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The confrontation happened after a peaceful demonstration in which 500 people gathered to protest the tar-sands oil pipeline. By Monday, YouTube was full of eyewitness videos showing the violent confrontation and chaotic aftermath.

Burlington photographer Dylan Kelley was in the middle of the action and snapped some of the most arresting pictures to emerge from the melée. He posted them on his blog, dylankelley.blogspot.com, and on the online news journal Vermont Commons; now they’re also on the Seven Days staff blog, Blurt.

Kelley, a 25-year-old student at Burlington College, has been documenting the Occupy movement for months. He’s traveled all over the country, photographing occupiers in New Hampshire, Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis, Cleveland and Oakland.

“I’ve photographed all this stuff in various places where headlines are emerging,” says Kelley. “But to come back and be hanging out on College Street and see this go down, it feels like another thing entirely.”

Kelley, who triple majors in photography, documentary studies and media activism, said he’s seen the police “beat the hell out of people before, but I’ve never actually seen them open fire.” He said he was “jostled” but not hurt in the fracas.

What Kelley took away from the incident: “As awesome as the Queen City is, we are not immune to these forces that are unfolding across the country.”

Burlington City Councilor Ed Adrian dropped his state Senate bid because of how all that campaigning was “received at home.” Next, a run for the “doghouse”?

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We were Burlington Free Press subscribers for many years, but a year or two ago, I noticed declining news coverage in the paper [“Not-So-Free Press, July 11]. By last winter, we were getting better local, state, national and international news coverage from many other local sources.

I want a newspaper to cover the news; the feel-good stories became a turnoff, especially when they began to reappear over and over and without a single change.

I was ready to stop our subscription.

Then came the “change,” and it was worse than I ever dreamed it could be.

Vermont’s got one of the better-read populations in the country, to which the Free Press’ shallow coverage and smallminded articles are insulting.

We are not alone in this sentiment: Most of our friends have stopped subscribing and don’t even acknowledge the paper among the tabloids at the checkout counter. The only chance the Free Press has is to get local talent to manage the paper.

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A.G.’S AMBITION?

I found it somewhat humorous and alarming to read Howard Dean’s assessment of the office of Attorney General

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Bill Sorrell [Fair Game: “No-Show Time for Sorrell,” July 25]. Dean made a not-so-subtle jab at T.J. Donovan’s “ambition” and essentially depicted the job as a powerless, disengaged position.

Really? Does this make sense? Ambition is now a bad thing for an elected official?

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NOISE IS NONISSUE

I also found a critical flaw in [“Real Estate Expert Finds Critical Flaw in F-35 Property Value Study,” July 25].

Why wasn’t any mention made of the 60 or so commercial flights and their impact on this so-called quality-oflife and real-estate-value issue? Why haven’t the thousands of people who have lived for decades in the shadow of the ever-expanding Burlington International Airport spoken up?

Because it’s a nonissue. They live by the airport and they got over it. Air defense of the U.S.A. is far and away the lesser issue here, but it’s the one that local gasbags constantly beat on because it’s an easy target and you can get your name in the paper.

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We ran a letter [Feedback: “Seeing Is Believing”] on July 18 responding to a Seven Days article about downtown surveillance equipment in Winooski [“Eyes in the Sky,” July 11]. The letter writer, Jodi Harrington, alleged that Police Chief Steve McQueen was posing for his Seven Days photo while “the DEA was busy busting up a huge drug and gambling operation just up the street.” In fact, the incident to which she referred — at O’Brien’s Irish Pub — was a Department of Liquor Control inspection that resulted in a license revocation.

We apologize for failing to factcheck Harrington’s claim more thoroughly.

Hell hath no fury like a confused crossword-puzzle fan. Our new production director, John James, made the mistake of running the wrong puzzle box last week, and quickly learned how deeply Seven Days readers care about their crosswords. One of many letters to the editor came from Nancy Patterson: “Coffee and toast at the ready, pencil poised, my Saturday morning was suddenly sad when I discovered that something was very wrong with the crossword!” Sorry. You can find last week’s puzzle, and print it out, at http://7dvt.com/aux/multimedia/files/072512_crossword.png.

As a landlord, I was surprised to find that there was no serious discussion of the reasons why “apartment vacancies in Burlington typically last about as long as snowballs in summer” in the recent article about on-campus housing [“The Other Bed Down: Will New Campus Housing Fix Burlington’s Rental Problem?”

July 25].

When supply fails to match demand in a market system, as it does in the Burlington rental market, it is due to some sort of interference in the workings of the market. In Burlington it is extremely difficult to build new rental property due to a combination of strict zoning laws, historic-preservation people and a strong NIMBY culture.

A cursory look at the zoning map for Burlington shows that higher-density housing is impossible without a variance, which can be very difficult to obtain.

Rather than looking to the university or the city to fix the housing issues, we should be looking to private enterprise. Central planning hasn’t and isn’t going to solve it. In fact, the city acts schizophrenically, restricting supply and driving up costs with difficult permitting and zoning on one hand, and mandating low-income housing on the other.

The current system actually is a kind of crony capitalism that benefits a small plutocracy of Burlington landlords. If people really wanted to speak truth to power and stick it to the Man, these restrictions should be lessened and the free market allowed to do its thing.

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[Re “The Other Bed Down: Will New Campus Housing Fix Burlington’s Rental Problem?” July 25]: What if UVM bought existing housing and leased it to students during the school year? If UVM can’t “sell” living on campus, then it could buy and then rent existing housing. This will reduce the rental rates, and out-of-town landlords won’t scam the kids and their parents. UVM will make an honest investment in BTV. St. Mike’s has houses on campus, and that was a huge draw for juniors and seniors who were done with dorm life.

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Waterfront Warrior Rick Sharp Wants One More Thing for the Bike Path He Blazed: Segways

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Nowhere to Go: A Vermont Prisoner’s Suicide Attempt Highlights DOC Housing Shortage

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Facing an Uptick in Crime, a Canadian Border Town “Secures” Its Last Open Crossing Into Vermont

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Actors and Audiences Alike Are Fringe Beneficiaries in Burlington

A Burlington Playwright’s Bus Travels Abroad

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Merry Me With its picturesque pastures and dramatic turrets, Shelburne Farms already looks like the setting of a fairy tale — so it’s only fitting that the Very Merry Theatre Fundraiser brings one to the Coach Barn lawn. Cheer on youngsters as they stage a retrospective cabaret and Into the Woods.

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Fools Rush In There’s no big top large enough to span the entire Queen City — but, as Burlington City Arts launches the fifth installment of the Festival of Fools, perhaps we should build one. Buskers from all over the world take over town with fire breathing, stilt acrobatics and a 6-foot-tall “unicycle of death.” So go on, clown around.

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Art Beat Get out your day planner: The Vermont Festival of the Arts brings gallery exhibits, the Plein Air Paint-Out, pottery practice, musical theater and fireworks to the Mad River Valley — and that’s just this week. More than 120 art-related events will keep you on your toes through its Labor Day finale.

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But the rock-and-soulers have instrumental chops — in the form of a blasting horns section — to sink your teeth into, too. Called “a thinking man’s party-time band” by the Boston Phoenix, they play at Killington Resort on Saturday afternoon and Nectar’s that night.

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othing tops off a lazy summer evening like a phone call from an out-of-state pollster.

Two supporters of Attorney General BILL SORRELL’s reelection campaign say they both recently took part in a telephone survey they characterized as a “push poll.”

“From the second or third question it became obvious what was going on,” says NEIL MARINELLO, a retired psychologist from Woodstock who favors Sorrell over rival T.J. DONOVAN, the Chittenden County state’s attorney. “It was very clearly pushing people away from Sorrell and toward Donovan.”

Push polls are intended to float negative — and sometimes false — information about a candidate under the guise of a traditional scientific survey.

According to Marinello, the 15minute poll included a number of questions containing negative assertions about a candidate who, while unnamed, appeared to be Sorrell. One question that did name the AG related to whether Sorrell should be blamed for the continued operation of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.

While the pollster would not identify his employer, the North Carolina phone number displayed on Marinello’s caller ID appears to belong to Bernett Research, a Boston-based polling company.

Donovan confirmed that his campaign paid Washington, D.C.-based Lincoln Park Strategies $10,000 to conduct a 50-question, 12- to 15-minute poll two weeks ago. Lincoln Park president STEFAN HANKIN said his company subcontracted the job to Bernett.

But Donovan and Hankin both insist their poll was nothing less than a rigorous survey seeking to understand how Vermonters feel about various issues.

“It was a scientific poll. It was not a push poll. They are very different,” Donovan says. “More importantly, push polls don’t give you accurate information. They’re ineffective and offensive.”

But the difference between push polling and conventional message testing may not always be entirely clear to he or she who answers the call. Perhaps the best-known example of push-polling came during the 2000 Republican presidential primary, when GEORGE W. BUSH’s campaign allegedly called thousands of South Carolina voters to ask whether they’d be more or less likely to vote for

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Sen. JOHN MCCAIN (R-Ariz.) if they knew he fathered an illegitimate black child — which, of course, he hadn’t.

“The purpose of a push poll is to get bad information out very quickly,” Hankin says. “We’re trying to learn what’s happening in Vermont among primary voters, what their thinking is and getting an understanding of the lay of the land, so the campaign can speak as effectively as possible to voters who will turn out in August.”

According to Hankin, Donovan’s survey of 400 Vermonters generally refrained from naming specific candidates, with the exception of one question related to Vermont Yankee, which asked which people or institutions were to blame for VY’s continued operation: Sorrell, Gov. PETER SHUMLIN or the state

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legislature. Donovan’s campaign declined to reveal the polling results — which they claim showed a “tight race” — or the wording of the poll’s questions, calling it “internal” information.

Sorrell’s campaign denounced the recent poll. “This type of polling and the types of questions that were asked related to us have no place in Vermont politics — particularly in a Democratic primary in Vermont,” campaign manager MIKE PIECIAK said Tuesday. “Until this morning, it was our understanding that this poll was done by the tobacco industry or Entergy or the Republican Attorneys General Association, so if it was in fact conducted by the Donovan campaign, we’re disappointed in them and ask that they cease this kind of polling.”

Donovan, however, was not apologetic.

“The crocodile tears by the Sorrell campaign are a little unsettling,” he responded. “We polled in order to glean information Vermonters care about. We are the campaign that has been a substantive campaign — that has released policy positions throughout the campaign. I don’t apologize for conducting a scientific poll.”

Too Many Questions?

Donovan’s is not the only recent poll to hit Vermont. The Vermont Press Bureau’s PETER HIRSCHFELD reported earlier this week that another recent poll appeared to be testing a slew of statewide candidates and issues. Hirschfeld was unable to determine its origin, but came to the conclusion based upon its wording that its source was “likely not a Democrat.”

A recent campaign finance filing by Sen. VINCE ILLUZZI (R-Essex/Orleans) showed that he, too, polled the AG race this spring when he considered running for the job, before opting to run for state auditor. Illuzzi said his $10,000 poll showed Sorrell “running strong” in a general election matchup, but for some reason, he didn’t test Donovan’s chances.

Senator on Senator

Three years ago, Sen. PHILIP BARUTH (D-Chittenden) — then a lowly University of Vermont English professor and political blogger — set out to learn more about Vermont’s top political patriarch, Sen. PATRICK LEAHY (D-VT).

“He’s just been a colossus over the past 40 years, so all of a sudden I said to myself, ‘If I really wanted to find out what makes him tick, I’d read a biography on him,’” Baruth recalls. “And there was not only not a biography but not a book of any kind about Pat Leahy, and that just struck me as insane.”

So Baruth set about changing that. He approached Leahy’s Senate office with the idea of writing a political biography of a kid from Montpelier who grew up to become the second-most-senior member of the U.S. Senate. By the time Leahy’s office OK’d the concept last summer, Baruth himself had been elected to the Vermont state Senate, giving the author an inside look at what he calls the “amazing, gut-wrenching” experience of running a political campaign.

A year into the project, Baruth says he’s written 100 pages of what he expects to become a 400-page “targeted biography” focusing on the political arc of Leahy’s career — rather than “an exhaustive treatment of his years in the Senate.” So far he’s interviewed 20 people. He’s talked to Leahy three times.

Given his academic focus on 18thcentury literature, Baruth says he’s enjoying drawing from so many living sources. But he learned not to take that

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for granted: Last fall, former congressman Dick Mallary — Leahy’s 1974 Senate opponent — died the day after Baruth scheduled an interview with him.

While the biographer says Leahy will see a draft of the manuscript, Baruth maintains that it won’t be just a propaganda piece written by one Vermont Dem about another.

“I hope everyone who’s read my writing knows that I call them the way I see them,” he says. “To my mind, it’s hard to see me writing something that [Leahy] would find really objectionable, because I’ve been a student of his career and find it highly admirable. But there’s no portrait that’s worth its weight that doesn’t have a little shading in it.”

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After three years at the twice-weekly Addison County Independent, reporter and online editor andRea suozzo is leaving to pursue a master’s in food systems at UVM. Fellow Addy Indy-ite andReW stein is leaving to take over the energy and health care beat at VTDigger.org.

Stein won’t be the only new face at the Statehouse this winter. Former Glens Falls Post-Star reporter daVid tauBe recently became the third man on the Vermont Press Bureau totem pole. He’ll be covering both local and state stories for the BarreMontpelier Times Argus and its sister paper, the Rutland Herald.

After nearly two years at VPR, Vermont Edition producer samantha Fields is leaving the station this week to take a job at Maine Public Broadcasting Network.

On the management side, longtime Associated Press reporter Wilson Ring was officially named “supervisory correspondent” — translation: bureau chief — last month. Ring, who joined the AP in 1992, has been serving in the role on an interim basis since last September, when bureau chief John cuRRan died unexpectedly.

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Vermont Public Radio’s typically staid commentary series generated a bit of a driveway moment last Wednesday — and not the good kind.

At the tail end of VPR’s local “All Things Considered” newscast, Montpelier storyteller and longtime VPR commentator Willem lange made use of an ethnic slur to describe a friend with whom he worked on a west Texas ranch in 1953.

“Juan was a wetback from Zacatecas, much more accustomed to heat than I was,” Lange said in a laconic meditation on the hot summer clime.

The use of the w-word didn’t sit well with John Van hoesen, VPR’s vice president for news and programming: “I heard it and realized that we had made a serious mistake,” he says. “So we put the process in motion right away to remove it and take steps to apologize.”

As VTDigger.org’s nat RudaRakanchana first reported, VPR immediately pulled the commentary from its website and issued an on-air apology during the same time slot the following afternoon. In a post on the station’s blog, commentary producer Betty smith-mastaleR called it an “unfortunate instance of offensive racial slang” and included apologies from VPR and Lange.

So how’d the term get through VPR’s generally politically correct censors?

Van Hoesen says that commentaries are screened twice — first in a text-edit

by Smith-Mastaler and then by a recording engineer who is “expected to keep an ear out.”

“So there’s a two-level process there, and this just slipped through, unfortunately,” he says.

Lange called it “a quite innocent use of the word,” maintaining that he “hadn’t realized it’s become, at least in

some circles, something you would try to avoid.”

“When I learned the word, the wetbacks themselves were using it to describe themselves. They called themselves the ‘mojados’ — the wet ones,” Lange explains. “It wasn’t considered derogatory in any way, any more than ‘gringos,’ which is what they called me.

But apparently over the decades it’s acquired some derogatory connotations, and I wasn’t aware of that.”

Wait, wait. Don’t tell me he just used it again! Sounds like Lange’s gotta get back to work on that one.

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ick Sharp has been arguing with the City of Burlington for more than three decades about its waterfront.

Largely credited with the creation of the Queen City’s crown jewel, the 59-year-old attorney and environmental activist now just wants to be able to lead Segway tours on the 7½-mile -mile Burlington Bike Path.

He may get his wish. In his latest battle with municipal officials, Sharp has been trying to convince Parks and Rec director Mari Steinbach that the electric-powered “personal transporters” would enable the disabled to enjoy Queen City attractions that might otherwise remain inaccessible to those, like himself, who can’t ride a bike or easily walk.

The Kiss administration didn’t like the idea of motorized vehicles on the bike path or downtown sidewalks, quashing Sharp’s plan for starting a Segway tour business. The city has no formal policy on Segway use, notes Steinbach, but for now, “We’re not under any obligation to allow commercial operations on the bike path.”

Mayor Miro Weinberger recently issued Steinbach her walking papers. And the new mayor sounds more sympathetic to the proposal by Sharp, who supported Weinberger in the race to succeed Kiss. “I find his perspective about the freedom and dignity the vehicles can provide to some individuals with disabilities very compelling,” Weinberger comments in an emailed statement.

“His beliefs in Segways as an economic development opportunity and as an environmentally superior option to the car for many types of vehicular trips are also interesting to me.

“I support a review of the city’s policies regarding these devices,” adds Weinberger, who will soon name a replacement for Steinbach.

While a Segway does offer a noiseless, nonpolluting ride at a maximum speed of 12 miles per hour, a recent late-afternoon ramble with Sharp and his wife, Ruth Masters, attracted dirty looks from a few pedestrians along the congested segment of the bike path near the Community Boathouse.

Sharp maneuvers his Segway — one of nine he owns — with confidence and a big smile. He otherwise moves slowly and painfully with the help of a cane and a brace on his right leg from knee to ankle. Those assists represent the final phase of a recovery that began with a wheelchair and then progressed to a walker.

There’s an especially sad irony in Sharp’s inability today to ride a bike. “If he hadn’t been involved,” says former governor Howard Dean, “there probably wouldn’t be a Burlington Bike Path.”

Dean, Sharp and University of Vermont environmental studies professor Tom Hudspeth were the leaders of a Citizens’ Waterfront Group formed in the late 1970s to advocate for converting what was then a disused waterfront rail line into a bike path.

Over this and other waterfront controversies, the trio went to battle with Democratic mayor Gordon Paquette and, starting in 1981, Socialist mayor Bernie Sanders.

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Sharp is actually lucky to have any mobility at all. He says he came within 30 minutes of suffering lifelong paralysis after crashing into a cliff while paragliding off a promontory on Mexico’s Pacific coast in 1996. The accident occurred as Sharp was serving as a “wind dummy” — the tour leader who tests whether wind speeds are safe for paragliding. They weren’t that day.

It took seven and a half hours to transport him to a hospital in San Diego for treatment of two broken vertebrae and a crushed leg. Paralysis often results from such injuries unless steroids are administered within eight hours, Sharp notes. Paradoxically, “that accident probably saved my life,” he reflects. “I probably would have kept taking crazy risks if it hadn’t happened.”

“The Paquette administration didn’t like us because we were too liberal,” recalls Dean, who was not an elected official at the time. “The Sanders administration didn’t like us because we were Democrats.”

The chief nemesis of bike-path supporters 30 years ago was New North Ender Paul Preseault, who owned property on both sides of the rail line’s right-of-way and would not sanction its use by bicycles. Preseault dramatically expressed his opposition by blocking the path with a log. Long legal tussles ensued, culminating in a pair of U.S. Supreme Court rulings in 1988 and 1990 in support of turning the rails into a trail. Sharp celebrated the victory by chainsawing the log — at which point Preseault came running out of his house and assaulted Sharp. “I barely had time to turn off the chain saw,” Sharp recalls.

“It could’ve been really ugly.”

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doctrine, with then-city attorney John Franco playing a visible role. “Franco did a good job and he gets the credit for what happened, but Rick was on it before he was,” Hudspeth remarks.

Partisan divisions account in large part for the animosity between Sharp and the Sanders administration and its Progressive allies. “Rick has a personality that can piss people off,” Dean observes, “but hopefully those feelings are behind us now.”

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Sharp traces the origins of his passionate involvement in environmental causes back to the paper companies along the Connecticut River when he was a boy in Bellows Falls. They used to dump dye into the water that “would turn the river red, green and orange,” Sharp remembers. “It was really bad.”

Raised by his stepmother who was dependent on Social Security, Sharp earned a full scholarship to the University of Southern California. In Bill Sorrell and TJ Donovan 1978, he got a degree from Georgetown explain why they deserve Law School, and then returned to to be the Democratic Vermont for a job with the state’s envicandidate for Vermont ronmental conservation agency. attorney general in advance Sharp and Masters, who have of the August 28 primary. two grown daughters, live today in Colchester and spend time on a 100acre property in Milton they bought CITY HALL AUDITORIUM, BURLINGTON, FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC several years ago. It’s the site of a Moderated by: Jess Wilson (Channel 17). Media panel: Andy Bromage Christmas-tree farm that provides (Seven Days), Kristin Carlson (WCAX) and Paul Heintz (Seven Days). the couple with more income, Sharp notes, than does the other business he runs there: conducting paragliding Can’t come? Watch the live stream and join lessons. m the live chat at channel17.org or sevendaysvt.com

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Noting that he voted for Sanders in the historic 1981 mayoral race, Sharp says the radical politician did favor creation of the bike path — just not as enthusiastically as did the leaders of the Citizens’ Waterfront Group.

Where Sharp and Sanders really clashed was over an early-’80s waterfront development proposal known as the Alden Plan.

Private developers were calling for construction of a marina, a public boathouse, 65,000 square feet of retail space, 145,000 square feet of offices, a 200-room hotel, 300 mainly up-market housing units and a pair of parking structures that could accommodate 1200 cars on what eventually became Waterfront Park.

Hudspeth, who refers to it as “a mini-Acapulco,” says the Alden Plan might have come to pass if not for Sharp’s “invaluable and tireless legal work.” Sanders supported the Alden proposal, as did 12 of the 13 members of what was then called the Board of Aldermen — the predecessor of the Burlington City Council. But the city needed to issue a bond in order for the project to move forward, with a twothirds majority required for approval of that initiative. The Alden Plan bond received 54 percent of the vote in a 1985 referendum — and was thus defeated.

At around the same time, Sharp was fighting to win legal recognition of what was known as the public trust doctrine. It forbids commercial construction on waterfront land created by fill. A 1989 Vermont Supreme Court ruling upheld the doctrine as applied to the Burlington waterfront, thus ensuring that only public uses are possible on most of the land closest to Lake Champlain between North Beach and Perkins Pier. That’s why a park, boathouse, museum and “urban reserve” are in place there today rather than condos, stores and offices.

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of opiates. But according to his wife of 14 years, Heim is neither a sex offender nor a violent offender. She says Heim has never once hit her or the children and should not be considered a threat to anyone.

Crystal Heim, who spoke with her husband by phone a week after his suicide attempt, also tells Seven Days that Heim was “wicked scared of

being sent to Kentucky,” where many of Vermont’s out-of-state inmates are housed. “He said he’s not going to make it through,” she added, but couldn’t explain what he meant by that remark.

In a written statement, Pallito said that the DOC has done “extensive training of [its] staff” to identify “selfharming behavior” in its inmates.

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“pushed through more people” into transitional housing than under any of his predecessors. That said, Pallito noted that the number of violent and sex offenders in correctional custody, as a percentage of the total inmate population, has been on the rise, which adds significantly to the challenges of finding them appropriate housing.

Gordon Bock of Northfield is a former Vermont inmate and a prisoners’ rights activist with CURE Vermont, the local affiliate of Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants. Bock said he was angered and deeply troubled when he learned about the Heim affair.

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that a family should be split this way when there’s not even a hint of domestic violence that would normally cause a family unit to be split,” he said. “These caseworkers and probation workers are playing God, and I think they’re going well beyond their level of expertise.”

For her part, Crystal Heim says she sees no reason why her husband shouldn’t be allowed to move back home to their Richmond apartment.

While acknowledging her own legal troubles — Crystal Heim was just released Monday from the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility in South Burlington on several DUI-related misdemeanors — she says that Joseph Heim, who has his own carpentry business, tends to do better when their family is together.

“My kids love him. They’re really upset he’s still in jail,” Crystal said.

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According to Pallito, the rate of “high lethality” incidents has remained largely unchanged since 2009.

However, he claims that his staff have gotten much better at identifying inmates early on who may be thinking of harming themselves.

Heim’s suicide attempt happened just three days before Pallito testified in Montpelier before the Joint Legislative Corrections Oversight Committee, where he discussed, among other topics, the challenges of finding adequate housing for inmates who are returning home to their respective communities. Pallito did not mention the suicide attempt at the daylong hearing.

When contacted last week, committee chair Sen. Dick Sears (D-Bennington) said he was unaware of the suicide attempt until being told about it by a reporter. Although suicide attempts are not uncommon within the correctional system, when Sears was asked if he thought it was relevant to Pallito’s discussion about transitional housing and whether it should have been mentioned, the senator said, “It very well may have been and should have been [mentioned].”

As Pallito told lawmakers that day, the DOC has approximately 200 transitional beds for inmates who are leaving correctional custody, with plans to bring another 100 beds online by the end of 2013. He also told the committee that the number of Vermont inmates who could be released but for a lack of housing in their communities “does appear to be going down. We’re bringing [new beds] on as fast as we can.”

But Defender General Valerio, who also testified that day, had a slightly different take on the problem. He told lawmakers that the DOC’s definition of “appropriate and approved housing” seems to vary widely from one county to the next.

“My office believes that the number of people the department is holding could be reduced by as much as a third with the exercise of discretion [by the DOC] ... without impacting risk,” Valerio said. In his 12 years as defender general, Valerio added, “This number has not been meaningfully reduced. In fact, it’s gone up.”

But Pallito disagreed with Valerio’s assessment, arguing that the DOC has

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n the years since the 9/11 terror attacks, officials at the U.S.-Canada border have ramped up security, one crossing at a time. Last month, authorities barricaded the last unguarded street at the international boundary between Derby Line, Vt., and Stanstead, Québec. Worried about an apparent increase in illegal crossings and crime, police in the adjoining towns settled on a novel — if temporary — solution for shoring up the boundary on Church Street: a row of flowerpots.

But here’s a twist: It wasn’t the U.S. Border Patrol that insisted on the stopgap measure that will likely become more permanent; the call for tighter security came from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

That’s because Canada arguably has more reason for concern. According to a 2010 threat assessment report from the Integrated Border Enforcement Team — a cooperative force of agents from both sides of the border — 2009 marked the third consecutive year in which more people were detained for illegally crossing the border with the intention of entering Canada rather than the United States. Authorities say many of those caught are seeking asylum in a country largely regarded as friendlier to immigrants than its neighbor to the south.

Meanwhile, the Canadian government is poised to enact a new wave of immigration reforms that could challenge that welcoming reputation.

Asylum advocates say it’s too soon to know what those changes will mean on either side of the border.

Stanstead and Derby Line have long shared municipal services such as water and sewer lines. Residents recall the days when crisscrossing the international boundary was as simple as a smile and a wave to the border guards. But security along the 4000-mile northern border tightened after September 11, 2001.

In 2009, the U.S. blocked off two of the three streets that connect Derby Line and Stanstead, erecting steel fences that now cut across the roads. Church Street, running beside the famous Haskell Free Library, was the last to remain open. The international boundary is demarcated by a white slash on the pavement, a small stone pillar and a posted sign warning against illegal passage.

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complaints from residents on both sides of the border alleging the relaxed friendship between the two sleepy towns was at risk. Derby Line resident Glenda Nye complains about Border Patrol vehicles “flying” down village streets. After decades crossing the border, the 63-yearold Montréal-born dual citizen says she notices interactions with customs officials have changed. They’re more aggressive, she says.

“It’s not at all like it used to be,” Nye says, adding that she believes the ramped-up security is an overreaction.

The unimposing flowerpots on Church Street are a temporary fix until the RCMP can win approval from the town of Stanstead for a more permanent blockade such as the steel gates elsewhere in town. There was an increase in illegal movement across Church Street after the 2009 blockades at Ball and Lee streets, according to RCMP constable André Lirette. In some cases, the explanation is as simple as confused tourists following GPS directions.

Just as often, though, the unprotected Church Street crossing has been an easy passage for border-hopping criminals.

In June, the U.S. charged a man named Elias Joseph — who was convicted in the 1990s for assault and grand larceny — with illegal reentry for allegedly crossing the border in a dark sedan at Church Street.

But even crossings with barricades aren’t entirely secure: Last September, a Croatian man allegedly involved in a human smuggling case slipped through the gate at one of Derby Line’s blocked streets and hopped into a waiting vehicle on the U.S. side before he and the driver were caught.

While Lirette admits that flowerpots won’t do much to stop those determined to cross, he hopes it will stop accidental traffic, allowing authorities to focus on “people with criminal intent.”

Is the apparent uptick in border crossings directly attributable to asylum seekers? That’s hard to tell. In the first five months of this year, an average of 385 people each month have requested asylum in Québec, which is on par with numbers from recent years. But those numbers don’t tell how many asylum seekers cross the border legally versus illegally, explains Rick Goldman, the

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Goldman says that Canada’s official attitude toward immigration is changing — rapidly and dramatically — with a number of new laws set to take effect in the next few months. Come December, refugees will be subject to a more accelerated timeline for making claims of asylum, and their advocates say the 30to 60-day window for those claims won’t give many enough time to pull together evidence for their cases. Additional reforms scale back refugees’ access to health care, a measure that Goldman says is “cruel and mean-spirited” while saving taxpayers “what can only be described as pennies.” Some refugees will also be newly subject to long-term detention for up to six months.

Goldman worries the new restrictions will discourage some genuine refugees from coming to Canada — and will certainly treat those who do come in a much harsher manner. In the short term, he speculates J EN NESS that the threat of looming crackdowns might encourage a short-term boost in immigration — with more aslylum seekers heading north through Vermont.

But they’ll have to make it past increasingly tight security. Jenness says that Border Patrol operates a wide cordon and has been known to detain aliens in Vermont who claim to be en route to Canada.

“It’s a waste of the U.S. taxpayers’ money,” says Jenness. “Basically these people are trying to self-deport, if you put it in their terms. It’s a real hardship, both on the people and also on our system.”

For Goldman and his colleagues, these are chilling changes that he attributes not to a shift in the general public’s opinions but to a conservative majority in Parliament. He says the country has long prided itself on offering fair and welcoming access for immigrants claiming asylum — in contrast, he alleges, to the situation in the U.S. “With Canada moving so dramatically to reduce refugee rights,” says Goldman, “it may be that the difference is unfortunately disappearing.” m

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coordinator for the Montréal-based Committee to Aid Refugees. The Canada Border Services Agency does not break down those figures.

Michele Jenness is the executive director of the Vermont Immigration and Asylum Advocates, an organization that got its start helping refugees gain access to the Canadian asylum system. At that time, in the mid-’80s, Salvadorans, Guatemalans and other Central and South American refugees were winning fewer than 5 percent of their asylum cases in the U.S. So they traveled to Canada, where their chances were better. VIAA stepped in to provide support for refugees “stranded in cold Vermont,” as Jenness puts it, as they waited for their appointments in Canada.

By 2004, 14,000 individuals each year were traversing the United States to try for asylum in Canada, compared to 200 heading south.

Canada’s generous asylum rules at that time meant these people could present at the border, cross legally and then plead their cases in mIchElE Canada.

Looking to staunch the flow, Canada finally won a long-sought-after accord known as the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement, which says that asylum seekers must apply in the country in which they first arrived — even though, as Jenness points out, the rate of achieving asylum remained much lower in the U.S. Unless a person meets one of a small number of exceptions — including having a family member already legally residing in Canada — individuals can be turned back at the border.

But the agreement has a loophole that refugee activists say actually encourages illegal crossings — and may account for some of the anecdotal increases reported by the RCMP. Under the agreement, restrictions on asylum seekers only apply at official border crossings. That means that if someone enters illegally between crossings — even if they’re apprehended just feet across the border — they’re allowed to make an asylum claim.

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Kevin J. Kelley’s story [“The Other Bed Down: Will New Campus Housing Fix Burlington’s Rental Problem?” July 25] wrongly asserted that “UVM has no intention of constructing any additional housing units.” This assumption was apparently made in light of my statement that the university does not plan to increase its goal of housing 60 percent of its undergrads by forcing upper-class students to live on campus.

However, UVM has been and continues to be open to exploring economically feasible, good-quality options for additional student housing, either on our property or elsewhere. In fact, UVM has been in the process of creating a comprehensive Housing Master Plan that will guide future planning, renovation and new construction over the next two decades.

To be clear, the University does not support requiring upper-class students to live on campus, many of whom are over 21 and interested in other living alternatives. UVM already faces serious enrollment challenges as the college-age population declines in Vermont and the Northeast, and college enrollment shrinks nationally. Years ago, UVM took the unusual step of requiring both first- and second-year students to live on campus, which is above the norm among most institutions we compete with for students.

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We appreciate your article about the new venue at the Unadilla Theatre in Calais [“With a New Theater, the Shows Go On at Unadilla Theatre,” July 25]. We are very excited about the potential of this new space. One might infer from the article, though, that the opening weekend was “shut down” by state officials. Nothing could be further from the truth. Several inspectors from the fire marshal’s office stopped by early last week and recommended some changes to our existing exits — reasonable changes that were quickly

and easily accomplished. They also approved for us a temporary method of providing lighting for the opening weekend, pending the completion of electrical work on the building. We would like to thank Wayne Dunlap and Paul Cerutti of the State Fire Marshal’s office for their support in helping us open the new venue. That the theater did not, in fact, open last weekend was our own decision, based on the difficulties of providing bathroom facilities pending the construction of a new septic system. In short, the delayed opening is a result of our construction schedule falling behind our theatrical production schedule.

One other correction: I am identified in the article as the general contractor for the new theater, which I am not. I am a performer and theatrical director at Unadilla and help whenever I can with Bill Blachly’s many interesting projects. caleb pitkin Marshfield

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While I applaud your endless hype of Dealer.com and its frenzy of “wellness” programs [“Beach Slap,” July 25], the real issue at hand is the lack of such activities in the Burlington community.

Akin to Mr. Bonfigli keeping his staff happy and fit, Burlington — and the state — needs to boost investment in similar initiatives.

Until the 2011 floods, North Beach was the only beach-volleyball destination in Burlington — sorry, but Oakledge courts are more reminiscent of cement than sand. It is a sport that requires skill but also thrives on relaxed, West Coast culture. Better yet, it takes just a fraction of the maintenance efforts relative to the city’s dozens of tennis and basketball courts.

My few discussions with Burlington Parks and Rec about restoring the court were met with confusion — and apathy.

With such an attitude, how is Burlington supposed to maintain its “most livable city” image?

Conveniently enough, the same issue of Seven Days featured a job opening for a Burlington Parks and Rec director. Perhaps Mr. Bonfigli should put his public-sector cap on and bring back Burlington’s wellness.

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“There’s no need to baffle people with complicated formulas,” he says. “If the primary cause of the collision was that your van was on the wrong side of the road and you collided with a gas truck, you were wrong.”

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SD: I hear all new vehicles have data recorders similar to an airplane’s black box.

OB: That’s the airbag control module.

It’s a module inside the vehicle that’s constantly retrieving input from various sensors: wheel-speed sensors, brake sensors ... When a certain threshold is met, the module gives the command to deploy the airbags. But a secondary function of that module is to record the information it was receiving at the time it gave the command to deploy.

SD: What’s the best part?

OB: It’s overwhelming when you first begin this career, because you’ve received the training, yet you show up on the scene and there are people everywhere; there’s fluid on the road; there are mashed-up cars, ambulances, fire trucks, and the traffic is crazy. And everyone is looking to you to figure out what happened. So it’s nice when we can arrive on the scene and assist our fellow police officers and provide them with a quality report that assists in their investigation. m

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SD: Are you sometimes unable to figure out what happened?

OB: The technology has reached the point where we can pretty much determine what happened. Oftentimes what we can’t determine is why.

SD: What’s the toughest part of your job?

OB: Obviously, the crashes that involve children are the most difficult.

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OB: Definitely. We used to use regular tape measures. But in 2008, the state police acquired four “total stations” that use lasers to take measurements. Instead of going to the scene with a tape measure and a lumber crayon, two of us can measure a scene in a couple of hours and gather over 100 measurement points, whereas [the old method] took us three times as long. The data are stored in a handheld computer and downloaded

SD: Do you use outside experts?

OB: Sometimes we’ll use local mechanics and tow-truck operators. Oftentimes you’ll hear people say, “I blew a tire.

That’s why I went off the road.” But if you have a four-wheel skid, obviously all the tires were inflated. An underinflated or blown tire isn’t going to leave a skid mark.

SD: You don’t call crashes “accidents.” Why? OB: People used to say, “Oh, these things happen. It was just an accident.” Really, these aren’t accidents. What we’re finding more and more is that these collisions or crashes were created by an operator’s degree of negligence.

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OWEN BALLINGER: We tend to work the scene backward. The known part of the crash is where everything has come to rest. Our job is to go back to where it all began. Say we have a two-car crash. There may be skid marks and gouges that lead to where these vehicles came to rest. We mark the locations of those skid marks and gouges so we can go back and measure them. From those measurements, we can find the area of impact where those vehicles collided.

into our laptops. Our new software can use those measurements to make 3-D diagrams. We can also make animation [of the crash] for court testimony.

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t’s raining outside the Williston barracks of the Vermont State Police, where Trooper Owen Ballinger examines the wreckage of a 2012 Nissan Versa. On July 24, Byung Lee of Burlington allegedly drove this car down Pine Street, careening off numerous vehicles before police stopped and arrested him.

To an untrained eye, the totaled Nissan is scrap metal for a junkyard crusher. But to Ballinger, every dent, scratch and tire gouge is a puzzle piece he can use, along with physical evidence gathered from the road, to re-create exactly what happened.

Ballinger, 35, has been a trooper since 1999. In 2008, the Newport native became part of the VSP’s new crash reconstruction team. Since then, he’s received advanced Name training in Trooper the field and Owen Ballinger now teaches crash-scene TowN investigation to all police cadets.

Williston Not all collisions require a Job reconstruction Vermont State team, but Police Crash any police Reconstruction department in Vermont can Team request one, free of charge, especially in investigations involving injuries or fatalities.

It’s been a hectic year for Ballinger.

As of July 23, 42 crashes on Vermont highways, have claimed 47 lives — nearly twice as many deaths as in all of 2011. Ballinger worked many of them, including the May 7 triple fatality on I-89 in Bolton. He also worked the Moretown wreck on Route 100B last December, in which a grandmother and her two grandchildren were killed when their van struck a propane truck.

Though crash reconstruction utilizes sophisticated equipment and complex math, part of Ballinger’s job is to explain what happened in simple terms that any jury can understand.

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second annual Burlington which opens on Thursday, August 2, poses an interesting semantic question: If a venue succeeds in enabling “fringe”-type shows to become the veritable mainstream of a theater scene, is it still accurate to call a showcase of these acts “fringe”?

In major theater cities, such as Edinburgh, Scotland, home to the largest and oldest festival of this kind, the “fringe” designation suggests nonmainstream productions — that is, original works along a wide spectrum of artistic experimentation. In just two years of operation, the Off Center has created such an inviting — and affordable — home for budget-conscious thespians that edgy works are beginning to redefine the local theater norm.

as varied as England, Australia, California, Scotland and, of course, Vermont.

If you’re on the streets of Burlington this weekend, you may encounter performers

attention of a large crowd for 45 minutes.

Oh, and they have to be funny. Really funny. It’s Keppel’s job to sniff out such performers, who this year hail from locales

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duties on Church Street. If that happens, it’s probably best just to go with it.

All these characters and more will appear during the three-day festival, presented by Burlington City arts. Keppel’s wife, andrea grayson, is the production manager. In its fifth year of celebrating circus arts, music and comedy by professional street performers from around the world, the Festival of Fools will take over four main stages in the Marketplace and City Hall Park. A Fools Night Out cabaret will be held Friday and Saturday in Contois Auditorium at Burlington City Hall, with “The Last Laugh (Best of the Fest)” wrapping things up on Sunday evening.

Keppel first hatched the idea of a streettheater festival in Burlington following a trip he took to the World Buskers Festival in New Zealand in 1994 as his alter ego, the bumbling Mr. Woodhead.

“Vermont itself is a great attraction, and Burlington is a very festival-friendly place,” he says. “Since it’s pedestrian only, like many of the plazas in Europe, the downtown is perfectly designed for a buskers festival.”

A good downtown by itself does not a good festival make, however. You’ve got to have performers who can put on familyfriendly acts at a high skill level, who have plenty of experience and who can hold the

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audeville comedian Woody of Charlotte wears many hats. Sombreros, fedoras, pink aviation hats, wigs, coonskin caps and the occasional shoe or rubber chicken have all been spotted on his head at various times. His role as artistic director of the FestiVal oF Fools is yet another “hat,” one that Keppel will wear as he corrals the jugglers, dancers, contortionists, tightrope walkers, fire breathers and acrobats on the streets of Burlington this Friday through Sunday.

The fest itself is a family reunion of sorts for Keppel, who has worked with many of these performers over the years.

And festivalgoers may find among the exotica some familiar antics, if not familiar faces: Your zany uncle might be reflected in Michael Trautman’s impossible stunts and mayhem, or your daredevil kid brother in David Aiken’s “Stunts of Death.” Kate Wright, aka Yvonne, an “Aussie beautician on a mission,” could remind you of your batty great-aunt.

Presiding over the fest will be grand dame Doloreze Leonard from Québec, also known as Cirque du Soleil’s Madame Zazou. Don’t be surprised if she takes exception to your tie and politely stuffs it in your pocket, or sends you in dizzying circles as part of her pedestrian-directing Keppel

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rental rates inspired her crew to get an act together in the first place. “When we heard about Off Center and saw how awesome their processes were, we were able to start a

troupe,” she says. “We finally had a place and an opportunity to form our group because of Off Center.”

Gordon and her husband, andy gordon, will represent Potato Sack on opening night of the Fringe Festival with a series

of four comic sketches. The pieces are unconnected, but three of them deal with the topic of pregnancy. They’re short works of comic art imitating the expectant couple’s present life. The Gordons will join 15 other acts at the festival, which is bigger than the 2011 Fringe by one or two shows per night.

The program is a who’s who of local theater artists and Off Center regulars — including playwrights maura CampBell and stephen goldBerg, and the green Candle theatre Company. But, as Off Center cofounder John d. alexander notes, the strong response to the Fringe call this year will bring several newcomers — to the venue or to the Fringe — such as donny osman, the aBsurdist artiChoKe players and the house oF lemay. Even with the slightly expanded program, Alexander adds, each evening is a rich but not overly long night of theater. The genres and styles represented in the festival — comedy, drama, dance, music, performance art, multimedia — are well distributed through the nights so that each audience will see a good deal of variety, he says. A different MC will preside over each evening

Got AN ArtS tIP? artnews@sevendaysvt.com wielding battle axes, riding a unicycle, juggling unusual items, walking on stilts, breathing fire or tying themselves in knots.

Most of their acts are best described as vaudeville, which, Keppel notes, was “the preamble to American comedy of all sorts.

It’s theater for the people and accessible to all ages.”

Not all the performers fit easily into a category, though. The MarchFourth Marching Band launches each of its shows with a rallying cry of “Joy now!” The 20member group from Portland, Ore., offers up what Keppel calls “a great mix of highoctane, genre-defying music with freestyle dancers, stilt walkers and fire-breathing acrobats.” They do not, however, actually march; rather, the five-piece percussion and seven-piece brass sections inspire celebratory dancing.

The legendary Madame Zazou is similarly hard to classify.

“She’s a bigger-than-life character with a booming laugh and a voice to match,” Keppel notes. “She’ll be MCing the cabaret in Contois each night, but will also be strolling the streets during the day, during which time she’ll be interacting with the crowds.”

As the official ringleader and organizer of the festival, Keppel has his hands full — but Mr. Woodhead isn’t excused from duty. He’ll be onstage with Wells, the alter ego of Danish performer Henrik Bothe.

Keppel describes their variety show “FOOLZ” as “music and circus art and check-your-brain-at-the-door comedy,” featuring juggling acts, spinning plates, a high-tech optical illusion called Neonman and physical comedy of all kinds.

Wells & Woodhead have performed on “The Tonight Show,” at festivals from Las

Vegas to Hong Kong, at the Lincoln Center, the Barcelona Olympics and on public radio’s “A Prairie Home Companion.”

Mr. Woodhead has also toured the world as a solo act and produced a children’smusic CD and several kids videos. When not dressed in the Bermuda shorts of his chaotic character, Keppel has appeared as a character actor in half a dozen films alongside stars including Billy Ray Cyrus, Steve Railsback, Sean Astin and the late Anna Nicole Smith.

“Woodhead is almost 30 years old, and I’ve done a lot with him over the years,” Keppel says. “I enjoy being that ‘ego’ more than being Woody Keppel sometimes — but I’m not sure I could stay there all the time. Sometimes, after longer runs, I’m so exhausted I need days to recover from it.”

Watching the Festival of Fools won’t be nearly as taxing as performing in it, but it wouldn’t hurt to polish your rubberchicken-ducking skills, as street theater invariably involves the audience, too. And be on the watch for that wacky Madame Zazou. m Festival of Fools kicks off with a screening of Charlie Chaplin’s The Circus on Thursday, August 2, at 8:30 p.m. in Burlington City Hall Park. All other events take place Friday and Saturday, August 3-4, noon to 9 p.m.; and Sunday, August 5, noon to 7 p.m. on the Church Street Marketplace and in City Hall Park in Burlington. Most events are free. Fools Night Out cabaret, Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m. in Contois Auditorium at Burlington City Hall. $12 in advance/$15 at the door.

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It’s a really nice symbiosis,” Alexander says.

Andy Gordon heard the invitation this way: “Do what you love to do, and we’ll put it all together into a wacky night of entertainment,” he says. “It’s a big mix of whatever.” m

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In the spirit of artistic risk, Alexander and his Off Center cohorts accepted the bulk of the festival’s submissions sight unseen, trusting the theater artists to “surprise us and the audience in a positive way,” he says. “That I’m aware of, that’s not a common fringe-festival tradition, but it certainly does make it more fringey in perhaps an even newer way: the surprise package.”

That openness and a generally laid-back approach to hosting theater have been surprising theater troupes since Off Center opened its doors in June 2010. As Meredith Gordon recalls of the show “Character Flaws,” which Potato Sack mounted in May 2011, “We were so shocked when we brought our set in. [They said], ‘When we give you the keys to this space, it’s your space. If you want to screw into the floors, screw into the floors.’” What’s more, Andy Gordon adds, “There are people running it who get our humor.”

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regnancy can seem interminable, so imagine what it’s like to carry a creation for eight times the requisite nine months. That was the case with Middlebury College visiting assistant professor Dana Yeaton’s musical, now called Swing State, on which he started work in 2006.

But the play’s long gestation came to term last week. A production of Swing State ran for seven performances at a venue just two blocks from Broadway as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival.

Yeaton’s story of a gay chiropractor and a Christian fundamentalist kindergarten teacher got generally positive reviews. Except from the source that most theater people believe matters most: the New York Times.

Times critic Catherine Rampell called Swing State “an odd little show.” She expressed confusion about the apparent disconnect between the show’s name and its content: “It has a flip, political-sounding

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title, but the story is not a farce about elections but instead a drama about personal loss and childhood trauma. It’s a musical about tolerance,” Rampell added, “but chiefly emphasizes tolerance of those who are openly intolerant.”

In an interview last week, Yeaton demonstrated his own ability to remain tolerant even when his work came under fire. He called the Times review “smart” and said it “made me think about the play in a new way.”

He now intends to “make one more tweak with the title.” The show will henceforth be called Swing State: A Musical Fable.

The plotline of a bone cracker from Brooklyn healing a tensed-up teacher in Appalachia will ring a bell with some Vermonters. That’s because the show had a well-attended run at

the FlYnnsPace in Burlington in 2010 in a production by the Vermont stage comPanY. Back then, it was titled My Ohio.

The version chosen for inclusion in the New York festival is 90 percent the same as the one staged in Vermont, Yeaton said.

He and LA-based composer Andy Mitton, a Middlebury alum, fiddled with one big scene and a few songs as well as with the title. Yeaton said he went with Swing State partly because the two characters are seated on swings as they snipe at and schmooze with each other, and partly because My Ohio “didn’t tell you what the show’s about.”

The festival’s vetters liked the piece well enough to award it a $5000 credit toward the cost of production, which Yeaton estimated at $50,000. That necessitated “fundraising like crazy” and relying

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on the kindness of strangers. “At age 54, I decided not to ask my father for money,” Yeaton related.

In addition to marketing the play to New York audiences, the festival arranged for Yeaton to work with “two of the best actors I’ve had” (Jed Resnick and Morgan Weed) as well as “the best director I’ve ever worked with” (Igor Goldin). Those attending the sold-out performances at the West 45th Street venue included theatrical rainmakers who, Yeaton hopes, will want to put Swing State on other stages.

The festival does have a strong record of presenting shows that later embark on offBroadway runs; one, Next to Normal, ran on Broadway itself.

For now, though, Yeaton doesn’t know what future awaits Swing State — beyond having already decided to “give it another

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ana Yeaton is not the only Vermont playwright with out-of-state news this summer; Burlington’s James lantz reports that his play The Bus has gone international, with a recent five-night run at a theater in Cape Town, South Africa. In addition, he’s had inquiries about the play from theater groups as far away as Rome, Puerto Rico and the UK. “One nice thing about being in New York off-Broadway, it put us on the map,” says Lantz. “We got solicitations from all over the U.S. and the world.”

The Bus — a provocative coming-out tale that wrestles with sexual preference, family and church — first opened in Vermont in 2006. It was performed for a month last fall at New York City’s 59E59 Theaters after Lantz engineered a successful fundraising campaign. Because of the play’s homophobia theme, he also staged it near the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan. The church’s notorious Phelps family, known for picketing the funerals of gay service members, had visited Vermont to protest the state’s same-sex-marriage legislation. “If Westboro Baptist Church can come to my town,” Lantz reasons in an essay on his website, “I can go to theirs.”

In fact, it was this production of The Bus that caught the attention of South African director Wayne Hendricks.

“I was very taken with the concept that James had of taking this play about two young guys who meet in a bus at night and are eventually torn between the one boy’s father and the church, to whom the bus belongs, to Topeka,” Hendricks writes on a website for his production at Cape Town’s Milnerton Playhouse. “I know that when you see this thought-provoking play, it will change you in some way.”

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Back in Burlington, Lantz is finding all this very humbling. “This is my first experience of writing something that other people took and made their own,” he says. “I was so honored that somebody wanted to do it.”

“Somebody” includes the New Conservatory Theatre Center in San Francisco, which has scheduled a run of The Bus next spring for its 2013 Pride Season. It will be the play’s West Coast premiere. Lantz notes that theater groups in Iowa, Illinois, Oklahoma and other states “have the script and are considering it.”

All this activity isn’t necessarily going to make Lantz

a rich man. Licensing rights are typically $80 to $90 per performance, he explains, though the NCTC is paying him a percentage of gross for the run. But he’s more excited about the San Francisco troupe’s plan to bring his play to rural parts of the state — small towns that might arguably find its content more eye opening.

Meanwhile, Lantz is not sitting on his laurels. In fact, he’s switched gears to his other métier, filmmaking. He’s working with Vermont’s infamous “Eat More Kale” guy, Bo muller-moore, on a documentary called A Defiant Dude. Readers will recall Muller-Moore’s legal battle with Southern fast-food chain Chick-fil-A, which claims the Vermont T-shirt artist is infringing on the company’s illiterate, trademarked “Eat mor chikin” slogan. (The company, ironically, recently earned bad press nationally for its anti-gay stance.) A Kickstarter campaign for MullerMoore’s project surpassed its goal in March. Furthermore, the film’s trailer won a $5000 grand prize at this year’s International Movie Trailer Festival.

Work on the film is “all consuming,” says Lantz, who says jameslantz.com he is traveling out of state to interview other small-business owners similarly embroiled in trademark-infringement cases with major corporations. “It’s going well,” he reports, “though each project is like a child — growing and developing and doing childlike things.”

Lantz acknowledges the supportive Vermont community for its role in his successes, in film and onstage. “We couldn’t have done any of this,” he says, “without doing it here first.” m

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or Québec artist Pierre Hardy, painting panels in a converted Essex garage for the past nine months may prove to have been the easy part of his epic mural project, titled “Everyone Loves a Parade!” for downtown Burlington.

Hardy, 50, is now spending his days riding up and down on a hydraulic scissor lift in an alleyway off the Church Street Marketplace. There, he and contractor Steve SchaeFer, along with a few helpers, have so far installed 40 of the 64 panels that will make up a whimsical, trompe l’oeil rendering of 400 years of PiERRE Vermont history.

The 124-by-16-foot mural could be fully in place by next Monday, August 6, Hardy reckons. But that timeline depends on the weather and the attitude of Vermont regulators, who, the bearded Montréaler complains, have been hassling him and Schaefer about work-site issues.

“They were asking questions upon questions,” Hardy says, frustration apparent in his tone and facial expression. “We had to stop working until we got clarification.”

Those problems, mainly involving the definition of a subcontractor and eligibility for workers’ compensation, have now all been resolved, and installation of the mural can continue on schedule, says Marketplace executive director ron redmond.

“I just want to deliver my baby,” Hardy says from atop the scissor lift. “It was supposed to be done by April. Then by July.

But, as you can see, I’m still here.”

The official dedication is now planned for August 29. That date was set mainly to accommodate the schedule of Sen. Patrick Leahy, an important backer of the project, Redmond notes.

In addition to satisfying regulators’

concerns, Hardy has had to pause from his labors to respond to queries and complaints from passersby. He tells of a recent encounter with someone claiming to represent Vermont’s Abenaki. According to Hardy, the person accused him of distorting the appearance of the native figure who stands near Samuel de Champlain at the start of the imagined parade of Vermont notables.

“I can perfectly well defend my concept and content,” Hardy says in his recounting of that conversation. “I told him that when Champlain came, he met Québec natives, not Vermont HARdy natives, and that is how they looked. I have done the research. I also said I understood that their culture has not been fairly portrayed for so many years.”

The visitor was appeased by that response, Hardy relates. But soon the artist was confronted by an African American who described himself as a 30-year resident of Vermont. That man wanted to know if black people were going to be represented in the mural. “I told him there are definitely going to be black people. I told him also that I know for you the long fight is not over.”

That interlocutor also went away reassured, Hardy says.

Every day, scores of pedestrians moving between the Marketplace and its parking garage pause along the chain-link fence currently enclosing the mural and talk and gesture excitedly to one another. It seems everyone may indeed love Hardy’s parade ... once it finally gets going. m

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“Never mind,” I said.

“What are your waist and hip measurements?”

Ms. Adams got out the tape measure. “My waist is 27 inches and my hips are 37.”

“There you go. That’s a 0.73 ratio. According to research, the optimal ratio is 0.7.”

“So I’m fat.”

“No, you’re optimal.”

Ms. Adams punched up the calculator on her phone. “To be so-called optimal I’d have to have a twenty-five-andseven-eighths-inch waist. I’d be anorexic.”

“You’re the opposite of anorexic. Your body fat is … let me rephrase that. Your adipose tissue is advantageously

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arrayed, and I think the idea partly is that wide hips make it easier to give birth.”

“So we’re back to my having a big butt.”

“Will you quit worrying about your butt? Other researchers say waist-to-hip ratio is overrated anyway.

They claim the real determinant of attractiveness is body mass index, or BMI, which is basically your weight scaled to your height. What’s your weight these days?”

“One twenty-three.”

“OK, we convert that to kilograms, and divide that by the square of your height in meters, and … oh, my.”

“What?” Ms. Adams asked.

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“So,” said Ms. Adams, “you’re saying my butt looks big?”

“Not at all. Scientists say, and this is close to an exact quote, a curvaceous body corresponds to the optimal fat distribution for high fertility.”

“There’s a line you’d never want to use in a lesbian biker bar,” Ms. Adams said.

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Dear cecil, Evolution as I understand it favors selection of traits giving a species the best chance of reproductive success. mates who are healthy, strong, faithful, hardworking, generous, and so on seem more apt to produce offspring who survive until reproductive age than those who aren’t.

However, physical beauty doesn’t correlate with any of those qualities. So why have we evolved such a strong instinct to mate with those who look good and an aversion to those who don’t?

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by 40 male undergraduates in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. The attractiveness curve on the BMI scale peaks at almost exactly 19.6.”

“Huh,” she said, glancing at the chart. “If I’m ever in the market again, I better move to Newcastle-upon-Tyne.”

“The point is,” I continued, “BMI corresponds with health, and health is closely related to fertility. The ideal BMI for general health is somewhere between 18.5 and 25, and women with BMIs from 20 to 25 have the lowest level of irregular periods.

The chart suggests that, despite the media’s fixation on impossibly thin models and actresses, men prefer women at the skinny end of the fertile range. Furthermore, if you look at this other chart, which plots attractiveness ratings in 3-D as a function of both BMI and waist-to-hip ratio, we see that the women rated highest of all had a BMI of 19 to 20 and a WHR of 0.7, which I can’t help observing is pretty close to what you are. But the waist-to-hip thing was clearly a secondary factor.

“In other words, when I spotted you in shorts that One day, my subconscious thought was, Mmm, fertile.

Then I checked out your butt and thought, Ooh, excellent arrangement of reserve energy deposits, will have many babies. And that sealed the deal.”

Ms. Adams gave me a look.

“It’s lucky for men they keep their subconscious thoughts to themselves,” she said. “If they were smart they’d always do that.”

“We can learn so much from science,” I went on.

“Here’s another paper suggesting a woman’s body movements, scent and so on vary depending on what time of the month it is, and that men subconsciously pick up on this and feel a greater or lesser degree of attraction.

Proof of this is that strippers report higher lap-dance earnings on peak fertility days.”

“Lap dancing?” Ms. Adams said. “Somebody got a grant to study this?”

“Babe,” I said, “we must follow the quest for knowledge wherever it leads us.

Think of the insight science has given us into the human condition. As a result of millions of years of evolution involving differential reproductive success, every so often I look at you, as male hominids have looked at their life partners since time immemorial.

Maybe I get a whiff. And I think, Whoa, you look really hot tonight — you must be ovulating.”

The door slammed. Ms. Adams had left the room, leaving me with an urgent parting wish. But I don’t think she meant what she said. m

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Institute of Technology, and studied painting and sculpture in France. Hunt was no art star, but he did make a modest mark, selling enough of his work to maintain a studio in Paris as well as a home in Weathersfield, Vt. Two of his pieces — “Nirvana” and “Fils de France” — are part of the Bennington Museum’s permanent collection. Both were made in 1918 as expressions of the artist’s hope for the future following the devastation of the First World War. “Fils de France,” a life-size figure of a nude boy gazing into the distance, was meant to symbolize France’s rebirth. Similarly, “Nirvana” is said in a museum handout to represent “spiritual emancipation from passion, hatred and delusion.” Here, Hunt casts a seated nude woman in a state of reverie, her head tilted back, her eyes closed.

In fact, Franklin says, Flickr pics of the Lincoln piece are usually among the first hits to pop up when he Googles “Bennington Museum.” But photos of the sculpture may be hard to find on Facebook; the social-media network censors them owing to what could be considered their pornographic content, Franklin notes.

Not content with the sculpture’s unsubtle suggestiveness, someone affixed chewed gum to Nirvana’s face a couple of years ago, making her look as though she’s sticking out her tongue, Franklin recounts.

He says the museum gets a lot of inquiries, albeit no complaints, about the Lincoln piece. That led the staff to write the background explanation that’s available at the front desk.

It doesn’t directly address the question of why Hunt put the president in a pose suggesting he’s about to be fellated by a woman and, perhaps next, by a boy. Instead, the museum discreetly comments: “The intellectual concept behind the Lincoln Trilogy is more successful than the visual relationship of the three figures. The combination of three distinctly individual sculptures of differing scale and spatial orientation has resulted in a somewhat awkward interrelationship.”

Indeed.

But only within the past 15 years has Hunt’s piece become such a cynosure, Franklin notes. That would date the start of the commotion to the late ’90s, a time when the news media were fixating on a real-life oral-sex scandal involving another American president. Hunt’s art may not have been intended as prurient, but it can now be seen as amazingly prescient. m Outraged, or merely curious, about something? Send your burning question to wtf@sevendaysvt.com.

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any Vermonters have at least heard of the recent Hollywood film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

But “Abraham Lincoln: Child Molester”?

Not so much. Few are likely to be familiar with the startling sculpture at the entrance to the Bennington Museum that reasonably suggests that nickname.

So what’s the story behind this 9-foottall bronze work that shows the 16th president clutching the head of a nude boy, while seemingly about to receive oral sex from a topless girl swooning at his feet?

Sculptor Clyde du Vernet Hunt (18611941) surely did not intend to create something so salacious. He came from an old and distinguished Vermont family, got a degree from the Massachusetts

He also sculpted a traditional figure of Lincoln in the 1920s, casting Honest Abe in a stovepipe hat, bow tie, overcoat and cape. Invited to submit a piece to the 1928 salon organized by the Société des Artistes Français, Hunt made the unfortunate decision to combine his three figures into a single work.

High-hatted Lincoln and the young boy were incorporated into the new piece unchanged, but Hunt enlarged Nirvana and outfitted her with a skirt, therefore making up “Lincoln Trilogy (The American Spirit).”

The sculptor apparently meant the thing to be an expression of patriotism, with dreamy Nirvana representing faith, Fils de France standing for hope and Lincoln embodying charity (based on the line from his second inaugural address: “With malice toward none, with charity for all”). The artist’s heirs donated the piece to the Bennington Museum in 1947. Its then-director appended “The American Spirit” to the sculpture’s title, “Lincoln Trilogy.”

Today, the kinky visual implications of Hunt’s work may amuse and perplex many of the 35,000 annual visitors to the Bennington Museum. Most probably come to see the world’s largest public collection of paintings by Vermont folk artist Grandma Moses (1860-1961). But the now-titled “Lincoln Trilogy (The American Spirit)” is the subject of more photographs than anything else in the museum’s holdings, says curator Jamie Franklin.

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t’s a sunny Sunday morning in Waterbury and T.J. Donovan is power walking down Randall Street with a fistful of campaign flyers. Dressed in khaki pants, a white button-down shirt and jogging sneakers, the Chittenden County state’s attorney hustles from door to door, looking for voters to support his insurgent campaign for attorney general.

Trailing Donovan is his campaign manager, Ryan Emerson, clutching a clipboard with the names and addresses of Vermonters who have voted in past Democratic primaries. At a big blue house next to a cornfield, the candidate finds Steve and Amy Odefey, who are identified on Emerson’s clipboard as supporters of Donovan’s primary opponent, incumbent Attorney General Bill Sorrell.

Donovan greets the couple warmly and asks how their house fared during last year’s devastating floods from Tropical Storm Irene. Not well, says Steve Odefey, noting three feet of water destroyed much of their home — and flood insurance fell short of covering the repairs. Donovan walks around back, where Amy Odefey points out the Winooski River, just yards away, and shows him iPhone photos of the flood damage.

Upon learning Odefey is a resident physician at Fletcher Allen Health Care, Donovan launches into his plan to combat prescription-opiate abuse — as much a public health problem as a public safety concern, he says. He gives her a flyer and asks for her support, but walks away without getting it.

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Did Donovan persuade her to vote for him? “No,” Odefey says later. “He had a lot of buzzwords. I really didn’t hear much.”

Steve Odefey chimes in, “I’m pretty sure I’m going to fill the box for Sorrell. He hasn’t done anything to warrant losing the job, and part of the effectiveness of a position like that has to do with continuity.”

Across the street, at the home of Margaret Quinn, Donovan has better luck. After pouring on the charm for about 15 minutes — admiring her Gaelic welcome sign, asking about her hip surgery, sharing Irene stories — Donovan finally hooks Quinn with the same pitch about fighting prescription drug abuse that failed to move the previous household.

“OK!” says Quinn, a retired substance-abuse counselor. “You got me.”

Sorrell is scouring the state for votes, too, before the August 28 primary, as he fights to hang on to the office he has occupied since 1997. Saturday found him pressing the flesh at farmers markets in Burlington and Montpelier before he set out for the Barre Heritage Festival. From there, he was off to a community supper in Calais hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).

“I’m taking it very seriously, working very hard,” the seven-term incumbent said en route to the Granite City event. “I hit all 14 counties in a one-week period.”

This kind of campaigning is new for Sorrell. Since

being appointed 15 years ago by then-governor Howard Dean, the white-haired attorney general has never faced a tough challenger. In the seven races he’s run, no candidate has come within 25 points of defeating him.

“In the past, I’ve just been able to do my job, concentrating on my job as attorney general,” Sorrell said recently on the “Charlie + Ernie + Lisa in the Morning” show on WVMT-AM. But now Sorrell is in the fight of his life, facing an energized challenge from an ambitious young prosecutor. A series of high-profile legal losses by his office — and a perception among some that he too often sides with police in use-of-force and misconduct cases — have put Sorrell on the defensive.

And it’s personal: Sorrell and Donovan are practically related. Members of their Catholic clans grew up together in Burlington, were classmates in high school, campaigned for each other, worked in the same law firm — even dated each other. Sorrell went to the junior prom at Rice Memorial High School with Donovan’s aunt, Molly Leddy, whom Sorrell calls his “first love.”

Before he was attorney general, Sorrell held the job Donovan has now: Chittenden County state’s attorney.

If Sorrell were ready to pass the torch, Donovan would be a likely recipient. But the 65-year-old Sorrell isn’t ready to hand over anything. He’s too busy crisscrossing the state — and flying to Washington, D.C., to raise money from fellow attorneys general — defending

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such a bland race. It’s not a Barack Obama versus Mitt Romney. You’re not like, ‘Ooh, that guy has to win.’

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With a budget of $8.2 million and a staff of 120, the attorney general is Vermont’s top law-enforcement officer and also its top civil litigator, enforcing and defending laws passed by the legislature. Along with governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer and auditor of accounts, it’s one of six independently elected constitutional offices.

Sorrell is running on his record, and that includes court losses that have forced the state to cover the victors’ legal bills. Just recently, a judge ruled that the state must pay IMS Health Inc. $2.2 million for a prescription-drug data-mining case that Sorrell’s office defended before the U.S. Supreme Court — and lost.

But on the stump, Sorrell argues that his winnings far outweigh his losses: $120 million earned over the past three years, compared to $5.3 million paid out in attorney fees during his entire term.

Sorrell’s marquee settlement is a multistate lawsuit against Big Tobacco that he signed on to four weeks after taking office. It’s already paid out $300 million to Vermont and will continue to pay out at least $25

million a year for “as long as Americans continue to smoke,” Sorrell says.

In addition, Sorrell is playing up his work on consumer and environmental protections, especially his successful defense of Vermont’s strict auto-emissions standards.

Still, the perception that Sorrell has lost the big ones — particularly the federal lawsuit to shut down the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor, now on appeal — has made him vulnerable, says Hanna.

“Had Bill won Vermont Yankee, I don’t think that we’d be seeing a race,” she says, adding that the state’s case was always a long shot.

Some antinuke activists think Sorrell blew it by not bringing in outside experts to argue the case, but others, such as Vermont Citizens Action Network lobbyist Bob Stannard, defend him.

“We had a judge who was sympathetic to Entergy going in and was sympathetic to Entergy going out,” he says. “I want to see an AG who is 100 percent committed to winning this case at the Second Circuit,” adds Stannard, referring to the federal court of appeals.

As Vermont’s top cop, Sorrell is also battling a perception among some that he reflexively backs police in use-of-force and misconduct cases. “Sorrell is generally perceived as defending cops even when they do fairly egregious things,” says Allen Gilbert, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont.

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his turf. He’s playing up his decade-plus record of wins in the consumer-protection and environmental arenas, and playing down the high-profile court losses that have saddled Vermonters with millions in attorney fees.

Not content to wait his turn, Donovan, 38, is taking on the party elder with a well-organized and wellfunded campaign that has picked up support from young Democrats, old Progressives and numerous labor unions — as well as some very unusual suspects, such as Republican mayors Thom Lauzon and Chris Louras, of Barre and Rutland, respectively.

Challenging Sorrell’s incumbent advantage is a cornerstone of Donovan’s rule-breaking campaign.

“Nobody owns that job,” he says. “The people of Vermont own that job. They have the say about who’s the attorney general — not somebody who’s been there and says that he’s entitled or deserves it because he’s been there 15 years.”

Primary challenges against incumbents are rare in Vermont, particularly when the officeholder is as entrenched as Sorrell. And while there is plenty of drama in this particular down-ticket race, it might not be sufficient to inspire folks to get out and vote on the last Tuesday of the summer.

There also may be the perception, as Vermont Law School’s Cheryl Hanna suggests, that the two candidates look like they’re cut from the same cloth. As one prominent Sorrell supporter said privately, “It’s

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But no criminal charges resulted. “Apparently it took three of what I 12:35 PM think most people would agree were pretty egregious incidents for him to finally address fairly serious problems,�

Gilbert says. “I think that shows the power of the office if the attorney general wants to use it.�

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Lindholm asked. “I mean, why not then lobby to be corrections commissioner?� “Listen, it’s the jurisdiction of the attorney general, absolutely,� Donovan replied.

Sorrell picks up where Lindholm left off. “It sounds more like he’s running for governor than he is running for attorney general,� he tells Seven Days. “First and foremost, what the attorney general does is enforce and defend the laws that the legislature enacts.�

Sorrell is quick to add that he’s proactively gone to the legislature “when I’ve seen that our laws should be changed.�

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avoid criticizing Sorrell in the past, the challenger has gone on the attack as the race approaches the homestretch.

Donovan says it’s a “no-brainer� to sign on to national lawsuits, such as the Big Tobacco case, that bring money into the state, but he says the attorney general must do more than that. “If the hallmark of somebody’s tenure in office is signing on to a national lawsuit four weeks after taking office, I say we can continue to do more for Vermont,� he says.

Mostly, though, Donovan prefers to talk up his ambitious policy agenda, some of which goes beyond what many might consider the AG’s job description.

Priority one is tackling prescriptionopiate abuse, which Donovan says he would do by treating addiction more as a health problem and reserving court resources to prosecute dealers who profit off the drugs. A pilot program Donovan established in Chittenden County, the Rapid Intervention Community Court, uses such an approach by quickly pro-

girl to a Barre cop charged with stealing a flat-screen TV from under a neighbor’s Christmas tree.

Still, Donovan is winning support from some liberals who see him as a prosecutor who’s more willing to take on misbehaving cops. John Franco, a Burlington attorney and stalwart 9:49 AM Progressive, defended the state’s attorney in a defamation lawsuit brought by former South Burlington cop Jack O’Connor. Donovan had refused to prosecute O’Connor’s cases because of his questionable search tactics. “He didn’t believe in the blue wall� of silence, Franco says of Donovan. “That really impresses me.�

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cessing low-level criminals who are at high risk of reoffending — such as those with mental-health or substance-abuse issues — and referring them to services.

Also on Donovan’s eclectic list of issues: protecting migrant farmworkers; advocating for federal marriage equality; labeling genetically modified foods; lobbying for state-level universal health care; and establishing an elder-abuse division to prevent the physical and financial exploitation of seniors. “Leadership is about speaking up and raising awareness of issues,� Donovan says. “Take, for example, what Sen. Sanders did on gas prices. That’s leadership. That’s speaking out on an issue, and more people are now aware. When people are more aware of what’s going on, we’re better off.�

Donovan’s wide-ranging platform has won supporters, but it’s also led some to question whether he’s running for the right job. During a June appearance

child abuse, an outgrowth of the priest abuse scandals in the Catholic Diocese of Burlington, and for squeezing $200,000 out of the legislature this year to combat child pornography.

On policy, the candidates are similar, but some differences are detectable.

Donovan favors decriminalizing marijuana to a certain degree; in his view, it should take three busts for possession before a pot smoker is charged with a crime.

Sorrell says if he were a legislator, he would vote to decriminalize marijuana outright. But as the state’s top cop, he is against passing a state statute that conflicts with federal law.

On Tasers, Donovan recently joined the chorus calling for a statewide policy for the use of stun guns. Sorrell believes each town should set its own guidelines for when police can lawfully deploy Tasers.

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One of Sorrell’s supporters, state Sen. Claire Ayer (D-Addison), worries that his message isn’t being received.

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And although he says it’s “gratifying” to hear from supporters, he doesn’t sound exactly thrilled about having to campaign for another two-year term.

“Are there times when I would rather be doing something else — either relaxing or getting more exercise or whatever?” Sorrell asks rhetorically. “Sure.

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Former governor Howard Dean has a soft spot for Bill Sorrell. An early endorser, he credits Sorrell’s mother, Burlington Democratic matriarch Esther Hartigan Sorrell, with launching his own political career. When he was governor, Dean appointed Bill Sorrell as his secretary of administration and later named him attorney general.

In the former presidential candidate Sorrell has a prominent champion and a loyal attack dog. At a recent press conference at Burlington City Hall, a stern-faced Dean launched a nearly direct assault on Donovan — without ever naming him.

While a smiling Sorrell looked on, Dean said, “There are some in this race who are coming out with a lot of policy positions which have nothing to do with the job of attorney general.

The fact is, the job of the attorney general is to stand up and defend the laws of the state of Vermont passed by the legislature and signed by the governor — whether the attorney general likes those laws or not — and that’s what Bill Sorrell’s done.

“This is a race between ambition and experience,” Dean said, “and I choose experience.”

With TV cameras following them, Sorrell and Dean then climbed the steps of city hall to cast their ballots. Early voting could prove pivotal in a race that’s expected to turn out as few as 30,000 voters. Down-ticket primaries have notoriously low turnout, and the attorney general’s race is the only statewide contest on the primary ballot.

The only poll of the race so far — a WCAX-TV survey in May that showed Sorrell leading Donovan 49 to 23 — did little but confirm what most observers already knew: that Sorrell has far better statewide name recognition.

But Donovan has raised more money.

As of July 15, he had raked in $129,710, compared to Sorrell’s $92,536. Donovan has also lined up unanimous support from labor unions — namely, the Vermont State Employees’ Association, the Vermont Troopers Association, the Vermont Sheriffs Association, the Vermont AFL-CIO, the Professional Fire Fighters of Vermont, and the

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“Traps are blind,” he reminds his students.

The 10 pupils, who span about three decades in age, have come to study primitive survival skills in the woods of Vermont.

What Salon means is that a trap, once set, won’t differentiate between “your neighbor’s cat” and a wild animal. It’s the trapper’s ethical responsibility to use caution and check a trap frequently, he urges his students.

By now the trap is in position. Salon gives the trigger a tug and snatches his hand back quickly. The simple contraption collapses, the plank slamming into the dust.

“Squish,” says Salon.

The students scribble furiously in their notebooks. They’ve given up a week of their summer to study here at the ROOTS School under Salon and a handful of other survival-skills gurus. The school attracts a wide variety of students, “everything from the train-hopping crowd to school teachers and surgeons,” Salon says.

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RECREATION The excitement of setting a trap is slightly diffused when Salon reminds his students that primitive trapping is illegal except in a true survival situation, when all bets are off.

“Have you ever killed anything with these?” one student asks.

“Not on record,” Salon replies. “I’ll just say this: They work.”

ROOTS — which stands for “Reclaiming Our Origins through Traditional Skills” — is catering to a growing number of adults, teens and children who are curious about primitive skills long abandoned by modern society. Here, you can build your own bow, purify drinking water in a birch-bark kettle, construct Stone Age tools from rocks and flint, and study the tracks of elusive game animals.

“I’m definitely not a doomsdayer,” Salon tells me, when I ask why anyone would want to learn, or relearn, skills that modern technology has made obsolete. “But I also invite people to have the thought exercise of What if the 18-wheelers stopped running? Or What if you get lost, and have to spend a night in the woods?” he adds.

These are the sorts of “thought exercises” that I secretly love. Since moving to a 65-acre farm in Addison County with my husband, I’ve been daydreaming about homesteading. Apparently I’m not the only one preoccupied with self-sufficiency: Survival schools have been cropping up across the country for the last 30 years.

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Some students specifically seek them out because they’re concerned about the scarcity of oil and the sustainability of an economy that ships food and other goods thousands of miles; others, because they want to be prepared for a worst-case scenario. “People are starting to realize that the status quo isn’t a guarantee,” says 33-year-old fellow instructor and ROOTS co-owner Nick Neddo.

In the four and a half years since ROOTS found its home on this mountainside, the teachers have poured tremendous time and energy into their 160-acre rented property. Tucked away on a back road in

East Calais, the school is tough to spot, though the image of a hand-carved arrowhead on a wooden sign points the way.

Salon and a few other instructors live in one house on the property. When I arrive mid-morning, he leads me past the house and onto footpaths cut through the woods, darting past primitive structures fashioned from sticks, reeds and leaves. Later, deeper in the woods, I find a stone-lined natural spring where water flows from a handcarved stone flute. (The instructors built the spring, Neddo explains, because they “needed a place to hang out and honor the water.”) There’s even an open-air gym

where students can practice self-defense, swing at a punching bag hanging from a tree limb or dart across a rough-hewn balance beam. The campus, if you can call it that, feels like a fantastic kingdom dreamed up in a children’s novel — it’s Hatchet meets My Side of the Mountain.

In fact, ROOTS runs programs specifically for children and teens, and Neddo says he and the other instructors tried to build the kind of school they wished they’d had in their own childhoods.

“I haven’t met too many kids who don’t like throwing sticks or getting muddy or hiding on people,” Salon says. But the children’s and young-adult programs focus on more than play. One program designed for 11- to 13-year-olds brings the kids to the ROOTS complex one day a week for an entire year of lessons in ecology, natural history, wildlife tracking and other skills.

There’s a fair bit of fun, of course, in the form of building primitive weapons and chucking spear-like atlatls.

Plenty of adults enroll, too — some in weeklong programs such as the current crash course in primitive skills, others in more specialized programs devoted to winter survival or scouting and tracking.

Neddo admits that survivalism has become something of a fad. That may be due in part to television’s “awful survival shows,” as Salon calls them, which he argues have simultaneously excited and misled viewers. Most, Salon says, are overdramatized scenarios that make survival appear akin to an extreme sport, rather than a set of tools that Salon argues he can teach to schoolchildren.

“If I can teach an 8-year-old [to build a fire], it’s definitely doable,” he says.

Among the participants in this week’s course are a couple of juniors from Bard College at Simon’s Rock. The young women came on a friend’s recommendation, curious about gaining skills in selfsufficiency and independence.

By contrast, fortysomething Karsten Weiss, a teacher at Morrisville’s Peoples Academy, has a practical reason for attending. When a few girls at his school complained about the dearth of opportunities for them to learn the kinds of outdoors skills taught to Boy Scouts, he and another teacher decided to create a program to do just that. It’s a bit outside Weiss’ area of expertise as a teacher of design and technology, but he says he wanted to step away from robots and electric vehicles for a little while.

“I don’t want to forget, and I don’t want the kids to forget, what it takes to be independent from air-conditioning and plug-in electricity,” says Weiss.

Sadly, because of my schedule and squeamishness about playing “Survivor” in the rain, I’ve missed this week’s lessons in flint knapping and fire building. I also skipped the overnight stay in the debris shelters that were among the students’ first undertakings. Under Neddo’s careful

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eye, they fashioned little cocoons from saplings, sticks and piles of crackling dead leaves. If built with plenty of insulation — meaning the dead leaves might be piled three feet thick — these shelters will keep their occupants warm even when the temperatures dip below zero, Neddo says.

“You are the source of heat,” he explains. The leaves just act as insulation, keeping one’s warmth trapped inside the little nest.

Neddo admits that the shelter’s comfort depends in large part on the skill and experience of the person constructing it.

“I can get 10 hours of sleep in one of these,” he says. The students at ROOTS, who will each spend at least one night inside their shelters, aren’t so lucky. Weiss complains about the rustling of small critters in the walls of his shelter, and 19-year-old Avery Mauel of New Jersey ditched hers at 1 a.m. the previous night to scramble back to her “real” tent.

When I join the class, they’re just finishing up a lesson in wild edibles. We amble out of the woods to the garden beside the ROOTS instructors’ house.

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stone age tools from rocks and flint, and study the tracks of elusive game animals.

Corrigan, leads the way, her Katniss Everdeen-style braid slung over one shoulder. We nibble on the carrot-flavored roots of Queen Anne’s lace and snack on mint leaves and red clover blossoms.

Then we’re handed off to Neddo, whose mountain-man look is enhanced by his wardrobe: buckskin pants, shirt and backpack, with buckles carved from a cow’s horn. After an appropriate amount of oohing and ahhing over the primitive couture, which Neddo sewed by hand from hides he also tanned, we set off into the woods. We follow Neddo on a bushwhacking overland course to locate and identify natural springs that are sources of clean, safe water — a godsend in a survival scenario, he tells us.

The day’s lessons also include a primer on compression tracking — the seemingly impossible task of searching leaf litter for signs of recent human or animal activity — as well as camouflage and “stalking.” As Neddo gives me a tour of the school, we pass students creeping through the woods all around us — slow as molasses, some crouched on hands and knees, others with one foot lifted precariously mid-stride.

I’m not convinced that I’ll ever need to stalk my prey through the woods, even in that living-off-the-land fantasy I entertain. Then again, perhaps it’s better to be safe than sorry when it comes to survival; I make a few notes on a technique Salon calls “fox walking” in my reporter’s notebook. Just in case.

Mastering these skills is a humbling experience, Salon warns. For students new to stalking, each step brings with it the crunch of leaves and the crack of twigs. But the good news is that these long-dormant skills become easier with practice.

“We’re hardwired [for these skills],” Salon says. “The software might have changed, but the hardware hasn’t.” m ROOTS School, Montpelier, 456-1253. rootsvt.com

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nside the projection hut at the Fairlee Drive-In Theater sits a piece of history. It’s a bulky, 35-millimeter carbon-arc projector from the 1950s, still wired in beside the newer model that owner Peter Trapp currently uses to show movies on his single screen.

Bought for $40,000 in 2003, when Trapp and his wife purchased the drivein, the second projector could soon be a museum piece, too.

The studios have decided Hollywood’s future is digital, and the impact of that choice will be deeply felt in places like this pine-flanked Route 5 enclave near the New Hampshire

border. In short, advancing technology could spell the end of the American drive-in.

Digital distribution is “the holy grail of the studios,” Universal Pictures chairman Tom Pollock told Variety in 2010, for a simple reason: Movies are cheaper to ship on hard drives than on multiple film reels. In 2011, the industry journal reported that John Fithian, president of the National Association of Theater Owners, had warned his members that new film prints might disappear by the end of 2013. “Simply put,” Fithian said, “if you don’t make the decision to get on the digital train

soon, you will be making the decision to get out of the business.”

Moviegoers who frequent busy multiplexes may barely notice the change.

Merrill Jarvis III, owner of Merrill’s Roxy Cinemas in Burlington (which projects 35-millimeter film) and coowner of the Majestic 10 in Williston (which is fully digital), says his customers don’t remark on the difference.

But in the next few years, locals might get a shock when they decide to pack up the kids and head to the drive-in.

Seasonal businesses with erratic attendance, drive-ins give their owners little leeway for new investments. Decades

ago, the rise of home video devastated the nation’s once-thriving drive-in culture, leaving just seven outdoor screens in Vermont (one each in Bethel, Fairlee and St. Albans, and four in Colchester).

Will digital technology deliver the killing blow?

Peter Trapp, for one, is not going down without a fight. The New Jersey native is the first to admit he’s not a tech expert. But he says his “guy” — a supplier — priced the digital projector he would need to meet the studios’ specifications at about $70,000.

Trapp is still paying off his 35-millimeter projector, and says he’s loath

DecaDes ago, the rise of home viDeo DevastateD the nation’s once-thriving Drive-in culture.

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Batman fans: Christina and Kyle Scott of Quechee and their two young children, all wearing the Caped Crusader’s logo.

Christina Scott said she and her husband have been attending the Fairlee Drive-In “since we were children” and still come about twice a month: “It’s a good experience for the kids.”

“It’s a drive-in — what’s not to like?”

Kyle Scott chimed in.

A few cars over, a group of teens from Windsor and Cornish, N.H., said this was their first visit to the Fairlee. The draw? “Cheap Batman,” they chorused.

At $9 per adult and $6 per child over 5, the drive-in isn’t that cheap. But it offers customers certain fringe benefits.

“They like the fact that they can smoke,” Trapp noted. “They have little communities here.” Drive-ins, he said, tend to draw an audience of families with small children and dating couples — people who want to see a first-run film with a measure of privacy. And, yes, Trapp said, he has spotted a bra dangling from a car antenna on occasion.

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On July 8, Jarvis seized a rare opportunity to chat with Warner Brothers CEO Barry Meyer when he hosted a special screening of The Dark Knight Rises at the Majestic 10, orchestrated by Sen. Patrick Leahy.

The theater owner had just one question for the studio head, he says: How

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errill Jarvis III remembers a time when drive-ins dotted Vermont’s most populous corridor. He ticks them off: the Burlington Drive-In on Shelburne Road, the Mountain View Drive-In in Winooski, the Malletts Bay

will probably stop being made as of next year.” While he appreciates that development as the “natural evolution of the film industry,” he continues, “for us, it just doesn’t seem to make sense to invest in that [digital] upgrade. It’s really tough to make it go with one screen anyway.”

By contrast, Gamache’s sister, who owns St. Albans’ downtown indoor theater, the Welden, plans to invest in digital and 3-D projection.

Losing the drive-in, which has been in his family since the 1970s, would be “bittersweet,” Gamache says. He speculates that some of his customers might incorrectly attribute its demise to nearby big-box stores such as Walmart, when the real culprit is digital distribution — an innovation that could sound “the death knell for a lot of single-screen drive-ins.”

soon would Warner stop shipping film prints?

The question rang ironically in context: The digital Majestic was showing TDKR on a 35-millimeter projector specially installed for the occasion on the order of director Christopher Nolan, an outspoken advocate of film. (Last April, Gendy Alimurung of L.A. Weekly reported that Nolan had gathered his fellow directors to warn them that “35mm will be stamped out by the studios unless people — people like them — insist otherwise.”

Jarvis was satisfied with the answer he got from Meyer, who told him to think in terms of “years” and not months, he says. When it comes to converting the downtown Roxy — which could cost $700,000 — “I want to wait as long as I can,” Jarvis explains. “The technology is changing so fast; now is not the time to get on the bandwagon.”

Innovations such as higher frame rates and laser-light technology could revolutionize the industry yet again, Jarvis points out. Besides, he likes being able to tinker with his traditional projectors.

Trapp puts the updating dilemma bluntly: “You don’t want to be the first on your block to buy a color TV, ’cause it’s gonna break,” he says.

For theaters that meet certain conditions, the film industry is offering a financial incentive to update called the “virtual-print fee.” But drive-ins aren’t eligible, says Trapp, because they are seasonal and rarely show the same film for three weeks in a row.

In his projection booth, Trapp speculates on how the studios will proceed.

Maybe, he says, they will start charging him more for prints or require him to purchase them outright. Maybe they will circulate fewer prints, so nondigital theaters need to get in line. “They could curtail it enough so you have to change over.”

Trapp remembers what a big step forward his new system was in 2003, with its xenon bulb and FM stereo sound. “In five years,” he wonders, “are they changing the tech again? Is it going to be 3-D, 4-D, 8-D?” If he gets his digital system, will it last 53 years like the carbon-arc projector, or be declared obsolete after a decade, like his current one?

“I raise cows,” Trapp concludes, “so this is much too exciting for me.” m

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ome movies are still events, of course. On Friday, July 20, plenty of fans ponied up to see The Dark Knight

and Sunset drive-ins in Colchester, the Milton Drive-In, the St. Albans Drive-In. And all of them, it seems, were owned by the Jarvis family or their relatives.

When he was two days old, Jarvis says, his mother bedded him down in the Burlington Drive-In’s projection room.

When he was older, he cleaned the place for quarters. “It’s in my blood,” he says.

“I miss the drive-in.”

Now only two of those drive-ins remain: the four-screen Sunset, owned

by Peter Jay Handy (Jarvis’ cousin); and the single-screen St. Albans Drive-In, owned by Anthony Gamache (also a relative), which operates just two or three days a week. The others closed when people started buying home-video equipment, Jarvis recalls.

Will the surviving drive-ins upgrade?

Gamache says his film booker has warned him that “35-millimeter film

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Rises on the big screen, undeterred by the tragic theater shootings in Aurora, Colo., early that morning. The film would go on to gross more than $160 million in its first weekend.

But at the Fairlee Drive-In, an hour or so before dusk, drivers still had their pick of spaces in the grassy field around the cinderblock projection hut.

“Thirty-five minutes open, you got a dozen cars,” Trapp remarked stoically.

On a busy night, he said, he’d see “cars lined up out to the road by six.” A kids movie such as Pixar’s Brave still draws a good crowd, he added — but not like years ago, when Trapp sometimes saw lines of 300 cars stretching down Route 5. “After 2007, it’s just fallen off a cliff,” he said.

In the field, some of the early arrivals had camped out on blankets to enjoy the sunset. Among them was a family of

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to ditch equipment that has “nothing wrong with it.” No one has given him a “drop-dead date” when film prints will vanish. But when it comes to digital conversion, he says, “You know it’s coming.

It’s like winter. You can’t ignore it.”

So to raise the money, he’s appealing to the same community that has kept the Fairlee Drive-In alive for the past 62 years. The business’ website and a Facebook page now exhort readers to “Save the Fairlee Drive-In!” As of press time, Trapp says he has collected $2583 in donations at the theater. A benefit concert with local band the Conniption Fits is scheduled for August 12.

Gray haired, with sharp eyes assessing visitors from under his sportinggoods-store cap, Trapp responds in the negative when asked if he’s a movie buff.

So why did he buy a drive-in?

For the same reasons many people go to drive-ins: nostalgia, a sense of connection to the past, a family bonding experience. When he was a kid in the mid-1960s, Trapp remembers, he came to the Fairlee Drive-In every Saturday night throughout the summer with his bunkmates from a nearby farm camp.

In 1997, Trapp moved his family from New Jersey to Piermont, N.H., where they raise cattle. A few years later, he noticed that the drive-in across the river was for sale, along with its adjacent motel. (The Fairlee is one of just two motel/drive-ins left in the U.S. where guests can watch the show from their rooms.) Before he made the big purchase, Trapp consulted with his three sons. “This is something that you do with your kids,” he told Seven Days food writer Alice Levitt in 2009. “They feel special because they have a drive-in.”

Today, the drive-in still keeps the young Trapps busy; only one employee isn’t a family member. The family farm supplies beef for the burgers sold at the concessions trailer. Concessions, Trapp notes, aren’t the cash cow for drive-ins that they are for indoor theaters, because customers in cars can bring their own provisions.

And every bit counts, because driveins, like all theaters, face the ongoing challenge posed by cheaper entertainment options such as Netflix, Redbox and video on demand. By way of contrast, Trapp points to the nearby Bear Ridge Speedway. Live stock-car racing, he notes, offers ticket buyers an experience they’ll never be able to replicate in their living rooms. Can a movie do that?

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t’s hard to deny that 2012 is Vermont’s Summer of Pizza. On Burlington’s St. Paul Street alone, Sofia’s Pizzeria will soon join brandnew Pizzeria Verità, just down the street from American Flatbread — Burlington Hearth. Another Neapolitan pizzeria, Pi Brick Oven Trattoria, opened in Woodstock at the end of July.

But slice fanatics can nosh at those restaurants anytime. More elusive are the pizzas of summer — the ones that emerge from mobile ovens at fairs and farmers markets all over the state.

In recent years, Vermont has seen more and more of these mobile ovens dotting its highways and byways. The trend started in 2006, when Enid Wonnacott, executive director of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont, got a Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education grant. Her project: to transform the food served at Vermont’s agricultural fairs.

That didn’t go well. “Basically, the feedback I received was ‘People come to fairs because they like to eat fried dough,’” remembers Wonnacott. So NOFA-VT took its oven on the road.

Interns now bring it to farms and events all summer long, where they cook up pies using ultra-local ingredients, often grown on-site. As the oven made its early rounds, says Wonnacott, it inspired other Vermonters to purchase their own ovens and start forprofit businesses.

While some of these descendants share NOFA-VT’s goal of promoting local agriculture, others simply want to serve festive food to summer crowds.

Creativity motivates some mobile pizza chefs; others concentrate on baking pies that would make an Italian grandmother shed a joyous tear. We introduce you to five of the best.

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“‘Seven days without eating a slice of pizza makes one weak,’” quotes DeAnna Mach. Her uncle, Eric Mach, coined the phrase to describe the devoted pizza chef and her yen for pies.

Twelve years ago, that same Uncle Eric built Mach’s original brick oven in a building overlooking Pawlet’s Flower Brook gorge. There, Mach baked as many as 545 crusts a day, which she vacuum-sealed and sold at stores across New England. Tropical Storm Irene’s floodwaters all but destroyed the bakery, which is just becoming active again.

Meanwhile, though, Mach has another way to share her pizza with Vermont.

In 2009, Mach first hit the road with a custom-made, 6200-pound copper oven.

At 1100 degrees Fahrenheit, it takes less than two minutes to cook one of her floppy, thin-crusted pizzas. The quick prep allows her to offer lots of topping options.

A longtime member of the Vermont Fresh Network, Mach likes to serve ingredients native to wherever her oven lands. In rawlet, she uses cheeses such as Vermont raclette from Southwind Farmstead and Consider Bardwell Farm’s creamy cow’s-milk cheese named for the town. The latter is luscious on Mach’s basic cheese pie over fruity, chunky fire-roasted-tomato sauce.

At this year’s Vermont Cheesemakers Festival, Mach paired spicy Vermont Smoke and Cure pepperoni addictively with Blythedale Farm’s Cookeville Grana. But best of all was her pizza featuring a bed of slightly sweet Maplebrook Fine Cheese ricotta dressed with peaches that Mach’s brother-inlaw had just brought from Georgia.

Boucher Blue cheese and mint contributed complementary creamy and bright notes, while fresh arugula added crunch.

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website with the rest of New England — and the world. The LamoILLE EConomIC DEVELoPmEnt CorPoratIon, which was planning a similar food-based site of its own, is instead paying to have Dig In Vermont translated into French for Canadian tourists.

Though the site is designed to lure tourists to Vermont so they can enjoy

its food scene, Sheradin emphasizes that Dig In is for locals, too. “If you’re going to an unfamiliar area, this is your tool to find out what locals like to do and are proud of in their food,” she says. “The more Vermonters use it, the more compelling it will be for tourists, too.”

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wILL PouCh put 15,000 miles on his car’s odometer searching for a place to open the third branch of the restaurant family that started with his Saratoga Springs eatery, EsPEranto. The hunt took him to college towns such as Ithaca and New Paltz, N.Y., and Northhampton, Mass.

But it was Burlington that captured Pouch’s attention.

“Everyone who heard I was looking at Burlington said, ‘Oh, you belong there,’” he says. Pouch thought so, too.

This September, he and his partners will open EsPEranto in the Main Street space that has been empty for nearly a year since souza’s BrasILIan stEakhousE closed.

“People here were looking for an independent business that does fresh food from scratch. That’s who we are,” Pouch says. Pouch started Esperanto with his wife, Belinda, and two friends with the motto “Great Food Fast & Fresh” — in 1995. At the time, the only fast-food options in Saratoga “were a couple of good sandwich and pizza places,” Pouch recalls.

Their concept: fresh, housemade fast food such as falafel, oversize burritos, quesadillas, chunky salads, Thai chicken curry, gyros and even jambalaya. Esperanto scored big with one particular dish: the Dough-Boy, which consists of diced, spiced chicken breast, scallions and cheeses baked in fresh pizza dough.

“Our magic weapon is our Dough-Boy. We sell more of them than anything,” says Pouch. In fact, the item’s popularity helped the partners open a satellite Esperanto at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center seven years ago.

Over time, a vegetable-filled Dough-Girl followed, as well as daily spin-off versions called “Dough-Cousins.”

Dough-Boys and -Girls will populate the grab-and-go hot case inside the Burlington eatery, while occasional cousins will come filled with local, seasonal ingredients.

Sharing the case will be black-bean burritos, twice-baked potatoes and baked chimichangas.

Other dishes — such as pizza, enchiladas and salads — will be made to order. Since the Vermont space lacks the venting system for a fryer, Pouch says the menu will adapt accordingly. He’ll also drop items that might compete with nearby businesses.

But the Burlington restaurant will share a key Esperanto feature: food service from lunch straight through to the early morning, after bars have closed.

(Esperanto will appear on Esquire’s upcoming list of best late-night eateries in the country, according to Pouch.)

Half of Esperanto’s current employees have Burlington roots; several are moving up for the launch.

“We’ve got a lot of excitement [on staff ],” says Pouch, who also expects to hire some staffers here.

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The council’s program has been in discussion since 2005, says mEGhan shEraDIn, executive director of the VErmont FrEsh nEtwork. In 2010, funding from the John Merck Fund — matched by the VErmont aGrICuLturE InnoVatIon CEntEr — allowed the consortium to plan an interactive website to introduce tourists to Vermont’s farmers, producers and chefs. JaGEr DI PaoLa kEmP DEsIGn created the branding elements and name, DIG In VErmont. BLuEhousE GrouP of Richmond developed the software, which focuses on “food trails,” or groups of hot spots to visit. koI Boynton of the VErmont aGEnCy oF aGrICuLturE says the website will be updated seasonally to showcase the best Vermont has to offer throughout the year. For example, to coincide with the Vermont Fresh Network Forum, project coordinator aLyssa nathanson has laid out a Shelburne-area trail that hits maGIC hat BrEwEry anD artIFaCtory, shELBurnE Farms, the shELBurnE musEum CaFé and shELBurnE VInEyarD. Now it’s up to Vermont’s

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Winooski may still not have a grocery store, but its reputation as a “food desert” is waning. On July 14, the city became home to LIL’ BIt Farm stanD, located at 47 East Allen Street immediately across from the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation building.

Last summer, farmers JEnnIFEr GouGh and Cory BouthILLEttE started planting their Fairfax garden and caring for pigs and a flock of laying chickens. Then, “We found out they didn’t have a grocery store in Winooski,” says Gough. So, this year they cleaned up the overgrown East Allen lot — which is owned by Bouthillette’s father and uncle — and raised a small tent in the space. “It seemed like a really good way to support our farm and also bring something that was needed,” Gough says.

The stand is open Thursday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Gough says her farm’s current produce includes beans, rainbow chard and various squashes.

Lil’ Bit’s tomatoes should be hitting the stand next week or the week after. For now, the pair is selling tomatoes grown at FootE Brook Farm in Johnson, as well as that farm’s carrots, kale and beets.

Though Gough and Bouthillette are raising their own meat, they’re waiting to sell it until they have a more permanent stand built — one with electriccooling capacity. The couple is also cultivating their own beehive, but until the honey is ready next year, the sweet stuff will come from ButtErnut mountaIn Farm in Morrisville.

The stand will remain open through Lil’ Bit’s growing season and close for the year in October. “Obviously, we can’t take the place of a

grocery store,” Gough says.

“I hope Winooski gets its grocery store, but in the meantime, if you need some carrots or green beans, we’re here.”

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Mach is a people pleaser. She provides two types of locally made, gluten-free crust to customers who need it. But perhaps no one is more pleased with her nomadic second occupation than Mach, who says she “dances” each pie into the glimmering copper oven. “The biggest high for me,” she says, “is really connecting people with their food.”

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Peoples Academy in Morrisville was the site of Jonah Bourne’s first oven. Almost a decade ago, the high school won a grant to teach students to build a clay oven — a lesson not lost on Bourne, who quickly realized he had a culinary passion. After college, he traveled to California, where he worked on farms and in bakeries.

Then he returned to Vermont to start his own.

In 2007, Bourne and his business partner, Jeremiah Church, built their oven using mostly salvage materials. By 2010, their 160-acre Provender Farm in Cabot was providing them with most of their toppings. The result is a fluffy sourdough crust dressed with lots of fresh veggies.

The crust has a local heritage of its own, with the flour coming primarily from Gleason Grains in Bridport. On a recent Saturday at the Capital City Farmers Market, Bourne served a pie topped with crispy kale leaves that crackled like potato chips over skinny slices of fennel and onion.

Meat toppings are also local. A neighbor in Cabot provides ground beef, while Bourne and Church make their own sausage from Tangletown Farm pork. On one pizza, they use local bacon to play foil to Provender’s own juicy pears and blue cheese from Bonnieview Farm.

Eggs, too, come from Provender Farm’s chickens. They make a guest appearance on one of Bourne’s favorites: a breakfast pizza with bacon, garlic scapes and cheddar.

If Peoples Academy had never received that grant, Vermont might never have tasted a slice of WoodBelly. “It’s funny how life works out sometimes,” says Bourne.

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Colchester, 598-2744 Find it Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Sam mazza’s Farm market in colchester. pizzapapillo.com

It looks simple enough at first: a base of tangy, crushed San Marzano tomatoes topped with grated Parmesan. Then there’s the cream, a wash of it that soaks into the chewy crust. But the final ingredient of the Panna pizza is what defines it: an egg fried inside a single-serving pan in the 900-degree oven. It breaks as the pizza is sliced and turns into a viscous, hollandaise-like sauce as it mixes with the cream.

It may sound luscious, but Charlie Papillo says his newest pie has been a tough sell to customers unfamiliar with the egg-on-pizza concept. “I joke it’s like selling a used car to people,” says the pizzaiolo, who spends his weekday mornings hosting “Charlie + Ernie + Lisa in the Morning!” on WVMT. “But I haven’t had anybody who hasn’t loved it.”

Customers at Sam Mazza’s Farm Market have been loving Papillo’s pies since 2010. His menu has grown from two kinds of pizza per weekend to more than a dozen, all sold as whole, 12-inch pies. Many use seasonal ingredients from Mazza’s.

Last weekend, Papillo’s wife, Debbie, carefully showered the crusts with mascarpone, maple-glazed walnuts and Mazza’s blueberries before handing them over for a mere 90 seconds of baking in the oven. She topped other pies with herbs the family grows at home.

Despite his Italian name, Charlie Papillo says he rarely ate the cuisine growing up, owing to his father’s premature death. It was Debbie’s grandmother who introduced him to braciole and slow-cooked Sunday gravy. After years of study at her side, Papillo says, he began to dream of opening a pizza shop of his own.

His full-time job forced him to defer that dream, but cooking on the weekends made sense. Papillo had his Italian Forno Bravo oven custom-built in Colorado. For a personal touch, his son, artist Charles Papillo, crafted the tiles that decorate the oven’s opening. The younger Papillo, a San Francisco resident, helps out baking pies when he’s in town, along with sister Stefanie, a fixture at Mazza’s.

Charlie Papillo has been making pizzas for three years, and he says word of mouth has spread far enough to give him catering gigs throughout the summer on top of his usual weekend duties. “You’re paying for the experience,” he says.

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Settled on the dock, they can dig into a traditional pizza — such as one with prosciutto and truffle oil — or a quirkier one such as Fox’s signature seafood pie, with hand-sliced escargots and Maine baby shrimp in a garlic-and-shallotinfused butter sauce.

It’s an elaborate finish to a process that Fox says starts with just four ingredients.

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What made onetime restaurant owner Chris Jones jump headfirst into the mobile pizza business? “I saw someone else doing it, and I said, ‘OK. Game on,’” he recalls.

That competitive spirit has gotten him far. Open Hearth Pizza is the only oven in our survey that bakes meals seven days a week. This is the third year that Jones has fed visitors at Waterbury’s Ben & Jerry’s factory, but the first year he’s using a new Let us make your next party refractory oven that sits in the back of a a smashing success!

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Though he loads on the local ingredients, Jones differs from many oven owners in not describing Vermont agricultural promotion as his business’ raison d’être. Winters take him to Florida, where he bakes pizza made from ingredients grown at small farms in the Tampa area. Wherever he brings his oven, Jones says he’s just excited to D H ri make interesting pizza and share it with nk t our y o the community. organic • local • creative • raw “One of the nice things is, we get immon-fri 10-5 sat 8:30-2 mediate feedback,” he says. “You don’t Bank St., Burlington (across from Dobra Tea) Burlington Famers Market have to wait with us — it’s always on.” m

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Neapolitan pizza may be newly trendy in Vermont, but Jeffrey Fox has been a fan for years. After trips to some of America’s greatest pizzerias, such as the Original Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana in New Haven, Conn., and Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix, Ariz., the stay-at-home dad and skillful home baker ventured to replicate the recipe on his own.

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A bite of his thin but pillowy crust shows he succeeded. A smattering of brown char colors the crisp edges of Fox’s Margherita. The tomato base blares with acidity, softened by the tastes of roasted garlic and clumps of Italian buffalo mozzarella. Before cutting the pie, Fox’s wife, Sue, scatters fresh basil on top.

This is the second year that the Foxes have parked their trailer, which bears the license plate “PIZZA,” at the picturesque Point Bay Marina in Charlotte.

Before that, Jeff Fox baked his wares at Lone Pines Campsites in Colchester in an oven made of soapstone left over from a home-kitchen remodeling. Fox’s new, lighter oven is the fruit of a chance meeting in line at Staples with a former pizza maker who needed to unload it.

At the Foxes’ trailer, customers order whole pies rather than slices, then head up to the marina store to grab a drink.

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The wooden floors and benches lend an Alpine-lodge kind of warmth, but the hard surfaces also amplify conversation and clinking plates. Rather than shouting over the din, my companion and I lost ourselves in the menu, ordering pickles ($4) and bread with farmer cheese ($4) while we agonized over the other options.

The dishes are arranged by size, from “first bites” (such as the pickles) to large

plates. Most of them sounded intensely compelling; skimming the menu was akin to browsing British television, where there are only four channels but you want to watch every one on each. Around us, it looked like industry night: Chef/owner Eric Warnstedt of Waterbury’s Hen of the Wood sat at one table; Williston-based cookbook author Molly Stevens at another.

Soon a hefty tower of crusty, chargrilled Red Hen bread arrived; it served as a garlicky canvas for the mild farmers cheese we spread on top, and tasted better still smeared with tangy cultured butter. Along with the tiny plate of piquant pickles and pickled radishes, this snack nearly filled us up — especially because we devoured it while waiting through languid service for our entrées.

We should have saved more room, because what came next was an almost medieval spread: a burger, cucumberand-goat-milk gazpacho, summer sausages with a three-bean salad, and a chicken pasty. When the diners beside us raved about the clam fritters, we ordered some of those, too.

The dishes were served at an erratic pace, with some larger plates appearing before the smaller ones. For instance, we were given a bowl of mussels ($12) long before the gazpacho ($3). Because we didn’t actually order the mussels,

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When the sporting-goods store next door vacated the premises a few months ago, Three Penny finally had a chance to expand its own kitchen, and to add a dining room. “Matt doesn’t have to fly with cropped wings anymore,” says co-owner Scott Kerner.

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So we tucked in. Each one we pulled from its steamy, ale-mustard bath was plump and fresh, but slightly smothered by what we thought might be a touch of anisette or pastis in the broth. The trio of clam fritters ($9), which comes with an excellent homemade rémoulade sauce, was delectably golden brown but bready.

The missteps ended there. We were entranced with our chicken pasty ($8); when we pierced its buttery pastry, pieces of succulent, braised meat spilled out, slightly sweetened by wilted herbs. My friend didn’t care for the leaves of radicchio on which the pasty was served, but I loved the jangling contrast between its sweet dressing and the bitter leaves. And the gazpacho — delivered in a shot glass, sans spoon — was viscous, minty and fresh, like a wet, grassy field decanted into a glass.

The wine list at Three Penny is as well curated as the craft-beer selection; I didn’t expect to see as many bottles of wine on nearby tables as I did, especially with Three Penny’s off-thehook tap list on a chalkboard above the front door. There was barely room on ours to fit the glass of Tegernseerhof Zweigelt Rosé I ordered, but we managed. Passersby raised their eyebrows at the sheer volume of food before us.

Next to us, three friends all ordered the same dish: burgers topped with cheese and bacon. After taking a bite, one leaned back in his seat with a deep sigh. “Good?” I asked, unsure if he was disgusted or enraptured.

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Tropical STorm irEnE SupporT Group: Berlinarea residents affected by the flooding share their stories and learn coping skills. Berlin Elementary school, 3:30 p.m. free. Info, 279-8246.

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makE STuff!: Defunct bicycle parts become works of art and jewelry that will be sold to raise funds and awareness for Bike Recycle Vermont. Bike Recycle Vermont, Burlington, 6-9 p.m. free. Info, 264-9687.

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SummEr arGEnTinE TanGo prácTica: Buenos Aires-born footwork graces the wooden floor.

Instructor Elizabeth seyler is on hand to answer questions. Colibri Architects, Burlington, 7:45-10:15 p.m. $3. Info, 215-432-1023.

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DEErfiElD VallEy BluEBErry fESTiVal: feeling blue? wilmington, whitingham and Dover make the best of the hue over 10 days with a Big Blue Parade, a Blue street fair, blues music, pick-your-own blueberries ... and even blue beer. Visit vermontblueberry.com for full schedule. Various locations, Mount snow area, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Various prices. Info, 464-8092.

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‘a BirThDay cElEBraTon: ThE GraTEful DEaD moViE EVEnT’: A 1977 cinematic concert journey honors Jerry Garcia on what would have been his 70th birthday. Palace 9 Cinemas, south Burlington, 7 p.m. $12.50. Info, 660-9300.

‘Dark horSE’: Jordan Gelber and selma Blair star in todd solondz’s 2011 drama about a man who clings to his childhood — and his unlikely shot at love. Catamount Arts Center, st. Johnsbury, 5:30 p.m. $5-8. Info, 748-2600. ‘inTErroGaTion’: Banned in Poland and smuggled out years later at great risk, Ryszard Bugajski’s award-winning 1989 crime thriller follows the unexplained imprisonment of a cabaret singer. spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.

‘ThE BEST ExoTic mariGolD hoTEl’: Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Maggie smith star in John Madden’s

comedy, in which a group of English pensioners find their new retirement spot — in India — rather different than what the brochure advertised. Catamount Arts Center, st. Johnsbury, 7:30 p.m. $5-8. Info, 748-2600.

food & drink

BarrE farmErS markET: Crafters, bakers and farmers share their goods in the center of the town.

Barre City Hall Park, 3-6:30 p.m. free. Info, barrefarmersmarket@gmail.com. champlain iSlanDS farmErS markET: Baked items, preserves, meats and eggs sustain shoppers in search of local goods. st. Rose of Lima Church, south Hero, 4-7 p.m. free. Info, 372- 3291. colchESTEr farmErS markET: Vendors present passersby with fresh local produce, specialty foods and crafts. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4-7:30 p.m. free. Info, 879-7576. miDDlEBury farmErS markET: Crafts, cheeses, breads and veggies vie for spots in shoppers’ totes.

The Marbleworks, Middlebury, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. free. Info, 989-6012. nEWporT farmErS markET: Pickles, meats, eggs, fruits, veggies, herbs and baked goods are a small sampling of the fresh fare supplied by area growers and producers. 246 Causeway, Newport, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. free. Info, sargentsbearnecessities@ gmail.com.

WilliSTon farmErS markET: shoppers seek prepared foods and unadorned produce at a weekly open-air affair. town Green, williston, 4-7 p.m. free.

Info, 735-3860, info@willistonfarmersmarket.com.

health & fitness

aDulT & chilDrEn’S WEllnESS SEriES: Naturopathic doctor Thauna Abrin discusses “Gluten sensitivity: Is This the Diet for you?” in a four-part lecture series. Memorial Hall, Hardwick, 5-6:30 p.m. free. Info, 472-9355, wellness@ drthauna.com.

STrESS-rEDucTion WiTh yoGa: Vermonters affected by tropical storm Irene blow off steam in a relaxing exercise for beginners. Memorial Hall, wilmington, 6:30-8 p.m. free. Info, 249-3628.

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crafTSBury chamBEr playErS miniconcErTS: Little ones take in classical compositions with their adult companions. uVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 4:30 p.m. free. Info, 800-639-3443.

DrEam BiG WiTh oWlS & ThEir callS: Discover the incredible adaptations of these nighttime hooters in a program with two live owls and touchable artifacts. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 6:30 p.m. free. Info, 426-3581, jaquithpubliclibrary@ gmail.com. wED.01

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For nearly 20 years, Zolotoj Plyos have traveled through Russia’s rural villages, collecting historical ballads, military tunes and old folk songs.

As champions of preserving the country’s traditional music, the trio don’t hold back in concert: They don colorful costumes, dance and wrangle more than 30 authentic folk instruments. The group last came to Middlebury for a private school event, and Town Hall Theater executive director Douglas Anderson called it “the most exciting concert” he’d ever seen on that stage.

This Friday, bandmates Alexander ZoLotoj pLYoS Solovov, Elena Sadina and Sergej friday, August 3, 8 p.m., at town Hall Gratchev grace it once again in a Theater in Middlebury. $15. Info, 382-9222. townhalltheater.org thrilling public performance.

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There’s art on the walls, art on the streets and even art on feet in Stowe this week. As part of Helen Day Art Center’s “Exposed” exhibit — which fills downtown with interactive and conceptual outdoor sculpture — three Vermont dancers complement the visual feast with an evening of structured improvisation in the gallery. Audience members are invited to roam free, following dancers Hanna Satterlee, Marly Spieser-Schneider and Joe Schine (pictured) as they react to the artful environment.

Pianist Robert Grundstein provides the live soundtrack, which ranges from Beethoven to British rock songs. Life imitates art, indeed.

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VErmonT fESTiVal of ThE arTS: A whoppin’ five-week festival boasts art exhibits, performances and workshops celebrating painting, poetry, crafts, culinary arts and everything in between. Visit vermontartfest.com for details. Various locations, Mad River Valley, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Various prices. Info, 496-6682, info@vermontartfest.com.

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“Softness and beauty, as well as power and passion,” writes Zone Music Reporter of the Grammy-nominated New Age musician’s sonic and spiritual style. Count on regions of high and low pressure as ferocious riffs enliven serene jazz- and folk-inflected arrangements on Native American flutes and the hammered dulcimer.

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Monday, August 6, at All souls interfaith Gathering in shelburne. Artist meet and greet, 6 p.m.; music, 7:30 p.m. $10-25 suggested donation. Partial proceeds benefit the international Council of Thirteen indigenous Grandmothers. info, 318-6901. gentlethunder.com

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ECHO Family-SCiEntiSt lab: Laboratory learners ages 10 and up explore the different systems of the human body through a short lecture and hands-on activity. ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/ Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 1 p.m. $6-22.50; preregister. Info, 877-324-6386, ext. 100.

ExOrdium advEnturE: Preschoolers to sixth graders explore the natural world in hands-on education programs at the park. Highgate Public Library, 10 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 868-3970.

GardEn StOry timE: Weather permitting, kids ages 4 and under park themselves in the grass for tall tales and tunes. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 388-4097.

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‘tHE CirCuS’: Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp finds love and a big-top adventure in this 1928 silent film, the kickoff to the Festival of Fools. Burlington City Hall Park, 8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

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SPEnd Smart: Those who struggle to save learn savvy skills for managing money. Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 860-1417, ext. 114.

‘SOnGS FOr HOPE’: Musical guests Susie Smolen, Elijah Kraatz and Eric George highlight a celebration of activism, protest and hope for the future in memory of those who died in Hiroshima. Kids games and a candlelit walk to the waterfront augment the memorial. Battery Park, Burlington, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 863-8345, ext. 8.

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COnnECt tHE dOtS: travEl PlanninG: Bud Haas and Kathy Davidow share technology tips for utilizing the worldwide web to plan worldwide trips. Bradford Public Library, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 222-4536.

mOuntain-bikE ridE: Onion River Sports staff bring intermediate to advanced riders to different area trails each week. Carpooling is an option; call ahead for details. Onion River Sports, Montpelier, 5 p.m.

Free; riders under 15 must be accompanied by an adult; riders under 18 need signed parental permission; helmets required. Info, 229-9409.

‘intO tHE WOOdS’: Bakers and witches are neighbors and there are giants in the sky in this Very Merry Theatre adaptation. Charlotte Library, 2 p.m. Free.

SuP dEmO: Weather permitting, Canoe Imports experts help lake lovers plant their feet on stand-up paddleboards. North Beach, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $6-8 park admission. Info, 651-8760.

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FOlk by aSSOCiatiOn: Harmony-heavy songs by this Burlington duo weave together folk, roots, bluegrass, jazz and world music. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 324-9111.

HinESburG COnCErtS in tHE Park: Jimmy “T” X-perience rock out on the green. Refreshments available for purchase; popcorn provided.

Hinesburg Community School, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free.

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tOWn OF SHElburnE SummEr COnCErt SEriES: The Rhythm Rockers grace the Farm Barn lawn — and fireworks follow. Shelburne Farms, gates open at 5:30 p.m.; performance at 7 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 985-9551. trad CamP COnCErtS: Seven- to 18-year-old campers and their instructors showcase their work in the youth wing. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 864-0123. trad CamP lunCHtimE COnCErtS: Midday shows feature Burlington- and New Englandbased dance troupes and music groups, as well as 7- to 18-year-old camp participants. Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0123. villaGE HarmOny: Teen singers pipe up with South African songs and dances, shape-note singing, village music from around the world, jubilee gospel quartets from the 1930s and ’40s, and Renaissance works. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. $5-10 suggested donation.

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Full mOOnriSE aquadvEnturE: Paddlers of all abilities relish the serenity of the Waterbury Reservoir as they look for loons and beavers in an educational outing. Little River State Park, Waterbury, meet at the Contact Station by 6:30 p.m.; program begins at 7 p.m. at A-Side Swim Beach. $2-3; free for kids under 4; registration required; call to confirm. Info, 244-7103, greenwarbler@gmail.com.

WaGOn-ridE WEdnESday: Riders lounge in sweet-smelling hay on scenic, horse-drawn routes.

Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Regular admission, $3-12; free for kids under 3.

Info, 457-2355.

WEdnESday niGHt WOrld CHamPiOnSHiPS: Fast riders vie for bragging rights in town-line sprints. Onion River Sports, Montpelier, 5:30 p.m. Free; riders under 15 must be accompanied by an adult; riders under 18 need signed parental permission; helmets required. Info, 229-9409.

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davE & amy FrEEman: Two travelers in the final stage of a three-year, 12,000-mile kayak, dogsled and canoe trek across North America with Wilderness Classroom — an environmental-education nonprofit — discuss their odyssey in a lecture and slide show. Bread & Butter Farm, Shelburne, 7-9 p.m. Free; food available for purchase. Info, 312-505-9973. yEStErmOrrOW SummEr lECturE SEriES: Architect and author Duo Dickinson explores the middle ground between elitist modern architecture and traditionalist “faux history” in “The Tyranny of Style.” Yestermorrow Design/Build School, Waitsfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 496-5545.

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‘anniE GEt yOur Gun’: “Anything you can do, I can do better...” Stowe Theatre Guild takes aim with this 1946 Broadway classic about sharpshooter Annie Oakley. Akeley Memorial Building, Stowe, 8 p.m. $13-23. Info, 253-3961. auditiOnS FOr ‘dEatHtraP’: The Essex Players seeks three men and two women for Ira Levin’s thriller about a Broadway mystery playwright who’s lost his touch — and will do anything to reclaim his fame. Memorial Hall, Essex, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, cakilmer@comcast.net.

‘FOrEvEr Plaid’: 1950s boy-band members Sparky, Jinx, Smudge and Frankie sing songs of the era in this Saint Michael’s Playhouse musical. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 8 p.m. $31.50-40.50. Info, 654-2281.

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Best Western Waterbury-Stowe, 4-5:30 p.m. Free.

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WatErbury mindFulnESS SEriES: Waterbury residents affected by Tropical Storm Irene practice foot reflexology, mandala making, guided meditation and other methods of stress reduction. St. Leo’s Hall, Waterbury, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 279-4670.

FlEtCHEr allEn FarmErS markEt: Locally sourced meats, vegetables, bakery items, breads and maple syrup give hospital employees and visitors the option to eat healthfully. McClure Entrance, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 847-0797, tanya.mcdonald@vtmednet.org.

FundraiSinG dinnEr: Folks down steakhouse fare while supporting Vermont’s triathlon team-in-training to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Ten percent of the proceeds will be donated. Texas Roadhouse, Williston, 4-9 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 881-7725.

HinESburG liOnS FarmErS markEt: Growers sell bunched greens, herbs and fruit among vendors of fresh-baked pies, honeycomb, artisan breads and marmalade. United Church of Hinesburg, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 482-3904 or 482-2651.

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HOmEmadE GinGEr alE & Fruit SOdaS: Folk Foods’ Jason Frishman brings on the fizzy fun as participants flavor bubbly drinks with berries, lemons, oranges and ginger. Sustainability Academy, Lawrence Barnes School, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 861-9700.

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JEriCHO FarmErS markEt: Passersby graze through locally grown veggies, pasture-raised meats, area wines and handmade crafts. Mills Riverside Park, Jericho, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, jerichofarmersmarket@gmail.com.

OPEn knit & CrOCHEt: Stitch and tell: Fiber fans work on current projects in good company.

Kaleidoscope Yarns, Essex Junction, 2-4 p.m. Free.

Info, 288-9200.

‘ExPOSEd’ PErFOrmanCE: ‘danCE unStuFFEd’: Pianist Robert Grundstein provides the sound track for structured improvisations by Hanna Satterlee, Joe Schine and Marly Spieser-Schneider. Their movements respond to the surrounding exhibits of visual art. See calendar spotlight. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 6 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 253-8358.

nEW nOrtH End FarmErS markEt: Eaters stroll through an array of offerings, from sweet treats to farm-grown goods. Elks Lodge, Burlington, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-8072, newnorthendmarket@ hotmail.com.

rEbECCa kElly ballEt: The mapped pirouettes and pliés of this ballet combine classical technique with modern styles. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 8 p.m. $12-20. Info, 518-523-2512.

PEaCHam FarmErS markEt: Seasonal berries and produce mingle with homemade crafts and baked goods from the village. Academy Green, Peacham, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 592-3161.

SquarE danCE WOrkSHOP: Spectators are welcome as Green Mountain Steppers Square Dance Club members do-si-do and swing their partners ’round. St. John Vianney Parish Hall, South Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free to watch. Info, 879-7283.

WatErbury FarmErS markEt: Cultivators and their customers swap veggie tales and edible inspirations at a weekly outdoor emporium. Rusty Parker Memorial Park, Waterbury, 3-7 p.m. Free.

Info, 522-5965, info@waterburyfarmersmarket. com.

SWinG danCE lESSOnS: Singles and couples practice East Coast swing footwork to country tunes. Perkins Fitness Consulting and Personal Training Studio, South Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $8; $15 per couple. Info, 233-0648.

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quEEn City GHOStWalk: tWiStEd HiStOry: Haunted Burlington author Thea Lewis induces goosebumps with hair-raising tales of the city’s fascinating — and spooky — past. Meet at the fountain, Battery Park, Burlington, 11 a.m. $13.50; arrive 10 minutes before start time. Info, 863-5966.

SummErvalE: Folks show farms and farmers a little love at a weekly educational gathering filled with food, Zero Gravity brews and music. Intervale Center, Burlington, 5:30-8 p.m. Free; cost of food and drink. Info, 660-0440.

fairs & festivals

dEErFiEld vallEy bluEbErry FEStival: See WED.01, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

autHOrS at tHE aldriCH: Science writer Sue Halpern highlights her nonfiction work about modern memory research, Can’t Remember What I Forgot. A concert in Currier Park follows. Aldrich Public Library, Barre, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 476-7550.

Franklin COunty FiEld dayS: Activities at this old-time fair include midway rides, a demolition derby, music and the Ag Olympics. Airport Road, Highgate, 10 a.m.-10:30 p.m. $10; free for children under 3 feet tall. Info, 868-2514.

StEvE dElanEy: The Milton author of Kevin: The Last Invisible Vermonter and Cooney: The Making of a Country Cop discusses the charming fictional characters of his Vermont-set books. Milton Historical Society, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 363-2598.

vErmOnt FEStival OF tHE artS: See WED.01, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.

film

‘dark HOrSE’: See WED.01, 5:30 p.m. ‘tHE bESt ExOtiC mariGOld HOtEl’: See WED.01, 7:30 p.m.

games

CHESS GrOuP: Novice and expert players compete against real humans, not computers. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $2.

Info, 324-1143.

health & fitness

JumP-Start yOur HEaltH: Experts help build a foundation for greater health and vitality as they cover exercise, stress, fatigue, diet, weight loss and cleanses in a weekly lecture series. Vermont Women’s Wellness, Williston, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7001. mEditatiOn 101: Folks enlighten up as Martha Tack focuses on the stress-relief benefits of this calming practice. Milarepa Center, Barnet, 6:30-8 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 633-4136. nutriEntS FOr maintaininG mEntal Stamina & FOCuS: Feed the body and the brain! Clinical herbalist and nutritionist Suzanna Bliss discusses ways to achieve optimal mental acuity. City Market, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 861-9700.

kids

CraFtSbury CHambEr PlayErS miniCOnCErtS: See WED.01, East Craftsbury Presbyterian Church, 2 p.m.

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. la lECHE lEaGuE OF ESSEx: Moms and mothers-to-be gather to discuss parenting and

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Marvelous Marvin: Fanciful explorations in “The Magic of Science” ignite youngsters’ imaginations and creativity. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free; ticket required. Info, 388-4097.

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. teen club: Adolescents stave off — yawn! — summer boredom with movies, snacks, games and more. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. the children’s Fair trade series: Weekly reading, craft and snack activities educate little ones about other cultures and the benefits of fair trade.

Peace and Justice Center, Burlington, 10-11 a.m.

Free. Info, 863-2345.

music

atlantic crossing: The Vermont band finds roots in New England, Celtic, French and Canadian traditions. Old Schoolhouse Common, Marshfield, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581, jaquithpubliclibrary@gmail.com. broWn bag concert series: Bring your own picnic to a rockabilly concert in the courtyard with the Starline Rhythm Boys. Christ Church, Montpelier, noon. Donations accepted. Info, 223-9604. burlington songWriters: Lyricists share and critique original works. Heineberg Community & Senior Center, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 859-1822. craFtsbury chaMber players: See WED.01, Hardwick Town House, 8 p.m.

Folk by association: See WED.01, Sherburne Library Fields, Killington, 6 p.m.

Jen croWell: The singer-songwriter serenades grapes and music lovers alike with a blend of Americana, folk-rock and roots. Shelburne Vineyard, 6-8:30 p.m. Free; donations and food proceeds benefit SEABA. Info, 985-8222.

Michael benedict & bopitude: The quintet revisits memorable tunes from the hard-bop era.

Brandon Music, 7:30 p.m. $12; $22 includes early-bird dinner special; BYOB. Info, 465-4071, info@brandonmusic.net.

onion river sports thursday night Mountain-bike series: Racers of all ages and abilities compete on the multiloop course of varied terrain; there’s a trail for little kids, too. Riders bring food and beverages for a postrace barbecue.

Millstone Hill Touring Center, Websterville, 6 p.m. $6-10. Info, 229-9409. thursday night nationals: Bikers set the pace for a weekly ride along ever-changing routes. Onion River Sports, Montpelier, 5:30 p.m. Free; riders under 15 must be accompanied by an adult; riders under 18 need signed parental permission; helmets required. Info, 229-9409.

talks

straFFord toWn house ForuM: Kate Wenner, playwright of Make Sure It’s Me, and Lanier Summerall, director of the Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic at VA Medical Center, discuss the consequences of TBI among soldiers returning from combat. Local actors excerpt the play. Strafford Town House, 7 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 765-4037.

theater

‘annie get your gun’: See WED.01, 8 p.m. auditions For ‘bits & pieces iv’: Singers and actors throw in their hats for a role in the skits and sketches of Brandon Town Players’ annual vaudeville-style variety show, to be presented in October. Brandon Town Hall, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 247-5420, denniswmarden@gmail.com. auditions For ‘the diary oF anne Frank’: The Little City Players seek cast members for their fall production, the sobering story of a young Jewish girl during the Holocaust. Vergennes Opera House, registration, 6-7 p.m.; auditions, 7 p.m. Free; see website for more details. Info, 870-6677. burlington Fringe Festival: Twelve theater groups and individuals celebrate the performing arts, Queen City-style. Look for acts by Potato Sack Pants Theater Company, MOXIE Productions, the House of LeMay and Ben Aleshire, among others.

Off Center for the Dramatic Arts, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15. Info, theoffcenter@gmail.com.

‘Forever plaid’: See WED.01, 8 p.m. ‘henry iv, part 1’: In the hands of Unadilla Theatre, the Bard’s greatest historical saga is a tale of romance, music and high political intrigue. Call for details; venue and times may vary. Goddard College, Plainfield, 7:30 p.m. $10-20.

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conferences

thirty thousand days: the tiMe oF your liFe: In a conference on psychology, spirituality and Eastern approaches to mental wellness, 12 presenters from around the country speak about everything from “The Curative Power of a Meaningful Life” to “Buddhism and Neuroscience” to “Deliberate Love.” Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $90-300. Info, 800-950-6034.

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dance

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Jazzercize Studio, Williston, lesson, 7-8 p.m.; open dancing, 8-10 p.m. $14. Info, 862-2269.

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Queen city tango Milonga: No partner is required for welcoming the weekend in the Argentine tradition. Wear clean, soft-soled shoes. North End Studio B, Burlington, 7:30-10 p.m. $7. Info, 877-6648. rebecca kelly ballet onstage: Professional dancers and students of all levels kick up their heels in short works developed in a two-week dance camp. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 10:30 a.m. $10; free for kids under 8. Info, 518-523-2512. ‘the young choreographers’: This Phantom Theater favorite includes original dance from local up-and-comers. Phantom Theater, Edgcomb Barn, Warren, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 496-5997.

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cuFF cancer: head-shaving event: Bzzz!

Extreme haircuts raise funds and awareness for cancer-related causes. Proceeds benefit Camp Ta16t-shamansflame080112.indd 1 Kum-Ta. Top of Church Street, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $100 minimum fundraising to participate; free to watch. Info, 241-5397, info@cuffcancer.org.

EXCULUSIVE DEALER OF Queen city ghostWalk: darkness Falls: Chills and thrills await as paranormal historian Thea Lewis recaps the city’s dark and twisted past.

Meet at the steps, Burlington City Hall Park, 8 p.m. $13.50; arrive 10 minutes before start time. Info, 863-5966.

Queen city ghostWalk: tWisted history: See THU.02, 11 a.m. the ghosts oF the old posts: Brave souls follow the light of a lantern around the resting place of more than 100 unknown soldiers and the Plattsburgh Barracks for spine-tingling ghost tales.

Old Post Cemetery, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 8-9:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 518-645-1577.

fairs & festivals

deerField valley blueberry Festival: See WED.01, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. doWntoWn suMMer sizzler: Depot Street turns pedestrian only as local vendors and crafters display their wares at a community street fair. Various locations, Lyndonville, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 626-9696.

Festival oF Fools: Three days of public silliness include continuous street theater, circus arts, music and comedy. Visit burlingtoncityarts.com for details. Various downtown locations, Burlington, 2-10 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, 865-7166.

Franklin county Field days: See THU.02, 7 a.m.-10:30 p.m.

Friday night live: Pedestrians take over a main thoroughfare through town for this weekly outdoor bash featuring beer gardens, two stages for live music and children’s entertainment, and a variety of shopping and eating options. Center Street, Rutland, 6-10 p.m. Free. Info, 773-9380. southern verMont art & craFt Festival: Under a colossal, Camelot-style tent, 200 artisans exhibit and sell original art, contemporary and FRI.03

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Chester, 6:30-8 p.m. Free; bring your own chair or blanket. Info, 875-3400.

First Friday: Downtown shops and art galleries stay open late. Various locations, Brandon, 10 a.m.9 p.m. Free. Info, 247-6401.

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Murder-Mystery dinner cruise: Thrills await on the SY lake as the Spirit of Ethan Allen OF BR Players present With This Ring, I AN DON M USIC Thee Dead, an interactive, fast-paced comedy of errors served with a threesnoW FarM vineyard concert series: course meal. Spirit of Ethan Allen III, Burlington, Picnickers take in live classical, jazz, swing, 6:30-9 p.m. $31.92-49.54. Info, 862-8300. bluegrass and classic rock by the grapevines every ‘the Whore and Mr. Moore’: The Dorset Theatre Thursday evening. Snow Farm Vineyard, South Festival stages the world premiere of this drama by Hero, grounds open, 5 p.m.; concert, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Michael Cristofer. Dorset Playhouse, 8 p.m. $20-45.

Free; cost of food and drink. Info, 372-9463.

Info, 867-2223. suMMer concert series: The Space Monkeys inspire toe tapping on the green. West Rutland Town words Hall, 7 p.m. Nonperishable food donations accepted steven bredice: Cryptozoology meets horror in for the West Rutland Food Shelf. Info, 438-2263. the local author’s debut novel, in which fishermen the starline rhythM boys: Spirited country face the wrath of a giant snapping turtle. Phoenix and juke-joint sounds straight out of the 1940s Books Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 448-3350. and ’50s echo across the lawn. Academy Building,

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rotary concerts in the park: Jenni Johnson and the Junketeers dole out blues, jazz, Motown and funk. Rain location: Thatcher Brook Primary School gymnasium. Rusty Parker Memorial Park, Waterbury, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 922-0100.

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sun boxes: Sound artist Craig Colorusso sets up 20 solar-powered speakers on a large, open lawn. Listeners wander among them to hear everevolving musical loops. Camp Plymouth State Park, Ludlow, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular park admission. Info, 241-3665.

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island tiMe steel band: The 10-year-old band keeps the beat in authentic Caribbean tunes.

Woodstock Village Green, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 457-3981.

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breast feeding. Little ones are welcome. First Congregational Church, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 383-8544.

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film

‘into the woods’: See WED.01, Maple Street Park, Essex, 6:30 p.m.

‘BraVe’: A defiant, fiery-haired young princess unwittingly unleashes a curse over her kingdom in this 2012 animation from Pixar. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.

food & drink

Bellows Falls Farmers market: Music enlivens a fresh-food marketplace with produce, meats, crafts and ever-changing weekly workshops.

Waypoint Center, Bellows Falls, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 463-2018.

Burger night: Live music lends a festive air to a local feast of grass-fed beef or black-bean burgers, hot dogs, fresh-baked buns, salads, and cookies.

Bread & Butter Farm, Shelburne, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Free; cost of food. Info, 985-9200.

Chelsea Farmers market: A long-standing town-green tradition supplies shoppers with eggs, cheese, vegetables and fine crafts. North Common, Chelsea, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 685-9987, chelseacommunitymarket@gmail.com.

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hardwiCk Farmers market: A burgeoning culinary community celebrates local ag with fresh produce and handcrafted goods. Granite Street, Hardwick, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 533-2337, hardwickfarmersmarket@gmail.com. ludlow Farmers market: Merchants divide a wealth of locally farmed products, artisanal eats and unique crafts. Okemo Mountain School, Ludlow, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 734-3829, lfmkt@tds.net. lyndon Farmers market: More than 20 vendors proffer a rotation of fresh veggies, meats, cheeses and more. Bandstand Park, Lyndonville, 3-7 p.m.

Free. Info, lyndonfarmersmarket@gmail.com. monthly wine dinner: Chef Dennis Vieira stirs up a special menu of local food designed to complement the featured pours. Red Clover Inn & Restaurant, Killington, 6 p.m. $75 plus tax and tip.

Info, 775-2290.

PlainField Farmers market: Farmers, cooks, herbalists and crafters attract grocery-shopping locavores with a bounty of fresh veggies, berries, meats, infused olive oils, breads, salsa and more.

Mill Street Park, Plainfield, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 454-8614. riChmond Farmers market: An open-air emporium connects farmers and fresh-food browsers.

Volunteers Green, Richmond, 3:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 603-620-3713, rfmmanager@gmail.com.

health & fitness

aVoid Falls with imProVed staBility: A personal trainer demonstrates daily practices for seniors concerned about their balance. Pines Senior Living Community, South Burlington, 10 a.m. $5. Info, 658-7477.

adamant musiC sChool summer season: See WED.01, 7:30 p.m.

CounterPoint: Vermont’s 12-voice professional vocal ensemble sings out in African American spirituals and global folk songs in “The Voice of My Beloved.” First Congregational Church, St. Albans, 7:30 p.m. $5-20. Info, 540-1784.

Friday night Fix: Serial cyclists get to know their bikes in a clinic on flat fixes and troubleshooting.

Onion River Sports, Montpelier, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-9409, thefolks@onionriver.com.

Park house golF tournament & texas BarBeCue: Fore! Players of all ability levels conquer the green at a benefit for central Vermont’s shared-living residence. White River Golf Club, Rochester, 3 p.m. $50 for golf and dinner; $20 for dinner only (reservations required). Info, 767-3416, parkhousevt@myfairpoint.net.

theater

‘a midsummer night’s dream’: Buffoonery and bewitchment abound in Shakespeare on Main Street’s steampunk-inspired production of the Bard’s magical comedy. Ackley Hall, Green Mountain College, Poultney, 7 p.m. $5-12; free for kids under 5. Info, 287-0158.

helen weston & doug Perkins: A trained concert pianist and vocalist and a guitarist join forces in a program of jazz, folk-rock and swing. Salisbury Congregational Church, 7:30 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 352-4609 or 352-6671.

‘all the rage’: Broadway veteran, Obie Award winner and two-time Drama Desk nominee Martin Moran presents his in-development one-man show.

Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 8 p.m. $15. Info, 775-0903.

indra: Vermont’s Rani Arbo joins the Danish trio for an evening of jazz and fusion folk. Private home, Marshfield, 7 p.m. $15 suggested donation; call for location. Info, 426-3955.

JaCkson gore outdoor musiC series: The Joey Leone Band turn the lawn into an outdoor concert venue. Grill goodies or full-service dining available. Jackson Gore Inn, Okemo Mountain Resort, Ludlow, 6 p.m. Free.

Info, 228-4041.

‘annie get your gun’: See WED.01, 8 p.m. auditions For ‘Bits & PieCes iV’: See THU.02, 6:30 p.m.

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Regular admission, $3-12; free for kids under 3. Info, 457-2355.

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Economic Opportunity, Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon.

Free. Info, 860-1417, ext. 114.

dream Big! youth media laB: Fledgling filmmakers create movies and explore related technology in a collaborative program cohosted

by Middlebury Community Television. For kids entering fourth grade and up. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4097.

traditional crafts, and specialty foods. The Field at Riley Rink, Manchester Center, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $8; free for ages 12 and under. Info, 425-3399.

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Joe daVidian trio: A long-standing threesome performs unconventional adaptations of American standards and on-the-spot arrangements. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 8 p.m. $12-18. Info, 863-5966.

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marlBoro musiC FestiVal: A weekend concert series showcases international musicians performing diverse chamber music from all time periods.

Persons Auditorium, Marlboro College, 8:30 p.m. $15-37.50. Info, 258-9331.

Phineas gage & the griFt: Central Vermont bands perform “pholk-phunk” on the lawn and a blend of roots-rock, pop and jam in the lounge, respectively. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 7 p.m. $5; $20 per family. Info, 496-8994. summer Carillon series: Massive bronze bells ring out as Elena Sadina and Sergei Gratchev continue the 27th summer of these campus concerts.

Mead Chapel, Middlebury College, 7-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 443-6433. trad CamP ConCerts: Seven- to 18-year-old campers showcase their work at a closing potluck party. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 3-5 p.m.

Donations accepted. Info, 864-0123. trad CamP lunChtime ConCerts: See WED.01, noon-1 p.m. tweed riVer musiC FestiVal: A huge lineup of rock, folk and Americana tunes meets idyllic scenery and a swimming hole. Tweed River Music Festival Grounds, Stockbridge, 3 p.m. $40 day pass; $100 weekend pass; $140 RV weekend camping; free for kids under 12. Info, 781-922-1238.

ZaCk duPont & roBin sunquiet: Two singersongwriters collaborate at Firefly Session No. 5, a live, intimate and unplugged concert. The Firefly Gallery, Burlington, 9 p.m. $10. Info, 236-9707.

ZolotoJ Plyos: Costumes and instruments such as the dutki, treshchetki and lozhki accent a performance of Russian folk music. See calendar spotlight. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $15. Info, 382-9222.

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sun Boxes: See THU.02, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

seminars

keys to Credit: A class clears up the confusing world of credit. Champlain Valley Office of

auditions For ‘the diary oF anne Frank’: See THU.02, 6-10 p.m.

Burlington Fringe FestiVal: See THU.02, 8 p.m.

‘ForeVer Plaid’: See WED.01, 8 p.m. ‘henry iV, Part 1’: See THU.02, 7:30 p.m. ‘next to normal’: Act Three Theatricals stages the Tony Award-winning rock musical about mental illness. North Country Union High School, Newport, 7:30 p.m. $10-15. Info, 866-967-8167. ‘the king and i’: An English schoolteacher in Siam clashes with the King in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s sweeping musical, presented by Opera North.

Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $32-88. Info, 603-448-0400. ‘the marVelous wonderettes’: Set at the 1958 Springfield High School prom, this pop-musical romp by Depot Theatre includes such classic songs as “Stupid Cupid” and “It’s My Party.” Depot Theatre, Westport, N.Y., 8 p.m. $27. Info, 518-962-4449. ‘the shatterer oF worlds oVer’: Puppeteers present a show for adults in the Dirt Floor Theater.

Bread and Puppet Theater, Glover, 7:30 p.m.

Donations accepted. Info, 525-3031. ‘the whore and mr. moore’: See THU.02, 8 p.m.

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oCCuPy Central Vermont general assemBly: Citizen activists incite the change they want to see in the world. Visit occupycentralvt. org for location. Various locations, Montpelier, 3-5 p.m. Free.

agriculture

ChiCken & egg day: Which came first? Folks of all ages visit with domesticated fowl and newly hatched chicks at an educational afternoon with kids crafts. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission, $3-12; free for kids under 3. Info, 457-2355.

art

mark eliot sChwaBe: Burlington’s metal master explains the finer points of time travel in a brief presentation about his Time Traveler Aid tac pin.

Propeller demonstrations held every half hour.

Frog Hollow, Burlington, noon-2 p.m. Free. Info, 863-6458.

bazaars

yard sale day: Bargain shoppers score deals all the way through town. Maps available at the visitor center. Various locations, Brandon, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Free. Info, 247-6401.

conferences

thirty thousand days: the time oF your liFe: See FRI.03, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. urBan moonshine herBal ConFerenCe: Rosemary Gladstar keynotes a gathering of lectures, classes and herb walks culminating in an organic, farm-fresh benefit dinner. All proceeds support the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism’s community herbal clinic. Dreaming Mountain, Johnson, 11 a.m. $20 for 11 a.m.-5 p.m. conference; $25 for 6 p.m. dinner (advance tickets required). Info, 428-4707.

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‘the young ChoreograPhers’: See FRI.03, 8 p.m.

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For the loVe oF a horse, oF Course: First Choice Riding Academy’s Heidi Jo Hauri-Gill guest speaks at a Spring Hill Horse Rescue fundraiser and silent auction, held after the completion of the Grand Prix. Light refreshments provided. Harold Beebe Farm, East Dorset, 5-8 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 282-3387. historiC tour oF uVm: Folks register online, then meet at Ira Allen’s statue to tour the campus’ modest early clapboards and grand Victorians, led by professor emeritus William Averyt. University Green, UVM, Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 656-8673. kite Fliers meeting: Common interests soar as fans of tethered aircrafts meet like-minded peers.

Presto Music Store, South Burlington, 11 a.m. Free.

Info, 658-0030, info@prestomusic.net.

PreserVation Burlington historiC walking tour: Walkers and gawkers see the Queen City through an architectural and historic perspective.

Meet in front of Burlington City Hall, Church Street Marketplace, 11 a.m. $10 suggested donation. Info, 522-8259. queen City ghostwalk: darkness Falls: See FRI.03, 8 p.m. queen City ghostwalk: twisted history: See THU.02, 11 a.m. the hidden history walking tour: Folks follow in the footsteps of soldiers, sailors and patriots as they hear forgotten stories of the historic downtown, including tales of murders, hangings, the epic 1814 battle and the Great Fire of 1867.

Trinity Park, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 6:30-8 p.m. $5-10.

Info, 518-645-1577.

fairs & festivals

Burke mountain Bike ’n’ Brew: Don’t drink and ride ... but do raise a glass to microbrews and barbecue before catching a freestyle mountainbike show. Live music by the Starline Rhythm Boys and athletic endeavors round out the day. Burke Mountain Ski Resort, East Burke, 4 p.m. $20 brewfest admission includes souvenir glass and six samples; $5 general admission; bike in to save $5.

Info, 626-7300. deerField Valley BlueBerry FestiVal: See WED.01, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

FestiVal oF Fools: See FRI.03, noon-10 p.m.

Franklin County Field days: See THU.02, 7 a.m.-10:30 p.m. midd summer FestiVal: Folks clink glasses at this celebration of Vermont beer, wine and cheese. The Grift, Snake Mountain Bluegrass and Chamberlin perform. Proceeds benefit the Vermont Foodbank, the Addison County Firefighters Association and the Better Middlebury Partnership.

The Marbleworks, Middlebury, 3-7 p.m. $20-25; $5

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for designated drivers and people under 21; free for children under 6. Info, 388-0014.

Southern Vermont Art & Craft Festival: See FRI.03, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Vermont Festival of the Arts: See WED.01, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.

film

‘The Forgiveness of Blood’: A blood feud prevents the male members of a family from leaving their house in Joshua Marston’s 2011 drama set in Albania. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 6:30 p.m. & 8:45 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.

‘The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom’: Lucy Walker’s Academy Award-nominated documentary follows survivors of Japan’s recent tsunami as they begin to rebuild. Proceeds support tsunami relief efforts. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 5 p.m. $5. Info, 800-950-6034, todo@todoinstitute.com.

food & drink

Bristol Farmers Market: Weekly music and kids activities add to the edible wares of local food and craft vendors. Town Green, Bristol, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 453-6796, bristolfarmersmarket@ gmail.com.

Burlington Farmers Market: More than 90 stands overflow with seasonal produce, flowers, artisan wares and prepared foods. Burlington City Hall Park, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 310-5172, info@burlingtonfarmersmarket.org.

Capital City Farmers Market: Fresh produce, pasteurized milk, kombucha, artisan cheeses, local meats and more lure local buyers throughout the growing season. Live music and demos accent each week’s offerings. 60 State Street, Montpelier, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-2958, manager@montpelierfarmersmarket.com.

Champlain Islands Farmers Market: Baked items, preserves, meats and eggs sustain shoppers in search of local goods. St. Joseph Church Hall, Grand Isle, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 372-3291.

Middlebury Farmers Market: See WED.01, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Mount Tom Farmers Market: Purveyors of garden-fresh crops, prepared foods and crafts set up shop for the morning. Parking lot, Mount Tom, Woodstock, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 7632070, foxxfarm@aol.com.

Newport Farmers Market: See WED.01, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Norwich Farmers Market: Neighbors discover fruits, veggies and other riches of the land, not to mention baked goods, handmade crafts and local entertainment. Route 5 South, Norwich, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 384-7447, manager@norwichfarmersmarket.org.

Shelburne Farmers Market: Harvested fruits and greens, artisan cheeses, and local novelties grace outdoor tables at a presentation of the

health & fitness

Community Day: The local kick-off to National Community Health Center Week includes free blood-pressure and -sugar checks, classes, a tour of the new building, a bike-powered smoothie maker, face painting, and balloon animals. Community Health Center of Burlington, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free.

Info, 264-8190, acalderara@chcb.org.

kids

Children’s Day: Young ’uns play the Victorian way at a lemonade social. Noyes House Museum, Morrisville, 1-4 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 888-7617.

Gardener’s Supply Kids Club: Youngsters are in for a berry good time of fruit harvesting, crafts and a story walk. Gardener’s Supply, Williston, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 658-2433.

Mommy (or Daddy) & Me Workshop: A collaborative drawing and collage activity helps parents learn about their child’s individuality, creativity and cognitive development. Vermont Institute of Contemporary Arts, Chester, 10 a.m.-noon. $25 per adult/child pair. Info, 875-1018.

Russian Story Time: Rug rats of all ages take in translated tales and tunes from the country in northern Eurasia. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

Tweed River Music Festival: See FRI.03, 10:30 a.m.

outdoors

Sun Boxes: See THU.02, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Where the Wild Things Are: Walkers distinguish “good” varieties from “bad” on a mushroomforaging walk with local guides. A library potluck and discussion follow. Bradford Public Library, 9:45 a.m. Free. Info, 222-4536.

seminars

Open Media Workshop: Professional or novice film editors learn about various programs for mixing and enhancing all of their video assets into a single project. VCAM Studio, Burlington, 2-4 p.m.

Free. Info, 651-9692.

VCAM Access Orientation: Video-production hounds learn basic concepts and nomenclature at an overview of VCAM facilities, policies and procedures. VCAM Studio, Burlington, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free.

Info, 651-9692.

sport

Vermont Ski & Snowboard Museum’s Epic Summer Event: More than $1500 in prizes will be awarded and raffled off as museum supporters go the distance in a 20- or 40K mountain-bike race, 20K mountain-bike ride/tour, or an 8K trail run.

Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe, 10 a.m. $25-45. Info, 253-9911, ext. 201.

talks

Stuffed-Animal Sleepover: Little ones part with their critter pals for a night and pick them up the next morning. Snacks, stories and a slide show illuminate their overnight library adventures. Drop off on Friday; pick up on Saturday. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

Mary Holland: For the annual Lucille Greenough Lecture, the naturalist, writer and photographer reveals the unexpected beauty of plants, insects and mammals in “Naturally Curious.” Wine and cheese, 6:30 p.m.; program, 7-8:30 p.m. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $10 suggested donation. Info, 434-2167.

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theater

Carillon Concert Series: International musicians play the largest instrument in the world, often called “the singing tower.” Norwich University, Northfield, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 485-2318.

Caspian Monday Music: Claudio Ragazzi, Nando Michelin and Cameron Sawzin highlight a program of guitar, keyboard and cello trios. Highland Lodge & XC Center, Greensboro, 8 p.m. $10-18; free for children under 18. Info, 617-282-8605.

Counterpoint: See FRI.03, The White Church, Grafton, 8 p.m.

‘Hooray for Hollywood’: The Seagle Music Colony jumps from the first talkies to chart-topping soundtrack hits in a revue of classic movie tunes.

Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 8 p.m. $15. Info, 518-523-2512.

Killington Music Festival: Internationally acclaimed musicians offer fine chamber music in “Season Finale: European Tour,” featuring masterworks by Schumann, Turina, de Falla and Arensky.

Ramshead Lodge, Killington Resort, 7 p.m. $20.

Info, 422-1330.

Love in Stockholm: The Massachusetts-born rock-and-soul band continues the Cooler in the Mountains concert series, which includes lawn games, a barbecue and a beer garden. Barefoot Truth’s Will Evans opens. Killington Grand Resort Hotel, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, 422-2185.

Lyra Summer Music Workshop: Lyra students perform a final concert. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 1 p.m. $5-10. Info, 728-6464.

Marlboro Music Festival: See FRI.03, 8:30 p.m.

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: See FRI.03, 7 p.m.

‘All the Rage’: See FRI.03, 8 p.m.

‘Annie Get Your Gun’: See WED.01, 8 p.m.

Auditions for ‘Cabaret’: Singers and actors come prepared to dance at tryouts for the Valley Players’ October production about nightclub debauchery and the rise of the Nazi party. Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield, 2-5 p.m. Free. Info, 223-6788.

Burlington Fringe Festival: See THU.02, 8 p.m.

‘Forever Plaid’: See WED.01, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.

‘Henry IV, Part 1’: See THU.02, 7:30 p.m.

‘Next to Normal’: See FRI.03, 7:30 p.m.

‘Paradise Blue’: The second of playwright Dominique Morisseau’s three-play cycle The Detroit Projects centers on a mystery woman and an old jazz nightclub struggling to survive. Warner Bentley Theater, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $5-13. Info, 603-646-2422.

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Plant Dyes & BeeHives: Folks field trip to the Garden of Seven Gables for a four-hour workshop on natural dyes and to Weeping Pines Farm & Apiaries to learn about small-scale honey production and processing. City Market, Burlington, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. $10; nonmembers will be placed on a waiting list; transportation provided. Info, 861-9700.

community

Festival Community Picnic: As part of the Vermont Festival of the Arts, two bands serenade picnickers at a spirited gathering complete with food vendors, art and fireworks. Lareau Farm Inn, Waitsfield, 6-10 p.m. Free; cash bar. Info, 496-6682.

conferences

Thirty Thousand Days: The Time of Your Life: See FRI.03, 9 a.m.-noon.

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Music, Art & Tea: Folk band Potluck perform on the hour at an afternoon tea party featuring the paintings of Maurie Harrington and stained glass, pottery and jewelry of Jennifer Buckner. Fisk Farm Art Center, Isle La Motte, 1-5 p.m. Free. Info, 9283364, info@ilmpt.org.

Summer Dog Party: Pets and their people convene for treats, live music, contests and doggie dancing at a celebration held in honor of artist Stephen Huneck. Stephen Huneck Gallery and Dog Chapel, St. Johnsbury, noon-4 p.m. Free. Info, 449-2580.

The Chicken Barn Dance: An evening of live music, dancing and family fun supports the Farm at the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps and helps provide local poultry to Vermont families in need.

Monitor Barn, Richmond, 5-8 p.m. $10 suggested donation; $25 per family. Info, 829-9436.

fairs & festivals

Deerfield Valley Blueberry Festival: See WED.01, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Festival of Fools: See FRI.03, noon-7 p.m.

Franklin County Field Days: See THU.02, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.

Psychic Fair: Folks follow their intuition and receive divine guidance through readings, chakra cleansings, aromatherapy workshops and more.

Nature’s Mysteries Books & Beyond, Lyndonville, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 626-8466.

Southern Vermont Art & Craft Festival: See FRI.03, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Vermont Festival of the Arts: See WED.01, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.

film

‘The Marvelous Wonderettes’: See FRI.03, 8 p.m.

‘Went the Day Well?’: Alberto Cavalcanti’s 1942 war thriller evokes suspense and terror as English townsfolk suspect Nazi agents in their midst. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.

‘The Whore and Mr. Moore’: See THU.02, 3 p.m. & 8 p.m.

food & drink

‘This Blessed Plot’: Marc Wolf and Robert Westfield’s play uses the 1959 battle for free Shakespeare in Central Park to explore the struggle of public-space “ownership.” Warner Bentley Theater, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 5 p.m. $5-13. Info, 603-646-2422.

Chicken Barbecue: The Lincoln Volunteer Fire Company turns up the heat in a fundraising cookout. Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department, 11:30 a.m. $7-10. Info, 453-5220. sun.05

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Rutland County Farmers Market: Downtown strollers find high-quality fruits and veggies, mushrooms, fresh-cut flowers, sweet baked goods, and artisan crafts within arms’ reach. Depot Park, Rutland, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 773-4813.

Casino Night: Charitable gamers try their luck at blackjack, three-card poker, the money wheel, craps and roulette. Proceeds benefit AMVETS Vermont and children and youth programs. Regular Veterans Association, Winooski, 5-9 p.m. Free. Info, 655-9899.

The Place My Words Are Looking For: Writer/ educator Julia Shipley and teacher/naturalist Gwendolyn Causer encourage others to capture inner and outer landscapes on paper in a naturewriting workshop. Green Mountain Audubon Center, Huntington, 8 a.m.-noon. $15-20; preregister. Info, 434-3068.

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Northwest Farmers Market: Stock up on local, seasonal produce, garden plants, canned goods and handmade crafts. Taylor Park, St. Albans, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 373-5821.

games

The Valley Stage Music Festival: Music lovers enjoy food and green-themed displays between acts that include Phineas Gage, After the Rodeo, the Woes, and Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem. 246 Blackbird Swale Dr., Huntington, 1 p.m. $25-30; $60-70 family pass; free for children under 6. Info, 434-4563.

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New England Culinary Institute Tastings: NECI chef/instructors and students host a series of cooking demonstrations utilizing seasonal ingredients available at the Capital City Farmers Market. 60 State Street, Montpelier, 10 a.m.-noon.

Free. Info, 223-2958.

Waitsfield Farmers Market: Local entertainment enlivens a bustling open-air market, boasting extensive farm-fresh produce, prepared foods and artisan crafts. Mad River Green, Waitsfield, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 472-8027.

‘Some Enchanted Evening’: Singer-actress Eileen Kennedy stars in a summer cabaret. MAC Center for the Arts Gallery, Newport, 7:30 p.m. $10.

Info, 334-1966, macarts@live.com.

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Hops in the Hills Brew Festival & Vermont Chicken Wing Championship: Local restaurants vie for the title of Okemo Valley Chicken Wing Champion at a roundup of regional microbrews, including those from Otter Creek Brewery, Saranac, Brooklyn Brewery and Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales. Jackson Gore, Okemo Mountain Resort, Ludlow, 1-6 p.m. $20. Info, 228-4041.

season’s best. Shelburne Parade Ground, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2472, shelburnefarmersmarket@sbpavt.org.

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Community Breakfast: Early birds rise and shine for a neighborly meal. VFW Post, Essex Junction, 9-11 a.m. $3-6. Info, 878-0700. south Burlington farmers market: Farmers, food vendors, artists and crafters set up booths in the parking lot. South Burlington High School, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, sbfm.manager@gmail.com. stowe farmers market: Preserves, produce and other provender attract fans of local food. Red Barn Shops Field, Stowe, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Free.

Info, 472-8027 or 498-4734, info@stowevtfarmersmarket.com.

Vermont fresh network annual forum: Chefs, consumers and farmers break bread at a grazing dinner to support the state’s farm-to-table routes. Coach Barn at Shelburne Farms, 5-8 p.m. $50-75. Info, 434-2000. winooski farmers market: Area growers and bakers offer live music, ethnic eats, and a large variety of produce and agricultural products on the green. Champlain Mill, Winooski, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Free. Info, winooskimarket@gmail.com.

kids

sundays for fledglings: Youngsters go avian crazy in hiking, acting, writing or exploring activities. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 2-3 p.m. Free with museum admission, $3-6; free for members; preregister. Info, 434-2167, museum@ birdsofvermont.org. ‘up’ & popCorn party: Balloons transport an elderly gent and a young stowaway to South America in this 2009 animated adventure. Old Town Hall, Brookfield, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 276-3535.

music

adamant musiC sChool summer season: See WED.01, 3 p.m.

Burlington ConCert Band: Community players unleash John Philip Sousa marches, light classical fare and Broadway favorites in the bandshell. Battery Park, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 598-1830.

Counterpoint: See SAT.04, The Church on the Hill, Weston, 4 p.m. $5. Info, 824-3704. marlBoro musiC festiVal: See FRI.03, 2:30 p.m.

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northeast fiddlers assoCiation: Stringedinstrument players gather for a monthly jam. VFW Post, Montpelier, noon-5 p.m. Donations accepted.

Info, 728-5188. they might Be gypsies: Rob Morse and Scott Kessel join the father-son band in Latin-tinged, funk-infused gypsy-jazz. Rochester Park, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 767-3631. tweed riVer musiC festiVal: See FRI.03, 10 a.m.

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sun Boxes: See THU.02, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

seminars

puppy workshop: New pooches and their people “sit” and stay” for a fun, interactive class on basic commands with Gold Star Dog Training’s Deb Helfrich. Pet Food Warehouse, South Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Donations accepted for a local dogrelated nonprofit; preregister. Info, 849-2363, deb@ goldstardog.com.

talks

hillary weBB: Goddard College’s visiting scholar, a psychological anthropologist, speaks on “Schrödinger’s Cat Is Dead, Schrödinger’s Cat Is Not Dead: Adventures in Andean Complementary Dualism” and reads from her book, Yanantin and Masintin in the Andean World: Complementary Dualism in Modern Peru. Haybarn Theater, Goddard College, Plainfield, 7:15-8:45 p.m. Free. Info, 454-8311.

theater

‘a midsummer night’s dream’: See FRI.03, 2 p.m. auditions for ‘Bits & pieCes iV’: See THU.02, 6 p.m.

Bread and puppet CirCus: The Complete Everything Everywhere Dance Circus and The Pageant of the Possibilitarians play out at an allafternoon event. Bread and Puppet Theater, Glover, guided tours of the museum start at 1 p.m.; shows at 2:30 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 525-3031. ‘next to normal’: See FRI.03, 2 p.m. ‘the marVelous wonderettes’: See FRI.03, 2 p.m., 5 p.m. & 8 p.m. ‘the whore and mr. moore’: See THU.02, 3 p.m.

words

summer reading series: Gary Margolis and Martha Rhodes have a word with listeners in the main gallery. BigTown Gallery, Rochester, 5:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 767-9670, info@bigtowngallery.com.

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staffers. Bike Recycle Vermont, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. $5-10 suggested donation. Info, 264-9687.

activism

hiroshima day peaCe Vigil: Folks commemorate the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and call for the abolition of nuclear weapons worldwide. Meet at corner of Main and South Prospect streets, Burlington, 8-8:30 a.m.

Free. Info, 658-1047.

bazaars

Book sale: Readers get their hands on tomes for their nightstands. Rutland Free Library, 4-8 p.m.

Free to attend; visit rutlandfree.org to print out a coupon for one free book. Info, 773-1860.

community

tropiCal storm irene support group: Recovery workers process their emotions and learn coping skills with fellow Vermonters. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 279-4670.

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Very merry theatre fundraiser: Young actors raise the curtain on a cabaret of original songs at a benefit for VMT’s All Children Take Center Stage initiatives. Coach Barn at Shelburne Farms, grounds open for picnicking, 5:30 p.m.; dessert served, 6:15 p.m.; performance, 7 p.m. $25 suggested donation.

Info, 522-3743, info@verymerrytheatre.org. women & trans night: Genderqueer cyclists make repairs and bolster their bike confidence in wrench workshops led by Bike Recycle Vermont

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fairs & festivals

Vermont festiVal of the arts: See WED.01, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.

food & drink

Burger night: See FRI.03, 4:30-7:30 p.m. top Chef of the Champlain Valley: Amuse at the Essex Culinary Resort & Spa’s Shawn Calley, Bluebird Tavern’s Michael Clauss and the Bearded Frog’s Andrea Cousineau compete in a cook-off as foodies feast on gourmet appetizers and sample local wines and beers. Proceeds benefit the Champlain Valley Agency on Aging’s Meals on Wheels and Case Management Programs.

Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $40. Info, 865-0360.

Vermont organiC farms pizza soCial: Folks join NOFA Vermont and Vermont Organic Farmers to celebrate local, organic agriculture with fresh, wood-fired pizza. Attendees will contribute to a discussion about VOF’s products and marketing campaign. Wood’s Market Garden, Brandon, 6-7 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 434-4122, info@nofavt.org.

health & fitness

aVoid falls with improVed staBility: See FRI.03, 10 a.m. herBal Consultations: Folks explore the art of “green” health care at a personalized, confidential clinic with faculty and students from the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism. City Market, Burlington, 4-7 p.m. Free; preregister by email. Info, 861-9700, info@vtherbcenter.org.

kids

itsy Bitsy yoga: Toddler-friendly poses meet stories, songs and games in this program for kids 4 and under with Mikki Raveh. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 388-4097.

Berry Blast

musiC with raphael: See THU.02, 10:45 a.m.

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GARDENER’S SUPPLY’S KIDS CLUB offers the next best thing. And the August activity happens to be a berry good one for kids. It includes a tour of the garden GARDENER’S SUPPLY KIDS CLUB: Saturday, center’s picking patch, a walking story time around August 4, Gardener’s Supply Company, Williston, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 660-3505. gardeners.com the pond, crafts and a picnic. Other events focus on planting, pumpkins, birds and bugs — interactive programs that dig into gardening and plant a seed for lifelong interest. Club membership is free of charge; all you need is a pint-size raspberry lover.

gentle thunder: The Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist makes her Vermont debut on the grand hammered dulcimer and various Native American flutes. See calendar spotlight. All Souls Interfaith Gathering, Shelburne, artist meet and greet, 6 p.m.; music, 7:30 p.m. $10-25 suggested donation. Info, 318-6901. reCorder-playing group: Musicians produce early-folk, baroque and swing-jazz melodies. New and potential players welcome. Presto Music Store, South Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-0030, info@prestomusic.net. 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, 6:159:15 p.m. Free. Info, 658-0398. traCy silVerman: In an audience-participatory show, the electric violinist performs everything from Led Zeppelin to Bach. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-5966.

seminars

spend smart: See WED.01, 10 a.m.-noon.

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BranBury ClassiC: In a USA Triathlonsanctioned event, athletes go the distance in a .9mile swim, 28-mile bike and 6.2-mile run. Branbury State Park, Salisbury, 8 a.m. $88-98 per individual; $138-168 per relay team. Info, 388-6888.

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Citizen’s Bank lake Champlain dragon Boat festiVal: Water-bound teams of local businesses, neighborhoods and organizations represent breast-cancer survivors while paddling their way to victory on 41-foot boats. Proceeds benefit Survivorship NOW. See calendar spotlight.

Waterfront Park, Burlington, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Free for spectators. Info, 999-5478.

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ors CyCloCross Cruise: Riders rise and descend on a network of dirt roads. Onion River Sports, Montpelier, 6 p.m. Free; riders under 15 must be accompanied by an adult; riders under 18 need signed parental permission; helmets required. Info, 229-9409.

theater

auditions for ‘BaBy, the musiCal’: Thespians try out for the Marble Valley Players’ November production, which concerns three couples on a university campus as they deal with the painful, rewarding and funny consequences of conception.

Conference Room, West Rutland Town Hall, 6 p.m.

Free. Info, 818-470-5202, mrmitchlet@aol.com.

find select events on twitter @7dayscalendar ‘The Marvelous Wonderettes’: See FRI.03, 8 p.m.

Allen Health Care Cardiology Building, South Burlington, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2176.

‘The Tempest’: Shakespeare in the Adirondack Park incorporates a Native American drum circle into one of the Bard’s most fantastical plays.

Presented on the lawn if weather permits. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 7 p.m. Free. Info, 518-523-2512.

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Jeanne Darst: The author of Fiction Ruined My Family excerpts her memoir, which has been featured on “This American Life” and in Vogue.

Phantom Theater, Edgcomb Barn, Warren, 8 p.m. $15. Info, 496-5997.

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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National Night Out: Community members strengthen neighborhood spirit and support local crime prevention at a block party with food, music

by Bobby and the Retrotones, children’s games, car-seat safety checks, safety demonstrations, and more. Municipal Building, Milton, 6-9 p.m. Free.

Info, 893-1009.

dance

English Country Dance Class: Teens and adults form social lines, squares and circles from the 18th century and earlier. Bring clean, flat-heeled shoes with smooth soles. Richmond Free Library, 7-9:30 p.m. $3 suggested donation. Info, 899-2378.

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Time-Travel Tuesday: Visitors rewind to 1890 as they cook on a woodstove, churn butter, and lend a hand with old-school farmhouse chores and pastimes. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission, $3-12; free for kids under 3. Info, 457-2355.

fairs & festivals

Vermont Festival of the Arts: See WED.01, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.

food & drink

Cooking With Kimchi: Under the tutelage of Michelle’s Spicy Kimchi’s Michelle Guenard, folks slip the Korean version of sauerkraut into recipes for tacos, stew, fried rice and bulgogi. Sustainability Academy, Lawrence Barnes School, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 861-9700.

health & fitness

Laughter Yoga: What’s so funny? Giggles burst out as gentle aerobic exercise and yogic breathing meet unconditional laughter to enhance physical, emotional and spiritual health and wellbeing. Miller Community and Recreation Center, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 355-5129.

Summer Story Hour: Kids craft during tale time.

Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m.

Free. Info, 878-4918.

‘The Elixir of Love’: Love potions and intoxication figure prominently in Donizetti’s lighthearted comedy, presented by Opera North. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $32-88. Info, 603-448-0400.

language

Pause-Café: French speakers of all levels converse en français. Panera Bread, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m.

Free. Info, 864-5088.

music

104.7 FM The Point Welcomes Lyle Lovett: Joined by his acoustic group, the singer-songwriter takes over the lawn. Shelburne Museum, gates, 7 p.m.; show, 8 p.m. $48-52; free for kids under 12.

Info, 652-0777.

Bluegrass at Bayside: Special guest Will Patton joins the Missisquoi River Band, featuring Bill Gaston, Pat Murphy, and Jim and Cindy Weed.

Bayside Pavilion, St. Albans, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 933-2545.

Castleton Summer Concerts: Across the Pond make a scene on the green. Old Chapel Green, Castleton, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 468-1206.

Rochester Chamber Music Society: Violinist and narrator Gerald Elias and pianist Cynthia Huard present music and literary selections from three Elias detective novels in “Devilish Ditties.”

Federated Church, Rochester, 7:30-8:45 p.m.

Donations accepted. Info, 767-9234.

Shape-Note Sing: Singers of early American four-part hymns follow the “fa-sol-la-mi” tradition.

Bread and Puppet Theater, Glover, 7:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 525-3031.

Summer Music From Greensboro: Eli Newberger, a founding member of the New Black Eagle Jazz Band, and six top-notch musicians go all-Gershwin in an evening of jazz. United Church of Christ, Greensboro, 8 p.m. $20; free for ages 17 and under. Info, summermusicfromgreensboro@ gmail.com.

The Aerolites: Jeremy Harple, Victor Veve, Dannis Hackney, Micah Sanguedolce and Ian Wade play original rock. Legion Field, Johnson, 6-8:30 p.m. Free; bring your own chair or blanket. Info, 635-7826.

politics

Democratic Attorney General Candidate Debate: Vermont Law School professor Cheryl Hanna moderates as Attorney General Bill Sorrell and Chittenden County State’s Attorney T.J. Donovan face off about the issues. Shelburne Town Hall, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 999-9881.

Winooski City Progressive Party Caucus: Progressive Party members discuss upcoming elections and nominate justice-of-the-peace candidates for the November 6 vote. O’Brien Community Center, Winooski, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 238-0089.

seminars

Buddhism in a Nutshell: Amy Miller serves up a comprehensive overview of the Tibetan Buddhist path in bite-size modules, combining meditation, lively discussion and practical exercises. Milarepa Center, Barnet, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Donations accepted.

Info, 633-4136.

Nature at Night: Birds of Vermont Museum staff pin nocturnal sights and sounds to specific critters.

Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 1-2:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 434-2167.

sport

Cycling 101: Pedal pushers get out of the gym and onto the road on a relaxed spin with Linda Freeman. Call ahead for starting location. Onion River Sports, Montpelier, 5:30 p.m. Free; riders under 15 must be accompanied by an adult; riders under 18 need signed parental permission; helmets required. Info, 229-9409.

‘Forever Plaid’: See WED.01, 8 p.m.

‘The Whore and Mr. Moore’: See THU.02, 8 p.m.

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Chris Bohjalian: The award-winning Vermont author excerpts The Sandcastle Girls, recently picked as Book of the Week by Oprah.com. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0774.

Write Your Own Story: Moth StorySLAM winner Faye Lane helps raconteurs translate thoughts to words in an interactive workshop for all ages.

Phantom Theater, Edgcomb Barn, Warren, 7 p.m. $15. Info, 496-5997.

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Knit Night: Crafty needleworkers (crocheters, too) share their talents and company as they spin yarn.

Phoenix Books, Essex, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111.

Make Stuff!: See WED.01, 6-9 p.m.

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Summer Argentine Tango Práctica: See WED.01, 7:45-10:15 p.m.

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Public Viewing Night: Stargazers head to the College Observatory to take in star clusters and Saturn. Call for a status report in case of inclement weather. McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Middlebury College, 9-10:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-2266.

fairs & festivals

Addison County Fair & Field Days: See TUE.07, 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m.

Vermont Festival of the Arts: See WED.01, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.

film

‘This Is Not a Film’: Banned from making films, Jafar Panahi investigates the ontology of cinema while under house arrest in this documentary exploring artistic expression. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.

food & drink

Barre Farmers Market: See WED.01, 3-6:30 p.m.

Champlain Islands Farmers Market: See WED.01, 4-7 p.m.

Craftsbury Chamber Players MiniConcerts: See WED.01, 4:30 p.m.

ECHO Family-Scientist Lab: See WED.01, 1 p.m.

Exordium Adventure: See WED.01, 10 a.m.

Garden Story Time: See WED.01, 10:30-11:15 a.m.

‘Into the Woods’: See WED.01, Battery Park, Burlington, noon.

language

Italian Conversation Group: Parla Italiano?

A native speaker leads a language practice for all ages and abilities. Room 101, St. Edmund’s Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 899-3869.

music

Craftsbury Chamber Players: World-class musicians explore classical compositions by Messiaen, Bunch and Brahms. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 8 p.m. $8-22; free for ages 12 and under.

Info, 800-639-3443.

Hinesburg Concerts in the Park: The Hinesburg Community Band play on the green.

Refreshments available for purchase; popcorn provided. Hinesburg Community School, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 482-2894.

outdoors

Wagon-Ride Wednesday: See WED.01, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

seminars

Spend Smart: See WED.01, 6-8 p.m.

sport

Mountain-Bike Ride: See WED.01, 5 p.m.

SUP Demo: See WED.01, 6-8 p.m.

Wednesday Night World Championships: See WED.01, 5:30 p.m.

talks

‘The F-35s in Burlington?’: In a public forum moderated by Sandy Baird, speakers Jared Carter, Maggie Frye, Suzi Wizowaty, Nora Kell and Michael Mahoney discuss how property values, affordable housing, air- and -noise-pollution levels, and militarization of the region could be affected. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9616.

Yestermorrow Summer Lecture Series: Author Sheri Koones shares case studies on the meeting point of efficiency and affordability in “Prefab and Sustainable.” Yestermorrow Design/ Build School, Waitsfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 496-5545.

theater

‘Beauty Shop Stories’: Vignettes of growing up in her mother’s small-town Texas beauty parlor set the stage for Faye Lane’s musical and comic tour de force. Phantom Theater, Edgcomb Barn, Warren, 8 p.m. $15. Info, 496-5997.

Colchester Farmers Market: See WED.01, 4-7:30 p.m.

‘Forever Plaid’: See WED.01, 8 p.m.

Middlebury Farmers Market: See WED.01, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

‘The Whore and Mr. Moore’: See THU.02, 3 p.m. & 8 p.m.

NOFAvore Social: Folks join NOFA Vermont to celebrate local, organic agriculture with fresh, wood-fired pizza. Attendees contribute to a discussion of its five-year strategic plan. Clear Brook Farm, Shaftsbury, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 434-4122, info@ nofavt.org.

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Newport Farmers Market: See WED.01, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

‘The King and I’: See FRI.03, 7:30 p.m.

Authors at the Aldrich: Thriller novelist Jack Du Brul highlights his Charon’s Landing. A concert in Currier Park follows. Aldrich Public Library, Barre, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 476-7550. m

Sun to Cheese Tours: Fromage fans take a behind-the-scenes look at dairy farming and cheese making as they observe raw milk turning into farmhouse cheddar. Shelburne Farms, 2-4 p.m. $15 includes a block of cheese. Info, 985-8686.

Williston Farmers Market: See WED.01, 4-7 p.m.

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Children’s Summer Music Series: Burlington duo Robert & Gigi inspire sing-alongs suitable for

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Steps to Wellness: Cancer survivors attend diverse seminars about nutrition, stress management, acupuncture and more in conjunction with a medically based rehabilitation program. Fletcher

Auditions for ‘Cabaret’: See SAT.04, 6-9 p.m.

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Rutland County Farmers Market: See SAT.04, 3-6 p.m.

‘Into the Woods’: See WED.01, Basin Harbor Club, Vergennes, 7 p.m. Free.

youngsters. Center Court, University Mall, South Burlington, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11.

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Cheese Tasting: Cheese specialist Leslie Polubinski pairs local and global varieties with honey, jams, and a variety of area farm and food products. Old Town Hall, Brookfield, 7-8:30 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 276-3535.

Auditions for ‘Baby, the Musical’: See MON.06, 6 p.m.

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Addison County Fair & Field Days: Vermont’s largest agricultural fair hosts horse shows, tractor pulls, kiddie rides and live entertainment. Addison County Fairgrounds, New Haven, 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. $5-12; $15-35 season pass; $10-15 ride bracelet; free for ages 5 and under. Info, 545-2557.

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acting ACTING I: Sep. 5-Dec. 12, 3-5:45 p.m., Weekly on Wed. Location: CCV-Winooski, Winooski. Info: 654-0505, ccv.edu. An introduction to the craft of acting.

Includes work in improvisation, monologues and dramatic scenes. Three-credit class.

Instructor: Kimberly Jordan.

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bodywork BODYWORK SELF-CARE & WELLNESS: 10 Tuesdays, Oct. 2-Dec. 4, 7-9:30 p.m. Cost: $475/course, $450 if paid in full by Sep. 4. Location: Universal Institute of Healing Arts, 90 Three Mile Bridge Rd., Montpelier. Info: The Universal Institute of Healing Art, Bob Onne, 229-4844, univinst@comcast.net, universal-institute. com. Beginner level, instructed

by Bob Onne of the Universal Institute of Healing Arts in Montpelier. Ten Tuesday classes covering General Concepts, Basic Practice and Focus, to include yin/yang energy, chakra system, meridians, wellness, self-care, awareness development, anatomy, physiology, massage techniques and strategies, more.

Payment plan available. Limited to 12 students.

building TINY-HOUSE RAISING: Cost: $250/workshop. Location: Hyde Park, Hyde Park. Info: Peter King, 933-6103. A crew of beginners will help instructor Peter King frame and sheath a tiny house at Hyde Park, August 11 and 12.

Local housing available.

business WOMEN’S SMALL-BIZ STARTUP: Aug. 23-Dec. 14. Every Thu., 5:30-9 p.m., every other Sun. noon-6 p.m. for semester. Cost: $2,195/15 wks., 120 classroom hrs. Incl. all materials.

Application required (download from website). Location: Mercy Connections Office, 255 S. Champlain St., #8, Burlington.

Info: Women’s Small Business Program, Mercy Connections, Gwen Pokalo, 846-7338, gpokalo@mercyconnections.org, wsbp.org. Make your business idea a reality! This intensive,

15-week course functions like a mini-MBA, with a comprehensive curriculum taught by experienced instructors with visiting experts, guest lecturers and WSBP alumni. Far more than just business theory, you’ll spend 120 hours completing a bullet-proof business plan, doing feasibility studies and becoming fluent in the language of business.

camps THE SCIENCE OF ROCK CLIMBING: Aug. 6-10, 9 a.m.4 p.m., Daily. Cost: $340/ weeklong camp. Location: Petra Cliffs Climbing Center & outdoor climbing areas, 105 Briggs St., Burlington. Info: Petra Cliffs Climbing Center & Mountaineering School, Andrea Charest, 657-3872, andrea@ petracliffs.com, petracliffs.com/ camps/adventure-sciencethe-science-of-rock-climbing.

Explore what goes into the design and testing of climbing gear, investigate forces, the dynamics of falling, energy transfer, strength of climbing gear and factors of safety. We’ll climb, rappel, belay, build anchors, get dirty, do some hiking, study science, do some math, read some maps and have fun!

dance 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, 6 p.m. $13/person for one-hour class.

No dance experience, partner or preregistration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout!

DSANTOS VT SALSA: Jul. 30-Aug. 27, 7-9:15 p.m., Weekly on Mon. Cost: $10/1-hr. class.

Location: Movement Studio, 180 Flynn Ave., Burlington.

Info: Tyler Crandall, 598-9204, crandalltyler@hotmail.com, dsantosvt.com. Add some spice to your life by learning to dance salsa club style. We also touch on bachata, merengue and cha-cha-cha.

FUNDAMENTALS OF JAZZ DANCE: Jul. 10-Dec. 17, 11:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Weekly on Monday. Location:

CCV-Winooski, Winooski. Info: 654-0505. An introduction to jazz dance techniques, aesthetics and theory. Also includes hip-hop, Latin and African dance.

Three-credit class. Instructor: Karen Amirault. Register now online or by appointment. Open registration begins Monday, August 20.

LEARN HIP-HOP W/ NYC DANCERS: Aug. 13-17, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $375/workshop.

Location: Green Mountain Performing Arts, 37 Commercial Dr., Waterbury. Info: 244-8600, GreenMountainPerformingArts. org. Learn the latest hip-hop choreography and technique from top New York City choreographers during this intensive workshop. Instructors: Charlene “Chi Chi” Smith, Val “Ms. Vee” Ho, Todd Shanks and “E-Knock.” For students ages 10-adult with at least one year of hip-hop experience. Two classes offered: intermediate and advanced.

LEARN TO DANCE W/ A PARTNER!: Cost: $50/4-wk. class. Location: Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington.

Lessons also avail. 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.

drumming TAIKO, DJEMBE, CONGAS & BATA!: Location: Burlington Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., suite 3-G, AllTogetherNow, 170 Cherry Tree Hill Rd., E. Montpelier. Info: Stuart Paton, 999-4255, spaton55@gmail. com. Burlington classes: Call for weekly conga and djembe lessons in Burlington. Burlington Beginners Taiko starts Tuesday, September 11, and October 30; kids, 4:30 p.m., $60/6 weeks; adults, 5:30 p.m., $72/6 weeks.

Monday Advanced classes start September 10 and October 29, 5:30 and 7:45 p.m. Cuban Bata and house-call classes by request. Call for Women’s Friday 5 p.m. Conga class. Montpelier classes: Djembe class starts Thursday, July 12, 5:30 p.m. $45/3 weeks. Thursday Conga, Haitian, Taiko and children’s drumming classes. Call with interest.

film INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDY: Sep. 10-Dec. 17, 3-5:45 p.m., Weekly on Mon. Location: CCV-Winooski, Winooski. Info: Community College of Vermont, 654-0505, ccv.edu. Topics include the film industry, history,

vocabulary, techniques and the aesthetics of film. Three-credit class. Instructor: Matthew Parillo. Register now online or by appointment. Open registration begins Monday, August 20.

INTRODUCTION TO FILMMAKING: Sep. 5-Dec. 12, 6:15-9 p.m., Weekly on Wed. Location: CCV-Winooski, Winooski. Info: Community College of Vermont, 654-0505, ccv.edu. Hands-on intro to filmmaking focusing on technical and narrative structure.

Students produce short individual and group projects. Threecredit class. Instructor: William Simmon. Register now online or by appointment. Open registration begins Monday, August 20.

herbs WILD EDIBLE/MEDICINAL PLANT WALK: Wild Edibles Intensive 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. Wisdom of the Herbs School, Tuesday, August 21, 6-7:30 p.m., sliding scale free to $10, preregistration appreciated. 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.

jewelry JEWELRY CLASSES: Tue., 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m, also Sun. on a monthly announcement. Cost: $140/2.5 hrs. 4x/mo. Sun. class will be announced monthly.

Location: Alchemy, 2 Howard St., A1, Burlington. Info: jane frank jewellerydesign, jane frank, 999-3242, info@janefrank.de, janefrank.de. Learn how to make your own jewelery with Germantrained goldsmith (at Alchemy Jewelry Arts) in a fully equipped studio in town. You will learn basic and advanced techniques but also be able to focus on individual projects.

language LEARN SPANISH & OPEN NEW DOORS: Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Ctr. Info: Spanish in Waterbury Center, 585-1025, spanishparavos@gmail.com, spanishwaterburycenter.com. Broaden your horizons, connect with a new world. We provide high-quality, affordable instruction in the Spanish language for adults, students and children. Our fifth year. Personal instruction from a native speaker. Small classes,

private instruction, student tutoring, AP. See our website for complete information or contact us for details.

SPANISH CLASSES: Jul. 19-Sep. 13, 6:30 p.m. Location: TBA. Info: 123 Spanish Now, Constancia Gomez, 917-1776, constanciag@ gmail.com. Learn the basics of Spanish from pronunciation, basic vocabulary and situations.

Beginners, intermediate, AP Spanish, Spanish conversation and Spanish literature. We speak and practice Spanish in class, and you learn quickly. We are experienced Spanish teachers from Argentina, and we make learning fun.

martial arts AIKIDO: Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine St. (across from Conant Metal & Light), Burlington. Info: 9518900, burlingtonaikido.org.

This Japanese martial art is a great method to get in shape and reduce stress. Classes for adults and children ages 5-12.

Scholarships for youth ages 7-17.

Classes are taught by Benjamin Pincus Sensei, Vermont’s senior and only fully certified Aikido teacher. Visitors are welcome seven days a week.

AIKIDO CLASSES: Cost: $65/4 consecutive Tue., uniform incl.

Location: Vermont Aikido, 274 N. Winooski Ave. (2nd floor), Burlington. Info: Vermont Aikido, 862-9785, vermontaikido.org. Aikido trains body and spirit together, promoting physical flexibility and strong center within flowing movement, martial sensibility with compassionate presence, respect for others and confidence in oneself.

Vermont Aikido invites you to explore this graceful martial art in a safe, supportive environment.

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.

massage ASIAN BODYWORK THERAPY PROGRAM: Weekly on Mon., Tue. Cost: $5,000/500-hr. program.

Location: Elements of Healing, 21 Essex Way, suite 109, Essex Jct. Info: Elements of Healing, Scott Moylan, 288-8160, elementsofhealing@verizon. net, elementsofhealing.net. This program teaches two forms of massage, Amma and Shiatsu. We will explore Oriental medicine theory and diagnosis as well as the body’s meridian system, acupressure points, Yin Yang and 5-Element Theory. Additionally, 100 hours of Western anatomy and physiology will be taught.

VSAC nondegree grants are available. NCBTMB-assigned school.

MANA LOMI HAWAIIAN MASSAGE: Sep. 7-9, 8:30 a.m.6:30 p.m. Cost: $495/course, before Aug. 10, $545 thereafter.

Location: Touchstone Healing Arts, 187 St. Paul St., Burlington.

Info: Touchstone Healing Arts , 658-7715, touchvt@gmail.com, touchstonehealingarts.com.

Learn full-body lomilomi! Explore ways to use breath, posture and body weight to deliver effective work that is deep and gentle, and easy on the therapist’s body; the history of lomilomi; Hawaiian healing chants; and the concept of ho’oponopono, living in right relationship with all natural things. Optional shoulder-treatment class offered.

MASSAGE PRACTITIONER TRAINING: Sep. 11-Jun. 2, 9 a.m.4:30 p.m. Cost: $8,000/course, + supplies. Location: Touchstone Healing Arts, 187 St. Paul St., Burlington. Info: Touchstone Healing Arts, 658-7715, touchvt@gmail.com, touchstonehealingarts.com. Touchstone Healing Arts School of Massage offers a 690-hour program in Western-style (Swedish) and therapeutic massage. This course is a solid foundation in

therapeutic massage, anatomy and physiology, clinical practice, professional development, and communication skills. since 1998 we have provided quality education in downtown Burlington.

Join us!

meditation LEARN TO MEDITATE: Meditation instruction avail.

Sun. mornings, 9 a.m.-noon, or by appt. Meditation sessions on Tue. & Thu., noon-1 p.m. The Shambhala Cafe meets the 1st Sat. of ea. mo. for meditation & discussions, 9 a.m.-noon.

An Open House occurs every 3rd Fri. evening of ea. mo., 7-9 p.m., which incl. an intro to the center, a short dharma talk & socializing. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. 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.

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ADULT sAILING COURsEs: Location: Community Sailing Center, 1 Lake St., Burlington.

Info: 864-2499, communitysailingcenter.org. If you’ve never sailed before or used to sail in the past but need a refresher, these courses are for you! The curriculum includes an introduction to sailing over the course of 15 hours: nautical nomenclature and boat rigging to sailing maneuvers such as tacking, jibing, docking and mooring. info@communitysailingcenter.com.

sports sTAND-Up pADDLEBOARDING: Weekdays by appt.; Sat. & Sun. Cost: $30/hourlong privates & semiprivates; $20 ea. for groups. Location: Oakledge Park & Beach, end of Flynn Ave., a mile south of downtown along the bike path, Burlington. Info: Paddlesurf Champlain, Jason Starr, 881-4905, jason@paddlesurfchamplain.com, paddlesurfchamplain.com. learn to standup paddleboard with Paddlesurf champlain! Get on board for a very fun and simple new way to explore the lake and work your body head to toe. Instruction on paddle handling and balance skills to get you moving your first time out. learn why people love this Hawaiian-rooted sport the first time they try it.

EvOLUTION YOGA: $14/class, $130/class card. $5-$10 community classes. Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn St., Burlington. Info: 864-9642, 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.

YOGA & NATURE RETREAT: Sep. 14-16. Location: Common Ground Center, 473 Tatro Rd., Starksboro. Info: 825-1081. enjoy a weekend nourishing your inner self and connecting with nature.

Join Martha for a revitalizing nature-based retreat. explore yoga from the inside out and inhabit your body with greater ease and pleasure. This mindful yoga invites integration of body, heart and mind, awakens your senses and play.

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tai chi 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

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BURLINGTON COMMUNITY ChOIR: Sep. 5-Dec. 6, 7-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Wed. Cost: $55/ class. Location: CCV-Winooski, Winooski. Info: 654-0505, ccv. edu. explore a variety of music including spirituals, traditional and contemporary folk songs, classical and world music. No auditions required; beginners and “shower singers” welcome!

Non-credit workshop. Directed by amity Baker.

pILATEs! ChACE MILL!: 6 days/ wk. Location: Natural Bodies Pilates, 1 Mill St., suite 372, Burlington. Info: 863-3369, lucille@naturalbodiespilates.com, NaturalBodiesPilates.com. so many people love Pilates! Join in the fun in Reformer, circuit and Mat classes. From gentle to vigorous, we have a class that is just right for you. Not ready for Reformer? Just sign up for our Pilates circuit class and learn as you go! Get strong, stay healthy!

YANG-sTYLE TAI ChI: Wed., 5:30 p.m., Sat., 8:30 a.m. $16/class, $60/mo. Beginners welcome.

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erfect Trainwreck front man Bow Thayer — who thinks he’s 46 but isn’t sure — says he began the Tweed River Music Festival out of frustration. “It was pretty much impossible to get into the bigger festivals like Bonnaroo or Gathering of the Vibes without being represented by Live Nation,” he says, referring to the behemoth promotion company that’s presently trying to merge with Ticketmaster. Instead of paying exorbitant traveling costs just to play early, sideshow sets to a middling audience, Thayer thought, why not host his own summer fest featuring local, unsigned bands?

His answer, in 2009, was the Tweed River Music Festival, which is set to

Roadsaw, a Boston-based metal band with a steady European following, exemplifies Thayer’s claim.

Josh Hager, formerly of the Elevator Drops, is also slated to offer mellow, end-of-the-day head-bobber tunes with his current band, Garvey J. and the secret pockets of hope and resistance.

Other festival highlights include Township (bona fide bell-bottom rockers), Waylon Speed (Vermont speedwestern outlaws) and Caravan of Thieves (playful gypsy boot-stompers). Thayer says he makes sure that all bands are paid and well fed, and have all the beer they can drink.

“I have to say,” says Gillis, “they don’t really skimp on anything. They treat their friends like gold.”

tunes that don’t necessarily sound like the Grateful Dead but are certainly inspired by that band’s mid-career studio work.

Other Trainwreck members are Jeff Berlin on drums, Jeremy Curtis on bass, Chris McGandy on pedal steel and James Rohr on piano.

The band recorded its forthcoming third album, Eden, at Thayer’s recently finished home studio in Stockbridge. His was modeled after Band member Levon Helm’s studio, which is where Trainwreck recorded their first release, Bow Thayer and Perfect Trainwreck. The late drummer and vocalist also lent his iconic ones and twos on Thayer’s solo album, Spend It All. Eden is a follow-up to Trainwreck’s 2010 album, Bottom of the Sky, though

couldn’t keep it together, because we were young and stupid.” The band members’ reunion will mark their first time playing together — or even seeing each other — in 20 years.

Also on Thayer’s docket is Hindsight, a celebration of his last 15 years of songwriting in Vermont. The record will be sold exclusively at the festival prior to its August 7 release to the public.

Unlike last year’s Tweed, which hosted famed soul man Booker T., the 2012 fest won’t boast quite such a big marquee name.

“Booker did us a solid by playing our festival for less than he usually gets,” Thayer says, “but it was still very expensive.” To get the festival out of debt, bands

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begin its fourth annual three-day run this Friday, August 3. Thayer says he expects bigger stages and video screens will help make the festival “more pro than ever,” though he intends to keep the capacity at 2000, and the location on the banks of the Tweed River in Stockbridge, at the junction of routes 100 and 107.

Tim Gearen and Andrea Gillis are two of the festival’s longtime musical staples.

A songwriter from Boston who says her sound is somewhere between Mahalia Jackson and Eddie Money, Gillis considers Tweed “just the greatest.”

“In Boston,” she says, “I’m always playing on the same night as someone I want to see. At Tweed, you get to see all of your favorite bands in two days.”

Thayer takes pride in his festival’s diversity. “We’re not just like a roots festival or a blues festival or a jam-band festival or a bluegrass festival,” he says. “We got it all.”

Thayer’s own Perfect Trainwreck anchors the festival. The Stockbridge-based band materialized in 2007 after Thayer had drifted for years from band to band, trying to make it in the Boston music scene.

“I felt like I was playing music just to fit in with a bunch of other bands,” Thayer says. Inspired by the Band, whom Thayer considers “a bunch of freaky dudes that moved up north to make music,” Thayer absconded to Vermont in search of a new identity.

After rigging up and striking down a notable country-grunge band called Elbow, Thayer founded the Benders, who scored a hit, “Mountain Radio,” on the HBO show “True Blood.” The Benders last played at the 2010 Tweed River fest, reuniting for one night only.

While the Benders played rapid, jugsluggin’ bluegrass, Perfect Trainwreck defy simple classification with thoughtful

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the former’s lyrics venture further into politics and social concerns.

“It’s going to be a very epic, kind of thematic record,” Thayer says, though he’s quick to add that the album isn’t preachy.

“It’s all based on the notion that, as we live here on Earth, we’re living here in Eden, and we’re creating a scarcity out of an abundant society.”

Though Eden won’t be available until January, Thayer plans to satiate his fans with the reunion of another bygone band, Seven League Boots, who will release a remastered copy of their album 12 Songs at this year’s Tweed.

SLB served up much punkier fare than have Thayer’s other projects, and shared stages in the ’80s and ’90s with Bad Brains, Fugazi, Green Day and Pearl Jam. According to Thayer, Rage Against the Machine cited SLB as an early influence.

“We disbanded before we had a chance to shine,” Thayer laments. “We just

volunteered to play for free at a Winter Tweed, held at Pico Mountain last March.

The absence of a nationally renowned name simply underscores an essential value of Tweed: that great bands are close at hand.

To show festivalgoers just how much fun they’re having, a doc shot last year by Grey Sky Films, Tweed River Music Festival: A Documentary, will debut this year, as well. Newcomers and “Tweedies” alike can catch a sneak peek on the festival’s website. Judging by the enticing clips of cold streams, hot grills and tents stretched out over sweeping, verdant fields, Tweed seems the perfect place to watch a Trainwreck.

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to comment on the matter — he’s apparently not a fan of “the newspaper.”

It’s clear that he and Poitras had a falling out, which, according to Poitras, got ugly at times. But, frankly, who cares?

In most cases this would be a total nonstory. Plans for special events emerge and evaporate at venues around the state all the time. But what makes this instance so strange is the lengths to which Hayward has gone to smoke screen the public, first about the club’s future, then the festival.

If you recall, when the Valley News first broke the story in late May that the club was in danger of closing, Hayward preemptively denied the report, stating in a newsletter sent to customers the day before the VN piece ran that, while the club was strapped for cash, they had no plans to close it. Then, about a month later, Hayward announced the club would indeed be closing. Then he confirmed plans for a festival at the venue. Then he denied ever knowing about such plans — and threw 7D under the bus in the process.

Look, I don’t want to kick TMH when it’s down — and almost out. But if I could chat privately with Hayward for a sec?

Listen, Scott. No one is happy about Tupelo closing. And I’m honestly sorry the venture didn’t work out. I’m even willing to let bygones be bygones and overlook that you impugned the credibility of me and my employers with a thinly veiled public slight on your website. You’re probably under a lot of stress at the moment. I get it. But in the future, might I suggest being a little more honest and forthright? Had

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On Saturday, August 4, the Tupelo Music Hall in White River Junction will close its doors for good, ending a nearly two-year experiment in marquee-ish entertainment in the Upper Valley. But when New England-based blues band Dr. Burma strum their final chords on Saturday night, the curtain will drop on a bizarre and unfortunate final chapter of the club.

Two weeks ago, we reported that a fundraising festival was in the works at the nightclub for the weekend of August 11 and 12 to benefit deserving organizations in the WRJ community and perhaps lay the foundation for future events to take place in the venue once TMH leaves (Soundbites, July 18). The lineup was to be curated by Burlington’s Rebecca PoitRas via her new promotion company, Lights Alive Productions.

Sounds peachy, right? But hold on a second. This is Tupelo Music Hall, where ass-covering misinformation seems to have been on tap.

Last week, TMH’s website posted a curious note disavowing any knowledge of the festival. Here’s what it said: “We are hearing rumors about, and read in the newspaper, talk of a festival at Tupelo Music Hall. Contrary to what is being publicized (not by us) we are not having, nor do we plan to have, a music festival of any sort in White River Junction. Anyone who claims to be holding a music festival on our behalf is doing so without our knowledge, consent, or support.”

Well (dusting hands off ), I guess that’s that. Move along, nothing to see here. Except for one pesky little detail.

Namely, Tupelo had previously given credence to said “rumors” read in “the newspaper.” (Gee, wonder which rag they meant?)

In an email to Seven Days dated Saturday, July 14, Tupelo owner scott HaywaRd confirmed a festival was in the works for the club. He wrote: “This fundraiser is an opportunity for us to do [sic] raise some money for a good cause(s) before leaving White River Junction and might allow us to book future shows in a partnership opportunity with Rebecca’s organization in White River.”

Oops.

So what the hell happened? Good question.

Hayward, unsurprisingly, declined

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On a sad note, CRAIG MITCHELL writes that his band, CRAIG MITCHELL & MOTOR CITY, is calling it quits, citing the usual assortment of “artistic differences.”

However, Mitchell says he’s got some new projects in the works to continue making music that PRINCE, the BLACK KEYS and JAMIROQUAI would make babies to.

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In order to go, I’m writing this column earlier than usual, so I haven’t actually seen the show yet. But let me tell you what: It was awesome. (That’s right, I just futureviewed the band. Don’t try that at home, kids.) Anyway, I bring it up because Parker just announced a string of dates alongside Johnson, including a house show in Montpelier on September 25. No, I can’t tell you where it is. But if you’re interested — and based on their NFF performance, you damn well should be — you can buy tickets through his website, andersparker.com.

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Once again, this week’s totally self-indulgent column segment, in which I share a random sampling of what was on my iPod, turntable, CD player, eight-track player, etc., this week.

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Manhattan Pizza & Pub: Vedora (rock), 10 p.m., Free. nectar's: seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., Free. Grippo Funk Band, 9 p.m., $5.

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On taP bar & Grill: The Woedoggies (acoustic rock), 5 p.m., Free. phil Abair Band (rock), 9 p.m., Free. radiO bean: Briana White (singersongwriter), 7 p.m., Free. Kristin cifelli (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., Free. cariad Harmon (singer-songwriter), 9 p.m., Free. Barbacoa (surf-noir), 11:30 p.m., Free. Linear north (psychedelic rock), 1 a.m., Free. red square: seven Days up Your Alley: rick redington (rock), 5 p.m., Free. The Aerolites (rock), 8:30 p.m., $5. DJ craig mitchell (house), 11 p.m., $5. red square blue rOOM: DJ mixx (EDm), 9 p.m., $5. ruben JaMes: DJ cre8 (hip-hop),

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rí rá irish Pub: supersounds DJ (Top 40), 10 p.m., Free. the skinny Pancake: Alpenglow (indie folk), 9 p.m., $5-10 donation.

VerMOnt Pub & brewery: Funkwagon (funk), 10 p.m., Free.

central

baGitOs: John mowad (acoustic), 6 p.m., Donations. the black dOOr: Evan crandell & Friends (funk), 9:30 p.m., $5.

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franny O's: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free. hiGher GrOund ballrOOM: Hollywood Haiti (hip-hop), 9 p.m., $17/20. AA. hiGher GrOund shOwcase lOunGe: Girls rock Vermont showcase (rock), 12:30 p.m., $5. AA. Freelance Whales (indie pop), 8:30 p.m., $12/14. AA.

tuPelO Music hall: Better Days & co., Davis Brothers Garage, Tracks (rock), 7:30 p.m., $25. AA.

champlain valley

On the rise bakery: stone cold roosters (bluegrass), 8 p.m., Donations.

red square: Linda Bassick (singer-songwriter), 5 p.m., Free. cosmodrome (rock), 8:30 p.m., $5. DJ A-Dog (hip-hop), 11 p.m., $5. red square blue rOOM: DJ raul (salsa), 6 p.m., Free. DJ stavros (EDm), 10 p.m., $5.

VerMOnt Pub & brewery: Q1 (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

tabu café & niGhtclub: All night Dance party with DJ Toxic (Top 40), 5 p.m., Free.

central

JP's Pub: Karaoke with megan, 10 p.m., Free.

baGitOs: Live music, 6 p.m., Donations.

leVity café: saturday night comedy (standup), 8 p.m., $8. saturday night comedy (standup), 10 p.m., $8.

the black dOOr: sara Grace Band (soul), 9:30 p.m., $5.

Manhattan Pizza & Pub: Funkwagon (funk), 10 p.m., Free.

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

1/2 lOunGe: colin Lenix & Friends (singer-songwriters), 7 p.m., Free.

Building Blox with DJs Y-DnA & Legotronix (dubstep), 10 p.m., Free.

MOnkey hOuse: rough Francis, Blowtorch, concrete rivals (punk), 9 p.m., $5.

tuPelO Music hall: Dr. Burma (rock), 8 p.m., $15. AA.

breakwater café: Fattie B (hip-hop), 3 p.m., Free.

champlain valley

MOnty's Old brick taVern: George Voland with Taryn noelle and Dan skea (jazz), 4:30 p.m., Free.

nectar's: Love in stockholm, Out to Lunch (rock), 9 p.m., $5.

On taP bar & Grill: Funkwagon (funk), 9 p.m., Free. radiO bean: Less Digital, more manual: record club, 3 p.m., Free. mike messina (singer-songwriter), 6 p.m., Free. mike Herz (singersongwriter), 7 p.m., Free. Wylia Aurora skye (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., Free.

Essential machine with Tim Kruper (indie rock), 9 p.m., Free. The mild revolution (folk rock), 10 p.m., Free.

Jenke records presents: mavstar mixtape release (hip-hop), 1 a.m., Free.

Fuzzed Out

cOrk wine bar: Dan Liptak Trio (jazz), 6 p.m., Free.

city liMits: Dance party with DJ Earl (Top 40), 9 p.m., Free. twO brOthers taVern: The ryan Hanson Band (rock), 10 p.m., $3.

northern

bee's knees: steve Hartmann (singer-songwriter), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

MOOG's Place: Dead sessions (Grateful Dead tribute), 9 p.m., $5. riMrOcks MOuntain taVern: DJ Two rivers (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. rOadside taVern: DJ Diego (Top 40), 9 p.m., Free.

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On taP bar & Grill: Zack dupont (singer-songwriter), 11:30 a.m., Free. radiO bean: craig mitchell & motor city unplugged, 11 a.m., Free. saloon sessions with Brett Hughes (country), 1 p.m., Free. claire de la Fontaine (acoustic), 4 p.m., Free. Trio Gusto (gypsy jazz), 5 p.m., Free. Tango sessions, 7 p.m., Free. peachy Widow, 10 p.m., Free. starfruit salsa, 11:30 p.m., Free. sun.05

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(comparatively) delicate, the album eschews previously jagged lo-fi fuzz in favor of a more controlled sonic chaos. Blues Control play the Monkey House in Winooski this Thursday, August 2.

MOOG's Place: Dead sessions (Grateful Dead tribute), 9 p.m., $5. riMrOcks MOuntain taVern: Friday night Frequencies with DJ rekkon (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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naked turtle: Off the Hook (rock), 10 p.m., nA. theraPy: pulse with DJ nyce (hip-hop), 10 p.m., $5.

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nectar's: mi Yard reggae night with Big Dog & Demus, 9 p.m., Free.

on arty Chicago imprint Drag City — the guitar-keys duo make subtler ripples. Refined and

MatterhOrn: Funk collection with cam cross (funk), 9 p.m., $5.

banana winds café & Pub: Open mic, 9 p.m., Free.

burlington area

for some six years now. But on their fourth full-length album, Valley Tangents — released

burlington area Call 656-0013 or fax 656-0881 or email

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blues cOntrOl have been making splashes in the NYC noise scene

bee's knees: malicious Brothers (blues), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

1/2 lOunGe: Zack dupont (singersongwriter), 7 p.m., Free. space Echo with Jahson Deejay (house), 10 p.m., Free.

MOnOPOle: sweet sugar, Doom (rock), 10 p.m., Free. naked turtle: Off the Hook (rock), 10 p.m., nA.

MOnOPOle: roadside mystic (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

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t bOnes restaurant and bar: Open mic, 7 p.m., Free.

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rusty nail: Better Days & co., Davis Brothers Garage, Tracks (rock), 7:30 p.m., $27.

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club MetrOnOMe: retronome (’80s dance party), 10 p.m., $5.

Green MOuntain taVern: DJ Jonny p (Top 40), 9 p.m., $2.

city liMits: Top Hat Entertainment Dance party (Top 40), 9 p.m., Free.

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breakwater café: mr. French (rock), 6 p.m., Free.

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Gang of Thieves, Riddle EP (SELF-RELEASED, DIGITAL DOWNLOAD)

Steve Light, Banjo and Friends (Instrumental Duets) (SELF-RELEASED, CD, DIGITAL DOWNLOAD)

The three duets with Lantz are particularly successful. Light and Lantz sound as if they have been playing together forever, and the tonal quality of their respective instruments — Light on regular five-string and cello banjo, Lantz on mandolin and mandocello — really complement each other. Barber’s musicality is another of the pleasures on this disc. The dobro ace has been playing around the Plattsburgh area for years, as a soloist and as a member of a swinging trio called Beartracks.

Barber’s duet with Light on “Sitting On Top of the World” features both smooth and sassy playing by both musicians.

Skip Smithson handled recording and dial work for Banjo and Friends at the Addition Studio in Keeseville, N.Y. Smithson was clearly a good choice; the result is a disc full of acoustic music that sounds “just like itself.” In other words, it’s as if the musicians are right there in the room with you.

The sound is great, the playing impeccable. What more could you ask for?

Banjo and Friends (Instrumental Duets) by Steve Light is available at Amazon.com.

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pop bass lines provide Riddle’s pulsating backbone, while jam-centric guitar work — more than a little wah-wah — fleshes out the EP’s four songs.

Lyrically, these tracks are inspired by everything from Stephen King’s Dark Tower series (“Gunslinger”) to one of Batman’s signature weapons (“Batarang”). Instrumental breaks and solos provide just enough time to roll a fresh one before a far-out Star Wars reference comes along to blow your mind. You’ll actually have to listen for this one; it would make even less sense on paper.

Gang of Thieves neither look nor sound like a band that would have any love for a place like Oakland, Calif., where this latest effort was recorded.

The product sounds like the antithesis of everything I know about the Oakland music scene — acts such as Hunx and His Punx or Kreayshawn come to mind.

But it is apparent that the Gang were inspired by at least one aspect of Bay Area culture: potent, no-bullshit herb.

Riddle by Gang of Thieves is available for download at thegangofthieves.com.

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In addition to being a professor of sociology and criminal justice at SUNY Plattsburgh, Steve Light is also a respected scholar of banjo-ology. Light has mastered his art exploring the musical outer limits of the five-string banjo. He ventures far beyond the popular bluegrass style pioneered by Earl Scruggs while still paying homage to that sparkling, original sound. On his first “solo” CD, Banjo and Friends: Instrumental Duets, Light joins forces with bandmates past and present from the Bluegrass Gospel Project and the Modern Grass Quintet. He also tabs Clinton County, N.Y., dobro master Junior Barber and ace bluegrass mandolinist Fred Lantz to make music with a rich sonic palette.

Considering that his specialty is an instrument that can seem eternally wedded to the 2-minute-40-second “Foggy Mountain Breakdown,” Light serves up an impressive variety of sounds. There’s Paul Desmond’s “Take Five” — one of the only tracks on the CD where the second musician is also Steve Light! There are old-time fiddle tunes (“Turkey in the Straw,” “Beaumont Rag,” “Arkansas Traveler”), Irish dance tunes (“Dick Gossip-SilverSpear”), bluegrass classics (“Lonesome Road Blues”) and even the Paul McCartneypenned “I Will.”

Gang of Thieves’ latest EP, Riddle, is a short affair. Composed of four standardlength tracks and clocking in at little more than 16 minutes, it’s a minimal offering even by EP criteria. And thank God for that, because, as I sit down to write this review, I find myself fresh out of funny cigarettes. I don’t mean this as crass or dismissive, but Gang of Thieves have got to be a weed-fueled outfit, as lyrics like these suggest: “Super skunk in your trunk / Right on time, taking your troubles away.”

“Mighty Monk,” Riddle’s first track, serves as an appropriate introduction to both the Gang and this EP. The sound, which remains immaculately consistent throughout, is something like Sublimemeets-Rage Against the Machinemeets Red Hot Chili Peppers at a hazy University of Vermont kegger. That’s a lot of 1997 pop-culture referencing, but you probably get the idea. In fact, for those of us born before 1990, there’s little chance we’ll ever completely escape this once-omnipresent sound.

That said, Gang of Thieves bring a fresh sort of energy to this dated amalgamation. There is not a single downbeat on Riddle, and you’d have a hell of a time interpreting any of the EP’s stoner lyrics as less than optimistic (“Show me funk, Mighty Monk / Lead the way with positive action”).

The EP’s funky bass lines — totally capable of oscillating a pair of nice headphones — usher the tunes along. The Gang’s rhythm section, if sometimes lacking originality, never lacks energy. Sharp snare hits and slap-

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Red SquaRe: The Woedoggies (blues-folk), 7 p.m., Free. D Jay Baron (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

central

BagitoS: Art Herttua (jazz), 11 a.m., Donations. the Skinny Pancake: Kelley mcRae (singer-songwriter), 6 p.m., $5-10 donation.

Bee'S kneeS: cody michaels (piano), 11 a.m., Donations. Tom Gregory (acoustic), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

RiveR houSe ReStauRant: stump! Trivia night, 6 p.m., Free.

Sweet cRunch Bake ShoP: John and Julia compagna (soft rock), 10 a.m., Free.

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burlington area

1/2 Lounge: Family night Open Jam, 10:30 p.m., Free. cLuB MetRonoMe: WRuV & miss Daisy present motown monday (dance), 9 p.m., Free.

Manhattan Pizza & PuB: Karaoke, 8 p.m., Free. nectaR'S: metal monday: Teeth, constructs, caulfield, Fading Fast (metal), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+. on taP BaR & gRiLL: Open mic with Wylie, 7 p.m., Free.

Radio Bean: Brian Dolzani (singer-songwriter), 5:30 p.m., Free. Brett Hughes & Lesley Grant (country), 6:30 p.m., Free.

Open mic, 8 p.m., Free.

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Red SquaRe: Zack dupont Band (indie folk), 7 p.m., Free. industry night with Robbie J (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free.

RuBen JaMeS: Why not monday? with Dakota (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

SignaL kitchen: Delicate steve (rock), 9:30 p.m., $10. 18+.

Moog'S PLace: seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 8 p.m., Free.

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1/2 Lounge: sofa+Kings with DJs J Dante & Jordan (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

latest album, Release Me,

cLuB MetRonoMe: Valerie Orth, Doll Fight, Joshua Glass (rock), 8 p.m., $5.

the versatility that

Monkey houSe: Anecdote storytelling, 7 p.m., Free.

nectaR'S: Ben Donovan and the congreagation (rock), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+. on taP BaR & gRiLL: Trivia with Top Hat Entertainment, 7 p.m., Free.

Radio Bean: stephen callahan and mike piche (jazz), 6 p.m., Free. Ken & Jesse French Duo (rock), 8 p.m., Free. Honky-Tonk sessions (honky-tonk), 10 p.m., $3.

Red SquaRe: Wild man Blues (blues), 7 p.m., Free. craig mitchell (house), 10 p.m., Free.

Red SquaRe BLue RooM: DJ Frank Grymes (EDm), 11 p.m., Free. t BoneS ReStauRant and BaR: Trivia with General Knowledge, 7 p.m., Free.

central

Back to veRMont PuB: John Gillette & sarah mittlefeldt (folk), 7 p.m., Free. 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

Bee'S kneeS: Tickle Belly (folk), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

Moog'S PLace: Open mic/Jam night, 8:30 p.m., Free.

LyLe Lovett showcases

has made him a star, delivering a collection of favorite — and largely obscure — cover songs that span the various landscapes of folk, country, blues and jazz.

But even performing someone else’s music, his inimitable style and grace lend the project a singular, familiar charm.

On Tuesday, August 7, LyLe Lovett & hiS acouStic gRouP play the Concerts

on the Green at the Shelburne Museum.

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wed.08

Monkey houSe: Eric nassau, Quiet Lion (singer-songwriters), 9 p.m., $5. 18+.

t BoneS ReStauRant and BaR: chad Hollister (rock), 8 p.m., Free.

Moog'S PLace: Eames Brothers Band (mountain blues), 8:30 p.m., Free.

nectaR'S: pooloop, Dino Bravo, Lendway (rock), 9 p.m., $5/10.

18+.

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burlington area

1/2 Lounge: scott mangan (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., Free.

Rewind with DJ craig mitchell (retro), 10 p.m., Free.

BReakwateR café: Radio Flyer (rock), 6 p.m., Free. fRanny o'S: Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., Free.

JP'S PuB: Karaoke with morgan, 10 p.m., Free.

Manhattan Pizza & PuB: Open mic with Andy Lugo, 10 p.m., Free.

northern

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one PePPeR gRiLL: Open mic with Ryan Hanson, 8 p.m., Free. on taP BaR & gRiLL: Karaoke, 7 p.m., Free. pine street Jazz, 7 p.m., Free.

Radio Bean: Killbillies (folk punk), 5 p.m., Free. Ensemble V (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Free. irish sessions, 9 p.m., Free.

Red SquaRe: serotheft (rock), 7 p.m., Free. DJ cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

BagitoS: Acoustic Blues Jam with the usual suspects, 6 p.m., Free.

MonoPoLe: Open mic, 8 p.m., Free. m

guSto'S: Open mic with John Lackard, 9 p.m., Free.

champlain valley

city LiMitS: Karaoke with Let it Rock Entertainment, 9 p.m., Free.

northern

Bee'S kneeS: max Weaver (singer-songwriter), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

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big PicturE thEAtEr & cAfé, 48 Carroll Rd., Waitsfield, 496-8994. thE bLAck Door, 44 Main St., Montpelier, 225-6479. brEAkiNg grouNDS, 245 Main St., Bethel, 392-4222. thE cENtEr bAkErY & cAfE, 2007 Guptil Rd., Waterbury Center, 244-7500. cAStLErock Pub, 1840 Sugarbush Rd., Warren, 5836594. chArLiE o’S, 70 Main St., Montpelier, 223-6820. ciDEr houSE bbq AND Pub, 1675 Rte.2, Waterbury, 244-8400. cLEAN SLAtE cAfé, 107 State St., Montpelier, 225-6166. cork WiNE bAr, 1 Stowe St., Waterbury, 882-8227.

ESPrESSo buENo, 136 Main St., Barre, 479-0896. grEEN mouNtAiN tAVErN, 10 Keith Ave., Barre, 522-2935. guSto’S, 28 Prospect St., Barre, 476-7919. hoStEL tEVErE, 203 Powderhound Rd., Warren, 496-9222. kiSmEt, 52 State St., Montpelier, 223-8646. kNottY ShAmrock, 21 East St., Northfield, 485-4857.

LocAL foLk SmokEhouSE, 9 Rt. 7, Waitsfield, 496-5623. mAiN StrEEt griLL & bAr, 118 Main St., Montpelier, 223-3188. muLLigAN’S iriSh Pub, 9 Maple Ave., Barre, 479-5545.

NuttY StEPh’S, 961C Rt. 2, Middlesex, 229-2090.

PickLE bArrEL NightcLub, Killington Rd., Killington, 422-3035. thE PizzA StoNE, 291 Pleasant St., Chester, 875-2121.

PoSitiVE PiE 2, 20 State St., Montpelier, 229-0453.

PurPLE mooN Pub, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-3422. thE rESErVoir rEStAurANt & tAP room, 1 S. Main St., Waterbury, 244-7827.

SLiDE brook LoDgE & tAVErN, 3180 German Flats Rd., Warren, 583-2202.

South StAtioN rEStAurANt, 170 S. Main St., Rutland, 775-1736. tuPELo muSic hALL, 188 S. Main St., White River Jct., 698-8341.

northern

bEE’S kNEES, 82 Lower Main St., Morrisville, 888-7889. bLAck cAP coffEE, 144 Main St., Stowe, 253-2123. thE brEWSki, Rt. 108, Jeffersonville, 644-6366. broWN’S mArkEt biStro, 1618 Scott Highway, Groton, 584-4124. choW! bELLA, 28 N. Main St., St. Albans, 524-1405. cLAirE’S rEStAurANt & bAr, 41 Main St., Hardwick, 472-7053. coSmic bAkErY & cAfé, 30 S. Main St., St. Albans, 524-0800. couNtrY PANtrY DiNEr, 951 Main St., Fairfax, 849-0599 croP biStro & brEWErY, 1859 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4304. grEY fox iNN, 990 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-8921. 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, Smugglers’ 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.

ShootErS SALooN, 30 Kingman St., St. Albwans, 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, 626-7394.

WAtErShED tAVErN, 31 Center St., Brandon, 247-0100.

YE oLDE ENgLAND iNNE, 443 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-5320.

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ust through the WalkOver Gallery’s screen door on Bristol’s Main Street, a row of colorful collaged works greets visitors. The series of small cut-paper and print works jostles the eye with bright hues and geometric patterns, inviting viewers to linger over their lively surfaces. Their creator, Carolyn Shattuck, is a Rutland-based artist with nearly 30 years’ experience working in diverse media. Her exhibition at the WalkOver encompasses works in printmaking, book arts and collage. Seen together, they present a cohesive visual vocabulary of blocky shapes and surprising color.

Shattuck’s artwork is rooted in the practice of printmaking. In the large prints shown upstairs, individual monoprint plates printed over each other create subtle, layered environments of color, pattern and line. Near a huge, arched window at one end of the upstairs gallery, Shattuck’s handmade books are arranged across a large table. The often-lighthearted mini-tomes are fun to handle, beautifully constructed and frequently created from printed elements.

Shattuck’s collage works on clayboard, which are shown on both floors, feature multicolored, printed fragments of paper cut and collaged to create layered abstractions.

Shattuck’s exhibition, titled “Key West: Inside/Outside,” centers on the contrast between the natural beauty of that Florida island and the vibrant Bahamian culture that thrives in its neighborhoods. Shattuck, who spends four months of the year in Key West, says the place reminds her and her husband of Okinawa, Japan, where the couple lived for three years in the early 1970s. “Okinawa and the Keys are on the same latitude,” the artist explains, “The weather is subtropical, and the Keys had a sentimental familiarity. We love the water.”

Shattuck’s works are a play of contrasts, interweaving what she calls the “cacophony of the Bahamian village, with chickens and music and dogs and cats and people sitting out on their porches yelling across the street,” and the serenity of the island’s shoreline and wildlife.

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etching of a one-legged bird, which stands on a rectangle of bright, yellowgreen paper. The contrasts between fabric-like patterns and organic swirls, and between the blues and bright green, suggest a lively interchange between nature and culture.

While Shattuck’s new collages are unambiguously the brightest and most energetic, her large printed works convey calm. In “Mangrove III,” a dark shape winds its way down the center of the piece, its tendril-like lines extending toward the edges of the work.

Pale-blue and green gossamer layers hover over darker prints with kinked, almost brainlike patterns. Some passages are linear patchworks of snaking parallel lines, resembling an aerial view of farmland.

Elsewhere in the work, representational images of a turtle and a bird are plainly visible, contrasting with areas that are purely abstract, layered combinations of color, texture, form and line.

The central black shape in “Mangrove III” was inspired by the trees that grow along the gulf side of the Keys.

Shattuck and her husband often kayak through the mangrove roots, she says, sometimes getting stuck among them.

The artist calls the water-bound roots “wonderful shapes,” and explains the allure of their tropical environment: “It is a feeling of serenity to be surrounded by nature. You are in a different world.”

Moving between the collage works that contrast nature and culture and her more ethereal prints, which focus on nature itself, the viewer sees a reflection of Shattuck’s immersion in the particular bounty of Key West. In the space of these raucous yet carefully crafted works, the joyful patterns of island life and the serene patterns of nature converge, offering viewers a refreshing glimpse of both.

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WHILE SHATTUCK’S NEW COLLAGES ARE UNAMBIGUOUSLY THE BRIGHTEST AND MOST ENERGETIC,

HER LARGE PRINTED WORKS CONVEY CALM.

“He Had No Words”

In “Bird Song I,” smudged stripes of inky blue and wavy cut-paper stripes of gray swirl around yellow spots that punctuate the bluish space like the orbs in van Gogh’s painting “Starry Night.” Below those watery blues, a large mound arcs up from the painting’s bottom edge, meeting the right side of the work.

Inside the mound, curved, batik-esque, printed geometric shapes orbit a central

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”Key West: Inside/Outside,” paintings by Carolyn Shattuck. WalkOver Gallery, Bristol. Through August 24. Shattuck will give an artist’s talk on August 16 at 6 p.m. Info, 453-3188.

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'Among Trees': photographs celebrating the beauty and spiritual comfort found in trees.

August 2 through 26 at Darkroom gallery in essex Junction. info, 777-3686.

'An ouTgrowTh of nATure: The ArT of Toshiko TAkAezu': Ceramic sculptures inspired by the poetry of the buddhist nun otagaki Rengetzu (through september 9); shAhrAm enTekhAbi: Happy Meal, a film featuring a young Muslim girl eating a McDonald's happy Meal, in the new Media niche (through August 26). At Fleming Museum, uVM, in burlington. info, 656-0750.

Anne CAdy: “into the hills, high Flying,” paintings of the Vermont landscape. Through August 31 at shelburne Vineyard. info, 985-8222.

Annemie Curlin: “Charlotte, a heavenly View,” colorful aerial-view oil paintings of the town.

Through August 31 at Charlotte library. info, 425-3301, annemie@accessvt.com. 'bird': Four Vermont artists explore the avian kingdom in an exhibit guest-curated by Adelaide Tyrol: photographer Don hanson, painters Tyrol and Valerie hird, and doll maker beth Robinson.

Through August 14 at Furchgott sourdiffe gallery in shelburne. info, 985-3848. briAn Collier: “The Collier Classification system for Very small objects,” a participatory exhibit of things big enough to be seen by the naked eye but no larger than 8 by 8 by 20 millimeters. Through october 15 at Durick library, st. Michael's College, in Colchester. info, 654-2536.

CArol mACdonAld: “The Thread,” a mid-career retrospective of the Vermont artist who has worked in many media but is best known as a printmaker.

Through August 31 at VCAM studio in burlington. info, 859-9222. dAvid sTromeyer: “equilibrium,” a retrospective of the Vermont artist's monumental-scale, steel-and-concrete sculptural works; 'emergenCe': Digital and traditional artwork by members of the first graduating class of Champlain College’s emergent media MFA program. Through september 28 at bCA Center in burlington. info, 865-7166.

deb wArd lyons: “still life, landscapes and stuffed Animals,” impressionist-style paintings by the executive director of puppets in education.

Through August 31 at north end studio A in burlington. info, 863-6713. essex ArT leAgue: paintings and photographs by member artists. Through August 31 at The gallery at phoenix books in essex Junction. info, 849-2172. gilliAn klein: “paintings big and small,” urban paintings in oil and watercolor. Through August 31 at August First in burlington. info, 922-6625. kAren J. lloyd: “into the heart,” digital photographs of the natural world. Through August 3 at block gallery in winooski. info, 373-5150. kATe longmAid: “Face Time,” contemporary portraits. Through september 18 at The gallery at burlington College. info, 862-9616. kATie grAuer: “works Revisited,” large-scale paintings of bright, patterned chairs. August 2 through september 1 at The Firefly gallery in burlington. info, 559-1759. lin wArren: “light + Arc,” artwork that employs textural form and reflective surfaces to define contrast. Through August 2 at The gallery at Main street landing in burlington. info, 777-6100. lindA berg mAney: paintings, collages and prints.

Curated by seAbA. Through August 31 at speeder & earl's (pine street) in burlington. info, 859-9222. lorin duCkmAn: “street burlington,” portraits of people who hang out on Queen City streets.

Through August 31 at new Moon Café in burlington. info, 989-3944. mAriAn willmoTT: Monoprints, oil paintings and poetry by the Vermont artist. Through August 31 at pine street Deli in burlington. info, 859-9222. meryl lebowiTz: “My love Affair with Venice,” paintings of Venice beach, Ca. August 3 through 31 at Mirabelles in burlington. info, 535-9877. 'owls And oTher birds': A traveling exhibit by the birds of Vermont Museum. Through August 31 at burnham Memorial library in Colchester. info, 434-2167.

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TAlks & evenTs firsT fridAy ArT wAlk: More than 30 galleries and other venues around downtown stay open late to welcome pedestrian art viewers. Friday, August 3, 5-8 p.m., various downtown locations, burlington. info, 264-4839.

'CreATive CompeTiTion': Artists bring a work of any size and medium and face off in a people's-choice competition. $8 entry fee; winner takes all. Friday, August 3, 6-10 p.m., The Root gallery at Rlphoto, burlington. info, 540-3081.

'ArT on pArk': local artisans sell their handcrafted products, artwork, specialty foods and more; musicians perform. Thursday, August 2, 5-8 p.m., park street, stowe. info, 793-2101.

JAmes lunA: The internationally renowned artist, who lives on the la Jolla indian reservation in California, gives a talk called “American indian Contemporary Artists: installations & performance works.” wednesday, August 1, 4:15 p.m., noble lounge, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier. info, 828-8599.

Time TrAvel demo: self-described “steamsmith” Mark schwabe presents his invention, the “Time Traveler Aid tac pin.” saturday, August 4, noon-2 p.m., Frog hollow, burlington. info, 863-6458.

syndicated comic strip “Dykes to Watch Out For” in 2008 because she wanted to focus on a new passion: writing about herself. “Actually, this may not be a new passion,” she wrote at the time, “just a less disguised version of the old one.” Bechdel went on to complete two successful graphic memoirs, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, about her relationship with her father, and Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama. Her drawings from all three creative endeavors are on view at Burlington’s Amy E. Tarrant Gallery August 3 through panel from Are You My Mother? Reception this Friday, August 3, 5:30-8 p.m.

Alison beChdel: “Dykes, Dads, and Moms to watch out For,” artwork spanning the Vermont cartoonist's career, including drawings from “Dykes to watch out For,” Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic and Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama. August 3 through october 27 at Amy e.

Tarrant gallery, Flynn Center, in burlington. Reception: Friday, August 3, 5:30-8 p.m. info, 652-4510. roberT hiTzig: “Don't Tread on Me: wood for walls,” works in wood that celebrate the inherent quality of the medium. August 3 through 30 at brickels gallery in burlington. Reception: Friday, August 3, 5-8 p.m. info, 825-8214.

AAron sTein: “Car Dreams,” license-plate creations, automotive furniture, map sculptures and other assemblages by the burlington artist. sponsored by the Automaster. August 3-31 at Frog hollow in burlington.

Reception: Friday, August 3, 5-8 p.m. info, 863-6458. pilAr: wall sculptures that evoke archeological ruins. August 3 through 31 at seAbA Center in burlington.

Reception: Friday, August 3, 5-8 p.m. info, 859-9222.

AugusT show: works by woodturner Michael Fitzgerald, painter/photographer natalie laRocque bouchard and painter Kristan Doolan. Through August 31 at Artist in Residence Cooperative gallery in enosburg Falls. Reception: Thursday, August 2, 5-8 p.m. info, 933-6403.

Jeff bruno & leigh Ann rooney: “subject/object,” drawings and paintings of the human body. August 3 through 31 at Artspace 106 at The Men's Room in burlington. Reception: Friday, August 3, 6-8 p.m. info, 864-2088. violeTA hinoJosA: Collages and paintings by the Vermont artist. Through August 31 at Red square in burlington.

Reception: Friday, August 3, 5-8 p.m. info, 318-2438.

Terry findeisen: still-life and landscape paintings by the Vermont artist and architect. Through september 29 at left bank home & garden in burlington.

Reception: Friday, August 3, 6-8 p.m. info, 862-1001.

AugusT ArT AuCTion: A month-long silent auction celebrating the gallery's fourth anniversary. August 3-31 at s.p.A.C.e. gallery in burlington. Reception: Friday, August 3, 5-9 p.m. info, augustartauction.com.

'The dog And pony show': Artwork featuring our fourlegged, furry friends. August 3 through 31 at backspace gallery in burlington.

Reception: Friday, August 3, 5-9 p.m.

JohAnne duroCher yordAn: “Reflections,” abstract acrylic and mixedmedia paintings. August 3-31 at studio 266 in burlington.

Reception: Friday, August 3, 5-8 p.m. info, 578-2512. kAThleen CArAher & erikA whiTe: Art Affair by shearer presents acrylic paintings by the shelburne Community school art teachers. Through september 30 at shearer Chevrolet in south burlington.

Reception: Cucina Antica provides appetizers and refreshments. Thursday, August 2, 6-8 p.m. info, 658-1111.

Jim moore: “eccentric Variety performers,” photographs of new York City's fringe performers by the photographer who documented philippe petit’s 1974 wire walk between the world Trade Center towers.

August 3 through september 30 at Metropolitan gallery, burlington City hall.

Reception: Friday, August 3, 5-7 p.m. info, 865-7166.

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October 27 in a show called “Dykes, Dads, and Moms to Watch Out For.” Pictured: a

'The fuTure of shelburne museum': Director Tom Denenberg discusses his vision for the museum's future. Thursday, August 2, 6-7 p.m., shelburne Museum. info, 985-3346.

'big red bArn ArT show': Two- and three-dimensional work by more than 30 Valley artists exhibited in the barn for the 15th year. August 2 through september 2 at lareau Farm inn in waitsfield.

Following a reception from 5-7 p.m., community members join festival organizers for picnicking, games and fireworks; the grift and haywire perform. sunday, August 5, 5-9 p.m. info, 496-6682.

phillip hAgopiAn: paintings by the new england artist. August 3 through 31 at salaam in burlington.

Reception: Friday, August 3, 6-8 p.m. info, 658-8822.

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hArdwiCk firsT fridAy: businesses stay open late for art shows and activities, including a rum tasting, bench-press contest, ice cream, burgers and more.

Friday, August 3, 5-10 p.m., various locations, hardwick. info, 472-8247.

sAlly ApfelbAum: “photographs, photograms and paintings,” a 25-year retrospective of the Vermont artist, whose subjects range from new York's ellis island and upstate forests to Monet's garden in giverny, France. August 3 through september 2 at Vermont Center for photography in brattleboro. Reception: Friday, August 3, 5:30-8:30 p.m. info, 251-6051.

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AnCienT ArTs sTudio opening: henna artist Rebecca Freedner and jeweler Jennifer Kahn celebrate the opening of their new studio with discounts and light refreshments. Friday, August 3, 6-8 p.m., Ancient Arts studio, burlington. info, 324-3702.

meryl lebowiTz: oil paintings of the Vermont landscapes. Through August 31 at pompanoosuc Mills in burlington. Reception: Friday, August 3, 5:30-7:30 p.m. info, 862-8202.

kAT CleAr & Avery mCinTosh: “Circus Remix,” steel sculpture by Clear and paintings by Mcintosh.

August 3 through 31 at Vintage inspired in burlington. Reception: Friday, August 3, 5-8 p.m. info, 355-5418.

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Furlani, Dick and nancy weis, brian May, Matt solon, and Julianne McCarthy, among others, open their studios to the public for the evening.

Friday, August 3, 4-7 p.m., various locations, poultney. info, 855-8501.

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RobeRt Selby: paintings by the Champlain College instructor of graphic design, game art and animation. Through August 31 at seAbA Center in burlington. info, 859-9222.

'Rumble and RoaR: the hot Rod SeRieS': Acrylic paintings of souped up T-buckets, deuce coupes, low riders and lead sleds by Robert waldo brunelle Jr. Through August 30 at Dostie bros.

Frame shop in burlington. info, 660-9005.

Seaba exhibit: work by elizabeth nelson, Michael smith, Ray brown and more. Curated by seAbA. August 3 through 31 at The innovation Center of Vermont in burlington. info, 859-9222.

Call to aRtiStS Skin aRt entRieS: squing & oup Curatorial platform is seeking submissions for “skin ego,” a juried online exhibition of artwork relating to skin.

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Call to aRt owneRS: bryan Memorial gallery requests the submission of privately owned fine art by deceased artists for exhibition and sales in its galleries this fall. info, info@bryangallery.org or call 644-5100.

Call to aRtiStS: The shoe horn in Montpelier seeks large format, retail-friendly art for bimonthly shows. only inquiries with examples that meet criteria are considered. info, artwhirled23@yahoo.com. old noRth end aRt maRket: The old north end Art Market is seeking vendors for its fall/winter shows. The market will run monthly, and dates and application are at oldnorthendartmarket.com.

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ReStauRant aRt: hang your work in a fine-dining atmosphere. Chow!bella Restaurant and Twiggs @ Chow!bella are looking for artists to exhibit their work on a three-month rotation.

Chow!bella is located at 28 north Main street in st.

Albans. if interested, email wendi Murphy, wcmurphy06@ hotmail.com, with at least two images of your work and/or your web address. no charge to hang; no commissions.

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5th annual amateuR PhotogRaPhy ConteSt: The theme of this year’s contest is “portraits...” Deadline: september 19. entry forms and rules, chaffeeartcenter.org. aRt on the FenCe: stowe Vibrancy invites artists to participate in the 3rd Annual Art on the Fence, an outdoor art show on saturday, August

'Snow mobileS: SleighS to SledS': early, experimental snowmobiles, machines from the ’60s and ’70s, and today’s high-powered racing sleds, as well as horse-drawn sleighs; 'man-made QuiltS: Civil waR to the PReSent': Quilts made by men; elizabeth beRdann: “Deep end,” miniature watercolor portraits on pre-ban and prehistoric mammoth ivory; 'time maChineS: RobotS, RoCketS and SteamPunk': Toys, textiles and art representing the golden age of sci-fi, the 1930s to '50s, as well as work by contemporary artists and designers.

Through october 28 at shelburne Museum. info, 985-3346.

25. info, 253-1818 or scott@ greenmountainfineart.com. baRn Paint out: Art will be on exhibit at the Jericho Town hall from october 8 through December 28. each painting must include a Vermont barn.

Artists reception, october 13 at the Jericho Town hall, 1-4 p.m.

CD submission packet must be received by september 1. info, Janet bonneau, 849-2049, jbonneau@moomail.net.

CReative ComPetition_004: presented by the Root gallery. $8 entry fee. people’s-choice vote; winner takes all (compounded entry money). limit one piece, any size, media or subject. First Friday of every month, 6-10 p.m. Vote for your favorite piece until awards ceremony at 8:30 p.m. location: Rlphoto, 27 sears lane, burlington. info, publicartschool@gmail.com.

Photo ConteSt: gov. shumlin has started an initiative to showcase photography in Vermont in the aftermath of Tropical storm irene. info, buildupvt.com.

SCulPtFeSt 2012: The Carving studio and sculpture Center invites sculptors to submit proposals for sculptFest 2012. The theme for this year’s outdoor installation event is “Keep on Keepin’ on.” proposals should include a project description on one or two pages, sketches or other visual representations, resume, optional statement and up to 10 digital images portraying previous site-specific work. Deadline: August 3. info, 438-2097 or info@carvingstudio.org. amazing CReative SPaCe! seeking creative professional to share a space in the historic schoolhouse in Colchester. bright interior, original architecture, open floor plan. 350-450 square feet, plus storage. info, kate@ youlendesign.com.

Call FoR aRt: 20 mediumS have your artwork seen by thousands at the 20th south end Art hop! The soda plant is hosting an exhibit featuring “20 Mediums” of art. submissions: spacegalleryvt.com.

id: the objeCt oF SelF Calling for submissions.

The self-portrait: is it your compulsion? we want to see. Deadline: August 22, midnight. Juror: You and Cig harvey. darkroomgallery. com/ex33. submissions@ darkroomgallery.com.

RoCk Solid This annual exhibit showcases stone sculptures and assemblages by area artisans. while the emphasis is on sculptural works, the show includes a small number of 2-D works. Deadline: August 10. show dates: september 25 through october 27. info, studioplacearts.com.

Stowe veRmont Plein aiR Calling all plein-air artists for september 27 and 28.

At galleria Fine Arte, stowe. info, 253-7696, galleria@ myfairpoint.net.

CultuRehall new aRtiStS: Culturehall, a curated online resource for contemporary art, invites artists to submit work to an open application call. info, culturehall.com/apply.html. hailing SteamPunk aRtiStS! shelburne Museum is calling for steampunk artists to vend at an event on August 9. no fees. info, pfeeser@ shelburnemuseum.org.

Call to aRtiStS: The Firefly gallery in downtown burlington is seeking submissions of 2-D art for our gallery spaces.

Details at thefireflyvt.com. magiC hat: Magic hat and seAbA are calling on local Vermont artists to create a label for Art hop Ale, a limited-edition, 22-ounce beer that will be available in 2013. info, magichat.net/seaba/ rules. Deadline: August 15.

StRut Call to deSigneRS! Are your designs ready to hit the runway? break into the world of fashion by watching your creations walk down the catwalk at the annual fashion sTRuT put on by seAbA and Seven Days. Apply at seaba. com/art-hop/strut-registration.

Call to aRtiStS: The great Vermont plein Air paint-out in historic waitsfield Village is a festival within the Festival of the Arts! August 18. info and registration, vermontartfest. com or 496-6682.

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Allen has documented combat zones since 1989, from the El Salvador civil war to the most recent war in Iraq. But she’s also aimed her camera at colorful koi in her East Montpelier pond. Her painterly photographs of the swimming fish could easily be mistaken for watercolors. Equally compelling are her photos of a Barre granite quarry (pictured).

“Devoid of people, it was a spectacle populated by a graphic archive of what humans and their machines left behind,” she writes. You’ll find Allen’s photography, as well as Viiu Vermont Supreme Court Lobby in Montpelier through August 31.

'waveS of revelation': Paintings and prints from more than a dozen of the world's leading surf artists, including Wade Koniakowsky and Pablo Ugartetxea, plus unique surfboards from all eras.

Through August 10 at JDK Gallery in Burlington.

Info, 864-5884.

26th annual Quilt exhibition: More than 50 quilts by Windsor County participants in a quilt challenge, plus ongoing quilting activities and demonstrations. Through September 23 at Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock. Info, 457-2355.

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'artiStS | exPreSSionS': Work in a variety of media by New England artists. Through August 11 at Nuance Gallery in Windsor. Info, 674-9616. anci Slovak: “What We Cannot Say,” a retrospective of the late Vermont artist dedicated to the doctors, nurses and staff at CVMC. Through September 9 at Central Vermont Medical Center in Barre. Info, maureen.oconnorburgess@cvmc.org.

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'winooSki PoP-uP Gallery DiStrict': More than 50 Vermont artists have transformed several vacant retail spaces, plus the Winooski Welcome Center, into temporary art galleries. Through August 4 at various locations in Winooski.

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Dreams of the future from Flash Gordon to Robbie the Robot. Toys, decorative, graphic and fine art representing the Golden Age of sci-fi — the 1930s-1950s — as well as work by contemporary artists and designers.

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Through September 30 at Maltex Building in Burlington. Info, 865-7166.

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'Big Bike Show': An exhibition featuring new prints by Edward Koren and custom bikes by Zak Hinderyckx, in celebration of nearby Green Mountain Bikes' 25 years in business. Through September 30 at BigTown Gallery in Rochester. Info, 767-9670.

ChriStian tuBau arjona: “Textures of the Earth,” photographs that invite the viewer to contemplate the transparencies of autumn leaves, the colors of a stone's strata and the purple veils of light at dusk. Through September 21 at Tulsi Tea Room in Montpelier. Info, 272-0827.

ChriStine DeStrempeS: “Stream of Conscience: River of Words,” a community art project in which participants write their thoughts and memories of water onto tiles, which are arranged like a river on the museum grounds. Through September 9 at Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich. Info, 649-2200.

Donna B Flat moran: “Prozac Versus Feelings,” oil paintings exploring depression and the human spirit. Through August 31 at Project Independence in Barre. Info, 476-3630. elizaBeth DeSlaurierS: “Random Bits of Nature,” photographs by the Vermont artist.

Through August 31 at Capitol Grounds in Montpelier. Info, curator@capitolgrounds.com.

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'emergenCe': Large-scale works by artists from Vermont and beyond make up the inaugural exhibit in the former Fellows Gear Shaper Factory building. Through November 1 at The Great Hall in Springfield. Info, 258-3992.

FirSt anniverSary exhiBition: Charcoalon-paper landscapes by Ailyn Hoey; metalwork sculptures of wildlife by Mark Goodenough; oil-on-panel landscapes by Judith Carbine; and abstract paintings by Scott Morgan. Through August 15 at WaterMusicArt Gallery in Chester.

Info, 875-2339. graDuate exhiBition: Student work. Through August 3 at College Hall Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 828-8599. henry Swayze: “Celebrating Nature All Around Us,” photographs of natural Vermont. Through August 11 at Tunbridge Public Library. Info, 889-9404. jaCk DowD: “The 27 Club: Legends in Music,” pastel profiles of Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse and seven other musicians who died at 27. Through August 19 at Vermont Institute of Contemporary Arts in Chester. Info, 875-1018. jeanne evanS: “Wowie Maui,” watercolors, oils and acrylics. Through August 24 at Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier. Info, 223-3338. joy huCkinS-noSS: Pastel landscapes by the Vermont artist. August 2 through September 8 at Contemporary Dance & Fitness Studio in Montpelier. Info, 229-4676. miChael t. jermyn: “New American Impressionism,” photographs by the Montpelier artist. Through August 31 at Savoy Theater in Montpelier. Info, 223-1570. 'oFF the wall': Sculptural works in a variety of media; roBert Chapla: “Baled to Abstraction,” paintings; D'ann Calhoun Fago: A 75-year retrospective. Through September 8 at Studio Place Arts in Barre. Info, 479-7069. 'reD FielDS & yellow SkieS: the art oF the lanDSCape': Work by 12 Vermont artists. Through September 2 at Chandler Gallery in Randolph. Info, 431-0204.

Stuart elDreDge & marion SChumann: “A Love Story in Paintings and Letters,” artwork and correspondence by the Springfield couple who met at New York City's Art Students' League in the 1930s. Through October 8 at Springfield Art and Historical Society at the Miller Art Center. Info, 885-4826.

“Take Me to the Fair: An Addison County Tradition”It’s not a Vermont summer without a visit to the fair. This

season, fair lovers can experience the sights and sounds — without the crowds or the heat — at Middlebury’s Henry Sheldon Museum through November 10. “Take Me to

the Fair: An Addison County Tradition” features photography, oral-history interviews, fair posters and ribbons from the Addison County Fair and Field Days. Connecticut photographer Markham Starr documented last summer’s event, and his work is displayed beside historic photos and ephemera from as far back as the first Addison County fair in 1844. Pictured: “The Road to the Fair” by Markham Starr.

'tol’ko po ruSSky, pozhaluiSta (ruSSian only, pleaSe)': Russian School photographs, Slavic festival costumes and Russian Imperial badges make up this exhibit chronicling the history of Norwich's Russian School, which operated from 1968 to 2000. Through September 2 at Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University, in Northfield. Info, 485-2183. 'unBounD, vol. 2': Book art by New England and New York artists presented in collaboration with Pentangle Arts Council. Through August 25 at ArtisTree Community Arts Center & Gallery in Woodstock. Info, 457-3500.

viiu niiler & terry j. allen: “Transformations,” abstracted landscape paintings and documentary photographs, respectively. Through August 31 at Supreme Court Lobby in Montpelier. Info, 229-0303. 'walter Dorwin teague: hiS liFe, work anD inFluenCe': Creations and artifacts from the man who designed numerous Kodak cameras, the Bluebird radio, Steuben glassware and many other iconic objects. Through August 31 at Madsonian Museum of Industrial Design in Waitsfield. Info, 496-2787.

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DuSty boynton: Paintings, works on paper and structured reliefs by the New York artist; 'iMprESSED: VErMont printMakErS 2012': Work by Vermont artists in the print medium.

August 3 through September 9 at Helen Day Art Center in Stowe. Info, 253-8358.

Carolyn ShattuCk: “Key West: Inside/Outside,” collages that celebrate the energy of Key West and its environs. Through August 24 at WalkOver Gallery & Concert Room in Bristol. Info, 453-3188.

ElizabEth nElSon: “Symbolic Landscapes,” oil-on-wood-panel works. Through August 16 at Parker Pie Co. in West Glover. Info, 525-3366.

'10 for 10': Work by 10 member artists who have been with the gallery since it opened a decade ago.

Through August 16 at Art on Main in Bristol. Info, 453-4032.

Dona ann MCaDaMS: “A View From the Backstretch,” photographs and audio stories from the venerable Saratoga racecourse. Through September 8 at Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury. Info, 388-4964.

'EngagE': A juried exhibition of artwork by Vermont artists with disabilities. Through August 31 at Catamount Arts Center in St. Johnsbury. Info, 655-7772.

'EMErging SCulptorS': Work by Amy Boemig, Erica Johnson, Persi Narvaez and Meghan Rigali.

Through August 19 at The Carving Studio in West Rutland. Info, 438-2097.

'ExpoSED': This annual outdoor sculpture exhibit includes site-specific installations by 17 regional and international artists around the gallery grounds, along the bike path and throughout town.

Through October 13 at Helen Day Art Center in Stowe. Info, 253-8358.

graziElla WEbEr-graSSi: “Lonely Interiors,” paintings that express modern desolation.

Through August 3 at ZoneThree Gallery in Middlebury. Info, 800-249-3562.

gail SalzMan: “Undercurrents,” monotype/ collages exploring energy and movement in the natural world. Through August 12 at Bent Northrop Memorial Library in Fairfield. Info, 827-3945.

'on thE WatEr': Paintings by Rory Jackson, Janis Sanders, Mary Graham, Henry Isaacs and Homer Wells (through September 3); Sarah aShE: A 10-foot-long model rescue convoy made of Mardi-Gras-style floats from materials found in the wreckage of Hurricane Katrina (through August 31).

At Edgewater Gallery in Middlebury. Info, 458-0098.

'hEaling EnginE of EMErgEnCy: thE inCrEDiblE Story of thE SafEty pin': A visual history of the safety pin, including a miniature menagerie made from safety pins, a collection of ancient Roman fibula, the precursor to the safety pin, and other oddities. Through August 31 at The Museum of Everyday Life in Glover. Info, 626-4409.

robErt golD: Large-scale, digitally manipulated, painted photographs of the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, Middlebury and Tortorelli. Through September 1 at Ilsley Public Library in Middlebury.

Info, 388-4095.

JEriCho plEin air fEStiVal Exhibit: Work by more than 80 artists produced during the annual outdoor painting festival. Through August 12 at Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho. Info, 899-3211.

'takE ME to thE fair: an aDDiSon County traDition': Photographs of the 2011 fair by Markham Starr, plus 19th- and early-20th-century fair posters, ribbons, photographs and other ephemera from the Sheldon collection. Through November 10 at Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury. Info, 388-2117.

'nEWport: an iMagED pErSpECtiVE': Historic photos, postcards and memorabilia, plus new artworks depicting local landmarks, people and Lake Memphremagog. Through September 3 at MAC Center for the Arts Gallery in Newport. Info, 334-1966. riCharD broWn: “Vintage Tasha Tudor,” photographs of the Vermont illustrator's earlynineteenth century lifestyle. August 3 through September 25 at Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury. Info, 467-3701.

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WarrEn kiMblE: Folk art depicting the animals, rural landscapes and buildings of Vermont.

Through August 2 at Fisk Farm Art Center in Isle La Motte. Info, 928-3364.

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'DirECtionS: linE, SpaCE & Color': Work by Lois Eby, Paul Gruhler and Kathy Stark. Through August 19 at White Water Gallery in East Hardwick. Info, 563-2037.

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'SuMMEr fun!': Artwork celebrating the season by Maurie Harrington, Diane David, Megan Humphrey, Ellen A. Thompson, Nancy Jacobus, Mags Bonham and Jim Holzschuh. Through August 31 at Grand Isle Art Works. Info, 378-4591.

'WhitE on WhitE With touChES of Color': Work in a variety of media by members of the North Chittenden Women's Art Collective. Through August 13 at Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, in Middlebury. Info, 388-1827.

CathErinE M. Elliott: “Flower Impressions,” paintings by the world-renowned practitioner of contemporary impressionism. Through August 28 at Galleria Fine Arte in Stowe. Info, 253-7696.

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toM MErWin & DianE lafontainE: “Maui Artist in Residence,” Merwin's Vermont landscapes paired with LaFontaine's mixed-media works depicting Hawaiian plants. Through November 1 at Merwin Gallery in Castleton. Info, 468-2592.

bill brauEr & Margit J. fürEDEr: “The Observer,” new sensual paintings of women by Brauer; “Queen of Heart,” paintings by Füreder inspired by images from Austrian television and film. Through August 15 at West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park in Stowe. Info, 253-8943.

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larry golDEn: Plein-air paintings by the Vermont artist. Through August 31 at St. Johnsbury Athenaeum. Info, 748-8291.

'thE DElight of DECoyS': A bird decoy for each of the 25 years the museum has been open.

Through October 31 at Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington. Info, 434-2167.

'What'S hatChing in branDon?': Artistenhanced roosters, hens and other barnyard fowl fill the gallery and appear in various downtown locations as part of the annual town-wide art project (through September 30); kathryn Milillo & SuSan Shannon: “Double Vision,” oil paintings by Milillo; Su Chi pottery by Shannon (through August 28). At Brandon Artists' Guild.

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John ClarkE olSon: “Pastoral Vermont,” landscapes in oil on panel. Through August 15 at Green Mountain Fine Art Gallery in Stowe. Info, 253-1818.

louiSE Von WEiSE & MarCia VallEttE: “Critters,” mono prints by the Vermont artists.

Through August 10 at Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College. Info, 635-1469.

VErMont WatErColor SoCiEty aWarDS Exhibition: Work by member artists. Through August 18 at Chaffee Art Center in Rutland. Info, 775-0356.

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movies The Watch ★★★★

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o yourself a favor: Completely disregard everything you read about this movie. Except, you know, this.

I can’t explain it. Every now and then it seems like the country’s reviewers get together to dump on a film for no good reason, aside, perhaps, from the fact that doing so makes them feel superior. The consensus on The Watch is that it's 102 minutes of penis jokes occasionally interrupted by cheesy special effects. And that the penis jokes aren’t even funny.

Well, I didn’t get the memo. Maybe that’s why I had such a perfectly delightful time.

I don’t know what planets other critics are watching their comedies on, but here on Earth, this is pretty gut-busting stuff. Woody Allen wishes To Rome With Love were a 10th as funny.

Hey, it’s August. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Will Forte have been herded up for a picture in which suburban dudes in a neighbor-

hood-watch group uncover an extraterrestrial threat. It’s not as though the audience is going in expecting The Tree of Life.

(Jonah Hill’s in there, too. I withheld that fact for the sake of my Tree of Life joke, since he’s now an Oscar-nominated actor — so, theoretically, someone might go in expecting an important picture in which suburban dudes uncover an extraterrestrial threat.)

This is the kind of movie that won’t win a single award, but that you’ll be happy to find playing on TV late at night again and again years from now. The plot is almost beside the point. Stiller’s character manages the Costco in postcard-perfect Glenview, Ohio, and organizes the titular team in response to the gruesome slaying of his store’s night watchman.

The tone is set on the evening of the group’s first meeting. Stiller does what Stiller does — his character’s a square squared. So when his three recruits realize his home is a beer-free zone and he’s Kinko’d up a brick-

HAVING A BALL Rarely has repelling an alien invasion looked like this much fun.

thick stack of orientation brochures, Vaughn suggests they adjourn to his basement man cave, where they can drink Scotch and shoot pool while figuring out how to catch the killer.

(British comedian Richard Ayoade’s in there, too. I withheld that fact because there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of him, and I didn’t want you to think the group had any dead weight. It doesn’t. He’s a major discovery.)

So forget the stakeouts, the crime solving and even the space invaders themselves. All that matters is that these guys are a gas to hang with. Vaughn and Hill are motormouth poets of the potty; they’re unrivaled when it comes to visionary verbal improv, and every-

thing that happens in The Watch is simply an excuse to let them let it rip. They’ve never been in finer form.

And why should it come as a surprise that The Watch is a Grade A good time? Come on: It may have begun as a script by so-so scribe Jared (Mr. Popper’s Penguins) Stern, but it got a total reworking courtesy of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the guys who gave us Superbad, a cinematic milestone generally considered the Citizen Kane of raunch comedy.

In closing, there aren’t even all that many penis jokes, most of them are hilarious, and the scene with Vaughn peeing into a Coke can in the back of Stiller’s minivan is destined to become a classic — you watch.

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he Intouchables has been a recordbreaking hit in its native France and all over Europe. The Weinstein Company is already casting its American remake, no doubt with one eye on an upcoming Oscar race. The film’s popularity is no enigma: It’s about two people from different walks of life forming an oddball friendship, and it hits every possible feel-good and heartwarming button. It even has uplifting montages scored to soul music.

The Intouchables, however, also has actors who are sly and skilled enough to save the film from dissolving in schmaltz, despite all the efforts of writer-directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano to tug heartstrings the Hollywood way. So if you have limited tolerance for this sort of film and a significant other who won’t want to miss it, your best bet may be to catch it now, with subtitles.

Screen veteran François Cluzet plays Philippe, a wealthy, widowed Parisian rendered quadriplegic by a paragliding accident.

In need of live-in assistance, but weary of the mealy-mouthed political correctness of career caregivers, he hires a brash young immigrant from Senegal who came to the job interview only so he could qualify for the dole.

Driss (Omar Sy) is eager to escape a crowded

apartment in the inner city. But he’s unprepared for his new duties — so much so that, in one of the film’s more insulting gags, he pours hot tea on Philippe’s legs just to prove to himself that his employer is paralyzed.

Nonetheless, as Driss finds his footing, the two men begin to learn from each other and enrich each other’s lives — Philippe by introducing his employee to High Culture; Driss by giving his boss high-speed jaunts in a sports car, encouraging him to take risks and passing him the occasional joint. (You know this is a French film because it portrays smoking — not just of weed, but of tobacco — as a freewheeling habit that only killjoys would oppose.)

The men’s friendship is highly programmatic, but at least the enrichment goes both ways. The Intouchables isn’t yet another film about a rich white person selflessly elevating a poor black kid into the middle class (e.g., The Blind Side); or about a Magical Black Man selflessly offering homespun advice to a clueless white fellow. Particular credit for stereotype evasion belongs to Cluzet, who plays Philippe with a teasing strain of irony underlying his uptightness. His motivation for wanting an unconventional caregiver is clear: As he tells his lawyer, he’s through with pity. As for Sy — who beat out Jean Du-

FELLOWSHIP OF THE WHEEL Le Ny and Sy tend to near-immobilized Cluzet (center) in this crowd pleaser from France.

jardin of The Artist for France’s equivalent of the Best Actor Oscar — he shows starmaking charm and charisma, even when his character descends into clownish ignorance.

Toward the end, The Intouchables starts to feel like a rough draft, losing touch with its characters’ motivations as it moves toward a predictable conclusion. Throughout, it comes off as a loose collection of anecdotes, some genuinely touching and fresh — an improvised-feeling scene where Driss reacts to classical music is the film’s funniest — and others painfully pandering. That scene is immediately followed by one in which Driss gets the rich stiffs to loosen up by dancing to his beloved Earth, Wind & Fire, a cultureclash cliché that already felt weathered in American comedies of the ’80s. (It seems awfully convenient that Driss loves music unlikely to alienate the film’s target audience — rather than, say, raunchy hip-hop.)

Anne Le Ny and Audrey Fleurot do fine work in underdeveloped roles, but The Intouchables is basically a two-man act, which means the success of the American remake will depend largely on its casting. It’s also marginally possible that Paul Feig, as director, will remember the naturalism he brought to portraying American social castes in “Freaks and Geeks” and produce something rawer and funnier than the French version.

But don’t count on it. Chances are, this version of The Intouchables will remain untouchable for those seeking a “life-affirming” movie with a manageable sugar rush.

And, yes, that’s what its perversely Franglish title means.

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BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD: This Sundance hit is a near-future fantasy about a delta community grappling with radical environmental change, told from the perspective of a 6-year-old girl (Quvenzhané Wallis). With Dwight Henry and Levy Easterly. Benh Zeitlin makes his feature directorial debut. (93 min, PG-13. Roxy) DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS: Hasn’t he grown up yet? The titular weakling (Zachary Gordon) returns for a summer adventure wherein he attempts to pass himself off as the employee of a swanky country club in the third installment in the kid-aimed comedy series. With Steve Zahn, Robert Capron and Devon Bostick.

David Bowers directed. (93 min, PG. Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Sunset, Welden) TAKE THIS WALTZ: Michelle Williams and Luke Kirby play a pair who have instant chemistry. Only problem is, she’s married and not eager to leave her husband (Seth Rogen). Director Sarah (Away From Her) Polley explores the gray areas of romance in her second film. (116 min, R. Savoy)

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THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL★★★1/2 Aging folks of limited means find themselves living in a ramshackle hotel in India in this seriocomic showcase for some of the UK’s best actors, including Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson and Bill Nighy. John (Shakespeare in Love) Madden directed. (124 min, PG-13. Roxy) BRAVE★★★1/2 In the latest Pixar animation, set in ancient Scotland, a feisty princess decides to defy standard female roles and go all Hunger Games with her bow and arrow, then must face the consequences. With the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Julie Walters and Emma Thompson. Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman directed.

(100 min, PG. Essex [3-D], Majestic [3-D], Palace, Sunset) CROOKED ARROWS★★★1/2 Brandon Routh takes on the task of coaching a struggling Native American high school lacrosse team in the first film devoted to the sport, set in central New York. With Gil Birmingham and Crystal Allen. Steve Rash directed. (100 min, PG-13. Stowe; ends 8/2) THE DARK KNIGHT RISES★★★★ Having defeated urban chaos and violated about a million civil liberties at the end of The Dark Knight, Batman went underground.

What kind of threat will it take to make him Gotham City’s protector again, eight years later? Christian Bale returns as the Caped Crusader, and Christopher Nolan again directs. With Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine and Tom Hardy. (165 min, PG-13. Big Picture, Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Paramount, Roxy, Stowe, Sunset, Welden)

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FOR GREATER GLORY: Peter O’Toole, Bruce Greenwood, Andy Garcia and Eva Longoria star in this epic about Mexico’s Cristero War of the 1920s. Dean Wright makes his directorial debut. (120 min, PG-13. Palace) HYSTERIA★★1/2 Hoop skirts and orgasms, oh my! Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy and Rupert Everett all participate in the momentous invention of the vibrator in this comedy about the science of sex, circa the 1880s. Tanya Wexler directed. (100 min, R. Savoy; ends 8/2)

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MAGIC MIKE★★★1/2 “Tell your boyfriend that you’re going to book club,” advises the trailer for this eye-candy parade, a comedydrama inspired by star Channing Tatum’s earlier stint as a male stripper. Also featurNOW PLAYING

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THE INTOUCHABLES★★★ In this hit from France, a young daredevil from the Paris slums (Omar Sy) brightens the life of a wealthy quadriplegic (François Cluzet) when he becomes his personal assistant. Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano directed. (112 min, R. Roxy)

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ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT★★ In their fourth anachronistic animated adventure, the breakup of a continent sends the Paleolithic critters on marine adventures.

Could it all be an excuse to introduce pirates? With the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Peter Dinklage and Jennifer Lopez. Mike Thurmeier and Steve Martino directed. (93 min, PG. Bijou, Capitol [3-D], Essex [3-D], Majestic [3-D], Marquis, Palace, Sunset, Welden)

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DARK SHADOWS★★1/2 Johnny Depp plays Barnabas Collins, a vampire who pops up in the Nixon era to find his ancestral home full of polyester, in this dark-comedy adaptation of the cult 1966-71 TV soap from director Tim Burton. With Chloe Moretz and Helena Bonham Carter. (120 min, PG-13. Sunset)

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN★★1/2 Just a decade after Tobey Maguire first played this web-shooting comic-book superhero, Andrew Garfield takes on the role in a reboot directed by Marc (500 Days of Summer) Webb. With Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy — Peter Parker’s pre-Mary Jane love — as well as Rhys Ifans, Martin Sheen and Sally Field.

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TOTAL RECALL: A blue-collar worker’s vacation in virtual reality turns into a thrill ride that makes him doubt everything about his life in this remake of the 1990 sci-fi flick based on a Philip K. Dick concept. Colin Farrell plays the Arnold Schwarzenegger role. With Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel and Bokeem Woodbine. Len (Underworld) Wiseman directed. (118 min, PG-13. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Stowe, Sunset, Welden)

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wednesday 1 — thursday 2 The Dark Knight Rises 5, 8:30. Ice Age: continental Drift 5:30. ted 8.

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BIJoU cINEPLEX 1-2-3-4 Rte. 100, Morrisville, 8883293, www.bijou4.com

wednesday 1 — thursday 2 Step Up Revolution (3-D) 10 a.m. (Thu only), 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45. The Watch 10 a.m. (Thu only), 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40, 9:50. The Dark Knight Rises 10 a.m. (Thu only), 11:30 a.m., 12:15, 1, 2:50, 3:30, 4:20, 6:10, 6:45, 7:45, 8:45, 9:30, 10. Ice Age: continental Drift 10 a.m. (Thu only; 3-D), 11:50 a.m., 12:45 (3-D), 2, 3 (3D), 4:10, 5:10 (3-D), 6:20, 7:20 (3-D), 9:30 (3-D).

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wednesday 1 — thursday 2 Step Up Revolution 1:30, 4, 6:30, 9. The Watch 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:40. The Dark Knight Rises 12, 1, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 6, 7, 8, 9:25.

Ice Age: continental Drift 1:40, 3:50, 6:15 (3-D), 8:30 (3-D). The Amazing Spider-man (3-D) 12:30, 3:30, 6:25, 9:20. moonrise Kingdom 12:30, 2:45, 4:55, 7:10, 9:25. ted 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:25, 9:45. Brave 1:25, 3:50, 6. magic mike 8:20. friday 3 — thursday 9 *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 12:15, 2:25, 4:35, 6:45, 9. *total Recall 12, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45. Step Up

The Watch 2, 6:30, 9. The Dark Knight Rises 1:30, 6, 9:15. Ice Age: continental Drift 2, 6:30, 9. friday 3 — thursday 9 *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 2, 6, 8:30.

The Watch 6:30, 9.

The Dark Knight Rises 1:30, 6, 9:15. Ice Age: continental Drift 2.

mERRILL’S RoXY cINEmA 222 College St., Burlington, 864-3456, www. merrilltheatres.net

wednesday 1 — thursday 2 The Intouchables 1:25, 4, 6:45, 9:25. The Dark Knight Rises 1, 3, 4, 7:15, 9:20. to Rome With Love 1:20, 3:50, 6:55, 9:15. ted 1, 9:30. moonrise Kingdom 1:05, 3:05, 7:10, 9:10. The Best Exotic marigold

wednesday 1 — thursday 2 ***The Grateful Dead Birthday celebration Event Wed: 7. For Greater Glory 12:45, 6:30. Step Up Revolution 12, 2:10, 4:30, 6:50, 9:20. The Watch 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:40. The Dark Knight Rises 10:30 a.m. (Thu only), 12:30, 2:15, 4, 6, 7:30, 9:30. Ice Age: continental Drift 12:05, 2:20, 4:35, 6:45, 8:50. The Amazing Spider-man 12:20, 3:30, 6:30 (Thu only), 9:25. magic mike 3:50, 9:35. ted 8:45. Safety Not Guaranteed 12:15, 2:25, 4:40, 7, 9:15 (Thu only).

Brave 10:30 a.m. (Thu only), 1, 3:40, 6:20. friday 3 — tuesday 7 *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 12, 2:10, 4:20, 6:30, 8:40. *total Recall 1, 3:40, 6:55, 9:35. For Greater Glory 12:45,

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Brave 6:20, 9:10.

wednesday 1 — thursday 2 The Watch 7, 9:10. The Dark Knight Rises 6, 9. crooked Arrows 7. ted 9.

friday 3 — tuesday 7 *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 11:50 a.m. & 2:40 (Sat & Sun only), 6:20, 9:05. The Dark Knight Rises 11:30 a.m. & 3:05 (Sat & Sun only), 6:05, 9:20.

friday 3 — tuesday 7 *total Recall 2:30 & 4:40 (Sat & Sun only), 7, 9:10.

The Watch 2:30 & 4:30 (Sat & Sun only), 7, 9:10.

The Dark Knight Rises Fri: 6, 9. Sat: 2:30, 6, 9.

Sun: 2:30, 7. Mon-Thu: 7.

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Ice Age: continental Drift 1:15, 6:40, 8:30.

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The Dark Knight Rises 1:15, 6:05, 9:05. Ice Age: continental Drift 1:30 (3-D), 6:30 (3-D), 9:05. ted 1:30, 6:30, 9:10.

ESSEX cINEmAS & t-REX tHEAtER 21 Essex Way, #300, Essex, 879-6543, www. essexcinemas.com

155 Porters Point Road, just off Rte. 127, Colchester, 8621800. www.sunsetdrivein.com

wednesday 1 — thursday 2 The Watch at dusk, followed by The Amazing Spider-man.

The Dark Knight Rises at dusk, followed by Dark Shadows. Ice Age: continental Drift at dusk, followed by Brave. ted at dusk, followed by Savages. friday 3 — thursday 9 *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days at 8:40, followed by Ice Age: continental Drift. *total Recall at 8:40, followed by The Amazing Spider-man. The Dark Knight Rises at 8:40, followed by Dark Shadows. ted at 8:40, followed by The Watch.

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friday 3 — tuesday 7 *total Recall Fri & MonTue: 1:30, 6:20, 9:10.

Sat & Sun: 11:45 a.m., 2:50, 6:20, 9:10. Step Up Revolution Fri & MonTue: 1:15, 6:15 (3-D), 9 (3-D). Sat & Sun: 12:15, 3 (3-D), 6:15 (3-D), 9 (3-D).

The Watch Fri & Mon-Tue: 1:30, 6:25, 9:15. Sat & Sun: 12:40, 3:30, 6:25, 9:15.

The Dark Knight Rises Fri & Mon-Tue: 1:15, 6:05, 9:20. Sat & Sun: 11:30 a.m., 3:05, 6:05, 9:20.

Ice Age: continental Drift Fri & Mon-Tue: 1:30 (3-D), 6:30. Sat & Sun: 12:30 (3-D), 6:30. ted Fri & Mon-Tue: 9:10.

Sat & Sun: 3:30, 9:10.

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wednesday 1 — thursday 2 The Watch 2, 7, 9. The Dark Knight Rises 2, 7.

Ice Age: continental Drift 2, 4, 7. ted 4, 9.

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10 a.m. (Thu only), 12:30 (3-D), 2:45, 7:25 (3-D). friday 3 — monday 6 *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:25, 9:30. *total Recall 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:40. Step Up Revolution 12:45 (3-D), 3, 5:15 (3-D), 7:30 (3-D), 9:45. The Watch 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40, 9:50. The Dark Knight Rises 12:40, 1:40, 2:40, 4, 5, 6, 7:20, 8:20, 9:20.

Ice Age: continental Drift 12:45 (3-D), 1:45, 3 (3-D), 4, 5:10 (3-D), 7:20 (3-D), 9:30 (3-D). The Amazing Spider-man 4, 9:25. ted 7:10, 9:35.

Brave 1:30, 7:10 (3-D).

Revolution (3-D) 1:25, 3:45, 7, 9:20. The Watch 1, 3:25, 7:05, 9:25. The Dark Knight Rises 12:30, 1:20, 4, 6:15, 7:35, 9:35.

Ice Age: continental Drift 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7 (3-D), 9:10 (3-D). The Amazing Spider-man (3D) 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30. moonrise Kingdom 12, 2:05, 4:15, 6:35. ted 2:20, 7:15, 9:40. Brave 12:05, 4:45. magic mike 8:50.

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Hotel 3:05, 6:35. Your Sister’s Sister 1:10, 5, 7. friday 3 — thursday 9 *Beasts of the Southern Wild 1:10, 3:10, 5:05, 7:15, 9:20. The Intouchables 1:25, 4, 6:45, 9:25. The Dark Knight Rises 1, 3:15, 4, 7:20, 9:05. to Rome With Love 1:20, 3:50, 6:55, 9:15. moonrise Kingdom 1:05, 3:05, 5:05, 7:10, 9:10. The Best Exotic marigold Hotel 1, 6:35.

6:30. Step Up Revolution 1:15, 3:55, 6:50, 9:15. The Watch 1:10, 3:45, 7, 9:20.

The Dark Knight Rises 12:30, 2:30, 6, 8:30, 9:25.

Ice Age: continental Drift 12:05, 2:15, 4:35, 6:45, 8:50. magic mike 3:50, 9:30. ted 8:45.

Safety Not Guaranteed 12:15, 2:20, 4:25, 6:40.

Brave 12:10, 4, 6:15. ***See website for details.

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26 Main St., Montpelier, 2290509, www.savoytheater.com

friday 3 — thursday 9 *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 2, 4, 7. *total Recall 2, 7, 9. The Watch 4, 9. The Dark Knight Rises 4, 7. Ice Age: continental Drift 2.

wednesday 1 — thursday 2 Hysteria 6:30. to Rome With Love 6, 8:15. moonrise Kingdom 8:45. friday 3 — thursday 9 *take This Waltz 1:30 (Sat & Sun only), 6, 8:15.

Safety Not Guaranteed 1 & 3:30 (Sat & Sun only), 6:30, 8:30.

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ing the abs of Matthew McConaughey and Alex Pettyfer. Steven (Traffic) Soderbergh directed. (110 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Palace) MOONRISE KINGDOM★★★★1/2 Writerdirector Wes Anderson returns with this whimsical period drama, set in the 1960s, in which two kids on a bucolic New England island decide to run away together. With Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton and Bill Murray.

(94 min, PG-13. Majestic, Roxy, Savoy) SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED★★★1/2 Journalists pursue an eccentric big-boxstore employee who claims to be a time traveler in this offbeat comedy from Vermont-based director Colin Trevorrow.

Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass and Jake M. Johnson star. (94 min, R. Palace, Savoy) SAVAGES★1/2 Things get very unmellow for two young pot dealers when a Mexican drug cartel abducts their shared girlfriend (Blake Lively). Oliver Stone directed, so expect an über-intense crime drama, not a stoner comedy. With Aaron Johnson, Benicio del Toro and John Travolta. (131 min, R. Sunset; ends 8/2) STEP UP REVOLUTION★★ An aspiring dancer tries to join a Miami crew whose members aren’t happy about her wealthy dad’s development plans in the fourth installment in the dance-film series. Kathryn McCormick, Ryan Guzman and Cleopatra Coleman star. Scott Speer directed. (99 min, PG-13. Capitol [3-D], Essex [3-D], Majestic [3-D], Palace) TED★★1/2 A Christmas miracle brings a boy’s teddy bear to life — and, as an adult, he can’t shake the fluffy, obnoxious companion in this comedy with Mark Wahlberg, Joel

McHale, Mila Kunis and Giovanni Ribisi. Seth (“Family Guy”) MacFarlane wrote, directed and voice-starred. (106 min, R. Big Picture, Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Roxy, Stowe, Sunset, Welden) TO ROME WITH LOVE★ Woody Allen explores another postcard-perfect European capital, this time through four interlocking stories of Italians, Americans and others in the “eternal city.” With Allen, Alec Baldwin, Jesse Eisenberg, Roberto Benigni, Penelope Cruz, Greta Gerwig and Ellen Page. (95 min, R. Roxy, Savoy) THE WATCH★★★1/2 A bumbling batch of suburban neighborhood watchers find themselves facing a real menace — from extraterrestrials — in this comedy. Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Ben Stiller, Rosemarie DeWitt and Billy Crudup star. Akiva (Hot Rod) Schaffer directed. (R. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Stowe, Sunset, Welden) YOUR SISTER’S SISTER★★★1/2 Two girls, a guy and a remote cabin. Writer-director Lynn (Humpday) Shelton’s dramedy isn’t as cliché as you fear in this sometimes funny, sometimes uncomfortable tale of love  &   and loss starring dynamic trio Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt and Mark Duplass. (90 min, R. Roxy; ends 8/2)

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REAL free will astrology by rob brezsny august 2-8

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(March 21-april 19): The astrological omens suggest that you now have a lot in common with the legendary Most interesting Man in the World — adventurous, unpredictable, interesting, lucky, one-of-a-kind. to create your horoscope, i have therefore borrowed a few selected details from his ad campaign’s descriptions of him. Here we go: in the coming weeks, you will be the life of parties you don’t even attend. astronauts will be able to see your charisma from outer space. Up to one-third of your body weight will be gravitas. your cellphone will always have good reception, even in a subway 100 feet underground.

Panhandlers will give you money. you could challenge your reflection to a staring contest — and win. you’ll be able to keep one eye on the past while looking into the future. When you sneeze, god will say, “god bless you.”

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(april 20-May 20): Psychologist bruno bettelheim said the dreams we have at night are “the result of inner pressures which have found no relief, of problems which beset a person to which he knows no solution and to which the dream finds none.” That sounds bleak, doesn’t it? if it’s true, why even bother to remember our dreams? Well, because we are often not consciously aware of the feelings they reveal to us. by portraying our buried psychic material in story form, dreams give us insight into what we’ve been missing. so even though they may not provide a solution, they educate us. take heed, taurus! your upcoming dreams will provide useful information you can use to fix one of your longstanding dilemmas.

(May 21-June 20): When French composer georges auric scored the soundtrack for Jean Cocteau’s movie Blood of a Poet, he produced “love music for love scenes, game music for game scenes, and funeral music for funeral scenes.” but Cocteau himself had a different idea about how to use auric’s work. For the love scenes he decided to use the funeral music, for the game scenes the love music, and for the funeral scenes the game music. in accordance with the current astrological omens, gemini, i recommend that you experiment with that style of mixing and matching. Have fun! (source: A Ned Rorem Reader, by ned rorem.)

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(June 21-July 22): “Piglet was so excited at the idea of being useful that he forgot to be frightened any more,” wrote a.a. Milne in his kids story Winnie-the-Pooh.

That’s my prescription for how to evade the worrisome fantasies that are nipping at you, Cancerian. if no one has invited you to do some engaging and important labor of love, invite yourself. you need to be needed — even more than usual. P.s. Here’s what rumi advises: “be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder.”

Virgo

(aug. 23-sept. 22): a few years ago, a Malaysian man named lim boon Hwa arranged to have himself “cooked.” For 30 minutes, he sat on a board covering a pan full of simmering dumplings and corn. The fact that no harm came to him was proof, he said, that taoist devotees like him are protected by their religion’s deities. i advise you not to try a stunt like that, Virgo — including metaphorical versions. This is no time to stew in your own juices. or boil in your tormented fantasies. or broil in your nagging doubts. or be grilled in your self-accusations. you need to be free from the parts of your mind that try to cook you.

liBra (sept. 23-oct. 22): on a spring day in

1973, an engineer named Martin Cooper debuted the world’s first cellphone. He placed a call as he walked along a new york City street.

The phone weighed two and half pounds and resembled a brick. later he joked that no one would be able to talk very long on his invention, since it took a lot of strength to hold it against one’s ear. Think of how far that amazing device has come since then, libra. now imagine some important aspect of your own life that is in a rather primitive state at this moment but could one day be as natural and fully developed as cellphones have become. are you willing to work hard to make that happen? now’s a good time to intensify your commitment.

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(oct. 23-nov. 21): in the coming week, you will lose some clout and self-command if you’re too hungry for power. likewise, if you act too brazenly intelligent, you may alienate potential helpers who are not as mentally well endowed as you. one other

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Leo

CaPriCorN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): it’s an excellent time to overthrow false gods and topple small-minded authorities and expose fraudulent claims. anyone and anything in your environment that do not fully deserve the power they claim should get the brunt of your exuberant skepticism. When you’re done cleaning up those messes, turn your attention to your own inner realms. There might be some good work to be done there.

Can you think of any hypocrisy that needs fixing? any excessive self-importance that could use some tamping down? any pretending that would benefit from a counter dose of authenticity?

(July 23-aug. 22)

You’ve been making pretty good progress in the School of Life.

By my estimates, you’re now the equivalent of a sophomore. You’ve mastered enough lessons so that you can no longer be considered a freshman, and yet you’ve got a lot more to learn. Are you familiar with the etymology of the word “sophomore”? It comes from two Greek words meaning “wise” and “fool.” That’ll be a healthy way to think about yourself in the coming weeks. Be smart enough to know what you don’t know.

Cultivate the voracious curiosity necessary to lead you to the next rich teachings.

aQuarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): in old China,

warning, scorpio: Don’t be so fiercely reasonable that you miss the emotional richness that’s available. in saying these things, i don’t mean to sound as if i’m advising you to dumb yourself down and downplay your strengths. not at all. rather, i’m trying to let you know that the best way to get what you really need is to tailor your self-expression to the unique circumstances you find yourself in.

sagittarius (nov. 22-Dec. 21): For a while, French writer Honoré de balzac (17991850) was very poor. He lived in a place that had no heat and almost no furniture. to enhance his environment, he resorted to

people used to cool themselves by sipping hot drinks. after taking a bath, they buffed the excess water from their skin by using a wet towel. When greeting a friend, they shook their own hand instead of the friend’s. to erect a new house, they built the roof first. you’re currently in a phase of your astrological cycle when this kind of behavior makes sense. in fact, i suspect you’re most likely to have a successful week if you’re ready to reverse your usual way of doing things on a regular basis.

PisCes (Feb. 19-March 20): i’m really tired

of you not getting all of the appreciation and acknowledgment and rewards you deserve. is there even a small possibility that you might be harboring some resistance to that good stuff? Could you be giving off a vibe that subtly influences people to withhold the full blessings they might otherwise confer upon you? according to my analysis of the astrological omens, the coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to work on correcting this problem. Do everything you can to make it easy for people to offer you their love and gifts.

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At least five people in Arizona face charges for operating an illegal horse track, where up to 300 people would pay $10 to attend the three-horse, 200yard races. Illegal betting was rampant, according to Mark Brnovich, director of the Arizona Gaming Department.

The track at Pantoji operated in full view of Interstate 10, had its own website, distributed posters advertising weekend races and posted videos on YouTube. Gaming agents raided the track after learning about it from nearby residents who complained because of the noise, dust and traffic.

(KTVK-TV and Associated Press) Authorities arrested Richard Homer Smith, 56, who they said stuffed $53 worth of meat down his pants and darted from a supermarket in Oakland Park, Fla. While driving off, he stopped to remove his license plate and threw it away. Sheriff’s investigators recovered it and used it to identify Smith as their suspect. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)

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After Ikea opened its fifth-largest superstore in Bangkok, the Swedish furniture chain learned that several of its products’ names had sexual connotations when transliterated into Thailand’s cursive alphabet. The embarrassed retail giant hired locals to scrutinize product names, in some cases changing a vowel sound or a consonant to prevent unfortunate misunderstandings. “Ikea was actually in a very fortunate position in the context of Thailand in the sense of because there’s a transliteration issue you have the ability to make some adjustments,” Carleton University marketing professor Robin Ritchie explained. “That’s not the case when you’re talking about using roman characters in a new environment.” Ritchie cited as an example an Ikea workbench sold in Canada called Fartfull. (Toronto Star)

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A hundred women, ages 74 to 97, competed in the first “Miss Holocaust Survivor” beauty pageant in Haifa, Israel.

Winner Hava Hershkovitz, 79, called the victory “her revenge, showing how despite the horrors her family went through, her beauty and personality

The monks at St. Joseph Abbey, located near Covington, La., won the right to sell its handmade wooden caskets after a federal judge ruled that a Louisiana law giving funeral directors exclusive rights to sell caskets is unconstitutional. “It would be like saying you have to become a podiatrist in order to sell shoes,” said attorney Jeff Rowes, who represents the monks.

“It just doesn’t make sense.” (AARP Bulletin)

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The owner of the Robinson Funeral Home in Easley, S.C., is adding a Starbucks Coffee shop. Chris Robinson, who owns the fourth-generation funeral home and crematory, said the store will be open to the public as well as mourners but promised it won’t be a distraction from services. “You walk in the front, and it’s off to the side,” he said. “It’s not like it’s right up front.”

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G4S, billed as the world’s biggest security firm, agreed to cover the cost of the deployment, putting its loss at up to $78 million. G4S boss Nick Buckles apologized for the company’s failure, explaining, “It’s a very complex process.” Addressing charges that some of the recruits the firm did provide couldn’t speak English, Buckles said it was a “difficult question to answer.”

(Associated Press)

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Two FiT guys seeking lady We are two fit, good-looking guys seeking a woman to join our fun. He is 21, blond and very handsome. I am 47, fit and also very handsome.

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live liFe To The FullesT I am an educated professional that has kept his wild side in a closet for way too long! I have a life partner, but we do not share the same sexual desires or intensity. I am looking for someone just like me...someone who would like to fulfill some fantasies, but not go astray from the life path they have chosen. moistgreenorganic, 35,

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StarBuckS WilliSton tueSdaY JulY 24 Beautiful woman with two boys (your sons?) talking about Spiderman movie, about 6 p.m. No wedding ring. Blond hair, long legs, black pants, white shirt, sunglasses. Me: dark brown hair, tan shorts, black and white stripe polo shirt, window seat. Our eyes met when you came in, you smiled and took my breath away. Join me for coffee sometime?

When: tuesday, July 24, 2012. Where: Starbucks Williston. You: Woman. Me: Man. #910478

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Short-haired athletic Stunner Your close-cropped hair first caught my eye when smiling at each other. I let you cross first on S. Willard, Wednesday. I was cycling, in a blue Middlebury jersey with friends, you ran in a white tank-top. I then saw you at Drink next the Sat. You cut quite a different character all dressed up. Fancy a running/drinking partner sometime? When: Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Where: South Willard & Spruce St. You: Woman. Me: Man. #910491 thankfullY i WaSn’t Wearing handcuffS It was Friday night in South Burlington and my first time picking up a friend from the police station. You’re a cute, wavy-haired brunette that told me how long we’d have to wait. I only saw you for a moment, but you were radiant, even at 2 a.m. When: friday, July 27, 2012. Where: South Burlington Police department. You: Woman. Me: Man. #910490

had to meet you for real. Hope to see you again soon. PURA VIDA GUAPA When: friday, July 27, 2012. Where: upper church Street, Burlington, Vt. You: Woman. Me: Man. #910482

BrieflY...on Match I saw your photo, read your profile and was completely captivated...but the next day, you were gone:(. You are beautiful, look young for your age, “50.” You love to dance and said it makes you feel like a teen. Your photos, you sitting on a porch, and

PitS are SoftieS( I can’t remember your name and it’s the worst. We met today on the corner of Main and South Union.

Your baby setting a friends dog olli I hope to see you again.(:. When: friday, July 27, 2012. Where: South union and Main. You: Man. Me: Woman. #910481 re: oh MY goodneSS...thoSe Beautiful BroWnS! Beautiful browns you say...not for these past two days. Sadness can be such an overwhelming decay. You know how hard this is for me to bear, still you are silent, leaving me to wither away.

The sparkle you say you love in my eyes, clouded over, now all you would see is a rainy overcast day.

When: friday, July 27, 2012. Where: Williston/ essex Jct. You: Man. Me: Woman. #910480

truStWorthY adVenture With such a fabulous smile, genuine personality, amazing boxers and wonderful heart, how could I possibly resist the temptation of any trail on this adventure? Your sincerity and beauty are unmatched. When: friday, July 20, 2012. Where: i Spy, Montpelier and the green Mountains. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #910489 Morton Salt tattoo We talked about tattoos in the gym. You said yours was from an English story people associate with the Morton Salt girl. Staring in your beautiful brown eyes I wished I would’ve said more. I know you. If you read this, would you like to go out for coffee with me? Sick of coffee? A walk along the waterfront? When: friday, July 27, 2012. Where: at the gym. You: Woman. Me: Man. #910488

Dear Mistress,

I’m a guy living with male roommates — it’s no surprise to find porno stashed in bedrooms and bookmarked on computers. But I recently stumbled upon a somewhat disturbing situation. My roommate’s computer has a bunch of sites bookmarked that show dudes getting off on women’s feet. This guy doesn’t have a lot of girls over, and he’s never had a girlfriend in the time I’ve known him. Is his porn habit abnormal, and do you think it’s holding him back from getting a girlfriend?

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Based on his bookmarks, your roommate might very well have a foot fetish. I know it may seem strange to you, but your buddy isn’t alone in his taste for toes. ABC News reported that an estimated 2 to 4 percent of men have a fetish arousal pattern, and foot fetishism is at the top of the list. Additionally, AskMen.com recently ranked feet and hand fetishism number six on its list of top-10 fetishes (voyeurism was number one, in case you were wondering).

Where some people see a calloused, toe-jam-infested utilitarian part of the human body, others see an erotically arched pleasure zone with delicate bones and an evocative aroma. Add some toenail polish and fishnet stockings, and oooh, baby! So long as your roommate isn’t hurting anyone, who cares if he gets his rocks off to feet? His desire is not abnormal, and it certainly shouldn’t prohibit him from dating. Remember, just because he likes to masturbate to foot-fetish pornography doesn’t mean he wants to participate in real life. Do you want to act out every porn scene you’ve ever whacked off to?

The bottom line is, we are complicated human beings with complicated desires. Don’t judge your roommate just because you don’t share the same sexual fantasies. At the end of the day, his foot fancy is none of your business. Work on being open-minded and accepting of people’s sexual quirks — it will make you a better friend and lover.

Toe up, mm

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SenSual and aPPealing You: mmmmm, tall, dark, FULL of appeal! Me: small, blond and intrigued. You stood behind me in an office in Essex and made the air crackle. Too distracted to notice what you were wearing (green shirt maybe)? Eye contact spoke of...”possibility”?

Care to explore the intrigue further? Learn the possibilities? When: Wednesday, July 25, 2012.

Where: essex. You: Man. Me: Woman. #910484

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1/2 lounge dancing You: long, straight, blond hair, grey dress Me: shaved head, black T-shirt. We had a blast dancing with the whole floor open, then got caught up with friends. Let’s do it again.

When: friday, July 27, 2012. Where: 1/2 lounge. You: Woman. Me: Man. #910486 gorgeouS Blonde in dreSS, nina’S I stopped in to pick up a pair of jeans, and you were on a pedestal wearing a formal gown. You were STUNNING! Not sure how old you are, but I just felt the need to tell you that my heart stopped for a moment. When: Saturday, July 28, 2012. Where: nina’s in Williston. You: Woman. Me: Man. #910485

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Merely a pause in time. I take back nothing that I said, and nothing that we did...this is how the universe works. Here’s hoping that you will always be slow and deliberate with me, and I will wait many lifetimes for you. When: Wednesday, July 4, 2012. Where: from the ‘burgh to the farm. You: Man. Me: Woman. #910475

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BeSt BuY BeautY You: Williston Best Buy employee. Said hi while passing through computer accessories section, on the way to talk with Ron? Me: dirty blonde with ponytail. Wearing biking gloves, a grey tee and shorts. Was a little stankily sweaty, and was thanking another employee for helping me fix my bike. When: friday, July 27, 2012. Where: Williston Best Buy. You: Woman. Me: Man. #910487

Siren BY the riVer Strawberry blonde, blue dress, walking dog along Winooski. Wow! We exchanged smiles. Maybe you were laughing cuz I almost drove my Suby through fence, parking and staring. Squeeked out “hi” but heart was in my throat, then under your Saab as you drove away too soon. Boyfriend must have winning lottotix falling out of his pockets.

Could I ever be so lucky? When: Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Where: Beeken Preserve, richmond. You: Woman. Me: Man. #910479

you with your son at the end of a driveway? Please... find me (:. When: tuesday, July 17, 2012. Where: Match.com. You: Woman. Me: Man. #910476

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