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and high-capacity magazines [Fair Game, January 9]. This is not an issue of the denial of Second Amendment rights, but rather an opportunity for a little Vermont common sense. Why is it legal to walk around our city streets with a military-style rifle when you could not do so on any military base in the United States? John Devino

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What a horrible cartoon you included with the article [“Is ‘Citizen Legislature’ a Misnomer? Plenty of Vermonters Can’t Afford to Serve,” January 9]. In reality, the retirees who serve in our legislature are doing the opposite of napping. They are working long hours with little pay to perform an essential function for Vermont. It’s true that many of us who would like to serve in the legislature can’t afford to work for that rate of pay, but the retirees who do serve are not the problem. They are the current solution, given the fact that our state can’t afford to pay a living wage to its legislators. I appreciate the retirees who serve our state in this vital way. Edorah Frazer

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Our last Vermont Media issue was three years ago, in January 2010 — a veritable eternity in the news business. Since then, the iPad debuted, Newsweek ceased print publication, the Burlington Free Press got a makeover and some bloggers have moved on to more lucrative pursuits. Journalism is changing in some fascinating ways — and we are all part of it. SMALLTOWN NEWSPAPERS? Corin Hirsch found the digital equivalent in the CHESTER TELEGRAPH. PUBLIC-ACCESS TELEVISION? Andy Bromage charts its post-cable future. And Kathryn Flagg takes the vitals at VERMONT LIFE MAGAZINE. Our reporters also beat the bushes for the BIGGEST BYLINES with Vermont addresses. Thankfully, you can still read all about it — right here.

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Stuck in Vermont: Lavigne Logging at Shelburne Farms. Father-and-son team Art and Richard Lavigne have been selectively logging the 400 acres of forest at Shelburne Farms since the 1970s. Eva Sollberger films Richard and his brother Peter in action and explores the farms’ sustainable agricultural planning.

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After 30 Years, the Dance Company of Middlebury Keeps Moving Former Broadway Scenic Artist Brightens the Halls of Burlington College

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conversation piece w riter cormac mccarthy is known for a keen mastery of the english language and an attraction to unconventional subject matter. h is play The Sunset Limited is no exception. its two main characters — a despondent atheist and an ex-con who has found salvation — are referred to only by their skin color: w hite and Black, respectively. The men meet by chance, then debate god’s existence and the nature of happiness and suffering.

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Speak up acclaimed slam poets elizabeth acevedo, daniel José custódio and melanie maria goodreaux know how to string syllables together. The trio brings well-versed expertise to st. michael’s college to host the first annual Spoken Word competition as part of the school’s weeklong event, “a call to conscience: martin l uther King Jr. and the ongoing struggle for civil r ights.” See calendar l

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no Words necessary f ilmmakers r on f ricke and mark magidson have lots of patience, as well as the ability to produce visually arresting images. The pair spent more than five years in 25 countries capturing footage — including incredible time-lapse photography — on high-resolution 70mm film. The resulting dialogue-free documentary, Samsara, allows audiences to experience the power of sacred sites, industrial factories, nature and humanity. See calendar l

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Vermont holds its own in the world of winter sports. While the state is most commonly associated with skiing, it also boasts premier ice climbing that draws adventure seekers from all over the region. Cold-weather athletes converge at the Smugglers’ notch Ice Bash for its famed walls of frozen water. An adrenalinefueled weekend begins with a party and dry-tool competition at Petra Cliffs and continues mountainside.

in most rock-and-roll bands, the electric guitar takes center stage. British alt-rock group Keane showcase the piano instead, and at times use distortion and synthesizers to increase the instrument’s range and flexibility. l ead singer t om chaplin plays off these sounds in “everybody’s changing,” then goes back to basics in the stripped-down ballad “somewhere o nly w e Know.” youngblood h awke opens their upcoming concert at the f lynn Theater.

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w hen she was 13 years old, pianist Simone dinnerstein heard a recording of glenn gould playing J.s. Bach’s goldberg variations. it had a lingering impression on her, and when she chose to study and record the piece of music, it changed her life. a performance in a carnegie h all recital room — which she rented herself — catapulted her to international stardom. The virtuoso returns to chandler music h all to dazzle audiences with her latest interpretation.

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The Dance Company of Middlebury College has much to celebrate in its 30th season. Most notably, the premiere of Simply Light, which showcases the talent of company members past and present — including award-winning professional dancer Paul Matteson. Titled after the exponential reach of the sun’s energy, the collaborative piece features original music, costume design and choreography reflective of different minds and styles.

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ow we know who “Phil Baruth” is. This hitherto unheardof politician emerged last summer on lawn signs throughout Chittenden County. He was apparently running for reelection to the Vermont State Senate — though the only incumbent sharing the surname was a freshman Democrat who’d always gone by “Philip.” The latter, Sen. PHILIP BARUTH (D-Chittenden), made a name for himself in these parts as Burlington’s favorite intellectual leftist — the type of guy who would propose an assault weapons ban in gun-loving Vermont, as Baruth did last week. A novelist and University of Vermont English professor by day, this “Philip” guy moonlighted for years as a Vermont Public Radio commentator and sole writer for Vermont Daily Briefing, a political blog in which he routinely satirized the Bush and Douglas administrations. In 2011, “Philip” took his act to the Vermont Senate, where he immediately cultivated a reputation as one of the chamber’s enfants terribles — the voluble freshmen who routinely annoyed the old bulls of the Senate by questioning the way business was done. And, frankly, for talking too damn much. Even among his ideological brethren, Baruth was quietly criticized for being a bit of a show pony — ever in search of a reporter’s tape recorder. Like when he got himself arrested in Brattleboro last March protesting the continued operation of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. In one memorable exchange last April, Baruth’s new and old worlds collided. Referring to a bill providing police warrantless access to the Vermont Prescription Monitoring System, Senator Philip snarkily wrote on the liberal blog Green Mountain Daily that he wouldn’t “burn in the everlasting fires for encouraging this particular privacy-invading mess.” A week later, Sen. DICK SEARS (D-Bennington) — the bill’s sponsor and the most irascible old bull in the Senate — eviscerated Baruth on the Senate floor for the blog post, suggesting the Burlington Dem was responsible for sinking the Senate’s “level of collegiality” to “new lows.” Over the summer, as Senate President Pro Tem JOHN CAMPBELL (D-Windsor) sought to ward off a challenge to his

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leadership, the imperiled prez was quick to cast blame for perceived Senate dysfunction on Baruth and his fellow troublemakers. In an interview in June with Seven Days, Senator Philip pushed right back. “I think what John was confronting is that the left wing of the Democratic Party is growing stronger,” Baruth said. “When you hear him say ‘freshmen,’ what you’re really hearing is ‘wild-eyed lefties.’” Asked if he would vote against Campbell for pro tem, Senator Philip said, “I definitely want changes and I plan to vote for someone who’s offering changes from what we had last time.” Two months later, “Phil” Baruth was born.

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In a strangely public rebranding, Baruth swapped out his vaguely European-sounding first name on campaign lawn signs for the far more American — and politically palatable — “Phil.” You might sip a glass of Cabernet Blanc at L’Amante with Philip Baruth, but you’d surely shotgun a can of Bud Light at Thunder Road with Phil. Soon after Baruth won a second term in November, his tune changed on Senate leadership as well. Rather than vote against Campbell for pro tem, Senator Phil was the first to stand up to nominate his former adversary. A month later, after others dropped out of consideration, Baruth found himself running for and winning the position of majority leader — essentially becoming Campbell’s righthand man. In an interview with Seven Days at the time, Baruth acknowledged that the role would force him to become subservient to the goals of the 23-member Democratic caucus, saying, “If you’re looking to move your own legislation or your own agenda, you don’t get into this job.” Unlike Senator Philip, Senator Phil was pledging to go with the flow — and to quit throwing spitballs from the back of the Senate chamber. To gain a modicum of power — or at least a fancy new title — Baruth was willing to shelve his own priorities in deference to the old boys’ club he was joining. Talk about a profile in courage!

The switch to go-along-to-get-along Phil-dom may have been jarring to Baruth, as just last Tuesday he had a brief relapse into Philip-ery. Touching the supposed third rail of Vermont politics, he introduced legislation that would ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition, as well as mandate child safety locks. “I, honest to God, believe this is the time to do this,” Baruth told VPR’s KIRK CARAPEZZA, adding that, “in my way of thinking, nobody needs an AR-15 or a Bushmaster or an AK-47 to kill a deer.” The relapse didn’t last long. Just five days later, Senator Phil emailed a threeparagraph statement to reporters Sunday night explaining that he planned to withdraw the bill. Why? For the first time in the six years I’ve known him, Baruth was at a loss for words, refusing to elaborate on his decision either on or off the record. In his carefully crafted statement, he explained that “it is painfully clear to me now that little support exists in the Vermont Statehouse for this sort of bill.” No kidding, Senator Phil! But that never stopped you before! Baruth went on to write that “focusing the debate on the banning of a certain class of weapons may already be overshadowing measures with greater consensus.” More tellingly, he wrote, “as incoming Majority Leader, I owe it to my caucus to remove an issue that seems increasingly likely to complicate our shared agenda this biennium.” Translation: Oh snap. I totes forgot I’m not supposed to embarrass my bros by forcing them to take a stand on a politically volatile issue. The sigh of relief in Democratic ranks was palpable. “I think it’s probably the best thing for the caucus, but I understand it was probably a difficult decision for him,” said Sears, Baruth’s old foe. As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the ardent gun-rights supporter would have had jurisdiction over Baruth’s legislation. Was Baruth big-footed into scrapping his bill? After all, neither Campbell nor Gov. PETER SHUMLIN nor House Speaker SHAP SMITH is particularly eager to get behind new state gun laws. “If there’s one person I know who does not succumb to pressure, it’s Philip,” Campbell said. “I think this shows true leadership. It’s an issue that’s really important to him, but he’s willing to set it

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aside to let someone else take a lead on it.” Someone else? Like who? I’m hearing crickets. Only in the halls of the Statehouse could dropping a controversial bill to avoid debate constitute “true leadership.” Baruth’s move frees up Sears to cancel a public hearing he scheduled for February — an event that surely would have turned up the volume of debate. It allows the judiciary committee to take up less controversial gun legislation, such as a cracking down on the guns-for-drugs trade. And it lets Campbell move forward with a proposed “task force” to study the issue. Surely that will result in prompt action! Why the timidity? As one gun-control advocate in the legislature put it, “There’s a thunderous silence on this” as Vermont politicians try to figure out where their districts stand — and whether they’ll actually be forced to stake out a position. Many are hoping the issue will just go away. The same legislator, who wouldn’t speak on the record, called Baruth’s bill “poorly conceived” and chided him for failing to bring on board a single cosponsor. True, Senator Philip may have done his cause more harm than good by taking such a confrontational approach from the get-go. But at least the guy was forcing a long overdue conversation about Vermont’s gun laws, which are the among the most lax in the country. That’s more than can be said of Senator Phil, who’s turning out to be just another back-slapping politician, eager to protect his friends and unwilling to rock the boat.

forward,” says Knodell, who served 14 years on the council before becoming provost of the University of Vermont, a position she held for three years. Knodell’s the only candidate in the race thus far, though the Dems will surely field a candidate as they play defense on the seven seats they hold on the 14-member council. They could face another threat in the New North End, where rumors abound that Councilor dave hartnett (D-Ward 4) is planning to withdraw from the race shortly before nomination petitions are due next Monday in an attempt to clear the field for Wright. Though nominally a Democrat, Hartnett often sides with the council’s two Republicans. He’s close friends with Wright and managed the Republican’s unsuccessful mayoral campaign last year. “I would say the likelihood at this point is that I would be interested in running if Dave wasn’t,” says Wright, though he says he’s not encouraging Hartnett to bow out and would never run against him. Hartnett, who raised the prospect of a midterm resignation last spring, says, “I have every intention of running for the seat.” Even if Wright doesn’t run, Burlington Republicans will have another tough race on their hands, in a neighboring ward. With incumbent councilor vince doBer (RWard 7) retiring in March, Democrat tom ayres will be going up against Republican newcomer Jim roBert for the New North End seat. Ayres narrowly lost a race in that ward last March to incumbent councilor Paul decelles (R-Ward 7). One final contested race in the city will feature 25-year veteran councilor sharon Bushor (I-Ward 1), who often votes with the Progressives, and Democratic newcomer tom derenthal. Hartnett, who says he doesn’t plan to campaign for anyone else, does plan to go to bat for Bushor, who’s earned a reputation for asking a lot of questions at council meetings. “I think Sharon is the hardest-working councilor,” Hartnett says. “That being said, I wish she’d shut up on Monday nights a little bit more.” m

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When Progressive Jane Knodell and Republican Kurt Wright served together on the Burlington City Council in 2009, the bipartisan duo cohosted a show on Channel 17 called “Setting the Record Straight.” Now that both are eyeing council comebacks, is it time to bring back the show for another season? On Sunday, Knodell confirmed she’ll be seeking the Old North End council seat being vacated by Councilor Bram Kranichfeld (D-Ward 2). Her decision follows the Democrat’s announcement last week that he’ll be stepping down in March when his term ends, thanks to a new state job and a baby on the way. “I think I’ve got a lot of experience and also some new ideas to help us move

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destruction. A legislative study committee is midway through a three-year review of all 239 exemptions. National government watchdog groups have taken notice. The Better Government Association, an anticorruption advocacy group based in Chicago, ranked the state 49th in its 2008 Integrity Index. Vermont earned the dishonor f or its weak publicrecords law, but also because it has no laws dealing with conﬂ ict of interest by public o˛ cials or providing whistle-blower protections for state employees. Center for Public Similarly, the Center f or Public D.C.-basedinvestigative investigative Integrity, the D.C.-based awardedVermont Vermonta a news organization, awarded information in in D+ for public access to information CorruptionRisk Risk its state-by-state Corruption

the public’s right to know when it comes to police records. Allen Gilbert, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont, wants the state to adopt the f ederal Freedom of Inf ormation Act standard, which presumes public access to records absent a specifi c harm that might be caused by their release. Shumlin has also endorsed that standard. Practically speaking, that wouldn’t give the media or public instant access to case fi les. The f ederal standard still provides keeping records recordsconfi confidential, dential, grounds for f or keeping

eroded overall public trust in the police. Case in point: Hartford resident Wayne Burwell, a black man, was pepper-sprayed by police in his home af ter the cops mistook him f or an intruder. VTDigger.org editor Anne Galloway sued the Hartf ord Police Department f or records related to the incident af ter her document request was denied. The ACLU represented the nonproﬁ t news site in its lawsuit against the cops. “The way the law is written now, it’s it’sbeen beeninterpreted interpreted over so vague it’s over andand favor enforcement,” over again totof avor lawlaw enf orcement,” in an aninterview. interview.“We “Wedon’t don’t Galloway said in ornot notlaw law know whether or enf enforcement orcement

Report Card. One reason: The state has no agency or entity that monitors the application of its public-records law. In other words, journalists or average citizens are lef t to navigate the law on their own. If their request and subsequent appeals are denied, their only recourse is to sue the government f or the records — of ten at great personal expense. The state made one important modiﬁ cation in that regard last year: Shumlin signed a law requiring courts to reimburse citizens for legal expenses when they prevail against government agencies that have denied them records. At a Statehouse hearing last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee received conﬂ icting advice about how far to extend

f or instance, if their release could interf ere with law-enf orcement proceedings, deprive someone of a f air trial, constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy or endanger the lif e of any individual. What the federal standard would do is force law enforcement to specify a reason for denying records. Gilbert told lawmakers that 21 other states and the District of Columbia have already adopted thef ederal standard. He said Vermont’s categorical exemption to criminal investigative records has “caused more problems than it has possibly solved.” Some Vermont police agencies have become “overzealous” in their secrecy, he said, giving the impression they have something to hide. That, he said, has

is always acting in the public interest. Embarrassment [of police o˛ cers] is not a reason to keep records f rom the public. That’s what happened with the Burwell case.” Galloway said Vermont news outlets should lobby Montpelier f or better transparency laws but added that some news organizations seem reluctant to assume the advocate role. “I do hope that media organizations will pile on. I don’t know if they will,” she said. “It shouldn’t have to come down to a lawsuit every single time.” The ACLU’s Gilbert says it isn’t just secret records f rom recent cases that should trouble the public. “How can people trust what police are doing if they

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ermont has some of the weakest public-records laws in the nation, and ever-louder calls for more transparency from government watchdogs and local news outlets have barely moved the needle. Almost f our decades af ter Vermont enshrined the public’s “right to know,” the state’s public-records law remains riddled with exemptions — 239 in all — that put everything f rom tax returns to Vermont Life magazine’s subscriber list o˜ limits to the public. But things may maybebe changing changing — at — at least when ititcomes comestotolaw-enf law-enforcement orcement records. Gov. Peter Shumlinhas has called Peter Shumlin called f or for legislation that would wouldgive givenews news re-reporters and the thepublic publicnew new access to previously previouslyclosed closed police fi series ofofpolice police ﬁles. les. A series scandals in recent recentyears years—— and and subsequent lawsuits by by news news organizations seeking the the resulting public records records — have put putpressure pressure on elected o˛ officials cialsto to allow more public public scrutiny of police of police conduct. Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee began work on legislation dealing with one one of the most controcontroversial public-records exemptions: documents relating relating to the detection detectionand andinvestigainvestigation of crime. Presently, of aacrime. Presently, all all police investigative ﬁ files les are categorically off limits to tothe thepublic, public, o˜ limits whether a case caseisisactive active or long or long sincesince closed. Police don’t don’tneed needa areason, reason, such such as claiming the records contain sensitive information that could compromise a case; they can simply cite the law and reject the request. Lawmakers are also considering whether police personnel records should be made public when an o˛ cer is investigated f or a crime but not ultimately charged. Like many states, Vermont enacted its open-records law in the wake of the Watergate scandal. But since that 1975 law went on the books, lawmakers in Montpelier have watered it down with hundreds of exemptions. They include records related to maple products, aircontaminant source data and reporting of diseases related to weapons of mass

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can’t even see the records of something For its part, Vermont’s law-enforcethey did five, 10, 25 years ago?” he asked ment community is withholding judgthe committee. “That’s really extreme.” ment on any changes until lawmakers Attorney General Bill Sorrell, Vermont’s formalize them in a bill. However, the top law-enforcement official, said he favors lobbyist for the 800-member Vermont releasing records related to police officers Police Association guessed that many investigated for crimes — even cops would object to Sorrell’s idea when they are not ultimately of creating different standards charged — but not for average for criminal investigations of citizens. That opinion essencops versus private citizens. tially echoes a 2012 Vermont “Why would the public Supreme Court decision in a have a greater ability to look case brought by the Rutland through police records?” Herald. Sorrell said the asked lobbyist Ed Miller. change would increase public Miller also criticized a faconfidence that the cops are advored compromise of some openequately investigating their own. government advocates: redacting But he told lawmakers that adopting sensitive information from police reports the federal FOIA standard would be a before their release. In theory, Miller said, “big mistake.” Sorrell said there’s good an officer could easily cross out all names Spring reason to withhold certain criminal re- with a marker to protect privacy. collection cords from the public and news media. “But there’s still going to be enough For instance, it could endanger witnesses there so that anybody with a brain can by BB Dakota or victims, or unfairly implicate individu- look through the redacted names, and Colchester als who were investigated but eventually they’re going to see addresses, and they’re Burlington (Exit 16) (Downtown) Gift ruled out as suspects. 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She added that Sorrell also pointed out that all sui- responding to them often brings other cides begin as criminal investigations, work to a standstill. meaning suicide notes could be deemed “There have been times when, in the public records if criminal files become course of 24 hours, we get inundated with an open book. Offering another hypo- six huge requests, just from one person,” thetical, Sorrell said that if police pho- Gretkowski told lawmakers. tographs of a burglarized home became She passed around proposed legislation Be Safer, Be Smarter, Come Hear. public, criminals could get revealing that would replace the blanket exemption details about valuable items thieves may for investigative records with the federal Now scheduling new patients. have missed. FOIA standard. Left unaddressed is a In a subsequent interview, the 30-year-old law that shields the personnel Empire Plan accepted. 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or more than 60 years, one of the world’s largest dealers of surplus military weapons has been operating under the radar in northwest Vermont. Housed in an industrial park warehouse o˜ Route 104A in Georgia, Century International Arms manufactures and imports a huge volume of militarystyle assault weapons and other fi rearms. Some are sold locally at three licensed dealers: Powderhorn Outdoor Sports Center in Williston, Alder Run Guns and Ammo in Franklin and Bob’s Gun Shop in Georgia. But Century’s global reach extends well beyond Vermont. Its online catalogue f eatures a dizzying array of pistols, rifl es and shooting accessories, o˜ ered f or sale to law enf orcement and the public. They include the M16, M60, RPK and numerous variants of the iconic Russian Kalashnikov. Century’s C93 semiautomatic rifl e — f eatured on Ted Nugent’s July 2011 “Spirit of the Wild” TV show on the Outdoor Channel — comes equipped with two 40round magazines and a bayonet “while supplies last,” the catalog reads. Evidently, talk of outlawing assault weapons in the wake of the Sandy Hook school massacre has Century’s Vermont employees working around the clock to meet what the company’s website describes as “unprecedented order volume.” All of this is news to many residents of Franklin County, including some local politicians. Sen. Don Collins (D-Franklin) didn’t even know there was a gun manufacturer in his district. Sen. Norm McAllister (R-Franklin) has heard of the company but admits, “I’m not 100 percent sure what they do. I think they refurbish rifl es.” Neighbors also seem largely unaware of the controversy that has followed Century, whose corporate headquarters are in Delray Beach, Florida. Over the years, news investigations have linked Centuryimported weapons to Mexican drug lords, the Nicaraguan Contras and other lessthan-scrupulous actors. Century’s manufacturing and assembly plant is nestled in the northeast corner of the Arrowhead Industrial Park. The onestory, 8000 square-f oot warehouse is surrounded by a chain-link fence and barbed wire. The corrugated steel building sports no outdoor signage, except for a small listing on the industrial park’s outdoor directory and a fl ag bearing Century’s corporate logo: a world map in the crosshairs of a rifl e scope.

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Locally, the company is known Pages from the Century International Arms catalog as a good employer. “Folks in my hometown of Georgia were very pleased to have Century Arms locate in the Georgia industrial park,” says Rep. Carolyn Branagan (RGeorgia), “because they were known to be such a stable, reliable employer and producer of a good product.” Those sentiments are echoed by Deb Woodward, a lifelong Georgia resident who served on the Georgia selectboard f or 10 years bef ore resigning in October to take her current job as Georgia town administrator. Woodward’s husband briefl y worked at Century, which she describes as a “very responsible local business.” The company treats its employees well, pays its property taxes on time — $47,539 in 2012 — and keeps its property immaculate. “They’ve always been quite private,” Woodward adds. “Because of that, they’re the kind of company that you don’t realize how many people they employ until those people hit the unemployment line.” Last Wednesdayf ound a half dozen workers smoking on break outside the Georgia plant, approximately 24 hours af ter Senate Majority Leader Phil Baruth (D-Chittenden) introduced legislation to prohibit the “manuf acture, possession or transf er” of semiautomatic been going on,” the sta˜ has been “exassault weapons and high-capacity magatremely busy” assembling and shipping zines in Vermont —˝a law that surely would fi rearms. Asked what kind of weapons, he have a˜ ected Century and its roughly 180 responded, “You name it.” employees. Less than a week later, Baruth Century’s stealth presence in Vermont withdrew the bill. appears to be deliberate. Numerous phone One worker, who didn’t identif y himcalls and emails to both its Vermont self , said he’s been at Century f or about and Florida f acilities were not returned. two years and really likes working there. The company doesn’t maintain a lobHe confi rmed that “with everything that’s byist in the Statehouse nor has it made

any political campaign contributions large enough to trigger state or f ederal reporting requirements. Century isn’t a member of the Franklin County Regional Chamber of Commerce nor is there any record of it receiving economic development f unds f rom the state. Tim Smith, executive director of the Franklin County Industrial Development Corp., says he’s had only minimal dealings with Century, mostly on sta˙ ng and human resources issues. Much of what’s known about Century comesf rom national news stories. A 2011 investigative report in the Palm Beach Post said that William Sucher f ounded the company in Montréal in 1961. Sucher got his start hawking used o˙ ce equipment but graduated to selling surplus military hardware imported f rom Eastern Europe and Asia. With help f rom his brotherin-law and business partner, Manny Weigensberg, the company quickly grew to become the largest importer of surplus ﬁ rearms and accessories in North America. Sucher died in 1976; Weigensberg in 2004. The company’s presence in Vermont dates back at least to 1964, when Century Arms, as the company was f ormerly known, was located on Federal Street in St. Albans. It moved to its current location about a decade ago. A recent Dun and Bradstreet report estimated its net sales at $30 million annually. Based on the frequency of its employment ads, which the company runs almost weekly in several Vermont newspapers, including Seven Days, Century appears to be growing quickly. Those ads vary seasonally and feature di˜ erent characters in the

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crosshairs, including a shamrock for St. Patrick’s Day, a bunny for Easter and a party hat and confetti for New Year’s Eve. Federal law requires Century to report how many weapons it manufactures each year to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. In 2005, the company produced just 2657 rifles but in 2009 — the year President Barack Obama was first inaugurated — Century manufactured 42,876, according to ATF reports. In 2011, the latest year for which figures are available, Century produced 18,987 rifles. Imported, foreignmade firearms are another matter. For decades, Century has exploited a loophole to get around a federal law banning the importation of military-style rifles, according to a February 2011 investigative report jointly produced by the Center for Public Integrity and PBS’s “Frontline.” It does so by importing “slimmed down, ‘sporting’ versions of their foreign rifles” that can clear federal importation restrictions, then retrofitting them with U.S.-made parts, including bayonets and high-capacity clips. In the late 1980s and early ’90s, Century became one of the largest importers of SKS rifles from China and Russia, a military-style, semiautomatic precursor of the AK-47. One of its more infamous deals, according to the CPI/“Frontline” report, was a shipment of weapons Weigensberg procured for the Nicaraguan Contras in the 1980s. Such transactions were illegal at the time. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Century began buying up stockpiles of guns and ammo, including AK-47s, from former Warsaw Pact countries. According to the 2011 Palm Beach Post report, Century’s deals are often brokered by an international arms dealer and former Israeli special-forces soldier by the name of Ori Zoller. In 1999, the Post reported, Zoller purchased 3000 AK-47s for Century, but, when the deal soured, Zoller resold those weapons to AUC, a right-wing paramilitary group known for arming Colombian death squads. At the time, an attorney for the company said only that

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local business to help the site build slowly. Today, the Chester Telegraph has sections f or news, sports and lif estyle stories, letters, obituaries, a police log, a community bulletin board and a weekly cooking column called the Yankee Chef. How has it been received? Chester town officials did not return phone calls seeking comment. “It’s a good thing and it’s getting better,” says Bill Reed, who owns Misty Valley Books in downtown Chester with his wif e, Lynne, and advertises in the Telegraph. Reed, 65, disproves a prevailing theory in the news business that towns with older populations can’t attract a critical mass of online readers. But Reed, who consumes news on his iPad, notes, “I haven’t bought a paper in a long time. There are new tricks for old dogs.” “A lot of the older folks are picking up these devices,” asserts Prairie. “But it can still be a problem letting people know there’s another way to read the newspaper. It’s not like it’s at the supermarket.” So to promote the site, Prairie and Cunningham keep Chester Telegraph decals on each side of their red Pontiac Vibe, and hand out magnets and posters around town to spread the word. Prairie thinks the strength of the on line-only journalism model is exemplified by a recent photo essay of a fire in Chester’s historic Brooks-Lackie House. The feature began on the Telegraph’s Facebook page and migrated onto the website as a blend of historic photos and text with images of the devastation. “In print, we couldn’t have run all those color photos. They wouldn’t have looked good and it would have been too expensive,” she says. Asked if the Telegraph is making money, Prairie offers a firm “No.” “I finally paid myself a couple of weeks ago,” she laughs. “I gave myself $50.” Though with visits and ads increasing — 1000 or so people visit the site each month — she’s been able to use ad revenue to buy a laptop and camera and pay occasional freelancers $35 a story. “I’m not expecting to make a f ortune off of it, but there’s no doubt that journal ism is a very satisfying profession for me,” says Prairie, who hints she might export the model to surrounding communities. “I want people to know about the paper.” She pauses for a moment. “Notice that I still call it a paper?!” m SARAh p RiESTAp

ynthia Prairie spends dozens of hours each week in front of a flat-screen monitor, much as she did f or 30 years edit ing newspapers in North Carolina, Chicago and Maryland. But instead of a bustling newsroom, she’s work ing inside a 500-square-foot cabin in the woods, outside the Vermont town of Chester, population 3044. Despite the small size of her new home, Prairie, 57, finds plenty of local news to write about f or the online publication she founded a year ago. In the past week, the Chester Telegraph has carried stories about a local 8-year-old Kart racer, the merger of a jeweler and a pottery studio, and an issue of enduring obsession f or local residents: the proposal to build a Dollar General store on the town’s Main Street. “People think nothing happens in these little towns, but the fact is that there is a lot going on. Just no one is writing about it,” says Prairie. Many of Vermont’s small burgs are still served by local newspapers — think Charlotte, Randolph, Hardwick — but at least half of all Americans consume news primarily online, according to the Pew Research Center. Vermont has a f ew online-only news sites, such as VTDigger.org, and iBrattleboro, but the Chester Telegraph appears to be the first online-only news site in Vermont focused on a small town. Like VTDigger, it’s a nonprofit operation that makes money by selling advertisements. Nestled in hilly south-central Vermont near Ludlow, Chester has its own news weekly, Message for the Week. But as far as daily news goes, it’s a dead zone. The town is 37 miles f rom Rutland, 35 miles f rom Brattleboro and 23 miles from Claremont, N.H. The daily newspapers in those towns — the Herald, the Reformer and the Eagle Times, respectively — report Chester news sporadically. They don’t usually cover small stories, such as arrests stemming from a local tool theft or the renovation of a food market. “Because this area is in such a ‘news desert,’ I’m proud of any story that we run that gives people inf ormation that they need and didn’t have before,” says Prairie, looking more urbane than rural in jeans and a black sweater accessorized by a pink scarf . Atop her cropped blonde hair is a pair of funky reading glasses. A lifelong copy editor, Prairie saw a need f or a dedicated, real-time Chester news

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source in early 2011, on the occasion that two bridges leading into town were scheduled for simultaneous repairs. Prairie and her husband, Shawn Cunningham, real ized construction would hinder incoming traffic and local businesses would likely suffer as a result. “We felt like something should be done,” says Prairie. So Prairie and Cunningham f ormed a nonprofit called ChesterUnited and scored a $30,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development fund to keep residents and visitors up-to-date on detours and repair progress. The to-do list included designing and distributing paper maps and building a website. That website, ChesterVermont.org, cost about $15,000 to build and launch. It took off quickly. “Whenever we did a story about the bridge, the hits would go up,” recalls Prairie. That gave her the idea that the town might be hungry for a dedicated news website: “I knew I had an audience.” Prairie had moved to townf rom Maryland with her husband and daughter seven years earlier in an effort to simplify their lives. “I didn’t think I’d get back into newspapers when I came up here,” says Prairie, who had worked in newsrooms

more or less continuously since graduat ing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “For a while, we were just going to figure it out.” Prairie and Cunningham built a green house in f ront of their cabin, named their property Pardonfield Farm and began selling plants at local farmers markets. Prairie also stayed on as a contributing editor at MarylandReporter.com, an online news site. Starting a newspaper in Chester was out of the question. The cost was prohibi tive. “It’s not that I don’t believe in print. I just don’t read things in hard copy,” Prairie notes. “I also didn’t see how anyone could do print and do it effectively and efficiently.” At first, she tried to turn the Chester site’s blog into a news site, but the mechanics proved to be too complicated. Prairie archived some of the stories on ChesterVermont.org and designed the Telegraph as a Wordpress site that launched in January 2012. Those first two weeks, the site got only 300 to 400 visitors, Prairie recalls. She did almost all of the reporting and writing herself, and personally solicited local businesses for ads — which she also designed. The ad rates — ranging from $15 to $50 a week — attracted enough

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support for the wind moratorium and present their own alternative energy plan f or the state. Conventional wisdom might suggest that wind opponents are a small but vocal minority of Vermonters — especially when polling numbers skew so consistently in f avor of ridgeline wind power. But poll ing expert Rich Clark, the director of the Castleton Polling Institute, cautions against reading those polls as broad sup port for “industrial wind” in Vermont. Clark doesn’t dispute GMP’s reported survey numbers, noting they mirror his own results f rom the WCAX poll. But he believes the numbers collected in both the Castleton and GMP polls are “sof t.” He’s still waiting for a poll with “that follow-up question” that might drill down deeper.

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customers on December 16 and 17 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percent, Dostis says. “We have to take it f or what it is,” Schnure says. “It’s a poll. It’s a reading.” But over time, she says, the snapshot that has emerged is one of steady support f or wind development. Clark’s perspective — that the wind polling numbers are valid but likely don’t tell the whole story — is echoed by oppo nents of wind energy who express frustration at just how often polling data are trotted out in defense of wind development. “What most people have been polled on is the question of : Do you support wind? Well, I support wind. That’s not really the issue,” says Sen. Joe Benning (R-Caledonia), a lead sponsor of the wind-moratorium bill. “The issue is whether or not you support the location of industrial-strength wind in our most

environmentally sensitive areas. If you redeveloped the question for the polls and asked that, I think you’re going to have a different answer.” Annette Smith of Vermonters for a Clean Environment measures public opinion an other way: the voting record of communities that have been asked to host wind-power projects. The town of Lowell voted 342 to 114 in f avor of the Kingdom Community Wind project after Green Mountain Power made its case — including the promise of large annual property tax payments to the town — in an extensive public relations campaign. Sheffield residents voted 120 to 23 to continue exploring a 16-turbine wind project, and Readsboro residents also voted to expand an existing 11-turbine array. But as Smith points out, residents in Barton, Sutton, Londonderry, Manchester, Wilmington, Ira, Newark, Hubbardton and Brighton have all voted against wind projects in some f orm or another, either by opposing specific developments or amending town plans to prohibit wind turbines on ridgelines. Smith’s tally shows that in considering the votes across 12 towns, 58 percent — or 1943 voters — have opposed wind projects, compared to 42 percent in support. “These are communities that have grappled with the issue,” says Smith. “These are communities that have voted on it after they’ve educated themselves.” Smith complains of insufficient education in Vermont about the potential downsides of wind — noise primary among them. Smith says she experienced the inf orma tion gap firsthand when she participated in a deliberative polling session commis sioned by the Vermont Department of Public Service in 2007. “I was in the 90 percent that pushed the button that said, ‘Yes, I support ridgeline wind,’” says Smith. At the time she thought the issue boiled down to aesthetic objec tions, not the environmental and health concerns she raises today. “What we’ve seen in communities is that the opposition is strong, it’s grow ing, it’s present,” says Lukas Snelling of Energize Vermont, a group opposed to big wind. “The poll is completely irrelevant. It lends itself to be a really nice talking point for wind proponents, but the reality is, it’s not reflective of what takes place in these communities when projects are proposed.” For his part, VPIRG’s Burns says op ponents of big wind should be heard. “But that kind of extreme position to clean energy is not going to carry the day in the Statehouse,” he says. m

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For instance, do Vermonters support tur bines when they’re placed within view of their own homes? He likens the poll results to national opinion on the death penalty. A majority of Americans believes persons convicted of murder should be put to death. But followup questions about the possibility of lif e imprisonment without parole, or about the costs associated with death penalty legal appeals, erode that support. His point? “Go deeper.” GMP spokeswoman Dorothy Schnure says the company has asked more nuanced f ollow-up questions in smaller surveys in the past. In 2011, it asked 100 custom ers to choose one of two statements that best reflected their opinion: “…wind turbines like those being built in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom [are] an essential part of generating safe, clean, renewable power in the f uture, even if it means that a f ew

of our ridge lines will have giant turbines that could spoil the view,” or “Wind tur bines like those being built in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom might provide some renewable energy and cut climate-chang ing greenhouse gasses a little, but it’s not worth spoiling Vermont’s pristine ridge lines when other alternatives exist.” According to GMP, 65 percent picked the f ormer; 27 percent chose the latter. Eight percent weren’t sure. Schnure concedes those results come with a high margin of error. GMP hired Public Opinion Strategies — a Republican polling firm that worked f or Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign — to collect customer f eedback on service, reliability and other topics using live inter viewers. The latest GMP survey polled 600

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created a disturbingly dark meditation on violence — global, national and personal. In fact, this film could easily be viewed as an homage to the films of her favorite director: Sam Peckinpah. From the main theme of the hunt for bin Laden (Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia) to the scenes of rendition and dirty tricks (Killer Elite) to the saga of Seal Team Six (The Wild Bunch and The Getaway), this film is a straight-on, powerful piece of filmmaking in the grand tradition of American action films.

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hen dance and environmental studies prof essor ANDREA OLSEN ﬁ rst came to Middlebury College in 1982, the dance program was in its inf ancy. Students could participate in the recently f ormed DANCE COMPANY OF MIDDLEBURY, but they couldn’t get credit for it or major in dance. The department has come a long way since then. To mark its 30th anniversary, DCM will premiere its newest work, Simply Light, with Middlebury dancers of all eras this Friday and Saturday at the college, before taking the work on a weeklong tour to Smith College in Northampton, Mass.; and the Monterey Institutef or International Studies in Calif ornia and other arts venues. The Saturday perf ormance includes a preshow discussion about DCM’s history — led by college historian ANDREW WENTINK and Olsen, artistic director of the company — and a postshow reception and dance party. Alum PAUL MATTESON, a Bessie Awardwinning dancer and f ormer principal member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie

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continues to todirect directanan Company, she continues group interdisciplinary performance perf ormance group andCompany, Company, called Catherine Cabeen and based in Seattle. whichmembers membersnow now The DCM, ffor or which earn college credit, is is intense. intense.Dancers Dancers immersed audition are accepted bybyaudition andand herself the hersel f in the day, then rehearse two hours aa day, authentic-movement fivevedays week,and andmany many fi days a week, communiand contact-improv communiweekends throughout the year. year. very rich rich crosscrossties there. “There was a very day, ing over of artistic infl influences uencesgoing goingon oninin During January term, they dance all day, every day. Northampton,” she says. The company has diversifi ed over the But Olsen wanted to get back to teaching. “I felt really full of information years. Interdisciplinary initiatives such as the environmental studies program — to share,” she recalls. “But I did want Olsen is the John C. Elder prof essor of to continue the work with a prof esenvironmental studies — have brought sional company. The Dance Company in students who might not otherwise of Middlebury was a draw because it felt like a way to be in both worlds… and have discovered dance. Throughout the company’s history, with funding!” Soon, Olsen and fellow dance profes- members have consistently gone on to pursue dance after college. Of the seven sor TARIN CHAPLIN got to work writing to nine members each year, Olsen says, proposals to have dance accepted as a two or three end up dancing professionmajor. “It was the beginning of the era when dancers were tenured,” Olsen says. ally or in an academic setting. “Because they have company experience, they “That shif t into a kind of permanency” have a real head start,” says Olsen. was key to establishing the dance proAnd the essence has remained the gram Middlebury has today, she adds. same. “Middlebury is known f or our These days the department has f our creative work,” Olsen says. “You can’t f ull-time f aculty members — PENNY just be a dancer; you also have to be a CAMPBELL, Olsen, CHRISTAL BROWN and choreographer.” CATHERINE CABEEN — a lighting designer, JENNIFER PONDER, and two musicians — RON ROST and MICHAEL CHORNEY, who Simply Light, performed by the Dance have been with the department f rom Company of Middlebury. Friday and the start. Saturday, January 25 and 26, 8 p.m. at the Cabeen, who joined the departMahaney Center for the Arts Dance ˜ eatre, ment last fall, is the newest addition. A Middlebury College. $12/10/6. former dancer with Bill T. Jones/Arnie go.middlebury.edu/arts Zane and the Martha Graham Dance Meredith White

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Jacob and Kristin Albee t’s not easy to make a former Catholic appears almost to pulsate with red graffiti JacobAlbee.com . 802-540-0401 Diocese headquarters feel like a college. on pale pixels. “This one is about language 41 Maple Street, Burlington, VT Especially when every inch of wall and communication,” says Heffern, noting Studio Hours BY APPOINTMENT ONLY space is covered in industrial-strength that the vibrant red hieroglyphs are meant wallpaper, as is the case at Burlington to symbolize the communication between students and teachers. College’s digs in the New North End. Heffern, 43, has had plenty of practice8V-JacobAlbee012313.indd 1 Fortunately, the college recently hired 1/22/138v-smalldog010913.indd 1:00 PM adjunct professor DANA HEFFERN, a seasoned creating unique environments with paint. interior designer and longtime Broadway After graduating from Rochester Institute scenic artist, and gave her free rein to of Technology in the late ’90s, she moved redecorate the place. Heffern took the op- to New York City to work in the film inportunity to infuse the old building with a dustry. But the scenic artists working on welcome dose of youthfulness and color. Broadway quickly attracted her interest. “Give me a wall on each floor, and I’ll trick “It’s a pretty small club,” she says. “It’s hard to get into.” But she did. it out,” she recalls telling administrators. Over the next 15 years, Heffern Earlier this month, with the help of student JODEY RASULO, Heffern pried off por- worked on 200 shows, including Cats, Les tions of the wallpaper, which she says “is Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Billy as thick as a tire tread on a car,” and spent Elliot, Spring Awakening and The Lion King. the next week and a half painting what she If it was on Broadway during that time, calls “wallscapes” on each of the building’s chances are Heffern painted the scenery. A few years ago, craving a lifestyle three floors. They’re not exactly murals, Heffern change, she and her husband moved to says. The painted walls will serve as vi- Burlington. Heffern enrolled in Goddard brant, energetic backgrounds on which to College’s MFA program in interdisciplinhang student artwork. “They’re beautiful ary arts, where she created a performancesupport for the work that goes in front of art/dinner-theater piece called Antidote about her experience with Type 1 diabetes. them,” she suggests. Each wallscape has a different look After graduating last year, she landed the and intention. On the first floor, Heffern gig at Burlington College. “I consider myself an artist who stumused loud reds, blues and black to create an abstract-expressionist piece. “It’s bold, bled across Broadway, and now I’m an bombastic, a little dirty, a little street,” she artist who’s stumbled onto advising and teaching,” Heffern says. says. As for those wallscapes, she hopes On the second floor, which is home to the president’s office and boardrooms, to change them every few years. “They Heffern created a more subdued, calm should stay youthful, fresh,” she says. wallscape with soft blue, green and peach hues. “I don’t want to agitate here,” she says. danaheffern.com On the third floor, which holds faculty offices and a student lounge, the wall

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STATE of THEarts Vermont’s O˜ ce of the Creative Economy Surveys Businesses, Looks to the Future

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reative economy” is more than a catchphrase in Vermont; the growth of arts- and tech-related enterprises is practically the Great (Multicolored) Hope in a state that’s low on jobs but teeming with artists and entrepreneurs. With the goal of helping nascent CE-type businesses, the OFFICE OF THE CREATIVE ECONOMY — itself a fl edgling branch of Vermont’s Agency of Commerce & Community Development — has issued a survey to home in on their needs. It was sent to “approximately 1000” such businesses, according to JOE BOOKCHIN, director of the OCE — and recipients were invited to pass it along to others. The 15-question survey was “basically an outgrowth of a lot of meetings with people in the creative-economy sector; it’s a way to codify things like ‘what were the reasons f or putting your business in Vermont?’ and ‘how did you fi nd qualifi ed employees?’” Bookchin explains. Some of the other questions asked f or the “top fi ve concerns facing your business,” which resources the business has utilized, which OCE activities would be helpful, and how the Vermont educational system “could be more responsive to your employee recruitment and retention needs.”

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“Ultimately,” Bookchin says, “I think it’s about how we can help our constituents and shape our agenda.” Another reason for the survey, he adds, is to obtain more demographic data, “so we can really chart which areas are growing and not growing, and then establish best practices to help,” Bookchin says. “Is social media working f or them? Do they have access to capital?” The OCE is f ocusing on f our types of

A SONG FOR THE PRESIDENT On Monday morning, President Barack Obama, his family and his cabinet attended a private prayer service at St. John’s Church, across from the White House, to kick off the inauguration. ˜ e ﬁ rst thing they heard upon being seated was a three-minute choral work by Vermont’s own DAVID LUDWIG. “I’m really blown away by [the programming of my piece], totally blown away,” the 40-year-old composer declared the night before the inauguration. Ludwig is the new-music adviser to the VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and director of the LAKE CHAMPLAIN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL’s composition program. He spoke to Seven David Ludwig Days from Philadelphia, where he teaches at the Curtis Institute of Music. ˜ e Obamas listened to the St. John’s choir perform Ludwig’s “˜ e New Colossus,” a piece commissioned in 2002 in the wake of 9/11. Its title and text come from the 1883 poem by Emma Lazarus, engraved on a plaque inside the Statue of Liberty, which imagines the female ﬁ gure welcoming “the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.” “It’s a piece I’m still really proud of,” Ludwig said. “˜ e words are about tolerance. Back then [after 9/11], they had a different meaning, but the world hasn’t gotten much more peaceful.” COURTESY OF DAVID LUDWIG

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businesses in Vermont: computer sof tLocal 64 o˝ ers its own supportive opware and game development; graphic portunities to members and the public. arts, marketing and advertising; ﬁ lm and One of them is the Pitch Kitchen, where new media; and independent artists who individuals with an idea can run it by a have manufacturing shops. Bookchin says small group of interested but impartial those “macro sectors” were derived f rom judges. Bookchin, who has been a judge at research at the Department of Labor, but Pitch Kitchen, applauds “this new way of “there are lots of gray looking at how people areas.” organize themselves. One of those might It’s getting people out of contain LOCAL 64 in their houses to be part of a collective synergy.” Montpelier, a memberA similar dynamic ship-driven coworkis at play in Vermont’s ing and networking small but growing space f ounded in 2011 makers’ movement, by LARS HASSELBLAD Bookchin notes. TORRES. “Lars in parJ O E B O O K C HI N ticular goes beyond just “They’re a wonderf ul synthesis of all those supplying the space,” says Bookchin. “He ideas — sof tware developers, putting things together. Hopef ully reaches out and tries to help people make from that, new businesses will arrive.” connections.” Preliminary survey ﬁ ndings will be Torres agrees that his place f alls outposted on the OCE website by February 15, side the OCE’s four macro sectors, which is why, he says, “I found it di˛ cult to o˝ er Bookchin says. the insights I’d have liked [on the survey] — what I think is exciting in Vermont For more info or to get a link to the right now, who I see as valuable players creative economy survey, contact Joe in the creative ecology of the state, what Bookchin at 828-3618 or joe.bookchin@ I think could be priority investments, etc.” state.vt.us. But Torres says he wants to see the OCE accd.vermont.gov/business/innovation/ succeed, and hopes to help shape its “core creative_economy programs and activities.”

Ludwig said the work was chosen simply because “the conductor [St. John’s John’s music director Benjamin Hutto] heard it, liked the piece, and decided to program it. I guess that’s that’s how these things happen,” he added with a chuckle. Hutto wrote Ludwig a letter about his plans for the piece a few weeks ago, but both had to wait for the inauguration committee’s ﬁnally nallycame camethrough throughlast last committee’s approval, which fi Wednesday. Since then, Ludwig’ Ludwig’s Facebook and and fan fan pages pages have have s Facebook been deluged, and he’s had to “hire PR people and all that stuff. ˜ ere are a lot of different groups who will want to make their name with this piece.” Ludwig said he doubted he’d able to attend the service, from which even the media were banned. (In a Monday afternoon email, he conﬁ rmed, “Between the time that I got the news and the event, there was just no time to pass security clearance.”) But he had bigger dreams, in any case. “I have fantasies of [Obama] tweeting at me and saying, ‘Hey, nice piece!’” AMY LILLY

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Dear cecil, I watched the film Turbulence the other day. In the movie, after a shootout on a flight transporting prisoners, a stewardess must outwit a serial killer and land the airplane herself. Has it ever happened that the pilots have been incapacitated and an airplane has been landed by a flight attendant or passenger? Bjarne martensson, Hamina, Finland

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ell, having a little prior training seems to be extremely helpful, if not an actual prerequisite. But yes, it can be and has been done. Examples: • In July 1985 a passenger who had flown a plane once but wasn’t certified was able to bring a Cessna safely to ground in Lansing, Mich., after the pilot suffered a heart attack and died midflight. • In February 2002 a woman with just 48 hours of pilot training took the controls of a twin-engine Cessna over Cape Cod after the pilot became incoherent following an insulin reaction. Unable to reach anyone on the ground, she was able to safely crash-land the plane on the ground next to the runway, saving everyone aboard. • In 2009 a Florida man with 130 hours of experience flying single-engine planes took the controls of a twinengine turboprop after the pilot died early in the flight. The emergency stand-in,

whose wife and daughters were also aboard, claimed later he’d had no idea how to operate the larger plane beyond working the radio, but he was successfully talked down to a safe landing. • Last April, when her husband lost consciousness while flying a Cessna in Wisconsin, 80-year-old Helen Collins, who hadn’t piloted a plane in decades, managed to contact air traffic controllers and, with coaching, crash-land the plane without major injury. (Her husband, however, didn’t survive his medical emergency.) OK, you say, but what about

big commercial aircraft? More examples: • In November 2008 the copilot of an Air Canada Boeing 767 suffered a mental breakdown and had to be forcibly removed from the cockpit, restrained and sedated. No other pilots were aboard, so a flight attendant with flying experience took over the copilot’s chair for an emergency landing in Shannon, Ireland. • In June 2010 a flight attendant with 300 hours of experience flying a Cessna sat in for an ill first officer on an American Airlines 767 landing in Chicago. • This past November a Lufthansa Boeing 747

en route from New York to Frankfurt made an unscheduled landing at Dublin after the first officer suffered a severe migraine. News reports credited a heroic passenger with helping to land the plane, in a sequence of events described in the Irish Independent’s coverage as a “miracle.” However, the helpful passenger happened to be an off-duty Boeing 767 pilot, which in my book takes the incident out of the miraculous realm. The common thread here is that the replacement pilots had some experience, and in the cases involving big commercial jets they weren’t solely (or even mainly) responsible for landing the plane. So the question remains whether an inexperienced passenger could be successfully talked down without a copilot on hand. Wussy answer: maybe. In a 2007 episode, the “MythBusters” guys tested this possibility using a NASA simulator of a commercial airliner: In the first trial they received no help; in the second a licensed pilot gave them instructions over the radio. Left to figure it out themselves, both of the show’s hosts crashed, but with instructions each was able to land the plane without simulated fatalities. A considerable advantage when landing a commercial aircraft is that most big planes today have automatic landing capability, which relies on a combination

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posh nightclub, I got to choose — entirely arbitrarily — who entered my taxi. All things being equal, I go for the more attractive people. (I’m not proud of this, but there you have it.) I slowed to a crawl and waved over a pretty couple — a man and woman, both tall. The guy had lustrous, black hair and strong, masculine features. The girl — well, what can I say? She was voluptuous, with long, wavy, blonde hair. The full, red lips didn’t hurt, either, if you go for that kind of thing. Let’s just say that if this couple reproduced, their child would have an unfair advantage

with clothing. As for the covered parts, she began — well, feeling them up, if that’s what the kids still call it. This is not unusual. Couples have been making out in the backseat of cabs for as long as cabs have existed. Before that, lovers undoubtedly went at it in horsedrawn carriages. I said, “Oooh-kay, then — I’ll let you know when we reach your development.” When my passenger swung herself onto her companion’s hips, it occurred to me that this might be — after a 14-year gap — the second time. In my 30-plus years

Why Would a Woman remove her shoes in the backseat of a cab? in life and, when grown, would have no trouble getting into nightclubs or securing a cab. The woman was slightly wobbly as her partner helped her into the backseat. Taking a seat next to her, the guy gave me an address at a new condo cluster on Hinesburg Road. “Crazy night for you guys, I bet,” he added. Before I could affirm his observation, the girl threw her arms around his neck and began smooching. “Sorry, dude,” he said, laughing. “She really wants to kiss me.” “Well, how could she resist?” I said. “I know, I’m such a sexy dude,” he joked. That’s when the lady got serious. She began kissing his neck, his face, his eyes — basically any part of him not covered

of hacking, just once before had a couple had actual sex in the back of my taxi. There was something about this woman’s singlemindedness; she was, in short, having her way with him. Not that he was putting up a lot of resistance. In the rear-view, I watched her shift and reshift her position as lower-level clothing began to be, if not removed, then peeled back. All of this while she kept up the passionate kissing. I could tell they were both trying mightily to hold back the noise, as if quieter sex in the back of a moving cab would be somehow more demure. The plain fact was, the semipublic setting was a big part of the kinky appeal. Meanwhile, back on the farm, I was figuring out how to handle the situation.

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I suppose I could have told them to cease and desist, but why? Really, what harm was being done? Of greater concern was my voyeuristic participation in the festivities. Lechery is not my thing. But, as I said, the girl was gorgeous, and her blond mane gently undulated to the movement of her head and lips and the grinding of her hips. It was flat-out erotic — yup, I said it. It took all my will power to keep my eyes on the road and off the carnal movie playing in the rear-view mirror. Visualizing Eleanor Roosevelt helped — a great humanitarian, early feminist and not a hottie. With an ETA of two minutes, I announced, “OK, folks , we’re almost there.” The guy said, “Roger,” as the women pivoted back onto her seat. There was the sound of giggling and rustling clothing. As the guy paid the fare, I said, “Well, brother, you’re definitely having a better New Year’s Eve than me.” He chuckled and said, “True that.” I had pulled in perpendicularly, facing the condo, and I watched the girl follow her beau up the walkway to the front door. She was rocking a short black skirt and black tights, which may help explain my failure to notice her shoes, or lack thereof. Just before she closed the door behind her, she turned, looked at me with a sly smile and gave a little wave. I don’t know for sure if the shoes I discovered belonged to her, but I’m seriously considering keeping them as a memento.

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ometimes I think I have two distinct jobs: driving a cab, and driving a cab on New Year’s Eve. Year-round, Burlington is an active town with an array of events, concerts and festivals giving rise to busy—at times hectic—nights for us cabdrivers. But New Year’s Eve is altogether a different animal. On this last night of the year, from early evening until five or six in the morning, the demand for taxis far exceeds the supply. I mean far. Hectic gives way to frenetic. I don’t mind; I know the drill, and I’m prepared for it. Bring it on. This past New Year’s Eve held true to form. When I woke up on January 1, well past noon, the previous night was a blur — if lucrative. I’m certain I drove dozens of happy, drunk revelers, but the fares all seemed to blend together. For at least 12 straight hours, my nose had been planted on the grindstone, my attention fully consumed in the task of safely transporting my customers to their destinations. I know I talked to people throughout the night — that’s my nature — but I was hard-pressed to remember any of the details. As I said, a blur. I dragged myself out to my taxi to clean the evening’s detritus from the seats and floor mats. As I stooped to remove an empty soda bottle from the back of the cab, I noticed a pair of black shoes wedged under the driver’s seat. Say what? Pulling them out, I could see they were platform pumps with extra-high stilettos. How did they get there? Why would a woman remove her shoes in the backseat of a cab? Then it all came flooding back to me… New Year’s Eve, postmidnight, I swung back downtown to face a horde of cab-hailing people. Like a bouncer at a

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hen opposition researchers wanted to dig up dirt on presidential candidate Howard Dean, they went to the studios of CCTV, the Burlington area’s government-access channel. There, inside a narrow closet next to the equipment room, political operatives found a video archive of almost everything produced since CCTV launched Vermont’s first public-access channel in 1984. The VHS tapes lining the walls contained hours and hours of f ootage documenting Dean’s 11 years in office — a treasure trove f or campaign operatives and political reporters mining the past of an unlikely White House contender. “The opposition bought everything that had Dean’s name on it; then his campaign bought everything they did,” recalls CCTV executive director LaurenGlenn Davitian. “Then the New York Times came f or three days and watched everything they could.” Today, that Times article is f ramed on the wall of CCTV’s production studio in Burlington’s Old North End, a reminder of what Davitian sees as the value of public-access TV. Over its three-decade run in Vermont, community television has become a sort of library f or democracy, a place where people of divergent backgrounds can congregate, collaborate and record the history of their time. But, unlike libraries, public-access channels don’t get their f unding f rom the taxpaying public. They get it f rom “franchise fees” paid by cable subscribers — about $3 a month on a typical cable bill. Rapid changes in the cable industry and the way people watch television could threaten that f unding source and, ultimately, the very existence of publicaccess TV. Davitian even has an apocalypticsounding name f or this uncertain f uture: She calls it the “doomsday scenario.” “I don’t know when it’s going to be — 10 years, 15, maybe — but the time is going to come when cable companies are going to say, ‘We’re not cable companies. We’re IP companies.’ And they’re not going to be regulated the same way,” Davitian explains. When that happens, she says, those f ranchise f ees paid by cable subscribers could disappear. Cable companies have wanted f or years to ditch that cost of business to make themselves more competitive with satellite TV providers, who aren’t subject to franchise fees.

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Chittenden County’s three publicaccess channels — Chittenden Community Television, Regional Educational Technology Network and Vermont Community Access Media (each better known by its acronym) — collectively receive about $1.5 million a year f rom f ees paid by Comcast and Burlington Telecom subscribers. CCTV f ocuses on local government meetings, election coverage and community events. RETN covers education and school board meetings. And VCAM is the public

station that lets anyone produce a show on a first-come, first-served basis. Each channel raises some money from donations, grants andf ee-f or-service production jobs. But it’s nowhere near enough to cover the loss of their primary funding if that were to vanish. So three years ago, CCTV, RETN and VCAM came together to begin working more collaboratively. Last week, heads of the three channels met again for a strategic planning session. One point of agreement: Public-access stations must start planning

for a time when cable fees cannot sustain them. “We need to start having the doomsday scenario conversation,” Davitian says. Public-access TV has come a long way since its f ounding in the early 1970s as an “electronic soapbox” f or average citizens to air viewpoints not available on commercial cable. Vermont now supports 25 community television channels. The three serving Chittenden County produce and air hundreds of hours of original programming each month and serve as training grounds for aspiring filmmakers, broadcasters and video hobbyists. The stations have also added national and international public affairs shows to complement the local offerings. CCTV airs “Democracy Now!” twice daily. RETN airs Al Jazeera English. All three have upgraded to high-definition cameras and editing decks and are experimenting with producing video on smartphones and other mobile devices. But Steven Shepard, a Williston-based author who has written several books on telecommunications and technology, says public-access TV still suffers from outdated perceptions. “A lot of people, when they think community television, they think of those two weird guys sitting on a couch, smoking dope and talking about marijuana,” says Shepard, who served on CCTV’s board from 2005 to 2011. Such misconceptions persist, Shepard says, because public-access stations historically have done a poor job of telling their own stories and explaining why they serve a vital public need. “They don’t market because they’ve never had to market,” he says. “If these stations at large made a huge effort to justify their existence through the public, through social media and advertising, maybe a speaking circuit, maybe suddenly the market will say, ‘These guys are important. They deserve a place at the table.’” Shepard thinks Davitian’s doom-andgloom f uture is likely and guesses major changes in cable regulation could be as few as five years away. Public-access TV has survived existential threats before. When YouTube hit the scene, the question Seven Days and other media observers posed was “Does public-access TV still matter in the YouTube age?” Almost overnight, anyone with a webcam had become an amateur filmmaker or citizen journalist, and YouTube provided an easy, f ree and

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“They need to know how to do math, write and read. But they are as likely in their future to have to walk in and do a media presentation in their job interview.” Public-access TV is increasingly focused on training people in communication skills, along with the nuts and bolts of production. As Davitian points out, there’s more to making good video than simply whipping out a smartphone and hitting record. “Just because you have a television channel in your pocket doesn’t mean you know how to communicate effectively,” she says. “We need to become effective communicators to persuade people.” RETN’s Campitelli agrees. “Our real goal is to teach people skills and give them tools to have a voice. It’s all about civic discourse.” It’s also about bridging what VCAM’s Mobley calls the “economic divide.” “The tools everyone is using are still not accessible to a large number of people in the community,” Mobley says. “Having a place where they can come in and learn this stuff and have access to the tools that everyone is using on a daily basis makes [community media] centers unique.” But would TV viewers even notice if public-access stations disappeared? For a lot of people, the city council meetings and homespun shows on public access are channel-surfing speed bumps on the way to ESPN, HBO and other commercial networks with slicker programming.

Community television doesn’t show up on Nielsen ratings, and the stations themselves can only guess at their viewership. CCTV’s Davitian cites a 3-year-old survey by Comcast that found 30 percent of Chittenden County’s cable audience, or about 10,000 households, said they had watched local-access channels during the previous month. RETN’s Campitelli guesses the number is closer to 20,000 but admits he can’t be sure. Whatever the number, Davitian and her counterparts want to make sure the channels are around to serve the public — and democracy — for the long haul. How exactly they’ll pay for it, should her doomsday scenario come to pass, is an open question. But there’s no shortage of ideas. Davitian says the channels could pursue the Vermont Public Radio model — gradually turning viewers and volunteers into donors through public engagement. Of course, pledge drives might be less effective when they’re interrupting development review board meetings and discussions of IsraeliPalestinian relations, rather than “Car Talk” or “Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me!” At present, CCTV gets about $10,000 a year in donations — a fraction of its $500,000 annual budget. VCAM and RETN get even less. But Davitian says fundraising must play a larger role in the stations’ futures. One reason she recently hired Matt Kelly as executive producer and channel director was his background in commercial radio. “He’s the smiling dialer,” Davitian says. “He knows how to sell.” Likewise, Mobley says VCAM is considering hiring a full-time fundraiser. “It would be entirely new for VCAM,” he says. “But all the forwardthinking [public-access] centers around the country are doing it, and all the rest of us are realizing it needs to start happening.” Campitelli says RETN will also be asking people to donate. Already, CCTV is diversifying its services as a hedge against funding uncertainties. Five years ago, it launched Common Good Vermont, a grant-funded website and training program that instructs nonprofit leaders in strategic communications. Campitelli says that, if cable funding gets reduced, public-access stations will have to get more creative and won’t be able to provide as many free services. While paying for access runs counter to community media’s philosophy, he says stations like RETN may have no choice. “We’re really interested to see how supportive the community will be,” Campitelli says. “How valuable do people think we are?” m

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wo years ago, Vermont Life magazine sloughed off its staid, nostalgic look and replaced it with a spare new logo and contempo rary design. Vermont Life today appears to be more interested in the lives of Vermont soldiers deployed to Afghanistan than fall foliage and sleigh rides. It was a dramatic makeover for the venerable, 67-year-old state-owned quarterly. But while the redesign earned rave reviews f rom editors and publishers, it hasn’t yet produced what Vermont Lif e needs most: new readers of any stripe. Paid circulation is at its lowest point in the his tory of the magazine — less than 35,000, down f rom a high of near 105,000 in the 1980s. On the business side, the ink is red. Vermont Life has reported deficits for 17 of the last 28 years, according to Vermont’s Comprehensive Annual Finance Report. Over the last two years, it’s lost $728,266, fueled in part by advertising revenue that dropped 47 percent between 2009 and 2011. In 2011, the magazine lost $382,613. The f ollowing year, it came up $345,653 short. All those annual deficits put Vermont Life in the hole f or a cumulative total of $1.3 million: That’s how much the publication, which is meant to be self-sustaining, currently owes the state of Vermont. The magazine is also facing something of an identity crisis. Founded in 1946 as a marketing tool f or the state, Vermont Life f or years catered to out-of -state va cationers with a f ond spot f or the Green Mountain State. But those longtime read ers are dying off, and younger tourists are increasingly looking online to plan their vacations. So editor Mary Hegarty Nowlan is trying to lure younger local readers with a regular diet of food, arts and outdoors coverage, in the hope that the old demographic will come along f or the ride. In a recent

radio ad aired on the Point, she described the magazine as being, “by Vermonters, for Vermonters, about Vermonters,” adding, “it doesn’t get any more local than this.” Nowlan has even taken the unusual step of designing different cover images for the same issue. Last year’s spring issue f or subscribers — roughly two-thirds of whom live out of state — f eatured a picturesque, f ull-color f orest scene and a teaser f or a f ood story about “old-school chef s.” The same issue targeted locals on the newsstand with a dramatic black-andwhite cover shot of a young Vermonter harvesting maple syrup. The cover teaser was changed to “edgy chefs.” Can Nowlan woo the “edgy” and the “old-school” in one f ell swoop? Pleasing both is easier said than done. Her logic: “I feel like if it’s relevant and interesting and captivating for Vermonters, the people who love Vermont — who live in Massachusetts or Connecticut or whatever — will f eel like they’re in on something.” Others are more skeptical: “It both purports to be a stand-alone magazine and a promotional catalog f or the state of Vermont,” says Bill Schubart, the chair of the Vermont Journalism Trust, which oversees the nonprofit news site VTDigger.org. “It’s a tough row to hoe. You have to be a cheerleader, but you also have to be an objective, informative journalistic enterprise.” More existential still is the question that no one seems to be asking: Should the state be publishing a magazine that sells Vermont to Vermonters — and that’s racking up debt to boot?

uring the two decades he steered Vermont Lif e, f ormer editor Tom Slayton saw himself as “keeper of the sacred myths of Vermont.” Writers still praise his judgment and keen eye. But Slayton says thatfi he’s

“remembered or cursed f or anything,” it will be f or bringing advertising to the magazine in 1991. That’s when, af ter three years of deficits, Vermont Life hired its first advertising director. Yes, readers complained, but the magazine’s renewal rate actually went up. More importantly, it added millions of dollars to the bottom line over the decade that followed. In good years, the magazine has been self -supporting — primarily because of Vermont Lif e calendar sales, which still account f or a third of the magazine’s op erating revenue. But when Slayton retired in 2007, the publication was f acing hard times again. By 2009, “the books looked really bad,” recalls John Boutin, the pub lisher of Vermont Business Magazine and one of six members on Vermont Life’s advisory board. In addition to scenic calendars, Vermont Lif e also produces a catalog f ea turing the work of local artisans — but it’s become a financial liability in recent years. Last year Vermont Lif e had to write off $60,000 worth of unsold products.

Dave Hakins was hired in May 2011 to be Vermont Lif e’s new advertising direc tor. Seven months later he took on the role of publisher, a job the legislature had considered eliminating because of the magazine’s poor financial performance. Hakins brings an entrepreneurial spirit to the Vermont Lif e offices in the suite it shares with the Agency of Commerce and Community Development in Montpelier’s National Life complex. A former newspa perman who grew up Vermont, Hakins lef t journalism f or a career in corporate promotions. Af ter selling his company and retiring to Vermont, he directed the Vermont Convention Bureau and served as director of business development at the Essex Resort and Spa. Hakins is promising to balanceVermont Life’s budget by the end of fiscal year 2015 — and he’s already made some progress. Ad revenues were up 50 percent in his first issue as sales manager, and he’s looking for a new ad rep to sell national and interna tional accounts. Vermont Lif e is starting to host parties to promote advertisers,

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o one disputes that Vermont Lif e could not have stayed the same — and survived. Fellow publishers note the improvements. “It looks better than it ever has,” says Lisa Gosselin, editorial director of Shelburne-based EatingWell magazine. “I love the old Vermont Lif e as much as everybody else did, but Vermont was changing underneath its f eet,” says Schubart. “The magazine needed a new look.” Who is reading it? No one really knows. Vermont Life hasn’t engaged in any reader surveys or research since 2007. An indepth survey is coming in the spring issue; in order to woo advertisers and satisf y subscribers, Vermont Lif e needs better information about reader demographics. When Nowlan took the helm, the average Vermont Life reader was 68 years old. These days she says she’s getting fewer letters to the editor in telltale Palmer method handwriting — one clue that readership

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“It takes me longer to turn this ship around than it would in private enterprise,” says Hakins — and that’s to be expected, according to Lawrence Miller, secretary of the Agency of Commerce & Community Development, which oversees Vermont Life. The agency can weigh in on business decisions but has no editorial control over the content of the magazine. Working under the auspices of state government might have kept Vermont Life alive during tough years, Miller says, but it also means there’s little flexibility to overhaul the operation. “Jesus, in the private sector, you actu ally get to change things when you need to,” says Miller. Miller also points out that the maga zine’s losses don’t seem so large when considered in the context of its role marketing the state. And like Nowlan and Hakins, he contends the new and improved Vermont Life is still fulfilling its mandated role to promote the state’s brand, even if the magazine is angling for a new demographic. How would he respond to Schubart,

might be skewing younger. In another effort to win younger eyes, the magazine brought on Sky Barsch to run the publi cation’s new media and web operations; Barsch oversees a slick new website, a digital edition of the magazine and active social-media accounts. Still, circulation has continued to f all off in the wake of the redesign, dropping f rom 51,140 in fiscal year 2010 to 43,564 two years later. The numbers are still fall ing. Hakins points to a transition in circu lation managers as one reason — the previous manager retired last December, and Shain+Oringer came on board six months later — but the downward trend predates that personnel change. The winter issue on newsstands today went out to just 34,104 paying readers. That’s less than half the number than when Slayton left in 2007. “It’s much, much easier to lose cus tomers than it is to gain them,” cautions EatingWell’s Gosselin. That’s true in any business, but especially the magazine world, where she says customer acquisi tion — that is, drumming up circulation — is “extremely costly and a real science.” The good news, says Gosselin, is that those pesky rumors that the magazine industry is doomed just aren’t true: For every Newsweek that tried too hard to “be all things to all people,” Gosselin contends there’s a story of success for niche publications that know their audiences well. EatingWell is a perf ect example. Gosselin came on board six years ago, when paid circulation f or the f ood and health magazine hovered around 220,000. It’s now pushing 750,000 af ter a growth spurt that doubled circulation in just the last two years. Despite what Gosselin says was a lot of pressure on the publication to be many different things to many different readers, EatingWell stayed true to its mis sion. “In the long run, that paid off,” she says. And that elusive goal of changing a demographic, or courting younger read ers? Gosselin calls it the “kiss of death” f or many publications. While she praises Vermont Life’s new look, she cautions that it’s “not necessarily ‘build it and they will come.’” Nowlan isn’t likely to heed the warning. If anything, she’s set her sights forVermont Life even higher — less Texas Highways, she says, rifling through the Lone Star State’s official travel magazine, and more Texas Monthly. She’s interested in portraying Vermont as it is today — a place that’s beautif ul, yes, but much more. Vibrant. Hip. Occasionally difficult. Challenging. And yes, edgy. “What I’m trying to convey is that the best days are now and ahead,” Nowlan says. For Vermont Life’s sake, she’d best be right about that. m

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including a downtown Burlington bash earlier this month at the Ski Rack that drew 300 people. Hakins also oversaw the hire of a new circulation consultant, the New York-based firm Shain+Oringer. Principal Hal Oringer warns that Vermont Life will have to spend money to make money — first by purchasing lists of potential subscribers from other magazines, which Vermont Lif e can then target with direct-mail campaigns. Hakins is working with one college in Vermont — he won’t say which one — to send Vermont Lif e as a thank-you gif t to alumni donors. There are plans to beef up the magazine’s newsstand presence, especially in stores frequented by tourists. And Hakins says he can trim $115,000 from the annual operating budget simply by paring down the publication’s gift catalog — which Nowlan overhauled in 2009 in an attempt to get better results — to a smaller, more profitable selection. The magazine still isn’t making money, but it’s losing less — just $47,000 in the first half of this fiscal year.

who makes the point: “Vermonters don’t necessarily need the state promoted to them; they live in it”? “Reaching out to new Vermonters, and people who are in the state, whether they’re here in second homes or have chosen to live here — I think the content’s just as relevant to them relative to the mission,” says Miller. “The mission as stated in statute is to promote the state,” Nowlan adds. Sometimes, she says, that means promot ing Vermont to Vermonters. Miller and other Vermont Life boosters appear to support Hakins’ turnaround plan and Nowlan’s editorial vision — even if it’s almost identical to the comeback strategy espoused in 2009. “The proof will be in the pudding,” travel and tourism commissioner Bruce Hyde told Seven Days in 2009. “Give us a call in six months, and let’s go through these point by point and see where we are at. My guess is we’ll be at break-even or in the black by the end of this fiscal year.” We didn’t call in six months, but f our years later, Vermont Lif e is much worse off financially than it was in 2009. But the magazine’s supporters haven’t given up hope. Boutin predicts a circulation increase of 10,000 in the next two years; Oringer, who is encouraged by the maga zine’s 70 percent renewal rate among longtime subscribers, is shooting f or 60,000 paying readers. “The picture looks a lot brighter nowadays,” agrees Jack Crowl, who stepped down f rom the advisory board earlier this month. The f ormer publisher of the Chronicle of Higher Education adds, “I’ve just been pleased as punch with the way the place has been running.”

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ven when Vermont ranked as the most reliably Republican state in the nation, it was no re actionary bastion. While many Americans were supporting hard-right politicians during the 1940s and ’50s, Vermont voters were repeatedly electing Yankee pragmatists such as George Aiken and Ralph Flanders to national office. Ultraconservative ideologues have always been out of sync with Vermont’s culture of political tolerance. The news media are another matter, however. The Burlington Free Press , the state’s leading daily, of ten took stridently conservative stands. More vitriolic still was the Burlington Daily News, a smaller afternoon newspaper published from 1894 to 1961. In its last two decades, the Daily News was owned by William Loeb III, a mean-spirited right-winger best known as publisher of the Manchester Union Leader (which later became the New Hampshire Union Leader). Loeb achieved national notoriety every four years by berating liberals and centrists running in New Hampshire’s Republican and Democratic presidential primaries. In Burlington, he signed f ront-page editorials savaging local figures for circulating “alien ideas” — such as support for labor unions. Loeb’s most infamous pageone posting in the Daily News — as well as in the St. Albans Messenger, which he also owned — was a copy of his baptismal certificate. He ran it to refute rumors that he was a Jew. Today, the McCarthy era may seem like ancient history. But Rick Winston, 65, a Burlington College film instructor who lives in Calais, is passionate about bringing Vermont’s role in that period of right-wing ascendancy to light. Winston, who co-organized a 1988 conf erence on the subject in Montpelier, is working on a study that highlights two Vermont vic tims of Loeb’s media crusades. He tells the largely f orgotten stories of Lyndon State College dean Luther MacNair and University of Vermont medical school professor Alexander Novikoff. The two academics were swept up in a Vermont maelstrom spun off from the national Red Scare orchestrated primarily by Sen. Joseph McCarthy. That Wisconsin Republican succeeded in destroying the careers of many progressives on cam puses, in the film industry and at the State Department. Importing this venom to Vermont, the Daily News and the Free Press attacked

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both MacNair and Novikoff for holding lef tist political views. Loeb’s paper de manded that each man be removed f rom his post in a publicly f unded educational institution; MacNair resigned in 1948, and Novikoff was fired in 1953. “This newspaper still believes that any individual has a right to speak and think as he wishes,” Loeb smarmily editorialized in the Daily News on March 29, 1948. “But,” he added, “a man whose ideas f ollow the commie line has no business teaching in a normal school, teachers’ college or public school.” Winston notes that this and other de nunciations of MacNair by the Daily News were responding to a speech MacNair had given at the University of Vermont in support of Henry Wallace’s Progressive Party campaign f or president in 1948. Wallace was in many respects the Bernie Sanders of his day: an unrelenting advocate for the

economic interests of the American working class. Loeb was particularly incensed by MacNair’s def ense of Wallace’s f oreignpolicy views. The Lyndon State dean, who had a master’s degree in education f rom Harvard, had argued at UVM that the Soviet Union was not entirely to blame for hostile relations with the United States. MacNair f urther suggested in his speech, “American strength is not being thrown on the side of people struggling for freedom.” He cited the examples of Spain, Greece, China, Turkey, Indonesia and the Middle East. “Either Vice-Principal MacNair should resign or he should be thrown out,” Loeb thundered in the Daily News soon after the speech. “If we are going to be tough with Stalin and avoid another war, we must start here at home by ousting those who defend Stalin’s ways.”

The call to oust MacNair was redun dant. Knowing what to expect from Loeb and other anticommunist extremists, MacNair had quietly resigned from Lyndon State the day before making his speech. He soon left Vermont and became director of the Massachusetts branch of the American Civil Liberties Union. MacNair died in 1988 at age 83. Novikoff, a Jew f rom Brooklyn with a doctorate f rom Columbia University, was hired by UVM in 1948 to teach experi mental pathology. By 1953, he had become a tenured professor on the strength of his classroom perf ormance and his ability to attract research grants. That same year, Novikoff was called to Washington to testify before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee regarding the activities of his colleagues during his time as a parttime instructor at Brooklyn College in the 1940s. Invoking his Fifth Amendment

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views, but by his own parents’ experience as teachers singed by McCarthyism. Leon and Julia Winston were both activists in the New York City teachers’ union. They were also Communist Party members. Leon was forced to resign his post as an art teacher in the Bronx because of his political affiliations, his son relates, while Julia was similarly hounded but managed to continue teaching art at high schools in Manhattan. Vermont diverges notably in the McCarthy period from neighboring New Hampshire, Winston says, where some officials joined wholeheartedly in the campaign to rid the U.S. of “reds.” Here, he explains, despite the media frenzy, “there was no state-sponsored hysteria.” In sharp contrast to the Granite State’s record, he notes, Vermont’s politics remained largely unreceptive to McCarthyism. Winston points in particular to a courageous speech in which Ralph Flanders directly attacked McCarthy on the Senate floor in 1954. UVM formally apologized to Novikoff for its actions 32 years after firing him. In 1985, the professor accepted an honorary degree from the university and received a standing ovation from thousands attending commencement exercises. Loeb never apologized for his role in the persecution of Novikoff and MacNair. But the Burlington Free Press, now owned by the Gannett Company, eventually acknowledged that it had been wrong to call for Novikoff’s dismissal, Winston notes. That Freeps editorial was published in 1989 — 36 years after Novikoff was fired, and two years after his death. m

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right to remain silent, Novikoff refused to name names. That was too much for Loeb and the Free Press. Both papers demanded that UVM reverse its initial decision not to fire Novikoff, who had, in fact, been a member of the U.S. Communist Party in the 1930s and ’40s. Disillusioned by the actions of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and worried about his own job security, Novikoff had distanced himself from the party by the time of the Burlington media’s crusade against him. Whatever Novikoff’s attitude toward the Communist Party at the time, membership was not illegal in the U.S. and was then, as now, protected under the First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech. Several UVM faculty members and Burlington religious leaders defended Novikoff’s rights, including Rabbi Max Wall. Nonetheless, the Daily News and Burlington Free Press helped persuade the UVM board of trustees to oust Novikoff. Loeb’s paper expressed its satisfaction with UVM’s action, contrasting it with “the disgusting vacillations and chickenheartedness” at Harvard, where professors with communist associations were allowed to keep their jobs. Novikoff was subsequently hired by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, where he continued his distinguished work as a cancer researcher for 28 years. He died in 1987. Winston says he was motivated to examine the MacNair and Novikoff controversies not just by his own left-of-center

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ournalists these days can easily ﬁ le their stories thousands of miles away from their employers. That may be why Vermont has become a haven for its share of professional newshounds — both the semiretired and the still working. After all, when you’re given a choice of living in a pricey, one-bedroom walk-up in New York City or in a converted f armhouse a short drive f rom the best skiing in the Northeast — or in your Vermont hometown — the decision is a no-brainer. While limited space prevents us from including all of them, here are brief proﬁ les of seven professional journalists who have broken major stories for some of the nation’s most prestigious news outlets and who call Vermont home.

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Diana Oughton, who was killed when she accidentally detonated a bomb in a Greenwich Village townhouse. Over his 40-year career, Powers has written for numerous publications, including the New York Review of Books, the Atlantic, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times Book Review, Harper’s, the Nation, Commonweal and Rolling Stone. Born in New York in 1940, Powers married in 1965 and moved to Italy. There he spent two years writing for an English-language newspaper, the Rome Daily American, which, unbeknownst to the newspaper’s sta° , was owned by the Central Intelligence Agency. After returning to New York City in 1967, Powers spent several years reporting for the wire service United Press Interna tional on various subjects, including NYC’s antiwar movement. He covered the 1968 takeover of a Columbia University building by Students for a Democratic Society. In 1971, Powers left UPI to become a freelance writer. He has since penned nine books, including several on the history of intelligence organizations. Powers moved to South Royalton in 1982 with his wife and three daughters; they built a house on a family farm his parents bought in 1938. K.P.

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She serves as a scholar-in-residence at Middlebury College, where she runs the Narrative Journalism Fellowship. Halpern, 56, has written for such publications as Rolling Stone, the New Yorker,the New York Times Magazine, Glamour, Good Housekeeping, Mother Jones and Condé Nast Traveler . She edits NYRB Lit, the electronic version of the New York Review of Books. A Rhodes Scholar and Guggenheim Fellow, Halpern is also the human half of a therapy-dog team. Her sixth book, about that work, is calledA Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home and comes out in May. In an email, Halpern says her family moved to Vermont in 2001 “so we could live in a vibra nt community — Ripton — with excellent schools — the North Branch School, especially — close to a college — Middlebury — and be able to ski out the door to both the Catamount Trail and the groomed trails of the Rikert Ski Touring Area. ” And, perhaps, to make ample use of the em dash.

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g editor and BuzzFe ed reporter is quickly bu ilding a reputation as one of the co untry’s most provocative journalists . And the Rice High School grad is doing so from his hometown of Burlington. It was Hastings’ June 2010 story in Rolling Stone documenting the fro sty relations between Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s sta˛ and the White Hous e that prompted President Obama to can the top NATO general in Afghanist an. Hastings was also the one who fam Secretary of State Hi ously goaded llary Clinton’s spok esman last fall into “Fuck O˛ ” and “Hav telling him via email e a good life.” Just las to t week, Hastings dr after accusing forme ew headlines again r White House chief of sta˛ and current Emanuel of grabbing Chicago Mayor Rahm him during an interv iew last fall, alleging trying to intimidate that he was “clearly me with a threat of physical violence.” Burlington, be sure So if you see him aro to say hi. Just be ca und reful what you tell him .

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he cutlery was literally f reezing. Too cold to handle without gloves. Luckily, I’d brought a pair, thanks to an email I’d received from the restaurant a few days bef ore that also advised me to wear “snow pants,” a “snow coat” and a “polo neck jumper.” The two-page document put the fear of the f reeze in me. I was bundled in a wool-knit skirt and carefully tied “toque” as I exited the warm Jean-Drapeau subway stop in Montréal and headed toward the Pommery Ice Restaurant. The f rozen restaurant is the fi rst of its kind in North America. It’s the most popular destination at the Snow Village, a f ootball-fi eld-sized, winter-only, ticketed attraction that debuted last year. Guy Bélanger, president of the Snow Village corporation, says the idea f or a f rozen winter resort came f rom his own passion for winter camping. While Québec City has an Hôtel de Glace, Bélanger and business partner Carl Fugère wanted something substantially larger and more diverse in services. They made research visits to the Snow Villages of Norway and Finland, then got those establishments’ Scandinavian f ounders, Tomi and Rami Kurtakko, on board as investors and codirectors of construction. Last year, their fi rst foray into creating a polar destination in Québec attracted 95,312 visitors between January and March. More than 2000 people stayed in an igloo or room of the ice hotel during that time; in just 10 weeks, the 54-seat Pommery Ice Restaurant packed in 15,226 diners. To meet the staggering demand, Bélanger and Fugère opened a second icy location, Amarula Ice Restaurant, in downtown Laval this year and put Michelin-starred Eric Gonzalez, last year’s Pommery chef , in charge. A new

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partnership with the InterContinental Montréal Hotel has brought its executive chef, a young southern Frenchman by the name of Matthieu Saunier, to head the kitchen at the now 96-seat Pommery. When I visited on January 12, the Snow Village was still a week away from its o° cial January 18 opening, though Bélanger said construction workers, landscapers and ice sculptors had been hard at work for nearly a month. What was clearly not yet complete was signage. It took us nearly half an hour to LISTEN IN ON LOCAL FOODIES...

ﬁ nd the ticketing building where I would pick up the receipt proving I’d already tendered the required $70 down payment on dinner. Once the route was properly marked, I was told, that same walk would take about ﬁ ve minutes. Although the hotel also remained in progress, walking down the steps f rom the ticket desk to the valley that housed the Snow Village was akin to crossing into the Technicolor premises of Oz. Just feet away, the only snow was brownishgray slush; where I stood, a regiment

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of snow cannons and a local ice factory had created a shockingly white winter wonderland. By the end of construction, the Village will boast between 25,000 and 30,000 square meters of snow constituting the hotel, Jägermeister Ice Bar and the Pommery Ice Restaurant. Colorf ul LED lighting spilled out f rom between the canvas curtains meant to protect the icy indoors f rom their surroundings. That night, that meant keeping DINNER ON THE ROCKS

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Tiny Rochester mourned the loss of the Porch two months ago, but residents didn’t have to wait long for a replacement: The dining establishment has been reborn as school strEEt BIstro. EugEnIE frEunD sMIth, a past manager of the Porch, reopened the restaurant in December with her husband, Brent, as chef. Together, they painted the walls, added artwork and put together a seasonal menu that includes more than its fair share of gluten- and dairy-free dishes. “I have a lot of food issues, and I realized there are more and more people like myself,” Smith says. “It can be difficult to go out to dinner and not ask for some special items.” The kitchen is liberally using coconut milk and chickpea flour in some dishes, such as panelles, or fried chickpea flour polenta, with lemon and fresh marinara sauce. The menu also includes a caramelized onion tart with arugula salad; bacon-wrapped and applestuffed pork tenderloin; and specials such as strip steak with sweet chili glaze and red cabbage salad; and almondpoppyseed pound cake. Like its predecessor, School Street Bistro has a

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expertise but to research from his own Québecois architectural and engineering firms on the elasticity of snow and its reactions to changing temperatures. We were grateful for the science behind the construction, because it would have been a shame to lose any of the detail work. Trompe l’oeil bricks peeked out from snow patches as if stucco had peeled to reveal them in an old taverna. Snow arches revealed the ends of snow “wine barrels,” while on the next wall, the larger-than-life basrelief image of an ancient muse leaned against a giant wine glass. I was seated on a round ice couch topped with a gigantic carved ice bucket and a carefully inscribed bottle of Pommery champagne, the restaurant’s namesake and sponsor. Dramatic pink and blue LEDs lent theatricality to everything they illuminated. At the bar in the building next door, green ones gave the DJ spinning in an ice booth an air of otherworldly menace.

keep it from melting holes in the table. This measure was certainly necessary for my steaming bowl of thick, creamy Jerusalem-artichoke-and-cauliflower soup. Fried artichoke chunks floating on top were crisp and slightly tangy, a delicious foil to the single, giant ravioli filled with braised wild boar at the bottom of the bowl. A quick trip to the kitchen revealed how the food got to the table in such fine form. Saunier and his team cooked everything in a small trailer parked several feet from the back of the restaurant, like the crew of a hyper-upscale food truck. This arrangement gave hot food no time to get cold. But preparing the eyeappealing dishes in such close quarters was a feat, said Saunier. He noted that almost all prep was done in the trailer and not at the InterContinental, where he remains chef at Provençal restaurant Osco! The double commitment forced him to commute between Parc Jean-Drapeau and the downtown hotel

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My favorite part of the meal was not on the menu: bread, which arrived not at the start but at the end, just before dessert. Saunier’s staff presented crusty slices of wheat bread and toasted fingers of white along with a miniature pot of fondue. The hot, melty Emmentaler was just what we needed for a comforting food hug as our circulation moved from appendages to stomach. But we knew not to overindulge. The finale was still on the way: slabs of dense cake topped with pear slices, crunchy

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maple pecans and caramel sauce flavored with sweet Amarula, the same creamy South African liquor that lends its name to the restaurant in Laval. The focus of my attention, however, was the hot chocolate sauce that came on the side, as black as the evening’s new-moon sky. I could have drunk every drop of the stuff, though it was better combined with the pears and pecans. If I hadn’t been stuffed, I might have been tempted by some of the “street food” on offer outside at the Snow Village. Just behind the open field where a mother pulled her small child on a dog-team-style sled, a vendor sold maple delicacies, including sugar on snow and apple-filled beignets. In keeping with the New York theme, a hot-dog cart fed those not looking to break the bank on an icy dinner. I walked up the steps and back into the park, returning to the brownishgray, slushy city. Once on the subway, I shed the armor of anonymity afforded by a thick wrapping of hat, coat and gloves. Back to reality I went, leaving behind a real-life winter wonderland. m

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several times a day. Somehow, though, he still found the time to meet and greet guests. Saunier’s attention to detail was clear in the other appetizer, a duet of fresh and maple-smoked sea trout tartares. Topped with artfully arranged matchsticks of candy-cane-striped Chioggia beets and perfectly round blini, the dish was like a grown-up, fine-dining take on Kraft Lunchables. The real fun lay in spreading the blini with a Day-Glo-pink yuzu mayo that crackled and popped with tobiko. Despite a packed house, the staff brought the food out quickly, presumably both to make room for other diners (even preseason, the $69-a-person dinner was sold out early in the week) and to keep guests from freezing. Of course, chilly diners could always retreat to the heated bathroom trailer, sponsored by Cascades Tissue Group. It was a welcome, bun-warming respite at dinner, but guests who make the trek from the hotel in the middle of the night may find the amenities slightly less romantic. The main course brought heavy, red, brimstone-hot Dutch ovens to the tables. They held stewed ballotines of Cornish game hen, stuffed with a mushroomflecked forcemeat in a tomato-based sauce thick with zucchini and onions.

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world. They emphasize the importance of finding a niche — often involving Vermont’s terroir and healthy lifestyles — using social media, and complementing recipes with other content. And they aren’t expecting to get rich off their passion for food. Twenty-two Vermont blogs are among the 16,000-plus registered on Foodie Blogroll, a blogging network and website run by Jenn and Roberto Campus of Hyde Park, Vt. Jenn Campus is no stranger to food blogging: Six years ago she founded the Leftover Queen to document her skill at repurposing dinner remains, as well as her growing interest in wholesome foods.

looking for an online community of bloggers, someone who could show me the ropes,” Campus says of her early food blogging days … in 2007. “And there was nothing out there. Then my husband said, ‘Let me set up a site for you.’” Foodie Blogroll competes for ads and registrants with similar sites such as BlogHer (with about 3000 members) and foodbuzz; the Campuses keep 45 percent of all click-through ad revenue. Even with low click-though rates, the site

of Jericho, who began Adventures of the Yankee Kitchen Ninja after she and her husband moved from North Carolina to Vermont in 2010. Puckett was burnt out on her job and looking for more creative pursuits, so friends encouraged her to blog. “For me, it was part of a whole lifestyle change,” she says. “We moved from a very sub-

is growing at such a steady clip that it has begun to eclipse Campus’ personal blogging. “This is really all I do now,” she says of Foodie Blogroll, though she also maintains a blog on homesteading. Online advertising is changing rapidly, Campus notes; advertisers are increasingly seeking bloggers with whom to place their products. “Media companies and food companies are starting to realize the importance of social media,” she says. “Most companies, up until the last year or year and a half, were still stuck on putting ads on blogs. But they would do much better to engage the bloggers and create brand ambassadors by sending them product to review.” Eschewing product reviews so far is another food blogger, Julianne Puckett

urban, processed-food environment to where I’m growing my own food, making hard cider, exploring different things. I thought it would be interesting to share.” Puckett’s background in web and user-experience design is apparent on her elegant blog, and her technical writing experience emerges when she crisply describes such recipes as Eggnog Cookies, Bloody Mary Tomato Salad and Nouveau Colcannon, a twist on the iconic Irish cabbage-and-potato dish. To improve the images on her blog, Puckett took a food-photography class at Healthy Living Market and Café in

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t may not have made newspaper headlines, but when renowned food writer Amanda Hesser recently discouraged other wannabe writers from pursuing their dreams — at least as a career — her words reverberated throughout the food-media world. “Except for a very small group of people (some of whom are clinging to jobs at magazines that pay more than the magazines’ business models can actually afford), it’s nearly impossible to make a living as a food writer, and I think it’s only going to get worse,” Hesser pronounced in a blog post on her website, food52.com — which, conversely, seems to be thriving.

Dishing Online Vermonters dive into the crowded foodie blogosphere

But the slim odds of success have not prevented heaps of food writers from trying. From the relative quiet of just five years ago, tens of thousands of food blogs now exist worldwide. Foodies can’t go a day on the internet without encountering food-porn photos of, say, French onion soup, shrimp kiri kiri or kibbeh nayeh — all recent entries on foodspotting.com. While the days when blogging seemed like a route to a book contract may be over, thousands more foodies still throw their pots in the ring every year. Vermonters are not immune. But the local bloggers we spoke to — including one prominent food-blog aggregator — come across as savvy in their approach to the rapidly changing online-media

“It’s a local-food, seasonal, glutenfree traditional food blog,” explains Campus, who started the Leftover Queen to keep busy during a jobless stint in Florida. The couple moved back to Vermont in 2010. Not for nothing did Campus spend hours conceiving, cooking, photographing and writing about recipes, such as Pomegranate Granita, Leftover Bagel Bread Pudding and Smoked Trout Chowdah. With her husband, a software engineer, she cofounded Foodie Blogroll as a way for bloggers to connect, get peer guidance and enhance their likelihood of being tracked and targeted by advertisers. “Back in my budding days, not having a clue about what I was doing, I was

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South Burlington. “I’m fairly mortified by [my photos during] the first six to seven months,” she says. “I really hadn’t used our point-and-shoot camera before.” Puckett now spends a few hours each week on the blog, which gets 1000 to 1500 hits per day. She joined BlogHer last year, and a rotating ad appears in the righthand column of her site — such as a recent one from faucet manufacturer Moen. “I only host one ad, and the ‘revenue’ doesn’t even keep me in Kindle books,” Puckett jokes. “But I’m not willing to clutter up the site with tons of ads, as I’ve seen with many blogs.” Even with her high number of daily hits, Puckett is realistic about Kitchen Ninja’s prospects for paying her a full-time salary. “I think it’s a very crowded world, incredibly saturated,” she says. “I see some [blogs] that basically take a recipe from someone else and plagiarize it, or ones where there are more ads than content. I think those kinds of things are over, though.” As are pure recipe blogs, Puckett adds. “I think to be more of a food blog, a writer has to tell a story about food or how you came across J U LIAN NE this recipe,” she suggests. Some bloggers gravitate toward specific niches, such as vegan cooking. For Puckett, seeing the occasional post go viral can be gratifying — a post for Nutella Cookies, for instance, drew 10,000 hits. “Nutella. This country is crazy for Nutella!” she says with a laugh. “It’s crazy.” Lisa Fine of Warren is new to the food blogosphere and similarly unfazed by its dismal career prospects. Last summer, she began Vermont Vittles after she and her husband relocated to Vermont from an organic farm in upstate New York. Fine had created other blogs, but says she “wanted to start fresh after moving to a new place and having big ideas for our homesteading life in Vermont.” Sense a theme here? Fine, a vegetarian, says her blog is focused on “healthy and simple living, and food is at the root of it.”

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On Vermont Vittles, Fine shares recipes, such as for her maple granola, and documents her efforts to use her entire winter CSA share. She also writes about running and hiking. Overall, Fine says she spends seven to 10 hours each week writing and photographing three or four posts. Though she’s just a few months into it, Fine gets about 1000 hits per month, according to Google Analytics. She has joined Foodie Blogroll, both to meet other bloggers and to earn revenue from the display ads that rotate among member sites, she says. For each clickthrough, Fine receives 0.002 cents — “typical for food bloggers, especially those starting out,” she says. Clearly, money is not her biggest motivator. But her site has brought her some freelance blog work, and a Vermont company is about to send Fine her first sample for review: energy bars. (Fine and other bloggers say they never accept money for writing about samples, nor do they guarantee positive reviews.) “Every year, the environment changes,” Campus notes. “To keep up with the times, being a blogger isn’t just being a writer or photographer. It’s also being a marketer PU CKE T T and a good social-media person.” Bloggers also have to be vigilant for copycats. “There’s been a lot more plagiarism, not only of media and pictures, but of whole blog posts,” Campus explains. “Hundreds of blogs out there are stealing recipes, which is really odd and annoying. Once you realize someone has stolen your content, you have to go through a rigorous process to shut [down] that blog. It’s very time consuming,” Campus adds. While none of the Vermont bloggers who spoke to Seven Days got into the practice for financial gain, Campus suggests that a “lot of people” haven’t heeded the warnings of experts such as Hesser. “I think that’s probably not the wisest,” she says of foodies who put themselves online with dreams of quitting their day jobs. With such an oversaturated market, “it’s hard to earn a living as a blogger, unless you’re really good.”

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aDult Bri DgE clu B: Players of all experience levels test their memory and strategy skills with this popular card game. Milton Public Library, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 893-4644, kdulac@town.milton. vt.us.

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conn Ecting With th E SEaSon S: chin ESE mEDicin E in Wint Er : Acupuncturist Brendan Kelly presents options for a balanced diet and lifestyle in harmony with nature. City Market, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 861-9700.

Scanning archival photo S & Sli DES: Bob Raiselis demonstrates how to create and edit digital versions of these physical mementos. Bradford Public Library, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 222-4536.

gui DED mEDitation : Marna Ehrich leads a weekly themed practice based on the process of exploration. Rainbow Institute, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $11 suggested donation. Info, 238-7908.

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ayurv EDa f or W Eight l oSS: Karen Johnston discusses the basic principles of this ancient alternative medicine, including individual “doshas” based on body type. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. $5-6; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202.

an Ev Ening of r aptor Encount Er S: A Vermont Institute of Natural Science educator presents three live birds and hands-on activities to educate attendees about this predatory species. Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 359-5000.

'h oW to Surviv E a plagu E': David France's documentary profiles the coalitions ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) and their collective efforts in the early years of the AIDS epidemic. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 1:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. $4-8. Info, 748-2600 .

The word “robot” typically conjures up imagesf o humanlike machines capable of specific tasks — not LEGOs. For a group of Middlebury College students, however, the two go hand in hand. As part of the school’s January term, the LEGO Robot Design Studio combines these brightly colored blocks with computer science concepts and programming. Creative design, electronics and abstract reasoning culminate in working, moving structures. Small teams show off their final projects in an interactive exhibit, or “talent show.” Past years’ robots have played the piano, painted on a canvas and picked up objects with great dexterity.

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kal E t hr EE Way S: Cookbook author Andrea Chesman demonstrates different recipes for these highly nutritious winter greens. Sustainability Academy, Lawrence Barnes School, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $5-10; preregister. Info, 861-9700.

Burlington go clu B: Folks gather weekly to play this deceptively simple, highly strategic Asian board game. Uncommon Grounds, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free; bring a set if you have one. Info, 860-9587, dfelcan@yahoo.com.

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

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WomEn-oWnED Small Bu Sin ESS Work Shop : Kathy Andrus of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Vermont office joins the Vermont Procurement Technical Center to outline government contracting logistics. 10 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister at vtptac.ecenterdirect.com. Info, 885-3061.

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JAN.27 | MUSIC High-Energy Ensemble They say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Such is the case with Fela Kuti and his son Femi. The former, a musical icon known for introducing Afrobeat to the masses, was a hard act to follow — but that didn’t stop Femi. After playing saxophone alongside his f ather, he lef t in the 1980s to f orm his 13-member band, the Positive Force. While the Nigerian superstar’s parental influences are evident in his singing, instrumentation and commitment to social justice, his version of Af robeat incorporates jazz, f unk and hip-hop, creating a sound all his own.

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FairField PlaygrouP: Youngsters find entertainment in creative activities and snack time. Bent Northrop Memorial Library, Fairfield, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. HigHgate Story Hour: Gigglers and wigglers listen to age-appropriate lit. Highgate Public Library, 11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 868-3970. HomeScHool Program: Project micro: Janet Schwarz from UVM's Microscopy Imaging Center helps students use glass magnifiers to investigate the properties of various materials. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 1-3 p.m. Free; preregister; for kids 9 and up. Info, 878-4918. montgomery PlaygrouP: Little ones exercise their bodies and minds in the company of adult caregivers. Montgomery Town Library, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. moving & grooving WitH cHriStine: Two- to 5-year-olds jam out to rock-and-roll and worldbeat tunes. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. PreScHool diScovery Program: coneS & critterS: Little ones learn about the creation of seed sources and how winter wildlife benefits from this form of nourishment. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 10-11:30 a.m. $5-8. Info, 229-6206. St. albanS PlaygrouP: Creative activities and storytelling engage young minds. NCSS Family Center, St. Albans, 9-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Story time & PlaygrouP: Read-aloud tales pave the way for themed art, nature and cooking projects. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 1011:30 a.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

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green mountain table tenniS club: Pingpong players swing their paddles in singles and doubles matches. Knights of Columbus, Rutland, 7-10 p.m. Free for first two sessions; $30 annual membership. Info, 247-5913. traPP nordic cuP 2012-13: Race against the clock in this weekly nordic 5K skate and/or timed trial at the home of the first cross-country ski center in the U.S. Trapp Family Lodge Nordic Center, Stowe, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $8 plus trail pass; see trappfamily.com for specific prices. Info, 253-5719.

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martin lutHer king jr. convocation: Student diScuSSion: Campus groups lead a conversation on race, college activism and social justice. Room 101, Cheray Science Hall, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. omar al-maSHHadani: In the second half of a two-part series, "An Intimate Conversation on Iraq," the new Vermonter discusses life in his home country and his work with the arts. Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 863-2345, ext. 8.

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adult auditionS For 'oliver!': Lyric Theatre Company holds tryouts for its April musical, based on Charles Dickens’ classic story Oliver Twist. Callbacks set for January 25. The Schoolhouse, South Burlington, registration, 5:45-6:15 p.m.;

workshops, 6:15-7:20 p.m.; auditions, 7:30-10 p.m. Free; see lyrictheatrevt.org for details. Info, 658-1484 .

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contemPlative meeting: Reading material inspires discussion about the Gnostic principle "Perceiving With the Heart." Foot of the Hill Building, St. Albans, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 524-9706. julie camPoli: The local landscape architect discusses her book, Made for Walking: Density and Neighborhood Form, which examines environmentally friendly land-use patterns. Room 004, Kalkin Hall, UVM, Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-1312.

tHu.24 mary claire carroll: The photographer discusses the creative process behind the portraits she shot for the Vermont Works for Women's “Labor of Love” exhibit. Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4964. Winter Sale: See WED.23, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

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inveSting 101: Financial consultant Jonathan Whitehouse breaks down the basics of stocks, bonds, mutual funds and asset allocation. New England Federal Credit Union, Williston, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 879-8790.

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Women'S craFt grouP: Inventive females work on artful projects at a biweekly meet-up. Essex Alliance Church, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 238-2291.

'all tHat glitterS' jeWelry trunk SHoW: Vendors of antiques and handcrafts showcase eye-catching treasures in new, old and bold styles. Vintage Inspired, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 488-5766.

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iglooFeSt: An igloo village and electronic music from top DJs draw crowds by the thousands to this popular outdoor festival. Jacques-Cartier Quay in the Old Port of Montréal, 6:30 p.m.midnight. $16-20; $40 weekend pass; ages 18 and over. Info, 514-904-1247.

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'HoW to Survive a Plague': See WED.23, 5:30 p.m. mountaintoP Film FeStival: See WED.23, 3-11 p.m. 'red tailS': History professor Doug Slaybaugh provides context for George Lucas' cinematic portrayal of World War II's revered fighter pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen. Room 111, Cheray Science Hall, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.

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Wynton marSaliS: The Grammy-winning musical director leads the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in original compositions and works by Ellington, Coltrane and others. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $25-70. Info, 863-5966.

Social entrePreneurSHiP & Social juStice SymPoSium: Billy Parish, Majora Carter and Bill McKibben lead a group of facilitators in presentations, workshops and discussions about financial and humanitarian opportunities within the green economy. Middlebury College, 6-10:30 p.m. Free; see mcse.middlebury.edu for schedule and details. Info, 443-5961.

'caPe SPin! an american PoWer Struggle': Robbie Gemmel and John Kirby's documentary explores the often dramatic, and at times comical, debate about the country's first offshore wind farm, Cape Wind. Town Hall Theatre, Woodstock, 7:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 457-2911.

youtH media lab: Aspiring Spielbergs learn about movie making with local television experts. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 388-4097.

'rocket SHoP' live: Fiddlers Katie Trautz and Alec Ellsworth accompany guitarist Steve Hartmann at this monthly concert series hosted by MC Matt Gadouas. Proceeds benefit Big Heavy World. Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, concert, 8 p.m. Sonia Rae of the Vermont Arts Council moderates a free musicians’ panel discussion at 7 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, 865-1140.

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toddler taekWondo: Kellie Thomas of K.I.C.K.S. leads little ones in a playful introduction to this ancient martial art. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10:15-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 388-4369.

ariel Quartet: The internationally acclaimed foursome from Israel perform the second of six concerts comprising Beethoven’s complete cycle of string quartets. Preconcert lecture at 7 p.m. College Street Congregational Church, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $35. Info, 863-5966 .

Martin Luther King Jr. Ira Allen Chapel, UVM, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-1107 .

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SHELBURNE WINTERFEST: Saturday, January 26, noon to 3 p.m., at Shelburne Farms. All ages. Free; $2 per sleigh or wagon ride. Info, 985-8686. shelburnefarms.org

Winter Wonderland When blanketed in a thick layer of white, the majestic turrets and walled-in courtyard of Shelburne Farms’ historic Farm Barn make the most epic snow fort ever. It’s a fitting setting for SHELBURNE WINTERFEST, a familyfocused gathering celebrating Vermont’s cold season. Weather permitting, festivalgoers can expect horse-drawn sleigh rides and stellar sledding. Even without snow, visitors will create their own winter wonderland by hopping aboard a wagon ride, sampling sugar-on-snow and befriending the resident goats, llamas, chickens and donkeys.

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'tHe iron lady': Phyllida Lloyd's drama stars Meryl Streep in an Academy Award-winning portrayal of the inner life of Britain's first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher. 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600. uvm 'body in Film' SerieS: 'tHe Fountain': In Darren Aronofsky's sci-fi drama, parallel stories in different time periods depict a man's quest to save the woman he loves from dying. Prescreening discussion at 6 p.m. Billings Lecture Hall, UVM, Burlington, 6:45 p.m. $4-10. Info, 656-4455.

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traPP lager dinner: Executive chef Kim Lambrechts and brewmaster J.P. Williams delight foodies and beer lovers alike by pairing the resort's own brews with a three-course meal. Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe, 6:30 p.m. $60 plus tax and tip; preregister. Info, 253-5733 .

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relieve one or both. City Market, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 861-9700. What’s GoinG on in My Mind?: Meditation practitioner Herb Propper explores techniques that calm thoughts and emotions and increase focus. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7:15 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202.

'into the Woods': Doug Anderson directs Middlebury College students in Stephen Sondheim's musical about classic Grimm characters and the darker side of fairy tales. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $6-12. Info, 443-3168.

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alburGh PlayGrouP: Tots form friendships over music and movement. Alburgh Family Center of NCSS, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426.

larry coFFin: History comes alive with a reading from the local historian's latest book, In Times Past: Essays from the Upper Valley, Book Two. Blake Memorial Library, East Corinth, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 439-5338.

Fletcher tuMble tiMe: Exuberant youngsters find an outlet for all of that energy. Gymnasium, Fletcher Elementary School, Cambridge, 9-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426.

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Franklin story hour: Lovers of the written word perk up for read-aloud tales and adventures with lyrics. Haston Library, Franklin, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Middlebury Preschool story tiMe: Little learners master early-literacy skills through tales, rhymes and songs. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 388-4369. MontGoMery inFant/toddler PlayGrouP: Infants to 2-year-olds idle away the hours with stories and songs. Montgomery Town Library, 1011:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Music With raPhael: Preschoolers up to age 5 bust out song-and-dance moves to traditional and original folk music. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free; limited to one session per week per family. Info, 878-4918. read to a doG: Bookworms share words with a friendly, fuzzy therapy pooch. Fairfax Community Library, 3-4:15 p.m. Free; preregister for a time slot. Info, 849-2420.

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burlinGton taiko: For more than 25 years, this internationally recognized group of drummers has captivated audiences with Japanese drumming. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 8 p.m. $5. Info, 635-1476.

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chanGes in 2012 Federal tax laW: Grant Peterson and Robert Fett of the IRS and Taxpayer Advocate Service, respectively, discuss relevant information for the filing season. New England Federal Credit Union, Williston, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 879-8790.

roGer hill: The local meteorologist deciphers technical terminology in "Climate Change in Vermont." American Legion Post 59, Waterbury, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036. tiMothy Patrick Mccarthy: The author and Harvard professor honors the ideals of Martin Luther King Jr. in "Human Rights, Human Wrongs: The Long History of Slavery and Abolition.” 9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 287-8926.

adult auditions For 'oliver!': See WED.23, 5:45-10 p.m.

conferences

social entrePreneurshiP & social Justice syMPosiuM: See THU.24, 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m.

dance

ballrooM lesson & dance social: Singles and couples of all experience levels take a twirl. Jazzercize Studio, Williston, lesson 7-8 p.m.; open dancing 8-10 p.m. $14. Info, 862-2269. Mad robin contra dance: Folks in clean, soft-soled shoes move and groove to music by Brian Perkins' Easy Band in traditional New England social dances. All dances are taught. First Congregational Church, Burlington, 8-11 p.m. $510. Info, 503-1251. 'siMPly liGht': Andrea Olsen directs a collaborative multimedia performance featuring past and present Middlebury College Dance Company members who explore various forms of energy. Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. $6-12. Info, 443-3168.

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theater PerForMance & concert: In conjunction with a family fun hour, Tuttle Middle School students perform a scene from The Miracle Worker, after which the South Burlington High School string ensemble plays. Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, theater from 4-4:30 p.m.; music from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Activities run from 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. as part of a daylong event in which a percentage of store purchases benefits the Howard Center’s Community Friends Mentoring: South Burlington. Free. Info, 864-8001.

fairs & festivals

iGlooFest: See THU.24, 6:30 p.m.-midnight.

film

banFF Mountain FilM Festival: Mountaineering buffs and outdoor enthusiasts tap into the spirit of adventure with short films and documentaries. Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. $10-12. Info, 658-3313. 'barryMore': Erik Canuel's drama tells the story of renowned actor John Barrymore as he struggles to rebuild his career. A making-of documentary follows. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. $10-16. Info, 518-523-2512. 'saMsara': Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson spent five years capturing footage in 25 countries — without a word of dialogue — and redefined ideas about humanity and nature along the way. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $5-8. Info, 603-646-2422.

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.

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enosburG Falls story hour: Young ones show up for fables and finger crafts. Enosburg Public Library, Enosburg Falls, 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. FairFax coMMunity PlayGrouP: Kiddos convene for fun via crafts, circle time and snacks. Health Room. Bellows Free Academy, Fairfax, 9-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426.

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isle la Motte PlayGrouP: Stories and crafts make for creative play. Isle La Motte Elementary School, 7:30-9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. MontGoMery tuMble tiMe: Physical fitness activities help build strong muscles. Montgomery Elementary School, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Preschool story hour: As part of the ongoing "Race: Are We So Different?" exhibit, little ones learn about race and racism through literature and personal stories. ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11 a.m. Regular admission, $9.5012.50; free for kids ages 2 and under. Info, 877-324-6386. sWanton PlayGrouP: Kids and caregivers squeeze in quality time over imaginative play and snacks. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Swanton, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426.

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acoustic candleliGht beneFit shoW: Local and regional performers, including the Too Tall String Band, play brief sets in a relaxed setting. ROTA Gallery, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7 p.m. $3-10. Info, 518-314-9872. JaMMin' divas: Hailing from Ireland, Australia, Israel and the U.S., this foursome of vocalists and instrumentalists perform music from their diverse cultures. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30-10 p.m. $15-25. Info, 863-5966. Paco Peña: The internationally renowned flamenco guitarist displays the highest levels of the genre's dance and song in "Flamenco Vivo." See calendar spotlight. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15-36. Info, 863-5966. PossuMhaW: The Burlington band travels across the lake to deliver an intimate performance of folk and bluegrass led by singer-songwriter Colby Crehan. Cadyville Concert Hall, N.Y., 7:30-10 p.m. $20. Info, 518-561-2822.

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Full Moon snoWshoe hike: Explore the hills of Montpelier by lunar light and learn about local wildlife along the way. Snowshoes and hot chocolate provided. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 229-6206.

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sMuGGlers' notch ice bash kick-oFF Party & dry-tool coMPetition: Winter climbers test their skills indoors and watch gear demos to energize for the weekend's events. Petra Cliffs, Burlington, 5 p.m. $5. Info, 657-3872 .

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Jason lorber: The Burlington standup set to compete in the upcoming Funniest Comic in New England Contest entertains crowds with clever social commentary. Ben Orbison opens. Esther Mesh Room, Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $12; cash bar. Info, 728-6464.

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Pasta niGht: Community members load up on carbs topped with "G-Man's" famous homemade sauce before live music by In Kahootz. VFW Post, Essex Junction, 6-7 p.m. $3-7. Info, 878-0700.

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lunch & learn series: soil 101: Store manager Mike Ather leads an interactive discussion about what constitutes the foundation of a thriving garden. Gardener’s Supply: Williston Garden Center & Outlet, noon-12:45 p.m. Free. Info, 658-2433.

Winter sale: See WED.23, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

coMMunity dinner: Live music provides ambiance for neighbors as they share a meal of homemade lasagna, salad and desserts. United Church of Hinesburg, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 482-3352.

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Majora Carter: The founder of Sustainable South Bronx delivers the Martin Luther King Jr. keynote address at the Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship and Social Justice. Mead Chapel, Middlebury College, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5794 .

Wednesday, January 30th at 7PM South Burlington High School A special evening for parents and students considering school choice. Come and learn more about academics and student life at South Burlington High School. Current SBHS choice students, their parents and high school staff will give presentations, host tours and answer questions.

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Paul Hines: The UVM assistant professor of engineering shares his knowledge in “Large Blackouts in the Power Grid: Why They Happen and What to Do About It.” Room 101, Cheray Science Hall, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 3:15 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.

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'into tHe Woods': See THU.24, 8 p.m. Director Doug Anderson leads a discussion following the show. 'tHe sunset liMited': The St. Johnsbury Players present Cormac McCarthy's play about the intense philosophical debates between an ex-con and a despondent college professor. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7:30-10 p.m. $7-10; not appropriate for young children. Info, 274-1833.

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art & autHor nigHt: Michael Schumacher displays handmade weathervanes and paintings before writer Vince Feeney reads his short story "The Peddler and the Priest." Jacquith Public Library, Marshfield, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581. sPoken Word CoMPetition: Poets Daniel José Custódio, Elizabeth Acevedo and Melanie Goodreaux host an evening that celebrates creative minds well-versed in verbal delivery. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Info, 654-2536.

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BaBysitter Mingler: Parents looking to expand their options for caregivers connect with interested students. Fourth floor, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister at uvm.edu/~stdcmrel. Info, 656-9405.

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VerMont 50-Plus & BaBy BooMers exPo: More than 80 exhibitors enliven a celebration of the golden years that includes seminars, workshops, live music and more. See calendar spotlight. Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center, South Burlington, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $4-5. Info, 872-9000.

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soCial entrePreneursHiP & soCial justiCe syMPosiuM: See THU.24, 10 a.m.

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MontPelier Contra danCe: Soft-soled steppers move to calling by Adina Gordon and live tunes from the Homegrown Chestnuts. Capital City Grange, Montpelier, 8-11 p.m. Beginners session at 7:30 p.m. $4-8; bring dessert to share. Info, 225-8921. norWiCH Contra danCe: Lausanne Allen calls the steps to tunes by Cuckoo's Nest. Tracy Hall, Norwich, family dance, 5-6:30 p.m.; potluck supper, 6:30 p.m.; contra dance, 8 p.m. $5-8; free for kids under 16; by donation for seniors. Info, 785-4607. 'siMPly ligHt': See FRI.25, 8 p.m., preperformance discussion at 7 p.m.

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programs, including certification options and three-day intensive studies. Tulsi Tea Room, Montpelier, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 456-8122.

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Brookfield iCe HarVest & Winter CarniVal: Demonstrators and competitors haul ice blocks from the lake in the age-old tradition. Coldweather activities include a snowshoe race, tug-of-war and obstacle course. Sunset Lake, Brookfield, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 276-3260. igloofest: See THU.24, 6:30 p.m.-midnight.

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Burke Wine & art snoWCase: Attendees learn about various grape varietals from a professional sommelier while viewing local artwork alongside the artists. Burke Mountain, East Burke, 7-9 p.m. $30 includes wine tasting and hors d'oeuvres; preregister. Info, 626-7300. CHartWells/Cardinal CHarity dinner: Share a meal, then watch SUNY Plattsburgh's men's hockey team perform live skits at this benefit for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northeastern New York. Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 5:30-11 p.m. $25. Info, 518-324-9348. CHoColate tasting WitH loCal exPerts: Attendees sample a variety of confections and learn the six steps involved in evaluating flavor profiles. Lake Champlain Chocolates, Burlington, 1 p.m. & 3 p.m. Free; limited space. Info, 864-1808. iCe CreaM & Hot CoCoa soCial: As part of the town's 250th birthday celebration, the Milton Community Youth Coalition hosts an afternoon of sweet treats. Milton Elementary School, 1-3 p.m. Donations of canned goods. Info, 893-1009. jane austen tea: This Victorian-style affair pays tribute to the writer with readings and discussions. Governor's House, Hyde Park, 3 p.m. $25; preregister. Info, 888-6888. norWiCH Winter farMers Market: Farmers offer produce, meats and maple syrup, which complement homemade baked goods and handcrafted items. Tracy Hall, Norwich, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 384-7447. rutland Winter farMers Market: More than 50 vendors sell local produce, cheese, homemade bread and other made-in-Vermont products at this indoor venue. Vermont Farmers Food Center, Rutland, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 779-1485. Waitsfield indoor farMers Market: Farmfresh edibles and locally made provender go hand in hand with music and community cheer. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 496-8994.

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HerBs & nutrients for tootH & guM HealtH: Herbalist Heather Irvine and dental hygienist Stefany Ford discuss lesser-known oral facts and share natural preparations. City Market, Burlington, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 861-9700. Montréal-style aCro yoga: Using partner and group work, Lori Flower leads participants through poses that combine acrobatics with therapeutic benefits. The Confluence, Berlin, 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. $16; as space permits. Info, 324-1737. WHat you Can do to PreVent falls WorksHoP: As part of the Vermont 50-Plus & Baby Boomers Expo, physical therapist Martha Brown demonstrates how to build strength and improve balance. Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center, South Burlington, 1:15 p.m. $4-5. Info, 8729000, ext. 19.

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Children’s department Book swap: Little ones exchange well-read titles. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 10 a.m.-noon. Free; limit of five books to swap per reader. Info, 223-3338. everyBody wins! read-a-thon: The children’s literacy and mentoring organization strives to break last year's record of 990 books read simultaneously with the help of community members and elementary "mentees." National Life Building, Montpelier, 1-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 229-2665. open tot Gym & infant/parent playtime: Tykes work up an appetite for snacks with feats of athleticism. Gymnasium, Bellows Free Academy, Fairfax, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. saturday story time: Little ones and their caregivers listen to creative tales that engage young minds. Phoenix Books Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 448-3350. swanton tumBle time: Vivacious youngsters monkey around in an open gym. Mary Babcock Elementary School, Swanton, 9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426.

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adirondaCk wind ensemBle ConCert: Daniel Gordon directs “Classical and Neo-Classical," a program of chamber music featuring selections from Mozart and Stravinsky. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 4 p.m. $10; free for students. Info, 518-523-2512. CaBin fever ConCert series: Jamie masefield: Upright bassist Scott Ritchie accompanies the Jazz Mandolin Project's founder in a performance of the latter's original music. WalkOver Gallery & Concert Room, Bristol, 8 p.m. $15-20. Info, 453-3188, ext. 2. 'danse' alBum-release ConCert: Accordionist Jeremiah McLane and pianist Annemieke Spoelstra perform compositions adapted from Piazzolla, Hovhaness, Poulenc and more. Congregational Church, Charlotte, 7:30 p.m. $15 suggested donation. Info, 578 7140. dJ Chief Boima: The musician, activist and writer spins tropical bass tunes reflective of his creative personality and multicultural roots. One Wheelock, Collis Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Free. Info, 847-644-9443.

outdoors

Bird-monitorinG walk: Experienced avian enthusiasts lead participants on a morning stroll to locate various species in their natural habitats. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 8-9:30 a.m. Free; for adults and older children. Info, 434-2167. Castleton spartans footBall iCe-fishinG derBy: Locals brave the elements at this fundraising event and vie for giveaways, cash prizes and, of course, bragging rights. Derby on Lake Bomoseen; headquarters at Fishtails Tavern, Castleton, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. $10-30. Info, 468-1218. family fun niGht: Kids and their caregivers find the cure for cabin fever at a moonlit snowshoe trek through the woods. Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $810; preregister. Info, 359-5000, ext. 223 . sleiGh rides: Weather permitting, jingling horses trot visitors over the snow on a wintry tour of rolling acres. Rides leave every half hour; seats are first come, first served. Shelburne Farms, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $6-8; free for kids under 3. Info, 985-8442. timBer harvestinG with Birds in mind: Participants tour an active logging job affiliated with the Foresters for the Birds Project, which aims to improve habitats for songbird species. Green Mountain Audubon Center, Huntington, 9 a.m.-noon. $10-15; preregister; limited space. Info, 434-3068.

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Burke mountain randonee rally: Winter hikers make self-powered ascents in competitive and recreational classes, receiving awards for speed and spirit. Skins required for ascending. Burke Mountain Ski Resort, East Burke, 7:30 a.m. $20-25; preregister. Info, 723-6551, ext. 115. Champlain valley skatinG CluB: BrinG a Buddy day: Celebrate National Skating Month with laps around the rink and tips from the pros. Personal equipment required; no rentals available. UVM Gutterson Fieldhouse, South Burlington, 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, 309-0419 .

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leila JosefowiCz & pedJa muziJeviC: A violinist who made her Carnegie Hall debut at age 17 joins an esteemed pianist in works by Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann and others. monster enerGy's CO Spaulding Auditorium, k-town showdown: Skiers UR TE Hopkins Center, Dartmouth SY and riders show off their rail jam OF D AR College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $10-25. T M OU TH CO LLE GE and slope-style skills and compete for Info, 603-646-2422. prizes. Killington Mountain, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $10-15 plus $35 lift ticket; see killington.com midwinter eveninG of pan-CeltiC musiC for details and schedule. Info, 422-6200. & danCe: Irish, Scottish, Québécois and Appalachian tunes accompany a performance smuGGlers' notCh iCe Bash: Extreme winter by the Heather Morris Scottish Dancers. Good athletes converge at Vermont’s premier iceShepherd Lutheran Church, Jericho, 7-9 p.m. $8climbing destination for clinics, camaraderie and 10; free for ages 12 and under. Info, 878-3840. friendly competition. Smugglers' Notch Resort, Jeffersonville, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Prices vary; see simone dinnerstein: The renowned pianist plays Bach's Goldberg Variations, the music with which she achieved international acclaim. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. SAT.26 P.48

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smuggsicebash.com for details and schedule. Info, 657-3872. The Science of ice climbing : As part of the Smugglers' Notch Ice Bash, ice-climbing guide Mike Bauman discusses how to deal with the chemistry and physics of frozen water. Smugglers' Notch Resort, Jeffersonville, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 657-3872.

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billy Pari Sh, majora car Ter & bill mcKibben : The innovative thinkers share their collective and individual expertise in a panel discussion at the Social Entrepreneurship and Social Justice Symposium. Middlebury College, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 443-5961.

eaT Well, age Well : Seniors looking to access affordable nutrition learn about 3SquaresVT services and application assistance. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. ellio T l affer Ty: In "Two Years in Panama," the Peace Corps volunteer presents a narrated slideshow about his experience in one of the country's rural villages. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 999-5955.

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'inTo The Woo DS': See THU.24, 8 p.m. oPen auDiTion S: Unadilla Theater holds tryouts for its summer season, which includes The Merchant of Venice and plays by Shaw, Pinter and others. Monteverdi Music School, Montpelier, 1-5 p.m. Free; call for appointment times. Info, 456-8968. 'The marriage of f igaro' auDiTion S: Community members bring dramatic skills to Echo Valley Community Arts' October production of this comedic tale of love, revenge and everything in between. Christ Church, Montpelier, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 225-6471.

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'angel Thera Py h an Dboo K' DiScu SSion grou P: Cornelia Ward outlines spiritual healing and psychic reading skills as presented in Doreen Virtue's book. Spirit Dancer Books & Gifts, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Donations. Info, 660-8060.

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mon TPelier anTique S mar KeT: Lovers of all things yesteryear peruse offerings of furniture, art, toys, books, photos and ephemera from the New England area. Elks Club, Montpelier, 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $2-5. Info, 751-6138.

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bal Kan f ol K Dancing : Louise Brill organizes people into lines and circles set to complex rhythms. No partner necessary. Burlington Dances, Chace Mill, 3-6 p.m. $6 donation. Info, 540-1020. f amily Dance & con Tra Dance : Kids and their caregivers bust moves to tunes by the Irregulars and calling by Nancy Turner from 3 to 4:30 p.m. A supper and regular contra dance follow with caller Adina Gordon and music from Crowfoot. Capital City Grange, Montpelier, 3 p.m. $5-10 dance;

ice on f ire : This larger-than-life winter festival celebrates the season with a parade, storytelling, games and an outdoor theater. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 2-5 p.m. $3-5 suggested donation. Info, 229-6206.

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banff moun Tain f ilm f eSTival : See FRI.25, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 7 p.m. $19-22. Info, 518-523-2512.

food & drink

inTerna Tional Dinner: burun Di: Traditional fare, music and dance from the country reflect the backgrounds of Burundians living in Vermont. North End Studio A, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. $15-18; preregister. Info, 863-6713. PaSTa Dinner : Pass the penne, please! A buffet of homemade sauces, traditional salads and desserts celebrates culture through cuisine at the Vermont Italian Club's annual fundraiser. Elks Lodge, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. $12-22; free for ages 4 and under; cash bar; preregister at vermontitalianclub.org. Info, 922-5005. Sun Day brea Kfa ST: Rise and shine! Bacon, scrambled eggs, corned-beef hash, sausage and biscuits await. Proceeds benefit veterans and their families. VFW Post 309, Peru, N.Y., 9 a.m.12:30 p.m. $5. Info, 518-643-2309. Win Ter Wine & Dine : Participants work up an appetite with a hike in the woods before sitting down to a three-course meal. Headlamp and snowshoes recommended. Quechee Inn at Marshland Farm, hike from 5:15-6:45 p.m.; dinner from 7-9 p.m. $40-50; preregister. Info, 359-5000, ext. 223 .

health & fitness

l igh T boDy SPiri Tual meDiTaTion grou P: Cynthia Warwick Seiler facilitates spirited sessions designed to attune the mind, body and soul. Rainbow Institute, Burlington, 11 a.m. Donations. Info, 671-4569. Thrive cenTer of The green moun Tain S: yoga Sam Pler : BD Dworkin leads guided stretching and breathing exercises to create strength and flexibility. Warm clothes, mat and blanket required. Wallingford Elementary School Gymnasium, noon-2 p.m. $10-20; preregister. Info, 446-2499.

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geT ouT & bac Kcoun Try SKi f eSTival : Experienced skiers and novices alike follow instructors' leads in clinics and apply new skills to guided tours of various terrain. Bolton Valley Nordic Center, registration from 9-9:50 a.m.; activities 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m. $40-60 includes nordic ticket; see catamounttrail.org for schedule. Info, 864-5794. SKi f or h eaT cenTral vermon T: Winter athletes contribute to heating fuel assistance for neighbors in need with their purchase of trail passes. Morse Farm Ski Touring Center, Montpelier, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $8-12, free for ages 5 and under. Info, 793-7674. Sleigh r iDeS: See SAT.26, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sno WShoe h iKe: The Lake Champlain Land Trust hosts a family-friendly outing in the eastern foothills of the Adirondacks. Split Rock Mountain Wild Forest, Westport, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free; preregister; see lclt.org for directions . Info, 8624150, ext. 4.

green moun Tain curling club : Players of all abilities sweep the ice every Sunday throughout the season. No special equipment is needed. Green Mountain Arena, Morrisville, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $12 per game with membership; $16 per game otherwise. Info, 399-2816. Pain Tball biaThlon : Take aim! Cold-weather athletes strap on crosscountry skis and shoot colored ammunition at targets. Mountain Top Inn, Chittenden, practice range open from 8:30-10 a.m.; races from 10:15 a.m.-3 p.m. $6-15; for grades 1 to 12; see mountaintopinn.com for schedule. Info, 483-6089.

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banff moun Tain f ilm f eSTival : See FRI.25, E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. $5-8; free for students with valid ID. Info, 518-564-5292.

TE SY bal D moun Tain Sno WShoe : OF SI M Participants trek up to the summit O N P HIP PS of this iconic Northeast Kingdom peak. health & fitness Route is physically challenging with a 1500-foot avoi D f all S WiTh imProve D STabili Ty: See elevation gain. Meet at trailhead, Long Pond Road, FRI.25, 10 a.m. Westmore, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. $10 includes snowshoe rental. Info, 723-6551, ext. 115. h erbal Su PPor T for Win Ter Time Slee P: Clinical herbalist Rebecca Dalgin provides inforf ull moon Sno WShoe h iKe: The Winooski mation about how to get adequate rest naturally, Valley Park District hosts an exploration of nature including the best teas to sip before bed. Hunger that concludes with hot cocoa by an outdoor fire. Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5-7 p.m. $8-10; preEthan Allen Homestead, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. register. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202. Free. Info, 863-5744.

cai Tlin can Ty: The singersongwriter and guitarist returns to her home state with a touch of alt-country added to her folk-pop roots. Brandon Music Café, 6 p.m. $15; $30 includes dinner package; BYOB. Info, 465-4071. cro Wfoo T Wor KSho P: Members of this popular contra dance and concert band known for powerful vocals and skilled instrumentation share their

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'inTo The Woo DS': See THU.24, 8 p.m.

aDul T PicKuP DoDgeball : Participants heave rubber-coated foam balls at opposing team members during weekly games. Robert Miller Community & Recreation Center, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. $5; for ages 15 and up; players under age 18 need parental permission. Info, 578-6081.

aDiron Dac K Win D enSemble concer T: Daniel Gordon directs “Classical and Neo-Classical," a program of chamber music featuring selections from Mozart and Stravinsky. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 2 p.m. $10; free for students. Info, 518-564-2000.

Women' S PicKuP Soccer : Ladies of varying skill levels break a sweat while passing around the spherical polyhedron. Miller Community and Recreation Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $3; for women ages 18 and up. Info, 864-0123.

f emi KuTi & The Po SiTive f orce : The Nigerian superstar known for bringing Afrobeat into the 21st century brings his big band and equally huge sound to the stage. See calendar spotlight. Alexander Twilight Theatre, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, 7 p.m. $26-48. Info, 748-2600.

sport

f rench conver SaTion grou P: Dimanche S: Parlez-vous français? Speakers practice the tongue at a casual, drop-in chat. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0195.

music

eScher S Tring quar TeT: The acclaimed foursome performs works by Dvořák, Bridge and Mozart as part of the Northeast Kingdom Classical Series. South Congregational Church, St. Johnsbury, 4 p.m. $6-18. Info, 748-8012.

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'The Sun SeT l imiTeD': See FRI.25, 2 p.m.

fairs & festivals

Smuggler S' noTch ice baSh : See SAT.26, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Dali Da maria benfiel D: Using her video installation "Hotel/Panama" as reference, the artist discusses how the term "disclosure" relates to contemporary media practices. Chapel, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 828-8614.

knowledge. Capital City Grange, Montpelier, noon2 p.m. $20; preregister at travelnik@gmail.com. Info, 917-1186.

$5-10 dinner; bring clean, soft-soled shoes. Info, 477-3951.

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qigong : Jeff Cochran hosts a session of breathing-in-motion exercises. ROTA Gallery, Plattsburgh, 7 p.m. $3-10. Info, 518-314-9872.

kids

KiDS & TeenS cla SS: h omema De burri ToS & r oa STeD r oo TS: Budding chefs fill made-fromscratch tortillas with different flavors and cook seasonal veggies. McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $5-10; preregister; for ages 8 and up accompanied by an adult. Info, 861-9700. miDDlebury Pre School S Tory Time : See THU.24, 10:30-11:15 a.m. muSic WiTh r aPhael : See THU.24, 10:45 a.m. Sha Ke your Sillie S ouT: Tots swing and sway to music with children's entertainer Derek Burkins. JCPenney Court, University Mall, South Burlington, 10:35 a.m. Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11. Sou Th h ero Playgrou P: Free play, crafting and snacks entertain children and their grown-up companions. South Hero Congregational Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. STorie S WiTh megan : Preschoolers expand their imaginations through tales, songs and rhymes. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. SWan Ton Playgrou P: Kids and caregivers squeeze in quality time over imaginative play and snacks. Mary Babcock Elementary School, Swanton, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426.

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SPani Sh immer Sion cla SS: An experienced teacher offers an interactive music class en español. Tulsi Tea Room, Montpelier, 9-9:45 a.m. $15; for ages 1-5. Info, 917-1776, constanciag@ gmail.com.

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r ecor Der-Playing grou P: Musicians produce early folk, baroque and swing-jazz melodies. New and potential players welcome. Presto Music Store, South Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-0030, info@prestomusic.net. Samba Tuca Da! oPen r ehear Sal : New players are welcome to pitch in as Burlington's samba street-percussion band sharpens its tunes. Experience and instruments are not required. 8

li St Your EVENt for fr Space Studio Collective, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-5017.

seminars

Basic computer skills : Community members enter the high-tech age and gain valuable knowledge. Tracy Hall, Norwich, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3403. Vermont t ourism t eam r oadshow : Members of the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing present the latest research on the in-state destinations and spending of travelers. Vermont History Center, Barre, 9-11 a.m. Free; preregister at vermont.gov. Info, 828-3683.

talks

kyong park : The multimedia artist discusses his project "New Silk Roads," in which he explores and documents rapidly changing urban landscapes within Asia. Chapel, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 828-8614.

words

Book group : Lit lovers gather to discuss Wallage Stegner's Angel of Repose. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581. Book sale : Bookworms stock up on affordable titles from all genres. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955. e-Books for kindle : Attendees learn basic setups and how to access library e-books through Listen Up! Vermont and Project Gutenberg. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918. shape & share l ife stories : Prompts trigger true tales, which are crafted into compelling narratives and read aloud. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

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r eading w ith f rosty & f riends t herapy dogs : Animal lovers bring a book and read to canines who comfort. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free; preregister for 10-minute individual sessions. Info, 878-4918.

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health & fitness

f lower- essence clinic for the w inter Blues : Certified flower-essence practitioner Fearn Lickfield explains how nature's powerhouses get distilled into tinctures. Samples provided. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. $10-12; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202.

preschool story h our : Three- to 5-year-olds keep their hands busy with crafts at tale time. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. r ichford playgroup : Rug rats let their hair down for tales and activities. Cornerstone Bridges to Life Community Center, Richford, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426.

language

f rench con Versation group : Beginner-tointermediate French speakers brush up on their linguistics — en français. Halvorson's Upstreet Café, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0195. pause- café f rench con Versation : Francophiles of all levels speak the country's language at a drop-in conversation. Mr. Crêpe, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0195.

music

keane : The British alt-rockers with an affinity for synthesizers and distorted piano bring their distinctive sound stateside. Youngblood Hawke opens. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7:15-11 p.m. $42.25-56 plus tax. Info, 863-5966. mmusic choral h our : Erin Grainger directs the Mt. Mansfield Union High School choral ensemble in a varied program. St. Paul's Cathedral, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free; bring a bag lunch. Info, 864-0471.

talks

daVid f ried : The founder of Elmore Roots Nursery presents practical ideas for creating edible landscapes in "Turn Your Lawn into Eden!" Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 496-5965. people h elping people glo Bal : Cofounders Alex Tuck and Isabel Gamm discuss their nonprofit, and how international micro-lending helps recipients in extreme poverty start businesses. Fairfax Community Library, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2420 . portugal: estoril coast & algar Ve: The Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce and Child Travel host an information session about their September trip to the country. Doubletree Hotel, South Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-3489, ext. 227.

theater

't he t hreepenny opera' auditions : Local actors and singers showcase their skills for Middlebury Community Players' April production of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's acclaimed satire. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 7 p.m. Free; see middleburycommunityplayers.org for details. Info, 373-2556.

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Book sale : See MON.28, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

wed .30 agriculture

Vermont f arm show : See TUE.29, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

comedy

impro V night : See WED.23, 8-10 p.m.

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crafts Bury marathon w axing clinic : Expert technician Drew Gelinas demonstrates how to make cross-country skis as fast as possible for the largest nordic ski event in the east. Onion River Sports, Montpelier, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 229-9409. l ego r oBots ' t alent show' : Engineering gets creative when Middlebury College students present an interactive exhibit of their final Lego Robot Design Studio projects. See calendar spotlight. McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Middlebury College, 2-5 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5581.

film

Banff mountain f ilm f esti Val : See FRI.25, Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7 p.m. $21-23; $18-20 for students with valid ID. Info, 603-448-0400. 'Beyond con Viction' : Rachel Libert's awardwinning documentary follows three crime victims who reunite with their perpetrators to facilitate healing. A discussion follows. Montpelier City Hall, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-9606. 'callas f ore Ver' : Franco Zeffirelli's biographical drama portrays opera diva Maria Callas, whose star power has faded into a sullen existence. A discussion with library director Richard Bidnick follows. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. 't he inVisi Ble w ar' : This documentary from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Kirby Dick exposes the underreported story of the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military. Room 111, Cheray Science Hall, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.

food & drink

w inter dips & slaws : Produce department buyer Kara Brown shows participants how to incorporate seasonal vegetables and unique flavors into tasty side dishes. City Market, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $5-10; preregister. Info, 861-9700.

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clu B: See WED.23, 1-3 p.m. go clu B: See WED.23, 7-9 p.m.

health & fitness

guided meditation : See WED.23, 5:30-7 p.m. meditation & discussion : See WED.23, 5:45-7 p.m.

kids

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. enos Burg playgroup : See WED.23, 10-11:30 a.m. f airfield a.m.

playgroup : See WED.23, 10-11:30

h ighgate story h our : See WED.23, 11:15 a.m. moVing & groo Ving w ith christine : See WED.23, 11-11:30 a.m. preschool disco Very program: t rails in the snow : Weather permitting, young minds identify and follow the tracks animals leave behind. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 10-11:30 a.m. $5-8. Info, 229-6206. st. al Bans playgroup : See WED.23, 9-10:30 a.m. story t ime & playgroup : See WED.23, 10-11:30 a.m. student matinee series: ' skippyjon j ones' : Based on Judy Schachner’s award-winning books, TheatreworksUSA's musical follows the adventures of a Siamese cat who assumes a new identity via a mask and cape. Flynn MainStage,

Burlington, 9:30 a.m. & noon $8; for grades K to 3. Info, 863-5966. t oddler t aekwondo : See WED.23, 10:15-11:30 a.m. youth media l aB: See WED.23, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

music

classical/ j azz f lute & piano concert : Accompanied by bassist Peter Williams and drummer Craig Benson, Cathie Ott and Tim Guile perform works that explore the intersection of the two genres. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $10. Info, 382-9222. r ick & the r amBlers f armers' night concert : The local western-swing band kicks off its "2013 Riding My Guitar Tour" and celebrates frontman Rick Norcross’ 50 years in music. Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2231.

seminars

maple sugaring : Curious about how to make Vermont's "liquid gold?" Learn the basics of tree identification, tapping and boiling sap. Gardener’s Supply Company, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $15. Info, 660-3505.

sport

green mountain t aBle t ennis clu B: See WED.23, 7-10 p.m. t rapp nordic cup 2012-13 : See WED.23, 9 a.m.4:30 p.m.

talks

daVid r othkopf : The author and editor-atlarge of Foreign Policy magazine shares his knowledge in "The Changing Roles of Business and Government: The Coming Confrontation." Doubletree Hotel, South Burlington, 12:30 p.m. $35 include lunch; preregister at vtroundtable. org. Info, 865-0410. past l iVes, dreams & soul t ra Vel : Molly Kluss facilitates an open discussion focused on gaining spiritual freedom and joy. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 800-772-9390.

theater

't ime stands still' : Gregory Ramos directs VT Stage Company members in Donald Margulies' drama about a photojournalist and her reporter partner facing the physical and emotional ramifications of war correspondence. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $24.30-32.50. Info, 863-5966.

words

Book discussion series: l incoln: Bicentennial of h is Birth : John Turner leads a conversation about Andrew Delbanco's The Portable Lincoln. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918. Book sale : See MON.28, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. l arry coffin : The local historian reads from his latest book, In Times Past: Essays from the Upper Valley, Book Two and discusses his "Decades of Change" project. Fairlee Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 333-4716. painted w ord poetry series : A series highlighting established and emerging New England poets features Penelope Cray. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 656-0750. susan clark : The coauthor of Slow Democracy signs copies and discusses the book, which details local self-goverance through citizen-powered initiatives. Phoenix Books, Essex, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111. m

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l aughter yoga : What's so funny? Giggles burst out as gentle aerobic exercise and yogic breathing meet unconditional laughter to enhance physical, emotional and spiritual health and wellbeing. Miller Community and Recreation Center, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 355-5129.

h ighgate story h our : See WED.23, 10-11 a.m.

make stuff! : See WED.23, 6-9 p.m.

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Blood dri Ve: Healthy humans part with lifesustaining pints. Tarrant Student Recreational Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, noon5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.

f airfax story h our : Good listeners up to age 6 are rewarded with tales, crafts and activities. Fairfax Community Library, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 849-2420.

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chess clu B: Checkmate! Players of all ages and abilities apply expert advice from a skilled instructor to games with others. Fairfax Community Library, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2420, knorwood@ fwsu.org.

creati Ve t uesdays : Artists engage their imaginations with recycled crafts. Kids under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

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Vermont f arm show : Vermont’s largest agricultural showcase celebrates the industry with dozens of vendors, commercial exhibits, animals and more. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Nonperishable food donations accepted. Info, 426-3579.

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ABSOLUTELY AWESOME MULTIGENERATIONAL WORKSHOP: Adult & youth 2-wk. Midwinter Art Exploration! Sat., Feb 9 & 16, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $40 /person. Incl. all materials. Location: wingspan Studio, 4A Howard St., 3rd fl oor, Burlington. Maggie Standley, 233-7676, maggiestandley@ yahoo.com, wingspanpaintingstudio.com/classes. Uncover creative abilities that may be dormant or need a jump start! As days lengthen, engage artistic skills through drawing and painting exercises in innovative, multigenerational workshop. Open to all levels; come with a child or come on your own. Held in beautiful studio. Exercise your art muscles! ACCESS ART CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 200 offerings for all ages w/ great instructors. Full descriptions online at cvuweb. cvuhs.org/access. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, 369 CVU Rd. Hinesburg. 482-7194. Watercolor w/ Ginny Joyner, drawing, zentangle (3 choices), colored pencil, calligraphy. Culinary arts: Onenight hands-on classes where you eat well! ˜ ai vegetarian, Vietnamese, Pan-Asian, dim sum, Greek coastal, Turkish, Ethiopian, Indian, chocolate, roses & espresso, summer salads, risotto, pasta bene, gelato & sorbet, fresh berry pie, decorated Valentine cookies, gefi lte fi sh & kugel—yum! Senior discounts. ART & POTTERY IN MIDDLEBURY: Location: Middlebury Studio School, 1 Mill St., Middlebury. Middlebury Studio School, Barbara Nelson, 247-3702, ewaldewald@ aol.com, middleburystudioschool.org. Adult: Mon. Oils; Mon. a.m. Acrylics; Tue. Watercolors; Wed. a.m. Oils; Wed. p.m. Wheel, Drawing the Head, Silver Jewelry; ˜ u., Color Workshop; Sat. Digital Photography. Children: Mon. Wheel, Pets & Pillows, Teen Tie Dye; Wed. Wheel; ˜ u. Hand Building, Homeschool Pottery, Homeschool Drawing & Painting; Feb. vacation Drawing Ducks.

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bodywork TAI CHI/QI GONG BODYWORK: Location: Bao Tak Fai Tai Chi Institute, Inc., 100 Church St. Burlington. Tai Chi Institute, Inc., Robert Boyd, 363-6890, baotakfai@gmail.com, 100

Church Street. Personalized training in the Asian arts of movement and energy cultivation. Emphasis on ﬂ exibility and core strength building using active and meditative tai chi and qi gong. Master Bob Boyd, 45-year martial arts teacher with 30 years of concentration in tai chi and qi gong. taichibodywork. com. 363-6890.

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Call 865-7166 for info or register online at burlingtoncityarts.org. Teacher bios are also available online. INTERNET TOOLS FOR ARTISTS: Feb. 20, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $15/ person; $13/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 2nd fl oor, Burlington. Discover creative and low-cost solutions for developing a web presence for your art-based business. BCA communication director Eric Ford and David Barron of Dave Barron Design will give you tips on how to use the internet to market your artwork. Get suggestions on how to start making your own website for free. CLAY: INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED WHEEL: Weekly on ° u., Jan. 31-Mar. 28, 9:30 a.m.noon. No class Feb. 14. Cost: $252 /BCA members; $280/nonmembers. Clay sold separately at $20/25-lb. bag. Glazes & fi rings incl. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Local pottery artist Jeremy Ayers will help you refi ne your wheelwork in this morning class for intermediate and advanced potters. Learn individual tips and techniques for advancement on the wheel. Demonstrations and instruction will cover intermediate throwing, trimming, decorative and glazing methods. Students should be profi cient in centering and throwing. Over 30 hours per week of open studio time included. CLAY: WHEEL THROWING: Weekly on ° u., Jan. 31-Mar. 28, 6-8:30 p.m. No class 2/14. Cost: $216 /BCA members; $240/nonmembers. Clay sold separately at $20/25 lb. bag. Glazes & fi rings incl. Location: BCA Clay

Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. ˜ is eight-week class is an introduction to clay, pottery and the ceramics studio. Learn basic throwing and forming techniques, while creating functional pieces such as mugs, vases and bowls. Learn various fi nishing techniques using the studio’s house slips and glazes. No previous experience needed! Class includes over 30 hours per week of open studio time to practice. Instructor: Chris Vaughn. DESIGN: ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS6: Feb. 5-Mar. 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Tue. Cost: $184.50 /BCA members, $205/ nonmembers. Location: BCA Center Digital Media Lab, Burlington. Learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator, a program used to create interesting graphics and more! Learn how to lay out and design posters and other single-page documents. Explore a variety of software techniques and create projects suited to your own interests. ˜ is class is suited for beginners who are interested in furthering their design software skills. DESIGN: SELF-PUBLISHED BOOKS: Feb. 7-Mar. 7, 6-9 p.m., Weekly on ° u. Cost: $202.50 / BCA members; $225/nonmembers. Location: BCA Center Digital Media Lab, Burlington. Learn how to create and publish your own artist books using Adobe Creative Suite and online publishing tools such as Blurb and LuLu. Basic layout and design principles, color management, and software techniques utilizing InDesign. Photoshop and Bridge will be covered. Students will end the session with a beautiful book layout ready to publish. Bring highresolution fi les to the fi rst class. DRAWING: Weekly on Wed., Jan. 30-Mar. 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m. No class Feb. 27. Cost: $176 / BCA members; $195/nonmembers. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. Learn a variety of drawing techniques, including basic perspective, compositional layout and use of dramatic light and shadow. Students will work with a variety of media, including pencil, pen and ink, ink wash, charcoal, conte crayon, and colored pencil. Comics and illustrations may be incorporated based on student interest. Instructor: Marc Nadel. DRAWING: FASHION: Weekly on ° u., Jan. 31-Mar. 14, 6:30-9 p.m. No class Feb. 14. Cost: $176 /BCA members; $195/nonmembers. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. . Learn the basics of fashion drawing! Students will draw and paint using gouache, watercolor and more and will be encouraged to render fabrics, illustrate their own designs and experiment. Mixed-level class, open to both beginners and advanced students, some prior drawing experience is helpful. Class will include fi gure drawing with a live fashion model. Instructor: Jacquelyn Heloise Liebman. PAINTING: CONTEMPORARY FIGURE: Weekly on Wed., Feb.

20-Apr. 17, 1:30-4:30 p.m. No class Feb. 27. Cost: $320 / person; $288/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. Intermediate and advanced painters: revitalize your painting practices with a contemporary approach to the fi gure. Work from live models each week, explore a variety of contemporary techniques with water-soluble oils and get supportive feedback in a small-group environment. Figure-drawing experience is very helpful. BCA provides glass palettes, easels, painting trays and drying racks. Instructor: Linda Jones. PHOTO: INTRO FILM/DIGITAL SLR: Feb. 6-Mar. 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Wed. Cost: $144 /BCA members; $160/nonmembers. Location: BCA Center Ditigal Media Lab, Burlington. Explore the basic workings of the manual 35mm fi lm or digital SLR camera to learn how to take the photographs you envision. Demystify f-stops, shutter speeds and exposure, and learn the basics of composition, lens choices and fi lm types/sensitivity. Bring an empty manual 35mm fi lm or digital SLR camera and it’s owner’s manual to class. PHOTO: PORTRAIT: Weekly on Mon, Feb. 11-Mar. 11, 6-9 p.m. No class Feb. 18. Cost: $157.50 / BCA members, $175/nonmembers. Location: BCA Center Digital Media Lab, Burlington. Prerequisite: Intro to SLR Camera or equivalent experience. Improve your portraittaking 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 fi rst class. Instructor: Dan Lovell.

paper. Over 25 hours per week of open studio time is included. PRINT: INTRO TO SILKSCREENING: Weekly on ° u, Jan. 31-Mar. 28, 6-8:30 p.m. No class Feb. 13. Cost: $207 /BCA members; $230/nonmembers. Location: BCA Print Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Torrey Valyou, local silkscreen legend and owner of New Duds, will show you how to design and print T-shirts, posters, ﬁ ne art and more! Students will learn a variety of techniques for transferring and printing images using hand-drawn, photographic or borrowed imagery. Cost includes over 25 hours per week of open studio hours. No experience necessary! Some materials are included.

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craft ACCESS CRAFT CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 200 offerings for all ages w/ great instructors. Full descriptions online at cvuweb. cvuhs.org/access. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, 369 CVU Rd., Hinesburg. 482-7194. Pottery (5 choices), woodworking, basic machining, welding, wood carving, basket weaving, rug hooking, wool dyeing, 3 bag sewing, pillows, kids sewing, needle felting (4 choices), card making, quilting, wooden bowl turning, cake decorating (3 choices), knitting (6 choices), hand tool workshop for kids. Senior discounts.

creativity CREATIVE INCUBATION: Feb. 2, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: $30 / person. Incl. art supplies & materials. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Sara, 888-3802. Learn ways to quiet your inner critic and work through creative blocks in this workshop that awakens your creative spirit. Led by Sara Waskuch, designer and teacher.

PHOTO: VACATION CAMP: Feb. 25-Mar. 1, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Cost: $350 /person; $315/BCA members. Location: BCA Center Digital Media Lab/Community Darkroom, Burlington. Explore both darkroom and digital photography in this ﬁ ve-day vacation camp! Kids will go on guided photo shoots in downtown Burlington, will print black and white photos in the darkroom, and will print color prints in the digital lab. Cameras, all supplies and lunchtime activities are included. Students should bring a snack and a lunch. No experience necessary; ages 9-12. PRINT: BEGINNING ETCHING: Jan. 30-Mar. 20, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Wed. Cost: $198 /BCA members; $220/nonmembers. Location: BCA Print Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. . Join local printmaker and illustrator Hilary Glass at BCA’s newly renovated studio and discover the ancient printing technique of etching. Learn the basics of etching a plate through drypoint and acid bath and using a printing press and explore some fundamentals of intaglio printmaking. No experience needed. Materials will be provided, except the cost of

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A nuts and bolts WILDERNESS FIRST TAIKO, DJEMBE, CONGAS & toolbox of techniques, tricks and RESPONDER: Apr. 6-Apr. 14, BATA!: Location: Burlington BEGINNER WEST AFRICAN devices for playwriting. Rookies 8-5 a.m. daily. Cost: $865 Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., DANCE: 6:30-8 p.m., Weekly and seasoned writers alike will /$250 deposit; tuition includes suite 3-G, Burlington. Stuart on ˜ urs. Cost: $13. Location: learn to painlessly uncover texts & instruction materials. Paton, 999-4255, spaton55@ South End Studio, 696 Pine source material and original Only 21 slots; register now. gmail.com. Tuesday Taiko adult Street, Burlington. 540-0044, ideas while slaying that monLocation: Vermont Center for classes begin March 5 and April southendstudiovt.com. Try out strous inner critic. Write a great Integrative Herbalism, 250 30, 5:30-6:20 p.m. $72/6 weeks. a beginner orientated African 10-minute play, take away tips Main St., Suite 302, Montpelier. Kids classes begin the same dance class with Sidiki Sylla, for longer works, hear your work Vermont Center for Integrative dates, 4:30-5:20 p.m. $60/6 master artist and director of read aloud and glean insights Herbalism, 224-7100, info@ weeks. Conga and Djembe Jeh Kulu. Classes will be geared from a feedback session. vtherbcenter.org, vtherbcenter. classes start Feb. 8, 5 p.m. and to those with little or no dance org. Taught by Peter Muckerman, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY & 6 p.m., $15/class. Montpelier experience. Please bring comWEMT. ° is 76-hour course PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP: Conga class starts Feb. 7, fortable clothing, bare feet or offers nationally recognized Adults and teens: Sat., Feb. 9:30-10:30 a.m. $60/4 weeks. studio-friendly sneakers, water Wilderness First Responder and 2, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $20 / Montpelier Djembe classes start bottle and an open heart; you adult CPR certifi cates. It trains person. Location: Flynn Center Feb. 7, 7-8:30 p.m. $72/4 weeks. just may surprise yourself! “everyday people” to be medics for the Performing Arts, 153 Call for locations. when the need arises: to engage DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Main St., Burlington. Explore emergencies with competence, Location: 266 Pine St., new interactive technologies, courage and confi dence, whether Burlington. Victoria, 598-1077, like Microsoft’s motion-tracking at home, at work or in the info@salsalina.com. Salsa Kinect, as a tool for creating CONTINUING EDUCATION: wilderness. classes, nightclub-style, on-one dynamic, interdisciplinary Spring semester begins week and on-two, group and private, performance. Physically interact of Mon., Feb. 11. Location: four levels. Beginner walk-in with projected images, text and Burlington Technical Center, classes, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. sound, and design your own Burlington High School, 52 $13/person for one-hour class. playful, interactive performance Institute Rd. Burlington. 864No dance experience, partner or experience. Join the kinaction! ACTION PAINTING: Feb. 16, 8436, cd.bsdvt.org. Why not join preregistration required, just the DANCE CLASSES FOR ADULTS & 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $115 us? Be a night owl! Continuing desire to have fun! Drop in any TEENS: Location: Flynn Center /6-hr. class. Location: Helen Day education is for everyone. Enroll time and prepare for an enjoyfor the Performing Arts, 153 Art Center, Stowe. 253-8358, in an evening course for the able workout! Main St., Burlington. Modern, education@helenday.com, spring 2013 semester. Courses DSANTOS VT SALSA: Mon. Composition, Tap, Jazz (Basic helenday.com. ° is workshop are offered in many areas, evenings: beginner class 7-8 Jazz, Afro-Modern World Fusion, will help you to leap over that including technical courses, arp.m., intermediate 8:15-9:15 p.m. Cabaret style and Burlesque), hurdle with big, expressive tistic expression, computers, perCost: $10 /1-hr. class. Location: Ballet (including Pointe at upper gestures that can open the door sonal growth. Burlington senior Movement Studio, 180 Flynn level) and Lunchtime Reggae to a freer and more satisfying citizens can attend for free! Ave., Burlington. Tyler Crandall, Fitness class. Full-semester painting experience. Big is not 598-9204, crandalltyler@ enrollment spots available, necessarily better, but it is useful hotmail.com, dsantosvt.com. and drop-ins possible for most to push your limitations and to Experience the fun and exciteclasses. Financial aid available. get comfortable working in a ACCESS CLASSES IN ment of Burlington’s eclectic large format. Instructor: Galen HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH dance community by learning Cheney. SCHOOL: 200 offerings for all salsa. Trained by world famous ages w/ great instructors. Full dancer Manuel Dos Santos, we SOIL 101: Jan. 26, 9:30-11 a.m. descriptions online at cvuweb. teach you how to dance to the Cost: $10 /person. Location: cvuhs.org/access. Location: music and how to have a great Gardener’s Supply, Burlington. COMMUNITY HERBALISM CVU High School, 10 min. from time on the dance fl oor! ° ere is 660-3505. Healthy and vibrant WORKSHOPS: Winter Wellness exit 12, 369 CVU Rd., Hinesburg. no better time to start than now! plants start with healthy soil. w/ Shona MacDougall, Wed. 482-7194. Beekeeping, History ° is one’s a must for all gardenLEARN TO DANCE W/ A Feb. 6, 6-8 p.m.; Aphrodisiac of the World ° rough Fiber/ ers, from beginner to the more PARTNER!: Cost: $50 /4-wk. Herbology w/ Andrew Wolf, Food, ° e Donner Party Story, experienced grower. class. Location: Champlain Wed. Feb. 13, 6-8 p.m. ($8 Home Exchange, Solar Bus Tour, Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington. materials fee); Luxuriously VEGETABLES FROM AN ITALIAN Energy Solutions, Bridge, Writing Lessons also avail. in St. Albans. Health Hair: Simple Hair Care GARDEN: Feb. 2, 9:30-11 a.m. Mystery & Romance, Poetry First Step Dance, 598-6757, Recipes w/ Joann Darling, Mon., Cost: $10 /person. Location: Workshops, Grief Etiquette, EFT, kevin@fi rststepdance.com, Feb. 18, 6-8 p.m. ($5 materials Gardener’s Supply, Burlington. Managing Cholesterol Naturally, FirstStepDance.com. Come fee); ˜ e Heart of the Matter: 660-3505. Charlie Nardozzi Suburban Homesteading, VMAP: alone, or come with friends, but Perspectives and Strategies for presents tips and techniques for Motorcycle Awareness, Pruning come out and learn to dance! Working With Anxiety w/ Sarah planning and planting gardens Trees, Career Plan Plus, Vermont Beginning classes repeat each VanHoy, LAc, Wed. Mar. 6, 6-8 with an Italian fl air. ° e perfect Architecture, Fly Fishing. Senior month, but intermediate classes p.m. Location: Vermont Center class for the foodie in your discounts. vary from month to month. 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call or email to reserve your space. Detailed descriptions at vtherbcenter.org. WISDOM OF THE HERBS SCHOOL: Open House Sat., Jan. 26, 1-3 p.m. at Tulsi Tea Room, 34 Elm St., Montpelier. Winter Ecology Walk w/ George Lisi, Sunday, Feb. 3, 3-4:15 p.m., call to preregister, sliding scale $0-10. Now accepting applications for Wisdom Eight-Month Certiﬁ cation Program, Apr. 20-21, May 18-19, Jun. 15-16, Jul. 13-14, Aug. 10-11, Sep. 7-8, Oct. 5-6 & Nov. 2-3. Tuition: $1750; nonrefundable deposit: $250; payment plan: $187.50/ mo. Applications for Wild Edibles spring term: Apr. 28, May 26, Jun. 23. Tuition: $300. VSAC nondegree grants avail. Location: Wisdom of the Herbs School, Woodbury. 456-8122, annie@wisdomoftheherbsschool.com, wisdomoftheherbsschool.com. Earth skills for changing times. Experiential programs embracing local wild edible and medicinal plants, food as ﬁ rst medicine, sustainable living skills, and the inner journey. Annie McCleary, director, and George Lisi, naturalist.

language ABSOLUEMENT! BEGINNING ADULT FRENCH: Weekly on Wed., Feb. 6-Mar. 27, 5-6:45 p.m. No classs Feb. 27. Cost: $180 / series. Location: wingspan Studio, 4A Howard St., 3rd fl oor, Burlington. Maggie Standley, 233-7676, maggiestandley@yahoo.com, wingspanpaintingstudio.com/classes. Learn French and gain a strong foundation in this popular language. ° rough multiple learning modalities, you will cultivate confi dence in a supportive, fun, relaxed class environment. Taught by a fl uent French speaker and experienced instructor who has lived and worked in Paris, France, and Yaounde, Cameroon. Allons-y! ACCESS LANGUAGE CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 200 offerings for all ages w/ great instructors. Full descriptions online at cvuweb. cvuhs.org/access. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, 369 CVU Rd., Hinesburg. 4827194. French: 3 levels; beginning Spanish: 2 levels; intermediate Spanish: 3 levels; immersion Spanish; Italian for Travelers: 2 levels; beginning Mandarin: 2 levels; German: 2 levels. Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials included with few exceptions. Senior discounts. JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSES: Level 1 classes Tue. beginning Jan. 22; Level 2 classes ˜ u. beginning Jan. 24 & continuing for 10 wks. 7-8:30 p.m. weekly, ending wk. of Mar. 26-28. Cost: $195 /10 1.5-hr. classes. Location: St. Michael’s College, 1 Winooski Place, Colchester. Japan-America Society of Vermont, Linda Sukop, 8258335, linda.sukop@gmail.com, jasv.org. ° e Japan America Society of Vermont is pleased to offer Japanese language classes.

° e purpose of these classes is improving awareness and understanding of Japanese culture, history and language. ° e classes are open to the general public and students alike. LEARN SPANISH & OPEN NEW DOORS: Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Ctr. Spanish in Waterbury Center, 585-1025, spanishparavos@gmail.com, spanishwaterburycenter.com. Connect with a new world. We provide highquality, affordable instruction in the Spanish language for adults, students and children. Travelers’ lesson package. Our sixth year. Personal instruction from a native speaker. Small classes, private instruction, student tutoring, AP. See our website for complete information or contact us for details. LEARN FRENCH THIS SPRING!: Spring term classes meet weekly for 11 wks. from 6:30-8 p.m. Cost: $245 /11-wk. class. Location: Alliance Francaise of the Lake Champlain Region, 302-304 Dupont Bldg. (Fort Ethan Allen), 123 Ethan Allen Ave., Colchester. Alliance Francaise of the Lake Champlain Region, Micheline Tremblay, 497-0420, michelineatremblay@ gmail.com, aﬂ cr.org/classes. shtml. Registration now open for the spring schedule of French classes at the Alliance Francaise of the Lake Champlain Region in Colchester. Classes offered at six levels, evenings for adults, beginning the week of March 4 for 11 weeks through May 23. Full details and easy registration on website, aﬂ cr.org/classes.shtml.

martial arts AIKIDO: Adult introductory classes begin on Tue., Feb. 5 at 5:30 p.m. Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine St. (across from Conant Metal & Light), Burlington. 951-8900, burlingtonaikido.org. ° is Japanese martial art is a great method to get in shape and relieve stress. Classes for adults, teens and children. We also offer morning classes for new students. Study with Benjamin Pincus Sensei, 6th degree black belt and Vermont’s only fully certifi ed Aikido teacher. Visitors are always welcome. AIKIDO CLASSES: Location: Vermont Aikido, 274 N. Winooski Ave. (2nd fl oor), Burlington. Vermont Aikido, 862-9785, vermontaikido.org. Aikido trains body and spirit together, promoting physical fl exibility and strong center within fl owing movement, martial sensibility with compassionate presence, respect for others, and confi dence in oneself. Vermont Aikido invites you to explore this graceful martial art in a safe, supportive environment. COMBAT FITNESS MARTIAL ARTS: Location: Combat Fitness Martial Arts Academy, 276 E. Allen Street #8, Winooski. Combat Fitness LLP, Vincent Guy, 343-3129, vteguy@yahoo. com, combatfi tnessmma.com. Combat Fitness Martial Arts

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LIf E pURpOSE JOURNEy gROUp: Feb. 5-Mar. 5, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Tue. Cost: $225 /4 group evenings plus 2 private sessions. Location: Spirit Dancer Books, 122 S. Winooski Ave , Burlington. HandTales, Janet Savage, 279-8554, janet@ handtales.com, handtales.com. Four evenings plus. It’s all in your hands! Receive the key to open the doorway to your life purpose. c ome away with a greater sense of YOU, clarity about what is getting in the way and the practical tools to live the life you are meant to live every day.

tai chi SNAkE-STyLE TAI ch I ch UAN: Beginner classes Sat. mornings & Wed. evenings. Call to view a class. Location: Bao Tak Fai Tai Chi Institute, 100 Church St., Burlington. 864-7902, iptaichi. org. The Yang s nake s tyle 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. yAN g-STyLE TAI ch I: Wed., 5:30 p.m., Sat., 8:30 a.m. $16/ class, $60/mo., $160/3 mo. New 8-wk. beginners session starts Sat., Jan. 19, 10:30 a.m. $125/8 classes. Location: Vermont Tai Chi Academy & Healing Center, 180 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Immediate right turn after railroad tracks. Follow the curve, then turn right & go through the parking lot, passing Vermont Hardware. Turn left at the end of the brick building & you will find a Tai Chi sign on your left. 4342960. Tai chi is a slow-moving martial art that combines deep breathing and graceful movements to produce the valuable effects of relaxation, improved concentration, improved balance and ease in the symptoms of fibromyalgia. 735-5465 or 434-2960.

tarot ASTROLOgy ANd TAROT: Feb. 9, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $75 /8-hr. class. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Sue, 244-7909. l earn how to work with both your natal chart and the Tarot in this workshop that integrates the two ancient disciplines to provide you with clarification of your past, present and future. l ed by s usan ackerman, author, teacher and counselor. Please register on or before Feb. 1.

MINdf ULNESS f OR TEENS: Feb. 5-Mar. 12, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Weekly on Tue. $20-120/series. Inquire about insurance. Location: Vermont Center for Integrative Therapy, 364 Dorset St., suite 204, South Burlington. 448-0665, catherine.e.schiller@ gmail.com. Mindfulness for teens is a 6-week program in which teens learn mindfulness skills to bring to everyday-life experiences. This group will follow a 6-week curriculum, which will include opportunities for participants to practice formally and informally in a peer-supported environment. Time will be spent exploring ourselves, our world, our emotions and our relationships. MINdf UL pARENTS: Feb. 5-Mar. 12, 5:45-6:45 p.m., Weekly on Tue. $20-120/series. Inquire about insurance. Location: Vermont Center for Integrative Therapy, 364 Dorset St., Suite 204, South Burlington. 4480665, catherine.e.schiller@ gmail.com. Mindful Parents is a mindfulness-based series dedicated to parents of youth who are currently struggling with mental health issues. Mindfulness strategies will be practiced in a variety of ways for parents to learn how to apply these skills to parenting. Opportunities will be given for parents to also have open discussion and build an internal support network. cIRcLE Of cOURAgE: Jan. 30-Apr. 10, noon-1:15 p.m., Weekly on Wed. Cost: $40 /session. Inquire about insurance. Location: Vermont Center for Integrative Therapy, 364 Dorset St., suite 201, South Burlington. Amy Poland, 658-9440. Do you struggle with body image and disordered eating? Many women find the experience of an eating disorder an extremely isolating experience. Together we can take steps toward understanding the parts that are attached to our eating disorder, building connections with others and creating a foundation for a compassionate recovery.

voice SAcREd SOUNd pRAcTIcES: Jan. 17-Feb. 7, 4:30-5:45 p.m. Cost: $50 /series. Location: Honest Yoga, Blue Mall, 150 Dorset St., S. Burlington. Honest Yoga Center, Heidi Champney, 453-2916, heidichampney@gmail.com, honestyogacenter.com. These delightful practices invite us to explore our relationships with our physical body, energetic field, intentions, each other and the Divine by engaging with the singing voice and the listening ear. all voices at all levels of experience and comfort with singing are enthusiastically welcomed! For full description, visit honestyogacenter.com.

EVOLUTION yOgA: $14/class, $130/class card, $5-10/community classes. Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn St., Burlington. 864-9642, evolutionvt.com. evolution Yoga offers a variety of classes in a supportive atmosphere: beginner, advanced, kids, babies, post- and prenatal, community classes, and workshops. Vinyasa, Kripalu, c ore, Breast c ancer s urvivor and alignment classes. c ertified teachers, massage and PT, too. Join our yoga community and get to know the family you choose. hOT yOgA BURLINgTON: Get hot —2-for-1 offer. Mon., Wed. & Fri.: 5-6 p.m; Sat. 10-11 a.m. Cost: $14 /1st 2 classes, multi-class cards avaliable. Location: North End Studio B, 294 N Winooski Ave, Old North End, Burlington. 999-9963, hotyogaburlingtonvt.com. Hot Yoga Burlington offers creative vinyasa-style yoga featuring practice in the Barkan Method Hot Yoga TM in a 95-degree studio accompanied by eclectic music. Try something different! LAUgh INg RIVER yOgA: classes 7 days/wk. $5-13/class; 10-class card $115, monthly unlimited $130. Location: Laughing River Yoga, Chace Mill, suite 126, Burlington. 343-8119, laughingriveryoga.com. c ompassionate and skilled instructors offer Kripalu, Jivamukti, Vajra, Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative, Yoga Dance, Yoga Teacher Training and more. Deepen your practice with s unday morning intensives or one of our beautiful yoga retreats. Get schooled in yoga, love and leadership with c oby Kozlowski. January 25-27. all bodies and abilities welcome. m

well-being Acc ESS cLASSES IN h INESBURg AT cVU h Igh Sch OOL: 200 offerings for all ages w/ great instructors. Full descriptions online at cvuweb. cvuhs.org/access. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, 369 CVU Rd. , Hinesburg. 482-7194. s imple Therapeutic Massage, c ore s trength, Weight Training, Resistance Training for c yclists, c ardioResistance Training, Upper Body, Golf c onditioning, Zumba, Zumba Gold, Yoga, Tai c hi, s wing or Ballroom, african Drum, african Dance, Jazzercise, Jazz Guitar, VoiceOvers, Guitar, Ukulele, s weet Old Time l ullabies, Mindful Meditation, l uscious l otions, Herbal Facial, Milk s oap, Herbal s ummer Beauty c are, and Juggling. l ow cost, excellent instructors, guaranteed. Materials included.

QIgONg f OR ANxIETy, cULTIVATINg cALM: Feb. 5-Mar. 26, 9:30-11 a.m., Weekly on Tue. Cost: $160 /series. Location: Vermont Center for Integrative Therapy, 364 Dorset St., suite 204, South Burlington. 6589440. Qigong is a complete wellness program that the c hinese

yOgA f OR Add IcTION ANd ANxIETy: Feb. 6-Mar. 27, 5:457:15 p.m., Weekly on Wed. Cost: $120 /series. Inquire about insurance. Location: Vermont Center for Integrative Therapy, 364 Dorset St., suite 204, South Burlington. 658-9440. Within anxiety, addictions can be born and feelings of claustrophobia within one’s skin arise and grow. This class will begin with a gentle heat, fueling the body with breath-based movements, then slowing down for long, comfortable holds focusing on reducing stress through restful rejuvenation and meditation.

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INTROdUcTION TO JUNg: Weekly on Thu., Feb. 14-Mar. 7, 7-9 p.m. Snow date Mar. 13. Cost: $60 /series. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Sue, 244-7909. a basic overview of Jung, the man, his thought and his legacy to psychology and our world, providing a primer of key Jungian concepts. Highly recommended for all who plan to take more advanced courses in the c enter’s Via Investigativa, e.g., alchemy, archetypal psychology, archetypal astrology and the Mysterium c oninunctionis. l ed by s ue Mehrtens.

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INTROdUcTION TO ZEN: Sat., Jan. 26, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: $30 /half-day workshop, limited-time price. Location: Vermont Zen Center, 480 Thomas Rd., Shelburne. Vermont Zen Center, 985-9746, ecross@crosscontext.net, vermontzen.org. This workshop is conducted by an ordained Zen Buddhist teacher and focuses on the theory and meditation practices of Zen Buddhism. Preregistration required. c all for more info or register online.

MEdITATION RETREAT f OR EVERyd Ay LIf E: Mar. 8-23. Location: Karme Choling, Barnet. 633-2384, reception@ karmecholing.org, karmecholing.org. Join us for a two-week meditation retreat focused on developing a deep understanding of shamatha, or “peaceful abiding,” meditation. Often a life-changing experience, this program gives us an opportunity to touch the tender heart we sometimes lose connection with in our daily lives.

w ORkINg w ITh yOUR Sh AdOw : Weekly on Wed., Feb. 13-Mar. 6, 7-9 p.m. Snow date Mar. 13. Cost: $60 /series. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Sue, 244-7909. Discover your shadow, in both its good and bad guises, through a variety of exercises that help to expand your consciousness. l ed by s ue Mehrtens, teacher and author.

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ASIAN BOdyw ORk Th ERApy pROgRAM: Weekly on Mon., Tue. Cost: $5000 /500-hr. program. Location: Elements of Healing, 21 Essex Way, suite 109, Essex Jct. Elements of Healing, Scott Moylan, 288-8160, elementsofhealing@verizon.net, elementsofhealing.net. This program teaches two forms of massage, amma and s hiatsu. We will explore Oriental medicine theory and diagnosis as well as the body’s meridian system, acupressure points, Yin Yang and 5-element Theory. additionally, 100 hours of Western anatomy and physiology will be taught. Vsac nondegree grants are available. Nc BTMB-assigned school.

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. 658-6795, burlingtonshambhalactr.org. Through the practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out and dissolves, you are connecting with your heart. By simply letting yourself be, as you are, you develop genuine sympathy toward yourself. The Burlington s hambhala c enter offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom.

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Looney Tunes Mildred Moody’s Full Moon Masquerade moves on up BY D AN BO L L E S

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eird shit goes down during a full moon. Emergency rooms regularly report signifi cant spikes in activity. Police blotters are crammed with all sorts of strange, nefarious doings. Dogs are said to be twice as likely to bite humans. Michael J. Fox turns into a slam-dunking, van-surfi ng, beer-can-chugging teenaged werewolf . While perhaps apocryphal, the abnormalities associated with lunar cycles are so common that we derive some of our best terms f or kookiness f rom them. For example, lunacy. For the past two years in Burlington, that celestial craze has been f ostered by Mildred Moody’s Full Moon Masquerade. The hedonistic soirée has occurred, with f ew exceptions, roughly every 29 days in various locations around town. Whether at its original home, the late restaurant and bar Parima, at the diminutive Halfl ounge or, most recently, at Nectar’s and Club Metronome, when the moon is at its most robust, Queen City revelers have known exactly where to go to celebrate in subversive style. This Saturday, January 26, the moon will once again swell to its most brilliant. And, as usual, the Full Moon Masquerade will o˛ er a decidedly unusual showcase of local music and art, from face painting to chair massage to performance art to DJ sets to — wait for it — a crew of Vermont musicians recreating Snoop Doggy Dogg’s seminal 1993 debut album , Doggystyle, in its entirety, with a live band. This month’s installment will also see the Masquerade debut at its new home, Signal Kitchen. The proceeds from the show will benefi t DJ ADog in his ongoing battle with leukemia. “It going to be pretty wild,” says Scott Mangan in a recent conversation at a Burlington co˛ eehouse. Mangan, 33, is the leader of the local rock band Mildred Moody and the founder of Full Moon Masquerade. The New Jersey native says he fi rst got the idea for the Masquerade 10 years ago, while attending a f ull-moon party in New York City hosted by visual artist Alex Grey. Mangan describes a scene that would likely be f amiliar to anyone who’s attended the FMM parties in Burlington. “You had this large room with bands playing, trip-hop bands, a country band,”

L to R : Scott Mangan, Unidentiﬁ ed Masquerader

he recalls. “Then, on the side, there were meditation bowls and artworks hanging, and then there was another room that had more of a lounge f eel with people mingling.” At the height of the party, Mangan recalls Grey calling for his attendees’ attention. The room hushed as the artist led the group in a communal meditation. “The place just went silent,” he says. “I was blown away. I was amazed that the room was so locked in.” Then Mangan realized there was a full moon. “It struck me that there really was something to that.” Mangan decided he wanted to recreate Grey’s party himself . But bouncing f rom New York to Philadelphia to Los Angeles, he says he never quite found the right mix of place and community to pull it o˛ . That is, until he got to Burlington four years ago. Mildred Moody’s Full Moon Masquerade o˝ cially debuted at Parima on January 18, 2011. But the parties really began as a series of smaller gatherings that Mangan hosted at his Old North End apartment. He would invite friends over on the full-moon night and they would just hang out, often

accompanied by Mangan or other musician playing acoustic. After a few sessions, he decided to transf er that intimate vibe to a larger setting. Mangan approached local musician Joe Adler, Parima’s booking agent at the time, with a grand plan for taking over the space one night a month. “I told him I wanted to use the entire space, from the stage to the balcony to the lounge,” says Mangan. “And that I wanted to host bands and artists and massage therapists and fortune tellers … I’m pretty sure he thought I was crazy.” “I didn’t think he was crazy at all,” responds Adler in a recent email. “Just that [the idea] needed some ﬁ ne tuning.” Adler stresses that the key to developing the party was striking the right balance among art, music and perf ormance art. He says it took them a few tries to ﬁ nd the right mix. But once they did, the Masquerade began to take on a life of its own. Part of that vitality was due to the venue itself . The Thai-stilt-house-meets-skilodge aesthetic of Parima lent the event a certain seductive charm. That charm was likely heightened by the presence of live-

body-painting troupe the Human Canvas and its seminude models, a staple at the FMM through its ﬁ rst two years. “It really was the perfect place to start,” says Mangan. Parima closed in the fall of 2011 and reopened as Three Needs, leaving the Masquerade in limbo. After a one-night stand at the Halﬂ ounge, the party began rotating between Nectar’s and Club Metronome. Adler and Mangan credit Nectar’s talent buyer Alex Budney with giving them the freedom to pursue the artistic vision of the Masquerade. “The whole crew at Nectar’s became like family,” says Mangan. While the decidedly more professional environs of Nectar’s and Metronome were a boon for certain aspects of the parties — most notably sound and light design — the conventional club aesthetic of both rooms gave the masquerade a, well, more conventional f eel. Though better attended than ever, and drawing bigger-name artists, the parties became less furtive destination and more marquee event. Mangan says the move to the speakeasy-esque Signal Kitchen is partly an ef fort to regain that original subversive aura. In keeping with that idea, he adds that partygoers will be required to wear masks and, possibly, f ollow a dress code — no sneakers, no baseball caps. “It’s supposed to be di˛ erent,” says Mangan. “The idea is that we’re setting the intention that we’re all in this one place at this one time. The little cliques in town, people who only go to the [Other Place], or only go to the Radio Bean or Red Square, we get elements of all those groups. So whether you subscribe to astrology or believe the f ull moon has some power over you, it’s a place to gather and have a good time.” So does Mangan believe in the mystique of the full moon? “Well,” he says with a wry grin, “I know a lot of couples who started dating because they met at the Full Moon Masquerade.”

Mildred Moody’s Full Moon Masquerade takes place this Saturday, January 26, at Signal Kitchen in Burlington, 9 p.m. $10 suggested donation. All proceeds to beneﬁ t DJ A-Dog.

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Part of what I loved about the original FMM parties at Parima was that they felt mysterious. There was something a little dangerous about them, some of which had to do with the setting, I think. And maybe the naked people. But I digress. Nectar’s is a great club and Burlington is lucky to have it. But it’s hard to get that same sense of intrigue with pool tables and TVs in the mix. While the December Masquerade with bArikA was a great show, it wasn’t necessarily a great Masquerade. It felt like, well, a cool show at Nectar’s. That’s not a bad thing, but it’s also not what makes the Masquerade the unique experience it is. Given the innately cool environs of Signal Kitchen — I mean, there’s not even a sign! — and the flexibility afforded by the studio’s various rooms, nooks and crannies, I’m guessing the move will be a success and will restore some of the Masquerade’s edginess.

Moreover, I’m equally intrigued to see how the Alex lAlli-curated all-star band handles recreating snoop’s Doggystyle. And that reminds me of a joke. Q: Why does Snoop Dogg carry an umbrella? A: Fo’ drizzle.

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I gotta say, I’m intrigued by the notion of mildred moody’s Full Moon Masquerade finding a new home at Signal Kitchen — see the article on page 54. Nothing against Nectar’s, but the last version of the Masquerade I attended there in December was just missing a certain je ne sais quoi,

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Concklin has been a key figure in the explosion of EDM locally, both as a performer and promoter, working side by side with area vets such as nexus Artists and 2k deep, among others, to foster what has become a dynamic and vital scene. On a personal note, he’s also been something of an EDM sherpa for yours truly, helping to guide this rockcentric scribe through the untamed wilderness that is electronic dance music. The dude is a walking encyclopedia of EDM, as passionate an academic as he is an artist. There’s a reason his stage name is the orAtor. Fortunately for local audiences, Concklin and Mushpost have one last big hurrah in store. The bass music collective presents Portland, Ore.-based producer emAncipAtor at the Higher Ground Ballroom on Wednesday, January 30, with San Francisco’s rAndom rAb and Vancouver’s tor. Of Emancipator, who is touring in support of a new album, Dusk to Dawn, Conklin writes that he makes “some of the most beautiful music around.” Given that he’s rarely steered me wrong in the past, I’m inclined to believe him. And judging by the free track Emancipator has available at the Loci Records Bandcamp page from that new album, you should, too. It’s some surprisingly pretty and delicate stuff — bonus points for the nifty use of strings and banjo! Conklin writes that his Mushpost cohorts will continue playing smaller shows at local clubs, at least until June, when he and fellow bass head John moses (thelonious x), attempt to bring the Mushpost brand to international audiences. Best of luck, Nick.

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Franny O's: Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., Free.

City liMits: Karaoke with Let it Rock Entertainment, 9 p.m., Free.

HalFlOungE: Rewind with DJ craig mitchell (retro), 10 p.m., Free.

On tHE risE bakEry: Open Bluegrass, 8 p.m., Donations.

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nECtar's: Jimkata, serotheft (electro-rock), 9 p.m., $3/8. 18+. On taP bar & grill: Kode 3 (rock), 7 p.m., Free.

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MOnOPOlE: Open mic, 8 p.m., Free.

rED squarE: close to Nowhere (rock), 7 p.m., Free. DJ cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

DObrá tEa: Robert Resnik (folk), 7 p.m., Free.

bagitOs: Acoustic Blues Jam with the usual suspects, 6 p.m., Free.

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Franny O's: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free. HigHEr grOunD ballrOOM: Lotus, moon Hooch (live EDm), 9 p.m., $22/25. AA. lEvity : standup comedy Open mic (standup), 8:30 p.m., Free.

tHE PinEs: Open mic with John Lackard, 9 p.m., Free.

ManHattan Pizza & Pub: Hot Wax with Justcaus & Penn West (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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tWO brOtHErs tavErn: VT comedy club showcase (standup), 7:30 p.m., $3. 18+. DJ Dizzle (Top 40), 10 p.m., Free.

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raDiO bEan: Dave Fugel & Julian chobot (jazz), 6 p.m., Free. Kat Wright & the indomitable soul Band (soul), 11 p.m., $3.

ParkEr PiE CO.: Howie cantor (singer-songwriter), 7:30 p.m., Free.

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MOnOPOlE DOWnstairs: Gary Peacock (singer-songwriter), 10 p.m., Free.

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

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that remains one of my all-time local favorites. Eames is generally pretty busied up with his own band, the EAMES BROTHERS, while Chorney is tied up in his various projects, most recently DOLLAR GENERAL. So the duo doesn’t play together as often as one — OK, I — might like. That makes the occasions when they do get together especially noteworthy. For example, this Saturday, January 26, at the Cork Wine Bar in Stowe.

Last but not least, JOCELYN MACKENZIE from NYC folk-pop outfit PEARL AND THE BEARD, wrote and recorded a song in tribute to JAMES KOCHALKA, who is retiring his “American Elf” comic strip (and will be debuting a new one in Seven Days). Titled “What’s the Story?” Mackenzie recorded the song under the name of her side project, DREAM TEAM LASER BEAM. Appropriately, it’s an off-kilter yet oddly sweet little pop song performed on ukulele and voice, with the occasional chime thrown in for good, innocent measure. I think this line pretty much sums it up: “Well, I know some things about you, that you’ll never know about me. / I’m not sure if you’d take that as a compliment, or if you’d think I’m just creepy.” Check it out at dreamteamlaserbeam.bandcamp.com.

Congrats to local hip-hop/reggae/ worldbeat/funk/insert slash here band ONE OVER ZERO, who were dubbed the 2011-2012 “Favorite New Band of New Hampshire and Vermont” by our compatriots at Cider Magazine at the music rag’s awards show in Rutland last weekend. You can check ’em out at the Higher Ground Ballroom this Saturday, January 26, opening for JOHN BROWN’S BODY.

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is why they pay me the big bucks. To opine that one of rock’s greatest performers is “awesome.” Don’t try this at home, bloggers.) Anyway, I’m not the only one who thinks so. This Friday, January 25, a slew of ace local talent will come together at the Monkey House for Darkness on the Edge of Winooski, a tribute to the Boss. Slated to appear are, among others, SWALE, BLUE BUTTON, PARMAGA, PAPER CASTLES, MARYSE SMITH, BRETT HUGHES and LOWELL THOMPSON. Personally, I’m curious to hear the collaboration between TOOTH ACHE. and ANDRE WELKS from LAWRENCE WELKS AND OUR BEAR TO CROSS. I also really want to hear Swale’s AMANDA GUSTAFSON begin a song with a rambling, 15-minute soliloquy about the old mill closing, the war and her father. “You know, my dad and I never really got along so good…”

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bagitos: irish sessions, 2 p.m., free. David Kraus and John Larouche (folk), 6 p.m., Donations. castLerock pub: seth Yacovone (blues), 9 p.m., free. cHarLie o's: charlie O's Live picture show Encore, 10 p.m., free. cork Wine bar: seth Eames and michael chorney (singersongwriters), 7 p.m., free.

ruben JaMes: DJ cre8 (hip-hop), 10:30 p.m., free.

Levity : mike Thomas, Kyle Gagnon, James Heussey, mark Karis (standup), 8 p.m., $8.

espresso bueno: Worst. song. Ever. competition, 7 p.m., free.

rí rá irisH pub: supersounds DJ (Top 40), 10 p.m., free.

Marriott Harbor Lounge: The Trio (acoustic), 8:30 p.m., free.

red square bLue rooM: DJ mixx (EDm), 9 p.m., $5.

fitzsimmons (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., free. red Hen bakery & café: Bob and the Troubadours (folk), 1 p.m., free. tHe reservoir restaurant & tap rooM: Japhy ryder (prog rock), 10 p.m., free. sLide brook Lodge & tavern: The Hornets (rock), 9 p.m., free. tupeLo Music HaLL: paul Byrom (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., $30. club 188 (dance), 10 p.m., $5/8/10. 18+.

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cHoW! beLLa: The Best Little Border Band (jazz), 7:30 p.m., free. MatterHorn: spiritual rez (reggae), 9 p.m., $5. parker pie co.: comedy in the Kingdom, 7 p.m., free. positive pie: shrimp (blues), 9 p.m., free.

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traditional folk melodies, from the 17th century to the present. They run the gamut from obscure Bulgarian traditional songs to compositions by better-known composers such as Béla Bartók and Antonín Dvorák. But despite the wide range of geographical, cultural and musical touchstones, there is remarkable cohesion throughout — perhaps owing to the care with which the duo rearranges each piece to fit its unconventional instrumentation. To wit, the album’s 10-minute opening track, “12 Armenian Folk Songs,” is a suite by Armenian American composer Alan Hovhaness. It is playful at times, almost sinister at others. Yet regardless of mood — or mode — the palpable symmetry is unwavering, here or throughout the 60-minute recording. Credit for this unquestionably belongs to the sheer caliber of performance. McLane is a master

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Forty-nine. That figure doesn’t take into account his extracurricular exploits, which include at least as many albums with a variety of other artists and six records with GTAG. Suck on that, Ryan Adams. But despite his voluminous, roundly excellent output, Chrisinger hardly seeks the limelight; he almost seems to shy away from it. I couldn’t tell you if he suffers from stage fright, but his Salinger-esque hermit-tude serves only to deepen the intrigue surrounding him. With so much to parse, it would be hard to call any of Chrisinger’s records his magnum opus. But perhaps La Maladie D’amour could at least be GTAG’s. From mercurial, fuzzed-out start to bittersweet and equally fuzzedout finish, the album is something akin to the lost tapes of a secret, mythical recording session between Doug Martsch, Robert Pollard and Brendan Canning. Backed by What Doth Life label mates Ryan Hebert and Brendan Dangelo (the Pilgrims) and drummer Bruce Black, the album is a phenomenon of indie rock, as masterful as it is mysterious. La Maladie D’amour by Giant Travel Avant Garde is available at gianttravelavantgarde.bandcamp.com.

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The only problem is that the group’s genius front man is painfully shy and has debilitating stage fright. The only way he can perform is to turn away from the crowd and face the drummer, pretending hundreds of eager eyes aren’t squarely on him, anxiously awaiting his every guitar riff and vocal line. Somehow, the ostrich act works, and the band starts to take off. I won’t spoil the ending except to say that dramedy ensues, and in the end

everyone learns a well-wrought lesson about life/love/the true meaning of success/happiness/etc. It’s a nifty film and, if you can find it, is worth a couple of hours of your time. (An exhaustive, two-second Google search reveals you can actually see the film on Netflix Watch Instantly.) In listening to La Maladie D’amour, the latest and possibly last album by Giant Travel Avant Garde, I can’t help but be reminded of Bandwagon. For starters, the group hails from a smallish, no-name town — OK, it has a name: Windsor, Vt. Secondly, the record (and band) is startlingly good and comprises a wealth of classic indie and alt-rock influences that transports this listener to the halcyon, misspent days of his late 1990s youth. Finally — and perhaps most importantly — the band is led by a prolific and decidedly mysterious front man, Luke Chrisinger. For the uninitiated, Chrisinger is a songwriting marvel. He has 49 albums available on his Bandcamp page alone.

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Did you ever see the movie Bandwagon? Most likely, you have not. It was a tiny little indie that opened in 1997 on about 12 screens nationwide and pretty much flew under the radar of anyone who didn’t have a family member in the flick. Or who, like this writer, randomly happened to catch it on rainy afternoon in Boston after calling in hungover, er, sick, to work. Anyway, the story is roughly this: A fantastically 1990s slacker dude gets canned from his job and starts a band in his smallish, no-name hometown. The band is really good. Like, the Lemonheads circa It’s a Shame About Ray good.

accordionist, a player who approaches his oft-derided instrument with the same care and precision as any virtuoso. Like, say, Annemieke Spoelstra. Spoelstra is fantastically gifted player, a conservatory-trained prodigy who plays with profound skill, intellect and sensitivity. She is better at the piano than most of us will ever be at anything we do. Spoelstra and McLane’s collective chops give Danse the sense of being a classical recording, which in some respects it is. But what makes the album so remarkable is that the players never forget their source material, never mind their elite training. These are folk songs. And regardless of the beautiful and sometimes academic flourishes the duo imparts, the humble spirit of the music remains intact. Danse by Annemieke Spoelstra and Jeremiah McLane is available at cdbaby. com. They play an album-release show on Saturday, January 26, at the Charlotte Congregational Church.

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Nectar' S: mi Yard Reggae Night with Big Dog & Demus, 9 p.m., Free. oN t ap Bar & grill : Brunch with Bob Young (jazz), 11 a.m., Free. r adio Bea N: Queen c ity Hot c lub (gypsy jazz), 11 a.m., Free. s aloon s essions with Brett Hughes (country), 1 p.m., Free. Nick Beaudoin (spoken word), 6 p.m., Free. Joshua Glass Trio (rock), 7 p.m., Free. 80 Proof Hum (singer-songwriter), 11:30 p.m., Free. SigNal Kitc HeN: The Listening s eries: Zack duPont Band, Quiet Lion (folk, basement soul), 8 p.m., $10. 18 +.

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Bee'S KNeeS: c hildren's s ing Along with Lesley Grant (children's music), 10 a.m., Donations.

HigHer gro UNd Ballroom : Emancipator, Random Rab, Tor, mushpost DJs (EDm), 9 p.m., $18/22. AA. Jp'S pUB: Karaoke with morgan, 10 p.m., Free. l eUNig'S BiStro & café : Paul Asbell, c lyde s tats and c hris Peterman (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. maNHatta N pizza & pUB: Open mic with Andy Lugo, 10 p.m., Free. moNKey Ho USe: Bandleader (rock), 8:30 p.m., Free/$5. 18+. Nectar' S: What a Joke! c omedy Open mic (standup), 7 p.m., Free. Funbridge, c anopy (rock), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

moog' S place : Open mic/Jam Night, 8:30 p.m., Free.

oN t ap Bar & grill : Leno & Young (acoustic rock), 7 p.m., Free.

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r adio Bea N: Zack duPont (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., Free. rish s essions, 9 p.m., Free.Zack duPont Band (indie folk), 11 p.m., Free.

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o-ops may be among the shortest-lived phenomena on Vermont’s protean art scene. It’s hard enough f or a single proprietor to sustain a gallery or a rental studio in a state with plenty of starving artists but f ew art f at cats. Toss in the elements of eccentric personalities and collective decision making, and the lif espan of an art co-op in Vermont is likely to be briefer than the Calvin Klein undies Mark Wahlberg used to model. All the more remarkable, then, is Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction: It’s been succeeding as a cooperative since 2001. The studio clearly ﬁ lls a need in the Upper Valley f or a space where printmakers can get access to excellent — and expensive — equipment. Initiates will appreciate that Two Rivers owns a William Crull etching press, a Conrad E18 etching press and a 30-by-60-inch Takach press. Two Rivers also o° ers workshops where newbies can learn about a multif orm medium’s technical complexities. These regular sessions, which also cater to semi-experienced printmakers, enable the in-house artists/teachers to interact with outsiders, some of whom may eventually become co-op members themselves. The quality of the works created by the studio’s denizens serves as a convincing advertisement f or Two Rivers. Prints by several of the co-op’s 20 members are currently mounted on the walls f or a holiday show that will remain on view until the end of this month. Some standouts include Lynn Barton’s luminous landscapes, Lois Beatty’s layered swirls and splotches, and geometric abstractions by Rachel Gross. As this sampling suggests, the images created by Two Rivers printmakers are as varied as the modes of printmaking they employ. If there’s one characteristic in common among the studio’s artists, it may be that, as Beatty observes, “Many of us don’t draw a strict line between representational and abstract.” Case in point: Some of Elizabeth Mayor’s woodcuts resemble Af rican shields or switchbacks on hiking trails, even though the Hanover, N.H., artist is more a formalist than a realist. That commonality may reﬂ ect what Beatty cites as one of the potential dan-

Judy Lampe, Rachel Gross and Lois Beatty

TWO RIVERS FUNCTIONS MAINLY AS AN ART-PRODUCTION FACILITY, BUT IT DOUBLES AS A GALLERY. gers of creating art in a co-op setting. “Artists who work together a lot can make pieces that start to look like one another’s work,” she notes. The studio can get busy at prime times — Saturday af ternoons, f or example — although there’s a sign-up calendar intended to prevent crowding. At other times, such as during a visit just af ter Christmas, the kempt and airy 1000-square-foot space is tranquil, and feels homey despite the presence of sizable machinery. Two Rivers f unctions mainly as an art-production facility, but it doubles as a gallery where visitors can buy what

they see on the walls or in a bin of small prints that go f or a mere $40 apiece. Browsers can also select images from a portfolio of members’ work that a Two Rivers committee compiles every three years.

Despite its durability, the studio isn’t without fi nancial challenges. “It’s got its ups and downs,” concedes Gross, who’s been making art at Two Rivers since moving to the area in 2004. “We eke it out each month.” Revenues come mostly f rom members’ dues, pegged at $125 a month or $900 a year. Nonmembers can use the studio’s machines and instruments f or $25 an hour. The workshops bring in needed funds, as well. Beatty, a board member, teaches monoprinting, which she describes as “our gateway drug.” It’s a relatively simple process to learn, she says, though, even with experience, monoprinting “can be as easy or as di˝ cult as you want it to be.” Two Rivers is situated on North Main Street in the Tip Top building, which once housed a bread bakery and related o˝ ces. The handsomely renovated interior, which includes more than 30 workshops and small businesses, refl ects downtown White River’s transf ormation f rom seedy to chic. The printmaking studio’s cohorts in this creative-economy upswing include the Center f or Cartoon Studies, cof ounded by Gross’ husband, James Sturm; Northern Stage, home to one of Vermont’s fi nest theatrical companies; the quirky-arty Main Street Museum; Revolution, a women’s clothing boutique that features the creations of Vermont designers; a fi ne-dining restaurant; and, of course, the requisite co° ee house — Tuckerbox. Artsy gentrifi cation has clearly rolled into the old railroad town, through which trains still run. But, to Beatty, who has lived in the area f or several years, “it doesn’t f eel as though you’re coming in and pushing out the indigenous people,” she says. When Two Rivers opened 12 years ago, Beatty recalls, “a lot of people were still af raid to come downtown. A f ew maybe still are.” With note of nostalgia, Beatty remarks, “Why, there was even a strip joint down here in the old days.”

Two Rivers Printmaking Studio, 85 North Main Street, Suite 160, White River Junction, 295-5901. tworiversprintmaking.com

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Anthony Sini: "An Arrangement of unequal Things," paintings and drawings. Through February 22 at Flynndog in burlington. info, 863-2227. Bill Boccio: work by the Vermont photographer. Through January 31 at brownell library in essex Junction. info, 598-0745. Brooke Monte: oil paintings, reproduction prints and gift cards by the burlington artist. Through January 31 at Dostie bros. Frame shop in burlington. info, 660-9005. 'Burlington electric: energy efficient Art': energy-themed drawings by burlington fourth graders. Through January 31 at Metropolitan gallery, burlington City hall. info, 865-7166. 'celeBrAte the holidAyS': new paintings by Carolyn walton, susan bull Riley, Athenia schinto, gail bessette and betty ball, plus jewelry by Tineke Russell. A portion of proceeds benefit sandy Dog nannies of Vermont, a group offering foster care to the canine victims of hurricane sandy. Through January 27 at luxton-Jones gallery in shelburne. info, 985-8223. donA Ann McAdAMS: "A View From the backstretch," photographs and audio stories from the venerable saratoga racecourse, produced in collaboration with the Vermont Folklife Center. Through January 26 at Amy e. Tarrant gallery, Flynn Center, in burlington. info, 652-4510. 'giftS for StrAngerS': Vermont artists' visual responses to the question: what would you give to a stranger for the holidays? Curated by Art's Alive. Through February 15 at union station in burlington. info, 660-9005. group exhiBit: photography by Jaques burke and Kristen watson; paintings by Marie lapre grabon and leslie McCool; mixed-media work by Maria Anghelache and Alan Arnold; collage work by elizabeth nelson and erika lawlor schmidt; and sculpture by Janet Van Fleet. Through April 30 at Maltex building in burlington. info, 865-7166. group holidAy Art exhiBit: work by members of the artists' collective. Through January 26 at studio 266 in burlington. info, 578-2512.

hAley BiShop: "The places i Know," mixed-media works. Through January 31 at City Market in burlington. info, 861-9700.

JAnice kiriyA: "My imagination," drawings by the Vermont artist. Through March 1 at Turning point Center in burlington. info, 802825-6056.

SArAh roSedAhl: "Feathers, Fur & Fins," watercolor, acrylic and mixed-media works inspired by the Vermont artist's love of animals and nature. Through January 31 at island Arts south hero gallery. Meet the artist: wednesday, January 23, noon-1:30 p.m.; wednesday, January 30, noon-1:30 p.m. info, 372-5049. 'Burke wine & Art SnowcASe': Area artisans sell their handmade furniture, photography, paintings and jewelry, while a sommelier offers wine tastings. live music and hors d'oeuvres round out the evening. saturday, January 26, 7 p.m., burke Mountain ski Resort, east burke. info, 626-4124. 'looking At lincoln: politicAl cArtoonS froM the ciVil wAr erA': political cartoons created by the 16th president's contemporaries, plus a California printing of the emancipation proclamation signed by lincoln. saturday and sunday, January 26 and 27, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., billings Farm & Museum, woodstock. info, 457-2355.

JAckSon tupper: line drawings transposed from the burlington artist's freshmanyear notebook onto the white walls of the venue. Through January 31 at signal Kitchen in burlington. Reception: illustrations by the university of Vermont senior. Thursday, January 24, 5-7 p.m., livak Room, Davis Center, uVM, burlington. info, 399-2337.

kArlA wozniAk: "Magic Mountain," paintings and other works that depict the back roads of the American landscape. Through February 1 at Colburn gallery in burlington. Talk: wednesday, January 30, 5:30 p.m. info, 656-2014.

northfield Art Show: work in a variety of media by northfield-area artists, including a tribute to the renowned artist Rebecca Merrilees, who died last november. sponsored by the paine Mountain Arts Council. January 25 through 27 at brown public library in northfield. Reception: Friday, January 25, 7-9 p.m. info, 485-9650.

Anne SkidMore: The photographer auctions her ice- and rock-climbing images to benefit KisMeT Rock Foundation as part of the smuggs ice bash silent Auction. Friday, January 25, 6 p.m., petra Cliffs, burlington. info, 657-3872. VerMont Snow Sculpting fundrAiSer: Refreshments, door prizes, a silent auction and a video presentation about Team Vermont, which hopes to defend its 2012 title at the 2013 u.s. national snow sculpting Championships in wisconsin next week. saturday, January 26, 7-9 p.m., ArtsRiot studios, burlington. info, michaeljnedell@gmail.com.

receptionS grAduAte exhiBition: work by Vermont College of Fine Arts students. Through February 2 at College hall gallery in Montpelier. Reception: Tuesday, January 29, 8:30 p.m. info, 828-8600. 'thinking out of the Box': Art made from cardboard; Beth BArndt: "winter," 20 years of collaged postcards; MichAel lew-SMith: "Accidental Abstracts." Through February 23 at studio place Arts in barre. Reception: Friday, January 25, 5-7 p.m. info, 749-7069.

Jolene gArAnzhA & dAnA dAle lee: "MotherFather," prints by garanzha; paintings by lee. Through January 31 at Vintage Jewelers in burlington. info, 862-2233.

JennA endreSen: "Circling back," mandalas created with pen and ink and other media. Through January 25 at new City galerie in burlington. info, 735-2542.

kAthryn Milillo: "barns and landscapes," paintings, giclée prints and notecards by the Vermont artist. Through January 30 at left bank home & garden in burlington. info, 862-1001.

JoAn wAtSon: "Assemble Disassemble Reappear," a ceramic installation. Through February 15 at living/learning Center, uVM, in burlington. info, 656-4200.

lincoln hAllorAn: impasto paintings from the artist's "sunday studio" series. Through January 31 at speaking Volumes in burlington. info, 540-0107.

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'in the eye of the Beholder': paintings by three Vermont artists, Anne unangst, Marcia hill and Cindy griffith, interpreting the same landscapes. Through March 31 at governor's office gallery in Montpelier. Reception: Tuesday, January 29, 3-5 p.m. info, 229-4326. 'SeAt'S tAken': An exhibition that aims to examine human interaction, question the way we navigate the world, and challenge our reactions to the unfamiliar, uncomfortable and different; gregg BlASdel: "bounty," a sculptural installation by the recipient of the 10th annual barbara smail Award. January 25 through April 6 at bCA Center in burlington. Reception: bCA announces the 2013 barbara smail Award recipient, Friday, January 25, 5-8 p.m. info, 865-7166.

'locAl: A winter Art SAle': Affordable works by Vermont artists beth pearson, gary hall, Karen henderson, steven goodman, gillian Klein, Roger Coleman, lisa lillibridge, Tom Cullins, Mike strauss, susan larkin and more. Through January 25 at bCA Center in burlington. info, 865-7166. MAriAnne deVAux: Food-themed artwork. Through February 27 at pine street Deli in burlington. info, 862-9614.

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MichAel t. JerMyn: “new American impressionism,” photographs. Through 12v-socialclub.indd 1 February 13 at Aldrich public library in barre. Reception: The artist raffles a framed photograph from his book Surfing the Light and performs with his band, the Aristocratic peasants. saturday, January 26, 1 p.m. info, 223-1570.

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JeAn luc duShiMe: "The hands of hope," a photographic celebration of immigrants and former refugees who have rebuilt their lives in a new country. Through January 31 at ArtsRiot gallery in burlington.

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'in deepening Silence': Four original star-chart talismans by Martha loving orgain exhibited with works by her teachers sonia landy sheridan and liane Collot d'herbois. Through January 31 at All souls interfaith gathering in shelburne. info, 434-865-5330.

'the wAy we worked': A traveling smithsonian institution exhibition that uses historical photographs, archival accounts and interactive components, as well as work by Vermont photographer Jack Rowell, to trace the nation's changing workforce and work environments over the last 150 years. Through January 27 at AVA gallery and Art Center in lebanon, n.h. The gallery celebrates its 40th anniversary — and the region’s manufacturing past — with a family-friendly “Denim party” featuring music, refreshments, art activities, building tours and more: saturday, January 26, 4-7 p.m. Franklin pierce College anthropology professor Robert welsch discusses the industrial entrepreneurs of lebanon, n.h., since the Civil war: sunday, January 27, 4 p.m. info, 603-448-3117.

dAlidA MAríA Benfield: The artist, scholar and activist, whose work explores gender, race, de-coloniality and geopolitics, gives a presentation called "Disclosure" featuring video and digital-media art. saturday, January 26, 7 p.m., College hall, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier. info, 828-8600.

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Michael Metz : "h anoi, 2010," photographic portraits of street vendors in Vietnam. Through January 31 at Mirabelles in burlington. info, 598-6982. Michael Strau SS: paintings in acrylic and ink by the u niversity of Vermont chemistry professor emeritus. Through January 31 at se AbA Center in burlington. info, 859-9222. Nichola S h eilig : w ork by the burlington artist. Curated by se AbA. Through February 28 at VCAM s tudio in burlington. info, 859-9222. Nichola S t aylor : "Jean-Michel basquiat: An intimate portrait," photographs of the artist at 19 taken by his friend and fellow frequenter of Manhattan's famed Mudd Club. The exhibit is on loan from n iagara u niversity's Castellani Art Museum. Through March 30 at bailey/h owe l ibrary, u VM, in burlington. info, 656-3294. 'ocea Nic art a Nd the Perfor MaNce of l ife' : intricately crafted objects, including masks, textiles and weaponry, from indigenous cultures of the pacific islands. Through May 24 at Fleming Museum, u VM, in burlington. info, 656-0750. Phili P Brou : "Central Casting," paintings of veteran film extras. Through February 1 at o ffice h ours gallery in burlington. Qui NN delaha Nty : s culptural paintings that the artist infuses with a sense of beauty and discomfort. Through March 1 at Magic h at brewing Company in s outh burlington. info, 658-2739. 'r are earth' : l andscape photography from every crook and bend around the globe. Through February 3 at Darkroom gallery in essex Junction. info, 777-3686. r oger cole MaN: "Take o uts From the h ungry ghost s eries," paintings inspired by the creatures in Chinese mythology driven by intense emotional needs. Through February 28 at The Firebird Café in essex Junction. info, 658-1081. Sarah e. gordo N: Colorful abstract paintings. Through January 31 at Red s quare in burlington. info, 318-2438.

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SieNNa f oNtai Ne: "if w e Rose From Feathers," abstract paint washes merged with bold marks in ink, pen and embroidery. Through January 29 at Vintage inspired in burlington. info, 355-5418. 'SMall Work S & or NaMeNt S': Artist-made holiday ornaments and works smaller than 12 square inches; 'SMall gift S uNder $50' : w ork by 10 local artists, in the backspace gallery. Through January 26 at s .p.A.C.e. gallery in burlington. info, spacegalleryvt.com. Steve clark : w atercolor, acrylic and mixed-media works depicting iconic Vermont scenes. Through February 28 at s helburne Vineyard. info, 985-8222. Steve N good MaN: Abstract oil paintings, gates 1-8; gale N cheNey: mixed-media abstracts, s kyway; Joa N h off MaNN: "s and Dunes" and "Cathedral Rocks," oil landscapes, escalator. Through January 31 at burlington Airport in s outh burlington. info, 865-7166. 't hi S Place of viSio N: 21St aNNual Wi Nter grou P exhi Bit' : w ork by more than a dozen artists, including featured artist Kerry o . Furlani. Through January 31 at Furchgott s ourdiffe gallery in s helburne. info, 985-3848. WiNNie l oo By & kecia gaBoriault : Canvas, collage and textile work created collaboratively. Through January 31 at Rose s treet Artists' Co-op in burlington. info, 540-0376.

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'20-30/2d-3d': w ork in a variety of media by 20- to 30-year-old Vermont artists. Juried by cartoonist James s turm and printmaker Rachel gross. Through March 13 at Chandler gallery in Randolph. info, 728-9878. aMy l ee: "n YC 1998 - 2012,” photographs. Through February 2 at Capitol grounds in Montpelier. info, curator@capitolgrounds.com.

Karla Wozniak What would it feel like to experience the hustle-bustle of a shabby Tennessee strip mall and the

awe-inspiring silence of the Smoky Mountains at the exact same time? Probably a bit like gazing at the dynamic, colorful paintings of travel fanatic and seasoned abstract-landscape artist Karla Wozniak. Her exhibit “Magic Mountain” is at the University of Vermont’s Colburn Gallery through February 1. Wozniak snaps photos from the open window of her trusty Subaru, then creates playful, collagelike paintings of scenery — from drab suburbia to peaceful hillsides — capturing the romance and reality of the American road trip. Pictured: “Vista, East Tennessee.”

'Beguiled By the Wild: t he art of charley h ar Per' : Twenty-three serigraph prints by the artist known for his highly stylized wildlife prints, posters and book illustrations, presented alongside hands-on art activities and a companion exhibit, cartoo NiSt S' t ake o N charley h ar Per: gra Phic Work fro M t he ceNter for cartoo N Studie S. Through February 3 at Montshire Museum of s cience in n orwich. info, 649-2200. 'digital r egio Nal' : A photography exhibit featuring digitally manipulated images, virtual-reality photography and panoramas by ian Creitz, l es Jorgensen and MaryJane s arvis. Through February 8 at Feick Fine Arts Center, green Mountain College, in poultney. info, 287-8398.

'exPre SSio NS': bronze and alabaster nests, wall sculptures made from found objects and abstract paintings by blake l arsen, Mareva Millarc, pat Musick, polly w hitcomb and Johanne Durocher Yordan. Through January 27 at Vermont institute of Contemporary Arts in Chester. info, 875-1018. h oliday Sho W: Member artworks, including small, unframed pieces for holiday gifting. Through January 31 at Two Rivers printmaking s tudio in w hite River Junction. info, 295-5901. 'iNtert WiNed': innovative fiber works by Marsha Chase, pamela Druhen, elizabeth Fram, Christine Fries, Marilyn gillis, Rae h arrell, Karen h enderson and eve Jacobs Carnahan. Through March 9 at Festival gallery in w aitsfield. info, 496-6682.

JaN ghiri Nghelli : "s een in Vermont," plein-air oil and pastel paintings from off the beaten path. Through February 3 at Three Mountain Café in w aitsfield. info, 496-6570. 'l ight & S Pace' : w ork by printmakers s abra Field and Dan o ’Donnell, fiber artist Karen Madden, and sculptor pat Musick. Through May 10 at the great h all in s pringfield. info, 885-3061. l iNda h oga N: "ever Moving ... ever Changing," digital photographs by the Montpelier artist. Through February 25 at Contemporary Dance & Fitness s tudio in Montpelier. info, 229-4676.

Patrick Leahy: "The Eye of Senator Leahy," a collection of photographs by the U.S. Senator, who has kept his camera close at hand during his 38 years in office. Through February 28 at Vermont Supreme Court Lobby in Montpelier. Info, 828-0749. PiPer Strong: "Mastering the Figure Through Time: Steel, Brass and Enamel," painted metal constructions of art-history classics. Through January 31 at Montpelier City Hall. Info, 745-8600. 'SurvivaL SouP': Collage, painting and mixedmedia work by Randolph artists Travis Dunning, Matthew Riley and Seth Tracy and White River Junction artist Ben Peberdy. Through March 8 at Main Street Museum in White River Junction. Info, 356-2776. SuSan BuLL riLey: Oil and watercolor paintings by the Vermont artist. Through February 28 at Vermont Thrush Restaurant in Montpelier. Info, 225-6166. 'the hoLLy & the ivy': A holiday exhibition and sale of art and fine crafts by local and out-of-state artists. Through January 26 at Nuance Gallery in Windsor. Info, 674-9616. theodore kaye: Photographs from central Asia, including landscapes, images from daily life and scenes from buzkashi, a fierce version of polo on horseback. Through January 27 at Blinking Light Gallery in Plainfield. Info, 454-0141. 'uSefuL and eLegant accomPLiShmentS': Landscape drawings by 19th-century Norwich University alumni and their contemporaries, many of whom were involved in the Civil War (through June 30); '1861-1862: toward a higher moraL PurPoSe': An exhibition exploring the experiences of Norwich University alumni who fought in the Civil War, featuring photographs, artwork, weapons and equipment, including a cannon likely used by Norwich cadets (through April 30). At Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University, in Northfield. Info, 485-2183. ward Joyce: "Human Landscapes," paintings and drawings that explore the forms of the city and the architecture of the human body. Through January 31 at Hartness Gallery, Vermont Technical College, in Randolph Center. Info, 728-1237.

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caroLyn Shattuck: Works created by layering individual monoprint plates over one another to create subtle environments of color, pattern and line. Through April 1 at Brandon Music. Info, 465-4071.

Janice a. Bauch: Nature photography by the Vermont artist. Through February 28 at CarpenterCarse Library in Hinesburg. Info, 482-2878. Jim weStPhaLen: Photographs of the Vermont landscape. Through January 31 at Edgewater Gallery in Middlebury. Info, 458-0098.

moLd makerS: This Studio Place Arts exhibit consists of artwork made from and related to the mold-making process, including 2-D and 3-D work (including paper, resin, metal, fiber, glass, etc.), and evidence of the process. Deadline: January 25. Info, studioplacearts. com. vermont Studio center: VSC’s annual Vermont Artists Week supports Vermonters coming together each spring for an intensive week of focused studio work and interaction with our visiting artists and writers. Deadline: January 31. Info and applications, vermontstudiocenter. org/vermont-artists-week.

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caLL to artiStS eXtended: Large workS: The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery is curating an exhibit in the Soda Plant hallways for a three-month exhibit through April. Artists are encouraged to submit work in any medium. Each piece must measure a minimum of 3 feet in at least one direction. Deadline: January 31. Submission form: bit.ly/ UoKMQ4. Join one BiLLion riSing! Come make posters, art and performances to raise awareness of violence against women. Tuesdays in January at 7 p.m. Culminating event on February 14. Firefly Gallery, 200 Main Street, suite 9, Burlington. LoSt & found Photo eXhiBit: To happen upon something forgotten, forsaken; to find what was once lost. Juried photography exhibition at Darkroom Gallery. Deadline: February 6. Juror: Davy Rothbart. Info, darkroomgallery.com/ex39.

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Skin: caLL for entrieS: The undulating landscape of the human form is one of the most variable in nature. Photo entries. Juror: Allen Birnbach. Deadline: March 6. Info, darkroomgallery.com/ex40. creative comPetition_004: Presented by the Root Gallery. $8 entry fee. People’s choice vote; winner takes all (compounded entry money). Limit one piece, any size, media or subject. First Friday of every month, 6-10 p.m. Vote for your favorite piece until awards ceremony at 8:30 p.m. Location: RLPhoto, 27 Sears Lane, Burlington. Info, publicartschool@gmail.com.

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'LaBor of Love': An exhibit featuring photos of and excerpts from interviews with women who are passionate about their work, are an inspiration to others and exemplify excellence in their field. Created by Vermont Works for Women in collaboration with the Vermont Folklife Center. Through January 26 at Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury. Info, 655-8900.

one art market: Artists, artisans, crafters and food vendors needed for the February 2 Old North End Art Market in Burlington. Application and info, oldnorthendartmarket. com.

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evie Lovett: "Backstage at the Rainbow Cattle Co.: The Drag Queens of Dummerston, Vt.," Vermont Folklife Center audio interviews paired with photographs from a gay bar on a rural strip of Route 5 just north of Brattleboro. Through February 9 at Chaffee Downtown Art Center in Rutland. Info, 775-0356.

new artiStS feature 2013: Culturehall, a curated online resource for contemporary art, invites artists to submit work to an open application call. Applications and info, culturehall.com/apply. html.

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dougLaS kirkLand: Photographic portraits of celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Judy Garland, Paul Newman, Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren, John Lennon and George Clooney. Through February 28 at Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, in Middlebury. Info, 382-9222.

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Galen Cheney: Colorful, large-scale, abstract paintings that evoke urban graffiti, architecture and the organic. Through February 24 at Helen Day Art Center in Stowe. Info, 253-8358.

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Joseph salerno: "Ridgeline," new multipanel landscape paintings. Through February 16 at Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College. Info, 635-1469. life-DrawinG show: Drawings by local artists who meet once a week at the Montgomery library to sketch from a live, nude model. Through January 31 at Artist in Residence Cooperative Gallery in Enosburg Falls. Info, 933-6403. liza Myers: "Nesting Instincts," paintings and sculpture related to birds and migration. Through February 28 at Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury. Info, 467-3701. MarGot eastMan & Casey Dearborn: Photographs by Eastman; watercolors by Dearborn. Through March 4 at Parker Pie Co. in West Glover. Info, 525-3366. MiChael lew-sMith: "Portraits in Stone," black-and-white photographs of historic granite cemetery statues and monuments. Through February 26 at Claire's Restaurant & Bar in Hardwick. Info, 472-7053.

polly whitCoMb: "Old Implements & Fresh Clay," sculptural wall hangings made from salvaged industrial parts. Through February 28 at Stowe Craft & Design. Info, 253-7677. 'reverenD Martin luther kinG, Jr. Celebration, reMeMbranCe anD exhibition': Work by the late Stephen Huneck paired with quotations from the civil rights leader. Through February 17 at Stephen Huneck Gallery and Dog Chapel in St. Johnsbury. Info, 499-2580. sophia berarD: "The Route of et al," an installation that explores recollections and the perception of others through embroidery, drawing and sculpture. Through February 6 at Vermont Studio Center Gallery II in Johnson. Info, 635-2727. 'sourCe: GuilD of verMont furniture Makers': An exhibition of fine furniture by Vermont craftspeople with a focus on the source of all the elements that collaborate to make the final piece. Through April 14 at Helen Day Art Center in Stowe. Info, 253-8358.

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Jeanette fournier: Realist bird-focused watercolors by the New Hampshire artist. Through March 31 at VINS Nature Center in Quechee. Info, 359-5000.

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JaCkie ManGione: Watercolor and acrylic paintings of Vermont's Winooski river. Through February 1 at Deborah Rawson Memorial Library in Jericho. Info, 598-1504.

'Molas in transition: the textile art of the kuna woMen': A collection of the layered reverse-applique and embroidered blouse fronts and backs made and worn by Kuna women in Panama. Through February 12 at Bent Northrop Memorial Library in Fairfield. Info, 827-3945.

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'BLacK & White Juried art ShoW': A showcase of regional artists. Through February 17 at Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y. Info, 518-523-2512.

'croSSing cuLtureS': A survey of Australia's contemporary indigenous art movement from the 1970s to the present drawn from one of the world's largest collections of aboriginal art. Through March 10 at Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. Info, 603-646-2095. Winter WatercoLor ShoW: Work by the Vermont Watercolor Society. Through March 2 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. m

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he latest f rom French director Jacques Audiard ( A Prophet) is a movie that’s likely to conf ound expectations. Especially if you approach it expecting any of the f ollowing: credibly developed characters. A coherent story line. A fi lm that commits to a specifi c genre rather than vacillating between several like some sort of cinematic mood ring. I’m not sure I’ve previously encountered a picture with an identity crisis quite this profound. If you blew up a Blockbuster and edited together two hours and two minutes of random debris, the result would probably prove more tonally, thematically and stylistically cohesive than Rust and Bone. More entertaining, too. In its opening moments, Audiard and cowriter Thomas Bidegain give the impression their fi lm’s going to tell the story of a f ather and son starting a new lif e in the south of France. The father, Ali, is played by Matthias Schoenaerts, the star of 2011’s Bullhead. Armand Verdure costars as 5-year-old Sam. The fi lmmakers guard their backstory as tightly as a classifi ed government secret, but we eventually fi gure out they’re poor and

virtual strangers to each other. Ali may have absconded with the child because his mother used Sam to smuggle drugs. Just as their relationship begins to come into f ocus, however, Audiard seems to lose interest. His attention shif ts to a nightclub where Ali has found work as a bouncer, and a brawl has been started by Oscar winner Marion Cotillard. Yes, you read that correctly. With Ali’s help, the petite hell-raiser makes it home saf ely to her apartment, where the two are greeted by her suspicious boyfriend. Noting that Ali intimidates him, Cotillard’s character, Stéphanie, warns her boyf riend she will tolerate “no more orders.” But, just as we’re about to enter the dark terrain of a psychological drama, we ﬁ nd ourselves suddenly at... SeaWorld! Or its Côte d’Azur equivalent. And f aster than you can say, “ Free Willy,” Stéphanie (who works with trained orcas in one of the park’s shows) is injured in a freak accident that results in the amputation of both her legs below the knee. Stéphanie contemplates suicide and generally withdraws from the world before discovering inner strength she never suspected

FRENCH DIP Schoenaerts and Cotillard play mismatched lovers in Audiard’s meandering new movie.

she possessed. We appear to be in for a saga of inspirational triumph, then Audiard goes all attention defi cit disordered on us again and changes the subject to Ali’s out-of -lef tfi eld quest to fi ght his way to the top of the kickboxing game. There’s still an hour to go. Watching Rust and Bone is like watching a festival’s worth of short fi lms that all share one or two characters but almost nothing else. The director never settles on a theme or form, and only a handful of subjects manage to sustain interest across more than a few scenes, including Ali’s occasionally brutish treatment of his son and his on-again-o° again sexual relationship with Stéphanie. There is every reason to expect this movie will be quickly forgotten — but, if it is remembered at all, that will doubtlessly be f or its preoccupation with Cotillard’s nude

and digitally abbreviated body. While these scenes may set a record for the most expensive meaningless sex ever committed to ﬁ lm, they don’t represent a technical advance. Robert Zemeckis did all this nearly 20 years ago with the Lieutenant Dan character in Forrest Gump. The problem is that sex is f ar f rom the only thing in Rust and Bone that’s meaningless. Based on a couple of short stories from a 2005 collection of the same name by Canadian writer Craig Davidson, the script is a maddeningly artsy and arbitrary a° air. Who knows — maybe Audiard picked the wrong two stories. Maybe it’s a French thing. All I can say for sure is that ﬁ lmmaking this selfindulgent screams “refund” in any language. RICK KISONAK

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Mama ★★★★

f ew years ago, a cinephile f riend sent me a link to a three-minute ﬁ lm called “Mamá,” calling it the scariest movie he’d ever seen. While Andrés Muschietti’s short isn’t that scary, at least not to viewers familiar with the loose-jointed specters of Japanese horror, it certainly delivers a jolt. Two little girls dash around a well-appointed home, panicked by the imminent arrival of their “mama.” They should be, since Mom, when she gets home, is not quite human. And she’s fast. How? Why? What next? A three-minute ﬁ lm can leave all these questions unanswered. But now, with the support of executive producer Guillermo del Toro ( Pan’s Labyrinth), Mama has become a Hollywood feature with a big-name star: current Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain. Writer-director Muschietti (who has anglicized his onscreen credit to “Andy”) has added a backstory to his three-minute nightmare, a task that often turns bloodcurdling concepts into inadvertent laughfests. Aided by strong performances, he’s halfway succeeded in the expansion. Though some silliness pulls it down, Mama is reminiscent of both The Orphanage (another

project del Toro shepherded) and The Ring, with strong emotional logic underpinning the scares. That’s pretty good for a January horror fl ick. It helps that the backstory itself would make a chilling short, suggestive of a f airy tale. As snow pelts down, an unhinged businessman (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), having shot his wif e and associates, fl ees into the woods with his two young daughters. In an abandoned cabin, he prepares, weeping, for a double-murder-suicide. But the fi erce spirit who lives there has other ideas. Five years later, Victoria (Megan Charpentier), now about 8, and her younger sister, Lilly (Isabelle Nélisse), are discovered alive in the cabin, emaciated and scurrying like f eral cats. (These shots, which blur the line between human and animal, are probably the most disturbing in the whole fi lm.) Victoria, who remembers some English, tells a psychiatrist (Daniel Kash) they were f ed and cared for by a presence called “Mama.” Once minimally socialized, the girls are sent to live with their uncle (also played by Coster-Waldau), to the consternation of his boho girlf riend (Chastain), who isn’t eager f or children. Especially not kids who sleep

PARENTAL GUIDANCE Charpentier is torn between two mommies — one tattooed, one terrifying — in Muschietti’s horror ﬂ ick.

under their beds, eat moths and play games with a presence she can’t see — or fears to. Maternal-instinct-versus-the-monster is such a horror cliché that it feels almost subversive to watch a movie where the protagonist is a reluctant “mom” (Chastain is introduced crowing over a negative pregnancy test) and the monster is maternal instinct incarnate. The ﬁ lmmakers bust stereotypes on that score, and Chastain’s low-key perf ormance makes her seem smart for a horror movie. If only she weren’t written as a painf ully clichéd rocker chick, and if only the girls’ psychiatrist and meddling aunt weren’t even more cardboard. Mama is the sort of ﬁ lm where crusty archivists pop up to o° er convenient exposition, and obvious monster-f odder characters hike to remote cabins alone after dark. In short, it has its share of cheese.

Muschietti would have done better to keep his f ocus tightly on Chastain’s relationship with the two girls, since the young actresses never strike a false or “cute” note. Nélisse is eerie as the more feral of the two, and Charpentier shows us how Victoria is torn between the human world and the embrace of her loving but terrifying Mama. Human brains may be programmed to respond with special trepidation to shapes that are almost human, like a living doll or a walking corpse (Freud called it the uncanny). Played by actor Javier Botet with digital enhancements, Mama pushes those primal buttons in a way that all-CGI creations rarely do. Derivative as the ﬁ lm is, impressionable youngsters who meet her are likely never to forget her. M A R G O T HA R R I S O N

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THE PAPERBOY: Here it is at last: the film for which Nicole Kidman got a Golden Globe nomination by peeing on Zac Efron. It’s about crime and corruption in Florida and also stars Matthew McConaughey and John Cusack. Lee (Precious) Daniels directed. Read our web-exclusive Movies You Missed review this Friday. (107 min, R)

ZERO DARK THIRTY★★★1/2 The team behind The Hurt Locker (director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal) bring us this controversial fact-based drama about the hunt for Osama bin Laden. Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton and Chris Pratt star. (157 min, R. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Roxy, Stowe)

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When Marquis Diggs, 29, appeared at family court in Hudson County, N.J., with his mother, who was there to drop a restraining order against her son, officials learned that Diggs had several outstanding warrants and arrested him. Deputies who searched him found 32 bags of suspected marijuana in his jacket pocket. (Jersey City’s Jersey Journal) Sheriff’s deputies who arrested a mother and daughter suspected of shoplifting in Oconee County, Ga., said the mother told them the daughter couldn’t be arrested because she was only 16. When asked for her date of birth, the daughter stated “February 1, 1992.” Informed that would make her 20, she corrected herself: “February 1, 1994.” When the arresting deputy explained she’d be 18 years old, “she again appeared to be counting in her head,” the deputy reported, “and when she could not come up with an answer, she and [the mother] started crying uncontrollably and would no longer answer my questions.” During subsequent interrogation, the mother disclosed further inconsistencies. When the deputy told the daughter she’d be booked as Jane Doe, she finally identified herself as Lavera Hammond-Jackson, 17. (Georgia’s Oconee Patch)

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Sophie Laboissonniere, 21, pleaded guilty to rioting after the Vancouver Canucks lost the National Hockey League finals in June 2011. Shortly before the rioting, Laboissonniere, who was one of the first suspects charged, took part in a Vancouver beauty pageant and was named Miss Congeniality. (Associated Press)

The latest women’s body-image worry is wobbly arms, also known, according to a newspaper caption of a photo of Madonna, as “bingo wings.” British retailers Marks & Spencer, Asda and Charnos, and U.S. companies Ch’Arms and Spanx are already addressing the condition by offering arm corsets, specialized control sleeves costing between $30 and $175 that are designed specifically to hold flabby arm skin tighter. (Britain’s Observer) Middle Eastern men are turning to mustache transplants to assert their masculinity. Plastic surgeons use a technique called follicular unit extraction, where groups of hair are moved from areas of dense growth to the upper lips, to thicken mustaches. Performed under local anesthetic, the procedure costs about $7000, according to Paris-based surgeon Pierre Bouhanna. (CNN)

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The Homeland Security Department paid $98,000 for an underwater robot in Columbus, Ohio, which has no major rivers and few lakes nearby, according to a congressional report by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., that highlights wasteful spending on alleged counterterrorism. The report notes that some cities and towns have created implausible attack scenarios to win federal grants. For instance, Peoria, Ariz., spent $90,000 to install cameras and car-bomb barriers at the spring training field shared by baseball’s San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners, and officials in Clovis, Calif., deployed the police department’s $200,000 armored personnel carrier to patrol an annual Easter egg hunt. At the low end of the scale, Seguin, Texas, used a $21 federal grant to buy a fish tank. (Associated Press)

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New York City police accused Dominick Anderson, 27, of brutally beating his grandmother and sister with an artificial elephant tusk. He then used the 18-inch tusk to strike one of the six officers he injured while they tried to arrest him. Police said Anderson attacked the women because he believed they put him under a voodoo spell. (New York’s Daily News)

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Officials in Fulton County, Ga., voted to replace more than 1300 locks in the county jail that have been broken for more than a decade. During that time, county officials and three different sheriffs’ administrations warned repeatedly that inmates can easily open doors, even those in maximum security, using soap, toilet paper, pieces of cloth or cardboard. They then roam about the jail freely, often attacking other inmates. Although the measure to install new locks passed, 5-2, several commissioners argued the faulty locks wouldn’t be a problem if deputies supervised inmates better. Chief Jailer Mark Adger said the new locks would cost more than $5 million and take about four months to install. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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Americans prefer root canals, colonoscopies, France and NFL replacement refs to Congress, according to a Public Policy Polling survey that showed only 9 percent of respondents had a favorable opinion of Congress. Eighty-five percent held an unfavorable view. “We all know Congress is unpopular,” PPP president Dean Debnam said. “But the fact that voters like it even less than cockroaches, lice and Genghis Khan really shows how far its esteem has fallen with the American public.” Despite its poor showing, Congress outranked North Korea, the Kardashian family and former Sen. John Edwards. (Washington Times)

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“Nobody can be exactly like me. Even I have trouble doing it.” So said the eccentric, outspoken and hard-partying actress Talullah Bankhead (1902-1968). Can you guess her astrological sign? Aquarius, of course. Her greatest adventure came from trying to keep up with all the unpredictable urges that welled up inside her. She found it challenging and fun to be as unique as she could possibly be. I nominate her to be your role model in the next four weeks. Your assignment is to work extra hard at being yourself.

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(July 23-aug. 22): There’s a butterfly sanctuary at the Como Park zoo and Conservatory in saint Paul, Minnesota. it’s

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(sept. 23-oct. 22): novelist Jeffrey eugenides says he doesn’t have generic emotions that can be described with one word. “sadness,” “joy,” and “regret” don’t happen to him. instead, he prefers “complicated hybrid emotions, germanic train-car constructions,” like “the disappointment of sleeping with one’s fantasy” or “the excitement of getting a hotel room with a mini-bar.” He delights in sensing “intimations of mortality brought on by aging family members” and “sadness inspired by failing restaurants.” in the coming days, libra, i think you should specialize in one-of-a-kind feelings like these. Milk the nuances! exult in the peculiarities! Celebrate the fact that each new wave of passion has never before arisen in quite the same form.

scoRPio (oct. 23-nov. 21): after analyzing

your astrological omens for the coming weeks, i decided that the best advice i could give you would be this passage by the english writer g. K. Chesterton: “of all modern notions, the worst is this: that domesticity is dull. inside the home, they say, is dead decorum and

caPRicoRn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The French painter Cezanne painted images of a lot of fruit in the course of his career. He liked to take his sweet time while engaged in his work. The apples and pears and peaches that served as his models often rotted before he was done capturing their likenesses. That’s the kind of approach i recommend for you in the coming days, Capricorn. be very deliberate and gradual and leisurely in whatever labor of love you devote yourself to. no rushing allowed! With conscientious tenderness, exult in attending to every last detail of the process. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): The Dardanelles

strait is a channel that connects the black sea to the Mediterranean sea, separating europe from asia. in some places it’s less than a mile wide. but the currents are fierce, so if you try to swim across at those narrow points, you’re pushed around and end up having to travel five or six miles. in light of the current astrological omens, i’m predicting that you will have a comparable challenge in the coming days, Pisces. The task may seem easier or faster than it actually is. Plan accordingly.

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tasize about a more perfect version of yourself? is there, in your imagination, an idealized image of who you might become in the future? That can be a good thing if it motivates you to improve and grow. but it might also lead you to devalue the flawed but beautiful creation you are right now. it may harm your capacity for self-acceptance. your assignment in the coming week is to temporarily forget about whom you might evolve into at some later date and instead just love your crazy, mysterious life exactly as it is.

sagittaRiUs (nov. 22-Dec. 21): My general philosophy is that everyone on the planet, including me, is a jerk now and then. in fact, i’m suspicious of those who are apparently so unfailingly well-behaved that they neVer act like jerks. on the other hand, some people are jerks far too much of the time and should be avoided. Here’s my rule of thumb: How sizable is each person’s Jerk Quotient? if it’s below six percent, i’ll probably give them a chance to be a presence in my life — especially if they’re smart and interesting. according to my analysis of the astrological omens, sagittarius, this gauge may be useful for you to keep in mind during the coming weeks.

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canceR (June 21-July 22): in his book Our Band Could Be Your Life, Michael azerrad says that the Cancerian singer-songwriter steve albini is a “connoisseur of intensity.” That means he’s picky about what he regards as intense. even the two kinds of music that are often thought of as the embodiment of ferocious emotion don’t make the grade for albini. Heavy metal is comical, he says, not intense. Hardcore punk is childish, not intense. What’s your definition of intensity, Cancerian? i see the coming weeks as prime time for you to commune with the very best expressions of that state of being. be a connoisseur of intensity.

ViRgo (aug. 23-sept. 22): Do you ever fan-

routine; outside is adventure and variety. but the truth is that the home is the only place of liberty, the only spot on earth where a person can alter arrangements suddenly, make an experiment or indulge in a whim. The home is not the one tame place in a world of adventure; it is the one wild place in a world of set rules and set tasks.”

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gemini (May 21-June 20): What if your unconscious mind has dreamed up sparkling answers to your raging questions but your conscious mind doesn’t know about them yet? is it possible you are not taking advantage of the sly wisdom that your deeper intelligence has been cooking up? i say it’s time to poke around down there. it’s time to take aggressive measures as you try to smoke out the revelations that your secret self has prepared for you. How? remember your dreams, of course. notice hunches that arise out of nowhere. and send a friendly greeting to your unconscious mind, something like, “i adore you and i’m receptive to you and i’d love to hear what you have to tell me.”

called the enchanted garden. as you enter, you see a sign that reads, “Please do not touch the butterflies. let the butterflies touch you.” in other words, you shouldn’t initiate contact with the delicate creatures. you shouldn’t pursue them or try to capture them. instead, make yourself available for them to land on you. allow them to decide how and when your connection will begin to unfold. in the coming week, leo, i suggest you adopt a similar approach to any beauty you’d like to know better.

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aRies (March 21-april 19): The german government sponsored a scientific study of dowsing, which is a form of magical divination used to locate underground sources of water. after 10 years, the chief researcher testified, “it absolutely works, beyond all doubt. but we have no idea why or how.” an assertion like that might also apply to the mojo you’ll have at your disposal, aries, as you forge new alliances and bolster your web of connections in the coming weeks. i don’t know how or why you’ll be such an effective networker, but you will be.

percent of all the laws it passed in the last two years were devoted to renaming post offices. That’s down from the average of the previous eight years, during which time almost 20 percent of its laws had the sole purpose of renaming post offices. in my astrological opinion, you tauruses can’t afford to indulge in anything close to that level of nonsense during the next four weeks. i urge you to keep time-wasting activities down to less than five percent of your total. Focus on getting a lot of important stuff done. be extra thoughtful and responsible as you craft the impact you’re having on the world.

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