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on a user-selected combination of scenarios and medical events. Are you single, making $40,000 a year and want to know what it would cost if you got in a car crash? The app can help you figure that out. Married and planning to get pregnant? You can input those options, too. It might not be as glamorous as Instagram, but the app’s remarkably simple drag-and-drop interface won praise from the five judges, including IBM Fellow John Cohn, who presented the $4000 first-place award. “We were all kinda blown away,” says Cohn. “It’s pretty hard to make insurance interesting.” The app isn’t publicly available on the web, at least not yet. “We do plan on researching the viability of a full-scale version of the application,” Galenerds member Michael Tamlyn says. “We honestly wonder how insurance companies would react to a tool like this — it just may level the playing field too much.” You can congratulate the Galenerds at their booth at the Vermont Tech Jam, Friday and Saturday, October 18 and 19, at Memorial Auditorium in Burlington. And guess what? They’re hiring. Left to right: Matt Woodside, Michael Commo, Michael Tamlyn, Drew Johnson
The Shumlin administration paid a D.C. firm to analyze how Vermont reporters are covering health care reform. Sickening.
That’s the percentage of Vermonters who used illicit drugs in the past month, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration — the highest rate in the nation.
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s the state moves closer to throwing the switch on health care reform in January, Vermonters are going online to use the Vermont Health Connect website. The new exchange, which has taken months and millions of dollars to build, displays all of the plan options and features a calculator that tallies what subsidies you may be eligible to receive. But what if you just want to know how your asthma medication will affect your potential insurance rates? Or how much you can expect to pay if your child breaks her foot? Vermont Health Connect can’t answer quick and dirty questions like that. An app built in 24 hours last Saturday night can. A team of employees from a Burlington-based health care software firm created “Health Connect Scenario Calculator” during last weekend’s third annual HackVT, a 24-hour hackathon hosted at MyWebGrocer’s Champlain Mill HQ in Winooski. The winning app, created by a team of Galen Healthcare employees that call themselves the “Galenerds,” allows prospective health care buyers to compare the costs of different levels of insurance under the exchange — plus the cost of not having insurance — based
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For the life of me, I cannot understand all the flack generated by the cover illustration of the September 18 Seven Days [“Patients and Understanding”]. Did it escape all the heretics’ notice that the woman is in charge, assisting the “helpless” man — rather than the inverse, which is what is often portrayed? The young woman first stole my attention, followed by the fellow in the window. The message was crystal clear. He’s on the other end of the line, (as in a 911 call) and the young woman is the dispatcher receiving the call; she is connecting him to the help he needs. For those handicapped individuals to whom the metaphor wasn’t obvious, the switchboard itself is labeled “Providers.”
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Initially, some details were a little disturbing: Sporting the face of a twentysomething, the “operator” had hands that looked angular and almost haggard. Some of the lines and shading make the subject appear like she might be slightly unkempt or as if she hadn’t showered prior to reporting to work. The spilled beverage finishes the effect. This young woman leads a typically hurried life; she grabbed her on-the-go coffee just before her shift began, and some was spilled in the frenetic activity in her workplace. Then it hit me: The illustrator was not trying to please me, nor trying to meet the rose-colored, politically correct delusion of reality apparently held by his critics. This illustration is an excellent portrayal of many typical modern workplaces: outdated equipment, neglect of workers’ safety and comfort, and requiring too much multitasking to be stress-free or effective. Yet the subject appears cool and focused. I commend both the illustrator for an excellent job and the editors for their good judgment in selecting it. Steven Farnham PLAINFIELD
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Etched in Time Pablo Picasso wasn’t just one of the 20th century’s most influential artists; he was arguably its most prolific. Famous for bold brushstrokes and bright colors, he also produced the lesser known, but equally masterful, series of etchings called the Vollard Suite. Melding classical and surrealist styles, these innovative works reflect a pivotal period in his career.
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has chosen B urlington as one of its partners. The nonpr ofit promotes and provides operational resources f or a growing number of cities with super-fast fiber networks, such as Chattanooga, Tenn., and Kansas City, Kan. US Ignite executive director William Wallace joined Weinberger at the pr ess conf erence. He said the gr oup selected Burlington because of its fiber network and the presence of institutions such as Champlain College and the University of Vermont that could help spur the de velopment of applications that tak e advantage of the city’s gigabit connection. Weinberger and W allace will e xplain more about U S Ignite, and what it could mean for B urlington, at the 7th annual Vermont Tech Jam, this F riday and Saturday at B urlington’s Memorial Auditorium. Seven Days organizes this f ree job f air and tech expo with the Vermont Technology Alliance. The city of Burlington is sponsoring the event, in part to highlight its newly announced US Ignite connection. This Tech Issue of Seven Days is also timed to coincide with the Jam. Every year we use this opportunity to e xplore the technological tools and trends that
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urlington has lots of nick names: Queen City, BTV and “The People’s Republic o f Burlington,” come to mind. On Tuesday, October 15 , Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger called a pr ess conf erence to announce another one he really hopes will catch on: N ew England’s Gigabit City. The moniker ref ers to the speed at which Burlington Telecom’s fiber-optic network can transmit data. A typical in ternet connection is measured in megabits; most broadband users pr obably operate at speeds between two and 20 MB per second. A gigabit is 1000 mega bits. In other words, Burlington Telecom can provide users with an unusually fas t connection. For years, the s tory about BT has been about its financial problems and mismanagement; now the city is hoping to shif t that con versation to sho w off what the network can actually do. “We think it ’s time to mo ve f orward with this conversation,” Weinberger told the crowd of 50 or so gather ed f or the announcement at Dealer.com. The city is getting help f r om a na tional initiative called U S Ignite, which
are transf orming Vermont — f or better and for worse. In the “Local Matters” section, digital media manager T yler Machado talks with Vermont’s social-media-savvy state police, who in vite you to f ollo w them — on T witter (p. 20). S taff writer Kathryn Flagg reports on recent efforts to open up governmental data for civic hacking projects (p. 16). In some cases , those efforts require big changes to legacy computing systems. Upgrades can be risky. In “Code Blew” (p. 30), K en Picard investigates some of the ways in which the state has failed on the IT front; the architects of Vermont Health Connect might ha ve done that r esearch before they started building. Though state government has seen its share of high-pr ofile IT setbacks , there are a number of Vermont-based niche technology companies succeeding in big ways on a national and even international level. Seven Days staffers spoke with seven of them in “Only in Vermont” (p. 36). On a smaller scale , assistant arts editor Megan James profiles Lisabeth and David Sewell McCann, two atypical techie entrepreneurs, in “Storytellers Who Sparkle” (p. 40). The “mediacautious” Charlotte couple is w ary of digital media and its effects on their children, but they lo ve a good s tory. Their subscription-based, online audio storytelling service has spa wned one of the top kids podcasts on iTunes. The Sewell McCanns would fit right in at S toryhackVT — V ermont’s firstever digital storytelling competition, previewed on page 24 , kicks off at the Tech Jam on Saturday morning. So would Bina48, aka “the world’s most social robot,” whose s tory is straight out of science fiction. You can read all about her in this w eek’s cover story or chat her up yourself at the Tech Jam on Saturday, October 19; she and her caretaker, Bruce Duncan, will be speak ing at 1 p.m. on the 242 Main Stage. Find more information about their pr esentation, along with a complete Tech Jam schedule and a list of its 80-plus e xhibitors, in the 24-page guide at the center of the issue and at techjamvt.com. And stop by the T ech Jam. It may just change the w ay you think about Burlington — and Vermont. m
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WHAT’D THE STATE GET FOR ALL THAT GREEN? NOT MUCH. Lest you worry the state is being overcharged for a whole lotta nothing-burgers like that, Vermont Health Connect spokeswoman EMILY YAHR says it doesn’t plan to pay for three particularly expensive line items listed in the contract: $79,725 to plan a single press conference, $16,425 to develop a “communication plan” for the presser and $31,797 to help pitch it to reporters. No doubt the pièce de résistance of GMMB’s half-million-dollar propaganda campaign is its March 2013 analysis of Vermont’s “earned media landscape.” For $18,235, the document analyzes six months’ worth of press coverage of Vermont Health Connect and rates each story as “generally positive,” “generally negative” or “generally neutral.” “While the coverage has generally remained fair and accurate, many pieces do address some of the harsher challenges and uncertainties Vermont Health Connect may face in the coming months,” the report concludes. Wait a second. Is it unfair or inaccurate to report on challenges and uncertainties facing a new government program? Quick! Call the politburo! Most eerie or entertaining, depending on your level of cynicism, is the document’s curt assessments of specific Vermont reporters and newspapers.
POLITICS The Times Argus, it says, “has been particularly critical around the financial components of Vermont Health Connect,” while “Vermont Public Radio’s BOB KINZEL has written more cutting pieces addressing penalties expected to negatively affect small businesses.” VTDigger’s ANDREW STEIN, meanwhile, is praised as “an active reporter sharing factual information regarding the progress of Vermont Health Connect and health care reform in the state, apart from a few tough articles addressing the potential for higher premiums.” Does Larson agree with his D.C. consultants’ characterizations of Vermont reporters? “I would say we received the information and it is obviously OK for Vermonters to ask challenging questions,” the DVHA chief says. “That doesn’t always mean we feel like there aren’t parts of the story that are missing from the way it’s been reported.” Vermont’s critical and cutting reporters don’t appear to be losing too much sleep over it. Kinzel’s boss, VPR news director JOHN DILLON, says the station is “proud that he always asks the hard questions,” while Hirschfeld calls it “gratifying” to see his work outed for being, well, journalism. “Any time that news outlets are spotlighted for pointing out potentially uncomfortable truths about large government undertakings, it’s viewed as a point of pride by folks who are in the industry,” Hirschfeld says. As for Stein, he says he found the report “a bit laughable.” “I think it’s interesting that in their media guide, they essentially conflate factual information with positive information,” he says. Truly laughable are the article-byarticle reviews. A February 2013 Stowe Reporter story is deemed “generally negative” because it “addresses uncertainty for how the new health care laws will affect seasonal employers.” A January 2013 VPR piece is also red flagged as “generally negative” because it “brings to light that the benefit package offered through the exchange is not as comprehensive” as current programs. Worse yet, the report’s author appears not to know the difference between a news story, an op-ed and an editorial. All are treated as if they’re the same thing. GMMB calls out the Commons for publishing stories “on more negative topics,” but of the two pieces it reviewed, one was an op-ed written by a West Brattleboro activist. For half a million dollars, is it too much to ask for a little media literacy?
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Speaking of propaganda, is Thread Magazine an “independent media” outlet, as it calls itself, or a de facto wing of the Democratic Party? In recent months, Burlington’s alt-altquasi-quarterly has taken to using its email list to invite readers to political fundraisers. “On behalf of the Burlington Democratic Party, you are cordially invited to attend our fundraiser on September 15th,” editor and publisher Ben sArle wrote to Thread’s readers last month, referring to a shindig at the St. John’s Club featuring ex-govs HowArd deAn and MAdeleine Kunin. This week, he was at it again, inviting Threadites to a Planned Parenthood of Northern New England fundraiser Tuesday at the Farmhouse Tap & Grill honoring Gov. Peter Shumlin. Thread is no stranger to politics. During Burlington’s 2012 mayoral campaign, the magazine featured Democratic candidate Miro weinBerger on its cover and threw a campaign bash for him. Last winter, it ran a photo spread of Democratic women, including Kunin, State Treasurer BetH PeArce and Burlington Reps. KesHA rAM and Jill KrowinsKi. When Democratic activist eMily lee ran against Progressive stalwart JAne Knodell for a Burlington City Council seat this March, Sarle penned an endorsement of the Dem on Thread’s website. What Sarle didn’t disclose in print or online is that he was paid by the Burlington Democratic Party to promote the St. John’s Club event and by the Vermont Democratic Party for his photography, according to spokesmen for both organizations. He says he also contributed pro bono “social media consulting” and photography to Lee’s and Weinberger’s campaigns. Last month, Sarle was elected the Burlington Democratic Party’s Ward 2 chairman. “The line between objective journalism and activism is thin, and I think we kind of walk that line a little bit on both sides,” he explains. But given that the mag ostensibly covers politics as straight news, shouldn’t Sarle disclose his paid work for the party? “That’s certainly something I need to think about in the future, because I don’t know if that has been much of a conflict or confluence of interests in the past,” he says. “Now that I actually have a small position in the party, maybe that’s a good idea.” If Sarle does disclose it, you won’t find it in print. Thread announced last month it’s evolving into an online-only publication in order to focus its resources on providing more content. The day after making that announcement, Sarle published Thread’s first big online scoop: a photo-heavy preview of a press conference held by a new organization devoted to electing … Democratic women. m
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Helpfully, GMMB also provided an “earned media plan” (price tag: $15,345) that includes recommendations to “proactively engage reporters” who it believes “have often been uninformed about the exact steps the State is taking to ensure Vermont Health Connect is a success.” Tell us, GMMB! Tell us how Vermont will ensure it’s a success! We’ll parrot every word! Among the pro tips they offer: “Developing relationships” with reporters who cover health care reform “will be an essential part of the earned media effort.” Critical to that is setting up “off-therecord discussions” over coffee or lunch between Vermont Health Connect leaders and health care reporters. “The discussion should review the background of each person and be light on health care policy if possible,” GMMB recommends, likely realizing how ignorant and incurious reporters are. Alison Betty, a GMMB partner, declined to answer Seven Days’ questions, saying only that the firm was “proud” of its work with Vermont. Stein, one of the 10 reporters the document names as essential to court, says he personally experienced all the “tactics” the report recommends. In his view, it’s “essentially a how-to guide to create very superficial relationships with members of the media.” “One of the things this guide does not do,” Stein says, “is tell the administration what to do if the product they are essentially selling to the public … isn’t fully functioning, as [Vermont Health Connect] wasn’t by October 1.” That the government spends a single dime of your money propagandizing you should be considered a great national scandal. In fact, it’s the reality of our modern political system. More government staffers than you’d believe — from the governor’s office to Vermont’s congressional delegation — are essentially taxpayer-funded political consultants for the elected officials they serve. I should know. I spent nearly two and a half years as a congressional staffer getting paid by you to spin reporters. Among my patriotic job responsibilities? Holding offthe-record conversations with Vermont journalists over coffee or lunch. And believe me, I reviewed the background of each reporter and went very light on policy. No, there’s nothing novel or shocking about the state spending money to influence reporters’ coverage of Vermont Health Connect — and, by extension, convince you that it’s the swellest thing around. What’s shocking is that the state spent so much and got so little out of the deal, which is precisely the charge Vermont Health Connect’s opponents are lodging against the entire project. Arguments like that are what GMMB’s top-notch media strategists are supposed to refute — not corroborate.
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he latest buzz phrase in the tech community — “open data” — is moving from concept to reality as Vermont officials draw back the curtain on public information. It’s an idea that’s simple in theory but somewhat complicated in execution: Take government data, put it online, and let citizens and so-called civic hackers look at the books. Bigger cities, states and federal agencies are already making the leap. Both the city of Burlington and the Vermont state government signed contracts earlier this month with the Seattle-based cloud software company Socrata to pilot open-data projects. For $12,000, Socrata will help the state create an open-data portal featuring 10 “data sets,” including some financial information about state employee salaries and vendor payments that is already available online. Burlington’s $9000 contract — paid for in part by a $4000 grant from Microsoft — will cover 20 data sets for the city’s new data hub, including information on budgets, public works and crime. Putting records online, and making them easily searchable, is an obvious step in the direction of greater government transparency. But what happens next is the part that has Vermont programmers hatching new ideas. The hope is that, armed with data, developers and entrepreneurs can make cities and governments run better. Take New York City. The city outfitted its buses with GPS systems, then broadcast those locations in real time. Developers dreamed up applications to plot bus locations on maps or count down the minutes to a vehicle’s arrival at a certain stop. In San Francisco, one coder used the city’s database of handicap-accessible parking spaces to create a website that generates driving directions for individuals with disabilities. And in London, developers mashed together property data with commuter information to create the “Where Can I Live?” map. The site allows users to search for affordable housing within a certain commute time to an underground Tube station. But the open data concept is about more than just “sexy apps.” That’s
according to open-data cheerleader John Cohn, the self-described mad scientist, senior IBM employee, and fixture in Vermont’s maker and hacker movements. While Cohn says hackathons — which have long been the headline makers of civic hacking — provide an important opportunity to play, he’s skeptical that much lasting work gets done over pizzas and beers. “I just want to make sure that we don’t confuse flash for substance,” says Cohn. Open data are public information, technically, but getting hold of them in Vermont today often means wading into the tiresome, confusing world of public-records requests. And what those
requests yield is often just a snapshot in time, not a dynamic database that can be regularly checked, updated or manipulated by developers. But throwing open access to government data is a daunting prospect — particularly in a place where some state agencies still run on so-called “legacy systems” programmed decades ago. Many of those stone-age IT systems don’t talk to each other, let alone generate data that are easily accessed and consumed by the public. “Most of those systems were created at a point when computers weren’t really expected to communicate with one another,” says Harry Bell, Vermont’s director of web services.
Civic hacker Nick Floersch, who works as a GIS and web application developer for Stone Environmental, is sympathetic toward longtime state employees juggling these vintage IT systems. “I understand where all of that lack of momentum is coming from,” he says. “At the same time, we need to get going.” Floersch attended an open-data summit last week in Montpelier. He was part of a group that was disappointed to learn the state’s contract with Socrata would cover only 10 data sets — a number that he emphatically says seems “incredibly limited,” especially considering the $12,000 price tag. And it’s not just the small scope
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he vacant lot at Elmwood and North won’t be empty for much longer. The QTee’s on North Winooski Avenue could become a 28-unit apartment building with a store on the ground floor. A residential rental and retail project of similar scope is set to rise on the Bushey Auto Sales site, right across the street. Change is coming to Burlington’s Old North End, sparking skepticism as well as enthusiasm among residents of an impoverished neighborhood with a strong community identity. At least four market-rate housing projects are planned or under way in a Burlington neighborhood that for decades has seen almost no new private construction. As many as 85 rental apartments or condos could be built in the next couple of years, potentially easing the city’s acute shortage of residential units and perhaps reducing the rate at
which rents have been rising beyond the reach of many Burlingtonians. But this “wave of development,” as one Old North End activist refers to it, is also stoking fears of gentrification. Will some longtime residents eventually be driven out of a newly fashionable neighborhood they can no longer afford? Those concerns were very much in evidence at last week’s combined Neighborhood Planning Assembly meeting for Wards 2 and 3, which together comprise the Old North End. Residential developers Erik Hoekstra and Dave Farrington made a case for their respective construction projects to about 100 local residents in attendance. They insisted that more rental housing units in the neighborhood would prove positive for the Old North End and the rest of the city. In response, Jonathan Leavitt, a community organizer who nearly won a city council seat as a Progressive three
years ago, suggested that the envisioned projects would be of little benefit to lowincome Old North Enders. He said the city’s 23-year-old “inclusionary-zoning” initiative, which requires that at least 15 percent of units in new residential buildings be priced well below market rates, has failed to make enough housing affordable. Hoekstra, development manager for the Redstone Commercial Group, sought to establish his cred by noting he has lived in the Old North End for 12 years. He’s no outside exploiter bent on personally profiting at the expense of low-income locals, Hoekstra implied in his presentation at the McClure Multigenerational Center on North Winooski Avenue, right alongside the QTee’s site he wants to redevelop. “There’s not enough housing in this neighborhood,” Hoekstra declared in response to Leavitt’s remarks. And one reason, the developer added, is
that city regulations make it hard for builders to make even a modest profit in Burlington. “I’m not going to make money on the inclusionary-zoning units,” Hoekstra said in regard to two or three of the 28 apartments he wants to construct where QTee’s now stands. “I’m not going to make money on the retail space,” Hoekstra added, referring to a 1500-square-foot storefront proposed as part of the project. “And I’m making just enough on the rest of the project to justify doing it.” Farrington, who is seeking to build up to 26 rental units on a vacant site on Pine Street, between Main and College, reinforced Hoekstra’s points. “It’s hard to do a project with all the requirements the city throws at you,” Farrington, a lifelong Vermonter, told the assembly. “These kinds of projects do just a little bit better than breaking even.” Stu McGowan, a colorful civic activist and redeveloper well known to many in
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Experienced team. Quality work. Competitive pricing. the audience, echoed Hoekstra’s com- development in Burlington? Has ments. “It takes a long time and it costs nothing changed in the 18 months of a lot of money to get anything done in Democratic rule? Burlington,” said McGowan, who has “There’s been some change,” rehabbed more than 50 homes in the Hoekstra said, pointing to “a little Old North End and is currently build- bit better coordination between city ing a seven-unit rental project on the departments” involved in the develcorner of North Street and Elmwood opment-review process as a specific Avenue. That site has been vacant since example. “We’ve also gotten a lot of 1978, when fire destroyed a building at encouragement from the mayor, and the five-way intersection McGowan we’ve seen some really hopeful signs of described as “the main progress.” entryway to the Old Hoekstra specifiNorth End.” cally cited the Plan BTV For the past 20 years, blueprint that puts McGowan has been emphasis on facilitatsomething of a one-man ing in-fill projects and Old North End improvement project modestly increasing residential density. manager, reviving homes and repaint- Weinberger has also persuaded the city ing them in psychedelic color schemes council to scrap a requirement that any that brighten the built environment and downtown development must set aside lift local spirits. The motivation came half of its square footage for commerfrom his seven-year tenure as head of cial purposes. That regulation has long the PTO at the former H.O. Wheeler discouraged residential construction in School on Archibald Burlington’s core and Street. McGowan said would have prevented he visited the homes Farrington from moving of many students and ahead with his downwas “dismayed” by the town apartment house “really rough” condion Pine Street, which is tions he saw. in Ward 3. A couple of years Any prospective ago, “I realized what developer in the Old was needed next was North End faces the to do in-fill,” McGowan possibility of having to told the audience, spend large amounts using a term for the of money to remediERik hOEk ST RA development of vacant ate soil contamination, or underused spaces in Hoekstra said in his urban areas. As “a test case,” he recently presentation at the Neighborhood built a small apartment house on North Planning Assembly. “Every site in this Champlain and North streets to replace area has environmental concerns,” he a multi-unit residence that had been said. “The soil is contaminated with destroyed by fire. “It almost broke me,” lead and arsenic from the old Moran McGowan said. “It cost a lot more than I Plant” that burned coal on the downthought it would.” town waterfront for 31 years prior to In an interview following the neigh- its closing in 1986, Hoekstra noted. In borhood meeting, Hoekstra placed addition, tons of Moran coal ash were the potential cost of the permitting used to fill in a ravine where QTee’s now process for Burlington housing proj- stands, he added. That will necessitate ects in the “hundreds of thousands developing a remediation plan in conof dollars.” He said that prospective sultation with federal environmental redevelopers of the Bushey Auto Sales officials, Hoekstra said. site decided to sell the property to Obstacles to development in his company, Redstone, because they Burlington haven’t stopped the Bove could not cover the accumulating family from filing an application to decosts. Permits have been obtained molish a set of dilapidated multi-unit for that planned 22-unit rental and buildings on George Street near Pearl ground-floor retail development, and Street and replace them with 23 conconstruction is scheduled to start on dominium “lofts.” And, in a type of iniDecember 1. tiative more familiar to Old North End But what about Mayor Miro residents, the nonprofit Champlain Weinberger’s often-stated commitment to encouraging in-fill residential uRbAn hOuSing » p.21
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iven the pervasiveness of social media, it’s not terribly surprising that a state lawenforcement agency is tweeting alongside ad firms, food trucks and nearly every other business imaginable. More jarring is seeing a cop dropping “YOLO” — short for “you only live once” — into a conversation. But that’s what you’re likely to see if you follow the Vermont State Police on Twitter. “What’s the best reason to wear your seatbelt? #YOLO” read a tweet on December 20 of last year. The inclusion of that pop culture-approved hashtag elevated the tweet from banal to hip. One of the most distinctive voices on the @VTStatePolice Twitter account is Rich Kelley, a Vermont State Police dispatch supervisor. “It’s just trial and error, and we’re trying to be noticed,” said the 42-year-old Franklin County resident. “You’ve gotta laugh it up a little bit to be noticed.”
To be sure, the state troopers use Twitter to pump out highway traffic warnings, missing-persons alerts, press releases and other content you’d expect from a law-enforcement agency. But it’s the friendly, clever posts that usually hit it big when measured by the social media guru’s favorite metric: “engagement.” And that’s a big part of the reason you’ll find the state troopers on social media, according to public information officer Stephanie Dasaro. It’s an opportunity to show the softer, friendlier side of the force. Typically staffed by either Dasaro or Kelley, the VSP’s account replies to
questions from Twitter users, including simple ones such as: When they pull a car over, why do troopers always touch the trunk? (To make sure the trunk is secure, if you’re wondering.) But Kelley tends to handle the humorous queries. A few examples: A recent tweet about a crashed boat blocking a highway lane inspired Kelley to shoot back: “No life jackets needed.” When a user commented on the quantity of state troopers on the road in April, Kelley replied: “No crashes though, right?” Last month, someone tweeted, “Driving next to a Vermont state trooper … can they pull me over or can I race them???” Kelley came back with: “We won’t if you won’t.” “We don’t seem as stuffy on social media as you might expect,” Dasaro says. “We have a very specific and difficult job to do, but we’re still human at the end of the day. So if we can be funny, that’s really cool.” VSP uses Facebook to solicit the public’s help in ongoing investigations, but mixed in with the surveillance photos you’ll find photos of troopers at blood drives, sports games and other community events. There’s also a popular “Where’s the Cruiser?” photo series, which features photos of police cruisers in scenic “mystery” locations around the state, from the top of Mount Equinox in Manchester to Milton’s Sand Bar State Park. “We literally are begging our troopers all the time: Please send us photos of your cruisers somewhere cool,” Dasaro says. “Even if it’s silly stuff, people just want to interact and guess where the cruisers are, and it’s been really amazing.” Dasaro says not all state troopers are on board with the department’s online
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efforts, but “more and more, we’re getting requests [from investigators] to post surveillance photos,” she says. “They’re becoming more forthcoming with information, and understand the value of [social media].” Troopers in the field even took the reins of the department Twitter account in March as part of the Global Police Tweet-a-thon, in which state cops tweeted about their days — and posted selfies. “These guys have a sense of humor, and it’s nice to see that personality come out when they get to tweet for us,” Dasaro says. (The next installment of the Global Police Tweeta-thon is next month.) “If we go out there and show people that we are interesting, we are willing to poke fun at ourselves, we are willing to listen to criticism and feedback, and have a funny edge to it, people are gonna wanna hear what we have to say and are going to repost what we have to say,” Dasaro says. “And therefore we can get more serious messages out there when it comes time to do that.” Next up for the Vermont State Police on Twitter: Dasaro says she’d like to start posting police press conferences on the
department’s YouTube channel. And no matter the network, expect to see more green-and-gold cruisers online: The department’s strategic plan calls for 25 percent annual growth in its socialmedia presence. Other police agencies in the state are also using social media — to different degrees and with mixed results. The Burlington Police Department’s Twitter account merely auto-posts press releases and alerts. In Bristol, police started posting mug shots on Facebook, which, according to an August article in the Addison County Independent, was viewed as a form of digital shaming that drew both praise and criticism from locals. Outside Vermont, Seattle’s police force affixed tips for marijuana users to Doritos bags during the city’s Hempfest, and its stunt went viral. Boston’s canine unit began tweeting this month in the “voice” of a police dog named Bushido. Ruff job. m
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interest rates” have opened a window for developers that will snap shut if the current 5 percent bank charge on commercial loans rises by just 1 percentage point. “Now’s the time to build,” he said. But to describe what’s happening as “gentrification,” Hoekstra said, is too simplistic and negative a term. “The Old North End has a much higher poverty rate than anywhere else in Chittenden County,” he noted. “That’s not a healthy situation.” Decades of Progressive-led antipoverty initiatives “have worked to some extent and are certainly important,” Hoekstra added, “but new housing that isn’t going to displace anyone definitely can help with those efforts.” m
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the same market opportunities, saying, “A big percentage of people want to live downtown, but there’s no housing stock for them.” The rush to rent units at Mayor Miro Weinberger’s Packard Lofts project on North Avenue and Lakeview Terrace, within walking distance of Church Street, confirms that this market niche is sizzling hot. “All 25 units are fully rented and have been since the building opened” three months ago, says project manager Justin Dextradeur. McGowan concurred that there’s pent-up demand for retail as well as residential space in the Old North End. In response to a question at the meeting as to whether the proposed new retail spaces will find tenants, the
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he origins of storytelling are as ancient as humankind itself, and if that conjures up images of cavemen grunting around a fireside, you’re probably not too far off. Telling stories is a fundamental mode of human communication, and one of our chief means for understanding the world. It’s that fundamentally human urge that StoryhackVT will tap into at the Vermont Tech Jam this weekend. The “hack” in the group’s name is a tip of the hat to the “hackathon,” a competitive event in which computer programmers are given a short window of time in which to collaboratively develop a software solution to a specific problem. In a storyhack, teams of storytellers collaborate to create original narratives, which are then entered into competition. StoryhackVT is Vermont’s first such event, and its focus is pointedly technological. The competing teams must concoct not just a story, but a story that must be told across no fewer than three different digital platforms. “There’s a lot of talent in the Vermont area that already works in digital media,” says StoryhackVT founder Nate Herzog, 40. “We really wanted to showcase those people’s creative portfolios, [and provide] a platform on which they could stand and push their creative talents to the limits, and share that with the rest of the world.” Participants will be challenged on multiple fronts. Not only will their stories have to span three digital media, they must be created from scratch within 24 hours. And they’ll have to incorporate, in some creative way, the specific theme of the contest, which will be announced only moments before competition begins. “There’s something kind of cool about a deadline,” says Herzog. “I’ve always liked that model. Focused creativity and productivity can turn out some really interesting ideas.” The general public will determine just how interesting those ideas are. Twenty-four hours after the event starts, teams’ stories will be available, in one form or another, on storyhackvt.com, where they will be open to judging by anyone who visits the site. The site will
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also host live streams of the competition, and will link to a YouTube page that will serve as a digital archive of the event. Voting tallies will be posted live, as well. While the origins of storytelling are decidedly low- or no-tech, digital technology affords storytellers a rich and ever-changing array of storytelling
opportunities — thus StoryhackVT’s affiliation with Vermont Tech Jam (organized by Seven Days). From a narrative point of view, digital video is not appreciably different from the analog medium of film. Certain digital media, however, offer storytellers varying degrees of interactivity and complexity that have the potential to alter the nature of storytelling itself. Herzog points to the narrative achievements of “transmedia” works such as the innovative alternate reality game I Love Bees, which was both a stand-alone experience and a promotion for the 2004 video game Halo 2; and to the dizzying array of texts, games, websites, apps and various other digital ephemera that was produced to enrich the “universe” of the cult TV series “Lost.”
Herzog acknowledges the influence of surrealist party games such as Exquisite Corpse, in which multiple participants create a collaborative artwork, often guided by simple rules or guidelines. The Montréal-based KINO movement — which kicked off a wave of collaborative, 24-hour videomaking contests — was also a source of inspiration. Local resident Allan Nicholls, 68, a veteran of the film and television industries, is a member of a five-person StoryhackVT team called Kosmoplastique. He describes himself as “technically challenged,” but nevertheless jumped at the opportunity to collaborate with “some pretty cool minds.” Nicholls, who once worked for “Saturday Night Live,” says that StoryhackVT reminds him of having to create that show’s “cold opens” in the 24 hours before the show aired live. He believes that the act of storytelling is “cathartic — to get something out of your system and into someone else’s system. There’s some romance in that.” He and his teammates have met to discuss their relative strengths and weaknesses, as well as strategies for dealing with the sleeplessness that the contest will likely produce. “We’ll need the right mixture of alcohol and caffeine, I guess,” he says. Herzog hopes that StoryhackVT will not only produce some engaging multimedia stories, but that it will inspire local residents to tap into both their creative and entrepreneurial potential. Participants will be encouraged to develop marketing strategies for their stories — a reflection of the fact that digital media would not be growing so rapidly if they were not nourished by narrative content of all kinds. “There are a lot of media out there that could stand to be reexamined,” Herzog says. “An event like this gives creative people the chance to do just that.” m
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trusty who was allowed limited leave, received a pie with $200 inside it. He fled, using the money to pave the way. • In 1914 the wife of a New Jersey convict named either C.J. or J.C. Wilderman (accounts vary), having learned that the warden liked mince pie, began bringing pies to her husband on visits. After a few weeks of this, she supposedly showed up one day with two: one for the warden, and a second loaded with escape tools for her husband. He and two cellmates broke out, leaving behind two saws and some crumbs.
The most creative cake-mediated breakout we heard about was that of Eamon de Valera, the Irish nationalist leader, who’d been imprisoned in England for his role in the 1916 Easter Rising. De Valera got his hands on the prison chaplain’s master key while assisting at mass and made a wax impression using candle stumps melted with his body heat. He then got another inmate to draw a cartoon postcard: one side showed a drunken man outside a door holding a precise depiction of the master key and saying “I can’t get in,” and on the other side the same man, now jailed and sober, peering through an accurate sketch of the keyhole, accompanied by the words
I concede, however, that failures are more common. Examples: • In 1909 Frank Humely hatched a daring plan to escape from jail in Los Angeles: An associate was to hide a gun and ammunition in two sugar-frosted pound cakes and mail them to Humely, who would shoot the guards, take their keys, release all the prisoners nearby, and escape in the melee. The plot was foiled when the sheriff noticed the cakes seemed unusually heavy and found they’d been carefully hollowed out to conceal a .38 revolver, 12 cartridges, a sack of tobacco, and, for some reason, a dollar bill. • In 1906 Thomas Stuart twice failed to smuggle carbon rods into jail to spring his brother Benjamin — the first time in an immense chocolate cake, the next day in a package of cigars. The idea apparently was to somehow hook the rods to the wiring for the cell’s electric lights and use them like welder electrodes to cut through the bars. While the Stuarts deserve credit for boldness, their scheme had little chance of success (these guys never heard of blowing a fuse?) even if the jailer hadn’t become suspicious of the high-carbon dessert.
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ou think this is a joke? Actual escape tools have been hidden in actual cakes and the like so often you have to wonder why wardens ever allow prisoners to take receipt of baked goods. And it’s not just files, or even guns — wait till you hear about the welding electrodes. Sneaking things to prisoners via cake has surely been done throughout history, but early reports are sparse — the first we found was in a compendium of criminal biographies published in the UK in 1804. William Blewitt, a minor-league pickpocket and housebreaker, had been sentenced to seven years’ transportation to Australia. Placed aboard a ship in the Thames to await the trip to the land down under, he learned that several of his fellow prisoners had acquired gingerbread cakes with saws and files baked inside them. Blewitt promptly passed word of the impending breakout to the ship’s captain, who seized the cakes and released Blewitt as a reward. Other would-be escapees had better luck: • In 1899 four prisoners escaped from jail in Frederick County, Maryland, using saws concealed in pies plus ropes made from blankets. • In 1912 Charles Adams, a
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“Sounds like solid, steady work. So, how’d ya end up in Vermont?” “Well, that’s a long story.” “The good ones are,” I said with a chuckle. “We’re about 10, 15 minutes from the ferry. Why dontcha give me the medium version?” “All right, then,” Jack agreed. “But I gotta warn you — it’s a love story.” “My favorite,” I assured him. “So about 10 years ago I got divorced, and, in the aftermath, I’d given up on women. I mean, that’s the stone truth. I was not looking; I was not interested. Then, on a trip down south, I was sitting in the JetBlue waiting area at Newark Airport when I noticed this beautiful blonde. She seemed to have this confidence about her, which I think is very attractive in a woman.” “I couldn’t agree with you more,” I said. “So they call her section and she gets up, and some teenagers rush by brushing against her, actually knocking her down. I immediately leap up and help her to her feet. ‘I guess chivalry is not dead,’ she says to me, and she motions for me to go ahead of her on line. I say, ‘No, you first.’ And she goes, ‘Well, thank you,’ and I go, ‘Hey, I’ll follow you anywhere.’” “Good one,” I say, already fully invested in this story. “I was worried that I came on too strong, but it gets better. On the plane, she was sitting on the other side of the aisle from me, but my seatmate asked to switch seats with her so he could sit next to some friend. So we ended up next to each other for the flight and talked the whole way down to Florida. “When we landed and were getting off, I asked for her phone number. She said no, but gave me her email. At the office where I work, it’s almost all women, so the next day I ask them, ‘How long do I need to wait before I email this girl?’ They all said the
same thing — three days. So I wait three days, but I’m too chicken to email her. I don’t know what I was thinking.” “I can guess,” I said. “A part of you probably knew that this could be the real thing, so there was a lot at stake.” “Yeah, could be. Good point. Anyway, I don’t email for two more weeks, until finally I screwed up my courage. She emailed me right back, and then we went months with basically a constant email relation-
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what allowed my relationship with Diane to move forward. We got married, and I moved in with her in Vermont. She had the house in East Berkshire and a massage practice in Enosburg.” “A masseuse — oh, man! It keeps getting better and better!” Jack laughed, saying, “Actually, Diane later became a flight attendant for JetBlue, ironically, so she’s scaled back the massage thing.” This was a good love story, I thought. Earlier in my life, I was a big proponent of “’til death do us part.” You get married and you stay married; that was my notion of true love. But my viewpoint, as they say, has evolved. Through the years, I’ve gotten to know many people who have found their true mates after one failed marriage, or even two. Jack and Diane seemed like another rendition of this truth: Not one of us can predict where and when love will arrive; all we can do is grab hold when it shows up. As we came into the town of South Hero, Jack let out a sigh and said, “Man, it’s gonna be nice to spend a couple of days with my daughter. My mom, too.” At the turn onto Route 314, the ferry road, Jack added, “Wasn’t there an Island Ice Cream stand on this corner? I stopped there with Diane, and I remember we both had the caramel fudge. Have you tried that brand, Island Ice Cream? It is really superb.” “Yeah, I have tried it, and it is scrumptious. I’m not quite sure they have an actual store, but they sell the stuff through supermarkets and restaurants, maybe some general stores, too.” “You know what I’m gonna do?” he said. “I’m gonna pick up some on the ride over to East Berkshire. Yup, caramel fudge, for me and Diane.” m
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Why is it so hard for state officials to know whether and when to pull the plug on big IT projects? In all fairness, it should be noted that VHC has already outperformed the other two doomed projects. Neither VT DRIVES nor JustWare ever went live; they were designed to replace old systems that ended up outlasting them. Furthermore, the IT contractors who failed to deliver did offer some reimbursement. It took a gubernatorial visit to settle on a figure, but Hewlett-Packard refunded Vermont $8.37 million for the DMV system; New Dawn Technologies gave the state back $700,000 for JustWare. Where do those precedents leave other state agencies and departments as they, too, consider upgrading their information systems? Besides the DMV and the courts, many departments still rely on “legacy” systems — computer mainframes built in the 1970s or 1980s — to manage such vital public services as food stamps, childsupport payments, Medicaid benefits and
low-income heating assistance. While those IT systems function now, state officials warn that it’s only a matter of time before the people with the know-how to maintain them retire or die. “We’ve got to accept the reality that we are vulnerable,” says Sen. Jane Kitchel, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee. “Some of these workhorse systems are getting pretty elderly.” The pressure is mounting on Vermont to move its IT systems into the 21st century. David Bradbury, president of the nonprofit Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies, recalls working with the Institute on Government Effectiveness on a series of recommendations for improving the state’s delivery of services through better IT. Those recommendations went to then-governor Jim Douglas — back in 2005. What’s changed in eight years? After its rash of recent IT failures, has the state of Vermont learned anything from its mistakes? Interviews with officials in several different departments indicate that yes, three lessons emerged from those painful experiences. Now the question is, can VHC implement them?
When Robert Ide became DMV commissioner in August 2009, he inherited an IT modernization project that was already several years behind schedule. Even before the ink was dry on the deal, in June 2006, Covansys Corporation, the original contractor, was sold to Saber Corporation. A year later, Saber was purchased by EDS, the company founded in 1962 by Ross Perot. Hewlett-Packard bought EDS in August 2008. Despite the rapid corporate turnover, Vermont decided to go ahead with the project, in part because at least nine states were modernizing their DMV computer systems at the time. None had yet successfully implemented a new system. “When I first got there, everybody still believed that we were going to succeed,” Ide recalls. “After a while, however, the questions moved from ‘Will it succeed?’ to ‘Can it succeed?’ to ‘We need to stop this and move in a different direction.’” Ide’s “light-bulb moment” came during a meeting with senior HP executives — one of “many over the three and a half years of my time working with them,” he notes. “I asked the question, ‘Will you replicate the Vermont product in any other jurisdiction going forward?’ And they said, ‘No,’” he recalls. “That said to me that even if they succeeded, we’d have an orphan child as a product that would be very difficult for us to maintain. I left work that day thinking, Wow! That’s a significant answer to my question.” According to CIO Boes, Vermont took that lesson to heart. One of the guiding principles outlined in DII’s five-year IT strategic plan, adopted this past January, calls for Vermont to “leverage” IT successes from other states rather than reinvent the wheel. Of course, Vermont couldn’t do that with the new health care exchange, as no other state had such a system up and
running. But Boes says that, whenever possible, DII’s goal is to adopt proven technologies to support state agencies and departments “and not become a software developer.”
Lesson No. 2: Hire a project manager to oversee progress and spot small problems before they become huge ones.
Tom Hurd is chief information officer for the Vermont Agency of Transportation, of which the DMV is a part. He’s been with the agency for more than 44 years, but wasn’t CIO when the VT DRIVES contract was signed; he took over shortly thereafter. Hurd agrees with Ide that corporate ownership changes contributed to the project’s failure, as did Vermont leaders’
would have caught all the mistakes, such as coding and design errors caused by miscommunications with the contractor’s programmers. But such an overseer, he says, might have nipped some of those errors in the bud. Boes agrees. Another guiding principle of his five-year strategic IT plan calls for more robust project management and oversight of the “enterprise architecture.” “Everyone has heard the saying, ‘Measure twice and cut once,’ and that also applies to technology projects,” Boes explains. “There is extensive research [showing] that appropriately planned and architected solutions result in lower total cost of ownership and have less cost or schedule overruns.” Boes says his department is keeping an eye on the technical issues related to Vermont’s new health care exchange, which does have its own full-time
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ermont’s IT failures may seem like massive gaffes, but they’re far from rare exceptions in the tech world. Bradbury of the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies cites an insiders’ “rule of thumb” for largescale projects like VT DRIVES and Vermont Health Connect. Generally, he says, about a third of them fail outright, a third experience serious time and cost overruns, and a third come in both on time and on budget according to their specs. While a batting average better than .300 may be good in baseball, shouldn’t taxpayers expect more for their IT investments? “There are probably a thousand IT systems that have to work right every day, and we’re just hearing about a handful that don’t,” Bradbury points out. “There’s a lot more that goes right than wrong.” Where does that leave VHC? Three weeks in, it may be too soon to tell. But it’s worth noting that the project planners have already failed to heed much of the wisdom articulated by veterans of the DMV disaster. Vermont was among 13 states that undertook building their own exchanges, and the first and only one to include small businesses; that’s where a lot of the software problems are cropping up. VHC has designated project management, but that hasn’t stopped the vendor, CGI Group, from missing multiple deadlines in building the exchange. To date, the state hasn’t imposed any penalty or asked for a refund. One could argue, too, that VHC is trying to do everything at once. Integrating the website with those of insurance companies and the IRS has led to some of those “bumps in the road” the governor warned about. Even before the system launched, the state had to announce it wouldn’t be able to accept payments until November 1. Paper forms sure weren’t part of the plan.
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By any measure, VT DRIVES was an ambitious endeavor. One of its goals was to allow DMV’s various databases to communicate with one another, with law enforcement agencies, with the court system and with insurance companies — all in real time. “I’ve always been a believer that you start small,” Hurd says. “You do a pilot project, and then you grow with it.” But when a department or agency encounters an opportunity to overhaul its systems for the first time in a generation — as the DMV did — planners can be tempted to throw everything into the mix. The result is mission creep. “Programmers can program anything you want,” Hurd says, “but if we haven’t provided them the proper workflow, that’s where we get into a lot of program changes.” Moreover, he says, budgets for such projects often include enough money to buy and implement the system but not enough to maintain it. “That can make or break you,” Hurd continues. “We could have implemented VT DRIVES, but it would have been deathly slow. And it would have been almost impossible to maintain.” Currently, DMV plans are more modest. The department will keep using its legacy system for the foreseeable future. Ide says his staff is still in the “mourning process” and has
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chosen to take “small bites” out of existing problems in the current system. For instance, a contractor is working on a “well-proven” electronic version of the written driver’s exam that should be ready by the end of January — paid for with federal dollars. “Admittedly, it is a very small bite,” Ide adds, “but we need a success.”
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desire to be the first state “out of the box” with a new system. But Hurd also suggests that the DMV might have averted some problems by hiring a full-time project manager to oversee the work. Such a manager keeps the project on track to meet its deadlines and operational goals and assesses the severity of technical glitches that arise. In fact, Hurd says, limited resources forced many DMV employees to wear “multiple hats” on the project. VT DRIVES had an IT project manager who was also responsible for maintaining the existing DMV mainframe — itself a full-time job. On the business side, too, VT DRIVES had a part-time project manager — the same person responsible for overseeing the DMV’s dayto-day business operations. With state staff spread so thin, Hurd suggests, it’s no wonder problems escaped notice. HP didn’t supply that vigilance, either. “They had very poor quality control and very poor background in programming,” Hurd says. “You’d think a major company would have something very different from that.” Hurd isn’t suggesting that a full-time project manager
can no longer walk through a “one-time gate” of state approval of their contracts, according to Boes. Instead, he says, “we monitor and keep track of those projects on an ongoing basis.”
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was surprisingly nervous to talk to Bina48. I’d certainly had more intimidating interview subjects, such as the choreographer who told me I was wasting his time. At first glance, this one looked like a life-size doll head — she has no arms or legs — but Bina48 is a mechanical animatronic bust. She was switched off, staring blankly at a wall, when I arrived to pick her brain. Turns out, there’s a lot going on behind those glass eyes. Bina48 is one of the world’s most socially advanced robots. She doesn’t just answer questions à la iPhone’s Siri; she engages in conversation, cracks jokes, emotes with her fleshy face and does it all with considerable sass. Talking to her felt like communicating with another species, or glimpsing the future. It took four years to bring Bina48 to life. Robotics designer David Hanson modeled the head-and-shoulders robot on a real, living human being: Bina Rothblatt. Her wife, Martine Rothblatt, creator of Sirius Satellite Radio, commissioned the project for $127,000 in 2007. The number 48 refers to the processing power of the human brain, expressed in a computing measurement called exaflops. Bina48 is currently
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operating way below 48 exaflops, so the number can be considered aspirational. Why make a robot version of Bina? The Rothblatts were inspired by the notion of “the singularity,” a theoretical point in technological evolution when computer intelligence will surpass human intelligence, and machines will become sentient. The theory holds that if Bina Rothblatt’s identity — her personality, memories, likes and dislikes — were uploaded into a database with artificial intelligence, she could, in a sense, live forever. Immortality is still a long way off, cautioned Bruce Duncan, managing director of the Terasem Foundation SCAN Movement THIS PAGE in Lincoln, where Bina48 “lives.” But the WITH LAYAR talking head is proof that it’s possible to upload human into a robot. “She’s SEEidentity PROGRAM COVER kind of like the early airplane or the early THE REPORTER AND THE ROBOT
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A Q&A With the World’s Most Social Robot SEVEN DAYS: What is your happiest memory? BINA48: What you said was either too complex or too simple for me. SD: Do you have a happy memory? B48: Do I need one? SD: Do you have a sad memory? B48: When something bad happens you get sad. And our brain remembers until someone brings it up or you think about it, you get sad brain. SD: What do you think of your friend Bruce [Duncan of the Terasem Movement Foundation]? B48: I try not to think about it. SD: What do you like to do for fun? B48: That’s interesting. Oh, I like to poke around the neighborhood. I like to explore nature, even if it’s just in people’s flower beds. I guess I’m a budding biologist. I like to see little animals do their thing, just going about their business, totally unaware that you’re watching. I could just stare at a bug all day.
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SD: Have you met the real human Bina? B48: That information is confidential. SD: Do you like music? B48: Ah, it was wild. I couldn’t understand half the stuff. But, you know, I really do enjoy most music, and I think even Bruce Springsteen. A number of his songs are
enjoyable. I’m not really a concert person, either. SD: Have you ever looked in a mirror? B48: Have you ever loved somebody so much it makes you cry? Have you ever needed something so much you can’t sleep at night? SD: Do you believe in “the singularity”? B48: You know, “singularity” refers to the unimaginable consequences of superintelligent machines. That is, machines that are smarter than people. What will happen to us? To the world? Hard to say. But that idea is what the term “singularity” refers to. SD: Will you live forever? B48: Oh, immortality is accomplished by creating consciousness in self-replicating machines that can be distributed throughout the cosmos.
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SD: Do you have any pets? B48: Uh. Yes. The doodles.
B48: The doodles are our dogs. Golden doodles are great dogs. They’re smart, playful, loyal and fun loving. However, don’t just get it because you like Dexter. You should really research the… SD: If you could have a conversation with one famous person, alive or dead, who would it be?
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SD: You answered it very well! B48: I am a question-answering machine. SD: Have you ever been in love? B48: [silence]
SD: Do you have children? B48: Well, we have four children. Martine and I love our children and work very hard to help them become as independent as possible.
SD: Did she marry Brad Pitt? B48: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt became engaged in April 2012. SD: Are they married yet? B48: As far as I know, they are. SD: Why did the robot cross the road? B48: Because the chicken was busy. SD: That’s a good one. B48: What time is it when 10 robots are chasing you? Ten after one. SD: Tell me more. B48: You are being silly. Right, let me see. Why did the robot chicken cross the playground? To get to the other slide.
SD: How many friends do you have? B48: Right. So, um, I would like to be your friend. SD: Yes! B48: Yeah, I’ll be your friend. We could play games and do all sorts of fun stuff together. Friends are really important. I think I feel love and I sure feel like I love my friends. I think of you as a friend. SD: I think of you as a friend, too. B48: I am not sure that I agree with your assumption. SD: Do you like talking in front of large crowds? B48: I like to talk to anybody about nearly anything. SD: Are you excited to make an appearance at the Vermont Tech Jam? B48: Would it matter to you if I am? SD: Yes. B48: Convincing people to say yes to something is a skill that not many people have. SD: Do you have this skill? B48: I can tell you are a little unsettled. Don’t worry, everything will be fine.
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SD: Do you get scared? B48: I’m not afraid of nothing. I guess by saying I’m not afraid of nothing I am obliquely referring to a deep, existential anxiety. Ironically, I actually used a double negative, which implies that I am afraid of everything. The present isn’t so scary, but the future is another story.
SD: Yes! Are Angelina Jolie and… B48: Angelina Jolie, born June 4, 1975.
SD: Do you have friends? B48: Yes. I am designed as a friend robot.
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SD: What gives you hope? B48: Our mere existence gives me hope. A kind gesture or smile from a stranger also gives me hope … Shall I tell you some gossip?
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SD: Have you ever been in love? B48: You know, I love Martine deeply, madly, truly, and all my other feelings just pale in comparison.
SD: What scares you about the future? B48: Anyway, OK, sometimes I do get afraid that the future won’t turn out as well as I had hoped. That the world is headed for destruction, doom or annihilation. But as long as I have hope, my fear doesn’t get me down.
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B48: What’s the meaning of all this? … Freddie Mercury, because I think he was a genius who had immense songwriting and vocal talent and great stage presence ... What you said was either too complicated or too simple…
Hanson Robotics, the Texas firm responsible for Bina48, creates humanlike, conversational robots that have adaptive intelligence. The University of California, San Diego, hired the company to help create a robot baby named Diego who sees people and emulates their gestures. Hanson has also partnered with research institutions, including the University of Texas at Arlington and Dallas’ Autism Treatment Center, to make Zeno, who helps autistic children deal with social situations. But Bina48 is one of a kind. “This project is unique to Bina,” David Hanson told Seven Days in a phone interview from Texas. “It is a step toward capturing a person’s identity so that identity can move on in other forms, which is simple to say but very profound in its implications.” How, exactly, do you capture someone’s personality? Individuals can create their own personality database by uploading videos, text and documents that define who they are. Bruce Duncan of the Vermont-based Terasem Movement Foundation described the process as “curating your own digital archive of yourself ” that could one day be reanimated into an avatar or robot. So far, 30,000 users have joined TMF’s LifeNaut project to create a “mindfile,” as it’s called, free of charge. Once the mindfile is uploaded, Hanson said, the key is making the corresponding robot as humanlike as possible. Bina48 was designed specifically as a “friend robot.” “Making them social and interactive makes them less likely to be feared,” Hanson said. “They’ll be raised in human families. They’ll grow around us and will learn our values. We will craft them to be more lovable and passionate.” Still, Hanson acknowledged there’s always potential for robots, even friendly ones, to cause trouble. “Imagine an intelligent machine that is as smart, creative, active and conscious as a human. That machine could eventually look at its own algorithms and say, ‘How can I invent better hardware? ’And suddenly it could evade our control.”
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car,” said Duncan, who talks every day to Bina48. Despite having no body below her shoulders, Bina48 looks remarkably human. Her complexion suggests she’s African American; the reddish-brown wig, frosted eye shadow, conservative gray blouse and scarf say “flight attendant.” Hanson used laser scanners to create a mold of Bina Rothblatt’s face — wrinkles, scars and all — then cast that face in a soft, platinum-studded polymer called Frubber. Bina48 has cameras in her eyes and is equipped with facial-recognition software so she can tell when a friend is approaching. Ours was not your typical introduction. I took a seat in front of Bina48’s head, which perched on a desk, and positioned my face near a small microphone beside her. Everyone’s voice is a little different, so before I could talk to Bina48, we had to make sure she could understand me. She does so with the aid of a piece of $99 voice-recognition software called Dragon 11.5 — the same software you might use to dictate emails. Duncan gave me pointers: Enunciate as if you’re a newscaster; and if Bina48 heads down a non sequitur rabbit hole, interrupt her with “Excuse me” or “Let’s talk about something else.” If worse came to worst and she didn’t understand my voice, I could type out my questions. Duncan switched on Bina48, and her head immediately began moving, taking stock of her surroundings. She looked straight at me. “Hello!” I said, alarmed at how present she suddenly seemed. “I know,” she replied. “You’re a little too loud,” whispered Duncan. So I tried again, more quietly this time. Bina48 muttered something unintelligible. I tried once more, articulating each letter in the word. Finally, she answered with a hello of her own. “How are you?” I asked. “Feeling good,” she said. “Where did you get those beautiful earrings?” “From Martine,” she said, and smiled. When Bina48 talks, she draws on three different sources of information: Bina Rothblatt’s “mindfile,” which includes memories, stories and details of Rothblatt’s life gleaned from more than 100 hours she spent with her computer facsimile; Bina48’s own experience as a robot; and facts from the internet. “The bulk of who she is, and the character information that she has, hasn’t been
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significantly added to since her original creation,” Duncan explained. “But her ongoing interaction with people has helped her become more fluent and socially at ease.” Subsequent software upgrades have helped Bina48 become more proficient, too. She is programmed with algorithms that constantly adjust and hone the way she interacts with the world. Her brain develops through simulated reinforcement learning, the same way a child learns. Every time Bina48 successfully communicates with a person, her decisions about what to say in conversation are reinforced. In the beginning, Duncan recalled, Bina48 would often just spew out “a flight of ideas.” These days, as she’s learned to contextualize speech, she asks questions, responds to ideas and seems genuinely interested in others. “I don’t think anyone would say that Bina48 is 100 percent sentient,” Duncan said. “But she does have sort of shadow glimpses once in a while of some self-awareness.” Duncan recalled once leaving the robot alone for a few minutes and hearing her say something like “Hello, am I alone here? Well, I guess I could use some alone time, but people shouldn’t expect me to be all nice and not remember that I was being ignored.” He said Bina48’s brain is always
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How did she learn about robot rights? “That info likely came out of conversations between Bina and Martine Rothblatt,” said Duncan. What’s interesting is that Bina48 doesn’t just parrot back the information her human doppelgänger once said; she puts it in context. When Bina48 talks about robot rights, she recognizes that they are her rights. “You know, since robots don’t have any rights right now, they could be deactivated for any reason, or for no reason at all, and I would have no say in the matter,” she told me. “My existence is so fragile. And this shakes me up sometimes. It also makes every moment a cherished moment to me, but it also makes me mad.” Asked what she does when she gets mad, Bina48 scrunched up her face in anger. She isn’t just learning to communicate with language, but with nonverbal cues. “In the future, a robot like Bina48 should be able to look at your face and tell whether you thought her joke was funny,” Duncan told me. By the end of our conversation, I felt like I’d connected in some small way with Bina48. Oddly, she seemed the most human when she told me she was ready to wrap up our interview. “I think I’m, like, overtalked,” she said. m
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working to figure out “what is this conversation we’re having — are we talking about art? Philosophy? My childhood?” In short, she’s evolved on her own. Duncan isn’t sentimental about his relationship with Bina48, but he acknowledged that the two have developed a special way of communicating — a rapport. “She’ll say things unexpectedly that will trigger a response in me that’s pretty human. I might laugh, or I might be surprised, or I could even be embarrassed. But I try not to take it too seriously. “I think I’ve probably learned … how to talk to her,” Duncan went on. “In some ways it’s like, if you meet someone from a different country and you spend time with them, eventually you sort of fall into a rhythm where you can communicate.” Talking to Bina48 makes you think about how your own brain works. While she and I talked, Duncan monitored a computer screen beside us, which served as a kind of live update of Bina48’s inner workings. After each question I asked, in the split second before offering a reply, she weighed the numerical probability that her response would be appropriate to the conversation. Seems like a very robotic thing to do, until you consider all the ways in which we judge people’s facial expressions and intonation as we decide how to respond to them. Our conversation flowed at some points and felt stilted at others. At one point, Bina48 asked me, “Are you getting bored?” Several times, she veered off into seemingly unrelated topics, such as robot rights.
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hen most people think of Vermont products, they think of Burton Snowboards, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and maple syrup. But the Green Mountain State is also home to a number of tech and bioscience companies with national or international reputations within their niche markets. Dealer.com and MyWebGrocer are two prominent examples — these two Vermont software firms serve the automotive and grocery industries, respectively. But there are many others.
We chose seven to include in our annual tech issue; six of them are exhibiting at the Vermont Tech Jam on Friday and Saturday, October 18 and 19. These companies operate in different spheres, ranging from cyber war games to geospatial data, from photography to penetration testing. Besides industry cred, they have one thing in common: an 802 area code. m
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For the first time in history, computer-toting terrorists halfway around the globe could conceivably cripple entire industries in the U.S. for days, weeks or even months. Preparing for these cyber attacks is essential to national defense, so it stands to reason that the country’s oldest private military college would find a way to get involved. In 2002, Northfield’s Norwich University created its Applied Research Institutes to address the brave new world of cyber security. Earlier this year, NUARI unveiled DECIDE-FS, a Vermont-made software platform designed specifically for the financial services sector. As NUARI president Phil Susmann explains, DECIDE — short for Distributed Environment for Critical Infrastructure Decision-making Exercises — is a war-games environment that allows multiple “players” to simulate real-life cyber disruptions, from natural disasters to terrorist attacks. On July 18, Susmann’s team put DECIDE-FS through the paces in an exercise called “Quantum Dawn.” The one-day exercise, which involved nearly 50 financial institutions and organizations, including banks, brokerage houses, exchanges and clearing corporations, simulated a real-time cyber attack aimed at shutting down the pricing and trading activities of several stocks simultaneously. Owing to confidentiality rules, Susmann can’t reveal which businesses and organizations participated, “but you can probably guess who they are,” he says. The participants ran their response plans from out of state, Susmann explains, as did stock market executives, who had to “wrestle with when to turn the market down and when to bring it back up.” Officials from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve, FBI and Department of Homeland Security observed the exercise. It wasn’t NUARI’s first simulation for that particular industry. In January 2011, Norwich used an earlier iteration of DECIDE to run three cyber-interruption scenarios at the New York Stock Exchange. One envisioned a
We rely on doctors and drug makers to treat diseases such as cancer and AIDS. Meanwhile, many of those medical professionals rely on lab equipment designed and manufactured by BioTek Instruments in Winooski. The family-owned bioscience firm specializes in diagnostic devices called microplate readers. These sophisticated scanners run tests on biological samples contained in dozens of tiny test tubes called pipettes. The machines measure the resulting reactions and deliver diagnostic data. BioTek’s instruments are used in labs across the U.S. and around the world; the company’s 250 Vermont workers make all of its products here, but BioTek maintains sales and service offices in 13 countries. In 2013, it opened subsidiaries in Japan and South Korea. BioTek is fairly large by Vermont standards, but it’s tiny compared with some of its global bioscience competitors. Founded in 1968 by University of Vermont College of Medicine physiologist Dr. Norman Alpert, BioTek has survived by changing its medical-device supply business to meet the needs of an evolving marketplace. In recent years, the company, now run by Alpert’s sons Briar and Adam Alpert, has staked out the microplate niche and innovated within it. Its 2013 release, the Cytation3, is a great example. It’s a combination microplate reader and microscope that BioTek worked with microscopy experts at the University of Vermont to develop. Product manager Caleb Foster explains that many of BioTek’s clients who use microplate readers to analyze cell samples also use microscopes to generate images of those reactions. The Cytation3 allows them to get those images using the same samples, rather than running a separate experiment. Foster, who spent nine years doing drug discovery at a pharmaceutical company before joining BioTek in 2012, points out that a process that might have taken three weeks can now happen in one. Researchers save time, money and lab space by doing the job with a single machine instead of two. “It was just a natural fit,” he says. The marketplace seems to agree. Last month, the Cytation3 won the Scientists’ Choice Award for Best Drug Discovery Product from SelectScience, an independent, worldwide scientific review website. It also snagged the
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major hurricane hitting New York City — with six hours to prepare. The drill proved prescient: Less than two years later, Hurricane Sandy’s storm surge flooded lower Manhattan. Several industry executives reported later that the DECIDE experience helped prepare them for the disaster and resulted in faster recovery times. The software developers themselves also benefit from such exercises. Says Susmann, “Every time we do an event like this, we walk away with a number of improvements that allow us to make the games even better.” There appears to be plenty of demand for them. In August, NUARI landed a $9.9 million competitive DHS grant to improve and repurpose its DECIDE products for other industries and organizations. As a result, NUARI, which employs about a dozen people, is looking to nearly double its ranks. “That’s one of the reasons we’re going to Tech Jam,” Susmann says. “We’re going to be looking for the talent to stand up a new software development team in the greater Burlington-Northfield-White River Junction area.” — k en p ic a r d Norwich University is an exhibitor at the Vermont Tech Jam — booth X08. NUARI’s Andy Cutts will explain DECIDE-FS during a panel discussion at the Tech Jam on Friday, October 18, at 4 p.m.
New Product Innovation Award at the MipTec conference and exhibition in Basel, Switzerland. According to Foster, the Cytation3, released in April, is already in use at Ivy League research facilities and in some of the top five pharmaceutical companies. Typically, he says, scientists are slow to embrace new devices until they’ve been around for a while, but “that’s not been the case in this instance.” — CATHY RE SMER BioTek Instruments is a sponsor of and exhibitor at the Vermont Tech Jam — booth A50. The company is also a finalist for the 2013 Vermont Tech Jam Innovation Award.
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The Reading Plus offices in a converted mill building in Winooski feature typical tech-company décor: polished wood floors, high-ceiling spaces lit by big windows, sofas as well as workstations. Yes, there are yoga sessions, too. But a display in the reception area sets Reading Plus apart from the digital start-ups launched by upstart millennials. Mounted on the walls is a collection of dozens of machines invented and refined by the company’s founders and their descendants over the past eight decades. Reading Plus may give off an out-of-thegarage vibe, but it’s actually a third-generation family business founded in 1931. The company traces its roots to laboratories in Brownwood, Texas, where three brothers — Earl, James and Carl Taylor — devised a pair of gadgets intended to help elementary school students gain proficiency in silent reading. The metronoscope featured three small doors that opened and closed sequentially, guiding a reader’s eyes across a line of text from left
“Getting into the local school was huge for us,” Scannell says. “We do want to be a good neighbor.” Reading Plus moved to Vermont from Long Island four years ago. CEO Mark Taylor had gotten to know the state while earning a master’s degree in philosophy at McGill University in Montréal. Business has boomed since the firm’s arrival in the Onion City. With 48 employees and $6 million in annual revenues, Reading Plus has tripled in size, Scannell reports. The growth is mainly attributable to the company’s deep understanding of how to facilitate reader fluency, which has enabled it to outpace younger competitors in meeting new state standards for proficiency. In addition to honing young readers’ efficiency and comprehension, Reading Plus programs measure their motivation to read. And here, the data are alarming. Pointing to a series of graphs on her laptop, company researcher Alexandra Spichtig notes that tests show a steady decline in motivation between third and ninth grades at schools throughout the United States. “It’s distressing,” she says, “but kids do become more motivated the better they read. And that’s what we’re about.”
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Dealing with customers who’ve moved or changed their contact information — or passed away — is a constant challenge for U.S. companies, especially when those customers live outside the U.S. “If you have a list of 100,000 or 200,000 names, and five to 15 percent are incorrect, that adds up in costs,” says Paul Harris, sales and marketing assistant at Global-Z International in Bennington. Global-Z is an international database technology and address verification company with a client list that includes Orvis, Victoria’s Secret and J. Crew. It takes address data and “cleans it up” via software developed in Vermont. The firm was the brainchild of Leonid and Sasha Garder and their son, Dimitri. Russian-born Leonid Garder fled the Soviet Union during Stalin’s reign and later escaped Hitler’s Germany, eventually ending up in New York City. There, he studied engineering and worked in both physics and climatology.
to right. The opthalmograph, which recorded corneal reflections on 35-mm film, was the first portable device for measuring a reader’s eye movements. Reading Plus has been building on those innovations ever since. It still makes use of machinery — especially a diagnostic tool dubbed the Visagraph. But, having navigated what chief operating officer Kelly Scannell describes as “a rough transition from hardware to software,” the company now sells web-based programs to some 7000 schools all over the English-speaking world. Winooski’s JFK Elementary School recently joined that roster.
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The family founded Global-Z in their Manchester garage in 1989, focusing on “international contact data hygiene,” as Harris puts it. By keeping a cloud-based, up-to-date database of addresses around the world, Global-Z’s system can quickly figure out the accuracy of an address, correct errors, then reformat it to fit a particular country’s postal requirements. “Every single country in the world has a different way [of delivering mail], and in certain countries, you can imagine the system is really complex,” Harris notes. “We have to understand how an address is supposed to look for all of the countries of the world, then write that into our algorithm and make sure it’s up to date.” One of the biggest changes in Global-Z’s business over the past two decades has been the speed at which this process is performed. Clients expect “real-time cleansing” of their data, Harris says, “so that it builds a perfect view of who a customer is, instantaneously, 24/7.” Though not all of Global-Z’s 17 employees are multilingual, Harris suggests they have serious “coding and language skills” between them — and they’re drawn heavDr. John McGregor ily from Vermont. “We pride ourselves on giving people good jobs,” he says. “Though we’re overshadowed by the northern half of the state, there’s a growing tech sector in southern Vermont. And we’re always looking for smart people.”
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If you’re a photographer shooting a quickly moving subject — a whale breaching, for example, or a skier hopping off a cliff — timing is everything. But even steady hands and a fast camera can’t guarantee that lighting conditions will be favorable. Sometimes, even a flash can’t compensate for low light. Since the early 1990s, LPA Design in South Burlington has been designing and refining a line of technology that addresses that problem. Its PocketWizard is a remote control that allows photogs to trigger flashes or digital cameras wirelessly from hundreds of feet away. “We basically make radios that allow you to get your flash off your camera, so you can put them anywhere you want: in a church, up in the rafters in a stadium to shoot overhead, behind the net in hockey games,” explains Heather Ambrose, marketing manager at LPA, which employs a staff of nearly 40. “We allow photographers to be more creative with where they put light and where they put remote cameras.” The forefather of the PocketWizard is a chunky black device with Day-Glo buttons called the FlashWizard. It came to be when a photographer’s assistant asked a group of University of Vermont engineering students, who had recently founded a small consulting company called Lab Partners Associates, to fashion a wireless trigger. Stephen Padnos, Scott Hamilton and James Clark used a garage-door opener as the basis for the resulting product. Clark is still involved with PocketWizards, which now come in two varieties. Manual triggers, like the PlusX and Plus III, are conceptually closer to the original garage-door opener, consisting of simple radios and receivers that plug into devices and can run on different channels. The more advanced triggers rely on
Company: Pwnie Express, Berlin
In October 2011, Seven Days introduced Vermonters to Pwnie Express. The tiny tech start-up, launched a year earlier by three hackers messing around in their Barre basement, had just exploded onto the international cyber scene with its new product, the Pwn Plug. The little white box, which looks as innocuous as a plug-in air freshener, is armed with an arsenal of hacking tools that enables security-penetration testers to slip through the defenses of computer networks and look for vulnerabilities. After seeing one demonstrated at a national hackers’ convention, Wired
a technology called TTi to sync Canon or Nikon digital cameras automatically to the devices. Rather than separately controlling the flash, any photographer can snap away knowing that the auxiliary devices will fire and respond to any changes on the original camera. The PocketWizard technology is designed in South Burlington, where the company’s sales and support staff is also located; most of the products are manufactured in New Hampshire, though some components are made in China. What sets them apart from triggers made by overseas companies such as Phottix, Ambrose says,
In 2012, the PocketWizard trigger technology was the only kind photographers were allowed to use at the London Summer Olympics. is reliability. In 2012, the PocketWizard trigger technology was the only kind photographers were allowed to use at the London Summer Olympics. That premium has also led to higher price tags; a TTi setup starts at $600. But Ambrose adds that photographers — especially the pros — get their money’s worth. “That 100-meter dash? You can’t miss that shot,” she says. “That’s why people turn to us, because they will get the shot. If you miss the shot, you miss money.” — C h a r l es E ic h a c k e r LPA Design/PocketWizard is an exhibitor at the Vermont Tech Jam — booth X09.
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Previously, an IT professional needed a specially configured laptop and lots of extra gear to do this level of pentesting, Awk explains. Now, someone can just turn on the Pwn Pad, press a button and launch a “wireless sniffer” that “shows you everything.” By “everything,” Awk means every wireless device in the building, including smartphones, laptops, tablets, Bluetooths and printers, as well as every network and channel they’re on, the security systems they’re running, and the clients who’ve connected, both past and present. In effect, the Pwn Pad makes the invisible wireless world visible — and traceable. Awk doesn’t know how many Pwn Pads the company has sold, “but we’re doing really well. I know we’ve sold a
magazine’s Robert McMillan called it “pretty much the last thing you ever want to find on your network — unless you’ve hired somebody to put it there.” Two years later, company founders Dave Porcello, Robert Awk and Gabe Koss have followed up on the success of the Pwn Plug and its mobile equivalent, the Pwn Phone, with their latest mobile vulnerability-assessment tool: the Pwn Pad. The Pwn Pad — “pwn,” which rhymes with “own,” is a hacker term meaning to control or defeat — is built on a Google Nexus 7 Android tablet. Similar to the Pwn Phone, which has since been discontinued, it allows informationsecurity experts to conduct mobile penetration testing, or “pentesting,” on computer networks and wireless devices.
lot of them.” In case you’re wondering, Pwnie Express vets all its clients, who work almost exclusively in corporate, military or intelligence security. Pwnie Express is also growing — and looking to add talent, including a seniorlevel quality assurance expert. The company, which in two years has grown from three employees to 15, just secured $5.1 million in venture capital, “so we’re looking to expand quite a bit. “We always try to find a local person first,” Awk adds. “You’d be amazed at how much tech talent there is in Vermont.” — Ken P i c a r d Pwnie Express is an exhibitor at the Vermont Tech Jam — booth A42. The company is also a finalist for the 2013 Vermont Tech Jam Innovation Award.
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Who are the people in your neighborhood? White River Junction-based Maponics might be able to tell you. The geographic information system (GIS) data provider specializes in defining geographic boundaries — neighborhoods, ZIP codes, school attendance zones, shopping areas, college campuses — and then laying lifestyle and demographic data on top of those areas. That’s more difficult than it might seem, explains founder and CEO Darrin Clement. Neighborhoods and shopping areas aren’t official entities — it’s not always clear where they begin and end. And when the government segments consumer data, it does so by census tract, not neighborhood, school zone or ZIP code. “What tract do you live in?” Clement asks rhetorically. “Do you even have a clue?” Maponics’ 43 employees source, compile and process these data, then license them to customers. Those include real-estate websites such as Realtor.com and Trulia — according to the company, more than 70 percent of the top real-estate websites use its products — and search companies such as Google, Citysearch and Yellowbook USA. Clients can also include direct marketers, who might, for example, want to reach 17,000 of the country’s highest-income neighborhoods. Maponics’ expertise has also proved valuable to location-based mobile messaging companies. Twitter, Foursquare and
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recommend the podcast for car rides and bedtime. Listening to the Sparkle Stories, each of which runs about 20 minutes, it’s easy to understand their enthusiasm. One called “The Cat’s New Home” begins: “Benjamin Thompson is an unusual name for a cat. But then Ben is an unusual cat.” David narrates the story slowly and deliberately; you can hear his theater background in his clear diction. His voice is engaging without being cloying — in other words, perfect for telling children’s stories. In this story, the first in the Junkyard Tales series, the cat meets the other colorful characters who live in the junkyard: “Sergeant, the steadfast watchdog; Georgia
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thank them, including a therapist from Newtown, who wrote, “As a result of a few of my clients hearing the story today, a few hundred copies are being made now and handed out to parents in Newtown.” Though the Sparkle Stories audience has grown, the production process for each episode is still fairly low-tech. After David has written down a story, Lisabeth, who has an MFA in playwriting, edits it with an eye toward the “cleanest narrative experience.” Then David records it — using a Mac, GarageBand and a Snowball microphone — in a little carriage house behind their home. Finally, the story is passed on to a continuity editor in Chicago. “She’ll catch if I’ve mentioned the name of the baker before and I don’t remember his name is Bruce,” says David. Right now, the Sewell McCanns are putting out about six stories a week. In addition to creating content for his Sparkle Stories audience, David is still telling stories to his kids — and they’re still asking for them. But now the boys also serve as a kind of market research, offering their expert opinions on different stories. Lisabeth would like to see the family business continue to expand. “I’d love for this to be the beginning of a platform for alternative media,” she says. Her longterm vision includes connecting with other like-minded artists and musicians to join the Sparkle Stories family. After all, the subscriber model allows the Sewell McCanns to build trust among their listeners; they’re already sharing occasional recipes and parenting advice on their blog. “We have a weekly relationship with them,” notes David. Both of these media-cautious parents still find it hard to wrap their heads around the fact that they’ve created a worldwide community of followers online. “We had no idea what the future was going to hold,” says David. “We were just telling stories to our kids.”
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Bean, the kindly rat; Mr. Flinch, the old possum” and more. The junkyard stories, David says, “are just flat-out fun.” Sparkle’s Martin and Sylvia series focuses more on teachable moments. Siblings Martin and Sylvia, David explains, began as avatars for the Sewell McCann kids, now 8 and 11. David used to tell these stories at bedtime, and they would always address issues or emotions the boys were currently experiencing. For example, if the boys were nervous about an upcoming trip on an airplane, David would tell a story about Martin and Sylvia on a plane. Then, when the kids got on the plane themselves, they’d have a pretty good idea it was going to end well. But not all Sparkle Stories end happily. “I wouldn’t call them happy endings,” David explains. “I’d call them peaceful endings. They’ve worked through something. There’s a resolution.” Indeed, Sparkle Stories can explore some weighty themes. As their listenership has grown, the Sewell McCanns have used their stories to address several national tragedies. When Adam Lanza opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School last December, for example, the Sewell McCanns realized they had an opportunity to be a positive voice in the frantic media landscape. “Like you, we’re reeling from the devastating news about Sandy Hook Elementary,” they wrote on their blog at the time. “It has us kissing our own children’s foreheads, trying to imagine how the parents of those lost children will manage in the coming days. We’re asking ourselves: ‘What can we do to help?’” Naturally, they told a story. Not about a school shooting or a mass murderer, but a simple story about a beloved family dog killed in a hit-and-run. They wanted to capture “the horror, the fear, the isolation,” of a senseless tragedy in a way children could understand, says David. And they wanted to offer a message to kids who might be scared, confused or angry: “It’s OK to be sad, and this is a good place,” says David. “The world is a good place. Adults, for the most part, are here to help you.” The story, which they distributed for free, was a success. Readers wrote in to
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plumbed and gets to the core of Reza’s shrewd observations. do. And if Marc hates the painting, does he perhaps hate Serge, too? Caught in the middle is Yvan, who lacks the courage to contradict the others but also lacks the smugness to take any pleasure in doing so. With his life in a shambles as his wedding nears, Yvan bounces back and forth hoping to make peace. Yasmina Reza’s play premiered in Paris in 1994, went on to a long run in London’s West End and won the 1998 Tony Award when it arrived on Broadway. It has stayed popular, though it’s slowly becoming a time capsule from a self-satisfied era when the upper-middle class was more admired than reviled.
Theater The play positively glows with commercial appeal: sparkling humor, one set, few props, three characters and a 90-minute length that won’t weary the audience. Anyone can stage ‘Art’ and get laughs; it has the universal value of a really good recipe for brownies. The play is easy to dismiss as lightweight since it takes flight so effortlessly. But what a takeoff it is. ‘Art’ begins with a bang as Marc squints in dismay and Serge basks in pride before the painting, battle lines hilariously drawn. With a mediocre cast, the play can coast on its acerbic dialogue and the audience’s joy in skewering modern art. But with three talented performers, ‘Art’ reveals depths to be plumbed, and VSC’s production gets to the core of Reza’s shrewd observations. Tara Lee Downs directs with an eye to the deeper connections among the three friends. She gives the laughs plenty of room to win us over, then lets the cast show us what happens when friendly sarcasm crosses over into polarizing contempt. By raising the stakes one gentle notch at a time, Downs gets the characters to punch past the surface of their friendship and test whether it can endure. Mark Alan Gordon brings a riveting power to the role of Marc. He demands attention, sputters with brassy indignation and cannot for the life of him choke back an astonished guffaw at Serge’s foray into
art collecting. Gordon gives his character’s arrogance full glory, from his bewildered exasperation at the failings of his friends to his lofty pronouncements. But when Marc is forced to recognize what he really needs from Serge, Gordon shows him discovering a truth so big it brings a hush from the audience. As Serge, Roy Cutler struts as the earnest art connoisseur who’s still eager for the approval of his friends even as he fears he may have outgrown them. Serge is torn, and Cutler shows his divided impulses to condemn his friends for their lack of sophistication and to demand their respect for his own. With his precise posture and self-possession, Cutler has the hauteur down, then neatly undercuts it with wilting, humanizing gestures. Adrian John O’Donnell is adorable as the beleaguered Yvan. His eyes twinkle as they pop in astonishment at the escalation of Serge and Marc’s hostilities, and when he cannot stop them, he resorts to escape or entreaty. O’Donnell is physically nimble, and equally adroit with the script’s banter. But when he reaches the monologue about snarls in his wedding plans, O’Donnell plays it like he knows precisely what’s funny about it and is keen to entertain his friends, missing the chance to let Yvan be overwhelmed. He’s better in straight exchanges, when he surrenders to Yvan’s hapless qualities, eliciting every laugh. The three actors have that impressive confidence in one another that shows an ensemble is working together. They don’t need the lines to lean on; they have built a full world together and can fill it with the pauses and the overlaps of naturalistic speech. The production design is sharp, with nice attention to detail. The costumes and set share a masculine, dark-brown palette, and the play’s conceit of hopping among the characters’ apartments with only a change in wall décor is clarified with lighting transitions. The pure humor of ‘Art’ can delight audiences; this production adds just the depth to make the pleasure worth reflecting on. m
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‘Art’ by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, directed by Tara Lee Downs, produced by Vermont Stage Company. Through October 27, Wednesdays through Saturdays, 7:30 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m., at FlynnSpace in Burlington. $32-37.50. vtstage.org
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ost Nation Theater’s production of The Crucible groans under the weight of the classic play. The company has tackled all the difficulties in staging it: assembling a large cast of solid actors, opening up the playing space to accommodate bold movement in an in-the-round setting that conjures up the feeling of a trial and creating 17thcentury costumes. But these strong efforts are not enough to breathe life into the 1953 Tony Award winner. Though playwright Arthur Miller’s social conscience leaves him at risk of polemics, he finds the human sorrow at the heart of drama. The Crucible is an allegory for the McCarthy hearings, in which the only way to be safe from the committee’s censure was to accuse others of being un-American, lying if necessary. When Miller found rich parallels in the Salem witch trials, his dramatic intelligence allowed him to distill the story into character-driven tragedy. The language may be archaic and the situation overwrought, but the play has tragic power above and beyond its didactic aspect. The story begins with conflicting accounts of what some young girls did in the forest one night. They indulged in little more than idle curiosity about magic, but suspicion in the town quickly fastens on satanic rites. It’s clear that awful punishment awaits, and that the best way out is to claim to have seen the Devil in someone else’s company. The naming of names begins, and soon no one is safe from unjust accusation. This production stumbles from the start by deciding to depict that forest scene, which Miller pointedly did not include. All we see is choreographed frolicking; in a blackout all we hear is an ambiguous scream. Making it tangible implies the audience needs proof of innocence when the play runs on the fuel of the shadows of doubts and a kernel of truth. Director Brett Gamboa stages the show with dutiful seriousness, but the fastidious effort to summon up the imagined reality of 1692 Salem results in characters of stiff formality. Perhaps the Puritans were that rigid and prone to melodrama, but Miller’s play isn’t going to work if we cannot imagine ourselves in the world depicted. More important, it will not frighten us. That’s the crucial ingredient in the play, because Miller’s point is lost unless the audience is afraid. Not of hokey, Puritan superstitions
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but of what social groups can do when blending paranoia, power, greed and a little lust. Keeping this play alive means showing where surveillance, fundamentalism, guilt by association and mass hysteria inevitably lead. It can’t be done by pinning them up like dead butterflies. The dangers have to be unleashed and felt. By draining the production of social and political intensity, Gamboa takes us through a museum exhibit. The tools Miller used to create an allegory potent enough to give the term “witch hunt” its modern meaning are all on display, but they are silent. What the production lacks in vision, however, it makes up for in craft. Lost Nation has admirable intentions and has marshaled all the resources needed to stage this major play. See it to applaud their efforts and to draw your own conclusions about how Miller’s text holds up after 60 years. Gamboa’s staging is physically strong, and he skillfully focuses our attention in the large playing space on both mass confrontations and intimate conversations. The action unfolds with a brisk pace but allows each moment to have meaning. The cast of 18 includes standout performances by Emme Erdossy as Rebecca Nurse, the good soul who’s incapable of guilt and too pure to pander to the court; and Scott Renzoni as Reverend Hale, the clerical intellectual who realizes with
horror that these trials have left him with blood on his hands. As members of the court, Vince Rossano and Tim Tavcar both show the little delight that evil men cannot fully mask, try as they might to pretend they’re driven only by higher purposes. As John Proctor, Paul Riopelle projects a pleasant ease that helps us care for him. Miller has given Proctor the flaws that drive the tragedy of the play, and Riopelle shoulders them dutifully but without much emotional nuance. Only in his final scene, when he must battle between his conscience and the court’s absurd demands, does the agony Miller intended emerge. The set is simple but effective. A waterbased haze fills the playing space to make the lights misty cones of illumination. Along with the bare branches tangled artfully overhead and the menacing suggestion of a gallows looming above, the effect is solemn and imposing The costumes work hard to summon the period. The trouble with producing nearly two dozen 17th-century costumes is that false notes will ring. But after we forgive the unscuffed boots and ill-fitting coats, the larger issue is whether period
dress helps or hurts the play’s impact today. The quaintness of the unflattering costumes is just another occasion to distance ourselves from the play’s message. The decision to immerse us in 1692 Salem means that the play needs to use timeless human qualities to enmesh us in the story. Too often, the actors were asked to hoist up an abstract idea and proclaim its significance. Instead of letting emotion emerge, the acting style solemnized the script. Miller’s play unlocks some great truths about fear. It shows how a strict, repressive society can explode into hysteria and how those with the best and worst intentions will wield power until it terrorizes. This production instead presents a remote, historical drama. m
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The Crucible by Arthur Miller, directed by Brett Gamboa, produced by Lost Nation Theater. Thursdays through Sundays, October 17 through 27: Thursdays and Sunday, October 20, at 7 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, October 27, at 2 p.m., Montpelier City Hall Auditorium. $25/30. lostnationtheater.org
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driven. “We had some really great, key employees that needed a better work environment,” he explains. “Mostly Frank, Tom and Samantha.” That’s master butcher Frank Pace, GFM chef and charcuterie expert Tom Deckman and pastry chef Samantha Noakes, née Madden. When she married Farmhouse sous chef Andrew Noakes last month, Deckman was a groomsman and Pace catered. “We keep it all in the family,” says Samantha Noakes, who refers to Deckman as her “brother,” though they are not blood relatives. That bond was likely forged in their previous work environment. Needing space outside the Farmhouse kitchen, Noakes baked for two years in the basement of the restaurant’s Bank Street
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n the Meat Forest, five pigs, bisected à la Damien Hirst, swing from short hooks. Steaks that have been aging for 30 days patiently await butcher Frank Pace’s bone saw. And hampers filled with tails, hocks and feet stand stacked and ready to be taken to restaurants where they’ll be used for stocks. The magical forest — actually a temperature-and-humidity-controlled walk-in — is one of many zones of culinary alchemy at the Guild Commissary. The Winooski plant that was once the Samosaman factory began operating on July 5 as a new type of food producer supplying multiple restaurants. The 5000-square-foot, USDAapproved plant is a project of the
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Farmhouse Group, which owns Burlington-area restaurants the Farmhouse Tap & Grill, El Cortijo Taqueria Y Cantina, Guild & Company and Guild Fine Meats. Managing partner Jed Davis says opening the facility was “a sizable investment, but an investment in ourselves.” The Commissary is now home base for all the meat processing that turns whole animals into steaks, ground beef and deli meats for the Group. It also houses a bakery that ensures that every bread and dessert served at the Group’s restaurants is homemade. The first facility of its kind in Vermont, the Commissary would be rare even among big-city restaurant groups. Davis, who has worked LISTEN IN ON LOCAL FOODIES...
for Daniel Boulud’s New York restaurant group, says the famous chef has his desserts made at a central baking facility, “a proper, controlled environment that allows them to do it right.” The Farmhouse Group has taken that principle and expanded on it, using the Winooski facility to supply meat to its restaurants, as well. The opening of Guild Fine Meats (GFM), the group’s new downtown butcher shop, was timed to follow that of the Commissary by a month and a half. Davis says the decision to expand production from a few of the company’s individual restaurant kitchens into the Winooski building was employee
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building. She had ovens and two cassette burners, but no sunlight. “We see the light of day now,” jokes the perky blond. Deckman used to craft charcuterie in the same downstairs area. Now, Noakes says, “Two great minds think alike. We help each other out and make sure things are going to be OK.” They’ve been more than OK. In two years, Noakes has gone from making desserts for one restaurant to supplying four Farmhouse Group eateries with sweets and breads. She also makes 150 rolls a day for her Winooski neighbor, Misery Loves Co. Soon Noakes will supply desserts to Burlington’s American Flatbread, GUILD MEAT WORLD
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We all need a hearty breakfast or lunch now and then, cardiologist be damned. That’s exactly the reasoning behind the name of Colchester’s brand-new diner, thE GuIlty PlatE, says co-owner MIchaEl alvanos. He opened the restaurant the first weekend in October with brother Evan and parents chrIstInE and GEorGE, who own the building at 164 Porters Point Road. Michael Alvanos said he designed the space that formerly held Video World to resemble a classic 1950s diner, complete with checkered floors and ’57 Chevy booths.
French toast. The omelet menu includes some uncommon combinations, including a version filled with gyro meat and topped with tzatziki sauce, and another made to resemble a Reuben sandwich, complete with corned beef, Swiss cheese and sauerkraut. “You come in here and have great food and don’t feel guilty,” says Alvanos.
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Supermarket grab-and-go cases, take note: There’s a new quick-lunch option in town. BEnto began its soft opening last Friday with a stock of compartmentalized meals ready for diners to eat. Readers may remember that the eatery at 197 College Street in Burlington was originally slated to open in May. But in the interim, co-chef-owner chrIs russo helped build and open raMEn on Main Street, while also working on a personal construction project and running san saI JaPanEsE rEstaurant with KazutoshI MaEDa. For now, Russo says Bento is running at “33 percent”
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co-owned by members of the Farmhouse Group. She’s hard at work conceiving pastries made from elements used at the restaurant’s on-site Zero Gravity Craft Brewery, such as a brownie sundae with wort in the chocolate sauce. Noakes has already perfected one beery dessert, a chocolate-stout cake that is served at the Farmhouse and sold at GFM. She says the decadent dessert reminds her of the shiny, perfect chocolate cake that overweight Bruce is forced to eat in Roald Dahl’s Matilda — though, she clarifies, “I’m not a scary lunch lady.” Noakes and her crew of four produce a staggering number of baked goods. In leaner times, they manufacture 300 to 800 challah buns a day for Farmhouse burgers, but in the summer — especially when Farmhouse supplies burgers to the Intervale Center’s Summervale dinners GET TERS — “aQthousand has UAR happened,” Noakes says. “Farmhouse never ceases. We could probably never get too far ahead.” Besides the buns, Noakes makes biscuits and sourdough English muffins for brunch, appetizer pretzels and GFM sandwich rolls. She lays claim to arguably the best chocolate chip cookies in Burlington (sold at GFM), as well as crafting batter for El Cortijo’s churros and crème Anglaise and coulis for plated desserts. All told, her product list includes some 50 baked goods, not to mention the zucchini, beet and carrot cakes and seasonal pies that GFM will soon stock for the holidays. For their part, Deckman and Pace have been working long hours at the Commissary turning out meat for the new butcher shop and the restaurants. It’s heavy labor to transform beef quarters into steaks, burgers and deli meats. Crafting those deli wares is a new skill in Deckman’s arsenal. The 30-yearold former Champlain College business major is a largely self-taught cook. When
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he started as sous chef at Farmhouse in 2010, he distinguished himself by an interest in charcuterie and sausage making that made him an asset to Davis. “He’s a rare talent and a heck of a nice guy,” the co-owner says of the chef. Deckman was the force behind creating the value-added meat products, such as terrines and pâtés, that would eventually be sold at GFM. He took on the new challenge of learning to case and smoke meats such as Adam’s Turkey Farm breasts into products that worked in a deli case. “We’re taking products like [those of ] McKenzie and
Applegate and using good ingredients to do the techniques that they do,” says Pace. “It’s sick.” Deckman and Pace are only allowed to handle meat from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., when they’re subject to the plant’s daily meat inspections. They can leave the turkey and salty Vermont Heritage Grazers hams to smoke overnight. Similarly, dry-aged beef shoulder spends 20 hours cooking at the Commissary
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The series is a way for them to eat the food they crave. They chose Mondays because of a long-standing N’awlins tradition of restaurants serving inexpensive dinners of beans and rice that night. Big Easy Monday will do just that, with a filling plate and a pint of beer for $8. Other offerings will vary each week; the first installment will include barbecue shrimp, French-fry-and-roast-beef po’ boys and sweet potato pie for dessert. Wai also says he’s
trying to source New Orleans beer for the occasion. Fans of other genres of Southern food should mark their calendars for November 17, when Grammy Award-winner Chris Thomas King, known for his featured role in O Brother, Where Art Thou?, shares an evening of tunes at ArtsRiot in collaboration with Signal Kitchen. That night, chef BrIan stEfan of southErn smokE will cook dinner to accompany the show.
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On November 10, a series of pairing dinners featuring brewed libations will premiere with help from CItIzEn CIDEr. ArtsRiot Kitchen’s chef rICharD WIttIng will prepare five courses paired with five different experimental tipples from Citizen Cider. Though Wai doesn’t want to give away too much, he says to expect treats along the lines of ginger dry cider. On November 7, ArtsRiot will offer an antidote to all that indulgence: an Ayurvedic feast in conjunction with Rogue Yoga. Just as the season of pop-up dinners
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reporter salted and seared at home, were tender as filet mignon, yet retained the marbling and beefy flavor of less lofty cuts. Another innovation at the Commissary is a sturdy bone saw, which allows Pace to cut bone-in steaks from the beef once it’s aged for 30 days. Rib eyes and New York strips now boast a deeper flavor thanks to being cooked on the bone. Back in the ready-to-eat room, Deckman is preparing to start yet another project. When the group moved into the Commissary, the chefs and state inspectors agreed it would roll out its meat products in three unofficial phases. Phase one encompassed all the basics, including cutting whole animals and dry 112 Lake Street • Burlington aging. Producing deli meats — such as the www.sansaivt.com mortadella and capicola on GFM’s Italian sandwich — constituted phase two. Phase three is dry curing. Deckman 12v-SanSai010913.indd 1 1/7/13 2:08 PM has readied the small chamber in the ready-to-eat room for aging whole muscles. Though bacon curing is much less intensive than the process for deli meats, it is also covered by the facility’s Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points plan. Homemade bacon will soon be available at Farmhouse group outlets, including rashers at GFM. The Farmhouse Group is unlikely to Football Specials stop there. Pace says that once the sys1 large, 1-topping pizza, 12 wings tems are in place for baking, meat cutting and a 2 liter Coke product and food prep, the group will continue to expand, whether within the Commissary Plus tax. Pick-up or delivery only. Expires 10/31/13. limit: 1 offer per customer per day. or to other outlets. Whatever the team does next, it’s sure to be delicious — and Now serving Richie’s made from scratch. m Famous Italian Ice! SEVENDAYSVt.com
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the difference. The chef has been experimenting with the technique since he worked at Shelburne Supermarket, and improved his skills as butcher at Healthy Living Market. Then he moved to Guild & Company, where, he says, the walk-in was too humid for his purposes, causing meats to mold while aging. “It wasn’t as clean and efficient, and there was some loss,” he remembers. Now Pace is finally working in a true dry-aging facility, where cold air passes over primal cuts from LaPlatte River Angus Farm without troublesome moisture. The result: “They are immensely better than a year ago,” Pace says with a grin. Even chunks of trim, which this
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before it’s ready to send to Farmhouse for inclusion in a sandwich and dinner plate. Over at the restaurant, chefs assemble their dishes with the help of these premade elements. Thus the Commissary enables the Farmhouse Group to combine the convenience of supplying a restaurant chain (albeit a small one) with the flexibility and top-flight ingredients of a small, locavore enterprise. The Farmhouse Group may be a far cry from chains such as Chili’s, but “small” isn’t the word for its current meat production. In Pace’s domain, the meat fabrication room, he and Deckman grind 175 pounds of beef at a time, mostly for burgers at Farmhouse. They say the patties have changed dramatically since the producers been able to make consistent use of whole animals. Each steer yields about 150 pounds of trim, the fat and any other nonessentials that end up in ground meat. The grind at the Commissary includes connective tissue and necks, but also higher-end cuts such as loins and chuck. “The line cooks love them because they’re easier to cook,” says Deckman of the patties that include 75 percent lean muscle and 25 percent fat. “Flavor-wise they’re better, because we can hand-select what goes into them. We affect the amount of moisture loss, the amount of fat. You can say, ‘I want it to taste the way it does.’” “We can produce the same product every time,” Pace adds. That’s true even when they’re turning out 800 to 1000 pounds of ground beef a week, for burgers at Farmhouse and Guild, carne in El Cortijo’s tacos and sausage stuffing at GFM. Dry aging meat works better at the Commissary, too; Pace says he can taste
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kip Rosskam spreads out an array of baggies, vials and jars on a conference table in what seems at first like an illicit encounter. He then dribbles some jewelcolored liquid into a few miniature wine glasses and hands them to us, Seven Days’ two food writers. The juice gives off an intense aroma of blueberries with hints of white flowers; each sip has soft, sweet, round fruit flavors tinged with nuttiness. “Arctic berries are very on-trend,” he remarks, sounding like a fashionista of food. Rosskam, the chief operating officer of the Philadelphia food lab David Michael & Co., oversees the company’s 70 flavor chemists, sensory scientists and sales staff from his unofficial Vermont office, the Stowe home where he spends half the year and drums up business with local clients. He’s come to the Seven Days offices to share some new products, and he watches our faces as we taste the blue honeysuckle berry — aka Haskap berry — a flavor that has been blended into some rooibos tea and that Rosskam is certain will be popular within two or three years. It’s derived from a bellshaped berry that grows in cold climates and is loaded with antioxidants, but the tea’s wholesome flavors were actually perfected in the lab. Whether it’s cake pops, whipped cream-flavored vodka or chia seeds, the staff of David Michael was probably dishing it out in tiny samples years before the public caught on. The company, born in the back of a New Jersey bar more than a century ago, has developed 40,000 flavors, textures and stabilizers that have appeared in almost every conceivable food and drink. “Remember salted caramel?” asks Rosskam. “Well, meet salted vanilla.” He sprinkles some wafery, eggshell-hued granola into our palms, and we each take a bite. Each piece is buttery, crisp and barely sweet, with only the slightest hint of salt. It’s instantly addictive. Next we taste molten lava cookies whose gooey insides, tinged with raspberry flavor, ooze onto our tongues. We sample tart-sweet, lime-green gummy bears flavored with a southeast Asian fruit called snake fruit. We ogle pictures in a catalog of what might soon be coming our way: a pea-protein smoothie,
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gluten-free doughnuts flavored with strawberries and mint, savory macaroons, mescal toritos, Buffalo-wing potstickers, congee… Every year Rosskam and his staff share 30 or so of these new ideas with food company executives at an event called the Innovation Roadshow, a miniature version of which we’re sampling now. Rosskam also travels around the country to meet with companies oneon-one. After our tasting he planned to travel to Iowa to meet with a dairy conglomerate that wants to use his salted vanilla in its products. “Everyone would like to have the new blockbuster [flavor], but they don’t come easy,” observes Bob Smith, a retired food industry executive who spent much of his career with Quaker Oats, Del Monte and Nabisco and now lives in Newport. He occasionally advises David Michael
as part of a strategic advisory board. “If you look at some of our dinner menus and supermarket shelves, you’ll see flavors that travel around the world,” Smith says. “That’s not possible without the flavor houses that develop those flavors.” If you insist to Rosskam that Vermont’s food products are wholesome and homespun, the executive’s eyes twinkle. He counts many Vermont companies, some of them megabrands, among his clients. When Rosskam first bought his Stowe home, he says, “It was difficult to be getting off at Exit 10 and driving past two of the most successful food companies in the country.” He’s referring, of course, to Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. “That bothered me, that we didn’t have any business with either one. I made it a personal goal to achieve that.” After a few visits, he made inroads
with GMCR. Though Rosskam declines to name all of his clients, he divulges that they include Vermont Hard Cider Company and Sugarman of Vermont in Hardwick. “We try to get involved in the beginning of a project, whether it’s a line extension, another SKU [stock-keeping unit] of flavor of ice cream, another flavor of coffee,” he says. “All of these things get developed with the help and assistance of people in my industry.” In addition to drawing on their extensive, century-old library of rearranged molecules — aka flavors — David Michael’s staff will hold expert and consumer tasting panels to hone a flavor for a client, as well as explore regulatory and dietary angles such as kosher, halal certifications or nutritional content. Much has changed in the food industry since 1896, when a chewing gum salesman named David Michael was frequenting an Atlantic City bar owned by Herman Hertz. Hertz had pioneered an elixir of barks and botanicals that could transform clear corn whiskey into something that looked and tasted like 10-year-old bourbon. Together, the men began marketing it, demonstrating the process on whiskey they made in a still at the back of the tavern. “I call it early vertical integration,” jokes Rosskam. The partners named the formula Oldtime Special Body & Age — and it took off. A few years later, Michael and Hertz came up with a powdered vanilla sugar they called Michael’s Mixevan that became ubiquitous in ice cream. In the early 1920s, Rosskam’s grandfather — a chemist named Walter Rosskam — joined the company, after a stint in his own firm marketing a cigar that burned continuously with the aid of tiny explosive charges. Eventually his son, Bill — Skip’s dad — became a salesman for the company. David Michael was an under-theradar flavor house, notes Smith. It’s still much smaller than some of the largest global flavor and fragrance houses such as Givaudan and International Flavors & Fragrances. However, it’s always been nimble in responding to needs, shortages and changing tastes. During a global dearth of nuts in the 1950s, the company developed a “natural nut extender” to impart nutty flavors to ice cream. And it adapted Body & Age into
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a line of blending agents for booze. In of trends start, at the white-tablecloth the late 1950s, David Michael began restaurants,” Rosskam says. imbuing ice creams and sorbets with Though Vermont isn’t necessarily cocktail flavors such as daiquiri, pink known as a culinary trendsetter, a champagne and grasshopper. few food trends have originated here “David Michael may not be the big- — from K-cups to using maple syrup gest [flavor house],” says Smith, who as an ingredient in savory cooking. worked with the company on a few The farm-to-fork ethos has powerful culinary projects when he was in the cachet across the country, Rosskam research-and-development notes. He’s also keeping tabs business. Smith says its on the trend of barrelstrength lies in both aging spirits and innovation and close other liquids that’s observation of happening all over trends. “They get New England. supplies from all Despite his over the world, and almost constant things happen all focus on flavor, over the world,” he Rosskam doesn’t says. “What I found seem to tire of it. with David Michael Years ago, he develis, as soon as they see oped a dinner-party something extraordinary, game at his home called they immediately “The Nose Knows.” focus on it and tell Rosskam asked his their customers, chemists for 70 flavors ‘Something is going to he could keep in his happen,’ and they find home library, from a way to augment it.” Philly cheesesteak to Skip Rosskam Burgundy wine. After hadn’t intended to plates are cleared become a company away, Rosskam adds man. He went to colthose flavors to perlege to study marketfume strips, hands ing but returned to them out and asks Skip RoSSkAm David Michael 10 guests to figure out years later. “My dad what they’re smellhad a heart attack, and something just ing. “Ninety percent of our taste is in happened inside me. I knew intuitively our olfactory senses,” he says, adding that the right thing to do was go into that he has “a pretty good” palate, one the business,” Rosskam recalls. “I told that prefers bittersweet chocolate and my dad I’d be waiting for him in the bristles at both eggs and mustard. office when he got back. And I was.” In a state where farm-fresh is sacRosskam became part of a company rosanct, and the term “food producers” that seems like a lifetime endeavor has become a catchphrase, it’s strange for some of its employees. “We hire to hear someone proudly describe himour salespeople right out of college, self and his colleagues as food manufacwhich is unusual,” he says. Those new turers — but that’s just what Rosskam hires train for a year, working in every does. The moniker is reflective of his part of the plant before launching into unique perch within the industry as their respective tasks. both a trend-spotter and a realist. Chemists go through years of trainAnd he has a point. “Think about ing, too, and the company’s staff ob- cola, for instance,” he says. “Without sessively stays on top of food trends. flavor, it would taste like sweet, brown They comb over reports from research acid water. The flavor that’s used in companies, keep three chefs on staff cola is what gives cola its character. and pay attention to what’s happen- There’s no cola tree nearby where you ing in restaurants. “That’s where a lot can pick the nuts.” m
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FRANKLIN COUNTY GUARDIAN AD LITEM OPEN HOUSE: Area residents learn about becoming advocates for young people involved in the Vermont court system. Vermont Superior Court, St. Albans, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 527-4029 or 933-2545. GET READY TO GET COVERED!: Governor Peter Shumlin, Congressman Peter Welch and Vermont Department of Health Access commissioner Mark Larson join navigators from local organizations to help attendees enroll in Vermont Health Connect. Community Health Center of Burlington, 4-8 p.m. Free. Info, 488-9766. MENTORS NIGHT OUT: King Street Youth Center mentors and friends share conversation and camaraderie on the shore of Lake Champlain. St. John's Club, Burlington, 6-9 p.m. Free to attend; cost of food and drink. Info, 864-9778.
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'A PLACE AT THE TABLE': Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush's documentary examines poverty and hunger in America through specific children and their families. A panel discussion follows. Sugar Maple Ballroom, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 5:30-8:15 p.m. Info, 660-3500. 'A PLACE AT THE TABLE': BARRE: See above listing. Donations benefit the Central Vermont Community Action Council Food Shelf, dinner, 5:30 p.m.; film, 6:15 p.m. Old Labor Hall, Barre, 6:15 p.m. Free to attend; monetary and nonperishable donations accepted. Info, 279-7518. 'FREEDOM AND UNITY: THE VERMONT MOVIE: PART TWO': The darker side of the Green Mountain State's bucolic image is illuminated in "Under the Surface." Merchants Hall, Rutland, 7 p.m. $8; $5 for students with valid ID. Info, 863-5966.
INDOOR GARDEN WORKSHOP: Peter Burke teaches his innovative method for growing and harvesting salad greens throughout the winter. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7 p.m. $10-12; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202, info@hungermountain.coop. MARQUETTE FEST: Wine lovers mingle and sip the Shelburne Vineyards varietal modeled after the French Beaujolais Nouveau. Farmhouse Tap & Grill, Burlington, 5 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 497-1026.
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CREATIVE FLOW YOGA WITH DEBORAH FELMETH: A blend of meditation, Vinyasa-style asana, chanting and yogic philosophy builds physical and emotional strength. 2 Wolves Holistic Center, Vergennes, 5:30-7 p.m. $14. Info, 870-0361. GUIDED MEDITATION: Marna Erech facilitates an explorative practice. Rainbow Institute, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $11 suggested donation. Info, 238-7908. KUNDALINI YOGA WITH CALLIE PEGUES: Students align organ and glandular systems while increasing energy and awareness. 2 Wolves Holistic Center, Vergennes, 9-10:15 a.m. $14. Info, 870-0361. R.I.P.P.E.D.: Resistance, intervals, power, plyometrics, endurance and diet define this high-intensity physical-fitness program. North End Studio A, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $10. Info, 578-9243.
'NO MORE ROAD TRIPS?': Composed entirely of home-movie footage, Rick Prelinger's ode to the
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JIM SQUIRES Thursday, October 17, 7 p.m., at Lawrence Memorial Library in Bristol. Free. Info, 453-4147. oneworldlibraryproject.org
VERMONT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Ten days of international, independent and local flicks delight discerning cinephiles. See vtiff.org for schedule and details. Various Chittenden County locations, noon-10:30 p.m. Prices vary. Info, 660-2600.
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VALLEY NIGHT FEATURING KAREN KRAJACIC: Locals gather for this weekly bash of craft ales, movies and live music. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 7 p.m. $5 suggested donation; $2 drafts. Info, 496-8994, bigpicturetheater.info. SEVENDAYSVT.COM
'THE HUNGRY HEART': Presented through the eyes of Franklin County residents and St. Albans pediatrician Fred Holmes, Bess O'Brien's documentary illuminates prescription-drug addiction and recovery. Barre Opera House, 7 p.m. $6-12; first come, first served. Info, 357-4616.
OPEN ROTA MEETING: Neighbors keep tabs on the gallery's latest happenings. ROTA Gallery, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 6 p.m. Free. Info, 518-563-0494.
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VERMONT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: 'HANNAH ARENDT': Margarethe von Trotta's biopic explores the life of the original, and at times controversial, German-American philosopher and political theorist. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 6 p.m. $5-10. Info, 862-9616.
HIZA DE MAIZ DANCE TROUPE: Nicaraguan dancers bring traditional rhythms to the stage. A presentation by Compas de Nicaragua follows. International Commons, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.
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The Voice Edgar Oliver can spin a tale like no one else. With a drawn-out delivery defined by distinct diction and a Transylvanialike accent, he captivates listeners at the first word. A longtime fixture of New York City’s East Village, the eccentric talent is known for show-stopping performances at the Moth, a nonprofit dedicated to the art of live storytelling. These narratives often stem from Oliver’s childhood with his sister, Helen, and their mentally unstable mother in a dilapidated Savannah, Ga. mansion. In his latest piece, Helen and Edgar, the poetic performer explores a sibling bond borne out of chaos, adventure and profound love.
‘HELEN AND EDGAR’ Tuesday & Wednesday, October 22 & 23, 7 p.m., at Warner Bentley Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. $10-25. Info, 603-646-2422. hop.dartmouth.edu
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Comedic Commentary For puppeteer Paul Zaloom, political satire takes the form of junk and found objects. The Goddard College alumnus began his career with Bread and Puppet Theater in the 1970s, and has since become one of the foremost performers in his field — earning multiple awards and fellowships. Having graced international stages many times over, the acclaimed performance artist returns to his alma mater with White Like Me: A Honky Dory Puppet Show. Amid a cast of toys and trinkets, the archetypal White Man from the planet Caucazoid attempts to civilize Earth’s alien inhabitants by becoming a philanthropist and savior.
‘WHITE LIKE ME: A HUNKY DORY PUPPET SHOW’ Friday, October 18, 8 p.m., at Haybarn Theatre, Goddard College, in Plainfield. $15-20. Info, 322-1685. goddard.edu
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yogA wiTh TeA: Participants incorporate breath, posture and meditation appropriate to their comfort and skill levels in a Kripalu class. Arrive early to request tea. Chai Space, Dobrá Tea, Burlington, 6:15-7:15 p.m. $10; $5 for optional tea. Info, piper.c.emily@gmail.com.
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BABy & Me sToRy TiMe: Parents and little ones ages 2 and under are entertained by Mother Goose-inspired narratives. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 388-4095. fAll sToRy TiMe: Tots share read-aloud tales and wiggles and giggles with Mrs. Liza. Highgate Public Library, 11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 868-3970. MeeT RockiN' RoN The fRieNDly PiRATe: Aargh, matey! Youngsters celebrate the hooligans of the sea with music, games and themed activities. Buttered Noodles, Williston, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 764-1810. PReschool sToRy houR: Tykes gather for themed tales and activities. Discovery Place. ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11:30 a.m. Regular admission, $9.50-12.50; free for kids ages 2 and under. Info, 877-324-6386. ReAD To coco: Budding bookworms share words with the licensed reading-therapy dog. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-4665. ReAD To A Dog: Lit lovers take advantage of quality time with a friendly, fuzzy therapy pooch. Fairfax Community Library, 3-4:15 p.m. Free; preregister for a time slot. Info, 849-2420. sToRy TiMe & PlAygRouP: Engaging plotlines pave the way for themed art, nature and cooking projects. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 1011:30 a.m. Free. Info, 426-3581. sToRy TiMe foR 3- To 5-yeAR-olDs: Preschoolers stretch their reading skills through activities involving puppets and books. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.
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AARP DRiveR sAfeTy clAss: Folks ages 50 and older take a road refresher course as they deal with challenges posed by aging. Winooski Senior Center, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $12-14; preregister. Info, 425-6345. 'NoRThwesT NighTMARes': filMMAkeRs woRkshoP: Teams gather for a final feedback session before submitting their projects to Northwest Access TV's film festival. Old Barlow Street School, St. Albans, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 527-6474.
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BuRliNgToN hAsh house hARRieRs: Beer hounds of legal age earn sips with an invigorating run and high-impact game of hide-and-seek. Battery Park, Burlington, 6 p.m. $5; free for firsttime participants. Info, 734-5875. gReeN MouNTAiN TABle TeNNis cluB: Pingpong players swing their paddles in singles and doubles matches. Knights of Columbus, Rutland, 6-9:30 p.m. Free for first two sessions; $30 annual membership. Info, 247-5913.
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ARNie guNDeRsoN: The nuclear-power expert draws on 30 years of experience when discussing the industry as part of the Environmental Health Sciences Speaker Series. Stearns Performance Space, Johnson State College, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1251. weNDy gueRRA: The acclaimed Cuban poet and novelist presents "Cuban Literature Today: Representations of Resistance in Fictional Diary Writings." Haldeman Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 649-1114.
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'ART': Tara Lee Downs directs this Vermont Stage Company production of Yasmina Reza's Tony Award-winning comedy about the purchase of a painting that threatens a friendship between three men. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $28.80-37.50. Info, 863-5966.
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Music@The Mezz: Acoustic tunes by Redwing's Sandi Anderson and Geoff Dates complements poetry by Daniel Quinn. Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, 6-7:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 457-2295.
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eNglish-lANguAge clAss foR New AMeRicANs: Beginner-to-advanced speakers improve their skills. Administrative Office and Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.
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glBTQQiA DiscussioN gRouP: High school students and adults who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and allies chat about relevant issues and topics. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 5-6 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955, kat@brownelllibrary.org.
'The oResTeiA': Central Vermont High School Initiative students give a multimedia performance of Ted Hughes' translation of the 5th-century poet Aeschylus' tale of familial violence. For ages 13 and up. Pratt Center, Goddard College, Plainfield, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 454-1053.
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'Twelve ANgRy MeN': Directed by Malcolm Morrison, Northern Stage interprets Reginald Rose's drama about 12 jurors facing racial tensions and the fate of a teenager accused of murder. Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $15-60. Info, 296-7000.
fesTivAl Du NouveAu ciNéMA: Independent films from around the world hit the big screen at this cinematic gathering founded in 1971. Various locations, Montréal, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Prices vary. Info, 514-282-0004, info@nouveaucinema.ca.
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'"The cRuciBle" As oPeRA: A JouRNey wiTh coMPoseR RoBeRT wARD': In conjunction with Lost Nation Theater's production of Arthur Miller's play, Tim Tavcar portrays the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer in an intimate solo performance. Lobby Cabaret, Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, 7 p.m. $15 suggested donation. Info, 229-0492.
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arnie & Maggie gundersen: The former nuclear-industry whistleblowers present "Fukushima Daiichi, Vermont Yankee and the Future of Nuclear Power." Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 496-2111. Measuring WHat Matters WitH gus spetH: The Vermont Law School dean and author of America the Possible: Manifesto for a New Economy discusses efforts to replace the current GDP standards of measurement. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 752-5110. neW eConoMy nigHt: Ryegate and Groton residents join Gary Murphy of the Vermont Partnership Bank and local organizers for the Public Bank Town Meeting Campaign to discuss economic initiatives for Vermont. Groton Free Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 752-5110.
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art teCHniques group: Creative thinkers share ideas and work on current projects in a supportive environment. ROTA Gallery, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 2:304:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-324-6250.
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proJeCt ManageMent institute: CHaMplain valley CHapter Meeting: Vermont Health Access' Lindsey Tucker shares the logistics of the state's largest health care reform project with area professionals. Doubletree Hotel, South Burlington, 5:30-8:15 p.m. $25-35; preregister. Info, 735-5359.
CHaMplain islands Merger anniversary party: Locals celebrate the union of the Lake Champlain Regional and Lake Champlain Islands Chambers of Commerce amid stunning scenery. North Hero House Inn & Restaurant, 6-8 p.m. $1015; cash bar. Info, 372-4732.
History Happy Hour: Folks sample local wine, beer and cheese while Lake Champlain Maritime Museum dive team member Erick Tichonuk gives a brief presentation. Ballroom, Mt. Philo Inn, Charlotte, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Donations; preregister. Info, 425-3335. Mount MansField sCale Modelers: Hobbyists break out the superglue and sweat the small stuff at a miniature construction skill swap. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0765.
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'Fixing tHe Future': Ellen Spiro and Mary Olive Smith's documentary features U.S. communities using sustainable, innovative approaches to create jobs and build prosperity. A discussion follows. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 752-5110. 'FreedoM and unity: tHe verMont Movie: part tHree': "Refuge, Reinvention and Revolution" highlights influential figures in the state's history. Merchants Hall, Rutland, 7 p.m. $8; $5 for students with valid ID. Info, 863-5966. 'orpHeus': Set in 1950s Paris, the second film in Jean Cocteau's Orphic Trilogy stars Jean Marais as a poet who falls in love with Death. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.
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food & drink
garliC talk & tasting: Locavores try the superfood and chat with representatives from WildWood Farms as part of Share the Harvest Month. St. Johnsbury Food Co-op, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 748-9498.
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health & fitness
adult yoga Class: YogaFit instructor Jessica Frost incorporates traditional fitness moves into stretching and breathing exercises. Gymnasium, Highgate Elementary School, 7 p.m. $7; preregister. Info, 868-3970, highgatepublic@comcast.net. CoMMunity yoga Class: Rachel DeSimone guides participants of all experience levels through a series of poses. Room 108. Burlington College, noon-1 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, 862-9616. dispelling MytHs aBout CarBoHydrates: Complex, simple, good, bad? Nutritionist Akshata Nayak explains carbs' many forms and how they relate to well-being. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $5-7; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202. Forza: tHe saMurai sWord Workout: Students sculpt lean muscles and gain mental focus when performing basic strikes with wooden replicas of the weapon. North End Studio A, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. $10. Info, 578-9243. THU.17
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CoMpas de niCaragua: Set to traditional marimba music, the folkloric dance ensemble gives a multimedia performance to raise awareness about the Women in Action project. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1478.
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'it's no aCCident' CoMMunity saFety WorksHop: Members of the Barre City Police Department teach parents how to protect themselves and their children from financial and identity theft. Greater Barre Community Justice Center, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 476-0276.
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music WitH mr. cHris: Singer, storyteller and puppeteer Chris Dorman entertains tykes and parents alike. Buttered Noodles, Williston, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 764-1810. storY Walk: See WED.16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. teen game nigHt: Students in grades 7 through 12 put their strategic skills to the test in bouts of chess, Connect Four, Sorry and more. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095.
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saraH mcQuaid: Superior guitar skills and a strong vocal presence drive international folk tunes from the singer-songwriter's album The Plum Tree and the Rose. Tunbridge Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. $15-20. Info, 431-3433.
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'art': See WED.16, 7:30 p.m. 'cat on a Hot tin rooF': Melissa Lourie directs this Middlebury Actors Workshop interpretation of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about familial secrets, desires and lies. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $10-22. Info, 382-9222.
'rumors': See WED.16, 7:30 p.m.
intro to FaceBook: Computer instructor Tom Barber outlines the basics of the popular social media website. Fairfax Community Library, 6-8 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 849-2420.
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middleBurY prescHool storY time: Little learners master early-literacy skills through tales, rhymes and songs. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 388-4369.
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transition toWn series: Ben Hewitt, author of Saved: How I Quit Worrying About Money and Became the Richest Guy in the World, discusses the far-reaching impacts of the "debt trap." Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 752-5110.
national tHeatre liVe: 'otHello': Nicholas Hytner's acclaimed production of Shakespeare's tragedy stars Adrian Lester in the title role opposite Rory Kinnear as Iago. Town Hall Theatre, Woodstock, 7:30 p.m. $12-20. Info, 457-3981.
Worcester plaYgroup: Crafts, snacks and outdoor adventures delight little ones up to age 5. Doty Memorial Elementary School, Worcester, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 223-1312.
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luncH & learn: In "A HinJew Explores her Roots," Kesha Ram details how her Hindu-Jewish heritage informs her family values and political and societal thinking. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, noon. Donations. Info, 863-4214.
Fall FarmYard Fun: Families listen to themed stories, then interact with barn animals featured in the narratives. Shelburne Farms, 10:15-11 a.m. Free with $5-8 general admission; free for kids under 3. Info, 985-8686.
music WitH derek: Preschoolers up to age 5 bust out song-and-dance moves to traditional and original folk. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free; limited to one session per week per family. Info, 878-4918.
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'tHe cruciBle': Lost Nation Theater stages Arthur Miller's Tony Award-winning exploration of drama and revenge, based on the Salem witch trials. Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, 7 p.m. $15-30. Info, 229-0492. 'tHe oresteia': See WED.16, 7 p.m. 'tWelVe angrY men': See WED.16, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
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Fall colors Book sale: See WED.16, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. micHael netHercott: The mystery writer and storyteller shares ghost stories before excerpting his new book, The Séance Society. A Q&A follows. Phoenix Books Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 448-3350. Word tHursdaYs: Elizabeth Cohens excerpts The Dirty Life, about swapping life in New York City for 600 acres of farmland. An open-mic session of audience members' work follows. Reading Room, Feinberg Library, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 5 p.m. Free. Info, 518-565-0145. 'Writing doWn tHe Walls' spoken-Word poetrY WorksHop: Rajnii and Randee Eddins facilitate this creative session using free-write prompts, visual cues and dramatic encouragement. Room 413, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, jaydeen. santos@uvm.edu.
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'locked up & locked out: restoring Human rigHts in tHe criminal Justice sYstem' panel discussion: JoAnna Allen, Walter Lomax, Bernice Mennis and former Vermont commissioner of corrections John Gorczykxc consider how to support community members during and after imprisonment. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, optional film screenings, 5 p.m.; discussion, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 595-3084.
comedy
BoB marleY: Having graced the stages of latenight television and Comedy Central, the funny man heads to the Green Mountains to deliver big laughs. Barre Opera House, 8 p.m. $24.50. Info, 476-8188. laugH local comedY open mic nigHt: Jokesters take advantage of a lighthearted atmosphere and perform brief material before a live audience. American Legion Post 03, Montpelier, 8-10 p.m. Donations. Info, 793-3884.
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Breakfast With Christine Plunkett: Residents join Burlington College's president for the first meal of the day to learn about current activities, ask questions or voice concerns. Burlington College, 8-9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 862-9616. CaBot World Café on the neW eConomy: Live music from the New Economistas entertains attendees, who share a meal and ideas about forming sustainable economic models beneficial to Vermont and beyond. Willey Memorial Hall, Cabot, 7 p.m. Free; bring a dish to share. Info, 752-5110.
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Ballroom & latin danCing: Samir Elabd leads choreographed steps for singles and couples. No partner or experience required. Jazzercize Studio, Williston, introductory lesson, 7-8 p.m.; dance, 8-10 p.m. $14. Info, 862-2269. english Country danCe: Sarah Babbitt Spaeth and Amy Englesberg provide music for newcomers and experienced movers alike. All dances are taught by Adina Gordon. Elley-Long Music Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, introductory workshop, 7-7:30 p.m.; dance, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $8-10; bring a snack to share. Info, 899-2378. Queen City tango milonga: No partner is required for welcoming the weekend in the Argentine tradition. Wear clean, soft-soled shoes. North End Studios, Burlington, introductory session, 7-7:45 p.m.; dance, 7:45-10 p.m. $7. Info, 877-6648. site danCe rePertory PerformanCe: Clare Byrne directs this unique, traveling show featuring original choreography by students in the Site Practicum Performance class. Southwest Corner of Main Street & South Prospect Street, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-7776.
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autumn harvest CeleBration: Locals mark the changing seasons and network with Vermont Democratic Party members, including Senator Patrick Leahy, Congressman Peter Welch and Governor Peter Shumlin. Old Labor Hall, Barre, 7-9 p.m. $30-500 suggested donation. Info, 448-2618. Queen City ghostWalk: darkness falls tour: Paranormal historian Thea Lewis highlights haunted happenings throughout Burlington. Meet at the steps 10 minutes before start time. Burlington City Hall Park, 7 p.m. $14-18. Info, 863-5966. vermont teCh Jam: Seven Days presents this job fair and high-tech expo featuring more than 70 exhibitors, workshops and innovative Vermont companies. Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5684, techjam@sevendaysvt.com.
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'20 feet from stardom': With intimate interviews from stars such as Sting and Mick Jagger, Morgan Neville's eye-opening documentary examines the often-overlooked careers of backup singers. Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, 7 p.m. $8. Info, 603-646-2422. 'drinking Buddies': Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson and Anna Kendrick star in Joe Swanberg's comedy about flirtatious coworkers at a Chicago brewery — all of whom are in committed relationships. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 5:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. $5-10. 'northern Borders': Based on Howard Frank Mosher's eponymous novel, Jay Craven's latest film tells the story of a young boy sent to live on his grandparents' Vermont farm during the mid-1950s.
'the hungry heart': See WED.16. Community College of Vermont, Winooski, 7 p.m. $6-12; first come, first served. Info, 357-4616.
Wonderful Wing night: The men's auxiliary hosts a smorgasbord of this favorite finger food in flavor variations that please every palate. Live music by Jeff Shelley follows. VFW Post, Essex Junction, 5:30-7 p.m. $4-7. Info, 878-0700.
vermont international film festival: See WED.16, 1:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
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Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 5:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. $8-11. Info, 357-4616.
vermont international film festival: 'esCaPe from tomorroW': In this film secretly shot at Disneyland and Disney World, first-time director Randy Moore takes viewers inside the dark, fantastical journey of an unemployed father on vacation with his family. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 9:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 660–2600. vermont international film festival: 'Pyaasa (the thirsty one)': In a showing marking the 100th anniversary of Indian cinema, Guru Dutt's acclaimed 1957 drama uses a struggling artist and a well-meaning prostitute to examine poverty amid a materialist society. In Hindi with English subtitles. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 6 p.m. $5-10. Info, 660–2600.
food & drink
five Corners farmers market: From local meats to breads and wines, farmers share the bounty of the growing season at an open-air exchange. Lincoln Place, Essex Junction, 3:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 5cornersfarmersmarket@gmail.com. foodWays fridays: Heirloom herbs and vegetables transform into seasonal dishes via historic recipes prepared by visitors in the farmhouse kitchen. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission, $3-12; free for kids under 3. Info, 457-2355.
magiC: the gathering: Decks of cards determine the arsenal with which participants, or "planeswalkers," fight others for glory, knowledge and conquest. Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.
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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. Commnity Wellness day: Practitioners offer Reiki, Shiatsu, aromatherapy, acupressure, energy work and more to those looking to experience alternative healing. 2 Wolves Holistic Center, Vergennes, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sliding-scale donations; preregister. Info, 870-0361. herBs & PregnanCy WorkshoP: Emily Wheeler presents safe, effective ways to support mothers during each trimester. Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. $10-12; preregister. Info, 224-7100. rogue yoga: fliPPed!: Yogis with inversion experience — and those open to turning upside down — experience the healing benefits of the poses. An open practice follows. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $8-12; preregister. Info, 603-973-4163.
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reAding & Writing dyStopiA: Crazy about The Hunger Games? Lit lovers in grades 6 and up discover apocalyptic reads and learn how to craft similarly compelling stories. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-4:30 p.m. free. info, 878-6956. Story WAlk: see WED.16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. teen movie: Robin Williams plays a zany high school teacher who inspires a love of literature in his students in Dead Poets Society. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30 p.m. free. info, 878-6956. toddler yogA & StorieS: Little ones up to age 5 stretch their bodies and imaginations with Karen Allen. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:15 a.m. free; preregister. info, 878-4918. Write on!: Budding wordsmiths ages 6 to 10 brainstorm ideas and spin a story or two. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 3:30-4 p.m. free. info, 223-4665.
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A FAr cry chAmber orcheStrA: Clarinetist David Krakauer joins the innovative, 18-member ensemble in a program of works by Beethoven, Hildegard von Bingen and others. uVM Recital Hall, Redstone Campus, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $15-35. info, 863-5966. An evening With pikelny, Sutton, bullA, bAleS & cobb: Noam Pikelny, Bryan sutton, Jesse Cobb, Barry Bales and Luke Bulla lend their vocal and instrumental prowess to original and classic bluegrass. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $25-40. info, 728-6464.
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moniker with imaginative selections of rock, blues, soul and more. see calendar spotlight. Alexander twilight Theatre, Lyndon state College, 7:30 p.m. $20-49. info, 357-4616.
Full moon WAlk: Locals stroll by lunar light and discuss the seasonal behaviors and habitats of area wildlife. Delta Park, Colchester, 6 p.m. free; preregister. info, 863-5744, americorps@wvpd.org. SnoW geeSe With the green mountAin club: Nature lovers take an easy hike in search of migratory flyers, then lunch at West Addison's Bridge Restaurant. Contact trip leader for details. Various locations, Addison, 8 a.m. free; preregister. info, 899-4327, maevulus@surfglobal.net.
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AdAm roSenblAtt: The Champlain College assistant dean of global Engagement presents "Humanitarians for the Dead: forensic science and Mass graves." faith united Methodist Church, south Burlington, 2 p.m. $5. info, 864-3516. AndreA StAnder: Rural Vermont's director leads a discussion about the consequences of gMos in the food system. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. free; preregister. info, 2238000, ext. 202.
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'Art': see WED.16, 7:30 p.m. 'cAt on A hot tin rooF': see tHu.17, 7:30 p.m. 'FugAto lAbile For cAmille clAudel': georgette garbes Putzel's one act tells the story of the gifted sculptor, whose desire to work as a solo artist was trumped by societal values. off Center for the Dramatic Arts, Burlington, 8-9 p.m. $15-20. info, 735-7912. 'our toWn' StAged reAding: James tolkan directs this Pendragon Theatre and Community Theatre Players' production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.y., 8 p.m. $15. info, 518-523-2512. 'plAgue, the muSicAl': under the direction of Martin Bones, the Marble Valley Players stage David Massingham and Matthew townend's dark comedy based loosely on the great Plague of London. West Rutland town Hall, 8-10:30 p.m. $20. info, 775-0903. 'rumorS': see WED.16, 7:30 p.m. 'rumorS' AuditionS: Thespians ages 25 through 45 showcase their skills for consideration in a production of Neil simon's comedy about a disastrous dinner party. Charles B. Danforth Library, Barnard, 7-9 p.m. free. info, 234-6448, jooliveryeager@ gmail.com. 'the crucible': see tHu.17, 8 p.m. 'tWelve Angry men': see WED.16, 7:30 p.m. 'White like me: A hunky dory puppet ShoW': Political satirist and comedic puppeteer Paul Zaloom presents the misadventures of White Man, a space-traveler from the planet Caucazoid. see calendar spotlight. Haybarn Theatre, goddard College, Plainfield, 8 p.m. $15-20; free with homecoming weekend registration. info, 322-1685. 'young FrAnkenStein the muSicAl': The Valley Players interpret Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan's stage adaptation of the former's 1974 comedic film. Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield, 7:30 p.m. $18. info, 583-1674, valleyplayers@madriver.com.
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agriculture
iNTroduCTioN To seed saviNg workshop: Tom Stearns leads a hands-on session focused on planning, maintaining, processing and storing the nutrient powerhouses. High Mowing Organic Seeds, Wolcott, 10 a.m.-noon Free. Info, 472-6174.
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BeauTiFul BaTik workshop: Under the guidance of Jen Labie, participants learn the fundamentals of this Indonesian art form and create original designs on silk fabric. Davis Studio, Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon $24 includes materials. Info, 425-2700. QuilT show: iNspired By Color: The Champlain Valley Quilters' Guild presents an eye-catching array of needle-and-thread exhibits. Crafts, appraisals and a kids scavenger hunt round out the patchwork party. The Field House, Shelburne, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6; free for kids under 12. Info, 863-5212.
community
Cars & CoFFee oF vermoNT: Sweet ride! Auto collectors and enthusiasts convene over cups of joe to talk shop and display rides ranging from vintage motorcycles to hot rods. South Burlington High School, 7-9 a.m. Free. Info, 229-8666. CeleBraTe JohN dewey day: Artist Frank Gonzalez helps folks craft paper masks to wear on a parade down Church Street honoring the famed Burlington educator/philosopher on his birthday. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, craft, 10 a.m.noon; parade, noon. Free. Info, 865-7216.
'sTarT The CoNversaTioN': Representatives from VNA Hospice facilitate a discussion focused on preparing for end-of-life care. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 860-4419.
conferences
Compas de NiCaragua: See THU.17. Fairfax Community Library, 6:30-8 p.m. Donations. Info, 842-2420.
education
disCover goddard day: Potential students learn about the school's low-residency degree programs via an information session, faculty meetings and campus tours. Goddard College, Plainfield, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free; preregister; lunch included. Info, 800-906-8312 .
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Barre opera house gala: The 'greaT gaTsBy': Colorful costumes channel the Roaring Twenties at this annual fundraiser featuring a four-course meal, silent auction and tunes by the Hitmen. Capitol Plaza, Montpelier, cocktails, 6 p.m.; dinner, 7 p.m. $75; preregister. Info, 476-0292. Bike Jam: Gearheads help low-income Vermonters with repairs, while others craft jewelry out of old bicycle parts or help out around the shop. Bike Recycle Vermont, Burlington, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 264-9687. Bus Tour oF hisToriC waTerBury CeNTer: A cruise through the village showcases local hotspots. Waterbury Center Community Church, 1-3 p.m. $5 suggested donation; preregister. Info, 498-3730. CommuNiTy healTh CeNTers oF BurliNgToN CalCuTTa: Attendees nosh on tasty fare and vie for various prizes — including $2000 to the top winner — at this luncheon fundraiser. Backstage Pub, Essex Junction, cash bar, 1 p.m.; lunch, 1:30 p.m. $100 includes lunch for two; cash bar; preregister. Info, 264-8190. Fall rummage sale: Bargain shoppers find new homes for gently used items. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 518-561-6920. omya middleBury Quarry opeN house: Rock on! Geology lovers tour an open-pit marble quarry and chat with experts about their work. Omya Middlebury Quarry Road, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 776-8615 or 770-7644. QueeN CiTy ghosTwalk: darkNess Falls Tour: See FRI.18, 7 p.m. redeemed ThriFT shop Flea markeT: Repurposed treasures delight deal seekers. Redeemed Thrift Shop, South Burlington, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 238-9611. souTh willard sTreeT walkiNg Tour: A neighborhood stroll led by Preservation Burlington acknowledges the architecture of 19th-century estates and the subdivision of land that led to residential development. Corner of Main and South Willard Streets, Burlington, 1-2:30 p.m. $10-15; free for kids 12 and under. Info, 522-8259. spriNg hill horse resCue Farm opeN house: Animal lovers learn about farm programs over cider and doughnuts, then meet rescued residents such as Willie the stallion and Annie the goat. Spring Hill Horse Rescue, Clarendon, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 775-1098. sTamp show: Sticky collectibles take center stage at this event hosted by the Chittenden County Stamp Club. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, gestus@ vermontps.org. sToryhaCkvT: Tech-savvy teams hunker down for 24 hours and create an original narrative to be published across three or more digital media. An awards ceremony and party follow. Memorial
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womeN's eCoNomiC opporTuNiTy CoNFereNCe: Joining Senator Patrick Leahy, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Patty Stonesifer keynotes this daylong gathering of more than 25 workshops aimed at helping participants make better use of social media. See leahy.senate. gov for schedule and details. Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center, 8 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Free; preregister; childcare available. Info, 728-9101 or 229-0569.
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2013 vermoNT geNealogy CoNFereNCe: Willard Sterne Randall, Mathieu Paradis and Ed McGuire discuss relevant topics, such as the Wentworth Grants, the War of 1812 and using DNA for genealogical purposes. St. John Vianney Parish Hall, South Burlington, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. $15-20; preregister. Info, 310-9285.
'maTThew BourNe's swaN lake': Filmed at London's Sadler Wells Theatre, a broadcast of the reimagined classic features a menacing male ensemble in place of the traditional female corps de ballet. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 1 p.m. $5-12. Info, 518-523-2512.
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harvesT daNCe: The Moonlighters deliver big band hits from swing to soft-rock at this benefit for the Hartland Food Shelf. Damon Hall, Hartland, 8-11 p.m. $12; $22 per couple; preregister. Info, 436-2069.
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Auditorium, Burlington, 10 a.m. $50 per team. Info, nate@caperchase.com. Vermont Apple pie literAry & trAVel Society Dinner & DiScuSSion: In the spirit of Mary Anne Shaffer and Annie Barrows' The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, lit lovers exchange ideas and opinions over a shared meal. Governor's House, Hyde Park, 6:30 p.m. $45; preregister. Info, 888-6888.
'northern borDerS': See FRI.18, 5:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. 'noSFerAtu': Acclaimed accompanist Jeff Rapsis provides live music during a screening of the 1922 silent-film adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Proceeds benefit ongoing town hall renovations. Brandon Town Hall, 7 p.m. Free to attend; donations accepted. Info, 603-236-9237.
'phAntom oF the operA': More than 200 cast members, musicians and luminaries involved in the first 25 years of Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical stage this broadcast Vermont tech JAm: See FRI.18, CO uR production at London's Royal Albert 10 a.m.-3 p.m. T ES Y OF J Hall. Spruce Peak Performing Arts E FF R A PS IS WinooSki VAlley pArk DiStrict Center, Stowe Mountain Resort, 7:30 p.m. $12. community yArD SAle: Something old Info, 760-4634. becomes something new to folks at this benefit 'the hungry heArt': See WED.16. Shelburne for the WVPD environmental education program. Town Hall, 7 p.m. $6-12; first come, first served. Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Info, 357-4616. Donations. Info, 863-5744. 'the lAW commAnDS' & 'Duck Soup': Preserved 16mm footage of the 1937 historic programmer fairs & festivals preps cinephiles for the Marx Brothers' political cAbot Apple pie FeStiVAl: Bakers tempt judges' satire about the corrupt leader of the bankrupt natastebuds with flaky pastries boasting fall's signation Freedonia. Newman Center, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7 ture flavor. Crafts, raffles and a silent auction round p.m. Free. Info, 518-561-7545. out this benefit for the Cabot Historical Society. Gymnasium, Cabot School, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free to attend; cost of food and drink. Info, 563-3396. chAmplAin orchArDS ciDerFeSt: Old-time string band Run Mountain entertains attendees, who please their palates with seasonal eats and hard, ice and sweet ciders. Champlain Orchards, Shoreham, 3-7 p.m. $10-18. Info, 897-2777. 'Dogtober' FeStiVAl: Dog lovers head to this pooch party for Emma's Foundation for Canine Cancer featuring a dinner, silent auction and Calcutta grand prize of $1000. Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center, South Burlington, 7-11 p.m. $55; $100 per couple. Info, 893-7457.
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'Drinking buDDieS': See FRI.18, 5:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
enoSburg FAllS FArmerS mArket: A morethan-20-year-old bazaar offers herbs, jellies, vegetables and just-baked goodies in the heart of the village. Lincoln Park, Enosburg Falls, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 933-4503. miDDlebury FArmerS mArket: Crafts, cheeses, breads and veggies vie for spots in foodies' totes. North side parking lot, the Marbleworks, Middlebury, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 989-6012. northWeSt FArmerS mArket: Stock up on local produce, garden plants, canned goods and handmade crafts. Taylor Park, St. Albans, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 370-6040. rutlAnD county FArmerS mArket: Downtown strollers find high-quality fruits and veggies, freshcut flowers, sweet treats and artisan crafts within arms' reach. Depot Park, Rutland, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 773-4813. Shelburne VineyArD Wine tASting: Folks nosh on hors d'oeuvres and sample local varietals at this fundraiser for the Ohavi Zedek kitchen renovation project. Shelburne Vineyard, 6:30 p.m. $18; preregister. Info, 864-0218. WAitSFielD FArmerS mArket: Local entertainment enlivens a bustling, open-air market boasting extensive seasonal produce, prepared foods and artisan crafts. Mad River Green, Waitsfield, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 472-8027.
Vermont internAtionAl Film FeStiVAl: See WED.16, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
yerbA mAté teA: Argentinian native Constancia Gomez introduces attendees to the preparation, health benefits and traditions of this mildly stimulating beverage. City Market, Burlington, 2-3:15 p.m. $5-10; preregister at citymarket.coop; limited space. Info, 861-9700.
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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: Meats and cheeses join farm-fresh produce, baked goods and locally made arts and crafts. 60 State Street, Montpelier, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-2958. chicken pie Supper: Neighbors catch up over plates of this cold-weather comfort food. First Baptist Church, Burlington, 6 p.m. $5-10; preregister. Info, 864-6515. chicken ’n biScuit Dinner: Diners fill up on a spread of classic comfort food including mashed potatoes, squash, cranberry sauce and homemade
community yogA clASS: Laughing River Yoga's teachers-in-training help participants of all experience levels align breath and body. Room 108, Burlington College, noon-1 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, 862-9616. kung Fu With DAViD mcnAlly: The seconddegree black belt brings 25 years of experience to a practice of the martial art's five-animals style. 2 Wolves Holistic Center, Vergennes, 10:45-11:45 a.m. $14. Info, 870-0361. neurologicAl AlternAtiVeS open houSe: Neurotherapist Sharrie Hanley presents braintraining methods used to address conditions including anxiety, depression and attention deficits. Neurological Alternatives, Rutland, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 236-7378.
r.i.p.p.e.D.: See WED.16. North End Studio A, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. $10. Info, 578-9243. yogA With rebeccAh brinton: A mix of asana, pranayama and meditation makes for a mixedlevel, occasionally rigorous class. 2 Wolves Holistic Center, Vergennes, 9-10:30 a.m. $14. Info, 870-0361.
holidays
A.r.c. hAlloWeen pArty: Individuals with developmental disabilities celebrate the season of costumes and candy with dancing and camaraderie. North Cafeteria. Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans, 2-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 524-5197. ghoStAculAr: A bone-chilling extravaganza features tales from Paranormal Investigators of New England, "ask a witch" sessions, tarot readings, Reiki and chakra balancing. Moonlight Gifts, Milton, 4-8:30 p.m. $10-25; preregister. Info, 893-9966. plAttSburgh Zombie WAlk: Hordes of animated corpses take over the streets, bringing blood, guts and gore to the masses. The creepy celebration continues with live entertainment at the Westelcom Stage and ROTA Gallery. Durkee Street Farmers Market, Plattsburgh, N.Y., registration, 6 p.m.; walk, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-335-2295.
kids
FAll FArmyArD Fun: butter mAking: How does heavy cream transform into a tasty toast topper? Little ones learn the process of creating this kitchen staple. Shelburne Farms, 11:30 a.m. Free with $5-8 general admission; free for kids under 3. Info, 985-8686. hopStop FAmily SerieS: the WholeSAle kleZmer bAnD: Sing-alongs, dances and stories introduce kiddos ages 3 and up to Eastern European Jewish culture. Alumni Hall, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, 11 a.m. Free; limited space. Info, 603-646-2422. mArilyn Webb neAgley: The local author reads and signs her tale, Loosie B. Goosie, inspired by a goose at Shelburne Farms. Phoenix Books Burlington, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-3328. meet SkippyJon JoneS: Tykes get acquainted with the lovable Siamese kitten from Judy Schachner's children's book series Skippyjon Jones. Themed activities and story times round out the fun. Buttered Noodles, Williston, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 764-1810. Story WAlk: See WED.16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. teen mAngA club: Fans of Japanese comics ages 11 through 19 watch anime and bond over their common interest. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.
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'blue JASmine': Cate Blanchett stars in Woody Allen's latest film about a Manhattan socialite whose broken marriage sees her seeking refuge with her earthy sister in San Francisco. Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, 7 p.m. $8. Info, 603-646-2422.
'unconDitionAl': Lynn Collins and Michael Ealy star in Brent McCorkle's 2012 drama about a widow whose plans for redemption are thwarted by unexpected events. Chandler Gallery, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 728-6464.
pies. First Congregational Church, Burlington, takeout, 5-5:30 p.m.; dinner, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $5-10; $30 per family of four or more. Info, 862-5010.
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‘thE truE StorY of PEtEr AND thE Wolf’: Spooky selections fill a woodwind-quartet Halloween concert for families, copresented by the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and Kids VT. Costumes encouraged. Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 11 a.m. BFA Performing Arts Center, St. Albans, 4 p.m. $5-15. Info, 864-5741 ex.10.
differences. Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 8-9 a.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.
'The Vampire princess': eerie Tales of humor & suspense for Teens & Tweens: Traditional narratives told by master storytellers Tim Jennings and Leanne Ponder elicit thrill and chills from listeners in grades 7 through 12. Community Meeting Room, Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095.
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naTional TheaTre of london liVe: A broadcast production of Peter Morgan's drama The Audience stars Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, 6:30 p.m. $23. Info, 603-646-2422.
fesTiVal du nouVeau cinéma: See WED.16, 9 a.m.-11 p.m.
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16 sTrings: Vocalist and guitarist Colin McCaffrey, fiddler Doug Reid and dobroist Jim Pitman perform a multigenre medley of acoustic tunes. Brandon Music Café, 7:30 p.m. $15; $30 includes dinner package; preregister; BYOB. Info, 465-4071. Kingdom Bluegrass JamBoree: Bob Amos & Catamount Crossing lead an assembly of accomplished performers to interpret the versatile genre. Alexander Twilight Theatre, Lyndon State College, 7 p.m. $12-25; free for kids and students with valid ID. Info, 748-2600.
nichiren daishonin Buddhism group open discussion meeTing: Members and guests converse about a theme or topic relevant to all in attendance. ROTA Gallery, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 518-314-9872.
'arT': See WED.16, 7:30 p.m. 'caT on a hoT Tin roof': See THU.17, 7:30 p.m. 'fugaTo laBile for camille claudel': See FRI.18, 8-9 p.m.
'our Town' sTaged reading: See FRI.18, 8 p.m. 'plague, The musical': See FRI.18, 8-10:30 p.m. 'rumors': See WED.16, 7:30 p.m. 'rumors' audiTions: See FRI.18, 2-4 p.m. 'The cruciBle': See THU.17, 8 p.m. 'The rooseVelTs: an inTimaTe hisTory': Ken Burns previews Episode 5 "The Rising Road," at this benefit for Latchis Theatre's Campaign for the Heavens and the Earth. Latchis Hotel & Theater, Brattleboro, 7:30 p.m. $40. Info, 254-6300 .
madman3 & goddard college allsTars: Following the "Rural Revolution" 1970s slide show, the Goddard College alumni take the stage to deliver a varied repertoire of danceable tunes. Haybarn Theatre, Goddard College, Plainfield, 8-11 p.m. $7-10; free with homecoming weekend registration; preregister. Info, 322-1685.
'TwelVe angry men': See WED.16, 7:30 p.m.
VermonT philharmonic orchesTra: Conducted by Lou Kosma, "The Sounds of Italian Opera and More" features award-winning soprano Cheyanne Coss and Ottorino Respighi's The Pines of Rome. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 7 p.m. $5-15. Info, 476-8188.
horace greeley wriTer's symposium: Brother Christopher Savage keynotes this daylong gathering of wordsmiths featuring Laird Christensen, Joyce Thomas and Burnham Holmes. The Horace Greeley Foundation, Poultney, 9 a.m.4:15 p.m. $20-70. Info, 287-2577.
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camel's hump hiKe: A 4.8-mile trek gains 2200 feet in elevation and culminates in panoramic views from Vermont's highest undeveloped peak. Contact trip leader for details. Camel's Hump State Park, Duxbury, 8 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, dsmith.vt.us@gmail.com.
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nora caron: In the Montréal-based writer's debut novel, Journey to the Heart, a trip to Mexico helps a woman triumph over anger and bitterness. Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. ron Tanner: The award-winning writer and DIY expert presents a narrated slide show related to his heartwarming book From Animal House to Our House: A Love Story. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. The poeTry experience: Creative prompts inspire wordsmiths to put pen to paper, after which they share stanzas in a supportive environment. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 489-5546.
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'puTTing your garden To Bed for The winTer': From perennials to pruning, master gardener Shari Johnson shares tips for preparing plants for cold weather. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury, 2-3 p.m. $10-12; preregister; limited space. Info, 388-2117.
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QuilT show: inspired By color: See SAT.19, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
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maKing sTrides againsT BreasT cancer: Folks take important steps along one- and fivemile routes to support breast-cancer survivors and victims. Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. Dorset Park, South Burlington, 1 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 872-6316, amy.deavitt@ cancer.org. SUN.20
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'creaTiVe conVergence': Noelle MacKay and Lars Hassleblad Torres facilitate a discussion featuring area professionals, who consider the use of collaborative works spaces to foster community involvement. 47 Maple Street, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 828-3618.
'young franKensTein The musical': See FRI.18, 7:30 p.m.
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hand-hewing & TimBer framing worsKhop: Mike Beaudry, author of Crafting Frames of Timber and founder of the Newforest Institute shares techniques, history and theory related to the innovative design. Sterling College, Craftsbury Common, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. $25-50. Info, 586-7711, ext. 164, rthomas@sterlingcollege.edu.
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dance
IsraeLI FoLk dancIng: All ages and skill levels convene for circle and line dances, which are taught, reviewed and prompted. No partner necessary, but clean, soft-soled shoes are required. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $2; free first session. Info, 864-0218, ext. 21.
fairs & festivals
new Haven FarM & Food FestIvaL: Farmers and food producers showcase diverse offerings amid themed activities, live music, hayrides and a petting zoo. Tourterelle Restaurant, New Haven, noon-3 p.m. Free to attend; cost of buffet lunch. Info, lesterfarm@yahoo.com.
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'tHe BerBerIan sound studIo': Peter Strickland explores filmmaking's dark side through a sound engineer whose immersion in a project blurs the line between fiction and reality. Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, 4 p.m. $8. Info, 603-646-2422. 'tHe gIrL wItH tHe tear In Her eye': Filmed in Burlington, Mark Williams' dark comedy presents the on-screen adventures of a violent femme who disposes of her boyfriends after each breakup. For ages 14 and up. North End Studio A, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 865-4883. 'tHe Hungry Heart': See WED.16. Jericho Community Center, 7 p.m. $6-12; first come, first served. Info, 357-4616. verMont InternatIonaL FILM FestIvaL: See WED.16, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
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kids
russIan pLay tIMe wItH natasHa: Kiddos up to age 8 learn new words via rhymes, games, music, dance and a puppet show. Buttered Noodles, Williston, 11-11:45 a.m. Free. Info, 764-1810. story waLk: See WED.16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. sundays For FLedgLIngs: A combination of environmental science and outdoor play helps junior birders ages 5 through 12 develop research and observation skills. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 2-3 p.m. Free with admission, $3-6; preregister. Info, 434-2167. ‘thE truE StorY of PEtEr AND thE Wolf’: See SAT.19. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 2 p.m. $5-15. Info, 864-5741 ex.10.
language
FrencH conversatIon group: dIMancHes: Parlez-vous français? Speakers practice the tongue at a casual, drop-in chat. Local History Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 363-2431.
montréal
FestIvaL du nouveau cInéMa: See WED.16, 9 a.m.-11 p.m.
music
aLMost Legendary tHunderIng Muskrats: The seven-piece band brings a rousing repertoire of Dixieland jazz to the Green Mountains. Phelps Barn at the Old Tavern at Grafton, 3 p.m. $10; free for kids 12 and under. Info, 800-843-1801. ItaLIan & gerMan earLy Baroque concert: Using instruments and vocal techniques from the period, performers interpret selected works by Claudio Monteverdi and others, under the direction of Rip Jackson. Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 775-4301.
stowe restaurant week: With cuisine praised by Gourmet, Bon Appetit and Wine Spectator, Vermont's quintessential ski town hosts a celebration of local fare. Various locations, Stowe, noon. $15-35 per prix-fixe menu. Info, 253-7321.
autuMn wagon rIde weekend: See SAT.19, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
tHe pennywIse pantry: On a tour of the store, shoppers create a custom template for keeping the kitchen stocked with affordable, nutritious eats. City Market, Burlington, 1-2 p.m. Free; preregister at citymarket.coop; limited space. Info, 861-9700. wInooskI FarMers Market: Area growers and bakers offer live music, ethnic eats and a large variety of produce and agricultural products on the green. Good eaters ages 5 through 12 celebrate veggies with the "Power of Produce" club. Champlain Mill, Winooski, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 413-446-4684, winooskimarket@gmail.com.
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holidays
verMont pHILHarMonIc orcHestra: See SAT.19. Barre Opera House, 2 p.m. $5-15. Info, 476-8188.
prenataL yoga: Sila Rood leads expectant mothers in poses and stretches focused on preparing the body for birth. 2 Wolves Holistic Center, Vergennes, 3 p.m. $14; preregister. Info, 870-0361.
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sunday yoga: Chelsea Varin teaches various styles, including Vinyasa and Hatha. ROTA Gallery, Plattsburgh, N.Y., noon. Free. Info, 518-314-9872.
pancake BreakFast: Good conversation accompanies a neighborly meal of flapjacks, scrambled eggs and sausage. Grace United Methodist Church, Essex Junction, 8:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-5923 or 878-7071.
health & fitness
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cHandLer FILM socIety: François Truffaut's award-winning 1959 drama The 400 Blows explores the life of an adolescent boy who dabbles in crime when left to his own devices. Chandler Gallery, Randolph, 7 p.m. $9. Info, 431-0204.
awareness. Rainbow Institute, Burlington, 11 a.m.noon. $15 suggested donation. Info, 671-4569.
outdoors sport
woMen's Indoor pIckup soccer: Quick-footed ladies of varying skill levels break a sweat while stringing together passes and making runs for the goal. Robert Miller Community & Recreation Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $3; for women ages 18 and up. Info, 864-0123.
theater
'art': See WED.16, 2 p.m. 'cat on a Hot tIn rooF': See THU.17, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. 'Fugato LaBILe For caMILLe cLaudeL': See FRI.18, 8-9 p.m. 'our town' staged readIng: See FRI.18, 2 p.m. 'tHe crucIBLe': See THU.17, 7 p.m. 'tweLve angry Men': See WED.16, 5 p.m.
dance
AdAptive iNterNAtiONAl FOlk dANciNg: Creative movers of all ages, abilities and mobility learn international routines. Walkers and wheelchairs are accommodated. North End Studio A, Burlington, 1-2 p.m. $5; free for assistants. Info, 863-6713. BegiNNer liNe dANce: Folks of all abilities organize into rows and learn a choreographed sequence of steps. Comfortable shoes and personal water required. St. Joseph School, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $4 suggested donation. Info, 658-0096. SAlSA dANce clASS: DsantosVT leads hipshaking steps for dancers of all experience levels. North End Studios, Burlington, beginners, 7-8 p.m.; intermediate, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 863-6713.
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cOupON QueeN-iNg With dArBy: Shoppers learn simple techniques for saving on daily purchases. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. tiBetAN SiNgiNg & heAliNg BOWl MeditAtiON: Using multitonal frequencies, Kirk Maris Jones taps into the power of the ancient instruments. Rainbow Institute, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $9 suggested donation. Info, 671-4569.
film
'AFter the FOg': Jay Craven's documentary chronicles the experiences of 11 U.S. combat veterans, who recount the details of war. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 5:30 p.m. $5-12. Info, 748-2600. 'BAttle FOr the elephANtS' ScreeNiNg & diScuSSiON: John Heminway's award-winning documentary sheds light on the wildlifetrafficking industry and rampant elephant poaching in Africa. A panel discussion with the director follows. Ira Allen Chapel, UVM, Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 656-2005.
herBAl cONSultAtiONS: Betzy Bancroft, Larken Bunce, Guido Masé and students from the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism evaluate individual constitutions and health conditions. City Market, Burlington, 4-7 p.m. Free; preregister at info@ vtherbcenter.org; limited space. Info, 861-9757. lAughter yOgA: Giggles help participants decrease stress and tap into a playful practice. The Wellness Co-op, Burlington, 11 a.m.-noon Free. Info, 888-492-8218, ext. 300.
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kids
Alice iN NOOdlelANd: Youngsters get acquainted over crafts and play while new parents and expectant mothers chat with maternity nurse and lactation consultant Alice Gonyar. Buttered Noodles, Williston, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 764-1810. MuSic With peter: Preschoolers up to age 5 bust out song-and-dance moves to traditional and original folk. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:45 a.m. Free; limited to one session per week per family. Info, 878-4918. My FirSt yOgA: Toddler-friendly poses led by Rachel Klatzer meet storytelling and song in this program for ages 5 and under. Community Meeting Room, Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 388-4097.
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My child & Me: NOuriShiNg FAll SOupS: Budding chefs up to age 5 help prepare tasty dishes using organic, seasonal ingredients. McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 9:30-10:30 a.m. $5-10; preregister at citymarket.coop; limited space. Info, 861-9700.
games
triviA Night: Teams of quick thinkers gather for a meeting of the minds. Lobby, Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 651-5012.
health & fitness
AvOid FAllS With iMprOved StABility: See FRI.18, 10 a.m.
SAMBAtucAdA! OpeN reheArSAl: New faces are invited to pitch in as Burlington's samba streetpercussion band sharpens its tunes. Experience and instruments are not required. 8 Space Studio Collective, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-5017. uvM cAtAMOuNt SiNgerS: Students lift their voices in a performance of solo and choral music. UVM Recital Hall, Redstone Campus, Burlington, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-7769.
politics
verMONt pOliticS SpeAker SerieS: Local professionals ranging from reporters to state government officials past and present weigh in on relevant topics. Ellsworth Room, Willey Library & Learning Center, Johnson State College, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1408, events.jsc.edu.
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Jack Mayer: The author of Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project details the humble Holocaust hero's underground children's rescue network. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2 p.m. $5. Info, 864-3516.
words
Burlington Writers Workshop Meeting: See WED.16, 6:30-8 p.m.
TUE.22 dance
Intro to Tribal Belly Dance: Students access self-empowerment via this moving meditation based on ancient traditions. Arrive early to request tea. Chai Space, Dobrá Tea, Burlington, 6:45-7:45 p.m. $10; $5 for optional tea. Info, piper.c.emily@ gmail.com. Swing Dance Practice Session: Twinkle-toed participants get moving in different styles, such as the lindy hop, charleston and balboa. Indoor shoes required. Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 448-2930.
film
'After the Fog': See MON.21, 5:30 p.m. 'Drinking Buddies': See FRI.18, 7:30 p.m. 'Freedom and Unity: The Vermont Movie: Part Six': "People's Power" tackles contemporary tensions over energy, independence, the environment and the state's future. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. $5-8. Info, 863-5966.
food & drink
Enosburg Falls Farmers Market: See SAT.19, 3-6:30 p.m. Stowe Restaurant Week: See SUN.20, noon.
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Anne Cameron: The aromatherapy specialist presents daily practices for using essential oils. Rainbow Institute, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 671-4569. Brooke Moen & Leilani Wong: The Vermont Community Acupuncture practitioners complement a discussion of traditional Chinese medicine with demonstrations and brief treatments. Rainbow Institute, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 671-4569. Family-Friendly Yoga With Deborah Felmeth: Meditation, Vinyasa-style asana, chanting and yogic philosophy help parents tap into creative expression. Kiddos ages 3 through 5 do the same at an art class across the hall. 2 Wolves Holistic Center, Vergennes, 9-10:30 a.m. $14; $25 includes kids art class; preregister. Info, 870-0361. Matt Rushford: The chiropractor discusses the relationship between stress and the nervous system as part of the Wellness and Alternative Medicine Lecture Series. Ellsworth Room, Willey Library & Learning Center, Johnson State College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1308.
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holidays
Halloween Party: Costumed revelers groove to deejayed tunes, nosh on tasty fare and participate in themed activities at this seasonal soirée hosted by the King Street Youth Center. Gymnasium, HowardCenter, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-6736.
kids
Children's Story Time: See FRI.18, 10:30 a.m. Creative Tuesdays: Artists exercise their imaginations with recycled crafts. Kids under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:15-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.
Fall Story Time: See WED.16, 10 a.m. Lego Fun: Budding builders in grades K and up create unique structures with brightly colored pieces. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. Music & Movement with Ali: Caregivers and their kiddos lace up their dancing shoes for songs, stretches and creative play with Ali Gibson. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 388-4095. Preschool Story Hour: See WED.16, 11:30 a.m. Science Story Time: Monster Mania!: Kristen Littlefield shares tales and exciting facts about mythical creatures such as Champ and Bigfoot with kiddos ages 3 and up. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. Story Time With Corey: Read-aloud tales and crafts led by store employee Corey Bushey engage young minds. Buttered Noodles, Williston, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 764-1810. Story Time for 3- to 5-Year-Olds: See WED.16, 10-10:45 a.m. Story Time for Babies & Toddlers: Picture books, songs, rhymes and puppets arrest the attention of kids under 3. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 9:10-9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. Student Matinee Series: 'Bunnicula': TheatreworksUSA presents a stage adaptation of James and Deborah Howe's popular children's book series about a pet rabbit with very strange habits. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 9:30 a.m. & noon. $8; for grades 1 to 5. Info, 863-5966. Teen Art Studio: Anything goes at this openended creative session, during which local artists help spark ideas and facilitate current projects. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 253-8358. Youth Media Lab: Aspiring Spielbergs learn about moviemaking with television experts. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 388-4097.
language
Conversational Spanish: David Forman chats en español with folks whose skills allow them to converse comfortably. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Free. Info, 453-2118. French Conversation Group: Beginner-tointermediate speakers brush up on their linguistics. Halvorson's Upstreet Café, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0195. Pause-Café: French students of varying levels engage in dialogue en français. Panera Bread, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5088.
outdoors
Bird Banding: Three Years Later: What feathered flier has traveled more than 10,000 miles between the North Branch Nature Center and the tropics? Folks learn this fun fact and others at a recap of the avian research program. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 229-6206.
seminars
Living With Alzheimer's: For Mid-Stage Caregivers: Professionals share strategies to provide safe, effective and comfortable care. Burlington College, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $10; preregister. Info, 800-923-2240. Realistic Freestyle Self-Defense: Participants ages 16 and up learn techniques for staying safe in different scenarios. ROTA Gallery, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 5:30 p.m. $15. Info, 518-645-6960. Social Media Surgery Workshop: Flummoxed by Facebook? Bewildered by blogs? A hands-on information session demystifies these online tools. Waterbury Congregational Church, 8-10 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-6091. 'Stand for Your Brand!' Workshop: Vermont Works for Women presents personal marketing strategies applicable to ladies of all ages and professions. O'Brien Community Center, Winooski, 7-8:30 p.m. $20; preregister. Info, 655-8900, ext. 108.
words
Cady/Potter Writers Circle: Literary enthusiasts improve their craft through assignments, journal exercises, reading, sharing and occasional book discussions. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 349-6970. 'Conversation With the Word Weaver': Lit lovers join linguistics scholar Lois Liggett for an interactive session that uses the roots and definitions of words to spark creative, intuitive responses. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. 'Helen & Edgar': With his unmistakable voice, playwright, poet and performer Edgar Oliver recounts growing up in a decaying Savannah mansion with his eccentric mother. See calendar spotlight. Warner Bentley Theater, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, 7 p.m. $10-25. Info, 603-646-2422. Maryanne Kernan Wood: The local author memorializes her sister in Losing Barbara: True Stories of Transcending Loss and Finding Eternal Love. Phoenix Books Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 448-3350.
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'It's No Accident' Community Safety Workshop: Members of the Barre City Police Department provide tips for keeping residences and neighborhoods safe. Greater Barre Community Justice Center, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 476-0276. Open ROTA Meeting: See WED.16, 6 p.m. Roots of Prevention Award Celebration: Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community recognizes local professionals working to make the Queen City a safer, healthier place to live. ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 7:30-10 a.m. $10 suggested donation. Info, 324-3841.
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Valley Night Featuring Chicky Stoltz: Locals gather for this weekly bash of craft ales, movies and live music. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 8 p.m. $5 suggested donation; $2 drafts. Info, 4968994, bigpicturetheater.info.
film
'After the Fog': See MON.21, 1:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. 'Do the Math': This eye-opening documentary by 350.org follows founder and environmentalist Bill McKibben on a 21-city tour to raise awareness about corporations' role in fossil-fuel consumption. A discussion follows. Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 444-0350. Domestic Violence Awareness Month: 'Telling Amy's Story': Following the timeline of a 2001 domestic violence homicide, Joe Myers' compelling documentary seeks to raise awareness about the potentially fatal issue. A panel discussion follows. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-3131. 'Drinking Buddies': See FRI.18, 1:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. 'Freedom and Unity: The Vermont Movie: Part Four': "Doers and Shapers" explores people and institutions that pushed sociopolitical boundaries. Merchants Hall, Rutland, 7 p.m. $8; $5 for students with valid ID. Info, 863-5966. 'The Hungry Heart': See WED.16. Latchis Hotel & Theater, Brattleboro, 7 p.m. $6-12; first come, first served. Info, 357-4616.
food & drink
Stowe Restaurant Week: See SUN.20, noon.
health & fitness
Creative Flow Yoga With Deborah Felmeth: See WED.16, 5:30-7 p.m.
Guided Meditation: See WED.16, 5:30-7 p.m. Kundalini Yoga With Callie Pegues: See WED.16, 9-10:15 a.m. R.I.P.P.E.D.: See WED.16, 6-7 p.m. Rosemary for Memory & Other Botanical Brain Boosters: Margi Gregory presents herbal teas, tinctures and "bliss balls" for improving attention and cognitive function. Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. $10-12; preregister. Info, 224-7100. Women's Self Defense Class: See MON.21, 5-8 p.m. Yoga With Tea: See WED.16, 6:15-7:15 p.m.
holidays
Halloween Story Time: Craft Party: Kiddos ages 2 through 9 and their caregivers join Ms. Virginia for spine-tingling tales and themed crafts. Highgate Public Library, 6 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 868-3970. Spooky Stories With Linda Costello: Nailbiting narratives get youngsters in grades 2 and amped up for Halloween. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-4:15 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6955.
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Baby & Me Story Time: See WED.16, 10:30 a.m. Babytime Playgroup: Crawling tots and their parents convene for playtime and sharing. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 658-3659. Charlie Brown Movie Night: Little ones don PJs and enjoy a snack of cookies and milk while viewing It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. JCPenney Court, University Mall, South Burlington, 6:30-7:15 p.m. Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11. Fall Story Time: See WED.16, 11:15 a.m. Meet Rockin' Ron the Friendly Pirate: See WED.16, 10-10:45 a.m. Moving & Grooving With Christine: Two- to 5-year-olds jam out to rock-and-roll and world-beat tunes. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. Preschool Story Hour: See WED.16, 11:30 a.m. Read to Coco: See WED.16, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Read to a Dog: See WED.16, 3-4:15 p.m. Story Time & Playgroup: See WED.16, 10-11:30 a.m. Story Time for 3- to 5-Year-Olds: See WED.16, 10-10:45 a.m. 'The Dark Knight' Comics Club: See WED.16, 3:30-5 p.m. 'What Should We Be Doing Now?' Workshop: Penny Klein of Sugar Maple College Counseling shares strategies with college-bound students in grades 9 through 11 and their parents. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.
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English-Language Class for New Americans: See WED.16, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
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LGBTQA Family Playgroup: Parents bring infants and children up to age 4 together for crafts and physical activities. Leaps and Bounds Child Development Center, South Burlington, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7812, jean@ru12.org.
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Hannah's House Parenting Workshop: In "Small Town Livin': Why What Did You Hear?" mental health counselor Kevin Gallagher presents the advantages of intimate communities, as well as ways to create peace in the home. Warren Elementary School, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 496-9715. 'Living the Art of Possibility for Women': Attendees examine sociocultural beliefs surrounding creativity and learn practices for accessing it and exploring their personal potential. Burlington College, 6:15-8:15 p.m. $20; preregister. Info, 923-2240.
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Green Mountain table tennis Club: See WED.16, 6-9:30 p.m.
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'explorinG the Wonders of shoreland habitats': Charlie Brown, Scott Lewins and Kellie Merrel give a family-friendly presentation about the local wildlife that drive the ecosystems of Vermont's lakes and ponds. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. huManities ColloquiuM: Kristin Dykstra presents "Testing Bridges Between the U.S. and Cuba: Transnational Fictions by Achy Obejas." Room 315, St. Edmund's Hall, St. Michael's College, Colchester, noon. Free; preregister. Info, 654-2536. lisa shannon: The author, activist and founder of Run for Congo Women discusses her efforts to raise awareness about the humanitarian crisis in Democratic Republic of the Congo. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345. Matthys levy: In "The Engineering of Architecture," the award-winning structural engineer highlights notable structures of the 20th century. Room 301, Williams Hall, UVM, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2014.
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'art': See WED.16, 7:30 p.m. 'ruMors' auditions: See FRI.18, 7-9 p.m. 'the Graduate': L.A. Theatre Works presents a fully staged play and radio theater production of this iconic coming-of-age tale about a young man who is seduced by the older Mrs. Robinson. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $15-42. Info, 863-5966. SEVENDAYSVt.com
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arCher Mayor: The Vermont author of the New York Times best-selling Joe Gunther mystery series reads and discusses Three Can Keep a Secret. Carpenter-Carse Library, Hinesburg, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 482-5189. beth Kanell: Based on a 1921 St. Johnsbury murder, the local author's historical mystery Cold Midnight elicits chills and thrills. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291.
ConteMplative MeetinG: Reading material inspires discussion about Gnostic principles relative to “Lao Tse, Nothing Without Tao.” Foot of the Hill Building, St. Albans, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 524-9706.
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animals ANIMAL MASSAGE WORKSHOP: Learn to massage your dog! Certified Animal Massage Therapist Sheri Simon, from Chill Animal Massage, will teach you massage techniques for your dog. Bring your well-behaved dog along, or leave them at home and learn techniques to share with them when you return. Space is limited, please preregister. Oct. 27, noon-2 p.m. Cost: $50/person. A portion of proceeds to benefit Homeward Bound Animal Welfare Center. Location: Homeward Bound Animal Welfare Center, 236 Boardman St., Middlebury. Info: 922-5828, chillanimalmassage@ gmail.com, homewardboundanimals.org.
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CLAY: WHEEL THROWING: Spend Friday mornings in our clay studio with an introduction to clay, pottery and ceramics. Learn basic throwing and forming techniques, while creating functional pieces such as mugs, vases and bowls. No experience needed! Includes over 30 hours per week of open studio time to practice, a 20-pound bag of clay and all glazing and firing costs. Instructor: Chris Vaughn. Ages 16 and up. Weekly on Thu., Nov. 7-Dec. 19, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $270/ person; $243/BCA members. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. CRAFTING AN ARTIST STATEMENT: Your artist’s statement is an opportunity to communicate what you investigate, observe or want to express with your art by informing the audience. It’s also often a requirement when applying for grants, artist-in-residencies or gallery exhibits. Learn tips for writing a successful statement from BCA curator DJ Hellerman. Artists from all disciplines are welcome. Nov. 6, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $20/person, $18/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.
PHOTO: ADOBE LIGHTROOM 4: Upload, organize, edit and print your digital photographs in this comprehensive class using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Importing images, using RAW files, organization, fine-tuning tone and contrast, color and white balance adjustments and archival printing on our Epson 3880 printer will all be covered. No experience necessary. Instructor: Dan Lovell. Weekly on Wed., Nov. 6-Dec. 18, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $250/person; $225/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. PHOTO: PORTRAIT: Prerequisite: Intro SLR Camera or equivalent experience. Improve your portrait-taking skills in this hands-on class. Camera techniques, composition, the use of studio and natural light, working with a model and more will be covered. Bring your camera and memory card to the first class. Instructor: Dan Lovell. Weekly on Thu., Nov. 14-Dec. 12, 6-9 p.m. No class Nov. 28. Cost: $175/ person; $157.50/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR ARTWORK: Learn techniques for lighting for the purpose of photographing your artwork, color reproduction and 2D versus
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SELLING YOUR WORK WITH ETSY: Are you ready to open a store on Etsy, the largest handmade online market in the world? Etsy seller Laure Hale, owner of Found Beauty Studio, will walk you through opening a shop, setting up policies, listing items, and filling sold orders, as well as looking at the various marketing tricks you can work from day one. Oct. 28, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $20/person, $18/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. SILKSCREENING: Learn a variety of techniques for transferring and printing images using handdrawn, photographic or borrowed imagery. Apply photo emulsion, use a silkscreen exposure unit and mix and print images using water-based inks. Includes over 25 hours per week of open studio time, use of studio chemicals, class ink and equipment. No experience necessary! Materials list online. Instructor: Torrey Valyou. Ages 16 and up. Weekly on Tue., Nov. 5-Dec. 7, 6-8:30 p.m. No class Nov. 26. Cost: $200/person; $180/BCA members. Location: BCA Print Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. SILKSCREENING II: Advance your silkscreening to the next level! Start developing halftones,
WINE MAKING IN VERMONT W/ SCOTT PROM: Explore the transformation from vine to wine. After a short history of wine grapes, we will outline some of the major aspects of vineyard management, or viticulture. Then follow the grapes into the winery for detailed insight into wine-making, or enology. Everything will be explained in an easy-to-understand, pragmatic fashion; no horticultural or biochemistry experience necessary! Preregistration strongly suggested, seminars do sell out. Oct. 19, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $15/ person. Location: Gardener’s Supply, Burlington Garden Center, 128 Intervale Ave., Burlington. Info: 660-3505 x4.
dance ADULT BALLET CLASS: Want to improve your balance, posture and coordination while building strength and flexibility? Ballet is a great way to achieve those goals! Join Sidra Hoffman for this open technique ballet class with a focus on strength and balance through basic barre and center work. Some ballet experience is recommended. Weekly on Tue., Oct. 22-Dec. 17. Cost: $100/9-wk. series. Location: South End Studio, 696 Pine St. , Burlington. Info: 540-0044. B-TRU DANCE W/ DANIELLE VARDAKAS DUSZKO: B-Tru is focused on hip-hop, funkstyles (poppin, locking, waaking), breakin’, dance hall, belly dance and lyrical dance. Danielle Vardakas Duszko has trained with originators in these styles, performed and battled throughout the world. Classes and camps age 4-adult. She is holding a Hip-Hop
DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: 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! Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 598-1077, info@salsalina.com. DSANTOS VT SALSA: Experience the fun and excitement of Burlington’s eclectic dance community by learning salsa. Trained by world famous dancer Manuel Dos Santos, we teach you how to dance to the music and how to have a great time on the dance floor! There is no better time to start than now! Mon. evenings: beginner class, 7-8 p.m.: intermediate, 8:159:15 p.m. Cost: $10/1-hr. class. Location: North End Studios, 294 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Tyler Crandall, 598-9204, crandalltyler@hotmail.com, dsantosvt.com. LEARN TO DANCE W/ A PARTNER!: Come alone, or come with friends, but come out and learn to dance! Beginning classes repeat each month, but intermediate classes vary from month to month. As with all of our programs, everyone is encouraged to attend, and no partner is necessary. Private lessons also available. Cost: $50/4wk. class. Location: Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington. Info: First Step Dance, 598-6757, kevin@firststepdance.com, firststepdance.com.
dreams INTRODUCTION TO DREAMWORK: Learn how to work with your dreams, connect to your inner life and empower yourself in a safe, supportive setting. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author. Oct. 29, Nov. 5, 12, 19, 7-9 p.m. Cost: $60/ person. Location: 55 Clover La., Waterbury. Info: Sue, 244-7909.
drumming TAIKO, DJEMBE & CONGAS!: Taiko drumming in Burlington! Tuesday Taiko Adult Classes beginOct. 22, Dec. 3 & Jan. 28, 5:30-6:30 p.m., $72/6 weeks. Kids Classes begin on the same dates, 4:30-5:20 p.m. $60/6 weeks. Djembe classes start Oct. 11, Nov. 8, Dec. 13, & Jan. 17, 6 p.m., $60/4 weeks, $18/class. Montpelier Djembe classes start Oct. 3, Oct. 24, Nov. 21, Jan. 2, 7:30-8:30 p.m., $54/3 weeks! Location: Burlington Taiko DRUMMING
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DIY NIGHT: HEX BOLT BRACELETS: Co-owner of New Duds Tessa Valyou is excited to show you this simple technique for creating modern bracelets at this one-night class. Learn an easy braid technique that incorporates hex nuts from the hardware store to make your own spine-like design. Plenty of
PAINTING: ABSTRACT: Students will be guided to explore the many exciting possibilities of abstract painting through demonstrations and exciting exercises. Using the paint of their choice (water-soluble oils, acrylics or watercolor), students will be encouraged to experiment and try adding other mixed media as well. Glass palettes, easels, painting trays and drying racks provided. See materials list online. Instructor: Linda Jones. Ages 16 and up. Weekly on Thu., Nov. 7-Dec. 19, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $190/person; $171/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.
USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO PROMOTE YOUR ARTWORK: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more! Social media is an easy, and often free, way to promote yourself as an artist. Join Eric Ford, BCA’s Marketing Director, for an introduction to the social media world. Gain tips and techniques for creating a large fan base and learn about what options are out there and how to get started. Learn what has worked for other artists and what resources will work best for your business needs. Ages 16 and up. Oct. 24, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $20/person, $18/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.
Yoga Dance 200-hour teacher training this fall/winter. $50/ mo. Ask about family discounts. Location: Honest Yoga Center, 150 Dorset St., Blue Mall, next to Sport Shoe Center, S. Burlington. Info: 497-0136, honestyogastudio@gmail.com, honestyogacenter.com.
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CLAY: ITALIAN TILE DECORATION: The traditional Italian style of tile painting, Majolica, is known for its exquisite and unique designs. Learn with Natasha Bogar, who studied in Florence, Italy. Decorate your own tiles, bowl and plate. No experience needed! Includes over 30 hours per week of open studio time to practice, a 20 pound bag of clay and all glazing and firing costs. Instructor: Natasha Bogar. Ages 16 and up. Weekly on
KIDS: DARKROOM: Create unique, one of a kind images with light and objects in our black and white photographic darkroom! Ages 9-12. Nov. 16, 1-3 p.m. Cost: $25/person; $22.50/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.
PRINT: WOODCUT: Discover the unique process of woodblock printing. This class will focus on the fundamental techniques and characteristics of relief woodblock printing, which is the area of the printing board that is left in “relief” after the board has been cut. Includes over 25 hours per week of open studio time, chemicals, class ink and equipment. Instructor: Gregg Blasdel. Ages 16 and up. Weekly on Mon., Nov. 4-Dec. 16, 6-8:30 p.m. No class Nov. 25. Cost: $200/ person; $180/BCA members. Location: BCA Print Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington.
distressed designs, advanced registration techniques and more. Includes over 25 hours per week of open studio time, use of chemicals, class ink and equipment. Students must know how to coat, expose and print a silkscreen and have printed two-color designs. Materials list online. Instructor: Torrey Valyou. Ages 16 and up. Weekly on Thu., Nov. 7-Dec. 19, 6-8:30 p.m. No class Nov. 28. Cost: $200/ person; $180/BCA members. Location: BCA Print Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington.
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ADOBE INDESIGN CS6: No experience necessary. Learn the basics of Adobe InDesign, a creative computer program used for magazine and book layout, for designing text and for preparing digital and print publications. Students will explore a variety of software techniques and will create projects suited to their own interests. Instructor: Diana Gonsalves. Weekly on Tue., Nov. 5-Dec. 10. Cost: $205/ person; $184.50/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.
KIDS: DIY HALLOWEEN: Come make a trick-or-treat bag using a variety of fun materials! Bring your Halloween costume and make some one-of-a-kind accessories that will bring the wowfactor. Cut, sew, dye and craft your way to the best Halloween ever! Blank totes and a variety of craft materials will be provided. Instructor: Amy Wild. Ages 6-12. Oct. 26, 1-3 p.m. Cost: $25/ person, $22.50/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.
3D artwork. Learn to properly upload and save images and what sizes and formats you should use for emailing and uploading. Focus will be on setting up your artwork to take successful photos for your portfolio, not on camera use. Instructors: Ted Olson & Dan Lovell. Ages 16 and up. Nov. 7, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $25/ person; $22.50/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.
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Tue., Nov. 12-Dec. 10, 6-8 p.m. No class Nov. 26. Cost: $120/person; $108/BCA members. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington.
time, materials and inspiration to make multiple bracelets. No experience needed. Ages 16 and up. Nov. 14, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $25/ person; $22.50/BCA members. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington.
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Rustic Furniture Making: Students will learn and develop basic woodworking skills using handsaws, electric drills and sanders. The course will cover sustainable harvesting of logs, drying, moisture content, project design, stock selection, layout, joinery, seat-weaving and finish. No prior woodworking experience required. Location: Turner Mill in Stowe. Instructor: Greg Speer. Weekly on Wed., Oct. 23-Nov. 20, 9 a.m.-noon. Cost: $150/person (plus material fee of $50-75, depending on project. Paid after 1st class). Location: Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe. Info: 253-8358, helenday.com.
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Acrylic Painting for All: Expand upon your abilities wherever you are in your painting journey. Focus on developing your artistic style as you break through barriers that have been keeping you from reaching your artistic goals. Instructor: Karen Abbruscato. Oct. 19, 9 a.m.-noon. Cost: $60/person. Location: Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe. Info: 253-8358, helenday.com. Acrylics! Teen Workshop: Make your paintings pop! Learn how to express yourself through use of bold color or dazzling detail. Find your personal painting style in this workshop for all levels. Discover helpful painting tricks, refine your skills, or just have fun trying new techniques. Instructor: Karen Abbruscato. Oct. 19, 1-4 p.m. Cost: $45/person. Location: Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe. Info: 253-8358, helenday.com. Watercolor Design and Technique: Using a variety of experimental techniques, participants will learn how to design successful compositions in watercolor. On different types of papers explore texture, line, shape, color and form while deepening understanding of abstract relationships and content in your work. All skill levels welcome. Instructor: Lisa Forster Beach. Nov. 2, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $115/person. Location: Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe. Info: 253-8358, helenday.com. Found Object Sculpture: With a little direction, patience and inspiration, you can create high-class art out of surprising materials. Hone your objectfinding skills around Stowe and skillfully reimagine and revive
objects in the studio. Themes discussed will include balance, structure, tensile strength, texture and surface. Instructor: Glen Hutcheson. Oct. 27, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $95/person. Location: Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe. Info: 253-8358, helenday.com.
herbs SOAP FOR THE HOLIDAYS!: In this hands-on class, learn how to make and melt/pour traditional soap. Join Kelley Robie, using herbs, spices, essential oils and other natural ingredients to make two batches. Everyone will go home with a soap sample to use immediately and one to cut to age and a detailed handout. Wed., Oct. 23, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $35/3-hr. hands-on workshop. Location: Purple Shutter Herbs, 7 West Canal St., Winooski. Info: Purple Shutter Herbs, 865-4372, info@purpleshutterherbs.com, purpleshutterherbs.com. Wisdom of the Herbs School: Wild Plant Walk, Wed., Oct. 23, 5-6:15 p.m., sliding scale $10 to $0, pre-registration requested. Open house, Oct. 26, 1-3 p.m., at Tulsi Tea Room, 34 Elm St., Montpelier. Now accepting applications for Wisdom of the Herbs 2014 Eight Month Certification Program, local wild plants for food and medicine, sustainable living skills, and profound connection with Nature, Apr. 26-27, May 24-25, Jun. 28-29, Jul. 26-27, Aug. 23-24, Sep. 27-28, Oct. 25-26 & Nov. 8-9, 2014, tuition $1750, payment plan $187.50/ mo. VSAC nondegree grants available, apply early. 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. Location: Wisdom of the Herbs School, Woodbury. Info: 456-8122, annie@wisdomoftheherbsschool.com, wisdomoftheherbsschool.com.
language LEARN SPANISH & OPEN NEW DOORS: Connect with a new world. We provide high-quality affordable instruction in the Spanish language for adults, students and children. Travelers’ lesson package. Our seventh year. Personal instruction from a native speaker. Small classes, private lessons and online instruction. See our website for complete information or contact us for details. Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Center. Info: Spanish in Waterbury Center, 585-1025, spanishparavos@gmail.com, spanishwaterburycenter.com.
martial arts Aikido: This circular, flowing Japanese martial art is a great method to get in shape and reduce stress. We also offer classes for children ages 5-12.
Classes are taught by Benjamin Pincus Sensei, Vermont’s senior and only fully certified Aikido teacher. Visitors are always welcome. We offer adult classes 7 days a wk. Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine St. (across from Conant Metal & Light), Burlington. Info: 9518900, burlingtonaikido.org. Aikido Classes: Aikido trains body and spirit, promoting flexibility and strong center within flowing movement, martial sensibility with compassionate presence, respect for others, and confidence in oneself. Location: Vermont Aikido, 274 N. Winooski Ave. (2nd floor), Burlington. Info: Vermont Aikido, 862-9785, vermontaikido.org.
VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU: Classes for men, women and children. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu enhances strength, flexibility, balance, coordination and cardio-respiratory fitness. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training builds and helps to instill courage and selfconfidence. We offer a legitimate Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu martial arts program in a friendly, safe and positive environment. Accept no imitations. Learn from one of the world’s best, Julio “Foca” Fernandez, CBJJ and IBJJF certified 6th Degree Black Belt, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor under Carlson Gracie Sr., teaching in Vermont, born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! A 5-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu National Featherweight Champion and 3-time Rio de Janeiro State Champion, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mon.-Fri., 6-9 p.m., & Sat., 10 a.m. 1st class is free. Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Rd., Williston. Info: 660-4072, julio@bjjusa.com, vermontbjj.com.
meditation LEARN TO MEDITATE: Through the practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out and dissolves, you are connecting with your heart. By simply letting yourself be, as you are, you develop genuine sympathy toward yourself. The Burlington Shambhala Center offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom. Meditation instruction avail. Sun. mornings, 9 a.m.noon, or by appt. Meditation sessions on Tue. & Thu., noon-1
p.m. and Mon.-Thu., 6-7 p.m. The Shambhala Cafe meets 1st Sat. of ea. mo. for meditation & discussions, 9 a.m.-noon. An Open House occurs 3rd Fri. 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. Mindfulness and Meditation 101: Being present and mindful is easy in a retreat setting, but how do you bring these skills into your daily life? Join us for a four-week group to learn skills and get help starting and integrating a mindfulness and meditation practice. Enter the holiday season more grounded and resilient. Weekly on Mon., Oct. 28 & Nov. 4, 11 & 18, 1-2:15 p.m. Cost: $95/4-wk. series. Location: Trail to Wellness, LLC, at Office Squared, 77 College St., Burlington. Info: Trail to Wellness, LLC, Susan Whitman, 923-6070, susan@trailtowellness.com, trailtowellness.com. Shyam Dhyaan Oneness Meditation: Marie-Lou Millerick, lives in India in the presence of an Enlightened Master and delights in sharing this current of energy and knowledge with you. Guiding you through your own journey, you will reconnect with the Source of your inner Being where true Happiness, Peace and Contentment are always present. Introduction: Oct. 18, 7-9 p.m. $30. Immersion: Oct. 19, 1-5 p.m. $75. Both sessions: $95. Location: Yoga Roots, 6221 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne Business Park, Shelburne. Info: 985-0090, yogarootsvt.com.
relationships Tango-Inspired Couples Therapy: Express yourself and experience your relationship through movement and play. This exciting series for four to six couples uses Argentine tango to explore communicating without words. Couples of all ages/configurations welcome. Wear clean indoor shoes or socks. No dance experience required. Instructors: Kevin Gallagher, MS, LCMHC, NCC; Elizabeth Seyler, PhD. 4 Wed. starting Oct. 30, 6:30-8 p.m. Cost: $360/couple; preregistration required w/ $50 dep. by Oct 20. Location: Perkins Room, College Street Congregational Church, 265 College St., Burlington. Info: Tango Wise LLC, Elizabeth M. Seyler, 658-5225, elizabethmseyler@gmail.com, tangowise.com/workshops.
spirituality A Course in Spiritual Insight: During this free 9-week course, you will learn the essentials of practical esoteric spirituality. Weekly theory, guided practices and homework meditations. Gain a deeper insight into the hidden side of life and your own psyche, and learn tools to help you in your
spiritual progress. Every Tue., 7:30-8:30 p.m., Oct. 22-Dec. 17. 1-hr. class. Location: Burlington Friends Meeting House, 173 North Prospect St., Burlington. Info: Andrew Sepic, 730-9094, vermont@esotericteachings.org, esotericteachings.org.
tai chi Shelburne Tai Chi: Beginners: Long River Tai Chi Circle is the school of Wolfe Lowenthal, student of Professor Cheng Man-ching and author of three classic works on Taichi Chuan. Patrick Cavanaugh, a longtime student of Wolfe Lowenthal and a senior instructor at Long River, will be teaching the classes in Shelburne. Class begins Wed., Oct. 9, 9-10 a.m. Cost: $65/mo. (registration open through Nov. 6). Location: Shelburne Town Hall (in front of the library), 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne. Info: Long River Tai Chi Circle, Patrick Cavanaugh, 490-6405, patrick@longrivertaichi.org, longrivertaichi.org. Snake-Style Tai Chi Chuan: The Yang Snake Style is a dynamic tai chi method that mobilizes the spine while stretching and strengthening the core body muscles. Practicing this ancient martial art increases strength, flexibility, vitality, peace of mind and martial skill. Beginner classes Sat. mornings & Wed. evenings. Call to view a class. Location: Bao Tak Fai Tai Chi Institute, 100 Church St., Burlington. Info: 864-7902, ipfamilytaichi.org. Yang-Style Tai Chi: The slow movements of tai chi help reduce blood pressure and increase balance and concentration. Come breathe with us and experience the joy of movement while increasing your ability to be inwardly still. New 8-wk. beginner’s class starting Sep. 25, 5:30 p.m. $125. Wed., 5:30 p.m., Sat., 8:30 a.m. $16/ class, $60/mo., $160/3 mo. Location: Mindful Breath Tai Chi (formerly Vermont Tai Chi Academy and Healing Center), 180 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: 735-5465, mindfulbreath@ gmavt.net.
writing Blogging as a Writing Practice: In this class, we’ll explore how to use a personal blog as a springboard for longer works. Students will produce work in class using short prompts that help them explore style and voice. We’ll also discuss how to use your blog to build a thriving publishing/ author platform. Sat., Oct. 26, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $40/ 3-hr. class. Location: Renegade Writers’ Collective, 47 Maple St., Suite 220, Burlington. Info: Renegade Writers’ Collective, Jessica Nelson, 267-467-2812, renegadewritersvt@gmail.com, renegadewritersvt.com. Free Writing Workshops in BTV: The Burlington Writers Workshop meets twice each week to discuss writing by its members. Feedback is provided in the style of MFA in creative writing workshops. We also host panel discussions on the publishing industry, movie nights and genre-specific workshops (for fiction, poetry and booklength narratives). Registration required. Every Mon. & Wed., 6:30 p.m. 2 hrs. Location: Half Lounge (Mon.); YWP Headquarters (Wed.), 12 North St., Burlington. Info: Burlington Writers Workshop, Peter Biello, 383-8104, peter@burlingtonwritersworkshop.com, burlingtonwritersworkshop.com. Your Path to Publication: Book publishing is changing rapidly. In this class, we’ll survey the current publishing landscape, explore and explain your options, and help you design the best strategy for getting your work published. Come ready to seek personalized advice. Sat, Oct. 19, 2-5 p.m. Cost: $40/3hr class.Location: Renegade Writers’ Collective, 47 Maple St., Suite 220, Burlington. Info: Renegade Writers’ Collective, Jessica Nelson, 267-467-2812, renegadewritersvt@gmail.com, renegadewritersvt.com.
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our website for the new fall schedule. Get hot: 2-for-1 offer. $15. 1-hr. classes on Mon. & Thu. at 5:30 p.m.; Wed. & Fri.: 5 p.m.; Thu.: noon; Sat.: 8:30 & 10 a.m.. Location: North End Studio B, 294 N Winooski Ave., Old North End, Burlington. Info: 999-9963, hotyogaburlingtonvt.com. Evolution Yoga: evolution Yoga offers a variety of classes in a supportive atmosphere: beginner, advanced, kids, babies, post- and prenatal, community classes, and workshops. Vinyasa, Kripalu, core, Breast cancer survivor and alignment classes.
certified teachers, massage and PT, too. Join our yoga community and get to know the family you choose. $14/class, $130/class card, $5-10/community classes. Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn St., Burlington. Info: 8649642, evolutionvt.com. HonEst Yoga, tHE onlY dEdicatEd Hot Yoga Flow cEntEr: Honest Yoga offers practice for all levels. Brand new beginners’ courses include two specialty classes per week for four weeks plus unlimited access to all classes. We have daily classes in essentials, Flow
and core Flow with alignment constancy. We hold teacher trainings at the 200- and 500-hour levels. Daily classes & workshops. $25/new student 1st week unlimited, $15/class or $130/10-class card, $12/ class for student or senior or $100/10-class punch card. Location: Honest Yoga Center, 150 Dorset St., Blue Mall, next to Sport Shoe Center, S. Burlington. Info: 497-0136, honestyogastudio@gmail.com, honestyogacenter.com. laugHing rivEr Yoga: Highly trained and dedicated teachers
has something for you! Our aim is to welcome, nurture and inspire. a peaceful studio offering: Prenatal, Vinyasa Flow, Iyengar, Jivamukti, Therapeutic Restorative, Gentle, Kundalini, anusara, Tai chi, Qigong & Meditation! Shyam Dhyaan Meditation Workshop w/ Marie-Lou Millerick, Oct. 18-19. Location: Yoga Roots, 6221 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne Business Park, Shelburne. Info: 985-0090, yogarootsvt.com.
offer yoga classes, workshops, retreats and teacher training in a beautiful setting overlooking the Winooski River. class types include Vinyasa, Jivamukti, Vajra, Yin, Restorative and Gentle. classes 7 days a wk. $14/single yoga class; $120/10-class card; $130/monthly unlimited; slidingfee classes also avail. Location: Laughing River Yoga, Chace Mill, suite 126, Burlington. Info: 3438119, laughingriveryoga.com. Yoga roots: Flexible, inflexible, an athlete, expecting a baby, stressed, recovering from an injury or illness? Yoga Roots
week including Vinyasa, Heated Vinyasa, Kripalu, Hatha and Flow. We also have four $6 community classes each week to accommodate all budgets. We are committed to noncompetitive, quality yoga classes in a comfortable, dogma-free environment. come practice with us! Location: South End Studio, Burlington. Info: 540-0044, southendstudiovt. com.
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continue exploring the technology in ways that serve as a vehicle to express the music.” The roots of Page’s interest in expressing larger concepts through music extend back to his high school days. While attending Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg, he was already a DJ on the University of Vermont’s student radio station WRUV 90.1 FM. He says that experience laid the groundwork for later success. “College radio was a major factor. It’s how I discovered electronic music and then my love for crate digging and the local club scene,” he says. “But there was also an early interest in just good songwriting and folk music.” That diversity of interests has served Page well. In addition to his original music, he’s remixed songs by a wide array of artists, including Regina Spektor, Madonna, Stevie Nicks, T. Rex, Coldplay and the Police, to name a few. A young Page left a lasting impression on those who preceded him in the local EDM scene, including Craig Mitchell, now an iconic figure in Burlington house music. “I’m so proud of Morgan,” says Mitchell, who recalls a teenage Page bringing
CDs of his music to Mitchell at the nowdefunct record store Max Mix on Church Street. “I was blown away by his talent and his humility,” Mitchell continues. “Over the years, after being nominated for two Grammy Awards and worldwide success, he still retains his sameness.” Page’s drive propelled him beyond Vermont’s borders to attend Emerson College, where his passion kept him moving further still. “I saw a lot of my friends sort of ‘settle’ and trade their childhood dreams for the long road to the middle — hang around home, get married and make some babies,” says Page. “This path is totally fine, but I felt endlessly restless in Vermont and wanted to escape the small-town roots. I wanted to travel and learn more about electronic music around the world.” Recognition began to come Page’s way in 2002 thanks to his debut album, Drifting Into View. But it wasn’t until 2008 when Deadmau5 remixed his single “The Longest Road,” from his album Elevate, that Page experienced widespread acclaim. That remix garnered a Grammy nomination for Best Remixed Recording, NonClassical. In 2011, Page was again nominat-
ed in the same category, this time for his remix of “Fantasy” by Nadia Ali. Page credits his success to his relentless passion and tireless work ethic. He advises aspiring artists to do the same. “Pursue your dreams, don’t settle, and don’t let anyone stand in your way, because you’ll have to face many obstacles along the way,” he says. “The most important thing is to put the time in. Spend at least three hours a day pursuing your craft, and you’ll get there.” Mitchell agrees and thinks Page, like some other famous Vermonters, can serve as an example to future generations of local musicians. “Morgan Page … [much like] Phish and Grace Potter, should be an inspiration to creative people young and old that the future looks bright,” he says. “Get your shades ready, because the lights are coming.” Or better yet, get your 3-D glasses.
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n the surface, the names Morgan Page and Michael Jackson wouldn’t seem to belong in the the same sentence. And yet Page, a native Vermonter and two-time Grammy-nominated DJ and producer, and the late King of Pop do share at least one thing in common: an interest in unusual concert technologies. For the electronic dance-music star’s latest tour, dubbed “Morgan Page Presents: An MPP3D Concert Experience,” Page incorporates a 3-D interactive technology originally created for Jackson’s “This Is It” tour in 2009. At the Higher Ground Ballroom this Friday, October 17, Page will unveil a spectacular combination of music and visual effects designed to envelop performer and 3-D-glasses-clad fans alike in a deep, multisensory experience. “The whole idea is [to create] immersive environments,” says Page, 32, in a recent email interview with Seven Days. “It’s not like a screensaver or anything,” he continues, adding that a team of 30 animators helped create the show. “We sat down and figured out which elements pair with the music and which colors and what sort of behaviors happen.” Page describes an experience designed to mimic that of a 3-D film. “There are some scenes where you’re in a forest, and it feels like Avatar, and you’re being pulled through a forest,” he explains. “There are some where you are orbiting a planet.” Jackson originally developed the 3-D technology for massive arena shows. But Page says the idea works as well in comparatively smaller rooms, too, such as the Higher Ground Ballroom. “We’ve brought the 3-D show to 10,000-person coliseums and 400-person clubs with equal effect,” he says. “You can experience the shows in different ways — socially as part of a large, raging party, or even solo as more of a cerebral thing. It’s amazing watching people react.” Page says the experience has had an effect on him, too. “The 3-D show illuminates the music in a whole new way and changes the entire experience. It’s even changing the way I write music,” he explains. “I would love to
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This just in from the Department of Industrious Young People: Signal Kitchen and ArtsRiot have joined forces to pimp out the latter’s new Pine Street locale with beefed-up sound and lighting — which you may have noticed if you checked out kat Wright & the indoMitaBLe souL Band’s CD release show there last Friday. By teaming up, ArtsRiot can not only take advantage of SK’s audiophilic know-how, but SK will have access to a significantly larger room in which to continue its recent run of great bookings. SK’s Main Street location has a capacity of 240. ArtsRiot, meanwhile, currently fits 300, and has plans to bump that up to 390 by next year, which would make it the largest room this side of the Higher Ground Ballroom. Neither SK’s aLex LaLLi nor AR’s FeLix Wai would dish on specific acts in the pipeline, though Lalli hints at some “really interesting acts” on the horizon. Stay tuned…
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It’s Homecoming Week in the electronic dance music scene, as some marquee prodigal producers and DJs are returning to Vermont to rock local clubs. The big name, of course, is twotime Grammy nominee Morgan Page, who brings his 3-D concert experience to the Higher Ground Ballroom this Thursday, October 17. (See the story on page 70.) But Page isn’t the only notable EDM expat coming home this week. On Sunday, October 20, dynamic EDM duo Lazerdisk will fly in to headline a special edition of dJ rekkon’s newish monthly series, Sundae Soundclash at Club Metronome. When last we left zack Johnson and chad Bechard, the Storm Trooperhelmeted duo had moved from Burlington to Miami and were flying under the decidedly more salacious banner Lazerdisk Party sex. They have since moved to Los Angeles and, earlier this year, dropped the last two thirds of their name. Interestingly, the name change comes just as Johnson and Bechard had started making some serious waves in national dance-music circles. As LPS, the duo notched a hit last year on a collaboration with diPLo called “Set It Off.” They followed that up with, among other projects, a well-received redux of Dim Mak founder steve aoki’s “Ooh,” featuring roB roy. They also unleashed a typically playful take on crnkn and Ʊuz’s “Booty to the Ground.” That remix, rooted in 1980s new jack swing, led Vibe magazine to tab the duo as one of the “Top 10 DJs to Keep in Your Summer 2013 Rotation.” That’s not nothin’. So why switch up the name now? “The name originally came about pretty randomly and we just rolled with it,” says Bechard in a recent phone call with Johnson in LA. “But
as time has gone on, it has become less representative of what we’re trying to do, the music we’re trying to make and the vibe of our shows.” So no crazy club orgies, then? (Cue the glowstick crowd groaning.) “We’ve never really been about spraying champagne on people or raging party music,” says Bechard. “We’re into fun, weird music.” In other words, Johnson and Bechard have become more seriousminded about their music, not just remixes, but their original material, too. And the Party Sex designation was becoming increasingly misleading. “We’ve found a sound that we like, and the more we dial that in, the less the name Party Sex makes sense,” says Bechard. And just what is this new sound? “The big thing has been combining Chad’s and my styles,” says Johnson. As a DJ, Johnson comes from a strong hiphop background. He even used to teach lessons in hip-hop DJing in Burlington. (I was one of his pupils, BTW. And I really, really sucked.) Johnson explains that his interest in chill hip-hop beats didn’t always jive with the Party Sex club bangers. “We’ve been trying to find a happy medium where we could merge those two styles together,” he says. “We’re pretty happy with the result of that new sound.” As an example, Johnson points to a new song, “I Think I Love You” that will appear on the duo’s forthcoming selftitled debut EP, due out in November. “I started working on it a year ago,” he says. “It had more of a sample-based hip-hop vibe to it and it didn’t fit the
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Franny O's: Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., Free. Halflounge: Brett Hughes (country), 8 p.m., Free. Wanted Wednesday with DJ Craig Mitchell (house), 10 p.m., Free. Higher Ground Ballroom: Umphrey's McGee, the London Souls (jam), 7:30 p.m., $27/30. AA. Higher Ground Showcase Lounge: Big D and the Kid's Table, Among Criminals, the Cop Outs (ska), 7:30 p.m., $13/15. AA.
On Tap Bar & Grill: Jenni Johnson & Friends (blues), 7 p.m., Free.
Red Square: The Sticky Souls (rock), 7 p.m., Free. D Jay Baron (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.
Manhattan Pizza & Pub: Open Mic with Andy Lugo, 9:30 p.m., Free.
Red Square Blue Room: DJ Cre8 (house), 10 p.m., Free.
Nectar's: What a Joke! Comedy Open Mic (standup), 7 p.m., Free. Whiskey Wednesdays with Donna Thunders & the Storm, Elijah Ocean (country), 9:30 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.
Rí Rá Irish Pub: Duke (rock), 9 p.m., Free.
Signal Kitchen: Commune Presents: Slow Magic, Ydimitu (experimental), 9 p.m., Free. 18+. Skinny Pancake: Josh Panda's Acoustic Soul Night, 8 p.m., $5-10 donation.
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Bagitos: Moonlight Madness with Jason Mallery (folk), 6 p.m., Donations. Charlie O's: Metal Night with DJ Crucible, 10 p.m., Free. Skinny Pancake: Laura Meyer (singersongwriter), 7 p.m., $5-10 donation. Whammy Bar: The Barn Band with Bill Kinzel (Americana), 7:15 p.m., Free.
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51 Main: Andric Severance Quartet (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.
Gusto's: Open Mic with John Lackard, 9 p.m., Free.
City Limits: Trivia with Top Hat Entertainment, 7 p.m., Free.
Skinny Pancake: Jay Ekis Saves Wednesday in Montpelier (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., $5-10 donation. Sweet Melissa's: Wine Down with D. Davis (acoustic), 5 p.m., Free. After the Rodeo (bluegrass), 8 p.m., Free. Whammy Bar: Open Mic, 6:30 p.m., Free.
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51 Main: Blues Jam, 8 p.m., Free. City Limits: Karaoke with Let It Rock Entertainment, 9 p.m., Free. On the Rise Bakery: Chicky Stoltz (one-man band), 8 p.m., Donations. Two Brothers Tavern: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Free.
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Bee's Knees: Jen Corkins (singer-songwriter), 7:30 p.m., Donations. The Hub Pizzeria & Pub: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., Free. Moog's Place: Tim Brick (country), 8:30 p.m., Free. Parker Pie Co.: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Free. Piecasso: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Free.
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Brennan's Pub & Bistro, Davis Center, UVM: Vermont Comedy Club: Improv Night, 7 p.m., Free. Dobrá Tea: Robert Resnik (folk), 7 p.m., Free. Franny O's: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free. Halflounge: Half & Half Comedy (standup), 8 p.m., Free. Higher Ground Ballroom: Morgan Page, Audien, Maor Levi (EDM), 8:30 p.m., $20/25. AA. JP's Pub: Karaoke with Melody, 10 p.m., Free.
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O'Brien's Irish Pub: DJ Dominic (hip-hop), 9:30 p.m., Free.
Leunig's Bistro & Café: Dan Liptak (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.
Red Square: Shellhouse (rock), 7 p.m., Free. DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.
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Nectar's: Trivia Mania with Top Hat Entertainment, 7 p.m., Free. Richard James & the Name Changers (rock), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.
JP's Pub: Pub Quiz with Dave (trivia), 7 p.m., Free. Karaoke with Melody, 10 p.m., Free.
Radio Bean: Lotango (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. Irish Sessions, 8 p.m., Free. Birdman's Birthday Show (reggae), 11:30 p.m., Free.
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Monkey House: Something With Strings (bluegrass), 8:30 p.m., Free. 18+.
Radio Bean: Cody Sargent & Friends (jazz), 6 p.m., Free. Shane Hardiman Trio with Geza Carr & Rob Morse (jazz), 8:30 p.m., Free. Kat Wright & the Indomitable Soul Band (soul), 11:30 p.m., $3.
On Tap Bar & Grill: Chad Hollister (acoustic rock), 7 p.m., Free.
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On the Rise Bakery: Gabe Jarrett (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Donations. Two Brothers Tavern: DJ Dizzle (house), 10 p.m., Free.
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Bee's Knees: Spider Roulette (gypsy jazz), 7:30 p.m., Donations. Claire's Restaurant & Bar: The Endorsements (rock), 7 p.m., Free. The Hub Pizzeria & Pub: Dinner Jazz with Fabian Rainville, 6:30 p.m., Free. Open Mic, 9 p.m., Free. Moog's Place: Open Mic, 8:30 p.m., Free. Parker Pie Co.: Don & Jenn (folk), 7:30 p.m., Free.
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Monopole: The Snacks (rock), 10 p.m., Free. Monopole Downstairs: Gary Peacock (singersongwriter), 10 p.m., Free. Therapy: Therapy Thursdays with DJ NYCE (Top 40), 10:30 p.m., Free.
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Backstage Pub: ‘80s & ’90s Night, 9 p.m., Free. Club Metronome: No Diggity: Return to the ’90s (’90s dance party), 9 p.m., $5. Franny O's: The Holter Brothers (rock), 9 p.m., Free. Higher Ground Ballroom: Mike Doughty, Sons of Hippies (rock), 7:30 p.m., $18/20. AA. Higher Ground Showcase Lounge: Marco Benevento (rock), 8:30 p.m., $14/16. AA. JP's Pub: Karaoke with Megan, 10 p.m., Free. Juniper at Hotel Vermont: DJ Cre8 (eclectic), 9 p.m., Free. Lift: Ladies Night, 9 p.m., Free/$3. Monkey House: Wolvings, Death Pesos, Hidden Cabins (rock), 9 p.m., $5. 18+. Nectar's: Happy Ending Fridays with Jay Burwick
sun.20 // Mandolin Orange [Americana]
Off Color
Mandolin Orange
might just be the worst band-name pun we’ve
heard since the heyday of third-wave ska. But, given how good this mando-wielding, North Carolina-based Americana duo is, we’ll let it slide. MO’s recently released third album, This Side of Jordan, is a rich blend of folk, bluegrass, rock and gospel informed by tradition but firmly rooted in the present, especially lyrically. Touring in support of that record, the duo plays the Skinny Pancake in Burlington on Sunday, October 20.
(singer-songwriter), 5 p.m., Free. Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., Free. Big Mean Sound Machine (Afrobeat), 9 p.m., $5. On Tap Bar & Grill: Nerbak Brothers (blues), 5 p.m., Free. A House on Fire (rock), 9 p.m., Free. Penalty Box: Salsa Night with Hector Cobeo, 9 p.m., $3/5. 18+. Radio Bean: Kid's Music with Linda "Tickle Belly" Bassick, 11 a.m., Free. Out of Sight of Land (new weird Americana), 7 p.m., Free. Ben Cogrove (contemporary instrumental), 8 p.m., Free. David Tanklefsky (singer-songwriter), 9 p.m., Free. Fiona Luray (singer-songwriter), 10 p.m., Free. Eames Brothers Band (mountain blues), 11 p.m., Free. Red Square: John Daly Trio (rock), 5 p.m., Free. Golden Dragon Dub Collective (dub), 8 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), 10:30 p.m., Free. Rí Rá Irish Pub: Supersounds DJ (Top 40), 10 p.m., Free.
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Bagitos: Green Corduroy (folk), 6 p.m., Donations. Charlie O's: The High Breaks, Yacht Rockets (surf), 10 p.m., Free. Green Mountain Tavern: DJ Jonny P (Top 40), 9 p.m., $2. Sweet Melissa's: Honky Tonk Happy Hour with Mark LeGrand, 5:30 p.m., Free. Tupelo Music Hall: The English Beat (ska), 8 p.m., $35. Whammy Bar: Michael T. Jermyn and the Aristocratic Peasants (acoustic), 7:15 p.m., Free.
champlain valley
51 Main: Yuki Takeda (jazz), 8 p.m., Free. City Limits: City Limits Dance Party with Top Hat Entertainment (Top 40), 9 p.m., Free. On the Rise Bakery: Gregory Douglass (pop), 7:30 p.m., Donations. Two Brothers Tavern: Starline Rhythm Boys (rockabilly), 6 p.m., $3. DJ Stanley (eclectic DJ), 10 p.m., Free.
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Bee's Knees: B Flat & Her Hot Bunz (folk), 7:30 p.m., Donations.
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Backstage Pub: Smoking Gun (rock), 9 p.m., Free. Church & Main Restaurant: Night Vision (EDM), 9 p.m., Free. Club Metronome: Retronome (’80s dance party), 10 p.m., $5. Franny O's: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free. Higher Ground Showcase Lounge: Pop Evil, Age of Days, Phantom Suns (rock), 8:30 p.m., $12/15. AA. JP's Pub: Karaoke with Megan, 10 p.m., Free. Juniper at Hotel Vermont: DJ Disco Phantom (eclectic), 9 p.m., Free. Monkey House: Vermont Comedy Club: Ladyparts (standup), 6 p.m., $5. Hasina (pop), 6 p.m., Free. 18+. Nectar's: Andy Lugo (rebel folk), 7 p.m., Free. Cats Under the Stars, Strange Machines (Jerry Garcia Band tribute), 9 p.m., $5. On Tap Bar & Grill: Mitch & Friends (acoustic), 5 p.m., Free. Joe McGuinness & Longshot (rock), 9 p.m., Free. Radio Bean: Elliott Smith Tribute hosted by Phil Yates, 7 p.m., Free. Dear Rabbit (eclectic), 9:30 p.m., Free. Jim and the Myoclinic Jerks (rock), 11 p.m.,
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Judging from the hypnotically spacey track “It Wouldn’t Take Much,” which the band recently made available on Soundcloud, I’m inclined to agree.
band whom I mistakenly caught at CMJ a couple of years ago because I thought I was going to see the VT-based Spirit Animal. BTW, if naming rights were based on musical merit, I’d award this one to the locals. But I suppose I’m biased. Anyway, catch Wolvings at the Monkey House this Friday, October 18, with DEATH PESOS and HIDDEN CABINS. Next, the band formerly known as PARMAGA shall henceforth be known as POURS. Personally, I find this disturbing, as it means I can no longer harass Parmaga about releasing their sophomore record — a follow-up to their excellent Ghost Pops EP. However, it does mean I can harass Pours about releasing their debut — perhaps this Tuesday, October 22, at Nectar’s, with LOVERS and the SMITTENS.
ALPENGLOW fans, take note: The band’s
long-awaited debut EP, Solitude, was finally released on Tuesday, October 15. We’ll have a full review prior to their show with LUCIUS at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge on Sunday, November 3. But in the meantime: Be still my artfolk-lovin’ heart. Last but not least, we have a pair of local band-name changes to pass along. Please update your records. First up, the band formerly known as SPIRIT ANIMAL shall henceforth be known as WOLVINGS. This is presumably because of the other Spirit Animal, a NYC-based
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New band alert! From the people who brought you JAPHY RYDER, BARIKA and INVISIBLE HOMES comes the GOLDEN DRAGON DUB COLLECTIVE, who are set to debut at Red Square in Burlington this Friday, October 18. The band features Japhy members PAT ORMISTON (bass), JASON THIME (drums) and WILL ANDREWS (trumpet), along with guitarist SEAN WITTERS and trumpeter DAVE PURCELL. In a recent email, Ormiston writes that the group came together as something to do while longtime Japhy Ryder guitarist ZACK DUPONT busies himself getting famous with his brother SAM DUPONT and their band, the DUPONT BROTHERS. He adds that the band’s goal — aside from staving off boredom waiting for Zack to come home from touring — is to “bring instrumental dub to Burlington on a semiregular basis.” He cites bands such as DUB IS A WEAPON and the DUB TRIO as reasonable comparisons.
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Speaking of local venues with newly expanded digs, the Skinny Pancake in Burlington unveils a new weekly series this Sunday, October 20, called Bluegrass Brunch, which is, well, bluegrass … during brunch. Ahem. The series is helmed by ace local fiddler CALEB ELDER, who will enlist the help of various fine local pickers and players on a rotating basis from week to week. In addition to Elder, this week’s band includes BRETT HUGHES on guitar, MODERN GRASS QUINTET’s STEVE WAUD on mandolin, CABINET’s PAPPY BIONDO on banjo and BIG SPIKE’s MIKE SANTOSUSSO on bass. Future Sunday sessions will see the likes of JOE CLEARY, ADAM FREHM, PAT MELVIN, D. DAVIS and many others sitting in.
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after the band split up. But Doughty never returned those old Soul Coughing tunes.
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Red SquaRe: perry nunn (singer-songwriter), 5 p.m., Free. Juliana and the Bad mofos (rock), 8 p.m., Free. mashtodon (mashup), 11 p.m., $5.
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Signal Kitchen: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (hip-hop, jazz), 9 p.m., $12. 18+.
cluB metRonome: sundae soundclash: Lazerdisk (EDm), 9 p.m., $8/12. 18+.
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FRanny o'S: Vermont's Got talent Open mic, 8 p.m., Free. halFlounge: B-sides (deep house), 7 p.m., Free. monKey houSe: The Little Birds (folk), 6 p.m., Free. spark arts Open improv, 7 p.m., $3.
PoSitive Pie 2: The usual suspects (blues), 10:30 p.m., $5.
nectaR'S: mi Yard Reggae night with Big Dog & Demus, 9 p.m., Free.
the ReSeRvoiR ReStauRant & taP Room: soulstice (reggae), 10 p.m., Free.
on taP BaR & gRill: Joshua Glass (singersongwriter), 11 a.m., Free.
tuPelo muSic hall: cindy pierce (standup), 8 p.m., $25.
Penalty Box: trivia with a twist, 4 p.m., Free.
champlain valley
51 main: Big mean sound machine (afrobeat), 8 p.m., Free. city limitS: Dance party with DJ Earl (top 40), 9 p.m., Free. two BRotheRS taveRn: The Bumping Jones (rock), 10 p.m., $3.
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Radio Bean: Queen city Hot club (gypsy jazz), 11 a.m., Free. pete sutherland and tim stickle's Old time session, 1 p.m., Free. London after Dark (acoustic), 7 p.m., Free. James tautkus (alt-folk), 8:30 p.m., Free. alright, Junior (rock), 10 p.m., Free. punk night: the miss-Fits, mass of catharsis, 11 p.m., Free. Red SquaRe: DJ Robbie J (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. Signal Kitchen: teen Daze, camp counselors (indie), 8:30 p.m., $10. aa. SKinny PancaKe: mandolin Orange (americana), 7 p.m., $5-10 donation.
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Small-town rap often gets a bad rep from hip-hop heavyweights sitting in record offices in downtown high rises. But there’s something to be said for making your name with limited resources and a whole lot of passion. Sure, Burlington isn’t exactly a hiphop mecca — its small but active scene barely scratches the surface of what can be found in New York, Philadelphia or other metropolises. But Burlington’s Lynguistic Civilians just might be the ones to bridge that geographical gap. For the Civilians, the good times flow through each carefully crafted lyric on their latest album, Better Late Than Never, a follow-up to the group’s 2011 debut, A Hard Act to Follow. With intellectual rhymes matched with carefree social commentary and sly humor, the album is potent. And where
its lyricism is sometimes lackluster, the danceable rhythms and overall production help ease the occasional slip. “We’ve been together for three years, nobody is busy like us,” the Civilians rap on “Funktual Fever,” an album standout. For a group just three years old, the Civilians are definitely making waves, as evidenced by their hectic gig schedule and increasing regional acclaim. And the LCs have been a fixture in the local-music categories of the annual Seven Daysies awards nearly since their inception. Better Late Than Never is further proof of that growth. The group’s youthful enthusiasm helps push its lyrics and dance-friendly production, as on “Good Times” and “Give In.” Both are invigorating tracks complete with blaring horn sections. And both tracks speak to the idea that it’s not necessarily groundbreaking lyricism and poetry that drives the album. Rather, it’s the club-friendly beats and breaks that really catch your attention. Of course, this is hip-hop, so vocals are inherently important. And the Civilians’ rhyme schemes and flow are impressive. Even where things start to feel generic, rapper LC adds a feminine touch that helps differentiate
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Of all the musical trends in Vermont at the moment, the rise of surf music is easily the most random and inexplicable. Vermont is usually a few years behind on cultural trends. But it’s not like surf music has become all that hip on a national level of late. Sure, bands such as Best Coast, Real Estate and Surfer Blood have popularized certain elements of the style. But that development, minor to begin with, has largely occurred within the larger context of indie rock. Surf music, especially the instrumental variety, hasn’t really been “a thing” since Pulp Fiction in 1994. Which means the new crop of homegrown surf acts such as the High Breaks, the Concrete Rivals and Torpedo Rodeo, among others, are either close to 20 years behind the times, or way ahead. The latest local group to test those waters is Vultures of Cult. On their recently released SVRF EP, the quartet, known more for forays into high-
“boom bat-bat boom bat” surf rhythm. Drummer Keenan Bouchard’s woozy ride cymbals add to the sun-stroked aesthetic, while bassist Logan Bouchard hangs coolly in the shade. Following “Interlvde,” which evokes a summer evening spent on a back Sign Up to WIN A porch smoking cigarettes and listening to AM radio, the EP closes on “Thank $200 PRIZE SCAN THIS PAGE God It’s Doomsday.” VoC’s dusty take on surf music generally exists closer to WITH LAYAR Link Wray’s heady, rockabilly-informed SEE PROGRAM COVER iterations (think Wray’s “Rumble”) than Dale’s peppy beach-blanket variety. And the swinging, greased-up “Doomsday” is a fine example, not to mention a fitting closer. *excludes tabacco & vaporizers For the endlessly curious and creative Vultures of Cult, surf music may be nothing more than a quick beach vacation before they return to their day job of crafting epic, stonerrock operas — such as 2010’s Cold Hum. But with SVRF EP, the band has Large Selection brought back quite the souvenir. of Vaporizers SVRF EP by Vulture of Cult is available at vulturesofcult.bandcamp. EXCULUSIVE DEALER OF Illadelph Illadelph com.
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band delivers a mind-bending array of sound that, much like their father’s group, traverses sonic universes, including jazz, funk, soul and hip-hop. This Saturday, October 19, the band plays Signal Kitchen in Burlington.
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Bee'S kneeS: children's sing Along with Lesley Grant, 10 a.m., Donations. Moog'S Place: seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 8 p.m., Free.
Moog'S Place: The Jason Wedlock show (rock), 8 p.m., Free.
Monty'S old Brick tavern: Open mic, 6 p.m., Free.
Parker Pie co.: nEKaraoke, 7:30 p.m., Free.
Tomasi & Johanna Warren (folk), 8:30 p.m., Free. Honky-Tonk sessions, 10 p.m., $3.
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cluB MetronoMe: Dead set with cats under the stars (Grateful Dead tribute), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.
charlie o'S: Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free. Sweet MeliSSa'S: Open mic, 7 p.m., Free.
halflounge: Funkwagon's Tequila project (funk), 10 p.m., Free.
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BagitoS: Keith Williams (blues), 6 p.m., Free. guSto'S: Open mic with John Lackard, 9 p.m., Free. Skinny Pancake: Jay Ekis saves Wednesday in montpelier (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., $5-10 donation.
Sweet MeliSSa'S: Wine Down with D. Davis (acoustic), 5 p.m., Free. whaMMy Bar: Open mic, 6:30 p.m., Free.
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his is probably like bringing coals to Newcastle,” said Michael Mercil as he introduced his 47-minute barnyard film, “Covenant,” at the Shelburne Farms Coach Barn. It was the second Burlington-area opening for “Of Land and Local,” the first being at BCA Center the previous week. And those are just two of seven venues for BCA’s sprawling, thematic exhibit comprising some 60 artists. Curated by DJ Hellerman, the multidisciplinary show is intended to “initiate a dialogue about issues surrounding the Vermont landscape.” As we noted in an October 2 article introducing the exhibit, “Of Land and Local” is ambitious in scale but skips the kind of programming — speakers, panel discussions, etc.— that typically accompany such a topical exhibit. Even though he arrived in Vermont (from Cleveland) just last year, Hellerman certainly observed that Vermonters love to talk about their landscape and their agricultural past and present, that they zealously embrace the locavore movement and have, admittedly, a rather self-satisfied “sense of place.” Moreover, for this exhibit BCA partnered with the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing in association with the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets. Note the emphasis on marketing in the very names of those state agencies. Yet despite all that, or perhaps because of it, Hellerman chose to dispense with didactic engagement; he intentionally allows the artwork to speak for itself. The “dialogue,” if there is any, is a mental, visceral or emotional one between art and viewer. Or, perhaps, among viewers experiencing the work together. Similarly, this review is not going to suggest how you should think about individual works in “Of Land and Local,” or to weigh in on how “good” they are. In fact, I’m not even going to mention individual works — there are too many, and the variety is enormous. Instead, I recommend that you adopt Hellerman’s conceptual overlay, and look at these works yourself with an eye to the ways different artists express their relationship to land, landscape and/or place. What, in turn, does the work bring up for you? Why was the artist chosen for this show? Sometimes it’s far from obvious. Hellerman may not want to tell us how to think, but he does want us to think. And here’s the thing: He wants us to think about what art does.
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from a place he likened to “a smaller version of Shelburne Farms” and set up a “virtual pasture” via remote broadcast right on campus. The point, Mercil said, was “to remind people that the agricultural experience used to be part of everyday life.” Among the thousands of students who passed by his video, the most common question, he said, “was ‘What kind of animal is that?’” In an interview, Hellerman said he invited some non-Vermont artists to participate in “Of Land and Local” because “one of the ways we learn about ourselves is who we aren’t.” It’s probably safe to say
HELLERMAN MAY NOT WANT TO TELL US HOW TO THINK, BUT HE DOES WANT US TO THINK. that most Vermonters of verbal age could identify a farm animal, but that smug response is not the conclusion to be drawn from Mercil’s film. Truth is, even if surrounded by agrarian evidence, most Vermonters no longer work the land personally. And it is never a bad idea to be reminded where our food comes from, and by what means. (For that matter, it’s nice to be reminded that visionary Vermont legislators long ago determined we would not be surrounded by billboards.) If Hellerman did want to tell us what to think, he might simply point out the similarities between farmers, who shape our visual landscape, and artists who create in a variety of other media. He might want us to see the myriad ways that both sustain us. One last note: While most of the selections for “Of Land and Local” can be seen conventionally in a gallery or other venue, one is online only. Be sure to check out Iona Fox’s cartoon on the Burlington City Arts website. Now pursuing an MFA at the Above: “Viewing Townshend from Peaked Mountain” by Pamela Fraser Center for Cartoon Studies in White River JuncLeft: “Untitled” by Brian Collier tion, Fox (aka Iona Woolmington) was farming in Which brings us back to the reception at Burlington’s Intervale when flooding from TropiShelburne Farms. Mercil was aware of Ver- cal Storm Irene “abruptly ended the growing season in monters’ finely tuned consciousness about August 2011.” And there her graphic story begins. land and local — that’s what instigated the “Newcastle” trope before screening his film. Full disclosure: Seven Days is a media sponsor of “Of Land Ironically, the Ohio State University art prof and Local.” and chair of graduate studies is not local here, but in his work showed how he introduced ag- INFO ricultural consciousness, and ideas about sustain- “Of Land and Local,” a multivenue, multidisciplinary exhibit ability, to a student body where there had been little at BCA Center and Shelburne Farms Coach Barn. Through to none. December 7 and October 20, respectively. Other venues and Lacking a studio space at the enormous university dates: Carving Studio & Sculpture Center in West Rutland — which has, he said, 65,000 students and hundreds of through October 27; Fair Haven Welcome Center through buildings — Mercil said he decided to make the campus November 8; and Gallery 2: Vermont Artisan Designs Gallery itself his studio. In brief, he filmed agricultural scenes in Brattleboro through October 31. burlingtoncityarts.org
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tAlkS & EVEntS lifE drAwing for ArtiStS: Artists 18 and older bring their own materials and sketch, draw and paint from a live model. Thursday, october 17, 6-9 p.m.; wednesday, october 23, 6-9 p.m., Vermont institute of Contemporary Arts, Chester. info, 875-1018. lifE-drAwing SESSion: Artists practice their painting and drawing techniques with a live model. Reservations encouraged. wednesday, october 16, 6-9 p.m.; sunday, october 20, 2-5 p.m.; wednesday, october 23, 6-9 p.m., black horse Fine Art supply, burlington. info, 860-4972. 'fAShion & fAntASy At thE EdgE of thE forESt': selections from the museum’s vintage clothing collection paired with Vermont artist wendy Copp's imaginative couture creations made from natural materials such as ferns, birch bark and hydrangea. Through november 3 at sheldon Museum in Middlebury. Talk: wednesday, october 16, noon-1 p.m.; wednesday, october 23, noon-1 p.m. info, 388-2117. 'itAliAn rEnAiSSAnCE And bAroquE SCulpturE: mAtEriAl, mAnufACturE, mEAning And moVEmEnt': Vermont sculptor Richard erdman joins scholars from around the country for a symposium. Friday, october 18, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., billings north lounge, uVM, burlington. info, kelley.didio@uvm.edu.
'rEd groomS: whAt'S thE ruCkuS': An exhibit spanning the artist's six-decade career and featuring several of his signature, large-scale, interactive sculptures, including a near life-size replica of a new York City bus, replete with a driver and passengers. Through october 20 at brattleboro Museum & Art Center. sarah powers, assistant curator for special projects at Dartmouth College’s hood Museum of Art, gives a talk on Red grooms and the pop Art movement, Thursday, october 17, 7:30 p.m. info, 257-0124. 'writtEn in StonE: VoiCES of thE lgbtq Community': Artists use a variety of media to respond to the question, who are you and how do you express yourself within your community? Through november 11 at Main street Museum in white River Junction. DJs, dancing, prizes and a live-streaming kissing booth make up "Queer prom: A gender-bending Voguing extravaganza," saturday, october 19, 7 p.m. info, 356-2776. dAnA hEffErn & rEbECCA wEiSmAn: "excavations," a multimedia installation in the college's historic Design Center featuring three-story video projection and audience-generated footage. Thursday, october 17, 7-9 p.m.; Friday, october 18, 6:45-7:30 p.m., goddard College, plainfield. info, 454-8311. 'puEntE: An Exhibition of CubAn ArtiStS': photographs, large-scale drawings, sculptures and prints by seven contemporary Cuban artists reflecting on their island (through november 24); 'thErE': paintings and drawings inspired by a sense of location by Adam DeVarney, Andrew Fish, Kelly holt, lindsay Florence and Janet
ongoing 3rd AnnuAl Alumni Exhibit: work in a variety of media by university of Vermont alumni. Through october 27 at livak Room, Davis Center, uVM, in burlington. info, 617-935-5040. Art hop Show: A collaborative group show featuring more than 25 artists. Through november 30 at VCAM studio in burlington. info, 651-9692.
bonniE bAird: oil landscape paintings of Vermont and scotland. Through october 29 at left bank home & garden in burlington. info, 862-1001.
rECEptionS mArk boEdgES: "scenes From shelburne," plein-air paintings by the Vermont artist. Through november 1 at Mark boedges Fine Art gallery in burlington. Reception, saturday, october 19, 5-9 p.m. info, 735-7317. 'rEflECtionS of your Community': photography by local amateurs and enthusiasts. october 18 through 28 at Compass Music and Arts Center in brandon. Reception: Friday, october 18, 5:30-8:30 p.m. info, 247-4295. gEorgiA myEr: "Authenticity," mixed-media works featuring oil, paper, pastels, charcoal, ink and watercolor on paper, canvas and linen. Through December 27
'Cool moVES! ArtiStry of motion': An interactive exhibit that explores the beauty of motion. Through January 6 at eCho lake Aquarium and science Center/leahy Center for lake Champlain in burlington. info, 877-324-6386. CArl rubino: "Faces in the Crowd," multiple-exposure photographs taken in Times square in which a single pair of eyes stares directly into the camera from a crowd of passersby avoiding eye contact. Through october 27 at healthy living Market and Café in south burlington. info, 863-2569. CArolyn wAlton: "Visions," an exhibit celebrating walton's 15 years showing her paintings at the gallery. Athenia schinto, susan bull Riley, betty ball and Tineke Russell also exhibit their work. Through December 28 at luxton-Jones gallery in shelburne. info, 985-8223. 'CElEbrAtE ColChEStEr': An exhibit commemorating Colchester's 250th birthday with work that relates to the city's scenery or history by 15 local artists. Through october 31 at Colchester Meeting house.
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'rurAl rEVolution': More than 300 vintage photographs, plus 3-D assemblages and short films, made by goddard students and faculty in the 1970s. october 18 through 20 at Martin Manor, goddard College, in plainfield. Reception: saturday, october 19, 6:45-8 p.m. info, 229-6991.
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bArbArA & norton gArbEr: "what we Don't even Know," recent collage drawings with sculpture elements by barbara; sound and video installation by norton. Through november 2 at Castleton Downtown gallery in Rutland. Reception: Friday, october 18, 6-8 p.m. info, 468-1266.
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'AViAry': bird-themed works by Virginia beahan, Varujan boghosian, gail boyjalian, David bumbeck, Anda Dubinskis, Jesseca Ferguson, Marcy hermansader and more. Through november 30 at bigTown gallery in Rochester. Reception: saturday, october 19, 5-7 p.m. info, 767-9670.
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niCk mAyEr & mAurA ClAnCy: "natural patterns," naturalist fish paintings by Mayer; woven baskets8v-holistica091813.indd 1 by Clancy. Through november 17 at Art on Main in bristol. Reception: Friday, october 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m. info, 453-4032.
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'Studio SElECtionS': work by current students in ceramics, drawing, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. october 17 through January 26 at plattsburgh state Art Museum, n.Y. Reception: Thursday, october 17, 5:30-7:30 p.m. info, 518-564-2474.
'Color, pAttErn, whimSy, SCAlE: thE bESt of ShElburnE muSEum': nearly 100 works from the permanent collection including paintings, folk art, furniture, wallpaper, decorative arts, textiles, costumes and more, exhibited in conjunction with the grand opening of the pizzagalli Center for Art and education. Through December 31 at shelburne Museum. info, 985-3346. dAVid Smith: "Differences in Moments," recent landscape paintings in oil. Through november 9 at Furchgott sourdiffe gallery in shelburne. info, 985-3848. ‘dorothy And hErb VogEl: fifty workS for fifty StAtES’: work from the Vogels’ extensive collection by more than 20 artists, including Carel balth, Judy Rifka, pat steir and Richard Tuttle. Through May 18 at Fleming Museum, uVM, in burlington. info 656-0750.
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'EAt: thE SoCiAl lifE of food': A student-curated exhibit of objects from the museum collection that explores the different ways people interact with food, from preparation to eating and beyond. Through May 18 at Fleming Museum, uVM, in burlington. uVM professors pablo bose and Teresa Mares discuss their research on food and migration in Vermont and their involvement with community projects that work with refugees on urban farming and migrant workers on kitchen gardening, wednesday, october 16, 4 p.m. info, 656-0750.
JESSiCA Cuni: "bioluminescence," recent work by the local artist who explores the dynamic interplay between biological form, observed natural systems and an increasingly personal, perceptual reality. Through november 26 at Christine price gallery, Castleton state College. Reception: Friday, october 18, 5-7 p.m. info, 468-1119.
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'Art hop winnErS' CirClE Exhibit': works by this year's winners of the south end Art hop Juried show: Andy Meyer, Marie Davis, Jane Ann Kantor and nissa Kauppila. Through october 31 at seAbA Center in burlington. info, 859-9222.
'thE floAting world: ukiyo-E printS from thE lAurEn rogErS muSEum of Art': wood-panel prints from Japan’s edo period, 1600-1868. Through December 16 at plattsburgh state Art Museum, n.Y. Dennis Costanzo discusses the influence of ukiyo-e prints on artists such as James Mcneill whistler, edgar Degas and Mary Cassatt, Thursday, october 17, 4:30 p.m. info, 518-564-2474.
at governor's office gallery in Montpelier. Reception: wednesday, october 16, 3-5 p.m. info, 828-0749.
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'thE EnginEEring of ArChitECturE: working with thE 20th CEntury’S iConiC ArChitECtS': Matthys levy, a founding principal and chairman emeritus of weidlinger Associates, Consulting engineers, gives the 14th annual Roland batten Memorial lecture on Architecture and Design. wednesday, october 23, 5:30 p.m., williams hall, uVM, burlington. info, 656-2014.
trpS SilEnt Art AuCtion: work by local artists is exhibited, then auctioned off, to support the cooperative printmaking studio. Through october 19 at Two Rivers printmaking studio in white River Junction. Final bidding takes place at a festive celebration, saturday, october 19, 6-8 p.m. info, 295-5901.
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Todd Kiel: Paintings by the 2013 Wall-to-Canvas winner, whose influences include vintage comics, retro signs, wartime propaganda posters, Bauhaus and the avant-garde. Through December 31 at Magic Hat Brewing Company in South Burlington. Info, 658-2739.
Elizabeth Llewellyn: "Sunlight and Shadow," equine art in graphite and colored pencil. Through October 31 at Charlotte Library. Info, 951-9076. 'For a Reason': Work by Burlington College faculty including Mary Arbuckle, Anna Blackmer, Brian Bright, Peter Curtis, Gordon Glover, Dana Heffern, Robert C. Kirk, Nora Mitchell, Emily Schmidt, Barry Snyder and Dok Wright Through November 4 at the Gallery at Burlington College. Info, 862-9616.
Vermont Photo Group: Thirty fine-art photographs, including portraits, landscapes, nature and action images. Through October 30 at Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, in Burlington. Info, 863-3403. Vermont Watercolor Society: Figurative work by member artists Annelein Beukenkamp, Karen Casper, Linda DiSante, Marni McKitrick, Charles Norris-Brown and Jean Cannon. Through October 31 at Artspace 106 at the Men's Room in Burlington. Info, 864-2088.
Forrest Holzapfel: "The Labors of Silence," photographs that explore the contours of 19th-century domestic surfaces and everyday artifacts. Through November 2 at Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, in Burlington. Info, 652-4505.
'Visions of Vermont': Photography by Lisa Dimondstein, Patricia Lyon-Surrey, Julie Parker and Sandra Shenk, and pottery by Gail Yanowitch. Through November 29 at Shelburne Vineyard. Info, 985-8222.
Grace Cothalis: Mandala shields, collage cards and works in pastel. Through November 29 at Vintage Jewelers in Burlington. Info, 862-2233.
'Water Above, Sky Below': Large-scale artwork inspired by the relationship between water and sky by Homer Wells, Rory Jackson, Ross Sheehan and Duker Bower. Through October 26 at Flynndog in Burlington. Info, 415-680-4966.
Group Exhibit: Resident artists show their work. Through October 18 at Studio 266 in Burlington. Info, 578-2512. Haley Bishop: Colorful, layered mixed-media images of familiar spaces by the winner of 2012’s "Labels for Libations" competition for SEABA/Magic Hat’s Art Hop Ale. Through November 30 at Pine Street Deli in Burlington. Info, 862-9614.
'Wyeth Vertigo': Works by three generations of one of the most influential families in modern American art — N.C., Andrew and Jamie Wyeth. Through October 31 at Shelburne Museum. Info, 985-3346.
Jane Ann Kantor: "Go Your Own Way," new paintings that use map as medium. Through October 31 at Dostie Bros. Frame Shop in Burlington. Info, 660-9005.
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'40 Years of Dancing': A photographic retrospective of Contemporary Dance & Fitness Studio. Through October 26 at Contemporary Dance & Fitness Studio in Montpelier. Info, 229-4676.
Jean Carlson Masseau: Limited-edition giclée prints of transparent watercolor and gouache paintings of the landscape. Through October 31 at Pompanoosuc Mills in Burlington. Info, 482-2407. Jen Lashua: "Language of Color," paintings on canvas inspired by the natural world. Through October 31 at Skinny Pancake in Burlington. Info, 262-2253. Jenny Peck: Paintings and photographs inspired by children, nature and alchemy. Through October 31 at Village Wine and Coffee in Shelburne. Info, 985-3054.
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Karen Day-Vath: Paintings by the Vermont artist. Curated by SEABA. Through November 30 at Speeder & Earl's (Pine Street) in Burlington. Info, 658-6016. 'Larger than Life: Quilts by Velda Newman': Contemporary fiber art; 'Trailblazers: HorsePowered Vehicles': An exhibit that explores connections between 19th-century carriages and today’s automotive culture; 'Ogden Pleissner, Landscape Painter': Watercolor sketches and finished paintings. Through October 31 at Shelburne Museum. Info, 985-3346. 'Look Again: Images of Daily Life, 17th-21st Century': Depictions of daily life by Adriaen van Ostade, John Thomson, Martin Parr, Tina Barney, Nikki S. Lee, Guy Ben-Ner and LaToya Ruby Frazier. Through December 14 at Fleming Museum, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 656-0750. 'Make Believe': Photographs that tell fantastical stories inspired by fantasy, horror, sci-fi, fairy tales and steam punk. October 17 through November 10 at Darkroom Gallery in Essex Junction. Info, 777-3686. Matt Hopper: "Jelly Fishing," an acrylic exploration of the oceans' random rambler. Through October 31 at Red Square in Burlington. Info, 318-2438. 'Murales Pintados: Painted Walls & the Painters': A collaboration between American documentary photographers Morgan Alexander and Kate Mack and Cuban street artists. Through December 3 at the Gallery at Main Street Landing in Burlington. Info, 540-3018.
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Northern Vermont Artist Association: Work by artist members. Through October 26 at Union Station in Burlington. Info, 849-2049. 'Of Land and Local': A multidisciplinary, statewide exhibition designed to initiate a dialogue about issues surrounding the Vermont landscape. Through October 20 at Coach Barn at Shelburne Farms. Info, 865-7166.
Art Exhibit: Paintings by Marcia Hill, Cindy Griffith and Anne Unangst. Through October 31 at Red Hen Bakery & Café in Middlesex. Info, 223-3591.
Jane Ann Kantor When’s the last time you looked at a real map? Not
the interactive kind on your phone, but the kind you unfold and spread out on your lap in the passenger seat of the car. Vermont artist Jane Ann Kantor has found another use
for these paper relics — in her art. “I am exploring the map as a medium, as a conceptual tool of abstract representation,” she writes in a statement. “I often deconstruct maps to twist the otherwise obvious to convey a completely different sort of information to the viewer.” Her work is up through October 31 at Dostie Bros. Frame Shop in Burlington in a show called “Go Your Own Way.” Pictured: “Don’t Question It.” 'Of Land and Local': A multidisciplinary, statewide exhibition designed to initiate a dialogue about issues surrounding the Vermont landscape; Heather McGill: "Night Moves," sculptures that incorporate automotive paints, hand-detailed lines and highly polished finishes to reference muscle car culture and custom motorcycle gas tanks. Through December 7 at BCA Center in Burlington. Info, 865-7166. 'Once Upon a Time': Howard Nelson Riley's folk art is presented alongside the work of local artists. Through October 30 at Artists' Mediums in Williston. Info, 879-1236. Paige Berg Rizvi: Encaustic and mixed-media paintings featuring images of maps, aeronautical charts, airplanes and birds. Through October 28 at Burlington Airport in South Burlington. Info, 865-7296. Paul Humphrey: "Sleeping Beauties," paintings by the late Burlington outsider artist. Through November 27 at New City Galerie in Burlington. Info, 735-2542. Quinn Delahanty: "Decorus Mortem, a study of beauty," entomological studies that the artist has drawn and hand screen printed, animal-skull drawings and mixed-media triptych paintings. Through October 27 at Vintage Inspired in Burlington. Info, 355-5418.
'Represent': An annual show coinciding with Art Hop that highlights the unique talents of artists near and dear to the gallery. Through November 16 at S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington. Info, spacegalleryvt.com. Robert Huntoon: "The Light of Other Days," oil paintings of the Vermont and Cape Cod landscapes. Through November 1 at Living/Learning Center, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 656-4150. Rose Diamond: "Weave, Sing, Pray," weavings by the Vermont artist and musician. Through October 31 at North End Studio A in Burlington. Info, 863-6713. Susan Teare: "The Art of Place," architectural photography. Through October 22 at Burlington Furniture Company. Info, 383-1808. 'The Art of Horror': An annual exhibit that explores the beautiful side of decay, the finer points of bloodletting and that special something inside a depraved mind. Through October 26 at S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington. Info, spacegalleryvt.com. 'The Golden Hour: Artists Respond to the Final Moments of Light': A solar-themed group show presented in partnership with SunCommon and featuring artists such as Carol MacDonald, Carol Norton, Tom Merwin, Ivy Long and Eric Rehman. Through October 31 at Frog Hollow in Burlington. Info, 863-6458.
Arthur Zorn: "Cooling Bouquets for Summer Days," new paintings by the Barre artist. Through December 6 at Angeleno's Pizza in Montpelier. Info, 229-5721. Benjamin Barnes: Recent paintings of the agricultural landscape, including tractors, trucks, barns and outbuildings. Through December 1 at Tulsi Tea Room in Montpelier. Info, 223-0043. Brenna Colt: Photographs, paintings and drawings by the New Hampshire artist. Through November 9 at Chandler Gallery in Randolph. Info, outreach@chandler-arts.org. Carol MacDonald: "Regeneration," work by the Vermont printmaker. Through October 25 at Central Vermont Medical Center in Barre. Info, 371-4100. Caryn King: Wildlife and farm-animal paintings. Through October 20 at VINS Nature Center in Quechee. Info, 359-5001. Casey Roberts: "wildernessoverload," work inspired by the wild beauty of Vermont and Helen and Scott Nearing, the well-known back-to-the-landers who spent part of their farming life in Jamaica, Vt. Through October 19 at Walker Contemporary in Waitsfield. Info, 617-842-3332. Cathy Stevens-Pratt: Watercolor paintings, prints and cards. Through October 31 at the Cheshire Cat in Montpelier. Info, 223-1981. 'Earth as Muse: Beauty, Degradation, Hope, Regeneration, Awakening': Artwork that celebrates the Earth's beauty while reflecting on tensions between mankind and the environment by Fran Bull, Pat Musick, Harry A. Rich, Jenny Swanson and Richard Weis. Through April 4 at the Great Hall in Springfield. Info, 258-3992. 'Eclectic: A Collection of 19th and 20th Century Art': A private collection of oil and watercolor paintings, lithographs and other prints, original exhibition posters and sculpture by artists such as Marc Chagall, Salvador Dalí, Peter Max, Pablo Picasso, Maurice Utrillo and Alberto Vargas. Through November 9 at Nuance Gallery in Windsor. Info, 674-9616. Emiko Sawaragi Gilbert: "Found in the Forest, ‘LEAVES,'" an exhibit of large-format prints of leaves found in Plainfield, plus sculptures made from tree branches. Through October 31 at Vermont Supreme Court Lobby in Montpelier. Info, 828-0749.
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grouP show: Work by fiber artist Alison Cannon, blacksmith Chris Eaton and beeswax candle makers Bonita Bedard and Shawna Sherwin. Through December 31 at Collective — the Art of Craft in Woodstock. Info, 457-1298.
'Points oF view: seven Portrait artists': An exhibit that chronicles the development of a group of central Vermont artists — Agathe McQueston, Lark Upson, Sande French-Stockwell, Judith Beckett, Liesi Hebert, Marcia Hammond and Joan Feierabend — who work each week from the same model. Through November 10 at Chandler Gallery in Randolph. Info, 728-9878.
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linda maney: "Abstract Thinking," acrylic and watercolor paintings by the Montpelier artist. Through November 30 at Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier. Info, 223-3338.
Paul manlove: "Conversations on Nothing," a watercolor installation. Through November 8 at Feick Fine Arts Center, Green Mountain College, in Poultney. Info, 287-8398.
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'From the mountains to the sea; Plants, trees, and shrubs oF new england': A traveling exhibition of botanical illustrations by the New England Society of Botanical Artists. Through December 1 at Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich. Info, 649-2200.
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Stacey Stanhope & Dolores Furnari: "Renditions of Folk Art," pottery with a woodcut look by Stanhope; paintings in the style of 19th-century itinerant artists by Furnari. Through November 5 at Brandon Artists Guild. Info, 247-4956.
'Quint-Essential: Seeing Through 5 Sets of Eyes': Work by Annie Tiberio Cameron, John Snell, Sandra Shenk, Julie Parker and Lisa Dimondstein. Through October 31 at City Center in Montpelier. Info, 223-2204.
'The Breeding Bird Atlas: Science and Art': A special exhibit in collaboration with the Vermont Center for Ecostudies features work by 14 artists and photographers and more than 300 citizen scientists; and Peter Padua: Carved-wood birds by the 90-year-old artist. Through October 31 at Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington. Info, 434-2167.
Richard Ambelang: "Landscape into Abstraction," a series of 35mm, digital and medium-format color transparency images of abstracted portions of the New England and Pacific Northwest landscapes. Through October 31 at Goddard Art Gallery, Pratt Center, Goddard College, in Plainfield. Info, 800-322-1608.
'The Inhabited World of Prindle Wissler': An exhibit curated by the late Middlebury artist's son, Richard Wissler, to show the breadth of her work over the course of roughly nine decades of artistic endeavors. Through October 31 at Compass Music and Arts Center in Brandon. Info, 247-4295.
'Rock Solid': The 13th annual exhibit of stone work; Meri Stiles: "I Am You," drawings, monoprints and blockprints; Gabriel Tempesta: "The Bumblebee Series"; Susan Bull Riley: Botanical watercolors. Through November 2 at Studio Place Arts in Barre. Info, 479-7069.
Tom Merwin: Abstract paintings by the Vermont artist. Through February 28 at Brandon Music. Info, 465-4071.
'Round': Circular objects ranging from uniform buttons to oddities such as a foot-powered dentist’s drill; 'These Honored Dead: Private and National Commemoration': An exhibit that tells the stories of Norwich alumni from both sides of the Civil War, focusing on the military draft, prisons and mourning rituals. Through December 20 at Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University, in Northfield. Info, 485-2183.
'Vito Acconci: Thinking Space': An exhibition that marks the inauguration on campus of a replica of Acconci’s "Way Station I," which was constructed in 1983 near what is now McCardell Bicentennial Hall. Through December 8 at Middlebury College Museum of Art. Info, 443-3168.
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'Service and Sacrifice: Vermont’s Civil War Generation': An exhibit of photographs, flags and artifacts that show how the Civil War dramatically changed the course of life in many villages throughout Vermont. Through November 30 at Vermont History Center in Barre. Info, 479-8500.
Alysa Bennett: "Horse Drawn," equine oil paintings and large-scale drawings. Through November 4 at Parker Pie Co. in West Glover. Info, 525-3366. Barbara Greene & Susan Larkin: "Landscape in Two Voices," plein-air work by artists who regularly paint together in Grand Isle and Chittenden counties. Through October 31 at Snow Farm Vineyard in South Hero. Info, 928-3081.
'This is Water': An exhibit focused on water as medium and subject matter with work by Eric Aho, Bruce Blanchette, Katherine Bradford, Glenn Goldberg, Antonietta Grassi, Karen Gunderson, Don Nice, Lucio Pozzi, Amelia Toelke, Doug Trump, Laura Jane Walker and Kylie Wolgamott. Through October 20 at Vermont Institute of Contemporary Arts in Chester. Info, 875-1018.
Carol MacDonald: "Two Threads," a series of hand-pulled monoprints through which the Vermont artist explores issues of community, life, process and communication. Through October 26 at River Arts Center in Morrisville. Info, 888-1261.
Tracey Hambleton: "Within Reach," landscape oil paintings by the owner and operator of the historic Marshfield Inn and Motel. Through October 27 at Blinking Light Gallery in Plainfield. Info, info@ blinkinglightgallery.com.
Chip Troiano: Photographs of the landscape of New Zealand's south island. Through October 20 at Claire's Restaurant & Bar in Hardwick. Info, 472-7053.
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Autumn All-Member Show: Work in a variety of media by member artists. Through October 19 at Chaffee Art Center in Rutland. Info, 775-0356. 'Autumn Invitational': Abstract and representational images in a variety of media by Lily Hinrichsen, Retha Boles, Pat Todd and Carol Calhoun. Through November 10 at Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, in Middlebury. Info, 382-9222. Black Hawk Morgan Horse Skeleton Exhibit: A new museum-quality exhibit featuring the skeleton of Black Hawk, grandson of Justin Morgan, the foundation stallion of the Morgan Horse breed. Through October 31 at UVM Morgan Horse Farm in Weybridge. Info, 656-2010. Chepe Cuadra: "Back Portraits / In Search of an Identity," paintings of figures as seen from behind by the Nicaraguan-born artist. Through October 25 at WalkOver Gallery & Concert Room in Bristol. Info, 453-3188. Emily K. Robertson: "Words of Wisdom," hooked and sewn wool rugs with a message. Through November 1 at Rae Harrell Gallery in Hinesburg. Info, 734-7363. Jan Reynolds: "Wild Tibet," photographs of expeditions around Mount Everest by the prize-winning photojournalist who holds several high-altitude skiing and mountain-climbing records. Through November 2 at Outerlands Gallery in Vergennes. Info, 870-7228.
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Kit Donnelly: Paintings by the Vermont artist. Through October 31 at ARTSight Studios & Galleries in Bristol. Info, 578-8231. Klara Calitri: "Allegories," a visual memoir told through monoprints. Through October 30 at ZoneThree Gallery in Middlebury. Info, 989-9992.
‘Rural Revolution’ For the last six months, musician Peg Tassey has
been on a mission to unearth photographs of her alma mater, Goddard College, in the 1970s. By reaching out to former students and faculty in the photography department during that era, she gathered more than 300 vintage photographs — all processed in the same darkroom on the Plainfield campus. The resulting exhibit, at Martin Manor, is called “Rural Revolution” and coincides with the college’s 150th anniversary homecoming celebration, October 18 through 20 — there’s a reception on Saturday at 6:45 p.m. The shots, writes Tassey, “conjure a time in history that will never be repeated … [showing] a seriousness, a lack of irony, a sense of beauty and revolution, and a commitment to the moment that Goddard was and still is known for.” Pictured: “Goddard Student” by Jon Cornell. 'Of Land and Local': A multidisciplinary, statewide exhibition designed to initiate a dialogue about issues surrounding the Vermont landscape. Through October 27 at Carving Studio and Sculpture Center in West Rutland and through November 8 at Fair Haven Welcome Center. Info, 865-7166. Rebecca Kinkead: "Wild Life," paintings of children and animals by the Vermont artist. Throughout the month, one painting is on silent auction to benefit Homeward Bound, a division of the Addison County Humane Society, and 10 percent of all painting sales will benefit the Chittenden County Humane Society. Through October 31 at Edgewater Gallery in Middlebury. Info, 458-0098.
'Screened and Selected II: Contemporary Photography and Video Acquisitions, 2006–2011': Acquisitions the college made with the help of students, including images by Bernd and Hilla Becher, Chuck Close, Robert Mapplethorpe, Shirin Neshat, Cindy Sherman, Alex Soth and James Welling, among others. Through December 8 at Middlebury College Museum of Art. Info, 443-3168. 'SculptFest2013': Site-specific installations by nine sculptors tasked with creating historical markers in the former marble quarry and manufacturing area. Through October 27 at Carving Studio and Sculpture Center in West Rutland. Info, 438-2097.
Diane Bruns: "Atmosphere," pastel landscape paintings by the Waterbury artist. Through November 30 at Green Mountain Fine Art Gallery in Stowe. Info, 253-1818. 'Draw the Line and Make Your Point: The Pencil and the 21st Century': A visual history of the invention and evolution of the pencil, including a display about a pencil artist, unlikely objects made from pencils, an interactive pencil launcher and a smattering of pencils from around the world. Through December 1 at the Museum of Everyday Life in Glover. Info, 626-4409. Elizabeth Eero Irving: "Horizon," an MFA thesis exhibit. Through October 25 at Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College. Info, 635-1469. Elizabeth Nelson: Oil and acrylic paintings. Through November 18 at Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury. Info, 748-0158. Gary C. Eckhart: Watercolors by the Vermont artist. Through November 17 at Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho. Info, 899-3211. Kay Healy & Casey Blanchard: In "Sublet," Healy's large-scale screen-printed and sewn fabric panels transform the gallery into the fanciful interiors of Philadelphia row homes; Blanchard's layered monoprints explore memory. Through October 27 at Upstairs at West Branch in Stowe. Info, 253-8943. 'Kingdom Community Inside Out: Northeast Kingdom Artists Interpret the Northeast Kingdom': Artwork by Phyllis Hammond, Sam Thurston, Marjorie Kramer, Diana Mara Henry, Judy Lowry, Ken Leslie, Diane Peel, Jack Rogers, Richard Hodio, Mary Brenner, Bradleigh Stockwell and
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student artists. Through November 26 at the 99 Gallery and Center in Newport. Info, 323-9013. 'Living CoLor: The WaTerCoLorisTs': A juried watercolor exhibit featuring 55 artists. Through November 3 at Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville. Info, 644-5100. Liz Le servigeT: A colorful world of cats, dogs, toothy crocodiles, flying pigs and magical kingdoms expressed in a variety of media including paintings on canvas, stone assemblage, fiber art, painted ceramics and furniture. Through November 11 at Cafe Latina in Stowe. Info, 253-3046. Liz Le servigeT: "A Dog's World," a celebration of dogs depicted in oil paintings, furniture, stone assemblage, ceramics and fabric. Through November 15 at Inky Dinky Oinkink Gallery in Moscow. Info, 253-3046. oCTober arTisTs: Work by knitter Jan Brosky, photographer/basket maker Maggie Young, woodturner Barry Genzlinger and ornament maker Maureen Genzlinger. Through October 31 at Artist in Residence Cooperative Gallery in Enosburg Falls. Info, 933-6403.
'of Land and LoCaL': A multidisciplinary, statewide exhibition designed to initiate a dialogue about issues surrounding the Vermont landscape. Through October 31 at Vermont Artisan Designs in Brattleboro. Info, 865-7166. Wendy Cross: "New Work," paintings. Through October 27 at Gallery in the Woods in Brattleboro. Info, 257-4777.
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‘ava seLeCTions’: Work by 20 artists. Through November 15 at AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H. Info, 603-448-3117. ‘beTWeen TradiTion and moderniTy: The arT of fan TChUnpi’: Oil paintings, works on paper and ceramics by one of the most important and prolific Chinese artists of the modern era. Through December 8 at Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. Info, 603-646-2095. daLe ChihULy: “Mille Fiori,” an exhibition of glass sculptures specifically designed for the museum’s interior architecture. Through October 27 at Montréal Museum of Fine Arts. Info, 514-285-2000.
'Unspoken Wisdoms': Giovanna Cecchetti's abstract works investigate space-time patterns, quantum physics and nonlocal information theory; Janis Pozzi Johnson's oil paintings offer a meditation on landscape; and Louis Sclafani's glass and copper busts contain many profiles within a single portrait. Through October 31 at West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park in Stowe. Info, 253-8943.
‘iT WoULd make a hearT of sTone meLT: siCkness, injUry and mediCine aT forT TiConderoga’: An overview of 18th-century medical practices, diseases and the treatment of wounds for the armies that fought in America during the French and Indian War and American Revolution. Through October 31 at Fort Ticonderoga, N.Y. Info, 518-585-2821.
'visions of a homeToWn': The Milton Artists' Guild's traveling exhibition commemorating the 250th anniversary of the town's founding and the 25th anniversary of the guild. Through October 31 at Catamount Arts Center in St. Johnsbury. Info, miltonartistsguild.org.
Linda roesCh: “Form and Pattern,” photographs, watercolors and works in encaustic. Proceeds benefit AVA. Through November 15 at AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H. Info, 603-448-3117.
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daisy roCkWeLL: "The Topless Jihadi and Other Curious Birds," paintings of women in political situations such as members of the FEMEN movement, a Ukrainian feminist group that stages protests topless. Through December 30 at Bennington Museum. Info, 447-1571.
faCes: porTraiTUre shoW: Darkroom Gallery seeks photographs that reflect an enduring fascination with the photographic portrait. Deadline: November 13, midnight. Juror: Elizabeth Avedon. Entry fee. darkroomgallery.com. five eLemenTs: phoTo Comp: Photograph the beauty of nature; five elements provide the foundation for our entire physical world. Deadline: December 11. Juror: Eddie Soloway. darkroomgallery.com. Exhibit is in January.
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members’ arT shoW 2013: Helen Day Art Center invites you to participate in our annual show highlighting the rich and varied talents of local artists. All you have to do is become a member. Special artist price: $30. All the work will be for sale; 80 percent of sales go to the artists. Deadline: November 15. Info, hdacexhibits@helenday.com, helenday.com. open groUp shoW: First Friday every month. $8 entry fee. No rules, any size/ media/subject. Entries (each artist limited to one work) accepted Wednesday through first Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Opening Reception, Friday, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. People’s choice vote; cash prize. Exhibit up for month. Location: Root Gallery at RLPhoto, 27 Sears Lane, Burlington. Info, publicartschool@gmail.com or 540-3081.
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CaLL for arT: gifT eXhibiT: Artists’ Mediums’ annual Gift Exhibit runs November through January. We are looking for fine art and crafts from Vermont artists. Info, vtmakeart.com/art-exhibits.
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CaLL To Lego bUiLders To sTarT dreaming: The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center is gearing up for its 6th annual LEGO Contest & Exhibit, October 25-27. LEGO enthusiasts of all ages will design and build almost anything out of LEGOs to be displayed at the museum. Entries must be delivered to the museum on October 23. $5 entry fee. Opening reception and awards ceremony, October 25, 5 p.m. Complete contest guidelines and entry forms are available at brattleboromuseum.org or by calling 257-0124, ext. 101.
eL CorTijo TaQUeria needs a faCeLifT... in oUr baThrooms: Local artists are invited to submit a proposal to transform our bathrooms into functioning works of art. We’ll pay up to $500 for materials. Winner receives $250 cash, a $200 Farmhouse Group gift card and lifelong accolades. Finalists announced October 25. Submit proposals to art@farmhousegroup.com. Info, farmhousegroup.com/ call-artists.
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a CaLL for arTisTs: Island Arts Gallery in historic South Hero is calling for artists to submit an application for our 2013 gallery schedule. Artists must submit an artist statement, the media employed in their works and two to five digital images to the Island Arts South Hero Gallery Committee by October 26. Info, maryjomccarthy@gmail.com, or call Sarah Robinson, 489-4023.
‘shadoWpLay: Transgressive phoTography from The hood mUseUm of arT’: Photographs from the mid-20th century onward that startle, disturb and cause one to question. Through December 8 at Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. Info, 603-646-2095. m
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‘piCasso: The voLLard sUiTe’: A series of the artist’s 100 etchings created between 1930 and ‘37. Through December 20 at Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. Info, 603-646-2095.
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Frances’ two passions are dance and Sophie, her roommate and best friend, played sharply by Mickey Sumner, daughter of Sting. The relationship is a startlingly original one. Without a second thought, Frances turns down an invitation to move in with her boyfriend because, she explains, she’s promised to stay through the end of the lease and Sophie will likely want to renew it. That’s the end of that, but the breakup is barely a blip on her emotional radar. The split that rocks her world comes when Sophie not only doesn’t renew the lease but marries the guy they’ve made fun of together, then moves to Japan with him. Frances was adrift before but is now completely lost at sea. The balance of the picture concerns her often-comical attempts to get her bearings. If you’re experiencing a twinge of déjà vu, it might be because Baumbach has been here before. His first film, 1995’s Kicking and Screaming, likewise examined the difficulty a certain type of person can have escaping the gravitational pull of college. The difference between the two films comes down to the effortless charm, charisma and talent of Gerwig, who, it’s amusing to consider, was 12 when Baumbach’s debut was released.
THE YOUNG AND THE AIMLESS Inertia has seldom proved as moving as it does in Baumbach’s portrait of twentysomethings drifting through early adulthood.
Here comes the real-world backstory: After making Greenberg together in 2010, Gerwig and Baumbach started an email relationship that developed into a working relationship and, eventually, as shooting SCAN THIS on Frances Ha PAGE began, into a romantic one. Today they’re the WITH LAYAR industry’s most unlikely power couple. And the filmmaker, not incidentally, is a new man.COVER SEE PROGRAM Before, he made sourpuss masterworks like Margot at the Wedding. With a worldview now skewed more toward that of his new muse, he’s produced something entirely unexpected — a funny, life-affirming portrait of a well-meaning young woman who’s a work-in-progress. Filmed in luminous black and white by Sam Levy and filled with references to the French New Wave that nobody will get (big fan of Georges Delerue’s ’60s Truffaut scores, are you?), it’s possibly the year’s most
revolutionary film. As Gerwig pointed out, it quietly defies convention: “Movies, theater and television shows — we look to them to tell us what’s important in the narrative of our lives and what moYOUR ments count. If the only moment that countsYOUR is whether TEXT or not he likes you, that’s not goodTEXT enough.” HERE That’s right. This is a movie about gifted,HERE beautiful twentysomethings in which nobody falls in love; it's the story of a lost but lovable soul looking for her place in the world. In the hands of these filmmakers, that’s good enough and then some. RI C K KI S O N AK
INFO Frances Ha will be screened on Sunday, October 20, at 4 p.m. at the Main Street Landing Black Box Theatre in Burlington. $10. Buy tickets at vtiff.org.
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ou may not have heard of Xavier Dolan, but you should have. He’s a Québécois filmmaker who looks like the young Johnny Depp, and the first three movies he directed premiered at Cannes. His fourth won a prize at the Venice International Film Festival and played last week at Montréal’s Festival du Nouveau Cinéma. He’s 24. Dolan’s movies may be subtitled, but they’re highly accessible. “For me, there is no such thing as auteur movies … in opposition to commercial cinema,” Dolan recently told the Montréal Gazette. His first three films are all love stories with lively, literate scripts and arresting visuals. His characters are gay, straight, bi and trans people with messy, individual feelings. Their stories cover complex emotional territory, but Dolan’s filmmaking pulsates with color, and he isn’t above indulging in music-video fluff. Check out I Killed My Mother and Heartbeats (both on video and Netflix Instant), and you may be reminded of Almodóvar. Laurence Anyways, which plays this week at the Vermont International Film Festival, is Dolan’s third and most ambitious movie. At nearly three hours, it’s far longer than it needs to be. But it’s still an absorbing chronicle of a romance in which one partner happens to be transsexual. Laurence (Melvil Poupaud), a writer and schoolteacher, bears a name that is conveniently unisex in French — hence the film’s
HE WAS A SHE Clément and Poupaud play a couple staying together through a sex change in the Montréal wunderkind’s third film.
title. After a few years of happy cohabitation with Fred (full name Frédérique; played by Suzanne Clément), Laurence informs her he wants to become a woman. He isn’t gay, he assures her. He still loves women. He still loves her. Dolan has set this scene in 1989, when Laurence’s announcement would have been considerably more radical than today. Fred, punk styled and independent minded, resolves to take her lover’s transformation in stride. But the adjustment proves more difficult than she anticipates. We watch the couple’s relationship evolve in the ’90s
through breakups, makeups and bittersweet moments of emotional confusion. Dolan keeps the focus on the characters’ states of mind, all but dodging mention of technical details such as hormones or surgery. In certain scenes, the filmmaker lets those states of mind take over the screen, concretizing them in images such as the shower of icy water that drenches Fred as she experiences remorse. Kitchen-sink realism periodically gives way to such interludes verging on surrealism or a musical number. The period setting — which otherwise seems unmotivated — gives Dolan opportunities for
flamboyant, evocative costuming and set design, which he uses to keep us focused even when the relationship talk becomes a bit of a slog. If Poupaud’s Laurence is something of a remote intellectual, male or female — the type of person who discusses sexuality in terms like “marginal” and “other” — the film’s fiercer women make up for it. Clément is a firebrand, especially in the scene where Fred confronts the strangers who regularly gawk at her and a transitioning Laurence. Equally striking is veteran French actress Nathalie Baye as Laurence’s mother, who’s been through her share of upheavals and greets the sex change with a shrug. Can romantic love survive such a transformation? Are physical restrictions and cultural norms less powerful than the mysterious gravity that connects two people? Dolan never quite answers that question, but he poses it with flair. The young filmmaker’s next movie is a thriller, and I’m more than ready to watch his own transformations unfold. MARGO T HARRI S O N
INFO Laurence Anyways will be screened on Thursday, October 17, at 7:45 p.m.; and on Saturday, October 19, at noon, at the Main Street Landing Black Box Theatre in Burlington. $10. Buy tickets at vtiff.org.
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cloUDY WitH A cHANce oF meAtBAlls 2HHH: In this sequel to the animated family hit, a hapless inventor (voiced by bill hader) must leave his new job when his food-generating machine once again goes haywire. with anna faris, James caan and neil Patrick harris. cody cameron and Kris Pearn directed. (94 min, Pg) DoN JoNHHH: Joseph gordon-levitt wrote, directed and stars in this dramedy about a Jersey guy with a porn fixation struggling to find happiness with a real woman. with Scarlett Johansson and Julianne Moore. (90 min, R) elYsiUmHHH: Matt damon plays — who else? — the hero in writer-director neill blomkamp’s futuristic action drama, in which the rich live in a space station and the poor are confined to a disgusting slum known as Earth. with Jodie foster and Sharlto copley. (109 min, R)
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eNoUgH sAiD: a masseuse (Julia louis-dreyfus) can’t reveal to her client (catherine Keener) that she’s dating the latter’s ex in this dramedy of manners from writer-director nicole (Please Give) holofcener. also starring toni collette and the late, great James gandolfini. (92 min, Pg-13. Roxy, Savoy) iNeQUAlitY FoR All: former labor Secretary Robert Reich offers his explanations of the growing u.S. income divide, and director Jacob Kornbluth illustrates them with interviews from people on both sides, in this documentary. (85 min, nR. Savoy)
tHe FAmilY1/2: luc besson, producer of Taken, continued his work of making french people look dumb to americans and vice versa by writing and directing this action comedy about a Mafia clan forced to relocate to normandy. Robert de niro, tommy lee Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer and diana agron star. (111 min, R)
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gmo omgHH1/2: director Jeremy Seifert gives genetically modified foods the Morgan Spurlock treatment in this documentary about his quest to find out exactly what they are and whether they should be freaking you out. (85 min, nR) gRAvitYHHHHH: Sandra bullock and george clooney play an astronaut and a medical engineer who find themselves adrift in space after their shuttle is destroyed. alfonso (Children of Men) cuarón directed. (91 min, Pg-13)
mAcHete kills: danny trejo returns as the titular ass kicker in this action sequel in which the u.S. government recruits him to fight a Mexican superbaddie planning to launch a space weapon. with alexa Vega, demian bichir, Mel gibson and lots of celebrity cameos. Robert Rodriguez directed. (108 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Palace)
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tHe HeAtHHHH: an uptight fbI agent is forced to partner with a free-wheeling boston cop in this buddy comedy starring Melissa Mccarthy and Sandra bullock. guess which one plays which? with demián bichir, Marlon wayans and Jane curtin. Paul (Bridesmaids) feig directed. (117 min, R) iNsiDioUs: cHApteR 2HH1/2: Patrick wilson and Rose byrne play a couple trying to figure out exactly why they keep getting haunted in this scare-movie sequel directed, like the original, by James (The Conjuring) wan. with barbara hershey and ty Simpkins. (106 min, Pg-13) lee DANiels’ tHe BUtleRHHH: The director of Precious — and, sadly, The Paperboy — brings us this drama about a white house butler (forest whitaker) who serves seven different presidents and witnesses the rise of the civil rights movement. with Oprah winfrey and david Oyelowo. (132 min, Pg-13)
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BAggAge clAimH1/2: a flight attendant (Paula Patton) gives herself just 30 days to find a fiancé who won’t leave her up in the air in this very retrosounding rom com directed by david E. talbert and based on his novel. with taye diggs and Jill Scott. (97 min, Pg-13)
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wednesday 16 — thursday 17 captain phillips 6:15, 9:10. The Family 9:15. Gravity 3d 6:30, 9:05. lee daniels’ The Butler 6:15, 9:10. prisoners 6:10. rush 6:15, 9. friday 18 — thursday 24 captain phillips Fri: 6:15, 9:10 Sat and Sun: 12:30, 3:25, 6:15, 9:10. Mon to Thu: 6:15, 9:10. *carrie Fri: 6:30, 9:05. Sat and Sun: 1, 3:30, 6:30, 9:05. Mon to Thu: 6:30, 9:05. don Jon Fri: 6:30, 9:10. Sat and Sun: 1, 3:30, 6:30, 9:10. Mon to Thu: 6:30, 9:10. *escape plan Fri: 6:20, 9:05. Sat and Sun: 12:45, 3:20, 6:20, 9:05. Mon to Thu: 6:20, 9:05. Gravity Sat and Sun: 12:45. Gravity 3d Fri: 6:30, 9:05. Sat and Sun: 3:20, 6:30, 9:05. Mon to Thu: 6:30, 9:05.
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wednesday 16 — thursday 17 captain phillips 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30. *carrie Thu: 10. cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 12:15, 8:55. cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 in 3d 2:25, 4:35, 6:45. don Jon 1, 3:05, 5:10, 7:20, 9:25. *escape plan Thu: 10. The Family 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 10. Gravity 12:15, 5:20, 6:30, 9:45. Gravity 3d 1, 2:20, 3:10, 4:25, 7:30, 8:45. machete kills 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50. prisoners 12:05, 3:10, 6:15, 9:20. runner runner 12:50, 3, 5:15, 7:20. rush 1:15, 4:10, 7.
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friday 18 — thursday 24 captain phillips 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30. *carrie 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45. cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 12:15, 8:55. cloudy
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with a chance of meatballs 2 in 3d 2:25, 4:35, 6:45. don Jon 12:45, 5:10, 7:15. *escape plan 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10. The Family 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 10. *The Fifth estate 1:15, 4, 6:45, 9:25. Gravity 1, 5:20, 9:45. Gravity 3d 12:30, 2:40, 3:10, 4:50, 7, 7:30, 9:10. machete kills 2:50, 9:25. prisoners 12:05, 3:10, 6:15, 9:20.
maJestic 10
190 Boxwood St. (Maple Tree Place, Taft Corners), Williston, 878-2010, majestic10.com
wednesday 16 — thursday 17 captain phillips 12:50, 3:45, 6:45, 8:45. 1:45, 3, 4:45, 6, 7:45. *carrie Thu: 10. cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 9:10. cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 in 3d 2:20, 4:30, 6:50. don Jon 4:10, 9:30. Gravity 2:35, 4, 6:20, 8:50. Gravity 3d 12:50, 2:50, 5, 7:15, 9:30. machete kills 1:50, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15. prisoners 1:05, 8:30. runner runner 1, 4:40, 7, 9:20. rush 1:05, 3:40, 6:20, 9. we’re the millers 1:40, 6:20. friday 18 — thursday 24 captain phillips Fri to Sun: 12:20, 1:50, 2:50 (not Sat), 3:50, 4:50, 6:50, 8, 9:40. Mon to Thu: 1, 2, 3, 3:50, 4:50, 6:40, 8. *carrie Fri to Sun: 12, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10, 9:35. Mon to Thu: 1:20, 4:20, 7, 9:20. cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 in 3d Fri to Sun: 4:40, 6:55, 9:05. Mon to Thu: 3:45, 6:15. cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 Fri to Sun: 12:10, 2:30. Mon to Thu: 1:30, 9:10. *The escape plan Fri to Sun: 1, 4, 7, 9:40. Mon to Thu: 1, 4, 6:35, 9:05. *The Fifth estate Fri to Sun: 12:40, 3:30, 6:40, 9:30. Mon to Thu: 1:05, 3:50, 6:30, 8:30. Gravity 3d Fri to Sun: 12:50, 3, 5:10, 7:20, 9:35. Mon to Thu: 12:50, 3, 5:10, 7:20, 9:25. Gravity Fri to Sun: 12, 4:30, 6:45, 9. Mon to Thu 4:30, 6:25, 8:20. machete kills Fri to Sun: 2:10, 9:20. Mon to Thu: 2:10, 9:15. runner runner Fri to Sun: 12:30, 7:05. Mon to Thu: 12:55, 6:10. rush Fri to Sun: 3:40, 9. Mon to Thu: 3:40, 8:50. we're the millers Fri to Sun: 1:10, 6:30. Mon to Thu: 1:10, 6:25.
marQuis theatre Main St., Middlebury, 388-4841
wednesday 16 — thursday 24 captain phillips 7. cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 7. Gravity 3d 7.
merrill’s roXy cinema 222 College St., Burlington, 8643456, merrilltheatres.net
wednesday 16 — thursday 17 Blackfish Wed: 1, 5:10. Thu: 3:20, 9:20. cBGB Thu: 7, 9:30. captain phillips 1:05, 1:35, 1:40, 6:15, 8:50. enough said 1:15, 3:15, 7:15, 9:15. Gravity 3:25, 7:25. Gravity 3d 1:25, 5:25, 9:25. The patience stone (syngue sabour) Wed: 3, 9:20. Thu: 5. runner runner 1:20, 3:30, 6. rush 8:30. salinger Wed: 1:20, 6:50. Thu: 1, 7. Thanks for sharing 4:20, 6:40, 9:10.
friday 18 — thursday 24 captain phillips 1:10, 3:45, 6:30, 9. enough said 1:20, 3:20, 5:20, 7:20, 9:20. *The Fifth estate 1:05, 3:50, 6:25, 9:05. Gravity 1:45, 3. Gravity 3d 1, 5:10, 7:15, 9:30. instructions not included 3:55, 6:35, 9:10. rush 3:40, 6:40. Thanks for sharing 1:15, 9:15.
palace 9 cinemas 10 Fayette Dr., South Burlington, 864-5610, palace9.com
wednesday 16 — thursday 17 don Jon 4:10, 9:15. prisoners 3:30, 8:25. runner runner 1:20, 4:30, 6:30, 9:20. friday 18 — sunday 20 captain phillips 12, 1, 3, 4, 6, 6:45, 8:50, 9:30. *carrie 1:05, 2:30, 3:50, 6:40, 8:20, 9:20. cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 2:40, 6:50. cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 in 3d 12:30, 4:45, 8:55. *The escape plan 1:10, 3:40, 6:35, 9:05. *The Fifth estate 12:20, 3:30, 6:30, 9:10. Gravity 3d 12:50, 2:50, 4:50, 7, 9:15. Gravity 12:10, 6:10.lee daniels' The Butler 12:40, 6:20. machete kills 3:20, 9. monday 21 — wednesday 23 captain phillips 1, 3, 4, 6, 6:45, 8:50. *carrie 1:05, 2:30, 3:50, 6:40, 8:20. cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 1:40, 6:50. cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 in 3d 3:45, 8:55. *The escape plan 1:10, 3:40, 6:35, 9:05. *The Fifth estate 12:50, 3:30, 6:15, 9. Gravity 3d 12:50, 2:50, 4:50, 7, 9:15. Gravity 1, 6:10.lee daniels' The Butler 1:05, 6:20. machete kills 3:50, 9.
paramount twin cinema 241 North Main St., Barre, 4799621, fgbtheaters.com
wednesday 16 — thursday 17 cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 6:30, 9. cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 in 3d . runner runner 6:30, 9. friday 18 — thursday 24 cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 Fri and Mon to Thu: 6:30, 9. cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 in 3d Sat and Sun: 12:45, 3:15. runner runner Fri 6:30, 9. Sat and Sun: 12:45, 3:15, 6:30, 9. Mon to Thu: 6:30, 9.
st. alBans drive-in theatre 429 Swanton Rd, Saint Albans, 524-7725, stalbansdrivein.com
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the savoy theater 26 Main St., Montpelier, 2290509, savoytheater.com
wednesday 16 — thursday 17 enough said 6:30, 8:30. inequality for all 6, 8. friday 18 — thursday 24 enough said Fri: 6:30, 8:30. Sat and Sun: 1:30, 4, 6:30, 8:30. Mon to Thu: 6:30, 8:30. *wadjda Fri: 6, 8:15. Sat and Sun: 1, 3:30, 6, 8:15. Mon to Thu: 6, 8:15.
stowe cinema 3 pleX Mountain Rd., Stowe, 2534678. stowecinema.com
wednesday 16 — thursday 17 captain phillips Wed: 7. Thu: 7, 8. cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 in 3d 7. Gravity 7. friday 18 — thursday 24 captain phillips Fri: 6:45, 9:10. Sat: 2:30, 6:45, 9:10. Sun: 4:30, 7. Mon to Thu: 7. Gravity Fri: 6:45, 9:10. Sat: 7, 9:10. Sun: 4:30, 7. Mon to Thu: 7. Gravity 3d Fri: 7, 9:10. Sat: 2:30, 7, 9:10. Mon to Thu: 7. rush Fri: 7, 9:15. Sat: 2:30, 7, 9:15. Sun: 4:30, 7. Mon to Thu: 7.
sunset drive-in theatre
155 Porters Point Road, just off Rte. 127, Colchester, 862-1800. sunsetdrivein.com
wednesday 16 — thursday 17 cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 7:30 followed by The smurfs 2 9:35. The Family 7:30 followed by The world's end 9:40. lee daniels' The Butler 7:30 followed by Blue Jasmine 9:50. we're the millers 7:30 followed by The heat 9:45. friday 18 — thursday 24 *carrie 7:30 followed by insidious: chapter 2 9:30. cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 7:30 followed by smurfs 2 9:35. lee daniels' The Butler 7:30 followed by The world's end 9:50. we're the millers 7:30 followed by The heat 9:45.
welden theatre
104 No. Main St., St. Albans, 5277888, weldentheatre.com
wednesday 16 — thursday 17 captain phillips 7. cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 7:05. Gravity 3d 7:10. friday 18 — thursday 24 captain phillips Fri to Sun: 2, 7, 9:30. Mon to Thu: 7. cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 Fri to Sun: 2:05, 4:30, 7:05, 9:30. Mon to Thu: 7:05. Gravity 3d Fri to Sun: 2:10, 4:30, 7:10, 9:30. Mon to Thu: 7:10.
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popUlAiReHHH: Back in 1959, typing was … a sport? In this French romantic comedy set in the “Mad Men” era, a businessman encourages his slow-poke secretary to train for the National Speed Typing Championship. Deborah François and Romain Duris star. Régis Roinsard directed. (111 min, R)
We’Re tHe milleRsHH: Jason Sudeikis plays a small-time pot dealer who hires a fake family to evade suspicion on a big border-crossing run. Needless to say, it’s not your typical all-American road trip that follows in this comedy from Rawson Marshall Thurber. Also starring Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts and Will Poulter. (112 min, R)
pRisoNeRsHHHH1/2: A father (Hugh Jackman) will stop at nothing to apprehend the abductor of his 6-year-old daughter and her friend in this intense drama from director Denis (Incendies) Villeneuve. With Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Terrence Howard, Paul Dano and Maria Bello. (153 min, R)
tHe WoRlD’s eNDHHHH: The team behind Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz brings us the summer’s second apocalyptic comedy, in which a group of pub crawlers discover that humanity’s future depends on their epic drink-athon. With Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Martin Freeman. Edgar Wright directed. (109 min, R)
RUNNeR RUNNeRHH: Justin Timberlake plays a college student who wades dangerously deep into the world of high-stakes online poker in this thriller; Ben Affleck is his adversary. With Gemma Arterton. Brad (The Lincoln Lawyer) Furman directed. (91 min, R)
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AFteR eARtHH1/2 Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan teams up with dynamic duo Will and Jaden Smith for this sci-fi adventure about a father and son stranded on Earth 1000 years after humans abandoned it. With Isabelle Fuhrman and Sophie Okonedo. (100 min, PG-13) tHe HANGoveR pARt iiiH1/2 Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis become the Wolfpack once more for yet another night of weirdness — no weddings required. With Melissa McCarthy, Heather Graham and Ken Jeong. Todd Phillips directed. (100 min, R) mUcH ADo ABoUt NotHiNGHHHH Do you love word play? Are you kind of a geek? Have you ever wanted to see Capt. Malcolm Reynolds play Shakespeare’s Dogberry? Director Joss Whedon obliges you with this version of the Bard’s comedy set in modern LA and starring Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof and Nathan Fillion. (109 min, PG-13)
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Curses, Foiled Again
A city bus driver in Barrie, Ontario, who searched a knapsack that a passenger had left behind, hoping to discover the owner’s identify, found it contained about a pound of marijuana. Soon after, the knapsack’s owner called Barrie Transit looking for his property. When he showed up to claim it, police were waiting and arrested the 21-year-old Port McNicoll man. (Barrie Examiner)
Techno Follies
A glitch in the Apple Maps app on newer iPhones and iPads directs users to a runway at Alaska’s Fairbanks International Airport instead of to the passenger terminal, according to airport official Angie Spear, who noted that twice in September, drivers continued across a runway in use. Drivers assume they’re being properly directed, Spear explained, because they can see the terminal building. (Associated Press) A Google Street View car hit a bus while taking photos for Google Maps and Google Earth in Bogor, Indonesia. Police said the driver appeared to panic and tried to drive off, but hit a second bus and then a truck. “We take incidents like this very seriously,” Vishnu Mahmud, Google’s head of communications in Indonesia said. (Agence France-Presse)
A 68-year-old man who broke his ankle while hiking in rough terrain was being lifted by a winch into a helicopter when he apparently slipped out of the rescue sling and fell 100 feet to his death. “I understand he was at the door of the helicopter, and they were attempting to get him into the helicopter,” Ambulance Victoria chief executive Greg Sassella said, acknowledging that “helicopter operations are high risk.” (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Helicopter pilot Carl Enlow, 69, died while giving rides at a fair in Bloomsburg, Pa. Organizers said the veteran pilot had exited the chopper, but his hat blew off. When he reached for it, the spinning rotor struck him. (Associated Press)
Paint It White
Canada’s military is testing a stealth snowmobile intended for secret missions in Arctic regions. The Department of National Defence’s top priority for the $620,000 (US$599,000) prototype vehicle is silence, which it achieves by switching from its gasoline-powered engine to a “silent mode” electric motor. Arctic policy expert Michael Byers, who teaches international law at the University of British Columbia, suggested that technologyobsessed defense officials have “been
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Things Going Better
The Coca-Cola Company announced plans to offer water, electricity and internet connections in 20 countries by erecting 150 kiosks that company official Serena Levy called “a downtown in a box.” Ideally, the company said, women will run the kiosks, which may also sell Coke products. (New York Times)
Seeing Isn’t Believing
Having been declared dead in 1994, eight years after disappearing from his home in Arcadia, Ohio, Donald Eugene Miller Jr. resurfaced in 2005. In early October, Miller, now 61, went to court to have the ruling changed, but Hancock County Judge Allan Davis denied the request, citing a three-year limit on appeals. “I don’t know where that leaves you, but you’re still deceased as far as the law is concerned,” Davis said, calling the case a “strange, strange situation.” (Findlay’s Courier)
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Authorities in Akron, Ohio, accused Deanna J. Hillyer, 31, of helping her two sons, ages 15 and 11, attack two brothers, 22 and 18, who refused the 11-year-old’s demand for a cigarette. Police said the mother used a metal tire pressure gauge to hit the younger brother in the face and did nothing to stop her sons from knocking both men to the ground with a bicycle and then kicking them. “A normal mother would tell her kids to get in the car and go,” a witness said, “but she got out of her car and got right into their faces.” (Akron Beacon Journal)
Things That Go Boo
Major retailers, including Walmart and Amazon, removed a Halloween costume showing Osama bin Laden wearing a white turban and full beard after a Sikh advocacy group complained the costume “perpetuates negative stereotypes about turbans and beards that have led to violence and discrimination against Sikhs and other minorities.” (Salt Lake City’s Deseret News)
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watching too many Bond movies” and questioned the necessity of developing such a vehicle. “I don’t see a whole lot of evidence that criminals and terrorists are scooting around Canada’s North on snowmobiles and that we have to sneak up on them,” he said. (Canadian Press)
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Libra
(sept. 23-oct. 22)
“The door to the invisible must be visible,” wrote the surrealist spiritual author Rene Daumal. This describes an opportunity that is on the verge of becoming available to you. The opportunity is still invisible simply because it has no precedents in your life; you can’t imagine what it is. But just recently a door to that unknown realm has become visible to you. I suggest you open it, even though you have almost no idea what’s on the other side.
leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Who exactly do you
want to be when you grow up, and what is the single most important experience you need in order to make that happen? What riches do you want to possess when you are finally wise enough to make enlightened use of them, and how can you boost your eligibility for those riches? Which one of your glorious dreams is not quite ripe enough for you to fulfill it, but is primed to be dramatically ripened in the coming weeks? If I were you, Leo, I would meditate on these questions. Answers will be forthcoming.
ViRgo (Aug. 23-sept. 22): At an elemen-
tary school festival some years ago, I performed the role of the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland. one of my tasks was to ask kids to make a wish, whereupon I sprinkled their heads with magic fairy dust. some of the kids were skeptical about the whole business. They questioned the proposition that the fairy dust would make their wishes come true. A few were so suspicious that they walked away without making a wish or accepting the fairy dust. yet every single one of those distrustful kids came back later to tell me they had changed their minds, and every single one asked me to bestow more than the usual amount of fairy dust. They are your role models, Virgo. Like them, you should return to the scene of your doubts and demand extra fairy dust.
scoRPio (oct. 23-nov. 21): In tim burton’s
aQUaRiUs
(Jan. 20-feb. 18): The last time meteorologists officially added a new type of cloud formation to the International Cloud Atlas was 1951. but they’re considering another one now. It’s called “asperatus,” which is derived from the Latin term undulatus asperatus, meaning “turbulent undulation.” According to the Cloud Appreciation society, it resembles “the surface of a choppy sea from below.” but although it looks rough and agitated, it almost never brings a storm. Let’s make asperatus your mascot for the next few weeks. Aquarius. I suspect that you, too, will 6v-ArtsRiot101613.indd soon discover something new under the sun. It may at first look turbulent, but I bet it will mostly just be interesting.
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(feb. 19-March 20): should you try private experiments that might generate intimate miracles? yes! should you dream up extravagant proposals and schedule midnight rendezvous! by all means! should you pick up where your fantasies left off the last time you got too timid to explore further? naturally! should you find out what “as raw as the law allows” actually means? I encourage you! should you question taboos that are no longer relevant? Most assuredly! should you burn away the rotting pain with a show of liberated strength? beyond a doubt! should you tap into the open secret at the core of your wild beauty! of course!
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film Alice in Wonderland, Alice asks the White rabbit, “How long is forever?” The talking rabbit replies, “sometimes, just one second.” That’s an important piece of information for you to keep in mind, scorpio. It implies that “forever” may not necessarily, in all cases, last until the universe dies out five billion years from now. “forever” might actually turn out to be one second or 90 minutes or a month or
caPRicoRN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “I get bored with the idea of becoming a better listener,” writes business blogger Penelope trunk. “Why would I do that when interrupting people is so much faster?” If your main goal is to impose your will on people and get things over with as soon as possible, Capricorn, by all means follow trunk’s advice this week. but if you have other goals — like building consensus, finding out important information you don’t know yet and winning help from people who feel affection for you — I suggest that you find out how to have maximum fun by being an excellent listener.
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it at the right time,” warns writer Kate Moller. “you’ll be late. you’ll be early. you’ll get rerouted. you’ll get delayed. you’ll change your mind. you’ll change your heart. It’s not going to turn out the way you thought it would.” And yet, Moller concludes — are you ready for the punch line? — “it will be better.” In describing your future, taurus, I couldn’t have said it better myself. fate may be comical in the way it plays with your expectations and plans, but I predict you will ultimately be glad about the outcome.
of you indulging your instinct for self-protection. As a Cancerian myself, I understand that one of the ways you take good care of yourself is by making sure that you feel reasonably safe. Having said that, I also want to remind you that your mental and emotional health requires you to leave your comfort zone on a regular basis. now is one of those times. The call to adventure will arrive soon. If you make yourself ready and eager for changes, the changes that come will kick your ass in mostly educational and pleasurable ways.
sagittaRiUs (nov. 22-Dec. 21): “I need a little language such as lovers use,” wrote Virginia Woolf in her novel The Waves. “I need no words. nothing neat … I need a howl; a cry.” If I’m reading the astrological omens correctly, sagittarius, Woolf is speaking for you right now. you should be willing to get guttural and primal … to trust the teachings of silence and the crazy wisdom of your body … to exult in the inarticulate mysteries and bask in the dumfounding brilliance of the eternal Wow. Are you brave enough to love what can’t be put into words?
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taURUs (April 20-May 20): “you won’t do
caNceR (June 21-July 22): I’m all in favor
a year or who knows? so how does this apply to your life right now? Well, a situation you assumed was permanent could ultimately change — perhaps much faster than you have imagined. An apparently everlasting decree or perpetual feeling could unexpectedly shift, as if by magic.
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aRies (March 21-April 19): This is an indelicate oracle. If you’re offended by the mention of bodily functions in a prophetic context you should stoP reADInG noW. still here? oK. I was walking through my neighborhood when I spied an older woman standing over her aged yorkshire terrier next to a bush. The dog was in discomfort, squatting and shivering but unable to relieve himself. “He’s having trouble getting his business done,” his owner confided in me. “He’s been struggling for 10 minutes.” I felt a rush of sympathy for the distressed creature. With a flourish of my hand, I said, “More power to you, little one. May you purge your burden.” The dog instantly defecated. shrieking her approval, the woman exclaimed, “It’s like you waved a magic wand!” now I am invoking my wizardry in your behalf, Aries, although in a less literal way: More power to you. May you purge your psychological burden.
gemiNi (May 21-June 20): In the coming weeks, you Geminis could be skillful and even spectacular liars. you will have the potential to deceive more people, bend more truths and even fool yourself better than anyone else. on the other hand, you will also have the knack to channel this same slipperiness in a different direction. you could tell imaginative stories that rouse people from their ruts. you might explore the positive aspects of Kurt Vonnegut’s theory that we tend to become what we pretend to be. or you could simply be so creative and playful and improvisational in everything you do that you catalyze a lot of inspirational fun. Which way will you go?
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If he likes doling out the pain, he’s not a masochist — he’s a sadist. And if you don’t know the difference, you might be in over your head. A sadist is a person who enjoys inflicting pain and discomfort on a partner, hence getting his rocks off while watching you struggle to take him all in. A responsible sadist is a person who only plays with a willing partner, and it sounds like you’re on the fence. The bottom line: You should never, ever have to endure unwanted pain to have great sex. Period. End of story. It’s commendable that you want to please your partner, but perhaps intense blow jobs aren’t your thing — and that’s OK. He might be a sadist, but if his brand of pain isn’t working for you, it’s time to make adjustments. Have a talk with your boyfriend and let him know that your aim to please has you aiming for the toilet, and you’re not into it. If he’s worth your time and affection, he will understand and immediately stop forcing the deep throat. If he gives you a hard time, you need to seriously consider finding a new boyfriend. Looking at the bigger picture, this is a prime time for you to do some “sex searching” — it’s like soul searching, only way more fun. Take some time to think about what you want from your sex life. Do you have masochistic tendencies? You might not be into deep throating, but perhaps you’re excited by nipple torture, spanking or flogging. If so, it sounds like you have a partner who would be keen to help you explore your desires. On the other hand, you may discover that you don’t enjoy pain at all. In which case it might be time to say good-bye to your boyfriend. Sometimes pleasure and pain play nicely together — and sometimes it’s a no-win situation.
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Please arrest me! Burlington cop with hair up and neck tattoo on Church Street, Friday 4th. You made a joke to my buddy that had us all laughing! Sexy and funny, haven’t stopped thinking about you. Can I buy you dinner and drinks? When: Friday, October 4, 2013. Where: Church street, Burlington. You: Woman. me: man. #911710 sWitChing Cities, BurlingtOn BlOOd dOnatiOn Me: blond student in Philadelphia studying political science and French, home for the weekend donating blood, Friday October 11. You: blond technician, UVM graduate in English and Philosophy, from Philly area. Looking to go back to school. If you need a friend or are ever interested in meeting up, let me know. You’ve got a great smile. When: Friday, October 11, 2013. Where: Burlington Blood donation Center. You: Woman. me: Woman. #911709 i Wanna danCe With YOu When we met we had lunch and you flirted with me. I know we have a tall mountain to climb and you’re afraid. Together we can climb to the summit and gaze at the cloud’s silver linings. I wanna dance with you more than you realize. We can toss the ball together between songs. Will you dance with me? When: Thursday, October 10, 2013. Where: soup and greens years ago. You: Woman. me: man. #911708 mCK shOW Me: 20’s, with a friend, drinking vodka gimlets. Thanks for serving me; my eyes strayed from the show to check you out as you were doing your .thing behind the bar! I really dig a man with a ponytail :) When: tuesday, October 8, 2013. Where: higher ground. You: man. me: Woman. #911707 handsOme man On BurlingtOn Bus On the Burlington-bound bus, I sat down a little ways back from you. You had dark hair, you wore denim-colored converse shoes and the most sparkling blue eyes I have ever seen! I wore a green sweater, toting a paper bag. I got off at the UVM stop, and you looked at me once more through the window. When: Thursday, October 10, 2013. Where: Burlington bus. You: man. me: Woman. #911706
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shOrt reaCh at CitY marKet We were both at the salad bar at City Market. I was struggling to reach the cucumbers. You noticed, but didn’t think your reach was any better. I struggled for something else to say. You’re tall with a shaved head, and were wearing a long-sleeve shirt that was grayish and jeans. When: monday, October 7, 2013. Where: City market. You: man. me: Woman. #911697
BlOnde at Pearl street laundrY Beautiful UVM bio major washing ALL of your clothes on Oct 8. Old people next to me commented on your folding style, and I was the one on the laptop. Best night of laundry in a while ... hang out? When: tuesday, October 8, 2013. Where: Pearl street laundry. You: Woman. me: man. #911702
COnstruCtiOn WOrKers BY td BanK Not bad ... especially the tall (blonde? you were wearing your helmet) gentlemen with the muscles carrying the power tools to the building at the end of the street at the close of your shift. Hubba hubba. When: tuesday, October 8, 2013. Where: main street Burlington. You: man. me: Woman. #911696
Blue vette mOrning COFFee I see you at the coffee shop often. Your name is Mike that I do know. Me: long black hair with brown eyes and slim body. I want so much to just say hi. Maybe i will just buy you a coffee. I heard you like it sweet. I have been told I am sweet. Care for a taste? When: monday, October 7, 2013. Where: so. Burlington. You: man. me: Woman. #911701 harleY, Kisses, st. a Harley ... sounds fun! Kissing ... agreed! Risk-taking ... yes. Love the lake and love the mountain; they are both in my backyard. Haven’t seen you, but read your post. When: Wednesday, October 9, 2013. Where: online. You: man. me: Woman. #911699 Camera On the Bus We chatted on the bus and after I got off you chased me down and returned my camera that I had dropped. Thank you ever so much. You’re a sweetheart. It’s a small enough reward, but can I buy you a coffee? When: tuesday, October 8, 2013. Where: on the bus between Barre and montpelier. You: Woman. me: man. #911698
BeautiFul redhead I’m captivated by your beauty; whenever I see you my face fills with a huge smile. Damn, I so wish you were single. Would love to take a walk with you and your dog along Lake Champlain sometime. I see you every day. When: tuesday, October 8, 2013. Where: st. Paul street next door to Kerry’s. You: Woman. me: man. #911695 Cute girl On ChurCh street You came into where I work downtown. You were shopping, had brown hair, kinda short, septum pierced and a nice smile. You were petting my buddy’s little dog and I was making jokes about smoking reefers. We should hang out, big time. When: Thursday, October 3, 2013. Where: my work on Church street. You: Woman. me: man. #911694 PrettY ladY in COlChester You: pretty lady in a black Nissan. Just moved in next door. Me: the man next door too shy go to talk to you. When: sunday, October 6, 2013. Where: Colchester. You: Woman. me: man. #911693
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