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When Seven Days started beefing up our news and politics coverage in 2009, we were fortunate to find a caricaturist whose art was as distinctive as we hoped our coverage would be. Marc Nadel’s first Seven Days illustration — of former Burlington Free Press publisher Brad Robertson — appeared on the cover of the January 28, 2009, issue. Since then, the Burlington resident has captured the essence of numerous notable Vermonters, many of them running for office. Prolific and versatile, he has drawn for BusinessWeek, the Nation and Highlights for Children, among other publications. Nadel is an adjunct professor of traditional art at Champlain College and was the recipient of the school’s 2015 Francine Page Excellence in Teaching Award. We’re honored to feature his work in our pages, in our college student guide, What’s Good, and on sevendaysvt.com — we hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

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KEEPING THE BEAT Sandeep Das has been beating the tabla since he was an 8-year-old boy in India.

Now considered a master of the traditional drum, the Yo-Yo Ma collaborator presents the stage show Rhythm and Dance of India. Sarangi accompaniment by Ramesh Mishra and sinuous steps by Urmi Samader and Mouli Pal (pictured) make for a memorable evening of cultural immersion.

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End of an Era “Parting is such sweet sorrow,” said Juliet as she bid farewell to her Romeo. As the blockbuster television show “Downton Abbey” comes to a close, series devotees dry their eyes at “A Proper Cheerio!: ‘Downton Abbey’ on Masterpiece.” Decked in 1920s dress, die-hard fans dance to the Vermont Jazz Ensemble following a screening of the final episode in a grand theater setting.

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Song Circle They say three’s a crowd. If that’s true, then the threesome of Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins and Anaïs Mitchell is a crowd we’d like to join. Each an award-winning musician in her own right, the songstresses share the stage for a celebration of American songwriting. The tuneful triad treats listeners to a concert-in-the-round at St. Johnsbury Academy’s Fuller Hall.

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Where is the line between craft and fine art?

Who decides whether an object is fashionable or functional? The 10 artists represented in the BCA Center exhibition “Dysfunction” explore these questions as they relate to ceramics. Ranging from the beautiful to the grotesque, the works are sure to challenge viewers’ assumptions about the roles that clay is meant to play.

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With the recent passing of the Eagles’ Glenn Frey, longtime listeners may find themselves revisiting the classic rockers’ chart-topping catalog. Fans can get their fill of “Witchy Woman,” “Already Gone” and other hits when tribute band EagleMania hit the Chandler Music Hall stage. “We do not take liberties with their music,” says founder Frankie Reno.

“We play exactly what the Eagles played on their records.”

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ERNIE SANDERS will not go quietly into the night.

That much, if not a whole lot more, was clear Tuesday evening as the Democratic presidential candidate took the stage in Essex to greet 4,000 of his most loyal supporters.

“Tonight, you’re going to see a lot of election results come in. Let me remind you what the media often forgets about: This is not a general election. It’s not winner-take-all,” he told the cheering crowd of supporters at the Champlain Valley Exposition. “By the end of tonight, we are going to win many hundreds of delegates.”

By then, at 7:30 p.m., just three of the 11 states voting on Super Tuesday had been called: Georgia and Virginia for Clinton and Vermont for Sanders.

Within the next few hours, he would lose several more: Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas — and, in an especially painful blow, his neighboring state of Massachusetts.

But Sanders wanted to make one thing clear: He was not about to bow to pressure from rival HILLARY CLINTON, nor from her allies in the Democratic establishment; he was planning to take his insurgent campaign to the Democratic National Convention.

“At the end of tonight, 15 states will have voted. Thirty-five states remain,” he said. “And let me assure you that we are going to take our fight — for economic justice, for social justice, for environmental sanity, for a world of peace — to every one of those states.”

By the time Seven Days went to press Tuesday night, three bright spots had emerged for Sanders: He had prevailed in Colorado, Minnesota and Oklahoma.

In Vermont, Sanders appeared on track for a blowout — a result that clearly pleased a man who, 45 years ago, barely made it into the single digits in his first statewide race.

“It is good to be home,” he told his audience, his voice cracking from emotion — or, perhaps, exhaustion. “I have been all over this country, but the truth is, it is great … to come home to see all my friends.”

Sanders had no shortage of friends to welcome him home. Local musicians KAT WRIGHT, BRETT HUGHES, DWIGHT RITCHER and NICOLE NELSON joined the slightly more famous BEN FOLDS to serenade the audience, and, after Sanders spoke, performed the obligatory encore of

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“This Land Is Your Land.” The senator, as always, swayed to the music and mouthed some of the words.

Democratic gubernatorial candidates MATT DUNNE and SUE MINTER served as warm-up acts — and did their best to latch on to Sanders’ coattails. And in a nod to the many Vermonters who labored in the shadows for years to make Sanders what he has become, longtime state director PHIL FIERMONTE was given the honor of introducing his boss.

“Tonight it gives me a great deal of pleasure to introduce to you the next president of the United States,” Fiermonte said.

The audience was packed with true believers, such as WENDY CHAFFEE, an Essex speech pathologist who brought her three kids — all decked out in Sanders T-shirts — to witness what she called “a historical event.”

“It’s not just that he’s the hometown candidate; I am the middle class,” she said. “It really is time for a revolution.

The fact that there’s this 1 percent and the rest of us — it’s just not right. It’s not what the U.S. was built on.”

Sprinkled in among the flannel shirts and fleece jackets were some

more unusual sights: 9-year-old ANGUS O’NEIL-DUNNE, dressed as Sanders in a tie, blazer, spectacles and an unruly wig of white hair. And there was SEAN REEN, who staged a lone protest against Sen. PATRICK LEAHY (D-Vt.) for endorsing Clinton over Sanders — and pledging his superdelegate vote to the former secretary of state.

Reen held a handwritten sign over his head that read: “Pat Leahy: Why aren’t you here?”

“His job is to represent the people of Vermont, not the Democratic Party,” the Burlington brewer said.

Like many others in the crowd, CRYSTAL DREW, a babysitter from Plattsburgh, N.Y., agreed wholeheartedly with Sanders’ pledge to continue fighting.

“He has one hell of a chance, and we’re not done yet,” she said. “As long as millennials get out and actually do their due diligence, we’ve got this in the bag.”

No doubt Sanders has succeeded in inspiring a generation of young believers, but Tuesday’s results reinforced at least two vulnerabilities he’s yet to overcome: Southern voters haven’t joined his political revolution, nor have African American voters.

Early results showed him getting

clobbered — by 2-to-1 and sometimes 3-to-1 margins — below the MasonDixon Line. Black voters sided 90 to 10 percent against him in Arkansas and 92 to 6 percent against him in Alabama, according to exit polls. The one southern state where he prevailed, Oklahoma, was whiter than the rest.

Sanders’ campaign has recognized these weaknesses for some time — hence its focus on states such as Minnesota and Colorado — but it’s unclear whether they understood the magnitude of the problem.

Interviewed last Friday at an election-eve rally in Orangeburg, S.C., campaign manager JEFF WEAVER expressed confidence that Sanders would prevail in the Palmetto State.

“You’ve gotta beat the polls — and I think we will,” Weaver said as he waited for his boss to finish shaking hands and snapping selfies. “You know, I think that there’s more support out there than the polls are picking up.”

There were already clear signs that Sanders wouldn’t fare well in South Carolina. Only a couple hundred people had turned out to see the senator at Claflin University’s Tullis Arena, leaving

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TAD DEVINE, Sanders’ senior strategist, didn’t see it that way.

“I think that argument is only true if you believe that Bernie Sanders, on the basis of the results of one state, is captive to those results in 49 other states,” he said Monday night. “I believe that Bernie Sanders’ ability to appeal to African American voters is very strong, and I think we’ve only really just begun.”

As for Super Tuesday, Devine said, “What we have to do tomorrow is, we gotta win a lot of delegates, and I think we will. Hopefully we’ll win some states, too.” He was unequivocal about one thing: that even if Sanders walked away from the day with just Vermont in the bag, he wouldn’t consider calling it quits.

“You should understand that we’re staying in the race for many months,” Devine pledged. “That is not even a consideration at the moment.”

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& Citizen, died early Saturday of an apparent heart attack, according to the paper for which he’d worked on and off for 25 years. He was 45 years old.

Smith, who took over the newsroom last year, was more than a journalist. He served on the Morristown Selectboard and, in 2012 and 2014, ran for the two-member legislative district occupied by House Speaker SHAP SMITH (D-Morristown).

“I’m used to asking questions, and that’s what I tell the voters I want to go to Montpelier to do,” he told Seven Days in a July 2014 interview. “Ask questions before something becomes a law.”

Since the owners of the Stowe Reporter bought the News & Citizen last October, executive editor TOM KEARNEY served as Smith’s boss.

“He knew everybody in town,” Kearney says. “He got some great stories because of his connections.”

Smith leaves behind a wife, Kristin, two young daughters and extended family scattered about the state.

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Early the next morning, after Sanders cast his ballot at the Robert Miller Community and Recreation Center in Burlington’s New North End, the candidate himself was even less equivocal.

“This is a campaign that is going to the Philadelphia convention in July,” he told a gaggle of reporters shivering outside.

Sanders may well have the cash to sustain a prolonged bid. He raised a remarkable $6 million Monday, even after losing South Carolina — bringing his February fundraising total to $42 million. But if Sanders and his top aides can’t articulate a plausible path to the nomination, he will face deafening calls from Clinton sympathizers and other establishment Democrats to get out of the race.

Around Burlington Tuesday morning, in the cradle of the Sanders revolution, his devoted supporters — some lifelong

constituents — didn’t want to ponder a race without him.

“Obviously, when I was a kid and growing up, nobody ever thought that he would be in this place,” said NOELLE CLEVELAND, who was born in Burlington during Sanders’ mayoral administration. “I believe that he is standing up La Mer for working people, and I agree with his Natura Bissé issues domestically and internationally, Bobbi Brown and I also don’t think he’s a lying son of a bitch.”

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a sea of empty red and yellow bleacher seats on either side of him. It was a far cry from the mega-rallies he’d held in the northern, liberal and comparatively white metropolises of Seattle, Madison and Boston.

All around Orangeburg — a city of 67,000, two-thirds of the way from Charleston to Columbia — older African American voters expressed a distinct preference for Clinton, many expressing nostalgia for former president BILL CLINTON’s administration.

“I think she would do a good job because her husband was president,” said seamstress ARLEATHER HAMPTON, as she sewed a black gown in a back room at Final Touch Bridal. “He could give her some support.”

Up the street, at the Right Touch Barber Shop, ED RIVERS said he thought Clinton would do the most to arrest the growing cost of health insurance and higher education.

“She’s got a lot of the values that Bill had,” Rivers said as he applied the clippers to one of a half dozen customers looking for a trim. “Really, when Bill was in office, we had the best economy that we ever had in a long time, until Obama came into office. I know she gonna instill those same values if she gets into office.”

The only signs of Sanders support in town came from Orangeburg’s two historically black colleges: Claflin and South Carolina State University, where several students expressed a preference for Sanders. ASIA FOLK, a history major from St. George, S.C., said she found Clinton to be the more experienced candidate, but she felt drawn to Sanders nonetheless — in part due to his participation in the civil rights movement.

“I just like his sincerity,” she said. “I’m just really interested in Bernie, for some reason.”

But by Saturday night, it was clear that Weaver’s prediction — that Sanders would beat the polls — would not come to pass.

Public opinion aggregators pegged Clinton’s South Carolina advantage at 26 percent going into Saturday’s election. She came out of it 48 points ahead.

Worse yet for Sanders, Clinton defeated him 86 to 14 percent among African American voters, according to exit polls, raising serious questions about his ability to appeal to the vast swatch of America that doesn’t look like New Hampshire and Vermont.

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ary Henricksen has never met Bernie Sanders. His Putney marketing-services business is located 140 miles from the presidential candidate’s Burlington campaign headquarters. He won’t even say if he’s voting for the Vermont senator who would be commander in chief.

But the owner of Five Maples is feeling the Bern — on his bottom line. His business is booming, thanks to Sanders’ presidential bid.

Five Maples, which coordinates Sanders’ fundraising mailings, is one of 200 corporations, organizations and individuals in Vermont that have done business with Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, according to the candidate’s campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.

“I would call it very beneficial,” Henricksen said. “Last year, they were our largest customer.”

As he seeks the Democratic nomination for president, Sanders has essentially created his own pop-up Vermont business, employing 105 people with Vermont addresses (from full-fledged staffers to short-term interns) and 1,125 employees nationwide. According to a Seven Days analysis of his spending records through January, Sanders had paid $637,763 in salaries in Vermont and $6.2 million nationally since launching his campaign last May. Around the country, the Sanders’ campaign had spent $80.8 million before the first vote was cast February 1, compared to Hillary Clinton’s $95.9 million. A small portion of that — 4.51 percent, or $3.6 million — went to entities with Vermont addresses. His local expenditures included staff, office rent, food, taxis and postage for a whole bunch of campaign mail.

But in the grand scheme of Vermont’s economy, Bernie Sanders Inc. is a fairly small fry, according to Patrick Walsh, an associate professor of economics at Saint Michael’s College. “It’s much more comparable to a decent-sized restaurant or a niche manufacturer, of which Vermont has many,” he said.

The business Sanders does with Vermont companies likely has more impact on the local economy than his payroll does, Walsh said, but it’s still akin to a small firm.

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impact, “It can’t hurt,” said Senate Finance Committee chair Tim Ashe (D/P-Chittenden). “For the last year, unquestionably, it’s provided a little boom to the downtown economy.”

Sanders’ campaign has bought Leonardo’s pizza ($804 worth) and Bruegger’s bagels ($354) and dined on food from Rí Rá Irish Pub ($488), Istanbul Kebab House ($469), Leunig’s Bistro & Café ($438) and the Farmhouse Tap & Grill ($1,672).

Sanders paid $536,116 to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont for employee health insurance, spent $672 on Green Cab VT taxi fares and dropped $57,408 at Hotel Vermont, the upscale downtown Burlington inn.

What happens at Hotel Vermont stays at Hotel Vermont, however.

General manager Hans van Wees remained discreet about doing business with the Sanders campaign. “We never disclose anything about potential guests,” he said.

Sanders’ campaign, busy bouncing from Minnesota to South Carolina to Texas in pursuit of the presidency, did not respond to an inquiry about his hometown spending habits.

But the FEC report showed a $6,930 expenditure to Burlington Department of Public Works to lease parking spaces in city-owned garages. The campaign paid Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront $5,640, the police department $648 and the fire department $210 to use the city’s Waterfront Park for his May campaign kickoff.

Around downtown, the campaign money is not exactly flowing, but the buzz about Bernie has brought some people to the city where he launched his political career as mayor 35 years ago.

Bob Conlon, co-owner of Leunig’s, said he doesn’t know who from the campaign ate what or when at his restaurant, but he does know he’s given directions to a fair number of tourists looking for Sanders’ campaign office just down Church Street.

“It can’t hurt business in Burlington,” he said. “It’s like Ben & Jerry’s. They come to see where it started.”

But Conlon added, “It’s nowhere near the impact of the captive insurance convention every year. When they’re in town, every restaurant knows it.”

Conlon did notice when he lost a waiter to the Sanders’ campaign last summer. “I was surprised somebody

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The better Sanders has done on the campaign trail, the more attention his hometown gets, which is good for Burlington, said Ron Redmond, executive director of the Church Street Marketplace. This week, as Sanders held his Super Tuesday watch party at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex, legions of national media showcased his home state.

“It’s probably as effective or more effective than all the tourism money the state spends,” Ashe said.

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Sanders has been having that kind of effect for decades, said Ashe, who worked for the then-congressman in the early 2000s. “People used to call and say on the phone to Bernie’s office that they moved to Vermont because of Bernie … because it’s the type of place that would elect Bernie,” Ashe said.

Sanders has walked the walk on some of his spending, pairing payments with his political philosophy. He does business with Vermont’s only union print shop and supports local businesses from Burlington’s City Market/Onion River Co-op to P&P Septic Service. Long an advocate of the U.S. Postal Service, Sanders has spent at least $1 million on postage.

The campaign has gone out of state for some items. It bought $945,119 of material from DemSign, a national company with offices in Washington, D.C., and Texas that claims to have the nation’s cheapest union-made lawn signs.

Sanders has spent some of his money at national retail chains, including Lowe’s, Home Depot and Amazon.

And he reported $2,569 worth of business with Uber, the car service that is considered unfriendly to labor unions because its drivers are independent contractors.

None of the companies profiting from Sanders’ presidential campaign has any way of knowing how long the gig will continue. Another week? Another month? Until November? But they are happy to have the business while it lasts.

Until then, the Sanders campaign will continue to provide Five Maples with lists of names and addresses that the Putney firm sorts and stuffs into fundraising mailings. So-called direct mail is still a part of most campaign strategies in 2016. Sanders had paid Five Maples $892,369 by the end of January, according to the FEC reports.

That makes the company Sanders’ No. 1 Vermont vendor.

A 15 percent uptick in mostly Bernie business has allowed Five Maples to add two workers to its 20-person staff, according to Henricksen. “We’ve been quite pleased and grateful that Bernie chose to keep business in state,” said Henricksen, whose company has worked with Sanders since his 2012 Senate campaign.

Henricksen reports that the Sanders campaign pays its bills and doesn’t micromanage the work. “They always keep their word,” he said.

Closer to the candidate’s hometown, First Step Print Shop in Underhill has also enjoyed the fruits of Sanders’ campaign. According to the FEC reports, Sanders had given the company $330,790 worth of business through January.

The only union print shop in Vermont produces business cards and letters for Sanders. The letters are then sent to Henricksen’s Putney shop for sorting and mailing.

Bob Martelle, who owns First Step with his wife, Mary, said they’ve worked with Sanders for about a decade. They also did business with former governor Howard Dean’s 2004 campaign. “This is our second presidential election,” he said.

Bob Martelle said the six-employee company has added one full-timer and occasional part-timers to help with the increase in business, but he said First Step can still handle more work as Vermont’s state election season ramps up.

The work is more than routine for First Step and its employees, Martelle said: “We’re all Bernie supporters.” !

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t survived fire, pigeon infestation and the 1960s-era urban renewal program that razed a whole section of downtown Burlington. But last month, the nowsagging carriage barn near the corner of Pearl and Pine streets faced its biggest existential threat: an official application to tear it down.

The distinctive two-story barn, which is listed on Vermont’s State Register of Historic Places, sits behind the Pearl Street Diner, near a red-brick apartment house and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

Hinsdale Properties, one of the largest landlords in Burlington, sought the city’s permission to tear down the circa-1890 barn and create two additional parking spots for its apartment house on Pine.

Burlington Department of Planning and Zoning staff recommended against the demolition. They argued that the charred, weathered-wood structure, with its stillhandsome Tudor stickwork, was an important remnant of Burlington’s Little Italy neighborhood — which was mostly obliterated during a 27-acre “urban renewal” in the heart of the city in the 1960s.

It’s one of a few structures that escaped by “their chinny chin chin,” said Mary O’Neil, principal city planner, in an interview with Seven Days. “This little block of Pine Street is really a tangible reminder of what that neighborhood looked like until about 1964. You get down to, maybe it’s not the last survivor, but it’s close,” she said.

After resistance from city planners, Hinsdale Properties has abandoned the demolition bid, according to Jacob Hinsdale. “We shifted our plan when we found out no one was on our side.”

The zoning kerfuffle is an example of steady development pressure on Burlington’s old barns, garages and other outbuildings, as well as aging houses. In a city with little open space, parking problems and a housing crunch, developers are eyeing old structures — more specifically, the land on which they sit.

Being listed on the state or national registers of historic places does not prevent a property from being torn down, but local ordinances can use that status to require a more thorough review, as Burlington does. That “doesn’t mean at the end of the day it can’t be demolished, but it puts in place a process for really looking at the whole scenario,” said Devin Colman, the Vermont state architectural historian.

The Sara Holbrook Community Center, a nonprofit that offers preschool and other youth programs, is currently seeking permits to demolish two aging duplexes at 56 and 58 North Avenue to allow for a 5,334 square-foot expansion and a dozen new parking spaces. Neither of the properties is listed on historic registers.

South of Main Street, local developer Erik Hoekstra is proposing to demolish several structures: a 19th-century single-family home at 202 South Champlain Street; and the rear addition on a former schoolhouse from the same era at 194 South Champlain Street. He also wants to lose that property’s long, low garage.

He has carefully restored the front of the old schoolhouse but wants to put a duplex behind it.

Hoekstra claims there’s little value in the structures he wants to take down, both of which are on the National Register of Historic Places. He said that the foundation of the house at 202 Champlain is failing, the roof is shot, and ceilings and stairwells do not meet code. “It is a modest house covered in vinyl siding that has no significant historic features,” he said in an email.

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Hoekstra would replace the teardown with a modern house that he says would complement the block. He wrote: “Some of the best urban historic neighborhoods have a blend of historic and modern. In Europe contemporary buildings are boldly placed in historic contexts all the time … highlighting the old, showing how contemporary incursions can function harmoniously in historic contexts, keeping historic districts relevant and vibrant.”

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The permit review is in early stages, but the city’s O’Neil has already raised concerns about the demolition — especially about the house, built between 1853 and 1869.

She is focused to a lesser degree on the addition, which was built before 1889, according to fire insurance maps, and the 1920s-era garage.

“As neighborhood character is established by a collection of buildings that have a contextual relationship to each other, the Battery King Street Historic District is a record of those buildings; few of which were singularly notable examples. It was the cohesiveness and relationship between the buildings that gave credibility

to the significance of the district,” O’Neil wrote in a memorandum to the Burlington Development Review Board.

O’Neil added that with past teardowns in the same area, “the fabric of the historic district is fraying with the proposed additional loss.”

Such projects have occasionally led to fights in Burlington. One of the more notable examples was in the 1970s, when the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, as it was then called, sought to demolish the Bishop DeGoesbriand house at 52 South Williams Street. A community group filed an injunction to stop the wrecking ball, but lost in court. The site became and remains a parking lot.

Some residents also unsuccessfully fought the urban renewal that cleared entire streets and made way for parking garages, new office buildings, apartments and the Burlington Town Center. Today, the mall is viewed as outdated, and its owner is pursuing a $200 million renovation.

This year, the National Historic Preservation Act turns 50. The U.S. Congress passed it after a wave of postWorld War II construction led to the demolition of many important historic structures, including New York City’s landmark Penn Station.

The demise of that architectural gem is now widely viewed as a terrible mistake. But five decades after the Preservation Act, there’s still uncertainty about how to strike the right balance between preservation and progress. The Burlington carriage barn illustrates the challenge on a micro level.

During the past 10 years, Hinsdale Properties has, with city approval, torn down at least three aging garages behind rentals it owns at 14 North Winooski, 10 Hungerford Terrace and, last summer, at 99-101 North

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Union. “We were on a roll, and, from my perspective, the last one to be done was the garage at Pine Street,” Hinsdale said. The other three outbuildings were not listed on the state registry, though, and did not have the historic character of the carriage barn.

“This one is just a different case, is what it comes down to,” said Hinsdale. “Now we found out that everyone else likes it and wants to keep it standing, so we’re going with that.” His late father founded the Hinsdale Properties rental empire, which includes 156 units. His mother, Irene Hinsdale, heads the company.

Jacob Hinsdale opened the carriage barn for Seven Days last Friday morning. Shafts of sun streamed through a hole in the slate roof, revealing an old castiron bathtub in one corner. Pigeon feathers and guano piled up over mounds of wood planking and debris. A charred section marked the spot where a fire some years ago nearly took the building. Graffiti on the exterior had been painted over, and the windows had been boarded up in an effort to keep out vandals and drug users who sometimes break in.

The company will spend $15,000 to shore up the building and contemplate options. Demolition would have cost less than half that — $6,000. Hinsdale said the building would be used for storage in the short term, and the company would consider other uses down the line — but he has no specific plan.

Adapting such a structure for modern use is a challenge. There are numerous examples of barns and outbuildings that have been converted to apartments, studios and home office space in Burlington — but at a cost.

Inside the carriage house

“Unless you have access to a lot of financial means, it’s hard enough just to maintain the house you live in, let alone a second building in your backyard that may or may not be of great use,” Colman said.

Burlington has incentives to help. If the Hinsdales wanted to turn their carriage barn into a residential space, the city would waive requirements to provide additional parking — a big win in downtown Burlington, where spots are prized. There’s also a federal grant program to help with renovations on this type of historic structure.

Still, renovation dollars can add up, and in some cases, it’s easier for property owners to seek approval to tear down a structure or to do “demolition by neglect” — as in, let a building cave in.

One of the saddest scenarios is when a historically significant building comes down to accommodate cars, Colman said: “You end up with acres of surface parking which really isn’t that hospitable or attractive, and you lose the character of the city, the places that kind of anchor you. They tell you where you are.”

As he noted: “A parking lot in Burlington looks the same as a parking lot in Kansas or California.

It’s asphalt.”

Colman, a Burlington resident, is happy the barn is staying put stand. He says the building has often caught his eye. “It’s one of those hidden gems, and it’s so unexpected in downtown Burlington to have a carriage barn like this still standing,” Colman said. “It’s just really a nice little piece of Burlington history that has survived.” !

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ack McCullough has long represented psychiatric patients in court proceedings which determine whether they should be committed against their will and forced to take medication. McCullough directs the Mental Health Law Project for Vermont Legal Aid. On February 18, the white-haired and full-bearded attorney urged the House Human Services Committee to reject a Shumlin administration proposal to expedite the legal process that begins when mentally ill people land in the hospital.

“We just shouldn’t be here,” McCullough began. He reminded the lawmakers that only two years ago, they spent hundreds of hours taking testimony about the merits of moving patients through the system more quickly.

Parents and former patients back then had jammed a hearing, some to recount how frightening it was to watch relatives suffer in a psychotic state until courts acted. Others shared the humiliation and trauma from being forcibly medicated.

Lawmakers decided they needed to accelerate the process and, McCullough noted, gave the Department of Mental Health the permission it sought.

The bill passed overwhelmingly in both the House and Senate.

“Here we are again,” McCullough complained recently. “They are asking for more.”

Rather than try to get another bill through the legislature, the governor has slipped the changes into his proposed budget in hopes of realizing a $5 million hospitalization savings. State officials reason that if psychiatric patients were medicated sooner, they’d be released sooner, too — by as many as 40 days.

The average daily cost for seriously ill psychiatric patients is $1,300.

It’s a touchy proposal that pits the administration’s practical concerns against patients’ rights to make their own medical decisions. While some lawmakers are hesitant to revisit the recent controversy, the fact that it’s in the governor’s budget makes the issue impossible to ignore.

Frank Reed, mental health commissioner, acknowledged that the loaded request resurfaced without forewarning. But he defended it, saying the 2014 revisions failed to eliminate the long

done shortly after patients are admitted.

It wants commitment hearings to proceed within 12 days of the application even if patients’ independent psychiatric evaluations are incomplete. It also wants to consolidate the medication and commitment proceedings.

Why? Since 2005, the number of commitment requests has doubled and medication applications quadrupled.

In 2015, the Mental Health Law Project recorded 552 involuntary temporary admissions to hospitals, 492 applications for extended involuntary commitment and 80 applications to allow forced medication.

Dr. Sandra Steingard, chief medical officer at the Howard Center and a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, testified against further changes before the House Human Services Committee.

She said was she surprised by the state’s slow approach to commitment when she arrived 23 years ago. In Pennsylvania, where she had been working, authorization to involuntarily medicate a patient often came within a week.

There should be no rush to medicate people against their will, she said: “I have come to believe that caution is warranted.”

Steingard said some research challenges the long-held belief that antipsychotic drugs are essential to treat psychosis and that delaying treatment could cause irrevocable harm. She cited common and serious side effects of psychiatric drugs: tremors, muscle spasms, involuntary motor movements, weight gain and diabetes. “There are good reasons why people would be reluctant to take them,” she said.

While she acknowledged that forced medication might be the only way to help some patients, Steingard said, “Some people come out of this experience angry, frightened and alienated, and I have, in the past, at least taken some comfort in knowing we had a vigorous legal process in place.”

She added, “Gov. Shumlin mentioned in an interview that it was cruel to withhold treatment. I think it is cruel to deprive people — who often have so little — of their rights to a fair hearing.”

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hospital stays that some patients experience — without medication — while awaiting legal decisions.

“We have an obligation to keep bringing up this controversial issue, knowing that it is going to be an uphill slog every time we do,” Reed said.

“Vermont is a major outlier nationally,” said Dr. Tom Simpatico, chief medical officer for the Department of Vermont Health Access. In other states, he said, decisions about involuntary commitment and medication are reached in no more than two weeks. In Vermont, it takes at least twice that long.

The process is complicated. First, people who pose a danger to themselves or others are taken into custody and brought to hospitals for emergency exams to determine if they should be admitted temporarily against their will for treatment.

Once patients are admitted, psychiatrists typically file applications to force patients to remain hospitalized. These commitment applications trigger probable-cause reviews by judges, who decide if patients should remain hospitalized until their commitment hearings.

Legal Aid represents those patients, who have the right to be evaluated by independent psychiatrists. Patients remain hospitalized while awaiting a second court ruling on a more lengthy commitment. Whether it is a week or months depends on court schedules and how much time attorneys need to prepare.

If patients refuse recommended medication, psychiatric staff may seek court orders to force them to take the drugs — prompting another legal proceeding.

The Shumlin administration wants to eliminate the probable-cause reviews

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The House Human Services and doctors resolve their differences Committee also heard from Dr. Gordon over treatment, he said. Accelerating Frankle, chief of psychiatry at Rutland everything would eliminate this opporRegional Medical Center. That hospital tunity. “The Mental Health Law Project has 23 psychiatric beds and, along with doesn’t have the capacity to handle such Brattleboro Retreat and the Vermont an increase in trials, and neither does Psychiatric Care Hospital in Berlin, the judiciary,” McCullough said. admits and cares for patients with the Most importantly, a quicker promost serious mental illnesses. cess would further erode the legal Frankle agreed with rights of psychiatric Steingard that adminpatients, a development istering powerful drugs McCullough described involuntarily should be as “unconscionable.” minimized.

Commissioner Reed “We constantly work and Dr. Jaskanwar at de-escalating the situBatra, medical direcation without medicator at the Department tion,” Frankle said. Still, of Mental Health, dishe suggested that speedputed McCullough’s ing up the process could contention. benefit the patients in “Protecting due procrisis, other patients and cess is very important to staff. Last year, he said, a the department,” Batra judge denied a request said. “Decisions about to combine the commitinvoluntary medication ment and medication must not be made for hearing for a patient in the convenience of the Rutland, saying that the system. It is for the treatperson’s threatening bement of the individual.” havior wasn’t sufficient Batra also defended to expedite the process. making it easier to give “A week of threatening patients long-acting sexual statements is injections. Those medireally a long time on a cations allow patients to small unit,” Frankle said. function without getting Frankle also supports into daily arguments another change the about the drugs, he said.

Shumlin administration The House Human is proposing: eliminating Services Committee DR. SANDRA a requirement that the heard enough to conSTEINGARD, HOWARD CENT ER court could order a longclude it couldn’t recomacting medicine only mend the changes. In a with “clear and convincFebruary 24 memo to the ing evidence” that it House Appropriations was the most appropriate. Some long- Committee, the panel recalled the inacting drugs are administered every two tense hearings in 2014. weeks; others, monthly, Frankle said. “I “The committee believes that a revireally believe these medications work sion of this magnitude to a major policy in well,” he added. mental health treatment has no place in Tavid Bingham at the National the budget,” the memo reads. It went on Alliance on Mental Illness Vermont said to say that the committee could take up officials should have to make a case for the issue as a stand-alone bill but asked using long-acting drugs. “These are the that it be stricken from the budget one. ones at the heart of the controversy, beThe proposal could hit a roadblock cause the side effects are scary,” he said. in the Senate, too. When asked if her Legal Aid’s McCullough also ob- committee would take up the proposal, jected, saying the protection was Health and Welfare chair Claire Ayer added in 2014 because the use of time- (D-Addison) said flatly: “No. I don’t release drugs was becoming routine. If want to.” patients develop side effects, he noted, But, because it’s built into the they have to endure them for days, budget bill, the appropriations commiteven weeks. tees can’t ignore the proposal. Senate McCullough predicted an explosion Appropriations chair Jane Kitchel of court proceedings if the Shumlin ad- (D-Caledonia) said, “We ought to at ministration succeeds in further stream- least hear them and their rationale.” ! lining the process. Many times, while commitment cases are pending, patients Contact: nancy@sevendaysvt.com

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ep. Mitzi Johnson (D-South Hero) stood before a semicircle of 20 lawmakers and legislative staff in the well of the House last spring, sheets of music on a table before her. Then she raised her arms to launch the Statehouse Singers through a rousing rendition of “Turn the World Around,” punching out the tempo with her hands and lunging forward to signal the singers when to jump in.

“She is a very patient conductor,” yet full of “gleeful enthusiasm and so energetic,” said Rep. Alison Clarkson (D-Woodstock). Eight years ago, Clarkson and Johnson cofounded this a cappella group, which rehearses just a few times each legislative session before performing in the House. “She takes us through some very difficult music,” said Clarkson. “She really figures out how to navigate … the difficult passages.”

Clarkson said her Democratic colleague brings similar energy and leadership to her more important Statehouse role — chairing the House Appropriations Committee, which gets the first crack at writing the legislature’s annual budget for state government.

This is the second year that the 45-yearold Johnson has led 10 other lawmakers through the process.

They’ve acquainted themselves with Gov. Peter Shumlin’s $5.8 billion budget proposal. Now they are developing the spending plan that they will recommend to the full House in late March.

“She is a good problem solver, and there are a lot of problems in that job,” said House Speaker Shap Smith (D-Morristown), explaining why he selected Johnson for one of the most demanding positions in the legislature.

This year’s challenges include closing a $55 million gap between revenues and spending. Possible solutions include some controversial ones proposed by the governor.

Johnson has represented the Lake Champlain Islands communities, plus a corner of Milton, for 14 years. A member of the appropriations committee since 2007, she was vice chair for four years before taking over last year.

Surprisingly, her background isn’t in finance; it’s in dirt.

Originally from Clifton Park, N.Y., Johnson attended the University of Vermont and majored in environmental science and international development.

Rep. Mitzi Johnson leading the Statehouse Singers

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Rep. Mitzi Johnson and Rep. John Bartholomew waltzing during a concert in January

After graduating in 1993, she chose to forgo business attire for dungarees. “I wanted to get a better handle on farming,” is how she explained her decision to work on the Peters Farm, a vegetable operation on South Hero.

Johnson soon met Ray Allen, whose family has owned and operated nearby Allenholm Farm for seven generations.

He still recalls the day Johnson and a coworker came to buy apples. When Allen asked for payment, the pair said they would press the apples to make cider, sell it in Burlington and come back with the money.

“They were good to their word,” he said. “It was a good first impression.”

So good that in 1997 Allen hired the outdoorsy young Johnson to work as crew leader supervising the Jamaican workers who pick apples at Allenholm every fall. Many of them have done it for decades.

“The men loved her,” Allen said of his black-haired, blue-eyed employee, who brought her guitar to the orchard and led sing-alongs. By then, she was also a fully licensed emergency medical technician, thanks in part to a postcollege wilderness first-aid course. It was not unusual for Johnson to find love notes from workers on her car at the end of the day, according to Allen’s wife, Pam. The Allens’ fondness for her grew, too. “I consider her one of our adopted family,” said Pam, whom Johnson nicknamed “Momma Apple.”

Ray Allen asked Johnson to grow vegetables for the farm. “She decided what to plant, and she developed the customer base,” he said. She started a communitysupported agriculture program, and soon 40 members were picking up fresh vegetables on a schedule.

The trio also worked together on the South Hero Rescue Squad. Ray Allen headed the volunteer group, and Pam was the dispatcher. Johnson served as an EMT, and her first call was to help an ice fisherman in cardiac arrest. Johnson was the first squad member to reach the man out on Lake Champlain and immediately started administering CPR. He died, but Allen was impressed by Johnson’s decisiveness and determination. He made her “fifth captain,” Johnson said with a chuckle, meaning she was number five in the squad’s leadership lineup. By the time she stepped down, 20 years and many rescues later, she was first captain.

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“Yep, it is inconvenient, and, yep, it can be hard,” she said of rescue squad duties, but Johnson came from a family that believed in public service. While she was growing up, her dad was on the school board, her mom taught kids to read and the family delivered meals at Thanksgiving. “I have had the opportunity to meet somebody on what could be the worst day of their life and help them out,” Johnson said.

That altruism led her to a less dramatic endeavor: land conservation.

“The farm that first brought me to South Hero was being subdivided and sold,” she said. “That got me thinking a lot about how special Vermont’s land base is and how once land goes out of farming, it is really hard to get it back. Other folks in town had similar ideas.”

She contributed essential “founding energy” to the South Hero Land Trust, said former longtime board chair Charlie Tipper. “She was sharing concerns about this freight train of development pressure coming to the islands from Chittenden County.” The trust has played a role in conserving 1,500 acres, mostly farms, including Allenholm Farm.

Like many Vermonters, Johnson has had to juggle several paying jobs to make ends meet, and her musical background — 14 years studying piano and a spot on the high school chorus — provided some unique opportunities.

In addition to farming, she taught piano, even after she was elected to the legislature. “I stacked a lot on Sundays and did a couple before school.” For years, she had a regular 6:30 a.m. gig teaching two little girls.

A thank-you gift from the girls — a silk scarf they painted by hand — turned into another sideline. Once she learned the technique, Johnson made scarves for herself and some extras to sell in the Allenholm store. They caught on. At one point, Johnson said, she was selling scarves in 13 states — but she cut back to attend the Harvard Kennedy School in 2011. Working around the legislature, she spent three semesters in Cambridge, Mass., and earned a master’s degree in public administration.

Back home on South Hero, Johnson owns a house she designed and mostly built herself. She rented and housesat for years before she found a drafty, jacked-up lakeside camp on a singlelane dirt road. Now it’s an energyefficient two-story with a “big screen porch, a place to grow plants and a place for a woodworking shop,” said Johnson.

Pam Allen described the house as “very unique, like she is.”

Johnson lives with her partner of six years, Bill Baron, who recently retired from the state Department of Fish & Wildlife, and his 14-year-old grandson.

Johnson said the first time Baron called, she wasn’t sure if he had a constituent request or wanted a date.

Politics didn’t become a part of her life until 2000, when friends suggested she challenge Republican incumbent John LaBarge for a seat in the House. She knew and liked LaBarge.

He operated a video store and did seasonal work at Allenholm, packing apples.

But when she looked at his voting record, she realized they had different values, so she agreed to run. She said, “I at least wanted to give islanders a choice.”

With trademark determination, Johnson set out to knock on every door in the district. “I worked my little tail off, and I lost,” Johnson said. Even before she knew the outcome, she pledged to run again. In 2002, when the islands became part of a two-seat district, Johnson received the most votes of any candidate in a four-way race.

Rep. Bob Krebs (D-South Hero) has been Johnson’s district-mate since 2010, when then-governor Jim Douglas, a Republican, appointed him to fill the vacancy created by the death of Democratic Rep. Ira Trombley. Douglas picked Krebs instead of one of the three people local Democrats recommended.

That was awkward, but Johnson was gracious, Krebs said: “She gave me protection and buffer until I got my feet on the ground.”

Krebs praised Johnson’s budget leadership on the appropriations committee, which is made up of four Republicans and six Democrats. He noted that she won three unanimous votes on budget bills, attributing the bipartisan support to her commitment to making government more efficient.

House Majority Leader Sarah Copeland Hanzas (D-Bradford) said Johnson’s approach to budget building enlists lawmakers on every committee in examining whether state government is delivering what it promises. “It is pretty groundbreaking,” she said.

Not everyone sees it that way. House Minority Leader Don Turner (R-Milton) suggested Johnson’s approach is more talk than walk. “Her taking over the role in that committee is more of the same,” he said. “She hasn’t changed a thing. We just keep spending.”

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Turner said he and the four Republicans on the appropriations committee agreed with the principles Johnson wrote into the opening section of last year’s budget bill: reducing the use of one-time funding sources to pay for ongoing expenses; looking at the long-term cost of new initiatives; writing budgets that don’t rely on every penny of projected revenue; exploring a two-year budgeting cycle to promote longer-term planning; and holding programs accountable for results.

“She took some of the things we had been fighting for and put it in the intent language, which swayed some of our folks,” Turner said. But last year’s budget has since required a $91 million midyear infusion, he noted. So much for promises about bringing revenue and spending into balance, he said: “She didn’t deliver.”

Turner said he wants to see a 2017 budget that holds spending to 95 percent of projected revenues and caps the number of state employees, with the goal of achieving a 10 percent staff reduction by 2020 — roughly 400 fewer positions.

Without such a commitment to change, he said, most Republicans would oppose the budget.

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Vermont ACLU Leader Allen Gilbert to Step Down Allen Gilbert, who has run the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont for 12 years, will step down in the summer, the organization announced Monday.

Gilbert has become Vermont’s leading advocate for civil liberties and privacy. He is a frequent presence in the Statehouse, where he often squares off against law enforcement, and a go-to guy for quotes for members of the media.

“It’s not enough to be outraged by an action taken by the government that you think is unfair or even unconstitutional,” Gilbert told Seven Days in a 2013 profile. “You have to be able to take that outrage and win your point, whether it be by legislation or litigation.”

ACLU of Vermont board chair James Morse credited Gilbert with growing the chapter’s staff to five employees, including two full-time attorneys, and relocating to an office in downtown Montpelier.

“The growth in staff and the strategic location are symbolic of Allen’s successful efforts to expand the ACLU’s work and visibility,” Morse said. Morse will lead the search for Gilbert’s successor.

Gilbert, a Worcester resident, said in a prepared statement that he is not retiring.

“Working as an ACLU executive director is a full-throttle job,” he said. “I need to slow down.

But I’ve got a long list of things I still want to do.”

Before heading the ACLU, Gilbert worked as a reporter for the Rutland Herald, taught English in Germany, and was a partner in a public policy research and communications firm.

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present the committee with a done deal hatched behind closed doors.

Johnson explained her reasoning: Two decades on the rescue squad taught her about teamwork, and she’s applied that to her committee’s work. She said,

“You have to start from a place assuming everyone is there because they really care and are really trying to make an improvement.”

Appropriations committee members of both political persuasions acknowledge her inclusive style. “She allows great participation by everybody,” Rep. Kathy Keenan (D-St. Albans) said.

“People feel secure in expressing their opinions.”

“And if we have better ideas, she is quick to jump on them,” agreed Rep. Peter Fagan (R-Rutland), committee vice chair. “We as a group make a decision.”

“If you can listen really deeply to people, that really helps you understand their perspective,” Johnson said. “Then you can start to feel people’s priorities, and it will help you work your way to a compromise.”

The committee gets down to business after the weeklong town meeting break.

That’s when Johnson becomes a conductor again. With spreadsheets rather than music in front of her, she will lead her budget-writing colleagues through the thicket of tough choices to produce a balanced budget.

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For years, finding tenants to fill Chittenden County apartments has been a fairly effortless endeavor. But the region’s infamously low vacancy rate is rising, which could mean that some landlords will have to work harder to rent their real estate.

Since the early 2000s, the county’s vacancy rate has averaged 1.6 percent, according to Allen & Brooks, a South Burlington firm that collects real estate data and monitors trends. In December, the firm reported that the rate was 3 percent — almost double the past average.

Twice a year, Allen & Brooks surveys rental property owners who collectively own about a quarter of the county’s units. This survey provides a point-in-time estimate of the percentage of apartments that are vacant.

Demand for rental housing hasn’t diminished, firm principal Mark Brooks said. Rather, he attributes the higher vacancy rate to a surge in the construction of new units.

According to Allen & Brooks data, the number of new units built increased to 534 in 2015.

“People have more to choose from,” said Brooks. Consequently, “I think you’ll get some people moving out of old apartments into new apartments.”

Which isn’t to say Chittenden County is becoming a renter’s paradise. According to Brooks, the market is still tight, and rents are still going up by about 3 percent annually.

Are landlords feeling the effects?

“We really haven’t noticed too much,” said Bill Bissonette, who owns rental properties around Burlington. “Knock on wood, we’ve been fortunate.”

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She was born on December 27, 1962, the daughter of Donald and Jennie Bushey of Burlington. She married her husband, Richard W. Lewis Sr., on July 7, 1979, and was married for 36 amazing years. She was preceded in 2008 by her son, Richard W. Lewis Jr., and is survived by her husband; her two daughters, Tanya Crowley and Tina Lewis; her son-inlaw, Adam Crowley; her two sisters, Gail Babcock and Sherry Bushey; her brothers, Paul Bushey, Donald Bushey, Gary Bushey and Ricky Bushey; her granddaughter Brianna Lewis; her mother-in-law, Mary Gardner; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, family and friends.

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1935-2016, ESSEX Nancy Bickmore (Claire Nancy Anne Carter) of Essex, age 80, went to be with our Lord on Friday, February 12. She was born in Springfield, Mass., on August 9, 1935. She grew up in St. Johnsbury and graduated from Lyndon Teacher’s College. She was a middle school teacher for most of her working career. She also held positions as administrative assistant and was the bookkeeper and partner for Big Sky refrigeration. She enjoyed music, knitting and dancing as well as reading and spending time with her family. She is survived by her husband, Carl; sisters; children; and great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held in July 2016.

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Doris R. Vincent Brace, 93, passed away peacefully on February 26, 2016, surrounded by family and friends at Starr Farm Nursing Home in Burlington. Doris had an amazing zest for life and unending energy. She will be remembered and missed by all who knew her.

Doris was born February 7, 1923, in Winooski to Alphonse Vincent and Rose Landry. As a young girl, Doris developed her lifelong passion for fishing, especially ice fishing. Doris’ passions were caring and providing for her loving family and friends, and fishing. Doris spent many years working in factories around the greater Burlington area and retired from Ethan Allen Motel in South Burlington.

As a young and beautiful woman, Doris married the love of her life, Fred McDonald, in Winooski,

and they had four children: Eldridge, Carl, Leonard and Wanda. She will join her eldest son, Eldrige, in heaven, and it will be a very joyful reunion. In her later years, Doris married Howard Brace, and they had some good years together until Howard passed away.

Doris spent her very active retirement playing miniature golf and baseball, fishing, and always helping her many friends and family.

She was always ready for the next grand adventure.

Left to cherish her memory are her three grown children, Leonard McDonald and wife Emily, Carl McDonald and friend Janice, and Wanda Shorb and husband James; grandchildren Pierre Dufrense, Kathy Parrow, Eldrige Perry, Bill Perry, Brian Knudson and Colleen Berg; great-grandchildren Nick Freely Perry, Grady Perry and Gage Perry; extended family; and countless friends.

The family would like to extend a special thank-you to Pierre Dufrense and Emily McDonald for all the special things they did for Doris, and to the staff at Starr Farm for all the excellent and loving care they gave her.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday March 8, at LaVigne Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 132 Main St., Winooski. Funeral services will be private at a later date.

Condolences may be shared at lavignefuneralhome.com.

woman who truly brought a lot of joy to anyone who knew her. Her family meant everything to her. She struggled and suffered for many years from several medical problems but still continued to fight every day to be with her family. She had a smile that would always brighten up the room, and she was such an inspiration to many who knew her.

Sandy was a loving wife and an amazing mother to three children, who will miss her dearly. Before her sickness, she worked in retail and loved what she did. She was a hardworking woman who never gave up. Her favorite things to do were spending time and making memories with her husband and her two daughters. The glow on her face just showed how happy she was when she was with her girls. All who knew her knew how important her girls and her husband were to her. She loved being outside with the sunshine on her face and taking a ride with her husband in the countryside.

She loved taking care of her cats, who never left her side.

She loved planting flowers and having them in her home, but most importantly her roses — she loved her roses! She was such a caring woman who could brighten up anyone’s day.

She is a beautiful soul who will never be forgotten by all who knew her. May she rest in peace with God as his new angel until we all meet again some day.

The viewing hours were held on Monday, February 29, at the LaVigne Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 132 Main Street in Winooski. A Mass of Christian Burial followed at St. Francis Xavier Church on St. Peters Street in Winooski.

Following the services, the burial was held at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Contributions and donations in lieu of flowers to assist with burial expenses

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he dead of winter is not a conventional time to install outdoor sculpture exhibits.

But that didn’t stop Johnson State College assistant professor MICHAEL ZEBROWSKI from jumping on the opportunity to be the inaugural artist-in-residence for Spruce Peak at Stowe Mountain Resort. To set up his installation, titled “SURVEY,” he and assistant MARTIN DE GEUS lugged equipment through the resort’s woods on a sturdy sled. They boiled water outdoors on a propane stove and poured it on the frozen ground to melt the ice, so the sculptures they erected could stand on level ground.

“If we didn’t have the coffee shop [nearby], we probably would have made coffee, too,” jokes Zebrowski.

Curated by HELEN DAY ART CENTER’s RACHEL MOORE, “SURVEY” features two sets of installations, each of them lined up with a cardinal direction. The angular works, made of wood painted safety yellow, echo Spruce Peak and Mount Mansfield in shape even as they contrast with them in color. One set, “Sunrise Sunset,” consists of two wooden “transits” — bright tripods with steel extenders that resemble oversize surveying tools, at 16 and 12 feet tall. A pole rigged to a pulley system extends from each tripod, and each pole is topped by a white box that could pass

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for a birdhouse. Cameras inside the two boxes take images every five minutes.

When he tested models of the camera boxes on a hill at JSC, Zebrowski says, he wondered if animals would colonize his sculptures. “Nothing has even pooped on it,” he reports. “The birds see the camera lens and think it’s an eye. They must think there’s a dangerous predator in the box.”

“Sunrise Sunset” is designed to capture images of its namesakes. Zebrowski will transform the time-lapse photographs of the horizon into looped videos, giving the work the semblance of a continuously moving postcard. The videos will eventually be projected on screens inside the Spruce Peak complex, where resort-goers can view them while taking a break from the slopes.

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“When you’re given the experience to see that, that’s a different way to look at the day,” Zebrowski says.

Over the coming weeks, while “Sunrise Sunset” gathers images, the screens inside the complex will show time-lapse videos depicting Zebrowski and De Geus’ process of erecting and calibrating the works. Zebrowski says

he hopes the sculptures and their images will inspire curiosity in onlookers.

The second sculpture set, titled “Level,” was built in a similar fashion to “Sunrise Sunset,” with pieces 10 and 20 feet tall. Complementing and contrasting with “Sunrise Sunset,” this work is best experienced at night. Attached to its triangular pieces are lasers, whose light is only visible after dark. “Level” is secluded in a quiet spot along a snowshoe path, where the lasers reflect off evergreen branches. By contrast, “Sunrise Sunset” is easily visible in its spot beside one of the valet parking lots, with a backdrop of the Stowe Mountain Lodge complex, ski runs and Spruce Peak condominium buildings.

Zebrowski says he feels fortunate to install his art at a posh ski resort. “I like the idea of building something that responds to the site, landscape, people and culture,” he says, and notes how costly the land and surrounding developments are. “Thinking about surveying the land is sort of like looking at the idea of land and property, and who it’s for,” he continues. “Symbolically, it’s a really crazy thing.”

Both Moore and Zebrowski, who has created previous installation pieces for JSC, mention how unusual it is for a ski resort to have an artist-in-residence.

They see it as a smart way for AIGowned Spruce Peak to broaden its appeal to tourists and residents of Spruce Peak Village. Moore says Helen Day solicited proposals from artists last December and presented its top two selections to the Spruce Peak Resort Association. Its members chose Zebrowki’s proposal and gave him a $1,500 honorarium plus $2,000 for production fees.

“It’s exciting to see a resort embrace art and culture and support local artists by giving them this opportunity,” says the curator.

Zebrowski, 37, lives in nearby Morrisville and won’t actually be residing at Spruce Peak. But the residency, which extends through May 1, does allow him the freedom to approach “SURVEY” as a continuously evolving project, rather than a fixed installation.

“With the residency, I feel I’m still welcome to continue the work,” he says.

“I feel more able to let the [sculptures] evolve, to keep trying things differently.”

Zebrowski plans to update the timelapse footage from the cameras, which will inevitably capture the lengthening of days as winter turns to spring. !

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Attendees will be itching to show off their own moves, she says, so the showcases are capped at an hour each evening to allow plenty of time for social dancing.

Moore is a former ballroom dancer who started learning salsa in 1999 and launched Salsalina in 2003. But her passion for the dance motivated her to give it an even bigger platform in Burlington.

Moore began planning for the congress in December 2014 under the guidance of Guesley Chery, founder of Montréal’s Salsa Secret Society.

The local event, officially called Nixmotion, will not be a cookie-cutter one, Moore assures. “Salsa congresses are pretty routine. People go to a hotel, and all they do is social dance, take workshops and watch performances, and that’s the end,” she says. “What we are trying to do is to inject different activities, so it keeps it more lively.”

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s incongruous as it may sound, a salsa congress is actually a thing. There’s nothing legislative about it, nor is it an event where men and women wearing power suits shimmy to the beats of Afro-Cuban music. Instead, it’s a multiday salsa festival — usually held in a big city — that includes social dancing, workshops, performances and live music.

Burlington will host its first-ever salsa congress this Friday through Sunday, March 4 to 6, at the Hilton Burlington.

Organizer E. VICTORIA MOORE says out-ofstate DJs and at least 35 internationally known professional dancers will arrive from Atlanta, Boston, Montréal, New York, Philadelphia, Toronto and Washington, D.C. Individually, many of these dancers have visited the Queen City to help out and teach at Moore’s SALSALINA dance studio. But they’ve never performed there together.

“These are all big-name people,” Moore says. “To have them on stage, every night, that’s going to be impressive.”

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Social, weather permitting — think beach party in Miami, but with hats, jackets and snow — and a trip to Sugarbush Resort to learn snowboarding and skiing. After all, “nix” means snow in Latin.

“We’re in Vermont, so you want to use all your resources, which [includes] the mountain,” Moore says.

Local talents featured during Nixmotion will include RAY VEGA, a Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and University of Vermont lecturer; and salsa music DJs HECTOR and JAH RED. Moore’s students from the UVM SALSA AND SWING SOCIETY will join other dance professionals and perform during the showcase on March 4.

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and it shows in his compilation of original material, a one-man show titled Out of My Head. In two 45-minute acts composed of songs, poems and monologues, he deftly rhymes and reasons his way through crime, homelessness and various reminiscences.

The show, subtitled An eclectic collection mined from the mind of G. Richard Ames, opens at OFF CENTER FOR THE DRAMATIC ARTS in Burlington this Thursday, March 3. It’s a hodgepodge of hopes, dreams and painful memories bound together primarily by their place of origin: Ames’ eccentric noggin.

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THEATER production of this scope. And that may be long overdue.

Ames is on record as saying he’ll cry at reruns of “Little House on the Prairie,” so it’s not surprising that some of his work here is emotional. But his adept use of rhyme and alliteration keeps the sometimes-heavy subject matter from weighing down the performance. Upbeat prerecorded accompaniments from eight musical friends, including his sister-in-law, don’t hurt.

Take the elegy Ames wrote for his childhood dog, Major, in 1999. From any other adult singer’s lips, the lines “Even though he has died, he’s still by my side, Major, Major” would seem drippy and overwrought. But Ames’ folky rendition, with guitar accompaniment

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to beginners. “If this were a straight-up salsa congress, I wouldn’t suggest nondancers go, because the only thing you’d enjoy is the performances,” she says. “In our case, we have so many extra activities that even a non-dancer can have a really full weekend.”

Several types of passes and tickets are available to accommodate dancers and those who want to attend dance workshops or just listen to the music.

“I really hope people will enjoy the art we’re presenting, and they will have a great time,” says Moore. !

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heartfelt. It’s sincere and beautiful and underscores the meaning of “man’s best friend.”

There’s humor in the Out of My Head mix, as well. “To B+E or Not to B+E,” a comedic monologue, details the motivations of a man obsessed with “unconventional entries and exits,” explains Ames. The song is partially autobiographical. The narrator, like Ames, was birthed via C-section, and he speculates that this entrance into life predisposed him to breaking and entering. Though it’s a comical number, lines such as “That’s why I do what I do; I’m not a monster” invite the audience to humanize individuals often seen in a less favorable light.

Similarly, “Homelessness,” written while Ames was living in New York City in 1989, gives voice to a population that many try to ignore. In the opening monologue, his character speaks about

the cardboard box he uses for shelter.

“It seems that many people care more about the objects that come in these containers than the people who end up living in them,” he says.

Out of My Head is “fairly familyfriendly,” Ames promises, adding that it’s “rated PG for mild language and innuendo.”

Ames is a talented vocalist, performer and composer, and word has it he’s an all-around good guy, as well.

KEVIN CHRISTOPHER of SAINTS & POETS PRODUCTION COMPANY, who directed Ames in A Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas Tail last December, has worked with the actor in numerous productions since 1999. “Rick is always the first one at load-in and the last one there at strike,” Christopher says. “He’s one of the most dependable and trustworthy guys I’ve been onstage with and directed. When you’re that person, sometimes you don’t get as much acknowledgment as you should,” he adds. “I think this is a much deserved showcase for him.”

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with the thing you gave them. It’s gone.

It’s fine. It’s about giving.”

When the incense has burned out, Sinpaksawat pours the water on the sidewalk, a ritual borrowed from Indian culture, she says: “We do believe everything in the world has a mother, mother of the land, mother of water.” Pouring the water out is how she expresses thanks to “mother water.”

Then she brings the meal back into the kitchen. In Thailand, Sinpaksawat

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on a stool and lights the incense. Then she goes inside to get ready to open for lunch.

People often ask about the meal, says Sinpaksawat, but no one has ever run off with it — except for a dog that snatched the muffin one morning. “We don’t mind,” she says, “because if the dog gets it, it’s not guilty; nothing’s lost.” The offering has already been made, she stresses: “Just like when you give something to people, you don’t need to worry about what they do

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says, once you make an offering, you give the food away. She gives it to her kitchen staff. “Mostly the muffin,” she says with a smile.

“They like to have it with their coffee.”

Sinpaksawat grew up in Bangkok — “a city girl,” she says.

As a young woman she learned English while working for the American company Honeywell, which led to a career in marketing for hotels and restaurants. In 2008, she immigrated to California but found the cost of living too high. So she moved to Montpelier, where she knew the owners of Royal Orchid Thai Restaurant. While working for them as a server, she met her husband there.

After Sinpaksawat found out she was pregnant, she and her husband moved to Florida. But when they visited their Royal Orchid friends a year later, they learned about an opportunity to become co-owners of a new Thai restaurant in Middlebury. They opened Sabai Sabai when their son, Tiger, was barely more than a year old.

“I started at the bottom,” Sinpaksawat says proudly of becoming a restaurateur.

She emphasizes that it’s not enough to put out an offering each day and expect good things in return. “You have to do good, too,” she says. “You have to be hardworking, be honest with the customer. This [offering] is to support your mind, support your thoughts and say thank you.”

Sinpaksawat says she thanks many people, not just the house spirit, when she puts out the morning meal. Her friends at the Royal Orchid, for example. “They taught me everything,” she says. “They are why I’m here.” She’s also expressing gratitude to her mother, who is helping to raise Tiger, now 5. “We do this because of him,” says Sinpaksawat. !

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very morning a plate of hot food mysteriously appears on a red stool outside Sabai Sabai Thai Cuisine in Middlebury. At first glance, it looks like an attempt to advertise the restaurant’s offerings, tempting passersby with the aromas of lemongrass and chile.

But the plate appears before Sabai Sabai opens for lunch. And some of the food looks like it came from another eatery. Sure, there’s a bowl of curry and rice. But there’s also a shot glass of water, a plump blueberry muffin, some kind of creamy dessert and a stick of burning incense.

WTF? Does the chef prepare this meal every day for someone in particular?

Actually, yes. But it’s no one you’ve seen around Middlebury.

“It’s an offering to the house spirit,” says Sabai Sabai owner Naphatsnun Sinpaksawat, or “Tip,” as regular customers know her. She’s been placing a full meal on the sidewalk daily since the restaurant opened more than four years ago.

The ritual is ubiquitous in Thailand, where Sinpaksawat spent the first 35 years of her life.

Most businesses there, not just restaurants, put out oranges or tea every day, she says. The practice has Buddhist and Hindu roots but is now more of a cultural tradition than a religious one. Its main function is to express gratitude, to say, “‘Thank you for getting me through this day; thank you for bringing good things; thank you for blessing us,’” she says.

When Sinpaksawat’s kitchen staffers — including her husband, the head chef — arrive in the morning, they decide what to cook for the offering. Usually it’s something simple to whip up, such as a curry or stir-fry. On a few special occasions, Sinpaksawat has convinced them to prepare sushi for the house spirit, she says.

The dishwasher picks up a muffin from a nearby bakery to add to the spread, and a glass is filled with water.

At about 11 a.m., Sinpaksawat brings the meal out to the sidewalk, places it

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Margarita “Oh, shit” — but some neuroscientists differentiate these, using “feeling” to refer to the thing that happens when the brain becomes aware that emotion is in progress.

We should stipulate that we’re talking here about the so-called basic emotions, like anger and fear, which happen automatically, versus complex emotions like envy, which require self-consciousness. Basic emotions happen in the autonomic nervous system, the one we don’t have voluntary control over, which constantly makes little physical course corrections to maintain homeostasis — the state of equilibrium that keeps us alive and functioning. The accelerated heartbeat, for instance, gets you ready to outrun the bear. (The bear is the canonical example of a fearful stimulus in much of the discourse, presumably because early scientists hadn’t yet learned about supply-side economics.) Maybe you see the bear stealing your food, thus threatening your survival — you get angry. So basically here’s your answer: You’re hot because, perceiving something

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— suggesting that the brain and the autonomic nervous system experience emotion independently, rather than in some causal relationship. Yet another theory, popular in the groovy psychology of the ’60s and ’70s, suggested that a person first perceives a stimulus and exhibits a response, and only then searches her immediate environment for clues about how to label the emotion. Your heart could be racing because a bear is chasing you or because you’re in love — it’s up to you to figure out which.

Which brings us to a second point of contention: Are there distinct, consistent bodily response patterns that can be detected relative to specific emotions? That is, does “fear”

universally equate to some recognizable combination of increased heart rate, sweaty palms, etc.? Citing her analysis of some 200 prior studies, Lisa Feldman Barrett, director of an affective-science lab at Northeastern University, wrote last year that no, possible emotional responses are numerous and vary with the situation.

“Even a rat facing a threat,” she pointed out, “... will flee, freeze or fight depending on its surrounding context.”

On the other hand, a 2013 study by Finnish researchers endeavored to create a map of emotions, exposing subjects to certain stimuli — the names of emotions, and movies and stories with emotional content — and asking them to indicate where on their bodies any corresponding sensations were felt. Controlling for cultural differences, the researchers found distinctive locales for individual emotions — fear was in the chest, anger activated the arms, depression muted feeling in the extremities. The implications of this are obviously important: Identifying patterns in emotional response is one step toward controlling it, and thus theoretically toward advances in (for instance) how we treat mood disorders. And who knows? Maybe someday you’ll even be able to emote your way out of a snowbank.

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ait — you heat up when you think really hard? You might be on your own with that one, Margarita.

Hot because you’re mad, though? Here there’s plenty to say.

And I mean plenty. The nature of emotions such as anger, and how they play out in the body, remain vigorously debated by psychologists and neuroscientists, who stole the topic out from under the philosophers in the 19th century. Scientists’ ideas of what an emotion is, by the way, are somewhat more prosaic than whatever one’s sensibilities may undergo during a viewing of Sophie’s Choice. According to the strictest definition, emotions are simply the body’s automatic reactions to certain stimuli. You see a bear, your pulse spikes: Congratulations, you’ve experienced the emotion fear. A more expansive characterization might consider your conscious reckoning of this cascade of stimulus and bodily reaction — apprehension of bear plus acceleration of heart rate plus utterance of

that riles you, your body automatically raises its heart rate and blood pressure in preparation for some sort of fight-orflight outcome.

Beyond the basics, though, agreement breaks down, with contention around a couple of key questions. First, which comes first — autonomic response or conscious recognition? And what, if any, is the causal connection? The opening volley came in 1884 from the psychologist William James, who wrote, “The bodily changes follow directly the PERCEPTION of the exciting fact, and that our feeling of the same changes as they occur IS the emotion.” (The very 1880sstyle emphasis is James’.) In other words, you take in a stimulus, your body reacts, and your subsequent awareness of stimulus and reaction creates what you feel. There must be a causal link, James thought, because it’s hard to imagine an emotion like fear without an increased heart rate; emotion without bodily manifestation is but “a cold and neutral state of intellectual perception,” and that isn’t too many people’s idea of a good time.

The physiologist Walter Cannon challenged this theory in the early 1900s by means of a charming experiment: He severed the sympatheticbranch nerves of a cat, thus disabling the adrenaline surge that’s central to the standard stress response. When he then scared the creature, it still hissed and its hair stood on end

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amily court is the Vermont Judiciary’s fight club, that clenched-jaw, stress-provoking arena in which the state’s most punishing bouts are fought. It’s where divorcing couples scratch and claw over alimony, child support and who gets the family dog. It’s where battered spouses use their own bruised bodies as Exhibit A to plead for protection from abusive partners. And it’s where parental rights and child custody are granted and taken away.

The family court judge is the modern-day King Solomon, weighing which parent is better suited to be the child’s primary caretaker and provider. In the Old Testament, Solomon wisely determined who was the child’s real mother and who was the imposter by seeing which one would rather relinquish her baby than see him hacked in two. Few custody disputes today are so easily remedied.

Consider the saga of a 45-year-old single Vermont mom who’s spent nearly a decade and hundreds of thousands of dollars fighting to get her son back.

In the process, she’s lost her job and her boyfriend, drained her son’s college fund and her retirement savings, filed for bankruptcy, and been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Meanwhile, in police reports and sworn testimony, her son’s father and stepmother have accused her of being the boy’s lifelong sex abuser.

Spoiler alert: The courts didn’t believe them. In a unanimous ruling on January 15, 2016, the Vermont Supreme Court agreed with the Rutland family court’s determination that the father and stepmother’s allegations “didn’t have any basis in fact.”

But here’s the rub: Following its statutory prime directive of awarding custody based on “the best interests of

On so many levels it’s wrong … and doesn’t make Vermont family law look good.

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the child,” the family court ruled, and the Supreme Court agreed, that the boy should continue living with his father and stepmother — the same people whom the Supreme Court wrote in January had “victimized this child by ‘marinating’ him in negativity toward mother.” Returning the boy to his mother, the judges determined, could cause him irreparable psychological harm.

As a consequence, the mom has seen her 10-yearold son only twice — in brief, supervised visits — in the

past four years. She can communicate with him only via cards and letters, which must be sent through the child’s court-appointed attorney.

Ben King is a Burlington family lawyer and former domestic-violence prosecutor with more than 25 years of legal experience and no professional involvement in this case. He says he’s never seen a Supreme Court decision like this one, calling it “a travesty” of justice that ignores both Vermont case law and the mother’s due-process rights as guaranteed under the federal and state constitutions.

“On so many levels it’s wrong,” says King. “It certainly has a chilling effect and doesn’t make Vermont family law look good.”

While the names of all the parties involved in this case, including the child, are publicly available in court records, Seven Days has opted to not identify them due to the sensitive nature of the allegations involving the boy.

The father, stepmother and their attorney declined to provide their side of the story. The father, who is a medical professional in Rutland County, didn’t respond to emails or repeated phone messages left at his place of employment. Robert McClallen, the couple’s Rutland attorney, declined to comment on any aspect of the case, citing its complexity, ongoing litigation and the involvement of a minor child.

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On Friday, May 4, 2012, the mother went to pick up Lars, then 6, for the weekend. When no one answered the door, the mother recalls, she assumed the boy’s father was “interfering” with her regularly scheduled visit with him. “Here we go again,” she says she remembers thinking.

This time, however, something was different. When the mother arrived at the Castleton barracks of the Vermont State Police — she’d sought their help before in enforcing her court-ordered parental visits — the police were expecting her. They handed her a temporary relief-from-abuse order directing her to stay at least 300 feet from Lars, his school and daycare, and his father’s home, vehicle and place of employment.

The mother’s restraining order included an affidavit handwritten by the father, alleging that she and her thenboyfriend were sexually abusing and torturing Lars.

The father and stepmother also notified the Rutland Police Department and the Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations, as the mother lived in Winooski at the time. The Vermont Department for Children and Families, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and local law enforcement in Ottawa — the mother’s then-boyfriend is Canadian — were also brought in to investigate.

According to the affidavit, and later testimony in the father’s petition for a final restraining order, he and the stepmother alleged that the mother and her boyfriend often dressed the boy up in animal costumes, cut a hole in his pajama bottoms and inserted animal tails into his rectum. If Lars complained, the couple charged, they’d put a ball in his mouth and cover it in duct tape.

The couple, citing alleged reports from the child, also accused the mother and her partner of holding weekend-long “tea parties” with the child, during which Lars was tied with rope while they all drank beer

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her manner “raised concerns about mother’s parenting skills.”

Volz, the mother’s custody attorney, says that in hindsight, her behavior is understandable. “She was beside herself with stress, and she might not have filtered that out so well in court.” Volz also points out that the mother, who’s not an attorney, was representing herself in court at the time in order to save money on legal fees.

In terms of financial muscle, even the court acknowledged that the father and mother were in entirely different weight classes. By 2012, six years of near-constant litigation had driven the mother into bankruptcy, as she was almost $200,000 in debt, mostly from outstanding legal fees. According to her November 2011 bankruptcy filing, the damages extended to her elderly mother, who took out a second mortgage to loan her $86,000.

In contrast, the father and stepmother’s financial resources were, in the words of Rutland family court Judge Nancy Corsones, “vastly superior.” He owns and operates a successful medical practice and another business. His wife is a former Wall Street executive.

The couple currently live in a lakefront house, on 450 acres of property, assessed at more than $1.3 million. As Judge Corsones wrote in February 2015, “It is difficult to imagine two more opposite financial scenarios.”

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The mother agreed to answer questions via email, but only after her responses were vetted first by her Rutland attorneys, Kevin Volz and Thomas Bixby.

What follows is a chronology of events pieced together from that exchange, her attorneys’ remarks and a very thick file of publicly available court documents.

Ordinarily, family court proceedings that involve minors are confidential and therefore closed to the public. Those include juvenile delinquency cases, mental competency hearings and children-in-needof-supervision petitions, the last of which usually stem from abuse and neglect. However, because this case involves the disputed custody of a child, it’s more like a divorce proceeding, in which some records are open and others sealed. As such, it provides a rare glimpse inside the anguishing but largely unseen world of Vermont family law.

up and the mother took the child to live with her in New Hampshire.

Soon thereafter, the father filed a complaint in Rutland family court to establish his parentage and seek parental rights and contact with Lars. The parents couldn’t agree on custody, so the two went to court for the first time in 2008.

In that case, the Rutland family court awarded the mother primary custody until March 2010 — or six months before he was due to start kindergarten — at which time primary custody would revert to his father. In 2009, his mother appealed that ruling to the Vermont Supreme Court, arguing that there was no legal justification for automatically switching custody to the father. The Supreme Court agreed with her and sent the case back to family court.

In its 2009 opinion, however, the Supreme Court noted that father “demonstrated superior ability to promote frequent and continuing contact between the child and the other parent,” citing his “superior disposition to meet the child’s future developmental needs.”

In August 2010, the family court again awarded custody to father, concluding that keeping Lars with his father was “in the best interests of the child.”

At the time, the family court didn’t express a preference for a particular parent. The home environments of each biological parent were described as “generally positive,” and the boy’s attachment to his mother and father “equal.” The court also noted that in both homes, “abuse was not an issue.”

Yet from the early days of the custody dispute, the father raised questions about the mother’s fitness as a parent. At one point, for example, he expressed concern that she routinely slept in the same bed as her then-6year-old son whenever they stayed together. When asked about it in court, she acknowledged the practice but chalked it up to problems with her home’s heating and air-conditioning.

More problematic for the family court in 2010 was the mother’s four-year habit of tape-recording all her interactions with the father “in order to avoid false accusations by father, although the court found no evidence of any such false claims.” Psychological evaluations of the mother, which were admitted as evidence, suggested she was being overly defensive.

The family court noted other behaviors of Lars’ mother that it deemed “less than positive” toward his father: “Mother had twice ignored, until the last minute, the court’s order that father be able to spend Father’s Day with son, failing to comprehend the importance of the day.” The court also referenced the mother’s unwillingness to communicate with the father’s then-fiancée. The stepmom and father were married in July 2011.

In 2011, the Supreme Court, weighing in a second time, upheld the father’s primary custody, having been largely swayed by mother’s “anti-father attitude.” The mother, who by then was convinced that the couple were persecuting her, had also created a website on which she posted “intense, critical tirades” about her son’s father, his personal financial information and conversations between the two of them. In the court’s opinion, such behavior “impaired the child’s ability to have a good relationship with the three adult caregivers in his life.”

The court also took exception to the mother’s “in-court demeanor” — that is, her mood swings and emotional outbursts. A family court judge wrote that

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Shortly after she received the temporary restraining order, the mother says, six heavily armed police officers in bulletproof gear stormed her home.

As she was made to wait in the driveway, police searched her premises and confiscated her computer and other electronic media.

“It was surreal,” she recalls. “I managed to stay calm because I knew I had done nothing wrong.”

The accusations only grew more serious over time. In their legal efforts to keep the mother away from her child, Lars’ father and stepmother alleged in subsequent depositions that the mother raped and tortured her son until he bled “hundreds of times,” dating back to when he was an infant. They accused her and her partner of drugging Lars with an unknown sedative, using pills that had his father’s face etched into them. Most seriously, the father and stepmother asserted that the mother planned to kill her son, and the two of them.

CUSI, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and mental-health professionals interviewed Lars’ mother, who vehemently maintained her innocence. She claims she was stopped six times at the Canadian border, where customs agents seized and searched her cellphone and laptop. They found no pornographic or illegal photographs, video images, or other physical evidence of abuse, and Lars’ mother was never arrested or charged. She and her boyfriend eventually broke up, primarily, she says, over fears about being detained at the border.

Just weeks after the police raided the mother’s home, her father committed suicide with a shotgun. She was diagnosed with PTSD and had to leave her job as director of technology and web development at an online networking website.

In September 2012, Rutland family court held a four-day hearing on the petition for a permanent restraining order, which would have prevented Lars’ mother from having any further contact with him. That petition was denied, and

the restraining order dropped, due to lack of evidence.

To date, no law enforcement agency, in the United States or Canada, has ever brought criminal charges against the mother or her ex-boyfriend, a daycare employee, nor did DCF ever substantiate any of the father and stepmother’s allegations. In February 2015, Judge Corsones concluded in her written findings of fact that the father and stepmother’s accusations of repeated rape and torture “are simply not founded in reality.”

The judge ordered the Rutland couple to pay many of the costs associated with the litigation, “finding it abundantly clear that the child’s trauma, estrangement from mother and the colossal use of court … time was due solely to father and stepmother’s conduct.”

The mother has since filed a lawsuit seeking unspecified damages against Lars’ father and stepmother, in which she alleges that the couple “conspired to create a campaign to cause severe estrangement” from her son.

By then, however, the boy firmly believed that his mother had abused him repeatedly. Back in 2012, the court didn’t suggest that Lars was deliberately lying about his abuse, “only that he lacked the ability to cope with his mother’s hatred for his father and wanted it to stop.” But later, the judge said, his father and stepmother actively encouraged those beliefs.

Mother v. Stepmother By their very nature, child sex-abuse cases can be enormously challenging to investigate. Often, no physical evidence exists, as most child abuse happens behind closed doors, perpetrated by people whom the child knows and trusts.

Which is not to suggest that false reports of abuse are unusual.

“They’re not rare at all, but they’re extraordinarily difficult,” notes Burlington pediatrician Dr. Joseph Hagan, who’s under contract with the state to investigate allegations of severe child abuse. Hagan, who was not involved in this particular investigation, says that, even when all the facts point in one direction, a level of uncertainty always lingers.

“The ones I’ve been involved in, where I’ve been 99 percent certain that

one parent was making it up,” he admits, “there’s always that 1 percent.”

In June 2012, Kimberlee Moyer, a nurse clinical specialist in child and adolescent psychiatry and a trained family therapist, testified in a deposition that the father and stepmother had contacted her about their suspicions that Lars had been molested.

Moyer, who interviewed Lars twice, testified that she didn’t think such ideas were deliberately planted in the boy’s head, because “I don’t think any kid would … retain that kind of detail over and over and be consistent in the way he speaks about it.”

Other experts who examined Lars, however, raised serious doubts about the veracity of the boy’s statements.

Tracy Richards, a licensed clinical mental health counselor with Rutland family counseling firm Hummingbird Associates, testified in December 2014 that the child used very repetitive “catchphrases” to described the nature of his abuse — phrases she’d heard the father and stepmother use. In Richards’ opinion, the boy’s descriptions of his molestation seemed “almost scripted.”

Richards, who’s treated other children who’ve been sexually abused, also didn’t observe in Lars any of the sexualized behaviors frequently seen in abused kids, notably, having “sexual reactivity” or knowledge “above his age.”

Peg Flory, a Rutland state senator and family law attorney for more than 20 years, was Lars’ court-appointed attorney from the summer of 2012 until sometime in 2013. That year, she says, Lars recounted sexual abuse to her in more detail than she’d heard previously in court records. As such, she withdrew from her role as his attorney, reported the alleged abuse to the court and became a witness in the case.

Flory recalls that, initially, she viewed the boy’s claims skeptically, suspecting that perhaps he’d seen adults engaged in sexual activity and “inserted himself into the picture. With a child that young, it’s hard to figure out what’s the truth.”

Later, however, Flory came to believe — and still believes — that the boy was telling the truth. She said she found the case incredibly frustrating: “This was the case that made me decide to retire.”

Family attorney Harriet King, who practices law in Burlington with her husband, Ben King, has represented both accusers and accused. She says that false allegations of sexual abuse “come up with some frequency,” typically as a way to gain the upper hand in childcustody disputes. As she puts it, “It creates an incredibly difficult situation for the people involved and can result in enormous harm.”

In this case, that harm has been called “parental alienation.” Though it’s not a psychological disorder formally recognized by the American Psychiatric Association, Harriet King says, parental alienation refers to efforts by one parent to brainwash or indoctrinate young, impressionable and emotionally vulnerable children. Its goal: to destroy the child’s relationship with the other parent.

“Most mental health experts believe it’s very rare,” she cautions, “but very damaging to a child if a parent is doing it.”

In the past, the Vermont Supreme Court has disqualified the use of parental alienation as a tool for winning custody.

In its 1998 decision, Begins v.

Begins, the court refused to grant custody to a father who’d essentially poisoned his kids to hate their mother. In effect, the court didn’t want to reward very bad behavior.

Dr. Eric Mart is a forensic psychologist in Portsmouth, N.H., who was retained by Lars’ mother’s attorney to testify on parental alienation. Recognized by the court as a “credible expert in the field,” he described the phenomenon as “an unjustified campaign of denigration and disrespect” in which the child is eventually “overpowered” and ultimately has “nothing good to say” about the demeaned parent. The family court found Mart’s description “fit the facts of this case very closely.”

By 2015, the court seemed convinced that, in fact, it was the custodial parents who were actively encouraging those false beliefs in Lars. But because the stepmother was never a party to the original custody suit, the court couldn’t compel her to submit to a psychological evaluation, which the family court judge declared was “extremely unfortunate.”

In January 2013, court records indicate, Lars’ stepmother drove him to Ottawa, where the mother’s exboyfriend lived, so he could tell the

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One reason that family court proceedings are so wrenching: Their mandate is not to determine which parent is right but rather “the best interests of the child.”

In other words, it doesn’t matter if Lars believes something that’s not true, only the extent to which forcibly changing his reality would have a negative impact on him.

In 2014, Dr. Craig Knapp, a North Clarendon psychologist who performed a court-ordered forensic evaluation of both parents and the boy, participated in meetings between the mother and her son. His observations didn’t support the father and stepmother’s claim that Lars was “intensely fearful of his mother.”

“While the child appeared to genuinely believe the allegations he had made, his relationship with mother was rekindled, in a positive way, within minutes of seeing her,” Judge Corsones wrote about Knapp’s findings. “And, when the session with mother ended, the child’s first fear was that his father and stepfather would be angry at him for enjoying his time with mother.”

Corsones still found Lars’ mother deeply resentful of his father and

well-being. The “uncontroverted evidence,” the Supreme Court wrote, is that Lars is succeeding in school, is wellliked by his peers, and loves his home and pets. Its January 2016 opinion read: “The court found this to be a heartbreaking case. It was thoroughly convinced that father and stepmother were solely responsible for the child’s trauma and for his utter estrangement from the mother. It did not believe that any of the allegations of abuse had any foundation in fact whatsoever.

Yet, two therapists had credibly testified that the child would be at serious risk of severe depression and even suicide if he was forced to see mother ...

The court concluded that it could not simply order the child to live with mother, even though it was ‘the right thing to do.’”

Attorney Ben King is flabbergasted by that logic.

“It’s not enough to say that this is ‘heartbreaking,’” he argues. “To me, there’s damage being done to the child.

How do you stop that? How do you protect the child from the environment he’s in?”

King seems especially surprised by Justice Robinson, who acknowledged the clear constitutional dilemmas this case raises and that the father and stepmother “victimized this child by ‘marinating’ him in negativity toward mother.” Nevertheless, King says, she declined to “bring the hammer down” with a dissenting opinion. In his estimation, the Supreme Court has essentially “kicked this case down the road.”

Perhaps way down the road.

Currently, the case is back in Rutland family court, before a new judge, with a new flurry of motions and petitions.

Lars’ father and stepmother still assert the abuse occurred. One therapist who evaluated the boy speculated that he might be “as old as 40 before he was ready to try reunification.” By then, the court noted, his mother would be 75 years old.

“I believe it might be worse than losing a child,” she said of the forced separation, “because at least with a death there is closure, and you can go through the natural stages of grief and move on with your life. With this, there is nothing.” !

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stepmother and that she showed “difficulty restraining negative emotions” toward them. Nevertheless, the court also acknowledged that she’d been in therapy and found her “far more composed and organized in her presentation” than she’d been several years earlier. The mother admitted to her past episodes of “freaking out” and apologized to the court for her outbursts.

In fact, the judge characterized the mother as “loving and caring toward the child,” with “no indication that she would condone anyone harming the child in any way.” In short, she wrote, prohibiting contact between this child and his mother “is, simply put, morally wrong.

“If this were, say, a football game and not a court case, it would be abundantly clear that father and stepmother broke all the basic rules of co-parenting, and in doing so, obliterated this child’s relationship with his mother,” the judge concluded last year. “Anyone refereeing this game would have called a forfeit against father and stepmother for their egregious behavior. Result? [Lars] would go live with his mom.”

But, as Corsones also acknowledged, family court isn’t a football game. The Rutland family court ruled, and the Vermont Supreme Court agreed, that Lars is better off remaining in the sole custody of his father and his stepmother.

Though the Supreme Court determined that the mother “is not, by any measure, unfit to parent,” she was granted no visitation rights whatsoever with her son until court-ordered reunification efforts are slated to recommence by his 11th birthday this August.

No one involved in this case, including the Supreme Court, sees that as likely to happen. As Justice Beth Robinson wrote in a separate concurrence, “I’m deeply skeptical that the trial court’s hopes of reestablishing the child’s relationship with his mother will bear fruit as long as the child lives with father and stepmother.”

Why did the Supreme Court uphold the lower court’s ruling? As Ben King explains, it determined that the lower court had not “abused its discretion” by concluding that removing Lars from his current home to live with his mother would be a “violent dislocation” that posed a grave risk to his mental

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Ottawa police about his alleged abuse.

The Ottawa police declined to even interview the child, and, after a few hours, she drove him home.

In October 2013, when his mother petitioned the court for permission to resume contact with her son, Judge Corsones referenced the stepmother and that incident, saying it “revealed that she would stop at nothing to involve the child directly in her efforts to literally and figuratively prosecute mother and mother’s boyfriend. Stepmother’s insistence on putting the child in the middle of her crusade spoke volumes about the source of the child’s estrangement from his mother.”

In that same proceeding, the family court ordered both sides to begin “reunification efforts” between mother and child “in a therapeutic context.”

Hummingbird Associates N N was retained to facilitate AEL TO it. The judge warned that she “would not tolerate any interference by father and stepmother in rebuilding the child’s relationship with his mother.”

The court later described it as a “difficult and slow-moving process.” In the father and stepmother’s first therapy session, which one therapist at Hummingbird characterized as “very intense,” the couple voiced their belief that Lars’ mother had “threatened” Flory and “paid off ” the court to order the reunification. “None of these assertions have any basis in fact,” the court later noted.

Flory declined to comment.

When a therapist asked Lars to describe his recent home life with his father and stepmother, court records indicate, he told the therapist: “This is all we ever talk about.” In the therapists’ words, discussion about his purported abuse “never ends for him.” After seven weeks of therapy, the Hummingbird team finally concluded that Lars was so deeply traumatized that reunification would likely prove fruitless.

As Judge Corsones later observed: “It is very clear … that father and stepmother are waging war against mother, and making allegations of abuse which are not true. Father, and more egregiously stepmother, have indoctrinated this child to believe that his mother is out to kill him, and that mother has viciously abused him since he was a small child. It is difficult to imagine a more complete destruction of a parent-child relationship based on false allegations of abuse.”

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SEVEN DAYS: I gather that the Use Your Voice tour is sort of a songwriters-in-the-round setup?

PATTY GRIFFIN: We’re doing it in the round: round-robin. But it’s also almost a full-band setup. So we’re all jumping around all night long, playing on each other’s music. Some of us are a bit challenged, technically. But we’re learning a lot. It makes the night fly by.

Sometimes it’s scary, but it’s fun.

SD: I assume you were a fan of Sara and Anaïs before the tour. Have you developed a new appreciation for their music after playing with them a bit?

PG: I was a big, big fan of both before I got here, and I’m a bigger fan now.

We’re playing a lot of material I hadn’t heard before, and I think [Sara and Anaïs] are among the best of their time.

It’s really exciting to get to stand next to them every night.

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n 2012, 53 million unmarried women accounted for more than half of potential female voters in the U.S., and made up 25 percent of all eligible voters, according to the Voter Participation Center in Washington, D.C. Those are the kinds of numbers that can swing elections — and have.

For instance, 67 percent of unmarried, voting-eligible women helped assure President Barack Obama a second term in the White House.

As with any key demographic, the challenge is getting voters to the polls — and before that, getting them registered.

In 2010, nearly 40 percent of eligible single women were not registered to vote. That means a lot of voices aren’t being heard in politics. In Patty Griffin’s view, it’s a big problem — one the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter aims to help solve.

Griffin, along with Nickel Creek’s Sara Watkins and Vermont’s Anaïs Mitchell, recently launched a national tour called Use Your Voice. Its mission: to encourage women voters to wield their power at the polls.

Griffin and co. will perform at the St. Johnsbury Academy’s Fuller Hall on Tuesday, March 8. In advance of that show, Seven Days spoke with Griffin by phone about the tour and the impact women could, and should, have in politics. We also solicited questions for Griffin from Mitchell and Watkins — because why should a male journalist have all the fun?

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SD: The purpose of the show is to raise awareness and encourage women to get out and vote. Why is that such an important issue to you?

PG: Well, women are really different

from men. I heard Katharine Hepburn in an interview with Dick Cavett in 1971.

There was a really young, hip women’s liberation movement going on, and he asked her about that, because she was sort of seen as a feminist. And she said that women are simply not the same as men, and that if the women’s liberation movement ignored that fact, they would be missing something important, and maybe failing where they should succeed.

As I age, I understand that not only are we different, but that those differences are really important. We have to contribute our understanding back into society. And society isn’t really structured, anywhere in the world, for women to be able to participate on an equal basis politically. So we have to get women in the mind-set that, well, using your voice is to participate in their communities and have a say in how things go. I really feel like our survival depends on it, as a country and as a planet. We need to get ourselves involved and not apologize for it.

SD: Why do you think women might be reluctant to do that?

PG: I don’t think we’re in the habit of doing it, as females. You might get the idea that you don’t have as much of value to contribute in a political world.

But you do. A woman’s point of view in politics might be sort of new to all of us.

But we need to start contributing.

Single women are a [large bloc] of eligible voters in this country. I don’t think a lot of people are aware of that.

I wasn’t until a couple of years ago. So consciousness raising, hopefully, leads to some kind of system that makes it easier for everyone to vote, and to more women participating with more regularity.

SD: Do you think the tenor of our political discussions might change if more women’s voices were involved?

PG: Yes. It would absolutely change.

Just watching some of these debates, they don’t have anything to do with what I view as reality. And I wonder, if there was more female participation, if that might shift to more practical issues and discussions.

SD: It seems worthwhile to find out.

PG: It’s worth a shot, right? Let’s just try it and see what happens.

SD: Agreed. So, I solicited questions from Sara and Anaïs to ask you.

PG: For me? Uh-oh.

SD: [Laughs] They took it pretty easy on you. This first one is from Sara.

She asks: “You have accomplished

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To me, that’s developing growing kindness, helpfulness. I’ve spent a lot of time growing this career, which takes a lot of me, me, me stuff. And I’ve pulled a lot out of it. So I’d love to start finding ways to — this is such a cliché — but to give something back.

SD: Here’s Sara’s next question: “When you are writing a song, do you stay on it until it’s done, or are you comfortable having lyrics and ideas sit around for a few weeks, months or years?”

PG: I’m not necessarily comfortable with it, but I feel like they show up when they show up. Sometimes you can push a song and pull things out. But some things want you to wait. Some ideas just say, “Don’t push me.” So you might get a tidbit and then sit on it for 10 years. That’s definitely happened.

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SD: These next questions are from Anaïs: “Your lyrics feel so intuitive to me, like you hit an open portal and channel Burlington, VT them. I’m curious what your songwriting process is like, 802-999-7101 and whether you do a lot of editing.”

PG: It depends, again, on the song. There are different ways you go about it. Sometimes you think you’re writing to just be12v-mindycohen021016.indd 1 sort of crafty. And sometimes you’ve got something that’s just a little thought. And there is such a variety of ways to make up songs. The ones that just show up fully formed, those feel great to write. We all live for those.

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so much in your career but still maintain such great ambition. Are your goals more creative, based in simply refining your art, or do you have milestones or new things you want to do?”

PG: I think the ultimate goal is really to pull stuff out of the air. If you’re an artist, that’s what you live for, living deep inside that. So the goal is to continue on with that in my life.

But I would like to have my work be applied in a more personal way, which I feel like we’re trying to do with this tour. To help in our time and society and culture, to get off my butt a little more often and do whatever I can to help with the future. And that’s a goal which is new in the last four or five years.

SD: Here’s Anaïs’ last question: “You are a New Englander but adopted Austin, Texas, as your home. What do you love about the Northeast, and what were you eager to leave behind?”

PG: I can answer the last part of that first: the winter.

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SD: I had a feeling you might say that.

PG: I’m not a winter person at all. But there is something haunting about New England to me. It’s always in my dreams.

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SD: Her next question: “What have you learned during your time in the studio with different producers about your favorite approach to making records?”

PG: My favorite approach has to do with the ability to live with spontaneity. Everyone always says, “It’s all about performance!” But what does that mean? We live in a time when it’s so easy to go back and correct. There’s pitch correct.

Everything’s got a correctness, which I don’t even know what that means when it comes to music. So my favorite experiences in the studio have been when we work for a performance, for a feeling. And it may not be perfect, but it’s the right performance. There might be a pitch issue, or you might not have sung something just the way you wanted. But I’m not Aretha Franklin. So it’s always a problem.

That final take is never going to be exactly perfect. But that’s my voice. It is what it is. So you have to find somebody to work with who understands how to get the most vulnerable, open performance. And that takes a lot of patience and kindness to do that.

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SD: Do you think that’s a by-product of experience, of growing older and wiser?

PG: Yeah. I’m gonna be 52 in a few days, actually. So it’s about half over for me, I would guess. Unless I’m gonna be the lady who gets to visit the president in fiftysomething years. You never know. But your priorities automatically shift at that point, and you have to think about how you want to live the remainder of your days.

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f you’ve never heard of Richard Henry Dana Jr., you’re not alone. The author of the 19thcentury best seller Two Years Before the Mast was a defender of sailors and fugitive slaves in pre-Civil War Boston. He was also a victor before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that secured President Abraham Lincoln’s war powers and helped ensure the Union’s success against the Confederacy.

Jeffrey L. Amestoy isn’t surprised Dana has been largely forgotten. Like Dana, the attorney has championed the legal rights of a segment of society forced to live in the shadows, and now he has resurrected the man’s story in the biography Slavish Shore: The Odyssey of Richard Henry Dana Jr. Amestoy, an athletic 69-year-old with a cap of thick white hair, made his mark in 1999 when, as chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, he wrote the decision stating that same-sex couples should be granted rights identical to those of heterosexual married couples.

Tense times followed this controversial ruling and the legislature’s passage of civil unions. Anyone who lived in Vermont back then will recall the “Take Back Vermont” signs that sprouted around the state.

That experience helped Amestoy empathize with his predecessor Dana, who defied his Boston Brahmin upbringing to defend a string of unpopular causes.

Through Dana’s story, the first-time author and retired justice shows he is still unafraid to challenge the status quo: Slavish Shore repaints the picture many may still have of Boston as an antislavery bastion before the Civil War. “As Americans, we tell ourselves a better history than we deserve,” Amestoy asserted to a dozen people attending his reading last month at Phoenix Books Burlington. Dana didn’t fit in with Bostonians’ view of themselves after the war, he said, so the strident lawyer and his accomplishments evaporated from collective — and selective — memory.

The title Slavish Shore comes from a line in MobyDick that speaks to the conflict between the call of duty and the desire for personal freedom, Amestoy noted.

And it refers to Dana’s literal residence in a place — Boston — where authorities were sending fugitive blacks back into slavery.

Amestoy, a Rutland native, became acquainted with Dana while doing research for an op-ed piece on judicial independence for the Burlington Free Press.

In 1865, Dana had testified before the Massachusetts legislature, arguing that judges shouldn’t be removed from their posts for issuing unpopular decisions. Dana argued this principle despite detesting the judge whom lawmakers sought to remove in the case.

Intrigued, Amestoy highlighted another pillar of Dana’s career in a 2010 article for the Journal of

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Supreme Court History titled “The Supreme Court Argument That Saved the Union.” The piece won an award as the journal’s best essay that year, “which gave me something to shop a book proposal around,” Amestoy said.

Slavish Shore emphasizes Dana’s pedigree and the life he was expected to lead. But, after a case of measles weakened his eyesight, the Harvard College student was unable to keep up with his studies. In 1834, the bored 19-year-old decided to travel, Amestoy writes — not as a passenger, befitting his class, but as a “common seaman” on a merchant ship.

Dana’s travel saga lasted two years, taking him around treacherous Cape Horn to what is now California and back again to Boston. He returned strong, confident and transformed by his experience under a brutal captain who thought nothing of requiring his crew to spend hours on deck in drenching rain.

Amestoy said Dana vowed to redress the suffering of powerless sailors after he witnessed that captain’s flogging of two men — one who was slow and another who simply asked why the first man was being disciplined.

“It changed his view of humanity,” Amestoy said in an interview. “No question, it shaped his entire legal career.”

First, though, Dana returned to Harvard for his senior year and graduated first in his class. In law

school, also at Harvard, Dana impressed Joseph Story, a U.S. Supreme Court justice, with his skill in arguing cases.

Dana got a popular book out of his seafaring experiences, too. Two Years Before the Mast inspired a parade of sailors to arrive at his law office seeking legal recourse for withheld pay and mistreatment.

Dana’s legal career veered off script, according to Amestoy, when he took up the cause of fugitive slaves, whom the law dictated be captured and returned to their owners. “He was not an abolitionist, but he absolutely despised the use of authority to demean human beings,” Amestoy said.

Dana’s legal activism had consequences. He lost clients, income and social status, received hate mail, and was attacked by thugs. In his book, Amestoy describes the letters to Dana as “a species of threat familiar to anyone who has had the experience of disturbing the status quo.”

When asked if he was referring to himself, Amestoy acknowledged, “I got some of those.” He said one correspondent called the same-sex marriage decision treason, adding, “and you know what we do with traitors.”

Slavish Shore is filled with footnotes — it was, after all, published by Harvard University Press and is categorized as a legal history. (The book’s jacket notes that the author is a “Fellow at the Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School.”) Amestoy said he spent months in the cold basement of the Longfellow House in Boston reading a trove of Dana’s journals and letters. “I couldn’t have written the book I did, and wouldn’t have tried, without his journals,” he observed.

By quoting profusely from those original documents, Amestoy said, he aimed to help readers “hear” Dana’s voice. Often, it is a voice that only other lawyers may appreciate. But the thick volume isn’t all about the law. Amestoy describes how Dana and his wife, Sarah, lived in parallel universes because of his devotion to work. She was left to maintain a household with six children. The book also recounts Dana’s periodic travels to escape both work and family responsibilities, and to rekindle the feelings of personal freedom and robust health that he found at sea.

Dana might have become a prominent historical figure had he been successful in politics. By Amestoy’s account, he hobnobbed with the elite of the period but became a star only in the courtroom.

Even so, the author argues, Dana made contributions that should be brought to light today. Most relevant is the insight that his work on behalf of fugitive slaves brings to the race and power debate now in the national spotlight.

“I would hope one of the reasons the book would resonate is that it speaks to ‘Black Lives Matter’ with some kind of context for understanding the black community’s distrust of the judicial system and law enforcement,” Amestoy said. “If we had a more honest accounting” of this period of history, he added, “we would have a little better sense of why mistrust is so prevalent in the African American community.” !

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the performers’ infectious zeal, the production’s impressive set and director Sarah Carleton’s tight choreography.

After the first act’s hilariously botched technical rehearsal, the set is spun around, and we watch from a fully realized backstage. The company is a month into its tour, pausing only briefly from preoccupations with personal jealousies to keep the wheezing farce going onstage.

A month and a half later, the third act has us watching a thoroughly bedraggled performance at the end of the tour — this time from the audience’s point of view. A bunch of third-rate actors desperately trying to cover various stage catastrophes is the essence of truly great farce. It’s Frayn’s master class.

In UVM’s production, Carleton had the performers carry the bad acting a little further than necessary to make the point. The wooden performances in the rehearsal were intentionally deadly, giving us a bit too much of the bad-play experience. And with acoustics that weren’t good enough to let us hear what

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consists of wearing sexy undergarments while striking affected poses, and a would-be Shakespearean actor (Christian DeKett) who can’t stay sober long enough to make his entrances on cue. The doltish young leading man (Peter Hiebert) is so inarticulate, he’s probably incapable of understanding his character’s lines. One indefatigable actress (Ceara Ledwith) has been onstage since she was 4 and now serves as the company gossip.

To these worthies, Frayn adds a nervous stage manager (Luke Lakea) and a highstrung, heartbroken assistant stage manager (Kaitie Bessette).

These hapless fictional actors are prone to waddling with their trousers at their ankles or crawling like commandos to try unobtrusively to replace a lost prop. The gags are broad comedy, but Frayn has constructed true characters. Buffoons they may be, but they sweetly embody the foibles to which actors are prey.

The result is laugh-out-loud funny.

Thursday’s audience offered up guffaws, not chuckles. Hitting such peaks takes a combination of the script’s wild humor,

was spoken upstage and a pace that was uniformly breakneck, the first act was funny, but not transcendently so.

The UVM performance took off in Act 2. The intrigues of backstage romances and rivalries had reached a boiling point, and now the cast was playing the richer characters of troubled actors instead of the flat roles in a horrendous sex farce.

Act 2 is almost all physical comedy and pantomime, and Carleton marshaled her troops with precision. The actors carried off hilarious stunts and worked together with the panache of a circus act. Defining the maxim that the show must go on, the actors had to interrupt their squabbles to make their entrances, in the nick of time.

The set was magnificent. Jeff Modereger made use of the Royall Tyler Theatre’s height and gave the house solidity with a carpeted staircase, rich wallpaper and wainscoting. The doors deserved their own curtain call.

The lighting by John B. Forbes had the bright intensity that comedy requires, the better to show off garish 1970s costumes designed by Martin Thaler. The men had collars that just wouldn’t quit, and Thaler didn’t spare the polyesters and paisleys for the women.

The student cast was energetic and maintained Carleton’s exhilarating pace.

In Thursday’s performance, the performers pushed hard, as if still dazzled by pulling off this elaborate entertainment. All that was missing was carving out that brief, weightless moment before a gag explodes, the little grace note that comes from rock-solid confidence. But this cast delivered a rollicking rendition of a very funny play.

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ichael Frayn’s 1982 Noises Off is a three-layer confection of a comedy that looks at the stage itself from three perspectives. The cream filling of Act 2 was perhaps the tastiest in the University of Vermont Department of Theatre production, but every morsel was a treat.

The audience settled in to find a well-appointed living room set, with a staircase to a gallery along the second floor. The presence of eight doors and a picture window was a telltale sign: A surplus of entrances can only mean farce, because those doors were meant to be slammed.

The lights then came up on what was certainly a farce, and one of stupendous vapidity. The play-within-a-play is called Nothing On, but before the trysts and room mix-ups can get started, an actor breaks character and checks with the director on when, exactly, she should take the plate of sardines offstage. We’re watching a tech rehearsal, not a performance.

And these actors, all of them struggling to keep their hand props straight, let alone their lines, aren’t remotely ready for opening night in 24 hours.

Frayn constructed a farce of a farce and, in doing so, produced an homage to the form. It’s also a tribute to the sometimes-pitiable actors who nightly overemote on stages from Britain’s regional theaters to our own semipro and community playhouses. The piece is a scrapbook of bad acting, but the portraits are affectionately drawn.

Headlining in the fictional cast is Dotty Ottley (Elizabeth Callahan), a former TV star who’s in over her head when it comes to remembering whether it’s sardines or a newspaper she’s to pick up. The earnest Frederick Fellowes (Ellis Burgin) is an actor constantly apologizing for blowing his lines and in need of some kind of motivation for his simplest moves. The director (Jeff Renaud) attempts to oblige, but he’s pretty well given up on whipping this crew into the crack team needed to pull off a farce.

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Popover breakfast with scrambled eggs, lemon-shallot crème fraîche and smoked salmon

In the mid-2000s — Silva doesn’t recall exactly when — he and Lane knocked down a wall and expanded into an adjacent storefront. They added table service and full breakfast shortly thereafter, to the glee of many locals. For more than a decade, the friendly downtown café has earned perennial nominations for “best bakery” in Seven Days’ annual Daysies readers’ choice awards. In 2015, Mirabelles won the category for “best sweets bakery.”

And those sweets are outstanding. In tiered trays and glass cases just inside the door, croissants are scattered with thin-sliced almonds, dusted with powdered sugar or drizzled with molten chocolate. Cinnamon buns glisten with translucent glaze; sugar cookies, coconut macaroons, meringues and macarons invite visitors in from the street.

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But sometimes we need a reminder to return to a place we know we love. Late last week, I woke up yearning for a popover — that light, air-filled pastry that falls somewhere between a cream puff and Yorkshire pudding (minus the meat drippings). That craving was excuse enough to return to a café I hadn’t visited in a long, long while.

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The LINCOLN INN & RESTAURANT AT THE COVERED BRIDGE in Woodstock has reopened its Paul Newman Private Dining Room as the CHEF’S TABLE. Prior to the Hollywood legend’s death in 2008, the space was used to serve Newman and his family when they visited the inn, according to owner MARA MEHLMAN.

Now, equipped with one table that can accommodate up to six people, the Chef’s Table will serve diners a seven- or 12-course meal in a more private setting than the inn’s restaurant, which can seat 40. During each course, the chef, JEVGENIJA SAROMOVA, will speak about her inspiration for the dish. One recent meal included skate; agnolotti with rabbit and quail; two steak courses; salmon; sea bass; and chocolate fondant.

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Later this spring, the two plan to open a bar in an adjoining space, where they’ll offer their full dinner menu in addition to cocktails, wines and local beers on draft. They’re currently finishing the conversion of part of that space into an expansive banquet room for group dining and community events.

Located at 154 Depot Street, Country Kitchen Café will be open seven days a week, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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The closure of Williamstown’s Behind the Scenes Café & Pub last December left locals without a place to grab a drink or meet for a sit-down meal. Aside from the PUMP & PANTRY convenience store, which offers deli sandwiches, the cozy downtown restaurant was the town’s only dining spot.

But even as they closed their pub, married co-owners WAYNE EMMONS and DENISE O’NEILL — two career teachers who took over Behind the Scenes in late 2014 — were already working on a new restaurant, Emmons tells Seven Days. Last November, they leased the old Williamstown fire station, which had been vacant since the fire department relocated to a new building two years ago.

After three months of renovations and prep, Emmons and O’Neill will open COUNTRY KITCHEN CAFÉ this

Thursday, March 3, in the low-slung white-clapboard building just around the corner from their original restaurant. Like the old outpost, the new café will offer pizzas and subs to go during evening hours, including a popular steak-and-cheese sub. But Emmons says the firehouse’s ample layout allows them to do a lot more in the kitchen — and to serve more people.

“Before, we didn’t have a big enough area for many people to sit down,” Emmons says. Country Kitchen will offer home-style small plates, sides and entrées, such as stuffed pork chops and chicken breasts, various lasagnas and other familyfriendly foods.

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with the baked-butter scent of croissants and muffins, while sweet pastries seem to twinkle inside the coolers.

Behind the counter, golden-brown popovers rest on a high window ledge connecting the storefront and the kitchen. These cost $3 apiece when served plain or with butter or jam. But I needed the pricier “popover breakfast.”

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meal of the hollow roll by adding eggs, protein and a dollop of cream. Over the years, Silva says, this breakfast has adopted various additions — breakfast meats and eggs, veggies and cheeses.

The current rendition — mine took less than 10 minutes to come out — is a bouncy popover split down the middle and heaped with a jumble of wet scrambled eggs, overlaid with smoked salmon and lemon-shallot crème fraiche.

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citrus-soaked cream melts over the salmon and into the eggs, it blends into a tantalizing mélange: bright, smoky, eggy and soft. You need to eat the first few bites with a fork, but once you’ve whittled down the pile, you can spoon the creamy eggs and fish into the popover halves and pick them up like neat little tacos.

Most mornings I appreciate service that’s upbeat and pleasant but not super outgoing — my pre-caffeine interpersonal skills can be lacking. So I was grateful that my server was quick with the coffee refill (Mirabelles uses beans from Waterbury Center’s Brave Coffee & Tea, brewed strong) and so kind.

Since I arrived before the morning rush, I was in and out within 30 minutes, moving forward with my day and feeling pretty great about the world.

But mostly, I felt like I’d just won at breakfast. !

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ACT 250 NOTICE APPLICATION #4C0597-12B AND HEARING 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093 On February 18, 2016, Eco Car Wash, c/o Aaron Vincelette, Colchester, VT 05446 filed application #4C0597-12B for a Project described as correcting violations in signage, lighting, building color and change the approved lighting regime. The Project is located on James Brown Drive, in Williston, VT. This Project will be evaluated by the District #4 Environmental Commission in accordance with the 10 environmental criteria of 10 V.S.A., § 6086(a).

A public hearing is scheduled for March 18, 2016 immediately following the site visit at the Essex Junction District Office of the Agency of Natural Resources, 111 West Street, Essex Junction, Vermont. A site visit will be held on March 18, 2016 at 9:00 AM at the site. Directions to the site: Route 2A to the corner of James Brown Drive.

The following persons or organizations may participate in the hearing for this project: 1. Statutory parties: The municipality, the municipal planning com-

mission, the regional planning commission, 2/22/16 12:46 PM any adjacent municipality, municipal planning commission or regional planning commission if the project lands are located on a town boundary, and affected state agencies are entitled to party status.

2. Adjoining property owners and others: May participate as parties to the extent they have a particularized interest that may be affected by the proposed project under the ten criteria.

3. Non-party participants: The district commission, on its own motion or by petition, If you plan on participating in the hearing on behalf of a group or organization, please bring: 1) a written description of the organization, its purposes, and the nature of its membership (T.10, § 6085(c)(2)(B)); 2) documentation that prior to the date of the hearing, you were duly authorized to speak for the organization; and 3) that the organization has articulated a position with respect to the Project’s impacts under specific Act 250 Criteria.

If you wish further information regarding participation in this hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the address below before the date of the first hearing or prehearing. If you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify this office at least seven days prior

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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.

Copies of the application and plans for this project are available for inspection by members of the public during regular working hours at the Williston Town Offices, the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission Office, and the District #4 Environmental Office. The application can also be viewed at the Natural Resources Board web site (www. nrb.state.vt.us/lup) by clicking on “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number above.

Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 22nd day of February, 2016.

BY: /s/ Peter E. Keibel Peter E. Keibel, District #4 Coordinator Natural Resources Board 111 West Street Essex Jct., VT 05452 802-879-5658 Peter.

Keibel@vermont.gov ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #4C0190-5H 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093 On February 1, 2016, 30 Community Drive, LLC, 55 Community Drive,

Suite 402, South Burlington, VT 05403 filed application #4C0190-5H for a project generally described as the conversion of 18,500sf of office space to laboratory use, construction of new double delivery doors, new windows and the addition of wall mounted light fixtures. The permit application also amends the traffic allocation for Technology Park.

The Project is located on Community Drive in South Burlington, Vermont.

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 South Burlington Town Office, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission Office, and 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 “4C0190-5H”.

No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before March 15, 2016, 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 deter- #4C0264-11 for a project 2/29/16 FSBO-Knox022416.indd 2:21 PM 1 mine that substantive generally described as issues requiring a hearthe construction of four ing have been raised. buildings with a total of Findings of Fact and 145 self storage units on Conclusions of Law will Lot #3 of the White Cap not be prepared unless subdivision. The Project the Commission holds a is located on Winter public hearing.

Sport Lane in Williston, Vermont.

If you feel that any of the District Commission The District #4 Environmembers listed on the mental Commission is attached Certificate of reviewing this applicaService under “For Your tion under Act 250 Rule Information” may have a 51 — Minor Applications. conflict of interest, or if Copies of the application there is any other reason and proposed permit are a member should be dis- available for review at qualified from sitting on the Williston Town Ofthis case, please contact fice, Chittenden County the district coordinator Regional Planning as soon as possible, no Commission Office, and later than prior to the the office listed below. response date listed The application and a above. draft permit may also be viewed on the Natural Should a hearing be Resources Board’s web held on this Project and site (www.nrb.state. you have a disability vt.us/lup) by clicking for which you are going on “Act 250 Database” to need accommodaand entering the project tion, please notify us by number “4C0264-11”.

March 15, 2016.

No hearing will be held Parties entitled to and a permit may be isparticipate are the Musued unless, on or before nicipality, the Municipal March 22, 2016, a person Planning Commission, notifies the Commission the Regional Planning of an issue or issues reCommission, affected quiring the presentation state agencies, and adof evidence at a hearing joining property owners or the Commission sets and other persons to the the matter for hearing extent they have a paron its own motion. Any ticularized interest that hearing request must be may be affected by the in writing to the address proposed project under below, must state the the 10 criteria. Non-party criteria or subcriteria participants may also be at issue, why a hearing allowed under 10 V.S.A. is required and what Section 6085(c)(5). additional evidence will be presented at the Dated at Essex Junction, hearing. Any hearing Vermont this 23rd day of request by an adjoining February, 2016. property owner or other interested person must By: /s/ Peter E. Keibel include a petition for District #4 Coordinator party status. Prior to Natural Resources Board submitting a request for 111 West Street a hearing, please contact Essex Jct., VT 05452 the district coordinator 802-879-5658 at the telephone number Peter.Keibel@vermont. listed below for more gov information. Prior to convening a hearing, the Commission must deterACT 250 NOTICE mine that substantive MINOR APPLICATION issues requiring a hear#4C0264-11 ing have been raised.

10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 Findings of Fact and - 6093 Conclusions of Law will On February 24, 2016, not be prepared unless SBRC Properties, LLC, 85 the Commission holds a Shunpike Road, Willispublic hearing. ton, VT filed application

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If you feel that any of on Lot 14 of the Saxon 4:23 PM Park. The the District Commission 2/22/16 Hill Industrial members listed on the Project is located at 14 attached Certificate of Corporate Drive in Essex, Service under “For Your Vermont.

Information” may have a conflict of interest, or if The District #4 Environthere is any other reason mental Commission is a member should be dis- reviewing this applicaqualified from sitting on tion under Act 250 Rule this case, please contact 51 — Minor Applications. the district coordinator Copies of the application as soon as possible, no and proposed permit are later than prior to the available for review at response date listed the Essex Town Office, above.

Chittenden County Regional Planning Should a hearing be Commission Office, and held on this Project and the office listed below. you have a disability The application and a for which you are going draft permit may also be to need accommodaviewed on the Natural tion, please notify us by Resources Board’s web March 22, 2016. site (www.nrb.state. vt.us/lup) by clicking Parties entitled to on “Act 250 Database” participate are the Muand entering the project nicipality, the Municipal number “4C0329-17J”.

Planning Commission, the Regional Planning No hearing will be held Commission, affected and a permit may be isstate agencies, and adsued unless, on or before joining property owners March 21, 2016, a person and other persons to the notifies the Commission extent they have a parof an issue or issues reticularized interest that quiring the presentation may be affected by the of evidence at a hearing proposed project under or the Commission sets the 10 criteria. Non-party the matter for hearing participants may also be on its own motion. Any allowed under 10 V.S.A. hearing request must be Section 6085(c)(5). in writing to the address below, must state the Dated at Essex Junction, criteria or subcriteria Vermont this 29th day of at issue, why a hearing February, 2016. is required and what additional evidence By: /s/ Peter E. Keibel will be presented at the Peter E. Keibel hearing. Any hearing District #4 Coordinator request by an adjoining Natural Resources Board property owner or other 111 West Street interested person must Essex Jct., VT 05452 include a petition for 802-879-5658 party status. Prior to Peter.Keibel@vermont. submitting a request for gov a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number ACT 250 NOTICE listed below for more MINOR APPLICATION information. Prior to #4C0329-17J convening a hearing, the 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 Commission must deter- 6093 mine that substantive On February 22, 2016, issues requiring a hearForestdale Heights, ing have been raised.

Inc., c/o Hector LeClair, Findings of Fact and P.O. Box 8707, Essex, VT Conclusions of Law will 05451 and Saxon Hill not be prepared unless Corporation, c/o Hector the Commission holds a LeClair, P.O. Box 8707, public hearing.

Essex, VT 05451 filed application #4C0329-17J If you feel that any of for a project generally the District Commission described as construcmembers listed on the tion of a 14,400 s.f. attached Certificate of warehouse building

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 21, 2016.

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 24th day of February, 2016.

By: /s/ Stephanie H. Monaghan Stephanie H. Monaghan District #4 Coordinator Natural Resources Board 111 West Street Essex Jct., VT 05452 802-879-5662 stephanie.monaghan@ vermont.gov ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #4C0696-1B 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093 On February 19, 2016, Taft Corners Associates, Inc., 2 Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401 filed application #4C0696-1B for a project generally described as the construction of 85 new parking spaces, revised stormwater facilities and revision of lighting on Lot #22 of Taft Corners Park. The Project is located at 929 Harvest Lane in Williston, Vermont.

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 Williston Town Office, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission Office, and 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 “4C0696-1B”.

No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before March 22, 2016, 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.

Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law will not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.

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

SEVENDAYSVT.COM/CLASSIFIEDS 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 22, 2016.

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 24th day of February, 2016.

By: /s/ Peter E. Keibel Peter E. Keibel District #4 Coordinator Natural Resources Board 111 West Street Essex Jct., VT 05452 802-879-5658 Peter.Keibel@vermont. gov

NOTICE CITY OF BURLINGTON FULL BOARD OF ABATEMENT OF TAXES The Full Board of Abatement of Taxes of the City of Burlington will meet in Contois Auditorium, at City Hall, 149 Church Street on Monday, March 7, 2016* to hear and act upon the requests for abatement of taxes and/ or penalties from: Robert Y. Justis, Trustee 10-12 Oak Street 039-4-171-000 Gabe H. Golden – Hartstein 115 Crescent Road 058-1-081-000 Mary Desranleau 128 Charlotte Street 053-4-041-000 Vernon F. Emerson 88 Western Avenue 027-3-011-000 James Raymond and Elizabeth Bouffard 26 Avenue B 029-2-052-023 Robin Parker 29 Avenue B 029-2-052-025 *The City Council Meeting begins at 7:00 p.m.

The Full Board of Abatement of Taxes Meeting

is part of this agenda, no set start time.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. §4442 and §4444, notice is hereby given of a public hearing by the Burlington City Council to hear public comments on the following proposed amendments to the City of Burlington’s Comprehensive Development Ordinance (CDO): PROPOSED AMENDMENT: ZA-16-02 – Mobile Home Parks PROPOSED AMENDMENT: ZA-16-03 – Grocery in Enterprise-Light Manufacturing The public hearing will take place on Monday, March 7, 2016 during the Regular City Council Meeting which begins at 7:00 pm in Contois Auditorium, on the second floor of Burlington City Hall, 149 Church Street, Burlington VT. The purpose of ZA 16-02 is to set forth development and review standards for pre-existing and newly proposed mobile home

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parks in accordance with state statute (24 V.S.A. Sections 4412 (1)(B) & (7)(B)).

The purpose of ZA 16-03 is to allow grocery stores up to 30,000 square feet in size to be located within that portion of the Enterprise-Light Manufacturing District between Flynn Avenue and Home Avenue.

The full text of the Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance and the proposed amendments are available for review at the Department of Planning and Zoning, City Hall, 149 Church Street, Burlington Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or on the department’s website at www. burlingtonvt.gov/pz PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance PROPOSED ZA-16-06 Animal Boarding/Kennel/Shelter in Downtown zones Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. §4441 and §4444, notice is hereby given of a public hearing by the Burlington Planning Commission to hear comments on a

proposed amendment to the City of Burlington’s Comprehensive Development Ordinance (CDO). The public hearing will take place on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 beginning at 7:00pm in Room #12, on the ground floor of Burlington City Hall, 149 Church Street, Burlington VT. Pursuant to the requirements of 24 V.S.A. §4444(b): Statement of purpose: This amendment is proposed to the Burlington CDO as follows: - ZA-16-06 Animal Boarding/Kennel/Shelter in Downtown Zones: The purpose of this proposed amendment is to allow for animal boarding, kennel and/or shelter use in the downtown mixeduse zones by conditional use, with criteria aimed at lessening the potential for off-site impacts by requiring the uses to be fully enclosed and subject to City Council licensure.

Geographic areas affected: the proposed amendments are applicable to the following areas in the City of Burlington: - Animal boarding/

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Post & browse ads at your convenience. kennel/shelter uses are already defined in the CDO. The proposed amendment would permit these uses by conditional use within the Downtown, Downtown Waterfront, Downtown Transition, and Battery Street Transition zones.

List of section headings affected: - Appendix A – Use Table The full text of the Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance and the proposed amendment is available for review at the Department of Planning and Zoning, City Hall, 149 Church Street, Burlington Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or on the department’s website at www. burlingtonvt.gov/pz.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance ZA-16-07 Low Impact Development ZA-16-09 Shoreland Protection ZA-16-09 Duplexes on Existing Lots Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. §4441 and §4444, notice is hereby given of a public hearing by the Burlington Planning

Commission to hear comments on the following proposed amendments to the City of Burlington’s Comprehensive Development Ordinance (CDO). The public hearing will take place on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 beginning at 7:05pm in Room #12, on the ground floor of Burlington City Hall, 149 Church Street, Burlington VT. Pursuant to the requirements of 24 V.S.A. §4444(b): Statement of purpose: This amendment is proposed to the Burlington CDO as follows: - ZA-16-07 Low Impact Development: The purpose of this proposed amendment is provide an incentive for the installation of pervious pavement for improved on-site stormwater management by permitting an additional 10% in lot coverage in RL and RM zones. This proposed amendment also includes a minor amendment to the development review standards for vehicular access and adds definitions for “Stormwater Administrator” and “Pervious Pavement.”

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- ZA-16-08 Shoreland Protection: The purpose of this proposed amendment is to include shoreland from 95.5 feet above sea level in the Natural Resource Protection Overlay District: Riparian and Littoral Conservation Zone, and to include additional language relative to the purpose of this overlay district citing the preservation of natural shoreland vegetation and protection of native plants and vegetative cover. These amendments satisfy two conditions imposed by the VT Agency of Natural Resources when it granted delegation to the City over the 2014 State of Vermont Shoreland Proection Act. - ZA-16-09 Duplexes on Existing Lots: The purpose of this proposed amendment is to remove footnote “2” in Appendix A-Use Table, in order to permit duplexes as a conditional use on existing and new lots in the RL and RL-W zones, consistent with the express purpose for these zones.

Geographic areas affected: the proposed amendments are applicable to

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[CONTINUED] the following areas in the City of Burlington: - ZA-16-07: This amendment is applicable to all areas of the city zoned Residential Low Density and Residential Medium Density.

- ZA-16-08: This amendment is applicable to all areas of the city to which the Natural Resource Protection Overlay District: Riparian and Littoral Conservation Zone applies.

- ZA-16-09: This amendment is applicable to all areas of the city zoned Residential Low Density and Waterfront Residential Low Density.

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List of section headings affected: - ZA-16-07: Sec. 4.4.5, (d) 3.A. Exceptions for Residential Features; Sec. 6.2.2, (i) Vehicular Access; and Article 13: Definitions - ZA-16-08: Sec.4.5.4 Natural Resource Protection Overlay (NR) District; Map 4.5.4-1 Natural Resource Overlay District - ZA-16-09: Appendix AUse Table The full text of the Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance and the proposed amendment is available for review at the Department of Planning and Zoning, City Hall, 149 Church Street, Burlington Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or on the department’s website at www. burlingtonvt.gov/pz.

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO. 316-3-15 CNCV Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff v.

Robert J. Picchianti, Rosemary L. Picchianti, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Countrywide Bank, N.A. and Occupants residing at 18 Prescott Street, Essex Jct., Vermont, Defendants

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Robert J. Picchianti and Rosemary L. Picchianti to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Nationstar Mortgage LLC dated February 21, 2014 and recorded in Volume 912, Page 956, which mortgage was assigned from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Nationstar Mortgage LLC to Nationstar Mortgage LLC by an instrument dated January 23, 2015 and recorded on February 2, 2015 in Volume 928, Page 172 of the Land Records of the Town of Essex, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 9:00 A.M. on March 15, 2016, at 18 Prescott Street, Essex Jct., Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Mun Shig Son and Ock Jhee Son

by Warranty Deed of Deborah B. Landry, Elden G. Bucklin, Jr. and Alma G. Bucklin dated August 1, 1985 and recorded in Book 246 on Pages 4849 of the Land Records of the Town of Essex.

Said lands and premises were more particularly described in said deed as follows: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to George H. Landry, now deceased and Deborah B. Landry

by Robert and Virginia Lemire by Warranty Deed Dated the 4th day of April 1977 and of record in Volume 130 at Pages 78-79, the property herein conveyed is more particularly described therein as follows: Being lot #85, with newly constructed dwelling house thereon situated on the northerly side of Prescott street (now Danon Drive) as shown and laid down on a plan of land entitled: Painsville Manor Essex, Vermont Boundary Plat Section III Dated September 12, 1972 and recorded in Map Book 2, Page 18 of the Land Records of the Town of Essex.

Being the same property conveyed to Robert J. Picchianti and Rosemary L. Picchianti, husband and wife, as tenants by the entirety by deed from Mun Shig Son and Ock Jhee Son recorded July 22, 1993 in Deed Book 306 Page 321, in the Essex Town Clerk’s Office.

Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash or cashier’s check by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Essex.

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 or inquire at Lobe, Fortin, Rees & Cykon, 30 Kimball Avenue, Ste. 307, South Burlington, VT 05403, (802) 6609000. This sale may be cancelled at any time prior to the scheduled sale date without prior notice.

Dated at South Burlington, Vermont this 9th day of February, 2016.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC By: Corey J. Fortin, Esq. Lobe, Fortin, Rees & Cykon, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 307 South Burlington, VT 05403 Attorney for Plaintiff STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO. 678-7-15 CNCV NEW ENGLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Plaintiff v.

JOSEF ROUBAL, MI YOUNG ROUBAL and ANY TENANTS RESIDING AT 401 DEPOT ROAD, COLCHESTER, VT, Defendants SUMMONS AND ORDER OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT MI YOUNG ROUBAL: 1. YOU ARE BEING SUED You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon Kohn Rath Danon & Lynch LLP, at-

torneys for the Plaintiff, whose address is P.O. Box 340, Hinesburg, VT 05461-0340 and email address rscharf@ kohnrath.com, an answer to the Complaint of Foreclosure, which are hereby served upon you, within 41 days after first publication of this notice which is April 12, 2016.

2. PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM The Complaint in this Foreclosure action seeks foreclosure of a first mortgage on land and premises known and designated as 401 Depot Street, Colchester, Vermont.

3. YOU MUST REPLY WITHIN 41 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS If you fail to answer, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint and in the Motion. Your answer must be filed with the Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Unit - Civil Division, PO Box 187, Burlington, VT 05402-0187 and website www.vermontjudiciary.org. Unless the relief demanded in the Complaint is for damage covered by a liability insurance policy under which the insurer has the right or obligation to conduct the defense, or unless otherwise provided in Rule 13(a), your answer must state as a counterclaim any related claim which you may have against the Plaintiffs or either of them, or you will thereafter be barred from making such claim in any other action.

This notice shall be published in Seven Days for two consecutive weeks within 21 days of the date hereof. A copy of this order shall be mailed by United States Mail, first class, postage prepaid to the last known mailing address of the Defendant, and 401 Depot Road, Colchester, Vermont.

BY ORDER OF THECHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT THIS 11th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2016. /s/ Helen M. Toor Helen M. Toor, Presiding Judge STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT CIVIL DIVISION CHITTENDEN UNIT DOCKET NO. 650-6-14 CNCV Ditech Financial LLC fka Green Tree Servicing LLC,

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Robert Sabin aka Robert A. Sabin and Occupants residing at 46-48 North Avenue, Burlington, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Robert Sabin aka Robert A. Sabin to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for AmTrust Bank dated December 28, 2008 and recorded in Volume 1050, Page 655, which mortgage was assigned from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for AmTrust Bank to Green Tree Servicing LLC by an instrument dated March 7, 2014 and recorded on May 2, 2014 in Volume 1246, Page 759 of the Land Records of the City of Burlington, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 9:00 A.M. on March 29, 2016, at 46-48 North Avenue, Burlington, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Robert A. Sabin, Raymond Sabin, Sr. (now deceased) and Clara Belle Sabin (now deceased) by Warranty Deed of Lawrence and Pearl Pasha dated March 17, 1993 of record at Book 476, Page 6 of the City of Burlington Land Records.

A lot of land, together with the dwelling structure and all other improvements thereon, situated on the easterly side of North Avenue in the City of Burlington.

Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash or cashier’s check by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the City of Burlington.

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

or inquire at Lobe, Fortin, Rees & Cykon, 30 Kimball Avenue, Ste. 307, South Burlington, VT 05403, (802) 6609000. This sale may be cancelled at any time prior to the scheduled sale date without prior notice.

Dated at South Burlington, Vermont this 25th day of February, 2016.

Ditech Financial LLC fka Green Tree Servicing LLC By: Grant C. Rees, Esq. Lobe, Fortin, Rees & Cykon, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 307 South Burlington, VT 05403 Attorney for Plaintiff STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO. 872-9-15 CNCV NEW ENGLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Plaintiff v.

DOUGLAS LOWELL, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOANNE MARIE LOWELL and WILLISTON FIRE DISTRICT #1 Defendants NOTICE OF JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE By virtue of the Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure by Judicial Sale entered on December 18, 2015, and the Power of Sale contained in two mortgages given by Joanne M. Lowell to New England Federal Credit Union (“Mortgagee”), the first dated December 11, 2006 and recorded in Volume 412 on Pages 35-54 and the second dated December 11, 2006 and recorded in Volume 412 at Pages 55-58 in the Town of Williston Land Records, for breach of the conditions of said mortgages and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, the undersigned will cause to be sold at public auction (“ Sale”) at 1:00 p.m. on the 1st day of April, 2016, the lands and premises located at 653 Porterwood Drive in the Town of Williston, Vermont (“Mortgaged Property”) described as follows: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Joanne M. Lowell by Warranty Deed of Carol A. Emmons dated December 11, 2006 and recorded in Volume 412 at Pages 33-34 of the Town of Williston Land Records.

Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Mary L.

Lowell (since deceased) and Carol A. Emmons by Quit Claim Deed of Mary L. Lowell dated January 6, 1995 and recorded in Volume 102 at Page 565 of the Town of Williston Land Records. Also being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Leslie E. Lowell (since deceased) and Mary L. Lowell by Warranty Deed of Hazel Y. Winter dated August 7, 1987 and recorded in Volume 80 at Page 477 of the Town of Williston Land Records.

Being a lot of land, with a 1960 Palace Mobile Home with 14’ x 55’ addition, the dwelling house thereon being known as 68 Porterwood Drive and being Lot #29, as shown on a Plan of land entitled, “Oak Hill Mobile Home Development,”

by Harris Abbott, dated April, 1966 and recorded in Volume 1 at Page 5 of the Town of Williston Land Records. Said lot has a frontage of 230 feet, a sideline of 135 feet and 90 feet and a rear line of 225 feet.

TERMS OF SALE: The sale will be held at the Mortgaged Property.

The Mortgaged Property shall be sold AS IS, WITH ALL FAULTS WITH NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND subject to all easements, rights of way, covenants, permits, reservations and restrictions of record, title defects, environmental hazards, unpaid real estate taxes (delinquent and current), current and delinquent assessments in favor of homeowners associations, and municipal liens, to the highest bidder for cash. At the Sale, the successful bidder, other than the Mortgagee, shall pay $10,000 of the purchase price in cash or bank treasurer check. The successful bidder shall execute a purchase and sale agreement requiring payment of the balance of the purchase price within ten days of entry of the court order confirming the Sale. Before being permitted to bid at the Sale, bidder shall display to the auctioneer proof of the ability to comply with these requirements. The successful bidder, other than the Mortgagee, must sign a NO CONTINGENCY purchase and sale agreement satisfactory to Mortgagee at the Sale.

Title will be transferred by the order confirming judicial sale. The person holding the Sale, may, adjourn the Sale for a period of up to thirty (30) days, from time to time until it is completed, by

announcement of the new sale date to those present at each adjournment, or by posting notice of the adjournment in a conspicuous place at the location of the sale. Notice of the new sale date shall also be sent by first class mail postage prepaid, to the mortgagor at the mortgagor=s last known address at least five days before the new sale date. The public sale may be adjourned for a period of time in excess of 30 days by agreement of the mortgagor and mortgagee or by order of the Court. Other terms to be announced at the Sale, or contact Robert Prozzo at (802)2365628.

Douglas Lowell, Administrator of the Estate of Joanne Marie Lowell, his successors or assigns, may redeem the Mortgaged Property at any time prior to the Sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including post-judgment expenses and the costs and expenses of sale.

Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 23rd day of February, 2016.

New England Federal Credit Union By: Herbert J. Downing, Esq. Kolvoord, Overton & Wilson, PC 6 Joshua Way, Suite B Essex Junction, VT 05452 (802)878-3346 THE CONTENTS OF STORAGE UNIT(S) 02-00237, LOCATED AT 28 ADAMS DR. OR 48 INDUSTRIAL DR., WILLISTON, VT 05495, WILL BE SOLD ON MARCH 17, 2016 TO SATISFY THE DEBT OF KATHLEEN BRADLEY. 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.

TOWN OF WESTFORD DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. Chapter 117 and the Westford Zoning & Subdivision Regulations, the Development Review Board will hold a public hearing at the Town Offices, VT Route 128, at 7:15 pm on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 in reference to the following: Final Plat for a 2-Lot Subdivision Amendment–Travis Lavallee

SEVENDAYSVT.COM/CLASSIFIEDS Property (25.9 acres) on VT Rte 128 in the Town Center (TC), Water Resources Overlay (WRO) and Flood Hazard Overlay (FHO) Zoning Districts. The Applicant seeks approval to convert Lot 2 (deferred development lot) into a single family dwelling building lot.

For information call the Town Offices at 8784587 Monday–Friday 8:30am–4:30pm.

Tony Kitsos, Chairman Dated March 2, 2016 WARNING POLICY ADOPTION CHARLOTTE SCHOOL DISTRICT The CSSU School Board of School Directors gives public notice of its intent to adopt local district policies dealing with the following at its regular meeting scheduled March 15, 2016: F2 Bus Discipline F12 Transportation (Mandatory) Copies of the above policies may be obtained for public review at the Office of the Human Resources Dept. in Shelburne, VT.

WARNING POLICY ADOPTION CSSU SCHOOL DISTRICT The CSSU School Board of School Directors gives public notice of its intent to adopt local district policies dealing with the following at its regular meeting scheduled March 15, 2016: F2 Bus Discipline F12 Transportation (Mandatory) Copies of the above policies may be obtained for public review at the Office of the Human Resources Dept. in Shelburne, VT.

WARNING POLICY ADOPTION HINESBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT The CSSU School Board of School Directors gives public notice of its intent to adopt local district policies dealing with the following at its regular meeting scheduled March 15, 2016: F2 Bus Discipline F12 Transportation (Mandatory) Copies of the above policies may be obtained for public review at the Office of the Human Resources Dept. in Shelburne, VT.

WARNING POLICY ADOPTION CVU SCHOOL DISTRICT The CSSU School Board of School Directors gives public notice of its intent to adopt local district policies dealing with the following at its regular meeting scheduled March 15, 2016: F2 Bus Discipline F12 Transportation (Mandatory) Copies of the above policies may be obtained for public review at the Office of the Human Resources Dept. in Shelburne, VT.

WARNING POLICY ADOPTION SHELBURNE SCHOOL DISTRICT The CSSU School Board of School Directors gives public notice of its intent to adopt local district policies dealing with the following at its regular meeting scheduled March 15, 2016: F2 Bus Discipline F12 Transportation (Mandatory) Copies of the above policies may be obtained for public review at the Office of the Human Resources Dept. in Shelburne, VT.

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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.

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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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

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 begin at 7 p.m. Essex Alliance Church, 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex. Info: recovery@essexalliance.org, 878-8213.

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.

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. Call for time and location. Tom, 238-3587, coda.org.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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support groups [CONTINUED] in the process of psychiatric medication withdrawal or anyone looking for a space to explore their choices around psychiatric medication use. The group is also open to those supporting an individual in psychiatric medication withdrawal.

5:15-6:15 p.m. every other Monday (beginning 1/25/2016), 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.

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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.

DIVORCE CARE SUPPORT GROUP Divorce is a tough road.

Feelings of separation, betrayal, confusion, anger and self-doubt are common. But there is life after divorce. Led by people who have already walked down that road, we’d like to share with you a safe place and a process that can help make the journey easier. The 13-week Divorce Care Support Group (for men and women) will be offered on Sunday evenings, 5:30-7:30 pm, Feb. 28 through May 29, 2016, at the Essex Alliance Church, 37 Old Stage Road, Essex Jct., VT. For more information and to register call Sandy, 802-989-4081 or email sandybrisson@ gmail.com.

DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE WomenSafe offers free, confidential support groups in Middlebury for women who have experienced domestic or sexual violence.

Starting weekdays in January: 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

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DUAL RECOVERY ANONYMOUS BURLINGTON Dual Recovery Anonymous Burlington is an independent 12-Step Group for individuals who experience a dual illness. We experience mental health challenges & a chemical dependency. We seek to apply 12-Step work to our “no fault” illnesses.

Our group is open to anyone who desires recovery from mental health challenges & a chemical dependency.

Please join us on Sat. at 4:30 p.m. and/or Mon. at 5:30 p.m. at the Turning Point Center, 191 Bank St., Burlington.

Info: 861-3150.

Burlington. Info: Jess Horner, LICSW, 866-218-8586.

Center, 275 Brooklyn St., Morrisville. Info: Lisa, 851-8120.

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.

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.

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP - DAYTIME Meets the first and third Thursday of each month from 12:30-2 p.m. at St. James Church, 4 St. James Place, Essex Junction. This group is open to anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one. Free.

For more information or to register, please call Beth Jacobs at 448-1610. Sponsored

by Bayada Hospice of Burlington.

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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.

Support groups also provide survivors an opportunity to gain information on how to better cope with feelings & experiences that surface because of the trauma they have experienced. Please call SafeSpace 863-0003 if you are interested in joining.

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.

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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 RECOVERY PEER SUPPORT GROUP Bennington, every Tue., 12-1:30 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); 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 costs nothing to join.

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using. Info, 862-4516 or cvana.org. Held in Burlington, Barre and St. Johnsbury.

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. Info: hovermann4@comcast. net.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (OA) Meetings in Barre occur every Sun., Tue. & Thu., 6-7 p.m., at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 39 Washington St. Info, 863-2655. 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 Fri., noon-1 p.m. at Bethany Church, 115 Main St. Info, Carol, 223-5793. Meetings in Morrisville occur every Fri., noon-1 p.m., at the First Congregational Church, 85 Upper Main St. Contacts: Anne, 888-2356, or Debbie Y., 888-5958.

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Vermont Marketing Manager Responsible for creating annual product portfolios and analyzing performance. Tracks sales and suggests promotion initiatives.

Assists Lottery with retail events and recruitment of retailers.

Lead quarterly reviews of industry trends. Successful candidates will have a bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications or a similar field along with a minimum of four years experience in marketing or fast moving consumer goods. Excellent communication skills, strong analytical skills and ability to travel within Vermont.

Intralot is engaged in the supply of integrated gaming and transaction processing systems, innovative game content and value added services to state licensed gaming organizations.

For more information, please apply here

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Summer Camp Positions

Seeking Camp Staff:

Camp Cook Cabin Counselors Lifeguards Environmental Educators

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All counselors are activity and cabin counselors (except for cook). Join a small yet highly motivated, fun and creative team of leaders. Located on the shores of Lake Champlain, Rock Point Summer Camp is in its 85th year.

Seven Days is looking for a substitute proofreader to cover the following shifts on an as-needed basis: Mondays, 1-9 p.m.; Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Must be scrupulously attentive to mistakes in spelling, grammar, style and layout, for both print and online copy. Proofreading experience required; publications experience strongly preferred. Strong computer skills necessary. A proofreading test will be administered during the interview process.

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Legislative/Regulatory Analyst

Track, monitor and analyze state legislative and regulatory measures.

Conduct research and write detailed, substantive public policy weekly reports. Superb organization, writing, analytical and people skills required. A strong work ethic and proficiency in MS Office applications is a must. If you are interested in a full-time, challenging, entry-level position, and are willing to learn and grow, this job is right for you.

We offer competitive salary and excellent benefits. Please send resume by March 11, 2016 to: Jennifer Estivill KSE Partners, LLP resumes@ksefocus.com Please – no phone calls.

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Operations Manager REATail SALES Common Deer is looking to expand our retail team!

We are a Vermont-based retail store, brand and website focusing on USA Made Accessories for Men, Women and Home. If you have the ability to work well with a team, have exceptional customer service skills, an eye for design, willingness to have a lot of fun building a brand - this is a great opportunity for you!

Applicants must be available to work weekends, weekdays and evenings at downtown Burlington location.

Please send resume and availability to info@commondeer.com.

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CarShare Vermont is looking for an experienced Operations Manager to join our team. We offer a fun and creative environment, plenty of interesting and challenging work, and the opportunity to learn and grow within our nonprofit organization.

Successful candidates will have three plus years of relevant experience and be passionate about CarShare Vermont’s mission. They should also have strong technology competency and a knack for troubleshooting.

To learn more and apply, visit carsharevt.org/jobs.

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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 This role is responsible for the overall direction, completion and financial outcome of a construction project in accordance with meeting an owner’s expectations and goals. This is achieved through the daily oversight and management, supervision, coordination and successful completion of construction projects including time and cost objectives with respect to contracting, scheduling, estimating, and contract administrative functions.

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 an assistant project manager or superintendent on commercial, institutional, multi-family residential or medical projects. Must be proficient in scheduling programs, and 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 This role is responsible for supporting project managers in regard to the overall direction, completion and financial outcome of a construction project in accordance with meeting an owner’s expectations and goals. Assists with the daily oversight and management, supervision, coordination and successful completion of construction projects including time and cost objectives with respect to contracting, scheduling, estimating, and contract administrative functions. Works closely with the project manager and superintendent assigned to a project to deliver an exceptional construction experience for every owner.

QUALIFICATIONS Candidates should have a bachelor of science degree in construction management, engineering or related field and have a minimum of two years experience as a project manager or assistant project manager on commercial, institutional, multi-family residential or medical projects.

Must be computer literate, proficient in scheduling programs and spreadsheet applications.

Candidates should also exhibit strong ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.

CONSTRUCTION SITE SUPERINTENDENT

Reservations Agents Basin Harbor Club, recognized as one of the best places to work in Vermont in 2014, 2015, and 2016 is currently accepting applications for Reservations Agents. These are full-time seasonal positions that are available April 1 through October 22. The general schedule for this position will be variable and will include some evening and weekend shifts. Primary responsibilities include taking, recording, and canceling reservations; providing general information to callers and booking recreational activities; providing property tours to potential guests; and assisting Front Office staff to cover breaks.

Qualifications: three years experience in guest services, a call center, or customer service capacity; high level computer and multitasking skill set, strong communication and phone skills, extremely strong customer service competencies.

Project Superintendent needed to manage mid to large commercial construction projects throughout New England.

QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must have 10 plus years experience supervising projects exceeding $20,000,000 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.

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, 30 Community Drive, Suite 8, 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.

Only applicants chosen for interviews will be contacted.

For a full description and to apply online go to basinharbor.com/jobs

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SEASONAL GARDENING ASSISTANT Family farm in Shelburne seeks full-time seasonal garden help, mid-April through mid-October. Applicant must enjoy working outdoors and have prior gardening experience.

Responsibilities include weeding, deadheading, planting, mulching and other garden-related chores. Requirements: own transportation; ability to lift 50 pounds and engage in regular manual labor; references; and background check.

Smoke-free workplace. To apply, please email resume and contact information to aubrey.vvf@gmail.com.

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Champlain Community Services

Administrative Assistant

Provide 20 hours per week of administrative support to an established human services organization that has a strong emphasis on employee and consumer satisfaction. The ideal 11:59 AM candidate will be reliable, organized, have the ability to multitask and enjoy working in a fast paced environment.

This position includes a comprehensive benefit package and is a great opportunity to work in a fun, supportive environment.

Send your letter of interest and resume to Karen Ciechanowicz at staff@ccs-vt.org.

ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain is an innovative science center and lake aquarium located on Burlington, Vermont’s Waterfront. ECHO leverages its unique setting to inspire and engage people to become advocates for a healthier Lake Champlain. ECHO is currently seeking two dynamic candidates to join our Programs and Exhibits team. Please go to our website for complete job descriptions: echovermont.org/jobs.html

PUBLIC PROGRAMS COORDINATOR

The Public Programs Coordinator leads the development and delivery of the guest experience at ECHO, including daily programs, floor management, and seasonal festivals.

The position ensures a high-quality guest experience by working closely with volunteers, interns, and floor staff.

The successful applicant will be a dynamic presenter, detail-oriented, tech savvy, and demonstrate strong interpersonal and program development skills. The position requires a five day week, including one weekend day, work schedule with occasional holiday shifts as part of a 40-hour per week commitment.

CAMP PROGRAM ASSISTANT

The Camp Program Assistant will work to deliver exceptional educational experiences for children participating in ECHO summer camps. ECHO summer camps host youth entering grades 1-5 to explore hands on science in and around our facility on the shores of Lake Champlain. The Camp Program Assistant will work with a team of camp staff to deliver week-long, science, stewardship and design themed camps to up to 18 children from June to August, 2016.

How to Apply: send resume and cover letter to ECHO Job Search at jobs@echovermont.org. Please put job title in the subject line of the email.

Deadline is Friday, March 18, 2016.

ECHO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes resumes from individuals who will contribute to our diversity.

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Local Home Care company has a unique opportunity for individual with strong administrative and customer service skills. The ideal candidate will be outgoing, professional, possess strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize quickly.

Experience working with seniors is a plus. E-mail resume.

No phone calls please. sue.richardson@ griswoldhomecare.com

SEASONAL RETAIL POSITIONS

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Spring is just around the corner! We’re looking for avid gardeners — quick learners who are reliable, enthusiastic, outgoing, upbeat, flexible, team-oriented and who will thrive in a busy store! Ability to work weekends is a must.

STORE OPERATIONS MANAGER

Garden Centers Job Fairs Saturday, March 5, 8:30–10:30 am Thursday, March 10, 3:00–5:30 pm

This exciting new position will oversee day-to-day operations of all sales floor departments for our $13 million natural foods market.

Our ideal candidate will have a proven track record of:

Williston Garden Center 472 Marshall Avenue, Williston

• Operating a sustainable and profitable business that benefits the community

Full- and part-time positions available at our Burlington & Williston Garden Centers Inside Customer Service Associates: Customer service, gardening

• Ensuring a generous store culture

knowledge and POS experience strongly preferred.

• Inspiring staff to do their best

Outside Customer Service: Positions available in all departments: wholesale, nursery, perennials and annuals. Excellent service skills and horticultural knowledge required.

You must be able to lift up to 40–50 lbs. for the following positions:

Campus Gardeners: Gardening experience required.

Yard Associates: Experience with heavy equipment and valid driver’s license required.

Delivery & Installation Associates: Landscaping experience preferred; valid driver’s license required.

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Live Goods & Hard Goods Receivers: Inventory experience and strong attention to detail required.

Middlebury Natural Foods

For more information, call our jobs hotline at 660-3518 or visit gardeners.com Download our job application TODAY and bring the completed form to our job fair!

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We value sustainable business practices, growing the local foods movement and supporting our community. Our ideal candidate will share our values and help us achieve them. If you share our passion for food and would love to work in a unique store with devoted staff, learn more on our website at middleburycoop.com.

Send letter of interest, resume and Co-op application to:

Co-op 9 Washington Street Middlebury, VT 05753 or hr@middleburycoop.com.

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Customer Care Associate

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We have an immediate opening for a Customer Care Associate at Tata Harper Skincare. This is a position working with our Customer Care Manager in our Burlington office. The responsibilities include customer care, providing direct operations support, monitoring shipments, managing data entry for direct sales, order fulfillment, along with several administrative tasks. We need a highly organized individual with great attention to detail.

The ideal candidate must have exceptional verbal and written communication skills, must be willing to work in a fast paced office and provide exceptional care to our clients. Weekend availability a must. Please submit resume and cover letter to careers@tataharper.com.

RATE OF PAY $24 to $26.50 based on experience, plus limited benefits.

Please submit resumes via Jazz at veritashhs.

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Lund is a multi-service nonprofit that has served families and children throughout Vermont for 125 years. Our mission is to help children thrive by empowering families to break cycles of poverty, addiction and abuse. Lund offers hope and opportunity to families through education, treatment, family support and adoption.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE SCREENER Barre Full time Screener will conduct substance use screening and provide short term supportive intervention for treatment referrals, case coordination and case management, monitoring, and wrap-around services to parents and caretakers involved in the investigation and assessment phase of a child welfare case.

Co-located at DCF district office in Barre. This position will work collaboratively with the Co-Location Team at Lund as well as the DCF Investigation and Assessment unit on behalf of families. Minimum of bachelor’s degree in social work, or human services related field and Apprentice Substance Abuse Counselor Certificate or the ability to test for certification within three months of hire date. Experience working with families, multidisciplinary teams and knowledge of community resources preferred. Starting salary $16-20 per hour. Monday through Friday position without on-call, evening or weekend hours.

Comprehensive benefit package includes health, dental, life, disability, retirement, and extensive time off accrual including 11 paid holidays and 24 days off in first year.

To apply, please submit cover letter and resume to:

Full- and part-time positions in a busy bakery-café.

Must have professional experience and able to work in a busy environment. mirabelles198@comcast.net

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Quality Assurance Supervisor CHATEAUGAY, NY

The purpose of this position is to provide principle leadership and support for company growth and improvements, with the primary responsibility for quality and food safety programs for the Chateaugay Plant. Responsibilities include supervision of the plant laboratory and lab personnel. This includes scheduling employees to maintain timely, accurate results for data input and maintaining analytical equipment, either directly or through technical assistance. Maintain, develop, evaluate, recommend and implement HACCP, SQF, and GMP quality systems, along with quality control, tests and guidelines. Excellent technical knowledge of dairy product manufacturing is essential along with strong communication and interpersonal skills and a willingness to support a 24-hour operation.

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am on the hunt for good, authentic, affordable Mexican cuisine in Vermont. Preferably including $2 tacos and margaritas the size of small countries. This search took me to Stowe last week. My destination: Tortilla, which calls itself “an uncommonly authentic taqueria.”

Tortilla is the project of Audrey Hollingsworth, 23, and Anthony Krill, 30.

The restaurant “pops up” every Tuesday and Wednesday at Green Goddess Café.

That is, after the café closes and the staff has cleaned and left, Hollingsworth and Krill set up their after-hours taco shop.

Both are employed in the service industry — Krill as a line cook at Idletyme Brewing and Hollingsworth as a server at Doc Ponds, both also in Stowe.

Mi Casa Kitchen & Bar closed a little over a year ago, leaving the town few full-time Mexican options.

On a Tuesday at 6 p.m., Tortilla was bustling. Families, couples and groups of friends were already seated, and several people were lined up to place their orders. As I joined them, and more appeared behind me, I anxiously asked my dining partner to snag one of the only remaining tables. The wait to order was lengthy, but the reason was clear: Tortilla is just a two-person show. Hollingsworth was taking orders, grabbing drinks and delivering food as Krill made tacos in the back.

Finally, it was our turn to order.

After Hollingsworth acknowledged me and said she’d be right back, a woman appeared beside me, saying she was picking up a takeout order.

She stepped in front of me, and Hollingsworth proceeded to ring her up. A regular, I concluded from their conversation. Now, perhaps I was a little hangry (you know, when you’re so hungry you’re borderline angry?), but this rubbed me the wrong way. Not a great first impression.

While I waited, I had time to study the options. Tortilla offers four basic types of tacos: pork, chicken, fish and vegetarian, all priced at about $5. The menu featured 10 items — including those tacos, salsas, churros, rice and beans — plus a nightly special. Tonight’s was a shrimp taco with mango salsa.

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for at least four more months, said Hollingsworth. She and Krill expect to extend their six-month contract with the café. The couple would also like to expand — perhaps into Waterbury and Morrisville — on other nights of the week and eventually open a food truck.

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Unprompted, Hollingsworth brought up the taqueria’s tagline when we talked later. “What we mean is, we try to apply an authentic practice when it comes to the foundation and flavors. We do add our own twists,” she said. “It’s not authentic Mexican food.”

So, we’re on the same page there.

But if we just call this food what it is — cleverly created tacos with a focus on local ingredients (Vermont tacos?)

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Idletyme (also owned by chef Michael Kloeti and his wife, Laura).

On my second visit to Tortilla, I was equally enamored of Krill’s fish taco.

Several hunks of fish were tucked into a tortilla with roasted tomatoes and crema. The use of citrus here was unexpected. Small pieces of orange played well with the other elements, brightening the flavors. The fruit went smashingly with the sweetness of the roasted tomatoes.

Overall, Tortilla is exceptional.

But is it “uncommonly authentic”?

Yes and no. It’s certainly uncommon.

Authentic Mexican, not so much — at least, not in the sense I was expecting. Take, for example, the vegetarian taco. “I’m not sure a kale-sweet-potato taco is native to Mexico,” my partner remarked. Another example is the churros, which were served with a handmade spiced whipped cream not

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At last I stepped up to place our order: $51 for five tacos, the salsa/ guacamole appetizer, churros and two bottles of orange San Pellegrino. (Beer was available, but we weren’t in the mood.) I estimated this would satisfy us, though you never know how big tacos will be.

Our appetizer arrived — a basket of freshly salted chips and three soupcup-size portions of dipping sauce.

The first held a red salsa. My partner and I debated the contents. A mystery ingredient gave it a complex, fiery flavor without overwhelming heat. I settled on a dash of chipotles in adobo, while my partner tried to recall the flavor of the herb epazote. We were both wrong, as it turned out. Krill roasts most everything that goes into his salsa, including the jalapeño, and that’s what gives it the unique, addictive flavor.

The other two dips were tomatillo salsa and guacamole — both simple but well done. For $10, the trio was a deal. We tried to pace ourselves and leave room for the tacos to come. My view of Tortilla was shifting. Then, with my first bite of a pork taco, I fell in love. The meat was juicy and tender, packed with sweet and savory flavors.

Later, I learned Krill’s trick. He starts by making a stock, then adds pineapple to give it a salty-sweet dynamic. He braises the meat in this mixture — then, at the last minute, just before serving, tosses it in the fryer. “Just enough so the outside gets crispy and the inside stays tender,” he explained. He folds the meat into a tortilla and sprinkles it with shredded cilantro and diced onion — just enough to add flavor without burying the pork.

I passed the taco to my companion.

Then, as one might intently observe a groom’s face when his bride walks into the wedding service, I watched her eat. Her eyes widened with what I took to be enthusiastic approval. She nodded, handed the taco back to me and said simply, “Damn.”

In just these two dishes, I could already see a theme: The food at Tortilla is made from simple ingredients and cooked with impressive technique.

Krill is a talented and thoughtful cook who acquired his skills not at culinary school but in kitchens. He spent almost two years at Michael’s on the Hill in Waterbury Center before coming to

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CLASSIC FILM SERIES: Movie lovers view cinematic masterpieces. Call for details. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

‘EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: IMPRESSIONISTS AND THE MAN WHO MADE THEM’: Shown as part of Great Art Wednesdays, this film offers access to an exhibition focused on 19th-century art collector Paul DurandRuel. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 11 a.m. $5-10.

Info, 382-9222.

‘JERUSALEM’: Large-format aerial shots take viewers on a virtual tour of the ancient city’s iconic sites, including the Western Wall and the Sea of Galilee. Northfield Savings Bank Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, noon & 2 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $10.50-13.50; free for kids 2 and under.

Info, 864-1848.

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BEER DINNER: Gourmands pair Greek fare with Burlington Beer brews. Taverna Khione, Shelburne, 6:30 p.m. $60; preregister; limited space. Info, 985-2137.

VERMONT CIDER WEEK: Makers, buyers and imbibers bond over the apple-based beverage at tastings, dinners, classes and more. See vermontciderweek.com for details. Various locations statewide. Prices vary.

Info, 448-3278.

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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.

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DANCE-BASED CONDITIONING: Melissa Ham-Ellis leads a series of stretching and strengthening movements. No dance experience is required. Fusion 802 Dance, South Burlington, 7:15-8:15 p.m. $15. Info, 444-0100.

EPIC MINDFULNESS MEDITATION: Guided practice and group conversation with Yushin Sola cultivate well-being. Railyard Apothecary, Burlington, 7:308:30 p.m. $14. Info, 299-9531.

INSIGHT MEDITATION: Attendees deepen their understanding of Buddhist principles and practices.

Wellspring Mental Health and Wellness Center, Hardwick, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 472-6694.

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Festivities commence on Church Street with lively entertainment by the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and the Sambatucada! drum ensemble. A fun run, a costume contest and musical performances prime partygoers for the main event: the Grand Parade, during which dozens of themed floats make their way down Main Street. A boot-stomping concert by country rockers Waylon Speed in City Hall Park rounds out the revelry. Proceeds benefit Vermont Foodbank.

MAGIC HAT MARDI GRAS PARADE Saturday, March 5, noon-5 p.m., at various downtown Burlington locations.

Free. Info, 658-2739. magichat.net

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Dance Party Those feeling the urge to kick cabin fever to the curb can put on their blue suede shoes and bring their favorite beverages to the Spring Fling Music Fest. At the top of the bill is Burlington-based show band Radio Flyer, who rock the house with catchy cover tunes ranging from “Honky Tonk Women” to “Hip to Be Square.” Fronted by cool cat Dave Mitchell, the seven-piece ensemble puts a retro twist on blues, rock, pop and funk tunes spanning the decades. Backup singers and dancers Jasmine White and Nina Lemieux make use of their strong harmonies and synchronized moves to keep the party going until closing time. Blues brothers Rehab Roadhouse open.

SPRING FLING MUSIC FEST Saturday, March 5, 7-11:30 p.m., at Valley Players Theater in Waitsfield. $10-12; BYOB. Info, 232-1050. radioflyerspringfling.ticketleap.com

According to Turkish Cultural Center Vermont, the goal of the fifth annual Turkic Cultural Day is “to build bridges of understanding among people from all walks of life and to foster friendship, peace and tolerance.” Now, who could argue with that? In the spirit of intercultural camaraderie, the center presents a day of authentic cuisine, art, photo exhibits, gifts and more for members of the Turkish community, elected officials and the public. No interpreter is required when attendees learn the international language of food with traditional fare from Istanbul Kebab House. This afternoon of exchange proves that it truly is a small world after all.

TURKIC CULTURAL DAY Wednesday, March 9, 4-6 p.m., at the Cedar Creek Room, Vermont Statehouse, in Montpelier. Free.

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Saturday, March 5, 12:55 p.m., at Catamount Arts Center in St. Johnsbury. $16-25. Info, 7482600. catamountarts.org; at Paramount Theatre in Rutland. $23. Info, 775-0903. paramountvt.org; 1 p.m., at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury. $10-24. Info, 382-9222. townhalltheater.org; at Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., and also Sunday, March 6, 1 p.m., at Spaulding Auditorium. $29. Info, 603-646-2422. hop.dartmouth.edu

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MIDDLEBURY FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Participants improve strength, agility, endurance and cardiovascular fitness with interval training. Middlebury Municipal Gym, 7-8 a.m. $12. Info, 343-7160.

Michael Mundy, raised by his mother and her four unmarried sisters in Ballybeg, Ireland, “casts his mind back” to the summer of 1936 and the events that changed the family forever. Widely regarded as Brian Frielʼs masterpiece, this haunting play is his tribute to the spirit and valor of the past.

MINDFUL WORKWEEKS: WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEDITATION: Give your brain a break at a midweek “om” session followed by tea and conversation.

Milarepa Center, Barnet, 7-8 p.m. Donations. Info, 633-4136.

MINDFULNESS CLASS: Dogma-free meditative techniques lead to peace, joy and freedom.

Exquisite Mind Studio, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $5-20. Info, 735-2265.

MORNING FLOW YOGA: Greet the day with a grounding and energizing class for all levels. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. $10. Info, 540-0186.

NIA WITH LINDA: World music and movements drawn from martial, dance and healing arts inspire folks to find their own paths to fitness. South End Studio, Burlington, 8:30 a.m. $14. Info, 372-1721.

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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 B, Burlington, 6:15 p.m. $10. Info, 578-9243.

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STORY TIME WITH A TWIST: Wee ones get the wiggles and giggles out with Mrs. Liza. Highgate Public Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 868-3970.

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KIDS’ OPEN GYM: Physical fitness is disguised as fun for little ones ages 6 to 10. Church of the Nazarene, Williston, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-8591.

STORY TIME & PLAYGROUP: Engrossing plots unfold into projects for kids up to age 6 and their grown-ups. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 1011:30 a.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

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DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER BOOK DISCUSSION: Readers ages 8 through 11 weigh in on The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

READ TO A DOG: Book hounds ages 5 through 10 curl up with a good story and a furry friend. Fairfax Community Library, 3:15-4:15 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

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BOOK DISCUSSIONS FOR HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS: Youngsters, grouped by age, chat about celebrated titles. Call for details. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING: First through sixth graders get extra help in reading, math and science.

Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4-8 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660.

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ZUMBA: Lively Latin rhythms fuel this dancefitness phenomenon for all experience levels.

Vergennes Opera House, 6-7 p.m. $10. Info, 349-0026.

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RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: A stretching session for all ability levels builds physical and mental strength to support healing. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

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TODDLER TIME: Puzzles, puppets, stories and art supplies entertain tots ages 4 and under. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 748-8291.

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GERMAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Community members practice conversing auf Deutsch.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 865-7211.

INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: Pupils improve their speaking and grammar skills. Private residence, Burlington, 6 p.m. $20. Info, 324-1757.

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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. Downtown Montréal.

Prices vary. Info, 514-288-9955.

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BETH HART: Often compared to Janis Joplin, the blueswoman rocks the house with her powerful, gritty vocals. Fuller Hall, St. Johnsbury Academy, 7 p.m. $15-64. Info, 748-2600.

MR. AIRPLANE MAN: Women’s History Month starts with a bang when Margaret Garrett and Tara McManus dole out their distinctive blend of country blues and garage pop. Stearns Performance Space, Johnson State College, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1408.

R5: “Let’s Not Be Alone Tonight” and other pop-rock confections carry through the theater. Ryland and Max Schneider open. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7 p.m. $37.50-52.75. Info, 863-5966.

SONG CIRCLE: Music lovers congregate for an acoustic session of popular folk tunes. Godnick Adult Center, Rutland, 7:15-9:15 p.m. Donations.

Info, 775-1182.

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‘HOW TO ASK FOR WHAT YOU WANT’: Express yourself! Cecile Green serves up strategies for making clear requests with satisfying results.

Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 223-2518.

‘THE LIVED BODY’: A workshop with Robert Kest delves into the psychology of the human form as it relates to mindfulness, movement and character.

Hunger Mountain Coop, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 229-6989.

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CITIZEN SKIMO RACE SERIES: A great workout and killer views reward skiers in this casual uphill competition. Main Lodge, Bolton Valley Resort, registration, 5-5:45 p.m.; race start, 6 p.m. $10; $35 for the season. Info, 434-6804.

WOMEN’S PICKUP BASKETBALL: Drive to the hoop! Ladies dribble up and down the court during an evening of friendly competition. See meetup. com for details. Lyman C. Hunt Middle School, Burlington, 8-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, carmengeorgevt@gmail.com.

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CECILIA GAPOSCHKIN: The professor harks to the cathedrals of Notre-Dame and Sainte-Chapelle in her First Wednesdays series lecture “Gothic Magnificence.” Norwich Congregational Church, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 334-7902.

DARCY GRIMALDO GRIGSBY: Art hounds listen in on “Creole Degas,” presented by the University of California, Berkely professor as part of the Ruprecht Lecture Series. Williams Hall, UVM, Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2014.

GEORGE JAEGER: Delivered as part of the First Wednesdays series, “America’s Challenges in a New World Order” takes a global perspective on the United States’ superpower status. Rutland Free Library, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 773-1860.

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.

JANE BECK: The Vermont author offers excerpts from Daisy Turner’s Kin: An African American Saga as part of the First Wednesdays series. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

‘CLUB DE LECTURE’: Chen Ying’s La mémoire de l’eau inspires French-language conversation among readers. Klein Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-8:15 p.m. $3. Info, laurenceclerfeuille@yahoo.com.

MARLENE HECK: Thomas Jefferson’s “essay in architecture” is the foundation of “Building Monticello,” a First Wednesdays Series lecture.

Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 7-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 388-4095.

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THOMAS FRANK: Goal-oriented listeners gain tools for success in “Hack Your Motivation — Tips From the Ultimate College Hacker.” Recital Hall, McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000.

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EXTEMPO: Local raconteurs tell first-person true stories before a live audience. La Puerta Negra, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $5. Info, 613-3172.

WEDNESDAY EVENING BOOK CLUB: Avid readers exchange ideas and opinions about Louise Penny’s Still Life. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:45-7:45 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

THE WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP: CHAPTER FOCUS: Folks give feedback on selections of up to 40 pages penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members.

22 Church St., Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

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ART PLAY TIME: Participants express their artistry through loosely themed projects in a fun, social environment. Expressive Arts Burlington, 10-11:45 a.m. $20. Info, 862-5302.

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PEAK PITCH VERMONT: Chairlift rides provide an opportunity for entrepreneurs to network with potential investors. Sugarbush Resort, Warren, 8 a.m.

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Colchester, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000.

‘TRIUMPHS AND CHALLENGES — FILM AND STORIES ABOUT YOUTH FROM THREE COUNTRIES’: Two documentary shorts set the stage for Peter Keny’s talk about growing up in war-torn Sudan and his subsequent work with the Sudan Development Foundation. Maglianero, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, nilima@splicecream.com.

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COCKTAIL 101: Emerging mixologists learn the secret to creating craft concoctions. A tour and tasting session top off the tutorial. Stonecutter Spirits, Middlebury, 6-7:30 p.m. $25; limited space.

Info, 382-0401.

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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, 863-3305.

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LENTEN RECITAL SERIES: Music lovers convene for a midday performance. Middlebury St. Stephen’s on the Green Episcopal Church, 12:15-12:45 p.m. Free.

Info, 388-7200.

NEKO CASE: The Grammy Award-nominated indie-rocker belts out Americana tunes. Jennifer O’Connor opens. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $39-57. Info, 603-448-0400.

SHINE & DINE: Suds lovers learn the ins and outs of going solar over a free flight of Burlington Beer libations. Burlington Beer Company, Williston, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 882-8638.

‘RHYTHM AND DANCE OF INDIA’: Tabla master Sandeep Das keeps the beat for an ensemble of Indian musicians and dancers. Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $17-25. Info, 603-646-2422.

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COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS: Twenty minutes of guided practice with Andrea O’Connor alleviate 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 Town Hall, 10-11 a.m. $12. Info, 343-7160.

FOOT REFLEXOLOGY: Alicia Feltus walks participants through stimulating the tootsies to reduce stress and promote relaxation. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Coop, Montpelier, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $8-10; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202.

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, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $10.

Info, 578-9243.

INPOWER YOGA: Ambitious yogis take on a challenging sequence in a heated studio. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 5:45-7:15 p.m. $15. Info, 540-0186.

PERSONAL BEST RUNNER’S CIRCUIT: A smallgroup training class prepares athletes to meet their goals. Your Personal Best Fitness, South Burlington, 5:45-6:30 p.m. $15; free for first timers.

Info, 658-1616.

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COCKTAIL PARTY: Themed libations please palates at a weekly sipping session complete with shuffleboard. Stonecutter Spirits, Middlebury, noon-8 p.m.

Cost of drinks; BYO food. Info, 388-3000.

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SHELBURNE VINEYARD FIRST THURSDAY CONCERT SERIES: Aaron Flinn serves up folk, indie rock and classic country numbers in an intimate setting. Partial proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. Shelburne Vineyard, 6-8:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 985-8222.

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‘VERMONT’S TOMORROW’ SERIES: Students engage in the democratic process at a town hall-style forum with gubernatorial candidate Sue Minter.

A reception follows. Cabot 85, Norwich University, Northfield, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 485-2000.

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.

MAD DASHES INDOOR BIKE RACING: Pedal pushers get their heart rates up on stationary bikes in headto-head 15-to-20-second races. The Tap Room at Switchback Brewing Company, Burlington, 4:30 p.m. $5. Info, 508-246-4315.

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DOUG BLODGETT: In “Rattlesnakes in Vermont,” the biologist sheds light on the maligned-butmisunderstood reptile’s role in the state’s wildlife community. 306E East Room, Withey Hall, Green Mountain College, Poultney, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 747-7900.

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AARP FREE TAX PREP: Low- and middle-income seniors get help filing their taxes. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 9:15, 10, 10:45 & 11:30 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6955.

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READ TO ARCHIE THE THERAPY DOG: Bookworms join a friendly canine for entertaining tails — er, tales. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:15-4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

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WILLISTON ROAD TRANSPORTATION STUDY COMMUNITY MEETING: Community members contribute to a discussion on the local transit system. South Burlington City Hall, 7-9 p.m. Free.

Info, 865-1794.

PRESCHOOL MUSIC: Kids and their caregivers have fun with song and dance. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free.

Info, 878-4918.

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OPEN STUDIOS: Creatives meet new friends and make art in a community setting. Expressive Arts Burlington, noon-2 p.m. $15. Info, 862-5302.

‘JERUSALEM’: See WED.2.

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SURVEILLANCE DRONES PRESENTATION: Concerned citizens can ask questions after a presentation on the past, present and future of surveillance in the United States. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345, ext. 6.

‘CATS’: Fantastical felines sing and dance in the on-screen production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s much-loved musical. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m.

Free. Info, 748-2600.

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PLAINFIELD PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Tykes ages 2 through 5 discover the magic of literature. Cutler Memorial Library, Plainfield, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free.

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‘THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES’: A giant paw print is the key clue in a murder mystery adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle’s most “pup”ular Sherlock Holmes story. Barrette Center for the Arts, White River Junction, 10 a.m. $15-55. Info, 296-7000.

BURLINGTON IRISH HERITAGE FESTIVAL: The best of Ireland comes to the Queen City with music, dance, workshops and presentations. See burlingtonirishheritage.org for details. Various locations statewide. Prices vary. Info, info@ burlingtonirishheritage.org.

PJ STORY HOUR: Little ones dress for bed and wind down with tales and treats. Fairfax Community Library, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2420.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS: Pizza fuels a teen discussion of books and library projects. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

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‘THE SECRET LIFE OF PREDATORS: HOW THEY CHANGE THE ECOSYSTEM’: Presented as part of the Week of the Wolf lecture and documentary series, this talk tracks how nature’s hunters can impact their environments. Room 413, Waterman Building, UVM, Burlington, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 908-963-5724.

TECH TUTOR PROGRAM: Teens answer questions about computers and devices during one-onone sessions. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 4-6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918.

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Family Room. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 8 p.m. $17-20.

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ROY HARRIS: Extra, extra! “The Pulitzer Gold Medal for Public Service,” a First Wednesdays series talk, tells stories of the coveted journalism prize.

Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 878-6955.

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GAIL MYERS: The cultural anthropologist gets to the root of racial bias in agriculture in “Black Farmers in the Age of Colorblindness: The Persistence of Racism in Food Systems.” Livak Room, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 4:15-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2042.

JANELL HOBSON: Castleton University kicks off Women’s History Month with the University of Albany associate professor’s examination of historical and contemporary black womanhood. Room 1787, Campus Center, Castleton University, 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 800-639-8521.

BALLROOM & LATIN DANCING: Samir Elabd leads choreographed steps for singles and couples.

See ballroomnights.com for details. Williston Jazzercise Fitness Center, introductory lesson, 7-8 p.m.; dance, 8-9:30 p.m. $8 for dance; $14 for lesson and dance. Info, 862-2269.

A DOO WOP DANCE PARTY: High-spirited supporters cut a rug at a Hairspray-themed bash benefiting Lost Nation Theater.

Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0492.

ECSTATIC DANCE VERMONT: Jubilant movement with the Green Mountain Druid Order inspires divine connections. Christ Episcopal Church, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. $10. Info, 505-8010.

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‘LIVING WITH PREDATORS’: Presented as part of the Week of the Wolf lecture and documentary series, this talk touches on the treatment of nature’s hunters.

Room 301, Williams Hall, UVM, Burlington, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 908-963-5724.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, VERMONT!: Locals celebrate the Green Mountain State at a party 225 years in the making. Crisp ciders, tasty treats and games round out the revelry. Vermont History Museum, Montpelier, 5-8 p.m. $20-25. Info, 479-8519.

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Studio, Myers Fine Arts Building, SUNY Plattsburgh, Elley-Long Music Center, Saint Michael’s College, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. $3-11. Info, 518-564-2343.

Colchester, 7-9:30 p.m. $10. Info, 879-7618.

‘THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES’: See WED.2, FIRST FRIDAY SOUL DANCE: Movers and shakers 2 p.m. explore the rhythms of everyday life through freeform creative expression. The Wellness Collective, ‘THE LAST FIVE YEARS’: A writer and an actress Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $10. Info, 540-0186. fall in and out of love in Jason Robert Brown’s modern musical, staged by the Essex Community LET’S DANCE!: Twinkle-toed attendees hone their Players. Essex Memorial Hall, 7-10 p.m. $16-18. Info, waltz, blues and Lindy hop skills with master 879-9109. dancer Gina Sonne. Vermont Independent School of the Arts, Sharon, 7-9 p.m. $7. Info, 763-2334.

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: Rosalind and Orlando face the trials and triumphs of love in Shakespeare’s MOLLY & POLLY: Contemporary dance meets video romantic comedy As You Like It, broadcast to the big art in a visual feast of imagery and action. Dibden screen. Palace 9 Cinemas, South Burlington, 2 & 7 Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 4-7 p.m. p.m. $18. Info, 863-5966.Catamount Arts Center, St. Free. Info, 635-1496.

Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $16-25. Info, 748-2600.

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‘OUT OF MY HEAD: AN ECLECTIC COLLECTION MINED FROM THE MIND OF G. RICHARD AMES’: The local performer lifts the curtain on his catalog of original material, including speeches, songs and scenes. Off Center for the Dramatic Arts, Burlington, 7:30-9:15 p.m. $11; $10 with a nonperishable food donation. Info, 734-8486.

‘SONGS FROM AN UNMADE BED’: Gatherwool Theatre stages Jonathan Verge’s musical exploring love and relationships, both in and out of the bedroom. Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $10-50. Info, 698-8325.

‘WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?’: Vermont Actor’s Repertory Theatre presents Edward Albee’s dramatic examination of a middle-aged married couple. Brick Box, Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. $20. Info, 775-0903.

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RECITE!: Rhyme-and-meter masters regale listeners with original and chosen poetry at this monthly meetup. Mon Vert Café, Woodstock, 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 457-299-7073.

FRI.4 bazaars

BOOK & BAKE SALE: Literature and sweets lovers alike browse for goods. Grace United Methodist Church, Essex Junction, 9 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 878-8071.

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PAULA POUNDSTONE: The “Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me!” comedian elicits big laughs with razor-sharp wit and candid humor. Bellows Falls Opera House, 8-9:30 p.m. $37.75-52.75. Info, 748-2600.

community

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.

VERMONT CIDER WEEK: See WED.2.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.2, 9:15 a.m.

health & fitness

AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT: THE FELDENKRAIS METHOD: From reducing pain to improving mobility, this physical practice reveals new ways to live with the body. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 12:30-1:30 p.m. $10. Info, 540-0186.

NATURALIST JOURNEYS LECTURE SERIES: Biology buffs sink their teeth into Lindsay Graff’s presentation “In Search of Sharks.” Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 7 p.m. $5. Info, 229-6206.

kids

ACORN CLUB STORY TIME: Little ones up to age 4 gather for read-aloud tales. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 748-8291.

EARLY-BIRD MATH: Books, songs and games put a creative twist on mathematics. Richmond Free Library, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 434-3036.

MAGIC: THE GATHERING: Decks of cards determine the arsenal with which participants, or “planeswalkers,” fight others for glory, knowledge and conquest.

For grades 6 and up. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

SONGS & STORIES WITH MATTHEW: Matthew Witten helps children start the day with tunes and tales of adventure. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

STUFFED ANIMAL SLEEPOVER: Tykes’ favorite toys spend a night amid the stacks, then are reunited with their owners the following day. Swanton Public Library, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 868-5977.

TEEN ADVISORY BOARD: Young adults in grades 9 through 12 try their hands at blackout poetry.

Yes, there will be snacks! Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

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BURLINGTON IRISH HERITAGE FESTIVAL: See THU.3.

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‘DEU JOURS, UNE NUIT’: In this 2014 drama shown in French with English subtitles, a Belgian mother must convince her coworkers to approve her medical leave at the expense of their own bonuses. Room 101, Cheray Science Hall, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000.

‘JERUSALEM’: See WED.2.

A NIGHT OF INTERNATIONAL FILM: Cinephiles screen a selection of shorts curated by the Lake Champlain International Film Festival. Strand Center Theatre, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7-9 p.m. $5; free for students with ID. Info, 518-563-1604.

food & drink

LENTEN FISH FRY: Neighbors rub elbows over helpings of haddock, french fries, coleslaw and dessert.

Bristol St. Ambrose Parish, 5-7 p.m. $6-12.50; $37 per immediate family of five. Info, 453-2488.

STOWE CIDER DINNER: Gourmands gorge on mouthwatering cuisine complemented by crisp, fruit-based beverages. Michael’s on the Hill, Waterbury Center, 6:30 p.m. $45-58; cash bar; preregister; limited space. Info, 244-7476.

talks

RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.2.

OPEN-LEVEL IMPROVISATION: Structured prompts, imagery and partnering forge adaptive problem-solving skills in motion. North End Studio B, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. $12. Info, 363-5544.

WINTER WINE DOWN: Locals welcome the weekend with live music from Carol Ann Jones, award-winning wine and mouthwatering eats from Cook Sisters Catering. Snow Farm Vineyard, South Hero, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 372-9463.

FRIGID INFLICTION: Winter athletes test physical and mental stamina on an adventure race over mountainous terrain. Bolton Valley Resort, 5:30-9 p.m. $120-150; preregister. Info, 434-6804.

EDUCATION ENRICHMENT FOR EVERYONE: Vermont Public Radio reporter Peter Hirschfeld has the floor with “Election Year Politics in Montpelier: The 2016 Legislative Session.” Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2 p.m. $5. Info, 864-3516.

montréal

DIVERSITY WEEK: See WED.2.

sports

BETTER BALANCE: A cardiovascular warm-up, strength training and targeted balancing exercises combine to improve stability and confidence. Pines Senior Living Community, South Burlington, 10-11 a.m. $5-6. Info, 658-7477.

sa congress for a weekend of performances, social dancing, workshops and more. Hilton Burlington, 5 p.m.-3 a.m. Prices vary. Info, 242-4559.

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professional skills applicable to health care positions. Community College of Vermont, Winooski, 11:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-0542.

MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE: See WED.2.

BÉLA FLECK & ABIGAIL WASHBURN: Fingers fly when the first couple of clawhammer bring banjo-driven tunes to the stage. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15-45. Info, 863-5966.

DARTMOUTH IDOL FINALS: Backed by a 20-piece ensemble, student vocalists showcase their skills and vie for top honors. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $10-20. Info, 603-646-2422.

DYLAN GOMBAS: Bow in hand, the student musician shows off his fiddling chops. McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 4-9 p.m.

Free. Info, 654-2000.

EAGLEMANIA: Eagles fans flock to a note-fornote tribute to the “Hotel California” songsters.

Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $5-25.

Info, 728-6464.

HAYLEY JANE & THE PRIMATES: Styles ranging from pop to soul to musical theater inspire the New England Music Award-winners. Doctor Rick open.

ArtsRiot, Burlington, 9 p.m. $7-10. Info, 540-0406.

KAT WRIGHT & THE INDOMITABLE SOUL BAND: The Burlington-based outfit serves up smooth, serene R&B stylings. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $15. Info, 382-9222.

OLIVIA BLOCK: Champlain College’s SIGNALS Experimental Media Art Series plays host to the electro-acoustic artist. Champlain College Art Gallery, Burlington, 8-10 p.m. Free. Info, 865-8980.

SIMONE DINNERSTEIN: The award-winning pianist tickles the ivories to compositions by Schubert and Philip Glass as part of the University of Vermont Lane Series. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $10-40. Info, 656-4455.

seminars

CRC PRO HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES: Those looking to climb the career ladder build

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‘FIRST BORN’: See THU.3.

‘THE LAST FIVE YEARS’: See THU.3.

THE LOGGER & THE FELLERS: Fiddler Patrick Ross and guitarist Peter Bruce Wilder join Rusty DeWees in a mashup of music, comedy and acting. Stowe Town Hall Theatre, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $25. Info, 888-8838.

‘OUT OF MY HEAD: AN ECLECTIC COLLECTION MINED FROM THE MIND OF G. RICHARD AMES’: See THU.3.

‘SONGS FROM AN UNMADE BED’: See THU.3.

‘WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?’: See THU.3.

words

FRIDAY MORNING WORKSHOP: Lit lovers analyze creative works-in-progress penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 22 Church St., Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free; preregister at meetup. com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

‘NER OUT LOUD’: Middlebury College students lend their voices to original prose and poetry from the New England Review. A reception follows. Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

‘ONE SHOW, TWO VISIONS’: KATE FETHERSTON & ROGER WEINGARTEN: Both poets and visual artists, the presenters share their gifts for verse.

An artist showing follows at Axel’s Gallery & Frameshop. Bridgeside Books, Waterbury, 6-8 p.m.

Free. Info, 244-1441.

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RAISING POULTRY FOR FUN & FOOD: A chicken class covers the basics of backyard broods. Milton Municipal Building, 9-11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 893-4922.

art

CABIN FEVER WORKSHOPS & DEMONSTRATIONS: Aspiring artists join Andrew Orr for his “Painting Skies and Clouds” seminar. Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 644-5100.

bazaars

BOOK & BAKE SALE: See FRI.4.

MIDDLEBURY MEDIA SALE: Bargain hunters bag gently used books, music and movies. Sales support library programs. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095.

comedy

HOT COMEDY ON A COLD NIGHT: Carmen Lagala and the Vermont Comedy Divas dole out the jokes at an evening complete with a silent auction and snacks. Proceeds benefit People’s Health & Wellness Clinic. Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, 8-10 p.m. $22-25; cash bar. Info, 229-0492.

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community

DIVERSITY WEEK: See WED.2.

FRIENDS OF THE ALDRICH PUBLIC LIBRARY WINTER BANQUET & AUCTION: Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a beef tenderloin dinner set the stage for a lively bidding war. Proceeds benefit the library. Barre Elks Club, 5-9 p.m. $25; cash bar. Info, 476-7550.

OPEN HOUSE & KITTEN SHOWER: Cat lovers fête fabulous felines with activities, treats and visits with adoptable animals. See cvhumane.com for a detailed wish list. Central Vermont Humane Society, East Montpelier, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Donations. Info, 476-3811.

dance

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.

CONTRA DANCE: A traditional social dance comes complete with music by Genticorum and calling by Adina Gordon. Capital City Grange, Berlin, 8-11 p.m. $5-9. Info, 744-2851.

NIXMOTION: See FRI.4, 10 a.m.-3 a.m.

TO THE MAX: DANCE PARTY: DJ sets, a silent auction and kids’ activities cap off a bash benefiting Boston Children’s Hospital. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 4-7 p.m. $5-45.

Info, 540-0406.

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CARNEVALE VERGENNES: A nod to Venetian carnevales of the past features music, magic, dancing and a silent auction. Proceeds support area nonprofit organizations. Vergennes Opera House, 7-11 p.m. $50.

Info, 877-6737.

‘CHRONICLING AMERICA’ PRESENTATION: History fanatics familiarize themselves with an online database of archival American newspapers. South Burlington Community Library, noon. Free. Info, 652-7080.

DUCT TAPE DERBY: Creative minds get behind DIY structures that hold up on the snow for an afternoon of stylish sledding. Call to confirm. Carter Hill, Highgate, 11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 868-3970.

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.

fairs & festivals

BURLINGTON IRISH HERITAGE FESTIVAL: See THU.3.

EARTHWALK VERMONT WINTER COMMUNITY DAY: Snow-shelter building and nature games culminate in a potluck meal and fireside songs and stories.

Hawthorn Meadow, Goddard College, Plainfield, 2-5 p.m. $3-10. Info, 454-8500.

MAGIC HAT MARDI GRAS PARADE: Live music, brightly colored beads and elaborate floats entertain revelers at this Big Easy benefit for the Vermont Foodbank.

See magichat.net for details. See calendar spotlight.

Various downtown Burlington locations, festivities, noon; parade, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 658-2739.

film

‘GIRLHOOD’: A high school dropout seeks solace in the wrong places before taking matters into her own hands in Céline Sciamma’s 2014 drama shown in French with English subtitles. Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, Middlebury College, 3 & 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

‘JERUSALEM’: See WED.2.

‘TANGERINES’: Two farmers in the war-torn Georgia Republic host wounded soldiers from opposite sides of this conflict in the 2013 foreign-language drama shown as part of the Woodstock Vermont Film Series.

Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 3-5 p.m. $5-11.

Info, 457-2355.

food & drink

A BOLD FEAST OF MOLD & YEAST: Stone Corral Brewery beer and Parish Hill Creamery cheese pair perfectly in a five-course meal. The Inn at Weathersfield, Perkinsville, 6 p.m. $55; preregister; limited space. Info, 263-9217.

BURLINGTON WINTER FARMERS MARKET: A bustling indoor marketplace offers fresh and prepared foods alongside crafts, live music, lunch seating and face painting. Burlington Memorial Auditorium, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 310-5172.

CAPITAL CITY WINTER FARMERS MARKET: Root veggies, honey, maple syrup and more change hands at an off-season celebration of locally grown food. Cafeteria, Montpelier High School, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 223-2958.

CHOCOLATE TASTING: With the help of a tasting guide, chocoholics of all ages discover the flavor profiles of four different confections. Lake Champlain Chocolates Factory Store & Café, Burlington, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 864-1807.

CRAFT BEER DINNER: Foodies fête local farmers and brewers with a four-course tasting menu. Cliff House at Stowe Mountain Resort, 7 p.m. $125; preregister. Info, 253-3665.

TULLAMORE D.E.W. IRISH TRUE PUB TOUR: Imbibers join brand ambassador and historian Tim Herlihy for a St. Patrick’s Day toast as part of his 50-state trek. McGrath’s Irish Pub, Killington, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, 775-7181. The Killarney, Ludlow, 3:304:30 p.m. Free. Info, 228-7797.

VERMONT CIDER WEEK: See WED.2.

VERMONT FISH CHOWDER CHAMPIONSHIP: Amateur and professional chefs bring their skills to the table in a culinary competition featuring fish from Vermont waters. Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 3-6 p.m. Free for tasting; $10 to compete; preregister. Info, 879-3466.

WINTER FARMERS’ MARKET: WE LOVE LOCAL PARSNIPS RECIPE CONTEST FINALIST: City Market representatives serve samples of the top three dishes from the root-veggie recipe contest at the Queen City’s agricultural gathering. Burlington Memorial Auditorium, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 861-9700.

health & fitness

ALZHEIMER’S: LEARN THE FACTS: An informative session identifies how to address memory loss and behavioral changes in loved ones. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 878-4918.

GUIDED PARTNER THAI BODYWORK: Lori Flower of Karmic Connection teaches techniques for relaxation and peace of mind. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Coop, Montpelier, 11 a.m.-noon. $8-10; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202.

MIDDLEBURY FITNESS BOOT CAMP: See WED.2, 8-9 a.m.

PERSONAL BEST RUNNER’S CIRCUIT: See THU.3, 9-10 a.m.

R.I.P.P.E.D.: See WED.2, North End Studio A, Burlington, 9-10 a.m.

kids

HARDWICK STORY TIME: Tots up to age 6 sit tight for engaging narratives. Jeudevine Memorial Library, Hardwick, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 472-5948.

LITTLE EXPLORER PROGRAM: Kiddos ages 3 through 6 and their families embark on a nature adventure with Mr. K. Highgate Public Library, 9 a.m.

Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 868-3970.

ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING: See WED.2, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

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TRAPPED IN THE ICE: REALLY ‘COOL’ SCIENCE: Children ages 6 and up chill out with experiments based on the adventures of explorer Ernest Shackleton. Fairfax Community Library, 11 a.m.noon. Free. Info, 849-2420.

VERMONT BALLET THEATER SUMMER INTENSIVE AUDITIONS: Grouped by age, young performers show their talents for consideration in upcoming programs. Vermont Ballet Theater and School, Essex, 1:30-2:30, 2:45-4 & 4:15-5:30 p.m. $10-14.

Info, 878-2941.

montréal

MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE: See WED.2.

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CONNOR GARVEY & SORCHA CRIBBEN-MERRILL: In a nod to various traditions, the acoustic folk duo doles out original tunes infused with rich harmonies and blues-funk grooves. Ripton Community House, 7:30 p.m. $3-15. Info, 388-9782.

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE YOUTH WIND ENSEMBLE: Upper Valley students in grades 6 through 8 culminate six weeks of study in a performance led by Jacob Weiss and Barrett Clark. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2422.

HELIAND CONSORT: The multi-instrumental ensemble spans decades with the program “Distant Mirrors — Music Between the Wars, 1918-1939.”

Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort, 7:30 p.m. $20-25. Info, 760-4634.

JOAN BAEZ: SOLD OUT. The folk legend treats fans to songs from Day After Tomorrow. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $49.50-82.50. Info, 863-5966.

MADAILA: Burlington’s spandex-clad crew dishes out danceable pop tunes. The Limes open. Flying Stage, ReSOURCE Household Goods & Building Material Store, Barre, 7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 552-3481.

MASQUERADE JAZZ & FUNK: Costumed revelers get down to live musical acts and feast from a taco bar. Barnard Town Hall, 6-11 p.m. $10-20; free for kids 6 and under; BYOB. Info, 234-1645.

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MAYFLY: Katie Trautz and Julia Wayne deliver original songs alongside old-time New England and Appalachian music. Heidi Wilson opens. Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, 7-8:30 p.m. $7-12. Info, 454-8461.

POSSUMHAW: The award-winning quintet serves up spirited folk and bluegrass. Whallonsburg Grange Hall, N.Y., 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 518-963-4170.

RED BARAAT: World music lovers can’t help but move to the horn-driven sounds of the Brooklynbased band. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15. Info, 540-0406.

‘SING INTO SPRING’: Sopranos Annalise Shelmandine, Lillian Broderick and Meghan McCormack flex their vocal muscles for an operatic evening. Waterbury Congregational Church, 7 p.m.

Donations. Info, 244-6606.

outdoors

WINTRY WANDER: A morning of snowshoeing and trail exploration sets participants of all ages on a course filled with checkpoints and challenges.

Bolton Valley Nordic Center, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $5; free for kids in backpacks and sleds; preregister. Info, info@gmara.org.

WORKING WOODLANDS WORKSHOP: WINTER ANIMAL HABITATS: Adults and kids discover which critters are active during the cold-weather months.

Forest Center, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-noon.

Free. Info, 457-3368, ext. 22.

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CHILDREN’S DANCE WORKSHOPS: Hoofers ages 6 through 12 hone their hip-hop and jazz skills in preparation for the Johnson State College Dance Club spring show. Johnson State College, 4-5 p.m. $25. Info, 473-0840.

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, 540-0820.

DANCE, SING AND JUMP AROUND: Live music by Kenric Kite and friends enlivens an afternoon of intergenerational circle and line dancing. Games and snacks round out the fun. Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, 3-4:30 p.m. $5-10 suggested donation. Info, lizbenjamin64@ gmail.com.

NIXMOTION: See FRI.4, 9:30 a.m.2 a.m.

INTRODUCTION TO POWERPOINT: Those new to the program get acquainted with slide shows, charts, footers and animation.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister.

Info, 865-7217.

UPPER VALLEY INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING: Creative movers learn diverse routines rooted in Eastern and Western Europe, Scandinavia, and the Mediterranean.

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10:30 a.m.-noon. $5. Info, 310-9285.

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CASTLEROCK EXTREME CHALLENGE: Expert skiers charge cliffs and dips on the mountain’s toughest topography. Sugarbush Resort, Warren, registration, 7:30 a.m.; competitor’s meeting, 9:45 a.m.; competition, 10 a.m. $45-80. Info, 800-537-8427.

es, tea and coffee are on the menu at a celebration of the British TV series Downton Abbey. Elegant hats are encouraged. Bethany United Church of Christ, Randolph, 2 & 4 p.m. $15-20. Info, 223-2424.

fairs & festivals

FRIGID INFLICTION: See FRI.4, 4:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

BURLINGTON IRISH HERITAGE FESTIVAL: See THU.3.

IRON MAIDEN BOULDERING COMPETITION: Lady climbers reach new heights in a hand-over-hand tournament complete with cash prizes. Metrorock Vermont, Essex, noon. Prices vary. Info, 878-4500.

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theater

‘FIRST BORN’: See THU.3.

‘THE LAST FIVE YEARS’: See THU.3.

THE LOGGER & THE FELLERS: See FRI.4.

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA LIVE IN HD: Kristine Opolais lifts her voice in Puccini’s obsessive love story Manon Lescaut, broadcast to the big screen.

See calendar spotlight. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 12:55 p.m. $16-25. Info, 748-2600.

Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 12:55 p.m. $23. Info, 775-0903. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 1 p.m. $10-24. Info, 382-9222. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1 p.m. $29. Info, 603-646-2422.

‘OUT OF MY HEAD: AN ECLECTIC COLLECTION MINED FROM THE MIND OF G. RICHARD AMES’: See THU.3, 2-3:45 & 7:30-9:15 p.m.

‘THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW’ AUDITIONS: Thespians throw their hats into the ring for roles in Stowe Theatre Guild’s staging of this cult-classic sci-fi musical. Prepare a pop or rock song to perform. Stowe Town Hall Theatre, 9 a.m.-noon & 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 253-3961.

A PROPER CHEERIO!: ‘DOWNTON ABBEY’ ON MASTERPIECE: Fanatics in period dress fête the hit drama with a screening of the series finale followed by a jazz-era-style reception. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 2-6:30 p.m. $85; cash bar. Info, 863-5966.

FAREWELL TO ‘DOWNTON ABBEY’: ‘Downton’ devotees celebrate the series finale at a soirée featuring afternoon tea, themed eats, a costume contest and a screening of the final episode. Cumberland 12 Cinemas, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 1-4 p.m. $30-40. Info, 518-563-9770.

‘JERUSALEM’: See WED.2.

‘MERCHANTS OF DOUBT’: This 2014 documentary pulls the mask off of scientific experts-for-hire who speak on topics such as toxic chemicals, pharmaceuticals and climate change. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh, N.Y., 2 p.m.

Free. Info, 518-561-6920.

‘SUNÚ’: Teresa Camou Guerrero’s 2015 documentary on Mexican maize producers provides food for thought. Shown in Spanish with English subtitles. Craftsbury Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 586-9683.

food & drink

SPRING FLING MUSIC FEST: Revelers dance away the winter doldrums with Radio Flyer and Rehab Roadhouse. See calendar spotlight. Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield, 7-11:30 p.m. $10-12; BYOB. Info, 232-1050.

‘SONGS FROM AN UNMADE BED’: See THU.3, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

AUXILIARY BREAKFAST: Friends and neighbors fill up on omelets, pancakes and eggs any way. VFW Post 6689, Essex Junction, 9-11 a.m. $4-8. Info, 878-0700.

‘WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?’: See THU.3.

CHOCOLATE TASTING: See SAT.5.

VERMONT CIDER WEEK: See WED.2.

UNI V SOL: The hip-hop artist aims to expand the mind with his hard-hitting tunes. Adrian Aardvark and Plattsburgh Home Team open. ROTA Gallery and Studio, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7 p.m. $3-10. Info, rotagallery@gmail.com.

words

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.

health & fitness

GUIDED THAI BODYWORK WORKSHOP: Lori Flower and Jeff Mandell teach techniques for releasing tension through healing touch. Bring a partner. Sangha Studio, Burlington, 1:45-3:45 p.m. $20-25. Info, 448-4262.

VT CHRISTIAN ROCK ’N’ WORSHIP NIGHT: An allstar lineup of local and national performers including John Waller, Dominick Cox and the Dwelling paves the way for the Easter holiday. Living Hope Church, Williston, 7 p.m. $13-20. Info, 233-9603.

SUN.6

THE WHIFFENPOOFS: Hailing from Yale University, the world’s oldest male collegiate a cappella group wows vocal music fans with a varied program.

Elley-Long Music Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7:30 p.m. $15-25. Info, info@capitalcityconcerts.org.

HIP-HOP YOGA FLOW: Bliss and beats combine in a mixed-level class focused on core engagement, fluidity and intuitive movement. Sangha Studio, Burlington, 8-9:15 p.m. $10-15. Info, 448-4262.

ART CHURCH: Experienced artists and newbies alike deepen their reverence for the creativity within through meditation and a silent work session.

Arrive 10 minutes before the start time. Expressive Arts Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. $20. Info, 862-5302.

MORNING FLOW YOGA: See WED.2.

art

NIA WITH SUZY: Drawing from martial, dance and healing arts, sensory-based movements push participants to their full potentials. South End Studio, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. $14. Info, 522-3691.

‘ANYTHING GOES’ AUDITIONS: Entertainers ages 7 through 18 vie for parts in the Chandler Center for the Arts’ annual Fourth of July musical. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph. $10; preregister. Info, 431-0204.

RAGS TO RICHES WORKSHOP: Cast-off clothing finds new life in the form of rugs and dog toys.

Kids under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1-4:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 353-7413.

‘TREASURE HUNT’: Pirates, mermaids and kings meet onstage in No Strings Marionettes’ puppet production. Barre Opera House, 1 p.m. $7. Info, 476-8188.

language

DIMANCHES FRENCH CONVERSATION: Parlez-vous français? Speakers practice the tongue at a casual drop-in chat. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

lgbtq

THE SKY WRITING GROUP: Creative storytelling supports health and community cohesion in a critique-free environment. Pride Center of Vermont, Burlington, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, liz@pridecentervt. org.

music

AMY DIXON-KOLAR: The award-winning singersongwriter delights local listeners with her honest lyrics and fluid guitar stylings. Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, Jericho, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 899-4962.

DELPHI PIANO TRIO: A program of works by French composers enchants classical connoisseurs. South Congregational Church, St. Johnsbury, 3 p.m. $6-18.

Info, 748-7135.

DIANA FANNING: The elegant pianist tickles the ivories at a recital of classical works. Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

LA TRAGÉDIE: Montréal’s ambassadors of Québéquois culture come to Plattsburgh with selections from À toi de voir. Doomfuck open. ROTA Gallery and Studio, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7 p.m. $3-10.

Info, rotagallery@gmail.com.

NORTHEAST FIDDLERS’ ASSOCIATION MEETING: Lovers of this spirited art form gather to catch up and jam. Williamstown Moose Club, noon-5 p.m.

Donations of nonperishable food items accepted.

Info, 728-5188.

OPEN CIRCLE: Robin Hanbridge and Stephen Scuderi use instruments to lead a sound meditation session combining voice with movement and stillness. Sacred Mountain Studio, Burlington, 6:309 p.m. $10-20; preregister. Info, 646-580-0017.

PURE COUNTRY BAND: Music lovers start with food, then dance the afternoon away to toe-tapping tunes. VFW Post 309, Peru, N.Y., meal, noon; band, 1-4 p.m. Donations. Info, 518-643-2309.

SINGERS ON STAGE: FEATURING ALL-STATE SOLO COMPETITION FINALISTS: Pianist Paul Orgel accompanies his students in a program of arias, art songs, duets and musical theater numbers.

McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 4 p.m. $10. Info, sallyolson@billreedvoicestudio.com.

THE WHIFFENPOOFS: See SAT.5, Smilie Auditorium, Montpelier High School, 3 p.m.

outdoors

BOLTON TOURS & APRÈS SKI: Outdoorsy types traverse conserved trails, then kick up their heels with dinner and music by Two Cents in the Till. Bolton Valley Nordic Center, 1:30-6 p.m. $15; free for kids 12 and under. Info, 262-1222.

FAMILY SNOWSHOE ADVENTURE: Nature lovers don funky footwear to explore the park’s winter

LIST YOUR EVENT FOR FREE AT SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POSTEVENT ecology. Forest Center, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Woodstock, 1-3 p.m. Free.

Info, 457-3368, ext. 22.

seminars

PRESERVING FAMILY TREASURES: Historians share techniques for saving sentimental items such as photo albums and textiles. Norwich Historical Society and Community Center, 1:30-3 p.m. $15-20; preregister; limited space. Info, 649-0124.

sports

2016 CAMEL’S HUMP CHALLENGE: Backcountry skiers circumnavigate the state’s third highest peak at this fundraiser for the Vermont chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. Camel’s Hump State Park, Huntington, 8:30 a.m. $150 in funds raised; preregister. Info, 316-3839.

PUBLIC SKATING: Active bodies coast across the ice. Highgate Sports Arena, 2:30-4:15 p.m. $2-3.

Info, 868-4406.

WOMEN’S PICKUP SOCCER: Quick-footed ladies of varying skill levels break a sweat while connecting passes and making runs for the goal.

For ages 18 and up. Robert Miller Community & Recreation Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $3. Info, carmengeorgevt@gmail.com.

etc.

AARP FREE TAX PREP: See THU.3.

TECH HELP WITH CLIF: See WED.2.

VERMONT ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY: Stargazers meet to discuss celestial subjects. Call to confirm.

Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 658-0184.

film

‘JERUSALEM’: See WED.2.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.2, 7 p.m.

health & fitness

BETTER BALANCE: See FRI.4.

HERBAL CONSULTATIONS: Betzy Bancroft, Larken Bunce, Guido Masé and students from the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism evaluate individual constitutions and health conditions.

City Market/Onion River Co-op, Burlington, 4-8 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, info@ vtherbcenter.org.

MORNING FLOW YOGA: See WED.2.

NIA WITH SUZY: See SUN.6, 7 p.m.

R.I.P.P.E.D.: See WED.2, North End Studio A, Burlington, 6-7 p.m.

RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.2.

theater

CELTIC NIGHTS: ‘SPIRIT OF FREEDOM’: The story of Irish independence plays out onstage through a lively mix of music, song and dance. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7 p.m. $34.50-44.50. Info, 775-0903.

‘FIRST BORN’: See THU.3, 2 p.m.

ZUMBA: See WED.2.

kids

CRAFT FOR KIDS: Half pints ages 5 ’ SU and up pour their energy into unique NT N .6 U EH | KI D projects. Burnham Memorial Library, S | ‘T R E A S U R Colchester, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

‘THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES’: See WED.2, 5 p.m.

‘THE LAST FIVE YEARS’: See THU.3, 2-5 p.m.

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA LIVE IN HD: See SAT.5, Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1 p.m. $29. Info, 603-646-2422.

OLD-TIME RADIO PLAY AUDITIONS: Actors aim for the airwaves as they give it their all for parts in classic radio productions. Brandon Senior Citizens Center, Forestdale, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 247-6720.

‘SONGS FROM AN UNMADE BED’: See THU.3, 2 p.m.

WEST RUTLAND VARIETY SHOW: Talented performers take the stage with music, comedy and dance numbers. Proceeds benefit the West Rutland Food Shelf. West Rutland Town Hall, 3 p.m. $5-8; $20 per family. Info, 438-2490.

‘WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?’: See THU.3, 2 p.m.

BURLINGTON WOMEN’S POETRY GROUP: Female writers seek feedback from fellow rhyme-andmeter mavens. Call for details. Private residence, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, jcpoet@bellsouth.net.

art

OPEN STUDIOS: See THU.3.

dance

DANCING FREEDOM: Earth, air, fire, water and spirit guide an ecstatic movement wave meant to promote healing and self-expression. Expressive Arts Burlington, 7-9:30 p.m. $10-15. Info, 267-210-9438.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Picture books, songs, rhymes and early math tasks work tots’ mental muscles. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

STORIES WITH MEGAN: Budding bookworms ages 2 through 5 open their ears for exciting tales.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free; groups must preregister. Info, 865-7216.

WRITE NOW!: Emerging wordsmiths in grades 6 through 12 hone their skills in a supportive environment. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

YOUNG ADULT ADVISORY BOARD: Middle and high school students help make the library a destination for their peers. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 3-4 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.

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music

MARIAN MCLAUGHLIN: A string section supplements experimental folk strains. Theresa Hartford opens. ROTA Gallery and Studio, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7 p.m. $3-10. Info, rotagallery@gmail.com.

SAMBATUCADA! OPEN REHEARSAL: Newbies are invited to help keep the beat as Burlington’s samba street-percussion band sharpens its tunes. No experience or instruments are required. 8 Space Studio Collective, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 862-5017.

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SALSA MONDAYS: Dancers learn the techniques and patterns of the salsa, merengue, bachata and cha-cha. North End Studio A, Burlington, fundamentals, 7 p.m.; intermediate, 8 p.m. $12.

Info, 227-2572.

PRESCHOOL MUSIC: See THU.3, 11 a.m.

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MON.7

ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING: See WED.2, 6-8 p.m.

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words

MIDDLE SCHOOL PLANNERS & HELPERS: Lit lovers in grades 6 through 8 come up with cool projects for the library. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

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‘OUT OF MY HEAD: AN ECLECTIC COLLECTION MINED FROM THE MIND OF G. RICHARD AMES’: See THU.3, 2-3:45 p.m.

CRUISERS’ & CRAWLERS’ PLAY & STAY STORY TIME: Babies and toddlers up to age 2 engage in books, songs and social time with blocks, bubbles and parachute play. Highgate Public Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 868-3970.

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seminars

READING FREUD WITH PSYCHOLOGIST PETER BURMEISTER: Excerpts from The Interpretation of Dreams, Totem and Taboo and others offer insight into the subconscious mind. Bring or borrow books.

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 223-3338.

talks

EDUCATION ENRICHMENT FOR EVERYONE: Shelburne Museum’s Carolyn Bauer invites listeners to come in from the cold for the talk “32 Degrees: Curating the Art of Winter.” Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2 p.m. $5.

Info, 864-3516.

words

MONDAY CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP: Lit lovers analyze creative works-in-progress penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 22 Church St., Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

SHAPE & SHARE LIFE STORIES: Prompts from Recille Hamrell trigger recollections of specific experiences, which participants craft into narratives. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

TUE.8 art

OPEN ART STUDIO: Seasoned makers and firsttimers alike convene to paint, knit and craft in a friendly environment. Bring a table covering for messy projects. Swanton Public Library, 4-8 p.m.

Free. Info, swantonartscouncil@gmail.com.

ROCK YOUR ART OUT: Free-form creative expression eliminates the stress and tension of the day.

Expressive Arts Burlington, 6:15-8:15 p.m. $20. Info, 862-5302.

bazaars

EQUITY BAKE SALE: A spread of sweet treats calls attention to the average gendered wage gap in the workplace. Solarium, Campus Center, Castleton University, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 800-639-8521.

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business

RUTLAND REGION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS SHOW: Local professionals mingle with more than 90 exhibitors, who offer home services and products. Holiday Inn, Rutland, 4-7:30 p.m. $5.

Info, 773-2747.

community

FEAST TOGETHER OR FEAST TO GO: See FRI.4.

PUBLIC MEETING: Neighbors speak up on transportation issues at a gathering for the Colchester/ Riverside Avenue Intersection Study. McClure Conference Room, UVM Medical Center, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 865-1794.

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.

crafts

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.

MONTPELIER MUSIC & MOVEMENT: Energetic children up to age 6 engage in songs and silliness with Laurie and Rachel of Active Brain, Active Body.

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 10:30 a.m.

Free. Info, 223-3338.

constellations through a telescope. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. $5-10. Info, 229-6206.

SWING DANCING: Quick-footed participants experiment with different styles, including the Lindy hop, Charleston and balboa. Beginners are welcome.

Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5.

Info, 448-2930.

PRESCHOOL MUSIC: Good listeners ages 3 through 5 have fun with music, rhymes, snacks and captivating tales. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 11:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 264-5660.

CRC PRO HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES: See FRI.4.

etc.

LA LECHE LEAGUE OF THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM MONTHLY MEETING: Lactation experts and experienced mothers share breastfeeding tips and resources. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10:30 a.m.noon. Free. Info, 720-272-8841.

film

‘BOYZ N THE HOOD’: Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube and Angela Bassett star in this 1991 drama that delves into issues of race and violence. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7-10 p.m. Free. Info, 540-3018.

‘JERUSALEM’: See WED.2.

KNIGHTS OF THE MYSTIC MOVIE CLUB: Cinema hounds view campy flicks at this ode to offbeat productions. Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 356-2776.

food & drink

A MOSAIC OF FLAVOR: BHUTANESE VEGETABLE MOMOS WITH SPICY PICKLED TOMATOES: Hema Pantha and Santa Gurung demonstrate how to prepare traditional dishes from their native country.

McClure Multigenerational Center, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $5-10; preregister; limited space.

Info, 861-9757.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.2, 7 p.m.

GAMING FOR TEENS & ADULTS: Tabletop games entertain players of all skill levels. Kids 13 and under require a legal guardian or parental permission to attend. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5-7:45 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

health & fitness

BRANDON FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Hop to it! Get fit with strength, endurance, agility and coordination exercises. Otter Valley North Campus Gym, Brandon, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $12. Info, 343-7160.

FREE YOGA: Students stretch away the winter blues at a community class for all levels. Whirled Tree Arts, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 448-2141.

AN INTRODUCTION TO ACUPUNCTURE: Jennifer Etheridge covers the how, what, when and why of the 4,000-year-old technique. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Coop, Montpelier, 6-7 p.m. Free; preregister.

Info, 223-8000, ext. 202.

KICKBOXING CLASS: Music propels this high-octane practice focused on maintaining form and achieving power through movement. North End Studio B, Burlington, 6:15-7:15 p.m. $15. Info, 646-577-7985.

MINDFULNESS CLASS: See WED.2, 12:15-1 p.m.

PERSONAL BEST RUNNER’S CIRCUIT: See THU.3.

kids

‘THE CAT IN THE HAT’: Youngsters come dressed in their favorite pajamas to watch Dr. Seuss’ most mischievous feline frolic onstage.

Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7 p.m. $15-25. Info, 863-5966.

TH OPEN CRAFT NIGHT: Creative sparks 1 U. 10 3| IL fly in a studio space filled with snacking, FO O TA D & D RINK | COCK CHILDREN’S UNDERGROUND FILM sewing, socializing and sharing. Nido Fabric SOCIETY: Monthly movie screenings encourage & Yarn, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 881-0068. viewers of all ages to think critically about artful cinema. Big Picture Theater and Café, Waitsfield, 5:30 dance p.m. Donations. Info, 496-8994.

BEGINNER WEST COAST SWING & FUSION CREATIVE TUESDAYS: Artists exercise their imagiDANCING: Students get schooled in the fundanations with themed crafts. Kids under 8 must be mentals of partner dance. North End Studio B, accompanied by an adult. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 8-9 p.m. $11-16. Info, burlingtonwestie@ Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. gmail.com.

PRESCHOOL STORY HOUR: Imaginations blossom when young’uns up to age 6 engage in themed tales and activities. Fairfax Community Library, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 849-2420.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Books and creative projects promote early literacy skills. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

READ TO A DOG: Tots share stories with lovable pooches. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918.

READ TO DAISY THE THERAPY DOG: Budding bookworms join a friendly canine for ear-catching narratives. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:15-4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

SPANISH MUSICAL KIDS: Amigos ages 1 to 5 learn Latin American songs and games with Constancia Gómez, a native Argentinian. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:45 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

STORY TIME FOR 3- TO 5-YEAR-OLDS: See WED.2, 10:30-11:15 a.m.

STORY TIME FOR BABIES & TODDLERS: Picture books, songs, rhymes and puppets arrest the attention of children under 3. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 9:10-9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

STORY TIME WITH A TWIST: See WED.2.

TEEN TECH: CODE COMBAT: Computer savvy students use electronic coding techniques to slay fearsome creatures in an online game. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4-5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660.

TEEN YOGA DEMO: Young adults venture through a vinyasa sequence. Yoga Roots, Shelburne, 3:304:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-0090.

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.

language

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.

‘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.

seminars

‘IT’S YOUR MOVE: CHOOSING A CAREER THAT WORKS FOR YOU’: Job seekers pick up tips on navigating the employment market. Community College of Vermont, Newport, 10 a.m.-noon. Free.

Info, 334-3387.

MEDICARE & YOU: AN INTRODUCTION TO MEDICARE: Members of the Central Vermont Council on Aging clear up confusion about the application process and plan options. Central Vermont Council on Aging, Barre, 3-5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 479-0531.

talks

KATHI LYNN AUSTIN: “Guns and Greed: The World of International Arms Trafficking” takes aim at the illegal weapons trade. McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 8-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.

PATRICIA DEROCHER: The aspiring yogi shares her point of view in “Feminine Perspectives From Yoga Teacher Training at the Govardhan Ecovillage, India.”

Alumni Conference Room, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-564-2000. +TALK SERIES: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center’s Michael Mayor makes scientific strides in “Engineering on the Inside: Innovations in Implants.” Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 649-2200.

theater

‘THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES’: See WED.2, 7:30 p.m.

words

BOOKS & BITES: Readers nosh on light fare while conversing about Louise Erdrich’s The Round House.

McGillicuddy’s on the Green, Colchester, 6-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660.

WED.9 activism

LEGISLATIVE DAY: Folks join the League of Women Voters of Central Vermont for a light breakfast and a dialog with state representatives. Room 10, Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, lwvofvt@gmail.com.

agriculture

PAUSE-CAFÉ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Frenchlanguage folks engage in dialogue en français. ¡Duino! (Duende), Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 363-2431.

GROWING YOUR HERB GARDEN: FROM SEED TO REALITY: Horticulturalists get the dirt on cultivating a wide variety of plants in a tutorial with Giving Tree Botanicals’ Heather Irvine. Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. $10-12. Info, 224-7100.

lgbtq

art

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: LGBTQ ANTIDISCRIMINATION RIGHTS: A workshop with American Civil Liberties Union representatives clarifies LGBTQ folks’ rights in employment and public spaces. Pride Center of Vermont, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7812.

music

OPEN MIC: Musicians, storytellers and poets entertain a live audience at a monthly showcase of local talent. Wallingford Town Hall, 7-9 p.m. Free.

Info, 446-2872.

PATTY GRIFFIN, SARA WATKINS & ANAÏS MITCHELL: Three songstresses share the stage in celebration of American songwriting and performance as part of the Use Your Voice Tour. Fuller Hall, St. Johnsbury Academy, 7 p.m. $15-64. Info, 748-2600.

outdoors

STARRY, STARRY NIGHT: Star gazers set their sights on nebulas, galaxies and winter’s

LIFE DRAWING: See WED.2.

MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE WORKSHOP: See WED.2.

community

INFORMATION SESSION: Potential applicants take notes on available grants for economic development projects. Swanton Village, Inc., 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 828-3211.

crafts

ADULT EVENING CRAFT GROUP: Unfinished projects get the attention they deserve. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6:15-7:45 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

GREEN MOUNTAIN CHAPTER OF THE EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD OF AMERICA: Needle-and-thread enthusiasts gather to work on current projects. Living/ Dining Room, Pines Senior Living Community, South Burlington, 9:30 a.m. Free; bring a bag lunch. Info, 372-4255.

KNITTERS & NEEDLEWORKERS: See WED.2.

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health & fitness

DROP-IN HIP-HOP DANCE: See WED.2.

EPIC MINDFULNESS MEDITATION: See WED.2.

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INSIGHT MEDITATION: See WED.2.

AFROLATIN PARTY: See WED.2.

TODDLER TIME: See WED.2.

DANCE-BASED CONDITIONING: See WED.2.

MIDDLEBURY FITNESS BOOT CAMP: See WED.2.

TAIZÉ SONG & PRAYER: See WED.2.

MINDFUL WORKWEEKS: WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEDITATION: See WED.2.

TECH HELP WITH CLIF: See WED.2.

TURNON BURLINGTON: See WED.2.

YOUNG WRITERS & STORYTELLERS: Kindergarteners through third graders practice crafting narratives. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4-5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660.

language

BEGINNER ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: See WED.2.

INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: See WED.2.

MINDFULNESS CLASS: See WED.2.

‘LATINO AMERICANS’ SCREENING & DISCUSSION: Luis Vivanco leads a lively discussion of this six-part PBS documentary series. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.2.

TEEN & ADULT DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Quick thinkers 14 and up rely on invented personas to face challenges and defeat enemies. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 5:30-7:45 p.m. Free. Info, jmuse@ colchestervt.gov.

ZUMBA: See WED.2.

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‘CAN YOU DIG THIS’: This 2015 documentary unearths South Central Los Angeles’ urban gardening revolution. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0406.

RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.2.

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TURKIC CULTURAL DAY: Vermonters get a taste of Turkish culture with authentic fare, art and exhibits.

See calendar spotlight. Cedar Creek Room, Vermont State House, Montpelier, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, 448-0458.

MORNING FLOW YOGA: See WED.2.

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COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR: Adults gain access to local career and education services. Vermont Adult Learning, Burlington, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-7245.

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KIDS’ DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Experienced and novice players take on challenges to defeat enemies in this pen-and-paper role-playing game.

Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6-7:30 p.m.

Free. Info, jmuse@colchestervt.gov.

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‘ANOTHER HOME INVASION’: Joan MacLeod’s one-woman play centers around an 80-year-old woman whose husband struggles with Alzheimer’s disease.

Montréal Arts Interculturels, 8-9:30 p.m. $17-25. Info, 514-982-3386.

music

COUNTERPOINT: The Farmers Night Concert Series continues with choral arrangements of Pete Seeger’s most famous songs sung by the twelve-member vocal ensemble. House Chamber, Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2228.

seminars

HOW TO STAY GROUNDED & HAPPY IN HARD TIMES: Sarah Gillen supplies students with specific skills for responding to stress. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Coop, Montpelier, 5-6:30 p.m. $5-8; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202.

LEGO CLUB: Youngsters ages 6 and up snap together snazzy structures. Fairfax Community Library, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

sports

ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING: See WED.2.

WOMEN’S PICKUP BASKETBALL: See WED.2.

CITIZEN SKIMO RACE SERIES: See WED.2.

talks

BRYAN PFEIFFER: Hot cider and supper fuel listeners for the talk “Migration of Birds, Mammals and Insects,” presented as part of the Clarke Lecture Series. Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 6 p.m. $15.

Info, 229-1246.

CAROLINE ALEXANDER: In a special First Wednesdays series talk, the author goes to the ends of the Earth in “The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition.” St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7-8:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 748-8291.

SUSAN MORSE: The environmentalist speculates on the future of the region’s species in “Animals of the North: What Will Global Change Mean for Them?”

Haybarn Theatre, Goddard College, Plainfield, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 454-8504.

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‘DANCING LESSONS’: A scientist with Asperger’s syndrome and an injured Broadway performer find their footing in Mark St. Germain’s romantic comedy performed by Vermont Stage. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $28.80-37.50. Info, 863-5966.

‘THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES’: See WED.2.

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CAROL NOYES: Nonfiction fans flock to a reading and discussion of Coming Full Circle: One Woman’s Journey Through Spiritual Crisis, in which the author details her struggles with psychiatric drugs. Phoenix Books Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 448-3350.

WEDNESDAY CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP: Lit lovers analyze works-in-progress penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 22 Church St., Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup. com; limited space. Info, 383-8104. !

STORY TIME & PLAYGROUP: See WED.2.

STORY TIME FOR 3- TO 5-YEAR-OLDS: See WED.2.

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Executive Dysfunction at Home and at School Students with executive skill deficits present tremendous challenges to both parents and teachers who often find themselves frustrated by children whose problems in school seem to have little to do with how smart they are or how easily they learn.

Come learn key strategies for improving executive skills in students, including how to: 1) Make environmental changes to provide needed support at home & school.

2) Design protocols for teaching these skills.

3) Use incentives to encourage students to engage in the practice necessary for improvement

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art ART & POTTERY IN MIDDLEBURY: Adults: Mon. night Oils, Tue. Baskets, Wed. a.m.

Int./Adv. Painting, Wed. midday Wheel, Wed. p.m. Wheel, Thu. a.m.

Oils, Thu. a.m. Clay Hand Building, Thu. Drawing, Thu. p.m. Mixed Media Pastels, Fri. a.m. Mixed Media Pastels. Children’s after school: Mon. Wheel, Wed. Young Artist, Wed. & Thu. Clay Hand Building. Location: Middlebury Studio School, 2377 Rte. 7 South, Middlebury. Info: Barbara Nelson, 247-3702, ewaldewald@aol.com, middleburystudioschool.org.

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MAKE A SILVER PENDANT: The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center presents Make a Pendant with Joe Montroy on March 12. The workshop introduces skills allowing participants to create a piece of silver jewelry. An intensive day of demonstrations and hands-on bench time. Tools and materials provided. Sat., Mar. 12, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $150/6-hour workshop.

Location: The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center, 636 Marble St., West Rutland. Info: 438-2097, info@carvingstudio.org, carvingstudio.org.

ART JOURNALING W/ META STRICK: Would you like to use an art journal to express yourself? Reflect and remember?

Experiment with art techniques?

Or just have a place to play?

During this workshop we will explore some ideas and purposes for art journals. Materials and tools will be available for you to use, and you will be provided with a small blank journal. Sat., Mar. 12, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Cost: $60/ person. Location: Vintage Inspired Lifestyle Marketplace, 180 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: 488-5766, vintageinspired.net.

astrology INTRODUCTION TO ASTROLOGY: Taught by astrologers Janis Comb and Silvia Fermin. For total beginners and also for avid astrology students who want to keep learning more. We will learn what zodiac signs are, what the houses are, and how the planet positions correlate to human consciousness and the events in our lives.

Thirty-minute $35 astrology readings by appointment. Starts Thu., Mar. 11, for 6 weeks, 9:45-11:15 a.m. Cost: $14/person; discount w/ class card. Location: Railyard Yoga Studio, 280 Battery St., Burlington. Info: Silvia Fermin, 730-5594, silvia.s.fermin@gmail. com.

burlington city arts

Call 865-7166 for info or register online at burlingtoncityarts.org.

Teacher bios are also available online.

ABSTRACT PAINTING: Explore the many exciting possibilities of abstract painting! Using the paint of your choice (water-soluble oils, acrylics or watercolor), experiment and add other mixed media to your work. Learn from each other, discussing ideas in supportive critique. Class includes basic materials, students are responsible for some materials (see materials list online). Instructor: Linda Jones.

Weekly on Tue., Apr. 12-May 24, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $210/person; $189/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

CLAY: KILN BASICS: This one-night workshop will be an overview of the basics of operating and troubleshooting electric kilns. Topics covered will include understanding the cone scale, kiln anatomy and hardware, loading bisque and glaze firings, firing programs and basic kiln diagnostics. Time will also be reserved for student questions.

Instructor: Chris Vaughn. Wed., Mar. 23, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $30/ person; $27/BCA members.

Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

CLAY: THROWING SETS: In this five-week class, students will be guided through the process of creating wheel-thrown sets.

Topics will include making multiples of the same piece, stacking mugs and nesting bowls, and serving sets. The intermediate level course is intended for students with proficiency in centering, throwing cups and throwing bowls. All glazes and firings included. Prerequisite: Wheel throwing experience. Instructor: Chris Vaughn. Weekly on Thu., Apr. 7-May 5, 12:30-3 p.m. Cost: $175/person; $157.50/BCA members. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

CONTEMPORARY PORTRAIT PAINTING: Intermediate and advanced painters: Recharge your painting practices with a fresh approach to color and paint application with veteran painter Gail Salzman. Working from live models, create six singlesession paintings using “alla prima” (also called wet-on-wet or direct) painting techniques.

Students responsible for some materials (see materials list online). Instructor: Gail Salzman.

Prerequisite: Figure drawing and oil painting experience. Weekly on Wed., Apr. 6-May 11, 1:304:30 p.m. Cost: $270/person; $243/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

DIY: TOTE BAGS & PILLOWS: Design your own pillowcase or tote bag at this fun one-night class. Choose from ready-made designs or create your own, and leave with a finished piece by the end of the class. All materials provided, including bags and pillowcases.

Instructor: Laura Hale. Thu., Mar. 10, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $28/ person; $25.20/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.

Info: 865-7166, burlingtoncityarts.org.

DESIGN: ADOBE INDESIGN: Learn the basics of Adobe InDesign, a computer program used for magazine and book layout, for designing text, and for preparing digital and print publications. Students will explore a variety of software techniques and will create projects suited to their own interests.

Bring a Mac-compatible flash drive to the first class.

Instructor: Jeremy Smith.

No experience necessary.

Weekly on Thu., Mar. 24-Apr. 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $205/ person; $184.50/BCA members.

Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

DESIGN: DIGITAL ART LAB: Explore the endless possibilities within the realm of digital art!

Collage and layering techniques, digital painting, apps, data-glitching and more will be covered in this four-week exploratory workshop. Bring a Mac-compatible flash drive or external hard drive to the first class. No experience necessary. Weekly on Tue., Apr. 5-26, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $120/ person; $108/BCA members.

Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

GRAPHIC NOVEL: React to your present and delve deep into your past by creating a graphic novel or visual journal. Learn diverse narrative and stylistic pen and ink techniques for communicating with words and pictures, from traditional to experimental. No drawing experience necessary. Basic materials provided.

Instructor: Rachel Lindsay. Weekly on Thu., Mar. 31-Apr. 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $112/person; $100.80/ BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.

Info: 865-7166.

JEWELRY: MIXED LEVEL: Come check out the jewelry and fine metals studio by making your own silver, copper or brass bangle. Open to all skill levels.

All materials incl. Instructor: Rebecca Macomber. Weekly on Wed., Mar. 30-Apr. 20, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $150/person; $135/ BCA members. Location: Generator, 250 Main St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

JEWELRY: PRECIOUS METAL CLAY: Precious Metal Clay (PMC) is a composite of 90% fine silver, 10% water and organic binder.

When fired, PMC burns out the binder, leaving a solid silver piece. A variety of techniques will be demonstrated; you will be able to create several small pieces in this class (for example, rings, beads, earrings and pendants). Instructor: Rebecca Macomber. Weekly on Mon., Mar. 14-Apr. 4, 6-8:30 p.m.

Explore importing images, using RAW files, organization, finetuning, adjustments and archival printing. Pair this class with Digital SLR Camera for a 12-week experience and learn the ins and outs of photo editing and printing! No experience necessary.

Instructor: Dan Lovell. Weekly on Wed., Mar. 23-Apr. 27, 6-9 p.m.

Cost: $260/person; $234/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

PREPARING YOUR WORK FOR EXHIBITION AND SALES: Are you ready to hang your work in an exhibition but are unsure of how to prepare it for installation and sales? Learn the basics of professionally presenting your work.

Matting, framing, glass choices, wiring, pricing and other professional presentation concerns will be covered. Instructor: Jessica Manley. Mon., Apr. 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $25/person; $22.50/BCA members.

Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.

Info: 865-7166.

PRINTMAKING: In this class, learn techniques such as block printing with linoleum, collograph (a low-relief intaglio technique) and drypoint etching. Students will also be encouraged to have fun experimenting.

No experience necessary.

Class includes all basic materials and 25 open studio hours per week to practice. Instructor: Gregg Blasdel. Weekly on Thu., Mar. 17-Apr. 21, 6-8:30 p.m.

Cost: $210/person; $189/ BCA member. Location: BCA Print Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

Cost: $150/person; $135/BCA members. Location: Generator, Memorial Auditorium, 250 Main St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166, burlingtoncityarts.org.

KIDS: POTTERY: Spend the day exploring clay in all its elements.

Use your creative ideas to turn clay into beautiful works of art through hand building, sculpture and a heavy dose of wheel throwing. All materials provided.

Ages 6-12. Mar. 25, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Cost: $85/person; $76.50/BCA members. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington.

Info: 865-7166.

KIDS: POTTERY WHEEL: Come play with clay on the potter’s wheel and learn how to make cups, bowls and more in our BCA clay studio. Price includes one fired and glazed piece per participant. All materials provided. Ages 6-12. Instructor: Kim O’Brien. Sat., Mar. 12, 1:303:30 p.m. Cost: $25/person; $22.50/BCA members. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166, burlingtoncityarts.org.

PHOTO: ADOBE LIGHTROOM: Upload, organize, edit and print your digital photographs in this comprehensive class using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

SILKSCREEN: An introduction to silkscreening: Learn how to design and print T-shirts, posters, fine art and more!

Students will learn a variety of techniques for transferring and printing images using hand-drawn, photographic or borrowed imagery. Students are responsible for some materials (see materials list online). No experience necessary. Instructor: Katie Loesel. Weekly on Wed., Mar. 23-May 11, 6-8:30 p.m.

Cost: $280/person; $252/BCA members. Location: BCA Print Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington.

Info: 865-7166.

TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR BUSINESS: Got specific questions about your business? We’ve got answers! Join a small group of other artists and craftspeople as we work through all the pesky issues facing small business owners. Art business consultant Laura Hale will offer advice and encourage group sharing of experiences and brainstormed solutions. Instructor: Laura Hale.

Tue., Mar. 22, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Cost: $25/person; $22.50/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

WATERCOLOR: Learn how to paint with watercolor, focusing on observational painting from still life, figure, landscape and photos. Paint on watercolor paper gaining experience with composition, color theory, layering, light and shade. No experience necessary. Class includes basic materials; students are responsible for some materials (see list online). Instructor: Marc Nadel. Weekly on Wed., Apr. 6-May 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Cost: $224/person; $201.60/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. Info: 865-7166.

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LEARN TO KNIT I AT NIDO: In this three-part class, learn the basics of knitting while making your very first hat! Begin with swatching a gauge and casting on. Learn to knit and purl in the round on a circular needle. Complete by switching to double-pointed needles to decrease and bind off. Register today! Wed., Mar. 16, 23 & 30, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $88/3-part, 6-hour class; materials incl. Location: Nido Fabric and Yarn, 209 College St., Suite 2E, Burlington.

Info: 881-0068, info@nidovt.com, nidovt.com.

LEARN TO SEW SERIES AT NIDO: Take nido’s two-part Learn to Sew series beginning, Mon. Mar. 7, with Learn to Sew I. Learn machine basics and fundamental sewing techniques. Follow up with Learn to Sew II, Mon. March 28, and continue to build your sewing repertoire. Leave with finished projects and tons of inspiration. Register today!

Mon., Mar. 7 & 28, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $106/2 3-hour classes; materials incl. Location: Nido Fabric and Yarn, 209 College St., Suite 2E, Burlington. Info: 881-0068, info@ nidovt.com, nidovt.com.

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WORKSHOP: TOWN AND COUNTRY: Instructor: John Brickels. Learn how to create wall-mounted buildings and barns using slab and extruded clay. We will be using John’s signature mocha-colored clay and will explore hand-building techniques that exploit the many wonderful qualities of clay and discuss successful design ideas. From country barn to city

row house, you will end the day with an architectural themed sculpture that, after firing, you will be able to hang proudly on the wall. Sun., Mar. 6, 10-4 p.m.

Cost: $105/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: Sage Tucker-Ketcham, 985-3648, info@theshelburnecraftschool. org, theshelburnecraftschool. org.

culinary BAKING CLASSES AT BROTBAKERY: Hands-on classes teaching artisanal baking traditions with a baker-anthropologist team in a beautiful bakery setting with wood-fired oven! German and Scandinavian Baking: Mar. 20, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Bavarian Pretzels: Mar. 27, 2-3:30 p.m. Plant-Based Desserts: Apr. 10, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. French Breads: Apr. 24, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Origin, Culture and Techniques of Neapolitan Pizza: May 8, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost: $95/3hour class; incl. coffee, tastings & lunch. Location: BROTBAKERY, 38 Meade Rd., Fairfax. Info: Anna Mays, 484-459-1916, anna. mays@gmail.com, brotbakery. com/classes.

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DJEMBE IN BURLINGTON AND MONTPELIER!: Learn drumming technique and music on West African Drums! Drums provided!

Burlington Beginners Djembe, Wed., 5:30-6:20 p.m., starting Mar. 9, $60/5 weeks (no class Apr. 6); Apr. 27, $72/6 weeks. $15/ drop-in. Djembes are provided.

Montpelier Beginners Djembe, Thu., 7-8:20 p.m., starting Mar. 10 & Apr. 28, $72/4 weeks; $22/ walk-ins. Six-person minimum required to run most classes; invite friends! Please register online or come directly to the first class!. Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3-G, Burlington, & Capital City Grange, 6612 Rte. 12, Berlin. Info: 999-4255, burlingtontaiko.org.

TAIKO DRUMMING IN BURLINGTON!: Study with Stuart Paton of Burlington Taiko!

Beginner/Recreational Class, Tue., 5:30-6:20 p.m., starting Mar. 8, $60/5 weeks; Apr. 26, $72/6 weeks. Accelerated Taiko

family END OF LIFE CHOICES IN VERMONT: Learn about the spectrum of end of life options in Vermont. In this four week online class, engage and discuss with your OLLI peers in a fun, user-friendly on line format. Presession guidance and support available. Mar. 10-31. Location: OLLI at UVM, 322 S. Prospect St., Burlington. Info: 656-2085, uvmolli@uvm.edu, learn.uvm. edu/olli.

ADULT ACTOR’S STUDIO: MOTHSTYLE STORYTELLING: Do you have a story to tell? The oldest human art form, live storytelling has been bringing people together since the dawn of human existence, but today’s popular NPR program “The Moth Story Hour” is reviving our collective passion for excellent storytelling! In this workshop we’ll use weekly prompts to inspire you to recall and retell your own personal stories. Weekly on Thu., Feb. 18-Mar. 31 (can prorate for late start), 5:35-7:15 p.m. Cost: $140/6 weeks. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org.

EXPLORING CONNECTIONS: DYNAMIC ALIGNMENT I: SUPPORTIVE POSTURE: This workshop uses movement and metaphor to explore the expressive body, incorporating movement fundamentals as well as drawing and writing to explore the relationship between movement and personal expression. Our goal will be to facilitate a lively interplay between inner connectivity and outer expressivity to enrich your movement potential, change ineffective neuromuscular movement patterns, and encourage new ways of moving and embodying your inner self. Fri., Mar. 4, 5:45-7:45 p.m. Cost: $25/person. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington.

Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org.

EXPLORING CONNECTIONS: DYNAMIC ALIGNMENT I: SUPPORTIVE POSTURE: This workshop uses movement and metaphor to explore the expressive body, incorporating movement fundamentals as well as drawing and writing to explore the relationship between movement and personal expression. Our goal will be to facilitate a lively interplay between inner connectivity and outer expressivity to enrich your movement potential, change ineffective neuromuscular movement patterns, and encourage new ways of moving and embodying your inner self. Fri., Mar. 4, 5:45-7:45 p.m. Cost: $25/person. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington.

Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org.

KIDS’ WEST AFRICAN DANCE & DRUMMING: In this class, students will get the opportunity to move their bodies to the fun and high energy music of West Africa. They will learn principles of rhythm, fundamental movements, and the ancient stories behind the traditional dances and rhythms of Mali. The dance classes will be accompanied by a mix of recorded popular West African music and live drums, with the opportunity for the students to try a bit of drumming as well. Weekly on Mon., Feb. 29-May 9, 4-5 p.m. Cost: $25/ person. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org.

gardening COMPOSTING: Ideal for Soil 101 attendees. Learn how to make compost the right way.

Your plants will thank you for it.

Instructor: Mike Ather. Sat., Mar. 12, 9:30-11 a.m. Cost: $12.50/person. Location: Gardener’s Supply, 128 Intervale Rd., Burlington.

Info: 660-3505, gardenerssupplystore.com.

ENGLISH FLOWER GARDENING: The English are known for lush cottage flower gardens loaded with annuals, perennials, roses and shrubs. But there’s a method to their garden madness. Charlie will talk about some basic flower garden design tips using English gardens as an example and also highlight gardens that he will be visiting as part of his Gardens & Castles of England & Wales Tour this summer. This is a free 45-minute talk with a Q&A afterward. Sat., Mar. 5, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: Gardener’s Supply, 128 Intervale Rd., Burlington. Info: 660-3505, gardenerssupplystore.com.

FOODSCAPING: Foodscaping is what it sounds like: a combination of landscaping and food. In this seminar Charlie will show you real-world examples and photos and teach you to grow food without sacrificing either your lawn or your home’s appearance to do so. Instructor: Charlie Nardozzi. Sat., Mar. 5, 9:30-11 a.m. Cost: $12.50/person.

Location: Gardener’s Supply, 128 Intervale Rd., Burlington. Info: 660-3505, gardenerssupplystore.com.

healing arts CREATIVE SELF DISCOVERY INTENSIVES: Craving an adult space for creative rejuvenation? Feeling stressed or stuck?

Engage in creative practices to calm your mind/lift your spirit.

Relax, inspire, revitalize yourself.

No talent/experience required.

Come celebrate you! Mar. 12:

Touch Drawing; Apr. 9: Finding Balance with Clay Play; May 14: Dance, Paint, Write; Jun. 14: Sound, Song and Ancient Rhythms. Every 2nd Sat., Mar.Jun., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $330/all 4 sessions; $95/single session.

All materials incl. Preregistration is required. Location: Expressive Arts Burlington, 200 Main St., Suite 9, Burlington. Info: Topaz Weis, 343-8172, topazweis@gmx. net, expressiveartsburlington. com.

CRYSTALS, GEMSTONES & MINERALS: A two-part seminar in Crystals, Gemstones & Minerals. First one for identification and learning therapeutic qualities of the beautiful crystals and stones, second one for layout demonstrations for your clients. This is both for professional healers and anyone interested.

Maureen has been working with them for over 30 years. 2 Sun., Mar. 6 & 13, 1-5 p.m. Cost: $50/ seminar for 2 seminars for a total of $100. Location: Lightheart Sanctuary, 236 Wild Apple Rd., New Haven. Info: Maureen Short, 453-8024, maureen@gmavt.net, lightheart.net.

REIKI SHARE: Led by Jennie.

All levels of Reiki are invited.

RSVPs please. Free. Mar. 10 & Apr. 14, 6:30-9 p.m. Location: JourneyWorks, 1205 North Ave., Burlington. Info: 860-6203, journeyworksvt.com.

REIKI/SHAMANIC HEALING CLINIC: Jennie, Michael and guests. By appointment. By donation. Thu., Mar. 17, 6-8:30 p.m. Location: JourneyWorks, 1205 North Ave., Burlington. Info: 860-6203, journeyworksvt.com.

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SEWING REBELLION: Emancipate yourself from the global garment industry by learning how to alter, mend and make your own garments and accessories! Preregistration required. Sun., Mar. 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Location: Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe. Info: 253-8358, education@helenday. com, helenday.com.

language ALLIANCE FRANCAISE SPRING SESSION: CONTINUONS: Elevenweek French classes for adults starting on Mar. 14. Morning and evening classes available in Burlington and evening classes only in Colchester and Montpelier. We also offer two five-week workshops on Saturdays in Burlington. We serve the entire range of students from the true beginners to those already comfortable conversing in French. Location: Alliance Francaise of the Lake Champlain Region, Burlington, Colchester & Montpelier. Info: aflcr.org.

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KIDS’ WEST AFRICAN DANCE & DRUMMING: In this class, students will get the opportunity to move their bodies to the fun and high-energy music of West Africa. They will learn principles of rhythm, fundamental movements, and the ancient stories behind the traditional dances and rhythms of Mali. The dance classes will be accompanied by a mix of recorded popular West African music and live drums,

with the opportunity for the students to try a bit of drumming as well. Weekly on Mon., Feb. 29-May 9 (can prorate for late start), 4-5 p.m. Cost: $25/ person. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org.

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DSANTOS VT SALSA: Experience the fun and excitement of Burlington’s eclectic dance community by learning salsa.

Trained by world famous dancer Manuel Dos Santos, we teach you how to dance to the music and how to have a great time on the dance floor! There is no better time to start than now!

Mon. evenings: beginner class, 7-8 p.m.; intermediate, 8:15-9:15 p.m. Cost: $12/1-hour class.

Location: North End Studios, 294 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington.

Info: Tyler Crandall, 598-9204, crandalltyler@hotmail.com, dsantosvt.com.

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TAIKO IN MONTPELIER!: Kids and parents’ taiko drumming, Thu., 4:30-5:20 p.m. starting Mar. 10 & Apr. 28. $48; $91 for pair. 4 weeks. Montpelier taiko class, Thu., 5:30-6:50 p.m. starting Mar. 10 & Apr. 28. $72/4 weeks; $22/walk-ins. Six-person minimum required to run most classes; invite friends! Please register online or come directly to the first class!. Location: Capital City Grange, 6612 Rte. 12, Berlin. Info: 999-4255, burlingtontaiko.org.

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DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Salsa classes, nightclub-style, group and private, four levels.

Beginner walk-in classes, Wednesdays, 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, 5981077, info@salsalina.com.

THE GOTTA TELL YOU MY DREAM GROUP: Are you a Dreamer? This new twist on an old-style dream group engages traditional models of interpretation and branches out into innovative explorations of your dream images/scenarios using visual art, writing, collage and improvisation while working solo and in dyads, triads and whole group exercises. No previous art experience necessary. Weekly on Wed., 6:30-8:30 p.m., Mar. 9-Apr. 6. Cost: $100/5 weeks; all materials incl. Preregistration is required. Location: Expressive Arts Burlington, 200 Main St., Suite 9, Burlington. Info: Topaz Weis, 343-8172, topazweis@gmx. net, expressiveartsburlington. com.

Program for Beginners, Mon. & Wed., 6:30-8:30 p.m. starting Mar. 7, $144/3 weeks; Mar. 28, $96/2 weeks. Kids and Parents’ Class, Mon. & Wed., 4:30-5:20 p.m., starting Mar. 7, $60/child or $112/parent-child for 3 weeks; Mar. 28, $40/child or $76/parentchild for 2 weeks (no class Apr. 4 or 6); Apr. 25, $60/child or $112/parent-child for 3 weeks.

Five-person minimum required to run most classes; invite friends! Please register online or come directly to the first class!.

Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3-G, Burlington. Info: 999-4255, burlingtontaiko.org.

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ADULT BALLET: Our popular Adult Ballet series with April Foster returns. Two classes, one for beginners or those wanting to work at a slower pace and one for intermediate levels. Develop strength, flexibility, balance and grace with ballet in a supportive, noncompetitive environment.

Space is limited in this class, so enroll soon! Thu. nights starting Mar. 24. Cost: $125/9-week class.

Location: South End Studio, 696 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 540-0044.

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ANNOUNCING SPANISH CLASSES: Join us for adult Spanish classes this spring.

Our 10th year. Learn from a native speaker via small classes, individual instruction or student tutoring. You’ll always be participating and speaking.

Lesson packages for travelers.

Also lessons for young children; they love it! See our website or contact us for details. Beginning week of Mar. 14; 10 weeks. Cost: $225/10 classes of 90+ min. each. Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Center. Info: 585-1025, spanishparavos@gmail.com, spanishwaterburycenter.com.

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. 14 (Level 1) and Wed., Mar. 16 (Level 2), 6:30-8 p.m. Each class continues for 10 weekly sessions.

Main textbook: Japanese for Busy People I (AJALT). 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.

literature STEVEN KING DIFFERENT SEASONS: Discuss four fascinating novellas from Different Seasons. In this four-week online class, engage and discuss with your OLLI peers in a fun and user-friendly online format; pre-session guidance and support available. Mon., Mar. 7, online. Location: OLLI at UVM, 322 S. Prospect St., Burlington.

Info: OLLI at UVM, 656-2085, uvmolli@uvm.edu, learn.uvm. edu/olli.

martial arts VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU: Classes for men, women and children. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu enhances strength, flexibility, balance, coordination and cardio-respiratory fitness. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training builds and helps to instill courage and selfconfidence. We offer a legitimate Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu martial arts program in a friendly, safe and positive environment. Accept no imitations. Learn from one of the world’s best, Julio “Foca”

Fernandez, CBJJ and IBJJF certified 6th Degree Black Belt, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor under Carlson Gracie Sr., teaching in Vermont, born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! A 5-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu National Featherweight Champion and 3-time Rio de Janeiro State Champion, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Mon.-Fri., 6-9 p.m., & Sat., 10 a.m. 1st class is free. Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Rd., Williston. Info: 660-4072, julio@bjjusa.com, vermontbjj.com.

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 5-Element Theory. Additionally, 100 hours of Western anatomy and physiology will be taught.

VSAC nondegree grants are available. NCBTMB-assigned school. Begins Sep. 2016. Cost: $5,000/500-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. Instruction: Sun. mornings, 9 a.m.-noon, or by appt. Sessions: Tue. & Thu., noon-1 p.m., & Mon.-Thu., 6-7 p.m. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 658-6795, burlingtonshambhalactr.org.

THE PATH OF INDIVIDUAL LIBERATION: THE PROFOUND TREASURY OF THE OCEAN OF DHARMA: The first volume of this landmark series presents the hinayana: core Buddhist teachings on the nature of mind, the practice of meditation, the reality of suffering and the possibility of liberation. The hinayana path is based on training in mindfulness and awareness, cultivating virtue, and cutting grasping. Beginners welcome! Tue., 6:30-8:30 p.m., Mar. 15-May 3. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Elizabeth Kanard, 658-6795, ekanard@ gmail.com, burlington.shambhala.org.

religion JUNGIAN BIBLE STUDY WORKSHOP III: Learn how to interpret the puzzling, amazing symbols in the Book of Revelation (aka the Apocalypse of St. John) in this workshop that delves deeply into the meaning in this Biblical book.

No prior familiarity with the Bible is necessary. Led by Sue Mehrtens. Mar. 16, 23 & 30 & Apr. 6, 7-9 p.m. Cost: $60/person.

Location: Jungian Center for the Spiritual Sciences, 55 Clover La., Waterbury. Info: 244-7909.

science BRIDGING SCIENCE AND SPIRIT: Drawing on best-selling author Eben Alexander’s book Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife, we will examine the near-death experience evidence for life after death. Wed., Mar. 9-30, 5:30-7 p.m. Location: OLLI at UVM, 322 S. Prospect St., Burlington. Info: 656-2085, uvmolli@uvm.edu, learn.uvm.edu/olli.

POLYHEDRAL GEOMETRY & THE FOUR ELEMENTS IN SCIENCE, RELIGION, NATURE AND JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE ELSE: We will roll from Plato to Bucky Fuller, and we will bounce from Archimedes to Arthur Young in an exploration of numbers and shapes in the word around us.

Thu., Mar. 3, 6:30-8:30 p.m. By donation. Location: Railyard, 280 Battery St., Burlington. Info: 933-6103.

shamanism SHAMANIC APPROACHES TO A SUFFERING WORLD: The shaman’s life is one of service and caring, rather than a focus on the self. In a world where there is so much suffering, this can seem daunting. In this workshop we will explore self-care, creativity and joy as essential tools for those who care about the world.

Preregistration is necessary.

By donation. Led by Michael Watson, LCMHC. Sat., Mar. 12, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: JourneyWorks, 1205 North Ave., Burlington. Info: 860-6203, journeyworksvt.com.

& Apr. 5. Cost: $100/person.

Location: The Writer’s Barn, 233 Falls Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 922-7641, lin@ voicesofvermonters.org, voicesofvermonters.org.

tai chi TAI CHI FOR LIFE: Learn to improve balance agility and increase lower and upper body strength from an instructor trained through CVAA’s Tai Chi program with Dr. Paul Lam’s Tai Chi for Arthritis and Back Pain, used worldwide. Weekly on Tue., Mar. 8-29. Location: OLLI at UVM, 322 S. Prospect St., Burlington.

Info: OLLI at UVM, 656-2085, uvmolli@uvm.edu, learn.uvm. edu/olli.

SNAKE-STYLE TAI CHI CHUAN: The Yang Snake Style is a dynamic tai chi method that mobilizes the spine while stretching and strengthening the core body muscles. Practicing this ancient martial art increases strength, flexibility, vitality, peace of mind and martial skill.

Beginner classes Sat. mornings & Wed. evenings. Call to view a class. Location: Bao Tak Fai Tai Chi Institute, 100 Church St., Burlington. Info: 864-7902, ipfamilytaichi.org.

writing CHILDREN’S BOOK ILLUSTRATION WITH LIZA WOODRUFF: Children’s picture books depend equally on words and images. Participants learn to make illustrations to support and enhance a story. Overviews of character development, composition, pacing and other picture book illustration tools will be given. Focusing on varied approaches used by illustrators, students will create their own 32-page storyboard. Register online. 4 Wed., Mar. 30, Apr. 6 & 27, & May 4, 6:30-8 p.m. Cost: $100/ person. Location: The Writer’s Barn, 233 Falls Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 922-7641, lin@voicesofvermonters.org, voicesofvermonters.org.

DABBLERS & SUNDAY POETS WITH DANIEL LUSK: Join poet Daniel Lusk for a weekly session, sharing your own new work in a comfortable and convivial environment. Winner of a 2016 Pushcart Prize for his genrebending essay “Bomb,” Daniel is author of the Vermeer Suite (Wind Ridge) and is a senior lecturer emeritus at UVM. Register online. 5 Tue., Mar. 8, 15, 22 & 29,

FINDING BEAUTY WITH PATRICIA FONTAINE: How do we learn beauty and find beauty truth? In this workshop, participants reexamine and re-create the notion of what it means to be beautiful. Using simple writing, imagery and art, participants will question the substitution of appearance for beauty, soften perceived flaws and begin to find each one’s beauty truth. Register online. Sat., Apr. 30, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $20/person. Location: The Writer’s Barn, 233 Falls Rd., Shelburne. Info: 922-7641, lin@voicesofvermonters.org, voicesofvermonters.org.

HEALING & WRITING WITH PATRICIA FONTAINE: Participants use writing and simple art exercises to transform and reduce stress. With master’s degrees in counseling psychology and transformative language arts, Patricia Fontaine has survived cancers and taught expressive art and writing courses for many years. Writing benefits our lives and health in positive ways. No experience necessary! Register online. Sat., Mar. 19, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $20/ person. Location: The Writer’s Barn, 233 Falls Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 922-7641, lin@voicesofvermonters.org, voicesofvermonters.org.

SONGWRITING WITH LAURA HEABERLIN FROM CRICKET BLUE: Participants explore successful strategies for writing song lyrics. Where do you start?

How do you keep from writing the same song again and again?

Learn to create unique and emotive lyrics in the folk storytelling tradition. Songwriting beginners are welcome. Basic proficiency at playing a backing instrument is helpful. Register online. Weekly on Thu., Apr. 28, & May 5, 12 & 19, 6:30-8 p.m. Mini performance TBD. Cost: $100/person.

Location: The Writer’s Barn, 233 Falls Rd., Shelburne. Info: 9227641, lin@voicesofvermonters. org, voicesofvermonters.org.

yoga HONEST YOGA, THE ONLY DEDICATED HOT YOGA FLOW CENTER: Honest Yoga offers practice for all levels. Brand new beginners’ courses include two specialty classes per week for four weeks plus unlimited access to all classes. We have daily classes in Essentials, Flow and Core Flow with alignment constancy. We hold teacher trainings at the 200- and 500-hour levels. Daily classes & workshops. $25/new student 1st week unlimited; $15/class or $130/10-class card; $12/ class for student or senior or $100/10-class punch card.

Location: Honest Yoga Center,

150 Dorset St., Blue Mall, next to Sport Shoe Center, S. Burlington.

Info: 497-0136, honestyogastudio@gmail.com, honestyogacenter.com.

KUNDALINI YOGA: Railyard yoga studio. We offer six kundalini yoga classes a week, as well as dharma yoga. $14/class; $120/10-class card. Location: Railyard yoga studio, 280 Battery St., Burlington. Info: 522-3698, railyardyoga@gmail.com, railyardapothecary.com.

KUNDALINI YOGA FOR SLEEP: In this two-hour class, Mansukh Kaur will teach a series of exercises, including mediation, breath and mantra, which, if practiced regularly before bedtime, will allow for deep, relaxed sleep. Mar. 20, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $20/person. Location: Railyard Yoga Studio, 270 Battery St., Burlington. Info: Janis Comb, 522-3698, jdreams@sover.net, railyardapothecary.com.

EVOLUTION YOGA: Evolution Yoga and Physical Therapy offers yoga classes for beginners, experts, athletes, desk jockeys, teachers, fitness enthusiasts, people with who think they are inflexible. Choose from a wide variety of classes and workshops in Vinyasa, Kripalu, Core, Gentle, Vigorous, Philosophy, Yoga Wall, Therapeutics and Alignment.

Become part of our yoga community. You are welcome here.

Cost: $15/class; $130/10-class card; $5-10/community classes.

Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn St., Burlington. Info: 8649642, evolutionvt.com.

YOGA ROOTS: Yoga Roots strives to provide community experiences that promote healing on all levels with a daily schedule of yoga classes for all ages and abilities. We aim to clarify your mind, strengthen your body and ignite your joyful spirit through classes such as Anusurainspired, Kundalini, Restorative, Heated Vinyasa Flow, Gentle, Nia, Prenatal, Teen and Energy Yoga!

Check out our special offerings: Free Teen Yoga: Tue., Mar. 8, 3:30-4:30 p.m.; Meditation w/ Charlie Nardozzi: Tue., Mar. 8, 4:45-5:45 p.m.; SoulCollage w/ Terri Severance & Beth Hopwood: Sun., Mar. 13, 1-4 p.m.; Yoga & Mindful Eating w/ Marcia Bristow & Katie Bohlin, Sat., Mar. 19, 1:30-3 p.m. Location: Yoga Roots, 120 Graham Way, Shelburne Green Business Park behind Folino’s. Info: 985-0090, yogarootsvt.com.

HOT YOGA BURLINGTON: Feeling stuck, overwhelmed, stressed, restless or just bored?

Come try something different!

Yes, it’s yoga, you know, stretching and stuff. But we make it different. How? Come and see.

Hot Yoga Burlington is Vermont’s first Far Infrared heated hot yoga studio, experience it! Can you teach creative Vinyasa? Yoga teacher wanted. Get hot: 2-for-1 offer. $15. Location: North End Studio B, 294 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 999-9963, hotyogaburlingtonvt.com.

HIS GIRL FRIDAY — 11 A.M.

This 1940 screwball comedy masterpiece is actually a remake of an older journalism movie — The Front Page — but instead of a man in the role of reporter, it’s a hard-charging, wisecracking woman who chases down a hot story about a convicted murderer. Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell star in this battle of the sexes set in an old-fashioned newsroom full of smoking journalists, rapid-fire word play, sexual innuendo and manual typewriters.

DIRECTOR: Howard Hawks INTRODUCTION: Paula Routly

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SHATTERED GLASS — 1 P.M.

‘SPOTLIGHT’ ON JOURNALISM

DIRECTOR: Billy Ray INTRODUCTION: Matthew Roy

GONZO: THE LIFE AND WORK OF DR. HUNTER S. THOMPSON — 3 P.M. Johnny Depp narrates this stylized 2008 documentary about the outlaw inventor of “gonzo” journalism, an approach that eschews objectivity for a creative mix of fact and first-person adventure. More often than not, it led gun-wielding, drug-addled Thompson to the truth. Here, some of his subjects — including Pat Robertson, Jimmy Carter, Tom Wolfe and George McGovern — fire back

A MEDIA MOVIE MARATHON

FREE! FREE! The Film House at Main Street Landing

BROADCAST NEWS — 5:30 P.M.

Holly Hunter plays a smart but stressedout female television producer in this 1987 rom-com drama that gently satirizes tubefed news. She’s torn between a smart, cynical reporter and a handsome but vapid anchorman who famously likens the “rhythm” of their back and forth via headsets during a big breaking story to “great sex.” William Hurt and Albert Brooks compete for her — and our — hearts and minds.

DIRECTOR: James L. Brooks INTRODUCTION: Ken Picard

CAPOTE — 8 P.M.

The mass murder of a Kansas family moved the real Truman Capote to do his own investigation. The result? His “nonfiction novel” In Cold Blood, one of the most gripping accounts of a violent crime in America.

Philip Seymour Hoffman plays the author in this 2005 re-creation of the “story” that led him to the verge of madness, complete with the intimate jailhouse interviews that have made it a case study in questionable ethics. Catherine Keener plays Capote’s longtime friend, Harper Lee. DIRECTOR: Bennett Miller INTRODUCTION: Margot Harrison

What’s the difference between loving a band and writing about it for Rolling Stone? An assignment from the magazine launches a 15-year-old boy’s rock-reporting career — and a coming-of-age road trip with an “almost famous” band called Stillwater.

In this 2000 pic fueled by the teenage journalistic adventures of the writerdirector, Patrick Fugit captures young William’s evolution as a keen observer.

And Philip Seymour Hoffman plays music critic Lester Bangs, who wisely advises, “You cannot make friends with a rock star.”

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INSPIRED BY THE OSCAR WINNER? Come watch these classics on the big screen with your pals at Seven Days.

DIRECTOR: Alex Gibney INTRODUCTION: Rick Kisonak

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Based on a true story, this dramatic 2003 film chronicles the slow unraveling of a young, hotshot reporter who made up half the stories he wrote for the New Republic. It’s a great inside look at the craft of journalism, from the fierce competition to find good stories to the complicated relationship between writers and editors. Peter Sarsgaard, Hayden Christensen, Chloë Sevigny and Hank Azaria get it right.

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livia Block isn’t crazy about performing live. Before she became a globally admired composer, she — like many people drawn to the mysterious realm of experimental music — began her musical life playing in rock bands. But, as she recently told her hometown altweekly, the Chicago Reader, being the focus of attention onstage never suited her.

“I was David Bowie, but I wanted to be Brian Eno,” Block told the paper. “I wanted to be lurking in the corner, because the spotlight made me uncomfortable.”

That might explain why there won’t be a spotlight when she performs her 2015 album-length composition, Aberration of Light, at Champlain College this Friday, March 4. Actually, there won’t be light of any kind.

As the show begins, the audience will be plunged into complete darkness.

Block will be in a corner, mixing the record live to four speakers placed strategically throughout the room.

In a recent phone call with Seven Days, the musician explains that, in a live setting, Aberration works almost like sensory deprivation. When audiences are in the dark, they’re forced to experience the composition with other senses.

“The piece is really immersive,” says Block. “A lot of it is really low; it rumbles through your body and moves very slowly. It’s a very visceral piece.”

She thinks of Aberration as “a movie that has no images.” That makes sense, since the piece was originally conceived as a soundtrack to a film made by two visual artists. But Block soon began working on the composition independently.

“I started thinking about this idea of cinema without visuals, just sound in cinema,” she explains. “I really like the idea of being in a dark room and facing forward like you’re looking at a screen, but you’re just listening.

“One of the first spaces for an immersive sound-art experience was in movie theaters,” she adds. “So I’m trying to call attention to that, in a way.”

Might Block’s composition be seen as the inverse of a silent film?

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“That’s exactly what it is,” she concurs. “In fact, there’s a movement called ‘cinema for the ears.’ It’s the idea that what makes watching a film so powerful is the sound, not just the images.”

Aberration begins quietly, almost soundlessly, with faint noises that tickle the ear in much the same way a mosquito might — you instinctively know it’s there, even if you can’t hear the hum.

Over half an hour, the piece ebbs and flows cyclically, with delicately woven electroacoustic elements that swirl like drifting snow on a bed of white noise.

Block is known for integrating field recordings into more conventional works and for using conventional instruments in compositions dominated by found sounds. Here, clarinet and bass clarinet can be heard slithering through waves of static. They prove comforting in their familiarity amid the wash of alien sounds — particularly at those ominous moments when volume spikes to near panic-inducing levels.

“Aberration of Light had a very interesting quality to us,” says Toby Aronson, whose Burlington-based label, NNA Tapes, released the composition on cassette last year. “It starts out almost with no sound at all, and then emerges as if someone is slowly turning the blinds on a blistering sunny day.”

Given the transcendental qualities of Block’s composition, it’s no wonder that Aronson turns to poetic metaphors to describe it.

“The piece is very abstract but has such an organic and almost emotional quality to it,” he opines. “It sounds like the sea, at times roaring, with melody enclosed and developing so slowly, almost like a flower slowly opening.”

Block is coming to Burlington as part of the Signals series, a semester-long program of concerts curated by local experimental composer Greg Davis in conjunction with Champlain College.

She is the second artist to appear during the spring semester. The first was

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Montréal-based noise duo Le Révélateur.

In the series’ debut run last fall, artists included psychoacoustic composer Ben Vida, electroacoustic composer Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, and Davis himself.

Even amid that range of abstruse sounds, Block stands out. Davis says LIGHTS OUT

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Slammin Saturday: Mardi Gras Mayhem Half Past Human, Get a Grip, Morpheus, Indecent Exposure

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The Nth Power Jennifer Hartswick Band

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Enter The Haggis

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Four Year Strong

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Mayday Parade The Maine

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John Valby aka Dr. Dirty

Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams

Ghost of Paul Revere

Light Years, Can’t Swim, The Red Summer Sun, Suburban Samurai

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Anyway, as always, the weekend begins on Friday, March 4, with the annual kickoff bash at the Higher Ground Ballroom — which, incidentally, is now partially owned by the man who cofounded Magic Hat, ALAN NEWMAN. But unlike for the past, oh, all the years, the entertainment isn’t of the generic jamband variety. It’s freakin’ RUBBLEBUCKET, which is rad for two reasons. One: Rubblebucket are rad … duh. Two: They’re local — or at least have local origins. (Spoiler alert: The local thing is going to be a theme the rest of the way here. Also, the rad thing.)

Saturday, of course, is the big day.

And to the untrained (or double-seeing) eye, the festivities might look much the same as they always do. The bawdy BINDLESTIFF FAMILY CIRKUS will once again rabble-rouse up and down Church Street. And local drum and dance corps SAMBATUCADA! will play their customary set in front of city hall. File both of these under “If it ain’t broke…”

There will also be a King and Queen of Mardi Gras costume contest and a photo booth and Kegs and Eggs and a fun run. And loud drunks.

Where things start to get really interesting — and local and rad — is on the new City Hall Park Stage, which has supplanted the stage on the top block of Church Street. Before the parade, warm up to the spicy sounds of KATIE TRAUTZ’s GREEN MOUNTAIN PLAYBOYS. The Playboys are just about the closest thing we have

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Patience are among Vermont’s all-time great brews. It was because Magic Hat was cooler than everyone else. That was true in everything from its funky factory to its even funkier branding. The air of goofy counterculture around the company made it stand out from other, more staid brands.

That cheerfully eclectic vibe was perhaps most fully embodied by the wannabe Mardi Gras celebration. Two decades ago, in the dead of winter in one of the coldest cities in the lower 48, a handful of costumed employees started it by carousing down Church Street and calling it a parade.

MH’s Mardi Gras parade has since become of one of New England’s marquee winter events, attracting tens of thousands of revelers from all around the country. It was inevitable, as it became more mainstream, that at a certain point some of its luster would fade. At the time I wrote that column, I think my criticism was warranted. But this year, I think MH deserves praise.

Burlington’s Mardi Gras looks to be cool again.

I don’t know if MH took my criticisms to heart — in fact, I sincerely doubt it. But this year’s Mardi Gras festivities are far more adventurous and daring than they have been in years. Is it a coincidence that the injection of locavore edginess comes the year the parade turns 21? Probably. It’s still kinda neat though, right?

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Two years ago, I wrote a column taking Magic Hat Brewing to task over its annual Mardi Gras weekend. I argued that the parade and surrounding bashes had grown stale and predictable.

Though I didn’t say so explicitly, the implication was that, after so many good years — 19, at that point — Magic Hat’s parade had gotten soft, and the company was resting on its laurels, not to mention a crumpled, beer-stained blueprint. Most damning, I suggested that the company was sadly ignoring the parade’s subversive Burlington roots.

It was not an easy column to write.

Having worked for MH for several years before entering the employ of Seven Days, I have a deep affinity for the company and the folks who still work there. In the years since the brewery was sold to one monolithic corporation and then another, MH became an easy target in the local beer world. It passes for cheap sport to sneer at Magic Hat for any number of supposed sins against the sanctity of — cue trumpet heralds — Craft Beer.

However, while a few of those varied critiques might have merit, without Magic Hat, the current local craft-beer boom almost certainly wouldn’t be happening — at least not at its present pace of three new local breweries opening in the time it took you read this paragraph.

Magic Hat was a pioneer of the local craft-beer movement not because its beer was particularly mind-blowing — though I submit that Heart of Darkness, Jinx and Bob’s First Ale/Humble

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THE DAILY PLANET: Paul Asbell and Clyde Stats (jazz), 8 p.m., free.

HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Pop, Rap Dance Party, 10 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Pub Quiz with Dave, 7 p.m., free. Karaoke with Melody, 10 p.m., free.

LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ: Will Patton (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

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“What I find most interesting about Olivia’s music is that she floats freely in the spaces between being a recording artist, composer, sound artist, electroacoustic improviser and teacher and [doing] installation work,” says Davis.

“I think this has allowed to her to move around in different spheres and scenes of the experimental music world and not be tied down to one style or approach or system.”

Indeed, Block embraces all manner of composition and noisemaking, which is reflected in her voluminous résumé.

Though she flirted with classical training at a New England music school, she describes herself as “mostly self-taught.”

She’s exhibited her work all over the United States, Europe and Japan. She’s composed soundtracks to films. She composes for orchestral and chamber groups. She’s lectured at prestigious universities, including Yale and the University of Chicago.

Currently, Block is working on a large sound installation that will premiere at the Chicago Architecture Biennial in 2017. Previously, she’s done installations

at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and Wesleyan University, and at an exhibit for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

For all her varied musical interests, Block’s hallmark is most likely her fascination with found sounds, which seems to find a place in her art regardless of medium. She carries a recorder with her at all times, a habit she developed more than a decade ago while living in Texas.

Found sound and sound collage have become something of a trend in recent years, but Block deploys her array of captured ambient noises more creatively and purposefully than most. To her, the rattle of a passing subway car, a muffled conversation or the ticking of a crossing signal is simply another instrument to be arranged, like a violin or a trumpet.

“I feel like I’m doing it right when the found sounds seem like instruments, and the instruments almost sound like noises,” she says.

“Lots of sound artists find urban sounds of trains thumping against wooden boards ‘interesting,’” says Aronson. “But what’s striking is that Olivia seems to find a peaceful beauty in the sounds of urban life, industrialization and our technologically influenced modern world.

“She uses a very interesting blend of things she’s recorded on tape, acoustic instruments, computer processing and effecting of the raw sound source,” Aronson continues. “Her music is very gentle at times, slow moving and delicate, but also roaring, intense and overwhelming.”

And it’s best experienced in the dark. !

INFO Olivia Block performs on Friday, March 4, 8 p.m., at the Center for Communication & Creative Media Gallery, Champlain College, in Burlington. Free. champlain.edu

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Chasing Days (rock), 7 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (MONTPELIER): Cajun Jam with Jay Ekis, Lee Blackwell, Alec Ellsworth & Katie Trautz, 6 p.m., $5-10 donation.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Wine Down with D. Davis (acoustic), 5 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs area

PIECASSO PIZZERIA & LOUNGE: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

RUSTY NAIL: Open Mic, 9:30 p.m., free.

MON.7 // BELL WITCH [METAL]

Ghost Writers Each composition on Seattle doom-metal band

WITCH’s

BELL

2015 LP, Four Phantoms, is written from the perspective of a ghost. As is every

song they write, actually. If that sounds like a recipe for haunting material, it is. Using only bass, drums and vocals, the duo crafts a dense, funereal gloom with epic suites of pitch-black metal that are somehow both minimalist and expansive — and utterly brutal.

Bell Witch, who take their name from a famed ghost in southern folklore, haunt Nectar’s in Burlington on Monday, March 7, as part of Metal Monday. WRECKMEISTER HARMONIES, CHALICE and Burlington’s SAVAGE HEN open.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Irish Sessions, 7 p.m., free. Film Night: Indie, Abstract, Avant Garde, 10 p.m., free.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Open Mic with Andy Lugo, 9 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Formula 5, the Jauntee (rock, jam), 10 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

RADIO BEAN: Ensemble V (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

Umbel, 8:30 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: DJ Pat (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Josh Panda’s Acoustic Soul Night, 8 p.m., $5-10 donation.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Standup Open Mic, 7 p.m., free. 18+.

ZEN LOUNGE: Kizomba with Dsantos VT, 7 p.m., free. Zensday College Night, 10 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

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HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: TAUK (rock, funk), 8:30 p.m., $10/12. AA. MONKEY HOUSE: Diane Jean, Wise Old Moon, Kelly Ravin (Americana), 8:30 p.m., $3/8. 18+.

middlebury area

51 MAIN AT THE BRIDGE: Celtic Jam, 8 p.m., free.

CITY LIMITS: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

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PARKER PIE CO.: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

outside vermont

NAKED TURTLE: Jay Lesage (acoustic), 5:30 p.m., free.

OLIVE RIDLEY’S: So You Want to Be a DJ?, 10 p.m., free.

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CHURCH & MAIN: Cody Sargent Trio (jazz), 8 p.m., free.

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to a true Cajun band in Vermont, which seems important for an event inspired

by New Orleans, right? Right.

Then there is a parade.

Following that, local outlaw dirt rockers WAYLON SPEED take to the City Hall Park Stage, immediately becoming the raddest band ever to play the postparade party.

drinking at 10 a.m. on a Saturday. I mean, it’s still that. But this year’s edgier programming is a welcome — to adapt a line from MILES DAVIS — rebirth of the cool.

(Disclosure: This newspaper is a longtime sponsor of Mardi Gras and will roll its 20th anniversary float in the parade.)

Add it all up, and the 2016 Mardi Gras harks back to a time when the event was more than just an excuse to start

Speaking of things inspired by New Orleans, VERMONT JOY PARADE’s GALEN PERIA

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is back in Burlington for a spell. Peria had been recently living in the Big Easy, but, as he informs in a recent email, “Poker debts and complex psychic weather patterns have forced me out of the Crescent City temporarily.” Duly noted.

In the meantime, he’s lined up a residency with his R&B&D band, DUKE AEROPLANE & THE WRONG NUMBERS, at the Light Club Lamp Shop every Thursday in March. BTW, R&B&D stands for “rhythm & blues & drunk,” which is how Peria quite accurately describes his group’s woozy, bleary-eyed take on N’awlins-style blues.

These guys are a notorious blast live.

And Peria adds that the band will soon have a studio recording worthy of its bawdy stage act. The album, dubbed Higher Ground, was recorded with local swampy-tonk maestro BRETT HUGHES and is slated for a June release.

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Last but not least, get well soon, SHRIMP. The local bluesman is slated to begin radiation for throat cancer this week.

Shrimp, aka GLENN MCELWAIN, played a string of shows around the state last weekend with his band MONO MALO, which will likely be his last gigs for a while. Best of luck, Shrimp. And, as always, fuck cancer. !

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CLUB METRONOME: Cosmic Thursdays: Cosmosis Jones, DJ Hobbz & Guests (livetronica), 9 p.m., $5/7. 18+.

THE DAILY PLANET: Mike Santosusso (rock and/or roll), 8 p.m., free.

DRINK: BLiNDoG Records Acoustic Sessions, 5 p.m., free.

FINNIGAN’S PUB: Craig Mitchell (funk), 10 p.m., free.

HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Half & Half Comedy (standup comedy), 8 p.m., free. The Harder They Come (house), 10:30 p.m., free.

RUBEN JAMES: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Cre8, 10 p.m., free.

RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB & WHISKEY ROOM: DJ Kermit (top 40), 10 p.m., free.

SIGNAL KITCHEN: Milo & Michael Christmas, Mase Well, Loupo (hip-hop), 8 p.m., $12. AA. VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Life of the Party (improv comedy), 7 p.m., $5. Daily Grind (improv), 8:30 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): The Huntress and Holder of Hands, Old Sky (indie folk), 8:30 p.m., $5.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Marina Franklin (standup), 7 & 9:30 p.m., $15. Comedy Roulette (standup), 11 p.m., free.

ZEN LOUNGE: Salsa Night with Jah Red (Latin), 9 p.m., $5.

chittenden county

BACKSTAGE PUB: Acoustic Happy Hour, 5 p.m., free. Karaoke with Jenny Red, 9 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Colin McCaffrey & Jim Rooney (Americana), 6 p.m., donation.

SWEET MELISSA’S: BYOV Thursdays, 3 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs area

STONE CORRAL BREWERY: McKew Devitt (folk), 6:30 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Art Herttua & Ray Carroll (jazz), 6 p.m., free.

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Julia Kate Davis (folk), 6 p.m., free. Free the Optimist, Boomslang (hip-hop), 9:30 p.m., free.

ESPRESSO BUENO: Espresso Brain-O (trivia), 7 p.m., free.

MOOGS PLACE: Open Mic, 8 p.m., free.

POSITIVE PIE (MONTPELIER): On the Spot Trio (jazz, funk), 10 p.m., $5.

middlebury area

SWEET MELISSA’S: Honky Tonk Happy Hour with Mark LeGrand, 5 p.m., free.

CITY LIMITS: Throttle Thursdays with DJ Gold, 9 p.m., free.

outside vermont

OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

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ARTSRIOT: Haley Jane & the Primates, Doctor Rick (rock), 9 p.m., $7/10. AA.

WHAMMY BAR: Sky Blue Boys (bluegrass), 7 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs area

MOOGS PLACE: The Pizza Tapes (bluegrass), 9 p.m., free.

RIMROCK’S MOUNTAIN TAVERN: DJ Rekkon #FridayNightFrequencies (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

RUSTY NAIL: Into the Mystic: A Van Morrison Tribute, 8 p.m., $7.

middlebury area

BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD: Anthony Santor (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

51 MAIN AT THE BRIDGE: Dave & Billo (folk), 8:30 p.m., free.

CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE ART GALLERY: Olivia Block Champlain College’s SIGNALS Experimental Media Art Series plays host to the electro-acoustic artist., 8-10 p.m., Free.

CITY LIMITS: City Limits Dance Party with Top Hat Entertainment (Top 40), 9:30 p.m., free.

CLUB METRONOME: ’90s Night with DJ Fattie B, 10 p.m., free/$5.

outside vermont

HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Sugar (rock), 7 p.m., free. Bonjour Hi (house), 10 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: The Variouslee Enjoyable Show (variety show), 9 p.m., free. Taka (vinyl DJ), 11 p.m., free.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Lux (rock), 9 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7

as famous, but perhaps he should be: Nashville’s

DAVID OLNEY.

The Rhode Island-born

songwriter is a cherished figure in folk circles, considered one of the finest storytellers and craftsmen of his generation. His latest album, When the Deal Goes Down, is a vivid, character-driven distillation of rough-edged folk and dusty Americana that inspired his

Wednesday, March 9.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Leno, Young & Cheney (rock), 5 p.m., free. Phil Abair Band (rock), 9 p.m., free.

PENALTY BOX: Karaoke, 8 p.m., free.

three were icons: Mozart, Lightnin’ Hopkins and Bob Dylan. The fourth is not quite

JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: About Time (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: The Wood Brothers, Seth Walker (folk, Americana), 8 p.m., $22/25. AA.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Nobby Reed Project (blues), 7 p.m., free.

Ace High The late Townes Van Zandt had four favorite songwriters. The first

hometown rag Nashville Scene to boldly proclaim him “Nashville’s answer to the Bard.”

MONKEY HOUSE: Happy Hour with the Willoughbys (folk), 5:30 p.m., free. Dryfter Trio (jazz), 9 p.m., $3/8. 18+.

JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Irish Session, 7 p.m., free.

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HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Rubblebucket, Steady Betty (art rock, rocksteady), 8 p.m., $17/20.

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FRANNY O’S: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

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RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: D Jay Baron (EDM), 9 p.m., $5.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Garcia (rock), 9 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Jeff Salisbury Band (rock), 6 p.m., free. D Jay Baron (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

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RED SQUARE: The Sugar Snaps (rock), 4 p.m., free. In Sessions Band (rock), 8 p.m., $5. DJ Craig Mitchell (house), 11 p.m., $5.

RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB & WHISKEY ROOM: Supersounds DJ (top 40), 10 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: Shay Gestal (country), 7 p.m., free.

Shane Hardiman Trio (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free. Jazz Sessions with the Ray Vega Quartet, 10:30 p.m., free.

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RADIO BEAN: Friday Morning Sing-Along with Linda Bassick & Friends (kids’ music), 11 a.m., free.

Ryan Zimmerman (singer-songwriter), 6 p.m., free.

Marc Delgado of Wounded Knee (Americana), 7 p.m., free. Canyon (singer-songwriter), 8:30 p.m., free. Joon (rock), 10 p.m., free. Eames Brothers Band (mountain blues), midnight, free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Duke Aeroplane & the Wrong Numbers (R&B&drunk), 8 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Trivia Mania, 7 p.m., free. Bluegrass Thursday: Kitchen Dwellers, 10 p.m., $2/5. 18+.

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p.m., free. Revibe, Harsh Armadillo (rock, funk), 9 p.m., $5.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: Hamjob (rock), 9 p.m., $3.

MONOPOLE: Lord Electro (rock), 10 p.m., free.

MONOPOLE DOWNSTAIRS: Happy Hour Tunes & Trivia with Gary Peacock, 5 p.m., free.

Methinks we won’t protest too much. Olney plays the Good Times Café in Hinesburg on

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HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Slammin’ Saturday: Mardi Gras Mayhem with Half Past Human, Get a Grip, Morpheus, Indecent Exposure (punk), 8 p.m., $8/10. AA.

ARTSRIOT: Red Baraat, Becker, Ullman, Markley & Freedberg (world music), 8 p.m., $15. AA.

JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Morgan Hevrin and Eli Goldman (folk), 7 p.m., free.

BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD: Tiffany Pfeiffer (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

MONKEY HOUSE: Busk and Rye (folk), 9 p.m., $3/8.

18+.

CLUB METRONOME: Retronome With DJ Fattie B (’80s dance party), 9 p.m., free/$5.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Bootless & Unhorsed (rock), 5 p.m., free. The Tricksters (rock), 9 p.m., free.

HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Disco Phantom (eclectic), 4 p.m., free. Sugar Snap Trio (folk), 7:30 p.m., free. Space Echo with Jahson Deejay (house), 10 p.m., free.

STONE CORRAL BREWERY: Two Cents in the Till (bluegrass), 6:30 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Karaoke with Megan, 10 p.m., free.

BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Irish Session, 2 p.m., donation. Alex Figura (singer-songwriter), 6-8 p.m., donation.

burlington

JUNIPER: Jason Lee (singer-songwriter), 9 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: The Loose End (rock), 7 p.m., free. Stuart Ross Johnson (singer-songwriter), 9 p.m., free. Taka (vinyl DJ), 11 p.m., free.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Demus (reggae), 9 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: The Tsunamibots, the Miss-Fits, Time Out Timmy (punk), 9 p.m., free.

ESPRESSO BUENO: Linda Young (singersongwriter), 7:30 p.m., donation. Femcom (standup comedy), 8:30 p.m., donation.

NECTAR’S: Mardi Gras: West End Blend, Elephant, Tar Iguana, the Rooks, Renegade Groove, Primate Fiasco, Forlorn Strangers, the Tenderbellies (funk, rock, bluegrass), noon, free/$7.

WHAMMY BAR: Cookie’s Hot Club (gypsy jazz), 7:30 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: Joe Cat (Americana), 6 p.m., free.

Midnight Hootenanny (Americana), 8 p.m., free.

Salvation Alley String Band (country rock), 10 p.m., free. La Tregedie (rock), 1 a.m., free.

MARTELL’S AT THE RED FOX: Full Circle Band (rock), 9 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Too Hot to Handle (rock), 10 a.m., free. Revolutionary Snake Ensemble (funk), 6 p.m., $5. Mashtodon (hip-hop), 11 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Raul, 6 p.m., $5. DJ Reign One (EDM), 11 p.m., $5.

RUBEN JAMES: Craig Mitchell (house), 10 p.m., free.

SIGNAL KITCHEN: The Snails, Joey Pizza Slice, Disco Phantom (indie), 9 p.m., $10/12. AA. THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Mardi Gras with Japhy Ryder (experimental rock), 4 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Marina Franklin (standup), 7 & 9:30 p.m., $15. Comedy Roulette (standup), 11 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs area

MOOGS PLACE: Jesse & Micah (folk), 9 p.m., free.

RUSTY NAIL: Josh Panda’s Misty Mountain Hopera (Led Zeppelin tribute), 8 p.m., $10.

mad river valley/waterbury

THE RESERVOIR RESTAURANT & TAP ROOM: Live Music, 10 p.m., free.

middlebury area

51 MAIN AT THE BRIDGE: Anthony Santor Jazz Group, 8:30 p.m., free.

CITY LIMITS: City Limits Dance Party with DJ Earl (top 40), 9:30 p.m., free.

outside vermont

MONOPOLE: Knot Dead (rock), 10 p.m., free.

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FRANNY O’S: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

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REVIEW this Savage Hen, Side A: Local Lore (SELF-RELEASED, DIGITAL DOWNLOAD)

Savage Hen are a three-piece demolition unit from Burlington who have been making a name for stripped-down, highvolume rock operas. Or, as they call their music, “Heavy Doom Groove SarcastiCore.” In layman’s terms, that boils down to ambitious songwriting executed live onstage with only bass, drums and vocals.

This is a setup that simply should not work. Yet on the trio’s 2015 release, Side A: Local Lore, it really, really does.

If you’ve only got two instrumentalists onstage, they’d better be damn good.

Fortunately, the team of bassist Matt Hagen and drummer Jeremy Gartner are both certifiable hell-raisers. (They’re credited in the liner notes as “Power Riffs”

and “Power Bangs,” respectively.) Gartner does a virtuosic job of filling things out sonically, keeping things interesting while holding it all down with the precision of an atomic clock.

Hagen’s bass tone is indebted to a very specific ’90s California sound. A paternity test would probably indicate a mix of Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers and Tim Commerford from Rage Against the Machine — indeed, all three members of Savage Hen play in the local Rage tribute band Burning Monk.

Both Flea and Commerford were frequently tasked with filling out the mid-range in addition to holding down the bottom end — in essence, supplanting rhythm guitar. Hagen consistently delivers primal, catchy riffs with just enough complexity to hold interest without wandering anywhere too … well, jammy.

Jack Kubera is credited as “Storytelling,” which is perhaps more appropriate than the more conventional “vocals.” His delivery is surprisingly fluid on this five-song set, ranging from the distinctly Layne Staley sound of “Alabama Swamp Skin” to a faux-British, early Pink Floyd intonation throughout closer “The Wolf.” For the most part, Kubera keeps things very punk on the microphone, all spit and snarl. But there’s a lot of potential range there.

Chops aside, Savage Hen’s real secret weapon is dynamics. They ably execute

absolutely killer hooks and breaks. But they know how to frame those highlights in order to make them even more powerful. You can hear a lot of process, and practice, behind these tracks.

It helps that you can also hear everything. The project was recorded at Robot Dog Studio in Williston, and engineer Ryan Cohen does an admirable job of getting out of the way. It must have been sorely tempting to add a billion or so embellishments to such a sparse sound, but Side A stays very true to Savage Hen’s live show, opting only to polish the mix to perfection.

This short EP — technically, it’s the first half of a forthcoming debut album (things are getting even weirder in the music industry these days) — is a perfect introduction for such a unique local anomaly. Savage Hen have undeniable chemistry, songwriting talent and style to spare. Here’s hoping they stick around long enough to really explore the monster they’ve created. Or at the very least, just release Side B. Side A: Local Lore by Savage Hen is available at savagehen.bandcamp.com.

The band plays Metal Monday at Nectar’s in Burlington on Monday, March 7, with Bell Witch, Chalice and Wrekmeister Harmonies.

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HELIAND CONSORT,

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little weary about what you know / Trying to stay out of what I can’t control / If there’s something you need to say to me / Yeah, I’m not gonna hear it / Yeah, I’m not gonna hear it.”

All Too Human’s strength is in its lyrical exploration of a young person’s place in what feels like an increasingly messed-up world. Instrumentally, it seems like Close Encounters are still searching for solid footing. Experimentation is fine for a debut EP, especially one so slim.

But it would be gratifying to hear them lock in a sound. Close Encounters are simultaneously seeking connection and probing the nature of separation. The accompanying anxieties, fears and, yes, even hopes could be fertile ground for follow-up albums.

Close Encounters’ debut EP All Too Human is available at SoundCloud and iTunes. Close Encounters play at Nectar’s in Burlington on Tuesday, March 22.

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Close Encounters are a motley crew strung together from Burlington-based groups past and present. Guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist Justin Barton fronted Holy Smokes and once belonged to funk-jam outfit Squimley and the Woolens. Guitarist-vocalist Charlie Hill and drummer Fabian Gaspero-Beckstrom met Barton in January 2015 when their band, Bison, played with Holy Smokes at Queen City hot spot Nectar’s.

The now-defunct Holy Smokes drew from alternative and post-rock influences, while Bison still gig around town billing themselves as “nomadic disco-punk.”

Hill’s roommate, bassist Sam Ghazey, soon found his way into the mix. The four ganged up last summer to form Close Encounters. While their sound is not exactly the stuff of science fiction, Close Encounters’ debut four-song EP, All Too Human, does explore alienation, both from self and from society.

The title track opens with metallic, bright guitar riffs that belie a bleak

message: disillusionment with material wealth and the rat race. The lyrics could be ripped from Sen. Bernie Sanders’ income-inequality playbook: “Tempted by life’s greatest decadence / He forgets dreams of the simple life / And flies off toward big city lights / Gets off at the station Penn / Strolls on down the street called Wall.”

Remnants of Holy Smokes’ driving drumbeats and Bison’s darker side are present on the grungy second cut, “Iron Age.” Particularly in its catchy, echoladen vocals, the tune has its moments.

But it also exemplifies Close Encounters’ tendency to abruptly slide into distorted, drawn-out instrumentation near the end of a song. These transitions often feel jarring and overdone.

Up next is “Passed On.” While sonically a tad out of place, it quietly gestures to Burlington’s jam-band legacy with plenty of guitar grooves.

The jazzy seven-minute closer, “Stolen,” slows things down. Way down.

Barton’s languid vocals slowly build to a crescendo of angst. “Give me a reason / To believe that I’m not responsible,” he sings. Then, “Yeah, how do you feel it / You say it’s unjustifiable / Cause I’m a

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hat makes an object work? American and Confederate flags, Or an artwork? A group of flanked by portraits of Cornel West, people? A country? More Maya Angelou, Frederick Douglass, importantly, how do we a hooded Klansman and, at the very go about deciding what works and why? bottom, members of Wu-Tang Clan.

“Dysfunction,” the latest main-gallery Lugo’s adoption of a rococo decorative show at Burlington City Arts, presents aesthetic is tongue-in-cheek, but it is the work of 10 artists who use ceram- also a painfully serious confrontation ics to raise these questions. Employing of the historical relationship between a medium long associated with craft (white) European excess and ongoing and folk art, the exhibition agitates for racial injustice. an expanded view of ceramics’ The plates and vessels of position within so-called fine Arlington, Vt., artist Putnam art. It also asks viewers Phillips convey a simito reconsider relar disjunction, but strictive habits of her topic of inquiry categorization in is the intersection a larger sense. of gender and The politics modern warfare. involved in A former military “Dysfunction” intelligence speare twofold. cialist, Putnam Within the exhiPhillips decorates bition, works are her plates with contextualized as a ornate flowers, but“Things Best Forgotten” challenge to rigid dis- by Jessica Putnam Phillips terflies and gold accents tinctions between “high” that frame a central figure: and “low,” and between what a female soldier aiming her ceramics can and cannot do. Second, gun. The “Ladies in Waiting” series each artist’s work is imbued with its includes 31 such dishes of various sizes, own particular agenda, from supplying mounted together against a painted activist commentary to catalyzing social backdrop of pastel rose and lavender interaction. stripes.

The most overtly political pieces are Putnam Phillips asserts that her

by Roberto Lugo and Jessica Putnam works are meant to question “the conPhillips, both based in Vermont. Lugo, cept of serving,” marrying the military a Puerto Rican American who grew up euphemism of “serving one’s country” poor in Philadelphia, self-identifies as with the stereotypically wifely duties of a “ghetto potter,” as well as an activist, serving food to one’s family. (It is worth rapper, poet and educator. He currently noting that the central figures on the teaches ceramics at three largest platters Marlboro College. in “Ladies in Waiting” Lugo’s “Black each have a gaze that is Centuries Vase” represented in a distinct is a signature piece. way. In “Violet,” the solThe large vessel’s open dier’s sunglasses reflect mouth is rimmed with the scene she surveys; in graffiti, which gives way “Chrys,” the eyes of the to a host of American culsoldier are uncovered; in tural and political figures, “Poppy,” her sunglasses are black and white. These are opaque and offer no reflec“Black Centuries Vase” punctuated by symbols of by Roberto Lugo tion.) Like Lugo, Putnam slavery’s legacy — nooses, Phillips negates the separachains, crosses — in a glartion of a “peaceful” domestic ing metallic sheen. A cameo sphere from nationalist viobust of George Washington lence, and instead asks how is overlaid on both the the two function in tandem.

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THE EXHIBITION AGITATES FOR AN EXPANDED VIEW OF CERAMICS’ POSITION WITHIN SO-CALLED FINE ART.

Winooski sculptor Leslie Fry’s pieces have political intent, as well, though they are somewhat more subdued. Modeled after classic architectural brackets, “Support Quartet” and “Support Duo” are inscribed with text meant to conjure up the daily and accumulated politics of emotion — of carrying weight, of perseverance and waning strength. Long arms and hands carved into the sculpture remind the viewer of the artist’s touch — and that even humanity’s most monolithic structures have their origins in the hand.

The intricately constructed, wearable works of North Carolina artist Shae Bishop are the most obvious subversion of standard assumptions about ceramic art. Rarely do we think about wearing clay, right? Bishop modeled his “Shirt” at the exhibition

opening in January, demonstrating that his sewn-together concoction of small blue- and green-glazed tiles could actually be worn.

More impressive is Bishop’s “Coat II (the space within),” a highly architectural garment made of small six-sided tiles in blue, turquoise, red and green.

The colorful sides of the tiles make up the coat’s lining, while its exterior is the drab cream color of unglazed clay.

The work by Bech Evans and Margaret Kinkeade has a social functionality and most closely fits the idea of ceramics as utilitarian objects. Evans, who teaches ceramics at the University of Vermont, created “Toolbox for Tea,” which is pretty much what it sounds like: an oversize toolbox filled with handmade tea implements and vessels.

Describing ceramics as “performative

ART SHOWS

CALL TO ARTISTS ‘VISIONARY CONSPIRACY’: Members of the Surface Design Association Vermont chapter are invited to apply for inclusion in Studio Place Arts’ July/August exhibition, which intends to incite compassion and beauty through deploying fiber artists to craft “extreme examples of exquisiteness” with threads, textiles, wool, needles and looms. Interested artists should submit proposals to Eve Jacobs-Carnahan at ejcarnahan@gmail.com by May 1. To join the SDA, visit surfacedesign.org. Studio Place Arts, Barre. Info, 479-7069.

‘1 - 2 - 3 - : MATH AND ART’: Studio Place Arts seeks submissions of works that address the many concerns of both art and math. Details at studioplacearts.com. Studio Place Arts, Barre. Through April 15.

Info, 479-7069.

CALL FOR WRITING + ZINES: ONE Arts Center invites the public to drop off printed single pages or small zines of creative writing to be part of a monthlong art show that explores the relationship between verbal and nonverbal communication. Bring works to 72 N. Champlain St. between noon and 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

ONE Arts Center, Burlington. Through March 31. Info, 863-5217.

‘DOUBLE EXPOSURE’: In honor of National Poetry Month, established and emerging artists are invited to submit one or two artworks in any medium with a short poem, excerpt from a longer one or passage from another written work related to the artwork in some way. Deadline: March 15. Info and registration: blgreene@ myfairpoint.net. Jericho Town Hall. Info, 878-8887.

THE GALLERY AT LCATV: Lake Champlain Access Television is looking for artists to exhibit visual arts at a spacious community media center in northern Colchester. Artists must meet the criteria of LCATV membership (live, work or attend school in Colchester, Milton, Georgia, Fairfax, Westford, South Hero, Grand Isle or North Hero). Exhibitions can be one, two or three months and include a reception. Group shows are welcome. Proceeds from any sales go to the artists. Lake Champlain Access Television, Colchester. Through August 1. Info, 862-5724.

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‘IN LAYERS: THE ART OF THE EGG’: The museum seeks art and craft that focus on the beauty, biology and essence of eggs. Artists may

OPEN FARM AND STUDIO TOUR: The 10th annual Discover the Heart of the Islands invites artists to participate in an event July 9-10, taking place at community hubs across four island towns. Deadline: April 15. More information at openfarmandstudio.com. Grand Isle Art Works. $75. Info, 372-4556.

POETRY BROTHEL: The Poetry Brothel VT is seeking performers for an immersive poetry and cabaret experience that places the art of oral tradition in a bordello. All performance backgrounds welcome.

Send character sketch and up to five pages of writing to poetrybrothelvt@gmail.com. More info at encounterworksproductions. com. Encounterworks Productions Salon, Burlington. Through April 22. Info, 617-780 7701.

‘RIVER WORKS II’: River Arts invites artists to submit work speaking to “river” as it relates to movement and change. Submissions should include an artist’s statement that identifies relationship to rivers and/or the environment, one-page CV, up to five images with title, size, medium and year, and/or one to three video pieces less than five minutes long. DVDs, links to artist website, YouTube and Vimeo also welcome. Email to Kelly Holt at kelly@riverartsvt.org or mail to

plates were hung on the wall in a grid, still bearing traces of use.

Evans and Kinkeade wed performance and vessels of sustenance to evoke distinctly human themes. Brooks Oliver links depersonalized mass production to experiences of value and fear.

His “Wobble Table” features four kinetic sculptural forms, industrial in appearance, atop a wooden plank suspended from the ceiling. Guests are invited to pull a smooth wooden handle that shakes the plank’s rigging and sets the pieces in motion. If you’ve ever bumped into a table holding, say, your mother’s heirloom vase, you know the feeling of “Wobble Table” — but with the added stressor and thrill of being in an art gallery.

Interestingly, most of the works in “Dysfunction” actually do function — or at least mimic functional objects. Only Oliver, Julia Kunin and Charlie Cunningham created objects that seem to exist solely for their own sake.

Brooklyn artist Kunin offers the wall-hung “Phantom Flowers,” as well as two midsize tabletop sculptures, with her trademark iridescent

VERMONT GREEN PRINTING: Seeking talented artists whose work is suitable for T-shirts and other apparel to produce comic book art, 8-bit art, ASCII art or other cool images. Send samples and contact info to John at vtgreenprinting@gmail.com. Vermont Green Printing, Morrisville, Through March 10. Info, 888-9600.

‘VISUALIZING THE WORD’: Encounterworks Productions seeks art in all mediums that incorporates written (or spoken) word for an April exhibition recognizing National Poetry Month, in unison with the inaugural production of the Poetry Brothel in Vermont. Please submit bio/statement and up to five samples of your work along with size, year, title and medium. Encounterworks Productions Salon, Burlington. Through March 16. Info, 617-780-7701.

WATERBURY ARTS FEST: Now accepting applications from artists interested in showing work at annual community event. Details and application available at waterburyartsfest.com/contact-us/artistapplication. Deadline: April 1. Downtown Waterbury. Info, 496-6466.

‘WRITING DOWN THE WALLS’: The Poetry Experience and RanJazzy Enterprises are accepting submissions of original poetry for their collaborative first publication. Work should be typed and no longer than 12 stanzas. Send up to three submissions accompanied by a $15 cashier’s check or money order made out to RanJazzy Enterprises to Poetry Submissions c/o RanJazzy Enterprises, P.O. Box 583, Burlington, VT 05402. Deadline: May 31. $15; $5 for ages 18 and under. Info, 363-8459.

glazes and themes of biology and geology.

Cunningham’s “Ode to Emil M. Antonowsky” is a gloriously grotesque memorial bust of the villain killed by toxic waste in the 1987 film RoboCop. The artist also offers his cheeky “This Is Not a Foot,” which includes four human foot molds that double as pipes — but almost unrecognizably so. The series references Magritte’s “The Treachery of Images (Ceci n’est pas une pipe),” but the joke here is that Cunningham’s pieces are both foot and pipe.

“Dysfunction” maintains a balance of playfulness and gravity. Its most provocative success is advancing a counternarrative in a state where ceramics are much loved precisely because of their identity as craft. Far from threatening the preciousness of Vermont’s artisanal pottery, though, “Dysfunction” works to complicate, broaden and enliven the experience of the entire medium. !

INFO “Dysfunction,” on view through April 9 at BCA Center in Burlington. burlingtoncityarts.org

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! ‘A BODY IN FUKUSHIMA’: Photographs of Eiko Otake, documenting a visit she and William Johnston, photographer and Wesleyan University professor of Japanese history, made in 2014 to the irradiated communities of Fukushima. Artist talk with Otake: Monday, May 23, 6-7 p.m.; movement workshop with Otake in Chase Studio: Tuesday, May 24, 6-7:30 (free but limited space); and site-specific performance at Burlington’s Moran Plant: Friday, May 27, 8 p.m. March 4-May 28. Info, 652-4500.

Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, in Burlington. ! CARRIE DICKASON: “Industry Practice,” installation work created with materials that reflect the artist’s background in the automotive and textile industries of Detroit and elicit a conversation about consumerism and waste. Reception: Thursday, March 3, 5:30-7:30 p.m. March 3-April 9. Info, 865-7166. Vermont Metro Gallery, BCA Center, in Burlington. ! ‘CONTEXERE’: Named for the Latin word meaning “to weave, entwine, braid,” the show presents work by 12 local artists and explores the complex processes of verbal and nonverbal communication.

Reception: Friday, March 4, 6-10 p.m. March 4-31.

Info, 917-232-9205. ONE Arts Center in Burlington.

‘FROG HOLLOW’S GREEN MOUNTAIN ARTISANS’: Natalie Stultz debuts her short documentary film about Vermont artisans, in conjunction with a gallery show featuring work by the film’s subjects.

Film premiere and opening: Saturday, March 5, 5-8 p.m. Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Center in Burlington. Info, 863-6458.

! GEEBO CHURCH: Contemporary landscapes by the Champlain College professor. Reception: Thursday, March 3, 5-7 p.m. March 3-26. Info, 8658980. Champlain College Art Gallery in Burlington.

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SPRING ARTISAN FAIR: A Montréal event called Mascara & Popcorn seeks applications from artisans and makers. Interested artists should email a description of work, pictures and relevant links to mascara.popcorn@gmail.com. Deadline: March 30. Info, mascara. popcorn@gmail.com.

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‘THE MIRROR’: The museum seeks contributions for an upcoming exhibition relating to all aspects of mirrors, along with anecdotes, scholarship, art and other objects. For inspiration and details, visit museumofeverydaylife.org and use the “Contact Us” form to submit work. The Museum of Everyday Life, Glover. Through March 7. Info, claredol@sover.net.

‘SOFT BOMB BARRE’: Artists are invited to submit proposals for outdoor installations or “art explosions” involving fibers and intended to be a comforting, exhilarating form of art-as-resistance.

Email proposals to info@studioplacearts.com. Deadline: April 1.

Studio Place Arts, Barre. $10 application fee; free for SPA member artists. Info, 479-7069.

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objects,” Evans is fascinated with the ritual of Japanese tea ceremonies, and he will host his own tea gathering in the gallery on March 10, as well as a dinner on March 24.

Kansas City, Mo., artist Kinkeade’s “Half Log Cabin, Arrangement No. 1” references a past event. The work incorporates a wall sculpture and a set of dishes. At the exhibition opening, guests were invited literally to break bread together using Kinkeade’s wavy, rectangular plates. When they were finished, the

LOOKING FOR ARTISTS AT THE DAILY PLANET: Seeking artists to display work at busy downtown Burlington restaurant. Exhibitions are two months long. If interested, please email samples of work to art@dailyplanet15.com and indicate size. Must have sufficient number of works to fill a room. The Daily Planet, Burlington. Through March 4. Info, 862-9647.

Kelly Holt, River Arts, P.O. Box 829, Morrisville, VT 05661. Deadline: March 17. River Arts, Morrisville. Info, 888-1261.

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submit up to three works as JPEGs to museum@birdsofvermont. org; write “Submission for ‘In Layers: The Art of the Egg’” in the subject line. Artists without email may send up to three prints to 900 Sherman Hollow Rd., Huntington, VT 05462, Attn: In Layers Art. Include contact info and a description of the work. Deadline: March 22. Email or call with questions. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington. Info, 434-2167.

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SIENNA FONTAINE: “Acclaim of Gesture,” mixedmedia works made with walnut ink, marker, acrylic paints, spray paint and stencil work. March 4-June 30. Info, 859-9222. Speeder & Earl’s Coffee (Pine Street) in Burlington.

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! ‘CULTURE’: A juried group exhibition of photos from international artists and five Vermonters addresses the many aspects of human activity.

Reception: Saturday, March 19, 3 p.m. March 3-27.

Info, 777-3686. Darkroom Gallery in Essex Junction.

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! DIANNE SHULLENBERGER: “Circular Earth,” 20 collages made from natural objects. Reception: Friday, March 11, 4-7 p.m. March 5-April 29. Info, 899-4993. Spotlight Gallery in Montpelier. ! ‘THEM, US & YOU’: A global, invitational exhibit includes more than 24 artists who investigate radical and socially accepted constructs of the other. Reception: Saturday, March 12, 4-6 p.m.

March 8-April 18. Info, 479-7069. Studio Place Arts in Barre.

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! ABRIE HOWE: “Into the Eyes of Animals,” drawings and acrylic paintings by the local fifth-grader. Reception: Thursday, March 3, 5-7 p.m.

March 3-May 2. ! GALEN CHENEY: “To China and Back,” paintings and paper constructions created while in residence at the Da Wang Culture Highland near Shenzen, China. Reception: Thursday, March 3, 5-7 p.m. Artist talk: 6 p.m. March 3-May 2. Info, 888-1261. River Arts in Morrisville.

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! KATE FETHERSTON & ROGER WEINGARTEN: The local artists show paintings and digital images, respectively, that display a shared curiosity and obsession with color, texture and invention. Poetry reading and reception: Friday, March 4, 6-8 p.m.: reading at Bridgeside Books, continuing to gallery, with live music from Dave Keller, and refreshments.

March 4-25. Info, 244-1441. Axel’s Gallery & Frameshop in Waterbury.

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! ‘OUT ON A LIMB’: Member artists present tree-inspired works that reflect the personal style of each. Reception: Friday, March 4, 5-7 p.m. March 4-May 3. Info, 247-4956. Brandon Artists Guild.

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! ‘STUDIO FEVER’: Community members are invited to get creative and add their own artwork to the gallery walls. All supplies provided. The gallery will extend its hours until 7 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays during this exhibition. Kickoff potluck: Wednesday, March 2, 6 p.m. March 2-19. Info, 457-3500. ArtisTree Community Arts Center & Gallery in South Pomfret. ! PRINTMAKING WITH SOLARPLATES: An exhibition of prints made using sunlight. Reception: Friday, March 4, 6-8 p.m. March 4-31. Info, 295-5901.

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DORIAN MCGOWAN: “3 in 1,” three bodies of work from the artist and professor emeritus of art at Lyndon State College. March 4-April 23. Info, 6951111. Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury.

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RYAN GANDER: “Make every show like it’s your last,” an exhibition bringing together diverse elements that reflect the British artist’s interest in the circumstances of art production, as well as our perception of objects. March 3-May 22. Info, 514-847-6226. Montréal Museum of Contemporary Art.

! ‘SECRET SPACES’: Sketches and watercolor vignettes created by members of Urban Sketchers Plattsburgh (USkPb), produced during weekly meetups in various locations around the city.

Reception: Friday, March 4, 5-8 p.m. March 4-27.

Info, 518-564-0064. The Champlain Wine Company in Plattsburgh, N.Y.

ART EVENTS ARTIST TALK: JOHN MILLER: The photographer and author of Deer Camp and Granite and Cedar discusses current projects and his ongoing challenges with documentary work. Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport, Wednesday, March 2, 7-8:30 p.m.

Info, 334-7902.

TALK: ‘SMALL WORLDS: MINIATURES FROM THE FLEMING COLLECTION’: Fleming Museum curator Andrea Rosen discusses her attraction to miniature objects as the seed of a future exhibition. University of Vermont Fleming Museum of Art, Burlington, Wednesday, March 2, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Info, 656-0750.

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 4, 5-8 p.m. Info, 264-4839.

FRIENDS OF ART LUNCHEON: Peter Russom discusses his artwork in Burke Gallery, followed by lunch in the adjoining gallery. RSVP by Friday, February 26. Plattsburgh State Art Museum, N.Y., Friday, March 4, noon-2 p.m. $20. Info, 518-564-2474.

DEMO: UKRAINIAN EGG PAINTING: Theresa Somerset of Precision Studio demonstrates the ancient art of Pysanky wax resist and dye egg decorating. Sweet Grass Gallery & Gifts, Williston, Saturday, March 5, 1-3 p.m. Info, 872-1636.

DEMO: PAINTING SKY AND CLOUDS WITH ANDREW ORR: The local painter offers a free demonstration of his process. Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, Sunday, March 6, 1-2 p.m.

Info, 644-5100.

CHRIS CARFARO: Calligraphy by the Richmond penman, on view in conjunction with the launch of his new instructional TV series “Inkwell Vermont,” which aims to revive the art of calligraphy. Mt. Mansfield Community Television, Richmond, Monday, March 7, 5-8 p.m. Info, 424-2550.

HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER RECEPTION: Area high school teachers are invited to campus for a meet-and-greet with museum staff and exhibiting artist Peter Russom, and will receive a tour of the gallery and information on how to prepare art students for college. Plattsburgh State Art Museum, N.Y., Tuesday, March 8, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Info, 518-564-2474.

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ANN ALLEN AND JESSICA REMMEY: An exhibition of paintings and photography, respectively.

Through March 31. Info, 859-9222. Art’s Alive Gallery @ Main Street Landing’s Union Station in Burlington.

‘BOOKWORKS’: Collaborative and individual works from members of the Book Arts Guild of Vermont, who employ a diverse range of techniques and approaches. Through March 18. Info, 656-4200.

Living/Learning Center, UVM in Burlington.

CATHERINE HALL: “Paper Pieces and Works on Paper,” new works employing techniques derived from textile dyeing and batiking, monoprints and abstract painting. Through March 31. Info, 859-9222. SEABA Center in Burlington.

‘DYSFUNCTION’: Ten contemporary artists use ceramics to question the social, political and economic forces that determine “proper” function.

‘NAVIGATING MEMORY: EXPLORING PLACE’: Nurjahan Akhlaq, Aqsa Shakil and Seher Shah explore the role of memory, biography and personal context in establishing historical narratives. Through April 9. Info, 865-5355.

BCA Center in Burlington.

! ENCOUNTERWORKS PRODUCTIONS GRAND OPENING GROUP SHOW: The inaugural group exhibition of Vermontbased artists includes sculpture, installation, drawing, painting and photography. Art Walk reception: Friday, March 4, 5-9 p.m. Through March 25.

Info, 617-780-7701. Encounterworks Productions Salon in Burlington.

GRACE TOMCZAK: “Tentacles,” a collection of drawings and collage focused on octopuses and their form. Through April 15. Info, 657-387. Petra Cliffs Climbing Center & Mountaineering School in Burlington.

! ‘IMPERMANENCE’: Sculpture and drawings by Margaret Jacobs and Justin O’Rourke. Reception: Friday, March 18, 6-8 p.m. Through April 30. Info, 363-4746. Flynndog in Burlington.

‘IN A FIELD WITH NO BOUNDS’: A group exhibition featuring two generations of artists with Vermont connections, with work that references internal and external landscapes and the relationship between them. Artists include Catherine Hall, Corin Hewitt, Julia Kunin, Meg Lipke, Meg Walker and Barbara Zucker. Through April 26. Info, 395-1923. New City Galerie in Burlington.

JACKSON TUPPER: “Boys & Girls,” a series of paintings and screen prints that explore the human form in motion through a narrative of nude, blobby skateboarders. Through March 23. Info, 864-5884.

Karma Bird House Gallery in Burlington.

MONIKA RIVARD: Photographs by the recent artist-in-residence at New City Galerie. Through April 30. Info, 863-8278. Barrio Bakery & Pizza Barrio in Burlington.

! NANCY TOMCZAK: Watercolors that reflect the Vermont artist’s fascination with birds. Reception: Friday, March 4, 5-8 p.m. Through March 31. Info, 859-9222. The Gallery at Main Street Landing in Burlington.

‘POP ART PRINTS’: Thirty-seven prints significant to the advent of the pop art movement of the 1950s and ’60s, including works by Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg and Andy Warhol. Also works by the era’s female artists from the Fleming’s permanent collection, including Chryssa, Sister Mary Corita Kent and Marisol.

‘SEX OBJECTS: PERSPECTIVES ON GENDER AND SEXUALITY’: An exhibition of everyday and ceremonial art and artifacts curated by 40 anthropology and art history students. Through May 22. SAMUEL BAK: “Survival and Memory,” paintings by the Polish artist addressing his experience as a Holocaust survivor, using a Renaissance palette and personal lexicon informed by Jewish culture. Through May 22. Info, 656-0750. University of Vermont Fleming Museum of Art in Burlington.

SCOTT KING: Paintings in markers, spray paint and acrylic. Through April 30. Info, 658-4771. Nectar’s in Burlington.

! ‘A SHOW OF HANDS’: The fourth annual exhibition 100 wooden hands decorated by local artists; auction at end of month will support HANDS, an organization that brings food to Vermont elders.

Auction: Thursday, March 31, 5:30 p.m. Through March 31. Info, 651-8834. Penny Cluse Café in Burlington.

‘A WORLD OF ART’: Mixed-media, two-dimensional artwork acquired by Ben Bergstein and April Werner during their travels around the world. Through March 31. Info, 863-6713. North End Studio A in Burlington.

‘XOXO: AN EXHIBIT ABOUT LOVE & FORGIVENESS’: Developed by the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, this emotion-filled interactive exhibit asks you to open your heart and mind. Through May 15. Info, 864-1848. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain in Burlington.

Carrie Dickason “Industry Practice,” opening on Thursday,

March 3, at Vermont Metro Gallery in Burlington, showcases the artist’s preoccupation with consumer culture. Currently in residence at the Vermont Studio Center, Dickason has worked in the Detroit automotive industry as a textile specialist. That experience allowed her to amplify her familiarity with a broad range of materials. Dickason’s abstract compositions — using paper,

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‘32 DEGREES: THE ART OF WINTER’: Winterinspired works from the late 19th century to present, including contemporary photography, sound pieces, digital art, games and ephemeral sculpture, which invite visitors to experience the complexities of snow and ice. Through May 30.

Info, 985-3346. Shelburne Museum.

‘BIRDS OF A FEATHER’: An exhibition exploring the illusory and deadly beauty of American wildfowl decoys, featuring models of 13 different bird species. Through May 1. Info, 985-3346. Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education, Shelburne Museum.

! KURT MADISON: Images from the Vermont landscape photographer. Reception: Sunday, March 6, 2-4 p.m. Through May 31. Info, 985-8222.

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MONIKA RIVARD PHOTOS: Images by the Burlington photographer. Through May 31. Info, 343-1218. Scout & Co. (Winooski).

‘MOTION’: A group exhibition featuring Vermont artists. Through March 31. Info, 878-8887. Jericho Town Hall.

STAFF ART SHOW: Thirty-five original artworks on display were created by seven of the restaurant’s nine employees: Eli Barlow, Ashley Campbell, Gianna Cavallaro, Steve Crawford, Amila Nuhodzic, Liz Swindell and Ethan Tischler. Through April 3.

Info, 985-9511. Rustic Roots in Shelburne.

WINTER SHOW: Works by members of the Northern Vermont Artist Association. Through March 20. Info, 899-3211. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho.

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KATE GRIDLEY: Seventeen contemporary oil portraits of young adults, each accompanied by an audio narrative accessible by cellphone. Through March 31. Info, 828-0749. Vermont Supreme Court Gallery in Montpelier.

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‘LEGISLATION AS A SOURCE OF ART’: Nineteen Art Resource Association members present work inspired by laws enacted by Vermont legislators.

Through March 31. Info, 223-2258. Vermont Statehouse Cafeteria in Montpelier.

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NORTHERN VERMONT ART ASSOCIATION: Works by association members. Through March 11. Info, 262-6035. T. W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier.

‘SADDLE UP! NORWICH CAVALRY: TRAINING, TOURING AND TACTICS ON HORSEBACK’: Exhibition presenting the story of the college cavalry, including life-size imagery, sounds and historic objects. Through June 30. Info, 485-2183.

Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University in Northfield.

TOM LEYTHAM: “The Other Working Landscape,” watercolor prints of aging industrial buildings by the Montpelier architect and artist. Through April 8. Info, 279-6403. Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin.

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TRINE WILSON: “Hydrangea & Angels,” work by the Vermont artist. Through March 4. Info, 355-4834.

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ANGELO ARNOLD: “Escape,” sculpture by the Norwich University School of Architecture and Art instructor. Through March 5. Info, 485-2597.

Vermont Studio Center Gallery II in Johnson.

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Johnsbury. It features the self-taught artist’s colorfully graphic work depicting slavery, forced labor and racial injustice. Rembert creates his scenes not on canvas sense of permanence. Growing up in the rural South, he was active in the civil rights movement and spent time on a chain gang. Rembert’s largely autobiographical images

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BETSY SILVERMAN: “Sticking Stowe Together,” large-scale collages celebrating the quintessential places, things and views of Stowe. Through March 27. Info, 253-4693. Stowe Craft & Design.

‘CLOSE TO HOME’: Installation and images by Elizabeth Billings and Michael Sacca, respectively, created using materials and subject matter near their Tunbridge home. Through March 31. Info, 828-0749. Governor’s Gallery in Montpelier.

‘INTIMACY + MATERIALITY’: A 13-artist group exhibition explores material and emphasizes methods of making through the lens of contemporary studio, social and design practices. CAROLE FRANCES LUNG, AKA FRAU FIBER: “People’s Cloth Trade Show: The T-shirt Is the Problem,” exhibition by the California artist, activist and scholar, which creates an immersive environment for visitors to learn about global production of T-shirts and how to upcycle, reuse and extend their life. Through April 10. Info, 253-8358. Helen Day Art Center in Stowe.

DJ BARRY: “Love Your Barista,” a new series featuring stencils of coffee cups, with 100 percent of sales donated to the barista tip jar. Through April 1. Info, 479-0896. Espresso Bueno in Barre.

JOELEN MULVANEY: “Tree People Hiding in Plain Sight,” paintings by the Vermont artist. Through March 26. Info, 426-3581. Jaquith Public Library in Marshfield.

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AMANDA AMEND: Watercolor paintings by the award-winning Vermont artist. Through March 28.

Info, 496-6682. Festival Gallery in Waitsfield.

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JULIE A. DAVIS: “Native Expressions,” a collection of 22 oil paintings by the Vermont artist, whose variety of techniques combines realism, dream imagery and abstraction. Through March 26. Info,

! O P E N: MOLLY DAVIES AND PAULA MOTLEY: Installation and performance with video artist Molly Davies and dancer and choreographer Paula Motley, created in collaboration with JSC students.

Performance: Friday, March 4, 4-7 p.m. Through March 5. Info, 635-2356. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College.

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THE FRONT COLLECTIVE: A group exhibition features collective members Jesse Cooper, Ben Cheney, Deluxe Unlimited, Alice Dodge, Hasso Ewing, Glen Coburn Hutcheson, Chris Jeffrey, Maayan Kasimov, Clara Kazarov, Melora Kennedy, Alana LaPoint, Michelle Lesnak, John Matusz, Hannah Morris, James Secor and Janet Van Fleet. Gallery open Fridays, 5-8 p.m., and Saturdays, 11 a.m.-8.m. Through March 31.

Info, 272-0908. The Front in Montpelier.

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CHARLES FISH: “Blue Ribbons & Burlesque,” photographs taken at Vermont country fairs.

Through July 1. Info, 479-8519. Vermont History Museum in Montpelier.

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HARLEN HOUGHTON: “Rusticks,” compositions made with found sticks and twigs arranged behind frames of frosted Plexiglas. Through March 31. Info, 565-8296. Art of Vermont in Randolph. LYNN NEWCOMB: “The Power of Black Ink; Two Decades of Printmaking,” etchings by the local artist. Through April 30. Info, 498-8438. White River Gallery (BALE Building) in South Royalton.

! DENNIS EDWARDS: Paintings by the Mad River Valley artist. Reception: Friday, March 4, 5-6:30 p.m. Through March 31. Info, 496-5470.

Three Mountain Café in Waitsfield.

JOHN SNELL: “The Wonder of It All,” photographs of nature by the Vermont artist, organized by Meeting House Arts.

Through March 6. Info, 244-8581. Waterbury Congregational Church.

‘SALVAGE’: Group exhibition featuring more than 20 Vermont artists working with found materials, from assemblage and collage to large-scale sculpture. Through March 19. Info, 431-0204. Chandler Gallery in Randolph.

VALERIE HAMMOND & ANNE SIEMS: “HERstory,” an exhibition drawing on imagery from nature to explore myth and spirituality. Through March 26. Info, 617-842-3332. Walker Contemporary in Waitsfield.

! YOUTH ART MONTH: Paintings, drawings and other artworks created by 36 South Royalton elementary, middle and high school students. Reception: Friday, March 11, 4-6 p.m. Through April 2. Info, 763-7094. Royalton Memorial Library in South Royalton.

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‘DECO JAPAN: SHAPING ART AND CULTURE, 1920–1945’: The nearly 200 works in this exhibit showcase the spectacular craftsmanship and sophisticated design long associated with Japan, and convey the complex social and cultural tensions in Japan leading up to World War II, including the emergence of the “modern girl.” Through April 24. Info, 443-6433.

Middlebury College Museum of Art. ‘RETURN OF THE SPRING’: An exhibition featuring work by Middlebury artist Yinglei Zhang and her mentors, Li Xubai and Guo Ziyu. Through March 5. Info, 388-1436. Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater in Middlebury.

‘SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE WORKING FOREST’: Collaborative exhibition featuring work by painter Kathleen Kolb and poet Verandah Porche. Through April 30. Info, 388-4964. Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury.

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! NANCY P. WEIS: “States of Mind,” mixed-media works that use anthropology and archaeology as metaphors for discovery of universal inner meaning. Reception: Friday, March 4, 6-8 p.m. Through March 26. Info, 468-1119. Castleton Downtown Gallery in Rutland.

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PETER SCHUMANN: “North East Kingdom Weapons & Tools for Decapitalization,” by the Bread and Puppet founder features puppet displays highlighting the major tools and weapons with which to fight the wrong. Through March 25. Info, 468-1119.

Christine Price Gallery, Castleton University.

! ‘WATER’: A juried exhibition of watercolors by six artists that highlights the work of Pure Water for the World, an international nonprofit.

Participating artists: Denise Letendre Bach, Brian D. Cohen, Ann McFarren, Carrie Pill, Lynn D. Pratt and Kleng T. Walker. Reception: Friday, March 4, 5-7 p.m. Through March 25. Info, 775-0356. Chaffee Art Center in Rutland.

‘WINTER AS PRISM OR PRISON’: Juried exhibition of local artists exploring the experience of winter in New England. Through March 26. Info, 247-4295.

Compass Music and Arts Center in Brandon.

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‘FEATHER & FUR: PORTRAITS OF FIELD, FOREST & FARM’: Portraits celebrating the beauty, intelligence and grace of animals by nine artists. Through April 30. Info, 885-3061. The Great Hall in Springfield.

‘HUMAN PLUS: REAL LIVES + REAL ENGINEERING’: An exhibition offering visitors of all ages the chance to explore engineering concepts and to create a range of low- and high-tech tools that extend the potential of the human body. Through May 8. Info, 649-2200, ext. 222. Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich.

‘ICE AGE MAMMALS IN THE MEADOW’: Outdoor exhibition of life-size sculpture by Bob Shannahan and Wendy Klemperer, featuring artistic renditions of a woolly mammoth, a short-faced bear, a North American camel, a dire wolf and an American lion.

Through April 30. Info, 359-5001. Vermont Institute of Natural Science Nature Center in Quechee.

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‘Shedding Light on the Working Forest’

The collaboration of painter Kathleen Kolb and poet Verandah Porche, previously exhibited at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, has taken up residence at the Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury. Kolb’s realist paintings depict the state’s lumber industry in carefully rendered scenes of the daily labor behind harvesting trees. Porche

uses words toward the same end, crafting lines such as “Full moon reads zero / and falling. Loggers’ paradise. / Sap gels in the maples… / Each elegant scheme / is a rough draft of Utopia.” An exhibition-related colloquium is March 10, 12:30 to 1:20 p.m., at the Franklin Environmental Center in Middlebury. Details at vermontfolklifecenter.org.

Through April 30. Pictured: “Loggers at Sunrise” by Kolb.

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‘BOXCARS: RAILROAD IMAGERY IN CONTEMPORARY REALISM’: Realist paintings with trains as subject, curated by Charlie Hunter. ‘OPEN CALL NORTH-NORTHEAST’: Juried exhibition showcasing work by established, mid-career and emerging artists who live in New York and New England. EVAN CORONIS: “Penumbra,” hexagonal forms made with unrefined industrial glass.

Through March 12. Info, 257-0124. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

‘CENTERING’: An exhibit featuring five artists of regional, national and international reputation: Steve Budington, Janne Höltermann, Roberto Lugo, Billie Mandle and Seldon Yuan. Curated by art professor Jen Morris, the show includes works in video, ceramics, painting, sculptural objects and photography. Through April 15. Info, 387-6841. The Fine Arts Gallery, Landmark College, in Putney.

GROUP EXHIBITION 2016: Works from more than 20 New England and New York artists, including Scott Nelson, Susan Osgood, Michelle Ratte, Margaret Shipman and Donald Saaf. Through April 24. Info, 251-8290. Mitchell Giddings Fine Arts in Brattleboro.

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of mediums. Through March 2. Info, 748-0158.

Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury.

! STEPHEN MALSHUK: “Antarctica: A Photographic Journey,” images of the southernmost continent by the Vermont photographer.

Closing reception and artist talk: Saturday, April 16, 5-7 p.m. Through April 16. Info, 334-9166. MAC Center for the Arts Gallery in Newport.

‘WINFRED REMBERT: AN ARTFUL RESPONSE’: “All Me,” hand-tooled and painted leather scenes by the self-taught African American artist, who grew up in the rural South during segregation and was actively involved in the civil rights movement.

Through March 6. Info, 748-2600. Catamount Arts Center in St. Johnsbury.

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‘60 FROM THE 60S: SELECTIONS FROM GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM’: Exhibition featuring images by significant photographers of the era: Harry Callahan, Benedict J. Fernandez, Hollis Frampton, Betty Hahn, Robert Heinecken, Mary Ellen Mark, Roger Mertin, Arnold Newman, Aaron Siskind and Garry Winogrand. Through April 3. ‘NORMAN ROCKWELL IN THE 1960S’: Exhibition featuring 21 works that trace the artist’s transition to addressing national issues like democracy, freedom, justice, desegregation and civil rights. Through April 3.

DOUGLAS CROCKWELL: “The Other Rockwell: Douglas Crockwell,” an exhibition featuring paintings by the artist and founding Hyde trustee, whose illustrative works were included in the Saturday Evening Post, LIFE, Look and others. Through May 8. Info, 518-792-1761. The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, N.Y. ‘POMPEII’: Nearly 200 archaeological artifacts, including bronze and marble statues, mosaics, frescoes, decorative arts and objects from daily life, offer a glimpse into the life of the once-thriving city in the Roman Empire. Through September 5.

CÉLESTE BOURSIER-MOUGENOT: “from here to ear,” an immersive installation and sonic arrangement featuring songbirds and electric guitars. Through March 27. Info, 514-285-2000. Montréal Museum of Fine Arts.

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‘INVENTORY: NEW WORKS AND CONVERSATIONS AROUND AFRICAN ART’: Exhibition of newly acquired works from African artists in and beyond the continent, as well as non-African artists who address Africa in their works, including paintings, photographs, sculptures, drawings, ceramics and mixed media created during or since the 1960s.

Through March 13. ERIC AHO: “Ice Cuts,” paintings that present the simplicity and austerity of holes cut in ice, by the Vermont artist. Through March 13. Info, 603-646-2095. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.

ANNIE TIBERIO CAMERON: Photographs taken in the wilderness during solo camping trips.

Through March 30. Info, 999-7661. Hartness Gallery, Vermont Technical College, in Randolph Center.

PETER RUSSOM: “Transform,” paintings by the SUNY Plattsburgh art professor that document his travels in Italy. Through March 20. Info, 518-5642474. Burke Gallery, Plattsburgh State Art Museum, N.Y.

ADAM BLUE: “An Organic Palette,” prints addressing the ever-changing culture of food cultivation in three themes: pop-art vintage tractors, an organic palette and Cookbook 2314. Through March 4. Info, 831-1063. Vermont Law School in South Royalton.

CAROLE ROSALIND DRURY: “The Illuminated Hours of Lauredon,” oil landscapes on carved white pine by the Greensboro artist. Through March 26. Info, 533-2163. Sterling College in Craftsbury Common.

DIAN PARKER: “Homage: The Arc of Influence,” paintings by the Chelsea artist and writer. Through March 6. Info, 889-9404. Tunbridge Public Library in Tunbridge Village.

MORGAN BARBER: “Inner Space/Outer Visions,” oil paintings. Through March 28. Info, 525-3366.

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‘DIRECTOR’S CHOICE’: Selected works by Varujan Boghosian, Pat Dipaula Klein, Helen Matteson, Ira Matteson, Nick Santoro, Hugh Townley and John Udvardy. Through July 9. Info, 767-9670. BigTown Gallery in Rochester.

‘POETRY MADE VISIBLE’: More than 15 local artists present works inspired by poetry, in a variety

JEN MORRIS: “Marble,” photographs by the Vermont artist. Through April 17. STUDENT ART SHOW: An annual exhibition brings together artwork from the region’s elementary, middle and high school students. Through March 13.

VINCENT LONGO: “Centers, Circles, Squares, Grids,” works by the artist recognized as the first abstract expressionist printmaker. Through May 1. Info, 447-1571. Bennington Museum.

RAGNAR KJARTANSSON: The Iceland artist’s first major show in Canada presents three significant works that represent his explorations in performance and straddle mysticism and parody.

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here’s a reason 38-year-old Hungarian director László Nemes’ feature debut won the Best Foreign Language Oscar last weekend. Son of Saul achieves the almost inconceivable: It reinvents the Holocaust movie.

The drama unfolds over a day and a half in Auschwitz. Yet we see no crowded trains, no ghostly smoke rising from crematorium chimneys, no rows of barracks — for that matter, few of the images familiar from previous screen accounts of this historical horror.

Instead, we see what one man sees, and he survives largely by keeping his head down.

His name is Saul Ausländer (Géza Röhrig).

As an opening title card informs us, he’s one of the Sonderkommandos, Jewish prisoners forced to assist the Nazis in preventing their assembly line of death from slowing even for a second.

The opening sequence, one of the most powerful ever filmed, announces to the viewer that Nemes intends to tell his story using an entirely new cinematic vocabulary.

The image is squared off, shot in 1.33:1 aspect ratio and almost always tight on its subject, who fills the frame in a way that heightens the film’s sense of claustrophobia. The camera often shoots over Saul’s shoulder, employing a shallow focus technique that blurs

everything not in his line of sight.

What we hear is more nightmarish than what we see. A band plays. A friendly voice reminds newcomers to remember the number of the hook on which they’ve hung their clothing, telling them hot soup awaits them after their shower. We glimpse naked men, women and children passing through a metal doorway. Then the doors slam, and we hear screaming and pounding, louder and louder, until silence descends.

At which point Saul mechanically does his job. He takes down the clothes, separates valuables, drags bodies — which the guards refer to as “pieces” — from the room and scrubs blood from the floor in preparation for the next train. At the periphery of his vision, we make out corpses stacked beside flaming pits, prisoners being shot and members of his group planning an uprising.

Then we clearly see what Saul sees, the sight that sets the rest of the movie’s action in motion. A boy has somehow survived the cyanide and been placed on a crate for inspection.

After checking his heart with a stethoscope, the doctor calmly suffocates him and orders the workers to “open him up” for an autopsy.

Is this actually Saul’s son, or is the murder simply the last psychological straw for him?

We’re never told. All we know is that Saul

BURNING MAN Géza Röhrig stars in the harrowing story of an Auschwitz prisoner whose duties include incinerating fellow Jews in the camp ovens.

makes it his mission to save the boy’s body from the ovens and find a rabbi to preside over a proper Jewish burial. He spends the balance of the film navigating the maze of the camp, bartering and making deals in the hope of doing this one decent thing, while atrocities of every variety unfold around him. The director’s revolutionary approach allows us to accompany the protagonist down every hall, through every tunnel, sticking to him like a second skin and seeing through his eyes.

Right up to its mystifying final frames, Son of Saul offers a guided tour of the depths

of human darkness. Sure, movies have been there before, but never in so direct and unadorned a fashion. Nemes has said his goal was to tell a Holocaust story “without projecting postwar emotions or emotions codified in film.” In other words, to portray life in the camp as it was experienced in that tragic time and place, before its day-to-day drudgery had been converted into drama. I think you’ll agree the filmmaker has created an unforgettably fresh hell.

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Gods of Egypt ★★

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f only Gods of Egypt had musical numbers, it might qualify as some kind of twisted classic. A faux-mythological spectacle in which everyone and everything is draped in more sparkle than Liberace, it lacks only a touch of song-anddance to put its excess over the top. What a pity that writers Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (Dracula Untold, The Last Witch Hunter) seem to have drawn their main inspiration not from Bollywood but from video games.

They certainly didn’t draw it from Egyptian mythology, which serves here as little more than a pretext for yet another teenfriendly “hero’s journey.” In this loose rendering of the Osiris myth (so loose that Isis barely appears on-screen), the Egyptian gods are essentially superheroes. Tall and gold-blooded, with the power to transform into half-animal CG concoctions, they dwell among mortals while pursuing their own agendas. The film’s real stars, however, are green screens, ample cleavage and leather tunics.

One of those leather tunics is filled by the hunky limbs of Horus (Nikolaj CosterWaldau), wastrel heir to King Osiris (Bryan Brown). Before the succession can take place, the monarch’s Cain-esque brother, Set (Gerard Butler), shows up uninvited, murders his rival sibling and blinds his nephew.

He also chews mountains of digitally generated scenery, then beds down with Hathor

OZ R US Winged monkeys would not have seemed entirely out of place in the garish world of Proyas’ action epic.

(Elodie Yung), a fertility goddess depicted here as a saucy sexpot.

Horus must fight his way back from exile to reclaim the throne, aided by a plucky young human thief named Bek (Brenton Thwaites), who’s on his own mission to rescue his simper-y beloved (Courtney Eaton) from the underworld. Bek clearly exists solely to enhance the story’s relatability. De-

spite a Han Solo grin, the occasional wisecrack and some tepid buddy chemistry with Horus, he’s kind of a bore.

Director Alex Proyas (Dark City) seems to aim at a sweet spot between the epic ponderousness of Exodus and the gleeful wackiness of Guardians of the Galaxy, but Gods lacks the solid comedy writing of the latter. A line referring to a bargain as “not worth the

papyrus it’s written on” is about as clever as things get. Physical comedy might have contributed some liveliness; the digitally generated size differential between Bek and Horus is several gags waiting to happen, but none of them ever do.

Where the film excels is in the glittery, Oz-like excess of its costuming and set design — which recall another recent folly, the Wachowskis’ Jupiter Ascending. However, Gods of Egypt approaches the memorable oddness of that film only when the heroes leave Earth and visit the sun god Ra (Geoffrey Rush), and we get a graphic reminder of how different the ancient Egyptians’ conception of the solar system was from our own.

For every pleasant absurdity like this, there are four or five boilerplate scenes of chasing, fighting or puzzle solving that may make you wish you had a controller to make it stop already.

Given the extremely tenuous connection between Egypt and Egypt, it may be redundant to point out that this is yet another epic in which North African natives are portrayed (with a few exceptions) by blondish northern Europeans. While authenticity obviously wasn’t a priority here, a different casting strategy might at least have made Gods of Egypt stand out from the pack. As it is, the flick is most notable for making the anachronistic Roman spectacle mocked in Hail, Caesar! look like a serious work of art.

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ZOOTOPIA: A con artist fox and a bunny cop team up to uncover a conspiracy in this Disney animated adventure set in a world where critters call the shots. With the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman and Idris Elba. Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush directed. (108 min, PG. Big Picture, Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Stowe, Welden)

NOW PLAYING 45 YEARS★★★★1/2 Startling news forces a long-married couple (Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay) to reevaluate their relationship in this acclaimed drama from Andrew Haigh (Weekend). (95 min, R) THE BIG SHORT★★★★1/2 Comedy director Adam McKay unravels the excesses and absurdities that helped produce the 2008 financial collapse in this film based on Michael Lewis’ book about the guys who got rich on credit-default swaps. Christian Bale, Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling star. (130 min, R) BROOKLYN★★★★ In the 1950s, a shy Irish immigrant to the U.S. (Saoirse Ronan) finds herself choosing between two paths, in this drama from director John Crowley (Intermission). (111 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 12/2)

DIRTY GRANDPA★ Robert De Niro is the dirty grandpa. Zac Efron is the uptight grandson. They’re road-tripping to Florida for spring break, and that’s probably all you need (or want) to know about this comedy from director Dan Mazer (who produced Borat). (102 min, R)

RISEN★★1/2 Part detective story, part biblical epic, this drama follows a Roman tribune (Joseph Fiennes) tasked with investigating the recently reported resurrection of Christ. With Tom Felton and Peter Firth. (107 min, PG-13) ROOM★★★★★ Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay play a mother and son surviving in unimaginable circumstances in this drama based on Emma Donoghue’s novel. Lenny Abrahamson (Frank) directed. (118 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 1/20)

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SON OF SAUL★★★★★ In this Hungarian Oscar winner, a concentration camp inmate who has been forced to work in the crematoriums makes a discovery that leads to a bold resolution. László Nemes directed. (107 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 3/2)

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SPOTLIGHT★★★★★ Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams and Stanley Tucci are among the all-star cast of this gripping drama about the Boston Globe’s Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into the Catholic sex-abuse scandals uncovered in the early aughts. Tom McCarthy (The Visitor) directed and cowrote. (128 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 11/25) STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS★★★★ So, did you hear there’s a new Star Wars movie coming out? Set 30 years after Return of the Jedi? Directed

by J.J. Abrams? Featuring the return of the original stars, plus Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac? Yeah, we thought so. (135 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 12/23) TRIPLE 9★★1/2 John Hillcoat (The Proposition) directed this thriller about dirty cops blackmailed into planning a heist, which does not look like a lighthearted caper flick. Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Anthony Mackie star. (115 min, R)

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THE REVENANT★★★★★ Leonardo DiCaprio plays a 19th-century fur trader fighting for survival — and vengeance — in this very long, very serious, very symbolic frontier drama from Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman). (156 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 1/27)

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THE LADY IN THE VAN★★ Maggie Smith plays a homeless woman who parks herself in the driveway of a playwright (Alex Jennings) and doesn’t leave, in this comedy-drama based on Alan Bennett’s memoir. Nicholas Hytner (The History Boys) directed. (104 min, PG-13; reviewed by R.K. 2/17)

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EDDIE THE EAGLE★★1/2 Taron Egerton plays underdog Olympic ski jumper Eddie Edwards in this comedy-biopic from director Dexter Fletcher (Sunshine on Leith). With Hugh Jackman and Christopher Walken. (105 min, PG-13)

KUNG FU PANDA 3★★★1/2 Kick-ass panda Po (voiced by Jack Black) meets a long-lost relative and must train a panda army in the latest installment of the animated family adventure-comedy franchise. Alessandro Carloni and Jennifer Yuh directed. (95 min, PG)

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DEADPOOL★★★1/2 Ryan Reynolds plays the snarky Marvel Comics antihero known as the “Merc With a Mouth,” who gets his own origin story in the feature directorial debut of animator Tim Miller.

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HOW TO BE SINGLE★★1/2 An ensemble cast (including Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson and Leslie Mann) learns about the many faces of love, loneliness and hookups in this rom com set in New York City. Christian Ditter (Love, Rosie) directed.

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HAIL, CAESAR!★★★1/2 Hollywood shenanigans in the 1950s are the subject of the latest oddball comedy from writer-directors Joel and Ethan Coen, in which a studio “fixer” (Josh Brolin) investigates the disappearance of a star. (100 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 2/10)

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GODS OF EGYPT★★ Expect more digital wizardry than mythological or historical accuracy from this fantasy adventure set among the gods and mortal heroes of ancient Egypt. With Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Elodie Yung.

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WHERE TO INVADE NEXT★★★★★ Michael Moore “invades” various nations to discover what the U.S. can learn from their strong social programs in his latest documentary. (119 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 2/10) THE WITCH★★★★1/2 Robert Eggers won the Directing Award at last year’s Sundance Film Festival for this atmospheric horror flick set in 1630s New England, where fears of black magic loomed large. (90 min, R; reviewed by M.H. 2/24) ZOOLANDER 2★★★1/2 Ben Stiller reprises his role as an über-fatuous fashion model in this belated sequel to the 2001 comedy, also starring Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig and Penélope Cruz. Stiller again directed. (102 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 2/17)

NOW ON VIDEO CREED★★★★ The Rocky franchise gets a new lease on life in this boxing drama in which an aging Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) trains the son of his one-time arch-rival, Apollo Creed (Michael B. Jordan). (132 min, PG-13)

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You may feel mad and sad about being deprived of something you want. But the likely truth is that you will be lucky not to get it.

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(FEB. 19-MARCH 20) Unless you work at night and sleep by day, you experience the morning on a regular basis. You may have a love-hate relationship with it, because on the one hand you don’t like to leave your comfortable bed so early, and on the other hand you enjoy anticipating the interesting events ahead of you. But aside from your personal associations with the morning, this time of day has always been a potent symbol of awakenings and beginnings. Throughout history, poets have invoked it to signify purity and promise. In myth and legend, it often represents the chance to see things afresh, to be free of the past’s burdens, to love life unconditionally.

Dream interpreters might suggest that a dream of morning indicates a renewed capacity to trust oneself. All of these meanings are especially apropos for you right now, Pisces.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Some night soon, I predict you’ll dream of being an enlightened sovereign who presides over an ecologically sustainable paradise. You’re a visionary leader who is committed to peace and high culture, so you’ve never gone to war. You share your wealth with the people in your kingdom. You revere scientists and shamans alike, providing them with what they need to do their good work for the enhancement of the realm. Have fun imagining further details of this dream, Gemini, or else make up your own. Now is an excellent time to visualize a fairy-tale version of yourself at the height of your powers, living your dreams and sharing your gifts.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): It’s not always

necessary to have an expansive view of where you have been and where you are going, but it’s crucial right now. So I suggest that you take an inventory of the big picture. For guidance, study this advice from philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche: “What have you truly loved? What has uplifted your soul, what has dominated and delighted it at the same time? Assemble these revered objects in a row before you, and they may reveal a law by their nature and their order: the fundamental law of your very self.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Sportswear manufacturer Adidas is looking for ways to repurpose trash that humans dump in the oceans.

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(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “There isn’t enough of anything as long as we live,” wrote Raymond Carver. “But at intervals a sweetness appears and, given a chance, prevails.” According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Virgo, you’ll soon be gliding through one of these intervals. Now and then you may even experience the strange sensation of being completely satisfied with the quality and amount of sweetness that arrives. To ensure optimal results, be as free from greed as you can possibly be.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “For a wound to heal, you have to clean it out,” says author Yasmin Mogahed. “Again, and again, and again.

And this cleaning process stings. The cleaning of a wound hurts. Yes. Healing takes so much work. So much persistence. And so much patience.” According to my analysis, Libra, you should be attending to this tough but glorious task. Although the work might be hard, it won’t be anywhere near as hard as it usually is. And you are likely to make more progress than you would be able to at other times.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “The other day,

lying in bed,” writes poet Rodger Kamenetz, “I felt my heart beating for the first time in a long while. I realized how little I live in my body, how much in my mind.” He speaks for the majority of us. We spend much of our lives entranced by the relentless jabber that unfolds between our ears. But I want to let you know, Scorpio, that the moment is ripe to rebel against this tendency in yourself. In the coming weeks, you will have a natural talent for celebrating your body. You’ll be able to commune deeply with its sensations, to learn more abut how it works, and to exult in the pleasure it gives you and the wisdom it provides.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In his “Dream Song 67,” poet John Berryman confesses, “I am obliged to perform in complete darkness operations of great delicacy on my self.” I hope you will consider embarking on similar heroics, Sagittarius. It’s not an especially favorable time to overhaul your environment or try to get people to change in accordance with your wishes. But it’s a perfect moment to spruce up your inner world — to tinker with and refine it so that everything in there works with more grace. And unlike Berryman, you won’t have to proceed in darkness. The light might not be bright, but there’ll be enough of a glow to see what you’re doing.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Here’s the dictionary’s definition of the word “indelible”: “having the quality of being difficult to remove, wash away, blot out or efface; incapable of being canceled, lost or forgotten.” The word is often used in reference to unpleasant matters: stains on clothes, biases that distort the truth, superstitions held with unshakable conviction or painful memories of romantic breakups. I am happy to let you know that you now have more power than usual to dissolve seemingly indelible stuff like that. Here’s a trick that might help you: Find a new teacher or teaching that uplifts you with indelible epiphanies.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): According to poet Tony Hoagland, most of us rarely “manage to finish a thought or a feeling; we usually get lazy or distracted and quit halfway through.” Why? Hoagland theorizes that we “don’t have the time to complete the process, and we dislike the difficulty and discomfort of the task.” There’s a cost for this negligence: “We walk around full of half-finished experiences.” That’s why Hoagland became a poet.

He says that “poems model the possibility of feeling all the way through an emotional process” and “thinking all the way through a thought.” The coming weeks will be a favorable time to get more in the habit of finishing your own feelings and thoughts, Aquarius. It will also be more important than usual that you do so! (Hoagland’s comments appeared in Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts.)

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Actress Blythe Baird writes about the problem that arises when her dog sees her eating a peanutbutter-and-chocolate-chip bagel. Her beloved pet begs for a piece and becomes miserable when it’s not forthcoming. Baird is merely demonstrating her love, of course, because she knows that eating chocolate can make canines ill. I suspect that life is bestowing a comparable blessing on you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “I do not literally paint that table, but rather the emotion it produces upon me,” French artist Henri Matisse told an interviewer. “But what if you don’t always have emotion?” she asked him.

This is how Matisse replied: “Then I do not paint. This morning, when I came to work, I had no emotion. So I took a horseback ride.

When I returned, I felt like painting, and had all the emotion I wanted.” This is excellent advice for you to keep in mind, Taurus.

Even more than usual, it’s crucial that you imbue every important thing you do with pure, strong emotions. If they’re not immediately available, go in quest of them.

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NEWLY BACK ON THE MARKET Newly single. Highly focused on myself for the foreseeable future, but looking for a FWB situation.

Professional, athletic, healthy (both physically and mentally) individual.

Have experimented in the past, but nothing crazy. Looking to expand those horizons with the right person. Some kind of mental connection would be a bonus, but an NSA relationship is not out of the question. Monet16, 39, l

SEEKING KINKY, TRANS-FRIENDLY CUDDLE-BUDDY/PLAY PARTNER Non-op, non-binary trans femme looking for weekend play partners or cuddle buddies. Open to meet-ups with bisexual women, trans folks or crossdressers for play and, potentially, non-PIV sex. I am a Princess Domme who takes pleasure in inflicting pain while dressed head-to-toe in pink and frills. Clean. Sub-free not required. No alcoholics, men, cheaters or bigots. radfae_lilpup, 24, l

LOVES TO LICK Looking for someone to explore all kinds of sex and pleasure. Willing to try anything once or maybe twice, LOL. No inhibitions here or judging.

Interested in all sorts of people from all ages, sizes and walks of life. Lookingforcasual802, 31

SOMEWHAT CURIOUS We’re a young professional couple, looking to see if anyone is out there with similar interests. We’re fairly low-key, looking to grab a drink first to see if there’s any chemistry. vermontcpl, 25, l

HARD AND DISCREET DANIELVT I have a strong build, and I can keep myself hard for hours or until my partner sings that perfect song that gives me release. I am told I am larger than most.

I really enjoy sex and am looking for a woman who wants the same, discreetly.

Multiples are a guarantee, or your money back. Hehe. Danielvt1, 44, l HORNY NERD Horny nerd looking for casual sex and/or FWB. Mostly vanilla sex, but some mild kinky stuff is cool, too. Nerdz, 21, l LET’S BE REAL I’m a busy guy who has an insatiable sexual appetite. Looking for a regular playmate who can keep up with me in the bedroom. I live in New York but work in Vermont. Not worried about your status as long as you are discreet and have a healthy sexual appetite as well. I’m real, I’m here and I’m waiting for you. mustlikefun, 44

LOOKING TO HAVE SOME FUN I am a white man who is single and looking for a long-term hookup with a woman. I have blond hair and blue 4:40 PM eyes. I enjoy going for walks. Looking for NSA fun. The person must be DDfree. Please do not show up wasted. I enjoy going out to eat. sexycat, 38

EAT YOU UP Sexy, fun-loving couple looking for a woman or couple for discreet encounters. Life is too short not to enjoy it to the fullest. Let’s meet for drinks and explore our options. HotnHorney, 38, l FUN TIMES Want to have a good time and experience others. Want to be fucked while my girlfriend watches and joins in. First time trying bi experience; not sure, but want to try. DD-free and only want the same. tpiskura, 48 OPEN-MINDED SEXY COUPLE White, 44- to 52-y/o M/F couple looking for fun with others. She’s 5’5”, curvy redhead with a firm rack. He’s 6’4”, good equipment, lasts a long time, wants the ladies to be satisfied. We like a variety of play: share, swap, watch. Threesomes and foursomes are always welcome.

We can entertain and are laid-back. Try us, you’ll like us. NaughtyinVT, 54, l BREATH, HERE WE GO. We are an awesome couple looking for some new experiences. We are new to this, but excited to meet another beautiful woman or couple for some fun. It sounds shallow but we are a good looking couple and want the same.

Drop us a message and let’s go from there. Open to almost anything and your pics will get ours. KandD, 32, l

My boyfriend has had very little sexual desire since our first month together. He says this happens when he gets into a serious relationship. We have been together for six months and are talking about a future together. I’m still attracted to him and have a strong sex drive. Is it fair to ask that he pleasure me even if he doesn’t feel sexual? Should I ask him if I can have a lover? Is there another solution? I don’t want to throw away our relationship because of my lack of sexual satisfaction, but I know I will not be happy spending my life without it.

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Dear Unsure,

Unsatisfied but Unsure

I admire you for trying to make this work — you clearly care a lot for this guy. Sadly, unless he’s willing to put in some effort, too, I think your relationship may be approaching its end date.

Sex is important to you. You have needs, and if he cares about you, he should want to fulfill them. You ask if it’s fair to have him pleasure you even if he doesn’t feel like it — think about that for a second. Is that what you really want?

Would you want to pleasure him if you weren’t in the mood?

It’s not a good idea to make sex feel like work. It’ll lead to resentment and distance instead of the connection you crave.

Taking a lover on the side is risky, too: It can breed jealousy, anger, confusion and heartache. While I am not against the idea, your boyfriend may be. However, you should tell him you’re thinking about it. He needs a wake-up call to the fact that your relationship is in danger.

He says that low sex drive “happens” to him. Why? Barring any physical problems, it sounds like his lack of lust is linked to commitment. Perhaps the idea of getting serious with someone diminishes the thrill of sex. He may need to revisit his past to determine why commitment leaves him cold. Talking to a therapist could help him.

He also needs to realize that serious relationships can still be racy and sexy and adventurous. But it takes effort. The initial adrenaline rush from having sex with a new partner can wear off, and when that happens, you have to explore new ways of having fun and getting close. Maybe he’d be into some role-play. Maybe you can introduce sex toys or take a little sex getaway to recharge your love batteries. But something needs to change if this relationship is going to last.

You said it yourself: You won’t be happy with a lifetime of sexual dissatisfaction. While your boyfriend may be amazing otherwise, he is lacking in the very thing that makes a romantic relationship different from a friendship.

You want it all. Don’t be afraid to get it, even if it means looking elsewhere.

Need advice?

Yours,

Athena

You can send your own question to her at askathena@sevendaysvt.com.

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PLAYFUL, CURIOUS AND SEARCHING for a woman who is laid-back, and longing to explore what makes her body tingle with a like-minded female. I want to get to know you from the inside out — your fantasies, your desires — and work them into either one fun night we won’t forget, or, if we really click, be my sexy FWB. LadyS91, 24, l

INTIMATE, NON-UNROMANTIC Like sexual desire versus romantic love; experiencing deep connection without romantic feelings; passion without bonding. Aware of orgasm gap between men and women and willing to be more giving as a male.

Focused on all of the benefits of intimacy without love and commitment; without being a destructive force; ecstasy, empowerment, new friends, skills, pleasure, freedom, feel desirable, mutuality. Adore2Explore, 52

AROUND THE WORLD ALL NIGHT Discreet, grounded couple. Done with typical dating and relationships.

Looking for a mentally and physically healthy woman who doesn’t conflate sex with emotion. Preferably this is a discovery for you, too! Lots of positions and the variety, especially oral. No kink, drugs, disease, trans (sorry!), liars or scammers, please. Old-school menage. WorldlyPlaymate, 55, l

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WINTER WONDER Vermont Earth woman in a committed 1x1c-mediaimpact050813.indd 1 5/3/13 relationship with male partner seeks a woman or couple to join us for winter playdate and sexual romping. My fantasy includes snow falling, a quaint hotel and sensual/sexual pleasuring.

I (we) would like to add a woman or couple to our robust and loving sexual life. Let’s meet over wine to discuss possibilities! WinterWonder, 62, l

SEXY, HORNY, PLAYFUL Looking for fun! I have a boyfriend, and we’re looking for a slender woman to make our fantasy come true! We’re very sexual, and a threesome with another woman is definitely a turn-on for us both! Looking for a down-to-earth person who would like to come out and have some drinks! Looking for my kinky other woman. Amber1996, 19, l

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INSATIABLE MARRIED MAN SEEKS YOU I’m a a married man who is looking for more. I desire a creative, seductive playmate for stimulating conversation, sexy shopping and more as it develops.

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SUMMER OF LOVE I’ve been told that in the “real” world I’m pretty and powerful. In the bedroom I’m looking for a handsome man who is willing to slowly take all of my power away so that all I want to do is submit and worship him. I am a professional and very well-educated. I am clean and expect the same. meme99, 35, l

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SATURDAY MORNING ON MAPLE ST. To the great-looking guy by Maglianero: You were walking your dog Stella — an adorable pit mix with a purple bandana — past my fluffy pup with a green bandana. She might have tried to take my dog’s ear off, but I think she deserves another shot. Let’s meet again. Coffee?

When: Saturday, February 27, 2016. Where: Burlington. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913373 STUNNER AT SHELBURNE POST OFFICE Yeah, you, at 3 p.m.-ish with the great hair and pierced nose. We were both stuck in line for too long. The post office didn’t seem like the most appropriate place to chat, but, damn, you’re the best-looking woman I’ve seen in this state.

A glass of wine sometime? When: Monday, February 22, 2016. Where: Shelburne Post Office. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913372 MONDAY, FEB.22, MAPLEFIELDS, GEORGIA 10 a.m. Sweet and beautiful, blond hair, white coat, driving full-size pickup. I smiled, said good morning, asked you how you were doing.

You approached me when I was getting coffee and told me that I had an infectious smile. You made my day. Would love to meet you. When: Monday, February 22, 2016. Where: Maplefields, Georgia. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913371 A VALENTINE POEM FOR YOU I love your eyes, / your touch makes me wet. / You make awesome ricotta crêpes. / Your wanjie is the best. / You built me a garden and / The kids played in the mud. I’ll be your lady. / Will you be my stud? When: Sunday, February 14, 2016. Where: in my wildest, most wonderful dreams. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913370 VALENTINE’S DAY MONOLOGUE @ CO-OP I wonder what Wendy Lynn will say next.

I impulsively responded. I want to hear more. When: Sunday, February 14, 2016.

Where: City Market/Onion River Co-op.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #913369

THE HANDSOME WAITER AT MIRABELLES I ordered coffee and an omelette. The food was good, but the view was better. That smile, those eyes. You are really something. I hope our paths cross again soon. When: Tuesday, December 22, 2015. Where: Mirabelles.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #913367

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BEARDED BRUNETTE AT BREWERY You were wearing a gray plaid shirt and drinking a beer across the bar. I was wearing a white sweatshirt. We kept making eye contact. I am kicking myself for not walking over to you and giving you my phone number. We should grab a beer together next time. When: Saturday, February 13, 2016. Where: Switchback Brewing. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913366

PENGUIN PLUNGE FOR THE WIN We met registering for the Penguin Plunge. I gave your cousin the fundraising advantage, and you’ve been giving me deuces ever since. I saw you on Church Street after the plunge but missed my chance to say hello again. Will you forgive me for pushing you to bronze? When: Friday, February 5, 2016. Where: Penguin Plunge preregistration party. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913361

GIRL DRINKING TEA WITH ANOTHER We looked at each other twice, the second time as you were leaving. I wanted to say hello, but I couldn’t find my voice. I was sitting by the door reading my book. You looked like you were drinking tea and doing work with someone else. I wish I’d said hello. But could I have a second try? When: Wednesday, February 10, 2016. Where: Muddy Waters. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #913365

REEL BIG FISH, 2/5 I was the short girl with short hair and knee socks.

You had a gray shirt and brown hair. Never got to say thank you for hanging out with my date and me during the show, and for keeping me company when my date couldn’t resist the pit. It was a great time! Keep being awesome, dude. When: Friday, February 5, 2016. Where: Reel Big Fish, Higher Ground. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913360

GUINEVERE? I saw you at Drink and later by the elevator, when I was heading into my room. We laughed a lot and connected about cinnamon and herons. I want to go back in time and find you before it’s too late.

Would you hear me if yelled “I LOVE YOU� from the rooftops? When: Monday, January 10, 2011. Where: Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913364

STUNNING GIRL ON BANK STREET You: sitting on ground wearing thigh-high boots, morning. I passed in white van. You likely thought me some weirdo, since I stared uncontrollably.

But only because you were absolutely stunning, and I just couldn’t look away. I came back, hoping to spot you and introduce myself, but no luck. I’m not the love-at-first-sight type, so hoping for a second glance. When: Monday, February 8, 2016. Where: by J.Crew, Bank Street, Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913359

HOTEL VERMONT ICE BAR I saw you as I was leaving the party, after it was relegated indoors. You were tall, dark haired and I think you had a beard? You were talking to a friend; I was saying goodbye to a friend. I glanced back at the same time as you. There is no way to make this sound cool. Hey. " When: Saturday, February 6, 2016. Where: Hotel Vermont Ice Bar party. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913363 MANHATTAN! HOTTEST BARTENDER IN BVT! You always kill it. I see you all the time, and you’re always sweet. I’ve learned you’ll be gone soon, and that sucks. I’d love to take you out sometime before you go! Hope we could make that happen.

To the brunette beauty with looks to kill. When: Tuesday, February 9, 2016. Where: Manhattan Pizza & Pub. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913362

Hmm... could it really be I saw a bluebird today! spring already?

We’ve ‘ got snowdrops coming up here!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Your birthday is in less than 68 days. You don’t like things to be symmetrical. You had snails and a sweet black cat whose name I remember. I loved your art. I regret that I became a stranger.

I moved to a bad part of town and wasn’t myself.

I think you’re my twin flame and think about you everyday. When: Monday, February 8, 2016. Where: everywhere. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913358 BLUE TOYOTA AT JAY Early afternoon. Maybe you were going to work?

Me: carrying cross-country skis. We smiled and said how nice it was to see snow again. You: warm smile, beard with a hint of gray, blue Toyota T100 with a cap. I left a smile in return on the back of your truck.

Wish I’d stopped to chat longer. When: Saturday, February 6, 2016. Where: Jay Peak parking below the quad. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913357

MOON TATTOOS, POSITIVE PIE PLAINFIELD I walked in for Trivia Tuesday, saw you and thought, “I’ve always wanted to be with a woman like that.� You: blond hair, blue eyes, moon tattoos, behind the bar. Me: hooked.

Want to make music together? When: Tuesday, February 10, 2015. Where: Positive Pie, Plainfield. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913355 T AT DEE PHYSICAL THERAPY Heard you were single now, and I don’t want to rush, but I’ve noticed you for a long time. Your smile lights up any room you’re in. (Is that corny?)

You, your personality — both beautiful. Maybe you noticed me, too? I smile back at you whenever I can.

When: Thursday, January 21, 2016. Where: Dee Physical Therapy. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913354 PATRICK AT TRADER JOE’S You’re cute. I bought seven stir-fries the other day, and you checked me out. I’ll cook you one sometime. When: Saturday, January 23, 2016. Where: Trader Joe’s.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #913353 ATURDAY SUBARU SMILER Thanks for flashing me that grin. It made my day! When: Saturday, December 12, 2015. Where: North Winooski and Pearl.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #913289

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ESSEX BOYS’ FRESHMAN BASKETBALL GAME You were in the stands watching a game. You have gorgeous blond hair to go along with an equally gorgeous smile. I was to your left, and we exchanged a few glances. I was watching my nephew play ... I’m hoping you were doing the same.

Didn’t see a ring, so here I am. Stranger things have happened. When: Saturday, February 13, 2016.

Where: Essex. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913368

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No way to express how deeply I still care. Can’t call, send a card or mysteriously appear. But on Valentine’s Day, I’ll have on your underwear. —B. When: Saturday, February 14, 2015. Where: on a pedestal. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913356

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