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A thief broke into a St. Johnsbury Catholic church and stole from a locked collection box for the needy, police said. Grinchy.

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1. “VCFA Student Helps Solve California ColdCase Murder” by Mark Davis. A Vermont woman’s blog revived interest in a decadesold case on the other side of the country.

2. “Walters: Top Vermont GOP Official Backs Roy Moore” by John Walters. Vermont Republican National Committeewoman Suzanne Butterfield said she supported the senate candidate, who lost last week’s Alabama race.

3. “‘Rebels’ Supporters Win Round in Fight for Vote on Name Change” by Molly Walsh.

A judge cleared the way for a lawsuit that seeks a public vote on the Rebels name change to go to trial.

4. “Bernt Out: Veteran Sanders Aide Calls It a Career” by Paul Heintz. Phil Fiermonte built the Bernie Sanders political operation, one spaghetti supper at a time.

5. “Bruegger’s Bagels Closes on Church Street” by Sally Pollak. The bagel place shut its doors last week after more than a quarter of a century in business.

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WHAT’S WEIRD IN VERMONT

ere’s a road hazard unique to Vermont.

A delivery driver got his truck stuck while navigating his way through an East Fairfield covered bridge, according to Vermont State Police.

Bridge Street near Route 36 was temporarily shut down last Thursday so Sticks & Stuff driver Michael Bevins could remove the 2007 Ford F-350, according to police. No one was injured; a Sticks & Stuff spokesman declined Seven Days’ request for comment.

About 10 homes are located on the south side of the covered bridge, which spans Black Creek, according to Fairfield town clerk Amanda Forbes.

Drivers can steer clear of the very

Vermont-y landmark by using Mill Street, she said.

“He should have gone around to avoid the bridge,” Forbes said of the wayward deliveryman. “It’s not used as a main throughway.”

In fact, the bridge was closed to vehicles from 1987 until 2009, when it underwent a major renovation, according to the Vermont Covered Bridge Society.

“Original fabric remaining in the bridge are chiefly in the trusses, floor beams and joists,” the group wrote when the span reopened. “The bridge once featured several stenciled advertisements and some posters — few of these are retained.”

Built in 1865, the 68-foot queen post truss bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, thanks in part to Vermont historian Hugh Henry, who wrote in his 1974 application: “The covered bridges of Vermont are among its most cherished and symbolic historic resources.”

Landmark lovers such as Henry can breathe a sigh of relief: The crash only knocked out some boards, but the bridge is still open, according to Forbes. The town is getting an estimate for repairs, she added.

“There’s not a lot of damage, so we’re happy about that,” Forbes said.

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Her work caught the eye of two retired detectives who were familiar with the case. They convinced local authorities to take another look. Police in Antioch subsequently arrested a registered sex offender, Mitchell Lynn Bacom, 63; in December, one California newspaper described him as a “longtime suspect.” Cops used DNA evidence to link him to the crime.

Investigators credited Gibbons for reviving interest in the teen’s killing.

“I was stunned. I’m gobsmacked,” Gibbons told Davis. “I was speechless for the first day.”

Gibbons is in VCFA’s two-year master of fine arts in writing and publishing program. She is turning her work on the Bombardier case into a memoir — and a graduate thesis.

Read Davis’ full post at sevendaysvt.com.

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Vermont officials condemned the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to repeal net neutrality rules. The open internet has bipartisan support — here, anyway.

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Vermont College of Fine Arts student who wrote about the unsolved 1980 murder of a teenager in California set off an improbable chain of events that led to an arrest this month.

It all started when Jennifer Kathleen Gibbons was visiting her grandparents’ grave in a California cemetery in 2013. She noticed a pink marble headstone nearby with the inscription, “Suzanne Arlene Bombardier: Born on March 14, 1966. Died on June 22, 1980.”

Curious, Gibbons did a little internet sleuthing.

Bombardier, she learned, had been a straight-A student who was sexually assaulted and murdered in Antioch, Calif.

Gibbons approached California journalists about a possible story, but nobody was interested.

So Bombardier started “The Lost Girl,” a blog dedicated to the case.

Gibbons told reporter Mark Davis that she remembered thinking, “Well, it’s either nothing gets done, or maybe a

The moose population in Vermont continues to decline, despite a decrease in hunting permits issued.

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NO PLACE FOR KIDS

After reading Melissa Pasanen’s article [“Women With Knives,” December 13], I was disturbed by the injection of the writer’s opinion that it was a “hopeful sign” that a 4-year-old child was sitting on a blanket watching his mother slaughter animals. Pasanen’s reasons were that the child would see that his mother is pursuing a career she “cares deeply about” and that the child will grow up understanding the principles of “humane slaughter.”

While I personally don’t agree with animal slaughter and believe that the word “humane” implies compassion and benevolence — two concepts antithetical to slaughter — I understand that there are those who don’t find the practice objectionable. However, it’s one thing for a child to grow up watching the entire process of an animal’s birth, life and death; it’s another matter entirely to plop a child down on a killing-room floor. As has been shown with media violence, eventually a child in this situation will become numb to such tremendous brutality. This desensitization to one form of violence may have alarming repercussions on a child’s compassion and empathy regarding other forms of societal and cultural violence.

The mother brought her son to work with her because she couldn’t afford daycare for him. Perhaps there should be an article written on the unaffordability

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CORRECTION

In last week’s food story “Women With Knives” the age of Mary Lake’s son, Hugo, was incorrect. He is 2.

of daycare, one horrific consequence of which is that a 4-year-old child is forced to watch his mother slaughter animals all day simply because she can’t afford outside care.

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IN WITH THE OLD

I was surprised to see Harry Thompson on the front cover of Seven Days [“Picturing Vermont,” December 6].

Harry was a close friend and neighbor of ours; in fact, in both Ethan Hubbard’s and Richard W. Brown’s excellent photo books are farmers and country people we knew.

I first met Harry in 1963 when I needed to breed my cow from his bull.

Harry was milkin’ eight to 10 cows in those days when this state had medium and small family farms.

Harry and his brother were related to the famous Hatfields and McCoys of Appalachia. Harry’s kitchen was always full of people; he was always offering coffee to anyone.

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His older brother was usually drunk, sitting in an old car so the sun warmed PICTURING VERMONT him and his arthritic fingers. He also somehow shot pigeons off the roof when he was half in the bag!

Theron Boyd, also pictured in the story, was a celebrated and lone embattled farmer trying to save his farm from developers. He became a symbol to the farmers in this state. He would not budge an inch despite all the pressure to sell his ancestral farm, which dated back to the early 1700s.

Someone hired a plane to fly over his barn during milkin’ time to disturb his cattle, but nobody could prove who was the culprit.

Theron also enjoyed a song in his honor written by a friend of mine, pertaining to his Yankee independence.

Country people and farmers are on an endangered species list, in my humble opinion — and, with them, our landscape as well.

Here are some words of wisdom from that generation: Use it up! Wear it out, make it do or go without.

Three photographers document the state’s changing ways of life

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biodiversity desert — that is, lawn. Why? DATING So that more people GAMES can be inserted into COOK’S BOOK South Burlington; so that they can bring in more buildings, more asphalt and more lawn.

Some of the better-informed readers of Seven Days may know that the sixth mass extinction is going on right now.

Thanks to selectmen and city planners, this extinction is happening right under our noses. Look at the photo of those 44 acres on page 20. Say goodbye to flowers, insects, birds, small mammals and CO2 consumption. Say hello to fossil burning, water table consumption, CO2 production and more humans to further fuel the process.

I recently read that there are 500 dead zones in the oceans. Dead zones are growing and coalescing right now in Chittenden County. Great. What a happy day it would be if UVM could have a longer view. But no, can’t do: business, job creation, more money in, yada yada yada. Growth über alles.

While you vaguely remember the story of the lemmings, dear humans, may you enjoy your asphalt world.

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Great. So the University of Vermont is going to get $3 million to allow 44 acres of meadow and forest to be covered with buildings and asphalt [Off Message: “UVM Inks Deal to Sell Land in South Burlington for $3 Million,” December 6]. Whatever is not covered will be subjugated to a

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I enjoyed the article covering Galway Kinnell [“The Presence of Words,” December 6]. My only caveat concerns the opening paragraph that referred to the “talented and prolific generation of American poets … leaving us.” I looked in vain for Vermont’s own Ruth Stone, who was awarded the National Book Award for Poetry, the Wallace Stevens Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry, the Whiting Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Writing, the Bess Hokin Prize, the Shelley Memorial Award and the Walter Cerf Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts. Ruth was with us until 2011.

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LOOKING FORWARD

DECEMBER 20-27, 2017 VOL.23 NO.15

WINTER READING ISSUE

When the weather turns cold, many Vermonters like to curl up by a woodstove with a good book. While we can’t tuck an entire volume into this issue, we do feature a SHORT STORY and an ESSAY by local writers. You’ll also find a taste of the forthcoming posthumous novel from beloved Northeast Kingdom author HOWARD FRANK MOSHER. We dip into VERMONT-Y PROVERBS, admire the works of a local BOOK ARTIST and get some advice from a WRITING COACH. Thinking of shopping your novel? Check out our tips on SELF-PUBLISHING. Whether or not you write your own, please settle in with a hot cuppa and enjoy the written word.

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Undercover Video Targets Transgender Vermonters

ARTS NEWS 22

BY TAYLOR DOBBS

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Mallsoleum?

Vermont’s Largest Retail Complex Faces an Uncertain Future

BY MOLLY WALSH

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Opiate Crisis Fuels Rise in Heart Infections

Local Writing Coach Comes to the Aid of ‘Pantsers’ With New Book

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BY MARGOT HARRISON

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Stand Up to the Pig

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Now in Vermont, a Sudanese Writer Talks Free Press and Censorship

BY RACHEL ELIZABETH JONES

BY KYMELYA SARI

BY SALLY POLLAK

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Dinner Is Served There’s nothing quite like sharing a hot meal with friends and neighbors. The nonprofit Helping and Nurturing Diverse Seniors invites area elders to the Burlington Elks Lodge for its 13th annual Holiday Dinner. Transportation and delivery of ham or veggie lasagna dishes are available for Chittenden County residents ages 50 and up.

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GENEROUS SPIRIT The holiday season can inspire people to give. Nonprofit organizations Well Being Living Well and Imaging the World provide the perfect opportunity to contribute to a good cause and hear live music by a Congolese singing star. Barbara Kanam brings her powerful pipes to concerts in Colchester and Burlington to support the installation of medical imaging centers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Laugh Out Loud Last year, the hilarious Kathleen Kanz became the first woman to be crowned Vermont’s Funniest Comedian. The jokester proves her mettle as headliner of Mad Funny, a standup comedy show at Valley Players Theater in Waitsfield. Richard Bowen hosts this gut-busting program including comics Joe Gingras, Nicole Sisk, Tina Friml and Vinnie “Mule” Mulac.

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An annual exhibit at Catamount Arts Center gives local art hounds a window into noteworthy work from across the country. Juried by Hood Museum of Art director John R. Stomberg, “Arts Connect at Catamount Arts” shines a light on notable pieces from new and seasoned artists. Read on for a review by Meg Brazill.

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Scott spokesperson REBECCA KELLEY has a different take. “The administration has been engaging stakeholders and working on this issue for months,” she wrote in an email.

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Drawing the line on taxes is a noteworthy accomplishment. But if Scott sees an affordability crisis, he’s taking an awfully measured approach.

“Phil is a decent guy,” said JOHN MCCLAUGHRY, vice president of the Ethan Allen Institute and a longtime advocate for low taxes and small government. “He’s an honest, public-spirited Vermonter. As a creative force, he has a long way to go.”

“He does not have an ambitious agenda, that’s for sure,” said BRIAN SHUPE, executive director of the Vermont Natural Resources Council. He points to an administration working group tasked with proposing a long-term funding source for a federally mandated water cleanup

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program. “They studied it and said they need to study it more, and called for borrowing money in the short term.”

Kelley provided a long list of accomplishments and initiatives. The top item under water quality is Scott’s support for state Treasurer BETH PEARCE’S two-year plan that relied entirely on borrowing to create breathing space for the state to craft a permanent funding mechanism.

That time is half gone, and Team Scott has yet to propose a long-term plan.

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Scott frequently decries the human and economic toll of the opioid crisis, but his actions have been consultative, not decisive. He hired a drug czar, set up an interagency council and convened a statewide summit on substance abuse treatment. But he has shied away from novel approaches such as safe injection sites, as proposed by Chittenden County State’s Attorney SARAH GEORGE. “I have a hard time contemplating how this might help reduce addiction,” he said at a November press conference. But the purpose of safe injection sites is not to reduce addiction.

It’s to prevent overdoses and life-threatening infections.

Dr. DEB RICHTER is a proponent of singlepayer health care who practices addiction medicine in Burlington. “I see patients going back to jail, even for minor offenses,” she said. “That’s more expensive than treatment.” But Kelley’s list doesn’t include any mention of alternatives to incarceration.

To some, the relative lack of action isn’t a concern. “For the governor to be identifying the issues we face, I say ‘Good!’” said Rep. LAURA SIBILIA (I-West Dover).

“We can’t take action on a problem unless there’s agreement that it’s a problem.”

On many issues, Scott has established study groups, task forces and commissions. Those panels, as Kelley noted, “have been working incredibly hard … It would be unfair and misleading to dismiss their hard work and service before

their recommendations and reports have even been put forward.”

Point taken. On the other hand, Scott arrived in the corner office with 15 years of experience in state government as a senator and lieutenant governor. If anyone should have been ready to hit the ground running, it would be him.

Another point for Scott: He is hemmed in by Vermont’s tight finances.

“He’s confined by money. There’s never enough,” said Rep. PETER FAGAN (R-Rutland), vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee. For Fagan, that confinement is more blessing than curse. “The governor is definitely a very careful steward of people’s money and the State of Vermont.”

Which encapsulates the governor’s political appeal: People trust him to be a careful steward. The caution may be irritating to some, but, to others, it’s a welcome respite after the go-go years of his predecessor, PETER SHUMLIN. “When he served in the legislature, he was thought of as collegial, nonpartisan,” McClaughry said of Scott. “There’s something to be said for that.” McClaughry points to a persistent yin-yang in the corner office: the activism of PHIL HOFF followed by the reticence of DEANE DAVIS; the energy of TOM SALMON followed by the fiscal caution of DICK SNELLING. In this case, Scott’s reticence follows Shumlin’s activism.

True enough. Still, there’s a contradiction between the two Phils: the cautious steward and the sounder of alarms. He may be trying, as Sibilia suggested, to build the broad consensus needed to address big problems. But given his record in state government, one has to question whether he will ever take the kinds of dramatic action needed to tackle his extensive list of crises.

Action, Maybe Sometime One of Scott’s many study groups is the Vermont Climate Action Commission, created by executive order in July. The panel is nearing the end of its first major task: recommending at least three policy ideas for the 2018 legislature.

Its members came up with a total of five at a meeting last week, although they’re not quite in final form. “We agreed on ideas and concepts. There is still some writing to do,” said cochair PETER WALKE, deputy secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources. He will complete that writing

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along with cochair PAUL COSTELLO, executive director of the Vermont Council on Rural Development. Then, before the end of the year, the rest of the panel will sign off on the recommendations.

One relates to Vermont’s $18.7 million share of a national fund set up by Volkswagen to settle charges of cheating on diesel emissions tests. The money must be used to limit pollution from heavy diesels, not personal vehicles. ANR is collecting public comment until January 13 on how to spend the money. One bone of contention: Should it be used for electric vehicles or new, cleaner diesels? Some environmental groups are calling for the purchase of electric school buses; Scott has hinted at a preference for clean diesel.

The climate commission recommends electrification, but it has no direct influence on the VW settlement decisionmaking process. “The commission’s voice is a strong one, but every Vermonter should have a say,” Walke asserted.

He declined to discuss the panel’s other policy recommendations. But commission member JOHANNA MILLER, energy program director for the VNRC, provided an outline.

First, the panel will support stateissued bonds to provide funds for weatherizing buildings, a proposal from Burlington Electric Department general manager NEALE LUNDERVILLE. He has proposed a $100 million bond. “We suggested the governor explore the idea, but perhaps different funding levels,” Miller said.

Next, the panel will recommend additional support for the state’s commitment to “advanced wood heating,” which Miller cited as homegrown renewable energy. It will also recommend tax incentives to support the development of Vermont’s climate economy.

And finally, the bugaboo of climate politics: carbon pricing, aka some sort of carbon tax. Scott is fiercely opposed to the idea, but the commission will ask him to support a comprehensive “study of economy-wide carbon pricing,” Miller said.

Wow, a commission recommends a study. Groundbreaking. And don’t forget that all of this must be approved by the governor and legislature.

One subject the commission has not addressed is possible changes to Act 250, Vermont’s land use law. There was no taboo on the subject, according to Walke.

“We’ve been intensely focused on getting specific recommendations to the governor by the end of December,” he said.

Act 250 and other issues will be tackled in the New Year, he said, when the commission works toward its ultimate

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charge: creating a climate action plan by the end of July.

Media Notes A bit of turmoil at New England Newspapers, the Massachusetts-based owner of the Berkshire Eagle and three southern Vermont newspapers: the Brattleboro Reformer, Bennington Banner and Manchester Journal. Publisher ALAN ENGLISH is taking a new job as communications chief for the Military Officers Association of America. Replacing him is company president FRED RUTBERG, a retired judge who, until he and his partners bought the company, had never worked in the newspaper business.

Rutberg did not return calls for comment. The Eagle quoted him as saying the past “three years” have made him “ready and qualified” to be publisher.

(His group bought the newspapers a year and a half ago, but Rutberg is counting the time he spent putting the deal together.) If I’d had the chance to speak with 72-year-old Rutberg, I would have asked about preparations for the future — a succession plan to ensure that the papers are secure for the long term.

That question becomes more vital with the news that one of Rutberg’s co-owners, prominent New York City banker ROBERT WILMERS, died on Saturday night at the age of 83. Another co-owner, STANFORD LIPSEY, died in November 2016.

The new owners have inspired hope in the four home communities that their local papers might survive or even thrive. Rutberg has now put even more of that burden on his own shoulders.

Finally, a friendly face has departed from our television screens. GIB BROWN, longtime meteorologist for WPTZ-TV, has stepped down after a remarkable 37 years at the station. For the last 27 years, the Plattsburgh, N.Y., resident was the regular weekend weatherman on Channel 5. That’s a long tenure in a part-time gig, but it complemented his weekday job as a teacher.

Brown says he wanted to slow his pace a bit, partly because of family considerations. He will continue teaching, but he’ll have weekends free.

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arcus wasn’t expecting to go viral when he showed up to an October meeting on transgender health care at the Pride Center of Vermont. But in the months since, hundreds of thousands of viewers have seen his face — and those of a dozen other transgender Vermonters — in a searing video attack posted online by a conservative provocateur.

The video has Marcus and other attendees fearing that they could be outed against their will to family, friends and coworkers — imperiling their livelihoods and, perhaps, their safety.

“Who’s going to know, and what they’re going to do with that information, you have no idea,” said Marcus, a trans man who declined to provide his last name for fear of jeopardizing his career. “Being exposed like that, the only word I can really use is ‘devastating.’ It shakes you to your core.”

The 14-minute video includes footage shot surreptitiously by right-wing activist Steven Crowder, his wife and two associates, all of whom posed as members of the LGBTQ community to infiltrate the meeting at the Pride Center’s Burlington headquarters.

Titled “UNDERCOVER: Transgenders ACTIVELY Targeting Children and Medicaid!” it uses selectively edited clips to establish an unsubstantiated narrative that transgender activists are improperly using Medicaid to pay for gender reassignment surgeries and other treatments.

“This whole meeting is about how to get taxpayers to pay for their surgery.

Most of these people are completely unemployed,” Crowder says in an enthusiastic voice-over. “Free hormones, breasts and vocal coaching? What’s next? Demanding taxpayer-funded electrolysis?”

While Crowder isn’t exactly a household name, the 30-year-old Canadian American has established himself as a prominent culture warrior since landing a gig as a Fox News contributor at age 21. After parting ways with the network in 2013, he turned his attention to online screeds with such titles as “REBUTTAL: Bill Nye’s ‘Gender Spectrum’ Bullcrap!”

His show, “Louder With Crowder,” is available through the subscriptionbased conservative video network CRTV, and his free YouTube clips reach

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1.1 million subscribers. The video he filmed at the Pride Center has racked up more than 700,000 combined views on YouTube and Facebook.

Crowder did not respond to repeated requests for an interview.

“Some of his stuff is funny, some of it’s not, but he’s got his shtick, and he’s got an audience,” said Bradford Broyles, a Republican operative and filmmaker who splits his time between Vermont and Los Angeles. “This is red meat for his audience, where he’s gonna go, ‘Look at these transgenders up in Vermont.’”

True to his brand, Crowder’s narration describes the Pride Center meeting in a harsh, mocking tone. He makes no apparent effort to follow ethical standards of filmmaking or journalism.

Crowder’s sensational title isn’t supported by the footage, which mostly consists of participants discussing how transgender individuals can access the American health care system.

Perhaps the closest he comes to revealing anything untoward is a brief interaction between his wife — posing as a cisgender lesbian seeking Medicaid coverage of breast-enhancement surgery — and Pride Center interim executive director Rex Butt.

In the video, Butt suggests to Hilary Crowder that she see a “transtherapist” about her situation, “’Cause they know how to finagle what they write in the way of a script, saying, ‘This is what’s needed, and here are the reasons why.’”

In an interview with Seven Days, Butt said he would have chosen his words differently had he known his response was being recorded, but he said he was simply trying to help someone who approached him seeking support.

“If you’re talking to people who are struggling to try and understand how they can get what they need in the way of services, you speak in ways that matter to them,” he said. “The bottom line is, what I should have said is, ‘The way the diagnosis is presented is what provides the possibility of coverage.’ That’s true of any diagnosis.”

As for the underlying premise of Steven Crowder’s video? “The argument that trans people are trying to defraud anyone is an absolute joke,” Butt said.

One attendee who asked not to be named, citing fears of being outed, said Crowder’s stunt was far more sinister

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than its ostensibly lighthearted tone would suggest.

“He wants us to be afraid to come together and learn and help each other.

He wants us to be afraid to exist,” the attendee said. “He’s just trying to bully us out of the public.”

The Pride Center has long prohibited the recording of meetings and events, specifically so that no one seeking services or support will be outed for doing so. That policy didn’t stop Crowder, and, according to the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, the Pride Center has little leverage to do anything about it.

Vermont is a “one-party state,” meaning it’s legal to record a conversation with the permission of just one participant — in this case, Crowder.

“The video was obviously objectionable, and it was inappropriate, but … we didn’t identify any criminal laws that were broken,” said Assistant Attorney General Julio Thompson, who directs the AG’s civil rights unit. “From the video, it appeared that all of the conversations were in a public setting, so we didn’t identify any public statute that would outlaw those recordings.”

The only remedy, Thompson said, would be for Vermont to require all parties to a conversation to consent to its recording, as is the case in roughly a dozen states.

“It’s unfortunate and … inappropriate, particularly when we’re talking about communities that, for a long time, have struggled to gain dignity in our society and equal recognition in our society,” Thompson said of the video. “People can talk about political viewpoints without being deceptive or resorting to personal ridicule.”

Having no apparent legal recourse, the Pride Center reported the video to YouTube as a privacy violation and requested that it be removed. But that process can be slow and only addresses one of many online platforms.

Crowder’s video is part of a larger trend, popularized by the conservative agitator James O’Keefe, of using heavily edited hidden-camera footage to “prove” some form of wrongdoing and discredit individuals and institutions.

Notable targets of such attacks have included the community organizing group ACORN, Planned Parenthood and, most recently, the Washington Post.

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Local organizations such as Planned Vermont video, it has received little Parenthood of Northern New England attention within the state — and the have taken steps to protect themselves Pride Center hopes to keep it that from such tactics, according to Lucy way. The organization protested Leriche, the organization’s vice presi- Seven Days’ decision to write about dent of public policy for Vermont. She the incident. would not reveal precisely what those “Anybody can google this video, security measures entail. watch it and see the people who were “I can just say generally that this is something we’ve been forced to exam- there,” Marcus said. “And I hope ine internally and to think about put- the readers of Seven Days respect us ting processes in place to help ensure enough not to do that.”

He said the video’s publication in that whatever information is going November was painful out there about Planned Parenthood, that we do enough as it was. “Then everything in our power to tear open that wound to make sure that it’s acagain, and be exposed in curate,” she said. a way that I did not think Leriche acknowledged I was going to have to be that hidden cameras have exposed, is pretty devasbeen used to reveal true tating,” he added. wrongdoing and have Despite Marcus’ obled to accountability jections to further puband positive change, but licity of the video, he said she said videos such as he hopes the incident Crowder’s cross a line. will foster a better under“The distinction [in] my mind is deception,” she standing of the problems said. In the videos targettransgender Vermonters ing Planned Parenthood, face every day.

Leriche added, “The “I want people to intent there was to fabunderstand that this can ricate a story, fabricate be prevented,” he said. images, fabricate a reality “Maybe not this specific MARC US that did not exist.” kind of [hidden-camera] Since Crowder’s video event, but if you quash went viral, the Pride transphobia, if you quash transCenter has contacted each person who misogyny in its tracks, then my comattended the October event, Butt said. munity — no matter how small you The organization has also reinforced and formalized its no-recording think the reaction is — my community policy. A new sign posted prominently benefits from it.” on the center’s front door informs While Pride Center members fear visitors that recording of any form is Crowder’s sting could drive transprohibited inside. Event facilitators at gender Vermonters underground, a the center are being trained to avoid subsequent event in November drew similar incidents in the future. a large turnout.

The key, Pride Center members “We are moving forward and doing say, is to balance that response with the best we can to power through the need to remain welcoming.

“We don’t check people’s trans this terrible situation,” the unnamed cards at the door,” said the partici- participant said. “We’re not sitting pant who requested anonymity. “We around shaking about what happened. can’t go full George Orwell and just We are making plans to keep existpolice our attendees, because that ing — keep helping other trans and would defeat the entire purpose of gender-nonconforming people exist the event.”

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hristopher McKinney dropped by the University Mall on a snowy December evening two weeks before Christmas, but he wasn’t there to shop. The University of Vermont senior wanted to say hello to a friend who works there, and he confessed that it was one of the few times he’d been inside the massive retail center — despite living nearby for four years.

The mall isn’t at the top of McKinney’s list, said the senior from Westport, Conn., adding that he and his friends tend to shop in downtown Burlington, where bars, restaurants, performing arts venues and galleries are sprinkled among the stores.

“The biggest thing about our age group is that we don’t shop just for items; we shop for experience,” McKinney said.

As he spoke, holiday lights twinkled in the central corridors of the mall off Dorset Street in South Burlington.

Wreaths and garlands were suspended everywhere. A red-suited Santa Claus waited for children to share their Christmas wishes.

But there were no tykes in sight. A thin stream of shoppers milled around Kohl’s and Express, and clustered at the Sephora cosmetics counter inside JCPenney. Many of the smaller stores, such as Asian Therapy, were customerfree. Outside, snow fell on rows of empty parking spaces.

It wasn’t always this way. Vermont’s largest mall opened in 1979 and quickly drew people from across the state who wanted to experience what was then a brand-new shopping concept: a climatecontrolled, Muzak-filled, indoor public square. Mall traffic quickly clogged surrounding streets, and, during the holiday season, employees had to park off-site at South Burlington High School. The promise of doing a brisk business in the burbs lured some downtown Burlington stores to relocate.

Times have changed.

Today, the 55-acre indoor arcade faces the same challenges that are sinking malls around the country: the surge in online shopping and a perception that enclosed retail complexes are outdated and shabby.

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roughly 1,100 existing malls will go out of business in the next five years. Retail analysts increasingly refer to them as mausoleums.

Malls do have an image problem, conceded Heather Tremblay, general manager of the U-Mall.

“They are not cool, necessarily,” she said.

From the food court outside her office, the smell of McDonald’s fries wafted through the air. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” played on the sound system.

That combo might still appeal to some shoppers, but their ranks are thinning.

The management of Boston-based Finard Properties, which built the mall and owned it for decades, learned the hard way how much traffic has dropped off. The company defaulted on a $92 million loan it had taken out to support the 610,000-square-foot property, and last year the lenders foreclosed on the mall.

It’s now in receivership and being managed by Florida-based LNR Property.

Mark Brooks, a local commercial real estate analyst who is a principal at Allen, Brooks & Minor in South Burlington, has a theory about what led to the foreclosure — and why so many malls are half empty. “They couldn’t charge the rents that they had in years gone by,” said Brooks. “I think that’s indicative of malls across the country; they have to lower the rent to keep it occupied.”

Today’s U-Mall is almost 100 percent full, Tremblay noted, but she declined to discuss current leasing arrangements.

South Burlington has assessed the value of the mall property at $35.5 million. How much it would fetch on the open market remains to be seen, but the lenders hope to sell it next year, according to Tremblay.

Prior to the foreclosure, the Finard family unveiled drawings showing a U-Mall makeover in line with other downtown-style redevelopments. In the images, the 70-something stores in the mostly one-story, flat-roof buildings were broken up, and multistory apartments and offices were built along a new grid of streets through what is now the mall’s vast parking area.

“You will see a lot of malls being turned inside out, so they ‘de-mall’ the mall,” explained Tremblay.

But the plans were shelved, and it’s unclear whether they will be revived.

Tremblay said LNR Property has no

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expand the district for the right mall proposal, said Dorn — making an urbanstyle makeover more likely.

But, for now, the U-Mall has the look of classic suburban shopping center in a sea of asphalt. Where it was once hard to find a parking spot — among the 3,100 total spaces — employees now have their pick, and traffic directors are rarely needed.

“It was different,” said Tremblay of the mall’s heyday. She has worked at the mall for 28 years. “We were the only game in town.”

Just as the U-Mall once stole retail shoppers from Burlington, big-box stores built in Williston at Taft Corners and Costco Wholesale in Colchester have drawn Top Vermont Towns for Retail Sales, traffic from the South Fiscal Year 2017 Burlington complex.

Williston is now Change From Retail Sales Town Chittenden County’s top FY 2016 FY 2017 retail sales-tax generator, Williston $383,221,474 2% followed by Colchester, Colchester $329,301,164 1% South Burlington and South Burlington $321,249,909 4% Burlington, according to the Vermont Department Burlington $241,871,540 0% of Taxes.

Rutland $194,274,841 2% Still, at least 10,800 people entered the mall for Black Friday sales buildings close to the street and side- that began Thanksgiving evening and walks and apartments above first-floor continued the next day, Tremblay said. retail shops and restaurants.

Even on an average day, 4,000 people Developers broke ground on a senior show up to shop, she said. housing building in the City Center Those numbers could get a boost zone this fall. Champlain Housing Trust when Target takes up residence in is proposing a new building that would South Burlington next October. The feature 60 units of affordable housing. popular retail chain announced two Work on the City Center Park is under months ago that its first-ever store in way, and plans are taking shape for a Vermont would replace the Bon-Ton municipal building to house the city department store — which is closing library and, possibly, city offices. in January — and become one of the Until then, the South Burlington U-Mall’s anchors.

Community Library has relocated from It’s a sign of hope for Dorn, who a cramped space to the U-Mall. It moved characterized the mall’s foreclosure as a there earlier this month and signed a temporary setback. “It has a great value, lease to stay three years. and I think that there will be a number of Dorn hopes the mall will eventually bidders for it when it’s put on the market. be redeveloped in a style that fits with I think it will be a very sought-after propthe vision for the City Center, giving erty, for the right price,” he said. both sides of Dorset Street a downtown Brooks, the commercial real estate feel. In fact, new city zoning known analyst, agreed. as form-based code requires that any “It’s a prime location. It’s right next major renovation or new buildings be to the interstate; it’s right in the center alongside streets, versus set back from of Chittenden County. There’s a lot of them, to conform to a more traditional very complementary uses all around it,” downtown model.

Brooks said. But the mall must change, City officials know that the price tag he added: “I would think, within 10 of a major mall update could be daunt- years, it would be a different animal.” ing and are willing to discuss incentives A turnaround could start sooner. such as those benefiting the Burlington McKinney, the UVM senior, predicted, Town Center project. The City Center “I think Target, once it comes, will be a zone is in a district where developers huge pull.” m can get tax breaks. City officials would consider seeking state approval to Contact: molly@sevendaysvt.com plans for redevelopment before it sells the mall. City officials, including South Burlington city manager Kevin Dorn, say the Finard family would like to buy the property back. CEO Todd Finard did not return phone calls for this story.

The city, meanwhile, is pursuing plans across Dorset Street for a new downtown known as the City Center.

The $300 million project will be located on what is now mostly open land near Healthy Living Market & Café and Trader Joe’s. The goal is to cluster development and give the suburban city more of an identity around Market Street — South Burlington’s version of Main. Renderings show multistory

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he University of Vermont Medical Center is grappling with a sharp increase in the number of patients who come to the emergency room with a rare and life-threatening heart infection. Doctors say the opiate crisis is to blame.

In fiscal year 2013, the Burlington hospital treated nine people who contracted endocarditis after abusing drugs. In 2017, that number increased to 59.

“It skyrocketed over the last couple of years,” Dr. Stephen Leffler, chief population health and quality officer for the UVM Health Network, said of the endocarditis caseload. “We’re concerned about this at every level.”

Curing the potentially fatal illness in drug abusers has proven challenging and expensive. Treatment for a single case can cost as much as $600,000.

The illness is an infection of the inner lining of the heart caused by germs — often bacteria such as streptococci and staphylococci— that enter the bloodstream and reach the heart. People with preexisting heart conditions are susceptible; in rare instances, the infection is contracted during dental procedures when bacteria in the mouth enter the bloodstream.

At especially high risk are injection drug users.

Every time they shoot up, bacteria from the skin or syringe, or in the drugs themselves, can get into their veins. Injecting in unsanitary conditions with dirty needles or other unsterile equipment increases the chances of infection.

Historically, the Burlington hospital saw only a handful of endocarditis cases each year. As Vermont’s heroin epidemic worsened in 2014, the caseload began to swell.

In 2017, endocarditis patients with drug problems have outnumbered clean ones six to one, Leffler estimated.

Other states are reporting similar trends. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found that the number of drug-addicted endocarditis patients in North Carolina rose twelvefold from 2010 to 2015.

Hospitalization costs for that population increased from $1.1 million to $22.2 million during the same time period.

Grace Keller has observed the worsening problem firsthand. The program coordinator at the Safe Recovery Support and Education Program, the syringe exchange run by the Howard Center in Burlington, said she’s known Vermont drug users who have spent months in the hospital recovering from endocarditis and some who have died.

“It’s something that we’re talking to our clients about every day,” Keller said. Visitors are urged never to share or reuse needles and to always use sterile water when dissolving drugs into injectable form, among other precautions.

Keller said some people don’t seek treatment because they fail to recognize that the early warning signs — including fever, sore throat and coughing — could signal a deadly heart infection.

And even when they do recognize the severity of the illness, drug users can be reluctant to seek medical attention because they don’t want physicians or family members to find out about their addiction. “As with

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any other drug-related harm, there’s a stigma attached to it,” Keller said.

There’s also a staggering price tag. According to Leffler, treating one endocarditis sufferer costs between $100,000 and $600,000. Most patients are on government-funded Medicaid; when they’re uninsured, the hospital eats the cost.

The most expensive cases are those that require surgery to replace a heart valve. More typically, the infection is eradicated with six weeks of antibiotics delivered intravenously.

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Under normal circumstances, a doctor would send the patient home with an IV, but the hospital does not do so for patients struggling with drug abuse. “We’re afraid if we let them go home, they’ll use their IV access to inject life-threatening drugs,” Leffler explained.

Such patients remain in the hospital for the entire six-week treatment — an arrangement far from ideal for everyone involved. Not only does the practice increase costs, it ties up badly needed hospital beds.

Leffler said he’s more concerned when patients vacate those beds prematurely, terminating their treatment against their doctor’s advice. He said he understands why this happens so frequently. “No one wants to be in the hospital for six weeks,” he said. “Some of them get sicker and come back. Some of them don’t come back.”

Twenty-seven endocarditis patients have made multiple trips to the hospital during the past five years, according to the medical center’s data. One person was hospitalized five times during that period.

Five people died from endocarditis in 2015, according to the most recent

Vermont Department of Health data.

Only two died from the disease during each of the previous two years, although it’s not clear how many of the fatal cases involved drugs.

“The way to fix the problem is to have less people using IV drugs,” Leffler said. Easier said than done. All endocarditis patients are asked if they want to be referred to an addiction treatment provider, but some are not ready or willing to accept help.

For those who aren’t, Safe Recovery’s Keller has another idea.

“One of the major ways to combat endocarditis is to expand syringe exchanges,” she said. Safe Recovery, the state’s largest such exchange, operates on an annual budget of roughly $360,000 — less than the cost of treating a single midrange case of endocarditis.

Syringe exchanges also play a key role in minimizing the spread of other serious diseases linked to injection drug use. In Vermont, new hepatitis C cases have risen from 541 in 2010 to 928 in 2016, according to the Department of Health.

Keller suggested that the state would ultimately save money by investing in centers that provide syringes and guidance about how to safely inject.

Some policy leaders want to take that idea one step further. Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George is the latest Vermont official to endorse safe injection sites, which provide a physical location and medical supervision for people to use illicit drugs.

Studies have shown that this service can reduce overdose deaths and injectionrelated infections, a point George has emphasized.

Keller agreed that such sites could further reduce endocarditis infections, though it’s unclear whether the Vermont legislature would legalize and fund such a program, especially since the state’s top federal prosecutor, U.S. Attorney Christina Nolan, denounced the concept last week.

Leffler isn’t convinced safe injection centers would significantly reduce rates of endocarditis. He pointed out that a person could shoot up in a perfectly sterile setting and still get the illness if the drugs themselves contained bacteria.

“It wouldn’t serve to fully prevent these infections,” conceded Rep. Selene Colburn (P-Burlington), a longtime proponent of safe injection sites. “But it would be a significant tool, potentially, toward reducing them.” m

City of Burlington Pays $30,000 to Settle Wrongful Eviction Lawsuit The City of Burlington has agreed to change its eviction laws and offer payment to settle a lawsuit with a man evicted for frequently calling the police.

Joseph Montagno will receive $30,000 as part of the agreement between the city and the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont, which represented Montagno after he was evicted from his Church Street apartment in 2016.

Because of the court’s decision, “vulnerable people in Burlington will no longer lose their housing simply because they need police assistance,” ACLU of Vermont staff attorney Jay Diaz said in a statement Tuesday.

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said he was concerned about the reports regarding the fund. Prosecutors, Campbell said, should not be involved in administering funds or soliciting donations from defendants.

“That’s not the job of our state’s attorneys,” said Campbell.

Since the revelation of the Washington County fund, Campbell said he has spoken to some of his prosecutors and told them: “’Your offices are not in the business of raising money for victims. Your business is to enforce the criminal laws of the state in a fair and consistent manner and protect the rights of the accused.’ Every one of them is well aware of that.”

Campbell said that no other state’s attorney is administering a similar fund.

Meanwhile, a Burlington attorney, Colin Seaman, told Seven Days that his client donated to Williams’ fund in exchange for having his case dropped. Christopher Duprey, who was charged with misdemeanor petty larceny in 2016, paid $200 as a “fine” in June. The case was dismissed.

“Am I comfortable with this personally? No,” Seaman said. “...I think it can effectively lead to people [with] more resources buying a better outcome in the judicial system, which is a detestable end result.”

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Burlington officials started tracking Montagno’s calls to police in 2015 and labeled him a “frequent caller” and a “public nuisance.” Montagno argued that he had been threatened and that his apartment had been vandalized. City authorities allegedly pressured the apartment owner to evict Montagno by threatening to remove his certificate of occupancy.

The city unsuccessfully sought to dismiss the lawsuit earlier this year and, on October 31, settled with the ACLU. Diaz said the two parties had been discussing details of the agreement since then; the case was dismissed on Monday.

Under the settlement, the city will not encourage landlords to evict their tenants except “as a last resort.” The city also agreed to notify tenants if it plans to revoke a landlord’s certificate of occupancy.

“The purpose of the notice will be to inform the affected tenants of the nature of the issues, so the tenants may understand and address the issues,” the settlement reads.

Tenants will also have a chance to challenge the suspension of the certificate and will have more time to respond to the city’s allegations, according to the settlement.

The changes will be submitted to the Burlington City Council’s ordinance committee for adoption by February 1.

The changes will “increase the rights of every single tenant and resident in Burlington, because they now have the right to know about what’s going on with their housing,” Diaz said.

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to investigate and make its recommendation.”

On December 6, Leahy joined a group of Democratic senators calling for Franken to resign. The Minnesota senator announced the next day that he would do so in the “coming weeks.”

“I am concerned that even a Sen. Patrick Leahy prompt Ethics Committee investigation and recommendations will not come soon enough,” Leahy said in his earlier statement. “He has to step aside. I hope as a nation that we are beginning to come to terms with the systemic problem of sexual harassment and assault, but we still have a long way to go.”

Leahy’s latest position puts him in line with his original stance. In late November, he told Seven Days he would wait for the outcome of a Senate Ethics Committee investigation before weighing in on Franken’s fate.

The Vermont senator’s change of heart was first reported Monday morning by Politico, which cited two unnamed sources claiming that Leahy had told Franken he regretted calling for his colleague’s resignation. Leahy declined to comment to Politico but released his latest statement following inquiries from Seven Days. The Politico story quoted Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) saying that Franken’s forced resignation was “the most hypocritical thing I’ve ever seen done to a human being.”

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Reversing Course Again, Leahy Now Regrets Calling for Franken’s Resignation Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said Monday that he now regrets calling for Sen. Al Franken’s (D-Minn.) resignation over allegations of sexual misconduct.

“I have stood for due process throughout my years as a prosecutor and in chairing the Judiciary Committee,” Leahy said in a written statement. “I regret not doing that this time. The Ethics Committee should have been allowed

Washington County State’s Attorney’s Fund Is Under Scrutiny Washington County State’s Attorney Scott Williams’ office appears to be under scrutiny from state regulators for a fund to which defendants contributed.

As the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus first reported on Saturday, the Vermont Professional Responsibility Board, which oversees attorneys’ conduct, has raised questions about a “community fund” that Williams oversaw. In at least a few instances, defendants who pleaded guilty to charges filed by Williams paid money intended for the fund, though Williams told the board that none of the money had been spent and that the fund itself has not been formally established. That’s according to a six-page letter dated August 16 that Williams wrote to Sara Katz, disciplinary counsel for the Professional Responsibility Board.

In the letter, posted online by the Times Argus, Williams, who was elected in 2014, said that he discovered his predecessors ran a fund to support crime victims and other initiatives. They had dissolved the fund and left behind proceeds but little other information.

Williams said that he intended to use the leftover money, combined with new contributions, to launch the Washington County Community Support Fund, complete with a volunteer board to oversee it.

The goal, Williams said, would be to finance “harm reduction and criminal justice reform” initiatives. As an example, Williams specifically mentioned paying for dentures for graduates of a local drug treatment program.

Williams remains on family medical leave one month after his sudden disappearance from public view. Earlier this month, the Vermont Supreme Court suspended Williams’ law license, citing “a medical condition that currently incapacitates the respondent from practicing the law.”

John Campbell, executive director of the Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs, told Seven Days he is deferring to the Vermont Professional Responsibility Board investigators to determine what transpired. But Campbell

But Seaman said he must act in clients’ best interests.

“I have a duty of loyalty to my client,” he said. “I’m an attorney who has a client who wants a case dismissed, and I’m told for a few hundred dollars he can pay money to a victims’ fund, and he can have a case dismissed. I have a duty to relay that information to my client.”

Seaman stressed that misdemeanor cases are often resolved by paying a fine, but typically those fines are ordered by a judge and administered by the judicial system.

Williams said in his letter to Katz that he had done nothing wrong. He said the fund predated his time in office, and he learned about it in the winter of 2015-16.

Under the heading “Concerns regarding conditioning pleas and dismissals on ‘donations to your office,’” Williams wrote: “This is a mischaracterization of the situation. There have been no donations to my office. Further, no plea or dismissal has been conditioned on such a contribution; obviously not to my office; but not to any other cause either. There are no plea agreements, while I have been state’s attorney, that included any type of donation or contribution other than those authorized or required by statute.”

Williams did not respond to a request for comment.

Prosecutors from other counties are filling in to handle Williams’ caseload, Campbell said.

Like all state’s attorneys, Williams is an independently elected official. His term expires in November 2018. Campbell said he hopes that he will “soon” have more clarity on how long Williams will remain on leave.

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When I heard the senator’s boast, I remarked, “I wonder what got into senator Aiken to make him spend all that money needlessly.”

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especially in light of the Trumpian Federal Communications Commission’s decision to repeal all net neutrality regulations.

I’ve since discovered that Schurz has shared a lobbyist with Fox and Rupert Murdoch’s ultra-conservative News Corp.

Todd Schurz donated to Republican Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan, whose voting record mirrors Trump initiatives 98 percent of the time and whose environmental policies once prompted the Los Angeles

that the city, under the administration of former mayor Bob Kiss, used $17 million in taxpayer funds to keep the company afloat.

Regardless of the fact that the sale of the company was made necessary by the 2014 settlement between the city and BT’s biggest creditor, Citibank, both the city charter and Vermont state law mandate that Burlington voters have the final say on its sale, since Burlington voters approved BT’s creation in the first place.

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Editor’s note: Burlingtonians did vote in 1997 to amend the city charter to allow a municipal fiber-optic company, but the city council — not the voters — has the authority to direct its sale, according to Burlington City Attorney Eileen Blackwood.

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Commenting on [“Vermont Schools Prepare for More Kneeling Athletes,” November 29], about Saint Michael’s College basketball players taking a knee last month during the national anthem before their game with the University of Vermont: I believe that the people troubled by this display of free speech need a high school civics refresher. So here are a couple of points: 1. The First Amendment guarantee of free speech protects the right of all citizens to demonstrate with a peaceful and respectful gesture of protest. I watched the video of the event and saw no disrespect or hostile gestures from the Steve Merrill players. The hecklers in the crowd, on NORTH TROY the other hand, showed plenty NICE WORK of disrespect to Just a note of appreciathose players, the tion for Cathy Resmer’s kind that in other article about the circumstances Turning Point Center could have easily of Chittenden County morphed into [“The Clean Room,” violence.

December 13]. She 2. The playing captured so perfectly of our national The the life-supporting anthem is not a Clean and -changing envi“thank you for your service” sort of ronment that we have worked hard to create gesture toward our MEAT TOO FAKE NEWS veterans. It is a tribfor people in recovery LOONIE BIZ ute to our country’s from alcohol and/or drug addiction. We traditions and all of its citizens of whatever color, creed or see that with understanding; a dynamic offering of workshops, activities and 12-step origin, whether veterans or not.

As a retired 22-year Army officer meetings; and unconditional care, lives are and Vietnam veteran, I can say to those saved, new lives are created, and recovery is veterans who are somehow insulted by deepened and sustained. Thank you, Cathy! the kneeling of athletes for the national Gary De Carolis anthem: Perhaps you do not have a grasp BURLINGTON on one of the very basic tenets underlying De Carolis is the executive director of the your service to our country — that is, deTurning Point Center of Chittenden County. fending the Constitution.

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[Re “How the Burlington Telecom ‘Debacle’ Divided a City Council,” December 6]: As a former resident of Burlington who voted in 1997 to approve the creation of what is now Burlington Telecom, I am dumbfounded by the fact that, in all the hue and cry about the sale of the city-owned cable TV and internet company, no one has brought up the fact that its sale cannot be completed without the approval of Burlington residents in a public vote.

BT was created as a result of the 1997 approval by city voters of the creation of the fiber-optic network in the first place.

City voters subsequently approved, in 2000, a change in the city charter to allow the issuance of $6.1 million in bonds to finance the network’s construction.

That the sale of BT requires voter approval is further underscored by the fact

[Re “Bernt Out: Veteran Sanders Aide Calls It a Career,” December 13]: Congratulations to Phil Fiermonte on his next step and for all the years of service to Vermonters and Bernie Sanders! Having known him for only 15 or so years, I’ve always been amazed at his mental juggling and coordination of events (tents, tables, food, sound systems, etc., etc., etc.) with locals and volunteers like me for pig roasts, dinners, speeches, etc.

Only twice did I see him slightly rattled. Once was when a fervent pro-lifer tried barging in on Bernie’s Northeast Kingdom tour in 2006. I saw that same look when a couple of activists grabbed the stage and mic in Seattle 10 years later; there were no Secret Service agents then.

Phil never lost his cool.

He has always excelled at listening — to everyone, everywhere, from loggers to doctors and everyone in between. He returned every phone call, helped every veteran, and prodded the federal employees into getting records and doing their jobs for constituents. It may have said “Bernie” on the letterhead, yet it’s been Phil who directed the office staff on Bernie’s behalf. Thanks, and good luck, Phil. Your/our “candidate” is changing America. Job well done!

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[Re “How the Burlington Telecom ‘Debacle’ Divided a City Council”]: I am appreciative of Seven Days’ December 6 article on the Burlington Telecom debacle, especially for sharing the video clip of Councilor Dave Hartnett’s bullying of Councilor Joan Shannon (who remained coolheaded throughout his harangues). He has subsequently apologized.

I still remain concerned, however, that in his haste to push through a lastminute, backroom deal with Schurz Communications as the lead buyer of Burlington Telecom, he did not respect the concerns of many about Schurz’s unclear commitment to net neutrality,

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Times to call him “one of the biggest threats to planet Earth on planet Earth.”

In short, Schurz is not a good fit for a “blue” city like Burlington, and to have it imposed on the city at the last minute is a disgrace. Burlingtonians were snookered.

The purchase and sale agreement must not go through.

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[Re Off Message: “Fake Leahy Comment to FCC Decries Net Neutrality,” December 11]: If we are truly concerned about net neutrality with equal and fair access to the internet, why are we failing to address the common practice of local internet service providers, such as Burlington Telecom and Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom: throttling internet speed according to a tiered rate schedule, which slows internet speed to those less able to pay more for unthrottled internet speed?

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re you a plotter or a pantser? If you think this is a question about whether you leave the house properly attired, you probably haven’t ventured into a writing workshop or blog recently. In the parlance of many fiction writers, a “plotter” is someone who writes from an outline, while a “pantser” writes, well, from the seat of their pants. And, in the words of local writing coach ANNALISA PARENT, these two types are “born not made.”

Too many academic writing programs, says Parent in an interview, tell aspiring novelists that outlining is the solution to problems in their manuscripts. But what if that systematic approach only stifles their creative impulses? For such natural pantsers, the Colchester resident wrote her new book, Storytelling for Pantsers: How to Write and Revise Your Novel Without an Outline.

The aim, she says, was “to tell those writers who are pantsers that your method is a method, and there is a place for you.”

Parent, 43, studied writing with JULIA ALVAREZ and JAY PARINI at Middlebury College, then taught English and French at Rice Memorial High School in South Burlington. Though she still teaches periodically at Norwich University, Parent says, she’s been coaching writing full time for three years now, after a decade of doing it on the side.

Parent finds many of her clients online, taking sign-ups at her site datewiththemuse.com. At a second online HQ, writing-gym.com, writers can sign up for her boot-camp-style workshops that focus on completing a novel and preparing it for publication. Goal setting is a big part of the process; in one of her eight-week novel-writing workshops, Parent recalls, “one woman wrote 80,000 [words] with a newborn.”

Parent says she works with six to 12 clients per month, at rates she prefers not to disclose, using an app called Zoom to video-conference all over the world.

Sometimes she also organizes in-person writing retreats, such as the ones that will take her to London and Australia in the spring.

Parent says she bases her instruction on neuroscience, using general knowledge of learning styles to help writers overcome their fears and become more productive. For instance, she notes, the timing of feedback is key; too much criticism too early in the writing process “triggers a fight-or-flight response” that can leave writers blocked. In her words, “We’re looking to grow writers; we’re not looking to judge writers.”

And part of “growing” writers is showing pantsers how to work with their natural tendencies to experiment and explore. Aspiring writers who fail to complete or publish a novel, Parent speculates, are often those who didn’t know how to “create a cohesive whole from the mess that is pantsing.”

To craft that whole, Parent teaches in her book, pantsers must first accept that their process is “cyclical” and “nonlinear.” Using an exercise called the “fiction vortex,” she demonstrates that the building blocks of a novel — “character, plot, pacing, clarity” — don’t

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Reading Storytelling for Pantsers, one can’t doubt that Parent is sometimes selling a product, too. She advises writers against relying on academic programs or free community critique groups, promoting professional coaching as an alternative. The book ends with an invitation to readers to sign up for a free online chat with the author, who promises, “It’s going to be the best hour you’ve ever spent working on your book.”

Does the method work?

One of Parent’s clients signed with an agent who is currently submitting his manuscript to publishers, she says; a few others have seen success with self-publishing.

Parent herself has selfpublished a novella, No. 2 Inc: Mission One, that she coauthored with local designer A NNA LI S A PA R E NT NATE HERZOG. Storytelling for Pantsers was released by hybrid publisher Laurel Elite Books, which gave her a senior editorial position after accepting her manuscript, she says. Parent has also written for TV and various media outlets, such as South Burlington’s the Other Paper, and is currently working on shopping her women’s fiction.

She started her coaching business because “writers had come to me for help, and I really enjoyed helping them,” Parent says. She has networked locally as well as online, teaching through the BURLINGTON WRITERS WORKSHOP and serving on the board of the LEAGUE OF VERMONT WRITERS, and she has spoken annually at the Writer’s Digest conference in New York City. In January, she’ll run a free workshop at Groennfell Meadery in Colchester.

Whether pantsers or plotters, writers are likely to find Parent’s enthusiasm for the art infectious. “A lot of the people who come to me are at a stage of life where they can take a breath,” she says, referring to clients who are retired or empty nesters. Parent asks them, “What investment do you want to make in the person you want to be?”

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come into being fully formed but evolve organically with each draft the writer creates.

Parent allows that many writers combine the characteristics of plotter and pantser or might vary their strategy with their project. “When I write nonfiction, I outline,” she says.

“When I write fiction, I’m a straightup pantser.” The distinction, she suggests, reflects the relative proportions of the “creation stage” and the “organization stage” in the novel-writing process, but “We’re all some hybrid mix of both.”

In her book, Parent uses goofy humor and the upbeat language of self-help to get pantsers on track (or off track, when that’s where they need to be). She writes eloquently about the sense of discovery inherent in pantsing, comparing the writer’s willingness to experiment with a scientist’s: “There’s power in setting action into motion and practicing careful observation.”

The worst mistake a writer can make, Parent suggests in an interview, is “trying to be someone else” — say, a literary idol such as Ernest Hemingway. “You need to find your authentic voice.”

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udanese journalist and novelist AHMED M. AHMED, 46, got his first taste of social activism when he was about 15. Incensed that his school wasn’t distributing enough bread, Ahmed and his classmates staged a protest. However, his teacher broke up the collective action within two hours, leaving Ahmed “very sad, very angry,” he recalled.

Though short-lived, the incident was pivotal for him, said Ahmed, who now lives in Colchester with his family. “[That] was the moment I discovered myself: I’m a leader for problems.”

By that he meant that he felt a responsibility to expose corruption, social ills and government failings. He did so by becoming a journalist. “People look to you as if you have the key to solve their problems,” Ahmed said of that profession.

Ahmed was born and raised in the city of Kosti on the western bank of the White Nile River. He began writing at age 12, when he discovered that a book he was reading had several missing pages. He took it upon himself to imagine what those pages might have held.

He showed his creation to a neighbor, who was a journalist. “You have a big future,” the man told him.

After Ahmed entered high school in 1989, he began to write articles about the problems that students faced, such as exorbitant school fees. His writing often got him in trouble with local officials, he recalled. “They [thought] I was [going] to make the government collapse,” he said, chuckling.

But Ahmed and his peers grew up at a time of significant political change. They were born only 15 years after Sudan gained independence from British rule.

And in 1989, Omar al-Bashir led a coup against Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi.

Al-Bashir’s government failed to provide basic necessities such as food, education and health care, and exploited the citizens’ Islamic sensibilities, Ahmed said.

One organization, the Sudanese Writers Union, was repeatedly targeted by al-Bashir’s regime and was forced to close. “The government in Sudan doesn’t like intellectuals,” Ahmed said wryly.

At the same time, Marxism and Russian intellectuals greatly influenced his generation. “We don’t think there is

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a writer better than Tolstoy or Chekhov 2001 with a newspaper in Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, where he wrote for the or Dostoyevsky,” he said.

While at university in Omdurman, cultural section and was a member of Ahmed started his own student weekly the investigations team.

Most Sudanese journalists are very newspaper. His only guideline to his poor, Ahmed exwriters was, “Say what plained. “If they’re you want to say,” he not poor, that means explained. But Ahmed they’re getting money had to quit after four under the table from months because he politicians,” he said. couldn’t cope with the One of his most editing demands. important stories was From the time he about famine and was a freshman at unicorruption in West versity, Ahmed earned Kurdufan province. an income as a history AH M E D M . AH M E D The provincial goverand geography teacher. nor was outraged by But he never relinquished his passion and continued to the article and demanded that Ahmed write for Sudanese newspapers. Under retract it. A few days later, the province the name “Ahmed Dhahiya,” he mostly withdrew its advertisements from the wrote about societal problems such as newspaper and Ahmed was removed the collapse of the health care system, from the investigative team.

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The couple immigrated to New Jersey in 2006. They later moved to Maryland so that Ahmed’s wife could get a college education. However, in 2013, she died of pneumonia. Ahmed later remarried, and the family moved to Vermont in August of this year.

Though Ahmed has lived outside his home country for nearly 15 years, he continues to write about Sudan for Arabic-language magazines. Little has changed in the nation, he noted.

Generally, the public in Sudan doesn’t take journalists seriously, except for those who have a track record of exposing government failings, Ahmed said.

The government continues to suppress the flow of information, and reporters, he said, “are afraid of the government.”

Ahmed is still a member of the Sudanese Writers Union, and that organization continues to experience intermittent crackdown, he said. He also has written 14 novels, three of which were published in Sudan.

His debut work, Martgelo: The memoir of al-haraz, published in 2002, addressed issues such as ethnic discrimination in his country. “I am not writing for people to enjoy,” Ahmed said, “but [for them] to find themselves, their problems … [to] analyze these problems and get some solutions.”

Ahmed is currently working on his 15th novel, which focuses on Abu Sufyan, a famous figure in Islamic history.

While he would like to pursue journalism and write about his experiences in the U.S., Ahmed is aware that he needs to sharpen his English language writing skills. “I’m not ready yet,” he conceded. In the meantime, Ahmed works as a machine operator at Keurig Green Mountain to support his family of three.

He’s effusive in his praise of media in his adopted country. “You can’t buy the press here,” he noted. “They are very independent.” And Ahmed is hopeful that American journalists’ Sudanese counterparts will “keep trying to say the truth [and] make changes in the society.” m Contact: kymelya@sevendaysvt.com

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I was at a wake for an old friend a few days ago.

One of his sons is a member of a well-known organization of motorcycle enthusiasts, and a few fellow members at the wake wore typical outerwear unique to this organization. There were ball-peen-hammer patches on the jackets.

One of them was wearing a T-shirt with crossed ball-peen hammers on it. What is up with the hammers?

—Longhair75, via the Straight Dope Message Board chapters added later, identifying things like preferred weapon (hence the hammer), past drug use or incarceration history. Variously colored wings, meanwhile, are said to indicate different outré sexual acts the wearer has gotten up to, so be sure to ask what each means next time you see your pal’s son and his cronies.

You might also notice a patch bearing the device “1%.” Here the biker is proclaiming that he belongs to a group whose business may not be entirely on the up and up, a category covering not just the Angels but also rival clubs like the Bandidos, the Pagans, the Sons of Silence, et al. (Extralegal activities might include things like violence, drug-dealing and gunrunning.) The emblem refers to a PR statement once issued by the American Motorcyclist Association — in a defensive 10:18 AM after crouch unruly biker

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Still, patches or pins displaying hammers are ancillary to the marquee feature of a bikergang jacket: the big patches on the back that bikers call their colors. (The term may extend to the entire garment they’re sewn on.) Often these consist of three separate pieces: two arc-shaped patches above and below, called “rockers,” naming the organization and the local chapter, and, in the middle, the club’s insignia — in the Angels’ case, a winged skull in profile.

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behavior first seized the public’s attention — to the effect that 99 percent of the riders out there were law-abiding, leaving just 1 percent who weren’t. This distinction was drawn back in 1947, meaning the motorcycling one-percenters long predate the Occupy Wall Street-era bogeymen who’ve now claimed their own place in the ranks of American villainy; where one wields a hammer to protect his take, the other might use an account in the Caymans.

Why the ball-peen, specifically? If any one Hells Angel started the tradition, he’s been lost to history, but you’ll find that, broadly, bikers of the 1 percent like carrying around mayhem-ready implements that can at least nominally pass as being otherwise useful: “I swear, officer — my old lady’s antique steam boiler needs riveting.” Various outlaw factions are associated with different

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The Angels’ affinity for the ball-peen hammer goes back decades and continues today.

Hunter S. Thompson’s 1966 book on the gang doesn’t mention hammers, true, but a later memoir by group leader Sonny Barger recalled punishment he’d visited on some guys who’d tried to steal his bike, circa ’68: “We bullwhipped them and beat them with spiked dog collars, broke their fingers with ball-peen hammers.” A Reuters report describes a 2010 melee in Santa Cruz, Calif., in which Angels squared off against members of another outlaw club called the Vagos, “some wielding ball-peen hammers.”

(Their beef? Who’d get to hang out at the local Starbucks.)

Over the border in British Columbia, two Angels pleaded guilty in 2014 to beating a man to death with baseball bats and ball-peens. In an age of endless novelty, it’s nice to see folks still doing it the old way.

Biker gangs like the Angels tend to be a bit touchy about their identifying garb — enough so that the medical literature has taken note. One

entertaining paper I came across gives hospital emergency staff the skinny on what to do if an injured outlaw shows up. “Should a biker’s colors be removed during the course of his care,” its authors write, “physicians and staff would be prudent to treat his colors with respect or otherwise risk a hostile reaction.”

On the other hand, there’s evidence these guys might be open to gentler methods of apparel-related conflict resolution. A 2013 New York Times article described the Hells Angels’ impressive legal apparatus and their newfound enthusiasm for litigation over, say, laceration. This extends to the 18 versions of their symbols the organization has trademarked, which they guard aggressively.

In 2008 the group went after a T-shirt maker who’d used the Angels’ name in its designs — defense counsel later commended the plaintiffs for conducting business “civilly” — and in 2013 they sued Toys “R” Us, which was selling a yo-yo with an Angels-style death’s head on it. (Not your grandma’s Toys “R” Us anymore, apparently.)

Both cases got settled out of court — but fortunately not too far out of court.

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n keeping with this week’s Winter Reading Issue, WTF answers a native Vermonter’s burning lexicological question: “What does the expression ‘had the radish’ mean, and where did it come from?”

OK, perhaps the question isn’t burning so much as smoldering. Still, where there’s smoke, there’s fire — or so might say Wolfgang Mieder, a University of Vermont professor of German and folklore. Mieder is Vermont’s foremost paroemiologist, or scholar of proverbs and proverbial expressions. If you’ve ever wondered about such colorful Vermontisms as “You can’t make a whistle out of a pig’s tail” or “A gallon of sap is worth one day’s labor,” Mieder is your go-to guy for tracing their meanings and origins.

Meider, 73, is a jovial fellow from Lübeck, Germany, who’s taught at UVM for 46 years.

During his tenure, he’s authored or edited more than a dozen books, including A Dictionary of American Proverbs, a compendium of more than 15,000 sayings, maxims and adages commonly used throughout the United States and Canada. As he remarked during a recent interview, “I always thought it was kind of neat that an immigrant did this book.”

Meider’s enthusiasm for metaphorical language is palpable, and his office walls are lined with shelves of reference books and proverbs written in framed needlepoint. Some are commonplace, such as “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Others are less so: “One kind word will warm three winter months.”

Meider instantly recognized the expression “had the radish” as meaning something that’s in deep trouble, spent or done for, as in: “That old tractor’s finally had the radish.” In fact, he first heard it from his wife, who heard it at Milton High School, where she taught German and Latin for 40 years after the couple moved to Vermont in 1971.

As to the expression’s Vermont roots, however, Meider couldn’t immediately say.

“The minute you ask, ‘Where did it come from?

How old is it?’” he said, “you have no choice but to settle down, maybe with a box of chocolates and a good cigar, and get to work.”

As Meider explained, some proverbs’ histories are easily traceable, such as those that originated in advertising (“Just do it”), political campaigns (“Yes we can”), athletic competition (snowboarders’ “Go big or

go home”) and other professions (e.g., computer pro- reference tool word-detective.com and a January 2012 grammers’ “Garbage in, garbage out”). entry on the topic.

Other expressions have murkier pasts. For example, That column’s unnamed author was unable to dig the common proverb “Don’t judge up the roots of “had the radish.” a book by its cover” is ubiquitous in However, at least 15 readers English-speaking countries and likely posted online comments, includWINTER spawned numerous regional variants, ing nine who were either native including Vermont’s “Don’t judge a READING Vermonters themselves or first cow by its udders.”

ISSUE heard “had the radish” from a Vermont or North Country native.

One theory held that the phrase originated from the 1939 film Gone With the Wind, in which Scarlett O’Hara is reduced to scrounging for food and ends up eating either a radish or a turnip. That explanation seems unlikely, given that the film was distributed widely throughout the United States, though the expression is not.

One commenter theorized that the expression originated from the German phrase “sich die Radieschen von unten ansehen” — literally, “to look at the radishes from below,” or, as English speakers would say, “to be pushing up daisies.” Meider declared that explanation dubious.

A few self-described Vermonters opined that the expression might refer to wild radishes, which are poisonous to sheep and rabbits. Hence, any critter that “had the radish” wouldn’t survive the encounter.

Yet another explanation noted But, as Meider pointed out, there’s no reason to the saying’s similarity to “had the pork,” which refers assume that the bovine-based variation originated in to a thief caught red-handed with stolen property.

Vermont versus, say, New Hampshire or Wisconsin.

Perhaps the most far-fetched theory speculated that Even “Jeezum Crow,” a polite euphemism for “Jesus “had the radish” is a bastardization of “had the kadChrist” that’s typically associated with crusty old dish,” a reference to Judaism’s prayer for the dead. But Vermonters, isn’t native or unique to the Green it’s unlikely that Jewish Vermonters, who currently Mountain State. comprise only 2 percent of the state’s population, Indeed, another proverb famously associated with would be responsible for such a broadly used phrase.

Vermont, “Good fences make good neighbors” — the When reached later, Meider granted that “had the final line of Robert Frost’s 1914 poem “Mending Wall” radish” may have arisen in Vermont, but he couldn’t — cannot claim a local heritage, Meider reported: “It’s say so conclusively. To surmise as much without more not a Vermont proverb, I hate to tell you.” evidence, as another Vermont proverb goes, would He once traced the “good fences” quote to a farm- be to “stretch your arms longer than your sleeve will ers’ almanac from North Carolina in 1850. He later reach.” discovered an even earlier publication of the proverb Contact: ken@sevendaysvt.com in an Ohio newspaper from 1834.

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by Howard Frank Mosher, an Irasburg, Vt., author who created, over nearly half a century, a body of work centering on the place he named Kingdom County and the family he called Kinneson.

“I remember thinking, What a lovely holiday gift,” said Witte, editor in chief of St. Martin’s Press. “And I read Points North, and I loved it.”

When he returned to work after the holiday break, Witte brought up Mosher’s book at an editorial meeting and said he’d like to buy it. He had no idea at the time that Mosher was gravely ill with lung cancer or that the author had completed Points North in the last weeks of his life.

Mosher died on January 29, 2017, at age 74. He had been too sick to talk to his editor but was fully aware that Points North would be published. With no time to rush the book to print before Mosher’s death, Witte resolved to mark the one-year anniversary of the author’s passing with the book’s release on January 23, 2018.

Points North is Mosher’s 14th book and the second to be published by St. Martin’s — the first was his novel God’s Kingdom two years ago. “I was so honored to receive God’s Kingdom and then publish it,” Witte said. “I kind of approached it as I’d be publishing Howard for a long time. And I think, if he had lived, we would’ve.”

The forthcoming volume is a set of stories that are linked by characters who will be familiar to Mosher’s readers. These include, most notably, the Kinneson brothers: Charlie, an attorney and judge, and Jim, a writer and newspaper editor, along with multiple generations of their kin. They belong to a family that is contemplative and engaged in the world — and has an eccentric streak. Their ancestors helped settle Kingdom County and later harbored fugitive slaves.

The Kinnesons know their way around trout streams, baseball diamonds, local lore and moral dilemmas.

The publication of Points North “meant everything to Howard,” said Phillis Mosher, his wife of 52 years.

“I’m so happy for him. He was proud of the book. He did what he wanted to do. If you can say that, that’s a good thing.”

Phillis helped see the book through to publication, proofreading the galleys and keeping an eye out for “awkward phrases.” She said she tried to “channel Howard.” As the first reader of her husband’s works, Phillis had decades of practice in a role she cherished.

“I was always so grateful, because it’s such a solitary profession, that he could include me in [it],” she said.

Phillis is now working to promote Points North, including keeping up Mosher’s newsletter Letters From Kingdom County and posting book updates and events on social media. “I can’t write a grocery list!” she said.

“What am I doing?”

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Several book events are scheduled for early next year, kicking off what Phillis has dubbed Points North: The Great (Vicarious) American Book Tour. They include a launch on January 23 at Hazen Union School in Hardwick, where Mosher’s brother, Terry, will read the book’s first story; and a reading on February 8 at Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier with the Moshers’ son, Jake, and novelists Chris Bohjalian and Richard Russo. Witte also plans to attend the Montpelier event.

WINTER The publication of Points North and corresponding events are, for READING Phillis, “a way to keep Howard a ISSUE little longer.”

The two met in 10th grade at Cato-Meridian High School in Cato, N.Y., where Howard’s family moved after his childhood in the Catskills. He went to Hamilton College on a basketball scholarship but left after his freshman year, transferring to Syracuse University, where Phillis was a student.

“He didn’t pledge his undying love right then,” she said. “But I think he secretly did.”

They married after college, on August 19, 1964, and moved to the Northeast Kingdom that very day

to take teaching jobs at Orleans High School (which later became Lake Region Union High School). It was nighttime when they arrived in Orleans, where they had rented a second-floor apartment in a small house by the mill.

“Welcome home!” their landlady called out the window when the Moshers pulled into the driveway.

Howard was 22; Phillis was 21.

Howard taught for a few years before turning his attention to writing fiction. Phillis was an educator — a teacher and a guidance counselor — until her retirement in 2010. She worked for 30 years at Coventry Village School, primarily teaching middle school science and math.

In their big white house off the town green in Irasburg, the Moshers raised their kids — Jake, now 45 and a photographer and writer in Montana, and Annie, 43, a singer-songwriter in Nashville.

Mosher worked at the dining room table, where east-facing windows overlook the rose garden he tended in summers. In the hills beyond are the villages and streams, the backwoods and barrooms, that became

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the settings for Mosher’s stories — both the ones he discovered and the ones he invented.

“In my opinion, he was created to write, and he would’ve found a way,” Phillis said of her husband. “Maybe I was created to give him that way, I don’t know.”

A year ago, after he learned he had an aggressive form of lung cancer, Howard sat at that table and worked steadily for about two weeks, day and night, Phillis said. He wrote, as he always had, in longhand on yellow legal pads, working to finish Points North while he had the stamina.

“He waits until it’s as close to perfect as he can before he sends the manuscript out,” Phillis explained.

His revisions and fine-tuning last December focused on a character named Pliny Templeton, she said.

Templeton has appeared in several of Mosher’s books, starting with his 1989 novel Stranger in the Kingdom.

Templeton was a scholar, an educator and the author of a book titled Ecclesiastical, Natural, Political, and Social History of Kingdom County. A black man and a former slave, he built a school that educated hundreds of Kingdom County children.

“Pliny plagued him forever,” Phillis said. “Howard wanted his story. It was hard because Howard wasn’t a slave, and he wasn’t black, and he wanted to be respectful of those things. But he wanted people to know — and he wanted to know — Pliny’s story.”

A key aspect of Templeton’s story is his undying love for a woman named Lake Ponchartrain and his search for her — a search that is carried on by others long after Templeton’s death.

In the dedication of Points North, Mosher wrote: “To Phillis, aka Lake.”

Phillis’ relation to the female characters in Mosher’s books, however, is not limited to Lake.

“The love interest in all of his books was based on me,” Phillis said. “Not the character, but the way the man felt about the woman.” She paused and added: “The man was obviously a saint.” m

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s the father of two daughters, I put my pants on one leg at a time, just like any other father of two daughters who’s been #blessed with two legs. Once they’re on, though, they stay on — unless, of course, I’m changing at the gym or going No. 2, in which case I check to make sure there aren’t any stray daughters wandering around who might see me without my pants on, because, man, if I were that daughter’s father, I don’t know what I’d do if I knew she’d seen a guy like me drop trou.

As the father of two daughters, I don’t like olives. Neither do the two daughters of whom I am proud to be the father. It’s unfortunate, since an olive seems like the perfect food: It’s a bite-size vegetable that acts like a meat, and it never comes out of the bedroom in a bathrobe begging for a back rub. Maybe it’s a texture thing, I don’t know.

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As the father of two daughters, I’m ashamed to admit that I’ve never watched a Ken Burns documentary, though I’m familiar with the iMovie effect named after him. I use it whenever I want to turn our vacation photos into cool slide shows.

A few years ago, I figured out how to add music, which really makes them pop. I typically use Taylor Swift’s “Never Grow Up” — probably because I’m the father of two daughters and can relate to wanting them to stay exactly as they are and never, ever change.

As the father of two daughters, I suck in my gut whenever I look at myself in a mirror. Just to be clear, my shirt stays on the entire time; it wouldn’t be appropriate for the father of two daughters to pop off his shirt every time he sees his reflection.

I reject any and all statements that could be perceived as sexist or misogynistic. Remember, I took part in the #WomensMarch. I’m all about smashing the patriarchy.

As the father of two daughters, I have a hard time spelling familiar and similar. I feel like they’re giving us mixed messages. When is it OK to use the I? When is it not OK? And why do they get to decide how they want to be spelled? That’s not the kind of world I want my two daughters to raise my future grandsons in.

As the father of two daughters, I’m not totally convinced that 180-gram vinyl sounds any better than regular vinyl. Besides, all these heavyweight vinyl releases are expensive, and as a father of not just one but two daughters, I’m having a hard time justifying how much I spent on that 180-gram reissue of Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet. I should know better than to eBay after midnight. My daughters deserve better.

As the father of two daughters, I firmly believe there’s only one way to pronounce GIF: with a hard G. You can disagree, but you’ll sound like an idiot. Is that what you want? Look, just say the word “gift.” OK, now get rid of the T. You hear that? That’s the sound of you saying it the right way. Save that soft G malarkey for the peanut butter lovers. I don’t care how the creator of the GIF thinks you should pronounce it — as the father of two daughters, I don’t think any man has the right to tell you what you should sound like. Your body, your choice, amirite?

As the father of two daughters, I #neverforget to put the toilet seat down.

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As the father of two daughters, I’m disturbed by how my daughters regularly put the toilet paper roll on backwards. They certainly didn’t learn that from me. It’s probably their mother’s fault, but I would never say that because, as the father of two daughters,

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uppies and neckers. Flatlanders and woodchucks. Like a number of my pals growing up, Sandy’s pedigree was mixed. His mom was born in Who-theHell-Cares-Where, Ohio, and came to Burlington to do research at the university — something technical, related to lungs. His dad was the seventh of seven raised on a dairy in Guilford, just a few miles from the river, and I tell you that guy was bona fide, 99th-generation Vermonter, a Deere mechanic to boot.

As a child, I played in double-wides, big lakefront houses, the gamut, but always enjoyed Sandy’s log cabin best. It was on a hill, surrounded by white pines.

When we were real little, pretending to be Lewis and Clark in the back 40, we shot a raccoon asleep in one of those

pines, Sandy being the one who actually pulled the trigger. Mrs. Raccoon fell to the ground — hard winter ground, frozen and snowless — but the BBs hadn’t killed her quite dead, more like half-dead. It was gross and bad and we cried and that, as they say, was that.

Sandy had the wild streak, no doubt. For longer than seemed possible, he drove this piece-of-turd Nissan — four parts rust, one part truck, five parts turd.

His license was frequently suspended — like those shoes people tie together and fling over power lines, he’d say, she’s suspended — but such was the law’s concern, as far as he was concerned.

Cruising back roads, which were the only kind after a session at the bar, or bars, he’d flick off the headlights and drive in the dark, hyperesthesia on

proud display. What in the hell kind of garble are you dropping now, Sandman?

Hyperthewhat? At the perfect level of drunk, he claimed, his eyes sharpened and allowed for a kind of night vision, but without the green tint. Total bullshit, of course, and yet perhaps not total. Sandy would shout some name, flick the headlights for a moment and, sure enough, Mr. Opossum or whoever would be there in the road. He’d kill the lights with another flick and swerve away clean, time after time.

Ever the diligent student, I cut classes at Castleton for two years before officially pulling the plug. Wise Sandy saved himself the hassle and went straight to roofing. We worked together by day, up on pitches that were either too damn hot or too damn cold,

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and drank together by night. Sometimes we’d hit the watering holes in town on the off chance of distressed damsels, as Sandy called them, but mostly we preferred the corn.

Fields, I mean, not whiskey — even Sandy, thirsty mess that he was, knew that stuff to be dangerous. By the age of 21, we must have made the acquaintance of every fence post and rutted two-track in the county. No diplomas. No plans. No good reason to dust off the childhood BB guns, but we did anyway. Cans, Sandy would say — now they’ve got it coming, the little pretentious aluminum shits.

Between the two of us, Sandy was always the better carpenter, not to mention the brainier brain. He read a ton, maybe two tons — four thousand pounds of books, give or take, in

mouth, dubious rope pinched from the jobsite. We were soon both obsessed, spending what money we had, excluding the beer fund, on gear. Bashing up frozen blue walls in the deep woods was special stuff, and not only because there was always a tavern on the way home where a weary arm could lift a couple.

Sandy had to lift a couple of couples, then a couple of those, to reach his desired level as the years wore on. Level?

More of a leftward lean, really. I need that camber to see in the dark, he’d say, reaching behind the seat for refreshment the instant we left pavement. Don’t get me wrong, I’m far from a teetotaler, but still — I had to chomp my tongue, pissed at what I considered a criminal irresponsibility.

By then I’d earned my certificate and was teaching at one of the high schools we consistently lost to in soccer growing up.

Kids, I would blurt out after my own fair share. You’re bound to massacre a bunch

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Himself and himself. Drunk and too drunk. Whatever.

Though I’ve got no proof, I suspect the headlights were off — just for fun, just for old time’s sake — and that he was squinting. Squinting. Honestly, it pains me something awful to consider that his final thought was the cow moose and the damage he’d caused her — not the thought that he’d broken his vow but that he’d made her bleed. The truck spun from the road, dunked into a not-frozen-enough pond, took a mile of barbed-wire fence to of kids, you goddamn immoral ass. But the bottom. And that, as they say, was that.

Sunday. Saddest day of the week, Sandy would just joke it away. Me the donkey? And this coming from a traitor, am I wrong? I swear the lord on high an enemy sympathizer! You remember must feel the ache of a winter Sunday in that game when I took one to the nuts. Vermont — that wind across those fields of stubble, that wind and that wind and How could you teach there?

Apparently conflict just wasn’t an that damn howling wind. I got stupidly option for us — or maybe it was more lit after hanging up the phone and arthat the corn kept calling. Summer was rived at school sober but wrecked the nice in the fields. Winter was better, next morning. If I remember correctly, cleaner and sharper. Sandy talked a bit the kids asked me why I was looking so less than he did in our foolish youth, but hard at the blank dry-erase board, and he still adored the land, and I could still I replied that often the best way to get get him excited by asking about the stars. smart is to quit all the learning.

They kind of laughed, kind of didn’t, Oh, so you’re interested in the grand mythology of the constellations, my lad? and I told them outright — this I rememWell, Ursa was the name of a black bear ber crystal clear — that today’s teacher who had a special way with the damsels. had no fucking clue what he was talking Breakfast Unfortunately, he got busted in bed with about. Not one of my prouder moments, the mayor of Burlington’s wife. His only dropping that F-bomb in class, but what Lunch option was to eat the mayor, suit and can you do?

Dinner Really, what can you do? They were phony smile and all, and assume the Take Out post. Over the centuries the word mayor alive and I was angry and they were turned into major. Shall we open these alive and I was heartbroken. They were windows and stick our heads into the alive and I was grateful. And we were alive, here, all of us together, me and my lobotomizing wind for a look?

Crack. Pass. Crack. Keep. What else pupils, my diligent students. I launched you got, Sandman, dummy? Oh, I got, into a lecture on Calvin Coolidge.

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that dumb, drunk, lovable bastard’s head. We’d park the truck in some white wasteland of a field — December, January, February, didn’t much matter — and talk a variety of craziness.

Sandy failed to profess smoothly after, say, the sixth soda, but his enthusiasm had a way of filling in the many potholes.

On and on he’d go — about roofing and damsels and beer, about damsels and the dangers of strong drink, about hyperesthesia and other jargon picked up from his mom’s medical journals, about the possibility of maybe, someday, getting two damsels to smooch. Then he’d seamlessly switch to a lecture on Stalingrad or Calvin Coolidge’s presidency.

He loved talking about Old Cal because Old Cal was a Vermonter — Old Cal knew the fields. Everybody cries and everybody dies, but a rare few are lucky enough to drink in the corn and laugh themselves to pieces, am I wrong? That was our toast. Cheers, bud.

Teddy Roosevelt used to make his presence felt in the conversation as well, and not infrequently. “Fun” probably isn’t the only word, but I’d wager it’s the best word for those moonless winter nights, burying ourselves in empties — in pretentious aluminum shits — Sandy telling stories of T-Bear taking French diplomats mucking about in the Potomac.

Crack. Pass. Crack. Keep. What else you got, Sandman, you dumbshit? Oh, I got, I got, I got, he’d reply. I friggin’ got, guy. Buckle your belt, guy, and hold on.

Then he’d tell me yet again how T-Bear was camped way out in the Adirondack wilderness when word came that McKinley was dying.

One weekend we took the ferry to Essex and backpacked up to Lake Tear of the Clouds, the tiny mountain puddle where American history went down. A fun trip, that one — chaining butts off the bonfire, all the while imagining a great man, a legit hero, farting there beside us, combing his luxurious ’stache, sharing the same glow.

Against Sandy’s advice — education comes and goes, guy, but roofs are eternal — I eventually went back to school, finished up my degree. Then, against my advice, this one true friend, this best friend, said sayonara and headed west. To the East Cascades! The high desert! Oregano!

He got into the regular trouble, got out of the regular trouble and returned home shy of 15 months later, nothing to show for his travels besides an obsession with ice climbing. Of course, I mean ice climbing Sandy-style — bike helmet, smoke dangling from the corner of his

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A Way With Words In a crowded field of self-publishing options, how do writers pick the right one?

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s any published writer can attest, nothing compares with the feeling of seeing one’s words in print for the first time. Whether it’s a memoir, first novel, how-to book or poetry anthology, it’s incredibly rewarding to hold a professionally bound volume of one’s own creation.

For much of publishing history, professional gatekeepers reserved that experience for authors deemed erudite, entertaining or wealthy enough to warrant a print run. In recent years, however, technological advances such as ebooks and print-on-demand (POD) have enabled anyone with a computer

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and a modest sum of money to publish their own books, both for print and online distribution.

Today, nontraditional publishing is a $1.25 billion industry in the United States, according to a report from the website AuthorEarnings, compiled (using disputed methodology) by selfpublished best seller Hugh Howey.

In 2016, Howey’s report contended, independently self-published books — including print, ebooks and audiobooks — comprised 55 percent of all romance books sold (by unit), 49 percent of all young-adult/teen fiction, 44 percent of science fiction, 37 percent of fantasy and 32 percent of juvenile sci fi.

“For the last three years in a rising ebook market,” AuthorEarnings noted in its February 2017 industry report, “traditional publishers have been rapidly losing market share to self-published authors and Amazon imprints faster than the overall market has been growing.”

While the debate over Howey’s claims for the market dominance of self-publishing rages on, one thing is clear: Never before have aspiring writers had more avenues for reaching potential readers.

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With a growing field of self-publishing options to choose from, how should writers decide which best suits them?

Should they contract with one of the many self-publishing services or handle the process themselves? And, if they do the latter, which aspects of the process — editing, book layout, cover design, marketing, distribution — should they farm out to professionals?

To answer those questions, Seven Days solicited advice from Vermont-based booksellers, independent publishers and authors who’ve produced and sold books through self-publishing services, trade publishing houses and university presses.

First, a warning: One needn’t look far to find cautionary tales of unscrupulous self-publishing schemes. In 2016, Seven Days reported on Brattleboro-based Adam Salviani, whose now-defunct Raider Publishing International allegedly scammed dozens of writers out of thousands of dollars with unmet promises to publish and market their books.

The Writer Beware blog chronicles numerous other such alleged scams.

Yet even when authors choose a reputable self-publishing outfit such as iUniverse, BookBaby or AuthorHouse, their up-front investment can still run in the thousands of dollars. Furthermore, such services don’t necessarily fulfill a writer’s expectations of what a publisher is supposed to do.

Another option for authors who aren’t ready to embrace DIY self-publishing: Go local. Phoenix Books’ Onion River Press in Burlington, Northshire Bookstore’s ShiresPress in Manchester Center, and Boxcar & Caboose Bookshop & Café’s Railroad Street Press WINTER in St. Johnsbury promise self-pub- READING lishers some of ISSUE the convenience of a trade publication. Beyond merely printing and binding books, they offer a range of services, from purchasing an International Standard Book Number (ISBN) to contracting cover artists and proofreaders to marketing and distributing books.

The key difference between trade presses and self-publishing services is that the former curate their lists and

pay the author, while the latter accept all (or most) manuscripts and charge authors a fee.

For tips from the trenches, we talked to authors who found success using a local service and taking the DIY route.

Going It Alone Amy J. Murphy is a successful selfpublished author of three sciencefiction novels. Her first, Allies and Enemies: Fallen, was a 2016 Dragon Award finalist for best military science-fiction/ fantasy novel and a 2017 finalist for a Kindle Book Award. The Addison County writer worked on her first manuscript for about a decade before self-publishing it. Why didn’t she seek a trade publisher?

“A lot of people ask that question like there’s a choice,” Murphy says with a laugh. “I dreamed of publishing it through the traditional route.” However, after repeated rejection letters from trade presses, “I made a decision that I just wanted to see this done.”

Murphy heeded the advice of other selfpublished authors and sought a professional editor through the Editorial Freelancers Association. She researched the genres that members specialized in and interviewed those who agreed to review a section of her manuscript for free.

Ultimately, Murphy chose Pat Dobie, with Lucid Edit in Canada, whom she describes as “a great combination of tough and supportive” and to whom she credits much of her books’ success. For cover art, Murphy hired a local friend who designs video games.

She admits to some early missteps.

Initially daunted by the challenge of putting together an ebook herself, she contracted with the now-defunct Booktango, which she calls “a huge mistake.”

Why? Murphy had no control over how Booktango promoted her book, nor could she track how it was doing online, which she found frustrating.

Eventually, she took the book down and republished it through Amazon’s KDP Select, which makes it available

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on its subscription-based Kindle Unlimited service.

Today, Murphy says, she receives a “consistent profit” from her ebooks based on page reads. And, though “it’s also a consistent level of work” marketing her books, she prefers doing so herself to paying someone else.

Murphy’s approach: She built an online presence with a website, blog and newsletter, which she says became a “reader magnet.” By giving away the occasional short story or new book chapter, Murphy maintains an ongoing relationship with her readers.

“It’s kind of like being part of your own personal fandom,” she adds. “I have this world that I created, and I have this ability to share it with other people and see how much they’re enjoying it.”

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longer carries the stigma it once did. Northshire first got into the self-publishing market in 2008 with an Espresso Book Machine, which prints books on demand in the store. In 2013, Northshire launched ShiresPress, which added a layer of services to the mix.

When Wraga started in 2009, the press had only 50 self-published authors.

Today, it has nearly 900; genres include poetry, nonfiction, mystery, historical novels, memoirs and children’s novels.

It also has a program to publish books by students at Southern Vermont College, where Gross once served as president.

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Last spring, Phoenix Books Burlington launched its own self-publishing service: Onion River Press. As manager Tod Gross (no relation to Karen) explains, store employees got tired of local authors coming in with self-published titles from CreateSpace, Amazon’s self-publishing arm, and requesting shelf space.

Onion River Press offers a range of self-publishing packages, depending on the author’s needs and budget, Gross says. The basic one, which starts at $150, covers his time and provides a bar code, ISBN and book formatting. Each book is printed on demand, and that cost is borne by the author. If necessary, Gross will help authors find an editor.

“We don’t want to just give someone a name and say, ‘OK, now you deal with it,’” he says. “We feel responsible for the quality of that [editor].”

For an additional fee, authors can get their books distributed and stocked at all five Phoenix Books stores in Vermont.

The books are also listed online so that readers elsewhere in the country can find the title and order a copy or download an ebook.

Regardless of where authors choose to self-publish, Gross advises that they ask themselves what their ultimate goal is. If their aim is simply to print a book as inexpensively as possible, an online service may suffice.

However, if an author wants to connect with local readers and booksellers, an Amazon product may not be the best fit. As he puts it, “We’re not the only independent bookstore that sees Amazon as an existential threat to our livelihood.”

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Author, teacher and educational consultant Karen Gross has written numerous books for children and adults that have been published by university presses and trade publishing houses.

Though she acknowledges the cachet of publishing with a trade press, in March 2016 she put out Lady Lucy’s Quest, a book meant for kids who’ve experienced trauma, through ShiresPress.

Gross, who divides her time between Bennington and Washington, D.C., says the traditional children’s book market has narrow parameters for its products, with requirements for target age groups, vocabulary and number of pages.

“It was clear to me from the very beginning that I wanted to bend that mold, so an independent press was a much better fit,” she says. Lady Lucy’s Quest has sold more than 20,000 print copies; its sequel, Lady Lucy’s Dragon Quest, comes out this month.

Debbi Wraga, who oversees ShiresPress, says self-publishing no

a completed publication. And many authors prefer having someone local to walk them through the process, a perk that online services can’t offer.

“For many of these authors, this is their baby. This is something they’ve been working on for years; they’re nervous about things and don’t know how to do it,” Wraga says. “That’s where we come into play.”

Depending on the author’s budget, ShiresPress can provide editors, proofreaders, cover designers and marketing. The press makes all of its self-published books available in its Manchester Center and Saratoga Springs, N.Y., stores; for an additional fee, Wraga will organize in-store book events.

Asked how aspiring authors should prioritize their spending, Wraga doesn’t hesitate.

“I always say, ‘Editing, editing, editing!’

Invest as much as possible in that service,” she says, “even if all you can afford is grammar, spelling and punctuation.”

Cover designs are also critical, she adds. Despite the adage “Never judge a book by its cover,” consumers typically do, which is why Wraga recommends investing in the best design an author can afford.

She can help on that front, too.

“For us, it’s all about supporting local authors and not-so-local authors and bringing their words to life and really making their dreams come true,” she says.

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ot all books are for reading.

Some, like Elizabeth Bunsen’s intricate art books, must be experienced visually. Each of her tomes — she’s made hundreds — is a highly personal exploration of interior emotional landscapes guided by needle, thread and color. Some she keeps for herself. Others she sells through her website and on Instagram.

Bunsen creates her books, and other artworks, in the solitude of her Charlotte home overlooking Lake Champlain. But the 63-year-old artist has developed a significant following on social media, including more than 2,500 followers on Instagram. Though that number pales in comparison to, say, celebrity accounts, it’s impressive given Bunsen’s late arrival to the digital scene and the fact that her work is almost metaphysical in nature.

Her books incorporate natural dyes, stitching, textile and collage. Bunsen shifts between two major color schemes — blue and, more recently, pink — and has created a body of work in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and composition types.

While the prevalence of pink is informed by the current political climate — remember those pink pussy hats from the Women’s March protests in January?

— it’s not meant to convey an explicitly political message. “I’m not a rip-snorting political animal at all,” Bunsen says.

Rather, she explains, the hue addresses the emotions and topics that have been swirling around over the past year, as well as what it means to be female.

“For me,” Bunsen says, “this pink exploration is a little bit like channeling my inner 8-year-old. Pink is all about compassion and self-love and tenderness. It’s a complicated color, and, in art, it’s equally complicated.”

If that sounds vague, it’s because Bunsen remains entrenched in exploration: Her color palette, materials and technique play with concepts of femininity. There are no answers, just a continual process of examining feelings related to being a person, and a female, in today’s world.

Bunsen is equally intrigued with the book format itself. “The thing about a book is that you can hold it. It’s in the

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palm of your hand,” she says. “They’re intimate, [and] intimacy is something I’m very interested in. And vulnerability.”

That interest is hard for Bunsen to articulate. “I don’t have something specific in mind I want to say,” she says. “But, by working with the materials, I’ve found the conversation.”

Bunsen’s books vary in scale from the size of a magazine to just an inch wide.

The covers are made with felt, leather, stitched fabric and/or paper. Each is unique. Some have pages stained with cochineal, a vibrant red dye made from

the crushed bodies of the cochineal bug. Others are tinted with eucalyptus, which produces a slightly rustier red.

Bunsen sometimes elaborately collages her books with stamps, little drawings, made-up constellations stitched in embroidery thread and maybe a feather or a scrap of lace. Others contain lightly stained pages made of different types of paper — wax, or yellow legal pad — that Bunsen says are intended to inspire drawings and scribbling. These are the books that she tends to sell.

“I’m always kind of surprised to think someone might be interested in my [collaged books],” Bunsen says, holding a palm-size pink volume that retails for $375 on her website. “My husband says [this one] is dirt cheap, but he’s my biggest fan.”

Given the hours of work and intricacy of each piece, the price tag seems

appropriate. Other books on Bunsen’s site sell for $75 to $150. She bills one $85 indigo volume, called “stars and fireflies,” as “a beautiful play book … perfect for documenting summer poems, doodles and frog songs.”

Though Bunsen does sell books, creating a marketable object isn’t her primary driving force. “I make things for me,” she says. But she acknowledges the economic challenges that come with being an artist. “There’s always that issue: Do I need the money? How attached am I to the piece?” she asks rhetorically.

Very attached, it seems, insofar as her process, product and working environment serve an almost spiritual function.

“I think of what I do as magic more than art,” Bunsen explains. “Because magic is more like a conversation; it’s more like alchemy.”

The process of engaging in that dialogue is how Bunsen navigates the world and makes it her own. “At this stage in my life,” she says, “what I do is a way of thinking and a way of being. It’s my medicine.”

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compound will ease the pain of body aches. “But it feels a lot better.”

I learned a new phrase from Allen: “body high.” CBD will give one, but it “will take away the head part” of getting stoned, he said.

I headed to the dining room to find a seat for supper and joined a table whose occupants included two 21-year-old women who are college students and

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all me old-fashioned, but I thought the point of hemp was to get high, if only in a lastditch, ditch-weed kind of way.

But I was set straight — and remained that way through five courses — at the recent Hemp + Hops Dinner at Zenbarn in Waterbury Center.

Hemp may not blow your mind, but it served as a buzzy centerpiece at the $75 prix fixe dinner. The multicourse meal paired food from the Zenbarn kitchen with beer from Zero Gravity Craft Brewery in Burlington. The twist was this: Each course contained a dose of cannabidiol (CBD), a chemical compound derived from cannabis — in this case, the hemp strain.

Organizers described it as the first hemp-themed restaurant dinner served in Vermont; two seatings fed a total of 80 people. Several diners at the 7 p.m. dinner, which I attended, noted that it was their first hemp-themed dinner anywhere — in a restaurant or at home.

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“I’ve never even heard of doing this,” said Paul Sayler, brewmaster at Zero Gravity. “Vermont is so radical. We’re very lucky to be here.”

Two lush and hardy hemp plants were on display under a set of grow lights in the bar, where people mingled before dinner. A sign pointing upstairs advertised massages for $1 a minute. I considered dropping $10 on a quickie before supper but opted instead to educate myself at the pop-up hemp bazaar on the other side of the room.

Things were for sale that I hadn’t known existed, such as a “turkey bag” to disguise the smell of … weed? hemp?

And there was a stainless steel storage container with handy clips and a pad-like insert that will dry your buds if they’re too wet and moisten them if they’re too dry.

I popped into my mouth a chocolate truffle laced with eight milligrams of CBD, and I received a crash course in CBD-ism.

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“Vitamin C is to an orange as CBD is to hemp,” said Kelsy Raap, general manager of Burlington’s Green State Gardener store, which sells supplies to medical marijuana growers and registered hemp growers. Before moving on to the medical marijuana table, I paid $10 for a 10-pack of CBD-infused gummy bears.

At my next stop, I talked with a young man named Brandon Allen, office manager of Canna Care Docs of Vermont, who was fielding questions from people interested in medical marijuana. I asked him why I should pay extra for a piece of candy infused with CBD. “Two CBD gummy bears is like taking an Advil,” he said, asserting that the

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servers at RíRá the Irish Local & Whiskey Room in Burlington, a married couple in their sixties, and a marketer and designer who is expanding her niche to include cannabis-related products and packaging.

“I think it’s the fastest-growing profession in America,” Leila Gardner, a student at the Community College of Vermont, observed of cannabis-connected employment. She’s interested in catering with a specialty in cooking with cannabis.

As we sipped the first beer in the lineup — a sour ale called Bernie Weisse that Zero Gravity originally brewed to mark Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) presidential run — Raap of Green State Gardener talked up the healing powers of CBD and touted a “grow-your-own health revolution.”

Among the myriad benefits of cannabinoids, she said, are anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, antidepressant and antianxiety properties. Perhaps most relevant to the event at Zenbarn was the trait Raap mentioned in conclusion: “CBD is a fabulous mitigator of hangovers, so enjoy your beer!”

Apart from the beer (which does not take away the head part of a high) and food that wowed us, one of the meal’s enjoyable and intriguing aspects was trying to taste and understand how chef Mike Giffune had used CBD in his preparations. At our table, dinner mates who shared that interest made fast friends.

This curiosity had drawn many of my dining companions to Zenbarn, a restaurant, bar, music venue, and yoga and wellness studio that opened a year ago. The December 10 event was Zenbarn’s first beer dinner, and, in the words of Sayler, “the CBD part makes it that much more interesting and richer.”

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Business has also been heating up for Corrente’s wife, CAROLINE CASEY CORRENTE, who owns HAYMAKER BUN CO. She’s popping up at events all over the county, such as STONECUTTER SPIRITS’ Procrastinator’s Paradise Holiday Sale on Friday, December 22, selling holiday sampler packs of buns in varieties including chocolate mint, eggnog, and gingerbread with molasses caramel.

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Bennington has built a state-of-the-art production facility that allows the company to churn out more fresh mozzarella; gooey, cream-filled burrata; and smoked feta. Workers began producing cheese in the new 50,000-square-foot facility on Water Street in September; in late November, the company relocated its business offices there.

In the past, the biz, which uses only Vermont milk, purchased about 45,000 gallons during peak production, said sales and marketing manager PETER FOX. This year, he expects that to increase to 60,000 gallons. The old location, Fox said, was “so packed that it was hindering production.”

Now Maplebrook will also be able to wrap cheese more efficiently, using newly purchased equipment, and send it to cheese shops and food stores farther afield.

“We can hopefully grow all the way to California,” Fox noted.

For now, Maplebrook is splitting operations between its older facility and the new one, but the plan is to combine them under one roof within three years.

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plus the 30-room hotel.

As of early next year, the building will also be home to two dining-and-drinking establishments, LATCHIS PUB and LATCHIS UNDERGROUND. “It’s a cool location, and obviously the connection with a hotel and movie theater is great for all of us,” said Jon Potter, executive director of the nonprofit Latchis Arts and its commercial affiliate, Latchis Corporation.

The new businesses, currently under renovation, will be owned by southern Vermont restaurateur DAVID INGERMAN of Chittenden. He already co-owns RAMUNTO’S BRICK OVEN PIZZA restaurants in Brattleboro and Keene, N.H. Ingerman, 61, said he plans to open his Latchis businesses in late February.

The pub, on the ground floor of the historic building, will serve beer, wine and bar fare, including hot and cold sandwiches, soups, and salads. It will be open daily starting at 11 a.m.

The downstairs lounge, Latchis Underground, will serve buffet dinners on Friday and Saturday nights and present live music shows. Occupying a room of about 90 by 20 feet, it will be set up in a speakeasy style.

After two seatings of the weekend buffet dinners, at 6 and 7:30 p.m., the lounge will be open for drinks, pub fare and music. When not in use, the space will be available to the public, said Ingerman: “If they patronize the restaurant upstairs, they’re free to use the room.”

Ingerman described the lounge as a “bluesy, singersongwriter”-type bar that will appeal to the “artsy crowd” in Brattleboro. He hopes to draw “a broad mix of the community,” including local businesspeople and moviegoers as well as tourists, he said.

“Opening a restaurant, you’ve got to have the right staff, and you’ve got to have the right concept,” Ingerman added. “You’ve got to do it right because you only have one chance, and the public

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Last winter, as they prepared for a renovation, the owners of Middlebury’s TWO BROTHERS TAVERN decided to build a temporary kitchen so they could keep serving food. “We didn’t want to lay off any of the staff,” said co-owner HOLMES JACOBS. From that kitchen, they served thincrust Neapolitan-style pizza and a handful of complementary dishes.

The pizza was so popular, Jacobs said, that they didn’t want to stop.

In early December, he and co-owner BEAL JACOBS opened NOTTE — meaning “night” in Italian — in the space that used to serve as the eatery’s lounge. Executive chef MATT CORRENTE, who runs the Tavern’s kitchen, is in charge of Notte, too.

The Notte pizza offerings lean toward classic preparations topped with prosciutto and mozzarella; pomodoro sauce and peppers; or roasted wild mushrooms and Parmesan. Among the Vermont variations is a pizza made with kale, squash, apples and cheddar.

The space doesn’t have a wood-fired oven, Corrente said, but an oven lined with firebricks enables him to turn out pies that have “contrast between slightly charred bubbles and a kind of chewy

interior.” To create the dough recipe, Corrente researched traditional Italian methods and spent time chowing down at Burlington’s PIZZERIA VERITÀ.

Notte diners can round out the meal with dishes such as meatballs, white bean soup, meat and cheese boards, and a beet and arugula salad with black truffle vinaigrette. To drink, there’s an “old-world focused” wine list and creative cocktails, Corrente said.

Although the lounge is now a restaurant, it remains a music venue. “We’re still doing live music there most nights,” said Corrente.

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experience cooking a multicourse savory tray of Zero Gravity beer dinner with CBD. The herb is piney and pungent, Giffune said, and he tried to ensure that it wasn’t an overwhelming component of each dish. He likened it to cooking with sage or rosemary, Chef Mike Giffune and staff strong herbs that can leave a sticky resin on your hands.

“One of the bigger challenges was to try to make CBD a centerpiece,” he said, “but not overpower the flavor of the meal.”

Giffune used CBD in several ways in the meal, including in safflower oil that he drizzled on parsnip soup and in cream for the rabbit and dessert. Before infusing the cream, Giffune heated hemp buds to about 150 degrees in the oven to activate the chemical compound in CBD (on the same principle as smoking a joint). This process is called decarbing, he said. Then he steeped the buds in cream for a few hours. When he’d strained out the plant material, the cream was ready to be used in his cooking.

The meal was a great way to showcase CBD in a more mainstream setting, Giffune said, adding that he thinks CBD has medicinal value “even if it’s not proven by the CDC or the FDA,” referring to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food & Drug INFO Administration.

Zenbarn, 179 Guptil Road, “Even if everybody’s not going to go make a six-course Waterbury Center, 244-8134, dinner with CBD, it provides sort of a stage to let people zenbarnvt.com know that it’s actually a thing,” Giffune went on. “It definitely has real-world benefits.”

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I sat across the table from Randy Kruger, 61, who said he has a green thumb and enjoys growing plants and landscaping at his home in Colchester. He’s interested in finding out more about hemp, he added, especially in “a world that’s full of anxiety, where people can’t chill out anymore.

“Rather than be close-minded about things,” Kruger continued, “maybe it’s better to be open-minded and learn.”

Sarah Smith, 21, a University of Vermont student, was succinct in her enthusiasm: “I turned down nachos for this!”

The first course of Giffune’s dinner was baby kale salad with roasted sunchoke purée and CBD-honey vinaigrette. We ate it with the promise of more to come, including rabbit gnocchi with butternut squash and chèvre in CBD-infused beurre fondue. Later, we cheered the steak frites with hempy butter on top.

Our table wanted to meet the man behind the meal, so Giffune made a brief appearance before the luscious chocolate pot de crème was presented with a pretzel stick for easy dipping.

“Nice job!” Kruger told him.

I took the opportunity to grill Giffune about how much CBD the entire spread contained, and he said he aimed for 30 milligrams per person over the course of the meal.

“I don’t know how accurate I was,” Giffune said. “But I sort of erred on the side of decadence.”

A few days after the Hemp + Hops Dinner, I called Giffune to ask him about cooking the meal. The 35-yearold chef, a graduate of the French Culinary Institute (now the International Culinary Center) in New York City, has lived in Vermont for four years and cooked at the Burlington Country Club and Stowe Mountain Lodge.

In September, Giffune started at Zenbarn as sous chef, then became executive chef on November 1. He was into the idea of pioneering a hemp meal, he said — his first

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uring his childhood near Killington, Rory Stamp hated milk. “I grew up on nonfat skim milk, and I absolutely detested it,” he says. “It was this flavorless, lifeless substance that had no value.”

And then, one day, he had a sip of raw milk from the von Trapp Farmstead, and everything changed. Stamp, who was then in high school, began drinking raw milk and eating raw-milk cheese. He became enamored with the idea that, with so few ingredients — mainly milk, salt, microbes and sometimes rennet — humans could create such varied, delicious results. “The process is thousands of years old,” Stamp says. “It’s so magical … this perfect blend of science and art.”

These days, in his role as the artisan food manager at Dedalus Wine Shop, Market & Wine Bar on Pine Street in Burlington, Stamp spends his days spreading that magic around. The store, which carries a rotating selection of some 100 cheeses, allows visitors to sample nearly anything, from slivers of caramelcolored Dutch Gouda to spoonfuls of Jasper Hill Farm’s gooey, award-winning Harbison.

Once they’ve tried a cheese, customers can buy as little or as much as they like.

“We want [fine cheese] to be democratized,” Stamp says. Is it gauche to go home with a $3 chunk of a cheese that rings up at $48 per pound? Not a bit, he says.

In Europe, he explains, people generally make daily shopping runs and buy enough cheese for a meal, not a whole week. Stamp would prefer that local patrons sample a variety of items and learn what they like, rather than default to purchasing in larger quantities. And, he says, he wants novices to feel right at home at his cheese counter.

Stamp — who worked as a cheesemaker at Consider Bardwell Farm in West Pawlet and at Shelburne Farms — brings to his tasks an artisan’s near-obsessive level of detail. “I’ve personally tasted every item in the store,” he explains as he escorts a visitor past jars of mustard “caviar,” bottles of estate olive oil and tins of octopus from Portugal.

Since shelf space is limited, Stamp only brings in new items if they play well with the store’s existing supplies, turning the place into a mix-and-match paradise for those who like to experiment with pairings. “Everything is here for a reason,” he says. “Everything has a story.”

As much as possible, Stamp sources goods directly from their creators. He often visits the producers on their home turf so that he can connect with their stories firsthand. He is particularly passionate about the store’s cheese selection.

Every time Dedalus needs to resupply its wedges and rounds from Jasper Hill, INFO for instance, Stamp drives to Greens- Dedalus Wine Shop, Market & Wine Bar, boro and does a tasting, choosing certain 388 Pine Street, Burlington, 865-2368. batches to bring back to Burlington in his dedaluswine.com car. “It’s worth the price to engage in that dialogue with the cheesemaker,” he suggests. “It’s the antithesis of commodification.”

Stamp also believes that by supporting new, smaller-scale makers and sharing their stories, it helps the industry as a whole. That’s one of the motivations behind the Dedalus cheese club, which he curates. For $25, participants get a monthly pound of cheese, including selections from renowned and lesser-known Vermont creameries, as well as from the rest of the world.

Aside from the cheese club, making and sharing cheese plates is one of Stamp’s favorite ways to proffer his favorites to family and friends. Most recently, he says, he prepared a cheese board for a Salvador Dalí-themed dinner.

“I had a soft-ripened cheese tipped on its side so it was spilling out,” he recalls. “There was tinned fish all about and many interactive, dunkable items that subverted the regular cracker-and-cheese combo.”

In preparation for holiday gatherings, Seven Days asked Stamp to share more on the art of creating a cheese plate.

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SEVEN DAYS: First, how do you choose your cheeses?

RORY STAMP: I think it’s really important not to go overboard. Pick a small number of cheeses — from one to five would be a really good number. You want a variation of flavors, of textures, of milk types and of intensity.

Blues are one of the most polarizing cheeses, and I feel that they’re an essential part of every cheese board. If I’m choosing a selection for a not-soadventurous group, I might choose what I call a “gateway blue,” something that might have some sweetness and minimal blooming.

On the average cheese board, think about which are the crowd-pleasing cheeses and which are the cheeses that might challenge the participants a little bit. We like to challenge people, get them to venture out of their comfort zone.

It’s a good idea to bulk up on … soft, creamy cheeses, aged cheddars, Alpinestyle cheeses — those are easy, slamdunk cheeses that everybody’s going to love, and they’re going to snack on them a lot harder. A funky washed rind, or an esoteric, ancient cow’s-milk cheese with a crazy rind, you can think about scaling down the portion a bit.

Overall, a good guideline is starting with about an ounce (or two) of cheese per person. It goes back to knowing your audience.

Above all, trust your monger. We’re here for a reason, so that you can put your dinner party in our hands. We’ll give you all the ammo and information you need to sound like an expert.

SD: Tell us more about plating.

RS: It’s so creative. A cheese board is a tableau, and, depending on your sensibilities, you can really go wild. A regional theme is a great idea. You can concentrate on one style and do all Alpine or all soft cheeses.

SD: How do you handle condiments and accompaniments?

RS: You can get totally crazy, but I think that less is more. My approach is to complement or contrast [the flavors in the cheese]. Choose condiments that will go with a number of cheeses on the plate rather than trying to set fixed pairings.

Experimentation is key. We’re dunking jalapeño potato chips into Winnimere and eating aged Gouda with chocolate.

You need to taste the bad pairings to understand the good ones. You have to be adventurous.

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SD: How do you know if your cheese board was successful?

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RS: I think signage is helpful, but aesthetics are key. I like to use natural materials; writing directly on slate with chalk is awesome. Simple handwritten signs are great.

I’m not a big fan of putting out plastic cheese labels or putting out printed signs.

My feeling is that it makes the whole experience a little less organic. These products come from soured milk, which comes from an animal, which is on a farm somewhere.

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RS: It’s really all about equity here. When you’re looking at a piece or a round of cheese, think about how you can cut that into even portions to give people the same rind-to-cheese ratio. It’s all about basic geometry. Rounds like to be broken down into triangles. Blocks and squares like to be broken down into rectangles and smaller cubes.

Soft cheeses — especially very soft cheeses, like blues or bloomy rinds — don’t need to be proportioned. But it’s a good idea to take an initial cut out of that cheese and leave it on the board to

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There are some very malleable products that are great accoutrements: Honey, cherry preserves, dried figs, giant corn nuts and Marcona almonds are really nice. You want foils you can bounce off of the other flavors on the board.

And, if you have something runny or gooey, you want to contain it as much as possible. You don’t want to force everybody to have a pairing, and pouring a condiment over the cheese is a faux pas.

Let people taste the accoutrement, taste the cheese and then taste those flavors together.

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‘MARIJUANA X’: A hard-hitting documentary pushes viewers to question their positions and look at marijuana in a different light. Richmond Free Library, 7-8:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 434-3036.

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Expert wallpaper hanging & removal. Cabinet refinishing. Call now for your free estimate, 802-345-2038, or visit us at cspvt.com.

HONEY-DO HOME MAINTENANCE All jobs lg. or small, home or office, 24-hr. service. A division of Sasso Construction.

Call Scott today! Local, reliable, honest. All calls returned. 310-6926.

ATTENTION: JENIE’S FOUNDATION Contact me regarding expansion of the program & reasonable purchase of a perfect property for this. Jenny, 518-265-7771.

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

Dave, 859-8966.

BERNIE SANDERS 1981 POSTER Looking for Bernie Sanders 1981 signed Burlington Is Not For Sale campaign poster. Email lazukor@ gmail.com & call 617-682-0408.

CASH REWARD “Lumen” is a timid, indoor, striped male tabby lost in the NNE. If you’ve seen him, please call Orson at 802-777-9432.

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FOR SALE BABY GRAND PIANO Lovely walnut Samick grand piano, purchased new in 2007, 1 owner.

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INSTRUCTION ANDY’S MOUNTAIN MUSIC Affordable, accessible, no-stress instruction in banjo, guitar, mandolin, more. All ages/skill levels/interests welcome!

Supportive teacher offering references, results, convenience. Andy Greene, 802-658-2462, guitboy75@hotmail.com, andysmountainmusic. com.

BASS LESSONS W/ ARAM For all ages, levels & styles. Beginners welcome! Learn songs, theory, technique & more on Pine St. Years of pro performing, recording & teaching experience. 1st

lesson half off! 598-8861, arambedrosian.com, 6/6/16 4:34 PM lessons@arambedrosian. com.

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

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

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In your all wheel driven sleigh... into the clearing you’ll find ... your Vermont place to play! This off grid cabin built in 2012 on 10.03 surveyed acres will be music to your ears. More photos at www.harringtonvt.com!

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LOW-COST DENTAL CARE@VTC Looking for candidates who have not had dental hygiene care in 10+ years & who may smoke. I am looking for a state licensing exam patient who is reliable, compliant & in need. Contact me at josephmichaelelkins@ gmail.com.

PSYCHIC COUNSELING Psychic counseling, channeling w/ Bernice Kelman, Underhill. 30+ years’ experience. Also energy healing, chakra balancing, Reiki, rebirthing, other lives, classes, more. 802-899-3542, kelman.b@juno.com.

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The best of all worlds: walking distance to everything but tucked into a South End neighborhood.

This 3 bedroom, 1 bath Ranch has been updated, freshly painted and is flooded with natural light. Enjoy cozy evenings by the fireplace or hot days in the in-ground pool! $335,000

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RYEGATE | 1276 CREAMERY RD | #4412380

Historic village home on 2 acres.

Now used as duplex but imagination could take it to another level.

Minutes to I-91 access. Check it out at www.harrringtonvt.com. Priced at assessment $143,500

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NORTH HERO | 3829 U.S. 2 | #4666300

With beautiful Lake Champlain and mountain views, this sweet 1810 farmhouse is nestled in the village of North Hero. Once a bustling bed and breakfast and local bait shop, the property is zoned residential but has great opportunity for a home occupation business. $367,900

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

All ages, styles, levels.

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

NOTICE OF SELF STORAGE LIEN SALE MALLETTS BAY SELF STORAGE, LLC 115 HEINEBERG DRIVE COLCHESTER, VT 05446 Notice is hereby given that the contents of the self storage units listed below will be sold at public auction by sealed bid.

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CREATIVE SPACE LIKE YOURSELF “Like Yourself,” an interpretive song by Peter Ballard. Please view online version for full text. Looking for musician collaborative.

Contact w/ any inquiries at jbearce@nkhs.net.

STUDIO/ REHEARSAL FRIDAY POP CAFÉ STUDIO Located in downtown Burlington, Friday Pop Café is a creative, cozy-vibed recording studio that welcomes solo acts, bands & multimedia projects!

Kat, 802-231-1134.

NOTICE OF LEGAL SALE View Date 1/4/2018 Sale Date 1/5/2018

Name of Occupant Storage Unit Rob B Thomas #100 Said sales will take place on 1/5/18, beginning at 10:00am at Malletts Bay Self Storage, LLC, (MBSS, LLC)115 Heineberg Dr, Colchester, VT 05446.

Units will be opened for viewing immediately prior to auction. Sale shall be by sealed bid to the highest bidder.

Contents of entire storage unit will be sold as one lot. The winning bid must remove all contents from the facility at no cost to MBSS, LLC on the day of auction.

MBSS, LLC reserves the right to reject any bid lower that the amount owed by the occupant or that is not commercially reasonable as defined by statute.

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Charles C. Brooks, V a/k/a Charles Brooks, V a/k/a Charles C. Brooks, Tracy L. Brooks a/k/a Tracy Brooks, Citibank, N.A., Capital One Bank (USA) NA, Midland Funding, LLC and Occupants residing at 237 Shady Lane, Colchester, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Charles C. Brooks, V a/k/a Charles Brooks, V a/k/a Charles C. Brooks and Tracy L. Brooks a/k/a Tracy Brooks to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Mortgage Lenders Network USA, Inc. DBA Lenders Network dated September 14, 2006 and recorded in Volume 567, Page 548, which mortgage was assigned to U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participa-

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Date: 12/14/2017 /s/ Vaughn S. P. Comeau Signature of Fiduciary Vaughn S. P. Comeau Executor/Administrator: PO Box 1323 Enosburg Falls, VT 05450 attorney@comeaulaw. com 802-933-2115 Name of publication Seven Days Publication Dates: 12/20/2017 Name and Address of Court: Chittenden Probate Court PO Box 511 Burlington, VT 05402

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AHOY BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS Join our floating support group where the focus is on living, not on the disease. We are a team of dragon boaters. Learn all about this paddle sport & its health-giving, life-affirming qualities.

Any age. No athletic experience needed.

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

AL-ANON For families & friends of alcoholics. For meeting info, go to vermontalanonalateen.org or call 866-972-5266.

ALATEEN GROUP New Alateen group in Burlington on Sundays from 5-6 p.m. at the UU building at the top

of Church St. For more information please call Carol, 324-4457.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Daily meetings in various locations. Free.

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

ALL CANCER SURVIVORS Join the wellness classes at Survivorship NOW, created by cancer survivors for survivors of all cancers. Benefi ts from lively programs designed to engage and empower cancer survivors in our community. Email: info@ survivorshipnowvt.org.

Call Chantal, 777-1126, survivorshipnowvt.org.

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

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

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 800-272-3900 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., 10-11:30 a.m., Methodist Church at Buell & S.

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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 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.

BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT Montpelier daytime support group meets the 3rd Thu. of the mo. at the Unitarian Church ramp entrance, 1:302:30 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 with this confidential 12-Step, Christ-centered recovery program. We offer multiple support groups for both men and women, such as chemical dependency, codependency,

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sexual addiction and pornography, food issues, and overcoming abuse. All 18+ are welcome; sorry, no childcare. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; we begin at 7 p.m. Essex Alliance Church, 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex Junction.

Info: recovery@essexalliance.org, 878-8213.

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Street, Burlington. Tom, 238-3587, coda.org.

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

We welcome everyone at Cornerstone Church in Milton which meets every Friday night at 7-9 p.m. We’d love to have you join us and discover how your life can start to change.

Info: 893-0530, Julie@ mccartycreations.com.

PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Held every 2nd Tue. of the mo., 6-8 p.m. at the Hope Lodge, 237 East Ave., Burlington. Newly diagnosed? Prostate cancer reoccurrence?

General discussion and sharing among survivors and those beginning or rejoining the battle. Info, Mary L. Guyette RN, MS, ACNS-BC, 274-4990, vmary@aol.com.

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.

CELIAC & GLUTENFREE GROUP Last Wed. of every month, 4:30-6 p.m., at Tulsi Tea Room, 34 Elm St., Montpelier. Free & open to the public!

To learn more, contact Lisa at 598-9206 or lisamase@gmail.com.

CEREBRAL PALSY GUIDANCE Cerebral Palsy Guidance is a very comprehensive informational website

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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. Meets Sunday at noon at the Turning Point Center, 191 Bank

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.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT Steps to End Domestic Violence offers a weekly drop-in support group for female identified survivors of intimate partner violence, including individuals who are experiencing or have been affected by

domestic violence. The support group offers a safe, confidential place for survivors to connect with others, to heal, and to recover. In support group, participants talk through their experiences and hear stories from others who have experienced abuse in their relationships.

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

Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m.

Childcare is provided.

Info: 658-1996.

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

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

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information, email rex@ pridecentervt.org or call 802-238-3801.

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

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

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support groups [CONTINUED] 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.

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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.

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

Weekly on Tuesday, 2-3 p.m. Pathways Vermont Community Center, 279 North Winooski

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

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

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

People living with cancer & their caretakers convene for support.

INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS/PAINFUL BLADDER SUPPORT GROUP Interstitial cystitis (IC) and painful bladder syndrome can result in recurring pelvic pain, pressure or discomfort in the bladder/pelvic region & urinary frequency/ urgency. These are often misdiagnosed & mistreated as a chronic bladder infection. If you have been diagnosed or have these symptoms, you are not alone. For Vermont-based support group, email bladderpainvt@gmail.com or call 899-4151 for more information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

861-3150.

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

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

Info: 223-2518.

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.

NAMI CONNECTION PEER SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS Bennington, every Tue., 1-2:30 p.m., CRT Center, United Counseling Service, 316 Dewey St.; Burlington, every Thu., 3-4:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Cathedral, 2 Cherry St. (enter from parking lot); Montpelier, every Fri., 2-3:30 p.m., Another Way, 125 Barre St.; Newport, first Wed.

of the month, 6-7:30 p.m., St. Mark’s Church, 44 2nd St.; Rutland, every Sun., 4:30-6 p.m., Rutland Mental Health Wellness Center, 78 S. Main St.; St. Johnsbury, every Thu., 6:30-8 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 47 Cherry St. If you have questions about a group in your area, please contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont, program@ namivt.org or 800639-6480. Connection groups are peer recovery support group programs for adults living with mental health challenges.

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

Central Vermont Medical Center, Room 3; Georgia, 1st Tue. of every mo., 6 p.m., Georgia Public Library, 1697 Ethan Allen Highway (Exit 18, I-89); Manchester, 4th Wed. of every mo., 6:30 p.m., Equinox Village, 2nd floor; Rutland, 3rd Mon. of every mo., 6 p.m., Rutland Regional Medical Center, Leahy Conference Ctr., room D; Springfield, 3rd Wed. of every mo., 6:30 p.m., HCRS (café on right far side), 390 River St.; St. Johnsbury, 4th Wed. of every mo., 5:30 p.m., Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital Library, 1315 Hospital Dr.; 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.

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

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

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

SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION NEW ENGLAND Support group meeting held 4th Tue. of the mo., 6:30-8:30 p.m. Williston Police Station. Info, Blythe Leonard, 878-0732.

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

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

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

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

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

STUTTERING SUPPORT GROUPS If you’re a person who stutters, you are not alone! Adults, teens & school-age kids who stutter & their families are welcome to join one of our three free National Stuttering Association (NSA) stuttering support groups at UVM. Adults:

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

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

SUICIDE HOTLINES IN VT Brattleboro, 2577989; Montpelier (Washington County Mental Health Emergency Services), 229-0591; Randolph (Clara Martin Center Emergency Service), 800-639-6360.

SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN who have experienced intimate partner abuse, facilitated by Circle (Washington Co. only). Please call 877-543-9498 for more info.

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

Connect with others who understand the challenges you face. Go to survivorshipnowvt. org today to sign up. Info, 802-7771126, info@ survivorshipnowvt.org.

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SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE — BURLINGTON Who: Persons experiencing the impact of a loved one’s suicide. When: 1st Wed. of each mo., 6-7:30 p.m. Location: Comfort Inn, 5 Dorset St., Burlington.

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

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

Thank you!

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

THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP The Compassionate Friends international support group for parents, siblings and families grieving the loss of a child meets every third Tuesday of the month, 7-9 p.m., at Kismet Place, 363 Blair Park Rd., Williston.

Call/email Jay at 802-373-1263, compassionatefriendsvt@ gmail.com.

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

VEGGIE SUPPORT GROUP Want to feel supported on your vegetarian/ vegan journey? Want more info on healthy veggie diets? Want to share & socialize at veggie potlucks, & more, in the greater Burlington area?

This is your opportunity to join with other like-minded folks. veggy4life@ gmail.com, 658-4991.

WOMEN’S CANCER SUPPORT GROUP FAHC. Led by Deb Clark, RN. Every 1st & 3rd Tue., 5-6:30 p.m.

Call Kathy McBeth, 847-5715.

YOGA FOR FOLKS LIVING WITH LYME DISEASE Join as we build community and share what works on the often confusing, baffling and isolating path to wellness while living with Lyme disease. We will have a gentle restorative practice suitable for all ages and all levels from beginner to experienced, followed by an open group discussion where we will share what works and support one another in our quest for healing.

By donation. Wear comfortable clothing.

March 5, April 2, May 7, June 4. 2-3:30 p.m.

More information at laughingriveryoga. com XA – EVERYTHING ANONYMOUS Everything Anonymous is an all encompassing 12-step support group.

People can attend for any reason, including family member challenges. Mondays, 7-8 p.m. Turning Point Center, 191 Bank St., Burlington. Info: 777-5508, definder@ gmail.com.

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QUEER CARE GROUP This support group is for adult family members and caregivers of queer, and/or questioning youth.

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OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (OA) Meetings in Barre Tue. 5:30-6:30 p.m. and Sat. 8:30-9:30 a.m., at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 39 Washington St. Info, Valerie 2790385. Meetings in Burlington Thurs. 7:308:30 a.m., at the First United Church, 21 Buell St. Info, Geraldine, 730-4273. Meetings in Johnson occur every Sun., 5:30-6:30 p.m., at the Johnson Municipal Building,

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.

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

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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 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.

Rte. 15 (just west of the bridge). Info, Debbie Y., 888-5958. Meetings in Montpelier occur every Mon., 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Bethany Church, 115 Main St. Info, Joan, 223-3079.

Steps to Food Freedom Meetings in Morrisville occur every Sat., 10-11 a.m., at the First Congregational Church, 85 Upper Main St. Contacts: Anne, 888-2356. Big Book Meetings in Morrisville occur every Tue., 6 p.m. at the North Central Recovery Center (NCVRC), 275 Brooklyn St. Info: Debbie, 888-5958.

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NORTHWEST VERMONT CANCER PRAYER & SUPPORT NETWORK A meeting of cancer patients, survivors & family members intended to comfort & support those who are currently suffering from the disease. 2nd Thu. of every mo., 6-7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 11 Church St., St. Albans. Info: stpaulum@myfairpoint.net. 2nd Wed. of every mo., 6-7:30 p.m. Winooski United Methodist Church, 24 W. Allen St., Winooski.

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OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS Do you promise you’ll only have one more but then you eat the whole bag? Have you tried every diet possible and nothing works? There is hope.

Come to an Overeaters Anonymous meeting and find out about a 12 step program of recovery. There is a solution! Turning Point Center, 191 Bank Street, Suite 200, Burlington. Weekly on Thursdays, 7 p.m. Info: Elise, 302-528-6672.

OA Big|Book Solution Group of Burlington.

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

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PHP WEB SOFTWARE / FULL STACK DEVELOPER Bag Riders is seeking an exceptional PHP Web Developer to join our team. This is a full time position, available immediately offering competitive salary and benefits package. This is not an entry level position and candidates must express expert knowledge regarding software development best practices and design patterns.

Our ideal candidate is: • Immediately available to work full-time at our South Burlington office. Remote work will be discussed.

• Able to transport themselves to and from our office.

• Extremely passionate about, and proud of their PHP and JavaScript skills.

• Active on GitHub, or can otherwise provide examples of their code in personal projects and/or contributions to community packages.

• Experienced with modern PHP 7+ development, and using tools like Composer and PHPUnit.

• Keen on producing elegant, maintainable and functional code.

• Comfortable working in a Linux environment, with functional understanding of the working components of an Apache/MySQL web server.

• Experience with Magento Open Source is a huge plus • Experience with Doctrine2 is also great!

About Us Bag Riders is an online automotive parts company located in South Burlington, specializing in aftermarket air suspension systems. Since our inception in 2009, we have grown to become a premier brand and leader in our industry. We currently employee 12 full and part time employees.

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Indie Kingdom Youth Radio Program Coordinator & Educator

Seeking to hire a Director to oversee a conservation organization committed to watershed health, support of the working landscape, and conservation education. Application deadline January 1st.

For a complete job description visit www.lcnrcd.com.

Submit a pdf of cover letter, resume, and references to: Job Search Committee by e-mailing stacey.waterman@vt.nacdnet.net.

No phone calls please.

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Membership & Outreach Coordinator The Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) has an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to serve as our Membership & Outreach Coordinator. Duties include: • Engaging with VNRC’s members and partners and representing VNRC in a variety of public settings; • Assisting with and coordinating regular fundraising appeals and direct mail campaigns; • Maintaining VNRC’s membership database, and overseeing membership and gift processing, using the Every Action® software;

Puffer Child Care seeks a warm, caring teacher to join our wonderful team.

We offer competitive pay, excellent tuition discounts, paid professional development and generous paid time off. Qualified candidates possess an associate’s in early childhood and/or a Level III certificate on the Northern Lights Career ladder.

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Grounds Manager. This is an VNRC is Vermont’s oldest independent environmental advocacy hourly full-time position. We organization. VNRC works from the grassroots to the Legislature provide a living wage and very to advance policies, programs and practices that strengthen the handsome benefits. We are a foundation upon which Vermont’s economy thrives — vibrant green environmental company. communities and healthy downtowns, clean and abundant fresh All applicants must submit water, working farms and forests, wild places, and clean energy. a resume. Please respond to Starting salary is commensurate with experience and ranges from Melinda Moulton, CEO, Main $35,000 to $40,000. Email a letter of interest, resume and three Street Landing, One Main references to bshupe@vnrc.org. Letters should be addressed to Street, Burlington, Vermont Brian Shupe, Executive Director, VNRC, 05401, or by e-mail to 9 Bailey Ave, Montpelier, VT 05602. Deadline for applications Melinda@mainstreetlanding.com. is January 5, 2018. VNRC is an EOE. No drop ins or phone calls, please.

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Recovery Peer Support Supervisor – UVM Medical Center - Emergency Room

Home Instead Senior Care, a provider of home helper services to seniors in their homes, is seeking a SCHEDULER to coordinate care schedules between CAREGivers and clients. This is a full-time position and requires a High School diploma or equivalent. Must have excellent oral and written skills, maintain confidentiality, and have strong interpersonal skills. Pay commensurate with experience.

The Recovery Peer Support Supervisor works out of the Turning Point Center of Chittenden County, providing direct supervision over the Recovery Peer Support team for the Emergency Department program. This is a full-time position that is currently grant funded and is anticipated to run from 1/15/2018 - 1/31/2019.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Participate in recruitment, interviewing and hiring for all personnel of the program.

• Complete new employee orientation with staff, insure staff attends mandatory trainings, and any orientations or on-boarding requirements required by the hospital.

• Oversee data collection process to insure staff is properly trained, review and audit data frequently and correct any issues, work with Emergency Department to collect data that is valuable to both the Turning Point Center of Chittenden County and the hospital.

• Maintain weekly supervision meetings with staff. Schedule regular staff meetings with opportunities for additional training and pilot project reviews.

• Post weekly schedule for staff, review time sheets and compile necessary information for payroll.

• Responsible for coaching and counseling of staff as needed, and will report any issues or concerns regarding staff to Center Director immediately.

• Keep track of community meetings, trainings, hospital meetings, etc. that you or your staff need to attend.

• Oversee Recovery Peer Support staff follow-up contact with individuals after release from the Emergency Room.

• Provide direct services to individuals receiving services in the emergency room following revival from opioid overdose, or alcohol and/or drug related event.

• Provide education on overdose, on obtaining Naloxone.

• Provide support and resource information to family members.

• Enhance opportunities for individuals to become familiar with the Turning Point Center of Chittenden County and other local community resources available.

• Assist individuals to identify and develop natural community supports in order to foster independence and community integration.

• Contributes to a welcoming atmosphere at the Turning Point Center of Chittenden County, and keeping the environment clean, comfortable and safe for guests.

• Promote Emergency Department program and other support services offered at The Turning Point Center of Chittenden County with local community partners.

• Maintain collaborative relationships with local treatment teams and in-patient treatment facilities in Vermont to assist clients with treatment needs.

• Model and exemplify recovery principles in order to show by example that recovery is possible and attainable, and utilize personal and professional experience to promote wellness and recovery.

• Abide by HIPPA, 42 CRF, and any additional regulations set forth by the Turning Point Center of Chittenden County and the UVM Medical Center.

Please forward resume and cover letter to: Beth Racine via email at beth.racine@homeinstead.com.

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Part Time Bookkeeper The Montessori School of Central Vermont is seeking a part-time bookkeeper for its programs. Candidates must have extensive knowledge in using QuickBooks and will be able to pass a fingerprint supported background check.

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• A self-identified person in long-term recovery from a substance use disorder.

• Experience with, or educational background of, recovery concepts and practices of recovery that honor any pathway to recovery.

• Ability to motivate staff, provide constructive and supportive feedback, and adapt approach to match various learning styles and abilities.

• Organized, self-motivated, creative, and committed to working in a diverse environment.

• Excellent written and oral communication.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and comfortable with working with all levels of professionals.

• Experience with doing both formal and informal presentations.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, as well as working with various data platforms.

• Valid Driver’s License; reliable transportation and current insurance coverage.

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Previous supervisory experience Preferred Recovery Center experience/affiliation Trained Recovery Coach Understanding of the addiction process, available treatment programs, healthcare options, social service systems and medical system • Preferred advanced motivational interviewing skills • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team

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GUEST TEACHERS AND PARAEDUCATORS NEEDED! Do you enjoy working with children and young adults? The Essex Westford School District is in need of more substitute teachers and paraeducators to work on an “as-needed” basis to cover for employee absence. Positions pay $105/day (or $52.50 for less than a half-day). We are seeking folks who are effectively able to manage student behaviors and follow the lesson plans of the teacher; willing/able to be flexibly assigned/reassigned based on school needs; able to handle stress and resolve conflicts; able to maintain confidentiality of student incidences and records; and reliable in their attendance at work. Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required. Love of and dedication to the success of all students a must! Selected candidates must complete an Introductory Teacher Training. Beginning 1/1/18, selected candidates who complete the Introductory Teacher Training and all other employment requirements will be paid for one day of substitute teaching. For consideration, please apply through www.schoolspring.com, Job ID 2825862.

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Service Department Assistant Manager Do you enjoy working in a fast paced, highly technical work environment, always striving for and contributing to a positive work environment? The person filling this role will be working with and across all departments in the company and assisting with leadership in the Service Department.

Do you take pride in the quality of your work to ensure you and the team are delivering the highest quality results for all customers?

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High School Degree or equivalent required. Additional education & professional training required. Experience and coursework in the bicycle, snow sports and outdoor retail industry with 5-10 years of mechanical experience in a professional shop.

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Projects & Development 12/15/17 Director

The Projects & Development Director for the Milton Community Youth Coalition serves in a primary role of outreach, development and support. This position is part-time (25 hours/week) and includes prorated CTO time.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital (VPCH), a 25 bed state-of-theart, recovery oriented facility located in beautiful Central Vermont, has immediate openings for Registered Nurses on all shifts. Nurses function as fully integrated members of a multidisciplinary team while providing excellent psychiatric nursing care. Whether you are an experienced psychiatric nurse or a nurse seeking a new opportunity, you can make a difference in the evolving landscape of mental health care at VPCH. In addition to an excellent benefits package, tuition reimbursement and loan repayment assistance may be available for eligible applicants.

• Plan and manage fundraising campaigns and activities including appeals

Apply Online at careers.vermont.gov Registered Nurse I (Psychiatric Clinical Specialty Nurse) – Job Opening ID# 622070 Registered Nurse II (Psychiatric Clinical Specialty Nurse) – Job Opening ID# 621711 Registered Nurse III (Charge Psychiatric Clinical Specialty Nurse) – Job Opening ID# 621805

• Update the organization’s website and social media regularly

For more information, please contact Stephanie Shaw at 802-8283059 or Stephanie.S.Shaw@vermont.gov

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• Research new and report on current grants • Develop and maintain relationships with community partners and track all donations • Collect and analyze community data • Create engagement materials for community partners • Plan and implement fundraising events • As needed, write and distribute press releases and calendar listings for the coalition Skills & Knowledge Requirements: • Basic knowledge of budgeting and grants management including reporting and applications • Ability to effectively manage time • Knowledge of social media and web content management • A strong philosophical alignment to the mission of the MCYC

The State of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Send resume and cover letter to tmoulton@miltonyouth.org.

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Sales and Marketing Manager The Champlain Valley Exposition (CVE) is seeking a Sales and Marketing manager to run our sponsorship and special event recruitment efforts. The primary role of this position is the recruitment of sponsors and special events.

This is a year round, full time position. CVE is home to the Champlain Valley Fair as well as over 100 other events throughout the year.

Please submit a cover letter and resume to info@cvexpo.org.

Resumes will be accepted until the ideal candidate is identified. Due to the volume of anticipated resumes only candidates that qualify for consideration will receive a reply.

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Travel Specialist Tetra Tech ARD is accepting applications for a qualified Travel Specialist at our company headquarters. As a Travel Specialist you will work within all stages of the global travel process for home office and field staff, and you will play a critical role in the success of our firm and our associates. This includes handling airline ticket purchases, re-ticketing and refunds, hotel and all other necessary travel arrangements for the firm’s associates and staff, consultants, and field project staff. Requirements: AS or higher in travel services or business, 3+ years’ experience in customer service or direct client support, high level proficiency in MS Office and web and mobile travel apps. Apply online at http://bit.ly/2kw5iY2.

Tetra Tech ARD is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Director of Admissions & Financial Aid Are you a Night Owl and looking for a great place to work?

Staff Nurse (LPN or RN) Full-Time Nights or Evenings Vermont’s premier continuing care retirement community seeks a dedicated nursing professional with a strong desire to work within a community of seniors. Wake Robin provides high quality nursing care in a fast paced residential and long-term care environment, while maintaining a strong sense of “home.” Wake Robin offers an opportunity to build strong relationships with staff and residents in a dynamic community setting.

We continue to offer generous shift differential for evenings, nights and weekends!

Interested candidates please email a cover letter and resume to hr@wakerobin.com or complete an application online at www.wakerobin.com. Wake Robin is an EOE.

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The Director of Admissions & Financial Aid reports to the President and serves on his Senior Staff. The Director oversees all operations of the admissions department and supervises admissions and on-site financial aid personnel.

The Director will work closely with academic programs to advance enrollment goals, manage partnerships with thirdparty vendors, use current technologies for recruiting, admissions, enrollment management, marketing and communications (including student information system, application management system, and marketing/CRM software), and provide relevant data reporting.

For more information and application instructions, please visit http://vcfa.edu/about-vcfa/careers.

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Property Services Assistant

The City of St. Albans, Vermont, is accepting applications for a Property Services Assistant. This part-time position (approx.

20 hours/week) supports the City’s efforts to provide excellent customer service and records management for property appraisal, permitting and other functions. Duties include office coverage, data entry, public communications, information management, and assistance to various City officials. Familiarity with property appraisal and permitting is strongly desired.

Please review the full job description at www.StAlbansVT. com/Jobs. The hiring pay range is expected to be between $18 and $22 per hour, commensurate with experience and qualifications. To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to info@stalbansvt.com, attn: Chip Sawyer, Director of Planning & Development. Resume review will begin Monday, January 8, 2018. EOE.

Vermont Business for Social Responsibility (VBSR) seeks a full-time Membership Manager responsible for creating and implementing a strategic approach to membership and development, including recruitment and retention of VBSR members, soliciting sponsorships, and ensuring successful implementation of member benefits.

Qualified candidates will have a history of one-on-one sales and/ or development, and be comfortable speaking to crowds, talking on the phone and working the room at a networking event. Some travel and occasional evening work required. VBSR offers a fun and engaging work environment and competitive compensation package. Join us!

Complete job description at www.vbsr.org. To apply, send cover letter, resume and three references to Jane Campbell search@vbsr.org by 1/10/18.

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CRT PROGRAM MANAGER Be part of a dynamic and innovative leadership team serving adults with severe and persistent mental illness in community settings. The Community Rehabilitation & Treatment (CRT) program is seeking a Program Manager to provide oversight of CRT leadership team and programs, which include residential, employment, intensive case management, peer services, community support, and a crisis bed program. Program Manager participates on division and agency leadership teams.

Seeking someone with solid management & clinical skills who enjoys working in a fast paced community mental health setting.

Great opportunity to provide leadership in meeting unmet community needs. The ideal candidate will hold a Master’s Degree and be licensed or license eligible, have experience with adults with mental illness, strong program development skills and social policy experience, as well as experience with recovery principles and evidence-based practices.

NCSS provides a comprehensive benefits package and is located close to the interstate and 25 minutes from Burlington.

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Broadcast Engineer

WRUV-FM - a 460-watt Non-Commercial FM Station located in Burlington, Vermont and licensed to the University of Vermont - is seeking a broadcast engineer to maintain the station’s equipment and to ensure that the radio station remains FCC-compliant.

WRUV is an educationally based radio station managed by UVM students. The ideal candidate will be one who feels comfortable educating students in station maintenance on an as-needed basis.

The engineer is expected to procure and maintain required insurance coverage and provide a certificate of insurance evidencing that this insurance coverage is in effect. This position is categorized as temporary/part-time and does not come with a UVM benefits package.

Anticipated hours: Approximately 2 to 3 hours a week. Pay rate: $65 an hour.

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Outpatient Therapist Come see what makes NCSS a great place to work! Vermont’s innovative public mental health agency sets the standard for excellence!

Are you interested in being part of a group that includes a supportive team of therapists, coverage of your after-hours emergencies, and efficient billing staff? The ideal candidate will be trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, have experience working with a range of disorders, and be comfortable with brief and group treatment models. MSW/LICSW or LCMHC required.

Some evening hours required.

Our clinic offers excellent benefits and is located close to Interstate 89 and is a short commute from Burlington and surrounding areas.

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Interventionist (Autism and/or Behavior) Do you have experience or training working with children on the autism spectrum and/or with severe emotional disturbances?

The Essex Westford School District is seeking skilled individuals to work with students with significant emotional challenges and mental health issues and/or to provide discreet trial instruction and specialized supports to a student(s) in public schools. Positions are available for the remainder of the 2017-18 school year. We are seeking candidates with the following qualifications:

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HR Manager – Full-time (80 hours per pay period). Human resources and management experience required, SHRM-CP/PHR certification preferred. Prior experience in healthcare and process improvement a plus.

HR Generalist – Full-time (80 hours per pay period). Human resources experience required, SHRM-CP/PHR certification preferred. Prior experience in healthcare a plus.

Respiratory Therapist – Full-time (72 hours per pay period), nights with rotating weekends.

VT licensure required, at least six months of experience preferred.

For more information and to apply, visit UVMHealth.org/PMC and click on “Careers.”

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• Good working knowledge of autism spectrum disorders and severe emotional disturbances including teaching methods, theories and laws.

• Demonstrated broad knowledge of approaches for teaching students who have autism spectrum disorders.

• Able to implement behavioral modification plans, provide crisis intervention, manage aggressive behaviors, and work on a multidisciplinary team.

• Ability to use adaptive technology with the student such as Dynomite.

• Must be well versed in relevant and eclectic teaching technologies including project T.E.A.C.C.H., Discreet Trials, etc.

• Willingness and ability to be trained in restrictive behavioral intervention.

Positions pay $18.54/hour for up to 6.5 hours/day during the school year. Additional hours may also be needed for attendance at special meetings or training before or after school. Excellent benefits package available include family medical and dental insurance, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, and paid sick and personal leave.

For more information or to apply, please go to www.schoolspring.com and enter Job ID 2874743.

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When you work for the State of Vermont, you and your work matter. A career with the State puts you on a rich and rewarding professional path. You’ll find jobs in dozens of fields – not to mention an outstanding total compensation package.

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VOCATION AL REHABILITATION TRANSITION COUNSELOR–MIDDLEBURY

If you have experience in public health, epidemiology, environmental health or related field, and are interested in the challenge of overseeing a crucial public health program, the Department of Health may have the job for you! We are seeking an individual to oversee the Healthy Homes Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. Ideal candidates will have experience in data analysis, supervision, and strong communication skills. For more information, contact Amelia Ray at amelia.ray@vermont.gov Job ID #622504. Status: Full Time. Application Deadline: 12/27/17.

The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation is seeking an experienced professional with an ability to support high school students with physical, psychological or cognitive disabilities in the career development process. Will also participate in student focused teams. The Transition Counselor assists students in preparing for careers and employment through surveying interest and skills, assisting in career exploratory activities and developing strong relationships with local area high schools. This position is being recruited at multiple levels. If you would like to be considered for more than one level, you MUST apply to the specific Job Opening. VR Counselor I: Job Opening #622563 & VR Counselor II: Job Opening #622520. Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living. For more information, contact Mark Ciociola at mark.ciociola@vermont.gov. Status: Full Time. Application Deadline: 01/07/2018.

DATABASE ADMINIS TRATOR – MONTPELIER

Join our team to use your Oracle experience as a Database Administrator for the State’s mission critical PeopleSoft Financial and Human Resources platforms. You will be providing support for system Upgrades, performance optimization, database maintenance and monitoring. Oracle database and PeopleSoft experience is strongly preferred. This position is being recruited at multiple levels. If you would like to be considered for more than one level, you MUST apply to the specific Job Opening, Database Administrator II: Job Opening #622564 Database Administrator III: Job Opening #622379.

For more information, please contact Frank Costantino at frank.costantino@vermont.gov. Agency of Digital Services. Status: Full Time. Application Deadline: 01/14/2018.

IT SYSTEMS DEVELOPER III - MONTPELIER Join the State of Vermont’s ERP Technical Services application development team. Core responsibilities include providing support & maintenance for the State’s PeopleSoft Financials and HCM applications.

We are seeking candidates with system development lifecycle experience, ideally with PeopleSoft or a like ERP Financial or HCM application, as well as strengths in systems & business analysis. For more information, contact Trudy Marineau at trudy.marineau@vermont.gov. Agency of Digital Service. Status: Full Time. Job ID #622514. Application Deadline: 1/14/2018.

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FIN ANCIAL ADMINIS TRATOR III - MONTPELIER Forests, Parks and Recreation seeks a Financial Administrator to manage a range of grant programs that support the work of the Department and our partners. The Financial Administrator works collaboratively with colleagues and partners who are committed to protecting Vermont’s forests and lands, promoting recreation, and operating Vermont’s State Parks. Responsibilities include budget development and monitoring, reporting, reconciling and drawing funds, and providing general support as part of a small business office team. The ideal candidate brings accounting experience including federal grant management and an interest in our mission. For more information, contact Kristin Freeman at kristen.freeman@vermont.gov. Agency of Natural Resources. Job ID #622516. Status: Full-Time. Application Deadline: 01/03/2018.

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PROGRAM ASSISTANT Based in Montpelier, VT, the Program Assistant supports a range of climate and sustainability-related programs in the U.S. via administrative, communication, research, training, event, and executive-level support. Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor’s Degree, two years of relevant work experience, be proactive and enjoy being part of a fast-paced, collaborative team. We offer a friendly, open work environment, excellent benefits and the opportunity to make a difference in communities around the world.

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Coordinator of Programming Services Vermont PBS is seeking a Coordinator of Programming Services to join a dynamic team in a rapidly-changing media business serving the entire State of Vermont and beyond. Coordinator to be responsible for implementing programming, production, broadcast and all distribution of content and related information on multiple platforms. Ideal candidate should be familiar with databases, file management, and media/television programming systems and software. Technical competency operating computers essential. Experience with supervision, scheduling, and quality control desirable.

The ideal candidate will have excellent ability to attend to details and multiple tasks, adapt and learn new skills quickly and employ them, and will be selfmotivated, possessing strong interpersonal skills and decision-making skills.

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For more information please visit: www.vermontpbs.org/careers/.

Please submit cover letter and resume by January 15, 2018 to: Vermont PBS Attn: HR Dept. 2 204 Ethan Allen Avenue Colchester, VT 05446 Vermont ETV, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.

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Public Services Specialist - City Hall

OPEN POSITIONS At Vermont Creamery, we pride ourselves in producing the highest quality cheeses, butter and crème fraiche while supporting and developing family farms. We aim to exemplify sustainability by being profitable, engaging our staff in the business, and living our mission every day at the Creamery.

Vermont Creamery is hiring for the following positions: • Human Resources Manager • HR Administrator & Executive Assistant Good starting wage based on experience. Benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, a generous retirement plan, vacations/ paid holidays, training program and cheese privileges.

To apply, please call 802-479-9371 or go to

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The City of South Burlington, Vermont seeks Grade a collaborative, energetic, and professional 2 positions available.

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City Manager. South Burlington (population 17,900) is a growing, dynamic community As the first point for citizens andengagement. the public visiting City Hall, you will Champlain greet withofacontact strong tradition of civic Located adjacent to Lake and the University of Vermont, the city as includes nationally recognized school system, and assist visitors with their requests—such forms,aapplications, and payments.

Must thriving retail andtohospitality sectors, hospital and world class recreational opportunities. be a team player, able work collaboratively, provide exceptional customer service, and In 2008, Family Circle magazine complete accurate and timely work. recognized South Burlington as one of the “Ten Best Towns for Families.”

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10. 127 full-time employees and 50+ part-time form of government. The managerGrade supervises and seasonal employees, develops and administers a $13 million operating budget, and As the first point of contact for citizens contacting the Department of Public Works, you oversees all personnel, financial, departmental, and labor-relations matters. A detailed will work withjob thedescription general public to takeatinwww.sburl.com requests and refer to staff. Administrative is available underwork “Employment Opportunities.” duties include processing permits and finance items, preparing payroll, and maintaining detailed records. experience writtentoand verbal required.

Must TheExcellent Council will select a in manager be an activecommunications partner in community and governing be a team player, able to work collaboratively, provide exceptional customer service, and discussions and to provide leadership in policy formulation and implementation. South complete accurate and timely Burlington’s nextwork. manager will face the challenge of assisting the Council in balancing the growth that comes from being a desirable community with the community’s wish to preserve open space.

Stormwater Project Manager

Full-time. Grade The salary range is $95,000-$115,000 and15is commensurate with experience, and includes anoversight excellent of benefits package.

A Bachelor’s degreeprojects is required; Master’s in public Responsible for stormwater capital improvement froma development administration, business administration or other relevant field is desirable.

Five years through construction. Assists with management of the stormwater utility. Conducts data previous experience in municipal government is preferred. collection, data management, and reporting as necessary to facilitate stormwater utility operations. Completes tasks necessary to maintain the City’s compliance with MS4 and Deadline to submit application is August 1, 2013. To apply, please send a confidential other permit requirements. cover letter, resume, and three references to:

South Burlington City Manager Search Immediate vacancies. c/o Human Resources Dept. Positions open until filled.

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mail to Human Resources, S. Burlington City Hall, 575 Dorset Street, S. Applications also accepted via email to: jladd@sburl.com with South Burlington in the Burlington, VT 05403. subject line.

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Goddard College is firmly aligned with a deep collective desire for and an insistence on social and environmental justice. We currently have two positions open:

DIGITAL MEDIA COORDINATOR ADMISSIONS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT To learn more, please visit: www.goddard.edu/about-goddard/employment-opportunities.

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Essex Westford School District The Essex Westford School District is looking for a licensed school Occupational Therapist for a full-time position.

The school occupational therapist, as a member of the educational team, provides related services to children determined in need for purposes of accessing their educational program. The school occupational therapist develops, implements and coordinates an occupational therapy program within the local educational agency (LEA), providing screening, evaluation and intervention services.

Working with students with disabilities where occupational therapy may be or is already needed, the occupational therapist is expected to analyze risk, problem solve effectively and demonstrate a high level of professional judgment when recommending and providing services, making environmental modifications and training staff to manage occupational therapy needs at an appropriate level of supervision. Direct supervision may be exercised over support personnel and will be provided by the Director of Student Support Services. Consultation with educational personnel is also an essential component of the occupational therapist’s roles/responsibilities.

The occupational therapist, though working as a team member serving students, is expected to implement the principles of occupational therapy and is responsible for working within the Vermont licensing standards for Occupational Therapists, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and other EWSD policies and legal mandates. The occupational therapist is autonomous in maintaining those requirements.

Position pays 48K to 70K based on education and experience. Excellent benefits package available including family medical and dental; term life; tuition reimbursement; retirement plan with up to 6% employer contribution; and paid leaves. For qualifications and additional information, and/or to apply, please visit Schoolspring.com and enter Job ID 2866354.

Milton Family Community Center is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Project Coordinator for the Milton Promise Community. Position is part-time with one year of funding through the State of Vermont Department for Children and Families Promise Community Grant. Project Coordinator will be housed at the Milton Community Youth Coalition, and will work directly with the Promise Community Steering Committee to facilitate the creation of a system within Milton to better connect local resources and activities that support young children and their families.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in management, human services or related field; detail-oriented and organized; excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to work with and engage diverse populations; skilled in creating and supporting effective teams; proficient in the use of social media; proven track record of successful project management.

Milton Promise Community Parent Educator Milton Family Community Center is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Parent Educator for the Milton Promise Community. Position is part-time with one year of funding through the State of Vermont Department for Children and Families Promise Community Grant. Parent Educator will be housed at the Milton Family Community Center to facilitate the creation and implementation of Parent Engagement activities including Saturday family activities, evening parenting workshops, parent leadership trainings, and community resource consultations for providers. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Early Childhood Development or related field; experience and expertise in parent education and child development; detail-oriented and organized; excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to work with and engage diverse populations; proficient in the use of social media; knowledgeable of the Strengthening Families Protective Factors framework.

Candidates for both positions must be able to pass a criminal background check, have reliable transportation, and able to work evenings and weekends.

Salary range $20,000 - $26,000.

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Executive Director The CTA is accepting applications from candidates with a strategic and creative mind-set, superb communication & organizational skills, and a collaborative leadership style. Candidates will also have an appreciation for the organization’s history, passion for stewarding its mission, and vision for furthering the CTA’s leadership in the future sustainability of the Catamount Trail and Vermont’s expanding network of winter backcountry trails and terrain. For more information visit: http://catamounttrail.org/about/employment/.

Building Cleaning Services Specialist Building Cleaning Services Specialist position available in our Facilities Department. Special project cleaning, accountable for proper floor maintenance practices, plus other duties. Must have valid driver’s license and transportation and experience as a cleaner or housekeeper.

Community Outreach Specialist Howard Center’s Community Outreach Specialists will serve adults, children and families and will work closely with local law enforcement to provide the best services to residents at the lowest level of intervention possible. In this new position, individuals will be a designated liaison to a specific community but also provide a regional response. Bachelor’s degree required. We have four fulltime openings available!

LPN – Medication Assisted Treatment Program

Seeking a dedicated full-time LPN who will be responsible for safely dispensing methadone and buprenorphine products and maintaining all Nursing Dispensary operations. Minimum one to two years’ experience in nursing and education based on that required by State of Vermont for licensure (LPN). We are looking for someone with excellent attention to detail and organizational skills plus strong interpersonal and communication skills. Must be reliable, polite, motivated and able to work early mornings.

Registered Nurse – Medication Assisted Treatment Program

One part-time and one full-time position available. Our nurses are responsible for safely dispensing methadone and buprenorphine products and maintaining all Nursing Dispensary operations. Must have excellent attention to detail and organizational skills plus strong interpersonal and communication skills.

SUB - Registered Nurse – Medication Assisted Treatment Program

Seeking subs to cover vacancies. Our nurses are responsible for safely dispensing methadone and buprenorphine products and maintaining all Nursing Dispensary operations. Must have excellent attention to detail and organizational skills plus strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Howard Center offers an excellent benefits package including health, dental and life insurance, as well as generous paid time off for all regular positions scheduled 20-plus hours per week.

Please visit our website, www.howardcentercareers. org. Enter position title to view details and apply.

Howard Center is an equal opportunity employer.

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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America’s premier innovator, designer and manufacturer of high performance wire and cable with a 60-year history of providing solutions to the toughest problems in the world’s most extreme environments. We excel at developing customized products, utilizing our cross-linked irradiation technology, and meeting power, signal and data transmission needs—no matter how demanding the challenge—while exceeding standards for quality, durability and safety.

SUPPLY CHAIN INVENTORY CONTROL ANALYST/BUYER We are looking for an Inventory Control Analyst/Buyer who will be responsible for inventory control company-wide serving multiple manufacturing facilities. Some responsibilities are performing cycle counts and reporting results monthly, analyzing inventory data and cycle counts, requesting quotes and placing PO’s, resolving inventory discrepancies, and training others on inventory practices and procedures, also responsible for the procurement of non-production and production items.

Requirements: • Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in inventory control and operational procedures in a manufacturing environment.

• Business Administration or related major with a minimum of an Associate’s Degree. A Bachelor’s Degree being a plus.

• Proficient in Excel. Able to collate physical cycle counts, inventory data, analyze that data and make recommendations as to corrective action should data indicate an inventory control issue.

• Problem-solving and time management are critical.

• Learn Champlain Cable’s ERP system, AXIOM, and be able to communicate effectively using the terms unique to AXIOM and Champlain Cable.

• Procurement experience a plus.

Responsibilities: • Provide operations management with recommendations to improve inventory accuracy. To include review of cycle counts and usage ensuring that our bill of materials accurately reflect the actual material usage.

• Be customer centric. Always looking at how we impact our customers.

• Ensuring shipments reflect the customer requirements, specifically footage.

• Work with Quality Assurance when a customer reports a quantity discrepancy, analyzing the reason(s) and assisting with submitting an 8D (corrective action) to the customer.

• Cross-shift coverage required to get a full understanding of the product flow, inventory issues, meeting with shift supervisors and group - leaders and conducting training on cycle counting.

• Some travel required to other Champlain Cable facilities in El Paso, TX and Benton Harbor, MI. • Other duties as may be assigned by Manager.

We offer a very competitive salary, profit-sharing, 401k, benefits, vacation, and a great work environment. Please apply by submitting your resume and/or cover letter to HR@champcable.com or mail to 175 Hercules Dr. Colchester, VT 05446.

No phone calls please.

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Providing innovative mental health and educational services to Vermont’s children and families.

SEEKING FOSTER PARENTS Howard Center has an ongoing need for foster parents or weekend buddies for children in our program. These children range in age from 7 - 16. Some need caring adults to support them over the weekend, others need a family for a school year, some are looking for adoptive families. On any given day there are over 1,300 children in the Vermont foster care system and over 60 children in need of an adoptive family. You don’t have to be married, rich or own a home.

You will be supported every step of the way!

“Make a difference in the life of a child!”- NFI Vermont a leader in specialized trauma and adolescent development is looking to expand our team of innovators. Full time and part time positions available. Competitive wages, training opportunities, flexible work schedules and family oriented culture. Excellent benefits with tuition reimbursement offered for 30 or more hour employees. Visit our career page at www.nfivermont.org to learn more!

SEEKING SHARED LIVING PROVIDERS

Hospital Diversion Program

The Howard Center’s Shared Living Program creates opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities to live in the community.

The Shared Living Program is currently accepting expressions of interest from experienced caregivers to provide a home, day-today assistance, and support tailored to the needs of individuals seeking caregivers. This is a rewarding employment opportunity for individuals who are interested in working from home while making a meaningful difference in someone’s life. We use a careful matching process to ensure that each placement is mutually compatible. A generous tax-free stipend, room and board, respite budget, training, and team support are provided. Potential Opportunities below: 1.

SLP to support an 18-year-old woman who enjoys puzzles, listening to music, swimming, and has a passion for farming.

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SLP to support an independent 21-year-old woman who enjoys video gaming, cooking, and spending time with her dog.

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Experienced, attentive and confident SLP to support a fun-loving 24-year-old man. Our client’s wish is to have the support of a strong male role model who exhibits clear boundaries, energy and enthusiasm.

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Seeking a live-in SLP to support a 30-year-old man who enjoys taking walks, playing music, helping others and participating in hands-on activities. This individual is seeking a roommate to share a furnished, centrally located home in Essex Junction.

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Happy young woman who utilizes a wheelchair is looking for a home. This is a 2 week on/2 week off position. Must be willing to learn special care procedures and how to use a lift. The ideal home will be wheelchair accessible or be willing to make the necessary alterations.

An individual or couple with a background in mental health/human services who can create a safe and nurturing home for a 25-year-old male. He is a user of facilitated communication, enjoys his alone time, walks and hikes, and swimming.

Program Clinician

The NFI Hospital Diversion Program is looking for a full time mental health professional to join our clinical team working with adolescents and families experiencing a psychiatric crisis. This Program is a short-term, inpatient facility working with adolescents in psychiatric crisis. The program clinician is a multifaceted position to include: clinical consultation with community members, initial clinical assessments/mental status evaluations, family and treatment team meetings, supervision of residential counselors, coordination of referral and participation on the leadership team. The ideal candidate will possess a master’s degree in counseling, social work or a related field and have significant experience working with adolescents who have mental health and/or behavioral challenges. In addition, a candidate will be able to work well in crisis, be flexible and collaborative, function in a fast-paced environment, has the ability to navigate the system of care, and multi-task effectively.

This is a full time position with benefits. If interested, please send your resume and cover letter to saraschnipper@nafi.com

Residential Counselors (per diem) The Hospital Diversion Program of NFI VT is seeking relief Residential Counselors. This is a part-time, entry level position, with a flexible schedule ideal for those looking to gain experience in the field, or graduate students. Hospital Diversion provides crisis stabilization, clinical consultation, individual treatment and discharge planning in a small, safe residential setting. Counselors provide supervision and support to youth, as well as provide a sense of safety and security. Superior interpersonal skills and ability to function well in a team atmosphere a must. B.A. in psychology or related field required.

Position is per diem. Please e-mail resume and cover letter to SaraSchnipper@nafi.com

Community Based Services

Clinical Case Manager Looking for an exciting new opportunity? NFI has one for you! CBS is seeking a full time Clinical Case Manager to join our amazing team of mental health professionals and our positive and supportive work environment. Responsibilities include working with children, adolescents, and families with mental health challenges, both in the community and in their homes. Ideal candidates will work well both autonomously and collaboratively on treatment teams, have related work experience, a valid driver’s license, and reliable transportation. A Master’s degree in mental health or social work preferred, or a Bachelor’s degree with equivalent work experience. Come be a part of our positive culture with includes a generous benefits package, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and more.

Please send cover letter and resume to BrandieCarlson@nafi.com.

NFI St. Albans Programs

To learn more about these exciting opportunities, contact JRodrigues@howardcenter.org or call (802) 488-6372.

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Family Engagement Specialists work directly with children and families involved with DCF, who 3:00 PM experience multi-system issues, including substance abuse, domestic violence, and mental health challenges. Responsibilities include coordinating and facilitating large meetings, teaming with community service providers, creating treatment plans through collaboration with DCF, and parent education. We are looking for candidates with strong communication and documentation skills, who work well in a team setting. Experience with Family Time Coaching, Family Safety Planning and Family Group Conferencing preferred. This full time position with benefits and a $500 sign on bonus requires a Bachelor’s degree and/or two years’ experience in related field. Please submit cover letter and resume to resume NatalieLemery@nafi.com

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DEC.22 | FAIRS & FESTIVALS Brilliant Bash

Friday, December 22, 5-9 p.m., in downtown Bristol. Free.

Info, 760-6076, discoverbristolvt.com.

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The second annual Lumen Celebration of Fire & Light begins on the Bristol Town Green, where fire performance troupe Cirque de Fuego (pictured) turns up the heat with a flame-filled display. A lighted procession down Main Street leads to fire pits, where community members gather to warm their hands, sip hot drinks and nosh on tasty eats, including homemade s’mores kits from Lu•lu. Music at Hatch 31 rounds out the fun.

Ornithology enthusiasts reach new heights in their understanding of common yet challenging species at Getting Gulls: A Workshop and Virtual Field Trip, offered by field naturalist Bryan Pfeiffer. Though these feathered fliers can be seen everywhere from garbage dumps to beaches, they often baffle birders trying to identify them. Pfeiffer steps in with this colorful and captivating presentation to share his system for gull recognition. As an event description on his website puts it, “With Bryan’s images, videos, exuberance and sense of humor, you’ll become a better birdwatcher — maybe even a better person.”

GETTING GULLS: A WORKSHOP AND VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP Thursday, December 21, 7 p.m., at North Branch Nature Center in Montpelier. $10.

Info, 229-6206, northbranchnaturecenter.org.

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“I feel like it always gets a little bit better,” says Recycled Percussion front man Justin Spencer of his band’s career in a WMUR interview. He spoke at Houston’s NRG Stadium before the 2017 Super Bowl, where the rhythm-driven ensemble entertained a pregame crowd. A gig like that justifies Spencer’s positive vibe. Founded in New Hampshire in 1995, Recycled Percussion turn everyday items such as ladders, doors and power tools into nontraditional instruments for their RECYCLED PERCUSSION action-packed concerts. The hometown Wednesday, December 27, 4 & 7:30 p.m., at heroes return to the Lebanon Opera Lebanon Opera House, N.H. $34.50. Info, 603-448-0400, lebanonoperahouse.org.

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GINGER’S EXTREME BOOT CAMP: Triathletes, Spartan racers and other fitness fanatics challenge themselves to complete Navy Seal exercises during an intense workout. Come in good shape.

Private residence, Middlebury, 7-8 a.m. $8-12; for ages 16 and up. Info, 343-7160.

NIA WITH LINDA: Eclectic music and movements drawn from healing, martial and dance arts propel an animated barefoot workout. South End Studio, Burlington, 8:30-9:30 a.m. $14; free for firsttimers. Info, 372-1721.

PRIMAL CORE FLOW: A varied vinyasa class promotes balance, body control, coordination, strength and flexibility. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 7:30-8:30 a.m. $10. Info, studio@ zenbarnvt.com.

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KIDS’ MOVIES: Youngsters and their grown-ups feast their eyes on a 30-minute film before digging into a community supper. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Books and creative projects help tykes gain early literacy skills. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free.

Info, 878-4918.

READ TO DAISY: Budding bookworms join a friendly canine for ear-catching narratives. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6956.

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

Fairfax Community Library, 3-4 p.m.

Free; preregister.

Info, 849-2420.

STORY TIME: Children are introduced to the wonderful world of reading.

Richmond Free Library, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 434-3036.

RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: Folks in recovery and their families enrich mind, body and spirit in an all-levels class. All props are provided; wear loose clothing. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

engage in a gentle yoga practice. Sangha Studio — Pine, Burlington, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 448-4262.

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

ZUMBA EXPRESS: A shortened version of this guided, beat-driven workout gives students a much-needed midday surge of energy.

Marketplace Fitness, Burlington, 11:30 a.m.-noon. $12; free for members and first-timers. Info, 651-8773.

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YOGA FOR KIDS: Yogis ages 2 through 5 strike a pose to explore breathing exercises and relaxation techniques. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1111:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

language

BEGINNER ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: Students build a foundation in reading, speaking and writing. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m.

Free. Info, 865-7211.

DUTCH LANGUAGE CLASSES: Planning a trip to Amsterdam? Learn vocabulary and grammar basics from a native speaker. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, bheeks@ yahoo.com.

ELISABETH VON TRAPP: A Christmas concert benefits the Malayaka House. Charlotte Congregational Church, 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 425-3176.

FRENCH WEDNESDAY: SOCIAL EVENT: Francophones fine-tune their French-language conversation skills over cocktails. Bar, Bleu Northeast Seafood, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, info@aflcr.org.

HOLIDAY MUSIC IN THE GALLERY: The Kingdom Mountain Dulcimer Club set a festive tone with seasonal and traditional tunes. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 745-1391.

GERMAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Community members practice conversing auf Deutsch. Local History Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

‘THE POLAR EXPRESS’: In this 2004 film, Tom Hanks voices the conductor of a train bound for the North Pole. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 6-8 p.m. $5. Info, 533-9075.

INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: Pupils improve their speaking and grammar mastery.

Private residence, Burlington, 6 p.m. $20. Info, 324-1757.

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

INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: Learners take communication to the next level. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m.

Free. Info, 865-7211.

A VERY MERRY MIDDLEBURY: Festivities throughout the month of December transform the town into a winter wonderland for the whole family to enjoy. See experiencemiddlebury.com for details.

Various downtown Middlebury locations. Prices vary. Info, 345-1366.

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

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS: Families gaze upon brilliant bulbs and enjoy refreshments in the visitors’ center. Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial, South Royalton, 4:30-10 p.m. Free. Info, 763-7742.

RING, CHRISTMAS BELLS!: Sounds of the season ring out from giant bronze instruments to entertain passersby. Trinity United Methodist Church, Montpelier, noon. Free. Info, 229-9158.

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LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: SPANISH: ¡Hola!

Language lovers perfect their fluency. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

music

Find club dates in the music section.

SONG CIRCLE: Singers and musicians congregate for an acoustic session of popular folk tunes.

Godnick Adult Center, Rutland, 7:15-9:15 p.m.

Donations. Info, 775-1182.

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

CURRENT EVENTS CONVERSATION: Newsworthy subjects take the spotlight in this informal and open discussion. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 878-4918.

FAITH EXAMINED: A faith-based discussion of the essay collection Christian Voices in Unitarian Universalism focuses on life’s big ideas. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10:15 a.m. Free. Info, faithexamuufp@gmail.com.

TEDX BROWNELL LIBRARY: Lifelong learners watch TED Talk videos centered on the theme of “a world of discovery.” Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

theater

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

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

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

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MOTHER UP! MONTHLY MEET-UP: Families discuss the realities of climate change and what that means on a local level. A vegetarian meal and childcare are provided. First Unitarian Universalist Society, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, heather@350vt.org.

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

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

Info, 745-1393.

See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section.

‘EXTREME WEATHER 3D’: See WED.20.

‘MARIJUANA X’: See WED.20, Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 388-4095.

‘WONDER OF THE ARCTIC 3D’: See WED.20.

food & drink

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

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

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

health & fitness

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

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

CHAIR YOGA: Students with limited mobility limber up with modified poses. Sangha Studio — North, Burlington, 2-3:15 p.m. Free. Info, 448-4262.

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

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ADVANCED CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUE: Movers infuse technique with improvisation, composition and play. North End Studio B, Burlington, 10-11:15 a.m. $15. Info, hannasatt@gmail.com.

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

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

GENTLE FLOW YOGA: Individuals with injuries or other challenges feel the benefits of a relaxing and nourishing practice. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 9-10 a.m. $10. Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

HEALING THROUGH YOGA: Participants with a history of cancer boost their energy, strength and flexibility. Sangha Studio — North, Burlington, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 448-4262.

SLOW FLOW YOGA: Tailored to meet students’ needs, this foundational class facilitates overall wellness. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 7:30-8:30 a.m. $10. Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

SOLSTICE YOGA FLOW & SOUND BATH: Guided meditation, flowing movement sequences and relaxing supportive poses help participants stay grounded. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 6:30-7:45 p.m. $10-15. Info, 746-4295.

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

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

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MOUNT MANSFIELD SCALE MODELERS: Hobbyists break out the superglue and sweat the small stuff at a miniature construction skill swap. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0765.

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LUNCH & LEARN: Photos illustrate Naomi Barell’s talk “Cuba: Its People, Colors, Sights and Sounds.”

Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, noon. $6. Info, 863-4214.

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

MAD FUNNY: Richard Bowen hosts a lineup of some of Vermont’s funniest people, including Joe Gingras, Nicole Sisk, Tina Friml, Vinnie “Mule” Mulac and headliner Kathleen Kanz. Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield, 8-9 p.m. $10. Info, 730-2911.

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Find visual art exhibits and events in the art section.

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Y12SR YOGA: Modeled on the structure of 12-step meetings, this class includes a group sharing circle and an intentional, themed practice. Sangha Studio — Pine, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free.

Info, 448-4262.

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

Free. Info, 448-4262.

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CHRISTMAS LIGHTS: See WED.20.

ELISABETH VON TRAPP: See WED.20, Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 7-9 p.m. $8-10.

Info, 533-9075.

REINDEER QUEST: See WED.20.

RING, CHRISTMAS BELLS!: See WED.20.

A VERY MERRY MIDDLEBURY: See WED.20.

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BABY TIME: Books, rhymes and songs are specially selected for tiny tots. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:15-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

FAMILY COOKIE DECORATING: Gingerbread festooned in frosting is almost too pretty to eat.

Fairfax Community Library, 6-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

seminars

GETTING GULLS: A WORKSHOP & VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP: Birdwatchers spread their wings during Bryan Pfeiffer’s illustrated presentation on an avian species. See calendar spotlight. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 7-8 p.m. $10.

Info, 229-6206.

talks

JOANNA TEBBS YOUNG: The author reconstructs the life of a multifaceted and historic Burlington woman, Lilian Baker Carlisle. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

JON MATHEWSON: The Dorset Historical Society curator cooks up strategies for interpreting and preserving beloved local recipes for future generations. Dorset Historical Society, noon. Free. Info, 867-0331.

tech

TECH SUPPORT: Need an email account? Want to enjoy ebooks? Bring your phone, tablet or laptop to a weekly help session. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291, ext. 302.

theater

‘DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID’: See WED.20, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

PRESCHOOL MUSIC: Tykes up to age 5 have fun with song and dance.

Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m.

Free. Info, 878-4918.

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Film: The Polar Express Free / $5 suggested donation

Thursday, December 21, 7 pm

Home for Christmas, with Elisabeth Von Trapp Tickets: $10 Adults / $8 Students

Give the gift of theater, dance, music, film, & family time — HCA now offers gift certificates!

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READ TO ARCHIE: Budding bookworms join a friendly therapy dog for entertaining tails — er, tales.

Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:154:15 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

community

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.

SOLSTICE CELEBRATION: Children ages 3 through 5 and their grown-ups bring their warmest mittens for an SA T.2 TY educational outdoor adventure.

3|H AR crafts O LID ER P AYS | UGLY SWEAT Education Barn, Green Mountain CRAFTY CRAP NIGHT: Participants bring Audubon Center, Huntington, 9-10:30 a.m. supplies or ongoing projects and an adventurous $8-10 per adult/child pair; $4 per additional child; attitude to share creative time with other people in preregister. Info, 434-3068. recovery. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 4 p.m.

THURSDAY PLAY TIME: Kiddos and their careFree. Info, 861-3150. givers convene for casual fun. Dorothy Alling FIBER ARTS FRIDAY: Grown-up yarn lovers get Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, together for tea and casual project time. Pierson 878-4918.

Library, Shelburne, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 985-5124.

language

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

Info, 324-1757.

FRENCH CONVERSATION: Speakers improve their linguistic dexterity in the Romantic tongue.

Bradford Public Library, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 222-4536.

music

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BARBARA KANAM: An Italian buffet buoys listeners at a benefit concert by the Congolese singing diva. Hampton Inn, Colchester, 4 p.m. $53.25 includes dinner. Info, 863-5966.

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

MUSIC AT NOON: Bag lunches are welcome at a recital of carols for women’s voices. Christ Episcopal Church, Montpelier, noon. Donations.

Info, 223-3631.

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

dance

BALLROOM & LATIN DANCING: Learn new moves with Ballroom Nights, then join others in a dance social featuring the waltz, tango and more. Singles, couples and beginners are welcome. Williston Jazzercise Fitness Center, lesson, 7-8 p.m.; dance social, 8-9:30 p.m. $10-14; $8 for dance only. Info, 862-2269.

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

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WINTER SOLSTICE GATHERING: Folks come together to share the warmth of community and acknowledge the blessings of Grandfather Fire.

Private residence, Burlington, 6:30-9 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 860-06203.

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fairs & festivals

LUMEN CELEBRATION OF FIRE & LIGHT: A flamefilled performance on the town green by Cirque de Fuego leads to a procession down Main Street, where fire pits, food and drink await. See calendar spotlight. Downtown Bristol, 5-9 p.m. Free. Info, 760-6076.

film

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‘EXTREME WEATHER 3D’: See WED.20.

‘STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI’: Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers in this 2017 action film.

Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 7:30-10 p.m. $79. Info, 457-3981.

‘WONDER OF THE ARCTIC 3D’: See WED.20.

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‘A CHRISTMAS CAROL’: Ebenezer Scrooge encounters a trio of ghosts in this Vermont Youth Theater musical production. See calendar spotlight Barre Opera House, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $20-28. Info, 476-8188.

CAROLING IN THE VALLEY: A practice session at Main Street Museum prepares carolers for sharing seasonal songs with the community. Cookies and cocoa follow. Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, info@ mainstreetmuseum. org.

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

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

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

BONE BUILDERS: Folks of all ages ward off osteoporosis in this exercise and prevention class. Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 7:30-8:30 a.m. Free. Info, 223-3322.

BUTI YOGA: See WED.20, 10-10:45 a.m. & 6-7 p.m.

FELDENKRAIS AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT: Aches and pains, be gone! The physically challenged to the physically fit increase flexibility and body awareness with this form of somatic education. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 12:30-1:30 p.m. $10. Info, 560-0186.

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HOLIDAY WINE DOWN & KARAOKE: Locals welcome the weekend with a Chinese auction, café fare and palate-pleasing libations. Elfs Farm Winery & Cider House, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 6-9 p.m.

Free. Info, 518-563-2750.

REINDEER QUEST: See WED.20.

RING, CHRISTMAS BELLS!: See WED.20.

A VERY MERRY MIDDLEBURY: See WED.20.

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DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Imaginative players in grades 6 and up exercise their problem-solving skills in battles and adventures. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

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SHEN YUN: Versatile performers weave music and dance into a visual and sonic tapestry influenced by 5,000 years of Chinese culture. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $83-123. Info, 863-5966.

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BARBARA KANAM: The award-winning Congolese singer brings her powerhouse pipes to a concert benefiting medical imaging centers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Edmunds Middle School, Burlington, 8 p.m. $27-42.75. Info, 863-5966.

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PRESCHOOL YOGA WITH DANIELLE: Yogis up to age 5 strike a pose and share stories and songs.

Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

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‘MARY POPPINS’: A drab family gets a visit from a magical nanny in this beloved musical presented

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LIVE ACTION ROLE-PLAY: Gamers in middle and high school take on alter egos for mythical adventures. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-5 p.m.

Free. Info, 878-6956.

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Richmond Free Library, 11-11:45 a.m. Free. Info, 434-3036.

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

LIVING RECOVERY YOGA: An all-levels class targets those in addiction recovery or affected by the addictive behavior of others. Sangha Studio — Pine, Burlington, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 448-4262.

YIN & SLOW FLOW: A candlelit evening of slow, grounded movement brings a bit of balance to the busy holiday season. Sangha Studio — North, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $20-25. Info, 448-4262.

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STORY TIME: Picture books, songs, rhymes and puppets make for a memorable morning. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. Winooski Memorial Library, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 655-6424.

TAI CHI FOR ALL LEVELS: Instructor Shaina shares the fundamentals of Yang style, including standing and moving postures. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 9-10 a.m. $10. Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

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FRIDAY NIGHT POWER YOGA: Practitioners get their sweat on during a full-body, flow-style mindful workout. Kismet Place, Williston, 5:15-6:15 p.m. $12. Info, 343-5084.

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

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LITERARY OPEN MIC: Poets, storytellers and spoken-word artists step into the spotlight with original and favorite pieces. Stone Valley Arts, Poultney, 7-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 287-8197.

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REINDEER QUEST: See WED.20.

RING, CHRISTMAS BELLS!: See WED.20.

activism

NEW VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION: An overview of the center’s history and mission gives insight into the role of the retail store and the organization’s larger goals. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 11:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, volunteer@pjcvt.org.

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INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY MEETING PLACE: Brainstorming leads to forming activity groups for hobbies such as flying stunt kites and playing music. Presto Music Store, South Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 658-0030.

LEGAL CLINIC: Attorneys offer complimentary consultations on a first-come, first-served basis.

274 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon.

Free. Info, 383-2118.

film

‘EXTREME WEATHER 3D’: See WED.20.

‘STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI’: See FRI.22.

‘WONDER OF THE ARCTIC 3D’: See WED.20.

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VERMONT FARMERS MARKET: See WED.20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

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A VERY MERRY MIDDLEBURY: See WED.20.

kids

‘MARY POPPINS’: See FRI.22, 2 & 7 p.m.

language

DUTCH LANGUAGE CLASSES: See WED.20.

lgbtq

PRIDE YOGA: LGBTQ individuals and allies hit the mat for a stretching session suited to all levels.

Sangha Studio — Pine, Burlington, 5-6:15 p.m. Free.

Info, 448-4262.

music

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outdoors

WINTER SOLSTICE NATURE MINDFULNESS WALK: Nature lovers experience winter through all of their senses on a gentle stroll.

All Souls Interfaith Gathering, Shelburne, 3-5 p.m. $20; preregister at natureconnectionguide.com. Info, natureconnectionguide@gmail.com.

seminars

VCAM’S DIGITAL EDITING CERTIFICATION: Adobe Premiere users get familiar with the most recent version of the editing software. Prerequisite: VCAM Access Orientation or equivalent, or instructor’s permission. VCAM Studio, MO ’ N .2 Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, RY TO 5|H SS OLID 651-9692.

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BODY BLAST!: A YOGA/STRENGTH FUSION CLASS: Propelled by rocking beats, fitness fanatics break a sweat with a combination of yoga postures and cardio exercises. Sangha Studio — North, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. $10-12. Info, 448-4262.

FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Ma’am, yes, ma’am! Exercise expert Ginger Lambert guides active bodies in an interval-style workout to build strength and cardiovascular fitness. Middlebury Recreation Facility, 8-9 a.m. $12. Info, 343-7160.

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UGLY SWEATER PARTY: Revelers don deliberately unattractive knitwear to compete for prizes in categories such as “most bedazzled.” Wrapped, unopened donations to Toys for Tots are accepted. Castlerock Pub, Warren, 3-7 p.m. Free. Info, 583-6834.

BARBARA KANAM: See FRI.22.

See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section.

MIDDLEBURY WINTER FARMERS MARKET: Crafts, cheeses, breads, veggies and more vie for spots in shoppers’ totes. VFW Post 7823, Middlebury, 9 a.m.12:30 p.m. Free. Info, mosefarm@gmail.com.

HOLIDAY WRAP-ATHON: Plain boxes are transformed into works of art. Funds raised benefit SPA. Studio Place Arts, Barre, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Donations.

Info, 479-7069.

NEWBIE NOON INTRO TO HOT YOGA: First-timers in loose-fitting clothing get their stretch on in a comfortably warm environment. Hot Yoga Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 999-9963.

R.I.P.P.E.D.: Resistance, intervals, power, plyometrics, endurance and diet define this high-intensity physical-fitness program. North End Studio A, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. $10. Info, 578-9243.

YIN YOGA: Students hold poses for several minutes to give connective tissues a good stretch.

Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 8-9:30 a.m. $10. Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

theater

‘DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID’: See WED.20, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

SHEN YUN: See FRI.22, 2 p.m.

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community

COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS WITH THE CENTER FOR MINDFUL LEARNING: Peaceful people gather for guided meditation and interactive discussions.

Burlington Friends Meeting House, 5-7 p.m. $10.

Info, assistant@centerformindfullearning.org.

games

POKÉMON LEAGUE: See THU.21, noon-5 p.m.

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health & fitness

BUTI YOGA: See WED.20, Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 7-8 p.m. $10. Info, studio@zenbarnvt. com.

TRADITIONAL YOGA FLOW: Breath accompanies each transition during a vinyasa flow focused on body awareness and self-acceptance. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 9-10:15 a.m. $10. Info, studio@ zenbarnvt.com.

YOGA NIDRA FOR COMFORT & JOY: This ancient practice of yogic sleep can induce mental, physical and emotional relaxation. Sangha Studio — Pine, Burlington, 11 a.m.-noon. $10-15. Info, 448-4262.

holidays

WRITING AS A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY: Wordsmiths of all genres and experience levels sharpen their storytelling skills with the help of creative exercises. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 2-4 p.m.

Free. Info, writelife1@hotmail.com.

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dance

CONTACT IMPROV: See WED.20, Aikido of Champlain Valley, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $4.

Info, 864-7306.

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CHRISTMAS EVE RESTORATIVE YOGA: Health-conscious community members prepare for the holiday ahead with a gentle class.

Festive treats follow. Sangha Studio — Pine, Burlington, 12:30 p.m.-1:45 a.m. $12-15. Info, taylormdowns@gmail.com.

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SALSA MONDAYS: Dancers learn the techniques and patterns of salsa, merengue, bachata and cha-cha. North End Studio CHRISTMAS LIGHTS: See WED.20.

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TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS DINNER WITH A GOURMET TWIST: Foodies feast on a four-course set menu. The Lincoln Inn & Restaurant at the Covered Bridge, Woodstock, drinks, 6 p.m.; dinner seating, 6:30 p.m. $60; preregister. Info, 457-7052.

A VERY MERRY MIDDLEBURY: See WED.20.

kids

PEER-LED MINDFULNESS MEET-UP FOR TEENS: South Burlington High School junior Mika Holtz guides adolescents toward increased awareness through music, movement and other techniques. Stillpoint Center, Burlington, 9-10:30 a.m.

Donations. Info, 720-427-9340.

language

DIMANCHES FRENCH CONVERSATION: Parlezvous français? Native speakers and students alike practice the tongue at a casual drop-in chat.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 363-2431.

lgbtq

LGBTQ FIBER ARTS GROUP: A knitting, crocheting and weaving session welcomes all ages, gender identities, sexual orientations and skill levels.

Pride Center of Vermont, Burlington, noon-2 p.m.

Free. Info, 860-7812.

music

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‘STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI’: See FRI.22.

holidays

CHRISTMAS DAY PARTY: Music gives way to a noontime dinner of turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce and ham. Bring a wrapped gift for a Yankee Swap.

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh, N.Y., 11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 518-643-5342.

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS: See WED.20.

‘A CHRISTMAS STORY’: Leftovers are welcome at a showing of the classic tale of a boy growing up in the 1940s whose holiday hopes repeatedly fall short. The Sparkle Barn, Wallingford, 5-7 p.m. Free.

Info, 446-2044.

HOLIDAY DINNER: A hot meal and shared conversation spread holiday cheer among seniors.

Burlington Elks Lodge, noon-3 p.m. Free; preregister for delivery or transportation. Info, 864-7528.

RING, CHRISTMAS BELLS!: See WED.20, noon.

A VERY MERRY MIDDLEBURY: See WED.20.

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community

FEAST TOGETHER OR FEAST TO GO: See FRI.22.

crafts

WOMEN’S PICKUP SOCCER: Swift females shoot for the goal. Robert Miller Community & Recreation Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $3; $50 for unlimited drop-in pass. Info, 864-0123.

COMMUNITY CRAFT NIGHT: Makers stitch, spin, knit and crochet their way through projects while enjoying each other’s company. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

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‘DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID’: See WED.20, 2 p.m.

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UKULELE MÊLÉE: Fingers fly at a group lesson on the four-stringed Hawaiian instrument. BYO uke.

Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, reference@burlingtonvt.gov.

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.

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SUNDAY OPEN MIC BRUNCH: Listeners whet their whistles from a build-your-own-Bloody Mary bar while aspiring musicians test their talents onstage. Elfs Farm Winery & Cider House, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-563-2750.

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SPANISH GROUP CLASSES: Students roll their Rs while practicing en español. New Moon Café, Burlington, 2:45-4:30 p.m. $20. Info, maigomez1@ hotmail.com.

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INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED WEST COAST SWING: Fun-loving folks learn the smooth, sexy stylings of modern swing dance. North End Studio A, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $11-16. Info, burlingtonwestie@ gmail.com.

SWING DANCING: Quick-footed participants experiment with different forms, including the Lindy hop, Charleston and balboa. Beginners are welcome.

Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5.

Info, 448-2930.

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DANCE, PAINT, WRITE: DROP-IN: Creative people end their day with an energetic meditation, music, movement, intuitive painting, free writing and destressing. Expressive Arts Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $15.

Info, 343-8172.

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games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.20, 7 p.m.

CHESS CLUB: Players of all ages put on their thinking caps in a relaxed, supportive atmosphere.

Pierson Library, Shelburne, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 985-5124.

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AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT LESSON: From reducing pain to improving mobility, this physical practice reveals new ways to live with the body. Come with comfy clothes and an open mind.

The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $10. Info, 504-0846.

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BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE SUN-STYLE TAI CHI, LONG-FORM: Improved mood, greater muscle strength and increased energy are a few of the benefits of this gentle exercise. South Burlington Recreation & Parks Department, 10:30 a.m.-noon.

Free. Info, 735-5467.

BEGINNERS TAI CHI CLASS: See THU.21.

DE-STRESS YOGA: A relaxing and challenging class lets healthy bodies unplug and unwind. Balance Yoga, Richmond, 5:45-7 p.m. $14. Info, 434-8401.

GENTLE FLOW YOGA: See THU.21.

HATHA YOGA FLOW: This practice provides a great stretch and strengthens the body through a combination of sustained and flowing poses.

Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 5:30-6:45 p.m. $10.

Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

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50/50 POWER/YIN YOGA: Physical therapist Kyle McGregor designed this class to address the needs of cyclists and those with a sedentary lifestyle through a strengthening warm-up and restorative poses. Kismet Place, Williston, 4-5 p.m. $12. Info, 343-5084.

PEACEFUL WARRIOR KARATE: Martial-arts training promotes healthy living for those in recovery.

Turning Point Center, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

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PILATES: Active bodies utilize core strength, build body awareness, improve posture and alleviate pain with this innovative system of exercise.

Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 7:30-8:30 a.m. $10.

Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

PRENATAL YOGA: Moms-to-be prepare their bodies for labor and delivery. Women’s Room, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $15. Info, 829-0211.

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REIKI CLINIC: Thirty-minute treatments promote physical, emotional and spiritual wellness.

JourneyWorks, Burlington, 3-5:30 p.m. $10-30; preregister. Info, 860-6203.

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R.I.P.P.E.D.: See SAT.23, 6-7 p.m.

VINYASA FLOW: See THU.21.

YOGA AT THE WINOOSKI VFW: Certified instructors guide veterans and their families through a series of poses. Arrive five to 10 minutes early. Second floor, Winooski VFW Hall, 6-7 p.m.

Donations. Info, 655-9832.

holidays

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS: See WED.20.

A VERY MERRY MIDDLEBURY: See WED.20.

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CREATIVE TUESDAYS: Artists exercise their imaginations with craft materials. Kids under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:15-4:45 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

WEBBY’S ART STUDIO: Temporary and permanent exhibitions inspire specialized art activities for all ages. Shelburne Museum, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Regular admission, $5-10; free for active military and kids under 5. Info, 985-3346.

language

‘LA CAUSERIE’ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Native speakers and learners are welcome to pipe up at an unstructured conversational practice. El Gato Cantina, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0195.

PAUSE-CAFÉ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Frenchlanguage fanatics meet pour parler la belle langue. Meet in the back room, ¡Duino! (Duende), Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 430-4652.

SOCIAL GATHERING: Those who are deaf or hard of hearing or want to learn American Sign Language get together to break down communication barriers. The North Branch Café, Montpelier, 4-6 p.m.

Cost of food and drink. Info, 595-4001.

music

Find club dates in the music section.

OPEN JAM: Instrumentalists band together for a free-flowing musical hour. Borrow an instrument or bring your own. The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 888-492-8218, ext. 300.

seminars

MEDICARE & YOU: AN INTRODUCTION TO MEDICARE: Members of the Central Vermont Council on Aging clear up confusion about the application process and plan options. Central Vermont Council on Aging, Barre, 3-5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 479-0531.

sports

PUBLIC SKATING: Active bodies coast across the ice. Stafford Ice Arena, Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse, N.Y., 1:30-2:45 p.m. $2-3. Info, 518-564-4136.

theater

‘DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID’: See WED.20, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

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SEARCH FOR MEANING DISCUSSION GROUP: Readers reflect on A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-561-6920.

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Find visual art exhibits and events in the art section.

community

GREENER DRINKS: See WED.20.

LIST YOUR EVENT FOR FREE AT SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POSTEVENT

dance

‘A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS LIVE!’: Charles Schulz’s animated characters come to life in a stage show about the search for the true meaning of Christmas. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 2 & 7 p.m. $24-34. Info, 775-0903.

CONTACT IMPROV: See WED.20.

DROP-IN HIP-HOP DANCE: See WED.20.

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DEATH CAFÉ: Folks meet for a thought-provoking and respectful conversation about death, aimed at accessing a fuller life. Pyramid Holistic Wellness Center, Rutland, 7-9 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, 353-6991.

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS: See WED.20.

A VERY MERRY MIDDLEBURY: See WED.20.

kids

FAMILY TINKERING PROGRAMS: CHAIN REACTIONS: Budding builders work together to construct an oversize machine that triggers a sequence of events. Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, noon-4 p.m. Regular admission, $3-15; free for members and kids under 2. Info, 649-2200.

NURSING BEYOND A YEAR MEET-UP: Breastfeeding parents connect over toddler topics such as weaning and healthy eating habits. Aikido of Champlain Valley, Burlington, 9:30 a.m. Free.

Info, 985-8228.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section.

STORY TIME: See WED.20.

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‘BERNARD AND THE GENIE’: A newly released genie at the center of this 1991 comedy embraces the modern world and aids a mild-mannered man along the way. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 6 p.m. $5. Info, 533-9075.

‘EXTREME WEATHER 3D’: See WED.20.

MOVIE NIGHT: Film buffs file in for a screening of a popular picture. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

Info, 540-0406.

WARREN MILLER’S ‘LINE OF DESCENT’: Big names in skiing and snowboarding tackle daunting peaks around the globe in this tribute to all things snow sports. Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort, 7 p.m. $16. Info, 760-4634.

‘WONDER OF THE ARCTIC 3D’: See WED.20.

food & drink

COMMUNITY MEAL: Diners dig into a hot lunch.

United Church of Johnson, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 635-1247.

COMMUNITY SUPPER: See WED.20.

VERMONT FARMERS MARKET: See WED.20.

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STUFFED ANIMAL SLEEPOVER: Youngsters’ favorite toys spend a night amid the stacks, then are reunited with their owners over breakfast the following day.

Fairfax Community Library, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2420.

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WII LOVE SCHOOL VACATION: Competitors show off their virtual gaming skills in Wii Sports Resort, Mario Kart and more. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

language

BEGINNER ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: See WED.20.

DUTCH LANGUAGE CLASSES: See WED.20.

INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: See WED.20.

INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: See WED.20.

LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: SPANISH: See WED.20.

music

PUBLIC SKATING: See TUE.26.

RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.20.

RESILIENCE FLOW: See WED.20.

WEDNESDAY GUIDED MEDITATION: See WED.20.

ZUMBA EXPRESS: See WED.20.

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TECH HELP WITH CLIF: Electronics novices develop skill WE sets applicable to smartphones, D.2 7 G | GA M E S | M A H JO N G tablets and other gadgets. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, noon & 1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6955.

theater

‘DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID’: See WED.20, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

words

SLAM! SPOKEN WORD POETRY: An open mic paves the way for a juried set at this all-ages word fest.

ArtsRiot, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $3. Info, 540-0406.

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BOLSHOI BALLET: ‘THE NUTCRACKER’: Denis Rodkin leaps and bounds across the stage as the Nutcracker Prince in this on-screen production.

Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $618. Info, 748-2600.

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ATHLETES PRIMAL FLOW: See WED.20.

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GINGER’S EXTREME BOOT CAMP: See WED.20.

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RECYCLED PERCUSSION: Keeping a beat on industrial junk, power tools, buckets and more, the group delivers a jaw-dropping performance. See calendar spotlight. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 4 & 7:30 p.m. $34.50.

Info, 603-448-0400.

MAH JONGG: Longtime players and neophytes alike compete in the popular Chinese tile game.

Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 1-3:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 264-5660. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 1-3:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 878-4918.

GENTLE YOGA: See WED.20.

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BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.20.

BUTI YOGA: See WED.20.

STORY TIME & PLAYGROUP: See WED.20.

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ayurvedic AYURVEDA INTEGRATION PROGRAM: This 200-hour training is ideal for yoga teachers, counselors, therapists, body-workers, nurses, doctors, wellness coaches, herbalists and anyone wanting to improve their own health and the health of their family. We will focus on integrating Ayurveda as lifestyle medicine for chronic disease, longevity and prevention.

Kripalu School of Ayurveda approved, continue your education to become an Ayurvedic health counselor by transferring these hours to the Kripalu program.

See our website for more details.

One weekend (Sat. & Sun.) per month, Feb.-Nov., 2018, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 200-hour training (payment plan avail.).

Location: Ayurvedic Center of Vermont, Williston. Info: 8728898, ayurvedavt@comcast.net, ayurvedavermont.com.

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COLOR FILM PROJECTS: Learn how to scan, edit and print your color film and receive feedback on your work in this introduction to working with color film in a digital workflow. Film scanning basics, editing techniques and printing on our large format Epson archival color printers will be covered. This class will also explore ideas in contemporary photography through special readings, and we will discuss the technical, aesthetic and conceptual aspects of your work in supportive critique sessions.

Thu., Mar. 29-May 17, 6-9 p.m.

Cost: $360/person; $324/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington.

Info: 865-7166.

DIGITAL SLR CAMERA: Explore the basic workings of the digital SLR camera and learn how to take the photographs you envision. Demystify f-stops, shutter speeds, sensitivity ratings and exposure, and analyze the basics of composition. Bring your camera and owner’s manual to the first class. Pair with Adobe Lightroom to learn how to edit and print your images. Option 1: Mon., Jan. 22-Mar. 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (no class Feb. 19); Option 2: Thu., Feb. 8-Mar. 15, 3:30-5:30 p.m.; Option 3: Tue., Apr. 3-May 15, 10 a.m.-noon (no class Apr. 24). Cost: $180/person; $162/

DIY DESIGN: SUNPRINTS: Create unique prints using photo-sensitive paper and everyday objects.

Local artist Laura Hale will lead you through this simple way to create beautiful artwork and will show you how to frame the results. All participants will leave with one framed sun print. All materials provided. Registration required. Mon., Apr. 30, 6-8 p.m.

Cost: $30/person; $27/members.

Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

DIY DESIGN: TERRARIUMS: Join artist Laura Hale and create your custom-designed terrarium.

You’ll learn how to choose the right plants and create the right soil conditions for them to thrive. You’ll leave with your custom creation and care instructions for keeping it healthy and vibrant. All materials provided.

Registration is required. Mon., May 14, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $30/ person; $27/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

DOCUMENTARY STORYTELLING: Learn how to tell a compelling story with your photographs!

This six-week class will introduce participants to the process of documentary storytelling and include discussions of subject matter, composition, editing and story structure. Group discussion and critiques as well as shooting assignments, readings and writing exercises will give participants the opportunity to begin a new photographic project or refine works in progress. Film or digital photography acceptable. Thu., Feb. 8-Mar. 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $180/person; $162/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

FAMILY ART SATURDAY AT BCA CENTER: Get creative and make art together! Families are invited to drop in to the BCA Center and enjoy an art activity inspired by our current exhibitions. On each scheduled Saturday, BCA will offer a different art-making project that will ignite the imaginations of kids and adults. Admission is free. Third Sat. of the month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166, burlingtoncityarts.org.

FAMILY WHEEL DROP-IN: Explore BCA’s clay studio while hanging out with the family.

Try the pottery wheel or create fantastic clay sculptures while our staff gives demonstrations.

There is a $5 additional fee per clay piece to be kept, fired and glazed. No registration necessary, but access to wheels is limited. Groups larger than six people are encouraged to set up a private workshop. All ages.

Fri., Jan. 26-May 18, 5-7 p.m.

Cost: $10/person; $9/members.

Purchase a drop-in card and get the 6th visit free! Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7157.

GLAZE CHEMISTRY: For ceramics artists, glazing can be a daunting and mysterious process: part alchemy, part magic and part pure luck. During this two-hour lecture, we will pull back the curtain to reveal the science behind this mysterious process.

We will cover families or types of glazes, the breakdown of components in a glaze, common and less-common raw materials, and the basics of what you can do to start making and troubleshooting your glazes. Mon., Apr. 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $25/person; $22.50/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

HIGH SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHY: Tell your story with photographs in this six-week session for high school students! You will explore your ideas, go on group photo shoots, process and print digital photos and zines in our digital lab, experiment with film photography in our darkroom, and participate in supportive discussions and critiques. All supplies and cameras provided.

Scholarships are available. Ages 14-18. No experience required.

Fri., Feb. 2-Mar. 16 (no class Mar. 2), 4:30-6:30 p.m. Cost: $150/person; $135/members.

Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

JEWELRY: Learn the basics of creating metal jewelry.

Techniques covered will include sawing, piercing, filing, annealing, soldering, texturing, cold connections, basic hollow construction, ring sizing and more, so that students can create at least two completed pieces. The class includes copper and brass and use of all basic tools, as well as studio access during the weeks of your class. Tue., Jan. 23-Feb. 27, 5:30-8 p.m. Cost: $255/person; $229.50/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington.

Info: 865-7166.

LIFE DRAWING DROP-IN: Spend the evening with other local artists drawing from one of our experienced models. Please bring your drawing materials and paper. No preregistration is necessary. Ages 18 and up. Fri., Jan. 26-May 18, 7:30-9 p.m. Cost: $10/ person; $9/members. Purchase a drop-in card and get the 6th visit free! Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington.

Info: 865-7166.

MIXED-LEVEL JEWELRY: This is a less-structured fine metals jewelry class for students who would like to work on a specific project, brush up on their techniques or learn some new techniques with the aid of an instructor there to coach them.

Open to all skill levels, but some experience is helpful for this open-style class. Tue., Mar. 13Apr. 17, 5:30-8 p.m. Cost: $255/ person; $229.50/members.

Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

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CONTEMPORARY FIGURE PAINTING: Intermediate and advanced painters, revitalize your painting practices with a contemporary approach to the figure. Use fresh color and dynamic composition to strengthen your personal expression. Work from live models each week, explore a variety of contemporary

DIGITAL PRINTING CRASH COURSE: Are you comfortable with organizing, editing and sizing your digital photographs in Photoshop or Lightroom but have never printed your work?

Are you curious about testing paper surfaces or printing large?

This intensive workshop will go through all of the basics of printing to the large format, archival inkjet Epson printers at the BCA Photo Labs. Bring a selection of digital files prepped and ready to print on a Mac-compatible external hard drive. Option 1: Wed., Jan. 31, 6-9 p.m.; Option 2: Fri., Mar. 30, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $45/person; $40.50/members.

Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

DIY DESIGN: SCREENPRINTED TOTE BAGS: Learn to pull a print from an existing silk screen and decorate your tote bag! We’ll discuss the process of creating silk screening from start to finish, and, using one of four designs, you will use fabric ink to create your washable tote bag that will be ready to take home and use at the end of the workshop. All materials provided. Registration required. Mon., Mar. 12, 6-8 p.m.

Cost: $30/person; $27/members.

Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

EXPERIMENTAL DRAWING: Expand on your drawing skills while discovering the possibilities of abstract drawing styles and compositions. A variety of drawing mediums, sizes and techniques will be explored, with plenty of flexibility to incorporate individual visions. Benefit from constructive feedback and gentle coaching in this supportive environment. Class price includes basic drawing materials. Prerequisite: Some drawing experience is recommended.

Thu., Jan. 25-Feb. 15, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: $180/person; $162/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

GRAPHIC NOVEL: Learn the art of visual storytelling through this immersive class in the comics discipline. Students will learn a broad range of techniques for communicating with both words and pictures, with an emphasis on using pen and ink. The class will also review the work of a variety of cartoonists as inspiration for student work. Some basic drawing experience is encouraged; students should be comfortable with and enjoy doodling. BCA will provide all basic materials. Wed., Mar. 21-Apr. 25, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $255/person; $229.50/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

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ADOBE LIGHTROOM: Learn how to easily upload, organize, edit and print your digital photographs using Adobe Lightroom.

RAW file management, exposure/white balance corrections and printing high-quality archival inkjet prints on our Epson printers will be covered.

Students will leave with the skills and confidence to join the digital lab as a member. Bring a

BANGLES: Come check out the jewelry and fine metals studio by making your silver, copper or brass bangle. Open to all skill levels. All materials included.

Thu., Feb. 15, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Cost: $37/person; $33.30/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington.

Info: 865-7166.

DARKROOM PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECTS: Refine your blackand-white darkroom skills and receive feedback on your work in this supportive, project-based class open to all levels of experience. Guided sessions to help you improve your printing and film processing techniques and discussion of the technical, aesthetic and conceptual aspects of your work will be included. Bring a selection of recent darkroom prints to the first class. Thu., Jan. 25-Mar. 15, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $360/person; $324/members.

Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

DIY DESIGN: MINI SUCCULENT GARDEN: Whether you are a master gardener or think you have a black thumb, you can design and grow your succulent garden. Using easy-to-care-for succulent plants and a variety of fun containers, you will come away with a fully planted mini garden of your own and plant care instructions. All materials provided. Registration required.

Mon., Feb. 12, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $30/ person; $27/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

DRAWING: Learn a variety of drawing techniques including basic perspective, compositional layout and use of dramatic light and shadow. Students will work mostly from observation and will be encouraged to work with a variety of media including pencil, pen and ink, ink wash, and charcoal in this small group setting.

All levels of experience, including beginners, are welcome. Wed., Jan. 24-Mar. 7 (no class on Feb. 14), 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $255/person; $229.50/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

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ABSTRACT PAINTING: Explore the many exciting possibilities of abstract painting through a variety of fun demonstrations and exercises designed to help you open up and work intuitively.

Experiment with paint of your choice (water-soluble oils, acrylics or watercolor) and a variety of other mixed media.

Learn from fellow students and discuss techniques and ideas in a supportive setting. Beginners are welcome. Thu., Jan. 25-Mar. 1, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $225/person; $202.50/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

ADULT WHEEL DROP-IN: Curious about the pottery wheel? Spend a Friday night with our pottery instructors learning the basics of wheel throwing with clay. This is a great introduction to our studio for those who don’t have time for an eight-week class or who just want to have fun with other beginner potters. There is a $5 additional fee per clay piece to be kept, fired and glazed.

No registration necessary, but space is limited. First come, first served. Groups larger than six people are encouraged to set up a private workshop. Fri., Jan. 26-May 18 (no class Mar. 6), 7:30-9 p.m. Cost: $10/person; $9/members. Purchase a drop-in card and get the 6th visit free!

Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7157.

DARKROOM CRASH COURSE: Explore the traditional, analog black-and-white darkroom!

Learn how to properly expose black-and-white film, process film into negatives, and make silver gelatin prints. Students will leave with the skills and confidence to join the darkroom as a member. All film, paper and darkroom supplies included.

Bring your manual 35mm or medium format film camera to the first class. No experience necessary. Mon., Mar. 19-Apr. 9, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $180/person; $162.50/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

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Call 865-7166 for info or register online at burlingtoncityarts.org.

Teacher bios are also available online.

Mac-compatible portable drive with your images to the first class. No experience necessary.

Mon., Mar. 19-Apr. 23, 6-9 p.m.

Cost: $275/person; $247.50/ members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

techniques with non-toxic water soluble oils and get supportive feedback in a small group environment. Figure drawing experience is recommended. Wed., Mar. 21-May 2, (no class Apr. 25), 1:30-4:30 p.m. Cost: $270/ person; $243/BCA members.

Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

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MIXED-LEVEL WHEEL THROWING: Mixed-Level Wheel supports students across a range of skill and experience levels who have thrown on the wheel. This eight-week course is rooted in fundamentals and encourages individual projects.

Demonstrations and instruction will cover centering, throwing, trimming and glazing, as well as forms and techniques determined by students.

Prerequisite: wheel-throwing experience required. Option 1: Wed., Jan. 24-Mar. 21 (no class Feb. 14), 1:30-4 p.m.; Option 2: Wed., Mar. 28-May 16, 9:30 a.m.-noon; Option 3: Wed., Apr. 4-May 23, 1:30-4 p.m.; Option 4: Thu., Mar. 29-May 17, 6-8:30 p.m.

Cost: $340/person; $306/members. Class includes first bag of clay; additional bags can be purchased separately. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

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OIL PAINTING: Learn how to paint with nontoxic, watersoluble oils. With an emphasis on studio work, this class will begin with fun exercises. Using direct observational skills, we’ll work on still life and referencing photographs, and we’ll explore the landscape. Discover a variety of painting techniques and learn how to apply composition, linear aspects, form and color theory to your work. Beginners are welcome. Tue., Jan. 23-Mar. 20, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $340/person; $306/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

PAINTING SEMINAR: COLOR HARMONY: Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of color in this one-day, hands-on seminar.

Focus on the vital role of color harmony and how to achieve it.

Guided exercises will stimulate awareness of color changes and temperatures and will show how to mix colors simply and accurately. Also, learn how various application techniques affect the appearance of color. Sat., May 5, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $100/ person; $90/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

PHOTOGRAPHING PAINTINGS & PRINTS: Learn how to take professional-quality digital images of your paintings or prints in this hands-on workshop in our lighting studio. Whether you’re applying to art school, submitting work for an exhibition or putting together a website, you’ll leave this workshop with techniques that improve your images and enhance your presentations.

Bring up to five 2-D pieces no larger than 40 x 60 inches. Wed., Apr. 11, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $45/person; $40.50/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

PHOTOGRAPHING POTTERY & CERAMIC ART: Learn how to take professional-quality digital images of your ceramic work in this hands-on workshop in our lighting studio. Whether you’re applying to art school, submitting

work for an exhibition or putting together a website, you’ll leave this workshop with techniques that will improve your images and enhance your presentations.

Bring a selection of pieces. Wed., Apr. 18, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $45/person; $40.50/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

PHOTOSHOP CRASH COURSE: Learn the basics of photo editing and printing using Adobe Photoshop in this three-evening intensive workshop. You’ll learn to upload and save images for print and the web, navigate the workspace and adjustment layers, and use basic editing tools. Bring images on a Maccompatible portable drive to class. No experience necessary.

Mon., May 7-21, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $135/person; $121.50/members.

Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

PRINTMAKING: This introductory class will show you a whole range of printing techniques that can be used on their own or in combination to create unique artwork. Over six weeks, you’ll be introduced to the studio’s equipment and materials and learn techniques such as block printing with linoleum, collograph (a low-relief intaglio technique) and monoprinting. Thu., Jan. 25-Mar. 1, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $255/person; $229.50/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

RINGS: Come check out the jewelry and fine metals studio by making your silver ring. Open to all skill levels. All materials are included. Thu., May 3, 5:308:30 p.m. Cost: $37/person; $33.30/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

SEE.THINK.DO!: See.Think.Do! invites youth and adults to the BCA Center for an interactive arts experience. Visits begin in the gallery with inquiry-based exploration, lively discussion and active multidisciplinary learning.

Programs conclude in the studio classroom where students explore artists’ processes and materials and create works of art inspired by exhibition themes.

Groups may schedule a one- or two-part program, with tours lasting approximately one hour, and full programs lasting 1.5 to two hours. Weekly on Mon., Tue. & Fri., 9:30-11:30 a.m. Custom scheduled days and times are based on availability. Cost: $5/ per student; individuals and

groups are invited to apply for a partial or full scholarship.

Location: Burlington City Arts, 135 Church St., Burlington.

Info: Melinda Johns, 865-7551, mjohns@burlingtoncityarts.org, burlingtoncityarts.org.

SILKSCREENING: Expert screen printer Aaron David will introduce you to silkscreening and show you how to design and print t-shirts, posters, fine art and more! Students will learn a variety of techniques for transferring and printing images using hand-drawn, photographic or borrowed imagery. Students will learn how to apply photo emulsion, how to use a silkscreen exposure unit and how to print on a variety of surfaces. No experience necessary. Option 1: Wed., Jan. 24-Mar. 21 (no class Feb. 14), 6-8:30 p.m.; Option 2: Thu., Mar. 29-May 17, 6-8:30 p.m.

Cost: $340/person; $306/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington.

Info: 865-7166.

WATERCOLOR: Learn how to paint with watercolor. This class will focus on observational painting from still life, figure, landscape and photos. Students will paint on watercolor paper and gain experience with composition, color theory, layering, light and shade. The class may move outdoors to paint en plein air on nice days! No experience necessary. Thu., Mar. 29-May 3, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $225/person; $202.50/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

WHEEL THROWING: This class is an introduction to clay, pottery and the ceramics studio.

Students will work primarily on the potter’s wheel, learning basic throwing and forming techniques, while creating functional pieces such as mugs, cups and bowls. Students will also be guided through the various finishing techniques using the studio’s house slips and glazes.

No previous experience needed.

Option 1: Wed., Jan. 24-Mar. 14, 9:30 a.m.-noon; Option 2: Wed., Jan. 24-Mar. 21 (no class Feb. 14), 6-8:30 p.m.; Option 3: Thu., Jan. 25-Mar. 15, 6-8:30 p.m.; Option 4: Wed., Apr. 4-May 23, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $340/person; $306/members. Class includes first bag of clay; additional bags can be purchased separately Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

WOODCUT: Discover the unique process of woodblock printing with local artist Ashley Stagner. Students will focus on fundamental relief printing techniques and will be able to transform their designs into unique prints. The class will then progress to more sophisticated processes, including multicolor printing and 2-3 color reduction block printing. Wed., Apr. 4-May 9, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $225/person; $202.50/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington.

Info: 865-7166.

burlington city arts youth school break workshops

Choose from 1 to 5 days of art workshops for your child during Spring School Break. All basic supplies are included.

Students must bring their bag lunch, and snacks will be provided.

CRAZY CREATURES: Create awe-inspiring creatures out of the pages of your favorite book, from your favorite movie or your imagination. Will your creature have two or four heads? Will it be an animal or vegetable? You get to decide in this fun one-day camp that lets you get creative through drawing, painting and craft. Ages 6-8. Wed., Apr. 25, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $70/person; $63/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

MINI WORLDS: Shrink down with us and create small beautiful worlds. Campers will be encouraged to explore a variety of craft media to develop tiny, intricate terrariums, doll houses or fairy worlds. Ages 6-11. Thu., Apr. 26, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $70/ person; $63/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

PAINTING: This one-day camp is designed for the young painter who wants to go beyond the typical tempera. Join us at BCA’s painting studio to experiment with watercolors and acrylic on paper or canvas, large or small.

Have fun while learning new techniques that will help you make even better paintings.

Ages 6-11. Tue., Apr. 24, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $70/person; $63/ members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

PHOTOGRAPHY: Explore photography in our black-andwhite darkroom and digital lab!

Campers will go on guided photo shoots and will create prints in this fun, hands-on day. Ages 9-11.

Wed., Apr. 25, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $70/person; $63/members.

Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

POTTERY WHEEL: This day is all about learning the basics of the ever-popular pottery wheel.

Students will have all day to get their hands into clay, spinning it into small bowls or cups to be fired and glazed by the studio.

All items will be dishwasher safe and lead-free. Ages 6-11. Fri., Apr. 27, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $70/ person; $63/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

POTTERY WHEEL: This day is all about learning the basics of the ever-popular pottery wheel.

Students will have all day to get their hands-on clay, spinning it into small bowls or cups to be fired and glazed by the studio.

All items will be dishwasher safe and lead-free. Ages 6-11.

Mon., Apr. 23, 8-3 p.m. Cost: $70/ person; $63/members. Location: Burlington City Arts, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

climbing FRIDAY NIGHT KIDS CLUB: Parents, enjoy an evening out while your children burn energy, develop coordination, build selfconfidence and practice group problem-solving under Petra Cliffs’ supervision. Kids will have the opportunity to experience the high ropes course, climb, play games, learn climbing knots and much, much more! Includes pizza. Ages 6+. Pre-registration required. Every Fri. night. Cost: $30/child includes climbing gear rentals and pizza. Location: Petra Cliffs Climbing Center, 105 Briggs St., Burlington. Info: Andrea Charest, 657-3872, andrea@petracliffs.com, petracliffs.com.

craft DROP SPINDLE SPINNING: New to spinning? A drop spindle is a great way to start before moving onto a wheel. You will learn about wool, why it spins, drafting and fiber control. Fee includes use of drop spindle and materials. Wed., Dec. 27, 2017, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $30/person.

Location: Mad River Fiber Arts & Mill, 6163 Main St., Waitsfield.

Info: 496-7746, susan@madriverfibermill.com.

RIGID HEDDLE WEAVING: Weaving on a rigid heddle loom is easy to learn and offers a world of creativity. If you are new to weaving, this is a great first step. Rigid heddle weaving is also a great stash buster for knitters and spinners. You will learn how to dress the loom and explore numerous techniques, incorporating color and texture.

Everyone goes home with their sample. Fri., Dec. 29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $125/person includes materials and use of loom.

Location: Mad River Fiber Arts & Mill, 6163 Main St., Waitsfield.

Info: 496-7746, susan@madriverfibermill.com.

SPINNING WHEEL SPINNING: This is an open workshop for those with a basic knowledge of spinning. Must know how to draft and control fiber. We will discuss types of wheels and maintenance, drafting and spinning techniques, plying and yarn construction. Fee includes use of spinning wheels and materials.

You are welcome to bring your own wheel. Wed., Dec. 27, 1-4 p.m. Cost: $50/person. Location: Mad River Fiber Arts & Mill, 6163 Main St., Waitsfield. Info: 4967746, susan@madriverfibermill. com.

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ADULT: DRAWING: Instructor: Misoo Filan. Explore the foundation of drawing by learning how to depict objects, people, space and emotion. Using a variety of drawing mediums such as graphite, charcoal, conte and ink, students will learn how to develop and expand drawing skills through demonstrations and one-on-one instruction.

Instructor will also tailor classes based on student interests.

Materials not included. Tue., 6 -8 p.m., Jan. 9-Mar. 6 (no class‚ Feb. 27). Cost: $248/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: DRAWING FOUNDATIONS: Instructor: Neil Berger. Learn the fundamental skills of observational drawing.

Explore the technical and conceptual foundation of drawing using a variety of drawing materials such as graphite, charcoal, pen and ink. Develop personal goals while examining creative concepts through demonstrations. Materials not included.

Mon., Jan. 8-Mar. 5 (no class Feb. 26), 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $248/ person; member discount avail.

Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: LIFE DRAWING: Instructor: Misoo Filan. Practice the traditional art of drawing the human figure in a supportive and respectful atmosphere. With a life drawing model present at each class, students will be able to capture the human form in varying mediums and develop drawing skills by studying human anatomy. Bring your favorite medium (water-based).

Basic drawing experience recommended. Thu., Jan. 11-Feb. 1, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $142/person, member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: MIXED-LEVEL WHEEL: Instructor: Rik Rolla. Further develop the fundamentals of wheel-throwing. Explore techniques through demonstrations and hands-on assistance. You set the pace and gain experience through guided individualized CRAFT

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practice. Gas reduction kiln and electric oxidation kiln are available for firing, including an option to explore other firing methods. Wed., Jan. 10-Mar.7 (no class Feb. 28), 6-8 p.m. Cost: $335/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: PAINTING PRACTICE: Instructor: Neil Berger. Together we will explore painting as performance: a series of gestures more like a dance than a marathon. We will look at pictures as holistic arrangements of shapes and colors instead of “subject matter” and learn to trust the intimate, awkward and natural encounter with paint.

Tue., Jan. 9-Mar.6 (no class Feb. 27), 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $248/ person; member discount avail.

Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

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ADULT: SHAKER HALL TABLE: Instructor: Ryan Cocina. Learn a comprehensive introduction to woodworking. This course explores basic principles of lumber selection, hand-tool and machinery usage, milling, joinery, and finishing. You will build a Shaker-style hall table, taking the project from blueprint through completion, while gaining familiarity with the woodshop environment.

Wed., Jan. 10-Mar. 21 (no class Feb. 28), 6-9 p.m. Cost: $565/ person; member discount avail.

Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

AFTER SCHOOL: CRAFTING IN CLAY: Instructor: Sarah Wilson.

For ages 6+. Explore hand building with clay and learn techniques like pinching, coiling, scratch and attach, and more!

Students will design, plan and build their own unique projects each week and will create fun, functional and whimsical objects in clay that will be around for years to come! Mon., 3:30-5:30 p.m., Jan. 8- Mar. 5 (no class Jan. 15 or Feb. 26). Cost: $175/ includes materials and a set of carving tools to take home.

Location: Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

AFTER SCHOOL: WOODSHOP: Instructor: Ryan Cocina. Ages 10+. Students will learn the basics of woodworking. You will get to be in a real wood shop, surrounded by professional woodworking tools. This is a great hands-on class for exploring a variety of woodworking techniques safely and with guided instruction. Project: clock. Mon., 3:30-5:30 p.m., Jan. 8-Mar. 5 (no class Jan. 15 or Feb. 26). Cost: $175/person, member discount

avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: The Shelburne Craft School , 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

WORKSHOP: BRANCH TO SPOON: Instructor: Rob Palmer.

Learn to carve spoons from locally sourced green wood using hand tools you keep and traditional Swedish carving methods. Learn to identify appropriate species of wood for carving spoons and other utensils. Learn about the anatomy of a spoon and carving safety and techniques. Sat., Feb. 24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $175/workshop; includes materials and a set of carving tools to take home.

Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

WORKSHOP: ILLUSTRATION COLLAGE: Instructor: Misoo Filan. In this two-day intensive workshop, students will explore drawing techniques and strategies in order to develop visual ideas for storytelling. By adding collages to the drawings, we will find unexpected possibilities.

Materials are open to fulfill your own narrative settings (except oil based paints). Sat. & Sun., Mar. 10 & 11, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost: $124/person, member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

WORKSHOP: LOVE THE MUG: Instructor: Rik Rolla. In this two-hour workshop, students will learn to make and decorate a mug that is just right for a warm beverage. Sat., Jan. 27, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $25/person.

Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

WORKSHOP: PORTRAITURE: In this introduction to watercolor painting, you will have the opportunity to confront your fear of painting faces; you will gain simple technical tools to overcome the intimidation of a living human subject. Sat., Feb. 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $100/ person, member discount avail.

Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

WORKSHOP: STAINED GLASS: Instructor: Chris Jeffrey. For beginners and those who would like to brush up on their skills.

Students will make two small panels and learn how to cut glass and how to put together and solder their panels using the copper-foil technique of stainedglass assembly. Sat. & Sun., Mar. 24 & 25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $300/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

WORKSHOP: WATERCOLOR: Instructor: Frances Cannon.

New to watercolor? Learn how to translate a three-dimensional object onto a two-dimensional surface through basic drawing techniques, how to set up a color palette and how to apply basic color theory. We will also explore various approaches to texture and composition with still life.

Sat., Jan. 20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $100/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

dance DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Salsa classes, nightclub-style, group and private, four levels.

Beginner walk-in classes, Wed., 6 p.m. $15/person for one-hour class. No dance experience, partner or preregistration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout. Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 598-1077, info@salsalina.com.

DSANTOS VT SALSA: Experience the fun and excitement of Burlington’s eclectic dance community by learning salsa. Trained by world famous dancer Manuel Dos Santos, we teach you how to dance to the music and how to have a great time on the dance floor! There is no better time to start than now! Mon. evenings: beginner class, 7-8 p.m.; intermediate, 8:15-9:15 p.m. Cost: $12/1-hour class. Location: North End Studios, 294 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Jon Bacon, 355-1818, crandalltyler@hotmail. com, dsantosvt.com.

LEARN TO DANCE W/ A PARTNER!: Come alone or come with friends, but come out and learn to dance! Beginning classes repeat each month, but intermediate classes vary from month to month. As with all of our programs, everyone is encouraged to attend, and no partner is necessary. Private lessons also available. Cost: $50/4week class. Location: Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington.

Info: First Step Dance, 598-6757, kevin@firststepdance.com, firststepdance.com.

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APPLIED SYMBOLOGY: Learn how symbols are used in art, iconography, dream work, astrology, literature, psychology and other disciplines and the multiple levels on which they can be interpreted. The format is experiential, working with symbols as well as discussing readings. Led

by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author. Jan. 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31st (Feb. 7, snow day); 7-9 p.m. Cost: $75/person. Location: Jungian Center for the Spiritual Sciences, 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: Sue, 244-7909.

COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS: Do you enjoy the art of storytelling? Stephanie Zuppo will work through the entire process of creating comics. This class covers character design, scriptwriting, page layout, and penciling and inking. All experience levels welcome! Learn more at generatorvt.com/classes.

Tue., Feb. 13, 20 & 27, 6-9 p.m.

Cost: $225/3 3-hour sessions.

Location: Generator, 40 Sears Ln., Burlington. Info: 540-0761, education@generatorvt.com, generatorvt.com.

FINDING HOPE IN DIVISIVE TIMES: AN EXPRESSIVE ARTS WORKSHOP: Come explore the Role of Hope in our lives through the arts at JourneyWorks. What is hope? How do we relate or not relate to this right now? How do we bring hope into ourselves and our world? How do we open to it?

How do we do that in our times?

Imagine exploring these topics in community using visual art, including collage, painting and clay, movement, and journaling.

All materials provided and no experience necessary, just the willingness to try. Fri., Dec. 22, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: $25/ suggested donation. Location: JourneyWorks, 1205 North Ave., Burlington. Info: 860-6203, journeyworksvt.com.

INTRODUCTION TO WOODSHOP: It’s safety first in Generator’s Woodshop! This course simultaneously builds confidence in the woodshop and teaches students how to properly use the chop saw, table saw, planer, jointer, bandsaw, drill press and benchtop sanders. Students create their own wooden toolbox! This workshop qualifies as two Generator tool trainings.

Wed., Mar. 7-28, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Cost: $300/4 3-hour sessions.

Location: Generator, 40 Sears Ln., Burlington. Info: 540-0761, communications@generatorvt. com, generatorvt.com.

gardening STONE WALL WORKSHOPS: Our introductory stone wall building workshops for homeowners and tradespeople promote the beauty and integrity of stone.

The one-day workshop covers basic techniques for creating dry-laid walls using stone native to Vermont. Workshops are held in warm greenhouses in Hinesburg. Space is limited; gift certificates available. Sat., Jan. 20, Feb. 10, & Mar. 3 & 17, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $100/oneday class. Location: Red Wagon Plants, 2408 Shelburne Falls Rd., Hinesburg. Info: Queen City Soil & Stone, Charley MacMartin, 318-2411, macmartin@igc.org, queencitysoilandstone.com.

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drumming DJEMBE & TAIKO: Classes in Burlington, Hyde Park and Montpelier. Drums provided.

Classes for adults (also for kids with parents) Mon., Tue. & Wed. in Burlington. Wed. a.m. or Friday a.m. in Hyde Park. Thu. in Montpelier. Most classes are in the evenings or after school. Conga classes, too! Visit our schedule and register online. Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3G, Burlington; Capital City Grange, 6612 Rte. 12, Berlin; Moonlight Studios, 1670 Cleveland Corners Rd., Hyde Park. Info: 999-4255, burlingtontaiko.org.

AFTERNOON JEWELRY CLASS: Interested in making your own sterling silver jewelry? This class teaches the basic jeweler’s techniques such as using the torch, jeweler’s saw, special hammers, polishing wheel and more! Each week there are demonstrations, including sawing, drilling, piercing, riveting, annealing, forming and soldering. This workshop qualifies as a Generator tool training. Thu., Feb. 1-22, 1-4 p.m Cost: $335/4 3-hour sessions.

Location: Generator, 40 Sears Ln., Burlington. Info: 540-0761,

LASER CUT BOARD GAMES: There is something about the look and feel of tabletop games.

Now, you can make your own!

Students will learn safety and basic laser cutter operations, including vector software.

Then, you will apply new skills to design and construct a wood game. This workshop qualifies as a Generator tool training. Wed., Mar. 28 & Apr. 4 & 11, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $225/3 3-hour sessions. Location: Generator, 40 Sears Ln., Burlington. Info: 5400761, education@generatorvt. com, generatorvt.com.

healing arts HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO TRY REIKI?: Experience relaxation and promote your body’s potential for healing in a 30-minute Reiki treatment with a Master Reiki Practitioner.

Whether you are new to Reiki or looking for a weekly “tune-up” to support your well-being, you are welcome. Reiki is a healing and meditation practice that facilitates healing on the physical, emotional and spiritual levels.

A Reiki treatment involves light touch to support balancing and healing the recipient. Reiki is not a religion yet promotes mindfulness and personal growth. Reiki can complement most forms of medical treatment. Reservations necessary. Every Tue., 3-5:30 p.m. Location: JourneyWorks, 1205 North Ave., Burlington. Info: 860-6203, journeyworks@hotmail.com, journeyworksvt.com.

language ADULT FRENCH CLASSES: Oh la la! Winter French classes! Rev up your brain. Been wanting to learn French for a while? Check that New Year’s Resolution off.

Held in beautiful, cozy studio.

Interactive, fun, structured, supportive. Experienced instructor, lived in West Africa/ Paris. Register before Jan 1 and save 10%. Makes a great gift, aussi. Wed., Jan. 17-Feb. 28, 7 weeks. Beginner French, 5-6:30 p.m. Adv. Beginner/ Intermediate French, 6:30-8 p.m.

Cost: $210/person. Location: Wingspan Studio, 4A Howard St., Burlington. Info: Madame Maggie Standley, 233-7676, maggiestandley@gmail.com, wingspanstudiovt.com.

ALLIANCE FRANCAISE WINTER WARM-UP!: Is learning French part of your 2018 resolutions?

The Alliance Francaise can help: 6-week session designed to take you where your language competencies are, reviewing and firming up your skills, and readying you for your next full-term course.

Starts Jan. 15. Cost: $140/course.

Location: Locations in Burlington, Colchester, Montpelier. Info: Micheline Tremblay, 881-8826, michelineatremblay@gmail.com, aflcr.org.

ANNOUNCING SPANISH CLASSES: Spanish classes start in January. Learn from a native speaker via small classes or personal instruction. You’ll always be participating and speaking.

Lesson packages for travelers, lessons for young children; they love it! English as Second Language instruction online. Our 12th year. See our website or contact us for details. Start week of Jan. 15; 10 weeks. Cost: $225/10 weekly 90-minute classes.

Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Center. Info: 585-1025, spanishparavos@ gmail.com, spanishwaterburycenter.com.

martial arts ACHIEVE YOUR POTENTIAL: Change your life at Wu Xing Chinese Martial Arts. Join other thoughtful, friendly adults to learn traditional arts taught in a contemporary manner. We teach tai chi, kung fu, meditation, dynamic physical exercises and effective self-defense techniques to maximize your mental tranquility and clarity, physical health and fitness, and selfconfidence. Fri., 6-7 p.m. & 7-8 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.-noon & noon-1 p.m. Cost: $12/1-hour class; $40/ mo. (incl. all classes offered); $5/ trial class. Location: 303 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: 355-1301, info@wxcma.com, wxcma.com.

MARTIAL WAY: Colchester and Milton locations. Classes in self-defense, Karate, Kung Fu, Jiu Jitsu and Tai Chi. We have 14 different age and experience levels, so the training is always age- and skill-appropriate. Beginner or experienced, fit or not yet, young or not anymore, we have a class for you! Days and evenings; see website for schedule and fees. Location: Martial Way Self Defense Center, 73 Prim Rd., Colchester, Colchester. Info: David Quinlan, 893-8893, info@martialwayvt.com, martialwayvt.com.

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LEARN TO MEDITATE: Through the practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out and dissolves, you are connecting with your heart. By simply letting yourself be, as you are, you develop genuine sympathy toward yourself.

The Burlington Shambhala Center offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom. Shambhala Cafe (meditation and discussions) meets the first Saturday of each month, 9 a.m.-noon. An open house (intro to the center, short dharma talk and socializing) is held on the third Sunday of each month, noon-2 p.m. Instruction: Sun. mornings, 9 a.m.-noon, or by appt. Sessions: Tue. & Thu., noon-1 p.m., & Mon.-Thu., 6-7 p.m. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 658-6795, burlingtonshambhalactr.org.

tai chi SNAKE-STYLE TAI CHI CHUAN: The Yang Snake Style is a dynamic tai chi method that mobilizes the spine while stretching and strengthening the core body muscles. Practicing this ancient martial art increases strength, flexibility, vitality,

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Local scenesters weigh in on the best music of 2017

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fter a full year of highlighting the works of local musicians, club promoters, DJs and producers, we thought it would be enlightening to learn what some of those same people picked as their favorite albums of 2017 — for both local and nonlocal releases. So we asked them. We also asked them to tell us their favorite tracks from each record — which might serve as a good entry point for new listeners. Here’s what they told us.

MARK DALY

NA:

LOCAL ALBUM:

FS:

Madaila

Henry Jamison, The Wilds

FAVORITE SONG FROM THE ALBUM:

“The Wilds”

ALI FOGEL

Waking Windows Presents, the Monkey House LA:

NONLOCAL ALBUM:

Kendrick Lamar, DAMN.

FAVORITE SONG FROM THE ALBUM:

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“FEAR.”

GUTHRIE GALILEO R&B wunderkind LA: FS:

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RICHARD BAILEY Swillbillie, Dysfunkshun LA:

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Henry Jamison, The Wilds “Through a Glass (feat. Travis Scott)” SZA, Ctrl “Love G alore”

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NODON, Covfefe EP “Pick Up the Bill Pt. 1” The Yawpers, Boy in a Well “Mon Nom”

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singer-songwriter LA: FS:

Kelly Ravin, Engine “Visions”

The Front Bottoms, Going Grey “Bae”

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Ebn Ezra, Pax Romana “Morphing & Shifting” Future Islands, The Far Field “North Star”

SARAH GRIFFIN Miku Daza LA:

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My Mother’s Moustache, Down From the Door “Ghosts” St. Vincent, Masseduction “Smoking Section”

MITCHELL PARRISH

Ellen Degenerates, Higher Ground LA: FS: NA: FS:

Joey Agresta, Let’s Not Talk About Music “I Won’t Give Up” Tennis, Yours Conditionally “My Emotions Are Blinding”

DAVID ZEIDLER dunk!USA, Cinema Casualties LA: FS: NA: FS:

Belly Up, Loss “Wet Cement” soup, Remedies “Sleepers”

STEPHANIE HEAGHNEY JUPTR, smalltalker FS: NA: FS:

Francesca Blanchard, “Free” Kendrick Lamar, DAMN. “Loyalty”

S.I.N.SIZZLE rapper LA: FS: NA:

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Sam & Somba, The South Cove EP “Lost” Joey Bada$$, All Amerikkkan Bada$$ “Rockabye Baby (feat. Schoolboy Q)”

WREN KITZ

singer-songwriter LA: FS: NA: FS:

Joey Agresta, Let’s Not Talk About Music “I Feel Like Shit and I Want to Die” Bing & Ruth, No Home of the Mind “As Much as Possible” TELL ME

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’Tis the Week Before New Year’s…

SAT 12.30 + SUN 12.31 On 12/22, after burning the “Yule log” Maybe go hang with DJs JAHSON and BIG DOG They’re hosting a special Friday night Mi Yard At Club Metronome, and it shouldn’t be too hard To decipher my previous Yule log remark I’m talking about ganja — but layered with snark So if reggae’s your jam, you know where to go You can dub the halls and rocksteady in the snow Mi Yard returns to its normal Sunday night On New Year’s Eve — that sounds about right 12/23 is pretty jam-packed Check out the club listings — they’re unusually stacked It’s a mad dash to rock before Santa’s arrival And it’s sure to aid in your Christmas survival For example, Foam Brewers is livin’ the dream It’s got NICO SUAVE & THE BODACIOUS SUPREME LOWELL THOMPSON’s at Juniper, what do you know?

That dude always puts on an excellent show But Christmas Eve and Day are looking wide open It’s only two days, though — so quit your mopin’

On 12/21, Noise Ordinance presents A shindig more special than all its past events It’s called the Holiday Extravaganza!

I’ll give you the gist by the end of this stanza It features players from tons of cool bands So you might want to just cancel all other plans FEVER DOLLS, GRUNDLEFUNK, CLEVER GIRLS, GNOMEDAD J BENGOY and IVAMAE — it’s gonna be so rad I heard that there’s going to be mixing and matching But you’ll have to hit SideBar to see what they’re hatching

In the days preceding 12/31 It’s pretty much a nonstop onslaught of fun On 12/29, before your head hits the pillow You’d best check out funk-hoppers HARSH ARMADILLO They’ll rage Nectar’s with support from MAMMAL DAP They’ll wake you up from your long winter’s nap ArtsRiot throws down on Saturday, 12/30 UPSTATE RUBDOWN will be keeping it dirty And SMALLTALKER’s there to open things up So kick back, relax and raise your cup

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Moon Hooch

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Cabinet

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Dalton & The Sheriffs

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Gnomedad, Honeycomb

Serene Green

Fran Briand

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Annie in the Water, Brickdrop

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Johnny A.

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G Jones

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Andrea Gibson

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Tennis

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Eprom, Ana Sia

Chastity Brown

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’Tis the week before New Year’s, and all through the town It seems there’s some super-cool stuff going down Many artists and bands are out singing ditties Making music ring out all over the city Some have Christmas-themed shows up their sleeve And others are prepping for old New Year’s Eve There’s rock and country, reggae and folk This isn’t a drill, and it isn’t a joke But before we examine the big shows next week A few on this weekend deserve a quick peek

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MARCIE HERNANDEZ

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a.m. rejoice LA: FS: NA: FS:

Tom Pearo, Headspace “We’ll Be OK” Natalia Lafourcade, Musas “Tú Sí Sabes Quererme”

WINFIELD HOLT Clever Girls, 1881 LA: NA: FS:

singer-songwriter

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MARTHA PULLEN LA: FS: NA: FS:

Aram Bedrosian, A Dark Light “The Mists” Royal Thunder, Wick “Plans”

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Amelia Devoid, Hypogeum “Don’t Understand” Taemin, Flame of Love “Door”

ERIC OLSEN Swale LA:

ROBIN SUNQUIET singer-songwriter LA: FS: NA: FS:

Japhy Ryder, You’re Alright “Gold Rush” Calvin Harris, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 “Feels (feat. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean)”

ERIN CASSELSBROWN singer-songwriter LA: FS: NA: FS:

Henry Jamison, The Wilds “The Jacket” Benjamin Booker, Witness “Overtime”

LA:

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JAMES KOCHALKA

Friends, Fall FS: “What’s Your Inspiration?”

NA: Esther Rose, This Time Last Night FS: “Wanton Way of Loving”

James Kochalka Superstar LA: FS: NA: FS:

Joey Agresta, Let’s Not Talk About Music “I Won’t Give Up (feat. Palberta)” HTMLflowers, Chrome Halo “Chrome Halo (feat.

Banoffee)”

SETH GUNDERSEN NODON, Phantom Suns LA: FS: NA: FS:

Belly Up, Loss “Safety Last” Land of Talk, Life After Youth “Macabre”

LA: FS: NA: FS:

Wolfhand, Plaguelands EP “Doomed Convoy” Beastmaker, Inside the Skull “Now Howls the Beast”

LA: FS:

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CRAIG MITCHELL LA: FS: NA:

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Swale, There’s No One Here “Release Your Records!”

The War on Drugs, A Deeper Understanding “Pain”

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Clever Girls, Loose Tooth EP “Crazy” Neil Young, Hitchhiker “Powderfinger”

Nectar’s LA: FS: NA:

Loupo, Good Company “Letters (feat.

Stephanie Heaghney and Max Bronstein)” TOPS, Sugar at the Gate “Further”

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Swale, There’s No One Here “Elevator” The National, Sleep Well Beast “Turtleneck”

Brian McCarthy, CODEX “Commonplace” Damian Marley, Stony Hill “R.O.A.R.”

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DJ Disco Phantom, Waking Windows Presents LA: FS: NA: FS:

Swale, There’s No One Here “Every Last One of Us” LCD Soundsystem, American Dream “Tonite” and “Emotional Haircut”

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Josh Panda & the Hot Damned LA:

Wolfhand, Plaguelands EP “Doomed Convoy” The Mezingers, After the Party “Midwestern States”

JOHN FLANAGAN

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JOSH PANDA

DJ, Operation Prince

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Bleach Day, AF Tapes

Hellascope

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VINNY MARKSOHN

MIKEY XXX

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LA: Mister Chris &

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Ryan Power, They Sell Doomsday “In a Tizzy”

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Joey Agresta, Let’s Not Talk About Music “Baby Girl” Florist, If Blue Could Be Happiness “Glowing Brightly”

LA: S.I.N.siZZle, Winters

Robot Dog Studio

ERIC GEORGE

Bleach Day, AF Tapes

NA:

Vermont Youth Orchestra Association

Tom Pearo, Headspace The whole damn album Moses Sumney, Aromanticism “Doomed”

LOUIE KILEY LA:

RYAN COHEN

in Vermont FS: “Never Scared (feat.

Stacey Campbell)” NA: Rapsody, Laila’s Wisdom FS: “Power (feat.

Kendrick Lamar and Lance Skiiiwalker)”

IVAMAE LA:

MELO GRANT DJ, WRUV, WBTV-LP

FILE: MATTHEW THORSEN

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NODON, Covfefe EP “Alt-Wrong” Night Nurses, Shy “I Don’t Wanna Get Better”

Kendrick Lamar, DAMN. “DNA.”

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And then comes the big night — you know what I mean One last night to party and wipe the slate clean I’m talking about New Year’s Eve, of course Revelers: Prepare to shout yourselves hoarse But a bit of advice for this crazy evening: Have a game plan, ’cause you best be believing That FOMO makes people act all crazy You can’t do it all, so please don’t feel lazy If you only pick one New Year’s Eve activity Don’t think of it like being held in captivity

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There are so many more awesome shows to attend But now it is time for this poem to end I hope that my picks have been enlightening And that your holiday chaos isn’t too frightening Please remember to be safe on the night of And if places are crowded, don’t push or shove Remember to tip your bartenders well For servers, New Year’s Eve can be living hell Please drink responsibly — don’t fall in a stupor Lest ye run afoul of a Vermont State Trooper

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Burlington’s First Night has so much to do It’s a bona fide clusterfuck — an absolute zoo But in the best way possible, I’m sure you’ll agree Just pick up your button, and then you’ll be free To wander in and out of so many great shows And if you don’t mind, I’d like to propose

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Ms. Wright and her soul band present a doubleheader On 12/30 and 31. But wait, it gets better The support bands are excellent, in fact they’re none other Than the EAMES BROTHERS BAND and the fraternal SOUNDBROTHER Also on the bill are JULIA CAESAR In 2017, they’ve been quite the crowd-pleaser And just so you know, one week from today The Seven Days music section includes a Q&A With Wright herself, and she’ll give you the scoop About what’s been happenin’ all year with her group

Up on the MainStage are MYRA FLYNN and co.

And after she sings, you can say hello To Burlington’s dynamite rockers SWALE They don’t often perform in a room of this scale So you might want to be there — I hope they play “Felon” I haven’t seen their set list, so there’s really no tellin’ If my favorite song from their brand-new LP Will make an appearance — I guess we’ll just see Next, GANG OF THIEVES are a funky punch to the scrotum Have you heard their brand-new EP? It’s called Totem

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So choose and choose wisely — that’s my two cents And now, let’s check out some more cool events SABOUYOUMA open the evening at Nectar’s And I’m sure that there won’t be any objectors To the headlining act, the one that I speak’a Is psychedelic, West African fusionists BARIKA Have you heard “There for You”? That song is legit It’s got a dope beat and a hook that won’t quit That’s sung by the indomitable Ms. KAT WRIGHT However, she’s headlining Higher Ground that night

That you check out some stuff at downtown’s Flynn Center It’s always been such a fantastic presenter Of theater and music, comedy and dance It’s a surefire win, so go on, take a glance

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Connecticut. No disrespect to the Nutmeg State, but the group’s boisterous, horn-heavy style feels like it was lifted straight from the streets of New Orleans, not suburban New England. The group even does a rippin’ rendition of the Big Easy’s unofficial anthem, “When the Saints Go Marching In.” Other noteworthy covers include Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love” and Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk” — and that’s on top of a solid catalog of originals. Catch the Funky Dawgz Brass Band on Friday, December 22, at Nectar’s in Burlington.

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CITIZEN CIDER: Brett Hughes (country), 6 p.m., free.

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HALF LOUNGE: Amelia Devoid (electronic), 10 p.m., free.

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LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Irish Sessions (traditional), 7 p.m., free. No Walls (jazz), 9:30 p.m., free.

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MONOPOLE: Open Mic with Lucid, 10 p.m., free.

OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Happy Hilarity Show with Completely Stranded (improv), 7:30 p.m., free.

BAGITOS BAGEL AND BURRITO CAFÉ: Jason Dick (reggae, soul), 6 p.m., free.

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SWEET MELISSA’S: D. Davis (acoustic), 5:30 p.m., donation.

John Lackard Blues Jam, 7:30 p.m., donation.

THE DAILY PLANET: The Hot Pickin’ Party (bluegrass), 8 p.m., free.

WHAMMY BAR: Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs

IDLETYME BREWING COMPANY: The Idletyme Band (blues, rock), 8 p.m., free.

MOOGS PLACE: Blackwolf (Americana), 7:30 p.m., free.

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burlington

FINNIGAN’S PUB: DJ Craig Mitchell (open format), 10 p.m., free.

FOAM BREWERS: For Trees & Birds (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

HALF LOUNGE: SVPPLY (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Shane Hardiman Trio (jazz), 8:30 p.m., $5-10. Nate Reit Electric Quartet (jazz), 11 p.m., $5-10.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: The Hydes (rock), 10 p.m., free.

RÍ RÁ THE IRISH LOCAL & WHISKEY ROOM: The County Down (Americana, reggae), 7 p.m., free.

middlebury area

NECTAR’S: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free. The Brighton Beat, the Red Newts (Afrobeat, funk), 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

RADIO BEAN: DJ Two Sev (eclectic vinyl), 4 p.m., free. Art Herttua and Ray Caroll (jazz), 7 p.m., free. Bukubrain (funk, jazz), 10:30 p.m., free.

CITY LIMITS NIGHT CLUB: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: DJ Chia (house), 4 p.m., free. Ben Patton (indie pop), 7 p.m., free. Robin Gottfried Band (rock), 10 p.m., $5. Good Lord the Liftin’ (funk, soul), 11:30 p.m., $5.

SIDEBAR: Hotel Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

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ZENBARN: Zach Nugent (rock), 7 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: DJ KermiTT (eclectic), 7 p.m., free. DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m., free.

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Street: An Improvised Holiday Musical, 9 p.m., $5.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Tried As an Adult featuring Kai Reinsborough Et Al. (sketch comedy), 5 p.m., free. Standup Open Mic and Improv Jam, 7 p.m., free. Miracle on Main

BAR ANTIDOTE: Cooie Sings (Americana), 7 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free. Open Mic Night, 9 p.m., free.

rutland/killington PICKLE BARREL NIGHTCLUB: Gubbulidis featuring Mihali and Zdenek of Twiddle (jam), 8 p.m., free.

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RED SQUARE: Roughhead Blenny (rock), 7 p.m., $5. D Jay Baron (mashup, hip-hop), 11 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m., free.

PARKER PIE CO.: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

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REVIEW this GOOD WTHR, Somewhere Shining

Nowhere is that pain more raw than on “April 3rd” — so named for the day Morin died. It’s a storytelling song that even strangers might find hard to hear.

It’s also an incredible piece of work: unflinching, honest and moving.

These MCs bring the same approach to every stage of their grief — and growth — throughout the rest of the album. “One Away” is a withering exercise in anger and self-recrimination, while “Wake

Up” transforms that emotion into motivation to live better.

The ambition in Pro and Kin’s songwriting is matched by the album’s production. This record is fairly crammed with hooks and bridges — and it’s heavy on piano. The duo’s melodic ear is unabashedly pop, a mix of ’70s radio rock and the ’90’s New Jack Swing wave of R&B. It’s a matter of taste how well that approach “works.” But it’s perfectly executed, track after track.

Somewhere Shining is a promising debut, not a one-off project. Upbeat anthem “Who” makes it clear Pro and Kin have plans beyond this LP. As a duo, the rappers introduce themselves as if you’d never heard of them before — then deliver a blistering manifesto about quality and honesty in rap.

GOOD WTHR is clearly more a continuation of the Aztext than a replacement. After all, “Peace to Learic, forever family and that’s no different” is the second line on the album. And sure enough, Learic — Pro and BP’s former Aztext mate — shows up to lace the standout cut “Beats & Poetry.”

Over boom-bap drums and careful mixing, GOOD WTHR are making a last-minute case for 802 Rap Album of the Year. The title track is a huge single, radio-ready and genuinely catchy.

There are also some killer rap bangers, such as “The Evidence” and “Sunshine in Your Stereo,” just to remind everyone that Pro and Kin are top-tier shittalkers when they feel like it.

As a hip-hop concept album, Somewhere Shining is a home run.

Pro and Kin created a huge range of material, songs that complement and interpret the record’s core idea instead of repeating it. Everything here fits like a puzzle piece, and even the production stays consistent.

What really makes the album work, though, is that it’s more a celebration of life than a meditation on loss. This is music that will make you move, feel and think. Pro and Kin were aiming to make BP proud with this one. They have exceeded that goal.

Somewhere Shining by GOOD WTHR is available at iTunes.

at least to Thunderfunk in 2014, the rhythm section has remained the rumbling engine under the hood. That’s never been clearer than on the band’s new EP, Totem.

After years of fluctuating membership, GoT recently downsized to a quartet.

Original Thieves Michael Reit (vocals), Nick Wood, (guitar) and Tobin Salas (bass) remain, joined by drummer Taylor Whipple. The quartet is a muscular, nofrills vehicle for GoT’s elastic funk-rock anthems.

Without horns, the band’s melodic burden falls on Reit and Wood. Both are easily up to the challenge. Reit in particular has never sounded more dynamic — or vulnerable. On “The Way I Feel,” for example, he ruminates on the soul-crushing indignity of working shit jobs to provide for his family. His writing is simple but effective, made more immediate by vocals that pirouette over the band’s pulsing funk groove.

Reit has long been one of Vermont’s most underrated vocalists. The comparatively spare sonic surroundings of Totem provide him ample room to stretch out. Look no further than his performance on the opener, “Raise

Your Head,” where his freakish, Chris Cornell-like range is fully on display.

Reit’s fellow Thieves match his intensity and tact. Wood might never be mistaken for Tom Morello — and that’s hardly a slight. But he unleashes his own brand of vicious funk-rock riffage on “Rise and Shine” and closer “Light It Up.” Salas remains one of the state’s funkiest bassists. And Whipple lays down one thunderous backbeat after another.

Lean, focused and potent, Totem is in some ways more refined than previous GoT efforts. But it is in no way restrained. The same insistent energy that has fueled the band since the beginning remains; GoT are just finding new and creative ways to channel it.

Totem by Gang of Thieves is available at gangofthieves.bandcamp.com.

(POSIMENTUM, DIGITAL DOWNLOAD)

Although GOOD WTHR have adopted a new name, they’ve got deep roots in Vermont hip-hop. The local rap duo consists of Pro — best known for his work with Vermont legends the Aztext — and Kin, a prolific journeyman MC who founded UnKommon with the late Ryan Morin, aka DJ BP. BP was also the DJ for the Aztext.

Morin was charismatic, famously good-hearted and a central part of the community. His unexpected death in 2016 shook the hip-hop scene hard, especially his closest friends and collaborators. Fittingly, the loss inspired by his passing is the central theme of Somewhere Shining, Pro and Kin’s debut LP as GOOD WTHR. This is a heavy album, no question. Yet it’s remarkable how much BP’s old friends are able to find beauty, hope and even wisdom in the raw material of their pain.

Gang of Thieves, Totem (SELF-RELEASED, DIGITAL DOWNLOAD)

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Gang of Thieves are something like the funk-rock equivalent of a vintage hot rod. Polished and powerful, the Burlington band has specialized in roaring, full-throttle grooves for close to a decade. And, like most hot rods, they’re a bit of a gaudy throwback, favoring the bouncy, manic sounds of 1990s-era ska, punk and funk. (I’ve been covering GoT since 2009, and though I can’t take credit for it, to this day my favorite description of the band remains “Rage Against the Chili Peppers.”)

Over time, GoT have customized with various flashy modifications — most notably, horns. While trumpets and trombones added a chrome-like gleam to GoT’s sound dating back

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SIDEBAR: Noise Ordinance Holiday Extravaganza! (indie), 9:30 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Joe List (standup), 7 p.m., $15-27.

The Daily Grind: Holiday Show featuring Elf-Prov! (improv), 9 p.m., $5.

chittenden county BACKSTAGE PUB: Trivia, 9:30 p.m., free.

JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Irish Session, 7 p.m., free.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Jenni and the Jazz Junketeers, 7 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

BAGITOS BAGEL AND BURRITO CAFÉ: Italian Session (traditional), 6 p.m., free.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Montpelier Sings the Stars with Dan Zura (eclectic), 8 p.m., donation.

stowe/smuggs

MOOGS PLACE: Open Mic with Allen Church, 8:30 p.m., free.

SUSHI YOSHI (STOWE): Rob Morse Trio (jazz), 4:30 p.m., free.

TAP 25: Kind Bud’s Kind Dubs (acoustic), 7 p.m., free.

mad river valley/ waterbury LOCALFOLK SMOKEHOUSE: Open Mic with Alex Budney, 8:30 p.m., free.

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ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Ryan & Slim (rock), 5 p.m., free.

NightHawk (rock), 9 p.m., free.

RÍ RÁ THE IRISH LOCAL & WHISKEY ROOM: DJ Supersounds (hits), 10 p.m., free.

STONE CORRAL BREWERY: The Hubcats (rock), 7 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: Friday Morning Sing-Along with Linda Bassick & Friends (kids’ music), 11 a.m., free. DJ Ryan Kick (eclectic), 4 p.m., free. Justin LaPoint (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free.

Hailey Ward (indie folk-pop), 7 p.m., free. Mosa (singersongwriter), 8:30 p.m., $5.

barre/montpelier BAGITOS BAGEL AND BURRITO CAFÉ: Irish Session, 2 p.m., donation. 1940s Music Extravaganza, 6 p.m., free.

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Peter Mayhew Band (CD Release) (rock), 9 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Shrimptunes (rock), 4 p.m., free. Brickdrop (funk), 7 p.m., $5. DJ Craig Mitchell (open format), 11 p.m., $5.

GUSTO’S: Abstractivve (EDM), 9:30 p.m., $3.

POSITIVE PIE (MONTPELIER): White Out with DJ Ben Arsenal (house), 10:30 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ KermiTT (eclectic), 10 p.m., $5.

SIDEBAR: DJ Fattie B (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

SWEET MELISSA’S: The Mangroves (funk, rock), 9 p.m., $5.

THE TAP ROOM AT SWITCHBACK BREWING: Sutton & McKenzie (blues), 6 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Joe List (standup), 7 & 9:30 p.m., $15-27.

EL TORO: Val Davis (rock), 6:30 p.m., free.

chittenden county

BACKSTAGE PUB: Karaoke with Jenny Red, 9 p.m., free.

JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: King Me (acoustic), 7 p.m., free.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Bethany and Troy (acoustic), 5 p.m., free.

Shake the Band (rock), 9 p.m., free.

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songwriter with two EPs and one full-length album already under her belt. She paints herself as an affable observer of human emotion and millennial romance on deftly crafted

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: DJ Da.Root (hits), 10 p.m., free.

WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK: DJ Von Hauer (eclectic dance), 9 p.m., free.

in either case — perhaps a product of her past studies as a songwriting and composition

outside vermont

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OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Karaoke with DJ Jon Berry & DJ Coco, 9 p.m., free.

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ARTSRIOT: Deadgrass (Americana, Grateful Dead Tribute), 8:30 p.m., $12/15.

BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD: Shane Hardiman (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

CLUB METRONOME: A Special Friday Night Edition of Mi Yard Reggae Night with DJs Big Dog and Jahson, 10 p.m., $5.

FOAM BREWERS: Barbacoa (surf), 8 p.m., free.

HALF LOUNGE: Two Sev and DJ Peaches (open format), 10 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

JUNIPER: John Abair and Collin Cope (folk), 9 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Henry Jamison, Django Soulo, Erin Cassels-Brown (indie folk), 7:30 p.m., $10. DJ Taka (eclectic vinyl), 11 p.m., $5.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: The Mangroves (funk, rock), 10 p.m., free.

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Barry Hayes (acoustic), 6 p.m., free. Gold Tooth Gator (country, blues), 9 p.m., free.

DEMENA’S: Papas Porch (bluegrass), 8 p.m., $5.

ESPRESSO BUENO: Bueno Comedy Showcase (standup), 8:30 p.m., free.

GUSTO’S: Jacob Green (acoustic), 5 p.m., free. Toast (funk, soul), 9 p.m., $5.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Honky Tonk Happy Hour with Mark LeGrand, 5:30 p.m., donation. Guano Loco (rock), 9:30 p.m., $5/10. 18+.

stowe/smuggs

EL TORO: Allen Church (folk, Celtic), 6:30 p.m., free.

MARTELL’S AT THE RED FOX: Seth Yacovone Band, Lee Ross (rock, blues), 9 p.m., free.

MOOGS PLACE: Chris Lyon (solo acoustic), 6 p.m., free. Abby Sherman (Americana), 9 p.m., free.

TRES AMIGOS & RUSTY NAIL STAGE: Gubbulidis (acoustic jam), 9 p.m., $20/25.

seems fully grounded; at others, she has her head in the clouds. Her writing is relatable major at the recently closed McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, Minn. When not EP. Ward performs on Friday, December 22, at the Skinny Pancake in Burlington.

mad river valley/ waterbury

ZENBARN: Nick Cassarino and Friends (holiday classics), 8 p.m., $8.

middlebury area HATCH 31: The Big Pick (bluegrass), 7:30 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: Stella Blue Sky (rock covers), 10 p.m., $3.

champlain islands/northwest 14TH STAR BREWING: 5th Annual Home for the Holidays Benefit Show featuring Troy Millette & Dylan Gombas with Bethany Conner and Chad Conant (acoustic rock), 6 p.m., donation.

outside vermont

MONOPOLE: Ol Dirty Ditches String Band (bluegrass), 10 p.m., free.

MOOGS PLACE: Lefty Yunger Trio (blues, rock), 9 p.m., free.

mad river valley/ waterbury

modern pop tunes such as “Sober Night” and “She Looks Just Like Me.” At times, Ward

middlebury area

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JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Nerbak Brothers (blues), 7 p.m., free.

STONE CORRAL BREWERY: Red Hot Juba (country, jazz), 7 p.m., free.

ZENBARN: Seth Yacovone (blues), 7 p.m., free.

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NECTAR’S: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., free.

Funky Dawgz Brass Band, the Jeff Salisbury Band (funk, jazz), 9 p.m., $5.

MONOPOLE DOWNSTAIRS: Happy Hour Tunes & Trivia with Gary Peacock, 5 p.m., free.

OLIVE RIDLEY’S: All Request Night with DJ Skippy (hits), 10 p.m., free.

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BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD: Cassarino Family Band with Uncle Jeff featuring Nicholas Cassarino (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

CLUB METRONOME: Retronome With DJ Fattie B (’80s dance party), 9 p.m., free/$5.

FOAM BREWERS: Nico Suave & the Bodacious Supreme (funk, Led Zeppelin tribute), 8 p.m., free.

HALF LOUNGE: Finley and Tom McKeon (house), 10 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

JUNIPER: Lowell Thompson (alt-country), 9 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: A Very Hairy Swalemess (holiday indie rock), 8 p.m., $5-10. DJ Taka (eclectic vinyl), 11 p.m., $5.

NECTAR’S: Grippo Funk Band, DJ Rekkon, 9 p.m., $7.

RÍ RÁ THE IRISH LOCAL & WHISKEY ROOM: DJ Dodg3r (EDM, hits), 10 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: AM Radio (Americana), noon, free. Pappa’s Porch (bluegrass), 10 p.m., $5.

Little Slugger (indie rock), 11:30 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE: Left Eye Jump (blues), 3 p.m., free. The Mangroves (rock, funk), 7 p.m., $5. DJ Reign One (EDM), 11 p.m., $5. Mashtodon (hip-hop), 11 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Raul (salsa, reggaeton), 6 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Cam Will (folk), 7 p.m., free. Dave Villa (open format), 10 p.m., free.

SMITTY’S PUB: Mike Scott (rock), 8 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Joe List (standup), 7 & 9:30 p.m., $15-27.

ZENBARN: Joe Adler and Eric Segalstad (singer-songwriter), 9 p.m., free.

middlebury area

CITY LIMITS NIGHT CLUB: DJ Earl (open format), 9:30 p.m., free.

champlain islands/northwest NORTH HERO HOUSE INN & RESTAURANT: Ed Schenk (piano), 5:30 p.m., free.

brattleboro/okemo valley

STRATTON MOUNTAIN RESORT: The Josh Panda Party (rock, soul), 3 p.m., free.

outside vermont

MONOPOLE: Ausable Branch (folk), 10 p.m., free.

OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Double Shot (rock), 7 p.m., free.

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FOAM BREWERS: Local Dork (eclectic vinyl), 6 p.m., free.

THE GRYPHON: P’tit Trio (jazz), 8 p.m., free.

LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ: Shane Hardiman (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Stephen Callahan Trio (jazz), 7 p.m., free. David Rosane & the Zookeepers (post-punk, folk-rock), 9 p.m., free.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Sean Kehoe (singer-songwriter), 9:30 p.m., free.

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Christmas Presence Gather around the metaphorical Yule log, boys, girls and gender-nonconforming folks! Burlington indie rockers

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special show for you called A Very Hairy Swalemess. Expect an evening full of nuanced versions of popular holiday classics. Attendees can get in on the fun with some rousing sing-along action, and the show features collaborations with special guests Marie Claire, Ashley Betton and Ryan Ober, among others. Also, as a little stocking stuffer, the festivities kick off with the annual appearance of Swale’s holiday side project, the PHYSICS CLUB.

Celebrate the season with Swale on Saturday, December 23, at the Light

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NECTAR’S: Mike Pedersen (singer-songwriter), 6:30 p.m., free. Dead Set (Grateful Dead tribute), 9:30 p.m., $5. 18+.

RADIO BEAN: DJ Lee J (eclectic), 4 p.m., free. Open Mic with Eric George, 7 p.m., free. Honky Tonk Tuesday with Ponyhustle, 10 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE: DJ A-RA$ (open format), 8 p.m., free.

chittenden county ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Trivia with Top Hat Entertainment, 7 p.m., free.

WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

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JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Bluegrass Session, 7 p.m., free.

ARTSRIOT: Slam! Spoken Word Poetry, 6 p.m., free/$3 donation.

STONE CORRAL BREWERY: Open Mic NIght, 7 p.m., free.

CITIZEN CIDER: Brett Hughes (country), 6 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

THE DAILY PLANET: J&M Boutique (rock, pop), 8 p.m., free.

HALF LOUNGE: BTV Unplugged (rock, folk), 10 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

JUNIPER: Salsa with Son De Los Montes (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ: Cody Sargent Trio (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Irish Sessions (traditional), 7 p.m., free.

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Karaoke with DJ Vociferous, 9:30 p.m., free.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Open Mic with Andy Lugo, 9 p.m., free.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Wiley Griffin (acoustic), 7 p.m., free. Live Band Karaoke with Guano Loco, 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

stowe/smuggs

MOOGS PLACE: Abby Sherman (Americana), 7 p.m., free.

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HATCH 31: Erin Cassels-Brown (indie folk), 6 p.m., free. Kelly Ravin and Lowell Thompson (country), 7 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: Karaoke with DJ Chauncey, 9 p.m., free.

outside vermont

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (HANOVER): Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

RÍ RÁ THE IRISH LOCAL & WHISKEY ROOM: The County Down (Americana, reggae), 7 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: DJ Two Sev (eclectic vinyl), 4 p.m., free. Heat Seaters (post-punk), 10:30 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: DJ KermiTT (eclectic), 7 p.m., free. DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Hotel Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

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BAGITOS BAGEL AND BURRITO CAFÉ: Jason Dick (reggae, soul), 6 p.m., free.

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ith the third annual juried exhibition at Catamount Arts, juror John R. Stomberg had his work cut out for him. The St. Johnsbury arts center opened its exhibition call to any artist in the U.S., in any medium. Most of the 600 artists who responded live and work in New England, but the bar was raised with the high number of entries and juried works selected.

Stomberg is director of the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College and a distinguished curator and writer.

Before joining Dartmouth, he was director of the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, and held leadership positions at the Williams College Museum of Art and the Boston University Art Galleries.

For this exhibition, he chose 77 works in sculpture, painting, drawing, collage, woodcut, fiber arts, digital prints and mixed media.

Catamount’s gallery director, Katherine French, also an acclaimed New England curator, has been working to expand professional opportunities for artists in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom and beyond. In a conversation about “Arts Connect,” she said her team chose no theme for this show, but several emerged nonetheless. One was landscape and the natural world; another, surrealism.

Though Stomberg juried the art, it was up to French to determine where to place it. To give adequate attention to each piece, she hung work throughout

“Apple Pruning Brush Piles in Spring Rain, Putney, VT” by Brent Seabrook

the first floor of the center, creating small, intimate viewing spaces at either end of the building. The remainder, including sculptures, large-scale paintings and photographs, was installed in the main gallery. Taking advantage of the soaring ceilings in this former Masonic Temple, French hung much of the work salon style. A number of larger pieces help draw viewers to different areas of the space.

One such work is Wally Gilbert’s “Trees — Blue,” a digital print on aluminum. At 60 by 40 inches, the photograph commands attention. An image

of a tree or trees appears to be superimposed on another; different layers of colors emerge, beautifully dominated by orange and blues. Patterns appear as the colors, images and layers interact.

Gilbert’s work guides the viewer to the quieter, enduring “Cloud Mountains,” a 33-by-40-inch oil painting by Burlington artist Valerie Hird.

She was awarded the $500 Robert Manning First Prize.

In an exhibit of this size and range, it’s not surprising to discover diverse backgrounds, training and career paths among the artists. Gilbert, who

is based in Cambridge, Mass., comes to photography from a career in science.

He shared a Nobel Prize in chemistry, cofounded a Fortune 500 company and ran a laboratory at Harvard University.

In 2001, he retired from Harvard and launched an artistic career centered on digital photography, which had long been his passion.

The photos on exhibit explore a range of styles, territory and emotions. Also from Cambridge, Mass., Susan Lewinnek offers “Breakfast Preparation” (20.25 by 114.25 inches), a work that illuminates the mystery of foreign travel, the thin veil that obstructs true connection and, symbolically, how women’s work is taken for granted.

“Linens,” by photographer Richard Perry of Lowell, Mass., also references the subtle mystery and beauty of foreign places. In “Outline of the Future,” Astrid Reischwitz, of Germany and Bedford, Mass., seems to show the uncertain future for girls and young women bound by tradition.

A reckoning with the past occurs in William Betcher’s wet-plate collodion tintypes. The Needham, Mass., artist reworked Civil War tintypes, mounting them in unique frames in a chillingly familiar reimagining. The sons of war seem to be born and die again in these works.

Like Betcher, Rachel Portesi of Saxtons River experiments with antique methods of tintype or wet-plate collodion. She received an honorable mention for her compelling square-format photograph.

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“Road Paint” by Steve Edson

THE ENTIRE SCENE IS SHROUDED IN LIGHT BLUE,

LIKE AN ARCHITECTURAL BLUEPRINT FOR AN IMAGINARY PAST. Directly below “Kohara” hangs Leslie Sills’ “The Artist (With Dracula),” a 36-by-24-inch oil on panel that depicts a child in a wide stance holding a small Dracula figure in her hand. Paintings and objects on the walls and in the rooms behind her conjure a surreal environment. Sills, of Brookline, Mass., writes on her website that she is drawn to “images of children, in particular, whose expressions of joy, playfulness,

vulnerability, sadness or fear are on the surface.” She keeps a file of newspaper images that resonate with her and uses them to spark her imagination.

Sills’ painting captured Stomberg, too. She tied with Jamie Young of Ashfield, Mass., for the second-place prize, which came with a $250 award.

Space does not permit a description of every work in an exhibit of this size, but three others deserve a mention.

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Lynn Peterfreund of Leverett, Mass., sequenced 206 monotype prints of crows to create a 62-second animation with sound. She painted and pulled the one-of-a-kind prints by hand; together, they show the bird strutting, stalking and then taking flight through field and forest. Peterfreund has captured movement and mythology in this captivating sequence.

In just one painting, “Reynisfjara Beach,” Glover artist Elizabeth Nelson reveals — and revels in — the beauty of Iceland, where she spent a five-month residency. The 24-by-36-inch acrylic is painted on paper with a wood-panel backing. Nelson gives a sense of the turbulent splendor of the place, and her nuanced colors shift the image from realistic to abstract and back. The mesmerizing work received an honorable mention.

Visitors entering or exiting the main gallery should be sure to take note of “Meltdown in Blue” by Brookline, Mass., artist Karen Moss. She repurposes simple, wholesome images that look naïve to a contemporary audience, often referencing her own childhood.

A young boy sits by a rushing river, perhaps during a spring snowmelt. The entire scene is shrouded in light blue, like an architectural blueprint for an imaginary past.

Catamount Arts deserves to be commended for this no-holds-barred call to artists and the resulting exhibition of great depth, style and achievement. m

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“Arts Connect at Catamount Arts,” on view through February 16 at Catamount Arts Center in St. Johnsbury. catamountarts.org

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Marlboro photographer Brent Seabrook’s 24-by-33-inch color diptych, “Apple Pruning Brush Piles in Spring Rain, Putney, VT,” pairs two views of cut branches in a field of vivid green against a gray sky. The simplicity of the images harnesses the chaos of the piles of brush in this provocative outdoor still life.

Photographers Esther Pullman of Cambridge, Mass., and Keith Chamberlin of St. Johnsbury use the light of day to reveal line, form and color in architecture and objects.

Others make use of techniques that render the results more like paintings. Belmont, Mass., photographer Steve Edson’s 30-by-20-inch digital photograph “Road Paint” and Newton, Mass.-based Ellen Fisher’s “No One You Know: Study Cards for Artificial Flower Assembly #24” are two absorbing and very different examples.

“Stargrid,” by printmaker and conceptual artist Ted Ollier of Medford, Mass., is a 34-by-40-inch giclée print and one of the few fully abstract works on exhibit. The work is one of a series that uses a grid to represent a year of Ollier’s digital images, shot daily.

Throughout the exhibit, French has created pairings and groupings, making good use of the salon-style arrangement. Johnson artist Kathy Black’s 24-by-16-inch oil on canvas, “Kohara,” depicts a smiling woman (a self-portrait, perhaps) holding a large, freshly caught fish. While the fish is more likely a brown trout, the title refers to the goddess of tuna in Polynesian mythology. An alternative meaning offered

by The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, “to throw a flash of lightning, as a deity,” is underscored by Black’s thick, confident brush strokes and her subject’s broad smile.

“Breakfast Preparation” by Susan Lewinnek

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LINDA S. FINKELSTEIN: Eco-art creations made with eucalyptus, indigo and rust, as well as “transformations” combining photography, collage and drawing. December 27-February 7. Info, 479-0896. Espresso Bueno in Barre.

ART EVENTS 60+ ART GROUP: A free meet-up for folks 60 or older who’d like to be creative and make art in a social environment. River Arts, Morrisville, Thursday, December 21, 10 a.m.-noon. Info, 888-1261.

ART BREAK FOR MOM & MOMS WITH BABES: Join other mothers in creating guided eclectic art projects each week, or use the studio materials to make the art of your choice. Babies welcome.

Expressive Arts Burlington, Friday, December 22, 10:30 a.m.-noon. $15. Info, 343-8172.

BLUEBIRD FAIRIES HOLIDAY SHOP: Emily Anderson opens her studio for holiday shoppers, welcoming visitors to stop in for a Fairy Card reading, a Bernie Fairy T-shirt, framed Leonard Cohen Fairy or any needed inspiration. Bluebird Fairies, Burlington, Saturday, December 23, noon-5 p.m. Info, 238-4540.

‘LOST AND FOUND’: An “art treasure hunt” instigated by Vermont artist DJ Barry, in which he places stenciled woodcuts in various locations, free to those who find them in exchange for paying it forward. Find the artist on Facebook for clues. Various Vermont locations, Wednesdays, December 20 and 27. Info, djbarryart@gmail.com.

PHOTO CO-OP: Lenspeople gather to share their experience and knowledge of their craft. Gallery at River Arts, Morrisville, Thursday, December 21, 6-8 p.m. $5. Info, 888-1261.

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Stephanie Stouffer Original paintings and consumer goods collide in “Holiday Legacy,” a seasonal exhibition at the Compass Music and Arts Center in

‘THE ART SHOW’: Local artists exhibit one work each and compete for a people’s choice “mini-grant” cash prize. Through December 21. Info, publicartschool@gmail.com. RL Photo in Burlington.

Brandon. Stouffer, who is based in Belmont, has made a 35-year career of creating original

‘IMAGINING HOME’: Original home designs created through the collaboration of socially engaged architects and seven community members who have experienced homelessness. Info, 863-3403.

CHRISTINE DEMARAIS: “When I’m Sixty-Four,” recent costumes and props by the Vermont artist.

Info, 863-3403. CORRINE YONCE: “Voices of Home,” an initiative of the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition pairing audio stories of individuals who live in affordable housing with painted portraits.

Through December 31. Info, 865-7211. Fletcher Free Library in Burlington.

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‘EVERYTHING, MAYBE LESS’: Works by students of Iskra Print Collective’s fall 2017 class. Through January 12. Info, hello@iskraprint.com. Karma Bird House in Burlington.

artwork for commercial use, including more than 400 designs for the international paper goods line Caspari. Of her “Peace” work (pictured), she writes, “Animals from all over [and] peace, and are a celebration of life.” Through December 31.

HUNTER HEDENBERG: Installations of metal and light, made in partnership with the Soda Plant and SEABA for the South End Holiday Shop. Through January 3. Info, 658-4482. Conant Metal & Light in Burlington.

INNOVATION PLAYGROUND EXHIBIT: An exhibit celebrating lifelong play and its role in sparking technological, social and artistic innovation in our community. Features giant blue blocks, virtual galaxies, a cardboard spaceship and a fully equipped maker space. In partnership with Champlain College Emergent Media Center and Generator.

Through January 15. Free with admission or ECHO

membership. Info, 864-1848. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain in Burlington.

JORDAN DOUGLAS: “Shadows and Vines,” a series of recent analog photographs shot with a Holga, the $25 plastic medium-format camera. Through January 1. Info, 651-8834. Penny Cluse Café in Burlington.

‘ON THE FLIPSIDE’: Artwork by DJ Fattie B. printed on vinyl records. Through December 31. Info, 2kdeep@gmail.com. Half Lounge in Burlington.

20th anniversary of the WaterWheel Foundation, the charitable partnership of Phish and their fan community. Through December 30. Info, 652-4500.

Amy E. Tarrant Gallery in Burlington.

‘POST-APOCALYPSE FOR 3/4 EMPIRE’: A selection of Bread and Puppet Theater banners that previously hung in the barns of the radical puppet circus’ campus. Through January 13. Info, freealexis@ hotmail.com. Black Horse Gallery in Burlington.

ROSS SHEEHAN & RUEBEN VIDRIO: Abstract paintings and expressionistic pop sculptures, respectively, by the Vermont artists. Through December 31. Info, 363-4746. Flynndog in Burlington.

‘SMALL WORKS’: An annual seasonal exhibition featuring works measuring not more than 12 inches by local artists. Through January 20. The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington.

SOUTH END HOLIDAY SHOP: The 10th annual holiday shopping event features local artists and artisans, and turns the South End into a marketplace of open studios and artist shops.

Through December 24. Info, 859-9222. South End Arts District in Burlington.

‘PHISH IN THE NORTH COUNTRY’: An exhibition of posters and show flyers to commemorate the

CALL TO ARTISTS ‘TELL ME’: There are currently 6,909 living languages. What do the connected sounds and symbols of words suggest for the visual arts?

Studio Place Arts is seeking diverse languages and letterforms (real or invented), new communication technologies, censorship, graffiti, collage and urgent messages to create a Tower of Babel in the center of the gallery. Proposals for this structure in whole or part are welcomed.

Deadline: April 6, 2018. For info and submission guidelines, see studioplacearts.com/calls-to-artists. Studio Place Arts, Barre. Free for members; $10 for nonmembers. Info, 479-7069.

‘NOURISHMENT’: The gallery welcomes submissions for this upcoming show, to be juried by Cindy Griffith, Nathan Suter and Adelaide Tyrol. For details and to submit, visit twwoodgallery.org. Deadline:

January 7, 2018. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier. $30 for one to three submissions. Info, 262-6035.

‘PLEASED TO MEET YOU!’: This 2018 show will bring to life fantastical, imaginative creatures and beings of the nonhuman variety, whether based on folklore, ancient myths, wild imagination or a memorable dream. Any medium welcome. Deadline: February 2, 2018. For more info and submission guidelines, see studioplacearts. com/calls-to-artists. Studio Place Arts, Barre. Free for members; $10 for nonmembers. Info, 479-7069.

VERMONT ARTISTS WEEK: Vermont-based artists and writers are invited to apply to participate in this weeklong program, April 30 to

May 7, 2018. For details and to submit, visit vermontstudiocenter. org/vermont-artists-week. Deadline: January 15, 2018. Vermont Studio Center, Johnson. $15. Info, 635-2727.

WINTER DANCE GALA: The Vermont Dance Alliance welcomes proposals for performances of all genres for this second annual event on March 18, 2018 at Green Mountain College in Poultney.

Applicants must be alliance members. Send proposals to info@ vermontdance.org, and include choreographer and performers’ full names, a short choreographer bio, work title, length, description and a link, plus one dance photo and a statement of participation.

Deadline: December 30, 11:59 p.m. Green Mountain College, Poultney,

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VERMONT COMIC CREATORS GROUP SHOW: Works by members of this statewide comic arts organization. Through December 31. Info, 859-9222. The Gallery at Main Street Landing in Burlington.

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‘IMPRESSIONS OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN & BEYOND’: New paintings by Helen Nagel, Ken Russack, Athenia Schinto and Carolyn Walton. Through December 30. Info, 985-8223. Luxton-Jones Gallery in Shelburne.

JOHN D. MOYERS: “The Art of Giving and Taking and Giving,” an exhibition in which guests are invited to take one fine-art print off the wall, in exchange for something of their choosing: a spontaneous poem or sketch, cash, a piece of their own art, or an explanation of why they selected a particular image. Through December 30. Info, 989-3996. Living Room: Center of Positivity in Essex Junction.

JUDI MACULAN & JOHN PENOYAR: Paintings by the Hinesburg artists. Through January 13. Info, 482-2878. Carpenter-Carse Library in Hinesburg.

KEILANI LIME: Abstract, minimalist acrylic paintings by the Vermont artist. Through December 31.

Info, keilani.lime@gmail.com. Shelburne Vineyard.

MARGARET SPARROW: “Still Time,” fine paintings by the northern Vermont artist. Through January 31. Info, 279-6403. Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin.

MATTHEW MONK: “Painting as Language,” 50 recent works by the artist and academic dean of the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Through January 20. Info, 828-8556. College Hall Gallery in Montpelier.

NICK NEDDO: “Primeval Pigments,” works created using primitive skills from tools and materials including fibers, furs, berries, beeswax, mud, sticks and stones. Through December 29. Info, 828-0749.

Governor’s Gallery in Montpelier.

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PHILIP HERBISON: Assemblages of wood created intuitively by the Stowe artist. Through January 28. Info, 985-9511. Rustic Roots in Shelburne.

‘SWEET TOOTH: THE ART OF DESSERT’: An exploration of the American appetite for sweets and its impact on modern visual culture. Through February 18. Info, 985-3346. Shelburne Museum.

‘CURIOUS & COOL’: Unusual and seldom-seen artifacts of ski culture from the museum’s archives.

Through October 31. Info, 253-9911. Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum in Stowe.

‘WILD THINGS’: Works by Susan Raber Bray, Wendy Copp, Cindy Cowles, John Hodgson, Max Hodgson, Juliet McVicker, Bethany Myrick and John Rivers.

Through January 31. Info, 985-3819. All Souls Interfaith Gathering in Shelburne.

‘FANTASTICAL LANDSCAPES AND IMAGINARY PLACES’: A juried group exhibition featuring 100 works by 53 artists who were asked to depict places that exist only in their minds. ‘LEGACY COLLECTION 2017’: Works by 19 living and 14 deceased artists whose art continues the legacy of Alden and Mary Bryan. Through December 23. Info, 644-5100. Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville.

‘AMERICA FALLING’: One year of collages and postelection anxiety syndrome by Ryan Geary. Through March 1. Info, 595-4866. The Hive in Middlesex.

CRAIG MOONEY: “Green Mountain State of Mind,” paintings of pastures, cities and seascapes.

Through December 29. Info, 828-0749. Vermont Supreme Court Gallery in Montpelier.

‘FREAKS, RADICALS & HIPPIES: COUNTERCULTURE IN 1970S VERMONT’: An exhibition that explores the influx of people and countercultural ideas to the state, from communes to organic agriculture, progressive politics to health care reform, alternative energy to women’s and gay rights. Through December 31. Info, 479-8500. Vermont Heritage Galleries in Barre.

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JESSE THOMPSON: Drawings and paintings by the Singapore-based artist, created while in residence at the Vermont Studio Center. Through December 22. Info, 635-1481. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College.

JIM WESTPHALEN: The Vermont photographer uses an adapted vintage camera to capture dynamic winter landscapes, blurring the line C between photography and painting. Through January 14. Info, 253-8943. West Branch Gallery & M Sculpture Park in Stowe.

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MEMBERS’ ART SHOW AND FESTIVAL OF TREES & LIGHT: A community celebration of CM the season featuring decorated evergreens, a MY Hanukkah display and more than 100 artworks by center members in an exhibition curated by CY Chiyomi McKibbin and Amanda Marquis. Through December 30. Info, mail@helenday.com. Helen Day CMY Art Center in Stowe.

‘THE PLACE JUST RIGHT’: The gallery’s inaugural K exhibition features works by Joe Bolger, Matt Brown, T.J. Cunningham, Kate Gridley, Gary Hall, Jonathan Ebinger, Rory Jackson, Kathryn Milillo, Jay Lagemann and Homer Wells. Through December 31. Info, 760-6785. Edgewater Gallery in Stowe.

‘VERMONT LANDSCAPES’: A group exhibition featuring 38 paintings by 18 artists, curated by Bryan Memorial Gallery. Through December 30.

Info, 644-5100. Lamoille County Courthouse in Hyde Park.

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MAGGIE MORRIS: Crazy-quilt-style inspirational wall hangings made from reused fabric remnants, yarn and other embellishments. Through December 31. Info, 223-1981. The Cheshire Cat in Montpelier.

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‘FAMILY TRAITS: ART, HUMOR & EVERYDAY LIFE’: An exhibition originating from the Vermont Folklife Center that tells the story of Stanley Lyndes, a Calais-born teacher, craftsman, storyteller, artist, hunter and grandfather.

Through January 26. Info, 479-8519. Vermont History Museum in Montpelier.

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‘EXPLORERS OF NORWICH’: An exhibition exploring the lives of Norwich University alumni who shaped and changed the U.S. during the mid-19th and early 20th centuries. Through June 30. Info, 4852183. Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University, in Northfield.

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‘CELEBRATE!’: Annual local arts celebration featuring a wide variety of art and crafts created by SPA member artists. Through December 28. Info, 479-7069. Studio Place Arts in Barre.

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‘SHOW 22’: An exhibition featuring works by guest artist Dana Wigdor, as well as the latest works by the gallery’s member-artists. Through January 6.

Info, 552-0877. The Front in Montpelier.

‘ÍSLAND Í MAÍ: ICELAND IN MAY’: Paintings by Elizabeth Nelson, inspired by the country’s raw and dramatic landscape. CINDY GRIFFITH: “Magic in the Landscape,” paintings by the Vermont artist.

Through December 29. Info, 888-1261. River Arts in Morrisville.

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‘NEW AMERICAN REALISM’: Paintings by Heidi Broner and August Burns. Through December 22.

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HOLIDAY GROUP EXHIBITION: An eclectic mix of illustration, watercolors, sculpture and paintings by artists Chris Sageman, Rich Gombar, Frankie Gardiner, Hugo Mesa and Roger Weingarten.

Through December 23. Info, 244-7801. Axel’s Gallery & Frame Shop in Waterbury.

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‘DRAW ME A STORY, TELL ME A TALE’: Paintings, illustrations, photographs and completed books by 18 contemporary Vermont children’s book authors and artists. Through January 13. Info, 388-2117. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury.

ETHAN HUBBARD: “Driving the Back Roads: In Search of Old-Time Vermonters,” a retrospective of the photographer’s work in Vermont. Through January 6. Info, 388-4964. Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury.

HOLIDAY SHOW: An exhibition featuring 22 regional artists who work in a wide variety of mediums and styles. Through December 31. Info, 382-9222. Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater in Middlebury.

‘AN INSTALLATION OF FOLK, ETHNIC, VINTAGE & CONTEMPORARY ART INSPIRED BY ANDRÉ BRETON’S STUDIO AT THE CENTRE POMPIDOU’: An installation featuring African and European objects, as well as works by gallery artists.

Through January 31. Info, 349-0979. BigTown Gallery in Vergennes.

MARK BENTON: “Rural Industry: An Embellishment or Blemish on the Landscape?” a series of paintings exploring the rustic aesthetics of the energy and agricultural industries in the rural landscape. Through January 31. Info, 453-7011. WalkOver Gallery and Concert Room in Bristol.

‘MORE LIGHT’: Small works by Molly Bosley, Anne Cady, Edward Holland, Julia Jensen, Pamela Smith and Sobelman Cortapega. Through January 28.

Info, 877-2173. Northern Daughters in Vergennes.

‘WINTER IN VERMONT’: A festive holiday show featuring works by more than 40 artists and artisans, including painting, photography, ceramics, jewelry and more. Through January 29. Info, 247-4956. Brandon Artists Guild.

Nancy Taplin The colorful, motion-filled abstractions of the Warren painter are an invigorating antidote to the early dark and long nights of winter. Now on view at the BigTown Gallery’s Rochester location, these oils carry the joy and spontaneity of fingerpainting that is distinctly all grown up. Taplin describes her works as operatic and “a loose plot that tightens as it moves along.” Of her process, she writes, “I want it to look like it just happened — a flash of magic.” Through March 31. Pictured: “Bangkok.”

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‘ART OF RUTLAND COUNTY’: Inaugural gallery show featuring works by 34 area artists, including Bonnie Baird, Joan Curtis, Kerry O. Furlani, Warren Kimble, Grace Mellow and Erika Lawlor Schmidt.

Through March 30. Info, the77gallery@gmail.com.

The 77 Gallery in Rutland.

ELIZABETH NELSON: “The Book of Changes: Symbolic Landscapes of the I Ching,” paintings by the Vermont artist depicting the 64 hexagrams of the Chinese religious text. Through January 6.

Info, 533-2045. Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro.

JOAN CURTIS: “Living With the Earth,” three collections of paintings by the Brandon artist.

Through March 31. Info, galleries@castleton.edu.

Rutland City Hall.

GAYLE GIBSON: “South and North,” watercolor and oil paintings of Key West and West Glover by the Vermont artist. Through January 23. Info, 525-3366. Parker Pie Co. in West Glover.

STEPHANIE STOUFFER: “Holiday Legacy,” an exhibition of seasonal commercial artworks from the artist’s 35-year career. Through December 31.

Info, 247-4295. Compass Music and Arts Center in Brandon.

HOLIDAY FAIR: Artworks and crafts by more than 100 local and regional artists. Through January 6.

Info, 748-0158. Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury.

champlain islands/northwest MIMI MAGYAR: Hand-created graphic artwork by the Vermont artist. Through December 31. Info, 326-3269. The Black Lantern Inn & Brewpub in Montgomery.

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HELEN SHULMAN: “Art of Place,” an exhibition of abstract oil and cold wax paintings. Through February 1. Info, scavenger.gallery@gmail.com.

Scavenger Gallery in White River Junction.

HOLIDAY SHOW: Annual exhibition featuring small, gift-size matted prints. Through January 31. Info, 295-5901. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction.

‘THE LIGHT AROUND US’: An interactive, educational exhibition exploring the physics of light and how we see it. Through May 2. Free with museum admission. Info, 649-2200. Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich.

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‘ARTS CONNECT AT CATAMOUNT ARTS’: An exhibition juried by Hood Museum of Art director John R. Stomberg, featuring outstanding work submitted by emerging and established artists from across the country. Through February 16. Info, 748-2600.

Catamount Arts Center in St. Johnsbury.

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‘IN-SIGHT EXPOSED’: An exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of this program, featuring images by In-Sight students curated by Rachel Portesi. Through January 8. ‘TOUCHSTONES, TOTEMS, TALISMANS: ANIMALS IN CONTEMPORARY ART’: An exhibition exploring the deep connections humans have with animals, both domestic and wild, with works by Walton Ford, Bharti Kher, Colleen Kiely, Stephen Petegorsky, Shelley Reed, Jane Rosen, Michal Rovner, Rick Shaefer and Andy Warhol. Through February 11. ‘YOUR SPACE: FLIGHTS OF FANCY’: Images of iconic artworks inspired by birds, from Leonardo’s sketches of flying machines to Ai Wei Wei’s design for the Olympic stadium in Beijing, assembled by education curator Linda Whelihan.

Through February 11. ANILA QUAYYUM AGHA: “Shimmering Mirage,” a sculptural light installation inspired by Islamic architecture. Through March 10. ROGER SANDES: “Constellations,” a new series of kaleidoscopic works featuring the artist’s colorful, patterned paintings surrounded by secondary manipulations of these originals.

Through January 8. Info, 257-0124. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

CHARLIE HUNTER & STUDENTS: Plein air paintings by the Bellows Falls artist and participants from his March retreat. Through January 5. Info, 869-2960.

Main Street Arts in Saxtons River.

DENISE BEAUDET: “Roots to Resistance,” a public art installation of 12 eight-foot portraits of women activists from across the globe, intended to make a connection for the viewer to the pathways of social change. Through January 31. Info, galleryinthewood@yahoo.com. Gallery in the Woods in Brattleboro.

EMILY MASON: “Explorations,” a survey of the New York-based abstract painter’s explorations in prints from 1985 to 2016. Through January 7. Info, 2518290. Mitchell Giddings Fine Arts in Brattleboro.

‘WILDLANDS’: Works by 10 artists that celebrate public lands, national parks and wilderness.

Through March 30. Info, 885-3061. The Great Hall in Springfield.

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‘PHOTOGRAPHS BY LAURA GILPIN AND HER CIRCLE: GERTRUDE KÄSEBIER, CLARENCE H. WHITE AND CLARA SIPPRELL’: Early 20th-century photographs by the noted photographer and her friends and acquaintances. Through December 30.

Info, 447-1571. Bennington Museum.

WINTER MEMBER SHOW: A group exhibition of works by artist-members in a variety of mediums.

Through December 30. Info, 362-1405. Yester House Galleries, Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester.

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HOLIDAY ARTISANS MARKET: A seasonal exhibition of fine art, craft and specialty food, including jewelry, fabric art, handmade stationery, pottery, holiday ornaments, dolls, soaps and more. Through December 24. Info, 355-5557. Chandler Gallery in Randolph.

NANCY TAPLIN: A select retrospective of paintings by the Vermont artist. Through March 31. Info, 767-9670. BigTown Gallery in Rochester.

‘WONDERLAND FOREVER’: A group exhibition of works inspired by the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Featured artists include Valery Mahuchy, Robert Rae, Jon Stroker and Trisa Tilson. Through December 31.

Info, 763-7094. Royalton Memorial Library in South Royalton.

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ELIZABETH NELSON AT DHMC: Paintings by the Vermont artist. Through December 31. Info, lizinvermont@gmail.com. Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Lebanon, N.H. ‘LEONARD COHEN: A CRACK IN EVERYTHING’: A collection of brand-new works commissioned from and created by local and international artists who have been inspired by Leonard Cohen’s style and recurring themes, in honor of the late poet and musician. Through April 9. Info, 514847-6226. Montréal Museum of Contemporary Art. ‘MNEMOSYNE’: An exhibition pairing ancient and modern European works with contemporary art by Canadian artists. Through May 20. ‘ONCE UPON A TIME ... THE WESTERN’: A multidisciplinary exhibition offers a new interpretation of the Western film genre by examining its links to the visual arts from the mid-19th century to today. Through February 4.

NADIA MYRE: “Scattered Remains,” the first survey exhibition of the indigenous Québec artist. Through May 27. Info, 514-285-2000. Montréal Museum of Fine Arts. 

JOAN WALTERMIRE: Natural history illustrations by the former curator of exhibits at the Montshire Museum of Science. Through December 31. Info, 685-2188. Chelsea Public Library.

JOHN F. PARKER: Sculptural assemblage works by the veteran designer and homebuilder. Through December 31. Info, 498-8438. White River Gallery @ BALE in South Royalton.

‘BELLS & WHISTLES’: An exhibition exploring the myriad forms and associations connected to these ordinary objects. Through May 1. Info, 626-4409.

The Museum of Everyday Life in Glover.

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lexander Payne is a member of a very small club (size puns, anyone?). He’s on the short list (for example) of American directors who’ve never made a bad film. He’s even made a great one, 2004’s Sideways, and two that approached greatness, The Descendants (2011) and Nebraska (2013).

Downsizing almost falls into the latter category. It has brushes with greatness early on, when it focuses on its premise. Over the course of 135 minutes, however, Payne and cowriter Jim Taylor widen their thematic net with diminishing returns.

It’s a daring departure from the filmmaker’s trademark approach. “I think there may be a problem,” the Oscar winner once remarked, “with a world in which making small [his words], human and humorous films is ‘an achievement.’ It should be the norm.” Well, it’s not the norm for Payne anymore.

This is a sprawling, effects-driven science-fiction epic touching on everything from consumerism to climate change, from the economy to the end of the world. Like many futuristic fables, it begins at an international scientific conference. A Norwegian researcher (Rolf Lassgård) announces a big discovery: His team has perfected a process for shrinking people.

He means to save the overpopulated planet. Colonies of human beings five inches tall use less of the Earth’s resources. Here’s where the biting social satire comes in: The free market soon takes the technology in a different direction.

For a fee, regular folk are offered the opportunity to live in new miniature communities like royalty. Payne stages an inspired infomercial in which Neil Patrick Harris touts the pluses of going minus: Ostentatious mansions are suddenly affordable (they’re essentially working dollhouses), luxuries are available at astonishingly (ahem) reduced prices, and your savings are worth 100 times what they were. Sign on the line and go from middle-class to millionaire.

That sounds pretty sweet to Paul and Audrey Safranek (Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig). He works for Omaha Steaks. She’s bored and wants a bigger home. Money’s tight, though, so the couple decides to get small.

A minor quibble: The filmmaker wisely employs a matter-of-fact tone in unfolding his fantasy. The world is the same one we live in. It’s simply 15 years in the future, and science has yielded this breakthrough the way it once laid Viagra on humankind. So you’d figure somebody at some point would

SMALL TALK Jason Sudeikis convinces Matt Damon that shrinkage is the key to living large.

reference Steve Martin’s famous “Let’s Get Small” routine. Nope.

The process of mass shrinkage is a hoot and a half to behold. Payne has imagined it down to the tiniest detail — for example, the special spatulas used to slide the newly minute off the assembly line and onto a waiting bed.

Things don’t go quite as expected. To avoid spoilers, let’s skip ahead to the point where Paul befriends a pair of mysterious Serbian playboys (Christoph Waltz and Udo Kier, both at their oddball, hysterical best) and a Vietnamese illegal immigrant (Hong Chau). From there, the story embarks on a

series of topical twists and turns with various degrees of success.

With his final act, Payne does a complete 180 from the immensely entertaining first.

The Norwegian’s attempt to save the planet, we’re informed, is “too little, too late.” Get it?

How does one conclude a comedy — even a thoughtful, periodically dark one — on an up note when the human race has just become homeless? I can’t say the filmmaker finds the perfect solution. But he gets it remarkably close to right, and that’s no small feat.

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hether you call them outsider artists or weirdos, we’ve all known a few people like Tommy Wiseau, the enigmatic auteur behind 2003 cult classic The Room.

His eccentricities, both artistic and personal, help explain why his indie drama was not just bad — like thousands of such films produced every year — but torturously, famously, profitably bad. The story of The Room embodies a neat irony of art and commerce: By embracing the “fans” who flock to mock his work, Wiseau has become a star.

And now he’s being played by a bigger star in a movie about the making of his bizarre success story. Based on a memoir by The Room costar Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell, and directed by James Franco — who also plays Wiseau — The Disaster Artist is certainly one of the wackiest biopics ever to court awards attention. While it’s too busy chasing easy laughs to do justice to its material, it undeniably gets those laughs and then some.

Our story begins when Sestero (Dave Franco) and Wiseau, both aspiring actors, meet in a scene class. Their friendship is straight out of a Victorian novel: Sestero is a fresh-faced naïf; Wiseau a flamboyant, accented fellow who refuses to divulge his actual age, his national origin or the source of his fortune.

Neither man has talent or Hollywood connections, but Wiseau makes up for those deficiencies with the boundless confidence

SHOOTING FOR GLORY James Franco plays would-be auteur Tommy Wiseau in his decent film about the making of a terrible one.

of a self-help guru. Soon the duo has moved to LA and embarked on the production of a film scripted, directed, produced and bankrolled by Wiseau, in which they play romantic rivals.

Franco impersonates Wiseau with ease and panache, and the scenes depicting the shooting of The Room offer plenty of injokes to its fans without being confusing to newcomers. Indeed, Franco and co. have

devoted so much attention to re-creating “classic” moments in The Room that people who laugh their way through The Disaster Artist may come away thinking they’ve seen both movies.

However, Franco’s affectionate tribute to the incompetence of The Room doesn’t fully capture the film’s darkness. Wiseau cast himself as the star of a persecution fantasy in which he and Sestero vie for the affections

of an ungrateful hussy (here played by Ari Graynor) who’s a misogynist cartoon.

Anger and self-pity practically bleed off the screen in The Room, but The Disaster Artist only hints at what could have inspired such animus. Rather than delve into the details of the duo’s weirdly compelling bromance — in which, the memoir suggests, Sestero wasn’t as clueless as he’s depicted here — Franco chooses to wring bigger laughs from the making of a cultural phenomenon.

He keeps the screen bustling with cameos from the likes of Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Josh Hutcherson and Jacki Weaver, who use their considerable talents to impersonate the not-so-gifted cast and crew of The Room. It’s certainly fun to watch two-time Oscar nominee Weaver recite Wiseau’s laughable dialogue. But the movie never really addresses the question posed by this waggish use of professionalism to ape its opposite.

If we know enough to laugh when Wiseau starts fancying himself a modern-day James Dean, does that make us better than he is? Or do we laugh because, on some level, we relate to anyone who dares to dream that big? An actor-turned-filmmaker who’s adapted William Faulkner, John Steinbeck and Cormac McCarthy, Franco may know something about reach exceeding grasp. But he never quite pins down the strange attraction that brings fans back to visit The Room again and again.

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THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: This original musical, “inspired by the imagination of” circus entrepreneur P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman), appears to be less about the gritty facts of his life than about celebrating show biz. With Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson and Zac Efron. Michael Gracey makes his directorial debut. (105 min, PG. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Stowe)

COCOHHHH In this Disney-Pixar family animation, a boy must explore the Land of the Dead to find out why his family opposes his musical aspirations.

With the voices of Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal and Benjamin Bratt. Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3) and Adrian Molina directed. (109 min, PG)

JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE: Four teens are trapped in a video game where they’re represented by human movie clichés (Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart and Jack Black) in this belated sequel to the 1995 action comedy.

Jake Kasdan (Bad Teacher) directed. (119 min, PG-13. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Stowe, Welden)

ON DECEMBER 22 DARKEST HOUR: Gary Oldman plays Winston Churchill in this historical drama about his crucial decisions in the early days of World War II from director Joe Wright (Atonement). With Lily James and Kristin Scott Thomas. (125 min, PG-13. Roxy)

THE DISASTER ARTISTHHH1/2 James Franco directed and plays would-be auteur Tommy Wiseau in this comedy-drama about the making of The Room, celebrated by many as one of the most brilliantly bad films ever produced. Dave Franco and Ari Graynor costar. (104 min, R; reviewed by M.H. 12/20) FERDINANDHHH Munro Leaf’s simply eloquent picture book about a bull who doesn’t choose to fight has become an animated film about a bull on a very busy adventure, from the makers of the Ice Age series. With the voices of Kate McKinnon, David Tennant and Bobby Cannavale. Carlos Saldanha (Rio) directed. (106 min, PG) JANEHHHHH This documentary from Brett Morgen (Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck) chronicles anthropologist Jane Goodall’s early fieldwork with apes. (90 min, NR. Savoy; reviewed by R.K. 11/15)

DOWNSIZINGHHH1/2 Alexander Payne (The Descendants) directed this comedy about a near future in which the solution to economic insecurity is shrinking oneself down — literally. Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz and Hong Chau star. (135 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Palace; reviewed by R.K. 12/20)

JUST GETTING STARTEDH Retired life takes a violent turn for a stoic Tommy Lee Jones and a manic Morgan Freeman in this action comedy from director Ron Shelton (Bull Durham, Hollywood Homicide). With Glenne Headly and Rene Russo.

(91 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 12/13)

FATHER FIGURES: Fraternal twins with contrasting personalities (Ed Helms and Owen Wilson) set out to discover which of their mom’s many lovers is their dad in this comedy costarring Glenn Close, J.K. Simmons and Christopher Walken. Lawrence Sher makes his directorial debut. (113 min, R. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace)

JUSTICE LEAGUEHH1/2 Batman (Ben Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) and various other DC superheroes team up, while the survival of humankind hangs in the balance. With Jason Momoa and Henry Cavill. Zack Snyder (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) directed. (121 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 11/22)

PITCH PERFECT 3: Aca-why? The a cappella Bellas face the temptation of adding instruments to their act as they compete at an overseas USO tour. Trish Sie (Step Up All In) directed the latest entry in the comedy series, starring Anna Kendrick, Ruby Rose and Rebel Wilson. (93 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Welden)

LADY BIRDHHHH Actor Greta Gerwig wrote and directed this acclaimed coming-of-age tale about a Sacramento teen (Saoirse Ronan) navigating her senior year. With Laurie Metcalf and Lucas Hedges.

(93 min, R; reviewed by M.H. 11/29)

ON DECEMBER 25 ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD: Director Ridley Scott dramatizes the 1973 kidnapping of teenage oil heir John Paul Getty III and the family’s desperate efforts to recover him. Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Williams, Charlie Plummer and Christopher Plummer star. (132 min, R. Essex, Majestic)

INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY: Lin Shaye returns as the ghost-whispering psychologist who (sort of) ties together this supernatural horror series.

With Kirk Acevedo and Javier Botet. Adam Robitel (The Taking of Deborah Logan) directed. (103 min, PG-13)

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THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMASHHH Dan Stevens plays Charles Dickens in this drama about the inspirations behind A Christmas Carol, also starring Christopher Plummer as Scrooge. With Jonathan Pryce and Simon Callow. Bharat Nalluri (MI-5) directed. (104 min, PG) MARSHALLHHH1/2 Chadwick Boseman plays Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Justice, in this biopic from director Reginald Hudlin (House Party). With Josh Gad, Kate Hudson and Sterling K. Brown. (118 min, PG-13) MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESSHH1/2 In a new version of Agatha Christie’s mystery, detective Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh, who also directed) must ID the killer on a luxury train.

Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe and Johnny Depp star. (114 min, PG-13) STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDIHHHH1/2 Rian Johnson (Looper) helmed Episode VIII in the space opera series, in which Rey (Daisy Ridley) teams up with Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) on her journey of apprenticeship in the Force. With John Boyega, Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver. (152 min, PG-13) THOR: RAGNAROKHHH1/2 Director Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows) brings a light touch to this latest chapter in the Marvel franchise, in which the thunder god (Chris Hemsworth) finds himself forced to fight a former ally. With Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett and Idris Elba. (130 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 11/8) THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURIHHHHH In this drama from writerdirector Martin McDonagh (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths), Frances McDormand plays a grieving mom who doesn’t take kindly to the local sheriff’s failure to arrest her daughter’s killer. With Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell and Caleb Landry Jones.

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155 Porters Point Rd., Colchester, 862-1800, sunsetdrivein.com

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104 No. Main St., St. Albans, 527-7888, weldentheatre.com

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WONDERH In this adaptation of R.J. Palacio’s middle-grade best seller, a 10-year-old boy (Jacob Tremblay) with a facial disfigurement goes to mainstream school for the first time. Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson also star. Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) directed. (113 min, PG; reviewed by R.K. 11/22) WONDER WHEEL 1/2H In Woody Allen’s latest, set in 1950s Coney Island, Kate Winslet plays a washed-up actress whose life is complicated by the arrival of her husband’s estranged daughter (Juno Temple). With Jim Belushi and Justin Timberlake.

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CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19)

In 2018, one of your primary missions will be to practice what you preach, to walk your talk, to be ambitious and masterful in all the ways that a soulful human can and should be ambitious and masterful.

Live up to your hype in the coming months, Capricorn! Do what you have promised! Stop postponing your dreams! Fulfill the noble expectations you have for yourself!

Don’t be shy about using exclamation points to express your visions of what’s right and good and just!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your life in the

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ll soon have a chance to glide out into the frontier.

I suggest you pack your bag of tricks. Bring gifts with you, too, just in case you must curry favor in the frontiers where the rules

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(May 21-June 20): These days, it’s not unusual to see male celebrities who shave their heads. Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, Seal, Tyrese Gibson and Vin Diesel are among them. But in the 20th century, the bareheaded style was rare. One famous case was actor Yul Brynner. By age 30, he’d begun to go bald. In 1951, for his role as the King of Siam in the Broadway play The King and I, he decided to shave off all his hair. From then on, the naked-headed look became his trademark as he plied a successful acting career. So he capitalized on what many in his profession considered a liability. He built his power and success by embracing an apparent disadvantage. I recommend you practice your own version of this strategy in 2018. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to begin.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the northern hemisphere, where 88 percent of the world’s population resides, this is a quiescent time for the natural world. Less sunlight is available, and plants’ metabolisms slow down as photosynthesis diminishes. Deciduous trees lose their leaves, and even many evergreens approach dormancy. And yet, in the midst of this stasis, Cancerian, you are beginning to flourish. Gradually at first, but with increasing urgency, you’re embarking on an unprecedented phase of growth. I foresee that 2018 will be your Year of Blossoming.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If you’ve had an unfulfilled curiosity about genealogy or your ancestors or the riddles of your past, 2018 will be a favorable time to investigate. Out-of-touch relatives will be easier to locate than usual.

Lost heirlooms, too. You may be able to track down and make use of a neglected legacy.

Even family secrets could leak into view — both the awkward and the charming kinds.

If you think you have everything figured out about the people you grew up with and the history of where you came from, you’re in for surprises.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Most of us regard our ring fingers as the least important of our digits. What are they good for? Is there any activity for which they’re useful? But our ancestors had a stronger relationship with their fourth fingers. There was a folk belief that a special vein connected the fourth finger on the left hand directly to the heart. That’s why a tradition arose around the wedding ring being worn there. It may also have been a reason why pharmacists regarded their fourth fingers as having an aptitude for discerning useful blends of herbs. I bring this up, Virgo, because I think it’s an apt metaphor for one of 2018’s important themes: A resource you have underestimated or neglected will be especially valuable — and may even redefine your understanding of what’s truly valuable.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In fairy tales, characters are often rewarded for their acts of kindness. They may be given magical objects that serve as protection, such as cloaks of invisibility or shoes that enable them to flee trouble. Or the blessings they receive may be life-enhancing, like enchanted cauldrons that provide a never-ending supply of delicious food or musical instruments that have the power to summon delightful playmates.

I bring this up, Libra, because I suspect that a similar principle will be very active in your life during 2018. You’ll find it easier and more natural than usual to express kindness, empathy and compassion. If you consistently capitalize on this predilection, life will readily provide you with the resources you need.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Like all of us, you go through mediocre phases when you’re not functioning at peak efficiency. But I suspect that in 2018 you will experience fewer of these blah times. We will see a lot of you at your best. Even more than usual, you’ll be an interesting catalyst who energizes and ripens collaborative projects. You’ll demonstrate why the sweet bracing brightness

needs the deep dark depths, and vice versa.

You’ll help allies open doors that they can’t open by themselves. The rest of us thank you in advance!

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The blunt fact is that you can’t be delivered from the old demoralizing pattern that has repeated and repeated itself — until you forgive yourself completely. For that matter, you probably can’t move on to the next chapter of your life story until you compensate yourself for at least some of the unnecessary torment you’ve inflicted on yourself. Now here’s the good news: 2018 will be an excellent time to accomplish these healings.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Years ago,

when I started my career as a horoscope writer, my editor counseled me, “Always give priority to the Big Three. Romance, money and power are what people care about most.”

After a few months, he was disgruntled to realize that I wrote about how to cultivate psychological health and nourish spiritual aspirations as much as his Big Three. He would have replaced me if he could have found another astrology writer whose spelling and grammar were as good as mine. But his edict traumatized me a bit. Even today, I worry that I don’t provide you with enough help concerning the Big Three. Fortunately, that’s not relevant now, since I can sincerely declare that 2018 will bring you chances to become more powerful by working hard on your psychological health ... and to grow wealthier by cultivating your spiritual aspirations ... and to generate more love by being wise and ethical in your quest for money and power.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): What binds you? What keeps you closed down and locked up? I urge you to ponder those questions, Pisces. Once you get useful answers, the next step will be to meditate on how you can undo the binds. Fantasize and brainstorm about the specific actions you can take to unlock and unclose yourself. This project will be excellent preparation for the opportunities that the coming months will make available to you. I’m happy to announce that 2018 will be your personal Year of Liberation.

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are a bit loose. How are your improvisational instincts? Be sure they’re in top shape. How willing are you to summon spontaneity and deal with unpredictability and try impromptu experiments? I hope you’re very willing. This may sound like a lot of work, but I swear it’ll be in a good cause. If you’re well prepared as you wander in the borderlands, you’ll score sweet secrets and magic cookies. Here’s more good news: Your explorations will position you well to take advantage of the opportunities that’ll become available throughout 2018.

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THREE NEEDS AND CHARLIE-O’S We were at Three Needs. I thought I recognized you. I couldn’t place it.

You suggested possibilities: college, workplace, the previous night in Montpelier at Charlie-O’s? Turned out it was the last one. We both agreed that Charlie-O’s is great. I’d love to grab a beer with you at one of those places sometime. When: Saturday, December 9, 2017. Where: Three Needs.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914216 TALL, BLOND AND FUNNY I think I might have inhaled you, but I no longer feel you floating in me. Let me breathe you in again.

When: Friday, July 8, 2016. Where: Montpelier to Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #914215 POLAR EXPRESS Thanks for giving up one of your chairs.

I wanted to introduce myself on the train but couldn’t figure out how to do so without being awkward. So then I thought I would after the train ride, but I lost track of you after the story. If you happen to see this and would like to chat, let me know. When: Sunday, December 10, 2017. Where: Burlington Train Station. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914214

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HOLIDAY HANKERING This time of year has a hold on us. 2015 was “hello.” 2016 was healing. 2017 holds hope for harmony. Happy holidays, my handsome and handy hybrid-driving hero! Love, your huggable honey (and Rue). When: Wednesday, December 13, 2017. Where: day after day in my head. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914212 MEHURON’S SUNDAY AFTERNOON I walked in and saw you straight at the end, browsing greens. You have intriguing hair, a silver wagon from Sweden and paint on your hands. After trying to find Beaujolais, I was happy to see you weren’t gone; our eyes briefly met. I’m slightly taller than you. We were at the same register. You an artist? Nice boots. When: Sunday, December 3, 2017.

Where: Mehuron’s Market, Waitsfield.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914210 ‘WINTER TALES,’ THURSDAY, DEC. 7 You: waiting inside for what looked like a polite date. Brown hair, dark blue jacket. Your eyes looked for a moment into mine with a deep well of questions. Me: with coworkers, light blue puffy, sitting behind you and your date, to your right. May I take you out and answer all your questions?

When: Thursday, December 7, 2017.

Where: ‘Winter Tales,’ FlynnSpace.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914209 GEORGE B. Dear George B.: I was going to tell you to come back to the bank before I forgot your name (not likely), because I missed you. You did come back, and what happened? I missed you.

Maybe next week... When: Thursday, December 7, 2017. Where: at the Bank.

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MET BECAUSE OF YOUR JOB We met for the first and last time because you are moving. Just wanted to say you are beautiful. Would love to see you outside of your work. Just stop by or check your cell phone and call/ text me. So beautiful. When: Tuesday, December 5, 2017. Where: Colchester.

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Fairly sure I did spy your larger “=” sticker while on the thruway, but I had to exit early for a trip to Target.

I did head back to BTV though. Go for a drive — or coffee or a beer — sometime? When: Sunday, November 26, 2017. Where: New York thruway.

You: Woman. Me: Woman. #914197 KIND SOUL AT WALGREENS, BURLINGTON You counted a lot of pennies. You have the patience of a saint. Every time I’m there, you are so kind and pleasant. You are absolutely beautiful, too. I felt like a jerk paying with a bunch of change.

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You: Woman. Me: Man. #914196 LOOKING FOR JUSTIN Justin, I had gotten your handwritten letter in the mail. I had been meaning to call you but wanted to wait until some things shifted, and, by that time, I lost your letter. Could you reach out to me again and possibly we could grab that beer, burger and Lake Monsters game? When: Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Where: in the mail.

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You: Woman. Me: Woman. #914194 DEMENA’S MISSED OPPORTUNITY I blew it. There you were: confident, beautiful, blonde. And although you were sitting alone, I felt it’s not my style to interrupt your solo meal. We exchanged a few words as you paid, and as I ordered another glass of wine, I really wanted to offer you one, as well. I’m officially offering you that drink now. Second chance? When: Saturday, November 25, 2017. Where: DeMena’s, Montpelier.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914193 TALL MAN AT YIN YOGA I quoted my yoga teacher — “Our issues are in our tissues.” “Gin rhymes with yin,” you said. I should have asked you out. Grab tea/coffee? When: Saturday, November 25, 2017. Where: Sukha Yoga. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914190

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ASK ATHENA Dear Athena,

My boyfriend is coming with me to my parents’ house for Hanukkah. He is going to meet my ex-fiancé (whom I know still has feelings for me; he told me last year), because his parents and my parents are old friends. It’s a long story.

How do I not make this weird? I know it might be hard for my current boyfriend. Should I be nervous?

Signed,

Awkward Holiday Moments

Dear Awkward,

’Tis the season for awkward family gatherings!

However, you’re all adults here, right? This doesn’t need to be a miserable experience that tarnishes the good holiday vibes.

You can’t control whatever is about to go down, but you are in control of how you handle it. First things first: Check in with your boyfriend and prepare him for what’s about to happen. Does he know you were once engaged to someone else?

If not, now’s the time to tell him! Find out how he feels about meeting your ex, and be sensitive to his needs. Your BF is the outsider here and might require a little more attention and care than usual. If he’s struggling with jealousy or insecurity, address that right away. As long as you two are sure of your commitment to each other, you can get through this.

As for your ex — it’s been a year. Fingers crossed that he’s moved on. But if not, repeat after me: It’s not your problem anymore. He’s a grown man, and if it’s too much for him to see you or keep his feelings to himself, too bad. He’ll figure it out eventually.

If he does approach you or make you uncomfortable, tell him to bugger off. Be honest, straightforward and clear. He had his chance with you, and now the best thing to do is to set healthy boundaries.

That advice goes for Mom and Dad, too. It’s OK to tell them how weird these joint holiday gatherings are for you right now and discuss doing them differently in the future, until your old flame moves on. This is a special time of year — let’s keep it that way.

Happy Hanukkah!

Need advice?

Yours,

Athena

You can send your own question to her at askathena@sevendaysvt.com.

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