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I just read the “Daily 7” e-newsletter regarding Wanda Hines announcing her run for mayor [Blurt, “Wanda Hines Makes It Official: I Want to Be Mayor,” January 5]. While I have a world of respect for her contributions to the city of Burlington over the years, I feel Wanda’s decision to run for mayor this year will probably guarantee a Republican mayor for Burlington for the next three years. I certainly understand Wanda’s desire to serve the city in another capacity. She would probably make a very good mayor. Unfortunately, she probably won’t be pulling nearly as many votes from Kurt Wright as she will from Miro Weinberger. I can’t see how Kurt Wright could be anything other than pleased with Wanda’s decision. Al Erkenbrach

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I thought Mr. Bromage’s coverage of collegiate journalism was excellent [“Updating the News,” December 21]. As one of two assistant news editors at the Vermont Cynic, every day I see just how hard my fellow reporters work to put out a weekly paper. Although the mainstream concern seems to be that print journalism will be obsolete one day, I am confident that as long as we put in the effort we

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can preserve newspapers as the tangible publications they were meant to be. Sounds old-fashioned, but I’m optimistic. Hopefully this article and the Pacemaker Award will send a message to the UVM administration that a legitimate journalism major is much needed. The Public Communications program is about the closest you can get right now, and that’s housed in the College of Agriculture and Applied Economics. Enough said. Devin Karambelas BARRINGTON, R.I.

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I read with interest Andy Bromage’s article “Updating the News” [December 21], which highlighted the vibrancy of college journalism programs in Vermont. That piece ended with a quote by me — “I wish the mainstream press would do as much” — but unfortunately the context in which it was made was absent from the article. I was referring specifically to the issue of public funding for higher education in Vermont and the October 20 rallies at Vermont State College campuses calling for increased support from the Legislature. I noted that while the student press covered that story extensively, the rest of the state news media, with a few exceptions, did not. That observation should in no way cloud the fact that I have great respect for Vermont’s news media, which in general exemplify the best

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[Re “Burlington City Council to Consider Giving Noncitizens the Right to Vote,” December 21]: As a former immigrant who came to the USA in 1962 and went through due process to become a citizen, this is an insult. Immigration laws should be enforced. To vote is an honor and should not be taken lightly. The problem with illegal immigration could be much easier remedied if we enforced the immigration laws. Laws are not made to be broken!

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elcome back to Fair Game. Notice anything different? Either Shay ToTTen grew a beard and switched to contact lenses, or this column has a new author. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is andy BromaGe, and I have the distinct honor of succeeding Shay Totten as Seven Days’ political colum2:46 PMnist. Shay is a tough act to follow, but it’s my intention to deliver an equally satisfying weekly dose of hard-hitting, independent, investigative reporting — with a dash of attitude, of course. So who the heck am I? I joined Seven Days as a staff writer in August 2009, after almost a decade as a reporter and editor in Connecticut (nicknamed Corrupt-i-cut for the unusually high number of politicians sent to prison. See: John roWland, Joe Ganim, Phil Giordano). So, yes, I’m a total flatlander. But lots of Vermonters are these days. Besides, I love my adopted state! In Corrupt-i-cut, I was a city hall reporter for the New Haven Register, editor of the New Haven Advocate, and later wrote a state politics column for the Advocate and its sister papers covering the likes of Joe lieBerman and ChriS dodd. Here are a few fun facts about me, to help us get to know each other. • I’m a bluegrass banjo player, and once backed up Paul neWman and Joanne WoodWard singing “Goodnight Irene.” • I’m the reigning champ of the Maple Corner amateur biathlon. • The first time I met Gov. PeTer Shumlin, he said he noticed my big nose “from across the room.” Takes one to nose one, I guess. • My last name is pronounced BRUMM-idge, not like the French word for cheese, fromage (although I do love French cheese). 3:27 PM But enough about me. On to the week’s political news.

The Irene Card

Gov. Peter Shumlin’s State of the State address last week can be summed up in three words: “Irene, Irene, Irene.” In a speech dripping with Vermont exceptionalism, Shumlin recalled the heartwarming and heartbreaking stories that emerged from Tropical Storm Irene after floods laid waste to huge swaths of the state. The governor devoted roughly three-quarters of his speech (eight out of 10 pages on the written copy) to the storm that damaged brave little Vermont

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and how it rebounded. He was rewarded with more standing ovations than I could count. And with good reason. Irene was Vermont’s worst natural disaster in modern history — maybe ever — leaving seven people dead and hundreds homeless. It’s a minor miracle, and a testament to Vermonters’ resilience, that the state has repaired so much in such a short time. It also happens that Irene is good politics for Shumlin. Like all politicians worth their salt, the governor absorbed the lessons of Hurricane Katrina that GeorGe W. BuSh learned the hard way: Never get caught flat-footed when disaster strikes. In the immediate aftermath, Shumlin helicoptered into isolated communities (with the media in tow) to console victims, briefed the news media frequently, and deployed state workers

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and contractors to rebuild and reconnect the state. All that appears to have insulated Shumlin against criticism of how he handled the disaster — even from his usual detractors. Echoing other Republicans, state Sen. randy BroCk (R-Franklin), Shumlin’s opponent in the 2012 governor’s race, reacted to the speech by saying Shumlin’s goals of universal health care and renewable energy quotas would “harm the economic recovery” in Vermont. But when it came to Irene, Brock had to give Shumlin credit, albeit tepidly. “I think the governor’s performance during this was fine,” Brock said. “He did what governors are supposed to do.” What else could Brock have said? In a political masterstroke, Shumlin put a high-profile Republican — former Jim douGlaS administration official neale lunderville — in charge of coordinating Irene recovery. Criticize the gov’s flood response, and Brock would be criticizing one of the GOP’s own.

Shumlin might ride his administration’s Irene response to an easy reelection this November but for some thorny politics standing in his way. Feel-good speeches are easy. Starting with his budget address this week, Team Shumlin will have to get specific about post-Irene plans on divisive topics such as where to relocate hundreds of state workers displaced by the floods, and finding a permanent home for mental patients scattered from Brattleboro to St. Albans as a result of the forced evacuation of the Vermont State Hospital. In a couple of months, when he’s waist-deep in post-Irene sausage-making, the governor might find standing ovations harder to get.

Three’s a Crowd?

Republican state Rep. kurT WriGhT has a new nickname around the statehouse these days: “Mr. Mayor.” As he strolled the capitol’s ornate halls last week, no fewer than four people jovially addressed him that way. When they did, Wright usually just smirked and changed the subject. Wright isn’t the mayor of Burlington yet, but his campaign seemingly got a boost toward that goal last week when longtime community organizer Wanda hineS entered the race as an independent. At a campaign kickoff at North End Studios, a block from the house she grew up in, Hines said she decided to run because Burlington deserves a mayor who represents voters who “work hard to make ends meet.” “Clearly, that candidate has not emerged yet,” Hines said to enthusiastic applause. Her not-so-subtle implication is that Democratic candidate miro WeinBerGer doesn’t represent working-class values — a concern shared by some city Progressives. Weinberger would dispute that notion by pointing to his day job as a developer of affordable housing with the Hartland Group. But even Weinberger admits his support among working-class Old North Enders is thin. “It’s no secret that that’s not the part of the city I live in, and I have work to do,” Weinberger told me last week after his first debate with Wright. “But I’m doing it. I have been since the start.” A Burlington resident since 1963 and a product of its public schools, Hines comes into the race armed with a long résumé of grassroots community activism. For 12 years, she ran the

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Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf before taking her current job heading the Social Equity Investment Project, part of Burlington’s Community and Economic Development Office, or CEDO. Her campaign material features a laundry list of civic honors and awards she has won: the Burlington College Most Distinguished Alumni award, the Women of Color Alliance award, the Vermont Heroes award and the YWCA Susan B. Anthony award, to name a few. Her agenda? That’s less clear. At her campaign kickoff, Hines listed her top priorities as economic development, affordable housing and transportation, but offered no more details. “I really don’t want to get into specific things [I] want to do,” she said. “As we move forward it will become more clear about what my platform will be. But, then again, I might just change the conversation or the way we do business.” Hines’ lack of clear proposals is surprising given the financial problems facing Burlington — Hines herself called it “the most important election in 30 years” — and the short time left before voters cast ballots (less than two months). She didn’t utter a word about Burlington Telecom, the underfunded pension or a host of other issues that have dominated the campaign so far. Hines seems unconcerned about her relatively late entrance or her betterfinanced opponents. “I’m playing in Wanda’s territory,” said Hines, who repeatedly referred to Weinberger as “Mario” during her kickoff. “I don’t perceive myself as the underdog at all.” A three-way race would seemingly play to Wright’s advantage if Hines and Weinberger split left-leaning voters. Thanks to the repeal of instant-runoff voting in 2010 — an effort Wright supported — a candidate only needs 40 percent plus one to win the race. In the four-way mayor’s race of 2009, when IRV was in effect, Wright won 33 percent in the first round and 37 percent in the second round before losing to Progressive BoB Kiss in round three. So Wright must be positively giddy about Hines’ candidacy, right? “I’m not looking at it that way,” Wright insisted. “I think it would be really presumptuous of me to say a candidate’s entry into the race would be good or bad for me. How could I say that Wanda couldn’t win this race? I mean, six years ago, nobody thought Bob Kiss would be mayor.” What about Weinberger? Is he sweating bullets over the Hines factor? “No one really knows what it will

do exactly,” he said nonchalantly. “I welcome her into the race. She’s an important part of this community and has been a leader for a long time.”

Whither Progs?

With Hines added to the mayoral mix, one big wild card remains: Will Progressives run a candidate and make it a four-way race? Or will they sit this election out? Burlington Progs were left high and dry when their favored candidate, state Sen. Tim Ashe (D/P-Chittenden), lost to Weinberger in the Democratic caucus. The party rescheduled its nominating caucus to January 22 — presumably to buy some time to regroup. Now that Hines has entered the fray, will the party throw its support to her? Her message is aimed squarely at the Prog “base” — working-class voters. “Honestly, it’s too early to tell,” says elijAh BergmAn, vice chair of the Burlington Progressive Party, noting Hines has never run for office. “She might be that person. There might be a Progressive candidate that talks about those issues in a better way. We’re leaving that door open.” One Prog who was considering a run will not be a candidate for mayor: City Councilor Vince BrennAn (P-Ward 3) is dealing with personal issues and will not run, Bergman said. Who else might be considering a run? Bergman wouldn’t say. Meanwhile, Weinberger is working to build a coalition of Ds and Ps for the general election. Last week, he scored the endorsement of former Burlington mayor PeTer clAVelle, who served seven terms — six of them as a Progressive, one as a Democrat/Progressive. Clavelle will have to vote absentee in the March election, though. His job with Burlington-based Tetra Tech ARD is taking him to Albania at the end of January for a five-year stint working on a USAID-funded local governance project. How do you say “Vote for Miro” in Albanian? m

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he South Burlington City Council is revisiting a controversial measure that would put the brakes on development in the city for up to two years. The proposal, similar to one rejected by the council in July, is so divisive that it elicits hyperbolic reactions from supporters and opponents alike. Critics decry it as a “radically antibusiness” move that will drive up property taxes. Supporters call it a “breath of fresh air” that will save South Burlington from overdevelopment. Both sides agree the measure would dramatically redefine how future construction, commercial and residential, proceeds in the city for years to come. Supporters of the measure, which goes by the benign-sounding interimzoning bylaw, contend it would simply give the city some breathing room from new building projects while city planners put the finishing touches on a new, five-year comprehensive plan. A draft of that plan, which is due out in February, is expected to recommend a new type of zoning, called form-based codes. This approach favors mixed-use development, small-scale farming and affordable, cottage-style housing. Such goals contrast sharply with South Burlington’s reputation for suburban sprawl on Williston and Shelburne roads. But opponents of the interim-zoning bylaw say the measure is anything but a breath of fresh air. They describe it as a “total building freeze” on all new construction, regardless of whether it’s environmentally responsible. Critics say it would put South Burlington’s business community in a “choke hold” that could potentially strangle Chittenden County’s real estate, development and construction industries. “It’s a complete moratorium,” says Evan Langfeldt, director of business development for Technology Park Partners, a 177-acre business campus in South Burlington, which is home to, among other businesses, Ben & Jerry’s and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters.

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Langfeldt points out that GMCR’s new offices are in a LEED-certified building, an industry gold standard for ecofriendly construction. As Langfeldt puts it, “This is the type of development we should be doing more of. “Obviously, we have a vested interest in the ability to continue to build on our property, as do other developers and the construction industry in South Burlington,” he adds. “But it’s not just the development and construction communities who are saying ‘Hold on!’ Residents of all shapes and forms are saying, ‘Wait, where’s this coming from?’” V/T Commercial does about a third of its business in South Burlington. Owner and principal broker Tony Blake, who’s been in commercial real estate for 28 years, says he’s never seen a municipality adopt such a drastic measure. As he puts

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it, “You put something up like this and what does it say to the rest of the state? ‘We don’t want you!’” Evanfeldt and Blake also express outrage that the city council “warned,” or issued a public notice, after business hours on Friday afternoon, December 16, for a public meeting on Monday, December 19, regarding the interim-zoning bylaw — five days before Christmas. They suggest supporters on the council were trying to slip this one “under the radar,” as Blake put it. But council chair Sandra Dooley, who cosponsored the measure, bristles at such conspiracy theories. She denies that interim zoning is a “moratorium,” describing it a “different process” that, with few exceptions, would simply require developers to bring all new proposals to city council for approval before being referred to the city’s Development Review Board. “It’s a balancing of what your goals

are and what your tools are to achieve that,” Dooley says. “In the past, our landdevelopment regulations have not supported our comprehensive plan as well as they could have.” Dooley, who supported the measure defeated last summer, says this one is even more comprehensive and inclusive. It encompasses South Burlington’s southeast quadrant, an area south of I-89 and east of Spear Street, which contains some of the city’s largest tracts of undeveloped real estate. Councilor Rosanne Greco, who was elected to the city council last March, says she introduced the first interimzoning proposal last year. She says her goal is to address the city’s rapid population growth, which exceeded A public hearing on the interim-zoning bylaw is scheduled for Tuesday, January 17, at 7 p.m. at the Orchard School, 2 Baldwin Avenue, South Burlington.

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Greco and Dooley that form-based codes would be “appropriate and good” for South Burlington. However, “I don’t think it takes interim zoning to make it happen. “Part of my frustration is, a lot of thought, effort and work by citizens went into the zoning that’s currently in place in South Burlington,” he adds. “As far as I can tell, you’re slapping them in the face by doing it this way. What’s the emergency?” South Burlington resident Lisa Ventriss echoes a complaint heard from other critics that city council tried to “rush this through” during the holidays by holding a public meeting just before Christmas. “That’s not kosher,” says Ventriss, who emphasizes that she’s speaking on her own behalf and not for her employer, the statewide Vermont Business Roundtable. “If this is such a big concern, this needs to be vetted in the full light of day, with ample opportunity for the public to comment.” Greco dismisses those criticisms, too. “The only thing we voted on on December 19 was to discuss this in public. Nothing else has happened yet.” m

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consulting firm to discuss the creation of a village-like city center off Dorset Street. As residents mulled concepts for a city center — including pedestrianand bike-friendly streets, affordable, single-family cottages, small-scale agriculture, and mixed-use development — Greco says that many residents expressed a desire to expand these goals citywide. “If we allow development to continue as it has been continuing,” she adds, “then by the time we want to adopt form-based codes, it’ll be too late.” Interestingly, Greco’s own interimzoning bylaw was defeated last summer because she voted against it. The proposal had become too watered down for her to support, she explains. This time, Greco plans to vote yes. She refutes claims that interim zoning would bring construction in South Burlington to a grinding halt, noting that as many as 700 housing units have been approved but not yet built. Some of those are in the southeast quadrant. “No one is putting … hammers down in the foreseeable future,” she says. South Burlington resident Larry Williams says he’s more worried about the impact on his property taxes than

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icole and Justin Matten of Barton have lived every parent’s worst nightmare. On December 2 their 7-year-old daughter, Kaylynne, visited her physician for an annual checkup. She got a flu shot. The next day, she developed a bad headache and fever. On December 6, the normally happy and healthy girl, who had no previous history of chronic health problems or adverse reactions to vaccines, turned blue, stopped breathing and died in her mother’s arms. “They worked on her for about three hours and did everything they could, but they just couldn’t get her back,” Nicole Matten says of her second child, who was a first-grader at Barton Graded School. The state medical examiner has yet to determine the girl’s exact cause of death; the autopsy report is due within a few weeks. State health officials are also investigating the tragedy. Any child’s death “puts a hole in everyone’s gut, and when one dies, we all have to ask a lot of questions,” says Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Harry Chen. “We’re just waiting for an answer,” says Kaylynne’s mom, “but we believe in our hearts that it was the flu shot.” Chen is not convinced. He points out that serious adverse reactions to vaccines, including deaths, are “extremely rare” — so rare, in fact, that none associated with the flu shot has ever been reported in Vermont. Since last fall, more than 130 million people nationwide have received the annual flu vaccine. Chen and other state health officials are more worried about the effects of news reports prematurely linking the Barton girl’s death to the flu shot: specifically, that more parents will opt out of immunizing their children, or themselves, against seasonal influenza. “Of course, it’s important for parents to understand the risks and benefits, and I have absolute respect for their right to make their own decisions,” Chen says. “But I don’t think that being alarmist contributes to overall public health. Vaccines have saved countless lives.” Each year, seasonal influenza

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PUBLIC HEALTH Prevention. The majority of those severe illnesses and deaths occur among infants, young children, pregnant women, seniors and people with chronic medical conditions. Part of Chen’s concern stems from what he calls Vermont’s “mediocre” vaccination rate. Once among the highest in the nation, Vermont’s childhood vaccination rate has plummeted in the last decade to one of the lowest levels in the nation. The reasons are numerous and complex, health officials say, as more parents are questioning the safety and efficacy of vaccines and expressing

concern that adverse reactions to vaccines are worse than the diseases they prevent. Even the CDC acknowledges that there’s some educated guesswork involved in creating the flu shot each year. Vaccine strains are chosen based on international surveillance and scientists’ estimations about which types and strains of the virus will circulate that year. One result is that the influenza vaccine is only about 65 to 75 percent effective, compared to other vaccines, which are more than 90 percent effective. In Vermont, the shot is not a prerequisite for admission to school or daycare. The flu vaccine became a hotly contentious issue two months ago, when the American Academy of Pediatrics asked Delta Airlines to pull an in-flight video endorsing more parental choice and independent testing of vaccines. Made by the Virginia-based National Vaccine Information Center, the film gave tips on staying well during flu season without getting vaccinated. AAP president Robert Block accused Delta of “putting children’s lives at risk” with a video containing “harmful messages.” The video was subsequently removed. Chen won’t reveal any details about the specific vaccine administered to Kaylynne Matten — except to say that the health department has determined the manufacturer and lot number of the vaccine and reported it to the CDC, which has received no other reports of adverse reactions to that particular batch. For her part, Nicole Matten admits she’s conflicted about the flu vaccine. Her three other children, who range in age from 1 to 12, all received them this year without incident. Matten is also pregnant and expecting her fifth child in May, which puts her at higher risk for contracting the virus. When asked what advice she’d offer other parents, Matten says, “If you do get the flu shot, keep a close eye on your child afterward. If you even suspect something’s going wrong, get your child checked right away.”

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tate police and animal welfare agents seized six horses from a Jeffersonville man on January 8 and charged him with animal cruelty. The action follows a December 14 story in Seven Days about weak enforcement in large-animal cruelty cases in Vermont. Rick Fletcher was first investigated for animal cruelty in July after the Vermont Humane Federation passed on to police an anonymous tip about his underfed horses. State police and a large-animal vet kept tabs on the horses through the autumn, but photos sent anonymously to state police in September showed the horses were losing weight. David Sequist, the large-animal vet assigned to the case, previously said that Fletcher had trouble securing pasture for the horses. P.E.T.S. of the Kingdom, a volunteer humane rescue organization based in the Northeast Kingdom, assisted state police in removing the horses and placing them in an undisclosed location for rehabilitation. P.E.T.S. cofounder Renee Falconer says she found all six horses outdoors with no shelter. Two had small pails of frozen water and no hay. The other four were near a barn but could not get inside it, she says, and had some hay but no water. Falconer reports the horses’ hoofs were cracked and split, a sign of neglect.

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n 1692 in Salem, Mass., more than 150 individuals were arrested and imprisoned — and 20 put to death — after being charged with the felony crime of witchcraft. In 1952, American playwright Arthur Miller wrote and staged The Crucible, based on the Salem witch trials; it was an allegory for the then-current scourge of McCarthyism, in which the government blacklisted and interrogated citizens suspected of being communists. In 2012 in South Burlington, Vt., a middle-school production of The Crucible speaks to an ugly phenomenon known to its cast, crew and classmates as bullying. Mass hysteria, rumor mongering, prejudice: If humans’ fear-based tendency to suspect and subjugate each other seems not to change much over time, neither has the power of art — in this case, theater — to address injustice. It’s a timeless lesson that pubescent performers at the Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School are learning on stage

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productions? Years ago when he was primarily directing musicals, Bailey explains, he discovered “that middle-level students had some unique qualities. They were open to risk taking. They brought a novel energy to the stage. They inspired me to move toward serious drama, and First Light began as a result.”

began rehearsing in late September. A math and science teacher at SBHS, Bailey produces plays at the middle- and highschool levels through the First Light Theatre Project, which he founded. Its mission is to provide students with the “training and experience to develop as theatre artists, designers and technicians,” according to its website. Why choose such newbies for his

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nside its industrial-chic space on Flynn Avenue, Burlington branddevelopment studio Select Design creates logos, packaging and “identities” for a variety of clients. But that’s not all the creativity going on. In the company’s entry and exhibition spaces, a brightly hued group of original artworks currently dots the inky blue-black, white and exposedbrick walls. “Variations in Abstraction” was curated by Select Design/Love Tomorrow Today brand director Chris Copley in cooperation with Joan Furchgott of Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne and Anni Mackay of BigTown Gallery in Rochester, Vt. The show features five contemporary abstract artists drawn from both galleries. It’s an exhibition of fine art, but also of a new and innovative collaboration. When Copley approached Furchgott with his idea to exhibit her gallery artists in his company’s capacious quarters, the gallerist saw potential for both her artists and her own venue. “I was seriously considering how to broaden awareness of our gallery and the artists we represent,” she writes in an email. “Select Design has an amazing space, especially well suited to showing large work, and I’m thrilled we have the opportunity to work with Chris on this.” Copley, who first met Furchgott when he began collecting work from her gallery 15 years ago, was excited to put his business skills to work promoting artists and enlivening the walls of his workplace. “I am a salesman at heart and by profession, and I love telling stories and inspiring

as well as in related educational materials. Last weekend at the adjacent South Burlington High School auditorium, however, they were just trying to learn a little Theater 101. How to move, and not move, the props. How to enter and exit the stage. How to move like you’re 50 years old instead of 13. How to think ahead. As director David Bailey barked out instructions, the young actors and crew gamely worked through their blocking and their lines. Sometimes, a play is just a play. The students get The Crucible’s message, though, according to assistant director Avni Nahar, a 16-year-old junior at SBHS. “We asked the kids what they thought it was about,” she says, and adds that a short study guide was assembled “because everyone in middle school will see the play.” In the high school, Miller’s classic work is part of the current curriculum, Nahar says. Under Bailey’s direction, students

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others to appreciate, and hopefully acquire, some great art,” he says. “When I got involved [with Select Design], I kind of just started putting up a few shows just to make the place look better, because I’m not into seeing big, perfect walls without great art on them.” Mackay began working with Copley prior to last September’s South End Art Hop, and saw opportunities for strengthening connections between Vermont’s urban and rural communities. The small-town gallerist believes making those links “can firm up concepts that are in development in rural communities,” and that “visits

from urban centers to more rural areas can [also] bring a fresh infusion of energy to what’s happening in cities … There are extraordinary things going on in out-ofthe-way places,” Mackay says. All three are optimistic about the potential of creative-economy businesses working together. “I see a new horizon for art and artists here in Vermont to gain more exposure for their work if they are willing to work with off-site/pop-up/temporary gallery exhibitions,” Copley suggests, and adds, “I also want to make sure that this does not negatively compete with the galleries that are working very hard to

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promote and sell the artists’ work.” Copley seems to view himself as a booster and salesman for the galleries he patronizes, using the Select Design space to direct interested patrons to those galleries, rather than diverting traffic from them. But he also hopes to sell some works at Select. “It’s just [that] sometimes people don’t realize or acknowledge that some great work is right here under their nose, and it takes someone else to help expose it,” he offers. Mackay agrees, “What it takes sometimes is someone like Chris, who has a good eye and a lot of energy, to highlight the art for someone else.” Given the paltry number of commercial galleries in Burlington, collaborations such as this one can help expose Burlingtonians to art from outside city limits. Furchgott believes that joining forces with Select came at the “perfect time,” just when her business had weathered a difficult period and was looking for an infusion of energy. “Collaboration offers a number of solutions,” she says. “We share resources for customer bases, expand limited physical spaces and, most important, gain from new energy, enthusiasm and experience.” In that same vein, Furchgott also plans to invite guest curators to show work in her Shelburne gallery. For her part, Mackay says she’s “always interested in how things can be made more fruitful for artists. Collaborating with Chris is something that’s in development — I like his energy.” Copley’s approach could be seen as

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and Culture. The three schools have been ensconced for some time in the defunct St. Michael’s School and convent at 46 Barre Street. The Wood, whose longtime relationship with the Vermont College of Fine Arts is changing, plans to move at least a part of its operation down the hill. A pair of commercial realtors and property owners, Paul and Peggy Irons, are helping the consortium purchase the school and convent from the Catholic Diocese, and “will manage the building at least for the first year,” says Steve Faibel, a Monteverdi board member and spokesperson for CALM. The couple “have both taken classes at the Summit School, and their son, Jesse, is a professional violinist, so they’ve been active in the music community a long time,” Faibel continues. “So, as they begin to step back from real estate, they thought of doing something nice for the arts community.” That will be followed up with fundraising for eventual renovations to the former Catholic quarters. Faibel says those plans are just being formed. As the facility was once a school, many of its classrooms are being used as is. The second floor, he says, “will be significantly reconstructed for larger spaces — it will be a multiphase effort.” There is also talk of sharing space with the senior center next door. A purchase agreement was signed in

Middle Schoolers « p.18 Nahar got involved with theater in middle school herself — “I started with lighting,” she notes — but doesn’t currently participate in high school drama because its schedule conflicts with her classes. About this time last year, she adapted Sophocles’ 442 BC script to “modern language” for First Light’s Antigone — creating something middle schoolers could get their heads, and their mouths, around. “Antigone is really close to my heart,” Nahar said at the time. “It has some important issues that we can connect to the world today.”

mid-December, and the closing will occur within 120 days, “so we’re looking at April,” Faibel says. The Wood, meanwhile, is on an “exhibition hiatus.” It will maintain an office at VCFA and hold shows there several times a year, as well as its summer art camp, says director Joyce Mandeville. Over the years, a succession of college administrations has given space to the Wood for no or low rent, but Mandeville notes that VCFA is growing its programs and needs the space. “It’s time for us to stop being the Blanche DuBois of the art world,” she quips. Some of the 800-odd items in the Wood’s collection will be exhibited at Montpelier City Hall and the Statehouse, and stored at the Vermont Historical

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our shared traditions of arts programming and community outreach,” says Jody Fried, executive director of Catamount. The group has created a logo urging locals and visitors to “Get Inspired” … and head to the campus. Stay tuned for more news about these evolving partnerships, which we may as well call the “strength in numbers” series. m

Society, while pieces not part of the “core collection” will be sold to strengthen the Wood’s modest endowment. In another brand-new venture, the Wood is launching a “satellite gallery” at Burlington College — coincidentally located in another former diocese building. Mandeville says that Montpelierite Thomas Waterman Wood reproduced many Old Masters paintings for the benefit

of locals who would never be able to see the originals — this, of course, a century before Google. She estimates that 45 or 50 of these paintings — some of them huge — will soon adorn the capacious walls of BC. Mandeville is looking forward to the Wood’s new space at CALM, particularly as a place to offer year-round classes for kids and adults. She anticipates continuing to host contemporary exhibitions featuring local artists as well. CALM is “just a wonderful, wonderful idea,” Mandeville says. “It will be great for the community.” Meanwhile, over in St. Johnsbury, four nonprofits — Catamount Arts, the Athenaeum, Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium and St. Johnsbury Academy — are hooking up, too. Not in a single space, but rather as an “Arts & Culture Campus” destination that will jointly market its events. “We see a geographic link amid

As for The Crucible, Bailey says, “I’m not sure the cast totally gets the circumstances of the time period and the events, but I’m not sure I do, either. With middle school, it’s all about process.”

I’m not sure how the production will turn out, but the ride has changed our lives.” In The Crucible, actors dress and talk like early-American Protestants, but the concept of bullying comes through loud

happening in the real world,” Nahar says. “It’s so horrible. Rumors can get really big and spread chaos.” Despite the play’s downer subject, Nahar — like, seemingly, the rest of the cast and crew — is psyched to be involved. “It’s an amazing piece of work,” she explains. Live performance in general, Nahar adds, “is unlike anything else. It’s exciting to take the words and bring them to life in different ways.” m

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A field trip with the students last November to Salem, Mass., “was wonderfully bonding,” Bailey says. “Discovering tragedy in our characters was emotional.

and clear (even if that McCarthyism thing does not). For kids today who are bullied to the point of no return, suicide is sometimes the unfortunate result. “That’s

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its customers’ money. Naturally your innate sense of justice and honor obliges you to sell all your personal assets to pay everybody back. But it’s too nippy to live in a barrel, and they won’t let you run a tab at the Motel 6. What animal do you choose? Many large warm-blooded critters would do, such as a bear, water buffalo or rhinoceros. Historically, however, the emergency refuge of choice was a horse. Here we have a problem. Where these days can you find a horse?

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The U.S. has more horses than you might think — by one estimate, more than nine million. However, it’s fair to say they’re virtually all horses somebody wants. Slice one open even in case of dire necessity and you’re likely to hear from one PO’d little girl or dressage buff. Cows are less of an issue, but you still take the chance of having PETA come over and picket your house. A possible alternative is to head up to Alaska, where not only is the political, if not the actual, climate more favorable, there are hundreds of thousands of freerange caribou, as we’ve recently learned. The drawback is that the caribou, like most deer, is much smaller than a horse, maxing

out at about 200 kilograms, so you’re likely to have to settle for warming up selected extremities rather than your entire person. From the standpoint of adequate accommodation and availability, you’d better resign yourself to a cow. Now for the practicalities. The TV program “Man vs. Wild” featured an episode where its host skinned, disemboweled and crawled inside an Arabian camel, claiming Berber tribesmen did so for an emergency shelter from sandstorms. A likely story; nonetheless he was in fact able to get most of himself in there. Just recently a creepette from Portland, Ore., signed up for her 15 minutes of fame by stripping naked

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and climbing inside the bloody carcass of a horse while her boyfriend took gruesome glamour shots. So we know it can be done. That said, I could find only one case where someone had actually climbed into an animal to survive the cold as opposed to trying to get on TV, namely an intrepid pioneer priest named Father Goiffon. Assigned to minister to the hamlet of Pembina, N.D., Goiffon was summoned in August 1860, to Saint Paul, Minn., for a church meeting. He went, but rightly feared he wouldn’t make it back home before winter. Goiffon began the return trip in bad weather in late October and, after camping with fellow travelers on November 1, ventured alone into the wilderness. The rain turned to snow, and he got lost. When his horse finally died, the enterprising priest cut open its belly and crawled inside the carcass. He was mostly successful — his equine sleeping bag saved his life, but he lost his leg due to frostbite. How much time would sheltering in a deceased animal buy you? Assuming a bitterly cold day (9 degrees Fahrenheit), a stiff wind (12 miles per hour) and a 500-kilogram cow with half its insides scooped out, and factoring in the heat produced by the resident human, my assistant Una estimates the cow’s body would lose about 3 degrees per hour. She concludes you’d have right around 15 hours, best case, before hypothermia set in. What then? Ideally you want a long-term solution such as a nice condo. However, given the national predilection for kicking the can down the road, probably all you can hope for is enough cows to last you till spring.

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Girl asked. “It’ll just take a minute.” “Sure, girls,” I replied, masking my reluctance. This time of night, it could take 15 minutes or more to get through a Burger King or McDonald’s. But girls got to eat, I figured. “Are you folks from up here?” I asked, as we came to Shelburne Road. “Nope,” the blonde replied. “We’re from Manchester in New Hampshire. We’re thinking of relocating. Things are not good for us down there, put it that way.” We were stopped at a light, and Spandex Girl was trying to get a signal on her cellphone. “Crap, I think my battery’s run out. I bet I have, like, 60 texts from my boyfriend. He must be going nuts.” “Fuck him, Nicole,” her friend declared.

pickup window, Darlene (according to her name tag) took the money, and we waited for the order. And waited. My customers, particularly Nicole, grew near apoplectic. “What the fuck is this about?” Nicole protested to no one in particular. “This is supposed to be fast food, right? This ain’t what I’d call fast.” “Could I tell you guys something?” I spoke up, though I knew it wasn’t apt to be well received. “This ain’t the big city. Things move a little slower here. I don’t know if you’d be happy living in Burlington if you’re looking for a fast pace.” “Well, that’s bogus,” the blonde said, setting me straight. “We’re from Manchester, New Hampshire, for fuck’s sake, and even we get our McDonald’s order faster than this.” Finally, after more than 10 minutes, Darlene popped open the window and passed me the bag. “Have a great night,” she said earnestly, oblivious to my customers’ ire. In any event, all was forgiven in a moment, once they broke out the fries. As I pulled up to the doors of the Comfort Inn, I realized I dug these girls. Yes, they were blustery and pissed off at just about everything. But they were alive, bristling with energy — no doubt about that. They paid me the fare and threw in a tip, which I especially appreciated, given how crappy their night had gone. When Nicole got out on the passenger side, her dress was again hiked up, affording a fleeting but splendid view of her bodacious buttocks. I decided in that moment to call it a night — quitting, I figured, while I was ahead.

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ey, this is no problem, dude,” said the guy standing in the street at my taxi window, his friend by his side. “Take these girls, too.” The bars had just let out on an unseasonably warm Saturday night — Sunday morning, technically. Lower Church Street was abuzz with humanity and lined with police officers keeping things more or less under control. The females in question had signaled me from the curb after I was already engaged with the men, so, by rights, the boys had dibs on the cab. But both girls were muy, muy caliente, which, one suspects, explained the guys’ eagerness to share the ride. One was a statuesque blonde. The other girl — with gorgeous skin the color of a latte — was wearing just high heels and a ridiculously short dress that was cotton-candy pink and spandex tight. It was the type of garment that, up until last year or so, you’d see only on a stripper. That’s what I call progress. “Why, that’s so nice of you,” I said to the guys. “But first, where are you going?” “Shelburne Village,” they replied. I lowered the passenger window to speak with the women on the curb. “Where are you girls headed?” The spandex hottie said, “Our fucking car was towed. D’ya know where the Spillane’s lot is at?” “I do, but it’s in the opposite direction these guys are going, so, sorry, you’ll have to catch —” In a flash, the girls had leapt into the back seat and locked the other back door, shutting out the guys. “Go, go!” the blonde commanded, and I obeyed, leaving the guys drop-jawed in the dust. Though this move was unfair to the boys, it represented the path of least resistance. I’m not proud of it,

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ast fall, Porter Airlines announced a new direct flight between Burlington and Toronto, a trip promoted mainly by Vermont ski resorts seeking to lure Canadians to their slopes. Seven Days’ first thought was Cool, followed quickly by That plane needs to go back to Toronto. Would anybody fly back in it? Neither of us — food writer Corin Hirsch and arts writer Megan James — had ever been to Canada’s largest city. Flights go there only on Thursdays and Sundays until April (prices on Porter’s website range from $189 to $319 each way). We set out for some New Year’s reconnaissance to determine if, in the dead of winter, Hogtown — so nicknamed in the 1920s when the city was

Day 1: December 29 CORIN HIRSCH: I arrive an hour before our flight, having somehow forgotten that Canada is a foreign country.

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CH: The polished Chardonnay is my first taste of Ontario wine, and will not be my last. Turns out Toronto restaurants love featuring local vino on their menus, and they do the whole locavore thing without making a fuss about it.

MJ: The buzz has worn off when, our wheels poised for landing, the engines roar and we lift up again. While we bounce around on suddenly terrifying turbulence, a flight attendant sweetly informs us that the captain CH: Another passenger shouts that has decided to “do a go-round.” the gate is about to close. I languish There is a technical issue, she behind a family that appears to be adds, before correcting herself: lugging everything it owns, and “A minor technical issue.” then my bags are searched. Lesson 1: I clutch Corin’s arm. When Leave ample time for this flight, even we finally descend through the if it is just across the border. clouds, all I can see is water. About The rush turns out to be 30 seconds from touching down — unnecessary. We board a shuttle still nothing but water. bus to Heritage Aviation, where Turns out Porter flights land at our turboprop awaits us like a steel Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, chariot. a tiny island in Lake Ontario. Try not to be alarmed when you visit MJ: For a nervous flier like me, the Sky Pod at the CN Tower and twenty-two at the Windsor A rms Hotel Porter is a dream come true (until get a look at the entire length of the our landing, which I’ll get to later). runway — both ends stopping just First, the stylish flight attendants shy of the lake. wear sexy blue shift dresses and matching pillbox hats — Toronto label Pink Tartan’s “retro-fabulous” CH: Once in the terminal, we strike out for a taxi and take on 1960s fashion. They offer the illusion of flying find ourselves in line for a … ferry? Yup — visitors need in a glamorous era, before barefoot security lines and to cross a short channel to get to the mainland. Minutes underwear bombers. later, a driver is racing us through snowy streets to Bonus: The flight from Burlington is just slightly Yorkville, where Chanel and Guerlain storefronts adorn over an hour, with ample legroom. We even get a meal: the way to the stately Windsor Arms Hotel, the first of grilled-chicken sandwiches with roasted red peppers, our three lodgings. A-listers often stay here — and it’s pesto pasta salad and a small square of Lindt chocolate. no wonder. Complete with a saltwater pool, spa, sauna The best part? Free wine. Poured into surprisingly and private screening room, the place is an urban idyll. tall (real) glasses and filled nearly to the brim. Our sumptuous suite’s minibar is stocked with Moët MEGAN JAMES: Me, too! It’s a close call remembering my passport.

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home to the country’s largest pork packer — is worth a visit. Over 93 hours, we ate enormous quantities of food, explored a museum devoted to shoes and learned how to pronounce Spadina Avenue properly (think angina, or … you know). Grittier than New York City and now closer in travel time than Montréal, Toronto is a dizzying sprawl of neighborhoods, nationalities, and seemingly endless possibilities for fun and gluttony. After five days there, exhausted but exhilarated, we were left wondering if, given this winter’s sparse snowfall, Vermonters flying west have the better end of the deal. Here are our travel logs.

and full-size bottles of Glenmorangie. An acoustic guitar hangs on the wall, just in case we want to strum. MJ: Our butler(!), Damon, explains the “butler’s closet,” where we can receive deliveries without making contact with a human being. (The next morning we find a plate of chocolate truffles there; I eat one for breakfast.) CH: The night we arrive, we’re invited to sample the hotel’s new vegan menu, so we head downstairs to the candlelit, brick-lined restaurant. I savor the robust beet carpaccio dotted with tart grapefruit chunks and cooling slaw; an earthy barley risotto topped with crispy, saline sage leaves; and cornmeal-crusted tempeh cakes laced with cinnamon and cumin. It’s late, so we’re quickly sated and ready for sleep. “Who knew vegan food could do me in?” says Megan.

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For luxury: The Windsor Arms Hotel, 18 St. Thomas Street, 416-921-9121. (Perks include spacious suites, an on-site spa, restaurant and bar, and a saltwater pool; 28 suites and two rooms. $325-2000. windsorarmshotel.com For the scene: The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen Street West, 416-531-5042. (Nightly entertainment. On-site bar, lounge and restaurant; 19 rooms. $189-319.) thedrakehotel.ca For classic charm and warm innkeepers: Baldwin Village Inn, 9 Baldwin Street, 416591-5359. (Six rooms, most with shared baths. Breakfast included. Plan ahead — this inn books up early. $90-$110.) The inn also runs the modern, extended-stay Sullivan by the Grange, four blocks south. baldwininn.com

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CH: In the morning, we gorge on the hotel’s breakfast of Liberté yogurt, eggs, fruit, sausage, tea and croissants, then venture out separately into the freezing rain. Toronto’s subway system is smaller than you’d expect in a big city and, at $3 a ride, pricier. Riders can grab a transfer, though, to connect to a more comprehensive web of streetcars and buses.

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CH: After photos, I escape to meet my boyfriend, who’s also in Toronto with a friend. We grab a local brew at the Last Temptation, a cozy dive bar in Kensington Market — a maze of streets holding a dense thicket of ethnic eateries and shops. The rest of the market will have to wait, as Megan and I have hardto-get reservations at Enoteca Sociale, an Italian resto that has landed on several 2011 “best of” lists.

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CH: The service is pretentious, but the rustic fare is pitch-perfect, at least for me — a meltingly tender tuna crudo in Meyerlemon drizzle, and a crunchy kale salad with toasted

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MJ: Back at the Windsor Arms, the concierge seems perplexed when I ask her for directions to the nearest subway. I go it alone and manage to hop the right bus to Little Portugal, where I follow a man, wearing the skinniest black jeans I’ve ever seen, into Enoteca Sociale.

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CH: We rendezvous at Pearl Harbourfront, an elegant dim sum restaurant overlooking Lake Ontario. Toronto is known for Cantonese cuisine — particularly dim sum — and, though locals all seem to have their favorite spots, this one is consistently fêted. Inside, servers circle with rolling trays of shrimp dumplings, pork buns, steamed rice rolls, fried turnip cakes and steamed chicken feet. Megan looks stricken at the prospect of succulent, spicy

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Sum MJ: Concerned about keeping up with Corin’s foodie appetite, I knock back a few samples of Ontario sparkling wine and try to get us moving toward our next cultural stops: the Royal Ontario Museum and the Hockey Hall of Fame. I’m not so into hockey (sorry, Canada), but the Stanley Cup room — in a former bank with a domed, stainedglass ceiling — is pretty cool. As is the gorgeous vaulted atrium designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava in the galleria upstairs. We linger to take photos of the soaring, cathedrallike arches illuminated by soft blue lights.

pine nuts and juicy, tart rounds of persimmon. Soft ribbons of pappardelle are bathed in a rich lamb ragu spiked with salty guanciale and pecorino. It’s not all rapture. My friend Jess, also in town for the weekend, balks at the funk-and-earth of the shaved truffles atop her ravioli — “It smells like Band-Aids,” she says — and Megan thinks she could make her trecce (which looks like gemelli) at home. Ask for tea, and you will be rebuffed. “We prefer to focus on our ‘coffee program,’” tuts our server without a trace of irony, and adds that Italians don’t drink tea. We stare back in disbelief. We take a cab to the Drake Hotel, a bona fide boutique hotel that feels more like a club. The upstairs lounge is packed, and a basement performance space is filled with hipsters catching local comedy. “The raccoon near my place scares the shit out of me,” laments comic Ben Miner. (Later, an innkeeper tells us, “Toronto is the raccoon capital of the world.”) We peer into the Sky Yard, a patio where clutches of impassive smokers linger around a bonfire despite the icy drizzle. Inside, an aging rocker named Irving sways alone near the bar. As ingenues in miniskirts pour in, we call it a night, wondering how anyone actually sleeps here.

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MJ: I walk about half an hour in the wrong direction along the blustery waterfront before finding the Toronto tourism office, where our press passes await. The receptionist is cheery, but I worry when she tells me her favorite local spots and activities. None of them seem possible (or pleasant) in winter: gardens, beaches and an island tour. At this point, we haven’t yet glimpsed the famous CN Tower, which is completely shrouded in low, gray clouds. Things start to look up, though, when I stumble on the Museum of Inuit Art tucked in the Queens Quay Terminal shopping center. It’s weird to find a museum in a mall, and even weirder to find it well worth a visit, chock-full of prehistoric stone and bone carvings, as well as contemporary sculptures made of antlers, musk-ox horns and walrus ivory.

curried baby squid, but bravely ventures a bite. We skip over to the St. Lawrence Market, a two-story indoor food bazaar teeming with fresh mussels, Portuguese custard tarts, caviar from Canadian sturgeon — a foodie paradise. Despite our lunch, we down samples of wild boar sausage, Québec goat cheese and Anton Kozlik’s Canadian Mustards that sear the tongue.

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which swoops through the center of the museum like a waterslide. The architect grew up on nearby Beverly Street; this 2004 redesign of the AGO was his first Canadian building. His “Baroque Stair” is about 11 residential stories high, varying in width as it rises, so that climbers may bump into one another. “It’s the kind of place where you might meet your future wife,” Gehry reportedly once said. I meet no potential partners on the stairs, but I do fall in love with the climb itself, which feels like circling the inside of a conch shell. It’s a long way up, though, and the useum m reason why my thighs burn for the e o h s the shoes at rest of our stay in Toronto. e n o t s e hin

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Day 3: December 31 MJ: Since we already feel like movie stars waking up at the Windsor Arms, we start the day luxuriously: gentle laps in the saltwater pool and a good, long sweat in the sauna. It’s New Year’s Eve, after all. Next on the docket: the Bata Shoe Museum, whose permanent collection includes more than 10,000 pairs from all over the world and every era. You can also ogle the footwear of famous people: author Margaret Atwood’s peacock-feather pumps, Queen Victoria’s teeny-tiny satin slippers, the Dalai Lama’s flip-flops and Napoleon Bonaparte’s black silk socks. I fall in love with the flashy high heels of 1920s French designer André Perugia. I’ll take a pair of his claw-set rhinestone heels, size 9, please! CH: I snap pictures of a pair of chestnutcrushing shoes from France that look like they could pulverize my skull. Megan looks rapt. We part ways, and I check out the entertainment district, a shopping mecca cursed with tired-looking restos. That is, except for the Peter Pan Bistro, a 90-yearold gem with art-deco wooden booths and hearty lunch fare. My salad of prosciutto, olives, greens and a moist, sweet olive-oil cake is topped with a perfectly poached egg. A hulking, oily rösti is draped with smoked salmon and crème fraiche. MJ: Hogtown is reknowned for its hotdog stands, where a plethora of toppings (corn relish, pickles, hot peppers, sourkraut, mushrooms, olives and several kinds of sauces are available. I grab one, fully loaded, and head for the Art Gallery of Ontario. It’s almost worth a visit just to climb Frank Gehry’s serpentine staircase,

CH: We’re staying at Sullivan by the Grange tonight, a lowkey, three-room inn near Chinatown. As dusk falls, we change into our sparkly bits and head for Brockton General, a wood-paneled bistro decked out in family relics of the two female owners. The seasonal menu is written each night on brown paper. Our sixcourse meal is a simple

but delicious parade of raw oysters with tangy vodka-Clamato-PBR chasers; enoki mushrooms and earthy shaved truffles in a sherry-laced broth; a jar of anise-spiked ricotta cheesecake topped with luscious plum preserves. MJ: The owners and our waitress look like they stepped out of an Anthropologie catalog: Each dress is cuter than the last, each ponytail bouncier. Between courses, one of the owners tells us it’s good luck to wear red on New Year’s Eve, then leans in to whisper, “Especially red knickers!” It feels like we’ve stumbled into an impeccable but down-to-earth dinner party. I leave perfectly full and wishing I lived in the neighborhood

so I could make friends with these ladies and borrow their dresses. CH: Our search for the perfect NYE soirée begins. MJ: We arrive at the nearby Smiling Buddha Bar to find the place empty, the bartender picking at a potpie near the door. So we cab it up to Koreatown, to a ’60s dance party at Clinton’s Tavern, a Toronto dive since 1937. We’ve barely made it to the door when Corin warns she’s getting low readings on her cool-o-meter. While we mull over the $15 cover charge, the gleaming lights of the Metro Theatre beckon from the next block. A relic of the era when people watched their pornos in public, the adult entertainment venue has been for sale for years. Under the fluorescent marquee is a poster for the X-rated Summer

of Laura and a small sign with a PayPal address, imploring passersby to “save the theatre.” Inside the lobby, the air smells like cleaning products and sweat. The older man behind the counter barely looks up from his newspaper when we ask when the next show starts. “They’re ongoing,” he mutters. We ask how long he’s worked there, and he says, “Long enough.” A little creeped out, we go back to Clinton’s. The tavern, with its log-cabinesque interior and mounted deer head, is swarming with college-age kids grooving to Otis Redding and the Supremes. They look like they’re having fun, but we can’t shake the feeling that we’re chaperoning a prom. CH: Eventually we end up in the crowd of revelers gawking at fireworks in Nathan Phillips Square. As they explode above us, women in sequined dresses shimmy in nearby hotel windows. MJ: They have a better view than we do. Oh, well. The fireworks only last about 10 minutes, anyway. “I guess that’s part of our austerity program,” our innkeeper says later. We hobble on our worn-out feet back to Chinatown for late-night barbecue.

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Day 4: January 1 CH: Another gray and drizzly morning, and another move to another inn. “I could really use a coffee program,” quips Megan as we schlep our bags. We land on our feet: The Baldwin Village Inn is a sweet place with six rooms (shared bathrooms) on a block packed with eateries of every persuasion — Korean, Italian, Mexican, Malaysian and more.

WHAT TO DO Get to know Sedna, the Inuit sea goddess who was said to hide prey from hunters until they sent down a shaman to comb and braid her wild hair, at Museum of Inuit Art. 207 Queen’s Quay West, 416-640-1571. miamuseum.ca Ogle the elf-like shoes — no more than three inches long — in which early 20th-century Chinese women with bound “lotus feet” did manual labor, at Bata Shoe Museum. 327 Bloor Street West, 416-9797799. batashoemuseum.ca Meet a fellow art lover on Torontonian Frank Gehry’s swirling, twirling “Baroque Stair” at Art Gallery of Ontario. 317 Dundas Street West, 416-979-6648. ago.net

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MJ: The Baldwin Village neighborhood was primarily Jewish in the early 20th century, then Chinese. During the ’70s it became a kind of American ghetto, populated by draft dodgers. These days, it’s

Go one-on-one with a life-size, computersimulated goal tender — and worship the Stanley Cup — at the Hockey Hall of Fame. 30 Yonge Street, 416-360-7735. hhof.com Get lost in a maze of ethnic eateries and markets and vintage clothing shops at Kensington Market. kensington-market.ca

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MJ: It’s the tastiest brunch I’ve ever had. And it sets off a wicked craving for more Indian food. Luckily, Little India is nearby. We wander up and down Gerard Street, stopping to watch a woman in a storefront window gingerly wrap a mannequin in a pink and silver sari. A few blocks on, we find a small shop selling homemade HI HO, ONTARIO!

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CH: Before our real dinner, I sneak a visit to Pizzeria Libretto to sample what some call the best pizza in Hogtown. The place is sleek and packed to the gills. Possibly because the chewy crust is blistered and charred, the sauce bright and faintly sweet, and the cheese oozing and saline. Megan is a Korean-food virgin, so we chow down next on some bulgogi, succulent kalbi and bibimbap at the bustling Korea House — across the street from the Metro Theatre. I initiate her into the fuzzy joys of soju, the clear Korean grain-and-sweet-potato wine. After dinner, we decamp to the Bovine Sex Club. MJ: Exhausted from the last three days, we’re happy to find only a couple of people sitting at the bar. “It’s the shit on the walls they remember” is the bar’s tagline. It’s true: The walls are a tangle of bicycle wheels, tree boughs, empty bottles of Jägermeister, sombreros, helmets and naked baby dolls, all caught up in colored Christmas lights. With no DJ tonight, we zone out to the four TV screens behind the bar, playing Across the Universe (on two screens), Kill Bill and “Jersey Shore,” which Corin and I — and Todd and Tom, the Toronto guys we’ve befriended — all agree is oddly poignant with a Beatles soundtrack.

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MJ: I wake up with a terrible realization: We have to walk through the kitchen area, where guests are already eating breakfast, to reach the shared bathroom. There’s no way around it so I pull back my hair, put on a sweatshirt and go, trying not to breathe directly on the young couple from Baltimore who leap up to introduce themselves.

CH: It’s not easy to reach the Distillery District, whose industrial past has been resurrected through gentrification, with art galleries, cafés, condos and some old equipment scattered around for ambiance. Despite the forced vibe, it’s a fun place to sample the awardwinning microbrews at Mill Street Brewery, oysters at Pure Spirit Oysters or, my favorite, local sake at the Ontario Spring Sake Water Company, where you can watch the brewing process through glass. The nearby eatery Origin has earned accolades this year for its innovative fusion cuisine, so I nip in for shreds of succulent duck served on warm tortillas with a symphony of contrasts: cool cucumber and sour cream, hot sriracha sauce, sweet hoisin and grated carrots. It’s one of the best dishes of the trip. MJ: I’ve spent so much time trying on patchwork outfits, I have to catch a streetcar to my next adventure: Wim Wenders’ new documentary Pina at the Toronto International Film Festival’s home base, the Bell Lightbox. With just one crisp $5 bill left, I don’t have the exact change I need for the ride. Luckily, this is Canada, where people are super nice: The driver lets me on for free!

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The chicken shawarma is delivered in a housemade wrap. I spirit it back to the inn. MJ: I power walk back to the inn to rejoin Corin for the trip to the airport. I’ve eaten nothing since breakfast, and the hunger pangs are especially fierce considering the giant bombs of food my stomach has learned to absorb over the last four days. I scour the kitchen for leftovers. Then, like an angel — or just a food writer over capacity — Corin walks in. “Are you hungry?” She hands over the still-warm chicken shawarma. I take a bite and find hot-pink pickled radishes, creamy tahini and even little shreds of lamb that must have fallen in from a neighboring kebab. It’s a heavenly way to end a great trip.

Brunch: Frankly Eatery, 1118 Queen Street East, 647-350-1611. (dishes $5-10.50) franklyeatery.com Pizza: Pizzeria Libretto, 221 Ossington, 416-532-8000. (dishes $7-17) pizzerialibretto.com Ethopian: Nunu, 1178 Queen Street West, 647-351-6868. Korean: Korea House, 666 Bloor Street West, 416-536-8666. (dishes $10-18)

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CH: Back in the Kensington Market, I try to track down chef Francisco Alejandri of Agave y Aguacate, the well-loved lunch counter tucked inside a Mexican bakery called Pancho’s. “He works when he wants to work,” says a baker with a shrug, handing me a conciliatory churro. Judging from the line at nearby Doner Mania, which opened last year, the Turkish place is a hit.

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n a recent New Yorker piece about a boutique coffee grower in El Salvador, the writer cites a single source for his recap of the global history of coffee: a book written by Mark Pendergrast of Colchester. Pendergrast specializes in thoroughly researched histories of publichealth topics with international reach — from Coca-Cola to, in his 2010 book, the globe-trotting Epidemic Intelligence Service. His newest work is about Japan and what he calls “the most important public-health issue we’re facing in the next hundred years”: climate change. Japan’s Tipping Point: Crucial Choices in the Post-Fukushima World is a small but amazingly comprehensive look at what the world’s third largest economy is doing to alleviate climate change. The author won an Abe Fellowship for Journalists to spend six weeks in Japan, and self-published his findings after his literary agent of 20 years deemed climate change an “old” and “unsaleable” topic. Vermonters who have no particular interest in Japan would still do well to read Pendergrast’s sobering assessment of the energy scene there — and not just because his research is so consistently well regarded. The author argues, “As Japan tips, so may the world.” The island country is facing the same issues of peak oil and aging nuclear reactors that everyone is, he notes, “only sooner and more urgently.” This is the case not only because of “3/11” — as the Japanese call the March 2011 tsunami and resulting meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor — but because Japan imports all its fossil fuels, which account for nearly 80 percent of its energy consumption. Pendergrast reports that efforts to bring renewable energy sources online are hampered by Japan’s electrical

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utilities, which are powerful monopolies with a revolving door to the government. And the Japanese tend to favor technology-heavy proposals, such as hydrogen-powered cars, while ignoring simpler, proven solutions, such as solar hot water. Natural-energy resources, including large tracts of planted cedar groves and geothermal, are underused. Instead, government money has spawned wood-pellet factories, though few Japanese use the expensive stoves or even insulate their mostly inefficient homes. The country has no equivalent of Efficiency Vermont. Vermonters might feel a bit smug reading Japan’s Tipping Point, but Pendergrast, who has another book proposal in the wings about the state’s renewable-energy efforts, says there’s room for improvement in the Green Mountains, too. Like the Japanese, he points out in an interview, we’re behind in the use of geothermal heat — a closed-loop system accessing constant, mild, below-ground temperatures available everywhere in the world. “I don’t know why they don’t do it for new buildings in Vermont,” Pendergrast says. “I think it’s a matter of expense. And I think there aren’t many businesses here that know how to do it,” he adds. Pendergrast uses the same blunt manner in his book to assess Japan’s Eco-Model Cities program, a wellintentioned but often misguided collection of sustainability efforts. Like Japan, Vermont may also be facing a future without nuclear, which currently provides a third of the state’s energy. If Vermont’s legislature is successful in shutting down Vermont Yankee — a federal judge’s decision is

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From Japan’s Tipping poinT: [Before going there, I thought,] Japan imports virtually all its fossil fuel. It’s a technologically sophisticated country. So the Japanese must be doing some innovative things with renewable energy. I googled a bit, and within 15 minutes I had discovered the Eco-Model Cities program, begun in 2008. Thirteen Japanese cities had been designated as Eco-Model Cities, and they were using various renewable strategies, including solar panels, microhydro generators, wind turbines, electric vehicles, hydrogen power, biodiesel, wood pellets, and geothermal systems. Perfect. [...] It turned out that I was incredibly naïve about the Japanese situation. I soon learned that Japan lagged far behind Europe, the United States and even (in some respects) China in terms of renewable energy efforts. Although there is enormous potential for geothermal, wind and biomass, it has not been utilized. When I arrived in Japan, there was only a federal subsidy for solar photovoltaic panels on residential homes, reinstated in 2009 after an ill-planned suspension. Even solar hot water — a venerable, proven technology — is not popular. And Japan is mired in bureaucracy, political in-fighting, indecision, puffery, public apathy and cultural attitudes that make rapid change difficult. Yet Japan is also one of the most beautiful countries in the world, with friendly, resilient people who can, when motivated, pull together to accomplish incredible things. I happened to land there at a crucial time for Japan, when the country has an opportunity to rethink its energy policy and entire future. It could show the way to create an ecologically sustainable world. In a way, Japan is the proverbial canary in the coal mine.

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likely to come soon, though it’s sure to be appealed — the state will have to fill the gap for a time with fossil fuel purchased elsewhere, Pendergrast predicts. In part that’s because the cards are stacked against renewables, he notes. “In this country, we’ve been subsidizing oil and nuclear for decades, so it’s not really an even playing field to start with for renewable energy,” Pendergrast says. One countermeasure is the feed-in tariff for renewables that Vermont adopted in 2009, becoming the first state to do so. Japan’s FIT will take effect this year — one of the few positives reported in Japan’s Tipping Point. Pendergrast is grateful that Vermont utilities are helping to bring renewable energy sources online rather than hindering the process, as in Japan. “On the other hand,” he adds, “we have people here arguing that wind turbines are terrible for your health. I’m the epidemiology person [he explored that field in his book on the Epidemic Intelligence Service], so I look at things based on the studies. There just aren’t the studies to indicate that.” Pendergrast applauds the many Vermonters who grow some of their own food, a practice that’s fallen out of favor among the Japanese. But, he adds, “one thing they can’t face up to in Japan and Vermont is that we have to substantially change our way of life. We’re eating fresh fruit in January when we should be eating root vegetables.” Japan does have amazingly fast, on-time trains, Pendergrast notes. By contrast, “I think in Vermont, the big elephant in the room is transportation. We all need cars, and we have terrible public transportation,” he declares, and adds that he “can’t even take a bus” from Colchester to Burlington. Praising the coming adoption of a statewide smart grid, Pendergrast suggests that one solution is widespread use of electric cars that would be charged during off-peak hours. Japan has one small climate-changebusting practice that Vermonters — not to mention other Americans — have yet to adopt: fermenting human waste to create compost. Japanese farmers have valued so-called “night soil” for centuries. Pendergrast found one plant in Yusuhara with a collection system that recycled 40 percent of the town’s human excrement, saving measurably on sewage-treatment costs. Something to aspire to, Vermonters. m

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About this story: This is the second in Vermonter Leath Tonino’s “Seven Lengths of Vermont” series, each a different outdoor adventure in which he experiences the natural sights, sounds, smells, seasons and people over a year in his beloved state. His first essay, published in Seven Days on November 30, 2011, was about hiking the length of the Long Trail. It can be found in the archives at sevendaysvt.com.

t was a December morning, all blue sky, bright sun and shining white snow, the kind of brilliant, dry-cold morning that tempts some of us to quit our jobs, abandon our possessions and trot out unencumbered into the world. I wasn’t completely unencumbered myself, but I was “going light,” and certainly feeling my freedom as I approached the mailbox at the end of my driveway in Ferrisburgh and walked on past. In a small pack I carried the bare essentials for winter camping, along with five ham sandwiches and some pipe tobacco (the latter two items comprising my “recreational vagabonding survival kit”). I wore fleece mittens that I hoped would keep my thumbs warm on this, their big day. A quarter mile later I reached the edge of that loud, rushing river known as Route 7 and dipped my toe in. Here was a road connected to other roads connected to other roads, the beginning of a new adventure. And here in this first road, mashed against the double yellow line, was a wrecked life that was not a life at all: torn black fur, red glistening guts, a hump of meat frozen to the pavement. I thought of approaching the mangled carcass, of kneeling, looking close, maybe saying a little prayer, but a truck whooshed past and I stumbled back.

And that’s when it hit me, where I was and what I was doing. So, this is what happens when a softbodied, warm-blooded creature dares to engage, on foot, the violent road-river’s relentless flow, I thought. In an instant, all that makes hitchhiking taboo, its shadow and grit, crowded my mind: psycho killers behind the wheel, tires bearing down in the darkness, loneliness, boredom, icy ditch campsites thick with trash and thorns and skeletons. I raised my thumb like a little white flag of peace, offering it to the highway. How good an idea was this? It turned out to be just about the best idea I’ve ever had, though I wouldn’t begin to sense this until 20 minutes later, when my first ride pulled over. The driver’s name was Bram. He was from Burlington. His car had a bumper sticker that read, “I Love My Doula.” He was clean-shaven, and so was I, having chopped my beard on the hunch that a fresh, friendly face with

It turned out that he, like many of the 51 strangers I traveled with over the course of five days and 36 rides, had done some hitching himself years ago. As an 18-yearold, he thumbed with a friend from Burlington to Seattle. While crossing the Mississippi River, talking of Huck and Jim, they got the idea to paddle it the following summer, Bram said. When the time came, the friend backed out, and Bram set off solo on the 56-day voyage. More recently, with his 78-year-old mother in the bow (her idea!), he canoed the Connecticut River all the way to the Atlantic. At a rural intersection a little north of Cornwall, Bram answered a business call on his cell: “I can’t talk right now,” he told his caller. “I’m wrapping up an interesting discussion with a hitchhiker.” Our conversation had meandered from business ethics, to 401(k)s, to following the heart’s path, to the complicated joy of getting caught in the rain, and now to goodbye. I couldn’t thank him enough for the ride

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— not so much for the miles as for the immensely positive tone it lent the beginning of my trip. If everybody I meet is this cool, my head will explode! I felt momentum and positive energy on my side, and I knew right then the very truth that would be proved to me again and again in the days to come: Hitching is a free ticket to vivid encounters with Vermonters from all walks of life. Each of them has a story, a personal brand of wisdom and a unique relationship to some feature — a forest or farmhouse or community — of our shared home. Their stories pass us by every day, in every vehicle we honk at or simply ignore. Hitching, by providing a time and space for fellow travelers to meet and talk, can slow the stories down and, on occasion, invite them to invite us inside.

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nothing to hide could increase my appeal as a traveling companion. Generally a driver’s first question to a hitchhiker is “Where to?” That can be hard to answer when you’ve got no specific destination in mind. I told Bram that my goal was to tour the state, letting each ride lead me to the next in a sort of random, aimless chain reaction powered by human generosity and kindness. Bram said he was going to Cornwall, west of Middlebury, and I said that was fine by me. Other than a desire to tag the Massachusetts border, and then the Canadian border, and then circle back home, I would impose no design on my travels. Meeting neighbors, drinking coffee at general stores, mooing at cows, generally experiencing the villages and vistas and moods that our huge small state has to offer — this was my project. Bram nodded in understanding.

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here was a lot to take in that first day, and not just the staggering friendliness of the strangers I met: Michael, the guitar teacher blasting opera; DeMar, who’d lived his whole life in Idaho and Utah; Xtian feasting on a massive block of cheddar cheese, small flakes of which somehow kept jumping into my lap. There was landscape, too, so easily forgotten in the rush of a 60-mph conversation, but still there when a ride abruptly ended and I emerged, as warm and confused as a newborn, from the womb of a truck’s cab. This was perhaps most interesting of all to me, this interplay between riding and waiting, between what we might call an Automotive Awareness and a Walking Awareness. (Walking and waiting were for me the same thing; it was too cold to stand still for long.) One minute I’d be kicking pebbles down an empty road to the tune of a distant chainsaw and a pileated woodpecker’s percussive lunching. A crooked silo would rise before me, growing larger with each step, and, 15 minutes later, sink beneath the horizon at my back. Small sounds. Small shifts in perspective. But then a car would stop — always, it seemed, when my mind had finally gotten back into my body, my senses back into the land — and off we’d zoom. I’d begin the sequence all over again five or 10 or 30 miles down the road. It felt as though I were caught in a constant tug between slow motion and fast-forward. It left me exhausted at the end of the day. In classic winter fashion, that “end of the day” came around 3 p.m. I was riding through Poultney with Kate, a senior at

nearby Green Mountain College, who dressed in a style that blended hippie, punk and goth while still managing to look cute. Kate’s back door didn’t open, so my pack was in my lap. Behind us, bedded down among clothes and books and cigarette packaging, a little mop of a dog slept the deep sleep of the camouflaged. (Note: I’d assumed that few, if any, women would pick me up, but in the course of my tour I was actually picked up by six lone women, and twice by a pair of women, so Kate was no exception.) Kate dropped me at the Wells General Store, which had just closed. She said that if I needed a place to warm up, or a hot beverage, I could call on her friends a mile south of town in a small, teal farmhouse. After talking with a bicycling teenager for a while — he said of my project, “I’m glad you’re doing this,” and I replied, “I’m glad you’re glad” — I walked to the teal house, petted the goats outside, then went in and asked permission to camp in the hilly meadow out back. That night it snowed, and the moon was full and Canada geese rustled the quiet sky with their wings. Dinner was delicious: a ham sandwich and a smoke. The temperature dropped to about 10 degrees. The geese honked through my dreams. So concluded my first day on the road. Which brings us to a challenging moment in this essay — challenging for you, the reader, I mean. Try and picture this happening all over again. And then again. And then again and again. But picture it much wilder than I’ve described it — not dangerous or threatening or even the slightest bit tense, just weirder, more varied, more exciting and fun. Picture hunters moving rifles off the passenger seat to make room for me, or mothers moving children, or squinty dudes moving bags of marijuana. Picture me outside the J. Crew outlet in Manchester talking dirt bikes with Randy, or searching

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back roads for a fish hatchery in Pownal with a New Yorker whose glasses made him look like a fish. Picture young bearded carpenters, ski-resort snowmakers, cleaning women, a guy who’d never been to Canada because of his seven felonies, a woman from Wisconsin with a hearingimpaired son and a husband who’d been in Dubai for a year but was coming home the next day. Picture Beth walking her dogs at sunset, telling me to wait for her beside her car — “It’s the one with the license plate that says, ‘God is my copilot,’” she told me. Picture her taking me to her house, feeding me, setting me up for the night and, in the morning, praying for me, her hand on my shoulder, the two of us standing in the middle of Route 100 down by the Mass. line, our heads bowed beneath a new, sunny day. And, while you’re at it, picture Route 100 itself: so sinuous, so deep in the hollows, so damaged by Irene’s floods. I rode with a hydrologist named Eli through 75 miles of rubble-strewn river valleys, listening the whole time to his lectures on why this slope eroded, why an excavator

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shouldn’t be in that gully, what that golf course looked like before it was littered with tree trunks. And the towns: Jamaica, Ludlow, Pittsfield, Warren. And the faces: Laurie, Frank, Rudy and Julie, Brent and goo-faced toddler Cody. I went all the way to Richmond in 13 rides and, the next day, all the way to Canada and back to Burlington in 10. I rode in the slushy bed of a pickup truck missing its tailgate. I unloaded nasty, twisted steel at the Swanton scrapyard. I helped change a tire. I walked for hours in the middle of nowhere; no cars, no luck, just me and a great blue heron tracing the rim of a great, gray lake. Picture all of this, and whatever else you can, because whatever you imagine is probably out there, bumping along the road right now. Perhaps most challenging of all, picture yourself in a position of weakness, where you need something — a ride, some warmth or just a little help. Picture choosing this. In the picture you will see a car pulling over and a smiling face beckoning you aboard, and then you will understand what I saw and felt: the goodness of humanity flowing on down the great road-river. My last ride dropped me off in Ferrisburgh at the exact spot where my journey had begun. Route 7 was quiet. I looked but saw no trace of the animal whose ruined body had filled me with dread five days before. I inspected the yellow line, but nothing was there, not even a faint bloodstain. To the south, the truck I’d been riding in was getting smaller, swallowed by the land around it. I stood there in the middle of the road for a while, unsure of my next move. It was a beautiful morning, warm and pinkish-gray. It was the kind of morning that tempts some of us to quit our jobs, abandon our possessions and trot out unencumbered into the world beyond routine. m

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he capital of the American hard-cider business is an unassuming building tucked in an industrial park in Middlebury, Vt. Here the Vermont Hard Cider Company churns out just more than 50 percent of the hard cider sold in U.S. supermarkets. On a recent weekday, the company’s signature Woodchuck Hard Cider brew is chugging along the production line. Bottles clatter onto an automated conveyor belt and rocket through a filling station. If you want to count them, you have to count fast: The machine cranks out 600 bottles per minute. After decades of oblivion, followed by years of unfortunate comparisons to wine coolers and hard lemonades, hard cider is back. An industry group that tracks supermarket sales reports a 25 percent increase in its sales this year, to nearly $50 million annually. Experts attribute the upswing to interest from craft-beer aficionados looking for the next brewing trend.

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Racing to keep up with demand, Woodchuck plans to break ground on a $20 million facility in Middlebury this spring. Its success may even be inspiring copycats: In June, Vermont Hard Cider filed a lawsuit against its former account manager, Lenny Ciolek, accusing him of using proprietary information to start a competing business. Legal matters aside, hard cider’s popularity is inspiring a new crop of small brewers to turn Vermont apples into craft tipples. Like wine, cider has its own goût de terroir, and that attracts today’s discerning drinkers. “The whole craft and local thing used to be fringe behavior,” says Vermont Hard Cider president and CEO Bret Williams. “Now it’s a

TASTING NOTES Vermont Still Hard Cyder, from Flag Hill Farm in Vershire. A traditional Englishstyle countryside cider (called “cyder” to distinguish it from the nonalcoholic version). Dry, crisp and complex; aged two years in the barrel. Excellent for cooking. Look for it at most natural food co-ops. flaghillfarm.com Kingston Black, from Whetstone CiderWorks in Marlboro. Made from apples grown in Dummerston, it’s rounded out with scents of apple blossoms, citrus fruits and, the brewers say, the orchard at harvest time. Best served lightly chilled and with food. Grab it on your way through Brattleboro at a few select markets or co-ops. whetstoneciderworks.com Woodchuck Farmhouse Select Original ’91, from Woodchuck Hard Cider in Middlebury. Light and silvery in color, with an effervescent mouthfeel. Sweet, with a fruity body and a slight natural cloudiness. Brewed from Addison County apples and Belgian beer yeast. Track it down at most major distributors. woodchuck.com Pruner’s Pride, from Champlain Orchards in Shoreham. Made with Mac and Empire apples grown at the orchards. A “working man’s” hard cider: dry, crisp, refreshing and a little yeasty. Pick it up at the Shoreham farm market, the Middlebury Co-op, and wherever Champlain Orchards cider and baked goods are distributed. champlainorchards.com

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full-blown movement. That’s drawing a lot of people to our brand.” Of course, “local” is a relative term. Williams says his company has to look to other apple-growing states to supply much of the concentrate; there simply isn’t enough fruit in Vermont, and most of the state’s apples are eaten rather than juiced. Still, the Vermont brand is central to Woodchuck’s success. This year the cidery rolled out its Farmhouse Select label featuring Addison County apples — a throwback, Williams says, to the company’s early days. He started out as Woodchuck’s first salesman in 1996, five years after the business began with a beverage sold by founder and current

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is an opulent genre in itself, and Giffin says he hopes to explore it once Sukhothai has found its footing. For now, pad Thai and curries fill the menu, though

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the owner says his recipes are quite different from those of Tiny Thai. “In the next month, look for very authentic Thai cuisine — stuff that you don’t see in restaurants around here because the product is very difficult to get,” Giffin says. Tiny Thai devotees can rely on Sukhothai when their favorite takes a break later this month. Paul Ciosek says that, during the week of January 29, the restaurant will close for kitchen remodeling. When Tiny Thai reopens, diners will be able to try ultra-authentic menu additions all week long. Closed on Sundays since its inception, the Winooski restaurant will now be a seven-day affair, with no break between lunch and dinner on weekends. Following the December 31 closure of Bangkok BIstro in downtown Burlington, it looks like Chittenden County is quickly seeing a Thai revival. — A. l.

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Friday marked the unveiling of Hardwick’s Vermont Food Venture Center, a 15,000-square-foot kitchen incubator and food-processing center. Though it quietly opened Phil Merrick last summer, supporters such as Sen. Patrick Leahy gathered last week to cut the ribbon. A key part of the dosh that covered the $3 million cost was $450,000 in federal funds secured by Leahy, who spoke to the hundreds who turned out for the opening. “Wow. This is something,” he gushed. Shared kitchens, rentable by the hour, where food producers can bake and boil their wares, buoy the center.

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On January 2, we reported on Blurt, the Seven Days staff blog, that a new sandwich shop will replace the Burlington location of VErmont sanDwIch company. And it comes with a pedigree. The eatery, to be called stacks, belongs to JoDI whalEn and phIl mErrIck of august FIrst. “The space became available, and we jumped on it — it’s such a great location,” says Whalen, who claims the couple had no plans to open a sandwich business until the storefront on North Winooski Avenue was left vacant. “The Vermont Sandwich Company was there at least 15 years,” she says. “It speaks to the popularity of the spot.” At Stacks, the assumption is that a great roll equals a spectacular sub. Merrick is working on concocting his own bread for classic grinders, including meatball and Italian varieties. The couple hopes that by late March, Burlingtonians will be able to grab hoagies, wedges or whatever they call the sandwich favorite on rolls baked fresh each day. “The menu will be different from [that of ] August First, but [Stacks] will have the same ownership and same attention to detail and quality,” says Whalen, who adds that some August First breads might wind up at the new place, too. As news gets out, potential fans are sure to stack up.

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After the fall harvest, it rolled out three kinds of hard cider. It’s still a small operation, licensed to sell close to 2000 gallons of alcohol each year. By contrast, Woodchuck surpassed two million cases last year. “We’re trying to explore new opportunities, so that when our delivery truck gets to the store, we can go into multiple departments,” Suhr says. That makes economic sense: Cider, hard or unfermented, gives orchards a use for blemished apples — pocked or bruised by hail, for instance — that can’t be sold in supermarkets. By themselves,

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100 — is expected to grow to 140 with the expansion. “It’s been a complete turnaround,” Williams says.

maller producers are learning from Woodchuck’s success in bringing cider to the masses. Cider bottles from around the region sit haphazardly on the shelves of the Champlain Orchards offices in Shoreham. They’re evidence of the company’s research into its new sideline business, says orchard owner Bill Suhr. Suhr is tall and lanky with a mop of blond hair. A stone’s throw from Lake Champlain, his orchard packs apples year round for distribution and is well known for its pick-your-own business and bakery goods. Now, it’s known for alcohol. Last year, Champlain Orchards introduced an award-winning ice cider.

those cider apples fetch just $5 a bushel, compared with $28 to $52 a bushel for apples destined for eating. Transformed into bottled hard cider, that same bushel can fetch as much as $135 (compared with just $9 for wholesale nonalcoholic cider). Of course, Suhr notes, hard-cider-making entails additional costs, including labeling, bottling and licensing. On a damp afternoon in late December, rosy-cheeked brewer Robbie Leeds tromps in from the bottling room wearing a stocking cap and rubber boots. The Green Mountain College grad heads Champlain Orchards’ hardcider brewing operation. He says his latest brew, the Pruner’s Pride blend, is crisp, dry and a little yeasty, and that’s by design. “The American palate is pretty spoiled with sugar,” Suhr explains. If left alone, cider will naturally ferment to dryness, a taste more in keeping with the European style. “We’re trying to stay true to [that] tradition,” Leeds says.

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The agricultural appeal draws some brewers to the business. In Marlboro last summer, husband-and-wife team Jason and Lauren MacArthur began selling hard cider. Jason MacArthur came to cider by way of wine, which he says turns an agricultural product — grapes — into something “really delicate and beautiful.” He decided the obvious counterpart in Vermont’s climate was apples. “I’d love to think that down the road there would be enough of a market [for cider apples] to make a difference for orchards,” MacArthur says. To some extent, that’s already happening. The MacArthurs’ cidery, Whetstone CiderWorks, has been buying apples from Scott Farm in nearby Dummerston for 10 years. Early on, MacArthur says, they didn’t have much competition for the orchard’s blemished seconds. But, as interest in brewing cider has grown, he observes, so has the market for cider apples. Brewers are quick to qualify that this latest cider “boom” is still a relatively small one. The national thirst for hard cider, albeit growing rapidly, pales in comparison with Europeans’ enthusiasm. In England, cider makes up 12 percent of the total beer category of brewed beverages. In Ireland, it’s 15 percent. In the U.S., cider is close to one tenth of 1 percent of the beer market, notes Woodchuck’s Williams. That leaves craft-cider brewers still pretty far from breaking into the mainstream. “We’ve gone from invisible to tiny,” Williams says, “and we’re trying to get to small.”

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f the cider boom is good news for brewers and drinkers, it’s good news for Vermont apple growers, too. “That fruit we get out of Addison County is some of the best fruit in the world,” says Woodchuck’s Bret Williams. “Those cool nights and warm days — that fruit is really unbelievable.” And, increasingly, says Vermont

Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Ross, value-added products are playing a crucial role in Vermont’s agricultural economy. What cheese is to dairy farms, cider could be to orchards. Currently, the state’s orchards bring an estimated $20 million into Vermont each year. That’s tiny compared with the total agritourism business, which Ross estimates at $1.5 billion. “But [the orchards are] important in that they’re part of that rich palette of flavors [the state is promoting],” he says.

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cider — just “cider” back then — was the most popular beverage. Even children drank a watered-down version called ciderkin. The alcohol in cider killed off pathogens, protecting drinkers from potentially contaminated water supplies. In 1796, future president John Adams reported in his diary that a tankard of it every morning calmed his stomach. But cider’s popularity in the U.S. was eclipsed, first by bourbon whiskey and then by beer. Cideries began fortifying their drinks with rum — and, in response, temperance societies set out to banish the cider menace. By the middle of the 20th century, “cider” was synonymous with cloudy apple juice. In the 1990s, most drinkers considered it on par with wine coolers — fizzy, sweet and generally snubbed by males. That’s changing: Today, Woodchuck’s drinkers are divided equally by gender. Jen Abbey, who manages ice cider and hard-cider sales for Champlain Orchards, says a few of her customers fondly recall the cider their grandfathers made. For contemporary wannabe brewers, Champlain Orchards has been planting cider varietals. Future pick-your-own customers may be able to head home with a brewing kit and instructions. Launching a commercial brewing operation, though — even a small one — is daunting. “It’s easy to see why other orchards might not want to dive into [this],” says Champlain’s Leeds. Acquiring permits and licenses, buying equipment, and even carbonating beverages require hefty investments of time and money.

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co-owner JED DAVIS of the restaurant, which is just down Bank Street from its big brother, the FARMHOUSE TAP & GRILL. “We’ve definitely had a wait list the last few days.” Those diners are lining up, says Davis, for a menu of nine tacos. Options include a vegetarian wrap filled with peppers, broccoli, onions, queso fresco and corn salsa; braised beef tongue with shaved radishes; and crispy fish with tequila-lime slaw. Davis says the queso fundido and WOOD MOUNTAIN FISH ceviche are hits, too.

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round this time two years ago, John Raphael was logging more hours handling a nail gun than cutlery. When he bought the Jeffersonville building that was known for years as Jana’s Cupboard, later as Peggy’s Cookin’, Raphael had plans for a new restaurant. But first, he took renovation into his own hands. Raphael, his realtor brother, David, and their friends gutted the countrystyle spot and rebuilt it as a rustically 2:45 PMsophisticated destination for locals and tourists alike. They opened it later that winter as the Family Table. The DIY approach is typical of Raphael’s handiness in the kitchen and beyond. But it’s the former that would make Guy Fieri salivate. Raphael admits he’s a picky eater and puts days of effort into the classic comfort food he serves. Like the cooks featured on Fieri’s Food Network show “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives,” the chef specializes in carefully hewn Americana cuisine that pleases refined palates, but also anyone who likes good food. Case in point is the fried chicken served at dinner at the three-meals-aday restaurant. Each plate holds a breast, leg and thigh, all brined for three days. When it’s time for the fryer, Raphael

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double-breads the meat. The result is a crisp, gloriously spiced marvel that tastes more Louisville than Jeffersonville. Then there are the mashed potatoes, which taste more of cream, chives and love than of spuds. The tangy, slightly creamy coleslaw is dotted with poppy seeds for an appealing double crunch. A Massachusetts native, Raphael spent most of his career in Providence, R.I., where he earned prizes for “Best Sandwiches in Rhode Island” and “Best

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SEVEN DAYS: How did your family eat when you were growing up? JOHN RAPHAEL: My mom was a baker for the school system, and we always had a home-cooked meal. We ate a lot of chicken because we didn’t have a lot of money. My mom used to make this weird pork thing with bacon-soy sauce, corn starch, green beans and water. It’s still comforting, and it reminds me of my mom. I make it myself all the time. I feed it to the kids. It always reminds me of home. SD: Back then, were there any foods you thought were gross? JR: I’m still not very adventurous — I wouldn’t eat sweetbreads or Rocky Mountain oysters. Of course, I’m allergic to fish, so I don’t get to eat any of that.

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It was the off season. I don’t think, locally, people are as adventurous as that. I was a little disappointed we didn’t sell more. SD: Describe your best meal ever. JR: I eat out a lot, so that’s really hard. Recently, I had a steak that was phenomenal at Craftsteak at Foxwoods [Resort Casino, in Mashantucket, Ct.]. I had a bone-in ribeye there that was amazing. The flavor was so good. It came with a bone with marrow in it and a little spoon. It was like 60-something bucks, but it was outstanding. SD: And your worst meal? JR: One I had to eat alone — because food is all about communication with people. All the worst meals I’ve eaten were when I had to eat alone. SD: What’s your favorite cookbook? JR: Any cookbook. I love ’em all. I have a huge collection of books. They give me inspiration and give me ideas from old trends. I have some from the White House that are very old and some old James Beard books — anything and everything. As a chef, you want to do ostrich and emu and adventurous stuff, but people eat what they like. You just put a really good twist on it. When they eat it and say, “That’s the best fried chicken I’ve had,” it makes your purpose so meaningful. It takes just one person to let you know you’re doing it right.

SD: If you weren’t a chef, what would your job be? JR: My big goal in life after being a restaurateur would be to raise money for charity. I’m also a carpenter, and I fix cars, but I would love to head up a charitable organization to help people. SD: What are your hobbies? JR: I love everything with a motor. I’ve been building and racing cars my whole life. It’s one of my favorite things. I love snowmobiling, too, and playing guitar and building furniture. SD: What’s your most embarrassing favorite food? JR: I love ice cream. I can’t sit down without eating the whole pint. My favorite is the blueberry ice cream at Somerset Creamery in Massachusetts. When you’re older and your mom doesn’t make you eat your cereal anymore, you get your milk from ice cream. At least, that’s what I like to think.

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SD: If money were no object, what kind of restaurant would you open? JR: If money was no object, I would have a beautiful post-and-beam building. I would only have the best of the best. I would dry-age every piece

SD: What kind of music do you like to listen to in the kitchen? JR: In the kitchen, I put up with a lot of crap. These guys have weird taste — anything from dubstep to the Dead to Christmas music.

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SD: What’s the best dish you’ve made that didn’t sell? JR: Just recently, over the holidays, I made a beautiful oven-roasted mahi mahi with smoked-mussel-saffron cream on it. I only sold one.

SD: What’s your favorite beverage? JR: Alcohol would have to be Guinness. I drink a lot of water, but if I’m going to splurge, I’m going to have something I created a long time ago in Rhode Island. I fill a pint glass full of ice, then pour in 93 percent Wyman’s [of Maine] blueberry juice and 7 percent Fresca on the top. It’s a really delicious, fun beverage. Rookie’s Root Beer is awesome, too.

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SD: Name three foods that make life worth living. JR: A good dry-aged ribeye. A good bowl of tomato-basil bisque and grilled cheese. It reminds me of coming in from the snow and stripping my snowsuit off and being in the baby-blue onesie. Food evokes all your senses and it keeps you alive. It’s the most important thing on Earth. It’s not as simple as putting gas in your car and going. The gas you’re putting in yourself is different textures and flavors. Life’s too short for crappy food.

SD: What are your favorite Vermont restaurants? JR: Hen of the Wood. I try to go there every other week or once a week. The atmosphere, the open kitchen. All the wood and stone downstairs — the rock brings you back to the earth and the food that feeds off of the earth. It’s really tasty and consistent. Everything I’ve had, the attention is right there. I like Thai House in St. Albans; they do a really good job there. The Blue Paddle [Bistro, in South Hero] is good. I eat at Trattoria Delia, Joyce’s Noodle House and Tiny Thai. American Flatbread is good. Mad Taco is really good.

of beef myself. That’s what it would be about: the atmosphere and the highest quality. If I had the labor pool, I would make everything from scratch — bread, butter. It would just be a huge working farm with an indoor greenhouse all winter. It would be crazy, and you could walk around with your glass of wine and see the greenhouses. You’d be able to enjoy the loving feeling of people making the food all from there. But that would cost a fortune. No one in Lamoille County will pay $200 for dinner.

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Lobster, as a kid, I didn’t like at all. My parents loved it, and it was a big-time, special-occasion thing. Now, knowing what I know, it’s a very versatile meat. Brussels sprouts I wouldn’t eat as a kid. Now, you caramelize ’em, throw some bacon in there with a touch of cream and you’re in heaven.

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WED.11 activism

DURBAN REPORT: ACTIVISTS RETURN & SPEAK OUT: Participants from the Global Justice Ecology Project and Occupy Burlington who attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference recap their experiences. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 238-4927.

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IMPROV NIGHT: Fun-loving participants play “Whose Line Is It Anyway”-style games in an encouraging environment. Spark Arts, Burlington, 8-10 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, 373-4703.

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WINOOSKI COALITION FOR A SAFE AND PEACEFUL COMMUNITY: Neighbors and local businesses help create a thriving Onion City by planning community events, sharing resources, networking and more. O’Brien Community Center, Winooski, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 6551392, ext.10.

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KNIT NIGHT: Crafty needleworkers (crocheters, too) share their talents and company as they spin yarn. Phoenix Books, Essex, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111.

WALDORF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: Orchard Waldorf Valley School teachers emphasize the importance of school-based fun and games in developing intellectual, social, emotional and physical health. Child’s Garden, East Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 456-7400.

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MILTON COMMUNITY YOUTH COALITION MEETING: Community members of all ages learn about the new Milton Mentors! program through an interactive presentation from Hillary Boone. Milton Public Library, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister; dinner provided. Info, 893-1009. SCIENCE ON TAP: MONTSHIRE AFTER HOURS: In “The Brain Is a Storyteller,” Everett dance company sparks an evening of artist talks, improv games and interactive exhibits in conjunction with its latest dance piece, Brain Storm. Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, 6:30

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COMMUNITY CINEMA: Sharon La Cruise’s Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock chronicles the civil-rights activist’s efforts to desegregate an all-white high school. Rutland Free Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 773-1860. ‘MELANCHOLIA’: A new planet hurtling toward Earth brings out the differences in two sisters in director Lars von Trier’s sci-fi drama. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.

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50-PLUS LUNCH BUNCH: Seniors sit down to a midday meal. Transportation can be arranged at Senior Housing Complexes. Apollo Diner, Milton, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $20; preregister. Info, 864-0123. ‘REAL FOODS, REAL HEALTH: OR, WHY WE’RE IN A HEALTH PICKLE’: Farmer and sauerkraut producer Doug Flack of Flack Family Farm lays out a fascinating time line of industrial food production in a conversation about the modern American diet versus farm-fresh foods. Food samples provided. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 861-9700.

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FOOT REFLEXOLOGY FOR HEALTH: Toes soak in an aromatherapy foot bath while folks learn about reflex points and self-care with reflexologist Alicia Feltus. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202, info@hungermountain. com. WHAT’S CHIROPRACTIC ALL ABOUT?: Stephen Brandon goes beyond neck and back pain to illuminate the full-body wellness effects of a little back cracking. Healthy Living, South Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-2569, ext. 1.

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BABYTIME: Crawling tots and their parents convene for playtime and sharing. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 658-3659. CHESS CLUB: Kings, queens, rooks, knights, bishops and pawns navigate a checkered board at the behest of third through eighth graders. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918. WED.11

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uppets may be all the rage on the big screen, but Burlington nonprofit Puppets in Education interrupts its regularly scheduled programming — in which life-size puppets teach young Vermonters about appreciating their differences — to spread the message in another art form. More than 25 performers share the stage in Diversity in Dance, Diversity in Life, PiE’s second annual dance-showcase fundraiser. Shapeshifting in each act from modern to African to swing dance, the featured artists include local favorites Selene Colburn, Paul Besaw and Joy Madden, as well as belly dancer Cait Capaldi (pictured) and Pilobolus alum Christina Conger.

p.m. $10 includes one drink; for ages 21 and up only. Info, 603-646-2010.

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‘DIVERSITY IN DANCE, DIVERSITY IN LIFE’ Saturday, January 14, 7 p.m., at Black Box Theater, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center in Burlington. $20-23. Proceeds benefit Puppets in Education. Info, 860-3349. puppetsineducation.org

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JAN.15 | OUTDOORS Play It Cool

Snow place like home ... even when the white stuff has eluded some of us this year. Thankfully, the second annual Stowe Tour de Snow doesn’t require fresh flakes, though they certainly are welcome. Folks of all ages pile on the woolies and run — or walk, ski, snowshoe or sled — for the Stowe Recreation Path, where seven large stations of cold-weather activities await. First up? Winter warm-ups and paintball target practice. Then it’s onward to yoga, ski slaloms, frisbee golf, a Nordic-terrain park, the hammerhead sled pull and a hockey-puck shoot. It’s not a competition, but racing bibs with activity checkpoints could win you prizes at the Finish Line Village Celebration. On your mark...

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Soaring symphonies or soft sonatas, the legacies of musical masters such as Mozart and Bach are immense — but, oddly, can be as rudimentary as a few notespeckled sheets of paper. With Wolfgang Amadeus and Johann Sebastian long buried, it takes a careful reader to resurrect their intent. Enter Rustem Hayroudinoff. The Russian piano man, writes Vanity Fair, “is positively a genius at digging out the inner voices that most pianists don’t realize are even there.” He’s lent his nimble fingers and interpretive aplomb to the BBC Philharmonic and Tokyo Symphony, among others, and now he returns to Middlebury to sound out four nuanced classical compositions.

STOWE TOUR DE SNOW Sunday, January 15, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., starting at the top of the Stowe Recreation Path (or at the halfway point in the farmers market field by the Red Barn Shops). Finish Line Village Celebration follows in the Akeley Memorial Building at 2:30 p.m. $5. Proceeds enhance the winter use of the Stowe Recreation Path and support the Skiing Kids in Schools program. Info, 253-9216. stowetourdesnow.com

RUSTEM HAYROUDINOFF Friday, January 13, 8 p.m., at Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. $6-25. Info, 443-6433. middlebury.edu/arts COURTESY OF PASCALE SAVARD

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Friday, January 13, and Saturday, January 14, 8 p.m., at Moore Theater, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. Informal discussion with the artists immediately follows. $10-40. Info, 603-6462422. hop.dartmouth.edu

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Putting mind over matter comes easily to Rhode Island dance/theater company Everett — especially after spending two years in residence at New Hampshire’s Crotched Mountain Specialty Hospital, one of the country’s top brain-injury institutions. It’s an unusual haunt for dancers, but a smart one. Interviews with leading scientists fuel Brain Storm, a multimedia whirlwind probing the thought processes of the mysterious human head. A special guest from the hospital highlights this mixture of choreography, storytelling and video projections about the latest in neuroscience. Wrap your noggin around the piece at its Hop premiere, or catch it on February 17 or 18 at the FlynnSpace in Burlington.

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Enosburg Playgroup: Children and their adult caregivers immerse themselves in singing activities and more. American Legion, Enosburg Falls, 9-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Fairfield Playgroup: Youngsters entertain themselves with creative activities and snack time. Bent Northrop Memorial Library, Fairfield, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Highgate Story Hour: Good listeners giggle and wiggle to age-appropriate lit. Highgate Public Library, 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Free. Info, 868-3970. Homeschoolers Event: Stay-at-home learners geek out while learning about the library’s digital resources and literary tools. Fairfax Community Library, 3:30-4:45 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2420. Let’s Learn Japanese!: Little linguists get a fun intro to the language and culture of the Land of the Rising Sun with Middlebury College student Jerry Romero. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4097. Marshfield Playgroup: Games, nature activities, songs and stories amuse youngsters. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 426-3581, jaquithpubliclibrary@ gmail.com. Middle School Book Club: Passionate readers recount their favorite works. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. Montgomery Story Hour: Good listeners are rewarded with an earful of tales and a mouthful of snacks. Montgomery Town Library, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Moving & Grooving With Christine: Two- to five-year-olds jam out to rock-and-roll and world-beat tunes. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. Pajama Story Time: Evening tales send kiddos off to bed. Berkshire Elementary School, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 527-5426.

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Cider Awards: Cider Magazine presents more than 30 awards to area musicians, artists and businesses. The Lynguistic Civilians, Stonewall, Natalie Turgeon, Rusty DeWees and many others perform. Bellows Falls Opera House, 6:309:30 p.m. $15. Info, 665-7407. Music 101: Workshops & Café: Burlington Ensemble tune up in a new series of open rehearsals. All Souls Interfaith Gathering, Shelburne, snacks and socializing, 6 p.m.; music, 7 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 598-9520, michael.dabroski@gmail.com. Starline Rhythm Boys: The Vermont band sounds out swingin’ honky-tonk and rockabilly. Bayside Pavilion, St. Albans, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 524-0909. The Renewal Chorus: A small ensemble performs American shape-note music, Corsican trios and other traditional polyphony from around the world. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. $12-15 suggested donation. Info, 345-6460. Valley Night: The Gulch grace the lounge with acoustic rock and blues. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 7 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, 496-8994.

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Alltech Lecture Tour: In “Shaping Tomorrow’s World: The Path to a Profitable Future,” a company focused on animal health and nutrition showcases technological advancements that can help propel the agricultural industry forward. Sheraton Hotel &

Conference Center, South Burlington, 9 a.m. Free. Info, 524-7460. Ray Pealer: The East Calais resident and one of the state’s top experts on wireless technology explores the “Potential Health Concerns of Wireless Devices.” Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581, jaquithpubliclibrary@gmail.com.

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Auditions for ‘Exhibit This! The Museum Comedies’: Adult and child actors attend tryouts for Little City Players’ upcoming production, in which the Metropolitan Museum of Art comes to life — paintings, artifacts and all. Vergennes Opera House, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 870-6677. Auditions for ‘Titanic: The Musical’: Teens and adults hope to break a leg in tryouts for Lyric Theatre Company’s spring tragedy, to be presented on the 100th anniversary of the ship’s sinking. Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington, registration, 5:45-6:15 p.m.; auditions, 6-10 p.m. Free. Info, 658-1484. The Metropolitan Opera: Encore: Jonas Kaufman stars in a broadcast screening of Gounod’s Faust. Palace 9 Cinemas, South Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $18-24. Info, 660-9300.

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Goddard MFAW Visiting Writer Series: Novelist Cara Hoffman reads from her debut novel So Much Pretty and answers questions. Haybarn Theater, Goddard College, Plainfield, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 454-8311. Reading & Discussion: Farms & Gardens Series: Bibliophiles react to Michael Pollan’s Second Nature: A Gardener’s Education, which has been called a modern Walden. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. Stephen Russell Payne: In his debut novel, Cliff Walking, the Vermont writer sets a tale of loss and love on the rocky coast of Maine. Highgate Public Library, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 868-3970.

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Vermont Consultants Network Meeting: Heather Cleveland of Easy Does It! paves the way for efficiency and productivity for small businesses in “Controlling Clutter: Getting Organized and Staying That Way.” Network Performance, South Burlington, 8 a.m. Free for first-time guests. Info, 373-8379.

community

BTV Mayoral Candidate Forum: Mayoral hopefuls envision Burlington’s future in a talk about transportation, mobility and livability. Unitarian Church, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 951-1315.

crafts

Every Woman’s Craft Connection: Inventive females work on artful projects at a biweekly meet-up. Essex Alliance Church, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 879-5176. Knitters’ Night: Don’t stitch and bitch; stitch and wine! Knitters, crocheters, spinners, whittlers and needlepointers cozy up to the woodstove. Lincoln Peak Vineyard, New Haven, 6-8 p.m. Free; wine priced by the glass. Info, 388-7368.

environment

Property-Assessed Clean Energy Forum: Peter Adamczyk of Efficiency Vermont offers

pointers for establishing PACE districts so building owners can more easily invest in energy-efficiency and renewable-energy projects through their property-tax bill. Richmond Free Library, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 318-5570.

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Annual Trustees Meeting: Folks act in the best interests of the public book repository. Bradford Public Library, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 2224536, bradfordpubliclibrary@gmail.com. Bath Salts, Bath Bombs & Scrubs: Scruba-dub-dub: Bubble lovers lace homemade body cleansers with herbs and scents. City Market, Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 861-9700. Community Bike Shop Night: Steadfast cyclists keep their rides spinning and safe for yearround pedaling. FreeRide Bike Co-op, Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 552-3521.

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Eyewash: Experimental Film & Video: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Amy Beste offers a curated program of colorful advertising spots, instructional shorts and experimental work. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2422.

food & drink

The Pennywise Pantry: On a tour of the store, shoppers create a custom template for keeping the kitchen stocked with affordable, nutritious eats. City Market, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 861-9700.

health & fitness

Chinese Medicine 101: Jade Mountain Wellness’ Liz Geran explores yin, yang and the five elements in a discussion of ancient therapies including acupuncture, herbal medicine, massage and nutrition. Healthy Living, South Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-2569, ext. 1. Healthy People, Healthy Planet: A sixweek reading and discussion series explores the link between human health and the environment. Topics include preventative medicine, eating well, household toxins and more. Quechee Public Library, 6:30-8 p.m. $15 for guidebook; preregister. Info, 295-1232, quelibra@sover.net.

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Aspiring Naturalists: Teens spy seasonal changes, track predators, build fires with friction and log notes in nature journals. Shelburne Farms, 4:30-6:30 p.m. $15. Info, 985-8686. Early-Literacy Story Time: Weekly themes educate preschoolers and younger children on basic reading concepts. Westford Public Library, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-5639, westford_pl@vals. state.vt.us. Fletcher Playgroup: Little ones make use of the open gym before snack time. Fletcher Elementary School, Cambridge, 9-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Franklin Story Hour: Lovers of the written word perk up for read-aloud tales and adventures with lyrics. Haston Library, Franklin, 1010:45 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Kids in the Kitchen: Little chefs make dinner disguised as dessert: mashed-potato sundaes topped with veggies, meats, cheeses and more. Healthy Living, South Burlington, 3:30-4:30 p.m. $20 per child; free for an accompanying adult; preregister. Info, 863-2569, ext. 1.

Music With Raphael: Preschoolers up to age 5 bust out song and dance moves to traditional and original folk music. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. Open Computer Time: Teens play games and surf the web on library laptops. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. Science Magic: Kid chemists in grades 3 and up use simple household materials in fantastical tricks. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918.

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Igloofest: This outdoor dance party attracts close to 60,000 concertgoers as regional and international electronic musicians heat up the night. Jacques-Cartier Quay at the Old Port of Montréal. 6:30 p.m. $12-15 for all shows; $60-75 per pass. Info, 514-904-1247. The Renewal Chorus: A small ensemble performs American shape-note music, Corsican trios and other traditional polyphony from around the world. Town Hall, Shrewsbury, 7 p.m. $12-15 suggested donation. Info, 345-6460.

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Keys to Credit: A class clears up the confusing world of credit. Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, Burlington, 10 a.m.noon. Free. Info, 860-1417, ext. 114. Spend Smart: Vermonters learn savvy skills for stretching bucks and managing money. Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 860-1417, ext. 114. Turning Your Retirement Assets Into Income for Life: Baystate Financial representatives help near-retirees wisely turn assets into income payments. New England Federal Credit Union, Williston, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 879-8790.

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Tele Thursdays: It’s all downhill as folks try out free-heel skiing with the crew from Eastern Mountain Sports. Bolton Valley Resort, 5-8 p.m. Regular lift ticket prices apply; reservations suggested to reserve demo equipment. Info, 877-926-5866.

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Café Scientifique: Carl Brandon, professor of science and aeronautical engineering technology at Vermont Technical College, takes listeners to “The Next Frontier” in a dialogue about new space technology. ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation; cash bar; for ages 21 and up. Info, 877-324-6386. Listening Sessions on Health Care Reform Financing: Health care professionals and employers and the general public learn about the challenges facing Vermont’s health care system, possible principles for financing and an overview of potential funding sources. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 828- 0141. Panel: ‘Off Road With the Brain’: In conjunction with performances of Brain Storm, a dance journey into the human mind, Everett directors join Dartmouth Medical School Neurology professors in a talk about the intersection of art, medicine and neuroscience.

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Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2010. William TorTolano: In an illustrated lecture, the organist and St. Michael’s College professor emeritus remembers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, the so-called “African Mahler” who lived at the turn of the 20th century. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

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opera nighT: Theatergoers screen a rebroadcast of the Metropolitan Opera’s Nixon in China. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 7 p.m. $12. Info, 496-8994. The meTropoliTan opera: encore: See WED.11, 1 p.m.

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afTernoon poeTry & creaTive WriTing group: Scribes come together for an artistic exploration of the inner voice led by lit lover Janie Mardis. Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 2-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-3585. Book Discussion series: ‘fuTures: uTopia anD apocalypse’: Readers explore 19th- and 20th-century visions of the future, beginning with Edward Bellamy’s Looking Backward: 2000-1887. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 888-3183. gasTronomy Book Discussion: Voracious readers gobble up novels about food and culture, such as Nicole Mones’ The Last Chinese Chef. Fairfax Community Library, 6:30 p.m. Free; bring a dish to share. Info, 849-2420. goDDarD mfaW faculTy reaDing: Literary lovers listen to read-aloud works from Rachel Pollack, Rahna Reiko Rizzuto, Darcey Steinke and Paul Selig. Haybarn Theater, Goddard College, Plainfield, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 454-8311.

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Book vs. movie: Muggles and magic lovers go back to where it all began at a movie screening and discussion of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 3:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4097. communiTy playgroup: Kiddos convene for fun via crafts, circle time and snacks. Health Room, Bellows Free Academy, Fairfax, 9-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. enosBurg falls sTory hour: Young ones show up for fables and occasional field trips. Enosburg Public Library, 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, 933-2328. miDDle school Book group: Page turners chat about favorite works of lit. Lyman C. Hunt Middle School, Burlington, 3:15-4:15 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. monTgomery TumBle Time: Physicalfitness activities help build strong muscles. Montgomery Elementary School, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. sWanTon playgroup: Kids and caregivers squeeze in quality time over imaginative play and snacks. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Swanton, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. ToDDler yoga & sTories: Tykes up to age 5 stretch it out in simple exercise and reading activities. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:15 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

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igloofesT: See THU.12, 6:30 p.m. rusTem hayrouDinoff: The Russian pianist demonstrates his rhythmic sense and musical virtuosity in Rachmaninoff’s First Piano Sonata and more. See calendar spotlight. Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. $6-25. Info, 443-6433.

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alBurgh Walking group: Neighbors in clean-soled shoes take strides and socialize. Alburgh Volunteer Fire Department, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-0360. genTle yoga for everyone: Yogis ages 55 and up participate in a mostly seated program presented by Champlain Valley Agency on Aging’s Neighbor-to-Neighbor AmeriCorps program. Winooski Senior Center, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-0360, ext. 1049.

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Ballroom lesson & Dance social: Singles and couples of all levels of experience take a twirl. Jazzercize Studio, Williston, lesson, 7-8 p.m.; open dancing, 8-10 p.m. $14. Info, 862-2269. ‘Brain sTorm’: Neuroscience research and physicality collide in Everett’s journey into the human brain. See calendar spotlight. Moore Theater, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $10-40. Info, 603-646-2422. Queen ciTy conTra Dance: Chris Weiler calls the steps to tunes by the Contraindicators. Edmunds Middle School, Burlington, 8-11 p.m. Beginner’s session at 7:45 p.m. $8; free for kids under 12. Info, 371-9492 or 343-7165.

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looks at puppeteer Kevin Clash’s storied career. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-8. Info, 603-646-2422. mounTainTop human righTs film fesTival: Seven days of film provoke optimism, anger and thought in a cinema celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr. See mountaintopfilmfestival.com for film and event schedule. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 3-10 p.m. $8 per screening; $10 per film with special event; $30 for five tickets; $75 for 13 tickets. Info, 496-8994. WinTer shorTs: a film nighT guesT curaTeD By aBBy manock: Film buffs screen works by Arlen Austin, James Bellizia, Pilar Conde, Pablo Diserens, Joe Gaetani, Christy Gast, Francis Gomila, Thyra Heder, Heloise & the Savoir Faire, Abby Manock, Rob Swainson and Josh Tonsfeldt. BCA Center, Burlington, 8-11:55 p.m. Free; cash bar. Info, 865-7166.

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The Life & Training of a Contemporary Druid: Fearn Lickfield and Ivan McBeth of the Green Mountain Druid Order explore the magical and mysterious world of modern druidry in a PowerPoint presentation. Hunger Mountain Coop, Montpelier, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202, info@hungermountain. com.

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Auditions for ‘Lyddie’: Adult and youth actors step up to the stage in tryouts for Lost Nation Theater’s original music-and-dance adaptation of the Katherine Paterson book. Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, 5-7 p.m. Free; by appointment only. Info, 229-0492, info@ lostnationtheater.org. ‘The Crucible’: “Witch!” Arthur Miller’s drama about the Salem Witch Trials, presented by First Light Theatre Company, serves as a metaphor for the McCarthyism of the 1950s. South Burlington High School, 7:30 p.m. $5-7. Info, dbailey@sbschools.net.

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Winter Flea Market: Handicrafts and antiques are there for the taking. Moose Lodge, St. Albans, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 527-1327.

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Senior Craft Classes: Folks ages 55 and up experiment with applied decoration — flower arranging, jewelry making, glass painting and more — while discussing design concepts and color. Shelburne Bay Senior Living Community, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $10; preregister. Info, 864-0604.

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Ballroom Lesson & Dance Social: See FRI.13, 7-10 p.m. ‘Brain Storm’: See FRI.13, 8 p.m. ‘Braving the Cold/Creating Some Heat’: Kiera Sauter and Vermont artists present undergraduate and collaborative works. Contemporary Dance & Fitness Studio, Montpelier, 7 p.m. $5-10 suggested donation. Info, 229-4676. ‘Diversity in Dance, Diversity in Life’: Exuberant movers celebrate their differences in a benefit for Puppets in Education. Featured guests include Paul Besaw, the Blue Moon Company, Big APE, Burlington Taiko and more.

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‘Anonymous’: Roland Emmerich’s thrilling tale of political intrigue and illicit romance proposes that William Shakespeare was simply a pseudonym for Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-8. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘Le Havre’: A young African refugee befriends a bohemian shoe shiner and together they elude the officials pushing for his deportation in Aki Kaurismäki’s political fairy tale. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 6:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422. MountainTop Human Rights Film Festival: See FRI.13, 2-10 p.m. ‘The Illusionist’: A young fan changes everything for a French magician in a dying profession in Sylvain Chomet’s whimsical animated film. Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, Middlebury College, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168. ‘Windfall’: Laura Israel’s documentary examines a town divided over the proposed implementation of 40 industrial wind turbines. Craftsbury Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 586-9683.

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Middlebury Winter Farmers Market: Crafts, cheeses, breads and veggies vie for spots in shoppers’ totes. American Flatbread, Middlebury, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 3880178, middleburyfm@yahoo.com. Norwich Winter Farmers Market: Neighbors discover cold-weather riches of the land, not to mention baked goods, handmade crafts and local entertainment. Tracy Hall, Norwich, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 384-7447, manager@norwichfarmersmarket.org. Roast Pork Supper: Buffet options include tender meat, mashed potatoes, stuffing, veggies, apple sauce and dessert. United Methodist Church, Vergennes, 5-6:30 p.m. $4-8; takeout available. Info, 877-3150. Understanding Local Cheeses: Cheese monger Dave Lauber demystifies the world of artisanal cheeses — cave aged, washed rind and raw milk among them — and offers samples along the way. City Market, Burlington, 11 a.m.noon. Free; preregister. Info, 861-9700. Waterbury Winter Farmers Market: Cultivators and their customers swap edible inspirations. Thatcher Brook Primary School, Waterbury, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 279-4371, info@waterburyfarmersmarket.com.

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Acro Yoga Montréal: Various dance forms thread through a beginner-friendly workshop of group and partner exercises for ages 14 and up. River House Yoga, Plainfield, 10 a.m.-noon. $2025; preregister. Info, 324-1737.

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Discover Waldorf Early Education: Children attend a puppet show while adults hear about the objectives of the nursery and mixed-age kindergarten program. Child’s Garden, East Montpelier, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 456-7400.

Community Club, optional potluck, 5:30 p.m.; show, 7 p.m. $10-15. Info, 456-7054. ‘Martin’s Big Words’: In celebration of Martin The Bengsons: With the help of their New Luther King Jr. Day, kids learn about the York band and special Vermont guests, civil-rights activist and the history Abigail Nessen Bengson and of African Americans through her husband Shaun preview continuous screenings of this music from their alt-folk film. Fletcher Free Library, opera Hundred Days. Burlington, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, FlynnSpace, Burlington, 8 865-7216. p.m. $17-21. Info, 863-5966. The Stryker Slagle kids Band: A supergroup of jazz Drop-In Family Ski & innovators shapes blues and Snowshoe Program: soul. Vermont Jazz Center, Weather permitting, kids and Brattleboro, 8 p.m. $15-20. Info, sy adults get some fresh air and of 254-9088, ext. 1. th exercise. Hot chocolate and art eF lyn Winter Folk Music Festival: n C e n t er activities also provided. Schmanska Strummers and singers take a lesson in Park, Burlington, 1-4 p.m. Cost of rentals. workshops with local folksters. Nightly concerts Info, 864-0123. at the Black Door feature Jeremiah McLane, Fairfax Tumble Time: Tots burn off some Sarah Blair, Sheesham and Lotus, Mayfly and energy in an open gym. Special play area for Speckers. Summit School, Montpelier, 1-9 p.m. infants provided. Bellows Free Academy, Fairfax, $10-15 per concert; $25 per workshop; $75-90 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. weekend pass. Info, 917-1186, music@summitFranklin Playgroup: Toddlers and their school.org. adult companions meet peers for tales and sing-alongs. Franklin Central School, 10-11 a.m. outdoors Free. Info, 527-5426. Sleigh Ride Weekend: Hop aboard a horseFranklin Tumble Time: Athletic types stretch drawn vehicle for a scenic farm tour, hit the their legs in an empty gym. Franklin Central slopes with an old-school sled or sip hot cider School, 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. during educational activities about life on the Intergenerational Gaming Day: Players farm. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 of all ages chase boredom away with board a.m.-3:30 p.m. $3-12. Info, 457-2355. games and other popular diversions. KelloggSleigh Rides: Weather permitting, jingling Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, horses trot visitors over the snow and rolling 223-3338. acres. Rides depart every half hour from the J. Alison James: Taiko drummers Stuart Welcome Center. Shelburne Farms, 11 a.m.-2 Patton and David Cowles join the Vermont aup.m. $6-8; free for kids under 3. Info, 985-8442. thor in bringing to life The Drums of Noto Hanto Sleigh Rides for Mentor Pairs: at the grand opening of the One World Library Intergenerational teams sip hot chocolate on a Kids’ Kiosk. Lawrence Memorial Library, Bristol, tour of the wintry landscape, weather permit10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 453-4147. ting. Shelburne Farms, 2:30-4 p.m. Rides depart Winter on the Farm: Little ones have a hoot at 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, with educational activities and a visit from a 658-1888. live owl. Shelburne Farms, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $3-5 per Snowshoe Demo: Bye-bye, cabin fever. child. Info, 985-8686. Outdoor Gear Exchange staffers facilitate a walk around the Welcome Center field. Shelburne music Farms, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, 985-8686. Atlantic Crossing: The longstanding Winter Carnival: Snow or shine, explorers Vermont band unleashes traditional songs and take on the outdoors through wacky nature acoustic instrumentals from New England, the activities including raptor baseball, mouse croBritish Isles, France and Canada. Burnham Hall, quet and otter shuffleboard. Vermont Institute Lincoln, 7:30 p.m. $3-6. Info, 388-6863. of Natural Science, Quechee, 1-4 p.m. General Bill Reed Voice Studio Jazz Workshop, admission, $9-11; free for members and kids Concert & Student Showcase: Singers under 3. Info, 359-5000. hone their jazz skills under the instruction of Evita Cobo and Tom Cleary in a two-day seminars workshop. Cobo and Cleary come together in Intro to Buddhism: Know what nam-myohoconcert Saturday night; a student showcase renge-kyo means? Find out at this primer on performance wraps it all up on Sunday night. the Eastern religion. Fletcher Free Library, Spotlight on Dance, South Burlington, 3-6 p.m. Burlington, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, 370-1738. & 7:30 p.m. $125 for workshop participants ‘Modern Paganism, Eclectic Wicca & (includes concert ticket); $20 for Evita Cobo Pagan Witchcraft 101ish’: Julio from Circle concert; $10 student showcase. Info, 862-7326, of the Triple Goddess answers questions about admin@theatricalsinger.com. the pagan path before demonstrating a particiBurlington Chamber Orchestra: Violinist patory basic ritual and spell. Moonlight Gifts, Soovin Kim multitasks as soloist and conducMilton, 4-7 p.m. $10; preregister. Info, 893-9966. tor in a program including two of Mozart’s violin concertos, Biber’s Battalia and Wiancko’s sport La Follia. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s NEK Snowmobile Drag Racing: Speedy racCollege, Colchester, 8 p.m. $10-25. Info, 860ers catch some snow around a 660-foot track. 1324 or 999-8881. Route 114 North, Lyndonville, registration and Igloofest: See THU.12, 6:30 p.m. tech inspection, 7-9 a.m.; race meeting, 9 a.m.; Miriam Bernardo, Jairo Sequeira & races begin, 9:30 a.m. $5 general admission; Ruth Einstein: Latin American music reigns $20 entry fee plus $10 insurance. 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David Hajjar: The speech-language pathologist details real-world rehabilitation techniques for patients recovering from traumatic brain injuries or neurological disorders in relation to Everett dance company’s production of Brain Storm. Faculty Lounge, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2010. Off the Wall: Informal Discussions About Art: In “Behind the Scenes: Bringing Contemporary African Art to Middlebury,” staff open up about the challenges of fitting a large, complex traveling exhibition to the museum’s measurements. Middlebury College Museum of Art, 12:15 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 443-3168. Winter Evenings Speaker Series: Awardwinning author and illustrator David Macaulay turns the page to “Building Books.” Tunbridge Public Library, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 889-9404.

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See calendar spotlight. Black Box Theater, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. $20-23. Info, 860-3349. Norwich Contra Dance: Andy Davis calls the steps for a traditional social dance. Bring clean, soft-soled shoes and a potluck dessert. Tracy Hall, Norwich, 8 p.m. $5-8; free for kids under 16; by donation for seniors. Info, 785-4607, rbarrows@cs.dartmouth.edu.

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iSraeli FOlK DaNCiNg: Movers bring clean, soft-soled shoes and learn traditional circle or line dances. Partners not required. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 7:25-9:30 p.m. $2; free to first-timers. Info, 888-5706, portico@stowevt.net.

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‘DuCK SOup’: Film critic Rick Winston offers a prefilm talk before the screening of this 1933 Marx Brothers romp. Chandler Gallery, Randolph, 7 p.m. $5-8; cash bar. Info, 4310204, outreach@chandler-arts.org. MOuNTaiNTOp huMaN righTS FilM FeSTival: See FRI.13, 2-10 p.m. ‘TOy STOry 3’: The final installment of this beloved children’s saga catches up with Woody, Buzz and the gang as they’re donated to a day care run by a scheming pink bear. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.

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Mountain Dew Vertical Challenge Race Series: Downward motion demands all eyes at this exciting, family-friendly affair. Burke Mountain Ski Resort, 8 a.m. Free. Info, 626-7300. Women’s Pickup Soccer: Ladies of all ages and abilities break a sweat while passing around the spherical polyhedron. Miller Community and Recreation Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $3. Info, 862-5091.

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Auditions for ‘Lyddie’: See FRI.13, 1-3:30 p.m. ‘Mamma Mia!’: A young bride-to-be searches for her absentee dad only to find there are three possible candidates in this rollicking Broadway National Tour musical that threads together ABBA gems. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 2:30 p.m. & 8 p.m. $27-82. Info, 863-5966.

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Campfire Stories: At Your Service: Forget the tent. Raconteurs spin five- to eight-minute-long tales about the service industry as though they were sitting around the bonfire. No notes allowed; listeners welcome. Spark Arts, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Sign up at 6:30 p.m. to speak. $5 suggested donation. Info, 373-4703.

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Vermont Woodchip- & Pellet-Heating Conference: An annual gathering dating from the 1980s sheds light on the state of “Biomass Fuel Use in Vermont: Today and Tomorrow.” National Life Building, Montpelier, 8 a.m. $49. Info, 223-7770, ext. 121.

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Dinner & Art for Mentor Pairs: Mentees ages 10 and up and their trusted counselors get creative in a workshop with Rik Rolla. Shelburne Art Center, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 658-1888. Occupy the Spirit Teach-In: Spiritual leaders and community activists shed light on the role of faith in social transformation. Discussion follows. First Unitarian Universalist Society, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 999-2820.

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Stowe Winter Carnival: “The Greatest Stowe on Earth” brings a multi-day lineup of wintry wonderment, from a snowgolf tournament to an ice-carving festival. See stowewintercarnival.com for schedule. Various locations, Stowe, 11 a.m. Free for spectators; some entry fees for participants. Info, 777-5510.

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‘Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead’: Filmmaker Joe Cross vows to lose weight and achieve a balanced lifestyle on a 60-day cross-country roadtrip in this 2010 documentary. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202, info@ hungermountain.com. MountainTop Human Rights Film Festival: See FRI.13, 3-10 p.m.

health & fitness

Aura-Clearing Clinic: Call to reserve a 15-minute energy-field-healing session. Golden Sun Healing Center, South Burlington, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 922-9090. Herbal Clinic: Folks explore the art of “green” health care at a personalized, confidential consultation with faculty and students from the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism. City Market, Burlington, 4-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 861-9700. Zumba Gold: Invigorating Latin music fosters a party-like workout atmosphere for baby boomers and active older participants. Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 5:15-6 p.m. Free. Info, 658-3585.

holidays

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration: Herman Boone, the legendary coach of a racially integrated high school football team in the 1970s south, delivers the keynote address. Moore Theater, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. Free; ticket required. Info, 603-646-2923. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert: The Middlebury College Martin Luther King Spiritual Choir, François Clemmons, Middlebury College students and dancers, and guests artists “Let Freedom Ring!” in an annual performance. Mead Chapel, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service: Volunteers sign on for a morning or afternoon service project: painting, baking, cleaning, sorting food donations and more. Various locations, Barre, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Lunch and a movie screening are provided at the Aldrich Public Library from noon-2 p.m. Free; call to sign up. Info, 229-9151, mlambert@wcysb.org. Seniors Dance Around the World: A Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration: Seniors mark this federal holiday by building community through a Zumba Gold class. Richmond Elementary School, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 800-642-5119.

kids

Marshfield Story Time: Read-aloud tales catch the ear of youngsters ages 6 and under — and their grown-ups. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 426-3581, jaquithpubliclibrary@gmail.com. Shake Your Sillys Out: Tots swing and sway to music with children’s entertainer Derek Burkins. JCPenney court, University Mall, South Burlington, 10:35 a.m. Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11. Writing for Fun: Middle schoolers get the creative juices flowing by penning short stories, memoirs and poems. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

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Capital Orchestra: Brass and string players join the ensemble at weekly rehearsals leading up to a spring concert under the direction of Dan Liptak. Band room, U-32 High School, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 272-1789. The Champlain Echoes: New singers are invited to chime in on four-part harmonies with a women’s a cappella chorus at weekly open rehearsals. Pines Senior Living Community, South Burlington, 6:15-9:15 p.m. Free. Info, 658-0398.

outdoors

Sleigh Ride Weekend: See SAT.14, 10 a.m.3:30 p.m.

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Montpelier, 6-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 2238004, ext. 202, info@hungermountain.com. Steps to Wellness: Cancer survivors attend diverse seminars about nutrition, stress management, acupuncture and more in conjunction to a medically-based rehabilitation program. Fletcher Allen Health Care Cardiology Building, South Burlington, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2176.

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Elise Guyette: Just in time for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the award-winning author recaps the research behind her book Discovering Black Vermont: African American Farmers in Hinesburgh, 1790-1890. Vermont History Center, Barre, noon; Vermont History Museum, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 479-8505.

Marjorie Cady Memorial Writers Group: Budding wordsmiths improve their craft through “homework” assignments, creative exercises and sharing. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 388-2926, cpotter935@comcast.net.

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Champlain Valley SCORE Roundtable: Local experts help small-biz owners learn the ropes to cash flow and business insurance. Office Squared, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 951-6762.

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Community Bike Shop Night: See THU.12, 6-8 p.m. Mercy Connections Open House: Visitors take a tour of the new space — home to the Women’s Small Business Program, the Vermont Women’s Mentoring Program and more — with hot chocolate or cider in hand. Mercy Connections, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 846-7063.

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MountainTop Human Rights Film Festival: See FRI.13, 5-10 p.m. The Incredible Weird Western Movie Month: Yee-haw! Various examples of kung fu gunslingers, diehard lawmen and desert wildlife screen in conjunction with trivia, snacks and contests. Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 338-2181. ‘Thelma and Louise’: A waitress and a housewife embark on a road trip, which takes an unexpected turn when the former shoots a rapist in Ridley Scott’s 1991 drama. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. Donations accepted for the Boys & Girls Club of Burlington. Info, 540-3018, mariah@mainstreetlanding.com.

food & drink

Chinese New Year Celebration Foods: Usher in the Year of the Dragon with traditional Chinese dumplings, basic sauces and a feast. Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes School, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 861-9700.

health & fitness

Clinic for ‘Problem’ Necks & Shoulders: Pain in the neck? Certified structural integrators and massage therapists Rebecca Riley and Irvin Eisenberg offer 20- to 30-minute treatments at no cost. Portals Center for Healing, Montpelier, 9:30 a.m. Free; schedule an appointment in advance. Info, 223-7678, ext. 2. Enzymes: Can’t Live Without Them, But You Do!: Peter Farber breaks down the body’s functions, from digestion to blinking, to analyze the role of catalysts. Hunger Mountain Co-op,

Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Party: Vermonters celebrate the 83rd year since this iconic civil-rights activist’s birth. Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2005.

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Creative Tuesdays: Artists engage their imaginations with recycled crafts. Kids under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. Fairfax Story Hour: Good listeners are rewarded with folklore, fairy tales, crafts and activities. Fairfax Community Library, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5246. Frosty & Friends Therapy Dogs: Young readers share their favorite texts with friendly pooches. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918. Highgate Story Hour: See WED.11, 10-11 a.m. Music With Robert: Music lovers of all ages engage in sing-alongs. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. North Hero Pajama Story Time: Listeners show up with blankets for bedtime tales. North Hero Public Library, 6-6:45 p.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Science & Stories: Ice: Kids have aha! moments regarding water in its frozen form. ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11 a.m. Regular admission, $9.50-12.50; free for kids ages 2 and under. Info, 877-324-6386. Skater Tots: Little ones tighten their laces and become lords and ladies of the rink. Highgate Sports Arena, 1 p.m. Free; skates and crates available on a first come, first served basis. Info, 868-3970. South Hero Playgroup: Free play, crafting and snacks entertain children and their grownup companions. South Hero Congregational Church, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. St. Albans Playgroup: Creative activities and storytelling engage the mind. St. Luke’s Church, St. Albans, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Story Hour: Picture books and crafts catch the attention of 3- to 5-year-olds. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

language

Pause Café: French speakers of all levels converse en français. Levity Café, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5088.

music

Auditions for the Burlington Choral Society: Altos and sopranos bring it and sing it at tryouts for a spring-semester concert. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 5:45-7 p.m. Free; call for an audition time. Info, 864-0788, mehayes@ uvm.edu. Noontime Concert Series: Gifted young Vermont musicians sound off in an annual

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seminars

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tayo aluko: In “What Matters to Me and Why,” the Nigerian writer and actor shares his views of Mother Africa and her portrayal in the arts and media. Tucker Foundation Living Room. Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., noon. Free; light lunch is provided. Info, 603-646-2010. Vermont yankee decomiSSioning Forum: A three-person panel sheds light on the federal court case, clean up and transition plans related to the shuttering of the nuclear power plant. Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 649-2200.

FairField playgroup: See WED.11, 10-11:30 a.m. highgate Story hour: See WED.11, 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. hogWartS reading Society: Fascinated by fantasy? Book-club members gab about the wizarding world of Harry Potter and other series. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4097. let’S learn JapaneSe!: See WED.11, 4:305:30 p.m. marShField playgroup: See WED.11, 10-11:30 a.m. middle School book club: See WED.11, 3:30-4:30 p.m. moVing & grooVing With chriStine: See WED.11, 11-11:30 a.m. Skater totS: See TUE.17, 10 a.m.

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Valley night: Julian Chobot graces the lounge with his smooth jazz trio. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 7 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, 496-8994.

‘call mr. robeSon’: Writer and performer Tayo Aluko pays tribute to classical singer, actor and civil-rights activist Paul Robeson. Warner Bentley Theater, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $10-28. Info, 603-646-2422.

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‘call mr. robeSon’: See TUE.17, 7 p.m. ‘leS liaiSonS dangereuSeS’: Love is a cruel game in this deliciously wicked play based on the novel by Choderlos de Laclos and presented by Northern Stage. Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $30-60. Info, 296-7000.

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paul luciano: A silent movie plays as the local author and musician creates atmospheric melodies and recites from Lanthan Mire: The Impending Consequence of Doom, a fictional adventure story set on a lost planet. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 4263581, jaquithpubliclibrary@gmail.com. m

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Winter WellneSS day: Folks make a commitment to their health by attending balance and fall risk assessments, footwear and orthotic evaluations, a knee pain seminar, a nutrition workshop, and more throughout the day. RehabGYM, Colchester, 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 861-0111. yoga philoSophy: Metta Earth Yoga’s Russell Comstock details the fundamentals of this physical, mental and spiritual discipline. Come dressed to move. Room 109, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168.

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danny landry: In “The Lake Champlain Bridge: A Look Back and to the Future,” the project manager recaps the structure’s construction at a dinner meeting of the Champlain Valley chapter of the Project Management Institution. Doubletree Hotel, South Burlington, 5:30-8:15 p.m. $25-35. Info, 735-5359. michael arnoWitt: The internationally touring classical and jazz pianist analyzes words, rhythm, line breaks and pacing in “The Music of Poetry.” River Arts Center, Morrisville, 7 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 888-1261. nancy SomerS: The speaker touches on brain health and relationships in “Creating the Life You Want to Live.” Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

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acting FILM ACTING CLASS: Jan. 11Mar. 28, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Cost: $160/class for the mo. Location: Venue to be announced, Waterbury. Info: Dawn Kearon, 498-5051, Ruby_to@yahoo.com. Explore acting technique for film through scene analysis and performance with professional actor and coach Richard Waterhouse. Classes begin January 11, Wednesday evenings, 6:30-9:30. For more information, contact Dawn Kearon ruby_to@yahoo. com, or visit the Waterhouse Film Acting Studio on Facebook.

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CLAY: WHEEL THROWING I: Jan. 26-Mar. 15, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Thu. Cost: $220/person, $198/BCA member. Clay sold separately at $20/25 lb. bag, glazes and firings incl. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Wheel Room, Burlington. Students will be working primarily on the potter’s wheel, learning basic throwing and forming techniques, while creating functional pieces such as mugs, vases and bowls. Students will also be guided through the various finishing techniques using the studio’s house slips and glazes.

DROP-IN: ADULT POTTERY: Fri., Jan. 20, Feb. 17, Mar. 16, Apr. 20 & May 18. Cost: $12/participant, $11/BCA member. Location: BCA Clay Studio, Wheel Room, 250 Main St., Burlington. Through demonstrations and individual instruction, students will learn the basics of preparing and centering the clay and making cups, mugs, bowls. Price includes one fired and glazed piece per participant. JEWELRY: JEWELRY/METAL DESIGN: Cost: $230/person, $207/BCA member. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Craft Room, Burlington. Make your own earrings, bracelets, necklaces and more, while discovering the art of fine metal craftsmanship. Learn how to use jewelry hand tools to make original finished pieces of wearable art. Students will learn many techniques including sawing, forming, polishing and soldering while working with copper, brass or silver. PAINTING: OIL: Jan. 24-Mar. 27, 6:30-9 p.m., Weekly on Tue. Cost: $245/person, $220.50/BCA member. Location: BCA Center, 3rd floor, Burlington. Learn how to paint with nontoxic, water-soluble oils. Students will learn many painting techniques

PHOTO: MIXED LEVEL: Feb. 2-Mar. 22, 6-9 p.m., Weekly on Thu. Cost: $250/person, $225/BCA member. Location: Burlington City Arts, Community Darkroom, Burlington. 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. Prerequisite: Intro to Black and White Film and the Darkroom or equivalent experience. PRINT: EXPERIMENTAL PRINTING: Jan. 26-Mar. 15, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Thu. Cost: $230/person, $207/BCA member. Location: BCA Print Studio, 250 Main St., Print Studio, Burlington. Learn how to do etching and linoleum cuts to create uniquely expressive artwork. Students will also be encouraged to push the limits of print possibilities and challenged to combine them in ways that will further their own artistic visions. Students will also work together on collaborative prints. PRINT: INTRO SILK-SCREENING: Jan. 31-Mar. 20, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Tue. Cost: $215/ person, $194/BCA member. Location: BCA Print Studio, 250 Main St., Print Studio, Burlington. Students will learn a variety of techniques for transferring and printing images using hand-drawn, photographic or borrowed imagery. Learn how to apply photo emulsion, how to use a silk-screen exposure unit,

building TINY-HOUSE RAISING: Jan. 28 & 29. Cost: $250/workshop. Location: Johnson, Vermont. Info: Peter King, 933-6103. A crew of beginners will help instructor Peter King frame and sheath a 10x10 tiny house in Johnson.

dance ARGENTINE TANGO FOR BEGINNERS: Feb. 1-22, 6:157:15 p.m., Weekly on Wed. Cost: $13/1-hour class ($45 for 4 classes if paid on 2/1). Location: North End Studio B, 294 N. Winooski Ave., suite 116B, Burlington. Info: In collaboration with Queen City Tango, Elizabeth Seyler, 862-2833, eseyler@temple.edu. Improvise, express yourself, collaborate, play. If you can walk, you can tango. Learn the basics in a friendly, welcoming environment for all ages. Instructor Elizabeth Seyler holds a PhD in dance and has taught tango since 2006. No partner or experience necessary. Wear comfortable shoes with hard soles. BEAUTIFULLY RELAXED: BALLET!: Ballet I: Tue., 9 a.m., & Fri., 11 a.m. Ballet II: Wed., 5:30 p.m. Cost: $14/class (better rates w/studio class card). Location: Burlington Dances, 1 Mill St., suite 372, Burlington. Info: 863-3369, lucille@ naturalbodiespilates.com, NaturalBodiesPilates.com. For a strong, flexible and beautifully relaxed body, take class in a lovely studio with expert movement analyst, ballet teacher and Pilates instructor Lucille Dyer. We are located in the Chace Mill, at the Winooski River Falls! Come to class ready for positive change in mind, heart and body. DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 5981077, info@salsalina.com. Salsa classes, nightclub-style, on-one and on-two, group and private, four levels. Beginner walk-in classes, Wednesdays, 7:15 p.m. Argentine Tango class and social, Fridays, 7:30 p.m., walk-ins welcome. No dance experience, partner or preregistration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in anytime and prepare for an enjoyable workout!

LEARN TO DANCE W/A PARTNER!: Cost: $50/4-week class. Location: The Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington. Lessons also available in St. Albans. Info: First Step Dance, 598-6757, kevin@firststepdance. com, FirstStepDance.com. 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. THE MOVING MOMENT: Jan. 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $20/2hr. class. Location: South End Studio, 696 Pine Street, Burlington. Info: 540-0044, southendstudiovt.com. Befriend your body, find your own dance and celebrate momentum! Come share in an evening of movement exploration, funky tunes, playful company and improvisation in this class that draws from the 5 Rhythms, Soul Motion and Kripalu Yoga principles. No dance experience needed; just a curious mind and an open heart. Taught by Nicole Grubman. TOTAL BODY CONNECTIVITY: Thu., 5:15 p.m., & Sat. w/ Ballet Barre, 11 a.m. Location: Burlington Dances, Chace Mill, top floor, 1 Mill St., suite 372, Burlington. Info: Burlington Dances, Lucille Dyer, 8633369, Info@BurlingtonDances. com, BurlingtonDances.com. Lucille Dyer teaches Total Body Connectivity: Pilates, Delsarte, Laban, Bartenieff and ballet for balance of mind, heart and body. Learn about meaning and selfexpression with ease and grace. Classes serve as an incubator to inspire the process of selfdevelopment, ethical awareness and humanitarianism inherent in this kind of practice.

drumming TAIKO, DJEMBE, CONGAS & BATA!: Location: Burlington Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., suite 3-G, Burlington. Contemporary Dance & Fitness Studio, 18 Langdon St., Montpelier. AllTogetherNow, 170 Cherry Tree Hill Rd., E. Montpelier. Info: Stuart Paton, 999-4255, spaton55@gmail. com. Burlington! Beginners Taiko starts Tuesday, January 10, March 13, April 24; kids, 4:30 p.m., $60/6 weeks; adults, 5:30 DRUMMING

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DESIGN: ADOBE LIGHTROOM: Feb. 1-Mar. 7, 6-9 p.m., Weekly on Wed. Cost: $250/person, $225/BCA member. Location: Burlington City Arts Digital Media Lab, Burlington. Upload, organize, edit and print your digital photographs. Importing images, using RAW files, organization, fine-tuning tone and contrast, and color and white balance adjustments will all be covered. Bring a Maccompatible flash or hard drive

DRAWING: FASHION: Jan. 26Mar. 22, 6:30-9 p.m., Weekly on Thu. Cost: $185/person, $166.50/ BCA member. Location: BCA Center, 3rd floor, Burlington. Students will draw and paint using gouache, watercolor and more and will be encouraged to render fabrics, illustrate their own designs and experiment with a variety of fashion drawing styes. This is a mixed-level class that includes figure drawing with a live fashion model. Materials list will be provided.

PHOTO: DIGITAL BASICS: Weekly on Tue., Jan. 31-Mar. 13 (no class Mar. 6), 3:30-5:30 p.m. Cost: $205/person, $194.75/BCA member. Location: Burlington City Arts Digital Media Lab, Burlington. Info: burlingtoncityarts.com. Learn the basics of digital photography. Camera functions and settings, white balance, composition, uploading and organizing images, making basic edits in Photoshop, printing, and much more will be covered. Any digital camera is acceptable! Bring your charged camera with its memory card, cords and manual to the first class.

PRINT: JAPANESE WOOD BLOCK: Feb. 1-Mar. 21, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Wed. Cost: $240/person, $216/BCA member. Location: BCA Print Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. In this class, you’ll learn how to carve images into soft wood blocks and make designs on paper, fabric and even T-shirts. Contemporary design techniques will be combined with this ancient printing technique to give you a unique effect in your prints.

LEARN TO SWING DANCE: Cost: $60/6-week series ($50 for students/seniors). Location: Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington. Info: lindyvermont.com, 860-7501. Great fun, exercise and socializing with fabulous music. Learn in a welcoming and lighthearted environment. Classes start every six weeks: Tuesdays for beginners; Wednesdays for upper levels. Instructors: Shirley McAdam and Chris Nickl.

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DESIGN: ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR: Jan. 30-Mar. 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Mon. Cost: $185/ person, $166.50/BCA member. Location: Burlington City Arts Digital Media Lab, Burlington. Learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator, a program used to create interesting graphics, clip art and more! Students will explore a variety of software techniques and will create projects suited to their own interests. Bring a Mac-compatible flash drive to the first class.

DRAWING: Jan. 25-Mar. 14, 6:308:30 p.m., Weekly on Wed. Cost: $185/person, $166.50/BCA member. Location: BCA Center, 3rd floor, Burlington. Learn a variety of drawing techniques including basic perspective, compositional layout, and use of dramatic light and shadow. Students will work mostly from observation. Media include pencil, pen and ink, ink wash, charcoal, conte crayon, and colored pencil. Materials list will be provided.

PHOTO: 2-D ARTWORK: Jan. 31 & Feb. 7, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $95/ person, $85.50/BCA member. Location: Burlington City Arts Digital Media Lab, Burlington. Learn techniques for photographing your 2-D artwork in this hands-on, two-day artist professional development workshop. Lighting, use of backdrops, uploading images, and sizing for print and the web will be covered. Bring some pieces to photograph, your digital camera and a Mac-compatible flash drive to the first class.

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CLAY: CERAMIC BUTTONS & BEADS: Jan. 26-Mar. 1, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Thu. Cost: $150/ person, $135/BCA member (clay sold separately @ $20/25-lb. bag, glazes & firings incl.). Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Craft Room, Burlington. Students will learn how to make their own wearable ceramic art and other small hand-built forms with a focus on rich surface texture. Students will create clay,

CLAY: INTERMEDIATE/ADV. WHEEL: Jan. 26-Mar. 15, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Weekly on Thu. Cost: $260/person, $234/BCA member (clay sold separately @ $20/25-lb. bag, glazes & firings included). Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Wheel Room, Burlington. Students will learn individualized tips and techniques for advancement on the wheel. Demonstrations and instruction will cover intermediate throwing, trimming, decorating and glazing methods. Class size will be kept small to provide individual attention to personal development. Students should be proficient in centering and throwing basics cups and bowls.

DESIGN: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP: Feb. 2-Mar. 8, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Thu. Cost: $195/ person, $175.50/BCA member. Location: Burlington City Arts Digital Media Lab, Burlington. Uploading images into Adobe Bridge, use of Camera Raw, image correction tools such as color and white balance correction, layers, masks, selections, retouching and much more will be covered. Bring a Mac-compatible flash or hard drive with your images to the first class.

and will learn how to apply composition, linear aspects, form and color theory to their work. This class includes studio time, group discussion and critique. Materials list will be provided.

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THE COMPLETE AUDITION WORKSHOP: Jan. 8-Feb. 26, 12-3 p.m., Weekly on Sun. Cost: $195/8 3-hr. classes. Location: Off Center For The Dramatic Arts, 294 N. Winooski Ave., suite 116C, Burlington (also a class in Waterbury, too!). Info: MOXIE Productions, Monica Callan, 244-4168, moxie@pshift. com, moxieproductions.org. Show your best creative self in the audition room. Practice acting whether in a show or not. Build confidence and have fun! Combining auditioning tools with targeted text and physical techniques provides participants the ability to make a monologue uniquely theirs. Just in time for VATTA auditions and holiday gifting!

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p.m., $72/6 weeks. Advanced classes start Monday, January 19, March 12, April 23, 5:30 and 7 p.m. Women’s Haitian Drumming starts Friday, January 13, February 3, March 9, 5 p.m., $45/3 weeks. Morning Taiko starts Saturday, January 7, February 4, 9-10:45 a.m., $45/3 weeks. Cuban Bata and house-call classes by request. Montpelier Thursdays! Voudou drums start January 12, February 1, March 22, 1:30-2:30 p.m., $45/3 weeks. East Montpelier Thursdays! Djembe starts January 12, March 22, 5:30 p.m., $45/3 weeks. Cuban congas start February 2, April 19 $45/3 weeks. Taiko starts January 12, March 22, 7 p.m., $45/3 weeks.

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exercise BELLY DANCE AND TANGOFLOW!: Belly Dance Tue. 6:45-8 p.m., TangoFlow! Wed. 7-8 p.m. Belly Dance 4-wks.: $40 or $14/single. TangoFlow! 8-wks.: $80 or $12/single. Location: Burlington Dances & Natural Bodies Pilates, 1 Mill St., Suite 372, Burlington. Info: Burlington Dances, 8633369, info@BurlingtonDances. com, BurlingtonDances. com. TangoFlow! Explore the energy, sensuality and passion of Argentine tango while getting a great whole-body workout! Rhythmic, expressive, sweaty and fun! Love the feeling of Belly Dance? Experience the movement, music and tradition of modern Egyptian belly dance, along with contemporary interpretations of this ancient dance form.

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Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington. Acting for all ages (kids, teens, adults), Creative Drama for the little ones, plus performance programs like Standup Comedy, Show Choirs and Performance Ensemble where adults develop original dramatic work. DANCE CLASSES: Starting Jan. 16 week. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington. Join Ballet, Tap, Modern, Improvisation, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Afro-Modern or the Dance Composition Lab where students develop original choreography. Children’s classes in ballet, creative dance, or musical theater dance are also enrolling students. VOCAL & INSTRUMENTAL CLASSES!: Starting Jan. 16 week. Cost: $18/class. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington. Jazz combos for grades 5-12 and adults, voice lessons, show choirs, and parent/ child music-making for ages 0-5!

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STONE WALL WORKSHOP: 1-day workshops run Jan. through Mar. 2012. Cost: $100/1-day workshop. Location: Red Wagon Plants, 2408 Shelburne Falls Rd., Hinesburg. Info: Queen City Soil & Stone, Charley MacMartin, 318-2411, macmartin@igc.org, queencitysoilandstone.com. Our introductory workshops for homeowners and tradespeople promote the beauty and integrity of stone. The one-day workshop focuses on the basic techniques for creating dry-laid stone walls. Workshops are held in warm greenhouses in Hinesburg. The workshops are hands on, working with stone native to Vermont.

healing THE PRESENCE PROCESS BY MICHAEL BROWN: Jan. 17-Mar. 13, 12 p.m., Weekly on Tue.. Location: Cafe at Gardener’s Suppy, Williston. Info: Kraye, 917-1217, krayegrymonnt@mac. com, thepresenceportal.com. A healing journey into present moment awareness.

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games MAH JONGG FOR FUN & FLEXIBILITY: Jan. 17-Feb. 7, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Weekly on Tue. Cost: $28/person, $100 group rate for 4 people. Location: Moonlight Gift Shoppe, Rte. 7, Milton. Info: Michele, 893-9966. Mah Jongg: the ancient Chinese game of winds and dragons. Players pick up, discard and trade tiles to form easy winning hands. As players progress, we’ll slowly add tiles, increase complexity, talk about defense and sleuthing. If you like playing cards, you’ll love Mah Jongg.

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MASTER GARDENER 2011 COURSE: Feb. 7-May. 1, 6:15-9 p.m., Weekly on Tue. Cost: $385/ incl. Sustainable Gardening book. Late fee after Jan. 20. Noncredit course. Various locations: Bennington, Brattleboro, Johnson, Lyndon, Montpelier, Middlebury, Newport, Randolph 652-4548 Ctr., Rutland, Springfield, St. flynnarts@flynncenter.org Albans, Waterbury, White River The Flynn Center is a nonprofit Jct. Info: 656-9562, master. 1x1-FlynnPerfArts093009.indd 1 9/28/09 3:32:51 PM organization and believes the gardener@uvm.edu, uvm.edu/ arts should be accessible to mastergardener. Learn the keys everyone: financial aid and to a healthy and sustainable payment plans are available home landscape as University for all classes. of Vermont faculty and experts focus on gardening in Vermont. This noncredit course covers THEATER CLASSES: Starting a wide variety of horticultural Jan. 16 week. Location: Flynn 52 CLASSES

topics: fruit and vegetable production, flower gardening, botany basics, plant pests, soil fertility, disease management, healthy lawns, invasive plant control, introduction to home landscaping, and more!

253-8358 education@helenday.com helenday.com SNOWBOARD VIDEO PRODUCTION FOR TEENS & YOUNG ADULTS: Weekly on Fri., Feb. 3-Mar. 16 (no class Mar. 2), 2:45-4:45 p.m. Cost: $135/ person. Location: Helen Day Art Center, 5 School St., Stowe. Do you like snowboarding? Do you like working with video? Combine these two passions and shoot and edit your own snowboard video! Learn about proper camera work and editing techniques. The first three classes will be held at Stowe Mountain shooting your own video. You will then learn how to edit your footage at HDAC using Mac computers or your own laptop. Instructed by James Tomlinson.

herbs WISDOM OF THE HERBS SCHOOL: Winter Ecology Walks w/George will be announced on our Facebook page or join

our email list or call us. Wisdom of the Herbs 2012: Apr. 21-22, May 19-20, Jun. 16-17, Jul. 14-15, Aug. 11-12, Sep. 8-9, Oct. 6-7 & Nov. 3-4, 2012. Wild Edibles Intensive 2012: Spring/Summer Term: May 27, Jun. 24 & Jul. 22, 2012 & Summer/Fall Term: Aug. 19, Sep. 16 & Oct. 14, 2012. VSAC nondegree grants avail. to qualifying applicants. Location: Wisdom of the Herbs School, Woodbury. Info: 456-8122, annie@wisdomoftheherbsschool. com, wisdomoftheherbsschool. com. Earth skills for changing times. Experiential programs embracing local wild edible and medicinal plants, food as first medicine, sustainable living skills, and the inner journey. Annie McCleary, director, and George Lisi, naturalist.

language ANNOUNCING SPANISH CLASSES: Beginning week of Jan. 9 for 10 weeks. Cost: $175/10 1-hr. classes. Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Ctr. Info: Spanish in Waterbury Center, 585-1025, spanishparavos@gmail.com, spanishwaterburycenter.com. Spanish classes starting in January. Learn from a native speaker via small classes, individual instruction or student tutoring. You’ll always be participating and speaking. Lesson packages for travelers; get ready for your winter trip south. Lessons for children; they love it! See our website or contact us for details. PARLEZ-VOUS FRANCAIS?: Location: At your home or scheduled meeting place, Burlington, Mad River Valley, Stowe, Montpelier. Info: 4967859, yvescompere@yahoo.com. Communication and vocabulary enrichment, some grammar review. Fun and useful. Taught by Yves Compere, French native.

martial arts AIKIDO: Adult/Teen Introductory Classes begin on Feb. 7, 6:45 p.m. and meet on Tue. and Thu. Children’s classes begin on Sat., Feb. 4, at 9 and 9:45 a.m. Join now and receive a 3-mo. membership (includes unlimited classes seven days a week) for $190. Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine St. (across from Conant Metal & Light), Burlington. Info: 951-8900, burlingtonaikido.org. Aikido is a dynamic Japanese martial art that promotes physical and mental harmony through the use of breathing exercises, aerobic conditioning, circular movements, and pinning and throwing techniques. We also teach sword/staff arts and knife defense. The Samurai Youth Program provides scholarships for children and teenagers, ages 7-17. We also offer classes for children ages 5-6. Classes are taught by Benjamin Pincus

Sensei, Vermont’s senior and only fully certified (Shidoin) Aikido teacher. Visitors are always welcome. AIKIDO: Location: Vermont Aikido, 274 N. Winooski Ave. (2nd floor), Burlington. Info: Vermont Aikido, 862-9785, vermontaikido.org. Special holiday opportunity through January 31! Get 2-for-1 membership for up to three months. Offer also good for children’s classes, January Intro and winter LGBTQ Intro. Aikido trains body and spirit, promoting physical flexibility with flowing movement, martial awareness with compassionate connection, respect for others and confidence in oneself. COMBAT FITNESS MMA MARTIAL ARTS: Weekly on Wed. Location: Combat Fitness Mixed Martial Arts, Winooski. Info: Combat Fitness, Vince Guy, 343-3129, vteguy@yahoo. com, combatfitnessmma.com. Make fitness fun this year. Brand new 5000 sq.ft. training facility. Learn effective self-defense from experienced, certified and caring instructors while getting in the best shape of your life! Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Western Boxing, Judo, MMA and Cardio programs. Student, military, law, family discounts. Just off I-89 exit 15. combatfitnessmma.com, 655-KICK. MARTIAL WAY SELF-DEFENSE CENTER: Please visit website for schedule. Location: Martial Way Self Defense Center, 3 locations, Colchester, Milton, St. Albans. Info: 893-8893, martialwayvt. com. Beginners will find a comfortable and welcoming environment, a courteous staff, and a nontraditional approach that values the beginning student as the most important member of the school. Experienced martial artists will be impressed by our instructors’ knowledge and humility, our realistic approach, and our straightforward and fair tuition and billing policies. We are dedicated to helping every member achieve his or her highest potential in the martial arts. Kempo, Jiu-Jitsu, MMA, Wing Chun, Arnis, Thinksafe Self-Defense. VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU: Mon.-Fri., 6-9 p.m., & Sat., 10 a.m. 1st class is free. Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Rd., Williston. Info: 660-4072, Julio@bjjusa. com, vermontbjj.com. Classes for men, women and children. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu enhances strength, flexibility, balance, coordination and cardio-respiratory fitness. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training builds and helps to instill courage and self-confidence. We offer a legitimate Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu martial arts program in a friendly, safe and positive environment. Accept no imitations. Learn from one of the world’s best, Julio “Foca” Fernandez, CBJJ and IBJJF certified 6th Degree Black Belt, Brazilian JiuJitsu instructor under Carlson

Gracie Sr., teaching in Vermont, born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! A 5-time Brazilian JiuJitsu National Featherweight Champion and 3-time Rio de Janeiro State Champion, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

meditation INTRODUCTION TO MEDITATION: Jan. 28-Feb. 18, 2-4 p.m., Weekly on Sat. Cost: $60/series. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: Sue, 2447909. Get a basic orientation to an essential practice of the spiritual journey; learn over a dozen techniques in this workshop that is more experiential than intellectual. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author. INTRODUCTION TO ZEN: Sat., Jan. 28, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: $30/half-day workshop, limited-time price. Location: Vermont Zen Center, 480 Thomas Rd., Shelburne. Info: Vermont Zen Center, 985-9746, ecross@crosscontext.net, vermontzen.org. This workshop is conducted by an ordained Zen Buddhist teacher, and focuses on the theory and meditation practices of Zen Buddhism. Preregistration required. Call for more info or register online. LEARN TO MEDITATE: Meditation instruction available Sunday mornings, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., or by appointment. The Shambhala Cafe meets the first Saturday of each month for meditation and discussions, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. An Open House occurs every third Friday evening of each month, 7-9 p.m., which includes an intro to the center, a short dharma talk and socializing. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 So. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 658-6795, burlingtonshambhalactr.org. 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.

photography 1-ON-1 PRIVATE CLASSES: Jan. 12. Cost: $69/half day, $125/ full day. Location: Linda Rock Photography, Essex Jct. Info: 238-9540, lrphotography@ comcast.net. Beginner Digital Photography, Intermediate Digital Photography, Digital Workflow, Lighting Techniques, Set Up Your Photo Business, People Posing, Photoshop and more. See details at lindarockphotography.com. Sign up today!

pilates PILATES CIRCUIT FOR BEGINNERS!: Now for beginners, Pilates Circuit Training classes

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Mon., Thu., Fri., & Sat. See schedule for details & call to reserve your space. Location: Natural Bodies Pilates, 1 Mill St., suite 372, Burlington. Info: 863-3369, lucille@naturalbodiespilates. com, NaturalBodiesPilates.com. Now you can develop a strong, flexible and beautifully relaxed body in a calm and professional studio setting. Improve your posture and your mood. Be more creative in your career. Save on expensive medical bills. Improve your quality of life. Have more enjoyable relationships and derive pleasure from healthy movement!

reiki Usui Reiki, 1st Degree: Feb. 19, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $175/6-hr. class (CEs avail. for NCTMB). Location: Gathering Room, Hinesburg. Info: Vermont Center for Energy Medicine, Cindy Carse, 985-9580, cindy@ energymedicinevt.com, energymedicinevt.com. Learn Reiki, a traditional Japanese healing art that facilitates health and transformation on all levels (body, mind and spirit). Reiki can be supportive of any life path or career. In this class, you will be attuned to Reiki and trained to practice Reiki for yourself, loved ones, plants and animals.

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Accessing Bliss by Transcending the Ego: Jan. 14, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: $35/class incl. a simple lunch. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: 244-7909, reeniesargent@comcast.net. Practice “living in love” and explore what is accessed on that plane in this experiential workshop focused on transcending the ego to access one’s loving self. Limited to 10 participants. Led by Reenie Sargent, teacher and spiritual healer. Introduction to Cabala: Jan. 11-Feb. 1, 7-9 p.m., Weekly on Wed. Cost: $60/class. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: 244-7909. Learn about the basics of Jewish mysticism in this experiential workshop; includes readings in the major cabalistic works. Led by Sue Mehrtens.

sports Marathon Training Class: Starting Jan. 23, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Weekly on Mon. Cost: $100/ course. Location: Medical Office Building, suite 201, 792 College

tai chi Hwa Yu Tai Chi/MONTPELIER: Jan. 9-Apr. 30, 5-5:45 p.m., Weekly on Mon. Cost: $135/16wk. semester; or $72/8 wks. Location: Montpelier Shambhala Center, 64 Main St, 3rd floor, Montpelier. Info: Ellie Hayes, 456-1983. Winter-spring semester, beginners welcome. Soothe the aches and pains of winter with fluid motion. Grounding and cultivating intrinsic energy has numerous health benefits, not to mention the simple pleasure of being more mindfully present and at ease. Instructor Ellie Hayes has been teaching tai chi since 1974. Snake-Style Tai Chi Chuan: Beginner classes Sat. mornings & Wed. evenings. Call to view a class. Location: Bao Tak Fai Tai Chi Institute, 100 Church St., Burlington. Info: 864-7902, iptaichi.org. The Yang Snake Style is a dynamic tai chi method that mobilizes the spine while stretching and strengthening the core body muscles. Practicing this ancient martial art increases strength, flexibility, vitality, peace of mind and martial skill. Tai Chi Foundations Chace Mill: Ever thought about trying Tai Chi? This 8-wk. session starts Mon., Jan. 9, 6:45-8 p.m. $10-20/ session, sliding scale. Location: Burlington Dances studio, Chace Mill, 1 Mill street, suite 372, Burlington. Info: Burlington Dances, Lucille Dyer, 863-3369, Lucille@NaturalBodiesPilates. com, BurlingtonDances.com. Certified energy arts instructor Payton Swick teaches the eight movement foundational postures of Wu Tai Chi: a container for the Neigong principles that develop internal power and relaxation and can can have a direct and positive influence on your every activity. Easy registration, call for more information, beginners welcome! Yang-Style Tai Chi: New 9-wk. beginner’s session starts Jan. 11 and will meet on Wed. at 5:30 p.m. $125. All-levels class on Sat., 8:30 a.m. Cost: $16/ class. Location: Vermont Tai Chi Academy & Healing Center, 180 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Turn right into driveway immediately after the railroad tracks. Located in the old Magic Hat Brewery building.

Healing Grief Through Mindfulness & Movement: Jan. 30-Mar. 5, 7-9 p.m., Weekly on Mon. Cost: $135/series. Location: Vermont Center for Yoga and Therapy, 364 Dorset St., suite 204, S. Burlington. Info: 658-9440, vtcyt.com. Many of us hold unresolved grief. Is there a disappointment or loss from your life that stands in the way of your happiness now? Having trouble letting go? If you feel ready to engage in your life in a new way or renew your faith in yourself, join us. Special guests Joey Corcoran and Susan Sassaman. Learning to Ride the Wave: Yoga for Mood Management: 6-wk. series, Mon., 5:15-6:30 p.m. Location: Vermont Center for Yoga and Therapy, 364 Dorset St., suite 204, S. Burlington. Info: 6589440, vtcyt.com. Learn how yoga can maintain and enhance your mood. Moving through heartopening, spirit-lifting asanas, this class will also include breath work, body awareness techniques and guided meditations that aid in keeping our spirits up and our minds clear. Special guest Maggie Mae Anderson. Restorative Yoga and Reiki with Anne Martin and Maggie Mae Anderson: Jan. 22, 4-6 p.m. Cost: $35/2-hr. class. Location: Vermont Center for Yoga and Therapy, 364 Dorset St., Suite 204, South Burlington. Info: 658-9440, vtcyt.com. This workshop offers you a space to access deep levels of relaxation through Restorative Yoga (mindfully supported asana), Reiki, Pranayama and Chanting. The combination of this collection leads to a state of inner stillness and receptivity in which all levels of the body, mind and spirit can open to healing. Slow Yoga & Aging Well Support Group: Jan.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Group with Adrienne Slusky: Feb. 6-Apr. 30, 6-7:30 p.m., Weekly on Mon. Cost: $40/class. Sliding fee options available, Medicaid payment accepted. Location: Vermont Center for Yoga and Therapy, 364 Dorset St., suite 204, S. Burlington. Info: 6589440, vtcyt.com. DBT teaches new skills or behaviors that can be applied to current stressors to ultimately bring us the quality of life and/or peace of mind we deserve. The philosophy behind this group is that mindfulness practice is an essential DBT component that enables us to fully utilize newly learned skills.

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Classes, Fine Art, Faux Finishes, Murals Maggie Standley 233.7676 wingspanpaintingstudio.com Arts infused, interdisciplinary, inspiring classes, camps and workshops for kids, teens and adults. Visit the classes section at wingspanpaintingstudio.com for more details. Sliding scale available, all abilities welcome. Let your imagination soar!

French & Art Classes For Kids & Adults: Location: wingspan Studio, 4A Howard St., 3rd floor, Burlington. Info: Maggie Standley. Young Kids FrArt!: Tue., Jan. 24-Feb. 21, 3:304:30 p.m., ages 3-5, cost $125; Intermediate Adult French: Tue., Jan. 24-Mar. 27, 5:30-7 p.m., ages 15+, $175; Adult Intermediate Painting/Drawing: Thu., Jan. 26-Mar. 15, 9-11:30 a.m., $225; Kids FrArt!: Thu., Jan. 26-Feb. 23, 3:30-5:30 p.m., ages 6-12, $175.

refresh your vision of and for yourself through guided writing activities, personal exploration time, drawing and collage. Space is limited to 12 participants. Workshop facilitator: Anthe Demeter Athas. Registration information online.

writing Fiction Writing w/the Inner Partner: Jan. 12-Feb. 2, 7-9 p.m., Weekly on Thu. Cost: $60/ course. Location: 55 Clover Ln., Waterbury. Info: Sue, 244-7909. Learn how to dialogue with your inner partner and use Jungian concepts to develop plot, character and setting in writing fiction. Led by Joe Nusbaum, author, teacher and editor of Eltanin Publishing.

yoga EVOLUTION YOGA: $14/class, $130/class card. $5-$10 community classes. Location: Evolution Yoga, Burlington. Info: 8649642, yoga@evolutionvt.com, evolutionvt.com. Evolution’s certified teachers are skilled with students ranging from beginner to advanced. We offer classes in Vinyasa, Anusarainspired, Kripalu and Iyengar yoga. Babies/kids classes also available! Prepare for birth and strengthen postpartum with pre-/postnatal yoga, and check out our thriving massage practice. Participate in our community blog: evolutionvt.com/ evoblog. Laughing River Yoga: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. classes, sliding scale $5-15. Cost: $13/class; $110/10 classes; $130/unlimited monthly. Location: Laughing River Yoga, Chace Mill, suite 126, Burlington. Info: 343-8119, laughingriveryoga.com. Your essence is unconditional love. Believe it? Not sure? Try yoga and explore for yourself. We offer yoga classes, workshops and retreats taught by experienced and compassionate instructors in a variety of styles, including Kripalu, Jivamukti, Vinyasa, Yoga Trance Dance, Yin, Restorative, meditation and more. All bodies and abilities welcome.

women Living Your Whole Life, a Workshop for Women: Jan. 14, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $65/person, incl. workshop materials. Location: Women Writing for (a) Change Studio, Burlington. Info: 865-4416, demeterresolutions.com. Take time to step away from the world and reflect, explore and

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Modern Paganism, Eclectic Wicca, Pagan Witchcraft 101ish: Jan. 14, 4-7 p.m. Cost: $10/person. Registration req. Please bring a chair, notebook & pen if you’re taking notes. Location: Moonlight Gift Shoppe, Milton. Info: 893-9966. New to Wicca, modern paganism or pagan witchcraft? Or have you been on the path for a short while and have questions that a book really can’t answer? We’ll hold a sit-down question-andanswer session and talk about some modern pagan, eclectic Wiccan and pagan witchcraft basics. Then we’ll learn hands on how to put together a basic ritual and spell. Prepare to participate! Instructed by Julio from Circle of the Triple Goddess.

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15-Apr. 1, 2-4:30 p.m., Weekly on Sun. Cost: $300/12-wk. series. Location: The Vermont Center for Yoga and Therapy, 364 Dorset St., suite 204, S. Burlington. Info: 658-9440, vtcyt.com. This group is for senior women who wish to be alert to possible negative tendencies or habits that emerge as we age and to support each other to develop in positive ways as we move further into this phase of life. Experience yoga and sharing and bonding exercises. Special guest: Jill Mason.

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Star Seed Evolution: Jan. 22, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $80/7-hr. class. Location: Shaman’s Flame Stowe Facility, 78 Cady Hill Rd., Stowe. Info: Shaman’s Flame, Peter Clark & Sarah Finlay, 2537846, peterclark13@gmail.com, shamansflame.com. Using core shamanism, we will investigate the possible celestial origins of our genetic heritage. The goal is to reach new understandings of our inner state, as well as the current condition of the world, our potential future and the possible healing of past disempowerment. Shamanic journey experience required.

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Info: 318-6238. Tai Chi is a slow-moving martial art that combines deep breathing and graceful movements to produce the valuable effects of relaxation, improved concentration, improved balance, a decrease in blood pressure and ease in the symptoms of fibromyalgia. Janet Makaris, instructor.

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Backcountry Skiing for Women: Feb. 4 & 5. Sat., 8 a.m.4 p.m. (followed by apres-ski). Sun., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $195/ person, incl. Alpine & Nordic area passes on Sat., Nordic area pass on Sun., 2 days of instruction, coffee/tea & light breakfast in the mornings, Sat. apres-ski wine & cheese. Location: Bolton Valley Resort, 4302 Bolton Valley Access Rd., Richmond. Info: 655-8900, vtworksforwomen.org. Build skills and increase your confidence in a supportive environment! Two-day program offers women a nonintimidating and fun introduction to backcountry skiing. You’ll learn the basics of backcountry skiing though plenty of individualized attention. This program is designed for beginner to intermediate skiers who want to take their skills to the next level. Some experience on skis is necessary.

Parkway, Colchester, VT. Info: Fletcher Allen Health CareRehab Therapies , Sue Dodge , 847-0193, susan.dodge@vtmednet.org. This 16-week instructional course covers topics such as training schedules, nutrition, mindfulness, mental training, yoga and injury prevention. Sue Dodge is a Physical Therapist at Fletcher Allen. She has completed over 20 marathons, taught many marathon training classes, and helped numerous runners to marathon finishes and new personal records.

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Polyamory Conference: Sat., Feb. 4. Cost: $25/conference. Location: Address provided to registered participants, S. Burlington. Info: VASE, a sister organization of the New England Leather Alliance, Vermont Alternative Sexuality Education, 881-4968, vtkink@ gmail.com, VTkink.org. VASE presents a RAPshop (Risk-Aware Polyamory) featuring Anita Wagner, poly skills educator, Bjarne Holmes, social psychologist, and Pam Steeg, relationship therapist, to present about the multifaceted world of polyamorous relationships. The conference includes a safer sex class, two topic-centered classes, learning about a Poly Grid, and a Q&A panel!

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Real Estate’s Alex Bleeker talks about the new record, day jobs and high school bands B Y D AN BOL L ES

ast year, New Jersey’s Real Estate followed up their stirring self-titled debut album with Days, a release widely acknowledged as one of the year’s finest by music scribes across the country — including those at Pitchfork, which rated the breezy indie rock record among its top ten albums of 2011. That first record conjured sepia-toned images of sun-dappled seaside days and childhood innocence. Similarly, Real Estate’s latest, full of nostalgia for growing up in an American suburb, feels like the musical equivalent of a faded Polaroid. Seven Days spoke with Real Estate bassist Alex Bleeker by phone, in advance of the band’s upcoming show at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge on Tuesday, January 17.

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SD: Ah, the glamorous rock star life. It must have been a cool feeling to wake up one day and realize that Real Estate was your day job. AB: It’s a dream come true.

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SD: So a ska band made perfect sense. AB: I think there were, like, eight or 10 people in the band — guitar, bass, drums, three different horns, maybe a turntablist at one point. I couldn’t play guitar in it so I was just the singer. That lasted a summer, I think, but obviously couldn’t sustain itself.

SD: You guys grew up together, so I’m guessing this is not the first band you have been in with each other. Tell me about some of your earliest bands. AB: Martin [Courtney, guitars and vocals] and I have been playing in bands together since we were 13. I think

AB: We don’t right now. It’s full time now and for as long as it can be, which, hopefully, will be a long time. But it’s the kind of thing where you never really know. After the first album came out, I left my job for a while and we went to Japan on tour. Then I looked at my bank account and was like, “Oh my God, I’m completely broke.” So I got a job for six or seven months — actually while we were recording this record — bussing tables.

SD: So he wasn’t like, “This is gonna be an electrodance track, dammit”? AB: [Laughs] “We need the hit! Where’s the hit?” No, he was very sensitive to our vision.

the first band either of us was ever in we started on the last day of eighth grade. And it was a … um, ska band. [Laughs] It was because we were into ska and poppy punk. But also because there were so many of us who wanted to be in a band, we couldn’t really exclude anyone.

SD: Was there any trepidation in working with a producer and putting your baby in someone else’s hands? AB: In this situation, no. We’ve known [producer] Kevin McMahon [Titus Andronicus, the Walkmen] for years. So there was a trusting relationship there. I would say he has a pretty light touch. He just wants to help you achieve what you want. He’s more of a helpful force than someone who tells us what he thinks we should do.

SEVEN DAYS: The new album is more focused and refined than the first. Was that a conscious effort or simply a product of growing together as band? ALEX BLEEKER: In general, it is more focused. It’s not so much intentional as it is a product of simply being more focused when we made the record. It was made under different circumstances [than our first album]. The first record was made over a longer, more random period of time, almost entirely home recorded. This time we were in more of a professional studio, releasing it on a larger label [Domino Records]. We had more of a traditional producer, which was a factor. And we were able to dedicate the time to record, and not stop until we were finished, whereas the other record was a rambling process, like, “We’ll finish it when we can.”

SD: What was the name? AB: Emerson X-Ray Solutions. SD: Aw, I was hoping for a bad ska pun. AB: [Laughs] I think pretty ska-y, though, right? Anyway, then we were in a band that just covered songs we liked. We did Weezer and Ben Folds Five, stuff like that. It was early high school. But that band lasted for, like, two years. And we played a lot with a friend’s band called Paperface, which had Julian Lynch, who is now making music under his own name, which is really awesome. SD: He is pretty awesome. AB: Yeah. So we carved out our own little music scene that way. So Matt [Mondanile, guitars], Martin and I became really close and we started a band called Hey There Sexy. SD: Great name. AB: Thanks. I think that might have been the only band all three of us were in together before Real Estate. During college, we would play together when we were all home, but we couldn’t really be in a band. So after college we started Real Estate. SD: Do you guys still have day jobs?

SD: There’s a pervasive sense of nostalgia on both albums, and particularly the first. Where does that come from? AB: I think, especially on the first record, it came from a point of affection, of hanging out and growing up together in Ridgewood, New Jersey. That was recorded right when we came home from college and were living with our parents. And that’s how we relate to each other. We couldn’t help but conjure old memories of being together in this town. In a lot of ways, it’s a reflection on coming home … after you haven’t lived there for a while and [you’re] realizing everything you’ve been through, and having this mythologized, nostalgic childhood and high school period. And it’s about our relationships with each other. I think that carried over into the songs that we’ve continued writing. SD: Speaking of looking back, what was your favorite record of 2011? AB: I think it was Pleasure, by a band called Pure X. SD: Anything you’re looking forward to in 2012? AB: I think maybe, just maybe, there’s a new Black Dice record coming out. I know a few people who have heard pieces of it and they say it’s their most accessible record, but it’s also as crazy as it’s supposed to be. I’m excited to hear that. Real Estate plays the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge with the Babies and Wildlife this Tuesday, January 17. 7:30 p.m. $12. AA.

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is growing. So it makes sense that some music lovers may feel overwhelmed and disconnected amid the growing swell. Finding your niche as an artist has always been easy here, but maybe it’s becoming less so. Let’s talk about that. This Saturday, January 14, Big Heavy World, Halogen Media and consummate Queen City scene booster Joe adler are hosting the Vermont Musicians’ Summit at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge. The idea is to offer local musicians, representatives and other assorted folks the chance to gather in one place, swap war stories, network, share ideas and, of course, rock out. It’s like a business social mixer, minus the annoying business people. Also, I’m told there will be hors d’oeuvres. The evening begins with a pair of discussion panels. The first is a rundown of the ins and outs of booking

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like a cohesive group of artists and fans all pulling for one another and pushing each other to get better. Sometimes it feels like everyone in the entire city is in a band and there’s too much to choose from. At other times, it seems like we’ve been seeing the same five acts every weekend for six months. As with anything else, the scene has peaks and valleys. (2012 prediction: We’re about to hit a serious peak. And trust me, you’ll know it.) Here’s my take. Vermont currently has more bands and artists than ever. Want proof? Last year, Seven Days reviewed 100 albums. All but two or three were strictly local, and even those had strong VT ties. That’s unprecedented for this paper — typically we throw in a few national albums out of necessity during lean weeks. And we still have records from 2011 in the queue. In other words, the scene

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Aaaand we’re back! Raise your hand if you were irked last Wednesday to go to the newsstand, hot to pick up the latest edition of Seven Days, only to discover there was no new issue. I know! Before entering the employ of Vermont’s Independent Voice, I used to get fooled by that every year. Never failed to ruin my day — a man needs his News Quirks and I-Spy, dammit. Now? I love it, since it means we’re on vacation. Sweet, sweet vacation … where was I? Oh, right. Back from vacation. Well, back we are and, right off the bat, 2012 is shaping up to be a busy year on the local music front. So let’s get to it, and maybe toss in a few 2012 predictions for good measure. (2012 prediction: In the nearly five years I’ve been writing this column, not one of my predictions has come true. That streak ends this year. You just watch.) Vermont, and in particular Burlington, has long had a close-knit music scene. It’s one of the cool things about being a relatively insular community — it’s an actual community. But in recent months, I’ve spoken to a number of people who bemoan a perceived fracture, or lack of cohesiveness, in our cozy little scene. Some point to lower attendance at shows, others to fewer all-local shows. Still others suggest there’s a general disconnect, not only between bands and fans, but among bands themselves. I’m not sure I agree entirely. (Case in point: Did you happen to go to BoB Wagner’s epic, all-local holiday bash at Metronome last month?) But this is a little disturbing to hear nonetheless. When Burlington music is at its most lively and vibrant, it really does feel

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gigs, from both sides of the trenches — artists and venues. The second focuses on the “Past, Present and Future of Vermont Music,” which is always a fun topic. Heads up: I’ll be sitting in on the latter. But please don’t let that stop you from going. I’m really quite cuddly in person. Then the real fun begins. Adler and Co. have lined up an impressive array of local talent to rock the night away whilst everyone is gladhanding and exchanging cards. The bill includes something With strings, the Wee Folkestra, kat Wright & the indomitaBle soul Band, the smittens, anna Pardenik, the Wind Woods with Brett hughes and russ laWton, soule monde and the human Canvas. (2012 prediction(s): Kat Wright & the Indomitable Soul Band will blow up the top block of Church Street during the Burlington Discover Jazz Fest (metaphorically, of course); the new Smittens record will kick ass — in a bubbly, twee sort of way; and Anna Pardenik and her vermont Joy Parade comrades will reach a Hasselhoff-ian level of fame in Germany, where they have been killing it for the last several months.)

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Forget-Me-Not With their full-length debut, Remember,

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Vermont music on its collective ear. Released in December and named one of the 10 best local albums of 2011 by Seven Days, the record presented a dizzying fusion of funk, rock,

Led by master n’goni player and composer Craig Myers (Rubblebucket), the Burlingtonbased septet is poised for a breakout in 2012. Catch them this Saturday, January 14, at Nectar’s with provocative cello-percussion duo XVSK.

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1/2 Lounge: Rewind with DJ Craig Mitchell (retro), 10 p.m., Free. Franny O's: Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., Free. Leunig's Bistro & Café: Tom Cleary (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.

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Manhattan Pizza & Pub: Open Mic with Andy Lugo, 10 p.m., Free. On Tap Bar & Grill: The Fizz (rock), 7 p.m., Free. Radio Bean: Charley Orlando (singersongwriter), 6 p.m., Free. Ensemble V (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Free. Irish Sessions, 9 p.m., Free. Red Square: The Groove Thing (funk), 7 p.m., Free. DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. The Skinny Pancake: Wednesday Night Fun-Waiser with Joshua Panda (soul), 6 p.m., $5-10 donation.

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Bagitos: Acoustic Blues Jam, 6 p.m., Free.

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The Black Door: Comedy Night with B.O.B. (standup), 8 p.m., Free. Mulligan's Irish Pub: Open Mic with John Lackard, 9 p.m., Free. The Skinny Pancake: Wednesday Night Fun-Waiser with Mark LeGrand (country), 6 p.m., $5-10 donation.

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City Limits: Karaoke with Let It Rock Entertainment, 9 p.m., Free.

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Moog's: Jason Wedlock (acoustic), 8:30 p.m., Free.

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O'Brien's Irish Pub: DJ Dominic (hip-hop), 9:30 p.m., Free.

Two Brothers Tavern: DJ Dizzle (Top 40), 10 p.m., Free.

On Tap Bar & Grill: Bob Stannard Blues Band, 7 p.m., Free.

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Radio Bean: Jazz Sessions, 6 p.m., Free. Shane Hardiman Trio (jazz), 8 p.m., Free. The Unbearable Light Cabaret (eclectic), 10 p.m., $3. Kat Wright & the Indomitable Soul Band (soul), 11 p.m., $3.

Monopole: Open Mic, 8 p.m., Free.

Red Square: DJ Dakota (hip-hop), 8 p.m., Free. A-Dog Presents (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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Red Square Blue Room: DJ Cre8 (house), 9 p.m., Free.

1/2 Lounge: Burgundy Thursdays with Joe Adler (singer-songwriters), 7 p.m., Free.

The Skinny Pancake: Phineas Gage (bluegrass), 8 p.m., $5-10 donation.

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Club Metronome: Dino Bravo, All Eyes Closed, Shark Vicitim, Through the Illusion (rock), 9 p.m., $6. Franny O's: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free. Levity Café: Open Mic (standup), 8:30 p.m., Free. Monkey House: Form & File, Sleep Walkers, No Submission, Among the Living (rock), 7 p.m., $5. AA. Nectar's: Trivia Mania with Top Hat Entertainment, 7 p.m., Free. Dr. Doom Orchestra, the Move It Move It, Gang of Thieves (rock, reggae, funk), 9:30 p.m., $3/5. 18+.

Rí Rá Irish Pub: Longford Row (Celtic), 8 p.m., Free.

Venue: Karaoke with Steve LeClair, 7 p.m., Free.

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Bagitos: Big Hat, No Cattle (acoustic), 6 p.m., Free. Green Mountain Tavern: Thirsty Thursday Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

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51 Main: Ben Silton (singer-songwriter), 5:30 p.m., Free. Robert Wuagneux (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., Free. On the Rise Bakery: Open Mic, 8 p.m., Free.

Brown's Market Bistro: Malicious Brothers (blues), 7 p.m., Free. Moog's: The Hubcats (folk), 8:30 p.m., Free. Rimrocks Mountain Tavern: DJ Two Rivers (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. Rusty Nail: Vermont Sports Magazine Aprés Ski Party, 3 p.m., Free.

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Monopole Downstairs: Gary Peacock (singer-songwriter), 10 p.m., Free.

Higher Ground Ballroom: Poco Acoustic Trio (country-rock), 8 p.m., $20/23. AA. Higher Ground Showcase Lounge: Thy Will Be Done, Caulfield, Filthy Minutes of Fame, Colossus Rot, Ground Zero (metal), 7 p.m., $12/14. AA. JP's Pub: Dave Harrison's Starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free. Levity Café: Friday Night Comedy (standup), 8 p.m., $5. Friday Night Comedy (standup), 10 p.m., $5. Lift: Ladies Night, 9 p.m., Free/$3. Monkey House: DJs Demus & Dubee (reggae), 8:30 p.m., $5. 18+.

Olive Ridley's: Karaoke, 6 p.m., Free.

Nectar's: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., Free. Nightrain (rock), 9 p.m., $5.

Tabu Café & Nightclub: Karaoke Night with Sassy Entertainment, 5 p.m., Free.

On Tap Bar & Grill: Leno & Young (rock), 5 p.m., Free. The Complaints (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

Therapy: Therapy Thursdays with DJ NYCE (Top 40), 10:30 p.m., Free.

Park Place Tavern: Fast Eddie & the All Stars (rock), 9:30 p.m., Free.

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Backstage Pub: Karaoke with Steve, 9 p.m., Free.

Radio Bean: Lily Sickles (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., Free. Patrick McAndrew Posse (folk), 8 p.m., Free. Greg Kozicz & the Tribe of Dreams (folk), 9 p.m., Free. Phineas Gage (bluegrass), 10 p.m., Free. Tall Grass Getdown (bluegrass), 11:30 p.m., Free.

Club Metronome: No Diggity: Return to the ’90s (’90s dance party), 9 p.m., $5. Fri.13

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afternoon hoedown at the Savoy Theater with MAYFLY and the SPECKERS. For more info, check out summitschool.org. (2012 prediction: 7D finally does that Summit School profile that I’ve been promising fiddler and school honcho KATIE TRAUTZ for the last two years.)

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has made a name for himself in VT hip-hop circles over the last few years and has shown impressive artistic growth along the way. But, alas, he’s moving on and heading for Oregon later this month. Before he goes, he’s bidding his hometown a fond farewell with a sendoff show at the greatest bar in the world, Charlie O’s, on Wednesday, January 18. Well wishers that night include LOUD ONE, SKYSPLITTERINK, MR. YEE AND TANK, FACE ONE and MERTZ. Good luck, Aleck. Congrats to GREGORY DOUGLASS. As if hanging with The Situation from “Jersey Shore” on the web TV series “New Stage” wasn’t enough, the local pop prince was featured on the December 28 broadcast of National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition.” If you missed it, you can find the interview at npr.org. And, yes, that was the first time NPR and The Situation have ever been mentioned in the same sentence, as far as we know. Montpelier electro-pop trio CHAMPAGNE DYNASTY is celebrating the release of their debut album on State

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& Main Records this Friday, January 13, at Positive Pie 2. I haven’t heard the CD yet, but a few little birdies have told me it’s very, very good. Judging by their contributions to last year’s two S&M comps, I believe it. Golden Dome hip-hop acts DANNY BICK and BOOMSLANG open. Last but not least, registration for the second annual Vermont Battle of the Bands at venues all over Middlebury is now open.

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top prize last year, and will return to defend their crown this year. If you think you can take those motherfolkers down, fill out an application at vtbob.com by Wednesday, February 1.

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MUSHPOST unveiled a new series last month called Mushpost’s Social Club. As opposed to the more challenging bass music the EDM collective is typically known for, Social Club offers a distinctly more chill vibe. Specifically, downtempo, which comprises styles from trip-hop to nu-jazz and beyond. The next installment is Wednesday, January 18, at Radio Bean. And it’s rumored that future editions are slated for the basement speakeasy at the Farmhouse Tap & Grill. (2012 prediction: Roughly 4176 new EDM genres will emerge, each more semantically nitpicky than the last. Also, my head will explode.)

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They’re Baaack! After a hiatus at the end of 2011 to regroup, enjoy the

holidays and, well, make babies, JAPHY RYDER are back in the saddle and doing what they

do best: playing wildly unpredictable and insanely compelling live shows. And maybe

session from WRUV’s venerable live series, “Exposure,” is due out as an album later this year. This week, the playfully proggy JR play two gigs: Thursday, January 12, at Red Square in Burlington, and Friday, January 13, at the Rusty Nail in Stowe.

teasing the occasional 1970s porn riff. Ahem. The Burlington-based quintet’s recent

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RED SQUARE: Tall Grass Getdown (bluegrass), 5 p.m., Free. Adam Ezra Group (rock), 8 p.m., $5. RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Stavros (house), 10 p.m., $5. RUBEN JAMES: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10:30 p.m., Free.

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RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB: Supersounds DJ (Top 40), 10 p.m., Free. THE SKINNY PANCAKE: Last Good Tooth (indie folk), 8 p.m., $5-10 donation. T BONES RESTAURANT AND BAR: The Subtle Bandits (jazz, blues), 6 p.m., Free.

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THE BLACK DOOR: The Heckhounds (blues), 9:30 p.m., $5. CHARLIE O'S: The Move It Move It (Afro-pop), 10 p.m., Free. GREEN MOUNTAIN TAVERN: DJ Jonny P (Top 40), 9 p.m., $2. POSITIVE PIE 2: Champagne Dynasty (electro-pop), 10:30 p.m., $5.

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THE RESERVOIR RESTAURANT & TAP ROOM: DJ Slim Pknz All Request Dance Party (Top 40), 10 p.m., Free. SLIDE BROOK LODGE & TAVERN: Paul Cataldo (country), 8 p.m., Free. TUPELO MUSIC HALL: Peter Yarrow (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., $40. AA.

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51 MAIN: Judson Kimble (acoustic), 9 p.m., Free. CITY LIMITS: Top Hat Entertainment Dance Party (Top 40), 9 p.m., Free. TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: Happy Hour with the Benoits (rock), 4:30 p.m., Free. Reggae Night with DJ Dizzle (reggae), 10 p.m., Free.

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MATTERHORN: The Conniption Fits (rock), 9 p.m., $5. MOOG'S: Charlie Orlando (acoustic), 9 p.m., Free. PARKER PIE CO.: Acoustic Session, 6 p.m., Free. RIMROCKS MOUNTAIN TAVERN: Friday Night Frequencies with DJ Rekkon (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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BACKSTAGE PUB: Justice (rock), 9 p.m., Free. CLUB METRONOME: Retronome (’80s dance party), 10 p.m., $5. FRANNY O'S: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free. HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Creative Black Tie for Make-A-Wish with the Hitmen (rock), 8 p.m., $40. AA.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE: Bread and Bones (folk), 8 p.m., $5-10 donation.

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TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

northern

MATTERHORN: PMP (reggae), 9 p.m., $5. MOOG'S: Hillside Rounders (folk), 9 p.m., Free.

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: VT Musicians' Summit (rock), 8:30 p.m., $8/10. AA.

PARKER PIE CO.: Vermont Coemdy Club presents Comedy in the Kingdom (standup), 7:30 p.m., Free.

THE BLACK DOOR: Summit School Winter Folk Festival with Sheesham and Lotus (folk), 9:30 p.m., $12.

RIMROCKS MOUNTAIN TAVERN: DJ Two Rivers (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

JP'S PUB: Dave Harrison's Starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free.

CORK WINE BAR: After the Rodeo (bluegrass), 7 p.m., Free.

MONKEY HOUSE: Torpedo Rodeo, Accident Factory, DJ Sprinkla (surfpunk), 9 p.m., $5.

POSITIVE PIE 2: Tall Grass Get Down (bluegrass), 10:30 p.m., $5.

RUSTY NAIL: Japhy Ryder, DJ Disco Phantom (prog rock), 9:30 p.m., $5.

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ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Sturcrazie (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

OLIVE RIDLEY'S: Friday Night Live (Top 40), 10 p.m., NA.

RADIO BEAN: Greg Alexander (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., Free. Glenn Roth (singer-songwriter), 8:30 p.m., Free. Swale (rock), 10 p.m., Free. Blind Owl Band (folk), 11:30 p.m., Free. The Concrete Rivals (surf-punk), 1 a.m., Free.

THERAPY: Pulse with DJ Nyce (hip-hop), 10 p.m., $5.

RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB: GLI (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

GOOD TIMES CAFÉ: They Might Be Gypsies (gypsy jazz), 8:30 p.m., $12.

BAGITOS: Irish Session, 2 p.m., Free. Nancy Smith and Friends (acoustic), 6 p.m., Free.

NECTAR'S: Jay Burwick (solo acoustic), 7 p.m., Free. Barika, XVSK (world music, funk), 9 p.m., $7.

MONOPOLE: Blind Owl Band (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

RED SQUARE: Last Good Tooth (folk), 6 p.m., Free. Lucid (rock), 8 p.m., $5. DJ A-Dog (hip-hop), 11:30 p.m., $5.

RED HEN BAKERY & CAFÉ: Liptak/Evans Duo (jazz), 1 p.m., Free. THE RESERVOIR RESTAURANT & TAP ROOM: The Move It Move It (Afro-pop), 10 p.m., Free. TUPELO MUSIC HALL: Fred Haas and the Paul Broadnaux Quintet (jazz), 8 p.m., $20.

ROADSIDE TAVERN: DJ Diego (Top 40), 9 p.m., Free. RUSTY NAIL: Last Kid Picked, Mugshot (rock), 9:30 p.m., $10.

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MONOPOLE: Shady Alley (rock), 10 p.m., Free. OLIVE RIDLEY'S: 4 Down (rock), 10 p.m., NA. TABU CAFÉ & NIGHTCLUB: All Night Dance Party with DJ Toxic (Top 40), 5 p.m., Free.

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51 MAIN: Silentypes (jam), 9 p.m., Free. CITY LIMITS: Dance Party with DJ Earl (Top 40), 9 p.m., Free. SUN.15

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down the low end on bass, though it would be unfair to call his a supporting role. There’s more than a little Primus and Chili Peppers in Bobcat’s slap-happy style, and his songwriting contributions are reflected in the numerous tracks where his four strings stand out against the controlled chaos. Cale Williamson whacks away on the skins, somehow managing to match each schizophrenic section with just the right beat, occasionally hovering over Spensley’s lyrics in choice harmony. With a spirited mix of genres and styles as well as topics, the Dansicola recipe could read as follows: spirit of Zappa; equal parts prog, punk and psychedelic; a cup of witty commentary and a dash of indifferent delivery. Mix well(ish). It might not result in sonic succulence, but the charm and mystery in these songs keeps you coming back for more. It’s like taking yet another bite of a strange dish to identify an unknown flavor. What is that I’m hearing? It’s fitting, too, that these three call themselves “guides.” For as lost as they get in each song’s random meanderings, they usually find their way back: returning to the opening bass-guitar-cowbell riff

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at the end of the punchy “Piece of Me.” Revisiting a slightly altered, spaced-out head-bang sequence at the start of the jam “Don Juan.” Of course, they don’t always make it back. What starts off as a soft and balladlike “we need to talk” buddy-love song on “Nobody Said” — “You and me brother been friends a long time / but I’m not going to let your struggles become mine” — transforms into a raucous rant more akin to a parent’s stern talk with a pouting progeny: “Nobody said life would be fair / and nobody said that your neighbors would share.” Nobody said Guides for the Future would get you there every time, either. But sometimes getting lost is half the adventure. And there’s plenty of getting lost to be done in Dansicola. Dansicola is available for digital download at guidesforthefuture.com.

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Uncertain how to navigate 2012? Fear not! Guides for the Future will show you the way. Their sophomore effort, Dansicola, plays like a guidebook for days to come, complete with advice on how to survive the impending Zombie Apocalypse (“Apocalypse Army”), a pulling back of the curtain on a failing political system (“Politician”) and a spread-the-word, the-end-is-already-here soapbox sermon decrying an overpopulated world (“Push Then Shove Then Free). The vehicle for this audio almanac is a hodgepodge of decidedly unpoppy and underproduced songs born of a trio of musicians who clearly go wherever the music takes them. Hold on to your tinfoil helmets, folks. Ready to meet your Guides? Great. There’s guitarist and lead vocalist Robb Spensley — a Vermont native — who seems to delight in taking the chord progression less traveled and sings in an unremarkable but competent and unaffected voice. Tommy Bobcat holds

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For those who attended grade school between the mid-1980s and early 1990s, few scholarly accoutrements were more important than the Trapper Keeper. With the possible exceptions of the lunch box and one’s choice of Velcro or laced shoes, the style and condition of one’s Trapper Keeper was the ultimate primary-school status symbol. Was it overly neat and organized? You were probably a nerd. Banged up and overstuffed? You probably sat in the back of the class. And if, God forbid, you had one of those generic threering binders? You were probably the weird kid with messy hair who always smelled vaguely of SpaghettiO’s. You could tell a lot about a kid by his or her Trapper Keeper. What, then, to make of Burlington’s Trapper Keeper? On their ferocious debut, Deadass, the mysterious new kids in school prove they may just be the cool kids as well. Clocking in at eight songs and 14 minutes, this is a blistering essay on ragged poppunk, loaded with crunching distortion, anthemic hooks and snarling angst. In truth, Trapper Keeper aren’t really new kids at all. The band is composed of Queen City scene vets, including Husbands AKA’s Chris Valyou (bass) and Alex Pond (drums), and guitarist and vocalist Will Rutkowski (ex-unrestrained) . Maybe call them transfer students? Much like Husbands, Trapper Keeper know their way around a fist-pumping punk anthem. The record opens with “GD Amy Cool Your Jets,” a bombastic cut in which the band manages to cram a couple of verses, a torrid hook and even an appropriately jangly breakdown in the span of a scintillating one minute and eight seconds. TK are nothing if not efficient. The remainder of the record follows in similarly bracing fashion. “Songs In

Those Chords” offers a classic sing-along chorus and healthy doses of punk-y self loathing in the verses. “Only Dicks Don’t Like Green Day” is as awesomely bratty as its title implies — as is the closer, “Bill Fucking Murray.” And “It’s Only 1,930 Miles to Austin” is pure, breakneck punk. “One Big Punch Versus Another” is the centerpiece and features (relatively speaking) the most compositional sophistication on the album, with time changes and hooks to spare. For a new band, Trapper Keeper are impressively tight, though not so pristine as to smooth away their scraggy appeal. Husbands bandmates Valyou and Pond, not surprisingly, are in lockstep throughout. Pond in particular forms the backbone with an array of percussive punk trickery. With his rocktumbler-in-the-throat vocal delivery and appropriately ragged guitar lines, Will Rutkowski provides most of the tattered, frayed-at-the-sleeves energy. So, yes, you can tell a lot about someone by his or her Trapper Keeper. It turns out Burlington’s is pretty rad. Trapper Keeper celebrate their debut with a show at the Monkey House this Tuesday, January 17, with the Independents, the Have Nots, Montréal’s the Real Deal and the Murder Weapon. Deadass is available for download at trapperkeeper.bandcamp.com.

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Monkey House: Thick Shakes, Radio Control (rock), 9 p.m., $5. 18+. Nectar's: Mi Yard Reggae Night with Big Dog & Demus, 9 p.m., Free. Radio Bean: Mellow Brunch Music, 11 a.m., Free. Old Time Sessions (old-time), 1 p.m., Free. Third Floor Jazz, 5 p.m., Free. Peaches and Friends (acoustic), 7 p.m., Free. Arcane Belief (rock), 10 p.m., Free. The Skinny Pancake: Last Good Tooth (indie folk), 6 p.m., $5-10 donation.

central

Bagitos: Josh Brooks (Vermonticana), 11 a.m., Free. Tupelo Music Hall: Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams (alt-country), 7 p.m., $25. AA.

northern

Bee's Knees: Glenn Roth (acoustic), 7:30 p.m., Donations. Sweet Crunch Bake Shop: A Musical Trio (soft rock), 10 a.m., Free.

MON.16

burlington area

Nectar's: Metal Monday: Filthy Minutes of Fame, Mythology, Musical Manslaughter, Angel Bones & the Walking Dust (metal), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

Charlie O's: Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free.

champlain valley

Two Brothers Tavern: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Free. Monster Hits Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

northern

Moog's: Open Mic/Jam Night, 8:30 p.m., Free.

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burlington area

1/2 Lounge: Rewind with DJ Craig Mitchell (retro), 10 p.m., Free. Franny O's: Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., Free. Leunig's Bistro & Café: Cody Sargent Trio (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. Manhattan Pizza & Pub: Open Mic with Andy Lugo, 10 p.m., Free. Nectar's: Patience, Les Racquet (folk rock), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+. Radio Bean: Bob Gagnon’s Gypsy Jazz, 6 p.m., Free. Ensemble V (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Free. Irish Sessions, 9 p.m., Free. Red Square: Starline Rhythm Boys (rockabilly), 7 p.m., Free. DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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Bagitos: Jazz Sessions, 6 p.m., Free.

Red Square: Industry Night with Robbie J (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free.

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Moog's: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 8 p.m., Free.

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Radio Bean: Open Mic, 8 p.m., Free.

Ruben James: Why Not Monday? with Dakota (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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Red Square: Upsetta International with Super K (reggae), 8 p.m., Free. Craig Mitchell (house), 10 p.m., Free.

The Skinny Pancake: Wednesday Night Fun-Waiser with Joshua Panda (soul), 6 p.m., $5-10 donation.

On Tap Bar & Grill: Open Mic with Wylie, 7 p.m., Free.

Club Metronome: Bass Culture with DJs Jahson & Nickel B (dubstep), 9 p.m., Free. Dobrá Tea: Grup Anwar (Arabic), 6 p.m., Free. Higher Ground Showcase Lounge: Real Estate, the Babies, Wildlife (indie rock), 7:30 p.m., $12. AA. Leunig's Bistro & Café: Sophia Manning (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.

Bagitos: Acoustic Blues Jam, 6 p.m., Free. The Black Door: Swing Night, 8 p.m., $5. Charlie O's: Aleck Woog, Sky Splitterink, Loud One, Mr. Yee & Tank, Face-One, Mertz (hip-hop), 8 p.m., Free. Gusto's: Open Mic with John Lackard, 9 p.m., Free. The Skinny Pancake: Wednesday Night Fun-Waiser with Mark LeGrand (country), 6 p.m., $5-10 donation.

champlain valley

51 Main: Blues Jam, 8 p.m., Free. City Limits: Karaoke with Let It Rock Entertainment, 9 p.m., Free.

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Moog's: Joel Meeks (acoustic), 8:30 p.m., Free.

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Monkey House: The Independents, the Have Nots, the Real Deal, the Murder Weapon, Trapper Keeper (punk), 8 p.m., $10. AA.

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Monty's Old Brick Tavern: Open Mic, 6 p.m., Free.

classic fingerstyle legends such as Merle Travis or Chet Atkins. But the Connecticut-based guitarist takes

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On Tap Bar & Grill: Trivia with Top Hat Entertainment, 7 p.m., Free. Radio Bean: Gua Gua (psychotropical), 6 p.m., Free. Okie Weiss (singersongwriter), 8 p.m., Free. Dan Aaron

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blur over his fretboard. You might not guess he’s as influenced by rock guitar god Eddie Van Halen as more equal inspiration from shreddy virtuosos and traditional trailblazers, creating a singularly elegant and aggressive sound. Roth has two local dates this week: Saturday, January 14, at Radio Bean in Burlington, and Sunday, January 15, at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville.

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thE fArmErS DiNEr, 99 Maple St., Middlebury, 458-0455. gooD timES cAfé, Rt. 116, Hinesburg, 482-4444. oN thE riSE bAkErY, 44 Bridge St., Richmond, 4347787. South StAtioN rESAurANt, 170 S. Main St., Rutland, 775-1730. StArrY Night cAfé, 5371 Rt. 7, Ferrisburgh, 877-6316. tWo brothErS tAVErN, 86 Main St., Middlebury, 3880002.

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51 mAiN, 51 Main St., Middlebury, 388-8209. bAr ANtiDotE, 35C Green St., Vergennes, 877-2555. brick box, 30 Center St., Rutland, 775-0570. thE briStoL bAkErY, 16 Main St., Bristol, 453-3280. cAroL’S huNgrY miND cAfé, 24 Merchant’s Row, Middlebury, 388-0101. citY LimitS, 14 Greene St., Vergennes, 877-6919. cLEm’S cAfé 101 Merchant’s Row, Rutland, 775-3337. DAN’S PLAcE, 31 Main St., Bristol, 453-2774.

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bEE’S kNEES, 82 Lower Main St., Morrisville, 888-7889. thE bLuE AcorN, 84 N. Main St., St. Albans, 527-0699. thE brEWSki, Rt. 108, Jeffersonville, 644-6366. choW! bELLA, 28 N. Main St., St. Albans, 524-1405. cLAirE’S rEStAurANt & bAr, 41 Main St., Hardwick, 472-7053. thE hub PizzEriA & Pub, 21 Lower Main St., Johnson, 635-7626. thE LittLE cAbArEt, 34 Main St., Derby, 293-9000. mAttErhorN, 4969 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-8198. thE mEEtiNghouSE, 4323 Rt. 1085, Smuggler’s Notch, 644-8851. moog’S, Portland St., Morrisville, 851-8225. muSic box, 147 Creek Rd., Craftsbury, 586-7533. oVErtimE SALooN, 38 S. Main St., St. Albans, 524-0357. PArkEr PiE co., 161 County Rd., West Glover, 525-3366. PhAt kAtS tAVErN, 101 Depot St., Lyndonville, 626-3064. PiEcASSo, 899 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4411. rimrockS mouNtAiN tAVErN, 394 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-9593. roADSiDE tAVErN, 216 Rt. 7, Milton, 660-8274. ruStY NAiL bAr & griLLE, 1190 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-6245. thE ShED rEStAurANt & brEWErY, 1859 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4765. ShootErS SALooN, 30 Kingman St., St. Albans, 527-3777. SNoW ShoE LoDgE & Pub, 13 Main St., Montgomery Center, 326-4456. SWEEt cruNch bAkEShoP, 246 Main St., Hyde Park, 888-4887. tAmArAck griLL At burkE mouNtAiN, 223 Shelburne Lodge Rd., E. Burke, 6267394. WAtErShED tAVErN, 31 Center St., Brandon, 247-0100. YE oLDE ENgLAND iNNE, 443 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 2535320.

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print market, and what the different edition types are.” Choiniere’s stepson, Jamie Murtaugh, taught Pattullo the art of framing. From 2006 to 2010, Pattullo and his wife, Nahtanha, owned a gallery and gift shop in the Boothbay Harbor area of Maine. Despite Nahtanha’s love for the state, the couple learned a key business rule the hard way: Location is everything. “We were on a busy road, but everyone was driving by to get to where they were going,” Pattullo explains. “It was hard to get people to stop. Now, we have great visibility in a downtown.” He admits that returning to St. Albans to buy his former boss’ business felt a little strange. “But I think it was a good business move,” he says. In addition to developing relationships with local artists, Pattullo says he enjoys interacting with secondhome owners who sometimes have impressive art collections. “I had a guy tell me that he has a Salvador Dalí original at his place in California,” he notes. After the NVAA show, Pattullo will capitalize on his newly enlarged space by moving his framing shop to the back and the exhibition space up front. In late April, the Village Frame Shoppe & Gallery will host the second annual Sappy Art Show during the 46th annual Vermont Maple Festival. Last year, Pattullo displayed 50 maple-themed pieces from artists all over Vermont (and one from Massachusetts). “That’s going to become a good annual show,” Pattullo says. “It brought in a ton of traffic last year. I’m really excited about bringing art into this community.” LEON THOMPSON

n the penultimate day of 2011, Dan Pattullo looked out at St. Albans City’s Main Street from inside his Village Frame Shoppe & Gallery, his hands tucked in the front pockets of his jeans, and happily anticipated the new year before him. “This year was great — my best yet,” said Pattullo, 33, of Sheldon. “Next year will be bigger.” Pattullo purchased the framing end of Norm Choiniere’s former Champlain Collection in 2010 and added the gallery in March. It stands apart from other galleries, he believes, because established Vermont artists — such as Corliss Blakely, Sean Dye and Peter Miller — share wall space and display cases with emerging Franklin County artists, including Janet Bonneau, Patrick Murphy and Jon Young. The new year is now under way. And, shortly after having added “gallery owner” to his resume, Pattullo is physically expanding the Village Frame Shoppe — by 700 square feet, with his landlord’s backing — to accommodate the 150-member Northern Vermont Artist Association’s first-ever St. Albans show, scheduled for March. But Pattullo envisions turning his gallery into something more than just an exhibition space: a community art center. The feedback so far suggests his plan is welcome and feasible. Pattullo currently offers custom framing and photo restoration to his 40 member artists, as well as to the public. With the recent addition of a part-time graphic designer, Chad Bourgeois, the gallerist can also help his artists create “identity packages” that include promotional materials and websites. “My goal has always been to provide artists everything they need under one roof,” Pattullo says. “We provide artists with the products and services

they need to reproduce their work for display.” Pattullo invites established artists to hold permanent space and takes a 40 percent commission on their sales. Other community-based artists pay a $300 annual fee and an 8 percent commission on any sales (Pattullo is mulling over an increase to 10 percent). Devising a fee/commission structure is the toughest aspect of running his gallery, Pattullo concedes. “Some artists would rather rent space, while others would rather just do the 40 percent commission,” he notes. “But we have certain criteria that need to be met for both options.” Occasionally, Pattullo shows his own paintings and photos at the Shoppe. A homeschooled child — as are his own five children, ages 2 to 9 — he was born in the state of Washington and raised by

his mother, Mary Raiche, in Highgate. Throughout childhood, he enjoyed archaeology and history, Pattullo says. He developed a passion for art in high school. “I became excited about the ability to create a painting or drawing on a blank piece of paper,” he recalls. “It became a challenge to try and push myself to see how far I could go on the next project. It’s exciting to watch a painting develop.” Pattullo earned his high school diploma at age 16 and took art courses at the Community College of Vermont. He started framing for Choiniere at Champlain Collections in 1995 and stayed until 2006. “Norm was a good mentor,” Pattullo says. “It was a good connection. We worked well together. What I learned most from him was a good understanding of the limited-edition

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'30/30: AnniversAry Print Project': prints by Vermont artists, including Michael Jager and harry bliss, created to celebrate the 30th anniversaries of both Flynn Center for the performing Arts and burlington City Arts. Through February 18 at Amy e. Tarrant gallery, Flynn Center, in burlington. info, 865-7166. AdAm PutnAm: "Magic lanterns" installations in which putnam projects architectural interiors on empty gallery walls; drawings of abstracted cathedral-like sculptures; and photos of the 6-foot-8 artist folded into cabinets and bookcases (through February 25); evie Lovett: "Rainbow Cattle Co.," photographs documenting the drag queens at a Dummerston gay bar; in collaboration with the Vermont Folklife Center (through March 31). At bCA Center in burlington. info, 865-7166. Bryn mAyr: Abstract paintings, skyway; AdAm devArney: Drawings and mixed-media works, gates 1-8; cAroLyn enz HAck: "Flight simulator," a mixed-media work, escalator. Through January 31 at burlington Airport in south burlington. info, 865-7166. 'BurLington eLectric: energy-efficient Art': Drawings by fourth graders. Through February 3 at Metropolitan gallery, burlington City hall. info, 865-7166. 'cAPture my vermont': Fourteen winning images from the Burlington Free Press-sponsored photo competition of the same name. Through January 31 at Frog hollow in burlington. info, 863-6458.

tALks & events dr. sketcHy's Anti-Art scHooL: Artists age 16 and up bring sketchbooks and pencils to a cabaret-style life-drawing session. This month's theme: "biker babes." wednesday, January 18, 8-10:30 p.m., American legion, white River Junction.

recePtions 'young visions': photographs by Champlain Valley and Mount Mansfield union high school students. Through February 15 at gallery 160 in Richmond. Reception: Friday, January 13, 5-7 p.m. info, 434-6434. ALice BoWmAn: portraits in charcoal. Through January 30 at pickering Room, Fletcher Free library, in burlington. Reception: wednesday, January 18, 3:30-5:30 p.m. info, 865-7211. eLinor steeLe: "The Art of Tapestry," contemporary handwoven tapestries. Through February 26 at Jackson gallery, Town hall Theater in Middlebury. Reception: Friday, January 13, 5-7 p.m. info, 388-1436.

dougLAs AjA: African wildlife photography and bronze elephant sculptures. Through January 31 at Vins nature Center in Quechee. Reception: Friday, January 13, 5-7 p.m. info, 359-5000. kAtHLeen koLB: "snow light," oil paintings. January 14 through April 30 at green Mountain Fine Art gallery in stowe. Reception: saturday, January 14, 5:30-7:30 p.m. info, 253-1818. ALdo merusi: "locked in Time," photographs by the 1937-1974 chief photographer at the Rutland Herald. January 13 through February 11 at Chafee Art Center in Rutland. Reception: saturday, January 14, 4-7 p.m. info, 775-0356. 'vision Quest iv': work by Ted Chafee, steve Chase and gidon staff; 'tHe HALe street gAng: PortrAits in Writing': portraits of Randolph-area seniors, plus audio recordings and text from their memoirs; d'Ann cALHoun fAgo: A retrospective. January 13 through February 10 at AVA gallery and Art Center in lebanon, n.h. Reception: Friday, January 13, 5-7 p.m.

info, 603-448-3117. dAvid smitH: paintings of the Vermont landscape. Through March 11 at Claire's Restaurant & bar in hardwick. Reception: Monday, January 16, 4-6 p.m. info, 472-7053. LAurA decAPuA & geoff HAnsen: "our Town: A snapshot of Tunbridge Residents in 2011," photographs of farmers, artists, students, hunters, business owners and retirees. January 15 through March 10 at Tunbridge public library. Reception: saturday, January 14, 2-4 p.m. info, 889-9404. Winter memBers exHiBition: paintings, sculpture, photographs and mixed-media work by member artists. January 14 through February 3 at southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester. Reception: saturday, January 14, 2-4 p.m. info, 362-1405. 12v-helendayartcenter011112.indd 1

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'cHittenden eAst Art teAcHers' Art sHoW': work by local art educators. Through February 5 at emile A. gruppe gallery in Jericho. Reception: sunday, January 15, 1-3 p.m. info, 899-3211.

'ceLeBrAte tHe seAson': paintings by Julie A. Davis, betty ball, Carolyn walton, gail bessette, Athenia schinto, susan bull Riley and Charles Townsend; jewelry by Tineke Russell. A portion of proceeds benefit the bentley Davis seifer Memorial Foundation. Through January 30 at luxton-Jones gallery in shelburne. info, 985-8223.

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dArsHAnA BoLt: prints by the burlington artist. Through January 31 at salaam in burlington. info, 658-8822. dAvid mAgnAneLLi: Multimedia works inspired by metaphysics, buddhism and sacred geometry. Through January 31 at Muddy waters in burlington. info, 658-0466.

Jake Beckman Much of the debris left in Irene’s wake was loaded

eLinor osBorn: "winter," photographs of Vermont. Through January 31 at block gallery in winooski. info, 373-5150.

into Dumpsters and hauled away. In Poultney, it has become a work of art. Sculptor

etHAn & jesse AzAriAn: paintings on wood and canvas. Through January 31 at Red square in burlington. info, 318-2438.

volunteers to collect lumber from the banks of the Poultney River, with which they built

Jake Beckman, in residence at Green Mountain College last fall, worked with student the façade of a large, wooden boat — 30 feet across and 6 feet high — in the campus’ flood-buffer zone. From the front, it looks like a battered but resilient ark run aground. Step around to the back, however, and it’s clear the structure offers false security. Catch the boat, as well as an exhibit of Beckman’s recent work in the Feick Fine Arts Center, at

'iLLuminAtions: LigHt And scuLPture in city HALL PArk': sculpture by Kat Clear, Chris sharp and Rebecca schwarz; Aurora-borealis-inspired lighting design by Jason “liggy” liggett. Through February 28 at burlington City hall park. info, 865-7166.

isHAnA ingermAn: "un-masking: The Truth," glazed ceramic masks and poetry. Through January 30 at City Market in burlington. info, 651-7043.

jennifer Berger: "Moments of liberation," an autobiographical narrative. Through January 31 at Computers for Change in burlington. info, 279-1623.

jAmes mArc LeAs: oil paintings that blur the line between landscape and abstraction. Curated by seAbA. Through February 24 at pine street Deli in burlington. info, 862-9614.

jerry LAsky: photographs of Vermont and new Zealand. Through January 31 at uncommon grounds in burlington. info, 865-6227.

isAAc WAsuck: "The Figure of it is," paintings. Through February 28 at Dostie bros. Frame shop in burlington. info, 660-9005.

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'finissAge': selected works by artists featured at seAbA-curated sites over the past year. Through January 31 at seAbA Center in burlington. info, 859-9222.

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'discovery in our everydAy WorLd': photographs by adults from howardCenter Developmental services who participated in a VsA Vermont Can Do Arts Class. Through January 31 at nectar's in burlington. info, 655-4606.

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she returned to her home state of Connecticut in 2006, she was struck by the shuttering of factory towns. In her show “Not a Pretty

Kasy Prendergast: "Distance," 10 years of paintings of Lake Champlain. Through January 31 at the Gallery at Main Street Landing in Burlington. Info, 578-7714.

towering cross in desperate prayer. Through February 26. Pictured: “Topped Trees.”

Katherine Gluck: "Landscapes and Portraits," oil paintings, watercolors and prints. Through March 1 at the Daily Planet in Burlington. Info, 316-7269. Kimberlee Forney: Whimsical paintings of cows, sheep and people. Through February 29 at Magnolia Breakfast & Lunch Bistro in Burlington. Info, 310-9159. 'Local Color in Winter': Work by members of the Vermont Watercolor Society. January 17 through February 18 at Davis Center, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 652-9893.

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Wendy Cross Wendy Cross was in grad school in 1988 when she began painting the foreclosed farms of Ohio. When

Jolene Garanzha & Dana Dale Lee: "Loonatic Tales and Other Happy Omens," drypoint etchings by Garanzha; oil paintings by Lee. Through January 30 at Vintage Jewelers in Burlington. Info, 862-2233.

Mary Hill: Paintings. Curated by SEABA. Through February 24 at Speeder & Earl's (Pine Street) in Burlington. Info, 658-6016.

Picture: America in the 21st Century” at Brattleboro’s Gallery in the Woods, Cross presents a society lost in the chaos between the past and future. Dilapidated warehouses seem to be sinking into the earth; drone aircraft penetrate polluted skies; and Americans circle a

Mary Provenzano & Jenny Burton: Paintings, prints and photo collages. Through January 31 at Speaking Volumes in Burlington. Info, 540-0107. 'Me, Myself and I': Self-portraits by artists ages 4 to 12. Through January 31 at Davis Studio Gallery in Burlington. Info, 425-2700. Nathan Campbell: "Own and Occupy," an interactive video game. Curated by SEABA. Through February 24 at VCAM Studio in Burlington. Info, 651-9692. 'Pen & Ink': Illustrations by Nicholas Heilig, Anthony Green, Kimberley Hannaman Taylor and Thomas Pearo; 'Occupy the World': Notes and art from the Occupy movement. Through January 31 at the Firefly Collective in Burlington. Info, 559-1795.

Peter Langrock: Landscape and still-life paintings. Sponsored by Langrock Sperry & Wool. Proceeds benefit the college's campaign to renovate the historic North Avenue portion of campus. Through January 13 at the Gallery at Burlington College. Info, 923-2350. Shahram Entekhabi: Happy Meal, a film featuring a young Muslim girl wearing a chador and eating a McDonald's Happy Meal, in the New Media Niche (January 17 through August 26); 'Up in Smoke': smoke-related works and objects from the museum's permanent collection (through June 3). At Fleming Museum, UVM in Burlington. Info, 656-0750.

Sheri Larsen: "The Ends of Africa: Egypt and South Africa," photographs. Through January 31 at Brownell Library in Essex Junction. Info, 878-6828. 'Small Works': Artwork perfectly sized for gift giving; 'Small Gifts': Everything under $50, in the Backspace Gallery. Through January 28 at S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington. Info, 578-2512. 'The Built Environment': Photographs of architecture and the manmade world. Through January 20 at Darkroom Gallery in Essex Junction. Info, 777-3686. 'The Holly Daze': Artwork that explores the relationship between commercialism and belief. Through January 31 at Union Station in Burlington. Info, 864-1557.

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caLL to artists onochromatic: A juried photography exhibit at the Darkroom Gallery, any monochromatic process. Info, darkroomgallery/ex25. Deadline: January 25. Juror: Rafal Maleszyk. art & craft fair: Fair at the Central Vermont Chamber in Berlin, Saturday, February 4, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vendor table, $20/day. Register by calling 431-3540. storytime: narratiVe, aLLeGory & Graphics: This show is for storytellers and meaning-seekers. SPA is looking for installation, video, conceptual pieces, graphic novels, collage and other media — whatever gets us going and asks, “What happened, and why?” Show dates: March 6 through April 7. Deadline: January 20. Info, studioplacearts.com. neVer forGet: A multimedia, group exhibit focusing on the challenges and journeys of creative women, past and present, in the United States and overseas. Show dates: March 6 through April 7. Deadline: January 20. Info, studioplacearts.com. seekinG artists for shoW: Vermont fine art festival seeks vendors. May 25 through 28. Info, vtartisan festival.com. poem city 2012: caLL for poems! The Kellogg-Hubbard Library and Montpelier Alive invite Vermonters to submit poems for our annual text display for National Poetry Month. Deadline: February 1.

Send one to three poems as Word documents no longer than 24 lines. PoemCity2012@ gmail.com or PoemCity 2012, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St., Montpelier, VT 05602. Vt artists Week at Vermont studio center May 4-11, 2012: Vermont Artists Week was created in 1984 to support the state’s artists and writers with an intensive week of studio work and fellowship with other Vermont artists. Applications must be received by January 31. Visit vermontstudiocenter. org/vermont-artists-week for information and applications. 16th annuaL csWd creatiVe reuse shoWcase Open to Chittenden County High School Students. Sign up to receive information on the contest. Fill out online entry form by January 26. Artwork due February 1 and 2. Info, jsankey@ cswd.net or cswd.net/ programs/schools-students/ creative-reuse-showcase/. creatiVe competition Presented by the Root Gallery at RLPhoto and Public Art School. $8 entry fee. People’s-choice vote, winner takes all (compounded entry money). Limit 1 piece, any size, media or subject. Friday, February 3, 6-10 p.m. Vote for your favorite piece from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Awards at 8:30 p.m. Location: RLPhoto, 27 Sears Lane, Burlington, VT. Info: publicartschool@gmail.com. We Want your LoVe! The Firefly Collective will host a Community Art Show in February 2012. Theme: Occupy Love! All media welcome. Info, info@XXKHT.com.

'We art Women': Work by the artist collective. Through January 31 at Vintage Inspired in Burlington. Info, 488-5766.

'Winter Landscapes': Paintings by Sean Dye, Mary Krause and Tony Conner. Through February 29 at Shelburne Vineyard. Info, 985-8222.

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'2011 portfoLio of prints & hoLiday shoW': Limited-edition prints by 26 artist members and faculty from Vermont and New Hampshire. Through January 31 at Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction. Info, 295-5901.

caLL: hearts afLame Accepting submissions from visual and performing artists for our annual Valentine’s Day event. Opening February 10. Email rosestreetgallery@ hotmail.com or call Jennifer Blair at 310-1607. pLanbtV Juried art exhibit PlanBTV, a project to create a plan for Burlington’s downtown/waterfront areas, is holding a juried exhibit, “The Essence of the City.” $500 prize. Info: kashman@ ci.burlington.vt.us.

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daiLy pLanet art GaLLery The Daily Planet is seeking artists to display works in all three rooms of the restaurant/ bar. To set up an interview, contact Melody at Art@ dailyplanet15.com.

adrian Wade: "Montpelier of Belonging," drawings in pencil and charcoal. Through February 29 at the Shoe Horn at Onion River in Montpelier. Info, 223-5454. 'bundLe of Joy': Artwork and craft on sale for the holidays. Through January 21 at Nuance Gallery in Windsor. Info, 674-9616. cassi stiLianessis: "Thinking Above the Noise," black-and-white photographs. Through January 29 at Capitol Grounds in Montpelier. Info, curator@ capitolgrounds.com. cynthia craWford: "Creature Kinships and Natural Affinities," photographs and paintings of Upper Valley wildlife and scenery. Through January 18 at Zollikofer Gallery at Hotel Coolidge in White River Junction. Info, 295-3118. GLen hutcheson: Drawings and paintings of gods, saints, Montpelier locals and the artist's mother; GWen rooLf: "Found and Forgotten," photographs. Through February 28 at KelloggHubbard Library in Montpelier. Info, 223-3338. Jake beckman: Mixed-media sculpture by the artist-in-residence. Also, the façade of a large boat, created with the help of 60 Green Mountain College students, in the flood-buffer zone on the west side of campus. Through January 20 at Feick Fine Arts Center, Green Mountain College in Poultney. Info, 287-8308.

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'abstractions': Work in a variety of media by Frances Holliday Alford, Jim Kardas, Scott J. Morgan, Frieda Post and Harry Rich. Through January 29 at Vermont Institute of Contemporary Arts in Chester. Info, 875-1018.

shapinG paGes submissions Call for “Shaping Pages,” an exhibit of artist books and alternative types of book exhibits. Deadline for submissions: February 15. Entry requirements at bookartsguildvt. wordpress.com.

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and tightly composed on the surface, but a sense of aggression lurks beneath. In her Reconstruction series, currently at Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury, she deconstructs images until they’re unrecognizable, then reorganizes the pieces as if she were “rebuilding the fragments left by an act of violence.” Steele has been weaving on a high-warp loom, combining individual wool threads to achieve just the right colors, for more than 30 years. “The Art of Tapestry” is up through February

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'a child'S delight': Antique toys and games, historic photographs and holiday decorations, plus the Midd-Vermont Train Club’s three-level electric train layout. Through January 14 at Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury. Info, 388-2117.

marie laPré graBOn: Landscape paintings. Through January 27 at Governor's Office Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 828-0749.

andy newman: French, Portuguese and New England landscapes. Through January 31 at Edgewater Gallery in Middlebury. Info, 458-0098.

'natural wOnderS': Work by John Udvardy, Marcy Hermansader and Anda Dubinskis. January 18 through March 19 at BigTown Gallery in Rochester. Info, 767-9670.

geri taPer & rOnald BraunStein: "Portraits/2," self-portraits and playful “Paul Kleeesque” watercolors by Taper; abstract paintings by her son, ME2/orchestra conductor Braunstein. Through January 13 at WalkOver Gallery & Concert Room in Bristol. Info, 453-3188.

SaBra field: "Cosmic Geometry Suite," woodblock prints exploring universal order. Through January 30 at Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center. Info, 728-1231. 12/12/11 5:13 PM

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JOhn & Kate Penwarden: Photographs of post-Irene Rochester; david BumBecK: Bronze sculpture and intaglio prints; 'the Small great art wall': Work under $1000 by gallery artists. Through January 15 at BigTown Gallery in Rochester. Info, 767-9670.

'niKOn Small wOrld': Award-winning photomicrographs that offer a glimpse into the microscopic natural world. Through January 16 at Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich. Info, 649-2200.

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'SelectiOnS frOm grace 2012': Drawings and paintings by 13 self-taught artists. Through January 27 at Statehouse Cafeteria in Montpelier. Info, 828-0749.

large-fOrmat drawing ShOw: Outsized depictions of the human body by students. January 17 through 24 at Johnson Memorial Building, Middlebury College. Info, 443-3168.

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doRIan mcGowan: "Bike Art," work made from discarded bicycle chains, seats and gears. January 12 through February 29 at Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury. Info, 748-9158.

Ruth hamILton: "A Walk Through the Woods and Other Favored Spaces," paintings of England and Vermont. Through February 29 at Brandon Music. Info, 465-4071.

heIdI SpectoR: "High Fidelity," paintings by the Montréal artist; paintings by Charles Yoder and Glenn Goldberg, sculpture by Amelia Toelke and Joel Fisher. Through January 21 at Green + Blue Gallery in Hardwick. Info, 730-5331.

ScuLptuRaL aRchItectuRe Show: Student works in foamcore, wood and fused glass, many scaled for actual sites on campus, plus working drawings and photographs. Through January 17 at Johnson Memorial Building, Middlebury College. Info, 443-4168. SheRI LaRSen: Photographs from Vermont and surrounding states, as well as from Egypt, China and elsewhere. Through January 31 at Charlotte Senior Center. Info, 878-6828.

'the GoveRnment moRGan': Photographs, paintings, prints and leather tack. Through March 31 at The National Museum of the Morgan Horse in Middlebury. Info, 388-1639.

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annIe maheux: "Early Experiments," work in a variety of media by the University of Vermont art student. Through January 31 at Island Arts South Hero Gallery. Info, 372-5049. caRRIe baGaLIo: Oil paintings and prints. Through January 31 at Townsend Gallery at Black Cap Coffee in Stowe. Info, 279-4239.

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'natIve ameRIcan aRt at daRtmouth: hIGhLIGhtS FRom the hood muSeum oF aRt': More than 100 historical and contemporary works, many on view for the first time, make up an exhibit that explores continuity and change within North American indigenous cultures. Through March 11 at Hood Museum, Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. Info, 603-646-2808. Sue LeZon: "Rubáiyát," photographs by the associate professor of art at SUNY Plattsburgh. Through January 15 at Plattsburgh State Art Museum, N.Y. Info, 518-564-2474.

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'SmaLL woRKS': Work by gallery artists, including collographs by Sheryl Trainor and colorful miniatures by Lois Eby. Through January 31 at West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park in Stowe. Info, 253-8943.

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nIcK RoSato: Turned-wood platters, bowls, rolling pins and more; work by Richford and Enosburg Falls High School students. Through January 31 at Artist in Residence Cooperative Gallery in Enosburg Falls. Info, 933-6403.

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wendy cRoSS: "Not a Pretty Picture: America in the 21st Century," paintings depicting scenes of economic decline. Through February 26 at Gallery in the Woods in Brattleboro. Info, 257-4777. m

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ell, there’s good news and bad news when it comes to the latest from Mamma Mia! director Phyllida Lloyd. The downside is that, apart from a typically spoton transmogrification courtesy of Meryl Streep, there isn’t an awful lot to recommend this by-the-numbers biopic. On the upside, Pierce Brosnan doesn’t sing a note! I can think of numerous filmmakers well suited to the task of encapsulating Margaret Thatcher’s pioneering, polarizing, often borderline quixotic life and career. I can think of few whose résumés suggest they’d be more foolhardy to try than Lloyd. And I don’t say that simply because the director previously served up such a half-baked big-screen confection. I say it because her background is in the British theater. Directing plays and movies, obviously, are two very different things. In most respects, The Iron Lady is about as boilerplate as movie portraits get. As though ticking off points on a checklist, Lloyd introduces us to the plucky grocer’s daughter who announces to her fiancé that she “cannot die washing a teacup”; fast-forwards to her elec-

tion to Parliament in 1959; and, mere moments later, presents her historic election as prime minister — along the way pausing for elocution lessons and a makeover. The highlights of Thatcher’s 11-plus years in office are touched on in an equally cursory fashion or passed over altogether. What’s the rush? As we discover, screenwriter Abi Morgan is less interested in Thatcher the world leader than she is in Thatcher the dotty shut-in. A surprisingly substantial chunk of the picture’s 105-minute running time is devoted to a depiction of its subject more or less in the present day. It’s unclear where Morgan got the information on which these scenes are based. But, unless she’s been peeping through windows, it would seem we have a case of fantasy masquerading as fact. Which can be a perfectly legitimate cinematic device. My sense, though, is that viewers of The Iron Lady will buy their tickets in the belief that they’ll be watching a historically accurate account of its subject’s life, not a blend of history and fiction. There’s little doubt that the sequences in which the

leading lady Streep is at the top of her game in the role of the polarizing British PM.

eightysomething Thatcher dodders about her home in a bathrobe and chats with her long-deceased husband, Denis (the effortlessly genial Jim Broadbent), are the most affecting in the film. Thatcher has suffered from Alzheimer’s since 2000 and survived a series of ministrokes: All that is a matter of record. Her doing crosswords with her dead mate, I’m guessing, is something the writer threw in to pump up the pathos. Yes, the contrast between the defiant, indefatigable PM and the frail, confused old woman is poignant (and, yes, we observe her washing a teacup in old age … somehow we knew that was coming). But there’s also something about this approach that’s undeniably questionable. A bit disingenuous, even. Can you imagine a similar project with,

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spy vs. spy Oldman does a lot with a little in Alfredson’s quiet thriller.

cales exerts its own fascination. The film opens with agent Jim Prideaux (Mark Strong) in Hungary, fishing for information about a possible mole in British intelligence. The mission ends in disaster and an agency purge, leaving Smiley — who’s been in the spy business since World War II — a civilian. But a rogue operative (Tom Hardy) surfaces with news that the mole may be real, after all, and could compromise the intelligence service’s most prized program, Witchcraft. With the backing of a civil servant and covert help from a younger intelligence officer (Benedict Cumberbatch), Smiley sets out to discover who’s rotten at the very top of the

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t’s not often that the same actor gives one of the hammiest performances of a given year and one of the subtlest. In 2011, Gary Oldman achieved that feat by following his egregious mugging and cavorting in Red Riding Hood with his peerlessly sly, low-key work as George Smiley in this John le Carré adaptation. If scenery-chewing is recreation for an actor of Oldman’s caliber, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy shows him hard at work — and it’s superlative work, even if it’s not emotionally extroverted enough for major award-season recognition. Tinker Tailor offers work for the audience, too, in a good way. In terms of onscreen action, this spy drama bears no more resemblance to the James Bond, Mission Impossible or even Bourne films than Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes does to the current screen version. Swedish director Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In) has stayed true to former British intelligence officer le Carré’s depiction of espionage as dry men talking softly in dusty rooms. The resulting film is a densely plotted procedural mystery that introduces scores of characters in quick succession, with no fanfare, and expects the audience to keep up. For viewers ignorant of the 1974 novel and 1979 BBC miniseries, this will be a struggle. But Alfredson’s musty, meticulously detailed recreation of Cold War London and other lo-

say, Ronald Reagan as its subject? What does it say about our culture that portraying a diminished male power figure is unthinkable, while an enfeebled female is considered heart-tugging Oscar bait? Rest assured, such questions are easy to back-burner while Streep does her thing. She nails her character at every stage of Thatcher’s personal evolution, and the process is mesmerizing to witness. At this point, hers is a talent all too readily taken for granted. In the end, Lloyd’s chronicle of England’s first and only female prime minister perhaps succeeds most notably as a reminder of why the actress continues to reign as the cinema’s leading lady.

organization. The suspects include some of the UK’s finest actors — Ciarán Hinds, Colin Firth — at the top of their game. To twentysomethings watching the film, this intrigue may seem as remote as science fiction. Rarely do the characters mention ideological stakes — and, indeed, as Alfredson depicts them, the two sides of the Iron Curtain look pretty much the same (dingy and smoky, with loud wallpaper). The reigning intelligence boss (Toby Jones) is less concerned with beating communism than with currying the Americans’ favor. As we watch, however, we learn that each player has a personal stake in the catand-mouse game. For Smiley, rooting out

the mole vindicates decades of service — to which he seems to have sacrificed, among other things, his marriage. As he’s told early on, “It’s your generation, your legacy” that’s tainted by the possibility of betrayal. Alfredson introduces us to Smiley by showing us the back of his head, and even when we see his face, it’s masklike. Behind the old spy’s jaded, watchful impassivity, however, are conviction and regret that emerge in a monologue describing Smiley’s one meeting with his nemesis, the Soviet intelligence officer Karla. It’s the closest Oldman gets to an Oscar clip, but the moment is masterful, illuminating the rest of the restrained performance. The film makes clear that spies who emote freely don’t last long as spies. Neither do spies who care about people they meet in their work — like Hardy’s character, whose reckless energy serves as a welcome contrast to the rest of the cast. Tinker Tailor is a tense, secretive movie about secretive people — a mystery where stray details actually do matter, and one of those films that improve with repeat viewings. Like Oldman’s performance, it’s oblique and evasive, but far from empty. So come alert. Mar g o t H arri son

cARNAGE: Roman Polanski directed this adaptation of Yasmina Reza’s play about two well-off professional couples who get progressively less civilized when they meet to discuss a fight between their kids. With Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz. (79 min, R. Roxy, Savoy) coNtRABAND: Mark Wahlberg plays a smuggler turned security guard who goes back for one more big score in Panama in this action thriller . With Giovanni Ribisi and Kate Beckinsale. Baltasar (101 Reykjavík) Kormákur directed. (110 min, R. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace) tHE iRoN lADYHHH Oscar alert! Meryl Streep plays Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s only female prime minister, in this biopic from director Phyllida (Mamma Mia!) Lloyd. With Jim Broadbent as Denis Thatcher. (105 min, PG-13. Palace) JoYFUl NoiSE: Diva alert! Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah play two big voices battling for control of a small-town church choir headed for a national contest in this musical comedydrama. Todd (Bandslam) Graff directed. With Kris Kristofferson and Keke Palmer. (118 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic)

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HUGoHHHH Martin Scorsese changed pace to direct this fantastical family tale of a mysterious boy who lives in the walls of a Paris train station, based on Brian Selznick’s book The Invention of Hugo Cabret. With Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen and Chloe Moretz. (127 min, PG. Essex [3-D], Majestic [3-D], Roxy)

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tHE GiRl WitH tHE DRAGoN tAttooHHH1/2 David (The Social Network) Fincher directed the American adaptation of the first book in Stieg Larsson’s best-selling mystery trilogy set in Sweden. A left-wing journalist (Daniel Craig) and a mysterious hacker (Rooney Mara) investigate the cold case of a teen’s disappearance. With Robin Wright, Stellan Skarsgard and Christopher Plummer. (158 min, R. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Roxy, Stowe)

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tHE DARKESt HoURH Five young people battle an alien monster in Moscow in this apocalyptic thriller from director Chris (Right at Your Door) Gorak. With Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby and Rachael Taylor. (89 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic [3-D]; ends 1/12)

tHE DEVil iNSiDEH A woman tries to find out whether her long-institutionalized mother is possessed by demons or just mentally ill in this horror flick set in Italy. We’re guessing the former. William Brent Bell directed. With Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman and Evan Helmuth. (87 min, R. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Welden)

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wednesday 11 — thursday 12 My Week With Marilyn 6:30 (Thu only), 7:30 (Wed only). The Adventures of Tintin 4. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 5 (Wed only). New Year’s Eve 6 (Wed only), 8:15. friday 13 — thursday 19 ***MountainTop Human Rights Film Festival All week. ***See website for details. Times change frequently; please check website.

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wednesday 11 — thursday 12 The Devil Inside 7:10. The Adventures of Tintin 6:40. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 7. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked 6:30. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 6:50. friday 13 — thursday 19 The Devil Inside 1:15 & 3:45 (Sat & Sun only), 7:10, 9:15 (Fri & Sat only). The Adventures of Tintin 1:15 & 3:45 (Sat & Sun only). Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 6:40, 9:15 (Fri & Sat only). War Horse 1:15 & 4 (Sat & Sun only), 7. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked 1:15 & 3:45 (Sat & Sun only). Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 6:50, 9:15 (Fri & Sat only).

CAPITOL SHOWPLACE 93 State St., Montpelier, 2290343, www.fgbtheaters.com

wednesday 11 — thursday 12 War Horse 7. The Adventures of Tintin (3-D) 6:30, 9. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 7. We Bought a Zoo 6:30, 9. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 6:15, 9. friday 13 — thursday 19 *Contraband 1:30 (Sat & Sun only), 6:30, 9. War Horse 1:15 (Sat & Sun only), 7. The Adventures of Tintin (3-D) 1:30 (Sat & Sun only), 6:30, 9. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 7. We Bought a Zoo 1:30 (Sat & Sun only). Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 1:30 (Sat & Sun only), 6:15, 9.

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movies Impossible: Ghost Protocol 12:20, 3:15, 6:25, 9:30. War Horse 12:25, 3:25, 6:25, 9:25. We Bought a Zoo 1:05, 3:50, 6:45, 9:25. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked 12:30, 2:35, 4:40, 6:50, 9. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 12:45, 3:30, 6:45, 9:35. The Descendants 12:35, 3:25, 6:50, 9:35. Hugo (3-D) 12:45, 6:30. The Muppets 4:55. New Year’s Eve 3:55.

MARQUIS THEATER Main St., Middlebury, 388-4841.

wednesday 11 — thursday 12 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 7. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 7. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 7. friday 13 — thursday 19 *Beauty and the Beast (3-D) Fri: 6:30, 8:30. Sat: 2, 6:30, 8:30.

wednesday 11 The Devil Inside 12:45, 3, 5:10, 7:20, 9:20. The Adventures of Tintin 12:20 (3-D), 2:40 (3-D), 5, 7:20 (3-D), 9:40 (3-D). The Darkest Hour 3:45, 9:40. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 12:20, 3:30, 6:40, 9:50. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 1, 4, 7, 9:50. War Horse 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30. We Bought a Zoo 1, 4, 6:40, 9:30. Alvin and the Chipmunks: ChipWrecked 12:30, 1:15, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:25. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40. Hugo (3-D) 1, 3:45, 6:50. New Year’s Eve 9:30. thursday 12 ***Scarface 8. The Devil Inside 12:45, 3, 5:10, 7:20, 9:20. The Adventures of Tintin 12:20 (3-D), 2:40 (3-D), 5, 7:20 (3-D), 9:40 (3-D). The Darkest Hour 3:45, 9:40. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 12:20, 3:30, 6:40, 9:50. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 1, 4, 7, 9:50. War Horse 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30. We Bought a Zoo 1, 4, 6:40, 9:30. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked 12:30, 1:15, 2:45, 5, 7:15. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 12:50, 3:45, 6:40, 9:40. Hugo (3-D) 1, 3:45, 6:50. New Year’s Eve 9:30. friday 13 — thursday 19 *Beauty and the Beast (3-D) 12:30 (2-D), 3:10, 5:15, 7:15, 9:40. *Contraband 12:45, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:20. *Joyful Noise 1:20, 4:15, 6:45, 7 (Fri only; 21+), 9:20. The Devil Inside 12:45, 3, 5:10, 7:20, 9:20. The Adventures of Tintin 3:20, 9:30. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 1:30, 4:45, 8. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:35. War Horse 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30. We Bought a Zoo 12:40, 6:30 (except Fri). Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked 4:10, 6:20. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 12:50, 3:45, 6:40, 9:30. Hugo (3-D) 1:15, 8:30. ***See website for details.

MAJESTIC 10

190 Boxwood St. (Maple Tree Place, Taft Corners), Williston, 878-2010, www.majestic10.com

wednesday 11 — thursday 12 The Devil Inside 1, 3:05, 7:15, 9:55. The Adventures of Tintin (3-D) 1, 3:30, 6:40, 9:10. The Darkest Hour (3-D) 9:50. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 12, 3:15, 6:40, 9:15. Mission

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10:30 a.m. (Thu only), 1, 3:50, 6:45 (Thu only), 9:10. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 12, 3:10, 7:15. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 12:30, 3:35, 6:40, 9:30. War Horse 12:10, 3:20, 6:30, 9:30. We Bought a Zoo 12:40, 3:25, 6:50, 9:25. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked 12:35 (Wed only), 2:35, 4:40, 6:45, 8:45 (Thu only). Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 12:50, 3:40, 6:35, 9:20. Young

PARAMOUNT TWIN CINEMA 241 North Main St., Barre, 4799621, www.fgbtheaters.com

wednesday 11 — thursday 12 Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 6:15, 9. Alvin and the Chipmunks: ChipWrecked 6:30, 8:45. friday 13 — thursday 19 *Beauty and the Beast (3-D) 1:30 (Sat & Sun only), 6:30, 8:30. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 6:15, 9. Alvin and the Chipmunks: ChipWrecked 1:30 (Sat & Sun only).

THE SAVOY THEATER 26 Main St., Montpelier, 2290509, www.savoytheater.com

wednesday 11 — thursday 12 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 6:30, 8:45. Le Havre 6, 8. friday 13 — thursday 19 ***A Class Divided Mon: 6. ***Miss Representation Tue: 6:30. *Carnage 1:30 (Sat only), 6, 8 (except Tue). Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 1 & 3:30 (Sat & Sun only), 6:30 (except Mon & Tue), 8:45. ***See website for details.

STOWE CINEMA 3 PLEX

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

friday 13 — monday 16 *Beauty and the Beast (3-D) 11:30 a.m. (2-D), 12:20, 2:20, 4:25, 6:30, 8:45. *Contraband 1:30, 4:05, 7, 9:35. *Joyful Noise 12:30, 3:15, 6:25, 9:05. The Devil Inside 1:45, 3:50, 6, 8, 9:55. The Adventures of Tintin (3-D) 11:25 a.m., 4:45. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 11:45 a.m., 3, 6:20, 9:40. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 12:15, 3:15, 6:50, 9:45. War Horse 12, 3:10, 6:15, 9:30. We Bought a Zoo 3:45, 8:45. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked 11:30 a.m., 1:40, 6:35. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 1:55, 7:15, 9:50. The Descendants 12:30, 3:25, 6:40, 9:20. tuesday 17 — thursday 19 *Beauty and the Beast (3-D) 12:20 (2-D), 2:20, 4:25, 6:30, 8:45. *Contraband 1:30, 4:05, 7, 9:35. *Joyful Noise 12:30, 3:15, 6:25, 9:05. The Devil Inside 1:45, 3:50, 6, 8, 9:55. The Adventures of Tintin (3-D) 4:45. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 1, 4:20, 7:40. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 12:15, 3:15, 6:50, 9:45. War Horse 12, 3:10, 6:15, 9:30. We Bought a Zoo 3:45, 8:45. Alvin and the Chipmunks: ChipWrecked 1:40, 6:35. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 1:55, 7:15, 9:50. The Descendants 12:30, 3:25, 6:40, 9:20.

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Sun: 2, 7. Mon-Thu: 7. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Fri: 6, 9. Sat: 2, 6, 9. Sun: 2, 7. Mon-Thu: 7. War Horse Fri: 6, 9. Sat: 2, 6, 9. Sun: 2, 7. Mon-Thu: 7.

MERRILL’S ROXY CINEMA

222 College St., Burlington, 8643456, www.merrilltheatres.net

wednesday 11 — thursday 12 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 1:20, 4:10, 6:45, 9:25. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 1:25, 6:20, 9:15. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 1, 3:50, 6:40, 9:20. My Week With Marilyn 1:15, 3:25, 7, 9:25. War Horse 1:30, 6:30, 9:10. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:30. friday 13 — thursday 19 *Carnage 1:05, 3, 5, 7:20, 9:30. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 1:20, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 1:30, 6:20, 9:15. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 3:30, 8:35. My Week With Marilyn 1:15, 3:25, 7, 9:10. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:25. Hugo 1, 6:10.

PALACE CINEMA 9

10 Fayette Dr., South Burlington, 864-5610, www.palace9.com

wednesday 11 — thursday 12 ***The Met Opera Presents an Encore of ‘Faust’ Wed: 6:30. Thu: 1. The Adventures of Tintin

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Adult 4:50 (Wed only), 7:05, 9:15. The Descendants 10:30 a.m. (Thu only), 1:10, 4, 6:55, 9:20. The Muppets 12:05, 2:30 (Wed only). friday 13 — sunday 15 *Contraband 10:30 a.m. (Thu only), 1, 3:45, 7, 9:35. *The Iron Lady 10:30 a.m. (Thu only), 12, 1:15, 2:25, 3:40, 4:50, 6:05, 7:15, 8:30, 9:40. The Adventures of Tintin 1:05, 3:35. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 12, 3:10, 6:20, 9:25. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 12:45, 3:40, 6:40, 9:30. War Horse 12:10, 3:20, 6:30, 9:30. We Bought a Zoo 3:25, 8:10. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked 1:20, 6:10. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 6:35, 9:20. The Descendants 1:10, 4, 6:45, 9:15. monday 16 — thursday 19 *Contraband 1, 3:45, 7, 9:35. *Iron Lady 1:15, 2:25, 3:40, 4:50, 6:05, 7:15, 8:30, 9:40. The Adventures of Tintin 1:05, 3:35. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 12:50, 4:05, 7:20. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 12:45, 3:40, 6:40, 9:30. War Horse 12:55, 4:10, 7:30. We Bought a Zoo 3:25, 8:10. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked 1:20, 6:10. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 6:35, 9:20. The Descendants 1:10, 4, 6:45, 9:15. ***See website for details.

wednesday 11 — thursday 12 We Bought a Zoo 7. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 7. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 7. friday 13 — thursday 19 War Horse Fri: 6:30, 9:10. Sat & Sun: 2:30, 6:30, 9:10. Mon: 2:30, 7. Tue-Thu: 7. We Bought a Zoo Fri: 7. Sat & Sun: 2:30, 7. Mon: 2:30. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Fri: 6:30, 9:15. Sat & Sun: 2:30, 6:30, 9:15. Mon: 2:30, 7. Tue-Thu: 7. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Fri: 9:10. Sat & Sun: 4:40, 9:10. Mon: 4:40, 7. Tue-Thu: 7.

WELDEN THEATER

104 No. Main St., St. Albans, 5277888, www.weldentheatre.com

wednesday 11 — thursday 12 The Devil Inside 7. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 7. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 7. friday 13 — thursday 19 The Devil Inside 4:15 (Sat & Sun only), 7, 9. War Horse 2 (Sat & Sun only), 7, 9:15. The Adventures of Tintin 2 & 4 (Sat & Sun only), 7. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 9. Alvin and the Chipmunks: ChipWrecked 2 & 4 (Sat & Sun only).

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tiNKER tAiloR SolDiER SpYHHHH Gary Oldman plays a British intelligence agent seeking a mole during the Cold War in this adaptation of John le Carré’s spy novel from director Tomas (Let the Right One In) Alfredsson. With Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hardy and lots of other British thespians. (127 min, R. Roxy, Savoy) WAR HoRSEHHH Steven Spielberg directed this epic drama about a beloved horse sent to serve in World War I, and the lives he touches as he moves through the fray. With Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, David Thewlis and Niels Arestrup. (146 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Roxy, Stowe, Welden) WE BoUGHt A ZooHHH Matt Damon plays a family man who takes on a decaying zoo full of exotic animals in this adaptation of Benjamin Mee’s memoir from director Cameron Crowe. With Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church and Elle Fanning. (124 min, PG. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Stowe) YoUNG ADUltHH Charlize Theron plays a one-time high school queen bee who returns to her hometown to try to reclaim an old flame in this dark comedy from the team behind Juno, director Jason Reitman and writer Diablo Cody. With Patrick Wilson and Patton Oswalt. (94 min, R. Palace; ends 1/12)

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