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ADDING INCARCERATION TO INJURY A Northfield man popped in December 2015 for possession of homemade pipe bombs pleaded guilty last week in Burlington federal court. In a YouTube video, Mark McCloud, 47, claimed that his mother had been “bothering” him to clean out some items she’d received from a former client, including a “box of fireworks” which McCloud said he “gave … out like candy” to friends. “I saved the biggest one for myself and wanted to … show off to a couple of friends.” In doing so, McCloud blew off his entire left hand and also injured his pregnant wife and another bystander.

He was sentenced to six months in prison and slapped with a $5,000 fine.

3. “Burlington Cop Resigns After Perjury Allegation in Drug Case” by Mark Davis.

Audio from the officer’s body camera allegedly features him telling another officer he’d made up a story about smelling marijuana to justify the search of a vehicle.

4. “Burlington Council Candidate to Sue State’s Attorney for Discrimination” by Kymelya Sari. A former legal assistant for the Chittenden County state’s attorney plans to file a lawsuit over his firing.

5. “Planned Winooski Gay Bar Named ‘Mister Sister’ Creates Rift” by Molly Walsh. The planned name for a new Winooski bar has divided the local LGBTQ community.

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When state troopers in Rutland tried to pull over Matthew Gallagher for several traffic violations, the 46-yearold Killington man ignored their flashing lights, drove into his own driveway and then tried bolting into the house to hide. After a brief foot chase, the cops nabbed Gallagher, who struggled while being handcuffed. Cops booked Gallagher for DUI, resisting arrest and for driving with a suspended license.

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2. “Lucky Bums: How a Generation of Skiers Shaped Vermont” by Sasha Goldstein. In the ’60s and ’70s, hundreds of young people moved to Vermont to be “ski bums” — and they started some of Vermont’s most iconic businesses.

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A Cornwall man probably wishes he’d washed his truck more often. On February 21, Vermont State Police issued a “be-on-thelookout” alert for an older-model truck seen “doing doughnuts” in Shoreham. When a state trooper spotted a 1995 Dodge truck covered in dirt turning onto Route 30, she pulled it over. Despite the vehicle’s condition, the trooper confirmed that the driver, 43-year-old Scott Quesnel, wasn’t the doughnut-doer. She did discover, however, that Quesnel had a criminally suspended license and arrested him.

Keurig Green Mountain will pay a $5.8 million fine for not reporting a brewing system defect that scalded consumers.

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he wrote. “It is a term that has been used among gays and drag queens for decades, intended to be positively gender-bending.”

Not everybody has been won over. As Molly Walsh reported Tuesday, the Pride Center was trying to respond to the uproar. The group’s executive board met Monday night, considered releasing a public statement and instead decided to host a town meeting Thursday to discuss the issue.

That prompted board members Bailey Cummings and Timber Adamson to resign in protest.

“Basically, the name of this bar is a trans-misogynistic slur,” Cummings said. “And I feel strongly as community leaders that the Pride Center is responsible for standing up for our trans community members and coming out against a slur.”

The center released a statement Tuesday that noted it’s hosting a town hall meeting on Thursday.

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wo board members from the Pride Center of Vermont have resigned over the name of a proposed gay bar in Winooski.

“The LGBT community in Vermont has been missing a place to call our own and through luck, a lot of support and hard work, we have the space to offer that,” Craig McGaughan wrote in a Facebook post about his plans to close Oak45 and reopen it as Mister Sister, the only gay bar in the region. All would be welcome, he emphasized.

But the name has roiled the LGBTQ community, because some consider it a slur for transgender women. Aedan Buchanan of Burlington identifies as a trans male and said he won’t go to a bar called Mister Sister.

“If you want to claim that your bar is inclusive to every member of the LGBTQ community, but you want to ignore the voices of the T in that acronym, that’s not inclusivity,” Buchanan said.

McGaughan issued a statement insisting the opposite.

“My interpretation of Mister Sister is one of inclusiveness,”

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A little history about the cover photo for the story “Lucky Bums” [February 22]: The skier is Alan Schoenberger, World Freestyle Ballet Ski Champion in the mid-’70s and an overall silver medalist in the days when the sport was called “hot dogging.” I worked with Alan when Mount Mansfield Company/ Stowe sponsored him in the mid-’80s. Alan developed a unique ski deck for a theatrical production that traveled to four countries and throughout the U.S. in the ’80s and ’90s.

Alan now uses a deck to train aspiring ski racers in Park City, Utah.

The ski scene of the ’70s and ’80s was exciting, innovative, colorful and earthy, and I was grateful to be a part of it.

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Desirable growth means infill, high environmental standards, innovative transportation policy and community-based visioning which actually guides policy — unlike planBTV, which has been largely ignored. The all-growth-is-good approach of many Grill critics is the 20th century now repeated in the 21st. It represents business as usual — not change.

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[Re “In Burlington, Upward Growth or ‘Vertical Sprawl’?” February 22; “Tall Mall Looms Over Central District Council Race,” February 8]: I support Genese Grill for Burlington City Council.

Opponents of her campaign take the comfortable cop-out of labeling her and her supporters as anti-growth and resistant to change. Both labels are misplaced.

Change means opening up the process in city decisions, consistently presenting environmental claims, truly confronting cars, and explicitly handling city housing and growth goals.

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I am writing in support of Jane Knodell for Burlington City Council [“Tall Mall Looms Over Central District Council Race,” February 8]. Having lived in the Old North End for more than 20 years, I have observed firsthand her commitment to and advocacy for the area. Through supporting the schools, attending neighborhood events, advocating for affordable housing and more, Knodell is a tireless champion for the Old North End. She brings leadership and a vision for building a strong and healthy community. Most recently, her advocacy contributed to the development of the St. Joseph’s School into the Old North End Community Center, creating opportunities for important organizations

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I will be voting for Knodell on March 7, and I encourage fellow residents of Wards 2 and 3 to join me!

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Landana Chili Gouda [Re Off Message: “Rebels No More: SBHS Student Isaiah Hines on the End of the Rebels Nickname,” February 2; Off Message: “SoBu Decision to Drop Rebels Nickname Sparks Backlash,” February 7]: Our four children received outstanding educations in the South Burlington schools. However, the only serious reservation that I had was the strangeness of retaining the Rebel mascot. We moved here from my husband’s law enforcement posting in southern states, and the connection between the term Rebel, the Confederate flag and their meaning was violently racist and clear. I felt and feel ashamed when I see it related to our school. Change is challenging, and the South Burlington School Board made the right decision — belatedly, perhaps, but after careful discernment.

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Steve Merrill has it right [Feedback: “Dairy Deserves It,” February 22; “Fear on the Farm,” February 15]. Encouraging government-supported slavery is not helping either the immigrant workers or the farmers.

The milk glut that’s causing unstable prices needs the Canadian solution — the quota system — and the price stabilization that comes with it. Back in the day of price supports, farmers had no problem making a living producing milk. They could pay their bills and live a life farther from the

“Fear on the Farm” [February 15] is a good article and one reason I read your newspaper. Just a few comments: I am amazed that rational people can ignore the law with a wink and a nod and somehow believe that it will never be enforced. Don’t ignore the law you do not like; work to change it. Where has our crack congressional delegation been?

I am also amazed that people keep on electing folks who don’t get the job done.

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[Re “Tall Mall Looms Over Central District Council Race,” February 8]: I’ve known Burlington City Councilor Jane Knodell since the 1980s and have fought alongside her for social and economic justice locally and beyond. She always considers opposing views, does her homework, asks tough questions and takes principled positions regardless of political expediency.

Knodell led the efforts in the 1980s to restore banking in the Old North End, paving the way for the Opportunities Credit Union.

She organized to improve H.O. Wheeler School, which helped keep Wheeler and Lawrence Barnes open as Old North End neighborhood magnet schools.

During the 1990s, Knodell mobilized the community around the common vision that launched the Old North End Enterprise Community. She was a tireless advocate for the revitalization of North Street that created fertile ground for the renaissance that continues today. She fought back when Mayor Peter Brownell tried to cut funding for affordable housing and created an alternative budget that protected the most vulnerable among us.

Recently, Knodell has pushed for more community policing on North Street. She staunchly defends inclusionary zoning to ensure that all development continues to include housing for low-income residents.

For three decades, Knodell has been a tireless fighter for the interests of poor and working-class Burlingtonians. She always asks how we can meet the needs of the most vulnerable among us. I remain proud to call her my councilor and hope that you will join me on March 7 to support her for reelection.

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Town Meeting Day Potluck — From Silly to Serious

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Gibbs and the Gov: Is Scott’s Chief of Staff Running the Show?

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Middlebury Actors Workshop Revives a Suffragette’s Legacy

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Learning Comes to Life in New VSA Vermont Arts Program

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Education: For students of a local French teacher, cooking leads to the mot juste

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Business: One family’s backyard sugarmaking spawns an invention — and a business

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Theater review: Spring Awakening, University of Vermont Department of Theatre

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Food: Another year, another James Beard nod — how does Hen of the Wood do it?

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Budget Surprises

uch of the attention on Gov. PHIL SCOTT’s budget has centered on his proposal to force public school districts across the state to level-fund their spending.

In all the school-funding hoopla, some other items have flown under the radar. And, boy, have we got a couple of doozies to tell you about.

The first is a $12 million property tax cut for businesses and second homes — book online: Reveal not primary residences. The second is revealvt.com 999.7757 a sales-tax holiday on energy-efficient purchases, which would be funded by a raid on the agency that, um, promotes Untitled-42 1 2/6/17 6:00 PM energy efficiency.

Let’s take ’em one at a time.

The governor’s tax plan would force schools to save money, but the bulk of the proceeds would be spent on other Participate in a screening programs. There’s no actual property tax relief in his plan. project to determine With one exception: a $12 million cut your eligibility for future for nonresidential property owners — new research that will those who hold commercial, rental or vacation property. help develop vaccines against This little perk was in Scott’s budget mosquito-borne viruses. from the start, but it only recently came to light.

“It wasn’t apparent from the early presentations on the governor’s proposed budget,” says Rep. JANET ANCEL (D-Calais), chair of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee. “It was highlighted for us [about two weeks ago] by the Joint Fiscal Office.” That’s the legislature’s inhouse staff of analysts and economists.

• Healthy adults, Ancel noted that the $12 million in question has to come from somewhere. ages 18 – 65 Since the governor’s projected school savings are extremely unlikely to be real• On-going screening study ized, cutting nonresidential taxes would put more of the burden on the other two • Screen for eligibility classes of property taxpayers: homefor future vaccine owners who pay full freight and those testing studies whose income is factored into their tax bills. Retirees, for instance.

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For years now, Ancel says, the legisCall 802-656-0013 for more info lature has tried “to keep the relationship and to schedule a screening. among the three classes of taxpayers Leave your name, number, constant, and this violates that [prinand a good time to call back. ciple] right out of the gate. It’s a big decision to make, and there would need to be Email UVMVTC@UVM.EDU a rationale behind it.” or visit UVMVTC.ORG Over to you, Team Scott. Rationale, please?

“I would have to go back to the tax department,” says Administration Secretary SUSANNE YOUNG. “I don’t have that level of detail in front of me.”

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With all due respect … “Detail”?!

The reasoning behind a $12 million policy decision is a “detail”?

And how likely is it, pray tell, that the Department of Taxes made that policy choice on its own?

One more note: Young does kindasorta acknowledge that Scott’s school finance plan is, well, dead.

“I’m sure we’ll be discussing ideas with the legislature over how we can achieve the goal of reducing expenditures,” she says. “If not by level funding, then with other potential sources of savings.”

The second budgetary Easter egg is the flip side of Scott’s plan for a sales-tax holiday on energy-efficient vehicles and

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products. He touted that measure in his budget address — but nowhere did he mention how he would pay for it.

And the answer is … he’d take the money from Efficiency Vermont, the ratepayer-funded utility that encourages energy savings and efficient technologies.

According to Young, the idea makes perfect sense.

“Efficiency Vermont has a long history of supporting incentives for electric efficiency,” she says, “so I think providing these incentives is consistent with that.”

Young adds, “Efficiency Vermont is working with us to make this happen.”

Perhaps. But Efficiency Vermont doesn’t seem happy about it.

“Quite a bit of rigor and analysis goes into the process to ensure that our work is done at the least cost and creates the most benefit,” says Efficiency Vermont spokesperson ABBY WHITE. “It’s not clear to us that a sales-tax holiday will achieve those goals. This appears to be reaching into the process and undermining it.”

Vermont Public Interest Research Group clean-energy advocate SARAH WOLFE says making efficient vehicles more accessible is a “smart move.” But, she adds, “That doesn’t change the fact that raiding Efficiency Vermont’s good work for a quote-unquote ‘tax holiday’ is misguided policy.”

POLITICS The holiday would encompass the first 17 days in September. It would apply to purchases of electric or hybrid vehicles and energy-efficient electric appliances.

That’s a long time for a tax holiday, and it covers a lot of ground. Did you know, for instance, that there are hybrid and electric-powered industrial vehicles and heavy machinery? Imagine if large businesses decided to upgrade their fleets during the tax holiday. Or if, just spitballing here, a road construction firm heavily mortgaged by the governor took advantage of the tax holiday to buy some hybrid equipment?

This could be a costly proposition for a nonprofit’s budget. Young could not provide even a ballpark estimate for the tax holiday’s impact on Efficiency Vermont.

The proposal is attached to two pieces of legislation: A bill sponsored by three House Republicans would establish the full tax holiday, and a Senate bill would apply the holiday only to energyefficient appliances, not vehicles.

Either way, the whole idea seems like an exercise in robbing Peter to pay … Peter.

The Big Pinch A few weeks ago, Senate President Pro Tempore TIM ASHE (D/P-Chittenden) was curious about the financial status of other states around the country, just to gain some context on Vermont’s situation.

“I literally googled ‘governor budget gap,’” he recalls. “And I quickly saw that a number of other states, whether red or blue, are facing significant financial challenges. Which suggests that, in the challenges we face, we are certainly not alone.”

Ashe then sought a more systematic effort, undertaken by the Legislative Council — the lawyers and researchers who work for Vermont lawmakers — to compile a rundown of state budgetary situations.

The conclusion: A lot of states are in real trouble, often much worse than Vermont.

This state’s budget gap, bad as it is, sits around $70 million. With an annual budget of close to $6 billion, the gap is barely more than 1 percent.

At least 25 states have bigger budget gaps than Vermont, as a percentage of total expenditures. With many others it’s hard to tell, because states that require a balanced budget often adopt the polite fiction that there is no budget gap since they fully intend to close it.

The list of the fiscally troubled is truly a mixed bag. Deep red states such

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as South Carolina, Alabama, Nebraska and Oklahoma are well represented. But so are blue states, such as Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts and New York.

There is one consistent thread.

States that have thrown themselves into tax-cutting experimentation, including Kansas and Louisiana, have failed to realize an expected growth surge. The result is massive deficits and unpopular cuts in government programs.

Not all state fiscal pictures are comparable. But Ashe’s list shows one thing clearly: “It’s not that we have singularly taken actions that have created a budget gap,” Ashe says. “In fact, we are standing shoulder-to-shoulder with legislators of all parties around the country.”

Just imagine. All this state budget turmoil, and the Age of Trump has barely begun.

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Professional journalists usually avoid the spotlight. They are ethically bound to stay out of public policy debates to avoid the appearance of bias.

But sometimes they’re the only ones who can make an argument.

Such was the case last Thursday, when members of the media testified before the Senate Government Operations Committee about the need for a “shield law” to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources and raw materials.

“We, as reporters, have fewer legal protections than I certainly realized,” PAUL HEINTZ, Seven Days political editor and Vermont Press Association board member, told the panel.

Heintz, along with Seven Days colleagues MARK DAVIS and MATTHEW ROY, were subpoenaed in November 2015 by a Franklin County prosecutor seeking information on then-senator NORM MCALLISTER, who was under investigation for sexual assault. Vermont Public Radio reporter PETER HIRSCHFELD was later subpoenaed.

Roy’s summons was quickly dropped; Heintz’s was dismissed by a judge in January 2016. Davis and Hirschfeld continued to fight the subpoenas until prosecutors dropped the charges against McAllister suddenly in June. Seven Days paid legal bills to the tune of $15,000.

According to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Vermont is one of only 10 states without a shield law, which would have protected the journalists from prosecutorial pursuit — and potential jail time.

“My choice at the end of the day for, frankly, doing my job, was to essentially go to jail or betray my responsibilities,” Davis told the committee. “At the very last minute, thanks to a twist that had

nothing to do with me, I did not have to make that choice.”

But the reporters were less concerned with their own situations than with the chilling effect on their professional mission: the search for truth.

“This isn’t just about us, it’s about our sources,” Heintz testified.

“Whistleblowers, victims of crime, those who may be falsely accused of a crime — anyone who comes to us, who think their livelihoods might be compromised if their identity is revealed.

Without this protection, people won’t come to us anymore.”

And thus, important stories will go untold.

The Vermont Press Association has joined forces on this issue with an ad hoc group of reporters organized by, among others, independent journalist HILARY NILES and former Associated Press reporter DAVE GRAM. The reporters recruited two of the legislature’s heavy hitters, Senate Judiciary Committee chair DICK SEARS (D-Bennington) and Senate Government Operations Committee chair JEANETTE WHITE (D-Windham) to cosponsor S.96, a bill to enact shield protection for journalists.

The VPA and its allies are working with Sears and White to tighten the language of the bill. Further testimony will be taken this week; witnesses will include a representative of the judiciary. Prosecutors have yet to weigh in. The reporters are hoping the bill will pass the Senate before the “crossover deadline,” when bills must be passed by one body in order to be considered by the other this year.

This advocacy push by Vermont journalists won’t end with a shield law. The VPA and the independent group plan to push for reforms to other laws that affect journalism, including Vermont’s public records law.

It’s an unusual, uncomfortable position for journalists to be in. But, as Niles told the committee, “It’s about preserving the role of journalism in society.”

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rancine Bahati walked briskly toward the front doors of the YMCA in Winooski last Wednesday around 5:30 p.m., athletic bag in hand. The smile on her young face faded when she was asked about the pending closure of the gym at the O’Brien Community Center.

“It makes no sense,” said Bahati, an after-school care provider at nearby St. Francis Xavier School. Born in Tanzania, she came to the U.S. with her Burundian family in 2004 when she was 6.

She’s fully embraced American gym culture and now walks from her Winooski home to the Y facility once, sometimes twice, a day for Zumba class, weight lifting or treadmill sessions.

Her scholarship membership rate of $15 per month also gets her into the Burlington Y facility, but Bahati doesn’t have a car, and riding the bus to and from Burlington takes longer than her workout, she said. It just isn’t practical for her, and she worries about having to give up a healthy activity and the camaraderie she’s developed with other regulars.

After hearing of plans to close the facility on June 30, “I cried for a minute,” she said. “If the Y doesn’t work, we want a new gym.” Currently, there’s no other comparable public fitness center in Winooski.

Also disappointed: Jerry and Todd Eaton, who had just finished their respective workouts. The two brothers have developmental disabilities and visit the Winooski Y regularly with an aide from the nonprofit Howard Center.

They get in free under their care plan and get the same deal at the Burlington Y. But that branch is busier, and parking is more difficult for the people who drive them, the brothers said. They don’t want the Winooski Y to close.

“I hope they figure something out,” said Jerry Eaton, who lives in Burlington.

“It’s not fair.”

That sentiment has made its way to the other side of the river, to no avail.

Leaders of the Greater Burlington YMCA say they’re pulling the plug on the satellite operation because it is draining resources at a time when the nonprofit can least afford it.

The Burlington Y is feeling the burn trying to meet a $22 million fundraising goal for a brand-new building up the block from its current downtown home

at 266 College Street. It couldn’t continue to pay rent on the 8,300-squarefoot space in Winooski, which this fiscal year amounts to $126,450.

With staffing factored in, it costs $300,000 per year to run the Winooski facility. Revenues do not cover that sum, even though membership has grown to 481 people. If each of them paid $625 a year, the Winooski Y would break even.

But they don’t. Some, like Doug Brassard, happily fork over the full adult rate of about $46 per month. The Colchester-based salesman appreciates the Y’s staff and its bright, airy space, where he can almost always get on an exercise machine. He also likes the fact that the people hefting barbells and doing squats might speak Tibetan, Arabic or French. Though small, Winooski is home to a broad range of people, including New Americans from around the globe. The city has a nonwhite population of about 18 percent — compared to a 5.2 percent average in Vermont, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Brassard drives to his workout, but he’s noticed many regulars don’t have cars. “I see a lot of foot traffic. A lot of local people walk here … So the question is, where do they go?” Brassard asked.

Many Winooski Y members receive scholarships based on income, which

helps poor families but makes it harder for the facility to operate profitably. It doesn’t offer the after-school care, preschool or swim lessons that help shore up the bottom line at the Burlington facility.

Losses in Winooski totaled $42,000 in 2016 and have averaged about $50,000 in each of the past five years.

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“It was 10 years of operations and 10 years of losses,” Greater Burlington YMCA CEO and president Kyle Dodson said of the Winooski Y. “It imperiled the rest of the operation.” The umbrella organization employs approximately 300 people, including 105 full-time workers, to serve 4,000 members, plus 3,000 children in preschool, afterschool and summer camp programs.

Despite the bad news out of the Onion City, Dodson was upbeat about the Queen City Y’s current building campaign, which supports plans to break ground in June 2018. The Y is

about $15 million of the way toward its $22 million target. That tally includes at least $5 million that was raised during earlier discussions about a new facility going back to 2010. The pot of cash included a hefty donation from local philanthropist Tony Pomerleau, which gave him naming rights on the current building.

The new Y, purchased for $2.5 million in 2015, will also bear the Pomerleau brand.

Last year a $1 million challenge grant from Ben Stiller, founder of Green Mountain Coffee Company, and his wife, Christine, helped generate an additional $3 million in donations — building momentum for the campaign. Also last year, local developer Frank von Turkovich signed an agreement to purchase the current Y building.

The exact purchase price is not public record until the transaction closes, which is anticipated in 2018. But it’s a significant chunk of money. Y leaders will say that the sale of the building and certain tax credits are expected to generate $7 million, according to Dodson.

That sum is counted in the $15 million raised-to-date figure.

Officials envision building a 60,000-square-foot, two-story structure — 10,000 square feet larger than the

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current Y. The facility would include a child development wing, allowing the Y to add 50 new slots to its popular infant and toddler programs. Preliminary designs show a large lobby with lots of glass and a view down to a new lap pool.

There would also be a second, warmer “program” pool, new gym spaces and about 50 parking spots.

The Y still has to raise $7 million more to make its vision a reality.

Another challenge is maintaining the current facility while plans for the new one take shape at 298 College, just 150 steps away. The existing fourstory building features cramped but creative preschool classrooms, the old gym with its running track along the balcony, creaky boilers, leaks, dark and cramped spaces, and numerous flights of stairs.

“It’s Byzantine,” Dodson said of the structure.

in Vermont is $83,154, according to the 2016 Nonprofit Wage & Benefit Report of Northern New England.

Dodson defended the YMCA uppermanagement compensation and said two positions — his executive assistant and a financial officer — were cut last year. But the Y also hired a new vice president of development, Rick Blount, to help with its fundraising effort.

In a previous position, he led a team that brought in nearly $100 million at the Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont.

Back in Winooski, the Y’s pending departure from the O’Brien Community Center is expected to leave a large hole.

It’s the anchor tenant in the 10-year-old, 28,000-square-foot building on Malletts Bay Avenue.

On February 17, the place was abuzz with activity. As half a dozen people worked out in the Y, a city employee

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prepared to open the small community library at one end of the building. In another space leased by the University of Vermont Medical Center, a man exercised in a whirlpool. Two elderly nuns from the Our Lady of Providence retirement home wheeled out a cart loaded with hot drinks and snacks for their weekly Friday morning community coffee klatch in the lobby.

The Y’s departure is likely to start conversations about changing the building’s use. Last year, city officials paid for a study to explore moving the police station and possibly city hall to the Community Center. Those ideas need more thorough examination, but the discussion is likely to accelerate this year, said Winooski Mayor Seth Leonard.

He said there are no plans to recruit a new fitness center tenant — and that news will disappoint at least one constituent.

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As he talked about the fundraising campaign in his third-floor office, workers were making emergency repairs on the roof of the lap pool. Lawyers and local pols ply its waters, but so do refugees who are just learning English and longtime residents of the area who could not afford the Y’s fitness programs or childcare programs without scholarships.

In 2015, the Y gave out $605,000 in financial assistance toward programs, up from $400,000 in 2011.

Meanwhile Dodson, who was hired last June to run the $8.8 million organization, is making $145,000 a year — about $20,000 less than Gov. Phil Scott. Dodson’s predecessor, Mary Burns, earned $188,698 during her last full year of employment, according to the Y’s Internal Revenue Service 990 tax filing, which is public record.

The next five highest paid staffers earn an average of $83,000 annually, Y officials disclosed when queried by Seven Days, and one of those individuals makes more than $100,000. The average nonprofit executive director salary

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Town Meeting Day Potluck — From Silly to Serious B Y K ATI E JI CK LI N G

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ext Tuesday, Vermonters across the state will tromp into voting booths and congregate in school gyms and community auditoriums. Citizens of all stripes will vote to elect library commissioners and town moderators and hash out whether to replace the 30-year-old road grader.

Vermonters know what to expect on Town Meeting Day, the state’s own version of pure, unadulterated democracy.

It’s a public forum to air grievances about everything from snowplows to global warming. Small children run underfoot while their parents vote on issues using paper plates attached to popsicle sticks.

For those who make it through to the end, there’s a potluck.

Agendas for the annual assembly can be a grab bag of the outlandish and the unexpected, the well-meaning and mundane. Here are seven issues that Vermonters will grapple with on March 7.

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on the ballots. In Royalton, a handful of volunteers rounded up 319 signatures on a petition — more than triple the required number, according to organization president Michael Sacca.

The advisory vote carries no actual clout. Still, “we would like to send a message to the governor, the legislature, David Hall and to the neighbors,” Sacca said.

The vote comes a year after a librarian discovered Hall’s plan as she perused land records in local towns.

Hall now owns more than 1,200 acres in the four towns, according to Sacca.

The vote will “let people know how their town is feeling about this,” Sacca said. “I haven’t found one person who said this is a good idea.”

The complexities of Act 46 may diminish the chances that voters approve the mergers, Mace said. While study committees around the state have largely embraced the redistricting efforts, many citizens are still lukewarm or remain unsure about the benefits, she said.

The results of the Town Meeting Day votes may determine whether or not the legislature grants towns more time to comply with the Act 46 redistricting rules; most mergers must get voter approval by July 1 of this year.

“If these votes don’t pass on Town Meeting Day, I wouldn’t take this as a signal that these communities won’t move forward,” Mace said. “These are hard conversations, and they take time.”

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School districting is on the minds — and Last year, Utah developer David the ballots — of many Vermont residents.

Hall announced a plan to establish a Across the state, 57 towns are scheduled sustainable community of 20,000 people to vote on merging school districts as encouraged by Act 46. It’ll be the largest single-day vote on the matter since passage of the law two years ago, according to Nicole Mace, executive director of the Vermont School Boards Association.

None of the 10 proposed unified supervisory unions is structured identically, and every discussion about them is thick with jargon and A rendering of the NewVistas development acronyms. There are proposed Regional Education Districts, side-by-side dison 5,000 acres near the central Vermont tricts and, possibly, a Modified Unified birthplace of Mormon prophet Joseph Union School District, aka MUUSD. Smith. Now residents of Royalton, Confused yet?

Tunbridge, Sharon and Strafford — the In some districts, the vote may presproposed home of the futuristic scheme ent no major changes for students. For — want to stop it. others, it may mean school closures “Shall the voters in the Town of ____ down the line. In one supervisory union oppose the NewVistas development?” in the Northeast Kingdom, the district reads the measure before citizens of all would pay tuition for its students to four towns. attend other schools. At least one proThe Alliance for Vermont posed district, Addison-Rutland, would Communities, an organization founded have just one high school; others would to oppose the project, got the question have several.

In Colchester, one position may go the way of the fence viewer and pound keeper. The town is scheduled to vote on a charter change that would “eliminate the elected office of grand juror.”

If you can’t recite the responsibilities of a grand juror, you’re in good company; even Colchester Town Clerk Karen Richard had to look it up in A Book of Opinions, by former governor Jim Douglas and Paul Gillies. The two served together for 12 years in the Vermont Secretary of State’s Office.

Turns out, the grand juror serves as a combination policeman and tattletale, a one-man neighborhood watch elected to be “the eyes and the ears of the law,” according to the book.

As noted in Vermont law, the grand juror “helps to prosecute criminal offenses that occur in the town by giving information to state and local law enforcement.”

“It’s a very antiquated position,” Richard said. No one has been elected — or even run — for grand juror in Colchester for the past 30 years. There have been write-ins for the position, she said, but they’ve never garnered the 30 votes necessary to win the office.

“It’s just not a position that is useful in our town,” Richard said.

TOWN MEETING DAY Symbolic Sanctuary President Donald Trump’s immigration initiatives have motivated some Vermont towns to counter with their own.

Plainfield, Hartland, Calais and East Montpelier are deciding whether to declare themselves sanctuary municipalities by refusing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

Jeff Bell, 74, spearheaded the Hartland action. “I became so mesmerized by the issues nationally,” he said. He heard of other sanctuary cities around the country and worked with the town selectboard to draft the language of the article and collect the needed signatures.

Bell, a doctor, acknowledged that the measure holds little sway. He also noted that there are “extremely few” undocumented immigrants in Hartland. And, as it is, town administrators already are prohibited from contacting federal authorities about an individual’s immigration status.

“Of course it’s symbolic, but I think it’s a crucial thing to be so,” Bell said. “We really want to acknowledge our kindness and sensitivity to the needs of the stranger.”

Montpelier, Winooski, Burlington and South Burlington are also considering sanctuary status, though none of those cities is making a decision about it on Town Meeting Day.

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Ban the bag. That’s what Tim Maciel wants to do in Brattleboro.

Maciel proposed an advisory measure that asks the selectboard to prohibit the “single-use” bags shoppers get for free in the supermarket checkout line.

The bags aren’t recyclable, Maciel noted.

A trip to visit family in San Jose, Calif., where a similar ban exists, inspired Maciel to act. “Everyone, including my 93-year-old mom, had adapted very easily,” he said. Plastic bags have been a “bad idea from when they were first introduced” and “detrimental to the

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Earlier this winter, Maciel gathered 400plus signatures to get an advisory article on the ballot. Store managers at Hannaford and Price Chopper were both open to the idea, he said. The ballot item does not apply to the plastic bags used to contain produce.

Maciel said it’s “very likely” that the board will pass the ordinance if voters approve it. The end goal, he said, is to get statewide legislation passed.

Lawmakers in Montpelier recently proposed two similar bills.

The only concern he’s heard? What will Brattleboro residents use to scoop dog poop? “If they can figure it out in San Jose and Cambridge and Seattle, we can figure it out,” Maciel said.

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The overwhelming majority of Hartford’s residents are white, but race has polarized a selectboard campaign in the town of 10,000.

The battle started in late January, when Hartford selectman Mike Morris emailed a racially charged cartoon to members of the all-white board and a columnist at the Valley News. It depicted the Obama family and former U.S. attorney general Eric Holder — all of whom are black — as the Beverly Hillbillies departing the White House. Morris said he sent the missive by accident.

The state’s youngest selectboard member, 22-year-old Becca White, asked Morris to step down, noting that she could work with Morris but “could not forgive him.”

Morris did not resign.

Instead, White’s statement prompted a write-in challenge from Lannie Collins, a 50-year-old military vet. Both candidates are white.

“You need to have forgiveness before you can move forward in the collaborative manner,” Collins told Seven Days. He accused White of using the emailed cartoon as “a way to gain more recognition and grandstanding.” And he objects to the name White and other board members chose for the new Hartford Committee on Equity and Diversity. Collins prefers to call it a “human rights committee.”

White, the board vice chair, said these are valuable community conversations. But she stands by her statements, calling the original email “completely inappropriate.”

“I applaud him for stepping up and wanting to run,” she said of Collins.

White added that the town faces other important issues, and she hoped the remaining days of the campaign would allow for discussion of some of those.

“There’s been a lot of backlash,” she said.

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As goes Burlington, so goes Montpelier?

A measure on the Queen City ballot asks legislators to institute a $15-an-hour minimum wage. Statewide, it just went up to $10.

“We want to really show from a grassroots perspective what Burlington voters want,” said Annie Wohland, lead organizer for Vermont’s Fight for 15 movement. “For real statewide change to happen, it first needs to happen on a local level.”

In late January, just before the Burlington City Council agreed to put the measure on the ballot, Wohland organized a rally on the front steps of City Hall. About 25 city officials and nonprofit leaders attended and voiced their support. A livable wage is “not only good for a worker, it’s good for a society,” Democratic Councilor Joan Shannon, a sponsor of the resolution, told the crowd.

In her speech, Shannon quoted John F. Kennedy: “No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country.”

At the council meeting, University of Vermont economist and council president Jane Knodell, a Progressive, highlighted the ballot item as an issue of racial equity. While 38 percent of white workers nationwide make less than $15 an hour, Knodell said, that number jumps to 59 percent for black workers.

Knodell reassured councilor Kurt Wright, a Republican, about the economics of the proposal. Its broad language means that Burlington voters won’t determine the timeline for implementation. It’s “deliberately very vague,” she said.

“We are leaving this to the wisdom of the legislature.”

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he first item Gov. Phil Scott’s chief of staff showed a visitor to his office last Tuesday morning was the hefty stack of papers on his desk. “This is my inbox — already,” Jason Gibbs said in a tone suggesting the pile was a source of satisfaction, not stress.

All documents stop at his desk before going to Vermont’s new Republican chief executive, he explained: “You have to know what needs to go to the governor, because the volume of information that flows through this office is far greater than any one person’s ability to manage.”

Unlike Scott and most of his staff, this is Gibbs’ second stint in the executive office. He spent eight years as press secretary, adviser and commissioner under governor Jim Douglas, who left office in 2011.

Now, as Scott’s chief of staff, the zealous 40-year-old is already a prominent presence on the fifth floor of the Pavilion Building — and he seems poised to play an unusually powerful role in the new administration.

In addition to acting as information gatekeeper, Gibbs manages the 18 staff members who work directly for Scott, serves as a senior adviser and ensures that the entire administration runs smoothly.

“So much of the actual functioning of state government falls under the chief of staff’s responsibilities,” said Bill Lofy, who held the position under former Democratic governor Peter Shumlin. Or, as Douglas put it, “The chief of staff is the person who keeps the trains running on time.”

By many accounts, Scott’s administration is off to a halting start. The new governor irked Republican lawmakers by reappointing top Shumlin officials and failed to seek legislative input while drawing up the state budget. When it was unveiled last month, Democratic lawmakers panned the budget’s centerpiece — a plan to freeze school spending — as unconstitutional, error-ridden and impossible to implement.

The real problem, Gibbs counters, is that, “The legislature has so far been really reluctant to allow the executive branch the latitude it needs to change the way it does business.”

Gibbs started to hone his rhetorical skills as a teenager, when he was a

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distinguished member of Otter Valley Union High School’s debate team. Like his boss, the Brandon native has bluecollar roots. He was the first person in his family to earn a college degree, majoring in political science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Gibbs’ father worked at GE Aviation and served in the U.S. Army Reserve; his mother was a bank teller and a bookkeeper.

In his mid-twenties, Gibbs left his job as a spokesperson for what was then Fletcher Allen Hospital to work on Douglas’ 2002 gubernatorial campaign.

His primary duty: driving Douglas around in the candidate’s Dodge Neon.

According to Jim Barnett, deputy campaign manager at the time, Gibbs quickly became an aide-de-camp to the governor-to-be.

The late Seven Days political columnist Peter Freyne dubbed Gibbs, Barnett and campaign manager Neale Lunderville “The Nasty Boys” — a reference to their youth and propensity for combative campaign tactics. “When we were young,” Lunderville confessed, “we would rush into every fight instead

of analyzing it.” But, he added, “I think we’ve all kind of calmed down a bit.”

Douglas, who, upon taking office appointed his chauffeur to be communications director, described Gibbs as “very savvy about politics.”

“He’s one of the smartest guys I know,” said Sabina Haskell, who was a journalist while Gibbs was communications director and later worked with him as Douglas’ deputy secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources.

“He’s also incredibly loyal, a very smart communicator and very strategic,” noted Heidi Tringe, a former Douglas staffer and now a lobbyist for MMR. Gibbs is viewed less fondly outside of Douglas’ inner circle. As a Republican state senator, Vince Illuzzi clashed with the Douglas administration over how to address a sarcoidosis outbreak in a Bennington state office building. Illuzzi, now a lobbyist for the Vermont State Employees’ Association, remembered Gibbs as “probably the most adversarial administration spokesperson I’ve ever dealt with.”

After six years, Gibbs became commissioner of the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, where he oversaw a staff of roughly 100 and, according to Douglas, introduced fiscal discipline and innovative policy ideas.

Gibbs left the department in May 2010 to run for secretary of state. He won the Republican primary but lost by 10 points to Democratic former senator Jim Condos in the general election.

During the campaign, Condos issued a press release arguing that Gibbs “believes, fosters and embraces the politics of personal destruction — right out of the GOP–Karl Rove playbook — which he has been following for the last eight years in the Douglas administration.”

Gibbs went on to spend two years as marketing director at Ski Vermont and then left to start his own communications business. Behind the scenes, he was among the Republicans urging Scott to challenge Shumlin in the 2014 election. And when the lieutenant governor did decide to run for governor in 2016, Gibbs came on as an unpaid adviser.

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“He has a very good track record of being on the successful side of Republican candidates in a very blue state,” said Sen. Dustin Degree (R-Franklin), who worked with Gibbs in Douglas’ office and has sought his advice in his own campaigns.

Chief of staff was one of the first positions Scott filled.

“He’s extremely talented, very intelligent and has just been a great supporter,” the governor said.

“The fact that I have had a second bite of this apple is mind-blowing,” Gibbs said last Tuesday during an interview in his new digs. “There’s nothing

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like working in the governor’s office.”

The Duxbury Republican has a reddish beard and rimless glasses, and drinks coffee at the rate of a college student cramming for finals.

His quarters are located a few paces away from the governor’s suite. A painting of a Vermont hamlet hangs on one wall; it used to be in Douglas’ office.

Gibbs returns to the fifth floor as Scott’s most seasoned political adviser.

Among the executive team, which Gibbs helped assemble, Secretary of Administration Susanne Young is the only other senior staffer with experience in a governor’s office.

He admits it’s been difficult to relinquish the role of messenger to Scott’s communications director, Rebecca Kelley. “She’s doing a wonderful job not being chief of staff, and I need to do a better job of not being the communications director,” he said.

Far more voluble and excitable than his boss, Gibbs spoke to a reporter for three hours — mostly about ideas for restructuring state government. “I can get pulled into the weeds pretty quickly,” he said.

“It’s fair to say that Gov. Scott has a real clear view of what he wants to accomplish in Vermont, and it’s a substantive view,” said Lunderville, who played a lead role developing Scott’s budget proposal. “What Jason brings is a lot of the ideas behind how to achieve that vision.”

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Barnett, who now runs a political communications business in Washington, D.C., suggested this philosophy will serve Scott well: “Gov. Scott is, by his nature, a competitor but also a consensus builder. I imagine he sees in Jason someone whose instinct is to fight to win, but also someone who has also been around long enough to know that it’s the job of the chief to put out the fire at the end of the night.”

Gibbs is certainly comfortable handling controversy. His first job out of college was working as a spokesperson for the infamous Boston tunnel project known as the Big Dig. “Every day, I’d go in, and it’s a complete mess — yogurt hitting the fan everyday — and I’m like, ‘This is awesome,’” he recalled.

But as chief of staff, he runs the danger of creating the controversy.

Gibbs offended Statehouse denizens earlier this month when the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus and the Rutland Herald published a story about a directive he gave to staff and cabinet First course at regular rate of $590 per credit. members, warning them that fraterniz$150 discount per credit on all additional courses. ing with lobbyists and lawmakers after hours could be “counterproductive.”

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The story was “overblown,” according to Gibbs, but several weeks later, it’s one of the first things people in the building mention when his name comes up.

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Muslim, I’m hated for being an immigrant. I can’t escape anything,” Sall added.

George dismissed Sall a week after she was sworn in on January 20.

“She was on the job for five working days, and she fired the black guy for the job performance that the former boss considered to be adequate!” Franco said.

Reached for comment last week, Donovan would not discuss the situation because he could be subpoenaed in connection to a lawsuit. He called Sall and George “good people.”

“I consider them friends. I care about both of them,” Donovan said. “I hope this gets worked out.”

Disclosure: Stacy Graczyk is married to Seven Days staff writer Ken Picard.

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Burlington Council Candidate’s Discrimination Charge Disputed Members of Vermont’s legal community are taking issue with a Burlington City Council candidate’s assertion that Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George discriminated against him when she fired him late last month.

The candidate, Abdullah Sall, plans to file a lawsuit against George, who dismissed him shortly after she took office.

Sall’s attorney, John Franco, said his client — a black Muslim immigrant from Liberia — “was subject to different treatment than other people in the office who did not share those qualities.”

“That’s just so absurd. Just absolutely absurd,” countered Stacy Graczyk, who served as a deputy state’s attorney from March 2013 until September 2016 and worked with both Sall and George. Graczyk said Sall was not a good fit for the job, which is “sort of like the front line.” Her former colleagues gave Sall many chances, Graczyk said, but after a while, “it was becoming a concern.”

Two other members of the Chittenden County legal community — who spoke on condition of anonymity — agreed with Graczyk that Sall’s job performance was lacking.

There were “huge errors made on a regular basis,” said one attorney who routinely interacted with the legal assistant during his seven-month tenure in the Chittenden County State’s Attorney’s Office. As for the firing, there is “absolutely no question in my mind that it was meritbased,” the attorney added.

A third source who worked with the parties involved said, “I did hear a lot of

complaints about him.” As for George: “She is fair to everyone. She does not have a bias. She’s by the book.”

Then-Chittenden County state’s attorney T.J. Donovan hired Sall as a legal assistant in June 2016.

“He needed a foot in the door,” Donovan said in a January interview, before Sall was fired.

Sall’s job required him to file incoming arrest warrants and send the documents to police, prosecutors and the court. Sall was well-liked, Graczyk said, but his job performance left much to be desired.

“Sometimes it appeared he was making copies and then just putting them in a file in the filing cabinet — never having sent them anywhere,” Graczyk said. “This creates a significant liability issue for the office.”

Reached by phone Monday, Sall admitted he made mistakes his first week on the job and even his first month, but he denied he ever “sat on any affidavit.”

“Why, if I wasn’t doing a great job, did they only ever tell me, ‘You’re doing a fantastic job?’” he asked. “If they were praising me then, and now they’re saying I did wrong, they must be a hypocrite, right?”

Franco on Monday called the criticism “interoffice gossip.”

Sall is running as an independent for the South District seat on the Burlington City Council against longtime incumbent Democratic Councilor Joan Shannon and Progressive challenger Charles Simpson.

“I bring experience that none of the council has — the immigrant experience living in liberal Vermont,” Sall said in January, suggesting the state is anything but.

“If I’m not hated for being black, I’m hated for being Muslim. If I’m not hated for being

Vermont Voters Want Candidates for President to Release Taxes Bill Butler says it took him a while to get “out of a coma” following Donald Trump’s presidential election in November. With Town Meeting Day just around the corner, he’s using that local platform to take a stand on national issues.

Butler, who lives in Jericho, is recruiting Vermonters to vote in support of a requirement that presidential candidates disclose their tax returns in order to appear on Vermont ballots. He came up with the idea after Trump claimed in a January press conference that “the only ones that care about my tax returns are the reporters.”

“That’s when the light went on,” Butler said. “I was like, ‘I care.’”

Along with Jericho, individuals in Williston, Underhill, Bolton, Waterbury and Rutland Town have agreed to propose the measure at their respective town meetings on March 7, according to Butler.

The initiatives won’t appear on the ballot. Instead, Butler wants small groups to present the votes as “new” or “other” business. He modeled his approach after the one taken at town meetings in 2012, when more than 50 towns voted to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling about money in politics.

The towns, Butler said, “are all basically going to say the same thing: We really feel like this is getting out of control. There are things at stake that matter to us now.”

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displeasure that the governor’s political appointments included a number of holdovers from the Shumlin administration. “The governor understood, totally,” Turner recalled, but his opinion “wasn’t well received” by Gibbs and some other staff members.

“We’ve gotten through it,” said Turner. “We’re going to work with these people just like we worked with the last administration.”

Keeping party members and staffers in line is the chief of staff ’s job, as is playing the role of “bad cop,” according to Lofy. “You may not want the governor to get into a heated conversation with either a legislator or an advocate … A chief of staff has a little more, shall we say, flexibility in delivering bad news or being a tough negotiator.”

Gibbs agreed: “One of my responsibilities is to be the person who expresses frustration and anger and disappointment so the governor doesn’t have to.”

With that in mind, he said, “I have had conversations with legislators that have been, um, direct.”

Gibbs could, however, undermine Scott’s signature strength: a reputation for congeniality and collaboration.

The moderate governor has taken flak from more conservative constituents for speaking out against President Donald Trump’s executive orders limiting immigration. When a former supporter criticized Scott on Facebook, Gibbs jumped into the discussion. At one point, he blamed the media for inaccurately reporting the administration’s approach and sensationalizing the news.

At the governor’s weekly press conference last Thursday, WCAX-TV reporter Kyle Midura asked Scott to address Gibbs’ comment. The soft-spoken executive avoided conflict by praising the press corps.

But afterward, reporters clustered around his chief of staff for his explanation. Gibbs was calm as he detailed his complaints with the news coverage for several minutes. In doing so, he snubbed reporters and stole the spotlight from his boss, without managing to placate upset Republicans. For a moment, Scott stood awkwardly outside the scrum, which blocked his way out of the ceremonial office. Kelley broke up the crowd to clear a path for him.

Asked about the governor’s take on the situation, Gibbs said, “I think he would have preferred that I kept my opinion to myself.”

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hen filmmaker H. Lee Waters went to Kannapolis, N.C., in 1941, he probably didn’t guess that the footage he shot there would be screened more than 70 years later in Vermont.

Waters, a photographer by trade, made ends meet during the Great Depression by making movies. He traveled around shooting footage of townspeople in Virginia, South Carolina and North Carolina, then showed the films on the big screen. The mill town of Kannapolis was one of 118 locales he captured on a total of 252 reels.

That Depression-era footage is the focus of a new touring show by California-based violinist and composer Jenny Scheinman. Commissioned by Duke Performances, Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait sets new fiddle songs by

the acclaimed 43-year-old jazz musician against a reworked version of Waters’ film by director Finn Taylor.

Kannapolis premiered at Duke University in Durham, N.C., in 2015.

This weekend, the show comes to two Vermont locations: the University of Vermont, presented by the LANE SERIES; and Middlebury College. The milltown history of nearby Winooski and Middlebury gives the performances special relevance, say organizers, who are staging accompanying events to explore that industrial past.

Known for her proficiency in jazz, Scheinman has played with the likes of Nels Cline and Bill Frisell, not to mention Lou Reed, Norah Jones and Ani DiFranco. While she has collaborated on multimedia projects before, she wrote in an email — citing many with

Frisell — “this is the first time I’ve ever done a full program with visual media as a leader.”

The musician didn’t know about Waters, or his work, until 2011, when Duke — which holds a large collection of Waters’ films — reached out to her and commissioned the project.

Watching the original reel from Kannapolis, the violinist recalled, she saw something special in the townspeople’s faces. She called up Taylor, and they set to work editing the footage into a new silent film to accompany her music.

When Lane Series director NATALIE NEUERT heard about Scheinman’s project, she was immediately drawn to it. “I felt this connection to the idea of the milltown theme,” she said in a phone interview. “There’s sort of this lost America.”

That sentiment may seem to dwell in the ethically murky territory of nostalgia for times gone by — times when Jim Crow laws reigned and women had only recently won the right to vote. But Neuert said the programming around the performance points toward the future.

“For me,” she elaborated, “it’s [about], how do we repurpose these [mill] spaces to contribute to a new creative economy in our communities?” In that vein, Neuert and her fellow organizers tapped the founder of the revitalized, Connecticut-based American Woolen Company, which once owned a mill in Winooski, for a talk at Burlington’s Generator maker space.

For Scheinman, the element of nostalgia isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

“There’s a lot to love about Waters’ subjects,” she wrote. “They are playful, affectionate, inventive and creatively engaged with each other and Waters.”

Scheinman was struck by the contrast between the townspeople’s evident poverty and their expressions of mutual affection and happiness. “It is clear that many of them are very poor,”

Unique pieces in Gibeon Meteorite, 100% recycled gold, diamonds, and other fine gemstones. she reflected, “and we know the tough Among the events linked to the show MARCH 4 DuPont Brothers times they were in, so their generos- is a gallery talk introducing the exhibit ity and resilience become all the more “American Faces: A Cultural History impressive.” of Portraiture and Identity,” new at the The result of her impressions is MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART. MAHANEY three hours of original music, which she CENTER FOR THE ARTS director LIZA SACHELI culled to 16 songs, many of them show- said that both the show and Kannapolis MARCH 11 Vishtèn casing her lustrous voice. After stop- revolve around “exploring and explaining the American fasciping in Vermont, nation with images Scheinman will of ourselves.” tour the show And we could to other New APRIL 1 Anais Mitchell be surprised by England mill what we find in the towns. & Sam Amidon faces of the past.

Her original “[Waters’] subjects output for the reflect back some show became characteristics that fodder for her APRIL 14 Béla Fleck we have lost in our newest album, relatively peaceHere on Earth. She & Abigail Washburn ful and prospercalled that project ous generation,” her “tribute to Scheinman wrote. fiddle music, and JENNY SCHEINMAN “They also remind Kannapolis [her] us of the world venue for performwithout smartphones and social media. ing [it].”

Accomplished Americana musicians These people exhibit an amazing engageMain Street Jacob and Kristin Albee Robbie Fulks and Robbie Gjersoe ac- ment with each other and their commuRandolph, Vt. JacobAlbee.com . 802-540-0401 company Scheinman onstage. “The band nity, and are incredibly unselfconscious.”

41 Maple Street, Burlington, VT 802-728-6464 It’s a perspective Waters couldn’t is based on a scene in the movie where Hours BY APPOINTMENT ONLY chandler-arts.org three acoustic musicians — fiddle, banjo have imagined — and one that and resonator guitar — are playing at a should give fresh poignancy to the images he caught three-quarters of dance party,” Scheinman revealed.

8V-JacobAlbee031214.indd 1 3/11/14 Untitled-1 10:41 AM 1 2/28/17 10:08 AM Just as she drew inspiration from a century ago. m the film for her band, the musician hopes viewers will find elements in Contact: sadie@sevendaysvt.com Waters’ moving pictures that can impact their lives today. “This is not a INFO political film; it is a humanist film,” she Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait, performance wrote. “It’s about our American char- by Jenny Scheinman, Robbie Fulks and acter, and I think it’s important to look Robbie Gjersoe, Friday, March 3, 7:30 p.m., at UVM Recital Hall in Burlington. $10-30; and back on who we have been in order to Saturday, March 4, 8 p.m., at Mahaney Cencome to an understanding of who we ter for the Arts, Middlebury College. $6-20.

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Associate Professor University of Vermont Department of Religion

Vermont Technology Alliance’s Lunch and Learn: “Mills to Maker Spaces: Reinventing Manufacturing in New England,” featuring Jacob Long from American Woolen Company, Friday, March 3, noon-1:30 p.m., at Generator in Burlington. $15-20 includes lunch.

Community get-together with Jacob Long celebrating the history of the American Woolen Company in Winooski, Friday, March 3, 4:30-5:30 p.m., at the Heritage Winooski Mill Museum, Champlain Mill, in Winooski. Free.

regular admission free to members, uvm students, faculty, and staff

Postshow talk with the artists, Friday, March 3, 9 p.m., at UVM Recital Hall in Burlington.

Gallery talk introducing the show “American Faces: A Cultural History of Portraiture and Identity,” Saturday, March 4, 7 p.m., at Middlebury College Museum of Art. Free.

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“Middlebury as Mill Town,” talk by professor emeritus Glenn Andres, Friday, March 3, 12:15 p.m., at Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. Free.

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Numbers can be important in religions (the Christian Trinity and the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism), and religions and politics are regularly intertwined, but all three together? Despite the seeming incongruence, in recent years there has been significant blending of numbers in religious and political mobilizations within Asia, such as the 969 movement in Myanmar.

This talk examines entanglements of religion and numbers in the service of nationalist movements in contemporary Asian countries.

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Jenny Scheinman talks with UVM Film and Television Studies students, Thursday, March 2, 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m., at Livak Ballroom, Dudley H. Davis Center, UVM, in Burlington. Free.

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Middlebury Actors Workshop Revives a Suffragette’s Legacy Chances are, when you think of the suffragette movement, the name that comes to mind is Susan B. Anthony or Lucretia Mott. But this weekend MIDDLEBURY ACTORS WORKSHOP celebrates another influential activist for women’s suffrage with its production of American Radical: A Play in Two Conversations With Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Kate Redway will perform the one-woman show, which she coauthored with her husband, Stephen Rosenfield. The veteran of off-Broadway theater wrote the play largely in response to learning of the history she shares with Stanton (1815-1902) — who was unknown to Redway for years.

“I was studying the abolitionist and suffragette movements with my students,” Redway told Seven Days by phone from her home in New Jersey, where she teaches at William Paterson University. “I was shocked to learn that I went to the same boarding school as [Stanton], and I didn’t even know her name.” Redway asked around among her old schoolmates at the Emma Willard School in Troy, N.Y., but none of them knew of their school’s famous alumna.

Serendipitously, Redway stumbled on some of Stanton’s writings at a secondhand bookstore. “Right there in the feminist section were three books: [Stanton’s] autobiography, The Woman’s Bible and a book about her relationship with Susan B. Anthony,” she recalled.

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Elizabeth Cady married famed aboli- Lourie and Redway are longtime friends tionist Henry Stanton. It was her frus- who studied together at the American tration with the abolitionist movement Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.

— which stubbornly excluded women’s “Once Melissa saw the play,” Redway suffrage from its fight for equality — recalled, “she said, ‘I want my daughter that inspired her to dedicate her life to to see that.’” Last April, Redway perwomen’s rights. Luckily, her contem- formed a staged reading of the show poraries had similar ideas. at Middlebury’s TOWN HALL THEATER, and The complicated relationship be- this weekend MAW will mount a full tween Anthony and Stanton features production. prominently in Redway hoped American Radical. to perform the While Stanton wrote show under the first many of Anthony’s woman president. best-known But we all know speeches, the two how that turned out. experienced a fall“When Hillary ing out in their later [Clinton] lost the years. As Redway put election, I thought it, “[Stanton] became the play had lost its K AT E R E D WAY far too radical for timeliness,” Redway [Anthony].

The said. “But with thought was that her radicalism would [Donald] Trump, the women’s movethreaten the entire women’s movement. ment has gathered itself together again.”

Writing a book titled The Woman’s Bible Throughout the play, Stanton breaks was simply too much.” the proverbial fourth wall by speaking diAccording to the National Women’s rectly to the audience. Her final lines are a History Museum, in The Woman’s Bible, resigned warning as she prepares to write Stanton “urged women to recognize how a letter to President Theodore Roosevelt religious orthodoxy and masculine theol- demanding the right to vote. She passes ogy obstructed their chances to achieve the baton, telling the audience, “I’m self-sovereignty.” Pretty bold for 1895. afraid you’ll have to keep at this.” Indeed, So, if you’re looking for a depiction of American women wouldn’t obtain sufdemure, diffident suffragettes, Stanton frage until 18 years after Stanton’s death. may not be the gal for you. “I wanted Little did she know that the battle for to make sure her spirit came through,” equality would last well into the 21st cenRedway said. “She’s a spirited, outspo- tury. Three weeks ago, Massachusetts ken woman with a twinkle in her eye. Sen. Elizabeth Warren was denied the And she’s really funny.” floor of the U.S. Senate as she attempted While Stanton was extremely pro- to read a letter written by Coretta gressive, she also had seven children Scott King, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s and took her role as wife and mother widow. In an utterance that quickly seriously. Like many women today, became a feminist rallying cry, Senate she found it challenging to balance her majority leader Mitch McConnell told domestic expectations with the work the press, “She was warned. She was about which she was so passionate. given an explanation. Nevertheless, she “I was overwhelmed by [Stanton’s] persisted.” American Radical documents life as a mother, her extraordinary the longevity of persistent women who ability as a writer and her glorious quietly advance American history — a sense of humor,” Redway said. In timely reminder of how far we’ve come 2009, inspired by her bookstore finds, and have yet to go. she began poring over Stanton’s writings and adapting them for the stage.

Redway spent two years compil- INFO ing the play before it was produced American Radical by Kate Redway and Stephen Rosenfield, directed by Jane Mandel, at the university’s Hunziker Black produced by Middlebury Actors Workshop.

Box Theatre in Wayne, N.J. Later, Friday and Saturday, March 3 and 4, 7:30 p.m.; MELISSA LOURIE of Middlebury Sunday, March 5, 2 p.m., at Town Hall Theater Actors Workshop saw the in Middlebury. $10-22. townhalltheater.org

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LEARNING COMES TO LIFE IN NEW VSA VERMONT ARTS PROGRAM VSA VERMONT has a long history of

bringing art and arts engagement to Vermonters with disabilities.

In recent years, in particular, the success of the nonprofit’s arts integration model for students with severe emotional and behavioral challenges has fueled the growth of a new education initiative: ARTS TO SMARTS. The initiative’s goal is to use art to augment the learning process in subjects like reading, writing, math, social studies and science for elementary and middle school students. It’s a collaborative effort of VSA and the Howard Center, with academic accreditation from Saint Michael’s College and financial support from Jane’s Trust, the Bay & Paul Foundations and the VERMONT ARTS COUNCIL. In its second year, Arts to Smarts has trained six teachers who are already using the new pedagogy in four local schools.

VSA teaching artist LISA CONDINO planted the seeds of Arts to Smarts in a 2014 pilot program.

Working with students at the Howard Center’s Baird School in Burlington, which serves children ages 6 to 14, she set out to use art in combination with the Universal Design for Learning framework.

By creating flexible learning environments that meet individual students’ needs, UDL-trained teachers motivate and engage students in their own learning.

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“It’s a leveling thing,” Condino lives of kids at the Baird School, said in a phone interview. “We’re all just think of the kids around the exploring, creating, experimenting. I state who could be benefiting,” she meet the kids where they’re at — my said. Condino’s success, as Chalmer goal is for them to be engaged.” put it, led VSA to “do a deep dive and This student engagement, find out what are the things that are Condino said, “needs to be personal.” working, and how they are working.”

For example, in one lesson, students The organization received funds learned fractions by making wire to analyze and craft a curriculum sculptures using their own bodies as around its Arts to Smarts work. measuring sticks. As they crafted one It enlisted retired University of sculpture from a body-length of wire, Vermont professor of education another from half of a body-length CHARLES RATHBONE to comb through of wire, and so on, Condino’s teaching a mathematical logs. VSA volunteer concept came coordinator and to life in their adult program three-dimensional manager HEIDI representations.

SWEVENS led a focus “Staff were group with Baird noticing that kids School staff. She were staying the reached out to entire time — and schools around the L ISA CONDINO making the choice state to learn about to do that,” said their needs and JUDITH CHALMER, their current levels executive director of VSA Vermont. of arts engagement.

“We heard things,” she continued, The group’s work resulted in the “[such as] ‘The staff is going into Lisa’s inaugural Arts to Smarts course, classrooms to see how she does it.’” led by Condino and Limoge at the And, Condino added, “Teachers [have Baird School last fall. Six teaching said], ‘I didn’t know my kids were this artists were selected to participate creative, this clever.’” in a series of daylong weekend Noting Condino’s efforts, SANDRA intensives. Each did short practicum LIMOGE, special education director residencies in Baird classrooms, as at the Baird School, wrote via well. email: “Overall, I’d have to say that, Graduates of the program have as a result of our shift to an arts since worked in collaboration integration model of instruction with teachers at several schools ... not only are students far more statewide. Participating schools engaged in the arts, at times it’s what include Lyndon Educational motivates them to come to school Alternative Resources Network — knowing that a teaching artist will in Lyndonville, the Integrated be in their classroom that day and Arts Academy at H.O. Wheeler in [that] they will have the opportunity Burlington, Winooski Middle School to ‘make.’” and the J.F. Kennedy Elementary Chalmer soon realized that “If it’s School in Winooski. making this much difference in the VSA Vermont’s leadership hopes to offer the course a second time this fall, training another cohort of teaching artists for pairing with schools that express interest. While the scale of Arts to Smarts is still small and its growth incremental, the pace seems fitting for an organization that places the emphasis on individual process. “It’s about human beings — it’s not math.

It’s not a formula,” Condino said.

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“Oh, that’s gorgeous,” says one patient, who’s icing down her belly after a laser tattoo-removal treatment.

Depending on a tattoo’s size and location, complete removal generally requires five to 10 treatments, spaced four to six weeks apart. Baker ices his clients down for 10 to 15 minutes beforehand, then blows supercooled air over the skin during the laser procedure. Afterward, he applies ice again, followed by vitamin E oil and the type of bandages used in burn trauma units. The cost is based on the tattoo’s size and the number of treatments needed.

“We’re having fun, man!” Baker says about his work. “We’re not a jack-of-alltrades and master of none. Our philosophy is, ‘Do one thing and do it great.’”

SEVEN DAYS: How’d you get into this business?

DONALD BAKER: The insurance business was extremely kind to me, but I’m a serial entrepreneur and wanted to explore something new.

Sometimes you’ve got to chase your bliss, but I didn’t know what that was.

So, I took the summer off and I’m sitting in my loft, middle of July at about 10 o’clock at night, and a friend of mine says to me, “Hey, Donny B, did I tell you what I’m Tattoo removal doing? I’m opening up a laser tattoo removal clinic.”

I was like, “That’s awesome!” I’d been thinking of opening up a creemee stand.

SD: What’s the worst tattoo you ever removed?

DB: We had a guy who came in recently with this alien in a cocoon. It was from a very dark period in his life.

SD: What’s the best part of your job?

DB: It’s super rewarding. People come in because they have something they want to change. They’re not here because they need a kidney replaced, OK? These are elective procedures. So, you’ve got someone whose relationship is broken and [he] has to get Tammy’s name off his body. Usually, that person comes in with their new significant other … Or their

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onald Baker clearly loves his work. Better known to his friends and clients as “Donny B,” he has an easy way with people, a skill he likely cultivated over years of selling insurance. It comes in handy in his new job: When you’re cooking people’s skin to several thousand degrees — albeit for a few nanoseconds — it’s best to know how to put them at ease.

Baker, 56, is the founder and CEO of Vermont Laser Services and Laser Tattoo Removal of South Burlington.

Since opening three and a half years ago, Baker’s office has performed more than 10,000 tattoo-removal treatments, at a current rate of about 350 per month. It also provides medical laser treatments for acne, toenail fungus, scar removal and skin rejuvenation.

While the Stony Brook, N.Y., native took courses for certification in use of the lasers, this is his first job in the medical field. Baker leaves much of the precision work to his team of medical professionals, each of whom has at least a dozen years of experience performing plastic surgery.

As he puts it, “I mostly hold the cooling wand.”

Baker’s office space is warm and inviting, decorated with Greek-style statuary, plants and sailing photos.

Those images reflect his other vocation: During the summer Baker runs Champlain Classic Charters, a private boat business with a fleet of three vessels on Lake Champlain.

Baker greets visitors with a big, gleaming smile and a warm handshake.

On the day I stop in, he sports a crisp button-down shirt with the collar open and a bronze tan that accentuates his slate-blue eyes. If someone were to make a movie about Baker’s life, George Clooney would be spot-on casting.

During our brief tour of the office, Baker proudly shows off the products of another of his pastimes — refurbishing antique furniture.

“I picked this up for 50 bucks,” he says, pointing to an end table. His favorite piece in the office is an antique gaming table he scored for $80 and restored.

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Laser tattoo removal paradigm has shifted. They’re done with the grunge pit, and they’re ready for the country club or the military. We do a lot of wedding band [tattoo removals], like, 10 or 15 a month.

SD: What’s the hardest spot to remove a tattoo from?

DB: The most stubborn are the ankles and the fingers. These are cul-de-sacs of our anatomy. Not as good blood flow.

Anywhere there’s good blood flow is the best — your shoulders, your chest, your arms. I’ve never done something on the inside of someone’s mouth. We remove a lot of teardrops [from faces], too. And here’s the really rewarding thing. We help people get back into the employment game. They’ve got stuff on their hands that are job killers. People

thank us. Whereas, in the insurance business, people just complained about their premiums.

SD: How far do people travel for your service?

DB: We’ve had vans come down from Montréal and the Northeast Kingdom.

We’ve had patients from as far away as Syracuse. The real flattering thing is, we’ve had people come from southern New Hampshire, and they pass a couple of [laser tattoo removal] locations to get here.

SD: What’s the most challenging aspect of your job?

DB: [After a long pause] I’m trying to figure out how to buy an 80-foot yacht and put these [laser] machines on it, and then go from port to port — say, from Jacksonville to Miami — every six weeks, doing it again and again. Ultimately, I’d like to be down in the islands doing charters, but this thing is working now. m Contact: ken@sevendaysvt.com

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packaging are being diverted from the rubbish heap. For example, earlier this year CSWD began recycling refrigerated food boxes, such as those that hold microwave meals. “Think of the miles of aisles of microwave meals at all the grocery stores in Chittenden County,” Innes remarks. “That can now be recycled.”

Why wouldn’t a retail-store employee know about Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law, which has been on the books for several years now? Innes suggests such ignorance could be a

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with Vermonters living along those trucking routes who complain that the sheer weight of garbage trucks “rattle[s] the dishes and paintings off the walls.”

When Vermont’s mandatory composting law takes effect in three years, it’s expected to reduce the volume of solid waste headed to the Coventry landfill by one third. That’s a lot of egg shells, apple cores and carrot peels!

As CSWD evolves to conform to the ever-changing global recycling market, Innes says, even more types of

reflection of Burlington’s large transient population of college students, seasonal residents and other newcomers from states where recycling isn’t even on the radar.

“Sometimes employees are in the dark about what the business itself is doing,” she adds. “But if the employees haven’t been instructed to recycle, such as paper bags, they need to get that education.”

And if a business won’t educate its own staff, Innes says, CSWD is happy to do so. The state’s largest solid waste district, which serves all 18 cities and towns in Chittenden County, or a fifth of Vermont’s population, employs two business outreach staffers to help businesses comply with the law. Those that don’t may get a visit from a CSWD enforcement officer. (Rumor has it, the stick they carry is made from recycled plastic.)

So what does L.L.Bean have to say about this?

“I believe that this customer was somehow misinformed,” suggests Mac McKeever, a senior public relations rep at L.L.Bean headquarters in Freeport, Maine. “I can say with the utmost confidence that we do adhere to the Universal Recycling Act [sic] at the store through our zero-sort recycling program. And we have a designated store representative who oversees our recycling efforts.”

McKeever, himself a former Burlington resident, points out that the company’s Queen City outlet was built according to the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) building rating system. He adds that his company donates millions of dollars to conservation and land-stewardship organizations, greenhouse gas-reduction initiatives and energy-conservation activities. In keeping with its outdoorsy, nature-loving image, L.L.Bean also uses biodiesel in its truck fleet and maintains standards — published on its website — for the percentage of recycled materials used to produce its catalogs and packaging.

So one may presume that the wads of paper stuffed into every new pair of boots aren’t just recyclable — they’re recycled.

And blue binning them is the law.

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usan McMillan of Colchester had a WTF moment recently while trying on shoes at L.L.Bean in the Burlington Town Center mall. After removing two huge wads of paper from a pair of boots — why manufacturers stuff shoes with packing material is a mystery in itself — McMillan set aside the paper for the saleswoman to recycle, she recounts.

The response: “Sorry! The mall does not recycle.”

“Really? Our commercial stores do not have to recycle all the cardboard and paper they dispose of each day?”

McMillan asks Seven Days via email.

“That’s insane.”

It would be, if it were true. Perhaps the real WTF question is this: How could anyone work at L.L.Bean — in its new, eco-friendly building on Church Street — and not be aware of the company’s well-trumpeted commitment to environmental conservation? More on that later.

First, a brief primer on Vermont’s mandatory recycling law, courtesy of Clare Innes, marketing and communications coordinator for the Chittenden Solid Waste District. Back in 2012, the Vermont legislature unanimously passed Act 148, aka Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law. Notes Innes, “How often does a bill pass unanimously?”

The law, whose provisions began to take effect in 2014, now requires all residences and businesses in the state to remove so-called “blue-bin materials” — paper, aluminum, cardboard, glass, steel and hard plastics — from the waste stream. The same goes for hazardous materials, such as motor oil, batteries, household cleaning products and compact fluorescent bulbs. Since 2016, organic materials, such as lawn and yard waste and clean wood, have also been a no-go to the landfill. Ditto for food scraps from all homes and businesses starting in 2020.

Lawmakers didn’t adopt these mandates to turn Vermont into a nanny state, but for reasons of both ecological and economic prudence. As Innes points out, the tipping fee, or cost for a garbage truck to empty its load, is currently $21 per ton for recyclable materials, compared with almost $100 per ton at the dump in Coventry, Vermont’s last existing landfill.

That tipping fee doesn’t include the cost of hauling trash 75 miles north of Burlington through some residential communities. Innes says she’s spoken

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Dear Cecil,

How did the Romans actually do any mathematical calculations with Roman numerals?

Without the concept of places (units, tens, etc.) how did they add, subtract, multiply, divide, sell slaves and build aqueducts?

— Leonard Frankford, Baltimore school, under the tutelage of a calculator, as math instructors were often called, unless he or she (but almost always he) needed greater knowledge for professional purposes.

And basic Roman arithmetic is largely rather simple, even for those of us spoiled by Arabic notation. Addition is no sweat, because complex Roman numbers already use what math pros call additive notation, with numerals set beside one another to create a larger number. VI is just V plus I, after all. To add large numbers, simply pile all the letters together, arrange them in descending order, and there’s your sum. CLXVI plus CLXVI? CCLLXXVVII, or CCCXXXII. And one of the advantages of the Roman system is that you don’t need to memorize multiplication tables. What’s VI times VI? Six Vs and six Is, which converts to three Xs, a V, and an I: XXXVI. You can do all this because of the limitation Leonard pointed out above. Roman numerals don’t have what’s called place value, or positional value, the way digits in our system do. The value represented by the Arabic numeral 5 changes depending on

its placement within a figure: It can mean five units, or five tens, or five hundreds. But to a Roman, V always meant just plain five, regardless of position. And before you chime in with “What about in IV?” keep in mind that the Roman numerals we use aren’t necessarily the ones the Romans used. Subtractive notation — expressing a value as the difference between a larger number and a smaller one set to its left — was rare in classical Rome and didn’t take off until the Middle Ages; the Romans greatly preferred the simpler IIII to IV, XXXX to XL, and so on. (The IIII-for-4 notation survives today on the faces of clocks.)

You’ll notice I haven’t mentioned long division — that’s where positional value really pays off. What’s CCXVII divided by CLI? The pile-andsort method isn’t going to work here. For this one, as well as for the multiplication of larger numbers, you need an abacus.

Not too much physical evidence survives, but judging from references in poems by Catullus, Juvenal and others, and from contemporary devices found in Greece, the standard Roman

abacus used glass, ivory or bronze counters placed on a board marked off into rows and columns. (The counters were at first made of stone and called calculi or “pebbles,” the obvious root of several math-related words in English.) A later, more portable version (and this one we’ve found examples of ) consisted of a metal plate with beads that slid back and forth in slots.

In either case, the columns or slots were labeled I, X, C, etc., corresponding to the ones column, the tens column, the hundreds, and so on up to millions; the counters or beads kept track of how many you had of each. Essentially, abacuses allowed you to convert Roman figures into a placebased system, do your calculations, then convert back. Some, at least, could even handle fractions, using other specialized slots: Though the Romans kept to base ten for whole numbers (as we ten-fingered creatures are wont to do), for smaller

values they had a separate base12 system, making it easier to work with thirds and quarters.

These devices remained in use for centuries after Rome fell. I’ve been talking about the Romans, but remember, their numbering system was still the only one that numerate medieval Europeans had at their disposal. After arriving on the Iberian peninsula in the eighth century, the Arabs introduced their own snazzy notation system (more accurately referred to as Hindu-Arabic), which made its written debut in Christian Europe courtesy of some Spanish monks in 976.

Resistance to these foreign ciphers was fierce until the 15th century, when the invention of the printing press spread them widely enough that their utility could no longer be denied, sparking a mathematical revolution. And that’s why I’m able to tell you today that the square root of 41,786 is 204.41624201613725978.

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et me toss that question right back at you, Leonard: How do you solve complex math problems? You’re probably not working through them in your head, or even on paper. If you need to figure out something unwieldy or tricky — say, the square root of 41,786 — you reach for a calculator. And so did the ancient Romans. Their counting devices weren’t electronic, of course, but the tech was high enough for them to establish and administer an empire of nearly 2 million square miles without even coming up with a notation for zero.

The Romans’ contributions to the arena of mathematics weren’t exactly mind-blowing, especially compared to their cultural forebears across the sea in Greece — the Pythagorean theorem is a hard act to follow. When it came to manipulating numbers, the Romans were pragmatists, not theoreticians. As you suggest, conquest, commerce and engineering were their domains, all fields that do require a certain computational acumen.

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ON THE MARCH Ebony Nyoni had a tough message for the large, mostly white crowd gathered at a Winooski bar six days after the presidential election: Distraught people looking for

comfort as they contemplated a Donald Trump presidency would not find it from her.

“Trump doesn’t scare me,” the founder of Black Lives Matter Vermont began, to thunderous applause. “We’ve been dealing with racists like him for hundreds of years. He’s nothing new.”

But, she warned, “If you’re only here to feel better

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Black Lives Matter chapters benefit from a more diverse population than Vermont’s.

“We have to build it from the ground up.”

And the state’s liberal politics can be a hindrance, not a help, according to BLMVT youth coordinator Isaiah Hines.

“The single biggest barrier to racial justice work in Vermont is the fact that we are such a politically progressive state,” said Hines, a South Burlington High School senior. “That’s a problem, because it leads to people dismissing the experiences of people of color. People thinking that they’re more ‘woke’ or aware than they are is a huge issue.”

“The conversation has shifted, and the tone has improved,” said Appel. “But we’re not out of the woods. There is a lot of growth yet to happen.”

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Lives Matter movement, the local organization has become among the most visible advocacy groups in Vermont.

Its evocative black-and-yellow raisedfist logo has become a fixture at marches and protests around the state, not to mention on bumper stickers and T-shirts. The group’s own events consistently garner significant media coverage.

The organization has benefited from a Trump-inspired burst of local activism and has used its newfound visibility to push an ambitious platform. But BLMVT faces many of the same challenges as its predecessors in Vermont’s civil rights movement — most glaringly, the state’s pervasive whiteness. African Americans are just 1.3 percent of the state’s population.

“We don’t have a model to follow,” said Vermont Law School student and BLMVT leader Brittmy Martínez, noting that most

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With that, Nyoni led more than 100 supporters on a boisterous, traffic-obstructing march through the Onion City, drawing still more people from homes along Main Street in spontaneous solidarity. It was a signature evening for the emerging civil rights organization. But was it a sign of sustainable momentum for Black Lives Matter Vermont? Or was it a rogue wave of support in the immediate, uneasy aftermath of an election that left many Vermonters unsettled?

“I’ve seen a lot of organizations come and go,” said Robert Appel, a 65-year-old lawyer and civil rights activist. “The challenge has been to sustain a coordinated effort.”

BLMVT is the new kid on the block in Vermont’s robust activism community.

But in recent months, buoyed by a surge of attention to the now-international Black

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A CALL TO ACTION “I had no idea what racism was until I moved to Vermont,” Nyoni said last month. She was sitting on a plush couch in the recently opened Shop 4 Change, BLMVT’s store and safe space on Main Street in Winooski. The Bronx native clarified that while she had understood conceptually what racism was, she had never felt the sense of “otherness” she experienced upon arriving in Burlington in the mid-1990s to attend the University of Vermont.

Nyoni recalled the first time she strolled the Church Street Marketplace. There she encountered a tall punk rocker dressed all in black with piercings, a spiked Mohawk and a cape.

“But no one was looking at him,” she said with a big laugh. “And everyone was looking at me! Clearly, I was rare here.”

Nyoni, who is in her mid-thirties (she declined to give her exact age), cuts a commanding figure. She smiles and laughs easily in conversation, a sharp contrast to the firebrand she becomes when addressing crowds of protesters.

“I was embarrassed of me, that people were looking at me,” she continued. “As a dark-skinned woman, it was uncomfortable. I felt like I didn’t want to disturb people’s environments.”

Now, disturbing those environments is her specialty.

Nyoni’s activism runs in the family.

Though she’s unsure of precise associations and activity, she said her parents were involved in civil rights work in the 1970s. Extended family members were affiliated with the Black Panthers, she said.

Her own interest in activism began at UVM, where she double-majored in history and education. (She later completed a master’s degree in special education, also at UVM.) Inspired by her studies of the histories of oppressed peoples, Nyoni joined the ALANA (Asian American, Latino, African American & Native American) Coalition at UVM and immersed herself in the local activist community. She cited the late Vermont activist Paij Wadley-Bailey as a mentor.

“She was just this loud, proud queer black woman, and I loved her,” said Nyoni of Wadley-Bailey, who died last year.

Nyoni, whose career has included stints at the Howard Center, the Agency of Education and running a soul-food catering company, is no stranger to tragedy.

Her cousin, Yemalla Sprauve, was killed in 2011 as she robbed a Vergennes convenience store. According to police, Sprauve threatened a white store clerk with a knife and died after a 15-minute struggle. The state’s chief medical examiner ruled it a homicide, but a county prosecutor declined to file charges.

Nyoni traced the origins of BLMVT to an informal meeting at UVM professor

Patrick Brown’s since-shuttered Caribbean Corner restaurant in 2013. The gathering occurred days after George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the murder of an unarmed black Florida teenager, Trayvon Martin — the same ruling that ultimately inspired the national Black Lives Matter movement.

“It was a weird dynamic, because it was a lot of white people talking,” Nyoni said of that first meeting.

At the time, she had recently returned to the area from Franklin County to open Ebony Beauty Supply & Hair Boutique in Winooski.

Outraged by the Martin shooting and verdict, Nyoni organized a Burlington march that drew 500 people. She also started a Facebook page, Racism Kills Dreams in Vermont.

Much as the national movement grew out of a social media hashtag, RKDIV coalesced into a grassroots organization that met regularly at Burlington’s Fletcher Free Library, drawing leaders of numerous other local activist groups. The group began discussing the principles of Black Lives Matter, adapting them to Vermont, and eventually began to identify as part of the wider crusade.

“I’m not sure exactly at what point we started using ‘Black Lives Matter,’” she said. “It just sort of happened naturally.”

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RISE UP Since Zimmerman’s acquittal in 2013, Black Lives Matter has grown into an international network of more than 30 official chapters in the United States and Canada.

Most of those are found in more diverse and urban areas than Vermont. Nyoni said her organization is on the waiting list for official BLM membership, along with dozens of groups around the country that consider themselves part of the larger movement.

“They seem to be overwhelmed and surprised by how quickly they’ve grown,” Nyoni said of the national BLM organization. “They want to be sure they’re able to provide resources for each chapter and support them.”

Repeated attempts to reach national BLM representatives were unsuccessful.

If and when BLMVT is granted official chapter status, it will continue to exist as an independent entity. “[BLM] have told us that each state is different and have their own dynamics,” Nyoni explained. “So we develop our own leadership and bylaws.” While she welcomes the autonomy, she added that linking to the national BLM network would provide beneficial connections and resources.

Mirroring the national group’s all-female leadership, four women of color sit atop the BLMVT hierarchy: Nyoni, Martínez, Tiffany Johnson and Lynna Turner. A panel of senior advisers largely drawn from allied activist groups — Justice for All, the Vermont Workers’ Center and others — has

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been helping to adapt the broader BLM mission to fit the specific needs of people of color in Vermont, Nyoni said.

“We want the agendas we push forward to be things that Vermonters want, too,” said Martínez, who hails from Houston.

“Because Vermont is unique, it has its own way of doing things. So we want to invest in that culture and hope that people see what the issues are and take part in change.”

The group has outlined its objectives in “Black Lives Matter Vermont Demands, a living document.” The first of seven demands calls for “full transparency of all data of incidents and complain[t]s involving police officers and Department of Corrections [for] Black people.” Others include holding state agencies accountable for their hiring practices; full representation of blacks on public boards and

commissions; annual cultural competency certification for public-sector workers; an increase in the number of black teachers and administrators at public schools; and a decrease in the number of children of color sent to white foster families.

To realize those goals, Nyoni envisions a nonlinear, three-phase plan for BLMVT. The first is building membership and infrastructure. The group aims to register 5,000 members in the next three years. It currently has about 300.

Phase two, according to the BLMVT website, is to affirm “the lives and contributions of black people in Vermont” and to build permanent safe spaces. Phase three concerns “legislative reconstruction” — in essence, lawmakers taking the needs of people of color into consideration to ensure “oppression-free legislation.”

Nyoni is short on specifics about how to achieve such an ambitious agenda, citing the organizational struggles and growing pains of a nascent group, particularly one dependent on volunteers.

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“The problem with racism in the 21st century is that, nine times out of 10, it’s intangible,” she said. “So you’re not able to say, ‘Oh, yeah. I see the marks on your neck from the hanging. Good thing you were able to get down.’

“It’s not that kind of racism,” she continued. “It’s daily. It’s micro-aggression.”

Nyoni offered an exasperated laugh when asked to detail some micro-aggressions.

“Where do I start?” she said, rolling her eyes.

They’re typically unintended or casual slights: for example, asking a Vermonter of color where they are really from, or praising a person of color for being “wellspoken.” Though small, Nyoni says microaggressions add up. Recent studies suggest they can lead to a variety of mental health issues and even physical ailments.

“So we want to establish a system where no one gets left behind,” she said. “We want to hear everyone’s story and help everyone who has been victimized by racism.”

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On Martin Luther King Jr. Day last month, Nyoni led BLMVT members and supporters on a march down North Avenue from Burlington High School to the Burlington Police Department. They were protesting the “school-to-prison pipeline” that many students of color face — even in Vermont.

According to a 2015 study by Vermont Legal Aid, in schools with significant minority populations, black students are two to three times more likely to be suspended than white students.

The BLMVT march drew a connection between those numbers and another disturbing statistical trend: Black Vermonters make up more than 10 percent of the prison population despite comprising less than 2 percent of the state’s overall population, according to the Department of Justice.

Which isn’t to say that all of those prisoners are necessarily Vermonters. A 2015 study by the Vermont Crime Research Group found that “when a defendant had an outof-state record, regardless of race, it was a driving factor in the decision to incarcerate.”

In the back parking lot of the police station, Nyoni addressed a huddled, windswept crowd of about 70 supporters through a crackling megaphone. Passing cars honked in solidarity with the protesters while Nyoni criticized the man whose office windows overlook that lot: Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo.

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According to Gallup, a polling company, Vermont is the most liberal state in the country, but its progressive leanings don’t immunize Vermonters from prejudice.

“There is a lot of racism in Vermont,” said Appel, the state’s former defender general and director of the Vermont Human Rights Commission. One needn’t dig deep to find evidence of prejudice in the state, as a scan of recent headlines reveals.

Across Vermont, Black Lives Matter signage has been repeatedly defaced or stolen, including a BLM flag taken from the UVM campus in September. Between May and October, 10 BLM signs were swiped from the lawn of Ferrisburgh’s Rokeby Museum, which memorializes the Underground Railroad. But those are tame examples.

In August, state Rep. Kiah Morris (D-Bennington), one of Vermont’s few black legislators, was the target of hate speech on Twitter. Max Misch, a constituent affiliated with the alt-right movement, tweeted Morris a caricature of a black person with the message: “Sheeeit, I be representin dem white muhfuggahz of Bennington, gnome sayin?”

Then there is the case of Andy Todd.

For many years the only black officer on the Rutland police force, Todd sued the department in 2015, alleging a decade of racial abuse and discrimination against himself and black suspects. Todd’s 144-point affidavit details an astonishing dossier of casual and explicit racism, as well as overt racial profiling throughout the department.

Todd, now a Vermont State Police trooper, was awarded a $975,000 settlement, one of the largest in state history, from the City of Rutland in December 2015.

“The prejudice runs deep,” Appel said.

But as Nyoni noted, it’s not always so overt.

Appel pointed to a widely publicized study on traffic stops published in January

by UVM professor Stephanie Seguino.

That investigation found that black and Hispanic drivers are pulled over and searched far more frequently than white and Asian drivers — even though white drivers are more likely to have contraband.

Seguino has said that’s proof of bias against minorities on the part of Vermont police.

“My sense is, a good deal of these disparities is due to implicit bias,” she told Seven Days in January.

Appel, who is white, said the study simply reaffirms what Vermonters with brown or black skin already know.

“If a cop stops you or me, the interaction is going to be very different from stopping a 22-year-old black man with dreads,” he said. He added that he is currently defending a trio of cases he described as “driving while black,” “parking while black” and “riding while black.” While not surprising, he thinks the findings should be illustrative for those who deny that Vermont has a racism problem.

“The data [are] helpful to break down the denial that, ‘Black people aren’t mistreated,’” Appel said. “Including from those who are doing the mistreatment.”

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“We’ve had a lot of people joining and getting involved recently, which is great,” she said. “But it’s been tough to keep up with everything.”

Still, she pointed to a couple of recent initiatives that illustrate BLMVT’s groundlevel approach. The first is the BLMVT store itself.

Equal parts café, art gallery and retail store, the small Main Street shop serves a variety of purposes. One is as an added revenue stream for the organization. The volunteer-run shop sells donated artwork — mostly prints and pottery — in addition to BLMVT gear and equal-trade coffee. But its primary function is as a “safe space” — a place where people of color can congregate, relax and strategize in a pressure-free environment.

“It’s important to have spaces where we can feel a part of our own community,” Nyoni explained. She added that one of several sister organizations around the state has also recently opened a safe space in Brattleboro.

Nyoni also pointed to a partnership with Justice for All, the Montpelier racial justice organization cofounded by BLMVT adviser Mark Hughes, as another way the group is making inroads. The two have launched the Racial Justice Reform Campaign, which aims to rid the Vermont Constitution of all references to slavery, as part of a larger effort toward criminal justice reform.

Chapter I, Article 1 of the state Constitution reads, “no person born in this country, or brought from over sea, ought to be holden by law, to serve any person as a servant, slave or apprentice...” But there’s a catch: “...after arriving to the age of twenty-one years” the sentence continues, “unless bound by the person’s own consent, after arriving to such age, or bound by law for the payment of debts, damages, fines, costs, or the like.”

The campaign includes a petition and action plan, as well as a series of panel discussions, film screenings and meetings throughout the state.

Nyoni is also enthusiastic about a new “racial incidents” form recently added to the BLMVT website, through which users can report instances of bias. In addition to offering resources to help respondents deal with racist situations, the group plans to collect and publish the data. Nyoni claims that bureaucratic roadblocks in reporting incidents through the police or state agencies has led to some falling through the cracks.

“If your issue doesn’t meet the criteria for ‘extreme tangible evidence,’ then nothing really happens,” she said. “Or if it does, it takes forever. So this is a way to let people know that someone actually cares and takes them seriously.”

As importantly, said Nyoni, the form exists as a way for BLMVT to document the experiences of black people in modern-day Vermont.

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militarized force, a lack of departmental transparency, and failure to involve the black community in a Fair and Impartial Policing Policy he recently helped draft with city officials and community members.

Seemingly most egregious to Nyoni was what she decried as the department’s use, or overuse, of force. She ended each increasingly fevered accusation calling out the BPD chief by name in an almost teasing tone: “del Pozo!”

As it happened, del Pozo wasn’t in his office that day. He was in Wisconsin, presenting a report with the heads of four other police departments to U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).

That report, from the Police Executive Research Forum, detailed the findings of an experimental use-of-force policy aimed at reducing violent encounters. The BPD was a pilot program for the policy last year.

Del Pozo has become a favored target of Nyoni, who has criticized him publicly on numerous occasions. He disputes many of her accusations.

“We’re one of the most transparent police departments in the country,” the chief claimed last month in his North Avenue office. “I think the amount of data we put out is unprecedented in Vermont.”

He pointed out that the BPD reports car-stop data quarterly, which is more frequent than state law requires. The department was one of a handful of local police agencies to voluntarily report that data before the law went into effect in 2014.

The BPD also makes its data available to the public online via the Burlington Police Transparency Portal, which includes a database of police incidents searchable by race and gender.

The site also features a map of traffic stops and includes info on diversity hiring practices, a quarterly Crime and Conditions report, and a slide show on use of force, with a full report forthcoming.

Still, del Pozo agrees with Nyoni that the BPD should strive for even more transparency. He said the next step is to open up the department’s internal disciplinary process to civilian review.

Despite the tension with BLMVT, del Pozo said he admires the organization’s mission.

“Black Vermonters are in a position of acutely feeling how few in number they are,” he said. “And it’s easy to understand their concerns, especially when you don’t readily have a reservoir of culture, language and, in many cases, religion that you can retreat to in places like Boston or New York City when you need to feel more part of your community.

“From what my friends of color have told me, they feel more exposed in Vermont,” the chief continued. “So I can see that there is a lot of work for a group like Black Lives Matter to do.”

Del Pozo said he’s extended invitations via email to meet with Nyoni and BLMVT reps at “any time or place of their choosing” to discuss their concerns. But he hasn’t received a response.

Nyoni said she will accept that invitation “when the time is right,” both for her and BLMVT. She added that racial disparity in the criminal justice system is just one symptom of a much larger disease.

“To me, that’s a result, and it causes other ripples,” said Nyoni. “But it’s everywhere, in all the systems.”

She said she’s focused for now on growing her organization to meet that broader challenge.

“We can’t fix the systems,” Nyoni said.

“We can only tear them down and rebuild.”

in Vermont since well before it abolished slavery in 1777.

“There have always been freedom fighters, trailblazers here in Vermont,” said Brown, the UVM lecturer who ran Caribbean Corner.

He added that those earlier civil rights fighters made significant gains. For example, he cited the late UVM professor and activist Larry McCrorey, who pushed to remove the names of Niggerhead Mountain and Niggerhead Pond in Marshfield.

“Black Lives Matter is just a continuation,” said Brown, who serves as executive director of the Greater Burlington Multicultural Resource Center.

House recognizing the group’s efforts to “affirm black Americans’ humanity and resilience in the face of deadly oppression” and toward the “deactivation of systematic racism endured by all people of color in our state.”

The resolution passed by voice vote.

But not everyone in the House agreed.

Rep. Tom Terenzini (R-Rutland) rose during discussion of the resolution to offer a three-word rebuttal: “All lives matter.”

Rep. Warren Van Wyck (R-Ferrisburgh), who joined Terenzini in opposing the resolution, explained to Seven Days, “‘Black lives matter’ as a principle is self-evident.”

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That’s at odds with former president Barack Obama’s approach to translating rhetoric into action. Speaking to a group of young people in London last year, he argued that while Black Lives Matter is “really effective in bringing attention to problems,” it also needs to be willing to work within the political system to affect change.

“Once you’ve highlighted an issue and brought it to people’s attention and shined a spotlight, and elected officials or people who are in a position to start bringing about change are ready to sit down with you, then you can’t just keep on yelling at them,” he said.

“And you can’t refuse to meet because that might compromise the purity of your position,” he continued. “The value of social movements and activism is to get you at the table, get you in the room, and then to start trying to figure out how is this problem going to be solved.”

MARCHING FEET, DETERMINED PEOPLE Black Lives Matter Vermont is not the first group to champion civil rights in the state. Pockets of resistance have existed

Where Brown sees a difference now is that there are more people willing to take up that cause.

“We’re in a different place in our history in Vermont,” he said. “It’s a more diverse community than it was a couple of years ago. There’s a consciousness and a lot of allies that will support anything around the issues of diversity.”

That climate of solidarity will go a long way toward determining whether BLMVT succeeds, Appel argues.

“I remain hopeful that these diverse sets of activists would come together under common leadership and have a bigger impact,” he said. “Organization and consolidation is important to impact change.”

Martínez, the law school student and BLMVT leader, described her organization as unique among BLM chapters around the country, “because of the large amount of white allies we have to rely on to get stuff done.”

“Building white allies plays a crucial part here in any initiative, social justice or otherwise,” she continued. “And that’s a challenge a lot of other chapters don’t have. Because people still don’t feel comfortable talking about race.”

In February, Morris, the Bennington state rep, and members of BLMVT presented a simple resolution in the Vermont

jeopardize the safety of law enforcement officers — a small number of whom have exercised excessive force — but especially the safety of the communities they work to protect.”

The numbers suggest something different: that blacks are disproportionately the victims of police violence. According to the Washington Post’s Fatal Force project, which tracks police-involved shootings around the country, black Americans were 2.5 times as likely to be shot and killed by police as whites.

“Realistically, all lives matter,” said Brown. “If we say ‘Black lives matter,’ it should be used in context of saying we need to stop police brutality, racial segregation, the mistreatment of black folks.”

“Of course all lives matter,” said Appel.

“But not all lives have suffered involuntary slavery and oppression and police brutality, lynchings.”

While race may still be a touchy subject for many Vermonters, white BLMVT supporters seem to understand the importance of getting and staying involved to the movement.

“Black Lives Matter is kind of a radical idea these days, unfortunately,” Henry Harris of Plainfield said at the MLK Day march. “So I try to show up to everything I’m invited to and do everything I’m asked.”

Others pointed to the increased urgency for action under a Trump regime.

“I think the election is kind of a copout for a lot of white people. But in a sense, that is the reality,” said Burlington’s Aidan Holding, 24, at a recent BLMVT action meeting. “But it’s made people think about what is really important. And this is really important.”

LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING At a recent BLMVT meeting in Burlington’s Old North End, senior adviser Senowa Mize-Fox asked the crowd for free picture frames to use as part of an “I Am Vermont Too” photo exhibit in the Statehouse cafeteria. The display featured Vermont people of color holding signs detailing various micro-aggressions.

Another senior adviser, Bread and Puppet Theater’s Jabari Jones, gave details on an upcoming “creative protest” workshop designed to add artistic and theatrical flair to BLM marches. Art is a major component of BLM, nationally and locally.

For as casual and upbeat as these meetings can sometimes feel, the life-and-death struggles at the heart of the Black Lives Matter movement are never far from mind.

Also at the January meeting, BLMVT member Catherine Cadden, who is white, spoke at length about her friend Cynthia Hurd, who was among those murdered by Dylann Roof in his 2015 attack on a black church in Charleston, S.C. She closed by asking the crowd to speak the names of the nine victims of that shooting aloud.

At the same meeting, Nyoni spoke about the death of her cousin and read a poem she wrote for Sprauve. She paused

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several times to collect herself during the reading, her voice choked with emotion as tears streamed down her cheeks.

The IAA gym sits in one of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Vermont, with a high density of refugees and immigrants. Yet the demographics at the December and January meetings didn’t look terribly different from the rest of the second-whitest state in the country.

Of the 100-plus attendees each month, 15 to 20 have been people of color.

There was another, subtler crowd trait. It’s one that actually differs from the wider Vermont population, which is among the most rapidly aging in country: The majority of attendees were young.

That aligns with national perceptions of BLM. According to the Pew Research Center, support for the organization is largely concentrated in the under-30 set, regardless of race. Nyoni finds the support of young people and their increased awareness of racial issues a cause for optimism.

“Black people have been among the most oppressed people in America for centuries, and people are really starting to get that,” she said. “But until we’re lifted up, everything is gonna stay messed up. Our society will never be the best that it can be.” m

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Nyoni’s pleas for everything from grunt laborers to grant writers are an actionmeeting staple — as is the passing of various sign-up sheets. The revolution is not always exciting. Sometimes it’s downright mundane. But that’s not to say the meetings are dull.

Held on the second Monday of the month in the gym of the Integrated Arts Academy at H.O. Wheeler, BLMVT gatherings can simultaneously have the feel of a social justice rally, a PTA meeting, a group counseling session, a gospel revival and, at least at one offshoot meeting, a theater arts and crafts group.

Nyoni typically opens the gatherings with a group sing-along. In January, one of the tunes was “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a classic protest song often referred to as the Black American National Anthem.

Nyoni is a strong singer and did her best to coax a typically stiff crowd of Vermonters into lifting their voices. They did eventually loosen up a little.

Hughes, the Justice for All executive director, later gave a dazzling summation on the findings of the UVM traffic stop report. The wiry former Army man engaged the crowd with a spirited backand-forth, several times jumping on top of a table to emphasize his points.

Mize-Fox had the unenviable task of following Hughes. But her retelling of recent experiences with race-based micro-aggressions was poignant and dripping with wry, sarcastic irony.

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Burlington’s New Americans are creating their own gatherings — for faith, study and fun

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n a nippy Sunday evening in mid-January, about 20 people filled the pews of St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral lower chapel in Burlington as Reverend Lance Harlow performed mass in French. White fluorescent lights shone brightly from the low ceilings. Incense wafted through the air.

“Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna.”

Christelle Bakala’s voice rose above the clanging pipes. The Congolese woman held a song sheet and swayed slightly as she intoned the words.

The rest of the mixed-age and predominantly Congolese congregants sang after Bakala and clapped their hands to the beat.

Harlow waited for them to finish singing before he performed the Eucharistic Prayer.

The African congregants are members of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington’s newest ministry, La Maison Blanche. French for “the white house,” the ministry takes its name from a nearby building owned by the diocese. It’s one of a growing number of local gathering spaces created by and for New Americans.

These regular meet-ups may range from a church service to a citizenship class to a more casual hangout, but they all reflect a community’s traditions and heritage while offering opportunities for social interaction. And they were all initiated by members of that community itself.

The first time Harlow performed mass in French was in September of last year, two months after he was appointed rector of two Burlington parishes. “I was very nervous, because that’s not my native language,” Harlow recalled. The clergyman used Google Translate to look up some vocabulary. “And I prayed a lot,” he added.

While Harlow presides over the services, the driving force behind La Maison Blanche is Congolese ophthalmologist Jules Wetchi. He formed the group in November 2016 to help French-speaking African immigrants and their children preserve their Catholic faith and native culture as they adapt to the ways of their new home.

Wetchi, now a Burlington resident, was president of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of the Children and Youth ministry in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. In Vermont, to which he emigrated in 2013, he was dismayed to find that some African Catholics no longer practice their faith. One reason, he said, is the language barrier. Few churches offer services and classes in any language but English.

Some Catholics, Wetchi added, had started attending an African Protestant church

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CULTURE that offers services in English and French in addition to social assistance.

To remedy that situation, in 2015, Wetchi started a prayer group composed of 10 families from Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania. They visited one another’s houses every other week to read the Bible.

After a year, however, Wetchi decided the African community needed to be better integrated into the diocese, so he persuaded Harlow to perform mass in French once a month at St. Joseph’s. The prayer group also now meets at the chapel.

When Bakala moved to Vermont in 2004, she remembers, she was one of just a few Africans in Burlington. While she continued to attend church, she felt “something was missing” and longed to be part of a community. “It was very hard, because you don’t know many people,” she recalled. Today, Bakala is delighted to be part of a “big family.” She wants her young son to have the kind of Catholic upbringing that she did in Congo.

Bakala wasn’t the only one who brought a child to the French mass. Astrid Mwali and Lyliane Nzili also came with their families. Both Congolese women moved to Vermont about two years ago. Speaking through a French interpreter, they said mass in their native country is about “adoration” and “jubilation.”

“Here, the [English] mass is very calm and tranquil,” noted Nzili.

“Sunday is the day of glory,” Mwali said.

It’s common for congregants in Congo to dance along to the songs of praise, she

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added. At La Maison Blanche, she feels free to use her body to express herself.

Being able to understand the mass felt “really good,” the women said. On days when St. Joseph’s has no French mass, the women and their families attend St. Mark Catholic Parish in the New North End or the Chapel of Saint Michael the Archangel in Colchester. Mwali and Nzili admitted that they don’t always understand the English services. Nzili’s daughter sometimes translates for her mother.

During mass at La Maison Blanche, the congregants sing not just in French but also in Lingala and Kikongo, indigenous Congolese languages. Since Harlow doesn’t speak those languages, he looks to Wetchi for his cue to resume delivering his service.

Despite his own language barrier, Harlow is committed to serving the African congregation. His main mission, he said, is to instill in them a sense of belonging in Burlington — “and part of that is to welcome them in their language.”

While La Maison Blanche brings a community together for religious practice, other New American-initiated gatherings have a secular focus. For example, every Saturday morning, Hemant TamangGhising leads a citizenship class in the Burlington Police Department’s community room. His lessons cater to Bhutanese adults who have to work on weekdays and can’t attend classes organized by other service providers, Tamang-Ghising explained.

“Even if you have [the class] at night, it’s very hard for them,” he said. “They feel tired some days. It’s not helpful for them.”

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“Here, we have friends. Instead of watching TV, you talk to people,” said Abdul Ali. “There’s more fun here than at home.”

Whenever Ali visits the center to get a haircut, he doesn’t pass up a chance to play laado, the Somali version of ludo.

“We got beaten. They’re making fun of us,” Ali grimaced, before making his way home.

Most conversations at the office are in Maay Maay, and laado is the most popular activity. Only four people can play the game at any one time, but the spectators are no less active. They offer advice — often unsolicited. A game can be as short

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they drop by the office after soccer practice or work.

The association’s office has two sections. The main hall is lightly furnished, and a glass cabinet holds trophies won by the local Juba Star soccer team.

Photographs of the players adorn a wall.

The other section is smaller, with a computer laboratory for younger guests.

“They don’t leave until 2 a.m.,” said Noor Bulle of his fellow community members. A section of the main hall has been turned into a barber corner where Bulle cuts hair for free. “You can be 80 years old or you can be a year old. We’ll say, ‘Welcome.’”

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Tamang-Ghising has permission to run the class at the police station until May, he said; thereafter, he’ll have to find a new location. Organizing such a gathering is “quite challenging,” he noted.

Although several organizations are willing to share their space, it’s usually subject to restrictions.

Across the river on Winooski’s Main Street, the office of the Somali Bantu Community Association of Vermont offers something closer to a traditional American community center. Usually it’s the boys and men who gather there in their leisure hours, and it’s liveliest on weekends, when

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as 20 minutes or as long as two hours.

Sometimes things get so intense that elders such as Ahmed Kerow intervene to calm the players down.

While the game is central, the office isn’t just for recreation. Kerow said he’s more apt to go there to get help with reading his mail or to counsel couples.

Bulle, who works for the Multicultural Youth Program at Burlington-based Spectrum Youth & Family Services, said the office is an important resource for the community. Gathering and interacting there can help “heal” the Somalis, most of whom arrived in the Green Mountain State as refugees.

“I cannot share my stories [with other people],” Bulle said. “They don’t have any idea about me, my struggles, how I grew up.

Only these men understand me.”

A dedicated community space also keeps the youth off the streets, Bulle said.

His friend Abdirahman Maalim agreed.

By his own admission, Maalim used to “hang out with people who did bad things” when he was in his late teens. At the urging of community elders, he started spending time at the office instead. That proved to be a turning point in his life, Maalim said. “[The office] kept me [and] a lot of people off the streets,” said Maalim, now 24. “I would recommend anybody to come here.” Today, although the father of two works the evening shift, he makes a point of coming to the office every Saturday and Sunday.

The price of a space the Somalis can call their own is hefty, said Bulle: $1,250 monthly to keep the office running. He pitches in and contributes between $50 and $100 each month. “Our pockets are crying right now,” he said, adding that it’s worth it to maintain a home base where community members can preserve their culture and get assistance with daily life.

It’s the kind of one-stop center that Wetchi of La Maison Blanche hopes to build. There’s so much about American systems and culture that the congregation still has to learn, Wetchi said: “We need to bring the information to them.”

He’s working with Susan Wing, former executive secretary to the bishop of the Diocese, to convert the white house for which the group was named into a pastoral center. There, members will be able to attend English conversation classes and catechism lessons, as well as get advice on connecting with other service providers.

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“Baptiste is young,” adds Buck. “He relates to kids well. He makes it fun.”

Moreau and Buck hired Delvallé last fall to supplement the boys’ French education. The parents are proud of their French heritage: Moreau traces her lineage to Québec and to Lille, France, and she speaks some French; Buck is fluent, thanks to his Parisian mother, Nicole. They travel regularly to the family’s summer home in a village in the Gascony region of France.

“I regret that we haven’t spoken much French at home, so the boys really don’t know it,” says Buck.

On a family trip two summers ago, Moreau and Buck realized the boys were having trouble interacting with their French cousins and resolved to help them learn the language.

Since October, Kyle has been taking an after-school class for 8-year-olds taught by Delvallé and run by the Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region, which offers French classes, conversation groups, films and social events. This year, AFLCR began using a new textbook and CD series with an interactive focus. It will soon add an afterschool class for students Liam’s age.

“In addition to the classes, we wanted a fun way for the boys to begin speaking French with us at home,” says Moreau.

Enter Delvallé and his French immersion cooking classes.

Left to right: Liam and Kyle Buck with Baptiste Delvallé Delvallé has known since sixth grade that he wanted to be a language teacher. He drew inspiration from his first English teacher, who spoke primarily in English. “She acted They respond in English, but Delvallé counters, “Que faisons-nous aujourd’hui?” (What are we making and made a lot of gestures,” he says. Subsequent teachers “were hardly using English,” he laments. “They today?)

Huddled around the recipe, the boys begin read- were just teaching us grammar and vocabulary and rote ing aloud: “Deux cents grammes de chocolat noir, learning.”

In college, Delvallé studied English and majored in 120 grammes de beurre, 90 grammes de sucre.” I hear teaching French as a foreign language. Armed with a imaginary gears rattling and squeaking as they wrap master’s degree in education from the University of their mouths around the rolled Rs and guttural sounds common in French. Delvallé gently corrects them, Oregon, he has taught at French immersion schools in sometimes reading along, sometimes bringing a hand Oregon, Minnesota, Australia and Vietnam, working to his ear to invite them to listen and repeat back to with students from middle school to adulthood.

Cooking works as an immersion technique because him.

Their mission? Fondants au chocolat et coulis aux “it’s very practical, it’s very visual,” Delvallé says. “The fruit rouges (chocolate fondant and red fruit coulis). purpose is clear, too, so it becomes very meaningful.”

By the time they’ve read the recipe and checked the Even students who don’t understand everything will ingredients on the counter, the two young chefs are find themselves internalizing words through the use engaged and focused, breaking out pans and rolling up of gesture and repetition. Delvallé helps by clarifying their sleeves. They’ve had eight classes with Delvallé spelling and grammar as needed on a portable dryerase board. and know the ropes. They can do this.

His approach is in line with findings from the Center “No matter their mood when Baptiste arrives, he casts a spell, channeling their energy toward French for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition and cooking,” says Moreau.

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t’s a gray Sunday morning when Baptiste Delvallé and I arrive at the home of Pamela Moreau and Tom Buck in Burlington. A wiry, jovial man in his late twenties, Delvallé is a French teacher, and he’s there to guide the couple’s two sons in a French immersion class. I’m there to watch … and practice my French.

Moreau has just returned with 8-yearold Kyle from a sleepover birthday party.

We exchange pleasantries en français, and she reminds Kyle that it’s time for class. He mumbles hello, slinks out of the car and then bolts sideways to disappear behind the house.

Buck greets us at the door, engaging in fluid French conversation with Delvallé and motioning to 11-year-old Liam to come and say hello. Liam unfolds himself from a chair, shuffles forward and greets us like a somnambulist.

I begin to wonder how Delvallé is going to get these two munchkins to learn French — or anything else — on this sleepy morning.

But he is unfazed, even animated by the challenge. Born and raised in southwestern France, Delvallé specializes in teaching French and English courses that immerse students in the language not through reading and writing exercises, but through activities such as cooking and making art. The catch?

Everything is done in the target language.

Owner of the Hands-On Language Program in Burlington, Delvallé is impassioned about immersion as pedagogy for youth and adults.

“The hammer is an analogy that I like to use,” he says. “In a school, you wouldn’t have a class on hammers — what they look like, how they’re made, how to hold them. You’d have a class that uses hammers to build tables or shelves.”

“Language is a tool,” Delvallé continues. Courses on grammar and vocabulary, he notes, don’t elicit much excitement. “But if you invite people to take a class on French cooking in which they’ll learn how to make French desserts and dishes and eat them at the end, then they’re usually much more interested.”

Participants know in advance that everything will happen in French. “But it’s not presented as the focus, even though really it is,” says Delvallé. “Because by the end of the cooking session, they’ve learned a lot of French.”

In the Moreau-Buck household on Sunday morning, Delvallé pulls a recipe, a metric scale and a notebook out of his backpack. A reappeared Kyle pokes his head into the kitchen as Delvallé begins chattering in French. “Comment ça va? Êtes-vous prêt à cuisiner?”

(How’s it going? Are you ready to cook?)

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immersion a highly effective teaching Delvallé teaches youth and adults, method, one that allows students to with or without prior French experilearn a second language in a manner ence, through activities such as stosimilar to how they learned the first. rytelling, playing games and making Still, immersion classes have their crafts. But cooking is clearly his own distinct challenges. One Shelburne favorite. parent, who wants to remain anonyWhen asked about his culinary trainmous, notes that her two children had ing, he laughs and says, “I’m just French! opposite reactions to a cooking class My family was typical in that we cooked with Delvallé: While her 9-year-old everything.” His mother began teachson enjoyed the puzzle of trying to ing him when he was very young. “So I figure out what the teacher was saying, learned a lot that way, through immerher 11-year-old daughter, who knew sion, I guess,” he muses. some French, found it frustrating to Since 2007, Delvallé has written understand some but not all of Cuisine de Rêve (Dream Delvallé’s words.

Cooking), a blog of traditional Tricia Gustafson of South French recipes and his origiBurlington says her daughter, nal creations, each presented Hanna, and a friend likewise in French and English. From felt overwhelmed during savory salmon zucchini tart to Delvallé’s classes. But she told maple syrup mousse, the blog them “that it’s OK. You’re not offers more than 50 recipes. going to understand every Before a cooking class, word, but your brain will pick clients select a recipe from it up,” she says. “We also work the blog or elsewhere. “I’m with Baptiste to find a balance, totally open to all sorts of so he can be clear how much foods. It doesn’t have to be the girls are understanding French,” says Delvallé. But he and adjust, if necessary.” lights up when describing a Parents are unanimous in their accolades for Delvallé, series of classes he taught on whom they describe as profesglobal francophone cooking sional, organized and “relentat an academic summer camp lessly positive.” organized by the University B APTISTE Gustafson homeschools of Oregon. French is an offiDELVALLÉ 12-year-old Hanna, who atcial language in more than 40 tends French classes at Accents countries, “so at each class,” he School of Foreign Language recalls, “I taught a dish from and Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School, a different country: Morocco, France, both in South Burlington. Like Moreau Belgium, Senegal, Vanuatu — a tiny and Buck, she hired Delvallé to supple- island in the Pacific.” ment her daughter’s classroom learning Once clients have chosen a recipe, with more conversation. “I’d like her Delvallé sends them a list of ingredients to be fluent before she goes to college,” to purchase ahead of time; he sometimes says Gustafson. “Once you learn a lanprepares items in advance to make sure guage, it’s easy to learn another. I think students can achieve their cooking goals it’s a good skill to have.” during the one-hour lesson.

Research has identified numerous In the Moreau-Buck kitchen on benefits to speaking more than one lanSunday morning, Liam and Kyle alguage. According to CARLA, learning chemize chocolate, butter, strawberries multiple ways to say the same thing can and raspberries into six delectable servenhance creativity. Bilinguals are also ings of dessert.

They beam with pride, skilled at understanding the relationship between words and their meanings, their faces and clothing streaked with show increased sensitivity to communi- flour and chocolate, as we praise their cation, and may be better able to grasp creations and dig our spoons into the the needs of others and respond appro- warm, sweet wonders.

All I can say is, c’est délicieux! (It’s priately, researchers say. Exposure to new cultures can also foster respect for delicious!) m differences among people.

While many parents are sold on the Contact: elizabeth@sevendaysvt.com benefits of Delvallé’s classes, their children have a more practical approach. INFO “It’s good for learning vocabulary — he For more on French classes and travel for offers many new words,” says Hanna. youth and adults, contact Baptiste Delvallé “He’s a really nice guy, it’s fun, and the at info@thehandsonlanguageprogram.com or visit thehandsonlanguageprogram.com. food tastes good!”

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Tapping a Tradition K ate Whelley McCabe and Justin McCabe met in a warehouse in Ohio in 2000. They were recent college graduates with hard hats and management jobs, working for a big supply company.

Now, two children, two law careers and countless pancakes later, the couple has returned to their warehouse roots.

These days, the McCabes spend time in the Montpelier warehouse where they operate their small business: Vermont Evaporator Company, which manufactures family-size backyard evaporators for making maple syrup.

The wood-fired evaporator, called the Sapling, is a handsome contraption with a design twist: It doubles as a grill for outdoor cooking.

That design is the work of Justin, 39, a patent attorney and chemical engineer who makes the evaporators in his spare time. He likes to build things — such as a 60-by-40-foot hockey rink. “I have this thing,” he said. “I just keep moving.”

Kate, 38, is a former prosecutor in the Vermont Attorney General’s Office.

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Sapling, a product whose inspiration flowed organically from her backyard maple trees.

Those trees stand on 10 acres of land on the edge of Montpelier, where the McCabes moved four years ago from a house in town. They tapped the maples, then filled their turkey roasting pan with sap and placed it on the propane grill to boil. It took $50 worth of propane to make three-quarters of a gallon of syrup.

“That’s ridiculous,” Justin recalled thinking.

The McCabes looked for a small-scale evaporator that would be affordable, efficient and easy to use. When the products available on the market came up short, Justin decided to invent his own. He designed an evaporator and built a prototype in his garage. The Sapling was born.

The main feature of Justin’s evaporator is a 55-gallon steel drum, placed on its side, with the top section cut away to make a vessel for burning wood. The fabrication includes grinding the metal to prepare the surface for painting, cutting a side opening for adding wood to the fire, and welding and assembling the component parts, including cast-iron legs and a door. Atop the rig sits a sap tray or three cast-iron grates for grilling.

The finished Sapling looks like a small train caboose or a sideways potbelly stove. It’s an appealing object that makes you think you’ve seen it before — until you realize you haven’t.

To offset the cost of the equipment he used to build his evaporator, Justin decided he might as well make an extra 10 of them. The couple posted the evaporators for sale on Craigslist last February. They sold out in 10 days at $785 apiece. Justin made more. (Saplings now cost $825.)

“I was just amazed at how fast they sold,” Justin said. “People were just so happy with them.”

That success comes as no surprise to sugarmaker Burr Morse, who owns and operates Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks in East Montpelier. Morse, who will turn 69 in two weeks, has been making maple syrup since he was a little boy.

“It’s probably a good thing, because there’s a lot of people who want to start out sugaring on that kind of level,” Morse said of the Sapling. “The manufactured small evaporators are really expensive. If they can keep this under $1,000, they’re probably going to sell quite a few of them.”

Morse is the author of Sweet Days & Beyond: The Morse Family — Eight Generations of Maple Sugaring, a book

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BUSINESS that chronicles his family’s tradition of maple sugaring in central Vermont. This year, Morse and his crew tapped 6,000 trees — yet he appreciates the appeal of a backyard operation.

“It’s a mystique to it,” he said. “We’re here in Vermont, and that’s what we do in Vermont — why not? And it’s good family fun, a good healthy activity for the kids. It gets them away from the cellphones and stuff.”

The McCabe kids were there, helping out, when the family fired up its

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“When I tell my lawyer friends that this is what I do on weekends, initially they say, ‘That’s crazy!’’’ Justin said. “And then a look of envy washes over them.”

He has merged his professions by filing two patent applications for the Sapling: One is a design patent that would cover the look of the evaporator, the other a utility patent to cover the method of manufacture.

The couple’s parents help with the project when they visit from out of town. Kate’s father, Peter Whelley, said he checks before packing to see if his Montpelier visit will include grinding steel in the warehouse. For those trips, Whelley brings his “expendable” clothes.

“It’s a family thing, another reason to come do stuff here,” said Whelley, a school psychologist still living in Moultonborough. “It’s a really positive thing to keep the family in touch — a commitment, a joint project.”

As a patent lawyer and a board member of the Generator maker space in Burlington, Justin knows Vermont has its share of creative and innovative people. The trick, he said, is moving from the invention stage to running a business.

“Ideas are good,” he said. “But you’ve got to be able to transition it. Kate and I are lucky to have that knowledge.”

Kate brings a particular expertise: In her former life as a state prosecutor, she specialized in consumer fraud cases.

“I know some things not to do,” she said. “And I know if I do them who will be calling me on the phone.”

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Sapling last sugaring season. Over the course of three sugarmaking Saturdays, they made five gallons of maple syrup from the sap of 25 trees, Justin said.

Elke, age 10, said you have to know when to pour the sap in and when to feed the fire, then check to see if the syrup is dark enough. She and her brother, Seamus, 6, pour maple syrup on waffles, pancakes “and anything that can have syrup,” she said, adding that the maple syrup is “awesome.”

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“I think if you eat something that you helped make, it tastes better than anything you might buy of that kind,” Elke added.

When her family started making maple syrup, Kate said, she recognized the aroma from her childhood in Moultonborough, N.H., where her neighbors sugared. She and her siblings would stop at their house on the way home from the school bus and get a Dixie cup of maple syrup for the rest of the walk.

“We’d keep them company when they sugared,” Kate recalled. “It’s a social activity.”

The Sapling’s design and utility combine to make it a fun outdoor hangout, a place to gather round the fire burning high and hot within. “You want the flame to be licking the pan,” Kate said.

After you’ve tapped the trees, collected sap and poured the sweet liquid through cheesecloth into the tray, making maple syrup becomes a “milling about” kind of activity, Justin said. A video on Vermont Evaporator Company’s website, demonstrating how to use the Sapling, ends with the advice: “Light a fire and sit back.”

Sales of the Sapling have been brisk in the days leading up to this year’s sugaring season, said Kate, who handles sales, marketing and other non-production aspects of the business. She expects production and sales to double in the coming year, from 110 to 220 Saplings.

Justin continues to make them on weekends and in his spare time, churning each one out in 90 minutes. In the middle of January, he took most of a week off from work at the law firm and produced 40 Saplings.

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Spring Awakening, book and lyrics by Steven Sater, music by Duncan Sheik, directed by Gregory Ramos, produced by the University of Vermont Department of Theatre. Thursday through Saturday, March 2 to 4, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, March 5, 2 p.m., at Royall Tyler Theatre, UVM, Burlington. $21-28; $10 for UVM students. Info, 656-2094 or uvmtheatre.org.

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point. The rake of the theater’s seating and student Keely Farrell’s multilevel set design, including platforms within the audience area, also help.

The musical numbers cover wide psychological ground, from introspective musing to intoxicating rebelliousness. In “The Word of Your Body,” Melchior and Wendla sing of their conflicted yearning for each other. They’ve come together to acknowledge physical longing, but Ramos places them shoulder to shoulder, making no eye contact in this dark duet.

Moritz spits out the bitter “And Then There Were None,” as he sees no future for himself after failing in school. The angry drumbeat embodies adolescent rage, and the lyrics are an all-too-convincing portrait of suicidal despair. And in the lush finale “Song of the Purple Summer,” the company finds hope in a number staged for maximum dazzle and uplift.

The 16-member ensemble is tightly rehearsed and delivers live-wire energy in movement and song. Four actors portray a gamut of adults, and Ramos pushes these performances a little toward caricature. The rest of the company are

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contrast plays out in the appearance of bold, modern hairstyles on boys in short pants.

The rock score is filled with melodies of yearning and rebellion marked in firm 4/4 time. Many of the songs push the young male singers into minor-key falsetto, in an echo of a teenage boy’s voice change. The instrumentation keeps the period contrast going, with bass and drums laying down a propulsive beat, filled out with guitar and piano, and crowned with the formal warmth of violin, viola and cello. Music director Randal Pierce plays keyboards while conducting a polished band.

On the Royall Tyler Theatre’s threequarter-round stage, the actors move vigorously right up to the spectators, and Ramos’ choreography often sets them in symmetrical formations that neatly unfold. This director likes to convey a character’s commitment with motion, using a fast stride for an emotional underscore.

It’s a feat to stage a show with a large cast in the round, and Ramos is skillful at driving attention into the visible center of a group without blocking the focal

well-drawn teenagers, navigating the rough waters of adolescence.

Michael Lawler, as Melchior, sings with pure soulfulness; his moody, upraised eyes capture the balance of desire and anxiety that propels the character through the tumult of sexual development. With quiet hesitation, Lawler shows the character reaching for confidence.

Kristen Brown lets Wendla’s childish joy dissolve into dark curiosity as she contemplates what it means to feel something so strongly that it hurts.

Wendla’s story is tragic, and Brown is skilled at revealing her experience, not just her victimhood.

As Moritz, Jimmy Hayden sports a big blond tumble of unruly curls over an up-to-date undercut, a look the actor channels into both bafflement and cool.

His physical energy is off the charts, and he jumps with knees to chest and sings with great strength and power.

Ramos avoids the darker edges of the material, a choice that makes sense for a cast of college students. When Melchior and Wendla experiment with sadomasochism, the episode is handled so delicately it barely registers. Their first sexual encounter is consensual, with Wendla merely pausing before accepting each of Melchior’s advances. Other productions give the scene ambiguity, and the musical’s original off-Broadway run had a strong undertone of rape. Ramos makes the moment read as romance, a happy triumph echoed by bright lighting effects.

Spring Awakening is powerful in concept, and, if UVM’s execution sanitizes a few of its darker moments, it’s a choice that can make audiences comfortable, free to relish the joys of big staging, fine singing and lively music. All musicals amplify emotion through song, but feelings don’t get any stronger than a teenager’s, and this show delivers that vitality. m

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he two most extreme responses to sex — a puritanical no and a hell-yes yes — have one thing in common: They’re both as passionate as a teenager coming of age. Spring Awakening fuses rock music with Frank Wedekind’s 1891 play exploring teenage sexual stirrings in a repressive German bourgeois atmosphere. Victorian prudery collides with rock-and-roll freedom in a musical that won Steven Sater (book and lyrics) and Duncan Sheik (music) the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical.

The University of Vermont Department of Theatre production is a tightly choreographed show with a large cast of strong singers. Director Gregory Ramos emphasizes spectacle and the sheer entertainment of musical theater.

The play’s themes are serious, as stories of six boys and six girls explore sexual fantasy, the line between consent and rape, masturbation, teenage suicide, masochism, sexual abuse, and homosexuality.

It may be tough subject matter, but the musical is filled with exhilaration and defiance, expressing the passion of youth.

The kids experience frustration and fury, while the adults around them offer nothing better than ineffectual consolation, strict prohibitions or outright cruelty. Wendla’s mother denies her even basic sex education, turning her daughter’s innocence into dangerous ignorance. Moritz’s father considers only his own social humiliation when his son earns a failing grade. And when Melchior writes and illustrates a sex guide, it’s sufficient evidence of depravity to trigger the young man’s downfall in the show’s powerful number “Totally Fucked.”

Sater’s book and Sheik’s music blend Victorian mores with contemporary attitudes, and the two extremes speak to the intensity of a teen’s agony in responding to his or her first sexual urges. As a boy struggles to suppress sexual fantasies during a dreary Latin class, or a girl discovers her friend is a victim of child sexual abuse, the characters confront overwhelming new experiences. Strong emotions are emphasized still further in many numbers in which the actors use hand microphones to perform with rock-star force, and the past/present

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cast-iron skillet sits on red-hot coals pulled from the nearby wood-fired oven. Chef Jordan Ware, sandy haired with cheeks rosy from the heat, is about to cook an unusually large, locally farmed trout. The fish rests on a sheet pan, silver skin gleaming like chain mail. Ware tucks his thumb inside its gills to lift it, tail first, into the skillet.

After a minute, he adds a knob of butter, a few cloves of garlic, and a bundle of rosemary and thyme.

Above the oven and hot coals, a massive hood whisks smoke up and out of the building. Attentive passersby will catch whiffs of it as they walk down Cherry Street toward Lake Champlain. This is Hen of the Wood’s Burlington location, which opened in 2013 as part of the boutique Hotel Vermont next door.

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If you consider this restaurant an extension of its namesake, which opened in 2005 and occupies an old grist mill in Waterbury, it’s safe to call it the most renowned and awarded in the Green Mountains. Over the years, one Hen or the other has shown up in every major food magazine and the New York Times. The business and its chef-owner, Eric Warnstedt, have been semifinalists for the James Beard Foundation’s Best Chef: Northeast award (think culinary Oscars) seven times since 2009. That’s quite a coup, considering that the contest pits Hen against businesses in Boston and Portland, Maine, as well as standout spots at ski resorts.

In the same period, no other Vermont restaurant has garnered more than four James Beard nods.

On this year’s semifinalist list, published on February 15, the restaurant’s name pops up again, but with a difference: This time, Hen in Burlington was singled out rather than its Waterbury sister. And, in another first, Ware’s name joined Warnstedt’s on the semifinalist list.

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In 2015, Bridge Street Butchery moved from Waitsfield village to the Mad River Green Shops on Route 100 and dropped “Bridge Street” from its name. Now the BUTCHERY is expanding to a second storefront in Stowe, owner JEFF LYNN told Seven Days earlier this week.

While Lynn said he’s still in negotiations for a space, he’s looking at spots in or near the village. Once the shop opens, its format will be “very similar” to that of the Mad River Valley location. “The concept works really well here,”

Lynn said. “We’re literally going to take this concept and plant it down in Stowe.” But don’t worry, Waitsfield; your local butcher shop will remain just as it is.

In Stowe, shoppers can expect beef, poultry and pork from local farms and seafood from WOOD MOUNTAIN FISH. They’ll also find deli meats, house-smoked fish and handmade sausages, forcemeat terrines and pâtés. Given the shop’s proximity to an increasingly highend tourist destination (alpine tourism giant Vail Resorts purchased Stowe Mountain Resort in February), Lynn also plans to offer pantry delivery service and “more prime cuts of meat,” such as porterhouse

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Meanwhile, Ware, 34, does the day-to-day job of menu planning and ingredient sourcing. He first worked with Warnstedt at Burlington’s now-defunct Smokejacks, joined the Hen team in Waterbury in 2009 and is now moving toward overseeing the fare at both locations.

Like Warnstedt, Ware gives credit for both Hens’ successes to the “very dedicated and hardworking staffers … right down to our dishwashers we’ve had since the beginning.” But the prestige of these linked Vermont restaurants has other ingredients, too: a well-timed expansion, a distinct culinary identity, and a knack for creative collaboration with both suppliers and those that might otherwise be rivals.

The dual restaurants present a unique set of challenges. Each one has its own character: On a busy night, the Burlington location can feed up to 300 people, while the Waterbury restaurant maxes out at around 90. Staff tends to stay at the Waterbury location for years, treating the job as a career. In Burlington, there’s higher turnover, in part because service starts earlier and lasts longer, and the pace can be grueling.

Why didn’t Warnstedt give the restaurants two different names to reflect those two different business models? Because, he says, he expects the Burlington location eventually to supplant the original one. In Waterbury, “We don’t own the building,” Warnstedt points out, and the grist mill has structural limitations he can’t change. To preserve the positive word of mouth that Hen had garnered over the years, he and McNeil opted to spread its name around.

The common appellation also reflects the culinary auteurship that links the two dining rooms. Just as a film buff can immediately identify a Wes Anderson movie by its pastels, or a music lover recognizes a favorite band after just a few chords, so avid eaters will taste the commonalities in the dishes at both Hens, even though each has its own menu that changes nightly.

“There’s a theme; there’s a moral compass; there’s a style,” Warnstedt says. Take hanger steak, which shows up regularly in various incarnations on the Waterbury Hen menu. Right now, Burlington Hen is serving the flavorful cut with smoked sweet potatoes, highlighting that location’s emphasis on using a wood fire.

Both restaurants source their food from farmers who thoughtfully steward the land, a factor that Ware and Warnstedt say means more to them than whether a farm’s beets come out of the ground the exact same size. While some Vermont restaurants have adopted a contractual way of working with farmers — they meet in the spring and agree to buy certain crops over the course of the year — Warnstedt opts for an on-the-fly method. “I’d rather just have them send me the list [of available products],” he says. “We’ll pick stuff.”

There’s logic behind that choice: For one thing, not every farm does every vegetable equally well. Ware cites the example of Half Pint Farm’s sweet, summery cherry tomatoes, which are so stellar that he makes a certain dish only when they’re available. An à la carte approach to sourcing also allows the chefs to react to farmers’ needs. When Pitchfork Farm had an excess of winter pea shoots, the farmers gave Ware a good deal, and he was able to buy three pounds on the fly. They showed up on the menu the same night.

Warnstedt actually thrives on having a reduced choice of produce: “I like to have the palette shrunk,” he says.

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He’d prefer to have the farmers “tell me what they want me to buy.” It’s a testament to the quietly missiondriven part of the business and its commitment to supporting the local food system.

Working with restaurants such as the Hens “is very important to us,” says Beth Chef Jordan Ware Whiting, coowner of Maple Wind Farm in Huntington. “These are restaurants that are changing their menus daily or weekly, and they’re listing our name on the menu ... so customers who dine there can make the connection and go find the chicken at City Market. It’s a nice loop for us.” In addition, she’s grateful for the “amazing attention to fine foods and appreciation of the farmers they do work with.”

Warnstedt and Ware describe their James Beard semifinalist status as a testament to the farms they buy from, the “strong crew” and Vermont as a whole.

And, of course, they’re pleased with the recognition.

“We want to keep the restaurant busy, and awards are a positive thing,” says Warnstedt.

Both chefs are especially excited about Hen’s part in keeping the Queen City on the map for food enthusiasts.

Warnstedt and Ware have ties to many of Burlington’s chefs and restaurateurs, and they say they hope out-ofstaters who see Hen as a dining destination will come to town and eat at all of the great restaurants. “This is good for Burlington as a whole,” says Ware.

On an unseasonably warm Friday in February, as fat raindrops start to splatter the Burlington sidewalk, Warnstedt stands just inside the Hen door in deep conversation with Doug Paine, chef of neighboring Juniper and Bleu Northeast Seafood. In the Hen dining room, leather couches and dim lighting create a clubhouse feel.

The two are discussing how they can help wine expert Jason Zuliani and his team, who recently opened Dedalus Wine Shop, Market & Wine Bar on Pine Street, pull off a private tasting dinner. The watchword in this circle, it seems, is that chefs who play together get paid together.

Inside, in the kitchen, a cadre of cooks are prepping for dinner. One whisks up tarragon aioli to slather on roasted potatoes. Another cuts shallots and celeriac, perhaps for a dish of pork loin with buttered celery root, rye spaetzle and pickled apple jus.

Ware removes the trout from the coals and bastes it with browned butter, then stows it, sizzling, back in the oven. When the fish is done, he places it on the bar in front of me and drops three forks nearby. The skin is crisped and brown, the garlic cloves tender, yet somehow the herbs are still bright green.

Warnstedt, Ware and I stick in our forks and twist out gobbets of tender, fatty flesh. For the first time since I walked in, the room is quiet. We eat, we smile at each other, we marvel that this fish came from a farm in Vermont — who would have thought? — and then we hold back so other Hen staff can have a chance to eat, too. Awards and glory aside, moments like these are what it’s all about. m Contact: podhaizer@sevendaysvt.com

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ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #4C0388A-30 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093 On February 17, 2017, Three Friends Realty Partnership, 9 Rustic Walk, Swanton, VT 05488 and Dousevicz, Inc., 21 Carmichael Street, Suite 201, Essex, VT 05452 filed application #4C0388A-30 for a project generally described as construction of a three-story, 26,300 s.f. building containing 72 independent living senior housing units

with underground and surface parking. The Project is located on Lot 15 of Blair Park in Williston, Vermont.

4:30 been raised. 6/6/16 Findings ofPM Fact and Conclusions of Law will not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.

The District #4 Environmental Commission is reviewing this application under Act 250 Rule 51 — Minor Applications.

Copies of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the office listed below.

The application and a draft permit may also be viewed on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (www.nrb.state. vt.us/lup) by clicking on “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “4C0388A-30”.

If you feel that any of the District Commission members listed on the attached Certificate of Service under “For Your Information” may have a conflict of interest, or if there is any other reason a member should be disqualified from sitting on this case, please contact the district coordinator as soon as possible, no later than prior to the response date listed above.

No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before March 16, 2017, a person notifies the Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the Commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion. Any hearing request must be in writing to the address below, must state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have

Should a hearing be held on this Project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by March 16, 2017.

Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, affected state agencies, and adjoining property owners and other persons to the extent they have a particularized interest that may be affected by the proposed project under the 10 criteria.

Non-party participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. Section 6085(c)(5).

Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 23rd day of February, 2017.

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[CONTINUED] 111 West Street Essex Jct., VT 05452 802-879-5662 stephanie.monaghan@ vermont.gov ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #4C1002-10 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093 On February 21, 2017, Brennan Woods Homeowner’s Association, Inc., 726 Hanon Drive, Williston, VT 05495 filed application #4C1002-10 for a project generally described as construction of stormwater pond improvements. The Project is located on Barrett Lane in Williston, Vermont.

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The District #4 Environmental Commission is reviewing this application under Act 250 Rule 51 — Minor Applications.

Copies of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the office listed below.

The application and a draft permit may also be viewed on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (www.nrb.state. vt.us/lup) by clicking on “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “4C1002-10”.

No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before March 16, 2017, a person notifies the Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the Commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion. Any hearing request must be in writing to the address below, must state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised.

If you feel that any of the District Commission members listed on the attached Certificate of Service under “For Your Information” may have a conflict of interest, or if there is any other reason a member should be disqualified from sitting on this case, please contact the district coordinator as soon as possible, no later than prior to the response date listed above.

Should a hearing be held on this Project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by March 16, 2017.

Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, affected state agencies, and adjoining property owners and other persons to the extent they have a particularized interest that may be affected by the proposed project under the 10 criteria. Non-party participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. Section 6085(c)(5).

Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 23rd day of February, 2017.

By: Peter E. Keibel District #4 Coordinator Natural Resources Board 111 West Street Essex Jct., VT 05452 802-879-5658 Peter.Keibel@vermont. gov BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD TUESDAY MARCH 21, 2017, 5:00 PM PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Burlington Development Review Board will hold a meeting on Tuesday March 21, 2017 at 5:00pm in Contois Auditorium, City Hall.

1. 17-0762CA/CU; 35 GROVE STREET (RL, Ward 1E) Russell B. Higgins and Gina S. Lambdin Expand existing single family residence, add accessory dwelling unit, and change parking layout. (Project Manager, Mary O’Neil) 2. 17-0763CU; 311 NORTH AVENUE (RM-W, Ward 4N) VLTBTV Parkland LLC Change of use from post-secondary school to community house.

(Project Manager, Ryan Morrison) 3. 17-0776CU; 449 SOUTH PROSPECT STREET (RL, Ward 6S) Chris Khamnei Change of use from single family to duplex and expand driveway.

(Project Manager, Scott Gustin) Plans may be viewed in the Planning and Zoning Office, (City Hall, 149 Church Street, Burlington), between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Participation in the DRB proceeding is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal. Please note that ANYTHING submitted to the Planning and Zoning office is considered public and cannot be kept confidential.

This may not be the final order in which items will be heard. Please view final Agenda, at www.burlingtonvt.gov/ pz/drb/agendas or the office notice board, one week before the hearing for the order in which items will be heard.

CERTIFICATION OF ABANDONMENT OF GAS AND OIL LEASE PURSUANT TO 29 V.S.A. 563(B) WHEREAS, property known as 114 Richmond Lane, Colchester, Vermont, containing .33 acres, more or less, and being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Roger D. Dandurand and Sue S. Dandurand by Warranty Deed of Gardner Construction, Inc., dated August 10, 1995 and recorded in Volume 250, Page 34 of the Town of Colchester Land Records, is subject to an Oil and Gas Lease (the “Lease”) conveyed by Louise Cross to Vermont Natural Gas and Mineral Corporation dated November 30, 1957 and recorded in Miscellaneous Volume 9, Page 292 of the Town of Colchester Land Records.

In regard to such Lease, the undersigned certify that from their personal knowledge:

by the Lease, or from lands pooled or unitized with such lands; c. No oil and gas operations are conducted under the terms of the Lease; d. No payment has been made of rental or royalties for the purposes of delaying the use or continuing the use of the oil and gas interest; e. No payment of taxes has been made on the oil and gas interest; and f. There does not exist a currently valid permit under chapter 151 of Title 10 or a currently valid drilling permit under this chapter for development of the oil and gas interest.

Dated this 17th day of February, 2017. /s/ Roger D. Dandurand Record Owner - Roger D. Dandurand /s/ Sue S. Dandurand Record Owner - Sue S. Dandurand STATE OF VERMONT COUNTY OF CHITTENDEN At Colchester in said County and State this 17th day of February, 2017, personally appeared Roger D. Dandurand and Sue S. Dandurand and they acknowledged this instrument, by them sealed and subscribed to be their free act and deed.

Before me, /s/ Erin E. Murphy Notary Public My commission expires: 2/10/19 COMBINED NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS CITY OF BURLINGTON & STATE OF VERMONT March 1, 2017 Mayor Miro Weinberger City of Burlington 149 Church Street Burlington, VT 05401 802-865-7272

a. The Lease interest is abandoned because the Lease has not been used for a continuous period of 10 years after July 1, 1973 and no statement of interest has been filed within the preceding five years;

Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development Katie Buckley, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development One National Life Drive, Davis Building, 6th Floor Montpelier, VT 05620 802-828-1357

b. There has been no actual production of oil or gas, including production from lands covered

These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activi-

ties to be undertaken by the City of Burlington and the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development (the Agency).

Request for Release of Funds On or about March 17, 2017, the City of Burlington will submit a request to HUD to release funds under Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended; and the Agency will submit a request to HUD to release funds under the Economic Development Initiative (EDI)- Special Project Grants, as amended, to undertake a project known as Affordable Housing at Cambrian Rise for the purpose of creating affordable housing through the construction of up to 160 units of new, primarily affordable housing serving low and moderate income households. The project is located at 351 North Ave, Burlington (future address yet to be determined). The total estimated cost of the project is $40,000,000; approximately $495,000 of HOME Investment Partnership Program Funds, and approximately $400,000 of Vermont Housing and Conservation Board (VHCB) Land Bank Loan Funds (revolved FFY09 and FFY10 HUD EDI Special Project Grant funding) for the acquisition of the site prior to the development and construction costs.

Project and/or tenantbased Section 8 rental assistance may be used for the proposed units.

This project includes new construction and the buildings will be constructed using radon resistant construction methodologies. Postconstruction radon tests will be completed by a certified radon professional; additional mitigation will be required if results show elevated radon levels. No federal funds for development shall be committed prior to State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPO) approval of the project plans for new construction. This project shall receive all applicable zoning permits. All permit conditions shall be followed and all permits shall be closed out upon completion. Project shall receive all applicable permits and a certificate of occupancy shall be obtained upon project completion. Project shall be in compliance with the approved Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control Plan and

Stormwater Management Plan. ACT 250 will apply to the entire PUD project at 351 North Avenue, of which this property is a part. ACT 250 permit will be obtained and all conditions shall be met. All applicable, local, state and federal permits and approvals shall be obtained, all conditions shall be followed, and all permits shall be closed out upon completion. Consistent with the updated Phase I ESA dated November 7, 2016, the project site (Champlain Housing Trust /Cathedral Square site) shall be tested for the presence of typical urban contaminants (PAHs, arsenic, and lead) in the shallow soil.

Known contamination shall be incorporated into soil management protocols and remediated.

Finding of No Significant Impact The City of Burlington and the Agency have determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required.

Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at the municipal office of the City of Burlington Community & Economic Development Office located at 149 Church Street, Room 32, Burlington, VT 05401 and may be examined or copied weekdays 8:30AM to 4:30PM, or at the Agency at One National Life Drive, Davis Building, 6th Floor, Montpelier, VT 05620, and may be examined or copied Monday through Friday from 7:45AM to 4:30PM. Public Comments Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the City of Burlington regarding the use of HOME funds, Attn: Mayor Miro Weinberger, or to the Agency for the use of VHCB Land Bank Loan/HUD EDI Special Project Grant Funds, Attn: Environmental Officer, to the corresponding addresses listed above. All comments received by March 16, 2017, will be considered by the City of Burlington and the Agency prior to authorizing the submission of a request for release of funds.

Comments must specify

which Notice they are addressing—the Finding of No Significant Impact or the Request for the Release of Funds.

Environmental Certification The City of Burlington is certifying to HUD that the City of Burlington and Miro Weinberger in his official capacity as Mayor, and the Agency is certifying to HUD that the Agency and Katie Buckley, in her official capacity as Secretary of the VT Agency of Commerce and Community Development, consent to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act and related laws and authorities and allows the City of Burlington to use HOME funds and the Agency to use the VHCB Land Bank Loan/HUD EDI Special Project Grant Funds.

Objections to Release of Funds HUD will accept an objection to its approval of the release of funds and the City of Burlington’s and the Agency’s certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officers, Mayor Miro Weinberger/ Katie Buckley; (b) the City/Agency has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by the HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality.

Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to the US Department

of HUD – Boston Field Office, Community Planning and Development, Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Federal Building, 10 Causeway Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02222-1092. Potential objectors should contact the HUD to verify the last day of the objection period.

NOTICE OF SALE According to the terms and conditions of a Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure by Judicial Sale (the Order) in the matter of New England Federal Credit Union v.

Josef Roubal, Mi Young Roubal and Any Tenants Residing at 401 Depot Road, Colchester, VT, Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Unit - Civil Division, Docket No. 6787-15 Cncv, foreclosing a mortgage given by Josef Roubal and Mi Young Roubal to New England Federal Credit Union dated March 19, 2012 and recorded in Volume 708, Page 1 of the Colchester land records (the Mortgage) presently held by Plaintiff New England Federal Credit Union for the purpose of foreclosing the Mortgage for breach of the conditions of the Mortgage, the real estate with an E-911 address of 401 Depot Road, Colchester, Vermont (the Property) will be sold at public auction at 10:00 a.m. on April 4, 2017 at the location of the Property.

Property Description.

The Property to be sold is all and the same land and premises described in the Mortgage, and further described as follows: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Josef Roubal and Jara Roubal (now deceased) by Warranty Deed of Esther Schabauer dated July 16, 1999, recorded in Volume 316, Page 389 of the Town of Colchester Land Records.

The Property may be subject to easements, rights-of-way of record and other interests of record.

Terms of Sale. The Property will be sold to the highest bidder, who will pay $10,000.00 at sale in cash, certified, treasurer’s or cashier’s check made payable to Kohn Rath Danon Lynch & Scharf, LLP Client Trustee Account (or by wire transfer, if arrangements for wire transfer are made at least five (5) business days in advance, confirmation of

SEVENDAYSVT.COM/CLASSIFIEDS wire transfer is available before commencement of sale and bidder pays additional fees required for wire transfer) and will pay the balance of the highest bid price within thirty (30) days of the issuance of an Order of Confirmation by the Vermont Superior Court. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the highest bidder at sale shall be entitled only to a return of the $10,000.00 deposit paid.

The highest bidder shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

The highest bidder will be required to sign a no contingency Purchase Agreement and attached Vermont Lead Law Real Estate Transaction Disclosures. Copies of the Purchase Agreement and Disclosures are available by calling the telephone number below. The Property is sold “AS IS” WITH ALL FAULTS WITH NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. The highest bidder is required to purchase the Property whether or not the Property is in compliance with local, state or federal land use laws, regulations or permits.

Title to the Property will

be conveyed without warranties by Order of Confirmation. This sale is exempt from federal lead based hazards disclosure. 24 CFR Section 35.82. If the highest bidder fails to complete the purchase of the Property as required by the Purchase Agreement, the $10,000.00 deposit will be forfeited to Plaintiff.

The person holding the public sale may, for good cause, postpone the sale for a period of up to thirty (30) days, from time to time, until it is completed, giving notice of such adjournment and specifying the new date by public proclamation at the time and place appointed for the sale.

Redemption Rights of Mortgagor. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the Property at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the Order, including the costs and expenses of sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Kohn Rath Danon Lynch & Scharf, LLP (802) 482-2905.

Dated: February 10, 2017

/s/ Robert W. Scharf Robert W. Scharf, Esq.

Attorney for Plaintiff NOTICE OF SELF STORAGE LIEN SALE MALLETTS BAY SELF STORAGE, LLC 115 HEINEBERG DRIVE COLCHESTER, VT 05446 Notice is hereby given that the contents of the self storage units listed below will be sold at public auction by sealed bid.

Name of Occupant Storage Unit Chris P. McKenzie #138 Said sales will take place on 3/10/17, beginning at 10:00am at Malletts Bay Self Storage, LLC, (MBSS, LLC)115 Heineberg Dr, Colchester, VT 05446.

Units will be opened for viewing immediately prior to auction. Sale shall be by sealed bid to the highest bidder.

Contents of entire storage unit will be sold as one lot. The winning bid must remove all contents from the facility at no cost to MBSS, LLC on the day of auction.

MBSS, LLC reserves the right to reject any bid lower that the amount owed by the occupant or that is not commercially

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OFFICIAL WARNING CHARLOTTE TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING MARCH 6, 2017 AND MARCH 7, 2017 The legal voters of the Charlotte Town School District are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Charlotte Central School multi-purpose room on Monday, March 6, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. to transact any of the following business not involving voting

by Australian ballot.

Following the meeting the Board of School Directors will review the School District budget and Australian ballot articles and answer any questions which may be presented.

ARTICLE I: To elect a moderator.

ARTICLE II: To hear and act upon the reports of the Charlotte School District Officers.

ARTICLE III: To transact any other business proper to come before said meeting.

BALLOT QUESTIONS The legal voters of the Charlotte Town School District are hereby notified to meet at the Charlotte Central School multi-purpose room at

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7:00 a.m. at which time the polls will open until 7:00 p.m., at which time the polls will close, on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 to vote by Australian ballot upon the following articles: ARTICLE IV: To elect for the Champlain Valley Union High School District No. 15 one (1) School Board Director for a term of three (3) years, beginning in March, 2017.

ARTICLE V: To elect one (1) Town School Board Director for a term of two (2) years, beginning in March, 2017.

ARTICLE VI: To elect one (1) Town School Board Director for a term of three (3) years, beginning in March, 2017.

ARTICLE VII: To elect one (1) Town School Board Director for a term of one (1) year, beginning in March, 2017.

The legal voters of the Charlotte Town School District are further notified that voter qualification, registration and absentee/early voting relative to said special meeting shall be as provided in Section 552 of Title 16, and Chapters 43, 51 and 55 of Title 17, Vermont Statutes Annotated.

Adopted and approved at a duly noticed, called and held meeting of the

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Received for record and recorded in the records of the Charlotte Town School District on January 20, 2017.

ATTEST: Mark McDermott, Chair, Directors: Erik Beal, Jeffrey Martin, Susan Nostrand, Sue Thibault Mary Mead, Charlotte Town Clerk WARNING FOR HEARING CHARLOTTE TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT March 6, 2017 The legal voters of the Charlotte Town School District are hereby notified and warned that the Charlotte Town School District Meeting warned for Monday, March 6, 2017 at the Charlotte Community School multi-purpose room in said Town, at 7:00 p.m., to transact business not involving voting by Australian ballot, will also constitute and be a public hearing on and for those items involving voting by Australian ballot on the succeeding day.

Dated this 9th day of January, 2017 ATTEST: Mark McDermott, Chair, Directors: Erik Beal, Jeffrey Martin,

Susan Nostrand, Sue Thibault Mary Mead, Charlotte Town Clerk OFFICIAL WARNING HINESBURG TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING MARCH 6, 2017 AND MARCH 7, 2017 The legal voters of the Hinesburg Town School District are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Champlain Valley Union High School auditorium on Monday, March 6, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. to transact any of the following business not involving voting

by Australian ballot.

Following the meeting the Board of School Directors will review the School District budget and Australian ballot articles and answer any questions which may be presented.

ARTICLE I: To elect a moderator.

ARTICLE II: To hear and act upon the reports of the Hinesburg School District Officers.

ARTICLE III: To transact any other business proper to come before said meeting.

BALLOT QUESTIONS The legal voters of the Hinesburg Town School District are hereby notified to meet at the

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Hinesburg Town Hall at 7:00 a.m. at which time the polls will open until 7:00 p.m., at which time the polls will close, on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 to vote by Australian ballot upon the following articles: ARTICLE IV: To elect for the Champlain Valley Union High School District No. 15 one (1) School Board Director for a term of three (3) years, beginning in March, 2017.

ARTICLE V: To elect one (1) Town School Board Director for a term of two (2) years, beginning in March, 2017.

ARTICLE VI: To elect one (1) Town School Board Director for a term of three (3) years, beginning in March, 2017.

ARTICLE VII: To elect one (1) Town School Board Director for a term of one (1) year, beginning in March, 2017.

The legal voters of the Hinesburg Town School District are further notified that voter qualification, registration and absentee/early voting relative to said special meeting shall be as provided in Section 552 of Title 16, and Chapters 43, 51 and 55 of Title 17, Vermont Statutes Annotated.

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[CONTINUED] at a duly noticed, called and held meeting of the Board of School Directors of the Hinesburg Town School District on January 9, 2017.

Received for record and recorded in the records of the Hinesburg Town School District on January 20, 2017 ATTEST: Keith A. Roberts, Chair; Directors: William H. Baker III, Shayla Livingston, Colleen T. MacKinnon, Stacy E. Riley Melissa Ross, Hinesburg Town Clerk WARNING FOR HEARING HINESBURG TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT March 6, 2017 The legal voters of the Hinesburg Town School District are hereby notified and warned that the Hinesburg Town School District Meeting warned for Monday, March 6, 2017 at the Champlain Valley Union High School auditorium in said Town, at 6:00 p.m., to transact business not involving voting by Australian ballot, will also constitute and be a public hearing on and for those items involving voting by Australian ballot on the succeeding day.

Dated this 9th day of January, 2017 ATTEST: Keith A. Roberts, Chair; Directors: William H. Baker III, Shayla Livingston, Colleen T. MacKinnon, Stacy E. Riley Melissa Ross, Hinesburg Town Clerk OFFICIAL WARNING SHELBURNE TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING MARCH 6, 2017 AND MARCH 7, 2017 The legal voters of the Shelburne Town School District are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Shelburne Community School gymnasium on Monday, March 6, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. to transact any of the following business not involving voting

by Australian ballot.

Following the meeting the Board of School Directors will review the School District budget and Australian ballot articles and answer any questions which may be presented.

ARTICLE I: To elect a moderator.

ARTICLE II: To hear and act upon the reports of the Shelburne School District Officers.

ARTICLE III: To transact any other business proper to come before said meeting.

BALLOT QUESTIONS The legal voters of the Shelburne Town School District are hereby notified to meet at the Shelburne Municipal Offices at 7:00 a.m. at which time the polls will open until 7:00 p.m., at which time the polls will close, on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 to vote by Australian ballot upon the following articles: ARTICLE IV: To elect for the Champlain Valley Union High School District No. 15 one (1) School Board Director for a term of three (3) years, beginning in March, 2017.

ARTICLE V: To elect one (1) Town School Board Director for a term of two (2) years, beginning in March, 2017.

ARTICLE VI: To elect one (1) Town School Board Director for a term of three (3) years, beginning in March, 2017.

The legal voters of the Shelburne Town School District are further notified that voter qualification, registration and absentee/early voting relative to said special meeting shall be as provided in Section 552 of Title 16, and Chapters 43, 51 and 55 of Title 17, Vermont Statutes Annotated.

Adopted and approved at a duly noticed, called and held meeting of the Board of School Directors of the Shelburne Town School District on January 9, 2017.

Received for record and recorded in the records of the Shelburne Town School District on January 23, 2017.

ATTEST: David Connery, Chair; Directors: Robert M. Finn, Jr., Katharine D. Stockman, Tim Williams, Matthew B. Wormser Diana Vachon, Shelburne Town Clerk WARNING FOR HEARING SHELBURNE TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT March 6, 2017 The legal voters of the Shelburne Town School District are hereby notified and warned that the Shelburne Town School District Meeting warned for Monday, March 6, 2017 at the Shelburne Community School gymnasium in said Town, at 7:00 p.m., to transact business not involving voting by Australian ballot, will also constitute and be a public hearing on and for those items involving voting by

Australian ballot on the succeeding day.

Dated this 9th day of January, 2017 ATTEST: David Connery, Chair; Directors: Robert M. Finn, Jr., Katharine D. Stockman, Tim Williams, Matthew B. Wormser Diana Vachon, Shelburne Town Clerk OFFICIAL WARNING ST. GEORGE TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING MARCH 7, 2017 The legal voters of the St. George Town School District are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Red Schoolhouse in St. George on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. to act upon the following articles: ARTICLE I: To elect a moderator.

ARTICLE II: To hear and act upon the reports of the St. George School District Officers.

ARTICLE III: To transact any other business proper to come before said meeting.

ARTICLE IV: To elect one (1) Town School Board Director for a term of three (3) years, beginning in March, 2017.

ARTICLE V: To elect one (1) Town School Board Director for a term of one (1) year, beginning in March, 2017.

The legal voters of the St. George Town School District are further notified that voter qualification, registration and absentee/early voting relative to said special meeting shall be as provided in Section 552 of Title 16, and Chapters 43, 51 and 55 of Title 17, Vermont Statutes Annotated.

Adopted and approved at a duly noticed, called and held meeting of the Board of School Directors of the St. George Town School District on January 11, 2017.

Received for record and recorded in the records of the St. George Town School District on January 19, 2017.

ATTEST: Kelly A. Bowen, Chair; Directors: Eric Hunter, Carol Blakely April Pillsbury, St. George Town Clerk OFFICIAL WARNING WILLISTON TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING MARCH 6, 2017 AND MARCH 7, 2017 The legal voters of the Williston Town School District are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Williston Central School auditorium on Monday, March 6, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. to transact any of the following business not involving

voting by Australian ballot. Following the meeting the Board of School Directors will review the School District budget and Australian ballot articles and answer any questions which may be presented.

ARTICLE I: To elect a moderator.

ARTICLE II: To hear and act upon the reports of the Williston School District Officers.

ARTICLE III: To transact any other business proper to come before said meeting.

BALLOT QUESTIONS The legal voters of the Williston Town School District are hereby notified to meet at the Williston Central School gymnasium at 7:00 a.m. at which time the polls will open until 7:00 p.m., at which time the polls will close, on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 to vote by Australian ballot upon the following articles: ARTICLE IV: To elect for the Champlain Valley Union High School District No. 15 one (1) School Board Director for a term of three (3) years, beginning in March, 2017.

ARTICLE V: To elect one (1) Town School Board Director for a term of two (2) years, beginning in March, 2017.

ARTICLE VI: To elect one (1) Town School Board Director for a term of three (3) years, beginning in March, 2017.

The legal voters of the Williston Town School District are further notified that voter qualification, registration and absentee/early voting relative to said special meeting shall be as provided in Section 552 of Title 16, and Chapters 43, 51 and 55 of Title 17, Vermont Statutes Annotated.

Adopted and approved at a duly noticed, called and held meeting of the Board of School Directors of the Williston Town School District on January 9, 2017.

Received for record and recorded in the records of the Williston Town School District on January 20, 2017.

ATTEST: Kevin Mara, Chair; Directors: Karen F. Maklad, Amanda Marvin, Brendan McMahon, Joshua Diamond Deborah Beckett, Williston Town Clerk WARNING FOR HEARING WILLISTON TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT March 6, 2017 The legal voters of the Williston Town School District are hereby notified and warned that the Williston Town School District Meeting

warned for Monday, March 6, 2017 at the Williston Central School auditorium in said Town, at 7:00 p.m., to transact business not involving voting by Australian ballot, will also constitute and be a public hearing on and for those items involving voting by Australian ballot on the succeeding day.

Dated this 9th day of January, 2017 ATTEST: Kevin Mara, Chair; Directors: Karen F. Maklad, Amanda Marvin, Brendan McMahon, Joshua Diamond Deborah Beckett, Williston Town Clerk SCHOOL BOND WARNING NOTICE 2017 ANNUAL CITY MEETING The legal voters of the City of Burlington, Vermont are hereby warned and notified to come and vote at the Annual City Meeting on Tuesday, the 7th day of March, 2017 for the purpose of, in part, voting on the following question: “Shall Burlington’s voters authorize the City Council to issue general obligation bonds or notes in an amount not to exceed $19 million for the purpose of accomplishing capital improvements at each of the school district’s buildings in order to eliminate or substantially reduce the deferred maintenance of such buildings in order to preserve their value for future educational use?” State funds may not be available at the time this project is otherwise eligible to receive state school construction aid. The district is responsible for all costs incurred in connection with any borrowing done in anticipation of state school construction aid.

Voting shall take place between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on March 7, 2017 in the respective wards at the following polling places: Ward One/East District: Mater Christi School, 100 Mansfield Ave. Ward Two/Central District: H.O. Wheeler School (Integrated Arts Academy), 6 Archibald St. Ward Three/Central District: Lawrence Barnes School (Sustainability Academy), 123 North St. Ward Four/North District: Saint Mark’s

Youth Center, 1271 North Ave. Ward Five/South District: Burlington Electric Department, 585 Pine St. Ward Six/South District: Edmunds Middle School, 275 Main St. Ward Seven/North District: Robert Miller Community & Recreation Center, 130 Gosse Ct. Ward Eight/East District: Fletcher Free Library, 235 College St. STATE OF VERMONT CALEDONIA UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 271-1015 CACV U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION v.

LISA DAINE, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA) N.A., BARCLAYS BANK DELAWARE, CAVALRY SPV I, LLC F/K/A EQUABLE ASCENT FINANCIAL, LLC AND SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT OCCUPANTS OF: 109 BRUNELLE STREET, ST. JOHNSBURY, VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered August 1, 2016 in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Lisa Daine to Universal Mortgage Corporation, dated August 12, 2005 and recorded in Book 307 Page 244 of the land records of the Town of St. Johnsbury, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage from Universal Mortgage Corporation to U.S. Bank National Association dated October 30, 2010 and recorded November 1, 2010 in Book 350 Page 472-473 of the land records of the Town of St. Johnsbury, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 109 Brunelle Street, St. Johnsbury, Vermont on March 29, 2017 at 12:00 PM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Being a parcel of land together with a single family house, situated on the northwesterly side

of Brunelle Street, and known and numbered as 109 Brunelle Street, formerly known as 5 Elliott Street, Vermont and being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Lisa Daine

by Warranty Deed of Edith M. Wells of even or near date herewith and to be recorded in the St. Johnsbury Land Records; being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Edith M. Wells by Administrator’s deed of Sandra N. Edelmann and Armand E. Veilleux, Co-Executors of the Estate of William L. McGraw which deed is dated April 4, 1995 and is recorded in Book 229 at Page 176 of the St. Johnsbury Land Records; being all and the same land and premises conveyed to William L. McGraw and Mary M. McGraw

by Milton G. Valentine and Marion C. Valentine by their warranty deed dated June 3, 1965 and recorded in Book 125 at Pages 302-304 of the St. Johnsbury Land Records.

Reference may be had to the aforementioned deeds and the records thereof and to all prior deeds and their records for a further and more complete description of the land and premises hereby conveyed.

Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser.

The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED: 2/21/2017 By: /s/ Bozena Wysocki Bozena Wysocki, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 NOTICE: THE LAW FIRM OF BENDETT & MCHUGH, PC IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY WHICH DISCHARGED THIS DEBT, THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, BUT ONLY ENFORCEMENT OF A LIEN AGAINST PROPERTY STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY PROBATE DIVISION P.O. BOX 511 175 MAIN STREET BURLINGTON, VT 05402-0511 SUPERIOR COURT Chittenden Unit In re Estate of Johanna Crockwell Late of Jericho, Vermont PROBATE DIVISION Docket No: 207-2-17 Cnpr NOTICE TO CREDITORS To The Creditors Of: Johanna Crockwell late of Jericho, Vermont.

I have been appointed to administer this estate.

All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the date of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to us at the address listed below with a copy sent to the Court. The claim will be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Dated: 2/25/17 Signed: Megan TierneyWard, Executor Address: c/o Little & Cicchetti, P.C. P.O. Box 907, Burlington, VT 05402-0907 Telephone: 802-8626511 Email: ben.luna@lclawvt. com Name of Publication: Seven Days Publication Date: 3/1/2017 Address of Court: Chittenden Probate Court P.O. Box 511 175 Main Street Burlington, VT 054020511

SEVENDAYSVT.COM/CLASSIFIEDS Complaint in Foreclosure response to the Plainwhich alleges that you tiff’s Complaint. In your have breached the terms Answer you must state of a Promissory Note and whether you agree or Mortgage Deed dated disagree with each paraNovember 21, 2007. graph of the Complaint.

Plaintiff’s action may If you believe the Plainaffect your interest in tiff should not be given the property described everything asked for in in the Land Records of the Complaint, you must the Town of St. Albans at say so in your Answer.

Volume 222, Page 31. The 5. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR Complaint also seeks CASE IF YOU DO NOT relief on the Promissory GIVE YOUR WRITTEN Note executed by you.

ANSWER TO THE COURT. A copy of the Complaint If you do not Answer is on file and may be within 41 days after obtained at the Office of the date on which this the Clerk of the Superior Summons was first Court for the County published and file it with of Franklin, State of the Court, you will lose Vermont. this case. You will not SUMMONS & ORDER FOR 3. YOU MUST REPLY get to tell your side of PUBLICATION WITHIN 41 DAYS TO the story, and the Court PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. may decide against you THIS SUMMONS IS You must give or mail and award the Plaintiff DIRECTED TO: Mohamthe Plaintiff a written everything asked for in med Amin, Mohammed response called an the complaint.

Shiraz and Mohammed Answer within 41 days 6. YOU MUST MAKE ANY Juniad after the date on which CLAIMS AGAINST THE this Summons was PLAINTIFF IN YOUR RE1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. first published, which is PLY. Your Answer must The Plaintiff has started February 22, 2017. You state any related legal a lawsuit against you. must send a copy of your claims you have against A copy of the Plaintiff’s answer to the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff. Your claims Complaint against you the Plaintiff’s attorney, against the Plaintiff are is on file and may be LORAINE L. HITE, Esq. of called Counterclaims. obtained at the office of Bendett and McHugh, If you do not make the clerk of this court, PC, located at 270 your Counterclaims in Franklin Unit, Civil DiviFarmington Avenue, writing in your answer sion, Vermont Superior Ste. 151, Farmington, CT you may not be able to Court, 17 Church Street, 06032. You must also bring them up at all.

Saint Albans, Vermont. give or mail your Answer Even if you have insurDo not throw this paper to the Court located ance and the insurance away. It is an official at 17 Church Street, St. company will defend paper that affects your Albans, VT 05478. you, you must still file rights.

4. YOU MUST RESPOND any Counterclaims you 2. PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM. TO EACH CLAIM. The may have.

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MOHAMMAD AMIN, MOHAMMAD SHIRAZ, MOHAMMED JUNIAD AND MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. OCCUPANTS OF 4-6 BERKLEY TERRACE, ST. ALBANS, VT

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The Affidavit duly filed in this action shows that service cannot be made with due diligence by any of the method provided in Rules 4(d)-(f),(k), or (l) of the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that service of the Summons set forth above shall be made upon the defendant, Mohammed Amin, Mohammed Shiraz and Mohammed Juniad, by publication as provided in Rule[s] [4(d)(l)and] 4 (g) of those Rules.

MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

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Reference is hereby had to all the above mentioned deeds and the records thereof and to all former deeds and their records for a more particular description of the premises.

Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser.

The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED : 2/3/2017 By: /s/ Bozena Wysocki Bozena Wysocki, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 NOTICE: THE LAW FIRM OF BENDETT & MCHUGH, PC IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED

FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY WHICH DISCHARGED THIS DEBT, THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, BUT ONLY ENFORCEMENT OF A LIEN AGAINST PROPERTY STATE OF VERMONT LAMOILLE UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 191-12-16 LECV LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC v.

BRIGHAM A. DEZOTELLE OCCUPANTS OF 578 MAPLE HILL ROAD, JOHNSON, VT SUMMONS & ORDER FOR PUBLICATION THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO: Brigham A. Dezotelle 1.

YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. A copy of the Plaintiff’s Complaint against you is on file and may be obtained at the office of the clerk of this court, Lamoille Unit, Civil Division, Vermont Superior Court, 154 Main Street, Hyde Park, Vermont. Do not throw this paper away. It is an official paper that affects your rights.

2. PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM. Plaintiff’s claim is a Complaint in Foreclosure which alleges that you have breached the terms of a Promissory Note and Mortgage Deed dated January 13, 2016.

Plaintiff’s action may effect your interest in the property described in the Land Records of the Town of Johnson at Volume 143, Page 48. The Complaint also seeks relief on the Promissory Note executed by you. A copy of the Complaint is on file and may be obtained at the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for the County of Lamoille, State of Vermont.

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Reference is hereby had to Warranty Deed of Richard Morey (now deceased) and Mary Morey, husband and wife, as tenants by the entirety to Capitol Credit Corporation, A Vermont Corporation, dated March 30, 1973 and recorded in Book 66, Page 236 of the Town of Morristown Land Records and further described therein as follows:

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STATE OF VERMONT LAMOILLE UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 176-8-14 LECV WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. v.

MARY MOREY AND THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT OCCUPANTS OF: 1236 STAGECOACH ROAD, MORRISTOWN, VT

Patno and Lucene E. Patno, husband and wife, dated September 25, 1965 and recorded in Book 60, Page 29 of the Town of Morristown Land Records. Parcel ID # 07148.

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Morristown, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 1236 Stagecoach Road, Morristown, Vermont on March 16, 2017 at 1:00 PM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage,

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Dated at St. Albans, Vermont this 3rd day of February, 2017.

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This order shall be published once a week for two weeks beginning on February 22, 2017 in the Seven Days, a newspaper of the general circulation in Franklin County, and a copy of this summons and order as published shall be mailed to the defendants Mohammed Amin, Mohammed Shiraz and Mohammed Juniad,

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at 4-6 Berkley Terrace, Saint Albans, VT 05478.

You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer.

If you cannot afford a lawyer, you should ask the court clerk for information about places where you can get free legal help. Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still give the court a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case.

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You must also give or mail your Answer to the Court located at 154 Main Street, Hyde Park, VT 05655.

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YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiff’s Complaint.

In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiff should not be given everything asked for in the Complaint, you must say so in your Answer.

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YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT GIVE YOUR WRITTEN ANSWER TO THE COURT. If you do not Answer within 41 days after the date on which this Summons was first published and file it with the Court, you will lose this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiff everything asked for in the complaint.

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YOU MUST MAKE ANY CLAIMS AGAINST THE PLAINTIFF IN YOUR REPLY. Your Answer must state any related legal claims you have against the Plaintiff. Your claims against the Plaintiff are called Counterclaims. If you do not make your Counterclaims in writing in your answer you may not be able to bring them up at all. Even if you have insurance and the insurance company will defend you, you must still file any Counterclaims you may have.

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LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer. If you cannot afford a lawyer, you should ask the court clerk for information about places where you can get free legal help. Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still give the court a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case.

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ORDER The Affidavit duly filed in this action shows that service cannot be made with due diligence by any of the method pro-

vided in Rules 4(d)-(f),(k), or (l) of the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that service of the Summons set forth above shall be made upon the defendant Brigham A. Dezotelle, by publication as provided in Rule[s] [4(d)(l)and] 4 (g) of those Rules.

This order shall be published once a week for 3 weeks beginning on February 15, 2017 in the Seven Days, a newspaper of the general circulation in Lamoille County, and a copy of this summons and order as published shall be mailed to the defendant Brigham A. Dezotelle, at 578 Maple Hill Road, Johnson VT 05656.

Dated at Hyde Park, Vermont this 7th day of February, 2017. /s/ Hon. Thomas Z. Carlson Presiding Judge Lamoille Unit, Civil Division STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 154-2-17CNPR In re estate of Tek Nath Nepal

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 188-2-17 CNPR In re estate of Julia E. Brueckner.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of late of Julia E. Brueckner late of Burlington, VT. I have been appointed to administer this estate.

All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Date: 2/17/2017 /s/ Richard H. Brueckner Signature of Fiduciary Richard H. Brueckner Executor/Administrator: 49 Coughlin Road Manchester, CT 06040 Rick82491@netscape.net 860-432-1549

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Name of publication Seven Days

To the creditors of late of Tek Nath Nepal late of Colchester, VT.

Publication Dates: 3/1/2017

I have been appointed to administer this estate.

All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Date: 2/24/2017 /s/ Carole Obuchowski on behalf of Sumitra Nepal Signature of Fiduciary Sumitra Nepal Executor/Administrator: 2321 Main Street Colchester, VT 05446 Name of publication Seven Days Publication Dates: 3/1/2017 Name and Address of Court: Chittenden County Probate Court PO Box 511 Burlington, VT 05402

Name and Address of Court: Chittenden Unit Probate Division PO Box 511 Burlington, VT 05402 THE CONTENTS OF STORAGE UNIT 0103542 LOCATED AT 28 ADAMS DR. OR 48 INDUSTRIAL DR., WILLISTON, VT 05495, WILL BE SOLD ON MARCH 9, 2017 TO SATISFY THE DEBT OF ANDREW BRIGHAM. Any person claiming a right to the goods may pay the amount claimed due and reasonable expenses before the sale, in which case the sale may not occur.

WARNING & NOTICE 2017 ANNUAL CITY MEETING The legal voters of the City of Burlington, Vermont are hereby warned and notified to come and vote at the Annual City Meeting on Tuesday, the 7th day of March, 2017 between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. in their

respective wards, at the voting places hereinafter named and designated as polling places, viz: Ward One/East District: Mater Christi School, 100 Mansfield Ave. Ward Two/Central District: H.O. Wheeler School (Integrated Arts Academy), 6 Archibald St. Ward Three/Central District: Lawrence Barnes School (Sustainability Academy), 123 North St. Ward Four/North District: Saint Mark’s Youth Center, 1271 North Ave. Ward Five/South District: Burlington Electric Department, 585 Pine St. Ward Six/South District: Edmunds Middle School, 275 Main St. Ward Seven/North District: Robert Miller Community & Recreation Center, 130 Gosse Ct. Ward Eight/East District: Fletcher Free Library, 235 College St. The polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of electing certain city officers as follows: WARD ONE/EAST DISTRICT – one East District City Councilor for two-year term; one East District School Commissioner for two-year term; one Ward One Ward Clerk for two-year term; one Ward One Inspector of Election for three-year term; all terms beginning April 3, 2017; and in WARD TWO/CENTRAL DISTRICT – one Central District City Councilor for two-year term; one Central District School Commissioner for twoyear term; one Ward Two Ward Clerk for two-year term; one Ward Two Inspector of Election for three-year term beginning April 3, 2017; and in WARD THREE/CENTRAL DISTRICT – one Central District City Councilor for two-year term; one Central District School Commissioner for two-year term; one Ward Three Ward Clerk for two-year term; one Ward Three Inspector of Election for three-year term; one Ward Three Inspector of Election for two-year term; all terms beginning April 3, 2017; and in WARD FOUR/NORTH DISTRICT – one North District City Councilor for two-year term; one North District School Commissioner for twoyear term; one Ward Four Ward Clerk for two-year term; one Ward

Four Inspector of Election for three-year term; one Ward Four Inspector of Election for two-year term; one Ward Four Inspector of Election for one-year term; all terms beginning April 3, 2017; and in WARD FIVE/SOUTH DISTRICT – one South District City Councilor for two-year term; one South District School Commissioner for twoyear term; one Ward Five Ward Clerk for two-year term; one Ward Five Inspector of Election for three-year term; one Ward Five Inspector of Election for two-year term; all terms beginning April 3, 2017; and in WARD SIX/SOUTH DISTRICT – one South District City Councilor for two-year term; one South District School Commissioner for twoyear term; one Ward Six Ward Clerk for two-year term; one Ward Six Inspector of Election for three-year term; one Ward Six Inspector of Election for two-year term; all terms beginning April 3, 2017; and in WARD SEVEN/NORTH DISTRICT – one North District City Councilor for two-year term; one North District School Commissioner for twoyear term; one Ward Seven Ward Clerk for two-year term; one Ward Seven Inspector of Election for three-year term; all terms beginning April 3, 2017; and in WARD EIGHT/EAST DISTRICT – one East District City Councilor for two-year term; one East District School Commissioner for two-year term; one Ward Eight Ward Clerk for two-year term; one Ward Eight Inspector of Election for three-year term; one Ward Eight Inspector of Election for two-year term; one Ward Eight Inspector of Election for one-year term beginning April 3, 2017.

The legal voters shall also vote upon seven special articles being placed on the ballot by request of the City Council by Resolutions duly adopted and approved, and one special article being placed on the ballot by request of the Board of School Commissioners by action of the Commissioners duly approved, said special articles being as follows: 1. Approval of School Budget for Fiscal Year 2018

“Shall the voters of the Burlington School District approve the fiscal year 2018 budget as approved by the School Board for the expenditure of $85,544,586, which is the amount the School Board has determined to be necessary for the ensuing fiscal year?

It is estimated that this proposed budget, if approved, will result in education spending of $15,066.96 per equalized pupil. This projected spending per equalized pupil is 6.61% higher than spending for the current year.

Spending at this level could produce a property tax rate increase of 5.25%.”

2. AUTHORIZATION FOR GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FOR SCHOOL DEPARTMENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS “Shall Burlington’s voters authorize the City Council to issue general obligation bonds or notes in an amount not to exceed $19 million for the purpose of accomplishing capital improvements at each of the school district’s buildings in order to eliminate or substantially reduce the deferred maintenance of such buildings in order to preserve their value for future educational use?”

3. ADVISORY QUESTION TO RECOMMEND $15 MINIMUM WAGE TO THE VERMONT LEGISLATURE “Shall the voters of Burlington advise their representatives to the Vermont Legislature to support an increase in the Vermont minimum wage to $15 an hour?”

4. CHARTER CHANGE TO ELIMINATE TAX APPEAL TO BOARD OF CIVIL AUTHORITY “Shall the Charter of the City of Burlington, Acts of 1949, No. 298 as amended be further amended to amend Article 32 Hearings of Grievances and Appeals, Section 92 to 1) require that a full three member panel of the board of tax appeals hear every appeal and 2) eliminate the appeal to the board of civil authority while maintaining the option of an appeal to the state tax department or court?”

5. CHARTER CHANGE RE CLARIFICATION OF MAYOR

PRESIDING OVER APPOINTMENTS

BOARD FOR REGISTRATION OF VOTERS

“Shall the Charter of the City of Burlington, Acts of 1949, No. 298 as amended be further amended to amend Article 17 Mayor to Preside and Vote, section 44 as follows:

“Shall the Charter of the City of Burlington, Acts of 1949, No. 298, as amended, be further amended to amend Article 16 Board of Civil Authority, Section 43 Composition; board for registration of voters; duties; appointments; offices to: - increase the number of members from 10 to 12 with no more than 6 from the same political party; - stagger terms so no more than 3 members are appointed each June; - clarify that records are maintained in a location determined by the Chief Administrative Officer; - clarify who can appeal a decision; and - update statutory and oath references?”

ARTICLE 17. MAYOR TO PRESIDE AND VOTE 44 Authorized.

At all meetings of the board of civil authority, the board for the abatement of taxes, and also of the city council for the appointment of officers, except for the meeting for the appointment of those officers identified in Article 38, or for the removal of such officers, and in all proceedings by the city council for the purpose of taking lands or other property for public purposes, the mayor shall preside and shall vote as other members thereof.?”

6. CHARTER CHANGE TO COUNCILOR PAY “Shall the Charter of the City of Burlington, Acts of 1949, No. 298 as amended be further amended to amend Article 45, Compensation to City Officers, Section 132, Mayor, city council, and other city officials as follows: ARTICLE 45. COMPENSATION TO CITY OFFICERS 132 Mayor, city council, and other city officials.

The mayor shall receive such annual compensation as shall be voted [him or her] by the city council, but the same shall not be less than $12,000.00 per year.

Each member of the city council, beginning on July 1, 2017, and thereafter with the first Monday of April [2002] 2018, shall receive [beginning the first Monday of April 2003 and thereafter,] the annual sum of $5,000.00 [$3,000.00].

Compensation shall be prorated according to actual months of service. A member of the city council shall receive proper reimbursement for any expenses necessarily incurred in fulfilling the duties of the member’s office. Regulations for determining eligibility for necessary expense reimbursement may be promulgated by the board of finance. The city council shall fix the compensation of all other city officers, except as herein otherwise provided.?”

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8. CHARTER CHANGES TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING PROCEDURES “Shall the Charter of the City of Burlington, Acts of 1949, No. 298, as amended, be further amended to amend Article 14 Meetings of the City Council with Mayor Presiding and City Council, Sections 38 Regular meetings and Sec. 39 Special meetings to state that: - the City Council will set a regular meeting schedule for the fiscal year, generally on Mondays once or twice a month; - the council may amend that schedule; - notice of special meetings shall be provided to councilors by any means sufficient to reasonably ensure that all councilors have or should have received proper notice; and - such notice can be made electronically?” * Material underlined added. ** Material in brackets and stricken out deleted.

Miro Weinberger, Mayor Publication Dates: Seven Days, March 1, 2017 Burlington, Vermont NOTICE TO VOTERS For March 7, 2017 Election BEFORE ELECTION DAY: CHECKLIST POSTED at Clerks Office by Sunday February 5, 2017. If your name is not on the checklist, then you must register to vote.

SAMPLE BALLOTS will be posted by Saturday, February 25, 2017.

HOW TO REGISTER TO VOTE: There is no

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Adopted and approved at a meeting of the Board of School Directors of Champlain Valley Union High School District No. 15 held on January 9, 2017. Received for record and recorded in the records of Champlain Valley Union High School District No. 15 on January 10, 2017.

Pauline T. Malik, Chairperson; Joan G. Lenes, Assistant Clerk

support groups AHOY, BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS Join our floating support group where the focus is on living, not on the disease. We are a team of dragon boaters. Learn all about this paddle sport & its health-giving, life-affirming qualities.

Any age. No athletic experience needed.

Call Penni or Linda at 999-5478, info@ dragonheartvermont. org, dragonheartvermont.org.

AL-ANON For families & friends of alcoholics. For meeting info, go to vermontalanonalateen.org or call 866-972-5266.

ALATEEN GROUP New Alateen group in Burlington on Sundays from 5-6 p.m. at the UU building at the top of Church St. For more information please call Carol, 324-4457.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Daily meetings in various locations. Free.

Info, 864-1212. Want to overcome a drinking problem? Take the first step of 12 & join a group in your area.

ALL CANCER SURVIVORS Join the wellness classes at Survivorship NOW, created by cancer survivors for survivors of all cancers. Benefi ts from lively programs designed to engage and empower cancer survivors in our community. Email: info@ survivorshipnowvt.org.

Call Chantal, 777-1126, survivorshipnowvt.org.

ALTERNATIVES TO SUICIDE Alternatives to Suicide is a safe space where the subject of suicide can be discussed freely, without judgment or stigma. The group is facilitated by individuals who have themselves experienced suicidal thoughts/ feelings. Fletcher Free Library, 235 College St., Burlington. Group meets weekly on Thursdays, 1-2:30 p.m. Info: makenzy@ pathwaysvermont.org, 888-492-8218 x300.

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION SUPPORT GROUP This caregivers support group meets on the 3rd Wed. of every mo. from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Alzheimer’s Association Main Office, 300 Cornerstone Dr., Suite 128, Williston.

Support groups meet to provide assistance and information on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

They emphasize shared experiences, emotional support, and coping techniques in care for a person living with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia. Meetings are free and open to the public. Families, caregivers, and friends may attend. Please call in advance to confirm date and time. For questions or additional support group listings, call 800-272-3900.

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ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS W/ DEBT? Do you spend more than you earn? Get help at Debtor’s Anonymous plus Business Debtor’s Anonymous. Sat., 10-11:30 a.m., Methodist Church at Buell & S. Winooski, Burlington.

Contact Brenda, 338-1170.

BABY BUMPS SUPPORT GROUP FOR MOTHERS AND PREGNANT WOMEN Pregnancy can be a wonderful time of your life. But, it can also be a time of stress that is often compounded by hormonal swings. If you are a pregnant woman, or have recently given birth and feel you need some help with managing emotional bumps in the road that can come with motherhood, please come to this free support group lead by an experienced pediatric Registered Nurse. Held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Birthing Center, Northwestern Medical Center, St. Albans. Info: Rhonda Desrochers, Franklin County Home Health Agency, 527-7531.

BEREAVEMENT/GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP Meets every other Mon. night, 6-7:30 p.m., & every other Wed., 10-11:30 a.m., in the Conference Center at Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice in Berlin. The group is open to anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one. There is no fee. Info, Ginny Fry or Jean Semprebon, 223-1878.

BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP IN ST. JOHNSBURY Monthly meetings will be held on the 3rd Wed. of every mo., 1-2:30 p.m., at the Grace United Methodist Church, 36 Central St., St. Johnsbury. The support group will offer valuable resources & info about brain injury.

It will be a place to share experiences in a safe, secure & confidential environment. Info, Tom Younkman, tyounkman@vcil.org, 800-639-1522.

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ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE & DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP Held the last Tue. of every mo., 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Birchwood Terr., Burlington. Info, Kim, 863-6384.

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ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION TELEPHONE SUPPORT GROUP 1st Monday monthly, 3-4:30 p.m.

Pre-registration is required (to receive dial-in codes for toll-free call). Please dial the Alzheimer’s Association’s 24/7 Helpline 800-272-3900 for more information.

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WARNING CHAMPLAIN VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 15 MARCH 6, 2017 The legal voters of the Champlain Valley Union High School District No. 15, consisting of the towns of Charlotte, Hinesburg, Shelburne, and Williston, are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Champlain Valley Union High School Room 140/142 in the Town of Hinesburg on Monday, March 6, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. to transact the following business.

ARTICLE I: To elect the following officers and fix their compensation: 1. Moderator 2. Clerk 3. Treasurer ARTICLE II: To hear and act upon the reports of the Union High School District Officers.

ARTICLE III: To transact any other business proper to come before said meeting.

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If you know voters who cannot get from the car into the polling place let

If you believe that any of your voting rights have been violated, you may file an Administrative Complaint with the Secretary of State’s Office, 128 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05633.

If you believe you have witnessed efforts to commit any kind of fraud or corruption in the voting process, you may report this to your local United States Attorney’s Office.

If you have witnessed

CHECK-IN AND RECEIVE BALLOTS: • Go to the entrance checklist table.

• Give name and, if asked, street address to the election official in a loud voice.

• Wait until your name is repeated and checked off by the official.

• An election official will give you a ballot.

• Enter within the guardrail and go to a vacant voting booth.

MARK YOUR BALLOT: For each office listed on the ballot, you will see instructions to “Vote for not more than one, or Vote for not more than two, etc.”

• To vote for a candidate, fill in the oval to the right of the name of the candidate you want to vote for.

• WRITE-IN candidate(s).

To vote for someone whose name is not printed on the ballot, use the blank “write-in” lines on the ballot and either write-in the name or paste on sticker, then fill in the oval.

CHECK OUT: • Go to the exit checklist table and state your name in an audible voice.

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If you have physical disabilities, are visually impaired or can’t read, you may have assistance from any person of your choice. If any voters you know have disabilities let them know they can have assistance from any person of their choice.

FOR HELP OR INFORMATION: Call the Secretary of State’s Office at 1-800439-VOTE (439-8683).

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If you are a first time voter who submitted your application to the checklist individually by mail and did not submit the required document, you must provide a current and valid photo identification, or a bank statement, utility bill, or government document that contains your name/current address.

NO PERSON SHALL: ! Vote more than once per election, either in the same town or in different towns. ! Mislead the board of civil authority about your own or another person’s true residency or other eligibility to vote. ! Hinder or impede a voter going into or from the polling place. ! Socialize in a manner that could disturb other voters in the polling place. ! Offer bribe, threaten or exercise undue influence to dictate or control the vote of another person.

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• Wait until your name is repeated and checked off by the official.

CAST YOUR VOTE by depositing your voted ballot into the vote tabulating machine.

LEAVE the voting area immediately by passing outside the guardrail.

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ON ELECTION DAY: If your name was dropped from the checklist in error, or has not been added even though you submitted a timely application for addition to the checklist, you can fill out a new registration form. ! If the clerk or Board of Civil Authority does not add your name, you can appeal the decision to a superior court judge, who will settle the matter on Election Day. Call the Secretary of State’s Office at 1-800-439VOTE (439-8683) for more information.

actual or attempted acts of discrimination or intimidation in the voting process, you may report this to the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice at (800) 253-3931.

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WAYS TO VOTE YOUR EARLY BALLOT: • You may vote in the town clerk’s office before the deadline.

• Voter may take his or her ballot(s) out of the clerk’s office and return in same manner as if the ballots were received by mail.

• Have ballot mailed to you, and mail or deliver it back to the clerk’s office before Election Day or to the polling place before 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. • If you are sick or disabled before Election Day, ask the town clerk to have two justices of the peace bring a ballot to you at your home.

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REQUEST EARLY or ABSENTEE BALLOTS: You or a family member can request early or absentee ballots at any time during the year of the election in person, in writing, by telephone, email, or online at mvp. sec.state.vt.us. The latest you can request ballots for the March 7, 2017 Election is the close of the Town Clerk’s office on Monday, March 6, 2017. (Any other person authorized by you who is not a family member must apply in writing or in person for a ballot for you.)

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BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT Montpelier daytime support group meets the 3rd Thu. of the mo. at the Unitarian Church ramp entrance, 1:302:30 p.m. St. Johnsbury support group meets the 3rd Wed. montly at the Grace United Methodist Church, 36 Central St., 1:00-2:30 p.m. Colchester Evening support group meets the 1st Wed. monthly at the Fanny Allen Hospital in the Board Room Conference Room, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Brattleboro meets at Brooks Memorial Library on the 1st Thu. monthly from 1:15-3:15 p.m. and the 3rd Mon. montly from 4:15-6:15 p.m. White River Jct. meets the 2nd Fri. montly at Bugbee Sr. Ctr. from 3-4:30 p.m.

Call our helpline at 877-856-1772.

BURLINGTON AREA PARKINSON’S DISEASE OUTREACH GROUP People with Parkinson’s disease & their caregivers gather together to gain support & learn about living with Parkinson’s disease. Group meets 2nd Wed. of every mo., 1-2 p.m., continuing through Nov. 18, 2015.

Shelburne Bay Senior Living Community, 185 Pine Haven Shores Rd., Shelburne. Info: 888-763-3366, parkinsoninfo@uvmhealth. org, parkinsonsvt.org.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY Overcome any hurt, habit or hangup in your life! This confidential 12-Step recovery program puts faith in Jesus Christ at the heart of healing. We offer multiple support groups for both men & women, such as chemical dependency, codependency, sexual addiction & pornography, food issues, & overcoming abuse. All 18+ are welcome; sorry, no childcare. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; we

CELEBRATE RECOVERY Celebrate Recovery meetings are for anyone with struggles with hurt, habits and hang ups, which includes everyone in some way.

We welcome everyone at Cornerstone Church in Milton which meets every Friday night at 7-9 p.m. We’d love to have you join us and discover how your life can start to change.

Info: 893-0530, Julie@ mccartycreations.com.

CELIAC & GLUTENFREE GROUP Every 2nd Wed., 4:30-6 p.m. at Tulsi Tea Room, 34 Elm St., Montpelier. Free & open to the public! To learn more, contact Lisa at 598-9206 or lisamase@ gmail.com.

CEREBRAL PALSY GUIDANCE Cerebral Palsy Guidance is a very comprehensive informational website broadly covering the topic of cerebral palsy and associated medical conditions. It’s mission it to provide the best possible information to parents of children living with the complex condition of cerebral palsy. cerebralpalsyguidance.com/ cerebral-palsy/ CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS CoDA is a 12-step fellowship for people whose common purpose is to develop healthy & fulfilling relationships. By actively working the program of Codependents Anonymous, we can realize a new joy, acceptance & serenity in our lives. Meets Sunday at noon at the Turning Point Center, 191 Bank Street, Burlington. Tom, 238-3587, coda.org.

COMING OFF PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION MUTUAL SUPPORT GROUP Through sharing experiences and resources, this group will provide support to individuals interested in coming off psychiatric medications, those in the process of psychiatric medication withdrawal or anyone looking for a space to explore their choices around

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psychiatric medication use. The group is also open to those supporting an individual in psychiatric medication withdrawal. 12-1:30 p.m. every Tuesday.

Pathways Vermont, 125 College St., 2nd floor, Burlington.

Contact: Cameron Mack cameron@ pathwaysvermont.org or 888 492 8218 x 404.

DECLUTTERERS’ SUPPORT GROUP Are you ready to make improvements but find it overwhelming? Maybe two or three of us can get together to help each other simplify.

989-3234, 425-3612.

DISCOVER THE POWER OF CHOICE! SMART Recovery welcomes anyone, including family and friends, affected by any kind of substance or activity addiction. It is a science-based program that encourages abstinence. Specially trained volunteer facilitators provide leadership. Sundays at 5 p.m. at the 1st Unitarian Universalist Society, 152 Pearl St., Burlington. Volunteer facilitator: Bert, 399-8754. You can learn more at smartrecovery. org.

DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE WomenSafe offers free, confidential support groups in Middlebury for women who have experienced domestic or sexual violence. Art For Healing. Six-week support group for people who have experienced domestic or sexual violence.

Childcare provided.

Please call our hotline, 388-4205, or email am@womensafe.net for more information.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT Steps to End Domestic Violence offers a weekly drop-in support group for female identified survivors of intimate partner violence, including individuals who are experiencing or have been affected by domestic violence. The support group offers a safe, confidential place for survivors to connect with others, to heal, and to recover. In support group, participants talk through their experiences and hear stories from others who

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have experienced abuse in their relationships.

Support group is also a resource for those who are unsure of their next step, even if it involves remaining in their current relationship.

Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m.

Childcare is provided.

Info: 658-1996.

FAMILIES, PARTNERS, FRIENDS AND ALLIES OF TRANSGENDER ADULTS We are people with adult loved ones who are transgender or gender-nonconforming.

We meet to support each other and to learn more about issues and concerns. Our sessions are supportive, informal, and confidential. Meetings are held at 5:30 PM, the second Thursday of each month at Pride Center of VT, 255 South Champlain St., Suite 12, in Burlington. Not sure if you’re ready for a meeting? We also offer one-on-one support. For more information, email rex@ pridecentervt.org or call 845-705-5816.

FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THOSE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS This support group is a dedicated meeting for family, friends and community members who are supporting a loved one through a mental health crisis. Mental health crisis might include extreme states, psychosis, depression, anxiety and other types of distress. The group is a confidential space where family and friends can discuss shared experiences and receive support in an environment free of judgment and stigma with a trained facilitator. Weekly on Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. Downtown Burlington. Info: Jess Horner, LICSW, 866-218-8586.

FCA FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP Families coping with addiction (FCA) is an open community peer support group for adults 18 & over struggling with the drug or alcohol addiction of a loved one.

FCA is not 12-step based but provides a forum for those living this experience to develop personal coping skills & draw strength from

one another. Weekly on Wed., 5:30-6:30 p.m. Turning Point Center, corner of Bank St., Burlington. (Across from parking garage, above bookstore). thdaub1@gmail.com.

G.R.A.S.P. (GRIEF RECOVERY AFTER A SUBSTANCE PASSING) Are you a family member who has lost a loved one to addiction?

Find support, peer-led support group. Meets once a month on Mondays in Burlington.

Please call for date and location. RSVP graspvt@gmail.com or call 310-3301.

G.Y.S.T. (GET YOUR STUFF TOGETHER) GYST creates a safe & empowering community for young men & youth in transition to come together with one commonality: learning to live life on life’s terms.

Every Tue. & Thu., 4 p.m. G.Y.S.T. PYNK (for young women) meets weekly on Wed., 4 p.m.

Location: North Central Vermont Recovery Center, 275 Brooklyn St., Morrisville. Info: Lisa, 851-8120.

GRIEF & RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP 1st & 3rd Wed. of every mo., 7-8 p.m., Franklin County Home Health Agency (FCHHA), 3 Home Health Cir., St. Albans. 527-7531.

HEARING VOICES GROUP This Hearing Voices Group seeks to find understanding of voice hearing experiences as real lived experiences which may happen to anyone at anytime. We choose to share experiences, support, and empathy. We validate anyone’s experience and stories about their experience as their own, as being an honest and accurate representation of their experience, and as being acceptable exactly as they are.

Weekly on Tuesday, 2-3 p.m. The Wellness Coop, 279 North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 802-777-8602, abby@ pathwaysvermont.org.

HEARTBEAT VERMONT Have you lost a friend, colleague or loved one by suicide? Some who call have experienced a recent loss and some are still struggling w/ a loss from long ago.

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HELLENBACH CANCER SUPPORT Call to verify meeting place. Info, 388-6107.

People living with cancer & their caretakers convene for support.

INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS SUPPORT GROUP Interstitial cystitis (IC) is recurring pelvic pain, pressure or discomfort in the bladder & pelvic region & urinary frequency/urgency. This is often misdiagnosed & mistreated as a chronic bladder infection. If you have been diagnosed or have these symptoms, you are not alone. We are building a Vermontbased support group & welcome you to email bladderpainvt@gmail. com or call 899-4151 for more information.

KINDRED CONNECTIONS PROGRAM OFFERED FOR CHITTENDEN COUNTY CANCER SURVIVORS The Kindred Connections program provides peer support for all those touched by cancer. Cancer patients as well as caregivers are provided with a mentor who has been through the cancer experience & knows what it’s like to go through it. In addition to sensitive listening, Kindred Connections provides practical help such as rides to doctors’ offices & meal deliveries. The program has people who have experienced a wide variety of cancers.

For further info, please contact sherry. rhynard@gmail.com.

LGBTQ SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE SafeSpace offers peer-led support groups for survivors of relationship, dating, emotional &/or hate violence. These groups give survivors a safe & supportive environment to tell their stories, share information, & offer & receive support.

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MALE SURVIVOR OF VIOLENCE GROUP A monthly, closed group for male identified survivors of violence including relationship, sexual assault, and discrimination. Open to all sexual orientations.

Contact 863-0003 for more information or safespace@pridecentervt.org.

MARIJUANA ANONYMOUS Do you have a problem with marijuana? MA is a free 12-step program where addicts help other addicts to get & stay clean. Ongoing Tue. at 6:30 p.m. and Sat. at 2 p.m. at Turning Point Center, 191 Bank St., suite 200, Burlington.

861-3150.

THE MEMORY CAFÉ The Memory Café is where people with memory loss disorders and their care partners can come together to connect and support one another. Second Saturday of each month, 10-11:30 a.m.

Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre St., Montpelier.

Info: 223-2518.

MYELOMA SUPPORT GROUP Area Myeloma Survivors, Families and Caregivers have come together to form a Multiple Myeloma Support Group. We provide emotional support, resources about treatment options, coping strategies and a support network by participating in the group experience with people that have been though similar situations. Third Tuesday of the month, 5-6 p.m. at the New Hope Lodge on East Avenue in Burlington. Info: Kay Cromie, 655-9136, kgcromey@aol.com.

NAMI CONNECTION PEER SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS Bennington, every Tue., 1-2:30 p.m., CRT Center, United Counseling Service, 316 Dewey St.; Burlington, every Thu., 3-4:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Cathedral, 2 Cherry St. (enter from parking lot); Montpelier, every Fri., 2-3:30 p.m., Another Way, 125 Barre St.; Newport, first Wed.

of the month, 6-7:30 p.m., St. Mark’s Church, 44 2nd St.; Rutland, every Sun., 4:30-6 p.m., Rutland Mental Health Wellness Center, 78 S. Main St.; St. Johnsbury, every Thu., 6:30-8 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 47 Cherry St. If you have questions about a group in your area, please contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont, program@ namivt.org or 800639-6480. Connection groups are peer recovery support group programs for adults living with mental health challenges.

NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP Brattleboro, 1st Wed. of every mo., 6:30 p.m., 1st Congregational Church, 880 Western Ave., West Brattleboro; Burlington, 3rd Wed. of every mo., 6 p.m., Community Health Center, Riverside Ave., Mansfield Conference Room; Burlington, 2nd & 4th Tue. of every mo., 7 p.m., HowardCenter, corner of Pine & Flynn Ave.; Berlin, 4th Mon. of every mo., 7 p.m.

Central Vermont Medical Center, Room 3; Georgia, 1st Tue. of every mo., 6 p.m., Georgia Public Library, 1697 Ethan Allen Highway (Exit 18, I-89); Manchester, 4th Wed. of every mo., 6:30 p.m., Equinox Village, 2nd floor; Rutland, 3rd Mon. of every mo., 6 p.m., Rutland Regional Medical Center, Leahy Conference Ctr., room D; Springfield, 3rd Wed. of every mo., 6:30 p.m., HCRS (café on right far side), 390 River St.; St. Johnsbury, 4th Wed. of every mo., 5:30 p.m., Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital Library, 1315 Hospital Dr.; White River Junction, last Mon. of every mo., 5:45 p.m., VA Medical Center, William A. Yasinski Buidling.

If you have questions about a group in your area, please contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont, info@namivt. org or 800-639-6480.

Family Support Group meetings are for family & friends of individuals living mental illness.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS is a group of recovering addicts who live w/ out the use of drugs. It

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NAR-AON BURLINGTON GROUP Group meets every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (small room), 191 Bank St., Burlington. The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of addiction in a relative or friend. Info: Amanda H. 338-8106.

NORTHWEST VERMONT CANCER PRAYER & SUPPORT NETWORK A meeting of cancer patients, survivors & family members intended to comfort & support those who are currently suffering from the disease. 2nd Thu. of every mo., 6-7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 11 Church St., St. Albans. Info: stpaulum@myfairpoint.net. 2nd Wed. of every mo., 6-7:30 p.m. Winooski United Methodist Church, 24 W. Allen St., Winooski.

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OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS 12-step. Sat., 9-10 a.m. Turning Point Center, 182 Lake St., St. Albans. Is what you’re eating, eating you? We can help. Call Valerie, 825-5481.

QUEEN CITY MEMORY CAFÉ The Queen City Memory Café offers a social time & place for people with memory impairment & their fiends & family to laugh, learn & share concerns & celebrate feeling understood & connected. Enjoy coffee, tea & baked goods with entertainment & conversation. QCMC meets the 3rd Sat. of each mo., 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Thayer Building, 1197 North Ave., Burlington. 316-3839.

QUEER CARE GROUP This support group is for adult family members and caregivers of queer, and/or questioning youth.

It is held on the 2nd Monday of each month from 6:30-8 p.m. at Outright Vermont, 241 North Winooski Ave. This group is for adults only.

For more information, email info@outrightvt. org.

QUIT TOBACCO GROUPS Are you ready to be tobacco free? Join our FREE five-week group classes facilitated by our Tobacco Treatment Specialists. We meet in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. You may qualify for a FREE 8-week supply of nicotine replacement therapy. Contact us at (802)-847-7333 or QuitTobaccoClass@ UVMHealth.org.

SEX & LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS 12-step recovery group.

Do you have a problem w/ sex or relationships?

We can help. Ralph, 658-2657. Visit slaafws. org or saa-recovery.org for meetings near you.

SEXUAL VIOLENCE SUPPORT HOPE Works offers free support groups to women, men & teens who are survivors of sexual violence. Groups are available for survivors at any stage of the healing process. Intake for all support groups is ongoing. If you are interested in learning more or would like to schedule an intake to become a group member, please call our office at 864-0555, ext.

19, or email our victim advocate at advocate@ sover.net.

STUTTERING SUPPORT GROUPS If you’re a person who stutters, you are not alone! Adults, teens & school-age kids who stutter & their families are welcome to join one of our three free National Stuttering Association (NSA) stuttering support groups at UVM. Adults: 5:30-6:30, 1st & 3rd Tue. monthly; teens (ages 13-17): 5:30-6:30, 1st Thu. monthly; school-age children (ages 8-12) & parents (meeting separately): 4:15-5:15, 2nd Thu. monthly. Pomeroy Hall (489 Main St., UVM campus. Info: burlingtonstutters.org, burlingtonstutters@ gmail.com, 656-0250.

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SUICIDE SURVIVORS SUPPORT GROUP For those who have lost a friend or loved one through suicide.

Maple Leaf Clinic, 167 N. Main St., Wallingford, 446-3577. 6:30-8 p.m. the 3rd Tue. of ea. mo.

SURVIVORSHIP NOW Welcome, cancer survivors. Survivorship NOW has free wellness programs to empower cancer survivors to move beyond cancer & live life well. Regain your strength & balance. Renew your spirit. Learn to nourish your body with exercise & nutritious foods.

Tap in to your creative side. Connect with others who understand the challenges you face. Go to survivorshipnowvt.org today to sign up. Info, 802777-1126, info@ survivorshipnowvt.org.

SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE — BURLINGTON Who: Persons experiencing the impact of a loved one’s suicide. When: 1st Wed. of each mo., 6-7:30 p.m. Location: Comfort Inn, 5 Dorset St., Burlington. Facilitators: Myra Handy, 951-5156 or Liz Mahoney, 8797109. Request: We find it important to connect with people before their first meeting. If you can, please call one of the facilitators before you come. Thank you!

SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE If you have lost someone to suicide and wish to have a safe place to talk, share and spend a little time with others who have had a similar experience, join us the 3rd Thu. at the Faith Lighthouse Church, Rte. 105, Newport (105 Alderbrook), 7-9 p.m. Please call before attending. Info: Mary Butler, 744-6284.

THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS Burlington Chapter TCF meets on the 3rd Tue. of ea. mo. at 7 p.m. at 277 Blair Park Rd., Williston; for more info, call Dee Ressler, 598-8899. Rutland Chapter TCF meets on the 1st Tue. of ea. mo. at 7 p.m. at Grace Congregational Church, West St., Rutland; for more info, call Susan Mackey, 446-2278.

Hospice Volunteer Services (HVS) also serves bereaved parents w/ monthly peer support groups, short-term educational consultations &

referrals to local grief & loss counselors. HVS is located in the Marble Works district in Middlebury. Please call 388-4111 for more info about how to connect w/ appropriate support services.

TOGETHER IN RECOVERY Community members with a friend or family member affected by Opioid use are invited to come for support, discussion and encouragement.

Chittenden Clinic, 75 San Remo Dr., So. Burlington. Every third Tuesday of the month, 5:30 p.m. Info: 4886456, jspagnuolo@ howardcenter.org.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) chapter meeting. Hedding United Methodist Church, Washington St., Barre. Wed., 5:156:15 p.m. For info, call David at 371-8929.

VEGGIE SUPPORT GROUP Want to feel supported on your vegetarian/ vegan journey? Want more info on healthy veggie diets? Want to share & socialize at veggie potlucks, & more, in the greater Burlington area? This is your opportunity to join with other like-minded folks. veggy4life@ gmail.com, 658-4991.

WOMEN’S CANCER SUPPORT GROUP FAHC. Led by Deb Clark, RN. Every 1st & 3rd Tue., 5-6:30 p.m. Call Kathy McBeth, 847-5715.

XA – EVERYTHING ANONYMOUS Everything Anonymous is an all encompassing 12-step support group.

People can attend for any reason, including family member challenges. Mondays, 7-8 p.m. Turning Point Center, 191 Bank St., Burlington. Info: 777-5508, definder@ gmail.com.

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SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN who have experienced intimate partner abuse, facilitated by Circle (Washington Co. only).

Please call 877-5439498 for more info.

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PARKINSON’S DISEASE OUTREACH GROUP This group meets on the second Tuesday, 10-11:30 a.m. of the month at Pillsbury Homestead Senior Community Residence at 3 Harborview Rd., St. Albans in the conference room next to the library on the first floor.

Wheelchair accessible.

Info: patricia_rugg18@ comcast.net.

PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Held every 2nd Tue. of the mo., 6-8 p.m. at the Hope Lodge, 237 East Ave., Burlington. Newly diagnosed? Prostate cancer reoccurrence?

General discussion and sharing among survivors and those beginning or rejoining the battle. Info, Mary L. Guyette RN, MS, ACNS-BC, 274-4990, vmary@aol.com.

SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION NEW ENGLAND Support group meeting held 4th Tue. of the mo., 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Williston Police Station.

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OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS Do you promise you’ll only have one more but then you eat the whole bag? Have you tried every diet possible and nothing works? There is hope. Come to an Overeaters Anonymous meeting and find out about a 12 step program of recovery. There is a solution! Turning Point Center, 191 Bank Street, Suite 200, Burlington. Weekly on Thursdays, 7 p.m. Info: Elise, 302-528-6672.

OA Big|Book Solution Group of Burlington.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (OA) Meetings in Barre Tue. 5:30-6:30 p.m. and Sat. 8:30-9:30 a.m., at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 39 Washington St. Info, Valerie 279-0385. Meetings in Burlington Thurs.

7:30-8:30 a.m., at the First United Church, 21 Buell St. Info, Geraldine, 730-4273. Meetings in Johnson occur every Sun., 5:30-6:30 p.m., at the Johnson Municipal Building, Rte. 15 (just west of the bridge). Info, Debbie Y., 888-5958. Meetings in Montpelier occur every Mon., 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Bethany Church, 115 Main St. Info, Joan, 223-3079.

Steps to Food Freedom Meetings in Morrisville occur every Sat., 10-11 a.m., at the First Congregational Church, 85 Upper Main St. Contacts: Anne, 888-2356. Big Book Meetings in Morrisville occur every Tue., 6 p.m. at the North Central Recovery Center (NCVRC), 275 Brooklyn St. Info: Debbie, 888-5958.

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Tue., 7 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 4 St. James Place, Essex Jct. All are welcome; meeting is open. Info: Felicia, 777-7718.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS Do you worry about the way you eat?

Overeaters Anonymous may have the answer for you. No weigh-ins, dues or fees. Mon., 5:30-6:30 p.m. Temple Sinai, 500 Swift St., S. Burlington. Info: 863-2655.

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Montpelier, the capital city of Vermont, is seeking an Assistant City Manager. This position reports directly to the City Manager and is part of the senior leadership team. The Assistant City Manager is a professional position with primary responsibility for communications, economic development, cross-departmental project management, community services and general administration. She or he may have additional responsibilities for government operations, policy analysis, emergency management, budget management and other areas of city government as assigned by the City Manager. Assignments may vary based on the skill set of the successful candidate. The work involves close cooperation and coordination with department heads, advisory boards, the City Council, residents, and the business community. Attendance at evening meetings is necessary. Montpelier is a vibrant and engaged community with a committed and professional workforce.

Our Therapeutic Recreation Assistant plans and implements individual and group based therapeutic recreation programs for our residents. We seek candidates with prior experience designing and initiating activities that focus on age appropriate sensory, auditory, and physical activities programming for seniors. Candidates with a bachelor’s degree in therapeutic recreation services, psychology, human services, or prior experience with providing recreational programming for senior populations highly preferred.

The successful applicant will have the following qualifications: • A BA/BS in Public Administration or a related field. MA/ MPA preferred.

• Significant experience in a key management position within a dynamic public or non-profit agency.

• Direct experience in municipal government and familiarity with Vermont municipal regulations/policies is preferred.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, a strong work ethic, good public presentation/discussion skills, team player, grace under pressure and solid departmental management abilities are needed.

• Understanding of the International City/County Management Association Code of Ethics is preferred.

Wake Robin offers an excellent compensation and benefits package and an opportunity to build strong relationships with staff and residents in a dynamic community setting.

Interested candidates please email hr@wakerobin.com or fax your resume with cover letter to: HR, (802) 264-5146.

The salary range is $75,000 to $87,000 annually based on qualifications. The City offers an excellent benefits package and a dynamic professional environment. Montpelier is an equal opportunity employer. Please submit a cover letter and resume by April 3, 2017 to William Fraser, City Manager. Electronic submittals are preferred to wfraser@montpelier-vt.org.

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City Hall, 39 Main Street, Montpelier, VT 05602-2950.

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Licensed Nursing Assistant

Full-Time Nights (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday), 3 p.m. -11 p.m. (Every Other Saturday)

Your care and attention is important; our residents tell us so.

Come to work for Central Vermont’s premier Residential Care Homes and be part of the team.

Westview Meadows and The Gary Home seek a dedicated nursing assistant with a strong desire to work within a community of seniors. We seek an LNA licensed in Vermont to provide high quality care in a caring residential care environment, while maintaining a strong sense of “home.” We offer excellent pay, including shift differential, great benefits, a welcoming working environment, and an opportunity to build strong relationships with staff and residents in a warm community setting.

Interested candidates please email your resume to dprovost@westviewmeadows.com or stop by to fill out an application and have an opportunity for an on the spot interview.

171 Westview Meadows Rd. Montpelier, VT 05602 OM FISHER HOME INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

New England Federal Credit Union, Vermont’s largest Credit Union with 7 branch locations, is a growing organization committed to excellence in service, convenience, and simplicity.

NEFCU offers a stable, supportive, high-standards work environment, where employees are treated as key stakeholders. Please visit our website, www.nefcu.com, to learn more about the great opportunities and benefits that exist at NEFCU.

Mortgage Investor Reporting Specialist Water Tower Hill, Colchester

Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30-5 The primary duties of this position are to reconcile monthly mortgage investor & commercial participation remittances and to monitor cash flows to investors. The person in this role will be expected to perform more complex loan transactions within the mortgage servicing system including foreclosures, bankruptcy pre-petition and post-petition payments and short sales. The integrity of the Mortgage Loan Servicing database will be supported through ad hoc reporting and error resolution. The person in this role will also assist the supervisor in identification and resolution of servicing software issues.

It will be helpful for the successful candidate to have knowledge of the mortgage and commercial loan servicing, FHLMC, VHFA and FHLB/MPF investor reporting guidelines as well as in depth knowledge of Phoenix, FHLMC Service Loans, and VHFA software applications. In depth loan accounting knowledge, proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and report writing tools will be necessary to be successful in this position. This position also requires excellent analytical and decision making skills. This position is part of the Mortgage Loan Servicing Group.

Full and Part-time Teller Positions Available Chittenden County Offices

Vermont’s largest credit union is growing and has a full-time teller opportunity available for the right person. Preferred candidates will present a responsible work history preferably in a retail environment and be comfortable and skilled with face to face communication.

Successful candidates for this position will provide friendly, fast and accurate service to members. The ability to explain our various products and services as well as the ability to recognize and suggest solutions to our members will be necessary.

This position requires standing and/or sitting at a computerized work station. Daily member interactions include cash handling and processing of all member transactions. Extensive keyboarding and the ability to use multiple system applications are required. This position requires occasional lifting of coins and cash, up to 20 pounds.

Qualified applicants should submit a complete resume and cover letter (hr@nefcu.com) illustrating reasons for interest and further qualification or visit our website to complete an online application.

NEFCU enjoys an employer of choice distinction with turnover averaging less than 10%. More than 96% of our 165 staff say NEFCU is a great place to work. (2016 Annual Staff Survey) If you believe you have the qualifications to contribute to this environment, please send your resume and cover letter and salary history to hr@nefcu.com.

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The Arbors at Shelburne is a Benchmark Senior Living community focused on caring for individuals with memory related diseases. We offer competitive wages and benefit packages. We currently have openings for

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River Arts is a non-profit organization located in Morrisville, VT with a mission to enrich the community through the arts. This is a great opportunity for someone with exceptional administrative skills, a passion for the arts, and a desire to gain exposure and access to all aspects of day-to-day nonprofit arts management.

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Help Vermonters pursue their education goals!

Web Programmer/Analyst We’re all about mission at Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC). Help us fulfill our mission of providing all Vermont students with information and financial resources to reach their educational goals. You’ll work in a relaxed yet challenging environment which will enable you to be creative while working with a team of professionals to advance our mission. We offer many topnotch benefits, plus a fabulous onsite fitness room & café.

We’re seeking a programmer for web-based applications with some knowledge of database administration. Preferred candidates will have experience using Java based technologies such as: Groovy/Grails, Spring MVC, or Apache Struts. Must be able to demonstrate a proven track record of learning and applying new technology, experience in database administration using SQL server and DB2, experience working with business users to create and analyze requirements, troubleshoot issues, and the ability to support and enhance existing systems.

Our ideal candidate will be a creative thinker who has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field of study or equivalent experience, one to three years’ related full stack application development, excellent communication skills, the ability to work independently as well as with large project teams, and the proven ability to design, develop and maintain software.

VSAC offers a dynamic, professional environment with competitive compensation and generous benefits package. Apply on line at vsac.org no later than March 17, 2017.

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Physical Therapist part- to full-time for a busy outpatient setting in Addison County. Looking for

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motivated team player with strong manual skills and evidence based treatment to develop individualized treatment plans to meet patient’s functional goals.

New graduate considered. Salary and benefit information on request.

Please send resume and cover letter to diane@bptvt.com.

Personal Care Attendant Training

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Green Mountain Transit has an opening for you!2/27/17 From Part-time Customer Service Representatives to Operations Managers, we have something for everyone. To learn more about the current positions available please visit ridegmt.com/careers.

We want to invest in you! Help people maintain their safety, independence and quality of life at home.

To learn about our new pay rates, increased mentoring and training contact us. Your next career is in healthcare!

Questions? Call Lisa for more information at 802 860-4449

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Crisis Assessment Clinician First Call for Chittenden County *New positions* Interested in challenging and rewarding work? Join this well-supported, growing team of professionals. Provide highquality assessment to children and adults experiencing a mental health emergency. Clinicians are mobile throughout Chittenden County, responding to homes, schools, the hospital, police departments and other community locations. Master’s in a mental health field required; license or licensure track strongly preferred. This is a full-time position with alternative hours — inquire for details. $41,008.50 plus additional $2,000 for licensure. Job ID# 3648, 3725 & 3726

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to join our busy front desk staff. Looking for someone friendly, organized, detail-oriented and highly professional. 20-25 hours per week, $14-16 per hour based on experience.

Green Mountain Transit is the sole Transit Authority in the State of Vermont.

GMT’s mission is to promote and operate safe, convenient, accessible, innovative and sustainable public transportation services in the northwest and central Vermont region that reduce congestion and pollution, encourage transit oriented development and enhance the quality of life for all.

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Howard Center offers an excellent benefits package including health, dental and life insurance, as well as generous paid time off for all regular positions scheduled 20-plus hours per week.

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Benefits of Working for Green Mountain Transit GMT offers all full-time employees a competitive salary and exceptional benefits, paid premiums for health, dental, and vision for both the employee and his/her family members and generous time off.

GMT offers 100% paid premium for health, dental, vision and prescription plans.

GMT offers short-term disability. 100% of the premium is paid by GMT. GMT pays 100% of the premium for a $50,000 life insurance/accidental death and disability insurance.

GMT offers 6 sick days, 11 holidays, 1 personal day, and 2 weeks of vacation time.

Please send resumes and cover letters to: ewalton233@gmail.com.

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To apply for these positions, please download an application from RideGMT.com. Submit the application in one of the following ways (no phone calls please): Via email to jobs@ridegmt.com Via fax to (802) 864-5564 or Via mail to: GMT, 15 Industrial Parkway Burlington, VT, 05401 Attn: Human Resources GMT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND IS ALWAYS LOOKING TO ADD QUALIFIED AND ENERGETIC INDIVIDUALS TO OUR TRANSPORTATION TEAM!

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Do you love cheese, wine and gourmet foods?

Come join our team and become a cheesemonger, sell wine, run a register, create gourmet food baskets and more! We offer competitive pay, great employee perks, a four day work week and a fun working environment. Bright personalities welcome to apply.

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DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY CHAMPLAIN INVESTMENT PARTNERS is an independent, employee-owned asset management firm headquartered in Burlington. Our investment strategies are designed to focus on providing absolute returns while also managing risk. We strive to create wealth through the consistent execution of our investment processes; we are equally committed to delivering outstanding client service, and pride ourselves on the many long-standing relationships we have been able to cultivate since opening our doors. Our partners bring a wealth of experience, averaging nearly 20 years in asset management, and as of December 31, 2016 the firm had approximately $7.57 Billion in assets under management.

At Champlain, our mission statement is to "Deliver Exceptional Investment Results and Develop Enduring Client Relationships." In that quest, we believe our team is our greatest asset, and we are always interested in hearing from motivated individuals who have the talent, passion, and integrity to help us succeed in that mission. We ensure equal opportunity in the conduct of all our business activities without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, race, religion, gender or veteran status.

The Director of Technology will be responsible for both the daily operations as well as longer term strategy of Champlain Investment Partners’ technology operations. Champlain’s technology infrastructure is currently a combination of on premise as well as outsourced/ hosted applications and infrastructure.

This position requires the incumbent to be proficient with hands-on infrastructure support (including end user support), as well as managing vendors who have a role in technology solutions for Champlain (which may include server configuration and maintenance, switches, firewalls, software applications, database applications, and cyber security, to note a few areas). A solid foundation and experience with technology as well as proven success managing projects to completion are key attributes in the person Champlain seeks to have join our team. This role is expected to be the only technology focused employee at the firm for the foreseeable future.

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Home Repair Loan Program Assistant Support the loan program team and customers for all lending activities. Education or prior experience in construction, real estate development, energy efficiency, housing, lending, banking or another related field is strongly preferred. Reliable transportation required.

Home Ownership Center Administrative Coordinator Deliver outstanding service to clients while providing general support to the Home Education team. Prior administrative and data entry experience is required, and basic knowledge of housing programs and/or real estate practices is strongly preferred. Reliable transportation and some night/weekend hours required.

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CHT is a socially responsible employer offering competitive salary commensurate with experience. Our benefit package includes training, health insurance, vacation, holiday, sick leave, 403(b), disability and life insurance. Submit a cover letter and resume by March 15th to Human Resources, Champlain Housing Trust, 88 King Street, Burlington, VT 05401 or email hr@champlainhousingtrust.org.

No phone calls, please.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER - CHT is committed to a diverse workplace and highly encourages women, persons with disabilities, Section 3 residents, and people from diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds to apply.

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Requirements: Candidates should have a BS in information technology or a related field and a minimum of 10 years’ experience in technology. Candidates will be well versed in one or more of the following: server configuration/deployment/maintenance, virtualization (server or desktop), network design, wide-area networks, switch configuration, firewall configuration and management, telecommunications, user/help desk support, cyber-security best practices, project management, and vendor relationship management. Relevant professional certifications are desired.

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• Working with the Partner/Business management on technology budgeting and planning.

• Working with compliance and outsourced vendors on technology security/ vendor due diligence.

• Focusing on industry trends and suggesting/ implementing solutions to improve Champlain’s technology infrastructure.

• Maintaining a high level of industry knowledge on best practices, changing technologies and their impact on Champlain.

• Communicating Champlain’s infrastructure and cybersecurity policies to management, staff and clients.

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TARRANT INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION Administrative/ Research Associate/ Data Specialist Works in Progress is currently seeking a responsible and detail oriented individual to join our Research team in our South Burlington office.

The position involves contacting architects, engineers, and contractors by phone/email and internet research to obtain timely and accurate information on new and existing construction projects.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR Represent the Tarrant Institute for Innovative Education by partnering with middle schools across Vermont to integrate technology-rich, student-centered learning. Work intensively with teachers and administrators to help schools develop an infrastructure that supports effective middle school teaching practices and a culture that sustains educational innovation.

Provide customized professional development experiences for Vermont middle level educators through collaboration, direct consultation, and research-based practices. Requires frequent travel among partner schools in different regions of the state.

Applicants from all regions welcome.

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Full-time Dining Aide A GREAT PLACE TO WORK As a Dining Aide, you work closely with the residents to provide nutritional and tasty meals! The position also involves assisting in the preparation of foods and beverages and meal service. Kind, compassionate person needed! This is a full-time position 6:00 a.m.

- 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Competitive Salary!

Qualified individual should apply in person at:

St. Josephs Residential Care Home 243 North Prospect Street Burlington, VT 05402 802-864-0623

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Staffing Coordinator TLC is seeking a full-time facility Staffing Coordinator in our So. Burlington, VT office. Must have at least 2 years of customer service/ administrative office experience, scheduling experience preferred.

Professional phone skills, computer proficiency and ability to multitask a must.

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Feel good about where you work and what you do! We are The Institute of Professional Practice, a nonprofit human services agency making a meaningful difference in the lives of adults and children with autism and other disabilities. We provide residential programs, day support, special education, and employment services in partnership with families and in collaboration with public and private health, human service, education and other government agencies.

It’s not a job… it’s a lifestyle

Spring is just around the corner! We’re looking for avid gardeners, reliable and quick learners who are enthusiastic, outgoing, upbeat, flexible, team-oriented and who will thrive in a busy store! Ability to work weekends is a must.

Gardener’s Supply Garden Centers Job Fairs

THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ACCOUNTANT: Client Funds reports to the Accounts Payable Supervisor and is responsible for recording client SSA receipts and distributing the funds as appropriate. He/she works with our operations locations to ensure allowances are paid correctly and on time.

This position serves as a backup to the Accounts Payable Accountant role. As part of the accounting team, he/she will participate in efficiency planning and implementation as it relates to payables processing.

Thursdays, March 2nd & 9th • 3:00 – 5:30 PM Williston Garden Center: 472 Marshall Avenue, Williston Full and part-time positions available in Burlington & Williston.

Inside Customer Service Associates: Customer service, gardening knowledge and POS experience strongly preferred.

We are also looking for at least 3 years of accounting or bookkeeping experience and experience with General Ledger software. Great Plains software expertise is a definite advantage.

High-level Excel skills and a track record of reliability and professionalism. Finally, an associates degree in accounting or closely related field is the minimal education requirement.

Join us in a fabulous and friendly working environment in our Berlin, VT office. We offer great benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability and retirement plans. We also offer tuition reimbursement, educational opportunities and much more. Visit our website for more information: ippi.org If interested, please submit your resume and cover letter to: employment@ippi.org.

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Outside Customer Service: Positions available in all departments wholesale, nursery, perennials and annuals. Excellent service skills and horticultural knowledge required.

Wholesale Sales Coordinator: Customer service, Landscaping knowledge and POS experience strongly preferred.

Campus Gardeners: Gardening experience required.

Yard Associates: experience with heavy equipment & valid driver’s license required.

Delivery & Installation Associates: Landscaping experience preferred, valid driver’s license.

Live Goods & Hard Goods Receivers: Inventory experience, strong attention to detail required.

For more information, call our jobs hotline: 660-3518 or www.gardeners.com. Download our job application TODAY and bring it to our job fair!

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Burlington School District’s Property Services department has immediate opening for a Full-Time Second Shift HVAC Technician/Maintenance Worker. Required qualifications would include a minimum of five years’ previous experience as an HVAC Mechanical Technician with DDC Controls experience.

Additional general commercial building maintenance experience also beneficial.

For full job descriptions and application instructions visit shelburnemuseum.org

The hours for this position are primarily 2:00 pm - 10:30 pm Monday through Friday. Pay range $20.00-$26.00 per hour and employer offers competitive health care and retirement package.

Must be able to pass a background check. EOE To apply, visit www.bsdvt.org and click on employment opportunities.

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Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education Auditorium 6000 Shelburne Road Shelburne, VT Seasonal jobs available: Gardening Assistant Grounds Keepers Museum Services Museum Store Sales Associates Events Assistants Visitor Guides Z Café Assistant Manager Café Staff Shuttle Driver

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Associate Director of Philanthropy Want to help save the planet? THE NATURE CONSERVANCY in Vermont seeks a dynamic professional to serve as its full-time Associate Director of Philanthropy. This is an exceptional career opportunity for a highly motivated, capable individual interested in joining the world’s leading conservation organization.

We are seeking an energetic and dedicated professional with proven success in relational philanthropy who works best in a fast-paced environment and enjoys being on the road and out with donors. Our ideal candidate will want to work in a long term partnership with leadership to develop and implement strategies to build a robust roster of engaged donors, have a deep commitment to conservation, and the ability to build and leverage strong community relationships in Vermont.

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Jobs | Now Hiring Renewable NRG Systems is hiring!

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Residential Group Home

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Is seeking a confident, motivated and positive role model to work with 8 adolescent girls.

Training is provided and experience working with teens is a plus. We are looking to fill the following positions: 2 Full time weekend positions, Friday 10 am to 10 pm, Saturday 8 am to 10 pm and Sunday 8 am to 10 pm. Health, dental, and life insurance are provided as well as paid time off.

For more information please visit: rnrgsystems.com/about/careers

We have a fantastic office environment located in Montpelier and offer a competitive salary with great benefits. Bachelor's degree and 5 years’ related experience or equivalent combination required. For a complete position description and to apply, visit tinyurl.com/zv337wp. The application deadline is Midnight EST March 19, 2017.

ONE OF OUR CORE VALUES IS OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY. THEREFORE WE ARE COMMITTED TO A GLOBALLY DIVERSE AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT WORKFORCE.

The Assistant Manager will play a lead role in assuring the successful operation of the Farm Store component of the Welcome Center and work closely with the Farm’s guest services team to build goodwill and enhance the experience of Shelburne Farms.

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Looking for a Sales Support Specialist eager to learn and grow with our company.

The Associate Director of Philanthropy works as part of the philanthropy team to coordinate and implement effective multi-year strategies for gift prospects, including corporate, foundation, and individual donors. She/he will play a critical role in prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship for a potential campaign and beyond and manage of portfolio of 100+ donors.

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WELCOME CENTER & FARM STORE ASSISTANT MANAGER

Saturday, March 11th from 10–2

HVAC Technician

Lynsey Fahner Global Sales Support, Team Leader

Please send resumes to Blaire at 111 Bliss Road, Montpelier, VT 05602 or email to blaire.orc@gmail.com.

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Website Developer The Vermont Child Welfare Training Partnership is seeking an experienced website developer to work under contract with our team of training staff and leadership to enhance our website and eLearning platform. A qualified candidate will have experience working with Joomla and Moodle, understand how to translate workflow into readable web content and assist us in creating a user-friendly system.

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Home Instead Senior Care, a provider of home helper services to seniors in their homes, is seeking friendly and dependable people.

CAREGivers assist seniors with companionship, light housekeeping, meal preparation, personal care, errands, safety presence and more.

Part-time, flexible scheduling, including: daytime, evening, weekend and overnight shifts currently available. Higher pay for weekend shifts. No heavy lifting.

Apply online at: www.homeinstead.com/483 or call us at 802.860.4663

THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/ AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.

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The Stowe Free Library is seeking a customer service and detail oriented individual to fill the position of Job Circulation Librarian Job and toDescription: assist in fulfilling ourDescription: Department forVermont Children Department and Families of – Tourism Experienced to lead the mission: “To Welcome, To Inspire, To Enrich the Mind.” professional sought Experienced professional sought to lead Vermont Disability Determination Services of Tourism & Marketing’s public and tradethe relations eff orts.Department This mission-critical position Our cherished municipal library is located within the Department for Children andcoverage Families of – Disability Determination Services designed to generate positive tourism-related Vermont in the & Marketing’s and relations effWould orts.

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Director Communications is plan consistent with the goals and mission of the Department of 35,000 volumes and receives 140,000 annualoutreach visits. consultation to disability adjudicators? disability adjudicators? responsible for the development and a proactive business Tourism and Marketing asimplementation well as maintaining of consistent communications A Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of Are you looking for an opportunity for a new of ormedia supplemental via social networking tools.

This position is responsible for all tourism outreach plan consistent with the goals and mission of the Department education and experience is required, and an MLS from Are you looking for an opportunity for a new or supplemental part time career outside relations in-state and out-of-state; press release development; pitching targeted part time career outside a clinical setting while expanding Tourism and Marketing consistent communications an ALA accredited school or a Vermont Department ofas well as amaintaining clinical setting while expanding your knowledge of unusual, potentially disabling tourism story ideas to regional and national media; development of press your knowledge of unusual, potentially disabling conditions Libraries Certificationvia is preferred. knowledge social Working networking tools. This position isand responsible formedia all tourism media conditions and their treatment? of familiarization trips and itineraries; management contact lists; and their treatment? and experience with computers, Integrated Library relations in-statesupport and out-of-state; press release development; pitching targeted for Vermont’s international public relations initiatives.

The Director Systems (ILS), data base management, and current The Vermont Disability Determination Servicestoiscontract to part-time The Vermont Disability Determination Services is seeking will also collaborate with the Agency of Commerce executiveof team in the seeking with tourism storyand ideas to regional and national media; development press technologies are desired.

Good verbal written contract with part-time physicians with current, unrestricted physicians withtrade current, unrestricted Vermont licensure (M.D. or D.O.) to provide development of a proactive travel and business recruitment plan.

This communication, customer service, organizational, anditineraries; familiarization trips and management ofreview media contact lists; and Vermont in licensure (M.D. orMarketing.

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TheofDirector services in review and assessment medical case files for applications. to perform detailed work and to lift and shelve books. disability applications. alsoand collaborate with the Agency of Commerce executive teamhave in the Candidates must: demonstrate strong oral and written skills; a BA in This position includeswill evenings Saturday hours, Training is provided, and the work is performed at the Disability Public Relations or related fi eld; have a minimum of fi ve years of relevant development of a proactive travel trade and business recruitment plan.

This Training is provided, and the work is performed atwork theDetermination Office comes with excellent benefits and a starting salary experience; demonstrate knowledge of Vermont and Vermont’s tourism industry. in Waterbury, VT on a flexible schedule during regular work hours with no patient care range of $16.50 - $17.41 per hour, contingent upon Disability Determination Office in Waterbury, VT on a flexible position will report to the Commissioner of Tourism & Marketing. qualifications and experience. responsibilities. schedule during regular work hours with no patient care Resume, writing samples and a minimum of three references should be responsibilities.

A job description and employment must: application can Candidates demonstrate strong oralquestions, and written skills;materials, have acontact BA inDDS Director submitted to Kitty Sweet, Vermont Agency ofapplication Commerce and Community For details, and be obtained on the Town of Stowe website: www.

For details, questions, and application materials, Development, One National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT 05620-0501.

In- and out-ofRelations or related field; have minimum of five years of relevant work Trudy a Lyon-Hart at 802-241-2464 or Trudy.Lyon-Hart@ssa.gov townofstowevt.org.Public Send employment application, contact DDS$45,000 Director Trudy Lyon-Hart at 241-2464 or state travel will be required.

Salary range: $50,000. experience; demonstrate knowledge of Vermont and Vermont’s tourism industry. letter of interest and resume to: trudy.lyon-hart@ssa.gov All applications must be received no later than 4:00 PM Friday, March 3, 2017.

Town of Stowe All applications must be received no later than 4:00 PM Attn: Recruiter Resume, writing samples and a minimum of three references shouldposition be go to For more details regarding Medical Consultant Friday, March the 3, 2017.

PO Box 730 submitted to Kitty Sweet, Vermonthttp://www.vermontbusinessregistry.com/BidPreview.aspx?BidID=19211 Agency of Commerce and Community For more details regarding the Medical Consultant Stowe, VT 05672 Development, One National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT 05620-0501. In- and out-ofposition go to vermontbusinessregistry.com/BidPreview. or email recruit@townofstowevermont.org. state travel will be required. Salary range: $45,000 - $50,000. aspx?BidID=19211 Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

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MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN PROJECT MANAGER PROPERTY MANAGER CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATOR Go to: obrienbrothersagency.com/ company/careers for complete job descriptions.

Apply with cover letter, references and resume to HR@OBRIENBROTHERSAGENCY.COM. Equal Opportunity Employer.

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SOFTWARE FRONTLINE SERVICE AND SUPPORT Are you the curious type?

Got a bit of a tech gene?

Are you proactive and passionate about working with people? Do you enjoy solving complex problems and getting high fives when you do? If so, you could be the next member of our growing company and Partner Services team. You’ll be providing outstanding support to the users of our industryleading travel reservation software products and services. Bottom line: You’re a problem solver and you’re amazing with customers. If that sounds like you, we want to talk to you. Drop us a line: jobs@inntopia.com.

ReArch Company is a growing construction management firm dedicated to creating buildings and spaces of distinction and significance while generating value for our clients. We exercise informed, reasoned and intuitive judgment as well as entrepreneurial thinking based on knowledge, research and experience. This allows our clients to make informed decisions leading to thoughtful, innovative and responsive solutions.

We are seeking candidates who will support this mission and are eager to contribute to one of Vermont’s leading construction firms.

Project Manager The Project Manager is responsible for ensuring the successful completion of a construction project from project startup to project closeout. As a Project Manager at ReArch Company you will be in charge of managing all project elements including safety, schedule, budget, cost control, supervision and daily oversight to ensure the project meets the project objectives and is delivered on time and on budget, while exceeding our Clients expectations and goals in a professional and courteous manner.

QUALIFICATIONS Candidates should have a bachelor of science degree in construction management, engineering or related field and have a minimum of three years’ experience as project manager or superintendent on commercial, institutional, multi-family residential or medical projects over $10,000,000. Must be proficient in scheduling programs, spreadsheet applications and have experience completing take-offs and estimates.

Candidates should also exhibit strong ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.

Assistant Project Manager/ Project Coordinator The Assistant Project Manager/Project Coordinator is an integral member of the ReArch Project Management Team and is a vital support role in the success of our projects. This role is in charge of daily contract administration tasks and will work closely with the Project Manager to assist in the execution of contracts, scheduling, budget and cost analysis tasks. Working with our experienced project managers and supervisors will allow you the opportunity to learn and grow within the organization while being involved in both challenging and rewarding projects.

QUALIFICATIONS Candidates should have a bachelor of science degree in construction management, engineering or related field. Must

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Construction Site Superintendent Project Superintendent needed to manage mid to large commercial construction projects throughout VT, NH and Northern NY. QUALIFICATIONS Candidates must have 5 plus years’ experience supervising projects ranging from $3-15 million and possess a college and/ or professional degree, preferably in an engineering or related field, or have an exceptional level of experience. In addition to extensive construction knowledge and a strong resume of successfully managed projects, applicants should also have a personable and courteous attitude towards their coworkers, the ability to collaborate in a positive and respectful manner with subcontractors and regulators, and above all a proactive approach to providing outstanding customer service.

Construction Foreman Project Foreman needed to assist Project Superintendent with managing mid to large commercial construction projects throughout VT, NH and Northern NY.

QUALIFICATIONS Candidates must have 2 plus years’ experience assisting Superintendent with projects $1,000,000 - $5,000,000 and preferable possess a college degree in an engineering or related field, or have an exceptional level of experience. In addition to extensive construction knowledge and a strong resume of successfully managed projects, applicants should also have a personable and courteous attitude towards their coworkers, the ability to collaborate in a positive and respectful manner with subcontractors and regulators, and above all a proactive approach to providing outstanding customer service.

Candidates that meet the above requirements should submit a cover letter, resume, salary requirements and list of projects with the project value to careers@rearchcompany.com. ReArch Company will only consider email or postal mail submissions; absolutely no phone calls. Please submit resume and cover letter including salary requirements to

ReArch Company, LLC, Human Resources, 55 Community Drive, Suite 402 South Burlington, VT 05403 or email to careers@rearchcompany.com.

Resumes and cover letters that do not meet these qualifications and address complete education, work history and salary requirement will not be considered.

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Providing innovative mental health and educational services to Vermont’s children and families.

“Make a difference in the life of a child!”- NFI Vermont, a leader in specialized trauma and adolescent development, is looking to expand our team of innovators. Full time and part time positions available. Competitive wages, training opportunities, flexible work schedules and family oriented culture. Excellent benefits with tuition reimbursement offered for 30 or more hour employees.

Residential Counselor Allenbrook Group Home

UVMHN - Central Vermont Medical Center is seeking a full-time Physical Therapist (PT) to work with our residents at Woodridge Rehabilitation and Nursing. Bachelor of Science, Certificate or Master’s degree in Physical Therapy required.

Vermont State License or eligibility required. BLS training preferred.

For more information, please contact Megan Foster, Recruiter, at 802-371-5910.

NFI VT’s Allenbrook Group Home is looking for a part time Residential Counselor to evening and weekend shifts. Additional shifts and the potential for full time, benefited employment is possible. Qualified candidates will hold a valid driver’s license and possess basic skills required to manage a house and parent teenagers. Criminal background check required. Please submit cover letter and resume to: jennifersnay@nafi.com

Residential Counselor Group Home

The Group Home is a residential program, which provides assessment and stabilization services to males and females, ages 13-18. Counselors provide supervision and support to the youth as well as provide a sense of safety and security to the youth. Job requirements: Superior interpersonal skills and ability to function well in a team atmosphere a must. Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field required. This is a full time entry level position that includes nights/ weekends. Please e-mail cover letter and resume to jenniferheintz@nafi.com.

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White River Program

Seeking motivated, creative, and skilled people to join our team in providing Mental Health services to children, youth and families in the greater Hartford, Vermont area. The ideal candidate: a skilled communicator, desire to help kids and families, and ability to provide respectful role modeling. Position provides the opportunity to work directly with children and youth who experience emotional and behavioral challenges. Experience working with children and a knowledge of the effects of trauma appreciated! Training and supervision will be provided in this benefited position. Bachelor’s degree is required. Please submit a cover letter and resume to stephanieunaitis@nafi.com or call (802) 295-4600.

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Commercial Lines Underwriter Experienced Underwriter position is available in our Commercial Lines department. Perform a full range of policy underwriting functions related to commercial lines of insurance, involving accepting or declining risks, determining appropriate coverage levels and terms for accepting risks, and preparing policies for issuance.

Community Based Services

CBS is committed to empowering youth by providing family based treatment through innovative, diverse and community integrated methods. CBS is seeking full time community integration specialists to join our talented team of mental health professionals. Responsibilities include working individually with children and adolescents with mental health challenges both in the community and in their homes. The opportunity to bring personal interests/hobbies to share with youth is encouraged. Ideal candidates must have a bachelor’s degree, be able to work afternoon and evening hours, have a valid driver’s license, and reliable transportation. Please send a cover letter and resume to brandiecarlson@nafi.com.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 4 | NOON-3 P.M. Hiring for many different positions, including:

Care Providers | Nurses Front Desk | Activities Maintenance | Kitchen Staff 6 Freeman Woods, Essex Junction, VT For more information:

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SPECIAL EDUCATION JOB OPENINGS Special Education Coordinator The Special Education Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that all students in grades 7-12 have an appropriate educational program through planning, coordinating, and administering special education programs within the 7 through 12 continuum to enable students to receive the most appropriate educational experience possible. The ideal candidate will have a Master’s degree and have or be able to obtain a VT Educator’s license with Special Education Administration endorsement.

JOB ID NUMBER: 2669546

Special Education Teachers The Special Education Teacher is responsible for instructing students in basic skills using a variety of approaches and strategies including co-teaching. Consistent with state and federal law, the Special Education Teacher case manages, coordinates and provides an effective and efficient system of Special Education and Support Services designed to meet the needs of assigned students, and effectively integrate students into the least restrictive environment.

OXBOW HIGH SCHOOL/MIDDLE SCHOOL POSITION, 1.0 FTE, JOB ID: 2652943

Speech Language Pathologists The Orange-East Supervisory Union is seeking two speech-language pathologists who would like to be members of our student support services team. OESU offers manageable caseload sizes and is happy to support the right candidate if he/she still needs to attain their 3 Cs. JOB ID NUMBER: 2661731 The ideal candidates will be enthusiastic, detail-oriented, and team players with strong communication skills. Experience working in education is preferred.

For further information and to apply, please visit schoolspring.com and search job ID numbers listed above.

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Communications Coordinator The Vermont Association of Conservation Districts (VACD) seeks a qualified candidate to fill a half-time home-based Communications Coordinator/Program Assistant position.

The coordinator will help protect Vermont’s natural resources, improve water quality and sustain the working landscape by increasing awareness of, participation in, and support for the programs of Vermont’s fourteen Natural Resources Conservation Districts and VACD. Responsibilities include research, writing, editing, developing communications products and reports, developing and maintaining a social media presence, organizing and attending events, and performing other program and administrative support duties. The successful candidate will have excellent written and verbal communications skills, strong computer software and social media know-how, research and journalism interest and experience, a passion for Vermont’s natural resources and a commitment to collaborative approaches to addressing water quality concerns. Enjoys working with people and able to independently and productively manage multiple projects in a self-directed manner with flexibility and good humor. Starting wage is $15 plus per hour, 20 hours per week, with benefits. See vacd.org for full position description. Send cover letter, resume, references, brief writing samples and copies of links to communications products in a single pdf file to joanne.dion@vacd.org by Friday, March 10.

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The Department of Leadership & Developmental Sciences in the College of Education and Social Services at the University of Vermont is seeking a full-time, nine-month Lecturer to fill a one year sabbatical replacement position in Human Development and Family Studies [HDFS]. The Program offers an undergraduate major and minor in Human Development and Family Studies and provides university-wide introductory service courses.

The College prepares students to make a difference through innovative professional practice and scholarship in a changing world. We are proud of our mission to educate and prepare outstanding professionals in education, social work, and human services; engage in scholarship of high quality; and provide exemplary professional service to Vermont, nationally, and globally. We do this to create a more humane and just society, free from oppression, that maximizes human potential and the quality of life for all individuals, families and communities.

Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform, based in Burlington, seeks an Executive Director to carry our strategic mission forward. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the new Executive Director will have deep understanding of the issues combined with strong non-profit leadership experience.

The ED will be able to articulate the need and the solutions available for criminal justice reform in Vermont, work well with Justice Coalition members, represent VCJR to state government through advocacy and testimony as needed and communicate with press, supporters and funders.

For a complete description and information about applying, see vermontersforcriminaljusticereform.org/about/job.

Responsibilities will include teaching two or more of these large introductory courses: Life Span Development, Human Relationships & Sexuality, Theories of Human Development, and other advanced courses depending on expertise and interest. HDFS courses emphasize integration of developmental and4t-VTforCriminalJusticeReform030117.indd ecological perspectives, with application to potential careers for graduates.

Required Qualifications: Master’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies or one of its foundation disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences and successful college teaching experience in large courses.

Desirable Qualifications: Candidates with an earned doctorate in an appropriate field, recent HDFS college teaching experience, commitment to social justice, and interdisciplinary perspectives are highly preferred. The University is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF APPOINTMENT: August 21, 2017.

To Apply: Applicants MUST submit a Resume/Curriculum Vitae, a letter of interest (Cover Letter) and Names and Contact Information for two [2] professional references to

The University of Vermont College of Education & Social Services Department of Leadership & Developmental Sciences Human Development & Family Studies Program 208 Mann Hall, 208 Colchester Avenue Burlington, VT 05405-0305 Attn: HDFS Lecturer Position

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2/27/17 12:30 PM The State of Vermont For the people…the place…the possibilities.

Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital Exciting Social WorkerSpecialty Position Nurse Psychiatric Clinical

Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital (VPCH), a 25 bed state-of-the-art, progressive facility providing excellent care in a recovery-oriented, safe, The respectful environment has an immediate opening forof a social worker to join our multi-disciplinary clinical treatment team.

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This position involves significant collaboration with hospital staff of other Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital (VPCH), a 25 bed statedisciplines, andPsychiatric community providers involved in the formulation and Vermont of-the-art, progressive facility providing excellent care The in ideal implementation of a comprehensive treatment plan for patients.

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For more information about the University of Vermont, the College, the Department and our programs, visit our website at uvm.edu/~cess. For more information or questions about the position, please contact: Dr. Lawrence G. Shelton, HDFS Program Coordinator, at lshelton@uvm.edu or 802-656-2008.

The University of Vermont is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.

The College is committed to increasing faculty diversity and welcomes applications from women and underrepresented ethnic, racial and cultural groups and from people with disabilities.

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The Abbey Pub, Restaurant and Catering Group ENOSBURG FALLS, VT We are located in the Northern Green Mountains of Vermont along the Missisquoi River. We have a terrific local pub offering great local food and brews, with weekly live music and events. We have a beautifully remodeled on site banquet facility as well, as we are undergoing a current expansion and remodel for the pub space.

Head Chef

$60,000 A YEAR Housing is included in package. Lovely 3 bedroom home on 2 acres, 3 miles from The Abbey. Full time employees are eligible for Health care, Vacation, Bonus plans.

Responsibilities and requirements: Proven cooking experience, order and staff management, daily reliability and leadership, accuracy and speed in executing tasks, familiar with industry best practice. We are looking for someone who is hardworking, creative, dependable, and handles stress with grace and humor.

Sous Chef

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$40,000 A YEAR This is a full time year round position with Health care, Vacation, Bonus plans.

Responsibilities and requirements: Strong line experience, ability to supervise and direct a team; creativity and love for local foods; familiar with industry best practice; a team player with a positive outlook and demeanor.

Send resumes to hr@abbeygroup.net THE ABBEY GROUP IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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If you value work/life balance, and are looking for a rewarding job in home healthcare, the Rutland VNA & Hospice offers full-time, benefitted positions and a four day work-week in our Hospice and Palliative Care program. The RAVNAH is looking for a full time Registered Nurse to work as part of our Hospice and Palliative care program.

As a member of our Hospice team you will be an important part of our Inter-disciplinary Team providing compassionate end-of-life care to patients in their homes.

In this position you will work a flexible schedule with combined 12 and 8 hour work days.

For more information about working at the VNA and/or to apply please email or call Harry Snyder at hlsnyder@ravnah.org; (802) 770-1510.

RAVNAH is an equal opportunity employer (EOE)

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THE BURLINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY (BHA) IS SEEKING CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITION OF

Executive Director.

Serving the greater Burlington area since 1961, BHA assists over 2,100 low-income households by providing access to safe, affordable housing and retention support services that promote self-sufficiency and vibrant neighborhoods. With a 50-person staff and an annual operating budget of approximately $26 million, BHA has consistently been recognized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a “High Performer” agency. BHA’s HUD-funded Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program assists with affordability of both rental housing and home ownership while allowing recipients mobility in choosing housing in neighborhoods that best meet their needs. Rental assistance is also provided under a number of other programs serving special needs populations, with partnership support from multiple state and local organizations. Additionally, BHA owns and/or manages approximately 650 federallyassisted apartments with affordable rents that house seniors, people with disabilities, and families. To help prevent homelessness, BHA also provides a variety of housing retention supportive services to its residents and program participants.

The Executive Director (ED) of BHA reports to a five-person Board of Commissioners (Board) and is responsible for all aspects of operations including policy development and strategic planning, operational administration, development, and financial management.

The ED also works closely with state and local partner agencies and non-profits to coordinate comprehensive support to low-income households.

The Board is seeking an accomplished, strategic, collaborative leader dedicated to efficiently and effectively managing federal and local resources to provide maximum impact and support in the community. Candidates for ED must possess a Bachelor’s degree in public administration, finance, or related fields, with a Master’s Degree preferred. It is also expected that Candidates will have a minimum of five years of executive-level leadership in public housing management, public administration, public finance or in similar professional employment. Experience in affordable-housing operations or a related field as well as a working knowledge of HUD programs, policies, and procedures is strongly desired. The salary is competitive and open, depending on the qualification and extent of relevant experience.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send a cover letter, maximum two-page resume, and expectation for compensation to humanresources@burlingtonhousing.org.

Submission deadline is March 15.

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GIS PLANNER LAMOILLE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

MO R R I SV I L L E , V T The Lamoille County Planning Commission (LCPC) is accepting applications for a GIS Planner. Responsibilities include: coordinating and supervising GIS activities and personnel, managing and implementing GIS data development and/or conversion projects; and supporting projects of non-GIS staff and member communities.

The GIS Planner must be proficient with ArcGIS software and Microsoft Office applications, have excellent cartographic presentation skills, have knowledge of general land use planning principles, and possess a strong customer service skills and ethic.

Applicants must be able to work both in a team environment and independently. The position requires attendance at outside meetings, including evening meetings, as well as some fieldwork.

Marketing Coordinator The Snell Group is a knowledge-based business and is an industry leader in both infrared thermography and electric motor testing technologies. Located in Barre, VT, we have a great opportunity for an experienced and hard-working Marketing Coordinator.

Acting as an integral part of our team, the Marketing Coordinator supports the overall branding and marketing efforts of The Snell Group by: •

Managing email and direct mail campaigns, including copywriting/coordinating content and creating graphics

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This position requires a high degree of collaboration among Snell Group team members as well as a high degree of professionalism and service to Snell Group customers, prospects, and allies. We are looking for someone who has at least 3 years’ experience in marketing—some of which was in a business-to-business marketing capacity—and is computer savvy with database and graphic design software (Photoshop, InDesign, etc.) expertise. This job is deadline-driven, so it requires strong time management, prioritization, planning skills, project management, and multi-tasking capabilities. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills – including copywriting and editing skills – are critical!

Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in GIS, Geography, Planning or a closely related field and 4-6 years of relevant experience, preferably in regional planning. A Master’s degree may be substituted for 2 years of experience. Starting salary is commensurate with experience, ranging from $38,000 to $48,000. LCPC offers an excellent work environment and benefits.

Please submit a cover letter, resume, contact information for 3 references, and salary requirements via email by March 17 to tasha@lcpcvt.org. For further information contact Tasha Wallis, Executive Director, LCPC, PO Box 1637, Morrisville, VT 05661, 8516346. For more information about the Lamoille County Planning Commission please visit lcpcvt.org.

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We offer a fun and laid back atmosphere, but also have high expectations of our team members and they must have a can-do attitude and rise to the challenges. Our team members put it all on the field and know how to deliver the goods. If you’re looking to make a big impact with an industry-leading company who hires good people who are committed to our path, apply now!

Ms. Kelli Fritz General Manager 322 North Main Street, Suite 8 Barre, VT 05641 Email: contact_employment@thesnellgroup.com.

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The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts seeks applicants for a part-time position in our Box Office. This is a great opportunity to become a part of the exciting world of the performing arts.

Our part-time Customer Service Representatives are responsible for telephone and in-person window ticket sales. Requirements include excellent customer service skills, attention to detail, and accuracy and speed with data entry. This is a part-time position that requires scheduling flexibility, including some evening, weekend, and weekday availability.

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OUTPATIENT THERAPIST

The Mental Health Center in Colebrook, NH seeks a full-time therapist to provide office based counseling for children and adults. Applicants must have a Master’s Degree and be licensed or license eligible as a mental health counselor or a clinical social worker in the State of NH. Supervision is available toward completion of NH licensing requirements. In addition, we are designated as a critical shortage area by the Federal Government which would allow for full student loan repayment for licensed staff. The starting salary is between $40k-$48k depending on license and experience. We are located in northern NH, near the borders with Vermont and Canada. Please submit your resume and letter of interest to: Steven Arnold Director of Behavioral Health NHS - The Mental Health Center 55 Colby Street, Colebrook, NH 03576 603-237-4955 sarnold@northernhs.org

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST Serves as a primary point of contact for VITL internal and external clients, with responsibilities including technical support for Windows operating systems, desktop hardware, printers and peripherals, Office 365 applications and other desktop applications.

This position requires a valid driver’s license, proof of adequate auto insurance and the completion of criminal and background checks. This Agency is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

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LOCAL MOTION, VERMONT’S NON-PROFIT ADVOCATE FOR WALKING AND BIKING BASED IN BURLINGTON, HAS OPENINGS FOR:

SERVICES COORDINATOR Do you enjoy working with diverse teams and handling logistics? Do you have some retail experience? Local Motion, Burlington’s non-profit for walking and biking, is seeking a full-time Services Coordinator for its bike rental and bike ferry services. You will train, schedule, and supervise staff; oversee daily operations and coordinate with other Local Motion programs.

CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATOR Manages the organization’s procurement and contract management systems, and works with the State of Vermont, customers and subcontractors. The contracts administrator will maintain VITL’s contract/agreement milestone/deliverable system, and maintains the correspondence record for all grants, contracts and subcontracts.

PROJECT MANAGER Responsible for the planning and execution of health information technology, interface deployment and data quality projects related to the Vermont Health Information Exchange.

The project manager will utilize a structured methodology to plan and implement projects and when required, analyze organizational systems and processes, and make recommendations for operational improvements.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES MANAGER

BICYCLE MECHANIC If you enjoy working on bikes in your spare time and want to combine it with making a difference in the community, this is the place for you. We have openings for year-round and seasonal bike mechanics in our Trailside Center. Ideal candidates will have 2 years of maintenance and repair experience in a bicycle shop environment.

SEASONAL POSITIONS FOR TRAILSIDE CENTER AND BIKE FERRY We will begin hiring soon for our seasonal ambassadors to staff our Trailside Center and Bike Ferry services.

Provides front-line leadership for VITL’s technical support team, and for the hardware and software support needs of VITL staff. Additionally, the technical support services manager will work closely with VITL’s client services and operations teams, to ensure client satisfaction and successful long-term business relationships.

For a detailed job description go to the Careers section on the VITL website at vitl.net/about/careers. To apply, please email a cover letter and resume to hr@vitl.net.

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The State of Vermont For the people…the place…the possibilities.

Jules on the Green – Vermont’s newest & exciting café opening in Essex is now hiring for all positions including:

Manager, Clinical & Quality Improvement

Chefs Line Cooks Prep Cooks Waitstaff

OneCare Vermont COLCHESTER, VERMONT 

Please apply at julesvt.com or send resumes to info@julesvt.com.

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This significantwhere collaboration with hospital staff of other are position lookinginvolves for a position you can make a difference disciplines, and community providers involved in the formulation and a in the changing landscape of mental health care, there’s implementation of a comprehensive treatment plan for patients. The ideal rewarding opportunity at VPCH. candidate will have experience in both a hospital and community setting, and have strong interpersonal and communication skills. Experience or interest Apply Online at www.careers.vermont.gov in trauma-informed care or open dialogue appreciated. Licensure or Mental Health Specialist (Temporary) – eligibility for licensure within six months is required.

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The salary range for this position is $48,713.60-$76,169.60 and has full state For more information, please contact Scott Perry employee benefit package.

For more information, contact Becky Moore at rebecca.moore@vermont.gov Apply online at www.careers.vermont.gov.

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Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital (VPCH), a 25-bed, state-of-the-art, Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital a 25-bed stateprogressive facility providing excellent care(VPCH), in a recovery-oriented, safe, respectful environment, hasrecovery-oriented an immediate opening for a social worker to join of-the-art, progressive facility offering our clinical treatment team. has immediate caremulti-disciplinary in a safe, respectful environment,

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management, events coordination, applicant and grantee support, Board member HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT DIRECTOR I communications and meeting logistics. This is a temporary position. This position Tourism & Marketing: Director of Communications

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offers a flexible schedule. For more information, contact Chelsea Lewis at chelsea.

Do you want to be part of a team lewis@vermont.gov. Reference Job ID #620956. Location: Montpelier. Status: that is building a culture of health in VT communities?

Temporary. Application deadline: March 5, 2017.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, motivated leader who wants to Experienced professional sought to lead the Vermont Department of Tourism guide a dedicated and caring interdisciplinary team of public health professionals & Marketing’s public and trade relations efforts. This mission-critical position in the Office of Local Health district offices. District Directors mobilize staff and Department of Health is designed to needs, generate tourism-related coverage of Vermont in the partners to create healthy communities by assessing capacity positive building, Join the team that brings publicof health to local communities! Weishave an national and international marketplace.

The Director Communications planning, implementing programs and evaluating outcomes to improve the exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated professional to apply health and well-being of Vermonters.

At the local for level,the District Directors build responsible development and implementation a proactive business their strengths across the public of health spectrum. This leadership position in relationships and forge connections with key stakeholders such as health care outreach plan consistent with the goals and mission of the Department of the Division of Local Health holds primary responsibility for oversight of the providers, hospitals, schools, businesses and community coalitions. Applicants health department’s district offices.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated and Marketing as well as maintaining consistent communications must have proven success in Tourism personnel management, supervision, problem success in personnel management, supervision, problem solving, communication, via social networking tools. This position is responsible for all tourism media solving, communication, facilitation, assessment, planning and evaluation.

The facilitation, assessment, planning and evaluation. Additionally, candidates must successful candidate must demonstrate a solid understanding of public health relations in-state and out-of-state;bepress release development; pitching targeted comfortable with a range of public health topics and interacting with the public and health care systems, and have a track record of building effective partnerships health infrastructure at a variety of levels. Statewideof travel is required and duties tourism story ideas to regional and national media; development press with diverse groups of stakeholders. For more information, contact Debra Wilcox aremanagement driven by the needs ofof central office,contact the local offices, and and the populations familiarization trips and itineraries; media lists; at 802-652-4173 or email debra.wilcox@vermont.gov.

You must apply to each that these entities serve. This position is designated to the Burlington, VT area. position for which you wish tosupport be considered.

Job ID # 620819 and forReference Vermont’s international public relations initiatives. The Director However, partial assignment to other district office locations within the state 620726. Location: Newport and Morrisville.

Status: Full time.

Application will also collaborate with the Agency ofavailable.

Commerce team in the VT area are may be Applicantsexecutive within and outside the Burlington, deadline: March 12, 2017. to apply and explore recruitment this opportunity. Forplan. more information, development of a proactive travel encouraged trade and business This contact Allison Reagan at 802-652-4190 or email allison.reagan@vermont.gov. Reference position will report to the Commissioner of Tourism & Marketing.

Job ID #620906. Status: Full time. Location: May be flexible. Application deadline: March 22, 2017.

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Tourism & Marketing: Director of Communications

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE SUPERVISOR

Candidates must: demonstrate strongto oral and skills; have a BA in The Vermont Department of Health’s Barre District Office has a dynamic Experienced professional sought lead thewritten Vermont Department of Tourism opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced nurse who to leadand afield; Public orwants related have a minimum of This five years of relevant work &Relations Marketing’s public trade relations efforts. mission-critical position dedicated and caring interdisciplinary team and make a difference in the health experience; demonstrate knowledge of Vermont and Vermont’s tourism industry.

Department of Health coverage of Vermont in the is designed to generate positive tourism-related of communities in central Vermont. Responsibilities include performance The Vermont Department of Health’s of Division of Health Promotion andisDisease national marketplace. The Director Communications management of nursing and non-nursing staff, local and public international health program Prevention has a key position open for an organized, collaborative self-starter Resume, writing samples and a minimum of three references should bebusiness for thewith development and implementation of a proactive oversight and implementation, clinical responsible direction, and collaboration who will join a hard-working and knowledgeable tobacco prevention and control community partners to assesssubmitted and improve population healthSweet, indicators.Vermont The Barre to Kitty Agency of Commerce and Community outreach plan consistent withteam. the goals and mission the position Department of The program administrator is a of required in the CDC tobacco office works in a variety of community health areas including chronic disease Development, OneMarketing National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT and 05620-0501. and out-ofcontrol infrastructure framework plays ancommunications importantInrole in the day-to-day Tourism and as well as maintaining consistent prevention, immunizations, maternal and child health, healthy homes, infectious management of the work.

This position oversees the funding received by the Centers via social networking tools.

This position is responsible for all tourism media state school travel willand be required.

Salary range: $45,000 - $50,000. disease, substance abuse prevention, health, emergency preparedness. for Disease Control and Prevention, and is responsible for financial management, relations in-state and out-of-state; press release development; pitching targeted This is a unique opportunity to have a broad impact on Vermonters’ health and and reporting on all funding streams supporting the tobacco program. Candidates story ideas to regionalshould anddemonstrate national media; development of press well-being through community systemstourism change. Duties are performed under project management experience, knowledge of grant/contract the supervision of a Health Services District Director as part of a management familiarization trips and itineraries; management of media contact lists; and management, supervisory experience, and be skilled in collaboration.

Planning team. We offer a Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. work schedule and administrative duties, in addition to program implementation and monitoring, support for Vermont’s international public relations initiatives. The Director with paid holidays and excellent benefits. Starting salary is negotiable based are major components for the position.

Grant and fiscal administration also collaborate of Commerce executive team in the and strong on experience and education. For morewill information, contact Joan Mariewith Misek the Agency writing skills are required in addition to knowledge of program planning principles development Reference of a proactive travel trade and business recruitment plan. This at 802-476-0160 or email joanmarie.misek@vermont.gov.

Job ID # and practices, and experience in grant writing. Proven communication and 620361. Location: Barre. Status: Full position time. Application deadline: March 8, 2017. will report to the Commissioner of Tourism &Experience Marketing. organizational abilities are necessary. in tobacco control and prevention

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and/or federal or state government is highly desired.

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR Candidates must: demonstrate oral andof written skills;interested have ainBA in who can Thestrong Vermont Department Health is especially candidates contribute department’s of diversity commitment to foster anwork environment Public Relations or related field; haveto atheminimum fiveand years of relevant (TEMPORARY) of mutual respect, acceptanceand and equal opportunity. tourism Applicants are encouraged experience; demonstrate knowledge of Vermont Vermont’s industry.

Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

to include in their cover letter information about how they will further this goal.

This temporary Agricultural Development Coordinator position will provide For information, contact Rhonda Williams at 802-863-7592 or rhonda.williams@ samples andvermont.gov. a minimum of three references should beStatus: Full time. communications and outreach support Resume, to the Workingwriting Lands Enterprise Reference Job ID #620871.

Location: Burlington. submitted to Kitty Sweet, Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Initiative. Duties will include social media content development, website Application deadline: March 14, 2017.

Development, One National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT 05620-0501. In- and out-of-

To apply, you must use the online job application at careers.vermont.gov.

For questions related to your application, please- contact the Department of Human Resources, state travel will be required.

Salary range: $45,000 $50,000.

Recruitment Services, at 855-828-6700 (voice) or 800-253-0191 (TTY/Relay Service). The State of Vermont is an equal opportunity employer and offers an excellent total compensation package.

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In 2014, when VERMONT CREAMERY built an aged-cheese facility at its Websterville HQ, the company left room for “future expansion,” said community and education coordinator KARA HERLIHY. Just three years later, plans to construct an additional aging room, drying room and cooler are already under way.

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“In Vermont and at the Creamery, I never felt like an outsider, and I was always welcome; hospitality was offered up freely wherever I went, despite a language barrier and cultural differences,” Druart attested.

Politics aside, if VC’s success is any indication, France’s cheesemaking culture is a hit with the American palate.

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aged cheese, launched last October, a verified non-GMO product that the New York Times deemed “small, but potent.” “It’s been a great success for us and taken up a lot of room,” Herlihy said.

This has been a good year for Vermont Creamery, whose Bonne Bouche just won a coveted Good Food Award.

To meet the demand for St. Albans and other aged cheeses, management opted to begin the new construction much earlier than planned.

The expansion must be accomplished without disrupting the cheeses that already cycle through the facility — no easy feat. “There are a lot of pieces to it,” said

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Herlihy. “Everything is medical grade … [There must be] drains in the floor, racks, an air-flow system that has to come from France.”

The ventilation system isn’t the only thing that comes from France. Cofounder ALLISON HOOPER learned the craft of cheesemaking there, and it’s the birthplace of the Creamery’s president, ADELINE DRUART. On February 16, in response to the current political climate, Druart wrote a blog post about her personal journey from

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“I personally don’t ride, but I have a lot of friends that do,” said co-owner RABIE FAOUR, one of the three eponymous brothers. “When Donny’s shut down, they approached me.” He gave the bikers an enthusiastic yes. “Anything bringing in more business … is always a plus,” Faour said.

Every Tuesday, beginning at 5:30 p.m., folks who show up on two wheels get a free fountain soda with their meals. Burlington Bike Night “promotes safe riding,” according to its self-description on Facebook, and Faour affirmed that the bikers he’s met so far defy the hard-living stereotype.

“A lot of these guys aren’t drinkers,” he noted.

“They’d rather have a free soda. They’re 100 percent responsible.

They’re great guys, not wild and crazy guys.”

Many of those “great guys” grab slices of the ever-changing “not your average pizza.” “We’ve done it all,” said Faour.

“Crab Rangoon pizza, Philly cheesesteak-poutine pizza, chili-cheesedog pizza.” There’s a full complement of sandwiches, wraps, salads and burgers, too. The spot has “everything plus pizza,” Faour jested.

In the winter, Three Brothers seats 24 with standing room for up to 49, but outdoor picnic tables offer plenty of room for riders once the weather warms.

“Outdoors we have no limit,” Faour said. “I’d like to see how large we could grow it.”

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rom the outside, 133 State Street in Montpelier has an imposing façade. Sparkling granite walls soar five stories high. On the upper floors, neoclassical columns shelter a recessed twostory balcony. Street signage says the building houses the Department of Information & Innovation and the Department of Taxes. Around town, it’s known as the “tax building” — not exactly inviting for a casual, low-key lunch.

But on weekdays, hungry workers stream through the heavy brass doors at lunchtime. Inside, they pass under carved plaster arches painted gold, mauve and pale blue, then descend a white marble staircase to the 133 State Street Café. The cheery deli-dinette, with its black-and-white checkerboard floors and shiny red trim, is as unimposing as the building is ornate.

Most days, Montpelier native Sara Chase stands behind a counter spread with pastries, assembling sandwiches, salads and wraps to order — and welcoming visitors with a kindhearted heckle. She and Tim Boltin, both graduates of the New England Culinary Institute, have revamped the menu since Boltin began managing the place last May. They make nearly everything from scratch. “We definitely wanted to keep things as local as possible,” Chase said, “and to incorporate a lot of fresh and healthy choices.”

In the past, Boltin cooked at the café as an employee of Enosburg Fallsbased Abbey Group. Abbey runs the Vermont Statehouse cafeteria next door, along with dozens of school lunch programs in Vermont, New York and New Hampshire. When Abbey’s contract at 133 State expired last spring, Boltin jumped at the chance to step in, Chase said.

Now Boltin supervises businesses in both of the twin cities; in 2014, he purchased Barre’s Delicate Decadence bakery and cake boutique, where Chase joined him last fall. Sales at the bakery have swelled nearly 300 percent in two years, Chase said, and its year-old Wednesday-night takeout dinner program now serves about 200

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meals weekly. So, when business got busy in Barre, Boltin passed the reins of 133 State to Chase.

On summer afternoons, Chase rolls a grill to the front of the building and barbecues on the sidewalk. Her daily specials swing from pesto chicken wraps to meatloaf with mashed potatoes. On banh mi day, she said, “We have lines out the door.”

Last week, a chicken Caesar wrap held crisp romaine, crunchy croutons and hunks of cubed chicken breast, all slicked with pungent housemade dressing that added plenty of flavor but no mess. The herbed macaroni salad on the side married black olives, plum tomatoes, feta and scallions splashed with oil and vinegar. On the building’s steps on a sunny, 63-degree February day, my pasta-and-wrap special tasted almost like a summer barbecue.

While the lunch was a filling bargain at $6.88, Chase said her work at the café is about more than offering affordable sustenance. The chef ’s neighborhood roots run deep.

From the café loading dock, she can see the Terrace Street apartment house where she lived for most of her childhood. In eighth grade, she served as a legislative page. Some of the lawmakers she knew then still work at the Statehouse.

“It means a lot for me to be [here], working with my community,” Chase said. “Especially on a small scale like this, I can get to know people every day; ask them how their kids are.”

And, while anyone can dine at the café, Chase relishes serving a crowd largely composed of civil servants.

“This isn’t just another place to get grub,” she said. “It’s become a place to decompress — some of these [people] have really hard and stressful jobs, or really boring or monotonous jobs.

They’re always trying to find a place to relax and catch up.”

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CAPITAL CITY FARMERS MARKET Stock up on winter produce, meats and cheeses, honey, maple syrup and more at Montpelier’s cold-season market. Saturday, March 4, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., City Center, Montpelier. Free.

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Stonecutter Spirits teams up with Mary’s Restaurant chef-owner Doug Mack and host Laura Mack to regale visitors with a quirky, film-inspired fête. Start with chicken-and-apple dumplings and a tree-fruit gin fizz, courtesy of Fantastic Mr. Fox. Then take a red-capped seafaring adventure featuring ceviche and tropical, tiki-like tipples inspired by The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. In the third course, celebrate Moonrise Kingdom’s young and angsty summer love with hazelnut halibut and a bittersweet whiskey beverage. Usher in the credits with an indulgent chocolate finish, like those served in the heyday of The Grand Budapest Hotel.

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GRACE GERSHUNY: The author of Organic Revolutionary: A Memoir of the Movement for Real Food, Planetary Healing and Human Liberation gets to the root of organic farming. Barnet Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 633-4336.

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DROP-IN HIP-HOP DANCE: Beginners are welcome at a groove session inspired by infectious beats. Swan Dojo, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 540-8300.

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MIDDLEBURY GREEN BUILDING TOUR & DINNER: Those interested in sustainable design and building survey the Middlebury Town Office Building, then exchange ideas over dinner and drinks at 51 Main at the Bridge. Middlebury Town Offices, registration, 5:45 p.m.; tour, 6 p.m.; dinner, 7:15 p.m. $25-35; cash bar. Info, 735-2192.

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DIVERSITY WEEK: A Black History Month banquet kicks off a series of discussions, tributes, films, music and dancing. SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y. Prices vary. Info, 518-564-5410.

NEWS & BREWS: Citizens sip cups of Vermont Coffee Company joe while chatting up Vermont business people and policy makers. Generator, Burlington, 8-9 a.m. Free. Info, 540-0761.

CASTLETON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Cinephiles feast their eyes on a diverse lineup of motion pictures highlighting women in contemporary American independent cinema. See castleton. edu for details. Herrick Auditorium, Castleton College, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 800-639-8521.

CLASSIC FILM SERIES: Movie lovers view cinematic masterpieces. Call for details. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-5290.

‘A FEW GOOD PIE PLACES’: Locals fill their plates with summertime-themed eats, then feast their eyes on a PBS documentary about flaky crusts and mouthwatering fillings. Milton Historical Society, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 363-2598.

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COMMUNITY SUPPER: A scrumptious spread connects friends and neighbors. Bring a dessert to share.

The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, 5-5:45 p.m. Free. Info, 888-492-8218, ext. 300.

RESTAURANT WEEK: Area eateries dish out unique culinary menus that won’t break the bank. See

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VERMONT CIDER WEEK: Makers, buyers and imbibers bond over the apple-based beverage at tastings, dinners, demos and more. See vermontciderweek. com for details. Various locations statewide. Prices vary. Info, 497-1984.

VERMONT FARMERS MARKET: Local products — think veggies, breads, pastries, cheeses, wines, syrups, jewelry, crafts and beauty supplies — draw shoppers to a diversified bazaar. Vermont Farmers Food Center, Rutland, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 342-4727.

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Thursday, March 2, 7:30 p.m., at Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort. $20-25.

Info, 760-4634. sprucepeakarts. org. Saturday, March 4, 7:30 p.m., at Ripton Community House. $3-15. Info, 388-9782. rcch.org

WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET: Delicious, local fare is accessible to both newbies and foodies at a year-round emporium of prepared foods, baked goods, produce, seafood, meats and cheeses. Woodstock Farmers Market, 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Free. Info, 457-3658.

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BEST AT BANG BEAD TOURNAMENT: Players choose characters who smash a ball back and forth in this video game competition fueled by Allagash Brewing beers. The Archives, Burlington, 7-11 p.m.

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BRIDGE CLUB: Strategic players have fun with the popular card game. Burlington Bridge Club, Williston, 9:15 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. $6. Info, 872-5722.

Forget the winter doldrums — Montréal en Lumière offers revelers an exciting way to experience the season in Québec’s largest city, while stimulating all five senses. Known as one of the world’s largest winter festivals, this sensory extravaganza offers a feast for the eyes with dance performances and visual art exhibits. Culinary conferences and tastings with renowned guest chefs tempt the senses of taste and smell, and hands-on activities at the festival’s free outdoor section — think curling, zip-lining and taking a spin on the towering Air France Ferris Wheel — give attendees a feel for adventure. The aurally inclined will find an extensive roster of musical talent, including famed singer-songwriter Regina Spektor. Be sure to visit the website for the full lineup of fun.

GAME DAY: Players of all ages engage in friendly competition. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

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EPIC MINDFULNESS MEDITATION: Guided practice and group conversation with Yushin Sola cultivate well-being. Railyard Apothecary and Yoga Studio, Burlington, 7:30-8:30 p.m. $14. Info, 299-9531.

EVERY WEDNESDAY, EVERYONE TAI CHI: Beginners and longtime practitioners alike improve balance, posture and coordination through the Chinese martial art. Ascension Lutheran Church, South Burlington, 5-6 p.m. Donations. Info, 862-8866.

GENTLE TAI CHI: Madeleine Piat-Landolt guides students in a sequence of poses with an emphasis on relaxation and alignment. Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 658-3585.

GINGER’S FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Students get pumped with an interval-style workout that boosts muscle strength, cardiovascular fitness, agility, balance and coordination. Middlebury Municipal Gym, 7-8 a.m. $12. Info, 343-7160.

INSIGHT MEDITATION: Attendees absorb Buddhist principles and practices. Wellspring Mental Health and Wellness Center, Hardwick, 5:30-7 p.m. Free.

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In 2011, guitarist Rory Cloud went to a San Francisco open mic event where singer-songwriter Maria Quiles caught his ear. The two became fast musical friends, forming the acoustic folk duo Quiles & Cloud. Several years and many miles of touring later, the band, now a trio with the addition of upright bass player Oscar Westesson, released its third album, Beyond the Rain, in 2016.

Produced by Grammy-winning banjo player Alison Brown, the collection showcases the group’s original songwriting as well as its knack for interpreting traditional American tunes such as “Deep Ellum Blues” and Bob Dylan’s “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere.”

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FAT SKI-A-THON PREREGISTRATION & KICKOFF Saturday, March 4, 6 p.m., at Localfolk Smokehouse in Waitsfield. Cost of food and drink. Info, gina@highfivesfoundation.com. highfivesfoundation.org

Sunday, March 5, registration, 7:30-8 a.m.; event, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., at Valley House Lodge, Lincoln Peak Village, Sugarbush Resort, in Warren. Free; $25 for lift tickets. Info, gina@highfivesfoundation.com. highfivesfoundation.org

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MICHAEL ARNOWITT Sunday, March 5, 3 p.m., at Montpelier High School. $20; free for students.

Info, 229-0984. mapiano.com

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If you’re a classical music lover in Vermont, chances are you’ve heard of Michael Arnowitt. For the last three decades, the pianist has based his performance career in the Green Mountain State, sharing his talent through community music projects, benefit performances and his noteworthy 26-year endeavor, the Beethoven Project. Now, as he prepares to move to Ann Arbor, Mich., the Montpelier music man offers up a farewell recital featuring Chopin’s 24 Preludes for the piano. As Arnowitt puts it in a press release, “This concert will provide a nice opportunity for me to say a musical goodbye to the many Vermont friends I’ve made since I settled here in 1984.”

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Wednesday, March 1, through Wednesday, March 8, in downtown Montréal. See website for additional dates. Prices vary.

Info, 514-288-9955. montrealenlumiere.com

Despite a few days of above-average temperatures, Vermont’s snow-sports season isn’t over yet. The annual FAT Ski-A-Thon offers not just another day on the slopes, but an opportunity to support High Fives Foundation, a nonprofit that provides resources for mountain action-sports athletes with life-altering injuries. Now in its sixth year, this fun-filled fixture invites skiers and snowboarders to complete laps on Sugarbush Resort’s Valley House Quad and contribute what they can to the cause. Participants and supporters alike can get a head start on the fundraising festivities at Saturday’s kickoff party at Waitsfield’s Localfolk Smokehouse, where friends can fuel up on hearty eats and preregister for Sunday’s happenings.

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UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT NURSING STUDENT VISITS: Presentations on different types of healthy lifestyles promote well-being. Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 658-3585.

WORKSHOP ON LIVING HEALTHIER: Community members ages 18 and up who are living with ongoing conditions such as diabetes, heart disease or anxiety learn to better manage their well-being in a six-week seminar. United Way of the Adirondack Region, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 1:30-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 518-564-3371.

RICHMOND STORY TIME: Lit lovers ages 2 through 5 are introduced to the wonderful world of reading.

Richmond Free Library, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 434-3036.

SESAME STREET LIVE: ‘MAKE A NEW FRIEND’: Elmo, Big Bird and other beloved characters captivate young fans with a heartwarming tale. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 3:30 & 7 p.m. $23.68-64.22.

Info, 863-5966.

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STORY TIME & PLAYGROUP: Engrossing plots unfold into fun activities for tots up to age 6. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

TODDLER TIME: With activities ranging from Legos and Play-Doh to stories and snacks, little ones and their caregivers find plenty of ways to play. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 745-1391.

WINTER VACATION: CONSTRUCTIVIST CONSTRUCTION: Future architects build sculptures inspired by 20th-century Russian artist El Lissitzky.

Catamount Outback Artspace, St. Johnsbury, 1-3 p.m. $10; preregister. Info, 748-2600, ext. 108.

WINTER VACATION: REPURPOSED, RECYCLED ART: Imaginations run wild when kiddos make masterpieces using buttons, cardboard, tape and more.

Catamount Outback Artspace, St. Johnsbury, 10 a.m.-noon. $10; preregister. Info, 748-2600, ext. 108.

language

BEGINNER ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: Students build a foundation in reading, speaking and writing.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free.

Info, 865-7211.

GERMAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Community members practice conversing auf Deutsch. Local History Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: Pupils improve their speaking and grammar mastery. Private residence, Burlington, 6 p.m. $20. Info, 324-1757.

INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: Learners take communication to the next level. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m.

Free. Info, 865-7211.

LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: SPANISH: Hola! Language lovers perfect their fluency.

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TECH HELP WITH CLIF: AT Electronics novices develop skill ER E SONG CIRCLE: Singers and musiN | ‘A sets applicable to smartphones, JA ME cians congregate for an acoustic OF RI C E SY AN R tablets and other gadgets. Brownell ADICAL’ | COURT session of popular folk tunes. Godnick Library, Essex Junction, noon & 1 p.m.

Adult Center, Rutland, 7:15-9:15 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 878-6955.

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READING BUDDIES: Little pals in grades K and up meet with mentors to bond over books. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 3:30-4 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

MICHAEL ARNOWITT: The pianist presents a First Wednesdays series exploration into Igor Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring, alongside other pieces from the same period. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 7 p.m.

Free. Info, 382-9222.

WODEN TEACHOUT: The author makes a case for the intellectual skills and larger cultural understandings that come from studying the past in the First Wednesdays series lecture “What We Learn When We Learn About History.”

Rutland Free Library, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 773-1860.

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LEGO CHALLENGE: Kids tackle construction tasks with colorful blocks. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 745-1391.

MELVIN SEALS & JGB: From blues to funk to rock to jazz, the jam-band pioneer shows his range. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 8 p.m. $22-25. Info, 540-0406.

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DOROTHY’S LIST BOOK CLUB: Readers ages 8 through 11 express likes and dislikes about I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

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WILLARD STERNE RANDALL: Part romance and part tragedy, Alexander Hamilton’s life takes center stage in “Hamilton: The Man and the Musical,” delivered as part of the First Wednesdays series.

St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291.

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MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE: Performing arts, fine dining and family activities combine for one of the world’s largest winter festivals. See montrealenlumiere.com for details. See calendar spotlight. Downtown Montréal. Prices vary. Info, 514-288-9955.

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RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: Physical and mental strength improve as the result of a stretching session for all ability levels. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

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STAN SLOAN: “The United States and NATO: Lead or Leave?,” presented as part of the First Wednesdays series, considers the costs and benefits of America’s leadership of NATO and options for U.S. relations with European allies. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

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NIA WITH LINDA: Eclectic music and movements drawn from healing, martial and dance arts propel an animated barefoot workout. South End Studio, Burlington, 8:30-9:30 a.m. $14; free for first-timers.

Info, 372-1721.

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m.

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STILL HILL: The Farmers Night Concert Series continues with the newgrass, folk and old-time stylings of the New England string band. House Chamber, Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2228.

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MAYORAL FORUM ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Rutland’s four candidates field questions from the public in a conversation moderated by Rich Clark.

Tuttle Hall, College of St. Joseph, Rutland, 7 p.m.

Free. Info, chamber@rutlandvermont.com.

sports

WOMEN’S PICKUP BASKETBALL: Ladies dribble up and down the court during an evening of friendly competition. Lyman C. Hunt Middle School, Burlington, 8:15-9:30 p.m. $3; preregister at meetup.com. Info, carmengeorgevt@gmail.com.

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EVERY WOMAN HAS A STORY: Fierce females of Castleton University share 15-minute personal stories in honor of Women’s History Month. Alumni Room, Huden Dining Hall, Castleton University, noon. Free; $4 for lunch. Info, 800-639-8521.

IRENE KACANDES: In a First Wednesdays series talk, the Dartmouth College professor draws on passages from literature and nonfiction to deepen conversations about living and dying. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

JANE BECK: From enslavement in Africa to a farmstead in Grafton, the Vermont Folklife Center founder reads into the family narrative of Daisy Turner in a First Wednesdays series address.

Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport, 7-8:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 334-7902.

MICHAEL LANGE: The anthropologist shares his expertise in “What Makes Us So Special? Does Human Culture Make Humans Unique?” Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 865-7211.

NANCY JAY CRUMBINE: Shared as part of the First Wednesdays series, “Celebrating E.B. White” pays tribute to the Charlotte’s Web author’s legacy.

Norwich Congregational Church, 7-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 649-1184.

RACEY HENDERSON: From international communications to agriculture, the Reber Rock Farm co-owner covers her career history in “There’s Nothing Wrong With Changing Your Mind.” Redcay Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., noon. Free. Info, 518-564-4006.

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‘LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS’: Northern Stage presents Neil Simon’s prize-winning play about a long-married man who attempts to have a tryst — to hilarious results. Barrette Center for the Arts, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $15-55. Info, 296-7000.

‘PETTICOATS OF STEEL’: Primary sources inform a theatrical celebration of women’s suffrage. A performer talk-back follows. Strand Center for the Arts, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 518-564-1604.

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JOHN ENGELS MEMORIAL POETRY READING: Friends and colleagues pay tribute to the late St. Michael’s College professor with selected verse.

Farrell Room, St. Edmund’s Hall, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000.

WEDNESDAY EVENING BOOK CLUB: Avid readers exchange ideas and opinions about Commonwealth by Ann Patchett. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:45-7:45 p.m. Free.

Info, 264-5660.

WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP: Lit lovers analyze works-in-progress penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup. com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

WRITING CIRCLE: Prompts lead into a 30-minute freewrite and sharing opportunities without judgment.

The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 888-492-8218, ext. 303.

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ORGANIZING TO FIGHT CAPITALISM: THE CASE FOR SOCIALIST ORGANIZATION: A discussion with the International Socialist Organization, Vermont outlines the need for strong leaders to navigate social movements toward international solidarity.

Lafayette Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 490-3875.

agriculture

LISTENING TOUR: Farmers sound off on issues that matter most to them during an open discussion hosted by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets. St. Albans City Hall, 10 a.m.-noon. Free.

Info, 828-5667.

PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY INTENSIVES FOR VEGETABLE FARMERS: Food producers learn how

to grow their profit margins by tweaking areas such as storage area organization, ergonomic systems and employee management. Green Mountain College, Poultney, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $25 includes lunch.

Info, 417-7096.

art

OPEN STUDIO: Friends new and old convene for a creative session. Expressive Arts Burlington, 12:302:30 p.m. $15. Info, 343-8172.

bazaars

NEWBERRY MARKET: Shoppers browse specialty foods, clothing, pottery, décor, collectibles and more at a weekly indoor bazaar. Newberry Market, White River Junction, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Info, 299-0212.

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COMMUNITY DISCUSSION: Area residents chew the fat over the values of space and community growth. The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 888-4928218, ext. 303.

dance

FOR REAL WOMEN SERIES WITH BELINDA: GIT UR FREAK ON: R&B and calypso-dancehall music is the soundtrack to an empowering sensual dance session aimed at confronting body shaming. Swan Dojo, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $15. Info, bestirredfitness@ gmail.com.

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ASTROLOGY MEET-UP: Beginners and advanced practitioners alike come together to talk and share resources on the study of celestial bodies. Railyard Apothecary and Yoga Studio, Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 318-6050.

DANCE, PAINT, WRITE: DROP-IN: Teens and adults create, connect, heal and grow through self-guided movement and art set to music. Expressive Arts Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. $20; free for first-timers.

Info, 343-8172.

DIVERSITY WEEK: See WED.1.

HUMAN RESOURCES LUNCH & LEARN: Suzanne Ellis of Ellis HR facilitates a monthly program delving into hot topics in the human resources profession. Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce Office, noon-1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 773-2747.

LA LECHE LEAGUE MEETING: Nursing mothers share breastfeeding tips and resources. Essex Free Library, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, lllessexvt@gmail.com.

POSTNATAL SELF-EMPOWERMENT: Mothers and babes-in-arms circle up for a reflective session centered on embracing one’s self and family amid the chaos of daily life. Prenatal Method Studio, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. $10-20. Info, 829-0211.

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‘AIRPLANE!’: When the crew falls ill, an ex-pilot with a fear of flying is the only person who can land the craft in this 1980 comedy starring Leslie Nielsen and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 457-3981.

‘THE BAD KIDS’: Viewers experience a day in the life of a high school principal in an impoverished Mojave Desert community. A discussion follows.

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 223-3338.

food & drink

IN-STORE TASTING: BAROLO: Full-bodied red wines please palates. Dedalus Wine Shop, Market & Wine Bar, Burlington, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2368.

MISERY + SHACKSBURY: Five Shacksbury Cider varieties are perfectly paired with a multicourse Basque-inspired dinner. Misery Loves Co., Winooski, 6-10 p.m. $100; preregister; limited space. Info, 497-3989.

RESTAURANT WEEK: See WED.1.

UVM MEDICAL CENTER FARMERS MARKET: Locally sourced meats, vegetables, bakery items, breads and maple syrup give hospital employees and visitors the option to eat healthfully. Davis Concourse,

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University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, 2:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 847-5823.

Outback Artspace, St. Johnsbury, 10 a.m.-noon. $10; preregister. Info, 748-2600, ext. 108.

VERMONT CIDER WEEK: See WED.1.

WINTER VACATION: PLASTER-CASTED SELFIES: Say cheese! Kiddos produce and personalize 3D self-portraits. Catamount Outback Artspace, St. Johnsbury, 1 p.m. $10; preregister. Info, 748-2600, ext. 108.

WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET: See WED.1.

games

CHITTENDEN COUNTY CHESS CLUB: Checkmate!

Strategic thinkers make calculated moves as they vie for their opponents’ kings. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 324-1143.

POKÉMON LEAGUE: I choose you, Pikachu! Players of the trading-card game earn weekly and monthly prizes in a fun, friendly environment where newbies can be coached by league leaders. Brap’s Magic, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0498.

health & fitness

CHAIR YOGA: Yogis limber up with modified poses. Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 316-1510.

COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS: A 20-minute guided practice with Andrea O’Connor alleviates stress and tension. Tea and a discussion follow. Winooski Senior Center, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 233-1161.

CORNWALL FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Interval training helps participants improve strength, agility, endurance and cardiovascular fitness. Cornwall Volunteer Fire Department, 9-10 a.m. $12. Info, 343-7160.

FORZA: THE SAMURAI SWORD WORKOUT: Students sculpt lean muscles and gain mental focus when using wooden replicas of the weapon.

North End Studio A, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $10. Info, 578-9243.

HERBAL MEDICINE MAKING SERIES: WATER PREPARATIONS: Homeopaths take notes on preserving and preparing plants for the purpose of healing in a class focused on infusions, decoctions, steams and compresses. Railyard Apothecary and Yoga Studio, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. $20. Info, ncavanaugh2@gmail.com.

FRENCH CONVERSATION: Speakers improve their linguistic dexterity in the romantic tongue.

Bradford Public Library, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 222-4536.

PLAUDERSTUNDE: Conversationalists with basic knowledge of the German language put their skills to use over lunch. Zen Gardens, South Burlington, noon. Cost of food. Info, 862-1677.

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GUZHENG STUDENT SHOWCASE: Burgeoning players strike a chord while showcasing their talents on the Chinese zither. Middlebury College Chateau Grand Salon, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168.

OPEN MIC NIGHT: A relaxed and supportive atmosphere allows aspiring performers ages 16 and up to debut their musical talents. ArtisTree Community Arts Center & Gallery, South Pomfret, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 457-3500.

QUILES & CLOUD: Voice, guitar and upright bass meld in the San Francisco trio’s modern folk songs.

See calendar spotlight. Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort, 7:30 p.m. $2025. Info, 760-4634.

seminars

‘THE LORAX’: Themed snacks are served at a live reenactment of Dr. Seuss’ story about a creature who speaks for the trees. Vermont Book Shop, Middlebury, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-2061.

WINTER VACATION: BOOKS COME ALIVE!: Popular page-turners inspire activities incorporating movement, theater skills and visual art. Catamount

sports

FREE AIKIDO CLASS: An introduction to the Japanese martial art focuses on centering and finding freedom while under attack. Aikido of Champlain Valley, Burlington, 6-7:15 p.m. Free. Info, 951-8900.

TWIN STATE DERBY ROOKIE INFO NIGHT: Prospective skaters and referees wear mouth guards and athletic clothing for an introduction to the hardhitting sport of roller derby. Great View Roller Skating Rink, Enfield, N.H., 7-9:30 p.m. Free; for ages 18 and up. Info, membership@twinstatederby.com.

talks

VANDY KEMP: The educator and advocate searches for common ground in “Beyond Lean In: Finding the Intersectionality of all American Women.”

College of St. Joseph, Rutland, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 773-5900.

theater

‘LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS’: See WED.1.

‘MARRY ME A LITTLE: A MUSICAL REVUE’: Stephen Sondheim songs from shows such as Follies and Company celebrate contemporary Broadway musicals in an Artists Repertory Theatre production.

Brick Box, Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. $20; limited space. Info, 775-0903.

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PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Captivating narratives pave the way for crafts and activities for youngsters ages 3 through 6. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10:30-11 a.m. Free; preregister.

Info, 264-5660.

AAA KEEPING THE KEYS: Drivers ages 65 and up learn to safely and confidently navigate the road in an interactive, anxiety-free program. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 1:30-3 p.m. Free. Info, 223-2518.

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LEGO CLUB: Brightly colored interlocking blocks inspire developing minds. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

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EXORDIUM PRESENTS: SOUND: Mini musicians build their own instruments with special guest Kurt Volenta. Fairfax Community Library, 10-11 a.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

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STRESS & THE BRAIN: Linda Mahns leads the final installment of a three-part series exploring the connection between tension and cerebral matters. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $7-10; preregister. Info, info@hungermountain.coop.

BABY & TODDLER PLAYGROUP: Parents connect while kids up to age 3 enjoy toys, stories, challah and juice. Social Hall, Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, grace@ ohavizedek.org.

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MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE: See WED.1.

UNI IKA AI: Dream-pop gems from 2016’s Keeping the Golden Bullseye in the Corner of My Mind wash over listeners. Hammydown and Karavan open. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $10-12. Info, 540-0406.

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“These ultra-talented Irish performers deliver hallowed musical traditions from Ireland and America with a freshness and finesse bordering on magical.”

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BEGINNER-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: Basic communication skills are on the agenda at a guided lesson. Private residence, Burlington, 6 p.m. $20.

Info, 324-1757.

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION: A peaceful, guided meditation helps participants achieve a sense of stability and calm. The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free.

Info, 777-8602.

YOGA: A Sangha Studio instructor guides students who are in recovery toward achieving inner tranquility. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 5-6 p.m.

Free. Info, 448-4262.

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LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: FRENCH: Bag lunches in hand, attendees brush up on their linguistic abilities. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

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‘SPRING AWAKENING’: The Tony Award-winning musical performed by the University of Vermont Department of Theatre explores the journey from adolescence to adulthood. Royall Tyler Theatre, University of Vermont, Burlington, 7:30-10 p.m. $21-28. Info, 656-2094.

‘STAGE KISS’: Essex Community Players stage Sarah Ruhl’s romantic comedy, in which a pair of estranged lovers are reunited by theater. Essex Memorial Hall, 7:30-10 p.m. $14-18. Info, 878-9109.

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GEEK MOUNTAIN STATE SCI-FI/FANTASY BOOK DISCUSSION: Propelled by pizza, word nerds gab about Dark Run by Mike Brooks. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 7-8:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 985-5124.

RECITE!: Rhyme-and-meter masters regale listeners with original and chosen poetry at this monthly meet-up. Mon Vert Café, Woodstock, 5:30-7 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 457-299-7073.

ROSIE SCHAAP: Barflies feel right at home during the New York Times’ drinks columnist’s talk “A Barstool of One’s Own: Making a Place for Women in the Pub.” Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, Burlington, 6 p.m. $20. Info, 656-0750.

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BALLROOM & LATIN DANCING: Learn new moves with Ballroom Nights, then join others in a dance social featuring the waltz, tango and more. Singles, couples and beginners are welcome. Williston Jazzercise Fitness Center, lesson, 7-8 p.m.; dance social, 8-9:30 p.m. $10-14; $8 for dance only. Info, 862-2269.

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MS. PAT: Uproarious laughter ensues when the comedian, seen on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” takes the stage in a Castleton University Women’s History Month performance. Campus Center, Castleton University, 9 p.m. Free. Info, 800-639-8521.

FEAST TOGETHER OR FEAST TO GO: Senior citizens and their guests catch up over a shared meal.

Montpelier Senior Activity Center, noon-1 p.m. $7-9; preregister. Info, 262-6288.

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AARP TAX HELP: Professionals offer advice and answer questions as Tax Day approaches. Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 658-3585.

DIVERSITY WEEK: See WED.1.

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: The university marks three decades of honoring influential females. President’s House, Castleton University, 4:30 p.m. Free; preregister.

Info, 800-639-8521.

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BOOK & BAKE SALE: Homemade treats sustain bookworms as they browse bargain-priced titles.

Grace United Methodist Church, Essex Junction, 9 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 879-7943.

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EDUCATION AT NORTHERN STAGE: Community members stop by for cookies and conversation with director of education Eric Love, who details summer programs for youngsters ages 6 through 18. Barrette Center for the Arts, White River Junction, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 296-7000.

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MAPLE SUGAR DANCE FESTIVAL: Swing your partner! Hoofers of all experience levels find their footing during square-dance workshops and dance programs. A Chinese auction and a snack bar round out the fun. Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School, South Burlington. $19-80. Info, 985-2012.

VERMONT FLOWER SHOW: Innovative garden designs take flora to new heights with a “Neverland” theme. Seminars, workshops and more than 90 vendors complete the horticultural happening.

Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $5-35; free for kids under 3. Info, 888-518-6484.

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ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE: Two pianists provide live music for newcomers and experienced movers in casual dress. Bring snacks to share. Elley-Long Music Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-9:30 p.m. $10-15. Info, 899-2378.

PEACE VIGIL: Friends and neighbors come together, bringing along their signs and their hearts.

Top of Church St., Burlington, 5-5:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 899-1731.

PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY INTENSIVES FOR VEGETABLE FARMERS: See THU.2, Sterling College, Craftsbury Common.

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ECSTATIC DANCE VERMONT: Jubilant motions with the Green Mountain Druid Order inspire divine connections. Christ Episcopal Church, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. $10. Info, 505-8011.

BEING IN MOVEMENT: ENHANCING POTENTIAL & EXPRESSION: Sara McMahon guides dancers in a monthly workshop aimed at facilitating a lively interplay between inner connectivity and outer expressivity. Chase Dance Studio, Flynn Center, Burlington, 5:45-7:45 p.m. $25; preregister; limited space. Info, 652-4537.

‘LE GOÛT D’UN PAYS’: Shown in French with English subtitles, this 2016 documentary focuses on the link between maple syrup production and Québécois identity. Room 101, Cheray Science Hall, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000.

food & drink

RESTAURANT WEEK: See WED.1.

VERMONT CIDER WEEK: See WED.1.

WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET: See WED.1.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.1, 9:15 a.m.

CASINO NIGHT: Players try their luck in rounds of roulette, poker and blackjack amid live music and a chocolate fountain to support the museum.

Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 8 p.m. $35-40; cash bar; limited space; for ages 21 and up. Info, 356-2776.

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ACUDETOX: Attendees in recovery undergo acupuncture to the ear to propel detoxification. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

ENERGY GENESIS LAUNCH PARTY: Community members sip samples of Pulp Kitchen Juice and watch wellness demos while shamanic healer Wendy Halley introduces this vibrational technology that brings distorted bodily energy back into harmony. Lucid Path Wellness, Montpelier, 5-7 p.m.

Free. Info, 225-6413.

FELDENKRAIS WITH GILLIAN FRANKS: A movement-centered class with instructions such as “do less” and “rest” renders participants rejuvenated.

The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 7-7:45 a.m. $10. Info, 540-0186.

FITNESS FLOW YOGA: All types of athletes can build strength, increase flexibility and prevent injuries with a moderate-to-vigorous vinyasa flow. Colchester Health & Fitness, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $15; free for members. Info, 860-1010.

FREESTYLE DANCE FITNESS: Jumps, flips, spins, kicks and squats set to high-energy music help students shake awake their chi. Railyard Apothecary

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Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $10-20.

Info, 603-646-2422.

and Yoga Studio, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $14. Info, railyardyoga@gmail.com.

RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.1.

REIKI: Touch activates the body’s natural healing abilities, aiding people in recovery. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

SELF-CARE TOOLS FOR STRESSFUL TIMES: Happiness Paradigm founder Ginny Sassaman equips participants to feel their best during intense times. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $8-10; preregister. Info, info@ hungermountain.coop.

JENNY SCHEINMAN: Silent footage by Depressionera filmmaker H. Lee Waters gets a live American roots music soundtrack courtesy of the composer, singer and violinist in “Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait.” An artist talk follows. University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $10-30.

Info, 656-4455.

NATALIE MACMASTER & DONNELL LEAHY: The fierce fiddlers welcome their children to the stage for a lively program of Celtic music and dancing. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 8 p.m. $3555. Info, 775-0903.

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Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. $10.

Info, 518-561-6920.

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BIG & MESSY — ART SPACE: Process, not product, is the focus of this parent-child creative session with open-ended art stations. River Arts, Morrisville, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 888-1261.

EARLY-BIRD MATH STORY TIME: Books, songs and games put a creative twist on mathematics.

Community Room, Richmond Free Library, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 434-3036.

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WINTER WINE DOWN MUSIC SERIES: Locals welcome the weekend with live music from Carol Ann Jones, award-winning wine and mouthwatering eats. Snow Farm Vineyard, South Hero, 6-9 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 372-9463.

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BABY YOGA: Infants and their grownups get flexible with poses such as happy baby, flying baby and dancing baby. Jericho Town Library, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, sharingcircleeducation@gmail.com.

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MUSIC WITH ROBERT: Sing-alongs with Robert Resnik hit all the right notes. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

JACOB LONG: In “Mills to Maker Spaces: Reinventing Manufacturing in New England,” the American Woolen Company CEO outlines how he been able to breathe new life into the historic business. Generator, Burlington, noon-1:30 p.m. $15-20. Info, 735-0840.

KIMBERLY ROYAR: The wildlife biologist walks nature lovers through the effects of land-use changes on species such as bobcat, beaver, wolf and marten. Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 7 p.m.

Donations. Info, 229-6206.

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DARTMOUTH IDOL FINALS: Backed by a 20-piece band, student vocalists showcase their skills and vie for top honors. Comedian Rachel Dratch hosts.

‘AMERICAN RADICAL’: Women’s rights advocate Elizabeth Cady Stanton is at the heart of this historical drama, presented by Middlebury Actors Workshop. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $10-22. Info, 382-9222.

‘LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS’: See WED.1.

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ANNEMIEKE MCLANE: The Vermont pianist charms classical connoisseurs with works by Bach. United Church of Strafford, 7-8:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 765-9904.

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WINTER VACATION: PAPER MARBLING: Budding artists use a 13th-century technique to adorn parchment with swirly designs. Catamount Outback Artspace, St. Johnsbury, 1-3 p.m. $10; preregister. Info, 748-2600, ext. 108.

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SHERI & RICH LARSEN: Outdoor enthusiasts experience European mountain ranges through a slide show and talk titled “Day Hiking in the Dolomites, Julian Alps and Tatra Mountains.” Richmond Free Library, 7-8:30 p.m. $5-8. Info, events@gmcburlington.org.

SURAJ BUDATHOKI: The founding member of the Bhutanese Community of New Hampshire shares his expertise in “An Introduction to Bhutan: Politics, Ethnic Cleansing, Gross National Happiness and Uncertain Futures of Minorities and Evicted Bhutanese.” Kreitzberg Library, Norwich University, Northfield, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 485-2886.

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GLENN ANDRES: “Middlebury as Mill Town” touches on the significance of the local textile and marble industries and their role in shaping the town.

Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 12:15 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168.

MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE: See WED.1.

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MAGIC: THE GATHERING: Decks of cards determine the arsenal with which participants, or “planeswalkers,” fight others for glory, knowledge and conquest. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

STORY TIME: Babies, toddlers and preschoolers drop in for books, rhymes, songs and activities.

Winooski Memorial Library, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free.

Info, 655-6424.

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SPECIAL OLYMPICS VERMONT WINTER GAMES: Athletes from across the state compete in alpine and cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowboarding. See specialolympicsvermont.org for details. Suicide Six Ski Area, South Pomfret. Free for spectators. Info, 861-0280.

EDUCATION & ENRICHMENT FOR EVERYONE: Middlebury College professor Eric Davis delves into the 45th president’s first weeks in “President Trump After Six Weeks: What Do We Know?” Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, coffee and refreshments, 1:15-1:45 p.m.; talk, 2-3 p.m. $5.

Info, 864-3516.

‘THE SONG OF THE SEA: A SELKIE LEGEND’: Lost Nation Theater student performers celebrate the Celtic legend of people who live as humans on land and seals in the water in a heartfelt work of original dance-theater. Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, 5:30 p.m. $5. Info, 229-0492.

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‘GO, DOG. GO!’: The SUNY Plattsburgh Theatre Department brings P.D. Eastman’s classic tale of mobile canines to life in an onstage exploration of movement, color and space for all ages.

Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. $3. Info, 518-564-2243.

PLAY GROUP: Crafts and snacks amuse young’uns up to age 5. Doty Memorial Elementary School, Worcester, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, moonsong148@ hotmail.com.

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‘ONCE ON THIS ISLAND’: A brave peasant girl unites people of different social backgrounds in this Broadway musical starring local teenage talent.

Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $13-17. Info, 603-448-0400.

‘SPRING AWAKENING’: See THU.2.

‘STAGE KISS’: See THU.2.

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BOOK SALE: Thousands of new and gently used books, CDs, DVDs and puzzles find new homes.

Rutland Free Library, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 773-1860.

FRIDAY MORNING WORKSHOP: Wordsmiths offer constructive criticism on works-in-progress by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

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VERMONT FLOWER SHOW: See FRI.3.

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Shelburne, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. $5-15; free for kids under 6. Info, 778-9178.

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‘I’M NOT ASHAMED’: A 2015 film tells the true story of Rachel Joy Scott, the first student killed in the Columbine High School shooting. Faith Assembly of God, Bethel, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 565-8013.

‘SUMMERTIME’: When Delphine heads home to help her stroke-stricken father, her feminist militant lover follows. This 2015 film is shown in French with English subtitles. Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, Middlebury College, 3-8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

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CAPITAL CITY WINTER FARMERS MARKET: Root veggies, honey, maple syrup and more change hands at an off-season celebration of locally grown food. City Center, Montpelier, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 793-8347.

COCKTAIL DINNER WITH STONECUTTER SPIRITS: Film meets food in a four-course meal inspired by director Wes Anderson and his cult-classic flicks.

Mary’s Restaurant at the Inn at Baldwin Creek, Bristol, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $65; preregister. Info, 453-2432.

PINT NIGHT: Imbibers sip suds to support the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital’s Big Change Roundup. 1st Republic Brewing Company, Essex Junction, 1-7 p.m. Cost of drinks. Info, 857-5318.

BOOK & BAKE SALE: See FRI.3.

RESTAURANT WEEK: See WED.1.

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ST. JOHNSBURY FARMERS MARKET: Growers and crafters gather weekly at booths centered on local eats. St. Johnsbury Welcome Center, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Free. Info, cfmamanager@gmail.com.

COMMUNITY DAY: Locals get the scoop on various volunteer municipal group projects before participating in public hearings on town issues. A candidates debate and a luncheon top off the day. Hartford High School, 9 a.m. Free; $5 for lunch. Info, 295-9353.

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BURLINGTON WESTIE FIRST SATURDAY DANCE: Hoofers hit the dance floor for a themed evening of blues and West Coast swing. North End Studio A, Burlington, introductory lesson, 6:30 p.m.; workshop, 7 p.m.; dance, 8-11 p.m. $7-10. Info, burlingtonwestie@ gmail.com.

WINTER DANCE SERIES: Vermont-based big band the Moonlighters keep hoofers on their feet with an eclectic mix of swing, soft rock and soul. Damon Hall, Hartland, swing-dance lesson, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; band, 7:30-10:30 p.m. $12; $22 for two. Info, 436-2069.

VERMONT FARMERS MARKET: See WED.1, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

WINDSOR FARMERS MARKET: Locavores go wild for fruits, veggies, maple syrup, honey, eggs, meats, crafts and more. Windsor Welcome Center, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 359-2551.

WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET: See WED.1.

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GINGER’S FITNESS BOOT CAMP: See WED.1, 8-9 a.m.

CRADLE SWITCH: A five-piece Americana group from Cambridge, N.Y., doles out originals and covers drawing from bluegrass, country, folk and blues traditions. Brandon Music, 7:30 p.m. $20; $45 includes dinner; preregister; BYOB. Info, 247-4295.

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DARTMOUTH YOUTH WIND ENSEMBLE: Upper Valley middle school musicians showcase their new repertoire learned alongside Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble mentors. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2422.

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‘THE TEMPEST’: The Royal Shakespeare company transports theater buffs to a mysterious island where nothing is as it seems in an onscreen performance of the Bard’s final play. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $23. Info, 603-646-2422.

CANTILEVER ROCK HIKE: Outdoor adventurers embark on a moderate snowshoe trek covering 6 miles of ground and gaining 1,600 feet in elevation.

Contact trip leader for details. Free; preregister.

Info, 899-9982.

CARNEVALE VERGENNES: A nod to Venetian carnevales of the past features music, magic, dancing and even acrobatics. Proceeds support area nonprofit organizations. Vergennes Opera House, 7-11 p.m. $50. Info, 877-6737.

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FAT SKI-A-THON PREREGISTRATION & KICKOFF: Friends and family eat, drink and show their support for High Fives Foundation, a nonprofit that provides resources for athletes who have sustained life-altering injuries. Localfolk Smokehouse, Waitsfield, 6 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, gina@ highfivesfoundation.com.

CHARLES NORRIS-BROWN: Little lit lovers perk up their ears for a special story time featuring the author of Did the Tiger Take the Rain? Phoenix Books Rutland, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 855-8078.

VCAM ORIENTATION: Video-production hounds master basic concepts and nomenclature at an overview of VCAM facilities, policies and procedures. VCAM Studio, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 651-9692.

‘GO, DOG. GO!’: See FRI.3, 2 p.m.

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R.I.P.P.E.D.: Resistance, intervals, power, plyometrics, endurance and diet define this high-intensity physical-fitness program. North End Studio A, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. $10. Info, 578-9243.

SINGLE ADULTS’ VOLLEYBALL/SOUP/GAME NIGHT: Social butterflies serve, set, spike and snack at a fun-filled gathering. Essex Alliance Church, 6-9 p.m. $2; preregister. Info, 879-1469.

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MAPLE SUGAR DANCE FESTIVAL: See FRI.3.

VERMONT RENAISSANCE FAIRE’S WINTER FAIRE: A family-friendly day of food, beer, mead, fight demos, live music, and artisan and craft vendors transports attendees to centuries past. The Field House,

SATURDAY DROP-IN STORY TIME: A weekly selection of books and music engages all ages. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10-10:30 a.m. Free.

Info, 264-5660.

WHOLE-BOOK APPROACH STORY TIME: Tykes learn how words, pictures and book design work together to complete a narrative. Phoenix Books Essex, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 872-7111.

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MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE: See WED.1.

‘DEAD MAN’S CELL PHONE’ AUDITIONS: Thespians throw their hats into the ring for roles in a BarnArts production of Sarah Ruhl’s imaginative comedy. Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, info@ barnarts.org.

‘STAGE KISS’: See THU.2.

RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.1, 10:45 a.m.

GRACE EXPLORATION PLACE FOR CHILDREN: A pancake breakfast prepares pupils for Bible-themed stories, songs, crafts and games. Grace United Methodist Church, Essex Junction, 8:30-10:30 a.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 878-8071.

CIRCUS SPECTACULAR: High-flying aerialists, acrobats and jugglers from around the world dazzle audience members at this benefit for New England Center for Circus Arts outreach programs. Latchis Hotel & Theater, Brattleboro, 7:30 p.m. $15-50. Info, 254-9780.

House, 7:30 p.m. $3-15. Info, 388-9782.

ASTROLOGY CONSULTATIONS: One-hour readings involve natal chart interpretation, personalized horoscopes and more. Sign up at least 24 hours ahead.

Railyard Apothecary and Yoga Studio, Burlington, 1-4 p.m. $50; preregister. Info, railyardyoga@gmail.com.

INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY MEETING PLACE: Brainstorming leads to forming activity groups for hobbies such as flying stunt kites and playing music. Presto Music Store, South Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 658-0030.

‘AMERICAN RADICAL’: See FRI.3.

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SA IT C T.4 W S | M U SIC | C R AD L E BERNSTEIN: The singer sparkles LINDSAY BENNER: Now, that’s entertainonstage as she serves up original numbers ment! This formally trained performing artist alongside jazz standards and selections from the is known for her juggling, physical comedy and American songbook. Spruce Peak Performing Arts storytelling. Campus Center, Castleton University, 9 Center, Stowe Mountain Resort, 7:30 p.m. $20-25. p.m. Free. Info, 800-639-8521.

Info, 760-4634.

‘MARRY ME A LITTLE: A MUSICAL REVUE’: See THU.2.

JENNY SCHEINMAN: See FRI.3, Robison Hall, THE METROPOLITAN OPERA LIVE IN HD: Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 ‘RUSALKA’: Kristine Opolais stars in the title role p.m. $6-20. Info, 443-6433. of Dvořák’s fairy tale of love and longing, rejecMASQUERADE JAZZ & FUNK WINTER MUSIC tion and redemption, broadcast to the big screen.

CARNIVAL: Costumed revelers get down to live muCatamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 12:55 p.m. sical acts and feast from a taco bar. Barnard Town $16-25. Info, 748-2600.

Hall, 5-11 p.m. $10-20; free for kids 6 and under. Info, ‘ONCE ON THIS ISLAND’: See FRI.3, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

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‘SPRING AWAKENING’: See THU.2.

QUILES & CLOUD: See THU.2, Ripton Community

WINTER TRAILS DAY: Green Mountain Club trip leaders guide community members through group hikes, winter skills workshops, snowshoe demos, kids’ activities and more. An après party includes Long Trail Brewing refreshments. Long Trail Brewing, Bridgewater Corners, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Free. Info, 255-7037.

‘THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO’: A puppet hopes to become a real boy in this family-friendly flick shown as part of the What Does It Mean to Be Human? Film Series. Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

INTRODUCTION TO POWERPOINT: Those new to the program practice making slide shows, charts, footers and animation. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 865-7217.

THE DUPONT BROTHERS: The Americana duo perform Vermont-made refrains from the 2016 album A Riddle for You. Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $12.

Info, 728-6464.

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MATERIA MEDICA: ALL ABOUT HAWTHORN: Herbalist Nick Cavanaugh covers the cardiovascular benefits of the plant’s berries, flowers and leaves. Railyard Apothecary and Yoga Studio, Burlington, 1-2:30 p.m. $10. Info, ncavanaugh2@ gmail.com.

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ADRIAN BELEW POWER TRIO: New listeners and longtime fans lend their ears to the legendary guitarist. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 8 p.m. $25-28; for ages 21 and up. Info, 540-0406.

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AN INTRODUCTION TO DNA TESTING: An overview of the genealogical research tool reaches the outer limbs of family trees. Vermont Genealogy Library, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester, 10:30 a.m.-noon. $5.

Info, 310-9285.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS VERMONT WINTER GAMES: See FRI.3.

WINTERBIKE FATBIKE FESTIVAL: Cold-weather cyclists put their pedal power to the test and use extra-wide tires to navigate snowy trails and challenging terrain. Times are subject to change based on the weather. Kingdom Trails, East Burke, registration, 8:15 a.m.; rides begin, 8:30 a.m. $3560. Info, ryan@mtbvt.com.

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FRANK EASTON: Photos from a three-week road trip to the American Southwest enliven this Vermonter’s travel talk. Craftsbury Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 586-9683.

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BOOK SALE: See FRI.3, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

POETRY EXPERIENCE: Rajnii Eddins facilitates a poetry and spoken-word workshop aimed at building confidence and developing a love of writing. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

WORDSHIPS: FINDING YOUR VOICE; FINDING YOUR COMMUNITY: Guided writing workshops for any and all genres provide an outlet for expression during challenging times. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 223-3338.

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agriculture

VERMONT FLOWER SHOW: See FRI.3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

art

ART CHURCH: Experienced artists and newbies alike deepen their reverence for their inner creativity with meditation and a silent work session. Arrive 10 minutes before the start time. Expressive Arts Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. $20. Info, 343-8172.

‘EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: REMBRANDT’: A 2014 film gives art hounds an up-close look at pieces from the master painter’s final years. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 4 p.m. $15. Info, 603-646-2422.

bazaars

LULAROE MULTI EVENT: Ten consultants offer up comfortable and fashionable garments adorned with new spring prints. Hampton Inn, Colchester, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, lularoestephpenny@gmail.com.

LIST YOUR EVENT FOR FREE AT SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POSTEVENT VFW AUXILIARY FLEA MARKET: Bargain hunters browse gently used goods. Funds raised benefit veterans and their families. Burlington VFW Post, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 578-5995.

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COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS WITH THE CENTER FOR MINDFUL LEARNING: Peaceful people gather for guided meditation and interactive discussions.

Burlington Friends Meeting House, 5-7 p.m. $10.

Info, assistant@centerformindfullearning.org.

dance

DARTMOUTH DANCE ENSEMBLE WINTER WORKSIN-PROGRESS: Choreographers John Heginbotham and Rebecca Stenn present masterpieces in the making. Hop Garage, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1 & 2 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2422.

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AARP TAX AIDE PROGRAM: Low-to-moderateincome seniors get help filing their taxes.

Community Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 12:30, 2 & 3:30 p.m. Free; preregister.

Info, 863-3982.

THE NAKED MAGICIANS: No top hats or capes here! Comedy meets illusion in this R-rated naughty magic show, direct from Australia. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7 p.m. $30. Info, 775-0903.

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‘PRICELESS’: Faced with unemployment, a widower agrees to drive a truck across the country in what turns out to be a life-changing journey. United Church of South Royalton, 4:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 565-8013.

food & drink

NORTHFIELD FARMERS MARKET: A gathering place for local farmers, producers and artisans offers fresh produce, crafts and locally prepared foods. Plumley Armory, Norwich University, Northfield, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, northfieldfarmersmarketvt@gmail.com.

VERMONT CIDER WEEK: See WED.1.

Burlington, 2:45-4:30 p.m. $15. Info, maigomez1@ hotmail.com.

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CALLOWAY TAXI: Named after jazz legend Cab Calloway, these cool cats captivate listeners with an a cappella concert of jazz, pop and contemporary selections. Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, Jericho, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 899-4962.

COMMUNITY SONG CIRCLE: Singers of all ages and abilities lift their voices in selections from the Rise Up Singing and Rise Again song books. Center for Arts and Learning, Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 595-5252.

AN EVENING WITH LARRY & JENNY KEEL: Acoustic flatpicking guitar, upright bass and vocal harmonies blend in original numbers. Cabinet’s Pappy Biondo opens. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $25. Info, 540-0406.

THE HEAD AND THE HEART: Infectious indie folk-rock rhythms get toes tapping. Springtime Carnivore open. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $35.50-58.50. Info, 863-5966.

MICHAEL ARNOWITT: Chopin’s 24 Preludes for piano ring out in the Vermont music man’s farewell concert. A reception follows. See calendar spotlight. Montpelier High School, 3 p.m. $20; free for students. Info, 229-0984.

NATALIE HAAS & YANN FALQUET: Traditional tunes played on cello and acoustic guitar delight folk-music lovers. Richmond Congregational Church, 4-6 p.m. $17.50-20. Info, 434-4563.

NORTHEAST FIDDLERS ASSOCIATION MEETING: Lovers of this spirited art form gather to catch up and jam. Williamstown Moose Club, noon-5 p.m.

Free; donations of nonperishable food items accepted. Info, 728-5188.

OWEN MARSHALL & BARON COLLINS-HILL: Authentic instrumentation lends itself to the duo’s Irish-infused repertoire. United Church of Westford, 4-5 p.m. Donations. Info, 879-4028.

health & fitness

sports

NIA WITH SUZY: Drawing from martial, dance and healing arts, sensory-based movements push participants to their full potential. South End Studio, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. $14. Info, 522-3691.

RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.1, 4:305:45 p.m.

ZUMBA FITNESS: High-spirited students dance toward health in an easy-to-follow fitness program set to red-hot international music. North End Studio A, Burlington, 9 a.m. $8-10. Info, 777-7032.

‘GO, DOG. GO!’: See FRI.3, 2 p.m.

‘SHREK THE MUSICAL’ AUDITIONS: Aspiring actors vie for spots in Chandler Center for the Arts’ take on the hilarious adventures of a lovable ogre and his cast of misfits. Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, noon-4 p.m. $10; preregister. Info, 431-0204.

language

SPANISH GROUP CLASSES: Students roll their Rs while practicing en español. New Moon Café,

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Your friendship, support, generosity and incredible kindness have been a tremendous blessing and source of strength as both students and staff continue to recover.

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‘AMERICAN RADICAL’: See FRI.3, 2 p.m.

CIRCUS SPECTACULAR: See SAT.4, 1 p.m.

‘LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS’: See WED.1, 5 p.m.

‘ONCE ON THIS ISLAND’: See FRI.3, 4 p.m.

‘SPRING AWAKENING’: See THU.2, 2-4:30 p.m.

‘STAGE KISS’: See THU.2, 2-5 p.m.

words

BURLINGTON WOMEN’S POETRY GROUP: Female writers seek feedback from fellow rhyme-andmeter mavens. Email for details. Private residence, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, jcpoet@bellsouth.net.

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‘DIMANCHES’ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Parlezvous français? Speakers practice the tongue at a casual drop-in chat. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 363-2431.

WOMEN’S PICKUP SOCCER: Swift females of varying skill levels shoot for the goal. For ages 18 and up. Rain location: Robert Miller Community & Recreation Center. Soccer fields, Leddy Park, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free; $3 for rain location. Info, carmengeorgevt@gmail.com.

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PEER-LED MINDFULNESS MEET-UP FOR TEENS: South Burlington High School junior Mika Holtz guides adolescents toward increased awareness through music, movement and other techniques. Stillpoint Center, Burlington, 9-10:30 a.m.

Donations. Info, 720-427-9340.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS VERMONT WINTER GAMES: See FRI.3.

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FAT SKI-A-THON: Athletes on skis complete laps to benefit the High Fives Foundation. See highfivesfoundation.org for details. See calendar spotlight. Lincoln Peak Valley House Lodge, Sugarbush Resort, Warren, registration, 7:30-8 a.m.; event, 8 a.m. Free; $25 for lift tickets. Info, gina@highfivesfoundation.com.

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games

Celebrating 10 Years in Business!

MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE: See WED.1.

UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT CONCERT CHOIR & CATAMOUNT SINGERS: “The Foundation of America: A Musical Offering” celebrates the sounds of Jewish, Christian and Muslim cultures.

University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040.

WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET: See WED.1, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

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SHORT STORY MEGAPHONE: Community members take turns reading acclaimed works of short fiction aloud in a weekly series. Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1-2:15 p.m. Free.

Info, shortstorymegaphone@gmail.com.

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OPEN STUDIO: See THU.2, 3-5 p.m.

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AARP TAX HELP: See FRI.3.

VERMONT ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY: ‘PROJECT MERCURY’: Stargazers meet to discuss celestial subjects. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7:309:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

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PENNYWISE PANTRY: On a tour of the store, shoppers create a custom template for keeping the kitchen stocked with affordable, nutritious eats. City Market/Onion River Co-op, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 861-9757.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.1, 7 p.m.

MAGIC: THE GATHERING — MONDAY NIGHT MODERN: Tarmogoyf-slinging madness ensues when competitors battle for prizes in a weekly game. Brap’s Magic, Burlington, 6:30-10 p.m. $8.

Info, 540-0498.

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PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: See THU.2.

STORIES WITH MEGAN: Lit lovers ages 2 through 5 open their ears for exciting tales. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

CAMPUS TOUR: From culinary arts to carpentry to office administration and beyond, prospective students ages 16 through 24 learn about trade training programs. Northlands Job Corps Center, Vergennes, 9:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 877-0121.

health & fitness

DISCUSSION GROUP: MEATLESS DIET: A conversation about animal-friendly eating habits satisfies hungry minds. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

MEDITATION FOR A SANE & PEACEFUL WORLD: Those needing respite from the intensity of today’s world find a quiet place for reflection and prayer.

JourneyWorks, Burlington, 6:15-7:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 860-6203.

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OPEN GYM PLAY GROUP: Parents can socialize while tykes stay active with movement-centered recreation. River Arts, Morrisville, 9:30-11 a.m. Free.

Info, 888-1261.

CONTACT IMPROV DANCE: Movers engage in weight sharing, play and meditation when exploring this style influenced by aikido and other somatic practices. Aikido of Champlain Valley, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $4. Info, 864-7306.

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NIA WITH SUZY: See SUN.5, 7 p.m.

RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.1.

VERMONT CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE HERBALISM STUDENT HERBAL CLINIC: Third-year interns evaluate individual constitutions and health conditions. Burlington Herb Clinic, 4-8 p.m. $10-30; preregister. Info, info@vtherbcenter.org.

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KIDS’ AERIAL FABRIC DANCE CLASS: Adventurous youngsters ages 7 through 12 learn to hang, climb and spin on silks in a high-flying class for all experience levels. North End Studio B, Burlington, 3:15-4:15 p.m. $15. Info, 863-6713.

SPANISH MUSICAL KIDS: Amigos keep busy in an interactive class with Constancia Gómez. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

WEST AFRICAN DANCE: Live djembe and dundun drumming drive a family-friendly class with teacher Seny Daffe of Guinea. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 5:30-7 p.m. $10-16; preregister. Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

ZUMBA: Lively Latin rhythms fuel this dance-fitness phenomenon for all experience levels. Vergennes Opera House, 6 p.m. $10. Info, 349-0026.

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BABY LAP TIME: Babes up to 24 months experience color, sound and movement through stories, songs, bounces and rhymes. Richmond Free Library, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 434-3036.

ADULT AERIAL DANCE CONDITIONING: With or without previous experience, folks forge strength, grace and confidence in the air. North End Studio B, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. $15. Info, 863-6713.

SALSA MONDAYS: Dancers learn the techniques and patterns of salsa, merengue, bachata and chacha. North End Studio A, Burlington, fundamentals, 7 p.m.; intermediate, 8 p.m. $12. Info, 227-2572.

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STORY TIME & CRAFTS WITH CAITLIN: Creative projects complement themed narratives. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 985-5124.

TEENS’ & TWEENS’ AERIAL FABRIC DANCE CLASS: Adolescents use suspended silks to integrate ground and sky with seamless transitions. North End Studio B, Burlington, 4:15-5:15 p.m. $15. Info, 863-6713.

[INSERT TITLE HERE]: Teens in grades 6 though 12 share any and all creative works in this uniquely named group. Soothing background music and brain food keep motors running. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 264-5660.

language

ADVANCED-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: Language learners perfect their pronunciation with guest speakers. Private residence, Burlington, 5-6:30 p.m. $20. Info, 324-1757.

LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE: Bring a bag lunch to practice the system of communication using visual gestures.

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m.

Free. Info, 223-3338.

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MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE: See WED.1.

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GUITAR CLASS: Notes ring out at a six-string lesson for folks in recovery. Instruments are available.

Turning Point Center, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

MONDAY NIGHT COMMUNITY KIRTAN: Instruments are welcome during call-and-response chanting of mostly Sanskrit mantras in the bhakti yoga tradition. Sacred Mountain Studio, Burlington, 7:30-9 p.m. Donations. Info, bpatoine@aol.com.

SAMBATUCADA! OPEN REHEARSAL: Newbies are invited to help keep the beat as Burlington’s Brazilian-style street-percussion band sharpens its sound. Instruments are not required. 8 Space Studio Collective, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 862-5017.

seminars

BASIC BIKE MAINTENANCE & DIY FLAT REPAIR: Riders get their gears turning during a lesson on bicycle anatomy, vocabulary, functions and fixes.

Bike Recycle Vermont, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 863-4475.

talks

CARLY THOMSEN: “Queering Visibility: LGBTQ Organizing and the Production of Rurality” captivates listeners as part of Castleton University’s Women’s History Month lineup. Campus Center, Castleton University, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 800-639-8521.

JOHN GREEN: The UVM professor sheds light on the inner workings of the human brain in “Simple Is Good: Learning and Memory in the Blink of an Eye.” Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building, University

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of Vermont, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3166.

KARINA CKLESS: With special emphasis on wine and diet, the chemistry expert weighs in on health claims about antioxidants. 30 City Place, Plattsburgh N.Y., 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-564-5279.

MARYANN CUSIMANO-LOVE: The state of religious liberty in Iraq and other countries in the region is at the center of “International Religious Freedom: From Genocide to Peace.” Roy Event Room, Dion Family Student Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000.

PETER ROUSMANIERE: The Woodstock business writer reports on a year’s research in “What We Need to Know about Immigration in America Today: Forging a Coherent Policy for the Future.”

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 223-3338.

tech

TECH HELP WITH CLIF: See WED.1.

theater

presentations. See burlingtonirishheritage.org for details. Various locations statewide, 7-8 p.m.

Prices vary. Info, info@burlingtonirishheritage.org.

film

‘A CLOCKWORK ORANGE’: Stanley Kubrick directs this 1971 crime film adapted from Anthony Burgess’ 1962 novel about the repercussions of a dystopian society. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7-10 p.m. Free. Info, 540-3018.

KNIGHTS OF THE MYSTIC MOVIE CLUB: Cinema hounds view campy features at this ode to offbeat productions. Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 356-2776.

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food & drink

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games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.1, 7 p.m.

FAMILY GAME NIGHT: Players of all ages sit down to friendly tabletop bouts.

Fairfax Community Library, 6-8 p.m.

Free. Info, 849-2420.

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BRANDON FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Hop to it! Get fit with strength, endurance, agility and coordination exercises.

Otter Valley North Campus Gym, Brandon, 5-6 p.m. $12.

Info, 343-7160.

DE-STRESS YOGA: A relaxing and challenging class lets IC healthy bodies unplug and unwind.

L |O CO WE ON N MA Balance Yoga, Richmond, 5:45-7 p.m.

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TUESDAY VOLUNTEER NIGHTS: Helping hands pitch in around the shop by organizing parts, moving bikes and tackling other projects. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Bike Recycle Vermont, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 264-9687.

OPEN CRAFT NIGHT: Creative sparks fly in the studio as attendees whip out woven wall hangings and crochet, knitting and sewing projects. Nido Fabric & Yarn, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 881-0068.

dance

INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED WEST COAST SWING: Fun-loving folks learn the smooth, sexy stylings of modern swing dance. North End Studio A, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $11-16. Info, burlingtonwestie@gmail.com.

education

HOW TO GET STARTED ON YOUR COLLEGE SEARCH: FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS & PARENTS: Alice Lissarrague takes the anxiety out of the admissions process by schooling students on choosing which institutions to tour and how to ask the right questions. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 4:45-6 p.m. Free. Info, 985-5124.

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FITNESS FLOW YOGA: See FRI.3, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

GENTLE DROP-IN YOGA: Yogis hit the mat for a hatha class led by Betty Molnar. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 264-5660.

GETTING READY FOR AN ACTIVE SUMMER: Strength, agility, coordination and heart-healthy exercises are modified for folks of all ability levels.

Charlotte Senior Center, 9:15-10 a.m. $10. Info, 343-7160.

PEACEFUL WARRIOR KARATE: Martial-arts training promotes healthy living for those in recovery.

Turning Point Center, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

REMEDIES FOR IMMUNITY & ALLERGIES: Baylen Slote of Black Turtle TCM suggests natural tools such as dietary recommendations and acupressure points for strengthening the body’s defense system. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, info@hungermountain.coop.

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Artsriot’s Mardi Gras Party FRIDAY, MARCH 3, ARTSRIOT, BURLINGTON

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The Get Down Presents: An Evening with Larry & Jenny Keel SUNDAY, MARCH 5, ARTSRIOT, BURLINGTON

R.I.P.P.E.D.: See SAT.4, 6-7 p.m.

STRETCH & SIP YOGA WITH LIVE MUSIC: Tunes

by Ousmane energize participants for a flow yoga practice suitable for all levels. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 6-7:15 p.m. $15-20. Info, studio@ zenbarnvt.com.

ZUMBA WITH ALLISON: Conditioning is disguised as a party at this rhythm-driven workout session.

Swan Dojo, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. $10. Info, 227-7221.

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BURLINGTON IRISH HERITAGE FESTIVAL: The best of Ireland comes to the Queen City and surrounding areas with music, dance, workshops and

FELDENKRAIS: AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT: Whether you consider it relaxing exercise or active meditation, this experience can reduce pain and increase mobility. Sacred Mountain Studio, Burlington, 9:30-10:30 a.m. $15; free for first-timers; preregister. Info, 735-3770.

The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 5-6 p.m.

Donations. Info, 540-0186.

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SWING DANCING: Quick-footed participants experiment with different forms, including the Lindy hop, Charleston and balboa. Beginners are welcome. Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 448-2930.

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BEGINNER WEST COAST SWING & FUSION DANCING: Pupils get schooled in the fundamentals of partner dance. North End Studio B, Burlington, 8-9 p.m. $11-16. Info, burlingtonwestie@gmail.com.

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COOKING WITH THE RAINBOW: Herbalist Jessica LaBrie leads a hands-on culinary class that’s chock-full of nutritional information. McClure Multigenerational Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $510. Info, 861-9753.

MONDAY NIGHT POETRY WORKSHOP: Wordsmiths analyze creative works-in-progress penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members.

110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

community

You may qualify for a clinical research trial for individuals with dust mite allergies. Timber Lane Allergy & Asthma Research, LLC is looking for individuals who are:

WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET: See WED.1.

MONDAYS AT THE IMPROV: Emerging entertainers express themselves through theater games and acting techniques for onstage and off.

The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 999-7373.

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PRESCHOOL STORY HOUR: SPECIAL MUSICAL STORY TIME: Themed tunes and tales capture the imaginations of kids up to age 6. Fairfax Community Library, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 849-2420.

READ TO A DOG: Tots share stories with a lovable pooch. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918.

STORY TIME FOR BABIES & TODDLERS: Picture books, songs, rhymes and puppets arrest the attention of children and their caregivers. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 9:10-9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

STORY TIME FOR PRESCHOOLERS: Picture books, songs, rhymes and early math tasks work youngsters’ mental muscles. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

TODDLER STORY TIME: Good listeners up to 3 years old have fun with music, rhymes, snacks and captivating tales. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10:30-11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660.

UKULELE SING-A-LONG: Teenage tunesters belt out their favorite pop songs, even learning a chord or two on the four-string instrument. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660.

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‘LA CAUSERIE’ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Native speakers are welcome to pipe up at an unstructured conversational practice. El Gato Cantina, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0195.

LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ITALIAN: Speakers hone their skills in the Romance language over a bag lunch. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

PAUSE-CAFÉ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Frenchlanguage fanatics meet pour parler la belle langue.

New Moon Café, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 363-2431.

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OPEN JAM SESSION: Musicians follow the flow and explore sound together. The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 888-492-8218, ext. 303.

SALLY PINKAS: The Hopkins Center pianist-inresidence tickles the ivories to works by Schumann, Bach and others. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $10-27. Info, 603-646-2422.

POETRY CLINIC: Writers keep their pens and minds in motion with generative exercises and respectful critiques. River Arts, Morrisville, 6-8 p.m. $5. Info, 888-1261.

STORYTELLING VT: Locals tell true tales before a live audience. Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, deenastories@gmail.com.

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older adults. New Moon Café, Burlington, 9-10 a.m.

Free. Info, 951-1313.

crafts

GREEN MOUNTAIN CHAPTER OF THE EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD OF AMERICA: Needleand-thread enthusiasts fine-tune their techniques. Living/Dining Room, Pines Senior Living Community, South Burlington, 9:30 a.m. Free; bring a bag lunch. Info, 372-4255.

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SOLAR OPTIONS FOR VERMONT: Eco-conscious community members learn about state and federal incentives and different methods for harnessing the power of the sun. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, info@hungermountain.coop.

ANDREW ROSENFELD: Can money buy joy? The assistant professor of psychiatry sounds off in “Happiness: Exploring the Science of Well-Being” as part of the Community Medical School series.

Carpenter Auditorium, Given Medical Building, University of Vermont, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 656-0728.

WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET: See WED.1.

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COMMUNITY HU CHANT: Folks of all faiths lift their voices in a spiritual singing session.

Eckankar Center, Burlington, 7-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 800-772-9390.

sports

WOMEN’S PICKUP BASKETBALL: See WED.1.

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.1.

GENTLE TAI CHI: See WED.1.

GINGER’S FITNESS BOOT CAMP: See WED.1.

INSIGHT MEDITATION: See WED.1.

NIA WITH LINDA: See WED.1.

RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.1.

UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT NURSING STUDENT VISITS: See WED.1.

BOOK DISCUSSIONS FOR HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS: Grouped by age, youngsters chat about celebrated titles.

Call for details. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

GAME THEORY & DESIGN: Teen techies code, build and play their C| S U SA FS LLY own video games with the hands-on YO PI N K AS | COURTES platform Bloxels. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4-5 p.m. Free; preregister.

COFFEE HOUR: Friends, neighbors and American Info, 264-5660.

Association of Retired Persons Vermont volunteers LEGO CHALLENGE: See WED.1. catch up on upcoming activities and issues facing SI

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ALAN PARSHLEY: Pianists Sylvia Parker and Thomas Cleary join the UVM faculty horn player for pieces by Beethoven, Copland, Arnold Cooke and Peter Schickele. University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040.

COMMUNITY SUPPER: See WED.1.

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BURLINGTON BIKE BABES OPEN SHOP NIGHT: Those who identify as female or nonbinary come first at a drop-in bicycle repair session with seasoned mechanics. Bike Recycle Vermont, Burlington, 6-9 p.m. Donations. Info, 863-4475.

music

SONG CIRCLE & CIRCLE SONGS: Heidi Wilson leads an evening of vocal expression using the Rise Up Singing songbook. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 6:45-8:15 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

COMMUNITY MEAL: Diners dig into a hot lunch.

United Church of Johnson, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 635-2356.

WORKSHOP ON LIVING HEALTHIER: See WED.1.

LIFE DRAWING: Easels in tow, artists capture the poses of a live model. Karma Bird House Gallery, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $10.

Info, beukwin@gmail.com.

MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE: See WED.1.

CURTIS SALGADO: Award-winning soul, blues and R&B sounds soar, courtesy of the vocalist, harmonicist and songwriter. The Champlain Wine Company, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7 p.m. $15-18. Info, 518-564-0064.

EVERY WEDNESDAY, EVERYONE TAI CHI: See WED.1.

TOXIC WHITENESS BAG LUNCH DISCUSSION GROUP: Peace & Justice Center representatives facilitate a conversation on the harmful effects of white supremacy on communities and individuals.

Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, noon-1 p.m.

Free. Info, 863-2345.

supports his wife and children with his Toronto convenience store in Ins Choi’s personal play staged

by Soulpepper. Segal Centre for Performing Arts, Montréal, 8 p.m. $24.50-60. Info, 514-739-7944.

food & drink

EPIC MINDFULNESS MEDITATION: See WED.1.

TURNMUSIC: Vermont’s contemporary chamber ensemble embarks on a musical exploration of human origins as well as the evolution of sound, melody, theme and composition. Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

TOWN MEETING DAY: Legal voters practice democracy by voicing their opinions on local matters. Various locations statewide. Free. Info, 229-9111.

‘LÀ OÙ ATTILA PASSE...’: A 2015 French-language drama follows a reclusive young man as he finds friendship and love. Room 101, Cheray Science Hall, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-9 p.m. Free.

Info, 654-2000.

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MEMOIR WRITING GROUP FOR SENIORS: Wordsmiths write their way from childhood to present day, drawing on personal objects and photos for inspiration. Call for details. Cathedral Square, Burlington, 2:30-4 p.m. Free. Info, 859-8849.

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SOCIAL GATHERING: Those who are deaf or hard of hearing or want to learn American Sign Language get together to break down communication barriers.

The North Branch Café, Montpelier, 4-6 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 595-4001.

READ TO WILLY WONKA THE VOLUNTEER THERAPY DOG: Kiddos cozy up for story time with the library’s furry friend. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4:15-4:45 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660.

‘ALL OF ME’: Bess O’Brien’s latest documentary explores the lives of people consumed with eating disorders. Room 207, Bentley Hall, Johnson State College, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 635-2356.

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LIAM MCKONE: Displays of clothing and weapons illustrate “Fenians! Irishmen Attack Canada,” which describes an 1866 armed assault on the British Empire. Farrell Room, St. Edmund’s Hall, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-9 p.m. Donations.

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LEGO CLUB: Kiddos ages 6 and up snap together snazzy structures. Fairfax Community Library, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

MAKE A GLITTER JAR: Everyday containers become swirly, sparkly and mesmerizing works of art.

Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 878-6956.

RICHMOND STORY TIME: See WED.1.

STORY TIME & PLAYGROUP: See WED.1.

TODDLER TIME: See WED.1.

YOGA FOR KIDS: Yogis ages 2 through 5 strike a pose to improve balance and flexibility. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

YOUNG WRITERS & STORYTELLERS: Kindergartners through fifth graders practice crafting narratives.

Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4-5 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660.

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BEGINNER ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: See WED.1.

INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: See WED.1.

INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: See WED.1.

LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: SPANISH: See WED.1.

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‘KIM’S CONVENIENCE’: A Korean immigrant in Canada faces social and familial challenges as he

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DAVID IAN LIGHTBODY: The Egyptology expert examines temples, symbols and carvings of long ago in “The First Signs: Tracking Early Complex Society in the Ancient Near East.” Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

EVERY WOMAN HAS A STORY: See WED.1.

THOMAS BORCHERT: The associate professor counts the ways in which numbers play into politics and religion in “Of Numbers and Nations in the Religions of Asia.” Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, Burlington, noon. Regular admission, $3-5; free for members, faculty, staff and students, and kids 6 and under. Info, 656-0750.

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TECH HELP WITH CLIF: See WED.1.

TECHNOLOGY NIGHT: Vermont Technical College’s Ken Bernard offers tips for keeping personal computers safe and secure. Bring your own device.

Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 5:306:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

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‘BLACKBERRY WINTER’: A woman comes to terms with her mother’s degenerative dementia in a Vermont Stage production. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $28.80-37.50. Info, 863-5966.

READERS’ THEATER: ‘THE HEIDI CHRONICLES’: Lit lovers listen, laugh and take part in Wendy Wasserstein’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play following a generation from the activism of the 1960s to the materialism of the ’80s. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free; preregister to read. Info, saddleshoes2@gmail.com.

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BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: Readers weigh in on Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple.

Local History Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

HANK PARKER: The Vermont author draws on his background as an agro-terrorism advisor in his gritty debut novel Containment: A Thriller. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291.

KAREN JOY FOWLER: Norwich University’s Writers Series welcomes the award-winning author of The Jane Austen Book Club for a look back at her past experiences. Kreitzberg Library, Norwich University, Northfield, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 704-418-1697.

WEDNESDAY MORNING BOOK CLUB: Muriel Barbery’s The Elegance of the Hedgehog sparks a lively dialogue. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 10:3011:30 a.m. Free. Info, 985-5124.

WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP: CHAPTER FOCUS: Folks give feedback on selections of up to 40 pages penned

by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

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classes THE FOLLOWING CLASS LISTINGS ARE PAID ADVERTISEMENTS. ANNOUNCE YOUR CLASS FOR AS LITTLE AS $13.75/WEEK (INCLUDES SIX PHOTOS AND UNLIMITED DESCRIPTION ONLINE). SUBMIT YOUR CLASS AD AT SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POSTCLASS.

art ART & POTTERY IN MIDDLEBURY: Adult art classes: Sat.: Accordion Book Making.

Mon.: Chinese Landscape Painting. Thu.: Drawing, Chinese Mounting Workshop. Thu. a.m. & Mon. p.m.: Oils. Thu.: Pastel.

Adult clay classes: Wed. p.m.: Wheel. Wed. noon: On & Off the Wheel, Garden Planters.

Children’s classes: Tue.: Clay Hand Building. Wed.: Clay on the Wheel. Location: Middlebury Studio School , 2377 Rte. 7 South, Middlebury. Info: Barbara Nelson, 247-3702, ewaldewald@aol.com, middleburystudioschool.org.

astrology ASTROLOGY AT RAILYARD: 1-hour astrology readings: Sat., 1-3:30 p.m., must preregister.

Astrology Series: Sun., Mar. 12-Apr. 9, 3-4:30 p.m. Embodied Dream Work private sessions with Janis: Fri., contact studio for appointment. Monthly Astrologers Meet-Up: Mar. 2, 7-8:30 p.m., free! See website for details and registration.

Location: Railyard, 270 Battery St., Burlington. Info: 318-6050, railyardyoga@gmail.com, railyardapothecary.com.

ADULT: BEGINNER CLAY: Instructor: Rik Rolla. Learn how to throw clay on the wheel.

Explore centering, throwing, trimming and glazing. Gain confidence with hands on demonstrations and one-on-one time with the instructor. Leave with several finished pieces.

Gas reduction kiln and electric oxidation kiln are available for firing. Cost: $335/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd, Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: MIXED-LEVEL WHEEL: Instructor: Mary Sweeney.

Further develop the fundamentals of wheel throwing. Explore techniques through demonstrations and hands-on assistance.

You set the pace and gain experience through guided individualized practice. Gas reduction kiln and electric oxidation kiln are available for firing, including an option to explore other firing methods. Cost: $335/ person; member discount avail.

Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd, Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: INTRO TO INK: Instructor: Misoo Filan. Learn the fundamental skills of ink drawing. Explore technical basics through observational drawing, still life, landscape and abstract design concepts. Gain confidence with composition and surface manipulation by trying out different kinds of ink and discovering new ways to create with the medium. Materials not included. Cost: $248/person; member discount avail.; you purchase materials. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: METALS 1: This class will focus on jewelry design, small sculpture or functional art.

Students will complete several practice pieces before designing and creating wearable finished pieces out of sterling silver.

There will be weekly demonstrations, including sawing, drilling, piercing, annealing,

BLACKSMITHING 1: Instructor: Robert Wetzel. Using a forge, you will learn basic blacksmith techniques from building and maintaining a fire to hammer control.

Students will create hooks, pokers and small leaves during this two-day workshop. Cost: $235/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: PAINTING IN OIL: Instructor: Brooke Monte.

Develop confidence in composition, color, layering and mixing using oil paints. Designed for beginners. Students will use still life setups to explore techniques ranging from layout and surface preparation to a variety of brush work, including wet into wet, scrubs and glazing. Materials are not included. Cost: $248/person; member discount avail.; you purchase materials. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@theshelburnecraftschool. org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: PRINTMAKING EXPERIMENTS: Instructor: Mary Hill. Students will experiment with texture, new combinations of color and pattern by working with a medley of materials: stencils, potatoes, speedy kut and a variety of printmaking techniques. No experience necessary.

Each student will leave with examples of each process. Cost: $110/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: SHAKER HALL TABLE: Instructor: Chris Ramos. A comprehensive introduction to woodworking, this course explores basic principles of lumber selection, hand-tool and machinery usage, milling, joinery and finishing. You will build a Shaker-style hall table, taking the project from blueprint through completion, while gaining familiarity with the wood shop environment. Cost: $565/ person; member discount avail.

Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: Sage Tucker-Ketcham, 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: STAINED GLASS: Instructor: Sarah Sprague.

This class will teach you the copper-foil stained-glass method pioneered by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Begin with a project that introduces you to pattern selection and creation using different types of glass as well as cutting

WORKSHOP: STAINED GLASS: Instructor: Sarah Sprague. This is a one-day stained glass workshop. Learn to select glass and colors, cut glass and apply copper foil, and solder as you work on a small colorful glass design for hanging in your window. All materials will be supplied. Bring a brown bag lunch. Cost: $163.50/ person; member discount avail.

Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

WORKSHOP: WATERCOLORS: Instructor: Joel Popadics.

Explore the vistas of the Shelburne region and enjoy en-plein-air watercolor painting with renowned watercolorist Joel Popadics. Each day, participants will meet at different locations, and Joel will offer the group two brief painting demonstrations followed by an opportunity to paint and apply technique with individual instruction. Cost: $650/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd, Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

WORKSHOP: PASTELS: Instructor: Robert Carsten, PSA-mp, IAPS-mc, CPS. Explore bold landscapes with pastels.

Working from sketches and photos, students will experiment with color and design.

Demonstrations and a variety of instructor-guided approaches, critiques, at-easel assistance and lots of painting time will make this an educational and enjoyable painting experience.

All levels welcome. Cost: $100/ person; member discount avail.

Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd, Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

WORKSHOP: RELIEF PRINTMAKING: Instructor: Noah Lagle. Come home with a lovely set of carving tools and an edition of test and final prints made from your own carved wood and linoleum blocks. In this introductory workshop, learn about printmaking and design and how to make relief prints. Cost: $155/ person; member discount avail.

WORKSHOP: TOWN & COUNTRY: Instructor: John Brickels. Create one-of-a-kind, wall-mounted buildings and barns using slab and extruded clay. Students will learn how to use this celebrated ceramicist’s signature mocha colored clay and will explore the many techniques for creating a country-inspired, wall-mounted sculpture.

Cost: $110/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd, Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

INTRO TO FURNITURE MAKING: Build a maple entry table in this weekly evening workshop while learning all the basics of furniture making. We’ll cover proper and safe use of woodworking machines, choosing wood, milling your pieces square, making furniture parts, mortise and tenon joinery, and a basic intro to finishing. Visit southendjoinery.org for more workshop opportunities. Cost: $450/night class (materials incl.). Location: The South End Joinery, 339 Pine St., Burlington. Info: ReSOURCE, Hannah Bush, 846-4016, joinery@resourcevt.org, southendjoinery.org.

culinary MARMALADE MASTERCLASS: Small, hands-on class in the art of marmalade making by one of the nation’s leading experts.

Learn how to make one of our award-winning marmalades, from selecting the best fruit to preparation and cooking, creating special varieties, and checking for set and safe canning.

Cooking with the finest Meyer lemons or Seville oranges, take home a jar of marmalade we make together and enjoy 15 percent off all purchases on day of class. Cost: $30/person.

Location: Blake Hill Preserves, 60 Artisans Way, Windsor. Info: 674-4529, info@ blakehillpreserves.com, blakehillpreserves.com.

cultral festival CULTURAL FESTIVAL: The Japan-America Society of Vermont (JASV) and Saint Michael’s College will present Matsuri ‘17, a Japanese cultural festival that includes arts, crafts, music, food, demos, performances, games, prizes and much more. This year is special: A Noh performer was invited from Japan and will perform a solo traditional dance on stage.

Cost: $10/person; $5/students & seniors; $20/family; free/ JASV members & kids under 5.

Location: St. Michael’s College, Ross Sports Center, Colchester.

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ADULT: ABSTRACT PAINTING: Instructor: Brooke Monte. Create a visual language through abstract form, space and color.

Explore techniques using a variety of mediums, including charcoal, pastel, acrylics or oils.

Learn glazing, dry brush, acrylic transfers and textured impasto while discovering the basics of color theory, sacred geometry, pattern, scale and brush work.

Cost: $248/person; member discount avail.; you purchase materials. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@

ADULT: INSTRUCTED LIFE DRAWING: Instructor: Misoo Filan. Practice the traditional art of drawing the human figure in a supportive and respectful atmosphere. With a life drawing model present ever other week, learn how to capture the human form in varying mediums and further develop your drawing skills. All abilities are welcome.

Cost: $288/person; member discount avail., you purchase materials. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

ADULT: METALS INDEPENDENT PROJECT: Instructor: Sarah Sprague. Develop your own signature design with guidance on small metals fabrication ideas.

This is a mixed-level studio designed for students who have already taken a metals class and want to gain practice and experience in a metals studio. Cost: $365/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd, Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

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POTTERY DECALS: This onenight workshop will introduce students to the use of waterslide decals to add surface decoration to their ceramic art. Topics covered will include the history of ceramic decals, sourcing commercially printed decals, printing your own iron-rich decals, application of decals to pottery, firing and food safety. Cost: $25/ person; $22.50/BCA members.

Location: BCA Center, 2nd Floor, LBG room, Burlington. Info: 8657166, burlingtoncityarts.org.

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ADULT: DRAWING: Instructor: Misoo Filan. Learn fundamental skills of observational drawing.

Explore technical and conceptual foundation of drawing using a variety of drawing materials such as graphite, charcoal, pen and ink. Develop personal goals while examining creative concepts through demonstrations, including drawing from a model in the final class. Materials not included. Cost: $258/person; member discount avail.

Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

and fitting glass pieces, then learn how to foil and solder. Cost: $365/person; member discount avail. Location: Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: Sage Tucker-Ketcham, 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

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ADULT: COLOR THEORY: Instructor: Dana Heffern. Explore advanced color theory using Munsill’s Color Theory Workbook.

Gain an understanding of ambience, atmosphere, clash, vibration and other color perceptions through guided experiments and lively class discussions. Then develop your own style with how color can create environment, mood and a sense of aesthetics. Cost: $248/person; member discount avail.; you purchase book & materials. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

texturing, jump rings, forming and soldering techniques.

Instructor: Sarah Sprague. Cost: $427/person; member discount avail. Location: Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

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dance DJ SMART LIVE DANCE CLASS: Amazing opportunity to dance with DJ Smart, a brilliant performer and one of today’s most versatile and gifted dancers.

Interactive, large-screen class: Instructors and students see each other and communicate.

Get big-city dance instruction without the travel, big-city costs and huge class size. Limit 25.

Reserve now! Cost: $25/1-hour interactive class. Location: Arabesque Etc. at Richmond Free Library, 201 Bridge St. , Richmond. Info: Arabesque Etc. Dance, Martina Price, 383-8468, arabesqueetcdance@gmail.com, arabesqueetc.com.

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DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Salsa classes, nightclub-style, group and private, four levels.

Beginner walk-in classes, Wed., 6 p.m. $15/person for one-hour class. No dance experience, partner or preregistration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout. Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 598-1077, info@ salsalina.com.

DSANTOS VT SALSA: Experience the fun and excitement of Burlington’s eclectic dance community by learning salsa. Trained by world famous dancer Manuel Dos Santos, we teach you how to dance to the music and how to have a great time on the dance floor! There is no better time to start than now! Cost: $12/1hour class. Location: North End Studios, 294 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Jon Bacon, 3551818, crandalltyler@hotmail.com, dsantosvt.com.

LEARN TO DANCE W/ A PARTNER!: Come alone or come with friends, but come out and learn to dance! Beginning classes repeat each month, but intermediate classes vary from month to month. As with all of our programs, everyone is encouraged to attend, and no partner is necessary. Private lessons also available. Cost: $50/4week class. Location: Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington.

Info: First Step Dance, 598-6757, kevin@firststepdance.com, firststepdance.com.

design/build WOMEN & CARPENTRY: In this workshop, we will introduce the

tools of basic carpentry in a safe environment for women and gender non-conforming individuals. We will cover the safe and proper use of basic power tools, in addition to learning their application, through building a small shed or chicken coop. Cost: $245/ weekend workshop. Location: The South End Joinery, 339 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Hannah Bush, 846-4016, joinery@resourcevt. org, southendjoinery.org.

drumming DJEMBE & TAIKO: Classes in Burlington, Hyde Park and Montpelier. Drums provided.

Classes for adults (also for kids with parents) Mon., Tue. & Wed. in Burlington. Wed. a.m. or Friday a.m. in Hyde Park. Thu. in Montpelier. Most classes are in the evenings or after school. Conga classes, too! Visit our schedule and register online. Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3G, Burlington; Capital City Grange, 6612 Rte. 12, Berlin; Moonlight Studios, 1670 Cleveland Corners Rd., Hyde Park. Info: 999-4255, burlingtontaiko.org.

financial DOWNSTREET SMART START WORKSHOPS: For those who want to build or repair their credit, create a budget and get their finances in order, our Smart Start Workshop is the perfect place to Start! Learn about how to set a S.M.A.R.T. budget and stick to it, money-saving tips, understanding your credit report, and building or improving credit. 477-1341, kcharissakis@downstreet.org. Cost: $99/person. Location: Downstreet Housing and Community Development, 22 Keith Ave., Barre.

Info: Kira, 477-1341, kcharissakis@ downstreet.org.

fitness RIPPED: TOTAL BODY WORKOUT: Resistance, intervals, power, plyometrics, endurance.

Using free weights; body weight; driving, motivating music; and a new focus and activity every few minutes, participants jam through R.I.P.P.E.D. with smiles, determination and strength.

It is tough yet doable and fun.

Beginners welcome! All moves are modified to meet your fitness level. Cost: $10/1-hour class. Location: North End Studio A, 294 North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Tweak Your Physique, Stephanie Shohet,

READY. SET. SOW.: This class will focus on what is going on in your garden during the first six weeks.

Go online or call to register. Cost: $15/person. Location: Gardener’s Supply Burlington Garden Center, 128 Intervale Rd., Burlington. Info: 660-3505, gardeners-supplystores.ticketleap.com.

healing arts BEING IN MOVEMENT: PATTERNS OF CONNECTIVITY: These monthly workshops facilitate a lively interplay between inner connectivity and outer expressivity to enrich and embody your life and movement practice.

Instructor: Sara McMahon. Cost: $25/person. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org.

MUSICAL THEATER COMPOSITION: Students bring in and discuss ideas for their own musical theater storyline, including a song to incorporate into their musical. This will be a collaborative composition with the goal of creating a musical theater piece. Students are guided through the process of establishing melody, lyrics and basic harmonic accompaniment for their song. Instructors: Randal Pierce and Trish Denton.

Cost: $150/6 weeks. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington.

Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org.

gardening ART OF GROWING FOOD: You will learn my six steps to successful kitchen garden design based on classic design techniques that anyone can follow. Visit gardeners-supply-stores.ticketleap.com or call to register. Cost: $15/person. Location: Gardener’s Supply Burlington Garden Center, 128 Intervale Rd., Burlington. Info: 660-3505.

DIY HOME GARDEN PROJECTS: Our 2-day Home Garden Project workshop offers the opportunity to learn how to use basic power tools to build your own rain barrel, cold frame and raised garden bed. Each participant will be able to take home each of their items at the end of the workshop. Cost: $245/2-day workshop, materials incl. Location: The South End Joinery, 339 Pine St., Burlington.

Info: ReSOURCE, Hannah Bush, 846-4016, Bush.hannah0@ gmail.com, southendjoinery.org.

HEIRLOOM KITCHEN: Picture a kitchen garden that embraces flavor, fragrance and beauty.

It takes you on a path to the past, showing you exceptional heirloom varieties. Ellen recommends you take Art of Growing Food prior to this seminar.

Visit gardeners-supply-stores. ticketleap.com or call to register.

Cost: $15/person. Location: Gardener’s Supply Burlington Garden Center, 128 Intervale Rd., Burlington. Info: 660-3505.

REIKI TUMMO WORKSHOPS: Become a certified Reiki Tummo practitioner with safe Kundalini awakening and spiritual heart opening. Level 1: opens crown, heart and palm chakras; Kundalini is activated; connects you to your spiritual heart; instant ability to channel divine energy. Level 2: improved connection to divine energy; instant and safe Kundalini awakening.

Cost: $110/level 1 workshop; $210/ level 2 workshop. Location: TBA, Winooski. Info: Jackie Berkowitz, 617-592-8087, jaclyndb6@gmail. com, reikitummo-usa.com.

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INTRO TO COMICS: Instructor: Stephanie Zuppo. We’ll cover the basics of making a comic or graphic novel: character design, script writing, page layout, drawing and a plot twist. Cost: $50/person; $40/ members. Location: Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe. Info: 253-8358, education@helenday. com, helenday.com.

MAKING YOUR BEST WORK: ABSTRACT PAINTING: Explore color relationships, composition and mark making with an eye towards making fresh, bold paintings that surprise and inspire us.

Instructor: Galen Cheney. Cost: $125/person; $100/members.

Location: Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe. Info: 2538358, education@helenday.com, helenday.com.

language ALLIANCE FRANCAISE: FRENCH CLASSES: Alliance Francaise announces the start of its spring session. We are offering classes for all levels, from beginners to advanced classes in Burlington, Colchester and Montpelier. NEW: literature and phonetics classes.

Various locations. Info: Micheline Tremblay, michelineatremblay@ gmail.com, aflcr.org.

JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSES: The Japan-America Society of Vermont (JASV) is offering beginning Japanese language courses, Levels 1 and 2, on the campus of Saint Michael’s College. Classes begin on Mon., Mar. 13 (Level 1) and Wed., Mar. 15 (Level 2), 6:30-8 p.m. Each class continues for 10 weekly sessions. Main textbook: Japanese for Busy People I. Level 1 covers the first half of the book and Level 2, the second. Location: St. Michael’s College, 1 Winooski

Pl., Colchester. Info: jasvlanguage@gmail.com.

SIGN UP NOW TO LEARN SPANISH: Our Spanish classes just started, and you can still sign up! Our 11th year. Learn from a native speaker in lively small classes or private instruction. You’ll always be participating and speaking.

Lesson packages for travelers.

Lessons for children; they love it! See our website or contact us for details. Cost: $225/10 weekly classes of 90+ min. each.

Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, 648 Spruce Haven Rd., Waterbury Center. Info: 585-1025, spanishparavos@gmail.com, spanishwaterburycenter.com.

SPRING FRENCH COURSES FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS: The Hands-On Language Program offers classes on Sun., Wed. and Thu. in Mar. and Apr. for students aged elementary to high school. Classes include games, storytelling, art projects, cultural exposure to French-speaking countries and more, all in French immersion and taught by a native from France. Register online.

Location: Burlington area. Info: info@thehandsonlanguage program.com, thehandsonlan guageprogram.com.

martial arts ACHIEVE YOUR POTENTIAL: Come to Wu Xing Chinese Martial Arts. Join other thoughtful, intelligent adults to learn and practice Tai Chi, Kung Fu, meditation and dynamic physical exercises.

Maximize your mental tranquility and clarity, physical health and fitness, and self-confidence.

For people who never thought this would be for them. Cost: $15/1-hour class; $50/mo. (incl. all classes offered); $5/trial class. Location: 303 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: 355-1301, info@ wxcma.com, wxcma.com.

MARTIAL WAY: Colchester and Milton locations. Classes in self-defense, Karate, Kung Fu, Jiu Jitsu and Tai Chi. We have 14 different age and experience levels, so the training is always age- and skill-appropriate. Beginner or experienced, fit or not yet, young or not anymore, we have a class for you! Location: Martial Way Self Defense Center, 73 Prim Rd., Colchester, Colchester. Info: David Quinlan, 893-8893, info@ martialwayvt.com, martialwayvt. com.

VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a Martial Arts Combat style based entirely on leverage and technique. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu self-defense curriculum is taught to Navy Seals, CIA, FBI, Military Police and Special Forces. No training experience required.

Easy-to-learn techniques that could save your life! Classes for men, women and children.

Students will learn realistic bully-proofing and self-defense life skills to avoid them becoming victims and help them feel safe and secure. Our sole purpose is to help empower people by giving them realistic martial arts training practices they can carry

with them thoroughout life.

IBJJF & CBJJ Certified Black Belt sixth Degree Instructor under Carlson Gracie Sr.: teaching in Vermont, born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil! A five-time Brazilian National Champion; International World Masters Champion and IBJJF World Masters Champion. Accept no Iimitations! Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Rd., Williston. Info: 598-2839, julio@ bjjusa.com, vermontbjj.com.

massage ASIAN BODYWORK THERAPY PROGRAM: This program teaches two forms of massage: amma and shiatsu. We will explore oriental medicine theory and diagnosis as well as the body’s meridian system, acupressure points, yin yang and fiveelement theory. Additionally, 100 hours of Western anatomy and physiology will be taught.

VSAC nondegree grants are available. NCBTMB-assigned school. Weekly on Mon., Tue. Cost: $5,000/600-hour program.

Location: Elements of Healing, 21 Essex Way, Suite 109, Essex Jct. Info: Scott Moylan, 288-8160, elementsofhealing@verizon.net, elementsofhealing.net.

meditation LEARN TO MEDITATE: Through the practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out and dissolves, you are connecting with your heart. By simply letting yourself be, as you are, you develop genuine sympathy toward yourself.

The Burlington Shambhala Center offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom. Shambhala Cafe (meditation and discussions) meets the first Saturday of each month, 9 a.m.-noon. An open house (intro to the center, short dharma talk and socializing) is held on the third Sunday of each month, noon-2 p.m. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington.

Info: 658-6795, burlingtonshambhalactr.org.

music SUMMIT SCHOOL SPRING CLASSES: Registration is now open! The Summit School of Traditional Music and Culture presents classes in Old-Time Fiddle, Old-Time Banjo, Dance, American Harmony Singing, Songwriting Workshop, AfroCuban and Hatian Drumming, Singing for Kids and Families, Blues Guitar, Jazz Vocal Ensemble, Swedish Fiddle, Breton Dance Music, and more!.

60-90-min. classes. Location: Center for Arts and Learning, 46 Barre Street, Montpelier.

Info: The Summit School of Traditioanl Music and Culture, Dana Robinson, 793-3016, director@summit-school.org, summit-school.org.

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POETRY WORKSHOPS IN MIDDLEBURY: Create new work, expand your literary horizons and hone your style with accomplished poets! Includes publication and a reading. Full and partial scholarships are available for students in need. Classes include Waiting for the Miraculous: On Poetry and Art, with Bianca Stone; and Lyrical and Narrative: Song and Story in Poetry, with Ben Pease. Cost: $200/5 2-hour classes.

Location: Ilsley Public Library , 75 Main Street , Middlebury. Info: The Ruth Stone Foundation, Bianca Stone, 349-5021, info@ruthstonefoundation.org, ruthstonefoundation.org/workshops.

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NONPROFIT, DONATION-BASED YOGA: Burlington’s only nonprofit, donation-based studio offering yoga at two downtown locations. Sangha Studio hosts over 60 weekly classes, workshops, and special events. Offering free yoga service initiatives and outreach programs at organizations in the community. Become a Sustaining Member for $60/month.

Location: Sangha Studio, 120 Pine St., Burlington.

Info: Caitlin Pascucci, 448-4262, sanghastudiovt@ gmail.com, sanghastudiovt@gmail.com.

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WE RISE SERIES: The We Rise Series is designed to extract the roots of oppression from our hearts, minds, bodies and culture. Through a yogic lens, recognize how the forces of oppression manifest within us and begin the work to dismantle them. Together, let us move toward the liberation of all beings. Cost: $45/series; scholarships & sliding fees avail.; all are welcome. Location: Laughing River Yoga, 1 Mill St., Suite 126, Chace Mill, Burlington. Info: Emily Garrett, 343-8119, emily@ laughingriveryoga.com, laughingriveryoga.com.

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HONEST YOGA: Honest yoga offers practices for all levels. We just expanded to have two practice spaces! Your children can practice in one room while you practice in the other. No need for childcare. Yoga and dance classes ages 3 months and up. Brand-new beginners’ course: This includes two specialty classes per week for four weeks plus unlimited access to all classes. We have daily heated and alignment classes kids classes in yoga and dance, pre- and postnatal yoga. We hold yoga teacher trainings at the 200- and 500-hour levels, as well as children and dance teacher training courses. $50/new student (1 month unlimited); $18/class; $140/10-class card; $15/class for student or senior; or $110/10-class punch card; $135/mo. adult memberships; $99/mo. kid memberships.

Location: Honest Yoga Center, 150 Dorset St., Blue Mall, next to Hana, South Burlington. Info: 4970136, honestyogastudio@gmail.com, honestyogacenter.com.

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Cost: $15/class; $140/10-class card; $5-10/community classes. Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn St., Burlington. Info: 864-9642, evolutionvt.com.

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ustralian pop band the Griswolds — who take their name from the Griswold family of the cult-classic film National Lampoon’s Vacation — were still in their infancy when they won a slot at the 2012 Parklife Festival in their hometown of Sydney. Riding that momentum, the quartet garnered more exposure as a featured artist on Australian radio station Triple J Unearthed and considerable blog love for their first single, “Heart of a Lion.”

Their debut album, Be Impressive, spawned a whirlwind of massive tours, most of which took them far away from the land down under. But the rock-and-roll lifestyle took a toll. Eventually, lead singer and cosongwriter Chris Whitehall hit rock bottom after years of unbridled hedonism and debauchery. But amid those hazy nights, Whitehall forged important relationships here in the States, both personally and professionally.

Because of these, Whitehall moved stateside last year and now resides full time in Los Angeles.

The Griswolds’ recently released second album, High Times for Low Lives, takes a hard look at the depths of depravity into which Whitehall and his bandmates descended. It also marks a stylistic shift. High Times edges away from Be Impressive’s jaunty indieelectro sound and plants the boys closer to a darker, soulful Justin Timberlake territory.

The Griswolds perform on Saturday, March 4, at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge in South Burlington,

with support from Dreamers and argonaut&wasp.

Seven Days recently caught up with Whitehall by phone.

SEVEN DAYS: Is it OK if I ask how old you are?

CHRIS WHITEHALL: No. That’s actually a huge band secret.

SD: Oh. OK… CW: No one in the fandom knows how old any Griswolds member is. It’s actually become a really, really googled thing. There’s no reason behind us keeping it a secret, but people just kept asking. I even got offered to be on some website called Celebrity Birthdays or something, and I was like, “Nope! That would ruin the joke.”

SD: In reference to High Times for Low Lives, you once said, “Sometimes we are just lowlives and make horrible decisions. The main factor here is learning from those.” Can you give me an example?

CW: We wrote that album about the two years of touring we did after Be Impressive came out, because we didn’t really expect it to be that successful. We toured for two years straight around the world, and I think it kind of took its toll on us. Having vices so available to you when you’re in a weird mental state can be quite trying.

I definitely did things I’m not proud of in that time, and I’m glad I’m not in those kind of things anymore. We’re

all going to make mistakes no matter what. It’s [about] how you learn from them and how you deal with them moving forward.

I changed so much [since] starting in the band. I feel like I did things I never thought I would do. [I] made decisions I never thought I would make. About a year ago, I was drinking like crazy. I was taking way too many drugs, because they’re just way too available. I was sleeping around a lot. I felt like those were some pretty shitty things to do, and I didn’t feel great. I wasn’t proud about them.

SD: Which song would you say distills that most perfectly?

CW: Probably “Rufio.” Rufio was the leader of [Peter Pan’s] Lost Boys, and that song [is about] being lost boys on the road. It’s a bit darker [and] tells the story of waking up next to women that you don’t know.

As you’re waking up, maybe [do] a line of cocaine.

[It’s about] waking up to that and being like, “Shit.

What have I done? What is this? This doesn’t feel like something I would do.”

SD: You picked an interesting time to take up residency in the U.S. CW: Yeah, I agree with you on that one for sure.

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I am not a sports guy. But it’s March, and there’s some kind of special basketball thingamajig that happens this month, and people are excited.

March Sadness, or something? I kid, I kid. While all y’all sportos are creaming your pants over the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, I’d like to turn your attention to an exciting lineup of shows called March Radness.

In conjunction with Waking Windows and Collective Arts Brewing, University of Vermont radio station WRUV 90.1 FM recently announced the weekly music series, which takes place at ArtsRiot every Thursday in March. The series is the beginning of what promises to be an ongoing, collaborative relationship.

WRUV sees it as a chance for its DJs to get out of the booth and into the community with a hands-on, tangible project. Also, they get to highlight a bunch of bands and artists they heart. Both WRUV and ArtsRiot booked the shows.

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First up on the docket is UNI IKA AI on Thursday, March 2. That’s a side project of LUCIUS’ PETER LALISH. Here’s the lineup for the following weeks: PALEHOUND with ADULT MOM on March 9; WASHER with BETHLEHEM STEEL on March 16; HOMESHAKE with locals RYAN POWER and BLEACH DAY on March 23; and LOW CUT CONNIE on March 30.

Circling back to this week, BTV expat ABBIE MORIN handles opening duties at the debut show on Thursday.

She’s recently begun performing and recording under the moniker HAMMYDOWN. Morin’s first release under that sobriquet is a three-song EP due out this spring.

I recently previewed the self-titled EP, and it seems that more has changed than just her name. Her new material drops the “folk” from her previous, selfdescribed “foxy-folk” sound and adds a healthy helping of rock. Morin now resides in Northampton, Mass., and we’re lucky to be among the first audiences to hear her edgier new project.

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A mysterious, avant-garde theatrical work takes the stage at the Light Club Lamp Shop on Wednesday, March 8. Entitled Fun Night: A Three-Act Play, the piece aims to re-create dreams as best as any conscious mind can. A phantasmagoria of loosely interconnected scenes sends the audience on a journey centered on conquistadors at the Fountain of Youth. The performance also involves variety-show material, fortunetelling, a fashion show, experimental puppetry, robots, bumblebees and what sounds like a bitchin’ house band.

The mastermind behind the project is JOE O’BRIEN, a local artist who’s been prowling around local fringe scenes and open mic nights since he moved to the area to pursue environmental studies at UVM. In an email to Seven Days, O’Brien describes the project as “a bunch of artists trying to birth a floral, encompassing dreambaby.”

He goes on to say, “The whole show is intended to amble aimlessly through the material, similar to the way a night of dreaming would progress — you’re here, then suddenly you’re over there, then you’re in a third place meeting the same people from before.”

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SD: What are your impressions of the election and postelection seasons?

CW: I’m still really in shock that this is actually the truth. I’m very, very anti what happened. This is a time for everyone to try and unite under love and [put] more effort into speaking against the things they don’t believe in and fighting for the things that they do. I don’t agree with any of [President Donald Trump’s] policies or any of the bullshit he says. I think the guy’s a moron.

SD: I tried to read the story of your most embarrassing high school moment, but the link was broken.

Care to tell it again?

CW: Oh, God. Do you know what a shart is?

SD: Have you picked up any American slang after spending so much time here?

CW: I don’t think I know that much American slang. Australia [has] so much ridiculous, stupid slang. It means nothing. I haven’t heard its equivalent in America. I get weirded out by certain terms, just everyday things. Going to get groceries with my girlfriend is always weird, because she’ll be like, “Can you go get this?” And I won’t know what it is, or I’ll come back with something completely different.

SD: I noticed an “Ask Us Anything” section on your website. Does the band actually see those questions?

CW: Yeah. At this point, all of our social is run by band members.

SD: What’s the best thing you’ve ever been asked?

CW: A few years ago, somebody asked to be sent a little bag of pubes. That was interesting.

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SD: Did they receive it?

CW: No, they did not receive said bag of pubes. I think there were concerns

SD: Of course!

CW: Well, I don’t know if I need to go into more detail. In the middle of class, I totally sharted.

SD: What class was it?

CW: I think it was Spanish.

SD: I wonder what the Spanish word for “shart” is.

CW: I don’t know. I could ask [guitarist] Dan [Duque-Perez]. His parents speak Spanish.

SD: I understand you worked in carpentry before the Griswolds. Do you still get the chance to build?

CW: I built my girlfriend a little jewelry shelf for Christmas. It was kind of fun to get back on the tools for a second. It definitely wasn’t easy. I think I’ve lost a lot of my knack.

SD: Do you have any musical guilty pleasures?

CW: Yeah, absolutely. I’m a big fan of Britney Spears. [And] Nick Lachey.

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O’Brien is also the keyboardist of the house band, HOT FAT. The play marks the band’s first official performance.

Rounding out the group are CURTIS HALLE on guitar, Skinny Pancake artist-inresidence HANNAH FAIR on guitar, SAMSON GHAZEY on bass, BEAN BLUMENSTOCK on drums and a heretofore unidentified lead singer known only as FATHER CATFISH. O’Brien describes the band’s sound as “swamp rock,” with “swampy beats, thick keys [and] crying guitar.”

If you attend, be sure to dress in monochrome, per the cast’s wishes. And if you’re a shy, wallflower type, beware: The show is mildly interactive.

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You know that local time-traveling disco-funk cover band the MEDALLIONS? They’re still stuck in the present, and they’re making the most of it with a residency at Club Metronome in Burlington called Magical March.

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The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival announced its headlining acts for 2017 late last week. This year’s artistin-residence is trumpeter TERENCE BLANCHARD with his new ensemble, E-COLLECTIVE. If you’re not familiar with Blanchard by name, you may be familiar with his compositions in all of SPIKE LEE’s joints since the early ’90s. Other top headliners include globally minded ensemble PINK MARTINI,

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Local guitarist, Soundtoys engineer and concert photographer LUKE AWTRY (VETICA, HEAVY PLAINS) takes over Mule Bar in Winooski for the month of March. He’s displaying a collection of his photographs of local bands and musicians playing local venues.

The show opens on Thursday, March 2, with the vinyl stylings of the omnipresent DJ DISCO PHANTOM. Awtry plans to donate 50 percent of profits to the Winooski School District’s music

department, and Mule Bar will donate $1 of every pour from a designated tap during the show’s opening. Though he has no formal connection to the Winooski School District, Awtry cites his own experiences in his school music programs as invaluable to his development as a musician and music professional, and he wants to ensure the same for other young music makers.

Until the show opens, Awtry is keeping the artists featured in his show a secret. But let’s speculate by taking a quick scan of his Instagram account!

Recent uploads include JEFF FORAN of DOOM SERVICE, TAR IGUANA, BURNING MONK, SEAMUS THE GREAT, BLUE BUTTON, the HIGH BREAKS and ROUGH FRANCIS. If your bedroom walls are looking a bit underdressed, perhaps adorning them with talent from the local scene will make them pop — or perhaps rock.

Speaking Volumes officially unveils its new location at 7 Marble Avenue in Burlington on Friday, March 3, directly across the street from its old location at 377 Pine Street. The new space, formerly the home of Battery Street Jeans, will exclusively house SV’s collection of vintage vinyl, stereo equipment, and a curated selection of vintage apparel from Stowe’s Billie Jean Vintage and other consigners.

Back over at Volume 1, as owner Untitled-15 NORBERT ENDER refers to it, you’ll continue to see books, art and artsy bric-a-brac.

The daylong grand opening event features performances from BLOWTORCH, the BONY TENANTS and possibly a surprise performance from a prominent local band — a band that’s perhaps already mentioned in this week’s Soundbites column. (Wink, wink.) You’ll just have to go to find out.

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Quiles & Cloud Thursday, March 2, 7:30 pm Award-winning modern acoustic folk trio who weave together soulful melodies, close harmonies, and interweaving guitar lines.

Family Ties Sherri DuPree-Bemis and her siblings grew up in an intensely musical household. That foundation led

to the formation of rock band EISLEY, which has been active for nearly two decades. In that time, members of the DuPree clan have shifted in and out, including siblings Chauntelle D’Agostino and Stacy King. Cousins Remington and Garron DuPree are part of the

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Saturday, March 4, 7:30 pm Dazzling jazz standards, American Songbook and original music.

With Tom Cleary, John Rivers, Geza Carr, and Patricia Julien.

current lineup; the latter is also the bassist for the rock band Say Anything. Completing the musical family circle, Say Anything front man Max Bemis is DuPree-Bemis’ husband. Eisley’s latest album, I’m Only Dreaming, is a collection of modern rock that draws on the family’s southern roots. Catch Eisley on Thursday, March 2, at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge in South Burlington. CIVILIAN and BACKWARDS DANCER open.

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ARTSRIOT: Melvin Seals & JGB (blues, funk), 8 p.m., $22/25.

CITIZEN CIDER: Brett Hughes (country), 6 p.m., free.

THE DAILY PLANET: Xenia Dunford (acoustic jazz), 8 p.m., free.

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JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

Adam Ezra Group Saturday, March 11, 7:30 pm

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MONKEY HOUSE: The Sways (indie), 8:30 p.m., free.

PARKER PIE CO.: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

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MONOPOLE: Open Mic with Lucid, 10 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (HANOVER): Bow Thayer (folk-rock), 7:30 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

BAGITOS BAGEL AND BURRITO CAFÉ: John Lackard Blues Jam, 6 p.m., free.

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MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Open Mic with Andy Lugo, 9 p.m., free.

SWEET MELISSA’S: D. Davis (acoustic), 5:30 p.m., donation. Vinyl Night with Alex Budney (vinyl DJs), 8 p.m., donation.

ARTSRIOT: March Radness: Una Ika Ai, Hammydown (indie), 8:30 p.m., $10/12.

NECTAR’S: Vinyl Night with DJ Disco Phantom (vinyl DJs), 6 p.m., free.

Soule Indomitable with Special Guests (funk, jazz), 9:30 p.m., $5/10.

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RÍ RÁ THE IRISH LOCAL & WHISKEY ROOM: The County Down (traditional Irish), 7:30 p.m., free.

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RED SQUARE: DJ KermiTT (hits), 8 p.m., free. DJ David Chief, 11 p.m., free.

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VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Standup Open Mic, 7 p.m., free. FACE/OFF: A Standup Comedy Switcheroo, 8:45 p.m., free.

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LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Irish Sessions (traditional), 7 p.m., free.

Addie Herbert’s Tribute to Connie Converse, 9 p.m., free.

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THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Hannah Fair (singersongwriter), 8 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: Ensemble V (free jazz), 7 p.m., free. Air Guitar Competition, 9 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Bonzo, Gestalt, Adam Wolf (indie), 8 p.m., free. Fatty Shay and Friends (hip-hop, hits), 11 p.m., free.

RÍ RÁ THE IRISH LOCAL & WHISKEY ROOM: Rob Benton (rock), 9:30 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: Shane Hardiman Trio (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free. Izland Tonik Band (reggae, soca), 11 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE: The Jeff Salisbury Band (blues), 7 p.m., free. D Jay Baron (mashup, hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Dr. No (rock, funk), 10 p.m., free.

burlington

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Band of the Land (folk), 8 p.m., free.

WHAMMY BAR: Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.

THE DAILY PLANET: The Hot Pickin’ Party (bluegrass), 8 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Short Jam (improv), 6 p.m., free. Alonzo Bodden (standup), 7 p.m., $15. The Daily Grind: Dave Grippo (improv), 8:45 p.m., $5.

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DRINK: BLiNDoG Records Acoustic Sessions, 5 p.m., free.

chittenden county

BIG PICTURE THEATER AND CAFÉ: Chicky Stoltz (rock), 7 p.m., $5.

middlebury area

CITY LIMITS NIGHT CLUB: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

Open Mic Night, 9 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Thomas Nöla (cabaret), 8 p.m., free. Michaela Anne (country), 9:30 p.m., $5-10.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Jeezum Crow (Americana), 10 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Trivia Mania, 7 p.m., free.

Pink Talking Fish (tribute to Pink Floyd, Talking Heads and Phish), 10 p.m., $15.

BACKSTAGE PUB: Trivia, 9:30 p.m., free.

HALYARD BREWING CO.: Old Time Mountain Jam with High-Low-Jack (traditional, acoustic strings), 6 p.m., free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Carnifex, Rings of Saturn, Lorna Shore, She Must Burn (metal), 6:30 p.m., $17/20.

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REVIEW this Loupo, Good Company

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For years now, young producer Loupo has been the best pinch hitter in Burlington’s hip-hop scene. Give him some room to get set up, and he can bathe any venue in lush beats that feel like a chakra massage. His latest album, Good Company, represents a new artistic leap from making beats to crafting fully formed compositions.

Over the course of his first two albums, Transitions (2014) and Enigma (2015), Loupo perfected a personal recipe for instrumental hip-hop. His output was jazzy, wobbly and distinctly stoned. The

The Pilgrims, No Focus

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Last year Loupo started assembling these songs with Baton Rouge label MelodySoul. It’s hard to pull off an album that sounds so cohesive without growing stale, but they’ve done exactly that.

The album launches with “So It Begins,” which embodies the cooperative approach. What starts as some luminous keyboard riffs over a staggeringly slow beat quickly evolves into layers of orchestration. This isn’t just session musicians cutting solos over beats. It’s something much more intimate and refined.

Things kick into high gear with “Letters.” It’s an album highlight, a fullon future R&B song, vocalized by the impeccable Stephanie Heaghney. She’s lead singer of local “soul-hop” outfit Smooth Antics, a band that includes Whitney and Bronstein, too. The chemistry is so damn good it threatens to steal the show.

Bronstein, in particular, is cool and assertive. He classes up everything

he touches — and he’s on half of the tracks. Another album highlight is the psych-rock banger “Hotseat,” which features Canadian producer and multiinstrumental madman falcxne. It’s a glorious earworm.

Fortunately, the rest of the album places the spotlight squarely on Loupo.

He’s more than ready for his close-up.

Good Company overflows with ideas but never once feels crowded. Loupo’s ability to evoke moods and create space has never sounded so effortless or cinematic.

It cannot be emphasized enough what a Quincy Jones-like level of work Loupo put into Good Company.

The album is a transformation and a big, brave step for one of the most interesting musicians in Burlington today.

Good Company by Loupo is available at melodysoul.bandcamp.com. Loupo performs with Crusty Cuts on Saturday, March 11, at SideBar in Burlington.

I immediately murmured, “Ain’t that America?”

To be fair, I might be influenced by the presently dire state of the ol’ US of A. So, too, are the Pilgrims. On “KimPossible,” for example, vocalist Chris Rosenquest proclaims, “Time after time, I’m fucking miserable.”

There’s trouble around every corner on No Focus — lost loves and hipsters and dying cities and slide guitar.

No Focus is the Windsor band’s third album. And it’s got its sound down. Guitarists Kiel Alarcon and Chris Goulet are locked together.

The rhythm section of drummer Chris

Egner and bassist Brendan Dangelo provides a muscular, driving backbone.

Rosenquest has a grainy gravitas to his voice, not unlike Steve Earle in both delivery and intelligent, heart-onsleeve lyrics.

The playing is great, and the production is exceptional — the latter thanks to Future Fields engineer Jer Coons. The songwriting is mature and thoughtful. But there’s something missing. No Focus feels like Paul Westerberg’s first solo record. All the talent was still there, but you wanted the fucking Replacements.

The Pilgrims feel agonizingly close to making a leap. No Focus isn’t quite it, but there are moments that suggest it’s coming.

You can hear it on songs such as “The Millenial Whoop.” The standout is a scathing riposte to baby boomers’ love

of blaming American decline on their offspring and their kids. It features some of Rosenquest’s strongest moments.

“Haha, you thought you’d make it?” he mocks with honest fury.

“Barely Alive” is another tantalizing highlight. The band stomps hard over dystopian lyrics: “This city keeps us barely alive / when it falls, we are buried inside.”

There’s just one last, short yard to go for the Pilgrims to cross the goal line. No Focus is a solid record. But I’m greedy when it comes to bands that possess more potential than they consistently show — especially knowing how good they are live.

No Focus by the Pilgrims is available at pilgrimsvt.bandcamp.com. They play the Monkey House in Winooski on Friday, March 10.

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I don’t know what makes a record feel “American.”

Perhaps it’s an aesthetics thing — though I’ve always associated it with a populist tinge to songwriting.

It’s an illusion, of course; American rock can be anything from Kiss to Fishbone. But, for better or worse, when I put on the Pilgrims’ new record, No Focus, I Mellencamped in my head. That is,

playful ear for melody that shaped his earlier canon is even stronger here.

Loupo specializes in creating intricate soundscapes that hit you in the gut before you can fully process what’s going on. Last year, he released a short EP of remixes, Moods, which pointed in a new direction.

He incorporated textures of electronic music and carefully studied the pacing and presentation of his songs — and they were all songs.

Good Company is much more than drum pads and chopped loops, too.

It’s a collaborative kaleidoscope, heavy on live musicians. These most especially include keyboardist Danny Whitney and guitarist Max Bronstein — the latter also plays bass on several tracks.

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HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Eisley, Civilian, Backwards Dancer (rock), 8 p.m., $15/17.

JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Irish Jam Session (traditional), 7 p.m., free.

MONKEY HOUSE: Erin Cassels-Brown (indie folk), 6 p.m., free.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Nobby Reed Project (blues), 7 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

SWEET MELISSA’S: Dave Langevine (ragtime), 6 p.m., donation.

WHAMMY BAR: Balkan Mind Meld (klezmer), 7 p.m., free.

Fellowship of the Strings Dani Aubert and Ian Van Ornum are

members of the Oregon-based six-piece folk orchestra Patchy Sanders. As the duo FELLOW

PYNINS,

they craft stripped-down, intimate ballads that draw from across the Americana

spectrum. Their instrumentation includes the requisite string section of banjo, guitar and mandolin, and also the exotic hurdy-gurdy and Greek bouzouki. When not performing, the duo conducts community-focused workshops on songwriting and harmony singing. FP’s debut album, Hunter & the Hunted, is available for free via SoundCloud. The duo plays three Skinny Pancake locations this week: Friday, March 3, in Montpelier; Saturday, March 4, in Stowe; and Tuesday, March 7, in Burlington.

stowe/smuggs

MARTELL’S AT THE RED FOX: Open Mic & Jam Session, 9 p.m., free.

MOOGS PLACE: Open Mic with Allen Church, 8:30 p.m., free.

SUSHI YOSHI (STOWE): The Flakes (indie, folk-rock), 5 p.m., free.

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BIG PICTURE THEATER AND CAFÉ: Bruce Sklar and Jeremy Hill (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

GREEN MOUNTAIN LOUNGE AT MOUNT ELLEN: Abby Jenne Band (rock, folk), 2:30 p.m., free.

middlebury area

CITY LIMITS NIGHT CLUB: Throttle Thursdays with DJ Gold (hits), 9 p.m., free.

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OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Karaoke with DJ Jon Berry, 9 p.m., free.

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BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD: Bob Gagnon (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

CLUB METRONOME: The Medallions (disco, funk), 9 p.m., $10.

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

JUNIPER: Eric George (folk), 9 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Charley & Grace (acoustic), 8 p.m., free. Jean Rohe & the End of the World Show (folk, eclectic), 9:30 p.m., free. Taka (vinyl DJ), 11 p.m., free.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: DJ Disco Phantom (eclectic dance), 10 p.m., free.

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NECTAR’S: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., free. Pink Talking Fish (tribute to Pink Floyd, Talking Heads and Phish), 10 p.m., $15.

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RÍ RÁ THE IRISH LOCAL & WHISKEY ROOM: Supersounds DJ (top 40), 10 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: Friday Morning SingAlong with Linda Bassick & Friends (kids’ music), 11 a.m., free. Front Porch Foursome (contemporary folk), 7 p.m., free. Z-Boys (surf), 8:30 p.m., free. Broca’s Area, Vinegar Mother (future soul, R&B), 10:30 p.m., $5.

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RED SQUARE: Papa Greybeard (blues), 5 p.m., free. Dirty Boost (roots, rock), 7 p.m., $5. Craig Mitchell (house, hits), 11 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ KermiTT (hits), 10 p.m., $5.

RUBEN JAMES: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Jack Shroeder (folk), 7 p.m., free. Crusty Cuts (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

SIGNAL KITCHEN: Noura Mint Seymali (West African fusion), 9 p.m., $13/15.

SPEAKING VOLUMES: Speaking Volumes Grand Opening featuring Blowtorch, the Bony Tenants and Special Guests (rock), 7 p.m., free.

THE TAP ROOM AT SWITCHBACK BREWING: Alex Smith (singersongwriter), 6 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Alonzo Bodden (standup), 7 & 9:30 p.m., $20/25.

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BACKSTAGE PUB: Karaoke with Jenny Red, 9 p.m., free.

JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Red Hot Juba (cosmic Americana), 7 p.m., free.

MONKEY HOUSE: The Willoughbys (folk), 5:30 p.m., free.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Bootless & Unhorsed (traditional Irish), 5 p.m., free. Shane Murley & the Apothecarians (folk), 9 p.m., free.

STONE CORRAL BREWERY: Kelly Ravin (country), 7 p.m., free.

SUGARHOUSE BAR & GRILL: Robin Gottfried Band (rock, soul), 9:30 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Starline Rhythm Boys (rockabilly, honky-tonk), 9 p.m., free.

ESPRESSO BUENO: extempo (storytelling), 8 p.m., $5.

LA PUERTA NEGRA: Joe Moore (jazz), 6 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (MONTPELIER): Fellow Pynins (Americana), 6 p.m., free.

OLIVE RIDLEY’S: All Request Night with DJ Skippy (hits), 10 p.m., free.

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ARTSRIOT: Andrian Belew Power Trio (rock), 8 p.m., $25/28.

BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD: Paul Asbell (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Honky Tonk Happy Hour with Mark LeGrand, 5:30 p.m., donation.

CLUB METRONOME: Retronome With DJ Fattie B (’80s dance party), 9 p.m., free/$5.

WHAMMY BAR: Thea Wren (singersongwriter), 7 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

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JUNIPER: Matt the Gnat and the Gators (alt-country), 9 p.m., free.

MARTELL’S AT THE RED FOX: Full Circle (classic rock), 9 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Eames Brothers band (mountain blues), 8 p.m., free. Taka (vinyl DJ), 11 p.m., free.

middlebury area

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Little Slugger (indie rock), 10 p.m., free.

HATCH 31: DJ Fattie B (hip-hop, hits), 7 p.m., free.

rutland/killington PICKLE BARREL NIGHTCLUB: Lifespeed (covers), 8 p.m., free.

champlain islands/ northwest TWIGGS — AN AMERICAN GASTROPUB: Bob McKenzie Trio (blues), 7 p.m., free.

outside vermont

MONOPOLE: Revibe (jam), 10 p.m., free.

MONOPOLE DOWNSTAIRS: Happy Hour Tunes & Trivia with Gary Peacock, 5 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: The Nectar’s Bluegrass Jam featuring Ben Slotnick and Friends, 7 p.m., free. Pink Talking Fish (tribute to Pink Floyd, Talking Heads and Phish), 10 p.m., $15.

RADIO BEAN: Lisa Bastoni (singersongwriter), 7 p.m., free. Father, Misty, and the Big Rock (blues, folk), 8:30 p.m., free. Boketto the Wolf (rock), 10 p.m., $5. Another Sexless Weekend (folk, rock), 11:30 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE: Andriana Chobot (singer-songwriter), 5 p.m., free.

Relative Souls (funk, rock), 7 p.m., $5.

Mashtodon (hip-hop), 11 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Raul (hits), 6 p.m., $5. DJ Reign One (EDM), 11 p.m., $5.

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SIDEBAR: Josh Dobbs (experimental, eclectic), 7 p.m., free. DJ KermiTT (hits), 10 p.m., free.

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CITIZEN CIDER: Brett Hughes (country), 6 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Bow Thayer (folk-rock), 8 p.m., free.

THE DAILY PLANET: Silver Bridget (saw folk), 8 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

SMITTY’S PUB: Shellhouse (rock), 8 p.m., free.

LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ: Mike Martin (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Alonzo Bodden (standup), 7 & 9:30 p.m., $20/25.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Irish Sessions (traditional), 7 p.m., free. ‘Fun Night: A Three-Act Play’, 9 p.m., $5-10.

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MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Open Mic with Andy Lugo, 9 p.m., free.

BACKSTAGE PUB: Sun of a Gun (rock), 9 p.m., free.

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: The Griswolds, Dreamers, argonaut&wasp (pop, rock), 7:30 p.m., $15.

NECTAR’S: Vinyl Night with DJ Disco Phantom (vinyl DJs), 6 p.m., free. Soule Indomitable with Special Guests (funk, jazz), 9:30 p.m., $5/10. 18+.

JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: About Time (funk, jazz), 7 p.m., free.

RÍ RÁ THE IRISH LOCAL & WHISKEY ROOM: The County Down (traditional Irish), 7:30 p.m., free.

MONKEY HOUSE: Medusa’s Disco, Seamus the Great, Indecent Exposure (rock), 9 p.m., $3/8. 18+.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Sweet Jayne (rock), 9 p.m., free.

STONE CORRAL BREWERY: Cooper & LaVoie (blues), 7 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

BAGITOS BAGEL AND BURRITO CAFÉ: Irish Session, 2 p.m., donation.

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Boomslang, Free the Optimus, Maiden Voyage (hip-hop), 9:30 p.m., free.

ESPRESSO BUENO: Krista Johnson (acoustic folk), 7:30 p.m., free. FEMCOM (standup), 8:30 p.m., free.

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SWEET MELISSA’S: Andy Pitt (Americana), 6 p.m., donation.

Midnight Vigil (rock), 9 p.m., donation.

WHAMMY BAR: Barn Band (Americana, folk), 7 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs

MARTELL’S AT THE RED FOX: The Last Minute Band (rock, pop), 9 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (STOWE): Fellow Pynins (Americana), 3 p.m., free.

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GREEN MOUNTAIN LOUNGE AT MOUNT ELLEN: Brett Hughes and the Honky Tonk Tuesday Band (country), 3 p.m., free.

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51 MAIN AT THE BRIDGE: Bain and Boender (roots, blues), 7 p.m., free.

CITY LIMITS NIGHT CLUB: City Limits Dance Party with DJ Earl (top 40), 9:30 p.m., free.

HATCH 31: Band of the Land (folk), 7 p.m., free.

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rutland/killington PICKLE BARREL NIGHTCLUB: Lifespeed (covers), 8 p.m., free.

Search and Destroy The genre-bending Montréal duo

CO/NTRY used to be called Country, a name

its founders intentionally chose to confuse online search robots. The updated spelling/styling doesn’t help that much.

When it comes to search engine optimization, it seems Beaver Sheppard and David Whitten just don’t give a f/ck. Selfdescribed as “adult contemporary post-punk,” the duo’s music is reminiscent of early Depeche Mode, Joy Division and Canadian contemporary TR/ST. Be on the lookout for their newest album, Cell Phone 1, in April. Catch CO/NTRY on Wednesday, March 8, at the Monkey House in Winooski.

champlain islands/northwest TWIGGS — AN AMERICAN GASTROPUB: Lunar Jazz Trio, 7 p.m., free.

northeast kingdom PARKER PIE CO.: The Aerolites (rock), 8 p.m., free.

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ARTSRIOT: An Evening with Larry and Jenny Keel, Pappy (from Cabinet) (Americana), 8 p.m., $25.

NECTAR’S: Mi Yard Reggae Night with DJs Big Dog and Jahson, 9:30 p.m., free/$3. 18+.

RADIO BEAN: Pete Sutherland and Tim Stickle’s Old Time Session (traditional), 1 p.m., free.

Trio Gusto (jazz), 6 p.m., free.

Matthew Wolcott (folk-rock), 8:30 p.m., free. The Snaz (indie rock), 10 p.m., free. Rootbrew (world, soul), 11:30 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Golden Pousset and DJ Don Sinex (eclectic), 10 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Bluegrass Brunch, noon, $5-10 donation.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Good Clean Fun! (family-friendly improv), 5:30 p.m., $5. Slinky Says Relax (improv), 8 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

LA PUERTA NEGRA: Sanctuary Session: Irish Music for Civil

Rights (traditional), 4 p.m., donation.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Live Band Karaoke, 7 p.m., donation.

outside vermont

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (HANOVER): Bluegrass Brunch, noon, free.

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LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Lamp Shop Lit Club (open reading), 8 p.m., free. Joey Pizza Slice Film Night ‘panned & scanned”, 11 p.m., free.

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

NECTAR’S: The 2017 StrangeCreek Battle of the Bands, 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

RADIO BEAN: Andrew of the North (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free. Maribyrd (indie folk), 8 p.m., free. Shy Husky (indie rock), 10:30 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Family Night (open jam), 9 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Comedy & Crêpes (standup), 7 p.m., free.

chittenden county BACKSTAGE PUB: Open Mic, 9:30 p.m., free.

MONKEY HOUSE: Kelly Ravin (country), 6 p.m., free.

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MOOGS PLACE: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., free.

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PHAT KAT’S TAVERN: Jay Natola (solo guitar), 9 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Fellow Pynins (Americana), 7 p.m., free.

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HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Every Time I Die, Knocked Loose, Harm’s Way, Eternal Sleep (hardcore), 7 p.m., $18/20.

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HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Modern Measure, Project Aspect (electronic), 8:30 p.m., $8/10.

THE GRYPHON: P’tit Trio (jazz), 8 p.m., free.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Trivia with Top Hat Entertainment, 7 p.m., free.

burlington

LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ: Dayve Huckett (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Open Mic with Eric George, 7 p.m., free.

StorytellingVT, 7:30 p.m., free.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Pat Finn & the Voices in His Head (hip-hop, electronic), 9:30 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Tuesday Bluesday Blues Jam with Colin Craig and Friends, 7:30 p.m., free. Dead Set (Grateful Dead tribute), 10 p.m., $3/5.18+.

RADIO BEAN: Gua Gua (psychotropical jazz), 6:30 p.m., free.

King Arthur Junior with Hannah Lafaso (jam), 9 p.m., free. Honky Tonk Tuesday with Eric George & Friends, 10 p.m., $3.

WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Godfather Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., free.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Open Mic, 7 p.m., donation.

middlebury area

HATCH 31: Erin Cassels-Brown (indie folk), 6 p.m., free. Kelly Ravin and Lowell Thompson (country), 7 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: Karaoke with Roots Entertainment, 9 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Karaoke with D Jay Baron, 7 p.m., free. DJ Aras (dance), 8 p.m., free. Pop Rap Dance Party, 10 p.m., free.

outside vermont

SIDEBAR: Cam Will (folk), 7 p.m., free. Blackout Barbie & SVPPLY (hip-hop, hits), 10 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (HANOVER): Jazz & Fondue, 7 p.m., free.

OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: Stace Brandt (singer-songwriter, R&B), 7:30 p.m., free. Fertile Soil (folk-rock), 9 p.m., free. Leon Trout (jam), 10:30 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: DJ KermiTT (hits), 8 p.m., free. DJ David Chief, 11 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Luke McCartin (alt-country), 7 p.m., free. Wavey Wednesday (EDM), 10 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Hannah Fair (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Standup Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.

Next Gen Showcase (standup), 9 p.m., free.

chittenden county JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Bluegrass Jam Session, 7 p.m., free.

MONKEY HOUSE: CO/NTRY (electronic, post-punk), 8:30 p.m., $5/10. 18+.

barre/montpelier

SWEET MELISSA’S: D. Davis (acoustic), 5:30 p.m., donation.

Cookie’s Hot Club (gypsy jazz), 8 p.m., donation.

WHAMMY BAR: Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.

middlebury area CITY LIMITS NIGHT CLUB: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free. Open Mic Night, 9 p.m., free.

northeast kingdom PARKER PIE CO.: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

outside vermont MONOPOLE: Open Mic with Lucid, 10 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (HANOVER): Bow Thayer (folk-rock), 7:30 p.m., free. m

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CLAIRE’S RESTAURANT & BAR, 41 Main St., Hardwick, 472-7053 CORK WINE BAR & MARKET OF STOWE, 35 School St., Stowe, 760-6143 MARTELL’S AT THE RED FOX, 87 Edwards Rd., Jeffersonville, 644-5060 MATTERHORN, 4969 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-8198 MOOGS PLACE, Portland St., Morrisville, 851-8225 PIECASSO PIZZARIA & LOUNGE, 899 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4411 RIMROCKS MOUNTAIN TAVERN, 394 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-9593 THE RUSTY NAIL, 1190 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-6245 STOWEHOF INN, 434 Edson Hill Rd., Stowe, 253-9722 SUSHI YOSHI, 1128 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4135

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51 MAIN AT THE BRIDGE, 51 Main St., Middlebury, 3888209 BAR ANTIDOTE, 35C Green St., Vergennes, 877-2555 CITY LIMITS, 14 Greene St., Vergennes, 877-6919 HATCH 31, 31 Main St., Bristol, 453-2774 TOURTERELLE, 3629 Ethan Allen Hwy., New Haven, 453-6309 TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE, 86 Main St., Middlebury, 388-0002

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HOP’N MOOSE BREWERY CO., 41 Center St., Rutland 775-7063 PICKLE BARREL NIGHTCLUB, Killington Rd., Killington, 422-3035

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BREAKING GROUNDS, 245 Main St., Bethel, 392-4222

NORTHEAST KINGDOM

BIG JAY TAVERN, 3709 Mountain Rd., Montgomery, 326-6688 COLATINA EXIT, 164 Main St., Bradford, 222-9008 JASPER’S TAVERN, 71 Seymour La., Newport, 334-2224 MARTELL’S AT THE FOX, 87 Edwards Rd., Jeffersonville, 644-5060 MUSIC BOX, 147 Creek Rd., Craftsbury, 586-7533 PARKER PIE CO., 161 County Rd., West Glover, 525-3366 PHAT KATS TAVERN, 101 Depot St., Lyndonville, 626-3064 THE PUB OUTBACK, 482 Vt. 114, East Burke, 626-1188 THE STAGE, 45 Broad St., Lyndonville, 427-3344 TAMARACK GRILL, 223 Shelburne Lodge Rd., East Burke, 626-7390

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OUTSIDE VERMONT

MONOPOLE, 7 Protection Ave., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-563-2222 NAKED TURTLE, 1 Dock St., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-566-6200.

OLIVE RIDLEY’S, 37 Court St., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-324-2200 PALMER ST. COFFEE HOUSE, 4 Palmer St., Plattsburgh, N.Y. 518-561-6920 THE SKINNY PANCAKE, 3 Lebanon St., Hanover, N.H., 603-277-9115

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Our master Luthiers with over 60+ years of combined experience will have your instrument playing better than new.

Strings, clip-on tuners, and accessories available for purchase.

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BACKSTAGE PUB, 60 Pearl St., Essex Jct., 878-5494 GOOD TIMES CAFÉ, Rt. 116, Hinesburg, 482-4444 HALYARD BREWING CO., 80 Ethan Allen Dr., #2, S. Burlington, 497-1858

BAGITOS BAGEL AND BURRITO CAFÉ, 28 Main St., Montpelier, 229-9212 CAPITAL GROUNDS CAFÉ, 27 State St., Montpelier, 223-7800 CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS, 70 Main St., Montpelier, 223-6820 ESPRESSO BUENO, 248 N. Main St., Barre, 479-0896 GUSTO’S, 28 Prospect St., Barre, 476-7919 KISMET, 52 State St., Montpelier, 223-8646 LA PUERTA NEGRA, 44 Main St., Montpelier, 613-3172 MULLIGAN’S IRISH PUB, 9 Maple Ave., Barre, 479-5545 NORTH BRANCH CAFÉ, 41 State St., Montpelier, 552-8105 POSITIVE PIE, 20 State St., Montpelier, 229-0453 RED HEN BAKERY + CAFÉ, 961 US Route 2, Middlesex, 223-5200 THE SKINNY PANCAKE, 89 Main St., Montpelier, 262-2253 SWEET MELISSA’S, 4 Langdon St., Montpelier, 225-6012 THREE BEAN CAFÉ, 22 Pleasant St., Randolph, 728-3533 WHAMMY BAR, 31 W. County Rd., Calais, 229-4329

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CORK WINE BAR & MARKET, 40 Foundry St., Waterbury, 882-8227 GREEN MOUNTAIN LOUNGE AT MOUNT ELLEN, 102 Forest Pl., Warren, 583-6300 HOSTEL TEVERE, 203 Powderhound Rd., Warren, 496-9222 PURPLE MOON PUB, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-3422 THE RESERVOIR RESTAURANT & TAP ROOM, 1 S. Main St., Waterbury, 244-7827 SLIDE BROOK LODGE & TAVERN, 3180 German Flats Rd., Warren, 583-2202 ZENBARN, 179 Guptil Rd., Waterbury Center, 244-8134

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AMERICAN FLATBREAD, 115 St. Paul St., Burlington, 861-2999 ARTSRIOT, 400 Pine St., Burlington, 540 0406 AUGUST FIRST, 149 S. Champlain St., Burlington, 540-0060 BARRIO BAKERY & PIZZA BARRIO, 203 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 863-8278 BENTO, 197 College St., Burlington, 497-2494 BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD, 25 Cherry St., Burlington, 854-4700 BRENNAN’S PUB & BISTRO, UVM Davis Center, 590 Main St., Burlington, 656-1204 CHURCH & MAIN RESTAURANT, 156 Church St., Burlington, 540-3040 CITIZEN CIDER, 316 Pine St., Burlington, 497-1987 CLUB METRONOME, 188 Main St., Burlington, 865-4563 THE DAILY PLANET, 15 Center St., Burlington, 862-9647 DOBRÁ TEA, 80 Church St., Burlington, 951-2424 DRINK, 133 St. Paul St., Burlington, 951-9463 THE FARMHOUSE TAP & GRILL, 160 Bank St., Burlington, 859-0888 FINNIGAN’S PUB, 205 College St., Burlington, 864-8209 FOAM BREWERS, 112 Lake St., Burlington, 399-2511 THE GRYPHON, 131 Main St., Burlington, 489-5699 HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY, 136 1/2 Church St., Burlington, 865-0012 JP’S PUB, 139 Main St., Burlington, 658-6389 JUNIPER, 41 Cherry St., Burlington, 658-0251 LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ, 115 Church St., Burlington, 8633759 LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP, 12 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 660-9346 MAGLIANERO CAFÉ, 47 Maple St., Burlington, 861-3155 MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB, 167 Main St., Burlington, 864-6776 MUDDY WATERS, 184 Main St., Burlington, 658-0466 NECTAR’S, 188 Main St., Burlington, 658-4771 RADIO BEAN, 8 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 660-9346 RASPUTIN’S, 163 Church St., Burlington, 864-9324 RED SQUARE, 136 Church St., Burlington, 859-8909 RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB, 123 Church St., Burlington, 860-9401 RUBEN JAMES, 159 Main St., Burlington, 864-0744 SIGNAL KITCHEN, 71 Main St., Burlington, 399-2337 SIDEBAR, 202 Main St., Burlington, 864-0072 THE SKINNY PANCAKE, 60 Lake St., Burlington, 540-0188 SOCIAL CLUB & LOUNGE, 165 Church St., Burlington SPEAKING VOLUMES, 377 Pine St., Burlington, 540-0107 SPEAKING VOLUMES, VOL. 2, 7 Marble Ave., Burlington, 540-0107 THE TAP ROOM AT SWITCHBACK BREWING, 160 Flynn Ave., Burlington, 651-4114 VERMONT COMEDY CLUB, 101 Main St., Burlington, 859-0100 THE VERMONT PUB & BREWERY, 144 College St., Burlington, 865-0500

HIGHER GROUND, 1214 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 652-0777 HINESBURGH PUBLIC HOUSE, 10516 Vt., 116 #6A, Hinesburg, 482-5500 JAMES MOORE TAVERN, 4302 Bolton Access Rd. Bolton Valley, Jericho,434-6826 JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN, 30 Rte., 15 Jericho, 899-2223 MONKEY HOUSE, 30 Main St., Winooski, 655-4563 ON TAP BAR & GRILL, 4 Park St., Essex Jct., 878-3309 PARK PLACE TAVERN, 38 Park St., Essex Jct. 878-3015 ROZZI’S LAKESHORE TAVERN, 1022 W. Lakeshore Dr., Colchester, 863-2342 SHELBURNE VINEYARD, 6308 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, 985-8222 STONE CORRAL BREWERY, 83 Huntington Rd., Richmond, 434-5767 SUGARHOUSE BAR & GRILL, 733 Queen City Park Rd., S. Burlington, 863-2909 WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK, 20 Winooski Falls Way, Winooski, 497-3525

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n a recent Saturday afternoon, in a cozy Howard Street studio bedecked with twinkle lights and fresh flowers, six Burlington locals gathered with artist and educator Emily Anderson. Some made themselves tea before taking their seats at the big table, in the middle of which was splayed an oversize deck of cards. Anderson invited her guests to pick a card — their “Fairy of the Day.” The Burlington artist’s Demon and Fairy Drawing workshop is not an assembly of mystics, a traditional art class or a self-help seminar, but it has aspects of all three. It’s one of the services that Anderson, an “artist-inspirationalist,” offers under the auspices of her business Bluebird Fairies. Another is designing and selling the cards from which the workshop participants were now choosing.

Edward Burke, the January-February maker-in-residence at Burlington’s Generator makerspace, pulled the “Fairy of Confirmation.” Lucy Basa got the “Fairy of Chirping, Happy Birds.”

Printmaker Jabari Jones, whose studio shares a building with Anderson’s, picked the “Fairy of It’s All Going to Happen.” They took turns introducing themselves and speculating on how their cards might fit into their current lives.

Anderson has offered her themed monthly classes, at $10 to $15 per person, since October of 2016. At these two-hour sessions, she guides participants in sketching images of their personal demons, demon “antidotes” and fairies — with their non-dominant hands.

“I feel really grounded in situations where I’m guiding people through a process,” Anderson told Seven Days.

Drawing with the nondominant hand, she noted, means one is “relieved of [the] expectation of perfection.”

Basa noted how using her left hand immediately helped her mind slow down. Another participant shared that the task felt “psychologically opening.”

Jones said the drawing “makes it easy to name the stuff that’s on my mind” and likened it to keeping a journal.

As the group made the transition from drawing demons on index cards to drawing fairies, Anderson brought out a little tray of bells for participants to ring and “clear the air.” There were giggles, murmurs of acknowledgment and plenty of compliments. “I have a frustrated artist inside me,” testified Janice

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Dawley. “This is a great way to express some of that in a really supportive and friendly environment.”

Though Anderson’s workshops are new, the Bluebird Fairies origin story began more than a decade ago. Now 50, Anderson moved to Vermont in 1989 to work with Bread and Puppet Theater.

After eight years with the radical theater troupe, first as a company member and then as operations manager, she founded Awareness Theater Company in 1998, which orchestrated performances for

people with and without disabilities through VSA Vermont.

In addition to being an arts educator, Anderson worked for many years with Mark Utter, a man diagnosed with autism, for whom she assisted facilitated communication. She was instrumental in helping Utter produce his 2013 short film “I Am in Here.”

Anderson recalled Utter telling her at one point that she didn’t seem happy.

Indeed, in 2003, she was beset by a confluence of challenges: Her father

died, she had a serious car accident, and her relationship was on the rocks.

“Something [was] not working in my life,” Anderson said.

So she began to draw, creating one new demon and fairy every evening.

Some of the earliest figures to emerge were the “Glum Goblin,” the “Demon of Regret” and “The Grass Is Greener Goblin.” When contemplating a move caused anxiety, she drew a fairy proclaiming, “Fear not, dear Emily, I will make sure you are warm and safe.”

“My whole work had been assisting other people with their stories,” Anderson said. “What Bluebird Fairies does is really connect me with [the question] Who am I?” As a 2014 participant in Mercy Connections’ Women’s Small Business Program, Anderson shared her fairies and demons with her cohort. She gave them readings, using her drawings as oracle cards. “They weren’t really into [the idea],” Anderson said. Yet afterward, she recalled, many of the women told her privately how the reading had resonated with them. Realizing she might be onto something, she re-enrolled in the program the following year to firm up a business plan.

Anderson named her business for the Charles Bukowski poem “Bluebird.”

Part of it goes: “there’s a bluebird in my heart that / wants to get out / but I’m too tough for him, / I say, / stay down, / do you want to mess / me up?”

“Everyone has a bluebird in their heart,” Anderson said, “but we want to let them out.”

Stephanie Salmon of Gotham City Graphics encouraged Anderson to print runs of her fairy cards. Similar in look and feel to other forms of tarot or oracle cards, they’re on medium stock with rounded edges, just shy of four by six inches. One side displays simple white line drawings on a black background, including the Bluebird Fairies logo: a stick-figure birdie holding a heart. On the other side, a line-drawn fairy often appears smiling with arms outstretched and encouraging speech-bubble exclamations: “Ah.” “Yay!” “Let’s go!”

Cards in hand, Anderson took up residence at a Lucy van Pelt-esque booth at venues around town, including ArtsRiot’s summer Truck Stop, and offered readings for free. But soon she had enough customers to charge — many of them graduating students or young women.

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Anderson even met her current boyfriend when he drew a “Fairy of the Day” at her booth. “He’s totally my fairy prince,” she said, smiling.

To date, the full Bluebird Fairies deck contains 63 cards, with more on the way. In addition to local appearances and public classes, Anderson offers

f BELCATE SCHOOL, HOWARD CENTER ARTS COLLECTIVE & GUESTS: Works by the Vermont artists. Reception: Friday, March 10, 2 p.m. March 2-April 1. Info, aforguites@howardcenter.org.

Fletcher Free Library in Burlington.

program. The artist returned to the state women’s prison earlier this month, drawing the largest number of Step Into Work participants to date, according to Woodhouse.

In refocusing her energies on herself and her own story, Anderson appears to have found a uniquely expressive way to

JACQUES BURKE: Mixed-media works by the Vermont artist. March 1-April 30. Info, 859-9222.

The Gallery at Main Street Landing in Burlington.

f JUDE DOMSKI: “The shape of water,” recent works by the Vermont photographer. Reception: Saturday, March 4, 2-5 p.m. March 3-April 1. Info, 917-399-7120. Brickwork Art Studios in Burlington.

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PETER KATZ: Mixed-media works by the self-taught Burlington artist. March 1-May 31.

Info, 658-6016. Speeder & Earl’s Coffee (Pine Street) in Burlington.

f ‘A SHOW OF HANDS’: The fifth annual exhibition of 100 wooden hands, decorated by local artists and community members including Aaron Barton, Megan J. Humphrey, Liz LeServiget, Jess Polanshek and Jon Young. The works will be auctioned to raise funds for HANDS, a local nonprofit providing food for older adults in Vermont. Closing reception and auction: Thursday, March 30, 6-8:30 p.m. March 1-30. Info, 651–8834. Penny Cluse Café in Burlington. f WARREN KIMBLE: “Bits & Pieces: Assembled Antique Elements,” an exhibition of sculptural assemblage by the Vermont artist and collector.

Reception: Friday, March 3, 5-8 p.m. March 1-31.

Info, 863- 6458. Frog Hollow Vermont Craft Gallery in Burlington.

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KATE LONGMAID: “Freedom Speak,” an exhibition of portraits with graffiti-like phrases and slogans that merge the artist’s interest in capturing individual identities and political realities through image and voice. March 1-May 31. Info, 985-8222. Shelburne Vineyard.

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provide comfort to others through creativity and a touch of magical thinking.

The goal, she said, is to “turn and find the lightness of life — to bring yourself up to a place where you can deal with [challenges] more positively.” m

Learn more at bluebirdfairies.com.

KELLY DOYLE: “Improbable Surfaces,” an exhibition of mixed-media works that transform existing materials. March 4-April 22. Info, 748-0158. Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury.

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‘ART FROM THE SCHOOLS’: Students from more than 20 local schools exhibit their artwork. March 4-April 2. Info, 362-1405. Yester House Galleries, Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester.

ART EVENTS DEMO: ERIC TOBIN: The Vermont painter creates a new oil painting from start to finish while engaging with visitors. Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, Saturday, March 4, 1-3 p.m. Info, 644-5100.

DOROTHY SIMPSON KRAUSE: “A Matter of Time,” an exhibition of mixed-media works and UVcured flatbed prints that address the increasing threats to Earth’s ecosystems. Reception: Friday, March 10, 5-8 p.m. 571 Projects, Stowe, March 8-April 29. Info, 881-0418.

ESSEX ART LEAGUE MEETING: Monthly business and social time for members, followed by an artist presentation. First Congregational Church Essex, Essex Junction, Thursday, March 2, 9-11 a.m. . Info, jdbeebo@yahoo.com.

FIRST FRIDAY ART: Dozens of galleries and other venues around the city open their doors to pedestrian art viewers in this monthly event.

See Art Map Burlington at participating locations.

Friday, March 3, 5-8 p.m. Info, 264-4839.

‘KANNAPOLIS: A MOVING PORTRAIT’: A hybrid performance in which musician Jenny Scheinman weaves music together with Depression-era films

by H. Lee Waters, crafting a reflection on “the gaze,” the evolution of mill towns, and race, class and the American experience. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, Saturday, March 4, 8 p.m. $20. Info, 4430-3169.

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‘THE LADYBROAD LEDGER’ RELEASE PARTY: Anyone interested in the femme comics scene in Vermont is invited to celebrate the debut issue of this free biannual publication, featuring work by female-identifying cartoonists from around the state. Generator, Burlington, Saturday, March 4, 7-10 p.m. Info, ladybroadledger@gmail.com.

JOSEPH SALERNO: “Woods Edge,” small oil paintings created on-site at a stretch of woods near the artist’s home. Reception: Wednesday, March 1, 5-7:30 p.m. February 26-March 19. Info: 635-2727. Red Mill Gallery at Vermont Studio Center in Johnson. mad river valley/

MILL MUSEUM RECEPTION: Join community members in welcoming Jacob Long, CEO of American Woolen Company, to the Champlain Mill in this casual get-together to celebrate the company’s history in Winooski. Heritage Winooski Mill Museum, Friday, March 3, 4:305:30 p.m. Info, 355-9937.

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f ‘THE BOOK AS ART’: Nine women artists ex-

plore the possibilities of the book as art. Cocurated by visual artist Marilyn Gillis. Reception: Friday, March 10, 6-8 p.m. March 7-April 8. Info, 244-7801.

Axel’s Gallery & Frame Shop in Waterbury.

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f ‘THE COLOR OF LIGHT’: A group exhibition juried

by Arthur Meyerson, displaying the work of 35 photographers from around the world. Reception: Saturday, March 11, 5-7 p.m. March 8-April 8. Info, 388-4500. PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury.

TALK: ‘’A TWITCH UPON THE THREAD:’ THE PARTHENON, GENEALOGY, RITUAL AND RESONANCE’: A presentation from Joan B. Connelly, professor of classics and art history at New York University. Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, Thursday, March 2, 4:30 p.m. Info, 443-5007.

TALK: ‘AMERICAN FACES’: Middlebury College students give a brief introduction to the exhibition, in conjunction with the evening’s presentation of ‘Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait.’

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private workshops and booth bookings for events. A Bluebird Fairies app is underway, and Anderson hopes one day to make the fairies, and their inspirational abilities, available in book format.

Last summer, Valerie Woodhouse of Vermont Works for Women invited Anderson to lead a drawing workshop at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility as part of the Step Into Work

f DICK KIRBY: “Metal Madness,” a solo exhibition of artist-designed steel works, including lamps, weathervanes, candleholders and coat racks. Reception: Friday, March 3, 5-7 p.m. March 3-April 30. Info, 247-4956. Brandon Artists Guild.

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f ‘FOLLOWING THE RULES, BREAKING THE RULES’: A group exhibition of 25 works by 20 artists in pastel, acrylics, oils, photography and sculpture. Artists include Nitya Brighenti, Hasso Ewing, Cindy Griffith, Lysa Intrator, Joyce Kahn, Hannah Morris, Maggie Neale, Dan Neary, Jack Sabon, Sarah Spletzer and Ann Young. March 7-April 28. f TWINFIELD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ART EXHIBIT: Photography, drawings and paintings by Vermont students. Reception: Thursday, March 9, 5-7 p.m. March 7-17. Info, 262-6035. T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier.

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f ELLIOT BURG: “Sunset Park, Brooklyn,” black-and-white images by the Middlesex photographer. Reception: Thursday, March 2, 5-7 p.m. March 2-April 20. Info, 272-4920.

Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier.

GRACE MELLOW: “Not for Show,” an exhibition of figurative drawings by the Rutland-born, New York City-based artist. March 2-April 9. Info, 877-2173.

Northern Daughters in Vergennes.

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‘THE PAST PRESENT’: Works by Molly Bosley and Athena Petra Tasiopoulos, who use metaphorical objects to explore humanity and unpack our relationship to the past. Through April 8. Info, 865-7166. Vermont Metro Gallery, BCA Center in Burlington.

Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, Saturday, March 4, 7 p.m. Info, 443-5258.

TALK: ‘IN THE DETAILS’: Curator Carleen Zimbalatti speaks with collector Mark Waskow, in conjunction with a current group exhibition. SEABA Center, Burlington, Friday, March 3, 6:30 p.m. Info, 859-9222.

RIK CARLSON: “Celebrate Your Ride: The Passion & The Art,” photographs of automobiles and automobilia by the Vermont artist. Through March 31. Info, 881-3821. Noyes Auto & Tire Service in Burlington.

TALK: ‘THE FIRST SIGNS: TRACKING EARLY COMPLEX SOCIETY IN THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST’: David Ian Lightbody discusses circular stone temples overlooking the Fertile Crescent, their symbols and carvings of animals, and how these signs and symbols contributed to the development of the first complex societies. Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, Wednesday, March 8, 6 p.m. Info, 865-7211.

SALLY LINDER: “White Magnetism,” an exhibition of paintings and drawings inspired by the artist’s visits to the Arctic. Through April 1. Info, 652-4500.

Amy E. Tarrant Gallery in Burlington.

SANGRAM MAJUMDAR: Paintings by the Brooklynbased Visiting Ruprecht Artist. Through March 10.

Info, 656-2014. Colburn Gallery in Burlington.

TALK: ‘THE IMPRESSIONISTS: PAINTERS OF MODERN LIFE’: Middlebury College professor Kirsten Hoving examines how the impressionists focused in their paintings of contemporary life on cutting-edge modern subjects, imbuing them with controversial, even shocking, meanings. First Congregational Church of Manchester, Wednesday, March 1, 7 p.m. Info, 362-2607.

SARAH BUNKER: “Explorations in Abstract,” mixed-media paintings by the Vermont artist.

Through March 18. Info, 540-8333. Sequoia Salon in Burlington.

SHANE LAVALETTE: “One Sun, One Shadow,” a photographic series of the American South by the Burlington native, informed by the rich history of southern music: bluegrass, old time, gospel and blues. WYLIE SOFIA GARCIA: “With My Voice, I Am Calling You Home,” a new body of work featuring paintings and lenticular prints that embody themes of domesticity, meditation and personal place-making. Through April 8. Info, 865-7166.

Burlington City Arts.

TALK: ‘WHAT MAKES US SO SPECIAL?’: Champlain College professor, anthropologist and folklorist Michael Lange examines whether the ability to have culture is something particular to humans.

Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, Wednesday, March 1, 6:30 p.m. Info, 865-7211.

ONGOING SHOWS

‘VOICES OF HOME’: An in-progress multimedia project featuring the stories of residents of affordable housing across Vermont paired with interviewee portraits by Burlington artist Corrine Yonce. Through March 1. Info, 888-492-8218. The Pathways Vermont Community Center in Burlington.

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f 4TH ANNUAL OPEN PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION: Group exhibition of images by 44 Vermont photographers. Reception: Friday, March 10, 5-7 p.m. Through March 31. Info, 490-6547. Art’s Alive Gallery in Burlington.

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“BACKSTAGE PASS: ROCK & ROLL PHOTOGRAPHY”: An exhibition featuring more than 300 photographs, many rarely seen by the public, of famous rock-androll and jazz greats including Miles Davis, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, David Bowie, Prince and the Beastie Boys.

Through May 7. Info, 985-3346. Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education, Shelburne Museum.

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‘ART-CADE’: The Cardboard Teck Instantute celebrates its 11-year anniversary with an exhibition featuring its award-winning cardboard pinball game system, the PinBox 3000, as well as playable versions customized by Vermont artists. Through March 30. Info, audrie@thekarmabirdhouse.com.

Karma Bird House Gallery in Burlington.

‘ART OF WINTER’: A juried group exhibition of works by 26 artists addressing themes of winter, curated

by Christy Mitchell and Ric Kasini Kadour. The show is accompanied by an “exhibition-in-print” of works by 19 artists in Vermont Art Guide #3.

Through April 1. Info, 578-2512. S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington.

Rene Schall The Colchester artist first took up her studies of classical

calligraphy in 1970s San Francisco and later moved to Vermont to open her own hand-lettering small business. The retrospective exhibition “Classical to Spontaneous

BRIDGING PROGRAM PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT: Photographs by Melanie Webb of 11 high school students bridging the expanse between high school and adult life. Through March 3. Info, eanderson@ccs. vt.org. Penny Cluse Café in Burlington.

Letterforms” at Studio Place Arts in Barre showcases selections from Schall’s years

‘IMBIBE: DRINKING IN CULTURE’: An exhibition using an eclectic selection of drinking vessels to investigate the complex social, physical and aesthetic experience of liquid consumption.

CATHERINE JANSEN: “1008,” an exhibition of the photographer’s images of India, including digital prints and projections, as well as ambient sound from field recordings. Through May 21. Info, 656-8582. Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont in Burlington.

created the graphite and gouache work “Classic to Playful” with her left hand while

ENDANGERED ALPHABETS PROJECT: Hand-carved artwork by artist, writer and professor Tim Brookes, who aims to draw attention to the importance of preserving regional and minority cultures worldwide by using their writing systems. Through March 10.

MICHAEL METZ: A retrospective of 50 years of taking photographs. Through March 25. Info, cthompson@ champlain.edu. Champlain College Art Gallery in Burlington.

ERIC EICKMANN: “Wet,” mixed-media works from the past 10 years of the artist’s career, which address themes regarding the vulnerability of the sense of self in relation to the exterior. Through March 10.

Info, 865-6223. Cavendish Gallery in Burlington.

of practice and experimentation. These include many trials, a copy of a 15th-century manuscript and meticulously printed quotes. Evidencing her uninhibited side, Schall blindfolded, coloring in the letters to blur the borders between text and image. Through March 4. Pictured: detail of “Classic to Playful.”

‘EXPLORING HUMAN ORIGINS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HUMAN?’: A traveling Smithsonian exhibition exploring milestones of human evolution through panels, interactive kiosks and displays, videos, and a cave fort. Through March 17. Info, 865-7211. Fletcher Free Library in Burlington.

‘FIBER EXPRESSIONS’: Textile and fiber artworks by 14 area artists. Through March 31. Info, 656-4200.

Living/Learning Center, University of Vermont in Burlington.

‘IN THE DETAILS’: A group exhibition of works by 17 Vermont artists: David Ambrose, Emily Barletta, Mel Bernstine, Halsey Chait, Cathy Cone, Jonathan Cowan, Denise Driscoll, Lori Ellison, Patricia Fabricant, Jeanne Heifetz, Karen Henderson, Taney Roniger, Jessica

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Rosner, Gowri Savoor, Lynda Schlosberg, Oriane Stender and Carleen Zimbalatti. Through March 31.

Info, 859-9222. SEABA Center in Burlington.

LYNN CUMMINGS: Paintings in a wide variety of styles by the local artist. Through March 31. Info, 6519692. RETN & VCAM Media Factory in Burlington.

LYNNE REED: “Interiors,” abstract paintings by the Vermont artist. Through March 31. Info, 233-6811.

Indigo in Burlington.

‘MOMENSION’: A sculptural environment made primarily from glass, metal and clay by Vermont artists Bech Evans, Alissa Faber and Patrick O’Shea.

Through April 25. Info, joseph@newcitygalerie.org.

New City Galerie in Burlington.

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‘FLUORESCENT LIGHT IN VACANT STOREFRONT’: A site-specific light installation by Montpelier artist Chris Jeffrey, presented by Overnight Projects.

Through March 15. Info, abbey@overnightprojects. com. 11 East Allen St. in Winooski.

‘THE HEART SHOW’: More than 70 “artist-interpreted” hearts by local artists are on display and for sale to benefit Burlington’s Spectrum Youth & Family Services. Through March 26. Info, 985-9511. Rustic Roots in Shelburne.

‘KALEIDOSCOPE’: A group exhibition of works by local artists. Through March 31. Info, ealexander22@ yahoo.com. Jericho Town Hall.

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‘CLASSIC TO SPONTANEOUS LETTERFORMS’: A retrospective exhibition of calligraphy by Rene Schall. ‘ROUND & AROUND’: A group exhibition of works exploring spheres, circles and endless loops, curated by Janet Van Fleet. CAROL RADSPECHER: “Clever Hand,” drawings by the Brooklyn artist.

Through March 4. Info, 479-7069. Studio Place Arts in Barre.

‘FREAKS, RADICALS & HIPPIES: COUNTERCULTURE IN 1970S VERMONT’: An exhibition that explores the influx of people and countercultural ideas to the state, from communes to organic agriculture, progressive politics to health care reform, alternative energy to women’s and gay rights. Through December 31. Info, 479-8500. Vermont Heritage Galleries in Barre.

HEART OF VERMONT QUILT GUILD: An exhibition of quilted works including baby and full-size quilts, bags, table runners and more on display and for

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sale. Through March 3. Info, 262-6035. T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier.

March 31. Info, 828-5657. Governor’s Gallery in Montpelier.

‘IN PRAISE OF WATER’: Goddard College artists approach the theme of water from multiple perspectives: aesthetic, ecological, social, political, spiritual and contemplative. Artists include Richard Ambelang, Susan Buroker, Kate Egnaczak, Dan Goldman, Tom Hansell, Seitu Jones, Phillip Robertson, Cynthia Ross, Sharon Siskin, Ruth Wallen and Nanci Worthington. Through April 15.

Info, 322-1604. Goddard Art Gallery, Pratt Center, Goddard College in Plainfield.

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KATHY STARK: “... and the journey continues...,” abstract collages from five distinct series spanning the artist’s career from the 1980s to the present.

Through March 30. Info, 828-3291. Spotlight Gallery in Montpelier.

LARK UPSON: “Lark Upson Portraits and a Call to Action,” an exhibition of paintings featuring posed models and endangered species. Through March 31. Info, 828-0749. Vermont Supreme Court Gallery in Montpelier.

LINDA MIRABILE: “Avian Inspired,” paintings of birds and bird life. Through March 31. Info, moetown52@comcast.net. Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin.

PRIA CAMBIO: “And Somewhere Else There’s a Beach,” beachscape paintings and drawings by the Vermont artist. Through April 8. Info, 479-7069.

Morse Block Deli in Barre.

‘SHOW 15’: Latest works by the collective gallery’s contemporary Vermont artists. Through March 11.

Info, 272-0908. The Front in Montpelier.

STEPHEN M. SCHAUB: “From Far Away,” works by the Pawlet artist that share narrative fragments through unique material combinations and customized photographic processes. Through

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‘GLUE, PAPER, SCISSORS’: Collage, painting and drawing by Hardwick artist Marie LaPré Grabon and Craftsbury Common artist Kathy Stark. Through March 5. Info, 888-1261. Gallery at River Arts in Morrisville.

LEGACY COLLECTION: An exhibition featuring 23 living and 12 deceased artists whose works continue the legacy of Alden and Mary Bryan, founder and namesake of the gallery. Through April 2. Info, 644-5100. Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville.

NATALIE JEREMIJENKO: The artist, engineer and inventor exhibits a mixture of recent and past works that focus on activating the space through environmentally conscious projects, in conjunction with her Spruce Peak artist residency. Through April 8. Info, 253-8358. Helen Day Art Center in Stowe.

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from Maine photographer Cig Harvey’s “Gardening at Night” series and California photographer Brittany Powell’s “The Debt Project.” Reception: Thursday, March 2, 5 p.m. Through March 17. Info, 635-1247. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College.

mad river valley/waterbury AMY ROSS: “Butterfly Effect,” works in graphite, watercolor, walnut ink and collaged paper that envision hybrid flora and fauna. Through March 31. Info, 617-842-3332. Walker Contemporary in Waitsfield.

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‘AMERICAN FACES: A CULTURAL HISTORY OF PORTRAITURE AND IDENTITY’: An exhibit that brings together 90 portraits from more than 20 collections, exploring and explaining Americans’ 300-year fascination with images of themselves.

Through April 30. Info, 443-6433. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College.

‘COMPOSED’: Exhibition of 35 photographs selected by juror and former National Geographic photographer Sam Abell for their use of composition. Through March 3. Info, 388-4500. PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury.

DELSIE HOYT: “Re-imagine the Braided Rug,” an exhibition of innovative textiles by the West Fairlee artist. Through April 29. STANLEY HORACE LYNDES: “Family Traits: Art, Humor and Everyday Life,” an exhibition exploring family identity through the artist’s cartoons, caricatures, carved objects and fiber arts. Through May 12. Info, 388-4964. Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury.

‘UNTOUCHED BY TIME: THE ATHENIAN ACROPOLIS FROM PERICLES TO PARR’: Early archaeological publications, antiquarian paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, books and more that represent enduring fascination with the Acropolis. Through April 23.

Info, 443-5007. Middlebury College Museum of Art.

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PHOEBE STONE: “Still Life With Universe,” an exhibition of recent large-format pastels and oils that address the subject of still life, the quotidian and our mysterious relationship with the universe.

Through March 31. Info, 282-2396. Christine Price Gallery, Castleton University.

‘PRELUDE TO SPRING: BOTANICAL ART IN VERMONT’: Works by Vermont artists Bobbi Angell, Susan Bull Riley and Stephanie Whitney-Payne.

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CALL TO ARTISTS ‘ART WORKS!’: Seeking submissions of art that invites viewers to engage and interact with the work, including manual interactive devices, electronic installations and kinetic sculpture. To submit and for details, visit studioplacearts.com. Deadline: April 28. Studio Place Arts, Barre. Free for members, $10 nonmembers. Info, 479-7069.

‘100 DAYS OF SPACE FOR CREATIVITY’: Inspired to act by the potential call to defund the arts on a federal level, Backspace Gallery offers a free and open space for artists to work while processing reactions to the current political climate.

Thursday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m., through April 29, artists are invited to meet with gallery director Christy Mitchell to pitch ideas on using the venue for displaying, creating, speaking or performing work. Email ideas to spacegalleryvt@gmail.com or show up during open gallery hours for more information.

The Backspace Gallery, Burlington. Info, spacegalleryvt@gmail.com.

‘BELLS & WHISTLES’: Seeking artists and contributors for the museum’s upcoming 2017 exhibition consisting of or relating to all aspects of bells and whistles.

May include bells for cows and sheep, bellhops, alarms and timekeepers, as spiritual or musical instruments, jingle bells, etc. Contributions may be personal artifacts accompanied by individual narrative, raw ideas for displays, fully realized art objects or theoretical writings and research. To contribute, or for more info, contact Clare Dolan via museumofeverydaylife.org. Deadline: May 5. The Museum of Everyday Life, Glover. Info, claredol@sover.net.

Through April 1. Info, 247-4295. Compass Music and Arts Center in Brandon.

‘RELEASE & REACT’: Works by 16 artists from Brush Strokes Studio, East Mountain Mentoring Artists and the Vermont Abstract Connection. Through March 31. Info, 775-0356. Chaffee Art Center in Rutland.

‘REVIVAL: STONE AND STEEL’: An exhibition of sculpture by Sabrina Fadial, Paul Marr Hillard, Don Ramey and Heather Ritchie. Through March 18.

Info, galleries@castleton.edu. Castleton Downtown Gallery in Rutland.

f ‘THE SHE PROJECT – PART I’: An interactive exhibition exploring what women of all ages experience as they cope with the pressure to maintain a youthful appearance at any cost, by Vermont multidisciplinary artists Mary Admasian and Kristen M. Watson.

Reception: Friday, March 10, 5-8 p.m. Artist talk: 7 p.m. Through June 24. Info, galleries@castleton.edu.

Castleton University Bank Gallery in Rutland.

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DOUG MASURY: “As If — Weavings From Oz,” handwoven art objects including Indonesianinspired wall hangings, African-style headdresses and hand-dyed bamboo scarves. Through March 31.

Info, 603-795-4909. Long River Gallery & Gifts in White River Junction.

‘MAKING MUSIC: THE SCIENCE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS’: An exhibition that explores the science behind making rhythms and harmonies heard. Through September 17. Info, 649-2200.

Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich.

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KENT SHAW: New images by the Vermont photographer. Through April 10. Info, 525-3366.

Parker Pie Co. in West Glover.

‘BIRDING BY THE NUMBERS’: What would ornithology be without math?

What new facts and figures about feathered phenomena do you most appreciate? Seeking bird-focused art in any medium that incorporates a feeling for numbers with artistic expression.

New and returning artists are invited to submit up to three JPEGs of work to museum@birdsofvermont.org. Put “Submission for Birding by the Numbers” in the subject line. Or, send up to three prints to the museum, ATTN: Birding by the Numbers. Include contact info and description of work (medium, artwork size, date). For further details, visit birdsofvermont.org. Deadline: Tuesday, March 21. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington. Info, 434-2167.

‘THE COLOR OF LIGHT’: Seeking submissions of works in oil, acrylic and watercolor by emerging and established artists (ages 18 and older) from the New England states, plus New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Works selected by jurors Claudia Fiks and Andrea Rosen will be included in a June exhibition. Works must be ready for professional display and ready to hang, and all accepted works must be for sale.

Cash prizes will be awarded: $1,000 for best in show, $500 for second place and $250 for third. For details, guidelines and submission form, visit edgewatergalleryvt.com/juriedshow2017. Deadline: April 3. Edgewater Gallery on the Green, Middlebury. $20 per entry, up to three entries per artist. Info, 989-7419.

COMPUTERS FOR CHANGE: Seeking Burlington area artists to exhibit work.

For details and to submit, email nyx@ computersforchange.com. Computers for Change, Burlington, Through March 15. Info, nyx@computersforchange.com.

‘MIRROR/MIRROR’: An exhibition reflecting upon the looking glass and all that it contains, from telescopes to magic tricks, disco balls to dentistry, fashion to psychotherapy, myth to superstition. Through May 1.

Info, 626-4409. The Museum of Everyday Life in Glover.

‘X-RAY VISION: FISH INSIDE OUT’: A traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution featuring 40 large-scale digital prints of X-rays of several species of fish. Through June 1. Info, 748-2372. Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium in St. Johnsbury.

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‘OPEN CALL NXNE 2017’: A juried group exhibition featuring 51 works by 24 photographers and video artists, selected by Bernard Yenelouis. Through March 5. CAROLYN ENZ HACK: “Change Your Mind,” an immersive, site-specific installation consisting of layers of mesh, screens and reflective surfaces that undulate above and around the viewer.

Through March 15. f SCHOLASTIC ART & WRITING AWARDS EXHIBITION: Award-winning writing and artwork by 143 area students. Award ceremony: Sunday, March 5, 5 p.m. Through March 5. Info, 257-0124. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

DIANNE SHULLENBERGER: “Personalities of Nature,” an exhibition of natural object collages, colored pencil drawings and fabric collages.

Through April 6. Info, 985-3819. All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church in West Brattleboro.

‘SIGNS OF LIFE’: An exhibition featuring the works of married artists Roger Sandes and Mary Welsh.

Through April 21. Info, 258-3992. The Great Hall in Springfield.

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RENÉE BOUCHARD: “We the People,” new paintings and sculptures by the college artist-in-residence.

Through April 7. Info, 447-4041. Southern Vermont College Gallery in Bennington.

GALLERY AT RIVER ARTS: Seeking works in a wide variety of mediums and styles for consideration for two-month exhibitions in 2017 and 2018. Submit artists statement or proposal (two-page max), one-page CV, and images or video of work. Up to five images should be high-quality JPGs with a minimum of 2,000 pixels at the shortest dimension.

Include description, title, size, medium.

For video, submit up to three clips of five minutes max. Use links to artist’s website, YouTube or Vimeo. Submit electronic submissions to gallery@ riverartsvt.org. Deadline: March 1. Gallery at River Arts, Morrisville. Info, gallery@ riverartsvt.org.

‘INTIMATE PORTRAITS’: Seeking portrait photography that reveals aspects of the subject that usually remain hidden, for an upcoming exhibition to be juried by Joyce Tenneson. All capture methods and processes are welcome.

Deadline: March 27. PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury. $35 for up to five images; $6 for each additional. Info, 388-4500.

JAQUITH LIBRARY EXHIBITS: The Jaquith Library in Marshfield is seeking proposals for solo and/or group shows for the next year. Artists must live in central Vermont. Please send three to five images, a description of the proposal and an artist statement to jaquithpubliclibrary@gmail.com. Deadline: March 1.

Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield. Info, 426-3581.

RUTLAND COUNTY AUDUBON WILDLIFE ART SHOW: Inviting visual artists working in any medium to submit up to three works to be included in an art show featuring nature and wildlife, May 26-June 11. Scenic landscapes will not be considered. Works need not be for sale. For details and to submit, contact birding@rutlandcountyaudubon.org.

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JEANNE MCMAHAN AND PETER NERI: “Two Perspectives of Rural Vermont,” an exhibition of collages and pen-and-ink drawings by the Vermont artists. Through March 26. Info, 889-9404.

Tunbridge Public Library in Tunbridge Village.

YOUTH ART MONTH: An exhibition of paintings, drawings and other artwork created by 50 South Royalton School elementary, middle and high school students. Through April 14. Info, 763-7094.

Royalton Memorial Library in South Royalton.

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‘AMERICAN ARTISTS IN EUROPE: SELECTIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION’: An exhibition of works by American artists who were inspired by their travels, including Frank Duveneck, Leonard Freed, Childe Hassam, Winslow Homer and Elihu Vedder. Through June 11. ALLEN BLAGDEN: “Marking the Moment,” an exhibition of 62 paintings by the contemporary realist, curated by Caroline Welsh.

Through April 16. LORNA BIEBER: “Forces of Nature,” eight large-scale photo murals and montages made by manipulating stock media photography to reinterpret the natural world. Through May 14. Info, 518-792-1761. The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, N.Y. BAHAR BEHBAHANI: “Let the Garden Eram Flourish,” an exhibition of paintings, installation and video inspired by the Iranian artist’s contemplation of identity. Through March 12. Info, 603-646-2426. Hood Downtown in Hanover, N.H. ‘CHAGALL: COLOR & MUSIC’: An exhibition exploring the importance of music to the Russian-French artist, presenting 400 works including paintings, sculptures, maquettes, gouaches, stained-glass windows, photographs, films, costumes and puppets. Through June 11. Info, 514-285-2000.

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Deadline: May 22. Stone Valley Arts, Poultney. Info, birding@rutlandcountyaudubon.org.

‘SEEING THE FORESTS FOR THE TREES’: Seeking artworks reflecting the diversity of woody plants, forests and the feeling of forests, including abstract works, for an April 25-May 27 exhibition. In particular, small installations, artwork that grows, and work made from roots, branches, cones and bark are of interest — traditional photography less so. For details and to submit, visit studioplacearts.com. Deadline: March 20. Studio Place Arts, Barre. Free for members, $10 nonmembers. Info, 479-7069.

SOLO & SMALL GROUP SHOWS 2018: Inviting proposals for upcoming exhibitions. To submit, send a brief written statement about yourself or the artist group and what you want to accomplish with a show, as well as a CD or DVD with eight to 12 images of representative work. Label carefully with name, medium, size, price and date of your work. Mail submissions to 201 N. Main Street, Barre, VT 05641. Deadline: June 9. Studio Place Arts, Barre. Free for members, $10 nonmembers. Info, 479-7069.

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SPRING OPEN ARTIST SHOWCASE FESTIVAL: Inviting all Vermont theater and performance artists to submit an application for the first-ever Spring Open Artist Showcase Festival, June 1-11. For details and to apply, visit offcentervt. com. Deadline: March 17. Off Center for the Dramatic Arts, Burlington. Info, theoffcenter@gmail.com.

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VART: Seeking contemporary visual art made in Vermont for a forthcoming print magazine. All work must be made in Vermont within the past seven years; all mediums welcome. To submit, send four portfolio samples, a one-paragraph artist bio and statement to armpriester@ hotmail.com with Attn: Kenelle, “Vart submission,” and artist name in the subject line. Label each image with artist’s name, title of work, date, medium, dimensions, editions (if applicable) and artist’s email. Include contact info in body of email. Deadline: April 15. Various locations statewide. Info, armpriester@ hotmail.com.

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f you see just one film this year about a desert island castaway who mates and raises a family with a giant crimson tortoise that mysteriously transmogrifies into a beautiful redhead, do yourself a favor and make it this one. Which, by the way, doesn’t contain a word of dialogue. What, after all, is someone going to say?

The Red Turtle more than merits that most overused of descriptors: It’s enthrallingly, impressively and mind-blowingly one of a kind.

It’s such a profound and poignant work, you have to wonder how it could have been made in this era of superhero franchises. I’ll tell you.

For 20 years, Dutch animator Michael Dudok de Wit has been making gorgeous short films. In 2000, he won the Best Animated Short Film Oscar for the touching “Father and Daughter.” He had no interest in expanding into features, he has said, but, six years later, he received an unexpected email that changed the course of his life.

Out of the blue, legendary director Isao Takahata (Grave of the Fireflies) invited Dudok de Wit to be the first non-Japanese animator ever to make a film for Studio Ghibli.

That’s the highly revered house behind Spirited Away, which Takahata himself cofounded. Just like that, Dudok de Wit found himself in the business of making features.

The writer-director spent nine years on this labor of love. He even lived for a time on an island in the Seychelles, taking thousands of photographs that his small team of animators used as inspiration for the picture’s extraordinary palette. The result is both a triumph of instinct for Takahata and a brilliant breakthrough for the Dutch stranger whom he sensed was his stylistic brother.

The movie begins where The Perfect Storm left off. A lone figure is dwarfed by angry mountains of ocean. He awakes on the shore of an island inhabited only by birds, an aged seal and countless simply drawn sand crabs.

Faster than you can say, “Wilson!,” our protagonist has lashed together a raft and headed out to sea. But something beneath his craft dashes it to pick-up sticks — and repeats the process with each new raft. This turns out to be a large red turtle, which eventually reveals itself and gazes into the man’s eyes ... let’s just say more piercingly than turtles usually do. What’s up? Why doesn’t it want him to leave?

I’ve already tipped the picture’s trippy hand and will limit myself to promising that you’ll be amazed, dazzled and moved.

The animation transcends the norm with its

SHELL SHOCK A castaway has unexpected company in Dudok de Wit’s exquisitely rendered fable.

dot-eyed simplicity and poetic evocation of the natural world’s colors and textures. The night scenes in particular, with the moon silvering the beach and its inhabitants, are things of hand-drawn beauty. The animator’s clean lines — and, in places, almost impressionistic technique — do indeed share aesthetic DNA with Takahata’s late-period approach.

Of how many movies can one honestly say, “It took me completely by surprise; not

once did the plot take the turn I expected”?

How many could be said to encapsulate the pain, strangeness and wonder of the human life cycle? In 80 minutes. Without a single word. And in cartoon form.

The Red Turtle stands alone in movie history. Dudok de Wit’s phantasmagoric fable may not have won the Oscar it was up for on Sunday, but — take my word for it — it should have, and it will win you over, too.

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riter-director Jordan Peele (of “Key and Peele”) has confirmed that a famous Eddie Murphy bit inspired the title of his directorial debut. In 1982, Murphy posited race as a reason why people — white people — in horror movies stick around waiting to be terrorized. Black people, he suggested, would grasp that it’s “very simple: There’s a ghost in the house, get the fuck out.”

Now Peele has made a horror film with an African American protagonist who is told at least twice, in no uncertain terms, to “get out” of his situation. Why doesn’t he heed the warning? Because, as Peele told “Entertainment Tonight,” the horror genre thrives on characters doubting their instincts, asking themselves, “Am I imagining this?”

In this film, the question that makes the protagonist delay and dither isn’t whether ghosts are real, but whether racism persists in a seemingly enlightened and “color-blind” world. And, following simple genre logic — the threat in horror is always real — Peele answers in the affirmative.

Brooklyn photographer Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) has qualms about meeting the affluent parents of his white girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams), but she assures him that her folks are clueless but “not racist.” On the Armitage family estate, Chris is a good sport when Dad (Bradley Whitford) maunders on about his admiration for Barack Obama and

WHITE FRIGHT Kaluuya discovers that fear lives in the wealthy suburbs in Peele’s socially conscious horror flick.

Mom (Catherine Keener) volunteers to hypnotize him out of his smoking habit.

But Chris can’t help noticing that both the Armitages’ household helpers are African American — and exhibit a weirdly placid, dead-eyed demeanor. When Rose’s brother (Caleb Landry Jones) shows up posing and sneering like an extra from Deliverance, something’s clearly wrong.

As a pure fright film, Get Out has failings. Peele undercuts his scariest images by

punctuating them with overloud musical cues, and comic interludes involving Chris’ best friend (LilRel Howery) detract from the tension.

But the film’s true genre is dread-tinged social satire, and its depictions of everyday, unselfconscious racism ring true. Take the long, increasingly harrowing sequence in which Chris meets Rose’s extended family: While most would no doubt insist that they “don’t see color,” their awkward, con-

descending interactions with him suggest that’s pretty much all they see.

The chilling quality of these scenes relies on our sympathy with Chris, and the talented Kaluuya gives him an emotional transparency that puts us instantly on his side. Whitford and Keener convey delicious menace as natural-fiber-wearing, National Public Radio-listening types who reveal their dark sides by degrees. And, while Howery’s riffing feels out of place in a horror film, it’s a comic release valve the audience needs.

That’s because the movie goes to some uncomfortable places, as well as some silly ones.

Like The Stepford Wives before it, Get Out uses a fancifully exaggerated scenario to illustrate real social tensions. We may not recall the plot of that 1975 film, but the images of dulcetvoiced, robotic “Stepford” women endure.

Similarly, Chris’ interactions with the bizarrely distant, mannered African Americans he meets at the Armitages’ won’t soon be forgotten.

Many have argued that horror is an essentially conservative genre. It’s all about rejecting the unknown as a mortal threat, about “getting out” of situations where we feel uneasy. But wariness is also a survival tactic, as Murphy pointed out, and acknowledging our fears can lead to understanding.

A lot of white people feel the urge to “get out” whenever the conversation turns to topics like racism. Get Out makes us stay put long enough to ask why.

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(99 min, PG-13. Capitol, Essex, Palace) LOGAN: Hugh Jackman returns as the impregnable X-Man in a new and purportedly grittier take on the comic-book mythos, set in the near future and featuring Patrick Stewart as a decrepit Professor X. James Mangold (The Wolverine) cowrote and directed. (137 min, R. Big Picture, Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Stowe, Welden) THE SALESMAN: In this winner of the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, an Iranian couple struggles to preserve their relationship after a bizarre assault on the wife in their new home. Taraneh Alidoosti and Shahab Hosseini star. Asghar Farhadi (A Separation) directed. (125 min, PG-13. Roxy)

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THE SHACK: In this adaptation of the Christian best seller, coscripted by Vermonter John Fusco, a father suffering from severe depression (Sam Worthington) receives a summons to meet God in a shack. With Octavia Spencer and Tim McGraw. Stuart Hazeldine directed. (132 min, PG-13. Capitol, Essex, Majestic) TABLE 19: Anna Kendrick plays a dumped maid of honor who finds herself demoted to a position at the infamous singletons’ table at the wedding in this comedy directed by Jeffrey Blitz (Rocket Science). With Lisa Kudrow and Craig Robinson. (87 min, PG-13. Palace)

NOW PLAYING COLLIDEHH A young man (Nicholas Hoult) gets mixed up with European gangsters and finds himself driving for his life on the Autobahn in this action flick from music-video director Eran Creevy.

With Felicity Jones, Anthony Hopkins and Ben Kingsley. (99 min, PG-13) A CURE FOR WELLNESSHHH1/2 Director Gore Verbinski (The Ring, The Lone Ranger) returns to the horror genre with this gothic tale of a businessman (Dane DeHaan) who makes disturbing discoveries when he goes in search of his boss at a Swiss spa. With Jason Isaacs and Mia Goth. (146 min, R; reviewed by M.H. 2/22) A DOG’S PURPOSEHH In this adaptation of W. Bruce Cameron’s feel-good bestseller, a dog (voiced

by Josh Gad) discovers his ultimate raison d’être via reincarnation. Lasse Hallström (The HundredFoot Journey) directed. (120 min, PG)

JACKIEHHHH1/2 Pablo Larraín (Neruda) directed this unusual, impressionistic portrait of Jackie Kennedy (Natalie Portman) in the months following her husband’s assassination. (100 min, R; reviewed by M.H. 1/18)

FIST FIGHTHH Two feuding schoolteachers decide to follow the example of their students and “take it outside” in this comedy from frequent “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” director Richie Keen. Ice Cube, Charlie Day and Tracy Morgan star. (91 min, R)

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2HHH1/2 In the sequel to the cult action hit, the tough-guy title character (Keanu Reeves) finds out he has an underworld bounty on his head. Chad Stahelski returns as director. With Ruby Rose, Bridget Moynahan and Ian McShane. (122 min, R; reviewed by M.H. 2/15)

GET OUTHHHH Writer-director Jordan Peele (“Key & Peele”) swerves from comedy to socially conscious horror with this thriller about a young African American (Daniel Kaluuya) who senses something very wrong at the home of his white girlfriend’s folks.

With Allison Williams, Lakeith Stanfield and Bradley Whitford. (103 min, R; reviewed by M.H. 3/1) THE GREAT WALLHH This historical fantasy action spectacle posits that the Great Wall of China was built to keep supernatural evils out — and mercenary Matt Damon has to make sure they stay there.

Yimou Zhang (House of Flying Daggers) directed.

(103 min, PG-13; reviewed by R.K. 2/22) HIDDEN FIGURESHHH1/2 The fact-based story of three math-minded African American women who helped get NASA’s space program off the ground features strong performances from Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe. Theodore Melfi directed. (127 min, PG; reviewed by M.H. 1/11) I AM NOT YOUR NEGROHHHHH In this film essay, director Raoul Peck uses James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript about the deaths of Medgar Evers, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X to reflect on race in contemporary America. (95 min, PG-13; reviewed by R.K. 2/1)

LA LA LANDHHHH1/2 Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone star as lovers aiming for the big time in this jazzy tribute to old-time Hollywood musicals from director Damien Chazelle (Whiplash). (128 min, PG-13) THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIEHH A breakout star of The LEGO Movie gets his own animated showcase. With the voices of Will Arnett (as the Caped Crusader), Jenny Slate, Channing Tatum and Ralph Fiennes. Chris McKay directed. (104 min, PG; reviewed by R.K. 2/15) LIONHHHHH Twenty-five years after being lost on the Calcutta streets, a young man (Dev Patel) tries to find the family he left behind. With Sunny Pawar, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara. Garth Davis directed. (118 min, PG-13; reviewed by R.K. 12/21) MANCHESTER BY THE SEAHHHHH Writer-director Kenneth Lonergan brings us this acclaimed drama about a troubled man (Casey Affleck) who takes custody of his teen nephew after his brother dies.

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Tamp down the insidious power of peer pressure and fashionable nonsense. You have a mandate to wake up sleepy allies and activate the dormant potential of collective efforts.

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Your immediate future is too good to be true. Or at least that’s what you, with your famous self-doubt, might be inclined to believe if I told you the truth about the favorable developments that are in the works.

Therefore, I have come up with some fake anxieties to keep your worry reflex engaged so it won’t sabotage the real goodies. Beware of dirty limericks and invisible ladders and upside-down rainbows and psychic bunny rabbits. Be on guard against accountants wearing boxing gloves and clowns singing Broadway show tunes in runaway shopping carts and celebrities telling you classified secrets in your dreams.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’re wandering into places you’ve always thought you should be wary of or skeptical about. Good for you! As long as you protect your innocence, I encourage you to keep exploring. To my delight, you have also been fantasizing about accomplishments that used to be off-limits. Again, I say: Good for you! As long as you don’t overreach, I invite you to dream boldly, even brazenly. And since you seem to be in the mood for big thinking, here are other revolutionary activities to consider: dissolving nonessential wishes, transcending shrunken expectations, escaping the boring past, busting irrelevant taboos.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The poet Rainer Maria Rilke bemoaned the fact that so many of us “squander our sorrows.” Out of self-pity or lazy self-indulgence, we wallow in memories of experiences that didn’t turn out the way we wished they had. We paralyze ourselves with repetitions of depleting thoughts. Here’s an alternative to that approach: We could use our sadness and frustrations to transform ourselves. We could treat them as fuel to motivate our escape from what doesn’t work, to inspire our determination to rise above what demoralizes and demeans us. I mention this, Libra, because now is an excellent time to do exactly that.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): I predict that you will have earned the title of Master Composter no later than March 26. Not necessarily because you will have packed your food scraps, wilted flowers, coffee grounds and shredded newspapers in, say, a deluxe dual-chamber tumbling compost bin. But rather because you will have dealt efficiently with the rotting emotions, tattered habits, decrepit melodramas and trivial nonsense that has accumulated; you will have worked hard to transform all that crap into metaphorical fertilizer for your future growth. Time to get started!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I did a good job of raising my daughter. She turned out to be a thoughtful, intelligent adult with high integrity and interesting skills. But I’m not sure my parenting would have been as effective if I’d had more kids. I discussed this issue with Nathan, a guy I know. His six offspring are all grown up, too. “How did you do it?” I asked him. “Having just one child was a challenging job for me.” “I’ll tell you my secret,” Nathan told me. “I’m a bad father. I

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It’s time for the Bliss Blitz — a new holiday just for you Scorpios. To celebrate it properly, get as buoyant as you dare; be greedy for euphoria; launch a sacred quest for pleasure. Ah, but here’s the big question: Can you handle this much relief and release? Are you strong enough to open yourself to massive outbreaks of educational delight and natural highs? Some of you may not be prepared. You may prefer to remain ensconced in your protective sheath of cool

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): It’s a good time for you to wield your emotional intelligence with leadership and flair. The people you care

cynicism. But if you think you can bear the shock of unprecedented exaltation and jubilation, then go ahead and risk it. Experiment with the unruly happiness of the Bliss Blitz.

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(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In his book The Horologicon, Mark Forsyth gathered “obscure but necessary” words that he dug out of old dictionaries. One of his discoveries is a perfect fit for you right now. It’s “snudge,” a verb that means to walk around with a pensive look on your face, appearing to be busy or in the midst of productive activity, when in fact you’re just goofing off. I recommend it for two reasons: 1. It’s important for your mental and physical health that you do a lot of nothing, that you bless yourself with a healing supply of refreshing emptiness. 2. It’s important for your mental and physical health that you do this on the sly as much as possible, that you avoid being judged or criticized for it by others.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I wish your breakfast cereal came in boxes decorated with Matisse and Picasso paintings. I wish songbirds greeted you each morning with sweet tunes. I wish you’d see that you have more power than you realize. I wish you knew how uniquely beautiful you are. I wish you’d get intoxicated with the small miracles that are happening all around you. I wish that when you made a bold move to improve your life, everyone greeted it with curiosity and excitement. And I wish you would let your imagination go half-wild with fascinating fantasies during this, the Capricorn wishing season.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “You’re a dif-

ferent human being to everybody you meet,” says novelist Chuck Palahniuk. Now is an excellent time to contemplate the intricacies and implications of that amazing truth — and start taking better advantage of how much freedom it gives you. Say the following statements out loud and see how they feel. 1. “My identity isn’t as narrowly circumscribed as I think it is.” 2. “I know at least 200 people, so there must be at least 200 facets to my character.” 3. “I am too complicated to be completely comprehended by any one person.” 4.

“Consistency is overrated.”

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in your life going to be awarded an honorary PhD from a top university, it would happen in the next few weeks. If there were even a remote possibility that you would someday be given one of those MacArthur Fellowship “genius” grants, now would be the time. Likewise, if you had any hopes of being selected as one of the World’s Sexiest Chameleons or the Fastest, Sweetest Talkers on Earth or the Planet’s Most Virtuoso Vacillators, the moment has arrived. And, even if none of those things happen, I’m still pretty sure that your reputation and status will be on the rise.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In her poem “Not Anyone Who Says,” Virgo writer Mary Oliver looks down on people who declare, “I’m going to be careful and smart in matters of love.” She disparages the passion of anyone who asserts, “I’m going to choose slowly.” Instead she champions those who are “chosen by something invisible and powerful and uncontrollable and beautiful and possibly even unsuitable.” Here’s my response: Her preferred formula sounds glamorous and dramatic and romantic — especially the powerful and beautiful part. But in practice it rarely works out well — maybe just 10 percent of the time — mostly because of the uncontrollable and unsuitable part. And now is not one of those times for you, Virgo. Be careful and smart in matters of love, and choose slowly.

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ASK ATHENA Dear Athena,

My boyfriend lives two and a half hours away but has wanted to live where I live since before we met. He lives near his parents, and they want him even closer. His job can be anywhere. He is crazy about me, but shouldn’t a mature man of 57 be independent and go where he wants to live, especially since I’m here? Is it a healthy choice to stay near parents rather than go to his dream town and woman and start his own life (and go back to visit often)? He even has lots of friends here where I live. I’m almost 60 and don’t know how long I can wait! I can’t move there due to my job.

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Love Him or Leave Him

You’re oversimplifying his situation. If you want to get closer to your boyfriend, emotionally and physically, consider his circumstances again. This time, do it exercising empathy — not judgment.

Family business is serious business — seriously personal, that is. Your guy’s parental bond, or baggage, is territory I don’t suggest treading on. But there’s a middle ground here, one where you respect each other’s family commitments while still finding time to be together.

Have you ever asked him why he wants to stay close to his folks? Maybe they need his help, or maybe he wants to be an active part of their final years. Isn’t that admirable? Yes, he is old enough to make his own decisions — and perhaps living close to home is his decision. That burden and sacrifice must be hard for him.

Does he have any help? Anyone he can trust to care for them? Can you two work out a regular schedule that allows him to split his time between places? Can you take turns visiting each other?

Traveling two and a half hours is really not that bad.

If all you’re interested in is living together full time, this doesn’t look good for you. But if you’re willing to compromise, you’ve got options!

Compromise, after all, is the cornerstone of the strongest couples. If you care for him and he’s as crazy about you as you say, you’ll figure out a way to stick together. The sad truth is, his parents won’t be around forever. Change is always around the corner. If you can support each other through the rough patches, you’ll have a worthy partner for those moments in life when everything feels just right.

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