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“I’m lucky I didn’t run a minute faster” Burlington Free Press reported that Nancy L. Elwess of North Hero was blown sideways and cut by shattered glass but was able to treat herself. Marathoner Jason Wulff of Waterbury watched the chaos from a hotel window at the Mandarin Oriental Boston, about a block and a half from the marathon finish line, after the race. Wulff, 34, and his wife ended up walking six miles to a cousin’s home in Brighton, leaving their car and belongings at the evacuated hotel. “It’s a shame, clearly,” Wulff said of the bombings. “It’s sad to see it happen.” Ted Adler of Burlington and his wife, Abigail, live parttime in Boston across from Massachusetts General Hospital, where Adler says SWAT teams and helicopters converged on Monday. Earlier that morning, Adler had ridden his bike to the finish line and posted a Facebook photo of himself posing there. “If you look off to the right, that’s where the bomb went off,” he says. Abigail Adler, who is a pediatric resident at Mass General, was called in to work. She couldn’t talk about specific cases, Ted Adler says, but “she saw what you’re reading about in the news.” As the smoke cleared, Teachout made his way to the prearranged family meeting place. “I was so happy to see my wife, Mary, waiting for me under the letter T,” he said. His wife is Superior Court Judge Mary Miles Teachout. Read more on the Off Message blog, at 7d.blogs.com/ offmessage.

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Spring Offensive The smell of spring is in the air — and with it, the smell of compromise in the Statehouse. Or is that just body odor from too many hours in cramped committee rooms? Either way, legislators are ready to skedaddle out of Montpelier — perhaps as soon as May 11 — and Gov. PETER SHUMLIN will be happy to show them the TMM presents a world premier on stage 16t-nido041713.indd 1 4/5/13 10:59 AM door. “I think we’re getting to that time of the legislative session where we need to by Diego Mattos start seeing some movement toward the finish line,” says Shumlin’s secretary of Being an immigrant: administration, JEB SPAULDING. hope, despair, courage, fear, faith, To that end, Spaulding on Monday joy, melancholy, uncertaintly sought to break the ice jam building up around must-pass budget and tax bills by delivering a compromise of sorts to the senators charged with finalizing them. April 19, 20, 21 • Tickets: $15 Team Shumlin’s counter-offer comes asterion.brownpapertickets.com after the House eviscerated several of at THE OFF CENTER his top priorities last month and before 294 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington the Senate votes on its own taxing and www.theatremosaicmond.net spending plans in the coming weeks. The administration’s primary goal, Spaulding says, is to undo the $27 million in new “broad-based” taxes the House approved for next year and the $47 million it approved for the year after. Those would raise prices on candy, cigaGIVE & GET rettes and meals and hike income taxes Give: on Vermont’s highest earners — all of Donate up to 5 which are anathema to the gov. items of once “The big picture is, one, there’s a loved, in perfect condition clothing way to do this without raising all those that you know taxes,” Spaulding says. “And, two, I think someone else will love and we wanted to demonstrate there was some room for compromise on our big Get: proposals — and hopefully that will be 20% Off reciprocated on.” one item. through April 24 So what’s in Shummy’s grand new plan? No longer is he calling for a $17 million cut to the popular Earned Income Tax Credit in order to fund $17 million in expanded childcare subsidies. Now just $12 million will do. And no longer will he try to raise $17 million by taxing break-open tickets sold in social clubs — a figure initially mocked by legislators and disputed by their economists. Instead, Shumlin’s proposing a lower tax rate on the tickets that would raise just $6 million, all of which would go toward low-income heating assistance. Clothes for Women Shumlin further argues against raisMon-Fri 10-7 102 Church Street ing $9 million in new taxes simply to Sat 10-6 Burlington Sun 12-5 864-0414 put that money in reserves, as the House w w w . e x p r e s s i o n s v t . c o m plan would do. And he wants to retain a 12 FAIR GAME

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$15 million tax on businesses that don’t provide health insurance to their employees, even though the House tried to jettison it. He’s even got a new revenue proposal: to increase the tax big banks pay on every dollar deposited with them. That would hit five Vermont banks and raise $2.4 million. How’s Shumlin 2.0 playing in the Senate? “It’s a positive sign that the administration is continuing to be engaged and contemplating putting the markers in different places than when we started in January,” says Senate Finance Committee Chairman TIM ASHE (D/PChittenden). Translation: Shumlin’s finally listening to the legislature.

WHAT IF SPRING FEVER DOESN’T INSPIRE THE LEGISLATURE TO FIND COMMON GROUND WITH THE GOVERNOR? Ashe says his committee is “very open to considering” Shumlin’s bank franchise tax proposal and says the panel is “intrigued by the idea of bringing the [break-open ticket] industry under greater regulation.” But Ashe remains highly skeptical of Shumlin’s plan to fund childcare subsidies by cutting a portion of the Earned Income Tax Credit. “The problem so far is there has not been a compelling case made that the way we should fund these new initiatives is by lowering the income of working people who receive the [EITC],” Ashe says. “That should not be the first place to turn to fund any new initiative.” Now we know why Shumlin wanted anyone but Ashe in the finance chair. Senate Finance isn’t the only committee throwing cold water on Shumlin’s budget priorities. While the governor continues to advocate for new time limits on the state’s Reach Up welfare program, the Senate Health and Welfare Committee this week rejected the plan.

“We’re not sure about the data, who would be cut out and when they would be cut out,” says Sen. CLAIRE AYER (D-Addison), who chairs the committee. “We want to make sure we have the facts before we take people out of the program.” Spaulding says he’s “not totally surprised” by the committee’s decision but remains confident that Shumlin’s proposed Reach Up time limits have support among the body as a whole. “With 30 senators overall, I think there’s considerable support for going the direction the governor is going,” he says. So what if spring fever doesn’t inspire the legislature to find common ground with the governor? Shumlin himself is always careful to avoid issuing veto threats, but Spaulding warns about testing his resolve. “I think people should not underestimate the determination and the seriousness he has on both the budgetary and the revenue side. This is not just a casual or lightly held opinion,” Spaulding says. Indeed. Who can forget the gov’s dramatic threat earlier this session to jump from the highest building around “to make sure I wasn’t here to see that tax package become law?” Spaulding continues, “He’s strenuously opposed to raising broad-based taxes. There’s no away around it. He feels very strongly. I don’t know what will come out of it. We hope to avoid that situation.” Not exactly words of compromise, but will any of the rhetoric scare the Senate into going along with the gov? We’ll know by May 11.

End Game

One of the greatest remaining mysteries in the dwindling legislative session is just what’ll become of “death with dignity.” Or “physician-assisted suicide.” Or “patient choices at the end of life.” Or whatever you want to call it. As first introduced, the polyonymous bill sought to establish a comprehensive process for terminally ill patients to obtain life-ending medication. But a last-minute amendment by Sens. PETER GALBRAITH (D-Windham) and BOB HARTWELL (D-Bennington) radically rewrote the bill to simply indemnify doctors and family members who take part in the process. It passed after Lt. Gov. PHIL SCOTT broke a 15-15 tie.

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The bill’s longtime supporters reviled the change — but several joined its opponents to send the stripped-down version to the House. They figured the lower chamber could patch it up and send it back for another vote. Sure enough, the House committees currently considering it seem inclined to adopt the original, comprehensive approach — as does House leadership. “Based on the initial review that I’ve had of that bill, I think there are real reasons to be concerned,” House Speaker Shap Smith says of the Senate version. But here’s the thing: Even if the House restores the original language, the Senate will have to approve such a change. If it doesn’t, the bill either dies or gets sent to conference committee, where the two divergent bodies would have to haggle out a compromise. Ayer, who authored the bill and fought for its passage, says her side now has enough votes in the Senate to pass the original bill — though she won’t say which of her colleagues flipped. “I am not going to comment on that, but I’m quite sure we have at least 16 votes,” she says. The likeliest flip-floppers might be Galbraith and Hartwell, who seemed genuinely conflicted about the issue and were the last two senators to pick a side. But neither sounds like he’s ready to take the leap. “It’s possible something could come up that I could support, but it won’t be the original bill,” Hartwell says. “What I don’t want is a long, convoluted bill that looks like a big government takeover of the process.” For his part, Galbraith says, “Of course there’s a middle ground, but the proponents have a certain all-ornothing approach.” He argues that his amendment actually found that middle ground. And, like Hartwell, the Windham County senator says he wants to vote for something simple. “The same people who want to have all this bureaucratic procedure for the end of life, which I think should be between doctor and patient, they would never apply it to a woman and a doctor in a case of how to deal with a pregnancy,” Galbraith says.

AIDs activist, Deans served as the party’s vice chair for the past two years. She says she’s “happy with the party as it is now” but nevertheless plans to reach out to towns and counties where the Dems have less of a presence. “We have to keep vigilant,” she says. “Change is always happening. It’s my hope to sustain our party, keep it strong, engage more people.” Deans inherits an organization with four full-time staffers and a part-time compliance consultant — several of whom have become a constant presence in the Statehouse this year. A fifth employee, finance director Fauna Shaw, stepped down from her job last month. Deans says the party hasn’t yet decided whether to replace her. During Perkinson’s tenure, the Burlington lawyer tasked the party with playing a major role in the Queen City’s mayoral and city council elections. Now that a Windsor County resident is in charge, will the Dems pull back from local races in Chittenden County? “It’s going to be on a case-by-case basis. We’re going to see where we’re needed, and we’re going to be present everywhere,” Deans says. “I can’t predict the future.” The party had a tougher time electing a vice chair on Saturday. By a 20-18 vote, the Dems picked Brattleboro resident JameS Valente over Burlington’s DaViD Scherr. Scherr, who serves as chairman of the Burlington Democratic Party, framed the contest as “amicable,” noting that the two have plenty in common. “We’re both relatively young lawyers interested in serving the party,” he says. Valente, who chairs both the Brattleboro and Windham County arms of the party, agrees, saying, “Generally our message was the same: to be Dottie’s right-hand man.” Deans and Valente, who are serving out their predecessors’ terms, will be up for reelection again in November.

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nlike the big-box store Walmart, which has triggered titanic development battles in Vermont, small-box discount retailers such as Dollar General have prolif erated throughout the state with little notice. Until now. Residents of Chester, the very model of a quaint Vermont village, have been fighting a local Dollar General franchise for more than a year. Some Ferrisburgh and South Hero residents are mobiliz ing to block construction of similar projects. Grouped under the banner of Smart Growth Chester, Dollar General’s f oes in that town have forced the battle into state environmental court, where they are appealing approvals of the project by the town’s development review board and the District Environmental Commission. The Ferrisburgh store is also the subject of a court case. Jim Dumont, a Bristol-based public-interest attorney, has appealed the local zoning board’s approval of the project to the Vermont Supreme Court on behalf of local residents. Dollar General has submitted only a preliminary plan in South Hero, but opponents there have launched a pre emptive strike, gathering more than 300 signatures on a petition proclaiming the store to be a menace to “the unique rural charm of our island community.” “It’s out of keeping with the scale and character of what we want here,” says Jocelyn Smith, a leader of the effort to block the proposed 9100-square-f oot store in South Hero. Activists in Chester, which advertises itself as “the Vermont you’ve been hoping to find,” say an identically sized Dollar General outlet there would be disturbingly out of character with the local shops that have helped make the town a magnet f or secondhome buyers. Just as bumper stickers once warned that “Walmart sucks the life out of your town,” Dollar General and its smaller national competitors, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar, stand accused of drain ing money f rom local economies. The Ferrisburgh f ranchise,f or example, would hurt merchants in downtown Vergennes, says local opponent Judy Chaves. In Chester, f ears are f ocused

on the f ate of Lisai’s Chester Market, a f amily-owned grocery store that has built a loyal customer base over the past two decades. To what extent would a Dollar General threaten a nearby food market? Greatly, says Shawn Cunningham, a wine salesman who devotes much of his spare time to Smart Growth Chester. Dollar General sells moref ood than household goods, Cunningham notes, saying the discounter’s shelves are stocked with soda, frozen meals, prepared meats and snack items. Dollar General’s latest annual report confirms that “consumables,” a category that includes paper products as well as food, account for more than 70 percent of net sales at the chain’s nearly 11,000 outlets in the U.S.

Dollar stores also contribute to sprawl, charges Paul Bruhn, head of the Preservation Trust of Vermont. It’s not the existence of discount stores that Bruhn finds objectionable; it’s the location. “These stores are usually located outside downtowns and village centers,” says the conservationist, whose group is spending $15,000 to supplement f unds raised by the local opposition in Chester and Ferrisburgh. “We’re totally happy with having a small-scale Walmart downtown,” he says, citing the example of Rutland. But some might not consider the Walmart there to be “small-scale”; it occupies about 75,000 square feet. Preventing sprawl was a winning ar gument for dollar-store foes in Royalton last year. State environmental regulators

rejected Act 250 applications by both Dollar General and Family Dollar — proposed f or sites two miles apart on Route 107 — as inconsistent with the town’s goal of concentrating commerce downtown. The anti-sprawl argument may be harder to make in South Hero and Ferrisburgh. The Champlain Islands’ first dollar store would be built in a vacant lot on Route 2 less than a third of the mile f rom South Hero’s main crossroads. The 10,640-squaref oot Ferrisburgh store would share the in tersection of Monkton Road and Route 7 with Vermont’s largest ground-mounted solar array, a car dealership and a shop ping center anchored by a Subway. Dollar General spokeswoman Crystal Ghassemi says the company is a respectf ul neighbor, in Vermont and elsewhere. “With its nearly 75-year history grounded in the small town of Scottsville, Ky., Dollar General under stands the unique needs of customers in rural areas and provides great values on products customers use and rely on every day in compact retail locations,” Ghassemi wrote in an email. Outspoken de f enders f o dollar stores are not numerous in Vermont. Cunningham of Smart Growth Chester says “only two or three” residents have publicly expressed support f or Dollar General. Chaves similarly suggests there’s scant visible support for the store in Ferrisburgh. But the prolif eration of the stores indicates that they meet widespread demand for affordable consumer goods. Dollar General’s annual report defines its “core customers” as “low to lowermiddle or fixed income households of ten underserved by other retailers.” A report by an analyst for Morningstar investment advisors estimates that 40 percent of dollar store custom ers rely on some f orm of government assistance. Indeed, Dollar General has grown considerably since the onset of the Great Recession five years ago, and now has more stores than any other discount retailer. Among chains, only McDonald’s and Subway have more outlets in the U.S. Vermont is home to dozens of dollar stores, some run by national chains and others owned by local entrepreneurs.

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or years, “Susan” paid $30 a month to insure herself through the Vermont Health Access Plan, or VHAP. She went off the state-run program when she landed a job with health insurance. But she has since left that posi tion for seasonal work without benefits, so she’s applied to get back on the state health care rolls. But even if Susan could afford the $152 monthly premium f or Catamount Health, a state-subsidized plan f or Vermonters who make too much to quali f y f or VHAP, she’ll likely f ace f urther cost hikes next year — $13 to $60 more each month, and up to $4500 a year f or copays, deductibles and prescription drugs. Susan commutes 80 miles to her sea sonal job and cleans condos at a time-share resort on weekends. She’s not sure her income — $32,000, plus child support f or her 16-year-old daughter — can absorb the modest health insurance hike. She’s con sidering going without. “You just hope nothing happens,” says the 39-year-old mom f rom central Vermont, who asked that her real name not be used because it might negatively impact her future professional opportunities. The reason for the cost hike? Obamacare and Vermont’s impending introduction to the health care exchange. On January, 1, 2014, two state-subsi dized health care programs — VHAP and Catamount — will cease to exist. The vast majority of VHAP subscribers, 80 percent, will be moved into Medicaid, the f ederal insurance program for low-income adults, their children and people with certain disabilities. The remaining 20 percent, plus all of Vermont’s Catamount subscribers, will be placed into the health-insurance exchange mandated by Obama’s federal Affordable Care Act. Buying coverage is expected to entail choosing f rom between 20 and 30 private insurance plans. Many patients will still be eligible f or premium and cost-sharing assistance through a combination of f ederal and state subsidies — and in fact, thousands of Vermonters who currently aren’t enrolled in Catamount will be eligible for some state and f ederal subsidies, too. But thousands of others could end up paying more. That’s because the benefits under Obamacare aren’t as generous as what Vermont of f ered under VHAP and Catamount,

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which together insured roughly 50,000 million for premium and cost-sharing as Vermonters in 2012. sistance to subsidize health care f or lowVermont is one of only two states even income Vermonters transitioning onto the considering supplementing f ederal subsi - health exchange. The House signed off on dies with state f unds. Even so, advocates that amount in late March; now the Senate f or low-income Vermonters are raising is weighing in. alarm about higher premiums and out-ofUnder the House plan, most of the $4.4 pocket costs under the new health care million — around $2.9 million — would exchange. supplement the monthly premiums paid Peter Sterling, the director of the by people earning up to 300 percent of the Vermont Campaignf or Health Care f ederal poverty level, which amounts to Security Education Fund, says those ad - around $70,650 f or a f amily of f our. The ditional costs will cripple f amilies living remaining $1.5 million would subsidize paycheck to paycheck and dissuade indi - out-of-pocket expenses such as copays and viduals from seeking health care they need. deductibles. And def erred care leads to more sickness Because of the complicated federal forand higher medical costs for all. mula for determining subsidies, premiums “Every study shows that when you raise will likely go up for some households presthe out-of-pocket costs, people put off nec- ently on VHAP and Catamount and down essary care or necessary treatment,” says f or others. Single-parent homes appear Sterling. “We’re going to create a whole poised to take the hardest hit. class of people who are not going to afford House lawmakers decided to f ocus on to see the doctor when they get sick. This “premium assistance” — that is, keeping is bad policy.” monthly rates low — because research The legislature has been debating this shows that premium cost is a leading de topic since it convened in January. Gov. terminant in whether or not people pur Peter Shumlin has proposed spending $4.4 chase health insurance.

Rep. George Till (D-Jericho), a practic ing physician who sits on the House Health Care Committee, says he would have pre f erred making subsidies more generous for Vermonters moving onto the health exchange and hopes the Senate will consider doing so. But it’s a first step, he says, and “at least … gets them some of the health care services they need.” Plus, every Vermonter insured through the exchange will be eli gible for free preventative health care. To Sterling, health care assistance shouldn’t be a zero-sum game in which one cost gets subsidized at the expense of another. “You need to make health care affordable on the f ront end, by keeping premium costs low, and then making it possible for people to see the doctor if they get sick, which means low out-of -pocket costs,” he says. Enacted in 2006, Catamount was a compromise between a Democrat-led legislature that wanted Vermont to pursue a single-payer health care system and a Republican governor, Jim Douglas, who did not. Catamount didn’t entirely satisf y single-payer advocates like Sterling, but it

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did supplement a private health plan with Sterling says he has “a real problem” taxpayer subsidies. with diverting health funding from “It was a modest step,” Sterling says. patients to doctors. But Robin Lunge, “Catamount was never envisioned as a Shumlin’s director of health care reform, cure-all. It was envisioned as a step to give argues that raising Medicaid reimbursepeople who were really, really suffering ment rates to doctors would lower health access to affordable care.” care costs for all Vermonters next year. But the passage of Obamacare in 2010 When reimbursement rates are too low, set subsidy levels lower than those Vermont she reasons, doctors shift their costs onto established on its own for Catamount and everyone else. VHAP — effectively judging that low-in“It’s my job … to look at all Vermonters, come individuals could afford to pay more and to look across the entire population to for health care than Vermont deemed pos- see ways where we can ensure affordabilsible in 2006. Kelly Stoddard, the director ity for everyone,” Lunge says. of government relations and advocacy for Lunge also argues that while a small the American Cancer Society in Vermont, number of people will likely see costs points out the irony: Obamacare is actually increase on the health care exchange, it’s weaker than some of the state programs not fair to extrapolate that experience to Vermont pioneered. most Vermonters. For most people, Lunge “If we’re not able to continue says, costs will go down. Even if out-ofwhat we’re doing pocket caps are raised, for individuals on she points out that the VHAP or Catamount, majority of subscribers [Obamacare] would don’t hit those limits be seen as a step backevery year. wards for Vermont,” “The Affordable says Stoddard. Raising Care Act changes the out-of-pocket costs on health reform landthe seriously ill “places scape,” says Lunge. undue economic “Keeping Catamount burden on people who as it was isn’t an need insurance the option.” most,” she says. Lunge also says that Sen. Tim Ashe Catamount, which she (D/P-Chittenden), calls “very generous,” chair of the Senate has an extremely low Finance Committee, out-of-pocket limit says lawmakers will be compared to the priweighing the question vate insurance market of how much subscribbecause the state plan ers should pay as it hasn’t changed signifiKEL Ly ST OddARd considers the Housecantly since 2006. passed bill. To that, Sterling “I don’t think any of us want to make says: “The measuring stick for Catamount the biggest losers the sickest people,” says isn’t what private insurance is offering … Ashe. “Before the Senate signs off on a sub- It’s, ‘How much can somebody making $14 sidy package, we need to make sure that the or $18 an hour afford to pay for health care people with the dumb luck to have cancer without financial hardship or foregoing or some other chronic disease shouldn’t be medical care?’” the ones we sock with new costs.” Last week, members of the Senate Sterling is a strong proponent of single- Health and Welfare Committee voted payer health care, which the Shumlin unanimously to back the House’s premium administration hopes to launch in 2017. subsidy recommendations. On Monday, But he’s worried that higher costs for they tentatively agreed to increase what health insurance in the meantime could the House allocated for cost-sharing asundermine support for it. “This is going sistance with an additional $5 million in to be seen as government health care, and subsidies. The committee was expected to people will hate it,” says Sterling. vote on the proposal Tuesday. The funding plan proposed by Shumlin As the legislative back-and-forth plays and passed by the House would reduce out in Montpelier, Catamount and VHAP total state spending on Catamount and subscribers and advocates — including VHAP by $13.4 million in the fiscal year Susan — are awaiting the results. that starts July 1, according to figures “I don’t live extravagantly,” says the from the legislature’s Joint Fiscal Office. single mom, noting she still feels a long way The governor wants to take $10.6 million from financial security. “It’s kind of scary from those savings and use it to raise the thinking about what happens next.” m rates paid to doctors and hospitals that accept Medicaid. Health providers have Disclosure: Sen. Tim Ashe is the domestic complained for years that Medicaid reim- partner of Seven Days publisher and coedibursement rates are inadequate. tor Paula Routly.

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heat that global warming could unleash. “People have this idea that climate change only affects polar bears and penguins, and that’s not the case,” says David Grass, a state epidemiologist who will oversee the climate-health program. “Whether people believe that climate change is due to human-related causes or not, I think everyone can get behind the idea of trying to build resilience to climate effects.” How will warmer temps transf orm Vermont? A report compiled f or Gov. Peter Shumlin’s climate-change team paints a grim picture. The report’s author, NASA-f unded atmospheric re searcher Alan Betts of Pittsf ord, notes that since 1970 the average temperature

in New England has risen 2 degrees Fahrenheit; average winter temps have shot up 4 degrees. Betts says to expect rainier winters, hotter summers and more extreme weather events such as Tropical Storm Irene. By 2050, Betts predicts, Vermont will be 3 degrees warmer — and 5 degrees hotter by century’s end. Building on Betts’ research, state epidemiologist Lee Karlsson authored a report in 2011 exploring the most likely health consequences in Vermont f rom global warming — and the populations most likely to f eel them. Vector-borne diseases such as Lyme, West Nile virus and dengue f ever could inf ect more people, as milder winters and

a warmer, wetter climate allow ticks and mosquitoes to prolif erate. The re ported number of Lyme inf ections has increased dramatically in recent years — from 40 cases in 2000 to 500 in 2011 — while human infections for West Nile virus have hung steady at between zero and three a year. Karlsson also predicts possible crop and seaf ood contamination, as well as more respiratory disease f rom the spread of allergy-inducing pollens. Vermonters most at risk are children, the elderly and people afflicted with illnesses, Karlsson wrote. Also on the front line would be those who work outdoors or do strenuous physical labor, such as workers in agriculture, tourism, manu facturing and construction. The aim of the new program is to test Karlsson’s hypotheses by gathering hard data. Grass says it will identify the five most pressing climate-health problems and coordinate with government agen cies and nonprofits to develop strategies and programs to conf ront them. The program will culminate in a strategic plan in 2015 or 2016. Much of that could involve mar shaling existing resources, Grass says. “During a heat wave, you don’t need a new program to contact people if you already have organizations that are checking in and making sure people are drinking adequate water,” he says. But you might need a new program to turn public schools into cooling stations during heat waves, Grass sug gests. Another possible outcome of the million-dollar project is increased blood testing for vector-borne diseases such as Lyme in dogs and other animals, which could indicate locations where humans might be at risk. Grass came to Vermont last f all after a stint at New York City’s health department, which landed CDC fund ing in 2010 to develop a climate-health plan for the Big Apple. He believes that climate change is “happening now” and Vermont is already f eeling its ef f ects. Tropical Storm Irene is one such sign, Grass says, though he admits that linking specif ic weather events — much less specif ic health problems — to climate change is tricky business.

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“We do have people in this state who die and get sick due to exposure to extreme heat. Did that happen 50 years ago? Yes, absolutely,” Grass says. “But indisputably our climate is warmer than it used to be.” So attributing some heat-related illness and death to global warming is reasonable, he says. Heat waves are expected to spawn a whole host of health problems as the Earth grows hotter. With that in mind, the health department recently launched an online portal that, among other things, tracks heat-related illness. Heat-related deaths are a rarity in Vermont — fewer than six since 2000 — and it’s hard to glean any trends from the stats on emergency-room visits for heat stress: 106 ER visits in 2005, 61 in 2007 and 58 in 2009, the last year for which figures are available. But even that doesn’t tell the whole story. Heat-related illnesses aren’t “reportable” diseases under the law, meaning doctors aren’t required to alert public-health officials if they treat a patient in their office for, say, heat exhaustion, a condition characterized by muscle cramps, fatigue, headaches, nausea or vomiting, and dizziness. Only if someone were hospitalized would it show up in publichealth stats. One recommendation in Karlsson’s climate-health report is to update reportable disease legislation to include more environment-related, noncommunicable diseases. That would give public-health officials a better handle on the true extent of the problem. Vermont’s largest hospital, Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, has developed an emergency plan to deal

with extreme weather events — but not specifically heat waves. Fletcher Allen spokesman Mike Noble says the hospital isn’t worried about a sudden influx of patients with heat-related illnesses. “Frankly, there’s not been a lot of heat. We had hotter summers before 1999, 1998,” Noble says. “I personally think there is global warming going on, but I don’t think it’s as dramatic as, ‘Oh, my gosh, next year we’re going to have 50 more people in the ER because of heat.’” The bigger worry is snow, explains Jack Conry, Fletcher Allen’s director of security and safety. When the Valentine’s Day blizzard of 2007 closed entire city streets, Conry says, “We couldn’t get supplies, patients couldn’t get to the hospital.” No one really knows what kinds of weather the changing climate will bring, says Chuck Hulse, an associate research professor at the University of Vermont College of Medicine who also teaches in UVM’s environmental program. Predicting how climate change will play out and affect humans is difficult, he says, because of all the variables. “The climate has changed before. The Earth’s cycles are huge,” he says, adding that Isle La Motte was at one time a tropical sea and a mile-thick glacier carved the distinctive shape of Camel’s Hump. “How big of a perspective are you willing to take on?” Hulse asks. Vermont’s changing weather isn’t the only uncertainty surrounding the project. Grass says the federal budget cuts known as sequestration could affect its funding. He believes the money is relatively secure, but adds, “Those numbers are by no means in stone.” m

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[“Will Burlington Ever Say No to Its Burgeoning School Budget,” April 3] included some considerations about our f air city’s property and school taxes — with particular focus on the voters’ continued approval of school tax increases over the past decade. The writer noted an increasing burden on an increasingly smaller population. It is heartening to see the elephant in the room given some recognition. Behind these increases in taxes is an underlying and troubling reality: the extent to which other people’s money is being spent carelessly. This is a pattern around the nation and results in the bankruptcy f o cities. The millions of dollars of debt incurred by public officials’ spending — and the mil lions more racked up through em ployee benefits and pensions — need to be made transpar ent. Seven Days is certainly on the right track.

as we rightly value other public servants like those who police our streets and fight our fires, we know that we must pay our teachers and ensure that they have adequate health care if we want to keep them here in our community educating our children. Burlington is full of smart citizens and remarkable young people — and we know how that happens. michael Healy burlington

Religion/worship/spirituality exists in Vermont whether people attend church, synagogue or other types of meeting places. Counting heads in organized religious f acilities doesn’t tell the whole story; many choose not to join or attend an established place of worship. The story should be not the lack of f aith, but how f aith communi ties keep going for 255 years or more. Sue r oupp

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The article [“Are You There, God? It’s Me, Vermont,” March 27] contained a statement regarding Islamic and Catholic services: “The faithful are mandated to attend the prayer service on the Islamic holy day in the same way that Catholics are required to attend Mass on Sunday.” Many Catholic churches hold Mass on Saturday — it is permitted to attend Mass on Saturday rather than on Sunday.

Editor’s note: All of the above sound like great story ideas, but the approach we took was to sample a handful of lesser-known organized religions in Vermont. The assignment was to attend and describe their worship services in 600 words or less.

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Interesting story by Sarah Tuf f about elite bike racing in Vermont [“Wheels of Fortune,” March 27], but there’s a long history of top-level bike racers based in Vermont. In the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, the StoweShimano road team — sponsored by Onion River Sports, the Stowe Bike

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Rain barrels are, as your headline suggests, a drop in the bucket [“Vermont’s Rain-Barrel Project: A Lake Saver or Drop in the Bucket?” March 27]. As consciousness raisers, they may have an impact, but as to solving the real pollution and f looding problems from runoff, they are not significant. In Burlington, what would be significant would be simply to adhere to the green-space requirements established long ago. Large swaths of the city are required to preserve 60 to 65 percent of every lot as permeable green space. This is the legal standard on the books, but the practice on many properties has been to annex green space f or pavement or parking at will. The city of f icials responsible f or upholding these green-space require ments have been lax, oblivious or even complicit, routinely looking the other way or ref using to see what’s plain to see. They hold new development accountable for managing storm water sensibly and abiding by lot coverage limits but in contradictory f ashion send millions of excess gal lons running of f down the sluiceways Adam Carr and Bobby Bailey

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I wonder if Kevin J. Kelley missed the real story in his “Will Burlington Ever Say No to Its Burgeoning School Budget?” article [April 3]. Rather than try to figure out what it would take to get us to say no, another article might try to catalog all the good reasons we’ve said yes lately. Burlingtonians have said yes to school budgets not because we’re dumb but because we know the value we’re getting f or our money. Our elected school board members, our paid school administrators and teachers, our chil dren, and countless community volun teers spread the word about the many amazing things that happen in our schools day in and day out. We know our schools are doing an admirable job working with students who come from many backgrounds and who show up at school with a wide range of skills and knowledge. We know that our f ederal govern ment is simultaneously increasing re quirements while decreasing financial contributions. We know that education is a labor-intensive proposition; and just

It is odd that your story [“Are You There, God? It’s Me, Vermont,” March 27] didn’t give readers a better sense of the history of f aith communities in Vermont. For example, there are two synagogues in Burlington — Temple Sinai and Ohavi Zedek — but Jewish f amilies were in Vermont bef ore the Civil War. The oldest synagogue opened in 1885. In all, there are 12 synagogues/meeting places for Jewish families in Vermont. In discussing Ohavi Zedek, there is a trivial mention about the dynamic new minister, Rev. Peter Cook, of the First Congregational Church in Burlington. How about discussing this yearly ecumenical event designed to bring un derstanding of each other to faith com munities? First Congregational Church opened its doors in 1805, and it had as an early member Civil War Gen. Oliver Howard, who began Howard University and worked tirelessly f or the rights of slaves. The Cathedral Church of St. Paul opened its doors in 1805, when the population of Burlington was 3500. First Congregational Church of Bennington opened in 1762. The Thetf ord Meeting House opened in 1787.

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Club and Shimano — competed up and down the eastern United States and Canada and at national champi onships. Led by Jack Nash of Stowe, the road team included riders such as David Ware, Tony Chastain, Chris Carmichael, Steve Clayton, Louis Garneau and a very young Andrew Brewer, who now owns Onion River Sports. In 1984, Carmichael and Garneau participated in the Olympic road race f or their respective coun tries. Stowe-Shimano also sponsored teams for women and veteran riders. Nick marro

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that Main, College, Maple and other downslope streets become every time it rains — all because the green-space rule is so widely and blithely ignored in the day-to-day mismanagement of properties. The solution to the pollution and f looding f rom excess runof f is simple and far more than a drop in the bucket. Require every property to maintain or restore its green space. michael l ong burlington

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outh Burlington’s MICHAEL J. STRAUSS seems to be a study in contrasts: a scientist who is also an artist; a painter who is also a writer; a realist who also has a thing for magic tricks. Or you could say he’s something of a Renaissance man. Strauss calls on all those skills and ways of thinking in his newest book, The Mind at Hand: What Drawing Reveals. And, as if to telescope in further on what lies within, the book cover o˜ ers two additional subtitles: Stories of Exploration, Discovery, Design and Drawing to Learn Across the Disciplines. It’s not easy to sum up succinctly who Strauss is, what he does and what he has to say. But here’s a stab at it: Born in San Francisco in 1940 and a Cali f ornian until he earned his PhD in chemistry, Strauss landed at the University of Vermont in 1968. Barring f ellowships and visiting pro f essorships elsewhere, he remained a UVM chemistry prof until 2003, focused on teaching and research in physical-organic and medical chemistry. On paper, Strauss’ transition to adjunct prof essor of art seems odd. But in The Mind at Hand, he explains that he’s been drawing since he was young, has long been a practicing artist and, moreover, has extensively used drawing as an approach to learning. He writes in his preface:

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in many fi elds; memoir, or personal refl ections that illustrate “how exploration and discovery drawn f rom lif e experience both inspire and evolve from drawing”; and ways of seeing — which include “symbols, their meaning, and how we use them to represent parts of the world we cannot see.” By “symbols” Strauss means mathematical mark making, diagrams and musical notation, as well as the letters, numerals and icons that convey meaning. In short, Strauss believes that drawing should be as integral as reading and writing to the learning process both in and out of the classroom. If it sounds like heady stu˜ , it is, but Strauss isf arf rom a pedantic lecturer. Instead, he employs entertaining personal anecdotes to illustrate concepts such as shape consciousness, or o˜ ers examples of historical fi gures who exercised, one might say, their right and left brains. The 19th-century artist and writer John Ruskin, he notes, had “interests in geology, architecture, ornithology, botany and economics. His drawings emphasized the connections between nature, art and society, and his views of the world emerged, in part, from his drawings.” The Mind at Hand o˜ ers practical inf ormation, too. Strauss explains, f or instance, why it is di˝ cult to draw a portrait even of someone we know well, and how using a grid can help break down the “shapes” into easier-to-replicate chunks. He notes how keeping journals and sketchbooks can help us learn, and remember. In addition to his chemistry career, Strauss has extensive experience leading workshops in writing, teaching and educational pedagogy and has written previous articles and books on these subjects. (On his website, the list of Strauss’ accomplishments over more than f our decades is very, very long.) His chapters on young students drawing to learn — about science and the world

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Drawing, like writing, helps students understand subjects. If students can write clearly about something, then they often come to know it better. By drawing it well, showing the shapes of parts and the relationship of one part to another part and how they interact, students come to know it better also. Accordingly, Strauss explains that the book is focused on three things: the process of drawing-to-learn as practiced

around them — are instructive f or all ages. And Strauss pulls even this f ormerly indi˜ erent chemistry student into his love of physical science with a chapter that explores matter we can’t see. He doesn’t shy away from approaching the intersection of material and cosmic: It is counter-intuitive to believe that all we see around us is not substantive, but instead small particles (atoms and molecules) moving both rapidly and slowly from one pattern to another. That’s deﬁ nitely not what I feel, but it’s what I know is true. Even more di° cult to understand, we see only large collections of these particles. The particles themselves are too small to be seen … [T]he rocks, trees, people, my body — all seem continuously extended in time, but they are an illusion, a moving-picture show with many trillions of frames… It’s no wonder Strauss is attracted to magic, the art of illusion; there is no less wonderment in science, as the author demonstrates in a chapter derived from one of his previous books, Where Puddles Go. (If you’ve been pondering that yourself, here’s his answer: They “simply go and form new puddles somewhere else.”) You could say The Mind at Hand is one long ode to curiosity. Enthralled with understanding how the world works — both observable and invisible phenomena — Strauss stirs that f ascination in the reader. Even when he gets into the weeds with chemistry (Sample section heads: “Seeing How m-RNA and t-RNA Function in Protein Synthesis”; “Understanding How to Name an Organic Compound”), the author continually brings us back to drawing, and to understanding how drawing helps the brain learn. In the chapter on doodling and cartooning, Strauss shows how even stick ﬁ gures convey meaning and reminds us that the word “emoticon” is a combination of the words “emotion” and “icon.” You may hencef orward have

new respect for the bland smiley face, or for pictographs we rely on to locate gas, lodging, food and bathrooms. The Mind at Hand is educational throughout and builds toward nittygritty lessons in how to draw — that is, how to look, how to make what we call art — as well as in how to look at art that others have made. One section records in Q&A f ormat an illuminating conversation between the author and Vermont painter TAD SPURGEON. In part it’s about making paintings. But Spurgeon’s description of painting as “an endless series of Russian dolls” echoes the book’s earlier exposition about the everevolving nature of matter. And, though Strauss doesn’t call attention to it, one of Spurgeon’s comments — that drawing or painting can change a person’s consciousness — could convey the essence of this entire book. Think about that next time you’re doodling on a napkin.

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istening to stories is the essence of entertainment: Your own troubles drift away and another person’s trials or triumphs take center stage. And, if the mood is right, the storyteller will f orge a connection with you. Last Tuesday night, If ound the modern version of sitting around a campﬁ re at Kismet restaurant in Montpelier, where an inf ormal event called Extempo drew a packed house

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a sincere desire to connect and entertain. Some storytellers displayed tiny signs of nervousness, such as rushing the pace or forgetting certain details, but the crowd warmly received each of them. Now that we’ve turned most of our entertainment over to prof essionals, it can f eel a bit exotic — and empowering — to discover we can provide it ourselves. When we see the perf ormer around town in the days following their show, it underscores the idea that both storytellers and audience members are part of a community. JEN DOLE started Extempo three years ago and has organized an event just about monthly ever since. The storytellers, the three judges and a timekeeper to hear nine storytellers tell true stories get in free, while the audience puts ﬁ ve about their lives. Each story was about bucks in Dole’s hat. This pays for mainsix minutes long — just enough time to taining a website and provides prize launch a good tale and deliver it with en- money f or an annual tournament of thusiasm. The storytellers were required storyteller champions from the season. to prepare in advance but to relate their Dole has taken the show around stories without notes. central Vermont, but she stages it most Two of the nine storytellers were new frequently at Kismet in Montpelier and to the calling, while the others had some Espresso Bueno in Barre. The multiple experience at Extempo or in other setvenues have helped attract new people tings. All of them were brave enough to and given the event healthy momentum, face a room full of strangers and showed a regular attendee says. According to

the Extempo website, new locations in Brookfi eld and Maple Corner are on tap this year. Last Tuesday, the judges awarded DENNIS MCSORLEY and RECILLE HAMRELL a tie f or fi rst place, and LAUREN WALKER an honorable mention. The simplicity of the event is refl ected in the prize: an MP3 fi le of the winners’ stories posted on Extempo’s website, which presumably generates an extra little ripple of attention. Also, CARL ETNIER of WGDR-FM at Goddard College plays some of the stories on-air. What the stories may lack in spellbinding details, they more than make up for with the richness of truth. These are real people telling about their experiences, so character becomes as important as plot. Humor appears in nearly every tale, but this is not standup comedy; it’s a window into someone’s real life. Last week at Kismet, the audience was warm and quick to laugh — in participation rather than judgment. It’s nearly impossible to f eel out of place at Extempo. Collectively, the storytellers and audience hit most of the points on Vermont’s demographic map. (One storyteller was there with

featuring selections from 13 Vermont authors. ˜ ey include SHELAGH SHAPIRO, It’s still National Poetry Month, and one host of “Write the Book” on the RADIATOR, local poet got good news last week. ˜ e VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO commentator ANNE University of Vermont’s MAJOR JACKSON has AVERYT; and TONY WHEDON, author of the won a Guggenheim Fellowship. Jackson edits poetry collection ˜ ings to Pray to in the Harvard Review and has published his Vermont from Midlist Press. work widely in journals, including the New You can pick up the anthology at Yorker, as well as in three collections. ˜ e BWW’s the BWW’ s reading and celebration on most recent one, Holding Company, came ˜ ursday. ursday. Th out in 2010; my review compared it to a “big, In Montpelier, the KELLOGG-HUBBARD ambitious concept album.” LIBRARY has a slew of ongoing National ˜ e Kingdom of the Fairies, Film Socie Fans have two opportunities to hear Jackson ty benefi t Poetry Month events as part of POEMCITY. read this week: on Wednesday at Norwich Catch a reading by Massachusetts poet University, and on ˜ ursday in Middlebury Steven Cramer on Wednesday, April 17, at 7 at “A Spring Evening With Four Vermont p.m. Or register for workshops with names Writers,” sponsored by the New England Review. Also reading at that event like “Poetry ˜ThatatHeals,” Heals,”“Writing “WritingNature Nature will be two Midd undergrads, ELIZA GILMORE and THOMAS KIVNEY; and HENRIETTE Poetry” and “˜ ink Like a Poetry Editor.” LAZARIDIS POWER, whose new novel ˜ e Clover House bears impressive blurbs. Poetry readings, not surprisingly, are plentiful this week. Verse won’t be a likely focus for students at the VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS’ On Saturday, April 20, the POETRY SOCIETY OF VERMONT presents its fi rst annual new fi lm program, starting next fall. But snappy dialogue skills should come Vermont Poetry Reading at Phoenix Books Burlington. ˜ e PSOV, founded in in handy. ˜ e school recently announced the addition to its faculty of Brandon 1947, is open to all poetry lovers, and members have signed up to read brief Cole, an award-winning screenwriter and playwright known for his work with selections from their work. actor John Turturro on fi lms such asMac. ˜ e BURLINGTON WRITERS WORKSHOP is another quiet congregation point for local writers; it’s free, open to the public and dedicated to the practice of peer review. If you like your movies silent (and, perhaps, saucy), check out a ˜ ursday night But it won’t be so quiet this week, when it releases an anthology called ˜ e showcase presented by the MAIN STREET LANDING PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. It’s a Best of the Burlington Writers Workshop 2013, funded through Kickstarter and

her husband and baby. “Perfect timing!” Ella MalaMud cried when summoned to the stage just as her infant fell asleep.) The audience might skew a little female, a little young, but everyone is welcome, and Dole cheerfully encourages people to sign up to tell their stories. It’s just a short step, after all, from listening to them. Kismet’s cozy surroundings suit the occasion. The glow of the range-hood light and a stack of plates in the quiet kitchen form the backdrop for the simple performance space, with a low platform, mic stand and portable sound system. Dole books Kismet on Tuesdays when the restaurant is normally closed, but the bar is open. It’s a win-win — bar revenue for Kismet on a night otherwise lost to commerce, and a no-cost venue for Extempo. Which isn’t to say it’s the ideal performance space. Kismet is narrow and long, and the best seats go to early arrivals. The waitstaff serves $5 beers, pricier wine and mixed drinks. But the night is about getting buzzed on the stories, not alcohol. The stories themselves are memorable more for the energy and honesty of their telling than for any spectacular plots. Last week the audience heard about Rowly BRuckEn’s slapdash effort

at his first triathlon, Malamud’s bugriddled camping trip, ERic BachMan’s ability to find hidden joy in Sarajevo during the war, Hamrell’s surprising turn as a 74-year-old model and BEttina dEsRochERs’ reflections on caring for people in hospice. Paul Boffa told about a truck that coincidentally entered his life twice. McSorley offered a batch of stories about his sprawling Irish family. thEo ExPloRation talked about being the main character in your own story instead of believing someone else’s story about you. And Walker capped off the evening with a story of a crazy ski-slope date, which included the unauthorized use of a $200,000 snow groomer. Ultimately, stories are how we learn about almost everything. Extempo offers a chance to learn about the tellers as well as the tales. As the evening at Kismet ended, people walked up to the storytellers to chat, eager to keep the connections going. Everyone has a story, and Extempo is a great place to tell it. m The next Extempo event is Tuesday, May 14, 8 p.m., at Kismet in Montpelier. Register via the website if you want to tell a story. extempovt.com

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delivered, I dropped off the two men and continued on with my seatmate. He seemed somber and hadn’t joined in my banter with the other guys. Nothing wrong with that. While I enjoy conversing with the customers, I’m equally happy with silence. As we cruised along the interstate en route to Taft Corners, first I heard a deep sigh, and then, “I don’t know why I even went out tonight. It’s only depressing.” I said, “Well, it’s good to get out of the house every once in a while, right?” Ignoring my pablum, he continued, “I don’t even know what the point is — it’s not like I’m looking for a woman. I’m separated

needs me. Is this just how women are these days? I feel like I can’t win.” “It’s so hard for any couple,” I said. “Way back when, roles were more defined in marriage — the husband did this and the wife did that. I’m not saying the situation was great, or enlivening for either party, but at least everyone was on the same page, more or less. Now every couple has to invent the relationship from the ground up. And then, once the kids start coming? I sympathize with you, man. Have you and your wife tried counseling?” “She’s been seeing a therapist, but she says she doesn’t want to do couples coun-

If we exIst as human beIngs In order to experIence love,

then losing love is the greatest heartache of all. from my wife of 15 years. The last thing I’m looking for is to hook up with somebody else.” “That’s rough,” I said. “You got kids?” “Yeah, we have two daughters — 7 and 14. And that was the roughest night of my life, when we sat them down and told them I was moving out. They were both in a puddle of tears. The little one really didn’t understand exactly what was going on, but my older girl said the next day, ‘Yeah, it made sense.’ Her saying that was totally depressing, too.” “What do you think happened?” “Well, we married real young, and Josie was born the second year. My wife says she felt like she ‘never had a life.’ Then she began working when the younger one started kindergarten, and that kind of backfired, ’cause now she says she no longer

seling — at this point, anyway. She’s encouraging me to also see somebody on my own.” “Are you gonna?” “I’m considering it. But then I start thinking, If she’s just not happy being with me, then why should I stay with someone who doesn’t want to be with me? You get the thought process, right? My mind goes there a lot.” The man was staying at a condo deep into Williston, well beyond the golf course. He was in pain. If we exist as human beings in order to experience love, then losing love is the greatest heartache of all. It can feel as if the entire point of life is slipping through your fingers and there’s nothing you can do to make it stop. If this sounds like a cliché, wait until it happens to you. “So, buddy,” I picked up the conversation,

“your mind is not your friend in the situation where you find yourself. You want to get your wife back, you gotta surrender your ego. I mean, that’s step one. Step two is doing everything that might work. You got to be willing to turn yourself into a fucking pretzel, if that’s what it’s gonna take to demonstrate your willingness to change. In my experience, women are tough, and they’re practical. They won’t give up on a marriage lightly, but if they feel they have to, they will move on. So no time for half measures. You see what I’m saying?” The guy seemed a little taken aback by my forthrightness. Maybe I was a touch over-the-top with the Dr. Phil act. But, as the kids say, it’s all good. He chose to open up with me, and, in the moment, I was moved to respond with some relationship advice. I can live with that. “I do see what you’re saying,” he said after thinking for a moment. “First thing is, I got to stop feeling sorry for myself. I’m really getting pathetic.” “I don’t think so at all. You’re just a man trying to save his marriage. Nothing pathetic about that.” The man smiled for the first time since he got in my cab. “Who do you like in the tournament this year?” he asked. “Well, Harvard is in for the first time in, like, forever.” I replied. “It’ll be fun to see if they can win a game or two. How about you?” “Miami Hurricanes, baby. For me, it’s all about the Canes.” m

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he two brawny guys in the backseat of my taxi — old friends, it appeared — were talking as guys do. “She’s so hot. Grant me that, dude. I mean, she’s the hot nurse!” “Yup, Mandy is hot. Everybody knows that, genius. It just doesn’t concern you. You’re engaged, T.J. Remember that? And Ally is such a great girl. So I just don’t know what the fuck you’re thinking.” As happens on busy nights, I was driving two separate fares: the guys in the back were going to Bacon Street; another man, maybe 40, sat quietly in the shotgun seat bound for Williston Village. “I do love Ally,” T.J. rationalized to his friend, “but Mandy and I have been circling around this for years. “That’s what I don’t understand. Should I really be getting married if I still have the hots for other women?” “You hearing this?” T.J.’s friend asked, raising his voice to enlist me in the conversation. “Could you talk some sense to my idiot friend here? I’m just — what’s that word? — exasperated.” “Sure, I’ll take a crack,” I replied as I swung a left onto Bacon, home of the original Seaway Carwash, reputedly the oldest in northern Vermont. When the street was redeveloped a few years ago, the business moved farther south down Shelburne Road. I was glad it survived; I appreciate the continuity. “T.J., listen up,” I commanded, taking the tone of a coach at half time. “It’s just a choice, brother. In the end, that’s all it amounts to. You give up one thing to get something better, something permanent. You found a good woman who wants to marry you? Well, don’t fuck it up — you dig?” Pre-marriage, anti-jitters speech

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he bells of St. Mary’s tolled slowly as mourners poured down the steps of the red brick Catholic church on the hill above downtown St. Albans. Hundreds of people had traveled from around Vermont to say goodbye to Lawrence Handy, a prominent St. Albans businessman, civic leader, and political mover and shaker, who died April 1 at the age of 83. Numerous dignitaries —˜including Gov. Peter Shumlin, Rep. Peter Welch, former governor Phil Ho° , Franklin County State’s Attorney Jim Hughes, and Franklin County Sheri° Robert Norris —˜came to pay their respects on a sunny Thursday afternoon, a testament to the admiration and infl uence Larry Handy commanded. As Ho° , 88, walked cautiously down the church steps, he remembered the role Larry Handy and his wife, Lorraine, played in his historic 1962 gubernatorial victory. The Handys’ vast family and business connections were vital, Ho° said, to his winning Franklin County and becoming Vermont’s fi rst Democratic governor in 108 years. “They were the essence of St. Albans,” Ho° said about the family, with whom he often campaigned. “Before I got through up here, I’d met everybody in the county.” In gratitude, Ho° appointed Handy to the Vermont Public Service Board, one of many boards and commissions on which he served. The long line of mourners crossed Fairfi eld Street to the St. Mary’s parish house, which overlooks the Handy Toyota dealership founded in 1971 by Larry’s brother and lif elong business partner, Floyd. For many years, Floyd Handy represented St. Albans in the Vermont House, and he also served as the town’s mayor in the 1980s. Inside the parish house, the mood felt more like a political fundraiser than a f uneral. While gray-haired church ladies laid out platters of cold cuts, ziti and deviled eggs, Shumlin pressed the fl esh and o° ered his condolences to the dozens of Handy relatives in the room. “I met Larry the minute I got involved in state politics,” Shumlin said, after the crowd had thinned out. Once he became governor, Shumlin said, he called Handy “every three or four months” to talk about various policy matters. “He knew more about the history of the Public Service Board and energy policy than anyone else I can think of,” the governor said.

“The Handys,” added Welch, “are the closest thing to royalty in Franklin County.” Or in Vermont, for that matter. These days, the Handy name is so prevalent in the state that one could mistakenly assume some of them are not even related. In fact, the Handys number in the hundreds, if not thousands, and their extended clan also includes Vermonters named Hendy, Hindi, Azur, Izur and Cody, among others. Nearly all share a common ancestry traceable to a few Lebanese immigrants who came to Vermont at the turn of the 20th century. Today, so many businesses and properties in Vermont are owned by a Handy that, once you start looking for them, they seem to be everywhere. They own car and truck dealerships in St. Albans and Montpelier; restaurants in Burlington and South Burlington; movie theaters, drive-ins, campgrounds and strip malls in St. Albans and Colchester; hotels, motels and apartment buildings in Essex, Fairfax and Shelburne; f arm and construction-equipment dealerships in Middlebury, Plattsburgh and Malone, N.Y.; and gas stations, liquor stores and convenience stores throughout Chittenden County and beyond. Burlington’s Handy Court? A Handy had a hand in that, too. “My f amily tree, when I just look at my dad’s side of the f amily, is about 2300 people,” noted John Handy, 52, co-owner of the Essex Agency, an insurance company in Essex Junction. With help f rom his cousins, Joanne Handy Polanshek (Larry’s daughter) and Karen Handy Luneau (Floyd’s daughter), John has compiled a Handy family tree that’s 84 pages long. His father had more than 90 fi rst cousins and 400 second cousins. In August 2010, Polanshek organized a family reunion — the fi rst in three decades — at Button Bay State Park in Ferrisburgh. More than 350 relatives showed up, from as far away as California, “and we barely scratched the surface on those who live in Vermont,” John recalled. How did the Handys become such a prosperous and infl uential family? Their story isn’t too di° erent from those of countless immigrants who have doggedly pursued the American Dream. But f or the Handys, there are some universal themes: Everybody works, women and men are equal partners, and families pool their resources to share the wealth. As Luneau’s grandfather often told her, “We all eat out of the same tunjedo” — Arabic for kettle.

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SCUFFER STEAK & ALE HOUSE 148 Church Street, Burlington 2011 (under Handy ownership)

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SUNSET DRIVE-IN 155 Porters Point Road, Colchester 1948

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MALLETTS BAY CAMPGROUND 88 Malletts Bay Campground Road (year unknown)

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HANDY CHEVROLET 699 Highgate Road, St. Albans 1958

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HANDY TOYOTA 701 Highgate Road, St. Albans 1971

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INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES (FRANCHISE) 155 Dorset Street, South Burlington 2009

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MOUNTAIN VIEW EQUIPMENT (FORMERLY HENDY BROS. JOHN DEERE) 101 Route 4, East Rutland 1958

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MOUNTAIN VIEW EQUIPMENT (FORMERLY HENDY BROS. JOHN DEERE) 1137 US RT 7, North Middlebury 1958

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HANDY SUITES ESSEX 27 Susie Wilson Road, Essex Junction 2004

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HANDYS EXTENDED STAY SUITES 66 College Parkway, Colchester 1999

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DAYS INN BURLINGTON COLCHESTER 124 College Parkway Colchester 1989

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YANKEE DOODLE MOTEL 3972 Shelburne Road, Shelburne 1998

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THE ESSEX AGENCY 2 Railroad Street, Essex 1996

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CODY CHEVROLET/CADILLAC: 364 River Street, Montpelier 1956

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Pomerleau exclaimed — and then haul it up two or three fl ights of stairs on his back. “I have to tell you, I always admired the Handy family,” Pomerleau added. “They just worked their fannies o˝ !” When ref rigeration fi nally arrived in Vermont, the Handys were ready. By the early 1950s, Peter Handy and his kin had diversifi ed into more modern and lucrative enterprises, converting ice carts into trucking fi rms, f arm-equipment sales, auto dealerships and, fi nally, real estate. A f ew Handys made their f ortunes selling something even more ephemeral than ice: sound and light.

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introduction to the United States. “You’re sure as heck The day af ter her f ather’s f unot going to argue with anyneral, Polanshek, 51, sat down body who has the power to to talk about her lineage. As the throw you in detention.” uno˜ cial Handy f amily geneWhy the Handys settled alogist, she’s spent incalculable in Vermont is also a mystery. hours studying ancestry websites Lebanon’s Qadisha Valley Luneau has heard one theory in search of obscure factoids about suggesting that, due to the huge her kin. In her spacious St. Albans infl ux of “olive-skinned, f unnyhome, she’s compiled several talking f oreigners” arriving in dense three-ring binders of old New York City in the late 1800s, photos, historical documents many were loaded onto trains ˜ e ElHindi homestead and memorabilia, including and shipped to the hinterlands. in Wadi Qannubine birth certifi cates, ship mani“Is that why we ended up fests, immigration papers and in Vermont? I don’t know,” the like. Luneau admitted. “But I can’t The original Handy clan think of another reason why were Maronite Christians Barton would be a destination.” f rom a rugged, mountainous Vermont’s fi rst Handys settled village called Wadi Qannubine, in the Barton-Newport area. in Lebanon’s Qadisha Valley. Also Initially, they worked as “back pedknown as “the Valley of the Saints,” the dlers,” wandering from town to town sellregion, now a UNESCO World Heritage ing wares o˝ their backs and out of suitcases. site, is where some believe Jesus turned water into Eventually, they secured work on the railroads, which, wine. in the days bef ore ref rigeration, transported ice harThe origins of the Handy name are murky. At vested from lakes and ponds. one time it was Hindi or ElHindi, and even earlier, In 1913, Solomon Handy and his nephew, Peter, Hendiyeh, which in Arabic can be translated as “napooled their resources and founded the Newport Ice tives” or “Indians.” According to one theory, ancestors Company. Peter, who married Solomon’s daughter, of the Handys migrated f rom India to what’s now Mamie, expanded the operation and, in the process, Lebanon. By the late 1800s, religious persecution in the made enough money to bring even more family memregion caused some Maronite Christians to fl ee. bers over from the old country. Almost all the Vermont Handys can trace their Eventually, Peter and his kin were roots to Souleiman “Solomon” Elhindi, who arrived operating icehouses and coal at Ellis Island on December 11, companies in Barre, Barton, 1896, with his nephew, Peter. Burlington, Lyndonville, Solomon, Polanshek notes, Montpelier, Northfi eld, St. shouldn’t be conf used Johnsbury, Williamstown with Slimain “Simon” and Winooski. By the Handy, who arrived in 1930s, Peter Handy was 1965, became a patriknown as “the ice king of arch to many Vermont Vermont.” Handys, and for whom Burlington real estate Rev. Elias ElHindi and Solomon Hindi, from all the Simon’s convemogul and philanthronience stores are named. whom most Vermont Handys are descended pist Tony Pomerleau, 95, Indeed, the Handy may be one of the last living family tree is tricky to naviVermonters who knew the gate due to clan customs of “ice king” personally. recyling names — Peter, Pomerleau, who grew Paul, John, Joseph, Earl, up in Newport, rememElias, Anthony, etc. — and bers that his parents f amilial intermarriage. would leave a sign in Simply put, many of their f ront window the early Handys who indicating when the came to Vermont were f amily needed more in arranged marriages, ice. typically with their own A worker would cousins. then yell up to see So why are some if they needed a 10-, Handy, others Hendy and 15- or 25-cent block of still others Hindi? ice — “Twenty-fi ve cents, “Whatever they wrote Handys working in a St. Johnsbury ice house that was a big block of ice!” down is what you were,” Luneau said of the Ellis Island P

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Just two weeks after it opened, the units are almost all leased. “I love what I’m doing,” said Gabe, who’s 61 and has the thick, wrinkled hands of a man accustomed to hard labor. “The wheeling and dealing, the buying, being out there with contractors. I love it!” Among the Handys, Gabe is a relative newcomer to Vermont; he was one of the last to leave Lebanon. He arrived in Montréal, along with his mother and five siblings — Charlie, Joe, Joan, Tony and Laura — two weeks bef ore Christmas, 1968. Gabe was 16 and barely spoke English. His father, Slimain, had come three years earlier and f ound work in the growing auto empire of his brother, Paul Handy. What started as a small car-repair shop on St. Paul Street has grown into the multimillion-dollar Handy Family Enterprises, which also operates motels, convenience stores and liquor distributors. “I get off the plane. I never saw snow in my lif e,” Gabe recalled, his Lebanese accent still intact. “There was three feet of snow and none of us was dressed for it. We had spring clothes. We were freezing!” The f amily crossed the border and arrived in Burlington at about midnight on a Saturday night. “Monday morning I was at the gas station pumping gas with my dad,” Gabe said. “That’s the Handy way.” While Gabe’s younger brothers attended Christ the King School, Gabe went to work f rom 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at his f ather’s gas station on the corner of Bank Street and South Winooski Avenue — one of two the f amily owns in downtown Burlington. Gabe’s 87-year-old mother, Mountaha, still works in one of them. Af ter work at the gas station, Gabe would run home, wash up and go to work at his Uncle Ernie and Aunt Dot’s theater on Bank Street, he related. Once the theater closed f or the night, Gabe would of ten plow driveways and parking lots until morning. “When I was 16, I was lucky fi I slept three hours a night,” he re called. Today, he and his wif e live comf ortably in a house on Malletts Bay — more comf ortably than either could ever have imag ined. Yet he still puts in six or even seven days of work each week.

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Gabe Handy’s office is behind an unmarked door on the side of the Days Inn on Route 15 in Colchester. During a recent visit, he had to clear away a pile of construction blueprints to make room for a reporter. Right across from St. Michael’s College, the Days Inn and Handys Extended Stay Suites next door are just two of Gabe’s many business en terprises. He runs Handy Hotels and Rental with his wif e, Diane, two kids and son-in-law. Together, they own and operate four hotels and more than 300 apartments in Chittenden County. That doesn’t include their rental properties in Fairfax and St. Albans. In Colchester, the family also owns the land where the Burger King, Motel 6 and Junior’s are located. In Essex, Gabe is now expanding the Handy Suites f rom 54 to 95 rooms. And Larry and Floyd Handy further east on Route 15, he’s about to complete a 36-unit apartment building.

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Peter Handy, owner of the Sunset Drive-In in Colchester, likes to say he was born into the movie business and it’s the only lif e he’s ever known or wanted. Has it been a good life? Handy paused to think a moment, then smiled broadly and said, “When the drive-in is open? Yes!” It doesn’t hurt that the 58-year-old has straight, dark hair, a ’70s-style mustache and bears a striking resemblance to actor Javier Bardem. Handy sat down for an interview at his house on Porters Point Road in Colchester, which is directly next door to the drive-in he’s owned and operated for more than 30 years. Visible from his kitchen are all four screens, as well as the Adirondacks and the Winooski River, which runs through his backyard. Peter’s parents, Ernest and Dorothy Handy, bought the drive-in from a developer in 1948 and ran it until their retirement in 1979. Like most Handys of their generation, they also got started in the ice business, then moved on to restaurants and real estate bef ore becoming theater moguls. In addition to the Sunset, Peter’s parents owned the Rutland Drive-In, the Fort Warren Drive-in in Castleton and the State Theatre on Burlington’s Bank Street. They operated the State f rom 1942 until it burned down in 1975. But Peter still owns that prop erty, which later became a McDonald’s and is now the site of the Farmhouse Tap & Grill. Peter was just 8 years old when he began working at the drive-in with his brother and two sisters and “loved every bit of it,” he said. In those days, projectors were lit by carbon arc lamps, he explained, which were similar to welding torches and needed to be tended frequently. This was also the era bef ore radio sound, when drive-in theatergoers parked beside speakers mounted on poles. During the day, it was Peter’s job to walk around and listen to every speaker — all 750 of them — and swap out the broken ones. Late one Saturday night when Peter was 11, he was working the f ront booth with his brother, Ricky, and cousin, Anthony. A driver pulled up, slammed into the side of the booth and stuck a .45 revolver in Peter’s face. The gunman, who wore a nylon stocking over his head, didn’t say a word, Peter remembered, but just motioned to hand over the contents of the cash register. Like a scene from some action-adventure film, Peter lied and told him he’d already made a cash drop for the night and handed over just $40 from the drawer — not the hundreds he had in bundles beneath the counter. The gunman grabbed the $40 and sped off. “My father was ecstatic,” Peter recalled with pride, as though it happened yesterday. In a f aux Lebanese

accent, he imitated his dad’s reaction: “God bless my son Peter!’” Peter Handy’s nostalgia f or the good old days of drive-in theaters is evident in his latest business en terprise: a 12-room motel under construction next to the drivein. Intended to serve drivein aficionados, he says the Starlight Inn is so named as “a tribute to all the drive-in the aters we lost since their heyday.” Peter Handy doesn’t know whether either of his daughters will take over the busi ness when he retires — “They don’t have the love for it like I do,” he admitted sadly. But one way or another, the property will likely stay in Handy hands. Within walking distance of the drivein, the Mobil station and the strip mall across the street from it both belong to his cousin Gabe. And a residential housing development under con struction on nearby Church Road? That’s Gabe’s, too.

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years he attempted other improvements. From 1965 to ’68, Bob and Jan also operated a steakhouse next door — the sign f or it still hangs over one doorway. Meals were hearty, affordable and thus popular among the predominantly immigrant and working-class clientele from the neighborhood. “You could get a T-bone steak, a baked potato, a salad and your own individual loaf of bread f or a $1.89, or a Delmonte steak for $1.69,” Jan remembered. Sometimes, people even asked if she’d bake them a birthday cake. “It was fun, but, eventually, it just got to be too much,” she said. Earl, the youngest of f our thE EArl of luNch siblings and the only boy, There’s at least one other Handy who works began helping around the as hard as Gabe: the 38-year-old owner of diner at age 8; by 16 he Handy’s Lunch in Burlington. “It’s in our gewas driving his dad’s netics,” said proprietor Earl Handy, who’s Buick to St. Albans for at work every day by 6:30 a.m. — 28 days a oil changes “at Uncle month. “That’s one thing about our family. Larry’s place.” But We’re worker bees.” during the summer, If the diner is open, as it is seven days Earl admitted, he Handy’s Lunch founders Flora and Earl Handy a week, it’s likely that Earl is holding tried to find work court behind the horseshoeelsewhere. Why? shaped counter that seats “Ask any of my cous25. During a recent lunch ins. Nobody wanted to hour, with more than half work in the family business,” the stools occupied, Earl said with a grin. “You had he was chatting with to work f or dad! Those Lebanese a couple of regulars men are tough!” about the New York Earl had planned to leave Yankees, his team. Burlington after graduating from Handy’s Lunch Champlain College in May 1996 has enough sports with a degree in communica memorabilia on the tions. He wanted to pursue a walls to satisf y most career in radio. But lif e dealt him team loyalties, but the a different hand. In August of that Earl Handy Yankees are one of the year, Bob Handy died of pancreatic f ew subjects on which cancer. Earl has been running the H S AN Earl takes a firm partisan family diner ever since. ol P E NN position. Like hisf ather, the younger Handy oA FJ yo S E T R PHo To S: To P, Co U When a patron in his midexcels in keeping one foot rooted in the past and twenties walked in, Earl stopped to the other in the future. He inherited his father’s oldgreet him by guessing the man’s order. “Cheeseburger school knack for remembering his customers and their special and a Dr. Pepper?” he suggested. “Are tots OK?” orders. But he also recognizes when it’s time to change The man nodded and grabbed a seat as Earl called in things up. the order to the cook. Working quietly in a corner was Soon after taking over the restaurant, Earl polled his Earl’s mom, Jan, whom most regulars just call “Mrs. customers to see whether they preferred it stay open Handy.” A small woman with thick glasses and a ready for dinner or serve brunch on Sunday. Nearly all chose smile, she’s been a constant fixture at Handy’s Lunch the latter. These days, the 38-year-old Handy spends since she married Earl’s dad, Bob, in 1963. about four hours a day on social media sites, including In many respects, Handy’s Lunch has changed little Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vine and FourSquare. since Earl’s Jiddo and Sittu — his grandparents, Earl He does it all from an iPhone that sports a Boar’s Head and Flora Handy — opened the diner and grocery at the meats logo. corner of Maple and South Champlain streets in 1945. “I like to say I’m the f ace of Handy’s. I run the “Some new walls, some new counters and equip - day-to-day,” said Earl. But he credits his wife, Alexis, ment. Otherwise, the bones of the place are the same,” for being the “creative brains” behind recent develop confirmed Earl. ments, such as catering office meetings and providing But in 1958, Bob Handy shook things up a bit. While box lunches to local sports teams when they’re on the his parents were out of town visiting relatives, he got road. The couple has 5-year-old twins, Nicholas and rid of the grocery side of the business and installed the Genevieve. classic counter that is still there today. When Bob’s Earl’s got some of Uncle Larry in him, too. When parents got home, they instantly fired him — then re- local and state politicians run for office, they flock hired him the next day with the admonishment, “You to his place. Last November, both Bill Sorrell and broke it, you fix it.” T.J. Donovan — the latter attended school with Earl Bob’s “fix” proved an instant success, and over the — campaigned at Handy’s Lunch during their 2012

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f children ages 3 to 7 years old in a Brattleboro daycare can change the way they dry their hands for the sake of the environment, so can you. According to Vermontivate, it’s as simple as watching a brief video on how to shake your hands 10 to 12 times after washing, then use just one paper towel to dry o˜ completely. Vermontivate is a locally designed sustainability game that allows participants — individuals, classes, businesses and entire communities — to earn points by taking steps to improve and protect the environment. The game is “designed to activate the largest number of people possible, making the kind of large-scale changes we need to fi ght climate change,” explains cofounder Kathryn Blume. She’s a Charlotte-based environmental activist, actor and director who in recent years has merged her passion for all three into a provocative one-woman show called The Accidental Activist. Blume and Nick Lange, an energy-e˛ ciency consultant, fi rst introduced Vermontivate in 2012 with little to no budget and one goal: making sustainability activities engaging and powerful. “Within the fi rst week of the fi rst launch,” says Lange, “we knew we had succeeded by the number of people who signed up and the way they reacted to the game.” Last year’s event had 200 registered players — including that Brattleboro daycare — and 13 towns. Most of them heard about the game through Vermontivate’s social-media channels, email blasts, their cosponsor Ben & Jerry’s or environmental organizations such as 350.org and the Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network. Montpelier was the winning town in 2012. This year, Vermontivate has gathered more than three dozen supporters, including the Vermont Energy Education Program, Front Porch Forum, E˛ ciency Vermont, GoVermont.com and the Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce. (Full disclosure: Seven Days is a media sponsor.) A public launch of the 2013 game will at Union UnionStation StationininBurlington Burlingtonthis this Saturday, take place at Saturday, April 20. Playing Vermontivate is issimple: simple:On OnApril April22, 22, at vermontivate. vermontivate. Earth Day, you sign up at up your your profi profile. (Beware: com and set up photo if you don’t upload aa photo off yoursel yourself, thedefdefault o f , the ault image is of a cow’s behind.) If you’re the fi rst town to to person from your town will essentially essentially sign up, you will town in inthe the be registering your town more activities activitiesyou youand and game. The more your neighbors engage in and and share share on on your profi profiles, les,the themore morepoints pointsyou youget. get. more participants participantsyour yourtown town And the more points you’ll you’llcollectively collectively has, the more points town with withthe themost most accumulate. The town after weeks,ononJune June points af ter fifive weeks, 21, 21, giant Ben Ben&&Jerry’s Jerry’sice icecream cream wins a giant thewhole wholecommunity, community, party ffor or the as as well as a trophy.

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“Climate change is a giant, colossal bummer,” Blume says. “A lot of people know what’s going on, but they feel like it’s too big and overwhelming to solve, like there’s nothing they can do as an individual that will make a di˜ erence.” That’s why she and Lange designed Vermontivate to activism doable, doable,whether whetheryou yousign sign make environmental activism make changes changesininyour yourhome home— — such as switching up to make such as switching natural cleaning cleaning products, products,or orusing usingdudufrom chemical to natural of plastic plastic or or paper paper — —or or rable grocery bags instead of get your entire community involved. More than options are are posted posted on onthe the a dozen new activity options eachranked rankedeasy, easy, medium, website weekly, weekly, each medium, — which whichmeans meanssomething something hard or “wildcard” — you can customize to your circumstances. theactivities activitiesare areabout about contempla“Some of of the contemplation rather than action,” Blume notes. “If you’ve before, we’renot notgonna gonna never gardened bef ore, we’re telltell you to go plant an 8-by-10 8-by-10 garden garden in in your your theactivity activity backyard. Instead, the might be as simple as thinking about the barriers to gardening in your life, or taking one small step, like planting a small pot of basil on your back porch.” involvestaking taking Another activity involves testtotoﬁ find ndout out your home a simple test your home askshow how energy score; ititasks youyou use use

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energy sources and recommends changes that will reduce usage. One 2012 participant, Gwen Hallsmith of Montpelier, says she earned points by walking and cycling to work, writing poems and songs related to the environment, and insulating her new home. “It increased my consciousness about the little things that I could do,” says Sheryl Glubok of Shelburne, who also participated last year. She learned about “combining car trips so as not to waste gas,” and she reports that doing so “became an ongoing conversation with my children at home.” A highlight for Glubok’s family was playing the game “kill-a-watt,” in which you earn a penny in a designated jar every time you catch someone else not turning o˜ a light before leaving a room. “While we no longer do the penny part, my 5-year-old still likes to shout out ‘kill-a-watt’ as he turns o˜ lights,” Glubok says. This year, Vermontivate’s f ounders have created a f undraising campaign through Launcht, a crowdf unding platform designed by Middlebury graduates Spencer Taylor and Freeman White, to help their game reach more people. If the campaign is successf ul, Blume and Lange will be able to market Vermontivate more widely, hold live community events and f urther develop the website. In addition, they hope to support individual towns in f undraising f or their own sustainability projects. “Every town will be able to set a goal, whether it’s for a community garden or solar paneling, etc., and the Vermontivate

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onstruction is under way at Middlebury College and Norwich University, where students are hammering their way closer to the dream of “net-zero” living. Their challenge? Design and build two 1000-square-foot homes that run entirely on the power of the sun. That’s a task handed down by the U.S. Department of Energy, the main backer of the prestigious biennial Solar Decathlon. Perhaps most remarkably, the small Vermont colleges snagged two of just 20 spots in the competition. They’re up against heavyweights — big state universities armed with graduate students and highly technical degree programs.

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homes that are affordable, efficient and attractive. Matt Lutz, an assistant professor in Norwich’s school of architecture and art, says that, while other teams might view the competition itself as the “end game,” Norwich students are using it as the jumping-off point for a bigger crusade for affordable, solar-powered housing in Vermont. The Norwich team is focusing on affordability and accessibility; it has forgone futuristic building techniques in favor of stick framing, a construction technique already familiar to Vermont builders. The students

The solar photovoltaic array adds between $20,000 and $25,000 to the total cost of the house — but eliminates heating and other utility bills in the process.

Dense-packed cellulose insulation relies on skills that local carpenters already have, making future, widespread construction easier to roll out.

The streamlined floor plan (and nine-foot ceilings) makes the 1000-square-foot house feel bigger than it actually is.

The Norwich students collaborated with modular manufacturers Huntington Homes, so their design could theoretically be rolled out on a larger scale in the future. imAgEs coURTEsy oF NoRWicH UNiVERsiTy AND miDDlEbURy collEgE

aim to design a “hammer-ready” solarpowered home that average Vermonters could afford. Delta T-90, as they are calling it, is being designed to maintain a comfortable temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit, even when the outdoor temp drops to 20 below zero. At Middlebury College, students are using this year’s competition as a chance to imagine a solar-powered home in the context of a walkable, tight-knit community. InSite was designed with the home’s future location — on Middlebury’s Shannon Street — in mind. After it returns to campus next fall, the structure will be used for student housing and educational tours.

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The cost per square foot — $150 — is low enough that a household of two individuals working full time at minimum wage could afford the home.

This year will be Norwich’s first trip to the decathlon. It marks a repeat appearance for Middlebury, which placed fourth overall in the 2011 showing. Middlebury’s earlier entry — called “Self-Reliance” — is now a residence at the college for three students each semester. Come September, students at both schools will load their houses onto trucks or railcars and transport them to Irvine, Calif., where the houses will be on display from October 3 to 13. The national decathlon dates back to 2002 and has been held every two years since 2005. The goal throughout that decade has been to challenge collegiate teams to design, build and operate solar-powered

“We really thought it was important that these houses not just become showpieces,” says senior and project manager Gwen Cook, who studies architecture and Italian at Middlebury, and who lived in the college’s first Solar Decathlon home in 2012. Inhabiting and working on the net-zero homes, she says, “certainly affected how I think about my lifestyle, and I certainly hope that we’re able to inspire other people to do the same.” At Norwich, meanwhile, Lutz is optimistic that solar homes like Delta T-90 and InSite won’t be relegated to

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better residential construction in Vermont — and soon.

the confines of innovative competitions for long. “I moved to Vermont in 2007 and rented a mid-1990s, two-story house,” he says, “and spent $5000 that year in heating oil. That model is dead — or, if it’s not dead, it’s dying. We just can’t afford to do that anymore.” Lutz hopes the Norwich house helps jump-start a conversation about, and transition to, better residential construction in Vermont — and soon. “It’s off the shelf, it’s hammer ready and in some ways it’s inevitable,” Lutz says. “We have to start doing this.” m

Recycled barn wood makes up the exterior siding. A green roof provides additional insulation for the home and filters rainwater and runoff.

The interior floor uses sustainably harvested maple from Middlebury College forests.

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Fourteen inches of insulation will help the house retain heat during the winter. The insulation relies on recycled materials, including blown cellulose (composed of old newspaper treated with a fire retardant) and denim.

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To cut down on fossil-fuel use, students designed the house to be shipped to Irvine, Calif. by rail. The house is constructed around an internal steel frame, surrounded by 34 floor, roof and wall panels that can be broken down and loaded into shipping containers.

Twenty-six solar panels power the home, and the “solar pathway” encourages passersby to interact with the technology on the ground while also demonstrating the flexibility of solar panels in home design.

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Sages of Aquarius

Book reviews: Heavenly Bodies by Cynthia Huntington; Sudden Eden by Verandah Porche B Y J U L I A SHI PL EY

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farmwife, and together they imaginatively revisit past bounties in their communally composed verse: We slip tomatoes from their skins easier than children, shuck and strip cobs’ milksweet, sticky silk. We tackle pickles: bread & butter in pints, dills in brine kept crisp with grape leaves, cool in the crock held down by a plate and rock. You have no idea how much we had! she cries. Harvest holds us in place.

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My mother was a Hittite and my father an Amorite. My foster uncle was an albatross and his brother-in-law ran a gambling joint in Altoona. My cousins were stockbrokers in Scottsdale before the crash. I was sold to strangers for a bag of wheat…

From this — and the next 71 pages — we may inf er that Huntington’s allegiance is to emotional, not literal, truths as told by the poet’s various voices. Despite the heavenly title, and the luscious bloom on the book’s cover, Huntington’s f ourth book of poems is no bed of roses. There is a poem titled “Whole House Gone to Hell.” Another begins, “I woke in bloody sheets, the bandages undone, / the body’s dream of pain unwound.” Many pages are devoted to medications wanted, needed, acquired, ingested, detested and wanted again. Huntington, who can tune a lyric any way she likes, has written exquisite poems, some of which turn tragedy into transcendence, as readers of her previous collection, The Radiant, are well aware. (That book won the 2003 Four Way Books Levis Poetry Prize.) But in this book, we suspect that Huntington is tired of rapture and redemption, and that her real subject is disobedience. Her poems in Heavenly Bodies resist transcendent turns just to please the

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Both Porche and Huntington begin their volumes with their fi rst places and people. With “In Claire de Lune: 1945” Porche relates that she was “the manufacture” of an industrious father and a musically inclined, homemaking mother, made amid “The War.” Huntington’s Heavenly Bodies begins, with “Bastard’s Song,” which we might mistake for the poet’s own creation story. However, instead of a specifi c and probable mother and father, like those Porche o° ers, Huntington provides a f unky mythology, a kind of “Jumpin’ Jack Flash.” The Rolling Stones’ lyric “I was raised by a toothless, bearded hag” has its counterpart in her line “my mother was a whore, a midget, a human sacrifi ce.” The poem begins with a long citation from Ezekiel, and then continues with:

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of living through — not just in — a state and a body. In Sudden Eden, Porche’s fi rst f ulllength collection since 1986, many things “keep falling.” The book, divided into fi ve sections, reveals the breadth and variety of Porche’s lif e, including the tune-in, turnon and drop-out events that prompted her move to Total Loss Farm, a commune in Vermont, in 1968. While the “falls” she describes evoke Genesis, they are also lived physical realities. In “Law of Falling Bodies,” there’s a windf all of apples: “…the Baldwins / patter among the Merinos.” “Daughter and Waterf owl” explores impediments to rising back up: “Baby weighs me down / like a gallon of milk.” Porche also hints at love’s rises and dips in lines such as “My wrist inside your hand feels like a feather / falling from me. Your arms will not pursue / the only way to stay” (“Neighbors”). “Blue Seal” evokes sweet surrender: “Did you ever f all open / like a hundred-weight / of Blue Seal Dairy Ration?” Finally, Porche heralds the autumn season of a human life in lines such as “Leaves fl ap away. You / sit beside me on the sofa now that you’re old enough to” (“My Mother’s Fall”); and “That antique mare / lets her folk song hair hang down / like water over the dam.” (“Decades and Acres in Stride”). Sudden Eden also showcases the beautif ul f allout f rom Porche’s “alternative literary career”: She f acilitates collaborative writing projects in nontraditional settings such as crisis centers, hospitals, nursing homes and f actories. Her book’s penultimate section, titled “Poet in Residence,” o° ers readers a glimpse into her playful duet with second graders such as Jeremiah, whose words she records in “Lies About Excellence”: “The wrmth is odd / becus it is stil wintr / but I lik it. / I fel esy on myself, / rel esy on myself.” In another poem, “September at the Home,” Porche, the last of the 10 original founders still residing at Total Loss Farm, becomes a “writing parter” for an elderly

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eavenly Bodies is a recent collection of poems, and a 2012 National Book Award ﬁ nalist, by Post Mills poet and Dartmouth College prof essor Cynthia Huntington. Much of it reckons with the repercussions and lingering e° ects of the upheavals of the 1960s. Huntington writes, “It is 1967 late in the empire of America / Years pass, and it is always this time / we wait listening / for the silence after things stop falling.” Huntington’s preoccupation with that tumultuous era is echoed in the lyric material of a new book by Guilf ord poet Verandah Porche, Sudden Eden. Both books broach the territory of memoir, as Huntington, born in 1951, and Porche, born in 1945, narrate trajectories that include abandoning their hometowns f or counterculture experiences, having a° airs with ideas and comrades of the 1960s and ’70s, and eventually ﬁ nding their way to present day in the Green Mountain State. Both books portray a woman’s woman’s long longexperience experience

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The cities were burning and the streets were more dangerous than ever but no one would walk you home. Weren’t we liberated? Upholding class solidarity: it was a compliment if a man yelled at you on the street or even grabbed your ass, and if he followed you home and you couldn’t get rid of him, well, that didn’t even have a name. It wasn’t rape

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Sudden Eden and Heavenly Bodies are very distinct collections, each wrought by a unique woman in full command of her art. Yet each book concludes with the author making a truce with the parts of life that are neither of her liking nor of her design. The final poem in Heavenly Bodies, “Cut Flowers,” is a steadfast appraisal of the way the bodies of flowers are lovely even as they wither, a fact that consoles and disturbs the poet as she watches their diminishment, and her own. Huntington’s speaker admits to “A wish that I might be, not spared, / but taken back into this / night garden, made part of something.” Porche’s final poem also depicts a cycle coming full circle. Wisdom harvested from the orchard floor in “Law of Falling Bodies” — “Gravity draws equally on light / and heavy apples” — is resolved in the last line of “Farewell.” Here Porche suggests that the soils of final diminishment are also the origins of a sudden Eden. Her parting words: “Earth is our remaindered heart.” m

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ina Wou was 28 when she decided to attend the New England Culinary Institute. “That’s like being 28 and deciding to be a supermodel,” jokes the Montréal-born chef. Her gamble paid oﬀ in a rich and varied career. While at NECI, Wou saw a cookbook by Food Network host Ming Tsai at Burlington’s Crow Bookshop. That inspired her to head to Tsai’s famed Boston restaurant, Blue Ginger, where she honed her craft for two years after graduation. From there, Wou returned home to Montréal, where she cooked at big-name restaurants including international Restaurant Globe and sushi temple Tri Express. She also met her future husband, Tom Rozza, another Montréal native with an impressive culinary résumé including cooking at Joe Mercuri’s avant-garde groundbreaker Brontë (now closed). Together, the couple left the city for a small town not far from Wou’s former Vermont stomping grounds. In 2009, Wou and Rozza opened Homei Bistro, an uncommon restaurant that highlights both their Chinese and Italian heritages and the bounty of local farms. With oﬀerings ranging from sushi to pizza, the place provides a sophisticated hub for residents of tiny Dunham, Québec, population 3471. It’s also an easy drive for many Vermonters, just an hour from Burlington. A shared passion for learning more about farm-to-table cooking brought Wou and Rozza together eight years ago in Montréal, and their relationship blossomed during an internship at a Vancouver Island wasabi farm. “I’m a city girl,” Wou says. “I had no idea where our food comes from. It was something I needed to learn that was so important to me.” After returning to their culinary

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careers in Montréal, the couple’s plan was to a start a farm in Cowansville, just up the road from Dunham. But when the space in a historic building right on Dunham’s Main Street became available, Rozza and Wou couldn’t help but be enticed. Their “lowball” oﬀ er gained the couple a restaurant smack in the middle of the Eastern Township’s wine route. The location brings tourists into the mix along with local regulars, as well as giving Homei access to a large list of wines grown just a few miles away. Beer comes from the adjacent Brasserie Dunham, with which Homei LISTEN IN ON LOCAL FOODIES...

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Fourteen lines of artisan beer on draft. A wood-fired pizza oven and a raw bar. Orders that make it to the kitchen via an iPad at every table. This could be the hottest new place in Burlington or Montpelier, but Griffin’s publiCk house is at 42 Center Street in Rutland. Owner darwin harder plans to open the gastropub in late May. The Rutland native has traveled extensively for his day job as vice-president of sales for a division of Ty, the maker of Beanie Babies. When he returned to his hometown after long stints in Chicago and Maryland, he says, he found himself less than impressed with the dining scene. “When you come to Rutland, there’s not a lot of places for a quasi-professional person to go,” Harder says. “If you want to go to a pub, they’re kind of run-down. I want to develop something a little different — more upscale, but still casual dining.” To that end, he’s enlisted chef paul kropp, formerly of al duCCi’s italian pantry in Manchester and the Stratton Mountain Club; and sous-chef brian GarVison, a Burlington-based chef who compares the culinary plan at Griffin’s to the bluebird taVern. “We’re going to emulate something along the lines of the Bluebird with a chef-driven direction,” he says. “Fresh, clean, good products, using good techniques and putting out some of the best food we can make.” That will include pizzas prepared in a wood-burning oven in the glass display kitchen. Charcuterie, confits and other cuisine reflecting classic French techniques will also be on the menu, as well as humbler staples such as burgers and poutine. And, yes, guests will order them all using an iPad. Harder says that Griffin’s will be the first restaurant in northern New England to use this app, in which diners click on a dish’s image to order it. Apparently the new branch of Small Dog Electronics won’t be the only way to get a dose of technology in Rutland — and Griffin’s is sure to be the tastier of the two.

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pring is a time of uncertainty, at least when it comes to the weather. A glorious, sun-splashed day can be followed in less than 24 hours by sheets of rain, even sleet. Such is spring in the Green Mountains — and this year, its sunny side is elusive. What’s more certain is that Vermont’s brewers, distillers, viticulturists and cider makers stay busy during the winter months, and they’ve emerged with all kinds of new bottlings. If you blinked this winter, you may have missed a wild sour ale, Vermont’s own alternative to Campari, and more ciders than you can shake an apple at — from bone dry to succulent, sweet and even pink. There’s even a brand-new blood-orange liqueur on the market, though it’s made next door in New Hampshire. To do justice to the season, here’s a drinking diagram with a glass of something new — or no more than six months old — to accompany each of spring’s multiple personalities. And, for good measure, a few recipes.

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Warm and sunny with a light breeze. Time for playing hooky. If dawn breaks footloose and fancy free, it’s time to take a personal day, haul your pale self out onto the patio and soak up rays. Wheat beers and IPAs, with their juicy but drying citrus fl avors, were made for just this kind of weather. Named almost perfectly for the occasion (though it’s been out for more than six months — shhh), Drop-In Brewing Company’s Sunshine and Hoppiness is a golden-blond Belgian pale ale from Middlebury with a dangerous drinkability that could lead to a lost afternoon. Just a few weeks ago, the staff at Burlington’s East Shore Vineyard — most notably wine maker Holly Rochefort — released their newest vintage of Louise Swenson, a coldhardy grape that makes for minerally, food-friendly white wines. Th e 2012 bottling is zesty, grassy and refreshing. Its offi cial release party is still a few weeks away, but you can fi nd bottles in the company’s Church Street tasting room. For something aa little littlefrillier, frillier,look lookeast. east.Th Though oughnot nottoo toofar: far:Th Thisiswinter, winter, the two Italian American American brothers brotherswho whorun run Fabrizia Spirits — a limoncello producer in inSalem, Salem,N.H. N.H.—— rolled rolled outout a powerful a powerful Blood Blood Orange Orange Liqueur. Liqueur. Though oughnothing nothinginside insidethe thebottle bottleisistruly trulylocal local(blood (bloodoranges orangesaren’t aren’texactly exactly native to New New England, England,nor norisiscorn-based corn-basedgrain grainalcohol), alcohol),the thecoral-colored coral-colored spirit is a lip-smacking, lip-smacking, able-bodied able-bodiedand andpurer pureralternative alternativeto totriple triplesec. sec.We’re We’re thinking Blood Orange Margaritas.

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Th e rain is falling in sheets, but you can still smell wet earth and maybe even sprouting daffodils. It’s a good day for a Negroni — the bittersweet, boozy concoction of Campari, gin and red vermouth. Lucky for us, Deirdre Heekin (of Woodstock’s osteria pane e salute) and Eleanor Leger (of Eden Ice Cider) have fi nessed and released their own version of bitters, a beguiling, rose-tinted liqueur made from ice cider and infused with red currants and Urban Moonshine dandelion bitters. It makes for a juicy, feminine Negroni; when it’s served on its own, its tart fl avors wake up the palate — as well as the digestion. For a more straightforward experience, the round and nutty Whetstone Orchard King Cider from Marlboro’sWhetstone Ciderworks,, made apples, made with withfifive vetypes typesofofheirloom heirloom apples, your window. AndAnd thethe can drown drown out outthe therain rainhitting hitting your window. tangy, rye-like sour ale from Backacre Beermakers Beermakers can send a sizzling tingle tingle down downyour yourspine. spine.(It’s (It’shard hardto tofifind, nd, but worth the search.)

Even though spring throws out some icy days, your luscious, opulent bottles of red wine are best stashed away until the fi rst fi res of fall. Fortunately, Vermont winemakers conjure up all styles, and the juicy Fresh Tracks Farm Freerider Red from Berlin — perfect for spring with its dark cherry and plum fl avors — offers a chance to taste cold-hardy St. Croix in its unadulterated glory. Darker and stronger is the new mapleinfused bourbon and rye from Saxton’s River Distillery in Brattleboro. Th ough the bourbon is from elsewhere, these these chocolatebrown spirits spiritsareare sumptuous and,and, at 70 70proof, proof, a bit a bit gentler than than traditional brown spirits. It’s soft and sweet enough around the edges to serve simply over a few rocks.

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when he worked at Brontë. Now his goal is to serve food with “as little manipulation as possible,” he says. “We like to season our food well, and we do a lot of marinades. We try to get flavors infused in all our food.” It sounds simple, but the results suggest otherwise. Take, for instance, the Korean beef bowl. Tender chunks of steak originate at a nearby farm, where the couple chooses a cow for slaughter from the small herd. The meat is marinated in a sweet and sesame-redolent slurry that, once cooked, makes each bit of beef melt delectably. Precisely cooked rice absorbs both the marinade and the tangy dressing that covers a salad of organic mesclun from Les Jardins de la Grelinette in St-Armand. The greens are mixed with carrots, cabbage and cilantro and liberally showered with white and black

sesame seeds. The whole dish is perfection in a bowl, and a filling meal for just $12. Korean food is only the beginning for this talented couple. To celebrate Homei’s reopening for the spring season, the chefs sent out a selection of amuse-bouches, including dumplings filled with goat and shrimp; chunks of Thai-style fried basil chicken; and Asian spoons that each held sake gelée and a single slice of strawberry. That Japanese theme continues on the appetizer menu. Wou’s training under Montréal sushi master Tri Du shows in her salmon tartare inari. The three rolls are wrapped in tofu skin and

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filled with coarsely chopped tuna on a bed of rice. They’re served on squiggles of sticky, soy-based sauce and topped with sesame seeds, tempura flakes and scallions. The bill of fare also boasts Vietnamese-style egg rolls and Thai curries. Wou’s experience with dimsum feasts in Montréal’s Chinatown informs many of her own dishes. For a Chinese barbecue pork chop, she paints a thick, bone-in chunk of juicy pig flesh in a fresh, light take on honey-and-fivespice-flavored cha siu. The honey comes from a Dunham hive called Three Acres and also appears in Homei’s dressings and drinks, including a lemon-flavored, iced jasmine tea. Homei isn’t exclusively an Asian restaurant; dishes also include a porkand-beef burger and moules-frites. Then there’s the pizza. When we visited the restaurant on its first weekend following a winter break, we spotted a pie on nearly every table, along with the noodle bowls and tempuras.

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adds that she and Rozza are accommodating in the kitchen and have a toy box to keep the little ones quiet for guests enjoying a date night. Many of the diners are local at this time of year, but Wou says Homei also sees its fair share of Vermonters who discover the restaurant while traveling the wine route. “I tell my servers to tell them that I went to NECI, but they never remember the word, so we lose that connection,” she says with a sigh. Regardless of how many diners arrive from out of town, the close-knit locals keep coming back for the food, the Chinese-lantern-and-Tibetanprayer-flag-bedecked back garden and the friendly ambiance. During Seven Days’ visit, nearly every new guest who entered the restaurant was greeted by waves from friends already eating. This camaraderie extends to the staff. One busser that weekend was the daughter of Homei’s beef providers. Her parents were dining at the restaurant that night, seated two tables away from its honey suppliers; their other daughter was up the road taking care of Taro. “That’s the great thing about living in the country,” says Wou. “There’s no lack of babysitters or dishwashers.” And no lack of customers willing to come in and try Wou’s new cheesecake. Though Rozza’s grandmother was a pastry chef in Switzerland, neither he nor his wife specializes in desserts. But Wou’s creamy coconut treat is alone worth a trip. Served in a Mason jar, with a thick crust of mashed graham crackers covered in ethereally light coconut custard and a nest of crunchy coconut strands, the unconventional sweet could convert even a cheesecake hater. Or impress an enthusiast — like Rozza. “I’m a big cheesecake fanatic, and I can’t believe I’ve been loving cheesecake all these years and now Gina made my favorite cheesecake,” he says. “It’s not fancy. It’s good and sweet.” He could be describing Homei Bistro and its simple, scrumptious cuisine. m

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Rozza and Wou bought their pizza oven from the café next door when it closed two years ago. “I always wanted a pizza oven, because what Italian child doesn’t want a pizza oven?” Rozza jokes. “We said, ‘Life isn’t that serious that [the restaurant] needs to be so one-sided Asian. We don’t need to pigeonhole ourselves into a certain food category.’” The simple pizzas include a classic Margherita but also a pesto-and-olive version. On the night we visited, many arrived in front of children; the restaurant was crowded with diners ranging from infants to senior citizens. Among the kids at the restaurant are the owners’ own offspring, 5-year-old Timo (named for the Italian word for thyme), and 1-year-old Taro (for the purple root popular in Asian cookery). Wou says she’s surprised that her restaurant has been such a hit with youngsters, given the lack of a kids’ menu. She

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Seasonal ingredients will make their appearance in a rotation of daily specials. As for the beer, Roy kicks around a few local names. He says he became enamored of German styles while at Das Bierhaus, so visitors can expect a few behind the bar. CITIZEN CIDER and kombucha will be on tap, too.

“When they’re gone, they’re gone,” Cleary says. Uva’s wine store will be open Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and the bar will be open on those days from 4 p.m. until closing; and VERMONT WINE SCHOOL courses — held in a cavernous back room — are ongoing. After offering free coffee and bagels on tax day, MYER’S BAGEL BAKERY — specifically, partners CHRIS and

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glass, in two-ounce pours or in flights, alongside a menu of small plates of salumi and cheeses. Anchoring one end of the bar is a fire-engine-red, hand-cranked meat slicer for shaving bresaola, jamón Serrano, capocollo and other cured meats to order. Plates of cheeses such as Robiola due Latte, Manchego and local goat cheese arrive “con condimenti,” and the menu includes a handful of snacks such as roasted peppers and white anchovies.

A velvet rope separates the bar from the retail store stocked with 100-plus bottles — by law, guests can’t enter the store with a glass of wine or bring a purchased bottle into the store. The bottles surround a refrigerator stocked with imported cheeses and cured meats; as of next week, it will also hold a limited number of premade sandwiches with ingredients such as speck and arugula.

the BAKERY AT THE — will roll out a reimagined café menu this week. Breakfasters can choose among “schmears” and bagels topped with the likes of sea salt and CABOT 83 butter or tapenade. At lunch, sandwiches can be stuffed with Chris Conn’s Montréalstyle smoked meats, such as LAPLATTE RIVER ANGUS FARM brisket, house-cured gravlax and maple-glazed bacon. Fear not, skinny-bagel lovers — the bagels are staying their same old chewy selves. Already home to ice cream shop and bakery the SWEET SPOT, Waitsfield is now an even more appealing haven for those with a sweet tooth. On March 29, baker CAROLE KELAHER opened MIX CUPCAKERIE & KITCHEN at 5101 Main Street, a few doors down from the MAD TACO. Kelaher’s cupcakes include uncommon treats such as Guinness stout-chocolate cake filled with a stoutchocolate ganache and topped with a Bailey’s buttercream icing. — A .L. & C .H .

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At noon on Monday, a calm but tired KEVIN CLEARY casually laid a bone-in leg of jamón Iberico ham on top of the curved bar at UVA WINE BAR, then looked at his watch. “Five hours,” he said. At exactly 5 p.m. that evening, Uva — the Burlington wine bar, store and education space that Cleary and his wife, KATHI, have been renovating all spring — would be opening at 126 College Street, a few steps from L’AMANTE, their decade-old restaurant. The Clearys imagined Uva as a place where guests will not only drink but experiment and learn. The eclectic, mostly Old-World bottle list includes 13 reds, 12 whites and three sparkling wines offered by the

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SPRING PLANNING & HOME GARDEN DESIGN: Ron Krupp, author of˜ e Woodchuck's Guide to Gardening , presents ways to create structures that facilitate healthy vegetative growth in different environmental conditions. Horticultural Research Center, UVM, South Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $10-20; preregister. Info, 864-3073, info@friendsofthehortfarm.org.

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KELLEY MARKETING MEETING: Marketing, advertising, communications, social media and design professionals brainstorm ideas for local nonprofits over breakfast. Room 217, Ireland Building, Champlain College, Burlington, 7:45-9 a.m. Free. Info, 865-6495.

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IMPROV NIGHT : Fun-loving participants play "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"-style games in an encouraging environment. Spark Arts, Burlington, 8-10 p.m. $7 suggested donation. Info, 373-4703.

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conferences

CSI SYMPOSIUM : Renowned experts in the ﬁ eld of crime scene investigation present workshops and discussions ranging from the forensic laboratory to conducting interviews. Dole Auditorium, Norwich University, Northﬁ eld, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 485-2455.

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MAKE 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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WEST-COAST SWING-DANCE LESSONS: Dancers learn this freestyle form to blues, pop and funk tunes. No partner required. Middlebury Fitness, Middlebury, 7:05-8:05 p.m. $5-12. Info, 558-1870.

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AARP DRIVER SAFETY CLASS : Folks ages 50 and older take a road refresher course as they deal with challenges posed by aging. Northwestern Medical Center, St. Albans, 4:30-9 p.m. $12-14; preregister. Info, 264-5107.

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2013 OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORT FILMS: Cinema buffs screen international selections from this awards category, ranging in subject matter from war-torn Somalia to the life of a concert pianist. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 1:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. $4-8. Info, 748-2600. 'LET MY PEOPLE GO!' : Nicolas Maury stars as a gay, French-Jewish man who returns to Paris for Passover after a ﬁ ght with his boyfriend in Mikael Buch's zany comedy. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 1:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. $4-8. Info, 748-2600.

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WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY : Oenophiles sip local vino in good company. A percentage of proceeds beneﬁ ts Meals on Wheels. Fresh Tracks Farm Vineyard & Winery, Berlin, 4-8 p.m. $4 per glass. Info, 223-1151.

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BURLINGTON GO CLUB : 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, 8609587, dfelcan@yahoo.com.

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FOOD SENSITIVITIES, DIGESTIVE AILMENTS & HORMONAL IMBALANCES: Nutritionist Alicia Feltus discusses how these maladies affect overall health — and presents way to restore proper balance. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202 . LAUREN TESSIER : ˜ e naturopathic physician hosts an open house for like-minded folks looking to learn more about a whole-person approach to health. 46 South Main Street No. 2, Waterbury, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 560-5594. ROBERT REX : ˜ e certiﬁ ed Rolfer leads stretching and bodywork modiﬁ ed for maintaining proper posture while horseback riding. Loose, comfortable clothing and yoga mat recommended. Healthy WED.17

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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. enosBurg PlaygrouP: Children and their adult caregivers immerse themselves in singing and other activities. American Legion, Enosburg Falls, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. 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. family maTh Program: Little learners ages 3 to 5 and their parents participate in themed activities related to Seon Chae's How Do You Count a Dozen Ducklings?. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-7:15 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 878-6956 . highgaTe sTory hour: Gigglers and wigglers listen to age-appropriate lit. Highgate Public Library, 11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 868-3970. may's World musiC & movemenT: Energetic children lace up their dancing shoes for a fun class with May Poduschnick. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 388-4097. moving & grooving WiTh ChrisTine: Two- to 5-year-olds jam out to rock-and-roll and world-beat tunes. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

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PresChool disCovery Program: sliPPery salamanders: Little learners don mud boots and search wetlands for signs of these tiny amphibians — including where they lay their eggs. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 10-11:30 a.m. $5-8. Info, 229-6206. salamander sleuThs: Youngsters ages 3 to 5 and their adult companions learn about these mini amphibians through habitat explorations and themed activities. Green Mountain Audubon Center, Huntington, 10-11 a.m. $8-10 per adult/ child pair; $4 per additional child; preregister. Info, 434-3068. 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 for 3- To 5-year-olds: Preschoolers stretch their reading skills through activities involving puppets and picture books. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. youTh media laB: Aspiring Spielbergs learn about moviemaking with local television experts. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 388-4097.

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'easT-WesT TrumPeT summiT' ConCerT: UVM jazz-studies program faculty members accompany their colleague Ray Vega and award-winning trumpeter Thomas Marriott in selections from the pair's acclaimed album. UVM Recital Hall, Redstone Campus, Burlington, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 656-7776. noonTime ConCerT series: Deb Flanders joins Pete Sutherland, John Dunlop and Laura Markowitz in a program of Vermont songs from the 1930s and ’40s. First Baptist Church, Burlington, 12:15-12:45 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6515.

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'roCkeT shoP' live: Tim BriCk, The duPonT BroThers: The singer-songwriter and local folkrock duo take the stage at a monthly concert series hosted by MC Matt Gadouas. Black Box Theater, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, free musicians’ panel about getting press, 7 p.m.; concert, 8 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, 865-1140. song CirCle: CommuniTy sing-along WiTh riCh & laura aTkinson: This experienced pair of musical leaders provides instrumental accompaniment to participants' voices. No experience necessary. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 6:45 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

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foresTers for The Birds: Nature lovers learn about a timber-harvesting project created to improve and protect habitats for songbird species. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 7-8 p.m. Donations; preregister; for children ages 12 and up. Info, 229-6206.

seminars

PoeTry WorkshoP: Well versed in rhyme and meter, poets Jack Gundy and Phyllis Katz share tips for crafting stellar stanzas. Bradford Public Library, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 222-4536. singing for musiCal TheaTer masTer Class: Acclaimed singer-songwriter and composer Gabriel Kahane shares his knowledge with Dartmouth College's top soloists. Faulkner Recital Hall, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2010. TeCh helP: Readers learn to take advantage of the library's online offerings. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. TeChnology Class: Technical-services librarian Carolyn Brennan guides participants through the process of downloading and utilizing three different travel databases. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918.

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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.

talks

douglas anderson: The Opera Company of Middlebury's artistic director shares stories from the organization's first nine years and discusses the upcoming production of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin. The Lodge at Otter Creek, Middlebury, 4:30 p.m. Free; preregister at swool@lodgeatottercreek. com. Info, 989-2730 . douglas Brooks: The writer and researcher recounts his apprenticeship building traditional boats in Japan. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291. PeaCe CorPs informaTion session: Serviceminded individuals learn about volunteer opportunities abroad. Dean's Conference Room, Morrill Hall, UVM, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-8269. vermonT undergraduaTe researCh forum: Middlebury College's Deidre Miller, UVM's Ariel Mondlak and Lyndon State College's Justin Pepe present individual projects about the Green Mountain State's history. Community Room, Vermont History Center, Barre, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2180. Wild neighBors leCTure series: Animaltracking expert Sue Morse explains the feeding behaviors, temperaments and daily habits of Vermont's black bears. Outdoor Gear Exchange, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 860-0190.

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Book Discussion: Futures: utopia & apocalypse: Rachael Cohen facilitates conversation about Kurt Vonnegut's Galapagos. Hartland Public Library, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 436-2473. Burlington poetry slam: Matt Hollar and Lizzy Fox host a words-worthy evening of workshops, performances and versatile-in-verse competitions. ArtsRiot Gallery, Burlington, 6:30-10 p.m. $3 suggested donation. Info, elizabethfox12@ gmail.com. Burlington Writers Workshop meeting: Members read and respond to the poetry and prose of fellow wordsmiths. Participants must join the group to have their work reviewed. Halflounge, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com. Info, 383-8104. norWich university Writers series: Awardwinning poet Major Jackson reads selected works. Multipurpose Room, Kreitzberg Library, Norwich University, Northfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 778-0284. paul scheckel: The eco-friendly author discusses his new book, The Homeowner’s Energy Handbook: Your Guide to Getting Off the Grid. Craftsbury Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 586-9683. steven cramer: Compelling verse comes to life in a reading by the award-winning poet. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

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green mountain compost Facility tour: Ecominded folks watch community food scraps and yard debris transform into the ideal environment for microbes to take over and create nutrient-rich compost. Green Mountain Compost, Williston, noon-1 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 872-8100. lunch & learn series: container-garDen planning: Denise Ayres demonstrates ways to create "plots in a box." Gardener’s Supply: Williston Garden Center & Outlet, noon-12:45 p.m. Free. Info, 658-2433.

art

liFe-DraWing class: Live models inspire studies of line work and shading. Chaffee Art Center, Rutland, 6-9 p.m. $15-20. Info, 775-0356.

business

vermont venture netWork meeting: Michael Wood-Lewis, CEO and cofounder of Front Porch Forum, discusses the company's evolution,

annual WooD shoW: Students culminate their studies in "A Reverence for Wood," showcasing creative projects assembled without nails or screws. Sterling College, Craftsbury Common, community dinner, 5:30 p.m.; show, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 5867711, ext. 107.

dance

Flock Dance troupe: In "Museum Pieces II," the central Vermont company explores the relationship between shape, tension and breath. AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon, N.H., 6 p.m. Free. Info, 765-4454 .

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2013 oscar-nominateD short Films: See WED.17, 5:30 p.m. community cinema Film series: 'the islanD presiDent': Jon Shenk's 2011 documentary follows Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed's fight to keep his island nation from succumbing to rising sea levels caused by global warming. A discussion follows. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

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'the Big picture: rethinking Dyslexia': Sir Richard Branson and Charles Schwab appear in James Redford's eye-opening documentary about the often overlooked aspects of the learning disability — hope and success. Champlain Valley Union High School, Hinesburg, 7-8:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 878-2332.

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uvm BoDy in Film series: 'ali': Michael Mann's 2001 biographical drama stars Will Smith as the iconic boxer who used his fame to bring attention to social issues of his time. Billings Lecture Hall, UVM, Burlington, prescreening discussion, 6 p.m.; film, 6:45 p.m. $4-10. Info, 656-4455.

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intermeDiate BriDge class: Louise Acker teaches participants how to place opening bids in this popular card game using the Slam Bidding, Blackwood and Gerber techniques. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 388-4369. open BriDge game: Players of varying experience levels put their strategy skills to use in this popular card game. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 5:307:45 p.m. Free. Info, 462-3373.

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colchester 250th anniversary celeBration: Area residents take a trip back in time with the screening of Colchester: A Living History, which complements limited-edition, commemorative library cards. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free; preregister for library cards. Info, 879-7576.

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Fluid Yoga: Early risers focus on arm balances, proper alignment and creative sequencing based on vinyasa principles. A guided meditation follows. SEABA Center, Burlington, 7-8 a.m. $5 suggested donation; see pascucciyoga.com for details. Info, 859-9222. How NutritioN & liFestYle CHaNges CaN Help CoNtrol diabetes: Nutritionist Akshata Nayak discusses the strong link between diet and the metabolic disease. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 2238000, ext. 202. trail ruNNiNg iNFormatioN sessioN: Looking to get off the beaten path? Learn about local routes and appropriate gear for taking runs in the woods. Eastern Mountain Sports, South Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0473. Yoga & wiNe: Lori Flower leads participants through a stretching session, after which local wine is available to sample. Personal mats required. Fresh Tracks Farm Vineyard & Winery, Berlin, 5:15-6:30 p.m. $8; preregister at breathingislife@gmail.com. Info, 223-1151.

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building TINY-HOUSE WORKSHOP: Apr. 20, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $125/ person. Location: East Johnson, Vermont. Info: Peter King, 933-6103. Tools, techniques, materials and design for framing and sheathing a small wooden house will be covered during this full day of lecture and practice. We will use a 1/5-scale model as well as the actual building of a full-scale ﬂ oor and single wall to learn from. Plenty of hands-on experience for absolute beginners. Tools provided; safety glasses required.

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craft MILK SOAP FROM SCRATCH: May 9, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $45/person. Limit: 16. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, access@cvuhs.org, cvuweb. cvuhs.org/access. Join Kelley, of Horsetail Herbs, using herbs, spices, essential oils, plantbased oils and other natural ingredients to make a batch of beautiful aromatic soap. Leave class with soap to cut and age along with handout. Recipes and ideas for customizing provided. Please bring a quart paperboard milk or soy container for mold plus an old towel as wrap. Ages 12+. Materials included.

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TAIKO, DJEMBE, CONGAS & BATA!: Location: Burlington Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., suite 3-G, Burlington. Info: Stuart Paton, 999-4255, spaton55@gmail.com. Taiko in Burlington! Tue.Taiko adult classes begin Apr. 30, Jun. 18, Sept. 10, Oct. 22 & Dec. 3, 5:306:20 p.m. $72/6 weeks. Kids classes begin the same dates, 4:30-5:20 p.m. $60/6 weeks. Conga and Djembe Fri. classes start Apr. 5, May 3, Jun. 14, Jul. 12 & Aug. 2, 5 p.m. & 6 p.m. $15/ class. Montpelier Conga classes start Apr. 4, May 2, Jun. 20 & Jul. VIEWPOINTS WORKSHOP FOR 18, 9:30-10:30 a.m. $60/4 weeks. ACTORS & DANCERS: Adults & Montpelier Djembe classes start 1 ˛9/28/09 Teens 16+, weekly on u., Apr. 3:32:51 PM Apr. 4 at Guitar Sam’s, 7-8:301x1-FlynnPerfArts093009.indd 18-May 9, 6-8:30 p.m., $85/3 p.m. $54/3 weeks. wks. No class Apr. 25. Instructed by Robin Fawcett. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington. Info: 652-4500, ASTROLOGY AND TAROT: May HEALING PRESENCE: Jun. fl ynnarts.org.˛ e Viewpoints 4, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $75/8-hr. 3 - Jul. 1; Mon., 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. technique fosters fl exibility, class. Location: 55 Clover Ln., Cost: $100/person; $15 destrength and articulation in Waterbury. Info: 244-7909. posit; preregistration required. movement by addressing esLearn how to work with both Location: Vermont Center for sential performance concepts: your natal chart and the Tarot Integrative Herbalism, 252 becoming present, active in this workshop that integrates Main St., Montpelier. Info: listening, spontaneity, trust, kinthe two ancient disciplines to Vermont Center for Integrative esthetic response, shared energy provide you with clarifi cation of Herbalism, 224-7100, info@ and spatial relationships. ˛ is your past, present and future. vtherbcenter.org, vtherbcenter. workshop guides participants Led by Susan Ackerman, author, org. Explore safe and simple through the nine Viewpoints of teacher and counselor. Since this practices for developing oneself time and space, allowing actors, course is taught by a visiting in becoming a healing presence, dancers, directors and choreoginstructor, registration must be focusing on our capacity for raphers to expand their sensory completed by April 27 and must personal clarity, openness and awareness and physical presbe accompanied by a nonrefundempathy, as well as our listenence onstage, while creating a able $25 fee. ing and communication skills. common language and practical LIFE IS A SPIRITUAL TREASURE Concepts of non-judgment, harm methodologies for staging bold HUNT: Apr. 20, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. reduction, cultural competence theatrical work. Cost: $60/person. Registration and social justice will also be deadline: Apr. 13. $25 nonreaddressed. fundable fee required at time of registration. Location: 55 Clover DIET FOR COSMIC ATTUNEMENT: Ln., Waterbury. Info: 244-7909. Apr. 27, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $45/ Learn to read the signs and mesHOLISTIC NUTRITION: Jul. person; incl. snacks & lunch. sages that surround us all the 13-Oct. 19, 1-3 p.m., weekly Registration must be completed time that can provide us with on Sat. Cost: $350/series. by Apr. 20 accompanied by $25 the information that can help us Location: Elements of Healing, nonrefundable fee. Location: move forward in positive ways. 21 Essex Way, suite 109, Essex 55 Clover Ln., Waterbury. Info: Led by Susan Ackerman, teacher, Jct. Info: Elements Of Healing, Sue, 244-7909. Learn how to author, counselor and astrologer. Scot Moylan, 288-8160, scott@ foster health and attunement elementsofhealing.net, via what you choose to eat. ˛ e elementsofhealing.net. ˛ is snacks and lunch cook up tasty class will teach students the funexamples that illustrate the condamentals of Eastern nutrition. cepts discussed in the workshop. We will study what a healthy diet Led by Judy Tsafrir, MD.

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LEARN TO DANCE W/ A PARTNER!: Cost: $50/4-wk. class. Location: Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington. Lessons also avail. in St. Albans. Info: First Step Dance, 598-6757, kevin@ﬁ rststepdance.com, FirstStepDance.com. Come alone, or come with friends, but come out and learn to dance! Beginning classes repeat each month, but intermediate classes vary from month to month. As with all of our programs, everyone is encouraged to attend, and no partner is necessary.

WOMEN’S BEGINNER WALK/ RUN: May 1-Jul. 17, 5:45-7 p.m., Weekly on Wed. Cost: $45/ person online until Apr. 24; $50 on-site at fi rst class. Location: Williston Central School, 195 Central School Dr., Williston. Info: First Strides Vermont, Michele Morris, 899-5156, info@fi rststridesvermont.com, fi rststridesvermont.com.First Strides is a proven, fun, 12-week program that uses encouragement and training to improve the fi tness, self-esteem and support network of women of all ages and abilities. Walkers and beginning runners welcome. Register at fi rststridesvermont. com or pick up forms at Women’s Source For Sports and Fleet Feet Sports.

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WRITING ABOUT YOUR ARTWORK: May 15, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $13/BCA members; $15/ nonmembers. Location: BCA Center, 2nd ﬂ oor, Burlington. Info: 865-7166, burlingtoncityarts.org. Your artist’s statement is an opportunity to communicate what you investigate, observe or want to express with your art by informing the audience about your speciﬁ c motives and processes. Learn tips for writing a successful statement from BCA curator DJ Hellerman. Artists from all disciplines are welcome. Participants are

DSANTOS VT SALSA: Mon. evenings: beginner class, 7-8 p.m.; intermediate, 8:15-9:15 p.m. Cost: $10/1-hr. class. Location: Movement Studio, 180 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: Tyler Crandall, 598-9204, crandalltyler@hotmail.com, dsantosvt. com. Experience the fun and excitement of Burlington’s eclectic dance community by learning salsa. Trained by world famous dancer Manuel Dos Santos, we teach you how to dance to the music and how to have a great time on the dance ﬂ oor! ˛ ere is no better time to start than now!

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SOUND RECORDING AND COMPOSITION WORKSHOP: May 9-23, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $135/BCA members; $150/nonmembers. Location: BCA Center Digital Media Lab, Burlington. Info: 865-7166. Explore the history and technical aspects of ﬁ eld recording and sound art. Guided “soundwalks” with a portable digital recorder will provide raw material to compose soundscapes, experimental music, or sound-sculptures. ˛ is three-day workshop will take you through a practical step-by-step practice. Portable digital recording devices will be provided. Instructor: Renee D. Lauzon.

DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 5981077, info@salsalina.com. Salsa classes, nightclub-style, on-one and on-two, group and private, four levels. Beginner walk-in classes, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. $13/person for one-hour class. No dance experience, partner or preregistration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout!

MODERN INFUSED JAZZ SERIES: May 1-Jun. 5, 7:15-8:30 p.m. Cost: $75/6-wk. series. Location: South End Studio, 696 Pine St., near Lake Champlain Chocolates, just behind New World Tortilla, Burlington. Info: South End Studio, 540-0044. You will learn to carve space, hone your lines and feel the music in this athletic, modern dance class with a jazzy ﬂ air. Taught by Melissa Ham Ellis, an accomplished performer, choreographer and educator. For all levels; teens and adults.

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COMMUNITY HERBALISM WORKSHOPS: Five Important Wild VT Medicinals: A Chinese Medicine Perspective w/ Brendan Kelly, Wed. Apr. 24, 6-9 p.m.; Decolonizing Herbalism, Empowering Herbalists w/ Dana Woodruff & Sandra Lory, Wed. May 1, 6-8 p.m.; Making Your Own Herbal Spa Products w/ Shona MacDougall, Wed. May 8, 6-8 p.m. ($10 materials fee); Herbs for Men’s Sexual Health w/ Andrew Wolf, Wed. May 22, 5-8 p.m. Cost: $12;$10 for members. Location: Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, 252 Main St., Montpelier. Info: Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, 224-7100, info@ vtherbcenter.org, vtherbcenter. org. Registration is required for all classes. Please call or email

to reserve your space. Detailed descriptions at vtherbcenter.org. WISDOM OF THE HERBS SCHOOL: Now accepting applications for Wisdom Eight-Month Certiﬁ cation Program, 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: May 26, Jun. 23. Tuition: $300. VSAC nondegree grants avail. Location: Wisdom of the Herbs School, Woodbury. Info: 456-8122, annie@wisdomoftheherbsschool.com, wisdomoftheherbsschool.com. Earth skills for changing times. Experiential programs embracing local wild edible and medicinal plants, food as ﬁ rst medicine, sustainable living skills and the inner journey. Annie McCleary, director, and George Lisi, naturalist.

kids KIDS HAND TOOL WOODWORKING: Apr. 30-May 28, 3:30-5 p.m., weekly on Tue. Cost: $125/person. Limit: 14. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, access@cvuhs. org, http://cvuweb.cvuhs.org/ Access. Join Sachi and Stuart of Sawmill Studios L3C, where students will learn the safe use of woodworking hand tools, along with materials and techniques. First-time students will build a birdhouse, then join returning students building their choice of about 30 projects. All tools and materials are provided. No previous experience is necessary, and no power tools are used. Grades 1-6.

language ALLIANCE FRANCAISE FRENCH CLASSES IN MONTPELIER: Beginning French A (for ﬁ rsttimers or restarters), weekly on ° u., Apr. 18-Jun. 27, 6-7:30 p.m. Spoken French I (speaking practice for those with solid intermediate-level skills), weekly on Mon. Apr. 22-Jul. 1, 6-7:30 p.m. Cost: $245/per course. 10% discount for Alliance members. Location: Pacem Independent School, 29 College St., Montpelier. Info: michelineatremblay@gmail.com, aﬂ cr.org/classes.shtml.Worldacclaimed French-language specialists offer French courses for adults beginning April 18. Your fun-loving alter ego speaks French! LEARN SPANISH & OPEN NEW DOORS: . Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Center. Info: Spanish in Waterbury Center, 585-1025, spanishparavos@gmail.com, spanishwaterburycenter.com. Connect with a new world. We provide high-quality, 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 lessons and online instruction. See our website for complete information or contact us for details.

martial arts AIKIDO: Adult introductory classes begin on Tue., May 7, 5:30 p.m. Introductory 3-mo. special incl. 1 free mo. & uniform. Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine St. (across from Conant Metal & Light), Burlington. Info: 9518900, 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. Info: Vermont Aikido, 862-9785, vermontaikido.org. Aikido trains body and spirit, promoting fl exibility and strong center within fl owing movement, martial sensibility with compassionate presence, respect for others, and confi dence in oneself. VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU: Mon.-Fri., 6-9 p.m., & Sat., 10 a.m. 1st class is free. Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Rd., Williston. Info: 660-4072, julio@bjjusa. com, vermontbjj.com. Classes for men, women and children. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu enhances strength, fl exibility, balance, coordination and cardio-respiratory fi tness. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training builds and helps to instill courage and self-confi dence. We offer a legitimate Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu martial arts program in a friendly, safe and positive environment. Accept no imitations. Learn from one of the world’s best, Julio “Foca” Fernandez, CBJJ and IBJJF certifi ed 6th Degree Black Belt, Brazilian JiuJitsu instructor under Carlson Gracie Sr., teaching in Vermont, born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! A 5-time Brazilian JiuJitsu National Featherweight Champion and 3-time Rio de Janeiro State Champion, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

massage ASIAN BODYWORK THERAPY PROGRAM: Weekly on Mon., Tue. Cost: $5000/500-hr. program. Location: Elements of Healing, 21 Essex Way, suite 109, Essex Jct. Info: Elements of Healing, Scott Moylan, 288-8160, elementsofhealing@verizon. net, elementsofhealing.net. ° is program teaches two forms of massage, Amma and Shiatsu. We will explore Oriental medicine theory and diagnosis as well as the body’s meridian system, acupressure points, Yin Yang and 5-Element ° eory. Additionally, 100 hours of Western anatomy and physiology will be taught. VSAC nondegree grants are available. NCBTMB-assigned school. FOCUS ON EXTREMETIES 14 CEUS: Sat., May 11 & 18, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost: $245/14 CEUs; $225 when $50 dep. is received by Apr. 27. Inquire about the introductory riskfree fee. Location: Touchstone Healing Arts, Burlington. Info: Dianne Swafford, 734-1121,

swaffordperson@hotmail. com, ortho-bionomy.org/SOBI/ DianneSwafford. We will learn speciﬁ c techniques for facilitating release in the shoulder, elbows, wrists, hands, hips, knees, ankles and feet. By using comfortable positioning and movement, we access the innate, self-corrective reﬂ exes, achieving pain relief and structural balance. Using ortho-bionomy, we will explore a simple and natural means of working with neuromuscular tension patterns that is gentle, effective and transformative.

meditation LEARN TO MEDITATE: Meditation instruction avail. Sun. mornings, 9 a.m.-noon, or by appt. Meditation sessions on Tue. & ° u., noon-1 p.m. and Mon.-° u., 6-7 p.m. ° e Shambhala Cafe meets the 1st Sat. of ea. mo. for meditation & discussions, 9 a.m.-noon. An Open House occurs 3rd Fri. evening of ea. mo., 7-9 p.m., which incl. an intro to the center, a short dharma talk & socializing. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 658-6795, burlingtonshambhalactr.org. ° rough 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. ° e Burlington Shambhala Center

offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom.

nature INTRO TO BIRDING: May 23, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $45/person. Limit: 16. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, access@cvuhs.org, cvuweb.cvuhs. org/access. Join Liz, Alison and Larry, members of the Green Mountain Audubon Society, to start mastering bird identifi cation. Learn identifi cation basics, fi eld guides, audio guides and digital tools, and then head outside to apply in the fi eld on the extensive CVU campus. Please bring binoculars if available. Dress for the weather; some of property is wet in spring. Rain or shine. Call or email to enroll. TRACKING & AWARENESS: May 4-7. Cost: $200/2-day class w/ post 2-day advanced course. Location: ROOTS School, 20 Blachly Rd., East Calais. Info: ROOTS School, Sarah Corrigan, 456-1253, Info@RootsVt.com, RootsVt.com. Tracking is a way of looking at the world more deeply, be it city or forest, pushing our awareness, questioning with our senses, keeping an open mind. ° e class will cover basics such as clear print identifi cation, gait studies and interpretation, sign tracking, cluster tracking, different substrates, and much more.

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Spring in Vermont WorkShop: May 17-19. Cost: $595/person. Location: Green Mountain Photographic Workshops, Central Vermont. Info: Green Mountain Photographic Workshops, Kurt Budliger, 223-4022, info@ kurtbudligerphotography.com, greenmtnphotoworkshops. com. spring in Vermont is one of the most magical times to be outdoors exploring the landscape with a camera. During this three-day, intensive photography workshop we’ll explore and photograph some of the most stunning Vermont landscapes as they burst with spring color.

Snake-Style tai Chi Chuan: Beginner classes Sat. mornings & Wed. evenings. Call to view a class. Location: Bao Tak Fai Tai Chi Institute, 100 Church St., Burlington. Info: 864-7902, iptaichi.org. The Yang snake style is a dynamic tai chi method that mobilizes the spine while stretching and strengthening the core body muscles. Practicing this ancient martial art increases strength, flexibility, vitality, peace of mind and martial skill.

uSui reiki leVel 1: Apr. 20, noon-6 p.m. Location: Blissful Wellness Center, 48 Laurel Dr., Essex. Info: 238-9540. For more details, please visit blissfulwellnessvt.com.

yang-Style tai Chi: Wed., 5:30 p.m., Sat., 8:30 a.m. $16/class, $60/mo., $160/3 mo. 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. Info: 735-5465. The slow movements of Tai Chi help reduce blood pressure and increase balance and concentration. Come breathe with us and experience the joy of movement while increasing your ability to be inwardly still.

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eVolution yoga: $14/class, $130/class card, $5-10/community classes. Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn St., Burlington. Info: 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, Core, Breast Cancer survivor and alignment classes. Certified teachers, massage and PT, too. Join our yoga community and get to know the family you choose. hot yoga Burlington: Get hot: 2-for-1 offer. 1-hr. classes on Mon., Tue. & Thu.: 5:30 p.m; Fri.: 5 p.m.; Sat.: 10:30 a.m. Cost: $14/1st 2 classes, multi-class cards avail. Location: North End Studio B, 294 N Winooski Ave, Old North End, Burlington. Info: 999-9963, hotyogaburlingtonvt. com. Hot Yoga Burlington offers creative, vinyasa-style yoga featuring practice in the Barkan Method Hot Yoga in a 95-degree studio accompanied by eclectic music. Try something different!

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the art of aSSiStS in yoga: Sun., Apr. 21, 9 a.m.-noon, w/ Julia Howe Sullivan. Cost: $45/3-hr. class. Location: Laughing River Yoga, Chace Mill, suite 126, Burlington. Info: 343-8119, laughingriveryoga. com. Demystify the underlying principles of the yoga assist while strengthening your understanding of energetics in asana practice and the student/teacher relationship. For teachers looking to enhance their service to others or students curious about the “why” behind physical adjustments, this workshop will shed new light on the art of assisting.

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an eSoteriC potpourri: Apr. 25-May 16, 7-9 p.m., weekly on Thu. Cost: $60/ person. Location: 55 Clover Ln., Waterbury. Info: Sue, 244-7909. This course presents a medley of esoteric materials, including the major Hermetic principles and how to apply them, an overview of esoterica and some guidelines for working with esoteric materials. led by sue Mehrtens.

yoga & mindfulneSS for infertility: May 4, 9 a.m.noon Cost: $50. Location: Vermont Center for Integrative Therapy, 364 Dorset St., suite 204, S. Burlington. Info: 6589440. Infertility is a life-altering experience that results in distress. This workshop includes group support, gentle yoga and breathing techniques to encourage and build self-compassion and personal empowerment and to help counterbalance the challenging impacts of infertility. No prior experience with yoga is necessary. led by Margaret Russel and Deb sherrer.

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CuriouS taleS of the talmad: Apr. 24-May 29, 7-8:30 p.m., weekly on Wed. Cost: $65/ person; $100/couple; free for college students. Textbook incl. Location: Chabad of Vermont, 57 S. Williams St., Burlington. Info: 658-5770, myjli.com. a remarkable new six-week course from the Rohr Jewish learning Institute. Find personal meaning in the legends of our sages.

the World Weary Woman: Apr. 17-May 8, 7-9 p.m., weekly on Wed. Cost: $60/ person. Location: 55 Clover Ln., Waterbury. Info: 244-7909. This experiential workshop explores the deeper reasons for why so many women do too much and provides both insights about it and remedies for it, using Jungian analyst Cara Barker’s The World Weary Woman as a text. led by sue Mehrtens.

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Walk the Line An interview with Paul Hoffman of Greensky Bluegrass BY D AN BO L L E S

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SEVEN DAYS: So I heard you guys drank Kid Rock out of all his Bud Light Lime. PAUL HOFFMAN: [Laughs] Oh, yeah. We did. He left his trailer early [at a festival] and we raided his Bud Light Lime. We lie about knowing him sometimes, because he’s f rom Michigan. So sometimes we joke about knowing Bobby Ritchie. Like, “Yeah, I was on the pontoon boat when he shot that video, just hangin’ out.” SD: How do you feel about being caught square in the middle of the traditional bluegrass-versus-jamgrass argument? PH: We don’t really like to be considered on one end or the other, because we think what we do is more involved than that. But it is really nice to be able to cross over to so many di˜ erent types of listeners and appeal to so many people. A lot of times younger fans will bring their parents to shows. I mean, music should

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reensky Bluegrass, f rom Kalamazoo, Mich., embody a dichotomy in modern acoustic music. On paper, they are a bluegrass band, ace players wielding guitars, banjo, mandolin and Dobro. But as the pun in the band’s name suggests, that description only tells half the story. The scru˜ y quintet is equally comf ortable playing traditional bluegrass as that genre’s heady cousin, jamgrass, and straight-up rock and roll. Greensky’s most recent album, 2011’s Handguns, owes as much to Bill Monroe as it does the Grateful Dead and the Rolling Stones. And in concert, you are just as likely to hear extended jams as tightly wound, three-minute pop songs — and maybe a Prince cover or two. In advance of the band’s performance at the Higher Ground Ballroom on Tuesday, April 23, Seven Days caught up with mandolin player and songwriter Paul Ho˜ man by phone f rom his home in Michigan.

ling a wide array of covers. What’s the least likely cover the band has done? PH: One of the 1980s songs would probably be one of the weirdest. Lionel Ritchie’s “Dancing on the Ceiling” was maybe the most controversial. I had the idea that it would be a great bluegrass song and had to ﬁ ght the band to allow it to happen. We played it for a little while and retired it. But then I saw Lionel Ritchie playing “Dancing on the Ceiling” on the CMT music awards with a bunch of country-pop stars. So I texted the band and I was like, “See? I was ahead of the curve! If we had held on, that could have been us up there with Lionel!” SD: Any news on the new album? PH: It’s in the bag. It’s looking like a September release, probably. We’re excited about it.

WE’RE JUST AS AFRAID OF THE JAMGRASS STIGMA AS THE BLUEGRASS STIGMA. PA U L HOFFM A N

have a timeless appeal. But I don’t think everyone listens to dubstep. SD: It only seems that way, I guess. What do you think that cross-over appeal says about your music? PH: I think it means we just play good music that’s not age or genre speciﬁ c. I hear a lot people who say they love our band but they don’t like bluegrass, which is a funny thing to say. But I know what they mean.

And I think the implication with Greensky, which is the opposite of bluegrass, it does sort of explain what we mean and who we are. We’re just as af raid of the jamgrass stigma as the bluegrass stigma. I think everyone feels the same way. You don’t want to be labeled or deﬁ ned. But as much as we don’t want to be any one of these things, we are all of them. It’s however you look at it.

SD: Well, how do you look at it? How do you describe the band? SD: Some of that probably stems from PH: I usually tell people we’re a rockhaving the word bluegrass in your and-roll acoustic band, with bluegrass name. Do you ever wish you didn’t? instruments. I feel like that’s pretty gePH: That’s a topic of conversation that’s neric but encompassing. Rock and roll been going on for years. The problem is is an undeﬁ nable thing, too. It’s really that without the word bluegrass, the pun more of an attitude. It can be the Rolling doesn’t make any sense. And without Stones or it can be Megadeth. It’s all rock bluegrass, it would make more sense for and roll. Greensky to be two words. So without the one, you lose the other, the context. SD: You’re pretty well known for tack-

SD: Without giving away too much, what can you tell me about the record? PH: One of the things about the new album is that we focused on more of a cohesive group delivery. Bluegrass is one of these genres where every player is a hotshot, and every song has a solo f or every instrument, which is something that really appeals to us as players. It’s a player’s music. But we’re also trying not to give in to that entirely. If you listen to pop music, there might just be one solo, or no solo. There might just be a theme that’s played instrumentally and isn’t so ﬂ ashy. So we tried to focus more on setting sonic pieces that aren’t so reliant on showmanship. We’re trying to present ideas in songs that are intentional and deliberate. Every album is the next step, a straight line getting sharper and sharper.

Greensky Bluegrass play the Higher Ground Ballroom in South Burlington on Tuesday, April 23, 8 p.m. $15. AA. Fruition open.

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This just in from the Dept. of Are You Fucking Kidding Me? kris Allen, the 2009 “American Idol” winner, drops

In an unrelated story, I’ll be appearing at the next Rocket Shop Live “Musicians for Musicians” series at Main Street Landing in Burlington, this Wednesday, April 17. I’m on a panel talking about the relationship between the press and musicians. It’s free, but if you’d like to hang out after the show, you can make checks for $50 payable to “dAn Bolles.”

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to releasing their debut record. The boys were kind enough to send along a preview track that may or may not be called “Gin Eyes” — it was hard tell from how it was labeled. Whatever it’s called, I dig it. Lo-fi country with a punk edge will always own a special place in my heart, especially if you throw in booze — which I’m inclined to suggest is likely to happen this Saturday, April 20, when the band plays Finnigan’s Irish Pub in Burlington with chArlie thunder.

by the Higher Showcase Lounge on Wednesday, April 24. That’s not especially noteworthy on its own. But get this. For the low, low price of $50, you can purchase a “quality time meet and greet” session with Allen, where “photos and autographs are allowed and encouraged.” If only there was a word for when someone accepts money to be in the intimate company of a total stranger…

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Speaking of 4/20, did you know that BurntMd smokes weed? True story. Anyway, here’s an update: The prodigal MC is now based in Colorado, where, as you may have heard, marijuana was recently legalized. That means this year’s 4/20 celebrations will be the first legal, post-prohibition observances of the holiday. It turns out, one of said Rocky Mountain high celebrations is a show curated by the kind doctor himself, featuring some marquee names, including dJ PreMier and Justin BuA. BurntMD writes that the intent of the show — which, hand to God, is called Incredibowl’s 420 Extravaganja — is to “honor the historic sacrifices and struggles the marijuana movement has fought for decades to overcome.” OK, I made up that quote. But not the name. The Extravaganja is really just an

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This Saturday, April 20, is big day in the Green Mountain State and beyond. As it’s become known colloquially, “4/20” is like a stoner St. Patrick’s Day, a pseudo-holiday when folks who smoke a ton of herb celebrate by, um, smoking a ton of herb. But this year, April 20 marks another unofficial holiday. Namely, Record Store Day, a day when people who buy a lot of music celebrate by … buying a lot of music. But the twist is that instead of purchasing new tunes online, fans physically go to real, live record stores, where all manner of deals, special releases and live performances await. Were I the owner of one of our fine local record shops — say, Buch Spieler in Montpelier, or Pure Pop Records or Burlington Records in the Queen City — I’d look at the convergence of ersatz holidays as a supreme opportunity to take advantage of a market inefficiency, by which I mean wasted, trust-fund hippies with cash to burn. If it were me, I’d be blasting Phish reissues from the sidewalk, luring in unsuspecting stoners like the Pied (hash) Piper. They’d be powerless to resist. Come to think of it, it’s probably a really good thing I don’t own a record store. Better to stay in my lane and whip off a rapid-fire edition of Soundbites. Try to keep up, stoners.

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Franny O's : Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., Free. Hal Fl Oung E: s cott mangan (singer-songwriter), 9 p.m., Free. Rewind with DJ c raig mitchell (retro), 10 p.m., Free. HigHEr gr Oun D Ballr OOm: s Ts 9 (live EDm), 8 p.m., $30. AA. JP's Pu B: Karaoke with morgan, 10 p.m., Free. lE unig's Bistr O & CaFé: Queen c ity Hot c lub (gypsy jazz), 7 p.m., Free. man Hattan Pizza & Pu B: Open mic with Andy Lugo, 9:30 p.m., Free. mOnk Ey HOus E: s ails, Not Half Bad (indie), 8:30 p.m., $5. 18+. nECtar's : What a Joke! c omedy Open mic (standup), 7 p.m., Free. The Heavy Pets, Jeff Bujak, s am duPont (rock), 9 p.m., $7/10. 18+. On t aP Bar & grill : c had Hollister (acoustic rock), 7 p.m., Free. r aDiO BEan : Erich Pachner's Romance (singersongwriter), 7 p.m., Free. irish s essions, 9 p.m., Free. manamana (rock), 11 p.m., Free. rED squar E: Hayley Jane and the Primates (rock), 7 p.m., Free. DJ c re8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. signal kit CHEn: El Ten Eleven, s low magic, Nude Pop (electro-pop), 9 p.m., $10. 18 +. skinny Pan Cak E: Josh Panda and Brett Lanier (rock), 7 p.m., $5-10 donation.

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Bagit Os: c harlie messing (blues), 6 p.m., Free.

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spinning array of influences, from Nirvana to En Vogue to classical composer Arnold Schoenberg and beyond. While eclectic and dense, the album is widely regarded as their most accessible record to date, a beat-heavy fusion of disparate styles as danceable as it is complex. Catch them this Thursday, April 18, at the Higher Ground Ballroom with DEli Cat E st EvE and Burlington’s r yan

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

Free. s hane Hardiman Trio with Geza c arr & Anthony s antor (jazz), 8:30 p.m., Free. Kat Wright & the indomitable s oul Band (soul), 11 p.m., $3.

On t HE r is E Bak Ery : Waves of Adrenaline (folk), 8 p.m., Donations.

rED squar E: The Love s prockets (rock), 7 p.m., Free. D Jay Baron (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

tWO Br Ot HErs t av Ern : Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Free. 60s & 70s Night, 9 p.m., Free.

rED squar E Blu E rOO m: DJ c re8 (house), 10 p.m., Free.

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tHE HuB Pizz Eria & Pu B: s eth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., Free. mOOg's Pla CE: Fred Brauer (folk), 8 p.m., Free.

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Bagit Os: montpelier Red c lay, Blue Train (jazz), 6 p.m., Donations. CHarli E O's: DJ c rucible (metal), 10 p.m., Free.

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51 main : Nick marshall (folk), 8 p.m., Free. City l imits : Trivia with Top Hat Entertainment, 7 p.m., Free. On t HE r is E Bak Ery : Julian c hobot Trio (jazz), 8 p.m., Donations.

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BaCkstag E PuB: Trivia with the General, 6 p.m., Free. Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., Free. Clu B mEtr OnOmE: Green mountain c abaret (burlesque), 7 p.m., $10/15. No Diggity: Return to the ’90s (’90s dance party), 9 p.m., $5. Flynn main stag E: John Prine, s arah Jarosz (singer-songwriters), 8 p.m., $65.68/54.23/42.79. AA. Hal Fl Oung E: Joshua Glass (singer-songwriter), 9 p.m., Free. Bonjour-Hi (EDm), 10:30 p.m., Free. HigHEr gr Oun D Ballr OOm: Dead s essions, Beg, s teal, or Borrow (Grateful Dead tribute), 9 p.m., $7/12. AA. JP's Pu B: s tarstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free. l iFt : Ladies Night, 9 p.m., Free/$3. man Hattan Pizza & Pu B: Pot Belly (funk), 9:30 p.m., Free. mOnk Ey HOus E: Jeffrey Foucault & c old s atellite, Anders Parker (rock), 8:30 p.m., $10. 18 +. nECtar's : Happy Ending Fridays with Jay Burwick (solo acoustic), 5 p.m., Free. s eth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., Free. Van Gordon martin Band, Otis Grove (r&b), 9 p.m., $5. On t aP Bar & grill : Nerbak Brothers (blues), 5 p.m., Free. A House on Fire (rock), 9 p.m., Free. Park Pla CE t av Ern : mind Trap (rock), 9:30 p.m., Free. r aDiO BEan : Kid's music with Linda "Tickle Belly" Bassick, 11 a.m., Free. c harlie messing (blues), 7 p.m., Free. Wishbone Zoë (rock), 8 p.m., Free. Kelly mcFarling (Americana), 9:30 p.m., Free. James Kochalka s uperstar: s uperf*ckers Party! (rock), 11 p.m., Free. Bandana (rock), 12:30 a.m., Free. rED squar E: c onqueror Root (acoustic), 5 p.m., Free. Dapp (funk), 8 p.m., $5. DJ c raig mitchell (house), 11 p.m., $5.

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amEri Can lE giOn POst 03 : Laugh Local c omedy s howcase (standup), 8 p.m., $8. Bagit Os: Well Trained monkeys (folk), 6 p.m. CHarli E O's: Andrea Gillis Band (soul, rock), 10 p.m., Free. gr EEn mOuntain t av Ern : DJ Jonny P (Top 40), 9 p.m., $2. HOst El tE vEr E: s pit Jack, s tate of the u nion, Hardcore s allies, Tsunamibots (punk), 9 p.m., $5. tHE rE sErv Oir rE staurant & t aP rOO m: ONEoverZERO (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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51 main : Brent Thomas Quartet (jazz), 8 p.m., Free. On t HE r is E Bak Ery : Dewey Drive Band (rock), 8 p.m., Donations.

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BEE's knEEs: Katie Trautz & Alec Ellsworth (folk), 7:30 p.m., Donations. tHE HuB Pizz Eria & Pu B: mark s truhsacker (singer-songwriter), 9:30 p.m., Free. matt Er HOrn : Turbine (rock), 9 p.m., Free. mOOg's Pla CE: s eth Yacovone Trio (blues), 9 p.m., Free. r imr OCks mOuntain t av Ern : Friday Night Frequencies with DJ Rekkon (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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six episodes on YouTube, with six more episodes on the way, to be released weekly on Fridays. To celebrate, Kochalka plays a show at Radio Bean this Friday, April 19. The schedule for the fifth annual Green Mountain Comedy Festival was announced this week. And it looks pretty awesome. In addition to headliner TODD BARRY, the five-day festival features MTV’s SARA SCHAEFER, improv groups from Boston and New York, a musical-comedy showcase, a female comedy showcase, a familyfriendly showcase and numerous workshops at venues from Burlington to Montpelier. The festival runs from May 22 to 26. For more info, check out greenmountaincomedy.com. Speaking of local comedy, Laugh Local VT — sort of a kissin’ cousin to the Vermont Comedy Club and owned by local comedian BOB THOMAS — is hosting a solid showcase at American Legion Post No. 3 in Montpelier this Friday, April 19. The lineup features eight local comedians doing 10-minute sets, including NATHAN HARTSWICK, NATALIE MILLER, KATHLEEN KANZ, TIM BEAVIN, CORI MARNELLOS, ANDY LEMIEUX, REGI B and Thomas.

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CLUB METRONOME: Feel Good Comedy Benefit with the Spark Improv Troupe (improv comedy), 6 p.m., $8/10. 18+. Retronome (’80s dance party), 10 p.m., $5. FINNIGAN'S PUB: Red Clover and Hermit Thrush, Charlie Thunder (punk, country), 10:30 p.m., Free. FRANNY O'S: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

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HALFLOUNGE: Dupont Brothers (singer-songwriters), 8 p.m., Free. Sin-Orgy (house), 10:30 p.m., Free. HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Kung Fu, Twiddle, Serotheft (jam), 8:30 p.m., $12/15. AA. HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Future Rock, Luke the Knife (electro-rock), 9 p.m., $12/14. AA. JP'S PUB: Karaoke with Megan, 10 p.m., Free. MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Freedom Rise & the Evolution (reggae), 9:30 p.m., Free. NECTAR'S: Acoustic Cats (Jerry Garcia Band tribute), 7 p.m., Free. Touchpants, Creedence Clear Silver Bullet, the Whiskey Dicks (rock), 9 p.m., $5/7. ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Sideshow Bob (rock), 9 p.m., Free. RADIO BEAN: The Spinstress Spins 78s, 10 a.m., Free. Lunch Poems (spoken word), 12 p.m., Free. Wishbone Zoë (rock), 1 p.m., Free. Victoria Francis (avant garde), 2 p.m., Free. Less Digital, More Manual: Record Club, 3 p.m., Free. Sarah Stickle (singer-songwriter), 5:30 p.m., Free. Aaron Flinn (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., Free. Joe Adler (singersongwriter), 8:30 p.m., Free. Vinegar Creek Constituency Duo with Leo DiSanto (Americana), 10 p.m., Free. Quiet Lion (basement soul), 11:30 p.m., Free. Squimley and the Woolens (post-rock), 12:45 a.m., Free.

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Presents: The Babies (indie), 9 p.m., $10.

51 MAIN: Dapp (jam), 8 p.m., Free.

NECTAR'S: Mi Yard Reggae Night with Big Dog & Demus, 9 p.m., Free.

CITY LIMITS: Dance Party with DJ Earl (Top 40), 9 p.m., Free.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Zack duPont (singer-songwriter), 11 a.m., Free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: The Eschatones (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

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BEE'S KNEES: Max Weaver Band (rock), 7:30 p.m., Donations. THE HUB PIZZERIA & PUB: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free. MOOG'S PLACE: Farmboy (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

RADIO BEAN: Bohemian Blues Quartet (gypsy jazz), 11 a.m., Free. Pete Sutherland and Tim Stickle's Old Time Session, 1 p.m., Free. Srch Party with Pablo Galesi (singersongwriters), 5:30 p.m., Free. Kelly McFarling (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., Free. Friends + Family Residency (indie), 8 p.m., Free.

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MONKEY HOUSE: Vinegar Creek Constituency Duo (Americana), 8:30 p.m., $5.

MONOPOLE: Sinecure (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

BAGITOS: Cody Michaels (jazz), 11 a.m., Donations.

OLIVE RIDLEY'S: Bad Kittie (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

SKINNY PANCAKE: Esmere'e Skye (singer-songwriter), 6 p.m., $5-10 donation.

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RADIO BEAN: Andrew Stearns & Friends (bluegrass), 7:30 p.m., Free. Open Mic, 9 p.m., Free. RUBEN JAMES: Why Not Monday? with Dakota (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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CHARLIE O'S: Trivia Night, 8 p.m., Free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Collie Buddz, Cris Cab, New Kingston (reggae), 8 p.m., $20/25. AA.

SWEET CRUNCH BAKE SHOP: Don Tobey and Mary Collins (acoustic), 10:30 a.m., Free.

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JOHN PRINE is simply one of America’s greatest living songwriters. He’s

also apparently in grave danger. Says country singer Kris Kristofferson, “He’s so good, we’re gonna have to break his fingers.” Yikes! Here’s hoping the security is beefed up when Prine plays the Flynn MainStage in Burlington this Friday, April 19.

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BAGITOS: Irish Sessions, 2 p.m., Free. Sustainable Ice Project (folk), 6 p.m., Donations. CHARLIE O'S: Lava Moss (rock), 10 p.m., Free. TUPELO MUSIC HALL: Renaissance

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ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Open Mic with Wylie, 7 p.m., Free.

MATTERHORN: Chris Tagatac (acoustic rock), 4 p.m., Free.

VENUE: 18 & Up Destination Saturdays, 8 p.m., Free.

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NECTAR'S: Metal Monday: ATLATL, Zentauri, 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

HALFLOUNGE: B-Sides with DJ Sleezy D (deep house), 7 p.m., Free.

SKINNY PANCAKE: Mind the Gap (acoustic), 8 p.m., $5-10 donation.

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SIGNAL KITCHEN: Chris Trapper (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., $7. 18+.

SIGNAL KITCHEN: Bad Rabbits (r&b), 9 p.m., $12.

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HALFLOUNGE: Family Night Open Jam, 10:30 p.m., Free.

PARKER PIE CO.: TallGrass GetDown (bluegrass), 8 p.m., $10.

RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB: Lynguistic Civilians (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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CLUB METRONOME: The Bumping Jones, Ben Donovan & the Congregation (rock), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., Free.

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Vermont’s Phineas Gage Project specialize in “phabulous pholk phunk” — and, apparently, cribbing, and overusing, the “ph” gag from Phish. Phonetic folly aside, the band’s latest CD, Three Phorm Live, recorded at a 2012 show in Barrington, R.I., delivers on its selfdescription. Well, at least two-thirds of it. Whether you fi nd the trio’s brand of funk-grass “phabulous” depends on your predilection for acoustic versions of popular folk, country and rock songs, fi ltered through a faux-funk lens. The PGP make good on their o˝ cial motto, “Music for Happy Brains,” on the album’s fi rst song, “Wondering,” one of a handful of original tunes included alongside several covers. The jammy, mandolin-fueled groove is likable enough, bouncy and bright with some three-part harmony thrown in for brain-happying measure. Following a short interlude in which the band relays the story of the real Phineas Gage — google

it — they deliver a passable version of “Walk on the Ocean.” James Kinne, Erica Stroem and Rob Williams are capable players and vocalists. Here, they do justice to one of Toad the Wet Sprocket’s hits. Stroem takes the lead next on a cover of “Layla.” PGP’s interpretation is closer to Eric Clapton’s unplugged version than the original Derek and the Dominos incarnation. The playing is decent, the harmonies generally spot-on, but the tempo drags, sapping the song of its wounded urgency. The pair of originals that come next serve as album highlights. “Words” has an insistent, G. Love-esque groove that suits the band’s laid-back moxie, while “Open” evokes early Dave Matthews Band. Neither song breaks any molds, lyrically or stylistically. But they’re solid enough to make one wonder why the band relies so heavily on covers, particularly given the wince-inducing moments that follow. The CD’s second act is all cover songs, which would be ﬁ ne if PGP o˜ ered an interesting perspective on their source material. But they don’t. It’s all sti˜ , white-bread approximations of classics such as Dire Straits’ “Romeo and Juliet,” Al Green’s “Let’s Stay

Snakes. The track launches a bruising guitar assault that epitomizes the band’s Dick-Dale-by-way-ofSlayer surf-metal ethos. Anachronist follow with “Say It,” a cut from their excellent 2012 record, Row. In addition to the more established Montpelier acts it highlights, Volume II features gems from lesserknown artists. One such diamond is a searing alt-rock song called “Happy Endings” courtesy of Murdered Wives. Another is “Fane (stem cells)” by Tiger Grip, a delicately brooding number that suggests Morrissey on an electro-pop bender. On the opposite end of the spectrum is Yacht Rocket’s furious “Death Perception,” 93 seconds of punk slobber punctuated by wordless, punch-drunk howls. It’s a nice complement to Benvelope’s cockrocking shrieks on “Making & Framing Friends for Murder.” Dan Zura, one of Montpelier’s — if not Vermont’s — best-kept secrets, o˜ ers an album highlight with “My Image.” Warm acoustic picking melts icy distortion and culminates in an ethereal, melancholy ballad. It’s one of the comp’s few softer moments and one of its ﬁ nest. In a similar vein, Scott Baker’s “Lullabye” is a slice of indie-jangle heaven. State & Main Records Volume II is available starting Saturday, April 20, at stateandmainrecords.com.

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Main Records: Volume 1 and Volume 1.5. Together, the comps o˜ ered an intriguing, varied and thorough snapshot of a community in ﬂ ux, with release dates roughly sandwiching the 2011 closing of the city’s fabled arts epicenter, Langdon Street Café. In the years since, the Montpelier scene has weathered more uncertainty — notably, the closing of another cornerstone venue, the Black Door. But optimism abounds in the capital city these days. For starters, a new juke joint, Sweet Melissa’s, is opening soon in the vacated LSC storefront. And venues such as Bagitos, Charlie O’s and Positive Pie 2 have kept the city rocking through the long, dark night. That hopefulness is embodied in a new release from the plucky S&M Records crew, State & Main Records Volume II. The comp’s 14 tracks are evidence of a diverse and vital music scene in central Vermont. Hip-hop duo BoomSlang open the record with the playful party tune, “You Want It (Come Get It).” DJ JL lays down a frenetic beat while Sed One raps with energetic ﬂ air and a nasal tone occasionally reminiscent of Cypress Hill’s B-Real. Garage-blues duo Lake Superior are next with “Little Bit.” It’s a ragged little cut likely to please fans of the Black Keys and the White Stripes. The Concrete Rivals check in with “Denim Tiger,” from their excellent 2012 debut, Eat Their Weight in

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lEUnig'S biSTro & Café: paul Asbell, clyde stats and chris peterman (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.

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ClUb METronoME: Dead set with cats under the stars (Grateful Dead tribute), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+. HigHEr groUnd SHowCaSE loUngE: Greensky Bluegrass, Fruition (bluegrass), 8 p.m., $15. AA. lEUnig'S biSTro & Café: cody sargent (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. MonTy'S old briCk TavErn: open mic, 6 p.m., Free. nECTar'S: mihali (solo acoustic), 7 p.m., Free. Alex Vans & the Hideaway (rock), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+. oldE norTHEndEr: Abby Jenne & the Enablers (rock), 9 p.m., Free. on Tap bar & grill: Trivia with Top Hat Entertainment, 7 p.m., Free. radio bEan: stephen callahan Trio (jazz), 6 p.m., Free. miss shevaughn and Yuma Wray (singersongwriters), 8:30 p.m., Free. Honky-Tonk sessions, 10 p.m., $3. rEd SqUarE: craig mitchell (house), 10 p.m., Free.

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nECTar'S: What a Joke! comedy open mic (standup), 7 p.m., Free. The Brew, micah plante Band, sam dupont (rock), 9 p.m., $6. 18+. on Tap bar & grill: Belltower Trio (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. radio bEan: irish sessions, 9 p.m., Free. Andy Lugo (singer-songwriter), 6 p.m., Free. Women Be shoppin' (manic-depressive improv), 11 p.m., Free. rEd SqUarE: DJ cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. Brasbe (rock), 7 p.m., Free. Skinny panCakE: Josh panda and Brett Lanier (rock), 7 p.m., $5-10 donation.

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bagiToS: Acoustic Blues Jam with the usual suspects, 6 p.m., Free. Jason mallery (folk), 6 p.m., Free. CHarliE o'S: Jay Ekis (rock), 8 p.m., Free. wHaMMy bar: open mic, 6:30 p.m., Free.

champlain valley

CiTy liMiTS: Karaoke with Let it Rock Entertainment, 9 p.m., Free.

bagiToS: Art Herttua (jazz), 6 p.m., Free. CHarliE o'S: Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free.

on THE riSE bakEry: open Bluegrass, 8 p.m., Free.

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Two broTHErS TavErn: monster Hits Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

northern

bEE'S knEES: children's sing Along with Lesley Grant, 10:30 a.m., Donations. Danny Ricky cole (singer-songwriter), 7:30 p.m., Donations. THE HUb pizzEria & pUb: Brasbe (singersongwriter), 9:30 p.m., Free. Moog'S plaCE: open mic/Jam night, 8:30 p.m., Free.

Two broTHErS TavErn: Trivia night, 7 p.m., Free. 80s night, 9 p.m., Free.

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bEE'S knEES: Allen church (folk), 7:30 p.m., Donations. THE HUb pizzEria & pUb: seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., Free. Moog'S plaCE: Lesley Grant (country), 8 p.m., Free. parkEr piE Co.: Trivia night, 7 p.m., Free.

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ing.” But he f ollowed his instincts and dived deeper into the concept. For that fi rst piece, he used unpainted wood and made literal ref erences to the eshow barn it came f rom, creating mini barnslid door-type shapes within the composition. But soon Johnson began to play with color and abstraction. Many people who look at his work assume Johnson has painted each wooden ev end ysvt.cstrip, but all of his pieces are just as he found a them. Still, the artist considers that he’s “working with the language of painting.” At least once a week, Johnson descends on a nearby transf er station, where discarded building scraps are sorted bef ore being taken to the dump, to hunt for more material. “I can fi nd amazing color there,” he explained. Once he’s brought it all back to the studio, Johnson cleans the wood, pulls out any nails, then cuts, rips and sands it down to a workable size. Recalling his fi rst visit to the Hartford transf er station, Johnson said, “It was a promised land. There was a gigantic pile DUNCAN JOHNSON of wood. It looked like a beaver dam.” Over time, he’s learned to restrain himself and take home only the materials he needs. Boards painted in red, white or blue are most common. Now, Johnson said, “It has to be a really special red for me to take it home.” He enjoys the challenge of working with existing color, and he likes n his West Hartford studio, Duncan When Burlington’s new Hotel Vermont Johnson shif ted his artistic how the visible history of each piece opens later this spring, northern Vermont- f ocus to sculpture. He got a Johnson has shelves stacked with of wood provides an “entry point” f or ers will have a chance to view Johnson’s painted wooden boards, reclaimed studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, viewers. Each nail hole, each weathered work closer to home: He’s created a f rom area building projects and and took a part-time job at an art-crating caref ully organized by color. On any givroughly 7-by-11-foot piece that will be a fo- company. “It paid well,” Johnson recalled. surface, each diagonal line where a board once attached to a roof tells a story. en day, he’ll pull out a bunch of them, in cal point in the hotel lobby. But more importantly, he added, “I could At his studio, Johnson pulled out a slab At Johnson’s studio, an impossia variety of hues, and fan them out on his use the shop.” In 1992 he started showing of natural wood he recently scored at the bly fl u° y Bichon Frisé named Mr. MIG worktable. From there, said the 50-yearhis own work — sculptures that often indump — he uses unpainted material, as yapped an enthusiastic welcome. Johnold artist during a visit last week, his crecorporated reclaimed materials f rom f orwell. The weathered board was spattered ative process is simple: Move the wood son’s wif e, Brenda Garand, an artist who mer industrial neighborhoods. with nail holes, evidence of its tenure as around and see what happens. teaches at Dartmouth College, named the Af ter a decade in Brooklyn, Johnpart of a working barn. Textures like that pooch after the MIG welder. “It’s totally random,” Johnson admitson grew tired of the city. So in 2002 he bring Johnson’s work to lif e. In addition Their home — perched so close to the returned to his home state of Vermont, ted. “I have my pieces out, and two will to using various paint qualities and wood White River that the windows of f er a bump together.” found work as a carpenter and continued boat-like view — took a beating during If he likes the way they look side by making sculptures, now from branches he grains, he sometimes draws diagonal graphite lines between nails. side, he’ll glue them together. He continTropical Storm Irene. Eight inches of gleaned in the woods. It was slow going Johnson recently began experimentues until he’s built up a rectilinear comwater flooded the studio, and even more for about four years. ing with printmaking, using one of his water inundated the house. The f lood position that feels, as he put it, “present.” “Out of f rustration, I decided to try wood constructions to create an alluring Johnson’s job is “just trying to be there for spared Johnson’s work but not his masomething di° erent,” said Johnson. black-and-white print. After several years terials. “It was devastating,” he said. It all those little accidents,” he said. A f riend who had an old barn fi lled working in two dimensions, this sculptor The resulting compositions are gortook three months of f ull-time cleaning with scrap wood and other discarded is still having fun. “I feel like there’s a lot to geously crafted, two-dimensional wooden and repair, with the help of volunteers, items invited him to come and forage for explore here,” he said. “I’ve just scratched “paintings” defi ned by their serendipitous bef ore the couple moved back into the materials. Johnson came home with piles combinations of color and texture — chip- house. of distressed wood and a vision. He cut the the surface.” Now the place looks as good as new, ping paint meets wood grain meets the wood down to strips of various sizes and but that river keeps rising and f alling. “I scars of old nail holes. Some of his works assembled them into a “painting.” seem to ri° o° traditional quilt patterns — think about it all the time,” Johnson said. To Johnson’s surprise, he had fun with For more information about the artist, Johnson’s mother is a quilter — but they’re Af ter graduating in 1987 f rom Pratt the process. As a sculptor, he said, going visit duncanjohnson.net. Institute, where he studied photography, never symmetrical like quilts. two-dimensional “f elt like I was cheat-

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tAlks & eVents 'treAsures From the sheldon': A new curation of 19th-century objects, art and ephemera from the museum's permanent collection. Through April 22 at sheldon Museum in Middlebury. Director bill brooks leads a gallery talk: wednesday, April 17, noon-1 p.m. info, 388-2117. 'deConstruCting A FAmous Poem: the mAking oF An Art instAllAtion': Vermont-based artist Fran bull talks about making her art installation "Flanders Fields: a meditation on war," which combines sculpture, etching, film and music. Tuesday, April 23, 7-8:30 p.m., Chaffee Downtown Art Center, Rutland. info, 775-0356. middlebury College oPen studios: studio-art students share their works-in-progress during a day of demonstrations of painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture. Friday, April 19, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Johnson Memorial building, Middlebury College. info, 443-3168. eriC Aho: The artist, whose work is part of the museum's ongoing "Contemporary Voices from Vermont" series, discusses his recent departure from painting "observed reality" in pursuit of a reality that aligns more closely with his physical experience of the world. wednesday, April 17, 6 p.m., Fleming Museum, uVM, burlington. info, 656-0750. 'mAnet: PortrAying liFe': A behind-the-scenes broadcast of the recent, sold-out exhibit at the Royal Academy in london, which spans the artist’s entire career. Thursday, April 18: 11 a.m., 7 p.m., Town hall Theater, Middlebury. info, 382-9222.

AlAn nyiri: "The Vermont barn," large-scale photographs. Through May 18 at Christine price gallery, Castleton state College. The artist discusses his work: Thursday, April 18, 12:30 p.m. info, 468-6052. 'mAsterworks': hood Museum of Art director Michael Taylor, a Dada and surrealism scholar, joins an informal discussion about works from the exhibition. Thursday, April 18, 4 p.m., bigTown gallery, Rochester. info, 767-9670. north Country trAumAtiC brAin injury Center Art show: For one day only, the gallery shows patients' works in a variety of media. wednesday, April 17, 9:30 a.m.-noon, RoTA gallery, plattsburgh, n.Y. info, 518-563-0494. liFe-drAwing session: Artists practice their painting and drawing techniques with a live model. Reservations encouraged. wednesday, April 17, 6-9 p.m.; sunday, April 21, 2-5 p.m.; wednesday, April 24, 6-9 p.m., black horse Fine Art supply, burlington. info, 860-4972. "inVitAtion to AmeriCAn Art: From sentimentAl Culture to modernism": shelburne Museum director Thomas Denenberg discusses the transition from 19thcentury genre painting and gilded Age imagery to the Machine Age in America. wednesday, April 17, 4 p.m., All souls interfaith gathering, shelburne. info, 985-3819. "winslow homer seAsCAPes — Vermont lAndsCAPes": The Jericho historical society presents a talk by shelburne Museum director Thomas Denenberg. Thursday, April 18, 7 p.m., Red Mill Jericho. info, 434-8699.

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AmAndA VellA: Abstract paintings by the Vermont artist. Through April 30 at Red square in burlington. info, 318-2438.

breAd And PuPPet: "Mud season & Mud Monument," black-and-white paintings that represent both seasonal and political mud, including monuments to torture and massacre whistleblowers. Through May 19 at ArtsRiot gallery in burlington. info, 203-788-0909.

jeremy Ayers: pottery by the Vermont artist. April 19-21 at nido Fabric & Yarn in burlington. Reception: Friday, April 19, 5:307:30 p.m. info, 881-0068. lArk uPson & gAyle hAnson: "portraits and poems," paintings by upson, a former furniture maker, exhibited alongside hanson's words. April 19 through May 24 at Jacquith public library in Marshfield. Reception: Friday, April 19, 6-8 p.m. info, 426-3581. robert hitzig: "hard line, soft Color," painted wood sculptures by the Vermont artist.Through June 28 at governor's office gallery in Montpelier. Reception: wednesday, April 17, 3-5 p.m. info, 828-0749. don ross: "photographing Quarries," recent work, including large-scale prints of quarry perspectives accessible only in winter, and other images created over the last 20 years. Through May 3 at Jackson gallery, Town hall Theater, in Middlebury. Reception: Friday, April 19, 5-7 p.m. info, 382-9222. elizAbeth FrAm: "Reading between the lines," textile collages that blend diverse materials with varying techniques. April 19 through May 10 at seminary

CArol norton: oil paintings by the Vermont artist, who will give a portion of proceeds to a nonprofit for leukemia and lymphoma. Through April 30 at seAbA Center in burlington. info, 859-9222. CreAtiVe ComPetition no. 18: Artworks submitted by local artists in a variety of media are up for viewers' choice award and for sale. Through April 30 at Rl photo in burlington. info, publicartschool@ gmail.com. diAne g. bell: "watercolors Through the Year," impressionistic landscapes by the weston painter. Through April 28 at Magnolia breakfast & lunch bistro in burlington. 'eCologies': work by brian Collier and other Vermont artists exploring the challenges and possibilities for environmental justice in urban areas. Through May 5 at new City galerie in burlington. info, newcitygalerie@gmail.com.

art listings and spotlights are written by mEgAN jAmES and cArlEY StEmpEl. listings are restricted to art shows in public places; exceptions may be made.

gisele mChArg: Fiber artworks that incorporate images from prehistory through samplings of impressionism. April 19 through May 24 at bAle Community space in south Royalton. Reception: Friday, April 19, 7-9 p.m. info, 498-8438. bArbArA greene: "Act ii — Recent work by barbara greene," landscapes in oil. At Dianne shullenberger gallery in Jericho. Reception: sunday, April 21, 3-5 p.m. info, 899-2974, blgreene@ myfairpoint.net. sArAh o donnell & dAnilo gonzAlez: gonzalez's paintings focus on nature and people, as well as internal thoughts and behaviors; oDonnell shows photographs from a trip to a Montana ghost town, as well as recent photos from an ongoing series in which she adds internal lighting to abandoned Vermont barns and houses at night. Through April 27 at upstairs at west branch in stowe. Reception: saturday, April 8v-matttaylor041713.indd 1 20, 4-6 p.m. info, 253-8943.

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Photo Club exhibit: An annual exhibit of student work. April 22 through May 2 at Alliot student Center, st. Michael's College, in Colchester. Reception: Monday, April 22, 5-6:30 p.m. info, 654-2536.

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eriC tore: A painting of a hawaiian seascape from the featured artist in a group show. Through May 31 at black horse Fine Art supply in burlington. info, 862-4972. grouP exhibit: photography by Jacques 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.

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grouP show: works by Marc Awodey, Carolyn enz hack, paige berg Rizvi, Ruth hamilton, will patlove, Che schreiner, David powell and ethan Azarian. Curated by seAbA. Through May 31 at the innovation Center of Vermont in burlington. info, 859-9222. buRlingTon-AReA shows

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'skin': photographers Aaron Kennison, Andrew h. Miller, bert halstead, Clement Yonkers, Dave levingston, Dave Rudin and Dok wright explore the undulating landscape of the human form. Through April 28 at Darkroom gallery in essex Junction. Reception: sunday, April 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m. info, 777-3686.

'mAsterworks': sculpture and prints by the Vermont artist hugh Townley exhibited alongside a portion of his personal collection, including works by eugene Atget, harry Callahan, salvador Dalí, Jean Dubuffet, Marcel Duchamp, Aaron siskind, h.C. westermann and ossip Zadkine. Through July 28 at bigTown gallery in Rochester. Reception: saturday, April 20, 5-7 p.m. info, 767-9670

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Anne-mArie littenberg: "up Close at home," photographs of the artist's domestic landscape, featuring spools of thread, eggs from the fridge, and a closet full of old typewriters. Through May 31 at brickels gallery in burlington. info, 578-3164.

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"inVitAtion to AmeriCAn Art: mAgiCAl reAlism And AbstrACtion": shelburne Museum director Thomas Denenberg discusses mid-20thcentury artists edward hopper, paul Cadmus, Andrew wyeth, Jackson pollock, lee Krasner and Mark Rothko. wednesday, April 24, 4 p.m., All souls interfaith gathering, shelburne. info, 985-3819.

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PortrAit unVeiling: The bradford historical society presents hK goodwin's 1852 portraits of Mr. and Mrs. benjamin Kelley. saturday, April 20, 2 p.m., bradford Academy. info, 222-4423.

seAbA brown bAg lunCh: The burlington firm brandthropology leads a discussion on getting the most out of your website. wednesday, April 17, noon-1:15 p.m., soda plant, burlington. info, 859-9222.

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t revor sullivan : Vermont-inspired paintings on old windows. Through April 30 at Fiddlehead brewing Company in s helburne. info, 508-523-7476.

Hal Mayfort H: "s ubversive in h is o wn l ittle w ay," watercolors, abstract acrylics, word paintings, grid paintings and humorous paintings that originated in the artist's sketchbooks. Through May 11 at Amy e. Tarrant gallery, Flynn Center, in burlington. info, 652-4510.

'user r eQuired' : experiential, customizable and locally made projects that blur the distinction between science, technology and art. Through May 18 at bCA Center in burlington. info, 865-7166.

'HigH t ras H': Artworks from 18 contemporary artists using discarded materials address themes of waste, environment and consumerism in the age of climate change. Through May 24 at Fleming Museum, u VM, in burlington. info, 656-0750.

Wendy Ja Mes: photographic illusions and vivid paintings by the local artist. Curated by se AbA. Through May 31 at s peeder & earl's (pine s treet) in burlington. info, 859-9222. Willo W bas CoM: Colorful illustrations of animals. Curated by se AbA. Through May 31 at pine s treet Deli in burlington. info, 859-9222.

'it Ca Me f ro M spa Ce!': s pace-themed artwork displayed as part of a 50/50 fundraiser to offset the cost of building artist studios for the new s atellite Arts space. Through April 20 at backspace gallery in burlington. info, spacegalleryvt.com.

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Cynt Hia Cra Wford : "Close To h ome: u pper Valley inspirations, a Journey Through n ature’s w onders," wildlife photos and paintings. Through June 30 at Vins n ature Center in Quechee. info, 359-5001.

Jill Madden : "n orthern l andscapes," oil paintings inspired by the local woods, water, snow and mountains. Through April 27 at l eft bank h ome & garden in burlington. info, 862-1001. JoHanne duro CHer yordan : Dreamy abstract paintings by the Vermont artist. Curated by se AbA. Through May 31 at VCAM s tudio in burlington. info, 859-9222.

f red Carty : "picture s how: As s een Through My eyes," photography by the Vermont artist. Through May 31 at Tunbridge public l ibrary. info, 889-9404. gary seaton : "Twirl," digitally altered photographs by the Vermont artist. Through April 30 at green bean Visual Art gallery at Capitol grounds in Montpelier. info, curator@capitolgrounds.com.

JoHn douglas : "s tones &," digital prints of virtual landscapes by the documentary filmmaker, animator and Army veteran. April 19 through May 21 at Furchgott s ourdiffe gallery in s helburne. info, 985-3848.

'give us your best!' : w ork in a variety of media by area artists of all ages. Through May 19 at Chandler gallery in Randolph. info, 431-0204.

Judit H t uttle & r obert Huntoon : "w aterscapes," pastel and oil paintings, respectively, by the Vermont artists. Through May 30 at s helburne Vineyard. info, 985-8222.

glen Coburn Hut CHeson : paintings, drawings and sculpture by the Montpelier artist. Visitors are invited to drop by Monday through Friday, 3-6 p.m., and be the subject of a "talking portrait," a life-size pencil drawing. Through July 31 at s torefront s tudio gallery in Montpelier. info, 839-5349.

Kat Herine t aylor-M Cbroo M: "o rdered Chaos: w hat l ies behind the Façade," assemblages and collages that draw upon the artist's experiences growing up in the s outh. Through April 30 at s tudio 266 in burlington. info, 578-2512.

guest artist sHoW: w ork by ceramic sculptor s ande French-s tockwell, kinetic sculptor patty s grecci and jeweler l ochlin s mith. Through June 30 at Collective — the Art of Craft in w oodstock. info, 457-1298.

Kevin r uelle : "Vermont posters," archival giclée prints of original watercolor paintings, gates 1-8; t od gunter : Aviation-themed illustrations, s kyway. Through April 30 at burlington Airport in s outh burlington. info, 865-7166.

'HoW people Ma Ke tH ings' : in a hands-on exhibit inspired by "Mister Rogers' n eighborhood," visitors can make objects using four manufacturing processes: molding, cutting, deforming and assembly. l ab coats and safety glasses available! Through June 2 at Montshire Museum of s cience in n orwich. info, 649-2200.

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leap f rog : An exhibit showcasing the evolution of Frog h ollow's new educational program. Through April 30 at Frog h ollow in burlington. info, 863-6458. 'l arge Wor Ks': Artworks that measure at least three feet in one direction. Through April 20 at s oda plant in burlington. info, 578-2512. l in Warren : "Road Trip: Arc ideologies," a multimedia installation exploring the form of an arc. Through May 29 at Flynndog in burlington. info, 777-6100. l ydia l itt Win : blind-contour drawings of people in pen, colored pencil and wire. Through April 30 at Davis s tudio gallery in burlington. info, 425-2700. Matt HeW douglas : "gig posters & s creen prints," work by the Vermont artist. Through April 30 at Dostie bros. Frame s hop in burlington. info, 660-9005. 'oCeani C art and t He perfor Man Ce 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. paige berg r izvi : "Maps and l egends," new encaustic work in which the burlington artist explores her midwestern past. Through April 27 at s .p.A.C.e. gallery in burlington. info, spacegalleryvt.com. pete Quinn : Cartoon-style drawings and paintings. Through June 3 at Magic h at brewing Company in s outh burlington. info, 658-2739. peter Willia Ms: paintings inspired by the many moods of l ake Champlain. Through April 30 at All s ouls interfaith gathering in s helburne. info, 985-3819. 80 ART

Janet Wor Mser : "n ew w ork: l andscapes and h eads," oils on canvas, linen and board by the Cabot artist. Through May 2 at blinking l ight gallery in plainfield. info, 454-1275.

Amanda Vella Get your groove on with the abstract paintings of

Amanda Vella. The Vermont artist, who integrates elements of texture, light and color into her vibrant pieces, is showing her work at Red Square in Burlington through April 30. “I like to think of painting as a way to contribute to the world,” Vella writes in an artist statement. “As a result, I am urged to develop mindfulness of my intuition.” That exploration results in a collection of dynamic works that enliven their surroundings, and pair perfectly with the beats of a live band. Pictured: “Winter Woods.”

r enée savoie : "Modern goddess," mixed-media work that celebrates discovering your inner child, revealing the goddess that lies within. Through April 30 at Vintage inspired in burlington. info, 488-5766. r oger Cole Man : paintings by the Vermont artist. Through May 31 at Metropolitan gallery, burlington City h all. info, 865-7166. r oger Cole Man : "paintings That Fit Rightly into s pace," old, middle and new works. Through May 10 at penny Cluse Café in burlington. info, 658-1081.

saCHie KoHl Man : pet portraits on paper. Through May 31 at Firebird Café in essex Junction. info, 310-0458. stella Mars : interdisciplinary artwork that addresses feminism and ecology. Through April 30 at City Market in burlington. info, 861-9700. t odd r . l oCKWood : "o ne Degree of s eparation," black-and-white photographic portraits, 1975-2012. Through July 15 at Freeman h all Conference Room, Champlain College, in burlington. info, 860-2733.

Jennifer sKinder : Abstract drawings and monotypes influenced by the artist's background in ceramics. Through May 30 at s kinny pancake in Montpelier. info, 262-2253. Jenny l ynn Hall : "o ceana," fresco panels inspired by the texture and colors of the sea. Through April 30 at s cavenger gallery in w hite River Junction. info, 295-0808. 'l igHt & spa Ce': 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 it t yler : "Memories of an u nconscious n othing," artwork by VTC's director of institutional research. Through May 31 at h artness gallery, Vermont Technical College, in Randolph Center. info, 728-1237. 'Mud (season)' : A group show featuring local artists celebrates the year's "most cautiously optimistic season." Through April 26 at ArtisTree Community Arts Center & gallery in w oodstock. info, 457-3500. Maurie Harrington : w ork by a signature member of the Vermont w atercolor s ociety. Through April 30 at the w oodstock gallery. info, 422-7756.

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Micki colbeck: "Underwater," large oil paintings by the Vermont artist that reflect the blue planet's liquid in its many guises. Through April 30 at Vermont Supreme Court Lobby in Montpelier. Info, 765-4468. 'Plowing old ground: VerMont's organic FarMing Pioneers': Black-and-white documentary photographs by John Nopper, along with narratives collected in oral histories by agricultural writer Susan Harlow. Through June 1 at Vermont History Museum in Montpelier. Info, 479-8519. rachael soPhrin: Paintings and prints that incorporate maps and organic shapes. Through April 30 at Local 64 in Montpelier. Info, 595-0605. robert a. gold: "Embracing Change," multimedia, photorealist images in vivid colors by the Vermont artist. Through April 30 at Spotlight Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 828-3291.

sylVia gaboriault: The jewelry maker shows works combining lava stones, metal, agate and beads. Through April 30 at the Cheshire Cat in Montpelier. Info, 223-1981. 'the nature oF things': A multimedia installation created by Thea Alvin, Khara Ledonne, Forrest White, Robyn Alvin, Gowri Savoor and Bruce Hathaway. Through May 11 at Goddard Art Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 322-1685. 'these honored dead: PriVate and national coMMeMoration': An exhibit that tells the stories of Norwich alumni from both sides of the Civil War, focusing on the military draft, prisons and mourning rituals; 'useFul and elegant accoMPlishMents': Landscape drawings by 19th-century Norwich University alumni and their contemporaries. Through December 20 at Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University, in Northfield. Info, 485-2183. CENTRAL SHoWS

call to artists unbound, Vol. iii: ArtisTree Gallery seeks entries for its 3rd annual exhibit of book arts and art inspired by books. Cash Prizes. Info, artistreevt. org/unbound-entry/. call For Photos: “In Bloom,” flower among flowers, soft bud swooning, opening her lovely petals, bursting forth with life. Deadline: May 29. Jurors: Mark & Kristen Sink. Info, darkroomgallery. com/ex44/.

art’s aliVe FestiVal call: 2013 Festival of Fine Art Juried Exhibition & Art in the Windows applications now available online: artsalivevt. org. Cash Prizes.

sweeten your Palette: Village Frame Shoppe & Gallery is seeking artwork with a maple theme for display April 23 through May 24. Info, vtframeshop.com/index.cfm/ call-to-artists/ or 524-3699.

art+soul: Art+Soul brings artists and nonprofits together to celebrate our creative community! In 2013, the beneficiary is ECHo, and we want to see your Lake Champlain-watershedinspired artwork sold at a 50/50 fundraiser this June. Visit artandsoulvt.org for more details. Deadline: May 3. brandon artists guild Jury: 2013 Photo slaM Darkroom Gallery is calling photographers of all ages, students, amateurs and pros, for the 2013 Champlain Valley Photo Slam. Deadline: April 24. darkroomgallery.com/ ex42/. oPen grouP show at “creatiVe coMP” First Friday every month. $8 entry fee; limit 1 per artist. No rules, any size/media/ subject. Entries accepted Wednesday through first Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. opening reception on first Fridays, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. People’s choice winner gets cash prize. Exhibit up for the month. Location: Root Gallery at RL Photo, 27 Sears Lane, Burlington. For info, call 540-3081 or email publicartschool@gmail.com.

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tell us a tale: This two-floor show at Studio Place Arts is inspired by children’s literature, including stories, poetry and songs. Deadline: April 26. Exhibit Dates: June 4 through July 6. Info, studioplacearts.com.

we are FaMily: subMit now Calling for photo submissions. Deadline: April 27. Juror: Chris Verene. Say cheese! Capture the characters that make your family truly one of a kind. Info, darkroomgallery.com.

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reFerence For radicals: The Peace & Justice Center seeks artists for “Reference for Radicals” exhibitions (including one in the South End Art Hop) and publication. Submit at least three samples of work by midnight, April 30. Artist will be selected by May 6. For more info, or to submit work, contact kyle@pjcvt.org or 863-2345.

annual MeMbers’ show: The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center announces its “Annual Members’ Show,” May 18 through June 30. All members of the nonprofit arts-education organization have the opportunity to show their work in this popular exhibition. Reception: May 18, 5-7 p.m. Space in the exhibit is limited. Deadline: May 10. Membership must be current to exhibit. Info, 438-2097, info@carvingstudio.org.

outdoor art day: Calling area artists, artisans and crafters for a fun day creating art outdoors, May 18. All ages, skill levels and media welcome. Bring friends, your own supplies and set up at designated sites. Registration: 8 a.m., at the Milton Grange. Reception: 3-5 p.m. Sponsor: Milton Artists’ Guild. Preregister: cherrystreetstudio@ yahoo.com.

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watercolor: Annual Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition. Juried show: June 29 through July 28. Anticipating more than 2000 visitors. Info, vermontartfest.com or gmwe@ moosewalkstudios.com. Deadline: May 1.

unraVeling and turning: A Climate Change Cabaret and Art Exhibit will be held at the State House in Montpelier, Saturday, June 15, 6-9 p.m. For the cabaret, we are looking for submissions for all forms of performance, including music, dance, theater, storytelling, poetry and high-wire walking. For the exhibit, we seek submissions of all forms of art. Submit proposals by April 21 to peter@highermindmedia.com. Please include phone number, email contact and supportive material. Info, 598-4819.

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call to sculPtors: Shelburne Pond Studios invites Vermont sculptors to submit entries for sculptures to be exhibited outdoors, year-round, on the beautiful property of Shelburne Pond Studios. We encourage entries from new and emerging artists as well as established artists. Info, contact Katharine Stockman, kastockman@aol. com, shelburnepondstudios. com.

art loVes beer, beer loVes art: The Long Trail Brewing Company, in partnership with Burlington City Arts, is commissioning an artist for a new line of fine craft ales that the company will be releasing this summer. The winning artwork will be featured on the bottle label of Long Trail’s Imperial Pumpkin Ale, and the artist will receive $1000 and a chance to meet the brewers and watch them in action. Deadline: May 1. Info, burlingtoncityarts.org/ longtrail.

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'Two by Two': Artwork that explores related objects, double portraits, diptychs and artist collaborations, in the Main Floor Gallery; silenT aucTion: Proceeds from sales in the Second Floor Gallery benefit SPA programs; bidding ends at the BASH; Jason galligan-baldwin & Jenna ann kelly: "Specimens" by Galligan-Baldwin; "BabyProof" by Kelly, in the Third Floor Gallery. Through May 25 at Studio Place Arts in Barre. Info, 479-7069. 'we aRe heRe.': Photographs by eight women from Melanie Webb's VSA Vermont digital photography class. Through May 31 at Plainfield Community Center. Info, 655-4606. wendy hackeTT-moRgan: "Animals Art Figures, Too," mixed-media works that explore the human mind's ability to see images in everything. Through April 26 at Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier. Info, 223-3338.

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casTleTon FaculTy show: Works in a variety of media by 13 college art faculty. Through May 11 at Castleton Downtown Gallery in Rutland. Info, 468-1266. 'Faces oF ouR communiTy': A photo-documentary exhibit created collaboratively by Green Mountain College students and the Poultney Earth Fair. Through April 27 at Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury. Info, 388-4964.

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'JusT Folks!': Work in a variety of media by community members of all ages. Through May 16 at Art on Main in Bristol. Info, 453-4032. 'lineaR Thinking: sol lewiTT, modeRn, PosTmodeRn and conTemPoRaRy aRT FRom The collecTion': A LeWitt drawing installed by students; 'naTuRe TRansFoRmed:

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membeRs' show: "Vermont Scapes," works in a variety of media that reflect the beauty of Vermont. Through April 30 at Brandon Artists Guild. Info, 247-4956. sTu hall & caleb FosTeR: "Snapping Snowflakes," images of the frozen stuff by two local photographers following in the footsteps of Snowflake Bentley. Through April 30 at Mt. Mansfield Community Television in Richmond. Info, 434-2550. 'The aRT oF PRacTice': Work in a variety of media by 10 members of the North Chittenden Women's Art Collective. Through April 27 at Chaffee Downtown Art Center in Rutland. Info, 775-0356.

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aPRil show: Watercolors by Jeanne Backhaus, bowls by Toby Fulwiler and oil paintings by Henry Trask Reilly. Through April 30 at Artist in Residence Cooperative Gallery in Enosburg Falls. Info, 933-6403. claRk deRbes & saRah hoRne: In concurrent solo shows, "Time Travelers" and "Lines in Winter," respectively, the artists show shape-shifting, painted wood sculptures, and energetic graphite and charcoal drawings. Through May 15 at West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park in Stowe. Info, 253-8943. 'conveRsaTions in cloTh': Quilted works by June Bugbee and friends. Through April 30 at Jericho Center Town Hall. Info, 899-2974. 'gRace: PasT and PResenT': A group exhibit of artists represented by the community-arts organization. Through April 25 at GRACE in Hardwick. Info, 472-6857. kelly holT: "I Walk the Line," mixed-media paintings. Through April 30 at Green Goddess Café in Stowe. Info, 253-5255.

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edwaRd buRTynsky’s veRmonT QuaRRy PhoTogRaPhs in conTexT': Iconic photographs exhibited within the context of the geological and social history of the area, including the Italian immigrant stoneworkers in the granite quarries near Barre. Through May 5 at Middlebury College Museum of Art. Info, 443-3168.

Teresa L. Vance Helfrich With a background in biology,

chemistry and visual arts, Teresa L. Vance Helfrich delivers a unique interpretation of nature. In charcoal, pastel and colored pencil, her “realistic renderings” reveal the artist’s infatuation with the scientific aspects of beauty and philosophy. “Each subject I choose to portray must be anatomically correct but also have a sense of breathing on its own,”

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on childlike fantasy, Atherton’s illustrations for this exhibit are filled with skeleton astronauts, cuddly monsters and lurking beasts. “It Came from Space!” is on view through April 20. Pictured: “Captain Wilson Loves his Lunchbox” by Atherton. Kent Shaw: Photographs. Through May 13 at Parker Pie Co. in West Glover. Info, 525-3366.

PaMeLa turner: Acrylic, oil and mixed-media works. Through April 30 at Newport Natural Foods and Montgomery's Café. Info, 755-6798.

thereSa L. VanCe heLFriCh: "Muses: Science, Nature and Theology," works in pastel, pencil and charcoal. Through April 30 at Island Arts South Hero Gallery. Info, 372-8889. VaneSSa CoMPton: "Not All Who Wander Are Lost," mixed-media collages inspired by a life on the road and the myths of the American West. Through June 2 at Claire's Restaurant & Bar in Hardwick. Info, 472-7053. m

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Peter Fried: "Looking at Landscape," paintings and drawings informed by the 19th-century realist and plein-air traditions of Europe and North America; aLejandro angio: "New Sumi-e Paintings," works by the Argentina-born artist. Through May 13 at River Arts Center in Morrisville. Info, 888-1261.

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Lydia Corrow & Mathew Purdue: "Summer of Change," interpretations of landscape by the Vermont artists. Through April 22 at Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury. Info, 748-0158.

StePhen huneCK: "Working Dogs," prints of Sally the curious Labrador by the late artist, in conjunction with a Courageous Conversation lecture about women and girls. Through April 30 at Catamount Arts Center in St. Johnsbury. Info, 800-449-2580.

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he latestf rom writer-director Brian Helgeland ( The Order) has all the makings of an inspirational sports biopic. Unf ortunately, he made a bio about the wrong sports legend. The movie explores the relationship between two giants of baseball: Jackie Robinson, who made history by becoming the ﬁ rst Af rican American to play alongside whites since the 1880s when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947; and Branch Rickey, the man who made it happen. Despite being f amiliar ground and decades overdue, Robinson’s story is an important one. In more imaginative hands, it might’ve even been a classic one. Actor Chadwick Boseman is game as the model of self -control who gives Rickey his word he won’t take the bait when racists try to get under his skin. Helgeland’s handling of the material is simply too by the book, giving us the milestone in place of the man. Between the predictable bases his script covers (teammates

are gradually won over by Robinson’s talent and character) and Mark Isham’s score supplying emotional cues as subtly as a ballpark organ, nobody needs a scoreboard to know how this one will turn out. Robinson shocked the world, but 42, while uplifting, o° ers little in the way of surprise. Meanwhile, here’s Harrison Ford, looking like he’s come to a Halloween party in a Galway Kinnell costume. He plays Rickey, the Dodgers’ business manager and a fellow who, my research reveals, was f ull of surprises. I’m not sure even Helgeland could’ve failed to score with a movie about him. Consider this: Rickey started his career as a catcher for the St. Louis Browns in 1905. He did not make Rookie of the Year, as Robinson did. In f act, he was so terrible that he once allowed a team to steal 13 bases — a record that stands to this day! Sensing his destiny wasn’t on the ﬁ eld, he reinvented himself as a Major League Baseball executive. Breaking the color barrier by signing Robinson was just

DOUBLE PLAY Helgeland explores the relationship between two of baseball’s most fascinating ﬁ gures but never succeeds in bringing either to ﬂ esh-and-blood life.

one of many marks this visionary made on the national pastime. How is it not common knowledge that Rickey, by the time health problems benched him in 1955, had been responsible f or game changers such as paving the way f or Latinos in the majors by draf ting f uture superstar Roberto Clemente and singlehandedly inventing the modern minor league farm system? He conceived the role of general manager as we know it today; developed the ﬁ rst f ull-time spring training facility in Florida and introduced tools such as batting cages, pitching machines and even the batting helmet. Hell, that’s not a movie, it’s a miniseries, and I haven’t even gotten to the most mindblowing part. Remember Moneyball, the Oscar-nominated story of a groundbreaking GM who turned baseball on its ear by making decisions based on statistical data instead of old-fashioned measures of skill? Half a cen-

tury before Billy Beane broke with tradition in Oakland and the Red Sox hired Bill James, Rickey had already been there and done that. He not only pioneered the use of statistical analysis; he even hired statistician Allan Roth as a f ull-time analyst f or the Dodgers in 1947. There’s a signiﬁ cant di° erence between the experiments of Beane and Rickey, however: Rickey’s resulted in winning the pennant. Twice. Jackie Robinson was an American hero, an athlete and activist of the highest order, and a man capable of maintaining an almost inconceivable level of dignity. He deserves a movie that strives to be at least half as great as he was, a movie better than a cookie-cutter Hollywood biopic like this one. If 42 tells us anything most of us don’t already know, it’s that Rickey, the guy who threw the game that historic curveball, just might deserve one, too. RICK KISONAK

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REVIEWS The Place Beyond the Pines ★★★★

hich is better: a movie that bites o° exactly what it can chew and executes its conceit competently without surprises, or a movie that attempts to squeeze ample material for a richly detailed TV series into two hours and, of course, fails? There’s no right answer. Some people like Argo, and some people like The Tree of Life, which attempts to squeeze all of time into one movie. Writer-director Derek Cianfrance isn’t quite that ambitious in The Place Beyond the Pines. But he’s defi nitely let loose since he made the f est f avorite Blue Valentine, which focused on the rise and demise of a single relationship. Multiple relationships are doomed in Pines, starting with the brief one between carnie motorcycle-stunt rider Luke (Ryan Gosling) and levelheaded Schenectady, N.Y., girl Romina (Eva Mendes). When Luke swings by her town at the fi lm’s opening, he learns their tryst has resulted in a son. The adrenaline junkie is eager to be a dad, or thinks he is. But Romina has already found a stable father fi gure (Mahershala Ali)

f or her o° spring and wants nothing to do with Luke — OK, not much to do with him. He is, after all, Ryan Gosling, and Cianfrance uses tattoos, carnival neon and ’80s ballads to make his destructiveness dreamy. (Yes, dude looks good on a motorcycle, but maybe it’s time for directors to stop typecasting and mythologizing him before he becomes Nicolas Cage.) Egged on by an equally f eckless f riend (Ben Mendelsohn, in a deliciously seedy turn), Luke sets out to show he can, at least, provide f or his kid — by robbing banks at gunpoint. It’s a bone-headed scheme with a suitably bone-headed denouement. And suddenly we’re in a whole new storyline about a quiet Schenectady cop (Bradley Cooper) who has his own issues with sonhood and fatherhood. Cianf rance’s story just keeps spiraling out from there, aspiring to the multigenerational reach of Wuthering Heights or East of Eden. It’s less about any particular character than about sons searching f or their absent dads (and vice versa) against the vividly realized backdrop of a town that’s seen better days.

MEME MATERIAL Hey, girl, never mind the movie. If you want to post this pic on Tumblr and fantasize that this is our kid, I’m cool with it.

There’s a reason most fi lm adaptations of the af orementioned novels chop o° an entire generation: Stories that sprawl through 20 years are di˛ cult to tell in two hours. By the time Cianf rance reaches his fi nal chapter, it’s clear he won’t bring this to a satisfying conclusion. Some of his key characters aren’t su˛ ciently fl eshed out to justify their actions, while other perf ormances simply deserve more time than they get. (Cooper’s is surprisingly strong.) While this kind of old-fashioned human drama calls for catharsis, the viewer of Pines leaves feeling mainly exhaustion. Still, at a time when many movies string special e° ects on a rudimentary plot, there are worse things than too much story and too many characters. With his potent sense of place, Cianf rance spins a spell that gets

us through the rougher patches. Pines was shot in and around Schenectady, with elevated shots of its stately landmarks and looming mountains contrasting with the grittier street views. By the end, we feel like we know this corner of upstate New York, from the scuzzy trailer in the woods where Luke nurses his resentments to the gracious homes of the town’s rich and powerful. And, yup, they’re all connected. Would Pines have worked better as a 13-episode cable drama? Probably. Yet its atmosphere comes through beautif ully on the big screen, even as its storytelling su° ers from the running time. For the right viewer, this overweening failure could have the edge on pat success. MARGOT HARRISON

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tHE cRooDSHHH In this animated family adventure, a prehistoric family explores the wide world after they’re forced out of their comfy cave. With the voices of Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds and Emma Stone. Kirk De Micco and Chris (How to Train Your Dragon) Sanders directed. (98 min, PG) DJANGo UNcHAiNEDHHHH Quentin Tarantino goes Southern gothic. Jamie Foxx plays a former

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tHE HoStHH1/2: Stephenie Meyer’s only nonTwilight bestseller asked: If an alien parasite took over your body, would it still be in love with your boyfriend? Andrew (In Time) Niccol directs the film version of the sci-fi romance, and Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons and Diane Kruger star. (120 min, PG-13)

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G.i. JoE: REtAliAtioNHH: Retaliation for what? Honestly, we don’t remember what happened in the first G.I. Joe, but Dwayne Johnson is on board this time, the president is trying to terminate the super-soldier program, and there will be explosions. With Channing Tatum, Bruce Willis and Adrianne Palicki. Jon M. (Step Up 3D) Chu directed. (110 min, PG-13)

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wednesday 17 — thursday 18 42 1:15, 4:05, 6:45, 9:25. The call 1:20, 6:10. The croods 3d 12:15, 4:45, 7. The croods 2:30, 9:15. evil dead 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40. G.i. Joe: retaliation 3:40, 8:30. G.i. Joe: retaliation 3d 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:40. The host 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:35. Jurassic park 3d 1:15, 4, 6:45, 9:30. *oblivion Thu: 8. olympus has Fallen 1:20, 4, 6:40, 9:20. oz The Great and powerful Wed: 3:45, 9:20. Thu: 3:45. oz The Great and powerful in 3d Wed: 1, 6:30. Thu: 1. scary movie 5 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:35, 9:40. friday 19 — thursday 25 42 1:15, 4:05, 6:45, 9:25. The croods 3d 12:15, 4:45, 7. The croods 2:30, 9:15. evil dead 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40. G.i. Joe: retaliation 5, 9:40.

G.i. Joe: retaliation 3d 12:20, 2:40, 7:20. *home run 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10. Jurassic park 3d 1:15, 4, 6:45, 9:30. *oblivion 12:30, 1:30, 3:15, 4:15, 6, 7, 8:40, 9:40. oz The Great and powerful 3:45, 9:20. oz The Great and powerful in 3d 1, 6:30. scary movie 5 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:35, 9:40.

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wednesday 17 — thursday 18 42 1, 3:50, 6:40, 9:25. admission 1:40, 6:10. The croods 3d 12:45, 3, 5:10, 7:20, 9:30. The croods 1:30, 6:35. G.i. Joe: retaliation 3d 1:35, 4:10, 6:50, 9:20. The host Wed: 3:55, 8:50. Thu: 8:50. olympus has Fallen 1:15, 4, 6:45, 9:25. oz The Great and powerful 4:20, 8:40. oz The Great and powerful in 3d 12:45, 3:30, 6:20, 9:10. scary movie 5 1:10, 3:10, 5:15, 7:20, 9:35. friday 19 — thursday 25 42 1:05, 4, 6:45, 9:30. admission 1:25, 6:15. The croods 3d 12:45, 3:10, 6:10, 8:30. The croods 1:20, 3:55. The evil dead 8:40. G.i. Joe: retaliation 3d 1:15, 4:20, 7, 9:25. Jurassic park 3d 3:40, 6:30, 9:20. *oblivion 1, 2, 3:50, 4:45, 6:50, 7:50, 9:35. olympus has Fallen 1:10, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30. oz the Great and powerful in 3d 12:45, 3:30, 6:20, 9:10. scary movie 5 12:50, 3, 5, 7:05, 9:15.

marQuis theatre Main St., Middlebury, 388-4841

wednesday 17 — thursday 18 amour 7. The croods 5:30. G.i. Joe: retaliation 7. Jurassic park 3d 7. friday 19 — thursday 25 42 Fri: 6, 9. Sat: 2, 6, 9. Sun to Thu: 2, 7. The croods Fri: 5. Sat-Thu: 2, 5. Jurassic park 3d 7. *oblivion Fri: 6, 9. Sat: 2, 6, 9. Sun to Thu: 7.

merrill’s roXy cinema 222 College St., Burlington, 864-3456, merrilltheatres.net

wednesday 17 — thursday 18 42 1:05, 3:45, 6:30, 9:05. admission 1:20, 4, 6:50, 9:15. ***Burn 7:30. olympus has Fallen 1:10, 3:40, 6:20, 9:10. The place Beyond the pines 1, 3:50, 6:40, 9:25. ***a royal affair 1:15, 4:10. spring Breakers 7, 9:20. tattoo nation 1:25, 4:15, 9:30. friday 19 — thursday 25 42 1:05, 3:40, 6:30, 9:05. admission 1:20, 4:10, 6:35. *emperor 1:25, 4:20, 7, 9:10. The Gatekeepers 1:15, 3:30, 7:05, 9:15.*oblivion 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:20. The place Beyond the pines 1, 3:50, 6:40, 9:20. ***a royal affair 1:15, 4:10. ***See website for details.

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palace 9 cinemas 10 Fayette Dr., South Burlington, 864-5610, palace9.com

wednesday 17 — thursday 18 42 1:05, 3:50, 6:30, 9:05. admission 1:25, 4:10, 6:50, 9:10. The croods 3d 1:30, 4, 6:35, 8:50. G.i. Joe: retaliation 3:55, 9. The host 3:35, 8:45. olympus has Fallen 1:15, 3:45, 6:25, 9:05. oz the Great and powerful 1:10, 6:15. scary movie 5 1:20, 3:15, 5:10, 7:15, 9:15. silver linings playbook 1, 6:10. friday 19 — thursday 25 42 1:15, 4, 6:40, 9:15. admission 1:25, 4:05, 7, 9:20. The croods 3d 1:35, 3:50, 6:25, 8:40. The croods 1:05. The evil dead 4:20, 9:10. *oblivion 1:20, 4:10, 6, 6:50, 8:30, 9:20. olympus has Fallen 1, 3:30, 6:10, 8:50. oz the Great and powerful 3:20. oz the Great and powerful 3d 12:55, 3:40, 6:20, 9. scary movie 5 1:30, 4:15, 7 (except Thu), 9:05. silver linings playbook 1:10, 6:30.

paramount twin cinema 241 North Main St., Barre, 479-9621, fgbtheaters.com

wednesday 17 — thursday 18 The croods 3d 6:30. The host 9. scary movie 5 6:30, 9. friday 19 — thursday 25 The croods Fri: 6:30. Sat and Sun: 1, 3:30, 6:30. Mon to Thu: 1:30, 6:30. evil dead 9. scary movie 5 Fri: 6:30, 9. Sat and Sun: 1, 3:30, 6:30, 9. Mon to Thu: 1:30, 6:30, 9.

the savoy theater 26 Main St., Montpelier, 229-0509, savoytheater.com

8:45. Sat: 1, 3:30, 6, 8:45. Sun: 1, 3:30, 7. Mon and Tue: 7. Wed and Thu: 6, 8:45. *starbuck Fri: 6:30, 8:30. Sat and Sun: 1:30, 4, 6:30, 8:30. Mon and Tue: 6:30, 8:30. Thu: 6:30, 8:30.

stowe cinema 3 pleX Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4678. stowecinema.com

wednesday 17 — thursday 18 The call 7. G.i. Joe: retaliation 7. spring Breakers 7. friday 19 — thursday 25 The call Fri: 7, 9:10. Sat: 2:30, 7, 9:10. Sun: 4:30, 7. Mon to Thu: 7. G.i. Joe: retaliation Fri: 7. Sat: 2:30, 7. Sun: 4:30, 7. Mon to Thu: 7. *oblivion Fri: 7, 9:15. Sat: 2:30, 7, 9:15. Sun: 4:30, 7. Mon to Thu: 7. spring Breakers Fri and Sat: 9:10.

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155 Porters Point Road, just off Rte. 127, Colchester, 862-1800. sunsetdrivein.com

friday 19 — sunday 21 *oblivion 8, followed by identity Thief 10:15. evil dead 8, followed by The call 10. scary movie 5 8 followed by django unchained 9:50. The croods 8, followed by G.i. Joe: retaliation 10:20.

welden theatre 104 No. Main St., St. Albans, 527-7888, weldentheatre.com

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to crime to support his kid in this ambitious drama from director Derek (Blue Valentine) Cianfrance. Eva Mendes, Bradley Cooper and Ray Liotta also star. (140 min, R) SCARY MOVIE 5: This year, Hollywood in its infinite wisdom saw fit to give us two horror spoofs focused on the Paranormal Activity franchise. This one features Simon Rex, Ashley Tisdale, cameos from Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan and a rather belated riff on Black Swan. Malcolm D. (Soul Men) Lee directed. (85 min, PG-13) SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK★★★★ Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence play two people with degrees of mental illness who forge an oddball bond in this dark romantic comedy from director David O. (The Fighter) Russell. With Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver and Chris Tucker. (122 min, R)

Gomez play college girls who land behind bars after staging a heist to finance their Florida vacation. Luckily — or not — they’re bailed out by a shady character in this crime-comedy from Harmony Korine. With Ashley Benson and James Franco. (94 min, R)

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Authorities charged Ruth C. Amen, 46, with embezzlement after she paid for a surprise birthday party for her boss. Amen had been the office manager at a real-estate company in Boca Grande, Fla., for more than 10 years, but her decision to foot the bill for the party aroused the suspicion of company officials. They alerted Lee County sheriff’s investigators, who discovered that Amen had stolen $181,674. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel) Elizabeth A. Hoen, 18, was charged with stealing three steaks from a grocery store in Wausau, Wis., after she attracted attention by standing naked from the waist down on a street corner. She had put her pants back on by the time police arrived but ran when officers approached. They caught her, found the steaks in her purse and determined they’d been stolen from a nearby grocery store. (Wausau’s Daily Herald)

Better Safe Than Sorry

Worried that unseasonably warm temperatures this winter bode ill for next year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, local organizers have stockpiled 450,000 cubic meters of snow near the Black Sea resort. “We’ve prepared seven separate areas for snow storage

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Second-Amendment Follies Police were called to a Walmart store in Northborough, Mass., after employees reported a man in his 40s opened a package containing a flare gun and fired it, damaging the floor. Sgt. Joseph Galvin said that when employees asked the man why he shot the flare, he told them he “wanted to see if it worked.” (Framingham’s MetroWest Daily News) Florida State Sen. Audrey Gibson introduced a bill making it unlawful to “sell ammunition to another person who does not present certification that he or she has successfully completed an anger-management program.” The bill adds that the certification “must be renewed every 10 years.” (Fox News)

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ter the city police department disbanded its vice squad. Police Chief Chris Burbank explained that prostitution is the type of crime where “the more you put officers out working it, the more arrests they’re going to make.” (Salt Lake Tribune)

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Shawn Wayne Hughes, 32, agreed to sell his 6-year-old daughter for $1500, according to police in Kingsport, Tenn., who said Hughes told the buyer, a 75-year-old woman who agreed to his offer under police direction, that he needed the money to bail his girlfriend out of jail. When he showed up to exchange the child for cash, police were waiting. (Knoxville News Sentinel)

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Huang Nubo, a former official in the Chinese Communist Party’s Propaganda Department who’s now a property developer in Beijing, intends to build a golf resort in a remote village in northeastern Iceland. He believes the luxury hotel and “eco golf course” at Grimsstadir would attract wealthy Chinese seeking clean air and solitude. Foreign Minister Ossur Skarphedinsson said he saw no reason to block the venture, which is expected to cost more than $100 million, but added that

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he’s puzzled why Huang would want to build a high-end resort in a place so isolated that “you can almost hear ghosts dancing in the snow.” Xu Hong, a vice president at Huang’s company, said Grimsstadir was chosen because “there is a market demand in China” for peace and quiet. (New York Times)

Occupational Hazard

Edgardo Toucet sued a Florida temp agency that assigned him to a manufacturing plant near Orlando to operate a peeler machine, which uses a razorsharp blade to cut carpet foam. He claims he “received no orientation or other formalized instruction or training in preparation for his temporary work assignment as a peeler machine helper,” and that while working, he “came into contact with the machine’s spinning blade and his penis and testicles were completely severed.” (Courtroom News Service)

Short Fuse

Upset when a bank ATM wouldn’t return his card, John Ouillette, 44, tried to pry open the machine’s front cover, causing roughly $11,000 in damages, according to police in Nashua, N.H., who charged Ouillette with felony criminal mischief. (Nashua’s Telegraph)

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The writer Oliver Burkeman has some advice that would be helpful for you Aries folks to hear right now: “When you assume your current preferences won’t alter, you’ll make bad decisions: embarking on a career or marriage, say, not with a view to its durability, but solely based on how it makes you feel now.” I am most definitely not predicting that you are about to make the kind of bad decision Burkeman refers to. I’m sure my warning here in this horoscope will derail any temptation you might have to make short-sighted moves.

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gemiNi (May 21-June 20): In her book A Monster’s Notes, Laurie sheck describes the

caNceR (June 21-July 22): A one-minute

video commercial for the Cosmopolitan luxury resort in Las Vegas shows an elegant woman at a sumptuous feast. she’s eagerly holding her dinner plate up to her face so she can lick it clean of its last delicious taste. The scene shifts to a well-dressed man who’s down on all fours serving as a chair for a chic woman. she applies her makeup while gazing into the shiny mirror-like surface of a high-heeled shoe. new scene: An 80-year-old woman pats the butt of a handsome young stud with whom she’s slow-dancing. At the end of the ad, a catchphrase appears: “Just the right amount of wrong.” I say, let that be your mantra in the coming week, Cancerian.

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(July 23-Aug. 22): Albert einstein published his General Theory of relativity in 1916. It had radical implications for the field of theoretical physics, but remained an unproven concept until 1919. Then a british physicist verified its accuracy with evidence gathered during a solar eclipse. The Times newspaper in London announced the event with the headline “revolution in science: new Theory of the universe, newtonian Theories overthrown.” not wanting to be left behind, the New York Times assigned one of its own journalists to cover the revolution. unfortunately, the person they sent was a sports reporter whose specialty was golf. His article was less than illuminating. The moral of the story, as far as you’re concerned, Leo: When big developments are under way, show up at full strength, with all your powers engaged.

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(Aug. 23-sept. 22): “never to get lost is not to live,” writes rebecca solnit in her book A Field Guide to Getting Lost. In fact, she says that not knowing how to get

lost is unhealthy. These are useful ideas to consider right now, Virgo. It will probably do you good to get at least semi-lost. As you wander around without a map or compass, I bet you will stumble upon important teachings. At the same time, I hope you will put some thought into how you’re going to get lost. Don’t just leave it to chance. Make sure there’s a method in your madness.

liBRa (sept. 23-oct. 22): In the english language, “low man on the totem pole” is an idiom that refers to a person who has the worst job or the least status. He or she is considered to be at the low end of the hierarchy. but it’s an incorrect metaphor. The creators of the original totem poles were indigenous native American tribes of the Pacific northwest, and for them the figure at the bottom of the pole was the most important one. I foresee the possibility of a similar situation arising in your sphere, Libra. be alert for a misapprehension that needs to be righted. It may be the case that what’s last should actually be first. something that has been beneath or behind “more important” matters should perhaps get higher priority. scoRpio

(oct. 23-nov. 21): In his book Karmic Traces, eliot Weinberger describes the life story of naked mole rats. They’re animals that never leave their underground tunnels. normally you scorpios have nothing in common with them. but in the coming days, I’m hoping there will be one resemblance. According to Weinberger, the naked mole rats “change direction by somersaulting.” Metaphorically speaking, I think this would be an excellent strategy for you. There’s no need to mope cautiously as you alter your course. no need to be lackadaisical and fitful and full of doubts. Just spring into action with a cheery bounce, and move on with a renewed sense of purpose.

sagittaRiUs (nov. 22-Dec. 21): The famous philosopher John searle unleashed a witty dig about the famous philosopher Jacques Derrida, saying he is “the sort of philosopher who gives bullshit a bad name.” one of your fun assignments in the coming week, sagittarius, is to do the opposite of what Derrida’s work does. In other words, give bullshit a good name. How? Well, you could engage in creative verbal expressions

that boost morale and propagate delight and lubricate worthwhile connections. Make up noble fictions that are more accurate and useful that the literal truth. spread uplifting gossip that heals and invigorates.

capRicoRN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “The ideal piano player is the one who wants to be the piano,” says a character in Thomas bernhard’s novel The Loser. He continues: “I say to myself every day when I wake up, I want to be the steinway, I want to be the steinway itself.” your assignment, Capricorn, is to apply this attitude to your own personal situation. In other words, merge with the tool you want to master. Immerse yourself in the skill you’re working to perfect — disappear into it. In your imagination, become completely united with the thing or person or experience you desire. aQUaRiUs (Jan. 20-feb. 18): “The trouble with our age is that it is all signpost and no destination,” said writer Louis Kronenberger. I’m concerned that you may have fallen under the sway of this kind of myopia, Aquarius. A steady stream of useful tips and clues has been appearing, but you’re missing some of them. your long-range goals aren’t sufficiently clear, so you don’t always recognize the significance of new revelations. Here’s the cure: In your imagination, create a vivid picture of your next big destination.

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(feb. 19-March 20): A group of bicyclists in southern California challenged a blogger to a race. They said they could cover the 38.4 miles from north Hollywood to Long beach faster on their bikes than the blogger could get there by plane. As it turned out, they were right. Their trip took an hour and 34 minutes. As for the blogger, he had to drive to the airport, wait for the plane to depart, fly to a different airport, then catch a cab to the designated destination. He arrived about an hour after the cyclists. Can you guess which of those two modes of travel is the preferred metaphor for you this week, Pisces? The earthy, simple, stripped-down approach will get you where you need to go better than the big, elaborate, expensive method.

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nuances of the term “ghost” in the German language. A mediocre wine may be called unghostly, she says. A witty, lively person is “rich in ghostliness,” whereas a dull, blank type “has no ghost in him.” In this spirit, Gemini, I suspect you will have some pretty fine ghostliness working for you in the coming weeks. And there’s a good chance that part of your extra-special mojo will arise from your creative engagement with energies that resemble the more traditional definition of “ghost.”

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o nion r iver “ blondie” I came in looking for some bike tubes, left there with a goofy smile on my face. Didn’t quite know what to say while at the register. Beautiful smile, eyes, everything. Heard someone call you “blondie?” Need to get another flat so I can come back. When: f riday, April 5, 2013. Where: o nion r iver Sports. you: Woman. me: man. #911163 Ar AmS gHo St Flowers hv lost their smell; foods r bland; the sun doesn’t shine; a colorful world has dropped n2 monotone; my heart breaks w/ evry minute that passes w/o you. Still I smile n walk on ... heavy chest heaving ... unable 2 breathe w/o you ... lost n memory of what was ... or could hv been. You are gone but I am the ghost. When: Sunday, April 7, 2013. Where: in my memories. you: man. me: Woman. #911162 AStoni SHingly Cute WomAn At tpt I spied an incredibly cute woman at Three Penny Taproom on Saturday, 4/6. I haven’t gone there much since shortly after it opened but I think I’ll have to start returning to that place! You were wearing an Adidas shirt and glasses and busily reading the paper. When: Saturday, April 6, 2013. Where: Three penny t aproom montpelier. you: Woman. me: man. #911161 t eACHer? Beautiful lady of HMS. You: wearing turquoise jewelry, sandals, plaid shirt and nice-fitting jeans. Me: making a pickup on friday, 4/5. Maybe an after-school activity someday? Field trip? When: f riday, April 5, 2013. Where: Hunt middle School. you: Woman. me: man. #911160 eSSex inbound mond Ay 4/1 Hi Michael. I liked your oral hygiene habits and your great blue eyes. Thank you for taking your glasses off so I could see them more clearly. Nice. I have an interesting name, a red raincoat and am fascinated by humans. If you’re not a significant other, let’s have coffee, debate the nature of the human condition and be friends. When: monday, April 1, 2013. Where: on the #2 inbound bus, 10:30 a.m. you: man. me: Woman. #911159 CHerry St. gAr Age Attend Ant I figured out where I know you from. I was the gal who came to you around 2:30 today trying to figure out how to get my debit card to work. I was wearing a light blue jacket, shoulder-length hair. You were wearing a fleece jacket, dirtyblonde hair. You were very helpful. We both recognized each other. “Small world.” When:

i glimp Sed you I snagged a little one. Your hair was blowing with the sun shining through the strands. We, walking and smiling, natural gait, humilities lost. Happiness gained. A loser can dream. When: Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Where: battery. you: Woman. me: man. #911157 george WAt Sky SHo W HigHer ground We were by the stage after the show. You were wearing a blue shirt and a hat. We talked for a bit. I was totallyyyy into you, but you disappeared. I didn’t even get your name :(. When: t uesday, April 2, 2013. Where: Higher ground. you: man. me: Woman. #911156 big l ot S Hottie We glanced at each other a few times in the store. At the checkout, you had the perfect comeback to the sales guy who said he’d been “dealing with small things all his life,” which left me blushing. Is there any chance in hell you’re available? When: t uesday, April 2, 2013. Where: big l ots store, essex Junction. you: man. me: Woman. #911154 bl ACkbird I adore you more than I can possibly ever say. Soon we will be together ... so soon. I’ll meet you on the moon tonight. Kiss! When: t uesday, April 2, 2013. Where: constellations. you: man. me: Woman. #911152 WAylon Speed- tW o brot Her S-middlebury You have beautiful dark skin, eyes and dreads hanging down past your waist. I think I saw Siddhartha on your shirt. I have long, brown hair and was wearing a long, dark skirt and big ol’ winter boots. I liked being near you. Would love to talk with you or walk with you sometime. When: f riday, march 29, 2013. Where: downstairs of t wo brothers in middlebury. you: man. me: Woman. #911150 my o inker You are the most wonderful girl I have ever met. Everything about you makes my heart skip beats. My time with you is cherished and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else when I’m with you. We may not always have time but we will always have nuggles in the Bambi and movies we never finish. I wouldn’t trade it for a million dollars. XoxOink! When: Saturday, march 30, 2013. Where: unSmoke pittsburgh, pA. you: Woman. me: man. #911149 Somet Hing About you I think you are amazing. I can’t wait to spend more time with you and get to know you more. I know we are just friends, but I hope this turns into something more. When: Sunday, march 24, 2013. Where: burlingtonia. you: man. me: Woman. #911148

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