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U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, former Burlington mayor Miro Weinberger, Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak and Burlington City Council President Ben Traverse on Monday Sixty-one years after Burlington’s Champlain Parkway was conceived, city, state and federal officials celebrated the opening of the final section on Monday morning.

Also known as the “Southern Connector,” the 2.8mile parkway opens new access from Interstate 189 to Burlington’s South End. Officials say it will help alleviate traffic congestion on Shelburne Road while diverting traffic onto Pine Street. Its proponents and critics had a hand in shaping the end result through decades of public comment, Burlington City Council votes and lawsuits.

At a press conference held at the intersection of the new parkway and Home Avenue, officials, including Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, emphasized the length of time it took to finish the project. They cut a 61-foot-long ribbon while a sound system played pop hits from the 1960s. When it was over, the mayor drove off on the new road in a 61-year-old forest-green Ford Mustang.

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1. “We Spent 24 Hours on Church Street. Here’s What We Saw” by Seven Days staff. Yes, we ran into panhandlers and urban problems on Burlington’s pedestrian marketplace. But our tick-tock story also includes plenty of shoppers, diners, partyers and soccer fans enjoying the scene.

2. “Lippa’s Estate and Fine Jewelry to Leave Burlington” by Mary Ann Lickteig. After 93 years on Church Street, Lippa’s Estate and Fine Jewelry has announced that it will close its Burlington store and move to Colchester, where it will be open by appointment only.

3. “‘Burlington Is Back,’ Mayor Proclaims” by Aaron Calvin. Speaking from the Church Street Marketplace, Emma Mulvaney-Stanak and her cabinet heads made a case for the Queen City.

4. “Soaring Fireworks Costs Force Towns to Cancel or Pony Up” by Ian Curry. On the eve of the nation’s 250th birthday, Vermont’s towns are grappling with sharp increases in the prices of Chinese-made fireworks.

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together to move forward to get to,” Mulvaney-Stanak said.

“That number 61 is truly remarkable and reminds us that this project has never been just about building a road. It’s been about something much bigger.”

The Champlain Parkway cost an estimated $84 million, according to Burlington Public Works Director Chapin Spencer. The federal government paid 95 percent; the state, 3 percent; and the city covered the balance.

The scope of the project has been drastically reduced over time, Mulvaney-Stanak acknowledged. The road that opened this week was the result of substantial “community feedback,” and that included lots of disagreement, she said.

Former Burlington mayor Miro Weinberger stood beside Mulvaney-Stanak at the ribbon cutting. He said the project became a priority for the mayor’s office when he was first elected in 2012. The fact that he was unable to see it to fruition during his tenure made its completion “bittersweet,” he said.

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Noah Kahan wants his fans to stop stealing Alger Brook Road signs from his hometown of Strafford. He mentions the road in his song “The View Between Villages.”

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Lara Grell at the Transplant Games of America in Colorado

CATCHING AIR As sports fans celebrated the kickoff of soccer’s FIFA World Cup last month, Milton resident Lara Grell was headed to a different kind of athletic competition.

Grell, 39, joined several thousand organ recipients, donors and donor family members in Colorado for the Transplant Games of America, a biennial event celebrating the lives made possible through organ donation. Over four days, participants competed in more than 20 events, such as basketball, badminton, swimming, track and field, trivia, and Texas Hold’em.

For Grell, a double-lung transplant recipient, simply participating in the games as a member of Team New England was a victory.

Born with cystic fibrosis, Grell battled

severe lung disease, frequent hospitalizations and the chronic exhaustion of struggling to breathe. By her late twenties, the condition forced her to step away from her job as a mental health counselor.

“It was hard to do basically anything,” Grell said.

Then, at age 30, she received a double-lung transplant from an anonymous donor — a surgery that changed the course of her life.

“It feels very much like living life in reverse,” Grell said.

Nearly a decade later, Grell is embracing experiences that once seemed impossible: hiking, traveling without extensive medical equipment and breathing more freely than ever before.

This summer marked her second Transplant Games. Grell didn’t compete when she first attended in 2018. She was still focused on re-

covery and found a community of people there who understood what she was going through.

She returned this year as a member of Team New England’s basketball squad. The group didn’t add to the regional team’s 30-medal haul, but the result wasn’t her focus. Running up and down the court feeling so strong was “surreal,” Grell said, and a reminder that the limits she once lived with no longer applied.

The games also produced a collective milestone. Grell was among 966 people who set a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of organ recipients and living donors in one place.

Grell hopes her story will encourage more people to register as donors — and help others experience the kind of second chances celebrated at the Transplant Games.

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I’ve noticed a trend with Tim Newcomb’s cartoons: More often than not, they support Gov. Phil Scott’s positions. [“Fork in the School Merger Road,” June 10] particularly stood out. It presented school mergers as the road to utopia and resistance to mergers as the road to ruin.

The reality is much more nuanced, and the actual path is probably some combination of mergers and a whole lot of other strategies.

I would appreciate — as would, I’m guessing, the many other Vermonters who are frustrated with Scott’s “my way or the highway” obstructionism — a greater diversity of political opinions in the very prominent slot above the letters to the editor that Newcomb’s cartoons currently have a monopoly on. How about a rotation of political cartoonists with different takes?

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GREAT GRANDSONS

I remember the day Frank Cioffi invited me to lunch to talk about his grandson, Frankie. Frank told me the story of his beloved daughter, Alexa Rose, and her passing. He shared that he was adopting her then-2-year-old son, Frankie, who was autistic. Frank knew that I had an

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ICE ACTION WAS ‘FORESEEABLE’

The article [“Man in the Middle: Body Camera Footage From the March 11 ICE Raid Shows How South Burlington Deputy Police Chief Sean Briscoe Tried to Keep the Peace,” May 6] shows how local law enforcement harmed the community and acted in service to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Context matters. For example, if an officer responds to a domestic dispute knowing the resident is an alcoholic gun enthusiast, this informs their approach.

ICE has earned a reputation for lying about the circumstances surrounding its apprehensions and for unlawfully detaining people — detentions that are regularly overturned through habeas corpus petitions because they are unlawful and often violate the U.S. Constitution.

Despite this context, when ICE reacted to South Burlington Deputy Police Chief Sean Briscoe’s friendly approach with hostility and vulgarity, Briscoe responded by apologizing to ICE?! Who was serving who was clear.

Publicly, peacefully suffering state violence is among the most potent tools available to nonviolent movements. The Vermonters who put their bodies in ICE’s way to protect their neighbors knew this, saying ICE would “have to beat the shit out of them, tase them, whatever, to move them out of the way.” Local police robbed

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this community of that tool by choosing to be the satin glove on ICE’s iron fist.

At the end of the day, ICE unlawfully arrested and detained three people, none of whom was named on ICE’s warrant, in violation of the U.S. Constitution.

Local police helped them do this. They cleared the path for ICE’s unlawful and unconstitutional actions, helped prop up ICE’s tarnished veneer of legitimacy, undercut the impact of brave and caring community members, and assisted in the unlawful abduction of innocent people.

This result was entirely foreseeable, given the context.

Love, Dad

Frank Cioffi honored his daughter’s memory by adopting Frankie, her autistic son. Now he’s planning a future for the child and others like him.

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autistic grandson. The story Ken Picard wrote, “Love, Dad” [June 17], is one of deep sadness but also great hope, joy and inspiration. Frank is the everyday caretaker and joy maker for his grandson, Frankie. Picard captures their bond beautifully.

Frank and I share this enlightening view of our grandsons. Frank understands his grandson’s courage and deep human spirit. He honors and inspires Frankie to be all that he can be and to embrace his unique exceptionalism. Frank celebrates his grandson with dignity and enthusiasm. There are challenges, but they are outweighed by the neurodiverse’s mystical life force.

Picard, Frank and Frankie have done a great service for our autistic community.

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others understand, include and celebrate our neurodiverse citizens. Thank you for this most touching and powerful story, and thank you, Frankie, for being in our lives and in our hearts.

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BEFRIEND BARGE CANAL

Gratitude for mentioning the Friends of the Barge Canal in the article about the Doug Nedde housing proposal for Burlington’s Barge Canal [“Housing Planned for Property Near Burlington’s Pine Street Barge Canal,” May 26]. Please note a significant inaccuracy: The project has not yet received Development Review Board approval. Developers still need to go back to the DRB with responses to the board’s 2025 comments. There will be a public comment period before a vote to approve.

The proposed plan on 2.5 acres of the Barge Canal requires that “several feet” of contaminated soil be removed and sent to a landfill in Coventry. Google says that at a depth of just three feet, this is equivalent in volume to about 1,000 standard dump trucks or a football field covered nearly eight feet deep. Readers may or may not think this is an improvement over a similar proposal in 1992 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

CORRECTION

A story in last week’s paper, headlined “Deep Clean,” contained inaccurate information about debris collected at the end of the University of Vermont’s spring term. It was gathered from sites set up by the university.

which would have dumped the soil on an adjoining parcel. At that time, the public objected to this “remediation” in such numbers that it necessitated extending the EPA’s public comment period from a month to six months.

The Friends of the Barge Canal’s extensive work documenting the real value of that land is on our website at pinestreetbargecanal.org. The Friends’ ongoing dialogue with businesses, residential neighbors and private owners is building a coalition to enhance the city’s planBTV 2050 process. The Barge Canal does indeed have a lot of potential. To realize it, we need to have a long-term vision that includes the interests of the public and the land itself.

Ruby Perry

BURLINGTON

Editor’s note: The online version of the story was corrected soon after publication. The print version did not include the error.

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Stars, Stripes and Strings The Vermont Symphony Orchestra hits the road for “America 250,” its whirlwind summer festival tour gracing five towns in five days, from East Burke to Grafton. Conducted by music director Andrew Crust, the ensemble marks the country’s semiquincentennial with a program of orchestral favorites, interspersed with live readings of historic speeches and poetry.

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Sparking Joy A fun run kicks off the annual Richmond 4th of July Parade and Celebration at Volunteers Green, followed by a spirited procession of elaborate floats and costumed folks. The all-day bash boasts a bouncy house, kids’ games and activities, face painting, food vendors, a DJ, and a grand finale of fireworks that lights up the night.

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Viva la Verse The Back Roads Readings series returns to Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro with esteemed author and New York University professor Ocean Vuong. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, and raised in Connecticut, the poet pulls listeners into his literary world with selections from his lyrical works exploring intergenerational trauma, queer identity and the immigrant experience.

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Picking Party At Paramount Theatre in Rutland, Grammynominated progressive bluegrass outfit Yonder Mountain String Band navigate acoustic music into unchartered territory. A performance of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame inductees’ 12th album, Good as True, marks the culmination of nearly three decades of pioneering musicianship.

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Dear Burlington, For more than 40 years, our family has had the privilege of welcoming locals and visitors alike to Halvorson’s. Every summer reminds us why we love being here - the energy on the Marketplace, the conversations that linger over a meal, and the chance to connect with friends, family, and neighbors in the heart of downtown.

That’s why we’re excited to once again be part of Party on the Bricks this summer. We’re honored to serve as the featured restaurant for both the July 9 and August 6 events, bringing together great food, cold drinks, live music, and everything that makes a Burlington summer memorable.

The fun doesn’t stop there. Our Courtyard Music Series is back for another season, filling Wednesday evenings with live local music, community connection, and support for Vermont nonprofits. There’s nothing quite like spending a summer night outdoors with good company, great tunes, and a local craft beer in hand.

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ike many farmers in Vermont, Bill Suhr didn’t set out to be a landlord. But when Suhr bought a plot of land in Shoreham to start Champlain Orchards in 1998, he quickly learned that in order to have workers, “you have to have housing,” he said.

Today, Suhr hosts as many as 50 workers from Jamaica who come to help harvest about seven million pounds of apples each year. As his orchard has grown, Suhr has had to find more space for his workers to live — a challenge in this rural corner of the state.

In 2023, he bought a property down the road with a structure that once served as a cheese plant for Cabot Creamery.

It was habitable but needed significant renovations.

Six workers shared a single bathroom and took turns using the small kitchen.

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dilemma common to many cash-strapped farmers around the state: He needed to make critical housing renovations for his workers but didn’t have enough money to pay for them.

Luckily for him, a state program had recently been created to address that very dilemma. Since 2022, the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board has allocated more than $5.6 million in state money to fund a farmworker-housing program administered by Champlain Housing Trust.

The program offers two options: repair or replacement. Farmers can apply for a loan of up to $30,000 to cover the cost of repairing existing housing. Every year that the home houses farmworkers, 10 percent of the loan gets knocked off. After 10 years, it’s completely forgiven.

For housing that is beyond repair, farmers can borrow up to $120,000 to build something new. The first $30,000 can also be forgiven, and the rest is interest-free and doesn’t have to be repaid until the property is sold or refinanced.

The program launched after advocates and researchers sounded the alarm about the dismal living conditions of some Vermont farmworkers — and the barriers that farmers faced in making necessary improvements. Just four years in, the initiative has already paid for 74 repair projects and 15 home replacements. It has improved living conditions for about 360 of the roughly 2,000 workers who live in employer-provided housing on Vermont farms.

Farmers have been able to fund a range of projects, including building new, energy-efficient homes; replacing septic systems; repairing roofs; renovating kitchens; and constructing bathrooms.

“I say to farmers, ‘If you have a house that’s deficient in some way, I want to know why you’re not joining this program,” said Dan Baker, a professor emeritus at the University of Vermont who has helped spread the word. “We try to make it as easy as possible.”

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Harm-reduction nonprofit Vermont CARES has taken over Burlington’s needle-exchange effort following the closure of the Howard Center Safe Recovery program.

Vermont CARES’ “syringe services program” is now available at its building at 139 Bank Street in downtown Burlington. It is now the primary provider of new syringes and overdose-prevention resources in the city. The program includes “a renewed focus on safe syringe disposal, including increased collection opportunities for clients and support for community-based collection efforts,” Melissa Farr, its executive director, said in a press release.

“With our long history of serving communities across Vermont, we look forward to working collaboratively with local partners and businesses to provide support that meets people where they are and promotes the overall health and wellness of the Burlington community,” Farr said.

Vermont CARES’ needle exchange is being supported with $512,500 in funding from the state Department of Health. Farr said the nonprofit’s two decades of harm-reduction services positioned it to take over the program.

Howard Center informed lawmakers in January that its Safe Recovery program would conclude in June, citing “limited resources.” The center had faced complaints from neighbors about drawing people with substance-use disorder to its Clarke Street office.

The Vermont CARES office where the new needle exchange will be operated is located only a few blocks from the former site of the Safe Recovery program, in an area of downtown that is rapidly being transformed by new hotel and residential construction.

Farr said her nonprofit will try to proactively resolve any issues with neighbors.

“Our commitment is always to be a strong community partner while also providing lifesaving supplies and services,” Farr said.

Vermont CARES will offer opportunities for people to learn about its programs — and their impact. ➆

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“That’s nothing. Wait’ll you see around back,” Knight said on a recent visit.

Knight, who moved to the tiny Northeast Kingdom town from Ferrisburgh three years ago, set off down the highway toward what he said was the real problem.

He bushwhacked down an embankment, clambered up onto railroad tracks and hiked along them until he came to a spot overlooking the rear of his neighbor’s property.

A mountain of used tires spilled down the embankment behind the neighbor’s aging mobile home. Hundreds, maybe thousands, of discarded tires filled an overgrown gully between the home and the railway. Most were intact, but some appeared to have been burned or shredded.

Knight said he’s worried about the environmental damage from such a pile, which is close to a creek, and frustrated that the neither the town nor the state appear to be doing a damn thing about it.

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Town officials told him the owner has agreed to remove 20 tires a month from the property until the problem is resolved.

“That’s just great,” Knight said. “At that rate, in about 75 years we’ll have nothing to worry about.”

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Scott Garvey The family of an unarmed man shot and killed by a Vermont state trooper last year has filed a lawsuit against the state, calling the shooting “avoidable, reckless, and unjustified.”

Scott Garvey, 55, was shot three times on July 7 after officers forced their way into his Putney apartment, where he had barricaded himself during a mental health crisis.

Attorney General Charity Clark found the shooting justified last week because the officer, Peter Romeo, “reasonably believed” that Garvey was pointing something that looked like a rifle at officers as they entered his apartment.

The object turned out to be a drum stand that Garvey, who was disabled, used as a cane, according to his family.

In their suit, filed on Monday in Windham County Superior Court, the Garvey family argued that Vermont State Police used excessive force against someone who posed no threat to the public.

Filing the suit was not an easy decision, Garvey’s brother, Shawn, said in a statement.

“We would have preferred to work with the State of Vermont on reforming the system so that this does not happen to another family. But after nearly a year, the message from the State has been clear: no accountability, no meaningful explanation, no reform, and no apparent willingness to examine what went wrong.”

Clark outlined in her report that neighbors reported Garvey was banging on windows, talking about voices “telling him to kill everyone,” claiming that he had a gun and refusing to come out of the apartment.

The report noted that Garvey suffered from “auditory hallucinations and schizophrenia” and that mental health professionals failed to convince him to leave the apartment.

The family argues that when all 49 fatal shootings by Vermont police since 1977 are deemed justified, something is wrong with the system.

“Scott needed care,” his younger sister Kara said in the statement. “He got bullets. We are filing this lawsuit because silence has failed. The political process has failed. Internal review has failed. Now the State of Vermont will have to answer in court.” ➆

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Better Shelter « P.14 Baker’s research on migrant workers helped spark the conversation that led to the housing program.

In 2016, he surveyed 173 migrant dairy workers, and more than a third reported that their housing conditions caused them moderate or extreme stress. They described sharing beds and sleeping in shifts, sometimes in makeshift bedrooms above milking parlors, and chronic mold and pest problems.

The problem emerged amid the consolidation of Vermont’s dairy industry, which gave rise to larger farms that need more workers. About 1,000 migrant workers from Mexico, most of them undocumented, now make up the bulk of the dairy industry’s labor force. Farmers, meanwhile, need to provide them with a habitable place to live. For some with a spare farmhouse or mobile home, that wasn’t a problem.

But others tried to make do with structures never intended to be inhabited.

“One of my contributions was to say and document with evidence that there was a real issue on some farms but not a lot of stress on the majority of farms,” Baker said. “That enabled us to focus on those farms with issues without alienating all the farms that do provide good housing.”

Meanwhile, workers and advocates were also speaking out. In 2014, farmworkers walked off a Ferrisburgh dairy to protest their living conditions — a cramped trailer with a leaky roof in which four workers lived without enough space

MANY WOMEN AND CHILDREN HAVE MOVED TO FARMS IN RECENT YEARS,

INCREASING THE NEED FOR MORE SPACE AND PRIVACY FOR COUPLES AND CHILDREN. to stretch out their legs while they slept.

Sewage pouring out of the faucet was the final straw.

Migrant Justice, an advocacy group for migrant workers, helped organize the walkout and got the word out about the living conditions that dairy workers endured.

State lawmakers took notice, and the legislature heard testimony from both

dairy workers and farmers. In 2021, a study commissioned by the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board gauged what it would take to bring farmworker quarters up to the standards of rural rental properties.

The study largely confirmed what Baker had found: While most units needed small or moderate scale improvements costing less than $50,000, about 75 to 100 dwellings needed major renovations or to be replaced outright.

Last Thursday morning in Shoreham, Suhr pointed out the improvements he was able to make to his workers’ home, a two-story beige farmhouse with a view of rolling green hills. A $30,000 loan had helped him install a second bathroom, new electrical wiring, a fire escape, and a new fridge and stove.

The house felt overcrowded before, said Orva Waldron, 39, an assistant cider maker who has been coming to Vermont from Jamaica since 2022 on a temporary visa. Now, he said, it’s “significantly better.”

But there’s more to do. While the loan helped fix up half of the house for 10 workers, the rest of it needs additional improvements to safely accommodate 20 more temporary employees who Suhr hopes to house there.

He has been approved for a second loan to make repairs, but the cost will far

Lucy Tompkins covers immigration, the border and new American communities in Vermont for Seven Days. She is a corps member of Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms. Find out more at reportforamerica.org.

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exceed $30,000, he said. Until he can save enough to cover the rest, that side of the house is “on hold,” he said.

“Even though the money has been a huge help, farmers often have to supplement with their own money or find other funding because the loans don’t cover the full costs of repairs or replacement,” said Will Lambek, a spokesperson for Migrant Justice.

The repair program has helped farmers meet the housing quality standards set by Migrant Justice’s Milk With Dignity program, which seeks to improve conditions for workers on participating dairy farms. In exchange for agreeing to the program’s standards for pay, safety and housing, farmers receive a premium for their milk.

Despite significant progress toward those goals, problems with farmworker housing persist, Lambek said. It’s difficult to gauge precisely how widespread issues are today, as farmworker housing on dairy farms is not regularly inspected and “no systematic evaluation of the quality of farmworker housing in the state exists,” according to the 2021 report.

In 2024, Migrant Justice administered a survey of 212 workers on farms outside the Milk With Dignity program.

It found that about half had safety concerns related to their housing. A third reported structural and privacy concerns.

“The state’s investment in repair and replacement has made a difference,” Lambek said, “but not nearly enough to address the issues.”

Housing needs on farms are rapidly changing. Dairy workers were once almost exclusively single men. But many women and children have moved to farms in recent years, increasing the need for more space and privacy for couples and children.

CHT is still accepting applications for the program. To finish the projects in the pipeline through 2027, Julie Curtin, director of homeownership at Champlain Housing Trust, said the program would need nearly $1 million more than it has in hand. She hopes the state housing board will approve the money, which would go toward fixing another 15 homes and building three new ones. ➆

Employee Nancy Rissler at the store Nostalgia Toys & More, purveyor of retro toys on Burlington’s Church Street, is going out of business after just seven months, owners Shlomi and Miriam Lavi said on Monday.

Its last day of operation will be Sunday, July 5. “We opened it with the hope of bringing something fun, affordable, and family-friendly to Church Street, and we are proud of the effort we put into it,” the owners said in a written statement.

“Unfortunately, between the realities of rent, operating costs, staffing, and theft, the business was not sustainable for us.”

Their announcement comes just days after Lippa’s Estate and Fine Jewelry announced that it is moving to Colchester after 93 years on Church Street. The four-blocklong Church Street Marketplace currently has about a dozen empty storefronts.

The Lavis opened the toy store at 80 Church Street in November, shortly after closing Weenies Hot Dogs, which they operated in the same compact corner storefront for fewer than nine months. Although they have leased the 300-square-foot store for another three years, the couple said they do not plan to open another business there: “We have now tried two concepts in that space, both with the goal of serving the community and adding something positive to Church Street, but neither ultimately worked financially.”

No changes are planned for Flora & Fauna, the large, second-floor curiosity and gift store they own at 70 Church Street.

Earlier this month, Shlomi Lavi met with city and state officials to discuss collaborative efforts to keep a business in the Nostalgia space.

Nothing came of that meeting, though Lavi said Marketplace staff have “gone above and beyond” to help.

He and Miriam also expressed gratitude for customers who supported Nostalgia and Weenies, and said, “We still believe strongly in downtown Burlington and Church Street.” ➆

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That frustrates neighbors such as Knight, who are forced to live with the nuisance.

The DEC’s enforcement division has investigated 4,450 complaints of solid waste dumping and unpermitted scrapyards since 2015, with 587 cases remaining unresolved. With only five investigators and no funds to help people clean up problem properties, the work is overwhelming, according to division director Marjorie Klark.

“That’s a high, high volume of complaints to investigate,” Klark said.

So, the small division prioritizes the worst cases and relies on property owners to clean up when told to do so, she said.

Sometimes court orders are needed to force cleanups.

Mental health issues are not uncommon in these situations, she said.

“We’re talking about people with limited capacity. They don’t understand environmental rules. They don’t even understand that it’s wrong,” Klark said.

“If you told some of these folks, ‘Hey, hire a contractor to get this cleaned up,’ they wouldn’t know where to begin.”

Other property owners simply lack resources to deal with their mess, leaving local and state officials with few good options.

Knight’s neighbor, Sheila Conley, acknowledged that cleaning up her property would be a huge challenge. She told Seven Days that she inherited the property from her grandfather several years ago and that he “fixed cars.”

“I don’t have a lot of those details,” she said.

Conley said she has a disability, lives on a fixed income and has been trying to get the run-down mobile home into livable shape. She got rid of some of the tires last month but said that without a vehicle of her own, she isn’t sure how she can regularly remove more. A program to help her clean up would be “a miracle.”

“I’m just doing the best I can,” she said.

The town is not imposing fines on her at the moment, she said, because she isn’t allowing any more tires to be dumped.

Half a mile west on Route 5 at the intersection of Underpass Road, her uncle, James Perry, has amassed so many tires that they are spilling off of his property and onto the road. Tires are stacked so thickly on both sides of his driveway that there is no longer room for a vehicle to pass, just a narrow walking path. One day last week, a pickup truck at the top of the driveway was completely surrounded by tires.

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friend’s car wearing a colorful hat and a confused scowl. He soon warned a reporter to stop taking photos.

The town notified Perry in a March 4 letter hand-delivered by a sheriff’s deputy that he would be fined $25 per day if he didn’t begin moving the tires within a month. Perry said he never got the letter.

He nevertheless got the message and recently moved about 3,000 tires off the road with the help of a friend, he said.

Many were sold in South Carolina, he said, while another guy wants 500 to use as a fence. A piece of scrap wood sat on the pile with “Tires for Sale” scrawled in orange spray paint. There was no phone number; Perry said he has no phone.

Where does he get all the tires?

“Everywhere,” he said.

He insisted, however, that he is no longer in the scrap tire-hauling biz.

“I told them I can’t get rid of them all in three days. I need time,” Perry said. “They said they would work with me if I kept getting rid of the tires.”

Joe Witt, the town’s zoning administrator, said Perry had likely been getting paid by local tire shops and mechanics to dispose of used tires. In addition to the tires spilling out onto the street and along the driveway, there are an untold number of tires behind the home, which borders a wetland, he said.

Town officials repeatedly explained to Perry that he can’t stockpile tires like that, but he kept it up until the tires overflowed onto the road, Witt said. The town ultimately delivered the letter warning of daily fines.

“It’s not like we’re sitting on our hands.

We’re doing what we can do,” Witt said.

“There are lot of people in Vermont that,

if they own property, [think] it’s theirs to do with what they want.”

The town was hoping that the state might intervene.

“I figured they were going to jump on it, but they didn’t do anything,” Witt said.

There’s a similar story in Enosburgh.

Riley Bockus lives across Stonehouse Road from a property owned by Larry Benoit, an elderly farmer. Bockus said the cows were removed about a year ago and Benoit now lives in a nursing home. Bockus has

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long known that the property was littered with garbage, some of which can be seen from the road, but was surprised by what he found when he traipsed deeper onto the property.

Two dozen deteriorating semitrailers sat in an overgrown field, some full of tires, construction debris and household garbage. The surrounding woods are filled with an array of rubbish: collapsed mobile homes, junked cars, a rusty van, decrepit boats, clay pipes, overgrown travel trailers, discarded appliances, 50-gallon drums and piles of household garbage. Much of the material is submerged in a wetland area.

“There is no reason it should be like this,” Bockus said.

He filed a complaint with the town and DEC that included photos. A DEC officer confirmed part of Bockus’ complaint during a visit in February but said he couldn’t visit the entire property because there was too much standing water. The officer indicated that he spoke to the town zoning official, who did not think there was any hazardous material there. He also spoke to Benoit’s daughter, Carmen Benoit, who now lives in the state of Georgia and said she wants to clean up the property, according to a state report.

As long as the property owner is working on the issue, Enosburgh doesn’t envision taking enforcement action, according to Ed Adrian, an attorney for the town.

“I can tell you 100 percent the town is not ignoring it,” he said.

Bockus is frustrated by what he feels is a slow response. The town, however, is satisfied for now with the progress.

“If the owners are consciously and actively working to clean up the site, it seems unjust ‘to kick them while they are down’ or actively trying to come into compliance,” Adrian said in an email.

Carmen Benoit, in her statements to the DEC, suggested that other people, including Bockus, might be responsible for the dumping, according to the state report.

“That doesn’t sound to me like someone who is accountable. That sounds to me like someone shedding the blame,” Bockus said.

Benoit said she is working on a cleanup plan. Some of the vehicles are surely her father’s, she acknowledged, but some others may have been placed there by another individual who has “taken advantage of my elderly father.”

“I’m appalled by the whole thing,” she told Seven Days. “I love the state of Vermont. I want it to be beautiful. And I know the property has some work to do, and I’m actively working on it.”

She declined to further detail the cleanup efforts.

Klark, the state official, said she is trying to beef up the enforcement team by filling three vacant positions, which would bring the number of active officers up to eight.

But there are limits to what they can do.

They can’t go on a property without the owner’s consent or a court order. And they need to take special precautions when people make threats, she said.

Ideally, Klark said she’d have one environmental enforcement officer per county — 14 all told. But that won’t happen anytime soon. She has never requested funding for that many staff members, nor for cleaning up any properties, she said.

“We could have all sorts of programs, but it’s a balance,” she said. “We’re trying to level-fund budgets. We are trying not to have taxpayers pay more every year, right?” ➆

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That’s an odd way of describing what tens of thousands of Vermonters have actually been expressing: that the law would further hollow out towns, dispossess already marginalized people of generational land and livelihood, and make it even more impossible to survive here while accelerating the gentrification process already under way.

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FEBRUARY 21, 1950-JUNE 11, 2026 PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA.

MAY 5, 1933-MAY 3, 2026 CRAFTSBURY, VT.

Donald Charles Gray was the son of Ernest Gray and Martha (White, Beede, Gray, Calcagni) Barcomb. He was the fifth of seven children, including half-siblings Roberta, Frances, Shirley and Robert Beede, and Margaret Calcagni; and a sister, Dorothy (Gray) Goodwin.

Don was a lifelong Vermonter, growing up in Hardwick and East Calais. He attended Lyndon Institute, graduating in 1951. It was at L.I. that he met Harriet Doane (L.I. Class of 1950).

They married on February 15, 1953. After Don graduated from L.I., he attended the Vermont School of Agriculture with the anticipation of becoming a dairy farmer. While working on a farm in Charlotte and after Don and Harriet’s first son, Michael, was born in 1954, Don was drafted into the U.S. Army. Their second son, John, was born in 1955 while Don was in basic training.

This new family then moved to Fort Carson in Colorado, where Don was stationed.

With a third child on the way, Don requested and was granted early leave from the army. Peter was born in 1957, soon after the family’s return to Vermont. Don was able to benefit from the G.I. Bill and attended the University of Vermont, earning a mechanical engineering degree in 1960.

That same year, Don began work at the Union Carbide/ Eveready plant in St. Albans.

In 1975 he transferred to the Union Carbide plant in Bennington. Don took early retirement in 1989.

With retirement, life took on a spirit of adventure as Don and Harriet traveled about the country in an RV. They began spending the winter in Mesa, Ariz., at Valle Del Oro, a snowbird RV park. It was here that Don took up jewelry making and other crafts and led hikes in the Superstition

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Mountains. Don and Harriet returned to Vermont each spring, spending summer and early autumn at the family camp on Fairfield Pond. When travel was no longer feasible, Don and Harriet settled at Thayer House in the north end of Burlington. Don spent his last years at the Craftsbury Community Care Center, returning to the area he grew up in.

Don loved being in the outdoors and especially enjoyed fishing, hunting, hiking and camping. He was an avid gardener and beekeeper.

Dogs and cats were always a part of the family.

Don’s life ended on Sunday, May 3, 2026, at Copley Hospital in Morrisville, Vt., just two days shy of his 93rd birthday on May 5.

Don was a beloved son, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Harriet Doane Gray; daughter-in-law Phyllis Nelson Gray; and grandchild Andrew Gray. Don is survived by his sister, Dorothy (Gray) Goodwin; his three sons and their families, Michael Gray and Ellie Hayes of Woodbury, Vt., John Gray and Samantha Ridge of Brooklyn, and Peter Gray and Pam Blake of Essex, Vt.; his grandchildren Kristen Jafflin and Ethan Jacobs; and his three greatgrandchildren, Lucas and Lily Jafflin and Martin Jacobs Gray.

A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, July 12, 2026, 2 p.m., in the Garden Room at Thayer House, 1197 North Ave., Burlington.

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It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Gail Sandra Maynard on June 11, 2026, in Port Charlotte, Fla. Gail was born on February 21, 1950, in Burlington, Vt., and lived a life filled with love, friendship, kindness and devotion to family.

Gail was preceded in death by her parents, Clayton Howard Porter and Vera Lou Raymond.

She is survived by her loving husband, Bill Maynard; her son, Kelly “Buck” Maynard; her dear brother, Jack Porter; brothers David Porter and Dana Porter; and her sister, Mary Thompson.

She leaves behind a family who cherished her deeply and countless friends whose lives were enriched by her warmth and generosity.

Throughout her career as a travel agent, Gail enjoyed helping others create memories and adventures. She had a lifelong love of reading and spent 35 wonderful years boating on the beautiful waters of Lake Champlain, creating treasured memories with family and friends.

After moving to Florida in 2016, Gail embraced life with the same enthusiasm and joy that defined her character. She loved

Gita Sachs

FEBRUARY 19, 1937-JUNE 6, 2026 COLCHESTER, VT. Gita Sachs passed away on June 6, 2026, at home, surrounded by the love of her family.

Born Margit Bihari in Budapest, Hungary, on February 19, 1937, Gita survived the hardships of World War II and the Hungarian Revolution.

She fled Hungary through Austria before immigrating to the United States in 1961. After six years of separation, she was reunited with her son, fulfilling the hope that had sustained her through her journey.

Gita made her home in Vermont, where she raised her family, volunteered with the Red Cross, earned her bachelor’s degree while working full time and became a proud United States citizen. Later,

gathering with friends for karaoke and could often be found singing her favorite song, “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” Her laughter, smile and love of music brought happiness to everyone around her.

More than anything, Gail loved people.

She treasured her many friendships in both Vermont and Florida and never met a stranger. Her greatest joy came from caring for others. Whether preparing a home-cooked meal, offering comfort during difficult times or simply spending time with loved ones, Gail made everyone feel welcomed, valued and loved.

Gail’s legacy is one of kindness, compassion, friendship and unwavering devotion to family. She will be deeply missed but forever remembered by all who had the privilege of knowing her.

May her memory bring comfort to those who loved her and may the songs she sang, the meals she shared and the love she gave continue to live on in the hearts of family and friends.

A celebration of Gail’s life will be held on August 23, 2026, 1 p.m., at the Champlain Marina Quonset Hut, 982 W. Lakeshore Dr., Colchester, VT 05446.

“Perhaps they are not stars in the sky, but rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy.”

she moved to Colchester to live next door to her daughter and grandchildren, becoming a cherished part of their daily lives.

Known for her strength, resilience, sharp wit, fierce independence and unmistakable Hungarian spirit, Gita was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who loved her family deeply.

She is survived by her son, Zoltan Sachs, and his wife, Wanda, of Essex; daughters, Pia Sachs-Donerkiel and her husband, Alan Donerkiel, of Colchester, Vt., and Cara Sachs of Winooski, Vt.; grandchildren, Michael, Josh, Justin, Aric and Joseph; and great-grandchildren, Hunter, Josh Jr., Cecelia and Jemma.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, the ACLU or a charity of your choice.

Eleanor Capone Soucy 2001-2026

With deep sadness, the family of Eleanor Capone Soucy announces that she died peacefully on May 16, 2026. A funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2026, 11 a.m., at St. Anthony Church in East Fairfield, Vt. An open house at the Soucy Capone home will follow, until 4 p.m.

Peter J. Vlahos JULY 3, 1942DECEMBER 24, 2004

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OBITUARIES Jeremy Mark Sands Schofield JUNE 1, 1966-JUNE 20, 2026 TORONTO, ONT.

Jeremy Mark Sands Schofield unexpectedly left this world on Saturday, June 20, 2026.

Jamie, known by Jeremy in his adult and professional years, was a brilliant, witty, athletic, cool nerd. He grew up in a farmhouse in Charlotte, Vt., enjoying the joyful chaos of country life until he left for Amherst College, where he earned a BS in mathematics. Continuing his scholarly pursuits, he obtained his PhD from MIT in theoretical chemical physics.

While in Boston, he met Nathalie, and those who knew them watched a friendship grow until it eventually became more. Theirs was a kind of love that didn’t quiet down over time but settled deeper. Twentynine years in and their devotion to each other was still clear to all.

They married and welcomed their son Sebastian, followed by their twins, Kolya and Nathalia. The

Peggy Pine

SEPTEMBER 29, 1937-JUNE 22, 2026 NEW PALTZ, N.Y. Peggy Pine of New Paltz, N.Y., a beloved mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother and retired special education teacher of over 30 years, departed this life at home on June 22, 2026, at the age of 88.

Born on September 29, 1937, in New York City to William Kirkpatrick Baron and Margaret Sutherland Baron, she dedicated her life to lifting others up, spending over 30 years as a passionate special education teacher. She possessed a rare patience and a profound belief in every child’s value. In her classroom, every child was given the support needed to reach their educational potential.

Mom’s father was a lifelong merchant mariner, serving as first mate on multiple commercial ships spanning a 40-year career. During mom’s adolescence, her mother was away for extended hospitalizations, so she was sent to live with her aunt and uncle in Florida. Later she enrolled in St. John Baptist School in New Jersey, where she excelled both academically and in field hockey and

IN MEMORIAM family settled in Toronto, where Jeremy was a tenured professor at the University of Toronto.

As a father, he was patient while being supportive of who his kids were becoming.

They knew without question that he was in their corner.

Jeremy’s family always came first, yet his enthusiasm for his work never wavered.

Professionally, honestly most of us couldn’t follow what he was doing.

His main field of research was statistical mechanics. The aim of his research was to use theory to describe physical systems and devise computational methods for their study. He studied how matter, including glasses, liquids, gases and tiny particles, behave using computer simulations to break down complicated concepts in the physical world and understand the underlying rules

driving them. His work showed how complicated physical systems could be understood and modeled from a molecular perspective.

Jamie’s personality seeped into his academic work, decorating his office with laughter.

His dry sense of humor, passion for life and love of a good outdoor adventure were appreciated by all who broke through his initial quiet nature. He found joy in an array of hobbies — from playing the guitar, cycling and reading to his most recent passion: fly-fishing.

He loved trying to convince others to join him.

He withstood and surmounted many health challenges with a quiet grace — never letting them stop him from living full on.

He joins family who traveled on ahead of him: his father, Peter

Schofield; niece Jazmin Schofield; and “brother” Frederic Curlin.

He will be sorely missed by his mother, Sandy Schofield; wife, Nathalie; children, Sebastian, Kolya and Nathalia Schofield; older sister, Carolyn Schofield, and her wife, Kelley Clark; brother, Jonathan Schofield, and his wife, Zainab; sister Julia Schofield and her husband, Sean Fleming, “brothers” Makoa Kaleo and Marcel Curlin; niece Simone Fleming and nephews, Weston Fleming, Elijah and Isaiah Schofield; along with many dear cousins, relatives and extended family members.

His space in the boat may now be vacant, but we know he is out there somewhere, casting and looking over to us with a smile.

A public memorial service will be held on July 8, 2026, 3:30 to 6 p.m., at the University of Toronto Faculty Club, located at 41 Willcocks St., Toronto, ON. M5S 1C7, Canada.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to True North Aid (truenorthaid.ca) or international relief and development agency CRS (crs.org/donate/save-lives-2).

basketball. Upon graduation in 1955, mom enrolled at the State University of New York at New Paltz, majoring in education. It was here that she met Vanderlyn Pine, and they married in 1958. Her studies were interrupted by family obligations, but in the early 1970s she enrolled at Goddard College in the Adult Degree Program. Peggy and Van divorced in 1973 but remained as supportive friends throughout the years.

As a new teacher, mom joined the Mother Cabrini Home in West Park, N.Y., working with youths harmed by the emotional effects of abuse/neglect and the systemic strains of poverty. She later shared how this experience taught her the importance of focusing on repairing the harm caused by trauma rather than casting blame. Her focus remained on helping each child reach their full potential in school as a foundation for a fulfilling and joyful life.

Beyond the classroom, our mom was the ultimate mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. Her home was always filled with warmth, wholesome food, laughter and an eclectic soundtrack.

She deeply loved music, finding immense joy in everything from the smooth rhythms of jazz to the uplifting beats of reggae, along with classical and swing music from her early years.

Once retired, mom took a deep dive into her family tree and discovered a Cuban ancestor, to whom she attributed her excellent sense of rhythm. She played competitive tennis, taught Alpine skiing, and enjoyed hiking and bird-watching. Mom was a loyal volunteer with Twice Blessed Thrift Shop, an affiliate of the Reformed Church of New Paltz.

While Alzheimer’s disease clouded her final years, it could not dim the beautiful legacy of love and

enduring compassion for others that she leaves behind. She is survived by her children, Gordon, Brian (Liz Curry) and Dan (Chiho); her grandchildren, Brittany, Gordie, Mellisa, Austin, Eli, Mina and Maki; and her grandsons Jaxson and Bennett, who will forever feel her warmth and unwavering love. She was preceded in death by her parents, as well as half-brother Warren Putnam and half-sister Joyce Putnam Pridham.

Alzheimer’s takes center stage in our relationships with loved ones who are diagnosed with the disease, and the person we love recedes into the background. While Peggy remained the person we always knew, so much of her special qualities were robbed by Alzheimer’s.

However, its thievery is now done. It can no longer take away anything from our mother, and it will never rob our family of the precious memories that we hold dear.

Our family received friends at the Copeland-Hammerl Funeral Home in New Paltz on Thursday, June 25, 2026, and mom was buried in the family plot at the New Paltz Rural Cemetery.

Online condolences can be shared at copelandhammerl.com

Gordon Jarvis 1935-2025

A graveside committal service with military and Masonic honors will be held for Gordie Jarvis on July 25, 2026, 1 p.m., at the Mount Calvary Cemetery, 4 Finn Ave., St. Albans City, VT. A Celebration of Life will follow from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 44 Gricebrook Rd., St. Albans City.

Please join family and friends to gather, share memories and celebrate Gordie’s life.

Thomas Emmett Carey 1934-2025

A memorial Mass for Thomas Carey will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2026, 11 a.m., at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Shelburne, Vt. Following the service, all are invited to gather for a reception from noon to 3 p.m. in the parish hall to honor Thomas’ life.

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OBITUARIES William Raymond Miller JULY 28, 1932MARCH 14, 2026 ESSEX JUNCTION, VT.

William “Bill” R. Miller, 93, died on March 14, 2026, at the University of Vermont Medical Center. He was in hospice care after experiencing a series of falls.

Bill was the youngest child of Steven James Miller and Laura Clementine Grubb. He was born and raised in the Delta region in Gunnison, Miss. His family later moved 83 miles away to Arkabutla, Miss., where Bill graduated from Arkabutla High School in 1950. In 1952, Bill enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he proudly served for over 20 years. In the first part of his Air Force career, Bill served as a weapons control system technician working on fighter planes, including the F-86, F-89 and the F-101. The many hours spent working on noisy flight lines contributed to the acute hearing loss he experienced later in his life.

Bill spent the last part of his military career working in electronics. He was proud to have been a part of the military’s shift from vacuum tubes to transistors in electronics control systems. In 1960 he was part of a new group of airmen to set up one of the first Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratories (PMEL) in the Air Force. He also spent time teaching new recruits math and the fundamentals of electronic systems.

After retiring from the Air Force and moving to Vermont, Bill had a second career working for the General Electric Company, Aircraft Equipment Division, in Burlington. He worked for 15 years as a supervising specialist in process control and quality appraisal electro mechanical.

In 1973, right before his retirement, Bill received the Department of the Air Force Commendation Medal. The citation accompanying the award — which Bill would be honored to have repeated here — states: Master Sergeant William R Miller distinguished himself by meritorious service as Work Center Supervisor and as Chief of Quality Control for the Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory, 60th Avionics Maintenance Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California, from 2 August 1970 to 31 January 1973.

During this period, Sergeant Miller’s outstanding professional skill, knowledge, and leadership aided immeasurably in identifying problem areas in the Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory, and in effectively implementing methods of solving these problems. The distinctive accomplishments of Sergeant Miller culminate a distinguished career in the service of his country and reflect credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.

Bill’s military career sent him — and usually his family — all over the world; serving in Texas, Vermont, North Carolina, Iceland, Iowa, Montana, North Dakota,

Colorado, Germany, California and others. While serving at the (then) Ethan Allen Air Force Base in Winooski, Vt., Bill met the love of his life, Irene (Lariviere) Miller from Burlington, Vt. They were married 68 years before Irene’s passing in 2024. Bill and Irene bought a house and settled in Essex Junction with their three sons after Bill’s retirement from the Air Force. They lived in that same house for the next 50 years and made many friends in their neighborhood. They liked taking car trips to Florida, Maine and Canada. Bill loved working in the yard and taking good care of his house.

For most of his life, Bill did all the maintenance and repairs on the inside and outside of his home. He was a lifelong and committed do-it-yourselfer and did all the service work on his vehicles to keep them in tip-top shape. Bill resided at the Maple Ridge Lodge Assisted Living community in Essex Junction for the last year of his life. A few of his friends there were also retired military veterans.

Bill loved to tell stories about his father, his youth and his military travels. He often told one memorable story about one of his older brothers and his brother’s friend. They liked to play on the logs in the backwaters of the Mississippi Delta. One day they decided it would be fun to use one of the logs like a raft and shoot over to the other side of the river.

When they finally made it across, they found the current had carried them two miles downstream and to the Arkansas side of the river! The problem was, they now had to get back to the other side of the river — where they had left all their clothes. They were “buck

naked!” They eventually were able to walk and swim back to the other shore while using the weeds along the river for cover. They arrived home covered in mosquito bites.

Bill laughed loudly every time he told this story about his brother.

Bill was predeceased by his wife, Irene (Lariviere) Miller; his sister, Frances LaFont; his brothers, Steve Miller and Gene Miller; and his son Michael Miller.

Bill is survived by his son William Miller (Jr.) and his wife, Terry Miller; his son David Miller and his spouse, Crystal McCallen; seven grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; and many special nieces and nephews.

Bill was pleased and gratified with his conversion to Catholicism. On March 30, 1991, the Holy Family Parish in Essex Junction, Vt., in the diocese of Burlington, Vt., joyfully welcomed Bill into the Roman Catholic Church. On that day Bill was baptized, confirmed and received Holy Communion for the first time. Bill and Irene were active members of the parish for many years.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 11 a.m., at Holy Family Church, 4 Prospect St., Essex Junction, VT 05452. Burial will immediately take place at Resurrection Park Cemetery, 200 Hinesburg Rd., South Burlington, VT 05403, followed by a return to Holy Family Church for a reception at the church hall. As per Bill’s request, there will be no visiting hours. A.W. Rich Funeral Home in Essex Junction is handling the arrangements.

Please visit awrfh.com to share your memories and condolences.

Donations in Bill’s memory can be made to Disabled American Veterans (DAV).

Charlotte K. Chase SHELBURNE, VT.

Charlotte K. Chase died peacefully at her home. She was born to Rufus and Katherine Chase in Newport, R.I., where she was raised frequenting the beaches and the family florist shop. She later attended Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill., in the footsteps of her father.

She went on to become a teacher and later transitioned to working in the Student Activities Office at Middlebury College.

Throughout her life it has been extremely important for her to serve her community of Middlebury and Addison County. She has spent countless hours volunteering at Charter House, HOPE, Addison County Restorative Justice and other organizations. Friends and family have all been spoiled by her love and caring, which was often shown by baked goods or the latest quilting project left on the doorstep. Her dedication to helping others created a special bond with those she touched and will be remembered always. She is survived by her son, John Reno (Theresa); daughter, Pam Larson (Todd); and grandchildren, Amanda, Brian Patrick and JT; as well as countless friends and family members. A memorial service is planned for July 11, 2026, 2 p.m., at the Middlebury Congregational Church, with a reception to follow. Donations can be made in Charlotte’s honor to HOPE, Charter House or a local charity in your area.

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ram Kranichfeld thought his time had finally come.

It was winter 2016, and T.J. Donovan, Kranichfeld’s boss in the Chittenden County State’s Attorney’s Office, had just been elected Vermont’s next attorney general.

Kranichfeld, then 37, had served under Donovan for the better part of a decade and considered himself a qualified and deserving successor.

The county’s Democratic committee agreed, ranking Kranichfeld first among the three candidates it recommended to Gov. Phil Scott. Vermont’s executive fills countywide positions that become vacant in nonelection years.

But Scott, a Republican, skipped over Kranichfeld. He chose one of the two other candidates, Sarah George, who was also a prosecutor in the Chittenden County office, to complete the term. The decision would alter the career trajectory of both attorneys.

Since then, George has emerged as one of the nation’s most progressive prosecutors, part of a wave of reformists vowing to jail fewer people and rebuild the criminal justice system from within.

She refuses to request that judges set cash bail, espousing the belief that lack of money should not keep somebody locked up. She also declines to prosecute charges that stem from traffic stops for minor matters, such as a broken taillight, since data show that people of color are disproportionately affected. And she has aggressively expanded the use of programs that divert people from courtrooms, including restorative justice, a victiminvolved process that focuses more on mediation than punishment. Defendants who complete restorative programs can avoid getting a criminal record.

Kranichfeld, meanwhile, left the Chittenden prosecutor’s office after learning that George would be his new boss and went on to work for Donovan at the AG’s

office. But the sting of not landing the job he’d long coveted ultimately led him to pursue a much different calling. In 2019, he enrolled in a Montréal seminary.

Three years later, he was ordained and would serve as the priest-in-charge at the St. Paul’s and All Saints Episcopal churches, which are located in Vergennes and South Burlington.

Then, in 2023, Scott had to appoint yet another state’s attorney, this time in Franklin County. John Lavoie resigned during an impeachment probe prompted by employees who complained that he frequently used sexist and crass language in the office. Scott chose Kranichfeld, who remains in charge to this day.

Now Kranichfeld, 46, is again seeking to become Chittenden County’s top prosecutor — only this time, it will be voters who decide whether he gets the job.

The Old North End resident is waging a Democratic primary challenge against George, his former colleague, arguing that her reformist policies have made the city less safe. With no Republicans in contention, the August 11 election will likely determine the winner.

George has become a target for frustrated Burlington business owners, local officials and residents who believe that her progressive approach to prosecuting has allowed petty crime and public drug use to take hold in the Queen City. This core group of what could be described as ABG voters — Anyone-but-George — has thrown its enthusiastic support behind Kranichfeld.

Any path to victory for him would also need to include those who share George’s concerns about racial inequities and mass incarceration but who have come to feel that, under her watch, the pendulum has swung too far in the direction of liberal reform.

The race is a test of both the public’s patience and its commitment to the progressive vision of a more

Their Case equitable justice system that she has long championed.

George’s supporters say she is unfairly blamed for societal problems beyond her control.

“What I see is her actually trying to make things better, instead of just trying to make them go away,” said Jason Van Driesche, the chief of staff at Front Porch Forum, who hosted an event for George at his Burlington home last month.

But even onetime sympathizers fret that her attempts to push reforms in isolation, rather than at a statewide level, have carried unhappy consequences.

Ben Traverse, a Democrat who is president of the Burlington City Council, said he previously voted for George, sharing her belief in criminal-justice reform. Now, though, “I’m ready for a change,” he said.

“There’s no single person to blame for the public safety challenges we face here,” Traverse said. “But if anyone should be held accountable, it is the county’s chief law enforcement officer, and that’s our state’s attorney.”

Kranichfeld has sought to frame himself as just as compassionate as George yet more pragmatic. He, too, expresses support for programs that funnel people away from the traditional court system and says he does not believe more people need to be imprisoned for the community to be safer.

And yet at its core his campaign is a call for more accountability, which he says has been sorely lacking under George.

If elected, Kranichfeld says, he would resume asking judges to impose cash bail.

He has also vowed to reverse George’s policy against prosecuting most charges that arise from low-level traffic stops. He would address the concerns about those policies on a case-by-case basis, he said.

Sounding one of his campaign refrains, Kranichfeld said, “We have an opportunity to take ourselves in a better direction.”

George would say that direction is backward. She says Kranichfeld is trying to have it both ways, because asking for cash bail again would surely lead to putting more people behind bars before they’re convicted. Failing to acknowledge that simple fact, she added, is disingenuous.

Her office is already holding people accountable every day, she said: “We’re

just doing it without sending them to prison because they can’t afford bail.”

Her pitch? Stay the course.

George said her office is in a much better place than it was four years ago, when the court system was shut down because of the pandemic and Burlington was experiencing a spate of shootings.

Today, violent crime is down. The backlog of cases has largely been cleared. And a new initiative aimed at reining in repeat offenders is showing promise, George said, both in getting people into court and addressing underlying issues that contributed to their legal woes.

That, in George’s mind, remains the only way to meaningfully improve public safety.

“It takes a bit more time and certainly more compassion,” she said. “But I think the results we see are far longer-lasting.”

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George’s route to the prosecutor’s office was a relatively straight one.

Raised in Quechee, she earned a degree in criminal justice and psychology from the University of Connecticut, then a master’s in forensic psychology from Castleton State College, which is now part of the Vermont State University system. When she graduated from Vermont Law School in 2010, Donovan, who would distinguish himself as a supporter of criminal justice reform, took her on as a deputy prosecutor.

She focused mostly on domestic violence cases, which she described as difficult but rewarding work, during her first four years on the job.

She credits her mother, who spent more than four decades as a registered nurse at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, with instilling in her a deep sense of empathy.

Being a prosecutor is the only job she’s ever known — besides a weekend waitressing gig at the Simon Pearce Restaurant in Quechee; she kept it for years, even after taking over as state’s attorney, in order to pay down her student loans.

She now lives in Colchester with her wife, Judy Sanchez.

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“This is always where I’ve wanted to be,” George said of the Chittenden County job.

Kranichfeld, on the other hand, graduated from the University of Chicago and Cornell Law School, then began his career at a Wall Street law firm in 2004 — around the same time he began to contemplate spirituality more deeply. His mother, who had converted from Judaism to the Episcopal Church in the 1990s, had been diagnosed with leukemia while he was in law school. As her health worsened, Kranichfeld felt drawn to a house of worship he walked past on his way to work.

“One day, I looked up at it and saw it as a hospital, a sanctuary,” he told Seven Days for a 2019 story about his religious work. “So I walked in, and it pretty much changed my life.” At 25, Kranichfeld was baptized into the Episcopal Church.

Soon afterward, he realized that corporate law made him feel empty. So in 2006, he moved to Burlington for a judicial clerkship. Donovan hired him the following year.

Kranichfeld became involved in local politics soon after landing in the Queen City, where he and his wife, Erin, settled in the Old North End. He was elected to the Burlington City Council in 2010 and ran for the Democratic nomination for mayor the following year, coming in third behind Miro Weinberger and Tim Ashe.

In 2013, he became the executive director of the Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs, which coordinates the work of Vermont’s 28 county law-enforcement offices. He returned to the prosecutor’s office two years later, and set his sights on Donovan’s job in Burlington.

Looking back, losing the job to George may have been a blessing, Kranichfeld said. “If I had been appointed back then, I wouldn’t have been able to do all the things I’ve done since.”

That includes becoming a priest.

Kranichfeld has continued to serve in the church since taking over in Franklin County, subbing in for Sunday services when other priests are out.

The priesthood, he said, taught him the true meaning of empathy. He recalled the summer he spent as a chaplain at the University of Vermont Medical Center, where he met patients who had arrived that morning with a stomachache, only to head home with a stage IV cancer diagnosis.

“Just being with people in these incredibly challenging moments in their lives was a tremendous lesson for me,” he said — one that has carried over to his work as a prosecutor.

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His reentry into the legal profession hasn’t been entirely smooth.

Last summer, the state employees’ union filed a hostile work environment complaint on behalf of two attorneys and a victims’ advocate who accused Kranichfeld of mismanaging the Franklin County office he had been tasked with fixing. The complaint alleged that Kranichfeld showed favoritism to certain attorneys while failing to properly distribute caseloads. It also said he did not effectively mediate some conflicts between employees.

Kranichfeld told Seven Days that he brought in an outside mediator in an attempt to address conflicts between staffers but otherwise declined to comment on the accusations directly, citing confidentiality surrounding personnel issues. In a prepared statement, he said the grievance was resolved by the Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs and that he stands by his work in Franklin County.

“I have strived for an office environment that is safe, supported, and equitable for staff, and have promoted an office culture of professionalism and teamwork,” he said.

CATCH AND RELEASE

George was fielding questions at a recent neighborhood planning assembly meeting when a woman took the microphone and described hearing that the prosecutor often declines to charge crimes. The

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resident wondered if George had heard this, too, and what she had to say about it.

“I’m trying to untangle myth and reality about you,” she told the prosecutor.

George couldn’t help but laugh. She’s heard as much, too, she said, and went on to explain that the past several years have felt like one long attempt to correct the public narrative about her work.

While incumbency carries the benefit of name recognition, for George, it also has its downside: Many voters believe things about her that she maintains aren’t true.

Perhaps the biggest misconception, George said, is that she spends the bulk of her time finding ways not to prosecute offenders. While the state’s digital management system makes it impossible to track the number of times she has declined to pursue a case police have sent her, George said her office charges the vast majority of times.

When it declines to prosecute, it’s for a good reason, she said.

That may be because police have not secured enough evidence to support filing charges. She said she typically will send

those cases back and ask police to do more work.

She has also determined at times that prosecuting certain cases would be a waste of her limited resources. She has twice declined to charge groups of protesters who were arrested for refusing to leave a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Williston, noting that most had no criminal record. She has also declined to charge six people arrested while protesting at the March 11 ICE raid in South Burlington and instead referred three of their cases to a restorative justice process. George said it seemed clear that police had escalated the situation in an unacceptable manner.

She encouraged attendees at the recent neighborhood planning assembly meeting to email her whenever they wonder why she’s handled a case in a certain way. All of her policies are on her website, she said, and every criminal case has a public file.

“You can come to court on any day and watch all the prosecution happening,” she said, “and I don’t say that to brag about it.”

And yet the fact remains that a significant portion of the crime afflicting Burlington has been perpetrated by a relatively small group of people who offend over and over, sometimes within hours of being picked up on their latest charge. Those repeat offenders have come to represent George’s biggest political liability, held up by her critics as proof that her ideological stances come at the expense of public safety.

George spends a considerable amount of time on the campaign trail addressing this. In her telling, the pandemic bears much of the blame.

COVID-19 “decimated our community,” she said, resulting in escalating homelessness and drug use that led to a spike in crimes most often associated with poverty. It also shut down Vermont courthouses to trials for more than two years, making it difficult to resolve cases.

Defendants often enter plea agreements rather than go to trial, George said. With no prospect of facing a jury, they lacked motivation to do so.

Then came the wave of gun violence that swept across much of the U.S. in summer 2022. Burlington reported more than two dozen gunfire incidents that year, and by the time the courthouse reopened to trials in the fall, Chittenden County as a whole had nine pending homicide cases.

George said she made the decision to reserve open trial dates for serious crimes, which left many lower-level cases on the back burner. When those cases did come up for a hearing, defendants would often miss the dates, only to re-offend, adding yet more cases to the clogged system.

A drumbeat of criticism began to grow from people who believed George should be doing more to protect the community — mainly, by locking up notorious repeat offenders while their cases were pending, so that at least they were no longer harming local businesses. But George refused to heed the calls, maintaining that prison stints would not help address the behaviors long-term.

As she geared up for her 2022 reelection campaign, George faced a primary challenge from local attorney Ted Kenney. He was the third candidate Scott had recommended to succeed Donovan back in 2016.

Campaigning on a promise to clean up the streets, Kenney advocated for a more aggressive approach to repeat offenders.

His appeals won him support from the business community, as well as local law enforcement — some of whom, according to George, turned out to be openly campaigning for him while on duty.

“Telling witnesses, ‘Don’t bother reporting this, because Sarah’s office won’t prosecute,’” George said. “Really, really dangerous stuff.”

Around America, progressive prosecutors met resistance amid a period of rising crime. As the election approached, many observers believed George was vulnerable.

But she beat Kenney by 20 points, earning more votes than he did in every Chittenden County town. The vote was particularly lopsided in Burlington, the target of Kenney’s public safety message, where George secured nearly twice as many votes as her opponent. She told Seven Days on election night that the result suggested that traditional toughon-crime rhetoric doesn’t resonate in Vermont.

Four years later, George said she’s still trying to repair the damage to her reputation. It’s why she’s out talking to as many people as she can, she said at the recent neighborhood meeting. Whether it will convince her critics remains to be seen.

“Some people, you can give them the facts all day, and they just don’t listen, especially if it’s coming from me,” she said. “People will believe a lie far, far faster than they’ll believe the truth.”

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The catch-and-release cycle that has played out under George has given Kranichfeld an opportunity to differentiate himself. He says he would end it by asking judges to set cash bail.

He readily acknowledges that the practice tends to punish poor people while allowing the well-to-do to go free while awaiting trial. But he said he only seeks it in cases where defendants have a history of skipping court and always considers someone’s ability to pay when determining how much to request.

The point is to ensure people show up to court so that their cases can be resolved more quickly, Kranichfeld said, and prosecutors in every other county in Vermont rely on it.

“If we don’t like cash bail, the responsible thing is for the people of Vermont, through their duly elected representatives in our legislature, to replace it with some other regime,” he said. “But it is irresponsible for a state’s attorney to unilaterally just throw it out.”

George counters that legislative fixes take years, while throwing people in jail because they can’t come up with $200 has an immediate, costly impact.

It costs the state roughly $100,000 to incarcerate somebody for a year, and research shows that people who spend time in prison are more likely to commit violent crimes when they get out.

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But perhaps the more convincing argument against using cash bail to compel court appearances, she said, is that it doesn’t work. When Illinois eliminated cash bail several years ago, appearance rates did not meaningfully change. That’s because most people miss court dates not because they don’t feel compelled to appear but because they forget, George said.

“These are individuals who have no phones, often no housing, and are figuring out each day where they’re going to get their next meal,” she said. Expecting them to remember to show up for a court date that’s set three months out is setting them up to fail, she said.

So, when the governor’s office came to her last fall asking for ideas on how to address the backlog, George said she had an answer ready. “I told him I need a courtroom, a judge and a prosecutor,” she said.

Asked about how the program started, the governor’s office said in a statement that it involved a collaborative process that stemmed from conversations with business owners and included input from a variety of different agencies.

Scott, who had once publicly sparred with George over her decision to dismiss three high-profile murder cases in which the defendant’s sanity was in question, secured funding to get it going. And in October, Chittenden County debuted a so-called accountability court, which focused entirely on defendants with five or more pending cases.

The special schedule had two main benefits. Defendants were in court far more frequently and got connected with people equipped to address their underlying issues. Howard Center case managers were embedded in the courtroom and steered defendants toward housing opportunities, drug treatment options and mental health services.

By the time the state-funded pilot program ended in February, Zach Weight, a Washington County prosecutor who Scott chose to head the effort, had cleared more than 700 cases.

George has since continued the expedited docket on her own. Every Friday, she presides over a day of hearings involving people with multiple open cases — generally minor offenses, such as shoplifting — who are expected to show up.

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failed to show up. George worried the man might have fallen back into drug use. His attorney tracked him down later that day: He had enrolled himself into a residential treatment program.

CLOSING ARGUMENTS

The dynamics at play in this contest aren’t that much different from when Kenney challenged George four years ago.

Kranichfeld has little interest in discussing the previous attempt to unseat George, saying in an interview that he didn’t know enough about Kenney’s campaign to comment intelligently. Still, he appears to be wary of defining himself as merely a tough-oncrime candidate.

For example: He has yet to seek the endorsement of local police unions.

And rather than invoke fearful scenes of streets in chaos, he leans into optimistic imagery. Kranichfeld’s campaign signs depict a sun peeking over a mountain range, and his speeches are peppered with promises of “better outcomes” and a “brighter future.”

“We are running a positive, issuesbased campaign,” he said.

When he kicked off his campaign in Dewey Park in Burlington’s Old North End, Kranichfeld recounted an incident that he said happened when his family headed to downtown Burlington for a local ghost tour in October. Young men approached the group and threatened

them with a Taser, according to Kranichfeld. He said the incident left him and his two children, ages 9 and 12, shaken. But he said he did not call the police afterward because, “even if they had shown up,” he did not believe George’s office would prosecute the perpetrators.

George’s takeaway from the speech was that Kranichfeld was willing to spread false narratives to get elected.

A case involving threats with a Taser would be taken seriously by her office, she said, and to suggest otherwise is “incredibly insulting.”

Kranichfeld responded that the anecdote was not intended to tar George but rather to “invoke the feeling of lawlessness and frustration that many in our community feel.” He accused the incumbent of dismissing his experience the same way she has dismissed the concerns of many others.

The candidates’ first debate last week featured less mudslinging but revealed stark differences between their prosecutorial philosophies.

The Lake Champlain Chamber hosted the virtual event, and more than three dozen people logged in online, including business owners who are supporting Kranichfeld.

Over the course of an hour, the two candidates fielded questions that mostly focused on accountability and how to handle repeat offenders.

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audience, she didn’t show it. She reiterated her concerns about cash bail and her belief that sending more people to prison for nonviolent offenses — especially before they’ve been convicted — is bad policy.

“People commit crimes because of their basic needs not being met,” she said. “The longer we delay that, the longer it will take for victims to have any sort of closure.”

Kranichfeld had a different message.

The state’s attorney’s job is to be an advocate for the community, he said, and to seek outcomes that benefit the collective, rather than any individual. He said he approaches each case by asking how many “bites of the apple” the person has had. On the first offense, he might consider a more lenient approach. But the 10th? The 20th?

Connecting someone to treatment is always a goal, he said. But eventually, a prosecutor needs to consider whether certain offenders will ever accept the help they need.

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WHEREAS:

The president of the United States, along with all elected or appointed government officials, swears an oath to “...support and defend the Constitution of the United States ...” as a primary tenet of public service. The current president, and many members of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, are not only failing to uphold their sworn oath to the Constitution, but are illegally subverting it.

WHEREAS:

These unconstitutional, illegal, and overreaching actions include, but are not limited to: • Showing a blatant disregard for the separation of powers mandated by the U.S. Constitution, Articles I, II, and III, by disobeying court orders; attempting to overturn birthright citizenship; denying civil liberties such as habeas corpus; and withholding congressionally approved funds from multiple agencies and departments.

• Infringing upon the First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and freedom of press by threatening journalists with trial for treason if they cast the administration in an unfavorable light, and suing or threatening to revoke licenses of news organizations, universities, and law firms for coverage or policies not aligned with the administration’s.

• Converting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) into a violent and lethal paramilitary force.

• Subverting the First Amendment right to assembly by deploying federal forces and out-of-state National Guard members to Democratically-run cities without just cause; using lethal and less-lethal devices unnecessarily to intimidate and terrorize protestors

and to inhibit their right to assemble peacefully; and entering homes forcibly without a judicial warrant in direct defiance of the Fourth Amendment.

• Detaining United States citizens, legal residents, and immigrants illegally without due process; holding tens of thousands of detainees in overcrowded prisons, warehouses, and camps that expose them to deplorable conditions, and thwarting federal law by denying congressional oversight visits; and enacting a “no-release” policy, leaving detainees incarcerated while they await deportation hearings.

• Without Congressional involvement or approval, waging war on Iran without provocation or clear objectives in violation of international law and the War Powers Act; killing increasing numbers of Americans, Iranians, and civilians in other countries; carelessly targeting a girls’ school in Tehran, causing at least 170 deaths, mostly children; attacking other sovereign nations; kidnapping a president; and killing more than 200 Caribbean boaters while providing no evidence that they were committing crimes.

• Further endangering U.S. national security by rejecting the United Nations rulebased order system and threatening military action against numerous countries and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); verbally antagonizing and disparaging our allies, then demanding that they provide the United States with assistance to fight the Iran war the president baselessly started.

• Attempting to interfere with states’ constitutional mandate to implement and control elections with the intent of discrediting the election process and casting doubt upon the legitimacy of upcoming elections.

• Attempting to manipulate election results by restricting mail-in votes, shortening early voting times, threatening to deploy the military or ICE at polling stations; dramatically increasing voter roll purges; and attempting to require both proof of citizenship and photo ID at the polls via the SAVE America Act, which would disproportionately restrict the voting rights of minorities, people of color, women, younger voters, and lower income voters.

• Defying the Equal Protection Clause of

the 14th Amendment by discriminating on the basis of citizenship status, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, and/or race; and profiling, arresting, and detaining people based solely on the color of their skin.

• Violating the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses as president by maintaining ownership in family businesses; accepting high value gifts from foreign powers; personally suing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for $10 billion dollars while that service is controlled by the executive branch; and selling Bibles, watches, sneakers, fragrances, guitars, digital currency, and more.

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• Creating a health care crisis by extending tax cuts for the wealthy while cutting funds for Medicaid, dropping thousands of Vermonters off health insurance, and endangering rural hospitals, nursing homes, and memory care facilities.

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e w c o n t e m p o ra r y American writers have mapped the complex t e r r a i n o f ex i l e, language, gender and family as powerfully as Julia Alvarez.

Born in 1950 in New York City and raised in the Dominican Republic until the age of 10, Alvarez has spent most of her literary career in the U.S. She has written seven novels for adults, five for children, four books of poetry and three essay collections. A writer-in-residence at Middlebury College for decades, she now lives on a farm in Weybridge. Her first poetry collection in 15 years was released in April. Called Visitations, it’s a testimony to love, writing, mourning and celebration — in other words, the book of a lifetime.

Alvarez is best known for her award-winning novels, including In the Time of the Butterflies and How the García Girls Lost Their Accents, but poetry was her first genre.

The poems in her latest volume feel intimate and anecdotal, momentary. A memory arrives unexpectedly; an old self resurfaces; past relationships reemerge; language is rediscovered. The result is a deeply personal collection that reflects the poet’s journey through the beauty and pain of living in multiple worlds.

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years. Alvarez’s father became involved in a plot against Trujillo; when the conspiracy was discovered, the family fled to the United States in 1960. Alvarez has often described this migration as the defining rupture of her life.

Once in the U.S., as she recounts in the poem “Visitations,” Alvarez began to memorize famous English poems and recite them to her family. Eventually, of course, she began to write her own. In the book’s first poem, “Recitation,” we see Alvarez ready to perform: “prettied and prepped, like a small divinity,” she is “to make the difference.” After the food, her gathered family and friends are nourished by language. Alvarez writes about the smells of sancocho and sofrito, about her tías and sisters, about the spiritual hope that resonated after she recited poetry.

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THROUGH THE BEAUTY AND PAIN OF LIVING IN MULTIPLE WORLDS. As a resident of rural Vermont, Alvarez writes movingly about its landscape and people. The poem “I Go Through the House, Turning Off Lights,” about a dinner party in her home, turns, once the guests leave and her husband is asleep, to the war in Gaza. The speaker is “Dismayed to be spared in this ark of a house / Afloat among the wreckage of a world at war.” A good meal and a terrible war converge in her mind; despite the repast, she cannot shake “the gloom we could not lift.”

The less explicit strength of Alvarez’s new collection lies in the connections it forges between patriarchal history and the nuclear family. She writes about large historical forces without losing sight of the ordinary human vulnerability of individual men and women, especially her mother and father. Her father is easiest — a romantic hero in her imagination. In “On Sundays,” when offered the choice between going to church with Mami or the beach with Papi, Alvarez chooses Papi, “as if to whisper in his ear, I’m yours.” “Papi’s Clocks” identifies her father as “a docent of the language of Cervantes” in direct contrast 34

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to the American dads of her new classmates, with their “suntanned smiles of condescension.”

But the most complex and beautiful images in this volume are reserved for women — her sisters and, especially, her mother. In “At the Mental Health Clinic Waiting Room,” Alvarez writes that her mother “locked / her love up for a rainy day.” But she also offered each of her four daughters a future, in the form of a bathrobe. In “The Red Bathrobe,” the speaker finally puts the robe on, having rejected it when she was younger, realizing that her mother was correct: “Her face reflected in my face.” The final line of the poem — “Do me a favor. Just try them on” — is her mother’s voice, which lingers after her daughter’s. If only in the poem, her mother lives on.

Alvarez’s mother is not the only ghost in the volume. The speaker is also visited

by Maury, her oldest sister, who took her own life. The poems about these and other lost women are elegiac but not sentimental. It is hard not to see the tenderness and wisdom in the writing; where there is grief, there is also gratitude. But they also contain self-recrimination: Did Alvarez appreciate them enough? The answer is always, truly, no — but perhaps also yes. At the end of the volume, the reader senses that the poet is hoping and praying for herself, for them and for us all: “in the name of the Bee and the Butterfly and the Breeze, Amen.”

Alvarez’s childhood performances bookend the collection, inviting her audience to enter into the poetry as her first audiences did: as if her words had the power to make their lives richer and more meaningful. Recalling these childhood gatherings, Alvarez hopes, as she writes in the collection’s last poem, “Sobremesa,” that “at least one poem finds a fervent lover like the Matanzas, or the women gathered on Mami’s patio in childhood, who leaned in to listen to my recitations, hungering for something they couldn’t put into words, and found briefly in poetry.”

The word sobremesa describes the feeling of lingering at the table long after the food is gone, a cherishing of time spent together performing, singing and celebrating. This collection, in some sense, is its own sobremesa, which we share with Alvarez as we read and reread the poems. ➆

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Clockwise from front left: Crispy cauliflower, a smash burger with fries, a chopped wedge salad, a Poolside Spritzer and a BLT at Schaefer’s

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he sign outside Schaefer’s had only been up for three days when I visited last week. The former Hatchet space had been empty for more than a year, but Richmond residents quickly caught on to the new restaurant at 30 Bridge Street, which John and Courtney Roettinger opened on June 1.

Locals have been asking for paper menus to take home and show to friends, John said. Some stopped in when the couple were still working on their DIY renovation. Since then, customers have gotten takeout, filled the 20-seat communal table and absolutely packed the place for Father’s Day brunch.

It’s the first time John, 34, has worked in a small town. He grew up in New Jersey and Connecticut, then lived in Boston and Burlington.

“It’s like the ’90s out here,” Roettinger said. “There’s not a lot to worry about.”

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8 p.m. five days a week, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Its menu is simple and classic: Think corned-beef hash, mapleglazed doughnuts and a humongous hotcake for breakfast; smash burgers,

BLTs and loaded baked potatoes for lunch; and a few dinner entrées after 4 p.m., if you’re getting fancy.

The 80-seat spot is set up for kids to feel at home while their grown-ups sip

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The interior got a light makeover from its Hatchet days, forgoing full-on rustic for homelike, with a couple of armchairs and a shelf of Nordic cookbooks. Between its schedule — closed Wednesday and Thursday but open on Monday, when other eateries are closed — and the Roettingers’ family-friendly, all-day offerings, Schaefer’s is exactly what Richmond was missing.

It’s also what John was missing. The longtime area chef had “lost my passion for cooking for a couple of years,” he said.

He spent the past five as executive chef and then director of operations for Burlington Beer’s massive South End restaurant, beer hall and event space. There, he managed a staff of 85 and ran one of the highest-volume businesses in town, sometimes serving more than a thousand people in a single night.

For the first restaurant of his own, he wanted a slower pace. John and Courtney have an almost-4year-old daughter, Remi.

They moved from Burlington to “the middle of the woods” in Starksboro in 2024. John is three years sober.

“I just wanted to cook breakfast,” he said. “I thought I’d open a small place with my wife and my dad, do counter service, and just survive.”

Two months after John left Burlington Beer, the chef started getting messages from his former staff: Might there be room for them at Schaefer’s?

He heard from so many — including chef Jerry Wallman, baker-kitchen manager Josh Lemieux, bar manager Caroline Kelly, front-of-house manager Jenny Iannazzi and events specialist Lindsey Lowell, plus a handful of other cooks, bartenders and servers — that he changed his plans. He hired them all, plus several part-time local kids. Schaefer’s opened with a staff of 30, three meals a day and full table service. John cooks breakfast solo most of the time, and the rest of the team handles dinner while he’s out front.

The talented, tight-knit staff gives John more time to be the kind of owner-operator customers remember from the Bridge Street Café, which Marvin Carpenter ran

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Leunig’s co-owner AMY BERNHARDT announced the expansion on Monday with representatives of Snyder Braverman Development and the University of Vermont, the public-private partnership behind the Catamount Run at City Center, which includes housing for UVM students, faculty and staff. They said the 5,300-square-foot LEUNIG’S ON MARKET will “occupy a prominent corner location” in the development at 268 Market Street.

Construction of Leunig’s on Market will begin this summer. It will join other local food businesses with outposts in the mixed-use building, including the SCALE POKÉ BAR, BLISS BEE and soon-to-open JUDI’S ICE CREAM (see page 41).

The original Leunig’s Bistro, which has operated on the Church Street Marketplace since 1980, will remain open, Bernhardt told Seven Days. She bought the business with an investor in August 2024 after working there for 15 years.

Bernhardt lives in South Burlington and has “witnessed the growth of Market Street firsthand,” she said via text. “Over the past few years, I have run into many longtime previous guests outside of Burlington [who] have told me they no longer visit downtown [and] stay closer to home.”

Earlier this year, Leunig’s did not bid to renew its lease on Leunig’s Petit

Bijou, the Church Street kiosk it had operated since January 2017. Bernhardt gave several reasons for the decision, including challenges with staffing, competition and the “struggling” downtown population. SABAH’S HOUSE, which took Leunig’s place in the kiosk, officially opened over the weekend.

Bernhardt called the new South Burlington spot “an ideal location,” citing the neighborhood’s residential-retail mix, which also includes offices and gathering spaces. “I believe Market Street can support strong year-round business while serving this growing community,” she said.

Leunig’s on Market will serve brunch on weekends, breakfast on weekdays, and lunch and dinner daily, Bernhardt said.

The menu will feature dishes from downtown’s current lineup and ones unique to South Burlington. Plans for the space include a “signature bar at its heart,” room for private events and sidewalk café seating outside, the release said.

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Already, Richmond regulars like to stop in and talk with him, just as they did with Carpenter. Some have asked him to open earlier, at 7 a.m., so they can chat over breakfast sandwiches and drip coffee before they hit the road or local trails.

Schaefer’s 8-to-8 hours are limited, at least compared to the restaurant it’s named for. John’s great-grandmother, Lydia Schaefer, owned the original Schaefer’s Restaurant across the street from the train station in Hoboken, N.J., from the 1940s until the 1980s. Her diner was open 24 hours, and she sold cocktails around the clock to New Yorkers who would take the train over for a drink when bars on their side of the river closed.

Lydia’s no-nonsense approach is the inspiration for the Vermont Schaefer’s motto of “simple food done right,” John said. It’s a phrase she often repeated.

Many of the behind-the-scenes details come from John’s dad, Harvey Roettinger.

He was an area director for Bertucci’s, managing more than 15 of the Italian chain’s restaurants across Connecticut and Massachusetts. Now he lives with John and Courtney and helps with the books at Schaefer’s when he’s not watching Remi.

Courtney, 37, manages the front of house three evenings a week and fills in elsewhere as needed, including a shift waiting tables on that extra-busy Father’s Day. The Essex Junction native and her future husband almost met in Boston: While she was in college, Courtney worked at Bertucci’s, in the same location Harvey tried to get his son to work.

But John went to visit a friend at Saint Michael’s College and never left Vermont.

He got a job working nights at Klinger’s Bread, then hopped around before landing at L’Amante in Burlington, his first fine-dining gig.

Courtney made her way to Burlington after graduation and to the Scuffer Tap & Table on Church Street, where she and John finally did meet.

“That was my first chef job, and it was her first GM job,” John recalled. “We’d scream at each other during service. Somehow, some way, we went on a date. Now we’re married with a kid.”

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from the restaurant world when Remi was born in 2022.

Remi is getting an even earlier start in the industry than her parents did. When she’s at Schaefer’s, she helps out by cleaning one little table by the door “over and over again,” John said.

“She also takes orders from people who already have their food,” Courtney said, chuckling.

Remi’s influence on the space is clear: The former creemee window — which started with Bridge Street Café and continued to Hatchet — is now a kids’ corner.

Tucked out of the way, the nook is stocked with books and toys, from alphabet blocks to Matchbox cars.

“We wanted to make it very clear that kids are people, too, and they’re absolutely welcome to play and be silly in our space,” Courtney said.

That kid- and parent-friendly thoughtfulness extends to fun straw cups and a special “little ones” section of the menu that will continue growing, John said. Oh, and warm chocolate chip cookies ($4 for two) for dessert, with an optional glass of milk.

I went to Schaefer’s for Monday lunch without my 3-year-old son. But he would have been very happy in a spacious booth or on the long bench seat along the far wall — if he ever left the kids’ corner.

Instead, I met Vermont Brewers Association executive director Emma Arian, whose office is nearby. She’d been to Schaefer’s before and knew John from his days at Burlington Beer. Arian immediately pointed out the draft list, which feels like a nod to Hatchet in its breadth: 16 options on tap, from Foam Brewers’ Blushing fruited sour ($9) to Queen City Brewery’s Yorkshire Porter ($9) to Good Measure Brewing’s Riser cream ale ($5).

Ultimately, the menu’s zero-proof section won out. I ordered a Poolside Spritzer ($8) — a savory-sweet watermelon and tomato vinegar shrub with lime and sparkling water. It’s the best mocktail I’ve had all year.

Arian had similar praise for the Sunday Sipper ($7), an orange juice-grenadine concoction that John later said reminds him of Push-Up popsicles, a very nostalgic treat.

Everything is made from scratch, from sourdough English muffins to burger buns, with the exception of the spinach tortilla used for the vegetarian Garden Wrap. We didn’t wait long for our starters: a chopped wedge salad ($16) and crispy cauliflower

food+drink ($9). The salad was all the things I love about a wedge but portioned into easierto-eat pieces. It was loaded with thickcut bacon and Jasper Hill Farm’s Bayley Hazen Blue cheese crumbles.

Those crumbles were also sprinkled throughout the cauliflower dish, a vegetarian ode to Buffalo wings. As I ate it, the light, crispy texture and slight heat of the tiny florets almost tricked me into thinking it was Gobi Manchurian, my favorite Indian-Chinese cauliflower dish.

We devoured it.

I hadn’t gotten my bacon fill with the wedge salad and so opted for a BLT ($15).

The summery sandwich’s proportions

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The only thing that would make it better is if it came cut in half. (Maybe my toddler’s

sandwich-shape specifications are rubbing off on me.)

Fans of Burlington Beer’s fries — which Seven Days called “superlative” in a 2021 story, though they’ve since changed — will be thrilled. All the sandwiches at Schaefer’s come with a pickle spear and slender, hand-cut fries that follow that original McDonald’s-inspired recipe, and they might be even better. There was such a pile on the plate that I brought some — and half of the big BLT — back to the office to share.

John won’t have a fryer down at Volunteers Green for Richmond’s Fourth of July festivities, but he’ll serve burgers, hot dogs,

grilled cheese and maybe some Schaefer’s Fancy Wings, along with Sunday Sippers and basil lemonade.

The restaurant will be closed that day to give staff a chance to enjoy and meet people in town — the few who haven’t already made their way in for a bite to eat.

I haven’t made plans for the Fourth yet, but it might be fun to pretend Richmond is my small town, too. The celebration, like Schaefer’s, is the kind of throwback we all need. ➆

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The hot dog may be America’s most democratic food — served at ballparks, backyard cookouts and roadside stands — but it’s also the butt of endless jokes about mystery meat and industrial food production. More than a century after Upton Sinclair published The Jungle, his exposé of Chicago meatpacking plants, plenty of people still prefer not to think too hard about what’s inside their frankfurter.

There’s nothing mysterious about the hot dogs at 5th Quarter Butcher + Provisions. You can watch them being made at the Waitsfield shop.

That’s important to owner Josh Turka.

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The challenge — and the philosophy — is using the whole animal. “For pigs, that’s sausages,” he said. “For cows, that’s hot dogs.”

Simple enough in theory, but in practice, Turka, 40, spent a year and a half perfecting his recipe. The obstacle wasn’t flavor. It was texture.

Hot dogs are an emulsion: finely ground meat, fat, salt and water transformed into a smooth paste. “If you do it wrong, the emulsion breaks and it’s so sad,” Turka said, laughing. “It’s very technical. That’s the reason not a lot of people do it.”

The next challenge was achieving the

snappy bite that distinguishes a great hot dog from a good one. Turka starts by using natural lamb casings, but getting that satisfying pop when teeth break through skin took months of tinkering.

“You’ve got to have it,” said Nick Frank, executive chef at Hen of the Wood in Burlington.

Frank teamed up with Turka this spring for a maple-themed pop-up event, putting his own spin on Vermont’s sugaring-season hot dog tradition.

He poached the wieners in maple sap, coated them in cornmeal batter and fried them. “Smoky lends itself to sweet,” Frank said.

“You can tell the love Josh puts into his products, especially the dogs,” Frank said. “Mass-produced hot dogs just don’t have the same flavor. Josh’s have this peppery finish and tang. And the smokiness.”

Robert Smith III, executive chef at Ferrisburgh’s Starry Night Café, concurs.

“These dogs are plump but not chewy, with that ideal snap,” Smith said. “It’s a special dog, and you want to give it respect.”

Smith serves Turka’s hot dogs on the restaurant’s bar menu in a riff on a Michigan dog ($14), topped with beef chili with a subtle hint of cinnamon, shredded Cooper sharp cheddar, diced raw onion and a drizzle of French’s mustard. After sampling one recently, all I could do was dream about having it again.

The toppings are there to complement the dog, not bury it, Smith said: “It’s mild enough that you can take it in a lot of directions, but it’s also got a strong enough flavor that you won’t lose it.”

Turka doesn’t mind how customers eat them. Pick up a 1-pound package of six dogs for the suggested retail price of $16 at his Waitsfield shop or select local stores. Pile on your favorite toppings: May we suggest Flack Family Farm sauerkraut from Fairfield, some chili or, dare we say, ketchup?

Smith wouldn’t go that far himself, and I can relate: My wife of two decades will tell you that the angriest she’s ever seen me is when she got me a dog with ketchup on it at a baseball game.

“Would these hot dogs be good smothered in ketchup?” Smith pondered with a smile. “Sure. But that’s a testament to how good Josh’s dogs are.”

No matter how you prefer them — no judgment, honestly — Turka’s dogs evoke childhood and summer and the pleasures of an all-American meal. ➆ “Small Pleasures” is an occasional column that features delicious and distinctive Vermont-made food or drinks that pack a punch. Send us your favorite little bites or sips with big payoff at food@sevendaysvt.com.

INFO 5th Quarter hot dogs can be bought at its butcher shop at 89 Mad River Green, Waitsfield, 802-496-3165, 5thquartervt.com. They are also sold at local outlets including City Market and Rogue Rabbit in Burlington, Misery Loves Company in Winooski, the Roots Farm Market in Middlesex, and the Shelburne Farms farm store.

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North Star Sports in BTV Adds Creemees Every summer weekend, NORTH STAR SPORTS at 100 Main Street in downtown Burlington rents bikes to dozens of tourists. Upon their return, shop owner PAT MILLER said, many ask where to buy the classic hot-weather Vermont treat: a creemee.

“Head back to the waterfront,” Miller, 76, and her staff members always used to advise. “But we were just down there,” deflated bikers often replied, by her account.

Now, North Star Sports has installed a creemee machine to meet the needs of those tired, hungry tourists. The shop serves vanilla creemees made with Hood mix in a cone or Holsteinsplotched cup, with optional real maple

bicycles, North Star sells and rents snowshoes, cross-country skis and skates; it was among the first local sellers of electric bikes, Miller said.

She’d been thinking about adding creemees for a few years. “You have to be changing all the time, even at my age,” said Miller, who acknowledged that operating the machine has involved a learning curve. “We’re still a bike shop,” she said. “We’re not really creemee experts yet.”

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Longtime locals might remember the spot as Pastabilities, owner DAN ROSCIOLI said. In 2008, the family-owned Slice of Vermont started there, serving a full menu of sandwiches, salads, pizzas and pastas. But the wholesale side of the operation soon took off, and the customer-facing spot slowly cut back until it ceased a decade ago.

Slice of Vermont now sells premade doughs, par-baked pizzas and gnocchi around the state via distributors; Roscioli also owns DISTLER’S PRETZELS. “I missed the connection with people that are actually eating the product,” the fifth-generation restaurateur said.

“When you’re wholesaling, you don’t get that direct feedback.”

Roscioli and his family recently traveled to Italy for a couple of weeks, and he realized the tray-baked pizza al taglio style is underrepresented in Vermont, he said.

In Williston, the thick, rectangular pieces are sold by the slice and thrown into the oven for a final bake to order.

Slices of thin-crust Neapolitan pies are also available, with staples such as Margherita alongside a rotating lineup of 15 to 20 options across both types.

Toppings might include arugula and prosciutto, potato-rosemary, zucchini, or a Vermonty combo of thin-sliced apples and cheddar.

The slice counter is currently open for in-person ordering Tuesday through Friday for lunch and is takeout only.

“We’ll evolve from there and see what happens,” Roscioli said.

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food into the wee hours of Friday and Saturday, reviving a pre-pandemic staple of downtown Burlington’s late-night scene. As of June 26, the 35-year-old deli at 155 Main Street is now open from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. two nights a week, serving a “night owl” menu that includes the popular Shiner sandwich of egg, cheese, meat and a crisp hash brown on a bulkie roll. Owner MIKE WILLIAMS said he will start with those summer weekend nights and hopes to expand the latenight hours this fall as Burlington’s full student population returns.

Before the pandemic, Kountry Kart was open 20.5 hours daily, from 6:30 a.m. to 3 a.m., said Williams, 60. Now, the deli closes at 7 p.m. and reopens three hours later on Friday and Saturday. Williams’ own college-student daughter, LAINA, is working for her dad this summer. “It’s been a really difficult six years,” Williams said. “We needed to grow our hours again.”

PERRY and NEIL FARR, co-owners of the

SCALE POKÉ BAR restaurants, are adding a

sprinkles from GREEN MOUNTAIN GOODNESS in Franklin. Miller said she opted to offer the rich 10 percent butterfat dairy base, “of course.”

The frosty treats start at $3, and Miller expects the machine to operate Thursday through Sunday afternoons during North Star’s regular hours. Look for the

“creemees & bike rentals” sign. She’s also doing a brisk business in jars of maple sprinkles and other maple products.

Miller started her business in 1985, selling and renting sports equipment from her basement. She moved to 65 Main Street in 1989 and to the current location a year later. In addition to

second location of JUDI’S ICE CREAM in South Burlington’s City Center. The new scoop shop at 264 Market Street is a few storefronts away from the couple’s third Scale restaurant, which joined its Williston and Essex Junction siblings in late 2025.

Like the original Judi’s, which opened in spring 2025 at 373 Blair Park Road, the new shop will serve sundaes, milkshakes and floats made with KINGDOM CREAMERY OF VERMONT creemee base and Gifford’s hard ice cream. Unlike its Williston counterpart, it has indoor seating and will scoop daily year-round, said Neil, 44. He expects to open it this week.

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hat’s an appropriate gift for a nation’s 250th birthday? The Vermont Historical Society is marking America’s milestone with 50 objects from its collection. All are on view in “50 for 250,” an exhibition opening on Friday, July 3, at the Vermont History Museum in Montpelier. They also appear in a beautifully photographed book with essays written by a range of Vermonters, from a former governor to current high school students.

Starting with the state’s founding documents and ending with its pandemic-era road signs, each object carries a unique story that speaks to an aspect of our history. We chose seven for you to unwrap.

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The Dresden Press, c.1700

Legions of Vermont schoolchildren have walked past this giant wooden contraption, which has been part of the museum’s collection since 1888. For much of that time, it was reputed to be the oldest printing press in the country.

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and Ira Allen that proclaimed Vermont’s independence from New York and New Hampshire, as well as a treatise by challengers advocating for a state centered on the Connecticut River.

The Last Catamount, 1881

The Barnard Catamount, as he is known, was the last member of his species (Puma Puma concolor) concolor shot in Vermont, in 1881. After that, he was taxidermied and schlepped around New England as an attraction — advertised as a “MONSTER PANTHER” — before being donated to the state in 1882. A catalog essay by historical society director of collections Amanda Kay Gustin outlines Vermont’s evolution from a sheep-rearing state where the predator’s death was roundly celebrated to a tourism-dependent one that prizes the idea of this mysterious “cat o’ the mountains”: a once-real creature made mythic.

Snowshoes, c.1925

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While taking a Vermont history class in college 15 years ago, Tim Dusablon became fascinated by the famous figures who shaped the state. He began posting about local history on his Facebook account, eventually creating a public page — Crossroads of a Continent — in 2023.

Dusablon, a 39-year-old audio-video technician for the Vermont State Colleges System, used his technological expertise to expand Crossroads of a Continent into a blog and, last year, a podcast.

Since then, the Georgia, Vt., resident has produced 19 episodes that cover Vermont narratives from the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the French and Indian War. “I thought it’d just be friends and family who felt sorry for me,” Dusablon said of his listeners. “And now [the podcast] is closing in on 1,000 downloads.”

Dusablon’s latest creation, in honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary, is a string of “Revolutionary road trips.” On his blog, Dusablon provides interactive maps of historic Revolutionary War landmarks with blurbs about each location; his podcast episodes further explain the significance of each spot. The series highlights history-rich routes through northern Vermont, Addison County and the southern Champlain Valley, among other regions. The stops include battle sites, historic markers and even graveyards where notable figures — such as Adam Beals Jr., a participant in the Boston Tea Party — are buried.

Dusablon said he organized the routes as separate day trips so that visitors have time to learn the history and enjoy the surroundings of each location without feeling rushed. The road trips are designed for “those who live local and don’t want to go to Boston or Philadelphia or New York City for a Revolutionary War site,” he said.

“There’s plenty right here.”

Some of the stops on the Revolutionary road trips are meticulously

preserved historic sites, such as the Ethan Allen Homestead in Burlington, where the leader of the Green Mountain Boys spent his final years. Others are obscure graveyards off dirt roads.

Dusablon said two of his favorite spots are Mount Independence, a well-preserved fortress by Lake Champlain in Orwell; and Fort Ticonderoga, a “majestically rebuilt” site just across the lake in New York.

“Ticonderoga is the crown jewel of the local sites,” Dusablon said. “It’s almost like a castle, and I feel like a little kid every time I go back there.”

To Dusablon, the most interesting part of visiting these places is learning about the personalities involved with each historic event. Specifically, he said, he is fascinated by Benedict Arnold’s story. The major general was known for his heroic contributions to the Revolution in the Northern Theater, an area that included the Champlain Valley. However, his role has been minimized on historic markers because he eventually betrayed the American cause by conspiring with the British. Dusablon is interested in how historical figures such as Arnold are perceived today.

“History is very much in that gray area,” Dusablon said. “The heroes and the villains are often stated after the fact by people with varying objectives.”

With Crossroads of a Continent, Dusablon’s goal is to interest people in local history and inspire them to go out and learn more about the events that happened in the Champlain Valley. He also enjoys the historical research, he said, because it gives him a break from some of the technological frustrations of his day job.

“A history book never needs a firmware update,” he said. ➆

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‘REVOLUTION RECONSIDERED: HISTORY, MYTH, AND PROPAGANDA’: An

exploration of how visual representations of the American Revolution carry our national identity. On view through August 8 at Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu ‘CENTENNIALS’: A multimedia installation focused on the nation’s centennial years, covering both the Gilded Age of 1876 and the disco era of 1976, two pivotal historical moments. On view through October 9 at Saint Albans Museum. stamuseum.org ‘AMERICA 250 AT SHELBURNE MUSEUM’: A self-guided tour

through objects in the museum’s excellent collection of Americana, including paintings, folk-art sculptures and textiles rooted in the origins of the country. While you’re there, catch the Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s “America 250” Summer Festival Tour on Saturday, July 4. On view through October 25 at Shelburne Museum. shelburnemuseum.org ‘THE BATTLE OF BENNINGTON’:

A reinstallation of objects, materials and accounts from the permanent collection around the museum’s beloved Works Progress Administration-era mural by Leroy Williams. On view through December 31 at Bennington Museum. benningtonmuseum.org ‘PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE’: A juried

show of works ranging from personal to political acts of resistance, with an opening reception before the July 3 fireworks. On view July 3 to August 1 at the SEABA Center in Burlington. seaba.com ‘MADELINE FAN: YANKEE DOODLE DANDY’: An interactive

installation centered on identity by the Chinese American artist, who lives in Brattleboro. She asks, “As we celebrate our semiquincentennial, are we yankee doodles? Macaronis?

Both? Neither?” On view July 11 through September 7 at Brattleboro Museum & Art Center. brattleboromuseum.org

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Seven for the... « P.42 reserve in Québec to Thompson’s Point in Charlotte by about 1900. The shoes are racquet-shaped, made from a single steambent strip of ash, with carved cross-pieces for stiffness and rawhide webbing; tufts of red wool take the place of traditional decorative moose hair. Snowshoeing was a necessity for winter hunting and trapping, but after many of Vermont’s wildlife populations became depleted in the late 19th century, it became a recreational sport.

Doll, c.1927

Almost a century ago, Vermont suffered one of its worst natural disasters: the flood of 1927.

Montpelier was badly hit, with floodwaters rising to 10 feet at State and Main streets. That’s where this “Mama” doll was rescued from the toy section in the basement of the McCuen Store — present-day Bear Pond Books. Gladys May Bliss, who worked at the store, kept the doll until she died in 1995. Essayist Ada Allen, a 10th grader at Craftsbury Academy, points out that while the flood — and others since — have caused millions of dollars in damage and provoked major changes to the state’s infrastructure, the disasters can also be seen through “thousands of human stories of aid, comfort, and healing.”

Nightstick, 1935

The 1935-36 Vermont Marble Company strike was one of the most bitter and violent labor disputes in the state’s history. To cut expenses, the company tried to reduce hours for quarrymen, most of whom were immigrants. West Rutland workers walked off the job and protested for months; the company brought in thuggish “deputies,” shadily financed by the state, to break the strike. One of them, Harry L. Hall, was not only proud of his role in the violence but also etched scenes of it into his billy club. Alongside caricatures of union leaders and depictions of deputies fighting women in the “Battles of Barrett Hill and West Rutland” — real events — he summarized the conflict thusly: “Windows Stoned, Property Damaged, Street Fights, Heads Cracked, A Good Time For All.”

Crown, 1962

Vermont had long been known as a Republican stronghold when Philip Hoff ran for governor in 1962 and became the first Democrat to hold that office since 1853. During his three terms,

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anthony Marro writes, Hoff led Statehouse actions to reapportion the legislature, where each town previously had one vote regardless of population; quadruple school aid; and ban billboards in the state, among other changes.

“Hoff basically created Vermont as we know it today,” Marro writes.

But that wouldn’t have happened without the Onion City, whose 1,768to-188 election night vote count unexpectedly put Hoff over the top.

At a 1 a.m. impromptu victory parade, an unknown reveler crowned him “King of Winooski.”

Blazer, c.1995

In 1998, Beth Robinson and Susan Murray argued before the Vermont Supreme Court that same-sex couples should have the right to marry. Robinson wore this blazer at a press conference in 1999 when the court handed down its decision that directed the legislature to create Vermont’s civil unions law — the first such legislation passed in the United States. In her account of the movement’s history in the state, Margaret Tamulonis writes that “personal objects can carry the weight of collective change.” ➆

INFO “50 for 250,” on view July 3 through December at the Vermont History Museum in Montpelier; some objects move to the Vermont History Center in Barre through June 2027. Book, edited by Amanda Kay Gustin and Stephen Perkins, 349 pages. $35.95 paperback; $49.95 hardcover. vermonthistory.org

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A painting of the sunken Spitfire by Ernie Haas; the 3D model used to build the VR experience

Maritime Museum Offers Virtual Reality Sign UpWar Shipwreck Cut Costs Tour of a Revolutionary Pay Your Bill For VGS and Carbon B Y K E N P I C ARD • ken@sevendaysvt.com In October 1776, a Continental Navy fleet under the command of Benedict Arnold deliberately sank the Spitfire, a 54-foot gunboat that had been badly damaged in the Battle of Valcour Bay, one of the first naval clashes of the Revolutionary War. The scuttled vessel, built to defend the nascent republic against a British invasion through Canada, has sat at the bottom of Lake Champlain for nearly 250 years, preserved by the cold, dark water and accessible only to expert scuba divers.

Now, visitors to the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Vergennes can see the Spitfire without getting wet. The museum has just unveiled a free virtual reality tour of the shipwreck, which sits upright and largely intact in 300 feet of water. The VR dive is part of a larger, revamped exhibit called “Fragments: Voices of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain” that celebrates the nation’s 250th anniversary.

The VR dive was created with the help of undergraduates who are studying computer game development and design at Champlain College. They built the simulation using a three-dimensional model based on thousands of photographs of the wreck, shot by one of the museum’s underwater remotely operated vehicles, or ROVs. Museum visitors can experience the simulated dive in one of two ways. Wearing a VR headset, they can follow a guided tour of the wreck, in which a virtual narrator highlights the ship’s features. Or visitors can enter a “free swim mode” and move around the shipwreck on their own simply by looking in different directions, then moving hand controllers as if they were actually swimming underwater. Unlike other ROV tours offered by the museum, which provide crisp, real-time video footage of shipwrecks in shallower waters, this VR tour used prerecorded video.

“As a diver going through that experience, it seems real,” said Chris Sabick, the museum’s executive director.

Most of the “Fragments” exhibit focuses on the Battle of Valcour Bay, aka the Battle of Valcour Island, which took place from October 11 to 13, 1776. Though technically

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considered a defeat for the newly formed Continental Navy, which lost 11 of its 16 ships and nearly 200 sailors, the American fleet succeeded in holding off the British advance on Fort Ticonderoga until the following year. That delay gave the Americans time to reinforce the fort, which they held until June 1777.

The VR dive focuses not on the battle itself but on the museum’s efforts to uncover the Spitfire’s history and preserve the wreck, according to Emma Sipes, a rising senior at Champlain College who was part of the six-member project team.

“The museum let us have a lot of creative decisions,” Sipes said. In fact, it was the students who decided to incorporate one of the museum’s ROVs, nicknamed “Fifi,” into the VR experience as the dive narrator.

The Spitfire, one of about 300 known shipwrecks in Lake Champlain, was discovered in 1997 during a multiyear cultural resources survey to map the entire lake bottom. In 2022, the museum partnered with Kotaro Yamafune, a maritime archaeologist and expert in underwater photogrammetry at Texas A&M University, to shoot 30,000 still images of the Spitfire, then use them to build a three-dimensional model. The Champlain College students used those to create the dive simulation earlier this year.

Though the museum knows a lot about the Spitfire, Sabick noted that the ship has yet to reveal all of its secrets.

Based on the artifacts recovered when the Spitfire’s sister vessel, the Philadelphia, was salvaged in 1935, Sabick said he suspects that there are “literally thousands” more artifacts still aboard this wreck. Each would help illuminate what it was like for the average sailor or soldier to live and fight aboard these ships. To prevent damage or looting by treasure divers, the museum keeps the ship’s location secret. ➆

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Animator Travis Van Alstyne has won the 2026 Vermont Prize. The South Burlington resident is the fifth annual recipient of the $5,000 prize, an award established by the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Burlington City Arts, the Current art center in Stowe, and the Hall Art Foundation in Reading. According to a press release, the prize “celebrates and supports the best visual art being made in Vermont today.”

Responding to the honor, Van Alstyne, 45, said he is “super committed” to telling stories about Vermont’s people and places. After attending college in Georgia, he realized his “love and longing” for Vermont. Now, he spends his time researching, animating and producing short films centered on local narratives.

One of those is a southern Vermont story that Van Alstyne, who grew up in Chester, learned as a teen. “Love of the Land,” his acclaimed 2024 short film, is about Romaine Tenney, an Ascutney farmer who died by suicide in 1964. Tenney’s farm was in the way of the planned route for Interstate 91, but he refused to give up his land, instead choosing to set his own barn and house on fire. Tenney died in the blaze.

Van Alstyne called the farmer’s death a “very Vermont, very New England, very Yankee kind of story.” The animator wanted to focus on Tenney’s

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commitment to his land and shed light on “the idea of progress, which doesn’t always benefit everybody.”

To bring a sense of authenticity to the film, Van Alstyne cast George Woodard, a dairy farmer from Waterbury Center, as the voice of Tenney.

“I didn’t want to have someone putting on a Vermont accent,” Van Alstyne said. “I wanted someone that that’s how they spoke.”

Instead of using freehand animation like most of his other projects, Van Alstyne used rotoscoping — tracing on top of videos — to better portray the somberness of the story. It was a time-consuming process: Van Alstyne had to film himself acting out Tenney’s motions in full farmer garb, then trace the video frame by frame.

“Romaine didn’t have modern conveniences. He purposely chose to farm and do everything very manual,” Van Alstyne said. “I think I kind of honored that tradition by doing it by hand.”

Van Alstyne returns to his freehandanimation roots in his next short film.

“The Barnard Panther” tells the story of the last confirmed mountain lion in Vermont in 1881 (see page 42). He expects to complete it in 2028. ➆

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Bob Hannum Polishes Historic Markers in Time for the 250th

BY AMY L IL LY • lilly@sevendaysvt.com

With the country’s 250th Fourth of July celebration fast approaching, Bob Hannum was on a sprint to make sure four of Vermont’s Revolutionary War monuments were clean and Instagram-ready.

A professional conservator for 50 years and owner of Arts Management Services in Barre, Hannum got an assignment this spring from the state Division for Historic Preservation to polish up memorials in Burlington, Westminster, Tinmouth and Hubbardton. For road trippers keen on history, checking out his work offers a perfect tour to learn more about Vermont people and places linked to the Revolution. (For other Revolutionary road trips, see page 43.)

Hannum began in May with Ethan Allen, the state’s best-known hero of the Revolution.

The leader of the Green Mountain Boys, who took Fort Ticonderoga in 1775 without firing a shot, is remembered in the Queen City with a towering monument at his grave in Greenmount Cemetery.

Hannum, who specializes in outdoor sculpture cleaning and repair, said the 35-foot-tall granite column topped by an 8-foot-tall marble statue hadn’t been cleaned in 160 years — that is, never.

“It was dark gray from all the mold and dust and dirt,” Hannum said of his first glimpse of the marble statue from a crane bucket. The monument was erected between 1858 and 1873; all four, in fact, date from nearly a century after the historic moments they commemorate.

At the Allen monument’s base, rust had corroded the decorative iron fencing, which resembles rows of standing muskets anchored at the corners by upright cannon barrels.

Hannum shuns chemicals and detergents; he restored the marble’s gleam with a steam cleaner and brushes with organic bristles. He used a biocide spray and water pressure on the more durable granite. The fencing got a scraping and an enamel paint job.

Allen is also linked to Hannum’s next job, a modest obelisk in Westminster Old Cemetery, 130 miles southeast of Burlington. Allen and his Green Mountain Boys came to restore order after the so-called 1775 Westminster Massacre, in which British-appointed New

York officials fired on Vermont protesters gathered inside the courthouse. But Allen’s homegrown militia didn’t arrive soon enough to save William French and Daniel Houghton.

French is considered the first fatality of the American Revolution, which began a month later in Lexington and Concord. Houghton died hours later from his wounds. Both men are commemorated on bronze plaques on the obelisk.

“The monument looks incredible,” Jessie Haas, president of the Westminster Historical Society, said of Hannum’s daylong restoration job. The conservator polished the bronze plaques’ letters to a shine and coated them with a long-lasting polymer.

Hannum had to delay his final two cleaning jobs because the U.S. Department of State called him to Greece. The conservator has installed and restored outdoor sculptures for the department at American embassies around the world. The Athens embassy needed a remediation assessment of a 70-foot-long sculptural water feature by late Vermont artist Michael Singer. Hannum installed the work 20 years ago.

He returned to Vermont after the one-day gig to complete his work on a newly gleaming obelisk honoring Revolutionary War soldier Nathaniel Chipman. Located in Tinmouth, on the western edge of Vermont, the Chipman monument not only honors his military service — he survived a Pennsylvania battle and the winter of 1777-78 at Valley Forge — but also his notable postwar career as chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, an advocate for Vermont statehood and a U.S. senator.

From Tinmouth, it’s a 40-minute drive north to Hubbardton, site of the only Revolutionary War battle fought in Vermont.

(The Battle of Bennington actually took place just over the border in New York.) Veterans and eyewitnesses to the 1777 battle rallied early to preserve the site, and its views remain largely unchanged. Thanks to Hannum, the marble obelisk on the hilltop will look as dazzling as it did when it went up in 1859. ➆

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characters. Schoenaerts is wasted as a very standard villain, and while Momoa always has charisma to spare, his mysterious character doesn’t add much to the story beyond wisecracks and attitude. As for the action sequences, they climax in a slow-motion ballet of destruction, set to a wispy acoustic cover of Jimmy Eat World’s “The Middle,” that reminded me of those cheesy AI concoctions that people post on social media to prove that any fool can produce what Hollywood’s millions do.

And yet, for all the movie’s lackluster aspects, my heart swelled when Supergirl finally took off her jeans and duster and rocked that silly red-and-blue costume — with ’60s-style miniskirt and boots, yet! — because Alcock makes Kara’s disaffection more than a tough-girl pose. Supergirl’s best scenes are the ones exploring her backstory as a refugee who experienced all the destruction and loss her cousin was spared.

While Superman’s plot hinged on the questionable legacy of Kal-El’s Kryptonian parents, in this film we learn that Kara’s mom sent her to Earth with a straightforward message: You don’t always have to be nice (or happy or smiling, one might add) to be good. The discourse around the movie may give young girls the opposite impression — play nice or face the wrath of the fanboys — but I hope some will feel validated by Alcock’s messy, relatable character. With any luck, DC won’t push Kara to the background of the next film in the series, because the sweet and sour combination of Superman and Supergirl could be a dream team.

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Supergirl ★★★

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t’s official: With an estimated firstweekend domestic gross of $38 million, DC Studios’ Supergirl is a bomb. Dissecting the poor showing of the sequel to last summer’s much more successful Superman reboot, the New York Times identified the usual suspects: picky consumers, superhero fatigue and “a resurgent misogyny among the core fan base.”

The last factor reared its head in social media attacks on star Milly Alcock’s appearance. Yet one can’t help wondering if the real problem is that, unlike previous cinematic versions of the character, this Supergirl doesn’t comb her hair, wear full makeup or do much smiling.

That much was clear from the character’s cameo at the end of Superman, in which she stumbles drunkenly into her more celebrated cousin’s Fortress of Solitude. A grumpy, chaotic Supergirl intrigued me, so I checked out this film directed by Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) and inspired by the 2021-22 comic-book miniseries Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.

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on a road trip through the galaxy with her canine companion, Krypto, in a spaceship with the lived-in interior of a touring rock band’s RV. While her squeaky-clean older cousin, Kal-El (David Corenswet), is saving Earth from various menaces, she’d rather explore solar systems with red suns, which dampen her powers while heightening her susceptibility to alcohol.

While patronizing a dive bar in one of said systems, Kara encounters 13-year-old Ruthye (Eve Ridley), who seeks a champion to help her take vengeance on Krem (Matthias Schoenaerts), the brigand chief who murdered her family. Kara has zero interest in this quest — until Krem shoots her dog with a poison arrow. Only an antidote that the brigand carries on his person can save Krypto’s life.

As she and Ruthye dodge space pirates, seedy aliens and a murderous bounty hunter named Lobo (Jason Momoa), Kara finds herself confronting the memories that make it so difficult for her to embrace the role of defender of the innocent.

Will you like it?

Two things can be true about Supergirl.

First, this take on the character as a hardbitten, reluctant heroine is smart, and Alcock’s performance makes Kara feel like a real person rather than a pandering conceit.

Her blasé reaction to the wonders of the universe is a running joke that doesn’t get old, a fitting counterpoint to the wide-eyed sweetness of Corenswet’s Superman.

Second, the story (scripted by Ana Nogueira) is an uninspired mashup of True Grit and Mad Max: Fury Road, without the vivid supporting players of the former or the riveting action sequences of the latter.

As Ruthye, Ridley speaks with the amusingly precocious diction of Hailee Steinfeld in the 2010 True Grit. Yet her character never develops beyond that quirk and some generic feistiness, so her partnership with Kara seems to exist mainly to soften the latter’s heart.

Even when female-led genre movies lack a central romance, they often tenderize their heroine by placing her in a maternal role. Here, Kara proves her heroism by saving not just Ruthye but also a bunch of anonymous girls trafficked by the leering brigands as “brides.” The female solidarity theme is always welcome, but it felt fresher when Fury Road’s Furiosa was the one freeing “brides” from their bondage in a fleshed-out world that also included female elders.

The world-building of Supergirl is sketchy at best, offering an unrelenting parade of muddy CGI settings and drooling losers eager to enslave the main

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able): Lest we forget, Patty Jenkins’ take on this beloved character was a box-office smash, temporarily convincing many naysayers that superheroine movies were viable after all.

THE MARVELS (2023; Disney+, rentable): More of a disappointment (profit-wise) was acclaimed director Nia DaCosta’s sequel to Captain Marvel, featuring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel.

BIRDS OF PREY AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN

(2020; HBO Max, YouTube Primetime, rentable): Funny and full of genuine camaraderie, my personal favorite female superhero movie had the misfortune of being released right before the pandemic lockdown.

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NEW IN THEATERS EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET: Felipe Bustos Sierra’s documentary chronicles the 2021 protests with which Glasgow residents resisted a local immigration raid. (95 min, NR. Partizanfilm) LEVITICUS: Religion-inspired homophobia is the monster in this Australian horror film about two teenagers (Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen) in love. Adrian Chiarella directed. (88 min, R. Essex, Partizanfilm) MINIONS AND MONSTERS: The Minions cause chaos trying to make a monster flick in 1920s Hollywood in this animated comedy featuring the voices of Pierre Coffin, Allison Janney and George Lucas himself. (90 min, PG. Bethel, Bijou, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Paramount, Playhouse, Star, Stowe, Sunset, Welden) YOUNG WASHINGTON: This historical epic focuses on the role of the first U.S. president (William Franklyn-Miller) in the French and Indian War. With Ben Kingsley and Mary-Louise Parker; Jon Erwin directed. (125 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic)

CURRENTLY PLAYING BACKROOMSHHHH In Kane Parsons’ debut horror feature, an interdimensional portal appears to open beneath a furniture store. With Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve. (110 min, R. Big Picture, Essex, Majestic [“Everything Must Go” edition with bonus footage], Savoy, Sunset; reviewed 6/3) THE BREADWINNERH1/2 A man (Nate Bargatze) has to learn to be a stay-at-home dad in Eric Appel’s family comedy. (95 min, PG. Sunset [Wed 1 & Thu only]) THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOODHHH The aging outlaw (Hugh Jackman) contemplates his conscience in a fresh take on the mythos from director Michael Sarnoski (Pig). (123 min, R. Partizanfilm) DISCLOSURE DAYHH1/2 Steven Spielberg returns to science fiction with this thriller in which humanity makes contact with aliens. Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor and Colin Firth star. (145 min, PG-13. Big Picture, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Sunset; reviewed 6/17) I LOVE BOOSTERSHHH1/2 Shoplifters plot revenge on a fashion tycoon in this surreal comedy from Boots Riley (Sorry to Bother You), starring Kiki Palmer and Naomi Ackie. (105 min, R. Catamount; reviewed 5/27) JACKASS: BEST AND LASTHHH The daredevil franchise ends with another batch of stunts and pranks. Jason “Wee Man” Acuña and Lance Bangs star. (92 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Paramount, Sunset) OBSESSIONHHHH1/2 A young man makes the mistake of wishing on a charm that his crush would fall in love with him in Curry Barker’s horror film.

(Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Star, Sunset; reviewed 5/20) PROMISED SKY: In this Cannes Film Festival nominee from director Erige Sehiri, a Tunisian found family shelters a shipwreck survivor. (92 min, NR. Partizanfilm) THE SHEEP DETECTIVESHHH1/2 A flock sets out to solve the murder of its shepherd in this mysterycomedy-family flick. (109 min, PG. Capitol, Majestic)

STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE!HHH1/2 This documentary from Carl Deal and Tia Lessin chronicles the eventful career of journalist Amy Goodman, host of “Democracy Now!” (98 min, NR. Savoy) STOP! THAT! TRAIN!HHH Ginger Minj, Jujubee and RuPaul Charles star in a drag-tastic disaster parody about heroic stewardesses aboard the Glamazonian Express. (92 min, R. Partizanfilm) SUPERGIRLHHH Milly Alcock plays Superman’s cousin on a road trip across the galaxy that becomes a revenge quest. David Corenswet and Eve Ridley costar; Craig Gillespie directed. (107 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Star, Stowe, Sunset, Welden; reviewed 7/1) TIME AND WATERHHHH Sara Dosa’s documentary follows an Icelandic writer who chronicles vanishing glaciers along with personal losses. (93 min, PG. Savoy) TOY STORY 5HHH1/2 Electronics are the threat in the latest installment of Pixar’s animated series in which living toys confront big problems. (102 min, PG. Bijou, Capitol, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Paramount, Star, Stowe, Sunset, Welden)

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“Study of Perspective (White House)” by Ai Weiwei

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or the nation’s 250th birthday, providence has gifted us with the perfect metaphor: the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a site for contemplating America’s ideals and history, now befouled by cheap fixes, corrupt contracts and the hollow promises of a narcissistic autocrat.

While pundits point to the mess on the National Mall as a mirror for the state of the nation on our milestone birthday, a slew of institutions, from the Smithsonian to the Vermont History Museum (see page 42), see our likeness in individual artifacts, unearthed time capsules or revolutionary reenactments. One of the most poignant portraits, and one that feels deeply timely and relevant, appears through the eyes of more than 50 artists in “A Farewell to the Western World,” a major exhibition on

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view this season at the Hall Art Foundation in Reading.

The show spreads across several galleries in three buildings. Two additional installations — Polish artist Piotr Uklański’s “The Nazis” and Swiss artist Christian Marclay’s video “Made to Be Destroyed” — are billed as separate exhibitions but fit seamlessly into the main presentation.

Rather than look exclusively backward or forward, the show directly confronts a world order in collapse. Surprisingly for a show that registers as up-to-the-minute contemporary, most of the works date from the early 2000s, in the aftermath of 9/11. George W. Bush and Saddam Hussein make prominent appearances, but so do President Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler.

Surveillance, propaganda, and the effects of warfare and capitalism are just a few of its themes. Many of the artists hail from postIron Curtain eastern Europe, the Middle

East or Asia; many others are German, grappling with a fascist past.

The exhibition takes its title from a 2007 monochromatic grisaille painting by Romanian artist Adrian Ghenie. The strange scene shows a man in a smock who appears to sit on the New York City skyline under the lip of a bunker; neoclassical statues lurk in the shadows. Ghenie based his image on a photograph of workers installing a giant diorama of the city for the 1939 World’s Fair.

It seems to turn the progressive ideals of such an exposition on their head, contrasting the promise of Western capitalism to the grimmer realities of post-Soviet life.

Many works in the show use older, found or partial photographs as their source material. Some read ambiguously, like halfremembered or obscured stories, often with an ominous cast to them. German artist Gerhard Richter’s 1966 painting of Alfons Strawalski, blurred and cropped from an

image of two men shaking hands, seems to suggest an unknown shady deal. Likewise, his countryman Johannes Kahrs’ charcoal drawing “Untitled (boy with uniform)” doesn’t give us the boy’s identity beyond a Star of David emblazoned on his jacket.

Colombian New Yorker Carlos Motta’s grainy “Public Domain” photos all show people leaning over, looking at something: Label text reveals it’s the site of the destroyed World Trade Center, hidden behind a construction fence.

Uklański’s installation collects 164 found images from pop culture, all depictions of fictional Nazis in movies and TV. Kirk and Spock of “Star Trek” scowl seriously in their SS uniforms, as does actor Peter Cushing; Eric Idle and Robert Downey Jr. are perhaps less convincing. The piece is both funny and chilling, pointing out how we’ve created characters who, though they may range from comic to villainous, complicate our collective memory of the actual government and soldiers who destroyed real lives.

The piece seems uncannily prescient about the resurgence of neo-Nazism, given its origin in 1998.

Though a viewer might expect political art quickly to become dated, many of the works in the show seem to have gained relevance with age. German Jürgen Klauke’s installation “Antlitze (Faces),” which resonates in format with Uklański’s, is composed of 96 newspaper images of masked people from nearly three decades, starting with terrorists who attacked the 1972 Munich Olympics. Some are in ski masks; others, burkas. Whether they are freedom fighters hiding from repressive governments or bank robbers on the lam is entirely ambiguous.

Either way, a viewer today can’t look at these images without thinking of COVID-19 masks and ICE agents.

Dutch photographer Rineke Dijkstra’s portraits of Maya Herzliya, taken in April and November 1999, have likewise gained meaning with new context. The young woman, about 18, is pictured before and shortly after her mandatory enlistment in the Israeli army. At the time, Dijkstra was commenting on a forced and militarized transition from adolescence to adulthood.

Today, the weight of the conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon adds to the tragic nature of that visible shift.

By contrast, some of the works stress how little has changed. American David Opdyke’s “Landslide,” at the center of one gallery, is a sculpture of the country made from painted foam that looks like crumbling sandstone. All the places declared as “battlegrounds” in the 2004 election are rendered as literal fractures and fissures in the soil.

The work instantaneously communicates a sense of imminent political collapse that has somehow persisted for years.

One of the show’s most hopeful themes

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From top: “A Farewell to the Western World”

by Adrian Ghenie; Detail [Robert Downey Jr. in Rented Lips] from “The Nazis” by Piotr Uklański

is the role of artists in documenting, taking down or laughing at those in power. Mexican cartoonist Enrique Chagoya pokes fun at president George W. Bush, alluding to Philip Guston’s drawings of Richard Nixon. Swedish American Aleksandra Mir presents an attention-seeking Trump as pictured on a 1999 tabloid cover, blown up and rendered with a Sharpie. Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei gives us a “Study of Perspective (White House),” in which he swaps the artist’s trick of holding up

a pencil stub for scale with a middlefingered gesture, reminding us we can still express an opinion.

At the other end of the spectrum, Vietnamese American Nick Ut’s famous 1972 photograph “The Terror of War,” sometimes called “Napalm Girl,” is a clear example of how powerful works can bring about change. Taken for the Associated Press, the image provoked public outrage against the war in Vietnam. It’s disturbing on a human level but reassuring regarding the power of journalism.

Seen in this context, Marclay’s video installation, a stand-alone exhibition, may be the most difficult piece to stomach at the Hall. It’s a supercut of scenes from movies and television in which artwork is destroyed — some by circumstance and some by the artists themselves. As in “A Farewell to the Western World,” the removal of context and story leaves us with a pervasive sense of unprovoked violence, loss and terror. Paired with everything else on view, Marclay’s work seems to say that the only way through our current moment is to keep making art, no matter how hard it is to look at. ➆

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OPENINGS + RECEPTIONS KATHLEEN HARM: New nature-inspired paintings by the Vermont artist. Island Arts South Hero Gallery, through July 31.

LIFE DRAWING AND PAINTING: A drop-in event for artists working with the figure from a live model. T.W. Wood Museum, Montpelier, Thursday, July 2, 7-9 p.m.

Free; $15 suggested donation.

MARION HUSE: An exhibition examining the many travels of Pownal artist Marion Huse (1896-1967), who visited New Mexico, Maine, Québec, the Caribbean, Italy, Germany, France and the Netherlands in the 1930s.

J. Kenneth Fine Art, Shelburne, July 2-August 1.

TINY ART AUCTION: An online auction, organized by Responsible Growth Hinesburg and benefiting the Hinesburg Food Shelf and the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont, which includes 4-by-4-inch works by Mary Azarian, Ashley Wolff, Mary Hill, Gregory Maguire, Andy Newman, Liza Woodruff, Marguerite Jarvis and others.

Bid online at biddingowl.com/rghinesburg. July 4-11.

MARIAN WILMOTT: “Seed to Bone,” paintings by the artist and poet, whose work explores the human form and the shifting boundary between figuration and abstraction. Reception: Thursday, July 2, 4:30-7 p.m.

The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery, Burlington, through August 1.

‘50 FOR 250’: An exhibition in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence highlighting 50 items from the museum’s collections that symbolize themes, trends and moments from the state’s long and proud history.

Vermont History Museum, Montpelier, July 3-June 30.

SOCIAL SUNDAY: An opportunity for children and caregivers to stop in and complete a 15- to 30-minute activity during the two-hour workshop. Milton Artists’ Guild Art Center & Gallery, Sunday, July 5, 1-3 p.m. Free.

‘ART MAKING ON THE LAND’ WALKING TOUR: An exploration of large-scale sculptures by David Stromeyer with docent Laura Need. Cold Hollow Sculpture Park, Enosburg Falls, Sunday, July 5, 1:15-2 p.m. Free.

‘AFTER DARK: NIGHT, SKY AND SHADOW’: A show of photography created between dusk and dawn, juried

by Lance Keimig. Featuring 35 works in the gallery and 40 online, including night landscapes and urban scenes made using long exposures and experimental processes. Reception: Friday, July 3, 4-7 p.m.

PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, July 3-31.

PORTRAIT DRAWING AND PAINTING: A drop-in event where artists can practice skills in any medium.

T.W. Wood Museum, Montpelier, Monday, July 6, 10 a.m.-noon. Free; $15 suggested donation.

MARJORIE KRAMER: A selection of work from 50 years of painting from life, including landscapes, flowers, portraits and still lifes. Reception: Friday, July 3, 4-7 p.m. The Front, Montpelier, July 3-August 2.

OPEN STUDIO: A guided meditation followed by an hour of art making in any medium and concluding with a share-and-witness process. Many art materials available. In person and online. Expressive Arts Burlington, Tuesday, July 7, 6:30-8:30 p.m. By donation.

‘I LIFT MY LIGHT’: A group show and puppetry workshops focused on the celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary, including Liza Cassidy’s “The Mending Wall,” a participatory project that invites visitors to sew patches of fabric onto others’ pieces with hopeful thoughts about the future of the American experiment.

Reception, at which participants help finish a giant Statue of Liberty puppet, Friday, July 3, 5-7 p.m. 118 Elliot, Brattleboro, July 3-31.

‘UNDERSTANDING COLOR’: A hands-on workshop with Sabrina Fadial exploring color in gouache, watercolor, pencil or collage. Open to all levels. T.W. Wood Museum, Montpelier, Tuesday, July 6, 7-9 p.m. $15 suggested donation.

CALL TO ARTISTS ‘A PLACE ONLY VISITED IN DREAMS’: An invitation to submit works that explore the shifting terrain of the subconscious for a fall group show rooted in the legacy of surrealism. Email sam@avagallery.org. AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon N.H. Deadline: Monday, August 10. $30. ➆

ROBERT GEORGE: “A Shared History,” photographs of Brattleboro, its children, streets, artists, builders, monuments and shifting light, presented as part of the organization’s 50th anniversary. Reception: Friday, July 3, 5-8 p.m. River Gallery School, Brattleboro, July 3-August 31.

‘PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE’: A group exhibition of works that showcase freedom of expression and dissent in celebration of the nation’s semiquincentennial.

Reception: Friday, July 3, 5-8 p.m. The SEABA Center, Burlington, July 3-August 1.

MATTHEW DENTON: Vinyl on sheet metal creations, featuring images from pop culture, nature, animals and geometry. Espresso Bueno, Barre, July 8-August 12.

‘FUR, FEATHER & TAILS: NEW ENGLAND CRITTERS’: A group show of works featuring New England wildlife in all forms, from birds to bears. Reception: Saturday, July 11, 1-3 p.m. Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, July 8-August 23.

‘VANTAGES: LOOKOUTS, OVERLOOKS AND POINTS OF VIEW’: Artists’ takes on the vistas from New England ridgelines, mountaintops and cliff edges. Reception: Saturday, July 11, 1-3 p.m. Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, July 8-August 23.

‘THE BELLOWS BROTHERS’: Works by fourthgeneration St. Johnsbury photographer Robert C. Jenks, whose great-grandfather established Jenks Studio in 1886, and by Maine photographer James Kipfer. Reception: Saturday, July 18, 4-6 p.m. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, through September 30.

VISUAL ART EVENTS CURATOR-LED EXHIBITION TOUR: “America’s Sestercentennial,” an exploration of some of the museum’s exhibitions and key themes highlighting

Helping Hand Street artist Todd Drake, known as the Quaker Pirate, took to plastering boarded-up New York City storefronts with prints during the pandemic, offering messages of hope and empathy to strangers. This summer, his work is on view at Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh. The museum explores the story of Rachel and Rowland Robinson and the people escaping slavery to whom they offered shelter as a stop on the Underground Railroad.

Like Drake, the Robinsons were Quakers whose abolitionism was rooted in their faith.

In the exhibition, he showcases the philosophy that guided their actions: simplicity, peace, empathy, inner light. Visitors encounter simple folding chairs and “dandelion graffiti” signs throughout the property that quote notable Quakers, such as Isaac Penington.

Bold woodcut-style prints offer imagery celebrating togetherness and community activism. “Holding the Light” was made following the shooting of Palestinian students in Burlington; “The Struggle to Help Another” is based on a Red Cross lifesaving manual; “Ready!” commemorates the 1830s Temple of Free Discussion created by a multiracial group of abolitionist Quaker women.

Many of the works carry clear directives that remind us of our most foundational ideals. Among them: “Help Each Other.”

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the 250th anniversary of the United States, led by the museum’s curators. Space is limited; no registration is required. Participants gather in the museum’s Russo Atrium at least five minutes prior to the tour.

Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., Wednesday, July 1, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free.

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It’s Time to Take the Challenge!

This fun summer civics project for K-8 students is back — with a new set of 25 activities.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS Participants do an activity and submit the evidence at goodcitizenvt.com to earn stars.

Each star is an entry into drawings to win prizes including $50 gift cards to Phoenix Books, and the grand prize — a trip to Washington, D.C. The deadline is Labor Day, September 7.

Students who complete all 25 activities will earn the title of “Distinguished Citizen” — and will be honored at the Statehouse. Submit activities as you go to win weekly prizes!

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FROM THE GOOD CITIZEN HALL OF FAME Theo Moore of Burlington interviewed his grandpa to complete activity No. 15, “Talk About History With an Elder Citizen.” Theo’s grandpa remembered the moon landing, time working on his farm and that “you could get a candy bar for 5 cents.”

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Wednesday through Sunday, July 15-21, 9:30 p.m., and Tuesday, July 23, 7 p.m., at Club Soda. $46.68-72.25.

What do Nate Bargatze, Ellen DeGeneres and Jerry Seinfeld have in common? Other than superstar status, the famously clean comedians are unlikely to have appeared at “The Nasty Show,” a long-running, shockingly filthy showcase featuring up-and-coming talent.

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‘HEATED RIVALRY: THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY’ STAGED READING Friday, July 17, 6:30 & 9 p.m.; Saturday, July 18, 4 & 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, July 19, 4 & 7:30 p.m., at Espace St-Denis. $48-68.

Montréal’s Just for Laughs comedy festival is nonstop hilarity

“What a super-weird year hockey is having,” Jon Stewart said to his “The Daily Show” audience in February. “In four months, [we’ve gone] from Nobody gives a shit about hockey to, Well, I like to watch them fuck.” As the F-word was bleeped, Canadian queer hockey romance “Heated Rivalry” flashed on the screen. Unless you were living under several layers of bedrock, the steamy, nearly pornographic series about two hockey superstars having a secret, slow-burning love affair was surely on your gaydar.

It pinged Dylan MarcAurele’s gaydar, too. A staged concert reading of his new musical parody delightfully skewers the smash show, similar to some of the New York composer’s past productions, which featured Meriwether Lewis and William Clark discovering a lot more than the American West, and Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci having a heated rivalry of their own.

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Wednesday, July 22, 7 p.m., at l’Olympia. $52-73.

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tepping out of a purple Lamborghini at a hotel valet, a young Hollywood agent proclaims, “JFL is the comedy industry event of the year.” Her colleague agrees, noting that said event, the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montréal, is the perfect place to find “fresh, interesting new voices” to sign to their agency.

To be fair, both agents were fictional characters from the HBO Max series “Hacks,” which took place in the world of standup, sitcoms and late-night talk shows. But their sentiments about Just for Laughs are entirely true. The decadesold marathon, which this year spans July 15 through 26 at venues all around the city, is as much a draw for audiences hoping for sidesplitting action as it is for comedians, writers, actors, musicians, podcasters and anyone else looking to make a name in comedy — or sign someone who might. Landing a slot in one of the festival’s “New Faces” showcases is probably the surest springboard to the next level. Just ask Vermont’s Tina Friml, whose 2019 appearance jump-started her ascendant career.

Founded in 1982 by Canadian businessman Gilbert Rozon, the festival grew from a two-day French-language event to an international mega franchise with offshoots in cities such as Chicago, London and Toronto. Despite its renown, things have not always run smoothly. In 2024, the festival filed for bankruptcy before being acquired by Montréal presenter ComediHa! After a scaleddown fest that summer, Just for Laughs returned to its former glory last year. It is just as robust this year, with a lineup that runs the gamut from comedy icons such as Jerry Seinfeld to rising stars Atsuko Okatsuka and Jacqueline Novak to truly offbeat and unclassifiable alt-comedy.

Read on for a selection of shows to check out at this year’s festival. And remember: All ticket prices shown are in Canadian dollars!

Jordan Jensen

Totally redundant trigger warning: The goal is to push boundaries and make people feel uncomfortable, so if you’re easily offended, perhaps an evening at home with “Bluey” would be a better choice. This year’s lineup includes Ian Fidance, Marito Lopez, Rebecca Reeds, Maddy Smith and host Comedian CP. May these newcomers ingratiate themselves with many, many dick jokes.

“I wanted the red in the curtains to be reminiscent of period blood, reproductive organs,” comedian Jordan Jensen told the Los Angeles Times about the set dressing for her 2025 Netflix special, “Take Me With You.” Confrontational and unapologetically weird, the Ithaca, FUNNY HA HA

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The Dead Milkmen’s Dean Clean and author Tyler Sonnichsen

On the Beat

Author, college professor and punk-rock music fan TYLER SONNICHSEN knows how to combine his passions. Just look at his new book, The Dead Milkmen, published on Tuesday by J-Card Press.

Sonnichsen’s first foray into music history charts the rise, fall and unlikely return of quirky Philadelphia hardcore legends the DEAD MILKMEN. Formed in 1983 and best known for idiosyncratic singles from the MTV era such as “Punk Rock Girl” and “Bitchin’ Camaro,” the band was truly one of a kind, coming of age when college radio gave a boost to weird, hard-to-classify acts like themselves, the VIOLENT FEMMES and CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN. Those groups would in turn inspire bands such as the MOUNTAIN GOATS and fellow Pennsylvanians WEEN. Sonnichsen, 43, tracks the Dead Milkmen’s story with the obsession of a fan, but he’s hardly just an inspired punk rocker raving about bygone scenes. A senior lecturer of geography and geosciences at the University of Vermont, he brings a rich context, including urban geography, the media landscape of the ’80s and early ’90s, and even the concept of public memory, to bear on his vivid portrait of a band like no other.

“People in my generation, we had analog childhoods,” Sonnichsen explained in a phone call last week.

“There were gates around what you could get your hands on, which dictated the way a band like the Dead Milkmen could be experienced. You had to have the courage to sit down with the cool kids in crass T-shirts and ask them what they were listening to.”

Sonnichsen will talk about the book

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on Monday, July 6, 6:30 p.m., at Autumn Records in Winooski, as part of a tour featuring several authors who have written books for Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 series on popular artists and famous albums. The event also features writers KEVIN DUNN and MICHAEL T. FOURNIER, who have written about the bands STIFF LITTLE FINGERS and the MINUTEMEN, respectively, as well as fellow Burlington author RAY PADGETT, who chronicled the songs of LEONARD COHEN in I’m Your Fan. Though Sonnichsen was already a follower of the Dead Milkmen when he started researching his book years ago, the increased exposure to their ON THE BEAT

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Funny Ha Ha « P.54 N.Y.-born comic often feels “like an alien” and, having been raised by lesbian moms, “never understood dressing up with makeup and jewelry.”

Though not gay herself, Jensen has likely fooled many with her construction worker background and “utilitarian” energy, as she puts it. If you can’t make it to Montréal, Jensen performs on Friday, July 24, at the Flynn in Burlington.

RON FUNCHES

Thursday, July 23, 9:30 p.m., at le Gesù. $50.

People with kids might recognize comedian Ron Funches’ distinctive and charismatic voice more than his face. Funches plays Cooper in the Trolls animated franchise and adds his voice to cartoon shows such as “Home: Adventures With Tip & Oh” and “Harley Quinn.”

The Los Angeles comic has also appeared in plenty of content for grownups, such as the American version of reality competition “The Traitors.”

In fact, some negative experiences on that show led to Funches’ social media revelation in January that he had been diagnosed as autistic. Given that comedians tend to pull material from their real lives and that Funches is parent to an autistic son, it’s likely he’ll have some thoughts about his recent discovery in his act.

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MAE MARTIN (NETFLIX SPECIAL) “Weird Al” Yankovic

THE LINEUP RUNS THE GAMUT FROM COMEDY ICONS SUCH AS JERRY SEINFELD

TO TRULY OFFBEAT AND UNCLASSIFIABLE ALT-COMEDY. Joel Kim Booster

JOEL KIM BOOSTER Thursday, July 23, 7 p.m., at le Studio TD. $43.25.

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“Royals” — and turn them into something equally crowd-pleasing is Yankovic’s secret sauce.

Whether he’s turning a love song into an ode to a Star Wars character or rewriting a grunge anthem to make fun of the genre’s aesthetic, the curly-haired oddball has owned parody since the early ’80s.

For his Just for Laughs performance, he revives his 2025 Bigger & Weirder tour, a massive retrospective featuring an extralarge band and never-before-heard-live tunes. Yankovic also brings the show to Essex Junction’s Champlain Valley Exposition on Friday, July 24 — but you’ll have to pay for that one.

romantic feelings, swapping the English countryside for the most fabulous summer destination for New York City gays.

Written by Booster, Fire Island explores the busy intersection of gay and Asian American identities, plus the strain of being a “have-not” surrounded by “haves.”

Also released in 2022, the multihyphenate’s Netflix special, “Psychosexual,” deconstructed said identities and smashed them back together.

‘WEIRD AL’ YANKOVIC Saturday, July 25, 9 p.m., at Place des Festivals. Free.

In 2014, “Weird Al” Yankovic’s 14th (and most recent) studio album, Mandatory Fun, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Not on the comedy chart, but rather the one that Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Harry Styles usually headline. To take songs that everyone likes — think Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” and Lorde’s

Sunday, July 26, 5 & 8:30 p.m., at Espace St-Denis. $62.

Canadian actor, writer and comic Mae Martin offers fans a chance to be in the audience for a taping of their forthcoming, currently untitled Netflix special. Martin came to prominence with “Feel Good,” a British series in which they play a fictionalized version of themselves embarking on a complicated relationship with an inhibited woman on the cusp of sexual actualization. Shame is a recurrent theme in the nonbinary comedian’s oeuvre, such as the Vermont-set Netflix series “Wayward,” which takes place at a home for so-called troubled teens. In a conversation with Interview magazine, Martin said, “I don’t think shame motivates you to change. I think it motivates you to self-destruct, so I think we’ve got to get rid of it.” ➆

INFO Just for Laughs runs July 15 to 26 at various locations in Montréal. Learn more at montreal.hahaha.com.

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MON.6

Al’s Pals (funk, soul) at Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling, Essex, 6 p.m. Free.

Music Book Night: Stiff Little Fingers, the Dead Milkmen, Leonard Cohen and the Minutemen (author readings) at Autumn Records, Winooski, 6:30 p.m. Free.

The Balconiers (funk, jazz) at the Alchemist, Stowe, 4 p.m. Free.

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Lara Cwass Band (jam) at the Old Stage at the Double E, Essex, 5 p.m. Free.

Grooveasaurus, Michael Oakes (funk) at Monkey House, Winooski, 6 p.m. Free.

Tortoise, BASIC (indie rock) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $30.

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Barbacoa (surf rock) at Red Square, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Ragan Wheel Singer-songwriter

CHUCK RAGAN is best known as the front

man for Gainesville, Fla., punk band Hot Water Music. But there’s so much more to him:

Colin McCaffrey & Friends (pop, folk) at Hugo’s, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free.

He’s also an author, fisherman and solo artist with five records under his belt. Love & Lore,

Django Soulo (singer-songwriter) at Shelburne Vineyard, 6 p.m.

Free.

the line between his punk projects and folk tendencies, with harder edges and elements of

Summer Concert Series on the Patio (live music series) at Folino’s Pizza, Williston, 6 p.m.

Free.

Ground Showcase Lounge in South Burlington, with support from local acts TROY MILLETTE

Lincoln Sprague (piano) at Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free.

Nick Cassarino, Dave Grippo (rock, soul) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $15/$18.

PONS, Kate Kush, TwoSev (indie rock, DJ) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 11 p.m. $10.

Red Hot Juba (jazz, funk) at Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling, Essex, 6 p.m. Free.

Rob Compa & Friends (jam) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $12/$15.

FRI.3

All Night Boogie Band (blues, soul) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

CombustOmatics (rock) at Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling, Essex, 6 p.m. Free.

DJ Taka (DJ) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 11 p.m. $10/$15.

Dead Is Alive with Dobbs’ Dead (Grateful Dead tribute) at Einstein’s Tap House, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15.

Nic Panken, A Box of Stars, Vega (indie) at Monkey House, Winooski, 7 p.m. $10.

Jesse Royal, Stabilizers (reggae) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 8 p.m. $35/$40.

DJ CRE8, Ron Stoppable, Bounce, Chaston (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Chuck Ragan, Troy Millette & the Fire Below, Evan Jennison (folk, rock) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $25.

Jazz Sessions (jazz) at the 126, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

George Murtie (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 6 p.m.

Free.

FRI.3

Bluegrass Jam (bluegrass) at Poultney Pub, 7 p.m. Free.

Jazz Night with Ray Vega (jazz) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Bobby Hackney Sr. (acoustic) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 7 p.m. $15.

Vinyl Thursdays (DJ) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Big Easy Tuesdays with Jon McBride (jazz) at the 126, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

Bluegrass & Pizza (bluegrass) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Blue Plate Special (folk, jazz) at Julio’s Cantina, Montpelier, 5 p.m.

Free.

Vinyl Night (DJ) at Poultney Pub, 6 p.m. Free.

Ragan’s 2024 record full of heart-on-sleeve lyrics and his trademark gritty voice, blurred Southern rock creeping into the songs. The artist performs on Tuesday, July 7, at Higher & THE FIRE BELOW and EVAN JENNISON. Matt Hagen (acoustic) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free.

Smalltalk (funk) at Red Square, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Mean Waltons (bluegrass) at Poultney Pub, 5:30 p.m. Free.

Sqwerv (indie rock) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9 p.m. $15.

Dave Mitchell’s Blue’s Revue (blues) at Red Square, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free.

Moondogs (jam) at Shelburne Vineyard, 6 p.m. Free.

SUN.5

Dead Man Strumming (Grateful Dead tribute) at River Roost Brewery, White River Junction, 5 p.m. Free.

Galactic Empire, Neonach (metal, Star Wars tribute) at Stone Church, Brattleboro, 8 p.m. $31/$36.

HiFi (live house) at Hugo’s, Montpelier, 8 p.m. Free.

Jewel House (disco pop) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 8 p.m. $10/$15.

Joslyn & the Sweet Compression (R&B, funk) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 8 p.m. $20/$25.

Live Music and Hot Pizza at Wood-Fired Fridays (music series) at the Clubhouse Grille, Jay, 5 p.m. Free.

Lloyd Tyler Band (folk rock) at Switchback Beer Garden & Smokehouse, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free.

Two Baseballs in Space, Threestyle (indie rock) at Monkey House, Winooski, 8 p.m. $5/$10.

SAT.4

Jaded Ravins, Model 97 (Americana) at Two Heroes Brewery & Public House, South Hero, 6 p.m. Free.

Macrotones (funk, soul) at Afterthoughts, Waitsfield, 8 p.m. $10.

Mango Jam (zydeco, funk) at Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling, Essex, 2 p.m. Free.

Milton Busker & the Grim Work (Americana, folk) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 8 p.m.

Free.

Select Sound System (hip-hop, reggae) at the Den at Harry’s Hardware, Cabot, 7 p.m. Free.

Twangtown Paramours (Americana) at Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Waitsfield, 5:30 p.m. Free.

WED.8

The Balconiers (funk, jazz) at the Alchemist, Stowe, 4 p.m. Free.

Bluegrass & Pizza (bluegrass) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6:30 p.m. Free.

The Grift (rock) at the Old Stage at the Double E, Essex, 5 p.m.

Free.

Jazz Night with Ray Vega (jazz) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Jazz Sessions (jazz) at the 126, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

Dancing in the Streets: Blues For Breakfast (Grateful Dead tribute) at the Skinny Pancake, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

Sonido Mal Maïz (Latin, psych rock) at the Alchemist, Stowe, 3 p.m. Free.

Irish Night with RambleTree (Celtic) at Two Brothers Tavern, Middlebury, 7 p.m. Free.

Bluegrass Brunch (bluegrass) at Madbush Falls, Waitsfield, noon.

Free.

Jaded Ravins (Americana) at Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Waitsfield, 3 p.m. Free.

Madigan Linnane (singersongwriter) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free.

Seth Yacovone (acoustic) at the Alchemist, Stowe, 4 p.m. Free.

Live Band Karaoke (live karaoke) at Bent Nails Roadhouse, Middlesex, 7 p.m. Free.

Matt & Dave of the Tenderbellies (acoustic) at Two Heroes Brewery & Public House, South Hero, 6 p.m. Free.

djs

Friday Night at Specs (DJ) at Specs Cafe & Bar, Winooski, 7 p.m.

Free.

SAT.4

DJ Chalango, DJ Tarzana Salsa Night (DJ) at Hugo’s, Montpelier, 8 p.m. Free.

DJ Chaston, Aras, Raul , Matt P (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

DJ CRWD CTRL (DJ) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

Revolution Dance Party (EDM) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 9 p.m. $10.

Roost.World (DJ) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 11 p.m. $10/$15.

TUE.7

Bashment Tuesday (DJ) at Akes’ Place, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

open mics & jams WED.1

Open Celtic Session (open jam) at Bent Nails Roadhouse, Middlesex, 6 p.m. Free.

Open Mic (open mic) at Poultney Pub, 7 p.m. Free.

The Ribbit Review Open Mic & Jam (open mic) at Lily’s Pad, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

THU.2

Open Mic (open mic) at the Whammy Bar, Calais, 7 p.m. Free.

FRI.3

WED.1

DJ Chalango, DJ Tarzana Latin Night (DJ) at Hugo’s, Montpelier, 8 p.m. Free.

DJ Chaston (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 11:30 p.m. Free.

Sunday Brunch Tunes (singersongwriter) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 10 a.m.

THU.2

Uncle John’s Band (rock, folk) at Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling, Essex, 2 p.m. Free.

DJ Two Sev, JP Black, Cec, Chaston (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

Wine & Jazz Sundays (jazz) at Shelburne Vineyard, 5 p.m. Free.

Honeycomb, Chris Karns, Saltus, Hydroglyph, Oddpaco (DJ) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $20.

DJ GAYBAR (DJ) at Einstein’s Tap House, Burlington, 10 p.m.

Thirsty Thursday (DJ) at Rí Rá Irish Pub & Whiskey Room, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

Ecstatic Dance Vermont (DJ) at Capital City Grange, Berlin, 7 p.m. $10 donation.

Red Brick Coffee House (open mic) at Red Brick Meeting House, Westford, 7 p.m. Free.

SUN.5

Olde Time Jam Session (open jam) at the Den at Harry’s Hardware, Cabot, noon. Free.

Open Mic (open mic) at Standing Stone Wines, Winooski, 4 p.m.

Free.

MON.6

Bluegrass Etc. Jam with Ben Kogan (bluegrass jam session) at Ottauquechee Yacht Club, Woodstock, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Monday Night Open Mic (open mic) at Pearl Street Pub, Essex Junction, 6 p.m. Free.

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Return of the Living Death

Trivia Night (trivia) at 1st Republic Brewing, Essex, 6 p.m.

Free.

One of the most influential Vermont musicians for

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Trivia Night with College (trivia) at Bent Nails Roadhouse, Middlesex, 7 p.m. Free.

decades, BOBBY HACKNEY SR. has seemingly done it all

TUE.7

onstage. A founding member of seminal Detroit ’60s

Doug’s Open Mic (open mic) at Two Heroes Brewery & Public House, South Hero, 6 p.m. Free.

FRI.3

all-Black punk band Death, Hackney also formed

Boogie Bingo (bingo, DJ) at the Alchemist, Stowe, 5 p.m. Free.

the long-running reggae band Lambsbread and, in

WED.8

Karaoke Friday Night (karaoke) at Park Place Tavern & Grill, Essex Junction, 8 p.m. Free.

1986, started the legendary Vermont Reggae Festival.

Open Mic (open mic) at Poultney Pub, 7 p.m. Free.

His story became famous after the release of the 2012

comedy

documentary A Band Called Death, a turning point that not only brought the band back together but

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also inspired Hackney’s sons to start their own: Rough

All That Jazz Open Mic Comedy (comedy) at the 126, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Francis. He’ll perform originals, from punk to reggae and beyond, in a solo acoustic set on Thursday, July 2, at

WED.8

Standup Open Mic (comedy open mic) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

trivia, karaoke, etc.

WED.1

Karaoke Friday Night (karaoke) at Park Place Tavern & Grill, Essex Junction, 8 p.m. Free.

THU.2 // BOBBY HACKNEY SR. [ACOUSTIC]

Karaoke in the Alley (karaoke) at Red Square, Burlington, 8 p.m.

Free.

Trivia (trivia) at Rí Rá Irish Pub & Whiskey Room, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Karaoke with Cam (karaoke) at Monopole, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 9 p.m. Free.

Trivia (trivia) at Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Burlington, 7 p.m.

Free.

Trivia (trivia) at Two Heroes Brewery & Public House, South Hero, 6 p.m. Free.

THU.2

Trivia (trivia) at Alfie’s Wild Ride, Stowe, 7 p.m. Free.

On the Beat « P.55 music hasn’t dimmed his love. Quite the opposite.

“Honestly, I probably listen to the band more now,” he said. “I’ll catch myself listening to bootlegs and live shows, and I really like the newer material, which doesn’t get nearly as much attention as it should. They’re still here, and they’re still making great music.”

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exciting schedule that runs to the end of August.

To learn more about the series — which is totally free, by the way — hop on over to lakemoreyresort.com.

Karaoke Friday Night (karaoke) at Park Place Tavern & Grill, Essex Junction, 8 p.m. Free.

Trivia (trivia) at Einstein’s Tap House, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Trivia Monday with Top Hat Entertainment (trivia) at McKee’s Original, Winooski, 7 p.m. Free.

Trivia with Brain (trivia) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 8 p.m. Free.

Trivia with Craig Mitchell (trivia) at Monkey House, Winooski, 7 p.m. Free.

TUE.7

Late Night Karaoke with Owen Leavey (karaoke) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

Karaoke with DJ Vociferous (karaoke) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 9:30 p.m.

Free.

Queeraoke with Goddess (karaoke) at Standing Stone Wines, Winooski, 9 p.m. Free.

Taproom Trivia (trivia) at 14th Star Brewing, St. Albans, 6:30 p.m. Free.

SUN.5

Trivia Night (trivia) at Gusto’s, Barre, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Family-Friendly Karaoke (karaoke) at Old Soul Design Shop, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 5 p.m.

Free.

Sunday Funday (games) at 1st Republic Brewing, Essex, noon.

Free.

Trivia (trivia) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 5:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke (karaoke) at Gusto’s, Barre, 8 p.m. Free.

Trivia Monday (trivia) at Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling, Essex, 6 p.m. Free.

Venetian Karaoke (karaoke) at Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

MON.6

Retro Game Night (gaming) at the Den at Harry’s Hardware, Cabot, 6 p.m. Free.

Trivia Tuesday (trivia) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 7 p.m.

Free.

WED.8

Karaoke Friday Night (karaoke) at Park Place Tavern & Grill, Essex Junction, 8 p.m. Free.

Karaoke with Cam (karaoke) at Monopole, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 9 p.m. Free.

Trivia (trivia) at Alfie’s Wild Ride, Stowe, 7 p.m. Free.

Trivia (trivia) at Rí Rá Irish Pub & Whiskey Room, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Trivia (trivia) at Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Burlington, 7 p.m.

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Colchester producer and artist JAKE DEMAG, who uses the moniker DEMAGG, has dropped his debut solo song, “Hitting.” The instrumental EDM track serves as an advance single from Demagg’s forthcoming EP, Wet Windows, which he composed, mixed and mastered himself.

Give it a listen at demagg.bandcamp. com.

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Winooski’s RUMINATIONS have a lot of arrows in their quiver, but the project, started by guitarist, songwriter and vocalist GREG BONSIGNORE, manages to synthesize all of them into a fascinating fusion of sounds.

That fusion is front and center on the band’s two new singles, which dropped at the end of June. “Waiting Out the

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The series has grown exponentially since 2021, partnering with Catamount Arts to bring top-level music to the Fairlee resort. This year boasts a stacked lineup that kicked off in June with ADAM EZRA GROUP. Looking ahead, reggae artist SHAGGY performs this Thursday, July 2, followed by indie rockers GUSTER on July 9. LARKIN POE, TRAMPLED BY TURTLES, COLLECTIVE SOUL and NATASHA BEDINGFIELD highlight an

Country Line Dancing (line dancing) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7:30 p.m. Free.

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Coached Ensembles (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

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Trivia (trivia) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6 p.m. Free.

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Coppermind and St. Silva, Loading Screen Music 2 (SELF-RELEASED, CASSETTE, DIGITAL)

With the recent success of the A24 film Backrooms, the concept of liminal spaces seems to be in vogue. The combination of placidity and anxiety that can come from a state of stasis, or being locked into a transitional mode, is all over Loading Screen Music 2, the new release from Vermont ambient artists Coppermind and St. Silva.

Ian Steinberg (Coppermind) and Ben Dexter Cooley (St. Silva) have once again teamed up to craft an ode to the art of the loading screen. Inspired by the DVD menus and video game soundtracks of their youth, the pair’s latest installment in the series is “for the in-between times, the holding zone between starting and truly beginning,” according to Steinberg.

Tranquil but with a strange, muted sense of anticipation, like an inhaled breath kept in the lungs for too long, the music perfectly encapsulates a limbolike existence.

KEY TRACK: “It’s Dangerous to Go Alone” WHY: Over a warm yet strangely remote

piano figure, Coppermind and St. Silva do what they do best: establish a powerful mood.

WHERE: stsilva.bandcamp.com

Every month or so, Seven Days amps up its review section to take on six recently released albums by Vermont artists. From ambient music to indie rock to jazz and beyond, here are some of the freshest sounds from the Green Mountains.

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Connor Young, From Me to You, Vol. 2 (SELF-RELEASED, DIGITAL)

Burlington musician Connor Young just can’t seem to make up his mind — and that’s a good thing. The composer, trumpet badass and multiinstrumentalist has been vacillating in recent years between embracing his jazz superpowers, as on 2023’s excellent jazz-classical fusion Here’s to Now, and indulging his inner folkie, as on the first installment of From Me to You, a sprawling 2024 explosion of songwriting talent.

Now he’s back with a new volume of From Me to You, and it’s massive.

The 20 tracks of folk-infused indie jazz showcase Young the singersongwriter. By now, it’s clear the artist has no difficulty switching lanes and even dwelling between them, as he does for most of this new LP. The warmth and musical curiosity brimming from the songs is equal to the instrumental prowess, which is saying something.

KEY TRACK: “North Carolina” WHY: Connor

edges into bluegrass territory with a sunny acoustic guitar on a song that will make you dream of beaches. WHERE: connoryoung. bandcamp.com

Pandajakey, SELF TITLED (SELF-RELEASED, DIGITAL)

On his debut full-length record, Burlington indie-pop artist Pandajakey delivers a high-energy, melodically powerful collection of bangers that, despite being released in the winter, is ready-made for a hot summer. From the heavy bop of “SOMETHING ELSE” to the slow-burn explosion of “TOO MUCH,” Pandajakey — real name Jake Dwyer — fuses glossy pop, club-ready EDM and highly introspective lyrics into a massively catchy sound.

Dwyer is a senior at Champlain College and a multimedia master who shoots videos and photography as well as produces his records.

As is common in highly creative individuals, Dwyer said he struggled with perfectionism for years, scrapping multiple versions of his LP before making peace with “making messy art,” as he wrote on the album’s Bandcamp page. Yet SELF TITLED doesn’t come across as some rough draft; it’s a full-color debut from a promising songwriter and producer.

KEY TRACK: “TALLY” WHY: With a driving beat, bubbling synths and playful melodies, this track is ready for the club. WHERE: pandajakey.bandcamp

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All Night Boogie Band, Shut Your Eyes and See (SELF-RELEASED, DIGITAL)

When Burlington blues rockers All Night Boogie Band announced last year that several of their members, including vocalist Jess Leone and guitarist Brendan Casey, were moving to New York City, there was a feeling that Vermont was once again losing a promising young band to a bigger market. And while the band has graduated in a sense, the musicians have kept their roots in Vermont, performing recently at Higher Ground and Zenbarn.

And it’s hard to envision a group more suited to the sounds of Burlington than All Night Boogie Band. The band is committed to crafting soulful R&B and swingin’ blues-streaked rock with just a hint of jam, making music that’s borderline irresistible to the average Vermonter.

Shut Your Eyes and See, out on July 3, is easily the band’s strongest effort to date. Coproduced by Dwight & Nicole drummer Ezra Oklan at VT Music Lab, the album fits right into the sonic palette of its influences while still sounding fresh and relevant.

Overflowing with soul and peppered with songs of longing and love, as well as topical political lyrics, the band has stretched out geographically but never sounded more united.

KEY TRACK: “Spirits High (feat. Ali McGuirk)” WHY: The band detours into folk balladry

with fellow Vermont roots artist Ali McGuirk, who harmonizes gorgeously with Leone’s soaring vocals. WHERE: allnightboogieband. bandcamp.com

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Remember when America lost its shit over Heady Topper beer, and people from out of state were clamoring for cans? Well, now they want our drummers, too.

Vermont drummers are going for a premium these days — just look at Rough Francis’ Urian Hackney, who plays with Iggy Pop, Interpol and the Armed; and Cotter Ellis, whom Connecticut jam band Goose tapped to man the skins. Robber Robber’s Zack James joined Portland, Ore., indie rockers Unknown Mortal Orchestra, but that’s just one of the highlights on the prolific Brattleboro native’s CV. After releasing one of the best albums of 2024 with Robber Robber’s Wild Guess, James is back with his not-so-side side project, Dari Bay. Initially an experimental outfit, the mostly one-man band has morphed into a full-spectrum indie-rock project showcasing James’ songwriting and production skills.

Surprise Wish excels at every turn, from James’ dreamy, melodic vocals to his multi-instrumentalist prowess — the guitars sound epic, distorted to the point of resembling synths. The album easily stands beside his work with Robber Robber, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and the Dead Shakers, while sounding nothing like them.

KEY TRACK: “On Your Side” WHY: Somewhere between Pavement and Pete Yorn, James layers a ghostly melody over a churning groove. WHERE: daribay.bandcamp.com

Vermont Jazz Ensemble, Just Friends for Life (SELF-RELEASED, CD, DIGITAL)

For half a century, the 17 members of Vermont Jazz Ensemble have been getting together every two weeks to rehearse and jam. Several founding members, including saxophonist and flutist Rich Davidian, still lead the charge and help bring true big-band jazz energy to the Green Mountains.

To celebrate five decades of stacked horns, thick harmonies and orchestral power, the group headed to Ben Collette’s Tank Recording Studio in Burlington, one of the only local spots big enough to accommodate the sprawling ensemble and its mountain of instruments and gear. Vermont Jazz Ensemble cut nine tracks, featuring compositions by the likes of Duke Ellington (“Sophisticated Lady”) and Sammy Nestico (“Dimensions in Blue”).

Just Friends for Life, easily the most adorable album title of the year, is a fitting tribute to one of Vermont’s longest-running and most dedicated acts. It bops, it swings, and most of all, it shines a light on some of the scene’s most talented players. Here’s to another 50 years of big-band energy and best friends in jazz.

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KEY TRACK: “Let’s Keep Things Simple” WHY: In

the great tradition of tongue-in-cheek jazz song titles, the ensemble shows off here.

Drummer Andy Gagnon’s composition serves as a tribute to the late original Vermont Jazz Ensemble drummer Peter Kriff. WHERE: Spotify

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DISABLED ACCESS & ADVOCACY OF THE RUTLAND AREA MONTHLY ZOOM MEETING: Community members gather online to advocate for accessibility and other disability-rights measures. 11:30 a.m.-noon.

Free.

agriculture

PASTURE WALK & PICNIC: Visitors step off the beaten path for a guided trek digging into what’s happening both above and below ground, then sink their teeth into a succulent spread. Shelburne Farms, 3-5:30 p.m. Free; preregister.

WEDNESDAYS WITH FARMER FRED: The site’s resident farmer and storyteller demonstrates historical agricultural tools and techniques, including sheep shearing, rye harvesting and cider pressing. President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, Plymouth, noon-2 p.m.

Regular admission, $4-12; free for kids under 6.

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VERMONT WOMENPRENEURS BIZ BUZZ ZOOM: A monthly virtual networking meetup provides a space for female business owners to connect. 10-11 a.m.

Free; preregister.

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CONNECTIONS CAFÉ: Those living with dementia or other cognitive disorders and their caregivers gather to make friends and have fun. Stowe Free Library, 10-11:30 a.m. Free.

PASSEGGIATA: Inspired by an Italian social ritual, locals take to the streets for a communitybuilding stroll of the

PASSEGGIATA WATERBURY: Neighbors adopt a timeless Mediterranean tradition of civic engagement and social bonding during an evening amble. Downtown Waterbury, 5-8 p.m. Free.

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COMMUNITY CARVING SESSIONS: MAIN STREET BLOCK PARTY STEAMROLLER PRINTMAKING: Helpful hands work alongside local artists to design and carve a oneof-a-kind block inspired by Burlington and the community members who make it vibrant.

Muddy Waters, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free.

FIBER ARTS NIGHT: Knitters, crocheters and weavers make progress on projects while soaking up creativity and connection. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 5:30-7 p.m.

Free.

YARN & YAK: A weekly club for fiber fanatics of all skill levels makes knitting and crocheting more sociable. Milton Artists’ Guild Art Center & Gallery, 5-7 p.m. Free.

YARN CRAFTERS GROUP: A drop-in meetup welcomes knitters, crocheters, spinners, weavers and other fiber artists.

BYO snacks and drinks. Must Love Yarn, Shelburne, 5-7 p.m.

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CHAMP MASTERS TOASTMASTERS CLUB: Those looking to strengthen their speaking and leadership skills gain new tools. Virtual option available. Dealer.com, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister.

visitors through “Fragments: Voices of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain,” exploring maritime history through an immersive VR experience and 3D-printed models. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, 1-3 p.m. Free.

GUIDED TOURS: Guests get to know the personal histories of rescued farm animals at an educational walk-through highlighting the nuances of lifelong care. Merrymac Animal Sanctuary, Charlotte, 2-3 p.m. $25.

MUSEUM TOURS: A guided tour charts a course through regional history, uncovering the archaeological secrets hidden beneath the waves. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Free.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

REPERTORY WEDNESDAY SERIES: ‘THE SKIN’: Liliana Cavani’s 1981 war drama offers an unflinching look the collapse of local life under U.S. occupation in 1940s Italy.

Partizanfilm, Burlington, 8:25 p.m. $9.50-12.

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Seven Days calendar writer Rebecca Driscoll selects and writes calendar spotlights. To help process the hundreds of event submissions we receive each week, some listings are compiled with the help of AI. Driscoll reviews, edits and verifies every entry before publication.

Learn more about highlighted listings in the Magnificent 7 on page 11.

CUPPA ON CAMPUS: Community members mingle over tea and coffee, swapping bright ideas for the future of the property. The Creative Campus at Goddard, Plainfield, 8-10 a.m. Free.

DANVILLE FARMERS MARKET: Villagers connect over live music and family-friendly activities at a weekly gathering featuring Northeast Kingdom produce, artisan wares and culinary creations.

Danville Town Green, 3:30-7 p.m.

Free.

FARM TABLE AT SPRUCE PEAK: TRIPLE J PASTURES: An early summer dinner spotlights the family‑run Vermont farm recognized for its commitment to regenerative practices, humane animal care, and responsibly raised beef and pork. The Lodge at Spruce Peak, Stowe, 6 p.m. $190.

MARKET ON THE GREEN: Shoppers feast their eyes on fresh produce, prepared foods and artisanal goods as they enjoy live local music. Woodstock Village Green, 3-6 p.m. Free.

WEDNESDAY WINE DOWN FARMERS MARKET: Folks uncork happiness while browsing local produce and products, sipping vino, and enjoying live music by noteworthy outfits. Shelburne Vineyard, 5-9 p.m. Free.

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AMERICAN HISTORY & VERMONT TRIVIA CONTEST: Buffs and dabblers alike tackle questions exploring local history and the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Barr Hill, Montpelier, 5-7:30 p.m.

Free; preregister; cash bar.

CHAMPLAIN ISLANDS FARMERS MARKET: Talented artisans and vendors showcase their farm-fresh veggies, meats, eggs, flowers, honey and other goodies. South Hero St. Rose of Lima Church, 3-6 p.m. Free.

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COMMUNITY COOKING: Helping hands join up with the nonprofit’s staff and volunteers to make a yummy meal for distribution. Pathways Vermont

CHAIR YOGA: Waterbury Public Library instructor Diana Whitney leads at-home participants in gentle stretches supported by seats. 10 a.m. Free.

EXHIBIT DOCENT HOURS: A trained educator guides

All submissions must be received by Thursday at noon for consideration in the following Wednesday’s newspaper.

Find our convenient form and guidelines at sevendaysvt.com/postevent.

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Morgan’s Place Peer Support Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free.

BLOOD DRIVE: Participants part with life-sustaining pints at this American Red Cross donation event. Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce, Berlin, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Free; preregister.

PEOPLE’S HEALTH & WELLNESS FREE CLINIC: A monthly community social work and nursing clinic provides accessible support for locals in need. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 3-5 p.m. Free.

Find visual art exhibits and events in the Art section and at sevendaysvt.com/art.

RECOVERY DHARMA: Folks struggling with addiction gather weekly for an evening of meditation, topical readings and open discussion in a supportive environment.

First United Methodist Church, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. Free.

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A CELEBRATION OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: All three branches of Vermont’s state government host patriotic festivities across the Capital City, including a naturalization ceremony, a traveling exhibit from the Library of Congress, kids’ activities, and a panel discussion featuring

Justice Nancy Waples, Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas and Speaker of the House Jill Krowinski. Various Montpelier locations 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Free.

works nodding to the country’s semiquincentennial. Saskadena Six Ski Area, South Pomfret, 7:30 p.m. $10-45; free for kids 5 and under.

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WEDNESDAYS ON THE WATERFRONT: MIKE GOUDREAU BAND: A Newport guitarist spans genres from jazz to rock with covers and originals. Newport Waterfront, 6 p.m. Free.

LANGUAGE LOUNGE: Lunch breaks transform into global conversation circles as participants hone their multilingual abilities.

See kellogghubbard.org for details. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon. Free.

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SPANISH CONVERSATION: Fluent and beginner speakers brush up on their vocabulario with a discussion led by a Spanish teacher. Presented

by Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. 5-6 p.m. Free; preregister.

FLORA & FAUNA CANOE TOUR: A weekly guided voyage around the lake invites nature lovers to dip their paddles into local ecology and conservation basics. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $25.

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THE ALL-INCLUSIVE DYKETACULAR: A weekly get-together and listening party celebrates the LGBTQ+ community with feelgood tunes, dancing and drinks.

Doma Bar, Burlington, 5-10 p.m.

Free; cost of food and drink.

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CAPITAL CITY BAND: The long-running community ensemble hits all the right notes at a weekly gig on the green. College Hall, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

MUSIC ON THE HILL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: Outdoor music lovers pack a picnic and revel in vibrant performances at this weekly celebration of seasonal sounds. Artistree Community Arts Center, South Pomfret, 6:30 p.m. Free.

ST. J BLUEGRASS JAM: Players and fans get together for some old-time picking and fiddling. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church of St. Johnsbury, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free; donations accepted.

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: ANNA MAY: An atmospheric folk singer-songwriter runs the gamut of emotions from hope to despair with genre-defying fluidity. Burlington City Hall Park, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free.

TAYLOR PARK SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: Local bands get in the groove while listeners enjoy green grass, refreshments and an evening breeze. See downtownsaintalbans.com for lineup. Taylor Park, St. Albans, 5:30-8 p.m. Free.

VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: The acclaimed ensemble invites listeners to its “America 250” festival tour, featuring a range of spectacular

FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTRÉAL: A 10-day annual music celebration features a wide array of concerts by top global acts performed at indoor and outdoor venues across the city. Various Montréal locations. Various prices.

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‘PHILOSOPHY OF FASCISM’: The Vermont Center for Social Research invites learners to embark on an eight-week course dissecting the ultranationalist political ideology that emerged in the 20th century. Materials provided.

Noon-1:30 p.m. Free; donations accepted; preregister.

A STUDY OF ‘THE ODYSSEY’: Curious minds and classicists convene to get a read on one of the oldest works of Western literature. Stowe Free Library, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free.

SUMMER FUN NIGHTS: DOG AGILITY: Local trainer Cyn Drinkwine demos impressive tricks with her pups, then teaches attendees how to accomplish such feats with their own pets. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 6:30 p.m. Free.

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GREEN MOUNTAIN TABLE TENNIS CLUB: Ping-Pong players block, chop and lob in singles and doubles matches. Rutland Area Christian School, 7-9 p.m. Free for first two sessions; $30 annual membership.

GROUP RIDE: Fellowship of the Wheel hosts cyclists of all abilities for an evening of camaraderie and outdoor exploration. Saxon Hill Trailhead,

These community event listings are sponsored by the WaterWheel Foundation, a project of the Vermont band Phish.

JUL. 3 | HOLIDAYS Essex Junction, 5:30-8 p.m. Free; preregister.

VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS: Green Mountain State batters step up to the plate while sports fans of all ages root, root, root for the home team. Centennial Field, Burlington, 6:35 p.m. $7.50-19.50.

WHALEBOAT WEDNESDAYS: Lake lovers embark on a unique aquatic adventure by rowing and sailing a traditionally rigged wooden craft across the water. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, 4-7 p.m. $60 suggested donation.

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WORTHEN SUMMER SPEAKER SERIES: MARY POWELL: The Sunrun CEO and South Hero resident shares her journey from state government to becoming a nationally recognized energy visionary. Worthen Library, South Hero, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister.

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‘LA CENERENTOLA’: Opera North delivers an inspired staging of Gioachino Rossini’s 1817 dramma giocoso, based on the timeless European folk tale “Cinderella.”

Blow-Me-Down Farm, Cornish, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $34-72.

‘RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH’: More than 30 iconic songs fuel a musical tribute celebrating the enduring legacy of the rebellious country

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JAMES TABOR: A Waitsfield resident and New York Times best-selling author shares his new nonfiction book, Lightning Beneath the Sea: The Race to Wire the World and the Dawn of the Information Age, detailing the efforts made to lay the first transatlantic telegraph cable.

Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 6:30 p.m. $8; preregister.

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DEEP DIVES SERIES: Listeners plunge into the depths of local maritime history at a biweekly lecture series featuring illuminating presentations by archaeologists, educators and researchers. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, 6-7 p.m.

Free; preregister.

music legend. Weston Theater at Walker Farm, 2 & 7:30 p.m. $61-89.

MONTPELIER RAMBLE: Locals take to the streets for a weekly community-building stroll in the heart of the Capital City.

Downtown Montpelier, 5-7 p.m.

Free.

OPEN MIC: An all-inclusive monthly showcase invites both seasoned and first-time acts to share their talents and connect with fellow artists. BYOB and food. Brookfield Old Town Hall, 6:30-8 p.m. Free.

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COMMUNITY CARVING SESSIONS: MAIN STREET BLOCK PARTY STEAMROLLER PRINTMAKING: See WED.1, Bar Renée, Burlington, 5-7 p.m.

KNIT FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS: From clicking needles to looping looms, participants hook into a mission of goodwill by creating handmade winter wear for the South Burlington Food Shelf.

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FAMILY FUN Check out these family-friendly events for parents, caregivers and kids of all ages.

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Boom With a View We the people … wanna party! Families, foodies and fireworks fans mark America’s semiquincentennial at the Montpelier July 3rd Independence Day Celebration. The excitement begins with all-ages activities — including fire department meet and greets and free swimming at the city pool — and continues with a family-friendly fest at 3 p.m. on the Statehouse lawn. At 6 p.m., pavement pounders run the “Montpelier Mile” through downtown before a perfectly patriotic parade. Back at the Statehouse, a free concert from blues headliners Dave Keller and Johnny Rawls sets the tone for the big bang at dusk.

KNITTING GROUP: Knitters of every experience level get together to spin yarns. Latham Library, Thetford, 7 p.m. Free.

WOODWORKING LAB: Visionaries create a project or learn a new skill with the help of mentors and access to makerspace tools and equipment. Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center, Middlebury, 5-8 p.m. $7.50.

MONTPELIER JULY 3RD INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION Friday, July 3, 3-10 p.m., at various Montpelier locations. Free. Info, 802-262-6265, montpelieralive.com.

p.m. Regular admission, $17-23; free for members and kids 2 and under.

‘DINOSAUR SAFARI’ EXHIBIT: Young explorers take an unforgettable journey through a hands-on prehistoric world where life-size animatronic dinosaurs come to life. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Regular admission, $17-23; free for members and kids 2 and under.

‘THE SECRET GARDEN’: Very Merry Theatre’s talented young performers present their rendition of the familyfriendly drama based on the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, noon. Free.

CO-PARENTING DADS: Experiencing separation, divorce or long-term co-parenting? Fathers assemble virtually to connect, build community and share experiences in a supportive environment. Hosted by Dad Guild. 8:45-10 p.m. Free.

READ TO A DOG: Young readers ages 3 and up sharpen their literacy skills and gain confidence by sharing stories with a patient, four-legged listener named Willow. Fletcher Free Library New North End Branch, Burlington, 11 a.m.-noon.

Free.

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‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE MONSTER’ EXHIBIT: Curious minds dive into the science and history of Vermont’s most iconic legend at this family-friendly exhibit featuring interactive games, a design studio, multimedia displays, a 30-foot sculpture and photo ops. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10 a.m.-5

Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 2-5 p.m. Free.

‘MOSAIC OF MARKS, WORDS, MATERIAL’ EXHIBIT: An education-focused exhibition showcases drawings interwoven with narratives from the infant-toddler centers of the municipality of Reggio Emilia, Italy. Winooski School District.

Free.

BABY TIME: Nonmobile infants and their caregivers embark on a slow-paced

social hour featuring songs, rhymes and restorative connection. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10:30-11 a.m.

Free.

MAKE & BUILD: Young creators unleash their imaginations at a weekly hands-on crafting session. Essex Free Library, 2:303:30 p.m. Free.

OUTDOOR PLAY TIME: Fun with water, sand, sidewalk chalk, stories and songs helps little ones ages birth to 5 make new friends. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Free.

SWITCH IT UP!: A weekly gaming session on the library’s Nintendo Switch engages elementary students in friendly competition while nearby parents learn more about navigating digital boundaries.

South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 5-6 p.m. Free.

VERMONT VEXILLOGRAPHERS: Patrons of all ages show off their design skills and create a flag that captures the essence of the Green Mountain State. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 2-3 p.m. Free.

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BABY & CAREGIVER MEETUP: Wiggly ones ages birth to 18 months play and explore in a calm, supportive setting while adults relax and connect on the sidelines.

Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 10:3011:30 a.m. Free.

BASEMENT TEEN CENTER: A drop-in hangout session welcomes kids ages 12 to 17 for lively games, arts and crafts, and snacks. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 2-6 p.m. Free.

FAMILY CHESS CLUB: Players of all ages and abilities test their skills with instructor Robert and peers. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 2nd Floor, Children’s Library, XXX.XX

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melodic mix of books and songs. Norwich Public Library, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free.

YOUTH LIBRARY PROGRAM: Young learners in kindergarten through grade 3 join reps from the Vermont Historical Society to investigate how museums help share the past with a themed reading and a hands-on viewing of artifacts.

Fairlee Public Library, 3 p.m. Free.

Montpelier, 3:30-5 p.m. Free.

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mad river valley/ waterbury

‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE MONSTER’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

TEEN QUEER READS: LGBTQIA+ and allied youths get together each month to read and discuss ideas around gender, sexuality and identity. Waterbury Public Library, 6-7 p.m. Free; preregister.

upper valley

‘CREATIVIDAD SILVESTRE/WILD CREATIVITY’ EXHIBIT: Aspiring innovators examine biological designs of the natural world to better understand and solve human engineering challenges.

Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission, $18-21; free for members and kids under 2.

STORY TIME: Early literacy takes center stage as infants and toddlers engage in a

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‘DINOSAUR SAFARI’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

BABY & ME CLASS: Parents and their infants ages birth to 1 explore massage, lullabies and gentle movements while discussing the struggles and joys of parenthood. Greater Burlington YMCA, 9:45-10:45 a.m. $10; free for members.

GROW PRESCHOOL YOGA: Colleen from Grow Prenatal and Family Yoga helps toddlers and their caregivers find their flow through a playful blend of song, movement and stretching. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free.

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environment

BTV CLEAN UP CREW: Good Samaritans dispose of needles, trash and other unwanted objects. BYO gloves encouraged.

Top of Church St., Burlington, 7:30-10 a.m. Free.

etc.

THE GREAT BRANDON AUCTION: Treasure hunters drop by the 10-day showcase for silent bidding and buy-it-now offers on furniture, art, gifts and other surprises. Brandon Town Hall, 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Free.

NIGHT OWL CLUB: Astronomers and space exploration experts discuss the latest in extraterrestrial news with curious attendees.

Presented by Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium. 7 p.m. Free.

PHILADELPHIA II OPEN HOURS: History buffs handle artifacts and test their rowing skills aboard a replica gunboat that brings the living and working conditions of Revolutionary War soldiers to life. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, 2-4 p.m.

Free.

SHIPWRECK TOUR: What lies beneath? Spectators view real-time footage of a sunken craft transmitted from a robotic camera. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, 10:30 a.m.noon. $25-45; preregister.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: Cameras positioned in nests, underwater and along the forest floor capture a year’s worth of critters coming and going. Dealer. com 3D Theater, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, noon, 2 & 4 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $17-23; free for members and kids 2 and under.

BIG-SCREEN BLOCKBUSTERS: Cinephiles escape the summer swelter with weekly screenings of hit films from Jurassic Park to Jumanji. See paramountvt.org for lineup. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7 p.m. $5.

‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: Join scientists on a journey through a surreal world of bug-eyed giants and egg-laying mammals. Dealer.com 3D Theater, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11:30 a.m., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $17-23; free for members and kids 2 and under.

‘MAN WITH A PLAN’: John O’Brien’s 1992 cult classic zooms in on real-life Tunbridge dairy farmer Fred Tuttle’s unlikely political campaign. A Q&A with the filmmaker follows. Savoy Theater, Montpelier, 6 p.m. Free; preregister.

‘SHARK KINGDOM 3D’: A highstakes investigation into the underwater realm reveals how humanity’s future hinges on

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the fate of the ocean’s toothiest inhabitants. Dealer.com 3D Theater, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11 a.m., 1 & 3 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $17-23; free for members and kids 2 and under.

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‘WILD RESCUE 3D’: Dedicated wildlife rehabilitation teams rescue and release injured and orphaned animals back into nature in this heartwarming documentary short. Dealer.com 3D Theater, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10:30 a.m., 12:30, 2:30 & 4:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $17-23; free for members and kids 2 and under.

food & drink

FLATBREAD FRIDAY: A rotating soundtrack of live local music sets the tone for this weekly fresh-air feast for all ages. The Wheeler Homestead, South Burlington, 4-6:30 p.m. Various prices.

VERGENNES FARMERS MARKET: Locals delight in fresh organic produce, artisan cheeses, meats, baked goods, crafts and live music. Vergennes City Park, 3-7 p.m. Free.

Cast members of Be More Chill

games

CHESS FOR FUN: Players select an opening gambit, go on the attack and protect their king in friendly competition. Cobleigh Public Library, Lyndonville, 5-8 p.m. Free.

DUPLICATE BRIDGE GAMES: Snacks and coffee fuel bouts of a classic card game. Burlington Bridge Club, Williston, 12:30 p.m. $6.

FRIENDLY GAME OF BRIDGE: Strategic thinkers have a blast with the popular card game.

Heineberg Senior Center, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free.

PEER SUPPORT DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Beginners wanted!

Players get lost in the fantasyfilled tabletop role-playing game while focusing on teamwork, connection and community building.

Morgan House, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free.

SOLARPUNK BOOK CLUB & GAME NIGHT: Neighbors dream up a socially conscious, ecological future with readings and a short round of Solarpunk Futures. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 5-6:30 p.m. Free.

WEEKLY CHESS FOR FUN: Players of all ability levels face off and learn new strategies.

United Community Church, St. Johnsbury, 5:30-9 p.m. Free; donations accepted.

health & fitness

COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS: Volunteer coach Andrea Marion leads a weekly practice for stress reduction, followed by a discussion and Q&A. 5-6 p.m.

Free; preregister.

SEATED TAI CHI: Adina guides at-home participants — including those with limited mobility or difficulty standing — through a sequence

SEVEN DAYS JULY 1-8, 2026

Relax, Don’t Do It After a long hiatus, Stowe Theatre Guild returns to its town hall digs to mount Joe Iconis’ coming-of-age sci-fi musical, Be More Chill. The timely and topical story — adapted from Ned Vizzini’s cult-classic novel of the same name — follows Jeremy Heere, an unpopular high schooler who seizes the opportunity to boost his social status with a supercomputer in pill form called the SQUIP. What seems like a surefire scheme to artificially engineer popularity quickly devolves into chaos when Jeremy realizes his new digital conscience is concocting a student-body takeover. What would ChatGPT say about that?

‘BE MORE CHILL’

WOMEN’S PICKUP FLAG FOOTBALL: Female-identifying athletes try for touchdowns and make strides at a casual weekly game for all ability levels. UVM Rugby Pitch, Burlington, 6 p.m.

Free.

tech

TECH HELP: Users with digital dilemmas seek expert guidance about everything from smartphone settings to ebook downloads. Norwich Public Library, 1-4 p.m. Free.

Thursday, July 2, and Friday, July 3, 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, July 5, 2 p.m., at Stowe Town Hall Theater. See website for additional dates. $15-20. Info, 802-253-3961, stowetheatre.com.

of slow, connected movements.

Sponsored by the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. 1 p.m. Free; preregister.

language

ITALIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Parla Italiano? Language learners practice pronunciation and more at a friendly gathering. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free.

LANGUAGE LOUNGE: See WED.1.

MANDARIN CONVERSATION CIRCLE: Volunteers from Vermont Chinese School help students learn or improve their fluency.

South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 11 a.m.-noon. Free.

lgbtq

POP-UP HAPPY HOUR: Locals connect over drinks at a speakeasy-style bar, hosted by OUT in the 802. Lincolns, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free.

music

FEAST & FIELD MUSIC SERIES: Farm-fresh foods and live tunes are on the menu at a weekly pastoral party in the orchard.

See barnarts.org for lineup. Fable Farm, Barnard, 6 p.m. $5-25.

FESTIVAL ARTISTS SERIES: ‘QUINTESSENCE’: Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival faculty and fellows perform rousing works by Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Felix Mendelssohn. Elley-Long Music Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 6:30 p.m. $35-50.

LAKE MOREY SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: SHAGGY: The only diamond-selling dancehall artist in music history performs reggae-fueled hits from his multi-decade canon. Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee, 8 p.m. Free.

ON THE DOOR RADIO: A laid-back summer series features tantalizing food-truck fare and a rotating pair of local DJs backed by

sunset cocktail vibes. The Pinery, Burlington, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free.

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: ERNEST JAMES ZYDECO: A singer and accordion virtuoso helms an evening of traditional Louisiana sounds. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 6:30 p.m. Free.

VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: See WED.1, Burke Mountain Resort, East Burke.

québec

FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTRÉAL: See WED.1.

seminars

HISTORY CLASS: ‘ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE IN AMERICA’: A low-pressure series designed for inquisitive minds gets the gears turning with thought-provoking conversations and new perspectives. Stowe Free Library, 5-6 p.m. Free.

sports

VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS: See WED.1.

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film See what’s playing at theaters in the On Screen section.

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Summer in the City Burlington’s

Over 100 Free Events from June - September

BCA’s Summer Concert Series

Fridays, 12:30 PM, City Hall Park July 1: Anna May July 10: Brett Hughes & Friends July 7: John Daly Band July 24: Dana Robinson July 31: Mélissandre T-B & François-Félix Roy

Independence Day Celebration–BTV 250

Friday, July 3, 5-11 PM, Waterfront Park Live music, fireworks, activities, food vendors, and a flyover from BETA Technologies!

Beach Bites

Wednesdays, 5-8 PM, Leddy Beach Park July 8: Kyle Chadburn & the Earthbound Spirits July 15: Heather Smith & The Constants July 22: Sister Funk July 29: Jenni Johnson & The Jazz Junketeers

July

Banned Together: Spotlight Vermont, Countdown to Heartstopper 6 America’s 250th Tuesday, July 7, 4:30-5:30 PM Fletcher Free Library

Splash Dance

Saturdays, 1-3 PM, City Hall Park July 11: New Mantra July 18: Craig Mitchell July 25: DJ CRWD CNTL

Sunday Classical

Sundays, 10 AM, BCA Center Gallery Vermont’s finest classical players alongside BCA’s summer exhibitions.

July 12: Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival July 19: Kenneth R Meyer July 26: Skylark

Crowdsourced VT Shrek

Mondays, Through August 10, 4:30-6 PM Fletcher Free Library

GROW Preschool Yoga

Party on the Bricks

BCA Center Summer Exhibitions

July 9: Ursa & the Major Key July 16: Red Hot Juba July 23: Fly-By Ride July 30: Barbacoa

Thursdays, June 4 through August 20 11-11:30 AM Fletcher Free Library

Gallery open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 12-5 pm; Wednesday & Saturday: 12-8 PM July 10, 5-7 pm, opening reception for Everything is Everything: Will Kasso Condry, Dream / Mộng : Veronica Pham, and Color & Scale: Leah Barranco.

loveburlington.org/summerinthecity

Thursdays, July 9-August 13, 5:30-8 PM Church Street Marketplace

Saturday, July 11, 11 AM-2 PM City Hall Park

VINS: Birds are Dinosaurs

Sunday, July 12, 3:00-3:45 PM Fletcher Free Library

Art Amplified: Thea Wren w/ Moss Cycle

July 15, 5-8 PM, BCA Center Experience the gallery in a whole new light with DJs, live music, fun drinks, & an art activity.

Main Street Block Party

Friday, July 17, 1-7:30 PM & Saturday, July 18, 11 AM-9 PM, Main Street, Church Street, and City Hall Park Celebrate our new Main Street with live music, activities from local businesses, steamroller printmaking, and more!

BCA’s Twilight Series

Opener, 6 PM, Headliner, 7:30 PM City Hall Park Saturday, July 18: Main Street Block Party: High Summer with The Moondogs Friday, July 31: Festival of Fools: The Big Takeover with Lilly Golden

Family Art Saturday

July 25, 11 AM-1 PM, BCA Center

BTV Market

July 25, 11 AM-3 PM, City Hall Park

Summer in the City Media Sponsors: Seven Days and WCAX. BCA’s Summer in the City programming is made possible in part thanks to Underwriters at the Pomerleau Family Foundation; Supporters Burlington Telecom, Myti, Soundtoys, and Lake Champlain Chocolates, and Community Partner American Flatbread Burlington & Mothership Brewery. Burlington Parks, Recreation, and Waterfront’s Independence Day Celebration is sponsored by the Pomerleau Family Foundation, Lake Champlain Ferries, Market 32 Cares, BETA Technologies, University of Vermont, Burlington Telecom, Green Mountain Transit, ABC 22, FOX 44, Seven Days, 95 Triple X, Star 92.9, The Game, and WVMT. Church Street Marketplace’s Party on the Bricks is made possible by presenting sponsor, Foam Brewers, and media sponsor, Burlington Area Newspaper Group. Main Street Block Party steamroller printmaking is presented by SD Ireland.

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theater

‘BE MORE CHILL’: Stowe Theatre Guild raises the curtain on Joe Iconis’ coming-of-age sci-fi musical following a high schooler who takes a supercomputer pill to become popular. See calendar spotlight. Stowe Town Hall Theatre, 7:30 p.m. $15-20.

‘RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH’: See WED.1, 2 p.m.

FRI.3 crafts

FIRST FRIDAY FIBER GROUP: Fiber-arts fans make progress on projects while chatting over snacks. GRACE, Hardwick, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free; donations accepted.

etc.

THE GREAT BRANDON AUCTION: See THU.2, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

MUSEUM TOURS: See WED.1.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See THU.2.

BIG SCREEN BLOCKBUSTERS: See THU.2.

‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See THU.2.

‘SHARK KINGDOM 3D’: See THU.2.

‘WILD RESCUE 3D’: See THU.2.

food & drink

FLATBREAD FRIDAY: See THU.2.

FREE NATURAL WINE TASTINGS: Oenophiles sip through a scrummy selection of vinos curated around a seasonal theme, from rosés and skin-contact whites to bottles that belong at summer cookouts. Cork Market, Stowe, 4-6 p.m. Free.

RICHMOND FARMERS MARKET: An open-air marketplace complete with live music connects cultivators and fresh-food browsers. Volunteers Green, Richmond, 3-6:30 p.m. Free.

SOUTH END GET DOWN: Local food trucks dish out mouthwatering meals and libations while live DJs and outdoor entertainment add to the ambience. Coal Collective, Burlington, 5-9 p.m.

Free; cost of food and drink.

games

DUPLICATE BRIDGE GAMES: See THU.2, 10 a.m.

MAH-JONGG: It’s not just for old ladies! Tile traders of all experience levels gather for a rousing game. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 1-3 p.m. Free.

health & fitness

Park, 8:30-10:30 a.m. $15-25; preregister.

COURTESY OF BRIAN JENKINS

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GUIDED MEDITATION ONLINE: Dorothy Alling Memorial Library invites attendees to relax on their lunch breaks and reconnect with their bodies. Noon-12:30 p.m. Free; preregister.

LAUGHTER YOGA: Spontaneous, joyful movement and breath promote physical and emotional health. Virtual option available.

Iyengar Yoga Center of Vermont, Burlington, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free.

MINDFULNESS WORKSHOP: Nikki Fraser-Ruiz guides participants in resetting their internal compasses at weekly sessions focused on foundational grounding techniques. Mosaic Vermont, Barre, 1-2 p.m. Free; preregister.

MONTPELIER MILE: Speedy pavement pounders of all ages kick off the city’s Independence Day parade with a one-mile sprint through downtown streets. Onion River Outdoors, Montpelier, 6 p.m. $5-25; preregister.

WEEKLY MEDITATION: Expert Zac Ispa-Landa shares tools to quiet the mind, slow down and reset. Outright Vermont, Burlington, 8-8:45 a.m. Free.

holidays

AMERICA 250 BLOCK PARTY: An outdoor celebration features performances by 5 Above and Redd & the Paper Flowers, as well as a festive bike parade, poetry readings and classic cookout cuisine.

Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 3-8 p.m. Free.

BRANDON INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION: A full day of festivities begins with a parade and culminates in fireworks, with food, dancing and fun for all ages in between. Various Brandon locations, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Free.

BRISTOL 4TH OF JULY: A two-day celebration marks the nation’s 250th birthday with a traditional parade, fireworks and a quirky outhouse race. Bristol Town Green, 5-10 p.m. Free.

BTV JULY 3: Live bands and an airborne parade of Beta Technologies aircraft set the scene for a spectacular fireworks show over Lake Champlain.

Waterfront Park, Burlington, 5-11 p.m. Free.

INDEPENDENCE DAY: LAKESIDE AT ECHO: Revelers celebrate America’s 250th birthday with unbeatable views of the city’s firework display and access to the museum’s exhibits. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 7-10 p.m. $10-30; free for kids 2 and under; cash bar.

MONTPELIER JULY 3RD INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION: The Capital City’s blowout bonanza kicks off the holiday weekend with a bang, featuring live music by Dave Keller and Johnny Rawls, a perfectly patriotic parade, Family Fest, and a fireworks show. See calendar spotlight. Various Montpelier locations, 3-10 p.m. Free.

DEB BECKETT MEMORIAL 5K RUN & WALK: Fitness fans and families alike lace up for a community stroll or sprint to support WILLISTON INDEPENDENCE DAY the Williston-Richmond Rotary CELEBRATION: Families get into Club. Williston Community 66 SEVEN DAYS JULY 1-8, 2026

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Tropic Like It’s Hot Northern Stage’s Jazz at the Junction series returns with a sizzling concert by Ray Vega’s Afro-Caribbean Jazz Ensemble at Byrne Theater in White River Junction. Back by popular demand after a sold-out performance in January, the eagerly awaited encore — captained by the decorated trumpeter, University of Vermont lecturer and host of Vermont Public’s “Friday Night Jazz” — features everything from traditional jazz to the vibrant rhythms of Jamaica, Cuba and Puerto Rico. Expect innovative, contemporary takes on classics that’ll transport you to an island state of mind. ¡Fuegísimo!

JAZZ AT THE JUNCTION: RAY VEGA’S AFRO-CARIBBEAN JAZZ ENSEMBLE Wednesday, July 8, 7:30 p.m., at Byrne Theater, Barrette Center for the Arts, in White River Junction. $29-62. Info, 802-536-1859, northernstage.org.

devices in one-on-one sessions.

South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free; preregister.

theater

‘BE MORE CHILL’: See THU.2.

‘PATIENCE’: Erik Kroncke directs a talented cast in Gilbert and

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art the spirit with two days of festive activities, including a book sale, an ice cream social, a parade, live music and fireworks. Various Williston locations. Free.

language

LANGUAGE LOUNGE: See WED.1.

lgbtq

RPG NIGHT: Members of the LGBTQ community get together weekly for role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons and Everway. Rainbow Bridge Community Center, Barre, 5:308:30 p.m. Free.

music

ANA GUIGUI: An acclaimed pianist and vocalist entertains listeners with a wide variety of

styles and genres. The Brandon Inn, 7-8 p.m. Free.

DRUM CIRCLE WITH JEAN JACQUES MAURY: From mastering basic techniques to building a shared rhythmic vocabulary, an all-abilities music-making session taps into a deep mindbody connection. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 6-7 p.m. Free.

JOHN MASKO’S ORCHESTRA: Picnickers get comfy on blankets for an evening of sparkling symphonic music by the 26-piece ensemble to honor America’s 250th birthday. President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, Plymouth, 6-8 p.m. Free.

VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: See WED.1, Grafton Trails & Outdoor Center.

outdoors

FLORA & FAUNA CANOE TOUR: See WED.1.

québec

FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTRÉAL: See WED.1.

sports

OPEN DINGHY SAILING: Skippers with sailing knowledge celebrate the end of the week with a nautical adventure. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, 4-7 p.m. $40 suggested donation; preregister.

tech

MORNING TECH HELP: Experts answer questions about phones, laptops, e-readers and other

Find visual art exhibits and events in the Art section and at sevendaysvt.com/art.

film See what’s playing at theaters in the On Screen section.

music + nightlife Find club dates at local venues in the Music + Nightlife section online at sevendaysvt.com/ music.

Learn more about highlighted listings in the Magnificent 7 on page 11.

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Sullivan’s comic opera satirizing the aesthetic movement of 19th-century England. Unadilla Theatre, Marshfield, 7:30 p.m. $15-30.

‘RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH’: See WED.1.

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activism

PRISON LETTER WRITING: Community members compose messages for their incarcerated neighbors while challenging the system of isolation and alienation.

Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free.

bazaars

MAKERS MARKET: Shoppers discover unique, handmade goods and meet the talented people behind them at a weekly showcase of local artists, bakers, distillers and crafters. Addison West, Waitsfield, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free.

community

SISTERHOOD CAMPFIRE: Women and genderqueer folks gather in a safe and inclusive space to build community through journaling, storytelling, gentle music and stargazing. Leddy Park, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free.

dance

BERLIN CONTRA DANCE: Dancers of all ages and abilities learn at a gathering that encourages joy, laughter and friendship. Bring clean, soft-soled shoes.

See capitalcitygrange.org for callers and bands. Capital City Grange, Berlin, 8-11 p.m. $5-20 sliding scale.

etc.

THE GREAT BRANDON AUCTION: See THU.2, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

GUIDED TOURS: See WED.1.

food & drink

BURLINGTON FARMERS MARKET: Live local music lends flair to dozens of stands overflowing with seasonal produce, flowers, artisanal wares and prepared foods. 345 Pine St., Burlington, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free.

CHAMPLAIN ISLANDS FARMERS MARKET: Talented artisans and vendors showcase their farm-fresh veggies, meats, eggs, flowers, honey and other goodies. Grand Isle St. Joseph’s Church, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free.

MARSHFIELD FARMERS MARKET: Locavores find much to do at a weekly outdoor offering complete with live music, skill shares, vendors and community resource swaps. Old Schoolhouse Common, Marshfield, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free.

NORTHWEST FARMERS MARKET: Browsers stock up on produce, preserves, baked goods and other treasures to the beat of live music. Taylor Park, St. Albans, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free.

ST. JOHNSBURY FARMERS MARKET: Growers, bakers, makers and crafters gather weekly at booths centered on local eats. Pearl St. & Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free.

holidays

4TH OF JULY AT SUGARBUSH: Live bands, lawn games, great food and cold drinks fuel a weekend of mountain-style revelry until fireworks light up the sky.

Sugarbush Resort, Warren. Free.

4TH ON THE FARM: Merrymakers mark Independence Day the old-fashioned way, with horse-drawn wagon rides, carnival games, ice cream making and historic baseball. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission, $14-23; free for members and kids under 3; preregister.

AMERICA’S 250TH BIRTHDAY: A festive parade down Main Street, a reading of the Declaration of Independence and a performance by the town’s band mark a holiday to remember. Downtown St. Johnsbury, 10:30 a.m. Free.

BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR AMERICA & PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE: A National Guard-led march to the president’s grave, a naturalization ceremony, and a student speech and debate competition make for an epic Independence Day bash. President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, Plymouth, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Regular admission, $4-12; free for kids under 6.

BRATTLEBORO GOES FOURTH: A joyful procession, swim races, carnival activities and a performance by the Gaslight Tinkers set the tone for an epic fireworks display at dusk. Various Brattleboro locations, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Free.

INDEPENDENCE DAY: A reading of the Declaration of Independence, exhibit tours and documentary screenings punctuate a day of hands-on, family-friendly activities honoring the nation’s 250th birthday. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.

JEFFERSONVILLE JULY 4TH CELEBRATION: An old-fashioned parade kicks off a day of family-friendly entertainment, including a book sale, a town fair, live music, kids’ games and mountaintop fireworks. Various Jeffersonville locations, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Free.

JULY 4TH CELEBRATION: From colorful parade floats to food, games and entertainment, there’s something for everyone to enjoy at this townwide party celebrating America’s semiquincentennial.

Various Morristown Locations, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Free.

MILTON JULY 4TH: A peppy procession kick-starts a full day of activities, including live music by the town’s community band, an inflatable obstacle course and a fantastic fireworks display. Various Milton locations, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Free.

MOUNTAIN FRIENDS & FREEDOM: The resort’s annual Independence Day bash features an outdoor climbing wall, face painting, snow cones, hot-dog and pie-eating contests, and live music by Bruce Springsteen tribute act the Boss Project. Stratton Mountain Resort, 5:309:30 p.m. $20-30; free for kids 3 and under.

tunes spanning from South Africa to the Balkans. Guilford Community Church, 7 p.m. By donation.

québec

FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTRÉAL: See WED.1.

sports

VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS: See WED.1, 1:05 p.m.

theater

‘PATIENCE’: See FRI.3, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

‘RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH’: See WED.1, 2 p.m.

SUN.5 etc.

EXHIBIT DOCENT HOURS: See WED.1.

THE GREAT BRANDON AUCTION: See THU.2, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

MASKS ON SUNDAYS: Elderly, disabled and immunocompromised folks get the museum to themselves at a masks-mandatory morning. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. Free; preregister.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

READING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: History buffs celebrate the holiday by listening to a recitation of the founding document. Chimney Point State Historic Site, Addison, 11:30 a.m.noon. Free.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See THU.2.

RICHMOND 4TH OF JULY PARADE AND CELEBRATION: All ages cut loose at a holiday fête complete with a fun run, face painting, kids’ activities and a grand finale of fireworks. Volunteers Green, Richmond, 10 a.m.-9:45 p.m. Free.

food & drink

WARREN 4TH OF JULY PARADE & FESTIVITIES: Floats, fireworks and family fun fill the village with music and merriment for Independence Day. Various Warren locations, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Free.

BRISTOL 4TH OF JULY: See FRI.3, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

WILLISTON INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION: See FRI.3.

ESSEX JUNCTION JULY 4TH CELEBRATION: An evening of live music, games, face painting, mini golf and fireworks captures the spirit of America. Midway Lawn, Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 6 p.m.

music

ANA GUIGUI: See FRI.3.

VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: See WED.1, Shelburne Museum.

VILLAGE HARMONY: Young virtuosos offer a globally influenced program of

‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See THU.2.

‘SHARK KINGDOM 3D’: See THU.2.

‘WILD RESCUE 3D’: See THU.2.

ROYALTON FARMERS MARKET: Twenty local vendors offer everything from fresh produce to prepared foods to artisan goods while kids’ activities, live music and workshops build community. South Royalton Town Green, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free.

STOWE FARMERS MARKET: An appetizing assortment of fresh veggies, pasture-raised meats, milk, berries, herbs, beverages and handcrafted wares tempts shoppers. Stowe Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free.

WINOOSKI FARMERS MARKET: More than 25 area growers and bakers offer local and global fare against a backdrop of live music and activities. Winooski Falls Way, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free.

games

DUPLICATE BRIDGE GAMES: See THU.2, 1 p.m.

health & fitness

KARUNA COMMUNITY MEDITATION: A YEAR TO LIVE (FULLY): Participants practice keeping joy, generosity and gratitude at the forefront of their minds.

Jenna’s House, Johnson, 10-11:15 a.m.

Free; donations accepted.

NEW LEAF SANGHA MINDFULNESS PRACTICE: New and experienced meditators alike sit together in the Plum Village tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Hot Yoga Burlington, 6-7:45 p.m. Free.

NEW MINDFULNESS MEDITATION GATHERING: Certified instructors lead hourlong sessions of the ancient contemplative practice rooted in compassion and generosity. Hood Plant, Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. By donation.

holidays

4TH OF JULY AT SUGARBUSH: See SAT.4.

‘THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF AMERICA’: Site interpreter Stephen Whalen examines the context and lasting impact of the Declaration of Independence to honor the country’s semiquincentennial. Mount Independence State Historic Site, Orwell, 2-3:30 p.m. Regular admission, $1-8; free for kids under 6.

CENTENNIALS: PICNIC IN THE PARK: Revelers celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday by looking back at St. Albans’ history from 1876 and 1976. Live music, make-and-take crafts, and cupcakes complete the day. Taylor Park, St. Albans, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free.

FREDERICK DOUGLASS READING: Esteemed actor and author Dr. François S. Clemmons leads community members in a recitation of the American abolitionist’s historic speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Rokeby Museum, Ferrisburgh, 1-3 p.m. Free.

music

BANDWAGON SUMMER SERIES: LAS GUARACHERAS: An all-female sextet formed in Colombia imbues salsa and Afro-Caribbean traditions with contemporary jazz vibes. Cooper Field, Putney, 6 p.m. $24-28; free for kids under 12.

BLAKE MATTESON: An up-and-coming artist from Northern Vermont delivers a performance of originals while attendees enjoy fare from local food trucks.

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team sport. Amdez Polo Club, Shelburne, 3 p.m. $10-20.

Maquam Barn & Winery, Milton, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Free; cost of food and drink.

MUSIC IN THE MEADOW: VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: See WED.1, the von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort Concert Meadow, Stowe. $15-40; free for kids 5 and under.

RIVER RHYTHMS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: Good tunes and good times meet at this outdoor music series complete with a beer garden and local food vendors. Juana’s Garden, Montpelier, 4-8 p.m. Free; donations accepted.

VILLAGE HARMONY: See SAT.3, South Hero Congregational Church, 3 p.m.

sports

SUNDAY POLO MATCH: Pack a tailgate picnic and prepare to experience the fast-paced thrill of the traditional equestrian

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film See what’s playing at theaters in the On Screen section.

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VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS: See WED.1, 5:05 p.m.

theater

‘BE MORE CHILL’: See THU.2, 2 p.m.

‘PATIENCE’: See FRI.3, 2 p.m.

‘RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH’: See WED.1, 2 p.m.

words

BACK ROADS READINGS: OCEAN VUONG: An award-winning Vietnamese American poet pulls listeners into his literary world with his thought-provoking works. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 3 p.m. Free; preregister.

MON.6 crafts

FUSE BEADS CLUB: Aspiring artisans bring ideas or borrow patterns to make beaded creations. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 3:30-5 p.m. Free.

etc.

THE GREAT BRANDON AUCTION: See THU.2, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

MUSEUM TOURS: See WED.1.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See THU.2.

‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See THU.2.

‘SHARK KINGDOM 3D’: See THU.2.

health & fitness

MEDITATION: Beginners and veteran practitioners alike gather to quiet mental chatter and boost physical well-being at a weekly mindfulness session. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 6 p.m. Free.

MINDFULNESS WORKSHOP: Nikki Fraser-Ruiz guides participants in resetting their internal compasses at weekly sessions focused on foundational grounding techniques. 5-6 p.m.

Free; preregister.

language

LANGUAGE LOUNGE: See WED.1.

lgbtq

BOARD GAME NIGHT: LGBTQ tabletop fans bring their own favorite games to the party. Rainbow Bridge Community Center, Barre, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free.

music

ONION RIVER CHORUS REHEARSAL: The non-auditioned community ensemble conducted

by Richard Riley invites interested vocalists to join in spirited song. Bethany United Church of Christ, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. Free.

ST. JOHNSBURY BAND: The nation’s third-oldest community band regales locals with dynamic tunes during a weekly ice cream social. Caledonia County Courthouse, St. Johnsbury, 7:30 p.m. Free.

VERGENNES CITY BAND: Attendees get comfy on lawn chairs and blankets while local instrumentalists ages 12 to 90 perform rousing works. Vergennes City Park, 7 p.m. Free.

Pathways Vermont Morgan’s Place Peer Support Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free.

GARRET KEIZER: A local author’s new collection, Starting From Paterson, explores the erosion of human connection through personal essays spanning subjects from religion to technology.

Phoenix Books, Essex, 5:30 p.m.

Free; preregister.

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community

CURRENT EVENTS DISCUSSION GROUP: Brownell Library holds a virtual roundtable for neighbors to pause and reflect on the news cycle. 10-11:30 a.m. Free.

crafts

ALL HANDS TOGETHER COMMUNITY CRAFTING GROUP: Marshfield spinning maven Donna Hisson hosts a casual gathering for fiber fans of all abilities to work on old projects or start something new. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 6-7:30 p.m. Free.

WATERCOLOR DROP-IN: Painters bring their own supplies to a weekly, instruction-free session to brush up on their skills in a communal setting. Waterbury Public Library, 10:30 a.m. Free.

MILTON FARMERS MARKET: Locally grown goods, fresh eats and handmade crafts take root weekly all summer long.

Bombardier Park West, Milton, 5-8 p.m. Free.

games

GAMES GALORE: Library patrons of all ages gather for bouts of board and card games. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:304:30 p.m. Free.

health & fitness

COMMUNITY MEDITATION: All experience levels engage in the ancient Buddhist practice of clearing the mind to achieve a state of calm. First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington, 5:15-6 p.m. Free; donations accepted.

MEMORY CAFÉ: GOLDEN BALL TAI CHI: A slow-moving martial arts session led by Patricia Anderson helps participants find physical balance and quell anxiety. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free.

PHILADELPHIA II OPEN HOURS: See THU.2.

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film

games

sports

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See THU.2.

VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS: See WED.1.

‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See THU.2.

words

‘THE NEVERENDING STORY’: A boy finds a book that takes him on an adventure through the magical land of Fantasia in this epic 1984 fantasy flick. Film House, Main Street

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food & drink

THE GREAT BRANDON AUCTION: See THU.2, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

VILLAGE HARMONY: See SAT.3, Unitarian Church of Montpelier.

MAH-JONGG MONDAYS: Tile traders gather for friendly bouts of the ancient game of skill, strategy and luck. St. Albans Free Library, 1-3 p.m. Free.

‘WILD RESCUE 3D’: See THU.2.

etc.

‘WILD RESCUE 3D’: See THU.2.

ANIME GROUP: Fans of Japanese animation and comics convene weekly to swap ideas, read stories and connect over shared interests in hand-drawn media.

‘SHARK KINGDOM 3D’: See THU.2.

TAI CHI: Practitioners get a feel for the Chinese martial art combining controlled breathing, meditation and slow, gentle movements. Ida Boch Park, Bradford, 10-11 a.m. Free.

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

BURLINGTON ELKS BINGO: Players grab their daubers for a competitive night of card stamping for cash prizes. Burlington Elks Lodge, 6 p.m. Various prices.

Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

LANGUAGE LOUNGE: See WED.1.

ITALIAN LANGUAGE LUNCH: Speakers hone their skills in the Romance language over bagged lunches. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m.

Free.

PAUSE-CAFÉ MARDI: Francophones and Frenchlanguage learners meet pour parler la belle langue. Burlington Bay Market & Café, 5-7 p.m. Free.

music

musicians presents six weeks of sonorous entertainment, backed by mouthwatering food-truck provisions. BYO chair or blanket.

See cabotarts.org for lineup.

Cabot Village Common, 6 p.m.

Free.

CONCERT ON THE COMMON: FLAGSHIP ROMANCE: An alt-folk duo known for breathtaking vocal harmonies, inspired songwriting and stage chemistry grabs listeners’ attention. Fairlee Town Common, 6:30 p.m. Free.

FESTIVAL ARTISTS SERIES: ‘CROSSCURRENTS’: Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival faculty and fellows perform resonant works by Pierre Jalbert, György Kurtág, Joaquín Turina and Gabriel Fauré.

Elley-Long Music Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 6:30 p.m. $35-50.

TUESDAY NIGHT LIVE: SWITCHEL: A local bluegrass band kicks off the summer series with dynamic harmonies and blazing instrumentals. BYO blanket or chair. Legion Field, Johnson, 6 p.m. Free.

VERMONT’S FREEDOM & UNITY CHORUS: Singers come together for a weekly rehearsal inspiring positive change through the power of music. Chapel of Saint Michael the Archangel, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free.

VILLAGE HARMONY: See SAT.3, Heartbeet Lifesharing, Hardwick.

seminars

‘AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY BY WAY OF EXISTENTIALISM’: A low-pressure, just-for-fun class invites knowledge seekers to flesh out the big questions that have animated philosophic inquiry for thousands of years. Stowe Free Library, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free.

tech

DROP-IN TECH SUPPORT: Library staff field questions about devices of all kinds in face-to-face chats. Fletcher Free Library New North End Branch, Burlington, 12:30-2 p.m. Free.

CABOT ARTS SUMMER MUSIC SERIES: A rotating cast of area

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READING GROUP: A four-part community discussion breaks down Molly Crabapple’s new book, Here Where We Live Is Our Country, exploring Bundism, a Jewish socialist movement that emerged in Europe in the late 19th century. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m.

Free; preregister.

STEVE RAND: The author and Norwich University director for civic engagement shares his new memoir, A Mother’s Prayer, a touching depiction of adolescence, grief and loss in the 1980s.

Bridgeside Books, Waterbury,

TIM WEED: A local author reads from his gripping new novel, The Gatepost, about a woman who returns to Vermont to uncover the mystery of her father’s disappearance. The Norwich Bookstore, 7 p.m. Free.

WRITER’S CIRCLE: Creative sparks fly as participants tackle curated prompts and read their latest drafts aloud in a collaborative environment. Virtual option available. Pathways Vermont Morgan’s Place Peer Support Center, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m.

Free.

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agriculture

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WEDNESDAYS WITH FARMER FRED: See WED.1.

community

CURRENT EVENTS: Neighbors have an informal discussion about what’s in the news. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free.

PASSEGGIATA: See WED.1.

film

PASSEGGIATA WATERBURY: See WED.1.

See what’s playing at theaters in the On Screen section.

crafts

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COMMUNITY CARVING SESSIONS: MAIN STREET BLOCK PARTY STEAMROLLER PRINTMAKING: See WED.1, Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon.

GREEN MOUNTAIN CHAPTER OF THE EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD OF AMERICA: Anyone with an interest in the needle arts can bring a project to this monthly meeting.

Holy Family Parish Hall, Essex Junction, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Free.

YARN & YAK: See WED.1.

YARN CRAFTERS GROUP: See WED.1.

etc.

EXHIBIT DOCENT HOURS: See WED.1.

THE GREAT BRANDON AUCTION: See THU.2, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

GUIDED TOURS: See WED.1.

THE LEGACY GALA: SOLD OUT. World-renowned presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin headlines this fundraiser complete with live music, dinner and an auction. Hildene, the Lincoln Family Home, Manchester, 5:30 p.m. Wait list available.

MUSEUM TOURS: See WED.1.

TOASTMASTERS OF GREATER BURLINGTON: Those looking to strengthen their speaking and leadership skills gain new tools. Virtual option available. Generator Makerspace, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

VTIFF MUSICAL SILENTS: ‘THE GOLEM’: A live improvised score

by Matt Hagen and Will Andrews enriches this screening of Paul Wegener’s 1920 silent horror film about a giant creature created to protect the Jews of Prague. The Screening Room @ VTIFF, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. $6-12.

food & drink

CHAMPLAIN ISLANDS FARMERS MARKET: See WED.1.

COMMUNITY COOKING: See WED.1.

CRÊPE NIGHT: Foodies enjoy sweet and savory French pancakes picnic-style at this monthly community meal benefiting local nonprofits. Scott Farm Orchard, Dummerston, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $12-25.

CUPPA ON CAMPUS: See WED.1.

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DANVILLE FARMERS MARKET: See WED.1.

MARKET ON THE GREEN: See WED.1.

PIZZA SOCIAL: Epicureans scarf down dinner baked in NOFA-VT’s wood-fired oven, followed by a tour of the certified-organic vegetable farm. Glinnis Hill Farm, Northfield, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $1030; free for BIPOC and kids 3 and under; preregister.

WEDNESDAY WINE DOWN FARMERS MARKET: See WED.1.

games

SUPER BINGO: Bragging rights and cash prizes reward players who fashion five in a row.

Burlington Elks Lodge, 5-9 p.m. $50; preregister.

health & fitness CHAIR YOGA: See WED.1.

RECOVERY DHARMA: See WED.1.

language

ITALIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Practitioners sharpen their skills and connect with neighbors at a bimonthly meetup facilitated by a native speaker. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10-11 a.m. Free.

LANGUAGE LOUNGE: See WED.1.

lgbtq

THE ALL-INCLUSIVE DYKETACULAR: See WED.1.

QUEER WRITERS’ GROUP: LGBTQ+ authors meet monthly to discuss their work, write from prompts, and give each other advice and feedback. Rainbow Bridge Community Center, Barre, 5:30-7 p.m. Free.

music

CAPITAL CITY BAND: See WED.1.

JAZZ AT THE JUNCTION: RAY VEGA’S AFRO-CARIBBEAN JAZZ ENSEMBLE: Complex percussion and innovative arrangements

distinguish a high-energy performance blending island traditions with modern jazz. See calendar spotlight. Byrne Theater, Barrette Center for the Arts, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $29-62.

MUSIC ON THE HILL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: See WED.1.

NICK CASSARINO FAMILY BAND: Attendees bust out blankets and lawn chairs to savor an evening of soulful roots, folk and jazz melodies served up alongside local food vendors. Middlesex Bandstand, 6:30 p.m. Free.

OVER THE HUMP SUMMER MUSIC SERIES: THE MOJO BIRDS: A six-piece roots, rock, soul and Americana outfit delivers upbeat, danceable grooves to outdoor listeners. Huntington Recreation Field, 5:30-8 p.m.

Free; donations accepted.

SINGING WORKSHOP WITH VILLAGE HARMONY: Young virtuosos lead vocalists in learning a variety of tunes spanning from South Africa to the Balkans. An optional potluck lunch is offered at 11:30 a.m. Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, 12:30-3:30 p.m. By donation.

TAYLOR PARK SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: See WED.1.

TOWN OF SHELBURNE CONCERT SERIES: Local acts provide the soundtrack for a weekly picnic and dance sesh on the courtyard lawn. See shelburnefarms.org for lineup. Shelburne Farms, 6:30 p.m. Free; donations accepted.

WEDNESDAYS ON THE WATERFRONT: RYAN SWEEZEY AND THE MIDNIGHT WALKERS: An acoustic singer-songwriter blends classic rock and ’90s alternative influences to deliver memorable, catchy originals.

Newport Waterfront, 6 p.m. Free.

YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND: Bluegrass veterans dip into rock, alternative, improvisational and psychedelic realms at this high-energy acoustic show.

Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. $40.

outdoors

FLORA & FAUNA CANOE TOUR: See WED.1.

seminars

‘PHILOSOPHY OF FASCISM’: See WED.1.

A STUDY OF ‘THE ODYSSEY’: See WED.1.

sports

GREEN MOUNTAIN TABLE TENNIS CLUB: See WED.1.

WHALEBOAT WEDNESDAYS: See WED.1.

theater

‘MY LADY OF WHIMS’: Vermont Suitcase presents a stage adaptation of the 1925 silent film about a wealthy councilman’s daughter whose bohemian behavior causes headaches for her father. Brookfield Old Town Hall, 7 p.m. Free; donations accepted.

words

JESSE WEGMAN: A local author presents his new biography, The Lost Founder, chronicling the life of Scottish American founding father James Wilson, in conversation with Georgetown University Law Center professor David Cole.

Pierson Library, Shelburne, 6:30 p.m. Free.

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‘MOSAIC OF MARKS, WORDS, MATERIAL’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

‘THE SECRET GARDEN’: See WED.1.

Charlotte Library, noon.

DINO-MITE STORY TIME: Tots ages birth to 5 dig into the prehistoric past at a morning of dinosaur-themed rhymes, music and stories. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:30 a.m. Free.

EXTEND A STORYTIME: Little learners ages birth to 8 and their caregivers book it to the library to experience low-cost, hands-on ways to make literacy more fun at home. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 9:15-9:45 & 10:30-11 a.m. Free.

FIRST THURSDAYS: MUSIC & MOVEMENT WITH MISS EMMA: Caregivers and their tiny charges boost early literacy through a rhythmic regimen of singing, dancing and motor-skill development. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10:30-11 a.m. Free.

PRESCHOOL MUSIC WITH LINDA BASSICK: The singer and storyteller extraordinaire guides wee ones ages birth to 5 in indoor music and movement. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30-11 a.m. Free.

PRESCHOOL PLAY TIME: Pre-K patrons play and socialize after music time.

Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11-11:30 a.m. Free.

SUMMER CRAFTYTOWN: Aspiring artists tackle a rotating menu of tactile projects to explore new techniques, then bring home a finished masterpiece.

Recommended for ages 8 and up, or 6 and up with an adult helper. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 1-2 p.m. Free.

barre/montpelier

BASEMENT TEEN CENTER: See WED.1, 2-8 p.m.

POKÉMON CLUB: I choose you, Pikachu!

Elementary and teenage fans of the franchise — and beginners, too — trade cards and play games. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 3:30-5 p.m. Free.

STORY TIME: Kids and their caregivers meet for stories, songs and bubbles.

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 2nd Floor, Children’s Library, Montpelier, 10:30-11 a.m. Free.

stowe/smuggs

WEE ONES PLAY TIME: Caregivers bring kiddos under 4 to a new sensory learning experience each week. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 10 a.m.

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mad river valley/ waterbury

BUSY BEES PLAYGROUP: Blocks, toys, books and songs engage little ones 24 months and younger. Waterbury Public Library, 10-11:30 a.m. Free.

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‘CREATIVIDAD SILVESTRE/WILD CREATIVITY’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

northeast kingdom

‘CARDTOPIA’: The center’s studio space transforms into a giant interactive cardboard building, complete with secret chambers, tunnels and a ball run. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, noon-4 p.m. Free.

ACORN CLUB STORY TIME: Youngsters 5 and under play, sing, hear stories and color. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10:3011 a.m. Free.

brattleboro/okemo valley

‘SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE!’: Grammar, science and civics take center stage in this high-energy stage production of the classic animated TV series, performed

by Weston Theater’s talented Young Company. Weston Village Green, 11 a.m.

Free; preregister.

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burlington

‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE MONSTER’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

‘DINOSAUR SAFARI’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

BURLINGTON FNG: Self-identified LGBTQ+ and questioning youths ages 13 to 19 gather weekly to socialize in a supportive environment. Outright Vermont, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free.

DROP-IN: An afterschool hangout space invites teens ages 13 to 19 to relax, connect, grab a snack or browse the nonprofit’s clothing closet. Outright Vermont, Burlington, 2:30 p.m. Free.

FAMILY FRIDAY WITH LINDA BASSICK: Caretakers and wee ones enjoy a weekly morning mashup of muffins and music played by the local legend. Pingala Café North Avenue, Burlington, 9-9:30 a.m.

Free.

chittenden county

‘MOSAIC OF MARKS, WORDS, MATERIAL’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

‘THE SECRET GARDEN’: See WED.1. Bread & Butter Farm, Shelburne, 4 p.m. Free.

FRIDAY LEGO BUILDERS: Weekly sessions invite creative minds to stack, connect and build their way to structural masterpieces using interlocking blocks.

South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 3-4:30 p.m. Free.

GRAB & GO KIT: BOBA TEA: Teens ages 13 to 18 pop by the library to pick up the ingredients necessary to make their own drink at home. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 9 a.m. Free.

MUSIC TIME: Little patrons ages birth to 5 engage with live performance and movement at a high-energy gathering led by veteran area musician Linda Bassick. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10:30-11 a.m. Free.

barre/montpelier

LEGO CLUB: Budding builders create geometric structures with snap-together blocks. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 3:30-5 p.m. Free.

STORY TIME & PLAYGROUP: Participants ages 5 and under enjoy themed science, art and nature

activities. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 10:30 a.m. Free.

middlebury area

STORY TIME: Lake-centric stories, coloring and crafts anchor little ones at a weekly maritime-themed reading circle.

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, 11 a.m.-noon. Free.

upper valley

‘CREATIVIDAD SILVESTRE/WILD CREATIVITY’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

northeast kingdom ‘CARDTOPIA’: See THU.2.

SING-ALONG WITH ED MORGAN: All generations sing and dance to a playful blend of traditional and original kids’ songs led by the local entertainer known as the “Music Man.” St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10-11 a.m. Free.

SUMMER COMIC BOOK CLUB: Young minds work together to create their own comic book at this seven-week program encouraging collaboration and creativity. Haskell Free Library & Opera House, Derby Line, 10-11:30 a.m. Free.

brattleboro/okemo valley

‘SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE!’: See THU.2.

KIDS’ COMMUNITY PUPPETRY WORKSHOP: Bread and Puppet Theater alum Uriel Najera leads crafters ages 5 to 12 in constructing bird wings to wear in the town’s Independence Day parade. Materials provided. 118 Elliot, Brattleboro, 2-4 p.m. Free; preregister.

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brattleboro/okemo valley

‘SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE!’: See THU.2.

SUN.5

burlington

‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE MONSTER’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

‘DINOSAUR SAFARI’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

chittenden county

‘MOSAIC OF MARKS, WORDS, MATERIAL’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

SOCIAL SUNDAYS: Families participate in fun and educational art activities with diverse mediums and themes.

All supplies and instruction provided.

Milton Artists’ Guild Art Center & Gallery, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Free.

middlebury area

GIANT LAKE CHAMPLAIN MAP TIME: An interactive map centers history and ecology as little learners play games tracking canal boats and recounting Revolutionary War naval maneuvers.

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, 10-11 a.m. Free.

upper valley

‘CREATIVIDAD SILVESTRE/WILD CREATIVITY’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

northeast kingdom ‘CARDTOPIA’: See THU.2.

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therapy dog. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 4-5 p.m. Free.

burlington

STORY TIME: Youngsters from birth to 5 enjoy a session of reading, rhyming and singing. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30-11 a.m. Free.

‘DINOSAUR SAFARI’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

UNDERWATER FIREWORKS: Curious kids ages 6 to 11 use oil, water and food coloring to make sparkling DIY displays and bookmarks to take home. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Free.

‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE MONSTER’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

CROWDSOURCED VT: ‘SHREK’: Aspiring filmmakers ages 10 to 18 join local production teams to help re-create scenes from the 2001 animated fantasy flick following the hilarious adventures of a lovable ogre and his cast of misfits.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free.

chittenden county

‘MOSAIC OF MARKS, WORDS, MATERIAL’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

‘THE MUMMY’: Teens gather to watch the 1999 action flick starring Brendan Fraser as a witty archaeologist whose dig goes utterly awry. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 4 p.m. Free.

NATURE PLAYGROUP: Kids up to age 5 and their caregivers experience the wonders of the great outdoors at a guided exploration and story time led by a naturalist. Green Mountain Audubon Center, Huntington, 9:30-11 a.m. Free; preregister.

PAJAMA STORY TIME: Little patrons don comfy attire to wind down the day with cozy readings and soothing songs.

South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 6-6:30 p.m. Free.

mad river valley/ waterbury

TODDLER TIME: Little kids ages 5 and under have a blast with songs, stories, rhymes and dancing. Waterbury Public Library, 10:30 a.m. Free.

middlebury area

barre/montpelier

BASEMENT TEEN CENTER: See WED.1.

THE NEST: Good Beginnings of Central Vermont hosts a baby-friendly space where prenatal and postpartum families can connect. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free.

upper valley

‘CREATIVIDAD SILVESTRE/WILD CREATIVITY’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

FARM FRIENDS PLAY CLUB: A hands-on, screen-free summer drop-in program invites children ages 3 to 9 and their families to spark new connections and forge art out of everyday materials.

Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Regular admission, $14-23; free for members and kids under 3; preregister.

LEGO TUESDAYS: Youth architects tackle construction challenges or follow their own blueprints at a creative building session complete with snacks. Norwich Public Library, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free.

northeast kingdom

LAPSIT STORY TIME: Babies 2 and under learn to love reading while singing and playing with their caregivers.

Siblings welcome. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10:30-11 a.m. Free.

GIANT LAKE CHAMPLAIN MAP TIME: See SUN.5, 1-3 p.m.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: See FRI.3.

upper valley

WED.8

‘CREATIVIDAD SILVESTRE/WILD CREATIVITY’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

STORY TIME WITH BETH: An engaging bookseller and librarian reads picture books on a different theme each week.

The Norwich Bookstore, 10 a.m. Free.

TUE.7

burlington

‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE MONSTER’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

‘DINOSAUR SAFARI’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

DADS’ NIGHT OUT: BOARD GAME NIGHT: Rad dads show up ready to play at this spirited evening of friendly competition and fun hosted by Dad Guild. The Guild Hall, Burlington, 7-9:30 p.m. Free; preregister.

SING-ALONG WITH LINDA BASSICK: Babies, toddlers and preschoolers sing, dance and wiggle along with the local musician. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free.

burlington

‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE MONSTER’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

‘DINOSAUR SAFARI’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

READ TO A DOG: See WED.1.

chittenden county

‘MOSAIC OF MARKS, WORDS, MATERIAL’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

BABY TIME: See WED.1.

MAKE & BUILD: See WED.1.

OUTDOOR PLAY TIME: See WED.1.

SWITCH IT UP!: See WED.1.

barre/montpelier

BABY & CAREGIVER MEETUP: See WED.1.

BASEMENT TEEN CENTER: See WED.1.

FAMILY CHESS CLUB: See WED.1.

upper valley

chittenden county

‘BIRDS ARE DINOSAURS’: A live raptor demonstration from the Vermont Institute of Natural Science reveals how modern masters of the air got their wings. Norwich Public Library, 2 p.m.

Free.

READ WITH SAMMY: Young bookworms sharpen their literacy skills by sharing stories (and carrots!) with a certified

‘CREATIVIDAD SILVESTRE/WILD CREATIVITY’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

‘MOSAIC OF MARKS, WORDS, MATERIAL’ EXHIBIT: See WED.1.

STORY TIME: See WED.1. K

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arts & crafts ONE-DAY ART WORKSHOPS AT ALYSSA DELABRUERE STUDIO & GALLERY: Summer art workshops — join the fun! Pastel, collage, oil and plein air. All workshops are small group, beginner- to advanced-friendly, and materials are included. Pack a lunch, bring a friend or join solo! Gather — Connect — Create. Collage: Sat., Jul. 18, Landscape; Thu., Aug. 27, Trees. Pastel: Thu., Jul. 16, Trees and Pathways; Sat., Aug. 22, Flowers. Oil Painting: Sat., Aug. 15, Gardens. Time: 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Cost: $125 per workshop; all materials incl. Sign up for one or several.

Location: Alyssa DeLaBruere Art Studio & Gallery, Arts Village at Camp Meade, 961 Route 2, Middlesex. Info: 802-3233355, alyssadelabruere@gmail. com, alyssadelabruere.com/ middlesexclasses.

DAVIS STUDIO ART CLASSES: Stay connected to your creative practice this summer. Seasonal camps, classes and workshops offer flexible, supportive ways for art making full of joy and inspiration! Come as you are and use the time to reset, focus and have fun. Now enrolling youths, teens and adults. Info: 802-4252700, info@davisstudiovt.com, davisstudiovt.com.

TINTYPE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS Using wooden cameras and brass barrel lenses,

martial arts AIKIDO: THE WAY OF HARMONY WITH INTERNAL POWER Beginners’ classes five days a week. Cultivate core power, aerobic fitness and resiliency.

The dynamic, circular movements emphasize throws, joint locks and the development of internal energy. Join our community and find resiliency, power and grace.

Inclusive training, gender-neutral dressing room/bathrooms and a safe space for all. Visitors are always welcome to watch a class! Vermont’s only intensive aikido programs. Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine St., Burlington. Info: bpincus@burlingtonaikido.org, burlingtonaikido.org.

Sep. 25-27 in St. Albans. For five weekends over the course of a year, enter the heart of a living Earth with the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition. The PMT, designed by don Oscar Miro-Quesada, offers a rich tapestry of Andean ancestral wisdom and global

TAIKO TUESDAYS, DJEMBE WEDNESDAYS!: Drum with Stuart Paton! New sessions each month. Community Taiko Ensemble Beginner’s Class, Mon., 5:30-7 p.m. Taiko on Tue.: Kids & Parents Taiko, 4-5:30 p.m.; Adult Intro Taiko, 5:30-7 p.m.; Accelerated Intro Taiko, 7-8:30 p.m. Djembe on Wed.: Intermediate Djembe, 5:30-7 p.m.; Beginner Djembe, 7-8:30 p.m.

Drums provided. Cost: $92/4 weeks; 90-min. classes; $72 per person for Kids & Parents class. Location: Burlington Taiko, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3-G. Info: Stuart Paton, 802-448-0150, burlingtontaiko.org.

APPRENTICESHIP IN SHAMANISM: A rare opportunity to apprentice locally in a shamanic tradition, beginning

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sports & fitness THE ONE-NIGHT STAND: A SINGLE-EVENING CLINIC IN BICYCLE CARE: Having a basic understanding of your bike and knowing how to care for it is empowering! The One-Night Stand at Old Spokes Home will cause neither regret nor shame; instead, it will help you stay safer, keep your bike running longer, and give you confidence in either getting what you need at the bike shop or figuring out how to deal with it on your own.

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students will learn tintype photography, sometimes called wet plate collodion photography, a hands-on analog process. This historic and archival process was developed by Fredrick Scott Archer in 1851. It was the principal method of making photographs from the 1850s to the 1870s. Elemental silver on tin!

It’s still being done today in my Chittenden County workspace/ studio. I offer one-on-one classes for those wishing to learn the process. Please call or email for details. Dates & times TBD. Cost: $325, cash or check. Location: Nelson Parker Photography.

resonance, weaving a shamanic tradition that serves the needs of the current day. Realign soul with cosmos, self with community and spirit with nature. Are you ready to answer the call to heal? Dates: First weekend, Sep. 25-27; first day, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Cost: $1,375 incl. attendance at five 3-day weekend sessions. Scholarship support avail. Location: Northwest TV access station, Franklin Park West, St. Albans City. Info: Thomas Mock, 802-369-4331, thomas.mock1444@gmail. com, heartofthehealer.org/ event/the-pachakuti-mesatradition-foundationalapprenticeship-withthomas-mock.

The Church Street Marketplace turns 45 this fall, but it has been a commercial and community hub in the Queen City for much longer. Seven Days’ Eva Sollberger takes a stroll up the street with local historian Bob Blanchard to hear about the evolution of the iconic thoroughfare.

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IT’S OUR BIRTHDAY — JOIN US FOR A CELEBRATION We’re celebrating our 50th year as timber framers serving the Northeast, & we’d love

to have you join us! This family-friendly event is open to all, & there’s no fee. We’ll have live music provided by Rowan, magic by Marko the Magician, face painting

by Little Artsy Faces & a live demonstration of timber-frame cutting by our own crew. Beer & root beer provided

by Stone Corral (cash bar), burgers & hot dogs provided by Cravens Food Truck (on us), w/ vegan & healthier options by Lucky Star (on us). Other activities will include a piñata busting, cornhole, Giant Jenga & a bounce house! Please follow the link to RSVP so we know how much food & drink to have on hand.

Spread the word, & we look forward to seeing you soon! When: Sat., Jul. 11. Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: 22 Varney Hill Rd., Starksboro, VT. Info, gregg@ vermontframes.com, vermontframes.com/ landing-pages/50thanniversary-invitation.

SLAVIC LIFE The Slavic Life Movement is an organization dedicated to the preservation & evolution of Slavic culture.

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MUSIC LESSONS SUMMER PIANO LESSONS Play on a beautiful baby grand in the South End of Burlington. All ages, kids through adults.

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APARTMENTS & HOUSES FOR RENT BURLINGTON HILL SECTION, SINGLE ROOM FOR RENT Furnished 1-BR at 27 Latham Ct. Single furnished room w/ shared BA. No cooking, NS & no pets. Sheets & towels provided. On the bus line. $200/ week or $867/mo. Call 802-862-2389.

STOWE APT. FOR RENT 266 Maple St., Stowe, Vt. Unfurnished 3-BR, 2-BA unit avail. immediately.

Flexible lease terms avail. Close to Stowe Village & the bike path, w/ laundry & parking on-site. $3,100. Call 802-253-7339 or email laurie@stackpolefrench. com.

ESSEX JCT., GREAT LOCATION, BEAUTIFUL FORT ETHAN ALLEN 608 Dalton Dr. Unfurnished 2-BR, 1-BA, 700 sq.ft. Lovely, large, clean 2-BR avail. now. $1,750 rent. Tenant pays electric (heat is electric).

Parking, coin-operated laundry, park across street. Please include refs. Info: 802-658-2376, limoge@myfairpoint. net. Google Limoge Properties.

MILTON 2-BR TOWNHOUSE 18 Ritchie Ave. Unfurnished 2-BR, 1-BA. End unit of 4-unit building. 2-BR, 1-BA upstairs; kitchen & LR downstairs.

Laundry hook-ups.

Appliances: stove, microwave, DW. Village street close to schools.

Cats are allowed. Rent of $1,700/mo. incl. heat, HW, plowing, mowing, trash & recycling. Sec. dep., 1st mo.’s rent, refs. & rental history req.

Contact Leslie Rowley at 802-893-7952.

COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR SALE BURLINGTON OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE OR LEASE 117 St. Paul St. Beautiful 3rd-floor office condo on the top floor, above American Flatbread.

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COMMERCIAL & OFFICE RENTALS RUTLAND COUNTY NEW GENERAL STORE LEASING OPPORTUNITY Monthly rent is TBD. Benson Village Trust (BVT), a 501c3 notfor-profit community enterprise, is offering a unique opportunity for an entrepreneur passionate about good food, service & community to operate the Benson Village Store that will be located in the village center of Benson, Vt. The store business owner will lease a newly constructed & outfitted store/deli/café building from BVT to create a thriving small business in a dynamic rural community on Lake Champlain. Please find the complete general store business opportunity prospectus on BVT’s website at: bensonvillagetrust. org. Letters of interest are due on July 31 at midnight.Email info@ bensonvillagetrust.org w/ questions.

MILTON-GEORGIA LINE, 750 SQ.FT. RENOVATED GROUND-FLOOR OFFICE W/ SEPARATE ENTRANCE & PARKING Newly renovated ground-floor space is now avail. in a building of wellness professionals.

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Legal Notices PROPOSED STATE RULES By law, public notice of proposed rules must be given by publication in newspapers of record. The purpose of these notices is to give the public a chance to respond to the proposals. The public notices for administrative rules are now also available online at https://secure.vermont.gov/ SOS/rules/ . The law requires an agency to hold a public hearing on a proposed rule, if requested to do so in writing by 25 persons or an association having at least 25 members.

To make special arrangements for individuals with disabilities or special needs please call or write the contact person listed below as soon as possible.

To obtain further information concerning any scheduled hearing(s), obtain copies of proposed rule(s) or submit comments regarding proposed rule(s), please call or write the contact person listed below. You may also submit comments in writing to the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, State House, Montpelier, Vermont 05602 (802-828-2231). _____ VOSHA Review Board Rules of Procedure.

Vermont Proposed Rule: 26P018 AGENCY: VOSHA Review Board CONCISE SUMMARY: These rules serve as a guide to the Review Board, its Clerk and Hearing Officers and parties regarding the orderly transaction of its proceedings regarding contested VOSHA Cases.

There are two levels of review available to the parties through the Rules of Procedure. The first is through a hearing before a Hearing Officer. The second level is through a discretionary review by the Review Board, should a party (or the Review Board on its own motion) want to appeal the Hearing Officer’s decision. There are two types of proceedings offered in the Rules: conventional and simplified. Simplified Proceedings offer employers (respondents) a less formal way to contest a citation (no answer needs to be filed, and documents are exchanged freely without the use of discovery, generally). Rules regarding settlement and the parties’ option of using Hearing Officers to mediate a settlement are covered in the Rules.

PLACE AN AFFORDABLE NOTICE AT: SEVENDAYSVT.COM/LEGAL-NOTICES OR CALL 802-865-1020, EXT. 121.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Carolyn Desch, VOSHA Review Board, 6 Baldwin Street, Room 313, Montpelier, VT 05633-6701 Tel: 802-828-2775 Fax: 802-828-1132 E-Mail: carolyn.desch@vermont.gov URL: https://voshaboard.vermont.gov/.

FOR COPIES: Gary McQuesten, VOSHA Review Board, 6 Baldwin Street, Room 313 Tel: 802-8282775 Fax: 802-828-1132 E-Mail: garymcquesten76@gmail.com.

RICHMOND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD MEETING AGENDA JULY 7, 2026, AT 7:00-9:00 PM THIS IS A HYBRID MEETING WITH ON-SITE/REMOTE ACCOMMODATIONS. Pursuant to 1 V.S.A. § 312(a)(2), this meeting will be held in the three following locations: (1) in person; (2) electronically via Zoom; and (3) by phone call.

You do not need a computer to attend this meeting. Calls can be placed by using the “Join by Phone Call” number below—this is a toll-free number. Your participation in this hearing process is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal. For more information or accommodations to improve the accessibility of this meeting, please contact Danté DeNault at (802) 556-4959 or ddenault@ richmondvt.gov.

Join In Person: 3rd Floor Room A, 203 Bridge Street, Richmond, VT 05477.

Join Electronically via Zoom: https://us02web. zoom.us/j/89057870483.

Join by Phone Call: +1 (305) 224-1968 (US) // Meeting ID: 890 5787 0483.

PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: Materials: https://www.richmondvt.gov/calendar/ meeting/development-review-board-7-8-26.

1. SP2026-003-A. Peter Cahill. Parcel ID: EM0010.

Because the front brick wall is unsalvageable, Applicant seeks approval for amended façade changes to 10 East Main Street, located in the Village Downtown Zoning District.

2. SB2026-001. Trunk Beach, LLC. Parcel ID: BC0030.

Continued hearing. Applicant seeks final approval to subdivide 30 Browns Court, an existing 0.47acre parcel located in the VRNN Zoning District.

Lot 1 will be 0.25 acres and Lot 2 will be 0.22 acres.

Lot 2 will get a duplex & shared driveway.

3. AP2026-002. Chelsye and Trevor Brooks.

Parcel ID: JR1330.

Continued hearing. Appellant-Neighbors challenge the Zoning Administrator’s issuance of Certificates of Occupancy for the Applicant-Appellee’s driveway and house at 1330 Jericho Road. Appellants argue that the Certificates were untimely, non-compliant with the Zoning Regulations, and not built as planned.

ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION 4C1145-7 10 V.S.A. §§ 6000 – 6111 Application 4C1145-7 from State of Vermont Agency of Transportation, 219 North Main Street, Barre, VT 05641 and Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, 1949 East Main Street, Richmond, VT 05477 was received on May 28, 2026 and deemed complete on June 10, 2026. The project is generally described as a culvert replacement project involving replacement of a damaged bridge and re-stabilization of a stream near Mile Marker 4.386 along US Route 2. This project involves work on Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (“VYCC”) property that is subject to Land Use Permit 4C1145 and amendments. The work proposed on VYCC property will be replacing stone fill that has washed out due to flooding, a temporary detour for traffic, temporary utility relocation, tree clearing, construction access and replacement of existing headwalls. The project is located at 1949 East Main Steet in Richmond, Vermont. The application may be viewed on the Land Use Review Board’s website (https://act250. vermont.gov/) by clicking “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “4C1145-7.”

No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before July 15, 2026, a party notifies the District 4 Commission in writing of an issue requiring a hearing, or the Commission sets the

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matter for a hearing on its own motion. Any person as defined in 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1) may request a hearing. Any hearing request must be in writing, must state the criteria or sub-criteria 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 person eligible for party status under 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1)(E) must include a petition for party status under the Act 250 Rules. To request party status and a hearing, fill out the Party Status Petition Form on the Board’s website: https:// act250.vermont.gov/documents/party-statuspetition-form, and email it to the District 4 Office at: Act250.Essex@vermont.gov. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law may not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.

For more information contact Stephanie H. Monaghan at the address or telephone number below.

Dated this June 23, 2026.

By: /s/ Stephanie H. Monaghan Stephanie H. Monaghan District Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 802-261-1944 stephanie.monaghan@vermont.gov STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL DIVISION CHITTENDEN, SS DOCKET NO.: 23-CV-04577 Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Owner Trustee of the Residential Credit Opportunities Trust X-C, v.

Jeffrey Bean a/k/a Jeffrey S. Bean; Angela Bean a/k/a Angela M. Bean; M&T Bank sbm People’s United Bank sbm Chittenden Trust Company d/b/a Chittenden Bank; Hollow Creek Condominium Association OCCUPANTS OF: 93 Hollow Creek, Unit 3, Colchester, VT 05446 NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale Provision contained in the Decree of Foreclosure by Judicial Sale of the Vermont Superior Court, Civil Division, Chittenden Unit, Docket No. 23-CV-04577 enforcing the mortgage dated February 15, 2007 given by Jeffrey Bean and Angela Bean, to Chittenden Trust Co. dba Chittenden Mortgage Svcs., and recorded with the Town of Colchester Land Records in Book 579, Page 120.

For breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at the premises located at 93 Hollow Creek, Unit 3, Colchester, VT 05446 on July 21, 2026 at 11:00 A.M., all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Jeffrey Bean and Angela Bean by Warranty Deed of Heepin Mun (a/k/a Hui Pin Mun) and Young Sil Mun dated April 19, 1996 and recorded in Volume 259 at Pages 139-141 of the Town of Colchester Land Records and more particularly described therein as follows: Being Apartment No. 5 with attached garage in the Hollow Creek Condominium as numbered and further described and depicted in the Declaration of Hollow Creek Condominium as may be subsequently amended; the plans incorporated therein including the floor plans recorded in Map Slide 312 of the Map Records of the Town of Colchester, and the map entitled “Hollow Creek, Landscape and General Site Plan” prepared by Lamoureux and Stone Consulting Engineers, Inc. dated June 30, 1993 and recorded in Map Slide 311 of the Map Records of the Town of Colchester, together with an undivided interest in the Common Areas and Facilities and the Limited Common Areas and Facilities all as set forth in the Declaration. The property of Hollow Creek Condominium consists of a certain parcel of land, together with all buildings located thereon, and all easements, rights, and appurtenances now or hereafter belonging thereto in the Town of Colchester, Vermont, as depicted on the abovementioned map.

SEVENDAYSVT.COM/CLASSIFIEDS The land and premises are subject to and have the benefit of the covenants, restrictions, easements, rights, privileges, duties, obligations, and provisions of the Declaration of Hollow Creek Condominium dated September 29, 1993 and recorded in Book 224 at Page 121 in the said Land Records; any amendments thereto, the By-Laws of Hollow Creek Condominium Association, and the Administrative Rules and Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Association’s By-Laws. The lands and premises are also subject to the provisions of Land Use Permit No. 4C0890 issued by the District Environmental Commission, recorded in Book 194 at Page 84 in the said Land Records, as it may be amended from time to time; and to utility easements of record.

This conveyance is made subject to the provisions of the Vermont Condominium Ownership Act, Title 27, Vermont Statutes Annotated, Chapter 15 §1302-1329.

Hauke Development Company, in its Warranty Deed at Volume 223, Page 576 of the Colchester Land Records, has reserved a non-exclusive easement and right of way for ingress and egress, the storage of building supplies, materials, and equipment, the installation, construction, maintenance, repair, and replacement of water, sewer, drainage, television, telephone, and electric lines and services to, into, and over the lands and premises shown on the plat referenced herein, for the construction of remaining buildings thereon. The Grantees, by acceptance of this Deed, acknowledge prior receipt of a copy of the Declaration, By-Laws, and Administrative Rules and Regulations of Hollow Creek Condominium and covenant for themselves, their successors, heirs, and assigns, to be bound by the provisions thereon, as they may be amended from time to time as provided therein. The Grantees, for themselves, their heirs, successors, and assigns further covenant to pay, from time to time as and when assessed, the Grantees’ share of Common Expenses as required by the above-referenced Declaration and By-Laws.

The Apartment conveyed hereby shall be used solely for residential purposes, and no trade or business of any kind may be carried on there except customary home occupation not inconsistent with the residential nature of this property. The Apartment is subject to further use restrictions as set forth in the aforementioned Declaration, ByLaws and Administrative Rules and Regulations.

The percentage of undivided interest in the Common Areas and Facilities of Hollow Creek Condominium is hereby conveyed which shall be appurtenant for all purposes is 4.4529%.

Reference is hereby made to the aforementioned instruments, the records thereof and the references therein contained, all in further aid of this description.

The description of the property contained in the mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication.

The premises shall be sold and conveyed AS IS, WITH ALL FAULTS, WITH NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed.

TERMS OF SALE: The public sale may be adjourned one or more times for a total time not exceeding 30 days, without further court order, and without publication or service of a new notice of sale, 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. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash or by certified check by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by wire transfer to Demerle & Associates P.C., 10 City Square, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02129 within sixty (60) days after the date the Confirmation Order is entered by the Court. The sale is subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

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The mortgagor and all junior lienholders are entitled to redeem the mortgaged property at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Owner Trustee of the Residential Credit Opportunities Trust X-C, Present holder of said mortgage, By its Attorneys, Michael Swain, Esq. Demerle & Associates P.C. 10 City Square, 4th Floor Boston, MA 02129 (617) 337-4444 VERMONT SELF STORAGE LIEN SALES THE CONTENTS OF STORAGE UNIT 01-02716 located at 28 Adams Drive , Williston, VT, 05495 will be sold on or about the 11th of July 2026 to satisfy the debt of Joe King, 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.

THE CONTENTS OF STORAGE UNIT 01-03459 located at 28 Adams Drive, Williston, VT, 05495 will be sold on or about the 11th of July 2026 to satisfy the debt of Nick Roussin, 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.

THE CONTENTS OF STORAGE UNIT 01-01836 located at 28 Adams Drive, Williston, VT, 05495 will be sold on or about the 11th of July 2026 to satisfy the debt of Russell Angel, 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.

THE CONTENTS OF STORAGE UNITS 02-00115, 02-00313, 02-00316, and 02-00320 located at 48 Industrial Avenue, Williston, VT, 05495 will be sold on or about the 11th of July 2026 to satisfy the debt of Les Koerner, 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.

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION WASHINGTON UNIT DOCKET NO.:​26-PR-01475 In re ESTATE of HANNELORE PITTINARO NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of: Hannelore Pittinaro, late of Montpelier I have been appointed to administer this estate.

All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the date of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the Court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Dated: June 23, 2026 Signature of Fiduciary: /s/ Launa L. Slater Executor/Administrator: Amy Currier Mailing Address: c/o Launa L. Slater, Wiener & Slater, PLLC 110 Main Street, Suite 4F, Burlington, VT 05401 Phone Number: (802) 863-1836 Email: launa@wsvtlaw.com Name of Publication: Seven Days Publication Date: 07/01/2026 Name of Probate Court: Washington Probate Court Address of Probate Court: 65 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05602

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Application 300021-10 from Falcon Management Company, Inc., Attn: Rosemarie Stoffo, 481 Linton Blvd., Suite 11A, Box 607, Delray Beach, FL was received on February 27, 2026, and deemed complete on June 19, 2026. The project is generally described as the construction of stormwater infrastructure (one gravel wetland and two alternative Focal Point Biofiltration systems) at an existing mobile home park. The project is located at 68 Field Lane in Richmond, Vermont. The application may be viewed on the Land Use Review Board’s website (https://act250.vermont.gov/) by clicking “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “300021-10.”

Dated: 6/24/26 Signature of Fiduciary: /s/ Jill Lowell Executor/Administrator: Jill Lowell 401 Water Tower Circle, Ste 101 Colchester, VT 05446 Phone Number: (802) 863-5538 Email: rstaudinger@vtlawoffices.com

No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before July 16, 2026, a party notifies the District 4 Commission in writing of an issue requiring a hearing, or the Commission sets the matter for a hearing on its own motion. Any person as defined in 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1) may request a hearing. Any hearing request must be in writing, must state the criteria or sub-criteria 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 person eligible for party status under 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1)(E) must include a petition for party status under the Act 250 Rules. To request party status and a hearing, fill out the Party Status Petition Form on the Board’s website: https:// act250.vermont.gov/documents/party-statuspetition-form, and email it to the District 4 Office at: Act250.Essex@vermont.gov. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law may not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION CHITTENDEN UNIT DOCKET NO.:​

For more information contact Quin Mann at the email address or telephone number below.

Dated this June 23, 2026.

By: /s/Quin Mann Quin Mann District Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 802-661-8041 Quin.Mann@vermont.gov TOWN OF ESSEX LOGWOOD CIRCLE / ALDERBROOK RD – STORMWATER PROJECT The Town of Essex invites you to prepare a Bid for the Town of Essex Logwood Circle / Alderbrook Rd – Stormwater Project. Work associated with this Project is to be completed by September 15th, 2026. Work includes the removal and replacement of stormwater pipes on Alderbrook Road and the removal of stormwater pipes and installation of infiltration trenches on Logwood Circle in the Town of Essex. Bid packages are available at the Town Public Works Office, 5 Jericho Road, Essex Center or by e-mail to lsanguinetti@essex.org. Sealed bids will be received at the Town of Essex Public Works Office or mailed to the Town of Essex, Department of Public Works, 81 Main Street Essex Jct., VT 05452 until 10:00 AM on Tuesday, July 7th, 2026.

Questions can be directed to the Town Public Works at lsanguinetti@essex.org.

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION CHITTENDEN UNIT DOCKET NO.:​26-PR-02768 In re ESTATE of SHAWN L. LOWELL NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of: Shawn L. Lowell, late of Colchester, Vermont I have been appointed to administer this estate.

All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the date of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with

Name of Publication: Seven Days Publication Date: 07/01/26 Name of Probate Court: Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Probate Division Address of Probate Court: 175 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05402

In re ESTATE of James Fortier NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of: James Fortier, late of Essex Junction I have been appointed to administer this estate.

All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the date of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the Court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Dated: June 24. 2026 Signature of Fiduciary: /s/ Ian M. Fortier Executor/Administrator: Ian M. Fortier 31 Christine Ct, Milton, VT 05468 Name of Publication: Seven Days Publication Date: July 1, 2026 Name of Probate Court: Chittenden Address of Probate Court: 175 Main Street , Burlington, VT 05401 BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2026, 5:00 PM PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Hybrid & In Person (at 645 Pine Street) Meeting Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83225696227? pwd=SGQ0bTdnS000Wkc3c2J4WWw1dzMxUT09 Webinar ID: 832 2569 6227 Passcode: 969186 Telephone: US +1 929 205 6099 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 669 900 6833 or+1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 1. ZP-26-252; 865 South Prospect St (RL, Ward 6) Stephanie Seguino Proposed commercial kitchen home occupation.

2. ZP-26-133; 275-277 Flynn Ave (RL, Ward 5) Kurt Schueler Proposed 2-lot subdivision. No development included.

3. ZP-26-266; 56 Woodbury Rd (RL, Ward 4) David Tomlinson Proposed seasonal (May – October) food stand home occupation.

Participation in the DRB proceeding is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal.

Please note that ANYTHING submitted to the Zoning office is considered public and cannot be kept confidential. This may not be the final order in which items will be heard. Please view final Agenda, at https://burlingtonvt.portal.civicclerk.com/ or the office notice board, one week before the hearing for the order in which items will be heard.

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Legal Notices [CONTINUED] The City of Burlington will not tolerate unlawful harassment or discrimination on the basis of political or religious affiliation, race, color,national origin, place of birth, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, disability, HIV positive status, crime victim status or genetic information. The City is also committed to providing proper access to services, facilities,and employment opportunities. For accessibility information or alternative formats, please contact Human Resources Department at (802) 540-2505.

The programs and services of the City of Burlington are accessible to people with disabilities.

Individuals who require special arrangements to participate are encouraged to contact the Zoning Division at least 72 hours in advance so that proper accommodations can be arranged. For information call 865-7188 (TTY users: 865-7142).

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION WINDSOR UNIT DOCKET NO.:​26-PR-03025 In re ESTATE of John Wiegand, Sr. NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of: John Wiegand, Sr., late of White River Junction, Vermont

PLACE AN AFFORDABLE NOTICE AT: SEVENDAYSVT.COM/LEGAL-NOTICES OR CALL 802-865-1020, EXT. 142.

I have been appointed to administer this estate.

All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the date of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the Court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Dated: Saturday, March 21, 2026 Signature of Fiduciary: /s/ Claudia F. Wiegand Executor/Administrator: Claudia F. Wiegand, P.O. Box 66 Burlington, Vermont 05402 United States Phone Number: (802) 865-6326 Email: acusick-loecher@sheeheyvt.com Name of Publication: Seven Days Publication Date: 07/01/2026 Name of Probate Court: State of Vermont - Windsor Probate Division Address of Probate Court: 12 The Green, Woodstock, Vermont 05091 CITY OF ESSEX JUNCTION REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT SERVICES The City of Essex Junction has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Economic Development

Support Groups A CIRCLE OF PARENTS SUPPORT GROUPS Please join our professionally facilitated peer-led support groups designed to share our questions, concerns & struggles, as well as our resources & successes! Contribute to our discussion of the unique but shared experience of parenting. For more info or to register, please contact Heather at hniquette@pcavt.org, 802-498-0607, pcavt.org/ family-support-programs.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours. Call the Vermont statewide anonymous hotline: 802-802-2288.

Alcoholics Anonymous holds daily meetings all over Vermont, both in person & online. For meetings & events throughout Vermont, see aavt.org.

ANXIETY RELIEF GROUP Anxiety Relief Group is a safe setting for relaxing & exploring your feelings w/ others through gentle socialization & self-expression, building up what makes you centered & strong. Wed., 4-5:30 p.m.

Both in-person & Zoom options avail. In-person meetings are held at the Fletcher Free Library’s Fletcher Room in Burlington. Email us for the Zoom link & more info: pvcc@pathwaysvermont.org.

BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP Vermont Center for Independent Living offers virtual monthly meetings, held on the 3rd Wed. of every mo., 1-2:30 p.m. 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. To join, email Linda Meleady at lindam@vcil.org & ask to be put on the TBI mailing list. Info: 800-639-1522.

BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR DRAGON BOAT TEAM Looking for a fun way to do something active & health-giving? Want to connect w/ other breast cancer survivors? Come join Dragonheart Vermont. We are a breast cancer survivor & supporter dragon boat team who paddle together in Burlington. Please contact us at info@ dragonheartvermont.org for info.

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CHARLOTTE ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP Free. No registration req. Are you caring for someone w/ Alzheimer’s? Do you know someone who is? Please join us for our monthly Caregivers Support Group at the Charlotte Senior Center, 212 Ferry Rd., on the 2nd Wed. of each mo., 3-4 p.m.

The meetings provide a safe place for caregivers, family & friends of persons w/ dementia to meet & develop a mutual support system. For additional information, please contact Louise Fairbank: louisefairbank67@gmail.com.

CHARLOTTE MEMORY CAFE The cafe is held at the Charlotte Senior Center, 212 Ferry Rd., on the 3rd Sat. of the mo. This free event provides a welcoming & supportive space for individuals living w/ memory loss, along w/ their caregivers, friends & loved ones. Enjoy a fun activity, connect with others and find meaningful support. For planning purposes, we ask that you register in advance. To register, please call the Charlotte Senior Center. Questions? Reach out to Susan Cartwright at cartwright.susan1@gmail. com. This program is offered in partnership w/ Age Well & the Charlotte Library. Info, 802-425-6345, charlotteseniorcentervt.org.

CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SUICIDE Conversations About Suicide is a judgment-free & open space to talk about personal experiences of suicidal ideation. The group is facilitated by peer support staff w/ lived experience of suicidality.

Thu., 4-5 p.m., at Vermont Wellness Collaborative, 125 College St., 3rd Floor, Burlington. Email us for more info: pvcc@pathwaysvermont.org.

FCA FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP Families Coping With Addiction (FCA) is an open community peer support group for adults (18+) struggling with the drug or alcohol addiction of a loved one. FCA is not 12-step-based but provides a forum for those living the family experience, in which to develop personal coping skills & to draw strength from one another. Our group meets every Wed., 5:30-6:30 p.m., live in person in the conference room at the Turning Point Center of Chittenden County (179 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington), &/or via our parallel Zoom session

Consultant Services. The City seeks proposals from qualified economic development consulting firms to assist the City in evaluating, designing, and recommending the next steps necessary to establish a municipal economic development program.

Questions about the RFP should be submitted to Regina Mahony, City Manager, at rmahony@ essexjunction.org. The deadline for questions is 4:30 PM on July 10, 2026. Responses will be provided on the City’s website by 4:30 PM on July 17, 2026.

Proposals must be received by 4:30 PM (local time) on July 24, 2026 at the Essex Junction City Offices, 2 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452; or via email to rmahony@essexjunction.org. Hard copy proposals shall be marked to the attention of Regina Mahony, City Manager. The City assumes no responsibility for formatting or transmission errors for digital submissions. Incomplete or late proposals will not be considered.

The complete RFP may be obtained, without charge, on the City of Essex Junction webpage at www.essexjunction.org/news/invitation-to-bid, at the City Office, or by calling (802) 878-6944.

The City of Essex Junction, through its Authorized Representative, reserves the right to waive any informalities in or reject any and all proposals, in whole or in part, or to accept any proposal deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Essex Junction.

CITY OF ESSEX JUNCTION DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD PUBLIC HEARING THURSDAY, JULY 16TH, 2026 6:30 P.M. This meeting will be held in person at Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln Street in the Meeting Room and remotely via Zoom.The meeting will be live-streamed onTown Meeting TV. • JOIN ONLINE:Visit www.essexjunction.org/DRB for meeting connection information.

• JOIN BY TELEPHONE: Dial 1(888) 788-0099 (toll free) Meeting ID: 839 2599 0985 Passcode: 940993 PUBLIC HEARING Application to remove deck and replace with pavers; replace existing windows on first floor of house; replace exterior stairs on carriage house at 26-28 Pearl Street in the RO/R2 District with Historic Preservation Overlay, by Hannah and Alistair Parker, owners.

This DRAFT agenda may be amended. Plan documents will be available on www.essexjunction. org/DRB five days prior to the meeting. Any questions re: above please call Chris Yuen or Terry Hass – 802-878-6944

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to accommodate those who cannot attend in person. The Zoom link can be found on the Turning Point Center website (turningpointcentervt.org) using the “Family Support” tab (click on “What We Offer”). Any questions, please send by email to tdauben@aol.com.

HEARING VOICES SUPPORT GROUP This Hearing Voices Group seeks to find understanding of voice-hearing experiences as real lived experiences that may happen to anyone at any time. We choose to share experiences, support & empathy. We validate anyone’s experience & stories about their experience as their own, as being an honest & accurate representation of their experience, & as being acceptable exactly as they are. Tue., 2:30-4 p.m. Vermont Wellness Collaborative, 125 College St., 3rd Floor, Burlington.

Email us for more information: pvcc@pathways vermont.org.

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 w/ 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 info@ vcsn.net.

LIVING THROUGH LOSS The Volunteer Chaplaincy Program of Gifford Medical Center sponsors a weekly meeting of its “Living Through Loss” grief support group. Anyone who has experienced a significant loss over the past year or so is warmly invited to attend the free weekly meetings every Fri., 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

For info, contact the Rev. Tim Eberhardt, Gifford’s spiritual care coordinator, at 802-728-2107.

NARCANON BURLINGTON GROUP Group meets every Mon. at 7 p.m., at the Turning Point Center, 179 S. Winooski Ave., Suite 301, Burlington. The only requirement for membership

is that there be a problem of addiction in a relative or friend. Info: Amanda H., 338-8106.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Narcotics Anonymous is a group of recovering addicts who live without the use of drugs. It costs nothing to join. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using. Held in Burlington, St Albans, Morrisville, Barre & Stowe.

Info, 833-436-6166 or cvana.org.

NEW (& EXPECTING) MAMAS & PAPAS & EVERY PRIMARY CAREGIVER TO A BABY Drop-in play every day: The Children’s Room in Waterbury is open Mon.-Fri. for anyone w/children ages 0-6 to come & play. Check the TCR calendar for hours & school closure days. Caregiver & Baby Circle: Weekly drop-in on Mon., 11 a.m., at the Children’s Room. We are pleased to offer a weekly gathering for babies (0-18 mos.) & their caregivers, sponsored by Good Beginnings & hosted by the Children’s Room. Nature Explorations: Tue., 10-11:30 a.m., at various trailheads in the area.

Get outside for some fresh air & fun! Every week we go to a different trailhead or natural area to explore. Ages 0-6; carriers are helpful for little ones. Email childrensroom@huusd.org to sign up; enrollment is always open. Music & Movement: drop-in, Wed., 10:30-11:30 a.m., at the Children’s Room in Brookside Primary School. We begin by singing songs & moving together & allow time at the end to play w/ instruments, as well as time for adults & kids to socialize. Ages 0-6. Exploration & Art Fridays: drop-in, Fri., anytime from 9 a.m.-noon at the Children’s Room in Brookside Primary School. We’ll be engaging in different hands-on explorations & using various mediums every week — sometimes combined. Come to TCR to explore, play & create! For info, email childrensroom@ huusd.org.

PARKINSON’S MUTUAL AID GROUP For individuals & caregivers dealing w/ the challenges of Parkinson’s, we meet to share resources & practical ideas for improving quality of life. This in-person group is free & open to the public. Every 2nd Tue. of the mo., 2-3 p.m., at the Old Meeting House, 1620 Center Rd., East Montpelier. Please contact admin@oldmeetinghouse.org or 229-9593.

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The Town of Colchester's Planning & Zoning Department is hiring a Development Manager to lead development review, serve as Zoning Administrator, and assist department leadership. Responsibilities include DRB permitting, compliance inspections, and public guidance. Requires a relevant bachelor's degree plus two years of experience, land use knowledge, and strong communication skills.

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Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH) in St. Johnsbury seeks a Medical Lab Technician or Medical Technologist to support patient care through high-quality lab services in our state-of-the-art lab and our expanding services.

Highlights: Generalist lab testing • Routine & STAT work • QC, maintenance & specimen collection (phlebotomy as needed)

A strategist, storyteller, and advisor, the right person for this role will use their creativity, vision, and voice to help shape the agency’s message, amplifying the impact of our work across external audiences and representing the Vermont Arts Council with integrity across all audiences.

Requirements: Associate’s (Bachelor’s preferred) • ASCP or HHS certification • Generalist skills Why NVRH? Competitive pay + shift differentials • Loan repayment • Excellent benefits • 401(k) match • Free gym membership Live in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. Hike, ski & enjoy year-round outdoor living.

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Director of Public & External Affairs The Vermont Arts Council is hiring a Director of Public & External Affairs to provide strategic and operational leadership for the Council’s external affairs, public relations, events and community relations, communications, and marketing functions, ensuring these efforts work together to advance the organization’s mission, visibility, and sustainability.

Make an IMPACT at NVRH.

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If you are ready to speak up for Vermont’s creative sector, elevate the voice and brand of the Vermont Arts Council, and connect more people through the power of the arts, we want to hear from you.

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We’re a Vermont fire protection company built on real work, real skill, and real integrity — and we’re growing. If you know this industry, you know what it takes: consistency, craftsmanship, and the ability to show up ready to get things done.

We’re looking for: • TQP certified technician who takes pride in their work and is serious about the trade.

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Experienced Attorney—Civil and Administrative Law: We are looking for an attorney with 10+ years of legal practice in civil and administrative law and an interest in environmental, energy and land use law. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in managing litigation and complex legal issues, supervising associate attorneys, working with experts, and advising institutional and non-profit clients. Excellent writing skills are paramount. Base salary compensation ranges from $100,000 to $140,000.

Mid-Level Associate Attorney--Environment, Energy and Land Use: We are looking for an attorney with 5+ years of experience to join us. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in one or more of the areas of environmental, energy, or land use law, as well as be willing to take on general civil law work, including real estate. Must have excellent writing skills and experience in litigation and regulatory proceedings.

We welcome applicants from private practice, non-profit, or government roles. Base Salary compensation ranges from $70,000 to $110,000.

Paralegal Position: We are looking for a skilled paralegal to join our team. We especially welcome applicants with experience as an estate planning, probate, and/or real estate paralegal, but we also are willing to train an exceptional candidate. Must have a college degree or at least four years of law-office-related experience. Compensation ranges from $45,000 to $65,000.

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We're looking for an experienced, motivated Sous Chef who is passionate about great food, strong teamwork, and kitchen leadership. This is an opportunity to help lead a talented culinary team in one of Vermont's most beautiful communities.

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Tarrant, Gillies and Shems is pleased to announce that we are growing and that we are seeking exceptional attorneys and staff to join our team.

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Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union is seeking a School Nurse (RN) and/or an LPN for the 2026-2027 school year.

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MAILING DEPARTMENT OPERATOR Minuteman Press seeks a person to help run our Mailing Department.

General knowledge of the printing industry and/or commercial mail experience would be advantageous.

Experience would be helpful but we are looking for a team player willing to do what it takes to get the job done & who can learn quickly.

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Electrician The Facilities Department at Saint Michael’s College is inviting applications for a full-time Electrician.

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Director of Community Developmental Services Washington County Mental Health Services is seeking a collaborative, visionary leader for our Developmental Services division. As a member of the Senior Leadership team, this role provides strategic direction for the division and its fit within the overall organization.

With programs ranging from long-term residential care to employment support, the Director needs a solid background working with adults with disabilities and demonstrated success managing competing priorities while building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external partners.

THIS PAY RANGE FOR THIS POSITION IS $130,000-$135,000.

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Community Heart & Soul is seeking an energetic, highly organized professional to serve as the communications hub and operational backbone of our growing national organization. This full-time position works directly with the President and supports staff, trustees, partners, and coaches across the country.

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What we offer: Salary range is $60,000 to $68,000 based on experience.

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Building Trades Supervisor The Facilities Department at Saint Michael’s College is inviting applications for a full-time Building Trades Supervisor. This position manages the carpenters, painters and locksmith within the department to ensure all campus buildings are functional, comfortable and secure by providing timely responses to issues.

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Installation Technician Bristol Electronics is a small, family-owned and operated business that began in 1972 selling televisions and consumer electronics. Today, we specialize in solar energy systems, battery backup solutions, and cold-climate heat pump installation and repair. We take pride in treating our employees like family and creating a supportive, team-oriented work environment.

The position is MondayFriday, 7:00am-3:30pm with the need for overtime and working off hours/ days at times.

We are currently seeking motivated individuals to join our installation and service team. This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside a knowledgeable and collaborative group while building a career in rapidly growing industries. We are willing to train the right candidates and also welcome applications from experienced installers.

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DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (VAHHS) Position Overview: The Director of Government Relations for the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (VAHHS) serves as the advocate for Vermont’s hospitals before state and federal policymakers. This role is responsible for shaping and advancing public policy initiatives that strengthen Vermont’s health care system, support member hospitals, and promote high-quality, accessible patient care across the state.

This position requires: knowledge of legislative and regulatory processes; the ability to build trusted relationships with hospitals, officials and stakeholders; and strong communication and analytical skills.

The Director works closely with association leadership, which includes the Senior VP of Policy and Strategy, communications team, hospitals, legislators, state and federal agencies, and external stakeholders to ensure that Vermont’s hospitals have a unified and effective voice in state healthcare policy development.

Key Responsibilities • Advocacy & Policy Leadership: Experience working with or within state or federal government, regulatory bodies, legislative committees, or health care organizations preferred, with a strong understanding of Vermont’s health care policy landscape.

• Proven strategic thinking and advocacy planning capabilities and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced legislative environment.

• Stakeholder & Member Engagement: Excellent communication, writing, and public-speaking skills and ability to build and maintain high-trust relationships with policymakers and stakeholders.

Fiscal Analyst Vermont Joint Fiscal Office (JFO) is seeking a motivated professional for the position of Fiscal Analyst.

This position will work as part of a team to provide legislators with nonpartisan, evidence based financial and policy analyses, research, forecasts, and recommendations on a variety of fiscal issues.

To apply, please go to 'Career Opportunities' at

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Qualifications

Development Coordinator

• Bachelor’s degree in public policy, government, health administration, communications, or related field (Master’s degree preferred).

Salary Range/Working Conditions

15-20 hrs/week in Montpelier

• $80,000 – $120,000 annually, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Vermont Humanities is searching for a person to be part of day-to-day development activities including gift processing and acknowledgement, data integrity and collection, and project management tasks aligned with the creation of fundraising appeals, publications, & weekly eblasts.

• Based in Vermont with regular presence in Montpelier during legislative sessions.

• Occasional travel to Washington, D.C. for federal advocacy.

• Hybrid work environment. Must be available to be in-person during the legislative session.

Full job description available upon request.

To apply, please contact: accounting@vahhs.org.

• Starting hourly wage: $24-$28

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AIDE FOR YOUNG MAN WITH AUTISM Seeking responsible, creative, kind, spirited, initiative-taking individuals to help my son to continue to improve his living, recreation, and communication skills.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY BY ROB BREZSNY REAL JULY 2-8

CANCER (JUN. 21-JUL. 22)

There are phases when the cosmic energies and I urge you to put others first — even tend to their pain before you tend to your own. But this isn’t one of those times. Right now, sacrificing yourself for the sake of others would obstruct the flow of righteous grace into your life. So then what is the most soul‑honoring path available? Here’s what I think: Summon your inventive brilliance and use it to imagine generous ways to care for yourself. Shower yourself with gifts, treats and blessings that delight you.

Take the loving care you so deftly pour into other people and lavish it wholeheartedly on yourself.

rograde causes scrambled messages and dire mix‑ups is dull and misguided. The planet’s apparent backward motion, which is happening right now, shows up about three times every year like clockwork. It’s perfectly normal!

In my view, Mercury retrograde isn’t threatening unless you obsess on the idea that it is, in which case, yes, your payment might go astray, and a friend may misunderstand you.

But if cultivating relaxed clarity is more fun and productive for you than coping with fearful tension, treat the time between now and July 23 as a rich opportunity to refine, deepen and upgrade how you communicate.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun. 20): You Gemini

readers have decreed that I must halt all musings about maddening, riddle-drenched ambiguity. You’ve delivered the message to me that you’re tired of wrestling with enigmas wrapped in paradoxes. Straightforward, plainspoken factualness is what you want. Well, OK. (Please remember that I don’t make this stuff up; I simply channel cosmic omens.) Maybe I’ll start obeying your orders next time. But first, I will advise you: 1) Unexpected gifts are coming from people and situations in transition.

2) Tough but friendly interventions will nudge you toward healthy course corrections. 3) Mysterious assistance is on its way.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Archaeologists studying ancient wells have discovered that some weren’t finished in a single effort. Communities might dig to the current water table, use the well for years, then probe further down when water levels dropped or needs increased.

This is a useful metaphor for you, Aries. As of yet, you don’t have the ability or tools to reach the deepest layers you aspire to reach.

My counsel is to go as far as you can now and gather what you find there. Later, when you’re readier, you will build on what has come before.

LEO (Jul. 23-Aug. 22): Most fields of human endeavor work like this: A few people are truly brilliant, a handful are actively harmful, and the majority fall somewhere between “not great” and “pretty good.” That’s true whether you’re talking about engineers, doctors, poets or astrologers. So it’s inadvisable to assume a physician is wise about your well-being just because they’ve logged 15 years on the job, or to trust your life direction to the first astrologer whose promotion catches your eye. In the coming weeks, dear Leo, discernment like this matters even more than usual. Let your natural hopefulness be balanced by sharp, thoughtful judgment. Don’t just challenge obvious authority. Put every so-called fact, spin, assumption and official line under your own clear-eyed review.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): The

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sep. 22): Architects design-

doom‑and‑gloom wing of astrology is exhausting. The superstition that Mercury ret-

ing spaces for collective use try to balance two human needs: to see expansively and

also have safe places to retreat. Too much exposure creates anxiety; too much enclosure brings claustrophobia. The ideal is to provide both shelter and spaciousness. Let’s use this theme as a metaphor for your life during the coming months. You’ll be wise to create an equilibrium between engagement and privacy, between vastness and protection. Make it easy for yourself to observe the larger scene and also withdraw when needed.

that the universe is born afresh in every instant through the sacred, erotic interplay of God and Goddess. When humans approach love-making as an experimental sacrament, these traditions suggest, we can tune in to the union of those primordial forces and, in a sense, take part in the continual creation of existence. So, are you ready for a bit of worldmaking erotic play? The current astrological indicators say yes, you are.

LIBRA (Sep. 23-Oct. 22): Self-proclaimed “skeptics” love to sneer at astrologers, as if pondering what lies ahead were a violation of scientific purity. And yet economists, sports analysts, trend watchers and political commentators churn out shaky predictions every day. Honestly, those professionals of probability often create more confusion than those of us who read the heavens. Take weather forecasters, for instance: From Europe to Japan, their models routinely miss sudden floods and twisters and trigger more than a few false alarms. But do the debunkers brand them as charlatans? Of course not. Forgive the outburst, but I’m building to a key foresight: Every forecast, projection or vision that crosses your path over the next month will miss the mark — except for this one. So free yourself of their meddling.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A common obstacle to healthy intimacy is the belief that a beloved ally should automatically know what you need, without you saying a word.

I used to suffer from this delusion myself and worked hard to dissolve it. I no longer unconsciously assume that my companions are so attuned to me that they can always intuit my desires. But I know this bad idea feels romantic to many people, even though it can sabotage even the most promising bond.

In the weeks ahead, Capricorn, I invite you to starve this fantasy. Your intimate world is ripe for a fresh infusion of lucid, straightforward honesty.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Ethnobotanists describe how certain Indigenous traditions work with “teacher plants.” These are flora that offer not only physical benefits but also spiritual instruction. They include psychoactive substances but also ordinary plants approached with extraordinary attention. In the spirit of reinventing your education, Scorpio, I invite you to expand your understanding of who and what your teachers are. What ordinary elements of your daily life might offer wisdom if you engage them with deep respect? What situations at the edges of your awareness could bring lessons that enrich your perspectives? Now is an excellent time to seek new apprenticeships.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Western science and Western religions may disagree about how the universe began, but both place its birth in the distant past. Tantra and other spiritual paths, by contrast, propose

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your next

few weeks will be sponsored by CoffeeBeer, the paradoxical elixir that both pumps up your energy and decompresses your defenses.

You will be an exemplary role model for this innovative product because you will epitomize what occurs when a sensitive soul gets excited and mellows out at the same time. I also expect you will soon be exploring intriguing opportunities that become available to you because of your supercharged calm. Fortunately, you don’t need to drink actual coffee and beer together to make this happen. The cosmic forces will be conspiring to help you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Finish this sentence, Pisces: “The one thing that really keeps me from being myself is ____.” Is it someone’s opinion, an old story about who you are, a fear of loss, a habit of over-pleasing, a secret shame, or a belief that you’re “too much” or “not enough”? Whatever first pops into your mind is probably closest to the truth. Here’s your next step: Loosen the grip of this stressor by even just 20 percent. I bet your real self will feel relaxed enough to bloom more fully.

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You: Group. Me: Woman. #916614

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LAST SEEN DANCING You: male, leather hat, great smile. Me: female, red-and-pink floral dress. We danced a lot and had a good time. I left before the break and wished I had gotten your phone number. Will you be at the dance in Montpelier? See you there? When: Friday, June 26, 2026.

Where: Shelburne contra dance.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #916613 SEARCHING FOR THE ELUSIVE SQUISH We ran into you and your birthday kiddo last week while hunting for the elusive squishy toys that kids are going nuts for.

We struck gold once, then struck out. I shared some other spot you might want to look. Did you have any more luck? I started wondering if I’d have any luck with you seeing this. Hopefully! When: Saturday, June 20, 2026. Where: University Mall.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #916612

BEAUTIFUL BLONDE LAKE CHAMPLAIN I keep seeing this beautiful blonde out riding Jet Skis on Lake Champlain.

Every time I spot her, she’s out living her best life, and I never seem to get the chance to say hello. If you’re out there, I’d love to get to know you and spend the rest of the summer riding together, chasing sunsets and making memories! When: Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Where: Lake Champlain.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #916608

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Irreverent counsel on life’s conundrums

Dear Reverend,

My husband and I host a barbecue party every Fourth of July. Not a big blowout, but usually a dozen or so people attend. My brotherin-law always brings fireworks to set off in the backyard. Everybody loves it, except for our dog. She gets really scared, and it takes at least a day for her to recover.

How do I nix the fireworks without coming off like a big party pooper?

Roman Kandell (MAN, 47)

MUGGY? You: glasses, top-of-the-line swoopy mullet, brand new linen shorts, penchant for swimming, fires, jokes. Me: mostly no glasses, hair I cut myself (proud of it!), cargo shorts with too much in them, currently interested in one-upsmanship and commitment to the bit. I was wondering: What do you call a dinosaur that loves humid weather? When: Sunday, June 14, 2026. Where: Montpelier, VT. You: Woman. Me: Genderqueer. #916606 WATER LINE CUTTER I cut in front of you in the water line.

You almost grabbed my shopping cart. You had salt-and-pepper hair and a great laugh. (I made you laugh twice.) I have long, brown hair and was wearing a black tank top, green shorts and dark framed glasses. Didn’t see a wedding ring, so wondering if you’re available. When: Saturday, June 13, 2026. Where: South End City Market.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #916605 UDDERLY CAPTIVATED AT GAS STATION To the beautiful lady who was wearing Holstein leggings and trying not to let me see you checking me out — and who smiled at me as she pulled out of the lot: Moo! When: Wednesday, June 10, 2026. Where: South Village Mobil.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #916604 TATTOOED DAD AT SHAW’S You were there with your two kids. You said you liked my tattoo, and I said I liked yours, too. I thought you were very handsome and didn’t see a ring. When I pulled out you said, “Have a great day.”

You had a red vehicle. If you are indeed single, I’d love to meet. When: Friday, June 5, 2026. Where: Shaw’s, Montpelier.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #916602 MOMS RUN THE WORLD To the woman off Route 128 mowing the lawn with a baby on her lap: You rock! When: Monday, June 1, 2026.

Where: off Route 128. You: Woman.

Me: Genderqueer. #916603 SPANKED PUPPY Hello. It was 6:30; I was getting takeout.

From the door, you were second from the end on the other end of the bar.

Me: old bald guy, blue coat. When: Friday, May 29, 2026. Where: Spanked Puppy. You: Woman.

Me: Man. #916596

Dear Roman Kandell,

MILTON DOLLAR STORE Just after 2 p.m., you were in front of me at checkout. You bought a lot of hangers. I wish that I had said hello, but didn’t. Turns out we were parked right next to each other, too. You: white Kia. Me: blue Toyota. When: Saturday, June 6, 2026. Where: Milton Dollar Store.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #916601 BJORN BY THE CASTLE, CONTINUED I dreamt about you last night. You were one of the only truly kind and deeply authentic people in this building full of bullies. I hope you find a woman who appreciates your authenticity, encourages you in your dreams, and is gentle with you when life and people demand far more of you than you have to give. When: Saturday, June 6, 2026. Where: in my memory. You: Man. Me: Woman. #916600 BJORN BY THE CASTLE B, living here has been miserable without you. I miss hearing about Schrödinger’s cat and knowing you were only just downstairs. We sat on your bedroom floor and thanked God for each other.

You called me a badass, but I was only human. Please arrive to me with a bottle of ketchup and your handsome and goofy faces. — Bro When: Saturday, June 6, 2026. Where: in my memory.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #916599 YOUR IDIOSYNCRASIES WERE SHOWING Your predilection for paper straws was nearly palpable from the porch. I’d love for you to expound on this — over chai at Front Seat, perhaps? When: Friday, June 5, 2026. Where: the Genny, Craftsbury.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #916598 ‘CAN’T HAVE NICE THINGS’ You: behind me in the “15 items/less” line. You: petite, 40ish cutie that caught me off guard. We: both annoyed at the lady with full-size cart loaded with groceries in the express line. You rolled your eyes when I turned to you — I turned back around too quickly! Me: black shirt and jeans. Tried to restart the conversation with, “This is why we can’t have nice things.” When: Thursday, May 28, 2026. Where: Shaw’s, Colchester.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #916595

I used to be a pyrotechnical maniac.

After the sale of fireworks became legal in Vermont, I kept a well-stocked arsenal and used any excuse to light things up — until one New Year’s Eve, when my antics caused a friend’s dog to take off.

Granted, she got out when nobody was looking and was returned safe and sound fairly quickly, but I still felt responsible. I also learned about how the noise and lights can negatively impact wildlife (and some humans), so my dynamite days are over.

But I digress.

You could talk to your vet, or find information online, about how to keep a dog calm during a fireworks display. But it’s her house, too, so I think it would be most appropriate to prevent the problem.

Your brother-in-law needs to be made aware of how much distress his displays cause your dog. You should have a serious talk with him about it. Enlist your husband’s help.

During the conversation, you should not-so-casually mention that while fireworks are legal to purchase in Vermont, you are supposed to have a permit to set them off.

STARFISH HAIR CLIP I was tall with a blue running jacket; your white starfish hair clip reminded me of the coast. I kick myself for not saying hello. Last Friday night in May. Interested in getting a coffee? When: Friday, May 29, 2026. Where: Specs, Winooski.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #916597 WATERFRONT HIDE-AND-SEEK I was down at Perkins Pier on Memorial Day around 5:30pm. I was playing a ukulele and wearing a hat with the Norwegian flag on it. You and your daughter listened to me and watched me play, then invited me to look for sea glass and play hideand-seek with you. It was great! Meet up at Perkins Pier for a picnic? When: Monday, May 25, 2026. Where: Perkins Pier. You: Woman. Me: Man. #916594 I LOOKED LIKE YOUR EX I sat on the rocks of Perkins Pier watching the late sunset fade into night, your running steps coming up behind me.

Passing me, you stopped. “Lua?” you excitedly inquired, then, “I’m sorry, you just look so much like my ex-girlfriend from high school.” I am, unfortunately, not your ex-girlfriend from high school, but maybe I could be your next. When: Friday, May 22, 2026. Where: Perkins Pier. You: Woman. Me: Trans woman. #916593 WAKE ROBIN BLONDE You were leaving Wake Robin in a Black Tacoma. I watched you in my rearview through Shelburne Village.

What’s your story? When: Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Where: Shelburne.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #916592 SUPER MODEL IN CAMO TANK You were in a black Crosstrek; I was in a white van. We locked eyes at the light in front of Lowe’s in Essex. Gosh dang, you’re a supermodel. I’d love to take you out and get our chat on. When: Monday, May 4, 2026. Where: Lowe’s, Essex.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #916591 CURLY-HAIRED CARPENTER I spy a carpenter. You were chopping wood on a porch in a white T-shirt. I slowed down for a closer look, but I didn’t want to drive by twice in case you noticed me.

Your curls caught my eye, and I’ve always had a thing for handymen. Can we take a walk sometime? When: Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Where: on Lime Kiln Road in Charlotte. You: Man. Me: Woman. #916590

Doing so without proper permission can result in fines or worse. Check with your town about specific requirements and ordinances before you have the chat.

I usually believe that honesty is the best policy, but if you feel a fib might help your case, simply say a neighbor complained about the noise last year. I won’t hold it against you.

If he still insists on bringing fireworks after all that, suggest that they not happen so close to your house.

Perhaps there’s a nearby park or field where the show could take place? Of course, that might cause commotion for someone else’s canine.

However you address the situation, you certainly aren’t being a party pooper. You’re just protecting your pooch.

Hopefully you’ll be able to come to an arrangement that keeps everyone happy — and safe — during your celebration.

Good luck and God bless,

The Reverend

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