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TROUBLE BRUIN?

State o cials have good reason to advise Vermonters to take down their bird feeders: Hungry bears are waking up from hibernation.

QUITE A JOLT

An electric school bus caught ﬁre while recharging in Williston — and the blaze spread to three other electric buses. Total damages run around $2 million.

$3 million

That’s how much scammers stole from the Chittenden Solid Waste District via phishing. Rotten!

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CITY MARKET LAYS OFF 12 WORKERS

City Market has laid off 12 employees as the iconic Burlington co-op continues to struggle with declining sales, a spokesperson said last ursday.

e decision was made as part of a restructuring following 18 months of dropping sales “driven by local and national inﬂationary pressures and challenges affecting the downtown business climate,” Cheray MacFarland, the co-op’s director of community and marketing, said in a statement.

e member-owned co-op lost $1.2 million in fiscal year 2025 and has been in the red for eight consecutive years, according to its annual reports. e losses followed the 2017 opening of a new store in Burlington’s South End to complement the flagship location downtown. Its financial statements also show that operating expenses spiked in 2025.

Sales at the second store increased by 9 percent last year, while they dropped 7 percent downtown. e latter location has dealt with ongoing concerns around shoplifting and safety issues, prompting the co-op to close its indoor café over the winter for a second consecutive year. MacFarland has previously said the store has “multiple

security incidents almost daily at this point,” and it was forced to close for a day last month after four people were assaulted and a ﬁre extinguisher was discharged during a shoplifting episode.

MacFarland said in a statement that market leaders evaluated “multiple options” before deciding to eliminate the jobs. She did not clarify how the layoffs were distributed across the two stores or how much money the layoffs were expected to save, only that the changes would “improve operational efﬁciency.”

“We understand this is a difﬁcult moment for our organization and the people affected,” John Tashiro, City Market’s general manager, said in the statement. “ ese decisions were not made lightly, and our focus remains on ensuring that City Market, Onion River Co-op can continue serving our community in a sustainable way.”

As of June 2025, the co-op employed 253 people and had 12,232 members — down from a post-pandemic peak of 12,569 members in ﬁscal year 2023.

Last year’s losses amounted to more than twice what they were in 2024, when the co-op was $468,061 in the red.

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DOGGONE

Authorities seized 60 huskies from a Hyde Park barn and are investigating potential charges related to overcrowded and unsanitary conditions.

WRITTEN IN

Rutland Mayor Tom Donahue was sworn in after besting opponents in a special writein campaign. Hizzoner’s ﬁve children and 13 grandchildren witnessed the moment.

4. “Williston’s Spaghet Red Sauce Joint Takes On Olive Garden” by Melissa Pasanen. Chittenden County restaurateur Jed Davis’ new spot is a local rival to the Italian American chain.

5. “Amanda Janoo Announces Bid for Vermont Governor” by Kevin McCallum. She is the ﬁrst Democrat to step up and challenge Gov. Phil Scott.

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LOCALLY SOURCED NEWS

Governor Douglas Pivots to Health Care Reform

Middlebury’s James Douglas spent eight years (2003 to 2011) managing the general health of the Green Mountain State as its 80th governor. He’s now leading a group advocating for the physical health of Vermonters. Douglas, 74, is cochair of Vermont Healthcare 911, a self-described “broad coalition of Vermonters insisting on a sustainable, long-term health care system that supports quality, reduces costs and ensures access to care in all regions of the state.”

SOUL FOOD

Vermonters are hungry for connection.

Late last month, the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont offered $200 grants to members willing to host a dinner — preferably with guests they don’t know well — asking that they spend the money on local organic food. NOFA-VT accepted applications for its Long-Handled Spoons Dinners for one week — and received 173.

“It would mean the world to me to reach out to people I’ve seen for years now but never knew how to approach or felt comfortable getting to know better,” one applicant wrote. Another said they’d

invite the people they always see — but never talk to — at school drop-off. Others said the distances between houses on their dirt road keep neighbors apart or that people living nearby speak a different language.

To facilitate conversations, NOFA-VT will help ﬁnd translators and provide discussion prompts. At its core, NOFA-VT is a people’s organization, marketing and communications director Lindsey Brand said, and gathering around a table is a form of casual community organizing: “People can’t get to the deep, lasting relationships and big community plans if they don’t ﬁrst meet each other and get to know each other and build something across their differences.”

Plus, she continued, “it adds deeper meaning when the food that people are sharing was produced locally with a lot of care for a local ecosystem.”

e dinners are named after a parable in which two groups of people sit around a large pot of stew. Each has a long-handled spoon — so long that the people cannot feed themselves. At one table, representing hell, people starve in frustration. In heaven, though, people use the spoons to feed each other.

e nonproﬁt can support about two dozen dinners and plans to spread the money across the state. If more donations ﬂow in, more grants will go out.

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Last week’s From the Publisher column, “Maple Milanese,” misidentiﬁed a key ingredient in a fast favored by Italians. It is cayenne pepper. ALL YOU CAN EAT.

Reading [“House Ethics Panel Dismisses Complaint From Vermont Abenaki,” February 16, online] got me thinking. I wondered if Rep. Troy Headrick (I-Burlington) would engage his “policy advocacy” energy on matters that didn’t involve already oppressed groups of people who fought so hard to just get a semblance of recognition from a state that colonized and tried to delete them? I would urge him to spend that energy on housing shortages or the mental health or drug epidemics, perhaps.

I appreciate his respect and diligence for policy, but I’m afraid it is misplaced. I also appreciate his mustache. It’s what caught my attention to stop and read this article ... which got me to work my brain this morning!

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‘HATE

AND IGNORANCE’

[Re “DCF Issues New Foster-Parent Licensing Guidance as Part of Legal Settlements,” February 23, online]: When I ﬁrst came upon Alison Novak’s article on the new Department for Children and Families guidelines on LGBTQ+ youths in Vermont, I was perplexed, then incensed — not at the journalist but at the content presented within.

How is this even an issue? Parents who are transphobic should not even want to foster a trans kid. The only reason they would want to do so (and under the laughable exception of “religious beliefs”) is to impose conversion therapy on the child and strip away their support system and their personal expression.

CORRECTIONS

In last week’s food news headlined “Vermont Farmer Corie Pierce Featured on PBS’ ‘Women of the Earth,’” the show release was incorrectly described. The episode went live on pbs.org and on the PBS Terra YouTube channel on March 12.

As a transgender person myself, I know full well the importance of having parents who accept and allow you to transition and express yourself as you truly are — and what it does to a child when it is not given to them. These court cases that twist the ideals of a truly progressive state are absurd.

Depression and ideations of suicide are climbing for trans youth at 68 percent and 47 percent, respectively, as reported by the Trevor Project. And the DCF would like to increase these numbers?

I ask: When did it become a matter of religion to hate and discriminate? Why is it your God-given right to despise someone for existing? I applaud the reporting of this issue, and I condemn these guidelines for forcing politics into parenting.

Sophia O’Donnell BURLINGTON

NO, GRAZIE

[From the Publisher: “Maple Milanese,” March 11]: Just read Paula Routly’s piece about trying to sell maple syrup in Italy and was reminded of my own experience — not on a commercial but on a familial level. When I visited my maternal relatives in Campagna, back around 2000, I brought syrup in one of those pint bottles shaped like a maple leaf. Five years later, when I went back, I saw that the unopened bottle had achieved a place of honor in their China cabinet. Twelve years after that, there it remained. I don’t doubt that it stands there today. The bottle of bourbon I brought my cousin? That was gone before I left.

ON GUARD

The Seven Days article “The Vermont Guard Is Redeploying — Likely to the Middle East” [February 7] is a critical rejoinder to the recent election of our state adjutant general, commander for the Guard. While both candidates, Deputy Adj. Gen. Henry “Hank” Harder and Col. Roger “Brent” Zeigler, were questioned about following illegal or unconstitutional orders, no mention was made of the Vermont Air National Guard and its deployment ﬁrst to support military action against Venezuela in January and more recently to the Middle East as part of an “armada” to confront Iran. Make no mistake, the U.S. attack on Venezuela and apprehension of that country’s leader are both crimes under international law, as is the killing of “alleged

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drug traffickers” in the open sea. They were also unconstitutional, given there was no prior Congressional approval. Our current unprovoked war against Iran is likewise unconstitutional and a gross violation of international law and human rights, whether or not the U.S. Congress ever chooses to vote on it, and is involving significant civilian deaths.

The path ahead is fraught. But it’s clear that if Vermont is going to keep its National Guard from engaging in illegal, immoral or unconstitutional actions ordered by an out-of-control president, it will take more than simply posing questions in a legislative hearing.

Gordon Clark BURLINGTON

‘MORE PEOPLE ON THE STREET’

Seven Days’ 2025 investigation into homeless deaths documented what happens when people lose shelter [“Vermont Doesn’t Track Homeless Deaths. So We Did,” February 5, 2025]. That story is about to repeat — at scale — and the policy choices driving it are being made right now in Montpelier.

Recent letters in Seven Days, including “‘Vermont Way’ Forward” [Feedback, February 18] show that readers remain deeply concerned about homelessness, particularly people without shelter. Their concern is warranted.

On April 1, winter eligibility for emergency housing will end, and hundreds of households will lose their placements. Unlike prior years, this year’s Budget Adjustment Act includes nothing to prevent this mass displacement.

At the same time, the governor’s proposed budget cuts emergency housing

funding in half, with no replacement yet in place. And the House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs just voted out a bill to increase both the speed and number of evictions — with no plan for where people newly made homeless should go.

Vermont’s rental vacancy rate is 2.1 percent, and it’s 1 percent in Chittenden County. There is no soft landing in a market that tight. Faster evictions combined with a collapsing emergency housing program isn’t housing policy. It’s a guarantee of more people on the street.

The April 1 cliff, the proposed deep cuts to emergency housing funding and the eviction bill together will cause a sharp increase in unsheltered homelessness.

Vermonters should know what’s being decided in their name before it happens, not after. This deserves serious coverage.

Maryellen Griffin DANVILLE

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The Food Issue serves up a tasting menu of stories about Vermont

We picked mud season for our 2026 Food Issue knowing it might make things tough for our reporters. Latewinter storms stymied several restaurant visits, and it’s not an ideal time of year to find mouthwatering farming stories.

So why plan our food frenzy for midMarch? Well, it’s one of the slowest times of the year for restaurants, and they need all the support they can get right now. If nothing else, we hope this issue encourages you to grab a friend and go out to eat. There’s an abundance of delicious things out there for any budget.

Our cover package delivers a Seven Days version of a baker’s dozen — let’s call it a baker’s septet: seven new or revamped DINING DESTINATIONS, plus one bar, collectively serving a global menu, from wood-fired pita in Manchester to sake flights in Montpelier (page 28). For even more choices, head to the inaugural OLD NORTH END RESTAURANT WEEK in Burlington (page 11). At least one of the participating eateries serves a petite dish that has escaped the ire of writer Chelsea Edgar in her highly subjective — but very funny — HATER’S GUIDE TO SMALL PLATES (page 37). (I, on the other hand, could write a Lover’s Guide on the topic.)

For an inside view on restaurants, a new short film features the couple behind White River Junction’s Tuckerbox.

“Meze on Main Street: A Love Story” is one of THREE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE FILMS highlighted by critic Margot Harrison (page 52). Hungry for more? Thursday’s “Stuck in Vermont” episode focuses on the two family generations running Shelburne’s renowned O BREAD BAKERY; and Stockbridge native Kevin Chap created a new PBS series, “WILD FOODS” — coming soon to a screen near you (page 46). To round out the multimedia menu, tune in to the PLAYLISTS OF LOCAL RESTAURANTS with music editor Chris Farnsworth (page 58).

In his TV show, Chap advocates for relying less on mass-produced supermarket food. Burlington’s iconic City Market co-op has long provided an alternative to mainstream stores with its careful attention to local sourcing. That includes veggies from the

DEEP ROOT

CO-OP, a 35-year crossborder collaborative of Vermont and Québecois growers (page 40). But, financially, CITY MARKET CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE: Last week it laid off 12 employees (page 5).

Find happier retail news in our story about Church Street’s HOMEPORT adding a second store in Essex with a focus on kitchen goods and housewares (page 48).

The new shop’s shelves will likely hold many spoons, though none with a handle quite as long as those featured in the fable behind the new COMMUNITY MEALS sponsored by the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (page 5).

The goal of the dinners is to kindle connections over food. There are plenty of ways to do that: At the newly expanded FEEDING CHAMPLAIN VALLEY food shelf in Burlington’s Old North End, the hotmeals program anchors a web of support for those in need (page 20).

From supporting local restaurants to cultivating trust over a meal, as the folks at NOFA-VT like to say: “Good food helps.”

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NEWS+POLITICS 14

ICE at the Doorstep

A federal immigration raid in South Burlington would lead to a violent, daylong confrontation with protesters and the detention of three immigrants. Here’s what happened.

Judge Frees Woman

Detained in South Burlington ICE Raid

Food Plight

A combined community resource center and food shelf in Burlington just expanded. Now, some major funding is at risk.

FEATURES 28

Springing Up New restaurants, menus and a bar to sample around Vermont this season

European-style organic breads that have become a community staple. eir son Gregory hopes to eventually take over the business. Seven Days’ Eva Sollberger visited the family on Valentine’s Day to taste some goodies.

A Hater’s Guide to Small Plates

Small plates are everywhere. e joke is on us.

ARTS+CULTURE 46

Nature’s Harvest

A new PBS series, created by Stockbridge native Kevin Chap, promotes the “rewilding” of America’s food system

Church Street Retailer

Homeport to Open Second Store in Essex

Sticky Business

Tape Art Mega Corp brings interactive ofﬁce art to Brattleboro

Vermont Book Awards

Finalists Announced

Vermont Entertainer

Tim Kavanagh Dies

From Cancer

Thought Experiment

Chip Haggerty brings paper-bag paintings and a performance to the Front in Montpelier

FOOD+ DRINK 40

Deep Ties

A long-standing cross-border organic grower co-op beneﬁts Vermont and Québec farms

IN VERMONT

Chuck Conway and Carla Kevorkian founded O Bread Bakery at Shelburne Farms almost 50 years ago. ey bake artisan,

Kostas Foifas at Lola Mediterranean Woodﬁre

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STILL THE ONE

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Like hungry bears rousing from hibernation, foodies flock to Burlington’s Old North End for the inaugural Taste the ONE restaurant week, where nine diverse eateries offer prix fixe meal deals. Cross-cultural cuisine from eclectic Somali dishes to Middle Eastern street food — and palate pleasers by more than one James Beard Award semifinalist — make for a superlative local dining experience.

THURSDAY 19

Beam Me Up

FRIDAY 20 & SATURDAY 21

All in the Family

Above: A dish from Kismayo Kitchen Rosanne

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e eldest daughter of the Man in Black, wins over hearts and ears at St. Johnsbury Academy’s Fuller Hall and Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center in Stowe. e singer and composer — whose introspective lyrics and warm vocals have earned her four Grammy Awards and a spot in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame — effortlessly bridges genres from roots and rock to folk and country.

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Aesthetes cross the lake for the Stephen Hendee at the Mill in Westport, N.Y., a cultural hub where the Baltimore sculptor’s site-speciﬁc commission “Gold Linear Beam” attracts attention. e 40-foot mirrorlike colossus — fashioned from modules coated in shimmering acrylic — spans the entire entryway of the Knock speakeasy, making it well worth the mini road trip.

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FRIDAY 20 & SATURDAY 21

Par for the Course

Learning and literacy cornerstone Fletcher Free Library’s two-part fundraiser Library Mini Golf beckons putt-putt pros and novices to Burlington for an 18-hole romp around the stacks. Friday’s adults-only partee entices with nibbles, cocktails, a silent auction and a soundtrack spun by DJ Cre8; Saturday’s family-friendly sesh boasts the same high-energy fun sans the 21-plus accoutrements.

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SATURDAY 21

Bit of a Pickle

Brineiacs, this is your moment! Burlington’s South End maker hub the Soda Plant hosts sourdough specialists, kraut connoisseurs and other purveyors of pickled products at the bright and bubbly Ferment Fest. A day of interactive demos, workshops, tastings and community starter swaps focuses the (microscopic) lens on all those small but mighty organisms doing their thing.

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SATURDAY 21 & SUNDAY 22

Sweet Talk

Ah, spring! e birds are singing, the sun is shining, and the sap is ﬂowing. e annual Maple Open House Weekend celebrates Vermont’s sweetest season with tours, tastings and activities at more than 90 sugarhouses and businesses across the state. From pancake breakfasts and doughnuts to live music and craft cocktails, that iconic golden goodness reigns supreme.

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TUESDAY 24

Broad Appeal

Comedian, actor and “Broad City” cocreator Ilana Glazer shines at two sold-out standup shows at Burlington’s Vermont Comedy Club. More than a comedic genius, Glazer also cofounded activism nonproﬁt Generator Collective, which promotes female electoral candidates and inspires women everywhere to participate in democracy and political discussion.

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Shifting Tactics

In early February, after weeks of a violent federal immigration crackdown on the streets of Minneapolis, Seven Days convened a safety session for our reporters. Consulting editor Ken Ellingwood, who has worked through armed conflicts and unrest in the Middle East and Latin America, prepared a list of recommendations for anyone on staff called to cover clashes between federal agents and the community. Essential items included a proper press ID, goggles, helmet and a “go bag” to be kept in the car, stocked with food, water, batteries and proper clothing — no synthetic fabrics in case of fire or incendiary devices. I could tell from the glances our staffers exchanged that they were struggling to imagine themselves in a situation that would warrant such preparations.

the office and started writing the final version of the day’s events. Sasha reached out to the state police for a statement and discovered they would be holding a press conference at 9:30 p.m. By 11, the Seven Days website had an updated report, two videos from the scene, plus two slideshows with 40-plus images each, gleaned from the 3,000 photographs Daria shot over the course of the day.

Before noon on Thursday, our team broke the news that the individual ICE was seeking was neither the person they chased nor in the house they raided. Staffers Aaron Calvin and Kevin McCallum contributed reporting to a follow-up story.

That changed last Wednesday, March 11. Deputy news editor Sasha Goldstein got a tip at 8:45 a.m. about an immigration enforcement action at 337 Dorset Street in South Burlington. By the time Sasha got to the scene, at 9:15, a small group of people was holed up inside the home, and a crowd of protesters was growing out front to prevent federal agents from entering. That brought local police to the standoff. It lasted for nearly 12 chaotic hours, through a cold rain, and blocked traffic on what is typically one of the busiest streets in town. Immigration reporter Lucy Tompkins observed what was happening and tried to make sense of it for our readers, while photographer Daria Bishop documented the ordeal.

“I think we documented and distributed the news pretty well with a small crew,” Sasha said. Our coverage continues in this week’s paper with a recap of what happened, in words and pictures, and Lucy’s interview with an 18-year-old who was in the house.

THERE WAS DISBELIEF ... A SENSE OF THIS CAN’T REALLY BE HAPPENING HERE.

SASHA GOLDSTEIN

Surrounding this consequential news story is the Food Issue — ambitious coverage in another realm that has been cooking for weeks. A lot of advance planning goes into Seven Days: Finding, assigning and scheduling stories into the future ensures there will be something worthy to read, week after week. Equally crucial is the willingness to change the agenda when something more urgent comes up.

This paper has it all. It’s a perfect example of how a hard-driving weekly newspaper — and its website — can be varied and current.

Back at the office, news editor Matthew Roy searched for documents that would reveal who U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was looking for and why, including the warrant agents used to eventually gain entry to the residence. In the late afternoon Sasha returned to South Burlington with water, Gatorade, protein bars and a battery pack for Daria and Lucy. No “go bag”! All three were there at 5:30 p.m., when protesters tried to stop ICE agents from breaking into the house and, later, taking three inhabitants away in a silver unmarked SUV. Local law enforcement officers dragged protesters away, and the feds used flashbang devices and pepper balls to facilitate their exit.

“It was very loud, bright and smoky,” Sasha recalled. “There was disbelief, even as it was unfolding — a sense of This can’t really be happening here.”

After spending 10 hours outside, Lucy came back to

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LAW ENFORCEMENT

ICE at the Doorstep

A federal immigration raid in South Burlington would lead to a violent, daylong confrontation with protesters and the detention of three immigrants. Here’s what happened.

As suburban South Burlington residents were heading to work and school on the morning of March 11, a federal deportation o cer was watching a small, single-story home at 337 Dorset Street.

Parked outside it was a blue Toyota Camry registered to a man named Deyvi Daniel Corona Sanchez. He’d been deported years ago to Mexico and had allegedly reentered the United States without permission. In January, he was charged in Middlebury for driving under the inﬂuence.

When two men got into the car around 7:30 a.m., the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer thought one of them was Corona Sanchez. As the Camry headed south on Dorset Street along a stretch between a typically bustling retail area and the city’s high school, the

agent fell in behind and turned on his lights and siren.

The driver pulled into an apartment complex’s parking lot but didn’t stop. When other ICE agents tried to box in the Camry, the driver rammed two federal vehicles. Then he drove through woods near the high school, got back on Dorset and hit two more cars. Two people hopped out of the Camry and ran into the small house that they had just left. ICE agents surrounded the place.

Inside were 18-year-old José Estrada Jerez, a U.S. citizen, and his uncle, Christian Humberto Jerez Andrade, along with a second family: Camila and Johana Patin Patin, sisters from Ecuador, and Johana’s 4-year-old daughter.

ICE agents yelled for them to come out. Fearing arrest, they didn’t.

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alert urging supporters to go to Dorset Street and to spread the word.

By 9:30 a.m., dozens of people had assembled, some carrying signs or guitars. They sang folk songs of peace and chanted “ICE — ya basta! La migra — ya basta!” meaning “enough is enough” and using a slang term for immigration agents.

South Burlington police officers also arrived.

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The commotion drew the attention of a neighbor, Andrew Schumer, who peeked over his backyard fence and noticed masked men standing at each corner of the house. He knew right away that they were with ICE.

His partner called an emergency hotline managed by Migrant Justice, a farmworker advocacy organization, which had been preparing for just such an event by setting up a network of people who would be eager to respond. At 8:32 a.m., the group sent out a text message

“We responded here just to ensure everyone remains safe and that everyone’s rights are protected,” South Burlington Deputy Police Chief Sean Briscoe told reporters there. “That is our sole and only involvement in this incident.”

Then he smiled and waved to a woman nearby. He recognized her from the Greater Burlington YMCA.

“We do water aerobics together,” Briscoe said. “It’s a great class. Does wonders for my joint pain.”

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How we reported this story

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State police detaining a protester

ICE agents preparing to enter the home

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Judge Frees Woman Detained in South Burlington ICE Raid

STORY & PHOTO BY LUCY TOMPKINS

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Johana Patin Patin was released by a federal judge on Monday, five days after federal immigration agents broke down the door of her South Burlington home and detained her and two others.

U.S. District Court Judge Geoffrey Crawford ruled that Patin Patin, a 31-year-old asylum seeker from Ecuador, posed no risk to the community and that he believed there was “every reason to release her without further delay.” Patin Patin’s attorney had filed a habeas corpus petition arguing that her detention had been unlawful.

She walked out of the courtroom and into the arms of her husband. The two embraced and wiped away tears.

Crawford’s decision followed an emotional hearing in which several witnesses took the stand to speak about Patin Patin’s family and her ties to South Burlington, where she has lived for about three years.

Her attorney, Kristen Connors, told the judge that Patin Patin has no criminal record and works for the University of Vermont. She is raising two daughters, ages 4 and 8. They are enrolled in the South Burlington School District. She has a pending asylum case.

Her sister, who was also detained in the raid, remains in custody and has a hearing on Friday.

The third detainee, Christian Humberto Jerez Andrade, appeared in federal court on Tuesday. His attorneys argued for his immediate release.

Jerez Andrade himself also testified, describing through an interpreter how he has spent the past 11 years living in the U.S. He said he moved to Vermont to work in construction so that he could better provide for his long-term partner and their 6-year-old son, both of whom live in Louisiana.

Judge William K. Sessions III said he didn’t feel comfortable releasing Jerez Andrade, citing unanswered questions about his criminal history. Prosecutors say he was convicted of domestic assault in 2020 and later faced an arrest warrant for stalking. They could not provide further details. ➆

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The chummy air curdled over the following 10 hours, culminating in a large, at-times violent confrontation. Three people in the house and several protesters would be arrested, leading to accusations of excessive force, with local police officials charging later that federal agents had recklessly and needlessly escalated the tensions.

ICE agents initially lacked what might have helped them wrap things up quickly: a warrant to enter the home. Getting one signed by a federal judge can take hours. As they tried to make phone calls, protesters approached and blew whistles next to their ears and called them fascists.

“Show the warrant!” the protesters yelled at the agents.

“No están solos” — “You’re not alone” — they chanted in Spanish to the people in the house.

Two SUVs arrived with four Border Patrol agents, who stuck around for 30 minutes before taking off.

As word spread, the crowd swelled. The property’s owner gave protesters permission to stay. A tent popped up, and people brought coffee, pastries, trash bags, face masks and ponchos, piling supplies in the front yard.

Inside, the men barricaded the front door with a living room couch. Estrada Jerez, the 18-year-old citizen, repeatedly

called his mother, who lives in New Orleans, while his uncle called his 6-yearold son.

Not far down Dorset Street, Monica Desrochers, an administrator in the South Burlington School District, learned that ICE agents were at a nearby home. She realized that two of the district’s students lived there: a third grader and a girl in pre-K. The younger girl was not at school that morning.

Desrochers rushed to the home and called the girl’s mom, who answered from inside. The girl was crying audibly in the

background. “We have to get her out,” Desrochers told her.

At about 10:30, Johana Patin Patin tried to hand her daughter to a teacher outside the door, but the girl cried out in fear and clung to her mother. They aborted the plan.

As the morning turned to afternoon, South Burlington Police Chief Bill Breault opened a command post at city hall, where he monitored live feeds from his officers’ body cameras. Joining him were the city manager and attorney, a supervisor from the Vermont State Police and one from

Johana Patin Patin leaving the courthouse

A protester receiving medical aid

Protesters facing off with state police

ICE, and Deputy Chiefs Jonathan Young and Brian LaBarge from the Burlington Police Department.

Breault repeatedly urged his federal counterparts to reconsider carrying out the warrant.

“I have Washington on the phone,” an ICE supervisory agent told Breault. “They reiterated that we’re moving forward with the plan.”

More South Burlington officers arrived, and, around 1 p.m., they closed busy Dorset Street to traffic. Law enforcement SUVs, with lights flashing, idled on the now-deserted roadway. Soon Vermont State Police troopers arrived.

“Who keeps us safe? We keep us safe,” the protesters sang, clapping hands in unison. “Love for our people will conquer hate.”

A “Sesame Street”-themed toy and a purple bike lay on the ground outside the house. A window was covered by a blanket with the Disney characters Elsa and Anna, sisters from the Frozen movies.

Barbara Prine, an attorney with Vermont Legal Aid, arrived with a folder full of documents and approached an ICE agent who wore a Bass Pro Shops ball cap.

There’s a child inside, she told him. “If there’s going to be a forcible entry, we want to be able to get the kid out,” Prine said.

The agent, who said his name was Johnston, referred Prine to his supervisors in Boston but said he didn’t have the phone number at hand.

Inside the tiny house, Patin Patin grappled with what to do. She worried about handing over her youngest daughter, but as more agents amassed outside, she decided it was the safest thing for the girl.

Soon after, at about 1:40 p.m., demonstrators linked arms and formed a passage

from the front door to a waiting car in the driveway. In tears, Patin Patin handed her daughter to Desrochers, who then gave her to Lissa McDonald, principal of Rick Marcotte Central School, a local elementary school. Covered by a blanket to shield her from the tumult, the girl was carried through the crowd, strapped into a car seat and driven away.

The crowd grew. People brought pizzas and more coffee; someone lit a grill and cooked hot dogs. It began to rain, and the March afternoon turned cold and raw. Protesters donned ponchos and trash bags against the rain and distributed umbrellas. A human chain formed around the house.

Around 2 p.m., Vermont State Police Lt. Cory Lozier, the Williston Barracks station commander, approached the front of the house, where protesters blocked the path to the door. As a crowd gathered around him, Lozier warned that ICE would soon arrive with the sought-after warrant to enter the home. He urged people to stand aside.

“At a certain point, the laws don’t make sense,” a protester in front of the door responded. “We’re here to protect human rights.”

“I don’t want anybody to get hurt,” Lozier responded.

“Don’t hurt us, then!” someone cried out. “Why won’t you protect Vermonters?” another asked.

“I wanted to come and give you a very big heads-up,” Lozier told them. More federal agents, including a tactical team, were on the way, he told them. “At some point there may be force.”

“We’ll be prepared,” the protester in front of the door replied.

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State police clearing the protesters

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Lozier walked back out to the road, where he watched with a concerned look as protesters linked arms and donned goggles and respirators.

“Troopers, don’t ruin your image for these Nazis!” one man yelled. “Remember the communities you serve. Remember whose tax money you consume! Do not stand with these fascists!”

Lazuli Vacherot, a protester, helped wrap a garden hose around the handrails of the front steps.

“I’m here to protect children and people that have every right to be here,” she said. “I’m ready and willing to put myself in front to protect anyone.”

About 10 ICE agents, most with their faces covered, maintained a cordon around the home. Some protesters danced in front of them as they stood stoic. Around the back of the house, a man strummed a guitar while protesters sang and clapped.

Back at city hall, a local FBI official and an agent from Homeland Security Investigations had joined Chief Breault’s command center. Breault worried that the crowd was growing hostile and that ICE would respond with force. He decided to use a special state police team and Burlington and South Burlington officers to help agents penetrate the crowd and enter the house. After consulting with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Breault ordered police to arrest protesters only for serious assaults, not merely for pushing and shoving.

At about 5 p.m. an ICE agent showed up holding the search warrant that gave them legal authority to force their way into the home to detain Corona Sanchez, the man sought since morning. An unmarked car drove up to the front of the house, and a man stepped out.

“Law enforcement has acquired a judicial warrant for Mr. Corona Sanchez, signed by a judge here in Vermont, and a search warrant to enter the property,” he told the crowd. “We’re asking you to disperse and allow law enforcement to do their job. Thank you very much.”

The crowd grew increasingly agitated and hurled a barrage of questions. “Who are you? Who do you work for? What’s your name?”

“I work for the Department of Homeland Security,” the man responded, as booing and curses rained down. “Please disperse and let law enforcement do their job.”

“Get the fuck out of here!” a woman yelled.

Then a murmur rippled through the crowd, and some people blew whistles. Cars with lights flashing were approaching, and ICE agents and Vermont State

Police officers from the Critical Action Team arrived wearing tactical gear: helmets, vests, goggles and visors. Some donned gas masks.

Around 5:30 p.m., state troopers in riot gear began to push their way through the crowd toward the front door. They tossed protesters from the steps in front of the house, clearing a path for a line of about 10 members of an ICE SWAT team. The ICE agents broke in the door with a battering ram and entered. Some carried rifles.

Inside, Estrada Jerez sat on the floor next to his uncle, their hands raised in surrender. The agents picked them up by their arms, threw them on their stomachs, handcuffed them and searched their pockets.

“I’m a U.S. citizen!” Estrada Jerez yelled out.

“I don’t care,” an agent responded.

The agents pulled the two sisters from a bedroom to the living room. All four people were held there while agents searched the house. They demanded to know where Corona Sanchez was hiding.

One agent climbed into the attic. His foot broke through the ceiling, and he set off a stun grenade and chemical irritants. The women started to cry.

About 20 minutes after entering the house, federal agents brought out the two sisters and Jerez Andrade, their hands cuffed behind them. They led them through the screaming crowd to a silver SUV bearing New Hampshire license plates. Some protesters tried to block the car’s door, but ICE agents threw them aside.

The crowd surged and blocked multiple ICE vehicles from leaving, yelling taunts at the police officers who tried to get them to

Lt. Cory Lozier

move. Someone had drawn swastikas in the dust coating the back of a black Chevy Tahoe. A line of state police in tactical gear stood face-to-face with a crowd of protesters blocking the road. The troopers put on gas masks.

Several protesters were detained in the standoff. As one man was led away in handcuffs, a Winooski woman named Gwendolyn Heaghney reached up to adjust the mask on his face to help him breathe.

“Back up,” a Burlington officer said, while a second grabbed Heaghney’s arm and threw her to the ground, pinning her to a curb.

“You fucking jerkoff!” someone yelled at the officer. “Are you fucking serious?”

The impasse lasted more than an hour. Finally, several SUVs lurched forward, then back, before maneuvering through an opening in the crowd and bouncing over the roadway median to escape amid a shower of tossed bottles and debris.

The tensions peaked as dusk fell. About 10 protesters linked arms and sat in front of a white Jeep used by the federal agents, now with a flat tire and metal pole stuck in the wheel. One of the protesters waved a red-and-white flag that read, “ABOLISH ICE.” Back at the command center, Chief Breault urged ICE to leave the SUV behind and get the driver out.

Suddenly, heavily armed agents from the ICE SWAT team swept in, threw flashbang grenades and fired pepper balls into the crowd. Smoke and chemical irritants filled the air.

“Stop killing us!” one protester yelled.

As the ICE Jeep jerked forward, Lt. Lozier of the state police ran up to the driver’s door: “No, no, no!” he yelled, then punched the tinted window. “Roll down your window — all the way!”

The car, its windshield covered in dirt and banana peels that had been thrown by the crowd, stopped abruptly, and the driver lowered the window a crack. “There’s a fucking person under the wheel!” a protester yelled.

An ICE agent ran up and fired more pepper balls at protesters, who reeled out of the way, coughing and sneezing. Another agent tapped the hood of the SUV, and it inched forward. A fresh flash-bang went off; the car sped away. Cries went up for a medic: Someone in the crowd was hurt and needed help.

“We the people are here to protect ourselves, to keep our community safe and to stand in solidarity with each other,” Rachel Elliott, a member of Migrant Justice, said to the crowd through a bullhorn as people began to disperse. Elliott encouraged them to contact Gov. Phil Scott and Col. Matthew Birmingham, head of the Vermont State

Police, to find out why troopers had aided immigration agents by forcefully moving protesters.

The yard outside the little house had been trampled into a muddy mush, and the broken front door hung open. People with clipboards spoke through the opening with two people who remained inside.

By 7:30 p.m., Dorset Street had reopened, the hum of traffic restored. People were headed home.

THE AFTERMATH

Two hours later and a mile away from the scene, state and local law enforcement officials stepped onto the stage of the auditorium in South Burlington City Hall to address the day’s disorder. Federal officials had declined to attend, according to the city’s police chief, Breault, who went on to roundly criticize ICE for what happened.

“When we got involved, this ball was already put in motion by some of their

Police Chief Shawn Burke reported. He was clearly displeased.

“We’ve got a vast number of neighbors that are living in fear because of these federal immigration efforts,” he told reporters. “What these things do when they come to town is they pit local police agencies against the communities that we are entrusted to serve.”

The next day, Vermont’s Congressional delegation, governor, some state lawmakers and other local officials also criticized ICE’s actions. “Based on my conversations with local law enforcement,” wrote Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George, “and as confirmed by witness accounts, videos, and photographs, ICE chose escalation over professionalism at every turn.” She vowed to prosecute any lawbreakers, including those with badges. Local police agencies found themselves on the defensive, too.

Gwendolyn Heaghney said she had been diagnosed with a concussion after being thrown to the ground by a Burlington officer — a scene captured on videos and circulated widely on social media. Burlington Mayor Emma MulvaneyStanak said the city would review its officers’ use of force. She defended deploying the officers, though, suggesting that things could have been worse if ICE had been left to manage the scene itself.

poor decision-making and planning,” Breault said.

The chief said he urged his federal counterparts to reconsider their plan to act on the warrant while hundreds of protesters surrounded the home amid volatile conditions.

“There should have been potentially more thought given to, was taking this person into custody at this moment fully necessary?” he said. “Or could that have been done through other investigative means?”

Some reporters noted that photos and video appeared to show at least one Vermont State Police trooper entering the home. Was that true, and, in doing so, had they violated state policy on coordinating with federal authorities?

No, responded Capt. Debra Munson. The trooper crossed the threshold of the home, she said, in order to hear from agents inside amid the din.

Ten Burlington police officers had responded to the scene after their suburban counterparts asked for backup, interim

Vermont State Police faced perhaps the sternest questions, auguring a potential political battle over the use of state police in federal immigration operations. In a statement justifying its actions, the department said its role in helping serve a criminal warrant “conforms with the state of Vermont’s fair and impartial policing initiatives,” which prohibit police from helping in civil immigration cases.

Sen. Nader Hashim (D-Windham), a former state trooper who is chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told Seven Days that the “tackling and the pepper spraying, preliminarily, based on what I know so far — is problematic.” His committee and House Judiciary have scheduled a joint hearing for Thursday, March 19.

As recriminations flew, federal prosecutors released their own statement: The man they were looking for was not found in the house. Not one of the three people arrested by agents was Corona Sanchez. ➆

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

Aaron Calvin and Kevin McCallum contributed reporting.

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MARCH MÊLÉE

Seven Days was on the scene on March 11, when the botched pursuit of an undocumented immigrant turned a stretch of South Burlington’s Dorset Street into a violent standoff. Protesters clashed with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and local law enforcement outside a home in which they believed the suspect was holed up — all day. In the end, he wasn’t there, and three other people were arrested.

Our reporters produced six stories about the conflict [“Chaos Breaks Out at Scene of ICE Arrests in South Burlington,” March 11; “Man Sought by ICE Wasn’t in Besieged South Burlington Home,” March 12; “Questions Raised Over Local and State Police Actions at ICE Raid,” March 12; “South Burlington ICE Raid Triggers Large Protest,” March 13; “Judge Frees Ecuadorian Woman Nabbed in South Burlington ICE Raid,” March 16; “Teen Shares Account of Being Inside Home Besieged by ICE,” March 16 ]. Our readers had a lot to say about it.

On March 11 in South Burlington, I was witness to one of the largest and most violent police operations I have seen in my 37 years as a Vermont citizen. State police in tactical gear coordinated with dozens of local police and dozens of ICE/DHS soldiers to violently attack peaceful protesters and help kidnap a scared family for whom they did not have an arrest warrant. I saw citizens tackled and hurled to the ground, pepper sprayed, hit by moving police vehicles, and attacked with concussive or tear gas grenades. There is video available of a Burlington police officer violently throwing a peaceful citizen to the ground, their back striking the curb, potentially causing grievous injury.

The citizens of Vermont need the following questions answered: Who requested Burlington Police Department assistance? Who authorized said assistance? Who authorized BPD to carry crowd-control weapons? Who authorized state police? What was said between local, state and federal police to inspire such a large military-style operation? Was the Burlington mayor or Vermont governor involved in this decision-making? What I saw was a clear violation of the promises made to Vermont citizens about how our law enforcement would engage with ICE operations.

Free Camila, free Jissela, free Christian!

Cody Fosbrook BURLINGTON

I am appalled Vermont State Police assisted ICE agents on March 11 in quelling the First Amendment rights of citizens in South Burlington. And I am equally appalled Vermont State Police used chemical sprays against protesters and, apparently, assisted in smashing open the door of a private residence.

I support law enforcement that works to serve and protect people. I do not support domestic law enforcement that destroys and conquers as though it is a military unit in a foreign operation. ICE agents should be arrested, not assisted.

Ross Connelly HARDWICK

The recent headlines regarding the intervention by Vermont State Police and ICE have focused almost exclusively on the moments of escalation and the tactical response by authorities. As someone who was there, I find this coverage frustratingly incomplete. It overlooks the most significant part of that day: the astounding display of community solidarity.

Almost immediately after the rapidresponse alert, our neighborhood transformed. The mutual-aid response wasn’t just organized, it was beautiful. Community members arrived with hot beverages, hand warmers, med kits, umbrellas, blankets and more. Twenty Leonardo’s pizzas appeared alongside a grill for a community barbecue. Neighboring houses opened their doors to strangers, and musicians brought guitars to lead us in songs that kept us both warm and calm, all while arm in arm as a community. I even saw a grandmother walking through the crowd, passing out hard-boiled eggs that were still warm from her kitchen.

These magical details represent the true spirit of Burlington. This care and coordination made up the vast majority of the day, yet it has been overshadowed by the misleading headlines from the media calling community members “protesters” and insinuating violence was committed by anyone other than local, state and federal law enforcement.

We must not let the violence of the state’s response erase the story of our community’s exemplary support for our neighbors. That care is what actually makes Burlington special, and it deserves to be a part of the public record.

Bailey Sherwin BURLINGTON

I was at the protest all afternoon, until shortly before the gas began. I was saddened by the occasion and by the

Protesters and law enforcement on Dorset Street on March 11

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behavior of some of my fellow protesters. Screaming in someone’s face that they’re a Nazi, and ranting at them and taunting them, makes it hard for them or for a watching bystander to believe that you’re really on the side of love and humanity. A protest is not an occasion for venting your anger and frustration. It’s for standing clearly and strongly against wrongs and injustices. Gandhi demanded that his followers engage the authorities from a place of love and respect. Maybe we don’t need to go quite that far, but this much is true: The cops are just people.

Feeding violent emotions increases the danger to yourself and to those around you and does nothing for those you’re trying to protect, except maybe make things worse for them. The state and local police I spoke with all were miserable, scared, depressed and didn’t want to be there.

We chose to be there. They didn’t.

You might say, “They shouldn’t obey such orders,” and you’re right, they shouldn’t, but unless you’ve personally faced the prospect of losing your career and livelihood (on which others may

depend) in order to take a moral stand, you’ve no right to judge. It’s hard.

You might also say, “So, they were miserable — serves them right,” but if creating misery is your purpose, then aren’t you really just President Donald Trump’s tool?

Seth Steinzor

SOUTH BURLINGTON

The ICE operation in South Burlington and the police response around it require accountability from Gov. Phil Scott.

Scott has criticized aggressive federal immigration tactics and suggested Vermont should push back where it can. Yet when this operation unfolded, Vermont State Police and local police assisted ICE, and videos circulating online indicate they hurt peaceful protesters.

Scott is the governor. State police answer to his administration. Even if he cannot stop ICE from operating in Vermont, he can draw a clear line against state participation that helps legitimize or facilitate these operations.

Scott too often responds to controversy by emphasizing constraints on his power or shifting blame elsewhere, such as to the legislature. He has done so again, blaming the results of the day on ICE and “those there to agitate.” We need more from a leader. If peaceful protesters were met with force while state police supported a federal immigration operation, then the consequences are Scott’s burden to address.

Anne Payne WINOOSKI

I read the recent March 11 letter to the editor titled “AI Helped Write This” with great interest. The writer or AI — I’m not completely sure which — raised an important point about the growing presence of artificial intelligence in journalism.

From my point of view, the real issue isn’t simply that AI can help write something. It’s that AI can produce very different versions of the “truth” depending on how a question is asked. The same prompt, rephrased slightly, can yield a

Vermont State Police and local police stated they were present for public safety and crowd control. Vermonters deserve a full account of the role state and local law enforcement played and under whose direction.

different emphasis on facts. That might be fine for a book review, but when it comes to the news, that can have a definite impact on how the situation is viewed. As an example, ask AI for “a synopsis of the recent ICE incident in South Burlington” and see what you get. Then ask the same question appending “from right’s point of view” and then “from left’s point of view.” The results are remarkable.

AI doesn’t “know” the news; it assembles it based upon how it is asked. In this day of opinionated reporting, I find AI refreshing when the facts are given in an unbiased manner. But AI can be wrong, especially if the information that is being gathered is outdated, incomplete or just plain wrong. It can also be steered in a particular direction, simply by how something is phrased.

That’s why human reporters, editors and fact-checkers remain essential. It is their adherence to the facts and unbiased reporting that allows AI to apply those same qualities to its arrangement of information.

Brian Ibey BARRE TOWN

Food Plight

A combined community resource center and food shelf in Burlington just expanded. Now, some major funding is at risk.

STORY BY AARON CALVIN • calvin@sevendaysvt.com | PHOTOS BY DARIA BISHOP

The food shelf on North Winooski Avenue has been under construction for a renovation and expansion during the past a year and a half. The reason? It has become the permanent home of an adjacent program that offers additional services to homeless people.

But now, even as the construction nears completion, potential spending cuts in Montpelier threaten the future of the combined enterprise.

Since 2021, staff of the Community Resource Center, a day shelter for homeless people, have shared the Old North End building with Feeding Champlain Valley, which operates a food shelf where anyone can seek assistance.

This partnership has become the state’s largest day shelter. Together, the organizations provide a weekday hot meal service while also connecting diners with social workers and doctors. They also offer essentials such as camping gear and services such as haircuts. Homeless people can use the place to spend time without having to pay for anything or being questioned.

The community resource center opened in the Burlington Holiday Inn in 2020 as an emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic after congregate homeless shelters were closed. When the challenges of the pandemic gave way to a growing affordability crisis, the day shelter began to redefine itself. The Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity and Feeding Champlain Valley, which oversees food shelves throughout the region, brought their complementary services together under one roof — a former auto repair garage in Burlington’s Old North End where the food shelf has operated since the 1990s.

For the first years of its operation, the city paid for the resource center, but the state has footed the bill since 2024. Gov. Phil Scott has proposed cutting that funding, which would leave it short $650,000.

“If we don’t secure the funding that we need, we’re going to have to close,” said Brenna Bedard, CVOEO’s homeless outreach services director. Feeding Champlain Valley’s food shelf and hot meal service would remain but without the resource center’s complementary services.

On a recent Tuesday, pieces of Tyvek still peeked out in places on the building’s exterior, but inside, clients found an inviting atmosphere. Those who wished to eat had a spread to choose from: coldcut sandwiches, fresh fruit, steaminghot vegetable cacciatore, sweet potato purée, waffle-cut fries and blueberry pie. At each table, diners engrossed in conversations paid no attention to the muted television set to a news channel. Early March sunlight poured in through the street-facing windows. The ambience felt like that of a community center or a church basement.

Tanya Aube has been homeless for nine years. She won’t stay at the overnight shelters in the city, so she and her husband

sleep outdoors. She works when she can but never earns close to enough for an apartment, let alone utilities.

Aube avoids most public places, such as the cafés and restaurants on Church Street where, she said, the homeless are often treated like “a disease.” She prefers the resource center, where it’s warm in the winter and cool in the summer. She and her husband can watch TV or just relax without being treated like pariahs. Above all, they can get a warm meal there five days a week.

She particularly enjoys the scrambled eggs. Unlike eggs that are the watery scourge of some breakfast buffets, these, she said, are fluffy and filling.

“The chef does them really good,” she

said. Between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m., Monday through Friday, the food shelf draws up to 150 people through the doors. Social workers and housing coordinators follow.

“A large portion of the people that we serve struggle with mental illness and substance abuse, and so they’re just very resistant to anyone trying to help them,” Bedard said. But once they show up to eat, “we build relationships with people. We build that rapport, and people start to trust us.”

The combination food shelf and resource center is a central part of Feeding Champlain Valley’s battle against hunger, but it is also just one node in its expanding mission.

“We’ve evolved from what was essentially a soup kitchen providing breakfast every day to serving over 77,000 meals across the region last year,” said associate director Anna McMahon, noting that the org distributed 2 million pounds of food over the past year.

McMahon traces the evolution of Feeding Champlain Valley back to March 2020, when the pandemic lockdown changed the world overnight. Suddenly, the organization’s market-style, takewhat-you-need food pantries were unsafe to operate, just as the need for food assistance was about to grow. The group pivoted quickly to pre-boxed delivery or curbside pickup. Wary of the potential food waste this system could generate, the organization created its first online ordering system, which has survived the pandemic.

The intensity of need ebbs and flows. Demand surges in the winter and around the holidays in particular. Feeding Champlain Valley operates 27 food distribution sites and four food shelves in Addison, Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle counties, according to McMahon. The program served more than 2,000 people last year, completed more than 2,000 deliveries and saw nearly 36,000 visits to the food shelves. Its expansion across multiple counties prompted a rebrand from Feeding Chittenden County to Feeding Champlain Valley in 2024.

At the food shelf in Burlington, one of the group’s busiest, meal production supervisor Charlie Desseau has to

Fresh produce at the food shelf

Morgan Heyl handing out eggs

build a menu each week from what the community has donated and what Feeding Champlain Valley has purchased — usually from local farmers.

Desseau plays a complicated game of “Top Chef,” in which the ingredients are chosen for him and he designs the dishes.

IF WE DON’T SECURE THE FUNDING THAT WE NEED, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO CLOSE.

With his team, he cooks up nutritionally dense meals that balance flavor with the needs of his clientele, who may be dealing with untreated dental issues or mouth sores.

“As a chef, I really have to adapt what I’m cooking, and it doesn’t always come out as a specific dish,” he said. “If you were to get cacciatore in a restaurant, it would look a lot different than how we make it. But we use the ingredients that we’ve got, and we make something that’s flavorful.”

McMahon and Desseau emphasized that while they push heart-healthy, nourishing food, they don’t take a paternalistic view of how hungry people should eat. The Scott administration, on the other hand, has been considering restrictions to 3SquaresVT, the state’s assistance program for low-income Vermonters, that would prevent beneficiaries from purchasing “junk food.”

“You should have the freedom to choose what kind of food you want to

eat, and it shouldn’t be that you have to eat carrots or a certain specific vegetable. Everyone needs a bag of chips sometimes,” Desseau said.

Today, this meal service is interwoven with the community resource center, which is essential to keeping the hot meals coming, according to Bedard.

Some legislators are pushing back on the proposed cuts. Rep. Theresa Wood (D-Waterbury) noted in a letter to the House Appropriations Committee that, in the past year, the center has helped 168 people transition from homelessness to stable shelter or permanent housing, connected 249 people with medical assistance, and distributed 729 pieces of survival gear.

Burlington Mayor Emma MulvaneyStanak has called on the state to continue funding the community resource center, and CVOEO leaders recently met with House Speaker Jill Krowinski (D-Burlington) to make their case. CVOEO communications director Jason Rouse said they were still waiting to “see what the pathway forward might be.”

Krowinski told Seven Days that she will continue to advocate for the Burlington center, which she called a “tremendous resource,” as lawmakers make spending decisions. She added, however, that it was “a really tough budget year with a lot of difficult decisions to make.”

As the debate over funding plays out, the need for the food shelf continues to grow. New federal work requirements for 3SquaresVT recipients went into effect at the beginning of March, making it more difficult to qualify for those benefits.

Feeding Champlain Valley expects that will mean making room for more at the table. ➆

BRENNA BEDARD

Serving breakfast

lifelines

OBITUARIES, VOWS, CELEBRATIONS

Donald Lawrence Morrissette

JULY 12, 1943-MARCH 11, 2026

HAMPTON, N.H.

Donald Lawrence Morrissette, 82, of Hampton, N.H., died on March 11, 2026, in Exeter, N.H. He was born on July 12, 1943, in Massena, N.Y., the youngest son and one of 15 children born to Cordelia and Delma Morrissette. As a young adult he served as a ﬁrst lieutenant and company commander in the U.S. Army, specializing in artillery.

Don spent much of his professional life doing what many consider impossible: making accounting interesting. A certiﬁed public accountant, he was an accounting professor at SUNY Canton and later a founding partner of the Vermont ﬁrm Jacobs, Morrissette, Marchand (now JMM & Associates), where he built a career grounded in integrity, good humor and a sharp eye for numbers.

Wyatt, all of whom benefited from his unique blend of practical wisdom and questionable mentorship, most notably being introduced to online poker while perched on the arms of his leather recliner. He is survived by his sisters Joyce, Pauline and Theresa; and brothers Tommy and Phillip.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Mary Lou; and their children, Erin, Tim and Kathryn and her husband, Mike. He was a proud grandfather to Amelia, Emmett, Eloise, Dillon and

Ian Clark Galbraith

AUGUST 20, 1947-MARCH 3, 2026

BURLINGTON, VT.

Ian Clark Galbraith died in his sleep on March 3, 2026. He had an inherited kidney disease which eventually required him to be on dialysis for several years and which took a toll on his health. Ian was born in Burlington, Vt., on August 20, 1947. After a brief time with parents in University of Vermont married student housing, the family settled on Arlington Street in Essex Junction. ere Ian spent his childhood enjoying the nearby woods and streets of the neighborhood, playing games and getting into mischief with bunches of kids who stayed out until called home for dinner. Ian graduated from Essex Junction High School in 1966.

A lover of tennis, Don’s amateur tennis pursuits were cut short by rheumatoid arthritis. Still, he remained an enthusiastic observer of the game. He will also be remembered for his appreciation of history, a good book, a cold Modelo, home-canned tomatoes, spending time with his siblings and a talent for dry, perfectly timed jokes.

He leaves behind a loving family, many stories, and a legacy of sharp humor and quiet intelligence.

All services will be private. In lieu of ﬂowers, the family asks that donations in his memory be made to Gather (124 Heritage Ave. #3, Portsmouth, NH 03801), which works to address food insecurity in the Seacoast region. Arrangements are by the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory in Hampton. Please visit remickgendron.com to view Don’s complete obituary and sign his tribute wall.

collected and swapped information about guns with other enthusiasts. He was a proud member of the Vermont State Guard and participated in target practice days and trainings until just a couple of years ago.

Ian was a lifelong Democrat who believed in justice and fair treatment for all and was kind to his core. He was a justice of the peace for many years and kept up with local government.

Ian settled in Burlington as an adult and graduated from UVM with a BS in physics. He worked for UVM for many years, taking science courses to feed his evercurious mind. Eventually he was employed by what is now the UVM Medical Center and kept working until his late seventies. His biggest interest was ﬁrearms. He studied,

e family would like to thank the staff of the UVMMC Dialysis Center in South Burlington; his PCP, Dr. Christopher Hebert; and his many other providers at UVMMC over the years, all of whom gave him excellent medical care.

Ian was predeceased by his parents, Rodney and Francena, and his sister Bonnie Lynn. He leaves his brothers, Gary (Kathy) of Essex Junction and Duncan of Northﬁeld, and sister Robin of Essex.

A gathering to celebrate his life will be held on ursday, March 19, 2026, at A.W. Rich Funeral Home in Essex Junction. Calling hours will be from 6 to 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to stay until 8 p.m., at which time there will be formal remarks. Please visit awrfh.com to share your memories and condolences.

Phyllis Benford Kroll

1939-2026

CHARLOTTE, VT.

Phyllis (Anne) Benford Kroll passed away in her home on February 27, 2026. She was 86.

Phyllis was born in 1939, the second of Frank and Anne Benford’s three children, in Pittsburgh. A brilliant student, quick wit and accomplished athlete, she attended Smith College and later studied nursing.

In 1961, she eloped to Miami with Alex Kroll, all-American center for Rutgers and her childhood friend, who was playing in the collegiate all-star Shriner’s Blue Gray (North-South) Game. Catholic-Episcopalian marriages were uncommon enough in their shared hometown of Leechburg, Pa., and courting further scandal, they were wed in a well-publicized secular ceremony by the mayor of Miami Beach. is news occasioned considerable surprise back home — arriving, as it did, on the sports page. But the match proved to be a good one, and they remained married — and still cracking each other up — until Alex’s death in late 2024.

Alex and Phyllis had three children, Alex Jr., Michael and Alicia. In 1972 the family moved to a house in the middle of a nature preserve in West Redding, Conn. Alex would head to work on Madison Avenue before 6 a.m. and not return until nearly 8 p.m. most days, and in the hours in between, Phyllis ran the house and raised their kids — us.

our middle school, Choate Rosemary Hall; and the ASPCA, much to their advantage.

In 1992, Phyllis and Alex decamped for Charlotte, Vt., where she created the house and property they would call home for the rest of their lives. She took an amalgam of somewhat dilapidated structures built between the 18th and 20th centuries and turned them in a graceful and singular home that honored its own past while bringing it into the present.

ose who knew them in Vermont knew Phyllis and Alex as the greatest hosts, the most interesting conversationalists, the most well-traveled, erudite and funniest people you were likely to meet. ey were adventurous together. ey knew how to have fun together. And they were always delighted to invite you along.

In Charlotte, Phyllis and Alex were active members of the Charlotte Congregational Church, instrumental in the construction of the Charlotte Senior Center, and signiﬁcant benefactors of the Charlotte Land Trust and the Chittenden County Humane Society.

Next to her husband and children, Phyllis’ great love was animals. Animals, from dogs to horses, cats, alpacas, birds and more, responded to and were drawn to Phyllis. She famously raised and bred many champion English pointers, some of whom lived their entire lives blissfully attached to her hip.

She was our best teacher. She taught us about anything that could be learned from a book and everything you couldn’t learn from a book. Empathy. Honesty. How to care for people. To treat everyone as equals. How to be helpful. Never a complainer herself, she instead taught us to look at a situation and ask, “How can I make this better?”

Beyond being a philanthropist, she gave generously of her time and talents. She volunteered for and later led the Mark Twain Library in Redding, helping to reimagine and reorganize their annual book fair into a massive success that drew book collectors from across the region. Her work at the Land Trust was key to helping them acquire and preserve open space in Fairﬁeld County in the 1980s. Similarly, she lent her keenly pragmatic insight and energy to the Nature Conservancy;

Phyllis was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2020 and over her last years depended more and more on the help, kindness and understanding of others. Having spent her whole life offering those things to everyone around her, this frustrated her deeply. But over time, she found some peace in it, and she passed surrounded by the love and beauty she had cultivated in life. With her at the end were her children and grandchildren, as well as her devoted caregivers and beloved pointer, Charlie. And while we are heartbroken to have lost her, we are consoled by the fact that she and dad are back together on the next adventure.

A memorial service will be held on May 9, 2026, 11 a.m., at the Charlotte Congregational Church. Please visit awrfh.com to share your memories and condolences.

Timothy N. Kavanagh

APRIL 17, 1966MARCH 15, 2026

SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT.

It is with broken hearts and deep gratitude for a life richly lived that we announce the passing (or dramatic celestial promotion) of Timothy N. Kavanagh of South Burlington, Vt. — a man who refused to let cancer, common sense or gravity define him.

Tim was born on April 17, 1966, to Jim and Judy Kavanagh and raised in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. He was a 1984 graduate of North Country Union High School and 1986 graduate of Champlain College. He carried the Kingdom’s stubborn spirit, humor and resilience with him wherever life took him.

Tim was the devoted husband and cosmic copilot to his fierce and faithful wife, Candy — his soulmate, caregiver, protector, and the only woman capable of both loving him endlessly and putting him firmly in his place. Their love story was not just written in vows but in hospital rooms, late-night laughs, hard-fought battles and whispered reminders that love wins — always.

He was the proud and slightly overdramatic father of three remarkable sons. Matthew, Alexander and Sawyer each inherited his heart, his humor and hopefully a little more patience. To them, he was coach, cheerleader, philosopher, storyteller, and fellow sports and music enthusiast. He was the guy who could somehow make even life’s hardest moments feel like a scene from a movie — sometimes a comedy, sometimes an epic saga, occasionally a documentary no one asked for. The boys knew that their dad would drop everything when they needed his help, no matter how serious or silly.

Tim was many things:

A dreamer.

A fighter.

A storyteller.

An entertainer.

A guy who could turn any room — a classroom, a bar, a hospital ward or a fundraiser — into an audience.

A man who once proudly declared he had “flushed cancer while life was circling the drain.”

Ever the people person and natural-born salesman,

Tim spent his career happily selling just about everything under the sun — from hotel rooms to industrial manufacturing seals to television and radio advertisements. Later he turned his talents to higher education, helping persuade the federal government to offer his college as an educational benefit to federal employees — proof that if people were involved and a good story could be told, Tim could usually make the deal happen.

He believed in the North Star — not just the one in the sky but also the one inside each of us. His compass pointed toward courage, compassion and occasionally questionable decisions made with great enthusiasm. His motto: “Always strive toward the star — you may not get there, but it’s the journey you experience along the way.”

And what a journey it was.

Diagnosed in 2016 after a routine colonoscopy at 50, Tim embarked on a battle that would include radiation, multiple surgeries, systemic chemotherapy and enough hospital bracelets to start a fashion line. Yet in the middle of it all, he chased his dreams — working on major motion pictures; supporting other cancer patients and their families through speaking and fundraising engagements; and cohosting podcasts that reminded the world that, even in the valley, love is louder than fear. While fighting his own battle, Tim somehow found the energy to show up for others facing cancer — meeting people when fear was loudest and helping them laugh, breathe and believe they could get through it, too.

Tim did not just survive — he inspired. He turned pain into purpose, setbacks into stories and hospital hallways into runways of hope. He believed early detection saves lives. He believed caregivers are heroes. He believed

laughter was holy. And he believed that no matter how dark the night was, the North Star is still there — steady, faithful, waiting.

Tim gave generously of his time and talent to help others. A natural entertainer, he was always willing to grab a microphone — emceeing events, giving speeches and telling stories that made people laugh when they needed it most. From local school fundraisers and community events to speaking at the American Cancer Society’s annual gala, Tim showed up again and again for causes he believed in, especially supporting those facing cancer. Even in the hardest years of his life, he never stopped lifting other people up.

If you’re looking for him now, don’t. He’s likely reorganizing Heaven’s filing system, pitching podcast ideas to the angels and insisting there’s a better lighting setup near the pearly gates. He’s probably already told Saint Peter how to improve the admissions process.

Tim leaves behind a legacy far greater than any résumé: A marriage that defied the odds.

Children who know what strength looks like.

Friends who were treated like family.

And a community reminded that resilience is built one brave day at a time.

Tim leaves his wife, Candy; mother, Judy, children, Matt (Kristen), Alex (Amanda) and Sawyer; bonus children, Grant Thibault (Jai Kunhardt) and Danielle Thibault (Davison Herberg); and grandchildren, Evy Kavanagh, Abraham Thibault and Wilder Chauvin. His beloved dog Adora rarely left his side. He will be equally missed by his siblings, Michael (Cynthia), Andrea (Ewell) and Katy (Martin); nephews Kristopher Smith and Jack Kavanagh; niece Ellie Smith; and a vast network of aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, neighbors and colleagues.

Tim was predeceased by his father, Jim Kavanagh; maternal grandparents, Arthur and Catherine Nelson; paternal grandparents, Albert and Alice Kavanagh; several aunts, uncles and cousins; and a special community of friends who fought tenacious battles with cancer.

In lieu of flowers, Tim would ask you to get screened, hug your people tighter, laugh louder than is

socially acceptable and chase your North Star — even if you have to limp toward it. He may not have reached every star he aimed for, but oh, the journey he gave us.

The family is eternally grateful to the many compassionate caregivers and support systems that were with Tim on this journey, including the University of Vermont Medical Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Angel Flight NE, Cancer Patient Support Foundation, Hope Lodge New York City and the McClure Miller Respite House. If you care to donate in Tim’s memory, please consider: Sail Beyond Cancer Vermont: The Nautical Giving Program provides cancer respite and memorial sailing experiences for patients and families. Please contact: Sail Beyond Cancer Vermont, 150 Dorset St., Suite 245-234, South Burlington, VT 05403.

TK Creative Arts Memorial Fund: Tim’s love of storytelling and performance will continue through the TK Creative Arts Memorial Fund, which his family is establishing at his alma mater, North Country Union High School, to support students pursuing creative arts. Tim’s podcast and recording equipment will also be donated to the school so students can explore podcasting, voice work and other forms of creative storytelling. Please contact: TK Creative Arts Memorial Fund, c/o Passumpsic Savings Bank, PO Box 218, Newport, VT 05855.

Tim spent his life making people laugh and lifting the spirits of everyone around him. If he were here to deliver the closing line himself, it would probably come with a wink of those big blue eyes and a smile: “Don’t cry too long – there is still work to do.”

And as the curtain falls: “I hope you enjoyed the show. I know I sure did.”

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, March 20, 2026, 11 a.m., at St. Francis Xavier Church, 3 Saint Peter St., Winooski, VT.

A celebration of Tim’s life will take place on Saturday, April 4, 2026, 1 to 4 p.m., at Hotel Champlain, 60 Battery St., Burlington, VT. Tim says, “You better be there!”

Arrangements are in the care of Ready Funeral & Cremation Services. To share online condolences, please visit readyfuneral.com.

Christopher Webster Green

MAY 18, 1949-MARCH 12, 2026

COLCHESTER,

VT.

Christopher Webster Green, father, brother, storyteller, dog lover and dedicated Vermonter for nearly all of his life, died on March 12, 2026, at his home in Colchester. He was 76 and carried a quiet dignity until the very end. He will be remembered by his extended family and friends as a man of uncommon sweetness and gentleness.

Chris could tell you who pitched for the San Francisco Giants in 1962, about that time as a kid when he played 54 holes in one day, what it was like listening with his father to the Floyd Patterson-Ingemar Johansson championship boxing matches on the radio and, of course, about those tennis matches where he fought back, always emerging as the victor. Chris was born on May 18, 1949, in Worcester, Mass., the third son of Rev. Robert and Josephine Green. He had blue eyes, wild hair, an unruly beard and nearly indecipherable handwriting. He remembered things: attending peace vigils with his father in the 1960s; Halloween pranks as a teenager; and the adventures of the neighborhood gang on Old Highway in Wilton, Conn. Like his mother, he loved his vegetable garden and believed you should never say no to a dog. And like his mother, he could cry just hearing a song or recalling an old story.

A good afternoon was a beer on the porch, accompanied by ’60s tunes on repeat, his faithful dog Mocha sitting beside him. The son of a preacher, Chris wasn’t religious, but he lived with an unwavering sense of right and wrong.

Above all, Chris was proud of his two sons, Travis and Tyler, and the life they built in Vermont. They recall their dad as someone who always had time for them, particularly if it involved a game and a ball. Both sons, raised by Chris and his former wife and lifelong friend, Alicia Smith, inherited his honesty and loyalty to friends and family.

As a child, he spent every summer in Dorset, chasing the cows at milking time at Charlie Smith’s farm on Danby Mountain and playing endless rounds of golf and tennis at the field club. Later, he moved to Vermont after graduating from Springfield College, where he played soccer and tennis and studied history. He spent the next 50 years in the Rutland area, a life filled with raising a family, small business ventures, a strong work ethic, softball exploits and a willingness to have a conversation with seemingly anyone.

After a grim cancer diagnosis, he moved in with Travis, Lauren and Ellie on the shores of Lake Champlain in Colchester. A quiet fighter, Chris revived and discovered a satisfying and healthy life for the next five years.

Shortly before he died, he was asked what it was like to grow up in a large family. “I guess I’m a lucky guy,’’ Chris responded.

He is survived by his son Tyler, wife Heidi and their daughter, Maeve; son Travis, wife Lauren and daughter Ellie; daughter, Jennifer Minard, granddaughter Lucille, grandson Joseph and great-grandson Zane; and four brothers, Bob, Dave, Jon and Rick, and their families. A memorial gathering is planned for late spring.

If you would like to remember Chris, befriend a dog, plant a garden, or sip a beverage in the late afternoon sunshine and repeat a favorite story to your loved ones. That’s what Chris did.

lifelines

OBITUARIES

Alexandra Mary Rebecca Lehmann

SEPTEMBER 30, 1955MARCH 10, 2026

CHARLOTTE, VT.

On March 10, 2026, just as the red-winged blackbirds returned to Vermont, Alexandra Mary Rebecca Lehmann, 70, of Charlotte, took ﬂight skyward and left her earthly conﬁnes behind. After a lifelong battle with severe depression that began after she endured numerous traumas, including sexual abuse at a young age, Alexandra bravely chose to end her own life. ere are no words to describe the hole that her death leaves in the heart of her sister, Lucie Lehmann.

Alexandra was a woman of grace, intellect, humor, great personal ﬂair and style, and many, mostly endearing, quirks. She often said she was not of this century and preferred a slower, quieter pace than the modern world offered, although that didn’t stop her from driving at high

Matthew “Matt” Western

JANUARY 15, 1958MARCH 15, 2026

BURLINGTON, VT.

Matthew “Matt” Western, 68, of Burlington, Vt., passed away on March 15, 2026, at home, surrounded by loving family after a battle with cancer. Born on January 15, 1958, to Mary Newton Western and David Samuel Western, Matt was the second of ﬁve children. He spent his childhood in Windham, Vt., where his mother was born and raised. When he was in middle school, his family moved brieﬂy to Melrose, Mass., though his heart remained in Vermont. He was delighted to transfer to Westtown School, a Quaker boarding school in West Chester, Pa., as a high school sophomore. ere he made lasting friendships and excelled on

OBITUARIES, VOWS, CELEBRATIONS

speeds without a seatbelt, often down to Cookie Love in North Ferrisburgh for her near-daily creemee in the summer. She was easily recognizable around Charlotte and Shelburne, whether kayaking on the lake in a skirt and linen jacket; hiking Mount Philo in a ribbon-bedecked hat and a jeweled brooch; or biking to the farmers market — sans helmet — in an antique dress that she clamped with a clothes pin to prevent it from getting caught in the gears. She was, oddly, both as ethereal as a fairy and as

the wrestling mat and in the discus circle, graduating in 1976. e following summer, Matt set out into the world. He worked on a tugboat transporting grain from Virginia up the Delmarva Peninsula and Nanticoke River into Maryland. In 1977, he was hired on a ﬁshing vessel in Seattle, Wash., and spent a season

solid as a stevedore, with a raucous laugh that boomed for yards, often at inappropriate moments in movie theaters.

Alexandra was a beloved and fiercely devoted sister and friend; a gifted artist in multiple mediums; a visionary gardener who tended the World War I memorial in front of the Old Brick Store in Charlotte for many years and cultivated her own stunning garden; a voracious reader; a dedicated BBC Radio 4 listener; a fabulous cook and jam maker; a quiet but generous philanthropist; a talented linguist; and one of the gentlest souls this world has known. She could also fix many things, from tools to sewing machines and bikes, although not without the occasional mishap, such as the time she nearly electrocuted herself rewiring a lamp. She was an atrocious speller, which never stopped her from playing Bananagrams with gusto and misplaced confidence, and a complete Luddite, but because so many other things came easily to

fishing for salmon on the border of Vancouver. In the spring of 1978, Matt began his education at the University of Vermont, where he studied geology and American history. His early college years were punctuated by working out West, first with a fleet that fished the southern Alaskan coast, then in Roseburg, Ore., where he worked on a tree-planting crew for the company Sun Studs.

It was during his later college years that Matt met the love of his life, Heidi Hansen. She attended his brother’s wedding, where he was the best man. eir connection was immediate. Heidi moved to Fukuyama, Japan, after college, and Matt sold his belongings to get a ticket and follow her there. ey married two weeks after his arrival on July 8, 1984, and spent two years teaching English at the YMCA. eir chapter in Japan and theconnections

her, it was hard to fault her on those.

Alexandra was born in 1955 in Weybridge in the United Kingdom, the third child and ﬁrst daughter to her Swiss parents, Wolfgang and Annemarie Lehmann. Two other siblings followed, including her younger sister, Lucie, and the family eventually moved to Westchester County, outside of New York City, where their father was an international business executive. eir mother left when Alexandra was eight, adding another layer of fragility to an already delicate soul.

Alexandra spent much of her life between New York and Switzerland. She attended Vassar College and graduated from Columbia University but then returned to Switzerland, where she lived for many years near the Swiss capital, Bern. She came back to the United States in the late 1990s and eventually found her way to Charlotte, a place she said reminded her of Switzerland and which remained her home until her death.

they made there remained a deﬁning experience for them. It made Matt an excellent companion for a sushi dinner (as long as he was the one ordering).

When they returned to Vermont in 1986, Matt began his career in carpentry. He launched Western Construction and worked in Burlington as a general contractor for decades. He considered himself lucky to have spent much of his time building in his own New North End neighborhood. While building and renovating, he transformed many clients into friends. e community that he made of the people and families that he worked with is one of the ﬁnest testaments to his character. During these years, he and Heidi raised their children. ey traveled as a family and as a couple and explored their shared love of the natural world, art,

roughout her life and everywhere she went, Alexandra created beauty and bestowed a sense of whimsy and wonder onto others, from young children to adults. Her flower arrangements were legendary and freely given; her baked things looked and tasted like they came from a French patisserie; and even the little bunches of herbs that she tied and gave away at the Old Brick Store were works of art. She designed and handstitched exquisite quilts, and her fused glass creations, usually of flowers and butterflies, catch the light on windows across the country. Every year around Christmas, she undertook a craft project, whether refinishing an antique sled, building a fairy house with her dear friend and fellow prankster Ted Roberts, or handcrafting exquisite felt Christmas ornaments, and then sold raffle tickets for them and donated the proceeds to the Charlotte Food Shelf.

Because of her own struggles with mental illness,

music and the experience of novelty. He retired upon his diagnosis in 2023.

Matt was a devoted husband, a loving father, a thoughtful friend and a generous neighbor. To know him was to know his inquisitive nature, his intelligent wit, his genuine spirit and the safety of his companionship. He was as kind and hardworking as his mother and as creatively sharp and well read as his father. Matt had many passions and endeavors; he loved learning about ferns, playing the stand-up bass and enjoying his neighborhood beach. Above all, he loved spending time with friends and family in southern Vermont, in the place where he was raised.

Matt is survived by his wife, Heidi Hansen Western; daughter, Ruby Western (spouse Ali Hoefnagel), and granddaughter, Violet

Alexandra was keenly attuned to others who suffered similarly. She was a longtime donor to COTS, Spectrum Youth & Family Services, Howard Center, and other organizations that helped to destigmatize mental illness and foster independence in those who lived with trauma. Anyone wishing to honor Alexandra’s memory is encouraged to consider making a contribution to one of those organizations.

In lieu of a formal service or funeral, there will be a celebration of Alexandra’s life when the weather turns warm and the ﬂowers are in bloom. Details will follow in the coming weeks.

Alexandra is survived by her sister, Lucie Lehmann, of South Burlington; her brother Pete Lehmann and his partner, Annie Valdes, of Pittsburgh; Pascal and Sandi Lehmann of Sydney, Australia; Daniel Lehmann of Amelia Island, Fla.; and Shaun Lehmann, Lauren Whiteman, and their two daughters, Molly and Madelyn Lehmann, of Friendship, Md.

Jacobs; son, Jonas Western (spouse Natalie Freiheit Western); siblings, Samuel Western, Margaret Western McLaren, Joanna Western and Tony Western; as well as many beloved nieces, nephews and cousins. His memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2026, 11 a.m., at the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington (152 Pearl St., Burlington, VT) and will be open to the public. Parking is limited; please plan to arrive with ample time.

In lieu of ﬂowers, if you would like to make a charitable donation, please support the North End Food Pantry. If you would like to support a project Matt worked on his whole life, you can learn about the Music House and its preservation here: everloved.com/life-of/ matt-western.

Rodolphe “Rod” James Vallee

MAY 27, 1937MARCH 12, 2026

GEORGIA, VT.

Rodolphe “Rod” James Vallee passed away peacefully following a long illness at his home in Georgia, Vt., on March 12, 2026. Rod was born on May 27, 1937, son of Rodolphe L. and Shirley Vallee, the third of five Rodolphes, descendants of French Canadian immigrants, whose family is traced to Beauport, Québec from the early 17th century.

While Rod’s early years were spent on High Street in St. Albans, Vt., his family moved to a dairy farm in Sheldon, Vt., where his love of the outdoors blossomed. He and his beloved beagle, Penny, were often found in the company of his best friend Terry O’Brien, hunting rabbits in Sheldon and Fairfield Swamp, with Terry and Rod ultimately building a log cabin for deer

IN MEMORIAM

Tom Simone

1943-2022

Spring and love (two of your favorite things) are in the air. As we prepare to celebrate Steven and Shelby’s wedding, we are channelling your exuberance and boundless enthusiasm for family celebrations and get-togethers. You are greatly missed, but you are always with us in spirit. Love from la famiglia!

hunting in the town of Lewis in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. As Rod’s family grew, he purchased a logging camp in northern Maine, which, to this day, serves as a gathering place for family deer and bird hunts. Rod started as a center for the BFA football team. He was selected to play in the 1955 Shrine game, which Vermont won. And, in classic fashion, Rod fell in love with the coach’s daughter, Betty White. Betty and Rod were married on July 11, 1959, the start of an extraordinary 66-year partnership.

Rod spent the next decades of his life building R.L. Vallee, Inc., expanding the home heating and propane service company into gasoline, forming the basis for what ultimately became the Maplefields convenience store chain. In that role, Rod also served as president of the Vermont Oil Heat Institute, board member of the New England Fuel Oil Institute and the keynote speaker at Mobil’s national fuel distributors’ convention. But Rod’s commitment to the Franklin County and St. Albans community was nonpareil. He served as president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, president of the St. Albans Rotary Club (Paul Harris Award), director of the Franklin-Lamoille Bank, member of the Georgia School Board, and provided early support for the St. Albans Skating Association — at a time when the predecessors to the great hockey players of St. Albans skated in an old railroad building and dodged pigeon droppings on the ice.

Judith C. Phillips

SEPTEMBER 11, 1935MARCH 14, 2026 BURLINGTON, VT.

Judith C. Phillips died at her home in Burlington, Vt., on March 14, 2026. She was 90 years old. With her daughter by her side, she departed under the care of the Converse Home nursing staff and Bayada Hospice.

Judy was recently widowed by the love of her life and husband of 68 years, Richard “Dick” O. Phillips. They were inseparable from their first meeting through old age, so it seemed predestined that she joined him soon after. She is survived by her daughter, Lisa Geer, and husband David; grandchildren, Emily Geer and fiancé Lucas Hanson, and Connor Geer and partner Darbey Durning; daughter-in-law, Gemma Gatti; and five nieces and their families. She was also predeceased by her mother and father, Ulsford Eugene and Margaret Beerworth Cargill, and her brother, David Cargill. Tragically, she

But it was Rod’s love of the outdoors that truly defined him. His degree in wildlife ecology from the University of Vermont anchored a lifetime of outdoor exploration, primarily with his camera. Rod served as chairman of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board (his grandfather had been commissioner) and was a member of the Georgia Conservation Commission, and working with the Lake Champlain Land Trust was instrumental in preserving Rock Island in St. Albans Bay for the protection of the common tern.

Upon his retirement from R.L. Vallee, Inc. in 1992, Rod and Betty traveled the world, cameras at the ready. Life on a Russian trawler, (where Rod captured a rare shot of a polar bear capturing a walrus), a voyage on an Antarctic icebreaker, an expedition into the Seregenti, a journey into the Brazilian Pantanal and visits to their beloved Maine camp were just a few of their shared experiences. Many of the photos from these ventures made their

lost her son, Richard D. Phillips, to brain cancer in 2024.

Born on September 11, 1935, in St. Albans, Vt., Judy lived there with her family until moving to Derby Line at age 6. She graduated from Derby Academy in 1954, then began her nurse’s training at the New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston, earning her RN in 1957. During that time she lived in Concord, N.H., with her brother and his wife and worked at the New Hampshire State Hospital. While she was in training, Judy’s brother introduced her to a dashing young man named Dick Phillips. They married on June 22, 1957, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Concord. That year they moved to New Haven, Conn., for Dick’s pursuit of a master of divinity degree. Judy began her nursing career at Yale New Haven Hospital in pediatrics, advancing to head nurse after two years. 1960 brought an assistant clergy role for Dick in Long Island, N.Y., and

way into books Rod and Betty coauthored, and their renovated schoolhouse in Georgia serves as a repository for their best photos.

But it was Rod’s commitment to his family, whether at the family camp on Hathaway Point or with grandchildren on Rod’s preserved land in Georgia, that defines him.

Besides his loving wife, Betty, he is survived by five children, Rodolphe M. “Skip” (Denise), Amy Norris (Kevin), Lisa Driver (Jim), Tim (Lynn) and Andrea Dukas (Tom).

Many of the grandchildren live near Rod and continued to bless his life. They are Rodolphe T. “Teddy” Vallee (Anh), Charlie Vallee, Daniel Norris (Katie), Patrick Norris, Wil Norris (Simi), Katie Driver (Nate), Ben Driver (Jess), Sam Driver (Karah), Emily Westfall (Corey), Jack Vallee, Christian Vallee, Parker Dukas (Mariah), Peter Dukas and Elizabeth Dukas. His life was further blessed with 10 greatgrandchildren — Sage, Reese, Quinn, Isla, Ethan, Avery, Tucker, Zoe, Coco and Arlo.

the birth of their first child, Richard. The church then called them to Pelham, N.Y., where their daughter, Lisa, joined the family in 1963. As her husband was called to serve in other New York parishes, Judy continued to advance in her profession in New York and Connecticut hospitals. Her experiences included per diem nursing at Lawrence Hospital and four years as charge nurse in pediatrics at Danbury Hospital. She was a deeply committed and caring nurse and cherished her pediatric patients, treating them as her own.

In 1973 the family moved to St. Johnsbury, Vt. Judy nursed at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, starting in pediatrics and later managing Founders Hall, a detox unit established at the hospital. She concluded her formal career at Pine Knoll Nursing Home in Lyndonville, retiring in 1982 to care for her aging parents.

After retirement Dick and Judy moved to Littleton, N.H., to be closer to the dear friends they met through All Saints Church. They spent 10 wonderful years with their PALS, as they called themselves, sharing church gatherings, evenings out, the theater, lectures, birthday and anniversary celebrations, and their beloved camping trips in Maine. Judy also formed deep and meaningful

Along with many nieces and nephews, Rod is survived by his sister Paula Fahl (Dave) and sister Jan Tessier (John) and was predeceased by sister Renee Bachand (Ron). Calling hours will be on Friday, March 20, 2026, 4 to 7 p.m., at the Heald Funeral Home, 87 South Main St., St. Albans.

A service to celebrate Rod’s life will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2 p.m., at the Georgia Plains Baptist Church, 1493 Stone Bridge Rd., Georgia.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Boston Children’s Hospital, 401 Park Dr., Suite 602, Boston, MA 02215 (giving. childrenshospital.org) or the Charles M. Vallee Foundation for Long Covid Research, 61 Brays Island Dr., Sheldon, SC 29941 (charlesmvallee foundation.org).

Honored to be serving the family of Rod Vallee is Rett Heald of the Heald Funeral Home, where messages of condolence are welcome at healdfuneralhome.com.

relationships with a group of women who, beyond being friends, served as confidantes and counsellors, fellow truth tellers, and girls’ night out companions. She remembered these years as some of the best of her life. While Judy never returned to professional nursing, she continued her service as a committed hospice volunteer, bringing care and comfort to many bedsides. She was a natural caretaker who always felt there was more to give. Her personal life was enriched by loving family and friends, spirituality in all of its forms, music, gardening, songbirds, and quiet time at home, particularly in her later years. Her family is deeply grateful for the caring staff at the Converse Home in Burlington and Bayada Hospice in Colchester. No services are planned at this time. A small graveside service will be held for Judy and Dick together at a future date. Anyone wishing to formally honor her memory may send donations to All Saints Episcopal Church in Littleton, N.H., or All Saints Episcopal Church in South Burlington, Vt.

Arrangements are in the care of the Cremation Society of Chittenden County, a division of Ready Funeral & Cremation Services. To share online condolences, please visit readyfuneral.com.

The real star was the pita, cooked in a giant copper oven: ﬂuffy and warm with a subtle ﬂavor and slight chew.

said that, until now, Christos’ Pizza & Pasta was the only Greek food in town.

Springing Up

New restaurants, menus and a bar to sample around Vermont this season

Mud season might not be the best time for a road trip. But the Seven Days food team tends to traverse Vermont no matter the state of its dirt-road ruts — especially when there are tempting new things to try. Since last year’s Food Issue, the local food and drink scene has served up plenty of fresh spots to sample. So we headed out to try a few, roping in former sta food writers and one very game visual art editor.

IT’S ALL GREEK

Lola Mediterranean Woodﬁre, 4478 Main St., Manchester Center, 802-362-0448, lolawoodﬁre.com

For too many of us, weekday lunch is often an interruption rather than a leisurely luxury. But walking into Lola Mediterranean Woodﬁre in Manchester Center last month, I felt myself relax. The space is bright and sunny, with soft touches of wood and olive green. Behind the bar, an impressive woodﬁred copper oven gleamed. An aroma of rosemary and oregano promised it would be worth taking my time.

I was in Manchester to report on an art exhibition and seized the chance to visit with my Aunt Sally over lunch. She’s lived in that corner of the state a long time and

If you’re feeling inspired for a spring drive around Vermont, here are eight recently opened or revamped places — the Seven Days version of a baker’s dozen — from Manchester to Greensboro. You’ll ﬁnd wood-ﬁred Mediterranean, custardy crullers, brewery Wagyu burgers and a cat named Kawasaki.

Fair warning: You might need to stop at a car wash on the way home.

JORDAN BARRY

Carmen Alexiou’s parents have run that establishment since emigrating from Greece in the 1980s. Her husband, Kostas Foifas, worked there for 15 years. Last October, he and Alexiou opened Lola.

The couple, in their early forties, visit Foifas’ home country of Greece every summer.

“I took inspiration from all the di erent islands,” said Alexiou, a former teacher. She explained that the new restaurant incorporates regional ﬂavors and showcases her husband’s background in wood-ﬁred pizza in a more upscale venue than her parents’ eatery. Running the kitchen is chef Austin Poulin, previously of the nearby Restaurant at Hill Farm, who Alexiou said eagerly set about studying Greek dishes.

Aunt Sally and I couldn’t ignore Lola’s extensive drinks menu, which includes cocktails, mocktails and Greek wines. Bar manager Alexie Myles Afonso draws inspiration from traditional drinks, incorporating spirits such as ouzo into both authentic and new creations. I ordered Meet Me in Mykonos ($18), a gimlet-style cocktail with a head of foam ﬂecked with lime zest. It was smooth and tart, a sophisticated version of limeade. Sally opted for the Róthi ($10), a pomegranate mojito-style mocktail with a skewered orange peel. She said it had a bite and wasn’t too sweet, despite its fruity proﬁle.

We split an appetizer of prasopita ($13): ﬂaky layers of phyllo surrounding slightly caramelized braised leeks and sour feta, served with lemony yogurt. The dish had an exquisite balance of ﬂavor and texture.

The menu boasts a selection of dips served with pita. We chose melitzanosalata ($12), a smoky, silky eggplant situation topped with peppers. It was richly ﬂavored while still cool and refreshing.

It being lunch, we both opted for sandwiches — falafel ($16) and lamb kebab ($19). (The whole grilled sea bream and the braised lamb shank with orzo will have to wait for a dinner visit.) The yogurty tzatziki sauce on both sandwiches was excellent, mellow but suitably garlicked. The perfectly cooked falafel was herby and green inside. Sally said the ground, seasoned lamb had a lovely ﬂavor with just

Kostas Foifas with a fresh pita at Lola Mediterranean Woodﬁre

Horiatiki salad

a little spice, enhanced by pickled peppers. The real star was the pita, cooked in that giant copper oven: fluffy and warm with a subtle flavor and slight chew.

To top off our meal, we shared portokalopita ($9), a dessert I’d never heard of. Described as “phyllo cake,” it had a crumbly, corn bread-like texture and a slightly orange flavor amplified by piercingly sweet syrup with a hint of cinnamon. It was a nice contrast to the meal’s otherwise light, savory flavors.

Alexiou’s goal with Lola was “to be as authentic as we could to our culture and food,” she said, “and create a really good experience and vibe for everyone.” So far, the restaurant is right on the mark.

ALICE DODGE

PRETTY RAD

Black Radish at 14th Star Brewing, 133 N. Main St., Suite 7, St. Albans, 802-7828183, facebook.com/blackradish14thstar

As tempting as it can be to add bacon, some burgers shouldn’t be modified. The house Wagyu smash burger ($18) at Black Radish in St. Albans is one that’s perfect as is.

Besides the Wagyu beef, its first secret is a smear of sweet tomato jam.

When Black Radish co-owner Stacy Riley was growing up, her grandmother often cooked garden-fresh tomatoes into a chunky homemade ketchup. Sweet and flavored with warm aromatics, the relishlike jam “got me through a lot of terrible food when I was a child,” Riley joked. “I would never have a burger unless it had that on there.”

Black Radish opened last May inside 14th Star Brewing’s taproom. While the tangy tomato jam is the punchiest flavor on the new restaurant’s house burger, a smooth garlic aioli further enhances the pub staple. The aioli addition was all chef-owner Drew Herrman, a Johnson & Wales University culinary school grad.

Much like the aioli and the jam, Herrman and Riley complement each other. The foodie couple met, ironically, at a Hard Rock Café in Key West, Fla.: She was on vacation; he lived there. They dated long-distance before Herrman moved to Vermont to join Riley and her teenage children in 2022.

Later that year, Riley and Herrman started Black Radish as a home-based catering biz and bought the Wagyu Wagon food truck. They developed the house burger as a slider for food truck events and knew they had to keep it when they took over the brick-and-mortar kitchen spot vacated by Grazers at 14th

Star. It’s the most popular thing Black Radish serves.

Opening a restaurant inside the brewery “is a stepping stone” for Black Radish, Riley said — she and Herrman

hope to have a Chittenden County location someday. Black Radish and 14th Star are distinct entities, she added, and there are challenges to sharing a space. For one, the restaurant is all counter

service, and customers have to order their drinks separately at the bar, which can get confusing. But the two businesses collaborate on drink pairings for the restaurant’s weekly specials, recently suggesting the CodeName hazy session IPA to enjoy with a Buffalo chicken flatbread.

Herrman also uses 14th Star’s Valor ale in Black Radish’s beer cheese ($10) and its Mexican lager in the batter for fish tacos ($17 for three), served with yuzu cabbage slaw and kimchi. He and Riley are conscious about not overdoing the whole cooking-with-beer thing: Even though they’re based in a brewery, they want the menu to be welcoming for folks who avoid alcohol.

“It’s a super family-friendly vibe here,” Riley said.

Black Radish is open for dinner daily, with lunch currently Thursday through Sunday and brunch specials — such as cinnamon-sugar brioche French toast and a variety of quiches — offered on Sunday.

I’ll go back for a beer ($7.50 for draft pours) and Vermont poutine ($14), which features hand-cut fries smothered in rich gravy. At Riley’s recommendation, I’ll be sure to try the spiced-up Sweet Heat Beets ($11) topped with goat cheese and Mike’s Hot Honey. But it’ll be really hard not to get the burger, with its aioli-tomato jam duo, tender Wagyu and melty Cabot cheddar on a grilled brioche bun.

When I ordered it during my first visit, a friendly server preemptively brought over a hefty stack of napkins with a knowing grin. I needed all of them as it dripped gloriously with each bite.

J.B.

Falafel pita sandwich with greens

Alexie Myles Afonso mixing a Meet Me in Mykonos cocktail

PHOTOS:

The bar at 14th Star Brewing

House Wagyu smash burger

CRULLER INTENTIONS

Farmer and the Bell, 69 Pleasant St., Woodstock, 802-291-2029, farmerandthebellvt.com

When April and Ben Pauly were first dating, they shared some doughnuts at a café in Kittery, Maine. The pastries’ fluted exteriors gave way to a honeycomb of custard and air.

These were French crullers, and they left a mark. “We were really taken by them,” said April Pauly, who at the time lived on a New Hampshire farm with 100 chickens and a constant surfeit of eggs. Intrigued, the couple looked into cruller recipes. “Lo and behold,” she recalled, “it was an egg-rich recipe.”

They slowly perfected pâte à choux, the high-moisture batter that yields a cruller’s wispy interior. They used the pastry as a canvas for glazes and toppings such as maple, strawberry-rhubarb and malted mocha. Friends and family, equally bewitched by the crullers, encouraged them to dream big and start a doughnut business. “We thought, We can do this,” said Pauly, 46, who was raising a son and has also worked in apparel, interior design and home décor.

She moved to Vermont in 2021, and the couple’s first pop-up took place that December at the Cambodian restaurant Angkor Wat in Woodstock, where the couple slung doughnuts from the back

COOL CATS

Hepcat, 6A State St., Montpelier, @hepcat_hifi on Instagram

Technically, longtime hospitality pro Christopher Gleason owns Hepcat, Montpelier’s year-old, Japanese-style jazz listening bar and café. But it’s quite clear that a black cat named Kawasaki thinks he owns the place.

On a recent evening, the sleek feline left his perch in the bay window to pad languorously across the bar, navigating deftly around drinks. At the center of the bar, Saki-san — whose nickname includes the traditional Japanese honorific — paused as if to read the album cover announcing that Joe Henderson’s The State of the Tenor, Live at the Village Vanguard, Volume Two was playing over the custom Altec Lansing speakers.

Like the jazz-era hipsters referenced in the bar’s moniker, Saki-san epitomizes Hepcat’s cool vibe. Gleason, 46, sets the tone with his contagious enthusiasm for jazz and extensive vinyl collection, which

porch. “People were happy to try something decadent and new,” Pauly said. Another nearby pop-up followed, as did a business plan, a daughter and marriage — in that order.

Last October, nearly four years after frying their first doughnut, the couple opened Farmer and the Bell in a two-story geobarn in Woodstock’s East End. With an open kitchen and 82 seats, the bakery is named in part for the Paulys’ farming

People were happy to try something decadent and new.

APRIL PAULY

backgrounds but also nods to the growers and producers who supply the operation with cheese, meats, mushrooms, greens, maple and dairy.

Crullers ($4) are still the heart of the business, now joined by croissants ($8), hand pies ($8 to $12), Danishes ($8 to $10) and sandwiches ($5 to $18). There’s also an array of focaccia ($8 to $12), which, “much like a cruller,” Pauly said, “can take on interesting flavors.”

Those dimpled slabs are shot through with salt and air bubbles. One mainstay is dotted with olives and rosemary, while

includes the greats as well as contemporary artists such as Makaya McCraven and Brandee Younger. Also cool: a drinks list featuring a dozen sakes, almost as many whiskeys and even a few wines from

Japan; and the request to leave laptops and phone calls outside.

Instead, pull a book from the wall, crack the pack of Uno cards on the bar or simply absorb the cresting waves of saxophone

Lemon-coconut, maple, and cranberry-rosemary

while sipping Domaine Nakajima’s softly effervescent, wild strawberry-scented natural rosé ($18 a glass).

Gleason’s intimate, 350-square-foot jewel box is inspired by the jazz-record bars in Japan called kissa. Thanks to a Japanese uncle, Gleason said, he developed an obsession with the country; he’ll return for the ninth time later this year.

Hepcat’s 12-seat Douglas fir bar features Japanese-style joinery and a base wrapped in hand-stitched leather by Gleason’s partner, Jan Lloyd of Montpelier’s Rocker Leathercraft. With standing room, the space fits about another half dozen — things get extra cozy on Hepcat’s live jazz nights. Those include monthly shows by the house band of Robinson Morse, Jake Whitesell and Gabe Jarrett (yes, related to groundbreaking jazz pianist Keith Jarrett). And the bar is increasingly booking musicians from beyond Vermont.

Hepcat serves no food beyond $5 bowls of West Worcester Woodfired smoked nuts, though Gleason is planning some pop-up events with local chefs. Customers

Christopher Gleason

French crullers

others are shellacked with pepperoni or layered with smoked brisket, Gruyère cheese and horseradish cream sauce. Focaccia also serves as the base for a few sandwiches, such as one layered with miso carrots, mushrooms, roasted red peppers, pepitas, herbed ricotta and a mustard “schmear” ($16).

Gossamer hand pies shatter at first bite, such as a steak-and-cheese pocket filled with crumbled sausage from Waitsfield’s 5th Quarter and 8-year aged cheddar from Plymouth Artisan Cheese. Among the savory Danishes, one version fuses smoldering chorizo from Barre’s Vermont Salumi with puréed garlic and

crisped potatoes that pop across the tongue like brittle.

During a busy week, Pauly and bakers Addy Kenyon, Kevin LaFleur and Althea DeBenedetto can blow through 1,800 eggs, 120 pounds of butter and many bags of high-gluten flour from King Arthur Baking in Norwich. Brewed coffee from Middlebury’s Little Seed Coffee Roasters is always on hand, and cold-brew is poured over smoked-maple creemees (with syrup from Reading’s Jenne Farm) for a novel twist on affogato ($8).

In the land of 1,000 maple creemees, it’s instantly iconic.

CORIN HIRSCH

are welcome to bring anything from cheese and crackers to takeout sushi.

To drink, Sapporo on draft (from $5.50) and rotating brews from Greensboro’s Hill Farmstead ($8) sell well, but “it blows my mind how much sake I go through,” Gleason said. The brewed rice

It blows my mind how much sake I go through.

CHRISTOPHER GLEASON

wine runs $15 to $20 a glass, or $20 for three two-ounce pours. A recent flight included creamy Tōzai Snow Maiden, spicy Kiku-Masamune Taru and floral Amabuki Junmai Rose.

The list of Japanese whiskeys (from $10), which are typically more delicate than their American counterparts, is building traction, as is the amaro roster (from $8). Gleason hopes to add Japan’s

“mind-blowingly awesome” versions of the bitter herbal digestifs.

Ernest Merrimont, a friend Gleason described as “a cocktail mad scientist,” has created the mixed drinks. They include an oolong tea-infused rum and tonic ($12) and a unique savory boulevardier ($15), made with the Japanese vermouth-like aperitivo Bermutto and a touch of toasted sesame oil.

Gleason also serves bottled NA drinks, teas, and espresso and pour-overs made with Vermont-roasted beans (from $4). A local herbalist makes herbal and berry tinctures and sodas for him, too.

The night I went, Hepcat hummed with twentysomethings and patrons easily double that age. Music and drinks flowed smoothly as Gleason juggled records and glassware while evangelizing several upcoming Burlington-area live jazz shows. After surveying his kingdom, Saki-san returned to his window seat, apparently satisfied that he remains top cat.

MELISSA PASANEN

THE PRINCE OF CASPIAN

House Restaurant & Bar at Highland Lodge, 1608 Craftsbury Rd., Greensboro, 802-322-4456, highlandlodge.com. (Note: The restaurant is closed March 30 through May 9.)

During a recent meal at Greensboro’s Highland Lodge, I was stabbing a fork into mushroom Bolognese ($24), looking for the noodles, when I realized there weren’t any. The mushroom sauce covered a mound of spaghetti squash rather than wheat pasta, and the “ricotta” topper was made of whipped cashews and almonds. On the menu, there hadn’t been a “V” or “GF” next to the dish’s description, and the possibility that it might be quietly vegan or gluten-free hadn’t crossed my mind.

It was the latest surprise served up by the longtime bed-and-breakfast. I’d known the spot, perched on a hillside near Caspian Lake and trails leading to Craftsbury Outdoor Center, as a place for weddings and overnight getaways. But recently I’d remembered that the public can have dinner in the House Restaurant & Bar without staying at the inn. Dishes from the lodge’s new chef make for a delicious excuse to visit.

Twenty-five-year industry veteran Joshua Bartholomew, 45, unveiled his debut menu just before Valentine’s Day. Originally from southern Vermont, the chef trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Chicago and has run kitchens at several New England inns. After waiting a few weeks, a friend and I headed over to try his food.

The first standout was an appetizer of lamb meatballs ($19) on spiced yogurt drizzled with chive oil, topped with mint-apricot chimichurri and toasted, spiced pistachio.

PISCO INFERNO

Pao Pao, 124 Woodstock Ave., Rutland, 802-299-5865, paopaovt.com

Separated by the Andes and more than 1,000 miles, the cuisines of Venezuela and Peru are distinct — one based in corn and comfort, the other bolder and brighter.

Paola Nuñez, 34, and Felix Franco, 42, know each tradition well: Nuñez once owned a restaurant in the Venezuelan town of Maracaibo, where she grew up; Franco, an engineer by trade, studied cooking at Le Cordon Bleu Institute in his home country of Peru. After meeting in Colombia, they eventually married and made their way to Vermont, where in summer 2024 Franco sold arepas at the Vermont State Fair.

By that December, they had opened their Rutland restaurant, Pao Pao, as a brick-and-mortar culinary marriage between their home cuisines. The menu is so lengthy it would take many visits to eat through it all, from crisp arepas and tequeños to cooling ceviches and meatladen rice dishes.

Pao Pao’s ambience is quirky: About a dozen tables topped with flickering electric candles and red roses share space with faux greenery, a giant television and a blue sectional couch. Aromas of garlic and cumin waft through the dining room

The meatballs were tender, and the crunchy nuts, fresh mint and tangy yogurt were perfection when combined.

Vegetarian appetizers and sides were just as good. Pickled chile gave a bite to vibrantly green broccolini ($16) glistening with miso-honey glaze. Cauliflower ($15) came with rosy Spanish romesco sauce and crispy quinoa.

In contrast to all those brassicas and the virtuous Bolognese, our plate of lobster carbonara ($27), rich with egg yolk, was utterly decadent. So were our desserts: a brownie sundae served in an old-fashioned tulip glass and drizzled with fudge sauce ($7.50) and a generous piece of cocoa-dusted tiramisu ($8).

Innkeepers Elsa Schultz, 34, and Chad Sims, 40, who took over operations in 2020, are thrilled to have Bartholomew on board. “He’s so professional,” Shultz noted. The couple are excited to continue shaping the inn into a place that’s welcoming to locals and visitors alike.

The House Restaurant is open Thursday through Sunday, allowing for special events the rest of the week. To that end, Schultz explained, they’re planning to host themed pop-up meals from Cookee’s Supper Club — prepared by inn kitchen staffer Kathryn Hansis and Liz Chadwick, who teaches at Sterling College and runs its dining hall — and other one-off events. Warmer weather will bring Margarita Mondays with drink specials and Mexican food from one of two area restaurants, Caja Madera and MexiRico Auténtico, that can be enjoyed on the lawn.

“You’ve gotta come,” Sims urged. Now that I’m in the know, I won’t miss it.

SUZANNE PODHAIZER

Aromas of garlic and cumin waft through the dining room against a backbeat of reggaeton.

against a backbeat of reggaeton and the whir of a blender near the bar. There Nuñez blends chicha morada — a purplecorn drink fermented with pineapple and baking spices — with pisco and egg whites for a frothy pisco sour ($12) dusted in cinnamon. It’s a fruity foil for the complimentary bowl of crunchy, toasted corn kernels called canchas that lands on the table before dinner.

While Pao Pao started out with lunch and weekend breakfast, the kitchen now focuses solely on dinner, cooking dishes from Peru and Venezuela as well as a few other countries across South and Central America. Hefty Venezuelan-style arepas include a Reina Pepiada (“Curvy Queen”) version with a cool salad of boiled, shredded chicken and mashed avocado spilling from an overstuffed white-corn shell ($16)

that’s fried until crisp and split open like a pita. Peruvian chicken brochetas ($12.15) — skewered, charred hunks of chicken breast and bell peppers in a garlicky sauce — arrive sizzling in a cast-iron pan.

Pabellón ($17), a classic Venezuelan comfort dish, includes four components: black beans topped with molten white cheese; garlic-scented white rice; crisp, fried plantains; and boiled, shredded flank steak called carne mechada that’s stained with annatto.

In Vermont, Franco said, it’s challenging to find the seasonings he and his wife grew up with, from Venezuelan adobo to ají amarillo, the iconic yellow pepper of Peru. They find these in bigger cities or import from the southern hemisphere, then wield them with restraint, mindful of Northern tastes — though diners can ask to level up the spice. What the kitchen’s Peruvianstyle ceviche ($20) lacks in heat, it makes up for with acid tang and jostling textures: Hunks of tilapia tumbled in lemon juice, minced garlic and yellow chiles (called tiger’s milk) are mixed with boiled corn nuts and shredded iceberg lettuce.

For dessert, there’s tres leches ($10) steeped in vanilla and tucked into a pink to-go container — a cloudlike counterpoint to the salt, garlic and char that precedes it.

Peruvian-style ceviche

SUZANNE PODHAIZER

Joshua Bartholomew

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SPHERE OF INFLUENCE

Tikka House Indian Cuisine, 24 Main St., Winooski, 802-598-7743, tikkahousevt.com

In early February, Tikka House Indian Cuisine co-owner Bha Wana posted a challenge on the Winooski restaurant’s Instagram: Can you eat 10 pani puris in 30 seconds?

If you need instructions on how to consume the crunchy, hollow semolina balls — which are cracked open, ﬁlled with a mix of mashed potatoes and chickpeas, and doused with spicy-sweet tamarind-andmint-infused water — Wana has a video for that. She made it because customers seemed daunted by the interactive appetizer, she said, especially if they ordered it for takeout.

“Put the whole thing in your mouth like a sushi,” she says to the camera. “Bring your family and friends ... It’s fun to have with a group.”

I brought two hungry coworkers when I went to the restaurant near the bottom of the Winooski tra c circle. We had our choice of fabric-wrapped seats at tables set with tall, colorful glasses. Clusters of fake ﬂowers dangled festively from the ceiling.

A MEAL WORTH THE MILES

River & Rye, 3894 Route 30, Jamaica, 802-451-0100, riverandrye.com

Nothing deters me from dining out like the prospect of a long drive home through the woods on a snowy evening. Although it was midwinter and dark when I arrived at Jamaica’s River & Rye, I was carefree as could be. No cell service? No problem.

In addition to its restaurant and bar, River & Rye has an elegant, comfortable bed-and-breakfast, with rooms starting at $172 per night. Opened last August, it’s all run by couple Emma Spett, 31, and Andrew Baldracchi, 34. Knowing I had a comfy bed waiting steps from the restaurant’s door, I ordered a warming cider and ginger mocktail ($7.50) and relaxed into my meal.

The menu — designed to charm tourists on ﬂeeting visits and appeal to locals time and time again — o ers chef Baldracchi’s renditions of global dishes. On my sojourn, this included crisp chicken schnitzel with potatoes and braised cabbage ($27) and lightly sauced meatballs over Parmesan polenta ($24).

Some of my favorite items were appetizers, which skewed more playful. Squeaky halloumi cheese ($15) was grilled and drizzled with garlic honey, then sprinkled with vibrant green pistachio pieces and jewellike pomegranate seeds. Salty, sweet, toothsome and crunchy, it was extraordinarily satisfying to eat. Similarly ﬂavorful

Wana, who goes by the nickname “Nana,” and G One, her co-owner and cousin, are young entrepreneurs: She’s 22; he’s 24. Both are Nepali but originally from Burma. He’s a vlogger, too, with 137,000 followers on the Facebook page he started ﬁve years ago, when he came to the U.S., to document his experience as an international student.

“I’m very famous in Burma,” G One said with a laugh.

He’s had less time for the vlog lately, though he still shares clips from his travels around the world. The cousins’ ﬁrst year at Tikka House has been a roller coaster: They opened in the former Grazers location last March, but in October, signiﬁcant damage from the building’s sprinkler system closed their doors for a month and a half.

“It was the big season, so we missed a lot of money,” G One said.

But their regulars quickly came back for biryani, Chetinadu chicken curry and tandoori kebabs. Tikka House’s menu is

full of Indian-Nepali staples now common in Vermont, with gluten-free and vegan options, as well as a few items that are harder to ﬁnd in the state.

Those include kati rolls — parathawrapped kebabs that are a popular Indian street food. I was so excited to see them that I barely looked at the menu before choosing the chicken tikka roll ($14.99) and an order of cauliﬂower Manchurian ($12.99) to share.

The cauliflower remained crispy despite the rich, vinegary, slightly spicy Indo-Chinese sauce it’s tossed in. The

kati roll, served with mint and tamarind chutneys on the side, was enough for two meals. It was tightly wrapped and reheated well at home, making it a great option for takeout or delivery.

While we stuck with soda and mango lassis ($5.99) at lunch, Tikka House is currently BYOB. Its owners recommend a premeal stop at Specs’ beverage market

Having seen Wana’s Instagram tutorial, I ordered pani puri ($8.99) for the table, too. She delivered the appetizer with a quick demo, in case we hadn’t seen her video.

“Peck it like a bird,” she said, miming how to crack the top of the crispy puff. We did our best, pecking and laughing as we stuffed them into our mouths, enjoying the textural explosion. It took us longer than 30 seconds, but I still felt like I’d won.

moving to Burlington, where he worked at Taco Gordo, August First and the Great Northern. Spett’s background is in the economic development of rural communities. On top of her work at River & Rye, she’s employed full time at the University of Vermont’s Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships.

The couple learned about the brandnew restaurant and B&B space in Jamaica from one of Spett’s work contacts, and it gave them the reason they were seeking to leave Burlington for smaller-town vibes. The buildings’ owners, who have a bedding company, had created a beautiful, eco-friendly place for townsfolk to gather, but they didn’t plan to run it. Baldracchi and Spett met with them in October 2024 and moved to Jamaica the following January.

Judging from the cozy crowd in the bar and the license plates I spied in the parking lot, the spot seems to have caught on with locals and out-of-towners alike.

Living two and a half hours northeast, I’m in the latter group. As I walked a few frigid steps from the restaurant to the B&B, I was grateful not to have miles to go before I slept.

Clockwise from top left: Grilled halloumi with corn, chicken schnitzel, miso-balsamic carrots and carnitas tacos with cocktails

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“dirty” fries ($20) were topped with crisp cubes of ﬁve-spice pork belly and kimchi from Brattleboro’s FinAllie Ferments.

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A Hater’s Guide to Small Plates

Small plates are everywhere. The joke is on us.

BY CHELSEA EDGAR • chelsea@sevendaysvt.com

Iwent to Mon Lapin in Montréal for my birthday last month. Mon Lapin is venerated by people for whom food is an experience. I am one of these people, but only because I was once a 10-year-old whose greatest dream was that the whole world could be made of Buffalo chicken tenders, and I guess I haven’t changed much.

Mon Lapin is a small-plates restaurant, the darling of a genre that appeared sometime during the second Obama administration and has mysteriously persisted, despite the fact that nobody asked for it.

At these establishments, a small plate isn’t just a plate. It is a tiny altar, a demand: Behold these four little roasted carrots on their shiny little pond of complicated sauce! For each one is so special that it could be the keynote speaker at every carrot conference. “Have you dined with us before?” your server will ask, as if you’re about to experience something so format-busting, so unprecedented in the history of sitting down to eat, that you need a trip-sitter to accompany you.

If only! The small-plates experience has become exhaustingly predictable. There will be a smug little menu with a lot of white space. Even if this menu does not include blistered shishito peppers, you will feel their essence everywhere; I believe it is highly likely that the concept of small plates was invented by a shishito.

You will order some number of dishes that are smaller than a standard entrée, though they cost roughly the same amount, and are “meant to be shared.” A series of plates will arrive, each one an event that must be met with a certain amount of enthusiasm. But not all dishes will shine equally, leaving you

to feel vaguely embarrassed — for whom, you’re not sure.

You and your companions will take turns eyeing the final cube of dukkahsprinkled halloumi, or harissa chicken wing, or some other lonely and indivisible morsel. Some of you may convene a tribunal to decide its fate, while others will simply let it languish out of politeness. Then you will receive the bill, and it will be a fucking miracle if you managed to spend under $50 per person and nobody is still hungry.

HUMOR

It is true that I have loved some things I’ve eaten at small-plates restaurants around Burlington. The littleneck clams in briny, herby broth at Frankie’s downtown are sublime, as is the whipped feta at Fancy’s in the Old North End. And I have no objection to restaurants pricing their dishes to ensure fair pay for their vendors and staff. I just don’t think that’s the animating principle of the smallplatification of upscale dining.

There’s a formulaic preciousness to all small-plates menus that feels infantilizing, even hostile. I will publish my unabridged manifesto on the Great Shishito Reset if Burlington gets one more restaurant that serves $17 charred broccolini, $20 furikake-dusted somethings on toast or anything with Parmesan foam.

The fact that these things can be delicious is beside the point. The point is that small plates are the cuisine of a society that has given up on wanting more. Small plates are aestheticized scarcity. Small plates are part of an endstage capitalist world in which nobody can seem to finish a whole book, airfare no longer reliably includes the cost of a plane seat and it is cheaper to be rich than poor. The restaurant business is brutal. Life is brutal. Small plates will be no one’s salvation.

Still, I hoped Mon Lapin, ranked second on the list of 50 Best Restaurants in North America, would be different. We had a reservation, but the staff greeted us in a slightly manic way, as if they’d had just

Hater’s Guide is an occasional column that offers deeply biased reporting on things that rarely make the headlines but are nonetheless part of life in Vermont. This column does not represent the views of Seven Days but is one writer’s opinion — and maybe yours, too.

about all they could take for the night and we were maybe going to send them over the edge.

They brought us to a table in the middle of the restaurant, an exposed two-top amid cozier nooks. There was an empty table at a banquette behind us. My dining companion asked if we could sit there instead. Our server turned this moment into a feedback opportunity that I suspect none of us enjoyed.

“Can you tell us why you don’t like this table?” she asked.

Well, imagine being a meerkat with no hole to hide in. I didn’t say that. Instead, I apologized for asking to move. Then a second sta member came over and escorted us to the other table as if we were parolees who could not be trusted to move ourselves and our jackets three feet away. For some reason, we apologized to him, too. I wondered if we should apologize to more people, just in case. Then I noticed the foam finger not so subtly tucked above the bar (“#1”!) and decided that wouldn’t be necessary.

the methods by which it was tortured in the name of Art. After we asked a few clarifying questions, the server told us, with an almost gleeful contempt, to please hold our queries until she had ﬁnished her monologue, which is when we had the unsettling realization that we were no longer the protagonists of our own evening.

SMALL PLATES ARE THE CUISINE OF A SOCIETY THAT HAS GIVEN UP ON WANTING MORE.

We ordered a handful of things, and then our server informed us that we had not ordered enough things. Vaguely fearing that she might strike us across our faces with a piece of stemware, we ordered more things. From a purely caloric perspective, this was decent advice. We had four punitively small clams, each adorned, to zero discernible e ect, with a droplet of sungold tomato mush and a single microscopic pickled coriander seed. The pork shoulder arrived as several tender pink medallions, cooked to clinical perfection and bland as milk.

The menu was a single typed page of about 10 dishes, most of which were inscrutable as complete ideas: clam with sungold tomato purée and pickled coriander seed; a scallop mousse sandwich; a pork shoulder with a green I had never heard of, a green that had undoubtedly been foraged and then undergone some kind of conversion therapy to remove all its recalcitrant qualities. There was a fermented potato chip.

The server insisted on going over each menu item in exhaustive detail, explaining the provenance of each ingredient and

But the real revelation was the fermented potato chip, which turned out to be several normal-looking and -tasting potato chips. They were arranged around a small tin of leeks drowned in olive oil, which tasted exactly like the sum of its parts. I felt sorry for the potato chip, for what it had needlessly endured so that it could be called “fermented” at the second-best restaurant in North America, and for the person who had overseen its failed transformation. I imagined this person’s enthusiasm, their diligence, their sincere desire to help this chip self-actualize.

I wanted to tell them all that it was OK. Not every chip can become an astronaut. ➆

Deep Ties

A long-standing cross-border organic grower co-op beneﬁts Vermont and Québec farms BY MELISSA PASANEN • pasanen@sevendaysvt.com

On March 4, Deep Root Organic Co-op operations manager Anders Aughey left the co-op’s Johnson warehouse around 9 a.m. to cross the border into Québec. His empty truck would soon be crammed with root vegetables and some of the season’s first greenhouse-grown cucumbers from four of the co-op’s six Canadian farmer-members, the farthest of which is just 30 miles north of the Stanstead crossing. There was so much to pick up that he sent another truck to a ﬁfth farm just for potatoes.

Back through customs and unloaded by 4 p.m., Aughey hopped into the cab of the truck and drove to Jericho Settlers Farm, one of the co-op’s dozen Vermont members, to finish the week’s pickup route.

Then roughly 40,000 pounds of Canadian and Vermont produce got packed into a tractor trailer for out-of-state delivery to customers, such as Whole Foods Market’s distribution hub in Cheshire, Conn.

FOOD LOVER?

Founded in 1985 by several Vermont farmers, including Westminster’s Paul Harlow, the organic grower co-op ﬁrst partnered with Québécois farms about 35 years ago. Joining forces allowed its members to build the scale and yearround availability necessary to sell into major U.S. markets across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Last year, 3.8 million pounds of vegetables — roughly half from each side of the border — generated a record $5 million in sales for the co-op’s 18 member-growers. But 2025 also provided a sobering reminder that the long-standing, mutually beneﬁcial cross-border collaboration could be threatened by shifting global politics and trade policy.

For one week last April, after President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tari announcement, vegetables previously exempted under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) were subject to a 25 percent tari . The two Canadian co-op members who shipped cucumbers, tomatoes and potatoes that week absorbed the extra cost, and everyone held their breath. The exemption was quickly reinstated, but with the USMCA due for review this summer, Deep Root’s members know that nothing is guaranteed.

While all co-op members beneﬁt from the partnership, access to the U.S. market is a matter of economic survival for many of the Canadian farmers, according to Russell Pocock of Sanders Farm in Compton, Québec. “If I wasn’t shipping to the States,” Pocock said, “I would just make a huge compost pile with tons of vegetables.” Pocock, 74, and his wife, Thérèse Shaheen, were organic pioneers in Québec’s Eastern Townships when they started Sanders Farm in 1974. The couple are currently transitioning their 120-acre operation — 60 acres of which are in production — to their 33-year-old son, Nate. A former employee has established Les Vallons Maraîchers on neighboring land and joined Deep Root Co-op, too.

The organic market is less robust north of the border, Pocock explained.

“Once you get over ﬁve to 10 acres of production,” he said, “you have to ship to the United States.” He attributed the di erence to the cultural expectations and economic constraints of Canadian shoppers, along with a lack of retailers who prioritize organic goods.

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Co-op’s Kara Brown with cucumbers from Québec

Parsnips from Québec at

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The Harborvale Hotel and Restaurant to Launch in Burlington

The Courtyard by Marriott Burlington Harbor is in the midst of a major renovation. Later this spring, the hotel at 25 Cherry Street and its associated restaurant will both reopen as the HARBORVALE

The restaurant takes over for Bleu Northeast Kitchen, which closed on December 31. DOUG PAINE, executive chef for WESTPORT HOSPITALITY and the Harborvale, said the new restaurant will offer café service, breakfast, lunch,

afternoon tea, dinner and a late-night bar seven days a week, all open to the public.

“We’re calling it ‘a timeless American restaurant,’” Paine said.

The menu is still in the works, but dinner dishes might include Maine crab cakes, wild boar ribs with sour cherry barbecue sauce, and stuffed squid with scallop sausage and tomato confit. At breakfast, expect pastries, egg sandwiches and plates such as the 1/4 Irish, which nods to Paine’s time cooking at Stowe’s now-closed Ye Olde England Inne.

Lunch will feature quick-service items such as panini and salads; picnic baskets will be available for guests heading to the nearby waterfront.

“Overall, it’s focused on Lake Champlain,” Paine said.

Westport Hospitality — the local group that also owns Hotel Vermont — advertises the Harborvale as “a grand lake house,” Paine said.

The hotel is part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, which includes more than 300 independent properties worldwide. The dining area will remain where Bleu’s was, while the bar has been rotated to make the most of west-facing windows.

Paine said the restaurant’s soft opening will begin in early May with breakfast; expect dinner around graduation season. Subject to construction, the hotel will open fully in June.

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Hinesburg’s Bake Shop at Red Wagon Plants Lands Pastry Chef Amanda Wildermuth

RED WAGON PLANTS in Hinesburg will reopen for the season on April 10 with a new pastry chef in charge of its 2-year-old on-site bake shop. AMANDA WILDERMUTH, who earned a James Beard Award semifinalist nod for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker in 2023, will leave Burlington’s HONEY ROAD and GREY JAY

after eight years to take over the nursery’s bakery.

Lovers of plants and pastry will get their first taste of the chef’s sweet and savory baked goods at Red Wagon’s open house on March 29. The bake shop will expand days and hours this year, Wildermuth said, and offer off-season events and holiday preorders.

Red Wagon owner JULIE RUBAUD opened the seasonal bake shop in 2024 in a new building on the nursery property at 2408 Shelburne Falls Road. When

Above: A cardamom bun

Left: Amanda Wildermuth

Potential dishes for the Harborvale

“There’s no store in Québec that resembles City Market and Hunger Mountain,” Pocock said, referring to Vermont’s two largest co-op grocery stores.

Deep Root sells a little to City Market, but the vast majority of its accounts are out of state to avoid competing for local business with its Vermont members and other area farmers, explained longtime Deep Root Co-op board member David Marchant of River Berry Farm in Fairfax. Vermont co-ops and independent grocery stores generally buy direct from local producers, which yields higher margins for farmers. To complement that business, Deep Root has prioritized building relationships with much larger accounts outside Vermont, which require volume and systems beyond the capacity of most individual farms.

“When enough small people work together,” said Marchant, 67, “they can be successful in a bigger way.”

The contributions of Québec farms are critical, especially during late winter and early spring, Marchant said. In addition to storage crops, a few specialize in earlyseason soil-grown greenhouse cucumbers and tomatoes, which are in high demand.

This is the time of year when City Market customers are most likely to see Deep Root labels at the co-op grocer’s two Burlington locations. Produce category manager Margaret Kane said City Market has bought from Deep Root for at least 15 years, largely in the shoulder season when there is a lull in direct supply from Vermont farmers. She expects her

first orders of Deep Root cucumbers and heirloom tomatoes this week and next.

Sourcing within the state is always City Market’s preference, but, Kane said, Deep Root’s Eastern Townships farms are as close geographically as some parts of Vermont. She thinks many customers trust produce from Québec more than they do similar items from California or Mexico, “and they probably feel it’s fresher,” she added.

Kane buys Canadian produce through other distributors, too, but prefers buying from Deep Root when she can because of the direct relationship between the grower co-op and its members. “They’re getting it more quickly, and we know what farms it’s coming from,” she said.

Last spring, when tariffs filled the news,

Kane said she was concerned about the effects on the cost of imported produce, including the possible impact on Deep Root. “We would still want to purchase it,” she said, “but figuring out our pricing and margin certainly would be worrisome.”

Annie Myers, founding owner of Myers Produce, a regional distributor headquartered in Hardwick, agreed that absorbing a 25 perfect tariff on an ongoing basis “would be prohibitive.” Myers connects farmers and food producers in the Northeast with wholesale customers and has worked with Deep Root since 2017.

The day after operations manager Aughey’s Eastern Townships run, a small part of the truckload from Deep Root’s Québec members awaited pickup by Myers Produce at the Johnson warehouse.

IF I WASN’T SHIPPING TO THE STATES, I WOULD JUST MAKE A HUGE COMPOST PILE WITH TONS OF VEGETABLES.

RUSSELL POCOCK

Eight 25-pound bags of parsnips and cardboard boxes holding 15 dozen cucumbers would soon be delivered to specialty shops in Brooklyn and Hudson in New York and Cambridge and Lincoln in Massachusetts.

Like City Market, Myers mostly sources from Deep Root to fill seasonal gaps. “They’re a backup but still very appreciated, especially things like those fresh, crunchy cukes right now,” she said. “I also like that we’re supporting a Vermontbased cooperative.”

Buying from Deep Root, farmer Pocock noted, also supports more organic acres in our shared Lake Champlain watershed. It is a reminder that, despite the border, we’re all in this together.

Pocock’s son, Nate, skis at Jay Peak — where, his dad said, the workers frequently thank him for coming. At a time when politics have strained relations with our northern neighbors, Myers said, “The best we can do is remain as friendly as we can between humans.” ➆

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the original baking team of CAREY NERSHI and AMY VOGLER decided to move on at the end of last season, Rubaud sought a replacement.

Wildermuth, 37, lives in Hinesburg, loves to garden and picks up her CSA share from Starksboro’s FOOTPRINT FARM at the nursery, she said: “I’m at Red Wagon all the time.” When Rubaud mentioned her search for new bakers, Wildermuth said, “Well, I’m a person who bakes!”

OOSA Kitchen + Market Opens in Charlotte

Charlotte has a pizza place at 86 Ferry Road once again. OOSA KITCHEN + MARKET will open on Thursday, March 19, with Italian-inspired pies and sides highlighting ingredients from local farms. Charlotte residents BLAKE HOBERMAN and HANNA DEFURIA will run the biz with help from their young daughters, Poppy and Tula.

“We’re showcasing Vermont using Italian tradition, with a little New York flair,” Hoberman said.

The pastry chef earned a degree from the now-shuttered New England Culinary Institute. She worked at HEN OF THE WOOD and the now-closed Monarch & the Milkweed, both in Burlington, before joining Honey Road in 2018.

Wildermuth said she’s excited to continue baking with locally sourced seasonal fruit and to add herbs grown at Red Wagon. She will not make doughnuts there, at least to start, she said, focusing instead on items such as cardamom buns, chocolate babka and individual honey semolina cakes with blueberries.

Honey Road and Grey Jay chef and co-owner CARA CHIGAZOLA TOBIN said she is seeking a new lead baker for Grey Jay. At Honey Road, pastry team members will continue making desserts, such as the popular tahini sundae.

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OOSA’s thin, crispy crusts are made with organic flour and natural leavening. Toppings are simple: The Cosacca (Cossack) features just tomato sauce, pecorino Romano cheese, basil and extra-virgin olive oil. The Ortolana (Gardener) has cherry tomatoes, eggplant and zucchini. Little meatballs called polpettine — featuring beef from Charlotte’s GRASS CATTLE COMPANY — are available on a pizza or as a side, and other sides include an arugula salad, roasted vegetables and garlic knots. Hoberman has worked in Vermont restaurants for two decades and has a background in farming and food sales, including operating Narwhal Pickles. He and DeFuria, an acupuncturist, ran a café inside REV’s indoor cycling studio in South Burlington from 2019 to 2020.

The couple have fully renovated the space once occupied by Stone’s Throw Pizza, which closed in September.

OOSA will be takeout only, but customers can linger in a new lounge area in front of the now-open kitchen.

Blake Hoberman and Hanna DeFuria with their daughters, Tula and Poppy

The other side of the shop will gradually become a curated market featuring organic and local specialty food products that “we’ve been eating forever in our family,” Hoberman said.

Those include pints of STRAFFORD ORGANIC CREAMERY ice cream, beer, wine, nonalcoholic beverages, chocolate and snacks, as well as grocery items such as cheese, eggs, milk and meat from nearby farms.

“Almost every ingredient is going to have a story,” Hoberman said.

Meadow Roast Café to Open in Essex Towne Marketplace

Seasoned restaurant pro TONEY EDMONDS will open his first solo venture, MEADOW ROAST CAFÉ, in the Essex Towne Marketplace off Susie Wilson Road on Monday, March 23. The new café-bakery occupies Unit 25 at 1 Market Place, which was most recently the Cup & Leaf from late 2024 to May 2025. Six days a week, it will offer espresso drinks and scratch-made baked goods, breakfast sandwiches, pancakes and French toast for breakfast; with soups, chili, sandwiches and salads for lunch.

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space filled with books and plants. The couple picked the Essex spot, they said, because it was already equipped as a café and well located to draw customers from nearby offices, service businesses and residential neighborhoods.

Crumbs: City Market Downtown Café to Reopen; Moogs Joint Closed in Johnson

Edmonds, 55, said he started washing dishes at 15. He worked his way up to general manager positions at national restaurant chains such as La Madeleine, a French-style bakery and café, where he learned to bake. He now lives in Waitsfield with his wife, VIKKI, and will be on-site every day.

In addition to pastries such as cinnamon rolls and bacon-cheddar scones, the kitchen will make all the soups and chilis and some sandwich fillings, such as chicken salad with apples, currants and toasted almonds. Some baked goods, including a lemon-thyme loaf, will be prepared without gluten. The coffee drinks will feature beans from VERMONT ARTISAN COFFEE & TEA in Waterbury Center.

Vikki helped design the 12-seat counter-service café with the goal of creating a comfortable, relaxing

The café space in CITY MARKET’s downtown Burlington store at 82 South Winooski Avenue will reopen on March 30 after a four-month closure, the co-op grocery store announced in an email to members. This is the second winter that City Market has closed the downtown café due to concerns over frequent security incidents. On February 18, the downtown store shut its doors for most of the day after a shoplifting attempt that involved assaults on four people, deployment of a fire extinguisher and broken glass. As reported by Seven Days (see page 5), spokesperson CHERAY MACFARLAND confirmed that the two-store co-op laid off 12 employees last week as it struggles with declining sales “driven by local and national inflationary pressures and challenges affecting the downtown business climate.”

Moogs Joint, a restaurant, bar and entertainment venue at 1015 Route 15 in Johnson, appears to have closed permanently. An owner of the building, who declined to share her name, said it had been listed for sale since December but she did not know when the restaurant closed. According to a real estate listing, the 2,240-square-foot building on 1.67 acres is on the market for $350,000.

Moogs Joint, which opened in 2019, was a sibling business to MOOGS PLACE in Morrisville, which remains open, according to an unidentified employee who answered the phone. Owner TOM MOOG did not respond to an emailed request for confirmation of his Johnson business’ closure.

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Kevin Chap interviewing Zoe Benisek of Chebeague Island Oyster in Maine

had a subsistence garden and raised chickens and pigs. He often helped his uncle’s family — whom he called “real” farmers who actually earned a living o the land — with haying, weeding and bringing crops to market.

Chap spent much of his youth exploring the Chateauguay No Town area, 60,000 acres of largely undeveloped forested hills and mountains in the southern Vermont towns of Stockbridge, Killington, Barnard and Bridgewater. There, he foraged for edible plants and fungi, initially as a hobby, then as a way to travel farther and stay longer in the woods without needing to carry supplies.

Chap recalled his first experience with what people in foraging circles call “getting onto a mushroom”: It happens, he explained, when your brain locks into the patterns and color sequences of speciﬁc species, then spots them almost intuitively in the landscape.

“Any forager who’s had this experience can tell you that it feels pretty mystical,” Chap said. “This is very old brain stu . It’s the reason we’re still here.”

Nature’s Harvest

A new PBS series, created by Stockbridge native Kevin Chap, promotes the “rewilding” of America’s food system BY KEN PICARD • ken@sevendaysvt.com

Vermont has some of the country’s best availability and highest consumption of foods that are grown locally, organically, sustainably or foraged in the wild. Yet those foods make up only 5 percent of Vermonters’ collective diet. The rest comes from large-scale industrial agriculture operations, whose heavy reliance on chemical fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides and international shipping makes them among the world’s largest polluters of the air, water and soil.

Vermonter Kevin Chap believes Americans have the power to change that paradigm — without necessarily making our groceries more expensive. Instead, he argues for “rewilding” the American food system, adopting solutions that are based on how nature itself produces food and the way humans ate for thousands of years before the Industrial Age.

Chap is the creator and host of a new PBS television series, premiering in April, called “Wild Foods,” which combines documentary-style storytelling with environmental stewardship, adventure travel and foodie culture. As Chap explained in a Seven Days interview, the purpose of the show isn’t to denigrate industrial

agriculture or dwell on its “inconvenient truths.”

Rather, each episode highlights a di erent solution to a problem by visiting the farmers, ranchers, ﬁshers, chefs and environmentalists who have adopted it. Many of these sustainable methods of food harvesting and animal husbandry draw from centuries-old, even ancient human practices. As Chap put it, “We’re bringing the audience out into nature to observe food in its natural landscape.”

In Montana, he examines how seven Indigenous nations reintroduced bison to the landscape, improving biodiversity on grasslands. And by watching how bison naturally graze, cattle ranchers learned to alter the ways they manage their own herds, dramatically reducing their water consumption in the process.

In Maine, Chap meets with wild blueberry farmers and discusses their sustainable harvesting methods. Next, he discusses sustainable lobstering and deep-sea ﬁshing with Linda Greenlaw, a former commercial ﬁshing captain and

now best-selling author of The Lobster Chronicles and other nautically themed books.

In Arizona, Chap visits an addiction recovery clinic that’s had remarkable success in reducing its clients’ rate of relapse by 30 percent, in large part by switching them to a plant-based diet. Said Chap, “I don’t think people realize how important our gut health is to our mental health.”

Three of the ﬁrst season’s eight half-hour episodes were ﬁlmed in Vermont. All include breathtaking visuals and cover a lot of ground, both geographically and thematically, highlighting each region’s history, culture, natural environment and culinary arts.

In a sense, “Wild Foods” is the culmination of Chap’s life work as a storyteller, teacher, environmentalist and professional forager. The 46-year-old Stockbridge native said he didn’t even realize he grew up on a farm until he went to college in Baltimore and described his rural upbringing to friends.

Like many Vermonters, Chap’s family

Chap eventually learned to identify more than 100 edible species, many of which he brought home and sold at local farmers markets. He quickly realized that his foraged foods commanded a higher price than most of his family’s produce. He could earn, say, $20 per pound for freshly foraged chicken of the woods mushrooms, compared to $3 per pound for the organic carrots his family worked all summer to grow.

After leaving Vermont, Chap worked in acting, television and ﬁlm while also supporting himself waiting tables and working in the kitchens of New York City eateries. He developed what he called a “love-hate relationship” with the food system, watching high-end restaurants charge patrons hundreds of dollars for meals prepared from the same institutional ingredients that were sold to the casual diner just down the street.

By the time Chap left New York, he was mostly working behind the camera producing reality TV shows. It was lucrative but soul-sucking work. “I was fucking miserable,” he said.

In 2008, Chap returned to his roots in southern Vermont, bought a house down the road from his boyhood home and took a job leading outdoor education programs for the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps in Woodstock.

“He was a really good team leader,” said Anastasia Douglas, a lawyer from Barre, who served on Chap’s Youth Conservation Corps work crew in 2008, building trails and doing other outdoor projects in Marsh-BillingsRockefeller National Historical Park. The work combined physical labor, ecology

lessons and discussions of social issues, she recalled, and Chap was a natural in showcasing his deep knowledge of Vermont’s native trees, plants and fungi.

In his off-hours, Chap filmed short videos of himself cooking the mushrooms he’d foraged or the wild trout he’d caught for dinner, then posted those videos on YouTube and social media. In 2017, his friend Eric Ford, who was then senior manager of local content at Vermont PBS (now Vermont Public), suggested that Chap pitch a show to PBS.

Bringing “Wild Foods” to a national audience was “an eight-year odyssey” from

at 7:30 p.m. — it will reach a potential audience of 1.2 million viewers on 300 PBS stations. (For perspective, Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” on CNN debuted at 747,000 viewers.) A second season is already in the works.

Chap sees “Wild Foods” as a triumph for Vermont, too, which he called one of the most inspiring landscapes in the country.

“You vote with your fork every time you sit down for a meal,” he said. “[Vermonters] can influence the national food conversation simply by the ways we’re doing things here.”

initial concept to final delivery, Chap said. The show is independently produced by his own company, Polar Productions, and cost about $850,000 for the first season. While that may seem like a lot of money, he noted that the reality TV shows he once produced in New York cost $300,000 to $400,000 per episode. Funding for “Wild Foods” came from a variety of sources, including the Montana Film Office, the Maine Office of Tourism, Australian Native Food and Botanicals, and the University of Vermont Medical Center. Still, many of the crew members worked for less than their usual market-rate pay because they believe in the show’s mission, he said.

Chap tailored “Wild Foods” to PBS’ audience, which already has an appetite, if you will, for high-quality educational programming. As he pointed out, PBS viewers are, on average, the most publicly engaged, philanthropic and best-educated television audience and spend the most on travel, food and dining. When “Wild Foods” premieres in April — Vermont Public has scheduled the first episode to air on Wednesday, April 22,

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To be clear, Chap isn’t trying to convince viewers to go out and forage for their meals rather than shopping at their local grocery stores. (And every episode that features foraging also discusses ethical harvesting practices.) Rather, Chap wants to show where high-quality, nutrient-rich foods come from and highlight the often unrecognized methods of people who are raising food right.

“When I was growing up foraging in the wilderness, I never thought this would be the way I would contribute,” he added. “To share it with a national audience is a dream come true.” ➆ INFO

Watch a sneak preview of “Wild Foods,” followed by a reception with Kevin Chap, Zack Porter of Standing Trees and Rep. Amy Sheldon (D-Middlebury) on Thursday, March 26, 6-8 p.m., at the Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, in Burlington. Free; preregister at standingtrees.org.

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Homeport to Open Second Store in Essex

BY KEN PICARD ken@sevendaysvt.com

Homeport, the kitchen, housewares and eclectic gift store on the Church Street Marketplace in downtown Burlington, will open a second store this summer in Essex, co-owner Mark Bouchett conﬁrmed last week. e new store will be located in the Essex Experience, which in recent years transformed from a struggling outlet mall into a vibrant collection of locally owned shops, salons and eateries.

e second Homeport will occupy the 6,000-square-foot storefront that previously housed a satellite location of Burlington’s Outdoor Gear Exchange. Bouchett, who signed a ﬁve-year lease, said he’s been looking to expand and found the Essex Experience to be a perfect ﬁt, with a similar vibe to the Church Street Marketplace and an emphasis on local, independent ownership.

“We really like what Peter’s been doing out at the Experience,” he said, referring to owner Peter Edelmann. In contrast to the bazaar-like Burlington store, which occupies 14,000 square feet spread across four ﬂoors, the Essex store will be on one level and mostly sell kitchen goods and housewares.

“However, we know it’s important to folks that we bring all of what makes Homeport fun to this new place,” Bouchett added. “We’re gonna make sure we bring the greatest hits from the rest of the other ﬂoors.”

Edelmann said customers have been asking for a store that sells housewares since Kitchen Collection closed in 2019. e Essex Experience has had a growing emphasis on food and beverages: Its businesses include more than half a dozen restaurants and cafés, as well as a brewery and distillery, a cidery, and a coffee roaster. Additionally, the nearby Essex Resort & Spa, which Edelmann also owns, has two restaurants and offers cooking classes.

“Homeport really ﬁts into our whole culinary thing,” he said.

Bouchett noted that the Burlington store will remain open. He expects to have a soft opening of the Essex store in July and a grand opening in August, which would coincide with the ﬂagship store’s 20th anniversary. ➆

Learn more at homeportonline.com.

Sticky Business

art to Brattleboro BY ALICE DODGE • adodge@sevendaysvt.com

One of the small saving graces of working in a faceless corporate cubicle-scape is daydreaming about what you could do with mountains of free o ce supplies. Those visions become reality from March 21 to 29, when Tape Art Mega Corp sets up shop in an o ce building next to the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

Artists Leah Smith and Michael Townsend, the team behind Tape Art, have created murals the world over using blue and green painter’s tape. In 2022, the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center invited them to work with the ArtLords, a group of Afghan muralists, on the project “Honoring Honar,” a series of tape-art murals around Brattleboro that re-created ones in Afghanistan that were destroyed by the Taliban. Tape Art came back to town in 2023, this time installing “Stone Dreams,” hundreds of blue-and-green landscapes, each temporarily transforming one stone in the museum’s historic façade.

Viewers may also have seen Townsend in the 2024 documentary film Secret Mall Apartment, which tells how, in the early 2000s, he and his friends created an apartment in an empty utility space in the Providence Place shopping mall. That’s where many of Tape Art’s early projects were planned, including a series of memorials to those killed in 9/11 and a yearslong

space, you might get a call that we need 10 raccoons drawn, immediately! As fast as possible! Perhaps, to make sure that we’re in line with our o ces over in Tokyo, we need you to change the tape clock hands every 10 minutes for the next hour. We might have some sculptural projects, like creating custom tape co ee mugs for everyone in the o ce, but we need you to make the designs on them and also build them.

It will be a very fun space where, if you come in more than once, every time you come in there’ll be opportunities to make new sorts of corporate-themed art out of tape.

Does Tape Art Mega Corp employ child labor?

residency at Hasbro Children’s hospital in Providence, R.I.

Tape Art Mega Corp encourages a lighter, participatory take on the art form. The artists invite anyone who wants to stop by, both during the week and at a closing “o ce party” on Sunday, March 29. Folks should bring their “stick-toitiveness,” the artists say in a promotional video, to make playful projects in the space — a blank-canvas o ce that the museum hopes to use for future expansion. Smith spoke with Seven Days about what aspiring “employees” can expect.

You know, it does! We have found that sometimes children are the best workers. Anyone is welcome. If you’re an adult, deﬁnitely come down. If you are a kid, make your parents come down. You don’t need any tape or art experience; there’ll be training on the spot. And tape is a very accessible medium. If you’re not a person who draws — or maybe you gave up on art a long time ago — if you haven’t tried tape art, it’s deﬁnitely worth coming down. It’s sort of a mix of collage and sculpture and drawing, and it can really reach people who maybe don’t consider themselves particularly artistic or makerly. We can use all hands on deck.

What’s the process like? Do people draw in advance or just go straight to tape on the wall?

If somebody truly, truly wants to sketch ﬁrst, I’m not here to stop them. But how we do it, even in

What is Tape Art Mega Corp?

Once people come into this exhibit, they are basically hired on the spot. They’ll be making tape-art neckties. Once you have your tie, there are going to be orders to fulﬁll, tasks to do. There’s going to be a lot of corporate humor.

When you step inside this surreal tape office

Tape art “Ofﬁce”

Leah Smith and Michael Townsend

is just drawing directly on the wall with tape.

Tape is a great medium because it allows you to make changes in real time. You can put a line down, decide it’s not quite in the right space, and you can literally pick it up and move it and edit as you go. There’s no erasing necessary. You don’t have to let paint dry and repaint over it. It allows you to draw recklessly without having to worry about that being the ﬁnal product.

Me and Michael, when we do large murals, sometimes we’ll draw something even as big as a T. rex. For example: Mike will draw a ﬁrst draft, and we’ll be like, “That’s not quite right,” and sometimes I draw another draft right on top of it. We can pick which pieces we like from both drafts and meld them together.

Is there a mural you can think of that was really surprising for people who were involved in making it?

The surprise is always the rip-down. All of our murals are incredibly temporary. We did a project on the outside of the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center a couple years ago. From afar, the tape does have the appearance of paint. With a lot of our murals and projects, there is that sort of initial reaction of, Oh, my goodness! You’ve painted the outside of this stone building! How could you? And then, when it disappears, there’s also that, Oh, I really miss this piece of artwork

thing. We hope that reminds people that the walls around them are changeable, even if just for a little while, that the structures that we live amongst don’t have to remain stagnant.

And then at the end of the week, what happens?

At the end of the week there will be a corporate pizza party, which everyone is invited to — pizza and fun and looking at what everyone has made over the course of the nine days. It’ll be a celebration. We hope everyone will return if they made something. And people who didn’t can still come and see what got made.

That party is going to end with a rip-down: Everyone will be invited to remove the work from the walls. Ripping tape down is so fun. I’ve ripped down dozens and dozens and dozens of murals at this point. There is just something super cathartic about it.

At first, you’ll be like, Oh, I could never!

LEAH SMITH

But then the second the ﬁrst piece of tape comes o , it is just sharks in the water. It will end up being one big ball of tape. Mega Corp will have to move its headquarters somewhere else. ➆

This interview was edited for clarity and length.

Just the fact that it shows up and then disappears is truly the most surprising

Smith and Townsend installing “Stone Dreams” in 2023

SWITCH TO SQUARE AND STAY LOCAL

Vermont Book Awards Finalists Announced

BY MARY ANN LICKTEIG • maryann@sevendaysvt.com

The Vermont Book Awards announced 14 finalists for its 2025 prizes last Thursday. Awards in four categories, each of which comes with $1,000 and a trophy made by a Vermont artist, will be presented on Saturday, May 2, in Montpelier.

Established in 2014 by the Vermont College of Fine Arts, the annual prizes recognize outstanding work in creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry and children’s literature by Vermont authors. The honors are given each spring for work published the prior calendar year. Books by writers who live in Vermont for at least six months of the year are eligible, as long as they are not an anthology or self-published.

This year’s finalists, chosen from a field of 75 nominees, are a mix of emerging and established authors. Poetry finalists, for example, include former Vermont poet laureate Chard deNiord, who has published more than half a dozen poetry collections, and three writers with debut collections: Jeff McRae, Carlene Kucharczyk and literary translator Kristin Dykstra. Among the fiction finalists are acclaimed cartoonist and graphic novelist Alison Bechdel for Spent; poet Aria Aber for her debut novel, Good Girl; and Sasha Hom for her first novella, Sidework

Helen Whybrow has written three works of nonfiction and edited four anthologies. She is a finalist in the nonfiction category for her memoir, The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd’s Life, which also made the National Book Award longlist.

“This variety of experience is thrilling to me,” Vermont Book Awards director Miciah Bay Gault said when she revealed the finalists on Vermont Public’s “Morning Edition.”

Booksellers, librarians, publishers and members of the public nominate authors for the awards, which are administered by Vermont Humanities and the Vermont Department of Libraries. The awards will be presented during a dessert and cocktail reception with Vermont poet laureate Bianca

Stone as the keynote speaker. Gault, whose second novel, The Nobody Code, will be published in August, called the ceremony her favorite night of the year.

“It is just magical to be in that room with so many writers, so many readers, so many people who care about literature,” she told “Morning Edition.” “The vibe is just giddy and sparkly.”

Here are the 2025 Vermont Book Awards finalists:

CREATIVE NONFICTION

Jamaica Kincaid, Putting Myself Together

• Helen Whybrow, The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd’s Life Tyler Alexander, If I Can Get Home This Fall: A Story of Love, Loss, and a Cause in the Civil War

FICTION

• Sasha Hom, Sidework

Makenna Goodman, Helen of Nowhere

• Aria Aber, Good Girl

• Alison Bechdel, Spent

POETRY

Carlene Kucharczyk, Strange Hymn

• Jeff McRae, The Kingdom Where No One Dies

Kristin Dykstra, Dissonance

• Chard deNiord, Westminster West

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

• Liniers and Angelica Del Campo, The Ghost of Wreckers Cove

Aaron Starmer, Night Swimming

• Mima Tipper, Kat’s Greek Summer

INFO

Vermont Book Awards Celebration, Saturday, May 2, 7 p.m., at College Hall in Montpelier. $35-160. Tickets at eventbrite.com.

Learn more at libraries.vermont.gov/ vermont-book-awards.

Vermont Entertainer Tim Kavanagh Dies From Cancer

BY KEN PICARD • ken@sevendaysvt.com

Tim Kavanagh, a longtime Vermont entertainer, television host and anti-cancer advocate, died on Sunday morning, a decade after he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. He was 60. Kavanagh’s death was confirmed by his wife of five years, Candy Kavanagh.

A Newport native, Tim Kavanagh owned SAMSON Productions, a Burlington entertainment company that produced variety shows; improvcomedy murder mysteries; and television, film and stage productions. Many longtime Vermonters remember Kavanagh from “Late Night Saturday,” the weekly TV talk show he hosted on WCAX-TV. It aired for three seasons in the late 2000s.

Local fans of “The Simpsons” have Kavanagh to thank for putting Vermont on that show’s proverbial map. When Twentieth Century Fox issued a nationwide The Simpsons Movie Hometown Movie Challenge in 2007, Kavanagh wrote, directed and starred as Homer Simpson in a short live-action video. It won Springfield, Vt., the right to host the film’s world premiere.

Kavanagh, who lived in South Burlington, was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in May 2016, just months after he and Candy started dating. They met years earlier, while working on “Late Night Saturday.” Humor became their salvation for dealing with the illness.

As Seven Days reported in February 2019, Kavanagh wrote and performed

a one-man standup act called “The Shit Show.” Loaded with what Kavanagh called “self-defecating” humor, the 90minute set raised thousands of dollars for local cancer charities and helped other cancer patients, their families and caregivers cope with the pain, suffering and indignities of the disease. Among them was cancer survivor and fellow comedian Josie Leavitt of Grand Isle.

“Tim made cancer fun for both of us, a gift that I will never be able to repay,” Leavitt said. “He reminded me to see the humor in what was happening.”

Burlington entertainer Nichole Magoon remembers Kavanagh from her days as a student, then later work colleague, at Champlain College in the mid-2010s.

“I never left a conversation with Tim without a huge smile on my face. He brought a magnetic energy, a unique spirit to everything he did, whether it was hosting an event or even just attending a meeting,” Magoon wrote in an email. “He was always spreading joy, regardless of how he was feeling or how sick he was.”

“We loved fully and fiercely,” Candy wrote in a Facebook remembrance. “We danced almost daily, sang badly and planned every single detail of multiple family gatherings, always completely overdone to the MAX! We were Extra in every way.”

A celebration of Kavanagh’s life is scheduled for Saturday, April 4, at Hotel Champlain in Burlington. ➆

11am-4pm

Tim Kavanaugh performing “The Shit Show”

on screen

Three Local Short Films About Food

With such a rich and varied foodscape, it’s no surprise that Vermont inspires its filmmakers to document local eats and agriculture. For this week’s Food Issue, I watched three recent short ﬁlms that delve into aspects of the state’s culinary culture. In style, they range from a galvanizing call to action to a mesmerizing meditation to a warmhearted tribute to a community ﬁxture.

Let’s start with the extremely timely “La Liga,” a 26-minute documentary directed by MacPherson Christopher of Guilford and Paul Rosenfeld of Burlington. It’s about the immigrant workers who sustain Vermont’s dairy farms — “more than 1,200” of them, according to the ﬁlm — and their habit of gathering to play soccer, culminating in a summer tournament.

While “La Liga” o ers pleasant footage of people shooting goals on green fields, don’t expect an apolitical film about the joy of sport. Giving the players center stage to describe their lives, the filmmakers focus primarily on what the game makes possible: community building.

In subtitled Spanish, the farmworkers speak of grueling work schedules, violent employers and fear of leaving the farm — especially given the pace of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportations under President Donald Trump.

Soccer helps these “hidden” people feel “like a family,” one interviewee suggests. Another wonders if the locals who express hostility toward migrant workers like him fail to grasp their role in Vermont’s food system. Milk, onions, tomatoes — as he succinctly puts it, “It all passes through immigrant hands.”

The soccer tournament depicted in the ﬁlm doubles as an organizing opportunity: When it ends, players head straight to a Hannaford store, protest signs in tow. They’re pressuring the supermarket chain to join Milk With Dignity, a program that aims to improve the conditions of their lives by targeting the large corporations that small dairy farms supply.

The ﬁlmmakers use clips from an old educational film about Vermont’s milk production to underscore their point: Immigrants now keep this quintessentially

“local” industry afloat. Anyone invested in Vermont’s food system should heed the fiercely articulate subjects of “La Liga,” which premiered on Vermont Public in November and will have more local screenings this summer, according to Rosenfeld. Look for it in Seven Days’ On Screen and calendar listings.

Another venerable local food tradition is the subject of the 30-minute “Sugarhouse,” from Marlboro director Jesse Kreitzer, which premiered in February at Montana’s Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and made its local debut at Montpelier’s Green Mountain Film Festival. Catch it at the Vermont International Film Foundation’s Made Here Film Festival on Friday, April 24, at Burlington Beer’s Lumière Hall.

Like “La Liga,” “Sugarhouse” features archival elements; among them is a rendition of the song “Maple Sweet” by Jim Douglas (not the former Vermont governor) with the cheery refrain “Bubble, bubble, bubble goes the pan.” Kreitzer pairs this folk tune with a montage of sugar makers’ handwritten logs, full of exuberant and/or cryptic notations.

It’s a fun, high-energy interlude in a ﬁlm

that is otherwise compellingly meditative. Rather than attempt an overview of the maple industry, Kreitzer visits a succession of small sugarhouses, where old-timers deliver halting monologues accompanied by atmospheric imagery.

For Kreitzer’s subjects, sugar making is typically a family pursuit, handed down from father to son, that rewards patience and relative solitude. In the old days, one interviewee says, “You didn’t see people for weeks on end ... Quiet’s nice.” Vermonters also bond over the boil, though. Another sugar maker recalls how neighbors used to interpret smoke from the sugarhouse as the signal to stop by with a six-pack.

No one speaks on camera in “Sugarhouse.” Instead, we hear them in voice-over as we watch steam billow from evaporators or (in a trippy moment) bubbles rise in amber syrup. Kreitzer’s artful approach makes us feel as if we’ve been invited into a private world where magic happens, though that strange realm might be as close as your neighbor’s shed.

Magic also happens in “Meze on Main Street: A Love Story,” a 28-minute doc from ﬁrst-time Upper Valley ﬁlmmaker Jim Zien that premiered in March at the White River Indie Festival. It’s a love letter to White River Junction restaurant Tuckerbox, a Turkish eatery that became an unlikely community hub.

Narrating in voice-over, Zien delves into the second “love story” behind the restaurant’s success. Married owners Vural and Jackie Oktay, who also own Burlington’s Cappadocia Bistro, discuss their meeting and culinary courtship. “All we ever talked about was food,” Jackie says with a smile, recalling how Vural used to cook for her on a dorm hot plate.

In Zien’s intimate portrait, we meet the Oktays’ three kids — who also love talking food — and tour their home, produce gardens and apiary. Vural explains what’s special about Turkish co ee, how to tell the future with an upturned cup and how such a prediction a ected the evolution of the family business, which now also includes two Little Istanbul emporiums and WRJ’s Cappadocia Café. We accompany the family through vicissitudes, too, including a 2022 ﬂood that struck while they were on vacation in Turkey and closed Tuckerbox for two months.

“Meze on Main Street” ends on a happier note, celebrating the appeal of international eats in a small town. Watch for more screenings later this year — because local ﬁlm and local food make a great combination.

MARGOT HARRISON margot@sevendaysvt.com

A ﬁlmmaker peeks inside the “Sugarhouse,” migrant farmworkers ﬁnd community in “La Liga,” and White River Junction loves its “Meze on Main Street.”

NEW IN THEATERS

DANCE FREAK: A scientific experiment creates a dangerous dancer in this horror comedy from Robby Rackleff and Alan Resnick. (97 min, NR. Partizanfilm)

DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE: The Hindi-language action epic about a spy infiltrating a criminal network continues. (235 min, NR. Majestic)

THE POUT-POUT FISH: Two ocean dwellers with attitude issues embark on a quest in this animated adventure, with the voices of Nick Offerman and Nina Oyama. (92 min, PG. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Paramount, Star)

THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE: A 9-year-old must bake a cake to honor Saddam Hussein in this period piece from Iraq. (105 min, PG-13. Savoy)

PROJECT HAIL MARY: A science teacher (Ryan Gosling) finds himself on a mission to save Earth in Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s sci-fi thriller. (156 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Star, Welden)

READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME: Sisters (Samara Weaving and Kathryn Newton) must survive a deadly game in the sequel to the horror comedy hit. (108 min, R. Capitol, Essex)

CURRENTLY PLAYING

2026 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS: Choose from Animation (66 min) and Documentary (153 min). (Majestic)

THE BRIDE!HHH Writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal’s take on Bride of Frankenstein takes place in 1930s Chicago and stars Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale. (126 min, R. Majestic, Stowe; reviewed 3/11)

CRIME 101HHH1/2 A thief and an insurance broker team up in this caper drama, starring Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and Halle Berry. (140 min, R. Playhouse)

EPIC: ELVIS PRESLEY IN CONCERTHHHH1/2 Baz Luhrmann’s documentary unearths new footage and recordings. (90 min, PG-13. Big Picture, Majestic)

FOR WORSE: A newly sober divorcée finds herself dating a much younger man in this rom-com written and directed by and starring Amy Landecker. (90 min, NR. Partizanfilm)

GOATHHH A goat gets a chance to play “roarball” with his idols in this animated adventure. (100 min, PG. Majestic)

GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIEHHH1/2 Diner patrons must save the world in this action comedy. (134 min, R. Majestic)

HOPPERSHHH1/2 A young woman transfers her consciousness to a robotic beaver in this animated comedy. (105 min, PG. Bijou, Capitol, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Star, Stowe, Welden)

PILLIONHHHH A man finds himself caught up in a BDSM romance with a biker in Harry Lighton’s dark comedy starring Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård. (106 min, NR. Partizanfilm, Savoy; reviewed 3/4)

A POETHHHH1/2 A poet (Ubeimar Rios) confronts his own obscurity as he tutors a talented teen in this acclaimed Colombian film. (123 min, NR. Savoy)

A PRIVATE LIFEHHH1/2 Jodie Foster plays a psychiatrist convinced her patient was murdered in this French psychological thriller, also starring Daniel Auteuil. (103 min, R. Catamount)

PROTECTORHH Milla Jovovich plays a veteran who takes on criminals to rescue her daughter in Adrian Grunberg’s action drama. (92 min, R. Majestic)

REMINDERS OF HIMHH1/2 An ex-convict tries to reconnect with her daughter in this adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel. (114 min, PG-13. Big Picture, Bijou, Capitol, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Star, Stowe, Welden)

SCREAM 7HH A new Ghostface killer targets the daughter of final girl Sidney Prescott. (114 min, R. Essex, Majestic)

SEND HELPHHH1/2 An employee and her boss are stranded on a desert island. (113 min, R. Majestic; reviewed 2/4)

SIRATHHHH A father seeks his daughter in North Africa in this surreal epic from Oliver Laxe, nominated for two Oscars. (114 min, R. Partizanfilm)

SOUND OF FALLINGHHHH1/2 The story of 20thcentury Germany unfolds through those of three women who inhabit the same farm decades apart. (155 min, NR. Partizanfilm)

UNDERTONEHHH1/2 A podcast host (Nina Kiri) makes the mistake of playing supposedly deadly recordings in this horror flick. (93 min, R. Essex, Majestic)

WUTHERING HEIGHTSHHH Emerald Fennell’s steamy take on Emily Brontë’s novel. (136 min, R. Essex, Majestic; reviewed 2/18)

YOU GOT GOLD: A CELEBRATION OF JOHN PRINE: Michael John Warren’s documentary chronicles a two-night tribute to the artist. (90 min, NR. Savoy)

ZOOTOPIA 2HHH1/2 Disney’s animated critters return. (108 min, PG. Majestic)

OLDER FILMS AND SPECIAL SCREENINGS

INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (Partizanfilm, Wed 18 only)

LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE (VTIFF, Fri only)

METROPOLITAN OPERA: TRISTAN AND ISOLDE (Essex, Sat only)

MILDRED PIERCE (Catamount, Wed 18 only)

THE SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA (VTIFF, Sat only)

SCREAM (Catamount, Fri only)

THE SHEPHERD AND THE BEAR (VTIFF, Thu only)

TAMPOPO (VTIFF, Sat only)

WISDOM OF HAPPINESS (Savoy, Sun only)

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BIG PICTURE THEATER: 48 Carroll Rd., Waitsfield, 496-8994, bigpicturetheater.info

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

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STAR THEATRE: 17 Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury, 748-9511, stjaytheatre.com

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Thought Experiment

Chip Haggerty brings paper-bag paintings and a performance to the Front in Montpelier

BY ALICE DODGE • adodge@sevendaysvt.com

Entering the Front in Montpelier last week, I didn’t think I’d be walking directly into Chip Haggerty’s brain. “Just More Self Sabotage + Purple,” his solo show on view through March 29, is ﬁlled ﬂoor to ceiling with his sprawling paintings on deconstructed paper bags, most of them tightly packed with handwritten, streamof-consciousness stories and notes. The gallery was chockablock bonkers, and that was before the cardboard eyeball costume.

Haggerty was giving an artist talk, as members of the gallery collective usually do alongside their every-other-month solo presentations. Most o er an overview of their exhibition or insights into their studio process. Haggerty, 71, came out dressed in red lumberjack-plaid pants and a red fleece — an outfit identifiable in his self-portraits, he said — and shearling footwear painted with an X and a Y, for the chromosomes. He called them “Freudian slippers.”

Over that costume dangled a vaguely person-shaped cardboard construction,

with rectangles for arms, legs and torso tied together with string and covered in painted eyeballs that he described as inspired by folk artist Gayleen Aiken. Haggerty soon added a mask and hat made from a plastic Twister mat.

He pointed out that he wasn’t wearing his full ensemble from last fall’s Art at the Kent artist talk, when he’d topped the hat with a paint bucket full of brushes and costume jewelry — an homage to Jennifer Koch’s assemblages in the show, but kind of heavy to wear. Even still, wearing all those layers over the artfully painted corduroys and shirt in which he would finish the evening performance for the little gallery’s full audience, he looked warm.

Over the next 45 minutes or so, Haggerty, who lives in Stowe, did something that weaved back and forth between performance art and standup comedy. Part of it was just a story about missing a turno in Hyde Park on the way to an oil change; part was a therapy-esque recounting of his anxieties before that previous artist talk. Haggerty starts a story, veers o course and comes back to pick up a thread when you least expect it — a self-aware technique that he said he admires in Laurence Sterne’s 1759 novel, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, one of his favorite books.

The literary allusion took him back to his car trip, during which he was trying to remember to mention Tristram Shandy in the talk (as he had just done). That led to missing his left turn but seeing a birdwatcher with a big camera by the side of the road, a moment of importance that he knew was “some material for something...

“I started to realize, between the stu I was thinking about and the actual stu that was happening in physical reality, this was like a manifestation of a metaphor — is the term I came up for,” he continued. “Came up for? With? What is the proper — Come on, brain! So anyway, I got the oil change.”

Haggerty’s frenetic thoughts appear in his paintings just as they did in his performance — looping, interrupting themselves, dropping you in the middle of an anecdote that might have no beginning or end.

Characters recur in both narratives and imagery, as though the artist is trying to fully capture a moment by replaying di erent versions of it. For example, a few paintings in the show feature black chickens drawn in Haggerty’s ﬂat, cartoonish style, which nonetheless accurately conveys the bird’s posture and awkward run. His texts, written on the paintings in marker, describe entering a Waterbury parking lot after breakfast with a friend and watching a

“Raw Tiger Energy”

Chip Haggerty giving an artist talk

lady try to catch a runaway chicken.

The stories are all a bit di erent, as are the paintings — some even narrate Haggerty’s wonderings about how to later describe the kerfuffle or paint the bird. Together, they make a kind of meta-level thought sandwich: The artist remembers what happened and remembers his own real-time awareness of observing the action.

Haggerty never had much formal studio training. His painting style and sense of composition resemble those of some “outsider” artists, Aiken among them. But Haggerty’s articulate, writerly sensibility — he was a regular at open mic nights and poetry readings 30 or so years ago, he said by email — is clear from his texts’ attention to detail and descriptive immediacy. And his webs of references situate him as more of an “insider”— someone aware of and fascinated by how other artists interpret the world.

Haggerty’s talk pinged among mentions of other Vermont friends and artists and allusions to Harpo Marx, Samuel Beckett, David Salle, William Kentridge and the “Time Warp” from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. In some paintings, he writes about 20th-century painter Milton Avery’s use of purple, highlighting the text in that color; one of the pictures in the Front’s

window re-creates Andy Warhol’s interpretation of the Mobilgas Pegasus. Haggerty is clearly someone who looks outward yet is adept at articulating his inner thoughts and anxieties about what he sees. Somehow, that level of intellectual rumination doesn’t impede the directness with which he paints, with no unnecessary shading or ﬁnicky bits. A tiger, more than 8 feet wide, is arresting and orange and accurately labeled “important raw tiger energy picture.” A goofy yet somewhat terrifying 6-foot-tall polar bear seems to have something to do with AI, as it’s captioned “the warrior artist preys on the algorithm (the situation just kinda screamed for a strong powerful statement it felt like).” But it’s also just a really fun drawing of a polar bear.

The stories behind many of the works seem unknowable, or at least only knowable to Haggerty, and that’s strangely ﬁne. The piles and piles of material, the urgency of the need to recount the stories, the accumulation of thought, are more telling than what the paintings say.

At the artist talk, Haggerty had notes messily written on two large pieces of cardboard, which made them di cult to use as notes. That was part of the point, and nonetheless, looking at them afterward, I realized the text matched the performance. One descriptor stood out

as particularly ﬁtting for Haggerty’s art process: “there is this little section where i try to describe my stream of consciousness, which is a total failure of course, because of my inadequacies as a thought process describer — i was suddenly agonizing over my utter + complete memorized script

failure when it hit me: lets have a little fun with this!! right?!” ➆

INFO

“Chip Haggerty: Just More Self Sabotage + Purple,” on view through March 29 at the Front in Montpelier. thefrontvt.com

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OPENINGS + RECEPTIONS

‘HUMAN IMPACT: CONTEMPORARY ART AND OUR ENVIRONMENT’: An exhibition that examines our shifting perspectives and connection with the land during a time of dramatic ecological change and human advancement, with works by Diane Burko, Adriane Colburn, John Gerrard, Renée Greenlee, Kari Greer, Nicolei Buendia Gupit, Sallie Dean Shatz and Rebecca McGee Tuck. Reception: Friday, March 20, 5-7 p.m. BCA Center, Burlington, through June 20. Info, 865-7166.

LEE WILLIAMS AND CATHY DELLA LUCIA: “What’s the Difference? Sculptural Ideas: Line, Color, and Form,” an exploration of formal concerns that are fundamental to the viewer’s experience of sculpture. Reception: Friday, March 20, 5-7 p.m. BCA Center, Burlington, through June 20. Info, 865-7166.

‘NATURE’S PALETTE’: The second annual nature-focused show, this year with the theme “Rhythms in Nature.” All entries are exhibited. Reception: Friday, March 20, 5-7 p.m. Montgomery Center for the Arts, March 20-April 12. Free. Info, montgomerycenterarts@gmail.com.

‘FROM THE COLLECTION’: A selection of gallery-owned works by a diverse group of artists, including Max Ginsberg, James Blair, TJ Cunningham, Liz Gribbin and Tracy Burtz. Works are available for sale during this limited showing. Edgewater Gallery on the Green, Middlebury, March 21-May 16. Info, 458-0098.

‘COMPOSITION/DECOMPOSITION’: A group show featuring works in many mediums by Liz Benjamin, Heidi Broner, Paul Cate, Joni Clemons, Ruth Coppersmith, Cathleen Daley, Lois Eby, Karen Kane, Susan Bull Riley, John Snell, Kep Taylor and Dan Thorington. Reception: Saturday, March 21, 1-3 p.m. The Adamant Cooperative, through April 15. Info, adamantcoop@gmail.com.

CAI XI: “Edge: White Works,” a collection of paintings inspired by New York City’s overlooked surfaces — cement sidewalks, subway walls and weathered buildings. Reception: Saturday, March 21, 1-3 p.m. CX Silver Gallery, Brattleboro, March 21-May 9.

‘THE THINNING VEIL: MATERIALITY, MAGNETISM, AND THE UNSEEN GEOGRAPHY OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS’: A show featuring works ranging from artwork to furniture and inspired by Vermont’s “thin places” — geographic sites where the boundary between the physical and metaphysical feels porous. Reception: Saturday, March 21, 5-8 p.m. Nurture by Nature, Burlington, March 22-May 9. Info, kate@n-by-n.com.

JUDE GRIEBEL: “Elegy for the Consumed,” a show of detailed sculptures, ceramics and drawings that examine our complicated relationship to the creatures we consume. Reception: Saturday, March 21, 5 p.m. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, March 21-July 5. Info, 257-0124.

ROBIN CROFUT-BRITTINGHAM: “Migrations,” a series of selections of watercolor avian illustrations from the artist’s recent book, The Illuminated Book of Birds. Reception: Saturday, March 21, 5 p.m. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, March 21-July 5. Info, 257-0124.

DEIRDRE HYDE: “Fragments of a Tropical Life,” an exhibition of works that use printmaking, collage, hand-stitching and weaving to reflect the interconnectedness and chaos of nature in the artist’s Costa Rica home. Reception: Saturday, March 21, 5 p.m. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, March 21-July 5. Info, 257-0124.

MICHAELA HARLOW: “A Certain Slant of Light,” a survey of mixed-media paintings and threedimensional assemblages of natural objects that speak to the seasons and the artist’s personal sense of time. Reception: Saturday, March 21, 5 p.m. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, March 21-July 5. Info, 257-0124.

Magic Realisms

Have you ever found yourself out walking in an ancient wood, the smell of decaying leaves and spring shoots signaling a time between worlds, a place where you connect to something earthy but supernatural, the fading light of the gloaming adding a frisson of mystery to the air, and thought: I could really use some cool housewares? That association is to be expected after you take in “The Thinning Veil: Materiality, Magnetism, and the Unseen Geography of the Green Mountains” at Nurture By Nature, Kate Swanson’s Burlington gallery and design studio. Through a collection of lamps, vases, furniture and other functional art objects, all made by artisans from outside Vermont, she evokes the spookier side of the Green Mountains. LED sconces by KADNS frame a haunting, subtly changing horizon; a lamp made from a rock and shaded with a glowing veil by Thomas Yang could illuminate a séance. Sheer curtains printed with images of a dappled forest divide the gallery, while a vase made of alabaster segments tied together with waxed thread spills across a table like bones.

‘THE THINNING VEIL: MATERIALITY, MAGNETISM, AND THE UNSEEN GEOGRAPHY OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS’

On view through May 9 at Nurture by Nature in Burlington. Reception: Saturday, March 21, 5-8 p.m. n-by-n.com

‘TEST PLOT(S)’: A group show curated by José Chavez-Verduzco and using the conventions of ecological studies to explore works by Miles Huston, Minga Opazo, Esteban Ramon Perez, Bronson Smillie and Rachel Youn. Reception: Saturday, March 21, 5 p.m. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, March 21July 5. Info, 257-0124.

SEBASTIAN REVESZ: “Suspended Feathers,” a solo show featuring a capstone project by the graduating

friendly and informative structure. Shelburne Museum, Wednesday, March 18, noon-1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 985-3346.

STEPHEN HENDEE RECEPTION: A celebration of the installation of “Gold Linear Beam,” a site-specific commission by the Baltimore sculptor spanning 40 feet in the entryway to the Knock speakeasy. The Mill, Westport N.Y., Thursday, March 19, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, catherine@ themilladk.com.

LIFE DRAWING AND PAINTING: A drop-in event for artists working with the figure from a live model. T.W. Wood Museum, Montpelier, Thursday, March 19, 7-9 p.m. Free; $15 suggested donation. Info, 222-0909.

TEACHERS’ NIGHT OUT: A relaxed social hour for area teachers to enjoy art and conversation while previewing the exhibitions “Human Impact: Art and Our Environment” and “What’s the Difference? Sculptural Ideas.” BCA staff and artists offer behind-the-scenes insights about the shows. BCA Center, Burlington, Friday, March 20, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

DRINK AND DRAW WITH JARED FRESCHMAN: A fun, informal drawing event and reception with the artist on the final night of his exhibition, “Easy Lovers.” Drawing supplies provided and participation optional. Hexum Gallery, Montpelier, Friday, March 20, 4-8 p.m. Free.

‘FREE SELF-EXPRESSION’: An open forum in which the public is invited to celebrate community by sharing performance, music, reading, speaking, dancing, and take-home art and writing. Canal Street Art Gallery, Bellows Falls, Friday, March 20, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 289-0104.

ALL THE RAGE: AN ART WORKSHOP: A single-session workshop where participants are encouraged to channel anger about the current state of the world into being creative with others. Some supplies provided; bring whichever materials or projects are most impactful for you. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, Saturday, March 21, 10-11:30 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, morgan@ mosaic-vt.org.

ARTIST TALK AND TOUR: GREG GORMAN: A discussion with the artist of his exhibition, which explores abstraction in the farmland and open spaces of Tuscany, Italy. AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon, N.H., Saturday, March 21, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 603-448-3117.

OPENING OF NEW EXHIBITS: A celebration of the opening of five new exhibits: “Jude Griebel: Elegy for the Consumed,” “Robin Crofut-Brittingham: Migrations,” “Deirdre Hyde: Fragments of a Tropical Life,” “Michaela Harlow: A Certain Slant of Light” and “Test Plot(s).” It also kicks off “Tape Art Mega Corp,” an interactive project on view in the office building next door. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Saturday, March 21, 5 p.m. Info, 257-0124.

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, March 22, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 891-2014.

PORTRAIT DRAWING AND PAINTING: A drop-in event where artists can practice skills in any medium. T.W. Wood Museum, Montpelier, Monday, March 23, 10 a.m.-noon. Free; $15 suggested donation. Info, 222-0909.

senior. Reception: Thursday, March 26, 7-8 p.m. McCarthy Art Gallery, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, March 23-29. Info, bcollier@smcvt.edu.

ART EVENTS

‘NATURE DRAWING FOR ALL’: One in a four-part virtual drawing series that explores the natural world through creative expression in a

‘TAPE ART MEGA CORP’: A comedic participatory art experience led by the artists behind Secret Mall Apartment and welcoming visitors and groups to 28 Vernon St., Brattleboro, next to the museum, where they are invited to decorate the building from top to bottom using colorful tape. Office party: Sunday, March 29, 4-6 p.m. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, March 21-29. Info, 257-0124. ➆

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“Rock Table Light” by Thomas Yang

MARCH 20 — JUNE 20, 2026

The Half-Life of Marie Curie

by Lauren Gunderson

In 1912, after a scandalous affair thrusts her into the public spotlight and threatens to overshadow her groundbreaking work, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie retreats to the English seaside with fellow scientist, inventor, and suffragette Hertha Ayrton. At the cottage, the two women confront ambition and public scrutiny while finding laughter, refuge, and strength in their friendship.

Two brilliant women. One seaside refuge. A friendship that changed everything.

Cathy Della Lucia, Trolling (Strawberries and burnt tongues), 2023

Renée Greenlee, State of Repair, 2026 (detail)

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S UNDbites

Eye on the Cui-scene: Behind the Music in Three Local Restaurant Kitchens

My ﬁrst on-the-books job was at a restaurant in Rocky Mount, N.C., called Just What the Doctor Ordered. Located down the road from the local hospital, it was a theme joint of sorts, with all the waitsta wearing scrubs or other medical apparel and taking down orders on prescription notepads.

As a 16-year-old dipping my toes into both the workforce and the food industry, it was quite an experience. I witnessed all the highs and lows of working in a restaurant: servers berating hosts for not seating a table in their section, or for seating a table in their section; coworkers who are clearly sleeping together trying not to ﬁght during the lunch rush. Hell, I saw a cook try to strangle a waiter after the waiter suggested he speed up. Cut to two sweaty dudes in scrubs, rolling around the ﬂoor and covered in food scraps while one yelled, “You’re not a real doctor. You can’t tell me what to do!”

Still, the worst ﬁght I ever saw at

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and views on the local music + nightlife scene

BY CHRIS FARNSWORTH farnsworth@sevendaysvt.com

Issue, I spoke with some local food service workers to hear what they’re cooking to.

from the ’90s, early 2000s indie, classic hip-hop, some ’80s hits and “a healthy dose of classic rock.”

The last selection seems to be almost uniform across restaurant kitchens. Whether it’s a ﬁve-star steakhouse or an Applebee’s o a highway exit, the chances of hearing “Stairway to Heaven” booming near a walk-in cooler are high. (Somewhere out there in the universe, LESTER BANGS is nodding sagely, as if to say, Yes, that is exactly what I said would happen.)

Zeidler likes to curate multiple playlists both for prep and for dinner service. The prep mix features songs by the likes of MANIC STREET PREACHERS, PARAMORE, NOFX, and lots of COHEED AND CAMBRIA. His dinner service mix features more hip-hop and electronica by the likes of PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS, A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, QUEEN LATIFAH and DJ SHADOW (He’s got the GIN BLOSSOMS in there as well because that band is a goddamned treasure, maligned in the ’90s by dumb kids like me who thought songs about heroin were sooooo cool. No, Chris. Songs about running away from the cops with your old high school crush are cool.)

Not every kitchen has a music writer compiling its soundtracks. One of my favorite local haunts since I moved to Colchester a few years ago is New York Pizza Oven. The NYPO (as I like to call it) is a proper no-frills kind of pizza joint with a shockingly killer meatball sub. (That’s right, I’m doing food reviews now. Our food writers Melissa Pasanen and Jordan Barry better look for new jobs!)

Just What the Doctor Ordered was over GARTH BROOKS. The restaurant had a complicated turn-based system for choosing the music in the kitchen. One day “Friends in Low Places” almost caused a mass walk-out in the middle of dinner service. As the country anthem blared out from a heavily stained boom box, one of the servers uttered a sentence that can destroy a work relationship in seconds.

“Man, I hate this fucking song.”

That was all it took for the vicious epithets to ﬂy. People’s musical tastes were attacked. CDs were ﬂung into the trash. And a delicate ecosystem was destroyed, simply by playing the wrong song at the wrong time.

It sounds silly, but anyone who has worked in the food industry can attest to the power of the playlist. Clearly, a bad one can be divisive and sap morale. But a good soundtrack, whether in the kitchen or the dining room, can set the tone for a great night.

In the spirit of this week’s Food

DAVID ZEIDLER, co-owner and culinary director of Barkeaters in Shelburne, was more than happy to speak on the subject.

“I’ve been waiting for basically my entire life for anyone to ask me questions about my approach to mixtape curation,” he said when I called.

Zeidler has a more than casual relationship with music. He helped stage the dunk!USA post-rock music festival at Higher Ground in 2017 and has written for online music magazine Arctic Drones. He also operates Young Epoch, a music PR company — which is wild when you consider that the dude’s day job is running a restaurant

Maybe it's his pedigree, but Zeidler also tends to be the one curating the tunes in Barkeaters’ kitchen.

“I bought a Bluetooth speaker for anyone in the kitchen to use, but barely anyone ever uses it but me,” Zeidler confessed. “The vibes can be summed up as ‘Music I Like, That’s Also Sonically and Lyrically Appropriate for a Workplace Setting.’”

That entails a lot of alternative rock

Just kidding, I have the palate of a 5-year-old at a Denny’s. Which is one of the reasons I go to NYPO several times a week to order the same (frankly, excellent) chicken Caesar salad.

Unlike some of the trendier kitchens in Burlington, the NYPO is usually rocking modern country music, with occasional forays into classic rock. When I popped in to get my latest lunch order, I talked with NYPO manager Devin Dessormeau about what sounds keep him and his crew going as they toss dough. PHIL COLLINS’ pro-drowning epic “In the Air Tonight” was playing in the background, and I can report that neither Dessormeau nor I air-drummed the ﬁll when it came across the speakers.

“Honestly, I just like noise,” Dessormeau said with a laugh when I asked what kind of tunes he preferred to listen to at work. “Anything to distract you, you know?”

There’s not a lot of curation to Dessormeau’s process. He turns on the Sonos Wi-Fi speakers and either plays a

On the Beat

Jam bands and Indian classical music have more in common than you might realize. Just ask PAT LAMBDIN. The Burlington composer and musical therapist trained for years under renowned Indian musician PANDIT SHIVNATH MISHRA, mastering the sitar and sarod. But Lambdin is also a fan of PHISH, the GRATEFUL DEAD and other bands with improvisation in their DNA.

“I love the unpredictability of that music,” he said of the jam genre in a recent phone call. “No one knows where it’s going to go, and as a fan, it’s exciting to be along for the ride.”

Unpredictability is even stronger in Indian classical music, according to Lambdin. “With Western music, people show up to concerts expecting to hear songs,” he said. Indian ragas, by contrast, provide frameworks for improvisation and can go anywhere the players take them.

“We don’t know what’s going to happen,” Lambdin explained.

“Depending on the mood, the crowd, the raga itself, and its melody and character … when it aligns, something beautiful happens because it’s 99 percent improvisational, and that piece of music will never happen again.”

Lambdin has been organizing performances celebrating the genre since 2017. His latest, “Ragas by Candlelight — An Evening of Hindustani Music,” goes down this Friday, March 20, at Burlington City Hall Auditorium. The show features Lambdin on the sarod,

Listening In

(Spotify mix of local jams)

1. "INVISIBLE INK" by King Tuff

2. "YES VIRGINIA" by Henry Jamison

3. "GENESIS" by Roost.World 4. "SAD AND LONESOME" by Bob Wagner

5. "A MILLION & ONE" by George Nostrand 6. "DEMON IN ME" by Lily Seabird 7. "NASHVILLE" by the Eyetraps

along with two Boston musicians: santoor player KUNAL GUNJAL and AMIT KAVTHEKAR on the tabla. They’ll be surrounded by hundreds of LED lights as they delve into the raga.

“We’re all going on a journey together,” Lambdin said.

In the past several years, Lambdin has stepped up his push to bring Indian classical music to the Queen City, making a point to educate listeners on what they’re hearing, too.

Pat Lambdin

classic rock or country channel, or cues up something from his own library.

“If it’s just me back there cooking, I’ll play heavier rock or metal, maybe a little rap,” he said. He rarely faces pushback from coworkers, nor is there any kind of democratic approach to who chooses the music.

“I come in first,” Dessormeau pointed out with a grin. “I turn the Sonos on and play what I want. It’s connected to my phone, so I win every time.”

Over at Majestic café and bar in Burlington’s South End, the kitchen and front-of-house music are one and the same, and usually of the vinyl persuasion. The music is curated by bartender and co-owner Hayley Burgos, who says she prefers playing actual albums because “it makes everyone listen to whole damn albums again.” Some go-to favorites are SADE’s Diamond Life, Young Americans by DAVID BOWIE, MIIKE SNOW’s self-titled album, Burlington expat CAROLINE ROSE’s Superstar and JIMMY CLIFF’s classic, The Harder They Come

Though she maintains an eclectic mix of rock, reggae, disco and other genres, Burgos puts a lot of thought into how she constructs the day’s soundtrack. “I try to think about things like the day, time and weather when I’m picking out the first [songs] for the night,” she said. “Tuesday at 5 p.m. is definitely a different vibe than, say, Friday at 9 p.m. Some songs just hit better on a rainy day.”

Majestic has a nice collection of vinyl records from which Burgos selects the majority of the music. But she’s ready to put a playlist on when the record player has any hiccups.

“It turns out they can be a little finicky when you play them for hours on end most days of the week,” Burgos noted.

Like Dessormeau and Zeidler, Burgos doesn’t have to fight for her tunes. Majestic’s staff seems in harmony over her choices. “We’re all around the same age, so anything [from the] ’90s is a great equalizer,” she said.

I guess Just What the Doctor Ordered really was that dysfunctional, but I totally thought there would be more playlist discord in Vermont kitchens. It’s nice to know that local cooks can keep things rocking without any fistfights over Garth Brooks. ➆

On the Beat

“When I go to Boston to see Indian music performed, there’s a huge Indian community there, so the people who come to the show know all the aspects of the music,” Lambdin said. “But the majority of the people coming to our shows aren’t as familiar. I might be showing them their first raga. So I try to add some framework, but, really, it’s about just showing up and letting the music take you somewhere. It’s an experience more than a theory.”

Tickets for the show are available at sevendaystickets.com.

After more than 60 years and 1,000 performances, Burlington singersongwriter and purveyor of Western swing music RICK NORCROSS hung up his spurs, retiring his ALL-STAR RAMBLERS band in 2024. Now, the Cowtown Society of Western Music is fêting Norcross by inducting him into its Heroes of Western Swing Hall of Fame. The honor was revealed on a March 7 broadcast of “Swinging Country” on Texas’ KSSL-FM, hosted by BILLY BOWLES. The Cowtown Society is a nonprofit dedicated to preserving Western swing music and its culture.

Norcross released his final studio album, God Bless the Mighty Pickle, in 2023, capping a career that included 13 albums and numerous awards. His musicianship even inspired a 2013 biography titled Riding My Guitar: The Rick Norcross Story, written by Vermont author Stephen Russell Payne. Congrats, Rick! Ramble on.

Growing up in the 1960s on Long Island, musician JAMES HELTZ experienced air-raid drills at his elementary school. They were a regular school-day feature during the Cold War with Russia. “I was told to hide under my desk so I would be safe if there was a nuclear attack,” Heltz told Seven Days in an email. “Little did I know at the time, the real threat to our democracy would be a real estate developer living in nearby Queens.”

Now the Williston singer-songwriter has put out a new protest song about that certain former real estate developer. It’s a pointed rebuke of President Donald Trump titled “The Land That God Gave Cain (No King! No Crown!).” Released just a few days before clashes between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, local and state police, and protesters in South Burlington last week, the fiery folk tune is a nod to

Shows to Watch Out For

BY CHRIS FARNSWORTH

John Steinbeck’s East of Eden and features lyrics such as: “A Home Depot gilded parking lot / The White House is torn apart / No King! No Crown! / ... We will never kneel down.”

The news cycle moves fast these days, and so does Heltz. Just as we went to press, he released another protest song. Titled “Greetings From the Occupation,” the song is a bleak look at the growing creep of fascism in America. Both songs are streaming now at transitorysymphony. bandcamp.com.

New York City-via-Burlington blues and soul act ALL NIGHT BOOGIE BAND have some things to say about current events as well. The band recently dropped the single “I Think They Called It Peace,” a soulful, powerful statement about complicity and complacency in the face of troubling times. Singer JESSICA LEONE describes the song as a “call to action and a cry for change.”

“Can’t you see?” Leone belts out in the chorus. “Or are you just gonna stand there / And watch it all burn away / Feeding the fire day by day?” It’s more than just lip service from Leone and the band. Every cent earned from the song will benefit Human Appeal’s Gaza Emergency Fund and the National Immigrant Justice Center.

Recorded at the VT Music Lab in Essex Junction, the track features fellow Burlington artists SAM ATALLAH on trumpet, JON MCBRIDE and AVERY COOPER on saxophones, and DWIGHT + NICOLE drummer EZRA OKLAN adding percussion.

Give it a listen at allnightboogieband. bandcamp.com.

CHRIS

FARNSWORTH

Last week, Higher Ground Presents, the off-site arm of South Burlington venue Higher Ground, announced a flood of outdoor summer shows in Vermont and beyond. Here are seven to put your calendar:

1. Greensky Bluegrass at Shelburne Museum, June 10

2. Lucy Dacus at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Mass., July 23

3. The Head and the Heart at Waterfront Park in Burlington, August 1

4. Big Thief at Waterfront Park in Burlington, August 2

5. Modest Mouse at Shelburne Museum, August 21

6. Alabama Shakes at Shelburne Museum, September 6

7. Marcus King Band at Flynn Main Stage in Burlington, September 15

Rick Norcross

Big Thief

Modest Mouse

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Get the scoop on this position from Pomerantz Cabinetry owner Peter Pomerantz

What are some speciﬁc challenges of this position and why is it important?

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French artist Marcel Duchamp helped create Dadaism by casting aside convention, turning his eye toward everyday objects such as a bicycle wheel or a window frame in order to show that art is more than aesthetic beauty. As fellow French artist Jean Arp described the movement, Dada was intended to “destroy the hoaxes of reason and to discover an unreasoned order.”

home video, a journal about aging. It tracks an existence that is both mundane and magical.

Cabinet making demands a rare combination of precision and adaptability. Like snowﬂakes, no two kitchens are ever alike — we have consistent processes, but the work is always different, which keeps it challenging without ever getting boring. Our makers need to read plans carefully, problem-solve on the ﬂy, and hold tight tolerances consistently. e work matters because what we produce ends up as the centerpiece of someone’s home. A poorly built cabinet is obvious; a well-built one gets noticed and talked about for years.

What is unique about working for Pomerantz Cabinetry?

I was born in a farmhouse in rural Vermont and grew up in the same woods that now supply some of the materials we craft our cabinets from. at connection to this place runs through everything we do. We’ve spent nearly two decades building long-lasting relationships with some of the best designers and contractors in Vermont — and we’re still growing. Everything we build is custom and made to order for high-end residential projects, which means the person building it can actually see the finished kitchen installed. e team is small enough that everyone’s contribution is visible and valued. We invest in our people with paid training, solid pay, good benefits, and a flexible schedule. Oh, and we have Josie — our rescue golden retriever and unofficial shop mascot — who keeps the whole team on their toes.

Apply for this great local job and many more: jobs.sevendaysvt.com

While no hoaxes of reason were harmed in the making of Dadamama (i), unconventional beauty is front and center on the new EP from Famous Letter Writer, an art-pop outﬁt from Plattsburgh, N.Y. The record’s themes include the sublime appeal of domestic life and the gorgeous normality of aging gracefully — and, at times, ungracefully.

Composed of married couple M.I. and Ru Divine, Famous Letter Writer are as much an art project as a band. Their music blends poet M.I.’s swaggering yet introspective lyricism with multi-instrumentalist Ru’s lush, melodically minimalist arrangements, which have one foot in glossy post-pop and the other in stark, Krautrock-like sparseness. It is a project obsessed with the very DNA of pop, taking cues from performance artist Yves Klein, Spanish painter and sculptor Joan Miró, and the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde in equal measure.

An almost constructivist streak beats at the heart of Famous Letter Writer songs, a utilitarian ribbon that runs concurrent to the poetry and ethereal synths. The act of creation and the notion of art as a tool for community building are themes often explored in the band’s catalog, notably 2020’s Warhola

Dadamama (i) is the ﬁrst half of a concept record; the second installment is due in the summer. The Devines are two artists raising a family together, and their new EP plays like an uncanny

“This is the day / I sit and watch the children play,” M.I. sings on the opener, “DADAMAMA.” “Doing things that I used to do / They make it seem all so new / Doing things that I used to do / Could you make it feel all new?”

As Duchamp was transﬁxed by the grounded beauty of life happening all around him, Famous Letter Writer are staring in wonder at their own house. Each of the EP’s six tracks serves as an abstract family snapshot. On “Minecraft,” the Devines beseech their children to take a break from playing video games, only to realize they’re interfering in an act of creation itself.

“Dad, we built it all, we built it all — the snot-green seas!” M.I. sings. “Look, Dad, there you are / you’re in love, and there’s Mom / you’re 16.”

The duo coproduced the album with Keith Zarriello of New York City indierock band the Shivers and experimental sound artist Claude Aldous. Ru’s postpunk sensibilities and M.I.’s Lou Reedmeets-James Murphy vocal delivery remain consistent with their earlier work. But Dadamama (i) also glistens with understated synths and electronic pixie dust — a ﬁtting sonic analogy for the small-scale magic the Devines ﬁnd at home.

Dadamama (i) is available at famousletterwriter.bandcamp.com and on major streaming services now.

CHRIS FARNSWORTH

CLUB DATES

live music

WED.18

Andrea von Kampen (singersongwriter) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $26.68.

Dark Star Project (Grateful Dead tribute) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7 p.m. $12.19.

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.

Liv Greene, Melanie MacLaren, Cricket Blue, Izzy Jones (folk) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 8 p.m. $10/$15.

THU.19

Ben Clark (singer-songwriter) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 8 p.m. Free.

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

Henry Jamison, Mary Elizabeth Remington (singer-songwriter) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15.

Jon Daly Band (singersongwriter) at Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling, Essex, 6 p.m. Free.

Killer Whale, Jensen Aley & the Pachyderms (psych rock) at Monkey House, Winooski, 7:30 p.m. $10.

Sam Sheldon (singer-songwriter) at the Alchemist, Stowe, 4 p.m. Free.

UVM Battle of the Bands (rock) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Zach Nugent’s Dead Set (Grateful Dead tribute) at Pickle Barrel Nightclub, Killington, 8 p.m. $18.92.

FRI.20

Ali T (singer-songwriter) at Stowe Cider, 5 p.m. Free.

AWDAM, Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death, Skrom (punk) at Burlington Odd Fellows Hall, 7 p.m. $10.

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

The Bressetts (acoustic) at Gusto’s, Barre, 6 p.m. Free.

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

Django Soulo (singer-songwriter) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free.

Drumstick Bossman (reggae) at Hugo’s, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free.

Dwight + Nicole (R&B, soul) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $32.22.

The Fog (rock) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Find the most up-to-date info on live music, DJs, comedy and more at sevendaysvt.com/music. If you’re a talent booker or artist planning live entertainment at a bar, nightclub, café, restaurant, brewery or coffee shop, send event details to music@sevendaysvt.com or submit the info using our form at sevendaysvt.com/postevent.

Heart Full of Soul

Burlington’s DWIGHT + NICOLE started out as a stripped-down duo based around guitarist Dwight Ritcher’s blues-driven playing and Nicole Nelson’s warm yet powerful singing. After establishing themselves in the Boston scene, the couple moved to the Queen City, adding drummer Ezra Oklan and keyboardist Leon Campos to fill out their roots-influenced brand of indie soul. On their new album, Day or Night, Dwight + Nicole again worked with Brooklyn producer Joel Hamilton (Paul McCartney, Norah Jones), who also helmed their 2024 LP The Jaguar, the Raven & the Snake. The band celebrates the new record with a release show at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge in South Burlington this Friday, March 20.

Forest Station (bluegrass) at Monkey House, Winooski, 7:30 p.m. $10.

JJ Booth (acoustic) at Two Heroes Brewery & Public House, South Hero, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Lee Ross (funk, electronic) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9 p.m. $10.

Liquid A (covers) at Pickle Barrel Nightclub, Killington, 8 p.m. $10. Moon Walker, Demi the Daredevil, Sarah and the Safe Word (indie rock) at the Stone Church, Brattleboro, 6 p.m. $25.

Mowgli Giannitti (singersongwriter) at Switchback Beer Garden & Smokehouse, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free.

Paul Webb (piano) at Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Pointe Noir Cajun Band (Cajun) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 8 p.m. $15.

Quadra (covers) at the Old Post, South Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

Rap Night Burlington (hip-hop) at Drink, Burlington, 9 p.m. $5. Salem Trials, Overtime, No Son of Mine, Shiny New Toyz, Sabrehound (metal) at 14th Star Brewing, St. Albans, 7 p.m. $15.

Springtime with Ozzy (Ozzy Osbourne tribute) at Afterthoughts, Waitsfield, 8 p.m. Free.

Strayhound (bluegrass) at the Whammy Bar, Calais, 7 p.m. Free.

Tim Lewis Appreciation Night with the Eyetraps, Coven, DOGFACE, Andriana & the Bananas (rock) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 8 p.m. $10.

Toboggan Fiasco, Moss Boy, PORTTITOR (indie rock, emo) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 6 p.m. $10.

TRS LIVE x Zero Gravity Presents: Troy Millette & the Fire Below — Live Recording (Americana) at Tank Recording Studio, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $25; $35.

TURNmusic Presents Dan Greenleaf Quartet (jazz) at the Phoenix Gallery, Waterbury, 7:30 p.m. $30.

SAT.21

Amystera, Morning Giants (prog rock) at Double E Performance Center’s T-Rex Theater, Essex, 7:45 p.m. $17.91.

April Clemens & Cobalt Tolbert (folk) at the Den at Harry’s Hardware, Cabot, 7 p.m. Free.

Beg, Steal or Borrow (bluegrass) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 8 p.m. $18.39/$21.48.

Ben Farney (singer-songwriter) at Tower Bar, Jay, 4 p.m. Free. Blackwolf (jam) at Hugo’s, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free.

Conniption Fits (covers) at Gusto’s, Barre, 9 p.m. Free.

Eliza McLamb, Oldstar (indie rock) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $32.22.

Emily Darcy (singer-songwriter) at Two Heroes Brewery & Public House, South Hero, 6:30 p.m. Free.

HiFi (house) at the Alchemist, Stowe, 5 p.m. Free.

Jackson Garrow (singersongwriter) at 1st Republic Brewing, Essex, 6 p.m. Free.

Josh Panda (pop) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

Lazer Dad ('90s tribute) at Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Waitsfield, 4 p.m. Free.

Liquid A (covers) at Pickle Barrel Nightclub, Killington, 8 p.m. $10.

Maria Somerville, Colle (dream pop) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $23.05.

Mike MacDonald (singersongwriter) at Stowe Cider, 4 p.m. Free.

Mr. Moose & Friends (blues, jazz) at Poultney Pub, 6 p.m. Free.

New Planets, Coyote Reverie (neo-soul, funk) at the Stone Church, Brattleboro, 7 p.m. $25/$31.

Pilgrims, Dog Water (rock) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Ray Vega Presents the Music of Thelonious Monk (jazz, tribute) at Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15.

Unruly Hip-Hop (hip-hop) at Monopole, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 p.m. Free.

SUN.22

Abstract VT: Live! (live podcast) at Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Burlington, 5 p.m. $10.

David Karl Roberts (singersongwriter) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free.

Ryan Sweezey (singersongwriter) at Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Waitsfield, 3 p.m. Free.

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

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

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

TUE.24

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.

Honky Tonk Tuesday with Wild Leek River (country) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9 p.m. $10.

Mike Calabrese (singersongwriter) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $10.

WED.25

Acid Wash & Friends (jam) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $10.

The Cold Stares, Seth Yacovone Band (blues, rock) at the Stone Church, Brattleboro, 7 p.m. $36/$31.

Dobbs’ Dead (Grateful Dead tribute) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7 p.m. $12.19.

Jarv, RDGLDGRN, Damn Skippy (hip-hop) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $32.22.

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.

Thievery Corporation, Alex Unger (electronic) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $48.28.

THU.19

CeCe, DJ Chaston (DJ) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

Two Sev, JP Black (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Vinyl Night (DJ) at Poultney Pub, 6 p.m. Free.

FRI.20

Afropop Night with the Kwame Vibe (DJ) at Standing Stone Wines, Winooski, 9 p.m. $5/$10. Burly Bear, Aidan (DJ) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

DJ Aras, JP Black, Ron Stoppable (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

DJ LaFountaine (DJ) at Gusto’s, Barre, 9 p.m. Free.

DJ Taka (DJ) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 11 p.m. $10/$15. Friday Night at Specs (DJ) at Specs Cafe & Bar, Winooski, 7 p.m. Free.

Heated Rivalry Night (DJ) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 9 p.m. SOLD OUT. Live, Laugh, Club (DJ) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Subsoniq Collective (EDM) at Monopole, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 p.m. Free.

SAT.21

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

Mr Cheng, DJ Chaston, DJ Aras (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Queer Takeover (DJ) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 7 p.m. $10. Sparkomatik (DJ) at Monkey House, Winooski, 8 p.m. $10/$15.

TUE.24

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

open mics & jams

WED.18

Jazz Jam with Nina Towne (jazz) at the Phoenix, Waterbury, 6 p.m. $10.

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

Songwriter’s Circle Open Mic (open mic) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

THU.19

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

SUN.22

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

FRI.20 // DWIGHT + NICOLE [R&B, SOUL]

music+nightlife

open mics & jams

MON.23

Monday Night Open Mic (open mic) at Pearl Street Pub, Essex Junction, 6 p.m. Free.

TUE.24

Doug’s Open Mic (open mic) at Two Heroes Brewery & Public House, South Hero, 6 p.m. Free.

Open Mic Tuesdays with Dan and Dan (open mic) at Tower Bar, Jay, 5 p.m. Free.

WED.25

Lit Club (poetry open mic) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

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

comedy

WED.18

March Madness: Quarterfinals (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $6.99.

Standup Open Mic (comedy open mic) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

THU.19

Live, Laugh, Lava: A Comedy Showcase (comedy) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5. Liza Treyger (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $25.

Phil Hanley (comedy) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 6 p.m. $37.40.

FRI.20

Alex Kumin (comedy) at the Mill, Westport, N.Y., 7 p.m. $30/$35.

Comedy Night (comedy) at Bent Nails Roadhouse, Middlesex, 7:30 p.m. Free.

Liza Treyger (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 6:30 & 8:30 p.m. $25.

SAT.21

Alex Kumin (comedy) at the Mill, Westport, N.Y., 7 p.m. $30/$35.

Flower Power

Coming out of the Burlington indie-folk scene of the 2010s, singer-songwriter HENRY JAMISON started playing club shows when he was just 17 years old. He signed to a London label not long after and scored a hit with “Real Peach,” from his 2017 debut, The Wilds. That record established Jamison as a force in the genre and led to working with the likes of Boston’s Darlingside and touring with indie rockers Big Thief. His latest and fourth LP, Big Flower Light Go Boom, dropped last week. He plays a release show in honor of the occasion at Light Club Lamp Shop in Burlington on Thursday, March 19, with support from Massachusetts folk singer MARY ELIZABETH REMINGTON

Après Ski Slay with Emoji Nightmare (drag) at Afterthoughts, Waitsfield, 8 p.m. $20.

Liza Treyger (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 6:30 & 8:30 p.m. $25.

TUE.24

All That Jazz Open Mic Comedy (comedy) at the 126, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Ilana Glazer (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 6:30 & 8:30 p.m. SOLD OUT.

WED.25

Standup Open Mic (comedy open mic) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

trivia, karaoke, etc.

WED.18

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.

Live Band Karaoke (karaoke) at Bent Nails Roadhouse, Middlesex, 8 p.m. Free.

Trivia (trivia) at Two Heroes Brewery & Public House, South Hero, 6 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.

A World-Famous Charlie-Os Drag Show (drag) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free.

THU.19

Country Line Dancing (line dancing) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7:30 p.m. Free.

Don Mahogany Third Thursday Trivia (trivia) at Butter Bar & Kitchen, Burlington, 7 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 Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6 p.m. Free.

Trivia (trivia) at Einstein’s Tap House, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Trivia (trivia) at Bent Nails Roadhouse, Middlesex, 7 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night (trivia) at 1st Republic Brewing, Essex, 6 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night (trivia) at McKee’s Island Pub & Pizza, South Hero, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night (trivia) at the Tropic Brewing, Waterbury, 7 p.m. Free.

FRI.20

Boogie Bingo (bingo, DJ) at the Alchemist, Stowe, 5 p.m. Free.

Fierce Frost Drag Show (drag) at Stowe Cider, 8 p.m. $20/$25.

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.

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Viewing Party (watch party) at Einstein’s Tap House, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

SAT.21

Queeraoke with Goddess (karaoke) at Standing Stone Wines, Winooski, 9 p.m. Free.

SUN.22

Family-Friendly Karaoke (karaoke) at Old Soul Design Shop, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 5 p.m. Free.

Queer Country Line Dancing (line dancing) at Afterthoughts, Waitsfield, 6 p.m. $10.

Sunday Funday (games) at 1st Republic Brewing, Essex, noon. Free.

Sunday Night Trivia (trivia) at the Lazy Goat Tavern, Essex, 6 p.m. Free.

Trivia (trivia) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 5:30 p.m. Free.

Venetian Karaoke (karaoke) at Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

MON.23

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.

// HENRY JAMISON [SINGER-SONGWRITER]

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.24

Karaoke with DJ Party Bear (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.25

Charlie-O's World Famous Drag Show (drag) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 7:45 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.

Seven Days Singles Party (speed dating) at Specs Cafe & Bar, Winooski, 6 p.m. $10.

Trivia (trivia) at Alfie’s Wild Ride, Stowe, 7 p.m. Free.

Trivia (trivia) at Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Trivia (trivia) at Rí Rá Irish Pub & Whiskey Room, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. ➆

VERMONT RAIL SYSTEM

Vermont Railway • Green Mountain Railroad • Clarendon & Pittsford Railroad Washington County Railroad & WACR Conn River Division

Weed Control Program Newspaper Advertisement

The Vermont Rail System has applied to the Secretary of Agriculture for a permit to apply herbicides to its tracks for control of weed growth in the ballast.

• Vermont Railway operates between Bennington and Burlington.

• (In the towns of Burlington, S. Burlington, Shelburne, Charlotte, Ferrisburgh, Vergennes, New Haven, Middlebury, Salisbury, Leicester, Brandon, Pittsford, Rutland Town, Rutland City, Clarendon, Wallingford, Danby, Mt. Tabor, Dorset, Manchester, Sunderland, Arlington, Shaftsbury, Bennington )

• Green Mountain Railroad operates between Bellows Falls and Rutland City.

• (In the towns of Rockingham/Bellows Falls, Chester, Cavendish, Ludlow, Mt. Holly, East Wallingford, Shrewsbury, Rutland Town, Rutland City)

• Clarendon & Pittsford Railroad operates between Rutland and Whitehall NY, and Pittsford Town. (In the towns of Pittsford, Rutland Town, West Rutland, Ira. Castleton, Fair Haven)

• Washington County Railroad operates between Montpelier and Barre.

• (In the towns of Montpelier, Barre City, Barre Town, S. Barre, Berlin)

• WACR Conn River Division operates between White River Junction to Newport Vermont.

• (In the towns of White River, Hartford, Wilder, Norwich, Thetford, Fairlee, Bradford, Newbury, Wells River, Newport, Coventry, Orleans, Barton, Sutton, West Burke, Lyndonville, St. Johnsbury, Passumpsic, Barnet, Ryegate.)

The tracks in these locations will be treated utilizing “hi-rail” equipped trucks with nozzles aimed downward from fixed booms or swivel booms to spray the roadbed beneath or adjacent to the tracks. Beginning on or near May 1st, 2026, our applicator will be using a mix of Aquaneat, or Roundup Pro Concentrate (Glyphosate), Esplanade 200 SC or Promenade SC (Indaziflam or Flumioxazin) Milestone or Whetstone or Polaris AC Complete (Aminopyralid or Aminopyralid or Imazapyr) , Oust XP (Sulfometuron-Methyl), Novita 90, Novita Drift Control, for control of weeds and grass. Beginning on or about July 1ST,2026 Brush may be treated with Polaris AC Complete (Imazapyr), Escort XP or Patriot or MSM 60 (Metsulfuron Methyl) with Method 240 SL (Aminocyclopyrachlor) with Aquaneat or Roundup Pro Concentrate or Credit 41 Extra (Glyphosate), with Novita MSO, Novita Drift Control. Other areas close to streams and standing water which were not sprayed on the first application, may be spot treated with Aquaneat (Glyphosate), Novita 90 or Novita MSO. Residents abutting Vermont Rail System right-of-way should protect private water supplies or other sensitive areas. It is the responsibility of the resident to notify us of the existence of a private water supply located near our property.

• Notification from residents along the Vermont Railway, Clarendon & Pittsford Railroad, Green Mountain Railroad, Washington County Conn River Division and the Washington County Railroad Barre to Montpelier, should be made before April 24th, 2026 to: Rick .T. Boucher, Chief Engineer M.O.W.  Vermont Railway, Inc.  118 Post Street Rutland, VT 05701, or by telephone at (802) 775-4356, Monday through Friday between 7:30 am and 4:30 pm.

Questions or comments should be addressed to: Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets Plant Industry, 116 State St., Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 828-1732, AGR.PlantIndustry@vermont.gov

When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand. Ideas actually begin to grow within us and come to life.

— BRENDA UELAND JOURNALIST, EDITOR

calendar

MARCH 18-25, 2026

WED.18

activism

COSA VOLUNTEER

INFORMATION SESSION:

Compassionate and committed neighbors learn more about the restorative program for those seeking positive change after incarceration. Greater Barre Community Justice Center, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 272-7478.

agriculture

GRAIN GROWERS

CONFERENCE: From soil to sourdough, guests get the latest in agricultural research and milling techniques at an immersive day of technical sessions, networking opportunities and a baker’s showcase. The Essex Resort & Spa, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $50-85. Info, 656-8407.

business

‘REAL ESTATE CAREERS

101: WHAT IT ACTUALLY TAKES TO GET STARTED (AND SUCCEED)’: An informative webinar hosted by Ridgeline Real Estate owner Blair Knowles pulls back the curtain on what it takes to be a Realtor. Noon-1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 540-1366.

crafts

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. Info, 999-0516.

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. Info, 448-3780.

dance

‘ALUMNI TAKEOVER

SHOWCASE’: Former students Octavio Rose Hingle, Sonia Hsieh and Graham Shelor dazzle with diverse solo movement works. Dance Theatre, Mahaney Arts Center, Middlebury College, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, twilbur@middlebury.edu.

MOVEMENT MATTERS:

ALUMNI TAKEOVER: Attendees learn about somatic listening practices designed to tune their internal awareness of the moving body, then move through a gentle series of breath work and relaxation techniques. Dance Theatre, Mahaney Arts Center, Middlebury College, 4 p.m. Free. Info, twilbur@middlebury.edu.

WEST AFRICAN DANCE & DRUM CLASS: Participants learn songs, rhythms and movements to the beat of live music. Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center, Middlebury College, 4:30-5:50 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. etc.

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. Info, cdmvt47@ yahoo.com.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN FILM

SERIES: ‘SCHINDLER SPACE ARCHITECT’: This 2024 documentary examines architect R.M. Schindler’s richly complex work from the perspective of his own camera lens. Virtual option available. Burlington

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preregister. Info, bshatara@ burlingtonvt.gov.

Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

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City Hall Auditorium, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

food & drink

COMMUNITY COOKING:

Helping hands join up with the nonprofit’s staff and volunteers to make a yummy meal for distribution. Pathways Vermont, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 777-8691.

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. Info, 821-0741.

games

ADULTS PUZZLE SWAP:

Participants leave completed puzzles (250-plus pieces only) in a ziplock bag with an image of the finished product, then find something new to take home. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 2:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

health & fitness

CHAIR YOGA: Waterbury Public Library instructor Diana Whitney leads at-home participants in gentle stretches supported by seats. 10 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

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. Info, 825-1815.

language

ELL CLASSES: Fletcher Free Library invites learners of all abilities to practice written and spoken English with trained instructors. 6:30-8 p.m. Free;

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SPANISH CONVERSATION: Fluent and beginner speakers brush up on their vocabulario with a discussion led by a Spanish teacher. Presented by Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. 5-6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, programs@damlvt.org.

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. Info, sadie@doma.bar.

music

FARMERS NIGHT CONCERT SERIES: BREAD & PUPPET THEATER AND KRAATZ CARROMATO: A supercharged double bill features performances by the internationally acclaimed Vermont troupe and the Burlington world-music quartet. House Chamber, Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2228.

SONGEVITY: The school’s 2005 affiliate artist and bassist Rob Duguay returns to his alma mater with an energetic ensemble to deliver genre-bending jazz tunes. The University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040.

STOMP: Using anything but traditional drums, this troupe of percussionists keeps the beat with unconventional items such as brooms and hubcaps. Flynn Main Stage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $33-74. Info, 863-5966.

seminars

AARP TAX HELP: Trained volunteers provide free filing assistance for anyone who needs it. St. Albans Free Library, noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 524-1507.

AUDIO RECORDING 101: An informative evening examines the latest techniques and equipment, from microphones to boom poles. The Media Factory, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free; donations accepted; preregister. Info, 651-9692.

sports

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. Info, 247-5913.

talks

FAITH ALEXANDRE: Listeners bring bagged lunches to an uplifting talk by the local master gardener, who digs into how her work at the Upper Valley Haven helps build community. Norwich Public Library, 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 649-1184.

SHAWNA TRADER: In “Facing a Flooded World,” a Barre Up! disaster responder presents on community building and resilience. Fletcher Free Library,

SPRING SPEAKER SERIES:

ELIOT LOTHROP: The Building Heritage owner shares fascinating facts about restoring Moses Whitcomb’s Monitor Barn and other iconic structures built by Charles Miller. Yestermorrow Design/Build School, Waitsfield, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 496-5545.

theater

‘GOBLIN: MACBETH’: A trio of mischievous goblins performs an irreverent take on the Bard’s classic tale of ambition, betrayal and madness. Centaur Theatre, Montréal, 8 p.m. $22-71. Info, 514-288-3161.

words

A VIRTUAL EVENING WITH FOUR WAY BOOKS: The Norwich Bookstore hosts an illuminating discussion with four acclaimed writers across genres and mediums. 7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 649-1114.

OPEN BOOK: Readers join up with the shop’s book buyer for a lively discussion about Christopher Castellani’s morally complex true crime novel, Last Seen. The author will join the conversation via Zoom. Phoenix Books, Essex, 6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 872-7111.

RACHAEL ZOE MILLER: A National Geographic explorer and author shares her timely book, Decision-Making in the Age of Plastics a guide to making informed decisions benefiting the environment. Warren Public Library, 5 p.m. Free. Info, programs@warrenlibrary.com.

READING THE RIVER BOOK GROUP: The Vermont River Conservancy invites readers to wade into conversation about Melissa L. Sevigny’s Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-3338.

VERMONT READS: ‘THE LIGHT PIRATE’: Lit lovers join up with a representative from Vermont Humanities for a discussion of Lily Brooks-Dalton’s 2022 novel about survival and resilience. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

agriculture

SNAP AUTHORIZATION

WEBINAR FOR FARMERS: NOFA-VT invites communityminded cultivators to learn more about expanding local food access through the acceptance of federal nutrition assistance programs. Noon. Free; preregister. Info, johanna@nofavt.org. business

HIRING2DAYVT VIRTUAL

JOB FAIR: Time for a new gig? The Vermont Department of Labor offers a meet and greet with employers from around the state. 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 828-4000.

climate crisis

DR. LESLEY-ANN DUPIGNYGIROUX: In “Climate Change in Vermont,” a climatologist sheds light on extreme weather events and actions that can be taken to help the state adapt. Mount Abraham Union High School, Bristol, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3344.

crafts

KNIT FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS: All ages and abilities knit or crochet hats and scarves for the South Burlington Food Shelf. Materials provided. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 2-5 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

KNITTING GROUP: Knitters of every experience level get together to spin yarns. Latham Library, Thetford, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 785-4361.

MAKE & MEND: Resourceful repair gurus breathe new life into neighbors’ battered belongings at a collaborative gathering. Generator Makerspace, Burlington, 6-9 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 540-0761.

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. Info, 382-1012.

environment

BTV CLEAN UP CREW: Good Samaritans dispose of needles, trash and other unwanted objects. BYO gloves encouraged. Top of Church St., Burlington, 7:30-10 a.m. Free. Info, 863-2345.

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Check out these family-friendly events for parents, caregivers and kids of all ages.

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WED.18

DADS’ NIGHT IN: JACKBOX

GAMES: Fathers log on for a virtual game night hosted by Dad Guild. 8:45-10 p.m. Free. Info, 318-4231.

burlington

‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE MONSTER’: 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. Info, 864-1848.

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. Info, 864-1848.

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. Info, 863-3403.

STEAM SPACE: Youngsters in grades K through 5 explore science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics activities. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

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‘POSTPARTUM NEEDS: NAVIGATING THE BABY BLUES’: Experts Chelsea Myers, Kelly Bessette and Kate Littlefield guide a compassionate community dialogue on accessing perinatal mental health support. Richmond Family Medicine, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, program@namivt.org.

BABY TIME: Infants and their caregivers enjoy a slow, soothing story featuring songs, rhymes and lap play. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

GAME ON!: Kids take turns collaborating with or competing against friends using Nintendo Switch on the big screen. Caregivers must be present to supervise children below fifth grade. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 5-6 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

HAFTY CRAFTY DAY: Kiddos ages 6 and up partake in a fun-filled, hands-on art-making activity with watercolors. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

KIDS PUZZLE SWAP: Participants leave completed puzzles (24 to 300 pieces only) in a ziplock bag with an image of the finished product, then find something new to take home. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 2-5 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

Just Do It

What does it mean to persevere? Nonprofit org RunVermont invites people of all ages to recognize their inner strength at the University of Vermont’s Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington. Two-time track-and-field Paralympian Noelle Lambert delivers “Powered by Possibility,” a poignant program outlining her against-the-odds journey to the world stage despite unimaginable hurdles. After a moped accident claimed her left leg in 2016, the NCAA Division 1 lacrosse player pivoted, adapted and never gave up, rather than ending her flourishing athletic career. Post-talk, inspired young listeners lace up for an unforgettable run around the school’s indoor track, led by the tenacious superstar.

‘POWERED BY POSSIBILITY’

Saturday, March 21, 8:30-11 a.m., at University of Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington. Free; preregister to participate in run. Info, 802-863-8412, runvermont.org.

PLAY TIME: Little ones ages birth to 5 build with giant blocks and read together. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 1010:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

WHIMSICAL WEDNESDAYS: LEGO

FUN: Budding architects relax and tap into their imagination while building creations that will be displayed at the library. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

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BABY & CAREGIVER MEETUP: Wiggly ones ages birth to 18 months play and explore in a calm, supportive setting while

adults relax and connect on the sidelines. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 10:3011:30 a.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

FAMILY CHESS CLUB: Players of all ages and abilities test their skills with instructor Robert and peers. KelloggHubbard Library, 2nd Floor, Children’s Library, Montpelier, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

ROBIN’S NEST NATURE PLAYGROUP: Youngsters ages birth to 5 and their caregivers learn outdoors through exploration, song, themed crafts and storytelling. North Branch Nature Center,

9:45-10:45 a.m. $10; free for members. Info, 862-9622.

BLACK DAD HANG: Dad Guild staff member Marlon Fisher hosts a casual monthly gathering for Black fathers looking to build community and connect with others. Refreshments provided. The Guild Hall, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 318-4231.

DINOSAUR SAFARI EXHIBIT: See WED.18.

GROW PRESCHOOL YOGA: Colleen from Grow Prenatal and Family Yoga leads kids ages 2 to 5 in songs, movement and other fun activities. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

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PERLER BEAD OPEN STUDIO: Crafty kids ages 7 and up mix, match and fuse beads to create their own designs or follow a pattern. Essex Free Library, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0313.

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. Info, 878-4918.

PRESCHOOL PLAY TIME: Pre-K patrons play and socialize after music time. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

STORY TIME: Little ones ages 2 to 5 learn from songs, crafts and picture books. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 1010:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

TODDLER TIME: Wiggly wee ones ages 1 and up love this lively, interactive storybook experience featuring songs, rhymes and finger plays. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 9:15 & 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

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AFTERNOON D&D: Dungeon master Mark Pitton guides little patrons in the collaborative tabletop role-playing game. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 2nd Floor, Children’s Library, Montpelier, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

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. Info, 223-3338.

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. Info, 223-3338.

stowe/smuggs

Montpelier, 10 a.m.-noon. Free; donations accepted. Info, 229-6206.

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burlington

‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE MONSTER’: See WED.18.

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,

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. Info, 888-3853.

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. Info, 244-7036.

northeast kingdom

ACORN CLUB STORY TIME: Youngsters 5 and under play, sing, hear stories

Noelle Lambert

COURTESY

etc.

OPEN HOUSE: Prospective patrons step into the South End business incubator and coworking space for tours, a provided lunch and a networking happy hour. Hula, Burlington, 8:30 a.m.5:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 540-8153.

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, 11 a.m., 1 & 3 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $17-23; free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

‘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, 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. Info, 864-1848.

‘OCEAN PARADISE 3D’: Viewers travel to the far reaches of the Pacific Ocean for a glimpse into the pristine environments vital to our planet’s health. 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. Info, 864-1848.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE’: Footage of paleontological digs from around the globe tells a compelling story of scientists working as detectives to answer questions about an ancient and mysterious ocean world. 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. Info, 864-1848.

‘SHELF LIFE’: Foodies and philosophers take in Ian Cheney’s 2024 global odyssey documenting the world of cheese through both whimsical and contemplative lenses. An optional fromage-filled buffet dinner is offered at 5 p.m. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 7 p.m. $7-40. Info, 533-2000.

‘THE SHEPHERD AND THE BEAR’: Max Keegan’s 2024 documentary is a modern folktale about tradition, community and humanity’s relationship with a vanishing natural world. The Screening Room @ VTIFF, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 4 & 7 p.m. $6-12. Info, 660-2600.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: A lively group plays a classic, tricky game in pairs. Waterbury Public Library,

12:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 522-3523.

CHESS FOR FUN: Players select an opening gambit, go on the attack and protect their king in friendly competition. Cobleigh Public Library, Lyndonville, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, lafferty1949@gmail.com.

DUPLICATE BRIDGE GAMES: Snacks and coffee fuel bouts of a classic card game. Burlington Bridge Club, Williston, 12:30 p.m. $6. Info, 872-5722.

FRIENDLY GAME OF BRIDGE: Strategic thinkers have a blast with the popular card game. Heineberg Senior Center, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 233-4395.

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. Info, 777-6185.

WEEKLY CHESS FOR FUN: Players of all ability levels face off and learn new strategies. United Community Church, St. Johnsbury, 5:30-9 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, lafferty1949@gmail.com.

health & fitness COMMUNITY

MINDFULNESS: Volunteer coach Andrea Marion leads a weekly practice for stress reduction, followed by a discussion and Q&A. 5-6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, andrea marion193@gmail.com.

SEATED TAI CHI: Adina guides at-home participants — including those with limited mobility or difficulty standing — through a sequence of slow, connected movements. Sponsored by the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. 1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918.

language

ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUP: Practitioners make strides and new friends at a stress-free discussion circle hosted by Fletcher Free Library. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, bshatara@burlingtonvt.gov.

ITALIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Parla Italiano? Language learners practice pronunciation and more at a friendly gathering. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403. MANDARIN CONVERSATION CIRCLE: Volunteers from Vermont Chinese School help students learn or improve their fluency. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 846-4140.

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. Info, 863-3403.

lgbtq

A HANDS-ON INTRODUCTION TO COMICS-BASED RESEARCH: University of Vermont professor

OPENS MAR. 19 | THEATER

What’s the Matter?

Vermont Stage marks Women’s History Month with playwright Lauren Gunderson’s The Half-Life of Marie Curie at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center in Burlington. The production breathes new life into the true story of the Polish physicist who changed the world — and opened the door for future female scientists — when she became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person ever to win two. The touching drama zooms in on 1912, when Curie faces public condemnation for an alleged affair. Amid merciless gossip, Curie retreats to the home of engineer and friend Hertha Ayrton, where the duo’s bond kindles resilience in the face of sexism.

‘THE HALF-LIFE OF MARIE CURIE’

Thursday, March 19, and Friday, March 20, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 21, 2 & 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, March 22, 2 p.m., at Black Box Theater, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, in Burlington. See website for future dates. $34-54. Info, 802-862-1497, vermontstage.org.

Luis Vivanco invites participants to ink their own narratives at this workshop exploring the intersection of LGBTQ+ history and graphic storytelling. Supplies provided. Billings Library, University of Vermont, Burlington, 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, crvt@uvm.edu.

music

AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS: Evan Allen, Peter Berton, Karl Fandrich, Robert Ludwig and John Riddle perform an inspired program on the cathedral’s 1973 Wilhelm organ. Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Burlington, noon. Free. Info, info@cathedralarts.org.

LUCIUS: A Grammy-nominated indie-pop duo delivers spellbinding harmonies at this careerspanning performance titled “A History Worth Repeating.” Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $41-58. Info, 603-448-0400. STOMP: See WED.18.

outdoors

COMMUNITY MAPLE SUGARING: Tree tappers bring their own sap to add to the center’s evaporator — or just sit back and enjoy some samples. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 3-8 p.m. Free. Info, 229-6206.

seminars

CAMPING BASICS PRESENTATION: Experts pitch their knowledge of

trip planning and backcountry comfort at this comprehensive primer ensuring successful sleepovers under the stars. REI, Williston, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 316-3120.

talks

ALYSSA BENNETT: In “Bats in Vermont: Disease, Devastation and Hope,” a Vermont Fish & Wildlife small mammals biologist details the efforts under way to help populations recover. Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 877-2211.

DALE WILLIAMS: A Beta Technologies electrical engineer illuminates some of the groundbreaking aviation technologies being developed in Vermont. Milton Public Library, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 893-4644.

HULA STORY SESSIONS:

MAMAVA: Cofounders Christine Dodson and Sascha Mayer discuss the company’s evolution from solely lactation support to expanded wellness. Hula, Burlington, 3:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 540-8153.

MAE KATE CAMPBELL: A Lake Champlain Basin Program associate scientist dives into recent triumphs and turbulent trials facing the lake’s ecological health. Ferrisburgh Town Offices & Community Center, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 434-7245.

STEPHEN LONG: In “Thirty-Eight: The Hurricane that Transformed New England,” a journalist regales history buffs with the story of a storm that devastated Vermont and New Hampshire during the Great Depression. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

tech

TECH MEET-UP: Franklin County digital devotees talk shop over specialty brews and artisanal pastries at this monthly networking opportunity. Catalyst Coffee Bar, St. Albans, 7:30-9:30 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 393-4404. theater

‘GOBLIN: MACBETH’: See WED.18. ‘THE HALF-LIFE OF MARIE CURIE’: Vermont Stage raises the curtain on Lauren Gunderson’s poignant drama based on the true story of two brilliant female scientists forced to confront public scrutiny and sexism in 1912. Ages 12 and up. See calendar spotlight. Black Box Theater, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $34-54 sliding scale. Info, 862-1497.

words

ADULT WORKSHOP: EXPRESSIVE WRITING: Experts Joni Cole and Neely McNulty explore different techniques for engaging with

visual art through pen and paper, taking inspiration from the current “American Pop” exhibit. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 603-646-2808.

DAN CHIASSON: A Queen City native launches his new book, Bernie for Burlington, exploring the early days and inexorable rise of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, in conversation with fellow writer Makenna Goodman. The Norwich Bookstore, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 649-1114.

MORNING BOOK GROUP: Readers swap thoughts on Bonnie Garmus’ witty 2022 novel, Lessons in Chemistry, about a brilliant female chemist in the 1960s. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

MORNINGS, MUFFINS & MYSTERIES: Lit lovers link up to discuss the month’s twisty page-turner. St. Albans Free Library, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 524-1507.

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etc.

CABIN FEVER KICKOFF PARTY: Fans of the stage mix, mingle and get a taste of the theater’s 2026 season with live snippets of scenes and songs. Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier City Hall, 5:307:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 229-0492. fairs & festivals

BOAT SHOW: Nautical novices and seasoned skippers alike drop anchor to explore Vermont’s largest showcase of powerboats. Saba Marine, Colchester, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Info, 863-1148.

CABIN FEVER WEEKEND: Here’s a reason to get outside! This citywide nod to spring includes retail discounts, special events, illuminated bridges and live music. See montpelieralive.com for full schedule. Downtown Montpelier. Free. Info, 223-9604.

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and color. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 745-1391.

FRI.20 burlington

‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE

MONSTER’: See WED.18.

DINOSAUR SAFARI EXHIBIT: See WED.18.

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. Info, programs@outrightvt.org.

chittenden county

‘HAPPY FEET’: A tap-dancing penguin longs to find his place in the world in this 2006 animated film packed with popular songs. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

FRIDAY LEGO BUILDERS: Mini makers explore and create new worlds with stackable blocks. Recommended for ages 6 and up. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

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. Info, 878-6956.

barre/montpelier

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, 2-8 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

LEGO CLUB: Budding builders create geometric structures with snap-together blocks. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

STORY TIME & PLAYGROUP: Participants ages 5 and under enjoy themed science, art and nature activities. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

rutland/ killington

VERMONT SYMPHONY

ORCHESTRA: Audience members are transported to a place of wonder with “Disney in Concert: Around the World,” a symphonic celebration

of Walt Disney’s legacy. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7 p.m. $45-75. Info, 775-0903.

upper valley

‘INTO THE WOODS’: Talented student actors raise the curtain on Stephen Sondheim’s gut-busting fairy tale sendup. White River School, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 673-7740.

STORY TIME: Preschoolers take part in tales, tunes and playtime. Latham Library, Thetford, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 785-4361.

northeast kingdom

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. Info, 586-9683.

SAT.21 burlington

‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE MONSTER’: See WED.18.

DADS’ NIGHT OUT: SOBER SATURDAY NIGHTS: Fathers get together for a casual, substance-free night of food and games. The Guild Hall, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 318-4231.

DINOSAUR SAFARI EXHIBIT: See WED.18.

FAMILY PLAYSHOP: A range of themes and rotating activities promote school readiness and foster creativity. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

LIBRARY MINI GOLF: A DAY OF PUTTING ON THE LINKS: Putt-putt pros and beginners alike tackle an 18-hole course weaving through the library’s stacks at this fairway fundraiser. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $5-20. Info, 863-3403.

PHYSICS PHUN DAY: DISCOVERY & DINOSAURS: Future scientists and paleo-enthusiasts join University of Vermont students and professor Alex Kozen for hands-on activities exploring the science behind the lives of prehistoric creatures. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Regular admission, $17-23; free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

VERMONT SYMPHONY

ORCHESTRA: See FRI.20. Flynn Main Stage, Burlington, 6 p.m. $40-75. Info, 863-5966.

WTF! WELCOME TO FATHERHOOD WORKSHOP: Dad Guild hosts expecting

fathers for a crash course on all things baby-related, including a doula presentation and informative chats with seasoned pros. The Guild Hall, Burlington, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 318-4231.

chittenden county

‘POWERED BY POSSIBILITY’:

Two-time Paralympian and world record-breaker Noelle Lambert shares her inspiring journey before leading local youths in a high-octane run around the indoor track. See calendar spotlight. University of Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse, Burlington, 8:30-11 a.m. Free; preregister to participate in run. Info, 863-8412.

BURLINGTON AQUARIUM FISH, FRAG & REPTILE EXPO:

Visitors and vendors connect over locally bred species, DIY demonstrations and equipment for sale at this Tropical Fish Club of Burlington affair. Delta Hotels Burlington, South Burlington, noon-3 p.m. Free. Info, 372-8716.

MEET & BLEAT BABY GOAT

PLAYGROUP: Wee ones delight in a heart-melting hour of snuggles, goat yoga and playful antics with a herd of friendly kids. Flower Gap Farm & Creamery, Charlotte, 9:30-10:30 a.m. & 1-2 p.m. $20; preregister. Info, flowergapfarm@gmail.com.

READ TO CHEWY THE THERAPY DOG: Little tykes of all ages flock to the beloved pup for 15 minutes of stories and unconditional love. Essex Free Library, 10:30 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 879-0313.

mad river valley/ waterbury

MAPLE CELEBRATION: Little saplings sample the magic of the woods through a themed story time led by a special guest from West Hill Sugar Orchard, followed by a handson craft. Inklings Children’s Books, Waitsfield, 11 a.m.noon. Free. Info, 496-7280. upper valley

AMPHIBIAN ADVENTURE: Aspiring “crossing guards” learn the lifesaving skills needed to shuttle salamanders and frogs safely across local roads during their annual migration. Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee, 3 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 359-5000.

‘INTO THE WOODS’: See FRI.20, 12:30 & 7:30 p.m.

northeast kingdom

SCIENTIFIC SATURDAYS: Participants explore the wonders of the natural world, from the life cycle of plants to the

Barre, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 622-0692.

MAR. 21 | MUSIC film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See THU.19.

‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See THU.19.

‘LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE’:

Alfonso Arau’s 1992 period drama follows a young woman who discovers a unique talent for cooking after tradition prevents her from marrying the man she loves. The Screening Room @ VTIFF, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. $6-12. Info, 660-2600.

‘OCEAN PARADISE 3D’: See THU.19.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE’: See THU.19.

food & drink

FOUR FRIDAYS: DINNER & CONVERSATION FOR MIDLIFE

WOMEN: Health coach Liza Baker facilitates weekly gatherings featuring nourishing meals and reflection prompts to spark deep, meaningful discussion. Various South Burlington locations, 6-8 p.m. $322-357; preregister. Info, liza@simply-healthcoaching. com.

TASTE THE ONE: Locavores explore the neighborhood’s diverse and decorated dining scene during the Old North End’s inaugural restaurant week. See loveburlington.org for more info. Various Old North End locations, Burlington. Various prices. Info, 556-3638.

games

DUPLICATE BRIDGE GAMES: See THU.19, 10 a.m.

MAH-JONGG: It’s not just for old ladies! Tile traders of all experience levels gather for a rousing game. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

health & fitness

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. Info, programs@ damlvt.org.

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION: Community members gather for an informal session combining stimulating discussion, sharing and sitting in silence. Pathways Vermont, Burlington, 1:15-2:15 p.m. Free. Info, 777-8691.

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. Info, 825-1815. lgbtq

RPG NIGHT: Members of the LGBTQ community get together weekly for role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons and Everway. Rainbow Bridge Community Center,

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. Info, 747-8300.

KCP PRESENTS: ROSANNE CASH: Johnny Cash’s eldest daughter burnishes her own legacy with a stunning showing of poetic, bluesy hits. Fuller Hall, St. Johnsbury Academy, 7 p.m. $32-72; free for students. Info, 748-2600.

LANE SERIES: A FAR CRY: A Grammy-nominated classical collective pushes musical boundaries with a spirited program including the chamber version of Aaron Copeland’s “Appalachian Spring” and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6. The University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5-45. Info, 656-4455.

‘RAGAS BY CANDLELIGHT’: Hundreds of LED lights illuminate an evening of Hindustani music, showcasing North Indian instruments such as the sarod, tabla and santoor. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 7 p.m. $25-30. Info, 279-5940.

TWILIGHT MUSIC: SINGERSONGWRITER SHOWCASE: A double bill features Americana stalwarts Early Risers, Jake Klar and Lizzy Mandell in an intimate in-the-round set, followed by Nebraska folk artist Andrea von Kampen. Virtual option available. Next Stage Arts, Putney, 7:30 p.m. $10-25. Info, 387-0102.

ZACH NUGENT’S DEAD SET: A Grateful Dead tribute act delivers groovy, heartfelt vibes with spellbinding solos and improvisations. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $25-35. Info, 382-9222.

sports

LIBRARY MINI GOLF: AN EVENING ON THE FAIRWAY: Party-ready putters embark on an 18-hole adventure through the stacks, complete with nibbles, signature cocktails and a silent auction. Proceeds benefit the library. Ages 21 and up. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-9 p.m. $35; cash bar. Info, 863-3403.

talks

EDUCATION & ENRICHMENT FOR EVERYONE SPRING LECTURE SERIES: ANSON TEBBETTS: The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets secretary digs into ag-related challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2 p.m. $8 cash or check; free for members. Info, 395-1818.

tech

MORNING TECH HELP: Experts answer questions about phones, laptops, e-readers and other devices in one-on-one sessions. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 846-4140.

Bach This Way

Classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein strikes a chord with an awe-inspiring concert of works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Philip Glass and Franz Schubert at Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph. The Brooklyn-born prodigy began playing at age 7, attended the Juilliard School, then stunned the music community with her bold decision to selffund a record of Bach’s notoriously complicated Goldberg Variations in 2007. Since that breakthrough, the internationally respected and sought-after musician — with 15 chart-topping albums under her belt — has toured globally, performing alongside the likes of the New York Philharmonic and the London Symphony Orchestra.

SIMONE DINNERSTEIN

Saturday, March 21, 3 p.m., at Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph. $10-55; free for kids. Info, 802-728-9878, chandler-arts.org.

theater

‘THE ART OF DINING’: BarnArts kicks off its community theater season with Tina Howe’s deliciously witty dramedy following a couple who have risked everything to open a restaurant in their own home. Barnard Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. $15-20. Info, 234-1645.

‘GOBLIN: MACBETH’: See WED.18.

‘THE HALF-LIFE OF MARIE CURIE’: See THU.19.

‘A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM: THE 40S MUSICAL’: Very Merry Theatre’s adult performers enchant audience members with the Bard’s raucous comedy about lovers, actors and meddling fairies — with a modern twist. ONE Community Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, ben@verymerrytheatre.org.

‘A SHADOW ON THE WALL’: The Shelburne Players raise the curtain on a new ghost story

written by students at Addison Repertory Theatre about a series of grisly murders in 1880s London. Shelburne Town Center, 7 p.m. $20. Info, 343-2602.

SAT.21

activism

MAKERS IN ACTION: WHISTLES & SIGN MAKING: Civic-minded neighbors assemble safety kits and craft high-impact protest signs for the upcoming No Kings rally. Generator Makerspace, Burlington, 9 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 540-0761.

agriculture

BIODIVERSITY BUILDERS

WORKSHOPS: A three-part, hands-on gardening series helps green thumbs introduce native plants into their outdoor

Poultney locations. Free. Info, poultneydowntown@gmail.com.

SPRING GREENHOUSE OPENING: Neighbors snag seed packets, watch soil blocking demos, learn about alliums and get a preview of activities planned for the season ahead. Landry Park, Winooski, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 861-4769.

SUGAR ON SNOW PARTIES: Sweet treats, sugar bush tours, demos and a lip-smacking sample of each grade of syrup help ring in the season. Audubon Vermont Sugarhouse, Richmond, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 434-3068.

TREE GRAFTING WITH DONNA HISSON: Helpful hands learn how to prep fruit trees for Marshfield’s food forest. Supplies provided. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, noon-2 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, marshfieldrh@gmail.com.

community

BILL SKIFF STORY SLAM: Raconteurs spin true tales focused on the theme of “The Snowstorm.” Proceeds benefit home heating assistance for Vermonters in need. Williston Central School, 6 p.m. $20. Info, rotaryclubofwillistonvt@ gmail.com.

HU CHANT: ANCIENT MANTRA FOR A MODERN WORLD: Eckankar in VT invites community members of all faiths, traditions and walks of life to a 20-minute group chant, followed by quiet contemplation and spiritual conversation. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, eck-vermont@gmail.com.

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. Info, sisterhoodcampfire@gmail.com.

dance

BERLIN CONTRA DANCE: Dancers of all ages and abilities learn at a gathering that encourages joy, laughter and friendship. Bring clean, soft-soled shoes. See capitalcitygrange.org for callers and bands. Capital City Grange, Berlin, 8-11 p.m. $5-20 sliding scale. Info, 225-8921.

spaces this growing season. Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, arobinsonld@ gmail.com.

MAPLE OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND: Syrup fans usher in Vermont’s yummiest season with tours, tastings and other sappy activities at sugarhouses across the state. Various locations statewide. Free. Info, 227-2627.

MAPLE OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND: BAIRD FARM: Suckers for the sticky stuff flock to the farm for sugarhouse and sugar bush tours, tastings, giveaways, and treats by the cauldron campfire. Baird Farm, North Chittenden, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 558-8443.

MAPLEFEST: Guests satisfy their sweet tooths with sugarhouse tours, horse-drawn wagon rides and a flurry of family-friendly festivities. Various

GLOW UP & DANCE: Rhythmready revelers don headphones for a high-vibes, low-light silent disco featuring multi-channel playlists, neon art and a zero-judgment dance floor. Ages 18 and up. Davis Studio, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $25; preregister. Info, 425-2700.

fairs & festivals

BOAT SHOW: See FRI.20, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

CABIN FEVER WEEKEND: See FRI.20.

FERMENT FEST: Wanna be starting something? Helpful info bubbles up at a showcase of Vermont vendors’ pickled products, beverages, natural dyes and other anaerobic goodies. The Soda Plant, Burlington, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 503-0344.

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mysteries of animal habitats. Haskell Free Library & Opera House, Derby Line, 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 888-626-2060. outside vermont

123 ANDRÉS: A Grammywinning duo delivers a bilingual blast of Latin American rhythms and educational earworms that will have the whole family boogying down. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover N.H., 2 p.m. $12-20. Info, 603-646-2422.

SUN.22

burlington

‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE

MONSTER’: See WED.18.

BREAKFAST WITH BLUEY:

Pint-size party animals power up with stacks of flapjacks and cartoon favorites before letting loose at a high-energy dance party. Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 9-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 859-0100.

DINOSAUR SAFARI EXHIBIT: See WED.18. chittenden county

DA CAPO CONCERT: The Vermont Youth Orchestra’s wind and brass training ensemble shows off the fruit of their labors. Elley-Long Music Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-5030.

MEET & BLEAT BABY GOAT PLAYGROUP: See SAT.21.

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, 12:302:30 p.m. Free. Info, 891-2014.

MON.23

burlington

‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE MONSTER’: See WED.18.

DINOSAUR SAFARI EXHIBIT: See WED.18.

NNE TEEN TAKEOVER: MINECRAFT MEETUP: Players convene to build structures, extract resources and craft tools in an infinite, blockbased video game world. Snacks provided. Fletcher Free Library New North End Branch, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

STORY ARTISTS: Wee ones ages 2 to 6 and their

caregivers read a selection of books by a featured author, then make art inspired by the theme. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

chittenden county

‘TELL US WHAT YOU WANT’: Library patrons in grades six through 12 convene to plan events and programs that reflect their interests. Refreshments provided. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

mad river valley/ waterbury

TODDLER TIME: Little kids ages 5 and under have a blast with songs, stories, rhymes and dancing. Waterbury Public Library, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

upper valley

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. Info, 649-1114.

TUE.24

burlington

‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE MONSTER’: See WED.18.

DINOSAUR SAFARI EXHIBIT: See WED.18.

MINECRAFT MEETUP: Fans of the sandbox game from ages 7 to 12 gather with fellow enthusiasts to play on the library’s private server. Snacks provided. Fletcher Free Library New North End Branch, Burlington, 5-6:15 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

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. Info, 863-3403.

chittenden county

COLLAGE WITH OLIVIA: Crafty kids ages 5 to 11 experiment with different materials at this program led by a teen volunteer. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

CRAFTYTOWN: Kiddos express their inner artist using mediums such as paint, print, collage and sculpture. Recommended for ages 8 and up, or 6 and up with an adult helper. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140. READ TO CHEWY THE THERAPY DOG: See SAT.21, 4:30 p.m.

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. Info, 878-4918.

barre/montpelier

BASEMENT TEEN CENTER: See FRI.20, 2-6 p.m.

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. Info, 223-3338.

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. Info, 745-1391.

LEADERSHIP CAFÉ SERIES:

SUPPER & SUPPORT: Over a shared meal, families of children with disabilities and special health care needs learn practical tools to navigate systems and communicate with confidence. Cobleigh Public Library, Lyndonville, 1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, emmy. hilliard@vtfn.org.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: See FRI.20.

WED.25

burlington

‘CHAMP: AMERICA’S LAKE MONSTER’: See WED.18.

BIKE MAINTENANCE

WORKSHOP FOR DADS: Dad Guild helps gearheads in training master the basics of two-wheeled maintenance and roadside rescues, just in time for riding season. Old Spokes Home, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 318-4231.

DINOSAUR SAFARI EXHIBIT: See WED.18.

MAGNATILE MASTERPIECES: See WED.18.

STEAM SPACE: See WED.18. chittenden county

BABY TIME: See WED.18.

GAME ON!: See WED.18.

PLAY TIME: See WED.18.

READ TO A DOG: Bookworms of all ages get a 10-minute time slot to tell stories to Emma the therapy pup. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 3:304:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, sbplkids@southburlingtonvt.gov.

barre/montpelier

BABY & CAREGIVER MEETUP: See WED.18.

FAMILY CHESS CLUB: See WED.18.

ROBIN’S NEST NATURE PLAYGROUP: See WED.18. K

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MAPLE MADNESS: Syrup stans of all ages pack the pedestrian thoroughfare for a springtime jubilee of live music, syrup tasting, ax throwing, cozy firepits and delicious giveaways. Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7144.

ROTARY HOME & RECREATION EXPO: Homeowners hunt for inspiration at a two-day gathering of more than 120 diverse vendors. Collins Perley Sports and Fitness Center, St. Albans, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 324-3933.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See THU.19.

‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See THU.19.

MAPLE, MIMOSAS & MOUNT

MANSFIELD’S BEST FRIENDS: Guests savor a delicious breakfast, beverages and live music, then head to the sugarhouse for a demo, capped off by an Instagrammable hang with the farm’s famous retrievers. Golden Dog Farm, Jeffersonville, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $149; preregister. Info, becca@goldendogfarm.com.

SPRING EQUINOX GUIDED

JOURNALING DINNER: Educator Leslie Ruster helps attendees put their thoughts to paper at this soul-filled family-style feast featuring bounty sourced straight from Vermont’s thawing fields. Adventure Dinner Clubhouse, Colchester, 6-9 p.m. $64. Info, sas@adventuredinner.com.

TASTE THE ONE: See FRI.20.

lyrics. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, noon. Free. Info, 846-4140.

SIMONE DINNERSTEIN: The lauded pianist praised by the Washington Post and the New York Times as a unique interpreter of Johann Sebastian Bach mesmerizes listeners. See calendar spotlight. Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 3 p.m. $10-55; free for kids. Info, 728-9878. SPRUCE PEAK UNPLUGGED: ROSANNE CASH: See FRI.20. Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort, 7 p.m. $79.90-138.75. Info, 760-4634.

outdoors

COMMUNITY BIRD WALKS: Feathered-friend seekers join expert Lachlan Ziegler for a morning trek to sharpen their identification skills. Rock Point Center, Burlington, 8-10 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 331-6968.

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MET OPERA IN HD: ‘TRISTAN UND ISOLDE’: Aria admirers experience the Metropolitan Opera’s visionary new staging of Richard Wagner’s masterpiece of starcrossed lovers on the big screen. Opera Company of Middlebury board member Jerry Shedd gives a preshow talk at 11:15 a.m. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, noon5:15 p.m. $10-24. Info, 382-9222.

‘OCEAN PARADISE 3D’: See THU.19.

‘THE SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA’: A Vietnamese servant girl observes two very different Saigon families from the shadows in this 1993 romantic drama by Anh Hung Tran. The Screening Room @ VTIFF, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 3 p.m. $6-12. Info, 660-2600.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE’: See THU.19.

‘A SINGULAR THEY’: Viewers take in the virtual premiere of a solo dance film created by nonbinary and disabled multidisciplinary artist Toby MacNutt. 7 p.m. $0-20 sliding scale. Info, twmacnutt@ gmail.com.

‘TAMPOPO’: Satirical vignettes about relationships, love and food take center stage in Jûzô Itami’s 1985 dark comedy. The Screening Room @ VTIFF, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. $6-12. Info, 660-2600.

WOODSTOCK VERMONT FILM

SERIES: ‘NATCHEZ’: Suzannah Herbert’s 2025 documentary zooms in on a Mississippi town deeply divided over its unreconciled history. A Q&A with the director follows. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 3 p.m. $1215. Info, 457-2355.

food & drink

FRIENDS OF THE NPL SOUP

SALE: Neighbors sling quarts of frozen homemade goodness to go at this parking lot fundraiser for the Norwich Public Library. Dan & Whit’s, Norwich, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $15 per quart; cash only. Info, 649-1184.

WINE UP VT: Vino enthusiasts flock to a stellar showcase of natural wine and cider grown and produced in the Green Mountain State. Ellison Estate Vineyard, Grand Isle, 5-7 p.m. $55. Info, 760-9111.

games

CHESS CLUB: All ages and abilities face off and learn new strategies. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

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. Info, judi@ waterburypubliclibrary.com.

health & fitness

GENTLE YOGA: Practitioners hit the mat for a slow-paced, all-levels class focusing on breath work, stress reduction and mind-body awareness. BYO mat and props. Waterbury Public Library, 10:30-11:45 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

music

ANA GUIGUI: See FRI.20.

BOTH SIDES NOW: An intimate concert experience shines a light on the music of longtime friends — and erstwhile lovers — Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $33-48. Info, 603-448-0400.

CAMERON BROWN: The Detroitborn bass virtuoso helms a piano-less quintet in a highoctane concert of jazz standards and originals to benefit the Windham County Heat Fund. Vermont Jazz Center, Brattleboro, 7:30 p.m. $25-60 sliding scale. Info, 254-9088, ext. 1.

DAVID FEURZEIG: In “Play Every Town,” the prolific classical pianist continues a statewide series of shows in protest of high-pollution worldwide concert tours. East Corinth Congregational Church, 3 p.m. Free. Info, playeverytown@ gmail.com.

HUNGRYTOWN: Multiinstrumentalist Ken Anderson and writer Rebecca Hall make up a folk duo characterized by remarkable harmonies and literary

seminars

NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION: Curious creatives and multimedia enthusiasts tour the facilities and check out available gear. The Media Factory, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free; donations accepted; preregister. Info, 651-9692.

sports

FIFTH SEASON RIDE & RACE: Mud-spattered cyclists embrace chaos with a trudge across slushy back roads, ending with a maple-filled celebration. Analog Cycles, Poultney, 10:30 a.m. $75-189; free for spectators. Info, 214-5400.

theater

‘THE ART OF DINING’: See FRI.20. ‘GOBLIN: MACBETH’: See WED.18, 2 & 8 p.m.

‘THE HALF-LIFE OF MARIE CURIE’: See THU.19, 2 & 7:30 p.m. ‘A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM: THE 40S MUSICAL’: See FRI.20, 2 p.m.

‘A SHADOW ON THE WALL’: See FRI.20, 2 & 7 p.m.

words

CABIN FEVER: LOCAL AUTHOR SHOWCASE: Lit lovers hear some of their favorite Vermont writers — including Edith Forbes, Betsey Vereckey and Philip Werner — read from their works. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. WRITE NOW!: Wordsmiths of all experience levels hone their craft in a supportive and critique-free environment. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

WRITERS’ WERTFREI: Authors both fledgling and published share their work in a nonjudgmental setting. Virtual option available. Waterbury Public Library, 10 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, judi@ waterburypubliclibrary.com.

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agriculture

MAPLE OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND: See SAT.21.

MAPLE OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND:

BAIRD FARM: See SAT.21.

MAPLEFEST: See SAT.21.

SEED SWAP & SOCIAL: Green thumbs stock up on a variety of garden starters at this seasonal Swap Sisters exchange. Proceeds benefit Migrant Justice. Jeudevine Memorial Library, Hardwick, 3-5 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, swapsisters@gmail.com.

SUGAR ON SNOW PARTIES: See SAT.21.

community

‘JUST LIKE A BOOK: MORE THAN MY COVER’: Artist-in-residence

Ferene Paris leads an inclusive series exploring self-identity through art, storytelling and community. See southburlingtonlibrary.org for full schedule. Ages 16 and up. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 8464140, sbplprograms@gmail.com.

MOBILE PET FOOD SHELF: Animal owners in need stock up on pet products, with no residency or income requirements. Winooski Senior Center, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 655-6425.

fairs & festivals

BOAT SHOW: See FRI.20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

ROTARY HOME & RECREATION EXPO: See SAT.21, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See THU.19.

‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See THU.19.

HOLLYWOOD, VT SERIES: ‘THE SPITFIRE GRILL’: Cinephiles gather for a 30th-anniversary screening of the 1996 drama filmed in Peacham, followed by a behind-the-scenes deep dive with acclaimed Vermont documentarian (and the movie’s local casting director) Bess O’Brien. Playhouse Movie Theatre, Randolph, 6 p.m. $7-10. Info, 728-4012.

MET OPERA IN HD: ‘TRISTAN UND ISOLDE’: See SAT.21. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the

Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. $10-22. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘OCEAN PARADISE 3D’: See THU.19.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE’: See THU.19.

WOODSTOCK VERMONT FILM SERIES: ‘NATCHEZ’: See SAT.21.

food & drink

MAPLE, MIMOSAS & MOUNT MANSFIELD’S BEST FRIENDS: See SAT.21.

TASTE THE ONE: See FRI.20.

games

DUPLICATE BRIDGE GAMES: See THU.19, 1 p.m.

health & fitness

KARUNA COMMUNITY

MEDITATION: A YEAR TO LIVE (FULLY): Participants practice keeping joy, generosity and gratitude at the forefront of their minds. Jenna’s House, Johnson, 10-11:15 a.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, mollyzapp@live.com.

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. Info, newleafsangha@gmail.com.

lgbtq

BOARD GAME DAY: LGBTQ+ tabletop fans bring their own favorite games to the party. Rainbow Bridge Community Center, Barre, 1-6 p.m. Free. Info, 622-0692.

CRAFT CLUB: Creative queer folks work on their knitting, crocheting and sewing projects. Rainbow Bridge Community Center, Barre, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 622-0692. music

DJANGO SOULO: A local musician previews tracks from his upcoming album, Something to Remember Me By. Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, 4 p.m. $10-20 suggested donation. Info, djangosoulo@gmail.com.

TOM CLEARY & AMBER

DELAURENTIS: Irresistible jazz music fills the air when the two lauded Vermont artists take the stage. Partial proceeds benefit AgeWell. First Congregational Church of Essex Junction, 3 p.m.

$20; free for kids under 12. Info, 878-5745.

TRINITY PRESENTS: BORROMEO

STRING QUARTET: One of the country’s most enthralling ensembles enchants with monumental works by Antonín Dvořák and Franz Schubert. Trinity Episcopal Church, Rutland, 3 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, 775-4368.

WESTFORD MUSIC SERIES: PAUL

ASBELL: A veteran bluesman serenades local listeners with his steel-string strains of early jazz, folk and old-timey tunes. Westford Common Hall, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 734-8177.

outdoors

WILDLIFE TRACKING CLUB: Naturalists teach trackers of all ages how to distinguish the snowy paw prints of Vermont mammals. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 10 a.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, 229-6206.

sports

USED EQUIPMENT SALE: Winter sports fans browse a bevy of like-new skis, boots, poles and snowshoes. Blueberry Hill Outdoor Center, Goshen, 9 a.m. Free; price of equipment. Info, 382-7693.

tech

DROP-IN TECH SUPPORT: Techsavvy library staff provide oneon-one guidance and support in 30-minute sessions. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

theater

‘THE ART OF DINING’: See FRI.20, 2 p.m.

‘GOBLIN: MACBETH’: See WED.18, 2 p.m.

‘THE HALF-LIFE OF MARIE CURIE’: See THU.19, 2 p.m.

and spiritual aspects of climate change. Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, Jericho, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, ttjericho.vt@gmail.com.

crafts

FUSE BEADS CLUB: Aspiring artisans bring ideas or borrow patterns to make beaded creations. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section. ‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See THU.19.

‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See THU.19.

‘OCEAN PARADISE 3D’: See THU.19. ‘SEA MONSTERS 3D: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE’: See THU.19.

‘WOMEN & THE WIND’: Femaleidentifying sailors take in Alizé Jireh’s powerful 2025 documentary chronicling an unexpected Atlantic journey driven by purpose and curiosity. Light refreshments provided. Community Sailing Center, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, eva@ communitysailingcenter.org.

food & drink

TASTE THE ONE: See FRI.20.

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. Info, 862-1342.

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. Info, 524-1507.

holidays

PASSOVER CLASS: Participants deepen their knowledge of the holiday and enhance their Seder experience at this seminar offering insights into the Haggadah. Virtual option available. Chabad of Vermont, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 658-5770.

language

GERMAN LANGUAGE LUNCH:

Willkommen! Speakers of all experience levels brush up on conversational skills over bagged lunches. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

music

KOREAN DRUMMING: Music makers of all abilities tap into the thunderous thrum of traditional samulnori percussion. The Bunker at Middlebury College, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

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. Info, 476-2541.

politics

LEGISLATIVE FORUM: Democratic state reps Emilie Krasnow, Martin LaLonde, Kate Nugent, Bridget Burkhardt and Brian Minier shed light on what’s being debated in the Statehouse. Virtual option available. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

seminars

WEATHERIZATION SEMINAR:

Drafty house? No problem! Efficiency-minded locals learn DIY steps to tighten up their abode. Refreshments provided; free childcare upon request. Pierson

the hurdles of starting a business from scratch. Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. $15. Info, nicole@vcet.co.

words

ITALIAN BOOK CLUB: Lovers of the language read and discuss Natalia Ginzburg’s 1962 collection of essays, Le Piccole Virtú. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10:15 a.m.-11 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

READ LIKE A WRITER: New England Readers & Writers hosts a virtual reading group for bibliophiles to chat about short stories, both contemporary and classic. 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 372-1132.

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. Info, 295-6688.

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activism

SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY

GATHERING: Neighbors work on cultivating trust, appreciating and respecting differences, and building skills to interrupt racism and classism. Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 223-7861.

agriculture

MUNICIPAL EXEMPTION

WEBINAR: Rural Vermont hosts a virtual overview of its proposal to protect local farmlands from municipal regulations. 9:30-11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, info@ruralvermont.org.

community

CURRENT EVENTS

Hall Theater, Middlebury, 7 p.m.

$18. Info, 382-9222.

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, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

education

PROSPECTIVE STUDENT OPEN HOUSE: Families learn about the student-driven school’s academic approach, programs and homeschool classes. Pacem School, Montpelier, 5-6 p.m. Free. Info, 223-1010.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See THU.19.

‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See THU.19.

‘KILL BILL: VOL. 1’: A former assassin wakes up from a coma and seeks vengeance against her betrayers in Quentin Tarantino’s blood-splattered 2003 kung fu thriller. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 540-3018.

‘OCEAN PARADISE 3D’: See THU.19.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE’: See THU.19.

food & drink

TASTE THE ONE: See FRI.20.

games

DISCUSSION GROUP: Brownell Library holds a virtual roundtable for neighbors to pause 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6955. Local tellers of tales recount true stories on the theme of “Fumbles and Fouls” in an open-mic format. Town

BOARD GAMES FOR ADULTS: Locals ages 18 and up enjoy the library’s collection or bring their own to share with the group. Light refreshments provided. Essex Free Library, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0313.

health & fitness

COMMUNITY MEDITATION: All experience levels engage in the ancient Buddhist practice of clearing the mind to achieve a state of

calm. First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington, 5:15-6 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, 862-5630.

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. Info, 304-0836.

language

ITALIAN LANGUAGE LUNCH: Speakers hone their skills in the Romance language over bagged lunches. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

PAUSE-CAFÉ FRENCH

CONVERSATION: Francophones and French-language learners meet pour parler la belle langue Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 343-5493.

music

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. Info, vermontsfreedomandunity chorus@gmail.com.

outdoors

WOMEN AND OUR WOODS WILDLIFE TRACKING WORKSHOP: Ecologist Sophie Mazowita guides female-identifying trackers on a trek to decode the snowy (or muddy) stories of early spring’s active animals. Peter A. Krusch Nature Preserve, Jeffersonville, 10 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, sam@vlt.org.

seminars

THE ARTIST’S WAY: A weekly study group invites participants to explore Julia Cameron’s celebrated method for creative unblocking and achieving transcendence. 3 Squares Café, Vergennes, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, kelseywoodmezzo@gmail.com. FAMILY-TO-FAMILY CLASS: NAMI Vermont hosts an informative weekly seminar for individuals with a loved one who is TUE.24 » P.76

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struggling with mental health. 6:30-9 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, program@namivt.org.

sports

OPEN GYM BASKETBALL FOR DADS: Fathers and masc-identifying caregivers team up for a lowkey pickup game. Mater Christi School, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 318-4231.

tech

AFTERNOON TECH HELP: Experts answer questions about phones, laptops, e-readers and other devices in one-on-one meetings. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 1-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 846-4140.

DROP-IN TECH SUPPORT: Library staff answer 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. Info, 863-3403.

ONE-ON-ONE TECH HELP: Adult services librarian Megan Robinson lends a hand with smartphones, laptops and e-readers in 30-minute sessions. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 748-8291.

words

ALEXIS LATHEM & TERESA

MARES: The authors and agrarian activists cultivate a deep-rooted discussion on the labor, lore and livestock that shape our local food systems. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-7222.

ANNE FADIMAN: A celebrated author delivers witty observations from her latest collection, Frog: And Other Essays in conversation with political activist — and the writer’s lifelong friend — Jane Stetson. The Norwich Bookstore, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 649-1114.

BURLINGTON

LITERATURE GROUP: Over the course of six weeks, readers analyze the French New Novel movement, including Alain Robbe-Grillet’s The Erasers, Marguerite Duras’ The Ravishing of Lol Stein and Nathalie Sarraute’s Tropisms. 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, info@nereadersand writers.com.

EVENING BOOK GROUP: Bibliophiles share their read on Claire Keegan’s 2020 novella, Small Things Like These, about a coal merchant who confronts cruelty at a local convent in 1985 Ireland. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

KEN GROSSINGER: A leading social and economic justice strategist discusses his book, Art Works: How Organizers and Artists Are Creating a Better World Together, in conversation with environmentalist and author Bill McKibben. Phoenix Books, Burlington, 7 p.m. $3; preregister. Info, 448-3350.

WRITING CIRCLE: Words pour out when participants explore creative expression in a low-pressure environment. Virtual option available. Pathways Vermont,

Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 777-8691.

WED.25 agriculture

VIRTUAL LISTENING

SESSION: The Vermont Conservation Plan invites farmers and landowners to share their perspectives about Act 59, an ambitious goal of conserving 50 percent of the state’s landscape by 2050. Noon. Free; preregister. Info, info@nofavt.org.

community

CURRENT EVENTS: Neighbors have an informal discussion about what’s in the news. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 878-4918.

PECHAKUCHA: Participants in the Japanese storytelling phenomenon tell a tale through 20 images, with only 20 seconds to explain each one. AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon, N.H., 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 603-448-3117.

crafts

LOOM KNITTING: Fiber fanatics ages 8 and up learn a technique that uses a sturdy frame and pegs, offering an easy alternative to needles. Bellows Free Academy, Fairfax, noon. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

YARN & YAK: See WED.18.

YARN CRAFTERS GROUP: See WED.18.

etc.

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. Info, 233-4157.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

VTIFF MUSICAL SILENTS: ‘MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA’: A live improvised score by Matt Hagen and Johnnie Day Durand enriches this screening of Dziga Vertov’s 1929 documentary exploring Soviet urban life. The Screening Room @ VTIFF, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. $6-12. Info, 660-2600.

food & drink

COMMUNITY COOKING: See WED.18.

CUPPA ON CAMPUS: See WED.18. TASTE THE ONE: See FRI.20.

health & fitness

CHAIR YOGA: See WED.18.

FLOTATIONAL & ACOUSTIC

THERAPY TALK: Float Away wellness spa owner Justin MorganParmett dives into the science of silence, sharing how salt-water suspension and sound waves can help chronic pain sufferers find their “off” switch. Dorothy Alling

Memorial Library, Williston, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

RECOVERY DHARMA: See WED.18.

language

ELL CLASSES: See WED.18.

ITALIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Linguaphiles brush up on their bilingual banter at this bimonthly meetup facilitated by a native speaker. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

lgbtq

THE ALL INCLUSIVE DYKETACULAR: See WED.18. music

RESISTANCE SONG CIRCLE:

Hannah Jeffery of Deep Well Song leads vocal activists and harmonizing hopefuls in melodies they can take with them to protests. BALE Community Space, South Royalton, 6 p.m. $5-15 suggested donation. Info, circle@balevt.org.

seminars

AARP TAX HELP: See WED.18. sports GREEN MOUNTAIN TABLE TENNIS CLUB: See WED.18.

talks

SPRING SPEAKER SERIES: KATELYN HUDSON: An architectural designer shares fascinating facts about the postfire reconstruction of Mount Mansfield’s 1935 Stone Hut. Yestermorrow Design/Build School, Waitsfield, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 496-5545. tech

TECH FREEBIES: SAVING MONEY WITH LIBRARY RESOURCES: Looking to cut costs? Connect with a digital specialist to explore the variety of free online services the library has to offer. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140. theater

‘BERNHARDT/HAMLET’: The school’s theater department stages Theresa Rebeck’s rollicking comedy following the real-life story of legendary actress Sarah Bernhardt’s decision to play the coveted male role in 1899. Royall Tyler Theatre, University of Vermont, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $10-22. Info, theatreanddance@ uvm.edu.

‘THE CHILDREN’: Northern Stage mounts Lucy Kirkwood’s critically acclaimed drama about two retired scientists whose peaceful world is upended by a nearby nuclear disaster. Byrne Theater, Barrette Center for the Arts, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $10-80. Info, 296-7000. words

MYSTERY BOOK CLUB: Crime buffs and amateur sleuths gather to gab about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1887 Sherlock Holmes series debut, A Study in Scarlet The Eloquent Page, St. Albans, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 527-7243. ➆

classes

THE FOLLOWING CLASS LISTINGS ARE PAID ADVERTISEMENTS. ANNOUNCE YOUR CLASS HERE FOR AS LITTLE AS $21.25/WEEK (INCLUDES SIX PHOTOS AND UNLIMITED DESCRIPTION ONLINE).

NEWSPAPER DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 3 P.M. POST CLASS ADS AT SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POSTCLASS. GET HELP AT CLASSES@SEVENDAYSVT.COM.

arts & crafts

GROUNDED EARTH POTTERY STUDIO — SPRING CLASSES & MEMBERSHIP: Spring classes are now open. Offerings include Intro to Handbuilding, Intermediate Handbuilding and Beginner Wheel rowing. Studio memberships are also available for those looking for ongoing access and community! Join this growing Burlington pottery studio focused on creativity, healing and connection through clay. Whether you’re brand-new or continuing your ceramics journey, Grounded Earth is a place to slow down, work with your hands and get grounded. Location: 257 Pine St., Building D, #3, Burlington. Info: hello@groundedearthvt.com, groundedearthvt.com.

a transformative experience designed for those ready to take their practice to a deeper level or teach with clarity, conﬁdence and compassion. e experience:

• Daily asana and satsang: Cleanse and transform your personal practice

• Radical self-care: a unique gift of adventure and growth

• Professional development: Gain the tools to share yoga with others.

Invest in your future. Start your adventure today. Dates: Jun. 6-21. Cost: $2,700; early-bird pricing ends Apr. 1. Location: Brandon, Vt. Info: melanieredelyoga@gmail. com, melanieredel.com.

DAVIS STUDIO ART CLASSES:

Discover your happy place in one of our weekly classes. Making art boosts emotional well-being and brings joy to your life, especially when you connect with other art enthusiasts. Select the ongoing program that’s right for you. Now enrolling youths, teens and adults. Join and restore your faith in humanity. Info: 802-425-2700, info@davisstudiovt.com, davisstudiovt.com.

healing arts

HEALING WITH CRYSTALS: Crystals and minerals are beautiful and powerful gifts from Mother Earth. ey can bring greater health, happiness and healing. In

this dynamic and fun workshop, Maureen Short will share from 40 years of using crystals and gemstones. You’ll learn the properties of many stones; the care, cleansing and programming of crystals; and how to clear spaces, places and layouts for your clients. is is for both professional healers and anyone who loves the stones! Maureen will share from her extensive collection.

Date: Sun., Mar. 29, 1-5 p.m. Cost: $88. Location: 236 Wild Apple Rd., New Haven. Info: 802-453-4433, maureenseventeen@gmail.com, lightheart.net.

200-HOUR YOGA TEACHER

TRAINING: Your journey into the yoga wisdom way begins here. Wisdom Flow Yoga offers a deep dive into self-discovery, healing and empowerment. Join us for

soulshinepoweryoga@gmail.com, soulshinepoweryoga.com.

language

REIKI ATTUNEMENT AND

TRAINING: Reiki is an ancient and powerful spiritually guided life force healing art. Come to the Lightheart Sanctuary, nestled in the forest of New Haven, Vt., to learn to use Reiki to heal, soothe and comfort. Taught by shamanic Reiki master Maureen Short, with 33 years’ experience. You’ll receive a certiﬁcate and will be ready to offer your skills to others! Dates: Second-degree Reiki, Mar. 24, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $250; Reiki master, Mar. 27, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $325. Cost incl. attunement, training, textbook, lunch & certiﬁcate.

Location: Lightheart Sanctuary, 236 Wild Apple Rd., New Haven, Vt. Info: Maureen A. Short, 802453-4433, maureenseventeen@ gmail.com, lightheart.net.

kids

SPRING INTO MOVEMENT! KIDS’ CLASS: Join Megan and D for an afternoon of creative movement, partner yoga poses, physical challenges, Hula-Hoops, handstands and more. Empowering activities support kids to feel and honor their bodies while celebrating the renewing energy of spring! is event is for children ages 6-12. Guardians are welcome to stay in our lounge, walk around Church Street or even join in with your child if they would like the added support. Preregistration recommended, but walk-ins are always welcome! Date: Sun., Mar. 29, 3-4:30 p.m. Cost: $20/child; $15/additional child in the same household. Location: SoulShine Power Yoga. 100 Church St. 3F, Burlington. Info: 802-540-0192,

SPRING INTO FRENCH CLASSES AT WINGSPAN STUDIO: Sign up for Wingspan’s Spring French Session and begin or continue your French journey! Choose from four levels, plus an immersive full-day voyage to the Eastern Townships of Québec. Small, interactive classes with a supportive (yet serious!) instructor. Whether new, brushing up, or diving deeper, Madame Maggie offers a fantastique blend of daily expressions, grammar, pronunciation and culture. Trained at La Sorbonne/SciPo, with graduate work in Francophone Africa and a Vermont French teaching license, she uses best practices and somatic language techniques. Private lessons available. Make this the year you expand your French and open doors to new adventures. Allons-y! Dates and times vary. Cost: $180 for 5-week course, 1.5 hours/week. Location: Wingspan Studio & School, 4A Howard St., Burlington. Info: 802233-7676, maggiestandley@gmail. com, wingspanstudioeduc.com.

AFLCR FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE CLASSES: Our Alliance Française offers traditional textbook classes and optional courses to help students refine their language skills and/or explore diverse cultural topics. Join us in person in Burlington or online. Novice through advanced-intermediate. All are welcome! Dates: Mar. 23-Jun. 5, mostly evenings & afternoons. Cost: $340 for 11 weekly 90-min. class meetings. Location: Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region, 43 King St., Burlington or online. Info: Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region, 802-777-9365, education@ aflcr.org, aflcr.org.

martial arts

AIKIDO: THE POWER OF HARMONY — TRAIN WITH VERMONT’S ONLY SHIHAN (MASTER-LEVEL) TEACHER 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.

music

TAIKO TUESDAYS, DJEMBE WEDNESDAYS!: Drum with Stuart Paton! New sessions each month.

Community Taiko Ensemble Beginner’s Class, Mon., 5:30-7 p.m. Taiko on Tue.: Kids & Parents Taiko, 4-5:30 p.m.; Adult Intro Taiko, 5:30-7 p.m.; Accelerated Intro Taiko, 7-8:30 p.m. Djembe on Wed.: Intermediate Djembe,

5:30-7 p.m.; Beginner Djembe, 7-8:30 p.m. Drums provided. Cost: $92/4 weeks; 90-min. classes; $72 per person for Kids & Parents class. Location: Burlington Taiko, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3-G. Info: Stuart Paton, 802-448-0150, burlingtontaiko.org.

wellness

RELEASE & RESET — IMMERSION SELF-CARE DAY: Release and reset your nervous system and restore mind and body balance through intentional movement, breathwork and relaxation. Learn to support your health and well-being with mindful nutrition and skin-care practices and take home sustainable tools. Come in curious and leave feeling refreshed, empowered and more connected to yourself. Breath & Bliss Yoga Flow; Reset for Success: Mindful Nutrition & Skincare Workshop; Strength & Length Mat Pilates; Restorative Soundbath with Reiki. Five local practitioners. All levels are welcome; no prior experience required. Refreshments will be provided. Date: Sat., Mar. 28, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $95/ person. Location: Shelburne Athletic Club, 166 Athletic Dr. Info: Julie Schwetlick, 802-448-0312, skinvigo@gmail.com, skinvigo. com/selfcareday.

Chuck Conway and Carla Kevorkian founded O Bread Bakery at Shelburne Farms almost 50 years ago. ey bake artisan, Europeanstyle organic breads that have become a community staple. eir son Gregory hopes to eventually take over the business. Seven Days Eva Sollberger visited the family on Valentine’s Day to taste some goodies.

Regulus

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AGE/SEX: 10-year-old neutered male

ARRIVAL DATE: February 17, 2026

SUMMARY: Regulus is a true senior sweetheart, ready to spend his golden years in a loving home. He came into our care when his devoted owner had to move due to health reasons, and he’s looking for a calm, loving home where he can enjoy the simple pleasures of life: cozy naps, leisurely walks, car rides with the window cracked and plenty of snuggles. Mellow, friendly and affectionate, Regulus brings all the charm, patience and loyalty of a seasoned canine companion. If you’re looking for a gentle, senior pup pal who will ﬁll your days with quiet joy, affection and loyal companionship, Regulus could be your new best friend.

DOGS/CATS/KIDS: Regulus has been tolerant of other dogs while in our care. Regulus is seeking a home without cats. He may prefer a home without young children.

Visit the Humane Society of Chittenden County at 142 Kindness Court, South Burlington, Tuesday-Wednesday, 1-5 p.m.; ursday-Friday, 1-6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 862-0135 or visit hsccvt.org for more info.

DID YOU KNOW?

HSCC can facilitate dog-to-dog introductions! If you’re interested in adopting a dog and you already have one at home, we can introduce your dog to a potential new pal at HSCC to see if they get along before you take them home.

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PETS & SUPPLIES

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ROOTED IN NATURE, GROUNDED IN COMMUNITY: A SPRING RETREAT

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN & YOUTH W/ DISABILITIES/SPECIAL NEEDS

Statewide conference to support families of children w/ disabilities & special health needs. Tue., Apr. 28, 8 a.m.-3:45 p.m., at UVM’s Dudley H. Davis Center. Workshops related to navigating health care, mental

Reconnect w/ yourself, nature & community. Guided forest time, reﬂ ection & more. Fri., Apr. 17, 10 a.m.-Sun., Apr. 19, 11 a.m. Info, stacy.m.burnett@ gmail.com, journeytogethervt.com/ event-details-registration/ spring-retreat-weekend.

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GUITAR INSTRUCTION

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AUDITIONS & CASTING

LAMOILLE COUNTY PLAYERS: AUDITIONS FOR ‘THE ADDAMS FAMILY’

LCP will hold auditions for e Addams Family’ musical on Mar. 21 & 22 at the Hyde Park Opera House. Auditions will be in 1-hour sessions between 1 & 4 p.m. each day. Please sign up in advance at lcplayers.com/theaddams-family. Audition readings & music clips avail. on our website. Info, info@lcplayers. com, lcplayers.com.

readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. Any home seeker who feels he or she has encountered discrimination should contact: HUD Ofﬁce of Fair Housing 10 Causeway St., Boston, MA 02222-1092 (617) 565-5309 — OR — Vermont Human Rights Commission 14-16 Baldwin St. Montpelier, VT 05633-0633 1-800-416-2010 hrc@vermont.gov

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APARTMENTS & HOUSES FOR RENT

WINOOSKI 2-BR, HEAT INCL.

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BURLINGTON 1-, 2- & 3 -BR APTS. FOR RENT

Unfurnished 1-, 2- & 3-BR apts. avail. for lease now in Burlington. Income eligibility minimums are req. & are as follows: 1-BR, $45,000; 2-BR, $60,000; 3-BR, $77,500. We also accept housing choice vouchers. Please call 802-540-3279 for a viewing.

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TOWN OF ESSEX 2026 EUROWEST STORMWATER POND MAINTENANCE

e Town of Essex invites you to prepare a Bid for the Town of Essex 2026 Eurowest Stormwater Pond Maintenance Project. Work associated with this Project is to be completed by June 22nd, 2026. Work includes vegetation mowing/mulching as well as pond sediment excavation and removal. Bid packages are available at the Town Public Works Ofﬁ ce, 5 Jericho Road, Essex Center or by e-mail to dgregoire@essex.org. Sealed bids will be received at the Town of Essex Public Works Ofﬁ ce or mailed to the Town of Essex, Department of Public Works, 81 Main Street Essex Jct., VT 05452 until 10:00 AM on Friday, April 3rd, 2026. Questions can be directed to the Town Public Works at (802) 878 – 1344.

PROPOSED STATE RULES

By law, public notice of proposed rules must be given by publication in newspapers of record. e purpose of these notices is to give the public a chance to respond to the proposals. e public notices for administrative rules are now also available online at https://secure.vermont.gov/ SOS/rules/ . e 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).

Quarantine #3 - Regulated Introduced Plant Species.

AGENCY: Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

CONCISE SUMMARY: is amendment modernizes the existing Noxious Weed Quarantine, which will be renamed the Regulated Introduced Plant Species Quarantine, by establishing a clearer, science-based, and more fl exible process for identifying and regulating introduced plant species of concern in Vermont. e amended rule removes the previous static list and replaces it with a responsive, fl exible, and meaningful framework grounded in Pest Risk Assessment (PRA) criteria and review by an advisory group of subject-matter and industry experts. e amendment clarifi es prohibited activities, updates defi nitions, adds best management practices (BMPs) and permitting pathways, and strengthens consistency with federal regulations by incorporating federally regulated plant species under 7 CFR § 360.200. e revised structure improves transparency, regulatory clarity, and enforceability, while supporting preventionfocused management that aligns with Vermont’s ecological, agricultural, and forestry needs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Emilie Inoue, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, 116 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05620-2901 Tel: 802-505-0217 E-mail: Emilie. Inoue@vermont.gov URL: https://agriculture. vermont.gov/.

FOR COPIES: Stephanie Smith, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, 116 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05620-2901 Tel: 802-661-8051 E-mail: Stephanie.Smith@vermont.gov.

NOTICE OF SELF STORAGE LIEN SALE, JERICHO MINI STORAGE 25 NORTH MAIN STREET, JERICHO, VT 05465.

e contents of the following self storage units will be sold at public auction, by sealed bid, on April 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM. Mary Sheridan/Cathy Colt #138 Daniel Larose #39&#118. Units will be opened for viewing for auction, sale by sealed bid to the highest bidder, cash only. Contents of entire storage unit will be sold as one lot.

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION WASHINGTON UNIT DOCKET NO.: 25-PR-07732

In re ESTATE of Earle Sidney Rogers, Sr. NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To the creditors of: Earle Sidney Rogers, Sr., late of Marshﬁ eld, 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 ﬁ rst publication of this notice. e claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the Court. e claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Dated: March 6, 2026

Signature of Fiduciary: /s/ Earle Rogers Jr.

Executor/Administrator: Earle Rogers Jr., c/o Matthew Glitman, Esquire 375 Lake Road, Suite 2A, St. Albans, VT 05478 Phone number: 802-527-7200

Email: jackie@vtlaw.us

Name of Publication: Seven Days Publication Date: 03/18/2026

Name of Probate Court: Vermont Probate Court –Washington County Address of Probate Court: 65 State Street Montpelier, VT 05602

NORTHSTAR SELF STORAGE WILL BE HAVING A PUBLIC AND ONLINE SALE/AUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING STORAGE UNITS ON MARCH 26, 2026 AT 9:00 AM

Northstar Self Storage will be having a public and online sale/auction on March 26, 2026 at 9am EST at 205 Route 4A West, Castleton, VT 05735 (C94), 615 Route 7, Danby VT 05739 (D69). 3466 Richville Rd, Manchester Center, VT 05255 (20), 130 Tanconic Business Park, Manchester Center, VT 05255 (M229), 1124 Charlestown Road, Springﬁ eld, VT 05156 (S76), 2517 West Woodstock Rd, Woodtock, VT 05091 (W12) and online at www. storagetreasures.com at 9:00 am in accordance with VT Title 9 Commerce and Trade Chapter 098: Storage Units 3905. Enforcement of Lien

Unit # Name Contents M229 John Wellenius Household Goods C94 Randy Baker Household Goods D69 Colton omas Slivka Household Goods 20 Lauren Rossics Household Goods S76 Zach Beam Household Goods W12 Robert Crowe Household

OF VERMONT

IN RE: ESTATE OF PAMELA H. PRATT

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To the creditors of: Pamela H. Pratt, late of Waterbury, Connecticut

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 this publication of this notice. e claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the Court. e claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Dated: March 3, 2026 s/ Erin Pratt-Violette, Co-Executrix s/Colleen Pratt-Bouchard, Co-Executrix c/o Harry C. Parker, Esq. Parker Law, PLLC 38 Community Lane, Suite 4 South Hero, VT 05486 harry@parkerlawvt.com

Name of Publication: Seven Days Publication Date: 03/18/2026

Name of Probate Court: Chittenden Probate Court 175 Main Street Burlington, VT 05401

BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD

TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2026, 5:00 PM

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

Hybrid & In Person (at 645 Pine Street) Meeting

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83225696227

?pwd=SGQ0bTdnS000Wkc3c2J4WWw1dzMxUT09 Webinar ID: 832 2569 6227

Passcode: 969186

Telephone: US +1 929 205 6099 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799

1. ZP-26-12; 436 Riverside Avenue (NAC-R, Ward 1)

Americo Real Estate Company/Douglas Goulette

Proposed redevelopment of former Koffee Kup Bakery site into self-storage U-Haul building with associated site improvements.

Plans may be viewed upon request by contacting the Department of Permitting & Inspections between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Participation in the DRB proceeding is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal. Please note that ANYTHING submitted to the Zoning office is considered public and cannot be kept confidential. This may not be the final order in which items will be heard. Please view final Agenda, at www.burlingtonvt.gov/dpi/ drb/agendas or the office notice board, one week before the hearing for the order in which items will be heard.

The programs and services of the City of Burlington are accessible to people with disabilities.

Individuals who require special arrangements to participate are encouraged to contact the Zoning Division at least 72 hours in advance so that proper accommodations can be arranged. For information call 865-7188 (TTY users: 865-7142).

The City of Burlington will not tolerate unlawful harassment or discrimination on the basis of political or religious affiliation, race, color, national origin, place of birth, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, disability, HIV positive status, crime victim status or genetic information. The City is also committed to providing proper access to services, facilities, and employment opportunities. For accessibility information or alternative formats, please contact Human Resources Department at (802) 540-2505.

ACT 250 NOTICE

MINOR APPLICATION 4C1072-5 10 V.S.A. §§ 6000 – 6111

Application 4C1072-5 from Bevins & Son, Inc., 2207 East Road, Colchester, VT 05446 and Milton Commons, LLC, PO Box 21, Colchester, VT 05446 was received on February 6, 2026 and deemed complete on March 2, 2026. The project authorizes a contractor’s yard and storage buildings on Lot 6 of Interstate Commerce Park in Milton, VT. The permit approves a contractor’s yard with a 14,000 square feet (SF) building as well as four (4) 10,000 SF storage buildings. Approved uses for the buildings may include light industry, wholesale trade, warehouse and storage service, self-storage facility and/or essential service uses. The development is accessed off of Route 7 via a new private shared road located between Lot 5 and Lot 6. The project is located at 529 VT Route 7 in Milton, Vermont. The application may be viewed on the Land Use Review Board’s website (https://act250.vermont.gov/) by clicking “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “4C1072-5.”

(1) may request a hearing. Any hearing request must be in writing, must state the criteria or sub-criteria at issue, why a hearing is required, and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other person eligible for party status under 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1)(E) must include a petition for party status under the Act 250 Rules. To request party status and a hearing, fill out the Party Status Petition Form on the Board’s website: https://act250.vermont.gov/documents/ party-status-petition-form, and email it to the District 4 Office at: Act250.Essex@vermont.gov. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law may not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.

For more information contact Kaitlin Hayes at the address or telephone number below.

Dated this March 12, 2026.

By: /s/ Kaitlin Hayes Kaitlin Hayes District Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 (802) 622-4084 kaitlin.hayes@vermont.gov

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS: TOWN OF COLCHESTER LINE STRIPING 2026

The Town is requesting separate sealed bids for roadway line striping of various roads around Town. The scope of work includes a combination of line striping of the centerline and edgeline for a combined total of 517,150 linear feet. Work to be performed in accordance with the technical specifications provided in the Appendix, and the Town of Colchester Department of Public Works Specifications and Standards, effective date of November 12, 2019. All work for this project must be completed by Friday, June 19, 2026.

Questions related to the bid package are due to Randy Alemy in writing by Wednesday, April 1, 2026 . Bids will be received by Randy Alemy, DPW Assistant Director at the Town of Colchester, 781 Blakely Road, Colchester, VT 05446 until 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 10, 2026 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

Each BID must be accompanied by a certified check payable to the OWNER for five percent (5%) of the total amount of the BID. A BID bond may be used in lieu of a certified check

All bidders must notify Randy Alemy on their intent to bid so they can be placed on a Bidders List to receive any issued addenda or other pertinent information. Please notify the Town if email is not an acceptable method for receiving information and provide alternate means of contact. Please contact Randy Alemy at ralemy@ colchestervt.gov.

For the complete Bid & Contract Documents, please visit the Town website at: https://www. colchestervt.gov/bids.aspx

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NOTICE

Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired gives notice that, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 5311 Non-Urbanized Transportation Program, Preventive Maintenance Program, Rural Technical Assistance Program and Marketing; Vermont State Operating Assistance Program; 49 U.S.C. § 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program, the opportunity is offered for a public hearing on a proposed Public Transit Program in the state of Vermont.

Projects are described as follows: volunteer driving, transit buses, vans, and taxis at an estimated total cost of $90,000 to provide transportation services to blind and visually impaired persons.

Persons desiring a hearing to be held should submit written requests to the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired and to the Vermont Agency of Transportation at the addresses below within 14 days of publication

of this notice. Upon receipt of a request, a date will be scheduled and a notice of hearing will be published. A copy of the proposal may be seen at the Project Manager’s Office. Persons desiring to make written comments should forward same to the addresses below within 14 days of publication of this notice.

Transit Provider:

Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired

60 Kimball Avenue

South Burlington, VT 05403

State Agency:

Vermont Agency of Transportation

Public Transit Section

Barre City Place, 219 North Main Street Barre, VT 05641

Dated at South Burlington, County of Chittenden, State of Vermont this 18th day of March, 2026. Steven Pouliot Project Manager

TOWN OF ESSEX DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

APRIL 2, 2026, 6:30 PM

Hybrid & In Person (Municipal Conference Room, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.) Meeting. Anyone may attend this meeting in person at the above address or remotely through the following options:

Join Online: Zoom Meeting ID: 821 7131 4999 | Passcode: 754119 Join Calling (audio only): 888-788-0099

1. Variance – Laurie and Baktash Nelson are requesting a variance to the side setback of their property at 152 Old Stage Road (Parcel ID 2-010063-007) in the Agricultural Residential (AR) District. The variance request is to accommodate a shed that is 5 feet from the property line. In the AR district the side setback is 25 feet.

2. Site Plan Amendment – Essex Resort Holdings LLC is proposing an 5 foot wide natural path, removing four of the existing tennis courts, adding Zen garden amenities including, a landscape berm, green houses, sauna and cold plunges at 70 and 74 Essex Way (Parcel ID 2-093-001-000 and 2-093-001-002) located in the Mixed Use Development-Planned Unit Development (MXDPUD) District.

Application materials may be viewed before the meeting at essexvt.gov/applications. Please call 802-878-1343 or email communitydevelopment@essex.org with any questions. This may not be the final order in which items will be heard. Please view the complete Agenda, at https://essexvt.portal.civicclerk.com or the office notice board before the hearing for the order in which items will be heard and other agenda items.

STATE OF VERMONT

SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION

CALEDONIA UNIT DOCKET NO.: 26-PR-01056

In re ESTATE of Stephen Montgomery

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To the creditors of: Stephen Montgomery, late of Newark, 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: Monday, August 11, 2025

Signature of Fiduciary: /s/ Andrew Montgomery

Executor/Administrator: Andrew Montgomery P.O. Box 66, Burlington, Vermont 05401

United States

Phone number: (802) 865-6326 Email: acusick-loecher@sheeheyvt.com

Name of Publication: Seven Days

Publication Date: 03/18/2026

Name of Probate Court: State of VermontCaledonia Probate Division

Address of Probate Court: 1126 Main St., St. Johnsbury, VT 05819

PUBLIC HEARING

COLCHESTER DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD

Pursuant to Title 24 VSA, Chapter 117, the Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on April 8, 2026, at 7:00pm to hear the following requests under the Development Regulations. Meeting is open to the public and will be held at 781 Blakely Road.

a) FP-26-14 MARTIN KRAG, AMANDA REILLY & JANINE PARADEE: Final Plat Application for a minor two lot subdivision in the Residential One (R1) and Shoreland Overlay Districts (SD). Existing ±2.36-acre lot to be subdivided into 1) Lot 1 to be ±1.18 acres in size and 2) Lot 2 to be ±1.18 acres in size and merged with the property at 235 Crooked Creek pursuant to §2.04-E. No improvements are proposed on either lot at this time. Subject property is located at 27 Crooked Creek Road, Account #70-034003-0000000.

March 18, 2026

TOWN OF ESSEX 2026 ADA COMPLIANT SIDEWALK RAMPS

The Town of Essex invites you to prepare a Bid for the 2026 ADA Compliant Sidewalk Ramps Project. Work associated with the first portion this Project is to take place between April 15th , 2026 and June 20th, 2026. Work associated with the second portion this Project is to take place between July 1st , 2026 and October 16th, 2026. Bid packages are available at the Town Public Works Office, 5 Jericho Road, Essex Center or by e-mail to dgregoire@essex.org. Sealed bids will be hand delivered to the Town of Essex Public Works Office or mailed to the Town of Essex, Department of Public Works, 81 Main Street Essex Jct., VT 05452 until 10:00 AM on Wednesday, April 8th, 2026. Questions can be directed to the Town Public Works Office at (802) 878 – 1344.

TOWN OF COLCHESTER SELECTBOARD PUBLIC HEARING

Pursuant to Title 24 VSA, Chapter 117, the Colchester Selectboard will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 6:35 P.M. at the Colchester Town Offices, 781 Blakely Road, for the purpose of considering amendments to the Colchester Development Regulations. The proposed amendments, referred to as Supplement 49, are as follows:

a. Definition of Medical Office [§12]

b. Standards for temporary fencing [§2.10-C]

c. Standards for food trucks/mobile food units [§10.16, §12]

d. Automobile sales use [§12]

e. Umbrella permits for multi-tenant commercial properties [§8.03-B, §8.05-G]

f. Calculation of ADU size [§2.09-B, §12]

g. Parking standards [§10.01-D, §12]

h. Escrow account requirements [§8.05-K, §9.04-K, and §10.04-E(10)]

i. Minor changes for purposes of clarity: i. Add definition of finished space [§12]

This is a summary of the proposed changes. Copies of the adopted and proposed regulations can be reviewed at the Town Offices at 781 Blakely Road and online at http://www.colchestervt.gov. To participate in the hearing, you may 1) attend in person or 2) send written comment to the Colchester Selectboard via USPS at the address herein or via email to Cathyann LaRose, clarose@ colchestervt.gov.

COLCHESTER SELECTBOARD

Publication date March 18, 2026

Legal Notices

Executor/Administrator: Peter F Young

343 South Prospect St. Burlington, Vermont 05401

United States

STATE OF VERMONT

SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION

CHITTENDEN UNIT DOCKET NO.: 26-PR-01120

In re ESTATE of John Young

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To the creditors of: John Young, late of South Burlington, Vermont

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Dated: Monday, March 16, 2026

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ACT 250 NOTICE

MINOR APPLICATION 4C0233-11A 10 V.S.A. §§ 6000 - 6111

Application 4C0233-11A from AAM Burlington Hotel, LLC 78 Blanchard Road, Suite 100, Burlington, MA 01803 and University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, 31 Spear Street, Marsh Hall Suite 10, Burlington, VT 05405 was received on March 9, 2026 and deemed complete on March 12, 2026. The project authorizes a

Support Groups

A CIRCLE OF PARENTS SUPPORT GROUPS

Please join our professionally facilitated peer-led support groups designed to share our questions, concerns & struggles, as well as our resources & successes! Contribute to our discussion of the unique but shared experience of parenting. For more info or to register, please contact Heather at hniquette@pcavt.org, 802-498-0607, pcavt.org/ family-support-programs.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours. Call the Vermont statewide anonymous hotline: 802-802-2288. Alcoholics Anonymous holds daily meetings all over Vermont, both in person & online. For meetings & events throughout Vermont, see aavt.org.

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION SUPPORT GROUPS

Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Groups meet to provide assistance & information on Alzheimer’s disease & related dementias. They emphasize shared experiences, emotional support & coping techniques in care for a person living w/ Alzheimer’s or a related dementia. Meetings are free & open to the public. Families, caregivers & friends may attend. For more information please call the Alzheimer’s Association at 1-800-272-3900.

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.

previously approved, non-illuminated sign on the project tract, to be illuminated. The proposed sign is the same dimensions and design as approved in Act 250 Land Use Permit 4C0233-11. This permit also approves design changes for several other, non-illuminated signs, which will remain non-illuminated. The project is located at 870 Williston Road in South Burlington, Vermont. The application may be viewed on the Land Use Review Board’s website (https://act250.vermont. gov/) by clicking “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “4C0233-11A.”

No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before April 7, 2026, a party notifies the District 4 Commission in writing of an issue requiring a hearing, or the Commission sets the matter for a hearing on its own motion. Any person as defined in 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1) may request a hearing. Any hearing request must be in writing, must state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required, and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other person eligible for party status under 10

V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1)(E) must include a petition for party status under the Act 250 Rules. To request party status and a hearing, fill out the Party Status Petition Form on the Board’s website: https://act250.vermont.gov/documents/partystatus-petition-form, and email it to the District 4 Office at: Act250.Essex@vermont.gov. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law may not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing. For more information contact Kaitlin Hayes at the address or telephone number below.

Dated this March 16, 2026.

By: /s/ Kaitlin Hayes Kaitlin Hayes

District Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 (802) 622-4084 kaitlin.hayes@vermont.gov

Please contact us at info@dragonheartvermont. org for info.

BURLINGTON MEN’S PEER GROUP

Tue. nights, 7-9 p.m., in Burlington. Free of charge, 30 years running. Call Neils, 802-877-3742.

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.

DISABILITY SUPPORT GROUP

Our group is a space for mutual support, open to anybody who identifies as disabled, differently abled or having a disability. Whether your disability is visible, invisible, physical or cognitive, this group is for you! The group meets every Mon., 1:15-2:15 p.m., at Fletcher Free Library’s Pickering Room in Burlington & online on Zoom. Email us for the Zoom link & more info: pvcc@pathwaysvermont.org.

FCA FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP

Families Coping With Addiction (FCA) is an open community peer support group for adults (18+) struggling with the drug or alcohol addiction of a loved one. FCA is not 12-step-based but provides a forum for those living the family experience, in which to develop personal coping skills and 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), and/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.

GRIEVING A LOSS SUPPORT GROUP

A retired psychotherapist & an experienced life coach host a free meeting for those grieving the loss of a loved one. The group meets upstairs at All Souls Interfaith Gathering in Shelburne. There is no fee for attending but donations are gladly accepted. Meetings are held on the 1st & 3rd Sat. of every mo., 10-11:30 a.m. If you are interested in attending, please register at allsoulsinterfaith. org. (More information about the group leader at pamblairbooks.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@ pathwaysvermont.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. to 12:30 p.m. For info, contact the Rev. Tim Eberhardt, Gifford’s spiritual care coordinator, at 802-728-2107.

MYELOMA SUPPORT GROUP

Area myeloma survivors, families & caregivers have come together to form a Multiple Myeloma Support Group. We provide emotional support, resources about treatment options, coping strategies & a support network by participating in the group experience w/ people who have been through similar situations. 3rd Tue. of every mo., 5-6 p.m., on Zoom. Info: Kay Cromie, 655-9136, kgcromey@ aol.com.

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.

PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

The Champlain Valley Prostate Cancer Support Group meets online on the 2nd Tue. of the mo., 6-7:30 p.m., via Zoom. Whether you are newly diagnosed, dealing w/ a reoccurrence or trying to manage the side effects of treatment, you are welcome here! More info: Andy Hatch, group leader, ahatch63@gmail.com.

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Seasonal Staff Positions with Knoll Farm

May 1 - October 11, 2026

Are you drawn to contributing to service, hospitality, and social change in a small-farm setting? We are hiring for multiple positions that contribute to supporting our community for the season. Our open positions include Assistant Retreat Managers, Kitchen Helpers, and a Farm Store Manager. We are seeking people who are passionate about hospitality in a mission-driven environment that centers diversity and caring for people and the land. For more information and to apply please visit: knollfarm.org/work-with-us

LEGAL ASSISTANT

BURLINGTON, VT

Sheehey Furlong & Behm, an established, growing law firm located near the Burlington waterfront, is accepting applications for a legal assistant. The successful candidate will be detailoriented, possess strong written and verbal skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Proficiency in MS Office applications is required. Legal experience is preferred, but we will train the right applicant. The anticipated pay range for this position is $24 - $30 per hour. Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package.

Forward cover letter and resume to hiring@sheeheyvt.com, subject “Legal Assistant.”

BOX OFFICE AGENTS

The Flynn is looking for Box Office Agents to provide excellent customer service while assisting patrons with ticket purchases, exchanges, will-call distribution, and event information. This role handles ticket sales in person, by phone, and online, processes payments accurately, and helps ensure a smooth and welcoming guest experience. Ideal candidates are friendly, detail-oriented, and comfortable working with the public, including some evenings and weekends. For complete job description and to apply, please visit: flynnvt.org/About-Us/Employment-and-InternshipOpportunities

No phone calls, please. E.O.E.

MILL WORKER PAINTER/FINISHER

Addison Residential is seeking to hire a full-time finisher for our busy paint shop. Finisher will be responsible for spraying a variety of projects - cabinetry, siding, trim, etc. along with using a variety of finish products. The ideal candidate will have previous experience with finishing.

The job requires repetitive motion and ability to lift-up to 65 lbs. The candidate should be able to work independently, as well as be part of a team, and have a keen eye for detail.

Benefits package available. Pay is based on experience/skill level.

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

The Vermont Center for Ecostudies seeks an experienced director of development to lead a growing development program at a respected organization with a committed donor base. The successful applicant will oversee relationship-based fundraising with a focus on expanding major gifts, growing the annual fund, and ramping up planned giving. Key qualifications: collaborative habits, strategic insight, exceptional communication skills, and at least five years of leadership experience in fundraising.

ANNUAL FUND MANAGER

We also seek an annual fund manager to help develop fundraising strategy and coordinate annual appeals. The successful applicant will be a strong communicator and collaborator with experience in nonprofit development. vtecostudies.org/jobs

Executive Director

Noyes House Museum/ Morristown Historical Society seeks Executive Director to manage a small, seasonal museum in Morrisville, VT.

Duties to include: opening and maintaining the museum for the public, facilitating programs and exhibits, supervising volunteers and part-time, seasonal staff, and regular financial management. Part-time, approximately 20-25 hrs. per week, late May to October (with potential for holiday hours in early December). Saturday hours required.

Send letter and resume with names of 3 references to MHS Board of Trustees at noyeshousemuseum@ gmail.com by April 15.

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Are you a detail-oriented, collaborative professional with a passion for helping nonprofits thrive?

Join our team as Grants Coordinator!

Support competitive grantmaking, assist with grant processing and reporting, and help create a meaningful impact across Vermont communities

CATMA seeks a dynamic, analytical, and collaborative professional to advance transportation solutions across Chittenden County. The Analyst manages data systems, administers travel surveys, analyzes transportation trends, and evaluates transportation demand management (TDM) program performance. This role translates complex data into clear, actionable insights that inform programs, policies, and strategies to reduce reliance on single occupant vehicles.

CATMA is a mission-driven nonprofit advancing transportation options that build a more connected, resilient and sustainable network for its members and the region. We o er a flexible, hybrid work environment, medical and dental benefits, and the opportunity to make a measurable community impact. This is a full-time, salaried, non-exempt position with a salary range of $46,000–$52,000 annually, commensurate with experience.

Job Info: catmavt.org/careers

Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children (VTAEYC) seeks an experienced and entrepreneurial minded Director of Communications to join our passionate team. This is an exciting new position for a creative professional who thrives in developing strategy and finds joy in a growing nonprofit environment. As the Communications Director, you will lead VTAEYC’s communications efforts, overseeing strategy, content, and brand management.

You will be a member of the Leadership Team, responsible for organizing existing communications efforts, and building new systems and processes. Supervising the Communications Specialist you will work closely with the Executive Director and Leadership Team to ensure VTAEYC’s programs and opportunities are effectively communicated to early childhood educators, partners, funders, and the public.

Excellent benefits and generous paid time off Hiring minimum: $78,065

Visit vtaeyc.org/about-us/#careers for full job description and to apply.

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Visitor Information Specialist

The Green Mountain Club (GMC) is a non-profit organization with the mission to make the Vermont mountains play a larger part in the life of the people by protecting and maintaining the Long Trail System and fostering, through education, the stewardship of Vermont’s hiking trails and mountains.

GMC is seeking a friendly, dynamic individual to work 1-3 days a week from mid-April to mid-October in our Waterbury Center Visitor Center, with the potential to continue in off season. Weekend and select holidays required. $20-$22 per hour. Great working environment.

Qualifications: excellent customer service skills; computer proficiency; hiking experience, personal knowledge of local hiking trails and public speaking desirable; flexible schedule preferred.

For details and to apply: 7dvt.pub/GMCvisit

Applications open until filled.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Enforcement

Come do good work with a great team!

Full-time, $27.24 - $35.43/hr + generous benefits (paid leave, retirement plan with match, 100% medical/dental/vision for employee + family).

Location: Berlin, VT

See CVSWMD.org for details.

MARCH 18-25, 2026

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital

NURSE EDUCATORS

Make a real impact and transform nursing through Education at NVRH! Impact - Teach - Mentor

Make a meaningful impact at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH). We’re seeking an experienced and passionate Central Clinical Nurse Educator to support staff development, promote evidence-based practice, and enhance patient outcomes across multiple clinical departments.

REQUIREMENTS: VT or Compact RN license; BLS (ACLS/PALS within 1 year); Master’s degree, or in progress or ability to complete within 2 years of hire; 3+ years’ recent acute care experience; strong mentoring and communication skills; evening availability.

PREFERRED: Curriculum development, simulation-based learning, multi-unit education, and experience with quality improvement and learning technologies.

Why NVRH? Competitive pay, loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, generous PTO, free gym membership, affordable insurance, 401(k) match, and a mission-driven culture. Apply today at nvrh.org/careers.

Care Coordinator/ Case Management

Based in our service area of Washington, Orange and Lamoille counties, the Case Manager will work with older persons to remain in their homes through creative connections with state and community resources.

We are looking for new team members who work well with others and can empathize with their needs, are comfortable with computers, are strong communicators and are enthusiastic to learn and grow as professionals.

Pay Range: $24-$26 per hour. Generous benefits including retirement, health insurance, and paid time off.

For the full job description and to apply, please visit: cvcoa.org/employment

CAFE BARISTA/ COUNTER STAFF (Ft/Pt)

On-site Barista/counter role located in Essex Junction, VT. Day-to-day tasks will include brewing co ee, tea, and specialty drinks, maintaining cleanliness in the work area, restocking supplies, and ensuring a positive customer experience by delivering excellent service. The individual will also handle customer orders, process payments, and assist in promoting menu items. Send resumes to: vermont restaurantgroup@gmail.com positive customer and to:

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Office Manager

EVENTS & MARKETING COORDINATOR

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We're looking for a new Events and Marketing Coordinator! If you love books, people, and enjoy exciting and dynamic work, you might be who we're looking for.

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Qi VETERINARY CLINIC

Receptionist/ Patient Care Coordinator

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Passionate

• A strong communicator in person, via email and phone

• Loves animals and the people who care for them

Full-time position consisting of four 10 hour shifts per week. Pay range is $20-$25 and includes the following benefits:

• 40 hrs paid personal/sick time per year

• 80 hrs paid vacation time/year

• 52 hrs paid major Holidays/year

• $2,600 contribution towards healthcare premium per year

• Simple IRA with matching up to 3%

• Staff Lunches 2-3 times/week

Serious applicants must submit a cover letter telling us why you’re the right person for us, a resume and 3 references. One reference must be from a direct supervisor. Send a full cover letter with your resume to: therese@Qivet.com

The Community Sailing Center is currently seeking an Office Manager to sustain and improve administration of CSC’s programs, event rentals, and front office. This position is a key member of the Operations Team and reports to the Operations Director. The Office Manager is responsible for coordination of customer service staff, the overall functionality of the front desk, administrative offices, and transactional functions. This position oversees forward facing staff who interact with CSC participants, and therefore must be friendly, courteous, and knowledgeable of the rules, regulations, and operations of the the Center. The ideal candidate possesses good organizational skills, is detail oriented, exceptional dedication to customer service, and the ability to multitask and work in a fun, fast-paced environment.

Events Coordinator

The Community Sailing Center is seeking a detail-oriented and energetic Events Coordinator to run our venue rentals this upcoming season. This position plays an important role in supporting community events hosted at the Sailing Center. Typical responsibilities include responding to emails and phone inquiries, coordinating schedules, setting up and breaking down spaces, and assisting with the execution the day-of events.

The ideal candidate is organized, personable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. No event experience required. Ability to train the right candidate. Part-time position with opportunities for fulltime work.

Apply by sending your resumé and completed application, with job title in the subject to Colin Davis at colin@communitysailingcenter.org More job opportunities available at communitysailingcenter.org/ job-opportunities

DIRECTOR OF MEMBER RELATIONS

The Vermont Network is seeking a thoughtful and strong leader to support the organizations that serve survivors across Vermont. We are looking for someone who believes in the power of non-profit organizations to make a difference in the lives of survivors of domestic and sexual violence. In this role, you will work closely with 14 community based domestic and sexual violence organizations across Vermont, their Executive Directors and their staff to support their success. If you love organizational development, capacity building and believe in the value of “helping the helpers,” this is the role for you!

The Director of Member Relations will work to ensure that the voices of our Member Organizations deeply inform the work of the Vermont Network; provide resources, training, technical assistance and capacity building tools to support our Member Organizations’ success; and provide overall leadership for the Vermont Network’s Housing Opportunity Grant Program, which funds and supports shelter and emergency housing for survivors across Vermont Our ideal candidate is a skilled relationship builder and project manager.

Minimum of 3 years of experience in a non-profit organization, ideally at a leadership level. Previous supervisory experience and experience working on issues related to domestic and/or sexual violence preferred. The Vermont Network is an amazing place to work – we prioritize the wellbeing of our staff, take our culture seriously, think big and orient toward what is possible.

For more information and the full job description, visit our website at www.vtnetwork.org. Please submit a resume and cover letter by March 30th to Sarah Robinson, Co-Executive Director at sarahkr@ vtnetwork.org

You’re detail-oriented with a passion for sustainability practices and process improvement! You effectively work with cross-functional groups and maintain strong working relationships, both with internal teams and external suppliers. If this sounds like you, we invite you to apply for our BuyerSustainable Sourcing position! You'll be responsible for procuring and sourcing materials while managing vendor relationships and coordinating freight logistics.

This position is based in our offices at 290 Boyer Cir, Williston with the option for some remote work.

$70,000-$80,000 annually (commensurate with experience), 7 paid holidays, generous CTO and benefits package, and sweet chocolate perks!

Apply now: 7dvt.pub/LCCbuyer

MARCH 18-25, 2026

ATTENTION RECRUITERS:

We’re growing! SURGICAL SERVICES

•Director of Anesthesia ($144-153/hour)

•CRNA ($130-135/hour)

•OR Nurse Manager ($89,000- $99,000/year)

•RN ($32.09-54.81/hour)

•Surgical Technologist ($28-33/hour)

•Central Sterile Reprocessing Technician ( $ 18.50-22.5 0 /hour )

•Endoscopy Technician ($18-20.50/hour)

For more information or to apply, visit copleyvt.org/careers or contact Kaitlyn Shannon, Recruiter 802-888-8144 or kshannon@chsi.org.

Join VBT Vacations; an award winning, Vermont based, active travel company and be part of our high performing, international team. We offer deluxe, small-group bicycling and hiking tours worldwide at a variety of levels and paces. Positively impacting people's lives through active travel experiences is what we’re all about!

We're seeking a detail-oriented and service driven professional to join our team as an IT Systems Support Technician. In this role you'll be responsible for the day-to-day support and administration of the end-user PC-related environment as well as front-line support for our reservation, content management, and guest online portal applications. As the first line of support, this position requires empathy, patience, and strong problemsolving skills. The successful candidate will have a strong history of providing exceptional customer service.

Qualifications Include:

• Associates degree in Information Technology or equivalent work experience

• Strong PC and laptop skills including provisioning, Windows 10 and 11 Operating System knowledge, security setup, etc. Ability to work in IT support desk environment and tracking work details in IT ticketing system, ServiceNow. Basic familiarity of PC Networking (wired and wireless) as well as the use of VPN Software.

• Experience and/or familiarity with the following types of applications is preferred but not required: Microsoft 365, CoPilot, Customer Reservation, Call Center platforms, Customer Data Management, etc.

BENEFITS: Medical, Dental & Vision; HSA & FSA; Life & Disability; Accident, Hospital & Critical Illness; Pet Insurance; Vacation, Sick and paid Holidays; 401(k) with Company Match; Employee Assistance Plan; Education Assistance; and Employee Discounts & Travel Deals.

COMPENSATION: The salary range for this position is $50,000.- $72,500.

Send resumes to: nvoth@vbt.com

RN Nurse Manager

Lead clinical teams. Strengthen patient-centered care. Help shape the future of rural healthcare.

Mountain Community Health (MCH) is seeking a Nurse Manager to provide clinical leadership and professional oversight for nursing and medical assistant teams within our Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH). This role offers the opportunity to guide team-based care, support integrated primary care delivery, and ensure safe, high-quality clinical practice in a mission-driven community health center. Unlike hospital-based roles, this position focuses on outpatient care, prevention, and long-term patient relationships within a stable team environment, as well as a work life balance: no evenings/weekends or holidays. We’re located in Bristol – an easy commuting distance from the Burlington area.

Requirements:

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Vermont (or eligibility for licensure).

• Minimum 5 years of clinical nursing experience, preferably in primary care, community health, or an FQHC setting.

• Minimum 3 years of supervisory or lead experience

• Knowledge of clinical operations, patient flow, infection control, and regulatory compliance.

• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary care setting.

• Commitment to serving diverse populations with compassion, cultural humility, and respect.

Full details and to apply go to: mchvt.org/join-our-team

Team Leader School-Based Clinical Services

Are you a dynamic clinical leader ready to shape the future of school-based mental health services? NCSS is looking for a passionate and skilled Team Leader to guide our team of dedicated School-Based Clinicians supporting youth across our region.

As part of NCSS, you’ll be immersed in a supportive and missiondriven environment where your leadership has a direct impact on youth, families, and schools.

At NCSS, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, an employer-matched retirement plan, and educational support. This position provides an opportunity for $5,000 in annual student loan forgiveness.

We invite you to become a valued member of our team at NCSS, a 2025 Best Places to Work in Vermont!

Qualifications: Master’s degree in Human Services Field. Licensure is required.

Hiring Range: $30.00 - $32.00 paid hourly

Hiring rate is based on experience, education, and internal equity. Final compensation will be determined in accordance with NCSS policy and applicable laws.

Produce & Meat Buyer

The Produce & Meat Buyer is responsible for sourcing, purchasing, forecasting, pricing, and merchandising all produce in the store, while also coordinating ordering and inventory maintenance for the store’s local meat selection.

Compensation

• $21-22/hour based on experience

• Accrual based PTO

• 15% Store Discount

For full description and to apply: therootsfarmmarket.com/ job-openings

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SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HEALTHCARE DATA ANALYTICS

Position Summary

• The Senior Director of Healthcare Data Analytics serves as the organization’s senior leader overseeing data strategy, analytics, reporting, and insight generation for the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems – Network Services Organization (VAHHS-NSO). This role is responsible for transforming complex healthcare data into actionable intelligence that supports policy development, quality improvement, financial sustainability, and member decision-making.

• The Senior Director works closely with organizational leadership, hospital data leaders, and state agencies to ensure accurate, timely, and trusted analytics that reflect the realities of Vermont’s rural healthcare landscape.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data Strategy & Leadership

• Develop and oversee a comprehensive data and analytics strategy aligned with organizational goals and member priorities.

• Lead the design, implementation, and governance of statewide hospital data initiatives, dashboards, and reporting tools.

• Ensure data accuracy, standardization, and high- quality analytic methodologies across all work products.

• Healthcare Analytics & Reporting

• Direct analysis of hospital claims data, financial performance, utilization trends, workforce metrics, access to care, community needs, and quality/ outcomes data.

• Produce analytic reports to support efforts on hospital sustainability, reimbursement policy, rate review, Medicaid programs, and workforce challenges.

• Lead development of data visualizations, presentations, and publications that clearly communicate complex information to multiple audiences.

• Regulatory & Policy Support

• Support the organization’s government relations, policy, and finance teams with data needed for legislative testimony, regulatory filings, and issue briefs.

Prepare analytics for engagements with Vermont agencies including:

• Green Mountain Care Board (rate review, budget analysis, CON, payment reform)

• Department of Vermont Health Access (Medicaid analytics, waiver programs, reimbursement methodologies)

• Department of Health (public health and surveillance data)

• Agency of Human Services (healthcare transformation)

• Ensure that hospital data is accurately represented and contextualized in statewide reporting and analytic efforts.

• Member Engagement & Technical Support

• Serve as a trusted advisor to hospital CFOs, data leaders, analysts, and quality teams.

• Coordinate data workgroups, analytic task forces, and information-sharing initiatives among member hospitals.

• Provide education, training, and support to members on data standards, reporting requirements, and analytic tools.

• Data Infrastructure & Governance

• Oversee data systems, databases, and reporting tools used by the organization.

• Ensure compliance with privacy, security, and state/federal regulatory requirements (HIPAA, data-sharing agreements, etc.).

• Partner with IT and vendors on system enhancements, data integration, and interoperability needs.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work collaboratively with government relations, policy, finance, quality, and communications teams to ensure analytics align with strategic priorities.

• Support statewide hospital initiatives such as value -based payment, health reform evaluation, Reference-Based Pricing, workforce planning, and population health strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in health informatics, biostatistics, public health, data science, health administration, or related field strongly preferred.

• 7–10+ years of experience in healthcare analytics, hospital data management, population health analytics, or health policy research.

• Deep knowledge of hospital operations, cost structures, reimbursement methods, clinical quality metrics, and healthcare data sources.

• Experience working with state -level regulatory or policy environments (GMCB, Medicaid, public health, or similar).

• Advanced proficiency with statistical analysis tools (e.g., SQL, Python/R, Power BI/Tableau, Excel).

• Strong ability to communicate complex analytic findings to non-technical audiences.

• Experience building and leading analytic teams or data- driven projects.

• Leadership Competencies

• Strategic thinking and ability to set a statewide data vision

• High attention to analytical accuracy and rigor

• Strong communication and presentation skills

• Ability to build consensus among diverse stakeholders

• Commitment to transparency, data integrity, and ethical use of information

• Ability to work in a fast-moving policy and regulatory environment

Competitive salary and benefits package. Please submit resume and cover letter to jocelyn@vahhs.org.

MARCH 18-25, 2026

ATTENTION RECRUITERS:

Northern New England Land Steward

Join our passionate wilderness team! Northeast Wilderness Trust seeks a Northern New England Land Steward to perform on-the-ground stewardship and build partnerships to further our mission and ambitious conservation goals. Visit newildernesstrust. org/about/employment to learn more.

Senior Housing Underwriter

The Senior Housing Underwriter evaluates complex funding applications for multifamily rental, shelters, and specialized housing. You'll assess development teams, market dynamics, and capital funding structures, then prepare formal recommendations for Board action. The role spans the full project lifecycle—from underwriting through construction budget monitoring—helping developers bring new homes online on time and on budget. You'll also help manage organizational grants, so nonprofits building in Vermont communities have the technical support and funding they need. Requires 5+ years in housing development, real estate finance, feasibility analysis, and multi-family underwriting. Experience with nonprofits, municipalities, housing development groups, and state agencies is important. Based in Montpelier with some remote flexibility.

Applications due March 23, 2026.

Housing and Data Specialist

The Housing and Data Specialist ensures complex housing projects move from grant approval to real-world homes. Acting as a central hub for the Housing Underwriting Team, you'll manage disbursement requests, review project invoices, and communicate with grantees to keep funding moving smoothly. You'll support the Executive Director and Director of Policy in conveying VHCB's progress to the Legislature and key partners, and underwrite feasibility grants supporting innovative housing ideas from their earliest stages. Role includes annual project site visits and managing electronic project tracking files. Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and experience compiling data from multiple sources is required. Background in real estate finance, project management, or development preferred. Based in Montpelier with some remote flexibility. Applications due March 23, 2026.

Send resume and cover letter to

Milton Town School District

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR

The Milton Town School District is seeking an experienced and knowledgeable Human Resources Director to lead and conduct oversight for the District’s labor relations, talent acquisition, legal compliance, and professional climate, while overseeing the efficient integration of HR data systems managed by the broader business and data teams.

The ideal candidate will be a collaborative leader with strong knowledge in all aspects of Human Resources and who is committed to the organizational and educational values of scholarship, innovation, inclusivity, and care.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Oversee all HR functions, including recruitment, hiring, onboarding, and employee relations

• Ensure compliance with federal and state employment laws, including FMLA, ADA, and other applicable regulations

• Ensure compliance with district policies and procedures

• Serve as a key member of the Board’s negotiation team for collective bargaining agreements; conduct research and prepare fiscal and impact analyses for various proposals.

• Administer and interpret collective bargaining agreements

•Oversee contract development, renewals, and employment documentation

• Manage formal grievance procedures and lead internal investigations into personnel issues or misconduct, ensuring due process and legal compliance.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for school legal counsel regarding personnel matters, EEOC complaints, or employment litigation.

• Provide guidance and support to administrators and staff on HR-related matters

• Maintain and oversee confidential personnel files and employee records

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Human Resources Education Administration, or related field preferred

• Demonstrated knowledge of FMLA, ADA compliance, and employment law

• Experience working in a union environment and interpreting collective bargaining agreements

• Experience in the public sector or school district HR preferred

• Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills

• Ability to handle confidential matters with professionalism and discretion

• Knowledge of and experience with an array of data bases, Google Suite, Microsoft

Compensation: $70,000-$90,000 with full benefits. Salary based on degrees & experience. Electronic applications, including a cover letter, resume, transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and licensure, are required. Requests for the full job description can be made to the Director of Human Resources.

Cabinet Maker

Reputable custom kitchen cabinet company seeking full time carpenter to join our team. Experience with basic woodworking skills a must, but will provide additional training for the right candidate. Please email (only) experience and references for more information.

Send application to peter@ pomerantzcabinetry.com

Bookkeeper

Part-time, in-person role based in Hardwick, with experience with Quickbooks, AP/AR and Excel. Interested, we want to hear from you.

Zdimotta@vermont naturalcoatings.com

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SERVING CHILDREN IS WHAT WE DO at Laraway Youth

and Family Services

With client waiting lists for all of our programs, we're adding dedicated team members to expand our work.

SHINES Program - specialized work supporting students with ASD and/or other complex needs - Johnson

• Elementary School Teacher - teaching license preferred but appropriate course work and experience may qualify!

• Case Manager

• Intensive Needs Behavior Interventionists

BACKPACK PROGRAM - supporting students in their public school setting - Morrisville

• Behavior Consultant

• Behavior Interventionists

LARAWAY SCHOOL - MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL - JOHNSON

• Math Teacher - teaching license preferred but appropriate course work and experience may qualify!

• Behavior Specialist - supporting small groups

• Behavior Interventionists

SUBSTITUTE CARE - supporting clients in residential/foster homes

• Residential Support Staff - Montpelier

• Residential Support Staff - Johnson

Why Laraway? Our annual team survey has told us consistently over the years that our beneﬁts are very generous, our teams are collaborative, team members feel supported and appreciated, and that the work we do is fulﬁlling and rewarding. Check us out at Laraway.org ; click on the "Careers" tab to apply! Our kiddos need you and we want you to join the team.

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in management, communications, event planning, marketing, accounting, and technology, along with an enthusiasm for collaboration and community building. If you enjoy wearing many hats and helping a mission-driven organization thrive, we’d love to hear from you. View the full job posting at www.vnlavt.org/newsevents/job-postings/. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to hello@vnlavt.org

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Vermont Nursery & Landscape Association (VNLA) is seeking an Executive Director to help lead and support VT’s vibrant green industry. This part-time, flexible, work from home position works closely with the VNLA Board of Directors to manage programs, support members, and help grow a dynamic nonprofit organization serving VT’s nursery, greenhouse, and landscape professionals. The ideal candidate brings strengths in management, communications, event planning, marketing, accounting, and technology, along with an enthusiasm for collaboration and community building. If you enjoy wearing many hats and helping a mission-driven organization thrive, we’d love to hear from you. View the full job posting at vnlavt.org/newsevents/job-postings. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to hello@vnlavt.org

The Vermont Nursery & Landscape Association (VNLA) is seeking an Executive Director to help lead and support VT’s vibrant green industry. This part-time, ﬂexible, workfrom-home position works closely with the VNLA Board of Directors to manage programs, support members, and help grow a dynamic nonproﬁt organization serving VT’s nursery, greenhouse, and landscape professionals. The ideal candidate brings strengths in management, communications, event planning, marketing, accounting, and technology, along with an enthusiasm for collaboration and community building. If you enjoy wearing many hats and helping a mission-driven organization thrive, we’d love to hear from you. View the full job posting at www.vnlavt.org/newsevents/job-postings/. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to hello@vnlavt.org 4t-VTNursery&LandscapeAssoc031126.indd

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Burlington Housing Authority (BHA)

Are you interested in a job that helps your community and makes a difference in people’s lives every day? Consider joining Burlington Housing Authority (BHA) in Burlington, VT to continue BHA's success in promoting innovative solutions that address housing instability challenges facing our diverse population of low-income families and individuals.

We are currently hiring for the following positions:

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.

Property Manager: Serves as a critical member of our property management team. This position provides oversight of day-to-day operations to ensure long-term viability of the properties assigned within BHA’s property portfolio. This position requires independent judgment, timely management of deadlines as well as discretion in carrying out responsibilities.

For more info about these career opportunities please visit: burlingtonhousing.org

Interested in our career opportunity? Send a cover letter and resume to: humanresources@burlingtonhousing.org

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HARRY BLISS

“She’s ﬁfteen, an old broad.”

JULIANNA BRAZILL

PISCES

(FEB. 19-MAR. 20)

Poet Mark Doty wrote, “The sea doesn’t reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. We should lie as empty, open, and choiceless as a beach — waiting for gifts from the sea.” This quote captures your Piscean genius when it’s working at its best. Others may exhaust themselves trying to force results, but you know that the best gifts often come to those who are patient, open and relaxed. This is true right now more than ever before. I hope you will practice intense receptivity. Protect your permeability like the superpower it is. Be as supple and responsive as you dare.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Ar. 19): In 1960, Aries primatologist Jane Goodall arrived in Tanzania to study the social and family lives of chimpanzees. Her intention was to engage in patient, long-term observation. In subsequent months, she saw the creatures using tools, a skill that scientists had previously believed only humans had. She also found that “it isn’t only human beings who have personality, who are capable of rational thought and emotions like joy and sorrow.” Her discoveries revolutionized our understanding of animal intelligence. I recommend her approach to you in the coming weeks, Aries. Your diligent, tenacious attention can supplant outmoded assumptions. Let the details and rhythms

of what you’re studying reveal their deeper truths. Your affectionate watchfulness will change the story.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Ancient Romans had a household deity called Cardea, goddess of hinges and thresholds. She protected the pivot points, like the places where the inside meets the outside and where one state transforms into another. In the coming weeks, you Tauruses will benefit from befriending a similar deity. I hope you will pay eager attention to the metaphorical hinges in your world: the thresholds, portals, transitions and in-between times. They may sometimes feel awkward because they lack the certainty you crave. But I guarantee that they are where the best magic congregates.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun. 20): You are fluent in the art of fruitful contradiction. While others pursue one-dimensional consistency, you thrive on the fact that the truth is too wild and multifaceted to be captured in a single, simple story. You make spirited use of paradox and enjoy being enchanted by riddles. You can be both serious and playful, committed and curious, strong and receptive. In the coming weeks, Gemini, I hope you will express these superpowers to the max. The world doesn’t need another person who separates everything into neat little categories. Your nimble intelligence and charming multiplicity are the gifts your allies need most.

CANCER (Jun. 21-Jul. 22): In traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi celebrates imperfection, impermanence and the soulfulness that comes with age. A weathered wooden gate may be considered more beautiful than a new one. Its surface has a silvery grain from years of exposure to rain and sun. Its hinges creak from long use by countless passersby. Let’s invoke this lovely concept as we ruminate on your life, Cancerian. In my astrological estimation, it’s important that in the coming months you don’t treat your incompleteness as a deficit requiring correction. Consider the possibility that your supposed blemishes may be among your most interesting features. The idiosyncratic aspects of your character are precisely what make you a source of vitality.

LEO (Jul. 23-Aug. 22): In medieval Japan, swordsmiths would undertake spiritual purifications before beginning work on a new blade: abstinence, ritual bathing, prayer and fasting. They believed that the quality of their consciousness influenced the quality of their creation — that the blade would absorb the maker’s mental and spiritual state. I bring this to your attention because you’re in a phase when your inner condition will have extra potent effects on everything you build, develop or initiate. My advice: Prepare yourself with impeccable care before launching new projects. Purify your motivations. Clarify your vision. The creations you will be generating could serve you well for a long time.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sep. 22): Master chess players don’t necessarily calculate more moves ahead than amateurs. Their years of study enable them to perceive the developing trends in a single glance, bypassing complex analysis. What appears to be stellar intuition is actually compressed expertise. You’re in a phase when you can make abundant use of this capacity, Virgo. Again and again, your accumulated experience will crystallize into immediate knowing. So don’t second-guess your first assessments, OK? Trust the pattern recognition that you have cultivated through the years.

LIBRA (Sep. 23-Oct. 22): The cosmic powers have granted you a triple-strength, extra-long, time-release dose of sweet, fresh certainty. During the grace period that’s beginning, you will be less tempted to indulge in doubt and indecision. A fountain of resolve will rise up in you whenever you need it. Though at first the lucid serenity you feel may seem odd, you could grow accustomed to it — so much so that you could permanently lose up to 20 percent of your chronic tendency to vacillate.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Crows can hold grudges against individual humans for years. But they also remember acts of kindness and bring gifts such as shiny objects and buttons to those who’ve helped them. They’re capable of both revenge and gratitude, and they never forget either. I suspect you’re entering a period when you’ll need to decide which of your crowlike qualities to emphasize, Scorpio. You have legitimate grievances worth remembering.

You have also received gifts worth honoring. My counsel: Spend 20 percent of your emotional energy on remembering wrongs (enough to protect yourself) and 80 percent on remembering what has helped you thrive. Make gratitude your primary teacher, even as you stay wisely wary.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): More than any other zodiac sign, you Sagittarians can be both a discontented rebel and a sunny celebrant of life. You can see clearly what’s out of alignment and needs adjustment without surrendering your wry, amused tolerance. This double capacity will be especially useful to you in the coming days. You may not find many allies who share this aptitude, though, so you should lean on your own instincts and heed the following suggestions: Be joyfully defiant. Be a generous agitator and an open-hearted critic. Blessings will find their way to you as you subvert the stale status quo with creativity and kindness.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your persistence and endurance are among your greatest gifts to the world. You’re committed to building useful structures that outlast transitory moods and trends. On behalf of all the other signs, I say THANK YOU!, dear Capricorn. You understand that real power comes from showing up consistently and doing unglamorous work, refraining from the temptation to score quick and superficial victories. May you always recognize that your pragmatism is a form of loving faith. Your cautionary care is rooted in generosity. Now here’s my plea: More than ever before, the rest of us need you to express these talents with full vigor.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): One of your power symbols right now is the place where two tributaries blend into a single river. A second is where your favorite tree enters the earth. Here are other images to excite your imagination and stimulate your creativity: the boundary between cloud and sky; the darkness where your friend’s shadow overlaps yours; and the time between when the sun sets and night falls. To sum up, Aquarius, I hope you will access extra inspiration in liminal areas. Seek the vibrant revelations that arise where one mystery coalesces with another.

THERE AND BACK AGAIN

I thought retiring in Florida was a good idea. It didn’t work. I’m moving back and would like to meet a woman who likes a casual bike ride, kayaking, snorkeling and discussing a myriad of topics. The world is too interesting. Maybe we can make sense of it together. Droid 71, seeking: W, l

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Nature-loving, community-minded individual. Farmers markets, hiking, antique shops. Giving back to my community and supporting local causes. I value kindness, honesty and a good sense of humor. I love spending thoughtful moments with family and friends.

sunnybeautifulday, 54, seeking: M, l

FUN FIT FRIENDLY

I am a former flower child who likes music, dancing, laughing; and, when I’m not: reading, walking in nature and creating. Looking for someone in the Burlington area with similar interests who could be a friend, traveling companion (been to Ireland and Japan), dinner and movie date, and possibly more. Finding a group of like-minded friends is my heart’s desire. wythu 74, seeking: M, l

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My name is Michele, and I am a mental health counselor. I enjoy walking, hiking, gardening and spending time with my dog, Winnie. I also like to read. I have a very dry sense of humor that can catch people by surprise, and I have learned to manage it over time. I do enjoy a partner with a quick wit. Chelbelle, 57, seeking: M, l

OPEN TO SOMETHING NEW

Patient, busy, loving human who would like to meet new friends to perhaps develop into something more in the community. Preference to play and adventure instead of substance use.

I’m tired of games and excuses. I love chess, snuggles and any activity in water. Sunshine_inVT 46, seeking: M, l

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WANNA JUMP IN THE RIVER?

I love being outside year-round, wandering the forests and wondering at their whimsy and beauty. Balancing that out with cozy time inside, I love a good cup of tea, a book, and attempting/collecting random craft projects, usually made with nature or textiles. Building intentional community is something I am very dedicated to and consider very important, especially right now. ForestFairy, 32, seeking: M, W, TM, TW, Q, NC, NBP, l

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SEEKING FUTURE CO-PARENT

29-y/o woman seeking a man in his 20s or 30s who wants to raise kids. I’m an aspiring therapist (in grad school), farm worker, off-grid cabin dweller. Interests include: aikido, hide tanning, ritual gatherings, sewing, reading. Looking for someone who values authenticity, clear communication and reliability. Spirituality and carpentry skills a plus. I live in southern Vermont but could move north. WildFox, 29, seeking: M, TM, NBP, l

GREAT COFFEE DATE? MAYBE MORE?

I would like to meet a man for dating, possibly a partnership. I love to laugh; and my ideal person would be someone playful. I’m made happy by reading, socializing, hanging out at cafés or with dogs, walking, museum-ing, music, movies, No Kings! rallies, painting, gardening. Bonus points if you like to watch silent films or slow-paced, talky foreign ones. Pointer 69, seeking: M, l

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LAID-BACK, LOOKING FOR SOMEONE

I haven’t had much luck online dating. Hopefully, this will help. ChefC, 46, seeking: W, l

Looking for companionship. Friends, maybe more. Someone to have coffee with, grab a bite to eat, watch a movie. Like being on the lake during summer and spending time camping. In winter, I am more of a homebody but like day trips and hanging out with friends. Not really into party scenes but will occasionally go out to see a band with friends. bowtie802, 59, seeking: W, l

LOOKING FOR AFFECTION

I’ll be brutally honest here. I’m stuck with a longtime housemate and business partner who has completely withdrawn her physical affections. She can’t or won’t explain why she changed. It’s very frustrating because I very much miss touching (and pleasing) a woman and being touched. Are you in a similar (mirror image) situation?

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OUR TIME IS NOW

Hair might be gray, but the furnace still burns hot. Funny, smart, ambitious, compassionate, fun-loving and wellpreserved eclectic music lover still looking to kick out the jams; hasn’t stopped living and enjoying life and doesn’t intend to. Yes, our time is now. Would you like to join me for the ride?

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LOOKING FORWARD

I’m active, youthful and grateful; hoping to find someone to share the joys of life. My part-time career leaves lots of time for family and fun and enjoying travel and new experiences. Life is good; let’s enjoy it together. South_Ender, 67, seeking: W, l

HONEST CARING LOVEABLE

I love good food, good music, and good people to share and enjoy them with. I’ve been told I’m a pretty good cook and love to. Love most Asian cuisines and am partial to American barbecue as well. Folks tell me I must have majored in barbecue! Look forward to hearing from you. Harry69802 69, seeking: W, l

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Hit me up if you don’t want to spend time. If you know what you want, come to me. Latino_vt94 31, seeking: M, l

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I’m a white, 5’9”, 190-ish pound nerd who loves video games, anime and making people laugh. I consider myself responsible and I am pushing for a career in software development. I want to find someone who I can make say both “I love you” and “Behave!” while trying not to laugh. I’m also able to handle physical labor fairly well. Qball422 28, seeking: W, l

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Retired gentleman, USN vet, horseman, cattleman, accountant. Enjoy cooking, some baking; home brewer. Renovating home of 48 years. Like keeping in contact with old friends. Looking for compatible, honest woman, a homebody interested in intimacy (playful and fulfilling), age appropriate. kowboy01 83, seeking: W, l

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Professional homebody with a margarita in hand and a corgi at my feet. I balance my love for cozy nights in with evening runs. I’ve got an old soul, a big heart, and I’m not here for casual — I’m here for butterflies, loyalty and building something that lasts. Bonus points if you like dogs and don’t judge my second taco order. stinsontyler2010 33 seeking: M, l

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NEW IN TOWN

I’ve never lived here, however, I’ve discovered that I’ve been a “Vermonter” all my life. I grew up in New York; after marriage we took the kids and headed west, where life happened. I’ve lived in many wonderful places since, but I feel at home in this very civil city. I’m looking forward to starting a social life here with new friends. Turk, 67 seeking: W, l

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APPLE SHIRT AT CONTRA DANCING

You caught my eye at contra dancing at the grange. You’re tall with dark hair, and you were wearing a T-shirt from a cider festival? Had an apple logo on it. Also wearing a knee brace and were cute and a good dancer. I am also tall (6’0”), dark hair, was wearing Wranglers and Sambas. When: Saturday, March 7, 2026. Where: Montpelier Grange. You: Man. Me: Woman. #916564

IBEX GLOVES ON LUCE HILL

I picked up your gloves when they fell off the roof of your Volvo, driving down the hill from Trapps’. I was driving a red truck with Montana plates. I thought you were cute and was frazzled by the glove chase and the trafﬁc. I regret not asking if you were single and live around here! Are you? When: Sunday, March 15, 2026. Where: Stowe. You: Man. Me: Woman. #916563

COLBY WITH A “C”

You, a lovely woman with a small farm? We shared the warmth of the jacuzzi on Wednesday afternoon. Your name is Colby, I believe. We talked chickens and dog training, Alaska and Hawaii. You look amazing in a brown knit bikini! Let’s connect and continue our conversation. — Carl with a “C” When: Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Where: Green Mountain Community Fitness in Berlin. You: Woman. Me: Man. #916562

OLD POST

Attractive gal with beautiful eyes, in a pink sweater, behind me in the bar line. We spoke about the slow service and you mentioned the eye candy making drinks. I loved your earrings; you bought them for yourself for Valentine’s Day. I would love a shot to get together for a drink another evening. When: Friday, March 6, 2026. Where: Old Post. You: Woman. Me: Man. #916561

MADONNA CHAIRLIFT, SOGGY

SANDWICH DAD

I “stole” your pole in the lift line at Smuggs’ Presidents’ Week. You’re a divorced dad from Massachusetts with a backpack carrying inhalers and PB&Js. You have twin sons (M and H) and a daughter. We left the lift without sharing numbers. If you regret that too, please reach out. Know him? Pass along. — e mom who roasted your lunch. When: Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Where: Smugglers’ Notch Madonna I Chairlift. You: Man. Me: Woman. #916560

HEATED RIVALRY

You, blond female wearing silver boots and silver skirt. We chatted a bit. Didn’t catch your name and would like to connect. When: Saturday, March 7, 2026. Where: South Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #916559

THE SADDEST LOVE STORY

Like Cathy and Heathcliff, / We are eternally doomed. / No matter how many women / You try to ﬁll the hole I left / In your heart, / None will ﬁt quite like me. / Whatever our souls are / Made of, yours and mine / Are the same. / Except you’re a monster / Who won’t be tamed. When: Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Where: Bakers. You: Man. Me: Woman. #916558

BHS VS. BFA AT COLCHESTER

I startled you when we both got out of our cars. We walked and waited in line together. I’m pretty sure I remember your name, and I am 100 percent sure you are naturally pretty. I have no idea what your status is, but if you wanted to meet for coffee, a drink, a walk — I feel like you’re worth asking. When: ursday, March 5, 2026. Where: Colchester High School. You: Woman. Me: Man. #916557

ICE FISHING A-FISH-IONADO

Hey, shy guy, thanks for “teaching” me how to ice ﬁsh at Perkins Pier at the poutine shanty. I asked you how many ﬁsh you caught, and your transitions lenses fogged up before you could answer. You really handled that Dewalt battery-powered auger with skill and precision. Drop me a line, hook and sinker. When: Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Where: Perkins Pier, Burlington. You: Man. Me: Gender nonconformist. #916556

GAP TOOTH, SUNRISE HIKE

Chatted brieﬂy with you on the summit of Camel’s Hump the morning of the eclipse as I petted your shepherd-type dog. I was with friends but wish I had lingered more. Saw you again as we raucously came back down the trail. I liked your energy and your gappy smile. Want to hike sometime? When: Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Where: Camel’s Hump. You: Man. Me: Woman. #916555

BODYSLAMMIN’ GREEN MOUNTAIN WRESTLING

We locked eyes after a wrestler ﬂew into the audience at the last GMW show at the Barre Elks. Are you going to Shamrocks & Headlocks on the 15th? I will buy you some chicken tendies, and we can watch the beefcakes go at it. You were wearing a John Cena T-shirt. Can I snap into your Slim Jim, ooooyeahhh? When: Sunday, February 1, 2026. Where: WinterSlam III, Barre Elks Lodge. You: Man. Me: Woman. #916554

YOU ASKED ABOUT MY HOKAS e conversation and connection completely caught me off guard! I want to hear more about your work experiences, your disdain for the cold weather — everything! It would be great to meet and brainstorm how we can keep up this façade of acting like adults or maybe some fun things to do when nicer weather arrives? I hope so. When: Sunday, March 1, 2026. Where: Williston Road, South Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #916553

HOT BLONDE WITH BEAUTIFUL WHITE DOG

You are tall, stunning, and you walk with conviction. Your dog is beautiful. I’ve seen you several times in Richmond. Are you single? When: Friday, January 23, 2026. Where: Richmond. You: Woman. Me: Man. #916548

WALLFLOWER WEEN

“Joppa Road” was OK, but I prefer “So Many People in the Neighborhood.”

Very funky. When: Friday, February 20, 2026. Where: Wallﬂower. You: Man. Me: Woman. #916552

BOLTON VALLEY LIFTS

Lovely chairlift ride with you from Bethel, Vt. You are getting back into skiing after 20 years away from the sport. You and I are both teachers and respect the jobs we do. We talked about how uphill skiing might be something you are interested in. Maybe we could ski together for an evening? When: Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Where: Bolton Valley Resort. You: Woman. Me: Man. #916551

CITY HALL GROUNDHOG DANCING LADY

You hug-tackled your friend into me and then danced into me a couple times. Your friend apologized, but I found you quite delightful! TBH I had almost stayed in that weekend but was glad I saw you. It made my night. anks, Mr. Black Hoodie Green Fuzzypants. When: Saturday, January 31, 2026. Where: Burlington City Hall Auditorium. You: Woman. Me: Man. #916550

MASS. PLATES JEEP

You swerved to avoid me in the crosswalk. Unknown to you, I pledged a life debt to you. In your darkest hour, I shall arrive. When: Tuesday, February 10, 2026. Where: Green St. You: Man. Me: Man. #916547

SHELBURNE SUPERMARKET SHOPPING FOR SALSA

On Super Bowl Sunday you wore a black winter hat and I, the blue ball cap. We passed each other in a few aisles, and then I was “in your way” when you were choosing your salsa. Your friendly hello and great smile made my day. I made the mistake of walking away without getting your name. Coffee sometime? When: Sunday, February 8, 2026. Where: Shelburne Supermarket. You: Woman. Me: Man. #916546

MANGO MAMA

It’s been three years, and you still cross my mind regularly. Curious what life would be like if we met each other now instead of then. Who knows? Hope you are doing well and life is fulﬁlling. When: Monday, February 9, 2026. Where: In my memories. You: Woman. Me: Man. #916545

TRANS GIRL CASHIER AT KOHL’S

Saw you while working. I was waiting in line. I noticed that you were a trans woman and hoped your register opened next. I am a man and was buying designer underwear. I was fumbling with my debit card. Was hoping that maybe we could meet again over a coffee? When: Saturday, February 7, 2026. Where: Kohl’s. You: Trans woman. Me: Man. #916544

BLONDE AT SALSA AT SWITCHBACK

Your blond hair and energy drew me in. We danced a few times, and the vibe was real! Was just about to get your number, but you disappeared with your friend. (She had short hair.) You had a nice knit top. I wore a peachcolored shirt and have a beard. Your ﬁrst name starts with Br. Let’s connect soon! When: Tuesday, February 3, 2026. Where: Switchback Brewery. You: Woman. Me: Man. #916543

SNOW. DITCH. TWO BABIES.

You pulled over, asked if I needed a pull. I said no despite very much wanting one. Great hair, conﬁdent energy, baby in back seat. I was stuck in a ditch, also with a baby in the back seat, deeply regretting my AAA membership. I’m open to a do-over, no snow required. When: Saturday, February 7, 2026. Where: Center Road in Middlesex. You: Man. Me: Woman. #916542

YELLOW LAB — SPARKY

I stopped to pet your yellow Lab, Sparky. We shared antics of yellow Labs in doggie boots and complained of chapped lips this time of year. (I hope yours is healing up okay?) Both you and Sparky seemed really nice, and I think it would be fun to chat with you again (and see Sparky, too). When: ursday, February 5, 2026. Where: Montpelier. You: Man. Me: Woman. #916541

CUTE BLOND GIRL, CUTE BEAGLE

De Rev end,

My husband is obsessed with cooking shows, and our TV plays Food Network 24-7. I enjoy watching it, too, but he seems to have decided that he’s the next Top Chef. I know I shouldn’t complain, but if I have to eat another sous vide lamb shank, he’s going to get chopped. How do I let him know that sometimes all I want is a regular lasagna or tomato soup with a grilled cheese sandwich?

De Sloppy Joe,

It’s easy to say you shouldn’t look a gift chef in the mouth — especially if he also takes care of the grocery shopping for ingredients. Not to mention all the planning, time and effort that goes into making gourmet meals. But I can understand your dilemma.

It sounds like your hubby is passionate about cooking, so you certainly don’t want to snuff his ﬂame. If you want to suggest some simpler meals, do it without criticizing his cuisine. Choose a collaborative route. Offer to look at recipes with him and get involved in the selections.

To the beautiful blond girl I ran into while you were walking your beagle (beagle’s name was Dilly): I had a wonderful time talking to you and wish I had had the conﬁdence to ask for your info. Truly, the most gorgeous and hilarious person I have ever met! Felt an instant connection and have been thinking about it since. When: Sunday, February 1, 2026. Where: S. Williams Street. You: Woman. Me: Man. #916539 Woman. Me: Man. #916548 ey result.

Better yet, why not strap on an apron yourself and chef up some of your favorite comfort-food hankerings? Even though he loves doing it, your hubby shouldn’t be the only one responsible for making the meals. If you aren’t comfortable in the kitchen, asking for help is a great opportunity to learn from your talented partner and another way to work together.

ey say the surest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Even though you have different tastes, a pinch of consideration and an extra ounce of effort is sure to yield the most delicious result.

Good luck and God bless, The Rev end

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