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1. “Feldman’s Bagels Closes Abruptly in Burlington and St. Albans” by Jordan Barry. Signs on the doors and a brief social media post confirm both locations have been permanently shuttered.
Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak stood on the bricks of Church Street on Monday morning with a simple message: “Burlington is back.” Furthering the theme established in her State of the City address in April, Mulvaney-Stanak said the Queen City, particularly the downtown area and the Church Street Marketplace, has been showing signs of improvement.
“Over the last few months, I’ve heard from residents, from businesses, from business owners, from visitors and from local Vermonters who have been cheering the city on through both its challenges and its successes,” MulvaneyStanak said. “ ere’s a growing sense that Burlington is turning a corner, that energy is back, the confidence is returning in the city, and that this city is moving forward.”
Burlington’s image has taken a hit as homelessness, drug use and occasional violence have plagued downtown. Canadian tourism has been down under the Trump administration, and residents and visitors also have been dealing with disruptions caused by yearslong construction projects. ose projects are now winding down, and a slate of community events is scheduled, Mulvaney-Stanak noted. She pointed to new investments in the Burlington Police Department and other support services as evidence that the city is making progress in helping the most vulnerable residents while curbing antisocial behavior.
Various city department heads joined her to promote their offices’ roles in this revitalization effort. Public Works Director Chapin Spencer talked up the three Ps — “paving, parking and projects” — while Bill Ward, director of permitting and inspections, talked about getting aggressive to push owners of vacant buildings to renovate, demolish or sell.
e press conference was held outside Homeport. Its owner, Mark Bouchett, who is a Church Street Marketplace commissioner, said Burlington was not only “back” but was also rising phoenix-like from the ashes of several turbulent years. As evidence, he cited the opening of new apartments downtown and city funding for further public safety measures.
“Downtown Burlington and Church Street Marketplace were too valuable to leave to circumstance, so here we are taking the early steps towards Burlington’s bright new future, and there’s so many bright spots on the horizon,” Bouchett said.
Coincidentally, Seven Days’ cover story this week, “24 Hours on Church Street,” records what a team of reporters saw in a single day on the marketplace. Find it on page 24. To read Aaron Calvin’s full story about the mayor’s statements, visit sevendaysvt.com.
Two tornadoes touched down in Vermont last Thursday, in Woodstock and Lincoln. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
New York State is forming a committee to explore hosting the Olympics in Lake Placid in 2042. That’d be its third Winter Games!
Don Sinex, who owns the former Macy’s building in downtown Burlington, told WCAX-TV he’d reached out to Amazon about putting a warehouse there now that the high school is gone. Tough sell.
2. “Love, Dad: A Father’s Story” by Ken Picard. Frank Cioffi honored his daughter’s memory by adopting Frankie, her autistic son. At Riverflow Community, he’s planning a future for the child and others like him.
3. “Entrées & Exits: Langdon Street Tavern Closes; Sweetwaters and Downtown Bars Team Up” by Jordan Barry. A Montpelier watering hole ends its run while a Burlington restaurant and local bars join forces to offer convenient eats.
4. “Man Accused of Stalking Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak” by Sasha Goldstein. Aryeh “Ari” Moskowitz pleaded not guilty. His lawyer said he’s simply a “passionate constituent.”
5. “Here’s What It’s Really Like to Attend a Small High School” by Alison Novak. Teens in small schools appreciate the strong sense of place, close-knit relationships and the ways they’ve had to get creative.
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Williston Library Revote Pushed to November e Williston Selectboard unanimously backed a plan to push a library expansion bond question to the general election ballot in November, feeling that a proposed August revote would be too rushed. Voters narrowly approved a $13.9 million bond for the project on Town Meeting Day in March before a group of residents petitioned for a reconsideration vote, objecting to the increased cost to taxpayers.
Read more at willistonobserver.com.
e sight of a tattered American flag makes 91-year-old Diane Mott shudder. Several years ago, she decided to do something about it. Mott began volunteering to repair old flags flying outside local businesses.
“I would go in and say, ‘I can fix it. Take it down,’” Mott recalled. Over the past several years, she said, she’s rehabbed around 10 flags.
Last ursday, Mott invited Seven Days into her apartment at the Residence at Otter Creek in Middlebury, where a flag boasting 48 stars, likely around 100 years old, was draped over
her couch, waiting to be picked up by a local homeowner. Mott had used her shiny black vintage Singer Featherweight sewing machine to affix long, off-white pieces of fabric over the torn stripes. She prefers old sewing machines to newfangled ones, she said, though finding replacement parts can be tricky.
Mott moved to Addison County in 1949, when her father bought the Blueberry Hill ski area in Goshen. She learned to sew at a young age from her mother and grandmother, who was a dress designer in New York City. After attending Middlebury College, she worked as a state social worker and helped alter and mend clothing for the Marble Valley Players, a Rutland-area theater group.
She kept the Players’ expansive collection of costumes in her Goshen barn.
Mott said she isn’t a fan of the current presidential administration and has even participated in protests of President Donald Trump, but that doesn’t stop her from feeling a strong sense of national pride.
“It’s America,” Mott said. “We should pay attention to the fact that, most of the time, we do good things for our neighbors, for people that come into our country.”
Mott is planning to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday next month in style: by driving her orange 1973 Volkswagen van in Brandon’s Independence Day parade. ALISON NOVAK
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Ken Picard’s insightful article “Love, Dad” [June 17] is a heartwarming piece of journalism. My wife and I, at ages 74, just became guardians of our 57-year-old developmentally disabled cousin. The challenges of caring for him can certainly derail your retirement years’ expectations. But the style, grace and love Frank showers upon Frankie is so inspirational, it bolsters our commitment and love tenfold.
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[Re “Branching Out: The Queen City Celebrates Its Newest Public Art — and the End of Main Street Construction”; Feedback: “‘Life Lessons,’” June 10]: Finally, a public sculpture that makes me think, that frightens me a little, even as I am drawn to it: massive, elegiac, inventive, powerful. Beautiful at the same time. It’s hard to accept all those crazy roots and the familiar, sad trunk suspended as if an o ering to the sky.
Congratulations to Nancy Winship Milliken and Burlington City Arts for bringing us “Lakebone.”
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[Re “Lawmakers Adjourn for the Year After Striking Landmark Education Deal,” May 29, online]: Over the past 20 years Vermont schools have su ered severe declining enrollment. Because of this, coupled with inflation, our schools have become underfunded and unable to o er opportunities to our students.
Schools have been forced to cut sta , which has resulted in being unable to run some classes. At U-32 High School in Montpelier, specifically, we are having to put some of our more advanced classes on rotating yearly schedules. These include AP Bio and Chem rotating yearly, as well as Physics 2 being o ered every other year. Because of this, students like myself, who are taking Physics 1 next year, won’t be able to take Physics 2 our senior year.
Our school budgets have continued to rise while the number of classes that we o er and the teachers and sta that we employ are declining. This is
predominantly due to the fact that inflation has caused the cost of maintaining a school building to continue to increase while there aren’t enough kids in the building. As a result, the cost per student has gone up, making it more di cult to tell where the money from increased school budgets is going.
Because of all this, we think that we need to change the way that we offer classes at U-32 to align with the declining enrollment and give students the opportunities that they want and need. I urge you to speak at your local school board and help address these problems.
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Seven Days reported [“Lawmakers Reject Scott’s E ort to Weaken Wetland Rules for Housing,” May 21]. That framing, echoed by the governor’s own press o ce, misrepresents to readers a policy dispute that didn’t happen.
The Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules is not a policy committee. It cannot weigh housing need against environmental protection. Its charge is narrow and legal: Did the agency exceed its statutory authority? Is the rule arbitrary? Does it conflict with existing law? The answer to all three was yes. This was a procedural disqualification, not a policy rejection. Reporting it otherwise, in a moment already charged with polarization around housing policy, misleads Vermonters about what their government actually did.
What makes the governor’s framing not just inaccurate but worth examining as a matter of political integrity is this: The rule he is defending as pro-housing contains no a ordability requirement. The Department of Environmental Conservation explicitly declined to add one. There is no mechanism to prevent wetland-adjacent units from becoming short-term rentals that have already priced Vermonters out of their own communities. The governor posted that the rule would allow housing “without reducing a single square inch of wetlands in Vermont” — a claim that directly contradicts his own commissioner’s sworn testimony before LCAR.
LCAR did not reject a housing solution. It rejected a legally deficient rule that guaranteed nothing for Vermonters who actually need a ordable housing. Your readers deserved reporting that made that distinction clear. Emily
[Re “Housing Planned for Property Near Burlington’s Pine Street Barge Canal,” May 26]: As a resident of Burlington’s South End, I’ve come to love exploring the Barge Canal urban wilderness. Yes, it’s a brownfield and Superfund site, left by a coal gasification plant that operated from 1908 until 1966. But it’s also a rich birding spot with a few dozen species of nesting songbirds, herons, ducks and geese. It’s the home of beavers, muskrats and foxes.
Yes, it’s been used as a campsite and littered with trash. But community volunteers have come together to clean it up for the past five years, especially on Green Up Day. This morning I saw not one piece of trash on the path from Pine Street to the water.
In winter the shallow water makes for safe and early ice on the Barge Canal. Skaters come out. An occasional train goes by. The place feels timeless. You forget you’re in the middle of a busy city.
I’m excited about the vision of Friends of the Barge Canal, led by Ruby Perry and Andy Simon. We hope the entire 38 acres will be preserved as a public park. We envision accessible trails and elevated wooden walkways where people will observe wildlife in the wetlands and learn about the area’s history.
Yes, we need housing, but let’s build it on parking lots and previously developed spaces. Let’s not choose to send truckloads of our polluted soil to a landfill in another Vermont town. Let’s allow Mother Nature to continue to heal this fragile and beautiful place. Let it be!
Anne Damrosch BURLINGTON
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[Re “An AI Video Targets Rep. Balint — and Spurs Debate About the Tech in Campaigns,” June 9]: Mark Coester said he didn’t make the video but shared it on social media as soon as he saw it. “I think he did a great job. Hilarious!” Coester told Seven Days. Well, that’s all I need to know about Mr. Coester. That, plus the profanitylaced final comments in the article, tells me he’s a fine fit for the party of Donald Trump. And we don’t need that representing Vermont.
Lisa Tillotson BURLINGTON
Last week’s art story “Pride of Place,” about the new wing at Southern Vermont Arts Center, incorrectly described architect Brian Mac’s current employment. He is no longer associated with Birdseye.
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blockbuster collabs — including the Becoming — to blow listeners’ minds with his unique brand of modern jazz.
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Art in all forms is lifted up at the inaugural TEDxWoodstock, an inspiring program of community conversation, ideation and exchange across disciplines at Woodstock Town Hall eatre. Under the banner “Art Is … ,” thought-provoking talks by cultural giants — including world-renowned choreographer Twyla arp and trumpeter Rodney Marsalis — dissect how creativity shapes society and vice versa.
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SATURDAY 27
Prep your palate for the Burlington Wine & Food Festival at Hula, where hundreds of international and local wines and spirits are paired with sublime bites curated by the region’s top chefs. e premier culinary showcase toasts a 15-year milestone with two sessions of exhibitors and artisan vendors, epicurean demos, seminars, live music, and meet and greets.
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SATURDAY 27
Curious minds peek behind the curtain at Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium’s Fairbanks Unlocked fundraiser in St. Johnsbury. is rare after-hours opportunity invites visitors to explore the historic treasure trove with an evening of stargazing, interactive stations and an auction of once-in-alifetime experiences offering a deeper connection to the museum — all to benefit science education.
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Hepcats tap their toes well into the midnight hour at Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, taking over the City of Saints for 10 days. A jam-packed, boundary-busting schedule boasts big names such as Lionel Richie and St. Vincent (pictured) at more than 500 indoor and outdoor shows. No wonder the annual affair holds a Guinness World Record for largest jazz fest!
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SATURDAY 27 & SUNDAY 28
Hear ye, hear ye! e 10th edition of the Vermont Renaissance Faire rolls into the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction, bringing medieval merriment for all. Wearing garb from royal to mythical, folks feast on local provisions, marvel at armored combat and jousts, and amuse themselves with acrobatics, dancing and live music. Pro tip: Don’t miss the unicorn.
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Interdisciplinary Rhode Island artist Anna McNeary’s solo show “Hand Me Down” traces humanity’s past, present and future through fabric at Extra Special With Cheese gallery in Burlington. e exhibit of recent works combines textiles, printmaking, soft sculptures and works on paper to reimagine society’s rampant clothing waste as a kind of ephemera.
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How are things on the Church Street Marketplace? What sounds like a simple question is, for the city of Burlington, an existential one.
For the past 45 years, the four-block pedestrian plaza for shopping and dining has defined and differentiated its downtown. There is nothing else like it in Vermont.
But the past six years have tarnished “the jewel in the Queen City’s crown,” as boosters call the European-style promenade. Many of its businesses took a beating during the pandemic, and in the same time period the street became a refuge for a disproportionate number of itinerant people with drug addiction and mental health issues. In Burlington’s living room, open to all, they found an inviting, relatively safe place to crash.
Tourists don’t seem to notice, perhaps because they see the same social problems back home. But locals have clocked the shift. Church Street has scared off plenty of Vermonters who have either witnessed or heard about deviant behavior in the downtown core. The most pervasive source of reputational damage has not been negative media coverage but old-fashioned word of mouth.
OUR DIARY-STYLE REPORT SHOWS THE VITAL COMPLEXITY OF CHURCH STREET — ITS DANGERS AND DYNAMISM, CHALLENGES
underage drinkers and, yes, lots of seemingly homeless people asking for money. What’s it like to be downtown when the bars close at 2 a.m.? Seven Days music editor Chris Farnsworth was there, taking notes. Roy teamed up with one of our summer interns, Middlebury College student Ian Curry, to stroll the street from 3 to 6 a.m. They found plenty of lost souls.
They say perception is reality, and Church Street stands to improve both. To that end, on Monday morning Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak held a press conference in front of Homeport on Church Street to proclaim, “Burlington is back.” Members of her cabinet took turns at the mic, providing encouraging updates on public safety, summer events, road construction, parks and code enforcement. Homeport owner Mark Bouchett, who is also a commissioner of the Church Street Marketplace, pitched the small crowd of journalists and onlookers: “If it’s been a while since you’ve visited downtown, now’s the perfect time to come see what’s happening, experience the momentum, discover what’s new and be a part of Burlington’s bright future.”
Seven Days beat him to it. In early May, news editor Matthew Roy had the idea to dispatch a dozen journalists — in three- and four-hour shifts — to spend 24 hours on Church Street. “The concept was to simply spend a day on the bricks and record what we saw,” Roy explained. “We wanted to capture everything: retail, restaurants, bars, street life. We’d show scenes, not publish people’s opinions.”
We picked a day — Friday, June 12 — and prayed for good weather. We got record heat, a dramatic downpour, a World Cup game in City Hall Park, ice cream eaters, Minnesotans buying flannel shirts, bouncers busting
Our diary-style report shows the vital complexity of Church Street — its dangers and dynamism, challenges and charm. Covering a single day, it’s decidedly not a comprehensive picture of the place. Nor are our journalists’ views static and dispassionate, like a webcam’s. While they strive to be impartial observers, journalists are drawn to what’s new, different, interesting. Their takeaways are, ultimately, subjective.
For better or worse, Church Street is in the eye of the beholder. Read our group piece, then maybe go see for yourself.
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Fourth of July fireworks displays have become so costly in Vermont that some towns are seeking stopgap donations from residents to help fund shows for the nation’s 250th birthday — or have canceled them altogether.
President Donald Trump’s shifting tariffs on Chinese products have made imported fireworks significantly more expensive than they were last year. More problematic, Northstar Fireworks, the East Montpelier company that has long staged local fireworks displays for municipalities, was recently acquired by a national firm that requires a $20,000 minimum payment to put on a show — a nearly 50 percent increase and more than towns had budgeted.
Municipal leaders are trying to figure out how to pay for a celebration that
residents have come to expect, without spending too much on pyrotechnics.
In Bristol, the new $20,000 minimum fee prompted town o cials and volunteer organizers to turn to social media and Front Porch Forum to raise money. Bristol usually sets aside $13,500 for the annual fireworks, so to make up the di erence, its Fourth of July committee started a fundraising drive last fall, including appeals to residents of the nearby towns of Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro.
Bristol stages a big celebration for Independence Day that brings visitors from around the region. The town hosts a community picnic with vendors, games and music on July 3 and puts on a fireworks display in the evening. The morning of July 4 features a 5K road race and the Great Bristol Outhouse Race, in which teams race their handmade mobile structures down Main Street.
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The fireworks-funding drive came up short, raising only $1,625, but Meredith McFarland, Bristol’s recreation director, said the town is covering the gap by cutting back on some of the live performances originally slated for the Independence Day celebration and dropping the cash prizes planned for its Battle of the Bands competition. The town has also sought out more vendors, who pay fees to participate in the festivities.
“Because this year is so important, we made it happen. I donated some money towards it. Some of our own committee members donated towards it. We’ve got some great folks helping us out,” said McFarland.
McFarland said plans for next year remain uncertain but that town o cials would most likely look for a different company to set o the fireworks.
BY MARY ANN LICKTIEG maryann@sevendaysvt.com
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.
On Tuesday, owner Michael Berger cited several reasons for the move: difficulty finding qualified employees, the desire to lessen demands on his time, plans to focus more on wholesale business and the social ills vexing downtown. Aggressive panhandling and open drug use have deterred tourists as well as local shoppers, who have told Berger that they are afraid to come downtown.
“I hear that all the time from clients,” he said. “I’ve never not felt safe down here,” he continued.
Lippa’s was started by Berger’s great-great-uncle Myer Lippa in 1933 and has remained in the family since then. The store occupied two other spots on the street before settling at 112 Church Street. The family also operated a store in Plattsburgh that closed in the 1980s, Berger said.
Berger, 50, grew up in the business. After earning a graduate gemologist degree from Gemological Institute of America in New York City, he worked as a gemologist and buyer for a high-end jeweler in San Francisco before returning to Vermont to take over the family business when his father, Jeffrey Berger, retired.
Berger will retain his single employee. He expects the downtown store to close in August and the Colchester location, in an office building at 463 Mountain View Drive, to open shortly after. It will feature a private showroom. It will continue to sell primarily estate jewelry and offer custom design work, Lippa said.
In an email to clients and friends, Berger thanked them for their loyalty and patronage and advertised the “sale of the century.” ➆
For more about Church Street, see page 24.
With city hall short on money and manpower, Burlington volunteers pitch in to clean up trouble spots
BY AARON CALVIN •
Aline of volunteers passed bags of trash from hand to hand out of a stand of trees and piled them on a concrete pad by the shore of Lake Champlain.
It was late in the day, but instead of watching the sunset, the group, equipped with gloves, grabbers, rakes and containers for discarded syringes, braved a poison ivy-riddled stand of scrawny trees.
They had come to fill their black bags with the detritus of homeless encampments. They collected sleeping bags and dirt-caked blankets, excavated worn-out tarps from beneath layers of dried leaves, and found fresh signs of habitation in the form of food wrappers, crushed cans and tattered clothes.
The volunteers, led by Nate Lantieri and Maddie Hersam, are members of the DIY Park Clean-Up crew, which focuses on the Urban Reserve, a swath of city-owned wilderness just north of the downtown waterfront. Lantieri was inspired to take on the green space after observing the “tough situation” there during a walk in April.
Unpermitted camping is technically not allowed on any city land. In reality, public property has become a home of last resort for many.
“There were people without anywhere to go and a major trash situation that
those who are trying to change the conversation from “Why isn’t anything being done?” to “Let’s do something ourselves.” Volunteer cleanup teams now regularly pick up trash and used needles on streets and in city parks; others scrub away the unsightly graffiti found on buildings around town.
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Waterfront spends approximately $50,000 a year supporting the large city encampments as a way to keep the areas clean. The department maintains 20 to 30 portable toilets and up to eight dumpsters in some of the larger parks during the peak season. The city’s two urban park rangers work to maintain order and keep tabs on encampments in unsanctioned areas. Still, the trash piles up.
Lantieri, 29, is chair of Burlington’s Parks and Recreation Commission, a researcher with the Vermont Housing Finance Agency and a former employee
– Deborah Bouton, Burlington
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“It will be the topic of the meeting right after the Fourth of July,” she promised.
At least one town, Hinesburg, has canceled its fireworks display because of the higher cost. Officials decided that $20,000 was too much to spend. Hinesburg has staged a July 4 show every year since the bicentennial celebration in 1976.
“The selectboard made a difficult decision, but it was a prudent decision in terms of finances,” said Jen McCuin, director of Hinesburg’s recreation department.
The town originally earmarked $13,500 but learned last fall of the higher minimum fee charged by Pyrotecnico, the Pennsylvania-based company that had acquired Northstar Fireworks. News of the unexpected price hike caught local officials by surprise as they were preparing the upcoming budget. There was not enough time to find extra money for it, McCuin said.
Considering the higher costs of fireworks, rental of specialized equipment and hiring workers, he said, the $20,000 fee pencils out as reasonable for a Fourth of July show in the region. Some Vermont towns will host grander fireworks displays than usual for the country’s 250th, he added.
“Every one of those shows in Vermont will have a lot of red, white and blue this year.”
Next door in New Hampshire, the city of Lebanon is reviving its fireworks display this year after landing a $20,000 donation from Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical company with a biotech manufacturing facility nearby. Budget cuts had forced Lebanon officials to scrub Independence Day fireworks for the previous two years. Recreation, Arts & Parks Director Paul Coats said he was grateful for the chance to restart the tradition at such a historically meaningful moment.
“It’s the only way we were going to be able to have a fireworks show, so it’s huge, especially on the 250th anniversary,” he said.
Lebanon also formerly contracted with Northstar Fireworks.
“We’ve had fireworks in Lebanon for decades, and they might have cost $5,000. Now you’re seeing $20,000 minimums,” he said.
Roger Kohn, a local attorney who will serve as grand marshal for Hinesburg’s Fourth of July parade, said that although he is disappointed Hinesburg won’t have fireworks this year, the cost was too great to justify.
“We’re still going to have a nice parade in the morning,” Kohn said.
Pyrotecnico defended its higher price tag, saying the nation’s $3 billion fireworks industry has been hit hard by President Trump’s tariff campaigns against China, the source of most U.S. fireworks. The levies have added 20 to 25 percent to its cost of importing fireworks.
Matt Shea, Pyrotecnico’s Northeast regional manager, said it had to raise prices to offset the higher import costs. He said Northstar had not updated its prices for a while before Pyrotecnico purchased it.
“We were looking at their Fourth of July shows and seeing that they had not really had a budget increase that kept in line with cost-of-living increases and tariff increases,” Shea said.
Coats said his department considered alternatives to traditional fireworks, noting that some people and pets dislike the thundering blasts. Three years ago, Lebanon hosted an Independence Day laser show that dazzled, Coats said, but the town lacks an adequate outdoor space to accommodate thousands of people gathering to enjoy the lights up close.
Lebanon’s fireworks show will be launched from the Storrs Hill Ski Area on July 2 and can be viewed from Colburn Park, coinciding with the start of a summer concert series. Novo Nordisk’s donation will also help pay for a free community cookout scheduled for July 4.
Officials in Hinesburg hope this year’s cancellation will motivate the community to make it a priority.
“My guess is that not having fireworks this year will maybe prompt people and organizations to think, Wow, we really can’t forget this. Let’s come up with a way to fundraise,” McCuin said.
In addition to its traditional parade and fun runs, Hinesburg will host a lawn party on the town common with food trucks and a live band performing from a new pavilion.
Still, McCuin predicted: “I’m sure there will be people who’ll show up behind the school and say, ‘Where are the fireworks?’” ➆
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He’s read comments from people online who call Burlington a “disaster” and a “failed state” but says the Queen City’s problems aren’t notably different from those of other American cities.
“Burlington has a lot of great features, Vermont has a lot of great features, but the one that is the most challenging is the price. It’s very expensive to live here,” he said. He experienced this firsthand when a new landlord bought the downtown building he lives in and immediately raised the rent by 50 percent.
On April 21 — the day before Earth Day — the parks department and the Department of Public Works brought in heavy machinery to clean up a site used as an encampment at the south end of the Urban Reserve. Removing 11 tons of trash cost $7,400. The department posted notices to warn campers of the impending cleanup, and then, with the assistance of 35 volunteers including Lantieri, city workers filled three large dumpsters with years of waste. The Department of Public Works brought in a front loader to assist; its teeth left marks in the dirt of the clearing.
Having piles of trash so close to the water threatened the health of Lake Champlain, according to Parks Director Phil Lewis. The cleanup focused only on “items that had already been established as unsalvageable,” he said, and the department made efforts to return any recovered belongings to their owners.
Lantieri and Hersam decided to keep the cleanup going after Earth Day. They’ve been spreading the word with digital flyers and now have a handful of regular volunteers.
During their trash-removal session in late May, the reserve was busy. The Burlington bike path runs through the area, so walkers, runners and bikers passed by the table Lantieri had set up under a small tent. A few stopped to ask about the cleanup or to sign on to his mailing list. Nearby, off the beaten path, people who showed visible signs of rough living wandered into the reserve.
The DIY Park Clean-Up is mostly held on Thursday evenings. On Thursday mornings a different volunteer group, BTV Clean Up Crew, collects trash and used needles around the city’s Church Street Marketplace. That team, organized by the nonprofit Peace & Justice Center,
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counts almost 40 summer regulars. The initial cleanups, according to the center’s director of operations, Kason Hudman, were inspired by an open letter last spring signed by more than 100 business owners expressing concern about conditions downtown. The letter noted the
anniversary sweep of Church Street in May. She praised the group at a recent city council meeting for their “positive attitude” and “love of community.”
“It’s a great example of community members stepping forward to be part of city solutions,” she said.
Lantieri noted that unhoused people make up just one of several transient populations attracted to Burlington and Vermont. College students also abandon belongings when they leave town. As the semester ends each spring, Queen City greenbelts fill up with sofas, kitchenware and clothing — some of it in great condition — earning the annual event the moniker “Hippie Christmas.”
This May, the University of Vermont paid the Casella trash-hauling company to pick up seven tons of greenbelt debris. Everything left after that was scooped up on May 30 by volunteers organized by Progressive city councilors.
“The Old North End and Central District has some of the highest concentration of renters, so when things flip in May and June, we end up with a lot of discarded stuff,” Councilor Melo Grant (P-Central District) said. With borrowed trucks and trailers, volunteers collected worn-out tires, broken stereo systems and dead microwaves. City council funds covered associated costs.
City Councilor Evan Litwin (D-Ward 7), meanwhile, has taken the lead on graffiti cleanup around town. The number of tags on buildings has soared in the years since the pandemic, and city-led efforts to eradicate it have been sporadic and volunteer-driven.
A mural on a brick building across the street from Edmunds Elementary School was defaced last fall before it was even finished. Volunteers quickly restored it. After that, the nonprofit PaintCare reached out to Litwin, who chairs the council’s Community Development and Neighborhood Revitalization Committee.
proliferation of discarded used syringes in public spaces.
“I was pretty frustrated with people who were complaining about an issue that to me seemed fixable. Syringe litter and litter pickup is something that you can just do. You don’t need permission,” Hudman said. “It takes just as much time to take a picture and post it on Reddit and be like, ‘This is disgusting,’ as it would to just pick it up.”
A vacant state-owned office building on Pearl Street has become a site of open-air drug use. One recent Thursday morning, the BTV Clean Up Crew hauled away 14 bags of trash, used syringes and cardboard from the area.
Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak participated in the crew’s one-year
The organization, which is funded by a tax on each gallon of paint sold in Vermont and several other states, provides recycled paint to cover graffiti.
Litwin hopes to create a graffitiabatement committee to give Burlingtonians “a seat at the table for the discussions about addressing defacement.” The city is too cash-strapped to take on the work, he said.
“To be able to address these types of issues, which are important to community livability,” he said, “we’re going to have to engage volunteers more.”
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JULY 30, 1946-JUNE 18, 2026
WEST BURKE, VT.
Jimmy “ e Iceman” De Pierro passed away on June 18, 2026, at the age of 79. Raised in Queens, he had many adventures as a bike messenger in New York City, a welder, a clam digger and a professional gambler. He came to Vermont in the ’70s with friends to seek a different way of life in the Northeast Kingdom.
Jim became known around Vermont for many things: as a founding member of the Vermont Blues Society; for running for secretary of state; for his businesses in the ’80s and ’90s, Jimmy’s Rack & Roll Pool Hall and Jimmy’s Italian Ices; and more recently for his famous dog.
number of votes, catapulting it to major party status and kicking off a debate about whether his nickname, “Iceman,” should be allowed on a ballot.
His most recent fame came from his early life, memorialized in a popular Seven Days article. In the ’70s, as a messenger he made deliveries to movie studios, including Jim Henson’s. On a delivery of pet headshots to National Lampoon magazine, he declared his dog more charismatic than any of the professional dog models. Intrigued, the art director gave Jim’s dog, Mr. Cheeseface, a chance, and he was indeed selected for the infamous cover page “If You Don’t Buy is Magazine We’ll Shoot is Dog.”
In the ’80s, Jim started the Italian ice business with his best friend, John. With a daily presence in Burlington, Brattleboro and Montpelier, his pushcarts were a staple across the state. He made the ices with fresh fruit and local spring water and served them at events like the Fourth of July and Bread and Puppet eater.
In the ’90s he ran for secretary of state for the Vermont Grassroots Party, devoted to the legalization of marijuana. He received a surprising
JANUARY 27, 1943-MAY 7, 2026 MORRISVILLE, VT.
David H. Vilord, 83, passed away with his wife, Suzanne, and children, Christine and David L., at his bedside.
Born on January 27, 1943, he was the fifth child of Charles and Evelyn Vilord in Suffern, N.Y. Dave loved his large extended Italian family and enjoyed many gatherings and happy memories. His family owned a restaurant in Suffern called the Eureka House. Dave started his career in hospitality, then he planned to join the family business, but his father’s untimely death changed that plan.
In 1962 Dave married his high school sweetheart, Suzanne. Together they enjoyed 63-plus years of marriage and raised two children, Christine Lacey of Burlington, Vt., and David Lawrence Vilord of Morrisville, Vt.
Later in life he hit the road as a professional poker player. He played seven-card stud all across the U.S. He also had an inventive spirit and love for music and good food.
Jim was predeceased by his sister, Luise; son Luciano; and godson, Christopher. Jim is survived by his sons Jimmy and Nicolo; former wife, Kathy; and his brother, Mark. He is also remembered by his dear friends Padma, Leo, Marysue and all those who recall that on hot summer days nothing beats Jimmy’s Italian Ice.
A Celebration of Life is being planned for next summer.
Lodge. He even worked at the Lamoille Valley Railroad for a time.
He is survived by his dear wife, Suzanne; his daughter, Christine Lacey, and her partner, Rodger Morcroft; his son, David L., and his wife, Lisa; three grandchildren, Alicia Goodkind and husband Eathan, Erica Lacey, and Alexander Vilord and wife Chelsea; and five great-grandchildren, Piper and Violet Goodkind, Madison and Braden Rich, and Fletcher Vilord.
Dave and Sue moved to Vermont in the early 1970s and enjoyed many years of life, friends and the changing seasons in northern Vermont. Dave’s work life was varied and interesting, from salesman to restaurant owner (Taylords Tavern) to housekeeping supervisor at Wake Robin and Trapp Family
After Dave retired, he and Sue moved to Florida and became residents there. Dave had had enough of shoveling. ey came north each year to enjoy family and the beautiful summer season in Vermont.
ere will be a graveside service for family at St. Michael’s Cemetery in Greensboro Bend, Vt. ere will also be a Celebration of Life on September 20, 2026, 1 to 4 p.m., at the Waterville Town Hall. Please come and raise a glass and share stories and memories. Please visit dgfunerals.com to share online condolences and memories of David with his family.
He will always be remembered as a loving person, husband, dad, popi and friend. Donations in his memory may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or by planting a tree.
MARCH 4,1967-JUNE 7, 2026 SOUTH HERO, VT.
Christopher “Chris” Paul Lacey, 59, of South Hero, Vt., passed away peacefully on June 7, 2026, at the McClure Miller Respite House.
Born on March 4, 1967, in Ilion, N.Y., to Shareen Humphrey and Paul Lacey, Chris spent his childhood in Baldwinsville, N.Y., before moving to Underhill, Vt. ere, he attended Mount Mansfield Union Academy and served as senior captain of the wrestling team, earning the title of 1985 State Wrestling Champion. After graduating, he attended Essex Vocational School for electrical and apprenticed under Mike Ryan of Ryan Brothers Electric in Burlington. As a licensed master electrician, Chris founded CPL Electric Construction, LLC. He took tremendous pride in his work and built a loyal customer base through his reputation for craftsmanship, integrity and reliability. By all measures, Chris knew how to “light up a room” with his kind smile and ease in connecting with others; many of his customers went on to become lifelong friends.
talented race car driver himself. Chris built many of his own cars, alongside a devoted pit crew.
Chris was proud to be a devoted “Friend of Bill” for 24 years, embracing a recovery journey that changed not only his own life but also inspired and supported many others. He embodied redemption, growth and positivity: values that transcended into how he showed up as a cherished friend, family member and husband. Chris especially held dear the eight years he spent building a life in the Champlain Islands with his wife, ereza “Tree” Cononi, and their beloved dogs, Tonka and Odie.
Chris was driven by an admirable work ethic, commitment to serving others, aptitude for fun — and affinity for sweet treats. He navigated life “full throttle,” and all who knew him were fortunate to be part of the ride.
Chris is survived by his wife, ereza “Tree” Cononi; dogs, Tonka and Odie; mother, Shareen Humphrey, and stepfather, Owen Humphrey; brothers, Kevin and Patrick Lacey; nephews, Andrew Lacey, and Sean Lacey and fiancée Meadow Linderman; aunt and uncle, Bonnie Miller and predeceased Durwood “Woody” Lacey; and cousins, Danny Lacey and Shawn Strausbaugh. He was predeceased by his father, Paul Lacey.
roughout his life, he had a deep love of the outdoors, from boating at Silver Lake, N.Y., to hiking the Sunset Ridge Trail in Underhill Center, Vt. He held many fond childhood memories alongside cousins at Grandma and Papa’s cottage, “Willow Rest,” in Perry, N.Y. Chris also had a knack for exploring history, especially learning about shipwrecks.
One of Chris’ greatest passions was motorsports. He enjoyed frequenting the Thunder Road racetrack, both as an enthusiastic spectator and as a
We are grateful to the medical teams at the University of Vermont Medical Center, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Mass General Brigham, DART (Dartmouth Hitchcock Advanced Response Team) and South Hero Rescue for the love, support and encouragement through the last six years of Chris’ medical journey.
A celebration of life is planned for Sunday, July 19, 2026, at Snow Farm Vineyard in South Hero, Vt. Details will be shared via gofundme.com/ chrislacey. In lieu of flowers, donations are welcome to South Hero Rescue and the McClure Miller Respite House in Colchester.
NOVEMBER 12, 1945JUNE 14, 2026
HINESBURG, VT.
e local community is celebrating the life and legacy of Dennis Willmott, who passed away on June 14, 2026, at age 80, in his home, surrounded by loved ones. He was born in Woodstock, N.Y., to artistic parents Cyril and Mary Garrity Willmott and grew up in Cambridge, Mass. He was deeply inspired by flamenco and blues music and got to frequent and play in the local music venues around Cambridge with his close friend Shantu and younger brother, Robbie.
In 1968 he married Marian Howard and settled down in Vermont. He worked as a builder and then started a design/build company with Michael Abate. He left the business to work as a designer for the architect Turner Brooks and later with the architectural firm TruexCullins. He has tremendous gratitude for this opportunity and experience.
His life was enriched by his 58-year marriage to Marian and three amazing children, Milo, Leala and Brady; their spouses, Tyler Enfield, Kelly Willmott and Jada Barton; and three grandchildren, Lucas, Anika and Indigo. He was fortunate to find land in Hinesburg with spectacular views in 1973, where he built a house and spent the rest of his years. Skiing (a special thank-you to Cochran’s racing program), windsurfing and walking in the woods, along with a number of cats, dogs and horses throughout the years, added to the riches. He lived a life fueled by passion and humor.
Music was his love from the time he was young. In 1997 he established the blues band Left Eye Jump with his close friend Dan Whalen. e band played in venues
throughout the state and for many years played every Saturday afternoon at Red Square in Burlington. He felt tremendous gratitude for the fantastic musicians he got to play with — particularly his bandmates Jeff Salisbury, Kenny Bleckley, Tom Buckley, Bill Darrow, Joe Moore, Bill Mullins, Dwight Ritcher and Greg Izor, along with many others, too numerous to name here. He also had the honor of playing with Big Joe Burrell.
He was passionate about keeping traditional blues alive and was active in the blues community, helping to revive the Vermont Blues Society and hosting many blues jams with his band, encouraging both seasoned and young players to perform. As one musician put it, “He lifts everyone up.”
Perhaps his biggest legacy is his natural love and connection to the people he interacts with, whether a waitress, a coworker, a fan or a chance encounter.
Nathaniel, who managed the sound at Red Square for the band, expressed it well: “You’ve always exuded kindness and radiated positivity; you bring out the best qualities in people and give them the confidence to be the best versions of themselves. I think that’s a big part of what made Saturdays so special for all these years. We all got to share your light.”
ere will be a celebration of life later in the summer.
OCTOBER 22, 1937-MAY 26, 2026 PHOENIX, ARIZ.
Henry Kyle Wirts, MD passed away peacefully on May 26, 2026, in Arizona, from complications related to Alzheimer’s disease. He was born on October 22, 1937, in Pittsburgh, to Carl Alexander Wirts, MD and Jessie Kyle Wirts. He graduated from Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh and then from Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. While in college Henry met Linda Brereton, his future wife, while she was attending Colby-Sawyer College. ey were married in Rochester, N.Y., in 1960.
In 1972 Henry and his family moved to St. Albans, Vt. His practice specialized in obstetrics and gynecology, and for over 20 years he devoted his career to the people of Franklin County and the St. Albans medical community. After his time managing his private practice, he worked across the eastern United States as a locum tenens physician until his retirement.
Henry earned a medical degree from Temple University in Philadelphia and began his internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology in York, Pa. During this time, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, spending one year at Fort McClellen, and then served a year of military service attached to the 5th Special Forces Group in Song Be, South Vietnam, as a physician. He was awarded the Army Commendation Medal and the Bronze Star for his service.
MARCH 29, 1951JUNE 14, 2026
ESSEX, VT.
John Phillip “Sam” Kinghorn, 75, of Essex, Vt., died at his home on June 14, 2026.
Born on March 29, 1951, in Morristown, N.J., Sam was the son of John Henry and Mary Kinghorn (née Crane). While his early childhood was spent in Mountain Lakes, N.J., Sam spent the vast majority of his life living in Vermont in Cornwall, Burlington and finally for over 43 years in Essex.
During his tenure in St. Albans, Henry maintained long-term working relationships with his office staff, as well as the nursing staff at the hospital. He held their capabilities in high regard and recognized the critical role they played not only in the successful operation of his practice but also within the St. Albans medical community. He continued to maintain long-term friendships with members of the staff after his retirement.
Henry and Linda were divorced in 1985.
Henry was passionate about the outdoors and tending to the nature around him. He enjoyed gardening, cutting wood, canoeing, boating, fishing, riding his motorcycle, and hunting grouse in Vermont and deer in Maryland, and he finally fulfilled a
Sam was a devoted writer who journaled daily for most of his adult life. His passion for craftsmanship, history and hospitality was evident in the beautiful, unique home that he and Fran curated to share with many friends and family. Whether around a cozy fireplace or a warmly lit porch, guests frequently enjoyed hearing Sam reminisce and tell stories of his past. Sam was generous, kindhearted and empathetic to all creatures, great and small.
Sam is survived by his wife, Frances Kinghorn (née Alster); daughter and
lifelong dream of an African hunting safari while in his early seventies. His beloved golden retrievers and black and yellow Labs were companions throughout his life.
In 1991 Henry married Elizabeth Doherty. ey were divorced in 1995. In his later years Henry relocated from Vermont to Arizona. Due to his illness, Henry spent his final years in an assisted living and memory care facility. He was provided with exceptional care and support from the staff, private caregivers and hospice nurses. On the morning of May 26, 2026, he passed away in a quiet, peaceful room with a family member by his side.
Henry was predeceased by his brother, Carl W. Wirts; his father, Carl A. Wirts; and his mother, Jessie K. Wirts. Henry is survived by his former wife, Linda Wirts, and their three children, Eleanor Wirts, Katherine (Wirts) Winchester and Alex Wirts; as well as many family and friends, especially omas Anderson, who was a steadfast friend, hunting companion and trusted adviser for many years.
Henry’s wishes were to be cremated. His private burial and memorial service will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family. We invite you to plant something in a garden or in the countryside in his memory so that it may be enjoyed for years to come and contribute to the nature around us that he enjoyed. You may also consider a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association.
son-in-law, Zack and Emily Clark, of Burlington, Vt.; and his son, John Maxfield Kinghorn, of Williamsburg, Va. His grandchildren, Fox and Luna Clark, affectionately called him “Bumpa.” Sam also leaves behind his best friend, Tim “Chico” Taylor, of South Burlington, Vt.; nine nieces and nephews; and many great and great-great-nieces and -nephews.
Sam was predeceased by his parents and his sister, Mary Virginia “Ginger” Work, and her husband, Bertram Work.
Visiting hours are on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 3 to 5 p.m., followed by a service at Corbin and Palmer Funeral Home in Essex Junction.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to Aunt Dot’s Place food shelf in Essex or the Addison County Humane Society in Middlebury.
NOVEMBER 13, 1937JUNE 16, 2026
BURLINGTON, VT.
Nancy L. Gilbert, 88, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at the University of Vermont Medical Center.
Nancy Daigneault was born in Burlington, Vt., on November 13, 1937, and raised by her mother, Cleo (Bessette) Gilbert, along with her sister, Andrée. She had a childhood filled with wisdom, stories, faith and love. She was considering religious life and was novice in a Roman Catholic sisterhood in Fall River, Mass., when a family emergency called her home and she met her future husband, Lee Gilbert. She and Lee married and bought a home in Burlington, Vt.’s New North End and raised their family there. She was a wonderful mother to us girls, an active parishioner at St. Mark’s Church, a kind and generous neighbor, and a partner with Lee in building the family and keeping the home. She modeled for us how to be a good neighbor, keeping up with the needs of her
neighbors and offering food or watching children, or just a loving, listening ear, when she saw someone required help.
She taught CCD classes at St. Mark’s for many years, and some of her best stories were about the students she had in her classes. She saw the good in everyone. When her children were in school, she worked part time at Hill’s Department Store in the Ethan Allen Shopping Center; worked from home typing for Zacharie Clements; and then, when her girls were older, worked full time at UVM for many years in several departments, starting with Canadian Studies, transferring to the Office of Medical Education and
finishing up with Orthopedic Surgery. After she and Lee retired, they traveled to Florida and other locales, and Nancy traveled with her sister, Andrée, and mother, Cleo, to Maine.
Nancy was an avid reader of all sorts of literature and kept a log of the books she had read. Over her life, her list showed 3,355 books. She was a poetess and wrote poetry throughout her life, was active in the Vermont Poetry Society, and gave readings at a bookstore in Burlington.
Nancy was a gifted crafter, sewing, knitting and crocheting many clothing items for her daughters, then grandchildren, then great-grandchildren. She crafted booties for babies and brought them up to the hospital when her grandchildren had grown. She also painted ceramics and created beautiful household items and gifts. And she was part of a Red Hat Society group that played out at farmers markets and other community gatherings during their “heyday,” and she continued to meet with the ladies for years.
As the years passed, she welcomed grandchildren, and many happy weekends
were spent at Memere and Grampa’s (Bumpa’s) pool and eating her delicious grilled cheese sandwiches. (Cheese with dill pickles! Cheese with peanut butter! Try it!) She took trips with each grandchild individually to a playground or shopping or some other activity where she could have some special time with each one of them. She became Memere’s daycare for a period of time to support one of her daughters. She listened during long phone calls from her daughters about the challenges of raising a family and lovingly gave encouragement where she could.
When Lee was ill during 2018 and 2019, she cared for him at home. When he passed in January 2019, she had given him the gift of being able to stay at home during his final time on Earth and showed us all how to truly love your spouse.
She lived alone with Tigger, their dog, and took comfort from regular walks with him and his care until her daughter Janelle moved in with her in 2023 to help her. Janelle and Nancy had lots of meaningful talks and shared good food, and Janelle kept the gardens
that mattered to someone she loved slip by unnoticed.
that Lee had started in the backyard, delighting Nancy that she could go back and grab some kale for her salad again. Janelle gave her good care and showed us all how to properly respect your mother and assist her with dignity.
Nancy attended the weddings of her grandchildren and welcomed great-grandchildren. She made crocheted or knitted items for each one of them, delighted in seeing and holding the babies, and said they were all beautiful, gorgeous and a gift from God.
She has kept us in her prayers all her life, and our blessings from God have been bountiful because of her prayers. She was a smart, beautiful woman who was kind, loving, and giving of herself and her resources to all who asked for help. She has gone now to be with her mother, her sister and Lee.
Mac-a-Palooza will be a Celebration of Life for Marshall “Mac” Cummings. Please join our family to reminisce on the life, LOVE and legacy of our beloved hippie.
Where: Dorset Park, South Burlington
When: June 27, 2026, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., with a Gathering of Remembrance at 1 p.m. Food for purchase to support the foodie community Mac loved so much.
JANUARY 9, 1957-JUNE 18, 2026
WESTFORD, VT.
Christina Marie Poleck-Smith, 69, of Westford, Vt., passed away peacefully on June 18, 2026, in the loving care of her family, friends and the compassionate staff at the McClure Miller Respite House.
Born on January 9, 1957, in Glens Falls, N.Y., Christina spent her life doing what she loved most, caring for the people around her. Her family and friends were her whole world. She loved her children dearly and shared a deep and abiding love with her partner, Art.
Christina was the kind of person who lit up a room. She was a jokester at heart, always playing little pranks just to coax a smile out of someone, and she had a generous heart that she gave freely. She had a remarkable gift for remembering the important dates in everyone’s life — birthdays, anniversaries — never letting a moment
She found beauty in everything she saw. She loved hunting for treasures at garage sales and collecting knickknacks, playing bingo, lacing up her roller skates, and listening to music and dancing. Above all, she loved Jesus, and her faith was a steady light throughout her life.
Christina is survived by her partner, Art; her children, Tommy, Matt, Danny and Christina; her seven grandchildren, Evelyn, Mercedes, Selena, Orion, Shyanna, Kyle and Emanual; seven greatgrandchildren; her sister, Donna; her nieces Donna Lynn, Teonna and TomiMarie; and a great many caring friends, including her best friend, Linda, and neighbors who loved her.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Mary and Cecil Smith; her brother, Michael; her niece Mary; and her grandnephew, Zachery.
Christina’s warmth, her laughter and her endless love will be carried on by everyone whose life she touched. May she rest in peace.
APRIL 15, 1962-JUNE 11, 2026 BURLINGTON, VT.
John Blaha, artist, dumpling maker, custodian and dishwasher, passed away peacefully at the University of Vermont Medical Center on June 11, 2026, at the age of 64. John was born in Ashtabula, Ohio; had been a member of the Ohio National Guard; attended Alfred College; and had been a resident of Burlington, Vt., for 40 years. He is survived by his mother, Dorothy Blaha, of Willowick, Ohio, and will be missed by many.
John was a master bronze caster. He sold many ornaments through Frog Hollow and privately. His most popular creations were his frog door knockers, which decorate many homes in the Burlington area, but his masterpiece was the Five Spice dragon. John was employed at Conant Custom Brass , then as a dumpling maker
Visitation is on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 6 to 8 p.m., at Elmwood-Meunier Funeral Home, 97 Elmwood Ave., Burlington, VT. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, June 25, 2026, 10:30 a.m., in St. Mark’s Church, North Ave., Burlington. A reception will follow in Holy Cross Church, Malletts Bay, Colchester. Later interment will be on Thursday, July 2, 2026, in New Mount Calvary Cemetery on Plattsburgh Avenue in Burlington.
Those wishing to may send memorial contributions to Humane Society of Chittenden County, 142 Kindness Ct., South Burlington, VT 05403.
She is survived by her daughters, Renée (David Berteau), Janelle, Jacqueline (Kurt Provost) and Andrée. She is also survived by her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren: Alexander Berteau (wife Mary, son Gabriel), Joseph Berteau, Micheline Berteau, Andrew Gilbert-Fuller, Noah GilbertFuller, Daniel Hansen (wife Casey, children Oliver and Millie Jean), Evan Hansen, Sophie Currier (husband Nicholas, children Addie and Christopher), and Mitchell Provost (wife Gracie, daughter Stella Rose) And she is survived by many nieces, nephews, greatnieces and great-nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Lee Gilbert; mother, Cleo Daigneault; sister, Andrée Milizia; and nephews David and Steve Milizia.
and dim sum cook at Five Spice Café, and for the past 15 years worked as a custodian at Champlain College. But John was the rarest of all things, an honest man. He died knowing what his life had been, in what ways he had succeeded and in what ways he had failed, and he died at peace with himself. Those who wish to honor John’s memory may do so by making a donation to the charity of their choice, with acknowledgements to be sent to josephgrand1947@ gmail.com.
MAY 2, 1939-MAY 31, 2026
ESSEX JUNCTION, VT.
Dawn Marie Bunker (née Kolodziej), a beloved wife, mother, sister, nurse and friend, passed away peacefully on May 31, 2026, in Essex Junction, Vt. Born on May 2, 1939, in Amsterdam, N.Y., Dawn lived a full life marked by dedication to her family, her friends, her profession and her passions. Dawn grew up in Amsterdam and learned the value of hard work and discipline while helping her parents out working at the family bar and restaurant. She enjoyed summer days at her family’s camp on Galway Lake, a place that would be special to her family her whole life. Dawn graduated from the University of Vermont School of Nursing in 1961 and started her career at the VA Hospital in Albany, N.Y., where she provided compassionate care to veterans. She soon moved
to California to marry the love of her life and worked at Stanford University Medical Center before pausing her professional journey to focus on raising her family. As an empty nester in her forties, Dawn resumed her nursing with renewed vigor, holding positions at Fanny Allen Hospital and the UVM Medical Center. Her patients and colleagues alike admired her exceptional care, uplifting personality and boundless energy.
Dawn was predeceased by her husband of 49 years, Clarence Bunker; her parents, Edward Kolodziej and Stanislawa Kuk; and her brother David Kolodziej. She is survived by her children, Sarah Bunker, Christopher Bunker and Stephen Bunker; as well as her brother Timothy Kolojay and his wife, Sandy.
A devoted mother and active participant in her children’s lives, Dawn embraced every opportunity to support their endeavors, serving as a
DECEMBER 29, 1931-MAY 17, 2026 SHELBURNE, VT.
Constance Emerson Hitt died peacefully on May 17, 2026, at the Residence at Shelburne Bay. Born on December 29, 1931, in New Haven, Conn., Connie was the daughter of Helen Robinson and Dean Abbot Emerson. She was raised alongside her brothers, William and Charles, and spent many cherished summers at Elmwood, her family’s home in Hancock, N.H.
Connie graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1953 with a concentration in Romance languages. Following graduation, she traveled aboard the Queen Elizabeth before moving to Washington, D.C., where she worked for the NSA as a cryptographer.
Connie married Frederick Hitt in Orange, Conn., in 1957, and together they raised their three children in Cheshire, Conn.
Connie worked as a social worker in a convalescent home and later as a title searcher for a law office. She was an active member of the Cheshire Garden Club and volunteer at the Red Cross and a local rehab hospital. She found joy in tennis, bridge, book club, travel and spending time with friends. She loved to make oatmeal bread and was famous for her homemade pies. Connie was an enthusiastic fan of the New York Giants, the Yankees and Rafael Nadal.
Connie made South Burlington, Vt., her home in 2005 to be near family. She became deeply involved in the lives of her grandchildren: Caroline Hall Callahan and Charles, Elizabeth and
Cub Scout and Brownies leader, Little League umpiring commissioner, and assistant high school tennis coach. She instilled her love of the outdoors and sports, including hiking, boating, fishing and camping, into her children, and she was a skilled athlete in her own right as an avid golf and tennis player.
Dawn’s thirst for knowledge and personal development never ceased; she was an avid reader and was constantly taking classes to enrich her life. Her culinary talents were legendary among family and friends, and her meals were always the highlights of gatherings both large and small. She cherished her close friendships, and the fun times with her bridge friends were a true source of joy for Dawn.
ose who knew Dawn will remember her strength of character, resilience, sense of humor and unwavering love for her family. She touched countless lives with her warmth, generosity and zest for living life to its fullest. She will surely be missed by many.
May the memory of Dawn Marie Bunker bring comfort to all who had the privilege of knowing her. A funeral service will be held on August 1, 2026, 11 a.m., at Holy Family Church, 30 Lincoln St., Essex Junction, VT.
Katherine Hall. She was her family’s biggest cheerleader and taught all who knew her the importance of encouraging and celebrating others. Connie was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Burlington and the Women of UVM, as well as a beloved member of the Brand Farm neighborhood. She remained physically active throughout her life, enjoying hiking, skiing, golfing, board games and birding with friends. Connie set a high standard, playing tennis well until the age of 89.
Connie is survived by her children, Katherine Carroll, Tobin Hitt and Robin Hall; her cherished sons-inlaw, Steven Carroll and Mattock Callahan; her grandchildren, nieces and nephew; and many dear friends. She was predeceased by her parents, her brothers and her beloved sonin-law, Bradley Hall. A celebration of Connie’s life will be held on July 12, 2026, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Shelburne Vineyard. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Girls & Boys Club of Burlington in her memory.
MAY 31, 1951-JUNE 15, 2026
e world became a little quieter with the passing of Karen Ann Warren, 75, formerly of Winooski, Vt., who died on Monday, June 15, 2026, in Idaho. Karen was a woman whose warmth, humor and steady presence made life gentler for everyone fortunate enough to know her.
Karen was born on May 31, 1951, in Bethesda, Md., to Kenneth W. and Ann McNeil Warren while her father was serving in the U.S. Navy. e family returned to Vermont in 1952, where Karen grew up surrounded by the people and places that would shape her life.
She attended Burlington schools; graduated from Rice Memorial High School, Class of 1969; and later studied at Woodbury College. Karen went on to build an entrepreneurial career, and she also spent time working in retail businesses, not for the work itself but for the joy of being around people and working alongside her mother. After retiring, she devoted herself fully to the people she loved, becoming a dedicated caregiver first to her aunt, Norma McNeil Kirby, and then to her mother, Ann. Karen truly lived
MAY 18, 1937-JUNE 5, 2026
BURLINGTON AND ST. ALBANS, VT.
the spirit of the Ram Dass quote she cherished: “We’re all just walking each other home.”
We will miss our “Big Sister.” She is survived by her sister, Lori Warren; her “Little Brother,” Kyle Warren; her nieces, Elizabeth and Kylie; and her cherished greatnieces and -nephews, Joey, Anthony (“Ant”), Mia, Tommy, Red and Lorelei. Finally, she leaves her dear friend Joanne Goyette of Waterbury, who has been part of our family since 1965.
Karen was predeceased by her beloved grandfather “E.G.” in 1979; her brother Kevin in 1980; her father in 1990; her aunt Norma in 2006; and her mother in 2009.
A service will take place later, at which time she will be laid to rest with her parents and her brother.
Priscilla Llynne Roberts Carpenter, 89, formerly of Burlington, Vt., passed away on June 5, 2026, unexpectedly at home in St. Albans, Vt. It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Arrangements are in the care of Corbin and Palmer Funeral Home and Cremation Services. A complete obituary will be published at a later date.
JANUARY 2, 1944JUNE 18, 2026
SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT.
Jacqueline Lee Hooker Swartz, 82, of South Burlington, Vt., passed away on June 18, 2026, surrounded by her loving family and a beautiful thunderstorm, two of her favorite things. A mom to three, stepmom to four, Mimi to 10, and nurse to countless patients and families, Jackie led with her heart, living a life of compassion, giving and pride in all those whose lives she touched.
Jackie was born in Barre, Vt., to John and Jeanette Hooker, graduating from Spaulding High School and the Mary Fletcher School of Nursing. She began her nursing career on the pediatrics floor at the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, now the University of Vermont Medical Center, and then
JANUARY 16, 1942JUNE 20, 2026 BURLINGTON, VT.
Merlin L. Acomb, 84, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at the University of Vermont Medical Center.
A casual gathering for family and friends will take place on Thursday, June 25, 2026, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., in the Elmwood-Meunier Funeral Chapel, 97 Elmwood Ave., Burlington, VT.
The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to a charity of one’s choice.
For a full obituary, go to elmwoodmeunier.net.
spent decades at Pediatric Medicine in South Burlington. When the Vermont Pediatric Pulmonary Center opened, she partnered with Dr. Donald Swartz to build a compassionate, research-oriented cystic fibrosis practice where patients and families found both treatment … and hope. In 1996, Don and Jackie were wed in a tiny church on the rocky shores of Maine, and for 30 years they crafted a love story neither of
them had dared imagine — one based in trust, faith and endless trips to the ocean. Their door was always open, and chocolate milk and Girl Scout cookies were always stocked.
Jackie leaves behind her devoted husband, Donald Swartz; children, Laurel (Belanger) Warren and husband Timothy, Mark Belanger and wife Amy, and Christopher Belanger; stepchildren, Kathryn Roosa, Bill Swartz and partner Carol, Cynthia Swartz, and Lynn (Swartz) Murphy and husband Patrick; grandchildren Ainsley, Audrey and Sophie Warren, Kaeleigh and Conri Belanger, Jillian and Alice Belanger, and Eamon, Kate (Winston) and Daelan Roosa; brother, John Hooker, and wife Cynthia; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents; her sister, Judy; and her grandchildren Joshua and Adriana Warren.
MARCH 30, 1954-JUNE 12, 2026
WEST FAIRLEE, VT.
Annie K. Ross, born on March 30, 1954, died on June 12, 2026, in the arms of her beloved partner, Jim. Annie always loved giving a healing touch to others, especially through therapeutic yoga treatment, facial treatments and reflexology, so it was appropriate at her death to be held in a loving embrace.
Annie lived a life immersed in grace and love, which she embodied so naturally and well. Her deepest connections were in sharing the yoga (Svaroopa Yoga) with others, receiving from them the gift of their essence, through the span of the last 18 years. This is well described in this quote from Shoji Yoshida:
As does the wind to the smallest leaf … we too plant seeds of love into others’ souls to bloom…. Those who touch us live forever within us.
Annie leaves behind her partner in life, Jim Totin; his son, Corin, and his wife, Brittany, and their children, Zulie and Azy; her sisters, Carol (Charlie) Hart and Sue (Phil) Theriault; brother, Neil (Jean) Chaput; niece and nephews; and many dear friends.
There will be a service to honor and remember Annie on September 12, 2026, 2 p.m., at the West Fairlee Congregational Church, located on Route 113 in the village of West Fairlee, Vt.
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Lucky for Burlington, Bill Truex Jr., had a long layover in Copenhagen on a fl ight to Rome in 1962. The late local architect, then a student, spent a day and a half exploring the Danish capital and encountered a tra c-snarled central plaza. When Truex revisited the plaza on his way home four months later, the area had been transformed. The cars were gone, and it had become part of Strøget, the city’s premier pedestrian-only shopping area. Despite frigid weather, people packed the plaza.
“It was like magic,” Truex recalled in a 2012 interview. “It was just this incredible fairy-tale environment.”
Seven years later, Truex, then chair of the Burlington Planning Commission, began lobbying to turn Church Street — the region’s retail center — into a similar pedestrian district. He was joined by street commissioner Pat Robins, whose family owned McAuli e’s, which sold toys, books, stationery and o ce supplies on the street. Their proposal gained a sense of urgency in the mid-1970s, when the Pyramid Companies announced plans to build an 87-store mall in nearby Williston. “We knew immediately that we’d lose our whole downtown area, no doubt about it,” Burlington’s then-mayor, Gordon H. Paquette, told the New York Times in 1978.
Pyramid’s project never got beyond blueprints. But in 1979, University Mall opened in South Burlington, offering shoppers climate-controlled comfort, acres of free parking and a reason to leave Burlington.
Prominent downtown merchants got on board with Truex’s vision, and Burlington’s answer was soon in the works. In July 1980, the city permanently closed two blocks of Church Street to tra c. The Church Street Marketplace — two bricklined blocks between College and Cherry streets — o cially opened on September 15, 1981. The top block, between Cherry and Pearl, was added in 1994, and the bottom block, home of city hall, in 2005.
The marketplace has become the retail engine, social center and soapbox of the city. It remains a must-visit for tourists; a magnet for teens; a cash cow for buskers and vendors; and a well-traveled route for parades, protests, marathons and fun runs.
Venus Williams played tennis with locals on the marketplace in 2007. President Bill Clinton strolled the street in 1995. And in 2003, when former Vermont governor Howard Dean rolled up his shirtsleeves and announced he was running for president of the United States, the steeple of the street’s namesake church was the backdrop.
Church Street remains a city street and is overseen by the Church Street Marketplace Department. A nine-member commission sets policies. Property owners along the four blocks pay a fee for enhanced services
BY JORDAN
As the iconic marketplace approaches its 45th birthday, we spent a day there with our eyes, ears and notebooks open. Spoiler alert: Lively scenes ahead.
that include maintenance, marketing, and trash and snow removal.
The four blocks have changed over the years. The local department stores that once anchored the street, Magrams and Abernathy’s, are gone. In their place, eateries, boutiques, and tattoo and cannabis shops have taken root. Some national chains have left: Woolworth’s, J.C. Penney, Eddie Bauer and Ann Taylor among them. Others have replaced them, including Brandy Melville, Lululemon, Urban Outfi tters and Banana Republic. Lippa’s Estate and Fine Jewelry recently announced that it’s moving to Colchester after 93 years on Church Street.
Retail outlets have blossomed there and in other suburban towns such as Essex, South Burlington and Williston. Three of those towns, state data show, now outperform Burlington in taxable sales.
City officials and downtown merchants today worry less about suburban shopping centers than the social ills that have plagued Burlington in recent years. Symptoms of the opioid epidemic and Chittenden County’s intense housing crisis are evident downtown, where panhandling is common and the city’s fire department regularly responds to drug overdoses. Even national news outlets have highlighted the city’s problems in recent years.
Despite all that, the marketplace has proven remarkably resilient over nearly four and a half decades, even as other pedestrian malls have failed. Of the 140 that popped up across the country between 1959 and 1985, only 45 remained by 2020.
In the early days, businesses clamored for a spot on the marketplace, Robins, 87, recalled. While about a dozen storefronts are currently empty, the area still hums
with activity year-round. Roughly 1.5 million visitors annually stroll its bricks.
Every Vermonter, it seems, has strong opinions about Burlington and Church Street — including people who say they no longer go downtown. On Monday, Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak stood on the marketplace and announced that, after years of struggle, “Burlington is back,” striking an optimistic tone.
As summer begins and Church Street draws some of its biggest crowds, Seven Days decided to document a day in the life of the marketplace. What actually happens when bridesmaids from out of town, homeless people, soccer fans, students and shoppers converge on a few blocks?
On Friday, June 12, we sent a team of reporters and photographers to find out. This is what we saw.
MARY ANN LICKTEIG
5:58
An hour after sunrise, the bell at Burlington City Hall tolled six times, punctuating a chorus of chirping birds on a warm and muggy morning. A golf cart used by the marketplace’s maintenance crew was parked in front of city hall. A few people walked past locked retail stores where headless mannequins stood sentry in the windows. Up and down the street, tables and chairs, highly sought-after real estate on summer afternoons, sat empty, cabled together like hostages.
A man toting a black garbage bag and two paper bags from Trader Joe’s worked his way north along the street, checking trash and recycling bins for bottles and cans. One set of bins yielded a single can, though the man didn’t dig very deep. There was too much food waste, he said, and he didn’t want to leave a mess on the street. The man said he needed money for food, and he collects returnables every day. He was carrying about $4.50 worth, along with a sleeping bag that dangled from his shoulder.
Some people don’t want the glass bottles because they’re heavy, he said. “Me? I don’t care.”
6:56 A.M.
Sitting cross-legged on the bricks between Bank and Cherry streets, Justin Densmore used a yellow marker to color in a happy face on his “Anything helps, God bless” cardboard sign. “I’ve been trying to raise up, trying to find jobs,” he said.
The 43-year-old Burlington native said he once earned $20 an hour renovating homes, but his boss fired him after she saw him panhandling. “I explained things to her, you know: ‘Life ain’t easy. You gotta do what you gotta do to get through.’”
He writes song lyrics in a notebook while he sits, and he sang a few lines: “Nose, nose, nose in the air. Just, just don’t care.” Passersby who don’t acknowledge him inspired the tune, he said.
He asked: “How hard is it to say ‘No’?”
7:21 A.M.
At 7 a.m., workers removed the bollards that block traffic from the marketplace so delivery and repair workers could drive in. A UniFirst driver with chef’s uniforms, aprons, towels and table linens waited to
be let into Leunig’s Bistro & Café. Other delivery vehicles arrived, lining the street as workers wheeled produce, beer and liquor into restaurants. By mid-morning, the street would be closed to vehicles again.
7:51 A.M.
A marketplace maintenance employee flicked bits of debris into a butler, a freestanding dustpan. He’s part of the threemember maintenance team that keeps the
street tidy and inviting. The workers reset bricks, clean up dog poop, refinish benches, and string twinkling lights in the trees and pennants across intersections. They work every day but Christmas. One’s been on the job 18 years; another, 14.
8:45 A.M.
Two 17-year-olds, Mathias Mmunga and Hassan Kassim, stopped outside Northfield Savings Bank at the intersection of Church and College streets. Kassim wanted to make a deposit before the two headed to Downtown Burlington High School for Mmunga’s last full day of his junior year. Kassim, also a junior, had completed his classes the day before. He wanted to watch Mmunga and other friends give their year-end presentations. The bank didn’t open until 9 a.m., so they sat on a rock to wait. Kassim is saving for a car. How much does he have? He smiled. “Not enough.”
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9:14 A.M.
Lance St. Arnault sat on his heels in front of Pascolo Ristorante looking down at a 5.5-inch granite square engraved with the name of his late half brother and the years that he lived: Shawn Gero-Drew, 19932023. St. Arnault’s key chain, which carried a tiny heart-shaped pendant holding Gero-Drew’s ashes, lay on the bricks. The man hanged himself while imprisoned at Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans. He was 29.
Anyone can pay to engrave one of the granite blocks on the marketplace. St. Arnault, 38, held a cigarette in his left hand and made the sign of the cross with his right. He flicked debris off the stone that his family purchased and rubbed his fingers over his brother’s name. The two had their differences, he said. The sentiment engraved on the back of the pendant reflected their better days: “I love you to the moon & back.”
“We used to always sit on Church Street on nice days like this,” St. Arnault said. “We’d play Magic cards and Pokémon.” For people like St. Arnault, this is sacred ground. “I want people to realize,” he said, “that some of these stones are more than just stones.”
A black Burlington Bagel Bakery truck stopped in front of the local chain’s shop, mid-block between College and Bank streets. Co-owner Hayden Fersing, 27, got out and went around back to operate the mechanical liftgate. He had three mobile pan racks full of dough to get inside — and quickly. The dough can’t take the heat. Coming back for the second rack, Fersing paused. He thought he recognized a man standing nearby who was toting a tent.
“Did you go to BFA St. Albans?” he asked, maneuvering the metal rack off the truck.
The man said he had.
“I think we had art class together,” Fersing said. “You used to give yourself tattoos.”
The man, who identified himself only as “Zander,” was, in fact, covered in tattoos. He said he had recently returned to Burlington after hitchhiking across New England.
The former classmates chatted briefly. “Don’t be a doomer; be a bloomer,” Zander said, offering a farewell and his personal motto.
“Don’t be a doomer; be a bloomer,” Fersing repeated. “Put that on a T-shirt.”
9:32 A.M.
Inside the bagel bakery’s kitchen, Brady Robert, 31, dunked a tray of cheddarjalapeño rounds into a vat of boiling water. He stirred them briefly, forgoing a timer.
“They boil ’til they float,” he said, scooping out the batch moments later.
Cheddar-jalapeño is the shop’s most popular variety, and the 30-bagel wire basket out front was running low. But another batch filled it up.
“They probably won’t need more than this for the rest of the day,” Robert said.
10:10 A.M.
10:23 A.M.
Just up the block, an early shopper breezed into ECCO, and her posh outfit caught the boutique manager’s eye. The woman wore pointed-toe stilettos with red lacquered soles, the signature of luxury brand Christian Louboutin. “Where are you going on a Friday in those shoes?” Bonnie Smith asked. To work, said the customer, who bought a gift card and left. Smith said, “Those are $900 shoes!”
A woman was sprawled on a bench facing city hall, her head hanging back limply. Her eyes were closed, her mouth agape. “Hey, are you OK?” a reporter asked loudly. The woman sat up briefly and swayed but didn’t answer. The reporter dialed 911.
When three paramedics arrived about 12 minutes later, the woman gathered her things and walked away. The emergency responders headed back to their truck, their radios chattering.
“That’s the effects of the high,” one said.
10:31 A.M.
Inside the Grey Jay restaurant, around the corner from Church Street on Pearl, Cara Chigazola Tobin loaded “Cheyanne,” a black foldable wagon, with supplies bound for her marketplace restaurant, Honey Road, four blocks south at Church and Main. Her load included two 32-pound buckets of labneh, 12 jars of pepper paste, several stacks of thin Lebanese markook bread and half a dozen gallon-size plastic bags filled with frozen portions of housemade mana’eesh, a focaccia-like bread topped with za’atar.
Once a week or so, Chigazola Tobin, executive chef and co-owner of both acclaimed downtown eateries, pulls the wagon — the type suitable for beach necessities — the length of the marketplace and back. The sharing ensures neither place runs out of items.
“Sometimes it’s spices; sometimes it’s linens,” Chigazola Tobin said, maneuvering the cart down a ramp at the Grey Jay. “It’s just random.”
On a hot day like this one, she tries to make the trip early. Produce can wilt during the 10-minute walk.
“I like seeing what’s happening on the street, how the different blocks are feeling,” she said.
Chigazola Tobin arrived at Honey Road to the sound of sirens. She paused and watched the paramedics interact with the woman on the bench who stood up and left.
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12:25 P.M.
Outside Rí Rá Irish Pub, black metal tables and chairs sat empty beneath the bar’s awning and the string of miniature national flags that stretched across Church Street. A placard advertised the evening’s World Cup match, but fans had yet to arrive. The day was growing hotter by the minute. Along the brick marketplace, pedestrians gravitated to the shade under store awnings.
12:52 P.M.
Natalie Ross flipped through racks of consignment gear in the basement of Outdoor Gear Exchange. On this sunny day, she was looking for a rain jacket for her upcoming Alaska cruise. Then she spotted it: a black North Face with a tailored fit, going for $30 — exactly what she wanted. She had hoped to avoid buying new, for both environmental and financial reasons.
She turned it once in her hands. Only one question remained: Would her daughter, a rising junior at the University of Vermont, approve?
1:47 P.M.
Adrian Palatino dug around behind the counter of Garcia’s Tobacco Shop for a Sharpie. This is his first year in charge of the store, though he grew up watching his parents run it. Regulars arrived at a steady clip and drifted toward the back,
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where the store’s cannabis dispensary now drives much of its business. Cigars still sell, especially in summer, when graduations and celebrations fill the calendar.
Palatino was helping a familiar face, a homeless person who passes his days on Church Street. For years, the man had sat outside the shop’s entrance in all kinds of weather, wearing his signature jacket with the Kellogg’s cereal logo. The man had disappeared for a few years, but the moniker Palatino uses for him — Kelloggs — had stuck.
Kelloggs had come into the store and asked to borrow a marker. Palatino handed him the Sharpie. “Anything helps,” Kelloggs wrote on a piece of cardboard, then capped the marker and handed it back.
“Thanks, man,” he said, and walked back out.
2:10 P.M.
Seated behind his vendor cart, parked in its assigned spot near FP Movement, Joshy Pellerin leaned over and squinted through his gold-framed glasses at the watercolor in his lap. Staring back was Jim Carrey as Ace Ventura, his signature smirk frozen on the page.
Pellerin was still filling in the details of Ventura’s face, but he already knew the painting would join the amalgam of pop culture and Vermont emblems emblazoned on the T-shirts, hats and hoodies he had created, swaying from his cart in the warm breeze. He envisioned a Hawaiian shirt as the new painting’s ultimate canvas.
A woman in a tight orange dress stopped, snapped a photo of a shirt displaying Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and American Flatbread’s Burlington storefront, then kept walking without interrupting her phone conversation.
Pellerin, who was wearing headphones and listening to a podcast, barely looked up.
2:50 P.M.
“How’re you doing, my friend?” Matthew Hogg called out as Jeremy walked into Float On Cannabis, one of three dispensaries that front Church Street.
Jeremy, who declined to provide his last name, had phoned ahead. He had $20, and Hogg, the manager, was ready with options: Gush Cream Cake, Super Magnum Woman and Double OG Chem, a dense outdoor flower. “Your lips will be sticky after this one,” Hogg said. Pre-rolls were also available, he added.
Jeremy wasn’t interested in those. “Ain’t nothing like the flower,” he said.
Hogg worked another angle: Join the loyalty program, and he’d knock $5 off.
“I’m homeless, but I’ll do it,” Jeremy said.
Hogg paused. “You have cash?”
Jeremy did.
They settled on a gram of Double OG Chem and another of Super Magnum Woman, for a total of $19. Hogg weighed the cannabis, handed the bags over the counter and checked Jeremy’s license.
“We’re a no-judgment zone,” he said.
Jeremy tucked away his purchase and ID. “I’m gonna have to come back when I get some more money,” he said as he headed toward the door.
“Best of luck to you, my friend,” Hogg called.
3:29 P.M.
Adrienne Noyes had already pierced an eyebrow and a tongue earlier in the day.
Now the owner of the Prik, which doubles as a tattoo parlor at 23 Church Street, squatted outside, chalking a colorful message on the bricks. “Happy Friday,” it
proclaimed in pink and blue block letters embellished with a sun and a heart.
“I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a while,” she said.
A bald man wearing sunglasses smiled and gave her a thumbs-up.
“Thank you so much,” he told her. “It’s beautiful.”
3:36 P.M.
Inside Ben & Jerry’s scoop shop on the street’s top block, friends Avery Slayton, Gretchen Day and Evie Lane sat around a small table with the remnants of a
brownie sundae. The young women, rising seniors at Morrisville’s Peoples Academy, had made the hourlong pilgrimage to Burlington to shop after a half day of school.
Their main destination was “Brandy” — short for Brandy Melville, a trendy chain that opened on Church Street last year and has been criticized for its exclusionary “one-size” — read: petite — apparel. Slayton, Day and Lane were aware of the controversy but said the brand was their favorite. The tantalizing smell of waffle cones had lured them into the ice cream shop.
A gentle rain started, then became a downpour. A man standing in front of city hall stepped into a garbage bag he’d fashioned into rain pants. The 59-year-old, originally from upstate New York, said he’d been sleeping in a sitting position on a Church Street bench for about a month. Beside him, a metal cart strung with bungee cords contained his belongings.
“This cart has a lot of miles on it,” he said, pointing to its duct-taped wheels.
The man described his painful medical condition — “water in the legs,” he called it
with long blond hair that was pink at the ends laughed as she sailed a boat fashioned from paper, a paper clip and Scotch tape down a stream of rainwater in a sunken section of the bricks. She watched it float away.
“You gotta connect with your inner child,” she said.
A dozen or so shoppers perused blankets, robes and button-downs at Vermont Flannel.
“You guys, these are the best socks for hiking,” a woman told her companions, gesturing to a Darn Tough display.
Chris Kuhn, a resident of St. Paul, Minn., lingered near the front of the store. It was his wife’s birthday, and he couldn’t go home empty-handed. After deliberating for a few minutes, he decided on a classic flannel shirt in hues of purple, blue and red and headed to the register.
Chris Morash cradled a guitar on a bench in front of Harbour Thread. The selfdescribed nomad wore a half-buttoned, short-sleeved plaid shirt; shorts; and flipflops. A bowler hat perched on his head appeared to have been crafted from woven leaves and sticks. According to Morash, it was made of “happiness, love and magic.”
Busking is harder than ever, he lamented. He said getting permission to play music on Church Street required jumping through multiple hoops, including a background check.
“Last year, I went and got a permit, and they told me I had to move every hour,” Morash said. “Someone actually has the gift of happiness and tries to share it with people, and we want to sanction that?”
A teenager carrying a takeout container stopped to say hi.
“Hey, Big C,” he said. “This guy’s a legend. You need a permit to be a legend now?”
“Yep,” Morash told him.
“That’s tough,” the teen said.
— which makes it hard to be on the streets. Local service providers had tried to find him a hotel room, he said. “It’s impossible. Everything is booked.” Besides, he added, “I’d rather save hotels for the people who need it.”
One block north, pedestrians gathered under an awning outside Leunig’s, waiting for the shower to pass. A skinny woman wearing a bra and pink miniskirt, shopping bags slung over both shoulders, bounded past, kicking a metal dog bowl stationed outside the restaurant’s front door into the middle of the street.
The sun soon reappeared. A woman
Three young people towing wagons pulled up. They were members of the Burlington Food Train, a grassroots group that distributes supplies on Church Street.
“Hi, Chris,” said Ashleigh Provost, who founded the food train with her dad three years ago.
“Hey, how you been?” Morash asked. “What are you guys delivering today?”
“Waters,” Provost said. “You want a water?”
“Sure, why not? Thank you,” Morash said.
“I love Chris and his beautiful music,” Provost said. “Great to see you, Chris. Stay safe, honey,” she added, before continuing down the marketplace.
6:27 P.M.
A bearded man in brown loafers and khaki pants was walking and talking into a camera. It was Franklin County State’s Attorney Bram Kranichfeld, cutting a campaign ad. A cameraman walked backward in front of him, and an aide kept the way clear. A former Burlington city councilor, Kranichfeld is running against incumbent Sarah George for the Democratic nomination for Chittenden County state’s attorney.
Kranichfeld, running to the right of George, a progressive Democrat, aims to position himself as the law-and-order candidate. In campaign speeches, he’s cited problems downtown, and he has said his family has felt unsafe at times on Church Street.
Kranichfeld told a reporter that he chose the marketplace as the setting for the ad because it was “the engine of Burlington.” The problems downtown, he said, “affect our ability to be in community with each other.”
6:38 P.M.
A man approached a Seven Days reporter who was sitting on one of the two ski-lift chairs repurposed as a bench at the top of Church Street. “Do you live around here?” he asked, and then launched into a story about how his girlfriend had suffered two strokes and his car was broken down; he had money — he produced a wad of folded bills as proof — but not enough to get it repaired. Could he get some help? The same man had made the same request of the same Seven Days reporter on Church Street several weeks earlier. Both times, the answer was no.
The man shook his head. “I don’t get it, man,” he replied sadly, then walked away.
A few minutes later, a middle-aged woman approached the lift chair. “Got a couple of extra dollars you could spare?” she asked.
7:23 P.M.
Sweetwaters’ outdoor dining area was bursting at the seams, and diners filled the al fresco tables across the street at Rí Rá Irish Pub, too. Sweetwaters employees lugged plastic pails of ice from their restaurant to the neighboring one across
Church Street, which, owing to crowds, needed a little help keeping up with the demand.
The live music had ended just down the street at Red Square, and a DJ blasted Sade’s “No Ordinary Love” to no one in particular. A disheveled man held out a hand to a reporter as he passed by, revealing cannabis. “Twenty-dollar bud for $10,” he whispered.
7:53 P.M.
Two sisters, ages 2 and 5, clambered up the boulders in front of Insomnia Cookies as their mom, Lara Provost,
watched. The family had come downtown to get a pesto pie at Mr. Mikes Pizza, then capped the meal with cones from Ben & Jerry’s. The girls’ pink outfits were flecked with chocolate ice cream that had dripped from their dessert. The family, from South Burlington, hadn’t been to Church Street for a while, Provost said; she’d been avoiding the area.
“Church Street felt kind of barren for a little bit, and every single time I came down, I would have a weird experience,” Provost said. “Now it feels like it’s kind of back to the way it used to be.”
Nearby, a gaunt woman in ill-fitting
clothes set some belongings on a bench. She held a sign: “Homeless but still a human being.” People strolling past didn’t give her even a passing glance. After 10 minutes or so, she moved on.
8:21 P.M.
As twilight gathered and the mesh of lights suspended in the trees along Church Street glittered to life, gusts of wind occasionally shook overhead banners.
At the end of Thorsen Way, as Thai in the Alley hummed with diners, Clare Nelson crouched in a corner holding a black-tipped paintbrush up to a white
metal door. Nelson was there on behalf of Arts So Wonderful, a public arts nonprofit, to beautify a quiet corner of the alley.
She had met individuals from many walks of life while painting murals, she said as she worked on a landscape of streets, buildings and vehicles.
“I love doodling cityscapes,” she said. “It’s fun for me to think about … how all of these different aspects of the human experience are forced into an environment together and supposed to interact with each other, but it’s frequently chaotic and awkward.”
Just off the marketplace, a few hundred people sat on blankets and lawn chairs in City Hall Park as the World Cup game between the United States and Paraguay kicked off, projected on a large screen. Pink clouds streaked the sky as the sun set. A cool breeze blew, and the park smelled of wet grass.
Several minutes into the game, the U.S. team scored a goal, and the crowd erupted into cheers.
On Church Street, the sound of the televised play-by-play spilled from bars and restaurants. Fans wearing soccer
jerseys packed Rí Rá, where the game played on TVs that encircled the room. The floor was sticky with spilled beer.
An American player dribbled across the screen toward the opposing goal, and the energy in the room grew. The crowd let out a collective “OOOH!” Then a Paraguayan defender kicked the ball away, and the bar patrons sighed a disappointed “Aaahh.”
In the final seconds of the first half, the U.S. scored again. Everyone jumped to their feet, clapping and yelling. A group of friends put their arms around one another and belted an American anthem: “Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong! West Virginia...”
In City Hall Park, Yuniesky Cruz was slinging Cuban sandwiches with his wife and cousin from a food cart adorned with the Cuban flag. This was only the second weekend the three Cuban immigrants had served food downtown after several years of scrimping and saving.
A customer walked up and ordered a pan con bistec, a steak sandwich. The odor of grilled onions and meat wafted from the
cart. Cruz’s wife, Mailin, handed over the sandwich, warm from the panini press.
“We’ll be out here as long as there are people,” Cruz said in Spanish.
Behind the food cart, children played in an illuminated splash pad. A group of young people stood in a circle kicking a hacky sack.
Around 11 p.m., a last-minute goal from the U.S. brought the score to 4-1. The crowd whooped.
“This is beautiful shit right here,” one man holding a beer said to his friend. “I love it!”
As the crowd packed up and people started to clear out of the park, someone spoke into a microphone: “Thank you all for being here! It’s 11 o’clock, and you’re in City Hall Park. It’s amazing.”
Three young women strolled unsteadily along Church Street after an evening in downtown bars. They walked arm in arm beneath trees festooned with white lights. Outside Insomnia Cookies, they hesitated. Inside, revelers were treating themselves to decadent ice cream cookie sandwiches.
The giddy trio decided to head home for pizza instead. “We’re ready to call it a night,” Aisha Thapaliya said.
They felt grateful to live in such a vibrant city, they said, one they hadn’t visited much while attending Middlebury College just a few years earlier. Now they live blocks from Church Street. “It’s nice to be within walking distance of everything we need,” Ellie Cady said.
12:16
A steady procession of college-age people made its way south on Church Street. One group of young women chanted “JP’s! JP’s!” over and over, though they had a dissenter.
“Devin is at Akes’!” one woman pleaded. “I have to be at Akes’!”
“Fuck that short king!” one of her friends replied, laughing. “For real, it’s JP’s.”
Akes’ Place, it turned out, was already at capacity, with nearly a dozen people lined up to get inside. The doorman, Mike Snook, sat on a barstool and beckoned the next group forward. He scrutinized an ID a young man handed him, then held the
piece of plastic o to the side and shook his head. The message was clear: Get lost, kid.
The young man with the unconvincing ID looked back at his four buddies and shrugged. “Oh, well,” he said. “To Red Square we go!”
Snook has been checking IDs for more than a year. This one was terrible, he said, sounding o ended.
“It’s 2026. We have AI. And that’s the best you’re coming with?” he said. “It might as well have been glued on!”
Lower Church Street was packed with partying people. Everyone seemed to be either with a significant other or looking for one. Several couples argued; one dispute in front of Phoenix Books appeared to be heading for a proper breakup.
12:36 A.M.
Jilib Jiblets food cart, parked on Church near Main, was ready to dish out Somali food — sambusas, goat stew, fried chicken — but had few customers.
“Bro, this is the nice time. I can relax a little,” owner Said Bulle remarked, flashing a wide grin as he took in the scene outside Red Square. “Come back closer to 2, and you’ll see. I won’t be able to talk, bro! But you’ll see how it gets.”
12:45 A.M.
Eight police cruisers and SUVs converged on City Hall Park, where a crowd of spectators lingered after the World Cup game, along with homeless people. Asked what was happening, a police o cer smiled awkwardly and said, “Sorry, I’m not mediatrained,” and walked away.
Police started questioning and detaining people on College Street. As they handcu ed a man, many of the people in the park screamed in his direction.
“Stop fighting them, Mark!” a woman clutching a backpack yelled.
“If we go back over there, they’re just going to kick our asses again,” another man cautioned the group.
A female o cer appealed to people to let o cers do their jobs.
Eventually, the crowd dispersed, and the police left. Not long afterward, the park was hopping again.
1:55 A.M.
In advance of closing time, the bars near city hall disgorged their drinkers, and many headed north up the street. Several coeds walked briskly, determined to make last call at Three Needs on Pearl Street.
“What was that about?” one girl asked a young man.
“I don’t know, but he was really out of line, right?” the man replied.
“He kept touching my shoulder, and I was like, ‘What are you even trying to do right now? Just let it be, dude!’”
Two of her friends wrapped her in a group hug, laughing.
“I fucking love you!” one of the women
Episode 770: Church Street’s Past
In the latest episode of “Stuck in Vermont,” Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger joins local historian Bob Blanchard for a stroll along Church Street to hear about its evolution. It was once a dusty dirt lane illuminated by gas lamps. roughout the centuries, horses and carriages, electric trolley cars, and buses traveled the street, named for the Unitarian Universalist church built in 1816. In the 1960s, teens cruised their cars up the paved one-way thoroughfare. e marketplace was founded in 1981, so cars have long been banned.
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exclaimed. The hugging trio listed from side to side like a ship in a storm, navigating up Church Street.
Said Bulle was right. A long line had formed at Jilib Jiblets, and a busker played a keyboard beside the cart. The post-2 a.m. food options downtown are limited, more than one person in line noted.
Across Main Street, a throng of hungry partyers showed up at Ahli Baba’s Kabob Shop.
A middle-aged man in a freshly stained white polo shirt turned to a companion who was smoking a joint.
“Do you just want to order a pizza at the Needs?”
“Nah, I’m good,” his friend replied. “I want the chicken. What time is it, anyway?”
“I gotta go, man. I gotta eat, or I’m not making it,” the man in the stained shirt said, and shu ed o .
3:03 A.M.
A man on a Harley performed a rolling burnout in the intersection at Church and Bank streets, spinning his back tire while the bike stayed in place. The tire screamed against the asphalt. Blue smoke and the odor of burning rubber wafted down the block. A passenger hopped on behind him; he revved the engine again and, this time, took off.
3:37 A.M.
At the top of Church Street, just outside Brandy Melville, Jesse Hillman jammed on a miniature electric guitar hooked up to an amp he’d plugged into a streetlight. He said he’s the front man of a band called Jesse Hillman Project Freaking Out of Control 24/7/11 Concert Series Experiences Going Down on Church Street and Every Sexy Broad Backstage After the Show. He repeated the name.
“It’s a bit long, but it looks great on a T-shirt,” he said. “Our merch guy just killed it.”
Speaking of T-shirts, he wore a notable one: It depicted a grinning skeleton emerging from a flaming abyss with a middle finger raised, saying, “OK, Libtard. Where is the clitorus [ sic ]?” He’d found the shirt discarded on a greenbelt.
Hillman lives just a few blocks away, in the Elmwood Community Shelter also known as “the pods.”
Hillman said he prefers to busk late, when passersby are more inebriated and there are fewer panhandlers. Their growing presence has made it harder for buskers to earn money, he said. He always hopes to get tips from those who like his music, but sometimes he ends up with more slices of pizza than dollars, he said.
“I can’t buy a pack of cigarettes with a piece of pizza,” Hillman said.
As Hillman spoke, a woman pushing a grocery cart with luggage and cardboard in it paused at a drinking fountain shaped like a fish. She filled a water bottle repeatedly and washed her arms and neck. And then she started arranging and rearranging the items in her cart.
“It’s more or less just missionary work between me and God, and I love the city very much, and I love the community,” Hillman continued. “And so, I’m here every night just trying to save lost souls.”
4:35 A.M.
Once the bar crowds and food trucks were gone and Hillman and his companions had left, the marketplace quieted. As the sky began to lighten, the older man who’d
made his own rain pants the previous day slept sitting up on a bench by city hall. Up the street, a few people wrapped in blankets dozed at the doorstep of Ken’s Pizza and Pub.
The woman at the top of Church Street continued circling her shopping cart, keeping vigil over her belongings. A shirtless man roamed the area, arguing with an unseen presence.
Outside Red Square, a man grunted and made weird, wordless vocalizations. He shuffled around, oblivious of his surroundings. His shorts fell down around his ankles. Then his sneakers fell off, and his shorts followed. He stumbled up the street in nothing but a T-shirt, dark socks and underwear. A man passing by on a bike noticed the discarded sneakers on the bricks, picked them up and pedaled off.
Two Seven Days reporters approached the shoeless man as he lay on his back outside Green Leaf Central, a dispensary on Thorsen Way; he had gotten his shorts back on. When asked how he was doing, he responded “Great!” He said he was waiting for the dispensary to open.
5:58 A.M.
The new day was bright. A few early risers walked their dogs on Main Street. Seagulls took to the air overhead.
Here and there lay traces of the previous day’s shoppers, sports fans and partyers. An empty vodka bottle stood upright on the bricks; a few shards of broken glass awaited the cleanup crew; and the shoeless man’s belongings — bags holding beef jerky, snacks and water — were scattered on the bricks.
A Myers garbage truck sighed its way along Bank Street and crossed over Church. Atop city hall, the bell chimed six times. ➆
England may have a good-luck charm for this summer’s FIFA World Cup: Since Joseph Fox opened the Slide In Pub in Shelburne in late March, the teams he and his close friends support have all won longawaited championships.
Fox, 29, grew up in the United Kingdom and is a fan of Arsenal Football Club. The North London team took home the English Premier League title in May after a 22-year drought. His buddies are New York Knicks and Carolina Hurricanes followers; those teams won the NBA Finals and the NHL’s Stanley Cup this month, a day apart, after 53 and 20 years, respectively.
“It’s just nuts,” Fox said, beaming and showing o his new cannon tattoo commemorating Arsenal’s win.
On June 17, as England won its first World Cup match against Croatia 4-2, the room might have had the highest concentration of English accents in the state. There were roughly 50 England fans around the bar, many wearing jerseys as they sipped beers and ate sliders.
No matter which team you’re rooting for, the pub billed as “Vermont’s first-ever soccer bar” is a good place to watch. The Slide In has 10 TVs, the smallest of which are 65 inches. Fox and his sta will show every single World Cup match, and business hours are currently based around the cup’s schedule, though they average 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. otherwise.
It seems as though every bar and restaurant with a TV — or a newly purchased projector — is showing World Cup matches this summer. Rí Rá Irish Pub on Church Street in Burlington is screening all the games and has long held the mantle as the go-to spot for soccer fans outside the once-every-four-years tournament. The Slide In’s “first-ever” claim is indicative of Fox’s soccer-first focus.
A sports bar doesn’t have to be about the food, and it’s often an afterthought. The Slide In’s quick-service menu of sliders and fries and other fried things isn’t. It’s exactly what you want to be eating while drinking a beer and watching a match. And the not-quite-full-size burgers and fried chicken sandwiches are great when that match is between meals — like at 3 p.m., the start time of the U.S.-Australia match last Friday.
The menu shows some British influence in the form of fried-fish sliders slathered in curry sauce. “But you can’t go wrong with American food,” Fox said.
The Slide In’s culinary MO is “quick, easy, with high flavor,” he continued. The six- to eight-bite sliders are sized to share, and they range from classic smashed beef to Bu alo chicken to a Spicy Nutcase, a beef patty topped with hot-chile jelly, crunchy peanut butter and pickles. Those pickles are made in-house, as are all of the pub’s sauces, dressings, spice mixes, garlic butter, pickled onions and pickled jalapeños.
Drinks are meant to be unfussy, too, Fox said. The Slide In serves several local beers and a cider on draft, as well as bottles
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Two local bagel shops shut their doors last Thursday with no prior notice. Both the Burlington and St. Albans locations of Feldman’s Bagels are now permanently closed.
At Pine Street in Burlington, the original location of what became four local shops, a sign on the door scrawled in red marker said, “I’m sorry but Feldmans has gone out of bussiness [sic].”
A brief announcement on social media confirmed: “Sorry to announce with a heavy heart. Feldmans Bagels will be closing its doors effective immediately. We would like to thank our loyal customers.” The post specified that the closure was for Burlington and St. Albans.
Father-daughter team ROY and MADDY FELDMAN opened the New Yorkstyle bagel shop at 660 Pine Street in Burlington in 2013. BOB LEONARD purchased the business in 2017, opened in St. Albans the following year, and then expanded to Shelburne and Enosburg
and cans of big-name brands — including Guinness, Heineken and Budweiser — and four house wines. The pub doesn’t have a full bar, but it o ers canned cocktails and hard seltzers.
“When you’re watching a game, you don’t want to be waiting for a drink,” Fox said. “You want to be cheers-ing on every goal that goes in, every good move that’s happened.”
Fox started in the restaurant industry at a young age. His first job was dishwashing and running drinks at a pub at age 13. His family is in the biz, and his grandfather owns a wedding venue and golf course.
“But I never wanted to be in his shadow,” Fox said. “He gave me the guidance to do something like this, but I was like, ‘OK, I’m going to go to America and do it on my own.’”
He moved to Vermont nine years ago, playing soccer for a year and a half at Vermont State University-Johnson. Fox then worked and traveled in 42 states, including stints at a luxury private jet company and as a hotel and restaurant consultant. He went back to his hometown of Essex — the one in the UK — to start a food truck in 2024. When he came back to Burlington, Fox took over the kitchen at the Saint John’s Club in the South End, where he still sells food for members.
Good luck or not, Fox certainly has the charm of an old-fashioned publican, greeting customers as they walk in the door and introducing himself to everyone in the room. His unassuming bar in the Tenneybrook Square shopping plaza could be mistaken for a strip club from the outside — maybe it’s the hot pink sign or the innuendo in the name. (“Slide In” is a dual reference to slide tackles in soccer and the sliders on its menu.) But inside, it has a family-friendly vibe more reminiscent of its predecessor, La Villa Bistro & Pizzeria, which closed in 2021.
During the England-Croatia match, the crowd ranged from toddlers to old-timers. Families watched together, along with a few Vermont Green players who were sticking to water between matches of their own.
My husband and toddler walked in as England captain Harry Kane stepped up to take a penalty kick, 10 minutes after kicko . Kane stuttered, and Croatia’s keeper, Dominik Livaković, made the save. The entire room groaned. But Livaković had moved o his goal line early, and the ref called for a retake.
The second time, Kane buried it.
If you’re worried about a slider being too skimpy, the messy box is the way to go. The crispy fried fish pieces of the Willem’s Tackle were an ample catch, and the whole pile was slathered in rich curry sauce — not spicy, but a good kick of flavor. The veggie option had chunks of falafel and breaded fried portobello mushrooms, housemade pickled onions for zing, a handful of greens and a nice tzatziki to pull it all together. Both paired perfectly with the Switchback Ale ($7.50) I was sipping.
WHEN YOU’RE WATCHING A GAME, YOU DON’T WANT TO BE WAITING FOR A DRINK.
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I asked Fox if it’s hard to root for the striker, as an Arsenal fan. (Kane is the all-time top goal scorer for Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal’s most hated rival.)
“I love Harry Kane,” Fox said, the crowd still cheering.
Fox has that sort of mentality: The bar’s welcoming for fans of Tottenham or Liverpool or whomever. More than anything, he’s a fan of the sport. And he’ll put on baseball, golf or whatever else a customer requests. The bar has a commercial streaming license, and if Fox can find it, he’ll play it. He’s opened early on a few occasions to accommodate European match times.
As the first half of England’s World Cup
match progressed, the Slide In’s kitchen got busy. Baskets of sliders and fries flew out, each passing under a yellow and blue “Believe” sign taped up as jauntily as it is in the hit soccer comedy-drama “Ted Lasso.”
My husband went with a classic order: the smashed beef slider and a Buff My Chick ($18 for two). We got fries ($7) for our toddler, which were chunky, flu y and nicely seasoned.
I chose “messy box” orders of Willem’s Tackle ($14) and the Vermont Green Bean ($14). Instead of a bun, the sliders’ ingredients were spread around over a basket of fries. (Rice and salad bowl options are also available.)
As of June 17, Giovanni Gomes had already been to the Slide In for seven World Cup matches. He was keeping track with stamps on his World Cup Passport, the pub’s way of rewarding dedicated regulars. After 10, he’ll get a free slider. Participants get a free meal up to $40 after 20 stamps, a free meal up to $75 after 30 and a free soccer jersey after 40 for the first 10 people to reach that milestone. The first five fans to watch 50 matches at the Slide In get a meal worth $150 and a free lifetime mug membership.
“I hope I get at least the jersey,” Gomes said, sipping a soda solo at the bar. The 18-year-old is from Brazil but had donned an England shirt for the day. A lifelong soccer fan, he said he didn’t expect Vermont to have a place like this to watch.
“Americans don’t really have fame for liking soccer,” Gomes said. “But people here are nice and talk to me about it.”
At first, it took a while to get customers in the door, Fox said. Specials helped — such as $5 burgers and $3 drinks for the final Premier League game of the season. That day “was absolutely packed,” he said, as was the Champions League final soon after. The first U.S. game of the World Cup, on a Friday at 9 p.m., was next level.
Fox roots for England, of course. But he’s hoping the U.S. has a deep run in the tournament “for the integrity of the pub,” he said with a chuckle. Food is 30 percent o whenever the U.S. team is playing; the further it progresses in the tournament, the more you get “fans of soccer that don’t even realize they’re fans,” Fox said.
With his luck, things are looking good: Just after the start of the second half of the England match, Fox got an alert from a sports-betting app on his phone. Declan Rice had a shot on target, the final piece in his parlay. Fox had won $720. He did a lap of the pub, high-fiving everyone in the crowd. ➆
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Falls. The Shelburne and Enosburg Falls locations later shuttered.
Leonard did not respond to requests for comment. He also owned Williston and St. Albans franchises of national chain restaurant I Heart Mac & Cheese, which he later replaced with franchises of Firehouse Subs. According to signs on the doors on Thursday, both Firehouse Subs spots are also permanently closed.
St. Albans has a new place for ice cream, and it’s all made in-house. MAD ICE CREAM, which opened the weekend of June 13 at 20 Lake Street, will serve smallbatch scoops, sundaes and milkshakes year-round.
Mother-daughter duo KAREN and MADISON BARCHOWSKI churn creative hard ice cream flavors such as My Name Is Earl (Grey Tea), blueberry cheesecake, chocolate-peanut butter, strawberry, espresso-maple chip, and Chocolate & Caramel & Pretzels Oh My.
Ingredients are local when possible,
Karen said, and most sauces and inclusions such as cookie dough are homemade, as are the waffle cones. Even the blue Cookie Monster ice cream uses naturally blue spirulina for its color.
“We believe in really clean, clean ingredients,” Karen said. “Nothing you can’t pronounce.”
The Barchowskis owned an oceanside ice cream business in Florida, Sally’s Ice Cream, for 10 years. Madison worked there from an early age, she said, and was its longtime general manager. They moved to Vermont in 2022 and bought Burlington’s Revolution Kitchen, which they ran for six months.
“We decided this is what we wanted to do,” Karen said. “We love St. Albans. It’s what we’re used to: a smaller community with a lot of small businesses.”
Mad Ice Cream will always offer a dairy-free option in its lineup — currently a mango sorbet — and gluten-free cones are available. The Barchowskis plan to rotate some of the shop’s 10 flavors in the future, once they learn which are most popular. Right now, they’re all tied, Karen said. ➆
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Back when he and Sky restarted the meals, O’Hara said, he was a stay-athome dad and had time to cook for a crowd. Subbiondo, who owns Community Supported Kitchen, a Plainfield purveyor of prepared foods, pantry staples and herbal medicines, soon joined the cooking rotation.
BY MELISSA PASANEN pasanen@sevendaysvt.com
Now, O’Hara and Sky sometimes come with their kids just to enjoy the meal. “It’s such a relief as a parent not to have to cook every night,” he said.
of the Friday-night Plainfield Farmers Market. Subbiondo will cook every week this summer while vending as Community Supported Kitchen. To juggle both, she has streamlined the menu to a bean dish with sourdough bread or rice and at least one substantial side dish made by a rotating volunteer. Potluck contributions round out the meal.
Despite her busy schedule, Subbiondo is committed to the weekly meals. As vice chair of Plainfield’s selectboard, she
A few minutes before 6 p.m. on a midspring Friday, Frances Rose Subbiondo tipped a huge pot of spaghetti tossed with tomato and donated local ground beef into a stainless-steel serving bowl and scraped extra sauce into a china bowl. She’d just wrapped up cooking for Plainfield’s free weekly community meal in the Grace United Methodist Church basement.
Nearby, the cover of a spaghetti tub bore a helpful reminder that “three big fistfuls” is the recommended serving size for the night’s main dish, given the unpredictable number of people who might show up.
Before the pandemic, community dinners took place on and off for decades in the small Washington County town of about 1,300 people, according to East Montpelier resident Ethan O’Hara. In 2024, when he was living in Plainfield, he restarted the tradition with his neighbor, Alice Sky. They have since become romantic partners.
“We wanted something that was public with free food that got our neighbors together,” O’Hara said. “Especially in the COVID aftermath, we were craving community.” More than two years later, the gatherings draw up to a couple dozen locals for a nourishing meal, with a hearty serving of connection on the side.
Older folks reported similar relief. Mac Lore of East Montpelier said he comes frequently, although he sometimes finds it hard to hear in the church basement. “It’s nice to share meals over conversation,” Lore said.
knows intimately how hard the town was hit by flooding in 2023 and 2024. Coming together “felt even more important after that,” she said.
About 25 people, preschoolers to retirees, came to the April 24 dinner, prepared by volunteers who shared prep, set-up and cleaning duty. Cash and food donations, plus small grants from community sponsors such as Hunger Mountain Co-op, help pay for ingredients.
The parade of dishes included rice, sauerkraut, braised local pork jowl and Tuscan white beans. Attendees brought vegan potato-leek soup, red pepper dip and a plate of gluten-free ginger cookies, which sat next to the donation jar.
Local music legend J. Willis Pratt wore a sparkly jacket over a T-shirt featuring his younger self playing the guitar. “I had a bit more hair then,” he remarked. Pratt lives alone. “I come for the pasta, and it’s good to hang out with people,” he said.
“I believe in a regular event. It encourages people to bring their energy and their love and make it their own,” Subbiondo said. “It gives us a chance to be with and hear from the people with whom we share this place.” ➆
Popping up from under the table, Sputnik, one of O’Hara’s 5-year-old twins, declared: “I had plain pasta, sauce pasta and a ginger cookie that I did not really like.”
A cluster of younger attendees included Jaime Hammack, Plainfield’s town clerk. Hammack, who uses they/them pronouns, said the meals are a fun way to meet neighbors beyond the office. They were chatting with a new acquaintance about playing music together. “We’re gonna make a band,” Hammack said enthusiastically.
From June through September, the free meals move to the church lawn, site
Plainfield community meals take place Friday nights from 6 to 7 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 13 Mill St., Plainfield. Free or by donation. From June through September, they are part of Plainfield Community Night, which starts at 4 p.m. and includes live music and a farmers market. Learn more on the Plainfield Farmers Market Facebook page.
ree questions for author James M. Tabor on his new book about the first transatlantic cable
BY MARGOT HARRISON • margot@sevendaysvt.com
Imagine waiting two weeks for news to cross the Atlantic Ocean. That was the fastest information could travel until 1866, when a 2,000-mile undersea telegraph cable successfully wired North America to Europe. In the words of Waitsfield author James M. Tabor, the cable was “worldchanging” — it reshaped Victorian society and kicked o the modern information age. But you may be wondering: How did they do that?
The author of two other acclaimed books about daredevil ventures — Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth and Forever on the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering’s Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters — Tabor has the answers. Published on June 1, his Lightning Beneath the Sea: The Race to Wire the World and the Dawn of the Information Age tells a thrilling story that starts with a New York paper magnate hatching a “wild and visionary scheme,” in the words of one of his investors. Cyrus Field’s dream of laying the first transatlantic cable took more than
a decade to realize, facing obstacles such as apocalyptic storms, inadequate ships, leaky and broken cables, and a grandstanding electrician who lived up to his name, Wildman Whitehouse.
Tabor starts his story in medias res with Field’s near-fatal encounter with a historic Atlantic tempest. Then he goes back to trace the project’s evolution in short chapters that are rich in cli -hangers and dramatic reversals. As compulsively readable as it is informative, Lightning Beneath the Sea will make you marvel at the heroic chutzpah of Field and his fellow Victorians next time you casually check minutes-old global news on your phone.
We asked Tabor, 78, three questions about the book.
You’ve already written books about exploring the world’s highest mountains and deepest caves. What drew you to this subject?
When I first learned about it, it was during the 150th anniversary of the cable laying, which was 10 years ago. I was working on a novel at that time, but I have kind of like
a “writer’s scanner.” It never sleeps. When I started to look at [the story], I saw that it had all the components of a really good narrative nonfiction history book. In other words, a hero and a story that everybody knows a little tiny bit about, but there’s a whole lot more to it.
What was your favorite part of researching and writing this book — or what was the hardest part?
There have been technical books written about the cable for engineers and scientists, but I couldn’t find a really good book about the man behind the project. So I started trying to get to know Cyrus Field. He didn’t do an autobiography, he didn’t write any journals, so that became a significant challenge.
The more I got to know him, the more I liked the guy. He was truly a likable guy with a good heart and a good purpose. So that was both the easiest and the hardest and the most rewarding [part], because he just deserved a lot more than he unfortunately got.
Cyrus Field might remind readers of today’s tech billionaires. What do you think?
I don’t think there is one [comparable to him] today, and I’ll tell you why. When Cyrus Field made a decision to go after the cable project, there were really two motivating things for him. One was peace on Earth, which we kind of chuckle at, but, in fact, that was consensus back in those days. If you could wire the continents for instantaneous communication, you would usher in a new era of peace on Earth. And he was also a hyper-religious guy, so I think he believed in his heart that this could really change the way people live and communicate.
He was a businessman, so he saw that anybody who controls that cable will make an ocean of money. But I think the moral component of believing that he might engender peace on Earth was valid and genuine, and I just don’t see that in any of our tech billionaires today. ➆
This interview was edited for clarity and length.
Lightning Beneath the Sea: e Race to Wire the World and the Dawn of the Information Age by James M. Tabor, W.W. Norton, 368 pages. $31.99.
Tabor discusses the book on Wednesday, July 1, 6:30-7:30 p.m., preceded by a 5:30 p.m. cocktail hour, at Town Hall eater in Middlebury. $8 includes a discount on the book.
BY KEN PICARD • ken@sevendaysvt.com
Anaïs Mitchell, the award-winning singer, songwriter and playwright who created the hit Broadway folk opera Hadestown will headline opening night of the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival on August 26. e Addison County native and Middlebury College grad returns to her alma mater to host the Vermont premiere of Hadestown: e Musical, a live-capture movie of the award-winning stage play, which begins screening nationwide on July 24. Tickets for her event at the college’s Dana Auditorium sold out last week, but there is a wait list should more become available.
Mitchell started developing her folk-opera concept album in 2006, based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. She then wrote the book, lyrics and music using a blend of blues, folk and New Orleans-inspired jazz. Following successful off-Broadway and London runs, Hadestown opened on Broadway in 2019 to huge critical acclaim. e show won eight Tony Awards that year, as well as the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical eater Album.
e film, directed by Brett Sullivan, captures the dynamism of the stage production and features the five original principal cast members.
“I couldn’t be happier that Tony and Grammy winner Anaïs Mitchell will join us for our opening night … which will pay tribute to her extraordinary imagination and success as the creator of Hadestown,” Jay Craven, the festival’s artistic director, said in a press statement.
Now in its 12th year, the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, which runs from August 26 through 30, showcases the work of more than 80 filmmakers, all of whom are first- or second-time directors. Last November, MovieMaker magazine included the annual event among the “coolest 25 film festivals in the world.” ➆
at middfilmfest.org.
BY MARY ANN LICKTEIG • maryann@sevendaysvt.com
Over three decades of making vaudeville shows, Stephanie Bass Abrams has always snuck Jewish comedy into her work. “As a Jewish artist, I feel like there’s not a separation for me, like this is my cultural heritage,” she said. But she routinely downplayed the fact that the bits were Jewish; acknowledging that, she said, would have amounted to identifying as Jewish in a sometimes hostile world.
to the airport” — and recollections from comedian Stewie Stone. “When we started, everybody did the same jokes,” Stone said. “You would do a joke; a guy would yell, ‘I
heard it yesterday!’”
Jewish comedy was so influential that it simply became known as American comedy, Abrams said, and it trickled into film and television.
Her latest work, however, celebrates the fact that it’s Jewish. A Bissel Borscht Belt — a tribute to the variety shows that played at Catskill Mountains resorts in the 1950s — promises “A Yiddish Vaudeville Extravaganza!” What this means, according to the promo: “schtick, spiel, kvetching, and cursing will have you kibbitzing, kvelling, and getting verklempt from all the meshuggaas!” e show plays Saturday, June 27, at Vermont Jazz Center in Brattleboro.
Fast-paced and lowbrow, Yiddish vaudeville featured live music, a host, a variety of acts and audience participation. Abrams has incorporated the same elements. A three-member klezmer band from western Massachusetts will open and close the show, with acrobatics, dancing, juggling and comedy sandwiched in between.
Abrams encourages audience members to arrive in ’50s resort wear for their trip back in time.
e Catskills region, 100 miles north of New York City, became known as the Borscht Belt because its resorts attracted primarily Jews, who were excluded from other vacation spots. From the turn of the 20th century through the 1970s, bungalow colonies, hotels and sprawling resorts dotted the area, peaking in the ’50s and ’60s.
Some historians call the Borscht Belt the birthplace of modern standup. Comedians who played to the resorts’ notoriously tough audiences included Sid Caesar, Danny Kaye, Mel Brooks, Henny Youngman, Lenny Bruce, Carl Reiner, Joan Rivers, Phyllis Diller, Jerry Stiller and Jerry Seinfeld.
Laugh lines were of the “Take my wife — please” variety. A 2013 segment on CBS News’ “Sunday Morning” included a clip from Milton Berle — “I just got back from a pleasure trip. I took my mother-in-law
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“Saturday Night Live” and other late-night TV shows mimic a Yiddish vaudeville format: e band plays, followed by an opening monologue and a variety of acts. Abrams, 48, of Brattleboro, is artistic director at Redfern Arts Center at Keene State College in New Hampshire. A Houston native, she has performed as a mime and contortionist. She founded Kinetic eory Experimental eatre in San Francisco in 2000 and, eight years later, a now-defunct circus school called Kinetic eory Circus Arts in Los Angeles. Two of Abrams’ circus students — siblings Fosse and Teo Lin-Bianco — are among the five variety artists in A Bissel Borscht Bissel means “a little bit” in Yiddish.) Fosse is a Las Vegas dancer and aerial rope artist; Teo is a dancer and cofounder and artistic director of Tether Dance Project in San Francisco. Joining them are Fleeky Flanco, a Greensboro hand-balancing artist and frontbending contortionist; Abrams; and Abrams’ husband, Patrick Branstetter, a piano technician, former circus artist and former member of Blue Man Group.
e klezmer band features Rachel Leader on violin, Ariel Shapiro on accordion, and Ozzy Gold-Shapiro on vocals and ukulele.
Nothing about the show is religious or political, Abrams said: “ is is purely entertainment.” Heckling is allowed, she added — as long as it’s in Yiddish. ➆
Stephanie Bass Abrams in A Bissel Borscht Belt
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A Bissel Borscht Belt, Saturday, June 27, 7:30 p.m., at Vermont Jazz Center in Brattleboro. $5-10 suggested donation. kinetictheorytheatre.com
BY ALEX BROWN • alex@sevendaysvt.com
For the BarnArts outdoor production of Dancing at Lughnasa in Woodstock, the audience faces a grassy field and a distant, ancient tree. The grass ripples behind a platform casually strung with bare-filament lights. A County Donegal cottage is drawn in tables and chairs; its garden is the grass extending from beneath the stage to our feet. Birdsong floats on the wind as eight actors walk in to embody the memories of a narrator conjuring up his childhood.
Brian Friel’s largely autobiographical 1990 play is a lyrical immersion in 1936 rural Ireland. Five unmarried sisters share a small cottage and still smaller pleasures. Maggie loves her cheap Woodbine cigarettes; Rose gobbles billberries for the few weeks they’re in season; Kate reads every word of the newspaper. They all enjoy music on the radio, but their wireless overheats and entertains them only in short, miraculous bursts. Agnes craves romance novels, and Chris, the youngest, still loves dancing. Actually, they all still love dancing, but
they’re no longer girls who can enjoy such things. Now they stretch their meager earnings to care for their much older brother, Jack, a priest returned from 25 years in an African leper colony where pagan rituals left a deeper imprint on him than Catholicism. And growing up in their midst is 7-year-old Michael, Chris’ son. Gerry, the father who walked out on them both, makes rare, unannounced visits, hoping his grin remains irresistible enough to compensate for his desertion.
Tough as conditions are in the summer that the grown-up Michael recalls as our narrator, life will worsen for these women. The play occurs inside Michael’s frame of memory, his comments delivered beside action that includes characters speaking to his 7-year-old self, who is only an imaginary presence onstage. The narration usually sets up the events we witness, but it can also leap ahead to give us a bittersweet perspective on the hopes the characters still maintain.
The BarnArts production, directed
in African customs. Killian White presents all of Kate’s righteousness and a hint of her pain, and Scott Magnuson portrays Jack’s halting search for the English words he’s lost to Swahili.
The script is subtle about Rose’s social and intellectual limitations, but Kaetlyn Collins gives her pure grins and grimaces that reveal a wild impulsiveness. Petulant or zealous, Rose always engenders warmth from her sisters. Agnes, Rose’s principal protector, has gotten them both work as cottage knitters, producing gloves for a pittance. Eleanor Reid brings intensity to the role, head down to knit but eyes secretly up to watch Gerry with silent longing.
Gerry is a born sweet-talker, and Kevin Donohue portrays him as a pretender who’s convinced himself he’s telling the truth. He wants to succeed as a traveling salesman, wants to offer Chris and Michael a future. But Gerry is only good at wishing, and all he can offer Chris is the joy of dancing in the garden. Beatrice Scott, as Chris, holds herself stick straight to fend off Gerry’s charm but finally can’t help loosening herself into his arms to dance.
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is excellent community theater. The cast tackles a nuanced play and its Irish accents and delivers evocative performances. Dancing at Lughnasa is a wonderful choice for the company’s annual outdoor show, with the setting itself supplying the lazy summer clouds to stir the viewer’s own sense of reverie.
The story portrays quiet heartache and the resolution of women who’ve failed the one great test of marrying and now pass their lives caring for each other as best they can. Through focus on the everyday, Friel’s best-known play shows memory crystallizing minor incidents into a sweeping understanding of each character’s life.
Maggie, played with thrilling, roguish energy by Kimberly Chu, is the glue of the household, smoothing over troubles with humor or doling out attentiveness when someone needs comforting. As for her own sorrows, Maggie can sink into private jealousy of a high school friend’s success, but once the wireless crackles to life, she looks up from making soda bread to pat her cheeks white with flour and release her regrets in dance.
Kate, the eldest, is a schoolteacher who has assumed the burden of financial responsibility for the family. As a devout Catholic, she takes a pride in Father Jack that shifts to humiliation as he loses his faith in favor of the unbridled emotion he found
Friel’s sketches distill people through brief moments. The narration has a watercolor’s looseness, blurring the depth of time to let simple events summarize whole lives. Jabez Hammond, as Michael, narrates dispassionately yet betrays a sweet compulsion to tell these stories, to share and preserve these people. Small incidents become wide windows into the family he remembers, and Hammond holds a gentle power over the audience.
The play is built of small gestures, just as memories fasten on small details. The firm face of Chris finally melting to Gerry’s grand talk. Kate collapsing with Maggie as she imagines Rose’s future. Michael standing inside his own memories. The whole family waiting to see how Maggie will stretch three eggs into a meal for them all, listening to her proclaim, “I’m feeling very creative tonight!”
As the wind sways a tree’s branches and the sisters’ aprons, the characters seem summoned from the narrator’s memory to come to life again in a blazing present. They live hard lives yet find dignity and the capacity for joy. The boy who grew up among them formed his memories of their courage because he felt their love, and that love flickers in his voice and seems to ride the breeze as well. ➆
Dancing at Lughnasa, by Brian Friel, directed by Dory Psomas, produced by BarnArts. Through June 28: Thursday through Saturday, 6:30 p.m., and Sunday, 4 p.m., at King Farm, 128 King Farm Road, Woodstock. Tickets transferable for shows canceled for rain. The theater provides chairs and space for picnics. $15-20. barnarts.org
BY CECILIA LUCE • cluce@sevendaysvt.com
East Corinth doesn’t tend to attract many out-of-state visitors. But of the roughly 100 crew members in town during the 2023 production of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, all but two had traveled from afar.
filmmaking can be an economic driver, especially in small towns. During the three-day shoot for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Carroll said, lots of “real, measurable capital” flowed to East Corinth businesses, including its general store, hardware store and even ski slope. In the months leading up to and after the shoot, the general store made an estimated $120,000 more than it normally would have, according to Carroll. He also highlighted a benefit beyond the economic bump: bringing communities together.
When a film crew comes to town, “it’s a big deal,” Carroll said. “People are really excited about it, and they’re so willing to help.”
One of those local filmmakers was Brian Carroll, founder of Film in Vermont, an online database that aims to connect filmmakers around the state. Working as a location site representative and videographer on the Beetlejuice sequel led Carroll to realize that while many films are set in Vermont, very few locals actually have a role in their creation. Vermont is also one of only four states without a governmentsanctioned film office.
Film projects can unite towns through job opportunities — for example, local carpenters might be hired to build sets — or organized screenings for people to see the final product.
“It doesn’t matter what side of the aisle you’re sitting on politically. Everyone loves a movie,” Carroll said.
Carroll, 41, wants to change that: He’s spearheading a new project called the Vermont Film Production Economic Impact Pilot Program in hopes of revamping the resources once provided by the Vermont Film Commission, which the state ended in 2011.
While $5,000 and $10,000 awards are small by film industry standards, they “can make the absolute difference in something getting made or not getting made,” according to Chad Ervin, president of Vermont Production Collective, the pilot program’s fiscal agent.
The pilot program, sponsored by the Koopman Fund through the Vermont Community Foundation, will award a total of $50,000 to local film productions in packages of either $5,000 or $10,000, depending on each project’s scope. Filmmakers can apply through July 21, and five to seven projects will be selected by Carroll and a committee of four other judges.
Carroll acknowledged that the awards can hardly financially support a full-length feature film, but he hopes the awardees will still be able to unleash their creativity and “make something beautiful.”
“Low-budget, short-form filmmaking has a place in the landscape of things,” Carroll said, “and not everything needs to be a $250 million Marvel movie.”
Awardees will be chosen based on their plans for benefiting local economies and their commitment to including Vermontspecific themes and locations. Carroll said the criteria is designed to encourage projects involving rural communities.
“Not every filmmaker or creative lives in Chittenden County or in Montpelier,” he said. “There’s hundreds of us in all the nooks and crannies and hills and valleys of the state.”
Through the program, Carroll intends to collect data that demonstrate how
Ervin said his production collective strives to foster collaboration among filmmakers across the state, and he hopes to continue that mission with the pilot program. He emphasized that funding is often the biggest challenge to getting a movie made. Lowering that barrier can pay big dividends, especially for smaller films.
As he put it: “You don’t have to have Spielberg coming here to make an actual impact.”
Learn more at filminvt.com and vtproductioncollective.org.
BY CECILIA LUCE • cluce@sevendaysvt.com
Hope Sullivan had been on the job as executive director at Johnson’s Vermont Studio Center for just two months when the then-39-year-old arts campus was hit by the heavy rains of July 2023. The center — a scenic cluster of artist studios and collaborative spaces neighboring the Gihon River — endured some of the most severe flooding in the state. Its Wolf Kahn Studio Building was completely destroyed.
“The scale of the devastation — the completely surreal nature of what was happening, watching the water as it was rising — was all just really a lot to take in,” Sullivan said.
Three years later, Vermont Studio Center has received Federal Emergency Management Agency flood-recovery funding to replace the Wolf Kahn building. U.S. Sen. Peter Welch’s (D-Vt.) office announced earlier this month that the center would get nearly $1.9 million, part of a $4 million FEMA package that will
also be divided among the Vermont Agency of Transportation and the Washington Electric Cooperative.
According to a press release from Welch, the funding will “support recovery, restoration, and mitigation efforts following the floods of July 2023 and 2024.”
After assessing the damage to the Wolf Kahn building, Vermont Studio Center executives realized it wouldn’t be worth investing in reconstruction, since the riverside location remains disaster-prone. According to Trevor Corp, senior director of campus operations and one of the artists who worked in the barn, floodwaters rose nearly as high as the building’s door handles.
“It’s a beautiful river, and it’s kind of an idyllic site,” Corp said, “but it also comes with a price.”
The funds from FEMA (along with roughly $2.3 million that the center independently fundraised) will go instead toward a new studio and space for artists: the Bradley Studio Complex, to be located outside the town’s floodplain.
The complex will expand on Bradley House, a preexisting building owned by the center that’s across the street from the Wolf Kahn site. The new space will contain 10 studios and other amenities for resident artists and writers. According to Sullivan, the FEMA award means the project is now fully funded. It’s slated for completion in April 2028.
Beyond the aim to foster community and creativity for residents, Vermont Studio Center is focused on sustainability goals for the new building. Corp said the center has partnered with contractors to optimize energy efficiency in the new studios, and Sullivan hopes the complex’s more secure location will help it weather climate change and future potential environmental disasters.
“We’re going for resiliency here,” Corp said.
Despite the challenges the center has experienced in recent years, Sullivan said there’s a silver lining to the flooding: “I would not have in any way understood the scale or the impact of Vermont Studio Center if not for the flood.”
The center has more than 22,000 alumni from over 100 countries, Sullivan said. Hundreds of people donated money when the destruction occurred in 2023; dozens more from the local community showed up to “grab soggy, destroyed furniture and books and artwork and just start to try and deal with the mess we had on hand,” she added.
Corp said that when the Bradley Studio Complex is complete, he hopes to include a tribute to the residents who spent time in the Wolf Kahn space. He explained that when residents complete their session at the center, they’re encouraged to leave their mark by signing their name on the doorjamb to their studio. Corp managed to salvage all the signed doorjambs from the Wolf Kahn studios and has a vision for displaying them to “bring some of that past energy into the new space.” ➆
It’s pretty clear why the third and final season of HBO Max’s “The Comeback” has flown under the radar, despite the show’s previous Emmy nominations. When a TV series takes decade-long breaks — Season 1 premiered in 2005, Season 2 in 2014 — viewers tend to forget it exists.
But the strange history of “The Comeback” also gives it a stealth advantage. In 2005, you might have dismissed it as just another cringe comedy about Hollywood’s vapidity. After all, it stars a beloved bygone sitcom actress (Lisa Kudrow of “Friends,” who cocreated the series with longtime “Sex and the City” writer Michael Patrick King) as a beloved bygone sitcom actress figuring out her next act. But when we binge all three seasons today, we rediscover “The Comeback” as a time capsule and a surprisingly poignant chronicle of the 21st century so far, for better and worse.
The deal
In the late ’80s, Valerie Cherish (Kudrow) starred on a popular sitcom called “I’m It!” — and in her own mind, she still is. In 2005, desperate to claw her way back into the industry, Valerie takes a role on a bad sitcom that comes with a fringe benefit: her own reality series, “The Comeback.” Producer Jane (Laura Silverman) documents Valerie’s ongoing humiliation by young showrunner Paulie G. (Lance Barber), who sees her as a washed-up harridan.
In 2014, with the reality TV boom in full swing, Valerie pleads with a disillusioned Jane to follow her around with cameras again. Jane agrees after Valerie scores a role playing herself in Paulie G.’s dark HBO comedy that revisits their on-set conflict.
The third season kicks o during the 2023 labor disputes that cast a grim light on the specter of artificial intelligence in Hollywood. Three years after Valerie walks the picket line (mainly for the photo op), a streamer o ers her the chance she’s been waiting for: a starring role in an old-school sitcom with a live audience. There’s just one catch, her new boss (Andrew Scott) notes nonchalantly: “How’s That?!” in which Valerie plays a lovable sixtysomething innkeeper, is conceived and written by AI.
Will you like it?
When “The Comeback” premiered, reality TV was a novelty. Today, everyone’s a bit tired of it. Accordingly, while the show’s
first two seasons were largely framed as Jane’s raw footage, Season 3 slips into a more relaxed single-camera-sitcom style. While Jane still pops in with her camera and acerbic remarks, Valerie’s now more focused on podcasting with the help of her sullen Gen Z social media manager (Ella Stiller). The new format helps the final season home in on its theme: the downfall of writers.
To grasp what a seismic shift this is in the entertainment industry, watch Season 1 — in which Paulie G. wields enormous power over his cast and writers’ room — and Season 2, in which the golden age of prestige TV grants him new artistic freedom. In Season 3, a chastened, middle-aged Paulie G. begs Valerie for a job. When the writers hired to be her sitcom’s human figureheads quit in disgust, Scott’s character replaces them with a kid (Tony Macht) whose only skill is prompting an AI program known as “Al.”
It’s a watershed moment for Valerie, a character who gets more interesting the longer we know her. Always snappily dressed, she prides herself on pivoting to stay relevant, fueled by a try-hard’s bottomless thirst for attention. Yet her brassy diction, her prized flu y mane and
her cultural touchstones betray her age — and so does her deep-rooted reverence for writers. Despite having clashed with every one of her human showrunners, she can’t stomach their replacement.
In one touching scene, the late veteran sitcom director James Burrows (playing himself) tells Valerie why he won’t work on her AI show: Comedy comes from misfits turning their “pain into jokes,” he declares. Who wants a machine’s smooth facsimile of human awkwardness?
Perhaps the viewers of “How’s That?!” — because the show becomes a hit. Or maybe they just love Valerie herself, who’s been out of style long enough to be in style again.
In its long goodbye, “The Comeback” walks a fine line between cynicism and sentiment — with, as always, some detours into slapstick. The relationship between Valerie and her adoring husband (Damian Young) is as sweet and silly as ever. Robert Michael Morris, who played Valerie’s witty hairdresser and emotional support person, died in 2017, but the show gives his character a meaningful send-o in which Valerie stops joking away her grief.
Longtime viewers will feel some of that grief as the show concludes, bookending nearly a quarter century of show-biz
history. The brave new world of AI entertainment may await, but some of us would rather linger with these characters who are all too human.
MARGOT HARRISON margot@sevendaysvt.com
“EPISODES” (fi ve seasons, 2011-2017; rentable): Matt LeBlanc, Kudrow’s costar on “Friends,” did a meta turn of his own in this Golden Globe Award-winning sitcom in which he plays himself adapting a British comedy show for Hollywood.
“THE STUDIO” (one season, 2025; Apple TV): Seth Rogen (a memorable guest star on “ e Comeback”) plays a flailing studio head who just wants to make good movies in this wicked satire.
“ENLIGHTENED ” (two seasons, 20112012; HBO Max): Another HBO Max cringe comedy that never got the audience it deserved is this Mike White (“ e White Lotus”) creation in which Laura Dern plays a self-centered Californian who returns from recovery determined to be an “agent of change.”
GIRLS LIKE GIRLS: A rural teenager (Maya da Costa) finds herself having feelings for another girl (Myra Molloy) in this adaptation of director Hayley Kiyoko’s song and book. (95 min, R. Essex)
JACKASS: BEST AND LAST: 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)
PROMISED SKY: In this Cannes Film Festival nominee from director Erige Sehiri, a Tunisian found family shelters a shipwreck survivor. (92 min, NR. Partizanfilm)
SUPERGIRL: 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)
TIME AND WATER: Sara Dosa’s documentary follows an Icelandic writer who chronicles vanishing glaciers along with personal losses. (93 min, PG. Savoy)
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, Bijou, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Savoy; 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)
THE CURRENTSHHHH A stylist faces the consequences of an impulsive decision in this Swiss-Argentine drama. (104 min, NR. Partizanfilm)
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. Essex, Majestic, Partizanfilm)
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2HH1/2 A journalist (Anne Hathaway) reunites with her one-time boss from hell (Meryl Streep) in David Frankel’s sequel. (119 min, PG-13. Majestic; reviewed 5/6)
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, Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Star, Stowe, Sunset, Welden; reviewed 6/17)
MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSEHH1/2 Nicholas Galitzine plays He-Man in a new live-action adaptation of the Mattel sci-fi adventure franchise. (132 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic)
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)
PRESSUREHHH1/2 Brendan Frazer plays Dwight D. Eisenhower in this period thriller about the 72 hours preceding D-Day, also starring Andrew Scott and Kerry Condon. (100 min, PG-13. Playhouse)
THE PYTHON HUNTHHH Xander Robin’s documentary follows an invasive python removal contest in the Everglades. (91 min, NR. Partizanfilm)
SCARY MOVIEHH With plenty of fodder for parody in current horror cinema, the long-lived comedy franchise returns to the beginning. Anna Faris and Regina Hall star. (95 min, R. Majestic, Sunset, Welden)
THE SHEEP DETECTIVESHHH1/2 Sheep set out to solve the murder of their shepherd in this mystery-comedy-family flick. (109 min, PG. Capitol, Majestic)
STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGUHH1/2 Pedro Pascal reprises his TV role as a bounty hunter adventuring with an unusual apprentice. (132 min, PG-13. Essex, 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. Catamount, 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. Majestic, Partizanfilm)
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. Bethel, Bijou, Capitol, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Paramount, Star, Stowe, Sunset, Welden)
ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU (Savoy, Sun only)
FIVE EASY PIECES (VTIFF, Wed 1 only)
FUCKTOYS (Partizanfilm, Mon only)
MAD BILLS TO PAY (OR DESTINY, DILE QUE NO SOY MALO) (VTIFF, Sat & Sun only)
MANAS (VTIFF, Sat & Sun only)
OCEAN’S ELEVEN 25TH ANNIVERSARY (Essex, Wed 24 only)
QUEER SHORTS! (Savoy, Sun only)
THE WARRIORS (Partizanfilm, Wed 24 only)
(* = upcoming schedule for theater was not available at press time)
BETHEL DRIVE-IN: 36 Bethel Dr., Bethel, 728-3740, betheldrivein.com
*BIG PICTURE THEATER: 48 Carroll Rd., Waitsfield, 496-8994, bigpicturetheater.info. Closed through April 29.
BIJOU CINEPLEX 4: 107 Portland St., Morrisville, 888-3293, bijou4.com
CAPITOL THEATER: 93 State St., Montpelier, 229-0343, fgbtheaters.com
CATAMOUNT ARTS: 115 Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury, 748-2600, catamountarts.org
CITY CINEMA: 137 Waterfront Plaza, Newport, 334-2610, citycinemanewport.com
ESSEX CINEMAS & T-REX THEATER: 21 Essex Way, Suite 300, Essex, 879-6543, essexcinemas.com
*MAJESTIC 10: 190 Boxwood St., Williston, 878-2010, majestic10.com
MARQUIS THEATER: 65 Main St., Middlebury, 388-4841, middleburymarquis.com.
PARAMOUNT TWIN CINEMA: 241 N. Main St., Barre, 479-9621, fgbtheaters.com
*PARTIZANFILM: 230 College St., Unit 13, Burlington, 276-4588, partizanfilm.org
PLAYHOUSE MOVIE THEATRE: 11 S. Main St., Randolph, 728-4012, playhouseflicks.com
SAVOY THEATER: 26 Main St., Montpelier, 2290598, savoytheater.com
THE SCREENING ROOM @ VTIFF: 60 Lake St., Ste. 1C, Burlington, 660-2600, vtiff.org
STAR THEATRE: 17 Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury, 748-9511, stjaytheatre.com
STOWE CINEMA 3PLEX: 454 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4678, stowecinema.com
SUNSET DRIVE-IN: 155 Porters Point Rd., Colchester, 862-1800, sunsetdrivein.com
*WELDEN THEATRE: 104 N. Main St., St. Albans, 527-7888, weldentheatre.com
Middlebury College Museum of Art paints a picture of 19th-century landscape artist Frederic Church’s time in Vermont
BY ALICE DODGE • adodge@sevendaysvt.com
Frederic Edwin Church is widely considered one of the most important 19th-century American landscape painters and was certainly one of the most popular. In his day, people lined up to see his expansive, dramatic canvases picturing exotic locales: Caribbean jungles, Andean volcanoes, Mediterranean ruins, Arctic icebergs. Stand in front of his 7.5-foot-wide “Niagara” and you’ll find yourself reaching for your barrel, convinced you’ll plummet over the edge.
But before he trekked the peaks of South America or piloted a rowboat o the coast of Labrador, sketchbook in hand, the Hartford, Conn.-born artist studied
surroundings closer to home. When he was just 22 and mourning the death of his mentor, eminent painter Thomas Cole, he made his first trip to Vermont. Though he never traveled farther north than New Haven, Church was enamored of the state and returned eight times during his career.
“Frederic Church in Vermont” at Middlebury College Museum of Art gathers more than 40 works by the artist, most of them summertime plein air oil studies and graphite sketches made between 1848 and 1850. A handful of finished paintings that would’ve been completed in his New York City studio during the winter months, as well as a couple of important paintings not loaned but on display as reproductions, are
then, Saunders has curated more than 30 exhibitions and conceived 20 more during his time at Middlebury.
What has been particularly satisfying about “Frederic Church in Vermont,” Saunders said, “is to find the important art narrative in my backyard.” He has traveled from Castleton to Cuttingsville in search of what brought Church to those places. Many of them don’t look so di erent today from the way they did when the artist visited more than 175 years ago. Saunders’ comprehensive timeline and extensive label texts o er visitors significant context. A handwritten letter from Church to Cole’s 10-year-old son, for instance, explains some of Vermont’s appeal: “that is the fishing.” While they convey minutiae more than majesty, Church’s studies provide a fascinating look into his process. A few, such as pencil sketches of a snapped butternut tree, plants and a cave from his 1848 trip, pay attention to the particulars of individual landscape elements as though each were a character. To these, he added descriptions such as “mossy” written on the rock wall of the cave.
Many of his sketches are mostly notes. “Sunset Over Walker Mountain” gives only a pencil ridgeline and gestural white chalk scribbles indicating clouds; on it, Church writes, “Sun just set — Light — lower part golden orange, upper, / reddish orange — Shadows warm and mottled / whole e ect glorious beyond description.”
quieter and smaller than his most famous works but still convey his flair for the spectacular.
The exhibition is the last curated by Richard Saunders, who led the Middlebury College Museum of Art for more than 40 years. Saunders, 76, retired as director last year. Though he will stay on at Middlebury through December as chief strategist in planning for the college’s new art museum, currently slated to open in 2029, the exhibition is a bookend to an illustrious curatorial career. As Saunders explained at the opening reception, the first show he curated, in 1981, was about Daniel Wadsworth — the patron who encouraged Cole to take Church on as a student. Since
Church translates that memory and others into works such as “Twilight, ‘Short Arbiter ’Twixt Day and Night,’ (Sunset)” from 1850, in which the sky’s intense glow as the sun drops below purple mountains seems to capture a split second with almost photographic attention to detail.
Other works incorporate that verisimilitude into compositions imbued with a longer time span, such as “Otter Creek, Middlebury, Vermont.” The creek runs languidly through golden-hour light, which delineates whisper-thin leaves and branches sprouting around the banks of a waterfall; thunderheads are just gathering in the pale, luminous sky.
Nearby on the wall, a similar light
falls on a very different landscape in the 1850 “Study for New England Scenery” — a little painting, 12 by 15 inches, at which Church has thrown the kitchen sink. It’s an imaginary place with four mountains, some waterfalls, a mill, a town in the distance, an outcropping of trees, a sailboat, tiny cows, a couple crossing a bridge with a wagonload of goods and their dog. Imagine an Addison County version of Peter Jackson’s Rivendell, and you get the idea. (The painting’s final 1851 incarnation, not included in the show, pares all that back, giving more space and light to a Camel’s Hump-esque peak reflected in water.)
The stars of this show are the pieces in which Church doesn’t invent a magical landscape but allows us to share his wonder at an authentic one. “On Otter Creek,” also from 1850, is one of these. It’s centered on the Gorham Covered Bridge, a wooden bridge that still stands in Pittsford.
The wall label notes that this would have been a symbol of harmony between man and the landscape. The composition reinforces that duality, with a dark foreground, including the bridge, and light mountains and sky in the distance.
The space under the bridge visually sucks you into the painting, while the structure’s rectangular geometry becomes a barrier, almost modernist against a classical backdrop. Light marries background and foreground, spilling under the bridge toward the viewer as it’s reflected in Otter Creek. A contemporary Vermonter who has seen countless covered-bridge pictures comes to this one as Church might have. We see something strange, even a little unnatural, but wholly in balance with the landscape.
This year marks the 200th anniversary of Church’s birth, which means there
Exhibits, hands-on activities, bouldering wall, outdoor games, pedal cars, sculpture park, accessible nature path
Vermont Granite Museum 7 Jones Brothers Way, Barre VT 802-476-4605 info@vtgranitemuseum.org
Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00am-4:00pm
EXPRESSIVE FIBERS: The second annual all-fiber arts exhibition of works based in traditional techniques that go beyond the everyday to express unique visions. Artistree Community Arts Center, South Pomfret, through July 19.
LOREN FISHER AND BOB WAGNER: “America the Beautiful,” photographs taken across the country, from Oregon wilderness to New York City bridges, presented in celebration of the U.S. semiquincentennial. Focus — A Vermont Gallery, Woodstock, through July 31.
‘AMERICA 250 AT SHELBURNE MUSEUM’: A self-guided tour through items from the museum’s collections of American art, folk art and material culture that speak to the nation’s 250th anniversary. Shelburne Museum, through October 25.
‘BOOK ARTS GUILD OF VERMONT RETROSPECTIVE’: An exhibition highlighting the legacy and innovation of the Book Arts Guild. Closing reception: Friday, June 26, 5-7 p.m. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, through June 26.
‘CENTENNIALS’: On the occasion of the U.S. semiquincentennial, the museum focuses on the centennials: specifically, 1876 and 1976, or the Gilded Age and the disco era, two pivotal moments in our history. The exhibition includes a multimedia installation by set designer Jeffrey Modereger and Vanish Works Experience Design. Reception: Friday, June 26, 5-7 p.m. Saint Albans Museum, St. Albans, June 26-October 9.
‘EYES AHEAD’: The gallery’s 35th annual summer show, a group exhibit of new work from Bonnie Acker, Miriam Adams, Annelein Beukenkamp, Clark Derbes, Kevin Fahey, Leslie Fry, Kate Longmaid, Elizabeth Nelson, Ken Russack, Jessica Scriver, Barbara Wagner and Richard Weis. Reception: Friday, June 26, 5-7 p.m. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery, Shelburne, June 26-August 1.
AL LARSEN: “This is not a dinosaur,” an exhibition of drawings, posters and pen-plotted paintings by the artist and musician that ask what it means to make something real in an age of endless generation. The show opens alongside Critters Encore, the first Some Velvet Sidewalk record in 29 years. Reception and album release party: Friday, June 26, 5:30-8 p.m. Champlain College Art Gallery, Burlington, through July 26. Free.
‘A VERMONT QUILT SAMPLER’: The 40th annual quilt exhibition, featuring 59 quilts from 40 towns across Vermont, from classic to contemporary. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, June 27-September 7.
DAYNA SABATINO AND MEGAN ALTEMOSE: “Pieced in Light,” a show of works in stained glass set within the historic 1890 Farm Manager’s House, bringing contemporary motifs and techniques into dialogue with the home’s Victorian interiors. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, June 27-November 29.
‘LA MIRADA BORICUA: MAKING SPACES FOR SELF-REFLECTION AND DECOLONIAL THOUGHT’: An exhibition, organized by Israel Reyes, of contemporary Puerto Rican art and the intimate and public spaces it creates for engaging with the archipelago’s colonial history, the experience of migration and diaspora, and the possibilities for a decolonial future. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., June 27-November 21.
EKPHRASTIC COLLABORATION: An exhibition representing six months of collaboration between visual artists and writers, who responded to each other’s work, together creating 84 pieces. Reception: Saturday, June 27, 3 p.m.; artist discussion, 3:30 p.m. Stone Valley Arts, Poultney, June 27-August 17.
HELEN SHULMAN AND JULIA JENSEN: “Where We Find Ourselves,” abstract paintings by the two art-
If you don’t generally equate the word “minimalism” with “fun,” get yourself to Shelburne Museum. Amid the historic buildings and picturesque gardens, you’ll find colorful aluminum outdoor sculptures by artist Carl D’Alvia, who hails from West Cornwall, Conn., and New York City. In addition to the ideals of form and volume, D’Alvia’s “liths” (as in “monoliths”) celebrate personality and sass. “Sap” flops over, bright green and reminiscent of an exhausted Gumby. “Tandem” is like a mama curve and her baby, their tummies pressed together. “Specter” references a ghost but could equally portray a wagging tongue. “Loaf” leans against the side of a barn, farmer-like. Each one reads as a monument to playfulness.
‘CARL D’ALVIA: (MONO)LITHS’
On view through October 25 at Shelburne Museum. shelburnemuseum.org
ists, both of whom speak to lived experience using gesture, color, texture and movement. Reception and artist conversation: Saturday, June 27, 3-5 p.m. Edgewater Gallery on the Green, Middlebury, June 27-July 26.
‘ALL ABOARD’: A dynamic show about all kinds of transportation, including works by 20 artists, on view in the Main Gallery. Reception: Saturday, June 27, 4:30-6 p.m. Studio Place Arts, Barre, through August 14.
CARRIE CAOUETTE-DE LALLO: “Unwanted Gifts,” a show looking back at things the artist has received or given over the years, on display in the SecondFloor Gallery. Reception: Saturday, June 27, 4:30-6 p.m. Studio Place Arts, Barre, through August 14.
MICHELE JOHNSEN: “Abstracted,” tiny mixed-media works on display in the Quick Change Gallery. Reception: Saturday, June 27, 4:30-6 p.m. Studio Place Arts, Barre, through August 7.
REBECCA PADULA: “Square Roots,” layered abstractions capturing the rhythms, seasonal shifts and beauty of life in rural Vermont. On display in the Third-Floor Gallery. Reception: Saturday, June 27, 4:30-6 p.m. Studio Place Arts, Barre, through August 14.
RONA LEE COHEN: “Carrying On,” a series of loose, mostly abstract paintings inspired by Joan Mitchell.
Reception: Saturday, June 27, 5-7 p.m. Mitchell Giddings Fine Arts, Brattleboro, June 27-August 9.
ALISA DWORSKY: “Phase Change,” works on paper and a large-scale installation that use ink, watercolor, graphite, fabric, glass and water to explore impermanence through evaporation, the passage of time, and the impossibility of preserving a moment of bloom. Reception: Sunday, June 28, 5-7 p.m. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, June 26-July 26.
‘VERMONT CELEBRATES THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE’: An exhibition of historical documents associated with the 250th anniversary, including a display developed by the Library of Congress. Vermont Supreme Court Gallery, Montpelier, June 29-July 10.
DARCIE LYNN TREDWELL: “INTERESTING,” oil, acrylic and mixed-media paintings, on view in the Milne Room. Please consult the library’s calendar for availability. Closing reception: Tuesday, June 30, noon-2 p.m. Aldrich Public Library, Barre, through June 29.
‘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, July 1-September 30.
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, Thursday, June 25, 12:30-2:30 p.m. By donation.
FREE SHELBURNE SUMMER NIGHTS: A series of free after-hours events with live music, food trucks, gallery access and family activities, featuring the Tenderbellies (June 25); Myra Flynn (July 23) and the Ray Vega Afro-Caribbean Jazz Ensemble (August 27). Shelburne Museum, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free.
LIFE DRAWING AND PAINTING: A drop-in event for artists working with the figure from a live model. T.W. Wood Museum, Montpelier, Thursday, June 25, 7-9 p.m. Free; $15 suggested donation.
ARTIST TALK: WOODY JACKSON: A discussion with the artist of his paintings of cows, including one created in celebration of the school’s 50th anniversary. Vermont Law & Graduate School, South Royalton, Friday, June 26, 3:30 p.m. Free.
PRIDE + JOY CRAFTING EVENT WITH TALVI EKIS: An all-ages art workshop to assemble a quilt made from a celebration of faces designed by the artist as part of a larger project celebrating queer joy, vitality and community through collaborative crafting. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, Friday, June 26, 5-8 p.m. Free.
ART SOCIAL: A reception for the group show “All Aboard” and solo shows by Carrie Caouette-De Lallo, Rebecca Padula and Michele Johnson. Studio Place Arts, Barre, Saturday, June 27, 4:30-6 p.m. Free.
PORTRAIT DRAWING AND PAINTING: A drop-in event where artists can practice skills in any medium. T.W. Wood Museum, Montpelier, Monday, June 29, 10 a.m.-noon. Free; $15 suggested donation.
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, June 28, 1-3 p.m. Free.
CURATOR-LED EXHIBITION TOUR: “America’s Sestercentennial,” an exploration of some of the museum’s exhibitions and key themes highlighting 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.
FIFTH ANNUAL PRINTMAKING INVITATIONAL: Seeking submissions from Vermont and New England printmakers for exhibition in a juried show from July 30 to September 6. Send three to five images of recent prints to info@twwoodgallery.org. Deadline: July 10. T.W. Wood Museum, Montpelier.
LOGO CONTEST: An invitation to submit logo designs for the co-op. Must include twin pines enclosed in a circle (the national symbol for co-ops) and embody the beauty, camaraderie and community spirit of Adamant. All mediums are accepted. For more information, or to submit a pdf of your image, email adamantcoop@gmail.com with the subject “logo contest.” Deadline: July 31. The Adamant Cooperative. Free.
‘PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE’: Seeking both magnificent pieces of art and grittier works showcasing acts of resistance and dissent — from personal artistic expression to politically engaged works, in a play on words for the U.S. semiquincentennial. The juried exhibition runs July 3 to 25. Apply at seaba.com Deadline: Saturday, June 27. The SEABA Center, Burlington. Sliding scale, from free to $20 for works selected. ➆
are a number of shows about him across the country and a general reconsideration of his impact on American art. In a recent essay for the Atlantic, Susan Tallman points out that even 19th-century critics such as Henry James were stumped searching for meaning in Church’s work. Where other Hudson River School painters such as Cole and Albert Bierstadt were overtly political, celebrating westward expansion or moralizing through allegorical scenes, Church’s canvases were often considered masterfully painted but primarily, well, pretty.
Yet with this collection of works, Saunders paints a picture of a young Church whose motivations we understand because he seems a lot like the average Middlebury student. He’s a bit at loose ends, wants to get some fishing in and, in his travels, connects profoundly with the Vermont landscape. He didn’t need an ideological project: Nurturing his affinity for nature propelled him to the extraordinary. ➆
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“Frederic Church in Vermont,” on view through August 9 at Middlebury College Museum of Art. middlebury.edu/museum
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Ruth Garbus is giving a little less of a shit these days. The Brattleboro singer-songwriter has a critically acclaimed new record out on Orindal Records titled Profound. She claims newfound confidence in herself, both as a composer and a musician — reasons to be more locked into her career than ever. Yet at the same time, Garbus revels in finally letting go.
“I’ve heard older people say that when you get older, you just don’t give a shit anymore,” Garbus, 44, told Seven Days in a recent phone interview. “I’m not all the way there yet, but I do think I’ve let go of some hang-ups and anxieties that were certainly part of my career earlier.”
Those anxieties often manifested themselves in gorgeously strange, melancholic compositions with melodies that defied simple hooks or single moods. The idiosyncratic songwriter began her music career as part of Brattleboro freak-folk collective Feathers before forming the indie-pop trio Happy Birthday in 2008, along with Kyle Thomas, aka King Tu , and her partner, songwriter Chris Weisman.
The latter band put out one album on Sub Pop before each member moved on to solo careers and other projects. Garbus has been on a creative roll in recent years, with high-water marks in 2019’s Kleinmeister; a 2023 live record, Alive People; and a wellregarded self-titled 2024 release with saxophonist Sam Gendel and drummer Phil Melanson as Earth Flower.
She’s arrived at a crucial juncture of sorts with Profound, her third solo studio album. On it, Garbus discards her imposter syndrome while cultivating her unique creative process.
Landing somewhere between indie folk and free jazz, the album features Garbus’ ethereal voice swinging from delicate falsetto to robuster, deeper tones, often within the same line. An exceedingly warm, artfully experimental and, at times, funny record, the LP reveals Garbus as a more assured musician and singer than she used to be — and, perhaps, a more confident person in general.
Ahead of her performance at Radio Bean in Burlington on Friday, June 26, and an album-release show at the Stone Church in Brattleboro on Saturday, June 27, Garbus spoke with Seven Days about the new record, taking singing lessons and why writing happy songs is hard.
Profound might be one of the most lyrically direct albums I’ve listened to in some time. I mean, the first line of the whole album is “When I
On her stunning new album, Brattleboro’s Ruth Garbus embraces her forties and treats her voice — and herself — a little better
BY CHRIS FARNSWORTH • farnsworth@sevendaysvt.com
penetrated that man, I felt just like a dog / Getting fucked is the season of the world.”
Well, it’s kind of the paradoxical combination of being more cynical but having that cynicism also double as acceptance.
It’s the flip side of the same coin. I guess I’m not beating around the bush as much?
Part of that, I think, is that I started taking medication for depression and anxiety, and, really, that was huge in every way. Musically ... I mean, there are a few songs on Profound that are basically me just going, “Yay!”
harder to write a happy song, you know?
At least one that actually feels engaging.
But on this record, there was real intention. I was happy, I wanted to write a happy song, so getting to actually express that part of myself in the world felt really, really good.
Does some of that happiness come from confidence? Your voice sounds incredible on this record. I read that you started taking classes online with the School of Song and studied with vocal coach Junko Watanabe at the Brattleboro Music Center.
awesome coach, Jim Anderson, before continuing with Junko. I was at this place where my voice felt really weak to me, and I didn’t feel I was able to express myself fully. My voice sounded high and light, and I didn’t feel like that was who I am. I wanted to project and feel stronger.
The School of Song thing was really about getting better at writing on the piano. Most lessons build on a classical basis — and my mom is a piano teacher, so I knew that. But really, I just wanted to be able to write a fucking song on the thing!
I think the confidence also comes from playing with Nick [Bisceglia, guitar] and Elie [McAfee-Hahn, keys], my band. We basically recorded the album as a live band, which I’ve never really done before.
You tracked Profound with Kyle omas, aka King Tuff, at his home studio in the Northeast Kingdom. You and omas go way back. How did that relationship affect the recording of the album?
I just know Kyle so well. What he values aligns with what I value, so my trust in him is huge. Working on quarter-inch tape — I’m not necessarily a gear person, but the record has this raw combination of lo-fi and hi-fi that I just love. You’re trying to fit all this sound on a tiny strip of tape. I used two-inch tape on Kleinmeister, for comparison. But recording those sounds on incredible microphones, it just does really interesting, cool sonic things.
And you tracked the record on the same TASCAM tape machine that you and Kyle made the Happy Birthday and Feathers records on, correct? Absolutely! Which was wild. I think those kinds of restraints, along with just feeling so comfortable with Nick and Elie as a band, helped give the record this kind of delightful slowness. There’s a lot of space. It breathes.
It’s great to have a producer like Kyle, someone who is so e ortlessly motivated. I have a hard time getting stu done, even when it’s music. I’m not like Picasso, where if I don’t paint, I won’t survive — that is not my relation to music. Someone like Kyle, or my partner, Chris, they’re so driven. They practice and write all the time, work on artwork or putting together tours, all without someone telling them they have to do it. But that’s proven almost impossible for me. I need outside motivators to get me going, and Kyle is amazing at that.
It’s exciting to be happy! It is! I’ve always just found it so much
I actually started taking vocal lessons before I made Kleinmeister , with an
For every breakout band that captures some moment of zeitgeist and goes on to become a cultural institution, there’s often a much more obscure, cooler underground band that inspired them. Just ask NINE INCH NAILS about SKINNY PUPPY, or talk to the STROKES about JONATHAN FIRE*EATER
It’s hard to find a better example of a highly influential yet overlooked band than SOME VELVET
SIDEWALK. Formed in the late 1980s by guitarist and vocalist AL LARSEN and the late ROBERT CHRISTIE on drums, and featuring eventual members of BIKINI KILL, the Olympia, Wash., band’s sound encompassed the anarchic noise of post-punk with minimalist melodies and Larsen’s poetically obtuse lyrics. The project lasted for the better part of a decade and counted NIRVANA’s KURT COBAIN among its biggest fans. Some Velvet Sidewalk initially called it quits in 1997 after releasing The Lowdown EP on their longtime label, K Records. Larsen didn’t stop making music, playing in the POLAR BEARS and MELTING IGLOO and releasing solo albums such as 2005’s The Hardline According to Danny & the Dinosaur. He relocated to Burlington in 2011 and became the director of the Creative Media BFA
program at Champlain College, thinking he’d left music behind for the life of a conceptual artist.
“It seemed like that thing, those people, that time, were over,” Larsen said by phone from his o ce at Champlain. But one day he was reminiscing about Some Velvet Sidewalk and realized it would be fun to get the band back together.
So Larsen called up drummer DON BLAIR, who played on the majority of the Some Velvet Sidewalk releases, and the project was reborn. “It was a pretty simple kind of decision,” he said.
They recorded a new album titled Critters Encore, which drops on Friday, June 26 — the same day Larsen debuts a solo art exhibition at the Champlain College Art Gallery titled “This Is Not a Dinosaur.”
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“The art show is quasiretrospective,” Larsen said. “There is ephemera and art I did in the ’90s, but there’s more recent pieces as well, inspired by Critters Encore.”
The two projects inform and converse with each other, according to Larsen. “What is a song? Well, it’s words put to music, but those words can become their own art, their own symbols,” he said of the correlation between his music and conceptual art.
The album will be played at the art opening, making it a release show of sorts.
The di erences between putting an album out into the world in 2026 versus 1997 took Larsen by surprise, he admitted.
“We never worried about making videos or social media or anything like that,” he said after a rueful laugh. “Maybe we were just slackers back then, I don’t know ... but all we really cared
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I’VE ALWAYS JUST FOUND IT SO MUCH HARDER TO WRITE A HAPPY SONG.
do you view the scene in Brattleboro currently?
You mentioned that earlier in your career, you had to deal with imposter syndrome.
Oh, I still deal with that shit! [Laughing.] I want to be clear on that, for anyone reading: That doesn’t necessarily go away.
But you seem to have at least largely put that fear to the side. is sounds like an album made by someone who knows not only how but why they make music.
It’s funny. I have a friend named Ron Schneiderman; he was in the band Sunburned Hand of the Man. When I was in my twenties and just starting, we’d get stoned and just jam; it was a huge part of my musical development. And I remember one time, years later, I went up to him and told him, sort of earnestly, “Hey! I finally realized that I’m a musician!” And he said, “You’ve said this to me, like, three times over the last 15 years, Ruth.”
I’m like a fucking goldfish, I can’t remember anything! But I think I’ve been coming to that realization for a long time.
I don’t think I used to consider this my destiny, but more like a hobby I could engage with, and that felt safer. But making the last few albums, doing the Earth Flower project and Alive People, as well as getting on medication, I can tell something has changed. I know I’m a musician, and I’m doing what I’m meant to do. And I need to do it to feel fulfilled, for sure.
You’ve been a big part of the Brattleboro music scene for decades. at scene seems to be flourishing with an eclectic array of artists, from THUS LOVE to Ordh to BLUE DISH to your partner, Chris Weisman. How
Don’t forget the People’s Coalition of Tandy! They’re a great music collective and record label based in Texas, but they’re in Brattleboro now, too. They’re doing amazing things and are a really big part of what’s going on in town right now. It’s funny, though. In general, I don’t totally know what’s going on in Brattleboro. I have my group of musical pals, and there’s a lot of music made by younger, cooler, notmiddle-aged people. But I think I maybe aged out of being cool enough to know?
I don’t go to the Buoyant Heart or to Midnight’s, where I think a lot of that music is happening. Those places are kind of what I think we had with the Tinderbox, in the early 2000s. Kyle [Thomas] and I had a huge room there called Vegetable Street, where we’d rehearse with Happy Birthday and Feathers. There were tons of bands; we were all on top of each other. But rent was so cheap. Now, that space would cost thousands of dollars a month to rent.
You’re just out there being the experienced, elder presence in the scene.
I know. It’s so weird how quickly that happens. ➆
This interview was edited for clarity and length.
Ruth Garbus Trio & Benny Yurco, Friday, June 26, 7 p.m., at Light Club Lamp Shop in Burlington. $15 in advance; $20 day of show. Ruth Garbus Album Release Show with LUCY & Julie Bodian, Saturday, June 27, 8 p.m., at the Stone Church in Brattleboro. $ 18.99-25.
Profound is available on major streaming services and at ruthgarbus.bandcamp.com.
WED.24
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.
Bo Malcolm, Blue Ranger, Emerald Ground Water (indie) at Monkey House, Winooski, 7:30 p.m. $15.
Dobbs’ Dead (Grateful Dead tribute) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7 p.m. $10.
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.
Old Saw, Wren Kitz, Echoes (indie) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 8 p.m. $10/$15.
THU.25
Brandon Terzakis Trio (jazz) at Stowe Cider, 6 p.m. Free.
Summer Concert Series on the Patio (live music) at Folino’s Pizza, Williston, 6 p.m. Free. Greenbush (jazz) at Red Square, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.
Just Us (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 6 p.m. Free. Lincoln Sprague (jazz, blues piano) at Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free.
Living Hour, Peddle, Neato (indie rock) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15.
Marc Gwinn & Dee Davis (covers) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 8 p.m. Free.
Papa Michigan, Carlton Livingston (reggae) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 6 p.m. $18/$22.
Peter Mulvey & Jenna Nicholls (folk) at the Stone Church, Brattleboro, 8 p.m. $31/$36.
Souled American, Ariel Zevon (alt-country) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $26.68.
Stephane Wrembel Quartet (jazz, swing) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7 p.m. $25/$30.
Summer Concert Series (live music) at Maple Tree Place, Williston, 6 p.m. Free.
Three Piece Meal (jazz, soul) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 11 p.m. $10.
Troy Millette (singer-songwriter) at Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling, Essex, 6 p.m. Free.
FRI.26
Ali T, Jesse Taylor (singersongwriter) at Shelburne Vineyard, 7 p.m. Free.
Baby Fearn (indie pop) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.
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Canadian indie-rock outfit LIVING HOUR are masters of “yearn-core,” a subgenre of their own invention combining ethereal folk and fuzzed-out jangle rock. On its fourth LP, Internal Drone Infinity, produced by Jay Som’s Melina Duterte, the band crafts a sonic portrait of its hometown of Winnipeg laden with dark atmosphere and bursts of noise that filter in like sunlight through a window. Living Hour perform at Radio Bean in Burlington on Thursday, June 25, with two Burlington outfits: shoegazers
PEDDLE, who are celebrating the release of their new album, Six Weeks Without Water, and indie rockers NEATO
Caitlynne Curtis, Troy Millette (singer-songwriter) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $20. Dancing in the Streets: Local Strangers (Grateful Dead tribute) at the Skinny Pancake, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.
Dave Mitchell’s Blue’s Revue (blues) at Red Square, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free.
Dead Man Strumming (Grateful Dead tribute) at River Roost Brewery, White River Junction, 5 p.m. Free.
Hannah Cohen, Lily Seabird (singer-songwriter) at the Stone Church, Brattleboro, 8 p.m. $25/$31.
Hokum Happy Hour (Americana, comedy) at Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5.
Hollyy, MOMDAD (rock) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9:30 p.m. $15.
Jamie Hughes (acoustic) at Gusto’s, Barre, 6 p.m. Free.
Live Music and Hot Pizza at Wood-Fired Fridays (music series) at the Clubhouse Grille, Jay, 5 p.m. Free.
Low Lily, Dan Bui (folk) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7:30 p.m. $20/$25.
Matthew “Lobo” Willis, Earle Provin (acoustic) at Poultney Pub, 6 p.m. Free.
Missisquoi River Band (bluegrass) at Dick Wright Public House, Franklin, 6 p.m. $10 suggested donation.
Monachino, Jarrett & Stats (folk, Americana) at Hugo’s, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free.
Nowhere Washington (rock) at Bent Nails Roadhouse, Middlesex, 8:30 p.m. Free.
Plattsburgh Punks Present: Robbery, Lake City All Stars, Champlain Shoregasm, Skidmark (punk) at 14th Star Brewing, St. Albans, 8 p.m. $10.
Ras Bennett, Black Axe, Gnar Wars, Chartarum, Gnarred Off (metal) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 9 p.m. Free.
Ruth Garbus Trio, Benny Yurco (indie) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 7 p.m. $15/$20.
The Sara Whitehair Band (funk, soul) at the Alchemist, Stowe, 4 p.m. Free.
Sibling Reverie (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 5 p.m. Free.
Sticks & Stones (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 9 p.m. Free.
WiseAcres, Rose Asteroid, Clive (rock) at Monkey House, Winooski, 7:45 p.m. $5/$10.
Zero Crossing (electronic) at Community of Sound, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.
SAT.27
The Bad Plus (jazz) at the Mill, Westport, N.Y., 7 & 9 p.m. $50.
Blackwolf (psych rock, jam) at Hugo’s, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free.
Dead Men Strumming (Grateful Dead tribute) at Shelburne Vineyard, 6 p.m. Free.
Deer Tick, Neato (indie rock) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $29.50.
Dex Leatherman (acoustic) at Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling, Essex, 2 p.m. Free.
Eddie 9V (rock, soul) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $15.
Funk & Friends Hosted by the Funky Diabetic, David Chief, Big Homie Wes (hip-hop) at Monkey House, Winooski, 9 p.m. $10.
George Nostrand (acoustic) at Poultney Pub, 6 p.m. Free.
The Harley Brown Band (rock) at the Old Post, South Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.
Los Lorcas (folk) at the Den at Harry’s Hardware, Cabot, 7 p.m. Free.
Michael WIlbur, DJ Aims (dance, groove) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 8 p.m. $20.
Mike MacDonald (singersongwriter) at Stowe Cider, 4 p.m. Free.
Mitch & Devon (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 5 p.m. Free.
ok commuter (rock) at 1st Republic Brewing, Essex, 6 p.m. Free.
Queer Takeover (indie, DJ) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 7 p.m. $10/$15.
Ruth Garbus, LUCY, Julie Bodian (indie) at the Stone Church, Brattleboro, 8 p.m. $18.99/$25.
Seventeen Strings (folk, bluegrass) at Jericho Café & Tavern, 7 p.m. Free.
Troy Millette (singer-songwriter) at Switchback Beer Garden & Smokehouse, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free.
Two Towns (folk, pop) at the Alchemist, Stowe, 4 p.m. Free.
Violet Crimes, Robbery, APE, Dead Street Dreamers (punk) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 9 p.m. Free.
The Wormdogs (bluegrass) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.
SUN.28
Bluegrass Brunch (bluegrass) at Madbush Falls, Waitsfield, noon. Free.
Carl Goulet, Sandiland & Vincent (folk) at Stage 33 Live, Bellows Falls, 3 p.m. $10.
Chad Hollister Acoustic Quintet (folk rock) at the von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort Concert Meadow, Stowe, 4 p.m. $10/$35.
Oh The Humanity, Little Low, Milk St., Dead Street Dreamers, Doom Service (punk) at 1st Republic Brewing, Essex, 7 p.m. $10.
Seth Yacovone (acoustic) at the Alchemist, Stowe, 4 p.m. Free.
Sister Wife Sex Strike, Dusty the Kid, Marxist Jargon (folk, punk) at the Stone Church, Brattleboro, 7 p.m. $18.99/$25.
Sunday Brunch Tunes (singersongwriter) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 10 a.m.
Sunday Funday! Surf and Wine (surf rock) at Standing Stone Wines, Winooski, 5 p.m. Free.
The Swongos, the Tsunamibots (surf rock) at Standing Stone Wines, Winooski, 5 p.m. $10.
Wine & Jazz Sundays (jazz) at Shelburne Vineyard, 5 p.m. Free.
MON.29
Burwick & Budney (rock, soul) at Ripple, Randolph, 7 p.m. Free. Kamasi Washington (jazz) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $45.
TUE.30
Aurelia Anne Cohen (singer-songwriter) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 7 p.m. $10.
Big Easy Tuesdays with Jon McBride (jazz) at the 126, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.
Bluegrass Jam (bluegrass) at Poultney Pub, 7 p.m. Free.
Dead Is Alive with Dobbs’ Dead (Grateful Dead tribute) at Einstein’s Tap House, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15.
The Dip, Tre. Charles (R&B) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $25.
Honky Tonk Tuesday with Wild Leek River (country) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $10. Keep Flying, Mr Doubtfire, SKROM (punk) at Burlington Odd Fellows Hall, 7 p.m. $10.
WED.1
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.
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.
Lara Cwass Band (jam) at the Old Stage at the Double E, Essex, 5 p.m. Free.
Nic Panken, A Box of Stars, Vega (indie) at Monkey House, Winooski, 7 p.m. $10.
about was making the record, putting it out, going on tour. There’s just a lot of busy work surrounding it all now.”
Some Velvet Sidewalk’s relative obscurity gave Larsen a sense of freedom when it came to releasing new music. “We took all our music off streaming years ago, and we were never really well known to begin with,” he said. “So I felt like, if we write some new songs, for all you know it was on our fourth record.”
Larsen isn’t sure what the future holds for the band after almost 30 years of being inactive. But he said some shows are in the works, both in Vermont and elsewhere.
“I like to tell people we were a mythical band,” Larsen said of the band’s legacy. “That’s not the same as saying you were legendary! Mythical? What’s that mean? Well, you probably missed us. Mythical. That sounds good.”
Burlington singer-songwriter LILY SEABIRD announced a new LP titled Lightspheres on Their Way, due out September 4 on Lame-O Records. To celebrate the imminent new arrival, Seabird dropped an advance single, “Election Day,” with an accompanying music video. It’s one of the heavier, more alt-rock-influenced tracks she’s recorded, fitting the overall political bent of the tune.
“I wrote this song on Election Day, which works as a great metaphor for this in our current political climate, but this song is not about voting,” Seabird told music blog BrooklynVegan.
“Election Day” is streaming on major services now. Watch the video on YouTube.
Safety Pin Shows and the folks over at Burlington Odd Fellows are back with
another Odd Fest. The one-day indie rock and punk festival goes down this Saturday, June 27, at the Odd Fellows’ Queen City Lodge on North Avenue, with the first of 10 bands kicking off around noon.
Seattle’s SISTER WIFE SEX STRIKE and Montana’s DUSTY THE KID co-headline. A choice selection of local acts rounds out the bill, including DOGFACE, BRUNCH, PAPER CASTLES, the EYETRAPS, DOOM SERVICE and more.
The all-ages and substance-free event doubles as a benefit for the North End Food Pantry. For more information and to get tickets, visit burlingtonoddfellows. com.
Finally, the Vermont scene is mourning the loss of singer and guitarist DENNIS WILLMOTT, who died on June 14 at the age of 80. Willmott was best known for forming the band LEFT EYE JUMP with guitarist DAN WHALEN in 1997. The group was a fixture at Red Square in Burlington for years and featured a rotating cast of some of the area’s best blues musicians, including JEFF SALISBURY, BILL MULLINS, DWIGHT RITCHER and KENNY BLECKLEY
Willmott also cofounded the Vermont Blues Society in 2018 with his wife, MARIAN, along with SANDY COMBS and BLUES FOR BREAKFAST’s CHARLIE FRAZIER Announcing Willmott’s death on social media, the group remarked on how he “dedicated his life to the music he loved.”
“There is an irreplaceable hole left in the heart of the Vermont Blues scene and we will all miss him,” the post concluded. Friends and bandmates gathered at Red Square last Saturday to pay tribute to Willmott and Left Eye Jump. A memorial service is planned for later in the summer.
Rest in peace, Dennis.
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Tortoise, BASIC (indie rock) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $30.
WED.24
DJ Chaston (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 11 p.m. Free.
THU.25
DJ Two Sev, JP Black, Chaston, Calvin (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.
irsty ursday (DJ) at Rí Rá Irish Pub & Whiskey Room, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.
Vinyl Night (DJ) at Poultney Pub, 6 p.m. Free.
Vinyl ursdays (DJ) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.
FRI.26
DJ Taka (DJ) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 11 p.m. $10/$15.
DJ Two Rivers (DJ) at Gusto’s, Barre, 9 p.m. Free.
DJ Two Sev, Ron Stoppable, Eli, Aidan (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.
Ecstatic Dance Vermont (DJ) at Capital City Grange, Berlin, 7 p.m. $10 donation.
Friday Night at Specs (DJ) at Specs Cafe & Bar, Winooski, 7 p.m. Free.
SAT.27
DJ Jace Steele (DJ) at Gusto’s, Barre, 9 p.m. Free.
e Kwame Vibe (DJ) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 9 p.m. Free.
Mr Cheng, DJ Aras, Raul (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.
TUE.30
Bashment Tuesday (DJ) at Akes’ Place, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.
WED.1
DJ Chalango, DJ Tarzana Salsa Night (DJ) at Hugo’s, Montpelier, 8 p.m. Free.
WED.24
Lit Club (poetry open mic) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.
Open Mic (open mic) at Poultney Pub, 7 p.m. Free.
THU.25
Open Mic (open mic) at the Whammy Bar, Calais, 7 p.m. Free.
SUN.28
Olde Time Jam Session (open jam) at the Den at Harry’s Hardware, Cabot, noon. Free.
VT Synth Society Meetup (synth open jam, discussion) at Community of Sound, Burlington, 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.
MON.29
Fighting Game Community Biweekly with WNFC (gaming) at Lumière Hall, Burlington Beer, 4 p.m. $5.
Retro Game Night (gaming) at the Den at Harry’s Hardware, Cabot, 6 p.m. Free.
Trivia Monday (trivia) at Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling, Essex, 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.30
DEER TICK’s new album, Coin-O-Matic, is inspired by local lore from their native Rhode Island. The title refers to a cigarette vending machine company used as a front by the ruthless Patriarca crime family during its Providence heyday. Weaving real-life vignettes and fictional storytelling with artfully rendered indie-rock compositions, the band sketches a grittier era of the Renaissance City when blue-collar workers and mobsters lived side by side, evoking universal humanity from a very specific time and place. Deer Tick play the Higher Ground Ballroom in South Burlington this Saturday, June 27, with local indie rockers NEATO
MON.29
Monday Night Open Mic (open mic) at Pearl Street Pub, Essex Junction, 6 p.m. Free.
TUE.30
Doug’s Open Mic (open mic) at Two Heroes Brewery & Public House, South Hero, 6 p.m. Free. Open Mic (open mic) at Monkey House, Winooski, 7 p.m. Free.
WED.1
Open Mic (open mic) at Poultney Pub, 7 p.m. Free. e Ribbit Review Open Mic & Jam (open mic) at Lily’s Pad, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.
WED.24
Challenge Wheel (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5. Jordan Jensen (comedy) at Flynn Main Stage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $38.36-$63.52.
Standup Open Mic (comedy open mic) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.
THU.25
Myq Kaplan (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. $25.
FRI.26
Hot Priest Sketch Show (comedy) at Montpelier Performing Arts Hub, 7:30 p.m. $15/$20.
Myq Kaplan (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. $25.
SAT.27
Winner’s Showcase (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. $25.
TUE.30
All at Jazz Open Mic Comedy (comedy) at the 126, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.
WED.24
Dads’ Night Out: Trivia Night (trivia) at Colatina Exit, Bradford, 6:30 p.m. Free.
Karaoke Friday Night (karaoke) at Park Place Tavern & Grill, Essex Junction, 8 p.m. Free.
Karaoke in the Alley (karaoke) at Red Square, Burlington, 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. Free.
THU.25
Country Line Dancing (line dancing) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7:30 p.m. Free.
Karaoke (karaoke) at Gusto’s, Barre, 8 p.m. Free.
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 (trivia) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6 p.m. Free.
Trivia Night (trivia) at 1st Republic Brewing, Essex, 6 p.m. Free.
Trivia Night with College (trivia) at Bent Nails Roadhouse, Middlesex, 7 p.m. Free.
FRI.26
Boogie Bingo (bingo, DJ) at the Alchemist, Stowe, 5 p.m. Free.
Karaoke Friday Night (karaoke) at Park Place Tavern & Grill, Essex Junction, 8 p.m. Free.
Karaoke with DJ Big T (karaoke) at McKee’s Original, Winooski, 9 p.m. Free.
Karaoke with Lucy Goosey (karaoke) at Afterthoughts, Waitsfield, 9 p.m. Free.
Late Night Karaoke with Owen Leavey (karaoke) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 11:59 p.m. $10.
Supernova: I Choose You Hosted by Lizzie Murderz! (drag, burlesque) at Standing Stone Wines, Winooski, 7:30 p.m. $15.
SAT.27
Karaoke with DJ Vociferous (karaoke) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 9:30 p.m. Free.
Taproom Trivia (trivia) at 14th Star Brewing, St. Albans, 6:30 p.m. Free.
Trivia Night (trivia) at Gusto’s, Barre, 6:30 p.m. Free.
Trivia Tuesday (trivia) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free.
WED.1
Queeraoke with Goddess (karaoke) at Standing Stone Wines, Winooski, 9 p.m. Free. Venetian Vaudeville Revival (variety show) at Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15.
SUN.28
Family-Friendly Karaoke (karaoke) at Old Soul Design Shop, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 5 p.m. Free.
Good Time Line Dancing with Jenna (line dancing) at Afterthoughts, Waitsfield, 6 p.m. Free.
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. Free. ➆
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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.
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: Inspired by an Italian social ritual, locals take to the streets for a communitybuilding stroll of the pedestrian promenade. Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.
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.
BOOKMARK STITCH-IN: Local members of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America create custom bookmarks using a variety of needlework techniques while patrons pick out one to take home. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10 a.m.-noon. 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. Free.
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ANNUAL MEETING & SUMMER
BLENDER: The Vergennes Partnership Board of Directors invites interested neighbors to a “Year in Review” presentation complete with mingling, inn tours, delicious bites and prizes from local businesses. Strong House Inn, Vergennes, 5-7 p.m. Free; cash bar.
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.
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.
See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.
‘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. Brookfield Old Town Hall, 7 p.m. Free; donations accepted.
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Diana Whitney leads at-home participants in gentle stretches supported by seats. 10 a.m. Free.
‘NEW CLOTHES’: Brattleboro theater group Vermont Suitcase presents its locally made comedy following a pair of swindlers who trick an emperor out of his gold by posing as fashion designers. A discussion with the filmmakers follows. New England Youth Theatre, Brattleboro, 7 p.m. Free.
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.
COMMUNITY COOKING:
Helping hands join up with the nonprofit’s staff and volunteers to make a yummy meal for distribution. Pathways Vermont Morgan’s Place Peer Support Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free.
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.
MARKET ON THE GREEN: Shoppers feast their eyes on fresh produce, prepared foods and artisanal goods while tuning in to live local music. Woodstock Village Green, 3-6 p.m. Free.
CHAIR YOGA: Waterbury Public Library instructor
REAL TALK ABOUT SEX: ‘TRANSCENDENT OR PSYCHEDELIC SEX’: A monthly Zoom gathering facilitated by certified sexuality educator Sarah Goodrich allows for frank, respectful conversations about the topic. 7-8 p.m. Free; preregister.
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.
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: Lunch breaks transform into global conversation circles as participants hone their multilingual abilities. See kellogghubbard.org for details. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon. Free.
PARLIAMO ITALIANO: The Vermont Italian Cultural Association hosts an evening for speakers — both beginner and native — to practice the language of love. Pearl Street Pizza, Barre, 5-8 p.m. Free; preregister. lgbtq
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.
music
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.
the humor, struggles and resilience of working-class women in 1960s Montréal. The Studio, Segal Centre for Performing Arts, Montréal, 7:30 p.m. $30-50.
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.
‘YOUR PODCAST, YOUR WAY’: Creative voices ready to start a new audio project map out conceptual frameworks at this seminar designed to turn ideas into reality. The Media Factory, Burlington, noon. Free; donations accepted; preregister.
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.
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.
‘REVOLUTION TO REFLECTION: LIVE ON THE BRATTLEBORO WORDS TRAIL’: Local performers engage with audience members as the historical figures they portray in the “Brattleboro Words Trail” exhibit, including commune leader John Humphrey Noyes and author Rudyard Kipling. See calendar spotlight. Amtrak train station, Brattleboro, 6-8 p.m. Free.
‘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 music legend. Weston Theater at Walker Farm, 2 & 7:30 p.m. $61-89.
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SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: THE SWINGIN’ SEVEN: A Burlington band plays hits from the Great American Songbook while listeners enjoy their lunch outdoors. Burlington City Hall Park, 12:301:30 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.
‘DI SHVEGERINS’: Performed in Yiddish, Michel Tremblay’s groundbreaking play captures
Books, Burlington, 7 p.m. $3; preregister.
SILENT READING PARTY: Waterbury Public Library invites bookworms to engage their senses with a good book, a meadow of fragrant flowers and harp music played by Judi Byron. BYO chair or blanket. The von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort, Stowe, 5:30 p.m. Free.
FRIENDS OF THE ATHENAEUM MEETING: Interested folks link up with a volunteer group that promotes the library’s resources and services, provides hospitality for programs and events, and helps with fundraising efforts. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 9:3010:30 a.m. Free.
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.
VERMONT LIBRARY
STORYTELLING EVENT:
Community members grab the mic to spin true personal tales ranging from humorous to heartfelt. Light refreshments provided. New Haven Town Hall, 6 p.m. Free.
crafts
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. Materials provided. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 2-5 p.m. Free.
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.
DEBORAH LEE LUSKIN: An author launches a new edition of her 2010 novel, Into the Wilderness, about an unlikely pair of outsiders falling in love despite their political differences. Phoenix
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.
COMMUNITY SCIENCE KICKOFF: Calling all curious minds! The center launches a new program with a guided caterpillar count on
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the land. Smokey House Center, Danby, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister.
etc.
25TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION:
Foodies and families ring in the Jericho Farmers Market’s milestone with live music, face painting and a massive cake. Mills Riverside Park, Jericho, 3-6:30 p.m. Free.
RESCUE BREW BEER LABEL
UNVEILING: North Country Animal League hosts revelers for a celebratory toast of the winners of this year’s photo competition. Rock Art Brewery, Morrisville, 5 p.m. Free; cost of food and drink.
fairs
SHELBURNE SUMMER NIGHTS: The museum opens its exhibits to one and all while the lawn overflows with local food vendors, games and live music. Shelburne Museum, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. 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.
‘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.
‘SHARK KINGDOM 3D’: A highstakes investigation into the underwater realm reveals how humanity’s future hinges on 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.
‘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.
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.
CHESS FOR FUN: Players select an opening gambit, go on the attack and protect their king. Cobleigh Public Library, Lyndonville, 5-8 p.m. Free.
DUPLICATE BRIDGE GAMES: Snacks and coffee fuel bouts of a classic card game. Burlington
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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 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.
Vermont history comes to life in “Revolution to Reflection: Live on the Brattleboro Words Trail” on the town’s Amtrak train station lawn. The interactive performance enhances the unveiling of a new permanent exhibit of ceramic portrait medallions by artist Cynthia Houghton — and nods to the country’s highly anticipated semiquincentennial. Personalities portrayed in the exhibit, including writers Rudyard Kipling and Robert Frost, step off the wall and into modernity as local actors lend voice and shape to luminaries whose stories span 250 years of the American experience.
‘REVOLUTION TO REFLECTION: LIVE ON THE BRATTLEBORO WORDS TRAIL’
Wednesday, June 24, 6-8 p.m., at the Amtrak train station in Brattleboro. Free. Info, brattleborowords@gmail.com, brattleborowords.org.
MAGNATILE MASTERPIECES: Future architects ages 3 and up build imaginative creations with magnetic toys. Fletcher Free Library New North End Branch, Burlington, 10-10:45 a.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.
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.
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.
‘UNEARTH A STORY’ OPENING NIGHT:
DINOMAN: A family entertainer uses creative props and inflatable characters to give kiddos a unique view of the Mesozoic era in the kickoff to this summer’s reading
program. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6 p.m. Free.
‘THE SPORT OF KINGS’: Attendees meet live raptors up close and discover the tools and training techniques used in falconry, a 3,000-year-old hunting sport. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 6:30-8 p.m. Free.
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, Montpelier, 3:30-5 p.m. Free.
‘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 melodic mix of books and songs. Norwich Public Library, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free.
MUSIC FOR CHILDREN WITH KATY TESSMAN: Wee ones shake out their wiggles and sillies to upbeat, encouraging kids’ tunes packed with positivity. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10:15-11:15 a.m. Free.
‘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. Putney Central School, 11 a.m., and the Park-McCullough House lawn, North Bennington, 4 p.m. Free; preregister.
‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE MONSTER’ EXHIBIT: See WED.24.
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.
LAWN GAMES: Attendees ages 18 and up engage in some friendly competition with BulziBucket and other fun-filled outdoor offerings. Light refreshments provided. Essex Free Library, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free.
LIBRARY AFTER HOURS: BINGO NIGHT: Bookish players break the standard silence by shouting out winning number combinations at this library fun-raiser. Snacks provided; BYOB. Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, 6:30 p.m. $5 per card.
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.
WEEKLY CHESS FOR FUN: Competitors of all ability levels face off and learn new strategies. United Community Church, St. Johnsbury, 5:30-9 p.m. Free; donations accepted.
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.
‘DINOSAUR SAFARI’ EXHIBIT: See WED.24. ‘DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! THE MUSICAL!’: Lyric Theatre performers deliver high-energy hilarity at this family show based on the popular children’s book series. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 6 p.m. Free; preregister.
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.
DINO-MITE STORY TIME: Mini paleontologists ages 2 to 5 dig into stories, rhymes, songs and play at this themed morning meetup. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10 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.
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.
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standing — through a sequence 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.24.
SPANISH CONVERSATION
GROUP: Conversationalists of all levels practice the Romance language in a welcoming environment. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4:30-5:30 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.
JERBORN: A local acoustic rock musician hits all the right notes while local food trucks serve up tasty treats. Maquam Barn & Winery, Milton, 6-8 p.m. Free; cost of food and drink.
LAKE MOREY SUMMER
CONCERT SERIES: FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS: A decorated indie-pop and neo-soul band from Los Angeles gets listeners’ hands clapping. Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee, 8 p.m. Free.
MAPLE TREE PLACE SUMMER
CONCERT SERIES: LITTLE LIES: A touring tribute act captures the spirit and sound of iconic rock band Fleetwood Mac. Maple Tree Place, Williston, 6 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.
RESILIENCE SERIES: BRENDAN
TAAFFE: A Vermont composer, multi-instrumentalist and visual artist delights with original songs and the stories behind them. Retreat Farm, Brattleboro, 6 p.m. $0-15 sliding scale.
SPOTLIGHT SESSIONS: JOE
ICONIS: The acclaimed composer, lyricist and playwright known for the hit Broadway musical Be More Chill assumes the spotlight for an intimate, one-night-only performance. Weston Theater at Walker Farm, 7:30 p.m. $61-129.
VERMONT YOUTH ORCHESTRA: The talented ensemble of young musicians shares a special “Bon Voyage Concert” before embarking on its European tour. Elley-Long Music Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7:30 p.m. Free.
‘DI SHVEGERINS’: See WED.24.
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.
seminars
HISTORY CLASS: ‘ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE IN AMERICA’: A low-pressure series designed for curious minds gets the gears turning with stimulating conversations and new perspectives. Stowe Free Library, 5-6 p.m. Free.
sports
VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS: See WED.24.
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.
‘CONFLICT OF INTEREST LIVE!’: Montpelier media host Kevin Ellis migrates his podcast to the stage to interview national and local guests about hot-button topics including housing, culture, education and politics. Montpelier Performing Arts Hub, 7 p.m. $10.
HINESBURG COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS:
‘PSYCHEDELICS’: The Society for Psychedelic Advocacy, Research & Knowledge hosts a thoughtprovoking dialogue about psychoactive substances. CarpenterCarse Library, Hinesburg, 5:30 p.m. Free; preregister.
ROBERT NELSON: In “Lessons for Vermont From the Successes and Mistakes of German Forestry,” a forester roots out insights from five distinct regions to inspire sustainability ideas for local woodland management. Brookfield Old Town Hall, 6:308:30 p.m. Free.
tech
TECH HELP: Users with digital dilemmas seek expert guidance about everything from smartphone settings to e-book downloads. Norwich Public Library, 1-4 p.m. Free.
theater
‘DANCING AT LUGHNASA’: BarnArts presents an outdoor staging of Brian Friel’s Tony Award-winning memory play unspooling a narrator’s childhood recollections of his five lively aunts in rural 1930s Ireland. King Farm, Woodstock, 6:30 p.m. $15-20.
‘HAMLET’: The Prince of Denmark faces manipulation and revenge in the Green Mountain Shakespeare Festival’s production of the Bard’s timeless tragedy. Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, 7 p.m. $20.
‘HUMANS 2.0’: Australian performance company Circa wows with contemporary circus arts and tightly woven choreography for 10 bodies, pulsing to the beat of music by composer Ori Lichtik. Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $35.
Next Stage Arts’ Bandwagon Summer Series hits the throttle with a high-voltage concert by Reverend Vince Anderson & His Love Choir at the Putney Inn Field. The soulful and soul-filling outfit — fronted by the “dirty gospel” icon known for his 25-year residency at Brooklyn’s Union Pool bar — brings the hallelujahs with a unique blend of gravelly blues and psychedelic rock, all wrapped up in a revival-style package. And you don’t have to be religious to feel the power, friend! The magnetic six-piece delivers one holy hell of a good time that deftly blurs the line between sacred and secular.
BANDWAGON SUMMER SERIES: REVEREND VINCE ANDERSON & HIS LOVE CHOIR
Friday, June 26, 6 p.m., at the Putney Inn Field. $24-28; free for kids under 12; cash bar. Info, 802-387-0102, nextstagearts.org.
‘RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH’: See WED.24, 2 p.m.
SUMMER SERIES: ‘DEATH AND THE FOOL’: Happenstance Theater presents a tarot-inspired mystery play packed with slapstick comedy, music from the Middle Ages, puppetry and whimsy. Sandglass Theater, Putney, 7 p.m. $20 suggested donation.
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GEORGE’S MYSTERY BOOK
GROUP: Patrons chat about this month’s twisty page-turner with resident whodunit expert George Spaulding. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:15-8 p.m. Free.
TURNING PAGES WITH MARY: Lit lovers join Star 92.9’s Mary Cenci to discuss Charlotte McConaghy’s climate-fiction novel, Wild Dark
Shore, about caretakers on a remote island near Antarctica. Phoenix Books, Essex, 5:30 p.m. Free; preregister.
NATIONAL SUNGLASSES DAY: Sun seekers beat the summer glare and boost their optical health by crafting custom eyewear. Norwich Public Library, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free.
dance
DANCE PARTY & OPEN HOUSE: A new intentional living community invites prospective residents to learn the ins and outs of cohousing at a weekend of building tours and boogying down. Threshold Village, Montpelier, 6-10 p.m. Free.
truck offerings and free activities. Downtown St. Johnsbury, 5-8 p.m. Free.
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL: Locals have a berry good time at this throwdown featuring shortcake, live music, food trucks and a bake sale. West Burke Village Park, 4-7 p.m. Free; cost of food and drink.
film
See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.
‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See THU.25.
‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See THU.25.
‘SHARK KINGDOM 3D’: See THU.25.
‘WILD RESCUE 3D’: See THU.25. food & drink
FLATBREAD FRIDAY: See THU.25.
FRIED CHICKEN & PICKIN’: A family-friendly dinner series puts smiles on faces with local food, live bluegrass bands and fun at the farm. BYO chair or blanket. Maple Wind Farm, Richmond, 5-7:30 p.m. $15-35; preregister.
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 BURLINGTON FARMERS MARKET: Locals stock up on fresh produce, score homemade goods and connect with neighbors at a brand-new trailside marketplace. Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport Recreational Path, South Burlington, 5-7 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
DADS & DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: New and experienced dad-venturers try their hand at the riveting tabletop role-playing game. Premade characters and extra dice available. The Guild Hall, Burlington, 7-9:30 p.m. Free.
SHELBURNE CONTRA DANCE: No partner or experience is necessary when Don Stratton calls the steps and Frosty Frog provide the tunes. Bring clean, soft-soled shoes. Historic Shelburne Town Hall, beginner lesson, 6:45 p.m.; music, 7-10 p.m. $5-12 cash or check; free for kids under 12.
environment
FIELD DAY: Radio operators set up communications simulating offgrid conditions in a natural disaster. Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Essex Junction. Free. etc.
MUSEUM TOURS: See WED.24.
fairs & festivals
ST. J FINAL FRIDAYS: An epic street fair entices attendees with a gallery stroll, live music, food
DUPLICATE BRIDGE GAMES: See THU.25, 10 a.m.
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.
MINDFULNESS MEDITATION: Community members gather for an informal session combining stimulating discussion, sharing and sitting in silence. 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.
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.
language
FRENCH SOCIAL HOUR: The Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region hosts a rendez-vous over cocktails. Hilton Garden Inn Burlington Downtown, 5:30-7 p.m. Free; cash bar.
LANGUAGE LOUNGE: See WED.24.
lgbtq
QUEERAOKE PARTY: LGBTQ+ folks and allies take the mic to celebrate Pride at an afternoon singing session packed with solidarity. Ages 18 and up. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 3-5 p.m. Free.
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.
BANDWAGON SUMMER SERIES: REVEREND VINCE ANDERSON & HIS LOVE CHOIR: A powerhouse five-piece band delivers a high-energy blend of gospel, blues, psychedelic soul and rock. See calendar spotlight. The Putney Inn Field, 6 p.m. $24-28; free for kids under 12; cash bar.
BLUE VIOLIN: In “Thunderstruck: A Classic Rock Tribute,” the conservatory-trained virtuoso plays the music of Queen, AC/DC and Led Zeppelin with the intensity of a full band. Barre Opera House, 7:30 p.m. $16-80.
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 mind-body connection. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 6-7 p.m. Free.
‘LET’S SING TAYLOR’: Superfans shake it off and sing along to a live band’s energetic tribute to pop star Taylor Swift’s expansive catalog. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $31-51.
LEVITT AMP ST. JOHNSBURY
MUSIC SERIES: BRASS QUEENS: Equal parts Big Easy and Big Apple, the all-female ensemble delivers jazzy pop covers, reggaeton and Frenchman Street classics at the town’s Final Fridays celebration. Downtown St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free.
MUSIC IN THE ALLEY: SONIDO
MAL MAÏZ: A psychedelic Latin outfit captivates listeners with a blend of traditional and modern Central and South American
tunes. Jack’s Alley, Waterbury, 6-9 p.m. Free.
SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: SUGAR IN THE PAN: Vermont Folklife’s youth trad ensemble plays lively tunes from New England, Québec and Scandinavia. Burlington City Hall Park, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free.
SUMMER MUSIC AT GRACE SERIES: NOBBY REED: Sheldon’s hometown bluesman gets toes a tappin’ at a high-octane performance. Grace Episcopal Church, Sheldon, 7 p.m. $20 suggested donation.
WEST WINDSOR VT MUSIC
FESTIVAL: Chamber musicians from around the world bring captivating classical music to townsfolk of all ages. West Windsor Town Hall, 7 p.m. $15-60; preregister.
MOTH & FIREFLY NIGHT: Insect expert Kate Taylor sheds light on the world of nocturnal pollinators around a campfire. Rock Point Center, Burlington, 8:30-11 p.m. Free; donations accepted; preregister.
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTRÉAL: See THU.25.
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.
VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS: See WED.24.
‘THE ADDAMS FAMILY’: They’re creepy, and they’re kooky! Witchy Wednesday Addams falls in love with a so-called “normal” young man in this macabre hit musical. Hyde Park Opera House, 7 p.m. $15-20.
‘B*TCH EAT DOG’: Feminist theory, classical texts and a parade of puppets collide in an avant-garde sketch show for adults. Off Center for the Dramatic Arts, Burlington, 7 p.m. $20.
‘DANCING AT LUGHNASA’: See THU.25.
FOOD & ART FRIDAY: THE PANDORA CONSORT: Music lovers feast on wood-fired pizza from Fat Dragon Farm while tuning in to the ensemble’s original folk opera, “The Fire Within Her,” tracing the history of trailblazing women through song. Sable Project, Stockbridge, 5-8 p.m. $5-25 suggested donation.
‘HAMLET’: See THU.25.
‘HUMANS 2.0’: See THU.25.
‘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’: See WED.24, 7:30 p.m.
Holy cow, June is Dairy Month! Billings Farm & Museum shows visitors the whey to agricultural amusements at its annual Dairy Celebration in Woodstock. Udderly delicious activities await all ages, including the inaugural 5K Milk Run, where costumed participants get mooving for a scrummy reward of milk and cookies. Want tasty treats without the fleet feet? Churn up the fun making butter, ice cream and ricotta, then meet the goats, sheep and cows that fuel those products and more. Scenic horse-drawn wagon rides, creamery and pasture tours, live music, and food truck eats complete the field-to-fridge experience.
Saturday, June 27, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock. Regular admission, $14-23; free for members and kids under 3; preregister. Info, 802-457-2355, billingsfarm.org.
SUMMER SERIES: ‘DEATH AND THE FOOL’: See THU.25.
BIODIVERSITY BUILDERS
WORKSHOPS: A three-part, hands-on gardening series helps green thumbs introduce native plants into their outdoor spaces this growing season. Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free; preregister.
BTV MARKET: Treasure hunters seeking something unique explore a diverse showcase of wares by local artists, makers and food vendors. Burlington City Hall Park, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free.
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.
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 PARTY & OPEN HOUSE: See FRI.26, noon-4 p.m.
THE JUNCTION DANCE FESTIVAL: ‘CHOREOLAB SHOWCASE’: This year’s choreography residency culminates in dynamic dance performances. The Barn in Corinth, 3 & 7 p.m. $20; preregister.
FIELD DAY: See FRI.26. etc.
FAIRBANKS UNLOCKED: Guests get behind-the-scenes access to the museum at this after-hours fundraiser complete with culinary delights, interactive exploration stations, flash presentations and a live auction. Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium, St. Johnsbury, 6 p.m. $50-200; preregister.
GUIDED TOURS: See WED.24.
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL: Shortcake and sundaes take center stage at this mouthwatering annual affair complete with live local fiddle music. United Church of Northfield, noon-4:30 p.m. Free; cost of food and drink.
TRAIN DAY: A festive rail celebration channels local history through working models, artifacts and exhibits, interactive kids’ activities, and an all-ages trackless ride around town on the Waterbury Special. WaterburyStowe Amtrak Station, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free.
VERMONT RENAISSANCE FAIRE: Enthusiasts engage with more than 150 artisans and crafters while enjoying mead, live demos, jousting and medieval merriment. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $530; free for kids under 6. film
See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.
‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See THU.25.
‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See THU.25.
‘MAD BILLS TO PAY (OR DESTINY, DILE QUE NO SOY MALO)’: Joel Alfonso Vargas’ visually striking 2025 dramedy follows a young couple in the Bronx facing harsh realities. The Screening Room @ VTIFF, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 4 p.m. $6-12.
‘MANAS’: A 13-year-old girl decides to confront the oppressive system that governs the women in her community in Marianna Brennand’s 2024 coming-ofage drama. The Screening Room @ VTIFF, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. $6-12.
MONTHLY SWAPORTUNITY: Collectors and enthusiasts trade, sell and showcase their nerdy goods, from vintage video games to rare figurines. Old Town Cafe & Comics, Williston, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.
BURLINGTON WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL: Gourmands indulge in an afternoon of global vino tastings, Vermont-made spirits, fare from top local restaurants, chef demos, seminars and live jazz. Hula, Burlington, 12:30-3:30 & 5-8 p.m. Various prices; preregister.
DAIRY CELEBRATION: Revelers see spots as the working farm honors Vermont’s rich dairy heritage at a day of fresh food, wagon rides, cow encounters and demos. See calendar spotlight. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission, $14-23; free for members and kids under 3; preregister.
ODD FEST: Weirdos welcome! A soundtrack of live local music backs an indoor-outdoor showcase of handmade goods, vintage finds and one-of-a-kind treasures. Odd Fellows Lodge, Burlington, noon-8 p.m. $20 suggested donation.
‘SHARK KINGDOM 3D’: See THU.25.
‘WILD RESCUE 3D’: See THU.25.
Find even more local events in this newspaper and online: art
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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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:
Locavores 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.
SEAFOOD FEST: Executive chef Angela McCrovitz serves up a seasonal feast of crab claws, crawfish, shrimp, scallops and more, followed by some friendly competition on the lawn.
Landgrove Inn, 11 a.m., 2 & 5 p.m. $125; preregister; cash bar.
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.
CHESS CLUB: Proficient players of all ages face off and learn new strategies. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 11 a.m. Free.
D&D & TTRPG GROUP: Fans of Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop role-playing games embark on a new adventure with a rotating cast of game masters. Virtual option available. Waterbury Public Library, 1-5 p.m. Free.
5K MILK RUN: Fleet-footed folks don their finest cow costumes for a dairy-themed romp through scenic pastures, ending with a tasty reward of milk and cookies. Billings Farm & Museum,
Woodstock, 8-10 a.m. $15-35; preregister.
‘EXPLORE THE REALITY OF SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES’: Practical meditation tools and collaborative group discussions guide participants exploring personal divinity. Steele Community Room, Waterbury Municipal Complex, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free.
ANA GUIGUI: See FRI.26.
CHAMPLAIN TRIO: Vermont musicians Letitia Quante, Emily Taubl and Hiromi Fukuda captivate picnickers with an outdoor performance of classic chamber music. The Frank Suchomel Memorial Arts Center, Adamant, 6 p.m. Free; donations accepted.
DUKE AEROPLANE AND THE RUMBIRDS: New Orleans piano
traditions meet Vermont summer vibes as the virtuoso and his rhythmic coconspirators dish out a Louisiana-inspired musical feast. Meeting House on the Green, East Fairfield, 5-7 p.m. $10; free for kids under 12.
KARLI BLOOD: Guests get cozy on the lawn with toothsome food truck fare as the local vocalist takes the stage for a dynamic performance. McIndoes Academy Community Center, McIndoe Falls, 6 p.m. $10 suggested donation.
MANGO JAM: An energizing zydeco band performs New Orleans-inspired funk, reggae and ska tunes while folks scarf down South African street food courtesy of the Boerie Roll. Homer Knight Barn, Island Arts Center, North Hero, 6 p.m. Free.
STÉPHANE WREMBEL BAND: An acclaimed guitarist specializing in the style of legendary Romani composer Django Reinhardt offers an energetic performance of jazz manouche tunes. Virtual option available. Next Stage Arts, Putney, 7:30 p.m. $10-26.
‘VOICES FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE’: A benefit concert for Migrant Justice and the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project brings together three vocal ensembles for an evening of music dedicated to solidarity and human rights. Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 7 p.m. $20 suggested donation.
WEST WINDSOR VT MUSIC FESTIVAL: See FRI.26, 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.
JUNE BIRD MONITORING WALK: Avian aficionados monitor meadows and forests for the telltale flap of feathers. BYO binoculars. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 7:30-9 a.m. $5-15 suggested donation; preregister.
WEEKLY BIRD WALK: Featheredfriend seekers join expert Lachlan Ziegler for a morning trek to sharpen their identification skills. Rock Point Center, Burlington, 8-10 a.m. Free; preregister.
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FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTRÉAL: See THU.25.
TWIN STATE DERBY
DOUBLEHEADER: Teams go head-to-head (times two!) in an inclusive environment that aims to inspire a love for flat-track roller derby. Wendell A. Barwood Arena, White River Junction, 4 & 6 p.m. $5-15; free for kids under 5.
WIFFLE FEST: Players of all ages step up to the plate to raise funds for the school, while a potluck lunch fuels the fun. Rock Point School, Burlington, 9 a.m. Various prices; preregister to participate.
TEDXWOODSTOCK: Artists across disciplines — including legendary choreographer Twyla Tharp and acclaimed trumpeter Rodney Marsalis — take the mic to dissect the theme “Art is ... ” Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 2-8 p.m. $3060; preregister.
VERGENNES COMMUNITY
CONVERSATION:
‘PSYCHEDELICS’: The Society for Psychedelic Advocacy, Research & Knowledge hosts locals for a thought-provoking dialogue about psychoactive substances. Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes, noon-1:30 p.m. Free; preregister.
theater
‘THE ADDAMS FAMILY’: See FRI.26.
‘A BISSEL BORSCHT BELT’:
Kinetic Theory Theatre transports audience members back to the 1950s at this Yiddish tribute to the old-school vaudeville shows of the Catskills. Vermont Jazz Center, Brattleboro, 7:30 p.m. $510 suggested donation.
‘DANCING AT LUGHNASA’: See THU.25.
‘HAMLET’: See THU.25.
‘HOPSCOTCH & OTHER PRAYERS’: Theatergoers take in a work-inprogress showing of artist and activist Patrisse Cullors’ onewoman show. A talk-back follows. Ages 13 and up. Haybarn Theatre, the Creative Campus at Goddard, Plainfield, 7 p.m. $5-40 sliding scale.
‘HUMANS 2.0’: See THU.25, 2 p.m.
‘KRAPP’S LAST TAPE’: Samuel Beckett’s darkly humorous one-act play follows an aging man grappling with the youthful ambitions of his 39-year-old self. Unadilla Theatre, Marshfield, 7:30 p.m. $15-30.
‘RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH’: See WED.24.
‘STARS AMONG US’: A variety show highlights local artistic talent and community spirit. Proceeds benefit Rutland Neighbors. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7 p.m. $15.
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BOOK PARTY & INVESTIGATION:
Thrill seekers step into one of New England’s most ghostly estates for the release of Rob Gutro and Monique Toosoon’s new book, Haunting of Wilson Castle An optional overnight stay is offered. Wilson Castle, Proctor, 6-9 p.m. Free; add $50 for overnight access.
LAUNCH CELEBRATION: A publication party marks the 72nd edition of the Poetry Society of Vermont’s annual collection, The Mountain Troubadour 2026. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 4:30 p.m. Free.
THE POETRY EXPERIENCE: Local wordsmith Rajnii Eddins hosts a supportive writing and sharing circle for poets of all ages. Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free.
SARA VAN OS: An author signs copies of her 2023 horror fiction, Decomposition Book, followed by a mini vocal concert inspired by the novel. SILO Distillery, Windsor, 4-6 p.m. Free.
WORDS IN THE WOODS: NEIL SHEPARD: Locals and visitors take in the state’s natural beauty while listening to a published poet share selections from his collections. Kill Kare State Park, St. Albans City, 11 a.m. Free; preregister.
WRITE NOW!: Wordsmiths of all experience levels hone their craft in a supportive and critique-free environment. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 10 a.m. Free.
STRANGE LITTLE MARKET: More than 20 local vendors peddle a variety of vintage clothing and local art. First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington, 1:30-6 p.m. Free.
‘TALES FROM THE WATERSHED’: Franklin County Stormwater invites locals to soak up a summer evening filled with stories reflecting on our waters, told by fellow community members. St. Albans Bay Park, 5-8 p.m. Free; preregister to participate.
FULL MOON ECSTATIC DANCE: A free-form boogie session allows participants to let loose in a safe outdoor space around a crackling fire. Dreamland, Worcester, 7-9 p.m. $10-20.
FIELD DAY: See FRI.26.
MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH RIDE: Community members join the Vermont Widows Sons Five Points Chapter for a motorcycle ride, meet and greet, and luncheon benefiting Burlington nonprofit Dad Guild. The Guild Hall, Burlington, noon-3 p.m. $10-25 suggested donation; preregister.
FRENCH HERITAGE DAY: French and Québécois music, food and history get time in the spotlight at an outdoor fête for all ages. Winooski Falls Way, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free.
VERMONT RENAISSANCE FAIRE: See SAT.27.
film
See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.
‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See THU.25.
‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See THU.25.
‘MAD BILLS TO PAY (OR DESTINY, DILE QUE NO SOY MALO)’: See SAT.27, 3:30 p.m.
‘MANAS’: See SAT.27, 1 p.m.
PALESTINE-ISRAEL FILM SERIES:
‘ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU’: Cherien Dabis’ poignant 2025 drama follows a Palestinian teenager in the 1980s who’s swept into a protest that alters the course of his family’s life. A discussion follows. Savoy Theater, Montpelier, 6 p.m. $8.50-12.
‘SHARK KINGDOM 3D’: See THU.25.
‘WILD RESCUE 3D’: See THU.25.
AFTERNOON TEA & ETIQUETTE
TALK: Refined guests enjoy a proper English setup — complete with warm scones and clotted cream — while learning about the tradition’s history. Governor’s House in Hyde Park, 2 p.m. $48; preregister.
BRAINTREE BLUEGRASS
BRUNCH: HOT PICKIN’ PARTY & KATHLEEN PARKS BAND: Live music by two local acts, bike rides, tasty treats and family fun abound at this high-energy summer series. Braintree Hill Meetinghouse, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free; donations accepted.
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.
DUPLICATE BRIDGE GAMES: See THU.25, 1 p.m.
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.
BOARD GAME DAY: LGBTQ+ tabletop fans bring their own favorite games to the party. Rainbow Bridge Community Center, Barre, 1-6 p.m. Free.
CRAFT CLUB: Creative queer folks work on their knitting, crocheting and sewing projects. Rainbow Bridge Community Center, Barre, 10 a.m.-noon. Free.
LAMOILLE PRIDE FESTIVAL: Drag story hour, bingo, lawn games and delectable food offerings make for a colorful celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. Morristown Elementary School, noon-4 p.m. Free.
BILL COLE & SONNY SAUL: A dynamic duo takes the stage for an evening of global music, featuring non-Western wind instruments such as the didgeridoo and the Ghanaian flute. Artistree Community Arts Center, South Pomfret, 4 p.m. $15.
CALAMELLUS TRIO: A local threepiece performs enchanting music of the baroque period, as well as works by contemporary women composers. Homer Knight Barn, Island Arts Center, North Hero, 4 p.m. $25-30.
MARY BONHAG & FRIENDS: Joined by pianist Michael Sitton and cellist Ignacy Gaydamovich, the sparkling soprano lifts her voice in a program spanning four centuries of music. Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 3 p.m. $740 sliding scale; preregister.
MCMAPLE: A local outfit delivers an array of tunes from rock to pop while attendees enjoy fare from local food trucks. Maquam Barn
Find even more local events in this newspaper and online: art
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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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!
Maddy Simpson, 6, of Waterbury completed activity No. 3, “Visit a Memorial or a Historical Marker,” at the flood water marker at Prohibition Pig. Maddy said, “I remember the flood. I was three years old.” FROM THE GOOD CITIZEN HALL OF FAME
PRESCHOOL PLAY TIME: Pre-K patrons play and socialize after music time. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 1111:30 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.
BASEMENT TEEN CENTER: See WED.24, 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.
WEE ONES PLAY TIME: Caregivers bring kiddos under 4 to a new sensory learning experience each week. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 10 a.m. Free. 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.
‘CREATIVIDAD SILVESTRE/ WILD CREATIVITY’ EXHIBIT: See WED.24.
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.
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‘BATS IN THE BARN’: Naturalists ages 7 and up learn what makes these nocturnal creatures so special with a colorful slideshow and an outdoor viewing session led by expert Barry Genzlinger. Shelburne Farms, 7:30 p.m. $5; preregister.
‘DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! THE MUSICAL!’: See THU.25. Williston Central School, 6 p.m.
FIZZICAL FAIRYTALES:
Archaeologist Deirdre Trowel unearths the medieval origins of classic songs and nursery rhymes, shining a light on the lives of children in the Middle Ages. Sand Hill Park, Essex Junction, 11 a.m.-noon, and Williston Village Green, 2-3 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.
SPANISH STORY TIME: Hola, amigos! Toddlers and their caregivers listen to stories and learn some new words. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10:30 a.m. Free.
‘NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM’: When a new security guard takes his post at the Museum of Natural History, he finds that an ancient curse causes the exhibits to come to life in this 2006 comedy adventure flick. Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, 7 p.m. Free.
STORY TIME: Preschoolers take part in tales, tunes and playtime. Latham Library, Thetford, 11 a.m. Free.
‘CARDTOPIA’: See THU.25. PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Youngsters and their caregivers delight in beautiful books, silly songs, creative crafts and unplugged play in the library’s cozy children’s room. Craftsbury Public Library, Craftsbury Common, 10 a.m. Free.
‘SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE!’:
See WED.24, the Commons Park, Springfield, 5 p.m.
‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE MONSTER’ EXHIBIT: See WED.24. ‘DINOSAUR SAFARI’ EXHIBIT: See WED.24.
FIRES WITH FATHERS: Dads trade surface-level banter for deep dialogue and vulnerability at this intentional outdoor gathering focused on community building. Rock Point Nature Trails, Burlington, 8-10 p.m. Free; preregister.
SPLASH DANCE: LOUD
‘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, 10:30-11 a.m. Free.
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‘SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE!’: See WED.24, Village Green, Weston, 11 a.m.
‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE MONSTER’ EXHIBIT: See WED.24. ‘DINOSAUR SAFARI’ EXHIBIT: See WED.24.
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.
T-REX TEA PARTY: An afternoon of cookie excavation, grid mapping and dino-themed refreshments helps kids explore archaeological techniques. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free.
‘DISNEY’S THE LION KING KIDS’: Lost Nation Theater’s youngest performers share the inspiring coming-of-age musical adventure about a cub destined to rule. Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier City Hall, 7 p.m. $9-27.
LEGO CLUB: Budding builders create geometric structures with snap-together blocks. KelloggHubbard 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.
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.
‘CREATIVIDAD SILVESTRE/ WILD CREATIVITY’ EXHIBIT: See WED.24.
NEIGHBORS: Kids and their caregivers soak up some serious summer fun at a DJ-fueled dance party amid the park’s interactive fountain. Burlington City Hall Park, 1-3 p.m. Free. chittenden county
‘DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! THE MUSICAL!’: See THU.25. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 11 a.m. & 3 p.m. 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. Westford Public Library, 11 a.m. Free.
barre/montpelier
‘DISNEY’S THE LION KING KIDS’: See FRI.26, 2 & 7 p.m. stowe/smuggs
CHILDREN’S INSTRUCTIONAL AFTERNOON TEA: Tots don their finest dress-up outfits for a spot of history and sumptuous snacks, including mini sandwiches, warm scones and bite-size sweets. Governor’s House in Hyde Park, 1 p.m. $2048; preregister.
mad river valley/ waterbury
BILINGUAL STORY TIME: A weekend story hour with Miss Gladys immerses young participants in dual-language books, dancing and festive sing-alongs. Inklings Children’s Books, Waitsfield, 1111:45 a.m. Free.
upper valley
‘CREATIVIDAD SILVESTRE/ WILD CREATIVITY’ EXHIBIT: See WED.24.
northeast kingdom
‘CARDTOPIA’: See THU.25. COMIC BOOK CLUB: Kiddos collaborate to create their very own comic book to print and take home. Haskell Free Library & Opera House, Derby Line, 1-2:30 p.m. Free.
brattleboro/okemo valley
‘SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE!’: See WED.24, the lawn at Artistree Comunity Arts Center, South Pomfret, 4 p.m.
GOAT SNUGGLES: Rolling hillsides provide the backdrop for a 40-minute cuddle session with the cutest farm animals around. Big Picture Farm, Townshend, 10-11 a.m. $20; preregister.
burlington
‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE MONSTER’ EXHIBIT: See WED.24.
‘DINOSAUR SAFARI’ EXHIBIT: See WED.24.
chittenden county
‘DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! THE MUSICAL!’: See THU.25. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 11 a.m.
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.
upper valley
‘CREATIVIDAD SILVESTRE/ WILD CREATIVITY’ EXHIBIT: See WED.24.
northeast kingdom
‘CARDTOPIA’: See THU.25.
brattleboro/okemo valley
‘SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE!’: See WED.24, Manchester Community Library, 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
burlington
‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE MONSTER’ EXHIBIT: See WED.24.
‘DINOSAUR SAFARI’ EXHIBIT: See WED.24.
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
DINOLYMPICS: A fun-filled afternoon of games, activities and crafts inspired by prehistoric eras entices patrons ages 6 to 11. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3 p.m. Free.
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.
TEEN BOOK BEDAZZLING: Crafty kiddos ages 13 to 18 transform lackluster covers into sparkling works of art. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 3-4 p.m. Free.
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.
upper valley
‘CREATIVIDAD SILVESTRE/ WILD CREATIVITY’ EXHIBIT: See WED.24.
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.
‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE MONSTER’ EXHIBIT: See WED.24.
‘DINOSAUR SAFARI’ EXHIBIT: See WED.24.
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.
chittenden
‘THE POTTER’S TIME MACHINE’: Budding archeologists in grades 3 and up explore ancient pottery from around the world, then design a vessel that tells a story about their own life. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 4-5 p.m. Free.
MIDDLE GRADE PAINT & SIP: Students in fifth to eighth grade channel their inner artist while sipping on delicious drinks. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 3 p.m. Free.
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.
BASEMENT TEEN CENTER: See WED.24.
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.
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT: Viewers grab snacks and settle in for a beloved family flick at this monthly summer screening series. Stockbridge Meeting House, 6 p.m. Free.
upper valley
‘CREATIVIDAD SILVESTRE/ WILD CREATIVITY’ EXHIBIT: See WED.24.
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.
PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: See FRI.26.
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.
burlington
‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE MONSTER’ EXHIBIT: See WED.24.
‘DINOSAUR SAFARI’ EXHIBIT: See WED.24.
READ TO A DOG: See WED.24.
chittenden county
BABY TIME: See WED.24.
MAKE & BUILD: See WED.24.
SWITCH IT UP!: See WED.24.
BABY & CAREGIVER MEETUP: See WED.24.
BASEMENT TEEN CENTER: See WED.24.
FAMILY CHESS CLUB: See WED.24.
mad river valley/ waterbury
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: See WED.24.
STORY TIME: See WED.24.
YOUTH LIBRARY PROGRAM: See SAT.27. Fairlee Public Library, 3 p.m. K
& Winery, Milton, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Free; cost of food and drink.
RIBBON SING FOR CONNECTION: This low-stress virtual session connects global voices through a continuous thread of themed songs, offering an experiment in collective harmony. 4-5 p.m. Free.
TWILIGHT ON THE TAVERN LAWN SERIES: FLAGSHIP ROMANCE AND THE ROUGH & TUMBLE: A double bill of contemporary folk music draws a crowd with soaring harmonies, inspired songwriting and engaging stage chemistry. Putney Tavern Lawn, 6 p.m. Free.
WEST WINDSOR VT MUSIC
FESTIVAL: See FRI.26, 3 p.m.
outdoors
EARLY BIRDERS MORNING WALK:
You know what they say ... Now get that worm! New and experienced avian admirers take a stroll to observe the area’s flying, feathered friends. BYO binoculars. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 7 a.m. $5-15 suggested donation; preregister.
québec
‘DI SHVEGERINS’: See WED.24, 2 & 7:30 p.m.
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTRÉAL: See THU.25.
sports
SUNDAY POLO MATCH: Pack a tailgate picnic and prepare to experience the fast-paced thrill of the traditional equestrian team sport. Amdez Polo Club, Shelburne, 3 p.m. $10-20.
talks
PAUL ANDRISCIN: In “Inquiry into the Revolutionary Mind: What Were Philip Schuyler, Benedict Arnold and John Trumbull Thinking?,” a historian turns on the time machine to interview
topical figures about the decision to build a new defense at this very location. Mount Independence State Historic Site, Orwell, 2 p.m. Regular admission, $1-8; free for kids under 6.
‘DARWIN IN MALIBU’: Middlebury Acting Company mounts a staged reading of British playwright Crispin Whittell’s witty play imagining an afterlife reunion between Charles Darwin, Thomas Huxley and the bishop of Oxford. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 4 p.m. $15.
‘THE ADDAMS FAMILY’: See FRI.26, 2 p.m.
‘DANCING AT LUGHNASA’: See THU.25, 4 p.m.
‘HAMLET’: See THU.25, 2 p.m.
‘HOPSCOTCH & OTHER PRAYERS’: See SAT.27.
‘KRAPP’S LAST TAPE’: See SAT.27, 2:30 p.m.
‘LA CENERENTOLA’: See FRI.26, 5:30 p.m.
‘RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH’: See WED.24, 2 p.m.
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.
MUSEUM TOURS: See WED.24.
film
See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.
‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See THU.25.
‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See THU.25.
‘SHARK KINGDOM 3D’: See THU.25.
‘WILD RESCUE 3D’: See THU.25.
games
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.
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.
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 LOUNGE: See WED.24.
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. québec
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTRÉAL: See THU.25.
sports
GROUP RIDE TO CSA PICKUP:
Whether or not they participate in the share program, cyclists pedal to the Intervale Center to learn ways to carry farm-fresh cargo on two wheels. Old Spokes Home, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free; preregister.
ANIME GROUP: Fans of Japanese animation and comics convene weekly to swap ideas, read stories and connect over shared interests in hand-drawn media. Pathways Vermont Morgan’s Place Peer Support Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free.
SCRIPTWRITERS’ GROUP: Got a story to tell? Talented local writers swap techniques and constructive critiques. Junction Arts & Media, White River Junction, 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister.
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.
See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.
‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See THU.25.
‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See THU.25.
‘SHARK KINGDOM 3D’: See THU.25.
‘WILD RESCUE 3D’: See THU.25.
food & drink
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.
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.
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.
LANGUAGE LOUNGE: See WED.24.
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
CABOT ARTS SUMMER MUSIC SERIES: A rotating cast of area 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.
FESTIVAL ARTISTS SERIES: BALOURDET QUARTET: Acclaimed for its energy and emotional depth, the four-piece dazzles with works for strings by Amy Beach, Maurice Ravel and Johannes Brahms. Elley-Long Music Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7:30 p.m. $35-50; free for kids and students with ID.
RHODORA STRING QUARTET: A captivating ensemble performs on a matched set of instruments by Vermont master violinmaker James N. McKean. An optional preshow talk is offered at 2:30 p.m. Old Parish Church, Weston, 4 p.m. Free; donations accepted. 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.
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTRÉAL: See THU.25.
MEDIA WORKSHOP: An infopacked course for ages 60 and up blends hands-on training with reflection on local history,
community ethics and public access values. CCTV Channel 17 Studios, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Free; preregister.
sports
DAD GUILD OPEN GYM
BASKETBALL: Local fathers hit the hardwood for weekly sessions of full-court exercise and casual competition. Mater Christi School, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free.
EZ BREEZY BIKE RIDES: Cyclists gain confidence at this funfilled, casual group loop around the Queen City. Local Motion, Burlington, 6 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.
theater
‘RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH’: See WED.24, 7:30 p.m.
words
BURLINGTON
LITERATURE GROUP:
Over the course of nine weeks, readers analyze the works of father-and-son authors Kingsley and Martin Amis, two influential British novelists of the postwar era. 6:30-8 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.
activism
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: Folks 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: See WED.24.
business
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.
CONNECTIONS CAFÉ: People 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: See WED.24.
PASSEGGIATA WATERBURY: See WED.24.
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: See WED.24.
YARN CRAFTERS GROUP: See WED.24.
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.
GUIDED TOURS: See WED.24.
MUSEUM TOURS: See WED.24.
CHAMPLAIN ISLANDS FARMERS MARKET: See WED.24.
COMMUNITY COOKING: See WED.24.
CUPPA ON CAMPUS: See WED.24.
DANVILLE FARMERS MARKET: See WED.24.
MARKET ON THE GREEN: See WED.24.
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.
CHAIR YOGA: See WED.24.
PEOPLE’S HEALTH & WELLNESS
FREE CLINIC: A monthly community nursing and social work clinic provides accessible support for locals in need. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 3-5 p.m. Free. RECOVERY DHARMA: See WED.24.
LANGUAGE LOUNGE: See WED.24.
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.
lgbtq
THE ALL-INCLUSIVE DYKETACULAR: See WED.24.
CAPITAL CITY BAND: See WED.24. MUSIC ON THE HILL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: See WED.24.
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 spans 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: See WED.24.
VERMONT SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA: The acclaimed ensemble invites listeners to its “America 250” festival tour, featuring a range of spectacular 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.
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTRÉAL: See THU.25.
A STUDY OF ‘THE ODYSSEY’: See WED.24.
GREEN MOUNTAIN TABLE
TENNIS CLUB: See WED.24.
GROUP RIDE: Fellowship of the Wheel hosts cyclists of all ages and abilities for an evening of camaraderie and outdoor exploration. Saxon Hill Trailhead, Essex Junction, 5:30-8 p.m. Free; preregister.
VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS: See WED.24.
WHALEBOAT WEDNESDAYS: See WED.24.
talks
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.
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.
theater
‘LA CENERENTOLA’: See FRI.26.
‘RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH’: See WED.24. ➆
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1-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: Fri., Jun. 26, Still Life and Flowers; Sat., Jul. 18, Landscape; u., Aug. 27, Trees. Pastel: u., Jul. 16, Trees and Pathways; Sat., Aug. 22, Flowers. Oil Painting: Sat., Jun. 27, Vermont Landscapes; 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.
GARDENING WORKSHOP AT THE VERMONT ZEN CENTER: No matter your degree of experience, join us on Sat., Jun. 27, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., where participants will learn the origin of Zen gardens and some of the principles unique to Zen gardening practice. e tour of the diverse gardens at the Vermont Zen Center will demonstrate various ways that these ancient principles are expressed. We will learn, through direct experience, how to work in the Zen gardening
tradition with intention, mindfulness and skill: cultivating, planting, pruning, weeding and raking rivers of stone. Refreshments follow. Date: Sat., Jun. 27, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $60. Location: Vermont Zen Center, 480 omas Rd., Shelburne. Info: Jhana Piche, 802-310-4074, info@ vermontzen.org, vermontzen.org/ gardening_course. html.
AFLCR FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE CLASSES: Don’t let the summer pass without taking a French class! Choose from our traditional language and culture courses or an engaging option: French Club for Beginners, La
chute by Albert Camus or one of our fun magazine clubs. Sign up soon to reserve your spot! Dates: Classes start the week of Jun. 29 or Jul. 6, mostly evenings & afternoons. Cost: $215 for 7 weeks; 90 min. classes; $194 for AFLCR members. Location: AFLCR, 43 King St., Burlington or online. Info: Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region, 802-777-9365, education@aflcr. org, aflcr.org.
AIKIDO: THE WAY OF HARMONY WITH INTERNAL POWER: Beginners’ classes five days a week. Cultivate core power, aerobic fitness and resiliency. e 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.
OOM (MIND) YUNG (BODY) DOE (HARMONY) IN BURLINGTON: Essential training includes kung fu, tai chi, bagwa, kong su (tae kwon do), ship pal gae (18 weapons), kom do (samurai sword), udo and aikido/hapkido. Benefits of training include stress release, improved balance, increased energy, better circulation, mental calmness, improved physical well-being and overall health, increased focus and self-discipline, and the confidence that you can go anywhere and do anything. Offering classes for children, juniors and adults, plus seniors tai chi. Try it for free! Open six days/week. Location: School of Oom Yung Doe, 1127 North Ave., Burlington. Info: Wade Prescott, 802-4956034, inst.wade@gmail.com, schools.oomyungdoe.com/ vermont.
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, 5:307 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, burlington taiko.org.
APPRENTICESHIP IN SHAMANISM: A rare opportunity to apprentice locally in a shamanic tradition, beginning 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. e PMT, designed by don Oscar Miro-Quesada, offers a rich tapestry of Andean ancestral wisdom and global 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: omas Mock, 802-369-4331, thomas.mock1444@gmail.com, heartofthehealer.org/event/
the-pachakuti-mesa-traditionfoundational-apprenticeshipwith-thomas-mock.
sports & fi tness
THE RAR ONE-NIGHT STAND: A SINGLE-EVENING CLINIC IN BICYCLE CARE: e RAR OneNight Stand is a collaboration with Radical Adventure Riders and is intended for women, trans and nonbinary students. Having a basic understanding of your bike and knowing how to care for it is empowering! e 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. Date: Wed., Jul. 8, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $50, sliding scale. Location: Old Spokes Home, 664 Riverside Dr., Burlington. Info: 802-863-4475, sevendaystickets.com.
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ARRIVAL DATE: May 26, 2026
SUMMARY: This senior sweetheart is an affectionate gal who strikes a lovely balance between playful and laid-back. She enjoys a good game of tug, carrying around her favorite stuffed toys and spending time outdoors, but she’s just as happy stretching out for a cozy couch nap or lounging beside her family. Whether you’re working from home, watching TV, cooking dinner or relaxing with a book, Jayda is happiest when she can be part of whatever you’re doing. If you’re looking for an adoring, affectionate canine companion to share your days with, could Jayda be your new best friend?
DOGS/CATS/KIDS: Jayda is seeking a home without other dogs. She has no experience with cats. She has experience with children and has enjoyed their company.
Visit the Humane Society of Chittenden County at 142 Kindness Court, South Burlington, Tuesday-Wednesday 1-5 p.m., Thursday-Friday 1-6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 862-0135 or visit hsccvt.org for more info.
Age is just a number! There’s nothing like the life-changing love of an older dog. Plus, one of the many perks of having a senior pet is that they don’t need as much training and supervision as their younger counterparts. Consider opening your heart to a senior dog like Jayda!
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VT#057.0133906. Fri., Jun. 26, & Fri., Jul. 3, 6-8 p.m. Rain or shine.
YARD SALE
WHERE: Black Hills
Angus Farm, 754 Hinman Rd., Glover, VT. (Route 16 to Shadow Lake Rd. to Hinman Rd., at the top of the hill.) WHAT: Assorted small farm supplies/ equipment, assorted garden & potting supplies & tools, garden cart in excellent condition,
Weber gas grill in good condition, American Girl doll Kaya w/ accessories in very good condition, filing cabinets, books, dishware, cookware, camping gear, large Coleman coolers, & much more. Sat., Jun. 27, & Sun., Jun. 28, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Rain or shine.
GARAGE SALE
Jun. 26-28. Canoe w/ paddles, new paint sprayer, many other items, jewelry, etc. 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Rain or shine. 713 Route 12, Northfield, Vt.
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GARAGE SALE
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SPHYNX KITTENS FOR ADOPTION
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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.
BURLINGTON OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE OR LEASE
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CENTRAL VERMONT SCREEN-PRINTING SHOP FOR SALE
Custom screen-printing & embroidery business avail. for purchase. Located in central Vermont, company has strong, well-established customer base from Vermont, New Hampshire & beyond. Great turnkey opportunity for aspiring entrepreneur/small business owner. Current owners will provide transition support & training as needed. Contact biz4salevt@ gmail.com for more info.
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GREAT OPPORTUNITY IN S. BURLINGTON
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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).
NOTE: The two rules below have been promulgated by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board, who has requested the notices be combined to facilitate savings for the agency. When contacting the agency about these rules please note the title and rule number of the proposed rule(s) you are interested in.
• 10 V.S.A. Appendix § 2, Report, Big Game
Vermont Proposed Rule: 26P014
• 10 V.S.A. Appendix § 2a, Big Game; Tagging Vermont Proposed Rule: 26P015
AGENCY: Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board CONCISE SUMMARY: These proposed rule amendments both relate to the specific requirements that all hunters must comply with immediately upon taking a big game animal, regardless of species. Tagging and reporting are both critical elements of identifying and tracking a big game animal taken by a hunter. The amendments to rules 10 V.S.A. Appendix § 2, Report, Big Game; and 10 V.S.A. Appendix § 2a Big Game; Tagging strengthen
reporting and tagging rules for big game. They explicitly prohibit false statements in reporting of wild game taken, update citations, and authorize the Fish and Wildlife Commissioner to pay at least $1 per report to reporting stations—with flexibility to increase this long-standing reimbursement to sustain and incentivize station operations. They also clarify tagging requirements by mandating that all big game carcasses are tagged with a tag containing the hunter’s name and applicable tag or permit number, and by specifying rules for game taken on one’s own land and tagging requirements for transporting animal parts. Additionally, the two rules impact the same group of stakeholders: any and all big game hunters in the state of Vermont.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Hannah Smith, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, 1 National Life Drive, Davis 2 Montpelier, Vermont 056203208 Tel: 802-461-8187 Fax: 802-828-1250
E- Mail: hannah.smith@vermont.gov URL: https://vtfishandwildlife.com/about-us/ fish-and-wildlife-board/board-rules.
FOR COPIES: John Austin, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, 1 National Life Drive, Montpelier, Vermont 056203208 Tel: 802-371-9895 Fax: 802-828-1250 E-Mail: john.austin@vermont.gov.
10 App. V.S.A. § 5, Bow and arrow and crossbow standards.
Vermont Proposed Rule: 26P016
AGENCY: Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board
CONCISE SUMMARY: The proposed amendments continue to require the same arrowhead width and cutting edges, but apply the standards to broadheads used with crossbows as well.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Hannah Smith, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, 1 National Life Drive, Davis 2 Montpelier, Vermont 056203208 Tel: 802-461-8187 Fax: 802-828-1250 E- Mail: hannah.smith@vermont.gov URL: https://vtfishandwildlife.com/about-us/ fish-and-wildlife-board/board-rules.
FOR COPIES: John Austin, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, 1 National Life Drive, Montpelier, Vermont 056203208 Tel: 802-371-9895 Fax: 802-828-1250 E-Mail: john.austin@vermont.gov.
10 App. V.S.A. § 12. Leashed tracking dogs.
Vermont Proposed Rule: 26P017
AGENCY: Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board
CONCISE SUMMARY: The proposed rule amendments make two changes to the existing leashed tracking dog rule: it amends the definition of “big game animal” to be consistent with the definition in 10 V.S.A. § 4001, to include all big game animals including moose. This will allow hunters to employ leashed tracking dogs to legally track dead or wounded moose. And the proposed amendment strikes the language limiting tracking to big game seasons and the 24-hour period immediately following. This will allow for the use of tracking dogs to locate animals injured or killed outside the legal hunting seasons.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Hannah Smith, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, 1 National Life Drive, Davis 2 Montpelier, Vermont 056203208 Tel: 802-461-8187 Fax: 802-828-1250 E- Mail: hannah.smith@vermont.gov URL: https://vtfishandwildlife.com/about-us/ fish-and-wildlife-board/board-rules.
FOR COPIES: John Austin, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, 1 National Life Drive, Montpelier, Vermont 056203208 Tel: 802-371-9895 Fax: 802-828-1250 E-Mail: john.austin@vermont.gov.
NOTICE OF SELF-STORAGE LIEN SALE
VITAL SELF STORAGE - FAIRFAX 64 HARVEST ROAD FAIRFAX, VT 05454
Notice is hereby given that the contents of the self-storage units listed below will be sold at public auction by sealed bid. This sale is being held to collect unpaid storage unit occupancy fees, charges, and expenses of the sale. The entire contents of each self-storage unit listed below will be sold, with the proceeds to be distributed to Vital Self Storage for all accrued occupancy fees (rent charges), late payment fees, sale expenses, and all other expenses in relation to the unit and its sale.
Contents of each unit may be viewed on July 15th, commencing at 12:00PM Sealed bids are to be submitted on the entire contents of each selfstorage unit. Bids will be opened one half hour after
the last unit has been viewed on July 15th. The highest bidder on the storage unit must remove the entire contents of the unit within 48 hours after notification of their successful bid. Purchase must be made in cash and paid in advance of the removal of the contents of the unit. A $50 cash deposit shall be made and will be refunded if the unit is broom cleaned. Vital Self Storage reserves the right to accept or reject bids.
The contents of the following tenant’s self-storage units will be included in this sale:
Tyler McLaughlin – 319
Shannen DiPace – 401
Cody Grolo – 220
Taylor Labor – 101
Terry Wells – 309
Amy Pudvah - 434
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.
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. 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
CONTENTS OF STORAGE UNITS
will be sold on or about July 2, 2026 at 10:00 am to satisfy debt. Any person claiming a right to the goods may pay the amount claimed due and reasonable expenses before the sale, in which case the sale may not occur.
Unit # Name Description
54 Josh Alderman Household Goods
71 Antoinette Senesac Household Goods
Location: Milton Ministorage, 3-11 Chrisemily Lane, Milton, VT. 05468 BID 13. Questions: Scott 802-893-7952
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR RECONCILED IT, INC. HAS RESOLVED TO DISSOLVE THE COMPANY AS OF APRIL 10, 2026.
Pursuant to 11A V.S.A. § 14.06, the entity will be entering its wind-down phase and be making distributions to creditors.
Final claims against the Company must be submitted to Barski Law PLC, 9332 N. 95th Way, #109, Scottsdale, AZ 85258 or by email at cbarski@ barskilaw.com. Claims may be submitted by letter and must include a brief description or explanation of the debt with supporting documents for consideration.
Claims must be received by no later than October 30, 2026. Claims will be barred if not received by this deadline.
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF WINOOSKI UNIFIED LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
In accordance with 24 V.S.A § 4441 and § 4444, the City of Winooski’s City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, July 13, 2026 beginning at 6:00 p.m. Members of the public interested in participating in this hearing can do so by attending in person at Winooski City Hall, 27 West Allen Street, Winooski VT; or electronically by visiting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89807479305; or by calling (646) 558 8656 and using Webinar ID: 843 6484 9328. Toll charges may apply.
Amendments to the Unified Land Use and Development Regulations
• Section 2.3 – Applicability
• Section 2.4 – Land Use Table
• Section 2.5 – Dimensional Requirements Table
• Section 4.10 – Outdoor Lighting
• Section 4.11 – Outdoor Storage, Mechanical and Utility Equipment
• Section 4.14 – Signs
• Section 5.1 – Accessory Dwelling Units
• Section 5.4 – Design Requirements for Residential Structures
• Section 5.14 – Incentives for Priority Housing
• Section 6.12 – Certificates of Occupancy/ Compliance
• Article IX – Definitions
Statement of Purpose: The purpose of these amendments are to establish new design requirements, expand the applicability of existing aesthetic standards and correct current inconsistencies in Winooski Unified Land Use and Development Regulations in order to encourage more infill in the City that is compatible with the character of the areas as defined in the Winooski Master Plan.
Geographic Area Affected: The proposed amendments will apply to the entire City including all zoning districts.
Section Headings Impacted: The following specific updates are included with these amendments:
Section 2.3 – Clarify Site Plan Review applicability for proposed land development
Section 2.4 – Allow single-unit dwelling uses, two-unit dwelling uses, and multi-unit dwelling uses with up to four units in the Central Business (C-1) District ; and, note the applicability of Site Plan Review
Section 2.5 – Set limitations to the length and height of blank walls that are visible from the street and from public properties.
Section 4.10 – Require outdoor lighting standards to apply to all uses in the residential zoning districts.
Section 4.11 – Require outdoor storage, mechanical and utility equipment standards to apply to all uses in the residential zoning districts.
Section 4.14 – Establish signage allowances and limitations in the Public District.
Section 5.1 – Clarify that the accessory dwelling unit allowance for single-unit dwellings per 24 V.S.A. §4412 applies to all single-unit dwellings in the City regardless of the zoning district the property is located.
Section 5.4 – Establishes front doorway requirements for residential uses.
Section 5.14 – Adjusts the lot coverage incentive for administratively reviewed priority housing projects from 75% to 65%.
Section 6.12 – Sets requirement for Residential or Commercial Building Energy Standards Certificate to be recorded prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy
Article IX – Sets definitions for “blank wall” and “mixed use”, and modifies definitions for “accessory dwelling”, “principal structure”, “principal use” and “subdivision”
The full text of these amendments is available at the Winooski City Hall, 27 West Allen Street, during normal business hours or by contacting Ravi Venkataraman, AICP CFM, Director of City Planning by calling 802.655.6410 or rvenkataraman@ winooskivt.gov.
WINOOSKI DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD
A public hearing will be held by the Winooski Development Review Board on Thursday, July 16, 2026 beginning at 6:30 p.m. to consider the following:
Site Plan Review Application – 125 Hickok St.
Applicant has submitted a request to convert an existing garage into a dwelling unit. As a result of this proposal, the property would host three dwelling units. This property is located in the City’s Residential C (R-C) Zoning District. Site Plan Review under Section 6.6 of the ULUDR is required for creating multiunit dwellings in the Residential C Zoning District.
This hearing will begin at 6:30pm. Members of the public that are interested in participating in this hearing can do so by attending in person at Winooski City Hall, 27 West Allen Street, Winooski, VT; or electronically by visiting https://us06web. zoom.us/j/82129899225 or by calling (301) 715 8592 and using Webinar ID: 821 2989 9225. Toll charges may apply.
Members of the public interested in participating in the above captioned hearing are requested, but not required to make their intentions known by completing the public comment request form located on the City’s website at https://www. winooskivt.gov/FormCenter/Human-Resources-6/ Public-Comment-Request-Form-61 at least 24 hours in advance to ensure this information is included in the record of the hearing. This will also allow the chair to recognize participants to provide testimony at the appropriate time during the hearing.
The Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on this matter before rendering a decision. Decisions of the Development Review Board can be appealed by “interested persons” (as defined by 24 V.S.A. § 4465) to the Environmental Division of the Vermont Superior Court.
Questions or comments on this matter can be directed to Ravi Venkataraman, AICP, CFM, Director of City Planning by calling 802.655.6410 or visiting Winooski City Hall at 27 West Allen Street during
normal business hours. Information related to this matter will also be available on the City’s website at https://www.winooskivt.gov/229/ Development-Review-Board.
STATE OF VERMONT
SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION CHITTENDEN UNIT DOCKET NO.: 26-PR-02559
In re ESTATE of Nathan Walpole NOTICE TO CREDITORS
To the creditors of: Nathan Walpole, late of Jericho, Vermont
I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the date of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to 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: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Signature of Fiduciary: /s/ Heather A. Walpole
Administrator: Heather A. Walpole 9 Outlook Lane, Jericho, VT 05465 United States Email: hawalpole@gmail.com Phone Number: (802) 735-3551
Name of Publication: Seven Days
Publication Date: 06/24/26
Name of Probate Court: State of VermontChittenden Probate Division Address of Probate Court: 175 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05401
STATE OF VERMONT
SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION RUTLAND UNIT CASE NO. 26-PR-01967
ESTATE OF PAUL BROWN, JR.
ORDER AND NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION
To: Paul E. Brown, III
Whereas, the following petition has been made to the Probate court for the District of Rutland. Petition to Open Decedent’s Estate and appoint an Administrator
Whereas, the Court has assigned the 29th day of July, 2026 at the Probate Court in Rutland, Vermont, at 9:30 a.m. to hear and decide upon said petition, and ordered that notice thereof be given by publishing this notice in Seven Days, a newspaper circulating in Chittenden County, Vermont. Service by publication to be complete at least 14 days prior to the day assigned for hearing;
THEREFORE, you are hereby notified to appear before said Court, at the time and place assigned, to make objections, if you have cause. This is the first action in this proceeding. If you wish to receive notice of future events in this matter you must formally enter your appearance with the Court.
Electronically signed on Jun 16, 2026 pursuant to V.R.E.F. 9(d)
/s/ Karl C. Anderson Karl C. Anderson Probate Judge
CITY OF BURLINGTON IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO BICYCLES AND MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC BCO SECS. 6-1, 3, 15, AND 18; AND SEC. 20-1 ORDINANCE 7.4
Sponsor: DPW Commission, Ordinance Committee Public Hearing Dates: First reading: 04/13/26
Referred to: Ordinance Committee Rules suspended and placed in all stages of passage:
Second reading: 06/15/26
Action: adopted
Date: 06/15/26
Signed by Mayor: 06/16/26
Published: 06/24/26
Effective: 07/14/26
It is hereby Ordained by the City Council of the City of Burlington as follows:
That Chapter 6, Bicycles, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington be and hereby is amended by amending Article 1, In General, Section 6-1, Definitions; Section 6-3, Riding on sidewalks, bicycle and pedestrian pathways and in parks; Section 6-15, Dissemination of information; Section, 6-18, Reserved; and Chapter 20, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Article 1, In General, Section 20-1, Definitions; thereof to read as follows:
6-1 Definitions.
Bicycle: As written
Motor-assisted bicycle: Any bicycle with fully operable pedals and equipped with a motor that in itself is capable of producing a speed of no more than thirty (30) miles per hour on a paved level surface. A motor-assisted bicycle is not a motor vehicle or micromobility device and shall obey all traffic regulations applicable to bicycles, except as otherwise provided by law or other ordinances.
Electric bicycle: A bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals, two wheels, a saddle or seat for the rider, and an electric motor of less than 750 watts that meets the requirements of one of the following three classes:
i. “Class 1 electric bicycle” means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty (20) miles per hour.
ii. “Class 2 electric bicycle” means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle and that is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty (20) miles per hour.
iii. “Class 3 electric bicycle” means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty-eight (28) miles per hour.
An electric bicycle is not a motor vehicle and shall obey all traffic regulations applicable to bicycles, except as otherwise provided by law, including any provision of this code.
Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices (EPAMD): means a self-balancing, two-nontandemwheeled device, designed to transport only one person, with an electric propulsion system with average power of 750 watts (1 h.p.).
(1) with front, rear, and side reflectors; (2) with a system that will enable the operator to bring the device to a controlled stop; and (3) if the device is operated between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise, with a lamp emitting a white light that, while the device is in motion, shall illuminate the area in front of the operator.
Rights and duties of operator. The operator of an EPAMD shall have the rights and duties of pedestrians.
Motor-assisted bicycle: Any bicycle or tricycle with fully operable pedals and equipped with a motor that in itself is capable of producing a top speed of not more than twenty (20) miles per hour on a paved level surface when ridden by an operator who weighs one hundred seventy (170) pounds and either:
I. has an internal combustion motor with a power output of not more than 1,000 watts or 1.3 horsepower; or
II. has an electric motor with a power output of not more than 1,000 watts and does not meet the requirements of one of the three classes in Electric Bicycles
PLACE AN AFFORDABLE NOTICE AT: SEVENDAYSVT.COM/LEGAL-NOTICES OR CALL 802-865-1020, EXT. 142.
A motor assisted bicycle is not a motor vehicle and shall obey all traffic regulations applicable to bicycles, except as otherwise provided by law, including any provision of this code. A person under sixteen (16) years of age shall not operate a motor-assisted bicycle on a highway in Burlington.
Motor-assisted micromobility device: Any motor-assisted device for personal transportation. This includes any device with no more than three (3) wheels and a motor that in itself is capable of producing a speed of no more than twenty-five (25) miles per hour on a paved level surface.
Motor-assisted micromobility devices are not motor vehicles and shall obey all traffic regulations applicable to motor-assisted bicycles, except as otherwise provided by law or other ordinances.
Motor-assisted micromobility device: Any motor-assisted, wheeled device for personal single-occupancy transportation that does not have a seat, is designed to be stood upon when riding, and has an electric propulsion system averaging less than 1,000 watts, the maximum speed of which, when powered solely by a propulsion system on a paved level surface, is no more than twenty five (25) miles per hour. The device may be designed to also be powered by human propulsion. A motor-assisted micromobility device is not a motor vehicle and shall obey all traffic regulations applicable to bicycles, except as otherwise provided by law, including a provision of this code.
*** 6-3 Riding on sidewalks, bicycle and pedestrian pathways and in parks.
(a) Allowances and restrictions on methods of transportation on public routes are as follows:
Church Street Marketplace District: Bicycles, electric bicycles, motor assisted micromobility devices, and motor assisted bicycles are allowed within the Church Street Marketplace District, only within the vehicle travel portions of Bank, Cherry and College Streets, and the bike lane on Main Street.
Sidewalks within the City Center (bounded by the streets of Pearl Street, South Winooski Avenue, Maple Street, and Battery Street) except Church Street Marketplace District: Motor-assisted bikes, and motor-assisted micromobility devices are not allowed. Bicycles and micromobility devices are allowed for operators of these devices age sixteen (16) and younger, who may use these spaces as dedicated bike facilities within the City Center.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, bicycles, electric bicycles, motorassisted bicycles, micromobility devices, and motorassisted micromobility devices are allowed upon bike paths, bike lanes, bicycle and pedestrian pathways, multiuse paths, shareduse paths, and in crosswalks. Where a designated bicycle, micromobility, or multiuse facility is provided on or adjacent to a sidewalk, users of any age may operate their device within that designated facility.
(a)(b) It shall be unlawful and shall be a trespass:
(1) For any person over the age of sixteen (16) years to operate a bicycle upon any sidewalk of the city within the inner fire district City Center; provided that any person age sixteen (16) or under may use these devices upon sidewalks in the City Center, as indicated in the previous subsection.
(2) For any person of any age to operate a bicycle upon any sidewalk or within any public parking facility in the City Center, (bounded by the centerlines streets of Pearl Street, South Winooski Avenue, Main Street, Maple Street, and St. Paul Street Battery Street), or within City Hall Park;
(3) As written.
(b)(c) - (e)(f) *Renumbered, but otherwise as written
(f)(g) No person shall operate a motor-assisted bicycle, motor-driven cycle as defined in 23 V.S.A § 4(45)(A), motor-assisted micromobility device, pedi-cab or pedi-bus upon any sidewalk.
(g)(h) Persons riding a bicycle, electric bicycle,
micromobility device, motor-assisted bicycle, or motor-assisted micromobility device, pedi-cab or pedi-bus on a bicycle and pedestrian pathway shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian.
*** 6-15 Dissemination of information.
(a) Every person engaged in the sale or dissemination of bicycles shall inform each purchaser of city ordinances and state laws governing the operation of bicycles.
(b) Every person engaged in the business of renting bicycles f or use in the city shall inform each person who rents a bicycle of the city ordinances and state laws governing the operation of bicycles.
***
6-18 Reserved Reckless operation
A person may not operate a bicycle, electric bicycle, motor assisted micromobility device, or motordriven cycle, upon any roadway, bicycle lane, bicycle path, bicycle and pedestrian pathway, or sidewalk (if applicable) under the control of the City of Burlington in a careless, reckless, or negligent manner so as to endanger the life and safety of any person, or the property of any other person.
*** 20-1 Definitions.
Whenever in this chapter the following terms are used, they shall have the following meanings respectively given to them:
***
Motor-assisted bicycle: Any bicycle with fully operable pedals and equipped with a motor that in itself is capable of producing a speed of no more than thirty (30) miles per hour on a paved level surface
As defined in section 1 of chapter 6 of this code.
Motor-assisted micromobility device: Any motor-assisted device for personal transportation. This includes any device with no more than three (3) wheels and a motor that in itself is capable of producing a speed of no more than twenty-five (25) miles per hour on a paved level surface.
Motor-assisted micromobility devices are not motor vehicles and shall obey all traffic regulations applicable to motor-assisted bicycles, except as otherwise provided by law or other ordinances. As defined in section 1 of chapter 6 of this code.
***
* Material stricken out deleted.
** Material underlined added.
*** Omission of text--interim/rest of sections/ definitions as written
CM/ER/Ordinances 2026/Ch. 6;Bicycles, Ch. 20; Motor Vehicles And Traffic Secs. 6-1, 3, 15, 18 and 20-1 6/15/26
CITY OF ESSEX JUNCTION INVITATION TO BID MAIN STREET PARK PROJECT
RECEIPT OF BIDS: Sealed bids on forms prepared by the Engineer will be received by the City of Essex Junction at the City of Essex Junction offices, located at 2 Lincoln Street in Essex Junction, Vermont, until 2:00 p.m. (local time) on July 24, 2026 for the Main Street Park Project. The contract generally includes the following work items at the intersection of Main Street and Maple Street in the City of Essex Junction:
1) Fabricate and Install 17 Custom wood and Metal Decorative Screens
2) Install Benches and Planters supplied by the City
3) Supply and Install 2 Sunshade Assemblies
4) Supply and Install 5 Bicycle Racks
5) Mill 1250 square feet of existing pavement
6) Excavate and dispose of approximately 42 cubic yards of soil
7) Supply and Install 8 Sunshade foundations
8) Supply and Install 2 Sign foundations
9) Install 8 Solar Lights supplied by the City
10) Form and Install 84 feet of Cast in Place Concrete Curb
11) Cut 170 feet of Existing Pavement
12) Fabricate and Install Aluminum and Steel Sign Assembly
13) Supply and Install 355 square feet of Pavement Striping
14) Supply and Install 86 Tons of Bituminous Concrete Pavement, Shim and Wearing Course
All work will be in accordance with Drawings, Specifications and other Contract Documents and information prepared by the City of Essex Junction, 2 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction, Vermont.
OBTAINING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: Digital Drawings, Specifications, and other Contract Documents may be accessed by emailing Richard F. Hamlin, P.E., Chief of Engineering, Donald L. Hamlin Consulting Engineers, Inc. at rhamlin@dlhce.com. Prospective bidders will be added to the Plan Holder List and will be provided with access to a digital Sharepoint site. All Drawings, Specifications, Contract Documents, Addendums, and other relevant project information will be available on the Sharepoint site free of charge. It is the responsibility of the Prospective Bidder to review relevant project information located on the Sharepoint site. Prospective Bidders must be on the Plan Holder List to receive access to the Sharepoint site and be eligible to submit a bid.
BIDS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ AT 2:00 p.m. (local time) on July 24, 2026 in the first-floor meeting room at the City of Essex Junction offices located at 2 Lincoln Street in Essex Junction, Vermont 05452.
Separate bids will be accepted for the following segments of work:
• Site Work
• Sun Shades
• Sign
• Custom Wood and Metal Decorative Screens
CONTRACT TIME: If awarded the Contract, the Contractor agrees to complete the work in its entirety, as shown on the Contract Plans. The anticipated contract start date for the project is August 21, 2026 and all work shall be completed on or before April 15, 2027.
NOTICE OF SELF-STORAGE LIEN SALE CHIMNEY CORNERS SELF STORAGE 76 GONYEAU ROAD, MILTON VT 05403
Notice is hereby given that the contents of the self-storage units listed below will be sold at public auction by sealed bid. This sale is being held to collect unpaid storage unit occupancy fees, charges, and expenses of the sale. The entire contents of each self-storage unit listed below will be sold, with the proceeds to be distributed to Chimney Corners Self Storage for all accrued occupancy fees (rent charges), late payment fees, sale expenses, and all other expenses in relation to the unit and its sale.
Contents of each unit may be viewed on July 8th, commencing at 9:00 AM. Sealed bids are to be submitted on the entire contents of each self- storage unit. Bids will be opened one half hour after the last unit has been viewed on July 1st. The highest bidder on the storage unit must remove the entire contents of the unit within 48 hours after notification of their successful bid. Purchase must be made in cash and paid in advance of the removal of the contents of the unit. A $50 cash deposit shall be made and will be refunded if the unit is broom cleaned. Chimney Corners Self Storage reserves the right to accept or reject bids.
The contents of the following tenant’s self-storage units will be included in this sale:
Austin Fox – 325
Abigail Thielman – 302
Nicolas Roussin – 819
Timothy Aikey – 320
Matthew Borden – 341
Leila Jeanne Comegno - 118
Armand Leggett – 705
Adam Gordon – 606
Ryan Ploof – 801
Paul Domina – 631
Sabrina Redzic – 613
Johnathan Choquette – 207
Sean LaRock – 910
Jason Dominy – 601
John Yasaitis – 329 Pam Martin - 622
TOWN OF COLCHESTER SELECTBOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to Title 24 VSA, Chapter 113, Section 105-109 of the Colchester Charter, and Section 1-4 of the Colchester Code of Ordinances, the Colchester Selectboard will hold a public hearing on July 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM for public comment on amendments to Chapter 9: Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions, Chapter 12: Traffic, and Chapter 13: Streets and Sidewalks of the Code of Ordinances.
A summary of the proposed amendments to Chapters 9, 12, and 13 are as follows: provisions to prohibit class 3 electric bicycles from traveling on sidewalks and multi use paths in Colchester, and inclusion of language to align with existing state statute that expressly lists where electric bicycles, motor-assisted bicycles, and motor-driven cycles are allowed to operate in Colchester.
The hearing is currently scheduled to take place at the Town of Colchester Town Offices, 781 Blakely Road, Colchester, Vermont, in the Outer Bay Conference Room on the third floor. Alternatively, you can email comments to TownManager@colchestervt.gov with “Citizens to be Heard – Electric Bicycle Ordinance” in the Subject and include your name. As with in-person Citizens to be Heard, we ask that you SHARE YOUR ADDRESS. The email will be shared with the entire Selectboard prior to the meeting and included in the information packet at the next meeting. You may watch the Selectboard meeting on live stream TV: http://lcatv.org/ live-stream-2.
A complete set of the proposed changes and a memo explaining the purpose are available here: https://clerkshq.com/Content/ Attachments/Colchester-vt/260714_01. pdf?clientSite=Colchester-vt.
If you have questions regarding these amendments, contact the Town Manager’s Office at (802)264-5509.
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.
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
For publication no later than June 29, 2026 (15 days prior to Public Hearing).
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
CONTACT CLASSIFIEDS@SEVENDAYSVT.COM OR 802-865-1020 EXT. 115 TO UPDATE YOUR SUPPORT GROUP
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.
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 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.
RECOVERY DHARMA
Recovery Dharma uses Buddhist practices & principles to help people recover from all kinds of addictions & addictive behaviors. This peer-led, nontheistic group offers opportunities to deepen understanding, explore personal inquiry & connect w/ others. We meet every Wed., 6-7 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church in Burlington (the Red Door Church, 21 Buell St.). Enter through the administrative office door (at far left when viewed from Buell St.). We also meet on Thu., 1-2 p.m., at the Turning Point Center, 179 N. Winooski Ave.,
Burlington. No meditation experience required; all are welcome. Email rd.burlington.vt@gmail.com for more info.
SMART RECOVERY
SMART Recovery is a mutual support group where, through open confidential discussion, we help each other & ourselves w/ recovery from any type of addictive behavior. Regardless of whether your recovery goals include abstinence, reduction in use, or harm reduction, you are welcome here. You determine your goals; SMART provides tools & support to help you achieve them.Our approach uses self-empowering skills that help you build & maintain motivation; cope w/ urges; manage thoughts, feelings & behaviors; & live a balanced life. For the latest information about in-person & online groups, go to meetings.smartrecovery.org.
SEX & LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS 12-step recovery group. Do you have a problem w/ sex or relationships? We can help. Info: Visit slaafws.org or saa-recovery.org for meetings near you.
SEXUAL VIOLENCE SUPPORT
HOPE Works offers free support groups to women, men & teens who are survivors of sexual violence. Groups are avail. for survivors at any stage of the healing process. Intake for all support groups is ongoing. If you are interested in learning more or would like to schedule an intake to become a group member, please call our office at 864-0555, ext. 19, or email our victim advocate at advocate@sover. net. Visit hopeworksvt.com for more info.
STEPS SUPPORT GROUP
Steps offers a weekly support group w/ drop-in options for those who have experienced or who have been affected by domestic violence. Women’s Support Group meets virtually every Tue., 5-6:30 p.m. Gender Inclusive Support Group meets virtually every Thu., 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Both groups offer a safe, supportive & confidential place to connect w/ others, heal & recover. For more info, call us at 658-1996 or email steps@stepsvt.org.
STUTTERING SUPPORT GROUPS
We offer 3 monthly National Stuttering Association (NSA) stuttering support groups for adults, teens & school-age children (7-12). Meetings take place monthly at UVM & by Zoom. Contact burlington stutters@gmail.com for more information.
SUICIDE HOTLINES IN VT
Brattleboro, 257-7989; Montpelier (Washington County Mental Health Emergency Services), 2290591; Randolph (Clara Martin Center Emergency Service), 800-639-6360.
POST YOUR JOBS AT: JOBS.SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POST-A-JOB PRINT DEADLINE: NOON ON MONDAYS (INCLUDING HOLIDAYS) FOR RATES & INFO: GILLIAN COMITO, 802-341-3060 GCOMITO@SEVENDAYSVT.COM
Green Energy Times (GET) is in search of a driver to help with outreach in the Burlington area, St. Albans, Swanton and the islands. Starting July 15th, this is a paid PT position for four+ (4) times per year. We are happy to accept volunteers as well. Contact us for details ASAP! Call or text us at 518.222.6567 or: email at info@greenenergytimes.org
Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union is seeking a School Nurse (RN) and/or an LPN for the 2026-2027 school year. Please apply on schoolspring. com or send cover letter, resume and three letters of recommendation to:
FNESU PO Box 489 Enosburg Falls, VT 05450 Tel (802) 848-7661
FNESU complies with all state and federal employment and non-discrimination laws in its hiring & employment practices.
• Offering a $1,000 hiring bonus
Are you looking to learn new skills or to start a career? Are you looking to join a supportive team and a dynamic company? We are so sure you will love it at HallKeen Management that we are offering a $1,000 hiring bonus for the right candidate. All bonuses to be paid per company policy. Will entertain employees looking to relocate to Vermont.
Responsibilities of Maintenance Technician are quite diverse including but not limited to Apartment turnovers, grounds keeping, various janitorial duties, painting, appliance, electrical, heating, plumbing and safety equipment repair and replacement and provide assistance at other company properties when needed. The qualified candidate must have reliable transportation and have the ability to assist in carrying appliances and climb ladders as needed.
Please e-mail resume to Diane Finnigan at dfinnigan@hallkeen.com
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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)
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. Apply: NVRH.org/careers
The University of Vermont Libraries seeks an experienced and forwardthinking leader for the Director of Collections Management Services. This role works collaboratively with others to ensure the work of collection development, acquisitions, and cataloging is consistent with UVM Libraries’ strategic plans, mission and goals.
The Director oversees the collection budgets, supports and mentors staff, and anticipates the information needs of our varied users. Competitive candidates should be skilled at gathering and interpreting data to inform collection development policies and practices.
Salary: $100,000 – $130,000
Deadline for best consideration: July 13, 2026
Apply now: https://apptrkr.com/7234112
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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.
Responsibilities include:
-Communications management and customer service
- Executive scheduling and travel coordination
- Event and meeting logistics
- Database and CRM administration
- Office operations and vendor coordination
- Board and partner support
- Seed Grant administration
We’re looking for someone who is:
- Detail-oriented and highly organized
- A strong writer and communicator
- Comfortable juggling multiple priorities
- Proactive, resourceful, and self-directed
- Proficient with Microsoft 365 and Zoom
- Experience with HubSpot, event planning, nonprofit organizations, or executive support is a plus.
What we offer:
Salary range is $60,000 to $68,000 based on experience. Full-Time • Shelburne, VT
To apply, submit a cover letter and résumé to: https://www.communityheartandsoul.org/careers/ Learn more at: https://www.communityheartandsoul.org/
Flynn Ave Self Storage, a locally owned Burlington business, is seeking a full-time employee for customer service, rentals, billing, and day-to-day facility operations. Position includes light maintenance, snow removal, walking the property, occasional lifting, and running local errands. Must be dependable, self-motivated, punctual, and comfortable using computer software. Reliable transportation required. Pay based on experience.
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The Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired is looking for someone to run our bi-weekly support groups for our blind and visually impaired clients in Chittenden and Franklin Counties as well as our statewide virtual support group. The Program Facilitator emphasizes independence, skills training, and emotional support to people coping with a visual impairment.
This is a part-time position 10-15 hours per week, with a starting pay of $27.07 per hour. Interested applicants must be able to work well in a group setting and have a Bachelor’s Degree in either Psychology, Counseling, Human Services, or the equivalent.
Experience with blindness is preferred.
Please visit our website for more information: vabvi.org Email dnorris@vabvi.org to apply.
Lead HVAC Technician experienced in diagnosing, repairing, and installing air conditioning systems, boilers, plumbing, and related mechanical equipment.
DR Power Equipment, a Generac company, is seeking a motivated and relationship-driven New Dealer Specialist to support the continued growth of our dealer network across the United States and Canada. This role combines inbound lead support, outbound business development, dealer relationship building, and onboarding coordination to help independent businesses successfully partner with DR Power Equipment and Generac.
Compensation: $20.44 - $28.62 per hour
CVCOA currently is hiring for a case manager and for a front desk associate. We are looking for new team members who work well with others, are comfortable with computers, are strong communicators and are enthusiastic to learn and grow as professionals.
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.
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.
Apply: solarchasers@gmavt.net
All work to be performed at our Essex Junction property.
Full or part-time flexibility. Pay: $36 - $40/hr.
Email resume to: Ismet@villageatautumnpond.com.
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Ward's offers excellent benefits & paid time off. Full or part time
What we are looking for:
· Customer Service Skills
· Conventional house and some commercial plumbing applications
· Gas Certification/License (Master Plumbers)
· Hydronic and Boiler experience (Master Plumbers)
· 5+ years of residential service experience (Master Plumbers)
· Desire to learn and grow in your profession
· Ability to pass pre-employment requirements
· Clean driving record with valid drivers license
· Master Plumber's License and Back flow License (Master Plumbers)
Email your resume and cover letter to our recruiting office: wardsmechanical@wardsvt.com. PLEASE, NO PHONE CALLS.
Pay Range: Case Manager $24-$26 per hour. Front Desk Associate $20-$22 per hour. Generous benefits for all positions include retirement, health insurance, and paid time off.
For the full job descriptions and to apply, please visit: Cvcoa.org/employment
U.S. District Court
The Clerk’s Office for the United States District Court is seeking a qualified individual with excellent analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills capable of functioning in a dynamic, team-oriented environment. The duty station is Burlington, Vermont. Full federal benefits apply.
Complete job description and formal application requirements are found in the official Position Announcement available from court locations in Burlington and Rutland and the court’s web site:
JUNE 24-JULY 1, 2026
The Vermont Department of Health’s Newport Local Health Office is seeking a collaborative and community-focused Public Health Nurse to serve as the Family & Child Health Coordinator and School Liaison Nurse. This dual role supports healthier outcomes for children, adolescents, and families through prevention-focused public health work centered on collaboration, health equity, and community engagement. Preferred qualifications: BSN. For more information, contact Susan Graves at Susan.Graves@vermont.gov. Location: Newport. Department: Health. Status: Full Time. Hiring for one position, PH Nurse I or II, Salary range $34.38 - $56.98. Job ID #55054 or #55119. Application Deadline: July 12, 2026.
The VT Assistive Technology Program (VATP) in the Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (DAIL) is seeking an Assistive Technology (AT) Access Specialist to join our team. The AT Specialist provides consultation, assessment, training, and technical assistance on AT for our clients. This involves the provision of direct, field-based services to support the consideration and implementation of AT tools and strategies. Work is both remote and in person. Some travel is required. For more information, contact Will Pendlebury at william.pendlebury@vermont.gov. Location: Burlington. Department: Disabilities Aging & Independent Living. Status: Part-time Temporary. Salary range: $25.98 - $40.56. Job ID #55200. Application Deadline: June 28, 2026.
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Every day, we help shape the future of healthcare. Since 1981, we’ve partnered with leading OEMs and research institutes to push the boundaries of surgical navigation. Our optical and electromagnetic technologies are trusted in procedures ranging from orthopedics and spine surgery to cardiac interventions and radiation therapy. This position is well suited for recent graduates and early-career engineers looking to build a strong foundation in hardware development while working on technology that advances healthcare worldwide. The successful candidate will be joining our team of professionals at the
$2,500 Sign on bonus! Pay range is $20-22/hour, based on experience. Yearround position with PTO & comprehensive benefits.
The Environmental Services (ES) Field Technician I performs operational functions related to emergency response, hazardous and non-hazardous spill clean-up, and hazmat decontamination work.
For job description & to apply, visit: 7dvt.pub/fieldtech
We are seeking a highly skilled Residential Finish Carpenter with 12+ years of frame-to-finish high-end residential carpentry experience who takes pride in precision, professionalism, and exceptional workmanship. Are you tired of being self-employed where you're somehow the carpenter, accountant, salesperson, estimator, recruiter, therapist, IT department, snow removal crew, and collections agency… all before lunch? At Housewright, we actually have qualified people whose full-time job is handling those extra hats — so you can focus on what you do best: building exceptional work.
JOB LOCATION: Hanover, NH and Upper Valley VT and NH
REQUIREMENTS: 12+ years of experience in High End residential finish carpentry.
• Precision: Makes extremely accurate cuts and tight, clean joints.
• Tool Mastery: Expert with hand tools and finish carpentry power tools.
• Joinery Skill: Uses strong, precise joints like miters, coped joints & dovetails.
• Design Awareness: Understands proportions and reads plans accurately.
• Material Knowledge: Knows how different woods and materials behave.
• Quality Work: Installs trim, cabinetry, doors, and details with flawless results.
• Proficient: Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions, and to convey instructions to others.
• Collaborative: Ability to work cooperatively & collaboratively with co-workers.
HOURLY WAGE: $30.00–$38.00/hour starting base pay.
Comprehensive Benefit Package
TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE
If this sounds like the right fit for you, we invite you to apply online and introduce yourself: jobs.sevendaysvt.com/job/it-systems-admin/ ndi-hardware-developer/
• Equivalent to approximately $43.00–$56.00+ per hour when companypaid benefits are included.
• Housewright invests an additional $13.00–$18.00+ per hour in benefits on top of hourly wages. Compensation and benefits are tailored to each candidate and are based on experience, demonstrated skill level, qualifications, certifications, and the responsibilities of the position offered.
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15-20 hrs/week in Montpelier 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.
• Starting hourly wage: $24-$28
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
• Employer 6% 403(b) contribution after 6 months
Please apply at: vermonthumanities.org/jobs
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 legislature.vermont.gov.
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
DUTIES INCLUDE:
• Lead the division management team
• Foster a culture that is person-centered and promotes independence and dignity for individuals with I/DD and their families
• Represent the agency to government, legislative, regulatory, and internal partners including monitoring and quality control
• Consult on complex cases as needed
REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:
• Master’s degree in a related field (human services, psychology, special education, social work) preferred
• Bachelor’s degree with commensurate experience required
• Minimum five years’ team leadership experience
• Demonstrated leadership and management success in program development, resource management, and quality control.
This position reports to the Chief Executive O cer.
For more detail and to submit an online application, please visit our career page or contact recruitment@wcmhs.org
The Clerk’s Office for the United States District Court is seeking a qualified individual with excellent analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills capable of functioning in a dynamic, team-oriented environment. The duty station is Burlington, Vermont. Full federal benefits apply.
Complete job description and formal application requirements are found in the official Position Announcement available from court locations in Burlington and Rutland and the court’s web site:
Invest in yourself! Our apprenticeship program is a paid opportunity to become a phlebotomist with no experience required.
- Guaranteed, paid employment on day one of training - Direct patient care - Team environment - Full benefits
- Dedicated support during the 5-week program
- Paid Certified Phlebotomy Technician Exam
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JUNE 24-JULY 1, 2026
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.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in public policy, government, health administration, communications, or related field (Master’s degree preferred).
Salary Range/Working Conditions
• $80,000 – $120,000 annually, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
• 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.
Seeking an individual with exceptional customer service skills to provide front-office administrative support while assisting with core property management functions. The ideal candidate is organized, reliable, and able to multitask in a fastpaced, often unpredictable environment. Work may be performed independently or as part of a team. Salary: $50,000 plus benefits.
Key responsibilities include:
reception and front office support; assisting applicants through the housing application process; maintaining office equipment and performing general office duties; conducting property inspections, supporting lease ups; rent collection; and related property management tasks. A valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle is required.
Property management or affordable housing experience is a plus.
Visit montpelier-vt.org/434/Housing-Authority for a complete job description. Please provide a letter of interest and resume to Executive Director, Montpelier Housing Authority, 155 Main Street, Montpelier, VT 05602.
The Montpelier Housing Authority is an equal opportunity employer.
Vermont Learning Collaborative (VTLC) is seeking a dynamic and highly experienced Lead Facilitator to provide oversight and leadership to the H.955 merger study group process. This role serves as the primary point of accountability for the statewide facilitation effort. This individual ensures consistency, quality, and statutory compliance across all regional facilitation teams.
The Lead Facilitator assists with recruiting, onboarding and assigning the seven Regional Facilitators. As the lead supervisor of the Regional Facilitators, they will develop shared tools, protocols, and training materials; monitor progress and compliance across all study committees; and serve as the primary point of contact for VTLC leadership, the Agency of Education, and the State Board of Education. The Lead Facilitator may also be available to step in when a regional committee requires additional support. The Lead facilitator shall have extensive knowledge of and experience working in Vermont’s public education system as a central office administrator. Additionally, the lead facilitator shall have previous experience with Vermont merger processes (e.g. Act 153 or Act 46).
Please see complete description and apply: vtlc.org/lead-facilitator
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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.
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.
All roles include comprehensive benefits.
See full job descriptions and application requirements here: 7dvt.pub/TGS. E.O.E.
LOCATION: Burlington, VT
HOURS: Full Time, Salaried (Exempt)
– GRANT FUNDED FOR 1 YEAR WITH POTENTIAL TO EXTEND
UNION MEMBERSHIP: This position is represented by AFT union in NH/VT & MSEA union in ME
POSITION PURPOSE:
The Digital Content Creator helps bring PPNNE’s voice to life by creating engaging, high-impact content for our social media channels - especially for younger audiences. This role creates and appears in content across various PPNNE locations, helping connect people to care, services, and accurate sexual health information. The DCC plans and launches both organic and paid campaigns, tracks performance, and stays current on social trends and best practices. This position also plays a key role in building our online community, advancing patient access, education, and retention, encouraging donations and advocacy, all in support of PPNNE’s mission to provide accessible, high-quality, patientcentered healthcare.
YOUR DAY- TO-DAY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Be the voice & face of PPNNE on social media, creating and appearing in content that brings our work to life.
• Create fun, engaging content (videos, reels, posts, graphics, captions) tailored for platforms like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and more.
• Collaborate with teams across PPNNE to capture stories and film content at health centers and offices.
• Plan, design and launch paid social campaigns that help connect people to care, education, advocacy, and ways to get involved.
• Keep a monthly content calendar and post consistently across channels.
• Track what’s working and use insights to keep improving and growing our reach.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:
Pay Range – Compensation is based on years of direct relevant experience; candidates with 2 -6 years of experience can expect to earn between $48,847 –52,865/year. Benefits eligible position
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Minimum of 2 years of experience creating social media content for brands and representing them online.
• Comfortable being the face and voice of our channel, including featuring yourself in videos and posts across all media platforms.
• Comfortable discussing on camera the full range of services PPNNE offers.
• Deep understanding of how to engage 18 to 24-year-olds online, as well as understanding of audience segmentation to reach donors and supporters.
• Proficient in video production, photo editing, as well as in creating reels, stories, and posts across multiple platforms.
• Experience using Canva and the Adobe Creative Suite.
• Ability to travel frequently to PPNNE health centers and administrative locations across ME, NH, and VT to create content.
• Interested applicants please submit a cover letter and resume by visiting our website at https://jobs.lever.co/ ppnne
JUNE 24-JULY 1, 2026
Visit jobs.plattsburgh.edu & select “View Current Openings” SUNY Plattsburgh is an AA/EEO/ADA/VEVRAA committed to excellence through diversity and supporting an inclusive environment for all.
Lamoille Restorative Center (LRC) is seeking a Director of Court Diversion and Pretrial Services to support and oversee the overall operation of these programs: Adult and Juvenile Diversion, Tamarack, Pretrial Services, Youth Substance Awareness Safety Program (YSASP), Civil DLS, Pre-Charge and Victim Services. The Director supervises the restorative programs team providing effective and efficient delivery of participant services. Restorative practices are applied to empower collective community care by addressing the needs of the person harmed, the community, and the person who caused harm.
This position is ideal for someone with excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills. The person should understand trauma-informed and victim-centered practices in Vermont’s legal and human service systems.
Learn more about our mission at lrcvt.org.
COMPENSATION
40 hours per week with an hourly wage: $30.00–$31.33
GENEROUS BENEFITS PACKAGE, INCLUDING:
• $13,113 annually to allocate toward medical, dental, vision, supplemental insurance, or retirement
• 27 paid days off + 22 paid holidays
• Paid family medical leave
• Annual training stipend
• Life insurance
• Pre-tax dependent care deductions
Please submit a cover letter and resume to: info@lrcvt.org
The position will remain open until it is filled. Lamoille Restorative Center is an equal opportunity employer.
We value diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants.
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We are currently looking for a motivated go-getter who is ready to learn and grow within our Property Management department. This is an excellent opportunity to join the Property Management team, where you can gain a deep understanding of our business, make a difference in people’s lives every day, and advance your career.
Who We Are: Burlington Housing Authority serves the greater Burlington community with housing that is affordable, rental assistance, and support services. Our mission is to provide lowincome, vulnerable members of our community access to safe, affordable housing and retention support services in ways that encourage stability, improve quality of life, end homelessness, and foster vibrant neighborhoods.
BHA serves a diverse population of tenants and partners with a variety of community agencies. To most effectively carry out our vision of delivering safe and affordable housing to all, we are committed to cultivating a staff that reflects varied lived experiences, viewpoints, and educational histories. Therefore, we strongly encourage candidates from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ individuals, and women to apply. Multilingualism is a plus!
Assistant Property Manager: The Assistant Property Manager serves as a critical member of our property management team. This position is responsible for assisting the team of Property Managers in the day to day operations of BHA’s property portfolio.
The Assistant Property Manager assists with leasing apartments, move in and move outs, maintaining accurate tenant files and assist with tenant complaints, collection of rents, lease violations, property inspections, vacant unit checks, delivery of resident notices and certifications, and other duties related to property management.
Work Location and Other Requirements: This position works in person at our various buildings in Burlington. A valid driver’s license along with reliable personal transportation, with vehicle insurance and registration, is required to carry out the duties of this position.
Qualifications: While all applicants need to demonstrate a passion for supporting our residents and helping advance Burlington Housing Authority’s mission, we recognize that some applicants may not possess all qualifications listed. We are willing to consider individuals who demonstrate comparable life experience and education in lieu of specific requirements, and/or the will, ability, and initiative to grow into new areas of responsibility.
Knowledge and Experience:
• High school degree or equivalent.
• Prior experience with property management, customer service, and/or working with the public is preferred
• Knowledge of HUD, LIHTC, and the affordable housing industry is preferred
• Outstanding organizational skills, strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and follow through on all tasks
• Must be adept at fostering positive and collaborative relationships with staff, residents, vendors and community agencies
• Must have a patient and compassionate approach to working with the most vulnerable populations
Total Compensation: Base wages Pay range is between $22.00 - $24.00 per hour. This is a full time position with benefits.
Benefits:
• Health Insurance (BHA covers between 80% to 83% of the premium for employees) or a $6,000 opt-out payment in lieu of health insurance
• Health Reimbursement Account. BHA pays 90% of the deductible as the insurance is being used. That’s up to $2,880 for single enrollment and up to $5,760 for two-person and family.
• Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts
• Dental and vision insurance (Voluntary plans offered at a discounted group rate.)
• Short and long term disability coverage (BHA pays 50% of discounted group rate)
• Basic life insurance and accidental death (provided at no cost to employees)
• Retirement plan is a defined contribution plan. BHA makes annual contribution equal to 10% of base wages
• Section 457 plan. BHA employees can contribute to this retirement plan
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Generous time off policy including 12 days of paid time off and 12 days of sick time in the first year. In addition to the paid time off, BHA recognizes 13 (paid) holidays and 2 (paid) floating cultural holidays.
• Annual Performance Bonus
Interested in this career opportunity? Send a cover letter and resume to: humanresources@burlingtonhousing.org
Human Resources
Burlington Housing Authority 65 Main Street, Suite 101 Burlington, VT 05401
Find more info about these career opportunities at burlingtonhousing.org
BHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
JUNE 24-JULY 1, 2026
We are currently looking for a motivated go-getter who is ready to learn and grow within our Property Management department. This is an excellent opportunity to join the Property Management team, where you can gain a deep understanding of our business, make a difference in people’s lives every day, and advance your career.
Who We Are: Burlington Housing Authority serves the greater Burlington community with housing that is affordable, rental assistance, and support services. Our mission is to provide lowincome, vulnerable members of our community access to safe, affordable housing and retention support services in ways that encourage stability, improve quality of life, end homelessness, and foster vibrant neighborhoods.
BHA serves a diverse population of tenants and partners with a variety of community agencies. To most effectively carry out our vision of delivering safe and affordable housing to all, we are committed to cultivating a staff that reflects varied lived experiences, viewpoints, and educational histories. Therefore, we strongly encourage candidates from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ individuals, and women to apply. Multilingualism is a plus!
Housing Retention Specialist: Provides assistance to residents who have barriers to maintaining housing and/or subsidy. The Housing Retention Specialist works with residents in Chittenden County for the most part and will occasionally provide support to neighboring regions. The Housing Retention Specialist works collaboratively with community service agencies and providers in addition to Section 8, Property Management and Inspection Staff and reports to the Director of Housing Retention and Services.
Housing Retention Specialist – Site Based: Responsible for supporting those who have mental health and substance use challenges and/or who have moved from homelessness to Bobbin Mill, Wharf Lane, and other BHA properties. The position works closely with property management and other site-based staff to identify challenges and respond with appropriate direct service and coordination of community services, with a goal of eviction prevention and facilitating a healthy tenancy.
Work Location and Other Requirements: These positions are in person in Burlington, VT. A valid driver’s license along with reliable personal transportation, with vehicle insurance and registration, is required to carry out the duties of this position.
Qualifications: While all applicants need to demonstrate a passion for supporting our residents and helping advance Burlington Housing Authority’s mission, we recognize that some applicants may not possess all qualifications listed. We are willing to consider individuals who demonstrate comparable life experience and education in lieu of specific requirements, and/or the will, ability, and initiative to grow into new areas of responsibility.
• Bachelor’s degree in social work (or related field) with two to five years of direct service experience, including experience with mental health and substance use supports.
• Must have experience with diverse and vulnerable populations.
• Effective verbal and written communication and knowledge of the social services network in the greater Burlington area.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and internet navigation preferred.
• Excellent organizational skills required.
• Must be adept at fostering positive and collaborative relationships with staff, residents, vendors & community agencies
• Must have a patient and compassionate approach to working with the most vulnerable populations
Total Compensation: Base wages Pay range is between $24.00 - $26.00 per hour. This is a full time position with benefits.
Benefits:
• Health Insurance (BHA covers between 80% to 83% of the premium for employees) or a $6,000 opt-out payment in lieu of health insurance
• Health Reimbursement Account. BHA pays 90% of the deductible as the insurance is being used. That’s up to $2,880 for single enrollment and up to $5,760 for two-person and family.
• Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts
• Dental and vision insurance (Voluntary plans offered at a discounted group rate.)
• Short and long term disability coverage (BHA pays 50% of discounted group rate)
• Basic life insurance and accidental death (provided at no cost to employees)
• Retirement plan is a defined contribution plan. BHA makes annual contribution equal to 10% of base wages
• Section 457 plan. BHA employees can contribute to this retirement plan
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Generous time off policy including 12 days of paid time off and 12 days of sick time in the first year. In addition to the paid time off, BHA recognizes 13 (paid) holidays and 2 (paid) floating cultural holidays.
• Annual Performance Bonus
Interested in this career opportunity? Send a cover letter and resume to: humanresources@burlingtonhousing.org
Human Resources
Burlington Housing Authority 65 Main Street, Suite 101 Burlington, VT 05401
Find more info about these career opportunities at burlingtonhousing.org
BHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Shelburne, Vermont
Family seeking a personable, dependable, and professional caregiver to join our private in-home care team supporting an active adult male living with a C2 spinal cord injury (tetraplegia).
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“I’m going to miss our beachfront access. Are we sure we want to evolve?”
(JUN. 21-JUL. 22)
Now is an auspicious time to declare a sweeping amnesty and observe a personal season of pardon. To the best of your ability, release your clenched feelings about people who have caused you pain. Banish blame! Purge any lingering resentment and regret that has curdled into self-reproach. Celebrate atonement and absolution! Most vital of all, exonerate yourself. Shed the guilt you’ve carried for missteps and missed chances. And please offer yourself a sweet gift: a ritual of renewal.
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): The interesting struggles you’ll wage in the coming weeks will require your vulnerability: showing up exactly as you are when you might rather fight or escape. Your warrior nature probably prefers a clear enemy or a definable problem you can confront, but the truer conquest will come from laying down your weaponry. I suggest you meet aggression with curiosity and engage chaos with receptive stillness. At least for now, your greatest strength will be to remain undominated by your own reactive impulses. Think of it as an advanced martial art.
TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): In accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to be inspired by this wisdom from artist Pablo Picasso: “I am always doing that which I cannot do in order that I may learn how to do it.” He’s proposing that we treat a lack of
expertise not as an embarrassment but as a doorway. Instead of waiting until we feel ready, trained and confident, he suggests we head into territory where we fumble, guess and feel awkward. Our discomfort may lead to gratifying growth. So I dare you to ask yourself whether there’s a capacity or skill you’d love to add to your repertoire but are too shy or timid to try. Then take small, imperfect steps toward it, trusting that each move will teach you how to do what once felt impossible.
GEMINI (May 21-Jun. 20): Hummingbirds keep track of every flower they visit and know how long it will take each one to replenish its nectar. They maintain mental maps of many feeding sites and visit them on precise schedules. To ensure their survival, they can’t waste energy on flowers that aren’t ready yet. Your mind could work like this if you want it to, Gemini. Which people, places and projects need time to refill before you visit them again? Who have you been approaching too frequently, seeking their nectar before it has had time to regenerate? In the coming weeks, practice strategic patience with your resources. In your secret conversations with yourself, call yourself “Hummingbird.”
LEO (Jul. 23-Aug. 22): If you happen to be swallowed whole by a dragon or whale sometime soon, don’t freak out. It’s far preferable to being chomped into bits first, which absolutely won’t happen. You may indeed spend a brief spell inside the creature’s dark belly, but I confidently predict you will ultimately be deposited on the outside in one intact piece, after which you will only need to find your meandering way back home. The whole episode may be confounding or humbling, but I bet it will also scrub you free of a load of old karma.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sep. 22): Bees perform what scientists call a “waggle dance” to communicate the location of flowers to their hive mates. But the directions are sometimes imprecise, and the apparent sloppiness actually helps the hive. It forces other bees to explore more broadly, discovering new food sources that the original bee missed. Perfect information would make them too efficient to be adaptable. Your precision is one of your gifts,
Virgo, but right now I think you need strategic vagueness and fuzzy logic. Leave some directions unclear. Mistakes and misunderstandings might lead to discoveries that your perfect plans would have eliminated.
LIBRA (Sep. 23-Oct. 22): In ancient Greek thought, kairos referred to the opportune moment. It meant the right timing, when circumstances aligned for action to be most effective. The term chronos, on the other hand, was about sequential time, which blindly marched forward without any regard for special moments or auspiciousness. Most of us are more or less hypnotized by chronos-consciousness. We measure our lives by calendar dates and external schedules. But in the coming weeks, Libra, I recommend you stay on high alert for kairos-rich pivots. For now, suspend inquiries such as “Am I on schedule?” and ask, “Are the circumstances ripe?”
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Ravens are strongly motivated to engage in elaborate play: aerial acrobatics, complex games, sliding down snowbanks and sharing food with nonrelatives. These behaviors lack an immediate payoff yet support learning, motor skill development and social relationships. They seem to be both emotionally rewarding and indirectly advantageous for survival and success over the long term. Let’s apply this to you, Scorpio. Let’s conclude that delight isn’t wastefully frivolous and that pleasure doesn’t need to justify itself through productivity. In the coming weeks, you may face pressure to explain or defend your joy, as if to prove it’s worth it in some utilitarian way. Refuse. Like the ravens, engage in purposeless beauty and fun simply because it feels so good.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Glaciologists studying ice cores can read Earth’s climate history going back 800,000 years. Each layer contains trapped air bubbles. These are time capsules that preserve the atmospheric composition of each moment. The ice remembers everything. You accumulate similar records, Sagittarius. Each of your experiences leaves its trace. And in the coming weeks, you will have extra access to these archived layers of your own history. Memories and patterns
you thought were lost will surface with intriguing clarity. I hope you study these revelations to glean insight about your long-term patterns and cycles. It’s time to see the Big Picture.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Many people forget, but you know: Structure is the foundation for freedom, not a suppression of it. While others fantasize about escaping responsibility, you know that mastery is key to every emancipation. When properly practiced, your flair for discipline adds vigor as well as rigor. More than any other sign of the zodiac, you are adept at using limits to give unlimited possibilities their specific shape. I trust you will express all these Capricornian powers to the max in the coming weeks. People in your life need them even more than usual.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Horticulturists practice “deadheading.” They remove spent flowers from plants to encourage new vitality. Faded flowers drain energy that could go toward fresh growth. Plants that have been deadheaded produce more abundant blooms than those left to manage their own decay. I recommend a metaphorical version of this practice to you, Aquarius. You’ll be wise to deadhead your emotional garden. Certain attachments, once vibrant and nourishing, have expired. They’re not evil or wrong; they’re simply finished. It’s best not to keep directing precious energy toward maintaining their faded forms. With gratitude for the old beauty, clear the way for new beauty.
PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): For maximum safety, be as uninteresting as possible. Shun risks that might shake up your beliefs and avoid adventures that could expose you to people who aren’t similar to you. If you really want to be certain about preserving your security and stability, as I’m recommending, the surest method is to retreat to your power spot and do nothing at all. WAIT! STOP! Dear Pisces, everything I just said was pure misdirection! I was joking! In fact, the opposite is true. The true way to nurture genuine safety and security is to pursue what sparks your curiosity and lights up your zeal. And the coming days are likely to provide you with plenty of chances to do exactly that.
FUN, FUNNY, CUTE, SMART, MODEST
I am a down-to-earth, lazy/hardworking, happy woman looking for a low-pressure guy to connect with and maybe become my forever man. These are a few of the things I still want to do with maybe you: dive the Elephant Cave in Greece, drink Champagne on the beach in Nice, walk the Camino, see Penn & Teller live, float in the Ganges. Birdie_3 43, seeking: M, l
ORIGINAL FLOWER CHILD
Yogi, astrologer, naturist/nudist, meditator, author, free soul, overeducated woodchuck, herbalist, gardener. Fit and trim. Very physically active; quiet, not shy; avid listener. Interests include music, foraging mushrooms, quantum physics, remote viewing, much more. Best known in my neighborhood for excellent stacks of firewood. You’re emotionally mature, curious, physically fit and enjoy both the great outdoors and exploring inner space. VintageShakti, 71, seeking: M, l
OUTDOORSY AND ARTISTIC EMPTY NESTER
Retiring soon, ready to start an exciting new chapter. My perfect weekend is 80 percent fresh air and 20 percent relaxation. I love staying active outside, whether that’s playing pickleball, hiking, paddling or skiing. I’m looking for a best friend. I want someone to share the joy of little, quiet moments and the excitement of traveling to new places and learning new things together. GritandGlow, 56, seeking: M, l
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ACTIVE, ADVENTURE-MINDED WF
I want to meet friends and hopefully a long-term partner to travel and enjoy my upcoming retirement with. I am active, kind, generous, honest and am looking for similarly minded man to share life with. I like a good balance of home time with adventure and travel, whether near or far. LD4382, 61 seeking: M, l
PLAYFUL, ZINGY, JOIE DE VIVRE
Accidental Vermonter by way of New York, bringing insatiability for culture, banter and pleasure. I had a beautiful love with my first husband, who passed away too young. Looking for companions for shows, meals, baseball games, music, movies. Up for casual, consensual fun. More relevant answers: martini; Mets, Guardians and Lake Monsters; oysters, roast chicken, rich chocolate ice cream. FranFineinVT 41, seeking: M
NICE LADY, FUN TO BE WITH
Nice woman searching for friendship and (lucky you) a nice, movingforward relationship! Love history, antiquing, spontaneous adventures, walking the beach in Maine, dinners in and out, cooking dinners together, movies, and just being together! betsn2 78, seeking: M
THOUGHTFUL, INDEPENDENT AND SLIGHTLY FERAL
Lawyer, mom and recovering peoplepleaser. I love good conversation and people who don’t take themselves too seriously. Equal parts deep conversations and dumb jokes. Usually spending time with my daughter, hanging out with my dogs or enjoying a quiet weekend at home. Bonus points if you can make me laugh and take a joke. Eastcoastgal 43, seeking: M, l
WHOLESOME LAUGHTER AND FUN
Seeking kind, authentic and consciously open-minded companionship. Let’s check out local music events and farmers markets this summer as we get to know each other! Friends first and then who knows? Among other things, I like country walks, labyrinths, cribbage and playing country/bluegrass music with friends. RoseAngel, 67, seeking: M, l
THOUGHTFUL DAHLIA
Kind explorer who is thinking about art and literature. Also how to do better with this world (Aquarius). Openminded and community oriented. Friendly, social, extroverted introvert. Loves nature, animals, quiet as well. Willow18, 44, seeking: M, l
SEEKING KIND M FOR COMPANIONSHIP 80-plus-year-old woman feels like 16. Seeking a companion for fun, interesting activities: dining in or out, watching wellreviewed movies, thoughtful Scrabble games, sharing books. Must like felines. Foodie a plus. Cora 85, seeking: M, l
LOOKING FOR SOULMATE
Hello, I am a very spiritual woman — you could call me an empath. I desire to meet a gentleman who could possibly be a true Renaissance man. Honesty and loyalty and kindness are what I seek. Plumerea 68, seeking: M, l
WISE WOMAN WISHES FOR COMPANIONSHIP
Seeking a positive, honest person who is confident, independent, kind, loves the outdoors and being active, but also appreciates music of many genres, people from other cultures, likes to explore new places and ideas, is creative, is environmentally friendly and kind to creatures big and small. Floralgirl 68 seeking: M, l
SUNSHINE IN VERMONT
I’m looking for someone with the same values. I love to laugh and have a lot of fun. I like camping, traveling, playing cards and board games, watching movies, and having campfires in my backyard. I love to entertain and am a very happy person. I’m honest, loyal, loving and caring. Carolyn, 72, seeking: M, l
WARM, CURIOUS, ENJOYS LIFE
Insightful, kind and a lifelong learner. Retired registered nurse, widow, and proud mom and grandmother. I’m looking for a genuine man to enjoy life with — someone who appreciates connection, conversation and shared experiences. I love music, travel (recently enjoyed the art and culture of Oaxaca), cooking, entertaining, and the simple joys of sunsets, beautiful views and beach walks. bluehydrangea, 83 seeking: M, l
OUTDOORSY, ATHLETIC, INTRIGUING, OUTGOING, DEEP
Classy lady seeks gentleman for companionship and outdoor adventures. Building in Waitsfield, Vt. Avid equestrian and love to horseback ride, hike and swim in the emerald-green waters of the Mad River. Windsurfed and have sailboarded as well as figure skated. Seeking a man who can “whoa” and take it slow and see where things might go. Lavenderlady19 66, seeking: M, l
KIND AND CARING
I’m a librarian but don’t think I meet all the stereotypes of the profession. Just a few: I’m kind, compassionate and an educator. I work hard, enjoy naps and being outside as much as I can. Long walks, bike riding, swimming, kayaking, Nordic skiing — I’m in! I do the New York Times crossword puzzle and cups of tea. BookNerd 42, seeking: M
PEACEFUL AND PLAYFUL
I am a retired widow looking for companionship with a kind and honest man. I enjoy cooking, gardening and reading. I really enjoy the outdoors. I like fishing and kayaking. I enjoy playing pool and maybe a little foosball and bowling. I enjoy walks, and I love dancing to rock and roll. Dilly, 65 seeking: M, l
WHO’S OUT THERE?
I’m a Vermonter, born and raised, but have also lived all over the country and overseas. I recently moved back to the Green Mountain State after living in France for a few years. I’m 32 years old. I love music and being outdoors. I’m hoping to meet more folks and see where things go. Chump 32, seeking: W, l
SEEKING SUN-KISSED BLOND BARBIE!
I’m the guy who’s always down for an adventure, new business or killer vacation! I work extremely hard and play just as hard! I’m constantly searching for new things to do, see and create. Looking for someone to escape the rat race with me and risk it all! I know you are out there! Let’s go get it! Doggie1231, 33 seeking: W
SENIOR CITIZEN PET OWNER
Just great conversation, maybe watch documentary movie together. One of the best I’ve seen: March of the Penguins with Morgan Freeman narrating. Cat4503, 74, seeking: W, l
DON’T YOU DARE READ THIS
Ha! It worked. I’m 57, with two kids who live with me. I’m a pretty laid-back guy, moderate politically; my liberal friends think I’m too conservative and my conservative friends think I’m too liberal. I’m looking for that special someone to share my life with, though certainly up for fun and casual times along the way. VTsearching 57, seeking: W, l
LOOKING FOR LOVE!
I’m Allen from southern Vermont. Is this really what it comes down to? I’m just looking for a loving and caring woman with similar interests who I can share a good conversation with. I really enjoy being outside in nature and at the beach. If you think we are a match, please reach out! Allen_75 50 seeking: W, l
NEW TO VERMONT
New to Vermont. Love the outdoors, both winter and summer. Love new adventures. I have two dogs and a cat that are very social. Looking for someone who enjoys fur babies just as much. Foodie, love to cook and travel. NYC2Waterbury 59 seeking: W, l
LOOKING FOR LOVE IN VERMONT
35-year-old guy who’s a little shy at first but outgoing once you get to know me. I enjoy cooking, baking, puzzles, working out and exploring new hiking trails. Looking for a serious relationship built on kindness, laughter, and genuine connection. If you enjoy good food, meaningful conversations, and a little adventure, we’ll probably get along great. Must love dogs! FromPlainsToTheMountains 35, seeking: W, l
LIVE, LAUGH AND MUSIC
I’m new to this area from the NEK. Went through a divorce. Trying to start over and meet someone with a sense of humor and a love for music; down-to-earth and outgoing, but also a homebody and an adventurer. roadkill 51, seeking: W, l
LET’S HAVE SOME FUN
5’10,” 155 lbs., looking for a top. Jckwells802, 32, seeking: M, Cp
FINALLY FREE TO MOVE ON
Hi. I am a very kind and sweet man. I did my best. I love people, good coffee, sports and good food. I love women who are open to share their bodies once they are happy in life. I am laidback, social and love adventure and travel. I am optimistic for love very soon. Shanty68 58, seeking: W, l
LAID-BACK, OLD-SCHOOL GUY
I’m getting older but still feel young in my heart. I’m looking for a woman to feel young with. I am mindful and adaptable. I take life slow; I don’t take myself too seriously. Cool days, warm dinners, vintage records, breezy Hawaiian shirts and hand-shaken drinks are truly my delights in life. All this and more can be yours, too! Edb9432 44, seeking: W, l
FUN, AFFECTIONATE, THOUGHTFUL LISTENER
Looking for a friend, lover, life companion. Honest and authentic with myself and others. Enjoy dancing, singing and fun adventures. Also relaxing with a book and music. Love walks in the woods. Romantic and affectionate. Patient listener. Kind, empathetic, value human rights and dignity of all. Resonate with this description? Send me a message. I’d love to connect with you! Autumn63, 62, seeking: W, l
HIKER, READER, DOG LOVER
Professional with an active life and a thoughtful temperament seeks a genuine connection. I spend my time running, hiking, climbing, reading and exploring with my dog. Equally happy in the mountains, at a bookstore, or sharing long conversations over coffee. I’m looking for someone kind, curious, grounded and interested in building something real together. Alec_Ray 30 seeking: W, l
INTELLIGENT, KIND, YOUNG AT HEART ISFP enjoys walks, biking, camping, hiking and baseball. Prefer going to versus watching sports on TV. Kind, honest, funny, faithful, loving and romantic. Love books, NPR, TV, movies, plays, art in general. A work in progress. Looking for a woman with similar qualities for social interaction and then seeing where it leads. Father of two daughters and a son. Animal lover. Homebody, yet a traveler. fireinthehole 58, seeking: W, l
OUTDOOR LOVER
I enjoy being outdoors, whether it be walking, hiking or working in the woods. Going to the beach and hiking in the mountains are two of my favorite things to do. During the winter you’ll find me snowshoeing, hiking or cross-country skiing. I love cooking and gardening. I am looking for someone who shares the same interests. Hikerplus 67 seeking: W, l
NERDY, CREATIVE ENM
I am AFAB femme in an open marriage. I am demisexual and need to get to know someone before jumping into bed. My ideal match would be someone who wanted to make a connection with me and who got along alright with my (straight male) spouse. Being able to all hang out, play games and fool around sounds lovely. Wordynerd 42, seeking: M, TM, TW, Q, NC, NBP
LOOKING FOR FUN PEEPS
Fun, open-minded couple seeking playmates. Shoot us a note if interested so we can share details and desires. Jackrabbits 62 seeking: W, Cp
ENJOYING FRIENDSHIP WITH OTHERS
We are older, experienced, in love. Our search is for other experienced people, older or younger, who enjoy becoming friends. Benefits are lovely, but friends are nice also. We kiss well, but we need to converse before our lips touch. Men, women, couples, please introduce yourselves. DandNformen, 70, seeking: M, W, TM, TW, Q, NC, NBP, Cp, Gp, l
COUPLE LOOKING, HUSBAND WATCHING
We are a very happy couple who enjoy all things sexual. We experiment when we can and are looking to add a few things. We have toys and different BDSM/kink items. We are looking for an African American man that my wife can pleasure and also, separately, a female for my wife. I will be there, but not touching.
ExploringCoupleVT 46, seeking: M, W, Cp
TO MY FAVORITE
To the one who brings me more joy and laughter than I knew possible, who makes life feel like an endless adventure. Two weeks ago you gave me the best day of my life, and now I hope to do the same for you. Anything less than a lifetime with you isn’t enough. Will you marry me, my love? — K/A/S
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
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
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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
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. Hope to see you again. Enjoy the weekend. When: Saturday, June 6, 2026. Where: Milton Dollar Store. You: Woman. Me: Man. #916601
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
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
My girlfriend and I moved in together last year, and everything is great except for one thing: She has a collection of stuffed animals she keeps on a shelf in our bedroom, and she often sleeps with one or two. I understand they are important to her because she’s had them since she was little, but it can be hard to get in the mood when there’s a teddy bear staring at me. How do I let her know they give me the creeps without hurting her feelings?
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
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
‘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, “ is is why we can’t have nice things.” When: ursday, May 28, 2026. Where: Shaw’s, Colchester. You: Woman. Me: Man. #916595
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
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
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 hide-and-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
I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY
I don’t wish you any ill will; I’m glad you cut things off. / It’s something I couldn’t do myself. / But I still think of you every single day. / I miss the girls, too. / When you think of me, please remember the good stuff. / It’s getting easier instead of harder / To live without you. / Be well, my long-lost werewolf. When: Sunday, May 17, 2026. Where: Cambridge. You: Man. Me: Woman. #916589
SHOPPER SEEKING SHOPPER
We were at Shaw’s near closing time. You apologized sweetly for stepping near my cart, though it was absolutely fine. Your look was kind and open. I smiled. We passed each other later, but I was out of gas from the week and couldn’t speak (and was starstruck from our first encounter). Can we shop together? When: Friday, May 1, 2026. Where: Shaw’s, Randolph. You: Woman. Me: Man. #916588
COSTCO SHARED GLANCES
You were the pretty lady sitting in the eye care department. I was the guy checking you out (when I wasn’t checking out big-screen TVs). Pretty sure I caught you checking me out, too. You looked familiar. Have you seen me before? If you’re not another stalker, reply here and tell me your name. When: Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Where: Costco. You: Woman. Me: Man. #916586
Your girlfriend is not alone. In 2017, the Build-A-Bear company commissioned a survey that found about 40 percent of American adults still sleep with a stuffed animal or childhood blanket. Other studies put that number between 23 and 35 percent. Either way, that’s a lot of grown-ups cuddling with cute animals at bedtime. Aside from nostalgia, there are psychological benefits to sleeping with a stuffed animal. It can calm the nervous system by lowering the stress hormone cortisol and triggering the release of oxytocin, making it easier to fall asleep. It’s no different from other forms of sleep self-care, like weighted blankets, cozy jammies or fancy pillows. Be that as it may, those glassy eyes sure can put a damper on sexy time. Have a conversation about it when the two of you are not in bed or about to be intimate. Choose a time when
SUPERMODEL 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
TANGLED AT THE BARRE RESOURCE
While shopping, we encountered each other three times, with you continuously excusing yourself. I responded, “You’re fine,” and you quipped it was “because you worked out.” “I like your cattitude,” I responded. I looked you in the eyes and saw your very nice hair, and you were holding a large assortment of tangled yarn skeins. Extremely curious about you. Friend? When: Monday, May 4, 2026. Where: Barre ReSOURCE. You: Man. Me: Man. #916587
AN OVERLY EMPOWERED UNWED MOTHER
Bullying and verbally assaulting your disabled child and disabled neighbor was intentionally malicious, indefensible and lacking integrity, as was spreading untrue gossip throughout the building. e impulsive choice you made to immediately file a police report — despite not having witnessed the situation — rather than having a simple conversation with me was irresponsible and damaging. In the words of Stormzy, do better! When: Friday, April 24, 2026. Where: Winooski. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #916585
PRETTY LADY AT CROW BOOKSHOP
I went to Crow Bookshop to see if they were hiring. While there, I was left speechless at how pretty you were. I wish I was able to get to know you a little better, either romantically or just as friends. When: ursday, April 16, 2026. Where: Crow Bookshop. You: Woman. Me: Man. #916584
CLADDAGH
In the café around 10:30 a.m., you were sitting by the windows sharing a bit of food with a young girl companion (a daughter, maybe?). I caught an intriguing detail that sparked my curiosity: a claddagh ring worn in a rather intentional way. I should have inquired. Maybe you’ll grant a chance to amend my error. When: Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Where: City Market South. You: Woman. Me: Man. #916583
you’re just hangin’ out or having dinner. You know she’s sentimental about the stuffed animals, so it would be best not to tell her that you think they’re creepy. Focus on your desire to make the bedroom more conducive to adult activities. I can’t imagine she’ll be upset by that. If the stuffies can’t be relocated to another room, perhaps you can move the shelf so it’s not so prominent in the bedroom. Or get some fabric to cover the animals for privacy — they don’t need to be seeing all that action, either. You could also agree on a rule of “No bears in bed” when it’s being used for anything other than sleeping. With a little consideration and compromise, the two of you can make cuddle time fun for everyone.
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