muzzle-loader rifle in his apartment. On December 20, the same informant revealed that Stephens was expecting a shipment of drugs later that day.

The tip prompted police to act. In his application for a no-knock warrant, DEA Drug Task Force officer Robert Estes, also an Essex police officer, argued that a surprise attack was necessary because any warning could lead Stephens to destroy evidence. He also noted that the suspect owned a firearm.

Federal magistrate John Conroy signed off on the warrant.

The DEA task force is a combination of federal agents and selected local cops who receive specialized federal training in conducting drug raids. A team of 16 officers from the DEA, Vermont State Police, and Burlington and Essex police departments showed up at Stephens’ apartment on the afternoon of December 22 equipped with assault rifles and a battering ram.

After police broke down the door, officials said Stephens raised his muzzle-loader and yelled, “Who wants to die?”

The first two officers through the door, state Trooper Matthew Cannon and DEA Special Agent Tim Hoffman, fired 13 times, killing Stephens, who died of gunshot wounds to his head and neck. Stephens never discharged his weapon, though it was loaded. Agents

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found 260 bags of heroin, worth around $3,000, and an undisclosed amount of crack cocaine in the apartment.

Members of the task force also soon realized some of the gunfire had penetrated the thin walls of Stephens’ apartment. A neighbor in an adjacent dwelling told reporters that a bullet narrowly missed his head, and two exit holes are still visible in the rear of the building in which Stephens lived.

Was the no-knock raid necessary to bust him?

Authorities already had strong evidence against Stephens, gathered from the informant.

“The questions you’re asking, those conversations are being had right now,” said Chittenden County State’s Attorney T.J. Donovan — “literally right now.”

While the Vermont law-enforcement community is under intense pressure to arrest opiate dealers, Donovan said, “It’s always a balance between public safety and officer safety.”

Donovan will review a Vermont State Police investigation of the raid. The DEA, which is conducting a separate, internal probe, and U.S. Attorney Eric Miller both declined to comment.

When police search private homes, they typically announce themselves and give homeowners ample opportunity to respond. In fighting the War on Drugs, though, officers argued that standard warrants gave dealers a dangerous advantage and provided an opportunity to dispose of evidence. Congress responded by authorizing no-knock warrants in 1970.

When the practice led to widespread instances of police abuse, Congress repealed the federal law.

But in subsequent years, numerous states around the country, including Vermont, passed legislation to bring it back.

The rise of the no-knock is directly related to the spread of SWAT teams and militarized police tactics, according to experts. Nationally, SWAT raids increased from 3,000 annually in the 1980s to 50,000 in 2005, according to Eastern Kentucky University criminology professor Peter Kraska. While SWAT teams are ostensibly created to respond to active shooters and other extreme emergencies, most teams spend their time carrying out drug raids, several studies have shown.

The American Civil Liberties Union estimated that police now conduct 20,000 no-knock-warrant raids a year nationwide. The ACLU, which has criticized the tactic, says the warrants are used in 60 percent of drug searches.

“It is critical to recognize that these are not forcedreaction situations necessitating use-of-force specialists; instead, they are the result of police departments choosing to use an extreme and highly dangerous tactic, not for terrorists or hostage-takers, but for small-time drug possessors and dealers,” Kraska told the U.S. Senate during a 2014 hearing.

Critics argue that the targets of the warrants — especially drug dealers who live in a state of hypervigilance — may fire on a perceived intruder without realizing it’s the police.

And the no-knock tactic leaves little margin for error, sending heavily armed officers into confrontations that require rapid-fire decision making.

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In 2013, a Texas man shot and killed a police officer executing a no-knock warrant. Charges were dropped after he argued that he thought he was protecting himself against an intruder. In 2010, Detroit police killed a 7-year-old child sleeping on a couch when they executed a no-knock warrant. In many cases, innocent people have been injured or killed when police executed no-knock warrants at the wrong homes.

There’s no dispute that Stephens, 56, was an outlaw. In addition to documented heroin sales to the DEA’s paid informant, he had an extensive criminal record, including convictions for drug dealing and burglary. He was charged with attempted murder for shooting his girlfriend’s brother in the head during an argument in Windsor in 1996. That charge was dropped, but Stephens was sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm, according to court records.

In 2012, Stephens was sentenced to three years in prison for selling an opiate to his roommate, who fatally overdosed inside their North Street apartment, according to Chittenden Superior Court records.

Did the situation constitute what John Jay prof Kenney called a “major case”? In Vermont, it did. Of the 135 search warrants the U.S. District Court issued in the state last year, only three, including the warrant for Stephens’ apartment, were no-knocks.

Federal agents obtained the other two in order to apprehend suspects who might have been armed. No one was injured in those downtown Burlington raids.

Donovan said his office rarely sees requests from local law enforcement to carry out no-knocks. Del Pozo said Burlington police did not seek any noknock warrants last year.

Nonetheless, citing the Stephens raid, the Vermont chapter of the ACLU has called on the legislature and local communities to increase oversight of no-knock warrants. “No-knock searches raise the likelihood that our friends, neighbors, and communities will become collateral damage of the drug war,” ACLU staff attorney Jay Diaz said.

Though he expressed concern about the stray rounds in the hours after the shooting, Burlington Mayor Miro

Weinberger lauded the DEA’s efforts in targeting Stephens.

In an interview, Weinberger said he talked to the DEA about the type of ammunition fired in the raid and was awaiting results of the investigations into the shooting. But the mayor did not question the decision to use a no-knock warrant.

“There’s a system for determining whether this kind of search warrant is appropriate,” Weinberger said. “I think it’s notable that a judge was satisfied that it was the right way to proceed. I’m not second-guessing that decision. There are safeguards in place, and this is only used in rare and compelling circumstances.”

But Kenney, while stressing that he had not reviewed the case file from the Stephens shooting, questioned whether the muzzle-loader rifle, which can only fire one round at a time, was enough of a threat to justify the raid.

“If they knew what kind of rifle he supposedly had, it changes the scenario,” Kenney said. “It’s not a gun where you’re going to get into a blazing gun battle.”

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ove him or hate him, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump draws a crowd, even in Sen. Bernie Sanders-loving Burlington. Hours before his Flynn Center show last Thursday, an estimated 3,000 fans and foes gathered on either side of police-patrolled Main Street. For one night only, the Queen City’s main artery was a political DMZ. On the Flynn side of the street, people waited for hours to hear the chest-thumping showman who has shaken up the Republican Party — in a line that stretched along four and half city blocks. Taking a cue from their leader, many of them were unabashedly contrary in a left-leaning city known for its progressive policies. In 30-degree temps, they stood by their man in fur, fleece and flannel-lined Carhartts.

On the city hall side of the street, protesters inveighed against the Donald with targeted insults, clever signs — “Dump Trump,” “Boring Middle-Aged Parents Against Trump” and “Love Trumps Hate” — and earnest arguments against a wannabe president who would halt Muslim immigration and build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. They cheered heartily

when security rejected and ejected audience members — either because they failed the pro-Trump test required for entry or successfully disrupted his speech inside the Flynn.

Burlington police were prepared for the worst but made no arrests related to the event — aside from two teenagers who wound up in detox, according to Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo. Were they drunk on Trump or sauced on Sanders? We’ll never know. Either way, Burlington’s night to remember is theirs to forget.

It’s not every day the city hosts a party for folks on opposite ends of the political spectrum — and it was 40 degrees warmer out than the minus-10 temp Trump alleged. Did people exchange sharp words on the street?

Sure, and last we checked, name-calling still qualifies as free speech. In their own way, everyone who came out was exercising that fundamental American right.

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Shumlin Puts Marijuana, Fossil Fuel Divestment on the Table Gov. Peter Shumlin offered up two bold new proposals in his State of the State address Thursday: Legalize marijuana, he said, offering a list of caveats; and divest state money from fossil fuels, starting with coal and ExxonMobil stocks.

The Democrat had previously hedged on whether to back marijuana legalization this year and dismissed divestment as impractical. He announced last June that he would not seek reelection.

Shumlin made no outright mention of his pending departure from office a year from now, but the reality was ever present. Shumlin introduced his new wife, Katie Hunt, who sat in the audience, calling her “my love” and referring to her as “your first lady.” He and Hunt were married December 15 and plan to move back to Windham County when his term ends.

Shumlin used his speech to lay claim to successes during his tenure, such as expanding early education opportunities, health coverage and renewable energy.

He delivered his speech in a House chamber packed with legislators and invited guests — and there was no sign of the protests that interrupted his third inaugural address a year ago in response to his ditched plans for single-payer health coverage.

The Vermont Republican Party followed up the address with an immediate fundraising appeal to supporters, saying that Shumlin “once again failed to highlight the most important issue Vermonters are facing: a crisis of affordability.”

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Burlington City Council got a crash course on the local opiate trade on Monday evening. In response to a request from Mayor Miro Weinberger, Police Chief Brandon del Pozo delivered a data-laced presentation that included several proposals. Some were predictable — adding more officers, for instance. But others were more out-of-the-box, such as prioritizing heroinaddicted prostitutes for drug treatment.

Echoing the calls of many public officials, the police chief advocated for an approach that distinguishes between Brandon del Pozo people selling drugs for profit and those selling to feed their addictions.

Vermont Health Commissioner Harry Chen, University of Vermont Medical Center CEO John Brumsted and Howard Center CEO Bob Bick also gave presentations.

According to police data, overdose calls in Burlington increased to 69 in 2015, up from an average of 34 during the previous three years.

But noting that only “a few dozen” key actors were “fueling” the drug trade, del Pozo told the council, “It’s not this overwhelming tidal wave of a problem. It’s serious, and it’s growing, and it’s bringing violence, but it’s manageable in the scale of the city.” It’s also concentrated in one particular part of Burlington — the Old North End. Del Pozo said he’s interested in adopting the Gloucester, Mass., police chief’s policy of offering amnesty to opiate addicts who approach police seeking help. He qualified that recommendation by observing that, currently, the waiting list for treatment in Chittenden County would prevent him from offering any real assistance.

Chen, Bick and Brumsted all emphasized that the waiting list has decreased from 284 last October to 234 as of last week. Since October, a group has been meeting in the mayor’s office to work on whittling it down.

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In an unprecedented move, the Vermont Senate voted 20-10 on January 6 to suspend Sen. Norm McAllister (R-Franklin) from the legislature as he faces trial for sexual assault.

After an hour and a half of intense debate, a tri-partisan majority voted to prevent the Highgate farmer “from exercising any of the powers of his office as a member of the Senate until all criminal proceedings currently pending against him have been dismissed.” The senator will continue to be paid his weekly wage of $694.

Sen. Phil Baruth (D-Chittenden), who authored the suspension resolution, told his colleagues that they must live up to the standards they set for employers throughout the state.

“No other workplace would hesitate to suspend the alleged abuser,” said Baruth, the Democratic majority leader. “The question is whether the Vermont Senate, having mandated that the rest of the state act quickly and appropriately in cases just like this, whether we will now find the will to do so in our own house.”

McAllister, who was elected to five terms in the House and two in the Senate, was arrested outside the Statehouse last May and charged with three felony counts of sexual assault and three misdemeanor counts of prohibited acts. He pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial.

The senator has maintained his innocence since his arrest eight months ago — and he continued to do so last week. Mere moments before his suspension, he stood up on the Senate floor and declared that he was “not guilty of anything” and had “not done anything to warrant this.”

He continued, “Nobody knows more than me the seriousness of these charges, these allegations. I have people who want to put me in prison for the rest of my life. I’m very much aware of what is at stake.”

As the roll was called, McAllister sat at his desk and kept track of the tally, scrawling the yeas and nays of his colleagues on a sheet of paper. When his fate was sealed, he left the chamber, donned a dark overcoat and walked out the east exit of the Statehouse.

Standing in a driveway outside, McAllister paused to answer reporters’ questions. Asked for his reaction to his colleagues’ decision, he said, “Disappointment.”

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Disclosure: Seven Days journalists, including Paul Heintz, have been subpoenaed to testify in McAllister’s criminal case.

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Ralph Stanley Colt Jr. passed away on January 10, 2016, after living with Alzheimer’s disease for several years. He died at his home in Jericho with family by his side.

Ralph served in the U.S. Navy for four years and worked at IBM for 31 years.

He could speak German and enjoyed learning other languages. He loved to exercise and even ran a marathon. He played the piano and sang beautifully.

Ralph was a good man who loved his family above all else. He was born to parents Ralph and Jane on June 17, 1936. He married his first wife in 1963, a German immigrant named Renate Pfeffer. Together they raised two daughters, first in New York and later in Vermont.

After Renate passed away in 1984, Ralph continued to care for his daughters, and he also adopted a son. In 1988 he married Judy Duval of Jericho, and together they raised four adopted sons and many foster children.

He loved and cared for all his grandchildren. He babysat, attended school events, baked birthday cakes, and cheered the loudest at hockey games and crosscountry races. He shared his knowledge, humor and music with anyone who might listen, just to make them happy.

He was kind, generous, patient and helpful to all.

In his illness he taught his family a lot about love and what is important. Ralph will be missed by his wife, Judy; daughters Heidi Dally and Lisa MacCluskey; sons Rick Colt, Travis Duval, Colin

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Richard Aldon “Dick” Ladabouche of Essex passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2015.

He is survived by his wife, Joyce Ladabouche; two daughters, Tammy Curavoo and Lisa Senna and husband Rob; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews; three sisters, Mary Derouchie, Joyce Bovine and husband Bill, and Carol Ladabouche; two brothers, Bobby and George and wife Joan. Dick was predeceased by his parents, Lawrence and Florence, and two sisters, Nancy and Theresa.

Dick was an Army veteran who served three years in Vietnam. He was a painter by professionand enjoyed fishing, cribbage and playing cards.

Funeral services will be announced at a later date in the Burlington Free Press. Arrangements are under the care of Champlain Cremation.

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Inventor, builder, surveyor, draftsman, architect, loving husband, father, grandfather and loyal friend to many, Willem Ido Miel deGroot passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2015. Born in Malang, Indonesia, son of third-generation Dutch colonists, incarcerated by

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Duval and Chris Colt; all of their spouses; and grandchildren Kylie, Lexie, Rayna, Annabelle, Casey, Molly, Travis Jr., Maximus and Sebastian — all of Jericho and Essex. He will also be missed by his brother John and wife Marsha Colt of Colton, N.Y., and his beloved sister-in-law Jeanne Colt of Rochester, N.Y. A memorial service will be held at Essex Methodist Church on Friday, January 15, at 4 p.m.

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the Japanese in World War II from age 13 to 17 along with his mother, father and two siblings in separate prison camps, “Wim” learned to survive depending on his keen wit, ingenious ability to fabricate things out of scrap and Biets (steal) items to barter for food in the starvation camps.

Willem returned to the Netherlands after the war to complete his interrupted education, graduating from MTS in den Haag in 1952 with a degree in architecture and engineering. He married the love of his life, Albertine “Tineke” Prins, in 1953, and after a required stint in the Dutch military they immigrated to Canada to start a new life. Three children were born after arrival in Canada: Margit deGroot (deceased 1971), Ian deGroot and Erica Lustgarten. After clawing his way through several jobs in Canada, he landed a position in Burlington with the architecture firm of Linde Hubbard & Associates.

He subsequently founded, with partner Tom Cullins, the firm of deGroot Cullins, which later merged to create Alexander, Truex, deGroot & Cullins.

An avid reader of history and anthropology, ardent traveler and adventurer, Willem and family were never idle. Every weekend was filled with hiking, swimming, camping, biking, skiing, kayaking and playing tennis.

In his early retirement years Wim and Tineke traveled the globe. Despite an accomplished career, Willem would say his greatest source of pride was his family: a 62year loving marriage with Tineke and their three children, and in particular their four beautiful grandchildren, two sets of twins born three months apart: Tabor and Kylie deGroot and Ben and Eric Lustgarten. Evidence of a life well lived!

A memorial service will be arranged in the spring — details to be announced. In lieu of flowers, donations can be directed in Wim’s honor to VNA Cares/Vermont Hospice or the Vermont Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. For online condolences, please go to gregorycremation.com.

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Kirk L. Williams died of a sudden illness on January 4, 2016. Kirk was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Patricia Huffman Williams and some dude from France. Very early in their childhoods, Kirk and his sister, Trish, were lovingly adopted by their father, Darrell H. Williams.

To quote Kirk, “My family members were no strangers to creativity and innovation.

I spent the early years of my life absorbing the creative energy that can only come from a household run on modesty, ideas and values.

Our values gave us a need to cobble, clamber, improvise and pioneer in such a way that the burnishing that comes from hard work made our projects, passions and visions shine. This environment helped me set the course of my life, and, as I continue to heat, form and shape glass and metal to my desire, I hold in my heart the upbringing that brought me to Vermont.”

Kirk graduated from Austin High and started schooling at Austin Community College. He then graduated from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale with a bachelor of fine arts in

blacksmithing and minors in both glassblowing and jewelry. His metalworking career began building fountains, doing French repousse, and both attending and teaching workshops in a variety of metalsmithing techniques throughout the United States and Mexico.

Moving to Vermont in 2001, Kirk was committed to quality design and building in the Northeast. He worked as a lead lighting designer for Conant Custom Brass in Burlington until he founded his own studio, KWDesigns, in 2005. “With heat, hammer, polish and elbow grease,” he pondered, changed and rearranged the materials that paved the path for his artwork. He built up years of experience and appreciated his many mentors and collaborators on projects big and small. Kirk also served as a mentor to many, young and old.

His work is known in the region and beyond.

Kirk’s work is far too vast to list completely, and it has touched many lives throughout the country.

Sconces he created hang at Laguna Gloria Contemporary Art Museum in Austin.

For those near Burlington, you will recognize the fish fountains on Church Street and by the new skate park as well as red bollard lights

that help illuminate the trees on Church Street. A huge red sundial sits beautifully across from the Community Health Center, and more work can be seen at the Veterans Memorial in South Burlington. Kirk’s modern house is a work of art. as well.

He will best be remembered by his friends and coworkers as a true southern gentleman and Renaissance man. He was a lover of food, often sharing his most recent culinary creation, be it barbecue from the smoker he built, honey from his bees or a bit of hard cider.

Kirk always took the time to do it right whether with work or relationships. Kirk is survived by his father, Darrell Williams; his sister, Trish Huddleston; his nephew, Bennett Huddleston; his beloved partner, Amelia Hopkins; the loving extended Huffman family; and a huge number of friends, colleagues, clients and community members who will miss him dearly.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Southern Illinois University Carbondale Metalsmithing program, Zoe’s Race (Howard Center), the Humane Society of Chittenden County, the Austin Humane Society or the charity of your choice.

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any composers’ music provides uncomplicated listening enjoyment, but the work of Dmitri Shostakovich seems to require that we weigh its intent. The Russian began composing when Lenin was in power and lived through Stalin’s murderous regime. He could have been shot for writing a piece that displeased the authorities — the fate of many less internationally acclaimed composers.

So a debate has long raged in music scholarship: Does Shostakovich’s music kowtow to Soviet whims or express a veiled dissidence? Or, as M.T. ANDERSON puts it in his new book Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad, “Was he brave or was he a coward?”

Anderson is a National Book Awardwinning author of numerous young adult and middle-grade novels and a recent transplant to Plainfield. As he sees it, the debate has generally been settled in favor of an anti-Stalinist Shostakovich. But arguments continue over the intentions of the music, and the author nimbly assesses them in his book about “the power of music and its meanings.” That makes the work equally informative for his intended readership — 15 and older — and music enthusiasts of all ages.

Symphony offers a gripping historical narrative of Russia between 1906 and the end of World War II. Anderson focuses on the shy, nervous composer and his Symphony No. 7 in C Major, op. 60 — a work that emerged already fraught with meanings, both intended and perceived.

Shostakovich began the symphony in 1941 in his native Leningrad, during the early months of the Nazi siege of that city. That siege lasted nearly two and a half years, through brutal winters, depriving residents of electricity, heat, water and food. Eventually, citizens turned to cannibalism to survive.

Shostakovich was spared the grimmer days. Four months into the siege, the Communist Party flew the already well-known composer to Moscow. From

there, he made his way to a city beyond the Wehrmacht’s reach, Kuybyshev, where he finished the symphony and dedicated it to his beloved dying hometown.

The Soviet government was keen on exploiting the “Leningrad Symphony,” as it was quickly dubbed, to win the hearts, minds and pockets of its former enemies, the Allied forces. The party’s leaders clearly viewed the symphony — especially the first movement, in which a charming little military march disintegrates into a crashing portrait of horror — as a narrative of the Nazi advance.

Later, writes Anderson, others would see the symphony as an encoded denunciation of Stalin’s ruthless rule. According to the recollections of a friend, Shostakovich himself announced after he completed the work, “This music is about all forms of terror, slavery, the bondage of the spirit.”

What first piqued Anderson’s imagination, he says during a phone interview, was the story of how the symphony’s score made it halfway across a war-torn globe to its American premiere. When he launched into the book’s five years of research and writing, Anderson discovered that researchers hadn’t yet documented the path of the small box containing a microfilm of the score. Nor did they know who had transported it.

Perhaps Shostakovich experts hadn’t looked into that aspect, Anderson suggests with a laugh, because “No one else has my sort of Tintin approach” to the topic.

The author learned that the score had been taken across Russia by train, flown to Iran, trucked through Iraq to Egypt, flown across North Africa to Brazil and, finally, flown to Miami; Washington, D.C.; and New York. Anderson details the participating secret agents and organizations in a forthcoming academic article. In New York, he notes, the

THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT WAS KEEN ON EXPLOITING THE “LENINGRAD SYMPHONY,” AS IT WAS QUICKLY DUBBED. microfilm nearly ended up in a cafeteria trash bin — an incident he uses in the prologue to set the tone of his book.

“I wanted to capture that spy-novel feel,” explains Anderson, who is best known for his young adult historical series The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Traitor to the Nation, and the popular early dystopian Feed.

The author’s research led him to another surprising discovery: Many key archival documents were right here in Vermont. Edward Clark Carter, who cofounded the Russian War Relief Fund

in 1940, donated his papers to the University of Vermont. The RWRF made Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7 a centerpiece of its fundraising activities.

Spy stories weren’t Anderson’s only impetus to write Symphony.

The author, who has also written a middle-grade biography of Handel, is a lifelong Shostakovich enthusiast. At 17, Anderson recalls, “I heard the eighth [string] quartet and was immediately impressed by it. Also, his cello concerto — suddenly the harmony swerved in a way I’d never heard before. I became a fan.”

Since then, Anderson has learned that Shostakovich has served many others as a “gateway drug” to classical music.

The eighth quartet was featured at a reading Anderson gave last month at the VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS, where he taught writing for five years and now serves on the board.

Four musicians from the VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA played it, including violinist SOFIA HIRSCH, who says the event drew 80 people.

Anderson says that knowing the geopolitical context of Shostakovich’s work doesn’t box in its meanings. He heard and felt the “emotionality” of the Leningrad Symphony for the first time long before he knew its full background; listeners still debate its significance.

“That’s the great thing about classical music,” Anderson adds. “Each time you can get something new out of it. It can grow with you through the whole of your life.”

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“One of the reasons I’m so attracted to swing,” Dixon says, “is the intergenerational nature of the dance.” Currently, she notes, the only local folks practicing East Coast swing are the members of VERMONT SWINGS, who hold dances and events at the Champlain Club in Burlington.

Dixon points out that a “vibrant” West Coast swing culture exists in Burlington, citing classes from BURLINGTON WESTIE, also at North End Studios.

But, while the basics of the two schools are highly similar, she says, “the emoting, the nonverbal communication, are totally different.”

Dixon and Thompson are offering a class that focuses on the Charleston, boogie woogie and Lindy hop. The petite blond dancer mentions the third dance frequently as she enthuses about her goals in the Green Mountain State.

Someone like this reporter, with two left feet and a fear of being dropped on her head or spun into a wall, doesn’t find differentiating among all those styles easy.

Dixon explains that the Lindy hop “is the parent form of swing dancing.

The Charleston developed before swing, and as the jazz bands started to develop this backbeat, rhythm-heavy form, Lindy hop was the dance that evolved with that, in the 1930s.”

As a parent form, Dixon continues, “Lindy hop is the most complex, but it’s the one you can go the farthest with.”

If Lindy hop is so complicated, isn’t it a tough way to introduce less experienced dancers to East Coast swing? Dixon promises that her classes will be “a little softer” than a traditional Lindy hop class. Participants can expect to learn “the theory of partner-dance connection, a bit of jazz history and the dance styles that went with it, from the ’20s through the ’40s.”

There will also be, she adds, “fun moves, dips and tricks.”

It’s clear that Dixon is passionate about swing. So is Thompson.

Generally more subdued, he becomes animated when speaking about pairing Lindy hop with music from a variety of genres, such as hip-hop.

These partners are optimistic about the wide appeal of swing. Says Dixon, “It’s a piece of the fabric of American society that attracts all sorts of personalities.”

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n the world of standup comedy, is there a creature more reviled than the heckler? Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David expressed their disdain repeatedly throughout the nine seasons of their immortal series. (Remember when Jerry paid a visit to one such loudmouth to heckle her at her workplace?)

Middlebury funnyman PIERRE VACHON, 38, has done the pair one better. Until now, most comedians have been on the receiving end of gibes and jabs. Vachon’s twist? Let the comics do the heckling!

That’s the premise of a free monthly event coming to Middlebury’s MARQUIS THEATRE. Movie Roast as its creator has dubbed it, will feature a trio of comics

razzing cheesy movies for the entertainment of patrons. Sort of like “Mystery Science Theater 3000,” only without the robots. And live!

“I’m a huge fan of MST3K,” Vachon explains. “I watch movies all the time and heckle them with friends. One night, while doing a show, a TV was playing in the bar, so I started heckling the movie that was on — Showgirls — and thinking, I wonder if a few comics together could do this live. MST3K is produced and edited.

I thought it would be fun to do a similar concept without a net.”

There will be food and drink specials aplenty, but absolutely no net, when Movie Roast premieres this Saturday,

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The cinema has a full slate of first-run features, foreign films and independent fare showing at any given time. “But [Vachon] kept at it, and eventually we found the solution,” Wells says.

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January 16. Joining the show’s creator will be Vermont comedy vets RYAN KENYON, who’s been doing impressions and observational humor for nine years; and GW FOLEY, a standup comic known for his dry wit. Former pro wrestler Vachon — who lists Sam Kinison and Patton Oswalt as inspirations — has been in the funny business for nearly a decade.

So it’s safe to say the quality of snark on display will be considerably higher than what you might normally hear at your local movie house.

But that’s where quality ends and cringeworthy kitsch begins at this event.

The first movie to receive a roasting will be 1987’s sci-fi fromage fest Masters of the Universe, starring Dolph Lundgren.

“I thought it would be a fun one,” Vachon says with a chuckle. “It has a little of everything: bad special effects, bad acting, bad makeup and Dolph Lundgren.” The picture’s based on a Saturday morning cartoon and boasts a 17 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. That’s pretty rotten.

“I loved the idea when Pierre first approached me,” recalls Marquis co-owner

Ben Cadwallader

EN CADWALLADER, the new executive director of the VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, is 31 years old and has been on the job less than two months. But he arrives riding a West Coast wave of change.

Cadwallader is fresh from the Los Angeles Philharmonic, where he was education programs manager under the also-young star music director Gustavo Dudamel. LA culture, says the new VSO hire, is “built around innovation; it’s an imperative. The expectation is that new ideas will be outside the box. I’m definitely importing that here.”

Among the “new ways of presenting our art” that Cadwallader envisions for the orchestra in 2016 and beyond is a concert series he is tentatively

calling VSO:muse. He envisions it as a celebration of place.

“It’s important to connect with what it means to be a Vermonter,” says Cadwallader, a native of South Burlington who played oboe in the VERMONT YOUTH ORCHESTRA. “There’s such a connection to nature [here], an obsession with the local, and there’s Lake Champlain. I’d love to commission a composer to write something dedicated to the lake.” (In LA, Cadwallader enlarged the Philharmonic’s Composer Fellowship Program for exceptional high school composers to include college- and master’s-level composers.)

VSO:muse concerts might take place at the Green Mountain Audubon Center in Huntington, where the program could explore the influence of birdsong on classical composers such as Messaien; or on the Spirit of Ethan Allen, where Debussy’s La Mer and other waterthemed music would be played during a cruise. Cadwallader also envisions a

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Cadwallader’s parents began bringing him to Masterworks when he was in fourth grade, he says. But with fewer families attending classical concerts

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Cadwallader is in some ways Jordan’s opposite. As Langfur comments, “It may be Ben is the right kind of personality to convince the board — who are rightly conservative — to draw on that endowment.”

Cadwallader says he’s not afraid to fail. His success, meanwhile, will be measured using specific metrics such as return customers: “I want to see the same people in two months, in six months, in a year,” he quips.

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Gabriel Langfur of Boston, the VSO’s bass trombone player since 1993, was one of two musicians on the search committee for a new director. (The other was University of Vermont music professor and percussionist TOM TONER.) Recalls Langfur, “One of the things that really excited [the committee] about Ben was that creative drive.”

Langfur, a faculty member of the VYO’s summer camp from 1999 to 2013, observed Cadwallader’s creativity and charisma early on: “Ben was there when I started,” he recalls. “He was not only a star musician, but he always had a bunch of students around him because he was planning something cool.”

Asked to compare Cadwallader with his predecessor, Alan Jordan, Langfur notes that Jordan’s primary legacy was to carefully build up the VSO’s first endowment during — and despite — the Great Recession. In Jordan’s new job as executive director of the Delaware Symphony Orchestra, he is proving again to be “a very stabilizing force,” reports Langfur, who has talked with

add different elements of comedy to the show.”

The perfect pairing of Movie Roast and the Marquis is even reflected in the drink menu. Wells likes to tailor it to titles he’s showing. In honor of The Hateful Eight, for example, you can pick your poison from a special list that includes such apropos aperitifs as Get It in the Neck and the Hang Man. Assuming that Movie Roast is, to quote Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca, the beginning of a beautiful friendship, what big-screen bombs can audiences expect to see skewered at future scoffoffs? “We want this to be interactive,” Vachon enthuses. “Each month we’ll bring a list of bad movies like Battlefield Earth, Tremors and Howard the Duck.

The audience will make the choice as to which will be heckled next.”

Comedians who actually want hecklers? Now that’s a new one.

“The audience is welcome to chime in,” assures Vachon. “This is one time it’s OK to talk in the theater!” m

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Raw foodists claim that heat destroys digestive enzymes in fruits and vegetables, reducing the benefit we can derive from eating them.

I’ve also heard an opposing claim: that cooking vegetables breaks down indigestible cellulose, which allows us to absorb more nutrients. What do you say?

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are inactivated by the acidity of the stomach.” In other words, you don’t need ’em, and they don’t help.

That’s not to say there isn’t a good question here apropos the value of raw foods. In this regard we have plenty of research to fall back on, not to mention 200,000 years of lived experience, the cooking of food being a reasonably significant development in the evolution of the human species. Is it better to eat your vegetables raw or cooked? Depends on both the vegetable and the cooking method. As to the former: • You’ll get more vitamin C out of a raw tomato, but cooking increases your intake of the far rarer antioxidant lycopene, released as heat breaks down cell walls. Indeed, according to a 2008 study in the British Journal of Nutrition, subjects on a raw-food diet had lowerthan-average levels of lycopene in their blood.

• Cooking carrots increases the amount of beta-carotene, an antioxidant and an important source of vitamin A. Antioxidants in general have

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study, microwave cooking led to greater retention of vitamin C in broccoli than either steaming or boiling did.

As to the overall implications of a raw diet on a person’s health, this is where the research to date gets limited, but here are a few things we know so far: • A 2005 study of 17 raw-food “leaders” — the movement’s evangelists, in other words, mostly also vegan — found that subjects “met or exceeded recommended intakes of vegetables, fruits and fats and did not meet recommendations for calcium-rich foods, protein-rich foods and grains.”

In terms of shock value, this is right down there with reports that frying is bad. (Why the grains deficit? Likely because if you’re determined not to cook them, making grains humandigestion-compliant involves a bunch of soaking and sprouting — a significant hassle.)

• Long-term raw, vegetarian diets have been linked to low body weight and BMI, but also to low bone mass.

Finally, a 2008 observational study tracked participants’

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can’t blame you for seeking a second opinion on this one, RR. A quick Google search for “digestive enzymes” yields reams of websites with names like Life Force and Soul Healing, all vigorously encouraging the reader to ingest extra helpings of these enzymes — whether as found naturally, in fruits and vegetables, or synthetically, via the growing supplement market.

Keep clicking, and pretty soon you’re reading about vaccinations, autism, colloidal silver, precious bodily fluids, etc.

In such a context, trend pieces about celebrities who’ve bought into enzymes start to look authoritative; legit medical literature is sparse at best. This is because, as far as I can gather, the alleged science in play here is so crackpot that doctors and dietitians have been disinclined to waste time refuting it. As a columnist in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association succinctly put it, “The problem with this theory is that the body already makes the enzymes needed to digest and absorb food, and the enzymes in food

been shown to be more available to human eaters when the food they’re in is cooked; see also zucchini and broccoli.

• This stuff is tricky, though.

Cooking broccoli at high heat, for example, damages an enzyme that releases a compound called sulforaphane, a potential anticarcinogen, but leaving it undercooked allows a rogue protein to render the sulforaphane inactive. In 2005 a researcher at the University of Illinois reported finding a “just enough” prep method to reliably split the difference: steam the broccoli lightly for three to four minutes.

• Cooking food also, yes, breaks down its cellulose — that is, dietary fiber — making it easier to both chew and digest.

And, as I say, how you cook it matters too. You’ll be shocked to hear that a broad consensus abjures frying, which introduces into the equation free radicals — cell-damaging agents linked to a number of diseases, including cancer, when their levels in the body grow disproportionate; it’s antioxidants that keep them in check. Beyond that, research has complicated the commonly held belief that steaming vegetables is better than boiling them. Again, depends on the veggie. A 2008 paper in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry reported that carrots, for instance, retain slightly more carotenoids when boiled than they do steamed. In some cases you might best ditch the old ways altogether: In a 2007

sense of their quality of life, anxiety, stress, etc., following a period of weeks spent at a Florida raw-foods institute.

Researchers surveyed the attendees at check-in, then again three months later, and wouldn’t you know: Responses broadly expressed feelings of a higher quality of life, with lower stress and little displeasure among those who decided to keep on the diet after their stay. Great news, of course. But I suspect it had something to do with the Florida vacation, as well.

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Gina, Claudia and Sophia to vacation in Austria, visiting the country settings of the movie.”

It occurred to me to pull out my Great Italian Story. Why wait?

“You know what? One time, in the late ’90s, I drove the screenwriter who helped write Fellini’s masterpiece La Dolce Vita.”

Bam! I thought. How impressive is that?

“That’s nice,” she replied, seriously underwhelmed. “I knew Fellini. I met him when I was 24.”

“Federico Fellini? You knew him? Were you active in the film industry?”

“I was, yes, in many aspects. I’ve produced, acted, and also done some writing and directing. I was friends with Fellini’s casting director, and she called me in to speak with him about being an assistant director on a movie he was trying to make.

“I took the train down to Rome, quite excited, as you could imagine,” my passenger went on. “I walked into his office, and Fellini tells me, ‘You can’t be first assistant director, because I always work with this one guy. And you can’t be second assistant director, because my first has his own guy he likes to work with. But I don’t have any money to make this movie, so if you give me money, you can be third assistant director.’”

At this point, I was struggling to concentrate on the road, because I was loving this story. Watching her eyes in the rearview mirror, I could tell Olivia knew she had me in the palm of her hand. The

woman was a compelling combination of regal and mischievous. I could swear she winked at me before continuing the tale.

“So, my friend is looking at me, rolling her eyes and shaking her head apologetically. She later told me he was being a complete shit. Anyway, I didn’t hesitate.

I pulled out my wallet and emptied about 3,000 lira onto the table — about two dollars American.

‘How’s that?’ I asked the great director.

“Later, I found out he hired a girl from a very wealthy family who financed the entire movie. It turned out to be a terrible movie, so I think I was lucky.”

“Did your family support your artistic life?” I asked.

“No, quite the opposite. I come from an aristocratic family, very conservative. My brother, you see, hadn’t gone to college, and my father didn’t want me to succeed more than him. I had to leave home at 18 to forge a life in the arts. It was the best decision I ever made. A few years later, I married an Italian artist, renowned in pop art, which in Italy was called the ‘Rome School.’ Through him, I met many, many famous artists and actors.”

“What a life you’ve lived,” I said, genuinely dazzled. “Tell me some of the notable actors you’ve rubbed shoulders with.”

“So many. I was friends with Gina, Claudia Cardinale. Sophia, too.”

“Gina? Do you mean Lollobrigida?” I felt like I was having an Italian wet dream.

“Oh, yes. One time she was at our villa,

IN THIS FANTASY, I’D OFFER MYSELF UP TO OLIVIA AS HER BOY TOY AND WE’D TRAVEL THE WORLD TOGETHER.

and she told me she doesn’t like Claudia because she doesn’t properly discipline her children. ‘My mother used to hit me with broom,’ she said. ‘And look how I turned out!’”

The entire ride up to Stowe was filled with similarly juicy Italian celebrity gossip, circa the late 20th century. Cutting through the town of Moscow, I asked Olivia if she was still creatively active.

“Always,” she replied. “I’ve just finished a book, and I’m shopping around the movie rights. It’s about a chimney sweep.

When he cleans out a chimney, he also captures the souls of the people who live in the house. What do you think of that?”

“I love it, Olivia! I would pay to see that movie.”

We took the final turn onto the sprawling Trapp property. I almost felt like I should apologize for the preternaturally warm weather. “I hope you’ve not come to ski,” I said.

“No, not at all,” she replied. “This weather is fine with me. I’m here for the gorgeous alpine fields and the mountains.

And also for the Wiener schnitzel. They make it the correct way — with veal!”

All I could think was, I wish I could shave 30 years off my age. In this fantasy, I’d offer myself up to Olivia as her boy toy and we’d travel the world together. If she actually introduced me to Sophia Loren, though, I don’t think my heart could take it. m All these stories are true, though names and locations may be altered to protect privacy.

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livia Acquafredda. Such was the striking name of the woman I was summoned to fetch at the Courtyard Marriott and transport to the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe.

She’s got to be Italian, I thought, steering toward the hotel. I have a thing for all things Italian — the food, the art, the films, the people.

No one emerged from the hotel as I turned into the entranceway, so I parked and went inside. I stated my business to the front desk person, who pointed out a tall, elegant woman sitting in the lobby with two pieces of luggage. As I approached her, Olivia stood up, smiling, and offered her hand. All I could think was statuesque. With her classically tailored dress and coat, and sweeping blond mane, I felt as if I should kiss her hand and address her as “Contessa.”

“I’m so glad to see you,” she offered as we walked out to my taxi. “The first cab they sent stunk from cigarette smoke.

I made him bring me back after a few blocks. The second cab was so very filthy, I refused to even get in.”

“My goodness,” I said, loading the bags into the trunk and running around to hold open the rear door. (I didn’t even consider offering the shotgun seat; frankly, I wasn’t worthy.) “I certainly hope three’s the charm and you find my taxi to your liking.”

“Grazie,” she said. “I can see your car is just fine.”

“First time to the Trapp Family Lodge?”

I asked as we drove down bumpy Cherry Street. I suppose they’ll finally repave it when the new bus terminal is completed.

“No, many times I’ve come. Growing up in Milan, my family loved the original, black-and-white German movie about the von Trapps. So my parents would take us

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could indict by innuendo and let the public’s hatred and fear of the “sex offender” deliver the verdict.

Suspension means that McAllister is removed from all duties and privileges of office (except pay) until the courts reach a verdict. His constituents are down one senator, in violation of Vermont statute, which requires the governor to appoint someone to fill a vacant seat.

Twice in its history the General Assembly has expelled — or impeached — one of its own, and in both cases for grave offenses against the state. In 1781, two representatives made an illegal deal on a government bill of credit.

Monkeying with such instruments was punishable by death — but the expulsion lasted less than a day. The only representative permanently removed from office was Jonathan Fassett, in 1787. His crime: inciting “mutiny and riot & sedition” against the government.

In each instance, formal charges were lodged and evidence brought against the accused, who were allowed to defend themselves. Had the Senate impeached McAllister — a constitutional procedure,

unlike suspension — it would have had to enumerate the reasons.

But the resolution to suspend McAllister gave no cause. Sen. Peg Flory, the Rutland Republican who has led opposition to the resolution, called this suspension without grounds a “very dangerous precedent.” From now on, anyone may be kneecapped for any reason — or no reason — and no fingerprints will be left at the scene.

So why did the Senate have to act?

“It’s my own personal belief that the number and nature of the felony charges against Sen. McAllister requires us to suspend him,” said Baruth, answering — and begging — his own question.

The integrity of the chamber was at stake, the resolution’s supporters said. The trial would be a distraction. But safety was a major recurring theme. The Assembly was obligated to protect the young and vulnerable “in our care,” Baruth said. In December, Senate President Pro Tempore John Campbell (D-Windsor) reported that after McAllister’s arrest, the parents of at least one legislative page expressed anxiety about their kid’s safety. One JEB WALLACE-BRODEUR

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Senate Majority Leader Philip Baruth 12v-northcountrybooks011316.indd 1 1/7/16 2:02 PM (D-Chittenden County) began his introduction of the Rules Committee’s resolution to suspend. It was clear that the committee — and, as it turned out, 20 of 30 senators — felt that something urgently needed saying. The matter was the first item on the agenda on the session’s first day of real business.

The genius of suspension — a procedure the committee sort of made up, on the model of a similar move in the California legislature — was that the senators didn’t have to say anything.

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of McAllister’s constituents, at the Statehouse to hear the discussion, told WCAX he was OK with losing one senator, because “the Senate should be a safe place” for other members, staff, pages and others; “people could be put in danger.”

Chittenden Progressive/ Democrat David Zuckerman allowed that he was voting yea in deference to “any women in the Statehouse [who] feel that there’s a risk.”

Heightening this exaggerated sense of peril, the police inexplicably arrested McAllister at the Statehouse instead of at his home. You’d think the guy had been crouching in the cloakroom, picking off victims.

Some argued that the action was not unprecedented, as others had said.

Schools, police departments and companies routinely suspend employees on claims of sexual harassment alone.

And if McAllister used his position of power to pressure the intern to submit to sex, never mind the criminal charges, he’d have been committing sexual harassment.

But, as Flory noted on Vermont Public Radio’s “Vermont Edition,” even a harassment claim has to be described, investigated and found credible. And the accused enjoys due-process rights.

Yet the yeas kept insisting that due process was a moot issue. They were not rendering judgment on the criminal charges. In fact, that was the virtue of suspension, in contrast to impeachment, they said. An impeachment inquest might evince suggestions or evidence of guilt or innocence that could undermine the prosecution or the defense.

So here’s the logic: The senators did not impeach McAllister because that would mean writing down what he did wrong and proving it — and they might end up inadvertently proving the wrong wrong. If, on the other hand, the senators avoided writing down what McAllister did to warrant suspension, they would not be implying anything about any particular wrongdoing. After all, as Baruth put it, it was “the nature of the charges,” not the truth of the charges, that triggered the suspension.

This distinction smelled like sophistry to the 10 senators who voted nay.

“If we are not implicitly determining guilt,” declared Windsor County Democrat Dick McCormack on the Senate floor, there would be no suspension to debate.

On “Vermont Edition,” host Jane Lindholm asked Flory if she thought the senators would have suspended McAllister if most of them believed “in their heart of hearts” that he was incapable of the acts of which he’s been accused.

“It was a very uncomfortable position for a lot of people to be in, not knowing if he was guilty or innocent,” Flory replied. Suspension was “convenient.” It “made our jobs easier to not have to be reminded every day.”

It was easier not to imagine McAllister’s penis in the mouth of an unwilling woman. Easier not to look at the man whose old hands may have fondled a teenager’s body.

But ease came at too high a price: “The very process of making it easier did away with the presumption of innocence,” Flory said.

At the start of the debate, Baruth predicted that no one would feel good at the end of the day. But the next day, it seems they did feel better. All the legislators participated in a training session on sexual harassment — except McAllister, though he probably would have benefited. Baruth told Lindholm he had worried that the training might “produce additional feelings of strangeness.” But, happily, it did the opposite: “I thought it produced a kind of good-fellow feeling,” he said.

The pariah was gone. Comfort was restored under the golden dome. The senators had enacted that American rite of citizenship and community bonding: the ostracism of the sex offender.

The lawmakers had blasted away at the bedrock of the rule of law. Now it was time to get back to work. m

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Feeling the Burn A Vermont journalist finds a hopeful parable for humanity in the Himalayas B Y M AR GOT HA RR ISON

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onathan Mingle writes in the prologue to his book Fire and Ice: Soot, Solidarity, and Survival on the Roof of the World that “The story of fire is the story of humanity.” For our ancestors, burning wood meant heat, sustenance and often community. The hearth, Mingle reminds us, is where people have told stories from time immemorial, “as they watch the flames gutter and dance, finding solace, joy, and mystery in their glow.”

Modern Vermonters still tell stories as they watch the flames crackle in the woodstove. It’s a sight that, for many of us, represents both time-honored comfort and a step toward energy independence.

But there is another story about fire — one that the Vermont author details in his hefty, highly accessible work of environmental journalism, published last spring. It’s the story of 3 billion people in the developing world who still burn solid fuel, not by choice but by necessity. It’s the story of respiratory illness and early death, of shrinking glaciers, of imperiled Arctic sea ice. It’s the story of the second-biggest contributor to climate change: “the most dangerous pollutant you’ve never heard of.”

And it’s the story of one small village — Kumik, in the Himalayan valley of Zanskar, India — where people are just trying to survive. For centuries, the Buddhist inhabitants of these 39 mud-brick homes on the verge of the great peaks irrigated their fields using a stream that flowed from the glacier above. In the summer of 2012, that stream ran dry.

Mingle first traveled to Kumik in 2008 to consult with the villagers on methods of passive solar heating, the subject of his master’s thesis at the University of California, Berkeley. Over the years, he’d returned and made friends. Now he watched as Kumik’s elders hashed out a plan to relocate their homes farther down the slope to a barren plain. They hoped it would become a new oasis, pending the construction of a canal from the nearby river.

What made that drastic step necessary? Mingle traces the disappearing act of Kumik’s water supply to the slow retreat of its glacier. That, in turn, probably resulted from the same factor that shrank Swiss glaciers in the 19th century: industrial emissions.

It’s a familiar story, except that CO2 isn’t the only culprit.

Just as important, scientists believe, is black carbon, commonly known as soot — a product of incomplete combustion that India’s ubiquitous diesel engines belch in abundance. Kumik’s dung-fueled hearths produce plenty of soot, too — and that’s where the other, less-cozy story of fire begins.

“You spend time in these kitchens, you see the insane amounts of smoke people breathe in,” Mingle says in an interview. He began researching the health

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effects of black carbon — which causes 4.3 million premature deaths per year worldwide — because “these people were my friends.” But his research became like “pull[ing] the thread on the sweater, and you realize it’s connected to everything else.” (See sidebar for the Vermont angle.)

The eventual result of Mingle’s more than three years of labor is a book that transports readers from Kumik to New York to Beijing to the drought-ridden Central Valley of California, and back. He drew on the expertise of climatologists and pollution experts; he hung out with entrepreneurs who make cleaner cookstoves or sell solar cellphone chargers door-to-door in rural India.

And everywhere Mingle found black carbon, which came to seem “like a tracer fluid,” he says. “It demonstrates how the climate problem and public health and energy poverty are very much connected, and any solution to one of those issues has to take into account the other two.”

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And what about the megawood incinerators such as Burlington’s Joseph C. McNeil Generating Station, a biomass plant that produces roughly enough electricity to power the entire city?

According to officials in the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s Air Quality & Climate Division, McNeil does release some fine particles, but substantially fewer than does residential wood-burning.

Dave MacDonnell, Burlington Electric Department’s director of generation, explains that’s because the plant employs several technologies, including something called an electrostatic precipitator, that remove particles from the exhaust gas. “When I looked first thing this morning, we were at zero percent opacity,” MacDonnell says with pride — meaning that essentially no particles were escaping through the smokestack.

It’s not just local power plants that people need to worry about; in 2012, Vermont was one of a handful of states that sued the EPA over soot pollution originating in out-of-state coal plants.

Nationally, diesel fuel is the largest source of black carbon. Here, too, new technology has made a big difference, reducing the pollutants that diesel engines emit. Vermont goes farther than the federal government, requiring that new cars and trucks sold in the state meet the higher emissions standards set by California.

But, as with stoves, the persistence of old models remains a problem. “If your neighbor has an old diesel clunker that he idles for 40 minutes in the winter” — particularly when there’s no wind to disperse the pollutants — your lungs could suffer, Mingle suggests.

Before immersing himself in studying the dangers of black carbon, the author actually owned a 1985 Mercedes Benz station wagon that ran on diesel.

(When possible, he filled up with vegetable oil.)

Mingle points to a particularly troubling source: school buses. According to the ANR, more than 1,800 diesel-powered buses transport some 75,000 children per year in Vermont. Both the state and the EPA have programs to help pay for new buses, although Mingle thinks they could use more funding.

His overall assessment of the local health impact of black carbon: “It’s significant only if you live and work and go about your daily business in the vicinity of a source that’s not well controlled.

That could be an old woodstove burning green wood. Or it could be a piece of diesel construction equipment that’s working at your neighbor’s place for months.”

Jeffrey Merrell, an environmental analyst with the state’s Air Quality & Climate Division, puts it this way: Vermont has made “significant progress,” but black carbon “still presents a public health concern in certain areas and at certain times.”

To the man concerned about campfires, Mingle recommended a less extreme approach: Stay upwind.

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Jonathan Mingle writes chillingly about how black carbon is causing health problems and melting glaciers in the Himalayas. He also notes that the little-known pollutant — a component of soot that results from incomplete combustion — isn’t exclusively a faraway problem.

Wildfires in the western United States, for instance, produce black carbon that hastens glacial melting in the Arctic.

After Fire and Ice came out, a taken-aback reader wrote to the Vermont author, swearing off campfires.

Which raises the question: How concerned should we be about black carbon in our own backyard?

“We haven’t figured out our soot problem completely,” Mingle says in a phone interview. “But if you look at our nation as a whole, it looks pretty clean.”

In Vermont, the good news is that there aren’t any glaciers downwind. But that doesn’t mean we can burn with abandon — we still have our lungs to look after.

Unlike many of the people Mingle writes about, Vermonters don’t generally cook indoors over open fires fueled by yak dung. But in the Green Mountain State, where winters are frigid and forests abundant, we are prolific burners of wood. In fact, the Environmental Protection Agency released data last year showing that Vermonters produce the most emissions from burning wood per capita — 22 pounds, which is nearly double the figure for second-place Wisconsin.

How much of those emissions is black carbon is unclear. Neither Vermont nor the EPA monitors black carbon specifically; instead, they track “fine particle” emissions, a potpourri of pollutants that includes black carbon. A 2002 study by the EPA identified residential wood burning as the major source of fine particles in Vermont.

As much as half of Vermont’s population, according to a state Agency of Natural Resources estimate, heats its homes with woodstoves. But there’s a big difference between old models — manufactured before 1988, when the EPA passed requirements limiting emissions — and new ones. Last year, the federal agency put in place even stricter limits for stoves and for the hitherto unregulated wood-heated boilers. The new rules are being phased in starting this year, but they don’t apply to products already on the market.

Local stove manufacturers objected to those regulations, but state officials have maintained that they’ll substantially reduce emissions.

Mingle approves, too, but he predicts the turnover rate of people swapping old stoves for new ones will be slow. One way to expedite the process: a cash-for-clunkers program in which the state offers financial incentives to get people to upgrade. Vermont currently has no such program for woodstoves; it did have one for outdoor wood boilers, which was suspended last September.

Another approach, Mingle suggests, is to regulate the sale of used stoves. That hasn’t happened, either.

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At this juncture, readers may feel tempted to heave a mighty sigh. Isn’t reducing CO2 emissions already a monumental task? Must we fret about all the soot in Asia and Africa, too? Or, as Mingle himself puts it early in his book: “Perhaps you’re thinking: Another thing to worry about, on top of flesh-eating viruses, MRSA, people texting while driving, political polarization, West Nile virus and Lyme disease…”

But there is a good reason to dwell on the black carbon problem, he argues. Namely, we can solve it. We’d save lives by doing so. And, while carbon dioxide poses by far the greater long-term threat, scientists believe cleaning the atmosphere of soot could “buy us a decade or two” to figure out bigger environmental issues.

Over 400 pages, Mingle makes a persuasive case for solving soot. Fire and Ice comes with a glowing blurb from Ripton climate writer and activist Bill McKibben, cofounder of 350.org, who calls it “top-notch on-the-ground reporting.” In an email exchange with Seven Days, McKibben elaborates, “Solving black carbon would be a small but important part of the climate change puzzle … And the author does a remarkable job of showing the difficulties, and possibilities, of acting.”

It’s an appropriate endorsement, given that Mingle and McKibben have more in common than an eagerness to spark action on climate change.

Both have a knack for using lively, particularistic storytelling to make science more accessible. In Fire and Ice, each heady discussion of figures and formulas is counterbalanced by vivid anecdotes of daily life. We follow Kumik’s women to the fields to gather yak dung; we sample their celebratory barley wine. We watch as a gung-ho Chinese stove manufacturer urges Mingle to eat dog; we hear the author’s grandfather’s recollections of seeing New York convert from coal to gas and electricity.

Also like McKibben, Mingle has a knack for soundbites — especially to describe his villain. Black carbon is a “feedback-generating machine” and an “implicit test of our civilization’s maturity.” It’s a threat we can perceive “right here … right now.”

Understanding it is “a lot like real estate: it’s all about location, location, location.”

Mingle’s own current location is Lincoln. Raised in Maryland and Virginia, he first came to Vermont in 2004 to intern at Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Waitsfield. “That’s what got me hooked,” says the 36-year-old writer, who has lived in the state “off and on” for the past decade, writing freelance for publications such as Slate and the Boston Globe.

Rangy, bearded and dynamic, Mingle seems to have hundreds of facts about his subject on the tip of his tongue. A past Middlebury fellow in environmental journalism, he spent three years teaching high schoolers in Zanskar with Vermont Intercultural Semesters. These days, he works parttime in Boston and plans to return to Kumik this summer.

Mingle describes his book like this: “It’s like a polemic wrapped around a love letter to this place.”

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JONATHAN MINGLE: The first thing is just more awareness. When I give readings and I tell people that 3 billion people depend on solid fuels like wood and dung and charcoal, crop waste, coal … people are pretty surprised by that. It’s 40 percent of humanity burning stuff the way we were burning stuff thousands of years ago. Likewise, when I tell people that 4.3 million people die every year from household air pollution exposure … they’re like, “Wow, how come I didn’t know that?”

In the larger sense, it’s easy to find despair-inducing stories about climate change; they’re the vast majority of the stories out there. I wanted to tell a more hopeful story about what is possible. We know how to solve this; we know how to reduce soot emissions, and it always pays for itself many times over. If you talk to the people who study this for a living, they are optimistic. They see it as a ray of light in an otherwise dark landscape.

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piece of the problem. If you ask someone like [household pollution expert] Kirk Smith at Berkeley, how do we solve this problem, that 3 billion people are still breathing in insane quantities of smoke every day, his answer is, “Well, get them gas and electricity.”

There’s some in the cookstove community who don’t like that advocacy for propane, ’cause it’s a fossil fuel. There are companies trying to come up with a better stove that burns wood as cleanly as gas. They’re not close yet to achieving that cleanliness.

The [International Energy Agency] and other groups have analyzed, what if everyone who doesn’t currently have access to it had propane and burned it for cooking? It would be a pretty negligible increase in oil demand and emissions. That’s not what’s driving the problem.

[So] I understand that concern, but to me it seems a little strange to ask more than 4 million people dying per year ’cause they don’t have access to this stuff to make this sacrifice so we can keep having our gas fireplaces.

SD: The book makes me want to ask: What can I do?

JM: I’ve had a lot of people ask me that at readings. There’s this theme in the book — it’s a cultural practice in Zanskar: the idea of the “water connection, fire connection.” [Before the era of matches and roads], if your fire went out, you had a serious problem. Your only option was, you could go next door and ask your neighbor for some of their hot coals.

You’d live for another day. And then,

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when their fire goes out, they’ll ask you yields. So, yes, it has this global impact for the same. on a short time scale. But, to me more That, to me, reflects centuries of importantly, it’s disrupting these systrying to live in this really difficult en- tems on which a lot of people depend. vironment, and this deep cultural insight that’s come out of that: The only SD: Have you been back to Kumik to way you survive in a place like that is see how things are going now? by working together. In a way, black JM: I went back in 2014, toward the end of the process of writing the book, carbon’s just a case study of and I’m in touch by phone that. It’s a way of focusing and email. It’s very much a on the only deep solution I work in progress. Just as the see to that question, which drought is a slow-motion is solidarity. catastrophe, the process of At the macro-scale, building a new village and with a problem like black moving in is a slow-motion carbon, what would that process. look like? I guess it would They’re going to keep look like finance and techbuilding; they’ll have to dig nology guidance and transout that canal again. It’s like fer. We’ve lived through the Sisyphus. But in that, it kind sooty excesses of our own of presages the climatedevelopment. We can help altered world we’re all going them do that. to live in.

There is this bill that, like a lot of bills in Congress, SD: So Kumik serves as a is not going anywhere, but sort of parable for the rest had bipartisan support, of us? called the Super Pollutants JM: It’s a parable, and it’s Act. It would direct the a complicated one. It’s not federal government to up a utopia. It looks like a its game on tackling the postcard, but you go there super-pollutants like black and, like any village in the J ON ATHAN carbon, with a big focus MINGLE world, there are people on helping other countries who don’t like each other, reduce their emissions. and they have resentments There are platforms and old, simmering fights. But they that let you lend money to support cooperate because they have to. There’s solar micro-grids in northern India no alternative. or Tanzania. If you’re like, “Well, I You gotta be careful not to overhave a little bit of money to invest, romanticize the traditional way of life how could I support the alternative to there. They’re just like us; it’s just that burning this stuff?,” there are avenues their culture has evolved in recognito do that on a peer-to-peer level. tion of the limits of survival. It’s like a lifeboat. Everyone’s got to be on the SD: Bill McKibben told me that he same page. sees the black carbon problem as There’s this kind of stoic-cheerfula “small piece” of the whole globalness quality [to the villagers] that can warming puzzle. Would you characbe really addictive. You want to spend terize it that way?

JM: I think he’s right in the sense time around them, because they’re that if you go out on a long enough fun to be around. When the chips are time horizon, black carbon doesn’t down, that’s when they’re having the look that important next to carbon most fun.

For me, there’s a profound lesson dioxide. Black carbon per unit of mass is a more potent warming agent than in that, because we’re gonna need that carbon dioxide, but there’s not as [attitude] in spades. It sounds pretty much of it in the atmosphere, and it kumbaya, but I don’t think it is. It’s settles down so quickly [in one to two pretty terrifying, actually. m weeks].

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our calendars hang on the living room walls of Maung Mae’s house in the Old North End in Burlington. Two are from the school district, alongside his younger siblings’ achievement certificates and class photos from the Integrated Arts Academy at H.O. Wheeler.

The other two calendars, published by the Islamic Center of Myanmar, are outdated. One shows March 2014, a month after Maung Mae’s family arrived in Burlington from a refugee camp in Thailand. The second calendar dates from last December, the month a car crash changed everything for his family.

“Need to change,” observed Maung Mae, nodding toward the calendars.

Like most Burmese, he doesn’t have a surname.

During a recent visit with Seven Days, Maung Mae, wearing a back brace, slowly walked across the living room and then gingerly reclined on a couch. He pulled a fleece blanket over his legs, held a hotwater bottle close and rubbed his right temple. His walking stick stood nearby.

Every few minutes, the 21-year-old shifted his position. Maung Mae felt fatigued; he’d been having sleepless nights.

“I miss my ma. My ma cooked good food,” he said.

On December 17, Maung Mae was one of six people, including his mother, in a car involved in an early-morning head-on collision in Norwich, N.Y., as they returned to Vermont from the state of Georgia. They were about an hour from Utica, where they had planned to rest after 14 hours on the road.

A week earlier, Maung Mae’s mother, Me Me, and his 5-year-old sister had traveled to Georgia to visit Maung Mae — who had moved there in the summer — and their extended family. Maung Mae’s 13- and 8-year-old brothers had stayed behind to look after their ailing father. Having learned that his mother had leg pains, Maung Mae was returning to the Green Mountain State to help around the house when the accident took place.

The driver of the car, an extended family member, died at the scene. Me Me,

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Maung Mae sustained head Lynda Siegel, an ELL and back injuries. His doctor teacher at the Integrated hasn’t told the young man, Arts Academy, echoed who has worked as a hotel Ehtesham-Cating’s sentihousekeeper and at a foodment. Me Me’s determinamanufacturing factory, when tion and deliberate advohe is expected to recover. cacy for her children were News of the accident sent “exceptional,” Siegel said. shock waves through the “She approached me with Burlington School District. concerns. To have a parent Me Me was due to graduate request a meeting with me from Parent University, where — in 23 years, that was the she had been studying ways first time that had ever hapto support her children’s edupened.” When Me Me didn’t cation in their new country. have to go to work, she’d She liked to study, especially make something special for English, said her 59-year-old her family and send her kids husband, E Sar, and had taught to school with an extra bag E S AR middle school in the refugee of hot food for their teachcamp where she lived for more than 20 ers, Siegel recalled. years.

Ehtesham-Cating admitted “Her dream was to support her chil- that she had no experience setting dren’s education and for her to be edu- up a crowdfunding page. But she cated,” E Sar said through an interpreter. wanted to do something quickly, she Within a few days, Miriam Ehtesham- said, because people had started apCating, the school district’s English proaching her with offers of help for Language Learning director and leader the family. In less than 24 hours, she of some classes at Parent University, had achieved her initial goal of raising set up a crowdfunding page to help Me $5,000 — a “random” number” she Me’s family. said. She was impressed and grate“People talked about language barri- ful. “I don’t know the people who ers, cultural barriers. Me Me dispensed donated. I see their names, but many with all of that,” said Ehtesham-Cating. of them are not known to me,” said

HER DREAM WAS TO SUPPORT HER CHILDREN’S EDUCATION AND FOR HER TO BE EDUCATED.

Ehtesham-Cating. “I suspect most of them never met Me Me.” Though she has since surpassed a second funding goal of $9,000, Ehtesham-Cating acknowledged that the amount pales in comparison with the family’s other needs. Me Me, who started working as a housekeeper at Best Western Plus Windjammer Inn & Conference Center just weeks after she arrived in Vermont, was her family’s main breadwinner. E Sar suffers from various medical ailments.

Currently, Siegel is convening a group of social workers, guidance counselors, pediatricians, therapists and teachers to help Me Me’s family navigate their new life.

“It’s only the beginning. I can’t imagine the future,” said E Sar. “Right now, I’m only concerned about my children.”

His mother’s greatest wish, Maung Mae said, was to see his grandmother before she passed away. But she died in February 2014 in Georgia, a week before Maung Mae and his family arrived in the U.S. Khin Aye Lwin, a relative, recalled that Me Me often said, “I want to see my mother’s grave.” Me Me couldn’t afford the airfare and had to wait until someone was willing to make the 18-hour drive to Georgia.

On the eve of that fateful trip, by coincidence, Khin Aye Lwin invited this reporter and Me Me to her home for dinner.

When asked if she was excited about meeting her family in Georgia, Me Me broke out in a big smile and nodded. She didn’t think she could sleep. Her sisters had told her not to pack because they’d provide everything, she said, with Khin Aye Lwin acting as interpreter. (Though Me Me often seemed to understand more English than she let on, she was more comfortable responding in Burmese.)

Because Me Me would be staying overnight in Utica, Khin Aye Lwin asked her to bring a bottle of ointment to the latter’s mother-in-law who lives there.

After finishing a bowl of Burmese rice vermicelli soup, Me Me got up to leave. A couple of minutes later, she opened the door and poked her head back in. Khin Aye Lwin gave a small yelp and said, “Ah, yes, I forgot to give you the ointment.”

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this discourse? He’s getting everyone riled up, getting the extreme, reactionary kinds of people. And those people will buy into anyone who will feed their negativity.

I don’t understand, because I don’t think he really believes all of the things he says. I think he’s just a shit stirrer. He’s narcissistic and craves the attention. There was an article in the New York Times about all of his black friends, [for instance] Russell Simmons, who are like, “That’s not the Donald Trump we know.”

And I don’t think it is, which is even more despicable, to go out and push people over the edge who are easily pushed. I don’t know what his ultimate goal is, because I don’t think he really wants to be president. The bottom line is that he’s completely ill prepared.

andra Bernhard is a modern-day Renaissance woman. She’s the author of three wellreceived books. She’s a talented singer who has released a trio of acclaimed albums and shared the stage with the likes of Cyndi Lauper, Scissor Sisters and the Pretenders. She’s a busy actor whose Internet Movie Database page runs the gamut from Scorsese to “Sesame Street” to sitcoms. Among her work in the last category is the role she is best known for: Nancy Bartlett on the 1990s hit series “Roseanne.” Hers was the first openly gay character on a network sitcom.

But above all else, Bernhard is a dynamic comedian and live performer. She began her heralded standup career in the 1970s at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles and has gone on to produce numerous one-woman shows, including the 1997 HBO special I’m Still Here … Damn It! On Thursday, January 21, she’ll perform her newest show, “Feel the Bernhard,” at Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center in Stowe.

Seven Days spoke with Bernhard by phone on the morning of Monday, January 11, the day the world learned of the passing of the great David Bowie.

SEVEN DAYS: I was shocked to learn of David Bowie’s passing. Did your paths ever cross?

SANDRA BERNHARD: I did cross paths with David and spent a little bit of time with him and his wife, Iman. I did a few projects with her. So I met him a few times over the years. He was always this incredibly nice, sweet man. I was really sad to hear what happened. I was totally shocked. I don’t think anyone knew, except his very intimate circle, that he wasn’t well. I’m flabbergasted. He had a really dry sense of humor. A cool guy. I’m terribly sad. I hadn’t seen him in a long time.

SD: I think everyone was shocked. I mean, he just released a record last week.

SB: And I’ll be checking it out. It sounds like a great project. He continued to be a musical force and a real innovator. And not just on the creative side, but on the business side, too. He was one of the first people to sell his catalog for a lot of money. He was a very savvy businessman. But he would let himself go out on the edge, in music, in acting. It’s just awful.

SD: That’s about all you can say. Switching gears to something also awful, Donald Trump paid a visit to Burlington last week.

SB: Yes! I was following that on “[The] Rachel Maddow [Show].”

SD: I had a feeling you might have been. What are your thoughts on the Donald?

SB: It’s taken me by surprise. Again, he’s someone I know peripherally, sort of through the New York social scene. I’ve always found him to be just a blustery guy, you know? I mean, he’s Donald Trump.

Money-motivated, brash. He’s not subtle or nuanced.

When he went in for a presidential run, I just thought it would be a clown-car extravaganza. And it has been. But who knew he would take it to this level of

SD: I keep hoping it’s some grand hoax, like Producers. in The Producers SB: I don’t think it is. It seems like he’s someone some people really like, which is scary. But the Republican Party is terrified of him, too.

He’s shaking the core of politics.

He’s a polarizing figure, and people are fascinated, even in Vermont. But he has so much contempt for the poor. If you don’t have money or that swagger, he’s not interested in you. This is not someone who wants to pull the country together. He doesn’t give a damn about that.

SD: I think that’s more than enough airtime for him in this interview.

SB: Yes! SD: The show you’re touring is called “Feel the Bernhard,” which should resonate here in Bernie Sanders country.

SB: [Laughs] Yes, it’s a nod to Bernie, of course. Every year when I finish my residency at Joe’s Pub in New York, I put together a new show. So it’s about things that happened in the last year, traveling and people I’ve encountered. But it’s kind of a mashup of my last two shows. I’m also coming up with a piano player.

And I’ve been doing my radio show, “Sandyland,” for the past year, which really keeps me on my toes. It’s very spur of the moment, spontaneous. So a lot of material has come from doing that. It’s a mix of a lot of things.

SD: The radio show seems like a perfect vehicle for you.

SB: It is. I was a little trepidatious about it at first, because I was afraid of boxing myself into a corner. But it’s been a chance for me to just be the way I am, which is spontaneous and relaxed. I’m not pushing any agendas. I like having people on who are downtown artists and not very well-known. And then, on the other end of the spectrum, I’ve had more famous people on, who I just have relaxed conversations with. I just get so tired of “So, you’re in this movie. What was that like?” I just wanted a fresher approach.

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SD: I’m glad you clarified that.

The reason I brought it up is that the show still holds up and has relevance, which is amazing to me.

It’s also kind of incredible that your character was the first openly gay one on a network sitcom but didn’t really get credit for that at the time.

SB: We never really thought about it. Neither myself nor Roseanne approached that character looking for accolades. We were just looking to put it out there because it was worthy of talking about. And I don’t think you should necessarily get awards for it.

People need to do their work, have a real love for what they do and talk about the things that are important to them. Really, that’s all you can do. m

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SD: That seems appropriate, given how diverse your own interests are. I’m curious: Of standup, music, acting, writing and all your other creative pursuits, do you have a favorite discipline?

SB: Just performing live. That incorporates all of the elements of the things I like to do: writing, singing, telling stories. And to have it all be on my terms and what I have to say. But I do love acting, too. I love collaborating, and picking up a script and having no responsibility for what’s being said.

Unless it’s someone else’s writing that I don’t like. But, so far, I’ve been lucky in that regard.

SD: Speaking of that, I first came to know you on “Roseanne.” I know you’ve said that being on the show was a blessing and a curse…

SB: I never said that! And I don’t know where that keeps coming from.

Someone must have misquoted me, because I always have to pull that apart.

If anything, the hard part has been finding another series that approaches the quality of that series. If I said something like that, I’m sure that’s what I meant. Being on that show was nothing but a wonderful experience, from the time I did it to the fact that we’re still talking about it so many years later.

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SD: As someone who does a lot of press-junket-y interviews, I can appreciate that. Do you have a guest wish list?

SB: I’ve been dipping into it. I’ve had Gloria Steinem, Lily Tomlin. I had Dick Cavett. Bette Midler is supposed to come on. I’ve had some younger people on, too. But I’m more interested in people who have established lives and careers. I find that to be more inspiring. It’s very eclectic, and that’s the direction I want to keep heading in.

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hen a biographer sets out to depict her subject as a great but underappreciated thinker, it might be hard for her to be objective. Even more so when the author was the subject’s lover, editor, intellectual collaborator and deathbed caregiver.

Such were the circumstances Janet Biehl brought to her seven years of labor on Ecology or Catastrophe: The Life of Murray Bookchin.. Generally speaking, Biehl does present a balanced assessment of the anarchist philosopher while striving to elevate his posthumous reputation. The biography is about as rigorously critical as can be expected from an intimate and acolyte who still seems in love with — and in awe of — her subject.

Writing the book was a protracted and fraught undertaking, Biehl noted in a recent interview, owing to legal battles with Bookchin family members.

Asked to explain the causes and course of the feud, she declined to elaborate on a footnote to the book’s prologue: “After Murray’s death in 2006, I became estranged from his first wife, Beatrice (they were married 1951-63), and from their two children [Debbie and Joseph].”

Biehl, a longtime Burlington resident, clearly and compellingly maps Bookchin’s political trajectory from adolescent Communist Party hack to Vermont-based middle-aged prophet of an ecology-focused social order that just might offer the best chance of averting catastrophe.

Biehl’s fluid prose makes Bookchin’s traverse of the American leftist landscape accessible to the uninitiated. It’s difficult to avoid jargon when tracing the Stalinist-Trotskyist-Maoistsocialist-anarchist strains in the U.S. and worldwide left starting from the time of Bookchin’s birth in 1921. But his biographer steers clear of the esoterica that could have bogged down her narrative.

Biehl’s style is consistently engaging, despite occasional clichés and an annoying practice of forcing nouns to become verbs. (For example, she writes twice in two pages that Bookchin “solidarized” with politically simpatico groups.)

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Bookchin was born and raised and lived for 40 years in a politically conscious Bronx neighborhood populated mainly by Jewish immigrants. With a physically absent father and an emotionally absent mother, he was most strongly influenced by his grandmother, a revolutionary from Russia.

The precocious boychik joined the U.S. Communist Party’s youth wing at age 9. “Before young Murray knew who Washington and Lincoln were,” Biehl writes, “he was familiar with Lenin.”

Largely self-educated and free from parental constraints, Bookchin developed a restless, rigorous, courageous intellect that caused him to question all forms of authority. He soon came to reject the Communist leadership’s demand for robotic adherence to the party’s shifting, and shifty, line.

In search of a new set of “surrogate parents,” Biehl recounts, the teenage Bookchin moved into the Trotskyist camp. But that proved too confining, as well.

His subsequent experiences in factories as a union organizer and wouldbe instigator of anticapitalist revolution turned Bookchin against Marxism

itself. Contrary to Karl Marx’s analysis, Bookchin empirically deduced, the working class is not the agent of revolution. Instead, he realized, American proletarians wanted to earn enough to live comfortable suburban lives and were not interested in smashing the state.

Anarchism became attractive to Bookchin as he hatched a parallel insight: Liberation gets thwarted whenever one hierarchy replaces another.

That epiphany led him to scorn the heroes of ’60s-generation radicals. “The third world revolutionaries they admired — Mao, Castro, Che — were authoritarians, centralizers, irrelevant to the egalitarian aspirations of American political culture,” Biehl writes in one of her many paraphrases of Bookchin’s thinking.

There’s nothing original about anarchist thought. Bookchin would have been simply a latter-day exponent of a century-old ideology had he not so creatively refined its precepts and persuasively applied them to modern American society. Biehl refers to her subject’s “moral imagination” — and that’s exactly where Bookchin’s genius lay.

Moving beyond Marxism, his critique of capitalism transcended the economic dimension. It included profiteers’ predations on the natural world.

Long before organic produce arrived at local supermarkets, Bookchin was decrying chemical agriculture’s effects on food and, consequently, on public health. And he warned in a 1964 essay that carbon dioxide emissions were enveloping Earth and endangering the planet’s ecosystems.

Bookchin recognized decades ago that automobiles were destroyers of urban neighborhoods, which he regarded as the potential locus of anarchic self-governance. He railed against a soul-deadening suburbia of shopping malls and anomie.

Vermont-based readers of Biehl’s book will readily understand why Bookchin finally fled New York in 1971

and settled comfortably in Burlington.

Biehl describes his adopted state as historically “a haven for outliers — nonconformists, freethinkers, troublemakers, utopians.” By the time Bookchin arrived, Vermont was also home to hippie colonies, but the straitlaced anarchist resisted the temptations of sex, drugs, and rock and roll.

Biehl quotes one of his young followers as observing that Bookchin, who eschewed tie-dye and bell-bottoms, “dressed like a janitor.”

He was also a junk-food junkie who consumed mounds of Twinkies.

Students who learned about anarchism, grew organic crops and built green-energy systems at Plainfield’s Institute for Social Ecology, which Bookchin founded, were shocked to see him using his car to travel even short distances on the campus adjacent to Goddard College.

Biehl points out these and other contradictions, which could less charitably be described as examples of hypocrisy. She excuses them, however, as markers of Bookchin’s “proletarian background.”

Unswayed by the hippie ethos, “he remained culturally working-class and proudly so,” Biehl asserts.

She doesn’t always connect strands that might cause readers to see Bookchin, the apostle of inclusiveness, as a narrow-minded dogmatist on occasion. The author notes at separate points in her book that he had no trouble associating with right-wing libertarians but adamantly refused to be part of any coalition that included Marxists. In an exchange of polemical open letters with Pete Seeger that Biehl quotes in part, the folk singer accused the social critic of being a sectarian purist. Bookchin counterattacked, denouncing those who are “virtually dissolving [their] principles in order to work with almost everyone.”

Not until the two-thirds mark of the 344-page book does the author add shadows to her portrait of Bookchin as a charismatic, generous, convivial father figure. In political disputations, Biehl acknowledges, “his delivery could become harsh, peremptory and dismissive, and his polemical rigor could slip over into scalding acrimony.”

Bookchin’s dismissal of a supporter of Bernie Sanders, then Burlington’s mayor, was “way over the top,” Biehl adds in recounting the debate between socialists and proto-greens over waterfront development.

Again, though, she rushes to Bookchin’s defense. She recalls him remarking, “Some people have to push too hard, so that others would push hard enough. I’ll let that be the last word.”

Yet Bookchin’s capacity for vile and self-contradictory behavior would at one point put his partner in fear for her life. Biehl recalls fleeing their Burlington apartment during a heated argument, in which she expressed a desire for time and space of her own, and notes that she felt frightened to return home to her then-dying partner. “He kept several handguns there,” she matter-of-factly reveals.

That episode might be seen as a particularly edgy lovers’ quarrel, because Ecology or Catastrophe is, in part, a love story.

As an “introverted and socially phobic” 33-yearold, Biehl met Bookchin in 1986 at a summer session of the institute in Plainfield. She fell under his personal spell and was equally captivated by the utopian aura surrounding Bookchin’s young disciples. It ended badly.

“Unable to govern my too-eager emotions,” Biehl confesses, “I unconsciously sabotaged the situation by becoming involved in a group sex episode.” When nonparticipants at the institute learned of the orgy, an uproar ensued. Biehl wanted to slink away in shame, but Bookchin told her that he had defended her behavior to others.

Soon after, they declared their love for each other. At that moment, Biehl remembers, “I felt like my life had begun at last.”

The biography is her expression of gratitude and homage, which, as Biehl demonstrates in these pages, Bookchin truly deserves. m

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nn Zuccardy won’t go so far as to say her traumatic brain injury (TBI) was the best thing that ever happened to her. That would be the birth of her daughter in 1994. But Zuccardy, 53, contends that a serious blow to the head, which she suffered four years ago, actually made her smarter. Now she’s using the lessons she learned during her extended recovery to help others get smarter, too.

At the time of her injury, Zuccardy was working in what she once considered her “dream job” — as a corporate communications specialist for National Life Group in Montpelier. While traveling in Germany in October 2011, she slipped stepping into a hotel bathtub and slammed her forehead into a tile wall.

Zuccardy was lucky, or so she thought at first. She never lost consciousness, and she felt just “a little drunk afterwards.” She slurred a few of her words but felt “mostly OK” the following day.

After she returned to work several days later, however, Zuccardy’s symptoms grew progressively worse. She began stumbling and slurring her speech more often and had difficulty focusing on printed material. Her short-term memory deteriorated; she had trouble remembering even simple tasks and facts, such as the day of the week. Then she began to vomit. But Zuccardy, who had given birth at home — in her living room, without pain meds — told herself, I can handle this,, she recalls.

Eventually she admitted to herself that she couldn’t. When Zuccardy finally went to see her doctor, he sent her immediately to the hospital.

There, a brain scan revealed a “coup contrecoup” head injury. In layman’s terms, that’s a TBI in which the brain sloshes around inside the skull like JELL-O in a bowl, causing bruising both at the point of impact and on the opposite side of the brain.

Zuccardy was prescribed strict “brain rest,” which meant no mental stimulation of any kind. For months, she couldn’t work on a computer, watch television, read, drive or exercise. As someone who’d always read voraciously, and who made her living reading, writing and engaging in social media, she found that this seemingly minor blow to the head left her identity and self-worth severely bruised.

Zuccardy began gauging how her day would go by how many beers it felt like she’d had the night before.

The day of an interview for this story was just a “twobeer morning,” she says, or an average day. A six-beer morning means she’ll likely fall down several times, slur her words or get lost driving to the store.

When Zuccardy’s 12-week medical leave ended, she informed her employer that she couldn’t return to

work. Within months, she was diagnosed with clinical depression. Friends and family suggested she apply for disability benefits, but the fiercely independent woman says she never saw herself as disabled. That view was reinforced when she attended TBI support groups and saw people in wheelchairs with far worse limitations than hers.

“I’ve always been really creative and good at the art of reinvention,” she says. “So I asked myself, How can I do the things I love and do them in a way that works for me?”

Two months after her injury, Zuccardy finally turned to a sphere of activity that had served her well throughout her career: social media. In December 2011, the self-described “accidental neuroscientist” launched a blog called I Want My Brain Back to air her frustrations and seek resources for recovery. Using voicerecognition software to type, Zuccardy learned about local physical therapists and speech pathologists who specialize in brain injuries.

Soon she discovered that she could overcome her limitations through what she calls “creative adaptive mechanisms.”

Zuccardy had grown up playing music and brain games with her family; now she devised creative strategies to help her perform what had been unconscious tasks. When she needs to cross a street, for example, she scans the crowd and finds the most responsible-looking person, often a mother with a small child. Then she attaches herself to that person and follows them. To cope with difficulty descending staircases, she grips the banister and uses her foot as a feeler to guide her steps.

Through her blog, Zuccardy also explored her evolving understanding of what it means to be smart. Previously, she’d defined it as the rapid recall of facts and figures; now she realized that true intelligence involves resilience in the face of adversity and change. Brain researchers call this neuroplasticity, or the brain’s capacity to adapt, evolve and form new neural connections throughout life.

“Now, I define smart as my craving to learn,” Zuccardy says. “This is the ‘new smart.’”

In the spring of 2012, Zuccardy got a phone call from the organizer of a TEDx talk held in Phoenixville, Pa. TEDx is a speaker series created in the spirit of the original TED lectures that tout “ideas worth spreading.” Zuccardy initially assumed such lectures were just for highly

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educated people and doubted she had successful with accomplishments, in anything interesting to offer. setting goals for herself and achieving “I thought it was a total joke,” she them.” admits. “I never thought of myself as a Indeed, rather than “hunkering public speaker.” But, as she was about to down and playing it safe,” as some of turn 50 and her only child was headed her friends and family initially sugto college, it seemed like a good oppor- gested, Zuccardy threw herself into the tunity to reinvent herself. challenge of recovery. In 2013, she and While many TEDx speakers spend Couture formed a support group for a year or more preparing for their lec- women who have suffered mild TBIs. tures, Zuccardy had just four months.

Emboldened by her first TEDx exOn the day of her talk, she was the first perience, Zuccardy sought out more to take the stage, carrying a stack of speaking opportunities. In September notecards in her back pocket in case she 2014, she gave her second TEDx talk, at lost her place. She never had to refer to the Battenkill series in Manchester, Vt. them.

While Zuccardy referenced her TBI “It was a slam dunk,” she remembers at that lecture, it wasn’t her central with a smile. “It felt so good. It made me theme. Instead, she explored the issue of feel so empowered.” how we get smarter by engaging in expeZuccardy didn’t know it at the time, riences that feel less safe to us than our but she was experiencnormal behavior. As she told ing what researchers call the audience, “Unsafe is un“posttraumatic growth” comfortable, but it’s where — positive psychological the real growth happens.” changes in the aftermath Since then, Zuccardy has of a traumatic or stressdelivered more speeches ful event. While her TBI and keynotes, one every was relatively minor, that month or two. In May wasn’t the sole reason for 2015, she gave the keyher upswing. note address at the 28th Ashley Couture is a annual conference of the speech pathologist who speAssociation for Applied cializes in brain injury rehaand Therapeutic Humor in bilitation at the University Philadelphia. She titled it AN N ZU CCARDY of Vermont Medical Center.

“How to Create New Neural Couture, who worked with Pathways Through Play: Zuccardy after her acciSecrets of an Accidental dent, says that the severity of a patient’s Neuroscientist.” To make her point, injury isn’t necessarily predictive of the Zuccardy walked onstage backward outcome. She’s seen people with minor wearing a bicycle helmet, then chalinjuries have very poor recoveries, while lenged her audience to eat lunch with others with severe injuries recover ex- their nondominant hands. tremely well.

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inter is pantry and cellar season. As Green Mountain gardens sleep through the seasonal freeze, we find roughage in long-keeping crops such as potatoes and turnips, sunchokes and cabbages. Few of these are friendly to flash-in-the-pan cooking but instead reveal fine layers of flavor when heated for long hours, showered in seasonings.

And while the seasonal dearth of chlorophyll can compel even the most devoted locavores to seek solace in a bag of California greens, cold weather offers a ready excuse to dive deep into Vermont’s outstanding array of homegrown meats and cheeses.

Not by coincidence, these high-fat, high-protein comforts help us face the cold.

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What’s more, roasts, soups and stews fill our homes with dense and rich savory scents. But even in the post-holiday lull, finding time to assemble a hearty meal can be tough.

Enter the slow cooker. You may know it by the trade name Crock-Pot, but any number of similar models fit the bill for one-pot cooking. The slow cooker allows us to prepare a low-maintenance, belly-filling meal with minimal trouble, yet the standard stew and chili recipes might seem a bit stale. To that end, Seven Days consulted with local chefs and farmers, brewers and food artisans for some inspiration. The next few months will bring plenty of cold, dark days to sample them all.

MICHAEL TONN

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Extolling the virtues of slow-cooker season

The Basics: Simple Meat and Veggies Crock-Pot Recipe

This winter, find Wagner and his partner, Karin Bellemare, at the Burlington Farmers Market on select Saturdays.

INGREDIENTS:

Jon Wagner and Karin Bellemare, Bear Roots Farm, Barre

Some slow-cooker recipes are rightfully complex, and hours of prep can lead to the best dish you’ve ever had. But good meals don’t have to be complicated. As Jon Wagner of Bear Roots Farm explains, it can be as easy as dumping some ingredients in the pot, turning on the heat and walking away. If you’re crunched for time, here’s a dinner you can throw together in five minutes. Be sure to use fresh veggies!

Ham or chicken Handful of potatoes, chopped Handful of carrots, chopped 1 onion, chopped 2-3 cloves garlic, chopped Onion powder, salt, pepper Olive oil PREPARATION:

Put all ingredients into a slow cooker.

Cook on low for eight hours.

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Two years ago, HIEP PHAM closed the doors of his Essex Junction eatery, Vietnam Restaurant. Between rent and 1 large 1-topping pizza, 2 liter Coke other costs, he just wasn’t product, 1 dozen boneless wings breaking even, he says.

Last Friday night, 2 large, 1-topping pizzas & 2-liter Coke product neighbors and old customers gathered at Pham’s new restaurant, VIET THAI, to eat his Plus tax. Pick-up or delivery only. Expires 1/31/16.

Limit: 1 offer per customer per day. cooking once again. Viet Thai is located at 118 Pearl Street 973 Roosevelt Highway in Essex Junction, just down Colchester • 655-5550 the street from the old place. www.threebrotherspizzavt.com While its name indicates its range of offerings, the focus is on Vietnamese cuisine; Pham12v-ThreeBros123015.indd 1 12/16/15 11:00 AM and his family emigrated here from Vietnam in 1991.

Customers of Vietnam Restaurant will find the menu numbers different but much of the food similar.

Expect five different versions of pho, along with bun ga (vermicelli noodles) and com suon (grilled pork chops with rice). Thai options include curries, tom kha and pad si yew. Most entrées run $7 to $10, while most appetizers are priced at about $5.

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This Monday, January 11, STEVE’S PIZZA quietly opened at 134 Main Street in Bradford.

The opening menu features the crisped, crusty pies and sandwiches typical of a casual village pizza shop, says co-owner NATHAN PORTER. He hopes to begin offering pastas, entrées and delivery service in the weeks to come, but says he plans to keep the establishment liquor-free.

Recipes come courtesy of Porter’s and general manager JOSH JENKS’ experience working at similar shops over the years — most notably at Main Street Pizza, which stood at 134 Main from 2005 to 2010.

Steve’s is the latest in a string of casual, familyfriendly pizza joints to

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morning, things were still coming together. Williams’ wife was helping arrange just-delivered rugs, while Henzel took orders. Menu chalkboards rested against a wall, waiting to be hung.

“We probably served 30 to 40 people so far today,” said Henzel before dinner.

On Tuesday, January 12, the soft opening was over, and locals seemed ready to welcome Archie’s back.

“This is what you’ve all been waiting for!” the restaurant’s Facebook page announced on Monday. One excited patron had a succinct response: “YeaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWW WWWW!!!”

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currently has five local beers and one cider on tap.

Former owner DICK HESS will stick around for the first few months of operations to help new owners TIM WILLIAMS and DOUG NEDDE. While this is Williams’ first foray into food, he’s owned several previous businesses and describes himself as a longtime Archie’s eater.

“This place was a local institution,” says Williams. “It was just too good of a thing to let die.” The grill’s former space had already been sold when Williams took over, so when one across the street opened up, he took it. “It’s a great space, and parking is better,” he says.

When Archie’s unofficially opened last Tuesday

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Unless you’re in the mood for a doughnut appetizer at the Dunkin’ Donuts that now occupies its old spot, though, you’ll want to hop across the street to 4066 Shelburne Road.

In its new iteration, Archie’s ups the local focus.

Manager MICHAEL HENZEL says soups are made in-house using local ingredients, and dressings are mixed from scratch. Burgers will still feature LAPLATTE RIVER ANGUS FARM beef, while the meat for turkey burgers will come from MISTY KNOLL FARMS in New Haven. Other locally sourced ingredients include bacon (HARRINGTON’S OF VERMONT), ice cream (KINGDOM CREAMERY OF VERMONT) and cheese (CABOT CREAMERY, SHELBURNE FARMS).

Patrons can find a familiar menu at Archie’s — burgers, shakes, hot dogs, fries, salads — with a few additions: another vegetarian burger, a few more salads, sweet-potato fries. The grill

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The Cheese: Cheddarand-Alpine Fondue

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Meri Spicer, Grafton Village Cheese

Cheese has been a cottage industry in Grafton since 1892, when a group of dairy farmers banded together to find a cooperative solution to their excess milk.

More than a century later, Grafton Village Cheese continues that legacy, producing aged, raw-milk cheddars and small-batch specialty curds. These are available at retailers statewide, including the company’s flagship store in Brattleboro.

Last week, the creamery released a new truffled cheddar cheese. Like Grafton’s other cheddars, it’s smooth and lightly sharp, but Italian black truffles impart an elegant fungal funk.

The truffled cheese is brand-new, so when we requested a recipe, Grafton sales and marketing vice president Meri Spicer sent us a fondue using one of the creamery’s more established offerings. If you don’t have a wedding-day fondue kit collecting dust in a hard-to-reach cupboard, you can make this on a stovetop (see chef’s note below), then transfer the fondue into a pre-warmed slow cooker.

That will keep the cheese flowing until it’s gone.

Chef ’s note: If you have a lightweight fondue pot or regular saucepan, put an inch or two of water in it and bring to simmer. Place a stainless steel bowl over the saucepan so it hovers over the water but is not immersed in it.

INGREDIENTS:

1 clove garlic 1 cup dry, crisp white wine 8 ounces Grafton two-year aged cheddar or Grafton Vermont clothbound cheddar, grated 8 ounces Jasper Hill Farm Alpha Tolman, or Gruyère or other alpinestyle cheese, grated 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 tablespoon kirsch brandy (optional) PREPARATION:

This is best made in a heavy fondue pot but can be done in a double boiler (see chef’s note). Crush the clove of garlic slightly with the flat side of a knife. Rub the garlic all around the pot.

Add the wine and bring to a simmer.

In the meantime, mix the two cheeses together in a large bowl and mix the cornstarch into the shredded cheeses, distributing well with your hands.

When wine is simmering, keep heat low and add the cheeses into the wine one handful at a time. Let each melt completely before adding another one.

Stir continuously to keep the fondue smooth.

Stir in the kirsch, if using, and turn heat to low to serve. If not using a proper fondue pot, transfer to a saucepan or slow cooker that you can keep warm while serving.

Serve with crisped bread cubes, apples, or raw or blanched vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, snap peas).

Experiment!

Pork Adobado

The Roast: Pork Adobado

Matt Sargent, Phantom, Waitsfield

Phantom Productions was a midlife passion project that began as a pop-up dinner and music series and then became a food truck. About a year ago, owner Matt Sargent moved his operation into a storefront in Waitsfield’s Mad River Green.

During dinner and weekend brunch, Sargent’s menu swings from pub fare to pan-Asian to continental and Latin American; the chef decides daily what to do with the local meats and produce that most tickle his fancy.

The results — always thoughtful, local, high-quality and affordable — are worth a trip to his restaurant. Bonus: On some nights, Phantom hosts live music by rockers and crooners from Vermont and beyond.

Chef ’s note: This is an easy favorite that was also a big hit on the food truck. Pure soul food.

INGREDIENTS:

3 red bell peppers 4 or 5 dried chile peppers such as ancho, guajillo or pasilla 3-4 pounds pork shoulder, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes, with most of the fat removed 1 large Spanish onion, diced 1 12-ounce can diced tomatoes 2 chipotle peppers in adobo (remove seeds if you don’t want it too hot.

Use gloves!)

1 tablespoon cumin powder 1 tablespoon granulated garlic 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Salt and pepper to taste PEPARATION:

Roast the red peppers in a 450º F oven for 25-30 minutes. Place in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. When cool, peel and deseed the peppers. Strain, reserving any liquid from the process.

While peppers are roasting, boil water, pour over dried chiles and soak 30 minutes. Reserve the soaking water.

Wearing gloves, remove stems and seeds.

Brown the pork in a large skillet. Do not crowd the pan — do in batches if necessary. Drain off oil and place meat in a slow cooker.

Place red peppers and their reserved liquid, soaked chiles, diced onion, canned tomatoes, chipotles, cumin, garlic, cinnamon, salt and pepper in a food processor and process until nearly smooth. You may need to do this in batches.

Add the puréed sauce to the slow cooker, then add a cup or two of the reserved chile soaking water to cover the pork.

Set on high for six to eight hours.

Serve over rice with fresh lime, chopped cilantro and sour cream.

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ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #4C0754-7 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093 On December 30, 2015, Tegatz Family Trust, 1000 Guinea Road,

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The Project is located on 1000 Guinea Road in Charlotte, Vermont.

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

Copies of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the Charlotte Town Office, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission Office, and the office listed below.

The application and a draft permit may also be viewed on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (www.nrb.state. vt.us/lup) by clicking on “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “4C0754-7”.

No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before January 26, 2016, a person notifies the Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the Com-

mission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion. Any hearing request must be in writing to the address below, must state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised.

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

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ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #4C1064-2 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093 On December 22, 2015, J. Hutchins, Inc. and Jeff Hutchins, 88 Rogers Road, Richmond, VT 05477 filed application #4C1064-2 for a project generally described as the construction of two 15’ x 46’ additions to existing building for equipment storage.

The Project is located at 88 Rogers Lane in Richmond, Vermont.

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

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By: /s/Peter E. Keibel Peter E. Keibel District #4 Coordinator Natural Resources Board 111 West Street Essex Jct., VT 05452 802-879-5658 Peter.Keibel@vermont. gov ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #4C1289 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093 On December 28, 2015, Indian Brook Properties, LLP, P.O. Box 123, Essex Junction, VT 05453 filed application #4C1289 for a project generally described as the creation of a 9-lot subdivision with construction of single family residences on lots #1, #2, #7 and #8.

The Project is located on Indian Brook Road in Essex, Vermont.

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

Copies of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the Essex Town Office,

Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission Office, and the office listed below.

The application and a draft permit may also be viewed on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (www.nrb.state. vt.us/lup) by clicking on “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “4C1289”.

No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before January 26, 2016, a person notifies the Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the Commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion. Any hearing request must be in writing to the address below, must state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised.

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

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

Should a hearing be held on this Project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by January 26, 2016.

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

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

Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 30th day of December, 2015.

By: /s/ Peter E. Keibel Peter E. Keibel District #4 Coordinator Natural Resources Board 111 West Street Essex Jct., VT 05452 802-879-5658 Peter.Keibel@vermont. gov BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD TUESDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2016 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Burlington Development Review Board will hold a meeting on Tuesday February 2, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in Contois Auditorium, City Hall.

1. 16-0730CU; 1 Mill Street (NMU, Ward 1E) Catamount Holding Company Change of use from warehouse/office/lab space to primary and secondary school. No site or exterior building changes.

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

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

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

HOWARDCENTER If you received services from Howard Center and would like a copy of your record, please contact Howard Center’s Health Information Department at 488-6000. In order to protect individuals’ privacy, the agency routinely destroys healthcare records after retaining them for the number of years required by law.

NOTICE OF LEGAL SALE View Date 01/28/2016 Sale Date 01/29/2016 Deb Asante Unit #144 Shane Audette Unit #210 Krista Brown Unit #174 Luis Santiago Unit #29 Easy Self Storage 46 Swift South Burlington VT 05403 802-863-8300 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TOWN OF UNDERHILL DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD (DRB) MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2016 6:30 PM PUBLIC HEARING UNDERHILL TOWN HALL, 12 PLEASANT VALLEY RD. UNDERHILL, VT The DRB will hold a Final Subdivision Review hearing on the application of Marc & Jane Maheux for a proposed 2-lot subdivision of property located at 38 Poker Hill Road (PH038). This property is located in the Underhill Flats Village Center, Rural Residential, Flood Hazard Area Overlay zoning districts. The hearing will be held at Town Hall at 6:35 PM. The DRB will hold a Preliminary Subdivision Review hearing on the application of Pat Lamphere for a proposed 2-lot subdivision of property located at 178 Beartown Road (BE178).

This property is located in the Water Conservation zoning district. The hearing will be held at Town Hall at 7:00 PM. A site visit will be held on the Saturday proceeding the meeting (January 30, 2016) at 8:30 AM. Additional information may be obtained at the Underhill Town Hall. The hearings are open to the public. Pursuant to 24 VSA §§4464(a)(1)(C) and 4471(a), participation in this local proceeding by written or oral comment is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal. If you cannot attend the hearing, comments may be made in writing prior to the meeting and mailed to: Planning & Zoning Administrator, P.O. Box 120, Underhill, VT 05489.

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 1669-12-15CNPR In re estate of Charles L. Houton.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of Charles L. Houton late of Burlington, VT.

pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 563, by Central Boiler.

Central Boiler is a person aggrieved by the decision of the Secretary and claims party status pursuant to 10 V.S.A. §8504(a), §8502(7).

The November 20, 2015, Decision of the Air Quality & Climate Division being appealed is attached.

I have been appointed to administer this estate.

All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Pursuant to V.R.E.C.P. 5(b)(3), Central Boiler, hereby notifies all interested persons that they must enter an appearance in writing with the Court within 20 days of receiving the Notice of Appeal, or in such other time as may be provided in V.R.E.C.P. 5(c), if they wish to participate in the appeal.

Date: 1/8/2016

By: Judith L. Dillon, Esq. ERN 5040

/s/ Brigid R. Mayer Signature of Fiduciary Brigid R. Mayer Executor/Administrator: 1524 W. Romany Ct. Olathe, KS 66061 bmayeroe@olatheschools.org 913-375-5812 Name of publication Seven Days Publication Date: 1/13/2016 Address of Court: Vermont Superior Court Chittenden Probate Division P.O. Box 511 Burlington, VT 05402 STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION DOCKET NO. 149-1215 VTEC In re CENTRAL BOILER, INC. Application for Confidential Treatment of Proprietary Information NOTICE OF APPEAL Central Boiler, Inc. (“Central Boiler” or “CBI”), by and through its counsel, Lisman Leckerling, appeals to the Environmental Division of the Vermont Superior Court from the November 20, 2015, decision of the Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation, Vermont Air Quality & Climate Division, denying in part the September 28, 2015, Application for Confidential Treatment, filed

DATED at Burlington, Vermont this 21st day of December, 2015.

LISMAN LECKERLING, P.C. 84 Pine Street, 5th Floor P.O. Box 728 Burlington, VT 05402 Tel: (802) 864-5756 Fax: (802) 864-3629 E-mail: jdillon@lisman. com Attorneys for Central Boiler, INC. THE CONTENTS OF STORAGE UNIT(S) 01-01657, LOCATED AT 28 ADAMS DR. OR 48 INDUSTRIAL DR., WILLISTON, VT 05495, WILL BE SOLD ON JANUARY 21ST, 2016 TO SATISFY THE DEBT OF GERALYN SHELVEY. Any person claiming a right to the goods may pay the amount claimed due and reasonable expenses before the sale, in which case the sale may not occur.

THE CONTENTS OF STORAGE UNIT(S) 01-04219, LOCATED AT 28 ADAMS DR. OR 48 INDUSTRIAL DR., WILLISTON, VT 05495, WILL BE SOLD ON JANUARY 28TH, 2016 TO SATISFY THE DEBT OF NANCY STEVENS. Any person claiming a right to the goods may pay the amount claimed due and reasonable expenses before the sale, in which case the sale may not occur.

WARNING VOTERS OF WESTFORD FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 - NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING The voters of Westford Fire District No. 1 are

hereby notified as provided in Bylaws Section 2.3 that the Annual Meeting will be held: Wednesday, January 27, 2016, 8:00 PM at Westford Library.

The following matters of business will be considered and acted upon: Article 1 - Election of Officers: -Clerk -Treasurer - Collector of Taxes - one Prudential Committee Member Article 2 – Officers’ reports Article 3 - Approval of budget

By Order of WFD#1 Executive Board

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This caregivers support group meets on the 3rd Wed. of every mo. from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Alzheimer’s Association Main Office, 300

Cornerstone Dr., Suite 128, Williston.

Support groups meet to provide assistance and information on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. They emphasize shared experiences, emotional support, and coping techniques in care for a person living with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia.

Meetings are free and open to the public. Families, caregivers, and friends may attend. Please call in advance to confirm date and time. For questions or additional support group listings, call 800-272-3900.

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION TELEPHONE SUPPORT GROUP

1st Monday monthly, 3-4:30 p.m.

Pre-registration is required (to receive dial-in codes for toll-free call). Please dial the Alzheimer’s Association’s 24/7 Helpline 800-2723900 for more information.

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE & DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP

Held the last Tue. of every mo., 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Birchwood Terr., Burlington. Info, Kim, 863-6384.

ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS W/ DEBT?

Do you spend more than you earn? Get help at Debtor’s Anonymous plus Business Debtor’s Anonymous. Sat., 1011:30 a.m., Methodist Church at Buell & S. Winooski, Burlington.

Contact Brenda, 338-1170.

BABY BUMPS SUPPORT GROUP FOR MOTHERS AND PREGNANT WOMEN

Pregnancy can be a wonderful time of your life. But, it can also be a time of stress that is often compounded by hormonal swings.

If you are a pregnant woman, or have recently given birth and feel you need some help with managing emotional bumps in the road that can come with motherhood, please come to this free support group lead by an experienced pediatric Registered Nurse. Held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month, 5:30-6:30

SEVENDAYSVT.COM/CLASSIFIEDS p.m. at the Birthing Center, Northwestern Medical Center, St. Albans. Info: Rhonda Desrochers, Franklin County Home Health Agency, 527-7531.

BEREAVEMENT/GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP

Meets every other Mon. night, 6-7:30 p.m., & every other Wed., 10-11:30 a.m., in the Conference Center at Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice in Berlin.

The group is open to anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one. There is no fee. Info, Ginny Fry or Jean Semprebon, 223-1878.

BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP IN ST. JOHNSBURY

Monthly meetings will be held on the 3rd Wed. of every mo., 1-2:30 p.m., at the Grace United Methodist Church, 36 Central St., St. Johnsbury. The support group will offer valuable resources & info about brain injury.

It will be a place to share experiences in a safe, secure & confidential environment.

Info, Tom Younkman,

tyounkman@vcil.org, 800-639-1522.

studio to answer your breastfeeding questions and concerns.

Come in, have your baby weighed and share stories with other moms. $15.

Info: 660-8607, kim. pregger@gmail.com.

BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT

Montpelier daytime support group meets the 3rd Thu. of the mo. at the Unitarian Church ramp entrance, 1:30-2:30 p.m. St. Johnsbury support group meets the 3rd Wed. montly at the Grace United Methodist Church, 36 Central St., 1:00-2:30 p.m.

Colchester Evening support group meets the 1st Wed. monthly at the Fanny Allen Hospital in the Board Room Conference Room, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Brattleboro meets at Brooks Memorial Library on the 1st Thu. monthly from 1:15-3:15 p.m. and the 3rd Mon. montly from 4:15-6:15 p.m. White River Jct. meets the 2nd Fri. montly at Bugbee Sr. Ctr. from 3-4:30 p.m.

Call our helpline at 877-856-1772.

BURLINGTON AREA PARKINSON’S DISEASE OUTREACH GROUP

People with Parkinson’s disease & their caregivers gather together to gain support & learn about living with Parkinson’s disease.

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

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

CELEBRATE RECOVERY

Overcome any hurt, habit or hangup in your life! This confidential 12-Step recovery program puts faith in Jesus Christ at the heart of healing. We offer multiple support groups for both men & women, such as chemical dependency, codependency, sexual

BREASTFEEDING CLINIC AND SUPPORT GROUP

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CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS

CoDA is a 12-step fellowship for people whose common purpose is to develop healthy & fulfilling relationships. By actively working the program of Codependents Anonymous, we can realize a new joy, acceptance & serenity in our lives. Call for time and location.

Tom, 238-3587, coda. org.

COMING OFF PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION MUTUAL SUPPORT GROUP

Through sharing experiences and resources, this group will provide support to individuals interested in coming off psychiatric medications, those in the process of psychiatric medication withdrawal or anyone looking for a space to explore their choices around psychiatric medication use. The group is also open to those supporting an individual in psychiatric medication withdrawal.

5:15-6:15 p.m. every other Monday (beginning 1/25/2016), Pathways Vermont, 125 College St., 2nd floor, Burlington.

Contact: Cameron Mack cameron@ pathwaysvermont.org or 888 492 8218 x 404.

DECLUTTERERS’ SUPPORT GROUP

Are you ready to make improvements but find it overwhelming?

Maybe two or three of us can get together to help each other simplify. 989-3234, 425-3612.

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DISCOVER THE POWER OF CHOICE!

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

DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE

WomenSafe offers free, confidential support groups in Middlebury for women who have experienced domestic or sexual violence. Starting weekdays in January: Art For Healing. Sixweek support group for people who have experienced domestic or sexual violence.

Childcare provided.

Please call our hotline, 388-4205, or email am@womensafe.net for more information.

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This support group is a dedicated meeting for family, friends and community members who are supporting a loved one through a mental health crisis.

Mental health crisis might include extreme states, psychosis, depression, anxiety and other types of distress. The group is a confidential space where family and friends can discuss shared experiences and receive support in an environment free of judgment and stigma with a trained facilitator. Weekly on Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. Downtown Burlington. Info: Jess Horner, LICSW, 866-218-8586.

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Families coping with addiction (FCA) is an open community peer support group for adults 18 & over struggling with the drug or alcohol addiction of a loved one. FCA is not 12-step based but provides a forum for those living this experience to develop personal coping skills & draw strength from one another. Weekly on Wed., 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Turning Point Center, corner of Bank St., Burlington. (Across from parking garage, above bookstore). thdaub1@gmail.com.

G.R.A.S.P. (GRIEF RECOVERY AFTER A SUBSTANCE PASSING)

Are you a family member who has lost a loved one to addiction? Find support, peer-led support group. Meets once a month on Mondays in Burlington. Please call for date and location.

RSVP graspvt@gmail. com or call 310-3301.

G.Y.S.T. (GET YOUR STUFF TOGETHER)

GYST creates a safe & empowering community for young men & youth in transition to come together with one commonality: learning to live life on life’s terms. Every Tue. & Thu., 4 p.m.

G.Y.S.T. PYNK (for young women) meets weekly on Wed., 4 p.m. Location: North Central Vermont Recovery Center, 275 Brooklyn St., Morrisville. Info: Lisa, 851-8120.

GRIEF & RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP

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

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: DAYTIME

Meets the first and third Thursday of each month from 12:30-2 p.m. at St. James Church, 4 St. James Place, Essex Junction.

This group is open to anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one. Free.

For more information or to register, please call Beth Jacobs at 448-1610. Sponsored

by Bayada Hospice of Burlington.

HEARTBEAT VERMONT

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

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

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Our group is open to anyone who desires recovery from mental health challenges & a chemical dependency.

Please join us on Sat. at 4:30 p.m. and/ or Mon. at 5:30 p.m. at the Turning Point Center, 191 Bank St., Burlington. Info: 861-3150.

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Interstitial cystitis (IC) is recurring pelvic pain, pressure or discomfort in the bladder & pelvic region & urinary frequency/ urgency. This is often misdiagnosed & mistreated as a chronic bladder infection. If you have been diagnosed or have these symptoms, you are not alone. We are building a Vermontbased support group & welcome you to email bladderpainvt@ gmail.com or call 899-4151 for more information.

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LGBTQ SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE

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

Support groups also provide survivors an opportunity to gain information on how to better cope with feelings & experiences that surface because of the trauma they have experienced.

Please call SafeSpace 863-0003 if you are interested in joining.

MARIJUANA ANONYMOUS

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

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191 Bank St., suite 200, Burlington. 861-3150.

Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont, program@namivt. org or 800-639-6480.

Connection groups are peer recovery support group programs for adults living with mental health challenges.

MYELOMA SUPPORT GROUP

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

Info: Kay Cromie, 655-9136, kgcromey@ aol.com.

p.m., Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital Library, 1315 Hospital Dr.; White River Junction, last Mon. of every mo., 5:45 p.m., VA Medical Center, William A. Yasinski Buidling. If you have questions about a group in your area, please contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont, info@namivt.org or 800-639-6480.

Family Support Group meetings are for family & friends of individuals living mental illness.

NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP

Brattleboro, 1st Wed. of every mo., 6:30 p.m., 1st Congregational Church, 880 Western Ave., West Brattleboro; Burlington, 3rd Wed. of every mo., 6 p.m., Community Health Center, Riverside Ave., NARCOTICS Mansfield Conference ANONYMOUS Room; Burlington, is a group of recover2nd & 4th Tue. of ing addicts who live w/ every mo., 7 p.m., out the use of drugs. It HowardCenter, corner costs nothing to join. of Pine & Flynn Ave.; The only requirement NAMI CONNECTION Berlin, 4th Mon. of for membership is a RECOVERY PEER every mo., 7 p.m. desire to stop using.

SUPPORT GROUP Central Vermont Info, 862-4516 or Bennington, every Medical Center, Room cvana.org. Held in Tue., 12-1:30 p.m., 3; Georgia, 1st Tue. Burlington, Barre and CRT Center, United of every mo., 6 p.m., St. Johnsbury.

Counseling Service, Georgia Public Library, 316 Dewey St.; NORTHWEST 1697 Ethan Allen Burlington, every VERMONT CANCER Highway (Exit 18, I-89); Calcoku Thu., 3-4:30 p.m., St. PRAYER SUPPORT Using the 4th enclosed math operations as & a guide, fill Manchester, Wed. the grid using the numbers NETWORK 1 - 6 only once in each Paul’s Cathedral, 2 of every mo., 6:30 row and column.

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OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS

12-step fellowship for people who identify as overeaters, compulsive eaters, food addicts, anorexics, bulimics, etc. Tue., 7 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 4 St. James Place, Essex Jct. All are welcome; meeting is open. Info: Felicia, 777-7718.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (OA)

Meetings in Barre occur every Sun., Tue. & Thu., 6-7 p.m., at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 39 Washington St. Info, 863-2655.

Meetings in Johnson occur every Sun., 5:30-6:30 p.m., at the Johnson Municipal Building, Rte. 15 (just west of the bridge).

Info, Debbie Y., 888-5958. Meetings in Montpelier occur every Fri., noon-1 p.m. at Bethany Church, 115 Main St. Info, Carol, 223-5793. Meetings in Morrisville occur every Fri., noon-1 p.m., at the First Congregational Church, 85 Upper Main St. Contacts: Anne, 888-2356, or Debbie Y., 888-5958.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS

Do you worry about the way you eat? Overeaters Anonymous may have the answer for you. No weigh-ins, dues or fees. Mon., 5:30-6:30 p.m. Temple Sinai, 500 Swift St., S. Burlington. Info: 863-2655.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS

12-step. Sat., 9-10 a.m.

Turning Point Center, 182 Lake St., St. Albans. Is what you’re eating, eating you? We can help. Call Valerie, 825-5481.

PARKINSON’S DISEASE OUTREACH GROUP

This group meets on the second Tuesday, 10-11:30 a.m. of the month at Pillsbury Homestead Senior Community Residence at 3 Harborview Rd., St. Albans in the conference room next to the library on the first floor. Wheelchair accessible. Info:

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PEER ACCESS LINE

Isolated? Irritable?

Anxious? Lonely?

Excited? Bored?

Confused?

Withdrawn? Sad? Call us! Don’t hesitate for a moment. We understand! It is our choice to be here for you to listen. Your feelings do matter.

321-2190. Thu., Fri., Sat. evenings, 6-9 p.m.

SEX & LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS

12-step recovery group. Do you have a problem w/ sex or relationships? We can help. Ralph, 658-2657.

Visit slaafws.org or saa-recovery.org for meetings near you.

SEXUAL VIOLENCE SUPPORT

Held every 2nd Tue. of the mo., 6-8 p.m. at the Hope Lodge, 237 East Ave., Burlington.

Newly diagnosed?

Prostate cancer reoccurrence? General discussion and sharing among survivors and those beginning or rejoining the battle.

Info, Mary L. Guyette RN, MS, ACNS-BC, 274-4990.

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

Groups are available for survivors at any stage of the healing process. Intake for all support groups is ongoing. If you are interested in learning more or would like to schedule an intake to become a group member, please call our office at 8640555, ext. 19, or email our victim advocate at advocate@sover.net.

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STUTTERING SUPPORT GROUPS

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The Queen City Memory Café offers a social time & place for people with memory impairment & their fiends & family to laugh, learn & share concerns & celebrate feeling understood & connected. Enjoy coffee, tea & baked goods with entertainment & conversation.

QCMC meets the 3rd Sat. of each mo., 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Thayer Building, 1197 North Ave., Burlington.

316-3839.

QUIT TOBACCO GROUPS

Are you ready to be tobacco free? Join our FREE fi ve-week group classes facilitated by our Tobacco Treatment Specialists.

We meet in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.

You may qualify for a FREE 8-week supply of nicotine replacement therapy. Contact us at (802)-847-7333 or QuitTobaccoClass@ UVMHealth.org.

SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION NEW ENGLAND

Support group meeting held 4th Tue. of the mo., 6:30-8:30 p.m. Williston Police Station. Info, Blythe Leonard, 878-0732.

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

SUICIDE SURVIVORS SUPPORT GROUP

For those who have lost a friend or loved one through suicide.

Maple Leaf Clinic, 167 N. Main St., Wallingford, 446-3577.

6:30-8 p.m. the 3rd Tue. of ea. mo.

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Brattleboro, 2577989; Montpelier (Washington County Mental Health Emergency Services), 229-0591; Randolph (Clara Martin Center Emergency Service), 800-639-6360.

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Sales Manager We’re looking for a passionate, results-driven candidate to lead our dynamic sales team and manage relationships with our reps. Help nurture and develop our sales group while managing national accounts. Buyer/wholesale experience desired.

Assist head coach with planning, organizing, directing, and leading coaching and administrative components of the soccer and lacrosse programs. May include practice organization and management, game preparation, recruiting, scouting, team travel, fundraising, special events, and academic monitoring.

Please visit our website, norwich.edu/jobs, for further information and how to apply for these and other great jobs.

Norwich University is an equal opportunity employer offering a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental, group life and long-term disability insurance, flexible-spending accounts for health and dependent care, retirement annuity plan, and tuition scholarships for eligible employees and their family members.

Product Development Specialist Work with our product designers to transform concepts into product. Responsibilities include spec packs, tech drawings, sample cutting, and sourcing. Basic pattern making and sewing skills necessary. Fashion design degree or industry related experience required.

Production Sewer Our production team is looking for a skilled sewer to help create a diverse line of luxury garments. Candidate should have an eye for detail, impeccable follow-through skills, and be able to work fluidly in a dynamic work environment.

Experience in garment production and sewing is required.

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April Cornell is looking for an energetic and motivated Assistant Buyer with a can-do attitude and a love of beautiful product.

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This position requires the ability to problem solve and juggle multiple projects all while paying close attention to deadlines and timelines.

A love of the April Cornell brand and knowledge of the apparel and textile industry is a strong advantage.

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Buyer experience desired.

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Washington County Mental Health Services is currently seeking the following nursing position:

REGISTERED NURSES Hourly Registered Nurse (Home Intervention): Looking for a Registered Nurse to provide weekend professional nursing supervision and care to consumers in a community based mental health crisis facility. This Nurse will provide both psychiatric and physical assessments, communicate with on call psychiatric providers, facilitate admissions, and delegate medication administration duties to direct care staff, as well as provide clinical supervision to direct care staff. The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal skills, work well as a team member as well as function independently. This position requires applicants to be an RN with a current Vermont license to qualify.

To learn more or see complete job descriptions, visit our website, wcmhs.org.

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A high level of quality customer service combined with accuracy, tact, attention to detail and diplomacy are necessary.

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We seek an energetic, forward-thinking and creative leader! Someone to successfully manage multiple priorities, professionally represent the organization, supervise staff and volunteers, and manage daily internal and external operations including its government affairs and external relations/communications.

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This position reports to the REV board of directors and is based in Montpelier with flex-time and telecommuting opportunities available. There is a heavy workload during the Vermont legislative session (January-May) and the REV annual conference period (September-October). With evergrowing interest in renewable energy and related incentives, this is an exciting time for REV.

Spring Lake Ranch Therapeutic Community, a uniquely relational therapeutic farm on 650 beautiful acres, supports and empowers people with mental health and addiction challenges to grow, thrive and gain independence. Nursing assessments, assisting psychiatrist, pharmacy liaison, staff training, on-call support, scheduling appointments and medication administration. Vermont RN license required.

Previous experience in mental health and/or substance abuse recovery and ability to collaborate closely with other staff are essential. Full-time with benefits; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. Resume to tom@springlakeranch.org.

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Bachelor’s degree and at least 10 years of senior management or ED experience. A decisive individual who possesses a “big picture” perspective and is well versed in government affairs and advocacy work. Excellent organization, writing and public speaking skills. Must have a strong passion for creating a low-carbon, clean energy future in Vermont.

Renewable Energy Vermont (REV) is a leading nonpartisan industry association representing renewable energy technologies. Founded in 2000, REV is a trade association of 150 member businesses representing thousands of professional members and supporters. In addition to the 501(c)6 trade association REV also has a 501(c)3 non-profit educational function.

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Make a difference in your career. Vermont Catholic Charities, Inc. has an opening for an Accountant. We are looking for an individual who will provide a wide range of accounting functions for VCCI and our Level III Assisted Living Homes. The role will include but is not limited to accounts receivable and billing, accounts payable and purchasing, general ledger accounting, financial reporting, and financial analysis. This position reports to the Controller.

QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree in accounting and/or finance/ business, and related work experience a plus. Candidates must also be highly proficient with Microsoft Excel. Experience with accounting software including QuickBooks is preferred. Knowledge of medical billing is a plus. If interested, please forward your resume to eorourke@vermontcatholic.org.

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Part-Time Faculty, Marketing

The Marketing and Entrepreneurship Department at SUNY Plattsburgh is seeking qualified individuals to teach courses such as international marketing, retail store management, public relations, marketing channels strategy, creativity process in marketing and marketing strategy.

Successful candidates must be either professionally or academically qualified in accordance with AACSB standards. Qualified applicants may be retained for consideration for future vacancies.

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Washington County Mental Health Services is a not-for-profit community mental health center. We provide a wide variety of support and treatment opportunities for children, adolescents, families and adults living with the challenges of mental illness, emotional and behavioral issues, and developmental disabilities. These services are both office- and community-based through outreach. The range of services offered includes prevention and wellness, assessment and stabilization, and 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week 4:45 PM emergency response.

Our current openings include: • Residential and Community Support Specialist

• Home Intervention Counselors

• Administrative Assistants

• Residential Counselors

• Home Intervention Team Leader

We are proud to offer our employees a comprehensive package of benefits including generous paid sick, vacation and holiday leave; medical, dental and vision insurance; short- and long-term disability; life insurance; an employee assistance program; and a 403(b) retirement account. Most positions require a valid driver’s license, a good driving record and access to a safe, insured vehicle.

To learn more about current job opportunities or read our complete job descriptions, please visit our website, wcmhs.org.

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Hospice Volunteer Services, seeking a

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Curtis Lumber Company is currently looking to fill a Kitchen and Bath Sales position in our Burlington location. We seek an engaged, energized and highly motivated individual interested in developing strong partnerships with our customers. Curtis Lumber cultivates an environment that fosters teamwork, excellent customer service and safety. We place a strong emphasis on developing our employees and seek individuals who have the interest in, and potential for, taking advantage of growth opportunities within the company.

Hospice Volunteer Services in Middlebury seeks a Program Assistant to support its mission to provide caring volunteer support to those in the community facing the end of life. This is a 20-hour, five-day-per-week position, with benefits. Salary commensurate with experience. Job responsibilities include: • Regular communication with volunteers, patient families and other support organizations • Follow-up and documentation of patient-volunteer activities to prepare monthly reports • Support to training and community education events around topics of death and dying • General office support

Curtis Lumber is one of the 40 largest and fastest growing building material companies in the country and employs more than 600 people in 21 locations throughout Vermont and New York. Each branch is locally managed and is an integral part of the community where we do business. We are committed to delivering outstanding service while providing our customers with a vast array of construction and home improvement solutions.

JOB REQUIREMENTS • Previous training and experience in human services • Previous knowledge of and/or experience with hospice desirable • Strong computer skills — Word, Excel, database management • Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work independently • The ability to listen and relate compassionately with others

The Kitchen and Bath Sales person would be responsible for engaging in faceto-face, phone, email and web-based sales opportunities. The ideal candidate would possess exceptional customer service and sales skills along with two to three years of experience in kitchen and bath design. Experience is preferred but not necessary, as we are willing to train the right candidate.

Please send resume and letter of interest explaining why you feel you would be good in this position to sryan@hospicevs.org no later than January 18.

SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES WOULD INCLUDE: • Customer service • Acknowledge, greet and assist customers in a timely and professional manner • Handle telephone and electronic inquiries efficiently and effectively

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FINANCE AND OFFICE MANAGER

SALES SKILLS • Understand the trends and styles in the marketplace • Learn product features and benefits

The Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission is seeking a Finance and Office Manager to complement our team of professional staff. The individual performs administrative, financial and business management work at a professional level to ensure the organization’s financial health and smooth operations. This position requires an attention to detail, the skills of a diplomat, the ability to respond quickly to changing workloads, and working independently.

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Candidates must have good interpersonal skills, a degree in accounting or related discipline and three to five years in a similar position. Relevant knowledge of federal grants management and contract administration is highly desirable.

• Design a plan layout and assist customer with product selection • Generate preliminary computer and or hand designs of the project • Order product and schedule deliveries to satisfy customer needs We provide excellent benefits, professional development, growth opportunities and a success-oriented team environment.

If you have the skills and experience we seek and would like to apply for this position, please drop off a resume/application at the Burlington Curtis Lumber store, email your resume to employment@curtislumber.com or visit our website at curtislumber.com to fill out an online application.

Job description available at centralvtplanning.org. To apply, submit a cover letter, resume, salary expectations and three references to waninger@cvregion.com. Position open until filled, candidates submitting by January 27 receive preference for interviews; desired start date is March 2, 2016.

Curtis Lumber is an equal opportunity employer.

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Vermont Information Technology Leaders, Inc. has an immediate opening for an entry-level security analyst. Responsible for providing technical, operational and administrative support for systems and network security.

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Come join our team! We are a growing, Vermont-based convenience and grocery store supplier looking for a self-driven, energetic person to join our retail service department. This job provides great hands-on experience in a retail environment setting up new stores, redesigning existing stores, and working with the sales and marketing teams to ensure a proper item mix is achieved. If you’re looking for a company to grow with, alongside competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package, send us your resume. The position does involve 3:57 PM some overnight travel (travel expenses paid for by company). Untitled-14 Candidate must be honest and possess integrity and a positive and confident attitude. Candidate must be able to work independently and with the merchandising and sales teams.

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Please email a full cover letter and a resume to joshua@madriverfoodhub.com.

confidentiality and professionalism are requirements. Pay is commensurate with experience. Potential opportunity for growth in the firm for the right candidate.

Apply by emailing a resume, cover letter and references to abergeron@bpflegal.com.

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Washington County Mental Health Services is currently seeking the following for our Community Support Program:

A comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, life insurance, 401(k) program and competitive wages will be offered to the successful applicant.

For a full job description, visit madriverfoodhub.com.

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Housing Coordinator Are you interested in a job in community mental health that involves direct service and policy discussions with community partners? Do you like networking and fostering positive relationships? This position combines the best of both worlds – individual work with mental health clients and partnering with community leaders in the housing world to provide safe and secure housing and prevent homelessness.

Position also includes acting as trainer and coordinator for staff safety training. Bachelor’s degree plus experience working with persons with serious mental illness.

To learn more or see complete job descriptions, visit our website, wcmhs.org.

Apply online or send your résumé to: personnel@wcmhs.org or Personnel, PO Box 647, Montpelier, VT 05601.

Equal opportunity employer.

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Seeking Shared Living Provider(s) to support a 25-year-old man who enjoys comic books, movies and activities in the community. This individual is looking for tactful provider(s) with strong boundaries, clear communication and the ability to provide ongoing supervision. Providers who can help maintain an active and healthy lifestyle are preferred. This would be an ideal opportunity for a peer-age professional(s) or graduate student(s) with experience in the field of social work and/or counseling. Pets are very welcome! Compensation: $25,500 tax-free annual stipend.

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Within the Purchasing department, the Buyer is responsible for the planning, organizing, and facilitating of capital budget equipment and projects, medical/surgical general supplies, service contracts, and non-stock purchases for their departments. Included in the responsibilities of this position are competitive bidding and negotiation, vendor selection and management, product evaluation and standardization, adherence to local, state, and Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) laws.

To be considered, candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or the equivalent and four years of prior experience in purchasing coupled with a working knowledge of supply chain management principles. Proven experience with supplier negotiations, selection, management and financial analysis as well as excellent communication and customer service skills are required. Strong demonstrated computer skills and a with proficiency in MS Excel, Word and Internet Explorer is vital. A working knowledge of healthcare supplies and equipment is highly desirable.

All interested candidates please contact lreid@howardcenter.org or call 488-6563.

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Excellent leadership and communication skills required. Ability to obtain Vermont State licensure required.

Curtis Lumber Company is looking to fill an open sales position in our Burlington location. The ideal candidate would possess:

For more information or to apply email or call Harry Snyder at hlsnyder@ravnah.org; 770-1510.

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Clinician: Seeking a Vermont-licensed MSW mental health professional with excellent clinical skills for a full-time benefited position. Provide outpatient psychotherapy primarily to adults on a short-term, long-term and/or intermittent basis. Primary program assignments will be providing clinical services to clients enrolled in our Adult Stabilization Crisis Program. LADC licensure is a plus. Strong assessment skills and a willingness to collaborate with a larger AOP team are critical.

Eldercare Clinician: Excellent opportunity for a passionate individual with MSW seeking to provide psychotherapy to clients for a wide range of mental health and substance abuse issues. Provide outreach services to homebound elders. Plan individualized treatment and consult with social service organizations, private therapists, physicians and other health care providers to coordinate treatment services. This position offers excellent supervision, flexibility and the opportunity to grow your clinical skills through training!

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BUSINESS ANALYST

in a place they’ll love.

VERMONT LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TOWNS Are you interested in joining a mission-driven organization staffed by dedicated colleagues? The Vermont League of Cities and Towns seeks a Business Analyst to work with its Risk Management Services staff to serve our municipal membership.

This position performs business analysis activities to define and validate solutions to meet the business needs, goals and objectives of the organization. He or she provides analytical and reporting support across all operating units within RMS department; assists in developing strategic and tactical initiatives and business processes; acts as liaison between the RMS and the Information and Communications Division; utilizes technology to improve and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of existing programs; and assists with the development and implementation of new programs.

This position requires a bachelor’s degree, preferably in a quantitative field. Three to five years of experience performing quantitative and qualitative analysis and data research in insurance, risk management or a related field required. CBAP or PMP certification preferred. Knowledge of municipal government is helpful. Salary range is $48,500-72,000, commensurate with experience. A detailed job description is posted at vlct.org under Marketplace/Classified Ads. VLCT offers an excellent salary and benefits package, a convenient downtown Montpelier location, an enjoyable work environment, and great colleagues. To apply, please email a confidential cover letter, resume, and the names and phone numbers of three professional references to jobsearch@vlct.org with Business Analyst as subject or mail to Human Resources, Vermont League of Cities and Towns, 89 Main Street, Suite 4, Montpelier, VT 05602. Resumes will be reviewed as they are received.

Position open until filled. EOE.

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The Trauma Registrar is responsible for maintaining the Hospital Trauma Registry (HTR) at our Level I Trauma Center. This includes all performance improvement issues related to the HTR including upgrades and data analysis. Responsible for comprehensive data collection, coding, and data entry for all trauma-related admissions.

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HS diploma required. Previous coding experience and Trauma Registry Certification preferred. Must be self motivated and capable of working cooperatively in a small group. Education in anatomy desirable.

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Role is 20 hours/week. Can be flexible on schedule.

Posting #27949. Must apply online.

UVMHealth.org/MedCenter Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protective veteran status.

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DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS Lyndon State College is seeking an organized and energetic professional to serve as its Alumni Relations Director. We are looking for an individual committed to helping maintain and grow the strong connection that exists between the college and its base of more than 9,500 alumni.

Details of the position and application process are available on the human resources page of the Lyndon State College website: lyndonstate.edu/offices-services/human-resources/ employment-opportunities.

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Certificate Programs in

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Experience Design Librarian

The college seeks a collegial, creative, collaborative, enthusiastic and service-oriented librarian to join its award-winning library team to provide high-quality academic library services in an innovative setting. The Experience Design Librarian will work collaboratively across the library and the wider college campus to design, implement, promote and assess meaningful and impactful library user experiences, adopting an evidence-based approach throughout. The successful candidate will collect, analyze, interpret and report constituencies’ experiences for use in the continued improvement and success of Champlain College Library. This position will participate fully in the library’s instructional and reference services, as well as general outreach and collection development activities. This librarian will join the teaching librarian team to design and deliver course-embedded instruction in our inquiry-based information literacy program. This position requires regular evening reference duties during the semester.

The Experience Design Librarian will report to the Associate Library Director. Master’s degree in library science or related field from an ALA-accredited program or equivalent is essential.

Relevant experience in an academic library is an advantage.

Senior Special Events Coordinator

Discover the power of what ONE PERSON can do.

We’re seeking an energetic, compassionate and deeply committed applicant who seeks to grow their career in a place they’ll love.

Champlain College’s Events and Auxiliary Services is seeking a Senior Special Events Coordinator to coordinate special events such as weddings, receptions and other events, from the point of inquiry to successful event completion and billing. Duties include responding to leads; meeting with customers; managing orders for room setup, catering, media services, décor, and cleaning; overseeing events on-site and collaborating with Event Center staff on logistics and billing. Our new colleague will get to assist with marketing and revenue generation; this work includes coordination of representation at trade shows. Associate’s degree (or equivalent, and two-plus years’ related experience) and event planning experience required.

Course Producer

Pediatrics, Primary Care LPN ▪ We are looking for an LPN who is passionate about providing care that puts the patient first.

▪ Must be a LPN, currently licensed in Vermont. Experience in Primary Care and Pediatrics strongly preferred. Must have excellent customer service skills.

Champlain College’s Division of Continuing Professional Studies seeks a qualified individual to assist with updating and producing online courses in the college’s online learning management system (LMS). The Course Producer assists faculty members, deans, program directors and others in the creation of effective, high-quality online courses. The Course Producer ensures that courses meet preestablished quality standards and include all required elements prior to student enrollment each term; checks own work consistently for accuracy and completeness; meets task objectives and production timelines; and maintains accurate documentation of work. The Course Producer also provides training and support to faculty and others to ensure effective use of the LMS. Work in a professional and collaborative manner; providing assistance to course designers and developers when needed. This position may be either full time or part time (28 hours per week). Bachelor’s degree required. Minimum of two years’ customer and technical service.

▪ Competitive pay, time off, and great benefits (including tuition reimbursement).

For more information and to apply, please check out our website:

▪ Please apply online. Job Opening ID: 27931

champlain.edu/peoplecenter.

UVMHealth.org/MedCenterJobs Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Champlain College values, supports and encourages diversity of backgrounds, cultures and perspectives among students, faculty and staff. We are an equal opportunity employer.

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Join our growing and vibrant organization of 130 plus employees!

We’re located in Maple Tree Place, Williston. Come work in a conveniently located, fun and friendly atmosphere with a generous benefits package and competitive pay. Choice Strategies, a division of WageWorks, Inc., provides third party employee benefits administration to employers and insurance brokers nationwide. When you work at WageWorks, you help people live happier, healthier and more productive lives. Learn more at choice-strategies.com.

CLAIMS MANAGER We’re searching for a manager with established management and leadership skills who also has the ability to think strategically and contribute to the broader organization. Do you have experience managing a team of service production professionals? Do you have a proven record of meeting metrics and delivering results?

Do you have experience establishing departmental and team goals that align with organizational vision? Are you able to build a team atmosphere and develop and maintain great morale? Come join us to manage a team of 30-plus claims analysts. Qualifications: Knowledge and understanding of business as normally obtained through completion of a bachelor’s degree in business or related field. Three to five years of management experience in developing and leading a team of service production professionals. Experience in an insuranceor employee-benefits related field is highly desirable.

RELATIONSHIP MANAGER I Our Relationship Managers build and maintain relationships with our clients to ensure satisfaction with our products and services. Do you enjoy consulting with and providing guidance to clients by getting to know them and the needs of their business? We pride ourselves on developing productive relationships with our valuable clients by reliably providing service, assistance and recommendations for current or potentially new services.

Come join our team of Relationship Managers. Qualifications: knowledge of business, finance or accounting as normally obtained through a bachelor’s degree in a business-related field. Three to five years of experience performing account management, client consulting or customer service for client companies.

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Do you enjoy providing great service to clients? Our Account Consultants partner with our clients’ employee benefits administrators to ensure satisfaction with our products and services. If you get satisfaction from ensuring clients are pleased, and enjoy engaging with them to ensure a continuing relationship, we would like you to work for us! We provide on the job training. Qualifications: knowledge of business as normally obtained through a bachelor’s degree in a business-related field. Two years of experience providing client services, with a track record of increased responsibilities throughout career.

CLAIMS ANALYST Come join our team of Claims Analysts! Do you have a knack for detail? Do you enjoy working with and analyzing data and information? We are looking for detailed oriented individuals to process our customers’ employee benefits claims. If you have an aptitude for analyzing and drawing conclusions from data, and enjoy working in a supportive, yet fast paced environment, we have the right job for you! We provide on the job training, and cross train our analysts in our customer service area. Qualifications: high school diploma or GED, plus experience working with, analyzing and/or drawing conclusions from detailed information. Ability to work with accuracy and confidentiality a must.

TO APPLY:

Go to wageworks.com.

Click “about” and “careers” and search by location (Williston, VT).

Apply online.

Choice Strategies/WageWorks, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity M/F/D/V for disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other armed forces service medal veterans. Drug free workplace. Employment will require successful completion of a background check.

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CHILD, YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES

Clinician, Substance Abuse, Chittenden Clinic

Autism Interventionist

1186 Williston Road, South Burlington, VT 05403

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Part-time at Albert D. Lawton Middle School in Essex Junction serving students in grades 6-8 (32 hours) Job ID# 3008

Preschool Coordinator, Winooski Family Center

Seeking a Preschool Teacher/Coordinator to join our professional, caring and well-trained multi-disciplinary team. If you thrive in a team-based setting, are comfortable working in nationally accredited preschool 2v-Kindred-011316.indd 1 1/11/16 4:52 PM classroom and diverse community setting, are experienced in working with young children, and desire to partake in a variety of learning opportunities, this position may be a great fit for you. This leadership position is full-time and is composed of both teaching and administrative duties. This position Hotel Sales and has a strong community focus and the successful candidate will work Marketing Manager closely with other center staff to plan and implement a wide variety of Join our sales team at the activities and events designed to include and strengthen families with the historic Middlebury Inn. Help contribute to the success of this ultimate goal of preparing children for school. Bachelor’s degree required; unique property in the vibrant must have valid Vermont educator’s license. Valid driver’s license and college town of Middlebury. vehicle also required. Job ID# 3030 You’ll be responsible for selling Healthcare

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and marketing 71 guest rooms, Morgan’s Tavern, weddings, conferences, banquets and great Vermont history. This is a full-time position for the right candidate.

Please forward resume for consideration to geoff@middleburyinn.com.

Applicants needing assistance or an accommodation in completing the online application should feel free to contact Human Resources at 488-6950 or hrhelpdesk@howardcenter.org.

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for 12-week coverage, then part-time options available.

Call or send resume: Sue Fortin RN Birchwood Terrace Healthcare 43 Starr Farm Rd. Burlington, VT 05408 863-6384, sue.fortin@kindred.com.

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itation – Starr Farm, is currently seeking qualified our team in the following roles:

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RN Case Manager

RN/LPN

Part time with K-5 students in Burlington: 24-hours per week at the Sustainability Academy (16 hours) and Champlain Elementary School (8 hours) in Burlington. Job ID# 2948

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Two positions available! Both positions are school-based mental health positions that are cohires between Howard Center and the school district served. Clinicians provide various mental health, consultation and casemanagement services while utilizing a school social work model. Starting salary for full-time is $39,000/year, prorated for part-time. If licensed, additional $750 per year stipend. Prorated for part time.

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rse Manager/LTC Unit

Seeking Clinician for our Northern Lights program, an 11-bed transitional housing program for women returning to Burlington from prison. Residents live at Northern Lights for seven to 12 months following their incarceration. The Clinician provides case management and counseling to each resident. Responsibilities include: developing a plan for each woman’s reentry and monitoring her progress. This includes job training/employment, involvement in the recovery community, ongoing psychotherapy and securing permanent housing.

Also meeting individually with residents to support their emotional growth and keeping them connected with team of providers. Clinician will be key member of a multidisciplinary team that includes residential staff, a probation officer, Department of Corrections staff and other professionals. $39,000 per year. If licensed, additional $750 per year stipend added to base pay. Job ID# 3019

nick@cheesetraders.com.

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Clinician, Northern Lights

Clinician, School Services

kends 7am-7pm ob #: 195975 ursing, BSN preferred. Valid state RN license. ars of nursing experience preferred in long term nagerial experience preferred.

Registered Nurse sought to be responsible for safely dispensing methadone and buprenorphine products and maintaining all Nursing Dispensary operations. This position requires constant observation of clinical activity, process, and transaction and coherence to written clinical policy and procedure. Ideal candidate will assist all nursing, medical and clinical staff and will be flexible with working schedule for covering some weekend and holiday days (usually covered by per diem). Education based on that required by State of Vermont for licensure. Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills, strong interpersonal and communication skills and accurate record keeping are all necessary. Starting full-time salary is $52,000 per year. Job ID# 2980

Looking for an interesting and fulfilling profession? Join Howard Center’s Autism Spectrum Program to work with children youth ages 2-21 with autism-spectrum disorders. Provide one-to-one intensive behavioral intervention services in public schools, homes and community settings as an Autism Interventionist. Ongoing training and ongoing supervision provided. Excellent professional development opportunities. Reliable transportation required. Bachelor’s degree and some experience with children and/or special needs necessary. This is a full-time position and starting pay is $17 per hour. Job ID# 3039

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Registered Nurse, Medicated Assisted Treatment Program

Come join our team and become a cheesemonger, sell wine, run a register, create gourmet food baskets and more! We offer competitive pay, great employee perks, a four day workweek and a fun working environment. Bright personalities welcome to apply.

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Seeking a Substance Abuse Clinician will provide individual, group and family counseling and health home services to patients who are dependent on opioids in the context of an outpatient opioid treatment program. Health Home services provide enhanced services to clients who are coordinated and address medical and psychosocial issues. Clinician will work with treatment providers and community support groups with the goal of coordinating care and referrals. In addition, the counselor will implement and maintain clinical records addressing treatment plans and progress in treatment. LADC strongly preferred. Experience preferred: previous experience with counseling clients with co-occurring disorders, both individually and in a group setting; knowledge of substance abuse treatment imperative; experience preparing high-quality clinical documentation. Starting full-time salary is $39,000 per year. If licensed, additional $750 per year stipend added to base pay. Job ID# 3015

Do you love cheese, wine and gourmet foods?

LNA

MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES

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Full-time ob #: 197745 ng. Valid state RN license. Valid CPR certification. red. Continuing education or special preparation or rsing and/or long term care nursing preferred.

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Human Resources Director

Executive Director Established nonprofit in White River Junction seeks dynamic, community-oriented leader to take up our mission of fostering hope and building community while completing urgently needed home repairs for low-income homeowners in the Upper Valley. Homeowners work alongside volunteers and staff, and our ReCOVER store is a resource for people of all backgrounds.

Details at coverhomerepair.org.

PRESCHOOL TEACHING POSITION

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Charlotte Senior Center

Part time, 15 hours per week, flexible schedule between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. varying weekdays.

Responsibilities include recruiting, training and scheduling volunteers critical to operation of active center.

Must enjoy working with seniors, be organized, flexible and outgoing, and have basic computer skills.

See job description at charlottevt.org; click on Senior Center.

Full Time

Spring Lake Ranch Therapeutic Community, a uniquely relational therapeutic farm on 650 beautiful acres, supports and empowers people with mental health and addiction challenges to grow, thrive and gain independence. The Human Resources Director works collaboratively with a variety of other staff to fulfi ll the human resource needs of Spring Lake Ranch. Hiring, performance evaluations, orientation, training, employee mentorship, committees, job descriptions, benefit administration, employee assistance program, risk management, employment law and licensing compliance. Bachelor’s degree and minimum of two years human resources experience required. Experience in nonprofit and/or social service HR is preferred. Full time with benefits; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. Resume to hr@ springlakeranch.org.

available at Adventures in Early Learning.

We are looking for a responsible, creative, hardworking preschool teacher for our licensed center located in Shelburne.

We are a large program serving infant through afterschool children. We offer paid holidays, paid vacation, dental and vision insurance, childcare benefits, and paid education benefits including CPR and first aid.

Wake Robin seeks a Sous Chef to help manage daily kitchen operations. Wake Robin provides a fine-dining experience with a focus on farm-to-plate freshness and a work environment that is hard to find in the restaurant industry.

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We work from scratch, not from a box.

40 percent of our produce is local/organic.

Innovative on-site protein butchering and smoking Manageable schedule ending in early evening, Superb kitchen facilities with excellent benefits

Our Sous Chef will have experience with menu planning, food production, safety and sanitation. Most importantly, they will lead staff in delivering a fresh, innovative and high quality dining experience our residents have come to expect. Must have at least five years of experience as an advanced cook in a high-quality restaurant/hotel setting, demonstrated experience managing food planning and production, and strong staff leadership skills.

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Join the team at Gardener’s Supply Company!

Gardener’s Supply is America’s leading catalog and web-based gardening company. We work hard AND offer a fun place to work with summer bocce games, BBQs, employee garden plots and much more! We also offer strong cultural values, competitive wages and outstanding benefits (ranging from a tremendous discount on plants & product, to actually owning shares of the company!).

Interested candidates, please email hr@wakerobin.com or fax your resume with cover letter to HR, 264-5146.

Wake Robin is an equal opportunity employer.

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MATERIALS HANDLER:

We are a 100% employee-owned company and an award winning and nationally recognized socially responsible business, voted one of Vermont’s “Best Places to Work.” Interested? Please send your cover letter & resumé to Gardener’s Supply Company, attn: Human Resources, 947 Route 7 South, Milton VT 05468 or to jobs@gardeners.com.

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Responsible for moving our inventory throughout the distribution center accurately, safely and quickly. The position supports the needs of multiple departments by moving product, keeping bins filled and receiving inventory from our vendors. We are interested in applicants with experience operating various materials handling machines. We have two positions to fill. Our evening shift is Monday - Friday 2:00 - 10:30 pm during the months of November & December and March through June. The remainder of the year the hours are 10:00 am - 6:30 pm. Our day shift is Monday-Friday 6:30 am - 3:00 pm.

To apply, send cover letter and resume by February 1 to srctrvol@gmavt.net or to Charlotte Senior Center Board P.O. Box 207 Charlotte, VT 05445.

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Sous Chef

Cuttingsville

compassionate and deeply committed applicant who seeks to grow their career in a place they’ll love.

INFORMATION SYSTEMS

IS Security Opportunities ▪ IS Security Engineer ▪ Incident Response Strategist ▪ Under the direction of the Manager, Information Security and the Chief Information Security Officer, works in close coordination with the Information Security and Application Access Teams in the analysis, design, implementation, and maintenance of the overall Information Security tools, processes and responses for The University of Vermont Medical Center.

▪ Information Security Experience and CISSP is highly desired.

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COME WORK FOR THE SKI CAPITAL OF THE EAST!

Kindred Communities in Burlington, VT Starr Farm & Birchwood Terrace

Stowe Mountain Resort is hiring Product Sales and Services Agents and Gate Monitors for the 2015/2016 Winter Season! Benefits include ski and ride privileges, retail/rental discounts, food and beverage discounts and more!

Full Time & Part Time Available *Up to $2500 Sign on Bonus Available!* Apply online at KindredCareers.com with job 251914 or call Maeve at 502-403-8246.

EOE. M/W/V/D. Drug Free Workplace.

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Financial Futures Program Director The Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity/ Financial Futures Program seeks an experienced, energetic and committed Director with a high degree of initiative to join our team.

The Financial Futures Program serves people with low and moderate income who are pursuing financial stability and asset opportunities in order to become economically selfsufficient.

The FFP Director will be responsible for the following operational areas: community outreach, client intake, assessment, referrals and service delivery, new services and curriculum development, staff hiring and supervision, record keeping and organization, reports, grant writing and management, development and maintenance of partnerships with other organizations, and other administrative activities as needed.

Successful applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline — master’s degree preferred — and two to three years of relevant business or community service.

To learn more about this position, please visit cvoeo.org. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to financial2015@cvoeo.org. Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until a suitable candidate is found.

CVOEO is an equal opportunity employer.

A variety of benefits including paid vacations, extensive training programs, excellent healthcare, a discount stock purchase plan, a 401K program with a generous company match, fabulous coworkers and the occasional breakfast.

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Alchemy & Science, a craft beer company in Burlington, Vermont, is looking for a motivated, flexible team player to join our growing team and to help keep our office humming!

The ideal candidate will be organized, detail oriented, and able to juggle multiple projects while working in a fast paced, constantly evolving work environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES This position will focus on support of many of the critical day-to-day elements for all of our brands, including; design traffic, POS inventory management, and sales team support.

• College degree or equivalent experience • Strong organizational skills • MS Office • Success working in a team environment • Purchasing, project management • Beverage experience a plus

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CounselorCase Manager

Discover the power of what ONE PERSON can do.

The Phoenix House RISE Program located in Burlington is seeking a qualified individual to fill our full-time Counselor-Case Manager position. This full-time position is an evening, benefited position.

We’re seeking an energetic, compassionate and deeply committed applicant who

DO WHAT MATTERS

seeks to grow their career in a place they’ll love.

Bring the best of you to the best of social missions.

Join the creative team at the Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS), a nonprofit recognized nationally as a model for innovative programs addressing homelessness.

The RISE program provides transitional housing and substance-abuse services to adult men.

COTS IS NOW RECRUITING THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

FAMILY SHELTER STAFF PROGRAM EVALUATOR

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part time, flexible

SEASONAL SHELTER STAFF full time, temporary

SOCIAL MEDIA AMERICORPS*VISTA full time, one year

SHELTER SUBSTITUTES part time, flexible

The Consultant is part of a team that implements and coordinates OneCare Vermont’s quality improvement program. The incumbent will use data driven methodology to work with clinical leadership to set priorities for improvements aligned to ongoing strategic initiatives.

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RN licensed in VT. BA preferred, preferably in Nursing or Healthcare Administration. Will consider other licensed healthcare professionals.

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3+ years of varied clinical experience and an additional 3+ years of experience in an accountable or managed care setting. Prefer direct experience using and reporting from clinical care coordination software.

To learn more about these positions and to apply, please visit cotsonline.org/about-cots/careers-internships.

Posting #27877. Must apply online.

AmeriCorps, Peace Corps and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply to COTS positions.

UVMHealth.org/MedCenter

COTS is an equal opportunity employer.

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GENERAL MANAGER

Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree and at least five years supervisory experience in solid waste management, an environmental organization or a municipal government environment. Master’s degree preferred. Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to pass a criminal background check.

Starting Compensation: $59,000 per year, plus paid benefits including sick and vacation leave and employer sponsored health, dental and vision insurance. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until February 9, 2016.

To apply, send resume, cover letter, writing sample and three references to administration@cvswmd.org or General Manager Search, CVSWMD, 137 Barre Street, Montpelier, VT 05602.

Additional information may be found at cvswmd.org.

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ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR View complete posting and application instructions at paulsmiths.edu/ offices/human-resources Human Resources Department P.O. Box 265 Paul Smiths, NY 12970 employment@paulsmiths.edu

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Champlain Valley Dispensary (CVD) is seeking a Controller. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer this position will manage the operations of the Accounting Department and Information Technology, and will oversee the day to day financial management, accounting, and information technology functions.

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Paul Smith’s College is seeking to fill the following position:

Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protective veteran status.

Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District, a union municipality consisting of 18 member towns, seeks General Manager to work-staff, board and constituents to implement legislative mandate, our solid waste implementation plan and grow our zero-waste programming. The General Manager must be a strong organizational manager capable of delivering innovative programming in a fiscally responsible manner. The General Manager will be responsible for personnel management, ensuring compliance with state and federal laws, budgeting, planning, and providing technical assistance to the CVSWMD Board of Supervisors, local officials and the public. Travel in the 18 member towns of the CVSWMD and evening meetings will be required on a regular basis.

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Please send resumes to James Henzel, 435 Western Avenue, Brattleboro, VT 05301 or jhenzel@phoenixhouse.org.

ACO Clinical Quality Consultant

full time

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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The Controller will be the in-house expert for our computer information system along with directing the design and maintenance of an accounting system including chart of accounts, general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable and payroll. This position will maintain financial and statistical records to meet legal, regulatory and accounting standards; coordinate all internal and external audits; direct the preparation, presentation and maintenance of financial and fiscal reports; and, ensure compliance with federal and state tax laws and regulations, including the timely filing of federal and state tax returns.

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business administration, or equivalent business experience and 10+ years of progressively responsible experience for a major company and/or exposure to fast growing small companies. Preference will be given to candidates with the Certified Public Accountant or Certified Management Accountant designations.

Please apply online with a resume and letter of interest to hr@cvdvt.org. For more information, please visit our web site at: www.cvdvt.org. CVD is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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The Vermont Judiciary seeks a solid professional for project and administrative duties within the Court Administrator’s Office in Montpelier. Will support education, grants and financial programs. Associate’s degree plus one year administrative experience. Starting salary $15.97 with excellent benefits.

A more detailed job description and how to apply may be found at vermontjudiciary.org.

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Client Services Coordinator

Zoning Administrator/Sewage Control Officer/Deputy Health Officer

Join our dynamic growing company!

Town of Charlotte The Town of Charlotte is accepting applications for a Zoning Administrator/Sewage Control Officer/Deputy Health Officer.

The primary responsibility of this position is to administer land use development permitting that does not require approval by a municipal panel. The position is also responsible for wastewater system permitting (with the assistance of a licensed designer), enforcement of the Charlotte Land Use Regulations, and performance of the statutory duties of the Deputy Health Officer. A job description can be viewed at charlottevt.org; see righthand sidebar.

The position is a permanent position approved for 25 hours, paid hourly. Compensation in accordance with the Town of Charlotte Salary Administration Policy and is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Prorated health benefits are offered.

Armistead Senior Care is seeking a full-time lead Client Services Coordinator to fulfi ll the scheduling needs of our clients and caregivers as well as assigned administrative duties. Must have the ability to multitask and prioritize in this fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate would have previous scheduling experience, excellent customer service and communication skills. Strong keyboarding and computer skills needed (Microsoft Office Suites). Candidate needs to have the ability to self-motivate while working independently as well as closely with a team. The ability to problem solve and diffuse crisis a must. Candidate must be 18 years and have an associate’s degree or higher. Benefit package available.

Please send resume to Daniel Jacobs, Human Resources Manager, at daniel@armisteadinc.com or mail to 1 Kennedy Drive, Unit L2, So. Burlington, VT 05403.

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Review of applications will begin on January 19, 2016.

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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ASSISTANT Tetra Tech ARD has an immediate opening for a full-time Accounts Payable Assistant to join its Burlington team. The APA processes all accounts payable for the firm, collaborates across technical sectors/departments, within business operations and with our diverse international field offices. Successful candidates must have at least two years of related work history, very strong intercultural communications skills, and exemplary detail orientation.

Equally desirable for this fast-paced position are a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a related field, strong cross-cultural skills and a positive outlook.

• Live in Burlington and work in international development.

• Employ your client support, detail orientation, accountancy and communications skills for the greater good.

• Collaborate with development professionals around the world.

Apply on our U.S. Careers page at tetratechintdev.com. Please indicate where you saw our ad. Applications that do not meet the minimum requirements will not be considered. No calls.

Washington County Mental Health Services is currently seeking the following clinician positions in our Center for Counseling and Psychology Services: Community Support Clinician for Trauma Programs: A full time office and community-based position with benefits, designed to serve adults, children and families whose lives have been impacted by trauma. The Community Support Clinician provides assessment and treatment resource coordination to help clients develop stabilization skills and establish emotional and psychological safety in the broader context of their lives. Trauma treatment services are team-oriented and collaborative with clients and other providers; they may include individual and group modalities integrated with appropriate resources available within the agency and/ or wider community. Must be willing to work some evening hours. Master’s level clinician with knowledge of the effects of trauma and experience working with populations impacted by trauma required. Experience working in home-based settings helpful.

Reach Up/ Community Based Clinical Case Manager: A full time office and communitybased position with benefits, designed to serve adults, children and families whose lives have been impacted by trauma. The Community-Based Clinician provides assessment and treatment resource coordination to help clients develop stabilization skills and establish emotional and psychological safety in the broader context of their lives. Trauma treatment services are team-oriented and collaborative with clients and other providers; they may include individual and group modalities integrated with appropriate resources available within the agency and/or wider community. Master’s level clinician with knowledge of the effects of trauma and experience working with populations impacted by trauma.

Experience working in home-based settings helpful. Must have safe vehicle and clean driving record. This is a regular full-time position with benefits. Must be willing to work some early evening hours. Please see the job posting at www. wcmhs.org for more details.

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HUB Clinician: Master’s- or bachelor’s-level clinician position working with adults as a part of our HUB & Spoke medication-assisted therapy (MAT) program. This position will focus on access to care and provide a bridge from the MAT program to referrals to the treatment service options. Work will involve assessments, group and individual therapy, case management as well as coordination with the Department of Corrections. Previous experience working with people in recovery from addictions is preferable. A LADC is preferred.

Working hours roughly 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Substance Abuse Treatment Clinician: Master’s- or bachelor’s- level clinical positions (LADC preferred) providing outpatient counseling to adults, adolescents and families dealing with substance abuse-related issues.

Treatment modalities may be provided using group, individual or couples counseling and may include some work in our Intensive Out-Patient Treatment Program.

Individuals who are interested in being part of a dynamic team are encouraged to apply. Flexibility, dependability, strong communication, organizational skills and the ability to be a team player are essential. We offer a flexible benefit package which can be taken as a cash benefit, 403b retirement match and generous time-off policy. If interested, please send résumé and letter of interest to: Rachel Yeager, HR Coordinator, Clara Martin Center, P.O. Box G, Randolph, VT 05060, or to: ryeager@claramartin.org EOE

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Join the Retail Team at Gardener’s Supply Company! We work hard AND offer a fun place to work including BBQs, staff parties, employee garden plots and much more! We also offer strong cultural values, competitive wages and outstanding benefits (including a tremendous discount on plants & product!).

Administrative Assistant Town of Charlotte

The Town of Charlotte is accepting applications for an Administrative Assistant. The Town seeks a highly organized person adept at working with the public. The primary responsibility is to provide administrative support to the Planning and Zoning Office.

The position is a permanent, part-time position approved for 20 hours, paid hourly. The salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Pro-rated health benefits are offered.

A job description can be viewed at charlottevt.org, see righthand sidebar. To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to dean@townofcharlotte.com.

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Lamoille Restorative Center is hiring a

GARDEN CENTER SUPERVISOR We’re searching for an individual to join our Retail team in Burlington. As the Garden Center Supervisor, you will be responsible for ensuring an exceptional and unique experience for our customers with quality service, merchandising, inventory and ambiance. This person will assist the General Manager in setting a strategic direction for the store while ensuring the day to day experience appropriately reflects the GSC brand.

Our ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years and proven record of management success in a multi-department team; 4 years direct customer service experience; experience building teams, achieving financial goals, strong problem-solving, organizational, and project management skills. A passion for gardening, knowledge of horticultural terminology, plant disease & insects also required.

We are a 100% employee-owned company and an award winning and nationally recognized socially responsible business, voted one of Vermont’s “Best Places to Work.” Interested? Please send your cover letter & resumé to Gardener’s Supply Company, 128 Intervale Rd., Burlington, VT 05401 or to jobs@gardeners.com.

Case Manager

Do you want to help make life better for children and families affected by parental incarceration?

LRC is a team-oriented, nonprofit agency based in Hyde Park. We are looking for an experienced home-visiting case manager to join our team providing full-time comprehensive case management to support family health and well-being, school/vocational success, and community connections.

Collaboration and coordination is necessary with a variety of community, state and federal agencies, institutions and programs.

Bachelor’s degree is preferred and relevant case management experience is required. Desired personal attributes include resourcefulness, flexibility, excellent communication skills and a clear sense of boundaries. The successful candidate should also possess knowledge in the following areas: trauma; substance use; sexual abuse and domestic violence; poverty; child development; parent education, and criminogenic risk factors. Familiarity with the criminal justice system and state/local services is beneficial.

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Applications accepted until position is filled.

LRC is an equal opportunity employer.

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At Red Hen Baking Co. in Middlesex, we’re hiring a

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Cambridge After-School Program

STAFF Monday through Friday, 2 – 5 p.m. Preferred candidates will have a minimum of two years’ experience working with groups of school-aged children in a social setting and be versed in a variety of activities to offer for the afternoon. Staff must be able to work in a high-energy setting, be able to multitask, and be creative and active.

Send resume to cap-director@hotmail.com.

Contact 644-8888 for further information.

Connor Homes seeks an experienced Accountant. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, possesses high attention to detail, takes initiative and strives toward continuous improvement. Prior experience in a manufacturing environment and cost accounting is required. We offer a competitive compensation package.

HVAC Technician

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform general accounting tasks as assigned • Create worksheets for general and month end journal entries • Compile data and variance reports as assigned • Verify accuracy of invoices and expenses working with other departments to gain approvals • Assist with Human Resources and Payroll functions as needed • Match vendor invoices with purchase orders, enter into system with appropriate coding and reconcile statements • Invoice clients in accordance with contract terms and record payments • Manage Sales Tax and reporting • Inventory control and maintenance • Maintain accounting records, vendor and customer files

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• Minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Accounting; Bachelor’s Degree preferred • 3+ years of professional accounting experience in a manufacturing environment and cost accounting • Highly detail oriented with excellent follow-up and tracking skills • Highly organized and takes ownership of responsibilities • High level of integrity, discretion and maturity • Ability to obtain required information from other departments as needed • Ability to work independently and as part of a team • Ability to change gears, manage multiple tasks as needed and adapt to an ever changing environment • Ability to evaluate processes, recommend improvements and be a supporter to continuous improvement • Excellent and accurate typing and numerical keyboard proficiency • Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills • Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and intermediate Excel skills • Quickbooks experience preferred and ERP experience preferred • Background Check Required

Apply at UVMHealth.org/CVPHCareers

Part-time, front office position available in busy medical/aesthetic If you possess the above required skills and would like to learn more about this practice. Experience, opportunity, please submit your resume and cover letter via email to Jenni Mongeur; jmongeur@connorbuilding.com. No phone calls please. connorbuilding.com answering phones, scheduling patients, and Microsoft Office5v-ConnorHomes_011316.indd 1 1/11/165v-CVPS_HVAC_121615.indd 9:46 AM required.

Excellent salary.

Champlain Community Services

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CCS is a growing, not for profit human service organization with a strong emphasis on employee and consumer satisfaction.

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The Wake Up to Dying Project seeks a half-time Program Assistant to support its community organizing, events and audio story programming in 2016. The ideal candidate has experience in community organizing, event and volunteer management, and nonprofit communications.

Community Inclusion Facilitators

We are currently offering several benefitted part time positions supporting folks in the community and at their workplace. This is an excellent job for applicants entering human services as well as those looking to continue their work with people.

We would love to have you here during this exciting time of growth!

If you are interested in joining our supportive team and making an impact on the lives of others, send your leter of interest and resume to Karen Ciechanowicz, staff@ccs-vt.org.

Champlain Community Services 512 Troy Avenue Colchester, VT 05446.

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General Manager Vermont’s leading public solid waste management organization is seeking a dynamic leader to oversee CSWD’s operations. Reporting to an 18-member board with an annual budget of $9.2 million, the General Manager must be knowledgeable of solid waste management and have a passion for exploring and promoting innovative, responsible and sustainable alternatives to disposal. The successful candidate will be an outstanding communicator who thinks strategically, expects accountability, defines goals and motivates a mission-driven staff.

Salary: $94,390 to $132,413. Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Excellent benefit package.

For details, go to cb-asso.com and click on Executive Recruiting/Active Recruitments.

Deadline: January, 29, 2016.

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Tourism Marketing: of Living Communications Department& of Disabilities, Aging Director and Independent The Office of Public Guardian seeks an independent, energetic and organized person to protect and monitor the legal and

human rights of individuals under court-ordered guardianship. This position covers a caseload of individuals with developmental Job Description:

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disabilities or age-related cognitive impairments in Burlington who require assistance and judgment for critical decision making Experienced professional sought to lead the Vermont Department of Tourism in a number of life domains (such as medical, residential, legal, contractual decisions and financial). At times, there is a high & level Marketing’s public and trade efforts.

Thisstrong mission-critical position of stress associated with this position.

Therelations successful applicant will have emotional self-regulation skills and excellent Applicants must have knowledge of the needs of individuals with disabilities, iscommunication designed and to interpersonal generateskills. positive tourism-related coverage of Vermont in the and services and opportunities for meeting those needs. Must be able to work well with diverse teams, learn a variety of computer national and marketplace.

The of Communications applications, and international be available for emergency response at night andDirector on the weekends.

Extensive travel is required.isFor more information, contact Allin at 865-7721 orand emailimplementation heather.allin@vermont.gov.

Job ID #618275.

Location: responsible forHeather the development ofReference a proactive business Burlington. Status: Full time. Application deadline: January 20, 2016. outreach plan consistent with the goals and mission of the Department of Tourism and Marketing as well as maintaining consistent communications STAFF ATTORNEY via social networking tools. This position is responsible for all tourism media Agency of Human Services relations and out-of-state; press release development; pitching The Agency in-state of Human Services, Office of the Secretary, is seeking a Staff Attorney to assist both with legal andtargeted policy issues associated to the Vermont Health Care Exchange and with the work of the agency’s Health and Human Services tourism story ideas to regional and national media; development of pressEnterprise (HSE), tasked with leading the agency’s design and implementation of major human services and healthcare information technology familiarization trips andlegal itineraries; management ofinclude media contact projects. The attorney will provide advice and support to the agency, to the director of thelists; HSE asand well as to the Departmentfor for Children and Families and the Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA). The attorney will also serve as a support Vermont’s international public relations initiatives.

The Director liaison to the Assistant Attorneys General, handling administrative hearings before the Human Services Board. The attorney will be will also collaborate with the Agency of Commerce executive team in the supervised by the AHS General Counsel. development ofa member a proactive travel the trade and business recruitment plan. This Candidates must& be Marketing: in goodDirector standing ofof Vermont bar or eligible for admission and have excellent oral and written Tourism Communications position willskills, report to the Commissioner Tourism & Marketing. communication a demonstrated commitment to human of services, knowledge of administrative law and other areas of the law relevant to the work of the agency, and the ability to build and maintain relationships among a variety of constituents.

Job Description: The Staff Attorney positiondemonstrate is a limited service, strong full-time, exempt positionwritten located in skills; Williston.have Salary and benefits Candidates must: oral and aofBA in based upon Experienced professional to lead Department Tourism qualifications and experience in accordancesought with the Attorney Paythe Plan.Vermont Please note that depending on the qualifications of the Public Relations or related eld;Attorney have of five years of relevant workresume, applicants, the finalist may be hiredand as afiStaff IIaorminimum Staff Attorney III. DO NOT APPLY ONLINE: Please submit & Marketing’s public trade relations efforts.

This mission-critical position references and writing sample to Allanknowledge Sullivan, General Agency of Human Services, 208 Hurricaneindustry. experience; demonstrate of Counsel, Vermont and Vermont’s tourism is designed to generateJ.positive tourism-related coverage of Vermont in Lane, the Williston, VT 05495 or by email to Allan.Sullivan@vermont.gov. Reference Job ID #618205. Application deadline: January 18, 2016. national and international marketplace. The Director of Communications is Resume, writingfor samples of three references should business be responsible the development and implementation of a proactive TRAVEL MARKETING SPECIALIST II and a minimum submitted to plan Kittyconsistent Sweet, Vermont of Commerce andDepartment Communityof outreach with theAgency goals and mission of the Tourism and Marketing Development, One National Montpelier, VT 05620-0501.

In- for and out-ofTourism and Marketing wellDrive, as maintaining communications Do you have a passion for Vermont and as itsLife cultural heritage?

The Vermontconsistent Department of Tourism is looking a professional networker with strong writing and editing skills who can promote Vermont as a tourism destination.

You will work closely via social networking tools.

This position is responsible for all tourism media with state travel will be required.

Salary range: $45,000 - $50,000. members of Vermont’s travel and tourism industry, cultural networks, and arts and history communities to promote heritage relations out-of-state; release development; pitching targeted tourism.

For morein-state information,and contact Laura Peterson atpress laura.peterson@vermont.gov.

Reference Job ID #618342.

Location: tourism story ideas to regional national Montpelier.

Status: Full time.

Application deadline:and January 20, 2016.media; development of press familiarization trips and itineraries; management of media contact lists; and VOCATIONAL COUNSELOR - YOUNG ADULT supportREHABILITATION for Vermont’s international public relations initiatives. The Director Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living will also collaborate with the Agency of Commerce executive team in the Seeking an experienced human services professional for our Bennington office with a demonstrated ability to support consumers development of a proactive travel trade and business recruitment plan. This with physical, psychological or cognitive disabilities in their efforts to gain employment. Job duties include assessment, guidance will report to employment the Commissioner of Tourism & Marketing. andposition counseling, assisting in finding and work experiences, case management, documentation, and collaboration with many community providers. This counselor will serve a caseload of primarily young adults between the ages of 18 and 30. We place a strong emphasis on delivering successful employment outcomes for our consumers. Good computer skills are required.

Candidates must: demonstrate strong oral and written skills; have a BA in Travel will also be necessary.

Public Relations or related field; have a minimum of five years of relevant work experience; knowledge of qualifications Vermont and Vermont’s industry. of the levels for whichdemonstrate they wish to be considered.

If you meet to apply for both levels,tourism you will need to submit

NOTE: There is one position open for which we are recruiting at two levels (Counselor I and II) so applicants should apply for each an application for both positions. Reference job posting #618415 for Counselor I and #618375 for Counselor II. For more information, contact Will Pendlebury, Regional via email: of william.pendlebury@vermont.gov or at 447-2865.

Location: Resume, writing samples andManager a minimum three references should be Bennington. Status: Full time, Classified permanent. Application deadline: January 27, 2016.

submitted to Kitty Sweet, Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development, One National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT 05620-0501. In- and out-ofTo apply, you must use the online job application at careers.vermont.gov. For questions related to your application, please contact the state travel will be required. Salary range: $45,000 - $50,000.

Department of Human Resources, Recruitment Services, at 855-828-6700 (voice) or 800-253-0191 (TTY/Relay Service). The State of Vermont is an equal opportunity employer and offers an excellent total compensation package.

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Rutland Regional Medical Center, which received Magnet designation in 2010 and recertification in 2015, is the second largest hospital in the state and earned both nationwide recognition as a “Top 40” hospital to receive care and became the only hospital in Vermont to receive an “A” rating for hospital safety. Rutland Regional Medical Center’s staff is committed to providing patients, families and the community with exceptional medical care in a warm and caring environment. At Rutland Regional Medical Center, you have the opportunity to be part of a multi-disciplinary team to help our patients heal.

Choices for Care Dynamic statewide nonprofit organization seeks forward-thinking professional to provide orientation and guidance for elderly Vermonters and those with physical disabilities to have more control over their choices for care and long-term Medicaid support services. Full time with excellent benefits. Statewide travel required.

Manager, Environmental Services 2nd Shift

Reporting to the Director of Environmental Services, this individual coordinates and supports all activities of the Environmental Services and Linen departments. This position provides strategic and operational leadership to ensure safe, efficient, cost effective, and high quality services. This position also develops, implements, and administers policies and procedures to meet local, governmental, and sanitary and safety regulations. In addition, the Manager, Environmental Services oversees performance improvement activities by developing, establishing, analyzing, and responding to all quality control and performance improvement goals and will be responsible for recommending the department operating budget. This individual maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field through professional reading, education opportunities and networking. Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree and 3-5 years of Environmental Services experience. Previous healthcare and leadership experience is strongly preferred. Applicants must be willing to obtain Crisis Prevention Intervention certification within 3 months of their hire date and must have their Executive Housekeeper Certification within the first year.

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E X T R AO R D I N A RY It is what we do at Twincraft Skincare every day. We are the industry’s premier manufacturer of top-quality skin care for the world’s leading personal-care brands. We produce visually unique products with superior formulations. We are seeking innovative, forward-thinking individuals to join our team of dedicated professionals. Do you want to work at a company where your input is truly valued?

Rutland Regional Medical Center is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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Successful candidates will follow all established disinfection and cleaning practices, be able to participate in and complete all required trainings, and consistently model all aspects of Rutland Regional Medical Center’s Service Standards. The Environmental Services Technician position requires working as a member of a diverse, multi-disciplinary team to maintain standards for infection control practices.

A High School diploma or equivalent is required and previous experience in the environmental services field is preferred.

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Learn more about Twincraft and current career opportunities at twincraft.com.

Regulatory Coordinator This is a hands-on laboratory and administrative position within our Formulation Lab, working closely with the R&D Liquids and Bar Soap Formulation teams.

As the Regulatory Coordinator, you will support product development projects spanning raw material management, coordination of product testing, supporting the stability testing program and other formulation support duties as assigned.

Requirements for this position include a strong scientific background with foundational knowledge of chemistry and a high level of detail and organization. The successful candidate must also be able to work in a fastpaced, team environment. College degree in related field and experience in regulatory affairs preferred.

Please submit resume to jobs@twincraft.com.

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full-time, Seasonal Receptionist/Administrative Assistant to join our team. The successful candidate will be well-groomed, professional and friendly, with experience as a receptionist, the ability to exercise tremendous discretion, and familiarity with Microsoft Office products. The Receptionist/Administrative assistant is responsible for greeting clients by phone or in person and making them feel welcome; handling incoming and outgoing mail; clerical work, including document scanning, as required to maintain all client records; monitoring tax-return pickups; and maintaining order and cleanliness in public spaces.

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HEALTH ENGAGE LICENSED COUNSELORS Innovative, statewide Vermont nonprofit is recruiting two experienced professionals to provide solutionfocused counseling and resources to adults. Work includes both short-term counseling and resource assistance for daily life challenges such as transportation difficulties, childcare needs, legal needs, financial challenges, housing and similar problems.

Seeking licensed professionals with a background in counseling and/or social work. May require travel to multiple sites in Washington and Lamoille Counties. One full-time and one part-time position available. Competitive salary; full-time position includes excellent benefits. If interested, please email a resume and cover letter to connieg@healthengage. org. Positions available in Rutland, Bennington, Orange, Windsor, Franklin and N. Chittenden counties.

ACCOUNT ASSOCIATE Promote healthy workplaces. Innovative, statewide employee assistance Program seeks dynamic associates to provide superior customer service, professional networking, engaging presentations and data reporting. We require an articulate and outgoing self-starter who is proficient with current technology. The desired candidates will have business presentation experience the ability to work independently and follow directives. Hours are flexible and range from two to five hours per week, primarily during business hours. Resume and three references as soon as possible, deadline January 25, 2016, to vtwellness@gmail.com.

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Seeking a position with a quality employer? Consider The University of Vermont, a stimulating and diverse workplace. We offer a comprehensive benefit package including tuition remission for on-going, full-time positions. These openings and others are updated daily.

Accounts Receivable Specialist (S523PO), Financial Analyst (S524PO), Set Up Specialist (S527PO) - Sponsored Project Administration (SPA) - The Sponsored Project Administration (SPA) at the University of Vermont is seeking an Accounts Receivable Specialist, a Financial Analyst, and a Set Up Specialist. Our department is a dynamic team of 28 staff members with a diverse range of skills and a focus on compliance, customer service and efficiency. We believe in hard work, team building and fostering a culture of collaboration, both internal and external.

The Accounts Receivable Specialist manages account receivables for externally funded sponsored research projects and supports the university in maintaining appropriate cash flows. The Specialist monitors all outstanding sponsored project receivables in order to effectively and efficiently apply cash and wire receipts using the PeopleSoft Accounts Receivable module. Working with the Billing and Receivables team on the maintenance & operations of an AR management and collections plan, assisting with billing activities as needed are additional significant pieces of the job. The Specialist also prepares and distributes cash management reports including, but not limited to, AR Aging and Dunning letters. We are looking for candidates with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field and one to three years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired. We require candidates with experience in accounts receivable collections, proficiency in Excel and effective written & oral communication skills. Experience in accounting, sponsored project administration and PeopleSoft ERP is highly desirable.

As a member of the financial analyst team, the Financial Analyst (FA) conducts day-to-day post award financial administration activities and preparation and submission of financial reports to sponsoring organizations in compliance with applicable award and sponsor-specific guidelines, federal regulations, and university policies and procedures. The FA collaborates with SPA and other university colleagues to problem-solve award-specific or ERP system-related issues. Like every member of the sponsored project administration, the FA provides excellent customer service, outreach, and training to the University research community and external sponsors. We are looking for candidates with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field and one to three years of relevant experience. We require candidates with proficiency in Excel, effective analytical, organizational, written and verbal communication skills, and well-honed ability to juggle competing priorities and meet deadlines. Experience in grants and contracts administration, ERP systems and customer service is highly desirable.

1x2 Jobs Filler.indd 1 7/10/15 3:44 PM The Set Up Specialist completes proposal and award set up in our two systems of record: InfoEd Proposal Development and Tracking System and PeopleSoft Grants Suite. The Set up Specialist reviews data for quality, maintains job aids, and participates in system testing. The Set Up Specialist collaborates with SPA and other university colleagues to problem-solve InfoEd and PeopleSoft-specific issues and provides excellent customer service to the University research community. We are looking for candidates with an Associate’s degree and one to three years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. We require experience with spreadsheets, databases, attention to detail, and effective organizational and written and verbal seeks: communication skills. Experience using Microsoft Office Suite, InfoEd, and PeopleSoft is highly desirable.

Behavioral Health Clinician in Student Health - UVM Center for Health and Wellbeing (CHWB) - Per Diem (37.5 hr /week) - The behavioral health provider role at UVM Student Health is a grant-funded position to support SBIRT (Screening, Brief interventions, Referral to Treatment) implementation in primary care. The ideal candidate will be clinically oriented, interested in working in a medical setting, and have a background in motivational interviewing. Preference will be given to those with SBIRT-specific training, but training will be provided.

The successful candidate will become a member of the health care team, collaborating with students’ primary campus providers to screen students for behaviors negatively impacting health and offering interventions that support risk reduction. They will also collaborate with CHWB’s outreach and counseling units, and ultimately help create a program for integrated behavioral health beyond SBIRT. Onion River Crossroads Responsibilities: is seeking an energetic • Administer and score behavioral health screening tools in primary care medical setting person to work full • Based on identified risk, administer secondary screens, provide brief interventions and behaviorally based treatment in medical setting using motivational interviewing techniques, &/or coordinate referrals to appropriate community partners for those at higher risk; perform follow-up risk assessments time at an all-girls • Document assessments and interventions in electronic medical record residential group home.

• Collaborate with administrative, nursing and medical provider staff in the care of our student patient population • Support the collection of comprehensive data for reporting to medical team, state funding agency and federal granting agency We are looking to fill • Participate in program management and outcomes assessments and growing the SBIRT program into an integrated behavioral health program for student the following position: health Qualifications: Friday, 3 p.m.-11 p.m.; • Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in social or human services, health education, or mental health field with minimum of 2 years’ experience in Saturday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; a community health, substance abuse or clinical setting; OR, • Master’s degree in mental health field and an interest to work in a fast-paced medical setting and Sunday, 8 a.m.• Solid interpersonal skills, ability to collaborate with a variety of health care staff, establish rapport quickly with a college students 10 p.m. This is a full• Strong communication skills, both written and oral; Strict adherence to confidentiality regulations • Commitment to diversity time position with full • Knowledge of electronic health records benefits, health, dental We offer competitive hourly wages. Per Diem employment does not include UVM Benefits. For more information about Student Health Services, visit and life insurance. www.uvm.edu/health. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. To apply, send cover letter and resume to Sue Demasi: UVM CHWB Administration Office, 425 Pearl St., DU Old Hall, Room 3146, Burlington, VT 05401 or to susan.demasi@uvm.edu.

Starting pay is $14/ Medical Office Manager - Center for Health and Wellbeing - #S508PO - The University of Vermont’s Center for Health and Wellbeing (CHWB) hour. Paid training is seeks dynamic and seasoned professional applicants for the position of Medical Office Manager. The successful applicant will provide leadership for all administrative and clinical operation functions in Student Health Services (SHS) and ensure compliance with applicable regulatory and accreditation provided. Experience requirements. This position oversees the administrative operations of SHS and Athletic Medicine Services, including supervision of scheduling, student working with teens is insurance, immunization requirements, medical records and facilities. Duties include developing and implementing clinical administrative protocols and overseeing management of undergraduate compliance with insurance and immunization requirements. The successful applicant will adhere to our helpful. Must have a commitment to excellence in service and quality and our mission of supporting multiculturalism and inclusiveness. valid driver’s license, Minimum qualifications include: Bachelor's degree in a related field, three years’ work experience in a health care setting in a supervisory capacity. and a background check Demonstrated leadership skills, organizational management, creative problem solving and staff development and training. Effective interpersonal skills and organizational skills. Proficiency with office software applications including electronic health records and database management. will be conducted.

This is a 12 month, full-time position. Salary is commensurate with experience and includes a full benefit package. For more information about the CHWB, please visit our website at www.uvm.edu/health.

Please send resumes Please submit application, resume, cover letter and references for the position of Medical Office Manager by visiting our website at: www.uvmjobs.com. The to 111 Bliss Road, cover letter should include a statement of experience and commitment to working with issues of diversity and inclusion.

For further information on these positions and others currently available, or to apply online, please visit our website at: www.uvmjobs.com; Job Hotline Montpelier, VT 05602 #802-656-2248; telephone #802-656-3150. Applicants must apply for positions electronically. Paper resumes are not accepted. Job positions are or email to updated daily.

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Responsible for supporting the communications, marketing and online fundraising efforts of the Vermont Foodbank through digital engagement and assisting in creating and implementing the overall digital marketing strategy.

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The Mental Health Center in Colebrook, N.H., seeks a full-time therapist to provide counseling for children and adults. Applicants must have a master’s degree and be licensed or license eligible as a mental health counselor or a clinical social worker in the state of N.H. Supervision is available toward completion of N.H. licensing requirements. The starting salary is between $40,000 -$46,000 depending on license and experience. We are located in northern N.H., near the borders with Vermont and Canada.

Please submit your resume and letter of interest to: Steven Arnold Director of Behavioral Health NHS - The Mental Health Center 55 Colby Street, Colebrook, NH 03576 603-237-4955 sarnold@northernhs.org This position requires a valid driver’s license, proof of adequate auto insurance, and the completion of criminal and background checks.

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Cathedral Square Corporation, a nonprofit organization providing housing and services to seniors throughout Vermont, is seeking a:

Full Time Are you ready to help us make a difference in people’s lives?

As Director of Primary Care at Northern Counties Health Care, you will have the opportunity to work with an amazing team on improving health outcomes for members of the communities we serve. NCHC is seeking a dynamic person to lead our growing primary care division in a period of innovation and change.

NCHC is a federally qualified health center with five primary care sites, two dental sites, a home health agency, and a strong commitment to high-quality, integrated care, flexibility and innovation.

The Director of Primary Care will oversee five primary care practices along with behavioral health staff, chronic care coordinators and front office staff. The PC Director will lead these sites through all the challenges of health care reform, including improving quality of care and health outcomes for our community. We are looking for applicants who work well as team players and possess a strong background in primary care leadership.

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SASH Wellness Nurse The Support and Services at Home (SASH) Wellness Nurse is responsible for the provision and/or oversight of wellness care and preventative services for residents at assigned communities. She/he supports a philosophy of aging in place consistent with the mission of Cathedral Square. She/he must be currently licensed as a registered nurse in the state of Vermont. Part-time, 15-20 hours per week.

SASH Coordinator The goal of the SASH model is to enhance the coordination of person-centered health and wellness services in order to assist residents to remain in their homes as their health and functional needs change.

The primary function of the Support and Services at Home (SASH) Coordinator is to build trusting relationships with participants in SASH in order to develop a thorough knowledge of each SASH 3:48 PM participant’s strengths and challenges as they pertain to remaining safely in his or her home. Must possess a bachelor’s degree in social work or equivalent combination of background and experience. Multiple positions available, 20-40 hours based on locations: Hinesburg, Williston/Richmond, Burlington, St. Albans and Colchester communities.

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Northwestern Counseling & Support Services, a dynamic $37MM Community Mental Health Center serving Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, is seeking an inspired leader for CFO/Director to work closely with the CEO and the leadership team. The CFO/Director will possess a strong financial management background, combined with thorough competencies in accounting practices, administration, and information systems interfaces and advancements, combined with a strong belief in participatory leadership. Experience in a health care setting involving medical records and billing practices would be a strong plus. MBA or CPA preferred.

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Provides charge nurse duties, care and services to residents who are functionally, physically or socially impaired within the scope of license at our assisted living residence, under the direction of the RN. She/ he supports a philosophy of aging in place consistent with the mission of assisted living and in compliance with the State of Vermont Level III Assisted Living/Residential Care Home regulations. Must possess a Vermont LPN license. Experience in long-term-care setting preferred. Part-time, 16 hours per week, evening shifts, every other weekend.

Activities Coordinator The Activities Coordinator is responsible for enhancing resident quality of life through the development and presentation of a variety of activities for our assisted living residents. The Activities Coordinator leads activities that will enhance residents’ independence, functioning and social interaction, and encourages resident participation. The Coordinator directs and supervises resident volunteers in the provision of activities and programs developed by the Coordinator. He/she works in partnership with the SASH Coordinator to design the activities program on a monthly basis. Full time, occasional Saturdays may apply.

Cathedral Square is ranked as one of the 10 best places to work in Vermont by Vermont Business Magazine.

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Vermont Works for Women, an nonprofit organization helping women and girls recognize their potential and explore, pursue and excel in work that leads to economic independence is looking for two energetic, detail-oriented individuals. Both positions are 40 hours per week and operate out of our headquarters in Winooski.

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The T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier seeks applicants for a quarter-time position of Education Director. The Education Director is responsible for developing and organizing art classes for both adults and children in the spring and fall and for managing the gallery’s popular children’s summer art camp program. The ideal candidate will have several years of background in education and the arts; familiarity with the central Vermont community; strong communication, collaboration, marketing and presentation skills; the ability to work independently; be computer savvy with basic website maintenance skills; and have an upbeat personality.

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For a detailed job description, visit boltonvt.com. Please submit a cover letter, resume and references to Town of Bolton Attn: Amy Grover, Town Clerk, 3045 Theodore Roosevelt Hwy Waterbury, VT 05676.

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Speaking with Seven Days via phone, Porter reports problems with kitchen equipment on opening day, but he seems optimistic that Steve’s will enjoy a longer run than its

a nonalcoholic sparkling cider to a handful of Chittenden County retailers. Called CITIZEN SWEET, the new cider is pressed from the same multi-apple blend as most of the Burlington cidery’s other offerings.

While Citizen Sweet has been on draft at the cidery’s Pine Street taproom for a few months now, getting the product to a wider market took some tinkering. “We’ve been trying to figure this out for a while,” says Citizen Cider co-owner

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The Stew: Creamy Beef Provençal

Clarina Cravins, Healthy Living Market and Café, South Burlington

Don’t be put off by the long list of ingredients in this recipe. Aside from a little whisking and browning, you’ll simply throw everything in your slow cooker.

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1-3-pound chuck roast, quartered into equal cubes Salt and fresh-cracked pepper to taste Vegetable oil as needed 4 medium carrots, cut about 3/4-inch thick at an angle 1 head garlic, shaved thin 1 small bulb fennel, trimmed and julienned 1 yellow onion, julienned 1 14-ounce can whole peeled tomatoes in juice 1 small (6.5 ounce) can sun-driedtomato tapenade 1/4 cup brandy 1/2 teaspoon orange or lemon zest 1 sprig rosemary 1 sprig thyme 1 sage leaf 3 1/2 cups chicken stock 1/3 cup flour Small handful chopped parsley 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup grated Parmesan More Parmesan and parsley for garnish Hot, buttered egg noodles for serving

PREPARATION:

Sprinkle the meat with salt and pepper.

Heat deep skillet over high; add oil to coat. Once oil is hot but not smoking, add meat and brown on all sides (about two minutes per side).

Place carrots on the bottom of slow cooker and add browned meat on top.

Then add garlic, fennel, onion, tomatoes, tapenade, brandy, zest and all herbs but parsley.

In a separate bowl, whisk together chicken stock and flour. Pour over slowcooker mixture.

Cook four hours on high. Turn to low; cook two more hours until meat begins to fall apart. Whisk in parsley, cream, Parmesan, salt and pepper. Remove mixture from pot and portion over noodles in wide, shallow bowls. Garnish with more parsley and Parmesan, and enjoy!

The ’Cue: Mutton BBQ, Northeast KingdomStyle Maria Schumann, Cate Hill Orchard, Craftsbury Common

Cate Hill Orchard is an organic farm that grows nearly everything, from heirloom apples to sheep. Here, co-owner Maria Schumann shares her Vermont-ized version of mutton barbecue, a regional dish from Kentucky. Find her at the Capital City Farmers Market in Montpelier this winter.

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Olive oil 1 (2-3 pound) lamb shoulder, bone in 5 cloves garlic 1 onion, quartered 1 carrot, cut into big chunks

1 1/2 cups apple cider 1/2 cup apple-cider vinegar 1 teaspoon honey 3 tablespoons hot sauce (e.g., Vermont Pepper Works Peach Ginger Habanero) 1 cup diced canned tomatoes Salt and pepper PREPARATION:

Coat a large pan with olive oil. Brown lamb shoulder over high heat, about four minutes per side.

Put garlic, onion and carrots in slow cooker and top with lamb.

In a small bowl, mix cider, vinegar, honey, hot sauce and tomatoes. Pour over meat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Cook eight hours on low, until meat falls off bone.

To crisp up meat and reduce sauce, break lamb into pieces and put it with half of the sauce into a shallow pan. Bake at 500 degrees for about 30 minutes.

Return meat and sauce to vegetable mixture. Serve with mashed potatoes, cabbage salad and pie for dessert.

The Bird: CrockPot Coq au Vin

Nicole Grenier, Stowe Street Café, Waterbury

Stowe Street Café is known for offering healthier versions of comfort food. Here, owner Nicole Grenier shares her recipe for a French classic.

Five hours of slow cooking will yield very tender and flavorful chicken, not to mention a tantalizing aroma in your kitchen.

Chef ’s note: Don’t be tempted to peek or stir! Every time you remove the lid, you lose moisture and add another 30 minutes to the required cooking time!

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8 ounces cleaned, quartered mushrooms 3 large carrots, washed and chopped into 1/4-inch pieces 1 1/2 cups medium-diced onion (or frozen pearl onions, if you prefer) 2-3 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 1/2 pounds chicken thighs, skin removed 1 cup dry red wine 1/2 cup chicken broth 1 tablespoon flour 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

2 teaspoons herbes de Provence 3 cloves garlic, minced 4 cups hot, cooked whole-grain wide noodles 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley PREPARATION:

Put mushrooms, carrots and onions in a four- to five-quart slow cooker and set aside.

Lightly coat Dutch oven or large skillet with olive oil and heat over medium-high.

Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of chicken thighs and place in skillet, meaty sides down. Cook six to seven minutes or until brown, turning once. Add chicken to slow cooker (chicken will not be fully cooked yet).

Add wine to skillet and bring to boil. Reduce to simmer for two minutes, stirring up bits from bottom and sides of pan. Remove from heat.

Stir in broth, flour, vinegar, herbes de Provence, garlic, salt and pepper to taste. Pour over chicken.

Cover and cook on low for five to five and a half hours, or on high for two and a half to three hours.

Serve over hot noodles and garnish with chopped fresh parsley.

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GETTING STUFF DONE WORK PARTY: Set an intention, complete a task and celebrate your accomplishment in a comfortable atmosphere. Sangha Studio, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 448-4262.

crafts

GREEN MOUNTAIN CHAPTER OF THE EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD OF AMERICA: Needleand-thread enthusiasts gather to work on current projects. Living/Dining Room, Pines Senior Living Community, South Burlington, 9:30 a.m. Free; bring a bag lunch. Info, 372-4255.

KNITTERS & NEEDLEWORKERS: Crafters convene for creative fun. Colchester Meeting House, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

dance

AFROLATIN PARTY: Dancers ages 18 and up get down to the kizomba, kuduro and kompa with DsantosVT. Zen Lounge, Burlington, lesson, 7-8 p.m.; party, 8-10 p.m. $6-12; free for party. Info, 227-2572.

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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.

PATHFINDER SOCIETY: Competitors ages 16 and up give it their all in a fantasy role-playing match similar to Dungeons & Dragons. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7-11 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

health & fitness

DANCE-BASED CONDITIONING: Melissa Ham-Ellis leads a series of stretching and strengthening movements. No dance experience is required.

Fusion 802 Dance, South Burlington, 7:15-8:15 p.m. $15. Info, 444-0100.

EATING WELL ON A BUDGET FOR FAMILIES: A weekly workshop with Frances Fleming of the UVM Extension highlights ways to save and get healthy.

Cafeteria, Central Vermont Medical Center, Barre, 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext.

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MIDDLEBURY FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Participants improve strength, agility, endurance and cardiovascular fitness with interval training. Middlebury Municipal Gym, 7-8 a.m. $12. Info, 343-7160.

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MINDFUL WORKWEEKS: WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEDITATION: Give your brain a break at a midweek “om” session followed by tea and conversation.

Milarepa Center, Barnet, 7-8 p.m. Donations. Info, 633-4136.

TURNON BURLINGTON: Communication games encourage participants to push past comfort zones and experience deep connections. OneTaste Burlington, 7:30-8:30 p.m. $10. Info, cj@onetasteburlington.us.

film

‘IN FOOTBALL WE TRUST’: The American Dream plays out through football in this 2015 documentary following a group of Polynesian athletes striving to make the cut. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

‘LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES’: Stunning aerial shots and narration by Harrison Ford propel this 2D and 3D salute to the marvels of modern air travel. Northfield Savings Bank Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11:45 a.m. & 1:45 & 3:45 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $10.50-13.50; free for kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

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icah True was always on the go. A world-class ultra runner, regularly tackling distances of more than 26.2 miles, True is the subject of the feature-length documentary Run Free: The True Story of Caballo Blanco.

Filmed largely during the days leading up to the 2012 Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon, a 50-mile race that he founded, the movie portrays True not only as a legendary athlete but also as a friend to the Tarahumara people of northern Mexico. Perhaps fittingly, the long-distance daredevil passed away the same year during a daily run. Proceeds from the screening benefit the Howard Center Safe Recovery support and education program.

INSIGHT MEDITATION: Attendees deepen their understanding of Buddhist principles and practices.

Wellspring Mental Health and Wellness Center, Hardwick, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 472-6694.

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.

TECH HELP WITH CLIF: Folks 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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MINDFULNESS CLASS: Dogma-free meditative techniques lead to peace, joy and freedom.

Exquisite Mind Studio, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $5-20. Info, 735-2265.

MORNING FLOW YOGA: Greet the day with a grounding and energizing class for all levels. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. $10. Info, 540-0186.

NEW YEAR’S KITCHARI CLEANSE: Suffering from holiday bloat? A seminar covers the steps of a five-day cleanse based on ancient Ayurvedic principles. City Market/Onion River Co-op, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $5-10; preregister; limited space. Info, 861-9757.

NIA WITH LINDA: World music and movements drawn from martial, dance and healing arts inspire folks to find their own paths to fitness. South End Studio, Burlington, 8:30 a.m. $14. Info, 372-1721.

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‘RUN FREE: THE TRUE STORY OF CABALLO BLANCO’ Thursday, January 14, 7 p.m., at Merrill’s Roxy Cinemas in Burlington. $12-15. Info, 864-4742. runfreemovie.com

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Words: Who needs ’em? Certainly not the silent performers of the Swiss-based theater troupe Mummenschanz. These wordless wonders have used props, masks, shadow, light and humor to tell timeless, relatable tales through strictly visual theater since 1972. Known to feature anything from a giant Slinky to rolls of toilet paper, the performance, which boasts the same name as the troupe, holds appeal for adults and kids alike.

As the New York Times notes, “the show is particularly vital to young audiences who’ve been raised on beeping gadgets and headphones, and MUMMENSCHANZ rarely experience the Tuesday, January 19, 7 p.m., extraordinary power of at Fuller Hall, St. Johnsbury silence.” In the case of Academy. $15-64. Info, 748-2600.

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American history comes to life through vibrant song and dance in the Broadway National Tour production of Ragtime. Based in the Big Apple at the turn of the 20th century, the story centers on three characters from different socioeconomic backgrounds, all fighting for a brighter future.

Pulled from the pages of E.L. Doctorow’s 1975 novel and set to music by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, the play has bagged five Tony Awards and countless fans. From the riveting opening number to the closing of the curtains, songs such as “Henry Ford” and “Wheels of a Dream” burst from the stage, speaking to the rapid change sweeping the United States and the people who made the American Dream a reality.

‘RAGTIME’ Wednesday, January 20, 7:30 p.m., at Flynn MainStage in Burlington. $25-70. Info, 863-5966. flynntix.org

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Dada Masilo’s Swan Lake ain’t your grandmother’s ballet. Born and raised in Soweto, South Africa, the dancer and choreographer has earned international recognition for infusing classic works with her African perspective. In previous projects, Masilo has adapted favorites such as Romeo and Juliet and Carmen, melding the high-flying Carmen elements of classical ballet with the ground-based steps of African dance. Now, the leading lady gives Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece her signature treatment, using both movement and gender-bending costuming to take on segregation, homophobia and other contemporary issues of her native country. Masilo and company head to Dartmouth College with the show that, as the Independent writes, “starts as a commentary on the world’s best-known ballet, then spins into its own world.”

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POSTNATAL REHAB: Babies are welcome at a class aimed at strengthening the areas most compromised during pregnancy. Prenatal Method Studio, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. $15. Info, 829-0211.

PRENATAL YOGA CLASS: Moms-to-be prepare their bodies for labor and delivery. Prenatal Method Studio, Burlington, 12:15-1:15 p.m. $15. Info, 829-0211.

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Rediscover Richard Henry Dana Jr., one of America’s most zealous defenders of freedom and human dignity. Ticketed.

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Chris Bohjalian’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Tour comes to Burlington!

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KAREN NEWMAN: BOOK LAUNCH JUST THREE WORDS

Athlete, mother, survivor. Discover how one brave woman, against all odds, wins the race of her life. Ticketed event.

SAMANTHA HUNT: MR. SPLITFOOT Join us for Samantha Hunt’s only Vermont appearance! “This spellbinder is storytelling at its best,” says Publishers Weekly. Ticketed event.

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KIDS’ OPEN GYM: Physical fitness is disguised as fun for little ones ages 6 to 10. Church of the Nazarene, Williston, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-8591.

LEGO CLUB: Youngsters ages 6 and up snap together snazzy structures. Fairfax Community Library, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

‘SEA MONSTERS: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE’: A dolichorhynchops braves history’s most dangerous oceans in a National Geographic Studios 2D and 3D movie. Northfield Savings Bank Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10:45 a.m. & 12:45 & 2:45 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $10.50-13.50; free for kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

STORY TIME & PLAYGROUP: Engrossing plots unfold into projects for kids up to age 6 and their grown-ups. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 1011:30 a.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

STORY TIME FOR 3- TO 5-YEAR-OLDS: Preschoolers stretch their reading skills through activities involving puppets and books. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

TODDLER TIME: Puzzles, puppets, art supplies and books entertain tots ages 4 and under. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 748-8291.

language

BEGINNER ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: Students build a foundation in reading, speaking and writing.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 863-3403.

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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 B, Burlington, 6:15 p.m. $10. Info, 578-9243.

ZUMBA: Lively Latin rhythms fuel this dancefitness phenomenon for all experience levels.

Vergennes Opera House, 6-7 p.m. $10. Info, 349-0026.

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RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: A stretching session for all ability levels builds physical and mental strength to support healing. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

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DAKHABRAKHA: The Ukrainian quartet offers Balkan-style vocals accompanied by accordion, cello and percussion. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $17-30. Info, 603-646-2422.

FIDDLE JAM: Acoustic players catch up at a bowand-string session. Godnick Adult Center, Rutland, 7:15-9:15 p.m. Donations. Info, 775-1182.

seminars

THE ART OF INTERVIEWING: Students at this WBTV-LP workshop learn to ask their subjects great questions and get even better answers. VCAM Studio, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $25; preregister.

Info, 651-9692.

sports

WOMEN’S PICKUP BASKETBALL: Drive to the hoop! Ladies dribble up and down the court during an evening of friendly competition. See meetup. com for details. Lyman C. Hunt Middle School, Burlington, 8-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, carmengeorgevt@gmail.com.

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DAWN ANDREWS: Refreshments and conversation accompany the presentation “Early 20th-Century

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Hill Farm Life in Marshfield and Cabot: The Sketches and Humor of Stanley Lyndes.” Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

TILL-HOLGER BORCHERT: Art lovers listen up as the Groeningemuseum director delivers “Ars Devotionis: Reinventing the Icon in Early Netherlandish Painting.” Lunch follows in the lobby.

Room 125, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 12:15 p.m. $5; free for students with ID. Info, 443-6433.

theater

‘THE HAMLET PROJECT’ LIBRARY FORUM: Vermont Actors’ Repertory members read between the lines in an interactive discussion of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy. Gilbert Hart Library, Wallingford, 7 p.m.

Free. Info, 446-2685.

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: Murder and mayhem on the high seas are broadcast to the big screen in Bryony Lavery’s adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. For ages 10 and up.

Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 7:30-10 p.m. $12-20.

Info, 457-3981.

words

BOOK DISCUSSION: Avid readers swap ideas about The Sellout by Paul Beatty. Local History Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 865-7211.

SHARYL GREEN: Lit lovers celebrate the release of You Can’t Lock Up the Moon. Proceeds benefit Mercy Connections and the Lund Family Center.

Phoenix Books Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $3. Info, 448-3350.

WEDNESDAY CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP: Lit lovers analyze works-in-progress penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 22 Church St., Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

expertise. Essex Junction VFW Post, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 372-8716.

film

‘LA SAPIENZA’: A married couple and a pair of adolescent siblings traveling Italy encounter lifealtering surprises in this 2014 film. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

‘LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES’: See WED.13.

‘RIFFTRAX LIVE: STARSHIP TROOPERS’: Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett offer wisecracking commentary on the B-movie sensation. Palace 9 Cinemas, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $12.50. Info, 660-9300.

‘RUN FREE: THE TRUE STORY OF CABALLO BLANCO’: Ultra-running legend Mica True makes strides as the subject of this 2015 documentary.

See calendar spotlight. Merrill’s Roxy Cinemas, Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. $12-15. Info, 864-4742.

food & drink

FARMERS’ DINNER: Jeremiah McLane and Timothy Cummings break out the accordion and small pipes to provide the soundtrack for a locally sourced meal. Barnard Town Hall, 5-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 234-5527.

health & fitness

ADVANCED ASANA SERIES FOR PRACTITIONERS OF YOGA & FITNESS ENTHUSIASTS: A powerful vinyasa flow prepares students for inversions and challenging balancing postures. Sangha Studio, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $12; preregister; limited space. Info, 448-4262.

COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS: Twenty minutes of guided practice with Andrea O’Connor alleviate stress and tension. Tea and a discussion follow.

Winooski Senior Center, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 233-1161.

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CORNWALL FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Interval training helps participants improve strength, agility, endurance and cardiovascular fitness. Cornwall Town Hall, 10-11 a.m. $12. Info, 343-7160.

ART PLAY TIME: Participants express their artistry through loosely themed projects in a fun, social environment. Expressive Arts Burlington, 10-11:45 a.m. $20. Info, 862-5302.

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

North End Studio A, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $10.

Info, 578-9243.

art

BOOK ARTS WORKSHOP: Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night provides inspiration for pop-up stages fashioned from paper. Baker-Berry Library, Dartmouth College, Hanover N.H., 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 603-646-2010.

OPEN STUDIOS: Creatives meet new friends and make art in a community setting. Expressive Arts Burlington, noon-2 p.m. $15. Info, 862-5302.

community

MENTORING CELEBRATION: Retired Burlington chief of police Michael Schirling joins Mobius staff, advisers, youth and supporters to observe National Mentoring Month. Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 9:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m. Free; preregister.

Info, 658-1888.

PEACE & JUSTICE CENTER VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION: An overview of the center’s history and mission offers insight into the role of the retail store and the organization’s larger goals. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 863-2345, ext. 7.

education

‘THINKING ANEW ABOUT EDUCATION IN VERMONT: A DISCUSSION WITH SECRETARY OF EDUCATION REBECCA HOLCOMBE AND HAZEN UNION SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR DAVID KELLEY’: Parents, students and teachers take notes on the implications of Act 77 and Act 46. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

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TROPICAL FISH CLUB MONTHLY MEETING: Speakers ranging from local hobbyists to nationally known aquarium aficionados share their

KARMA KLASS: DONATION-BASED YOGA FOR A CAUSE: Yogis hit the mat to support local nonprofits. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 6-7 p.m.

Donations. Info, 540-0186.

PRENATAL YOGA CLASS: See WED.13, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

kids

LEGO CLUB: Brightly colored interlocking blocks inspire developing minds. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

LEGO FUN: Tinkerers in grades K and up create unique structures with geometric pieces. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

PLAINFIELD PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Tykes ages 2 through 5 discover the magic of literature. Cutler Memorial Library, Plainfield, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free.

Info, 454-8504.

PRESCHOOL MUSIC: Kiddos and their caregivers have fun with song and dance. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Captivating narratives pave the way for crafts and activities for youngsters ages 3 through 6. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10:30-11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660.

READ TO ARCHIE THE THERAPY DOG: Bookworms join a friendly canine for entertaining tails — er, tales. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:15-4 p.m.

Free. Info, 878-6956.

‘SEA MONSTERS: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE’: See WED.13.

SNUG IN THE SNOW: Cold weather warriors explore how animals warm up under fluffy piles of frozen flakes. Green Mountain Audubon Center,

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Huntington, 9-10:30 a.m. $8-10 per adult-child pair; $4 per additional child; preregister. Info, 434-3068.

THURSDAY PLAY TIME: Children and their adult companions convene for casual fun. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 878-4918.

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IGLOOFEST: Electronic music from top DJs draws thousands of revelers to this popular outdoor festival. Jacques-Cartier Quay, Old Port, Montréal, 7:30 p.m.-midnight. $20-120. Info, 514-904-1247.

music

OPEN-LEVEL IMPROVISATION: Structured prompts, imagery and partnering forge adaptive problem-solving skills in motion. North End Studio B, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. $12. Info, 363-5544.

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‘ALL SHOOK UP VARIETY SHOW’: Pete’s Posse, Linda Bassick, Cricket Blue and Colin Ryan round out an evening of music and comedy.

Proceeds benefit the Joe Shook Scholarship Fund. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7 p.m. $10-30. Info, 863-5966.

film

‘LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES’: See WED.13.

HEATH QUARTET: Bows in hand, the Middlebury College Performing Arts Series string quartet in residence presents a program of Bartók. Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

seminars

AUDIO RECORDING, EDITING & ARRANGING WITH AUDACITY: WRUV’s Nate Walker offers insight on preparing audio for broadcast using free editing software. VCAM Studio, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $25; preregister. Info, 651-9692.

sports

MOUNTAINTOP FILM FESTIVAL: Human-rights films, Q&A sessions, panel discussions and live music honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. See mountaintopfilmfestival.com for details. Big Picture Theater and Café, Waitsfield. $7-100; free for students. Info, 496-8994.

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BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.13, 9:15 a.m.

PARLOR GAME NIGHT: Laughter and silliness come in spades at an evening of friendly competition.

Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 223-2518.

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LEARN ABOUT TEAM IN TRAINING SUMMER EVENTS: Runners cover ground regarding upcoming athletic events benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Fleet Feet Sports, Essex Junction, 6-7 p.m.

Free. Info, 233-0014.

AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT: THE FELDENKRAIS METHOD: From reducing pain to improving mobility, this physical practice reveals new ways to live with the body. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 12:30-1:30 p.m. $10. Info, 540-0186.

words

JEFFREY AMESTOY: History fans flock to a reading from the biography Slavish Shore: The Odyssey of Richard Henry Dana Jr. Phoenix Books Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $3; limited space. Info, 448-3350.

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kids

Sunday January 17, 3:00pm Unitarian Church 152 Pearl Street

ACORN CLUB STORY TIME: Little ones up to age 4 gather for read-aloud tales. St. Johnsbury ’ HT F RI Athenaeum, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, N IG .15 | H T H EATE R | ‘T W EL FT 748-8291.

SONGWRITING WORKSHOP: Seth Cronin guides musicians and singers in structuring original strains. 22 Church St., Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

DROP-IN STORY TIME: Picture books, finger plays and action rhymes captivate kids of all ages.

Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:30 a.m.

Free. Info, 878-6956.

EARLY-BIRD MATH: Books, songs and games put a creative twist on mathematics. Richmond Free Library, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 434-3036.

FAMILY MOVIE: Parents and children break out the popcorn for an all-ages flick. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

MUSIC WITH ROBERT: Sing-alongs with Robert Resnik hit all the right notes. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30-11 a.m. Free; groups must preregister. Info, 865-7216.

BREWHAHA: A showcase of up-and-coming Boston comedians comes complete with big laughs and local ales. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7 p.m. $35 includes four beer samples. Info, 775-0903.

‘SEA MONSTERS: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE’: See WED.13.

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dance

ECSTATIC DANCE VERMONT: Jubilant movement with the Green Mountain Druid Order inspires divine connections. Christ Church, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. $10. Info, 505-8010.

‘STRAIGHTLACED: HOW GENDER’S GOT US ALL TIED UP’: M or F? This 2009 documentary turns the lens toward teens and young adults, capturing their perspectives on popular notions of gender.

A discussion follows. Vermont Commons School, South Burlington, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 865-8084.

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ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE: Aaron Marcus, Margaret Smith and Sarah Babbitt Spaeth provide live music for newcomers and experienced movers alike. Martha Kent and Val Medve call the dances.

Bring a snack to share. Elley-Long Music Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, workshop, 7 p.m.; dance, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $10. Info, 899-2378.

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

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

TEEN ADVISORY BOARD: Teens in grades 9 through 12 gather for lively theater games with Sydney. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-4 p.m.

Free. Info, 878-6956.

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ALEX SMITH: The storytelling songster commands attention with folky strains. Christina Nori and Joe Ferris open. ROTA Gallery and Studio, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7 p.m. $3-10. Info, rotagallery@gmail.com.

JOE BONAMASSA: An all-star ensemble joins the blues guitarist for an acoustic set featuring new arrangements of favorite songs. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $95.50-132.50. Info, 863-5966.

KARAOKE BY F & J: Amateur singers grab the mic to belt out their favorite hits. VFW Post 309, Peru, N.Y., kitchen opens, 5 p.m.; karaoke, 8 p.m.-midnight. Free. Info, 518-643-2309.

KAT WRIGHT & THE INDOMITABLE SOUL BAND: The Burlington-based outfit serves up smooth, serene R&B stylings. Haybarn Theatre, Goddard College, Plainfield, 8-11 p.m. $12-15. Info, 322-1685.

outdoors

STARRY, STARRY NIGHT: Star gazers set their sights on nebulas, galaxies and winter’s constellations through a telescope. Cloud date: January 16.

North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. $10-12. Info, 229-6206.

talks

BEN LUCE: The Lyndon State College professor electrifies listeners as he examines environmental and social impacts of Vermont’s current energy plan. Homestead Room, Grafton Inn, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 843-3113.

theater

‘TWELFTH NIGHT’: Filter Theatre, in association with the Royal Shakespeare Company, serves up a rock-and-roll production of Shakespeare’s comedy.

A discussion follows. Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $17-35. Info, 603-646-2422.

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BROWN BAG BOOK CLUB: Readers voice opinions about Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

FRIDAY MORNING WORKSHOP: Lit lovers analyze creative works-in-progress penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 22 Church St., Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free; preregister at meetup. com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

SAT.16 activism

VETERANS FOR PEACE: Those who have served their country attend a morning meeting to discuss conflict resolution. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, wmgmvfp@ gmail.com.

agriculture

GARDENING MASTER CLASS: Green thumbs dig into “Landscaping for Pollinators” with University of Vermont professor Jane Sorenson. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 223-3338.

comedy

‘MOVIE ROAST’: Three Vermont comics skewer the 1987 B-movie Masters of the Universe. Marquis Theatre & Southwest Café, Middlebury, 8 p.m. Free.

Info, 388-4841.

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QUEEN CITY MEMORY CAFÉ: People with memory loss accompany their caregivers for coffee, conversation and entertainment. Thayer House, Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 800-272-3900.

dance

CELTIC WINTER GATHERING: More than 70 Irish and Scottish dancers show their stuff in a highspirited competition before members of the Green Mountain Druids lead a participatory ceremony for peace.

All Souls Interfaith Gathering, Shelburne, 9 a.m. $5-10; ceremony free for kids under 10. Info, 999-0632.

CONTRA DANCE: A traditional social dance comes complete with music by the Dead Sea Squirrels and calling

by Bill Olson. Capital City Grange, Berlin, 8-11 p.m. $5-9. Info, 744-2851.

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health & fitness

MIDDLEBURY FITNESS BOOT CAMP: See WED.13, 7:30-8:30 a.m.

PRENATAL YOGA CLASS: See WED.13, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

R.I.P.P.E.D.: See WED.13, North End Studio A, Burlington, 9-10 a.m.

holidays

‘JOIN HANDS FOR PEACE’ CRAFT STATION: Youngsters ages 5 and up mark Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with an open craft table and book display. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

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HOPSTOP FAMILY SHOW: ROCKAPELLAS & SOYEYA AFRICAN DANCE TROUPE: Music and moveHT FR IG I.15 ment propel an afternoon of all-ages YN | OU AR R T T DO O R S , S | STARRY fun. Alumni Hall, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 11 a.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2422.

BIKE RECYCLE VERMONT SHOP WORKDAY: Novice and experienced tinkerers volunteer to help with repairs, refurbishing and other projects. Bike Recycle Vermont, Burlington, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free.

Info, dan@bikerecyclevt.org.

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.

OPEN HOUSE: Fueled by light fare, members and nonmembers explore Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region’s new location.

Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, info@aflcr. org.

SLEIGH RIDE WEEKEND: Horses offer scenic rides across frosty farm fields, followed by screenings of A Time for Justice in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $4-14; free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 457-2355.

WEEKENDS AT THE FARM: History comes alive when families visit livestock and tour a restored 1890 farm house. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $4-14; free for members and kids under 3. Info, 457-2355.

film

‘THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD’: Stop-motion animation and special effects enliven this 1958 fantasy flick shown on 16mm film. Newman Center, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7 p.m. Free. Info, serious_61@yahoo.com.

‘THE CLUB’: Cinephiles have a second chance to screen this 2015 Chilean drama shown at last year’s Vermont International Film Festival.

Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, Middlebury College, 3 & 8 p.m. Free. Info, 660-2600.

‘LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES’: See WED.13.

MOUNTAINTOP FILM FESTIVAL: See FRI.15.

food & drink

CHILI FEST: Cooks celebrate fiery flavors with mild, medium and hot varieties ranging from sausage to vegan to chocolate. North Bennington St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Free; donations for samples. Info, norshaftlions@ aol.com.

GRANITE STATE HARLEY-DAVIDSON CHILI COOK-OFF: Home cooks serve up variations of this one-pot meal that sets tastebuds ablaze. Proceeds benefit the Grand Isle volunteer fire department.

Granite State Harley-Davidson, Lebanon, N.H., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 603-448-4664.

READ TO HANK THE THERAPY DOG: Tykes cozy up for a story session with a retriever. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10:30-11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660.

SATURDAY STORY TIME: A weekly selection of songs and narratives engages all ages. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10-10:30 a.m. Free.

Info, 264-5660.

‘SEA MONSTERS: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE’: See WED.13.

SPANISH MUSICAL PLAYGROUP: Language learners up to age 5 get together for stories, rhymes and songs en español. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

STORY TIME EN FRANÇAIS: Caroline Juneau treats tots to tales in her native language.

Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region, Burlington, 10:30-11 a.m. $5; free for members. Info, 793-4361.

lovers seek out local twig-and-bud varieties. Bring a lunch. Forest Center, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Free. Info, 457-3368, ext. 22.

seminars

VCAM ORIENTATION: Video-production hounds master basic concepts and nomenclature at an overview of VCAM facilities, policies and procedures. VCAM Studio, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 651-9692.

sports

BROOMBALL TOURNAMENT: Adult and youth players hit the ice and vie for the win in this game combining elements of hockey and floorball. Westford Common, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. $12 per player; preregister.

Info, 662-1042.

talks

ROGER HILL: Hot cider and supper fuel listeners for the talk “Weather and Climate Change,” presented as part of the Clarke Lecture Series. Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 6 p.m. $15 per lecture; $40 for the series. Info, 229-1246.

theater

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HD LIVE: A broadcast screening of Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs De Perles dazzles opera devotees. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 12:55 p.m. $16-25. Info, 748-2600.

Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, preshow talk, 12:15 p.m.; screening, 1 p.m. $10-24. Info, 382-9222.

Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1 p.m. $29. Info, 603-646-2422.

‘SOUND IT OUT: SHAKESPEARE AND SOUND DESIGN’: Thespians ages 16 and up use voice, amplification, effects and instruments to interpret scenes from Twelfth Night in this Filter Theatre workshop. Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 2 p.m. $10.

Info, 603-646-2422.

‘TWELFTH NIGHT’: See FRI.15.

WEEKEND ARTWORKS: Potential Picassos explore different artists and creative techniques with themed activities. Chaffee Art Center, Rutland, 1-3 p.m. $10; free for members. Info, 775-0356.

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WINTER WILDLIFE CELEBRATION: Indoor crafts and games complement a wide range of outdoor activities that culminate around a campfire.

Vermont Institute of Natural Science Nature Center, Quechee, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $11.50-$13.50; free for members and kids 3 and under. Info, 359-5000.

ART CHURCH: Experienced artists and newbies alike deepen their reverence for the creativity within through meditation and a silent work session.

Arrive 10 minutes before the start time. Expressive Arts Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. $20. Info, 862-5302.

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music

ANNEMIEKE & JEREMIAH MCLANE: The pianist and the accordionist present a folk-inspired classical program. Brandon Music, 7:30 p.m. $20; $40 includes dinner package; preregister; BYOB. Info, 247-4295.

CHAD HOLLISTER BAND: Heartfelt lyrics power catchy tunes from the 10-piece ensemble. The Jason Spooner Band open. Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort, 7:30 p.m. $2035. Info, 760-4634.

SANG-EUN LEE: The cellist charms classical connoisseurs with her bow-and-string prowess.

Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 8 p.m. $12-22. Info, 775-0903.

‘YESTERDAY ONCE MORE’: Backed by an all-star band, vocalist Sally Olson lends her powerful pipes to “We’ve Only Just Begun” and other hits from the Carpenters. Spotlight Vermont, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $10-20; BYOB. Info, 865-7626.

outdoors

WORKING WOODLANDS WORKSHOP: WINTER TREE IDENTIFICATION: Guided by a forester, nature

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COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS WITH THE CENTER FOR MINDFUL LEARNING: Peaceful people gather for guided meditation and interactive discussions.

Burlington Friends Meeting House, 5-7 p.m. $10.

Info, 540-0820.

OK ABC PRACTICE: A: Who am I? B: What do I want to be? C: How can I change the world? An open meeting explores these inquiries. Battery Park, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 989-9684.

dance

WORLD GROOVE DANCE CLASS: Diverse styles of music set the tone for free-flowing group movement. North End Studio B, Burlington, 2-3 p.m. Free.

Info, 497-1406.

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GREEN MOUNTAIN DRUID GROVE: Spiritual connections bind Green Mountain Druids and their guests at a potluck and presentation on climate change. Worcester Town Hall, 3-7 p.m. Donations; preregister. Info, fearnessence@gmail.com.

SLEIGH RIDE WEEKEND: See SAT.16.

WEEKENDS AT THE FARM: See SAT.16.

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‘LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES’: See WED.13.

‘MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL’: Camelot gets crazy in this cult classic about the off-thewall adventures of King Arthur and his knights.

Chandler Gallery, Randolph, 6:30 p.m. $6-9. Info, 728-6464.

drop-in chat. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 363-2431.

fundamentals, 7 p.m.; intermediate, 8 p.m. $12. Info, 227-2572.

Studio Collective, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-5017.

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FRONT PORCH FOURSOME: Tight vocal harmonies are the backbone of contemporary folk tunes.

United Church of Westford, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 879-4028.

MOUNTAINTOP FILM FESTIVAL: See FRI.15.

P.M. SUNDAYS: RICHIE AND ROSIE: The fiddleand-banjo duo hits all the right notes. Richmond Congregational Church, 4-6 p.m. $17.50-20 day of show. Info, 434-4563.

‘RIVERS AND TIDES: ANDY GOLDSWORTHY WORKING WITH TIME’: Shown as part of the Focus on Film — As Art, On Art series, this 2001 documentary provides a portrait of sculptor Andy Goldsworthy. AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon, N.H., 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 613-448-3117.

WARREN MILLER‘S ‘CHASING SHADOWS’: The biggest names in skiing and snowboarding tackle daunting peaks in this adrenaline-pumping tribute to 66 years of mountain culture and extreme filmmaking. Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort, 7 p.m. $12. Info, 760-4634.

food & drink

CHOCOLATE TASTING: See SAT.16.

PURE COUNTRY BAND: Music lovers start with food, then dance the afternoon away to toe-tapping tunes. VFW Post 309, Peru, N.Y., meal, noon; band, 1-4 p.m. Donations. Info, 518-643-2309.

politics

DEBATE WATCH PARTY: Friends and neighbors gather in front of a giant screen to watch the Democratic presidential candidates duke it out.

North End Studio A, Burlington, 8-11 p.m. Free. Info, 863-6713.

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY DEBATE: Politically conscious folks observe as candidates vie for their party’s presidential nomination. Andrew Smith hosts this Project 240 event. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 8 p.m. Free. Info, info@project240.org.

GLOBAL BURLINGTON INTERNATIONAL DINNER: It’s a small world after all when diners dig into an evening of Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine and culture. North End Studio A, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. $15-18; BYOB. Info, 863-6713.

seminars

A TASTING THROUGH OLD WASSAIL LORE: Home cooks whip up cider cheddar soup and savory apple turnovers in the spirit of the Old Twelfth Night. Champlain Orchards and City Market representatives lead. McClure Multigenerational Center, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. $5-10; preregister; limited space. Info, 861-9757.

INTRODUCTION TO THE I CHING: Instructor Baylen demonstrates the ancient Chinese oracle used for insight and guidance.

The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. $12. Info, 540-0186.

games

GAMES PARLOUR: Strategic thinkers bring favorite tabletop competitions to play with others.

Champlain Club, Burlington, 2-8 p.m. $5. Info, orsonbradford@gmail. com.

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‘FREE UP THE SHOULDERS’ SIX-WEEK FELDENKRAIS SERIES: Folks who feel like they’re carrying the world on their shoulders learn techniques to release tension in the upper body. Bring a mat or blanket. Otter Creek Yoga, Middlebury, 5-6 p.m. $20 per session. Info, 735-3770.

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THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HD LIVE: See SAT.16.

Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 12:55 p.m. $23. Info, 775-0903. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1 p.m. $29. Info, 603-646-2422.

MORNING FLOW YOGA: See WED.13.

NIA WITH SUZY: Drawing from martial, dance and healing arts, sensory-based movements push participants to their full potentials. South End Studio, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. $14. Info, 522-3691.

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OPEN STUDIOS: See THU.14.

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AWARD: The Greater Burlington Multicultural Resource Center honors Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity executive director Jan Demers for contributions to the community. First Unitarian Universalist Society, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, gbmrc.org.

‘JOIN HANDS FOR PEACE’ CRAFT STATION: See SAT.16, noon-6 p.m.

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DIMANCHES FRENCH CONVERSATION: Parlez-vous français? Speakers practice the tongue at a casual

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SAVE OPEN SPACE BURLINGTON MEETING: Passionate people convene to protect the land around Burlington College and beyond. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 863-2345.

dance

DANCING FREEDOM: Earth, air, fire, water and spirit guide an ecstatic movement wave meant to promote healing and self-expression. Expressive Arts Burlington, 7-9:30 p.m. $10-15. Info, 267-210-9438.

SALSA MONDAYS: Dancers learn the techniques and patterns of the salsa, merengue, bachata and cha-cha. North End Studio A, Burlington,

SLEIGH RIDE WEEKEND: See SAT.16.

film

‘LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES’: See WED.13.

MOUNTAINTOP FILM FESTIVAL: See FRI.15.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.13, 7 p.m.

health & fitness

HERBAL CONSULTATIONS: Betzy Bancroft, Larken Bunce, Guido Masé and students from the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism evaluate individual constitutions and health conditions.

City Market/Onion River Co-op, Burlington, 4-8 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, info@ vtherbcenter.org.

INTRODUCTION TO TAI CHI: Instructor Ellie Hayes demonstrates the moving meditation passed down through generations. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6:30-7:15 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202.

MORNING FLOW YOGA: See WED.13.

NIA WITH SUZY: See SUN.17, 7 p.m.

POSTNATAL REHAB: See WED.13.

PRENATAL YOGA CLASS: See WED.13.

R.I.P.P.E.D.: See WED.13, North End Studio A, Burlington, 6-7 p.m.

RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.13.

ZUMBA: See WED.13.

holidays

‘IN THE SPIRIT OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. — FINDING HOME: VERMONT’S HISTORIC AND GROWING DIVERSITY’: Folks young and old express what it means to be a Vermonter through writing and drawing. Vermont Folklife Center’s Gregory Sharrow delivers an illustrated lecture. Vermont History Museum, Montpelier, activity, noon-4 p.m.; lecture, 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 479-8519.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION: Playwright and performer Rohina Malik keynotes a time of discussion and reflection. Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2422.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. COMMUNITY DAY: A full day of family-friendly programming comes complete with live music, workshops and the Peace & Justice Center program “Children in the Civil Rights Movement.” ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 864-1848.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY OF SERVICE: Community members join representatives from social justice organizations for lunch and an engaging dialogue. Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Free; donations of nonperishable food items accepted. Info, 541-520-8589.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. TEEN VOLUNTEER PROJECTS: Helping hands work together to serve the Essex Junction community. Essex CHIPS & Teen Center, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free; preregister.

Info, 878-6982.

kids

‘SEA MONSTERS: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE’: See WED.13.

STEM CLUB: Inquisitive minds ages 6 and up tackle challenges in science, technology, engineering and math. Fairfax Community Library, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

music

SAMBATUCADA! OPEN REHEARSAL: Newbies are invited to help keep the beat as Burlington’s samba street-percussion band sharpens its tunes. No experience or instruments are required. 8 Space

‘SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER: THE MUSICAL’: Vermont native Anna Baker stars in this disco-infused drama about a working-class kid who finds freedom on the dance floor. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. $41.50-47.50. Info, 775-0903.

words

POETRY WORKSHOP: Burlington Writers Workshop members break down the basics of rhyme and meter. 22 Church St., Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

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ROCK YOUR ART OUT: Free-form creative expression eliminates the stress and tension of the day.

Expressive Arts Burlington, 6:15-8:15 p.m. $20. Info, 862-5302.

community

FEAST TOGETHER OR FEAST TO GO: See FRI.15.

TUESDAY VOLUNTEER NIGHTS: Helping hands pitch in around the shop by organizing parts, 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.

crafts

QUILTING WORKSHOP: Needle-and-thread enthusiasts learn the basics of the patchwork pastime.

Milton Public Library, 1-2:30 p.m. Free; preregister.

Info, 893-4922.

TEEN TINKER: SNOW GLOBES: Youngsters ages 12 and up use glitter, glue, water and tiny figurines to craft a winter wonderland. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660.

dance

BEGINNER WEST COAST SWING & BLUES FUSION DANCING: Students get schooled in the fundamentals of partner dance. North End Studio B, Burlington, 8-9 p.m. $9-14. Info, burlingtonwestie@ gmail.com.

INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED WEST COAST SWING: Fun-loving folks learn the smooth, sexy stylings of modern swing dance. North End Studio A, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $9-14. Info, burlingtonwestie@ gmail.com.

SWING DANCING: Quick-footed participants experiment with different styles, including the Lindy hop, Charleston and balboa. Beginners are welcome.

Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 448-2930.

environment

GOING GREEN & CLEAN: Eco-conscious individuals concoct nontoxic home-cleaning supplies. McClure Multigenerational Center, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $5-10; preregister; limited space. Info, 861-9757.

film

KNIGHTS OF THE MYSTIC MOVIE CLUB: Cinema hounds view campy flicks at this ode to offbeat productions. Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 356-2776.

‘LATINO AMERICANS: EPISODE II: EMPIRE OF DREAMS’: A lively discussion follows a screening of this PBS documentary on the Spanish-American War and the United States’ relations with Cuba and Puerto Rico. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

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‘LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES’: See WED.13.

MOUNTAINTOP FILM FESTIVAL: See FRI.15.

‘PICNIC’: A small Kansas town is in a gets a jolt of energy when a handsome stranger turns up in time for the community’s Labor Day celebration in this 1955 drama. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 1:30 & 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.13, 7 p.m.

GAMING FOR TEENS & ADULTS: Tabletop games entertain players of all skill levels. Kids 13 and under require a legal guardian or parental permission to attend. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5-7:45 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

health & fitness

BRANDON FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Hop to it! Folks get fit with strength, endurance, agility and coordination exercises. Otter Valley North Campus Gym, Brandon, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $12. Info, 343-7160.

DROP-IN YOGA: Yogis hit the mat for a Hatha class led by Betty Molnar. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

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KICKBOXING CLASS: Music propels this highoctane practice focused on maintaining form and achieving power through movement. North End Studio B, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 646-577-7985.

MINDFULNESS CLASS: See WED.13, 12:15-1 p.m.

PERSONAL BEST RUNNER’S CIRCUIT: A smallgroup circuit training class prepares athletes to meet their goals. Your Personal Best Fitness, South Burlington, 5:45-6:30 p.m. $15; free for first class.

Info, 658-1616.

PRENATAL YOGA CLASS: See WED.13, 6-7 p.m. and 4:30-5:30 p.m.

kids

CREATIVE TUESDAYS: Artists exercise their imaginations with recycled crafts. Ages 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

‘FREEDOM TRAIN’: Songs such as “Follow the Drinking Gourd” pepper this Lebanon Opera House Youth Education Series production telling the story of Harriet Tubman. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 10 a.m. $4-10. Info, 603-448-0400.

PRESCHOOL MUSIC: Melody makers ages 3 through 5 sing and dance the morning away. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 11:30 a.m.-noon. Free.

Info, 264-5660.

PRESCHOOL STORY HOUR: Imaginations blossom when tykes up to age 6 dig into themed tales and activities. Fairfax Community Library, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 849-2420.

PRESCHOOL STORY HOUR: Potential Picassos ages 3 through 5 and their caregivers engage in the arts though books and projects. Plattsburgh State Art Museum, N.Y., 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 518-564-2498.

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

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Strength, agility, coordination and cardiovascular exercises are modified for folks of all ability levels.

Charlotte Senior Center, 9-9:45 a.m. $10. Info, 343-7160.

READ TO DAISY THE THERAPY DOG: Budding bookworms join a friendly canine for ear-catching narratives. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:15-4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

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STORY TIME: Attention-grabbing plots and crafts make for a memorable morning. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

STORY TIME FOR 3- TO 5-YEAR-OLDS: See WED.13.

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STORY TIME FOR BABIES & TODDLERS: Picture books, songs, rhymes and puppets arrest the attention of children under 3. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 9:10-9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

TODDLER STORY TIME: Good listeners ages 18 months through 3 years have fun with music, rhymes, snacks and narratives. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10:30-11 a.m. Free; preregister.

Info, 264-5660.

language

‘LA CAUSERIE’ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Native speakers 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 folks engage in dialogue en français. ¡Duino! (Duende), Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 363-2431.

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CURRENT EVENTS CONVERSATION: An informal open discussion delves into newsworthy subjects.

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

GETTING STUFF DONE WORK PARTY: See WED.13.

MEN’S GROUP: A positive environment encourages socializing and involvement in senior center activities. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 10-11:30 a.m.

Free. Info, 223-2518.

crafts

KNITTERS & NEEDLEWORKERS: See WED.13, Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6-8 p.m.

Free. Info, 264-5660.

dance

AFROLATIN PARTY: See WED.13.

music

DADA MASILO’S ‘SWAN LAKE’: African dance meets Western ballet in the South African choreographer’s adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece. See calendar spotlight. Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $17-50. Info, 603-646-2422.

seminars

DROP-IN HIP-HOP DANCE: See WED.13.

LOCAL 400: A showcase of area talent features music by Ryan Ober and Loose Ends, and Ver Sacrum.

ArtsRiot, Burlington, 7-10 p.m. $5; free with dinner.

Info, 540-0406.

THE ONION RIVER EXCHANGE TIME BANK: Heather Kralik and members of the community organization impart information on the program in which members trade skills, talents and services instead of money. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202.

talks

ARMCHAIR TRAVEL: CYMRU: John Snell transports listeners to Wales through his series of photographs. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 223-2518.

‘GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON HIV/AIDS: POLICY, ADVOCACY AND THE ARTS’ PANEL DISCUSSION: Choreographer Dada Masilo and Dartmouth College faculty members delve into the ways in which gender and sexuality impact health care policy and delivery. Room 003, Nelson A. Rockefeller Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 4:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 603-646-2422.

theater

MUMMENSCHANZ: The world-renowned performance troupe uses props, masks, shadow, light and humor to tell stories without a word. See calendar spotlight. Fuller Hall, St. Johnsbury Academy, 7 p.m. $15-64. Info, 748-2600.

words

CREATIVE NONFICTION WORKSHOP: Readers give feedback on essays, poetry and journalism written

by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 22 Church St., Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

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VERMONT GAP YEAR FAIR: High school students interested in taking time off before college discover international service-learning opportunities. South Burlington High School, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, hello@ enroutegapyear.com.

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TECH HELP WITH CLIF: See WED.13.

TURNON BURLINGTON: See WED.13.

film

‘FRUITVALE STATION’: Michael B. Jordan stars in Ryan Coogler’s award-winning 2013 drama based on the 2009 BART police shooting of Oscar Grant in Oakland. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

‘LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES’: See WED.13.

MOUNTAINTOP FILM FESTIVAL: See FRI.15.

‘WAITING FOR ‘SUPERMAN’’: Does the public education system make the grade? This 2010 documentary aims to find out. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

‘WHO’S THERE?’ FILM SERIES: Cinephiles take in titles exploring the topic of identity. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.13.

health & fitness

DANCE-BASED CONDITIONING: See WED.13.

EATING WELL ON A BUDGET FOR FAMILIES: See WED.13.

HONEY & VINEGAR ELIXIRS FOR WINTER HEALTH: Joann Darling of Seven Gables presents immuneboosting recipes, tonics and remedies. City Market/ Onion River Co-op, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $5-10; preregister; limited space. Info, 861-9757.

HEALING ARTS FOR WOMEN WITH SAFEART: Guided creative sessions encourage recovery through dialogue, expression and sisterhood among trauma survivors. Gifford Medical Center, Randolph, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 685-3138.

INSIGHT MEDITATION: See WED.13.

business

MINDFULNESS CLASS: See WED.13.

KELLEY MARKETING GROUP BREAKFAST MEETING: Professionals in marketing, advertising and communications brainstorm ideas for nonprofit organizations. Room 217, Ireland Building, Champlain College, Burlington, 7:45-9 a.m. Free.

Info, 864-4067.

MIDDLEBURY FITNESS BOOT CAMP: See WED.13.

MINDFUL WORKWEEKS: WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEDITATION: See WED.13.

MORNING FLOW YOGA: See WED.13.

NIA WITH LINDA: See WED.13.

POSTNATAL REHAB: See WED.13.

PRENATAL YOGA CLASS: See WED.13.

RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.13.

R.I.P.P.E.D.: See WED.13.

ZUMBA: See WED.13.

kids

KIDS’ OPEN GYM: See WED.13.

PAJAMA STORY TIME: Tykes cuddle up in PJs for captivating narratives, cookies and milk. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:30-7 p.m. Free.

Info, 264-5660.

READ TO A DOG: Book hounds ages 5 through 10 curl up with a good story and a furry friend.

Fairfax Community Library, 3:15-4:15 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

‘SEA MONSTERS: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE’: See WED.13.

STORY TIME & PLAYGROUP: See WED.13.

STORY TIME FOR 3- TO 5-YEAR-OLDS: See WED.13.

TODDLER TIME: See WED.13.

language

BEGINNER ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: See WED.13.

GERMAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Community members practice conversing auf Deutsch.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 865-7211.

music

HOWARD FISHMAN QUARTET: The critically acclaimed singer and guitarist brings his genrecrossing jazz, blues and folk sounds to the stage.

Casella Theater, Castleton University, 7 p.m. $1218. Info, 468-1119.

SONG CIRCLE: COMMUNITY SING-ALONG: Rich and Laura Atkinson lead an evening of vocal expression. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 6:45 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

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sports

NIGHT RIDER SERIES: RAIL JAM: Skiers and riders hit the slopes to compete for prizes. Bolton Valley Resort, 4:30-8:30 p.m. Cost of lift ticket, $20-74.

Info, 434-6804.

WOMEN’S PICKUP BASKETBALL: See WED.13.

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New Haven Town Hall, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 545-2637.

theater

‘RAGTIME’: A Tony Award-winning score drives this stage adaptation of E.L. Doctorow’s novel about early-20th-century New York City, presented as part of the Broadway National Tour. See calendar spotlight. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $25-70. Info, 863-5966.

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DINE & DISCUSS SERIES: Bibliophiles join Ed Cashman for a shared meal and conversation about a selected literary work. Call for details.

Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-9 p.m.

Free; bring a dish inspired by the book to share.

Info, 878-6955.

JEFFREY AMESTOY: See THU.14, Phoenix Books Rutland, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 855-8078.

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Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 748-2600, ext. 108.

SHORT STORY WRITING: Readers give feedback on stories penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 22 Church St., Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104. m

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ART CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Watercolor w/ Ginny Joyner, Drawing 1 & 2, Zentangle, Acrylic, Birds & Flowers in Colored Pencil, & Calligraphy. Culinary arts: One-night hands-on classes where you eat well! Balinese, Arabian, Caribbean, Thai, Szechuan, Vietnamese Crepe, Middle Eastern, Hors D’oeuvres, Chocolate, Argentinian, Paella, Sauces, Sous Vide, Vegetarian, Pizza, Pasta, Meatballs, Risotto, Pastries, Chocolate Sponge with Ganache, Gelato. Yum! Full descriptions online. Senior discounts. 200 offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 369 CVU Rd., Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194.

ACCESS COMPUTER CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Computer and Internet Basics, Cloud Control, Improve Your Internet Experience, Windows Security: File and Control Panels, Picasa & iCloud, Web Album, iSync iPads/iPods/ iPhones, Twitter Essentials, Google Sketchup, MS Word Basics and More, Smartphone Use, Google Smarts, MS Excel Basics, Excel Up: The Next Steps, Excel Data Analysis, Website Design Fundamentals, Dreamweaver: Web Essentials, Personalized Lessons. Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed.

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ACCESS LANGUAGE CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: French: 4 Levels, Spanish: 4 Levels, Italian for Travelers, Beginning Mandarin: 2 Levels, German 1 & 2, Russian in a Nutshell! Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials included with few exceptions.

Full descriptions online. Senior discounts. 200 offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 369 CVU Rd., Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194.

CAMERA CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Photoshop Basics, Digital Camera: Buttons/Menus, DSLR Foundations, Digital Action Photography, Picasa Workshop, Aperture Info, Shutter Speed Skills, Photoshop Basics, Digital Spectrum, Next Layers of Photoshop, Advanced Digital Photography: Blending/Filters, InDesign. Full descriptions online. Senior discounts. 200 offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 369 CVU Rd., Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194.

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LASER CUT PRINTMAKING: This new class combines BCA’s Print Studio with the Generator’s state-of-the-art laser cutter.

Learn basic Adobe Illustrator techniques and prepare images to be etched into cardboard or wood using a laser cutter.

Then practice printmaking techniques to make artwork from the laser cut plates. Class includes all basic materials, plus a monthlong membership at both the BCA Print Studio and Generator. No experience necessary. Instructors: Katie Loesel and Annika Rundberg.

Weekly on Tue., Feb. 2-23, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $270/person; $243/ BCA members & Generator members. Location: BCA Print Studio and Generator, 250 Main St., Burlington. Info: 540-0761, generatorvt.com/classes.

BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS: If you have questions about the business of art, this workshop is for you. Consultant Laura Hale will demystify it all and discuss different ways of incorporating your business; setting up a tax account and the various kinds of taxes you’ll be responsible for; basic accounting; and registering your business name.

Instructor: Laura Hale. Mon., Feb. 22, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $25/ person; $22.50/BCA members.

Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.

CLAY: MIXED LEVEL WHEEL: Mixed Level Wheel supports students across a range of skill and experience levels. This eight-week class 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. Class includes your first bag of clay and 30 open studio hours per week to practice.

All glazes and firings included.

Prerequisite: Wheel throwing experience. Option 1: Weekly on Thu., Feb. 4-Mar. 24, 9:30 a.m.noon. Option 2: Weekly on Thu., Apr. 7-May 26, 9:30 a.m.-noon.

Option 3: Thu., Apr. 7-May 26, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $280/person; $252/BCA members. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington.

CLAY: 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, vases and bowls. No previous experience needed. Class includes your first bag of clay and 30 open studio hours per week to practice. Extra clay sold separately at $22/25-pound bag. All glazes and firings included. Option 1: Weekly on Thu., Feb. 4-Mar. 24, 12:30-3 p.m. Option 2: Weekly on Thu., Feb. 4-Mar. 24, 6-8:30 p.m.

Option 3: Weekly on Wed., Mar. 30-May 18, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $280/person; $252/BCA members. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington.

DIY: CROCHET CUP COZY: Kim will show you step by step how to make a hot beverage cozy using soft yarns and fun buttons.

Leave with a finished product along with ideas for other easy crochet projects. No experience necessary. All materials provided. Instructor: Kim O’Brien.

Thu., Feb. 4, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $28/ person; $25.20/BCA members.

Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.

DESIGN: ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR: Learn the basics of working with vector graphics in Adobe Illustrator. Setting up documents, working with layers, color tools, selecting and transforming objects, working with type, freehand drawing and more will be covered. Bring a Mac-compatible flash drive to the first class. No experience necessary. Instructor: Jeremy Smith. Weekly on Thu., Feb. 4-Mar. 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Cost: $205/person; $184.50/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.

DRAWING: Learn a variety of drawing techniques including basic perspective, compositional layout and light and shadow using a variety of media including pencil, pen and ink, ink wash and charcoal. Comics and illustrations may be incorporated based on student interest.

No experience necessary.

Students responsible for some materials (see materials list online). Instructor: Marc Nadel.

Weekly on Wed., Feb. 3-Mar. 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $224/ person; $201.60/BCA members.

Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.

DROP-IN: LIFE DRAWING: This drop-in life drawing class is open to all levels and facilitated by one of our teaching artists. Spend the evening with other artists, drawing one of our experienced models. Please bring your own drawing materials and paper.

No registration necessary. No class Feb. 15.

Age 18+. Weekly on Mon., Feb. 1-May 16 (no class Feb. 15), 6:308:30 p.m. Cost: $10/person; $9/ BCA members.

Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.

DROP-IN: PRESCHOOL ART: This popular drop-in program introduces young children and parents to artistic explorations in a multimedia environment that is both creative and social.

Participants will create paintings, sculptures, prints and more, with a variety of changing projects to keep everyone engaged. Parents must accompany their children. All materials provided. No registration necessary.

Instructor: Alexandra Turner.

Ages 6 months to 5 years.

Weekly on Thu., Feb. 4-May 19, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Cost: $6/child; $5/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.

JEWELRY: Learn basic jewelry techniques including sawing, piercing, filing, annealing, soldering, texturing, cold connections, basic hollow construction, ring sizing and more. Explore different styles of contemporary and historical jewelry, design process and the use of alternative materials. Class includes copper, brass and all basic tools. Instructor: Rebecca Macomber. Wed., Feb. 3-Mar. 9, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $225/ person; $202.50/BCA members.

Location: Generator, 250 Main St., Burlington.

JEWELRY: RINGS: Come check out the jewelry and fine metals studio by making your own silver ring. Open to all skill levels. All materials included. Instructor: Rebecca Macomber. Mon., Feb. 8, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $35/person; $31.50/BCA members. Location: Generator, Memorial Auditorium, 250 Main St., Burlington.

KIDS: LEGO ANIMATION: Create stop-motion animations using Legos! Students will create pieces from start to finish, creating storyboards, photographing frames and editing in iMovie.

Films will be screened at the end of class. All materials provided.

Instructor: Kristen Watson. Ages 8-12. Wed., Feb. 24, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Cost: $85/person; $76.50/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.

OIL PAINTING: Learn a variety of painting techniques using fun exercises, photographic reference and still life. This supportive class will have a nice balance of studio time, gentle group discussion and critique.

Class includes basic materials.

Students are responsible for some materials (see materials list online). Instructor: Linda Jones. Weekly on Tue., Feb. 2-Apr. 5, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $280/ person; $252/BCA members.

Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.

PHOTO: DIGITAL SLR: Explore the basic workings of the digital SLR camera to learn how to take the photographs you envision.

Demystify F-stops, shutter speeds, sensitivity ratings and exposure, and learn the basics of composition. Pair this class with Adobe Lightroom and learn the ins and outs of photo editing and printing! No experience necessary. Instructor: Dan Lovell.

Weekly on Wed., Feb. 3-Mar. 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $170/ person; $153/BCA members.

Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.

PHOTO: MIXED LEVEL: Take your work to the next level. 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. Cost includes a darkroom membership for the duration of the class for outside of class printing and processing. Instructor: Mary Zompetti.

Prerequisite: Black and White Darkroom or equivalent experience. Weekly on Wed., Feb. 3-Apr. 6, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $295/ person; $265.50/BCA members.

Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.

SELLING YOUR WORK WITH ETSY: Are you ready to take the leap and open an Etsy store?

Laura Hale, owner of Found Beauty Studio, will walk you through opening a shop, setting up policies, listing items and filling sold orders, as well as looking at the various marketing tricks you can work from day one.

Mon., Feb. 8, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $35/ person; $31.50/BCA members.

Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.

DROP-IN: ADULT WHEEL: 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.

No registration necessary, but space is limited. Please call to inquire. Ages 18+. Weekly on Fri., Feb. 5-May 20, 8-10 p.m.

Cost: $12/participant; $11/BCA members + $5/piece to be fired & glazed. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington.

Info: 860-7474.

DROP-IN: FAMILY WHEEL: Explore BCA’s clay studio while hanging out with the family. Try the pottery or hand building while our staff gives demonstrations. There is a $5 additional fee per clay piece

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No registration necessary, but access to wheels is limited.

Please call to inquire. All ages.

Instructors: Alex Costantino, Lily Gewirz. Weekly on Fri., Feb. 5-May 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $8/participant; $7/BCA members + $5 piece to be fired and glazed.

Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Info: 860-7474.

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IMPROVISATIONAL QUILT WORKSHOP: Nido presents Quilt Local author Heather Jones for a full-day workshop creating improvisationally pieced quilt blocks, emphasizing line work and the formation of secondary patterns. Using solid fabrics in a range of values and colors, you will create a modern take on traditional string blocks using an intuitive creative process.

Sat., Feb. 6, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $165/7-hour workshop, catered lunch provided. Location: Nido Fabric and Yarn, 209 College St., Suite 2E, Burlington. Info: 8810068, info@nidovt.com, nidovt. com.

BICYCLE MECHANICS 101: Learn to repair and maintain your bike!

Bicycle Mechanics 101 is sevensession introduction to bicycle mechanics. Students receive instruction on the systems and parts of the bicycle and bicycle anatomy, practice common repairs and work one-on-one with professional mechanics to learn all the basics. Thu., Jan. 28-Mar. 10, 6-8 p.m., or Fri., Jan. 29-Mar. 11, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $175/14 hours total instruction. Location: Bike Recycle Vermont, 664 Riverside Ave., Burlington. Info: Burlington Bike Project, Christine Hill, 264-9687, christine@bikerecyclevt.org, bikerecyclevermont.org.

WOOD SUP BUILDING: We’re opening our shop to standup paddleboard enthusiasts ready for the challenge of building their own personalized wooden SUP. Our craftsmen have dedicated SUP stations for individuals or couples willing to work hands-on to

drumming DJEMBE IN BURLINGTON AND MONTPELIER!: Learn drumming technique and music on West African Drums! Drums provided!

Burlington Beginners Djembe, Wed., 5:30-6:20 p.m., starting Jan. 20, $48/4 weeks; Mar. 9, $60/5 weeks (no class Apr. 6); Apr. 27, $72/6 weeks. $15/ drop-in. Djembes are provided.

Montpelier Beginners Djembe, Thu., 7-8:20 p.m. starting Jan. 21, Mar. 10 & Apr. 28, $72/4 weeks; $22/walk-ins. Six-person minimum required to run most classes; invite friends! Please register online or come directly to the first class! Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3-G, Burlington, & Capital City Grange, 6612 Rte. 12, Berlin. Info: 999-4255, burlingtontaiko.org.

TAIKO DRUMMING IN BURLINGTON!: Study with Stuart Paton of Burlington Taiko! Beginner/Recreational Class, Tue., 5:30-6:20 p.m., starting Jan. 19, $48/4 weeks; Mar. 8, $60/5 weeks; Apr. 26, $72/6 weeks. Accelerated Taiko Program for Beginners, Mon. & Wed., 6:30-8:30 p.m. starting Jan. 18, $192/4 weeks; Mar. 7, $144/3 weeks; Mar. 28, $96/2 weeks. Kids and Parents’ Class, Mon. & Wed., 4:30-5:20 p.m., starting Jan. 18, $80/child or $152/parent-child for 4 weeks; Mar. 7, $60/child or $112/parentchild for 3 weeks; Mar. 28, $40/ child or $76/parent-child for 2 weeks (no class Apr. 4 or 6); Apr. 25, $60/child or $112/parentchild for 3 weeks. Five-person minimum required to run most classes; invite friends! Please register online or come directly to the first class! Location: Taiko

Feldenkrais FREE UP YOUR SHOULDERS SERIES: Six weeks of gentle Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons: Participants will experience how to release tension, increase their range of movement and experience comfort with their shoulders. This is a must for those who experience shoulder pain or just want to lift that heavy burden off their shoulders. Series starts second week in January in Burlington, RIchmond and Middlebury. For details visit website. Weekly on Thu., starting Jan. 14, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Cost: $90/6-week series.

Location: Sacred Mountain Studio, 215 College St., 3rd floor, Burlington. Info: Uwe Mester, 735-3770, info@vermontfeldenkrais.com, vermontfeldenkrais.com.

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LOOKING DEEPER CONTEMPORARY DANCE INTENSIVE: Led by a different guest artist each month, hailing from the teaching staff at Bennington and Middlebury Colleges, these intensives are designed to support and strengthen the skills and community of practicing contemporary dancers and dance-makers in our region. Each intensive will focus on different aspects of the skills at the core of strong and compelling performers and performances. Instructor: Lida Winfield. Sun., Jan. 17, 1-4 p.m.

Cost: $30/person. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington.

Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org.

THEATER CLASSES: Theater classes at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts start the week of January 18. Acting for all ages (kids, teens, adults) including standup comedy, new Flynn Youth Theater Company, script work, and Moth-style storytelling. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org.

gardening MUSIC CLASSES: Music classes at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts start the week of January 18. Jazz Combos for grades 5-12 and adults, Voice lessons, show choirs, beginning guitar and parent/child musicmaking for infants and children up to age 5! Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org.

DANCE CLASSES: Dance classes at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts start the week of January 18. Join Ballet, Tap, Modern, Hip-Hop, Jazz (world jazz, cabaret, burlesque), AcroYoga & Capoeira. Children’s classes in jazz dance, creative dance, capoeira and musical theater dance are also enrolling students. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main

STONE WALL WORKSHOP: Our introductory stone wall workshops for homeowners and tradespeople promote the beauty and integrity of stone.

The one-day, hands-on workshop focuses on the basic techniques for creating dry-laid walls with a special emphasis on stone native to Vermont. Workshops are held inside warm greenhouses in Hinesburg. Space limited.

Jan.-Mar. Cost: $100/each 1-day workshop. Location: Red Wagon Plants, 2408 Shelburne Falls Rd., Hinesburg. Info: Queen City Soil & Stone, Charley MacMartin, 318-2411, macmartin@igc.org, queencitysoilandstone.com.

MASTER GARDENER 2016 COURSE OFFERED ONLINE: Learn the keys to a healthy and sustainable home landscape from your home computer as University of Vermont faculty and experts provide live, interactive webinars on gardening in Vermont. This 13-week noncredit

healing arts ZERO BALANCING 1: Zero Balancing is a unique bodywork system of healing. It combines Western osteopathic views of medicine and science with Eastern concepts of energy and healing from the field of acupuncture. ZB affects the whole person (body, mind and spirit) by providing both structural therapy and energy medicine simultaneously. Rock your world. Apr. 7-10: Thu.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 9-3 p.m. Cost: $595/25-hour class w/ CEUs for most health care professionals. Location: Green Mountain Massage School, 1670 Cleveland Corners Rd., Hyde Park. Info: Michele Doucette, 464-2361, bones@sover.net, zerobalancing.com.

SACRED MOUNTAIN STUDIO CLASSES: We are a healing arts sanctuary dedicated to providing a quiet, intimate and safe space for sacred and soul-felt community gatherings and workshops to individuals of all ages and backgrounds.

Our studio space has been used for a variety of workshops and classes, including different styles of body movement, creative expression, meditation, group work, student workshops, and corporate wellness. A few of our ongoing classes include Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Feldenkreis, Conscious Breathwork, and Sound Healing.

We currently have open space in our calendar and invite you to consider bringing your workshop or class to our well-appointed studio space. Ongoing. Location: Sacred Mountain Studio, 215 College St., 3rd Floor, Burlington.

Info: Gardner Orton, 863-9355, gardner@sacredmountainwellness.com, sacredmountainstudio.com.

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FREE WORLD GROOVE DANCE CLASS: World Groove is a facilitated group dance experience with diverse styles of music. We are unified in simple movements, with space for freedom, as we all Groove in our own unique way. You can’t get it wrong. Everyone can groove! Come dance your heart out! Sun., Jan. 17; date time for next classes TBA. Free. Location: North End Studio B, 294 N. Ave., Burlington. Info: World Groove Movement, Maeve C., 4971406, maevegroove@gmail.com, theworldgroovemovement.com.

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create their own boards, from wood skeleton to fiberglass.

Work is mentored by skilled shop foremen. Contact us for class schedules. Cost: $1,500/2 mo. desk space & materials.

Location: Tao Woodworking, 180 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: Tao Woodworking, Duane Albro, 9993075, duane@taowoodworking. com, taowoodworking.com.

IMPROVISATION LABORATORY: SKILLS FOR DANCING, CREATING, PERFORMING & LIVING: The art of improvisation will be the focus with longtime dance artist and teacher Hannah Dennison. Learn and polish skills that are the foundation for world-renowned performers!

These seven workshop laboratories are set up as a cumulative series to pay close attention to the sense and understanding of movement with self, others, space and time. Beginners welcome. Please avoid perfume or added scents as they can interfere with concentration. Sun., Jan 17, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Cost: $25/person. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org.

course covers a wide variety of horticultural topics: fruit and vegetable production, flower gardening, botany basics, plant pests, soil fertility, disease management, healthy lawns, invasive plant control, introduction to home landscaping, and more! Registrations will be accepted by credit card online at uvm.edu/mastergardener or by phone through the UVM Extension Master Gardener Program office. A downloadable registration form also is available on the website if paying by check. Weekly on Tue., Feb. 2-Apr. 26, 6:15-9 p.m. Cost: $395/ person; incl. online Sustainable Gardening book. Printed copy can be ordered for an additional $55. Noncredit course. Location: Live webinar, online course statewide. Info: 656-9562, master.gardener@uvm.edu, uvm.edu/mastergardener.

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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: Tyler Crandall, 598-9204, crandalltyler@hotmail.com, dsantosvt.com.

TAIKO IN MONTPELIER!: Kids and parents’ taiko drumming, Thu., 4:305:20 p.m. starting Jan. 21, Mar. 10 & Apr. 28. $48; $91 for pair.

4 weeks. Montpelier taiko class, Thu., 5:306:50 p.m. starting Jan. 21, Mar. 10 & Apr. 28. $72/4 weeks; $22/ walk-ins. Six-person minimum required to run most classes; invite friends! Please register online or come directly to the first class! Location: Capital City Grange, 6612 Rte. 12, Berlin.

Info: 999-4255, burlingtontaiko.org.

St., Burlington. Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org.

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LEARN TO SEW SERIES: Take our two-part Learn to Sew series beginning Mon., Feb. 1, with Learn to Sew 1. Learn machine basics and fundamental sewing techniques. Follow up with Learn to Sew II, Mon., Feb. 29, to continue building your sewing repertoire.

Leave with finished projects and inspiration. We have kids’ classes, too! Mon., Feb. 1 & 29.

Cost: $106/2 3-hour classes; materials incl. Location: Nido Fabric and Yarn, 209 College St., Suite 2E, Burlington. Info: 881-0068, info@nidovt.com, nidovt.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: $50/4-week class. Location: Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington. Info: First Step Dance, 598-6757, kevin@firststepdance.com, firststepdance.com.

Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3-G, Burlington.

Info: 999-4255, burlingtontaiko.org.

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PATCHWORK I: In this two-part class, learn the basics of how to make and put together quilted projects. Participants will make a patchwork top during the first part of the class and continue to build skills during the second class by learning how to sandwich, quilt and bind their patchwork top. Tue. & Wed., Feb. 2 & 3. Cost: $105/2 3-hour classes. Location: Nido Fabric and Yarn, 209 College St., Suite 2E, Burlington. Info: 881-0068, info@nidovt.com, nidovt.com.

DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Salsa classes, nightclubstyle, group and private, four levels.

Beginner walk-in classes, Wednesdays, 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.

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WATERCOLOR DESIGN AND COMPOSITION: Examine tips for better design and composition in your watercolor paintings with instructor Lisa Forster Beach. We’ll look especially at winter landscapes. Sat., Jan. 23, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $100/ person; $75 members. Location: Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Burlington. Info: 253-8358, education@helenday.com, helenday.com.

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herbs COMMUNITY HERBALISM WORKSHOPS: Wild Carrot Seed for Natural Contraception w/ Emily Peters: Wed., Feb. 3, 6-8 p.m. Herbs, Spices & Foods for Romance w/ Heather Irvine, Wed., Feb. 10, 6-8 p.m.

Introduction to Indigenous Ethnobotany: Part I of Wabanaki Ethnobotany Series w/ Dr. Frederick Wiseman: Mon., Feb. 22, 6-9 p.m. $5 additional fee. Cost: $12/preregistration required. Location: Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, 252 Main St., Montpelier. Info: 224-7100, info@vtherbcenter.org, vtherbcenter.org.

jewelry JEWELRY/FINE METALS FOR TEENS: Is your teen creative but doesn’t go in for drawing and painting? Maybe working with metal is for them! I have taught hundreds of teens how to create jewelry. They learn hands-on skills; soldering, sawing, filing, texturing, forming and stone setting. They will bring home something they love. 6 Thu., 4-6 p.m. starting Feb. 4; no class Feb. 25. Cost: $200/12 hours of class + copper, nickel & brass, & stones for setting. Location: home studio, 52 Pinnacle Dr., S. Burlington. Info: Courtney Reckord, 310-8023, cwreckord@ gmail.com, courtneyreckord.com/classes.

JEWELRY CLASSES: Learn how to make your own jewelry in a fully equipped studio with a German-trained goldsmith in a private and bright atmosphere.

All skill levels. “make your own

wedding bands,” bachelorette events, summer camps for teenager, etc. For existing students: drop-in hours, Mon., 1-4 p.m. Also special classes like PMC, sandcasting, stone setting. 4 classes, Mon. or Thu., 9:30-noon. Cost: $160/10-hour class (+ cost of silver, $3/gramm). Location: 26 Spring St., Burlington. Info: Jane Frank Jewellery Design, Jane Frank, 999-3242, info@janefrank. de, janefrank.net.

language 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. Travelers lesson package. Our 10th 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.

martial arts VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU: Classes for men, women and children. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu enhances strength, flexibility, balance, coordination and cardio-respiratory fitness. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training builds and helps to instill courage and selfconfidence. We offer a legitimate Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu martial arts program in a friendly, safe and positive environment. Accept no imitations. Learn from one of the world’s best, Julio “Foca” Fernandez, CBJJ and IBJJF certified 6th Degree Black Belt, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor under Carlson Gracie Sr., teaching in Vermont, born and raised

in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! A 5-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu National Featherweight Champion and 3-time Rio de Janeiro State Champion, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Mon.-Fri., 6-9 p.m., & Sat., 10 a.m. 1st class is free. Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Rd., Williston. Info: 660-4072, julio@bjjusa.com, vermontbjj.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 Café (meditation and discussions) meets the first Saturday of each month, 9 a.m.-noon. An open house (intro to the center, short dharma talk and socializing) is held on the third Sunday of each month, noon-2 p.m. Instruction: Sun. mornings, 9 a.m.-noon, or by appt. Sessions: Tue. & Thu., noon-1 p.m., & Mon.-Thu., 6-7 p.m. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 658-6795, burlingtonshambhalactr.org.

2016: A YEAR OF MINDFULNESS!: Want more peace, joy, and freedom in your life? Make 2016 more mindful and join us at Exquisite Mind Studio, downtown Burlington’s dogma-free mindfulness community. Come to a class or special event. Nina La Rosa, a Basic Mindfulness facilitator, guides weekly offerings suitable for beginners and experienced practitioners. Tue. 12:15-1 p.m.; Wed., 6-7:30 p.m. $5-20 suggested donation; no one turned away for lack of funds. Location: Exquisite Mind Studio, 88 King St., Suite 101, Burlington. Info: Nina La Rosa, 735-2265, nina@ ninalarosa.com, ninalarosa.com/ schedule.

MEDITATION IN EVERYDAY LIFE PROGRAM WITH MADGE ROSINOFF: Learn how to overcome obstacles to strengthening your mind in this 3-part course.

By the end you’ll be equipped with tools to establish your own meditation practice. By making a deep connection to the present moment and understanding our mind through the practice of meditation, we learn to make friends with ourselves. Thu., Jan. 28, 6-8 p.m., Sat., Jan. 30, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. & Thu., Feb. 4, 6:30-8 p.m. Cost: $110/person, special price, or pay what you can afford.

Location: Shambhala Meditation Group of Montpelier, 46 Barre St., Montpelier. Info: 793-1559, info@montpeliershambhala.org, montpelier.shambhala.org.

pilates EMPOWER PILATES: Groove With the Oov is a new class

allowing the core to move correctly in a 3D way. Not a BOSU or roller! Stability, Mobility & Spinal Health will prepare you for training for the marathon, upcoming golf season or dreaded housework. Classes taught by Physical Therapist Mary Grunvald. Weekly on Thu., 5-5:45 p.m., or by appt.

Please preregister. Cost: $15/ class. Location: Empower Pilates, 905 Roosevelt Hwy., Suite 100, Colchester. Info: 316-7249.

self-defense WOMENS SELF-DEFENSE WORKSHOPS: Program teaches simple, powerful and effective personal protection strategies that are easy to understand and remember. Participants learn how to recognize predatory behavior before it becomes a threat, diffuse it verbally, if possible, and apply effective physical self-defense techniques, if necessary. Taught for women by women. All fitness levels welcome! No prior experience required! Tue., Jan. 26, 6 p.m.

Cost: $35/Level 1 class/workshop. Location: Robert Miller Community Center, 130 Gosse Ct., Burlington. Info: The Safety Team and Burlington Parks and Rec, Eileen, 881-3536, eileen@ thesafetyteam.org, thesafetyteam.org.

spirituality POWER ANIMALS AS SPIRIT ALLIES: A spiritual adventure awaits! Learn to explore and discover animal/bird spirit allies and develop a working relationship with them for support, healing and guidance.Through instruction, drumming, shamanic journeying and sharing, we’ll learn to retrieve power animals for ourselves and others. This is for both professional healers or anyone drawn to this work. Sun., Jan. 17, 1-5 p.m. Cost: $50/4hour class. Location: Lightheart Sanctuary, 236 Wild Apple Rd., New Haven. Info: Lightheart Healing Arts, Maureen Short, 453-4433, maureen@lightheart. net, lightheart.net.

tai chi ART OF TAI CHI CHUAN: Begin learning this supreme internal art to cultivate and sustain well being of body, mind, and spirit passed traditionally through the Tung Family Lineage. Experience the bliss of true nature through practice of teachings which include: Yang Style Long Form Slow Set Postures & Sequence; Complementary Exercises & Qigong; Yin/Yang Theory & Guiding Principles; Push Hands Partner Practice; and Mindfulness Meditation shared

by Madeleine Piat-Landolt & Andreas Landolt-Hoene.

Registration for classes is requested. All Level Weekly Classes, Wed. (ongoing), 5:30-7 p.m. $15/class or $60/mo. Tai Chi for Health, Thu., 10-11 a.m., Jan. 14-Mar. 17 (10 weeks). $135. Saturday Seminar Series: Fundamentals of Tai Chi Chuan,

10 a.m.-5 p.m., Mar. 5. $85.

Location: McClure Center, 241 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Madeleine Piat-Landolt, 4533690, whitecloudarts@gmail. com, whitecloudarts.org.

Loomis St., Montpelier. Info: Baron Wormser, 223-2622, baronwormser@gmail.com.

SNAKE-STYLE TAI CHI CHUAN: The Yang Snake Style is a dynamic tai chi method that mobilizes the spine while stretching and strengthening the core body muscles. Practicing this ancient martial art increases strength, flexibility, vitality, peace of mind and martial skill.

Beginner classes Sat. mornings & Wed. evenings. Call to view a class. Location: Bao Tak Fai Tai Chi Institute, 100 Church St., Burlington. Info: 864-7902, ipfamilytaichi.org.

HONEST YOGA, THE ONLY DEDICATED HOT YOGA FLOW CENTER: Honest Yoga offers practice for all levels. Brand new beginners’ courses include two specialty classes per week for four weeks plus unlimited access to all classes. We have daily classes in Essentials, Flow and Core Flow with alignment constancy. We hold teacher trainings at the 200- and 500-hour levels. Daily classes & workshops. $25/new student 1st week unlimited; $15/class or $130/10-class card; $12/ class for student or senior or $100/10-class punch card.

Location: Honest Yoga Center, 150 Dorset St., Blue Mall, next to Sport Shoe Center, S. Burlington.

Info: 497-0136, honestyogastudio@gmail.com, honestyogacenter.com.

well-being THE HEART OF SOUND: Sound can heal, enliven and nurture us. Explore the nature of sound to uncover fresh possibilities in our connections with others, our communities and our earth.

Participants will learn vocal toning for health and wellness; use sound to facilitate movement/ yoga to balance chakras with sound; open areas of the body/ mind in need of release; learn how sound affects our physiology and psychology; use music consciously to affect your mood for stress reduction, discovering your voice, a feeling energized, joyful and more. Meg Ruby is a classically trained concert pianist, certified yoga instructor and sound/music healer. megruby.com Fri. Jan. 22, 7-9 p.m., Sat. Jan. 23, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., & Sun. Jan. 24, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Cost: $175/3 days; $50 dep. required. Location: Expressive Arts Burlington, 200 Main St., Suite 9, Burlington. Info: JourneyWorks, 860-6203, jkristel61@hotmail. com, journeyworksvt.com.

MOVING THROUGH DEPRESSION: Women’s Group.

Winter’s shorter days can affect mood and energy. Using dance and movement to enhance vitality, we will forge a deeper mind/ body connection and explore the interplay of thought, feeling, sensation. Ideal for recovery from depression, anxiety, trauma, addictions. No dance experience required. Please preregister.

Wed., Jan. 20-Feb. 24, 5:30-6:45 p.m. Cost: $120/6-week session.

Location: Chace Mill, 1 Mill St., Suite 312, Burlington. Info: Luanne Sberna, 863-9775-2, luannesberna@aol.com.

writing POETRY WORKSHOP: This ongoing workshop explores the art of revision. Limited to six participants, the workshop focuses on the possibilities within a given poem. Discussion focuses on key questions that will lead each poet to further his or her poem.

The workshop leader, Baron Wormser, has decades of poetry teaching experience. Every 3rd Sat., 9 a.m.-noon, starting Jan. 16. Cost: $35/3-hour workshop.

Location: A Writing House, 13

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ust as the end of a year inspires us to reflect on the previous 12 months, the start of a new one is a natural time to look ahead and make projections. Also, it’s a really easy way for media types to eat up editorial real estate during traditionally slow news cycles. Ahem.

So, as has become tradition in the Seven Days music section, we begin 2016 by gazing into the crystal disco ball to divine some predictions for the coming year. Also tradition: These are jokes.

Though the following may be grounded in varying degrees of what Stephen Colbert dubbed “truthiness,” they are not meant to be taken seriously. Why? Because over the years we’ve run this bit, not a single prediction has ever come true.

Nevertheless, we soldier on…

Ticket sales at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts lag significantly in the first few months of 2016. The troubling trend is a direct result of the early January visit to the theater

of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. But it is not a boycott of the Flynn by outraged arts patrons that derails ticket sales. (That’s because most sensible locals realize the theater had no choice but to allow Trump to rent the space, lest the IRS revoke the Flynn’s tax-exempt status as a nonprofit for playing political favorites.) Rather, the empty seats are attributed to another byproduct of Trump’s speech: the stench.

“The best way I can explain it is that the theater smells like bullsh— er, cow manure, with a subtle note of snake oil,” says Flynn executive director John Killacky. “Who knew that xenophobia had an actual scent?”

Further compounding the matter is that in the weeks following the candidate’s appearance, the temperature in the stately art deco theater is uncomfortably warm and humid, creating a smelly, swamp-like atmosphere. Experts are brought in to assess the situation.

“It turns out there was so much hot air in the room, it broke our AC,” Killacky explains.

The Flynn director sends the Trump campaign a bill for the repairs.

Surprisingly, the Donald sends back a check covering the cost, along with a box filled with several winter coats.

After a summit meeting in February, local festival promoters agree to combine forces. Owing to fears of festival fatigue among concertgoers, who have to choose among multiple events every weekend from May through September, all of the state’s major outdoor fests are merged into a single, summerlong entity. The new festival is called Discover Grand Northeast Precipice Tweed Windows on the Green … ivus.

In March, Higher Ground Presents announces that Bob Dylan will perform a July concert at the Champlain Valley Exposition. Tickets go on sale in midApril via FlynnTix. The ticketing website works splendidly. And those waiting in line to buy tickets in person report reasonable wait times and generally IN THE YEAR ... 2016

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Vermont records. And, no, it’s not a coincidence that MICHAEL CHORNEY is involved in both of those albums.

I predict that KAT WRIGHT AND THE

INDOMITABLE SOUL BAND will continue their

ascent. Their 2016 record will easily rank as one of the year’s finest, locally, and will firmly establish the band on a regional, if not national, level.

I predict that Waking Windows will blow the eff up and earn national recognition as one of the country’s best indie music festivals.

I predict that at least one comedian with Vermont ties will make serious strides professionally. For this one, I’m including expat comics such as CARMEN LAGALA, WILL BETTS, PHIL DAVIDSON and KYLE GAGNON, among others. But thanks to the opportunities provided by the Vermont Comedy Club, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if that comic is presently in Vermont. (Looking at you, KENDALL FARRELL, GRANT ROBIN, et al.)

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that garnered strong year-end best-of consideration. MARYSE SMITH delivered an all-time great Vermont record. And RICK NORCROSS AND THE ALL-STAR RAMBLERS

took home a trophy in the Academy of Western Artists awards. Not too shabby, right?

So as we begin 2016, I’d like to again try my hand at a few genuine predictions of what might come to pass this year. Without further ado…

I predict that KELLY RAVIN will have a record in my year-end top 10 for the second year running. (Disclosure: I’m cheating a little bit here. I’ve actually heard some of the roughs he’s working on with the boys at FUTURE FIELDS, and they are just silly good.)

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I predict that Rose will have good company, though. I suspect the DUPONT BROTHERS’ forthcoming album will be their best yet and could well join Smith’s in the pantheon of great

Back to music. I predict that the Precipice will return to its outdoor origins somewhere in the greater Burlington area and be better — though not necessarily bigger — than ever.

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I predict that 2016 will be the year of …

Caroline Rose. I’m doubling down on this one, in part because I’m stubborn.

But more importantly because I really believe. She’s due for a record this year, and, while I have no inside info that one is coming, I’m going out on a limb and guessing she blows us all away with new material soon and continues to bloom on a national level.

Speaking of the VCC, I predict that it will be a success in 2016 and beyond, and that local audiences will continue to embrace and value homegrown comedy in much the same way they do music, theater and visual arts. Also, whoever headlines this year’s Green Mountain Comedy Festival will be an astonishingly cool get. (Sub-prediction: When I write about the GMCF this year, I’ll make damn sure to give founder KATHLEEN KANZ the credit she deserves.)

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If you turn to page 64 of this very paper, you’ll find a piece offering some very tongue-in-cheek predictions for the local music scene in 2016. For the past eight years I’ve run some version of that piece, which, to repeat, is a joke. I stress the satirical nature of those predictions only because every year someone writes in genuinely miffed that I predicted that PHISH would renounce all ties to Vermont or that GRACE POTTER would go solo or … OK, bad example. Point is, those predictions are not real and are not to be taken seriously. And none of them have ever proven true. (BTW, I joked that Grace would go solo several years ago, but it didn’t happen until last year, so it doesn’t count.)

However, in the first Soundbites column of 2015, I took a stab at making some legitimate prognostications.

Not to toot my own horn, but I did pretty well. CAROLINE ROSE didn’t end up inheriting the NYE Higher Ground Ballroom gig from RUBBLEBUCKET, as I had posited. And I never got to interview STURGILL SIMPSON. (Call me, Sturg!) But some other educated guesses proved true.

FATTIE B’s memoir was indeed funny and well received. PHIL YATES & THE

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On the heels of the recent cassette tape trend, the fascination with niche audio mediums gets even more obscure when a new local label emerges in April called Queen City Wax Cylinders. The label’s tagline: “The crude fidelity you love, the willfully annoying inconvenience you crave.”

Vermont reaches “critical Dead” in May, when it is discovered that at least one Grateful Dead tribute band has performed somewhere in the state every night of 2016. So far.

Local superfan Tim Lewis reaches a personal milestone at the Monkey House in July when he attends his millionth local rock show. To commemorate the occasion, every nightclub in the Burlington area has a small box drawn on the floor three feet from the front of the stage. Each is marked with the following notice: “Tim parking. All others will be towed.”

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After alienating longtime fans by releasing a solo record in 2015, Grace Potter further embraces pop-diva-dom in September with another buttonpushing solo effort. It’s called Seriously.

I Really Really Really Don’t Give a Fuck What You Think. It’s by far her bestselling album to date.

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The wild success of the Burlington Record Plant spurs an ancillary cottage industry: locally made turntables.

Most of the parts are locally sourced, or at least fair trade. Most notably, Creston Electric Instruments begins producing custom turntables and, by August, is selling more turntables than guitars. This in part because the local market for Creston guitars slows when sales reports reveal that 95 percent of Vermont guitarists and 60 percent of bassists already own at least one Creston.

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band stuck in the present day after accidentally time traveling from the 1970s, and not, as had been widely speculated, local dance-rock phenoms Madaila in disguise.

“Well, yeah,” says Madaila’s Mark Daly, rolling his eyes.

“I don’t know why that was so hard for everyone to understand.

We said that from the beginning. Are you people dense?”

With no way to get back to the 1970s, the Medallions make themselves at home in 2016. They become one of Burlington’s most popular acts, thanks to a weekly Thursday residency at Radio Bean called Fondue Disco Party.

In November, Sen. Bernie Sanders wins the U.S. presidential election in a landslide. It’s actually not as big an upset as one would have thought. That’s because at the Republican National Convention in July, the Grand Old Party shocks the nation by nominating a piece of paper. It reads: “IOU: One even marginally electable candidate who is not a ridiculous and embarrassing clown. Sorry, America! XOXO, the GOP.”

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Sanders’ win is a boon to the Vermont music scene. Nicole Nelson is tabbed to sing the national anthem at his inauguration. Several local bands are hired to play inaugural balls, including Kat Wright and the Indomitable Soul Band, Madaila, the Lynguistic Civilians and Rough Francis. Bernie staffer Luis Calderin of Burlington becomes the country’s first-ever “first DJ.” Burlington’s Big Heavy World is named the National Music Office and opens satellite offices in every state. VICE runs a 14,000-word piece titled “How Bernie Sanders Invented Hip-Hop in Burlington, Vermont, and Thus Saved Democracy (and Puppies).”

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In the meantime, you can check out another new ArtsRiot venture this week: Local 400. The series features musicians and bands from the general neighborhood around the club. It’s also on the early side, 7 p.m., which is a subtle-ish effort to cross-promote the club’s restaurant — you get free admission to the show with dinner.

Heading up the debut installment on Tuesday, January 19, are RYAN OBER AND THE LOOSE ENDS and VER SACRUM.

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Last but not least, TIM MCKENZIE, of iconic BTV progressive bluegrass band PINE ISLAND renown, is in the midst of a monthlong residency at Juniper in Burlington. The guitarist and songwriter is playing the swanky hotel bar every Friday in January. Each week, he’s joined by a special guest or six that he’s collectively calling the CHEESE DOG RAMBLERS. BTW, that’s the name of McKenzie’s “dream band,” which he 75 Main St., Burlington, VT 864.6555 says via email is “too big to play with all Mon-Thur 10-9 Fri-Sat 10-10 Sun 10-8 at once.” So he’s breaking them up into w w w .nor t her nlight s pipes .c om more palatable portions.

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I caught my favorite show of the year last Saturday. Granted, the year is barely two weeks old. But still. The Burlington Does Burlington show at ArtsRiot was an absolute hoot.

If you missed it, the event borrowed the premise of the two 1990s Good Citizen comps of the same name, in which local bands covered songs by other local bands. (BTW, if you’ve never heard those albums, seek them out.

You’re welcome in advance.) KELLY RAVIN covered LOWELL THOMPSON. WREN KITZ did PAPER CASTLES. VIOLET ULTRAVIOLET did the INTERIOR — an early 2000s band I’d totally forgotten about and was glad to remember. VILLANELLES did RYAN POWER. And SWALE did my all-time favorite Vermont band, the PANTS. According to ArtsRiot talent buyer PADDY REAGAN, BDB projects to be a series, so stay tuned for the next installment. Trust me, you won’t want to miss it.

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outside vermont

THE DAILY PLANET: Seth Yacovone (blues), 8 p.m., free.

OLIVE RIDLEY’S: So You Want to Be a DJ?, 10 p.m., free.

burlington

HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Wildlife Music Collective (house), 10 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Pub Quiz with Dave, 7 p.m., free. Karaoke with Melody, 10 p.m., free.

JUNIPER: Ellen Powell Trio (jazz), 8 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Irish Sessions, 8 p.m., free. Film Night: Indie, Abstract, Avant Garde, 10 p.m., free.

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

NECTAR’S: Vinyl Night with Disco Phantom & Guests, 6 p.m., free. Phantom Airwave, Pabst Blue Rhythm (rock, funk), 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

RED SQUARE: DJ Pat (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Josh Panda’s Acoustic Soul Night, 8 p.m., $5-10 donation.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Standup Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.

18+.

ZEN LOUNGE: Kizomba with Dsantos VT, 7 p.m., free. Zensday College Night, 10 p.m., free/$5.

18+.

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CHURCH & MAIN: Cody Sargent Trio (jazz), 8 p.m., free.

CLUB METRONOME: Tha Turn Up with Firm Style, Suss Brim, Killa Twaun, Razor Redd, S.I.N.siZZle (hip-hop), 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

THE DAILY PLANET: Brett Hughes (country), 8 p.m., free.

DRINK: BLiNDoG Records Acoustic Sessions, 5 p.m., free.

FINNIGAN’S PUB: Craig Mitchell (funk), 10 p.m., free.

FRANNY O’S: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Half & Half Comedy (standup comedy), 8 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Dwight Richter (blues), 8 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Trivia Mania, 7 p.m., free. Bluegrass Thursday: Dojo, 10 p.m., $2/5. 18+.

RADIO BEAN: Jazz Sessions with Julian Chobot, 6:30 p.m., free. Ben Slotnick (folk), 7 p.m., free. Shane Hardiman Trio (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free. Soul Sessions, 10:30 p.m., free.

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Pony Up The chances of two siblings being born on the same day two years apart are pretty slim. Yet that’s precisely the case of brothers Tyler and Kyle Davis of Nashville rock band CHROME PONY. And that rare cosmic

MONKEY HOUSE: Comedy with Annie Russell (standup comedy), 8 p.m., NA. Cringe! A Night of Hilarious Humiliation (comedy), 8:30 p.m., $3/8. 18+.

RED SQUARE: The Littlest Giant (rock), 6 p.m., free. D Jay Baron (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

coincidence likely explains their uncommon musical synchronicity. Whether as a duo or backed by a rotating cast of

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Cre8, 10 p.m., free.

Music City aces, the Davises harness an unwieldy array of influences, from punk and garage rock to psych and world

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Dust Below Paris (rock), 7 p.m., free.

RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB & WHISKEY ROOM: DJ Kermit (top 40), 10 p.m., free.

Monkey House in Winooski this Friday, January 15, with local rockers HEAVY PLAINS and ELLEN DEGENERATES.

barre/montpelier BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Retro Fridays (rock), 6 p.m., donation.

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: O’s Weird Pub Quiz, 5 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (MONTPELIER): Cajun Jam with Jay Ekis, Lee Blackwell, Alec Ellsworth & Katie Trautz, 6 p.m., $5-10 donation.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Wine Down with D. Davis (acoustic), 5 p.m., free. Cookie’s Hot Club (gypsy jazz), 8 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs area PIECASSO PIZZERIA & LOUNGE: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

RUSTY NAIL: Open Mic, 9:30 p.m., free.

middlebury area

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Eric Sievert Band (rock), 8 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Life of the Party (improv comedy), 7 p.m., $5. Vermont Famous! (improv comedy), 9 p.m., $5.

ZEN LOUNGE: Regi B’s Funny Li’l Thang (standup comedy), 8 p.m., $5. 18+.

chittenden county

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Candyland, Fight Clvb (electronic music), 8 p.m., $12/15.

AA. MONKEY HOUSE: Second Thursday Selector Sets with Disco Phantom (eclectic), 9 p.m., free.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Timothy James Blues and Beyond (blues), 7 p.m., free.

CITY LIMITS: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

PENALTY BOX: Karaoke, 8 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

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NAKED TURTLE: Jay Lesage (acoustic), 5:30 p.m., free.

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

BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Ron Sweet (fingerstyle guitar), 6 p.m., donation.

LA PUERTA NEGRA: Bob Stannard & Those Dangerous Bluesmen (blues), 8:30 p.m., $5. Bob Stannard & Those

music, with bracing energy and fiery musicality. Touring in advance of a new album, Past Lives, Chrome Pony play the

Dangerous Bluesmen (blues), 8:30 p.m., $5.

SWEET MELISSA’S: BYOV Thursdays, 3 p.m., free. Dan Zura (singer-songwriter), 7:30 p.m., free.

WHAMMY BAR: Dave Keller (blues, soul), 7 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs area MOOGS PLACE: Open Mic, 8 p.m., free.

SUSHI YOSHI (STOWE): Shane Hardiman Trio (jazz), 4:30 p.m., free.

middlebury area

CITY LIMITS: Throttle Thursdays with DJ Gold, 9 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: DJ Stevie B (dance party), 9 p.m., free.

northeast kingdom PARKER PIE CO.: Parker Pie Music Night, 7:30 p.m., free.

outside vermont OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

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BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD: Max Bronstein (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Emily Dumas and Brittney Langdon (folk), 8 p.m., free. Taka (vinyl DJ), 11 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., free.

Blues for Breakfast (Grateful Dead tribute), 10 p.m., $6.

RADIO BEAN: Friday Morning Sing-Along with Linda Bassick & Friends (kids’ music), 11 a.m., free. Hawaiian Art Class, 6 p.m., free. The Brevity Thing (unruly acoustic), 8:30 p.m., free. Red Hot Juba (cosmic Americana), 10 p.m., free. Great Blue (rock), 11:30 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Ellen Powell (jazz), 4 p.m., free. Broca’s Area (rock), 7 p.m., $5. DJ Craig Mitchell (house), 11 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: D Jay Baron (EDM), 9 p.m., $5.

RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB & WHISKEY ROOM: Supersounds DJ (top 40), 10 p.m., free.

RUBEN JAMES: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Zak Trojano (folk), 8 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Steve Bjork (standup comedy), 7 & 9:30 p.m., $15. Comedy Roulette (standup), 11 p.m., free.

ZEN LOUNGE: Salsa Night with Jah Red (Latin), 9 p.m., $5.

chittenden county

BACKSTAGE PUB: Acoustic Happy Hour, 5 p.m., free.

Karaoke with Jenny Red, 9 p.m., free.

JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Bob Gagnon Quartet (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

MONKEY HOUSE: WW Presents: Chrome Pony, Heavy Plains, Ellen Degenerates (rock), 9 p.m., $5/10. 18+.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Cooper & Lavoie (blues), 5 p.m., free. The Clicks (rock), 9 p.m., free.

STONE CORRAL BREWERY: McKew Devitt (folk, rock), 6:30 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Dave Loughran (acoustic rock), 6 p.m., donation.

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Julia Kate Davis (acoustic), 6 p.m., free. Coquette (rock), 8:30 p.m., free.

LA PUERTA NEGRA: Audrey Bernstein and Joe Capps (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Honky Tonk Happy Hour with Mark LeGrand, 5 p.m., free. Kelly Ravin (country), 9 p.m., $5.

WHAMMY BAR: Marc Delgado (folk), 7:30 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs area MOOGS PLACE: Abby Sherman (folk), 6:30 p.m., free. Lefty Yunger and the Blues Crew, 9 p.m., free.

RIMROCK’S MOUNTAIN TAVERN: DJ Rekkon #FridayNightFrequencies (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

RUSTY NAIL: Gang of Thieves (funk, rock), 9 p.m., $10.

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Is it me, or has it seemed cloudier than usual in Vermont over the past eight or so years? I’ve got no empirical evidence to back that up. But for the sake of argument — and this review — let’s just agree that it has been. Eight years is also the length of time since local guitarist Timothy James last released a record. That album, Magic Summer Days, released as Timothy James & Hifidelic, was a gloriously schmaltzy slice of instrumental lounge music that brought golden rays of James’ native California sunniness to his frigid and then-newly adopted home state of Vermont. Since then, however, James has been rather quiet, releasing only a single in 2013. And so the clouds have gathered.

Happily, there’s been a break in the weather, at least metaphorically: James is back with a similarly chipper new record, Hifidelic Lounge (released in late 2015).

Like its predecessor, the new album is almost impossibly cheery, loaded with a mix of James originals and adaptations that should melt even the coldest emotional façades. While it would be easy

to dismiss James’ latest as a sunny novelty bordering on elevator music, doing so would be a mistake. That’s because genuine musicality anchors the gently swinging drums, mawkish keyboards and organs, and saccharine arrangements.

For proof of the record’s sunny disposition, consider opener “The Optimist.” Fueled by meandering acoustic and electric guitar licks set to a swaying backbeat, the song cruises like a laid-back, top-down drive along a seaside highway.

It’s breezy and blissful, like the end credits to a sappy 1980s rom-com.

“Milestones and Dreams” comes next. The song is a hybrid of two Miles Davis classics, “Milestones” and “Moon Dreams.” While Dark Prince purists might balk at James’ smoothed-out, crushedvelour interpretation, it’s nonetheless an intriguing mashup. It’s followed by “Call Me (Jazz Lounge Mix),” a rendition of the Petula Clark classic written by Tony Hatch. James’ version of the easy-listening hit is indeed lounge-y, highlighted by electronic keyboard sounds that recall the work of lounge music satirist Richard Cheese — not necessarily a bad thing.

The next two cuts are originals.

“Corella Blue” is a brief but effective guitar interlude. “Song for Brother Dale” is a heartfelt jazz piano ballad that’s also classy and elegant.

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WED STANDUP 13 Standup Open Mic After a version of Alex Alstone and Tom Glazer’s “More” that sounds something like the organ music you might hear at a Boston Red Sox game, James throws a curveball: vocals. First is a sleepy version of Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing.” Next is T. Rex’s “Life’s a Gas.” James proves a capable vocalist on both renditions, displaying a pleasant, easy tone to match low-key arrangements.

The album closes on a pair of live cuts, “Hip Drop,” an original, and the Allman Brothers Band’s “Southbound.”

Unfortunately, both tunes feel like they belong in a rowdy bar — where they may have been recorded — rather than in the cool lounge atmosphere James cultivates over the rest of the record. Still, eight out of 10 ain’t bad, making Hifidelic Lounge a warmly chill listen.

Timothy James Blues and Beyond perform at On Tap Bar & Grill in Essex Junction on Thursday, January 14.

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The title of the record is a nod to the number of recordings the band and its various offshoots released over the years — in other words, 18 is the 18th.

It is also, conveniently, a reference to the number of tracks contained therein.

These cuts represent a carefully curated retrospective of the band’s best original studio work. And they serve as a crash course for anyone interested in the history of bluegrass in Vermont, which, for all intents and purposes, begins with the Plowboys. Banjo Dan and his pals might not have been the very first bluegrass band in the state. But they were among the earliest to turn the Green Mountains blue, and arguably the most important. Digging into 18, it’s not hard to understand why.

In a 2012 story on the band in Seven Days, Starline Rhythm Boys

front man Danny Coane — also one of the Vermont’s most respected bluegrass THURSDAYS > 9:30 P.M. players — opined that what made the Plowboys special was their original BURLINGTON FILM material. “I’ve always thought their SOCIETY PRESENTS original music was what made the band,” SUNDAYS > 8:00 PM he said. He was right. After all, anyone RETN.ORG/BFS can cover Bill Monroe. But the humor and heart with which the Lindners and WATCH LIVE cofounding member Al Davis wrote were @5:25 WEEKNIGHTS ON as integral to the Plowboys’ ethos as their TV AND ONLINE fiery chops.

GET MORE INFO OR WATCH ONLINE AT Ultimately, that’s what makes 18 so VERMONT CAM.ORG • RETN.ORG compelling. While appearances by the CH17.TV likes of noted instrumentalists Jim Ryan, David Gusakov, Bob Amos and Phil Bloch are impressive, what’s really showcased 16t-retnWEEKLY.indd 1 1/11/16 here is the Plowboys’ collectively unique songwriting prowess. That includes staples such as “Death Come Down to Danville” and “Fire in the Sugarhouse,” as well as lesser-known gems such as “Aremel” and “Karelia,” all of which highlight the band’s signature and influential style. For bluegrass fans, 18 is required listening.

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Banjo Dan and the Mid-nite Plowboys might be gone, but they are certainly not forgotten. In part, that’s because since the legendary Vermont bluegrass band called it quits in 2012, founders and brothers Dan and Willy Lindner have gone to great — and welcome — lengths to remind us just how special it was. In 2013, the band released a video of its farewell concert at the Barre Opera House, Forty and Farewell. In 2014, they released a double album, Caught in the Act! Very Live Recordings 1975-2010, that corralled some of the best concert recordings from their distinguished 40-year career.

Combined, the DVD and double album were excellent representations of the band’s rightfully acclaimed live act. But as wonderful as the Plowboys were in person, they were equally excellent and prolific in the studio. Released in late 2015, a new compilation, 18, brings that facet of the band into sharp focus.

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Tamara Lindeman continued a fascinating artistic transformation. Where her previous works were notable for spare elegance and folky simplicity, her latest — a collaboration with Afie Jurvanen (Bahamas) that was produced by Robbie Lackritz (Feist) — is characterized by opaque and impressionistic lyricism and dusky, delicate arrangements. The result is a record composed of intimate emotional portraits as moving as they are mysterious. Catch the Weather Station at the Skinny Pancake in Burlington this Tuesday, January 19.

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CITY LIMITS: City Limits Dance Party with Top Hat Entertainment (Top 40), 9:30 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: DJ Blinie (hip-hop), 9 p.m., free.

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RED SQUARE: Myra Flynn (neo soul), 4 p.m., free.

Great Blue (rock), 7 p.m., $5. Mashtodon (hip-hop), 11 p.m., $5.

THE WILD FERN: Greg Ryan (gypsy jazz), 7-9:30 p.m., free.

PHAT KATS TAVERN: Cobalt Blue (rock), 9:30 p.m., free.

outside vermont

MONOPOLE: Jiggawaltz (rock), 10 p.m., free.

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NECTAR’S: Ian Greenman (acoustic rock), 7 p.m., free. Barika, Mal Maiz (ethereal dubscape, cumbia), 9 p.m., $5.

RADIO BEAN: Bad Accent (world folk rock), 6:30 p.m., free. Christie Belanger (folk), 8:30 p.m., free. Bobby Paltauf (rock, funk), 10 p.m., free. La Capitana, Bison (rock), 11:30 p.m., free.

SAT.16

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Raul, 6 p.m., $5. DJ Reign One (EDM), 11 p.m., $5.

RUBEN JAMES: Craig Mitchell (house), 10 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Steve Bjork (standup comedy), 7 & 9:30 p.m., $15. Comedy Roulette (standup), 11 p.m., free.

ZEN LOUNGE: Ivy’s Extravaganza Drag Showcase, 8 p.m., $10.

chittenden county

BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD: Steve Blair (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Davy Knowles, Townsend Revenue (blues), 7:30 p.m., $13/15. AA.

CLUB METRONOME: Retronome With DJ Fattie B (’80s dance party), 9 p.m., free/$5.

JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Cassius Clay Band (rock), 7 p.m., free.

FRANNY O’S: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

MONKEY HOUSE: Jiggawaltz, Monkey Do Better (suspense rock), 9 p.m., $3/8. 18+.

JP’S PUB: Karaoke with Megan, 10 p.m., free.

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LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Tacoma Narrows (folk rock), 6 p.m., free. Milton Busker & the Grim Work (suit folk), 8 p.m., free. Taka (vinyl DJ), 11 p.m., free.

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MONOPOLE DOWNSTAIRS: Happy Hour Tunes & Trivia with Gary Peacock, 5 p.m., free.

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JUNIPER: John Daly Trio (folk rock), 9 p.m., free.

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STONE CORRAL BREWERY: Derek Siegler (folk), 6 p.m., free.

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BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Irish Session, 2 p.m., donation.

outside vermont

MONOPOLE: Boogie Lights (rock), 10 p.m., free.

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burlington

FRANNY O’S: Kyle Stevens’ Happiest Hour of Music (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free.

SWEET MELISSA’S: David Langevin (solo piano), 6 p.m., free. John Lackard Blues Band, 9 p.m., $5.

THE GRYPHON: Max Bronstein (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs area

NECTAR’S: Mi Yard Reggae Night with DJs Big Dog and Jahson, 9:30 p.m., $3.

THE RESERVOIR RESTAURANT & TAP ROOM: The Tenderbellies (bluegrass), 10 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Bluegrass Brunch Scramble, noon, $5-10 donation.

SLIDE BROOK LODGE & TAVERN: The Suspects (blues), 9:30 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Comedy Double Header (standup, improv), 7 p.m., free.

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CITY LIMITS: City Limits Dance Party with DJ Earl (top 40), 9:30 p.m., free.

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THE OLDE NORTHENDER PUB: Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: Pete Sutherland & Tim Stickle’s Old Time Session, 1 p.m., free. Another Brother Band (Americana), 8:30 p.m., free. The Light Not Seen (pop, rock), 10:30 p.m., free.

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Sammich (funk), 9 p.m., $3.

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the 19-piece little big band’s roots lie firmly in New Orleans. Aptly self-described as “Americana noir meets Moulin Rouge,” the band’s theatrical live act is a seedy, sexy and salacious spectacle that harks back to the heyday of Crescent City cabaret jazz. On Wednesday, January 20, the Villains play the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge in South

WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK: Trivia, 7:30 p.m., free.

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HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Keys N Krates, Stooki Sound, Jesse Slaytor (electronic, hip-hop), 8:30 p.m., $20/25. AA. ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

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CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Sunday Soul Kitchen (soul), 7 p.m., free.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Kelly Ravin (country), 6 p.m., free. Live Band Rock & Roll Karaoke, 8 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs area MOOGS PLACE: Beg Steal or Borrow (rock), 5 p.m., donation.

MON.18 burlington

HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Family Night (open jam), 10:30 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Dance Video Request Night with Melody, 10 p.m., free.

JUNIPER: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Lamp Shop Lit Club (open reading), 8 p.m., free.

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MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Metal Monday:

Voices in Vain, Hellascope, Acid Roach, 9 p.m., $3/5. 18+.

RADIO BEAN: Lokum (music of the Near East), 6:30 p.m., free.

Steady Betty (rocksteady), 8 p.m., free. Latin Sessions with Mal Maiz (cumbia), 10:30 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Mashtodon (hip-hop), 8 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Comedy Café Open Mic with Jess Reed (standup), 8 p.m., free.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Cobalt (rock), 8 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs area MOOGS PLACE: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., free.

northeast kingdom PHAT KATS TAVERN: Jay Natola (solo guitar), 9 p.m., free.

outside vermont

OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Karaoke with DJ Dana Barry, 9 p.m., free.

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ARTSRIOT: Local 400: Ryan Ober & the Loose Ends, Ver Sacrum (rock), 7 p.m., free/$5.

DRINK: Drink Comedy Open Mic, 9 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Open Mic with Kyle, 9 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Dead Set Tuesday (Grateful Dead tribute), 10 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

RADIO BEAN: Pulling Yo Chain: A Standup Comedy Showcase, 8 p.m., free. Grup Anwar (classical Arabic), 8:30 p.m., free. Honky Tonk Tuesday with Eric George & Friends, 10 p.m., $3.

RED SQUARE: Ivy Waters Drag Bingo, 7 p.m., free. Craig Mitchell (house), 10 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): The Weather Station (folk), 8 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Improv Class Show, 7 p.m., free.

Standup Class Show, 8:30 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Old Time Music Session, 6 p.m., donation.

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

SWEET MELISSA’S: Bruce Jones (folk), 5 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs area MOOGS PLACE: Jason Wedlock (rock), 7:30 p.m., free.

middlebury area

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: Karaoke with Roots Entertainment, 9 p.m., free.

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JUNIPER: Tyler Mast Organ Trio (jazz), 8 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Irish Sessions, 8 p.m., free. Film Night: Indie, Abstract, Avant Garde, 10 p.m., free.

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

NECTAR’S: Vinyl Night with Disco Phantom & Guests, 6 p.m., free. Revibe Presents “The Cratch Awakens, Lets Be Leonard (rock, funk), 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

RADIO BEAN: Necromancer (metal), 10:30 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: DJ Pat (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Josh Panda’s Acoustic Soul Night, 8 p.m., $5-10 donation.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Standup Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.

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ZEN LOUNGE: Kizomba with Dsantos VT, 7 p.m., free. Zensday College Night, 10 p.m., free/$5.

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ARTSRIOT: Star Wars Trivia, 7:30 p.m., free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Lettuce, Jaw Gems (funk), 9 p.m., $22/25. AA.

CLUB METRONOME: Gubbulidis with Mahali & Zdenek of Twiddle (acoustic jam), 8 p.m., $5/10. 18+.

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Vaud & the Villains (Americana noir), 8 p.m., $17/20.

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THE DAILY PLANET: Chris Peterman & Joe Capps (jazz), 8 p.m., free.

MONKEY HOUSE: This Time Stars Fall (metal), 8:30 p.m., $3/8. 18+.

THE GRYPHON: Al Teodosio & Tom Fink (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Undun (rock), 7 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Pub Quiz with Dave, 7

barre/montpelier

BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Papa GreyBeard (blues), 6 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (MONTPELIER): Cajun Jam with Jay Ekis, Lee Blackwell, Alec Ellsworth & Katie Trautz, 6 p.m., $5-10 donation.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Wine Down with D. Davis (acoustic), 5 p.m., free. John Lackard Blues Jam, 7:30 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs area MOOGS PLACE: Danville Dan & the Fat of the Land Band (rock), 8 p.m., free.

PIECASSO PIZZERIA & LOUNGE: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

RUSTY NAIL: Open Mic, 9:30 p.m., free.

middlebury area

CITY LIMITS: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

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

outside vermont MONOPOLE: Open Mic with Lucid, 10 p.m., free.

NAKED TURTLE: Jay Lesage (acoustic), 5:30 p.m., free.

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BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ, 28 Main St., Montpelier, 229-9212 CAPITAL GROUNDS CAFÉ, 27 State St., Montpelier, 223-7800 CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS, 70 Main St., Montpelier, 223-6820 ESPRESSO BUENO, 248 N. Main St., Barre, 479-0896 GREEN MOUNTAIN TAVERN, 10 Keith Ave., Barre, 522-2935 GUSTO’S, 28 Prospect St., Barre, 476-7919 KISMET, 52 State St., Montpelier, 223-8646 LA PUERTA NEGRA, 44 Main St., Montpelier, 613-3172 MULLIGAN’S IRISH PUB, 9 Maple Ave., Barre, 479-5545 NORTH BRANCH CAFÉ, 41 State St., Montpelier, 552-8105 POSITIVE PIE, 20 State St., Montpelier, 229-0453 RED HEN BAKERY + CAFÉ, 961 US Route 2, Middlesex, 223-5200 THE SKINNY PANCAKE, 89 Main St., Montpelier, 262-2253 SOUTH SIDE TAVERN, 107 S. Main St., Barre, 476-3637 SWEET MELISSA’S, 4 Langdon St., Montpelier, 225-6012 VERMONT THRUSH RESTAURANT, 107 State St., Montpelier, 225-6166 WHAMMY BAR, 31 W. County Rd., Calais, 229-4329

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Catherine Hall talks about making art and trying everything B Y RA CHEL ELI ZA BET H JONES

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apanese unryu paper, acidburned velvet, “found” book pages, silk and part of a kitchen appliance — those are among the materials that Burlington artist Catherine Hall uses to create the works on view in “Paper Pieces & Works on Paper.” As its title suggests, this latest show at the SEABA Center on Pine Street focuses on one particular material within Hall’s prolific body of work, which spans oil and encaustic painting, sculpture, printmaking and paper works. “When I want a little break,” Hall said, “I switch from one thing to the other.”

“Paper Pieces” is a small selection, curated by Hall herself, including four paper works — three of which are three-dimensional — and approximately 20 smaller prints. “Hovering” is perhaps the most striking of the group; this hanging wall sculpture is made from hundreds of textile-like sheets of paper hand-dyed in rich shades of magenta. The artist’s interest in such forms dates back to childhood stints at her family’s textile mill in Manchester, England.

Hall’s Queen City roots go deep. She cofounded the Vermont chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art, an organization that would later become Art’s Alive; she helped to establish the artistrun cooperative gallery 215 College and run it from 2005 to 2011. Currently, besides the SEABA show, Hall has works on view at the Innovation Center of Vermont (which, incidentally, was once a textile mill) and a permanent installation at the Fletcher Free Library. Next month, Hall will exhibit with five other artists, including her daughter, Meg Lipke, in the New City Galerie show “In a Field With No Bounds.”

Over coffee, the artist talked more about her work and processes.

Catherine Hall

What are the origins of your paper works?

Three-dimensional paper pieces are something I’ve been working with for a long time. [Paper works] are how I started making art again, after coming to the States to study art history and having small children. It felt most comfortable to deal with.

Dye, fibers — I did batik, too.

It was something that could be done in steps. You could have interruptions; it didn’t matter — you could assemble the work over time.

I set [those works] aside for years.

It was hard to sell them because they look so delicate. But as the one at the library [hung in 1981] proves, if they’re looked after, the paper is very strong.

In 2012, I was invited to be in a fibers show at Creative Space [Gallery] in Vergennes. I thought, Paper is not what people would expect — it’s not sewing or embroidery or quilting. So I put [a piece]

in that show and thought, I better make some more of those.

Can you talk about your father’s textile mill?

This was a textile mill that was established in the 1860s by my late great-grandfather. When I was a child, it was doing well. My father would take us during holidays to do odd jobs in the mill, starting out with very simple things like sorting bobbins. By the time I was maybe 16, I was working at the ends of the winding machines. It was a mill that had mostly machinery, a cotton mill rather than a woolen mill, which is what we have in Vermont, but similar. It had a dye house, which was not a house: It was a big space with a huge chimney. They used to lower great hanks of yarn into vats of dye and lift them up again. It was just great to see it happening.

How do you account for the vast breadth of your work?

I think a lot of it came out of teaching, [particularly] being the one full-time person teaching at a small college, Trinity. I taught everything, so I learned

how to do things that I wasn’t even familiar with, because it connected to the history of art. When you talk about engraving and etching, you want the students to know what those are — so we did them.

I taught a sculpture course at [the University of Vermont] after Trinity closed, as a replacement for an artist who had left on sabbatical. I thought it was going to be just a general intro to sculpture, but, just before the term began, the chair told me it was actually modeling and casting. I hadn’t done any casting since I was in art school, when I was about 17. It was quite a challenge to teach it, but after that I just loved casting. So I started making the small cast faces, some of which turned into the “Hunting Lodge” trophies [a series of mounted sculptural human and animal heads first exhibited in 2014].

What is a commonality shared by your works in different mediums?

Wax is used in at least two of them. Texture is really important to me. Working with color. Experimentation. All of them are

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NEW THIS WEEK burlington

f ‘THE ART AND HISTORY OF HANDWOVEN TEXTILES’: Handwoven textiles by Jerusha Fox and members of the Marshfield School of Weaving, featuring an array of historically accurate and contemporary pieces made with natural fibers.

Reception and talk: Thursday, January 21, 6:30-8 p.m. January 18-February 29. Info, 863-6458. Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Center in Burlington.

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f ‘FROM THE CENTER FOR CARTOON STUDIES ARCHIVES’: To celebrate 10 years, the school presents original cartoon art from comic strips to graphic novels and celebrates a collection vital to its curriculum. f ANDY FROST: “Paintings on the Tour for World Peace,” recent work by the local artist. f ATHENA PETRA TASIOPOULOS: “Beyond...,” mixed-media works on paper by the local artist. Reception: Saturday, January 23, 3-5 p.m. January 19-February 20. Info, 479-7069. Studio Place Arts in Barre.

things that I experimented with, and came up with something that was really interesting to me.

“Paper Pieces & Works on Paper,” on view through March 31 at SEABA Center in Burlington. seaba.com

f JULIA SHIRAR: “Come and Go,” paintings of contemporary American society as observed in the artist’s neighborhood in Queens, N.Y. Reception: Saturday, January 16, 7-8 p.m. January 16-February 20. Info, 635-2727. Red Mill Gallery in Johnson.

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f AMANDA AMEND: Watercolor paintings by the award-winning Vermont artist. Reception: Sunday, January 17, 5-7 p.m. January 17-March 28. Info, 496-6682. Festival Gallery in Waitsfield.

JOHN SNELL: “The Wonder of It All,” photographs of nature by the local artist, organized by Meeting House Arts. January 17-March 6. Info, 244-8581.

Waterbury Congregational Church.

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f ‘RETURN OF THE SPRING’: An exhibition featuring work by Middlebury artist Yinglei Zhang and her mentors, Li Xubai and Guo Yiyu. Reception: Friday, February 12, 5-7 p.m. January 15-March 5.

Info, 388-1436. Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater in Middlebury. f ‘SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE WORKING FOREST’:

Collaborative exhibition featuring work by painter Kathleen Kolb and poet Verandah Porche.

Reception: Friday, January 15, 5-7 p.m. January 15-April 30. Info, 388-4964. Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury.

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f OLIVER SCHEMM: “Circles, Suitcases and Pramalots,” three installations by the local artist that seek to visually represent memory, travel and exploration, and movement and human growth. Reception: Friday, February 5, 6-8 p.m.

January 20-February 20. Info, castletoncollegegalleries@gmail.com. Castleton Downtown Gallery in Rutland. f ‘#SELFIES’: An exhibition and contest featuring self-portrait shots by community members.

Reception and awards: Friday, February 5, 5-7 p.m.

January 15-February 13. Info, 775-0356. Chaffee Art Center in Rutland. f ‘WINTER AS PRISM OR PRISON’: Juried exhibition of local artists exploring the experience of winter in New England. Reception: Sunday, January 17, 1-3 p.m. January 15-March 26.

Info, 247-4295. Compass Music and Arts Center in Brandon.

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‘INVENTORY: NEW WORKS AND CONVERSATIONS AROUND AFRICAN ART’: Exhibition of newly acquired works from African artists in and beyond the continent, as well as non-African artists who address Africa in their works, including paintings, photographs, sculptures, drawings, ceramics and mixed media created during or since the 1960s.

January 16-March 13. Info, 603-646-2095. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. ‘NORMAN ROCKWELL IN THE 1960S’: Exhibition featuring 21 works that trace the artist’s transition to addressing national issues like democracy, freedom, justice, desegregation and civil rights.

January 16-April 3. Info, 518-792-1761. The Hyde Museum in Glens Falls, N.Y.

ART EVENTS ARTIST TALK: JENN KARSON: The native Vermonter shares her experiences as a sound artist, alternative-pop singer and founder of Vermont Makers. McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Middlebury College, Wednesday, January 13, 7 p.m.

Info, 443-3168.

WINE AND WATERCOLORS: A one-night workshop on landscape painting for all levels. All materials provided. ONE Arts Center, Burlington, Friday, January 15, 6:30-9 p.m. $24. Info, 338-0028.

ARTIST TALK AND PERFORMANCE: MAYA JEFFEREIS: The New York-based artist and educator presents “Fall-Out Shelter,” an interactive performance inviting participants to engage in a conversation about the politics of identity and morality through a military training exercise.

Presented by Overnight Projects. 339 Pine, Burlington, Saturday, January 16, 7-8:30 p.m. Info, overnightprojects@gmail.com.

ART UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF EMILY MITCHELL: The local artist leads this group painting event in which participants create their own masterpiece to take home. Ticket price includes materials and one drink. Vin Bar & Shop, Burlington, Wednesday, January 20, 6-8 p.m. $36.87. Info, 859-9222.

ONGOING SHOWS burlington

3RD ANNUAL OPEN PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW: Opencall exhibition of Vermont photographers. Through February 28. Info, 660-9005. Art’s Alive Gallery @ Main Street Landing’s Union Station in Burlington.

‘BOOKBODY’: Juried group exhibition featuring work exploring the relationships between the book and the body, including artist books, installation, video and sculpture. Through January 26. Info, 735-2542. New City Galerie in Burlington.

CATHERINE HALL: “Paper Pieces and Works on Paper,” new works employing techniques derived from textile dyeing and batiking, monoprints and abstract painting. Through January 31. Info, 859-9222. SEABA Center in Burlington.

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SEABA associate director and curator Sarah Drexler will step up to become executive director of Art’s Alive, a position in which she will oversee organizational marketing and curate the gallery spaces at Lake and College, Union Station and the Wing Building. She’ll also run June’s Festival of Fine Art, a juried event that places local artwork in Church Street store windows. “We are looking at ways to create more of a festival feel and get more people involved,” noted Brooks.

He also asserted that Art’s Alive will remain its own branch of SEABA. “We really believe in the brand; we think it’s a strong brand that has good potential,” Brooks said, “and we want to honor all the hard work that was put into Art’s Alive over the last 30 years.”

f LYNN NEWCOMB: “The Power of Black Ink; Two Decades of Printmaking,” etchings by the local artist. Reception: Sunday, January 17, 3-5 p.m.

January 17-April 30. Info, 498-8438. White River Gallery (BALE Building) in South Royalton.

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Last week, Burlington arts organizations South End Arts and Business Association and Art’s Alive announced their merger.

That cedes the duties of the nonprofit Art’s Alive — curating the gallery spaces owned

by Main Street Landing and hosting the annual summer Festival of Fine Art — to SEABA. Alex Dostie of Dostie Bros. Frame Shop has been executive director of Art’s Alive since 2011. SEABA executive director Adam Brooks explained to Seven Days, “As [Dostie’s] business has grown, we started talking with him and the folks at Art’s Alive about making the transition. SEABA has a lot of the infrastructure: We have a curator; we do the [South End] Art Hop; we have a great board of directors. It just seemed like a logical next step.”

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JOSEPH SALERNO: “Dark Woods,” a new series of paintings created on-site at the woods’ edge.

January 16-February 6. Info, 635-2727. Vermont Studio Center Gallery II in Johnson.

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f ‘POETRY MADE VISIBLE’: More than 15 local artists present works inspired by poetry, in a variety of mediums. Reception: Friday, January 15, 4-6 p.m. January 13-March 2. Info, 748-0158. Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury.

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What are you working on now?

I’ve set aside the plastic casting. The most recent thing I did was small paintings, some of which will be in the show next month at New City Galerie.

Because I hung all those prints [at SEABA], I thought it’d be fun to go back to printing — I have a small press in my studio.

As someone who’s been part of the Burlington community for decades, do you have any observations on how the art scene has changed?

I think it’s getting to be much more exciting than it was 20 years ago, or even 10 years ago. There are a lot more artists, young artists. It’s great to have new galleries and new things popping up.

It’s great to have the New City Galerie across from Burlington City Arts. I think much more is happening.

It would be nice if there were more collectors, more buyers. I always hope that we’ll develop as more is happening.

Maybe more people here in Vermont will buy works by Vermont artists that aren’t necessarily landscapes. m

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art TRINE WILSON: “Sand Wash Basin Wild Horses,” photographs taken in northwestern Colorado.

Through January 31. Info, 355-4834. The Swingin’ Pinwheel Café & Bakery in Burlington.

ROBERT WALDO BRUNELLE JR.: “Winooski Bridge,” series of acrylic paintings meditating on the local structure in different seasons and during different times of day. Through January 31. Info, 859-8909.

Red Square, Burlington.

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‘BIRDS OF A FEATHER’: An exhibition exploring the illusory and deadly beauty of American wildfowl decoys, featuring models of 13 different bird species. Through May 1. Info, 985-3346. Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education, Shelburne Museum.

CHARLES LYSOGORSKI: New acrylic paintings by the Shelburne artist and former exhibition director at New York’s Museum of Holography. Through January 30. Info, 238-3103. Village Wine and Coffee in Shelburne.

LINDA DI SANTE: “The Nature of Things,” works in watercolor, graphite and pen and ink by the Vermont artist. Through February 28. Info, 985-8222. Shelburne Vineyard.

MILTON ARTISTS GUILD: Twenty artists share photographs that represent meaningful passageways in life. Through February 5. Info, lstech@ comcast.net. Milton Municipal Building.

‘PASSAGES’: A group exhibition featuring work

by Bonnie Acker, Miriam Adams, Elizabeth Allen, Annelein Beukenkamp, Kevin Fahey, Byron Geigel, Kate Longmaid, David Maille, Janet McKenzie, Virginia McNeice, Gail Salzman, Dianne Shullenberger, David Smith, Adelaide Murphy Tyrol, Shaio-Ping Wang and Jon Young. Through January 30. Info, 985-3848. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne.

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‘Passages’ Shelburne’s Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery hosts an exhibition of paintings by 16 local artists, including gallery

newcomers Kate Longmaid and Jon Young. The works on view are primarily representational landscapes, though there is abstract, portraiture and still life, as well. Influences are mixed — Byron Geigel’s “The Kingdom Series 2” is decidedly impressionist, while Bonnie Acker’s untitled abstracted landscape is Rothko-esque in its vaguely rectangular fields of color. Other participating artists are

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Miriam Adams, Elizabeth Allen, Annelein Beukenkamp, Kevin Fahey, David Maille, Janet McKenzie, Virginia McNeice, Gail Salzman, Dianne Shullenberger, David Smith, Adelaide Murphy Tyrol and Shiao- Ping Wang. Through January 30. Pictured: “Estuary,” oil on wood panel by Tyrol.

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f DAN HIGGINS: Photographs of the residents of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, Burlington’s sister city. f ROBIN KATRICK: “The Road to Duchity,” images from the local photographer taken while working in community development in rural Haiti. Reception: Friday, January 22, 5:30-8 p.m. Through February 26. Info, 363-4746. Flynndog in Burlington.

ELEANOR LANAHAN: “Portraits,” paintings of people in their environments, including café co-owner Allison Lane. Through February 1. Info, 658-3074. Mirabelles Café in Burlington.

‘GO FOR BROKE’: Works by Christy Mitchell and Benjamin Peberdy exploring excess and addiction in consumer culture. Through January 15. Info, 578-2512. The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington.

HOWARD CENTER ARTS COLLECTIVE: Select works from art collective members. Info, 598-6698.

WORKS FROM BELLCATE SCHOOL: Students of Josh Linz’s art class present work influenced by diverse art movements. Through February 29. Info, 651-9692. VCAM Studio in Burlington.

JAMES VOGLER: “Long Range Forecast,” new paintings by the Charlotte artist. Through February 29. Info, 504-3018. The Gallery at Main Street Landing in Burlington.

JOSHUA: “And the water it is blind,” text-based work by the local artist. Through February 29.

Info, ex.poetics@gmail.com. New Moon Café in Burlington.

KAREN DAWSON: The winter 2015 featured artist presents new work. Through February 28. Info, 264-8191. Community Health Center of Burlington.

MAREVA MILLARC: “Shapeshifters,” a collection of new abstract paintings by the Vermont artist.

Through January 16. Info, 865-7166. Vermont Metro Gallery, BCA Center in Burlington.

MATTHEW THORSEN: Works from the acclaimed Vermont photographer, including family photos, Vermont notables, and selections from his “Sound Proof” collection of rock performances and artists.

Through February 27. Info, 652-4500. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center in Burlington.

MIC PLANTE AND MICHELLE SAYLES: Exhibition of work by the local artists in the center’s first-ever exhibition. Through February 12. Info, 888-4928218. The Wellness Co-op in Burlington.

VISUAL ART IN SEVEN DAYS:

CHARLES FISH: “Blue Ribbons & Burlesque,” photographs taken at Vermont country fairs.

Through July 1. Info, 479-8519. Vermont History Museum in Montpelier.

f ‘CLOSE TO HOME’: Installation and images by Elizabeth Billings and Michael Sacca, respectively, created using materials and subject matter near their Tunbridge home. Reception: Thursday, January 14, 5-7 p.m. Through March 31. Info, 828-0749. Governor’s Gallery in Montpelier. f KATE GRIDLEY: Seventeen contemporary oil portraits of young adults, each accompanied by an audio narrative accessible by cellphone. Reception: Thursday, January 14, 5-7 p.m. Through March 31.

Info, 828-0749. Vermont Supreme Court Gallery in Montpelier.

‘NAJAWA: A STORY OF PALESTINE’: A 45-foot “street comic” tells the story of a Palestinian woman’s life, created by local artist Michelle Sayles in collaboration with artist and educator Jen Berger and Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/ Israel. Through March 1. Info, 865-7211. Fletcher Free Library in Burlington.

MICHAEL METZ: “At the Beach,” digital images by the Charlotte photographer. Through February 1.

Info, 598-6982. Local 64 in Montpelier.

SAGE TUCKER-KETCHAM: “Spacescapes,” new abstract paintings by the local artist, inspired by the natural world, chemistry, science and alchemy.

Through January 31. Info, 861-3155. Karma Bird House Gallery in Burlington.

NICK NEDDO: “Elements and Allies,” work made with wild-crafted art materials by the local artist and author. Through January 30. Info, 426-3581.

Jaquith Public Library in Marshfield.

‘SEX OBJECTS: PERSPECTIVES ON GENDER AND SEXUALITY’: An exhibition of everyday and ceremonial art and artifacts curated by 40 anthropology and art history students. Through May 22. Info, 656-0750. University of Vermont Fleming Museum of Art in Burlington.

TOM CULLINS: “A Creative Life,” retrospective of the work and legacy of the Burlington architect and fourth-generation Vermonter. Through January 16.

Info, 865-7166. BCA Center in Burlington.

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f MISSY STORROW: “Traveling,” watercolors by the local artist. Reception: Friday, January 29, 5-7 p.m. Through February 2. Info, 223-7800. The Green Bean Art Gallery at Capitol Grounds in Montpelier.

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‘ALTERNATIVES’: Photographs and mixed media by Tom Cullins and Kelly Holt. CAROLINE MCKINNEY: “Humans and Other Animals,” watercolor portraits featuring a variety of subjects rendered by the local artist. Through March 1. Info, 888-1261. River Arts in Morrisville.

CRAIG MOONEY: “Featured Paintings,” semiabstract landscapes in oil. Through January 31. Info, 253-1818. Green Mountain Fine Art Gallery in Stowe.

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CALL TO ARTISTS ‘VISIONARY CONSPIRACY’: Members of the Surface Design Association (SDA) Vermont chapter are invited to apply for inclusion in SPA’s July/August exhibition, which intends to incite compassion and beauty through deploying fiber artists to craft “extreme examples of exquisiteness” with threads, textiles, wool, needles and looms. Interested artists should submit proposals to Eve JacobsCarnahan at ejcarnahan@ gmail.com by May 1. To join the SDA, visit surfacedesign.org.

Studio Place Arts, Barre. Info, 479-7069.

1 - 2 - 3 - : MATH AND ART: Studio Place Arts seeks submissions of work that address the many concerns of both art and math. Details at studioplacearts.com. Studio Place Arts, Barre. Through April 15. Info, 479-7069.

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST: Ninth annual contest pays tribute to the social phenomenon of the selfie. Deadline: January 13, 6 p.m. Details at chaffeeartcenter.org. Chaffee Downtown Art Center, Rutland.Info, 775-0356.

ART FOR SWITCHBACK TAP ROOM: The brewery seeks local artists to showcase their work at 160 Flynn Ave., starting in March. Each selected artist will have a two-month exhibition with an opening reception on First Friday Art Walk. If interested, email Dani Casey, dani@switchbackvt. com, with bio, art samples and preferred months. The Tap Room at Switchback Brewing

Company, Burlington. Info, 651-4114.

ART HOUSE CALL TO ARTISTS: Seeking 2D works that reflect curiosity about, admiration of or connection to the natural world, for exhibit at Sterling College. Submit five to eight works in high-quality JPEG or PDF files, and text listing title, medium and size of each. Must be framed and ready to hang. Email director@ vermontarthouse.org or mail CD or thumb drive to The Art House, PO Box 85, Craftsbury Common, VT 05827. Deadline: January 31. The Art House, Craftsbury. Info, 586-2200.

ARTIST RESIDENCY: CARVING STUDIO & SCULPTURE CENTER: Sculptors are invited to apply for residencies from one week to three months, with access to comprehensive facilities for creating works in many mediums, as well as a stipend, housing and meals.

Details at carvingstudio.org Deadline: January 25. The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center, West Rutland. Info, 438-2097.

‘ENCOUNTERING YELLOW’: Artists are invited to submit work that interprets and incorporates the color yellow.

E-mail application to info@studioplacearts.com or mail to: Studio Place Arts, 201 North Main Street, Barre VT 05641.

Deadline: February 20. Info, 479-7069. Studio Place Arts, Barre. $10; free for SPA artist members. Info, 479-7069.

THE GALLERY AT LCATV: Lake Champlain Access Television (LCATV) is looking for artists to exhibit visual arts at a spacious community media center in northern Colchester.

mad river valley/waterbury BLAKE LARSEN: “Introducing Color,” abstract expressionist and abstract figure paintings.

Through January 18. Info, 583-5832. The Bundy Modern Gallery in Waitsfield.

JOHN BISBEE: “Branded,” wall-hung sculptures solely using hand-forged nails, reflecting the artist’s three-decade exploration of the material. WHITNEY RIVER: “Reeds and Grasses,” highly precise paintings of these organic forms.

Through January 30. Info, 617-842-3332. Walker Contemporary in Waitsfield.

OPEN FARM AND STUDIO TOUR: The 10th annual Discover the Heart of the Islands invites artists to participate in an event July 9-10, taking place at community hubs across four island towns. Deadline: April 15. More information at openfarmandstudio.com.

Grand Isle Art Works. $50 early bird; $75 after Feb. 15. Info, 372-4556.

‘SOFT BOMB BARRE’: Artists are invited to submit proposals for outdoor installations, “art explosions” involving fibers and intended to be a comforting, exhilarating form of art-as-resistance. Email proposals to info@studioplacearts.com. Deadline: April 1. Studio Place Arts, Barre. $10 application fee; free for SPA member artists. Info, 479-7069.

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VERMONT GREEN PRINTING: Seeking talented artists whose work is suitable for T-shirts and other apparel to produce comic book art, 8-bit art, ASCII art, or other cool images. Send samples and contact info to John at vtgreenprinting@gmail. com. Vermont Green Printing, Morrisville. Info, 888-9600.

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‘ALTERNATIVE CAMERAS: PINHOLE TO PLASTIC’: Cameras have become more and more sophisticated. However, some photographers prefer to work with less sophisticated cameras, producing images that are direct and often lyrical. Through January 15. Info, 388-4500. PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury.

‘CERAMICS: DECORATIVE & FUNCTIONAL’: Work

by Vermont potters Judith Bryant, Laura Fall, Kileh Friedman and Ken Martin. Through February 29. Info, 877-3850. Creative Space Gallery in Vergennes.

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f BILL RAMAGE: “The Men’s Group,” large pencil drawing highlighting the unique bond among Castleton professors Luther Brown, Bob Gershon, John Gillen, Bob Johnson, Jon Scott and the artist, who have met once a month since 1991. Reception: Tuesday, January 26, 5 p.m. Through February 12. Info, castletoncollegegalleries@gmail.com.

Christine Price Gallery, Castleton University.

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HOLIDAY GROUP EXHIBITION: Vermont artists Jason Boyd, Hope Burgoyne, Kate Cahill-Vansuch, Marilyn Gillis, Gloria Lynn, Shannon Morrison, Gerald Stoner and Sarah-Lee Terrat exhibit works in a variety of mediums. Through January 16. Info, 244-7801. Axel’s Gallery & Frameshop in Waterbury.

Artists must meet the criteria of LCATV membership (live, work or attend school in Colchester, Milton, Georgia, Fairfax, Westford, South Hero, Grand Isle or North Hero).

Exhibitions can be one, two, or three months and include a reception. Group shows are welcome. Proceeds from any sales go to the artists. Lake Champlain Access Television, Colchester. Info, 862-5724.

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PEGGY DUPONT: Paintings inspired by the Vermont landscape by the East Calais artist.

Through March 1. Info, 888-1261. Morrisville Post Office.

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This study involves:

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GABRIEL TEMPESTA: “Our World, Charcoals & Casein,” highly detailed paintings rendered from photos of the natural world. Through February 15.

Info, 253-8943. Upstairs at West Branch Gallery in Stowe.

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ROY VESTRICH: “Walls and Words, Bits of Brick and Bark,” photographs evoking painterly abstraction that feature degraded posters, chipped walls, aged objects and natural formations found in Europe, China, Australia and North America. Through January 16. Info, 468-1266. Castleton Downtown Gallery in Rutland.

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Through April 30. Info, 885-3061. The Great Hall in Springfield.

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‘CIVIL WAR 150’: Exhibition exploring how soldiers, presidents, freed slaves and families struggled to address the nature of democracy, citizenship and the human toll of civil war. Through January 18. Info, 457-2355. Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock.

HOLIDAY PRINT SHOW: Prints by local artists, available for viewing and sale. Through January 30.

Info, 295-5901. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction.

‘ICE AGE MAMMALS IN THE MEADOW’: Outdoor exhibition of life-size sculpture by Bob Shannahan and Wendy Klemperer, featuring artistic renditions of a woolly mammoth, a short-faced bear, a North American camel, a dire wolf and an American lion.

Through April 30. Info, 359-5001. Vermont Institute of Natural Science Nature Center in Quechee.

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‘BOXCARS: RAILROAD IMAGERY IN CONTEMPORARY REALISM’: Realist paintings with trains as subject, curated by Charlie Hunter. Through March 12. ‘DRAWING ON, IN, OUT’: Drawings by Christina de Gennaro, Terry Hauptman, Monique Luchetti, Craig Stockwell, Jane Sutherland and Scott Tulay. Through February 8. ‘OPEN CALL NORTH-NORTHEAST’: Juried exhibition showcasing work by established, mid-career and emerging artists who live in New York and New England. Through March 12. ‘RECOVERING THE BODY’: Jon L. McAuliffe and Craig Stockwell collaborate in an investigation of agency and artistic impulse, through the life and tragic death of the explorer George Mallory. Through February 8. EVAN CORONIS: “Penumbra,” hexagonal forms made with unrefined industrial glass. Through March 12. Info, 257-0124. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

f DAVID STERN: “All Over the Map,” an exhibition of paintings, jewelry and sculpture. Reception: Thursday, January 14, 5:30-7 p.m. Through February 22. Info, 869-2960. Main Street Arts in Saxtons River.

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TOM FELS: “Light & Shadow: Cyanotypes and Drawings,” camera-less photographs and drawings by the Vermont artist based on a single subject: a tree in his garden. Through February 7. Info, 2518290. Mitchell Giddings Fine Arts in Brattleboro.

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CINDY SMITH: Photographs by the local artist.

Through January 22. Info, 525-3366. Parker Pie Co. in West Glover.

LISA ESHLEMAN FOSTER: “Ancestors: Going Way Back,” a one-woman show. Through January 23.

Info, 334-1966. MAC Center for the Arts Gallery in Newport.

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DIAN PARKER: “Homage: The Arc of Influence,” paintings by the Chelsea artist and writer. Through March 6. Info, 889-9404. Tunbridge Public Library in Tunbridge Village.

‘HOT HOUSES, WARM CURVES’: Exhibition of Anda Dubinskis drawings, Peter Moriarty photography and colorfully painted shoes by Rick Skogsberg.

Through February 20. Info, 767-9670. BigTown Gallery in Rochester.

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ERIC AHO: “Ice Cuts,” paintings that present the simplicity and austerity of holes cut in ice, by the Vermont artist. Through March 13. Info, 603-646-2095. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. EVERETT WEBBER: “The Anatomy of a Series: Hiding in Plain Sight,” 20 watercolor paintings by the West Lebanon painter. INGRID ELLISON: “Adrift,” oil paintings reflecting the mood, colors and imagery of the Maine coast. MARK LENNON: “Abstract Color,” paintings by the New London, N.H., artist. ROBERT MORGAN: “Large Watercolors,” the New York painter’s latest series of oversize, densely hued, narrative watercolor paintings. SABRA FIELD: “Recent Prints,” images by the renowned East Barnard printmaker. Through February 5.

Info, 603-448-3117. AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H. ‘STUDENT ASSOCIATION COLLECTS: 2000-2015’: An exhibition of objects purchased by a group of students under the guidance of faculty. Through January 24. Info, 518-564-2474. Plattsburgh State Art Museum, N.Y. m

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Opening on Saturday, January 16, this exhibition features 31 art objects acquired during the young tenure of Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi as the first official curator of African art at Dartmouth’s Hood Museum of Art. The Hood states that focus on collecting modern and contemporary art in the African collection — works from African artists both in and beyond the continent, as well as non-African artists who address Africa in their practice.” The works span a broad swath of mediums including photography, painting, ceramics and sculpture. Shown here is Cameroonbased Belgian artist Eric van Hove’s “V12 Laraki,” a Mercedes engine he worked with Moroccan artisans to meticulously reconstruct — with 53 materials, 465 parts and 660 Fakeye, Chike Obeagu, Owusu-Ankomah and Ibrahim El Salahi. Through March 13.

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or a film on a subject already covered from every conceivable angle, The Big Short is impressively full of surprises. The first is that somebody came up with a new angle on the financial collapse of 2008. The second is that the “somebody” was writer-director Adam McKay. The universe of this movie feels light-years from McKay’s collaborations with Will Ferrell, such as Anchorman — yet, improbably, the filmmaker proves himself master of it. This is a picture unlike any you’ve seen.

It’s not, for example, like the 2010 documentary Inside Job. Or like the 2011 drama Margin Call. And, while it deals with the unchecked recklessness of the financial sector, it’s not like 2013’s The Wolf of Wall Street.

Barring the fact that McKay’s film, too, features actress Margot Robbie in a bubble bath.

Based on Michael Lewis’ bestseller, The Big Short recounts one of American history’s most heinous crimes and miraculously turns it into comedy. Dark comedy, to be sure, with “heroes” we root for even though they made fortunes off the misery of millions.

Christian Bale plays the guy who figured out the sky was about to fall — Dr. Michael Burry, a fund manager with Asperger’s and a fondness for death metal. He does what no

one else has — puts an AAA-rated mortgagebacked security under a microscope — and discovers that the country’s economy is based on a bit of banking sleight of hand that bundles bonds with thousands of risky subprime mortgages.

Since income levels are flat, Burry realizes, it’s only a matter of time before balloon payments make defaults skyrocket, bringing the system down like a foreclosed house of cards. Burry convinces banks to let him bet against them, and they’re happy to take his money. Lots of it.

Word gets around, and a handful of investors come to the same conclusion and place bets of their own. Steve Carell plays Mark Baum, a fellow with personal reasons for wanting to stick it to Wall Street. He insists he’s only happy when he’s unhappy, and he’s not kidding. He looks borderline suicidal when he cashes out with $2 billion.

Others have less complex motives. Neophytes Jamie Shipley (Finn Wittrock) and Charlie Geller (John Magaro) simply want to get rich. They get an assist from Brad Pitt as hedge fund guru-turned-Colorado hippie Ben Rickert. And a reality check. When, at a pivotal point, the two literally dance for joy, Rickert reminds his protégés that their

SHORT SIGHTED Bale plays a rogue investor who sees big trouble on the financial horizon before anybody on Wall Street or in the government does.

windfall results from the loss of people’s pensions, investments, homes and jobs.

Ryan Gosling plays Jared Vennett, a smug moneyman whom McKay makes ringmaster.

Besides providing narration, he periodically addresses the camera and informs the viewer whether an event just depicted actually happened. The picture’s most effective running joke, though, is his introduction of celebrities who proceed to explain complex banking instruments. Anthony Bourdain compares collateralized debt obligations to stew made from day-old fish. Robbie, covered in bubbles, sips Champagne while enlightening us on ... uh, I forget. But it was complicated.

The picture’s primary point is that stupidity played as significant a role in the crisis as greed. Nobody on Wall Street understood the system that made them fortunes, then bankrupted millions. Neither did anyone in the government.

Not every filmmaker has what it takes to shape material this bleak into a blackly comic blast, but McKay and his AAA-rated cast are on the money throughout. The payoff is laughter mixed with the lingering sense that there’s not a whole lot of reason to think it won’t happen again.

ride with John Ruth (Kurt Russell), a bounty hunter toting a very alive, very angry wrongdoer (Jennifer Jason Leigh).

Ruth is taking her to Red Rock to hang, but things keep slowing him down. First, a shady fellow (Walton Goggins) claiming to be the town’s new sheriff claims the last spot in the coach.

Then, when the foursome take refuge from the storm at isolated Minnie’s HaberdashGAB AND GORE Dern plays one of the quieter characters ery, they find an oddball in Tarantino’s bloody western chamber drama. group of strangers — played by Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Demian Bichir and Bruce Dern — who may or may the pot simmer far too long. Take the opennot have designs on Ruth’s bounty. Whether ing scene, in which Warren spends what there’s honor among the hateful remains to feels like five minutes securing his place in the coach. The point — that Ruth is testy and be seen.

As the title indicates, these aren’t sym- mistrustful — could have been made in a few pathetic characters. That’s not the problem, lines.

Even after the contents of this pot do boil because Tarantino excels at siccing nasty people on other nasty people. (Roughly 85 over into juicy — and, bloody — drama, Tarpercent of his dialogue in any given film antino lets it cool before putting it back on consists of elaborately veiled threats, psy- the burner. At one such juncture, when the chological torture and games of one-upman- filmmaker’s voice shows up to provide thorship.) No, the problem is that, in a film driven oughly unnecessary narration, one might primarily by verbal explosions, our cook lets be tempted to think he’s playing a Tristram

Shandy-style trick and deliberately frustrating our desire to watch the damn story play out already.

The veracity of tales is an ongoing theme in The Hateful Eight. But, if such a postmodern game is afoot, the movie’s content and style never quite work together. Granted, there’s plenty of stuff here. The performances leave strong impressions — particularly Dern’s querulous Confederate general, Goggins’ slithery opportunist and Leigh’s contemptuous, cold-eyed killer. There are clever narrative reversals, and there are set pieces — everything Tarantino’s fans expect. Yet what there isn’t, owing to the relaxed structure, is a sense of weight or urgency. It’s like the world’s goriest hangout movie.

Should filmmakers assume that moviegoers need something to explode every few seconds? Of course not. But there’s an art to structuring a leisurely tale so it holds our attention. Perhaps the film’s Minnie, who keeps her stew simmering on the fire, could give these prestige filmmakers a few lessons in the slow burn.

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ertain films vying this year for top industry honors offer an object lesson in the importance of editing and the value of brevity. Namely, because they drag on. Beautifully shot as it is, The Revenant runs out of story long before 156 minutes have elapsed. The shorter Joy still buries a fascinating life in minutiae.

Then there’s The Hateful Eight, Quentin Tarantino’s defiantly three-hour western set in Wyoming just after the Civil War. Make no mistake: Despite dealing with issues of slavery and racial prejudice, this is no epic like Django Unchained. It’s a chamber drama, most of which the small cast spends trapped by a blizzard in a one-room cabin.

Tarantino embraces those limitations: He’s recently said he plans to turn the film into a stage play. And if anyone is equipped to pull off a tense, dialogue-driven drama in a small space, it’s the man who made the similarly constrained Reservoir Dogs. But while that film wrapped up in 99 minutes, Hateful may strain viewers’ patience. It has plenty of entertaining gab, and several standout performances. But the extra run time stretches and flattens the narrative until it feels like a campfire tale told by a normally dynamic storyteller who’s fighting the effects of a sleep aid.

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NEW IN THEATERS 13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI: Director Michael Bay applies his action-cinema talents to portraying the security team that responded to the 2012 attack on U.S. diplomatic headquarters in Libya. With John Krasinski, Freddie Stroma and Toby Stephens. (144 min, R. Essex, Majestic) CAROL: Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara have snagged reams of award nominations for their performances as a housewife and a shopgirl tentatively falling in love in midcentury New York. With Sarah Paulson and Kyle Chandler.

Todd Haynes directed the adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel. (118 min, R. Roxy, Savoy) NORM OF THE NORTH: A polar bear and his lemming pals relocate from the Arctic to New York for wacky high jinks in this family animation. Does their move have more to do with climate change messaging or with replicating the success of the Madagascar movies? Rob Schneider, Heather Graham and Ken Jeong provide voice work. Trevor Wall directed. (86 min, PG. Essex, Majestic) RIDE ALONG 2: In the sequel to the mismatchedbuddy comedy, Kevin Hart plays a soon-to-be groom who tags along with his tough cop brother-in-law (Ice Cube) for a raid on a Miami drug dealer. With Tika Sumpter and Benjamin Bratt.

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THE BIG SHORTHHHH1/2 Comedy director Adam McKay unravels the excesses and absurdities that helped produce the 2008 financial collapse in this film based on Michael Lewis’ book about the guys who got rich on credit-default swaps. Christian Bale, Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling star. (130 min, R)

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(187 min, R; reviewed by M.H. 1/13) THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY — PART 2HHH1/2 The dystopian saga concludes, as Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and the rebels prepare to bring down the tyrannical Capitol. With Josh Hutcherson, Julianne Moore and Natalie Dormer.

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DADDY’S HOMEHH This comedy from Sean Anders (We’re the Millers) pits stodgy stepdad (Will Ferrell) against cool-but-feckless biological dad (Mark Wahlberg) as they compete for the kids’ affections.

With Linda Cardellini as Mom. (96 min, PG-13)

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BROOKLYNHHHH In the 1950s, a shy Irish immigrant to the U.S. (Saoirse Ronan) finds herself choosing between two paths, in this drama from director John Crowley (Intermission), from a script

by Nick Hornby. With Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson and Jim Broadbent. (111 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 12/2)

CONCUSSIONHHH Will Smith plays Dr. Bennet Omalu, the pathologist who discovered a disturbing link between football and brain damage, in this fact-based drama from director Peter Landesman.

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SISTERSHHHH1/2 Amy Poehler and Tina Fey play a naughty sibling and a nice one who both get very naughty during a last bash in their childhood home. Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect) directed the comedy. With Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch and James Brolin. (118 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 12/16) SPOTLIGHTHHHHH Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams and Stanley Tucci are among the all-star cast of this gripping drama about the Boston Globe’s Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into the Catholic sex-abuse scandals uncovered in the early aughts. Tom McCarthy (The Visitor) directed and cowrote. (128 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 11/25) STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENSHHHH So, did you hear there’s a new Star Wars movie coming out? Set 30 years after Return of the Jedi? Directed

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IRRATIONAL MANHH1/2 Woody Allen’s latest drama stars Joaquin Phoenix as a philosophy professor seeking inspiration in unsettling places, and Emma Stone as the student who follows him there. With Parker Posey. (96 min, R) THE MARTIANHHHH Stranded on Mars, the last member of a manned mission (Matt Damon) must survive, contact NASA and help engineer his own rescue in this sci-fi adventure directed by Ridley Scott and based on the science-savvy novel by Andy Weir. With Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig and Jeff Daniels. (141 min, PG-13) PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSIONH1/2 A family moves into a new home equipped with a camera that “sees ghosts.” Gregory Plotkin directed the sixth entry in the waning found-footage franchise. With Chris J. Murray, Brit Shaw and Ivy George. (88 min, R) SINISTER 2H1/2 In this winner of Unoriginal Plotline of the Week, a mom (Shannyn Sossamon) and her sons move into a rural home that’s clearly haunted — this time by the evil spirit of Bughuul.

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in the coming months is to increase the amount of time you spend that does not qualify as work. In fact, why don’t you see how much and how often you can indulge in outright play? There’ll be no better way to attract grace and generate good fortune.

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(DEC. 22 - JAN. 19) “It’s a terrible thing to wait until you’re ready,” proclaims actor Hugh Laurie.

He goes even further: “No one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready.” His counsel is too extreme for my tastes. I believe that proper preparation is often essential.

We’ve got to get educated about the challenges we want to take on. We need to develop at least some skills to help us master our beloved goals. On the other hand, it’s impossible to ever be perfectly prepared and educated and skilled. If you postpone your quantum leaps of faith until every contingency has been accounted for, you’ll never leap. Right now, Capricorn, Laurie’s view is good advice.

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(April 20-May 20): “Nothing is really work unless you’d rather be doing something else.” So said Taurus writer James M. Barrie (1860-1937), who created the Peter Pan stories. Your challenge and invitation

posal: Get in touch with your madness. And don’t tell me you have no madness. We all do.

But listen: When I use the word “madness,” I don’t mean howling rage, hurtful lunacy or out-of-control misbehavior. I’m calling on the experimental part of you that isn’t always polite and reasonable; the exuberant rebel who is attracted to wild truths rather than calming lies; the imaginative seeker who pines for adventures on the frontiers of your understanding. Now is an excellent time to tap into your inner maverick.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): Here’s an excerpt from Dorianne Laux’s poem “Antilamentation”: “Regret nothing. Not the cruel novels you read to the end just to find out who killed the cook. Not the insipid movies that made you cry in the dark. Not the lover you left quivering in a hotel parking lot. Not the nights you called god names and cursed your mother, sunk like a dog in the living room couch, chewing your nails.”

I’m giving you a good dose of Laux’s purifying rant in the hope that it will incite you to unleash your own. The time is favorable to summon an expanded appreciation for the twists and tweaks of your past, even those that seemed torturous in the moment. Laux doesn’t regret the TV set she threw out the upstairs window or the stuck onion rings she had to sweep off the dirty restaurant floor, and I hope you will be that inclusive.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Modesty is the art

of drawing attention to whatever it is you’re being humble about,” said Alfred E. Neuman, the fictitious absurdist whose likeness often appears on the cover of Mad magazine. I’m here to tell you, Leo, that now is an excellent time to embody this aphorism. You are in a perfect position to launch a charm offensive by being outrageously unassuming. The

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “To go wrong in

one’s own way is better than to go right in someone else’s,” says a character in Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novel Crime and Punishment.

I don’t agree with that idea 100 percent of the time. Sometimes our wrong ideas are so delusional that we’re better off getting interrupted and redirected by the wiser insights of others. But for the near future, Virgo, I recommend Dostoyevsky’s prescription for your use. One of your key principles will be to brandish your unique perspectives. Even if they’re not entirely right and reasonable, they will lead you to what you need to learn next.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “I love kissing,” testifies singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens. “If I could kiss all day, I would. I can’t stop thinking about kissing. I like kissing more than sex because there’s no end to it. You can kiss forever. You can kiss yourself into oblivion.

You can kiss all over the body. You can kiss yourself to sleep.” I invite you to temporarily adopt this expansive obsession, Libra. The astrological omens suggest that you need more sweet, slippery, sensual, tender interaction than usual. Why? Because it will unleash sweet, slippery, sensual, tender emotions and sweet, slippery, sensual, tender thoughts, all of which will awaken a surge of dormant creativity. Which you also need very much.

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(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Everything has been said before,” said French author André Gide, “but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.” I am happy to inform you that you’re about to be temporarily exempt from this cynical formulation. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you will be able to drive home certain points that you have been trying to make over and over again for quite a while. The people who most need to hear them will finally be able to register your meaning. (P.S. This

breakthrough will generate optimal results if you don’t gloat. Be grateful and understated.)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Do you want more money, Sagittarius? Are there treasures you wish you could have, but you can’t afford them? Do any exciting experiences and life-enhancing adventures remain off-limits because of limited resources? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, now would be an excellent time to formulate plans and take action to gather increased wealth. I don’t guarantee total success if you do, but I promise that your chance to make progress will be higher than usual. Cosmic tendencies are leaning in the direction of you getting richer quicker, and if you collaborate with those tendencies, financial magic could materialize.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Fate has transformed a part of your life that you didn’t feel ready to have transformed. I won’t offer my condolences, though, because I’ve guessed a secret that you don’t know about yet. The mythic fact, as I see it, is that whatever you imagine you have had to let go of will ultimately come back to you in a revised and revivified form — maybe sooner than you think. Endings and beginnings are weaving their mysteries together in unforeseen ways. Be receptive to enigmatic surprises.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20): Good news: Your eagerness to think big is one of your superpowers. Bad news: It’s also one of your liabilities. Although it enables you to see how everything fits together, it may cause you to overlook details about what’s undermining you. Good news: Your capacity for intense empathy is a healing balm for both others and yourself. At least potentially, it means you can be a genius of intimacy. Bad news: Your intense empathy can make you fall prey to the emotional manipulation of people with whom you empathize. Good news: Your willingness to explore darkness is what makes your intelligence so profound. Bad news: But that’s also why you have to wrestle so fiercely with fear. Good news: In the next four weeks, the positive aspects of all the above qualities will be ascendant.

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I’m a lesbian living with my girlfriend. We’ve been together for a few years, and things are good. Over the holidays, one of her closest friends visited us with her wife. They just got married last summer. We are all close. One night during their visit, they asked us if we could all have a foursome.

I was so surprised. I’m not a prude, but I was shocked. We sort of talked about it, but I was too nervous in the end. My girlfriend was into it. I kind of want to do it when we see them again, but I’m still nervous. What should I do to not be scared?

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Foursome Fear

There’s a difference between being a little nervous and being scared. Is your stomach full of butterflies in anticipation of what could be a really fun and wild night of intimacy? Are you shy about sharing your body with people you’ll continue to know platonically? Or are you outright afraid of how a foursome could change your happy dynamic with all involved?

You can overcome shyness and transform nervousness into excitement, but fear is something you shouldn’t ignore.

You won’t enjoy fulfilling group sex until you understand your feelings, so let’s get to the bottom of this.

What is your relationship with your girlfriend like? Are you usually adventurous in the bedroom? Are you both confident that jealousy or insecurity won’t haunt you when the lights go on? Is this a one-time thing, or will it lead to more — and what would that mean for you as a couple?

How will this affect your girlfriend’s longtime relationship with her friend? And, though the goal is to share a sexy, intimate encounter, what happens if it’s simply not fun?

Clearly, you and your girlfriend have a lot to consider.

Be realistic and acknowledge that this could stir up a lot of baggage. But if you communicate openly and are prepared to face the potential consequences together, there’s no reason you can’t experiment. It may even bring you closer.

If you both decide this is something you want to try, set parameters. What are your limits? Do you need a nojudgment safe word? Create mutual boundaries so that, afterward, you can remain on the same team. Your needs as a couple come first. Then, loop in the others so you’re all on the same page.

As for the actual event, my advice is simple: Just try to enjoy it! Do whatever you need to feel at ease, even if that means beginning by simply kissing your girlfriend.

Think, too, about where the party will take place. Having it at your house might be familiar and comfortable, whereas going elsewhere might encourage a feeling of intrigue and adventure. After all, that’s what this is: a daring adventure.

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